Hoth System
As Han pulled chunks of rock out of the Falcon, Luke and Mara meditated.
"Genius idea for coming here, junior. No one would look on this frozen hellhole." As Han fumed he also built a fogbank around himself. This Corran Horn found entertaining.
"Han, you have to realize that, with the Vong out there, this is the safest place for us." He sighed. "You would also think that the New Republic wouldn't purge us, but," waving his arms to encompass the old Rebel Base "here we are."
Mirax sat there, with a disapproving look, but with nothing to say. When They had retreated to Hoth, Wedge Antilles had come with them. Now Wedge sat, wrapped up in bandages from an X-Wing attack. Things were not looking up.
Suddenly there was an earthquake. Nobody had detected anything, both with sensors and with the force. As sudden as it started, it stopped. As the battered trainees and apprentices struggled to their feet, Luke and Han Studied the Sensor reports to see what had caused it.
"I'll place my money on a dovin basal." Han growled as they studied the incoming data.
At that very moment the radio transponder began to crackle with an incoming message.
This is Captain Ben Zoma of the Starship Lexington. I advise you to lower your shields so we can beam you out. We are a peaceful vessel.
Han eyed the transponder with trepidation, but in the end, picked up the Mike and responded.
"Captain Zoma this is Captain Han Solo of the Millennium Falcon. We have no hostile intentions, but what do you mean by beaming?"
We will transport you to our vessel and your ship up into our shuttlebay.
"Hold on a minute. Corran?" Corran stretched out with his senses and nodded.
"Ok, we are lowering our shields, and preparing to be beamed." Han assured the captain. "Whatever that means"
The next thing that Han knew was that he felt a tingling sensation and blinked and he was on a ship. It seemed to be a small ship, but judging by the rumble in the deck plating, a very powerful one nonetheless. As Han stepped off the platform, two men in a gray topped uniforms with a red collars, one with four round tabs and the other with two entered followed by a woman in a gold topped uniform with three tabs.
"Please follow me, I am Captain Giiliad Ben Zoma of the USS Lexington NCC – 1709, this is my security chief, Peter 'Pug' Joseph, and this is my First Officer, Commander Cadwallader, you are?"
"Captain Han Solo of the Millennium Falcon and these two are Jedi Masters Luke and Mara Skywalker, this is Jedi Knight Corran Horn, and this is my wife, Ambassador Leia Organia Solo all of the New Republic. The others you will meet soon."
"Excellent, we are on our way to Earth for a meeting, I think that you should join us."
"Why?" Asked Han dryly, after all, this wasn't the first time he'd been set up.
They entered Captain Zoma's ready room, and the captain pulled up sensor logs of, as he called it, a UFO.
"Nobody near here knows what it is, do you?"
Leia answered, "Count yourself lucky, Captain, That is a Star Destroyer Mark 2 and the sensor logs below it are Yuzzhan Vong Coralskippers. Where did you find these?"
"Wolf 359, the site of one of the bloodiest battles in Federation history, 39,000 lives lost and 40 ships destroyed, all for nothing. We have a ship's graveyard there and all of those who have lost loved ones can visit."
Luke, who had been very quiet all of this time, interjected "I believe that we should go to this earth and attend this meeting."
Han interjected, "What, we don't even know these people. I mean, look, they're nice and all, but Luke, what exactly are you basing that judgment on?"
"A hunch." Luke replied with a bland look and smile that had the ability to drive Han up a wall.
"Hunch. A hunch. We're dead, look I mean, we've been purged, shot at and attempted to be assassinated for over twenty YEARS now, and you go on a hunch?!?"
And the argument continued…..
As Han pulled chunks of rock out of the Falcon, Luke and Mara meditated.
"Genius idea for coming here, junior. No one would look on this frozen hellhole." As Han fumed he also built a fogbank around himself. This Corran Horn found entertaining.
"Han, you have to realize that, with the Vong out there, this is the safest place for us." He sighed. "You would also think that the New Republic wouldn't purge us, but," waving his arms to encompass the old Rebel Base "here we are."
Mirax sat there, with a disapproving look, but with nothing to say. When They had retreated to Hoth, Wedge Antilles had come with them. Now Wedge sat, wrapped up in bandages from an X-Wing attack. Things were not looking up.
Suddenly there was an earthquake. Nobody had detected anything, both with sensors and with the force. As sudden as it started, it stopped. As the battered trainees and apprentices struggled to their feet, Luke and Han Studied the Sensor reports to see what had caused it.
"I'll place my money on a dovin basal." Han growled as they studied the incoming data.
At that very moment the radio transponder began to crackle with an incoming message.
This is Captain Ben Zoma of the Starship Lexington. I advise you to lower your shields so we can beam you out. We are a peaceful vessel.
Han eyed the transponder with trepidation, but in the end, picked up the Mike and responded.
"Captain Zoma this is Captain Han Solo of the Millennium Falcon. We have no hostile intentions, but what do you mean by beaming?"
We will transport you to our vessel and your ship up into our shuttlebay.
"Hold on a minute. Corran?" Corran stretched out with his senses and nodded.
"Ok, we are lowering our shields, and preparing to be beamed." Han assured the captain. "Whatever that means"
The next thing that Han knew was that he felt a tingling sensation and blinked and he was on a ship. It seemed to be a small ship, but judging by the rumble in the deck plating, a very powerful one nonetheless. As Han stepped off the platform, two men in a gray topped uniforms with a red collars, one with four round tabs and the other with two entered followed by a woman in a gold topped uniform with three tabs.
"Please follow me, I am Captain Giiliad Ben Zoma of the USS Lexington NCC – 1709, this is my security chief, Peter 'Pug' Joseph, and this is my First Officer, Commander Cadwallader, you are?"
"Captain Han Solo of the Millennium Falcon and these two are Jedi Masters Luke and Mara Skywalker, this is Jedi Knight Corran Horn, and this is my wife, Ambassador Leia Organia Solo all of the New Republic. The others you will meet soon."
"Excellent, we are on our way to Earth for a meeting, I think that you should join us."
"Why?" Asked Han dryly, after all, this wasn't the first time he'd been set up.
They entered Captain Zoma's ready room, and the captain pulled up sensor logs of, as he called it, a UFO.
"Nobody near here knows what it is, do you?"
Leia answered, "Count yourself lucky, Captain, That is a Star Destroyer Mark 2 and the sensor logs below it are Yuzzhan Vong Coralskippers. Where did you find these?"
"Wolf 359, the site of one of the bloodiest battles in Federation history, 39,000 lives lost and 40 ships destroyed, all for nothing. We have a ship's graveyard there and all of those who have lost loved ones can visit."
Luke, who had been very quiet all of this time, interjected "I believe that we should go to this earth and attend this meeting."
Han interjected, "What, we don't even know these people. I mean, look, they're nice and all, but Luke, what exactly are you basing that judgment on?"
"A hunch." Luke replied with a bland look and smile that had the ability to drive Han up a wall.
"Hunch. A hunch. We're dead, look I mean, we've been purged, shot at and attempted to be assassinated for over twenty YEARS now, and you go on a hunch?!?"
And the argument continued…..