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Eve of Destruction

(Star Wars: Evolution IV ~ A New Hero Part VIII)

By

Moonchampion

The Blackbird tore free from Asteroid M with little problem, since Storm had succeeded in disabling the tractor beam. However, the problem arose with the Imperial star cruisers that waited for them up ahead. Scott sat in the pilot's seat and glanced around at the sight before him. "Jean, take over, I'll get the weapons online."

Jean immediately took control of the Blackbird as Scott moved towards one of the weapons consoles. Pietro moved to the secondary weapons console across from Scott. "Kurt, Kitty," called Jean, "get us ready for hyper speed." Kurt and Kitty nodded and began making the necessary arrangements.

"What can we do?" asked Lance.

"You wanna help?" asked Jean. "Then, sit down and keep your mouth closed!"

The Blackbird flew through space dodging the blasts from several different star cruisers. However, those were the easy targets to avoid. The trick was to dodge the miniature fighters that had been launched. "You've gotta get rid of those fighters before we jump to hyper speed," warned Kitty.

"Just leave it to me to clear the path," said Scott.

As the first wave of fighters came in, Scott and Pietro opened fired. They only managed to take out two of the fighters, during the first attack. "Come on, kid," said Scott. "Those were my kills. If you can't put something on the board, then step aside and let someone else take a shot at it!"

On the next run, the fighters came at the Blackbird with guns blazing. Scott managed to take out another two fighters, while Pietro scored 5 kills. "I did it!" cried Pietro. "Did you see it?" he asked Scott.

"Show off," muttered Scott. "Come on, kid, let's finish this. This is the last of them." The last wave of fighters came in, Pietro got one, and Scott got the others. "Yes! It's all clear. Hyper speed now!" The star cruisers started to move in on the Blackbird, but just as they were about to open fire, the Blackbird disappeared again, safely, making the jump to hyper speed.

"Have they escaped?" asked Admiral Darkholme as she stepped into the main control room.

"They have already made the jump to hyper speed," answered Lord Magneto as he stared at the view screen before him.

"Are you sure that homing device that was planted on their ship will work?" asked Admiral Darkholme.

"Yes," answered Magneto. He turned to face Admiral Darkholme. "Your services are no longer required here, Admiral. I want you to personally report our progress to the Emperor."

"But Lord Magneto," began Darkholme.

"That is all, Admiral," he said. He turned to face Captain Daniels. "Captain Daniels will be in command of Asteroid M until you return." Admiral Darkholme looked towards Captain Daniels who was smiling broadly. Then, she turned attention back towards Lord Magneto and bowed. After that she turned and left the control room, and soon departed Asteroid M.

"Yeah, we are home free," said Scott. "How's that for a rescue?"

"You've got to be kidding?" said Wanda as she stepped up. "All the time you spent running around Asteroid M, don't you think they would have taken certain precautions?"

"What?" said Scott.

"They bugged the ship, Einstein," replied Wanda. "Didn't escaping Asteroid M, several star cruisers and a handful of fighters seem a little easy to you?"

"She may be right, Summers," said Jean. "Kurt check it out. Try to find it quick." Kurt got up from his seat and started searching the ship.

Wanda watched him as he moved out of sight. Then, she got up and sat down next to Lance. "At least you've still got the information, right?" she asked. Lance nodded. "Good," she replied.

"What's he carrying anyway?" said Scott.

"Plans for Asteroid M. Technical data so that we can find a weak spot and destroy that thing," said Wanda. "It's not over yet."

"Well, it's over for us," said Scott. "I'm not looking to fight a war, and I'm sure as hell not going to fight a war for you! The only reason I'm here is…"

"For the money!" finished Wanda. "Well, don't worry, Captain! You'll be well compensated for your services!" Wanda rose from her seat and stopped next to Pietro. "Your friend is quite the mercenary. I doubt he really cares about anything or anyone."

"I care!" said Pietro. "He moved towards the front and took a seat near Scott's. "So, Scott, what do you think of her?"

"Believe me, kid," said Scott. "I'm trying not to."

"Good," said Pietro.

A smile started to spread onto Scott's face. "Still, I don't know. Opposites do attract. "You think the Princess would go for someone like me?"

"No!" said Jean. She quickly turned and her seat and got up. As she did so, she nearly knocked Scott out of his.

"Dammit, Grey! Watch it!" said Scott as Jean left the cockpit. He shook his head, and asked Pietro, "Now what's bugging her?"

"You're safe!" said a voice. Wanda turned around to see a tall blonde man with angel wings coming towards her. He wrapped his arms around her and chuckled slightly. "We were beginning to think we'd lost you," he said. "When we heard about Albutgon and you father…."

"I'm fine, General Worthington," replied Wanda. "We'll have time to express our sorrows later. Asteroid M is tracking our current location now. Lance has the plans to the station now. We have to organize an attack to destroy Asteroid M, and we have to do it now."

General Worthington nodded. He turned to wave Lance forward, so that they could download the plans into their computer.

Captain Daniels stood in the control room next to Lord Magneto with his hands behind his back. Captain Daniels turned to face Magneto. "Sir, we are approaching the planet Haven. The Rebel base is on the moon on the far side of the planet."

"Excellent, Captain," replied Magneto. "This is the day to be long remembered. It has seen the end of Storm, and it will see the end of the Mutant Rebels as well."

TO BE CONCLUDED…