sorry it took so long for the update! I've got a ton of reports due at
school…ok, now, jump forward 2 months…Jaina and Jag haven't seen each other
at all, except for the occasional holo…oh, and no response from the Chiss
and General Fel yet…
Jaina sat in her X-wing cockpit, thinking about the mission they were about to start. 'Alderaan.' She thought numbly. 'Who'd have thought?' She recalled Colonel Tycho Celchu and his wife, Winter's reactions about their home planet-'Or what's left of it,'- Tycho was spitting mad, and looked about ready to hop in his ship and go take on the Vong one on one, and Winter's face paled to match her hair color- pure white. Her mother had been stunned and furious when she found out that the Vong were using Alderaan as a breeding ground for their ships. Jaina shook her head sadly, then keyed her comm unit. "Ok, everyone. Check in by number and status, please. Gemini Leader here, four in the green."
"Gem One here, ready to dance." called Kyp Durron.
"Gem Two, all engines online and 100 percent." That was Lan 'Arctic' Storm, an A-Wing jock and Jedi Knight.
"Gem Three, standing by." Aar Tybliz, another fighter jock and Jedi.
"Gem Four, ready as ever." Cariista Dentar, a fellow Rogue and Jedi.
"Gem Five, let's blow some coral!" Nika Sulole, not Jedi, but an extremely gifted X-wing pilot.
Jaina smiled as her squadron of Jedi checked in. 'I just hope that I return with all of these people…' she thought grimly. 'This isn't going to be easy…but, I'm a Rogue, and impossible is my stock in trade…'
"Gem Nine, all green and waiting for your signal." Corran Horn said.
Jaina waited until everyone else was checked in, before keying her comm unit again. "Alright. Listen up, everybody. This isn't going to be easy, but the Yuuzhan Vong never make anything easy for us, now, do they? If you haven't noticed, our coordinates for the jump take us to remnants of Alderaan. Intel's discovered that the Vong are using the Graveyard as breeding grounds for ships, just like they used Sernpidal. General Antilles' Fleet Five will rendezvous with us there. I think we've all had enough of the Vong and their tactics, we're going to kick them out and show em who's boss. On my mark, jump to hyperspace. May the Force be with all of us. Three, two, one…mark!" The stars streaked as Jaina's X-Wing entered hyperspace.
* * *
Jag felt uneasy as he sat there, waiting, in his clawcraft aboard the Rebel Dream. 'Any moment now…' he thought, tapping the pilot's yoke impatiently. They were en route to the outer part of the Alderaan system, where the Yuuzhan Vong had set up a breeding grounds for their ships. 'Makes perfect sense, of course. They waster all the time and effort and animals to pull Sernpidal's moon down, and here they planet has already been obliterated for them. It'd be a waste for them not use this.' They stars unstreaked outside the magcon shield and Jag heard Control announce, "Flares, Rogues, you are cleared. May the Force be with you."
Jag clicked his comm unit twice in acknowledgement. He was flying as Flare Three, for the time being. His craft rose up on its repulsorlifts, and he nudged forward, till he reached the magcon shield. He checked to make sure that he was in his shielding trio, and then, he goosed his thrusters, and shot out into the cold blackness of space.
* * *
Jaina's X-wing emerged out of hyperspace deep in the Alderaan system, almost in the remains of Alderaan itself. What she saw took her breath away. Dozens of dovin basals of multiple sizes floated along the rim, and inside, attached to the asteroids were little nubs of coral, and lumps of coral all the way to the size of small shuttles.
"Sithspit…" she whispered into the comm. "They will pay for this…"
Suddenly, a voice crackled through the unit. "Leader, Four here. Instructions?"
Jaina pressed her lips together in a grim line. "You guys see that coral out there?"
A flurry of comm clicks acknowledged her.
"Good. I want it all gone. And, I want it done now. For now, everyone by themselves, and do as much damage as you can. As soon as we spot skips, though, I want you in your assigned trios. Leader out." Jaina jammed her thrusters, and snapped her X-wing hard to port, diving into the asteroids in a tight, downward spiral. She flicked her lasers to quad-linked, and raked red laser fire over the largest hunk of coral she could find, till it erupted into a fire ball. She flicked her targeting brackets over to another growth, in the meantime artistically avoiding the asteroids with room to spare. 'This is fun…' she thought. 'I wonder what how long it will be before they crash out party?'
* * *
"Three, break starboard!"
Without even thinking, Jag snap rolled to the right, narrowly avoiding the shot of plasma. "Thanks, Nine."
"Anytime, Three."
Jag dropped in behind another skip, raking laserfire across it, but the dovin basals greedily sucked in the green bolts. He continued to scythe laser fire, and then waited for the proton torpedo from his wingmate. It arrived, and hit right on target. The coralskipper exploded brilliantly. He had just flicked his targeting brackets onto another Vong when General Antilles' voice crackled into his comm set. "The Jedi want to know if you Flares, Scythes and Novas want some targeting practice. Make the jump in system on my mark. Three, two one, mark!"
Jag leapt into hyperspace, and was pulled out a moment later. He'd never been to Alderaan before. 'Wow…to think this was once a pacifistic, peaceful planet…'
"Welcome, boys. This is Gemini Leader here." Jag's heart leapt: it was Jaina speaking. "The party's just starting. Hit anything and everything Yuuzhan Vong, preferably with as little damage to the asteroids themselves, if at all possible. Need I say anymore? Get going! Gem Lead out." Jag grinned, before speeding into the – asteroid belt? 'Is this considered an asteroid belt?' he wondered. He saw little flashes of light deep inside, he knew that the other Jedi here were doing damage, and doing it very efficiently. 'My turn.' He thought, and started pumping laser fire into the nearest hunk of coral rock.
* * *
'Jag's here!' Jaina thought triumphantly. 'He's here, he's here, he's here!' She reached out towards that bright sense in the Force. 'Some people, though they aren't Force-sensitive, blaze like supernovas in the Force. I'm glad he's one of them.' She smiled to herself, before jinking away from a particularly large asteroid.
* * *
More soon, as soon as I can write it! How was this chapter? don't worry, I will get sum more of that Jaina/Jag interaction that you guys love so much in soon! :D
Jaina sat in her X-wing cockpit, thinking about the mission they were about to start. 'Alderaan.' She thought numbly. 'Who'd have thought?' She recalled Colonel Tycho Celchu and his wife, Winter's reactions about their home planet-'Or what's left of it,'- Tycho was spitting mad, and looked about ready to hop in his ship and go take on the Vong one on one, and Winter's face paled to match her hair color- pure white. Her mother had been stunned and furious when she found out that the Vong were using Alderaan as a breeding ground for their ships. Jaina shook her head sadly, then keyed her comm unit. "Ok, everyone. Check in by number and status, please. Gemini Leader here, four in the green."
"Gem One here, ready to dance." called Kyp Durron.
"Gem Two, all engines online and 100 percent." That was Lan 'Arctic' Storm, an A-Wing jock and Jedi Knight.
"Gem Three, standing by." Aar Tybliz, another fighter jock and Jedi.
"Gem Four, ready as ever." Cariista Dentar, a fellow Rogue and Jedi.
"Gem Five, let's blow some coral!" Nika Sulole, not Jedi, but an extremely gifted X-wing pilot.
Jaina smiled as her squadron of Jedi checked in. 'I just hope that I return with all of these people…' she thought grimly. 'This isn't going to be easy…but, I'm a Rogue, and impossible is my stock in trade…'
"Gem Nine, all green and waiting for your signal." Corran Horn said.
Jaina waited until everyone else was checked in, before keying her comm unit again. "Alright. Listen up, everybody. This isn't going to be easy, but the Yuuzhan Vong never make anything easy for us, now, do they? If you haven't noticed, our coordinates for the jump take us to remnants of Alderaan. Intel's discovered that the Vong are using the Graveyard as breeding grounds for ships, just like they used Sernpidal. General Antilles' Fleet Five will rendezvous with us there. I think we've all had enough of the Vong and their tactics, we're going to kick them out and show em who's boss. On my mark, jump to hyperspace. May the Force be with all of us. Three, two, one…mark!" The stars streaked as Jaina's X-Wing entered hyperspace.
* * *
Jag felt uneasy as he sat there, waiting, in his clawcraft aboard the Rebel Dream. 'Any moment now…' he thought, tapping the pilot's yoke impatiently. They were en route to the outer part of the Alderaan system, where the Yuuzhan Vong had set up a breeding grounds for their ships. 'Makes perfect sense, of course. They waster all the time and effort and animals to pull Sernpidal's moon down, and here they planet has already been obliterated for them. It'd be a waste for them not use this.' They stars unstreaked outside the magcon shield and Jag heard Control announce, "Flares, Rogues, you are cleared. May the Force be with you."
Jag clicked his comm unit twice in acknowledgement. He was flying as Flare Three, for the time being. His craft rose up on its repulsorlifts, and he nudged forward, till he reached the magcon shield. He checked to make sure that he was in his shielding trio, and then, he goosed his thrusters, and shot out into the cold blackness of space.
* * *
Jaina's X-wing emerged out of hyperspace deep in the Alderaan system, almost in the remains of Alderaan itself. What she saw took her breath away. Dozens of dovin basals of multiple sizes floated along the rim, and inside, attached to the asteroids were little nubs of coral, and lumps of coral all the way to the size of small shuttles.
"Sithspit…" she whispered into the comm. "They will pay for this…"
Suddenly, a voice crackled through the unit. "Leader, Four here. Instructions?"
Jaina pressed her lips together in a grim line. "You guys see that coral out there?"
A flurry of comm clicks acknowledged her.
"Good. I want it all gone. And, I want it done now. For now, everyone by themselves, and do as much damage as you can. As soon as we spot skips, though, I want you in your assigned trios. Leader out." Jaina jammed her thrusters, and snapped her X-wing hard to port, diving into the asteroids in a tight, downward spiral. She flicked her lasers to quad-linked, and raked red laser fire over the largest hunk of coral she could find, till it erupted into a fire ball. She flicked her targeting brackets over to another growth, in the meantime artistically avoiding the asteroids with room to spare. 'This is fun…' she thought. 'I wonder what how long it will be before they crash out party?'
* * *
"Three, break starboard!"
Without even thinking, Jag snap rolled to the right, narrowly avoiding the shot of plasma. "Thanks, Nine."
"Anytime, Three."
Jag dropped in behind another skip, raking laserfire across it, but the dovin basals greedily sucked in the green bolts. He continued to scythe laser fire, and then waited for the proton torpedo from his wingmate. It arrived, and hit right on target. The coralskipper exploded brilliantly. He had just flicked his targeting brackets onto another Vong when General Antilles' voice crackled into his comm set. "The Jedi want to know if you Flares, Scythes and Novas want some targeting practice. Make the jump in system on my mark. Three, two one, mark!"
Jag leapt into hyperspace, and was pulled out a moment later. He'd never been to Alderaan before. 'Wow…to think this was once a pacifistic, peaceful planet…'
"Welcome, boys. This is Gemini Leader here." Jag's heart leapt: it was Jaina speaking. "The party's just starting. Hit anything and everything Yuuzhan Vong, preferably with as little damage to the asteroids themselves, if at all possible. Need I say anymore? Get going! Gem Lead out." Jag grinned, before speeding into the – asteroid belt? 'Is this considered an asteroid belt?' he wondered. He saw little flashes of light deep inside, he knew that the other Jedi here were doing damage, and doing it very efficiently. 'My turn.' He thought, and started pumping laser fire into the nearest hunk of coral rock.
* * *
'Jag's here!' Jaina thought triumphantly. 'He's here, he's here, he's here!' She reached out towards that bright sense in the Force. 'Some people, though they aren't Force-sensitive, blaze like supernovas in the Force. I'm glad he's one of them.' She smiled to herself, before jinking away from a particularly large asteroid.
* * *
More soon, as soon as I can write it! How was this chapter? don't worry, I will get sum more of that Jaina/Jag interaction that you guys love so much in soon! :D