Chapter 3: Behind Enemy Lines
The familiar lines of hyperspace reverted into the normal star patterns of real space, as the Millennium Falcon soared into view. They were to give the weapons to the resistance leader on the planet and then pick up parts for a planetary shield for the planet Kessel. "Chewie, stay sharp. There are interdictors and coralskippers all over the place out here. The Vong ships have those damned dovin basals, so watch out for their black holes," Han said irritably. The dovin basals were deployed by the Vong ships. They were living organisms that were used for defense and propulsion. The basals were able to manipulate gravity, and could project miniature black holes that deflected or absorbed incoming enemy fire.
Chewie roared a loud, "Rrrrrrrrrrhnn" in his agreement with Han. Chewie hoped that they'd survive this, he desperately wanted to see his family on Kashyyyk. The Vong hadn't conquered Kashyyyk yet, and Chewie knew that they wouldn't take his home world without a fight. As Han and Chewie navigated the space lanes down to the planet they saw several Yuuzhan Vong interdictors hovering in the planet's orbit.
At that same moment, Kang'La Ku and Xychmana Tin, were in their separate interdictors, Perdition and Gidrah. The Vong commanders were commanding their squadrons of coral skippers against the infidel freighter. "Commander Ku, we have found out that the infidel ship is none other than the Millennium Falcon. The pilot is the father of the Jeedai children: Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin Solo," said the pilot Mua'shad Lah.
"This is good news for the Warmaster. He has been searching for this ship for quite a long while. Disable it, but do not destroy it. Inform the coral skippers to shoot plasma and grutchins at it," replied Kang'La Ku. Soon after his directive was issued the coral skippers began firing at the Millennium Falcon.
"Ahhh, Chewie, get to the gun well, there's six coralskippers on our tail!" Han said frantically as he juked the deadly plasma blasts. The only way he'd be able to get to Bastion's surface would be to evade the many coralskippers and the interdictors. Chewie hustled up to the gun well and strapped himself in, but knew that he had to be careful to ration his great wookie strength, so that he didn't break the gun yoke as he had once done in the past. Han keyed up his ship's communicator and began to send transmissions to the resistance. "Bastion, Bastion, come in. This is Han Solo of the Rebel Alliance, I have weapons and other material that I think you may be interested in. Be ready for my landing," Han said. He then quickly clicked off the transmission and concentrated on flying.
Soon after Han's transmission he realized that the planet never gave him a response. I wonder if something happened to the Resistance? Maybe they were already wiped out… He shook his head to clear his mind, and set himself to the task at hand. As Han wildly flipped the Falcon on her side, he saw out on the port side that Chewie was able to nail a coral skipper. Han had linked his quadlasers in a stutter fire pattern that his daughter had developed. It was a tactic that the Rebels knew would work against dovin basals. Chewie's shot went past the ship's dovin basal, and connected squarely with the skip's cockpit. The ship exploded in a cloud of yorik coral and plasma. "Hey great shot Chewie, but watch out that lead interdictor is launching its grutchins at us!" Han yelled.
From underneath his cognition hood, Mua'shad Lah could see the infidel ship attempting to evade his squadron's shots. Mua'shad was a nephew of the Yuuzhan Vong's great Warmaster. He had a symbiotic relationship with his ship. Whenever he flew it, they became one, everything he did, the ship did. The cognition hood made the Falcon appear as a large target, just waiting to be hit by a plasma blast. Mua'shad Lah ordered his pilots to cover him as he went in for the kill. He had complete faith in himself as he went in, shooting plasma.
Chewie began to pay attention on both the skips and the incoming grutchins. Grutchins were creatures that are able to eat through a starships hull, which left it open for decompression. While Han evaded the attacks as best he could, a few of the skips were able to hit the Falcon with plasma blasts. The Millennium Falcon careened to her side and started to spin way too fast down to the planet. Han fought to control the ship, but to no avail. Oh no, the inertial dampners are off! Han thought as he heard alarms beeping. "Chewie!" Han yelled, "We're going down! Brace for impact!" He broke orbit and felt his sensor dish give way as he plummeted down to Bastion's rocky surface. At the last second, Han was able to deploy the landing gear, but he still crashed hard onto the surface.
The coralskippers did not bother to follow them down, but decided to let the warriors on the planet deal with the infidels. Even though that Kang'Lah Ku was Mua'shad's commanding officer, Mua'shad did not have to report directly back to him. Instead he had a special villip that allowed him to speak directly to Franek'tcha Pah. Mua'shad Lah stroked his villip and reported to Franek'tcha Pah, "Commander, we have successfully disabled the Millennium Falcon. It has crash-landed onto the planet's surface."
"Good work, Mua'shad Lah. You please you're uncle and you please the gods. I will have the warriors deal with Solo and the wookie."
The familiar lines of hyperspace reverted into the normal star patterns of real space, as the Millennium Falcon soared into view. They were to give the weapons to the resistance leader on the planet and then pick up parts for a planetary shield for the planet Kessel. "Chewie, stay sharp. There are interdictors and coralskippers all over the place out here. The Vong ships have those damned dovin basals, so watch out for their black holes," Han said irritably. The dovin basals were deployed by the Vong ships. They were living organisms that were used for defense and propulsion. The basals were able to manipulate gravity, and could project miniature black holes that deflected or absorbed incoming enemy fire.
Chewie roared a loud, "Rrrrrrrrrrhnn" in his agreement with Han. Chewie hoped that they'd survive this, he desperately wanted to see his family on Kashyyyk. The Vong hadn't conquered Kashyyyk yet, and Chewie knew that they wouldn't take his home world without a fight. As Han and Chewie navigated the space lanes down to the planet they saw several Yuuzhan Vong interdictors hovering in the planet's orbit.
At that same moment, Kang'La Ku and Xychmana Tin, were in their separate interdictors, Perdition and Gidrah. The Vong commanders were commanding their squadrons of coral skippers against the infidel freighter. "Commander Ku, we have found out that the infidel ship is none other than the Millennium Falcon. The pilot is the father of the Jeedai children: Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin Solo," said the pilot Mua'shad Lah.
"This is good news for the Warmaster. He has been searching for this ship for quite a long while. Disable it, but do not destroy it. Inform the coral skippers to shoot plasma and grutchins at it," replied Kang'La Ku. Soon after his directive was issued the coral skippers began firing at the Millennium Falcon.
"Ahhh, Chewie, get to the gun well, there's six coralskippers on our tail!" Han said frantically as he juked the deadly plasma blasts. The only way he'd be able to get to Bastion's surface would be to evade the many coralskippers and the interdictors. Chewie hustled up to the gun well and strapped himself in, but knew that he had to be careful to ration his great wookie strength, so that he didn't break the gun yoke as he had once done in the past. Han keyed up his ship's communicator and began to send transmissions to the resistance. "Bastion, Bastion, come in. This is Han Solo of the Rebel Alliance, I have weapons and other material that I think you may be interested in. Be ready for my landing," Han said. He then quickly clicked off the transmission and concentrated on flying.
Soon after Han's transmission he realized that the planet never gave him a response. I wonder if something happened to the Resistance? Maybe they were already wiped out… He shook his head to clear his mind, and set himself to the task at hand. As Han wildly flipped the Falcon on her side, he saw out on the port side that Chewie was able to nail a coral skipper. Han had linked his quadlasers in a stutter fire pattern that his daughter had developed. It was a tactic that the Rebels knew would work against dovin basals. Chewie's shot went past the ship's dovin basal, and connected squarely with the skip's cockpit. The ship exploded in a cloud of yorik coral and plasma. "Hey great shot Chewie, but watch out that lead interdictor is launching its grutchins at us!" Han yelled.
From underneath his cognition hood, Mua'shad Lah could see the infidel ship attempting to evade his squadron's shots. Mua'shad was a nephew of the Yuuzhan Vong's great Warmaster. He had a symbiotic relationship with his ship. Whenever he flew it, they became one, everything he did, the ship did. The cognition hood made the Falcon appear as a large target, just waiting to be hit by a plasma blast. Mua'shad Lah ordered his pilots to cover him as he went in for the kill. He had complete faith in himself as he went in, shooting plasma.
Chewie began to pay attention on both the skips and the incoming grutchins. Grutchins were creatures that are able to eat through a starships hull, which left it open for decompression. While Han evaded the attacks as best he could, a few of the skips were able to hit the Falcon with plasma blasts. The Millennium Falcon careened to her side and started to spin way too fast down to the planet. Han fought to control the ship, but to no avail. Oh no, the inertial dampners are off! Han thought as he heard alarms beeping. "Chewie!" Han yelled, "We're going down! Brace for impact!" He broke orbit and felt his sensor dish give way as he plummeted down to Bastion's rocky surface. At the last second, Han was able to deploy the landing gear, but he still crashed hard onto the surface.
The coralskippers did not bother to follow them down, but decided to let the warriors on the planet deal with the infidels. Even though that Kang'Lah Ku was Mua'shad's commanding officer, Mua'shad did not have to report directly back to him. Instead he had a special villip that allowed him to speak directly to Franek'tcha Pah. Mua'shad Lah stroked his villip and reported to Franek'tcha Pah, "Commander, we have successfully disabled the Millennium Falcon. It has crash-landed onto the planet's surface."
"Good work, Mua'shad Lah. You please you're uncle and you please the gods. I will have the warriors deal with Solo and the wookie."