* FIVE *
"We have to hurry." Feng noted after he had introduced himself, and Kyp had loosened the straps around him. They had been only flying for an hour, but soon the view of the world ship came into his view. "She maybe strong, but no one has ever be able to keep in their deepest secrets in the Embrace of Pain." He cringed as he spoke the very words.
Sat in the captain's seat, but Feng was flying his ship. He not only knew the way, but also had done it before. He had to yet trust a Yuuzhan Vong with his life again, but this time Kyp was not so wary about it.
Kyp knew of the creature the Vong spoke of. Elegos had been the first being of the New Republic to fell such torture after trying to reason with a former Vong leader, but in the end, it cost his life. Anger and revenge spiraled inside of him, when suddenly he caught sight of the shiny metal chain he held in his hand. A charm, in the shape of two lightsabers crossing one another, dangled from the necklace. "Jaina," he breathed. "That necklace belonged… belongs to her."
"The Overlord tore it off her neck before…" His words were deep, yet sincere as they faded away.
Suddenly another voice filled the cockpit. It came from the communications speaker. "Kyp, is that you?"
Pressing the button, he allowed the private channel to open. "Yeah, who is this?"
"Corran Horn and Anakin. What in Kessel are you doing here?"
"I'm l… we're looking for Jaina. And you?"
There was a static cut in their connection but his words came through clearly. "You're going inside that thing?"
"We have no choice." Feng replied.
"Who are you?"
"A friend of Jaina's. We met on the Errant Venture."
Anakin's voice came on the speaker. "We'll help out. Whatever you need we're there."
"Anakin I don't think…"
"Corran, this is what Master Skywalker was asking us to do. This problem on the border is all cause of Jaina, because she's Jacen's twin. They want to lure Jacen here. We have to do something." Even though Anakin was only seventeen, he acted like he was thirty. It surprised the Jedi Master how fast the boy had to grow up.
"Alright, count us in, but what are we going to n—" he cut of his sentence as plasma fire hit the side of the ship. "Ignore the last statement Durron. We'll take care of these guys. Can you two slip through?"
Kyp looked over at Feng asking for help. "We can do it, but in an X-Wing… they're going to destroy this ship before we can get to it again."
"Is it possible to escape in one of their smaller ships after?"
The idea struck the Perfect in the middle of his eyes. "Yeah, the Embrace of Pain isn't far from where they are tended to."
"Then let's do it. How's it going over there Corran?"
"Ok on the count of five I want you guys to slip past us. There are four dovin basins, so go between them; it's your only shot. Alright, One… two… t—" he stopped. "FIVE!"
"We have to hurry." Feng noted after he had introduced himself, and Kyp had loosened the straps around him. They had been only flying for an hour, but soon the view of the world ship came into his view. "She maybe strong, but no one has ever be able to keep in their deepest secrets in the Embrace of Pain." He cringed as he spoke the very words.
Sat in the captain's seat, but Feng was flying his ship. He not only knew the way, but also had done it before. He had to yet trust a Yuuzhan Vong with his life again, but this time Kyp was not so wary about it.
Kyp knew of the creature the Vong spoke of. Elegos had been the first being of the New Republic to fell such torture after trying to reason with a former Vong leader, but in the end, it cost his life. Anger and revenge spiraled inside of him, when suddenly he caught sight of the shiny metal chain he held in his hand. A charm, in the shape of two lightsabers crossing one another, dangled from the necklace. "Jaina," he breathed. "That necklace belonged… belongs to her."
"The Overlord tore it off her neck before…" His words were deep, yet sincere as they faded away.
Suddenly another voice filled the cockpit. It came from the communications speaker. "Kyp, is that you?"
Pressing the button, he allowed the private channel to open. "Yeah, who is this?"
"Corran Horn and Anakin. What in Kessel are you doing here?"
"I'm l… we're looking for Jaina. And you?"
There was a static cut in their connection but his words came through clearly. "You're going inside that thing?"
"We have no choice." Feng replied.
"Who are you?"
"A friend of Jaina's. We met on the Errant Venture."
Anakin's voice came on the speaker. "We'll help out. Whatever you need we're there."
"Anakin I don't think…"
"Corran, this is what Master Skywalker was asking us to do. This problem on the border is all cause of Jaina, because she's Jacen's twin. They want to lure Jacen here. We have to do something." Even though Anakin was only seventeen, he acted like he was thirty. It surprised the Jedi Master how fast the boy had to grow up.
"Alright, count us in, but what are we going to n—" he cut of his sentence as plasma fire hit the side of the ship. "Ignore the last statement Durron. We'll take care of these guys. Can you two slip through?"
Kyp looked over at Feng asking for help. "We can do it, but in an X-Wing… they're going to destroy this ship before we can get to it again."
"Is it possible to escape in one of their smaller ships after?"
The idea struck the Perfect in the middle of his eyes. "Yeah, the Embrace of Pain isn't far from where they are tended to."
"Then let's do it. How's it going over there Corran?"
"Ok on the count of five I want you guys to slip past us. There are four dovin basins, so go between them; it's your only shot. Alright, One… two… t—" he stopped. "FIVE!"