Title: Fly
Author: Naya-Kenobi
Rating: PG
Setting: After Episode 3
Summary: Akilia Aran is a pilot for the newly formed rebel Alliance,
when her and her best friend Nathan decide to try and find Aki's
long-lost father.
Disclaimer: All persons, ideas and themes in this story belong to
George Lucas. The lyrics from 'The Old Ways' belong to Lorenna
McKennit
Chapter 1
Akilia quickly fired her torpedoes at the oncoming T.I.E fighters. She hit one of them dead on, and another one's engine. They both exploded. Unfortunately, there was still one more. Aki swung her X-wing around in a sharp u-turn, then clipped the fighter's underbelly with her blasters. The fighter pivoted out of control, hitting a larger freighter dead on.
-Yes! thought Aki. She quickly turned around heading towards the rendezvous point. Her comlink buzzed with an incoming transmission:
"Blue Two, come in Blue Two."
"Blue Two here," responded Aki, "I'm approaching the rendezvous point."
"Copy that." responded Blue Leader. "Over and out."
Aki directed her X-wing towards the ragtag gathering of Alliance ships. She was happy to see that their raid upon the Empire's factory was a success.
"Congrats Blue Team." said Blue Leader, "The raid was a success."
Aki's comlink buzzed with the hoots and yells of joy of the other pilots.
"Let's go home." commanded Blue Leader.
Aki set the coordinates for Xylling, a remote planet where the very small base of Alliance operatives lived. The twelve ships of Blue Squadron were pretty well the entire defense of the Alliance, still in it's infancy.
Aki was proud to belong to the Alliance, fighting the corruption of the Senate and the newly formed Empire.
Aki finished entering the coordinates, then put her ship into hyperdrive. She had just entered lightspeed when her comlink buzzed again.
"Nice fighting." remarked the wry voice coming through the speaker.
"You too Nathan." replied Aki with a smile.
Nathan was her best friend, and fellow pilot. He had joined the Rebellion because of his hatred towards the Empire. Colonel Tarkin had murdered Nathan's parents in cold blood and had burnt Nathan's eyes out. Now Nathan's milky eyes saw nothing, but he relied on his untrained, but very strong connection with the Force, to guide him. This way, he relied on his feelings, not his sight, when fighting.
But there was also another reason why Nathan hated the Empire. Tarkin had also taken Nathan's 2 year old sister Mara Jade, to become a dark Jedi.
Meanwhile, Aki had a different reason for joining the rebellion. Like Nathan, her mother had been killed by the Empire for her mother and Nathan's parents had been Jedi. But unlike Nathan, she had joined the Alliance for a sense of purpose. Her mother was gone, and Aki had never really had any close attachments to anyone else. She had nothing
except for the Alliance and Nathan. Thank the Force for that.
"Aki?" asked Nathan, "Are you there?"
Aki forced herself out of her reverie. "Yeah, I'm here. You sound concerned for me, Nathan! That's a change!" Aki laughed, she loved to tease Nathan.
Nathan replied by laughing, then turned off his comlink.