"Wait, that's not suppose to be there," Jared said.
"I guess The Empire is beefing up their security since we destroyed their Death star and killed millions of Imperials," Loryn said with no tone in her voice.
"Whatever the reason, we can't let them find out what ship this is," Jared said. "I'm sure the Imperials at that other one have sent word to the other ones on our ship." Jared typed in the next coordinates as fast as he could.
"Attention new ship," an Imperial said over the com. "Please identify yourself." Jared shut the com off again.
"Ok, lets get out of here before they send out TIEs after us," Loryn said. Jared pressed the button to send them into hyperspace. Unfortunately, nothing happened.
"That's not suppose to happen," Jared said.
"Looks like you're friend couldn't quite fix it," Loryn said, looking at her uncle.
"And I know this ship couldn't outrun that Star Destroyer," Jared commented. "Unless some miracle happens, looks like we're caught."
"See? I told you you shouldn't have hired that boozing smuggler over there!"
"Yes, Loryn. I have a plan," Jared said and turned the com back on. "Sorry, I'm having some trouble here with my ship."
"Please dock with the Imperial checkpoint," the Imperial said. "This is very important."
"Alright," Jared said. Jared headed towards the checkpoint and switched the com off. "Grab him and hide in one of the compartments."
"What about you?" Loryn asked.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Jared said. "Now go." Loryn did as she was told. She walked to the back room that Lars was in. Lars had apparently finally woken up and was rubbing his eyes.
"Lars, do you have anymore hidden compartments that are empty?"
"Uhh...I think so," Lars said.
"Well, hurry and find it," Loryn ordered. ":We're coming up on another checkpoint and me and you have to hide."
Lars moaned and stood up. "It's around here somewhere." Lars started stomping on the floor every few feet. Finally, there was a loud, empty clank. "Here it is." Lars opened it and Loryn jumped in. Lars followed and shut it.
A few minutes later, Jared piloted the ship to the checkpoint and docked. A group of Stormtroopers boarded. "Sir, does this ship belong to you?"
"Now it does," Jared said. "I just bought it."
"Bought it?" the Stormtrooper asked. "I don't recall any spacecraft merchants near here."
"I didn't get this from a spacecraft merchant," Jared explained. "I won it from someone at a casino near here."
"That must be Darsani's," the Stormtrooper said. "I've visited it there a time or two."
"If you don't mnid me asking," Jared asked. "Why did you want to know where I got the ship from?"
"We were sent news that a ship of this exact model recently evaded a different Imperial Checkpoint and kidnapped some Stormtroopers."
"Well, it must be someone else," Jared said. "I don't think there are any Stormtroopers on here, aside from you all." Suddenly, a door to a closet area creaked open. Almost as if someone was tormenting him, an Ivory white gloved hand slipped out from behind the slightly opened door.
"Sir, you might want to take a look at this," another Stormtrooper said and motioned to the closet.
"Is that what I think it is?" the Stormtrooper captain asked.
"Yes, sir." The Stormtroopers pointed there guns at Jared.
"You are under arrest!" the Stormtrooper captain yelled. "For the murder of Imperial Stormtroopers. Place your hands above your head!" Jared did as he was told, knowing there was no way out of this. He hoped his niece wouldn't be foolish enough to try and help him right now. The Stormtroopers, with a gun in Jared's back, led him off the ship to the makeshift Imperial checkpoint.
Loryn peeped out frmo under the compartment lid and saw the ship was empty. "They must have arrrested Uncle Jared!" She climbed out. "We have to go save him!" Lars crawled out next and grabbed her before she ran off. "What are you doing?!"
"We can't go in there blasting!" Lars said. "Those are Imperial Stormtroopers! We'd be killed within seconds. There's no telling how many are in there anyway! We have to get out of here. We'll just have to come back for your uncle later!"
"No!" Loryn said. "We have to save him! And besides, your ship is broken again. It won't jump into hyperspace." She tried to break free from his grasp again. Lars suddenly hit her in the back of the head and knocked her out cold.
"Sorry Loryn," Lars said and placed her on a bed. Lars walked to the cockpit and sat in his chair. He undocked from the ship and pressed the hyperspace button and held it down for a few seconds and let go. "Guess I forgot to mention that you had to hold it down for a little while every time it's fixed. I'm sorry Jared....I'll save you somehow one day." The ship jumped into hyperspace towards Jared's next hyperspace coordinates. Once there, he typed in the final coordinates and jumped again.
They finally arrived in the Hoth system with the awaiting rebel ships.
"I guess The Empire is beefing up their security since we destroyed their Death star and killed millions of Imperials," Loryn said with no tone in her voice.
"Whatever the reason, we can't let them find out what ship this is," Jared said. "I'm sure the Imperials at that other one have sent word to the other ones on our ship." Jared typed in the next coordinates as fast as he could.
"Attention new ship," an Imperial said over the com. "Please identify yourself." Jared shut the com off again.
"Ok, lets get out of here before they send out TIEs after us," Loryn said. Jared pressed the button to send them into hyperspace. Unfortunately, nothing happened.
"That's not suppose to happen," Jared said.
"Looks like you're friend couldn't quite fix it," Loryn said, looking at her uncle.
"And I know this ship couldn't outrun that Star Destroyer," Jared commented. "Unless some miracle happens, looks like we're caught."
"See? I told you you shouldn't have hired that boozing smuggler over there!"
"Yes, Loryn. I have a plan," Jared said and turned the com back on. "Sorry, I'm having some trouble here with my ship."
"Please dock with the Imperial checkpoint," the Imperial said. "This is very important."
"Alright," Jared said. Jared headed towards the checkpoint and switched the com off. "Grab him and hide in one of the compartments."
"What about you?" Loryn asked.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Jared said. "Now go." Loryn did as she was told. She walked to the back room that Lars was in. Lars had apparently finally woken up and was rubbing his eyes.
"Lars, do you have anymore hidden compartments that are empty?"
"Uhh...I think so," Lars said.
"Well, hurry and find it," Loryn ordered. ":We're coming up on another checkpoint and me and you have to hide."
Lars moaned and stood up. "It's around here somewhere." Lars started stomping on the floor every few feet. Finally, there was a loud, empty clank. "Here it is." Lars opened it and Loryn jumped in. Lars followed and shut it.
A few minutes later, Jared piloted the ship to the checkpoint and docked. A group of Stormtroopers boarded. "Sir, does this ship belong to you?"
"Now it does," Jared said. "I just bought it."
"Bought it?" the Stormtrooper asked. "I don't recall any spacecraft merchants near here."
"I didn't get this from a spacecraft merchant," Jared explained. "I won it from someone at a casino near here."
"That must be Darsani's," the Stormtrooper said. "I've visited it there a time or two."
"If you don't mnid me asking," Jared asked. "Why did you want to know where I got the ship from?"
"We were sent news that a ship of this exact model recently evaded a different Imperial Checkpoint and kidnapped some Stormtroopers."
"Well, it must be someone else," Jared said. "I don't think there are any Stormtroopers on here, aside from you all." Suddenly, a door to a closet area creaked open. Almost as if someone was tormenting him, an Ivory white gloved hand slipped out from behind the slightly opened door.
"Sir, you might want to take a look at this," another Stormtrooper said and motioned to the closet.
"Is that what I think it is?" the Stormtrooper captain asked.
"Yes, sir." The Stormtroopers pointed there guns at Jared.
"You are under arrest!" the Stormtrooper captain yelled. "For the murder of Imperial Stormtroopers. Place your hands above your head!" Jared did as he was told, knowing there was no way out of this. He hoped his niece wouldn't be foolish enough to try and help him right now. The Stormtroopers, with a gun in Jared's back, led him off the ship to the makeshift Imperial checkpoint.
Loryn peeped out frmo under the compartment lid and saw the ship was empty. "They must have arrrested Uncle Jared!" She climbed out. "We have to go save him!" Lars crawled out next and grabbed her before she ran off. "What are you doing?!"
"We can't go in there blasting!" Lars said. "Those are Imperial Stormtroopers! We'd be killed within seconds. There's no telling how many are in there anyway! We have to get out of here. We'll just have to come back for your uncle later!"
"No!" Loryn said. "We have to save him! And besides, your ship is broken again. It won't jump into hyperspace." She tried to break free from his grasp again. Lars suddenly hit her in the back of the head and knocked her out cold.
"Sorry Loryn," Lars said and placed her on a bed. Lars walked to the cockpit and sat in his chair. He undocked from the ship and pressed the hyperspace button and held it down for a few seconds and let go. "Guess I forgot to mention that you had to hold it down for a little while every time it's fixed. I'm sorry Jared....I'll save you somehow one day." The ship jumped into hyperspace towards Jared's next hyperspace coordinates. Once there, he typed in the final coordinates and jumped again.
They finally arrived in the Hoth system with the awaiting rebel ships.