Chapter 4
"I never thought I would be doing anything as crazy as this." Luke said as they waited for the hyperspace jump to end
"Neither did I but it is better than running away from the Empire."
With that the elongated stars returned to normal and for the first time the crew saw e=what they were up against. The Rebel Alliance had received information from a spy that the Imperials were going to attack the planet Galantos. The locals had tried desperately to revolt and had almost succeeded. When they came out of hyperspace they saw 6 Imperial Star Destroyers one of which looked vaguely familiar. The Emperor's Wrath, the Star Destroyer they had escaped from twice.
"I want to make sure that ship is destroyed before all this is over." Ben spoke as TIE fighters came up on them at an incredible rate of speed. At least this time we have help.
"Luke, Owen man the gun turrets!" Ben yelled to the rear of the ship were Luke and Owen wear playing Sabacc. Luke was teaching Owen how to play but Owen had no talent, or at least no luck.
Owen was a rebel soldier who was almost 20 years of age. He was known for his piloting skills. He was originally from Kuat. When he was old enough he began working in the factories where the infamous Imperial Star Destroyers were built. When he was 13 his family escaped Kuat with the help from a Rebel spy. He ended up on Alderaan and when the Rebel Alliance decided to take action against the Empire he enlisted. He started out as a Y- Wing pilot were he proved to be one of the best. On his last mission his Y- Wing was hit by an ion cannon blast. The left side of the ship had been damaged severally. Luckily he saw the blast coming and put on his breathing mask. He ejected and was rescued but his left leg was never the same. He tried to pilot a X- Wing but his leg wouldn't take it so he became a gunner on a Mon Calimari ship. Ben felt like they needed another gunner so Owen had been assigned to the Hard Target.
"This is Admiral Ackbar aboard the Home One will be taking commands from General Solo who will be taking them from me. Ackbar out."
"I had a feeling someone was going to tell me that."
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"There is a fleet coming out of hyperspace Admiral. There are 8 Mon Calimari battle cruisers, two squadrons of X- Wings, one squadron of Y- Wings, and two highly modified Coriellian YT-1300's."
Admiral Yogan had taken the position of Admiral after Admiral Tohart's death.
"Make sure those two Coriellian ship's are destroyed."
"Yes Sir."
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"Okay here's the plan," Han Solo's voice came over the comm, "Rogue Squadron, Gold Squadron, and the Hard Target will attack the Emperors Wrath, the Vengeance, and the Nighthawk. The rest of the squadrons and the Millennium Falcon will take the rest of the ships. May the force be with you."
The fighters split up into groups of six and started their attack on the 3 Star Destroyers. It wasn't long before the shields on the Emperors Wrath were penetrated. The Hard Target was poring laser fire on the Emperor's Wrath from all laser cannons. "The have lost all their shields."
"I am taking us behind them so we can hit something that counts."
The Hard Target approached the Emperor's Wrath's engines. All lasers firing the Hard Target came closer and closer to the engines. They then saw a proton torpedo from an X-Wing hit the Left engine. The Hard Target stopped moving and began concentrating all of its fire on the middle engine. It soon bust into flames and it wasn't long until all that was left of that ship was the original frame. Ben couldn't stop from smiling.
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The Rebels attacked the other Star Destroyers the same way. Most of the TIE fighters had been destroyed and those that were left were dropping like rocks. The 2 remaining Star Destroyers surrendered and the Rebels went down to Galantos to start negotiations. Meanwhile in one of Galatos's audience chambers the survivors of the attack were being rewarded. Ben, Luke, and Owen were given medal for their courage in the line of duty.
After the negotiations were over and Galantos was part of the Rebel Alliance most of the fleet was sent to a new base on the icy planet of Hoth. General Dadonna had convinced Liea to the fleet to Hoth. Half of the fleet stayed on Tannab including the Hard Target. Life began to get boring for Luke and Ben but they had no idea what would happen next.
"I never thought I would be doing anything as crazy as this." Luke said as they waited for the hyperspace jump to end
"Neither did I but it is better than running away from the Empire."
With that the elongated stars returned to normal and for the first time the crew saw e=what they were up against. The Rebel Alliance had received information from a spy that the Imperials were going to attack the planet Galantos. The locals had tried desperately to revolt and had almost succeeded. When they came out of hyperspace they saw 6 Imperial Star Destroyers one of which looked vaguely familiar. The Emperor's Wrath, the Star Destroyer they had escaped from twice.
"I want to make sure that ship is destroyed before all this is over." Ben spoke as TIE fighters came up on them at an incredible rate of speed. At least this time we have help.
"Luke, Owen man the gun turrets!" Ben yelled to the rear of the ship were Luke and Owen wear playing Sabacc. Luke was teaching Owen how to play but Owen had no talent, or at least no luck.
Owen was a rebel soldier who was almost 20 years of age. He was known for his piloting skills. He was originally from Kuat. When he was old enough he began working in the factories where the infamous Imperial Star Destroyers were built. When he was 13 his family escaped Kuat with the help from a Rebel spy. He ended up on Alderaan and when the Rebel Alliance decided to take action against the Empire he enlisted. He started out as a Y- Wing pilot were he proved to be one of the best. On his last mission his Y- Wing was hit by an ion cannon blast. The left side of the ship had been damaged severally. Luckily he saw the blast coming and put on his breathing mask. He ejected and was rescued but his left leg was never the same. He tried to pilot a X- Wing but his leg wouldn't take it so he became a gunner on a Mon Calimari ship. Ben felt like they needed another gunner so Owen had been assigned to the Hard Target.
"This is Admiral Ackbar aboard the Home One will be taking commands from General Solo who will be taking them from me. Ackbar out."
"I had a feeling someone was going to tell me that."
**********
"There is a fleet coming out of hyperspace Admiral. There are 8 Mon Calimari battle cruisers, two squadrons of X- Wings, one squadron of Y- Wings, and two highly modified Coriellian YT-1300's."
Admiral Yogan had taken the position of Admiral after Admiral Tohart's death.
"Make sure those two Coriellian ship's are destroyed."
"Yes Sir."
************
"Okay here's the plan," Han Solo's voice came over the comm, "Rogue Squadron, Gold Squadron, and the Hard Target will attack the Emperors Wrath, the Vengeance, and the Nighthawk. The rest of the squadrons and the Millennium Falcon will take the rest of the ships. May the force be with you."
The fighters split up into groups of six and started their attack on the 3 Star Destroyers. It wasn't long before the shields on the Emperors Wrath were penetrated. The Hard Target was poring laser fire on the Emperor's Wrath from all laser cannons. "The have lost all their shields."
"I am taking us behind them so we can hit something that counts."
The Hard Target approached the Emperor's Wrath's engines. All lasers firing the Hard Target came closer and closer to the engines. They then saw a proton torpedo from an X-Wing hit the Left engine. The Hard Target stopped moving and began concentrating all of its fire on the middle engine. It soon bust into flames and it wasn't long until all that was left of that ship was the original frame. Ben couldn't stop from smiling.
***********
The Rebels attacked the other Star Destroyers the same way. Most of the TIE fighters had been destroyed and those that were left were dropping like rocks. The 2 remaining Star Destroyers surrendered and the Rebels went down to Galantos to start negotiations. Meanwhile in one of Galatos's audience chambers the survivors of the attack were being rewarded. Ben, Luke, and Owen were given medal for their courage in the line of duty.
After the negotiations were over and Galantos was part of the Rebel Alliance most of the fleet was sent to a new base on the icy planet of Hoth. General Dadonna had convinced Liea to the fleet to Hoth. Half of the fleet stayed on Tannab including the Hard Target. Life began to get boring for Luke and Ben but they had no idea what would happen next.