Rancor Slam
Part 11
Cas opened her eyes and straightened her posture. She could already fell Vo coming closer. "Alright, people" She called.
"Activate the homing beacons. Ladies here's what I want you to do." She slid down, off Klik.
"Can any one make storms like Teneneil Djo, daughter of Allya, used to?" Three girls of the nine clans raised their hands.
She felt relief wash over her, it was more than she had expected.
"Okay," She unconsciously gave a small smile and she felt relief radiate off the girls.
She looked around at the group. "You." She pointed to a woman she didn't recognize in Frenzied River color armor. "You, you, you…" She pointed out nine girls and ten women, including Lyn.
"I want you to stand in a circle around these three and open your selves to your power."
"Girls, I want you to take the power you gain from them and channel in into cloud cover, a Force-Storm I also want you to be ready to clear an area of flying debris for our ships to come through. Okay?"
"How big do you want it?" One girl in Singing Mountain Reds asked.
"As big as you can make and maintain with the power they give you and the power you have within your self."
"Master Cas," It was Lyn. "We've never done any of this… sharing power. Will you show us?"
Cas hesitated. "I can show you what I'm talking about. But I can't do it for you. This is part of your path, Padawan Lyn." The girl nodded. Cas turned away. "Everyone else I want you to stand guard around the perimeter."
"Our four troopers have surprises their going to use to trip out foes, but I want you all ready for the inevitable group that will get through. Augwynne, will command you, my sisters. I will command the troopers that come in to take your places."
"When a trooper comes in and taps your shoulder, I want you to fall back, gather your things and get on a ship. Understood?"
Most nodded.
"I want one woman and one Rancor from each Clan to stay with the supplies and help the landing troopers to load them into the ships. Understood?"
They all nodded.
"Good, now you," She turned back to the 'Storm Group'. "This is what I mean." She started making images in their minds. Weaving what she wanted in to their thoughts but leaving it open enough that they had to figure it out for themselves.
She silently moved away from them, to ward the Warriors, allowing them to discuss it themselves. In a few moments she saw storm clouds from the north moving in, she smiled, they were working already.
Then she heard thunder and rain began to poor. She frowned. Were they going to work off a real storm? It would save them power that they could use to channel else where, but it would make fighting hard.
Maybe they were hoping it would stop the Yuuzahn Vong.
She saw Forest debris fly in to the mix as the winds picked up. The wind howled high and lonely, low and bone-shaking. She heard the first echo of Engine thrust as the troop landing craft and cargo-haulers.
Vo rode down in the first ship. He didn't catch its name, or that of its pilot. They didn't seem important.
He had to get back to His Lady. She had ordered it. And the turbulence going down made him stop regretting not being allowed to go down their with her, Vua Shai, Slee and Uun.
He wondered how they did it. His Lady hadn't told him exactly how just that they were going to ride down to the planet like Meteors in a Meteor shower. But he couldn't understand how they could do it when he could barely stand this 're-entry'.
He stood behind the pilot, looking out the front viewport. They had asked him to stay in the cockpit of the lead ship, like a Comm-unit to Lady Cas.
They were riding down, going directly toward the homing signal. But it was dark and their were lots of clouds. It looked to be raining where they would be landing. But what's-more there was some large debris and strong winds.
The pilot raised doubts about getting through.
Vo, in turn, raised them to Cas.
He felt her say something to some one then turn to him.
Get over the beacons. Then come straight down, almost on top of them. Was all she said. So he, again, in turn, passed it on to the pilot.
They did as she said. They got directly over the beacons and landed vertically. When they were in the clouds the discovered by some trick they had turned certain patches of clouds into mere fog.
Vo was among the first off of the transport. He heard his Lady shouting orders, but he couldn't find her.
He saw the troopers all run in one direction, south of where they landed. There, there were a bunch of men and children with belongings. Standing in a circle around were women in rough leather armor and large hideous, pale creatures that towered well over the human's heads.
He heard his lady calling out again.
He saw some of the troopers go to the men, children and belongings. Probably taking them back to the cargo ships.
He saw some go to a great pile of supplies, to start moving them into hauler ships. And saw a few 'Jedi StarFighters' go up to meet a docking-transport.
Then he saw a third group break off and go to the armored women. That's where his Lady would be, on the Front line, between her people and danger. He followed the highest-ranking trooper. The one with red accents painted on his armor.
They went to the front. Cas was there, beside the largest white beast of the group and an amber skinned man- the only male on the front line without white armor.
"Vo Kwaad!" She called in greeting, not looking at him. "These are Klik," She motioned to the pale beast. "And Jak" She pointed to the man.
"Now," She said, looking away from the forest in front of her, allowing Vua to move in front of her, watching her back. "Jak, Vo Kwaad and Slee, Get Cree and everything you packed. Help keep the men and children calm. It will get rough in a few moments."
"Jak," She pulled Jak against her, like they'd only seen her do once with Kir. "Organize the evac," She gave a cocky smile. "And take care of yourself." Kissed him, roughly, then pushed him toward Vo and Slee, and turned back to the front.
She now stood between Uun and Vua with Klik, a menacing shadow behind them.