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Star Wars The New Jedi Order: Survival

Chapter 4

Katrin and Ken had been journeying out from their hiding spot further with each day. They both hoped that they would fine other survivors soon. Ken had yet to get a hold of Luke Skywalker, but it really didn't bother him. As long as he was with Katrin nothing bothered him. Together they had managed to make many more good hiding spots in some of the other buildings. They had not seen any Yuuzhan Vong for over a week now, which was starting to bother them more and more with each passing day.

Katrin had just emerging from the water into their main hide out when Ken let out a quite cheer.

"There's someone on the com!"

"What?!"

She raced over to where Ken was standing talking into the mic.

"This is Ken Regen, Who is this and where are you?"

"Ken! It's good to hear your voice! This is Luke Skywalker."

"Luke! What the heck are you doing here? Your crazy to come all this way just to rescue me."

"Indeed I would be, but that's not why I'm here. I'm here on a mission."

"Do I want to know?"

"It doesn't matter we're almost done. Where are you?"

"We're on the top of building with the lake on it."

"We're not far from there, if you have the energy why don't you come to these coordinates and got off the planet with us."

"With pleasure."

Katrin looked down at the coordinates as Luke sent them.

"We can be there in about an hour, if we don't run into trouble." She whispered into Ken's ear. "We can be there within the hour Master Skywalker."

"Alright see you then. May the force be with you."

"Ken out."

He turned to Katrin with a large smile on his face.

"Well honey it looks like we're getting of this rock."

She smiled back.

"I'm going to miss this place."

"Me too."

They started packing everything that they wanted to bring with them, and with in a minute they were finished packing all their possessions.

"Well let's go."

Katrin lead the way through the water tunnel and up to the surface of the lake. She swam to shore and waited as Ken climbed up next to her. They walked to one of the many bridges that she had constructed in that first crucial week of survival. Half an hour later they were at the base of the building Luke had given them the coordinates for. Ken raised his comlink to his mouth and called Luke.

"Where do we go once we get to the building?"

"You might as well go to the top, we'll pick you up there."

With that Katrin and Ken raced into the building and started the long climb up. After climbing for half an hour they had neared the top. They we're sitting on a landing taking a short break, when Katrin heard it. She stood up and listened closely.

"What is it Katrin?"

"The Vong are coming!"

"What?! Where?!"

"From behind us. Run!"

They took off up the stairs with the Vong slowly gaining on them. Katrin was the first to burst through the doors and onto the roof. Ken followed closely behind. He looked over his shoulder and saw the first Vong appear at the bottom of the flight of stairs.

"I'll hold them off!"

"Where are we supposed to go?"

A loud roar answered her question as a shuttle rose over the edge of the building.

"Go Katrin!"

Ken turned and ignited his lightsaber; the golden blade sprang to life just in time to slice a thud bug out of the air. Katrin watched for a second then realizing she was in danger she started to run for the waiting shuttle. As she ran she upholstered her twin blaster pistols and turned to take aim at any Yuuzhan Vong that might be on the roof now. She saw Ken slowly back away from the stair well as Vong started to pour from the door. Ken started to run backwards toward her and the shuttle but a rather larger Yuuzhan Vong surged forward from the others and attacked him. Ken's lightsaber met the warrior's amphistaff. Ken continued to back up as the warrior swung again and again.

Then Ken made a mistake, he had misjudged were the amphistaff would land and the top of his lightsaber was cut clean of. As the blade disappeared he dropped the pummel in shock. That was all that the warrior needed, the warrior's large hand grabbed Ken's throat and with a deafening snap, he broke Ken's neck.

"NO!"

Katrin heard herself yell but she couldn't remember telling her mouth to yell. She raised both blasters and opened fire on the warrior that had killed the man she had loved. One of her bolts hit the warrior in an un- armored spot and he spun in mid-air. With out a second though she raced forward and scooped up Ken's limp body. She turned and ran for the now open shuttle door. She dived through the door and collapsed with her arms around Ken's unmoving body. She felt the ship lift of but she didn't care. Tears were streaming down her checks as she held on to Ken's body.

'He can't be dead.' she thought to herself.

'Not after what we have been through, not after what we meant to each other.'

She was still crying as she felt the ship make the jump to hyperspace.

Well all I hope you enjoyed the newest chapter in this fic. Please Review so I know if you like it and also if you see anything I can fix. Thanks.

~Sven the Viking~