Ch, 14 Gone

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update, but I was real busy! Now I'll try to update almost every day, like I did for the first few chapters. Please continue to r&r!

        The Errant Venture and Chimaera came out of hyperspace and immediately angled towards the moon of the Ssi-ruuk capitol world. After a few minutes of conversing with P'weck Space Control, Jacen had told the P'weck government, which had replaced the Ssi-ruuk Imperium more than twenty years earlier, what was happening on their moon. Apparently, the P'weck had been told by the manager of the site that it was a mining facility. Boy, were they fooled thought Jacen as the Star Destroyers continued their approach. Lowbacca sensed this thought and chuckled. They were piloting the Millenium Falcon. Masters Zekk and Tahiri were also aboard the Falcon. Vix and Saba were piloting the Jade Shadow, which also carried Vix's father, Kyle Katarn, and Master Kyp Durron.

         "Rogue Leader to Philosopher, I'm approaching the coordinates that thug back on Tatooine gave you. Do you copy, Philosopher?" asked Jax Skalra. Jacen replied, "Philosopher to Rogue Leader. I copy". Then Jag said, "Comet Leader to Philosopher. I'm also on approach." "Philosopher to Comet Leader. I copy," replied Jacen.

      Corran Horn, broadcasting from the command bridge of the Venture, said, "Alright then. Lock S-foils in attack position and assume attack coordinates for Attack Pattern Beta." Jacen sighed and sat back wearily. Things had been really hectic lately. He just hoped he could save Ben and get to the bottom of this mysterious plot quickly.

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       Ben broke open the last of the five holding cells he'd encountered while running down the hall. They had each contained one Jedi Padawan, each captured only a few days earlier, and a bunch of ysalamiri. Together, Ben and the other Padawans rushed down the remainder of the hall with Leia, who was now able to run, with some help from the Force. Ben heard the red alert alarm going off and knew there wasn't much time.

       They had to find a ship to escape quickly. But the problem was, the base's troops would probably be swarming the docking bay to reach their fighters. They needed a miracle.

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         Jag landed in the docking bay as he and Comet Squadron wiped out every ship that remained inside it. He jumped out and ran towards a dark figure straggling to get into an X-wing that was already parked here. She was hurrying, but Jag and the rest of the Comet Squadron pilots caught up to her. Jag grabbed her shoulder and snarled, "Alright, lady. Don't do anything stupid!" The woman sighed and smoothly replied, "I wouldn't dream of it, Jag."

  Jag blinked in shock. That voice…he knew that voice. It was the voice of the woman he had loved for so many years.

The woman turned around and grimaced. "I'm sorry, Jag," sighed Jaina Solo.

   Jag keeled over and lay on the floor in shock. His wingmates gasped and attempted to pull him up. They pulled him up physically, but Jag knew that nothing could ever lift him from the agony that now engulfed his heart.

        "Jaina…" he gasped. "How could you?" As Jagged Fel drowned in his own misery, he was only subconsciously aware of the twenty Vong-like warriors that burst into the docking bay and surrounded him and Comet Squadron.

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        Jacen punched on the throttle as he eliminated the last group of ships that had managed to get past Comet Squadron and engage the Galactic Alliance ships. These enemy ships seemed to be a cross between coralskippers and conventional smuggler ships. This was definitely a bizarre battle. Suddenly, one of Jag's wingmates came on the comm and said frantically, "You'll never believe this! Jaina's working for the enemy!"

Jacen felt his heart sink as his surroundings suddenly became a great blur.

Jaina, no…