The tale of the brotherhood
Chapter five: Soaring Space
(A.N: this chapter is short, but a turning point is approaching)
Karrk watched the beauty of hyperspace in utter silence. Raset came beside him. "Bothered?" Raset asked. "Who isn't?" Karrk said uneasily. "Point taken," Raset said. "It's just that I feel like a murderer," Karrk said, staring at his hands as if they were soaked with blood. "What do you mean?" Raset asked. "I killed those three soldiers, and they were just doing their job. They didn't choose to fight us," Karrk said. "But listen to this; one of them was a second from cutting my head," Raset noted. "I guess you're right," Karrk said, groaning slightly. "Hey, let's go to the cockpit, okay?" Raset suggested. "Sure, why not," Karrk said, shrugging.
Hyrsai was snoozing in the cockpit. He awoke when Karrk and Raset came in. "How's she doing?" Karrk asked. "Teela or the ship?" Hyrsai asked. "The ship, wise guy," Karrk said. "Well, let's see," Hyrsai said and checked a couple of monitors. "Pretty smoothly," he answered. "Good to know," Raset said. "Why, you bothered?" Nargati asked, turning around in the pilot's chair. "I don't like so small areas," Raset said wearily. "And flying, what do you think of that?" Nargati queried. "Nothing wrong about it," Raset said. "Yup, I nearly wish I'd be one of those commandclaws, and to captain one of those battle ships," Nargati said. "You dislike being a soarclaw?" Karrk asked, amazed by the comment. "Umm, no, I'm not complaining, but being a firewing was what I wanted from the start," Nargati said. "Why aren't you one?" Raset asked in turn. Nargati shrugged. "I messed up some trials. They still gave me a chance to be peacewing. I made it," Nargati said. "I see," Raset said. "Hey, the thing's on autopilot, so we can go and get some food," Hyrsai said, breaking the tension. Everybody agreed.
"You call this food?" Karrk said, pointing at a pile of synthesizer food. "Well, I know it tastes rather disgusting, but it's eat it or starve," Hyrsai said. Raset pretended to be sobbing, cracking everybody up. "Well how long 'till we taste some real food?" Karrk asked. "Eh, seven hours," Nargati said. "Oh no, I'm going to die in that time," Karrk moaned. "Great, we'll finally be rid of you," Raset joked. Everybody ate, and then Teela entered the lounge. "Hello," Teela greeted. Karrk, Raset, Hyrsai and Nargati greeted in turn. "How long until we reach Yavin V?" Teela asked. "Seven hours," Hyrsai answered. Teela sighed heavily. "Is that the maximum speed?" Teela asked. "Yes, unless we want to risk blowing up our motors, which would result in being cast away in space with limited air and food," Hyrsai said, not liking the direction where this conversation was going. Teela pulled herself at Hyrsai's face to make sure her words were listened to. "Risk it," she ordered, and then left the room. Hyrsai looked first to Nargati, then to Raset and Karrk. "It was nice knowing you,"
Chapter five: Soaring Space
(A.N: this chapter is short, but a turning point is approaching)
Karrk watched the beauty of hyperspace in utter silence. Raset came beside him. "Bothered?" Raset asked. "Who isn't?" Karrk said uneasily. "Point taken," Raset said. "It's just that I feel like a murderer," Karrk said, staring at his hands as if they were soaked with blood. "What do you mean?" Raset asked. "I killed those three soldiers, and they were just doing their job. They didn't choose to fight us," Karrk said. "But listen to this; one of them was a second from cutting my head," Raset noted. "I guess you're right," Karrk said, groaning slightly. "Hey, let's go to the cockpit, okay?" Raset suggested. "Sure, why not," Karrk said, shrugging.
Hyrsai was snoozing in the cockpit. He awoke when Karrk and Raset came in. "How's she doing?" Karrk asked. "Teela or the ship?" Hyrsai asked. "The ship, wise guy," Karrk said. "Well, let's see," Hyrsai said and checked a couple of monitors. "Pretty smoothly," he answered. "Good to know," Raset said. "Why, you bothered?" Nargati asked, turning around in the pilot's chair. "I don't like so small areas," Raset said wearily. "And flying, what do you think of that?" Nargati queried. "Nothing wrong about it," Raset said. "Yup, I nearly wish I'd be one of those commandclaws, and to captain one of those battle ships," Nargati said. "You dislike being a soarclaw?" Karrk asked, amazed by the comment. "Umm, no, I'm not complaining, but being a firewing was what I wanted from the start," Nargati said. "Why aren't you one?" Raset asked in turn. Nargati shrugged. "I messed up some trials. They still gave me a chance to be peacewing. I made it," Nargati said. "I see," Raset said. "Hey, the thing's on autopilot, so we can go and get some food," Hyrsai said, breaking the tension. Everybody agreed.
"You call this food?" Karrk said, pointing at a pile of synthesizer food. "Well, I know it tastes rather disgusting, but it's eat it or starve," Hyrsai said. Raset pretended to be sobbing, cracking everybody up. "Well how long 'till we taste some real food?" Karrk asked. "Eh, seven hours," Nargati said. "Oh no, I'm going to die in that time," Karrk moaned. "Great, we'll finally be rid of you," Raset joked. Everybody ate, and then Teela entered the lounge. "Hello," Teela greeted. Karrk, Raset, Hyrsai and Nargati greeted in turn. "How long until we reach Yavin V?" Teela asked. "Seven hours," Hyrsai answered. Teela sighed heavily. "Is that the maximum speed?" Teela asked. "Yes, unless we want to risk blowing up our motors, which would result in being cast away in space with limited air and food," Hyrsai said, not liking the direction where this conversation was going. Teela pulled herself at Hyrsai's face to make sure her words were listened to. "Risk it," she ordered, and then left the room. Hyrsai looked first to Nargati, then to Raset and Karrk. "It was nice knowing you,"