Chapter Six: Welcome To the Rebellion

Dear Diary,

The events of the past twenty-four hours have been pretty harrowing. I did manage to break away from the squadron and land in the jungle. No one seemed to notice, really, because the TIE fighters and the Rebels were all fighting over the Death Star. It was only moments after I'd landed, stepped out of the fighter, and was in the middle of changing out of my flight suit that the sky was lit up by an enormous explosion. The Death Star had been blown to smithereens. I cheered out loud and did something of a victory dance, but it was kind of hard because I was only half-dressed. My pants fell down and I went face-first into a mud puddle. Good thing I brought a spare change of clothes.

By my calculations I was less than a mile from the Rebel Base, but I hadn't accounted for the dense jungle surrounding it. I shoulder my pack with all of my belongings (even brought along my Storm Trooper armor) and started marching east. I had to hack through some of the undergrowth with my vibromachete. That thing is pretty loud so I guess that's what disturbed the carnivorous animal that suddenly came charging at me from nowhere.

I took off running, hacking wildly at the foliage with my vibromachete. Fortunately, I didn't have very far to go before I fell flat on my face (again) onto the stones of a courtyard. Before me was a massive temple and I knew I'd reached the Rebel Base because there were people celebrating everywhere. I raced across the courtyard with the beast on my heels when there were a couple of sudden roars from overhead. An X-wing and the disc-shaped ship were coming in for a landing on the courtyard. I hit the deck as they flew over my head and into the bottom of the temple, which acted as a sort of hangar bay. The ships frightened the beast off and I stood up and dusted myself off.

Some of the people who were celebrating had run off at the site of my appearance and my pursuer, but now they reemerged. One of them, a tall man in a khaki uniform approached me. He was obviously in charge. "Who are you?" he demanded. "Are you the pilot of that TIE fighter we tracked landing in the jungle?"

"I am, sir," I admitted. "I'm a defector from the Empire, if you'll have me. I have no love for the Imperials and I wish to join the Rebellion."

"Well, that may be," he replied, "but you don't just fly in here uninvited. How do I know you're not an Imperial spy?"

I didn't have time to answer, though, because just then another officer stuck his head out of the hangar door. "General Dodonna, sir! They're back! Come and see!" The general glanced over at him and I could see he was eager to join the festivities. "Marcus!" he barked

"Yes, sir?" answered the officer.

"I want you to keep an eye on this man. He claims to be an Imperial defector and I don't want him to go anywhere until I've had a chance to interview him." The General glanced up at the pieces of Death Star debris that were still raining down from the sky and he smiled. "Not that he's going anywhere, anyway." He turned and walked into the hangar.

The officer named Marcus nodded at me and gestured into the temple. "Well, if you are an Imperial defector, let me be the first to personally welcome you to the Rebellion. And if you're not...well, let's just say there's a very large Wookie in there with a bad attitude."

I smiled nervously and followed him into the bay where we joined in the celebrations. I am greatly relieved to be free of the Empire but I can't help but wonder what further adventures lay for me ahead as I begin my new life in the Rebel Alliance....

Do you want more?! Please RR and let me know! I'll happily continue on with the rest of the Trilogy if you like! THANKS! :-D