Chapter 3

Above Coruscaunt's atmosphere lay the Rebel Fleet. There were starships of every kind: the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser, the Escort Frigate, Rebel blockade runners, Medium Transport, and of course the A,B,X, & Y-wing fighters. Departing from the fleet were three Rebel blockade runners and escorting them were two squads of A-wing and y-wing fighters.

Since the Rebel Fleet had reached Coruscaunt it had gone from evening to dawn. The small fleet of blockade runners and fighters accelerated through Coruscaunt's early morning atmosphere and slowed their pace to get ready for the planet's defense systems. And sure enough Coruscaunt's guns were not a moment to late.

Green plasma bolts targeted the Rebel Blockade Runners at a severe rate. Their shields could barely deflect them and were getting weaker. At once five Y-wing fighters set out from the group and headed for the cannons.

Gold Leader announced the plan of attack, "Alright everybody there are three primary cannons. I suggest using your proton torpedoes to take them out. I'll take the cannon to the right, Gold 1 and 2 take the one to the left, and Gold 3 and 4 take the one straight ahead. Let's go and let the force be with us."

The starfighters broke out of their formation and headed for their designated targets.

Gold 1 and 2 curved to the left and came upon the cannon. Gold 1 fired his lasers and at the top destroying the gun and Gold 2 let go a torpedo to finish it off.

Gold 3 and 4 headed strait for their cannon. Unknowingly the cannon shot two plasma bolts at them and hit Gold 3.

"I'm hit!" screamed Gold 3. His starfighter raced out of control and rammed right into the cannon sending a explosion of hot gas into the air.

Gold Leader came up and above his target. The cannon sent plasma bolts flying his way, but Gold Leader was too quick for him. He dropped his proton torpedo and made a dead on hit.

"Good job everybody. Now lets go regroup with the others."

The four Y-wings raced back to the blockade runners only to see that they had already left for the temple without them.

When they got to the Jedi Temple they saw the three Rebel blockade runners landed in the plaza. They settled their fighters down and joined the captains of the blockade runners and A-wings.

"Good to see we got here safely." said one of the starship captains, "We have orders from Admiral Ackbar to station our ground forces here. Their are already being deployed into the building now."

They all stopped to watch as more than two-hundred Rebel troops exited the starships and marched towards the abandoned temple.

"It looks like thing are going smoothly. We should have no trouble centering our base here." said another captain.

"Sir, sir AT-AT's spotted." said a terrified troop. "They're heading towards us."

"Contact Commander Skywalker. Tell him we need reinforcements." commanded the captain. "Tell him we need ground vehicles...lots of them."