Chapter 6 Part 1

Inside the main hanger of the Mon Calamari star cruiser Rebel pilots got ready to take off. Wedge Antilles was next to his X-wing fighter preparing his astromech droid. Next his starfighter was Luke's Jedi starfighter he had used to escape the Jedi Temple. "Still planning on using that piece of junk." Said Wedge.

"Of course! This thing's in working order. So why not? Well anyways it really gives me nostalgia for the Old Republic. I guess its part of my blood."

"Yeah whatever Luke. All I know is that we're gonna be in for one hell of a fight."

Over the intercom the familiar voice of Leia Organa came in: Pilots, get ready for take off. Remember be careful that's one big Imperial fleet. May the Force be with all of us.

Emperor Palpatine walked briskly down the corridors of the Ventress star destroyer heading down towards hangar bay. Outside of the Hangar bay, several tie pilots saluted to him heading to their craft. He entered the hanger and saw the hundreds of pilots that were rushing around, hurrying to their fighter ships or entering their bombers.

Palpatine came to the upper level balcony were he gazed upon his army. He watched as the dozen specialized space troopers jogged forward, their leader nodding his gray-domed, armored head before leaping into an Imperial gunship. This new craft was modeled after the older models used frequently during the Clone Wars. Among the twin plasma cannons, its weapons consisted of twin missile cannons and a sharp knife like projectile at the top. The space trooper's armor suites carried an oxygen tank and a jet pack to board enemy craft in mid-flight.

"So the battle for the fate of the Empire begins..." He muttered as the last of the pilots entered their ships and started their ion engines. "…and the battle between light and dark rages on." The Sith Lord crackled out an evil laugh before walking down to the main hanger level. Once he arrived he was greeted by the all too familiar breathing of his apprentice.

"Our shuttle is waiting Master." Said Vader, "Are we going to follow through with plans?"

"Yes Lord Vader, we will aboard the Executer and lure young Skywalker there."

"Yes Master, he will join us or die."

Luke watched as roughly over five-hundred Imperial starfighters started to fly towards him and the rest of the defending Rebel fighters. The Imperials were coming from two areas, the planet's surface and the massive fleet of star destroyers looming closer each minute. Rebel ships, mostly X-wing fighters prepared for the onslaught ahead. "Fighters straight ahead team." Wedge said. The Rebels boosted forward and went head to head with the opposing forces. Luke and Wedge rose to intercept, guns blazing. It was a massive dogfight.

The star destroyers were not far behind the fighters and entered the fray. The battle was even more intense now that they had started firing.

Luke along with Wedge dove into the air space of one of the destroyers. They were bombarded with fire. "That deflector shield is too strong." Said Luke. "Hold on!" The two fighters were constantly dodging incoming fire. "Aim for those shield generators." Said Wedge. Luke aimed two proton torpedoes towards the round shield generators. Upon impact the generators exploded releasing ignited gases. "Wedge go for the central bridge. The shields are offline so you shouldn't have any trouble." Wedge directed his fighter towards the bridge. He unleashed his fury on the destroyer and fired upon it. In seconds it went up in flames, totally disabling the star ship. Wedge guided his craft upward and joined up with Luke.

Inside the Mon Calamari star cruiser Admiral Ackbar sat in his command chair. All around him the humming and beeping of computers filled the atmosphere. "Admiral our fighters have engaged the enemy's star ships." Said a fellow Calamari at a computer. "What shall we do next?"

Ackbar thought for a moment and then answered. "Move the fleet towards the battle. They will last longer if they have our help."

Onboard the medical frigate Lando Calrissian watched the hologram of the battle. Things were going good but not satisfying. Two star destroyers had been disabled and were floating into the vastness of space. Han Solo was next to him also worried about the battle. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm okay."

"You know they aren't gonna last long." Han said gesturing to the hologram.

"We better think of something or they're gonna be toast."

"Let's get to the Falcon. It'll be better if we go together. Two minds you know."

"Yeah I know what you mean." Lando said sarcastically.

The Millennium Falcon detached from the frigate. It turned around and made its way through the fleet. It soared through space until it came to the battle. It soared up and dove into the hell zone.