Ties that Bind-Chapter Three
Ok, this is the major chapter. Well, one of them. I decided to not add any more characters, so the main characters are Luke, Leia, Han, Wedge, Jaina, Jaden and Kyle. I might of missed some, but hey, I'm only human. And if you go to you'll see that our heros have been doing some planet hopping.
The three ships dropped out of hyperspace at Bakura, and found a single Imperial Class Star destroyer orbiting the planet.
Strange. I would of thought there would at least be a blockade. Kyle commed to both X-Wings
Yeah. I dont like this. Its got 'trap' written all over it. Jaina told them, and flew around to the night side of the planet. The Raven's Claw and Luke's X-wing followed.
Oh Force Luke gasped as he saw what was orbiting the planet.
It was a Death Star.
I'm reporting this back to Admiral Ackbar. Then let's get Jan. I dont want her down there with that thing up here Kyle informed them, and Jaden glanced out the cockpit window
Jaina noticed what Jaden saw, and her shields automatically went up, and the s-foils on her ship locked themselves into position.
"Kyle, forget the transmission! Get the shields up, now!" Jaden roared as she readied the ships weapons. Kyle hit several buttons, and a particle shield raised itself around the ship. Luke and Jaina rushed to meet the oncoming squad of TIE fighters, lasers blasing.
Jaina took out two fighters before they scored a hit on her shield, and her ship went spiraling out of control. She quickly righted it and Luke plowed through the explosion of the fighter.
The Raven's Claw fired on two ships at the same time, destroying both of them. The other ships quickly finished off the others, and they immediatly headed planetside.
Kyle put a netting over his ship, to camouflage it from both visual and mechanical sensors. Luke and Jaina did the same, setting their ships in small depressions.
Kyle closed his eyes and stretched his senses over the planet, looking for Jan's force signature. She may not be force sensitive enough to be a Jedi, but she still had a unique Force signature.
Jaden looked at her master, feeling the strain he was putting on hiself. She walked to him, and laid her hand on his arm. He glanced at her, and realized she was helping him with his search.
" There's a building not far off. She's being held there. She's scared." Kyle opened his eyes, and barely stayed standing. That had taken a lot out of him.
" You should rest. We can go on ahead. I doubt-" Luke stopped as he sensed a disturbance in the Force, close to them.
"Sithspit" Jaina cursed, and her hands rested on her lightsabers. Jaden already had hers in her hand, a saber staff.
Six dark Jedi jumped out of the brush, red sabers swinging wildly.
Jaina's amythest sabers parryed two blades at the same time, and kicked the first attacker. Jaden met a dual saber weilding foe with a wild cry, her sabers glowing to a magnifecent topaz and Kyle activated his sapphire blade dashed after one,this one holding a saber staff. Luke took the other two with his emerald saber.
Jaina took one dark Jedi down, then she met the other with both her blades, a grimace on her face as she smelled the burning flesh. She rushed to help her uncle, but he had already finished off his attackers and was watching Jaden fight her target. Kyle came running back, and watched her strike the dark Jedi down.
" Well apparently someone knows were here." Kyle said, and the four Jedi began to walk towards the Imperial building.
When they reached the building, the found every way in locked. Jaina and Jaden found a access vent small enough to fit them.
" I guess we'll have to go in and unlock the door." Jaina stated the obivious, and Luke rolled his eyes
"Be careful. You dont know whats in there. If you need help, shout. We'll be in there before you can say sithspawn" Kyle watched Jaden slice the vent open with her saber, and kick the busted metal out of the way.
Jaden crawled in there first, and Jaina second. They crawled through dust, and Jaden accidentally scared a nest of birds.
/This keeps getting better and better/ Jaden snickered to Jaina through the force as the birds bombarded Jaina. She rolled her eyes.
They crawled over a vent, and spotted a complement of stormtroopers standing below.
/No time like the present/ Jaina dropped down, landing on two of the troopers, her sabers blasing to life. It was Jaden's turn to roll her eyes as she dropped down to help.
Luke and Kyle heard shouts and laser blasts inside the durasteel walls, and shook their heads. The girls were showing off. She heard Jaden's war cry, and Jaina's mimick.
" Women." Kyle muttered, and Luke laughed.
Moments later, Jaden and Jaina appeared in an overhead window, huge grins on their faces. They helped Luke and Kyle up and through the window.
" Jaden, hack into the computer system. Find out where Jan's at." Kyle told her and she walked over to the computer terminals.
" She's not in here. The memory's been erased. Guess we'll have to look for her" Jaden shut off the terminal.
Stormtroopers stepped into the room, and the four activated their lightsabers.
"Kyle?" One of them asked, taking off his helmet. Jaden rose her eyebrows at Kyle, but said nothing.
" Harran? Force, its been awhile" Kyle walked up to his friend, and the other stormtroopers raised their rifles.
" Stand down." Harran said, and shook hands with Kyle. He deactivated his sabers, and the others did the same, but Jaden, sensing something amiss, kept hers in her hand.
" So, a Jedi, huh? Someone told me you left the Empire for the Rebel Alliance. Guess they were right." Harran sighed, and holstered his blaster. His squad did the same.
" Boys, what's going on?" A woman in dark robe walked up, and all heads turned towards her.
" Milady, we were just-" Harran tried to say before the woman choked him with the Force. Kyle lept forward, using the Force to push air into his lungs.
" Traitor. This is a Jedi, a peice of rebel scum. Kill them. I will deal with you later" the woman turned to leave, and Jaden launched herself at the woman, lightsaber drawn. The womam turned and met Jaden's attack with her crimson lightsbaer.
" You dare attack me? Alora Sevrance, apprentice to Darth Sidious?" Alora yelled, and used Sith Lightning to hurl Jaden against the wall.
" Jaden!" Kyle also launched himself at Alora, and also was thrown against the wall. Luke and Jaina remained where they were, lightsabers in hand.
"Darth Sidious is dead. Anakin Skywalker killed him" Luke told her, and she smiled.
" That is what you think, Jedi." Alora snickered, and turned to leave. "Harran. Finish them." She disappeared into another room. Harran's eyes darkened, and he drew his blaster at the struggling form of Kyle Katarn trying to get up.
" Kyle! NOOOOO!" Jaden launched herself at Harran, and blaster fire ripped across her chest. She flew back into Kyle, and he stared disbeliving at what had happened.
Luke jumped forward, and slashed at Harran, Who rolled out of the way. He raised his blaster, but Jaina jumped forward, and sliced the barrel of the blaster. She kicked Harran in the head, and the other troopers began firing. Jania and Luke deflected fire, while Kyle held Jaden in his lap, tears streaming down his face.
"We'll have to get Jan later" Jaina grimaced as armor melted. She hated the ozone smell of the blasters.
" Kyle! Come on! We'll get her to Bespin. Kyle, lets move!" Luke yelled, pulling the man up by his collar and shoving him out of the window. Jaina jumped out next, and Luke last. Kyle took off towards the Raven's Claw, and Luke and Jaina to their respective ships.
They reached orbit around Bakura and Kyle imput coordinates for Bespin. His ship was the first to leave orbit, and Jaina's next. Luke was last, looking at the Death Star before making the jump.