Ties that Bind, Chapter Twenty one.
Okay…I lied. I said I was gonna give you a preview, but I didn't have the time too. So, here's a preview now.
"Mother, I'm tired of this! Cedres is going to be a part of the New Republic, not the Empire" Princess Callista cried, onboard the Dodonna. Jacen stood next to her, holding her so she wouldn't fall.
"Cedres was destined to be in the Empire. If you and your Jedi boyfriend wont agree, then I'll have to destroy you! Your brother would make a better heir than you"
Two Interdictor cruisers flanked the injured Star Cruiser. Callista cut the communications, and turned to Jacen. She hugged him, waiting for the ship to explode. Instead it rocked as the Two Interdictors exploded.
"No one is gonna try and kill my little brother!" The Galactic Voyager and Rebel Dream flanked the Cedres flag ship. They pounded it with ion blasts, hoping to shut it down.
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Jaina ordered all docking bays and rooms leading to them sealed. Hopefully it would hold them off while mechanics got the ships back on line.
"Admiral, shields and weapons back online. Life support running half, we should have propulsion and hyperdrive in ten minutes."
"Step on it. We don't have ten minutes! I want it done in five."
She stood outside the room. Padme shimmered into view, blaster in hand.
"You're gonna help?" She asked, and Padme nodded. "Did you think Ani was gonna let his granddaughter fight this alone?"
"Actually.."
"Miss Solo!" A singsong voice called from the other side of the door. Jaina didn't open it.
"We have a gift for you, if you'll just open the…Antilles, stop it!" Someone else called.
-Wedge!-
"He's in there. It's a trap. They know about you two. Don't go in there" Padme told her. Jaina stared at the door in helplessness.
Move! The Force screamed at her, and she jumped from the door as it flew off its hinges. Alora stepped in, followed by a Twi-Lek girl dragging a half stunned Wedge with her. He was bloodied, but his ice blue eyes still were clear.
"Nice of you to let us have your ships." Alora smiled. Padme raised her blaster and shot two stormtroopers before Alora disarmed her.
"Tch Tch Tch, Mrs. Skywalker. I don't want to have to hurt you.
"Hurt my wife? Good luck." Anakin appeared in the hall, lightsaber active and by his side.
Wedge used Alora and the Twi-Lek's distraction to throw himself backwards, grabbing the lightsaber off her belt in the process. He didn't know how to use it, but he did know how to use vibro-swords.
Leia watched several people pull the huge ship out of hyperspace. She looked around, and found no other ships.
"Where are they?"
"Scanners show them twelve parsecs back. A quick hyperspace jump would get us there in five minutes tops. There are other ships, four Interdictors, twenty Victory class Destroyers and ten Imperial class destroyers."
"Do it! They need help."
Han watched his disabled ship get pulled into an Interdictor. Wild Karrde and Lady Luck were getting the same treatment. Man, he hated Imperials.
He and Chewbacca walked off the Falcon. No use fighting anyways. He hoped his family was okay.
"Solo. Take him to the brig with his companion and the pilots and crew of the other Rebel ships." Miranna Winters smiled at him. He was cuter up close.
Jaina felt the engines of the ship rumble to life beneath her boots. She smiled, and threw herself at Alora, ripping the lighsabers off her belt and tackling her to the floor. Padme fired at the stormtroopers, Anakin deflecting shots.
Wedge activated the saber and swung it in a tight arc. Two people fell from the attack. He grabbed a blaster, and hoped he wouldn't dismember himself with this thing.
Abandoning all fighting she ever learned, Alora pulled the chick-fight thing on Jaina. 'If all else fails-cheat' was her motto. She pulled Jaina's hair, expecting a howl. She didn't get one.
Jaina abandoned normal fighting styles, opting for the street fighting she learned on the lower levels of Coruscant. Alora never had this training. Jaina punched upwards, an uppercut, and kicked Alora in the stomach while sweeping her feet out from under her.
Alora, needless to say, hit the floor, winded. She winced, tasting the blood in her mouth. A twenty year old had just whipped her. Okay, she admitted it. But she still had one trick left. The hope that Solo's ships engines had not yet been restarted.
She ripped the comlink from her pocket before Jaina could react. "Cerberus, open fire on all Rebel ships!" She managed to say before Jaina's booted foot kicked the comlink out of her hand, breaking several bones.
The Cerberus, Echidna, and Typhon opened fire. But all systems had been restored. The New Republic returned fire.
"Well, back in prison, huh, Lando?" Han smirked. Mara shook her head. She was attempting to pick the laser lock that held her cell shut.
"Hey, Red, need some help?" Lando asked, calling her that because an angry Mara was an efficient Mara. She nudged him with the force so that he fell over.
"Smooth, Lando." Han remarked. He still had a few tricks up his sleeve. "Hey, Imperial Scum! Yeah, that's right, I'm talkin' to ya!" The guard angrily walked over to him.
"What do you want?" He asked. Han smiled. The guard didn't notice the blaster, shock stick, and vibroblade leave his belt.
"Nuthin. Just felt like insultin' you. Now, uh, you might want to turn around"
Mara pulled the trigger on the blaster with the force, and the guard hit the floor. She grabbed the laser keys from his pocket and unlocked the cell. She tossed the shock stick to Lando, the blaster to Han, and kept the blade.
Jaina watched Alora stumble back to her ship. She wanted to defeat Alora in a naval battle or in a straight up lightsaber fight. Jaina smirked, and ran to the bridge, Anakin, Padme, and Wedge following her.
"Admiral, shields still holding. We have Korriban coming out of hyperspace and Wild Karrde, Lady Luck and the Millennium Falcon racing away from the Interdictors." Lieutenant Riekal said, in her uniform, blaster strapped to her leg.
'Another Corellian. Why didn't I sense it before?' Jaina thought.
"Launch all fighter squadrons. Alert the Galactic Voyager to launch Rogue Squadron. And prep three X-Wings." Jaina grinned.
"Three? Why three?" Riekal asked.
"What? Wedge, Grandfather and I. We're all gonna go out there and whip some Imperial Scum!" Jaina raced from the bridge, Wedge and Anakin on her heels.
All of the New Republic ships launched their fighter squadrons, and all the Hapans as well. The fighters looked like swarms of insects descending onto the Interdictors.
/Alright, ladies and gentlemen, and my Rogues out there. Lets do this/. Jaina called.
A collective cheer ran through all com channels. The Falcon followed two E-wings, and blew up a good many TIE fighters.
The Korriban came out of hyperspace, and launched their fighter squadrons, as well as raining turbolaser fire on a Interdictor. Its shields failed, and it exploded.
/When you can get into hyperspace, go to the arranged spot. The fighters will follow as soon as all frigates are out of danger./
/Gotcha, Madam Admiral/
The tide of the battle turned in favor of the New Republic. The Interdictors were finished, and the Rebel Dream, Galactic Voyager, Dodonna, and Rebel Dream had disappeared into hyperspace, leavingthe Hapan ships, and the fighters.
The Hapans received the order to leave and did so, almost hesitating as the four remaining Imperial Class and six remaining Victory class Star Destroyers scrambled to retreat.
Jaina opened a channel to the Cerberus. She had to gloat.
/Hey, Alora. Having fun yet/
/Solo…../
/Hate is of the dark side…oh, wait. You don't care, do you. Well, I hate to leave, but I have to. Ta ta for now/
The fighters, Falcon, Lady Luck and Wild Karrde jumped into hyperspace, leaving the wounded Imperial fleet behind.
Alright. Space battle over. Time for some sappy reunions, more arguing over weddings, and perhaps soon, a final showdown. There may be a few more minor naval battles, but the final Showdown is gonna be a lightsaber fight between our Jedi heros. Dark Jedi vs. Jedi Knights of the New Republic.