Chapter Eight: Floating In Bacta

Alarms flashed as the ship reverted back to real space. Korran swore, and threw the ship into a roll, barely avoiding a laser blast from some unseen enemy. Two red blasts streaked out in the direction the others had come from and Korran saw a large flash of light.

"I'll never figure out how you do that Rhia!" said the crackly voice in Rhia's ear. She laughed. "That's why I do the gunning Korran. If it were left up to you, we'd have been space dust long ago!" she teased.

Korran grimaced. "Just don't get cocky up there." he muttered, then leaned over to check the navigation console. "We're almost there Rhia." he called.

Back in the gunner's wing, Rhia gave a sigh of relief. Ever since picking up the strange young man near Yavin, their flight had been plagued by unlucky events. First there was the hyperdrive fluid leak, and then coming out of hyperspace right in the middle of a light fight. Disconnecting herself from the gun controls, Rhia crawled out of the gunner's wing and made her way back to the cockpit. "How much longer are you thinking it'll be Korran?" she asked.

"Well, provided we don't have any more accidents it'll be about fifteen minutes."

"Alright, I'll go make sure that I've got the goods hidden." Rhia said, referring to the contraband guns they carried in their cargo hold.

Soon, the sound of boxes being shoved about filled the ship along with an explicative phrase when Rhia dropped something on her foot.

"You all right back there?" Korran called. A grunt was the only reply he received.

The fifteen minutes flew past and then the Rebirth entered the dry atmosphere of Korriban, original birthplace of the Sith order, and longtime stronghold of the current Sith. The minute they docked at a less-reputable spaceport. Rhia bounded down the gangplank and returned within minutes with a small medical droid. Korran finished shutting down the ship and went back to the cabin.

"We're going to have to go to the med center Korran." Rhia said. "This little guy's not going to cut it." The little droid beeped a confirmation.

"I'll settle with the spaceport authorities then and meet you there."
Rhia nodded, then glanced about the cabin as if she were searching for something. She grabbed something from under her mattress, then headed off the ship again to find a repulsor lift stretcher.

Far away from Korriban on the Sith space station, Avran was once again in Enin's quarters. Thistime however, it was not to be commended for a job well done.

"We've found the leak Avran." Enin said, excitedly. "The opposition has been recieving shipments from Kashyyk - and there have been reports of a small freighter carrying many of those shipments. It has just docked at Korriban."

Avran nodded. "I'm to assume I will be heading back there then."

"I'm having your shuttle prepared as we speak."

"As you wish my lady." Avran bowed and backed out of the room. Now was not the time for voicing his personal feelings on the subject of Korriban.