Ellsia entered the back rooms of the Jek Jek Tarr and removed her rebreather mask. Even though she did not need to be on her guard she was suspicious of everyone in the room, especially the Quarren.
"Ah welcome I am-"
She cut him short, "I know who you are, just cut to the chase."
"Very well, straight to business. I am told you want to see Goto? That you have a Jeedi with you?"
She nodded and looked at him warily.
"Yes that's right, she is safe at the moment, no one sees her until I see Goto."
The quarren held up a hand, "First, I need proof that you have a Jeedi, Goto will not see just anyone, he has never even stood in the presence of myself."
She could tell this irked him a bit and that he was slightly annoyed.
"Very well," She removed from her street jacket the lightsaber that she had assembled for herself, all the parts where there, except the crystal.
He nodded and glanced behind him where two guards moved to block the door, Ellsia did not like the look of this.
"A nice toy you have there human, but how do I know this lightsaber belongs to a Jeedi that you claim to have with you? How do I know it does not belong to you?"
"To me? I am no Jedi quarren, I am a Bounty Hunter and I want my reward."
She acted as though his words had not affected her but her palms began to sweat and her eyes darted towards the exit.
"Come now Aislle, or should I call you Ellsia?"
The girl gulped but remained calm, it seemed he wanted her to take the bait.
"Oh yes, I know who you are, do you think I would let you see me without having done my research?"
A door slid open behind her and she turned to see a familiar face, though one changed.
"Jerosh!"
He smiled and waved slightly, "Hey Major."
Her breath stuck in her throat and she glared at him.
"Why?"
He held up his hands in mock surrender, "You aren't the only one who changed occupations after the war doll, you're the bounty and I'm the hunter it's as simple as that."
This was not going the way she had planned it,
"Fine have it your way."
A force wave threw them all against the wall she turned about and ran but two Ubese were blocking the exit.
"Just great," she said through gritted teeth then into her com she whispered to the others, "Don't come after me, I'll be fine, keep Caitlyn safe!"
Lightning emanated from her fingertips forcing the Ubese back.
"Hey Major, catch!"
she spun and instinctively grabbed for the small round object being thrown at her, a stun grenade.
The light blinded her and spotted her vision, there was a sudden sharp pain to the back of her head and she knew that she had been hit.
The Weequay that did it dropped to the ground in pain as she force screamed at him, but before she could get up another blow got her and she fell forward dizzy and sick, she could feel the blood trickling from her nose.
She murmered incoherently before finally blacking out.
The Starphire was torn but still in working order.
"All we need is the guns!" she shouted and the troops headed for the warships turrets.
A scowl crossed her face, it had been three weeks of constant fighting and she could see no sign of the Mandalorians letting up.
"So much for the final frontier," she muttered to herself as the ship took yet another blast.
"Get those guns working now! Fire straight into the fray!"
"But Major, we will hit our men!"
The look on her face changed his mind and without waiting for a reply he gave the order.
She was not happy about it but the Mandalorians outnumbered them 5 to one and there was more a chance of hitting them then one of their own.
"Major, there's a message for you, some tech named Bao-Dur."
At the name she raced towards the bridge bringing up the holovid.
"Ell, I don't have much time so I'll try to be quick, The General has asked me to build something that should get rid of the Mandalorians, the only thing is that it will wipe out everyone else too. As you receive this the Generator will be firing up, you have approximately 45 minutes to meet the General and I at the point I have indicated on your nav-screen…"
His image hesitated for a second and he looked as if he wanted to say something else but instead added, "If you don't make it, run like hell, get out of the atmosphere as soon as you can."
The holovid disappeared and she stood staring atthe empty airfor several more seconds before she finally barker her orders,
"Well? What are you waiting for! Get us to that location!"
They arrived at the Generator with ten minutes to spare, the relief on the tech's face was enough to make her heart jump.
The General stood beside him, she looked both impatient and anxious.
"Good you're here," she sighed relieved, "I was afraid I'd never get Bao-Dur to come with me."
Ellsia looked at him but he was too busy fiddling with knobs and switches to notice.
"General, all is ready…" He looked at her ready for the order.
She hesitated for a minute, looking around her at the dead jedi and republic soldiers, and the ones who would never make it off the planet alive.
She nodded, "Let's go."
The three of them headed for the Starphire It seemed it was in better condition then Caitlyn's own ship and would get them out of range of the planet faster. They quickly boarded and were followed by most of the soldiers from Caitlyn's own company. Five minutes into the air four Mandalorian fighterships attacked them, trying to draw them back to the surface, the ship could not take much more damage.
"Now Bao-Dur!" cried the General and the Iridonian flipped the switch. They watched the planet and saw that a wave rocked it's entire surface, a wave of sound that crushed every living thing, yet the planet remained.
"Get ready everyone!"
They were thrown to their knees as the waves reached them and knocked the ship about, the fighterships were completely destroyed.
The power went out and Ellsia scramble around in the dark for something to hold onto...
Ahand, and a faint buzzing sound.
They held tightly to each other as wave upon wave battered the ship, and even though it was dark Ellsia had her eyes closed.
This was it, the end, yet there was so much to say.
"I love you," she whispered.
"I know."
His lips touched her cheek and she placed her hand on his, tracing his face, memorizing it.
Suddenly the alarms stopped ringing and the emergency lights came on, she opened her eyes to see the bridge filtered in blue, and Jerosh staring at them.
Bao-Dur's eyes were closed but he was smiling.
"We made it," he whispered relieved.
"Yes," she whispered back, "We did."
Authors Note: I know, sappy, but it didn't turn out the way they wanted did it? After all I had to leave you on a high with a long chapter to accompany it because I don't know when the next one will be up, fingers crossed it will be two days, three at tops. Don't forget to let me know what you think!