Sith Redemption

Star Wars V

The Prince's Revelation

ABY 3

"All troop carriers will assemble at the north entrance. The heavy transport ships will leave as soon as they're loaded. Only two fighter escorts per ship. The energy shield can only be opened for a short time, so you'll have to stay very close to your transports," Leia briefed the rebel pilots.

"Two fighters against a Star Destroyer?" Hobbie asked questioning the sanity of the mission.

"The ion cannon will fire several shots to make sure that any enemy ships will be out of your flight path. When you've gotten past the energy shield, proceed directly to the rendezvous point. Understood?" Leia asked.

"Right," the pilots said in unison.

"May the Force be with you," Leia said letting them leave.

"Their primary target will be the power generators. Prepare to open the shield," Rieekan said in the control room. Leia was also present nervous about the evacuation and Imperial assault.

A transport ship and two X-wing fighters left the ground and went into space. "Sir, Rebel ships are coming into our sector," a controller informed the captain.

"Good our first catch of the day," the captain said pleased.

The rebel ion cannon allowed several shots. The shots hit the Star Destroyer disabling it as the transport went by. "The first transport is away," the com told the hanger bay. Rebel troops cheered the announcement.

Outside rebel troops concentrated themselves in the trenches awaiting the Imperial assault. Several cannons were ready to fire when Imperials come into view. "We have spotted Imperial walkers," a trench officer told the base.

"Imperial walkers on the north ridge," a controller informed Leia and the general.

The troops aimed at the horizon as Imperial walkers fired at them from a distance. Twelve snow speeders went into the air to stall the walkers. Six Imperial AT-AT walkers marched slowly toward the rebel base. Other AT-ST walkers marched at a quicker pace toward the rebel lines.

The snow speeders found the AT-AT walkers beginning to fire at them. Veers piloting one of the walkers, tensed up as a snow speeder hit the head of his AT-AT walker. Veers smiled as he realized the armor was too thick for the rebel fighters.

A hologram appeared in front of him. Anakin still on the Executor wanted an update. "I will have the energy shield down within moments, you may then enter the base," Veers said.

Finding the armor too strong on AT-AT walkers the rebel pilots tried to trip one of the walkers with a cable. Wedge attached a cable to the AT-AT walker's leg and after a few swing arounds tripped it up. The AT-AT walker fell, its head exposed. Concentrated rebel fire from the troops and a snow speeder blasted the walker to scrap.

Veers was not too concerned with one walker down. He expertly fired on some of the speeders as they raced toward him. The speeders exploded falling to the ground. In a desperate attempt one snow speeder kamikazed into an AT-AT walker destroying it. The other snow speeders were blasted until the twelve were destroyed or crashed.

Veers was now ready to fire. With two powerful blasts he exploded the shield generator. Veers smiled as the shield generator collapsed. "You may begin your assault," Veers told Anakin.

AT-ST walkers cut up the rebel troops trying to escape. The four remaining walkers destroyed the rebel defenses and began firing at the running troops. General Veers satisfied with his work waited to be picked up.

Luke eventually was able to concentrate and break the bonds on his hands. Using the Force he opened the door and went into the ice tunnels. He proceeded to find his belongings in a detention center. He took his two light sabers and uniform and ran toward the hanger bay. Disguised as a rebel pilot Luke was able to get past the scrambling rebel pilots and troops. He found an X-wing ready for the taking, an R2 unit already installed. Luke grabbed the pilot as he was about to climb in and pulled him towards the ground. He then opened the hatch and went inside. Luke was familiar with the X-wing controls from his fighter training. Activating the four engines he ascended into the atmosphere and towards space.

The R2 unit began to protest Luke's steeling of the ship. Luke shut off the communication between him and the R2 unit and sped toward the Imperial blockade. Knowing the Imperial codes he punched them in and went through the blockade without incident.

Rebel transport ships were not so lucky. Imperial star destroyers and Tie fighters blasted seventeen transport ships out of the thirty despite the planetary ion cannon. Only one Star Destroyer was out of commission.

"I don't think we can protect two transports at a time," Rieekan doubted.

"It's risky, but we can't hold out much longer. We have no choice," Leia said.

"Launch patrols," Rieekan ordered through a com link.

"Evacuate remaining ground staff," Leia ordered an aid.

"No, no! No! This one goes there, that one goes there. right?" Han yelled as he noticed Chewie putting in the wrong part.

Han considered as he heard the walkers approaching. Leia was still in the control room. "You all right?" Han asked as part of the control room became filled with snow.

"Why are you still here?" she asked surprised.

"I heard the command center had been hit," Han said concerned.

"You got your clearance to leave," Leia said busy with the situation rather than Han.

"Don't worry. I'll leave. First I'm going to get you to your ship," Han said.

"Your Highness, we must take this last transport. It's our only hope," C3PO agreed.

"Send all troops in sector twelve to the south slope to protect the fighters," Leia said ignoring the two.

"Imperial troops have entered the base," the intercom warned.

"Come on...that's it," Han said loosing patience.

"Give the evacuation code signal. And get to your transports!" Leia ordered the controller.

Han grabbed Leia and pulled her toward the transport ship. The three ran toward the transport but were cut off by snow blocking the path. "Transport, this is Solo. Better take off – I can't get to you. I'll get Leia out on the Falcon," Han said through his com link.

Anakin walked calmly through the ruins of the rebel base. He could sense Leia nearby. "Check the prisons," Anakin ordered looking for Luke. Storm troopers ran in every direction into the base.

"Hurry up, goldenrod, or you're going to be a permanent resident!" Han yelled as he went inside the Falcon.

"Wait, wait," C3PO shouted as he walked along. Eventually getting on the ship Han powered up the engines. Chewie, Leia, and C3PO were inside the cockpit. Anakin finally found the hanger where the Falcon was located. Han activated the weapon systems on the Falcon blasting the storm troopers back.

The Falcon's engines finally caught on and the ship headed out into space. Anakin watched disappointed as the Falcon took off. "The prison cells are empty," a storm trooper told Anakin.

Frowning he headed back to his ship. Admiral Piett expertly sent seventeen transports to their doom but allowed thirteen to slip through. Anakin arrived on the Executor and resumed command. "Seventeen of the thirty known transports have been destroyed my Lord," Piett reported.

"Good, but we have a new target. I want all resources available in the capture of the Millennium Falcon," Anakin ordered.

"My Lord, one ship?" Piett asked surprised.

"Yes, and you should have no trouble handling it," Anakin said pointing at Piett.

Anakin left the bridge to his chambers. An Imperial Star Destroyer immediately hunted down the Millennium Falcon. Two others moved to intercept. Four Tie fighters went after the Falcon. The Falcon took a dive, the Tie fighters following them. The Star Destroyers moved too close to each other lightly bruising each other as they hit.

"Prepare for hyperspace," Han told Chewie.

After setting the coordinates the Falcon failed to go into hyperspace. "We have a problem," Han said.

"No light speed," Leia said astonished.

"We can out maneuver them," Han said confidently avoiding fire from the Tie fighters.

After receiving some heavy damage from the Tie fighters Han decided to enter the nearby asteroid field.

"You're not actually going into an asteroid field?" Leia asked him.

"They'd be crazy to follow us," Han reasoned.

The Falcon moved into the asteroid field dodging asteroids and enemy fire. Two Tie fighters exploded as the asteroids hit them.

"Move closer to one of the big ones," Han told Chewie.

The Falcon moved toward the biggest asteroid and went through the canals.. The Tie fighters got too close to each other and exploded while the Falcon slid by.

"Go into one of those caves," Han told Chewie.

The Falcon went up and then dived into the interior of the asteroid.

Piett waited patiently as Anakin's meditation chambers opened. Anakin's right arm was being examined and then placed into the socket and attached itself to Anakin's real right shoulder. Anakin pulled down his uniform over his arm and put a glove over the robotic hand. His shoulder armor slid onto his frame.

"Yes, admiral," Anakin addressed.

"The Falcon has entered an asteroid field and the ships…" Piett began.

"Asteroids do not concern me, I want that ship, no excuses," Anakin said.

"Yes my Lord," Piett went back to the bridge.

Luke's stolen X-wing approached Dagobah and crashed landed in the swamp that made up most of the planet. Luke with irritation opened the hatch of the X-wing. Walking on the nose of the ship he dropped down on solid ground. The R2 unit followed Luke and fell into the water.

Luke rolled his eyes at the droid not caring one way or another. The droid sank into the water but moments later were spit out. The R2 unit flew through the air and crashed landed on the ground. Luke examined the droid. Although dirty it would be fine.

Luke considered his surroundings. "Strange place to find a Jedi master," he thought to himself. A dead Jedi master on Luke's record could help his poor image. With his failure at Yavin and AWOL status at Hoth Luke had lost confidence in his advancement.

"I'm going to shut down everything but the emergency power systems," Han informed the crew.

"Sir, I'm almost afraid to ask, but...does that include shutting me down, too?" C3PO asked.

"No, I need you to talk to the Falcon, find out what's wrong with the hyperdrive," Han said although he really wanted to.

Suddenly the ship begins to shake back and forth. "Sir, it's quite possible this asteroid is not entirely stable," C3PO comments.

"Not entirely stable? I'm glad you're here to tell us these things. Chewie, take the professor in the back and plug him into the hyperdrive," Han said rudely.

"Oh! Sometimes I just don't understand human behavior. After all, I'm only trying to do my job in the most..." C3PO complained.

Chewie and C3PO left the cockpit leaving Han and Leia alone. A sudden lurch sent Leia into Han's arms. "Let go," Leia said.

"Sshh!" Han told her listening.

"Let go, please," Leia reminded him.

"Don't get excited," Han told her letting her go.

"Captain, being held by you isn't quite enough to get me excited," Leia said angrily.

"Sorry, sweetheart. We haven't got time for anything else," Han said annoying Leia. Exiting the cockpit Leia was left alone to consider her thoughts.

Leia smirked as she decided to use an old Jedi trick. She began sensing the minds of the people on board. She couldn't sense C3PO, and Chewie's mind was on the ship. Leia went deeper looking at Han's mind. What she got surprised and disappointed her. Han was counting cards in his head to that of sarbacc. Finding it impossible to get past his card counting she closed her mind to the others.

Luke brushed off some dirt on R2D2's outer surface. Taking a generator from the X-wing he plugged it into the R2 unit's port. "Ready for some power? Okay. Let's see now. Put that in there. There you go," Luke said striking a conversation with the droid.

The droid whistled appreciating the extra power. "Now all I have to do is find this Yoda...if he even exists," Luke said taking out his pistol.

"Still...there's something familiar about this place. I feel like...I don't know..." Luke commented while eating his lunch.

"Feel like what?" a voice asked.

Luke whirled around and pointed his pistol at Yoda. "Like we're being watched," Luke said about to shoot the creature dead.