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Chapter Six

Explanations and Rescue

(EV Leto, Kiros system)

Ahsoka sat in her office, waiting for Gakowa to arrive. The new ship he'd found, EV Apollo II, was quite impressive for a

Gaia-class. It had weaponry capable of destroying the Centennial warships. Her main concern, however, is that he said

he was sent to the future. She waited for him to walk in, which he did. He had never lied to her before, and she was

sure he could never lie to her about something like this. She could sense he was telling the truth as he understood it,

but it still concerned her. As he walked in, she sighed. "Sit down, Gakowa." He did so. She faced him. "I can sense

you're telling the truth, but I just want to be sure. How far into the future did you go?" Gakowa sighed. "125 years. The

hologram of Katooni told me that they were going to scrap the Apollo II. She flew it out of there to keep it from

happening." Ahsoka nodded. "I'm guessing she told you about the ship's weapons?" Gakowa nodded. She sighed. "As I

said, I can sense you're telling the truth. However, I can't allow any loose ends. I'm going to have some men inspect it

for anything harmful before I ask Trump about crewing it. He already knows about it, I just wanted to be sure." Gakowa

nodded. Soon, an alarm began to sound. "Master Tano, the Republic star destroyer Peacekeeper just dropped out of

hyperspace. They're suffering an overload!" The two made their way to the bridge. As they arrived, the Peacekeeper

exploded and they detected a spacesuit-clad person making their way towards them. Gakowa made up his mind.

"Intercept him." The officer faced him. "Sir, I'm not sure I can get him on board." Gakowa sighed. "Okay, I'll do it.

You're temporarily relieved." The officer gulped. "For how long, sir?" Gakowa faced him. "For the duration of this

rescue." The officer nodded. Gakowa manned the helm, and reduced the ship to minimum sublight. The survivor's

comm came through. "Earth vessel, my name is Luke Skywalker. I wish we could have saved my crew, but the

hyperdrive went off just as we arrived. I was barely able to get into the suit in time." Gakowa nodded. "Hang on. We're

coming in." Luke sighed on his end. "Based on the size of your vessel, if you hit me, even at minimal velocity..."

Gakowa interrupted him. "I am not going to hit you." Upon Ahsoka's questioning stare, he added with the comms off,

"Not on purpose." An officer spoke up. "Sir, we're going too fast." Gakowa sighed. "Gaia-class cruisers don't go any

slower. I'm putting in reverse thrust." This slowed down the ship, and they were able to get Luke safely aboard. In the

medical room, Ahsoka and Gakowa went to see him. He was being treated for minor burns. "I gotta say, I've had

patients who complain about scratches on this ship. You're pretty nice not to complain." Luke faced him. "It's just a

small burn. Not worth complaining about." He noticed the Tanos walk in. "Master Tano. Knight Tano." Gakowa nodded

back. Ahsoka faced him. "I don't mean to seem impudent, but what were you doing out here?" Luke sighed. "We were

investigating a nebula near here. We jumped to hyperspace to report our findings, but the hyperdrive malfunctioned.

We had to drop out. Unfortunately, it appears someone sabotaged the hyperdrive." Gakowa sighed. "I hate it when

something like that happens." Luke faced him. "Hm?" Gakowa faced Luke. "Seven years ago, Earth's first vessel, the

Hera, suffered a malfunction in the warp gate device. Apparently, Avalon-class ships don't have the power

requirements." Luke nodded. Gakowa faced his mother. "That's why we deleloped the Olympus-class vessels. We

needed something with a high power level. That was the answer we were looking for. The Avalons were demoted into

defensive vessels, guarding Earth. Olympus and up were deployed for other space missions." Ahsoka nodded. "What

caused the development of the Gaia-class?" Gakowa faced her. "We needed a one-of-a-kind ship to serve as Earth's

flagship." Ahsoka sighed. "That went well." Gakowa looked at her. "Why do I get the feeling that I'm gonna get in

trouble for this?" Ahsoka chuckled. "No, you're not in trouble." Gakowa sighed. "That doesn't sound so reassuring." She

scoffed, and stroked his rear lekku. He stiffened. "Mom!" She laughed.

A/N

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Gakowa: Erg.

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