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"Would someone like to explain why there was WHITE FANG HERE AND NO ONE TOLD ME!?" Ruby was pissed as she entered her makeshift command post in the run down warehouse that had served as the main base for the Roses since she and Yang had taken over leading the group years ago. Her shoulders slump as the adrenaline left her body from the shootout and the encounter with the two beautiful women who she had saved. One of the lieutenants a tall wookie warrior she had met over two years earlier stands and begins making gentle cooing noises, or as gentle as a wookie could muster. The tall female wookie had taken to the orphaned sisters and had stuck with them going so far as to join and help lead the group when they had been chosen to lead.
Lika the wookie began briskly looking her over for injuries as she had taken the roll of lead medic for the Roses, satisfied that Ruby was fine other than a few scuffs she calmed and gave the shorter woman her space. "Thank you Lika, I am fine he wasn't that great a shot and my armor blocked most everything he threw my way anyhow." Her armor wasn't very big, simply a small plate under her shirt protecting the most vital organs but she had managed to secure mandalorian iron for it making it very good at its job. Even today the plate had done its job wonderfully, thankfully it did and the girls hadn't noticed the hole in her blouse in the center of her chest. The overshirt hid it well enough but if she hadn't been wearing her armor that shot would have definitely have done her in. Ruby rest her hand on the piece of metal as if to remind herself that it had actually held off the blast, that assassins rifle hadn't been a weak gun, she had barely been able to keep herself standing when the high powered round had hit her.
"Ma'am we have just detected his presence here a few minutes before the attack. My apologies but we did try to raise you on the coms to warn you, he must have been hiding aboard a shipping vessel and took off from there since we didn't pick him up until he was already in the city." One of her intel guys reported from his terminal, looking a bit sheepish as he was clearly upset with his own inability to alert their leader before the enemy could attack. The man was young but had basically been raised by the Roses after his own parents had died, he was very devoted to the group.
"Jax it's fine, just frustrated at him messing up our plans." She lets out a long sigh as Blake and Yang enter, the blonde woman instantly seeing the burnt hole in her sisters shirt with the glint of the armor underneath it rushes forward towards the younger woman. "RUBES WHAT HAPPENED?!" pulling the shorter sister into a death grip hug. Practically crushing Ruby in her over protective hug as the blonde looks around for perceived threats, meanwhile Blake watches on with a bemused smile at the antics of her fiance and her sister in law.
Ruby begins to tap out, "Yang… breath… need air" the older sister realizes what she is doing and lets go, leaving Ruby sucking in air like a drowning man. She finally stands up at full height as her big sister slaps her back smiling "Seriously are you alright little sister? Looks like you took a bad hit, who did it?" her smiles quickly turns serious as she looks to the shorter girl. Blake realizing what happened steps forward placing a hand on the elder of the two sisters shoulder to calm her. "The white fang attacker did it, didn't they?" her ears lowering themselves tight against her head as she talks about her former rebel cell. She had abandoned them after they had turned violent radicals who attacked disregarding innocent lives. Having left years ago they had only gotten worse, no one was safe from targeting by the Fang only having caused Blake more anger but she had found refuge with the Roses of Freedom and more specifically with the fiery Yang Xiao Long.
"Yes, they tried to kill two women and I had no choice but too intervene to protect them. He got a lucky hit but my armor took it like a champ, thank the force..." the last words little more than a prayer to herself as she spoke.
"Regardless this changes everything, the Imperials have already begun to lock the city down we have to make a choice, we can either begin Operation Whirlwind or hide out until they relax their guard again." Ruby turns to her 3 closest advisors, Lika rumbled that they needed to take action. Blake and Yang both simply nod in agreement. Ruby looks between them before rolling her eyes as she chuckles "I figured you all would be that way. Ok well I guess we need to get ready and begin to prep our people for this operation. I will handle things at the port, you all prepare everyone else please." She watches as the 3 others leave to set about beginning the plan to try and cripple the Imperial forces.
A matter of hours later they are almost finished as the night settles over the floating city. Unbenounced to the Imperial patrols just underneath them in the ugnaughts tunnels rebel troops begin to get into position, a small fleet of fighters and bombers prime their engines in an older warehouse rarely even given a second glance until in a sudden burst of action its doors are thrown wide, a swarm of X-wings, Y-wings and assorted uglies scramble into the air and rapidly ascend up away from the massive platform making a beeline towards their targets. Meanwhile in the streets all over the city hatches in the ground are thrown open and troopers pour out and begin to assault critical Imperial positions all at once.
Little did the rebels realize just how ready the Imperial forces had been for this attack.
Hope you all enjoyed the new chapter! Have a great weekend!
