"Better to die than to fear dying."-Boba Fett
Deep Space, Mandalore Sector
A Rebel CR90 Corellian Corvette flew across the empty space, carrying supplies to a second rendezvous point. Their destination: Yavin. As it flew through the freezing cold darkness, it met with its escort consisting of two old V-Wing starfighters stolen from a reclamation station similar to Reklam Station. Many old republic ships were stolen from these types of stations, including the Y-Wings stolen by Phoenix Squadron.
The captain informed the two fighters of the upcoming jump. "We're about to jump to Checkpoint B... Initiate docking protocols immediately."
"Copy that captain, beginning docking sequence..." The Rebel pilots moved to dock into the ship's underside.
The Alpha 3 Nimbus-class V-Wing interceptor, used by many Clone pilots in the final year of the Clone Wars, completely lacked a hyperdrive. It relied solely on larger ships, such a Republic Venator-class Star Destroyers, to move across extremely long distances. Because the Rebellion lacked hyperspace rings, they are forced to use carrier ships to transport V-wings, V-19 Torrents, stolen TIE Fighters, and any severely damaged starfighters.
But unbeknownst to the Rebels, another ship was following them some distance away. Its pilot was a master survivalist, with a great penchant for hunting... He then decided to make himself known...
"Captain, we're aborting the docking sequence..." The wings of the two interceptors folded into attack position. Their engines boosted as they made sharp turns to directly engage the assailant.
"What's happening, Greyhound Two?!" The captain's breathing audibly heavies as he tries to listen to the buzzing of the comms.
"An unidentified ship is moving towards us at an attack speed. We think its Imperial..." They sped up their craft, moving into attack speed.
The hunter ship simply flies past, releasing a single object in their path. The speed at which it was flying indicates a need to remain at a safe distance...
"That's weird... It's not even trying to open fire..." Greyhound One reported... Within seconds, they realized why the ship wasn't engaging directly... Though it would be their last thoughts.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM! The object detonates with an extremely loud bellowing boom, unleashing a massive seismic wave that tears the fighters apart and brings heavy damage to the corvette. A seismic charge...
A Rebel technician reports the damage. "Captain, we've lost our engines and the turrets seem to be out of power... We're totally defenseless..."
"Get the recruits into the shuttle. Let's hope they escape... We'll buy you time if they want to board." The captain grabbed a DC-15s blaster carbine from a weapons compartment. The rebel navy troopers pulled blasters out of their holsters.
The Firespray attached to the docking clamps.
"The Empire's here... Secure the docking bay." Navy troopers stormed into the hallway where Slave I was docked, and waited...
However, when the airlock opened they weren't expecting a torrent of fire. They tried aiming and firing, but the intensity of the flames killed them far too quickly.
Boba Fett was now inside the corvette, and with a single move killed almost half the navy troopers. He marched towards the cockpit, killing every navy trooper in his way...
The captain watched the docked Taylander shuttle escape, making no move when the Mandalorian bounty hunter cut through the thin durasteel door...
"If you want information, the holoprojector and navacomputer have been purged of the locations of all Rebel bases. The Empire will never know, bounty hunter..."
The news angered Fett. All his effort in hunting Pryce's most valuable target was all for nothing... He raised his modified EE-3 and fired, giving the man a quick and painless death.
He initiated self destruct and returned to Slave I, flying away from the ship as it exploded spectacularly...
The beep of his holoprojector gave him some level of delight... Someone has an assignment for him. A simple press of a button, and the image of Tiber Saxon appeared before him...
"Boba of Clan Fett... I have an assignment for you... I've informed Governor Pryce that you'll be working for me now."
"Who's the target?"
"Sabine Wren... Bring her to me alive, and I will reward you handsomely..."
"As you wish..." Fett shut off the transmission, and jumped to hyperspace...
MANDALORE
The AATs moved very slowly, especially in comparison to the AT-STs. But unlike the walkers, which went down extremely easily when Clan Wren's warriors pelted them with rockets, the AATs were far more heavily armored.
The AATs weren't heavily damaged by the anti-infantry rockets, and their anti-personnel blasters were highly inaccurate against such fast moving targets. However, they did provide a sufficient distraction while the turbolasers shot down Mandalorians.
Rex flew towards one of the AATs and landed on its hull... He pulled open one of the hatches, and dropped a thermal detonator inside... He jumped to the next hatch, and did the same... Exactly what he taught Saw Gerrera... As he flew away, the AAT dropped to the ground—engulfed in two small explosions.
The other AAT aimed its secondary blasters and fired at Sabine. The tank's accuracy was perfect, but in response she quickly activated her shield. She survived the hit unharmed, but began to fall to the ground.
Jump troopers formed a perimeter where she landed... Before she could recover she is quickly stunned.
The AAT moved closer, and aimed its heavy laser cannon at Rex, Rau, and Kanan.
The jumptrooper commander made his demands clear. "Stand down, traitors... Or she dies!"
All the fighting ceased... Clan Wren was at a standstill... They'd taken out all the turbolasers, but they were too risky to use against the troopers.
"Surrender! Now!" The trooper went on.
A sudden attack from above began to tear through the tank's armor. A starfighter was far more effective against the vehicle than simple blasters.
The commander tried to process the situation, watching more Mandalorians fly from the Gauntlet fighter.
Their leader yelled at Clan Wren. "Don't just stand there! Protect her!"
"Who exactly are these warriors?" Rex asked Rau.
"They're members of House Kryze... Another faction fighting the Empire."
The fighting began once more. And with more Mandalorian warriors, the jump troopers were killed within a matter of seconds...
Now that the garrison had been dealt with, it was time to see if Sabine's father was still there...
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