Chapter 4 Caught
### earlier...
All of sudden Cody's comlink went off. "Commander, come to the medical center immediately." Malorum said
"Yes, sir." Cody said and he ended the communications. "You five, come with me." Cody and the stormtroopers were off.
### present...
"Surrender now, Echo. We know your secret." Malorum said
"What secret? I don't know any people named Echo. I don't know any secret, either." Echo said simply
"Yeah, right. Please come with me, 'Evan'. By the orders of the Empire." Malorum said taking out some binders.
"You can't, Malorum, he's critically hurt. It's illegal to take him in his condition." Kix said
Malorum came close and looked at Echo dead in the face. "You're lucky you're injured clone. Next time you won't be so lucky." Malorum said low enough for only Echo to hear.
"He needs rest. Leave now." Kix said
"How long will it be until he is fully recovered?" Malorum asked harshly looking back at Echo.
"Couple days, maximum." Kix said
"Of course." Malorum said walking out.
"Who is Malorum?" Echo asked
"Darth Vader's pet." Kix said slowly "We need to get you out of here tonight."
"I thought I wasn't healthy enough." Echo said
"I lied. Would you think I would let an Imperial officer take a brother on my watch?"
"No."
"You do need rest thought. I will come back later." Kix said leaving the room.
###
Malorum left the room and was greeted by a squad of stormtroopers. "Stand down!" Malorum said looking at the commander with a deadly look.
"You heard him troopers." Cody said and the stormtroopers lowered their weapons. "Orders, sir?"
"Yes, come back here tomorrow, get the patient from this room, and bring him to me."
"Yes, sir!" the stormtroopers said and Malorum walked away with the stormtroopers right behind him.
###
"Echo?" Michelle yelled
"Michelle be quiet! Do you want the Empire to know where he is staying?" Maureen asked
"No." Michelle said and then there was a knock on the door. "Evan?" There was no reply.
"Michelle go upstairs and hide." Maureen said
"Not without you." Michelle said
"I said go hide, now do it." Maureen said and Michelle ran upstairs. Maureen got to the door and opened it. Behind the door was stormtroopers.
"Good afternoon, mam." one stormtrooper said
"Good afternoon. What is the honor of your visit?" Maureen asked smiling.
"Where's Echo?" the stormtrooper asked harshly
"Who?"
"ARC-27-0408?" the commander asked
"No clue, of who he is."
"May we search your house, mam?" he asked
"Of course." Maureen said letting the troopers through. The troopers checked everywhere and suddenly a stormtrooper bumped into the couch and then there was a 'clank'.
###
"Echo?" a muffled voice asked "Echo?" it asked again
"Wha-?" Echo asked waking up
"I need to get you out of here." Kix said and echo looked at his chorno and it said '22:12'
"Kix! Did you have to wake me up this late?! Can't it wait until tomorrow?" Echo asked and Kix snorted
"Sure, if you want to get captured by the Empire tomorrow. They're coming to get you."
Echo jumped out of the bed. "Ok, I am ready!"
"Funny how that works." Kix said
"Funny how your humor stayed intact."
"Where do you stay? We need to get you packed. The Captain wants you off planet by tomorrow. Plus, your bounty on your head keeps going up." Kix said
"That's nice." Echo said sarcastically
###
"What was that?" the stormtrooper asked and pulled a bag from under the couch. The trooper opened the bag and found ARC trooper armor.
"What's in the bag, Sergeant?" another stormtrooper asked
"ARC trooper armor, but the guns are missing, Commander."
"Grab the bag. Mam, by the order of the Empire you are under arrest of possession of ARC trooper armor." Cody said taking out his binders.
"Commander, should we look for the guns?" a different stormtrooper asked
"No." Cody said
"But-" the stormtrooper never got to finish
"Are you questioning my order, trooper?" Cody asked
"No, sir!" he said
"Good. Now let's move out." Cody said cuffing Maureen
###
"This is the place?" Kix asked looking at the cabin with holes on the sides.
"That wasn't like it when I left!" Echo said running to the house. Echo burst through the door. "Michelle?! Maureen?! Where are you?!"
"Echo there's no one here, we should leave." Kix said
"No." Echo said crisply and then Echo ran up the stairs "Michelle?! Maureen?!"
"Echo? Echo!" then all of a sudden someone came running at Echo and hugged him tightly. "Where were you?"
"I was somewhere, where I got better. It's ok, Michelle, I am here. Where's Maureen?" Echo asked
"The Empire has her!" Michelle said then she started crying on Echo's shirt.
"The Empire has who?" Kix asked coming up the stairs. Michelle screamed and ran into her room and hid under her bed. Kix looked at Echo like it was a bad idea to come here.
"Michelle? It's ok he's a close brother." Echo said and Michelle came back into the hall still wary about Kix.
"Hello, Michelle. My name's Kix, and I was in the same legion as Echo. I'm not like most of those di'kuts in my legion. Excuse my language." Kix said and Michelle laughed.
"Before I forget, here." Echo said bringing out two gifts. "It's from both of us."
Michelle opened the first gift and it was the dress from the window and the second one was heavier.