Chapter Ten

The morning. The sun of Obai-Skai, shined down and caused the blinding heat to come once more to the desert. The heat caused the troops to wake up, along with the pilots, and others. However, Tahiri, who was in Jania's tent with Alema, had came out and told a troop they couldn't find Jania, and a serach began around the camp.

Zekk, who was in Jacen's and Anakin's tent, also reported that they were missing. troops began to search, but to no anvil, they hadn't been found. Because of that, Luke got Leia Solo, Han Solo, Zekk, Tenel Ka, Tahiri, Mara Jade, Alema, and Ganner into a briefing room with Major General Ray Shock.

"Zekk, Tenel Ka, Alema, Tahiri, And Ganner, you've noticed that Anakin, Jaina, and Jacen our gone. Well guess what?! We've got an idea where they are." Major General Ray Shock said. A picture flicked on to the wall, it showed an ariel view of a small base in the desert. "This is about 700 Kilometers from the camp," He pointed to the turbo lasers cannons on the sides of the entrance to the other camp. "We haven't had time to put those up, so it isn't ours, and it shot at our spy ship, so it isn't ours. Judging from its size, and the fact that it was showing two trucks pulling up, I'm guessing this is where the three jedi are.

"We assume that there is going to be something there that block the 'force', after all, you would have heard from them with that force thing of yours right?" They all nodded. "All the more reason that this isn't going to be carried out by any of you." Luke could see that the young jedi kinghts were now more confused then before. "You'll fly top cover, in X-wings, draw the fire of those Turbolasers and other such weapons, and let the elite troops handle the rescue." The Major General turned to Luke. "You want to lead the formation?"

"Fine." Luke replied.

The blue painted X-wing zinged through the air, seven craft followed, Following was a YT-1300 transport ship, with was slightly busted up, but was good for any combat mission. But this time Han was on a nobler mission then other times, this time he was out to save his children. Following was a Drop ship, which was slower then the Flacon or the X-wings. But it was carrying a platoon of covert opt troops. Which were the only one's trained for search and rescue mission like this.

Han could see on the sensor, that they were coming closer to the Peace Brigade base, which was a good, thing. The faster they started, the faster they would get Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin out of there. A green flash of light pasted the falcon's canopy, and through the view port Han could see the turbo laser towers. Some of the X-wings fired at the towers. Though to no anvil, they didn't do much and had to bug out. Other wise they may have been shot by one and turned into millions of atoms.

"Load the concussion missiles..." Han said to Leia, as a other green flash of lasers spread around them. A beep alerted Han, they were loaded. Within a minute he had a lock on of the first tower. He fired, and a large orange flame busted from the flank of the missile, as it flew forward, it gained speed, and then it hit the tower. Which exploded into flames of red and yellow, the tower wouldn't be firing for quite some time.

The Drop ship dropped its troopers into the middle of the base, and landed. "Geez, they're all over here!" Said one of the covert troops over the comm. How the hell are we going to get past them? Gah! There shooting! We're never going to get out of here!"

"Your going to shoot back." Han Said into the comm after the trooper had finished. Han did a fly by of the landing zone, and the two Noghri in the quad lasers fired at an other turbo laser that Han didn't see until it exploded and was destroyed with only charred metal remaining. They went past the out post, and then circled back around again, the lasers fired on to the ground. "No you idiot!" Han yelled. "You're going to shot our own guys!" He pulled the falcon away, and they were hit by a turbo laser. He flung the ship around again and just missed getting hit by a turbo laser.

He spun the ship around again, and the gunners fired, on a tower. It went down fast, and fell to the ground, burning in red, yellow, and orange flame.

"Alright, were moving towards the center command post..." Said a troop over the comm. They could hear a door slowly open and blaster fire coming to life, the noise was now gone. "Alright, were in." Han looked down through the view port. To see a few tanks coming towards the command post. "What?" The same trooper said over the comm. "Tanks?! Geez, is there anything these guys don't have?"

Four X-wings pasted by the Falcon, and dived downwards, fired a proton missile at the tanks, and the missiles exploded into a white ball of energy. A moment later the tanks were vaporized with the missile its self. "Alright, we know where they are! Only a little bit away. Cover us we'll get your jedi back."

Han spun his ship around, facing a group of 10 R-22 Spearheads. They were older versions of A-wings, and weren't hard to shoot down. "Now they have fighters?!" Tahiri said over the comm rather wildly. "What don't they have?"

The 10 spearheads spread out, and engaged them. The guns fired again, and an R-22 vaporized into the air, along with the pilot. "Alright!" Said a troop on the ground, "We've got them!" Han could hear the sound of ropes being untied, and the opening of some sort of cage. "They were using ysalamir to cut them off from the force. Well no wonder the other jedi didn't feel a cry for help."

Han checked the sensor again. At least 4 of the R-22's were gone, and they were dropping like flies. He moved the ship again, the guns blazed out with red lasers, and stroke a other R-22 that was only about a hundred meters from them. The small fighter busted into red flames and hit the brown desert earth below. The X-wings had taken down 2 more, now they only had 3 left, and they were bugging out. The drop ship was taking off, and returning to the base.

Han could now see on the sensor the new republic brigade coming in to take out whatever was left of the base. As the X-wings and the Falcon, which now was being flanked by the drop ship, flew away, a message from the drop ship came over the comm. It was Anakin's cool calm and collected voice. "Mom, Dad, we have someone captive in here."

"Who's that? Anakin?" Leia asked.

"Viqi Shesh, we get first dibs on interrogating her first, we need your help. We've never done this sort of thing before." Anakin replied. "Oh yeah, its me, Anakin."