Along with Sergeant Rert, two more members had been added to Rann's team; K'can, a Zabrak medic, and Lenka Sere, a human engineer.
As the Akramar dropped out of hyperspace, a Tartan cruiser came into sight. Most of the right side had been ripped off, and the ship was obviously without power.
"Private Kicelorn, Private K'can, and Private Tana, we'll drop you off through the airlock. Private Sere and Kana, come with me. Private Lucir, stay with the ship and make sure no one gets onboard", Rert ordered as the ship entered the hangar of the Tartan cruiser.
Stepping into the hangar, the first thing Rann noticed was a huge cable swaying above the ship, indicating someone had attempted to refuel a ship but was stopped halfway through.
Lucir opened a channel with them, "Gamma 01, confirm that you hear me"
Rann nodded, "Affirmative, Lucir. We hear you. Do you have a layout of the ship?"
"Negative. I'm detecting weak lifesigns from three decks above you"
Rann signaled for K'can to cut down the door to the lift, "All right, we'll check it out"
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Deck 1, The Fire Brigade
Rert moved up to the wall as a shadow was cast on the wall. Kana and Lenka did the same, also noticing the shadow.
"Akramar to Gamma 02, i see three life signs around the corner", Lucir informed them.
"Affirmative. Radio silence until we're in the power room"
Moving around the corner, Rert noticed three bodies on the ground against the wall.
Kana moved up and felt for a pulse on one of them, "He's alive. But only barely," she continued toe examine him "This is impossible. His heart rhytm is increasing, but there's no signs of physical damage. It's as if he's been scared to near death state"
Nodding, Rert turned his attention to the hallway, "Lenka, come with me. Kana, stay with the injured and see if they wake up. We'll go see if we can get some power back on the ship"
Moving down the hall, Lenka noticed the ship was heading towards a star. "Sir, we should probably hurry up. I estimate we'll collide with the star in under two hours"
Rert nodded, "Thanks for the warning. Let me just see if this is it". He began fiddling around with a few wires, eventually hoping to hit the right one. After a few minutes, he found it and power returned to the ship.
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"Kicelorn, power is back online. Do your job and lets get out of here", Rert ordered over the communications link.
Rann sighed, "I wonder why he's so pissed?"
He heard a small laughter behind him, "You really wish to know?", Tana asked and put her gun down.
"Of course i do"
Tana crossed her arms, "Sergeant Rert was once Colonel Rert. But due to a certain event on Coruscant that caused the destruction of five floors of an embassy, he was demoted to Sergeant. Guess who actually blew up the building"
Confused, Rann put down his gun too, "Tell me"
"Your own father. Rert promised to cover up for Zach, but he never expected to be demoted to Sergeant"
Rann scratched his head.
K'can poked him on the shoulder, "Rann, we're through to the bridge" he informed.
All they received was static. "Lucir, can you check the vital signs of Gamma 02?", Rann asked.
"Affirmative," Lucir turned right to check the vital signs, "They seem to be... gone. Wait... There's more lifesigns"
Rann took back his gun, "Where?"
Lucir began tapping on the controls quickly, "There's seven lifesigns moving your way. They're one deck below you! Quickly, get the information and get out of there! The ship seems to be speeding up it's descend into the star"
Turning around, Rann nodded to K'can,"Download the data now". Doing a spin, he turned to Tana, "Lock the door. We'll find another way to the hangar"
Tana nodded and closed the door, shooting the controls.
K'can swung around with a datachip, "Got it!"
Nodding, Rann fired at an entrance to the ventilation shaft, "Everybody, get in!"
Complying, the whole team dropped into the shaft leading down to the hangar. He never thought it'd go directly down, however, so the whole team hit the cold steel floor of the hangar.
"Rann, there's still no signs of Gamma 02, and we only have four minutes until we crash into the star", Lucir informed them from the ramp.
Backing up to the door, Rann made his decision, "The lives of this team is more important than the lives of someone that may not have survived. Everybody, get onboard".
As the Akramar left the hangar, watching the ship descend into the star before burning up, Rann sighed and dropped against the wall.
"Rann, if it's of any help, i did detect an odd energy burst right before the ship entered the stars gravitational field"
Rann looked up at Lucir, "We can't be sure it was them, and we can't risk going too close to the star. Get us back to Felucia, Lucir"