Amira checked her chrono again. Just fifteen more minutes and she could wrap up operations and move her team back behind friendly lines. She watched herpeople do their jobs with precision.
She smiled to herself finding it amusing that she had been trained to be a Jedi Knight; protector of peace and justice in the Galaxy and here she was hunkered down behind a snow bank commanding a military unit on the coldest most desolate planet in the known galaxy, engaged in the largest war ever fought by the Republic.
She wiped the snow from her goggles again and peered out through the raging blizzard. They had taken up a position behind enemy lines. It was her team's job to gather intelligence on the Separatist's current resupply rates and methods.
Previous intelligence had identified their main supply depot and they had dug in just outside the compound. The placement had been carefully timed with an approaching storm. So far it had provided excellent cover but their window would be closing as the storm moved on.
For the last several hours her team had been noting what went in for maintenance and how fast replacements went back out to the field. She tapped her second in command on the shoulder. The clone sergeant turned to look at her and moved closer so he could hear her over the wind.
She leaned in and said, "Have the team finish gathering the last of the data and start packing up. I want to get moving in fifteen minutes." He nodded silently and moved away to inform the rest of the team.
As Amira watched him leave she began to think of their return trip. It would get pretty tricky going back across lines as the storm dissipated. Something stopped her in mid thought.
She held her breath as she reached out with the Force trying to sense what was alerting her. It was not Obi-Wan and to her knowledge there were no other Jedi on Hoth. Something Force sensitive had touched her mind and now knew where she was.
She scurried over to her team who were busy packing up, "We have to go NOW; our position is compromised leave anything not sensitive buried in the snow and move out."
The sergeant motioned for the others to grab their gear and start heading away. Then he turned back to her to ask, "Colonel how was our position compromised?" She replied through the howling wind, "I sensed someone, someone who knows we are here. It isn't the good guys."
He nodded and took her explanation without question not just because she was the commander but because she was also a Jedi Knight and her ability to sense things that others could not went without saying.
Moving as fast as possible through the knee deep snow Amira and her team plodded their way back towards friendly territory. They were able to get across the enemy's lines without being detected as the storm still allowed for some coverage.
There was still a few hundred meters of no mans land between both lines that had to be crossed before they could relax. Amiras' senses prickled and she yelled out, "Incoming!"
The area around them lit up with laser cannon fire. She ignited her lightsaber and began deflecting laser blasts away from her team. The sergeant and the others drew their weapons but could see no target to fire at.
The sergeant yelled out, "I can't see where they are Colonel, do you want us to return fire?" She deflected another laser blast and replied, "Negative! Move out, I will cover."
He motioned for the team to get moving and he brought up the rear. He yelled out to her one more time, "Colonel you can't hold this position alone." She spun around and replied, "Get back over the line and give them our data; complete the mission. That is an order. Now Go!"
He saluted and ran off to catch up with the rest of the team. She continued to battle the onslaught. After several minutes she felt it dissipate and took the opportunity to make a break for it.
She was satisfied that her team would be close enough to friendly lines by now and that meant the information they gathered would make it. Something exploded near by and everything went dark.