I stared at the Star Destroyer as it descended the atmosphere ,the dirt from the ground around it was being twirled upwards from the roar and the manipulation of the engines, I could see hundreds of pirates scatter to their speeders, searching in groups for me and Ackbar, and they needed to search fast. I heard and felt a faint rumbling from behind me, I looked around curiously, Ackbar was still asleep, so what was it. The geyser I thought was inactive spouted a warm puff of steam. The faint rumbling became... un-faint, and slowly got louder. It didn't take me long to notice that I'd made a mistake.

This geyser was still active.

And Gial Ackbar was still in it.

I only watched, jaw-dropped, transfixed upon the dirt, glaring at this torrent swirling up inside the geyser, ready to scorch anyone who was unlucky enough to be in it's radius at the time. I was hoisted out of my day-dreaming by Ackbar's pleas from inside the centre of this problem.

'HELP! MASTER WINDU! MASTER WINDU ARE YOU THERE? HELP!' He screamed in terror, as I'm sure the spouts from the geyser woke him up, and, like me, it didn't take him long to figure out what was happening.

The rumbling got louder, and even more intense, the ripples underneath the ground tickling the bottom of my feet very slightly.

I tried to move, but my feet had sunk into Florrum's dirt. I struggled to get out, but they only sunk deeper, now they were encased in mud, it must've been raining heavily the night before, because Florrum's surface was usually extremely dry. I struggled even more, and I sank even more. I repulsed the clingy mud away with the Force, causing it to fly in every direction, splatting my face. I shook my head and wiped my eyes, then ran over to the edge of the geyser, which was rumbling as hard as an earthquake. I saw the Calamari face poke out from the opening. I swung my arm over the edge, and held out my hand, which was gladly taken. I tried to pull Ackbar up, but he was too heavy, I reached with my other arm, and that was taken to. I hoisted Ackbar up, it was a struggle, but eventually Ackbar's hand grasped the edge of the crater. I pulled away, still nervous as the violence of the rumbling continued to rise. Ackbar's head appeared over the edge, and I breathed a sigh of relief, and the geyser sighed as well, the rumbling halted. Me and Ackbar stopped and looked at each other, he'd paused his attempt to get up.

That was his mistake.

The geyser exploded, firing out burning clusters of water, Ackbar was carried up by the strength of the explosion, and he was flailing in the air, screaming. He went so high up he was surely going to die from the fall, thinking this, before he hit the ground I grabbed him with the Force, and let him gently flop to the ground.

He was in pain.

Terrible pain.

Boils and scorches and scalds could be seen withering his body, Ackbar screamed in pain, and couldn't put pressure on the burns either because his hands were scorched as well.

'I thought you were used to water.' I tried to lighten the mood while I rushed over to him. Ackbar gave me a look that said Wow, really? 'Sorry, bad joke.' I said as I placed my hands underneath his coiling body.

'Argh!' He screamed, and writhed out of my grip, rolling across the barren Florrum landscape.

I noticed in the corner of my eye the two abandoned speeder bikes that were left last night by the pirates. I sprinted over to them and hopped on. I placed Ackbar in the passenger seat with the Force. I ignited the engines then sped off towards the only place I could go.

Back to the Pirates' hut.

I hadn't been on a speeder in ages, so this felt quite strange, although I knew how to pilot it. Ackbar moaned behind me, this was my cue to speed up. I knew I had to manage the impossible task of breaching the hut, helping Ackbar and getting out all undetected. I hoped that the hut security would be spread thin because´of the numerous search parties looking for us. Not long later the speeder bike pulled round the round the back of the hut, thankfully there were no guards there. I hopped off and carried Ackbar off the speeder with the Force, I gently placed him on a pile of crates and left to find medical equipment. I came across that recreational hall again, but this time, instead of drunk, laughing pirates; I saw stern-faced, brusque pirates. I took to the shadows like last time. I could hear their conversations as well, like last time, but now it was quiet, so none were interrupted.

'... it's just fortunate that their new "Stormtroopers" are building their strength, gives us a slight bit more time to find that Jedi...' said one pirate

'They're gonna come over here and kill us all if we don't find that Jedi.' said another.

I passed the hall and went into the medical rooms. I searched for supplies. There were bandages and medkits, not many though, but nothing to soothe burns. Maybe it was just that Hondo didn't pay much attention to the healthcare of his men, I uncovered this soothing lotion underneath dozens of forgotten equipment, like dodgy blasters, worn out engines, etc. I picked up the lotion and headed back to where I last saw Ackbar. The pirates looked even more tense than before when I passed them. I was guessing that the Clones, or "Stormtroopers" were busy in the Mess Hall in the Cruiser.

I went back to Ackbar, I could see he was still in a lot of pain. I gave him the lotion, and looked for a way to leave Florrum unnoticed. There was always the hangar, but then there was probably a group of ARC Fighters or whatever this new Emperor named his star fighters lurking up there. I couldn't think of anything else, it was the only way. I turned back to Ackbar, remarkably, the lotion worked, worked really good, Ackbar was already on his feet.

'Thanks.' He said.

'It was the least I could do.' I replied.

Ackbar nodded and ran into the hut recklessly. I was about to say something but he was gone, so I followed him. We arrived at the recreational hall. But now there were hoarse shouts and cries.

'They're coming!' shouted one pirate.

'We're all gonna die!' cried another.

'We go out with a fight!' screamed another.

'Run! Everyone, scatter!' called one more.

'What do we do?' Pleaded another.

I caught up with Ackbar, we scampered along the shadows. The Sith Lord and his army were coming. And we were still here. We came to a small junction in the complex, one way to the hangar, the second to the front entrance/exit, the third to the gym, and the fourth to the cell block, where I'd been before. Ackbar still didn't know my plan, and went fleeing towards the entrance/exit. I gripped him with the force, and brought him into the shadows, but because he seemed so interested in the entrance/exit, I went down there with him. There were dozens of pirates there, including Hondo, all with blasters holstered, with their hands twitching over them, as they could see, as did I, hundreds of "Stormtroopers" headed towards the hut, with Skywalker as their leader, their formation the same when they raided the Jedi Temple. Wait, that didn't look like Skywalker at all, their leader was wearing completely black armour, with a black helmet, that wasn't Skywalker, was it? The army came closer, until they stopped a mile away, and the armoured leader strode the rest of the distance. He stopped in front of Hondo.

'Welcome, er, Lord... Vader?' Honda turned back to his brethren and whispered. 'That is the right name, isn't it?' He then turned back to the leader. 'Welcome to Florrum! Yes, welcome!' Honda seemed very nervous, and this Vader person was no fool.

'Where's Windu?' Vader ordered.

'Er...' Hondo stuttered. 'He isn't here, yes, he isn't here.'

'Lies!' Vader claimed, gripping Hondo with Force Choke. 'He is here, I can sense his presence!'

Right here, pal.

'No!' Honda pleaded through gasps. 'He- isn't- here. I promise you, he- isn't!'

'Do not lie to me again, slime!' Vader demanded. 'He is here, take me to him at once!'

Only have to walk a few yards and you'll be breathing down my neck.

'He isn't! He broke out- last- night!' Hondo choked.

'He did not! He is here, I am perfectly capable with the Force and I can sense him!' Vader tightened his grip.

If you were really that good with the Force you'd know I'm right here.

'I'm an honest- businessman! I've never lied before- in my life!' Hondo lied.

'There's a lie there!' Vader stated. 'I know you, Hondo, I fought against on Felucia!'

'Felucia?' Hondo's brow furrowed, then his eyes widened in realisation. 'Skywalker?'

Vader pursued the answer he craved. 'Where is he!'

'I don't know!' Honda pleaded.

Vader slowly began to clench his fist, and it came to a point where any further and Hondo was dead.

A brave pirate held out his blaster and shot Vader's hand, Vader coiled back and Hondo dropped to the floor, gasping for breath.

Vader ignited his red blade as the rest of the pirates fired. Vader deflected them all, headed backwards as the Stromtroopers took control. And the two sides fired at each other, and the battle began.