Disclaimer: Same thing
The next day the Rebels were setting up their new base in the mountain while Sabine was tryimg to contact rebel command with an old transmitter.
"Any luck?" Hunter asked his fiancée
"None" she replied "I can try to boost the power but it wont be enough to over come the Empire's jamming signal they're blocking all non Imperial transmissions"
"We have to find a way to make contact with Hera" Kanan said
"If she got back the blockade" Ryder said
"She made it" Kanan said "And she'll convince rebel command to luanch an attack, we'll have to be ready to left"
"Help?" Ryder asked "Look I wanna fight but the Empire has got thousands of troopers we are hiding in a cave with no ship no supplies and a couple of blasters"
"We've done a lot more with alot less" Ezra said "There's a way and we'll find it"
"What now Sabine" Hunter asked
"I can't make contact to Rebel command but I'm picking up somthing near by" Sabine said
"How close?" Hunter asked
"Enough to take a look" Sabine replied
"Lets go check it out" Hunter said as he and the rebels left the campsite.
Later the rebels took a speeder and drove to the outer fields of Lothal and saw a large yellow transport.
"There its an Ore Crawler" Ryder said
"I think I saw one of those burning throught the grass sites up north" Ezra said
"Yeah they strip raie the surface for raw material to feed the Imperial factory"Ryder said
"And they burn all the way down here" Ezra said "Thats halfway across the planet"
"Yeah but that ship might be exactly what we need" Zeb said
"You might be more right then you know Zeb" Sabine said while She and Hunter were looking through their scopes.
"That Crawler is equipped with a long range antenna that we can use to contact rebel command" Hunter said
"But how do we get inside?" Mia asked
"We'll think of somthing" Ezra said
The rebels then drove the speeder up the crawler and saw how big it was up close.
"Sabine and Hunter you're up" Kanan said as the couple flew to the top of the Crawler and saw some droids guarding the entrance.
"Hmph too easy" Hunter scoffed
"Glad you think so" Sabine said "those are Mining gill security droids"
The couple flew toward and landed on the ramp while staying out of sight. Then Sabine stunned the droid and threw it off the ramp while Kanan,Ezra and Zeb got to the Crawler. Then the Couple flew to the top on the Crawler and into the cockpit and saw a small orange Trandoshan who was listening to music until Zeb picked him up while he was struggling.
"Hello there" Ezra said
"Pirate scum!" The lizard hissed as he sounded the alarm
"Sabine shut off that alarm!" Hunter said as his fiancée tried to work the controls while the Trandoshan tried to escape until Hunter punched him knockin him out.
"Lizard scum" Hunter growled
Then Sabine managed to shut off the alarm and Ezra crushed the captain's control.
"You you have any idea who you're messsssssing with!?" The Captain said
"Yeah a small orange peice of crap!" Hunter said out of anger making Sabine look shock under her helmet. Then the speakers went off.
"Gill control to Crawler you activated your destress becon and seize out put is there a problem? Over."
"Ha! You're done theiving scum!"
"Thats what you think" Hunter said as he walked to the control panel "Sssssorry" he hissed "Falsssse alarm the cralwer hassss malfuntioned sssss"
"Isssss that what I sssssound like?" The Captain asked
"Is this operatior 465832? You sound different"
"I'm sssssick" Hunter hissed
"Piratessss! Help!" The Captain shouted
"Please repeat"
"Ssssorry, Engine flare part of the malfunttttttion" Hunter kept hissing "We're fixing it"
"We're sending a maintance crew to assist you standby"
"Negitive control we can make repairsssss ourssssselvessssss" Hunter hissed "Do you copy over?"
But the control didn't respond.
"Well that could've gone better" Hunter said
"You think ssssssso?" Mia asked in a mocking hissing tone
"I didn't hear you come up with anything" Hunter said "I'm just glad I don't have to do that anymore all that hissing was hurting my throat"
"Just make sure the Captain stays quiet and lets get to work" Kanan said
"This com unit is older then I thought" Sabine said sitting down in the pilot seat "May take a while to boost this things power, that's weird"
"What is it babe?" Hunter asked
"Someone activated the interveichle com" Sabine said "there's a signal coming from the back of the crawler"
"Zeb and I will check it out" Kanan said "as soon as Sabine gets that com working contact Hera"
Kanan and Zeb exited the cockpit while Hunter and Ezra put the Captain in the supply closet.
"Ezra you and Mia watch the slimey little basturd while Sabine and I work on the com" Hunter said as he walked over to the com link.
"What's his problem?" Ezra asked
"Hunter had some problems with Trandoshans in the past" Mia said while Sabine and Hunter were working on the comlink.
"Is that thing working yet?" Ezra asked
"We've made the motivations but I need to incript our message so the Empire doesn't track it" Sabine said while they all heard the Captain banging on the closet door. Hunter then got up and kicked the closet
"Hey shut up or im turn you into a pair of boots!" Hunter shouted as he sat back down while Sabine looked in worry.
"Ok what's your problem?" She asked
"I don't have a problem" Hunter replied
"Then why are you acting like a racist?" Sabine asked
"Because Trandoshan's are scum all of them!" Hunter said
"Not all of them" Sabine said
"YOU DON'TKNOW THEM LIKE I DO!" Hunter shouted Making the other teens back away from them while Hunter sighed in sadness.
"Hunter...Is there somthing you're not telling us?" Ezra asked
"When I was ten years old I was kidnapped by Trandoshan pirates. They took me to an Island and hunted their prisioners for sport.I was stuck there for weeks with no food or water I had to fend for myself. They kept hunting me down like some animal until I was rescued by parents and they killed every single one of them they two were captured by Trandoshan pirates during the clone wars for the same reason. From that day on i learned never to trust or respect those damn lizards again. If i had my way I'd wipe them all out."
As Hunter finished both Sabine and Ezra had shocked looks on their faces at the story he just told.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Sabine asked her fiancé
"It's not something I like to talk about" Hunter said "I'm telling you they can't be trusted they only care about themselves"
"But Hunter not all of them are like that" Sabine said
"Maybe maybe not but it doesn't change how I feel about them" Hunter said "I'm not a racist but I know what they are capable of"
"I know you're not racist Hunter" Sabine said "But you need to let go of the past"
"I know..." Hunter said "Ezra go check on Kanan and Zeb"
"Will do" Ezra said
As he and Mia kissed Hunter on the lips to comfort him as he immediately returned the kiss.
"Thanks" Hunter said
"You're welcome" Sabine said. Just then the couple spotted som impreial transports heading their way.
"Oh great just what we need" Hunter said as Sabine contacted Ezra.
"Guys get up here now!" She said
A few minutes later the rebels and some slaves inculding Vizago arrived in the cockpit and saw the transports.
"It's not to late to abandon ship" Zeb said
"We still need to contact Hera" Sabine said
"This crawler is valuable" Hunter said "For it's long range communications and we can use it for our attack"
"But it has no weapons and its no match for those gun ships" Mia said
"I think we can hold it without a fight" Ezra said
"If you got a plan use it now" Kanan said
"Zeb get the slaves on deck, show the Empire every thing is under control" Ezra said "Vizago into the captain's chair "
"What if he turns us in?" Hunter asked
"Too late now" Ezra said
Just then some stormtroopers entered the cockpit while the other rebels were hiding.
"All we need is for that lizard to start talking" Ezra whispered
"That should be easy since he never shuts up" Mia whispered back.
But the Trandoshan wasn't in the closet which made the Troopers leave.
"Nice work Vizago" Hunter said
"Like mother said once a scoundrel always a scoundrel" Vizago said "But where is the Captain?"
"He got out" Kanan said as he found an open ventilation shaft.
"Guys I think I've got it" Sabine said "Transmittingto Hera now"
But just has Sabine pushed the button the comlink got fried.
"That doesn't sound good" Kanan said
"The trasmitter lost power!?" Sabine said angrily
"Yeah and I think I know how" Hunter said
"I told you not to mess with me" The captain said through the vents "You may have duped those impreial suckers but you won't won't fool the mining guild"
"Sneaky bastured!" Hunter said
"How did he get a comlink?" Mia asked
"He's on the crawlers intercom and he broke the longrange trasmitter" Sabine replied
"Patch me through to the Empire or I wil, destroy this crawler pirate scum!" The Captain ordered
"He'll target the main ractor" I'll deal with him"
Hunter then climbed intot the shaft until he made it through to the main reactor and looked for the control. Hunter found the controls and was about to turn them on until the Captain jumped on his back and started hitting him until he threw him off.
"This is my crawler rebel!" The captain said "I work for the guild just as he who spawned me and my spawn well after me!"
The Captain then hid in the shadows while Hunter kept his guard up. The Captain then tried to attack Hunter from behind until he force pushed the Captain into the insnerator killing him.
"Burn in hell Trandoshan scum" Hunter growled as he turned on the main reactor.
Later back in the cocpit Sabine managed to contact rebel command and was waiting for a reply.
"Guys we're receiving a transmission" Sabine said over her comlink while the others entered the cockpit.
"Happy to hear from you guys" Hera said over the speaker. "And good timing rebel command has autherize the attack"
"The attack it's happening!" Ezra asked with the biggest smile on his face
"You bet it is Ezra" Zack said over the speakers "And this time we're bring some new fire power we told Mon Mothma you'll handle the ground assult"
"You can count on us dad" Hunter said "It's time to take down that factory once and for all!"
THE ATTACK ON LOTHAL IS FINALLY HAPPENING WILL THE REBELS BE VICTORIOUS? FIND OUT NEXT TIME ON STAR WARS REBELS: FIGHT FOR FREEDOM CONTINUES.
R&R FULCRUM OUT!