Ch7 A new life, A new team.
Corneria Orbital Shiyards 19.6 ABY 3 days after Earth Invasion.
With in the interior of the Great Fox II. Fox is greatly feed up with the lack of progress his new cruiser has made.He decides he needs to get some help, and he knows were to turn. But some may not like his new change of pase.
"Ok Fox, I will slighty agree with you that we may need some assistance, Bill is a an alright choice, we may not see eye to eye all the time, but I can some what deal with him, But come on hireing her, No,NO,NO you can't, your killing me Fox."
"Falco I don't give a damn about your past together I'm hiring Katt wether you like it or not, Got it." Fox scoulded Falco.
"But she is such a pain in the ass, she drives me nuts." Falco continues to complain.
"Thats your own fault Falco, The rest of us have always got along just fine, ever since the academy."Fox commented.
Falco just crosses his hands and looks the other direction."Who cares?"
"Besides Katt is just as good of a of mechanic as she is a pilot, in some ways she might be a better replacment for Slippy, unlike Slippy she's a solider, and so is Bill. With the two of them our team may be at its best yet. I already talked Bill and he'll be here in a few days, He just has to turn in his paperwork. And you will treat both of them with respect, No bull shit Falco, that an order."
Fox very seldom pulled rank over his commrads, but every once in a while he'd have to in order to keep Falco in line.
"Ya Ya Ya Fox I'll be nice, do want me to throw them a welcome party or mabey just send them some flowers." Falco then leaves after he makes his little comment.
Fox just shakes his head and continues towards the com room. "Some things just never change, Oh well."
Fox walks into the comm room and brings up Katt's comm signal.
"Katt do you copy this Fo--"
"FOX OH MY GOD HOW ARE YOU DOING? DID YOU MARRY KRYSTAL YET? IF YOU DID WHY WASN'T I INVITED? DID YOU FIND A NEW JOB? DID YO-"
"KATT!" Fox Yells and rolls his eyes.
Katt has always been a very hyper person.
"Oh um sorry Fox, But seriously whats up?"Katt finally settles down.
"Katt I'm calling to ask if you want to join the team, We could use the extra help."
Katt thinks to herself for moment."Ya sure, I'm just here on Fortuna doing nothing, I could can be their in a few hours, and tell Krystal I said hi see ya."
"Hmm I have this strange feeling that things are going to get much louder with Katt around here." Fox jokes to himself.
Coruscant that same day.
For the past two days Tim has been trying to rest since his enduring and tramatic experience. Even the expensive luxurious hotel room didn't help him set aside the event that will probably haunt him for the rest of his life. He felt like hell. When he looked at the clock it said 11:37am. He knew it was time to leave, and grabs what few things he actually had, just his knife, his blaster pistol, his flight helmet and suit, and exits the room down to the lobby. Only being here for two days he really doesn't know were anything is, so he goes up to the desk and asks for directions.
"Excuse me mizz" He asks her.
"Yes sir, did you enjoy your stay?"the woman asks him.
"Uh yes this a nice place, but I need directions. I need to get the Republic Military High Command its important you could say. I have a spacecraft so I don't need roads I just need to know which direction to go."
"Well sir all I know is that there is a mojor Republic base southeast of here about twenty kilometers from here."
"Thank you, here is the money for the room."
After he leaves the hotel he walks down the block to the docking bay where he landed his fighter. After doing a quick preflight check his lifts off into the direction the clerk told him. It wasn't a long flight. He could tell when he got there the base was huge, possibly ten miles in size. Once he got in radio range he was hailed.
"We have on our screen please identify, You are are in New Republic Defence Force airspace."the control tower called out to him.
"My name is Commander Tim Welch, I mean no harm. I need to speak with the senior officer of this post its urgent."
"Please stand by commander."
Tim waits for about four minutes before he hears anything.
"You are cleared to land in bay 37 welcome to New Republic HQ."
"Thank you" after he got his clearance he proceeds to the his designated Landing Zone. Once he lands a fire team of republic troops walk up to greet him.
"Good moring commander I'm Sergeant Hollis, I'm here to escort you to the generals office. Please relinguish any weapons you may have on you until your designated otherwise."
"No problem."Tim said.
In compliance Tim hands them his knife and pistol.
"You know I'm going to want those back."He says jokingly. The sergeant just laughs.
"Now Please follow me."
The soilders walk through many massive halls and go up several stories before getting to the generals office. Tim was amazed how massive this place really was.
"This the generals office commander, if you need anything else my office is just down the hall."
"Thank you sergeant"
Tim walks up the door and knocks and waits a few seconds until he was told he could enter. He walks in and sees the general doing whats looks like alot paper work.
"You must be Commander Welch, Hello I'm Gerneral Carlist Rieekan commander of this post, please sit down, What can I do you."
Tim shakes the generals hand and sits down.
"General I'm here becuase I have reason to beleive that the Empire may be planning some sort of major attack."
This caught Rieekan's attention"Go on commander."
"You see sir I'm from where you call the unknown regions. The Empire has been secretly moving around in and out of there evading Repulic's attention with gathering resources. Over the coarse of a year I've been in two engagments with them both haveing devasting results, infact three days ago The Empire desrtoyed my entire plantes defence force and bombarded every city of my planet, and taking what ever resources they might need. I was lucky that I managed to escape."
The General at first didn't know what say, he knew though how he felt. He to lost everything to the Empire when they destroyed Alderaan.
"This is disturbing new Commander, I'll see what I can do help"
"So now I'm here and I have nothing to go back to. I want to get back at them. Do you have any flight officer positions, I'm qualified on several classes of fighters, such as Z-95,ARC-170,V-19 Torrents,Delta 7,and ETA II,sir. I've also shot down around twenty TIE fighters and managed to get two stardestroyers to crash into each other."
The General was very impressed with the young pilots flight status, he couldn't afford to let such as highly skilled veteran pilot go.
"I think I may have a job suitable for your qualifications. I have a new fighter wing of three T-65C X-wings squadrons here, now most of the pilots are fresh out of flight school but they were all top of their class, but they don't have any experience or a wing commander, you want the job?"
Tim was shocked to be offered such a position so early, he didn't know what to say.
"Wow uh, I've never commanded a full wing before, plus I don't have the rank for the job."
"Your right a commander isn't the ideal rank for this position, thats why I'm giving the rank of Captian."and hands him a silver bird for his uniform soon to come.
"Are you serious, um I don't know what to say, Thank you sir, I won't let you down sir."
"I know you won't Captain, Welcome aboard. Now lets get you settled in and introduced to your new unit and my commandstaff, their gonna want to here about your incident, because we signed a peace treaty with the Empire about a year ago, From what you told me it almost seems like they used the treaty as a cover up for their newest plan."
As the day went on Tim got to know his new unit. He got along really well with his new group, all of them were real nice people. He was also was very fond of his new fighter. He only had time to take it out once before the big staff meeting, but it was the best fighter he'd ever flown, it handled like a dream. He was happy that he had founda new life. Later that day Tim explained the inasion of his home to the NDF military concil. They found it rather disturbing and athorized an ivestigation.
Back at the Corneria Orbital Docks.
Its been about five hours since Fox contacted Katt. Fox was alittle annoyed but not surprised either. Like Falco she was usually late for most things. While Fox was waiting in the hanger ROB's came over the PA.
"Fox a craft that matches the markings of Katt Monroe is requesting permission to land."
"It's about time, let her in ROB."
"Affermative Fox."
After the transmission the large bay doors of Great Fox open up and Katt's small pink fighter slowly pulls in and lands. Once she climbs out the cockpit she runs up to Fox and gives him hug, practically cutting off his air supply.
"Long time no see Fox I see you got a new ship, sort of."
"Yeah it needs some work, thats part of the reason I had you come."
Katt looks around the hanger, noticeing all the ships deficiantcies.
"Some work, this ship looks like came from a scrap yard. It will take me months to fix it."
"I'm not just looking for a mechanic, I also want you to fly with us." Fox added.
"Hey I stay as long as you need me, I really have no where to go, I'd be happy to be a full time member of your team."
"Thats great Katt thanks alot. The one nice thing about this ship is that there is plenty of room, so you won't have croud youself."
"Sweet, I'll get my things and where's Krystal by chance we have alot of catching up to do?"
Fox thinks to himself for a moment."I think she on the bridge fileing reports, if not she might be my room sleeping. We all have been putting in alot of extra hours, well except Falco that is, but what a shock there."
"Ya no kidding, well I'm off to find Krystal see ya later." Katt then walks out of hanger find her close friend. When she finally manages to find her the two of them spends hours talking like typical girls.
The Maw instaltion 2 days later.
Admrial DeGuale had just returned from his campaign on Earth with the bulk of his exiditionary fleet, leaving a small regiment back on Earth. DeGuale was very pleased with how smoothly his plans were working out. But he couldn't help but wonder about the tragic accident back on Earth with the Star Destroyers that miraculously crashed into another, and know one knew exactly why it happened either. But that was the least of his conserns. Time was ticking and every second mattered. He walks in to the breifing room where everyone waited for him.
"Ok everyone I'm glad to we are track, My conquest of Earth was success, we only lost four cruisers in the assault. Jadex has informed me that the factories on Hypori are up and running, with production soon to follow. He'll be returning soon. And our comm outpost on Felucia is montoring Repulic fleet movement as we speak. I think its time we turn our attention to the Hutt and Consortium worlds. With them out of the way and the Hapan always remaining neutral, nothing will get in the of our assault on the Republic and Lylat."
Authors notes: Yes this did take me alittle longer to write but thats ok. I know it's another slow chapter, but as you can see its really important. Things are only going to get better later on. I promise, just bare with me. And thanks for reading and reviewing.