Olivia
It was about time they finally arrived! You'd think since it was the Star Wars universe it would take maybe a day. It took them 3 days! Good gosh!
Okay, all this high-tec stuff is getting to my head. Snap out of it, Olivia!
I stood next to Leia on the platform in our matching dresses, which were painfully white. The only other color was the black on our boots. I don't get what's up with Leia and boring colors.
Everyone filed out of the ship and I stood patiently with Leia, saying hello to everyone and waiting for my friends.
I finally spotted the two blondes that were Luke and Haven walking off the ship, deep in conversation. Following them were Ben and Kari. Ben was talking with a short-ish man with black hair and Kari looked bored out of her mind. Nicky's entrance was pretty humorous though. Han walked off like a normal person and then Nicky stepped outside and instantly covered her face with her arms. Blocking it from the apparently blinding sun.
"Hey Olivia, Leia." Haven greeted. She sounded happy and quite at home.
"Hi." Luke said after her.
"Nice to see you two alive. Luke, you did give the information to Admiral Nik, right?"
"I gave it to Markus Traldion, who gave it to Nik." I saw Leia's smile twitch.
"Alright, but next time give it directly to Admiral Nik. I don't know if I trust Markus." Luke nodded.
Our circle soon expanded once Ben and Kari made their way over, Ben was still talking to the man.
"Hello Princess Leia, Princess Olivia." Kari greeted respectfully as Ben continued chatting.
Leia cleared her throat trying to get their attention, but that failed. "Markus!" She snapped. The short man turned to look at Leia.
"Oh, pardon me, your highness. I was talking to Master Kenobi, I hadn't realized I was next to you." Markus apologized. He seemed quite nice.
"Yeah, I figured that. You gave the information to Admiral Nik, right?"
"Of course, my lady. I took it to him as soon as Mr. Skywalker gave it to me."
"Good." She said with an edge. Like she was trying to say 'if I find out you didn't, then you'll be dead before you hit the ground'. "Now, if you'll excuse us, I need to show our new arrivals around."
"Excuse me princess, but Nicky, Chewie and I are not 'new arrivals'. We want whatever reward we can get and then to get out of here." Han quickly jumped into the conversation.
"Actually I think I'm going to stay here." Nicky stated simply, as if that would change everything.
"No, you're not. I am your legal guardian, so you have to do what I say."
"I'm not your slave."
"No, you're my sister, but I still have jurisdiction over you."
"Do you even know what jurisdiction means?"
"I'm 24, of course I know what the word means-"
"Okay!" Leia cut in. "Han, we don't have much, but we'll give you what we can. Nicky, if you want to join the Rebellion, that's fantastic, but unfortunately the money-obsessed beast you call brother can control whether you join or not." Leia grudgingly said the last part. Han glared at her and she glared back.
"But… but…"
"Come on Nicky. We're going to the ship. We'll be expecting our reward Princesses." He called behind him as he dragged Nicky away.
"Well," Leia said after a moment of awkward silence. "Let's get this R2 unit hook up."
•••
"The battle station is heavily shielded and carries a firepower greater than half the star fleet. It's defenses are designed around a direct large-scale assault." Qatar Neath said as he stood in front of the crowd of pilots and officials. "A small, one-man fighter should be able to penetrate the outer defense."
We were examining the Death Star plans Leia had saved on R2. And if I was right, when this was over we were headed straight for a battle.
"Excuse me for interrupting, sir," A pilot in the 3rd row spoke up. "But what good are snub fighters going to be against that?"
"Well, the Empire doesn't consider a small, one-man fighter to be any threat, or they'd have a tighter defense. An analysis of the plans provided by Princesses Leia and Olivia has demonstrated a weakness in the battle station. The approach will not be easy. You're required to maneuver straight down this trench and skim the surface to this point." He stopped and pointed. "The target area is only 2 meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system. A precise hit will start a chain reaction, which should destroy the station. Only a precise hit will set up a chain reaction. The shaft is ray-shielded so you'll have to use proton torpedoes."
"That's impossible," Another pilot spoke up. I think he was Biggs. "Even for a computer."
"It's not impossible." Luke, who stood next to him, said. "I used to bull's eye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than 2 meters."
The pilots continued to talk amongst themselves until Qatar spoke again. "Then man your ships, and may the Force be with you."
The mass of pilots got up to leave. They were charging head-first into a battle that would change Star Wars history.
We're leading up to the end here! Only 3-4 chapters left! Some unexpected twist and turns and maybe I can fit in a new character!
Review Responses:
xxxRavensClawxxx: I'm guessing Ben's not your favorite character…
ME: Yes, Markus. He may not mentioned for a while, but don't forget about him…
I'll see you guys next update (which shouldn't take long, I'm on a writing streak)!
~Clover