Okay, finally found time to write for this story again. Man, meetings are finally coming in handy for me, HA! Oh well, here it is! Enjoy it all!
The First Mission:
No One's POV:
The next morning came bright and early for the teams. Sara had woken up late, and almost got yelled at by Vau for doing so, but Skirata had calmed him down, before things got out of hand.
"Walon, she's just a girl, take it easy on her!" Skirata said, slightly annoyed at Vau's lack of trust in her, after rescuing one of his boys.
"That's exactly it, Kal. She's a girl. You've gotten to soft over the years, to have let a girl into your squad." he said, disgustedly.
Skirata whacked Vau in the arm, and said, "Give her a chance, Vau. The girl rescued one of your boys, all on her own! And I also received word, that during the night, a large batch of missing Clone troopers on Kashyyyk, returned to their base, after an unidentified Mandalorian freed them from their cells. Sound like our girl?"
Vau groaned. "I said she could help, I didn't say I had to like her."
"Just give the girl a chance, Walon." Kal said.
Vau shook his head, a bit annoyed. "You never give up, you di'kut, do you?" he asked.
Skirata smiled. "No I don't. And I'm not a jerk, and you know that Vau, not after I've saved your life, how many times?"
"Once, does not count as 'many times' Kal." Vau argued.
Skirata simply shook his head. "Just give the girl a chance."
Vau sighed. "I said she could help, and if she messed up it was on you. But that does not mean I have to like her or give her a chance." he said.
Kal sighed and threw his hands up in defeat. "Fine! Be that way, but you get to tell her that you refuse to give her one chance, after she rescued Sev, and only asked for a chance in return!" he spat.
Vau stared at Skirata for a few minutes, before finally giving in. "One chance." he said.
Kal grinned and slapped him on the shoulder. "You'll see Vau, she'll make a fine Commando!" he said, quite pleased with himself.
Vau rolled his eyes at the comment, and turned and walked off to find Mird, his pet as he called it. All it was, was a big, slobbery, strill. Interesting thing, it was. A hunter at that, wings, teeth, claws and all. But it was deadly loyal to Vau, and would shred anyone who tried to bring harm to him, that was for sure.
Skirata shook his head and walked over to the boys, and now girl. They were all getting their gear together, and making sure everything was set.
"Ready for your first mission?" he asked, when he reached Sara.
She looked up at him and he could see excitement, nervousness and even fear in her eyes. She had always gone solo, never in a group. She was quite worried she would mess something up.
"I-I think I am, sir." she said.
He smiled at her and gently patted her shoulder. "You can call me Kal'buir, if you like Ad'ika." he said.
She smiled wide. "I'd like that, papa Kal!"
He nodded once, then helped them all suit up for their mission. Sara looked around and slowly let it all sink in. It was still hard for her to think of her being among all these Commando's. It was her dream come true.
She closed her hand into a tight fist, and patted her chest plate, like she did every time she suited up and recited to herself, Hail the Hero, strong and true. Who fought the fight, and saw it through. Who swore, he nar would be a slave, and gave his life, our land to save. I am a Mandalorian. And I will make you proud, mother and father.
Every time she suited up, she did this. It was something she did, ever since her parents died. And ever since they died, she would recite that quote, in honor of her parents, and the promise she made to them.
She strapped her belt on, and walked over to her pallet, to get her buy'ce, her helmet, from the floor and held it under her arm.
She turned around, when she felt a light tap on her shoulder and saw Sev standing behind her. He looked at her with a hard expression, but then his face softened, and he held out his hand to her.
"Good luck Sara. I'll see you when you get back from the mission." he said.
Sara smiled, and took his hand and gave it a firm shake. "It's a deal." she said, with a grin.
Then she stepped back, slipped her helmet on, and saluted Sev, being he was a superior to her. He returned her salute, and she made her way to the transport, with Omega Squad. She climbed on board, and took one more look back at Sev.
She smiled within her helmet. This was a big moment for her, stepping onto this transport meant that she was being her life long dream. And when the doors closed, it clicked in her mind, and she couldn't stop smiling.
The transport they had, didn't have enough bunks for everyone, but Sara had been assigned her own for the trip. After a bit, she slipped into her room for some time to herself.
She walked in, closing the door behind her and slipped her helmet off. She laid it on the bed, then sat down at a desk that had been set up in the room and pulled out a pad and pin. She lad the pad down and began to draw on it.
The drawing slowly took form, and as it did, Sara's emotions being to go sky high. Tears rolled down her face, anger was etched into her face, and hurt was flaming in her eyes. She would hit the save button on her pad every now and then, and continue to draw.
After a few hours, Fi came in to see if she wanted something to eat, and saw how tense she was. He stood at the door, and knocked, when he saw she hadn't heard him.
She clearly jumped, when she heard the knock and spun around, only to quickly calm herself down, when she saw it was just Fi.
"Hey Fi..." she said quietly, as she turned back around and returned to her drawing.
Fi cautiously walked in and looked over her shoulder at the drawing. He didn't recognize the figure she had drawn, so he slowly sat himself on the desk and looked at her.
"Who's that?" he questioned.
Sara put the final line in her drawing and hit save, one last time, before looking up at Fi, with tears in her eyes again.
"That's the... adenn chakaar, merciless thief, that stole my family from me!" she said, in the most controlled voice she could muster.
She closed her eyes, and turned away from Fi. It was very hard for her to talk about this, thing, as she called it. She couldn't even call it a person, it didn't deserve that much respect and never would earn that respect from her.
Fi gently laid a hand on her shoulder and could feel her trembling. "You really hate this guy, don't you?" he asked.
She nodded, unable to speak. Fi could see the hurt she was suffering with, ever since her family had been ripped away from her. He knew she had her own agenda, as much as helping the Clones. She also wanted vengeance for her parents.
Fi gently patted her shoulder and sat there, until she finally turned to look up at him. He could see how hard it was for her to hold in her hurt and anger.
"When we get back to base, remind me to teach you something to help with the hurt, the anger, and even the guilt." he said.
Her eyes lit up a little, and a smile slowly crossed her face. "Thank you Fi." she quietly whispered.
He smiled. "You bet. Now, you hungry?" he asked.
She shook her head and he nodded. "Okay, well maybe you should get some rest. We'll be to Kamino in a few hours." he told her.
She sighed quietly and nodded. "Alright, thanks again Fi." she said.
He nodded once, then stood up and Sara put her pad away, as he stepped outside and headed for his bunk, which he was sharing with Darman. Atin and Niner where occupying the other room.
Sara yawned, and pulled off her outer armor plates and crawled into bed, and soon was sound asleep. She always seemed to sleep well, when in hyperspace.
By the time they had reached Kamino, everyone was already up and raring to go. Sara tried to hide it, but they all could see her excitement.
"Alright, we'll hit the landing point, and then we gotta get in, and do a clean infil, followed by a, as quiet as possible, exfil. Got it?" Niner asked.
The group nodded and slipped their helmets on. Sara linked up with everyone, and tried to get used to hearing all of them breathing in her ears. She still wasn't used to working in a group, but she'd have to learn on the fly.
Atin carefully landed the ship, in a shadowy area, and they quietly left it's safety, and headed for the nearest building. Sara had to watch her footing carefully, since she wasn't used to the rainy world of Kamino like the Commando's where.
They soon made it to the door, and Fi quickly sliced in, and they hurried inside. Sara held her hand gun close to her chest, and glanced around the corner, then motioned for the Commando's to get back. They all hid in the shadow's, as a thin, pale skinned Kaminoian walked past.
As it sauntered past, Sara could have sworn she hard a snarl from each of the Commando's in her helmet.
'Looks like I'm not the only one here, who has a hate for someone.' she thought, smirking slightly.
After a moment, she beckoned them forward, and they went in a single file down the hall. They soon made it to a strange holding area, that had cells lining the walls. They seemed to be empty. All but one.
The group made it to the end of a hall, and Fi got to slicing. Sara looked around, then noticed one cell had someone in it. She curiously walked over and looked inside.
"Guys. There's a boy in here." she said, pointing inside.
"So? We don't have time." Atin said stubbornly.
Sara felt her cheeks get hot. "He needs help. He looks like he's been hurt bad!" she protested.
Atin rolled his eyes, and Fi finished hacking the system. He started to close it down, but Sara walked over and started slicing. Fi bumped her arm, but she kept slicing and after a moment, he realized what she was doing, and nodded slightly in approval.
"We don't have time for him!" Atin said, walking towards then, when he had caught on as well.
"We're making time." Sara said, not even turning away from the computer.
Atin growled, and Fi gave him a shove, when the door finally opened and went to check on the boy. Sara did a total system wipe and then wiped her hands on her legs.
"How is he Fi?" she asked.
Fi picked the boy up and slipped a mask over his face. "He'll be okay. He's lucky to be alive, looks like those creeps did a good number on him."
Daman walked over and took the boy from Fi. "Good thing we got him outta there then. Who knows what those Kamino's would have done to him, after all they must have done." Daman said.
Niner agreed with them, and Atin growled in agreement after a minute. After a moment, they all turned and headed for the door, when Atin stepped down on something.
They all looked up, when they heard a strange hissing sound. They all tensed and looked around, then a green colored gas began to heavily pour into the room.
"Poison gas, seal your suits!" Niner called out.
They all quickly sealed their suits, but Fi could have sworn he heard someone cry out, "Seal what?!"
Darman checked the mask that Fi has slipped on the boy to make sure it was tight enough on his face, to keep the gas out, and it was.
They all looked around, and the gas started turning to a dark purple. Fi listened hard, when he heard someone coughing, and after a moment, he thought he heard a 'thud' type of sound. After a few more moments, the foggy gas began to clear, and Niner started counting off heads.
"Two, three, four..." he paused and looked around, "where's Sara?" he asked.
"Commando down!"
The group looked around, and saw Fi take off running towards the downed Commando. He crouched down and ran his health scanner, over the un-moving girl, laying on the floor. With armor on, the health scanner was the fastest way to see what was wrong.
"Well Fi? What's wrong?" Darman asked.
"She didn't seal her suit, she breathed in both the poison gas, and... I think that was knock out gas too." Fi explained.
"She didn't seal her suit?! What kind of idiot is she?!" Atin screamed.
Fi snarled and got up and slugged his brother in the shoulder. "Shut up! Look at her armor, she can't seal her suit! It's old, it's not like the Republic's! Besides, this wouldn't have happened, if you hadn't stepped on the trigger button!" he argued.
Atin growled and they both got ready to fight, when Niner stepped between them, holding them apart.
"Look, fight it out later, we don't have time, and if Sara did breath in the poison gas, we need to get her back to the ship!" he said.
Fi glared daggers through his helmet at his brother, then turned back to Sara and scooped her up off the floor and headed for the door.
Atin shook his head, and he and Niner pulled their weapons out and Niner took the lead, while Atin stayed in the back, to make sure no one was following them. Since Fi and Darman were carrying Sara and the boy, they weren't able to carry weapons.
After a lot of sneaking and creeping, the Commando's safely made it back to their ship and Fi and Darman quickly made their way to the med bay, while Niner and Atin got them out of there. Thankfully, they had borrowed a big ship, and it had two beds in the med bay.
Darman laid the boy down on one, and Fi laid Sara on the other. Fi carefully released the seal on her helmet and slipped it off. Her face was pale and her lips were beginning to turn a light blue color.
'Uh oh... not good!' Fi thought worriedly.
He quickly pulled her armor plates off, around her chest and arms, and could see her breathing was slow and shallow. He reached up and pulled an oxygen mask down and carefully lifted her head and slipped it onto her face.
After doing that, he reached under the bed and pulled out a small kit, and dug into it, until he found a syringe and he took it and carefully stabbed it into her shoulder. He pulled down five different cords and pulled the backs off, and stuck two on her forehead, and the other three on her chest.
He switched on a small monitor and watched it nervously. At first, the lines that ran across it, where perfectly flat, and he became very worried, but after a moment, they started jumping up and down, and he sighed in relief.
"How is she?" Darman asked.
"Alive. For the moment, at least. I don't have a clue what that poison was, we have to get her to a hospital, or she will die." Fi said quietly, as he watched the monitor.
Darman nodded and motioned to the boy. "What about him?"
Fi got up reluctantly and walked over and examined the boy. He was covered in bruises, and was lucky not to have any broken bones from whatever the Kamino's had put him through.
"He probably should be admitted into the hospital too, just to be on the safe side." Fi said after a moment.
Darman nodded and sat down. "Well, the mission was a success at least."
Fi sat down next to Sara and nodded once, before slipping his helmet off. "Yeah... but at what cost?" he asked.
"I don't know Fi. I don't know. All we can do it hope we make it there in time. You're the best medic out there Fi, but you've done everything you can for her at the moment." Darman said.
Fi nodded, but remained silent. He swore to himself, he would do everything in his power, to make sure Sara survived. After saving Sev, she deserved, if anything, the chance to avenge her family.
And she would have that chance, if Fi had anything to say about.
YES! Got it done, finally! WHOO! Now then, something I remembered I needed to say, the quote that I say, Hail The Hero, that one? That's actually the lyric's to a song! It's called, Hail The Hero (Mo Ghile Mear). It's done in both English and Gaelic. A BEAUTIFUL song, totally suggest you check it out! It's done by Celtic Thunder, from their show, Storm. AH! LOVE THAT SHOW! Sorry, happy that I got this done. But yeah, until next time, I guess I'll just leave ya on edge. Will I, uh, Sara survive? Will Fi REALLY go at it with Atin? Who is this mysterious boy? All will be answered... in the next chapter, hehe. But yeah, please review and see ya next time all!