Another Chapter uploaded. I'm so proud of myself! Most of the things in here have happened to me... In fact, all of them have. :D That's what happens when you have brothers! Please Review! I hope your loving this as much as I am!
P.S. I forgot the Disclaimer so here it is: I DO NOT OWN STAR WARS! I know this surprises all of you. I DO, however, own: Marksman, Tiger, Grate, Exhaust, Alarm, Net, Base, Fisk, Malo, Breeze, Egare, Lang, Cato, Jek, Light, Sandstorm, Merly, Sharp, Neon, Fly, Shot, Pin, Clip, Abre, Fletcher, Laurie, Flip, Fuz, Dick, Tre, Fla, Kerr, Topper, Trip, Zipline, Gun, Wooder, Danze, Auru, Oooz, Valve, Growl, Dark, Canto, Deeper, Canner, Bilt, Zeek, Didg, Log, Acher/Don, Del-Tara, and Shar-Shar.
The men were just starting to wake up. He walked over and put on his armor and grabbed his helmet from where he sat it.
"Hey, Grate, where were you?" asked Merly.
"Yeah man, where'd ya go?" asked Net.
"To work out; I couldn't sleep. You'll never guess who was there."
"Ummm, the medical staff?" Kerr asked. He (Grate) shook his head.
"The pilot?" quipped Net. At this all the men laughed. Grate shook his head again.
"We give up; who was it?"
"The General," he replied calmly.
"The GENERAL?" the men chorused questioningly.
"Yes the General. Apparently she couldn't sleep either. She was working out too. She showered by the way but didn't seem to notice the water was ice cold."
"Odd, maybe it was because she worked out and was hot," Acher supplied.
"I didn't think of that."
"Oh well, on with the plans for the day." All the men smiled and looked excited. Over the next few days they didn't have a chance to put their plans in action. They landed soon after they got up and they were busy fighting the other days. By the time they were back on the ship they were too exhausted to pull their pranks. Then they returned to Coruscant and troops aren't allowed in the temple so they didn't have a chance. The next few missions were the same way. They were either too busy to pull pranks or they were working with another Jedi along with their General. They didn't want to arouse suspicion that they were trying to upset their General. Finally, a month and a half later, when they were thinking they were never going to get a chance they were sent on a mission with only their General. This was the chance they had been waiting for. They began putting their plan into motion. Their General went up to the bridge to talk to the admiral and they sneaked into her quarters.
Valve fixed the pipes for the shower so they wouldn't let any water through. Canto loosened the legs on the bed so when she sat on it; it would fall. Pin found her shampoo and decorated the 'fresher with it. Zipline locked the closet shut. Topper hung a bucket of grape juice (that stuff stains like CRAZY!) over the door and hooked it up so when she opened the door it would dump on her. Ooze put her shaving cream all over the drain. Fla drew some Mando'a words he knew on her mirror with a marker. And last but not least Deeper put flour all over the floor and watered it! (It's hard to clean up because it turns the flour into paste.) Then they sneaked back to their quarters and laughed. They decided they should be close when she found out what happened, so they quietly sneaked close to her room and waited. It didn't take long for her to return. They listened closely and were very happy with the result.
"AHHH," she shrieked. Grape Juice poured all over her and into the hall. Then she said something they couldn't understand. They understood some languages (mostly the ones their former generals cursed in) in the galaxy but that one they couldn't figure out. They smiled as the tirade of words flowed as she walked into the 'fresher. Then they heard the bed collapse. They smirked and sneaked off; this was going to be a good mission. She didn't say anything about what happened but they noticed her hair was wet. They ate a quiet dinner and walked back their quarters where they planned what they were going to do next. They arrived on the planet early the next day. They walked almost all day. They were exhausted when they stopped.
"Alright men, we'll stop here for the night. Get some rest; we have a long walk ahead of us."
The men were more than happy to oblige. They set up guards and the rest fell asleep almost immediately. Del walked to the edge of their encampment and looked out into the darkness. She glanced around her and when she found that no one was watching she walked further into the darkness. She walked until she reached a small village. She walked up to the guard and spoke with him. He pointed at a house and she walked to it and knocked.
The door opened and a head popped out, "Del, I wondered when you were coming. Come in, come in."
"Hi, Shar-Shar. How are you?"
"Good; I miss senate life. Well, kinda. I enjoy what I'm doing though."
"Playing with fire? Ya know there is a saying, 'if you play with fire you will wet the bed.' Are you sure you want to take that risk?"
Shar-Shar laughed, "Nice to see this war hasn't affected your sense of humor. I haven't wet the bed yet. You know that's just an old wives tale. What are you here for?"
"You don't think I just came to visit? I'm hurt."
"We're in the middle of a war; I doubt the Jedi order would let you visit."
"Okay, okay, you got me. I need to know if the pass is clear."
"No, there are droids crawling all over that place."
"That's what I thought. They aren't near the mountain range, right?"
"You guessed correctly; they probably figured the pass was more strategic. You know, I'm surprised they let you come. What did you do with your troops?"
"Shar-Shar, ya ain't gotta talk proper. I left 'em at camp."
"Does they know yer gone?"
"No, they doesn't."
They both laughed, "I haven't talked like that in AGES!"
"I know you haven't Shar-Shar that's why I started to talk like that."
Shar-Shar smiled, "I'll tell you all I know about their movements. They send a patrol to the far entrance every hour but not on the hour. On the 15 minute mark. The front entrance is heavily covered. The pass is crawling with droids and a couple of tanks. The back is protected by mines. You'll have to free climb it. The back may ray shielded so you may have to devise another entrance. I believe there is a group of tunnels near there. Word is one of the tunnels lead straight into the heart of the cavern. Mind you, the cavern will be full of heavy machinery. It won't be easy."
Del nodded and looked serious, "Thanks Shar. You're a better informant then the spies we sent out."
Shar cracked a smile, "Don't blame me. When the villagers learned of the attack they sent out scouts to observe the droids movements. I'll see if I can contact the replacements for the scouts currently out there and tell them you are coming so they don't blow your head off."
"Thanks Shar, I owe you one."
"No you don't; this is payback for that one time."
"What one time?"
"The time with the Senator and the bungee cord and..."
"Ohhh, that time," Del interrupted. "We'll call it even, I'd better get back before they notice I'm gone." They said a quiet good-bye and Del headed back. She looked around; the guards were at their posts and everything was calm. She walked over to a rock and sat down. She pulled her knees up to her chest, rested her head on them and sighed. The night was beautiful, just like all the nights here. This was one of the rare planets that had four seasons; spring, summer, fall and winter. Right now it was summer, tomorrow would be even hotter than today was. A perfect day to climb the mountains… NOT! It was going to be rough; oh well, perhaps it would be easier then she remembered. She doubted it; those mountains were not fun to climb in summer… unless you wanted to sweat so much you got lightheaded. She decided to take her own advice and walked to her tent to get ready for bed. She slipped into her sleeping bag and slipped right out again. Those troops, she thought rolling her eyes. She shook out her sleeping bag and watched as various insects and spiders scampered away. Tomorrow, she thought, they are going to put in a snake. Oh well, I'll just have to remember to shake my sleeping bag before I go to bed.