First follower! Thank you for your support! So as promised, the action starts here. Also, unless needed, the story is now going to be told from the point of view from the current character.
Chapter 4: Highwaymen of the Vergesso Asteroids
-Kix Kelly-
A voice awoke the sleeping soldier.
"0630", said Raleigh. "Let's start to get ready for the day Kix.".
"Zz..? Alright", grumbled Kix. "I was about to get up anyways.".
Kix yawned and rose out of his bunk. First walking to his trunk, he grabbed his fatigues and armor. He then walked into one of the nearby sanitation units that had been deployed the night before and entered. The bathrooms were filling up fast, so he immediately got his own. Walking to the mirror, he checked if he needed to shave. Satisfied that his 5 o'clock shadow was still relatively trimmed down, he decided to shower. He gently put down a small speaker and put on some classic rock. He tossed his boxers and tshirt to the side, revealing his muscular build, and started running the water. As he was showering, he started thinking to himself about what could possibly happen today. His thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door.
"Kix it's Kathy, I need to shower too", called in Kathy.
"I'm showering in here, go get your ow-", he was cut off as the door opened anyways.
Kathy walked in, carrying her assault vest and fatigues. She snorted with laughter at Kix who angrily threw his bracer at her. She caught it, and put it back with his armor. Kathy stripped out of her own sleeping clothes.
"We can share a shower, hun, we gotta hurry", replied Kathy, who hopped in next to him.
"You act just like my cat, Gray. Walking into my damn shower while I'm showering", grouched Kix.
"It's not like we haven't shared a shower before, get over it", she retorted, washing her fur.
Down the hall of the sanitation unit, he heard an scuffle involving Jackson and Raleigh, who were apparently struggling to keep Chessa and Koby from ripping their bathroom door off the hinges.
"WE GOT HERE FIRST. THERE'S LIKE 5 COMPLETELY EMPTY ONES!", yelled Jackson.
"You bitch! I want that warm water you hog!", replied Koby.
"But we're already naked", replied Raleigh.
"Wouldn't be the first time we've seen small dicks, now open up!", said Chessa.
Kix and Kathy burst into laughter, as Raleigh and Jackson argued that their phalluses were rather large for the human race. An annoyed Dawwe and Ai'kla walked into Kix's bathroom, and shut the door. Shower water was heard starting from the unit and the argument subsided temporarily.
"Goddamn, that hasn't happened in a while", said Ai'kla, annoyed.
"We're about done", said Kix, who hopped out and grabbed a towel. "Feel free to start showering gentlemen".
As he dried off, Kathy hopped out and shook all the water out of her fur. They both got dressed. Ai'kla and Dawwe hopped in the shower. Suddenly the argument continued. He sighed and exited the unit with Kathy. Down the hall, the sound of bending steel was heard as Chessa and Koby ripped the door open. Kix and Kathy turned just in time to watch them both yelp and use the door as a shield as boots and an unloaded rifle were thrown at them by Jackson.
"Come get some!", yelled Jackson, who ran out of the door as Chessa ran at him.
"Oh yes PLEASE", said Chessa sarcastically, tackling him back through the entrance.
Chessa started wrestling with the half dressed Jackson. Laughing, Koby followed Chessa in. Raleigh walked out, also laughing. Jackson slunk out of the bathroom, covered in bruises. Chessa kissed his head jokingly.
"Thanks sweetie", she said, and replaced the door.
-Ezra Bridger-
Ezra awoke and stretched. Zeb was still snoring away. He checked a small clock near his head and sighed.
0715, time to get up, he thought to himself.
Hopping down from the top bunk, he kicked Zeb gently in the side. He grunted and blearily opened an eye.
"Time to get up buddy!", said Ezra cheerfully.
Zeb rolled over and grumbled something about getting up in a minute. Ezra walked out, and greeted an already dressed Hera and Kanaan. They left the ship to go eat breakfast. Ezra walked to Sabine's room and knocked.
"Hera woke me up", she grumbled. "You can come in if you want Ezra.".
Ezra walked in, and sat down as she wrestled her armor on. He noticed a new decal on her chestplate, just below the starbird. It looked like his face. Sabine noticed him staring, and blushed. She knew he was looking at the decal. She covered her chest.
"D-don't look at my tits you perv!", she said trying to distract him.
"I was looking at the newest decoration you put on your armor", he said.
Sabine sighed and hugged Ezra. She showed it to him up close so he could see every detail. It was indeed his face.
"Well hey, it was going to be a surprise", she said. "I get worried when my family gets hurt.".
"Lovebirds", said Zeb as he clomped down the hallway, walking down to the gathering soldiers eating.
An annoyed Sabine and Ezra rolled their eyes. As Ezra was about to leave, Sabine gently grabbed his hand, and pulled him close to her again. She hugged him tight, and then kissed his cheek, before letting go. The pair walked down to the eating area.
"So Ezra!", said a rebel. "I hear you are getting some of that nice Mando pussy!".
"ZEB", said Sabine and Ezra.
"Shoulda gotten here soonah. Coulda stopped me", said Zeb, grinning.
Sabine and Ezra sighed. It had been a running gag ever since Ezra and Sabine had grown closer. They all sat down at a table with Hera and Kanaan. Also sitting down at the table was Angel squad.
"Good morning!", said Raleigh brightly. "Ready to go on a mission?".
"Naturally", said Kanaan. "I always want to stay active.".
"Well then, after we eat let's see what commander Sato and marshal Irving need us to do", said Koby.
The group approached the command center, alert and full of nice warm food. As they walked in, Sato, Rex, Irving and Wolffe greeted them, and returned to the conversation.
"...Well, the bare necessities are important", said Sato.
"So let's stockpile what we can get. You did give me locations of some Imperial trade stations", said Irving.
"Ah like Vergesso th' most", said Wolffe. "It's remote enough from th' main fleets.".
-Kix Kelly-
Irving, Rex, Wolffe and Sato turned to face the Ghost crew.
"Your mission today is to go to the Vergesso Asteroid belt and to raid the Imperial supply station there. It is guarded by a few corvettes and 2 fighter squadrons. We also believe that there is 1 Star Destroyer that is close enough nearby to possibly interfere, so be careful", said Sato. "Captain Rex here will give you the list of what we need the most.".
"Here are some supplies we need", said Rex. "Squad leaders, please read it over ASAP.".
"Roger that", said Hera.
"May the force be with you, Captain Syndula", said Sato.
Rex handed a couple datapads to Hera. She handed one to Kix. Thanking Hera, he read over it.
Let's see...fuel, ammunition, medical supplies, food, water, and any possible intelligence that could help us, read Kix to himself.
He tossed the datapad to Koby, and she then passed it around the group of soldiers, each one of them reading what the crew needed. Kix waked to Hera.
"Captain, I would like to have Angel squad be part of our main force. We could use the help", said Kix. "If we could steal the ships it would be easier.".
"Well first we would have to have our droid, Chopper, scan the ships first", she replied. "For stowaways as well as tracking devices".
"Roger that, easy enough", replied Kix.
He hit the comm button, and asked for Ross to come with the squad. A minute later, Ross's squad was assembled and briefed.
"Sounds good. Angel squad, let's go get our weapons and meet Sprite and Ghost squad back at the Ghost!", said Ross.
Everyone dispersed to go arm up at the armory. Pretty soon, the team met up at the Ghost.
"Welcome aboard", said Hera.
The soldiers all boarded the Ghost, and immediately, Jackson, who is an engineer, was inspecting every aspect of the ship. Hera laughed, and said that she would give them a tour when they got into hyperspace. The soldiers sat down out of the way so that the Ghost crew wouldn't be impeded. The ship took off and within minutes, the ship jumped into hyperspace. As promised, Hera approached and started giving a tour.
"This is the cargo bay, pretty self explanatory", said Hera, now going up the ladder.
Following her, she brought them to the cockpit, crew rooms, and finally, the turrets. Jackson was all over the turret, and then he turned to Hera.
"I can improve these targeting systems if you want", said Jackson. "I'm sure you have it tuned up perfectly but I can get them upgraded with some TFX ones.".
"How thoughtful!", said Hera. "I'll discuss it with my crew as well as commander Sato. Any improvements would be much appreciated.".
Kix stretched and returned to the cockpit, as Jackson and Hera talked about upgrading the targeting systems. Kanaan moved over when he approached, and Kix thanked him. Sitting down at the holo table, he examined the droid. What was it's name...Chopper?
"So, this here is Chopper?", asked Kix.
"Yep. He's not too impressive", remarked Kanaan.
Chopper spat a string of what sounded like curses at Kanaan, and Kix laughed.
"No need for that language", said Kix.
Chopper growled at Kix, who picked up an disruptor dart from one of his pockets.
"None of that, you hear me?", said Kix, loading the dart into a launcher on his bracer.
Chopper squeaked and hid behind an approaching Sabine. Sabine took one look at Chopper hiding, and looked over at Kix, who was toying with the dart.
"What is that?", asked Sabine.
"A deactivator dart. It temporarily drains all the power it can from the stuck object into a battery. Works on droids and computers, but used on something bigger, it's not that good", said Kix.
"I could use those sometimes. Chopper is a jerk, but I still love him", said Sabine, petting Chopper.
Chopper complained to Sabine, who suddenly stepped out of the way as Kix stood up and fired the dart into Chopper. He beeped a few times and powered down. Zeb laughed.
"If I knew it was that easy, I woulda done that before!", said Zeb.
"Well he also does have a power down switch", said Sabine.
Kix walked up to Chopper, and located the dart. Twisting it, he allowed Chopper to power back up, and then removed it. Chopper fired his stun weapon at Kix, who ignored it as his armor absorbed it.
"Chop!", yelled Kanaan. "Don't you dare zap Kix!".
Chopper growled and grumpily wheeled down to Hera and Jackson. Seeing Hera, he started to complain. Knowing he was up to no good, Hera rolled her eyes.
"Well Chopper, if you deserved it, I have no sympathy", said Hera. "Don't be an asshole. I've said this before.".
An alert went off letting the crew know that they were about to exit hyperspace. The crew and soldiers gathered around viewports as they exited hyperspace. Exiting near the main asteroid field, the crew set up their sensors and scanned the area. Suddenly, the sensor beeped and transmitted the location of a small Imperial trade station. Approaching it slowly, the crew let out a sigh of relief. There were no Star Destroyers in the vicinity. Sneaking past the Tartan patrol cruisers, and small fighter patrols, the Ghost approached the station unnoticed. It attached itself to the side of the station. Ezra and Kanaan cut a hole into the station, and silently snuck in.
"We're clear. Specter squad, I want Specter 5 to go with Specter 6 and Sprite squad. Specter 3, 4 and I will go this way with Angel squad", said Kanaan.
Sabine and Ezra walked over to Sprite squad. The squads split up and then headed their own ways. Sprite squad snuck down a few hallways, then stopped suddenly when 2 stormtroopers who were patrolling turned down their hallway. Kix and Raleigh snuck up behind them. Raleigh pulled out a garrote.
"Now!", said Kix softly.
Raleigh started strangling one stormtrooper while Kix tackled the other one down. Decisively, Kix snapped the first troopers neck while the second trooper fell limply to the floor. The pair dragged the bodies to a vent in the wall and hid them there.
"Let's check these supply closets", said Ezra.
The squad split up in pairs and proceeded to clear rooms. The first good find was by Chessa and Koby, who found a deserted medical bay filled with supplies. They loaded them into duffel bags. Down the hall, Sabine and Ezra opened a locked door to discover an armory. They cleared it out and re-locked the door. Meeting with Chessa and Koby, they brought the supplies back to the Ghost. They were met by the sight of 2 stormtroopers who had just suddenly found the ship.
"What the fuck is this?! Report it to command at once!", said the first trooper.
Ezra ran at the troopers and knocked them out by slamming them into a wall using a force blast. Again, the soldiers hid the bodies in a vent.
"Get the supplies on board", ordered Kix. "We still have to get other things".
-Kanaan Jarrus-
Kix reported in to Ross, who then relayed the information of finding medical supplies and some weapons. Nodding, Kanaan reached out with the force and scanned for anything of interest. His vision was suddenly interrupted by a small squadron of stormtroopers who were running through the intersection ahead.
"Fuel shipment in bay 7", came an announcement over the speaker system.
"Bingo", whispered Ross.
Angel squad, Zeb and Kanaan all silently followed the stormtroopers. Arriving at the bay, the squad took cover behind supply crates and started observing where the troopers stored the fuel. Ross spoke softly as they unloaded it.
"Okay, they put it in the far left corner from the entrance. If we could hijack 2 or so of those small unused ships we might be able to do something", said Ross.
"Even better, it may have Imperial clearance codes", remarked Christie.
"One thing at a time", said Kanaan. "First we need to get to the fuel ship unnoticed.".
In the upper left corner of the hangar were 2 IPV's. The patrol craft was one of the fastest ships around. Ross eyed it with interest, as did Teal. Zeb murmured in interest.
"IPV's...they could be a great asset to our forces", remarked Zeb.
Kanaan suddenly felt cold. A presence of a sith. It couldn't be...
Another Inquisitor..., Kanaan thought.
Zeb swore and confirmed his fears. Exiting the fuel ship was an Anx Inquisitor.
"You fools!", said the Inquisitor. "The enemy hides right there!".
The stormtroopers turned and approached the crates where Kanaan and Angel squad were hidden.
Yet another Inquisitor? DUN DUN DUNNN! What happens next? I'll say this. He might not be around for long.