The ship broke through Dantooine's atmosphere.
Rex sighed and leaned back, they had this in the bag.
Searching for Luke had taken a while. They had used what little information the rebels had given them and started their search. Going from planet to planet, sometimes stumbling upon small bits of information. Most of what they found was useless. But eventually, after two weeks, the two of them had gathered enough to plan a rescue.
And they had been successful, partially, but successful.
He gazed at their surroundings. Any settlements the ship passed over were sparsely scattered here and there. After a few minutes of flying over Dantooine's grassy plains, they reached the bases' coordinates. Rex did a double take, This doesn't look right.
They were in front of a farmhouse.
The comm beeped, their ship was being hailed. Rex keyed it. "Hey 'Soka! That you? Good to see you guys didn't forget about - Oh," The voice on the other end cleared his throat, "Identify yourself."
Rex rolled his his eyes, "This is the Emperor." Yeah, we're in the right place.
Fives chuckled. "Welcome to this fine establishment, My Lord. You're cleared for landing, bay two."
Bay two? What hangar bay? Rex looked around, it was a small farm settlement nestled between two hills, with a couple eopies grazing around an enclosed pen to the left. The pen started next to the farmhouse and stopped halfway up a hill. The eopies scampered away from the base of the hill. From there, the ground fenced by the pen moved backwards, into the hill, then up, revealing the its hollowed out interior.
Rex peered closer. There was a wide enough space for them to pass through.
"Well," Ahsoka's voice called from behind him, "They never cease to impress."
The ship touched down on the hangar floor; It's boarding ramp extended.
Luke took a few hesitant steps down.
There was people rushing towards him from the other end of the room. He looked back at Ahsoka before walking any further. She smiled and gave him an encouraging nod.
"Luke!" They ambushed the poor boy once he stepped off the ramp. A large group of people, many of which Ahsoka didn't recognize, crowded around him, asking him if he was okay, telling him that it was okay. He was ushered out the door within seconds.
Ahsoka took a moment to look around. It was a small hangar bay, accommodating a few other ships of various models. It was made entirely of duracrete, with a few posters hung up in what she thought was an attempt to liven up the place. There was a couple technicians working on their shuttles.
Rex made his way down from the cockpit and stood next to her.
A rodian in the corner caught her eye. He wore an orange jacket and a pair of brown cargo pants. He stared at her, before putting down the hydrospanner in his hand and walking away. She frowned.
Rex had followed her gaze, "What was that all about?"
She shook her head, "I don't-"
"Rex! Ahsoka!" Echo and Fives bustled to the ship. They tackled Ahsoka into a hug. Fives stretched out his arm and pulled Rex into their little huddle.
Ahsoka's voice sounded relieved, "It's so good to see you guys again."
"You have no idea," Fives agreed.
May the Fourth be with you! Happy Star Wars Day!(: ..technically you can say that was yesterday - ugh, I'm such a procrastinator u.u Happy Cinco de Mayo? Revenge of the Fifth?