Their Hope
Chapter 3
'I still can't believe that worked,' Droidbait laughs as they re-enter the control room.
'Roger, roger,' Allie says imitating a droid, causing the Domino's to laugh with her.
'Can we keep her?' Fives asks cheekily, swinging his arm around Allie's shoulders.
'I'll drive you mad,' Allie sticks her tongue out at the boys, causing them to laugh again.
'Strangest Jedi I have ever met,' Rex whispers to Cody who nods in return.
'I'll take that as a compliment Captain,' Allie winks at him, causing Rex to blush glad he still has his helmet on.
'Haar'chak,' O'Niner says causing everyone to turn to him. 'They've hard wired the all clear, we can't turn it off.'
'Then we stop it some other way,' Allie says.
'Bigger problems, we have incoming,' Cody says looking at the monitors.
'Then we blow it up, the general's will know something is wrong as soon as the signal stops,' Rex decides.
'We can use the liquid tibanna,' Echo suggests.
'Right, Echo, Droidbait, Nub with me we'll get the fuel. Allie stay here. Everyone else hit the supply room, grab any weaponry you can find,' Rex orders.
'What are we going to do about the detonator?' Allie asks the Force.
'Your bag, young one,' the Force whispers back.
Rex, Echo, Droidbait and Nub arrive back and begin setting up the explosives, while everyone else holds the droids off as long as they can.
'Hope that's ready Captain cos we can't hold them back much longer,' Fives says as everyone else falls back to the control room.
'Osik, the remote detonator isn't working,' Rex growls trying to fix it but unfortunately it's still not working.
'I'll fix it, you lot go,' Hevy says taking the detonator from Rex.
'Here try this, I'll stay and watch your back,' Allie says handing him her detonator from her bag, bless the Force.
'Ma'am you don't need to do that,' Hevy says shocked, that she would risk her life, when she doesn't need to.
'You cannot change the detonator and watch your back. Everyone else, get out of here, that's an order,' Allie says firmly drawing her duel sabres and igniting them. 'Force help me.'
'I will guide you young one,' the Force reassures her.
'Go now Captain, get them out of here,' Allie says to Rex without looking deflecting the first shots. Hevy works quickly getting the detonator changed and set up in record time.
'Done, let's get out of here Ma'am,' Hevy says scrambling to his feet.
'For the last time, it's just Allie,' Allie covers their retreat while they go back down the ventilation shaft. 'We're going to have to blow it before we're clear, keep your hand on me,' Allie brings a shield up with the Force as Hevy presses the detonator.
'HEVY, ALLIE!' all of Domino shout seeing the debris fly out of the tunnel.
'No, they have to be okay,' Echo tries to run for the tunnel but Rex holds him back.
'I'm sorry kid…' Rex starts but stops seeing two figures walk out of the tunnel.
'Didn't give up on us did you?' Hevy jokes with a smirk, Echo breaking free from Rex and along with the rest of Domino run over to give Hevy a hug.
'Boys,' Allie sighs, rolling her eyes at them.
'Hey, come here,' Hevy drags Allie into the middle of them.
'Wait, I can't breathe, someone help. Rex, Cody, O'Niner, Nub,' everyone laughs at her, knowing she doesn't really mean it. Before they all let go and wave at the approaching shuttles. Allie steps away from Domino towards Rex and Cody. 'Thank you for helping me,' Allie says sarcastically sticking her tongue out at the two.
'You're welcome Ma'am,' Cody replies, trying to keep a straight face.
'Now you're doing that on purpose,' Allie sulks, before shaking her head and breathing deeply.
'Are you okay?' Rex asks, seeing the change in Allie's demeanour.
'Today could have gone so differently,' she glances at the troopers around her. 'This war is only going to get worse,' she doesn't say it as a question but as if she is stating a fact, which scares both Rex and Cody a little.
'No one can know that,' Rex says, only for Allie to look at him with a look that says 'I know.'
'I wish that was true Rex,' Allie sighs as a shuttle lands to pick them up.
'Come on men,' Rex calls to the Domino squad, O'Niner and Nub having already got on board. Rex holds out his hand to help Allie up onto the shuttle, as the Domino's pile in. The ship takes off causing Allie lose her balance falling into Rex, who catches her around the waist, to help keep her steady. 'Easy Allie.'
'I swear, I am not made for flying,' Allie puts her arm over Rex's but makes no move to move it or herself.
'Well you did crash into our live,' Fives jokes, winking at her.
'Thanks for reminding me, Yoda is going to kill me for ruining another ship,' Allie sighs dramatically.
'Never did tell us how you crashed?' Hevy says, raising an eyebrow at her.
'You never asked,' Allie smirks. 'I'm just very bad at flying…' Allie looks down trying to act embarrassed because truly she has no idea whether she is or not.
'Oh no, the General isn't good at something, there's hope for the rest of us,' Fives laughs, however some of the other troopers aboard are shocked at hearing him speak so casually with a general, as Rex is about to say something to Fives, Allie removes his arm and pouncing on Fives.
'What was that?' she asks as she her momentum, knocks both of them to floor, Allie on top of Fives. 'Is he ticklish?' Allie askes Echo, who nods at her.
'No, no, I'm not,' Fives pleads but Allie works her fingers under the seams in his armour on his sides and begins to tickle him. 'Mercy, mercy…. Help, someone,' Fives laughs and squirms trying to get away from her fingers, without much success.
'Right vod'ika, I think he's learnt his lesson,' Echo laughs pulling Allie off of Fives.
'Thank you, thank you,' Fives says, still on the floor, trying to catch his breath.
'Vod'ika?' Allie asks, tilting her head to the side, sounding surprised, as some of the other troopers on board whom look shocked too.
'You saved our lives and you are little,' Hevy says, thinking the same as his batchmate, Allie laughs noticing now that the top of her head just touches their chin if she stands on her tiptoes a little.
'I like it, we've got plenty of brothers be nice to have a sister,' Droidbait smiles.
'Does that mean I can call you ori'vod?' Allie askes, shocking the troopers once again.
'A friend taught her,' Nub and O'Niner say together.
'Sounds good to us,' Fives says getting to his feet and hugging her.
Rex and Cody watch the interaction, surprised at just how quickly this squad seem to have taken to the young Jedi.
Mando'a translation
Haar'chak'- damn it
Osik- shit
Vod'ika- little sister/brother
Ori'vod- big brother/sister
