Phantom Rebellion
Chapter 10 Rescue Mission
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything this is just a story for fun.
Tucker and Wulf headed towards a hanger in downtown and went inside. In the hanger there was a YV-100 light freighter with a white and red pain job. The ship was named Tempest. Tucker walked up to the ship and pushed a button lowering the boarding ramp. The two Rebels went inside and were greeted by a an R4 astromech droid with a white and green pain job and a brown pit droid.
"Hello masters Tucker and Wulf." Greeted the pit droid.
"Hey Duda. Hey Chipper. Everything on the sip running smoothly?" Said Tucker.
"Everything is shipshape. Also we just received a message about a rescue mission." Replied Duda.
Chipper went over to the ship's computer and activated the screen. A message scrolled across it telling Tucker about the mission. Apparently the Empire was planning to send a small team of captured Yetizs to one of their mining camps. Tucker knew about the mining camps and how the people were there were greatly mistreated and worked to death, especially Yetizs. Wulf looked at the screen and then at Tucker.
"No question about it Wulf, we're going to rescue these prisoners." Said Tucker as he head towards the cockpit and got the Tempest started up.
The hanger opened out and the ship flew out and into the sky. Tucker piloted the ship and landed it a little ways outside the city. Tucker then loaded up onto a speeder bike and headed to town to get Danny.
At FentonWorks, Danny was at home alone reading the old book about the Jedi order. Danny hadn't seen his mom today, his father was out fixing a ship at a customer's home, and Jazz was at the Capitol. Danny was studying a picture of a Jedi carrying a lightsaber, when he heard a knock at the door and went to go answer it. Danny saw that it was Tucker.
"Hey man you ready for a mission?" Asked Tucker.
"I am." Said Danny with a little smile.
"Alright let's move out." Said Tucker as he lead Danny to the speeder bike and they headed out.
They soon arrived at the Tempest and Tucker explained what the mission was to Danny as they got on board. Danny was introduced to Duda and Chipper. Tucker got into the pilots seat and the ship took off heading towards a military outpost a few miles from Goza. Little did the Rebels know they had a stowaway on their ship and that stowaway was Maddie, who had snuck aboard the Tempest to shadow the Rebels and make sure her son was safe.
At the military outpost, Bullet along with a dozen guards from the Tartarus were setting up a little ambush for the Rebels. The guards from Tartarus wore the standard Stormtrooper armor, but they had a red T insignia on the right side of their chest. Nearby stood Kwan, Dash, ten Stormtroopers, and six Yetiz prisoners in chains. The Yetizs were over eight feet tall with blue skin and white fur dressed in blue tunics. Kwan and the other Stormtroopers had been given specific orders to obey Bullet and assist him and his troops in any way that they could. The plan was to march the prisoners to a shuttle transport which would be lead by Bullet. The Tartarus guards would be waiting in hiding for the Rebels to come and they would ambush them. The Stormtroopers quickly went into hiding as Bullet turned to the prisoners and remaining Stormtroopers.
"Come now step lively. We don't want to keep our dear friends waiting." Said Bullet as he marched forward followed by the others.
A mile outside the base, the Tempest landed. Tucker and Wulf geared up and prepared to leave.
"What do you need me to do?" Asked Danny.
"For the time being, you'll stay with the ship. This mission will be more dangerous then the last one and for that reason, we need someone to stay behind and help guard the ship." Said Tucker as he handed Danny a stun blaster.
Danny was a little disappointed that he wasn't going on the mission, but he decided he would not complain about the task he had been given. Tucker told Danny that he would have his communicator on so Danny could hear what was going. Tucker and Wulf set out for the outpost, while Danny and the droids remained behind. In her hiding place belowdeck Maddie let out a small sigh of relief as she sensed her son's presence on the ship. At least she knew he was safe.
Tucker and Wulf snuck into the outpost and ducked behind a large container. A few yards away they saw the transport shuttle and a large group of Stormtroopers moving towards it with some Yetizs. Tucker study the group and his eyes landed on the man leading the group and recognized him. The hair on the back of Tucker's neck stood up and he glanced at Wulf, whose eyes were narrowed and his teeth were bared in a snarl.
"Wulf...take a deep breath and relax. I know...what Bullet and the guys at the prison did to you, but this could be a trap." Said Tucker as he tried to calm his friend down.
Unfortunately Wulf wasn't listening. A flashback of Wulf in a cage that kept being electrocuted by shock sticks kept flashing through the Rebel's mind and the one who was doing the torture was Bullet. Wulf stood up and let out a savage roar as he ran towards the group heading directly at Bullet intending to rip him apart with his bare claws. The Stormtroopers and Yetizs were surprised by Wulf's appearance, but Bullet remained calm and smirked. Tucker leaped out from behind the cover and fired a few stun blast and took some Stormtroopers out. A few Stormtroopers fired back at Tucker forcing him to take cover. Wulf ignored the fighting and continued to race towards Bullet, but as soon as he was a few yards away from him, Bullet's guards sprung out from hiding and fired some cables at him entangling his arms and legs causing Wulf to crash to the ground roaring angrily.
"Well it looks like we finally recaptured you prisoner 0067." Said Bullet as he approached Wulf with a shock stick.
Wulf snarled and tried to bite Bullet, but the guard just stepped out of range and slammed his shock stick into Wulf's back shocking him. Wulf roared in pain as he spasmed on the ground. The electricity travels up the cables, but didn't affect the guards holding the guns, because their uniforms were insulated from electricity.
"Wulf!" Cried Tucker as he watched his friend get hurt.
The Rebel wanted to help Wulf, but he was pinned down by Stormtroopers. The situation was not looking good. On board the Tempest, Danny heard everything that was going on. Tucker and Wulf needed help! Danny looked around for things he could use to help the Rebels, he grabbed a black facial mask to cover the bottom part of his face and a small welding torch, before he headed out. Below deck, Maddie sensed Danny leave the ship. Maddie put the hood up her robe up and quickly went to the deck to meet with Duda and Chipper.
"Who are you?" Asked Duda in confusion.
"I'm a friend and I think you should get this ship ready to fly over to that outpost, because the others are in danger." Said Maddie.
Duda and Chipper looked at one another before they went to get the ship started.
Danny carefully approached the outpost and saw what was happening. The teen needed to help his Rebel friends and turn the tide of battle. Danny saw the Yetizs and noticed that only a couple of Stormtroopers were guarding them, but they weren't paying to close attention. Danny carefully snuck up on the Yetizs and tapped one on the back. The Yetiz turned to look at Danny surprised, but the boy motioned for the Yetiz to be silent and to hold up his shackles. The Yetiz did and Danny cut through the shackles with his welding torch freeing the giant. The boy did the same with the other Yetizs and freed them. The Yetizs took advantage of their new freedom and easily overpowered the two Stormtroopers guarding them. The Stormtroopers were knocked unconscious as two Yetizs picked up their Blasters and started firing at Bullet and the other Stormtroopers taking them by surprise. The Stormtroopers with the cable guns dropped their weapons and switched to Blasters to fight the Yetizs. Tucker came out from behind his cover and joined in on the fight as he made his way to Wulf.
They managed to force Bullet and the Stormtroopers back a little, but Bullet and his forces had the superior numbers and they began to retaliate. Tucker and a Yetiz grabbed the stunned Wulf and helped him up. Danny ran over to Tucker.
"What's the plan?" Asked Danny.
Before Tucker could respond, the Tempest appeared from above and fired it's cannons at the Stormtroopers forcing them to scatter. The ship hovered twenty feet above the ground as the the landing ramp stuck out and a hooded figure leaped out performing a flip before it landed on the ground in front of the Rebels. Danny and the others starred at the figure in amazement as it pulled something out of it's robes and there was a strange sound as a glowing blue energy beam appeared in their hands. It was a lightsaber! The stranger was a Jedi! Everybody starred at the figure in shock and awe. Bullet quickly regained his composure and began shouting orders.
"Concentrate all fire on...the Jedi!"
The Stormtroopers began firing at the Jedi, who deflected the blast with the lightsaber and even managed to send a couple of blast back some of the Stormtroopers knocking them to the ground.
"Get to the ship!" Ordered the Jedi.
The Tempest landed a few yards away and the Rebels and freed Yetizs headed towards it. Danny glanced back at the Jedi. He knew the Jedi was a women because of her voice and she seemed skilled with her lightsaber. Bullet charged at the Jedi with his shock stick intending to shock the Jedi and knock her out, but the Jedi nimbly dodged out of the way and chopped the top of the stick off and delivered a powerful kick to Bullet's chest knocking him onto his back. Bullet quickly dropped the now useless shock stick and puller out a blaster as he got to his feet and fired. The Jedi deflected the blast and sent it back at Bullet knocking the blaster from his hand. Bullet was dumbfounded by the Jedi's skills. The Jedi then pointed a palm at Bullet and the officer was suddenly hurled backwards by an invisible force that made him crash into a couple of his men and into a heap.
The Jedi quickly turned to the Tempest and got on. The ship then took off as Stormtroopers fired at it, but the ship was soon long gone. Bullet staggered to his feet looking annoyed. The plan had failed, but there was something interesting Bullet had to tell his superiors.
On board the ship the Yetizs were praising the Rebels the Jedi for the rescue. Danny walked up to the hooded Jedi.
"So...your a real Jedi?" Asked Danny.
The Jedi nodded and slowly removed her hood revealing her face. Danny's mouth dropped open as he starred into the face of his mom. Maddie smiled a little at her son and took a deep breath.
"I wanted to tell that I was a Jedi under different circumstances Danny, but since you got involved with the Rebels and they told me about you using the Force, it was only a matter of time before you found out. There's is much I need to tell you and much I need to teach you to help you understand what we're dealing with and to survive." Said Maddie.
To be continued.