The next Morning started with Greg walking to the mess hall to grab a bite to eat after his stomach was his as he eats he thinks what to spend the four hundred thousand credits he has saved up and as he sits down to eat. Greg skims over the local planetary news most of it seemed to be propaganda Stormtroopers and imperial officers putting a good face on the empire pulling a couple of people including a child from a burning vehicle, handing out food and water a couple of medical troops helping at a couple of hospitals overstressed due to a insurrectionists attack on an imperial medical shuttle.
Sitting down with what the package seemed to indicate was a nerf-burger flavored nutria-paste with every pull on the tube Greg has a flash of a blended cold cheeseburger with an aftertaste that gave him goosebumps. About halfway through the tube a huge article comes into view
EMPIRE DAY Announcements.
The Announcer was practically dripping with enthusiasm "Tomorrow we celebrate the 15th anniversary of galaxy salvation when our Beloved Emperor Palpatine ended the Civil war and brought about a new era of peace and prosperity. Governor Price has ordered for Capital City to prepare a massive parade featuring walkers from the 892nd imperial regiment Skreech Acklay Regiment as well as aerial acrobatics from the best imperial pilot on Lothal Baron Valen Rudor who will be flying the latest TIE space fighter produced right here on Lothal. Come out bring the family and show love for our Glorious Empire and our Fearless and kind Emperor."
Hmmm this works for me Greg thinks as he finishes off his paste, Greg gets a holomessage on his pad. Hitting the accept button a tiny hologram of Vizago appears and he starts to speak
Mr Sands i regret to inform you with the empire day celebrations coming up the empire will be ramping up security so the broken horn will be leaving lothal for approximately a week until things settle down we wish you luck and to see you again once we return…"he is pushed physically out of the way by his sister Cikzoo "i look forward to seeing you again my dear" the holomessage dies.
Well fuck so much for shoping greg thinks Greg as he starts preparing for the festivities tomarrow knowing the ghost crew will be there as well.
That night as the sun sets with the Speedy docked at the spaceport Greg with three B1s from Alpha walks in dressed as a Stormtrooper pushing a hand truck with a crate containing the B1s from Bravo who were busy downloading a temp memory pilot program walking past the guards watching over flight of TIE fighters set up for the celebrations in armor the group wasn't bothered as Greg lowered a Bravo droid into the eyeball shaped cockpit of the five Ties pushed the empty cart and its hidden detonators under the sixth before leaving the back stage area with everything prepared for the next days festivities greg and the last two B1s return to the Speedy
The next day the droids are not discovered and everything is going according to plan just as governor Tua starts her droning speech
As Tua started her speech Greg tuned her out as he and the group of three Stormtrooper clad B1s took up a random guard position in front of a pair of AT-DPs as Tua was speaking the TIE Advanced was carted up behind them and the pilot was identified as the best imperial pilot on Lothal Barron Von Rudolph and a man wearing an officer's uniform on one side and another in an Imperial Flight uniform started waving.
And then the fireworks started turning the forced applause as the first faded and the second went off Greg saw Kanen run behind the two Stormtrooper B1s of Alpha to plant the detonator and take off passing Greg to head down the other side of the Ground Transport next to him after a moment Greg saw Kanen and Ezra walking away just in time for the Advanced to explode sending Tua, Rudolph, and the other officer to the ground.
Tua yelled into the face of the same trooper who had stopped Kanen a few moments ago the helmet speaker crackled "All troopers lockdown initiated begin search for saboteur's no citizen is to leave the area."
A storm of acknowledgements came as a reply as troopers ran into the crowd smiling under the helmet Greg and a alpha B1 climbs into a Lambda shuttle "TK-3364 powering up Lamba to begin search."
Followed by five others generic male voices coming on the air "TK-3359 '61'58'60'65 taking to the sky to ensure security as they lifted off another voice called out as a storm trooper climbed over the cart into the last TIE "This is TK 2473 also taking off to endure…" the voice cut off as the fuse detected the ION drives powering up and exploded throwing people the ground again. just as the inquisitor strides through the wreckage of the Advanced just in time for him to duck to avoid the blaster shot from Zeb tuning the power of the laser cannon to minimum the Lamba fires in the opposite direction the shot comes from blowing craters into a wall and showering people in dust the guys on the ground unsure of witch way to pursue split up chasing the shooter and in the direction of the shuttles shots wishing the Ghost crew well the Droid piloted Ties form up around the Lamba and Head out of the city with a quick stop to pick up the Speedy.
As they were heading out of the city a broadcast over local military channels was announcing an Imperial troop transport had been reported stolen and a beacon of the location Greg grinned as he turned around and started in that direction the Speedy, the shuttle, and its TIE escorts making it there just in time to see the stolen transport round the corner and barrel towards the barricade under a bridge coming in from above and behind the small fleet opens fire on the walkers and transports blocking the road sending them up in a billowing pillar of smoke and debris at the same time another transport seeing them fire on the barricade opens fire…badly but doesn't get more than a handful of shots off before eating a Pair of Ion blast from the Speedy and all of its systems overwhelmed from the energy Shut down to never power up again its circuits fused and fried.
As they continued out of town and with no further pursuit lost to all Imperial eyes and sensors. They stopped an hour later Greg and his droids still dressed as Storm troopers disembarked to be met with drawn guns from the ghost crew holding his hands up Greg says as he removes the helmet "Now is that anyway to say thanks to someone who just save your lives?"
