Well, they now knew where their friends were being held; the only thing left was to find a way to get to them and save them. Figuring out that they needed to find a way into Imperial bases would help if they had one of their own ships. Sneaking onto an Imperial docking station with their ships was the easiest part of the mission. But it certainly wasn't going to be easy.
But they had their strengths in numbers.
Quill flew into the base in the cover of night using his jet boots and sneaked around, placing a small device on the wing of a TIE Fighter. As he was doing so, he was joined by Sabine who was repeating the action across the base. Quill made his way around as he placed another one on the wing of another TIE Fighter. But as he was doing so, he ended up kicking a small bucket in the process.
"What was that?" asked the Stormtrooper.
Sensing danger, Sabine quickly scanned the surroundings and saw that Quill was trapped with a group of troops closing in on him. Having already strategically placed enough explosives, she knew it was time to act. Without hesitation, she emerged from her hiding spot, revealing herself to the team from the other end of the facility. In her hands, she held a can of paint that had been cleverly rigged to serve as explosive material. She expertly tossed the can around in her hand, assessing her options and ready to take action to protect her team.
"Miss me, bucket heads?" Sabine asks.
The trooper cried out, "It's her!" As he and his partner opened fire on Sabine.
Sabine then ducked to avoid the blasts and ran up the side of their facility building. Meanwhile, she kept them distracted while Quill summoned Ezra and Zeb to help him take the transporter.
Sabine just kept running and managed to avoid the blaster fire as if it were nothing to her. "Yep, you definitely missed me." She then ran and leaped off the building, starting to make her way towards the transporter.
"An intruder! The artist has returned," the trooper exclaimed as they all chased after Sabine.
The rescue attempt was cut short when the transporter began taking off, meaning the others managed to get it running. Sabine had climbed another building and kept her head down, staying out of their line of fire.
"You guys got better," Sabine mocked, starting to sound suspiciously like Peter lately with the quips. She then flipped and landed on top of one of the troops, and then made her way over to the top of one of the TIE Fighters. "But I got a lot better!"
"That's not one of ours!" the trooper realized that the driver of the ship wasn't from their own group.
Sabine then waved at Zeb as he lowered the platform for her to enter the transport. She leaped onto the platform and gave a wave to the Stormtroopers. "Bye-bye, bucket heads!"
The group of rebels were making their escape after successfully completing their mission. Just before they fled, they activated the detonators, and a series of beeps echoed throughout the area. The troopers, who were patrolling the zone, suddenly heard the sound and started to run toward the rebels, not knowing what was happening.
As the troopers approached the area, the rebels had already escaped and were watching from a safe distance. Suddenly, a huge explosion occurred, destroying everything around it. The troopers, who were caught off guard, ran for their lives, trying to avoid the blast. The explosion was so powerful that it destroyed all of their TIE Fighters, sending them flying in every direction.
As the rebels fled, they saw the destruction caused by the explosion. The once heavily guarded area had become nothing more than a pile of rubble and ashes. But as the ashes were blown away by the wind, they began to take the shape of a phoenix, rising from the ashes. It was a symbolic reminder of the rebels' victory and their hope for a brighter future.
Regrouping on the Ghost, they were now connected to both the Falcon and the transporter they had just stolen. They would need all the help they could get if they were going to take on the Mustafar system to rescue their friends.
She smiled as she told them, "The transporter you stole will get us close to the fleet over Mustafar." She then activated the hologram and pointed out a specific destroyer among the fleet. "We learned this from the information Gamora provided us; Kanan and Peter are being held on Tarkin's Star Destroyer."
"How did you get this information?" Ezra asks.
"Let's just say it costs an arm and a leg," Quill stated.
"Well, that's what it cost him," Gamora corrected Quill.
"You took his arm and leg?" Mantis asks. "Where is it now?"
"We didn't keep it!" Quill almost sounded offended. But then he looked to Gamora. "You didn't keep it, right?"
"I'm not responding." Gamora proclaimed.
"Okay...," said Zeb. He was a little creeped out by the girl. Not sure which one to be afraid of more: the Zehoberei or the Wookie.
"Did you forget the part where his ship was surrounded by a dozen other destroyers?" Han asked as he currently had his feet up on the table.
"Han!" Hera was getting sick of telling him this, "Feet off the table."
Han sighed as he did as she wished. "Fine."
"But yes, it's surrounded by lots more. We'll need a distraction to cover our entrance." Hera got back on topic. "Sabine?"
Sabine sighed as she gazed at the hologram of a Star Destroyer. "Engine room's here, all the power for the ship.
"If only we didn't destroy all of those TIE Fighters." Quill sighed. "We could have used one of those to sneak in an EMP and knock out power to their ship."
"You'd think that would work?" Zeb asked him.
"It worked out for us," Quill stated.
"Ugh..." said Gamora, not confident in his statement. "That mission failed and cost Groot an arm."
"How was I supposed to know Korath hired an army to kill us?" Quill defended. "And besides, we managed to get in, didn't we?"
Ezra then eyed Zeb and gave him a sheepish smile when he remembered something. "Well...we know where to find one. But it's not at the base."
Zeb was not okay with what he was doing and tried to stop him. "Uh-Uh. Uh-Uh."
"Zeb, it's this is serious," Ezra stated. "This is for our friends."
"What are you two talking about?" Gamora asked, growing slightly curious about their conversation.
"Well...the TIE that we stole a while back, we...we didn't exactly crash it," Ezra explains to her.
"And by 'didn't exactly', you mean..." Hera wanted them to elaborate.
"They didn't crash it. They gave it to us." T'Challa explained. "My sister has been using it to hack into frequencies and find information to use against the Empire."
Hera was shocked when she looked around and noticed that all of her crew weren't surprised. "You all knew about this?" She sighed and groaned upon hearing this news. "I should be angry at you all for disobeying a direct order, but I can let it slide since you did it for a worthy cause, and I am just glad we have it."
"Uh...," Shuri interjected a little and eyed Sabine. "There might be a few small problems with it."
"What kind of problem?" Ezra wonders.
Sabine chuckled a little. "Peter might or might not have told me about it."
"And what did you do with it?" Quill asked curiously, followed by Chewie growling as he too wanted to know.
The vast field of Lothal was filled with people standing in awe, their eyes glued to the ship that Shuri had promised to tear apart and then put back together. True to her word, Shuri had accomplished the seemingly impossible task, but not without consequences. The ship was in a severely damaged state, missing panels from both of its wings. It was evident that Shuri had repurposed them to power their makeshift shelter and her gauntlets. As one looked closer, it was clear that the cockpit was also missing the glass, and it seemed that there had been an accident that had caused Shuri to drop it. Despite the damage, it was a remarkable feat that left everyone speechless.
And that wasn't the worst part of it. Sabine seemed to have wanted to paint it and Shuri didn't seem to have a problem with it.
"Okay, well this is awful," Zeb declared.
"What?" Sabine seemed to be offended by that. "It's some of my best work."
T'Challa said, "It certainly added some color to our dull environment." He admitted he was okay with it.
"I thought you were supposed to be the sane one," Zeb says to T'Challa. "This will never work. This whole plan is just as insane as those colors."
"You're right." Hera agreed with him as she stepped forward. "This plan doesn't make any military sense, but Peter and Kanan are a part of our family. And all of us here have lost enough family as it is. From the Empire or from a mad titan."
"I think she's finally starting to believe our story." Quill chuckled.
"Still insane," Han stated.
"None of you have to come with. But you need to decide how. In or out?" Hera asks everyone.
"I'm in," Ezra stated.
"I'm in." Sabine didn't even hesitate.
"I kinda owe the kid one for freeing me, so I'm definitely in," Gamora stated.
"We're Wakandan," T'Challa said to him and his sister. "We do not leave a man behind."
"I'm definitely in," Quill stated.
"Karabast," Zeb said in exhaustion. "I'm in."
Chewie seemed to agree as he growled, getting them all to look towards Han, waiting for his answer.
"Ugh, you guys and those sad eyes," Han sighed and gave in. "Alright, I'm in." He then looked at the TIE fighter. "But what about that?"
"Well, no time to fix it." Hera sighed. "Besides, the Imperials will only scan it. By the time they see it...it'll be too late."
Peter was still tied to the chair he could hear what he assumed were the screams of Kanan down the hall. Seems they were still torturing him for information like they did him. As he was trying to close his eyes and finally get some sleep, he jumped and shrieked at the sudden appearance of a ghost-like figure in his cell.
"Parker!" Stephen Strange suddenly appeared in his cell. "Thank god."
"Dr. Strange?" Peter was shocked to see the man was there. "Are you really here?"
"Partially," said Strange, sighing and looking over himself. "I'm projecting my subconsciousness to get in contact with you. I've been trying to do this with everyone for months but without success. It seems whatever you did opened your mind enough for you to be able to see me."
"What I did?" Peter was confused. But then figured he was talking about what Mara Jade did when she peaked in his head.
"I'm just as confused as you," Strange said as he walked over and saw the situation Peter was in. "Oh, God, what did we get ourselves into, Parker?" He reached up and clutched the area where the Eye once was. "If only I had destroyed it. None of this would have happened."
"Any chance you can get me out of here?" Peter wonders.
"No chance," said Strange. "You opened your mind enough for me to find you, but I'm no help to you and you're not exactly much help to me here." He then caressed his beard and considered options. "And I can't exactly swoop in from where I am."
"Where are you?" Peter asks. "Maybe I can find you if I escape."
"On a planet called Atollon, according to the friendly local." Strange scoffed at his statement. Then he looked and noticed he was fading away. "Stay strong, Parker," he said before disappearing. "You may just be the key to fixing everything..."
"Wait, what?" Peter asks as he tries to sit up. "Stephen?" He however didn't have the strength to stand and slopped his head against the chair. "Don't leave me..."
Exiting out of hyperspace, the crew was currently riding on the transport carrier that they stole and managed to hijack and get clearance to get through. They had the TIE fighter attached to the shuttle and were flying their way through the Mustafar system. While he was looking around his ship, Quill found something interesting and showed off some spare Stormtrooper armor that they had stored.
Hey, look what I found," said Quill as he held up the armor. "What do you think?" he asked, stepping into the armor. "Does it fit me well?"
"Quick, put on the helmet," Han stated as he turned to the others. "Let's see if it makes his voice less annoying."
"Make jokes, but this could be useful," said Gamora, seeing the practicality of wearing the Empire's own armor. "Not a bad idea, Quill."
"Are you even surprised?" Quill snarky responds.
"Yes." Everyone replied.
Hera said, "I'll send our transponder codes once we know that they are on that ship." She then turned to Ezra. "Ezra, you are up."
Ezra closed his eyes and began trying to sense if Kanan or Peter were indeed onboard the ship. He connected to the Force as he tried to connect with them, and to his surprise, it didn't seem to take long until he made a connection and confirmed that they were on board.
"I found them!" Ezra was happy to say. "They're alive!"
"Sending codes," Hera replied as they began to send in clearance codes.
Meanwhile, on the bridge of Tarkin's Destroyer was Mara Jade. She too was closing her eyes and was feeling something off with the force. She wondered what was going on and overheard a few of the officers,
"Transport ship 63378 cleared for docking. We have 10 TIEs inbound with reinforcements. Open Bay 5."
"Something doesn't feel right..." Mara Jade muttered.
Tarkin overheard her and eyed her. "You think this could be a rebel attack? Out here? They must be mad to consider that."
Mara Jade looked out the window and saw nothing but stars; their ship was hidden among the others. "One thing I've learned about these people, Grand Admiral...they relish in their insanity."
Back in the transport, they got clearance that they could send in their reinforcements. "They bought it," Hera was relieved to see. "BD, send in Shuri's present."
BD jumped around as he leaped over towards the dock port and plugged his foot into the machine. Sending the TIE Fighter towards the Destroyer, BD auto-piloted it and fell into line with the others approaching the Destroyer. When it came to landing, it certainly caught the eyes of the Empire.
"That's not regulation." One trooper commented.
"I kinda like it." Another replied.
But before anything else could happen, Sabine saw that it was just enough time for her to activate the EMP Shuri had amplified to knock out all power. When the EMP went through the entire ship, every member of the Empire who was dressed as a trooper was knocked out due to the surge of energy in their helmets.
"We've lost main power. Some kind of pulse detonated in Bay 5," one of the men on the bridge reported.
Mara Jade knew exactly what was going on and growled. "They're here." She marched back towards the hangar doors that had been shut down and began using her lightsaber to try and cut through them.
Right outside the ship, the transport had landed right on the side where they could enter the hallways and hopefully avoid any confrontations with the Force users. Sabine grabbed BD and placed him on her shoulder, seeing as there was no way she would be able to talk him into staying behind. As they were all getting ready to head out, Hera stopped Chopper from following.
"This shouldn't take long, Chopp. Keep the engine running." Hera told him.
Ezra did the same technique that Mara Jae was currently attempting and cut through the wall to create an opening for them. Although he was not as strong as the double-defense door Mara Jade was cutting through, meaning he could do it quicker.
The crew began making their way in while Quill and Han were having extra difficulty getting in since they were wearing the armor. Chewie ended up trying to help by dragging them out of the hole using his hands under their shoulders. When they looked at the unconscious troopers, they noticed a few were showing signs of movement,
"These guys are gonna start waking up soon," Sabine warned them.
"How soon?" Quill asks as he places on the helmet. "Oh, god, it's no wonder they can't shoot with these things on."
"Too soon. Now quit playing with that helmet and let's get going." Zeb stated.
"Come on, this way," Ezra said as he led them down the hallway to where their friends were.
While they were making their way there, Mara Jade finally managed to break through the door and forced the hole she made, sending it flying across the hall. She stepped out of the doorway and snarled as she was seriously upset now.
Back with Chopper, he was inside the transport when he saw that there were already reinforcements approaching the downed destroyer. He then heard what sounded like a signal coming from the ship. As he began to search, worried it might turn out to be a tracker or bomb, he was surprised to see it was coming from the Iron Spider container. Curiosity getting the best of him, Chopper grabbed the device and activated it.
Suddenly a hologram appeared out of the armor holder and Scott Lang appeared. "Hello? Hi, is this thing finally working?"
Chopper let out a few grunts in confirmation, letting Scott know he read him.
"Oh, Chopper, thank goodness." Scott sighed in relief. He then turned to someone that Chopper couldn't see. "See? Told you I could get it working."
"Quit patting yourself on the back until after we figure out where to go, Tic-Tak." Another man's voice proclaimed.
"Right, Chopp, we got the distress signal from Spider-Man's suit, but we lost it," Scott explains. "We want to help. You know where they are?"
Chopper immediately complied and gave them what they needed since he knew Scott Lang could be trusted. And if there was going to be help, then there was no way he was going to just turn it down.
While they were running through the halls, Shuri got an alert from the scanners on the TIE Fighter and saw they got in trouble. She saw a squadron or two of Stormtroopers had already landed and were working to try and take back the ship.
"We've got reinforcements to worry about now," Shuri warned the team.
"Reinforcements already?" Hera had to say she was impressed. "That was fast."
"Don't worry, on a ship this big, it'll take them some time to reach us," Sabine stated.
Except that was when she had to eat her own words when they turned the corner and saw a small team of troops turning the corner. When they spotted the rebels, they immediately opened fire, cussing the two to split off and take cover behind their corridor. Returning fire, Ezra used his saber to shoot, Sabine her blasters, and everyone don't the same with their weapons.
BD chirped as he tried to get a sight.
"Yeah, I know, I jinxed it." Sabine had to agree.
"Uh, guys!" Quill called their attention to the end of the corridor.
"It's the rebels!" A troop and a squad of troopers were coming.
"I'm getting sick of these bucket heads." Gamora sighed.
Then she got an idea when she saw the door controls and jammed her sword into them. The doors began to slowly close, meaning they were finally blocked off from all directions, but also meant they were trapped in an intersection with troopers surrounding them.
"Kanan is down that hall, but Peter is down that way." Ezra pointed below them. "And...I think there's someone else here." He rubbed his head in confusion. "Peter...it was like he was trying to tell me someone else is here."
"Who is there left in the galaxy?" Quill asks.
Gamora gave him a stare, even though he was facing away. "Did you forget Drax again?"
Quill froze up and couldn't believe he had done it again. "Oh, wow, I do have a problem."
"So, there are three of them on board?" Han asks.
"So, we'll split into groups," Hera said as she looked among them. "We'll have to find a way out, one of us go for Peter and the other for Kanan, and then find the third."
"Got it." Gamora nodded.
"Me, Mantis, Sabine, Zeb, and BD will go after Peter." Hera then looked to Ezra. "We might not be able to follow, but you still have a way of reaching Kanan."
Hera then looked upward as everyone else then followed her gaze and noticed that she was eyeing the air vents. The perfect way for Ezra to sneak in and be able to rescue Kanan without being spotted. Ezra complied as he leaped upward and made his way into the vents. As he did that, Gamora drew her sword and stabbed it right into the ground. She then began to drag it around and managed to cut a hole through the ground to the next level below.
Once they all dropped through the floor, they split off.
Ezra made it through the vents and made it to the floor where he felt Kanan's presence. He walked through the empty detention center, seeing everyone was either unconscious or searching elsewhere for the rebels. Not to mention that the others weren't exactly being subtle and were making a lot of noise at their location.
Ezra felt through the force as he approached one of the cells and waved his hand over the controls. Once the doors opened, he was relieved when he saw Kanan was indeed in the cell.
"Turns out you trained me pretty well," Ezra stated as he strolled inside.
Kanan sighed when he saw his apprentice was in the cell. "You shouldn't have come here, but I'm glad you did."
"You would've done the same for me. In fact, you have," Ezra said as he loosened the restraints.
Back with the other groups, they were making their way to the elevators and knew that they could take them up to the detention center faster. But when they opened the doors, there were a handful of troopers in there. Hera and Han were the closest and opened fire on them.
"Hope Ezra is having better luck than we are right now!" Sabine cried as they ran down the hallway.
Han shot the door controls and they saw they managed to reach the detention center. When they made it, they found three troops were waiting and aimed toward them. Mantis was the closest as she reached up and grabbed one of them by the arm, peaking her fingers through his armor.
Quick to use her powers of empathy, she manipulated his emotions to her benefit. "You feel like dancing."
And all of a sudden out of nowhere, the trooper stopped and started dancing, and not all too well. Mantis was using the cover of blaster fire from both ends of the room to speed across the room and grabbed the other troop by the neck.
"You're a kitty cat!" Mantis told the trooper.
"Meow!" The topper cried and started to go into a daze, followed by getting shot in the chest.
mantis made it across the floor and grabbed onto the back of one of the troops. "Violent rage!"
The trooper then began to scream in frustration and turned on his fellow troops as he rapidly fired around the area in a circle. The rebels ducked behind the control console to make sure that they could avoid the blasts. Mantis rode the trooper around in circles as he fired on everyone in sight.
"Wow, that's a useful skill." Sabine complimented.
"And a lot better than Kanan's weak-minded style," Zeb stated.
"I'm still confused how he knows what a cat is," Quill replied.
Han then walked over to the computers and looked over the information. "Here they are. Cell STF 356 and IIM 55."
"Got it." Sabine cried as she was quick to run down the corridor with BD. Quill and Gamora were quick to follow as they ran down towards the cells. "Let's get him back."
Han then noticed that their communicators seemed to be working and they got a connection. Han took off his helmet and knew he needed to come up with something. Pushing the comms, he wondered what to say. "Uh, everything is under control. Situations normal."
"What happened?"
Han looked around the room, waiting for someone to help come up with a plausible explanation. Zeb shrugged as he didn't seem to have one.
"Just say something," Hera stated.
"Uh, slight weapon malfunction." Han decided to go with it as an excuse. "But everything's all fine here. How are you?"
"We're sending a squad up."
"Negative." Han tried to stop them. "We have a reactor leak here now. Give us some time to fix it."
"Who are you? What's your operating number?"
Han sighed and saw he didn't have anything to say. He then grabbed his gun and shot the controls. "I wasn't getting into that conversation anyway." He then turned to the hallway. "Gang, better hurry! We're gonna have even more company!"
Quill ran down the hall as he and Gamora made it to one of the cells holding one of their friends. Quill reached over and opened the doorway and wondered who he found. When the door opened, he was shocked when he saw that it was indeed Drax, strangely wearing a shirt, though it was literally a prison uniform. Seemed he wasn't happy seeing Quill in the stormtrooper uniform, but he hadn't caught onto that yet since he was happy to see his friend again.
"Drax! Buddy!" Quill was overjoyed to see him.
But Drax wasn't as thrilled as he came charging towards the doorway and tackled Quill and slammed him into the wall. Quill groaned as he dropped to the ground. Gamora stood back and knew Drax must think that he was one of the enemies.
"Drax! It's okay." Gamora tried to assure him.
Drax then recognized Gamora and was shocked, as the last he heard Thanos killed her to get the stone. "Gamora?"
"It's me, Drax," Gamora assured her friend and hugged him. "I'm so glad to see you."
"Ow, no, I'm okay." Quill sarcastically said as he stood up. He then removed his helmet to give them a sight of his face. "Don't worry about me."
"Quill!" Drax was happy to see them both. "How did you get here?"
"Long story," Gamora said as they ran to meet up with everyone else.
Sabine opened the door to Peter's cell and gasped when she saw his condition. He definitely didn't look well at all with how his hair was soaking from the sweat he was pouring out. BD didn't waste any time as he leaped off Sabine's shoulder and ran towards Peter. He was unconscious by the time BD reached his destination and saw the injuries.
"Strange..." Peter muttered in his sleep. "...fix everything..."
"Oh, Peter," Sabine said as she removed her helmet and approached him. She grabbed one of the restraints and began to peel it off. BD was quick to work on the other one, removing it from his arm. "It's okay, we're here now."
"...Strange..." Peter kept muttering. "...Atollon...fix everything..."
Sabine sighed and knew he was out of it. "He's not gonna be able to walk."
Chewbacca came by and growled, offering to carry him for the rest of the way. He grabbed Peter and started to carry him between his arms to keep his head up.
"We've got them," Sabine said as she ran back with Chewie, BD, and Peter. "Let's get out of here."
But as they were making their way down the hallway, they stopped when they found Mara Jade standing in the middle of the hallway. She ignited her lightsaber and stared them down.
"Where do you think you're going?" Mara Jade asks.
"Knew things were going too easy." Quill groaned. "Anyone got any ideas?"
Then out of nowhere, a blue lightsaber began to cut through the door of the ship. They watched as the saber created a hole and a farm boy from Tatooine came stepping out. Luke Skywalker stepped into the room and looked at the rebels.
"Take this hall, you'll see a few of your friends ready to help," Luke tells them and looks towards Mara Jade. "I'll keep her busy."
"Works for me!" Quill cried as he ran towards the door and left the Jedi to fight.
The others decided to leave Luke to keep her busy and ran to protect Peter as he was unconscious and couldn't defend himself, and neither could Chewie while he was unconscious. Mara Jade and Luke Skywalker faced each other, and lightsabers ignited. The air crackled with tension.
"Another Jedi?" Mara Jade was shocked to see. "Gotta say, I didn't expect to see any more of your kind out here."
"Don't worry," Luke said as he got into his stance Obi taught him. "You won't be meeting any others."
Mara's scarlet blade danced with deadly precision, her movements swift and calculated. Luke countered with graceful elegance, his blue lightsaber deflecting her strikes with ease. The Force flowed through them, amplifying their skills and senses.
Ezra and Kanan were making their way through the halls of the Destroyer. They ended up trying to cut through the ship by going through the Hyperdrive room. When they enter the room, they are immediately met with the Grand Inquisitor. He reached up behind him and immediately activated half of the saber.
Kanan was slowly regaining his strength and quickly reached for Ezra's saber since the Inquisitor stole his own. "Let me borrow that."
"Yeah, no problem," Ezra said and allowed Kanan to take it.
Kanan immediately activated Ezra's saber and raced in for the fight. The Grand Inquisitor prepared for the fight yet to come but didn't expect when Kanan shut off the saber and used the blaster setting to offset the Inquisitor. Not expecting this, he backed off a little and used his saber to deflect the shots.
When he got close enough, Kanan activated the saber and engaged in a fight against the Inquisitor. He swung to try and strike the Inquisitor, but the Inquisitor blocked the attack and the several other strikes Kanan tried to hit with. Pushing against each other's blade, the Inquisitor managed to push Kanan off before kicking him further away. Kanan dodged the attack and did a backflip to get some distance between them.
Kanan then used the blaster setting once again and opened fire on the Inquisitor before running in. Ezra was shocked when he saw this and never even considered that as an idea.
"I never thought about doing that," Ezra admitted as he ran to try and join.
Kanan then went back in and swung the saber from above, causing the Grand Inquisitor to block from below. The Inquisitor then tried to strike Kanan with the swing from below, but he managed to jump and went in for another strike. Ezra came up and noticed the Inquisitor was holding Kanan's saber on his belt. Using the force to reach for it, he activated it and caused the Inquisitor to take notice of him.
"At last, a fight that might be worthy of my time." Grand Inquisitor said and activated the other half of his saber.
Kanan and Ezra then both raced to the center where the Inquisitor swung his blade to block both of their attacks. He then swung the saber around, followed by throwing Ezra back with the force before focusing on Kanan. But swing after swing, it came with no avail as Kanan struck and stumbled over the Inquisitor. When Ezra came in for a strike, the inquisitor then forced him backward before kicking Kanan to set him off balance.
When Ezra reactivated the saber, the Grand Inquisitor then activated the spinning function and threw his saber towards Ezra. Ezra managed to use the saber to block the strike, but the force of the saber still managed to push him over the ledge, dropping the saber in the process.
"No!" Kanan cried when he saw his apprentice assuming fall to his death. He then grew mad as he eyed the Inquisitor. "That was a mistake."
"Why?" Inquisitor asks. "Because you have no one left to die for you?"
Kanan then used the force to drag his lightsaber back and activated it, giving him two lightsabers. "No. Because I have nothing left to fear."
Grand Inquisitor saw that he drew something out in Kanan and prepared for a fight. Kanan charged in, swinging both savers as the Inquisitor blocked the swing. Then he forced Kanan back where he was up against the ledge and chuckled.
"You can't possibly believe you can take me alone," Inquisitor tells him.
Then out of nowhere, someone leaped down from one of the walkways above and landed right behind the Grand Inquisitor. When both of the dueling Force welders turned to face who it was, both of them were left in shock and amazement to see it was Obi-Wan Kenobi.
"Hello there," Kenobi said as he activated his saber and got into his stance.
Meanwhile, the others were making their way through the hallways and were searching for a way out. They knew where to go, the main problem was getting there, especially in one piece. When they reached one doorway, they peaked and found new troopers were awakening the ones they knocked out.
"Great." Hera sighed. "The other troopers are waking up."
That puts twice as many between us and Chopper." Zeb stated.
"Well, if that other guy is any indication, we might have a few friends on board." Quill offered.
"Yeah? Who?" Shuri asks him.
All of a sudden, they heard what sounded like clanging metal and wondered what was going on. In the hallway with the troops, there was a small detonation device that went off, causing the whole room to fill with smoke. As the room filled with smoke, a Burst Shot Arrow came flying in and embedded into one of their knees. As the trooper cried in pain, the arrow randomly started to shoot small projectiles from a spinning ring and shot down a few of the other troops.
While the smoke was clearing, none of them had a chance to think when they were opened fire upon and tackled by a flow of blonde hair coming out of nowhere. Then the figure raised her fist and shot small projectiles from her wrist that took the troops down.
One of them managed to avoid all of this and aimed at the figure until he was grabbed from behind and raised into the air. Turned out that he was being held up by an Imperial security droid. It took the trooper and bashed him into the wall several times, breaking his helmet and leaving him down.
"Congratulations," K-2S0 said to the rebels. "You are being rescued."
All of them were a little confused and weren't sure exactly what happened. But then they saw their rescuers as Kate Bishop and Yelena Belova were there.
"Hey, guys." Kate greeted them. "Long time no see."
"Bishop." Hera sighed. "What's going on?"
"We followed Spider-Man's distress signal," Yelena explains and gestured to the unconscious hero. "Didn't expect you to actually not need rescuing."
"And what about him?" Gamora pointed to the imperial droid.
"You mean K?" Kate asks as she points to him. "He's harmless. For our side."
"Andor, keep the engine warm," Yelena said as they ran through the halls. "We're on our way back."
"Should we worry about the others?" Kate asks. "Should we let them know we know we have him?"
"Kate Bishop, don't worry," Yelena tells her. "They can handle themselves."
"Ezra, seems we have some friends on board." Hera tried to contact their change of plans. But she can't seem to be able to get into contact with him. "Ezra?"
"Who is here exactly?" Sabine wonders.
Two troops were shooting at what appeared to be thin air as they ran over the already unconscious forms of their fellow troopers. As they were running, something happened and knocked the guns out of their hands. All of a sudden, Hope Van Dyne appeared as she enlarged and wrapped her legs around his head and tackled him to the ground.
As the second troop went in to try and punch her, Scott enlarged and caught his fist mid-swing. Then he kicked the trooper to give Hope enough space to shoot him with her blaster.
"Whoo. This is nice." Scott told Hope. "We never get the chance to do anything that's just us, you know?"
"We'll finish this conversation later." Hope said as they ran through the halls.
Their battle raged on, each combatant pushing the other to their limits. Mara's agility and cunning were matched by Luke's raw power and connection to the Light Side. Sparks flew as their blades clashed, casting an ethereal glow on their determined faces.
Mara lunged forward, her strikes relentless. Luke parried and countered, his movements fluid and controlled. Their clash echoed through the desert, carrying the weight of their unresolved past and the destiny that intertwined their lives.
As the battle intensified, Mara tapped into her dark side training, channeling her anger and frustration. Luke felt the shift in her energy, his resolve strengthening as he fought to keep his own emotions in check. The struggle between them mirrored the ongoing conflict within the Force itself.
Luke's eyes locked with Mara's, a mix of sadness and determination. With a surge of power, Mara unleashed a flurry of attacks, her strikes fueled by her conviction. Luke defended with unwavering resolve; his determination was rooted in his belief that no one was truly lost.
Their battle reached its climax, each strike carrying the weight of their convictions. Mara's blade struck true, slicing through Luke's defenses. But instead of delivering a fatal blow, Mara hesitated. Something within her was conflicting her emotions momentarily clouding her judgment.
Mara gazed up at him, torn between her loyalty to the dark side and the flicker of light within her. For a moment, the weight of her choices seemed to hang in the air. , but at that moment, she felt something was wrong. She looked up at the ceiling and noticed that it was going to collapse. She wasn't sure how or when it became damaged, but she stopped fighting and braced herself for the filing to collapse.
Luke, however, stood there in complete confusion as he saw Mara Jade scream and try to shield herself from...nothing. She just stared into the ground and panted like she was crushed under rubble or something. Seeing that the fight was over, Luke knew better than to strike an enemy who wasn't alert, and that he should meet up with the others to escape.
Their battle may have ended, but the struggle for Mara's soul had only just begun. The fate of their intertwined destinies remained uncertain.
Several troopers were engaging one person in the middle of the halls while they were getting taken down by enlarged Hardlight fists. Kamala Khan, Ms. Marvel, had made her way onboard the ship and was now using all of her newfound powers to fight back and clear a pathway for them to escape.
The stormtroopers, startled by Ms. Marvel's sudden appearance, raised their blasters and opened fire. But Kamala's Hardlight abilities allowed her to dodge and weave effortlessly and even just use her powers to shield herself. She elongated her arm with the Hardlight power, knocking away blaster bolts, and swiftly closed the distance between her and the troopers.
With a powerful fist, Kamala delivered a knockout blow, sending the first stormtrooper flying. She leaped into the air, her body stretching into a formidable size, and landed with a thunderous crash, incapacitating two more foes.
The remaining stormtroopers, realizing they were outmatched, tried to retreat, but Kamala was relentless. She pursued them, using her Hardlight limbs to grab hold of their blasters and render them useless. As the troopers stumbled and fell, Kamala's agility and strength proved to be a force they couldn't reckon with.
Soon, the hallway was littered with defeated stormtroopers, and Kamala stood tall, catching her breath. She knew her mission was not yet complete, but this small victory had given her the confidence she knew what she was doing.
"All clear, guys," Kamala said as she saw the hanger was empty. "Now, how are we getting past the TIEs?"
Jumping out of Hyperspace were two ships coming from deep space. One of them was a modified prototype Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft used by famed Mandalorian bounty hunters known as Slave 1. It was being piloted by Boba Fett, on behalf of the giant brute the Hulk.
"That's my part of the job," Boba said as he opened fire on one of the TIEs. Then he flew over one of the other Star Destroyers and flicked a switch. "The boss sends his regards."
Boba released one of his seismic charges to fall right on top of the Destroyer and watched as it exploded, sending the Destroyer into dozens of pieces.
In the depths of a vast Star Destroyer, Kanan Jarrus, and Obi-Wan Kenobi found themselves locked in a fierce battle against the formidable Grand Inquisitor. The Hyperdrive room crackled with energy as the two Jedi warriors faced off against their relentless adversary.
Kanan relied on his sharp senses and unorthodox fighting style, while Obi-Wan, a seasoned Jedi Master, embodied wisdom and precision in every move. Together, they formed an unlikely but powerful duo, determined to bring down the Grand Inquisitor and thwart the dark intentions of the Empire.
Ezra was knocked down and actually managed to survive just as he landed on one of the pathways and got away with nothing but a bruise on his cheek. As he was getting woken up by Hera's voice, he groaned and stood up.
"Ezra?" Hera called out, "Can you hear me?"
"Yeah, I'm here." Ezra finally picked up.
"Great. We found Specter 7 and are on our way out." Hera tells him. "How's Kanan? Did you find him? Is he alright?"
Ezra looked upward and was shocked when he saw Kanan fighting not just against the Inquisitor, but also fighting alongside another Jedi master.
"Yeah, I think he's doing better than okay," Ezra admitted.
As the Grand Inquisitor twirled his crimson-bladed lightsaber, his dark robes billowing around him, he unleashed a flurry of aggressive attacks. Kanan deftly dodged and parried, while Obi-Wan countered with elegant and controlled strikes, their lightsabers glowing brightly in the dimly lit room.
Kanan and Obi-Wan fought with unwavering determination, their connection to the Force guiding their every move. They pushed their skills to the limit, drawing upon years of training and experience. Yet, the Grand Inquisitor was a formidable opponent, utilizing his mastery of the dark side to his advantage.
Sensing an opportunity, Kanan tapped into his unique abilities as a Jedi Sentinel. He closed his eyes, allowing the Force to flow through him, heightening his senses and granting him a glimpse into the Inquisitor's next move. With newfound clarity, Kanan swiftly maneuvered around the Grand Inquisitor's defense, delivering a precise strike that sent his opponent staggering backward.
Seizing the advantage, Obi-Wan pressed the attack, his lightsaber dancing with grace and precision. He engaged the Grand Inquisitor with a series of precise strikes, each one aimed at disarming his opponent both physically and mentally. Obi-Wan's calm and collected demeanor contrasted sharply with the Inquisitor's growing frustration.
Cornered and enraged, the Grand Inquisitor unleashed a barrage of dark side energy, attempting to overwhelm the Jedi. But Kanan and Obi-Wan stood firm, channeling the light side of the Force to shield themselves from the onslaught.
With a final surge of strength, Kanan and Obi-Wan launched a coordinated assault. Their lightsabers blazed through the air; their movements synchronized as they closed in on the Grand Inquisitor. Overwhelmed by the combined power of the Jedi, the Inquisitor faltered, his defenses weakening.
As the battle reached its climax, Kanan and Obi-Wan struck true, their lightsabers finding their mark. The Grand Inquisitor's lightsaber split into two and fell to the main part of the ship, his defeat echoing through the Hyperdrive room as it began to explode. The two of them then used the force to send the Inquisitor skidding and falling off the ledge. He grabbed onto it and held on with all of his might as the entire Star Destroyer shook and the Hyperdrive room started to explode.
"You have no idea what you have unleashed here today." Grand Inquisitor tells them. "There are some things far more frightening than death."
Then out of nowhere, the Grand Inquisitor let go and let himself fall into the fire. With the danger averted, Kanan and Obi-Wan took a moment to catch their breath, their lightsabers still glowing with the remnants of their fierce battle. Then they heard Ezra's voice as they turned to see him.
"Kanan, we gotta get going," Ezra says.
Kanan sighed in relief to see he survived. "I thought I lost you."
"I know the feeling," Ezra said with a smile. "And who is this?"
Kanan looked at Obi-Wan and still hadn't processed that he was there. "Master Kenobi?"
"Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne heard the broadcast, I came along to help," Obi-Wan explains as Luke runs his way through the halls.
"We have to leave now," Luke warns them. "Slave 1 is taking care of reinforcements and everyone is heading for the docking bay."
"Then let's get a move on," Kanan said as they ran through the Hyperdrive room into the halls.
In the docking bay, Sam Wilson, AKA the Falcon, was using his wings as a makeshift shield as he was covering for Cassian Andor. He was keeping the ship primmed and ready to leave when the others made their way to the docking bay.
"Is our ride going to be here when we leave?" Andor asks as he helps shoot down the Stormtroopers approaching.
"Fury will be here!" Sam promised as he used his wrist device to send missiles flying to blow up some troops.
As they were firing at the troopers, an arrow came flying into the room and released a shockwave that sent several troopers flying. Shuri then used her gauntlets to send several more flying as they all ran through the halls and shot the remaining Stormtroopers.
"Hey!" Kate cried as they ran towards the ship. "We're here! Let's get out of here!"
"Where's...?" Sabine was going to ask when another door opened, and the Jedi came running in. "Oh, there they are."
Everyone got into the ship and flew out of the docking bay to escape the crumbling Star Destroyer just in time. As they were flying out, Slave 1 came flying in and offered support as they flew around to try and escape. As they were escaping, Mara Jade stumbled her way through the Destroyer until she reached the docking bay and noticed the only ship left was the Inquisitor's TIE.
"Chopper, we're taking a new route. You read me?" Hera asks, not getting a response. "Chopper?"
"I can't believe that bucket of bolts abandoned us." Zeb scoffed.
"TIEs are closing in!" Andor cried out.
"How many?" Hera asks.
"I can't hold them all off!" Boba warned as he tried to shoot them down. He was too close to the crew to try and use another seismic charge.
The side of their ship was shot, causing them to get shaken around. "This is a tight spot," Quill said.
I just want to say it has been really nice getting to know all of you." Ezra tells the team.
But all of a sudden, there was a blinding light coming out of somewhere and rammed right into the TIE Fighters. The TIEs were caught off guard and didn't even process when the blinding light made a U-turn and rammed into the others. As the blinding light kept going, it was flying its way through the Imperial fleet like it was nothing. As several more TIE fighters came to intercept, they were no match as when they opened fire on the light, it seemed to only empower whatever it was as it flew right into one of the Star Destroyers and... well, destroyed it by splitting it in half.
As the light was making its way around, several ships came out of Hyperspace, including the Ghost and some sort of transport ship. Chopper let out a cry of victory, letting them know that he was alongside whoever they were.
"Who is that?" Ezra wonders.
"That is our ride out of here," Sam told them with a smile. "Fury, you there?"
Nick Fury was indeed at the helm of the vessel and smiled. "I never leave a man behind, Wilson. You should know that by now. Now get your ass on board before we leave it behind."
Tarkin was in the hull of his Star Destroyer as he watched in shock and horror as whatever this light was destroyed an entire fleet like it were nothing. As the light began to approach him, he took a step back as if that was going to do any good for him. When the light finally reached his window, it stopped moving and glowed for a second before the light began to dim. When the light revealed in the center turned out to be none other than Monica Rambeau.
Madame Web had gifted her with the capability of taking any kinetic energy that she was hit with and absorbing it so she could hit back with the same amount of force. So, she spent a long time taking hit after hit to see just how far these powers could go and needed to hurry back if she wanted to survive when these powers dimmed.
Tarkin tried to run through the halls, but it was too late as Monica charged her kinetic energy and rammed into the Destroyer. Killing Moff Tarkin, and everyone else who was left on board that ship. But there was someone who managed to slip out through all of that confusion and chaos. Mara Jade flew the TIE out and quickly jumped into Hyperspace so that she could escape and live to fight another day.
Once Andor parked their ship to the Blockade Runners that came to help, Monica flew her way back as she was running low on kinetic energy. Once everyone was attached or on board the ship, they jumped into Hyperspace to escape the chaos that they had caused. Everyone left Andor's ship, Chewie still carrying Peter as they all had a moment to finally breathe and take in that they escaped and rescued their friends.
"I am glad you all came back for us," Kanan said in relief. "Even if what you did was reckless, irresponsible, and rash."
"You're welcome, dear," Hera stated as she hugged Kanan.
"Again, with the 'dear'," Peter mumbled as he was finally starting to wake up. Everyone looked to Chewie as Peter laid his head back in agony. "Am I the only one who feels something is up when she says that?"
"Well, look who's finally awake," Kate stated with a grin. "Welcome back to the fight, Spider-Man." Then she leaned over to Yelena. "Did you know he was that young?"
"You didn't?" Yelena asks in surprise.
"Forget it." Kate groaned. "Jane, Loki, and Sif send regards, but they couldn't make it since they are still
BD chirped as he leaped and landed on top of Peter. Peter chuckled as he caressed his droid. "Hey, BD. Missed you, too."
Then a door opened, and Chopper came rolling in, finally reuniting everyone. But Ezra brought up a point that nobody even realized. "Wait, if Chopper is on this transport, then who is on the Ghost?"
Everyone went onto the Ghost to try and get their answers, Chewie finally let Peter down, but he put some weight on Sabine to walk as his legs were still weak. Chopper rolled them into the hall of their ship and activated a hologram of Senator Organa.
"Hello, old friend." Organa greeted Kenobi.
"I remember you," Kanan said in surprise. "I met you once."
"His name is Senator Bail Organa." Hera introduced them.
"And the crews piloting those blockade runners?" Kanan wonders.
"One of them was piloted by Director Nick Fury and his handpicked team. The other was part of other rebel cells." Organa explains.
"There are other rebel cells." Sabine was shocked to hear.
"We're a cell?" Ezra asked and eyed Zeb. "Did you know we were a cell?"
"Uh. No." Zeb admitted.
"We weren't supposed to meet," Hera explains. "That way, if captured, we couldn't reveal the other rebels to the Empire. That was the protocol."
"Yeah, except the protocols have all changed." Bucky Barnes called as he slid down the ladder for the Ghost.
"Pretty good flying out there, Tin Man." Sam complimented Bucky.
"Me? Oh, God no. I certainly wasn't handling one of those. I was on guns." Bucky said as Ahsoka climbed down and joined them. "She piloted."
"Fulcrum." Hera was shocked to see Fulcrum, the mysterious person they had been getting intel from in person.
"Ahsoka." She introduced herself. "My name is Ahsoka Tano."
"And why did you all come?" Quill wonders.
"Well, we all got the signal," Scott explains.
"Seems that amplifier Karen used reached every frequency known to earth." Hope explained further.
The doorways opened and some were shocked to see Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne stroll into the room. "And it didn't take a genius to put it together, but it took one to track the signal."
"Many systems and beyond heard that signal because of that," Ahsoka explains. "You gave them a new hope. And we didn't want that hope to die." She then looked through the group and noticed Obi-Wan in the crowd. "Nice to see you again, Master Kenobi."
"I more or less go by Ben or just Kenobi, Ahsoka," Kenobi said with a smile. "You look...more mature."
"And you look older." Ahsoka joked.
"So... what happens now?" Gamora wonders.
"We don't know," Ahsoka admitted. "One chapter has closed, and another one is beginning."
"But we are not reading any books," Drax stated, interrupting the moment.
"One thing is for certain," Bucky tells them all, ignoring Drax. "This fight is far from over."
As the dust settled on Lothal, Mara Jade stumbled out of an Imperial Transport after arriving on Lothal, her head still reeling from mind probing Peter. She rubbed her forehead, trying to clear her thoughts, as Kallus approached her. Despite her disorientation, she managed to maintain her composure and greeted Kallus with a nod.
"We have been getting reports of unrest all over Lothal," Kallus warns Mara Jade. "Whispers are spreading about Governor Tarkin's death. Some see the Empire as weak. Vulnerable."
"Not to worry." Mara Jade said. "The Emperor has summoned a... unique set of individuals to try and solve our situation."
"Who might that be?" Kallus wonders.
Then he heard what sounded like clanking coming from inside of the shuttle as someone with what appeared to be multiple limbs made their way out. But when the figure left the ship, it revealed that the extra limbs were actually mechanical limbs made out of some sort of purple mechanical tentacles. She wore golden armor around her entire body, and strange goggles over her eyes.
"Ohnn might not have survived the destruction of the Star Destroyers, but some of the data he received did." Serena Patel said as she looked over the data. "Mutated DNA. The sequencing could be replicated with the right equipment."
Kallus wasn't following everything but followed her statement. "You are saying you can replicate how Spider-Man got his powers?"
"Even better," Serena said as she moved closer to him without even touching the floor. "I can replicate it with any animal of my choosing."
Then heavy breathing could be heard as they looked over towards the doorway of the shuttle. The dark lord of the Sith himself, Darth Vader came marching from the ship. He stopped right at the end of the shuttle and all of them were a little shaken by his presence. Vader was the kind of person whom you do not speak in the presence of until spoken to or even addressed.
"Then I suggest you get to work," Vader tells Serena.
"Yes, Lord Vader." Serena nodded.
The events that were unfolding created a sense of chaos and confusion. Amidst all this, a strange phenomenon was taking place on one of the planets revolving around Lothal. Suddenly, a violent disturbance caused a black hole to emerge in the middle of a vast open field, which caused a stir among the surrounding wildlife. In a matter of moments, an unknown object came hurtling out of the hole and crash-landed on the ground.
At first glance, it appeared to be a massive, white mold of a human, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that it was indeed a person. The person looked at his hands in disbelief and saw that they were completely white with dozens of black spots. As he looked down at his body, he realized that the spots had spread all over him. Despite the fear and confusion that gripped him, he managed to maintain his composure and tried to make sense of what had just happened.
"What?" Johnathon Ohnn looked over himself in shock. "No. How did this happen?" Then he tried to recall everything that happened. "The...I-I was in the Hyperdrive and... that EMP..."
He seemed to have begun to put all the dots together and managed to make a few assumptions about what happened. Then he became...well, he at least sounded stern. His entire face was literally nothing but a giant black dot.
"SPIDER-MAN!"