Ships in the Knight

[Farren Sefu]

Farren rubbed his leg as he watched the Jedi fighter being pursued and listened to his message. Any doubt Farren had was displaced when the lead TIE suddenly had one of its wings crumple and spiral into the other, destroying both.

"He is a Jedi..." he said aloud. Calling into the comms, he spoke to this supposed ally. "Look, pilot! I don't know why or how you're here, but we won't last another minute out here! You should have enough fuel for one more jump, so go to the coordinates I'm sending you! God help you if this is some kind of trap." Farren punched in the coordinates to his base on Umbara and beamed them to the Delta-7 ship using a Jedi frequency. Turning to Aayla, he yelled "Take us back now!", as he programmed the nav computer.

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"I don't need to capture them, Callie. Just the fact that they exist is a violation of Order 66 and must be eliminated. That's the law. By attacking an Imperial vessel, they sealed their fate. I don't care what they've been doing this past year, and their presence here is a big problem. They can't be allowed to escape." Margo said, staring at the window again with her hands behind her back, not looking at her ex as she spoke.

[Aayla Etel'dalam]

“What?! While we’re under such heavy fire?!” She snapped, all the while, flipping switches to prepare the ship for travel. “And what do you mean he’s a Jedi?” She felt the world start to move in slow motion. Her breathing became rapid. Everything that had happened in the last few hours was way, way beyond her understanding. And the shock was starting to kick in.

She lowered her hands and started to fall back into her seat, watching the ships outside with a blank expression, her mouth slightly open. It was too much. But before any more damage could be done...

... her hand shot forward and launched them into space.

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“Ah. Yes, Order 66. Legalized mass murder of peace keepers... The greatness overwhelms me.” She turned and leaned against the desk, her expression stoic, but her cheeks a little pink. She was angry. Order 66 was murder. That’s all she could think and all she would say to whoever asked. And it got her in trouble often. But there were plenty of other ways to have the Jedi dealt with. Murder wasn’t the way. “Do what you will. Not that I have to tell you that - you’d do it anyway.”

[Jaren Rouhell]

Jaren saw the fleet of TIES coming his way, when over the radio he heard a set of coordinates. He plugged them into his nav computer, "Umbara" flashed on his console. He looked at it, looked up at the TIES, shouted " You missed one of us you imperial bastards! " And hit the hyperdrive.


*Farren, Aayla, and Jaren's stories continue in Blades Crossing*

*Margo and Calla's stories continue back in Captain of the Guard*