Roche Astroid Field
Outlier system
2.5 years After Battle of Yavin
Xall pushed the throttle down and banked left hard as a flight of TIE fighters came up after the Syned Dawn. Already over the comm. He could hear the brisk harsh voice of a human male, trying to hail them before a stern sounding voice came over their comm. “By order of the emperor, the Syned dawn and her crew are to be detained and held for illegal activities against the empire, cease your flight or be destroyed” It was then that the ship rattled as its shields took laser fire from the first flight of TIEs and from the rear, Xall swore he hear the voice of Fal yell something about laser fire from the rear of the ship as he again banked right as another flight of TIEs was released from the imperial star destroyers hanger. The task of handling the flying and the laser turrets that were on the top and bottom of the ship was fast becoming a drain on him. He hated flying distracted like this and that interdictor wasn’t making things any easier. Another blast of TIE fire hit the ship and he noted the shields even though they were holding were weakening; they needed a new plan and fast!
Fal meanwhile had headed into the back at the first hint of smoke. Not good! He thought to himself as he reached the engine compartment and grabbed his toolkit he kept back there. These YT-2000s were like Naboo rivian glass clocks, elegant pieces of works that if you didn’t get right would fall apart everywhere. Fal knew from working countless hours on her that the Dawn wasn’t in her once prime condition anymore and these maneuvers that sithspit Fallen was putting them through was only putting strain on their hull. Suddenly the ship shock, this time not as from asteroids but…no! Laser fire! Fal head heard it enough to know that sound distinctly and only one faction in the galaxy had the resources to track down a crew the size of the Dawn if they wanted to, The Empire had found them! Fal suddenly felt his body go cold. Yelling at Xall to ask about the laser fire, Fal noted that the hyperdrive had been hit on the first past and was close to catching fire as smoke poured out of the generator, they were now stuck….
Sael was heading towards the rear of the ship to the hyperdrive compartment when the ship shock and the sound of laser fire rocked throughout the Dawn. Sael stopped, wondering whom the force was firing at them before heading to the engine room. There he found Fal frozen as he looked over the hyperdrive, Sael noted the man was shacking, his hands not the normal firmness of control he was known for. Something was wrong if Fal was this worried and he felt the second shake as the ship shoke again from laser fire….
In the cockpit, Lanii felt the blast hit the ship as the first waves of TIEs screamed over head. She noted the imperial design and how anyone could fly them. It was then that the smell of smoke hit her nostrils and she noted that the hull had sustained minor damage against that last laser blast. Das was muttering to himself about the nine hells of corellia and how he wish damnation upon each and every one of those sithspawn imperials as the ship buckled against the second blast, It was then she noted that the technical readout on her display was showing the hyperdrive offline. Lanii felt herself go cold as the Imperial star destroyer started moving into position to trap them…
Sitting in front of Lanii, Das was muttering to himself about the nine hells of corellia and how he wished them upon the imperials that were attacking them. Even though he had served in the imperial army, he still felt no responsibility towards which side his employers had been aiding in this war. Yet here he was, trapped against an imperial fleet and if the technical readout was right, no hyperdrive. He had no idea why that mechanic Fal had taken it offline now! But if he had then it wasn’t good. Letting Xall know they now had no way to escape till Fal got it worked out, Das set about working the turrets to a defensive fire, even though the auto aim was good, it wasn’t as good if someone had been at the controls. Besides distracting the pilot or copilot, it also drained power faster to control them from the cockpit. Next Das got to work on the sensor package. He noted that a small bubble was free of gravities anomaly’s just beyond the interdictors stern where the gravity bubble was weakest. Even though it wouldn’t get them to Roche proper, it would be a closer jump into the system. Now all they needed was to hold out, Das knew it was now going to be a race to the finish…..
Quick Recap:
Xall is in the cockpit piloting, the ship has been hit and the shields are weaking. The hull is holding but may break soon. The destroyers are launching more TIEs
Sael and Fal are working on the hyper drive; Fal knows that any mistake could break more components of the ship due to the YT-2000s precise components and build. Either one can try to assist the other. But one person has to be working on it primarily.
Das is in the cockpit. He has warmed up the laser cannons and is working on the sensor package for a escape, he has noted a escape route beyond and behind the interdictor.
Lanii is in the cockpit with Xall and Das. She is noting the technical readouts and assisting the pilot and copilot.
