Insurgency

In a the heat of battle Aslans TF is Damaged and he is sent spinning out of control. Tanker is his wing and trys desperately to track him when suddenly a large Black Sun Pirate ship grabs Aslans ship in a tractor beam and swallows it up in its hold!! Tanker races towards pirate ship but take several hits from its turbolasers and ion cannons and suddenly it vanishes into hyperspace!! Tank is now disabled and he trys to summon any help but it looks like it will be days before hes able to get back a friendly sector.

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Tank's disabled craft floated for what seemed like hours when finally an ISD with a wing of T-Is hyped in. Tank floated hoping they would pass until one of them raised him on the comm. "Hey, looks like someone could use a lift." The T-Is broke formation and darted over toward his craft.

Tanker recognized the voice. "Hey Solusar. Good thing you were passing by man."

"Just chill for a moment. We'll have you out of there in no time man."

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Vader's "V-Machine" is lowered on the crane to the floor as Vapor's X screams into the bay.

Vapor climbs out of his ship and down to the deck. He spots Tank, Razor, dArk, and BlkPnthr gathered in the middle of the bay. He strolls over to them. Vader enters through the large doors on the far end of the bay and walks over to them.

"You said there was an emergency. What's up?" Vapor says to them.

"Indeed, Aslan has been captured by the Empire. We are forming a task force to track him down." Vader says pulling a datapad ot of his pocket.

"The six of us are going to the OBS's SSD Sidious to pull him out." He continued. "We will split up into two wings with a coordinated insurgency on the Sidious. This is a stealth operation so we need to get in and get out fast to avoid detection. Tank and Vapor you're with me. Razor will lead flight group two with dArk and BlkPnthr close behind.

"How do you know he's there?" Vapor asked.

"I know." Vader replied, "I'll be in my V-Machine. Tank will be in his TD but you'll need an Imperial craft for this engagement Vapor."

Vapor considered his craft for a moment and finally remembered his weapon of choice during his 51st engagements with Sangre Squadron of FRS.

"I'll need 5 hours sir and I'll have it onboard." Vapor said.

"Good. We rendezvous 5 clicks from the Ythaac cluster bearing 115 in 12 hours. At that point I will brief everyone further. Dismissed."

Vapor ducked out of the fighterbay heading for the comm room. He had a message to send.

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Tank passes a discouraged looking Slash and stops.

"Slash, I want you to set up a escape point for us. Get with Vader on it, so you can cover an escape. If you can, see if you can't borrow the Intrepid."

"The Star Destroyer?" Slash asked, a little taken back.

"Yes, I think V want's this to look at Imperial as possible, so I want you to set it up for us to escape easier. The Intrepid would be the best bet for us."

"Sure thing, I'll pick out the pilots in case the mission goes kaput." Slash hurries off to get the escape plan ready.

Tank rushes to his T/D, and starts going over it with a fine tooth comb. "Let's see if I have what it takes to fly ya."

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"This is ReBeL three. Be advised--this is the real deal. Keep a close eye out for bandits and call them out when you see them." Zarathos hailed over the comm.

"ReBeL Leader here. Remember--our mission is to buy enough time for Red and Gold to complete their mission." Mac responded locking in hyperdrive coordinates.

"Red Leader reporting in. Do not engage targets unless it is absolutely necessary. The more we avoid detection the better our chance for success. Lets get in and get out quickly, Intrepid is outgunned ship to ship." Vader said over the comm.

The ships bolted into hyperspace.

"This is ReBeL four. One ISDII Diablo is now on radar. 10 clicks dead ahead bearing 232. Speed: Four MGLT. Also one ISD Intrepid on station six clicks dead astern." Warrior called as his flight group dropped out of hyperspace.

"Where's Sidious?" Mac responded.

"This is Two. Sidious approaching, bearing 001. Speed: Eight MGLT. Distance: Five clicks." Azis called from his A-Wing.

"This is Intrepid, fighters being deployed from both ships. Estimated time of intercept, 1 minute." Wildslash called.

"Gold Leader, what is your location." Mac called locking his S-Foils in attack position.

"Approximately six kilometers behind the Sidious. We have not been discovered as of yet." Razor responded on his squirrel freq.

ReBeL wing broke formation and entered a maelstrom of red and green laser fire. They engaged and fell back to the Intrepid. A hail of warheads shot from the Intrepid's forward launchers as a new wave of TIE Bombers bolted into position.

"Stay close to the Intrepid and pick off those warheads!" Mac called.

"Splash one!" Azis called confirming first blood.

Meanwhile, onboard the Sidious.

"Okay, We divide up into two groups, Razor's wing will check the port prison cells and my wing will check starboard. Here are your radios, use them only if it is an emergency. They're set on a constantly rotating frequency so no one will be able to listen in. Don't fire any weapons unless it's a matter of life and death. Any questions? Okay. Move out!"

Razor's wing of three moved quietly along the far wall of the fighterbay and out through the door. Vapor began to follow but Vader held him back. "Nope, We're going a different way." Tank pulled a compact version of a grapple gun out of his backpack and shot it up at a conveniently open service crawlway above the hangar. It didn't make a sound.

"Won't they see us?" Vapor asked.

"Nah, they wont." M1A2Tanker said. "Cause we wont be visible." He pulled two black jumpsuits out of his backpack and set them on the floor.

"What about-oh." Vapor said remembering Vader's clothing was already pitch.

Vader shot up to the crawlway lightning quick and sent the gun back down. Tank slipped his jumpsuit on and shot up to the crawlway second. Vapor put his jumpsuit on and grabbed the gun to shoot up to the ceiling but about halfway up the gun stopped and wouldn't go any further. Vapor hung from the razor thin wire 50 feet over an Imperial hangar. Fortunately, everyone was too busy with the frontal attack to look up. He could only think of one way out of the situation-swing. He built up momentum and could almost hear Tanker exclaim, 'What in sam hell are you doing?'

Finally he built up enough force to grab a supporting beam in the ceiling. He grabbed it with both hands and began to inch his way down it toward the crawlspace. Hand over hand, he maneuvered along the beam and scrambled into the opening.

"Man, that was close." Vader said.

"You aren't kidding. No safety net either." Vapor said pulling the grapple gun up and setting it on the floor.

"Can you continue?" Tank asked.

"Are you kidding? It takes a little more than being suspended helplessly above the fighterbay of a Super Star Destroyer to fix me." Vapor said.

"Good then lets get moving." Vader and Tank moved quickly along the service crawlway to a hatch. They hurried through what seemed like hundreds of yards of crawlways and service conduits until they reached an opening-a room. The sign above the door at the far end of the room said, 'Aft Gunnery Control'.

"This is our first stop gentlemen. We'll need to neutralize this section of the ship to plot our escape. Again, we must avoid detection and in order to do that we will split up. Believe me this area will be busy but not too busy because the main attack force is in the front of the ship. Rendezvous back here as soon as you see the signal." Vader said softly.

"What's the signal?" Vapor asked.

"You'll know it when you see it." Vader replied. "Move out!"

Vader opened the door and ducked behind the wall on the side. A stormtrooper could be heard saying "What the?" before coming over to investigate. He stepped through the door jam and peered down the conduit. Vapor and Tanker slid through the door behind the troop's back and into the control room. The officer's were preoccupied with their work and didn't notice them slip through the room and duck under the corners of a desk at the end of the room. The troop looked left and saw Vader holding a datapad in his hand.

"Lord Vader! Ehh.I mean Lord Vader, we were not expecting you're arrival onboard until 0930"

"My presence is required here to observe this crew in battle. This station is overmanned. You must divert these officers to the Forward Gunnery Control Center. " Vader said trying to sound as if he were the real deal.

"But sir--" The troop began

"Do it now!" Vader commanded.

"Aye sir." The troop led the officers out through the front entrance to the center.

Vader said, "It's okay guys you can come out now."

"That's the signal?" Vapor asked.

"Well I didn't expect it to be that easy." Vader replied.

"Okay I can't disable the aft guns but I can reroute their power elsewhere." Tank said looking up from a display grid.

Vader mockingly commanded "Reroute the power to the waste disposal system!"

"Yes sir!" Tank replied saluting. He crunched the keys on the keypad. "Waste disposal system operating at 45 percent over standard sir!"

"Good, I will be in my quarters relieving myself." Vader said almost laughing. He turned away from Tanker silently and instantly became blank.

"What is it V?" Vapor asked.

"He's here." Vader said staring blankly into space.

"Who is?" Vapor questioned.

"I have to go." Vader replied turning and walking out of the center through the front entrance.

Vapor turned to chase after him but Tank held him back. "Whoa! Hold up!"

"C'mon he's getting away." Vapor explained.

"Let him go man. He has his own battle to fight. Besides, you wouldn't last five minutes out there." Tank reasoned to him.

"But what do we do now?" Vapor asked.

"We go and find Aslan and get the hell off this crate." Tank said standing up from the control station.

"Right!" Vapor replied.

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