"Vader..." Jaral whispered in fear.
"What?" Ezra asked confused.
"Guys, get on the shuttle, now!" she screamed at the rest of her comrades as she fired a burst of her repeater toward the troopers, forcing them to look for cover behind the walkers.
Ezra and Kanan ignited their lightsabers while Vader paced toward them, his mere presence unnerving them. Then he got in front of Kanan and swung his crimson blade, hitting Kanan's blue blade and pushing it aside in a lock.
Ezra found the courage and dashed sideways to attack the towering monster on the side, but Vader just raised his hand and pushed him away with a Force push, slamming him against one of the walker's legs.
Jaral had fallen back toward the rest of the team. While Hera and Chopper were loading the generators, the others set up a barricade with a few crates and fired back at the stormtroopers, forcing them in a stalemate.
Meanwhile, Vader was literally toying with the Jedi. No matter how hard they tried, he simply pushed them away either with the Force or with his fists whenever they missed a hit. Vader even managed to strike Kanan on his armored arm, leaving a mark on the shoulder pad.
Seeing the desperate situation in which they found themselves, Jaral crouched behind the crates.
"Sabine, time to work your magic."
"Your wish is my command." Sabine replied wittily, grabbing a total of four detonators from her pocket and handing them to Jaral.
The gray and blue-armored girl put the repeater on her back. Then held the detonators on her left hand, throwing them one by one with her right every time. She managed to stuck them onto the legs of two walkers used by most of the stormtroopers as cover, which then blew up and started to fall down as a fire broke out.
"Now." Kanan told Ezra and the two of them used the Force together to push Vader right under the falling walkers. The dark warrior lifted a hand, but the walkers fell down anyway.
"I doubt we killed him." Ezra said.
"You're right. Let's move." Kanan said, holding his right shoulder, still numbed by the hit.
The troopers were still trying to regroup and the Specters managed to get away right when the walkers started floating and Vader effortlessly used the Force to push them away.
"Chopper, go!" Hera ordered and the droid complied.
The shuttle's rear door closed as the vehicle flew away.
The Specters sat on the backseats, tired and beaten, but alive.
Darvos was the first to speak up.
"Jaral, how did you know that guy's name?"
Jaral lightened up her omni-tool and pushed a few of the holographic buttons. There was a list of imperial officers that quickly scrolled up until it came at the top. Darvos understood that it was a representation of the imperial hierarchy.
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Saga of the Bridgers-Year 2
FanfictionFollowing the daring mission over Mustafar, the Ghost crew officially joins the Phoenix Fleet. Now involved into the bigger fight against the Empire, the Bridger siblings try to find their place in the new rebellion while dealing with their respecti...