Crosshair, Wrecker, and Rampart waited below. Valerie was adjusting the black armor that she had traded in the Imperial uniform for. She had put her hair into two braids so that way it would fit in her helmet better. Hunter came down the elevator shaft. He saw what Valerie was wearing.
"Nice armor." Hunter commented. "Makes you look like a real batcher."
"In your dreams." Valerie smirked. "So we really are almost to Tantiss. I can't believe it."
"You better start." Wrecker punched her shoulder.
"We'll be exiting hyperspace soon." Hunter turned to the others.
"The base's scanners will detect us once we're on approach." Rampart informed them.
"Then we'll detach from the science vessel's hull before then and infiltrate on foot." Hunter stated.
"The jungle is deadly." Crosshair added.
"Yes, exactly." Rampart agreed. "At least listen to him."
"Good thing I'm still here." Valerie said. "Any creatures and I'll take care of them."
"I agree." Crosshair added.
"Well how is Echo gonna get off that ship?" Wrecker asked.
"He'll find a way." Hunter said. An alarm started beeping. Hunter looked at it and put his helmet on. "Get into position."
Hunter and Crosshair went back towards the bridge while Wrecker nudged Rampart to a seat. Valerie picked up her helmet off the ground and followed Wrecker.
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Stuck in the science vessel, Echo was pulling a stunned trooper out of sight and into a storage closet. He dropped the clone and moved back to the comm-computer and plugged into the system. He started to look at the manifest but he heard footsteps on approach. He unplugged and ran back into the storage closet.
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With his hands folded behind his back, Hemlock strolled into the command center where Scorch had requested him. The clone turned towards the scientist once the door closed.
"What's the status of the science vessel?" Hemlock asked.
"En route." Scorch responded. "But we have a potential security breach. Clone Force 99 infiltrated the orbital station with former Vice Admiral Rampart... and that's not all."
"What else?" Hemlock furrowed his brow.
"This might be a mistake but they also reported a potential Jedi with Rampart only..." Scorch paused. "This is the one who was believed to have gone down in the rail car with subject 2."
"How... interesting." Hemlock rubbed his gloved hand. "I was informed by him that she had in fact perished in that crash." Hemlock sighed. "Where are they now?"
"They fled aboard a stolen shuttle when the science vessel departed." Scorch stated. "They could be tracking it."
"Dispatch fighters to monitor airspace." Hemlock instructed. "Now if you'll excuse me... I need to go and have a chat."
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The science vessel exited hyperspace. Valerie stayed with Wrecker and Rampart down below while Crosshair and Hunter went to the bridge. Valerie looked around the shuttle.
"What is it?" Rampart asked.
"We're being followed." She vaguely said.
"Disengaging." Hunter said to Crosshair. The ship successfully detached but not a moment later an alarm was blaring overhead. "Multiple fighters inbound."
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The Bad Batch Aftermath{TechxOC}
Fanfiction~Book two to Valerie's story~ What was only one mistake turned out to be the very thing that possibly saved her life. Newly appointed Jedi-Knight Valerie Ortis thinks her old way of life is over. She made a mistake and she knows that but that doesn'...
