MATTEO: Life and Death

Chapter 50

Matteo and Noble were approaching the transport ship. It was a Gozanti-class cruiser - the last used by the Empire. For this reason, some refer to these cruisers as 'Imperial freighters.' It has a dorsal turret with twin laser cannons and an underside turret with a heavy laser cannon. Gozanti's job was to transport fighters and prisoners. In recent times, cruisers have fulfilled the latter function. The prisoners were mostly clones , who decided to rebel against the new regime. But , some of them were guinea pigs. However, today's prisoners were the Noble sisters Omega and Emerie Karr. For the girl , they were family members. She loved them dearly and would do anything for them. Matteo saw in Noble , Emerie and Omega resources that could be useful in the fight against the Empire.

'Saber III' was within range of the cruiser. The fighters moved toward the shuttle. Matt accelerated and turned hard to the right. Noble looked at Shepard.

"You have some cannons in this ship don't you?" She asked.

Matteo dodged fighter shots "Yes I do. I'm not suicidal , to attack a convoy without any armament."

"Do you have a plan , to get on board?"

"There's a jetpack in the corridor. You take it and fly out of the shuttle. You will fly to the cruiser . While you're on it you'll cut a hole and go inside. You already know the rest of the plan."

"Are you kidding me!? In the middle of a battle , I'm supposed to fly out and not get shot down by the Empire. You're crazy!" Noble responded.

"Do you have any other idea? This is the only way out." Matt said. Noble let out a breath as she stood up from her seat.

"Wish me luck" She left the cockpit. Matteo now could concentrate more on fighting the fighters.

Noble flew using the jetpack toward the cruiser. She knew that she had to be faster than the ship - the cruiser was still flying , as if the crew didn't care about anything and believed in their squadron of fighters. She ignored Matteo's fight - she had another goal. She landed on the ship. She took her lightsaber and began to cut a hole. When the hole was made , the woman jumped inside.

Noble went to the next room. Using the Force, she closed the door , so that the vacuum would not snatch her. She went further , looking for her sisters. With the help of the Force, she started looking for them. She closed her eyes and let her mind focus. Silence and stillness surrounded her body. She let the air out. Now she could find her sisters.

"Hey you!" One of the stormtroopers called out. "What are you doing here?"

"Eeee" Noble mused.

"Show your indefinition code!" He managed.

"I have it about here!" - Noble showed her right hand. "Oh no it's in the other hand!" Using the Force, she pushed the stormtrooper into the wall. Noble took a breath and went back to looking for her sisters again.

"Where are you guys?" She thought. After a few minutes, she sensed Omega's aura. She was on the other side of the ship. She was being held in a cell. Noble took her lightsaber in hand.

"I'm coming for you."

Omega sat with Emerie holding her knees. She wanted to get back to her brothers. She wanted to return to Hunter , Wrecker , Echo and Crosshair. She missed Tech. She remembered Tech teaching her piloting. She remembered his wise talk and the sermons he preached. She missed him. She missed him a lot. In addition, she missed Hera , Phee , Cut , Rex , Riyo and others. She hated Lina Ru , Nali Se, Royce Hemlock , Warren Vidic , Lami Su and Cid. She was sick of it all. She was sick of it all. She was sick of the work , which she was doing. She began to make quiet sobbing sounds. Emerie heard them and moved closer to her sister.

"What is it?" She asked. Omega still had her head down.

"Nothing," Omega answered tearfully. She started to cry. Emerie looked at her sadly. She stroked her hair.

"Lie down on my legs," Karr said.

"Why should I do that?" Omega asked crying. Her eyes were turning red from tears.

"You'll be comfortable," she admitted. Omega raised her head and looked at her sister. Maybe she was right. She moved closer to her and laid her head on her legs. She tilted her body , in order to get herself settled. Emerie put her hand on her head.

"Take it easy. Everything will be fine." She assured.

"But what if it's not?" Omega slowly stopped crying.

"Have some faith Omega. Everything will work out fine. You have to have hope." Emerie comforted her.

"Maybe you're right," the girl said quietly. Emerie smiled and once again stroked her.

"I'm always right."

Lieutenant Obaid Chiamoy was in the cockpit with the pilots. She was watching the battle in space. She watched as the Jedi shuttle began to slowly devastate her squadron. Obay slowly began to get scared but kept her cool. She felt like contacting the command, but held back. She knew that support would not come soon. She decided to put everything on the line.

When , she looked at the battle. Noble went inside. Two clones wanted to kill her , but she stunned them with her blaster. She activated her lightsaber and approached Lieutenant Chiamoy.

"Where , you were transporting prisoners." She brought the blade of her lightsaber closer to her throat. "I don't see , any computer. So only you have the information."

Chiamoy looked at Noble. She clenched her teeth. Numerous lightning flashes appeared in her mouth. After a moment, she fell to the ground , dead. Noble deactivated her lightsaber and exited the cockpit.

"Hey Bestie. How's it going there?" Matteo's voice could be heard from her commlink. Noble took the comlink in her hand.

"I'm doing even well. I think I'm slowly getting closer to my goal."

"Great. Because I'm already done. I docked the ship. Now I'm taking care of the Imperials. Go get your sisters. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine." Matteo said.

"Okay. Give them a nudge." Noble hung up and moved on.

Noble arrived at the site. This was where her sisters were imprisoned. The door was locked. Using the Force, she kicked it open and went inside. She saw Emerie and Omega sleeping. She crouched down next to them and poked Karr.

"Hey Emerie. Wake up. It's me Noble. I've come to rescue you."

The woman began to slowly open her eyes. She saw Noble - she would recognize her cybernetic eyes anywhere. She quickly awoke and began to wake Omega.

"Hey Omega. Wake up. See who came to save us."

Omega opened her eyes and stood up. She saw Noble - her dear sister. Without any hesitation, she hugged her. Noble reciprocated the hug.

"It's good to see you, little sister." Noble said into her ear.

"You too." Omega reciprocated. That's when one of the stormtroopers stepped in. He was ready to kill all three of them. But a shot from a weapon , which sounded different from a blaster killed him. Matteo entered the room.

"I see , you killed them all," Noble remarked.

"I change magazines faster than an American ." Matt smiled." Come on. Let's get out of here."

Matteo , Noble , Omega and Emerie were on Pabu. Omega hugged Phee. Emerie went to see the seaside waves. Noble talked to Shepard.

"Thank you , for helping me. I paid my debt."

"No problem. I'm glad , you're happy."

"So what are you going to do now? More missions?" She asked.

"I'm gathering people. It's time for this war to enter a decisive phase. I will gather as many people as I can. I don't know if we will win this war , but maybe we can stop the Empire. I will not give up." Matteo said.

"You have my support in this fight. We can get through this hell." Noble said.

"Thanks. May the Force be with you," Shepard said goodbye to her. Noble nodded her head. The Canadian boarded his shuttle and took off. It was time for another assignment.