❝𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧.❞
Etta Novak is a gifted young Jedi Knight who's been sent on a mission to protect Senator Amidala.
After the attempt on Senator Amidala's life, Etta meets Anakin Skywalker. The cocky Chosen One who alw...
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𝙴 𝙻 𝙴 𝚅 𝙴 𝙽
MY COLD GAZE IS LOCKED ON A NEBULA IN THE DISTANCE. We just made the jump to hyperspace, only to be greeted by a cloud of orange gases. I await Anakin's orders, he's a much better pilot than I am. "Okay, if we can just manage navigate through my shortcut, we'll be alright." Anakin says over the com-link.
"Nebula's can be very unpredictable, we must be cautious." I call out to the clones, and mostly to Anakin. Darana remains seated behind me, near an R3 droid. "Does anyone care what the Padawan thinks?" Ahsoka questions. "Of course we care, Snips. But we're still going through that Nebula." Anakin says and I can feel the worry inside of Darana.
"Please, be careful everyone." Darana says and I manoeuvre the ship inside of the nebula. My vision is covered in orange and we all remain in position, behind Anakin's ship. "This soup is thick, can you see anything?" A clone questions through the link. "Just keep your eyes on my thruster, Shadow 2." The scanners aren't working. I tighten my grip on the wheel, closing my eyes, using the force to guide my way.
"I can't see anything!" Ahsoka calls out. "Close your eyes, Ahsoka. And feel where you want to see. Calm your mind, and allow the Force to guide you." I say to her, my eyes remaining closed. "Will that work?" She questions, curiously. "It does. It's something I was taught quite young." I was taught how to see through the force if I ever got too overstimulated to see with my eyes.
I believe this trick will help Darana, I'm aware that she can get overwhelmed at times.
"So, Skyguy, how did you know about this shortcut anyway?" Ahsoka asks. "It's an old Smugglers route. The pilots used to talk about it on Tatooine." I blink my eyes at his words, glancing over to the ship which contains him. "Smugglers route?! That makes me feel better." I believe this is what Anakin meant by the other use of 'Sarcasm'.
"They call it the 'Balmora Run'." I've heard about this before, about the creatures with lurk here. It's not safe to be passing through. "General, we must turn back, it is not safe here." I can hear beeping from behind me. "We're getting contact. Another one just appeared, it's much bigger." Darana says, I can hear the urgency in her tone. "We can't, not if we want to catch Grievous." Anakin responds.
"General, Balmora is the nesting ground of the Nebrey Mantis." The beast, it's rumoured to be ginormous. There's a change in the force, something's coming to eyes. My eyes are forced open and I'm thrown into a vision of the large creature swallowing a ship while. "General Skywalker! I've seen it come to us!" I call out and he's silent for a moment. If he doesn't take action, I will.
"From where?" He questions and i reply the vision in my mind. "The left." He drops his ship downwards and I follow him. "Take evasive action." I call out to the men, watching as the giant creature crosses over us. "Don't shoot! They'll panic." I say, referring to the gas-gulpers which fly around us. I'm well educated in the different animals in the galaxy, along with many other things.
"Do not panic." I order and drive the ship around them. There are so many of them. I fly my ship beside Anakin's. "They won't follow us beyond the Nebula. We must hurry." I look out of the window and towards him. He thinks for a moment and nods. "Line up behind me." I fly my ship behind us, moving in the exact places as he does.
"That one looks hungry." Ahsoka says as she stares out at a nebrey mantis. "Nah, it's just smiling at you." Anakin chuckles out. I move my eyes to search for the exit of the Nebula. The gas is getting thinner now. "We're coming out of it." Darana says to everyone. "Let's hope your shortcut paid off." Ahsoka sneers slightly. I get my ship back in formation and so do the clones.
"We're not far behind Grievous now." Anakin says to everyone. "Sir's, another contact." A clone calls out and I frown slightly. "I thought they couldn't follow us?" Ahsoka questions. "Not following. Coming out of hyperspace. It's a ship." My eyes grow wide and I'm sucked into a force vision. Grievous. It's Grievous.
"General, the ship is Grievous'." I call out and watch as the large ship launches out fighters. We get in attack formation, making sure to protect the medical ships. A large plasma beam gets shot out and I manage over my shop to dodge, but the beam strikes down the medical ships, bringing down the shields.
Darana uses a gun in the ship to shoot the fighters whilst I dodge blasts. Another ray gets blasted and I make the ship fly to the rim of it. We're all going as fast as we can to dodge the blast. One shadow ship bursts into flames, knocking down a ship. And three others get caught in the plasma ray.
I take in a deep inhale, closing my eyes. I feel through the force, trying to see what to do next. We've lost almost half of our ships. "Etta? What do we do?" Anakin's voice calls out through the com-link. They all wait for my orders. "We destroy the canon. That is the new mission." It's the only thing we can do. I will see this mission through, no matter what.
"If we do enough damage, the weapon might overload once Grievous tries to use it." I say and Darana shoots the canon with the blaster. I'm trying to get as close as possible. I can feel my heartbeat under my fingertips and I press a button on the ship to let out a large blast underneath the canon before hurrying away.
The cannon bursts into flames as it tries to blast and the squadron of us make our way to the medical station. We did it. "Anakin, Etta, do you copy?" It's Master Kenobi's voice. I switch com-links. "Yes, I copy." I reply and watch as three republic ships come out of hyperspace.
"Congratulations. It looks like your mission was a success." Master Kenobi calls out. "Partially, but Grievous is still alive." Anakin says and I trail my eyes over the burning ship in the distance. Our mission was not to kill Grievous, but to save the medical ships. "The battle was pretty rough when we landed. We're headed for the medical station." Anakin says.
"We'll take it from here. But don't worry, we'll call when we need you." I fly my ship past them. "We'll be waiting, Master Kenobi." I call out and park the ship inside of the hanger in the medical bay. I climb out of it, and help Darana down. "Thank you Master." I give her a small smile and a tip of my hand.
"Well done, General Novak. It was because of you that this mission was a success." Anakin's voice greets me and I turn to face him, smiling. "It was not only me. Your ability to lead the squadron was incredibly impressive." He blushes slightly at my words. I do not like talking to people that I don't know.
I'm much appreciative that Anakin can do all of the talking. He knows what I'm thinking, and how to express it when I can't.
