StarWars Shadows of the past (revising + adding)

Chapter 13

Ulonna safely landed on Wayland. Her thoughts were on the rumors she had heard. "The counsel made Wayland sound like there were real problems there. If the rumors are true, it would generate real problems for the Republic. If they are using it for a cloning facility, who would they clone?" she thought. She climbed down from the cockpit onto the wet soggy ground. The small of fresh rain was in the air.

The sudden flashes of the lighting and the harsh sound of the thunder, made her realized just how dangerous the storm really was. Feeling a little uneasy, she wandered off towards her destination. Through the trees and wet underbrush she came to a clearing. The once small town was now a ghost town. The only sound she could hear was the wind and the pounding thunder. It was frightening and her to be alone made it worse.

"Stop it," she ordered, forcing herself to remain calm. She looked around to notice the entrance into the mountain, and the guards that were standing about. Crouching in the green underbrush she watched carefully and quietly. Her green overlay that covered her black uniform was beginning to weigh heavily as rain began to fall. She looked down and saw little puddle that was beginning to form. There were footprints of the Guards standing about. Sitting there, waiting for the right moment, she could feel Luke's presence and she knew, that he was watching her.

Over and out of the way, Han, Chewie, Leia and Luke, watched and waited for her to make her move. When she did, her movements were swift and graceful. Luke knew he was witnessing all that she withheld from him and he wished she could have told him the truth.

"I shouldn't have come, she knows we're here," he said using the force.

Meanwhile, inside the mountain, Orin was giving out orders. The smell of dampness was in the air. The dust would kick up, whenever they moved, and the debris in the room was making it hard to move.

"Lieutenant," Orin said grabbing his attention. "Have you found the door yet?" She demanded.

"No, we're having some difficulty finding it within the debris."

"Find it, I don't want excuses." She ordered.

"Yes sir." The lieutenant said.

"Sir, we think we found it," one of the troopers said to the Lieutenant. Orin promptly came over.

"That's it, get some charges in here, and take down that door."

"Yes sir."

The Lieutenant had his men string charges round the door and took it down. As soon as the smoke cleared, the troops ran in and lit up the room. It was a dark cavern that was filled with many different types of machinery. The cylinders that were in there were different in detail. Dampness was in the air as Orin entered the room. Her men brought a cylinder over to her that best matched the description of the one that was wanted.

"That's it, take it directly to my ship. The rest of this stuff let's get it moved," she demanded.

Back outside standing on the wet spongy ground the group watched. Ulonna had eased her way to the entrance, and slipped inside without the guards noticing her. Luke was amazed at her speed. Several minutes went by, and then the sound of heavy laser fire that could be heard for miles broke out. The stormtroopers that were standing guard outside the entrance, leaped inside to help agents the residence. The ones that had left earlier also returned to help.