Gryphon Squadron

Chapter 14

4BBY
Utapau

Bat Squadron and Gryphon Squadron ships all land at Bat Squadron base. Bat Squadron and Gryphon Squadron soldiers walk around and embrace each other in hugs and high fives. Others mourn the loss of friends. The rescued workers walk around in confusion. Bat walks over to 2 Twi'Lek soldiers in his squad.

"Xan, Derma, I want you to talk to the workers and figure out who wants to stay and join us and who wants us to take them home. Once you've figured out who wants to head home, have them go over to The Mako and I'll have a team take them wherever they wish. Alright?" Bat asks.

"Copy that, Bat Lead." Xan says and he and his sister walk off.

Bat walks into the command center with Four, Ian, Wesley, Vaughn and Foley. Bat nods to them and they all circle around the holotable.

"We all suffered many losses today." Bat says looking down.

"Now we have to decide something." Four says.

"What's that?" Vaughn asks.

"Do you head our separate ways, or join forces?" Four asks.

"I honestly don't know what to do." Vaughn says and looks at Foley.

"I believe that it would be beneficial in the end, if we went our separate ways. We could be more effective. We set up a base elsewhere and fight the empire near there while you continue fighting it near here. I do however, have a feeling that we'll meet again." Foley says.

Troy and Tara stood outside talking while Jenna played with Kohl.

"It'd be better to join Bat Squadron. They're strong and they'll become even stronger with us. It'll also be best for Kohl. He needs a stable environment to he raised in." Troy says.

"And around soldiers isn't that." Tara says.

"But at least here he'll have an actual place to sleep. They have a well established and protected base. He is safe. They have kids here." Troy motions over toward 2 young boys who looked like clones walking around with Mute.

"I....I guess you're right." Tara says.

"Thank you." Troy tells her.

She nods and kisses him before she walks of.

"Where you going?" He asks.

"I need to talk to some others about staying" she says.

Linda and Chip were talking in a corner and laughing.

"Are you going to stay here with me?" He asks.

"Can I?" She asks.

"Why not?" He asks smiling.

"This'll be the third Squadron I've been in." She says.

"This will be the last one you'll be in. Come on. You can't just leave me." He smiles at her.

"Alright. I'll stay." She smiles.

They kiss each other. Erin and Tori walk past talking as Bat's sons Scout and Rocky watch them.

"Wow. Look at the hotties." Rocky says.

"Hey, they're off limits." Mute says.

"What? Why?" Scout asks.

"You're related." Mute tells them.

"What!?" Rocky asks.

"The Twi'Lek is Chip's daughter. The mandalorian is Bat's niece. Although not related by blood, you have the same name." Mute says.

"You said it yourself, not related by blood. Spacespawn is mandalorian right? She's mandalorian isn't she? Not clone?" Rocky asks.

"I'm warning you." Mute says.

Burke was talking to Brie, Damon, Duran and Riley as Tara walks over.

"Hey. You alright?" Burke asks.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Look, Troy and a few others are talking about staying here with Bat Squadron. Does anybody else?" Tara asks.

"I mean, you saw what the empire did to us. We're chicken shit compared to Bat Squadron." Burke says.

"So you're staying?" Tara asks.

"Hell yeah." He says.

"Anyone else?" Tara asks.

"If he's staying, I'm staying." Duran says looking up.

Tara nods then looks at the others.

"We can't. We just can't." Riley says shaking her head with Brie.

Tara nods then looks at Damon who had been silent.

"What about you?" She asks.

He says something quietly.

"What was that?" She asks.

"I said I'm not staying." Damon tells her.

"Right. Thank you." Tara says then walks off.

Men in clone armor and battle droids walked around the base with the Pau'an and Utai soldiers and Gryphon Squadron soldiers and pilots can't help but stare at them. The Mako was loaded up with workers who decided to head home. About 70 or so decided to stay and fight. One of them was a young Twi'Lek girl named Morgan. She was on her own. Her parents had been killed by the empire and she'd been forced into slavery. Now, she just became a soldier. She walks around the base on her own now and Scout stares at her. She looks back then quickly looks away. He walks over toward her. They were the same age, 15.

"Hey" Scout says and waves at her.

"Hi." She says quietly.

"What's your name?" He asks.

"Morgan." She says.

They start talking a little, Morgan often responding in short sentences, saying only a few words. Meanwhile, Gryphon Squadron prepared to leave. Bat Squadron and Gryphon Squadron soldiers and pilots said their goodbyes and the new members of Bat Squadron stayed behind. Bat and the others watch them leave and fly off and Rune looks at them.

"Do you think they'll make it? Do you think we'll see them again?" He asks.

Bat and the others stare after them as they fly off.

"Yes. We will. At some point." Bat says.

"And we just keep growing." Abo says as they look at the new workers who were talking to the soldiers in clone armor and the other fighters.

"Yeah..." Bat says smiling.

He looks back at Troy, Tara, Burke, Duran, Linda and Chip, Erin and Tori, Brains, Cadinone and Randmu, and Jenna and Kohl looking at them.

"Welcome to Bat Squadron." Bat tells them and he and the others walk over and talk to them to welcome them to the squad.

"Welcome back, brothers." Four hisses as he embraces Brains, Randmu and Cadione all in a hug and shake their hands.

Everyone welcomes them back to the squad.

"This is gonna be just like old times." Diro says and punches Brains in the shoulder lightly.

Bat walks into his room in the base and looks over at Fernanda who was laying in the bed holding her stomach.

"Hey beautiful, how are you and the baby?" Bat asks her.

"We're doing fine. The doctor told me that it's due any day now." She says smiling.

Bat smiles and removes his flight suit and lays down next to her.