Turn to Grey- A Star Wars Fiction

Going Home

In the morning, the leader of the fleet walked to the barracks and greeted the guard standing at the door.

"Good morning, Ram. Easy night?"

The female trooper looked at her leader, who was currently covered with a black cape that normally sits in back, "Morning, Elite General! The night was quiet, and the troops rested well. Did you happen to get any rest?"

"Of course not," the male voice relayed with a hint of playfulness, although true.

"I'll retrieve Captain Gunner from his watch for briefing."

With a single command, the squads began rising from their sleep, standing in a salute. Ram and Gunner enter shortly after, joining their teams.

"First, we check all of our shuttles to be sure there are no trackers on them. Erase anything that could be used to trace us, but leave any data that may be useful for trade. After we've cleared the ships for takeoff, we will fly through the fog until we're at the furthest point on the planet closest to our jump location. As soon as we leave our cover of the mist, its likely we'll be spotted by enemy forces. I'll say a quick hello while Squad Beta forms a safety ring around the new ships. I will take the rear while Jumper takes the head in his new big-boy ship. With the TIE Avenger and TIE Interceptor, we should have full cover. I am out of missiles though, so don't fly alone, and don't be a hero. We're all getting out of here together."

"Sir, yes Sir!"

The troopers began making their way outside, carefully surveying each of their TIE/SFs and reading over all the data, deleting anything necessary. Baby had just finished checking his shuttle when he feels a tap on his shoulder. He turns around to see another member of Alpha Squad, named Nix. He'd only shortly been acquainted with his new team members before the mission, but he knew this one was mute. Nix waved at Baby and began to try to sign to him, but quickly realized he didn't know what she was trying to say. She pointed at his ship and the controls, attempting to ask if he needed any help.

"Do you... Want to look at my ship?" Baby asked, confused.

Nix shook her head, pointing at hers and giving a thumbs up. She then pointed at his and shrugged.

"Are you asking if my ship has been checked? I just got done, actually. Everything is clean."

Nix smiled under her black face mask and put her helmet on. She then bowed and walked away.

Baby smiled at the nice gesture and climbed into his ship, preparing for takeoff. As he sat in standby, he saw General Jumper pat General Ghost on the shoulder.

"Be safe. You got my tail covered?"

"As usual," Ghost replied, "I'll be the one making sure you don't die."

Jumper laughed, "I can remember a few times when I had to carry you out of a burning ship or falling cave."

Ghost rolled his eyes and walked to his ship, Jumper returning to his own. With each Trooper now ready for flight, the Pack Leader ordered to take off. The ships lifted in near perfect sync, and flew in a line through the fog, following Jumper. They weaved carefully through the blurry canyons, coated in morning mists. Ghost began picking up enemy signals and alerted his leader, who was following in the back as support. The formation crawled closer to the ground to avoid any issues, closing in on their target coordinates. When they finally arrived, Squad Beta surrounded the transporter fighters in a circle around them. with jumper at the front and their leader in the back, they received the signal to begin ascent. As they shot upwards, their adversaries began taking notice, only firing when informed they weren't allied ships.