Bat Squadron: Season 5

Episode 10

1BBY
Sullust

AK shoots Rod twice in the chest and he falls over onto his side before he lowers his blaster and looks down at Crip who was struggling to breathe and produce words.

"Shhh shhh." AK says trying to calm him down.

He grabs his hand as he shakes and struggles groans.

"I-I-" Crip struggles to get out.

"You're going to be ok sir. You're going to be ok. Just calm down." Fishstick tells him.

Crip winces in pain as he clutches his chest. AK unhooks the Commander's chin strap and removes his helmet, setting aside on the ground.

"You're going to be ok sir." AK tells him.

"Y-y-you...n-need..." Crip manages to say.

In the distance they could hear stormtroopers yelling to each other and running around.

"What is it sir?" AK asks.

"L-live...f-fight...w-winnn..." Crip says before falling limp.

"Commander. Commander...commander!" AK yells and shakes Crip's body.

"He's gone, son." Fishstick tells him.

A tear runs down AK's face before he looks up at the Mon Calamari.

"We have to go." He tells him.

Fishstick nods and the two stand up after gently laying the commander's body on the ground. They take off down another rocky path and disappear as stormtroopers come upon the bodies of Rod and Crip.

"Take a look at this sir!" A trooper yells over to the commander as he looks down at the two pilots.

"Looks like a little betrayal happened eh boss?" A trooper asks.

The commander looks down at Rod who he could see was barely moving.

"He's alive." The Commander says.

Two troopers walk over and grab Rod by his arms. The commander stares at him as he weakly stares back.

"Take him back to the factory and see what you can get out of him. If he doesn't share anything just toss him in the incinerator." The Commander orders and motions the two troopers away.

"Incinerator...no...no please..." Rod says weakly.

"Carry on the search! There's still two more out there somewhere!" The Commander yells to the troops.

"Look sir!" A trooper yells and points up toward The Lobster and both the X-wings following it.

"Their friends have come to rescue them." The Commander scowls.

The two pilots were running through the rocky walls and look up as the Bat Squadron ships fly overhead.

"Someone's come for us!" AK yells.

"We have to signal them." Fishstick says.

"If we signal them, the imps will probably see." AK says looking at him.

"It's a risk I'm willing to take." Fishstick says and grabs a flare off his belt.

He lights it and climbs up onto the top of a rocky overhang and holds the flare up as the red smoke billowed into the air.

"Look sir! Over there!" A trooper yells and points ahead toward red smoke.

"That's where they are. Move out!" The commander orders.