Bat Squadron: Season 5

Episode 15

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Atoa

"Mako IV to base. We found the remains of the patrol. Looks like whatever hit them, hit them hard." Diro says as the freighter flies through the debris field.

"I'm picking up two life signs in the debris field. One's faint." Breedone reads the scanners.

"Copy that. Heading around." Diro says.

"Burke, head to the airlock." Breedone orders.

"On it." Burke says as he walks through the ship to the airlock.

They pick up Duran and Ted who had been floating through space and had survived their ships being destroyed. Ted had ejected in time but Duran was still in his fighter when it was ripped apart. Ted wore his old scout trooper helmet that had been painted with Bat Squadron colors and modified for flight. Duran had a rebreather on that he managed to put on before his ship blew up. Burke takes them both to the medical bay on the ship where a medical droid was treating Duran for burns and the both of them for hypothermia.

"We're picking up a distress signal from the planet below boss. We're going to go check it out. It might be Troy and Tara." Diro tells Bat.

"Copy that. Tell me what you find." Bat says.

"Roger that." Diro says and the freighter heads down to the planet below.

They find the wreckage of Troy's X-wing and found him sitting beside it with his droid with a heater between the two.

"They were able to pick it up." Troy says smiling at his droid who beeps cheerfully.

The freighter lands and deploys the ramp and Burke walks out with a blaster in hand and looks around.

"Get over here boss!" He yells and motions Troy over.

He limps over with his droid rolling beside him and they board the ship.

"Got them. Let's go home." Burke tells Diro and Breedone as the ramp is retracted into the ship and it lifts off.

"Thanks..." Troy says as he limps through the ship and takes a seat.

"You should see the doc, sir." Burke tells him.

"I'll wait until I get back to base." Troy says and looks down.

"I'm...sorry sir..." Burke says and places his hand on his shoulder.

"It should've been me." Troy says looking up at him.

"You can't blame yourself for it." Burke says.

"Were there any other survivors?" Troy asks.

"Duran and Ted somehow." Burke says.

"Really?" Troy asks smiling slightly.

"Yeah." Burke smiles.

"Are they ok?" Troy asks.

"They have mild hypothermia but they'll live." Burke tells him.

Troy nods and leans back in his seat.

"I am really sorry sir. I really am. She was a great woman." Burke tells him before walking off and taking a seat.

Troy looks over at his droid that was beeping sadly.

"I know buddy. I know." He says and pats it on the head.

Back on Umbara, Bat was looking at the star maps. He grabs a datapad and looks at Ian then over at Wesley and Four who were in the command center with him.