Star Wars Rebels 2

Chapter 15: The Call

Chapter 15: The Call

The Ghost flew through the light Asteroid field, slower than usual. Hera looks out the window as she wipes away the frost. She shivers and held her hands closer to herself "Sabine, fuel status." she calls out. Sabine then looks down at the panel, checking on the fuel. ".05, we're almost down to fumes," she answers her. Leo shivers behind her, hood pulls over his head, Leto fast asleep behind his neck as he was rubbing his hands together as Mako held her body closer to herself, arms wrapped tightly around her legs, trying to pick herself warm.

Hera exhales as she tried to keep her hands warm. "Sorry guys, have to divert more power from thermal subsystems. Deducing heat to 2%." Hera calls out on the comms. Kadan sips his warm drink as he was sitting in the head turret. "Our Intel on this fuel source better be solid, I'm losing feeling in my fingers," Kadan states as he wiggles his fingers. "You're losing feeling, I've already lost feeling in my toes," Mako calls out as Chopper enters the cockpit. "I saw the report myself, somewhere in this port, the mining guild are refining clouds on 36 for the Empire," Hera informs him as Chopper offered the report to Sabine.

Leo stood up and looks over her shoulder at the report. "Whoa!" Sabine states as she took it from Chopper. "One shipment of that stuff can fuel us and all the ship in phoenix squadron for a full cycle," she states as Leo looks down at the report and reads over it. "And the Empire is scheduled to pick it up today, we just have to get there and find it first," Hera informs them. Leo exhales as he ran his hand over his face. "Thanks to this Asteroid field, our sensors can't pick up a thing," Leo informs them.

Mako chuckles as she rubs her hands over her arms. "Well, I'm getting nothing on the old visual scanner," Ezra informs them as he rubs his hands together. But then he and Mako perk up as they heard something in the distance. "Alright cut the chatter, keep your eyes peel for the Refinery," Hera orders them as Mako stood up from her chair. "Does anyone else hear that noise?" Ezra asks.

Zeb shivers in his spot in the Phantom, gripping his head. "The only thing I hear is my brain, freezing," he answers him, then Mako steps between Hera and Sabine. "There! There it is again." Mako calls out as she was listening. "It's getting louder." Ezra agrees with her. "I don't see anything out here, what does it sound like?" Kadan asks them. Ezra looks up at Mako as she was kneeling down. "It..." Ezra states as he turns away. "It's hard to describable, kinda sad... I guess," he answers him. "It sounds like a song, a harmony, but there's something off about it. How are you not hearing this." Mako answers as well.

Hera exchanges look with Sabine and Leo as they shrug at her. "Ezra, Mako, there's nothing to hear," Hera informs the two as Mako looks ahead in surprise. Then Sabine and Leo look ahead as they were surprised as well. "Sabine, check the scanners again," she orders them. "Hera," Leo calls out and she looks at her. "Don't have to," Sabine answers as Leo points ahead of them.

The sound became louder as it was right in front of them. Then everyone looks and surprise as a pack of space creatures was flying right towards them. Ezra and Mako just look at them in surprise as they were seeing these creatures for the very first time. "Whoa!" they said in wonder as the pack flew past them, Chopper freaked out and hid in the back of the room. "Brace yourselves!" Hera calls out as some of the creatures were roughly hitting the Ghost, making everyone shake, Chopper cries out as he smacks against the door. Ezra held onto his seat. Leo held onto Sabine's chair as Mako held onto the panel. "What the bloody blazes are those things?" Zeb calls out.

Mako just listens to the songs the creatures were singing Hera held onto the scanner. "Purgils," she answers then readied herself. "They'll rip the Haul apart, prepare to fire. We've got to drive them back," she orders, getting ready to fire. Mako shot a look over at her. "Wait, don't!" she calls out, gripping her arm. "Mako!" Hera calls out as she jerks against her grip. "Hera, Mako's right. Don't shoot, they'll pass, just let them do what they do." Kadan agrees with her. "What they do is destroy starships like ours!" Hera informs him. "We don't know what they do, Hera!" Mako argues with her. "We can't waste power on these things!" Kadan shouts at her, "What choice do we have!?" she shouts back at him.