Eye Of The Needle (Star Wars)

Chapter 64: Leaving Lola Sayu

"We have to go now." Obi-Wan advised.

"No, we can't! Echo!" I cried out.

Tears filled my silver eyes. My gaze remained on Echo's charred helmet until I felt a hand around my arm, pulling me away. I looked up to see the hand belonged to Obi-Wan. I then glanced over to see Fives gently being pulled forth by Maya. As I looked around, I saw a pained expression on Jinx's face. After a few moments, I forced myself to run alongside Obi-Wan and the others. With that we left, while on the run, Anakin and Obi-Wan contacted the Temple. After what felt like hours, we made our way into a rocky valley.

"We'll need to hold out until the council sends a ship." Obi-Wan commented.

"Not a problem. We've beat them once. We'll beat them again." Master Piell mentioned.

"This landscape is almost impossible to cross." Fives commented.

"How are we going to get to the rendezvous point?" Rex asked.

"That is the trap of The Citadel. It was designed so it would be almost impossible for fugitives to get off the surface." Obi-Wan stated.

"Even if they escaped the tower." Tarom added.

"Well, lucky we're not just any fugitives." Anakin pointed out.

"I hope you're right." Master Piell said.

With that we continued to move. I tried to keep my mind occupied, but my thoughts lingered onto what just happened with Echo. I felt numb and devastated. Echo had just been killed by the Separatists and there was nothing I could do about it. As we walked further away from the Citadel, we saw pools of lava along with several tall rocks. Rex and Fives scouted up ahead, while we remained behind. I glanced back at the Citadel, where Echo had been killed.

"Hey, are you all right?" Maya asked as she approached me.

I shook my head. "No, not really."

"Is it Echo?" She inquired.

"Yeah, we were such good friends." I replied. "...I just can't believe he's really dead. Part of me wants to believe this is a nightmare and when I wake up, I'll be back in my cell."

Maya gave me a sympathetic look. "Oh Storm, I'm so sorry. You may be hurting, but know that you're not alone."

I forced a smile, grateful for her support. "Thanks Maya."

"That's what sisters are for." She said.

"We're clear!" Rex informed us as he and Fives returned from their scouting.

"What's our next move?" Ahsoka asked.

"We're going to have to fight our way off this rock." Anakin mentioned.

"Contact the Council, see when they plan to rescue us." Obi-Wan ordered.

"I'll handle it." Master Piell offered.

At once, Master Piell contacted the Council. As he contacted the Council, a couple commando droids heading our way. Rex quickly reacted before any of us could. He managed to stop them by throwing an explosive at them, knocking down many rocks.

"No doubt, there's more on the way." Obi-Wan stated.

Once Master Piell returned, he informed us where the Council would rescue us from. We then followed him out on a mountain to see an island beneath us. At that moment several crab droids emerged out of nowhere. And there were heading straight for us. We backed up until we reached the cliff.

"They're boxing us in!" Ahsoka exclaimed.

"Lock in your cables!" Anakin ordered.

With that we locked our cables towards the island. Anakin turned towards R2 and R3 at once. "R2, R3, we need your droids to hold off the enemy as long as possible."