Bat Squadron: The Rise Of Darth TS

Chapter 10

1ABY
Stygeon Prime

​"Where's Ian?" Wesley asks.

​"There." Bat says and points out.

​"Where? There's nothing over there." Chip says.

​"Wait." Bat tells him.

​​Just a few seconds later, a star destroyer emerges from hyperspace accompanied by a fleet of small imperial vessels.

​"Oh..." Chip starts.

​"Are you really going to face him?" Diro asks.

​"I have to." Bat says.

​​On the bridge of the star destroyer, TS was walking around and stared out toward The Lobster.

​"Ah yes brother." TS says.

​"Should we open fire on them?" An officer asks.

​"No. Let them through. The forces on the ground will take care of them. The only one I care about is Bat...and he will come to me." TS says.

​"Yes sir." The officer says nodding to the dark man.

​​The Lobster was nearing the landing pad on the planet and TIE fighters start to engage the ship.

​"Almost there! Get ready!" Breedone yells.

​​The fly right over the landing pad with the ramp lowered and the trio jumps down off the ramp onto the landing pad as The Lobster pulls up and engages in a dogfight with the imperial TIEs.

​"Bat, you ready?" Diro asks, yelling back to Bat who was standing on the ramp.

​"Yeah...I'm ready." Bat tells him as The Lobster was turning around to shoot down three TIE fighters.

​"Maintain your current path." Bat orders.

​"Aye sir." Breedone says as they continue toward the horde of TIEs.

​"Steady....steady..." Bat says as they were getting close.

​​He leaps off of the ramp and lands on the front of the cockpit of a passing TIE. The pilot was startled and stares at Bat as the clone starts to crawl to the top of the cockpit.

​"This is T 11, I've got a rebel on me." The pilot says.

​"Where? I see no fighters." Another pilot responds.

​"He's crawling on top." The pilot says frantically.

​"You better hold still." The other pilot tells the first as he flies up behind him.

​"I'm trusting you!" The first screams.

​"He's moving." The second says.

​"He's trying to get in!" The first yells and unholsters his pistol from his leg.

​"Don't do anything hasty." The second barks as he was getting closer.

​​Bat was banging on the top of the cockpit, trying to pry it open. He grabs one of the lightsabers off of his belt and ignites it. He slashes the top canopy of the tie and pries it open. He looks inside as the pilot stares back at him and unholsters his pistol. Bat quickly reaches out, concentrating on the pilot and uses the force to throw him out the top of the TIE fighter. He jumps down inside the fighter and takes control.

​"Sir, a rebel has taken control of a fighter." The pursuing pilot says, contacting TS on the command bridge.

​"Let him go. He will come to me." TS tells the pilot.