Bat Squadron: The Rise Of Darth TS

Chapter 11

1ABY
Utapau

"I need to contact Bat!" Fernanda demands.

​"Listen ma'am, we cannot break comm silence with them, especially if they are still in Imperial space." Cadinone says.

​​Fernanda scowls.

​"Dammit Commander! You have to be able to do something!" Fernanda screams at Cadinone.

​"Ma'am please..." Cadinone starts.

​"No! Stop! Don't 'ma'am' me! Put me in contact with my husband!" Fernanda screams.

​"Listen! We can't! We can't get a lock on their signal and even if we could we can't risk the imperials tracking it back here!" Cadinone yells back at her.

​​She lets out a sigh. She knew he was right but she was in dire need to check on Bat. She hadn't heard from him in several hours at this point and it was just dragging on.

​"Wait...wait...sir!" Brains yells over to Cadinone who was staring at Fernanda.

​"What is it?" Cadinone asks.

​"Picking up incoming message from The Lobster. One way." Brains says.

​​Cadinone and Fernanda glance over at each other before they both walk over toward the terminal Brains and now Randmu was at.

​"Let's hear it." Cadinone says.

​"Attention, attention. This is Bat Five, repeat, this is Diro. We are coming in hot repeat coming in hot. We have two wounded on board in need of immediate medical attention ASAP! Clearance code CT-0-747 given by the general. He is among the wounded. Repeat, the general is wounded." Diro says.

​​Fernanda's heart sank as soon as she heard that.

​"No..." she says weakly.

​"Be ready for us. We'll be there in 0500 hours. Lobster out." Diro says and the message ends.

​"There. You finally heard from them." Cadinone says.

​"That wasn't what I was hoping to hear." Fernanda sighs, burying her face in her hands.

​"Brains. Alert the med bay to have two beds open and ready and to have the staff prepared." Cadinone orders the Siniteen Captain.

​"Yes sir." Brains nods and gets up from the terminal and walks out of the command center and toward the medical bay.

​"Fernanda, it will be ok. We have the best medical staff we can offer. It will be alright." Cadinone says putting his hand on her shoulder in an attempt to reassure her.

​"You better be right." She tells him, staring at him with teary eyes.

​"Have I ever been wrong?" Cadinone asks cockily.​

​"Yes. Yes you have." Fernanda says smirking slightly.

​"What? Me? No way! ...When?" Cadinone asks.

​"Oh, plenty of times." Fernanda says rolling her eyes.

​"When?!" Cadinone asks as Fernanda starts walking away.

​"Come on!" He yells as Fernanda chuckles as she continues to walk out of sight.

​"Sir. We have an emergency." Randmu says running over toward Cadinone.

​"What is it now?" Cadinone asks.

​"Brains just reported back to me from the medical bay." Randmu says.

​"Ok. And?" Cadinone asks, confused.

​"He reported that we are...we're missing medical supplies." Randmu says.