Forgotten, But Not Lost

Chapter 105

"Quiet."

Ben lowered his towering body closer to the ground, as the fellow Grey followed his lead. Amar grasped onto her husband, like she feared he would disappear again from her. Her fears were becoming uncontrollable, which worried her and Ben. There were many reasons for her to be so anxious, her family as a whole was in danger, but Iris, her youngling was being held by the galaxies largest threat.

Everyone crouched down and remained silent until Ben gave them direction. Ben slowly closed his eyes and felt out through the force. He could sense there were platoons of men, that separated them from reaching their destination. This was going to be a fight to just get to their Daughter, but Ben didn't expect any less from Palpatine. He was smart and he knew that he was leading them right where he wanted them. Palpatine knew family above all else, was every one of their weaknesses and knew he could use it against them. All of them, had suffered at the hands of their family.

"There are troops awaiting us, we are extremely out numbered. Rey, can you call in Dameron and Hux? I think it will be the surprise we need for us to get through. Let them anticipate that it is only us, but have the armada come in for air and ground attack." Ben looked back to Rey and whispered the orders to her. Rey simply nodded and pulled out her datapad to reach them.

Vicrul and Ap'lek kept their stance low, but alert so they could protect them while they were all sitting mynocks there in the hazy fog.

Rey hologrammed herself on her datapad, but kept her finger to her mouth in order to notify Dameron that she was trying to be quiet.

"Poe, send everyone in, we need air and ground support. There are battalions of troops here awaiting our arrival. We are going to approach them, while we wait for your back up."

Dameron cut the transmission after a short nod, he knew it was time to act now.

Ben turned around to face the Grey.

"We are going to have some element of surprise with the fog, why don't we separate in twos, try and cut off the troops. Make them sense fear and start to spread out from being all together." Ben hushed his commands.

Rey and Vicrul made eye contact and went off to the right.

Ap'lek "hmm'd" out loud and leant his hand out for Ki'Tana to grasp.

"Looks like it is you and me, sweetheart." Ki'Tana side smiled as she placed her delicate hands in his burly ones. Ben shot a look to his former Knight.

"Keep her safe." Ben gritted through his teeth.

Amar grabbed Ben's arm to pull him her way, right down the middle path. The two sets of Knights would go on either side, to cut off the troops just ahead. Ben and Amar would be the diversion as the others came from the sides to eliminate the battalions.

Ben and Amar jogged swiftly without any sound, on their feet, just as they were trained, all those years ago at the Jedi Temple.

It dawned on Amar, they had not fought side by side as Ben and Amar since they had been young. Now, they were Parents to almost three younglings and finally ending the ruthless threat of the Empire.

In the fog, the red glinted off of the shiny new armor of the Stormtroopers, waiting for the force users. All they were told was to fight off whatever came before to threaten their Emperor. They remained still and calm, as they were trained their whole lives.

In the front of the battalion, two figures started to appear before the thick mist.

Ben and Amar approached the troopers, they held their hilts in their hands already. They would be prepared for what the Sith troopers had planned for them. They needed to be enough of a distraction, they needed to wait for the armada to reach them and help them eliminate the troopers.