Jedi Knight by Dietz William C

Author:Dietz, William C. [Dietz, William C.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Take the skimmer around to the other side of the rocks. Pin down the Rebels. We’ll attack from behind.”

The dead biker had been Forley’s best friend. He planned to do more than pin down the Rebs - he planned to kill them.

“Sir! Yes, sir!” Confident of Forley’s competence, Aagon led six troopers into the rocky maze. He could have called for reinforcements - but had some good reasons not to. The first related to the fact that his authorized patrol area lay ten klicks to the south. A nice enough collection of ravines and gullies but not the sort of place the bouncers were likely to go, which meant the hunting was poor. The second reason had to do with his immediate superior, an ambitious sort who would just as soon take all the credit and let Aagon do all the fighting.

No, the lieutenant decided, we’ll kill the Rebels, report the engagement as taking place twelve klicks to the south, and score some points in the next dispatch.

Just the thing to fuel his next promotion. Confident that his plan would work and eager to get on with it, the officer scrambled over a boulder and slipped through a gap. The troopers followed.

The skimmer rounded the rocks and, with support from the remaining bike, opened fire.

There were lots of places to hide, so the attack had very little effect. But Forley knew a thing or two and changed his tactics. He ordered Leeno to concentrate his fire on a single boulder. The gunner did so, watched the rock start to glow, and was soon rewarded with an explosion.

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[Dark Forces] - 03 - Jedi Knight (William Diets & Dave Dorman) Kyle ducked as razor-sharp rock fragments flew in every direction, took one Rebel’s arm off, and exploded as they hit the surrounding boulders. The man started to scream then stopped as another piece of shrapnel hit him in the head.

Kyle scuttled over to Jan.

“Give me a two-minute lead and take them out.”

Jan nodded grimly and wasn’t the least bit disturbed when Kyle took most of the Rebel force with him. He had led stormtroopers into battle himself, and successfully, too.

A teenage girl had been left to watch Jan’s back. The girl’s name was Portia. She had dark skin, white teeth, and intelligent eyes. The agent took a potshot at the speeder bike, gestured to the girl, and followed her through the rocks. Light flashed behind them. The women paused and looked back.

Another rock had started to glow, so they ducked behind a ledge.

Jan eyed the teenager’s weapon. It appeared to be clean and well cared for.

The rock exploded, fragments rattled off the surrounding surfaces, and the Rebels ignored them.

“So, Portia, are you any good with that thing?”

“One of the best,” the teenager answered confidently. “That’s what they tell me anyway.”

“Good,” Jan answered tightly, “because we’re about to bet my life on it.”

Trooper RW957 was where he liked to be, at the tail end of the column, bringing up the rear. A

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