Rebel Force: Firefight by Alex Wheeler

Author:Alex Wheeler [Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action & Adventure, General, Star Wars fiction, Science fiction, Media Tie-In, Fantasy, Juvenile Fiction, Children: Grades 4-6, Juvenile Science Fiction, Ages 9-12 Fiction, Children's Books, Action & Adventure - General
ISBN: 9780545140843
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2009-09-14T23:00:00+00:00

RF4 - Firefight

“Enough!” Han exclaimed. “You mean when the beast eats someone, they don't die?” “Not always, no,” the Kaminoan said. “Some prey is transported alive in the creature's stomach to the feeding ground.” “The beast swallowed my friend,” Han said, hardly daring to hope. “Do you think…he could still be alive?” There was a long pause. “Possible,” the Kaminoan said finally. Chewbacca let out a joyous howl. “Of course, the delivery mechanism was never quite perfected. We had certain problems with suffocation. And acidic decomposition.” Chewbacca released another howl, this one less enthused. “Look on the bright side,” the Kaminoan said reassuringly. “At least if your friend died in transit, he won't be alive when the beast begins to feed.” Han wanted to throttle the scientist. “That's our friend you're talking about,” he said. “What's wrong with you?” “The only thing wrong with me is that you're interrupting my research,” the Kaminoan said. R2-D2 beeped. “You're right, we're wasting time,” Han said. “Look, we're going to go rescue our friend, and then we're leaving this planet. We can take you along, if you want.” “All I want is to be left alone,” the scientist said, turning his back on them again. “Suit yourself.” Han slammed a fist into the control panel, and the door slid open. “I'd advise you to forget your friend,” the Kaminoan said, hunching over his computer. “He's lost to you.” “Which means you don't know where the sea monster would've taken him,” Han said. “Of course not,” the Kaminoan straightened. “My creation is far too brilliant to let anyone know where its lair is located.” “Well, we're not going anywhere without Luke,” Han said. “We arrived together; we'll leave together.” The Kaminoan shook with a harsh, ragged chuckle. “You'll die together.” Han shot him one last sour glance before the door slipped shut. “Better than dying alone.”

CHAPTER TEN Div dumped his blaster in disgust. Maybe the seawater had flooded it; maybe something corrosive in the creature's innards had damaged it. Either way, it no longer worked. They were weaponless. And trapped. But not helpless. Div never allowed himself to be helpless. “That thing could be back soon,” he told Luke, who was gazing into the water as if it would yield the secret of their salvation. “There must be something around here we can turn into a weapon.” He started sifting through the damp, moss-covered rocks, careful to keep his back to the pile of debris and Chistori remains. He hadn't let himself wonder about what had happened to Clea's body. Maybe the beast only saved its food after it had been fully sated by an earlier meal Maybe Clea's death had saved their lives. Or maybe she was there after all, resting in pieces, beneath Grish. Div had never thought of himself as a squeamish person. And something might be buried in the detritus that could serve as a weapon. Grish's blaster might even have made it through intact. But Div just couldn't bring himself to look.

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