Star Wars - 245 - The New Rebellion by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Author:Kristine Kathryn Rusch [Rusch, Kristine Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Solo, Leia, Luke (Fictitious Character), Skywalker, Space Opera, Princess (Fictitious Character), Interplanetary Voyages, General, Science Fiction, Adventure, Han (Fictitious Character), Fiction, Leia; Princess (Fictitious Character), Skywalker; Luke (Fictitious Character), Solo; Han (Fictitious Character)
ISBN: 9780553574142
Google: rqjdeIK1cogC
Amazon: 0553574140
Publisher: Spectra
Published: 1996-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

"Quite a while," the general said. "I could look it up." She shook her head. "Luke's X-wing was brought in this time. He's been to Coruscant enough that we can assume the change was made since his last meeting. Still, that's a long time. Mr. Fardreamer, how many X-wings do you think have the new computer system?"

"Most of them, ma'am," he said. "I was surprised to see one as old as the Jedi Master's without an overhaul."

"Most of them." She whispered the sentence. Her hands were clasped together so tightly that the knuckles showed white. "And what about the new X-wings? How many are in use?"

"All but a handful, Leia," the general said.

"I wantfthem all checked. All of them. I also want the rebuilt X-wings checked."

"You don't think that every X-wing has a bomb inside," the general said.

"That's precisely what I do think," the President said. "And I want them removed."

"That could ground our X-wing fleet for a while."

"Better grounded than destroyed," the President said. "Can you do this, Mr. Fardreamer?"

"Yes, ma'am." Cole stood. "But I think we might have a bigger problem here." Her face became perfectly still, her eyes huge, as she waited for him to elaborate.

"Not all the X-wings are here with the fleet. A number of them are out." She swallowed. "Do you think these need a remote detonator?"

He understood where she was going. If a remote detonator was needed, then the X-wings away from Coruscant were probably safe.

"No, ma'am. This detonator is designed to go off when a certain combination of commands is made."

"Do you know what that combination is?"

Cole shook his head.

"Then every X-wing pilot's in danger," the President said.

"I'll issue an order grounding them immediately," the general said.

"Be sure to send one to Jedi Master Skywalker," Cole said.

"Luke?" This time, the panic in the President's voice was evident.

"Yes, ma'am. The X-wing he took is an exact replica of the prototype here, right down to the computer."

"Oh, Luke," she said. Then she looked up at the general. "I don't even know where he is." The general put his arm around her. "We'll find him," he said. "We have no other choice."

Almania loomed in his viewscreen, a large white-and-blue planet surrounded by clouds. Its three moons were smaller than Almania, and colored differently. Two had a lot of green mixed with the blue. Luke's charts told him that all three moons supported life, and had long-established cultures. Pydyr was the most famous, both for its exclusiveness and for its wealth. He had never heard of the other two, or of Almania, for that matter, until Brakiss had told him about it.

Oddly enough, he trusted Brakiss's information. Brakiss still had a thread of goodness in him, a thread he fought, but one that existed. Luke was afraid, though, that one day Brakiss would overcome that goodness, and would use all of his considerable powers for evil. All Luke could do was help where he might, and let Brakiss know that Luke was there. Letting his students

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