Star Wars - The Adventures of Dannen Lifehold 2 - Changing the Odds by David Marron

Author:David Marron [Marron, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 1994-08-26T00:48:54+00:00

Dannen had been correct. It was a tight fit, trying to squeeze 12 people and their equipment into the Lifeline. The cargo hold was stuffed to capacity, and both Dannen and Purr had to share their quarters with two other people each. But they were ready to lift off within an hour, just as Dannen had promised.

Tawn was worried, though. “Can you take off with all these people on board?”

“Sure we can,” Dannen reassured her. “This is a YT-1300. The cargo capacity is about a hundred metric tons. If she can handle that, she can handle this.”

Peck came up to them. “We are all ready. The coordinates for our new location are on this mem-stik,” he said, handing it to Dannen.

“You still don’t trust me, do you, Commander?”

“That has nothing to do with it,” Peck sniffed. “I simply don’t want any mistakes.”

“Don’t worry, Commander. I’ll get you there. You have my word.”

Peck snorted. “We’ll see,” was all he’d say.

Dannen sat down in the pilot’s chair and looked over at Purr. “Okay, here we go,” he said, powering up the ship. Slowly, the Lifeline lifted off and made for the open sky.

Shortly after they cleared atmosphere, Dannen slid the mem-stik into the nav computer. He turned to Peck, who was seated right behind him. “Okay, the computer’s reading your coordinates, Commander. As soon as I’m lined up on the correct vector, we’re on our way.”

Suddenly, cannon fire rocked the ship. The Lifeline tilted dangerously to the left, throwing Purr out of her seat.

Dannen slapped the shield activator and checked the sensors. “We have company,” he said.

“So it seems,” Peck said. “You did set us up, didn’t you?”

“No, I didn’t,” Dannen retorted, “and if you want proof, you’ll find they’ll kill me just as readily as they’ll kill you.” Another blast shook the ship, but this time the shields held.

Dannen glanced at Peck. “See what I mean?”

He checked the computer readout, then grabbed the hyperdrive activator levers. “Here we go!” he shouted, the pulled back on the levers sharply. The ship stuttered … then stalled.

“Damn,” Dannen said.

“What’s wrong?” Tawn asked. Dannen flipped switches, then peered at a screen. “That first blast must have damaged the hyperdrive.”

“I’ll fix it,” Purr said, running out the door toward the engineering hatch.

Tawn tapped his shoulder. “Can she fix it?”

Dannen paused, then nodded. “If she can’t, no one can,” he added. “In the meantime, let’s give these guys a run for their credits.” With that, he barrel rolled to the right, while checking the sensors.

Suddenly, a large shadow passed over the canopy. Tawn looked for the cause and gasped. “An Imperial Star Destroyer,” she whispered.

“Yep,” Dannen confirmed. “Looks like they want you guys really bad.”

Tawn turned to Peck. “It’s the Engager, Commander.” She chuckled. “I guess Dalton’s still unhappy about his face.”

“What about his face?” Dannen asked.

“Captain Dalton was caught in one of our traps a while back,” Peck answered. “It cut his face up rather badly.”

Dannen winced. “Ouch. No wonder he’s upset.”

“Rumor is he won’t get the scar fixed until we’re captured and executed.

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