Star Wars - The Adventures of Alex Winger 5 - Mission to Zila by Charlene Newcomb

Author:Charlene Newcomb [Newcomb, Charlene]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 1994-08-25T03:19:33+00:00

“Alex,” Magir Paca said, “looks like you’ve brought some interesting items from Zila.” He queried the faces of the leaders of the underground who had gathered in the operations center. “If no one has any objections, let’s begin with your report.”

“Yes, Alex. Any idea what these modular units are the Empire has delivered to Zila?” Dr. Carl Barzon asked, pointing at the holos they’d passed around the conference table.

“Yes,” Desto Mayda asked. “Why this surge of activity around Zila?”

“Just north of the city, the Empire is constructing a major new base. They’ve housed the units in a storage facility — here,” she said, pointing to the second group of holos that were making their way around the table. “And I hate to say it, gentlemen,” Alex told them, “but those modular units look like parts of a v-150 planet defender.”

“What?” Mayda bellowed, his cheeks flushing bright red with anger.

Barzon closed his eyes and rubbed a hand across his forehead, not wanting to believe what he’d just heard.

“Dair, can you confirm this?” Paca asked.

“Alex is right about the holos. The units being stored by the Imperials in Zila are parts for KDY v-150s — heavy ion cannon. But those weapons aren’t to defend Zila.” He paused, looking at each face in turn. “They’ll be set up at the mining center.”

There was an audible gasp in the room.

“Heavy ion cannon? Right here in Ariana?” Mayda finally exclaimed.

Dair nodded as his friends tried to digest this information. “I do have one bit of good news,” he told them.

“Well, we certainly could use some!” Paca said, hoping to lighten the mood of these people who had worked so hard to bring an end to the Imperial domination of their world.

Hopeful eyes focused on Dair. “They’ve run into a little problem.” he explained. “They’ve got to wait until a plasma drill is delivered before digging the shaft that houses the reactor.”

Well, that was good news, sort of.

“Why are they storing the units in Zila?” Dr. Barzon asked.

“They decided Zila was more isolated. Far removed from the underground activity that has plagued Ariana,” Dair told the group.

Mayda was nodding his head slowly, as a smile cracked the face wrinkled less by age than by stress. “And Zila has not seen such activity,” he said calmly.

Not yet, Alex thought. She could sense the minds at work. The underground would soon make its presence known in Zila.

“New base in Zila, more defenses at the mines — it sounds as if the Empire is digging in here on Garos.” Barzon observed.

“No, I don’t think so, Doctor. With the imminent fall of Coruscant, we’re hearing a lot of talk at Headquarters,” Dair said. “But the general feeling seems to be that the Empire is pumping up security here just long enough to get that ore transported from the mines to their secret research facility.”

“So, you think they’ll evacuate Garos?” Paca asked.

“If there is any indication that the New Republic is headed this way, I think you’ll see a massive pullout of personnel.

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