Star Wars Adventures in Wild Space: The Cold: 5 by Lucasfilm Press

Author:Lucasfilm Press
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2017-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

Bang.

Bang.

Bang.

She thought about Milo, how he’d tease her if she fell. Come on, Lina. Get a move on! You’ll never reach that ledge!

Oh, yeah? We’ll see about that!

Bang.

Bang.

The sound of boots crunching on ice far below nearly stopped her in her tracks. She imagined Korda, stepping out of the passage, finding her glowlamp at the bottom of the wall. What was he doing now? Looking up at her? Watching her hang from the ice like a spider? Was he reaching for his blaster, lining up a shot?

Keep going, Lina. Keep going!

She swung her right arm, but was too tired. The drill bit bounced off the ice, the handle slipping from her aching fingers. It tumbled away, and for the first time since she’d started her ascent, Lina looked down.

Korda was there, glaring up at her. She panicked, her feet scrabbling at the ice as she lost her grip on the remaining bit driver.

Lina slid down the slope, screaming all the way. Her gloved hands desperately searched for a handhold, anything to stop her from falling.

And then she was caught by a pair of strong arms. She looked up to see her terrified reflection staring back at her in Korda’s metallic jaw.

“Got you!” he snarled triumphantly.

“Get off me!” she screamed, kicking her legs wildly. “Let me go!”

Korda staggered back, dropping her. She slammed against the ground, winding herself. Fingers grabbed the back of her jacket just as her own hand found something hard on the floor. One of the bit drivers!

She wheeled around, raking the drill bit through the air. Korda stepped back, easily dodging the clumsy attack. He reached for something behind his back. Lina had no idea what until the end of a force pike appeared in front of her face.

She dropped the bit driver and froze.

“Smart girl,” Korda snarled. “This pike contains enough power to stun a dewback, let alone a little runt like you.”

Lina glared back. “What do you want?”

Korda laughed as if that was the most idiotic question he had ever heard. “Your droid, of course. Or rather, all those maps in his head. Where is he?”

“At the bottom of the ocean,” Lina said. “He’s gone, along with the maps. Do you understand? The Whisper Bird. Milo. Crater. They’re all under the ice and there’s no way to get them back!”

Something buzzed on her belt. Korda’s eyes flashed toward the sound and then widened as a voice crackled over the comlink.

“Sis? Can you hear me? It’s Milo. We need your help.”

A terrible grin spread across Korda’s face. “Did you hear that? Your brother’s in need of assistance.”

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