Star Wars by Travis Barr

Author:Travis Barr
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: space battle, space aliens, space drama, space fantasy, space action, space thriller, space fiction, space epic
Publisher: Travis Barr

Chapter 15

They appeared asleep. But even normal sleep would have been interrupted by the armed melee that occurred ten minutes earlier. Or by the transfer of their cryo units from the transport freighter to The Wild Card. Or being inserted into new cargo slots (which offered a deep and loud “clau-click” with every securing of a stasis unit). No, the slave guards, being sedated chemically, were too far away from a conscious state to ever recognize that they had just been hijacked. And are now on their way to a new home.

“That’s the last of them,” Danmar noted as he examined the locking frame of a cargo slot. Its new stasis unit was fully secure and would hold under most adverse conditions. He stared at the slave guard within, at the man’s closed eyes and expressionless head. “You be good for Jabba now.”

A few of the men chuckled. A little easing of the nerves.

“How many?” Borshan soberly asked.

“Eighteen,” Danmar replied, straightening up.

“Two thousand per man,” Gogol added, his eyes lighting up.

“Gentlemen,” Borshan started with a smile, “Well d—”

An alarm rattled blaringly throughout the hull—the proximity alarm.

Borshan shouted, “Incoming! All to scopes!”

Everyone rushed frantically to the cockpit, maddeningly funneling through the door to hit their stations, consoles.

“A little early for reprisals—” Lando got out.

“It’s not. It’s likely those damned imperials again!” Borshan announced.

“TIEs for sure, but now we got gunships and transports with ‘em!” Gogol belted.

“Those wouldn’t be here without orders!” Danmar said.

“I know,” Borshan agreed, fear tightening his eyes, “that’s what worries me…”

From Gogol, “They’re moving in! Flanking positions!”

From Danmar, “They’re gonna board us!”

Borshan barked, “Get to the weapons, men!”

Almost ramming into each other, the crewers bobbed and jerked their way out of the cockpit, eagerly searching out the gunports.

“The transports and gunships will overtake us before we can do much damage,” Gogol announced with rigid calm.

Borshan’s teeth gritted beneath pursed lips, “I had a feeling you were going to say that.”

“No run into The Maze?” Lando asked.

“We’re not in correct position, we have no clear entry, we wouldn’t make it in time.”

“I see.”

Chewie rattled a challenge.

“I agree, big one,” Borshan said with a nod, “we’ll see how many we can take down when they board.”

“How many before they take us,” Lando finished.

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