Star Wars - Constant Spirit by Jennifer Heddle

Author:Jennifer Heddle [Heddle, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

The Mon Calamari pressed a few keys. “It doesn’t appear to be, no.”

“Rafe,” Leia said with a gasp. “It has to be. But what is he doing? Turning himself in?”

A moment later, the pod came into view, headed directly for the Imperial ship — more specifically, the Gatekeeper’s bridge — and as they waited, the pod made no indication of changing course.

“I don’t believe it. He’s going to ram them,” Minna said breathlessly.

“Can you open up a comm channel to the pod?” Leia asked.

“I’m trying, but he isn’t responding,” Youk informed her.

Leia moaned. How would she ever explain this to her father?

“It’s as crazy a plan as I’ve ever seen, but if it works, he just might save our skins,” she heard Gorhan say.

Everyone in the cockpit seemed to be holding their breath as they watched the pod make its way toward the larger ship. The Gatekeeper, presumably intent on finishing off its more important quarry, didn’t take action against the pod until it was too late. The ship began to turn and fired its main gun, but both last-ditch efforts failed. Rafe’s pod found its target well enough, ramming into the bridge in a spectacular conflagration.

A death bier, Leia thought.

Completely disabled, the Gatekeeper listed to one side aimlessly, looking almost pitiful as it floated in space like a ghost ship. But there was only one lost soul for which Leia grieved.

Gorhan appeared in the cockpit opening, his bulk blocking out all light behind him. “Whoever’s left onboard is going to have bigger problems than us to deal with now. We owe Rafe a debt.”

“Yes,” Leia said, her voice rough. She closed her eyes, willing herself not to cry. She couldn’t let her crew see her that way, like a lost little girl.

After a long moment, Minna cleared her throat. “What are your orders, Senator?”

“Take us to the closest non-occupied planet,” Leia said wearily. “We’ll arrange for either repairs or transport.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The crew of the Constant Spirit was quiet for the remainder of the trip.

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