Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Daring Adventures Volume 1 by Emma Carlson Berne

Author:Emma Carlson Berne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press
Published: 2017-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

The crates were poking her in the back. Sabine reached behind her and shoved one out of the way. That entrance to the Garel City Spaceport was fairly deserted, which was good because there weren’t many places to hide. Sabine turned the thought of her old friend Ketsu over in her mind. Ketsu was tough, unapologetic, and ruthless. She’d bounced around plenty—working for the Empire, then as a bounty hunter, and finally for Black Sun. Maybe this mission would convince Ketsu that the next group she should be a part of was the Rebellion.

Sabine scanned the area. A cleaning droid whirred by, carrying a mop. She looked at her chrono. Ketsu was late and Sabine was getting more and more cramped in her hiding place behind the crates. Maybe Ketsu wasn’t going to show. Maybe she’d decided she didn’t want to be part of the mission after all. Sabine sighed. Maybe she wasn’t going to get to work with her old friend again.

The cleaning droid finished whatever it was doing and whirred off. The place was empty, and still no Ketsu. Looks like this’ll be a solo mission after all, Sabine thought. She activated her comlink to let Hera know. Her fingers felt heavy, like her heart. She raised her wrist to her mouth. Then a slender figure clad in black suddenly landed beside her in a graceful crouch.

“Ketsu!” Sabine resisted the urge to throw her arms around her friend. Instead, she slapped her on the back. She looked the same as the last time Sabine had seen her. Thin and tough as wire, with her dark hair shaved on the sides. “I didn’t see you coming in.”

Ketsu gave her usual grin.

“That’s because I’m good.”

“Black Sun taught you that?” Sabine asked.

Ketsu’s mouth twisted. “Let’s just say, their methods weren’t always ones I prefer. I figure I work best alone. But I wanted to help on this mission.”

Sabine pretended to be checking her blaster.

“You know, Ketsu, you don’t have to work alone. You can join the rebels. We want you in the family.”

She eyed her friend sideways. Sabine had always been able to see the softness under Ketsu’s hard surface.

Ketsu’s brow furrowed and she stuck out her jaw.

“I’m fine. I don’t need another family, okay? Let’s just get on with the mission.”

Sabine grinned. “All right. All right. Let’s see if we still have that old magic.”

She stepped out from behind the stack of crates and, with Ketsu close behind, gingerly pressed a button for the door set into the back wall of the spaceport. Ketsu motioned to the door—which remained closed.

“It’s not opening, Wren,” she whispered.

Sabine glanced around to make sure no one was watching them. They had to get through this door, then into the restricted section inside. That was where they would find their target. But the place was crawling with stormtroopers. She glanced down at her and Ketsu’s scarred and dented armor. Sabine’s was covered with her own wild designs. They didn’t exactly blend in. Sabine hoped they could do this without being spotted.

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