Star Wars VIII: Shadows of the Past (2)
#2 of Star Wars
Part 2 of my Star Wars series.
Rey and Chewbacca have found Luke and are going home. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren travels to the location of Supreme Leader Snoke.
Kylo Ren, along with several stormtroopers, appeared at the door to the lowering ramp of the command shuttle. A loud *BEEP* notified them that the door was opening and that they could exit. As the stormtroopers filed onto the landing platform, Kylo Ren raised his head to the smoke-filled atmosphere of Mustafar. With the Finalizer looming high above the small planet, he walked over to the nearby building. Because of the fiery terrain, all buildings were built on durasteel platforms with energy shields underneath to protect from the heat. As he approached the grey building, the door to it slid open, revealing scattered dead bodies. The room must have been sealed by the heat, because as soon as the door opened, a big gust of wind blew into the void. There were also three medical droids in the room. Standing over some of the bodies, they must have tried to help them. Now, they were just statues, powered down through the years.
"This place was their tomb," Kylo Ren mumbled to himself. "It led to..."
"Sir!" A stormtrooper captain ran up to him. "Sir, we have located one life signature within the mining facility." Kylo, obviously annoyed by the interruption, stepped into the tomb, ignoring the trooper. He stepped over and around the bodies, taking time to examine each one. He came to a Neimoidian corpse. The green-skinned figure had been sliced diagonally through the chest, almost separating the body entirely.
"Long ago, this Neimoidian was a viceroy of the Trade Federation. He, along with the others in this room, had been summoned here. They were promised diplomatic protection from the Galactic Republic."
"Sir?" The stormtrooper stood puzzled at the threshold.
"They all met their fate! Here! In this room! Killed by the pupil of the one who had promised them safety." Kylo furiously slammed his right hand down on a console, cracking the screen. The stormtrooper captain still stood where he was, afraid to move even the slightest. Without looking up, Kylo asked,"Where is the life form?"
"What...oh...in the mining facility. The left wing of the storage section," the trooper replied.
"Show me," Kylo ordered.
"We're coming up on D'Qar now," Ray said. She and Chewbacca were piloting the Millennium Falcon, and Luke was standing behind them. The cockpit shook violently as the ship maneuvered out of hyperspace.
"You told them we were coming, right?" Luke said, lurching forward.
"Not exactly. I thought that they..." A loud buzz blasted through the comms.
"Unidentified cruiser, you have entered restricted airspace. State your docking codes or be fired upon."
"Wait! wait! wait! This is the crew of the Millennium Falcon," Ray shouted through the speaker. "We have Luke Skywalker aboard with us. Requesting permission to land." Everyone held their breath as they waited for a response. Ray knew about what they were being threatened with. The Resistance base was armed with ion cannons and tracking missiles. There was no way the Falcon could escape being destroyed. Chewy gave a worried grunt.
Finally the voice was heard again, "Two X-wings are coming to escort you. Follow them to a landing pad. Any other movements will be countered with aggression." Ray spotted the two X-wings and, carefully, she and Chewy steered the Falcon in their direction. They were guided to a pad at the southeast corner of the base. Stepping out of the ship, Ray, Luke, R2, and Chewy were met by six armed troopers. As soon as they saw the familiar faces, however, the soldiers lowered their guns and walked off. R2-D2 gave a few quiet beeps.
"I agree, R2. That was quite the welcome home party," Ray said. While she was talking, A figure in a grey vest walked over to them.