Blaze: new chapter and I would like to thank paigethevampire11, laureas, Darth Feanor, VFSNAKE, I heart Star Trek, Beautiful pirate and Master Essos Antos for reviewing the last chapter. You guys are great.

Darth: that's cool

Blaze: yup it is. We'll finally go to the rebels point of view

Darth: yay!

Blaze: (laughs) here is chapter eleven and reviews, again as always, are much appreciated

Eleven

Han guided the Millennium Falcon out of hyperspace before angling it toward the planet of Galidraan floating in front of them. He keyed in the transmission to the Y Wing his friend Lando was flying nearby. "Lando, you there?" he called.

"I'm here, Han," Lando replied. "Come on, we don't have much time before the Empire arrives. Let's see if we can get the last of the rebels off the planet."

"Out of curiosity, Lando, how did High Command drag you into this?"

"Same way they did you. The 'you're a part of the rebellion now so you need to help' thing," Lando replied.

Han snorted. "Never thought the day would come when I would be considered a member of the Rebel Alliance," he said.

"Hey, we're in the same ship there, Han. Look, there goes the most recent transport. It just jumped into hyperspace. We just have to clean up whoever's left behind."

"I really hope this isn't going to be like Teardrop," Han muttered remembering the near-miss he and Luke had when they were transporting the remaining rebels off Teardrop just as the Empire arrived.

Thinking about Luke, Han found himself wondering if his friend was all right. The boy was in the clutches of Darth Vader after all; Vader may be Luke's father, which was something Han was still trying to wrap his mind around, but he was also the second in command of the Empire.

"Get your head into the game, Solo," Starkiller's voice broke through Han's thoughts and Han shook his head before glancing through the viewports of the cockpit within the Falcon at the Y Wing flying off his portside. Starkiller, being the one who helped form the Rebel Alliance, had been asked by High Command to accompany Han and Lando on the mission to evacuate the rebel cell on Galidraan. He and Lando were basically escorts to keep the fighters off Han, if the Empire arrived before they left, long enough for him to make the jump to lightspeed. However, it was Starkiller who was to speak with the rebel leader and determine the location of the rebel cell before the evacuation began.

Han ignored Starkiller's words as he guided the ship to just above the planet when his console blinked. He glanced at Chewbacca who was occupying the co-pilot's seat. "Looks like Galidraan Space Control is contacting us, Chewie," he said matter-of-factly before he activated the com.

"YT-1300 Freighter, state your intentions and remain at altitude," the authoritative voice demanded over the com. As part of the plan, Lando and Starkiller were to land on the planet at different places and rejoin with Han and Chewbacca near the tapcafe where they were to meet the leader of the rebel cell on Galidraan. As it was, Lando and Starkiller obviously managed to make it into the atmosphere and so now Han just had to get past.

"We are merely visiting family," Han lied remembering the story he had cooked up throughout the entire journey to Galidraan.

"Please hold." There was a long moment of silence before the voice came back on. "Very well, you are cleared for landing on docking bay 34." The com went dead and Han glanced at Chewbacca worriedly.

"Well, one thing's for sure. The governor hasn't thought to lockdown the planet yet," he said.

Chewbacca growled and Han sighed before nodding. "I know, Chewie. If it's too good to be true then it probably isn't. Let's just get the rebels out of here before the Empire arrives," he said.

Chewbacca barked in agreement. Han turned his gaze to the planet before guiding the freighter toward docking bay 34, which was at the base of one of the snow-capped mountains where the capital city was located. Once he landed the ship, he powered down the main engine before standing up and looking at Chewbacca.

"Ready, Chewie?" he asked.

Chewbacca growled in agreement before the two of them made their way out of the Falcon. The spaceport was crowded and Han narrowed his eyes before turning to look at Chewbacca. "Let's lose ourselves in the crowd," he whispered to Chewbacca who growled in agreement and the two of them slipped into the crowd. He could only hope that Chewbacca's presence wouldn't attract unwanted attention.

Starkiller slipped through the shadows of the capital city of Galidraan toward the tapcafe where he, Calrissian and Solo were to meet the leader of the rebel cell on Galidraan. The Empire was close behind but Starkiller knew that if he could get his hands on a comlink then he may be able to dissuade the Empire from coming but that would only occur if his former master was the one that was going to lead the attack. After all, he was supposed to be helping the Rebel Alliance in order to keep his cover and help the Alliance and his former master take the Emperor down.

He pulled himself from his thoughts before slipping around a group of talking Twi'leks and ducked into an alley when a couple of stormtroopers marched past. The governor is stupid to not have locked the planet down once he learned of the rebel cell's presence, Starkiller thought with a shake of his head. And yet the Emperor wonders why the rebellion may stand a chance at winning the war.

Starkiller shook his head and peered around the corner. When he didn't see the stormtroopers around, he slowly made his way across the street and slipped into the tapcafe. He bought a small drink before moving to sit at a table near the window at the corner of the café. He sat down before gazing through the window just as the door slide open and Solo and Chewbacca walked on before going straight to the bar.

Starkiller sipped at his drink as Calrissian entered the tapcafe and took a seat at the bar a few seats away from Solo and Chewbacca so as to not draw attention to himself. Starkiller stretched out with the Force but he couldn't sense any danger around him. He took another drink as the door to the café opened again and a middle-aged man walked into it before gazing around. His eyes landed on Starkiller and he made his way across the floor to the table.

Starkiller observed the man with his eyes as well as the Force, the same way Vader had taught him, and, when he determined the man wasn't a danger, he inclined his head in greeting. The man was the rebel leader, Starkiller could sense that much in the man's chaotic thoughts, and he was filled with worry and fear. Considering he knew the Empire was coming, Starkiller could understand.

The man took a seat before glancing at the droid who had come to the table. "Corellian ale," he ordered.

"Yes sir," the droid said before rolling away and it returned a moment later with the drink in its hands. It placed it on the table in front of the rebel who sniffed it before taking a small drink.

Paranoid, Starkiller thought placing his drink on the table. "Hello, it is a lovely afternoon, isn't it?" he said. "A perfect day for hiking, wouldn't you agree?" There it was; the code word that High Command had come up with to inform the rebel leader that they had reached a contact within the Alliance. It suited the planet because of the many mountains on the surface of the planet.

"And who do I have the honor of addressing?' the rebel asked sipping at his drinking and relaxing slightly.

"Call me Starkiller," Starkiller replied calmly. "I hear there's been a bit of trouble here for you."

"You could say that," the rebel said flicking his eyes around a few times as if expecting someone to listen in on the conversation.

"Don't worry, no one is listening in," Starkiller assured the rebel leader. "We've come to help."

The rebel sighed. "I apologize," he said. "What with the Empire coming by, I've been a bit paranoid for a while since the last governor was killed."

"That's why we're here," Starkiller said taking another drink. "However, we don't have much time."

The rebel sighed before finishing his drink. "All right and tell your friends to join us," he said with a nod at Calrissian and Solo.

Starkiller sighed. He had a feeling the rebel would have figured Solo, the wookiee and Calrissian were with him. "They will when we leave," he replied calmly.

He stiffened when a sense of danger came to him and he lifted his gaze before closing his eyes and stretching out with the Force. He immediately sensed the presence of stormtroopers and he swore under his breath; the Empire had arrived sooner than Starkiller had been expecting.

"Blast it, we need to go now. The Empire's here," he said eyes snapping open before he stood up.

"What? This soon?' The rebel leader asked confused.

"Unfortunately so," replied Starkiller. "Come, we need to go now." He unhooked the lightsabers from his belt before dashing out of the tapcafe with the rebel leader just behind him. Solo, Calrissian and Chewbacca, as discreetly as possible, joined them.

"Solo," Starkiller murmured to Solo. "Get back to the Millennium Falcon. I'll transmit the coordinates when we reach the place."

Solo hesitated before he nodded and he, Chewbacca and Calrissian took began walking in the opposite direction. Starkiller looked at the rebel leader before leading the way toward the edge of the city. "Take the lead," he ordered when he sensed stormtroopers nearby.

The rebel leader nodded slowly before jogging down the street and Starkiller made his way after him. The two of them moved swiftly down the street while Starkiller kept his eyes and his senses stretched outward in an attempt to detect the location of the stormtroopers.

"Stop, turn down here," he ordered gesturing to the alley they had just come upon. "Wait here for a minute."

The rebel leader glanced at him, opened his mouth to protest but thought better of it and nodded before ducking into the alley. Starkiller stepped into the alley as well before closing his eyes and stretching out with the Force. He caught the sense of the stormtroopers almost as soon as they were on top of them before gently urging them with a simple, silent Jedi mind trick to look in the hotel across the street. The stormtroopers glanced at each other.

"Perhaps the rebel leader is in there, Commander," one trooper said pointing to the hotel that Starkiller had put in his mind.

"All right," replied the other stormtrooper before the two of them walked across the street and slipped into the hotel. Starkiller waited until the door closed behind them before he gestured for the rebel leader to leave the alley and followed him.

The rebel leader looked at him but said nothing as he walked quickly to the edge of the city. Starkiller walked quickly after him into another alley, down a street parallel to the one they just left and past the city limits. Not pausing, the rebel leader led them into the foothills of the mountain next to which the capital of Galidraan lay.

"We're almost there," the rebel leader said over his shoulder.

Starkiller nodded.

It took them about ten minutes to reach the location of the rebel cell, hidden in a series of caverns deep within the mountains to where the Millennium Falcon could only get as close to the rebel cell as the foothills that lay about half a kilometer from it. Starkiller grimaced; he didn't like the odds of attempting to get the rest of the rebels off the planet with Imperials less than half a kilometer away.

His comlink beeped and Starkiller picked it up before pressing the receive button. "Starkiller here," he said into it.

"Hey, Starkiller, have you reached the cell? 'Cause we've got a bit of a problem," Solo's voice sounded.

Starkiller did not like the sound of that. "What sort of problem?" he asked.

"Lando's in orbit and he said that an Imperial Star Destroyer just leapt into the system. They ain't here yet though; they're still about a quarter of a parsec away but that's a bit too close."

"Agreed," Starkiller replied. "We'll be out before they reach the planet." He did his best to muster up enough confidence in those words; he wasn't exactly pessimistic but he wasn't optimistic as well. And he knew that the Imperial fleet being as close as they were did not bode well for the remaining rebels attempting to escape Galidraan. He would have to move quickly if he stood a chance of getting the rebels off the planet and avoid being caught by the Empire all at the same time.

"I'm sending you the coordinates now, Solo," he added. "You'll have to land in the foothills though since the cell is hidden pretty deep in the mountains."

"Just hurry up, Starkiller," Solo replied impatiently. "Chewie and I'll be there. Solo out."

Starkiller put his comlink away. "We'd better hurry," he said to the rebel leader who nodded once in reply.

Chewbacca growled as the rebel leader and his rebels entered the ship. He was helping Han put the rest of the equipment the rebels had brought with them, eerily reminding him of Teardrop, while Starkiller helped get the rebels situated. The comlink on the console beeped at that moment and Chewbacca walked back into the cockpit before activating the comm and growling out a question.

"Have you gotten everyone out, Chewie?" Lando's voice sounded.

Chewbacca glanced over his shoulder before barking out a question to Han. Han stepped into the cockpit. "We've got everyone all settled. Starkiller's heading back to his ship. What's the news, Lando?" he asked.

"The Star Destroyer just arrived. I'm hiding in the shadow of the moon but it doesn't look like the Executor," Lando said.

"So Vader ain't the one trying to find the rebels this time? Ain't that a bit odd? It used to always be Vader's job to hunt down the rebels," Han admitted.

"Yeah but maybe it has something to do with Luke being with him," said Lando. "I don't know. All I know is that Vader ain't here."

"Well, I suppose that's a bit better," said Han. "We're getting ready to leave now."

"All right, be careful, Han," Lando said.

"Hey, it's me."

Chewbacca shook his furry head before growling in response before he sat down in the co-pilot's seat and Han dropped into the pilot's seat before starting up the main engines and lifting the boarding ramp. The ship lifted into the air before flying toward the atmosphere; through the cockpit viewport, Han could see Starkiller's starfighter rising up from the outskirts of the capital city. It followed Han as he guided the Millennium Falcon through the atmosphere.

When he spotted the Imperial Star Destroyer and the convoy of TIE fighters that immediately flew out to meet him, he swerved hard to starboard before answering his com as it beeped. "Solo," he said.

"We'll cover you, Solo. Get out of here. Try to put a few random jumps in between here and our destination," Starkiller said.

"I know what to do, Starkiller," Han retorted angling upwards to avoid a series of blasterfire from a nearby TIE fighter before Lando ducked beneath the Falcon and sent a series of plasma bolts into the starfighter. He then straightened out before punching in the coordinates for a random system in the Outer Rim and pulled the hyperspace lever and the freighter leapt into hyperspace.

Chewbacca growled with relief before glancing at Han and barking out a question. Han shrugged before saying, "I'm just heading to Osarian and I'm gonna go to the asteroid field that was once Alderaan before jumping back to the base."

Chewbacca barked in agreement with Han's plan before he turned his gaze to the hyperspace lanes that flashed past them.

A/n what do you think?

Blaze: no Luke/Vader in this chapter. Next chapter definitely

Darth: it was a short chapter

Blaze: yeah I know. I'll try to make the next chapter at least six pages long

Darth: good luck with that

Blaze: (dryly) thanks please review and I will post chapter twelve as soon as I possibly can although I doubt it'll be anytime soon