did would have gotten me in a lot of trouble back when the Jedi were around. It is something that the Sith did, a corruption of the force. I am one of the few Jedi who learned how to use this power.”

“Wh... why did you learn it?”

“You never know when something unexpected could pop up.”

Just then the ship dropped out of hyperspace.

“Case in point.”

“I have to get to the bridge!”

Jenna basically hurled herself in the chair with Balto running up behind her.

“Sithspawn!”

“What is it?”

“Interdictor Cruiser! They activated their gravity-well projectors and dragged us out of hyperspace!”

“Um, that's not the only problem.”

“What now!?” Jenna looked up from the control panel and froze.

“Crap.”

There, waiting patiently for them, was the 'Executer', along with six Imperial Star Destroyers.

“Sorry Balto. But I think we just lost.”

Darth Vader looked thru the viewport at the little ship that was hovering way out in the distance. He smiled under his mask. Ever since they had blasted him with that ships engines he had been looking forward to his revenge.

“Bring them in.”

“At once my lord.”

The tractor beam shot out and started reeling the ship in. It was about half-way to the docking port when a lieutenant spoke up and said “Lord Vader.”

“Yes?”

“Our sensors are picking up a group of ships that just emerged from hyperspace. We believe the Interdictor's gravity wells made them drop out.”

“What type of vessels are they? How many?”

The officer looked at his screen and started getting excited.

“There are two Mon Calamari Star Cruisers, an assortment of Nebulan-B frigates, Blockade Runners, and transports. It's a small Rebel fleet. They are launching fighters. Shall we open fire?”

Vader grumbled under his mask. He was pleased that a Rebel group plopped in his lap, but he would have to let the Jedi and his two companions go.

“Open fire.”

Balto simply could not believe the way his life was turning out. First, I'm a Wolf hybrid which no one likes (crap. I'm going to have to tell Jenna this sometime) I get stuck on the that little hutt-slime covered planet, I find a Jedi Master and end up saving his life, get attacked by Darth Vader, I'm getting attacked by him AGAIN, and now a Rebel fleet shows up and saves my butt. (in an indirect way)

When the 'Executer' opened fire on the Rebel ships they raised their shields and lost their tractor beam hold on the freighter. Jenna wasted no time in putting the pedal to the metal so to speak. A few of the Imperial ships fired at them but all of them missed. Once they were out of the range of the Interdictor she launched into hyperspace.

All three of them blew a long sigh of relief.

“Okay” said Jenna. “How did they know where we were going?”

“I have no idea. I just hope they don't catch us again.”

Later that 'night' Balto was taking a little stroll around the ship. He couldn't sleep. He was anxious about getting Plo back to his home planet so he wouldn't have to drag him around everywhere. He liked Plo, but he was starting to get wore out. He sat down on the couch and put his head in his hands.

“Can't sleep either huh?”

Balto looked up in surprise to see Jenna standing in the doorway.

“I'm just worried about what is going to happen next. We are on the run from a Galactic Empire with almost unlimited resources and who really want to get rid of us. That's all.”

She sat down beside him and said “I know how you feel. I have a sister who ran off and joined the Rebels. From then on the Empire has always looked at me as if I'm an informer for them. I can't help wondering if she was among those involved in the fighting earlier.”

“I know how it feels. Having someone always suspicious about you.”

“Oh? How is that?”

'Great. Good going Balto. You just backed yourself in a corner.'

“Well, I'm um.... um... (sigh) I'm part wolf.”

He braced himself for the shout of disbelief. It didn't come.

She just nodded and said “I had been wondering about that. You're bigger than most other Canines I've seen. Your fur coloring is different as well. It doesn't make a difference to me though. I've seen just about everything there is to see in this Galaxy.”

“I can not tell you how much it is a relief for me to hear you say that.”

“Hey. What's going on?”

They both looked up to see Plo Koon standing there.

“Nothing. Just talking.”

“Ahh.”

Balto stood up and said “Excuse me for a minute. I have to go use the refresher.”

As he walked past, Plo leaned over and said “A quiet, private little talk in the middle of the night?”

Balto felt like punching that mask off.

“Will... you... quit... it...?”

“Why? It's fun!”

“Very funny mister 3PO.”

With that, he continued his now very important journey.

When he came back Jenna and Plo were playing a game of Dejarrick. (Basically an electronic chess game with different pieces.)

Plo looked at him and said “Want to play?”

“Sure.”

The trip went smoothly for another day or so. The 'Anchorage' was running low on fuel so Jenna had to take it to a nearby docking base to refuel and so they could get out of the ship for a little bit. Of course, they had to be careful because the Empire had posted 'WANTED' signs on almost every planet.

“I guess we should be flattered. He has made us famous.”

Balto managed to convince Jenna to buy a R2 unit to help with in-flight maintenance and for calculating hyperspace jumps.

By the end of the day they were ready to take off again. Jenna took the ship out of orbit and punched in the co-ordinates.

When they were safely in hyperspace, Plo walked up to Jenna and asked “How much further is it to Dorin?”

“Well, to be honest, it's still quite a ways. We're going to have to travel another five days. The galaxy is a big place.”

“Five days. Great.”

Two days later, they had stopped again for various items. Before the 'Anchorage' went into hyperspace though, they picked up a distress call.

“We have to go help” said Plo.

“It might be a trap.”

“WE ARE GOING TO HELP. So step on it.”

Jenna turned to Balto and said “You weren't kidding. He isn't very patient.”

They soon found the ship that was the source of the distress call. It was an old, small yacht that looked as if it had been attacked. Jenna pulled the 'Anchorage' up alongside the yacht that they could see was dubbed the 'Stella'. They quickly got the three passengers on board the 'Anchorage'. One goose and two polar bears.

The goose was trying to say something but because of all the smoke he had inhaled, he could barely speak.

Balto leaned closer and asked what the goose was trying to say.

“R...r...run.”

Balto quickly turned to Jenna and said,

“Get the ship moving! We're in trouble if we stay!”

Jenna didn't need to be asked twice.

“Plo, take this guy to the medical bay. I'll see if I can help Jenna out any. And don't you DARE say anything about her right now.”

Balto ran up to the cockpit.

“What's going on?” Balto asked.

“It's a trap!”

“WHAT!?”

“Look out the window!”

“Oh... CRAP!!”

There out in space with blazing ion and laser cannons, was the most identifiable fighter in the galaxy.

The Slave 1.

“What's Boba Fett doing here!?”

“What do you think? He's a bounty hunter and we're bounty! Do the math!”

“Anything I can do to help?”

“Yeah, get in the top gun turret. Blast him out of the sky!”

“ME!? I have never fired a cannon. Let alone KILL someone!”

“GET MOVING!!!”

“Sheesh. What a crab” he mumbled as he walked away “Just because someone is trying to kill us doesn't mean you have to be rude.”

Balto ran a little way and then shouted in dismay as he realized something.

“I AM starting to sound like C-3PO!”

He climbed in the turret anyway and figured out how to use it. He got Slave 1 in his sights and pulled the trigger.

The bolts shot thru space and hit dead on. Fett backed off. He had military grade shields so the attack didn't damage him much. But he now had to rethink his strategy. With Boba Fett though, that doesn't take long.

Balto shouted back into the ship,

“Hey Plo! I need your help here!”

Plo poked is head up and asked,

“What do you need?”

“I need you to get in that bottom turret! We can each move in a different direction giving us a larger field of fire than Fett. That gives us the advantage. Get going!”

Plo quickly strapped himself into the chair and started shooting. He also used something called 'battle meditation' where he uses the force to help coordinate attacks between the three of them and it can also help improve morale. They slowly but surely beat Fett back. After he had retreated back far enough, Jenna used the best defense a ship could have. Going into hyperspace.

Balto breathed a sigh of relief and walked back into the cockpit. To be greeted by a very sweaty Jenna.

“Man that was close! It was worse than fighting that Super Star Destroyer. The only problem is, Fett will follow us all the way. We might as well give up now.”

“Give up? Now? I don't think so. We'll just have to find a way to outsmart him.”

Jenna snorted.

“Outsmart Fett? It would probably be easier to tame a Rancor than do that.”

“We'll just have to try. Come on, we have to meet your new passengers.”

When they walked in the main

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