“I’ve got you now!” White Lightning growled as she took out the X-Wing at the 9 o’clock position. That left one more, and it looked like Eaglle had it right where he wanted it. Now, there was one more thing left to do, and that was to take a look at that spinning asteroid to see what it really was.
In all her time onboard the Corellian ship, she never ran across an asteroid that moved in a spinning motion. And, this one was actually spinning in a gyrating manner. Getting closer, so she could take a closer look, she found something that was not only strange, it was dangerous. She opened the secure channel, and shot Drac a head’s up.
“Black Leader, this is 10, do you copy?” As soon as she got a response from Drac, she continued.
“That gyrating asteroid isn’t a dead rock. The scanner reads it has company. As far as I can scan without being detected by their own defenses, we’ve got at least two full squadrons back there. Should we radio for back-ups, or do you think we can handle them?” While waiting for Black Leader’s response, she calculated the best route of escape should she be detected by enemy forces. She never thought that that darn flight maneuvers manual would come in handy, but she had to admit she had been proved wrong. It was definitely going to come in handy this time.
Only one problem existed. The book did not have the description for the maneuver she would have to use to get out of there in one piece. The move consisted of a sharp downward roll to get into free space, then a sharp vertical thrust to be able to rejoin the squadron.
After a few moments, Black Leader’s response came back.
“As long as we keep our cool, we shouldn’t run into anything we can’t handle.” “Great!” White Lightning snarled under her breath.
“He talks about us keeping our cool, and forgets we are out-numbered. I just hope he knows what he’s doing.” Thankfully, she had the secure channel closed or the Squadron Commander would have heard that. She respected him, to be sure, but she sometimes wondered if he realized that he really only had a few people in the entire squadron who had any experience with battle and weapons.
She didn’t have any time to think about her next move, as she had a squadron full of X-Wings come out from behind the gyrating asteroid and they were aiming straight for Black Squadron. She got on the secure channel after she’d executed a roll to get out of their line of sight, just before she made the vertical thrust.
“Black Leader this is ten, she said calmly over the comm, you’ve got X-Wings coming at you at 6 o’clock.” She then completed the maneuver she'd started by executing the vertical thrust that would take her back top-side and make her able to rejoin the squadron and turn the tables on those rebel scums. Sending them running for cover with their tails tucked under them in shame was what gave White Lightning the most satisfaction.
She smiled beneath her flight helmet as she rejoined her squad-mates and vaped a few rebel craft. But, she also remembered the warning she’d given Eaglle about not getting cocky. For all her ability, she could become a casualty if she didn’t keep her mind on the job at hand. And, truthfully, she didn’t want to become just another statistic, or another cadaver with a tag on its toe.
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