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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6727273" data-attributes="member: 92305">"We're just going to stroll out the front hatch?"  Hawk grunted as I carried him down the corridor."Have you got a better idea?"  I answered."They'll seal the exits as soon as they find those two troopers back there.""Yeah," I said as I stopped to catch my breath.  "I entered from the lift right around the corner.  But, I also shot a trooper getting here.  I bet it's no good doubling back.  Let me look at the ship's plans on my comlink."  I lean against the wall to better brace Hawk, still on my shoulders, then I squirm the comlink off my belt.  The device projects  a 3-D plot of the ship's decks."Wait a minute."  I say, pretty much to myself, as I study the plans.  I touch a control on the comlink, and some round units on the plan turn red.  "The escape pods!  Nobody will think of that!  The ship is grounded.  Most of the troops are outside, looking for our non-existent crewmates.  They fire from this deck.  And, they won't be guarded like the entrances and exits of the ship!""Roark," Hawk says to me, slowly, "Man, I don't know about that.  Firing an escape pod while a ship is dirtside is asking for disaster."I smile and shake my head, as I shift Hawk to a better position on my shoulders.  "No, brother, it will be great.  It'll be a story you can tell the ladies at our next port.  We'll pop this tin can, land the pods, and be out of here on the Discus before the Imperials know what has hit them.  C'mon.  It'll be great!"A few minutes, and a lot of huffs and puffs later, I sat Hawk down next to the entry to an escape pod.  We saw no one on our flight from the infirmary.Now, what I've got to do is override the escape pods automatics to use manual control in order to launch the pod with the ship grounded.Piece of cake.THE ENTIRE SHIP ROCKS AS THE ESCAPE POD BLASTS OFF THROUGH THE UPPER HULL!Inside, Hawk yells out like a Denarian horned bat.  But, we're not out of the clear yet.  My behind is stuck to the seat, the G-Forces holding me firm as I sweat and struggle to control this baby.These pods were not designed for in-atmosphere take off, much less a launch from a grounded vessel.  If I don't gain control, we're going to slam right into New Bakstre's crust.But...I....I....yes.  I manage to get the thing flipped around.  We're in controlled decent, now.  I look over at Hawk and smile.He grins back, nothing but white teeth gleaming at me.A minute later, I've put her down about two kilometers away, not too far from the Dorian Discus."Nice work, Ace."  Hawk says.I scramble and get Hawk aboard our own ship.  I slide him into his co-pilot seat so that he can do the launch prep.  "Hey man," he says, "I've got incoming on the scope.  Coming through the forest from the direction of the transport.  I bet its troopers on speederbikes."Alright," I tell him as I make my way to my seat in the cockpit, "forget the prep.  Let's get her cold started and in orbit as fast as possible."Hawk shakes his head in agreement, "That's fine, but the Regina Cayli carries four outboard TIE fighters.  You can bet the Imps left them in oribit.  That's standard procedure for a vessel like that."I know he's right.  "You're going to have to stay here pilot the ship.  Get us out to jump point as fast as you can.  I'll get up in the gun turret.""It's not over yet."THE END</blockquote>

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