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<blockquote data-quote="Ankh-Morpork Guard" data-source="post: 1800937" data-attributes="member: 10079"><p><strong>Chapter 3: The Cold of Space</strong></p><p></p><p>“Eleven, does your flight suit’s life support system work?” Raan asked as he pulled his X-Wing as parallel as possible to the tumbling Zephyr Eleven. The other X-Wing was in a near uncontrollable spin, tumbling and spinning as it was pulled in towards Kuat. Not far being Raan’s X-Wing, was Zephyr Six doing her best to provide cover from fighters that were trying to get to their position from the planet below. From the last trajectory readings, they had five minutes before the fighters arrived. </p><p> </p><p>“Y-yes, but I can’t eject! So what good is my suit?!” cried the Duros, Rulae. He was still panicked, and when the cockpit of the X-Wing came into view, the blue-skinned alien was nearly flailing around trying to find something to do to get out.</p><p></p><p>Raan pulled the face cover from his flight suit on and started working on overwriting his X-Wing’s ejection system,“I’ve got an idea, Eleven, just seal your flight suit!” he then switched the comm to a direct link with Mare’s X-Wing, “I’m going to need you to cover me as best as you can. Send a message back to Base One and tell them that Five and Eleven have gone EVA.”</p><p></p><p>“What are you talking about?!” Mare sounded like she was talking to someone that had lost their mind, and in a way, she was grounded in thinking that, “There’s no way he can get out of that! The best we can do is cover him from the fighters coming in!”</p><p> </p><p>Raan finished with his altering of the X-Wing’s systems, and did his best to match his speed with Zephyr Eleven. He closed his eyes, then said, “Plate, get the X-Wing back if you can,” then he hit the switch to open the canopy. Normally, this was impossible without firing the ejection seat, but he had overridden the system to let it work. The pressure quickly escaped the cockpit, and Raan felt his suit holding its pressure. It could keep him alive in out there for just under an hour. Hopefully, he wouldn’t be out in it that long.</p><p> </p><p>With the canopy completely open, Raan looked up to the tumbling Zephyr Eleven. Part of him felt the spin, and he closed his eyes and just...let instinct take over. When his timing felt right, he opened his eyes and pushed off. It was an impossibly eerie silence and he floated towards Eleven’s cockpit. In only a few seconds, he caught onto the section of the nose just below the canopy, hitting it surprisingly hard. He looked up to see Rulae with a shocked look on his face, large eyes wider than Raan knew possible for a Duros. As he gripped onto the edge of the canopy, Raan’s free hand pointed towards the section of the flight suit covering his face. It took a moment, but Rulae got the idea and pulled his own on, still looking very confused.</p><p> </p><p>Mentally counting down the time left until the TIEs arrived from the planet, Raan then moved his hand down to his belt. Unhooking the lightsaber that rested there(in a small holster that looked more fit for a blaster), he pulled himself up to a better position and activated it. There was no snap-hiss from the blade, but the bright blue-green blade now extended from the hilt in his hand. This made Rulae’s eyes widen even more in surprise. But not as much as what Raan did next. He took the lightsaber out, and made one last look to Rulae. That’s when Raan drove the lightsaber blade through the canopy of the X-Wing.</p><p> </p><p>It was in the front section, and not only cut through the canopy but also destroyed a section of the consoles and sensor screens. He then pulled the lightsaber across the front of the canopy, cutting a long line. With that, he made sure not to catch any of Rulae with the blade(despite the fact that the Duros was pressed against the seat so hard that he was nearly melting into it) and cut up along the canopy to continue with the box. Two more long cuts, and a near close call with the top of Rulae’s head, and the hole was finished. Rulae got the idea, and undid his restraints. In the moment that Raan pulled back and deactivated the lightsaber, Rulae punched the piece of canopy out into space. Raan finished getting the lightsaber back on his belt, then reached down and helped to pull out the pilot.</p><p> </p><p>Once Rulae was out, Raan kicked off of the X-Wing, making sure to time the push so that they wouldn’t be hit by the ship as it continued its doomed tumble into Kuat’s atmosphere. Rulae was still looking shocked by the events as they floated away from the ship, but Raan’s attention was around them. He could see Mare’s X-Wing pulling off to intercept the TIEs from the planet. With here were three other X-Wings that had gotten over to help. Raan turned the other direction to see that Plate had followed orders and was flying his X-Wing back to the Intrepid. But the most wonderful thing he could see was approaching them. One of the four transports was coming their direction, avoiding the shipdock with the unfinished Star Destroyer.</p><p> </p><p>A sudden feeling of exhaustion passed over Raan, and he finally allowed himself to calm down. It was strange. He knew that he was fine in his suit, and that neither his or Rulae’s suits were torn...but he felt light headed. Probably from the adrenaline and the impact of what he’d just done, Raan’s eyes closed and he simply faded into blackness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ankh-Morpork Guard, post: 1800937, member: 10079"] [b]Chapter 3: The Cold of Space[/b] “Eleven, does your flight suit’s life support system work?” Raan asked as he pulled his X-Wing as parallel as possible to the tumbling Zephyr Eleven. The other X-Wing was in a near uncontrollable spin, tumbling and spinning as it was pulled in towards Kuat. Not far being Raan’s X-Wing, was Zephyr Six doing her best to provide cover from fighters that were trying to get to their position from the planet below. From the last trajectory readings, they had five minutes before the fighters arrived. “Y-yes, but I can’t eject! So what good is my suit?!” cried the Duros, Rulae. He was still panicked, and when the cockpit of the X-Wing came into view, the blue-skinned alien was nearly flailing around trying to find something to do to get out. Raan pulled the face cover from his flight suit on and started working on overwriting his X-Wing’s ejection system,“I’ve got an idea, Eleven, just seal your flight suit!” he then switched the comm to a direct link with Mare’s X-Wing, “I’m going to need you to cover me as best as you can. Send a message back to Base One and tell them that Five and Eleven have gone EVA.” “What are you talking about?!” Mare sounded like she was talking to someone that had lost their mind, and in a way, she was grounded in thinking that, “There’s no way he can get out of that! The best we can do is cover him from the fighters coming in!” Raan finished with his altering of the X-Wing’s systems, and did his best to match his speed with Zephyr Eleven. He closed his eyes, then said, “Plate, get the X-Wing back if you can,” then he hit the switch to open the canopy. Normally, this was impossible without firing the ejection seat, but he had overridden the system to let it work. The pressure quickly escaped the cockpit, and Raan felt his suit holding its pressure. It could keep him alive in out there for just under an hour. Hopefully, he wouldn’t be out in it that long. With the canopy completely open, Raan looked up to the tumbling Zephyr Eleven. Part of him felt the spin, and he closed his eyes and just...let instinct take over. When his timing felt right, he opened his eyes and pushed off. It was an impossibly eerie silence and he floated towards Eleven’s cockpit. In only a few seconds, he caught onto the section of the nose just below the canopy, hitting it surprisingly hard. He looked up to see Rulae with a shocked look on his face, large eyes wider than Raan knew possible for a Duros. As he gripped onto the edge of the canopy, Raan’s free hand pointed towards the section of the flight suit covering his face. It took a moment, but Rulae got the idea and pulled his own on, still looking very confused. Mentally counting down the time left until the TIEs arrived from the planet, Raan then moved his hand down to his belt. Unhooking the lightsaber that rested there(in a small holster that looked more fit for a blaster), he pulled himself up to a better position and activated it. There was no snap-hiss from the blade, but the bright blue-green blade now extended from the hilt in his hand. This made Rulae’s eyes widen even more in surprise. But not as much as what Raan did next. He took the lightsaber out, and made one last look to Rulae. That’s when Raan drove the lightsaber blade through the canopy of the X-Wing. It was in the front section, and not only cut through the canopy but also destroyed a section of the consoles and sensor screens. He then pulled the lightsaber across the front of the canopy, cutting a long line. With that, he made sure not to catch any of Rulae with the blade(despite the fact that the Duros was pressed against the seat so hard that he was nearly melting into it) and cut up along the canopy to continue with the box. Two more long cuts, and a near close call with the top of Rulae’s head, and the hole was finished. Rulae got the idea, and undid his restraints. In the moment that Raan pulled back and deactivated the lightsaber, Rulae punched the piece of canopy out into space. Raan finished getting the lightsaber back on his belt, then reached down and helped to pull out the pilot. Once Rulae was out, Raan kicked off of the X-Wing, making sure to time the push so that they wouldn’t be hit by the ship as it continued its doomed tumble into Kuat’s atmosphere. Rulae was still looking shocked by the events as they floated away from the ship, but Raan’s attention was around them. He could see Mare’s X-Wing pulling off to intercept the TIEs from the planet. With here were three other X-Wings that had gotten over to help. Raan turned the other direction to see that Plate had followed orders and was flying his X-Wing back to the Intrepid. But the most wonderful thing he could see was approaching them. One of the four transports was coming their direction, avoiding the shipdock with the unfinished Star Destroyer. A sudden feeling of exhaustion passed over Raan, and he finally allowed himself to calm down. It was strange. He knew that he was fine in his suit, and that neither his or Rulae’s suits were torn...but he felt light headed. Probably from the adrenaline and the impact of what he’d just done, Raan’s eyes closed and he simply faded into blackness. [/QUOTE]
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