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<blockquote data-quote="Ankh-Morpork Guard" data-source="post: 2755365" data-attributes="member: 10079"><p><strong>Chapter 22: Luck:</strong></p><p></p><p>Two stormtroopers managed to step out of the shuttle that had just set down in time to call out in surprise before two of the students that had lightsabers cut them down. Cowan had only long enough to see that much before he had to turn back to make sure the two younger students that were with him had grabbed the crates of what were likely supplies. They were starting back for the trees now, but more troops and even a few of the Shadow Academy students were disembarking from the various shuttles that were sitting in the clearing. </p><p> </p><p>And then there was a cry. Cowan spun around to watch a red lightsaber blade cut through both of the young students in one long sweep. The two collapsed to the ground, the crates of supplies crashing down with them. Standing there, grinning disturbingly, was a human girl, probably a year or two younger than he was, clad in the black of the Shadow Academy’s students. She was almost...laughing after having killed two kids. Cowan stared, finding himself frozen and unable to even lift the hilt of the lightsaber that he held so tightly in his hand.</p><p> </p><p>A quick, panicked glance over his shoulder showed that their surprise assault on the shuttles was not going nearly as well as any of them had hoped. White armored troops were fighting their way off of the shuttle, easily gunning down the unarmed students and not really even having much trouble with the two left that did have lightsabers. And that was when Cowan realized that it was just himself and the two others who held lightsabers. All of the others were...dead. Dead?! It’d barely been two minutes! And yet...</p><p> </p><p>A heavy whirring noise jolted Cowan’s attention back to the attacker ahead of him, and his eyes spun around to see that the girl had spun her red lightsaber blade up and into a ready position. Oh gods...she was going to kill him! And...and he couldn’t move!! No! This wasn’t how it was supposed to be! Before, he’d been fine!! But...but Cira had been there...and she’d acted first anyway. Now...now...</p><p> </p><p>The Shadow Academy student was already starting for him, but then there was another sound behind him. And...being in the state he was, Cowan was dumb enough to turn his head to look. His eyes caught sight of one of the last two students already on the ground, and then a barrage of blaster bolts taking down the other. Which meant he was alone...alone and...</p><p> </p><p>Something made Cowan move. Maybe it was the Force...but more likely it was a built in need to survive. Probably a little of both, at least. The cause didn’t really matter, though. But just as the girl with her bright red lightsaber charged in and swung it to cleave of his head, Cowan ducked and rolled past her. Immediately, panic seemed to take over his actions. Cowan did not get to his feet, ignite the lightsaber he still held tightly in his hand, and fight back. He probably should have...like the rest of the students he’d been with. But he didn’t.</p><p> </p><p>As quickly as he could manage, Cowan scrambled up from his roll and back to his feet and ran. Blaster bolts and curses followed him, but Cowan managed to get to the tree line and continue running as fast as he could back towards the Great Temple. Not long through the trees, he quickly realized that he wasn’t actually being followed...but, of course, that didn’t slow him. It was five long minutes of running through the thick forest to get to the clearing in front of the Great Temple, and the second that he stepped out through the tree line, Cowan found himself face to face with at least fifteen blasters.</p><p> </p><p>“Hold it!” the voice was familiar, and it didn’t take long for Cowan to catch sight of the tall, eyeless Gant stepping up from behind the group of New Republic troopers who were lowering their weapons now. Following the tall Miraluka were both Esah and Cira...and none of them really looked all that great. But they were all alive, and from the looks of things, the fight here was over.</p><p> </p><p>Esah’s large mouth smiled broadly as she stepped over to Cowan, “It is good to see you are alright.”</p><p> </p><p>Cowan sighed, but very quietly asked, “What happened...?”</p><p> </p><p>“The fleet got here early,” Cira said, casually nodding up to the blue sky above, “And one of those Solo kids fought back the leader of the ground troops. Show offs, if you ask me.”</p><p> </p><p>Cowan couldn’t help but nod at that. No matter how strong in the Force those kids were, they really had a habit of making things difficult around the Academy. At least the Hapan Princess that was here kept a low profile...but those damned Solo twins got so much attention that things could easily get distracted from all the other students and things that needed being done.</p><p> </p><p>“They’re...running...?” Cowan eventually asked quietly, trying to edge around the escape he’d just made on his own.</p><p> </p><p>Gant nodded, a motion he was still getting used to doing, but had found it helpful to get points across, “Yes. Its over now.”</p><p> </p><p>“We won...?” Cowan pushed for it, though he was really just reaching for a hopeful thought in the shame of running that was still drowning him.</p><p> </p><p>“If you could call this winning,” Cira was the one who answered as they finally started back towards the Great Temple. All around them, the ground was littered with bodies, “We got lucky, Cowan.”</p><p> </p><p>Slowly falling into step with the others, Cowan tried to do what a ‘good’ student would do, “Master Skywalker says that there’s no such things as luck.”</p><p> </p><p>That made Cira stop, and she carefully turned around to glare at straight at Cowan, “I’m not Master Skywalker. And trust me, bacta boy, this was luck.”</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">((Sorry for the long delays on updates. Holidays get hectic around here...also, these next couple of weeks could be a bit rough as its the last of the semester so I've got a huge amount of papers and stuff to do. Will still try to get updates on time, but they may be a day late or so.))</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ankh-Morpork Guard, post: 2755365, member: 10079"] [b]Chapter 22: Luck:[/b] Two stormtroopers managed to step out of the shuttle that had just set down in time to call out in surprise before two of the students that had lightsabers cut them down. Cowan had only long enough to see that much before he had to turn back to make sure the two younger students that were with him had grabbed the crates of what were likely supplies. They were starting back for the trees now, but more troops and even a few of the Shadow Academy students were disembarking from the various shuttles that were sitting in the clearing. And then there was a cry. Cowan spun around to watch a red lightsaber blade cut through both of the young students in one long sweep. The two collapsed to the ground, the crates of supplies crashing down with them. Standing there, grinning disturbingly, was a human girl, probably a year or two younger than he was, clad in the black of the Shadow Academy’s students. She was almost...laughing after having killed two kids. Cowan stared, finding himself frozen and unable to even lift the hilt of the lightsaber that he held so tightly in his hand. A quick, panicked glance over his shoulder showed that their surprise assault on the shuttles was not going nearly as well as any of them had hoped. White armored troops were fighting their way off of the shuttle, easily gunning down the unarmed students and not really even having much trouble with the two left that did have lightsabers. And that was when Cowan realized that it was just himself and the two others who held lightsabers. All of the others were...dead. Dead?! It’d barely been two minutes! And yet... A heavy whirring noise jolted Cowan’s attention back to the attacker ahead of him, and his eyes spun around to see that the girl had spun her red lightsaber blade up and into a ready position. Oh gods...she was going to kill him! And...and he couldn’t move!! No! This wasn’t how it was supposed to be! Before, he’d been fine!! But...but Cira had been there...and she’d acted first anyway. Now...now... The Shadow Academy student was already starting for him, but then there was another sound behind him. And...being in the state he was, Cowan was dumb enough to turn his head to look. His eyes caught sight of one of the last two students already on the ground, and then a barrage of blaster bolts taking down the other. Which meant he was alone...alone and... Something made Cowan move. Maybe it was the Force...but more likely it was a built in need to survive. Probably a little of both, at least. The cause didn’t really matter, though. But just as the girl with her bright red lightsaber charged in and swung it to cleave of his head, Cowan ducked and rolled past her. Immediately, panic seemed to take over his actions. Cowan did not get to his feet, ignite the lightsaber he still held tightly in his hand, and fight back. He probably should have...like the rest of the students he’d been with. But he didn’t. As quickly as he could manage, Cowan scrambled up from his roll and back to his feet and ran. Blaster bolts and curses followed him, but Cowan managed to get to the tree line and continue running as fast as he could back towards the Great Temple. Not long through the trees, he quickly realized that he wasn’t actually being followed...but, of course, that didn’t slow him. It was five long minutes of running through the thick forest to get to the clearing in front of the Great Temple, and the second that he stepped out through the tree line, Cowan found himself face to face with at least fifteen blasters. “Hold it!” the voice was familiar, and it didn’t take long for Cowan to catch sight of the tall, eyeless Gant stepping up from behind the group of New Republic troopers who were lowering their weapons now. Following the tall Miraluka were both Esah and Cira...and none of them really looked all that great. But they were all alive, and from the looks of things, the fight here was over. Esah’s large mouth smiled broadly as she stepped over to Cowan, “It is good to see you are alright.” Cowan sighed, but very quietly asked, “What happened...?” “The fleet got here early,” Cira said, casually nodding up to the blue sky above, “And one of those Solo kids fought back the leader of the ground troops. Show offs, if you ask me.” Cowan couldn’t help but nod at that. No matter how strong in the Force those kids were, they really had a habit of making things difficult around the Academy. At least the Hapan Princess that was here kept a low profile...but those damned Solo twins got so much attention that things could easily get distracted from all the other students and things that needed being done. “They’re...running...?” Cowan eventually asked quietly, trying to edge around the escape he’d just made on his own. Gant nodded, a motion he was still getting used to doing, but had found it helpful to get points across, “Yes. Its over now.” “We won...?” Cowan pushed for it, though he was really just reaching for a hopeful thought in the shame of running that was still drowning him. “If you could call this winning,” Cira was the one who answered as they finally started back towards the Great Temple. All around them, the ground was littered with bodies, “We got lucky, Cowan.” Slowly falling into step with the others, Cowan tried to do what a ‘good’ student would do, “Master Skywalker says that there’s no such things as luck.” That made Cira stop, and she carefully turned around to glare at straight at Cowan, “I’m not Master Skywalker. And trust me, bacta boy, this was luck.” [size=1]((Sorry for the long delays on updates. Holidays get hectic around here...also, these next couple of weeks could be a bit rough as its the last of the semester so I've got a huge amount of papers and stuff to do. Will still try to get updates on time, but they may be a day late or so.))[/size] [/QUOTE]
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