The 71st/Chapter Four

(WIP) The 71st

Chapter Four

Western Reaches, the Outer Rim Territories 

Scout Trooper TK-117's TIE Fighter, also occupied by fellow unit members JC-1337 and TB-497, was nearing Geonosis now. The only thing separating them and safety at an Imperial base (more specifically, an ISB black site) was the orange planet's famous asteroid ring. "Alright. Wish me luck." said 117 as his TIE neared the first line of large rocks. First, he swerved right, then left, then those two directions in different ways and patterns, evading asteroids. The TIE, with its wing still damaged, had a tough time properly maneuvering the rocks. After a few minutes, there weren't many lines left to go. "C'mon," said 117 as various small pebbles continuously impacted the cockpit viewport, "Almost there. Just a bit- AH!" The Scout was cut off as the left wing of the TIE was hit by one of the smaller meteorites. The TIE was suddenly spinning out of control. "Woah, woah, woah!" yelled 1337, "Get us back!" he yelled. 117 tried to readjust the ship by pulling on the main control sticks, but it only slightly put the ship back into normality. "I can't!" 117 yelled. The Imperial ship continued to spin out of control, towards Geonosis.

"I want a full list of all possible planets that they could've headed to." said Admiral Stryker Perox as he entered the bridge of the Sentinel. "We've already run them down, sir." Perox stopped walking. "Yes? Well, what are they?" Perox stepped over to the computer screen. The tech continued, "Considering that they were this close to Yavin," The tech pointed at a dot on his computer screen. "We've deduced that they could've headed to just about any of the surrounding planets in this area." He pointed again. Perox leaned closer. "Hm," he said, squinting his eyes, "Mandalore, not likely. Dathomir, too mystic and dangerous for a few Stormtroopers." The tech interjected. "As well, sir, I would like to point out that we briefly managed to receive a ping from a TIE Fighter. It ended before contact could be made, though." Perox looked at the tech. "Where was the ping headed?" he asked. "Either Geonosis or Takodana," the tech replied, "Though I'd put Geonosis over the alternative. Takodana doesn't have much in the way of Imperial control. Or control at all. Anyways, Geonosis is the site of an ISB base, so that's where they're most likely to be going." Perox stood straight up again. "You are most informative. I still want you to track for individual TIE signals." "Right, sir."