Star Wars: Blue Quartz/ Chapter 7: Blue Quartz

There was that same chill that filled the air- that intrusion that was once felt before. It was not just the average, frigid climate that was consisted in between the oxygen and the atmosphere. The Death Watch just stared at down the clone advanced recon commando captain, just as if they were staring them down as they first entered the Death Watch village. There was still no response from Commander Ponds over the communications link. Carg's eyes were practically visible behind his arc trooper helmet, and the stare session continued as Carg stared down Fil. Fil just shrugged as if saying don't look at me, you're the one who trusted Ponds in the first place.

Captain Carg inhaled deeply and then finally exhaled deeply. "Commander, cut that crap out. I haven't told you men once, I haven't told you twice. I'm telling you thrice to knock it off with that B.S. about Ponds. He's not only one of us, he's a brother. If you can't take the truth then why don't you go back to retirement?" That must've triggered something inside Fil's system. He slammed his DC-15 blaster onto the snowy ground and took one huge step forward and stood up against Carg. Gold Leader moved in. One of the Death Watch warriors nodded his head to another and he nodded back. Sergeant Leland took notice of that action. "Have something to say, Fil? Say it," Carg continued.

Out of the blue, a small explosion went off from Bo Katan's position and she went down hard. Carg ordered everyone not to move any muscles as they all got down to the floor. Leland's attention span drastically changed direction from the Death Watch members nodding their heads to the current situation at hand. A member of the Death Watch went over to Bo Katan's body and examined it. He felt her pulse pulsing lightly and her heartbeat beating softly. "We have to continue," he said.

"Huh? We can't just leave your damn leader to die!" Fil exclaimed.

"Fil's right," Carg admitted. "Leland, take her back to the village." Leland then spotted those two same Death Watch troopers exchange glances with each other, but said nothing about it.

"Yes, sir."

He carried her body on his shoulders and headed off. Caught to his attention by surprise, that Death Watch trooper noticed something glowing in the ground where the explosion took place. There was babbling in the background as he stumbled upon something that they've been looking for all along. "How in the name of Naboo did that explosion happen? Who planted it there??" Fil questioned.

The Death Watch soldier interrupted. "Yo, rebel morons! Check this out!" Carg removed his helmet as the blue light reflected off its glass part of it. The Blue Quartz shined brighter than Earth's sun.

"Excellent! Now we can get back to Ponds and drive that worm out of Bosnorth's system," Carg exclaimed. He turned around and got himself ready to sprint back to their homebase of Carlac until he heard the eerie sound of guns cocking. He stopped right in his tracks and clenched his teeth together.

"Whoa, not so fast, there," another Death Watch trooper yelled. "Party ain't over yet."

Fil moved his head around to fully comprehend what was exactly happening and why and began to act swiftly. "You lying son of a-"

"Fil, no!"