Galaxy of War: Sleepers' Awakening/Prelude

Klid was arranging the circuits of a DUM-series pit droid when his friend Afhio entered in the workshop.

“Hei, Klid, I’ve some news”.

The engineer raised his eyes to look at Afhio. “What kind of news?”

“News of that kind” he said marking the “that”.

“So come with me. It isn’t a good place to make this kind of dialogues” and saying this, Klid posed on the ground the droid and opened a little door.

Afhio followed him and together passed a narrow corridor and arrived in a very little room. Klid closed the door and sat down on a chair. Afhio instead leaned against the door.

“Tell me everything” Klid ordered.

The man cleared his throat and started to talk. “Yesterday I received a message. It came from a person who we both know, but I will tell you who is him later”.

Afhio didn’t reply. “The message was this: “Prepare yourself to capture Mos Eisley”. And guess who was the sender?”

Klid’s eyes widenend. “It isn’t possible”.

“And instead it’s so”.

“But… but… he’s dead”.

“Yeah, I know it, but it was him, I’m sure!”

Klid shook his head and took his comlink. “I’m the leader of the cell. Why he didn’t call me?”

“I don’t know. I’m not him!”

The two men stood in silent. “So, if it’s him, we’ll warm the others. When we’ll start?”

“Just now” Afhio said smiling, and a while after he opened the door and walked out the room, leaving Klid alone and perplexed.

He was remembering the two red eyes that he has seen too many times. “It’s impossible. It’s so so so impossible. He cannot…” and while he said it, his comlink rang.

He pushed the answer button and a blue face with red eyes appeared making him jerk. “Here’s the Grand Admiral Thrawn. Prepare your cell to capture Mos Eisley. The Empire is striking back!”