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    RONAM LIYE SPACEPORT,

    TEXUS 3, UR SYSTEM

    MEDIC!The cry could be heard across the front lines, despite the ongoing chaos

    of blaster fire, explosions, and screaming men and women on both sides.

    The echoes of fallen soldiers, officers and civilians invaded the mind of

    Ash Nelachi, and she attempted to hone in as much as possible of those in

    most need, and to get to them. Fast.

    It was a complete deadlock. The entire spaceport was occupied with

    Alliance response teams and Black Stars remnant marauders. Ash was

    briefed on the transport, but before they could finish, stray phaser fire

    clipped their wing, and the ship had crashed before she really knew what

    was going on.

    Before she could even land, she had to go to work. And now, there

    were pleas and cries coming from all around.

    MEDIC!

    Ash opened her eyes. She knew where it was. She bolted upwards from

    her meditation and took three quick steps before leaping upwards to get a

    bearing on the source. Blaster fire whizzed by her as she landed just

    behind the front lines. In one swift motion she unleashed her bright green

    lightsaber and deflected a wall of fire back at the attackers.She didnt have time for this. She ran for the injured soldier.

    The medic tending to him was a young Zabrak, injecting fluid into his

    leg.

    Two hits, hip and shoulder.

    Ive got it, go back to the line. They need you.

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    Yes, General Nelachi. He ran back towards the makeshift barricade

    set up by stocking containers and civilian cruiser ships piled on top of

    each other. Dozens of troopers popped up and down from the cover.Ash immediately closed her eyes and hovered her hands the soldier. He

    couldnt be more than an adolescent. Rodian skin temperature was sup-

    posed to be cold, but his was icy. She concentrated, found the connection.

    Her hands began shaking slightly. Channelling, transferring. She saw, and

    felt, his aura. It was weak. Too much time was going by. Quicker.

    She pulled the aura, concentrated more. The Force was all around them

    now, the bluish-white mist swirled around her hands. She felt it. The cells

    regenerating. Skin healing. Life coming back. The Rodians temperature

    rose, just enough for him to open his eyes. He took a gasp of air and

    lurched forward. Ash braced his head and gently settled him back down,

    under the incoming fire.

    Jedi?

    Youre okay, no need to worry.

    But

    I heal before I fight. Its my job. And youve done yours. Trooper!

    A soldier quickly came over. General?

    Bring him to the relief line, supplies will be there. Hes in stable

    condition, keep him sedated.

    Yes, right away.

    He grabbed the Rodian and slung him on his shoulder, while crouching

    to stay clear of the constant, deadly red streaks that poured across the

    battlefield. More cries. More pleas. More healing to do. Then she heard a

    familiar voice.

    Get them back, get them back! 4th

    Platoon, move right, cut the gap!

    Ash, some help?!

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    Ashs lightsaber was already out, and dashed for the far side of the line.

    The wall of soldiers was a blur, and she didnt even notice the lasers flying

    at her. She jumped over fallen ones, but couldnt worry about that now.Three soldiers dragging five others back from the line. Lanvins distinc-

    tive bronze lightsaber swathed in the air as blaster fire bounced back from

    whence they came. Faint screams could be heard on the other side, the

    blaster fire returned to their shooters. She was close enough to catch

    Lanvins smirk at the swiftness of it all.

    She stopped beside Lanvin as he Force-pushed one of the blockades

    cruisers into rushing marauders. Itsgetting thicker. Theyre jumping into

    orbit. Their numbers are greater than our assembled team.

    Stay hopeful, Apprentice. Theyre determined. Arent you?

    Yes, but wheres the backup?!

    A trooper popped out from cover, mounting his beam cannon. His head

    tilted into the scope and the trigger click unleashed a searing blue beam

    that burned at its target until it exploded. Figures flew into the air as the

    beam set an entire transport and everyone taking cover behind it ablaze.

    The barrel sizzled and he lifted his head from the scope.

    Really? I doubt we need it. These guys are amateurs. He crouched

    back down to recharge.

    Ash smiled at her apprentice. Stop thinking so practically. Where do

    you need me?

    I think we can hold, after all. Sorry for calling, Ash. Get back there.

    Youre doing well. Maintain the perimeter.

    Before she Force-jumped back to the aid area, she called out, And its

    MasterNelachi!Lanvin looked towards the enemy lines. The spaceport platforms were

    filled with fighters, transports and a corvette in the background that had

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    carried more than a thousand Black Star marauders. Above, more were

    trapped in the sky, unable to land. Twenty or thirty stolen ships hovered

    above the battlefield below.Bright red and yellow lights started glowing from some of them. A

    vicious whiz emanated from the air as the cannons on the hovering ships

    lit up the sky. The sparse clouds shrouding them dissipated under the heat.

    Ash heard Lanvin yell, INCOMING AERIAL!

    Ash croaked her head upwards from healing the wounded on the

    ground; she was early enough to see the first wave of fire hit.

    Lanvin on the front lines grabbed a crippled soldier and ran back from

    the lines to safety. The beams blasted through the ground, heaving up the

    foundation of the spaceports structures, like a tidal wave of debris coming

    towards them. While the first beams hit in pulses on the ground with

    thundering noise, Ash rushed towards Lanvin, leaping as fast as her Force-

    jumps could take her.

    The beams from the sky stopped and the whizzing of devastating

    energy was replaced by the thundering of rubble coming towards the

    transit terminal, where the aid station hid in safety behind towering pillars

    that held it up under a landing platform above. Ash looked on as Lanvin

    and the last line of soldiers ran towards her, escaping inside.

    The first tidal wave of scorching metal, rock, and concrete shadowed

    the sky, coming down towards them. Lanvin stopped and pivoted around

    instantly in front of the entrance. He put up his hands and positioned his

    feet at the oncoming barrage. A bluish dome-shaped aura glimmered. In

    one deep breath Lanvin braced before the debris hit his Force-shield. The

    impact slid Lanvins feet backwards and buckled his arms. The huge

    pieces deflected into the far sides of the entrance, crashing through the

    pillars around company. He heaved, and pushed harder, as the last of the

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    falling rocks hit the transparent barrier. The noises from the ships stopped.

    A wall of smoke rose above the gaping craters formed in the ground. As it

    cleared up, the marauders looked on from the landing pads, in between thedevastated spaceport buildings, as the Alliance team emerged from behind

    the rubble.

    The ships began lowering into the atmosphere, and more Black Star

    rained down towards the space port. Ash tapped her boot against his shin-

    guard. Lanvin shifted his gaze from the lowering ships to Ash.

    Not bad, Apprentice.

    My pleasure. But I think were going to need some help, after all.

    The heavy gunman from before took out the short-circuiting battery

    from the launchers back compartment.

    Yeah, I agree.

    He rose and approached the entrance, surveying the mangled remains

    of the spaceport. Ash and Lanvin followed. Dark smoke rose from the

    buildings still standing amidst the deep scorched craters and hunks of

    debris that littered the ground. They looked past it, and at the enemy lines.

    Figures stopped running back and forth. There was a second of silence

    before the first laser fired back. The chaos began again.

    Lanvin shouted orders and began running along the lines. Blaster fire

    and missiles flew in both directions. The troops began establishing the

    perimeter again while Ash called in through commlink.

    She ended the message, and looked upwards.

    One of the ships exploded. Figures fell from the sky into the crowd of

    Black Stars. Her commlink beeped.

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    Six A-wings zoomed past Ash as she looked on. Each one fired twomissiles into the crowd of landing ships, and each missile weaved into a

    separate target. Ships began falling rapidly to the ground, and Ash saw

    explosions shoot up from the enemy lines.

    Their numbers were diminishing fast. The Alliance pushed forward

    above the rubble wall that had been left behind. Ash could hear Lanvin

    roar up front, while she turned back towards the quiet wounded that lay in

    the terminals aid station.

    LONG LIVE THE ALLIANCE!

    The commlink beeped again. She pressed it and cheery voice squeaked,

    Ash looked skywards while cleaning up a wound to spot where she was

    flying. Soon enough, a bright red A-wing descended from the clouds,

    circling a much heavier, bulkier ship taking significant damage from the

    circling squadron.

    Ash asked, still staring at the scuffle.

    Ilsa Zanats piloting expertise was well known across the Fleet, even to

    Jedi Order. Often the Dragon Squadron would accompany the Orders

    missions on call, and offer support. Ash didnt need a briefing on that

    much, but understanding the Black Stars motivation in capturing a fringe

    moon like Texus 3 escaped her. If it was a time to listen to briefings, it

    was in that transport. It was typical of it to get shot down before she could

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    learn any information about the conflict, and why she was fighting foror

    againstsomething she didnt even understand.

    Ash didnt know what the point of the battle was, or why she was here,and frankly why these men and women of the Alliance had to sacrifice

    themselves for what she considered aimless terrorists loyal to an Empire

    that had been abolished decades ago.

    The nurses shuffled around the makeshift mats and med-tech droids

    navigated the aisles of soldiers lying down. Ash thought of herself no

    different than these combat nurses. She caught a glimpse of a Zeltron

    nurse, brushing the cheek of a trooper who had lost an eye from shrapnel.

    His smile seemed as if it was permanent, and the Zeltron nurse, even with

    her sterile-looking uniform, exuded beauty. Ash was convinced that the

    best healer was the willingness to love, and to hope. It was better than any

    accelerated cell regeneration from connecting to the Force. There were

    ways to reach enlightenment for ordinary beings. You just had to look, and

    feel in the right places.

    The Zeltron nurse looked up at Ash, who was staring right at her. She

    smiled gently and focused back on the trooper. She wanted to know her.

    She wanted to know a lot of people she stared into the eyes of, and told

    them that they were going to live. The fact of the matter was, even if she

    could channel the Force into giving life, she never knew if the words she

    told them were true. And she wanted to trust someone as much her com-

    rades trusted her. She wanted someone to confide in, to be open toshe

    wanted a friend. Ash looked up; she didnt know how much time passed.

    The nurse was gone, and she couldnt find Lanvin among the recovering

    front lines a few yards forward of the terminal.

    As she regained focus, the distant explosions in the air and sound of

    speeding fighters in combat returned. Nearer to ground, it was sounds of

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    sizzling, crumbling, and groaning. She walked outside, and noticed Lanvin

    standing at the edge of where the pulse beams blasted deep into the

    ground. It was almost like a crevice had been formed from the incredibledamage.

    She approached him, and he continued to stare off into horizon. Texus

    3 was the only habitable moon around the planet Ur, which was long ago

    depleted of resources. The horizon showed Ur in a bluish tint, and Lanvin

    was fixated on it.

    I never asked you where you were born, have I? Ash said calmly.

    Coruscant. My parents fought in the Liberation, my brother during the

    Civil War.

    Oh, so that explains the patriotism.

    I guess. Must I really supress all emotion?

    Ash paused and looked up at him. He dwarfed her by several inches.

    She didnt say anything, and Lanvin scoffed.

    I knowyoudont. I dont think Wroonians can.

    Well, blue-skinned doesnt mean we are blue people.

    The two paused to gaze upon Ur once more. The sun from the other

    side of the horizon reflected of its surface, giving it glowing aura. They

    looked back at the terminal, and surveyed the injured soldiers still lying

    almost motionless.

    Why is a Jedi healer assigned to teach me how to become a Jedi

    fighter?

    Ash turned her head towards Lanvin, whose eyes drifted from focus.

    Im teaching you how to become a JediJedi.

    He turned towards her now, and matched her stare.

    Well, Im pretty good at that so far.

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    They stood silent, looking at the distant planet. Ash began walking

    back. Before entering the terminal, she turned around.

    Yes, you are good, Lan. Better than most.Lanvin paused, and bowed slightly when facing her.

    Thank you, Master. You saved lives today.

    She sat down beside the Rodian soldier, who was sedated and breathing

    quietly. Lanvin sat on the rubble outside, head pointed towards the faint

    shadow of Ur. She took one last glance at him before she put her hand

    over the Rodians forehead.

    It was just cold enough.

    I guess I did.