![]() ![]() Sky spun them, the whole ship tilting wildly, and tried to go under the other ship. Somebody had decided to play chicken with them, after all! Then they turned the ship hard, only to be blocked by a blazing white ship- much too close for safety. Let me go!" Sky yelled into the open channel. Rooper struggled with the blinking comms, and Dass gritted his teeth and gave commands to the navicomputer. "Rooper, open that channel back up for me-Dass, hold on to those coordinates until I kick him out!" "No, he’s slicing into the controls," Sky said. "Helis sliced into the Brightbird!" they hissed, hands flying over the controls. ![]() Suddenly, the lights on the comms station in front of Rooper flashed and then went dark, and Sky screeched in fury. "My brother, Helis! He finally caught up with-" "No, thanks!" Sky cried, cutting the comms off again. A young, angry voice blared through the cockpit. Just then the comms lit up, dragging Rooper’s attention back to the moment. The flares formed the shape of a silver-white Wookiee, with some kind of paint turning its long fur into rainbows. Rooper peered out the viewport, shocked and appalled. Outside the ship, another prospector shuttle blazed past, and in its wake more flares burst to life. Rooper slammed her hand down, and the noise cut out.īut Rooper didn’t have time to slump in relief. "Hit that yellow button - the flashing one!" "We’re all right for now, but I-" Feedback from the channel she was on screeched through the cockpit. She keyed into the comms, and a few of the channels were blank, but not all of them. "Comm-poppers! Rooper, are they jamming anything?" It sounded suddenly like somebody had thrown a thousand pebbles against the cockpit shielding. "They’re just playing chicken, distracting each other." It looked like a ship had turned midflight and was aiming right for the nose of another ship. " Dass started to ask, pointing out into space. Sky leaned toward the viewport, one hand dancing over the controls while the other held the helm. They blasted through the pink-red flares, and Rooper blinked quickly. Rooper clenched her jaw against a scream. The light brightened as Sky flew the Brightbird directly through it. Outside the viewport bright pink and red lights exploded. Just then Sky cursed and jerked at the helm. 'Star Wars:' Summary of the franchise and its effect on space technology ![]() 'Star Wars' movies in chronological order 'Star Wars: The High Republic' gets lavish illustrated guide from Insight Editions (exclusive) His eyes were big and round, making him look a little panicked, a little thrilled. She managed not to squeeze her eyes closed and was glad for the Brightbird’s compensators that kept her body from feeling their extreme velocity. "Welcome to the frontier," Sky tossed over their shoulder. "I never expected to be in a ship dodging mines," Rooper said to herself. Rooper reached over and grabbed one of Dass’s acceleration straps, too, tugging it until the boy got the idea and fastened it. "One minute ahead, then come around to point three-six!" "Yep!" Dass said, answering Sky’s question. "Ion mines! They’ll knock us out, not kill us," Sky called. "I can’t believe they’re dropping mines!" cried Rooper. "Ready with those jump coordinates, Dass?" Sky asked, their voice higher than usual as they banked left, then shot the nose vertical and kept going. She reached out with the Force but also made sure her acceleration straps were secure. Shocked, Rooper watched as the eggs exploded in little fiery pops. Rooper peered out the viewport as another ship in the distance dropped what looked like big silver eggs behind it. The pink gas rolled over the viewport, and they burst through it into the star field again.ĭass called over his shoulder, "Diversion tactics! This is the only time we’ll all be together, so everyone wants a head start." Sky cursed and leaned back as they pulled the Brightbird’s nose up and flipped them over to curl away. Seconds after they darted forward, the ship beside them burned faster ahead, turned, and shot a long stream of clouds across their nose. (Image credit: Disney Lucasfilm Press)īuckle up for our exclusive chapter preview from Tessa Gratton's " Star Wars: The High Republic - Quest For Planet X" in the excerpt below. ![]()
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