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trying to open the main hatch.
The emergency escape slid closed behind her. The corridor was in was
narrow and long; opening another hatch at the end, finally emerged into
one of the docking bays. An Imperial officer stood not more than five meters
from her, staring. started to run but he called to her.
"Ma'am, Ma'am! This way"!
stopped, not sure why.
"Hurry! Emperor's orders! I'm to take you planetside with no further delay.
Come on"!
hesitated, and he stepped forward, taking 's arm. Then ran with him
to a small shuttle, boarded it, and sat quietly while he guided the craft out
of the bay through the growing confusion. When the shuttle was safely away
she went to the cockpit. Sitting in the empty seat next to the pilot,
started to ask where his orders had come from when there was a bright flash
from several of the screens on the console. Quickly glancing down, they saw
the carrier engulfed in a huge explosion. The pilot became a flurry of
activity, activating scanners and calling the ship, but there was no answer.
No other craft had escaped; there were no survivors. Wendy didn't know what
false information the had or
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