J149 and A608 pushed the large crate through the cocaine lab and back up the wide ramp into the command center. J149 left the empty large crate in the command center beside the locked front entrance. The J149 quickly walked over to the special cargo crates in the hall and started to move them into the command center. A608 unlocked and opened the front door of the base. The three eyed Ewok sat on the ground smiling at them. J149 dragged the special cargo out of the recon base. J149 looked across the field and saw the gravity trolley.
“A608 go to the landing area, grab the gravity trolley and bring it back while I get these ready for loading.”
A608 nodded and stepped down the metal stairs. J149 walked back into the recon command center and got to work moving the special cargo crates to the metal staircase. Using her leg strength to push and pull the special cargo crates outside to the metal stairs. J149 and A608 started to both lift the crates down the stairs one at a time. The three eyed Ewok got up and started to help them bring down the crates from the stairs. Placing them on the flat gravity trolley. J149 and A608 were shocked by the Three eyed Ewok trying to help them.
“Why the other large crate?”
A608 asked J149 who helped place the last special cargo crate on the pile of stack crates.
“Well I wanted to bring him along.”
A608 looked at the large Ewok and said back to her.
“So we're actually bringing him with us?”
“Yeah we just can't let the Empire see him.”
A608 looked at J149 with a confused expression. J149 started to walk back up the metal stairs and back inside the recon command center. She walked down the hallway of blood and dead bodies to the medical room. She walked through the slide doors to see her old helmet and underwear on the ground by the Bacta tank. J149 walked up to the chemical lockup. She tried to open the small gray cabinet and it was locked. J149 then unslung her rifle and used the butt stock to break the small window. She peered in and saw the knock out gas canisters used for the Bacta tank. She took out a canister and walked back out of the medical room. A608 walked up to her in the hallway.
“Where are you going now?”
“To get a helping hand.”
J149 walked over to the armory. she entered through the metal automatic doors and picked up the recon woman's arm then walked back out.
“Nice, what are we going to do with those?”
A608 asked J149 who continued to walk past her with the recon woman's arm and gas canister in her hands.
“These are gonna get the big guy in the crate and keep him quiet in there for a little while.”
“What are we going to do with the charges?”
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“Place them around the recon command center and let’s blow this fucking place to the ground.”
J149 looked at A608 and said.
“But first help me get this big guy in the crate.”
J149 walked up to the crate. She started to push the crate A608 joined in and helped her push it out of the command center. The large crate rolled down the metal stairs. The large Ewok picked it up and placed it on the gravity lift. J149 walked down the stairs and opened the side of the large metal crate and threw the arm inside. The three eyed Ewok climbed up and walked in to grab the blood covered arm. J149 twisted open the canister of gas and threw it in with the three eyed Ewok and shut the crates door.
The large crate wobbled left and fell halfway off the gravity trolley motionless. J149 turned to look at A608.
“Go quickly grab a weapon and place the charges in the command center.”
A608 turned back around and ran back into the command center. J149 looked up in the clear blue sky at the massive Star destroyer in the atmosphere. She could see 3 small black dots on their way towards them.
A608 ran back out and down the metal stairs carrying a E11 assault rifle with the thermal detonator in her other hand. When she was clear and standing next to J149 she pressed the button. The thermal charges exploded the Recon command center. J149 and A608 took cover behind the crates covering themselves from flying debris. J149 saw the command center engulfed in flames.
The three Empire ships descended and the Imperial shuttle slowed down to land while the 2 other Imperial fighters continued to fly over the base. J149 unslung her rifle and stood beside the special cargo watching the landing gear extend out as the shuttle landed in the recon base. Then 10 Stromtroopers charged out from the shuttle blasters drawn.
The Stormtroopers stopped in a line in front of the cargo crates. 1 Death trooper walked out behind them in shiny new black power armor.
“What happened, why was the base destroyed?”
“Sir I saw the Ewoks Turn our AT-AT war machine into a walking Ewok home sir. I will not let the enemy take more from the Empire.”
The death trooper looked at J149 for a long time then said to the troops.
“Put the large crate back on the gravity trolley and let's all get out of here.”
J149 let out her breath and started to help A608 and the troops lift the large crate back on the gravity trolley. One of the Stormtrooper men said with excitement.
“This one crate is sure heavy. The guys in the lab must have done a great job!”
“Yeah I just want to open it and test some cocaine out myself.”
“But we dont touch it because it's not ours, it belongs to the Empire.”
A608 said to the Storm troopers who nodded and activated the gravity trolley. The Storm troopers began to push the trolley towards the imperial shuttle. When Ewok Arrows flew out From the treeline killing 5 of them. J149 unslung her sniper, raising her rifle up to her shoulder, peering through the scope she saw the line of Ewoks on the forest hillside. She started to blast at them. The sniper blasts ripped across the clearing into the hillside hitting two Ewoks in the chest. Arrows flew down and pelted into the Storm troopers pushing the special cargo crates. A608 ran to the back of the Trolley and began to pull it while taking cover behind it.
Ewok horns blew in the forest line and J149 saw arrows fly out from the trees. She ran for her life as they started to fall into the ground around her. The hundreds of Ewoks charged down the hill towards the base hooting and hollering.
J149 heard the Tie fighters flying over opening fire with their rapid blaster cannons. A green trail of plasma rounds lit up the forest hillside of Ewoks. Then an imperial bomber flew over low and dropped flaming bombs on the Ewok hillside, enveloping the forest and hordes of Ewoks in flame. J149 and A608 continued to push the crates onto the Imperial shuttle. The Death trooper walked out from the shuttle with his heavy blaster firing at the charging Ewoks in the base along with the few remaining StormTroopers in the landing area.
The Savage blood thirsty Ewoks ran through the blaster fire taking the StormTroopers down. J149 activated and threw her Impact grenade at the charging Ewok frontline. The impact grenade exploded a grouping of Ewoks, sending the bears exploded remains flying into the air.
A608 activated her two and threw them with precision, taking out more than half of the Ewok front line. Spears, axes and fur armor exploded to bits with the Ewok bodies. The Death trooper took out a special thermal Imploder and threw it far into the Ewok horde. The death trooper dropped a force shield and the thermal imploder rocked a heavy green explosion into the Ewoks. The powerful shock wave even broke the force shield protecting them. J149 looked up from behind the special cargo crates and saw the rest of the Ewoks retreating from the base.
She noticed a familiar striped Ewok laying on the ground face down amongst the dead. J149 walked up and kicked the unconscious Ewok over. When she saw the Ewoks face the memory of S267 being brutal butchered replayed in her mind. She glared at the black and white striped unconscious blood soaked Ewok still breathing slowly. J149 slung her rifle around her back and walked to help A608 push the crates inside of the shuttle. Then she walked back out to drag the striped Ewok by the head back into the Imperial shuttle. The death trooper closed the door and the shuttle began to take off.
End of chapter 018 Long Dark Nights Of Endor Written by Travis Willier Star-Wars fanfiction.23