Saga of the Bridgers-Year 6

Chapter 28: Raid on Null

October 1, 2226.

The rebels of Null revealed that the imperial base was very particular, because it had been built inside a mountain. The imperials had brought in heavy machinery and demolished an entire rock in order to build the supply base inside of it, leaving only the major hangars exposed so that the transports could easily go in and out.

The hangars were defended by medium-sized anti-air guns, so a reckless air assault was out of the questions. The Ghost and the Bullet had landed into a nicely hidden valley, dismounting the strike team and staying ready for a pickup.

The plan was simple: inside the base it was bound to be some major explosive magazine. The strike team was going to steal some of it, find a few weak spots and blow them up until the base was basically impossible to utilize, even if that meant pulverizing the entire mountain.

Now, after the Millennium Falcon had also arrived and landed to allow its crew to join the strike team, Ezra introduced Luke to Dhara and Zare, and now they were talking about the former's abilities with the Force.

"And since we arrived here, I found out that I am able to heal the physical wounds of others." Dhara was explaining.

"Heal wounds? That sounds very useful." Luke commented intrigued.

"Right," said Ezra, more cautious. "what kind of wounds?"

Dhara calmly replied. "Unfortunately, only those on the surface. Just last week I helped Terrik with a blaster wound."

"She's not lying." Terrik, a man who was about to turn 30, intervened and pulled up his shirt with a hand, enough to show a burn on the right side of his waist. "We ambushed an imperial patrol, and even if we won, one of those bastards got me good. If it wasn't for Dhara, I would have died slowly and painfully."

That was a reference to the fact that the rebels on Null had barely any medical supply, and they probably knew they didn't have anything that would have saved Terrik anyway.

"But anyway, I only managed to help his healing process and basically stop the bleeding. But had he been wounded to his organs, I'm not sure I could've done anything."

"You used it to save a life. That's all you need to care about." Ezra reassured her. "In my experience, you may still have a connection to the Force, but you need to have a clear image of what you are attempting to do. Maybe if you learn some medicine, you might be able to do much more with your power."

Dhara was both surprised and pleased to hear that. The Inquisitors didn't focus much on explaining things to their unwilling students. And after hearing the stories of what had happened in the last years outside of Null, she now understood that her place was to be at the new Jedi Academy, where she could train her powers, maybe build her own lightsaber and give her contribution in building a better galaxy.

Zane also was favorable to return to Lothal and see with his eyes what the Imperial Federation had brought there, but not without his parents, who were still living in one of the nearby villages. To that, Han and Leia offered to go and see if they could convince them to pack their things and go away with them, thinking that the Falcon could find some time to go past the frontline and unload the Leonis and Merei onto a safe world before rejoining the Liberator.

With that issue out of the way, it was time to scout ahead and see what kind of task was waiting for the allies.

Dhara and Zare led the scouting party, reminding everyone that they were both trained at an imperial academy with very high scores, and brought them to the side of a cliff, from which Ezra could clearly see where the imperial base had been built: on top of one of the tallest mountains of the planet, so tall that there was snow on what was left of the top, where the main hangar had three different doors, but the access to the 'underground' facility was still at around 2000 meters above the level of the planetary seas.