Across the Universe | D. Djarin

Another dogfight

"Yes, I'm sure." I stated firmly

"Get ready, we're comin' in hot. I won't be able to slow down for the drop." Bo-Katan said.

"Interceptors are a lot tougher than TIE fighters." Din said as he continued to try and shoot the ships down.

"Are you still up for the transfer?" Bo-Katan asked us

"I don't see any other choice." Din replied as he stood up from his seat. I pushed myself up and held onto the side of my chair to try and keep myself balanced.

The moment the both of us stood up, Grogu pressed the button on his pram to close himself in his pram. I didn't have the time to check up on him, not when Din was quickly heading for the drop point of the ship.

I followed after him and stepped into the room. Wind was blowing up into the area of the ship, the floor below had opened up to allow us to jump out. I swallowed down my fear as I looked at the water moving quickly below us.

"Ready?" Din asked me as he stepped closer to the edge.

"As I'll ever be." I replied as I stood at the very edge of the hole.

I took in a deep breath as I locked eyes with Din's helmet. He nodded and the both of us jumped forward. My body was jerked backwards from how fast the ship was going and I couldn't help but gasp at the feeling. I kept my body at an angle so I could control where I was falling too.

The wind rushed past my ears in a painful manner as we fell towards the ground at angle. Suddenly, the four TIE interceptors wizard past us. The ships flew a little too close for comfort as they chased after Bo-Katan at great speed. My heart was hammering against my rib cage as they passed overhead and continued the chase.

Through the thick gray clouds, the landing pad and the N-1 came into view. I started to use the force to slow my fall, not wanting to smack into the metal landing platform and get myself killed.

Din ignited his jetpack just as we were a couple of meters away from the platform. I slowed my fall further and landed heavily on my feet. I would have stumbled and slipped if the force wasn't keeping me upright and slowing my descent. Din, however, wasn't so lucky.

I couldn't help the laugh that escaped my lips as he slid across the landing platform and tumbled into his hands and knees. He groaned and quickly jumped up onto his feet, trying to act like nothing had happened.

"Smooth." I called over as I rushed over to the N-1. I looked up as I was climbing Inside only to see another TIE interceptor heading straight for us.

Din rushed over and practically threw himself into the seat beside me. The TIE interceptor shot a blaster bolt towards us but just before it could hit the N-1 Din pulled hard on the steering. I gripped onto the side of the ship as we flew upwards at an immense speed.

We started to fly quickly up towards the sky as the TIE interceptor chased after us, firing several bright green blaster bolts.

"Want me to shoot?" I asked Din casually. I'm more than used to dogfights at this point.

"Sure." Din replied. I wrapped my hand around the joystick that can control the guns just as Din flung the ship upside down. I gasped as we started to fall backwards, but luckily Din was always in control. He steadied the ship so we were now aiming straight at the imperial ship.

I took in a deep breath as I looked at the scanner on the screen. I allowed the force to guide me as I readjusted the target slightly to the right. Once I was in the correct position, I pulled the trigger and let it fire. A bright blue blaster bolt shot out from the N-1 and made direct contact with the imperial ship, blowing it into pieces.