THE OUTER RIM It was the largest region of the known galaxy and the loneliest Much of it had not yet been mapped Ships could travel the hyperlanes for years and never run into another soul Such was not the case for the Ghost The sector of the Outer Rim where it traveled had suddenly become a very busy place Four flat-winged flat-winged Imperial TIE fighters screamed after the diamond shaped freighter in hot pursuit Kanan Hera's voice crackled over the Ghost's intercom We have a small situation here 9
Kanan Jarrus hurried down the Ghost's main corridor to the dorsal turret He shook his head at Hera's words A small situation Hera loved to understate their challenges It was her Twi'lek sense of humor In reality there was nothing funny about being chased by TIEs They were the Empire's fastest fighters flown by the Empire's best pilots pilots who were willing to surrender their lives for the greater glory of the New Order A TIE fighter's lasers shook the ship's shields causing Kanan to bump into a wall He grabbed the turret ladder to steady himself No. Their troubles were far bigger than just a small situation And if you'd care to blast one of those TIES out of the galaxy I don't think anyone would object Hera said through intercom static Working on it Kanan said climbing the ladder into the turret Internal microphones would transmit his voice back to Hera in the 10
