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
12 cockpit But it's not like you gave me a lot of warning As I recall raiding an Imperial convoy was your plan love Hera said Kanan dropped into the turret's bucket seat Well it made sense at the time And it had They'd thought they had hit the jackpot when Chopper their antique astromech droid had unscrambled an Imperial military KANAN
frequency Comm chatter revealed that nearby cargo ships were transporting minerals used to build the Empire's war machines But what Kanan and Hera hadn't known was that the Empire would have TIE fighters waiting for them The cargo report had been a trap set to capture rebels Kanan didn't blame himself He and Hera would've been lazy banthas if they hadn't done something about the transport convoy Every chance to end the evil of the Empire had to be taken no matter how great the risk That was what Hera always said More lasers hammered the Ghost's shields A TIE roared over the freighter Kanan grabbed the gun grips and spun in his seat tracking the enemies The TIES were indeed fast and hard to target Yet speed had its sacrifices The Empire had designed their fighters to be all engine no shields One or two direct hits could knock out a TIE for good 13
