Author's note: This is the first season of my Star Wars fanfiction series Star Wars: Galactic Civil War that began with my prologue. It will fill in the gap between episodes IV and V, similar to how The Clone Wars filled the gap between episodes II and III. This is my first episode of the first season. I hope you all enjoy :)

Masters and Students

A galaxy once more divided by war! Within the conflict, the Galactic Empire has imprisoned and enslaved various worlds within a grip of fear! Among the many is the forest planet of Kashyyyk, home to the Wookiees.

After organizing a squad to go behind enemy lines and help the fleeting Wookiee resistance, Jedi Master Hom Ferm's ship has been shot down and has crashed behind enemy lines. Now; Captain Han Solo, Chewbacca the Wookiee, and a new squad has been sent in to find them and rescue them…

Kashyyyk

A TIE defender flew down towards the city of Kachirho where an Imperial field commander and a group of stormtroopers awaited for it at the landing pad. As it landed, Emerl Hatana, Vader's apprentice and assassin, stepped out.

"Emerl Hatana, we have been expecting you" said the field commander.

'I know" said Hatana "Do you have any idea where Master Ferm is?"

"His ship crashed south-east of here" replied the field commander "I've already sent a party out to look" Hatana looked off in the distance.

"Light weights!" said Hatana.

"Excuse me?" asked the field commander.

"They'd probably stand a chance against rebel troopers, but against a Jedi they won't last long" said Hatana.

"Why do you underestimate my team?" asked the field commander.

"Why do you overestimate them?" replied Hatana "Now if you'll excuse me, I have someone to speak to" As she turned and started walking up the tree fort, she looked down at the enslaved wookiees within their pen and looked at the fuel refinery and deposits way at the back. "Question; if the fuel at the back is destroyed, what would happen?"

"If it is destroyed, there is enough to light up this whole city and destroy it" replied the field commander "Why do you ask?"

"Oh, no reason" replied Hatana. She walked up the tree fort. The field commander scratched his chin in suspicion. Hatana reached the top, activated the hologram projector, and brought up a life-sized hologram of Darth Vader. "Master, I have arrived on Kashyyyk; the commander here has already sent out a party to engage Master Ferm's forces"

"They do not stand a chance against a Jedi Master" said Vader "Do you have any idea on his location?"

"I do" replied Hatana.

"Then go out there" said Vader "Find him and end him; but do not underestimate him, a surviving Jedi Master has to dealt with immediately"

"Understood" said Hatana "It will be done"

Meanwhile

As Han and Chewbacca piloted a CR90 corvette out of hyperspace and towards the Imperial blockade.

"Well; looks like we're here, Chewie" smirked Han. Chewbacca groaned. "Don't worry, I'm sure everything's going to be alright" At that moment, Lucas Keyes
(a rebel trooper with caucasian skin, brown hair, and blue eyes) entered the bridge and walked over to them.

"The others are all prepped and ready, captain" said Lucas.

"Good, makes the next part easier then" said Han.

"What exactly do you mean by that?" asked Lucas.

"Well…this" said Han. He zoomed forward towards the Imperial blockade that was around the planet.

"What are you doing, do you want them to find us?!" snapped Lucas.

"No more than you, but it will be just time consuming and if we spend ages trying to sneak past them" said Han "Consider this as just going through them"

"But this is crazy!" said Lucas.

"I know" smirked Han.

Meanwhile

"Captain, we've spotted an incoming Corellian cruiser" said an Imperial officer aboard an Imperial star destroyer "It appears to be with the Alliance"

"Shoot it down like we did with the last one" said the Imperial captain "But make sure it is completely destroyed this time; we cannot afford any more rebels getting through"

Meanwhile

"Here it comes!" said Han "Here…it…comes!" As he raced through the blockade, the star destroyers opened fire on him and he dodged the shots.

"You're absolutely crazy!" said Lucas as Han flew the ship around in dangerous ways "I don't see how this plan is going to work"

"It is, just give it time" said Han.

Meanwhile

"Send out TIE fighters" said the Imperial captain "Have them swarm the ship"

Meanwhile

TIE fighters flew out of the hanger of the star destroyers and chased after the corvette.

"We've got TIE fighters" said Lucas.

"Finally, was wondering when they'd show up" said Han. Chewbacca growled. "You're right, now the chase is on" He carefully flew around the TIE fighters and even shot a few of them down, but the fighters eventually shot him down at the engines.

"We've lost engines!" said Lucas.

"Alright, downward we go" said Han. He flew downwards and descended towards the surface of the planet. "Steady…Steady…"

"We're burning up" said Lucas "We have to do something or—"

"Alright, Chewie; up!" said Han. The ship crashed into a shoreline just outside the jungle. "Well, here we are"

Meanwhile

"Captain, the ship has crashed onto Kashyyyk" said an Imperial officer "It's not far from Kachiro"

"Contact Kachiro, tell them about what happened" said the Imperial captain "And send ground forces to the crash site; if any of them survived, we have to know"

"Yes, captain" said the Imperial officer.

Meanwhile

Han looked out at Kachiro with a pair of electrobinoculars.

"There it is, Kachiro" said Han "Ferm must be close"

"Unless he's moved position since then" said Lucas.

"It should still be the same basic area" said Han. At that moment, Chewbacca emerged from the wreckage of the corvette and growled as he walked over to Han and a group of rebel troopers. "They're all set, Chewie?" Chewbacca growled in response. "Great, now set them off" Chewbacca pulled out a trigger and activated it, causing the ship to blow up.

"What was that for?" asked Lucas.

"Just the chargers we had set within the ship" replied Han "No doubt you're confused, so I'll explain; they know we crashed so they'll come looking, the ship's remains are to convince them that we didn't survive the crash"

"We should have used the stealth from the start" said Lucas.

"Hom Ferm and his team tried that and now look where they're at" said Han "So I'm just trying something a little…different"

"Well—" said Lucas.

"Okay, people; let's line it up and lock and load" said Han. The rebel troopers gathered around him. "Alright; Group A, go east. Group B, go west. Lucas, you're with Chewie and I; we're going north" The rebel troopers broke off and Han and Chewbacca walked off in the north direction with Lucas following them.

"Sir, we have the least amount of troops with us and yet we're going directly to Kachiro" said Lucas "Why?"

"Simple, we're a smaller group; it'll make our presence around enemy territory less noticeable" replied Han "Plus, Chewie knows his way around he well so he can really help with the stealth part. Besides; if done well, this mission is going to be brief. The moment we find Master Ferm, we'll call everyone back and call for pickup"

"I…I just hope you know what you're doing" said Lucas.

"I always do" smirked Han.

Meanwhile

"Understood" said the field commander as he turned off a hologram projector which had a hologram of the Imperial captain on it. At that moment, Hatana walked down the tree fort. "Commander Hatana, I have news for you; a rebel ship has entered our space. The blockade was able to shoot it down, but it has crashed nearby. They've sent ground forces to investigate it, but I've also sent more troops to patrol the forests as wells—" At that moment, Hatana mounted a 74-Z speeder bike. "Wait, where are you going?"

"I told you, you're troops won't last long against a Jedi" said Hatana "That's why I'm going to deal with it personally"

"Excuse me, but I am in command here" said the field commander "And I say that my men can handle it"

"And I say that Lord Vader thinks otherwise" said Hatana.

"L-Lord Vader!" said the field commander.

"I spoke to him; I have permission to pursue the Jedi myself, and this is a direct order" said Hatana "Did I mention that I was here for more than a simple investigation?" There was a silence.

"You may hunt the Jedi, Commander Hatana" said the field commander "But I will keep my men on patrol to hunt down any possible surviving rebels"

"Good" said Hatana "I'll make this quick; inform your men to inform me in case they spot him"

"Will do" said the field commander. She zoomed off, bringing up a hologram of Vader on her hologram projector.

"I am off now in search of Master Ferm" said Hatana "I will speak to you again the moment I kill him"

"Take caution, a cornered Jedi Master is not to be taken lightly" said Vader "Do not play any games or prolong the battle needlessly; when you have an opportunity to kill him, do it without hesitation. If you do not, you'll risk more than just wounding your pride"

"Understood" said Hatana "I have this"

Meanwhile

Han, Chewbacca, and Lucas walked through the forests with various can-cells flying over them.

"Are you sure we're going the right way?" asked Lucas.

"Very sure" replied Han "Chewie knows a lot about the wilderness of Kashyyyk. After all, this is where he grew up" Chewbacca looked down in an upset manor and groaned.

"Is he upset?" asked Lucas.

"He is, very much" replied Han "This was where he called home for most of his life, until the Empire came and enslaved it. Being here is a bittersweet experience for him; he remembers all of the great memories he had here, but he also remembers what happened here and especially what the Empire did to his people" Chewbacca 0growled in response. "No, I am telling him; because he needs to know" Chewbacca growled again. "I know, I know; I'm just saying this so he knows and understands" Chewbacca growled again. "No, we've been over this; I'm not overplaying this at all"

"It's alright, Captain Solo" said Lucas "I understand how things work; I read the mission report and everything"

"Mission reports, huh?" said Han "Those things don't prepare you for the real thing, I'll tell you that for nothing"

"Captain Solo, don't think I'm being critical about you because I'm not" said Lucas "I've just spent a lot of my life doing things by the book, so I suppose I just suppose seeing you do things your way"

"Yeah, a lot of people say that" said Han "Don't worry, you're hardly the first. As for the book; it's good for guidelines, but following it won't make it easy for you in the long run. You need to get more creative, show some initiative, do things quite off and what not; otherwise you're pretty much no different from those Imperials, always doing things as they're "supposed" to be and never regarding anything new"

"I know, I know; but when you're trained as a trooper, you just get used to doing things by the book" said Lucas.

"Then get used to breaking it once in a while" said Han "That's some advice from me to you" At that moment, there was a loud crack in the undergrowth.

"What was that?" asked Lucas whilst pointing his blaster in the direction of where the sound had come from.

"Kashyyyk's home to lots of wildlife" said Han "Some are nice, some are…not so nice. We'd better move on, just in case it's—" At that moment, a large green kinrath leapt from the bushes and landed onto Han's head. "AH!"

"Captain Solo!" exclaimed Lucas. He aimed his blaster at Han's head. "Hold still"

"Trying!" said Han. Lucas opened fire and killed the kinrath. "You okay?"

"Yeah…" said Han "Just a little…shaken"

"So what was that?" asked Lucas.

"A kinrath" replied Han "Nasty little pests. We should get moving; when you see one kinrath, plenty more are going to follow" Suddenly, another kinrath leapt down towards them. "Incoming!" Chewbacca growled and shot down the kinrath.

"There's another one!" exclaimed Lucas as he shot down a kinrath that crawled out. Suddenly, countless kinraths crawled out and attacked.

"Oh boy!" said Han.

Meanwhile

A scout trooper looked out at the forest with his electrobinoculars and observed the lights of the blasters.

"Now that's interesting" said the scout trooper. He turned to the other scout troopers. "Let's go, boys"

"What is it?" asked another scout trooper.

"Blaster fire in the jungles and I don't think it's one of ours" replied the first scout trooper "You know what this means"

"Rebels in our sights" said another scout trooper.

"Exactly" replied the first scout trooper "Let's close in for the kill while we still can" The three of them mounted their speeder bikes and sped off into the forest ahead.

Meanwhile

"There's so many of them!" exclaimed Lucas as they blasted away at the kinraths.

"We must have walked in on a nest or something" said Han. Chewbacca growled. "Great, Chewie; always stating the obvious"

"Watch out!" exclaimed Lucas as two kinraths leapt onto Chewbacca.

"Chewie!" exclaimed Han. Chewbacca growled and roared as he struggled against the kinraths. Suddenly, several more kinraths started swarming him.

"Oh no!" said Lucas.

"Don't just stand there, help him!" exclaimed Han. He started aiming carefully at the kinraths and shooting them and Lucas did the same. Eventually, the Wookiee rose up and roared, ripping and throwing the kinraths off.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" roared Chewbacca.

"That's the stuff, Chewie!" said Han.

"Let's get out of here!" said Lucas.

"Now that I can agree on" said Han. The three of them rushed off out of the area, shooting every kinrath in their path. They rushed down the hill to the edge of the forest. "That was close" At that moment, there was a faint humming off in the distance.

"Do you hear that?" asked Lucas as the humming became louder.

"How could I not?" replied Han "Sounds exactly like…" At that moment, the scout troopers arrived on their speeder bikes and zoomed up to them. "…speeder bikes!"

"Kill them!" said the first scout trooper. They began shooting at them.

"Take cover!" exclaimed Han. They ducked down behind a large tree root as the speeder bike closed in.

"So what was that about presuming us dead?" said Lucas.

"Could just be a routine patrol" said Han.

"Quite coincidental, isn't it?" said Lucas.

"Sometimes coincidence is all it takes" said Han "Gotten us a few times; hasn't we, Chewie?" Chewbacca growled.

"Reminisce about old times later, we have to get out of here" said Lucas. Chewbacca roared.

"Although he is completely right" said Han "But first we have to shoot them down before they do anything else"

"Agreed" said Lucas.

"Chewie, do you think you can aim at them?" asked Han. Chewbacca growled and nodded. "Then I say go for it!" Chewbacca aimed his bowcaster at one of the speeder bikes and shot it at the back, causing it to spin out of control and crash into a tree.

"They have a Wookiee with them and it's armed!" snapped the first scout trooper "Stop it at once!" The remaining two scout troopers started circling them.

"Ooo, looks like we made them mad" said Han. Chewbacca started growling angrily.

"What's he saying?" asked Lucas.

"He's just upset that they called him "it" replied Han. Chewbacca growled again. "Well; they're Imperials, Chewie. What do you expect?" At that moment, a large blue blade extended from the bushes and a flash zoomed out, cutting one of the speeder bikes in half and the scout trooper along with it.

"What the!?" exclaimed the first scout trooper. Hom Ferm leapt out in front of him and force-blasted him into a tree where he exploded.

"Master…Hom Ferm!" said Lucas.

"What are you three doing here?" asked Hom Ferm "It's very dangerous out here at the moment"

"We're here to find you" replied Han "You disappeared on the planet and you never made contact; you really got the Alliance worried so they sent us in"

"Unfortunately, Captain Solo destroyed our ship to get in" said Lucas.

"Fortunately, we have a small rebel fleet orbiting one of the moons of Kuhurrik" replied Han. He pulled out a small remote. "All I need to do is press this button and they'll come for a pickup. Oh, and that reminds me" He was about to press the button when Hom Ferm grabbed his wrist.

"No" replied Hom Ferm "Not yet"

Meanwhile

A garrison of stormtroopers walked through the forests with a group 2-M hover tanks, AT-KTs, and AT-MPs. At that moment, the stormtrooper commander heard a faint humming and gestured for them to stop.

"Hold up" said the stormtrooper commander "I hear something"

"What is it?" asked one of the stormtrooper.

"I can hear a speeder bike incoming" replied the stormtrooper commander.

"It's probably just one of ours" said another stormtrooper.

"We heard a report that there might be rebels in the area" said the stormtrooper commander "And if it's the Jedi, it could be more trouble than we can handle. Stand your ground and stay on guard; if it is indeed rebel forces, shoot them without hesitation" The stormtroopers readied themselves. "Steady…Steady…"

"What if it's—" said the stormtrooper commander "There's no time for that now. Steady…steady…" Suddenly, Hatana sped up to them and stopped. "Hold!" Hatana demounted her speeder bike and walked over to them. "Commander Hatana, this was an unexpected surprise"

"You were not informed of my arrival?" asked Hatana.

"We were, but we weren't expecting to meet" replied the stormtrooper commander "We're only here on a routine patrol"

"Well, I'll give you an ulterior task" said Hatana "There's a Jedi in these forests and I am tasked to find him; if you spot him, report it to me immediately. And try not to engage, it would only ruin the element of surprise"

"Are there any distinguishing features of this Jedi?" asked the stormtrooper commander.

"He is Baragwin dressed in robes" said Hatana. Suddenly, she ignited one of her lightsaber and pointed it at the stormtrooper commander. "And he'll have a lightsaber!"

"Very well, we'll keep a close watch" said the stormtrooper commander "You heard her, man; stay on alert for a Baragwin in robes, inform of anything and do not engage"

"Yes, commander" said various stormtroopers simultaneously whilst bowing their heads.

"Good" said Hatana whilst mounting her speeder bike again "I'll inform you if I find him first" She sped off.

"Continue forward" said the stormtrooper commander. The stormtroopers continued walking forward.

Meanwhile

"What do you mean you're not coming with us?" asked Han.

"I came here to complete a task and I still haven't completed it yet" replied Hom Ferm "As you know, this planet was one of the first to be enslaved by the Empire and it has generally stayed that way since; but a few isolated pockets of Wookiee resistance remain. They contacted the Alliance several weeks ago for assistance in reclaiming Kachiro and that is what we came here to do"

"I know, but the mission has gone heads up and now we have to get you out of here" said Han.

"And break my promise, no" said Hom Ferm "You don't have to stay, but I'm not going until it is done" Chewbacca growled.

"I know, Chewie; but don't you think this is a little much?" asked Han. Chewbacca growled in response. Han sighed. "Look; I don't feel good about leaving the Wookiees, but right now we don't have the numbers on our side. Even if we called everyone back, it still wouldn't be enough" Chewbacca growled again. "Yes, we have freed Wookiees in the past; but usually we've been prepared for it the moment we had landed" Chewbacca groaned. "I'm not saying I'm completely against it, but you also need to know when you can win and when you'll lose"

"As I said before, it is your choice on whether to go or stay; but I am choosing to stay" said Hom Ferm. Han looked around and sighed.

"We'll stay" said Han.

"What?" said Lucas.

"Only for the time being" said Han "We'll assess the situation and see what we can do for the Wookiees. Depending on what happens, we'll decide from there. So how far is Kachiro from here?"

"Only a few kilometers" said Hom Ferm "Which is why we'll need transport"

"Right, so I guess we can just flag down a transport somewhere" said Han sarcastically.

"Vehicles are not the only means of transport" said Hom Ferm. He saw a large Kashyyyk bantha drinking by the river. "Found it"

"What, a bantha?" said Han "That's the best we can do? I mean…they're big and strong and all but they're not exactly balotaur speed"

"You're confusing this bantha with one from Tatooine" said Hom Ferm "There is a difference" He walked over to the bantha and began rubbing it on the nose.

"Right…so what's the difference exactly?" asked Han.

A few minutes later

"Woah!" exclaimed Han as he desperately held onto the bantha's back as they rode it through the forests at high speed "Okay, usually I'd like a thrill like this but right now…it's a little overwhelming"

"Don't worry, we're almost there" said Hom Ferm "We should be there before sunset"

"Great!" said Han. As they rode out into an open area, a stormtrooper watched carefully through a pair of electrobinoculars.

"Commander, you may want to see this" said the stormtrooper. The stormtrooper commander walked over to him.

"What is it?" asked the stormtrooper commander.

"Look" replied the stormtrooper as he handed his electrobinoculars to the stormtrooper commander. The stormtrooper commander looked through them.

"A Baragwin, it's them" said the stormtrooper commander as he lowered the electrobinoculars.

"Should we rally the others and attack them?" asked the stormtrooper.

"No, Commander Hatana wants to deal with this herself" replied the stormtrooper commander "Return to the others, I'll take it from here"

"Yes sir" said the strormtrooper as he ran off to the other stormtroopers.

"Commander Hatana, I have news for you" said the stormtrooper commander into his comlink "We've spotted a baragwin at the edge of the forest near Kachiro. I've told my men to hold back for the time being. He's all yours"

"Good work, commander" said Hatana out of his comlink "I'll be there very shortly; keep watch over them but do not engage"

"Understood" said the stormtrooper commander.

A few minutes later

Hom Ferm, Han, Chewbacca, and Lucas looked out on a hill overlooking Kachiro.

"There it is, Kachiro" said Hom Ferm. Chewbacca growled.

"You're right, it's just plain nasty seeing those Imperials walk all over it" said Han "Just seeing them suddenly puts me in the mood to bust their bucket heads. Now that we're here, we may as well do something about it"

"If we're going to do something, it will be in stealth" said Lucas. At that moment, Hom Ferm raised his head.

"Get down there now" said Hom Ferm.

"Excuse me?" asked Lucas.

"I can sense something, something beyond your strength" said Hom Ferm.

"Right, "Jedi sensing"!" said Han.

"Go, go down there before she comes" said Hom Ferm.

"She?" said Han.

"How are we supposed to get down there that quick?" asked Lucas.

"Take the bantha, it'll take you to the edge of the shoreline" replied Hom Ferm "Find a way to free the slaves from there"

"Wait, what about—" asked Han.

"No time to discuss this" said Hom Ferm "Go!" Han and the others mounted the bantha.

"Don't worry, we'll free the Wookiees" said Lucas. Chewbacca growled. The bantha ran off down the hill, frightening away a swarm of can-cells in doing so. Once they were out of sight, Hatana sped up to him on her speeder bike, abruptly stopped it, and leapt out towards him, igniting her lightsabers and landing in front of him.

"Master Hom Ferm, I've been waiting for this" said Hatana "Do you know who I am?"

"You are Vader's assassin, I know of this" said Hom Ferm.

"More than that" said Hatana "I am his Shadow Hand"

"A title he uses to keep you in line" said Hom Ferm "I suppose he's sent you here to kill me"

"You and anyone else with you" said Hatana "Where are the others?"

"There is no one else, just me" replied Hom Ferm.

"Why do I get the feeling that you're lying?" said Hatana.

"Is that a risk you're willing to take, especially since I'm right here where you'd want me?" said Hom Ferm.

"You're right" said Hatana "Besides, anything they do will be made pointless with your death!" She rushed at Hom Ferm and swung towards him, only to be blocked off by the blue blade of his lightsaber which he ignited in a flash. The two then began clashing continuously.

Meanwhile

Han, Chewbacca, and Lucas looked out at Wookiee containment facility from behind a large rock.

"That must be where the Wookiees are being held" said Han "Looks like they've got some big guns out guarding it. All that versus just the three of us"

"Doesn't sound like the best odds on paper" said Lucas.

"Like I said; if you're going to free prisoners, you have to be prepped for it" said Han. Chewbacca growled. "I'm not going against the idea, Chewie; after all, we're at the point of no return now. It's either save the Wookiees or bust"

"But there's so many stormtroopers" said Lucas "If at least one of them spots us, they'll call the alarm and all of the city will know that we're here"

"Then we'll have to find a way past them" said Han.

"How?" said Lucas "If patrols in the forest catch sight of us, they'll send their whole forces in to gun us down?"

"Then we'll find some other way" said Han.

"How exactly?" asked Lucas. Han looked over and noticed a 2-M hover tank.

"Say, have you ever commandeered a tank before?" asked Han.

Meanwhile

Hom Ferm and Hatana dueled continuously around the cliff, scaring away a group of can-cells in the process.

"You seem quite tired, mind if I put you out of your misery?" smirked Hatana.

"I already know that my death is coming" said Hom Ferm.

"Do you?" smirked Hatana.

"It's coming each day, but it's not here just yet" said Hom Ferm.

"We'll see about that!" smirked Hatana. At that moment, an AT-AT stomped up to the cliff. "Shoot him!" She rushed out of the way just before the AT-AT fired upon Hom Ferm, who dodged out of the way as well.

"This won't be a testament to your strength" said Hom Ferm.

"You'll die under my supervision" smirked Hatana "That is enough" Hom Ferm turned back towards the AT-AT, rushed up to it (dodging each of the shots), and leapt up onto the cockpit. "Oh; so that's the way you're going to play, huh?" She leapt up onto the cockpit of the AT-AT and started dueling with him again.

Meanwhile

A 2-M hover tank rolled up to the containment cells in front of the Imperial field commander.

"What is this?" asked the Imperial field commander.

"It appears to be one of our tanks back from security control" replied a stormtrooper.

"I didn't ask for any to come in yet" said the Imperial field commander "I'll handle this. Attention, tank driver; your security patrol has not ended yet. Go back on patrol now or I'll be forced to use force against you" Suddenly, the tank fired out a shot at a group of stormtroopers. "What!? We've been compromised! Destroy them!" A group of droideka rolled up to them and started shooting at the tank while a group of stormtroopers and AT-KTs approached them and fired. The hover tank began shooting at them wildly until all that was left was the field commander. "Whoever you are, you won't get away with this! You may take Kachiro today, but the forces in Rwookrrorro will soon—" Suddenly, Han popped out of the hatch.

"Surprise!" said Han as he shot the field commander in the face "Oh, maybe that wasn't such a bright idea after all" He and Chewbacca rushed out of the tank and over to the body of the dead field commander and began searching him. "Please be something, please be something…" He pulled a security keycard out. "Yes! Hopefully it opens the door" Chewbacca growled. "Only one way to find out

"I'll stay guard here with the tank" said Lucas.

"You do that" said Han. He and Chewbacca rushed up to the containment facility and reached the door leading inside. "Please work!" He placed the keycard into the slot and the door opened. "Yes!" They rushed in and stepped out onto a platform that overlooked the pit full of Wookiees who immediately began roaring and growling upon seeing them. "It's okay, we're here to free you; we're with the Alliance. Just stay calm and we'll get you out" As the roaring died down, Chewbacca leapt down into the pit and began walking amongst the other Wookiees in a somber manor. Eventually he heard a familiar roar and turned to see Tarfful standing before him. The two walked over to each other and placed one hand on each other's shoulder in a brotherly fashion before exchanging roars and groans with each other. Chewbacca then turned to Han and growled. "Wait, a bomb? Where?" Chewbacca gestured to him and he hopped down, following the two Wookiees over to the fuel refinery at the back where a bomb had been planted. "Man; I knew those Imperials were slimy, but this is just plain crazy" He examined the bomb. "Looks like it's trigger controlled. That's bad news; I didn't find a trigger on that guy back there, which means whoever was in control of it is still out there. Quickly, we have to get this out of here fast"

Meanwhile

Hatana unleashed powerful force-lightning towards Hom Ferm who blocked it with his lightsaber.

"Give up" said Hatana "Clearly you've met your match"

"Then wouldn't this be over yet?" said Hom Ferm. Suddenly, Hom Ferm grasped onto his chest in pain and stepped back several steps.

"Well, now this is something" said Hatana. She leapt up into the air and slashed down towards him. But just before her blade hit the ground, he rolled to the side and caused her to strike through the AT-AT's neck. This caused it to become lose and dangle off. "Oh dear!" She desperately held onto the AT-AT's body but quickly slipped off and fell down towards the ground below. Suddenly, Hom Ferm swooped in, grabbed her by the arm, and grabbed onto the side of the collapsing AT-AT, sliding down towards the water.

Meanwhile

"There, that should do it" said Han as he and Chewbacca loaded the bomb aboard the 2-M hover tank "Now let's just push it out to sea" Chewbacca set it on a course out into the water.

"Do you think the radius will be far away enough?" asked Lucas.

"The bomb itself wasn't extremely powerful" replied Han "The fuel was the real problem; if it were to ignite, the whole city would have gone up in wildfire"

Meanwhile

Hom Ferm swam to shore and carried Hatana with him.

"You fool!" said Hatana "You should have killed me while you had the chance!"

"You know all too well that the Jedi don't kill like that" said Hom Ferm

"A belief that has gotten you nowhere over the last few years" said Hatana. She pulled out her trigger. "Now you will learn the true price of your beliefs!" She pressed the trigger which caused the bomb to go off. However; because the explosives were nowhere near the refinery, the only thing it destroyed was the hover tank. "What!? Commander, what has become of the oil refinery? Commander? Commander!?" She looked over at Kachiro and saw the Wookiees overrun it. "No!"

"It seems your plan has gone as you intended" said Hom Ferm.

"Bu…You!" said Hatana "I knew there were others! You planned all this!"

"I didn't" said Hom Ferm "I merely gave the options to them and they did it themselves"

"You're just lucky my master wasn't here" said Hatana "You'd be dead by now"

"That may have been so, but now it's just you" said Hom Ferm "You seem quite prideful of your position, but you have no idea what may await you if you continue down this path"

"Don't give me some monologue about your Jedi ways!" snapped Hatana "You may have won this battle, but the war is far from over; and when it is, my master and I will be there to rule over your ruin!" She shot force-lightning at him (which he blocked with his lightsaber) and rushed off up the hill, mounting her speeder bike and zooming off. As she sped off into the forest, she brought up a hologram of Vader.

"Hatana, I trust Hom Ferm is dead" said Vader.

"I'm afraid I have bad news, master" said Hatana "The rebels have taken Kachiro and freed the Wookiee prisoners; Hom Ferm is the one who orchestrated it"

"That is very disappointing" said Vader "To think I thought you were ready to best a Jedi Master"

"Then let me take back Kachiro for you, master" said Hatana "I will kill countless rebels for you"

"No, you've done enough here" said Vader "Besides, I have other needs for you; I'll send others to complete what you could not"

"Master, there was something off about Master Ferm" said Hatana.

"How so?" asked Vader.

"He almost collapsed mid battle and before that he mentioned that his death was coming" said Hatana "Such a strange thing to say"

"We'll have to look into this further" said Vader "Anything can be used to our advantage if executed properly"

Meanwhile

Hom Ferm looked out at the landscape of Kashyyyk from the top of the tree fort's tower and observed the GR-75 medium transports and LAAT gunships that landed and unloaded rebel forces around the city.

"So, every Wookiee prison in the city has been unlocked and the Wookiees are taking command again" said Han as he walked up to Hom Ferm "I've sprung Wookiees in the past, but this is pretty big"

"You're concerned" said Hom Ferm.

"About what?" asked Han.

"I've heard about you, Solo" said Hom Ferm "Only a year ago you only worked with the Alliance; now here you are, freeing Empire-controlled planets for cost at all"

"The Wookiees have had it harder than most" said Han "Just helping out Chewie's people is worth doing without payment"

"You sound like you care" said Hom Ferm,

"Chewie and I have been through much, I owe it to him big time" said Han "But don't expect me to stay for long, this is all just a side stop; afterwards, I'll go back to smuggling"

"This war has much left in it" said Hom Ferm "Perhaps you'll finally find your purpose within it"

"Purpose?" said Han "I think I've already found it"

"Have you?" said Hom Ferm "I can sense that there's something more to you in life then just being a simple smuggler. I feel that by the time this war is over, you will be a completely new man"

"Well, that ain't coming any time soon" said Han. He turned and left.

"Sooner than you'd think" said Hom Ferm.

*: Lucas Keyes is an OC that belongs to KrautYank

Author's note: So that's the first episode and I hope everyone enjoyed it. I appreciate all forms of positive and construction feedback so feel free to review :)