Saga Escape from Hoth: The Story of the Rebels Left Behind (Updated 2/19)

Escape from Hoth
A Fanfiction by kyp_durron_fan_2009


I:

Darth Vader was furious as he watched the Millennium Falcon blast out of Echo Base?s hangar bay. He had failed to apprehend Solo. He turned to the snowtroopers behind him.
?You are to stay here with the rest of the ground forces. Search the planet for any Rebel survivors. Take them prisoner; avoid killing at all costs. General Veers is your commander now.? Vader said. He walked out of the bay to his personal shuttle. He had to pursue the Falcon.

R-3P0 finally turned himself back on. Standing up, he realized he was the only one left alive, or alive as a droid can be, in the command center. He saw the bodies of some who he had worked with, such as K-3P0 and Captain Serper. R-3P0, not knowing what else to do, stood in the command center and attempted to formulate an escape plan.

Rebel Major Bren Derlin was shaking in his boots as the Imperials walked right past him. He was hiding in a small ?cave? in the ice wall of the hangar bay where the Millennium Falcon had just left. He would have gotten on, but by the time he noticed Captain Solo was taking her out, the snowtroopers were setting up their E-Web cannons. He would have been vaporized. Blaster in hand, he stepped out into the hangar as the Imperials left and stealthily followed the snowtroopers. There were a great deal of them, but he had surprise on his side.

Cal Alder nudged Reye Hollis in the shoulder. The AT-ATs were moving on.
?Thank the Force!? Hollis said. ?The Imps are leavin?!?
?Not quite, sergeant. They launched speeder patrols. They?ll get to this section of the trenches soon. We gotta look for other survivors before the Imperials find ?em!? Alder said. He and Hollis got up and snuck down the trench, hoping to rescue any soldiers left behind. Just as they were moving, a loud noise came from the sky.
?What?s that?? Alder asked. He never knew the answer. Seeing the brown parts on his jacket (which Hollis didn?t have), Darth Vader?s shuttle had seen him moving and opened fire on him. He fell. Hollis froze, afraid to move even as the shuttle took off into space.

Major Shawn Valdez stood at the small area on the side of one of the area?s few mountains were the last Rebels were leaving Hoth. He was about to climb into the final transport when he saw someone running towards him.
?Strike that, two someones? he thought when he noticed another officer with the pilot.
?Lieutenant Lock Navander, sir! And Kesin Ommis, he?s injured.? Navander said. Wearing a pilot?s uniform, it was clear that Ommis had been hit with shrapnel from his destroyed snowspeeder in the leg. There was blood all over his left leg from the knee down.
?I?ll get him on the transport,? Valdez said. ?Can you escort us with this last Y-Wing? It?d be a shame to just leave it here.? The major knew from looking at him that ?Lock? wasn?t a pilot, but he should still have some flight training.
?Yes, sir! Of course, sir!? he said, already running to the Y-Wing a few yards away. Major Valdez then helped Commander Rey onto the transport. He?d been hit by a stray blast from a small war droid. Fortunately it should be able to heal, but for now he wasn?t capable of much. It was a struggle just to speak.
?We need to go. The speeders?ll hit here any minute!? Tamizander Rey managed to articulate to Valdez.
?Easy, Commander. I know you?re transport coordinater, but we?re the last one. Take it easy!?



Thank you for reading and please feel free to post comments, suggestions, etc. Updates will be roughly one a week.

 

A very interesting idea, I think that you defiantly have something here.
I guess I never thought that the rebels actually left some people and/or droids behind .

 

Thank you for reading, Star Angel. I am glad you liked it, and I hope you enjoy this new update. And I'm sorry it's a bit late.

II:

R-3P0 heard footsteps drawing closer. Thinking quickly, he fell on his face. Seven troopers poured in, quickly fanning out to search the command center for any living Rebels. If droids could feel emotions, R-3P0 would have been terrified. Especially when he heard blaster fire.
Major Derlin quickly ducked back into the corridor, hoping he wasn?t seen be the other six troopers. He poked his head around the corner to see what they were doing. They were searching the bodies. Derlin squeezed off two more shots.
?These troopers are idiots!? he thought. ?Can?t follow a blast mark! Wonder how we lost to them?? He fired again, leaving two troopers. Finally, they caught on and ran into the corridor. Derlin hit one right away, but the other was more prepared. Derlin was hit in the arm, but barely. They exchanged fire, but Derlin finally brought him down. He went into the command center to try to find survivors. He saw R-3P0 stand up.
?Greetings.? the droid said.
?Glad to see someone else left alive.? the major replied. ?Are there any other survivors in here?? he asked R-3P0.
?No, sir. I would be able to detect life signs. There are none.? the droid said, cold and emotionless.
?Such a shame. These were good men and women. Come on, let?s see if we can find a transport to steal from the Imps and get off this accursed snowball!?

Reye Hollis checked Lieutenant Alder for life signs. He still had a bit of a pulse, but Reye knew he would die if he didn?t get medical attention. Hollis stripped Alder of his brown jacket and pulled his body out of the trench. He had to get to the medical supplies inside Echo Base.

Tamizander and Valdez strapped on the transport?s crash webbing in the cockpit. Lieutenant Navander flew with them. The ion cannon control had left, so they wouldn?t have that as a defense.
?Be ready, Lock. Star Destroyer coming up. Configure shields double-front!? Tamizander said.
?Yessir.? The two ships moved bravely closer to the Star Destroyer to the hyperspace lanes. The destroyer opened up on them. Lieutenant Navander flew his Y-Wing right at it to distract it from the transport.
?Coordinates locked in. Prepare to jump to hyperspace in five...? Lock fired on the Destroyer, but its shields held. ?....four....? He swooped the ship upwards to make a run with torpedoes on the bridge. ?....three....? Lock fired the torpedo. ?....two....? Lock?s Y-Wing was destroyed in a barrage of turbolaser fire. ?....one....? He shivered as he floated through space in his vac suit. The transport jumped into hyperspace, leaving Navander at the mercy of the Imperial fleet. He felt a tractor beam hit him and pull him towards the Star Destroyer.
?Maybe I shouldn?t have ejected...? he thought, fearing the tortures that surely lay ahead for him.

 

I?m so sorry that I missed the update . This was a great update .
Keep up the good job kyp_durron_fan_2009.