As the RESISTANCE grows in strength, the FIRST ORDER moves to neutralize the gathering opposition. The First Order and their pirate lackeys search the borders of the Unknown Regions and Wild Space looking for agents of the Resistance. Any sign of their adversaries quickly leads to violent action.
On the planet Ta’amel III, after an ambush by pirates, Taanar Ryl and her companions attempt to flee into a fierce storm raging above them. Assailed by First Order TIE fighters, launched from an orbiting Star Destroyer, the heroes nearly manage to break free from their pursuers before they crash land on a jungle island…
As the crew of the Dark Star enjoyed the celebrations with the villagers, they observed freighters flying by overhead. Then Taanar's comm beeped. She stepped aside for a moment to take a message from Ferb, who had detected the ships and advised that another freighter was in orbit. Taanar advised him to keep the Dark Star where it had landed and power down to avoid detection.
After Taanar passed this information along to the rest of the group, Den observed that any transports on the way to the mine would reach the village first. Taanar reached out to the villagers to warn them and together with the Dark Star crew they began to plan an ambush for the expected mining transports.
Each member of the crew took on preparing for combat. Taanar used her lightsaber to fell trees across the path the transports were expected to take. Den suspended a line across the path to knock speeder bike riders off their bikes. Ayja persuaded the villagers who had acquired blaster carbines after they were freed from the mine to join in the ambush effort. Ren scouted for the approaching transports and helped Nima find a spot where she would be able to swing down from the treetops.
The pirates arrived soon enough. A procession of vehicles included several people on foot, an aircar and a skiff. Taanar used her Force power to grab the car and flip it upside down, then dropped it on top of the people who were on foot. After accomplishing this she retreated into the jungle foliage.
As Ren engaged with one of the pirate's who had fallen from the aircar, the sound of a lightsaber blade igniting could be heard. Vimma Montari had accompanied he pirates. She appeared to be enraged. Though she still wore her Imperial Knight armor, the insignia had been scraped off. She turned on Taanar and the two of them engaged with their lightsabers. While they fought, the rest of the team battled various pirates. Ren used his vibroknife to behead a Talz. The villagers joined in the battle.
But as Ayja provided encouragement, a native animal suddenly leaped out to attack her, disturbed by all of the noise and activity. The others were to occupied with the pirates to come to her aid. Nima attacked the skiff and damaged it, and it was destroyed when Ren hurled an ion grenade at it. The villagers swarmed over the pirates and one of them began to attack Vimma Montari. Sadly this villager was slain by one of the pirates. Vimma's frenzied attacks were taking a toll on Taanar, who had initially wanted to avoid harming the young woman but now had to fight back with deadly force.
Crashing noises issued from the jungle as a mining droid and a spider droid appeared. Nima ran to attack the spider droid. Den tossed an ion grenade at the mining droid, incapacitating it. His brother joined Nima in focusing on the spider droid, disabling one of its many legs. Nima destroyed the spider droid when she deflected one of its blasts back at it. Den continued to battle the mining droid. Taanar, aided by Ayja, struck a blow against Vimma Montari. Nima joined Taanar against Vimma as well, as did Den once the droid was eliminated. It was Ayja who's shot finally dropped Vimma Montari.
Ren and the surviving villagers finished off the remaining pirates. With the fighting over, Ayja rendered first aid. Taanar asked her to keep Vimma Montari sedated. The team said a gratefull farewell to the villagers and transported the unconscious former Imperial Knight back to the Dark Star. With the pirate group eliminated, the two freighters departed. As the Dark Star prepared to take off, the Resistance team planned to return her to the Empire.
Next: Episode 36, Broken Vows part 2
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