Project Boussh: The Wrong Kind of Tip
by Vickie Boyd

Pash walked outside the 'bago with the Ewok in tow. He looked up at the
clear sky before
pulling out his comlink. Something wasn't right. "Ace Lead to Home
Base."

"Deuce here," answered Vickie. "What's the plan?"

"Emily, Wes and Hobbie want to hook up with us. They are in New
Hampshire and Alison said she
has a place up there where we all can meet."

There was a pause before she spoke again. "Well, if you guys call when
you get there, I can
send Corran up."

"What about you? You're the brains of this group."

"You must be kidding. The only way I will be able to get there is if I
can get a commercial
flight out from here. I am NOT going to ride in the X-Wing like Kristy
did. We're going to need
Whistler anyway."

"So, get a commercial flight."

"Yeah right. It's the holidays. Flights get booked quickly. Plus, I
think there is a huge
snowstorm up there right now."

"You can't be afraid to fly. What is the problem?"

Another pause. "I don't know. It's just a feeling."

A flash of light caught his eye and he looked up to see a laserblast hit
the wing of his ship.
"Sithspit. GET DOWN," he yelled to Kolot.

The Ewok was already moving into action. With a war cry, he lept into
the A-Wing and turned on
its shields. He turned the ship's turrets to strafe the air with fire.

Pash ducked and ran to the 'bago. Myn threw open the door as he reached
it. The marksman lifted
a launcher to his shoulder and picked out a target. Once the fighter was
within his sights, he
fired.

The resulting explosion was spectacular. Shards from the TIE and a lucky
shot from Kolot
disabled the other ship. It landed in the lot nearby. Myn and Pash ran
towards it, blasters in
hand.


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Back in North Carolina, Vickie paced. The communicator had stopped
transmitting suddenly and
she had a bad feeling about it. "Damnit, what is going on?"

Corran cut his eyes to her. "I thought I heard a laser blast right
before the comm went
silent."

She stopped and her shoulders dropped. "Oh no, I've gone and gotten them
all killed." Tears
filled her eyes.

"Now would be the time for you to meditate."

"What?" She couldn't believe his impertinance. Asking her to meditate
when she knew six lives
were being snuffed out because of her.

"Believe in the Force, Vickie. It will lead you to the right answer."

She looked at him skeptically for a moment before sitting on the couch
and closing her eyes.
Relaxing, she focused her thoughts on Pash and the others. She saw two
TIEs heading for the
'bago and A-Wing. One fired at the A and missed. The other hit the wing
of the ship.

The scene played itself out until she saw Myn and Pash running up
towards one of the TIEs.


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"Come on out," Pash yelled. "You can't go anywhere."

Myn trained his blaster on the pilot's chest as he dropped down from the
ship. He still had his
helmet on and moved forward with his hands above him.

"Remove the helmet."

The pilot stopped and pulled the bulky helmet from his head. He dropped
it to his feet and put
his hands behind his head.

Pash's eyes widened. The man standing before him was very familiar.
"Soontir Fel."