[A day late, I went camping :P]
A data recorder was handed to high ranking rebel officers yesterday, in relations to a group of rebels captured, reporting;
"We're stuck on Ilum. We suffered an embarrassing defeat to the Imperials on Rhen Var. *Sighs* There's a communications tower here... I might see if I can make contact with main base..."
"The others are sedated. I woke up when we were still on Captain Black's ship.. The sedative, it didn't affect me much.. It just made me all groggy.. I pretended to be asleep, however, for obvious safety reasons. I am trying to keep the others warm enough to survive..."
"Ril has awoken. He seeks to slice the comms tower, and get our ship's to auto pilot to Ilum. I have my doubts about whether this will work. I am to take care of the others while he works. Speaking of which, Tani, the doctor, just woke up..."
"Ril claims to have successfully sliced the tower. "Won't take long", he'd said. I have my doubts..."
"Ril has given the doctor a stormtrooper helmet... He.. he's trying to keep her warm. She's cold.. So cold..."
"The doctor has tried to wake up Sillio. She is still trying, even know. But, Black stole her medical supplies. I watched her steal them on the ship. She thought I was asleep, naturally. They're both so close to freezing. I fear the worst..."
"We are at the bottom of a valley.. A chasm, with massive walls of ice leads of to the South West. Should Ril not be successful, I will investigate it."
"Out of neccessity for warmth, Ril has put on his old stormtrooper attire. It will keep him warm, but I fear for Sillio, when he wakes up. He will think he is still under captivity, and could attack. And that could be fatal, for either of them."
"Ril claims he is successful. "Our ships are passing Iridonia. They are three minutes away," he said. I doubt it. But, they can't get here soon enough for me. Silio has just woken up.. He is very weak, and dizzy. He can't yet stand for longer than three seconds."
"It's a miracle. Our ships, they've landed! Ril was right! I can't believe it! But... I'm not confident the others can pilot theres.. They're still pretty weak and out of it, Silio especially. The doctor had a transport vehicle, and I will transport them all back to base."
"Ril insists on piloting his own ship. He will not listen to me. He is too stubborn. He wants to guard us.. Hmph. I have attached mine and Silio's ship to the YT and we are departing now."
"Thank the stars we were *grunts* told to fit our ships with auto-piloting systems. And that Ril was such a good hacker, and managed to get them from Rhen Var to Ilum. Luckily, also, that the Imperials didn't recognise us as formal Imperials. That wouldn't have ended well. We are approaching our main planet."
"We have landed. We have survived, despite the odds. It's lucky we didn;t pass any patrols on the return ship. Ril was still pretty groggy. He was vape-bait is we were ambushed. Silio and Tani are treating themselves with bacta. Ril, too. I have insisted I was not too badly hurt and don't need it. I did, however, soak a few small bruises and contuisions on the way back to base. I have not mentioned the name of our main planet, incase this should fall into the wrong hands. End entry 13."
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"Let this be your first lesson. I have no love for you or your people. On the contrary, I intend to scour humanity from this planet, and make no mistake: I have the power to do it."