1. Hoth/Evacuation

[Renekin Skywalker]

OOC: Well, we have enough to get things started. As other PCs are finished, I'll introduce them SG:U style, where they've always been there, but now they have a voice-acting role.

And so it begins!

IC

Dr. Moonwalker was chosen as one of the triage doctors to address any new wounded while the rest of Echo base's medical team bugged out.

- "Imperial Walkers over the South ridge." -

Given the nature of the assault they expected that injuries would be few, compared to the fatalities in the field.

Some did trickle in: mostly ground troops next to an AT-AT blast, or near an exploded gun placement. The burn treatments were doing their job, but with supplies packed or used up, she was already starting to tap into her personal supply.

By the time the general evacuation order was issued, she was alone with a couple of nurses and loyal droids, as well as some injured troops. While most could move on their own power, or help each other, one poor legless soldier lay unconscious on her stretcher.

"Dr. Moonwalker," said Patience, a medical droid. "Your transport is ready for you and your wounded charges. A freighter at Staging Point Beta will take them to the medical frigate. Good luck."

The land-speeder was waiting...

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Vex and Jessa were each in their T-47 speeders, desperately trying to delay the Imperial troops while they evacuated. We all know how it went, so we won't dwell on it. Except to say that, apparently, Gold Squadron - Vex's and Jessa's - were having a gay old time getting close enough to harpoon the walkers.

Their evacuation proved elusive. An AT-AT they had left behind on a ridge had crested in its climb. It was clear it wasn't climbing higher and sent a parting shot of cannon fire, blowing a third speeder out from under its occupants.

"This is getting out of hand!" Grunted Vex's co-pilot, as he fired cover shots. Someone thought the Duros would have been a calming influence on Vex. Under the circumstance, it was clear the alien was losing his patience, and failing in his calming role.

In the Duros's defense, Imperial shock-and-awe landings were only ever an attempt at overkill.

"Our ships are at Staging Point Beta," Jessa's human co-pilot said. "Let's hope they're waiting for us."

[dakota]

"Ahh, wait until they send us a couple more to play with, then we'll have some fun." Vex replied, banking the T-47 up on one side to avoid a near miss of cannon fire. "What's our hurry back, did you leave the oven on again?" He teased as he leveled out and dropped down on Jessa's wing and toggled him comm controls from onboard to ship-to-ship, " What do you think, loop back for one more pass to buy the ground pounders some time, or leave it for Rogue group on their way through to the rendezvous point?" He instinctively lost altitude as another blast passed over his cockpit.

[foxx]

Lilith was tired and her nerves were taxed to the max. A lot of people were having a bad day and it was wearing on the empathetic abilities of the Zeltron Doctor. Still, she persevered and patched up the wounded as they came in. Things were not going well top side and as expected the Imperials were making their way to Rebel Base. Their time here on Hoth was up and while Lilith had hope for a change of scenery to somewhere warmer, she did not expect it would involve Imp guns.

Digging through her medical pack for some pain meds she already used up long ago, her attention was diverted to Patience, the medical droid. "So the time had come, eh? Alright, lets get everyone moving to the speeders."

She started giving orders to nurses to help the wounded out of the med-bay area. Lilith did all she could to preserve what time the soldiers had left to get to the medical frigate. Once on board the transports they would have to run the gauntlet like everyone else. Good news was they were making it through the blockade. Lilith pray to whatever space Deity was listening that this would continue.

Lilith grabbed the handles of the grav-stretcher and began pushing the legless soldier out of the med-bay. Unfortunately the trooper was going to need new legs if she were to continue her career as a member of the Alliance. She felt bad she could do more to save those legs, but after being almost incinerated by fire from an AT-AT there was not much the doctor could do other than preserve the young woman life. Such are the decisions Doctors have to make in war-zones.

"Patience make one last check of the med-bay and embark for the transport. We are officially clearing out. Make a note to check our supplies on the transport 'cuz we got a lot of wounded troopers going on a long trip through hyperspace."

One hand on the stretcher she checked her blaster pistol to make sure the charge was still full. There were no reports of Stormtroopers breaching their base, but she did not want to be left wanting should she need to shoot her way to the transport with wounded charges.

[Mierin]

Jessa concentrates on doing what she needs to do to delay the Imperial troops. When Vex comes on over the comms, Jessa replies, "Let's do one more pass to give them some more time"

Jessa replies to her co-pilot, "Let's hope so or this will all be for nothing."

[dakota]

" You got it. I'll cut across you duck under and give them a nice trip." Vex replied, standing his T-47 up on a wingtip and starting a wide looping turn. He said over his shoulder, " All right back there, time to give them a wake up call." Bringing the speeder into a wide arc until he was facing the AT-AT, he accelerated and went into a vector that would put him right over the walker's head and opened up with the T-47s blaster cannons, aiming for the walker's neck and trying to draw their fire. " We're havin fun now. Come on Jessa, show me why everyone says your a hot stick in the cockpit."

[Renekin Skywalker]

Inside

The base shook around Lilith and her group, from yet another unknown exploxion. The powdered ice drifted down around them, merrily freed from their cousins and lamenting the horrible tug of gravity.

No sooner had they rounded a corner when blaster fire seared through a wall behind them.

Some of the healthy troops started shuffling around so they could try and provide cover fire.

"Keep going!" One of them shouted, as he crouched.

Outside

As they flew around for their pass, Vex's shots had little affect (their hull being too strong for blasters), but they distracted the walker long enough for Jessa to get past it. Both speeders could see that the AT-AT was already trying to reverse down the slope. The snow was pretty soft under it. Clearly the walker's pilot let himself get distracted.

"Jessa, I think we could blast that hill out from under it," Limbit, her co-pilot said.

"Easy answers are good ones at times like these," the Duros added.

[foxx]

Lilith mutters under her breath as she keeps moving the rest of the patients towards their transports. What they didn't need would be for the Imperials to be entering the base while they were pushing out of it. Look like it was going to be a hectic day after all.

[dakota]

"We might as well be popping tuber guns at passing rontos for all the good these blasters are." Vex sputtered as his T-47 blew passed the AT-AT and then quickly banked away so he wouldn't present an easy target for a lucky shot. " Only good thing is Imp gunners are lucky they can hit snow on this ice ball." He toggled his comm back to Jessa again," I think I made some friends but looks like he wants to back out on us. All yours while I have his attention."

[Mierin]

"I'm going to hit the snow under the walker. Be ready to hit it." Jess radios to Vex as she prepares to fire. getting into place, Jess fires at the snow under the Imperial walker.

[Renekin Skywalker]

Inside

Point of order: Imperial troops have already entered the base.

The blaster fire intensifies as Lilith and her group make it to the entry to the hold where the transport was waiting.

Something was happening outside, since the whole place started rumbling, like an earthquake.

Outside

Vex's turn was a little slow, with his speeder getting grazed by the walker's blaster fire. It was still flyable, just smoking a little from the heat.

Jessa's shot hit the hill... officially ranking her higher than the marksmen of the Empire, it seems. Plumes of snow shot up into to the air as the hill rumbled. Seconds later, the AT-AT found itself on its side, buried in an avalanche.

In a related story, a hanger bay from the base was exposed.

Inside

A wall of the hanger just collapsed. They could see the feet of an AT-AT underneath it.

[foxx]

Lilith hurries a long as large attack machines start falling into their base. It was most definitely time to get her patients out of here, and quick. She pushes the stretcher to the ramp and yells of assistance to get the trooper aboard. She draws her pistol and starts ushering the walking wounded aboard, looking out for white armor with bad attitudes to enter their location.

"Move faster people and thank you for visiting lovely Hoth. I hope your next stay doesn't involve any new Imperial entanglements." She quips to get a few dark chuckles from the wounded.

[dakota]

""Nice shooting. I got a little singed back there, going to have to pack it in, attitude thrusters are losing responsiveness.." Vex called to Jessa over the comm," Good luck get off this ice cube, we gotta find a transport with some room left. " He made another wide turn, the only kind the now sluggish craft would allow, and headed for the landing bay. As he headed in, he could see his astromech R5-L8 waited for him right where they had lifted off

[Renekin Skywalker]

Or lordy, lordy jumpins... I need to be more clear. Droids wait with fighters, remember?

Lilith

"Yes, doctor!" Answered a trooper on the hovercraft. "Come-on! I can see the Stormtroopers from here!"

Everyone was hustling on to the transport as quick as they could manage.

Vex

The only thing in the hanger bay was actually a transport, and looked like it was loading up with the wounded.

"Speeders," someone on the vehicle said over the comm. "Glad you're here. We're moving to Point Beta for transport."

Late, Zone, and their gear were all supposed to be at Beta, as well.

Lilith

A speeder zoomed in through the new hole, looking to land, even as they loaded up.

The two remaining rear guards were shooting even as the made for the transport.

Vex

The pilot could see he arrived at a good time. There was a firefight at a hall entrance. The Rebels seemed to be already inside the bay.

"There are Stormtroopers in that tunnel," his Duros co-pilot said, a little needlessly. "This will be a tight evacuation."

Jessa

She could see Vex head into the bay, but not much detail inside. The walker's head was swivelling, a little.

[foxx]

Lility climbs draw bead with blaster pistol to fire at any approaching Stormtroopers. Just enough effort to help get the rear guard on board so they could move out. As she backs into the transport, she pulls out her comm and depresses the button, "Pilot in the speeder I hope you can give us a little fire support while we lift off, we got some very unhappy party crashers following us."

Once the rear guards gets on board she will hit the switch to close the doors.

[dakota]

Hearing the plea for assistance, Vex throttled back to a hover and then lowered down so he was vectored right up the corridor, " Here's a new one for you to complain about me to Command about," he told his copilot before firing the T-47s blasters up the corridor to greet the advancing Imperials. Snapping off several shots, he flipped the comm switch," That should change your unwelcome guests minds, transport. Get airborne, I'll escort you there."