Chapter 38
"We have to help Kanan and Kyber!" Ezra shouted at Fawn.
"We can't right now Ezra, we need to focus on the battle or we'll all end up dead!" The Jedi called back.
"Air has gotta be scarce down there, so we need to wrap this up fast!" Colour Fly told them as she shot past.
Hurricane looked worridly down at the cavern. Kanan and his father were stuck in there, and he couldn't help them with the Empire around.
"Hurricane watch out!"
Fawn's voice made the dragon snap out of his trance to see a net heading straight for him. He stopped flapping his wings and he dropped out of the net's range. Opening his wings again, Hurricane surveyed the battle. When the fight had started, there were at least twenty six AT-AT walkers. Now only five remained. It just proved how effective the dragons were.
"Come on boy, let's move it" Fawn said turning him towards the tanks .
"We'll leave the walkers to Bludgeon, Whiplash and Colour Fly."
Hurricane snorted in agreement and flapped down to the Imperials.
"Fire it up!" Fawn commanded.
Hurricane breathed in heavily before releasing his deadly blue fire like a tornado of destruction. The tank was blown up and the Stormtroopers were fried. Flying into the sky again, Fawn caught MoonShine getting caught in a net and electrocuted.
"Moonshine!"
Hurricane had noticed too and instantly turned round to help his mother.
"Hurricane no!" Fawn cried out, but it was too late.
In the fear of seeing Moonshine go down, Hurricane was oblivious to an incoming net. The ropes threw themselves round Hurricanes large, blue form and lightning instantly crackled over the dragon and Jedi.
"Ya know? This take me back to the time of that slavery mission!" Fawn yelled at Hurricane over the unbearable pain.
"No kidding!"
While the lightning didn't make the two pass out, it did weaken them. Barely able to flap his wings, Hurricane fell to the ground where he collided with the earth with a thud. Groaning, Fawn looked up at Whiplash and Bludgeon who were circling the area apprehensively.
"Fawn? Are you alright? I saw you go down" Hera's voice snapped Fawn out of her trance.
"I'm fine" she replied activating her com.
"Just a little out of action."
"Can you com Kanan? I can't reach him. Where is he?"
"Ummm."
"Fawn?"
"He's...stuck...in a cavern?" Fawn said cringing slightly.
"HE'S WHAT?!"
Fawn grimaced at Hera's panicked voice.
"Don't worry, we'll get him out as soon as we've won this battle" Fawn told her.
A loud, rumbling roar caught the girl's attention. Bludgeon was falling from the sky and rolled across the ground before stopping. Only Whiplash still flew in the sky except a net was on him. Ezra had got out his lightsaber, cut through the ropes and threw the net off the dragon. Whiplash shook himself before growling and glared at the imperials below.
"Ezra, you're gonna have to come up with a new plan. The rest of us are either unconscious or too weak to move" Fawn said into the com.
"Everyone?" Ezra repeated.
"Everyone" Fawn confirmed.
Ezra bit his lip and looked around. He could see his friends being subdued by the Stormtroopers and he was the only one left.
'What does Fawn expect me to do?' He wondered.
'I can't do this on my own. I need backup.'
A massive explosion erupted from the side of the cavern. Smoke wafted from the opening and something shot from the large hole. Kyber barrel rolled in mid air and flapped his large green wings to steady himself. Kanan sat astride him in the saddle, eyes narrowed and face serious.
"Ha! Kanan!" Ezra exclaimed then his eyes widened and his smile disappeared.
Showing clearly on Kyber's right shoulder blade was a fresh spiral symbol.
"No. Way" Ezra gasped, mouth falling open.
Kanan looked over at Ezra and raised a brow.
"You gonna help me blow up those bucketheads? Or are you just stare and let the others be taken?" He asked.
"Uh, right" Ezra said shaking his head.
"C'mon Kyber!"
The dragon's barbs clacked open, his pupils turned into slits and his claws curled. The dragon's teeth bared and even his spikes looked sharper. Kyber then opened his deadly jaws and roared so angrily and deafeningly, it made the hairs on Ezra's neck stand on end.
It was like a wave of growls and snarls packed into one terrifying sound. It even made the Stormtroopers freeze.
Ezra then remembered what Fawn said a few months before.
"Kyber is a loyal dragon and soulful protector. He'll do whatever he can for the ones he loves. He was extremely powerful too back in the day. He was one of the best dragons we had on Kabera. He could scare just about anyone half to death."
Now Ezra understood what the Jedi meant. Kyber was truly terrifying like this. You would've have believed he was a misreable and uneasy animal a few months before.
Kyber was the perfect image of power, and with Kanan riding him, they looked unimaginably badass.
"Let's go!" Kanan yelled.
Kyber snarled and shot like a bullet to the ground below.
"Hey! Wait up!" Ezra called after him and Whiplash shot after his father.
Kyber released his fire on the Stormtroopers making them yell and jump out of the way of tje scorching flame.
"Whiplash! Tail Flash!" Ezra told his dragon.
The winged reptile snorted and the spikes on the end of his barbed tail glowed a bright yellow. Swinging around, Whiplash smashed his tail on the ground. Lightning crackled across the dirt and travelled towards the Troopers.
"Ha! See? You don't like being electrocuted do you?" Whiplash roared after them as the Bucketheads were knocked out by the crackling energy.
Whiplash landed and Ezra jumped off. Cutting through the metal ropes with lightsaber and barbs, Ezra and Whiplash freed their friends.
"Thanks Ezra" Fawn exhaled as he helped her up.
The menacing sound of an AT-AT approached and stood over the group.
"Uh oh" Zeb gulped.
"Let's crush them" the AT-AT walkers driver told his co-pilot who nodded.
"This is gonna hurt" Hurricane said, cringing.
A piercing sound of whistling wind streaked through the air as Kyber dive bombed forwards the vehicle. Roaring, Kyber's head connected with the walker's side and the contraption was forced to tip over. Dust and dirt flew everywhere as the AT-AT hit the ground. Kyber landed on top of the vehicle and roared to the sky.
"Good job buddy" Kanan smiled patting the dragons neck.
"We got em."
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