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Synopsis:
Madame Sayer Mon Neela, one of
the earliest opponents of Emperor Palpatine, is being
hunted down on Horob. However, she refuses to leave -
the local base needs her help, and the Empire is bearing
down on this world. The Rebels insist on dragging this
stubborn woman off the planet, but she hijacks her own
escape ship and turns it out - she is determined to face
the coming Victory Star Destroyer Imperial Hazard
head-on and buy the Rebel troops on Horob enough time to
evacuate. She is tired of running - she will not make a
mockery of the sacrifices of those who have died. She
stuns the Imperials by demanding they surrender their
ship - they are her prisoners. Laughing at this Rebel's
audacity, they tractor her aboard. Captain Sergus Lanox
brings Neela to a private dinner for
"negotiations." She threatens to use her wired
ship to blow up the Victory Star Destroyer if they do
not surrender. Wondering if she is bluffing, Lanox
cautiously agrees. Neela orders troops from Horob to
come and pick up the Victory Star Destroyer's crew. She
reveals that she has a prototype sensor chip that
recorded most of the Imperial ship's security codes.
Only the prototype works too well, sending the Hazard's
computers into overload and sending the Victory Star
Destroyer plummeting toward Horob. Astonished, admiring
- and attracted - to this woman's cunning, Lenox
actually helps Neela escape. She blasts away as the
Victory Star Destroyer stops dead in low orbit. Neela is
praised for saving Horob and given a citation.
Incredibly, Lanox also survived and was given the Medal
of Imperial Honour as well. |