Keilla was the beginning of the end for me. Being with her was making me weak, when I needed to be at my best. I found it harder leaving her to go on missions, growing closer as time past. It became harder to focus myself on the goals I had set myself. That is why I missed the arrival in system of Governor Tadrin. I was away on a mission when he decided to come home and check up on his planet. He had heard rumors concerning the university. It seems some of the students had talked. When I arrived back from my mission, they had already taken in people for 'questioning'. Among them Keilla and her students. My first knowledge of this came in the form of a broadcast from the governors mansion. He announced a list of Rebel sympathizers recently captured. I knew everyone on the list. It was then that he announced me by way of description and a drawn picture. I left to pack my bags. That was when the Stormtroopers blew open my door. I'd become sloppy and people were paying for my mistake. It was only fair I pay as well. I'd come so far only to fail. But not yet, igniting my sabre I leave the bedroom to meet them. I refuse to let it end like this. For my friends, for Keilla to be the price of my lax behavior. I destroyed the Stormtroopers as quickly as possible. More awaited me outside, but I returned to my room to finish packing. I would never see this place again, so I must think carefully. Once backed I strapped my bag on and went to meet the rest of the troops. They'd grown restless and come in to find their comrades dead. I killed them as well. Life moved so quickly for me now. Running from one event to another. I found myself in the Imperial shuttle they had come to take me away in. I was looking out the window, watching my home burn. In the back of my mind I recall thinking that should destroy the evidence. Next I find myself talking my way through the governors security, requesting landing instructions. Once I had landed and I had opened the door with troops waiting to take the 'prisoner' into custody. My world came crashing back into focus. It was all so clear to me now. My thoughts were like crystal. I moved forward on the attack, side stepping blaster bolts and deflecting others in my rush to get down the ramp, to break into the holding cells, to free my friends, to free my love. I would allow nothing to stand in my way. Imperials fell around me. I gained entry to the holding cells and killed any that stood before me.Once I freed the first, they freed others. All the while I asked where Keilla was. None of them knew, they had been kept separate. I called out her name, but in the din of the station alarms I could not hear her. It was then I sensed her at the far end. Far removed from the others. I rushed to her cell and freed her. We fell into one anothers arms. We cried, we swore we would never leave one another again. I cried out for everyone to hurry to the ship. We needed to make our escape. As we loaded on board they again opened fire on us. I deflected the blasts as before. Protecting us as I could. No one died though a few sustained injuries. Once on board I activated the shields.Taking off we found ourselves under fire from heavier gun emplacements around the base. We didn't have the weaponry to silence them and every moment we waited was another for them to bring ships to bear on us.I was too late. TIE fighters approached from our right. There were three of them. Weapons firing as I added strength to the shields on that side. I had one of the students plot a random jump and a series of follow up jumps as quickly as possible. While they worked on that I worked on trying to lose the fighters. Running full rear deflectors I attempted to keep them dodging as much as possible while trying to track me. I was nowhere near as maneuverable as the TIEs and we both knew it, it was only a matter of time. Our only hope was in making the jump before they could get through our shields. Then the other fighters arrived. We took a direct hit to the front of the shuttle. Shields were still full on the rear to protect us from the TIEs in back. Switching the shields, they overloaded. We were defenseless, engines powering up for the jump to hyperspace. Clawing for space as we were hit yet again. The ship shuddering as we began to crash back towards the ground. Everyone was strapping in as I tried to control our descent. It was hopeless. Nothing could save us now.We plowed into the ground at a shallow enough angle that for awhile we merely skipped across the surface. Losing speed in fits and starts as parts of the shuttle sacrificed themselves so we could perhaps survive.When we came to a stop finally, there was blood in my eyes. I tried to wipe it away, only to find more taking it's place. I went back into the ship to check on the others, but mostly to find Keilla. Sadly I found her. She didn't fare so well in the crash. A section of the ship collapsed on top of her. I found myself hoping she died instantly. After all the suffering I had caused in my life, this was merely one further indignity. Many of the students were in just as bad a shape as she was. Some lived. They attempted to rescue what they could. I pushed them out of the ship and prepared to fire it. It was all I could think to do for her. I couldn't take her and I couldn't simply leave her for them. Once the charges were set I led the others in to the surrounding foliage, seeking a hiding spot from the patrols flying over the wreckage.I suggested we split up. Once I convinced them of likely directions of escape. I prepared myself. I had fought this battle long enough. Keillas death was one too many for me to bear. I could not go on watching those around me die and console myself with the facts that I was at least fighting the good fight against the Empire. This would be my final stand. My last gesture.They came at me from three sides. Imperial Stormtroopers. I waded into them to try and take as many of them with me as possible, while holding them from finding the others. It was an all or nothing battle. I had nothing left, so I held nothing back. I killed them in such great numbers that soon I was hindered by their bodies. I had fewer options in my movement and found myself unable to dodge far enough, fast enough. I was losing by inches as grazing blaster bolts caused me more and more pain. Finally I could stand no more and collapsed under withering fire.As I lay there thinking of Keilla I triggered the charges on the shuttle. My last thoughts were of you my love...