Getting in was the easy part. With Jennifer’s credentials and her classification, she could be let into the most sensitive places within the Empire. She flashed her badge and the guards let her though the heavy gate and got Abu. The place was pretty much what Jennifer expected. Misery everywhere she looked, completely inhospitable penal colony. Heavy foreboding steel walls and vicious guards and depressing tall towers overlooking the place.

It was a rude shock for Morgan who, on seeing the place remarked, “This place is the worst I have ever seen. “

Jennifer had told the guy about earths situation.

The reaction was the last thing Jennifer expected. He simply started laughing. “You, the great Capt. Jason, the super-spy for Imperial Intelligence, You one of the most loyal and now committing you are treason after they made you a woman. I am happy for you. You have seen the truth but I am afraid that you are late asking for my assistance to help liberate Earth. It was you that directed them to my fleet and it was destroyed. I am afraid there is nothing I can do for you or earth, Capt Jennifer. “

Jennifer simply said, “Yes. I will get you out of here so you can help us in any way that you can.”

“I would be grateful if you would. I can not help The Earth at the moment as our fleet was destroyed. But I have contacts that can provide assistance. IF you get me out, I will make the contacts for the people you care about. But… are you willing do to your part now.”

Jennifer blinked, “What are you talking about?”

“You have changed sides now. That means you are on our side in this conflict. You are now a rebel and after you rescue me, They will be hunting you. You will be a wanted woman, A traitor. If you are on our side you must work for us, follow the orders of the leaders of the rebellion. That is me. Are you willing to do as your told to aid the rebellion?”

Jennifer never thought about that but he was right. Breaking out a high level rebel officer would make her a traitor. They would know and be hunting her down. But, it had to be done. The empress had to be stopped. With her new conviction an what was right and wrong, she said with no doubt, “Yes. What do you need from me?”

Abu knew this would be hard for her. He listened when Jennifer described this place. It seemed very hostile. He told Jennifer, “You need to go back to Earth, observe the landings and report to us the size of the forces they land and exactly where so we know where to send help. And you need to organize resistance among the humans on Earth. Those are your orders, Jennifer. “

Oh my god. “Yes. I can pull that off. “ Jennifer stood up and walked out with Morgan. “Morgan, you must stay in the ship. IT will be highly dangerous. This ship will protect you. She checked the status of the weapons. She was pleased they were fully charged. She let the ship up and flew it over to the prison. “Here it goes. After this, everyone in the Empire will know I rescued the most dangerous rebel officer. “

She armed the main turbo-lasers and targeted the main towers overlooking the prison. She took a deep breath and fired . Emerald green blasts of power flashed from the ships guns toward the steel towers. They exploded in brilliant balls of fire and in a second, they were turned into hot indecent clouds of vapor.

Then she rotated the craft hovering over the prison and targeted another tower on the far end of the prison and let the turbo-lasers speak. The watchtowers erupted into hot fury clouds of vapor. She targeted the main gates and blew them apart with the weapons.

She saw troops come out firing up at the ship. She lowered and armed a smaller repeating heavy blaster. She fired and streams of deadly bolds shot out in rapid succession destroying the attackers. Pretty soon, the prison was in ruins but she knew it was dangerous to exit. She didn’t fire at the main building because she didn’t want to kill Abu.

She lowered the craft and told a stunned Morgan, “Now, the real fun starts. “ she stood up and walked into the back. She stood in a circle and pushed a few buttons. The circle opened up and a heavy armor suit slid out of the floor and over her. It covered her in heavy black armor plates. The armor fit her perfectly and then some bio armor arms slid over her own arms and her legs were covered. IN all, she looked very deadly and 20 foot taller. She walked out toward the door to the outside. Her footsteps were heavy thumps. The door opened and when she walked out, there were over a hundred armed troops aiming guns at her.

The battle was swift as they all fired and their bolts were easily absorbed by the armor Jennifer was wearing. She walked out toward them and stood. The suit she was wearing made her look imposing over the troops. Then, two heavy chain blaster guns slide out over both of her shoulders. The guns fired with expert precision and killed all of the troops easily. Then, with all of the troops defending the prison were gone, she walked in unopposed though the prison and broke open Abu’s cell. They went back to the ship and she flew out unopposed.

It was done and now she was officially a traitor to the empire she had served. There was no denying it, everyone would soon know what she had done and imperial officials would have orders to arrest her. Bounty hunters would be hunting for her for large rewards.

She had already left the penal colony and was on her way. She told Morgan, “This mission will be extremely difficult. I set our course to the home, I know a few friends there that will help us in this mission. I promise you that they wont turn us in. “

He was taken back, “Are you mad, Jennifer. Did you just say you were going to the Home planet, the capital of the Empire? “

“Yes, “ She said. “Where would be the last place you would look for a traitor if you were an Imperial Officer?”

He laughed, “Yea. I wouldn’t think anyone would be that stupid to go there. Its lucky for us they don’t know that we -are- that stupid.”

Jennifer became serious, “This will be very difficult. The Home is surrounded by skyhooks, orbital battle stations, Gun emplacement satellites and a big chunk of the Imperial Navy. There is no mistake, this will be extremely dangerous but I cant see any way around going there. I am alone and I need some help. The people I know are there, so I am going there. “

“So how can we get in there in this ship?”

“We don’t, “Jennifer said. “ This ship will be identified. There are huge robotic freighters going in and out of the Home all the time and the space lanes they take are well known. We find one of them, get in and let the freighter take us in. Once we are docked, slipping out will be easily enough and then getting to the surface wont be hard. “

Abu sent out a signal and a ship docked with him he was off toward an unknown destination so they found the space lanes that went to and from the home system.

They found the perfect ride. A huge lumbering heavy robotic freighter carrying supplies to the home planet. “Being robotic, it has no crew. There wont be anyone to hide from in it. The problems will come when it docks on a orbital dock and people come. They’re always searched for stowaways since the powers that be know the big corporations use robotic freighters. Some times they only pretend to search, and other times there serious. It depends on who is searching. But getting in one of the big freighters wont be a problem. “