"What?"
"I said the Redemption is failing, Master." Ahsoka Tano told her master again, but even folded arms and an impatient look couldn't hide her fear. "And the Tranquility is beyond repair. Master Obi-wan is going to have to evacuate."
Anakin Skywalker whirled back to the massive viewport of the Jedi cruiser Redemption. "Get me Obi-wan!"
Seconds later, a hologram of Anakin's former master jumped to life.
"Anakin, we have serious problems."
"So I've heard. Get everyone onto the Redemption pronto." Anakin glanced over at the flaming figure of the Tranquility. "But I'm afraid we're going to have to make an emergency retreat somewhere. Redemption isn't going to last long against those Sep frigates." As if to confirm his statement, the largest Separatist cruiser fired hard at the Redemption causing her to shudder. "Admiral Yularen! Calculate hyperspace jump to Naboo."
Yularen nodded and disappeared from view.
A clone arrayed with orange and white armor entered the hologram and said something to Obi-wan. Anakin's former master nodded, then turned back to Anakin. "Time to evacuate. I'll see you in awhile." Obi-wan's hologram disappeared, and another blast racked the ship, almost knocking Anakin off his feet.
"General!" Admiral Yularen called. "They've hit the left engine! We can't make it to Naboo; it's too far."
Anakin clenched his teeth. What other planet was nearby?
"Sir, there's a planet in reach," one of the clone officers said.
"Which one?"
"Unknown, Sir. There's no information on it."
Anakin made a split second decision. "Program the Nava-computer, and as soon as Obi-wan's on board make the jump."
"Yes, Sir!"

* * *

Tiegan Drake felt the Redemption shoot into hyperspace and let out a relieved sigh. That had been really close. She glanced around the cruiser's main hanger noting the amount of injured clones and the number of still functional air craft. It appeared that about a dozen of the starfighters and most of the gunships had survived the space battle against General Grievous.
That means we can transport troops, but our dog-fighting abilities won't be too impressive.
"Tiegan, come. We need to discus our next move on the bridge." Obi-wan said, walking briskly away. Tiegan sprinted to his side and they made their way to a turbo lift, then to the Redemption's bridge. Anakin and Ahsoka were standing side-by-side in front of the viewport while clone officers hurried around them.
Anakin sensed Obi-wan and Tiegan's approach and turned. He gave Tiegan a nod and she felt the corners of her mouth twitch.
Hey, Big Brother.
"How long until we reach Naboo?" Obi-wan asked Anakin.
Anakin rubbed the back of his neck, showing that he was nervous. "Uh…yeah, about that. Naboo was out of reach, so we're headed for a mystery planet."
Obi-wan stroked his beard in that I'm-pondering-might-issues way. "A mystery planet? But that makes no sense. There should be no unknown planets around Naboo."
"Right." Anakin shot a glance at the Nava-computer. "Well, you ready to make a new discovery?."
Mere moments later, the Redemption exited hyperspace with a hard jolt. Out of the corner of her eye, Tiegan could see the massive flaming wings of the Jedi cruiser. That doesn't look too good.
"General Skywalker." Admiral Yularen said in his calm, collected voice. "I am afraid that we are unable to avoid a crash on the planet. Shall we resort to the escape pods?"
"Will the crash be lethal?" Anakin said.
"No," Admiral Yularen answered. "we should be able to slow our decent enough to cause minimal damage."
"Then we'll stay with the ship. Everyone, prepare for crash landing!"