Lojji Yon's hearts raced rhythmically and in synch. The rush of the fight flowed through his tentacles as he opened his foils into attack position. He felt the X-Wing in his bones and in his flesh as if it were a part of him. His body and the vehicle that protected it were one and the same. He loved the feeling, the rumble of the engines, the tie fighters tearing into balls of gas before him. He lived for this.<br/><br/>"Woo! Let's go get us some squints with a side order of eyeballs!" Yelled Ri'Jetal, Lojji's wingman, a female Twi'Lek who was quite eager and energetic, sometimes too much for Lojji.<br/><br/>"Just remember to stay with the B-wings Rogue Four," Lojji reminded her.<br/><br/>"Ugh, don't remind me," she huffed. Rogue Squadron had a reputation of being the best squadron in the galaxy. Ri'Jetal joined up for that very reason, so anytime she felt the mission was below them, she let everyone know. Escort missions frustrated Rogue Squadron pilots, especially ones where the A-Wings get to have all the fun. A-Wings were fast, sure, but X-Wings had the right balance of speed and maneuverability.<br/><br/>"Also be sure to not shoot me this time," Lojji felt he needed to add.<br/><br/>"Hey, that was an accident, I told you, my finger slipped" she snapped back.<br/><br/>"It sure didn't seem like it-"<br/><br/>"Alright quit the chatter, or switch to a private channel" someone yelled over the commlink.<br/><br/>'Polearm Three to Rogue Leader, targets sighted. Sensor board tallies twelve TIEs already launched, with more coming out of the Acclamators. They've seen us.'<br/><br/>"Let's do this," Lojji responded. He saw it unfold, the A-wings started blasting at the Ties, and they swarmed. The X-Wings led the B-Wings as fast as they could to the convoy. Except through the swarm came a herd of fighters in perfect formation, moving fast towards them. The Tie Interceptors came in hard, like torrential rain on Glee Anselm, slipping through the A-wings and heading right straight for them. It was already off to a bad start. They got the go ahead to engage and break off.<br/><br/>"Rogue Three to Rogue Leader, we've got a dozen squints heading right to Nova. So much for the distraction."<br/><br/>An interceptor flew straight toward Lojji and he opened fire blindly, hoping for a hit, but he missed. It zoomed by, almost scratching his paint. He did a hard brake and flipped his nose around, punching the accelerator in an attempt to catch it. Laser fire blasted from behind him. Switching to a private channel he spoke, "Ri you got my six?"<br/><br/>An explosion blasted behind him, "Woo! Got him!" she screamed through his comm. She may have been energetic, but she was reliable, and a damn good pilot. Lojji was glad many times over she was his wingman.<br/><br/>"Thanks Ri, just be sure to save some for me," he laughed.<br/><br/>"No problem Lojji!" She screamed. "You got that one?"<br/><br/>She was referring to the tie interceptor Lojji was trying to follow, but it kept sweeping side to side, turning on itself, really pushing his X-Wing's maneuverability. He could have asked for his R3 unit to help, but he felt he was better when full manual. Something about his aquatic acrobatics that made him feel at home maneuvering the X-wing. It fit like a glove. Having an astromech take control made it feel foreign to him, and he could never adapt. His R3 was fine, but he didn't much care to put his trust in a droid.<br/><br/>"Yeah yeah, I've almost got it," he said, bitting his lips, trying to get it in his corsairs. He stated pulling a lot of G's as it got closer into centre of his viewscreen. Finally the tone hit, and he fired four shots. It ripped the tie fighter apart into a ball of hot ball of gas that he sped right through. He relaxed his head back for a minute, but there were plenty of ships to shoot. One pair of Tie fighters opened fire on a B-wing, and Lojji pushed towards them, when suddenly a fighter out of nowhere slammed against his ship, sending him off course. He spun out of control, and his R3 unit screeched in worry.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Sithspawn!</span>Lojji cursed inside.