Alanna smirked, mentally reminding herself to put extra effort into getting that Interceptor.  As the briefing ended, the explosion rocked the ship, knocking chair over and sending people tumbling.  Her combat instincts kicking in, all joking was forgotten as she lifted herself to her feet, pulling others up as well.  "Come on, people, those Imperials aren't going to kill themselves, you know!"  Kicking one rookie in the pants as he ran by, she turned to follow him, running for the hangar.<br/><br/>Beeper had just finished the pre-flight preparations when Alanna climbed into the cockpit, strapping herself in and pulling on her helmet.  "Okay, Beeper, lets go give our friends a hand."  The R2 unit beeped and whistled, seeming almost excited to be going into battle.  The engines of Lady Shadow roared to life, and Alanna keyed the comm unit.  "Alliance Command, this is Red 23.  Ready for departure."  Once she got permission to launch, she was off, her X-Wing roaring out of the launch bay and into space.<br/><br/>Entering the minefield, Alanna immediately put her head on a swivel, scanning for targets as she tried to maneuver her way through the mines, careful to keep her distance as she flew.