Tabitha was now on her home turf and very much taking the leading role. I followed her closely. She knew what parts of the ship the droids would clear first so we weaved in and out of the different rooms to avoid them. They mostly took the form of humans but others were just lifters with wheels. Still, I thought we were finished when I suddenly collapsed. Fear and panic suddenly transcended over me. My heart rate quickened.

“You’ll be okay,” he assured me, “it’s the higher oxygen content in the air on this habitat that’s affecting you. You’ll be okay in two or three minutes. My body has been through this before so I’m not as badly affected.”

Stoically, I regained control of my body and followed her once again. A few moments later we were outside the ship and on the hanger floor. It was cool and smelled of cleaning fluid.

“Where now?”

“There is an unmanned train station just outside, we need to get on one of the carriages. It will take us close to the rebel base,” she remarked, “let’s go.”

With that, we crouched behind other spaceships and cargo, crawling from one to the other that was strewn high around the place.

The fierce heat and the pungent smell of exotic plant life struck me once I stepped outside. It was like a furnace.

“This way,” she commanded.