Dominik glanced at Xid before nodding to Sela, looking to each of the troopers in turn as they all confirmed they were ready. The ship landed hard and fast, a little less than a hundred meters from the perimeter of outpost EX-66. Dominik donned his rebreather and allowed time for Sela and Xid to do the same before he signaled for the bay door to open. 

As it opened, Dominik waved everyone out as he stepped forward, drawing his saber and igniting the green blade. The air was still and thick, forming a fog like appearance around them. The tall structure of the outpost could be seen in the distance, and as everyone stepped off the ship, it lifted from the ground and took off in a few short moments. 

Tapping the center of the com link on his wrist, Dom activated a beacon that was connected back to their base outpost, with a few other Jedi and troops watching over their every movement. 

The Master Jedi reached out with his senses, allowing himself to see beyond the physical barriers of the smog and terrain. Almost immediately he felt a presence, there was no mistaking what it was. Sith. 

If they could get to the outpost, they could barricade themselves inside, giving the group more time to get to where Xid needed to go to fix the tower. 

"Make for the outpost, now!" He instructed, pointing towards the tower with his left hand, as his right held his lightsaber at the ready. 

“Dominick, I’ll assist you. Xid, go with the troopers. We will need the cover fire when we retreat.” Sela ordered. She stepped to cover their retreat and her legs widen in a combative stance. With practiced ease, her lightsaber floated into her grip. 

Xid nodded. Still clutching Navi, he rushed alongside the rest of the troopers to the outpost. The moment they moved, the leading Sith jerked his arm down. About three of the five Imperial troopers dropped to one knee then fired off blaster shots. The dark red bolts flew toward the group breaking off. 

Sela stepped into the line of fire. She whipped her lightsaber about, catching two bolts with a low sweep.They bounced off redirecting into the dirt nearby. At the two’s demonstration of skill, the Empire advanced quickly. Two apprentices and their master rushed for Dominick while the third one charged at her. She jerked up her blade to catch the fool’s slash down on her head.  

Dominik met the Sith lord head on as he and his apprentices charged. The Jedi Master met the Lord's initial strike with his own saber, a frenzy of red and green dancing around each other before the apprentices got involved. They were no match for Dominik, as the older Force-wielder focused his effort on the Lord, much more cautious in fighting the one with more experience. He parried the apprentice's strikes with his own, then turned quickly to parry another downward strike from one more experienced.

Dominik kept an eye on Sela as they both fought, glancing back towards their strike team as the troopers covered Xid while they ran towards the outpost.

There were times when the Sith made an attempt to grab Dominik's rebreather, or strike it with their saber in order to disable it. The Sith wore masks, no doubt with rebreathing capabilities. They knew that by disabling the rebreather, it would give them an upper hand in the duel, on that Dom did not intend to drag on.

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