Mobility

Other than the destruction of the first corvette, the New Republic fleet had suffered minimal losses. The Maw scientists had put up even less resistance than Wedge had feared. Qwi looked forward now to going through her old labs, eager to find her own files in hopes of answering some of her questions… but afraid to learn the answers.

Wedge reached over to hold her hand. “It’ll be fine. You’ll be a great help. Wait and see.”

She looked longingly at him with her large eyes. “I’ll do my best.” But something caught her attention, and she pointed quickly. “Look, Wedge! We’ve got to stop it.”

The Death Star prototype rose away from Maw Installation under its own power, glistening in the reflected light of the gas cloud.
“According to my own records, Maw Installation had a fully functional prototype,” Qwi said. “If they take that Death Star into New Republic space—”

Before she could complete her sentence, the gigantic sphere of the Death Star shot away toward the edge of the black hole cluster and vanished into the masking clouds of superhot gas.

***

Champions of the Force Chapter 8