Back around 2 years before the Battle of Yavin, the Rebellion received news of two imperial tacticians, that had pioneered the imperial flight plans and had knowledge of imperial navel strategies wished to defect. Unfortunately the Rebellion cell active in the area had a convoy strike the same exact date. They were only able to spare one agent, Kanan Jarrus. Kanan took two operatives and two extra HWK-290s and met with the man who leaked the information and arranged the meeting, Kyle katarn. Kyle had it all planned out, the hired a new found friend, Lando, to assist with extracting the defectors in his new, incredibly fast ship "the millennium falcon". During the mission, they ran into trouble. Kyle and Kanan kept a level head, keeping the team focused, and lando's ease of flying focused his wing mates in turn. The tactician's information kept the rebels one step ahead of the attackers, leaving them stressing to respond effectively. In the end, Kyle was incredibly impressed with the HWK's performance and connected with Kanan, a fellow force user, and grew a love for the rebellion.
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