Dal had no supplies in the small pod, and sent a distress signal. He knew that the unknown attackers could pick it up and trace him, but he had no other choice.
"This is Dal, anyone there. I'm a survivor from the Independence, we were intercepted by unknown fighters, reguesting pickup."
A nearby freighter delivering ore from asteroids heard the signal.
"This is Captain Rab, were tracing you, give us a few minutes."
"Copy that"
Soon, Dal saw a portal open nearby from the pods viewport. Dal activated the pods thrusters and flew into the freighters cargo hold.
Dal was greeted by Captain Rab.
"Hello, were going to Heran Loma, we can drop you to the Naval base there, are you good at anything?"
"Yeah, im a engineer, but I lost my tools." Dal replied.
"We can give you a spare set, our left engine is crippled, can you see if you can fix it?"
"Whatever."
After a few hours, Dal got the engine fixed along wiht some other engineers. The freighter jumped into hyperspace and emerged near Heran Loma. The ship was assigned landing codes and landed into the base.
"Thanks for the ride."
"See ya Dal, thanks to you for repairing the engine, you can keep the tools if you want."
Cali went to inform the commander about the unknown attackers and destruction of Independence.