Dark Times—Fire Carrier 3 is the twenty-fifth issue of the Star Wars: Dark Times comic series and the third in the Fire Carrier story arc. Counted as a continuation of Star Wars: Republic, this issue will establish the title as the longest-running Star Wars comic, passing the original Marvel Star Wars.

As Jedi Master K'Kruhk and a band of Padawans distance themselves from the Empire's refugee camp, they discover a deadly secret the local militia is keeping from their Imperial masters!

Now, marked for death by both factions, they must find a place of safety. But how does one escape the dark times?