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| - SPD Roc Nest: Bridge This wide chamber is commanded by an imposing commander's chair on a raised dais. The bridge then descends by steps with large command stations spaced on each of the steps. The command stations are slim, uncrowned half-domes, the hollowed out interiors clustered with control panels and data displays accessible from a swiveling chair. At the aft of the bridge, massive open-air repulsorlifts stand ready to shuttle freight or large numbers of troops to the lower decks of the ship. The fore of the bridge is dominated by floor-to-ceiling transparisteel view ports that look out over the top of the circular battleship. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: SPD Roc Nest towers over the shipyard that expands out from the Sullust moon, Sulon. The dignitaries and watchers have been crowded into an audience chamber to watch the festivities, while the competitors remain in the open space not far from the Defender-class ship. (Pesiro) The Sullust President is surrounded by bodyguards as he makes his presence known on the Roc Nest, only a day after an assassination attempt. His head is bandaged and his suit looks new, but generally little has changed about him. He move over to the podium and stands straight. "Ladies and Gentlemen. It is with great pleasure that I am able to enjoy the festivities with you that SoroSuub has been so kind to sponsor." He adjusts his stance. "As the contestants should be aware, only lasers are allowed during combat. Each contestant goes until their shields are depleted or until they quit the dogfight. Beyond that, revert to the rules you had already been read. Now... fighters, take your positions!" SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Peregrine pulls and quick loop into it's starting postition as it's pilot assesses the threats posed buy the other fighters. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Plucky takes a position equally far from the other ships, and then sits stopped, ready to max the speed out. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Enigma 2 unlocks its S-fold, pulling a quick dive, corkscrew, and loop as it pulls into its own position. Weapons are hot and ion engines charged. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Unnamed V19 orbits above Roc Nest. (Terienn) A young gal lurks at the perimeter of the room, near the podium. Terienn is clad all in black military-style garb from head to toe, and stands at a loose approximation of parade rest. The color brings out an alert sharpness in her deep brown eyes. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: SPD Roc Nest seems to be an unmoving rock in the sky. "Contests, all of you good luck, and may the spirits guide you.... 3... 2... 1... BEGIN!" Pesiro speaks into the comsys speaker before moving to step of the podium to watch the clash in a more comfortable location. SPACE: SPD Roc Nest skips its combat action. It is now Peregrine's turn to act. (Fiero) A stark-faced Vanixian male steps into the bridge, which he, at least, given preliminary instruction by the carrier's crew, has been told where the non-combatant viewings of the battle take place. He is accompanied by a woman and a human male in dreadlocks. SPACE: Enigma enters the area. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Peregrine turns toward the X-Wing and James Loro fires a burst of his ship's lasers before diving into a Corkscrew Avoid. SPACE: Peregrine fires its 3 Laser Cannons at Enigma 2 and hits, significantly damaging it. It is now Plucky's turn to act. SPACE: Plucky skips its combat action. It is now Enigma 2's turn to act. (Jai) The dreadlocked human, Jai, is chewing on some nuts, more of which keep being pulled from a wee bag in his left hand. He follows the vanixian with a leisurely pace, almost lagging behind sometimes. (Pesiro) Pesiro makes his way off the stage into the more crowded locale of the main audience area. The Sullust President glances around at those that are present to watch, before making his way toward the women in the corner. "Admiral Terienn. Why are you over here? I assume you will be at the ball?" (Asori) Asori glances around, then leans towards Fiero, murmuring something quietly to him. Asori whispers to Fiero. SPACE: Enigma 2 fires its 4 Laser Cannons at Peregrine but misses it. It is now Unnamed V19's turn to act. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Unnamed V19 zooms around, presenting itself as a target but not doing much else. SPACE: Unnamed V19 skips its combat action. It is now SPD Roc Nest's turn to act. (Fiero) Casting a blazing red glance about, Fiero makes some space for his group in a desolate corner, next to the crowded viewing stands. He slips a small flask containing what should be an alcoholic beverage from his robe, and offers it to Asori and Jai. Afterwards, he leans in to the woman and whispers something in her ear. Fiero whispers to Asori. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Enigma 2 turns around and fires once more at the Peregrine. SPACE: Enigma fires its 4 Laser Cannons at Enigma 2 and hits, seriously damaging it. (Asori) Asori laughs faintly to Fiero, nodding to what he whispers, then glances towards Jai, "Enjoying yourself?" She asks cheerfully, taking the offered flask, sniffing at it lightly. (Jai) Paying no attention to the whispering of his companions an waving off the offered drink, Jai begins watching the dog fights with mild interest. "I'd rather dead with both feet on the ground." He comments to no one in particular. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Peregrine stays on target and James Loro fires a second burst before shooting past the damaged X-Wing. SPACE: Peregrine fires its 3 Laser Cannons at Enigma 2 and hits, heavily damaging it. (Terienn) Although the action has begun outside, the majority of Terienn's attention flits around the various beings in the assembled audience. She lets her gaze rest on the Sullustan for as long as she can. "Good evening, President Nonobi," she answers crisply. "I came to see if there is anything I might be able to do here." COMSYS: (all channels) Pesiro says, "Enigma 2 has been eliminated. Enigma 2, please dock with the Roc Nest." (Jai) "Just a bunch of ships flying about." Jai says upon realizing Asori was talking to him and not the guy behind him. "Not much to enjoy." (Pesiro) "Anything in particular you think you might be able to do?" Pesiro questions the Thyferran protector. He looks toward the view screen as a result is announced. (Fiero) Fiero grins at Asori as she sniffs the beverage, and leans against the railing as a fighter pilot is eliminated from the competition. "And that was an Incom X-Wing. I'd rather trust my life upon the back of a tauntaun." SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Plucky may have been late into the action, but now the stinger moves up to full speed. The X-Wing already eliminated, the Stinger dives toward the Peregrine. Magnus feels his body shake at the acceleration of the ship reaches its max. Then the lasers lance out. The splatting explosion of sound filling the cockpit. SPACE: Plucky fires its 2 Laser Cannons at Peregrine but misses it. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Enigma 2 locks S-folds and heads for the docking bay. Enigma 2 enters the docking bay. Eva arrives from the Docking Chamber Eva has arrived. (Asori) "Flying about..That's one way to put it, yes." Asori nods in agreement, then takes a quick sip from the flask before passing it back towards Fiero, "I like flying. It's fun. But I know nothing about ships." SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Unnamed V19 continues to zoom through the battle zone. - FLASH - Its rookiee pilot squeezes off a few shots from the lasers at empty space! (Terienn) Terienn reclasps her hands together behind her back. "Let's just say I hope I have an uneventful evening, sir, compared with yours the other night." Her voice is quite guarded. "I am glad to see you up and around so well." (Eva) Eva enters the unlocking bulkheads, followed closely by her astromech, Esther. (Pesiro) Pesiro nods his head to Terienn. "Thank you. I assume you will be coming to the costume ball? Any idea what you will be wearing?" SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Enigma flies past the other X-wing as a shot removes it from the contest. Valen chuckles slightly and rolls hard to port to fall in behind the Peregrine that took the final hit on his kill. He opens fire. SPACE: Enigma fires its 4 Laser Cannons at Peregrine but misses it. (Terienn) Terienn says, "I... cobbled something together, sir." SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Peregrine after some brief debate James Loro swings around and opens fire on the new X-Wing. SPACE: Peregrine fires its 3 Laser Cannons at Enigma and hits, significantly damaging it. (Jai) "Dai booze?" Jai inquires of Fiero, jerking his chin at the flask. COMSYS: (all channels) Pesiro says, "Who will be the next person out... because after that, everyone is fighting for the credits." (Richard Tan) Richard Tan is here as well, watching the race with interest as he sees the contestants go at it. He is already in his costume for the ball that will be held after the race and he looks like a noble himself, although more military based than anything. (Fiero) Fiero grins at Asori, sips from the flask briefly, and passes it on to Jai. "See, if somebody started a melee competition, I'd get in, just for kicks. As it stands though, I doubt anyone will do it." SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Plucky misses his first pass. But Magnus is old hand at this. And then he turns the corner and heads after the V19. Letting the other two duke it out as he takes care of the strange pilot who is shooting at the air. SPACE: Plucky fires its 2 Laser Cannons at Unnamed V19 but misses it. It is now Unnamed V19's turn to act. (Jai) Taking the flask, Jai sniffs at the opening trying to figure out what was inside. "It liqourness, then? Me doh drink." And he begins handing the flask back unless told otherwise. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Unnamed V19 spins hard to the ride as the laser blasts come out of no where! "Whoa-ho-ho-ho!" The nimble fighter swings around in a tight curve and lines up on Plucky. SPACE: Unnamed V19 fires its 2 Laser Cannons at Plucky but misses it. It is now SPD Roc Nest's turn to act. SPACE: SPD Roc Nest skips its combat action. It is now Enigma's turn to act. (Pesiro) "Oh? I will be very eager to see it than. Rare it seems you come to such parties," Pesiro comments with a smile before looking at the view screen. "Any particular favorite of yours this day?" (Fiero) "It's got enough sips to get you drunk. It's the best Corellian whiskey one can find in the open markets- because the black market has other alternatives that are stronger. You know, industrial regulations." Fiero extends a palm at Jai, probably to signal he can keep the flask. He leans to Asori, "I'd put my money on the KDY ship." SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Enigma takes a hard hit, but Kamli pulls back hard on the control stick and loops up and shoots away. He pulls the Stinger up in it's reticule and opens fire. SPACE: Enigma fires its 4 Laser Cannons at Plucky and hits, heavily damaging it. It is now Peregrine's turn to act. (Asori) Asori continues to watch the ships flying around, then glances over towards Fiero, "Yeah?" She asks, then glances back, "What makes you say that?" SPACE: Sweetwine enters the area. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Peregrine loops up behind Enigma and James Loro opens fire again before diving low and to port. SPACE: Peregrine fires its 3 Laser Cannons at Enigma and hits, seriously damaging it. Sweetwine enters the docking bay. (Terienn) Terienn glances dubiously at the viewscreen. "I'm afraid not, sir. I follow sport so rarely that I don't really see the point of this contest." SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Plucky takes a hit from behind as the X-Wing, for no aparent reason, lines up a shot and pulls the trigger. A spark flies as one of the onboard displays bursts, but the shields hold, just barely. The Stinger keeps his target lined up, and he opens fire on the V19 again, trying to peg the faster ship. SPACE: Plucky fires its 2 Laser Cannons at Unnamed V19 and hits, seriously damaging it. It is now Unnamed V19's turn to act. (Jai) And Jai stands there looking stupid with a flask he's not going to drink from in one hand and a wee packet of nuts in the other. "Great," He mutters. "Temptation." SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Unnamed V19 rolls again, trying to evade fire, but fails. Still shakey on the stick, Paul swings around and lines up a run on a new target. SPACE: Unnamed V19 fires its 2 Laser Cannons at Enigma but misses it. (Pesiro) Pesiro nods his head. "I should go about talking with some of the other observers," Pesiro comments to Terienn. "I will see you at the Ball." SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Enigma expects the attack this time and barrel rolls through the piercing red beams of ionized death. Valen returns fire as it bears down on the V19. SPACE: Enigma fires its 4 Laser Cannons at Unnamed V19 but misses it. (Terienn) "Very well, sir." Terienn positions herself once more so that she can occasionally glance out toward the action, but her gaze is still drawn into the room. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Peregrine stays on it's target James Loro determined to eliminate the most advanced hostile fighter first. SPACE: Peregrine fires its 3 Laser Cannons at Enigma and hits, heavily damaging it. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Enigma has it's shields drop and it banks and heads for the Defender. Enigma enters the docking bay. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Plucky ignores the fact that the V19 has changed targets. It follows the faster fighter and lines up another shot. Magnus feels sweat rolling down his cheek to emmesh itself in his beard. He tweaks the stick a few times. Once, twice... trying to line up the shot against the much faster and more agile ship. Giving a slight lead, he pulls the trigger SPACE: Plucky fires its 2 Laser Cannons at Unnamed V19 but misses it. COMSYS: (all channels) Pesiro says, "Enigma is out. Everyone is now playing for a minimum of five thousand credits." (Fiero) "He's the best off of all the present combatants. And- see, the other 'Enigma' just lost his shielding. It's going to be a tough match from now on, but the LX11 is probably getting the advantage out of all of them, though I've seen people win with worse off odds," Fiero comments, looking to Asori again, before he arches an eyebrow at Jai. He reaches out to grab at the flask, "if it's temptation to you, don't give into your whim." (Richard Tan) Richard Tan looks up as he stretched as he looks at those who are here and thinks for a moment as he nods to Jai and company, and was not able to make it to the race. Turning his head, he looks at Terieen, and heads over towards her and Pesiro, "Greeting," he says to them with a nod of his head, "How are you this day sir, after the incident that happened last night," he asks Pesiro. He than nods towards Terienn, "And how are you ma'am," he asks. (Asori) Asori nods, "I'm glad that you can tell that...It just looks like people flying around to me." She responds, bouncing just a little. (Terienn) Terienn gives Tan a simple nod in greeting. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Unnamed V19 watches Enigma takes hits and pulls away to let the wounded X dock. The V19 accelerates to attack speed and banks hard to shoot at Plucky again! SPACE: Unnamed V19 fires its 2 Laser Cannons at Plucky but misses it. (Pesiro) Pesiro looks over at Richard as he approaches and nods his head. "I am well enough that the doctors and security allows me free moment to join you here. I am feeling very well, though there is a bit of a throbbing in the spot where I was shot." (Jai) Jai raises his nut bag to Richard Tan as he notices him looking, then frowns at Fiero. "Me eh say take it... I might change my mind..." SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Peregrine swings down onto the tail of the V-19 and James Loro cooly settles his sights on the V19 before firing. SPACE: Peregrine fires its 3 Laser Cannons at Unnamed V19 but misses it. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Plucky stays on target. Despite the sudden attack by the V19, he stays on target. Magnus curses under his breath as he loops around and nearly collides with the Peregrine, "We're too close!" he mutters inside his cockpit. But then the pilot grits his teeth, "Stay on target..." and with narrowed green eyes, he pulls the trigger, sending more lasers lancing at the V19. SPACE: Plucky fires its 2 Laser Cannons at Unnamed V19 and hits, heavily damaging it. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Unnamed V19 takes a last salvo. Paul waggles his shieldless ship in salute and then docks with the capship. Unnamed V19 enters the docking bay. COMSYS: (all channels) Pesiro says, "Unnamed V19 is eliminated. Please dock with the Roc nest." SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Peregrine swings around as James Loro lines his sights up on what was ironically the first fighter to target him today and is now the last hostile left in the contest SPACE: Peregrine fires its 3 Laser Cannons at Plucky and hits, severely damaging it. (Richard Tan) Richard Tan nods to Pesiro, "I was there right after it had happened," he says. "Wish I was able to get the Rodian, but the Viceroy was able to catch him," he says. "Beings like that need to be kept in check, so that those int he galaxy are not threatened by them," he adds. SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Peregrine waggles it's wings in salute before James Loro sends his ship into a victory loop. (Pesiro) Pesiro nods his head very slightly to Richard. "I am glad the Viceroy was present to arrest the Rodian. Security was limited at the tournament due to the analysts believing it wasn't a high profile local to conduct crime, let alone a violent crime. I guess they will have to reevaluate." COMSYS: (all channels) Pesiro says, "And that is the match! James Loro flying the Peregrine is the victor!" SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Plucky finishes off the V19, but by doing so, the Peregrine lines up a shot and breaks through the last of the flickering shields. Magnus curses as his helmetted head bangs into the side of his cockpit and he shakes a fist out the window. (Pesiro) Pesiro claps his hands together as the victor is announced. "It seems the LX11 has won another competition. Very interesting." (Richard Tan) Richard Tan nods, "Yes, it is interesting, but he is an excellent pilot," he says as he looks at Terienn, "Are you alright ma'am?" he asks. COMSYS: (all channels) Pesiro says, "Thank you everyone for coming for the 2nd Dogfight of the SoroSuub Starfighter Combat Series. Please, do not forget the Costume Ball that will be taking place shortly at the Gaming Hall in Idyllast. Food and drinks are on SoroSuub." (Terienn) "Yes, I'm fine," Terienn replies quickly. "Mr... Tan, is it? How are you this evening?" SPACE - Orbit of Sulon: Peregrine completes it's victory loop and turns toward Sullust. (Richard Tan) Richard Tan nods, "I am doing extremely well," he says. "I am in good health, work is going well, with the upgrades I do, and I am saving up to get a spacestation to have as a place for thsoe who want their ships upgraded can come to. Plus, I am learnign a lot more on the Engineering side of work, with hopes of possibly designing and building ships. (Pesiro) Pesiro turns to look at Terienn and Richard. "Well, I think it is time for me to head to the costume ball," Pesiro comments to the both of them. The Sullust President looks at Richard. "A space station? Why would you need such to conduct upgrades?" At that, Pesiro turns and takes his leave. (Asori) Asori leans over to Fiero, whispering. Asori whispers to Fiero. SPACE: Peregrine leaves the area, proceeding to Orbit of Sullust. (Fiero) "What did I tell you?" Fiero grins at Asori, then taps his head. "Intuition, and a good analytic mind." Then, at the whisper, he nods once, muttering to her in return. Fiero whispers to Asori. (Terienn) "I'm glad you're doing well." Terienn's gaze darts over to the departing Sullustan and she quickly adds, "If President Nonobi is heading down to Sullust, I believe I will head that way to. Are you coming?" Asori whispers to Fiero. (Jai) Jai eats nuts. "We headed to that ball or wha?" (Fiero) Fiero winks to Asori, and offers her an arm to take. "Let's go to my lounge area, shall we?" (Asori) "Do you have something to wear." Asori asks, taking Fiero's offered arm, "I may have to take apart your ship you know." (Jai) Jai coughs, loudly. "I still here!" (Richard Tan) Richard Tan nods, "Yes, I am," he says to her. (Asori) Asori glances at Jai, "You need a costume too. Come on. I'll find you both something." (Fiero) Fiero shrugs lightly to Asori. "I might have something. Who knows," he says with a faint smile, and leads the group into the lift. SPACE - Orbit of Sullust: Inimical Deliquescence floats along through space, though roughly maintains its position. The various other ships in the flotilla do the same, maintaining their blockade as effectively as possible. Focus scans of the MC90 and other warships displays active shields, sensors, comms, and weapon systems. Targeting systems come online next and move over the GR77. COMSYS: (all channels) Fiero says, "So what's going on here?" SPACE - Orbit of Sullust: Boarder Dozen remains motionless and shows absolutely no aggression as it hangs in space passively COMSYS: (all channels) Fiero says, "On the contrary. I'm heading into Sullust. Captain..." COMSYS: (all channels) Fiero says, "ID transmitted." COMSYS: (all channels) Fiero says, "Crew: 5 people in charge of carrying containers, the niece of Bail Organa and a dreadlocked male named Jai." COMSYS: (all channels) Fiero says, "Understood." SPACE: Enigma 2 enters the area. SPACE - Orbit of Sullust: Enigma 2 flies from Sulon with S-folds locked. SPACE - Orbit of Sullust: Enigma 2 begins flying towards the outskirts of the system. COMSYS: (all channels) Fiero says, "Exactly what prompted that? But I will comply." SPACE - Orbit of Sullust: Inimical Deliquescence immmediately shifts several of its targeting batteries to the X-Wing Enigma 2. Other vessels do the same. Comsystems activate again. SPACE - Orbit of Sullust: Century Child initiates all pre-required procedures, and seems to make straight for the Inimical Deliquenscence. (Asori) Asori glances over, "He did." She jerks a thumb towards Jai. SPACE - Orbit of Sullust: Unidentified Annnnnnnnnnd out of hyperspace comes a small Consular Shuttle suddenly, jerked to a halt as if caught on a sudden line. It moves slowly before turning toward Idyllast airspace after a moment, thrusters lighting up as it speeds up. (Fiero) Fiero glares daggers at Jai. "What the hell?" SPACE: Transmitting the code for shield passage, Boarder Dozen leaves the area, proceeding to Outskirts of the Sullustan System. COMSYS: (all channels) Fiero says, "Standing by." (Jai) Jai sniffs the air. "Did what?" SPACE - Orbit of Sullust: Sweetwine enters the area at a slow speed, engines cutting as it spots the fleet. (Asori) "Well, it's not me! I didn't do anything either." Asori responds, hunkering down in a chair, "Orits him." She nods towards Fiero. "I've no idea." SPACE - Orbit of Sullust: Unidentified seems rather fine with heading toward Idyllast at the moment, though a broadcast is spit out from the comsystem onboard as it continues along without stopping or deviating course. SPACE: Century Child enters Inimical Deliquescence's docking bay. (Fiero) Fiero guides the vessel into the Inimical's docking bay, and upon landing, turns to Jai. "Hrm." (Jai) "Huh. Backra." Jai gives Asori a dirty look, and then, to be equal, he shares it with Fiero. "Me eh do nothing and if you try to throw me out the airlock I'll drag allyuh to the void with me. Take it to the bank!" (Asori) "Do you want me to talk to them?" Asori asks, sitting up straighter, "I can try to negotiate our freedom from this insanity...maybe." (Fiero) "It's not like we're going to get arrested, and if we are, I'll just force our undocking and eject whoever's in the holding bay into space." Fiero replies to Asori, but he's apparently used to this, so, he's keeping his cool. No fear, no anger. Only the sea. (Jai) Jai frowns, his hand suddenly dropping to his crysblade once more. "Tell me what's going on. Now." (Asori) Asori waves a hand at Jai, "Calm down. I've no idea what's going on any more then you two do. I just like talking." (Fiero) "Kid, if you pull that knife, chances are, nobody is going to get hurt because it'll get dragged off your hand before you can do anything to me with it," Fiero tells Jai, quite calmly, but still slipping into a Vanixian defensive stance. (Jai) Jai's hand remains on the blade, his eyes darting back and forth between Asori and Fiero. "Your fancy force eh go save you when I put my foot down your throat." (Asori) "Both of you stop it." Asori shakes her head, pushing to her feet, "It may be absolutely nothing. Just someone flexing their own power." Inimical Deliquescence:Docking Promenade (Dash L'hnnar) The MC90 docking bay is relatively barren compared to what is normally housed here. There is a handful of fighters, crates, and cargo containers, but several hundred soldiers. The Corellian Viceroy stands at the head of his "red guard" near the Corellian vessel. He raises a brow, nodding to Fiero. "Hello, my friend. I apologize for this inconvenience, but by your own words, you're harboring a fugitive..." He looks towards the ramp, grinning. (Fiero) "How strange, they forgot to tell me that," Fiero comments, with a faint smirk, as he hops out of his landing ramp. He glances over his shoulder, to see whether the other two are coming. "And now I'm late for the party- but fashionably late, I hope." (Asori) Asori's following, arms crossed over her chest. Mostly for lack of anything else to do with her hands. She glances around, taking in the docking area. COMBAT: Dash L'hnnar wields his BlasTech SK-9 Heavy Repeater. (Jai) Jai comes down the ramp looking... suspicious. "Void suck it!" He exclaims upon spotting Dash and his many, many men. "Asori... Hold my stuff..." And he undoes his belt, shoving it and the weapons on it at the woman. "He go get rich if he keep taking my stuff from me." (Dash L'hnnar) "Weapons at the ready, gentlemen," Dash orders his soldiers. He, too, unslings his repeater from its specialty harness and brings it up, though does not aim it just yet. "It's quite alright, Fiero. I'll have you on your way soon." L'hnnar smirks, points at the items handed to the woman, and makes a 'nu uh uh' sound while shaking his head. "Bring his items forward and hand them to my men. And Jai..." He shakes his head. "Perhaps we should give you one of your weapons now. So you can make good on your promise to kill me the next time you saw me. You're under arrest, friend." (Asori) Asori blinks a bit in surprise as she's got everything shoved into her arms. She glances around a bit, then gives Jai a bit of an apologetic look before she moves towards the men, shifting the items to then hand them over. (Jai) "Maybe you oughta get out of that armor and tell your men to stand down so I can tear you a new one, 'friend'." Jai retorts, eyeing Asori as she moves to hand the weapons over. "Bloody traitor." (Dash L'hnnar) "Fair enough," Dash says. He pivots, hands a nearby soldier his repeater, and then, slowly, allows his gaze to sweep between Fiero and Asori. "Am I to trust that neither of you knew he was a fugitive from Corellian justice? A stormtrooper who attempted to invade and enslave Dantooine? A man who has promised to kill me?" COMBAT: Dash L'hnnar puts away his BlasTech SK-9 Heavy Repeater. Eva emerges from Enigma 2. Esther emerges from Enigma 2. (Fiero) "Stormtrooper? You mean... those white clad psychos?" Fiero tilts his head at Dash, frowning somewhat. "Yeah, you're to definitely trust me. I'd have uh... you know, cut him in tiny little pieces if I had known." Fiero seems to be containing an irritation that can border into... anger. (Dash L'hnnar) "Yes, Fiero, those kinds of Stormtroopers. You and her," he nods to Asori, "are free to go. Unless you wish to partake in the justice this man is about to face? I, however, would suggest that you leave." (Asori) Asori's brows raise, then she shakes her head, "No. I didn't know." She responds, returning Jai's glare. She then dumps the man's stuff into the arm's of one of Dash's men, "No thanks." She responds, starting towards the ship at a quick pace. (Eva) Seems to be quite bored inside of her X-wing, watching the little people play about outside of her X-wing.. With a few clicks on the control panel inside the cockpit, her cockpot window raises.. Esther, her droid poised and locked behind her in the X-wing beeps and whistles! Eva turns back, looking to her fretting astromech, "Just opening the window, it's a bit stuffy, don't you think?" She never leaves the X-wing. (Jai) "So you got guts." Jai rolls his shoulders, trying to act like his heart wasn't between his lips. Sniffing, he steps away from Asori and Fiero, his fists clenched. (Leex Sleezo) Leex Sleezo slips out of the shadows of the landing dock. He wields two, fully-charged blasters, both aimed at the back of Eva's head while she sits in her cockpit. Both cock, both fire. There is a blaze of bright red, and the Rodian grins behind the cigar clenched in his teeth. "Time to die, cheshka," he grits. Leex Sleezo slips out of hiding. COMBAT: Leex Sleezo wields his Masterwork BlasTech DL-42 Blaster Pistol. COMBAT: Leex Sleezo fires his Masterwork BlasTech DL-42 Blaster Pistol at Eva! FORCE: Eva calls upon the Force. COMBAT: Leex Sleezo's blaster bolt hits and moderately wounds Eva. (Fiero) "I don't have any intent to stay, but he should get at least a fair trial. After all... I'm not sure blood spilled so easily makes for a greater feeling of satisfaction. I'd much rather find out where Heinrich Vegetius is and arrest him for his crimes." Fiero bows his head to the Viceroy, and turns to his ship. "Come on, Asori." -- And then everything goes to hell because Leex shows up. (Asori) Asori nods to Fiero, only to stumble to a stop when things go from controled bad, to uncontrolled chaos. She spins around towards Enigma 2, eyes widening, "Fiero!" (Dash L'hnnar) Dash looks towards the blater fire, eyes narrow, and he shakes his head with disgust. "Fiero and ... Asori," Dash says, trying to remember the names given from the comm transmission, "I would suggest you leave now by choice, instead of now by force. It's nothing personal." He steps back, grips his repeater from the soldier, and wields it. "Arrest that man," he says, motioning the repeater at the Stormtrooper. "Jai, on your knees. You and I will have our bout after this debacle." The soldiers who were already beginning to surround the X-Wing move quicker now, weapons hefted. They're closing for an interception and extraction. (Eva) "HOLY BANTHA FODDER!" Eva shouts as the blasters burn her, it's merely a couple bruises, but are bleeding none-the-less. With pure reflexes she hits the button to closer her cockpit again.. She glares at Leex, in protection of her X-wing. A few more clicks and a button press, her X-wing systems seem to be activating, engines roaring to life. (Fiero) Fiero steps into the freighter, seeing nothing, saying nothing. "Let's keep going, and maybe drink something in the lounge area." the Vanixian says, and glances over his shoulder, "Tell me when you're done, Viceroy." (Dash L'hnnar) "FIRE! Stop her before she can get that ship powered! We can subdue her in here, but she /will/ die out there if she escapes! There is none better than the Viceroy in space combat!" shouts the commander of one of two groups of soldiers, clearly not looking for bloodshed, but seeing no choice. And, immediately, blaster fire rips through the docking bay once more. And then blaster fire rips from further behind them. COMBAT: L'hnnar Elite Guard 'Retribution' fire their BlasTech X92 Advanced Blasters at Eva! COMBAT: Dash L'hnnar wields his BlasTech SK-9 Heavy Repeater. COMBAT: L'hnnar Elite Guard 'Retributions blaster bolt hits and moderately wounds Eva. COMBAT: Dash L'hnnar fires his BlasTech SK-9 Heavy Repeater at Eva's head! COMBAT: Dash L'hnnar's blaster bolt hits and moderately wounds Eva's head. (Asori) "But..wait.." Asori protests, then just scrambles after Fiero, nearly tripping in her haste to get inside, away from the blaster bolts now flying around. (Jai) Jai wasn't about to go down on his knees and shots were being fired. He looks for a suitable place to go hiding in case the mad Rodian decided to shoot at him, but then begins running after Fiero and them when he says Dash and his men are occupied with shooting at the poor woman in the cockpit. "Let we get from here, yes!" COMBAT: Viceroy Guard fire their SoroSuub UZ-5 Repeaters at Jai! COMBAT: Jai dodges Viceroy Guard's blaster bolt. (Fiero) "You're under arrest, buddy." Fiero says, before he notices a certain Viceroy Guard lighting up and firing! Run! COMBAT: Viceroy Guard fire their SoroSuub UZ-5 Repeaters at Eva! FORCE: Eva calls upon the Force. COMBAT: Viceroy Guard's blaster bolt hits and mauls Eva. Eva collapses, critically injured. (Leex Sleezo) "YOU!" As Eva's cockpit slides to a close amidst a flurry of blaster fire, Leex Sleezo grunts, fires into the air in rabid frustration and storms about, looking for something, or someone to vent upon. Jai is very unlucky. "Thought you'd get away from me too, eh?" he asks, leveling both smoking blasters on the dark human. Each fires, sharpening the Rodian's features as he bares down on Jai. COMBAT: Leex Sleezo fires his Masterwork BlasTech DL-42 Blaster Pistol at Jai! COMBAT: Jai tries to dodge, but Leex Sleezo's blaster bolt hits and grievously wounds him. (Asori) Asori's certainly not stopping to try to figure out what's going on, instead, she runs full out for the Century Child, ducking inside where its safer. (Jai) "Just fly!" Jai shouts. Then out of the corner of his eye he sees the Rodian coming, hot blaster bolts preceding the alien. "Void suck it!" Dreadlocks go flying as Jai tries to hurl himself out of the way. The blaster strikes home, burning a hole in him. Hauling himself back to his feet as he sees his companions disappear on him, the dreadlocked human staggers forward, trying to get on the ramp and into the ship. (Eva) Esther the astromech spins its domed head, beeping and whistling furiously. "Deet-deet EooOOoop!" Something in the droidbasic language about people doing evil things! The X-wing slowly powers off but doesn't unlock. (Fiero) "You stay here." Fiero says to Jai, turning as he allows for Asori to step into the ship first, and extends a palm at the dreadlocked human. "You will undergo trial, but I am sure you can clean up your act if you really try." The Rodian is relentless; his blaster pistols light up his ignited features as he paces after Jai, unloading a battery pack full of hot red bolts. Holes burn into the deck around the fleeing man's legs. "I don't think so, cheshka!" cries Leex Sleezo. "You won't get away this time!" COMBAT: Leex Sleezo fires his Masterwork BlasTech DL-42 Blaster Pistol at Jai's legs! COMBAT: Jai tries to dodge, but Leex Sleezo's blaster bolt hits and mauls his leg. (Dash L'hnnar) Multiple soldiers are already at the X-Wing. Several of them begin to move towards a hatch on the side of the fighter, but when it powers down on its own, they pull back and maintain guard around it. Crimson-clad soldiers on the other hand immediately race forward and move to encircle Jai and the Rodian, doing all they can to prohibit the Stormtrooper in communicado from boarding the freighter. Dash, on the other hand, lowers his weapon and looks around. He just shakes his head. "This is ridiculous," he mutters quietly, sighing. He glances towards the Corellian transport, makes sure the duo are moving up the ramp, and then clears his throat. "Jai!" L'hnnar exclaims, "Lay down on the deck, FACE down, and spread your working appendages! If you refuse this attempt at arrest, we will be unable to stop the Rodian from finishing what he's trying to do!" "Leex," comes one of the soldiers, "stand down. Allow him to comply if he chooses." (Asori) Asori pokes her head back out of the ship, "Are you coming?" She asks, then ducks back inside when Jai gets shot at again, calling out helpfully, "Do it!" She peeks out once more, then ducks back into the ship. (Fiero) Fiero nods once to Asori and finally steps into the shuttle. He does value his hide. (Jai) "You eh understand nothing! They go kill me!" Jai shouts at Fiero. And then, as if to prove his point, the rodian shoots him again and he sinks down to one knee, clutching at the other, burned one, with a gloved hand. "Help me!" Then turning his head so he can see Dash, he snorts, coughs and spits a large ammount of plhegm on the deck. "Go by your mother, viceroy! Nothin' eh preventing you from stoppin' that madman cept your desire to see me dead. Man up and do it yourself!" That said he crawls back down the ramp and spreads himself out, face down. "Backra!" He mutters into the ground. "He go regret this. I go kill both of them. Put my fists so far down they throat..." (Dash L'hnnar) "Stave off, Leex," Dash says firmly, stepping away from his position, breaking through the ranks of soldiers, and coming to place his repeater against the downed man's skull. "Do it myself? Are you sure?" (Leex Sleezo) The Rodian leaps after Jai's wounded body, blasters held in check by a mere thread, abliet a strong thread in Dash L'hnnar! "Do what he says, DO WHAT HE SAYS!" shouts Leex Sleezo. He interchanges one blaster for the other and back again, back again, back again at the back of Jai's dreadlock nest of hair. (Jai) "Put my foot down them throat." Jai keeps muttering over and over, ignoring the various blasters being shoved at him from various angles by various people who may or may not be in their proper senses. (Dash L'hnnar) The Viceroy's repeater presses more firmly against Jai's skull. "I asked you a question, Jai. Do you really want me to prove my resolve to you and do it myself? I warned you what would happen ages ago, yet here you are. Your fate is in your hands. What is your decision?" (Leex Sleezo) "Let me shoot him, let me shoot him!" Leex Sleezo can barely contain himself... or his blasters. They click violently, ready to discharge into Jai's grey-matter at a moment's notice. (Jai) "Put that blaster down. Gimme some bacta and face me with your bare fists, coward. Dai my decision." His dreadlocked head jerks as he suddenly sneezes. Dirty decks. "You rail need help, you and your boyfriend." (Dash L'hnnar) The Viceroy does not say anything. The repeater moves to the man's back. He squeezes the trigger of his repeater; three to five bolts of crimson eject from the weapon in rapid succession. He says nothing. He does nothing. He just turns around and begins to walk away. Now, though, he talks as he moves, "You just can't keep your mouth shut, can you, Jai? When it seems that you're about to be a man... you dishonor yourself and others. It's pathetic." He nods to Leex as he moves by, "Your request is granted." COMBAT: Dash L'hnnar fires his BlasTech SK-9 Heavy Repeater at Jai's body! COMBAT: Jai dodges Dash L'hnnar's blaster bolt. (Eva) Esther beeps at the guards in droidbasic.. Too bad no one here presumably understands it, save for Eva. (Leex Sleezo) The Rodian doesn't even wait. He adds to Dash's cacaphony of blaster fire with a fiery tune of his own. Red bolts spew from his weapon at the back of Jai's head. "I'll curb that tongue for you, rodent! Hahahahaha!" he cries. COMBAT: Leex Sleezo fires his Masterwork BlasTech DL-42 Blaster Pistol at Jai's head! COMBAT: Jai tries to dodge, but Leex Sleezo's blaster bolt hits and vivisects his head, destroying Jai's Bandit's Broad Brimmed Hat. Jai collapses, critically injured. (Dash L'hnnar) Members of L'hnnar's 'Retribution' group are currently surrounding the X-Wing. A handful have now moved forward and begun to open up various ports on the starfighter and plug devices into them. "Let's get this thing opened and take the occupant to the medical deck," comes the voice of one of the soldiers. (Eva) The astronav droid beeps furiously as some of the cables are disallowed to engage with the cable locks on the x-wing's sensitive devices. One of the devices may actually fry.. However on one datapad, the X-wing seems to be accessing the datapad. This Astromech is mad! But it seems to be willing to communicate. (Jai) As he feels the blaster shift its position from his head, Jai seizes the oppertunity, slim as it may be, to spring to his feet, hurling himself forward, ignoring the pain trying to rip sense from him and leave him a helpless twitching mess on the floor. Blaster bolts slam into the deck behind him, burning it. "Void!" The dreadlocked human howls between clenched teeth as he comes up against a wall of soldiers that will not part before him. There is no escape here. He whirls back around, eyes wide with fear. There is no place to run. No space to dodge when the Rodian opens fire. Jai tries, yanking his head back, stumbling backwards, his mouth gaping wide. The blasters strike, searing away flesh, shattering teeth, decintegrating dreads. A scream of pure pain echoes through deck followed by the stench of burnt flesh. One of his eyes pops, burst from the heat of one of the bolts. It oozes bloody white liquid down his disfigured face. "Sssgg," Jai rasps and topples face first on the deck, hiding what was left of his face from view. (Leex Sleezo) SQQUIIIIIIISS Leex Sleezo stalks around his maimed prey and crunches the remains of his eye with the heel of his boot. White pulp squirts from beneath his right sole, and the corner of his sucker-mouth tics with delight. "See? Seeeeee, cheshka? That's what happens when you cross Leex Sleezo. THAT'S what happens when you don't do what the Viceroy tells you to do!" notes the Rodian. Grey smoke curls from both of his blasters; he aims them at the hole in the back of the man's dreadlocked head. "Can I finish it?" he whispers, hoping L'hnnar doesn't hear him. His hands shake. (Dash L'hnnar) "Have him," Dash pauses beside one of his soldiers, "taken to our medical deck, restrained in the ten-point system, and have his treatment begun. Slowly. Just stabilize him at first. Remove his other eye, too." And....... Across the deck the men continue to work on the ship. Or, rather, attempt to work. Ports are tried to be accessed and plugged into, and several soldiers have now mounted the vessel and moved behind the droid; blaster pistols press into the dome of the astromech. "Open it up," a man calls from below. "Do the numbers yourself, droid. We'll eventually get in. Hopefully we'll do it before your pilot has died." "Finish it?" Dash asks, brow raised. He pauses, turns around, and raises a hand to halt the soldier-medics moving forward. He looks towards the crumpled form on the ground, eyes narrowing. (Eva) As soon as the red blaster fire shot singes the oxygen, vzzing through the air and striking its target in a flourish of biological components, Eva opens her eyes. Blood is running down her forehead and down her face from her head wound, and more blood has soaked through her white top and more blood has stained the cockpit from her left hand, which has been INCREDIBLY wounded from her attempts to.. stop the laser fire, which didn't work so well. A feeling nags at her and she sits up quickly, heart pumping ever more blood out of her open wounds, which retear in her chest, and arm as she bangs on the window with her broken hand. "NOOOOO!" She shouts, silenced by the atmospheric cockpit which is only bloodied further by her aggressive actions. She had a connection to Jai, helping him before with his wounds. It was that small empathetic connection that gave her insight to his wounds. Then without warning, blackness once more. Eva's Droid notices this movement for a moment, then silence. Across the datapad flashes: "I am a Sith Lord! Beware!!!! You stupid meatbag. Take care of Eva or I will kill you with my illuminate-saver." It does not seem to mind the pistols. (Jai) Jai does as bloody, unconcious bodies throughout the galaxy do. Nothing. His fate, for now, it seems, is in the hands of others. (Dash L'hnnar) "Let him be," Dash finally says. He looks to the men on the X-Wing, shakes his head, and begins to walk. "We have one more matter of business to attend in this system. -- Also, get that piece of scat in the ten-point and stabilized up there." Dash L'hnnar goes to the Bridge. (Leex Sleezo) Leex Sleezo's shoulders sag in disappointment as the medical team is dispatched, yet he never sees them recalled.. ..but wait! He remembers his initial target- The Rodian brightens and jogs across the dock, blasters recharging as he nears Eva's X-wing and the guards busily dismantling it. He dips behind one, then another of the red-armored men, guns pointed at the small craft's fuselage, then the cockpit. He slips behind another human, hoping, praying the woman inside gives him an excuse to open fire. The Rodian licks his lips as bright red blood is painted across the inside of the cockpit. (Eva) Eva appears to be unconscious again.. The droid is silent as it speaks to the men through the datapad. Magnus emerges from Plucky. Dash L'hnnar arrives from Inimical Deliquescence: Bridge(#14065TOn) (Magnus) Magnus pops the canopy of his ship and looks out. Giving a rather furious look at Leex Sleezo, "Leex Sleezo!" he calls out. But the pilot is unarmed, and so he can only glare. (Dash L'hnnar) The form of Viceroy L'hnnar appears once more within the docking bay. He strides swiftly across the deck plating leaving bootfalls, a flailing cape, and cigarra smoke in his wake. There is blood spilled and a crushed eyeball near one portion, and an X-Wing with soldiers around it and atop it; the darkened canopy appears to have blood throughout the inside. (Magnus) Magnus taps his foot, "Viceroy. What's up? And why are you keeping this Rodian Scum around? You know he shot me? And stole my X-Wing? Well, the Lady Bellamy's X-Wing? Whatever. Some big trap you guys set up? Well I still don't have my X-Wing back, and it cost me 15,000 credits because I didn't come in first." (Leex Sleezo) Leex Sleezo knows the voice that shouts his name. He's heard it many times over coms, but especially in a bar. On Oona. He remembers a glass hit him in the face... The Rodian whirls around from Eva's X-wing, his blasters aiming at Magnus lands and pops the canopy of his ship. Each pistol seeks the bearded man's head as he sprints between guards, trying to get room for a good shot. "Time to die, rat! What a day!" he yells. (Dash L'hnnar) "Lower your weapons, Leex," comes the deep, syrupy tone of L'hnnar as he passes by the Rodian and intentionally puts himself between the pilot and alien. "I am going to talk to this man before he can't talk. Respect that." He brings the cigarra to his mouth, inhales, and expels a plume of smoke. "You may speak to Lady Bellamy about Champion. As I told you days ago, she recovered it from me on Coronet, and then announced such." Dash clears his throat, inhales and exhales another drag, and raises a brow. "Tell me again what you told me earlier, Leex. And try to do it while keeping your guns in their holsters, and calmly. This is very important that Magnus knows what he is accused of." (Leex Sleezo) Leex Sleezo stresses every tendon, every muscle in his scrawny arms to force his blasters into the holsters at his hips. He shakes visibly and swallows multiple times as sweat pours down his bumpy head-skin. "It was him-" he begins, lifting a shaky finger to point at Magnus, "him that raided Ryloth, Viceroy. Him that accosted me on Oona. He MUST PAY FOR HIS CRIIIIIMES!" shouts the Rodian. Leex Sleezo grabs his right arm with his left hand as the former reaches suddenly, futily for its corresponding blaster. COMBAT: Leex Sleezo puts away his Masterwork BlasTech DL-42 Blaster Pistol. (Eva) Esther tells the units still interpreting the datapad that if Dash will fix the master, he should come over here and try to open the airlock himself! Also, he should grow the testicular fortitude to not hide behind his men in facing the great Sith Lord Esther!
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