RPG: Age of Skywalker (Page 13 of 30)

Ma'ryk shot down two more security guards who had been moving in from the right. It was times like these that he really missed his blaster rifle.  He saw a couple of soldiers taking sniping positions on nearby roofotps, hoping the Mandos hadn't seen them.

"Vod!  The roofs.  East and South."  He started firing at the southern snipers, as well as alternating fire with some stupi gun-toting civilians who thought they were invincible.  Drakus' rifle barked, and green death met shocked faces as he blasted one...two...three..four snipers in quick succession.  They were getting closer to the spaceport.  Just a little more to go.

There was a commotion behind them, and his 360 degree field of vision picked up what apeared to be a Trandoshan trading shots with a gang of security personell.  Ma'ryk took down two before resuming his walk, with Drakus causing a gridlock in speeder traffic with a few well placed shots from his rifle.  Just let those security guys try and get through this with any speed.  The Mandos kept on walking, trading death with the haughty Kuat security forces.  He hadn't had this much fun in ages!

((Alright.  Bring in the cavalry, Cloneapart.))

cabur looked up and saw the Phantom's Shadow making it's way over the packed streets.  She put her efforts into making the ship focus it's fire power to the security gaurds around her.  The ship sent blast after blast, finally clearing the area so she could get out from behind the speeder.

By now, the Mandolorians were ahead, and she hastened to move on.  Keeping the ship still firing cover shots over all their heads, she sprinted towards the barracade, ready to keep moving when she saw a massive Trandoshian get burried under the debris of a giant cargo truck.  She had seen the Trando earlier, saw him shooting down some of the security officers.

Resisting the earge to keep running on, she ran over to where he lay, burried under the debris.  She emediatly began to dig, telling her ship to cover her while she used all her strength to get the debris off the Trando.  At last, he was free of the ruble.  She pulled him up to his feet, which was quit a feat, considering his size compared to hers.

She looked at him, checking for any serious damage.  "You alright?" she asked, panting from the work and adrenaline.

Meanwhile, the Mandos continued to get closer while the ship hovered above, sending streaks of red light flying to her enemies.

Cabur looked up at the Trando, barely able to take in what he was saying.  Something about a life debt he now owed her.

"Listen, we can talk about debts later, right now we need to help them" she shouted at him and pointed to the Mandos. 

The ship continued to rain blasts down and the security officers seemed like they were starting to break up.

Cabur took out her sniper and moved into position, focusing in on the targets.

“Hawk!  Power up and get ready to move!” Ralin ordered into his comm.  Why didn't I think to move MY ship in like that??  I need to get my brain in gear............. less fun wasting security and more effort getting out of here so I can do the job I've just been hired to do 

*”I have security around me; what should I do?”* read the translation of Hawk’s droidspeak across the top of Ralin’s HUD.

“Deal with them!  And make sure there's none around Ma'ryks vessel, either!”

*"I'm on it"*

Confident that no more snipers were on the rooftops around him, Ralin took cover and looked back at the strange pair they had just passed.  One was a big Trando warrior who had nearly been buried alive when a damaged hover truck smashed into a building; he was hobbling, but seemed all right.  His rescuer appeared to be a young woman in............ Mando armor??  Perhaps we aren’t as few as I once thought 

Returning to the task at hand, Ralin leveled his rifle on the barricade again.  Most of the security behind it was too busy trying to keep themselves in one piece as the black painted starship overhead was laying waste to their defenses.  The few who did stick their heads up quickly had them removed by Ma’ryk and the young sniper behind him. This is our chance

Looking back over his shoulder, Ralin pointed toward the pair of newcomers.  “YOU TWO” he yelled over the sound of the starship’s engines.  “Get to the landing docks; NOW!”

Looking back toward Ma’ryk, he jerked his head toward the enemy.  “One last time, Vod; FORWARD!”

As the Trando’s starship fired it’s weapons into what was left of the barricade and the security guards that were still hiding behind it, Ralin and Ma’ryk backed their way down the access ramp that led to the docks, firing at anybody who was stupid enough to try them.

With a slap on Ralin’s shoulder, Ma’ryk left moved away from Ralin's side toward his own ship. 

When his Vod was clear and revving his engines, Ralin backed into the ramp of the waiting Blood Hawk.  Dropping his rifle into one of the passenger seats, Ralin rushed for the controls.  “Get us out of here!” he yelled for the Hawk’s sound receptors.  Before he could even drop into the pilot’s seat, the StarViper class attack fighter was maxing its power settings and straining it’s onboard artificial gravity settings as it soared upward. 

Looking out his portside viewport, he could see Ma’ryk’s ship moving up on his wing.  A few streaks of anti-dropship fire streaked passed, though none came close enough to warrant evasive action.  As the sky turned from light blue to star speckled black, the after affects of his adrenalin rush began to take affect.  Feeling totally exhausted, he leaned back and closed his eyes for a moment.

*”Better not go to sleep on me just yet, boss”* chirped Hawk.

Drakus snapped to attention.

*”Your new friends look like their in trouble.”*

Checking his threat indicator, he could make out a full flight of starfighters wildly chasing the two ships that had taken off earlier. 

The Kuat deffence force wants a piece of us to, huh? thought Ralin as he powered up his mass drivers and missile launchers. Guess the fun isn’t quite over

PEACEKEEPER FLEET LED BY CAPTAIN SAIR YONKA OF THE STAR DESTROYER AVARICE, PLANET KUAT.

"Sensors?"

"A small engagement just planetside has erupted Captain. It appears as though the Kuat Defense Force has engaged two unknown starfighters."

"I see...Are they the ones Command told us Overlord Skywalker sent here?" Captain Yonka felt a bit troubled by the news. He had a job to do in reclaiming Kuat Drive Yards for The New Imperial Order. He didn't like the idea of having it ruined by some thugs in armor, sanctioned by Overlord Skywalker or not.

"Negative, Captain...Wait...I see two other coming up from planetside. It's them." said the sensors officer.

"Orders sir?" asked the comm officer.

Captain Yonka frowned slightly. "Have all fleet ships move into position around the shipyards rings. Flight Control; dispatch Predators http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Predator-class_fighter to engage the defense forces. Communications; open general hailing frequencies. Sensors; keep your eyes peeled. We move ahead as planned. If Overlord Skywalker's goons are the professionals they think they are, they'll be gone quickly."

"Yessir" Came the chorus of readiness from the Avarice's crew.

"Comm's open, Captain."

"Ahem... Attention Kuat Citizens. This is Commander Sair Yonka of The New Imperial Order. We ask that you turn the Kuat Drive Yards over to Peacekeeper control. Failure to do so will not be responded to lightly. As of this moment, Kuat Drive Yards is under Peacekeeper control..."
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UNKNOWN REGIONS LAST KNOWN TRANSMISSION POINT OF THE INTIMIDATOR

I exit hyperspace at the designated location. Glitch's sensor sweeps reveal...nothing.
I curse. Whoever did this is good. They had enough resources to bring in a clean up crew and make it look like nothing happened. I only know of one possible answer, but the thought makes my lekku twitch in a bad way.

<How could the Chiss have done this? Unless Skywalker's intel was wrong...no. He's assumed all the resources of The Imperial network. If they say the Ascendency wouldn't attack unless provoked, they wouldn't. Was Captain Paret that stupid? No his transmission said it all, they came from nowhere. Someone else?>

My ships comm goes off, disrupting my thoughts. Inquisitor Zoncxs has arrived in the Guardian Sol.

"What happened?" he asks.

"We're too late. That's what happened."

Another beep informs me of a heavily encrypted transmission via Holonet. Lieutenant Farr's image appears. "High Inquisitor Starjammer. Overlord Skywalker has asked that I present you with new orders."

"Of course, Lieutenant." I say.

"He wants you to send Inquisitor Zoncxs to Coruscant to meet with the 501st Peacekeeper Legion. There he'll be breifed on his new mission by Commander Daine Jir. Here's the information with the details he can have at this point." Glitch confirms receipt of the data packet.

"Yes, Lieutenant. We're done here, anyway." I say, my helmet masks my displeasure.

"Really? Well then, we can use your help on Kuat. The Avarice is positioning itself to take the shipyards."

"Of course, Lieutenant. We're on our way."

I comm Zoncxs and tell him to go to to Coruscant to meet with the 501st Peacekeeper Legion.. I have Glitch send the encrypted data via tight beam transmission to avoid interception, containing the information on his contacts, while I keep my own copy.
<It's good to know what my agents are up to...501st?...Interesting. What are you up to Skywalker?>

Then I turn the Wayward Soul onto an exit vector and have Glitch program multiple jumps, the last one ending at Kuat.

Busy, Busy...

I wake up but don't open my eyes. I had been sleeping for part of the time it took to get to Gala. It's already been 1 day and alot of this day. It takes two days to make it there.  I reach out with the force sensing what's going on throughout the ship. R2-D4 is playing Dejarik with the machine in the lounge. He's winning. I open my eyes and get up. I get dressed in my regular cloths and go into the hall. From there I go into the lounge. As soon as I walk in he wins.
"Yes!!!!!" he says triumphantly.
"Nice job. Want to play me?" I ask.
"Sure."
"When are we coming out of hyperspace?"
"1 hour."
I activate the dejarik board.
"You go first." R4 says.
"Thanks. I say as I move the Monnok peice.
"You know this started as a Jedi game."  I say.
"You still won't be me." he says as he moves a peice.
  Dejarik is a game of strategy. With it you learn about your self and your opponent.
I move a peice.

PEACEKEEPER FLEET LED BY CAPTAIN SAIR YONKA OF THE STAR DESTROYER AVARICE, PLANET KUAT.

Captain Sair Yonka stared out of the viewport as his fleet entered positions around the planet's shipyard rings. He smiled as eight Vindicator-class heavy cruisers and three Immobilizer 418 Interdictor cruisers moved into their designated positions, and a swarm of TIEs, including a few of the new Predator-class variants, filled space between them and the plane Kuat, engaging the Kuat Defense Forces.

"Tell the Black Asp and our other Interdictor's to activate their generators. Inform Captain Uwlla Iillor that no one is allowed out of the system until the shipyards are in Peacekeeper hands."

"Captain, gravity-well generators are online. What of our agents?" the sensors officer asked.

"Open a hailing frequency to... the Blood Hawk, is it? Yes, the Blood Hawk and the Stingray." Captain Yonka said, confirming the identity of the vessel labeled protected by Overlord Skywalker's directive.

"Hailing frequency opened, Captain."

"This is Captain Sair Yonka of the Peacekeeper vessel, Avarice. By authority of The New Imperial Order, you are ordered to clear the vicinity of the Kuat Drive Yards. This sector is now under Peacekeeper Control. Failure to comply will not be looked upon kindly..."

I move one of my peices and I win. I smile.
"I win." I say.
  "I got you last time." R4 says.
  This is our second game. He won the first.
"How long until we come outta hyperspace?"
"Right about now actually."
I get up and we start walking for the cockpit. I get into the pilots chair and he gets into his spot. I press a button and we drop out of hyperspace.
"There it is, R4." I say.
"Yeah." he replies.
I bring us into the atmosphere and the comm clicks on.
"Give us your id." a voice says.
I tell him.
"Land in hanger 15." he says and the omm clicks off.
I land The Savior in hangar 15.
"We're here R4." I say.

Cabur saw the two ships, one on her wing, while the other hung behind Phantom's Shadow.  The Trandoshan's ship registered up as Serpent's Blood, while the mando's ship showed Hawk's Blood.  She heard the man named Ralin Drakus speak over the comm, while the trando hung back, ready to attack the new ship if he had to. 

Maybe he really is serious about this whole life debt thing, she thought to herself.  She had two options now, talk to the Mando, or talk to the Trandoshan. 

She made a quick decision, opening her comm link to talk to the Trando first, she would come back to the Mando in a minute. 

"My name is Cabur, I'm a Mandolorian bounty hunter,"  she told the Trando.  "You said something about a life debt earlier, my line of work is dangerous, and I have no wish to put you in harms way.  I respect your choice either way."

Cabur waited for a response as Serpent's Blood pulled up along Phantom's other wing.

Cabur finished listening to the Trando's message, or as she should now call him, Dussk.  The last word caused her some confusion, she might have to look that up. 

"Hopefully we'll all make it out alive," she responded to Dussk.  Now to contact this Drakus person.

"Ralin Drakus, I recieved your message.  I am Cabur.  I am a Mandolorian bounty hunter," she said.  "I saw you in need of some assistance back there on Kuat, and was glad for an opportunity to help a fellow Mandolorian.  Me and my partner Dussk's intentions are the same of those of every bounty hunter.  We are looking for work, possibly with Skywalker, if he can afford us." 

She finished up the comm, she had put emphasis on the last words, grinning to herself.  She had left the comm unit open so that Dussk could hear too, making sure that he knew what her intentions were as well.  Now all she had to do was wait and see how the other Mando took her response.

RAEO

R8 and I  walk into the hangar.
"I'm sorry but Skywalker isn't here right now." a officer that walks up to me says.
"We'll tell him to get here!" I say.
"I can't."
"Well then tell him the pays double if he wants to hire me!"
We walk into The Silent Killer. We go to the cockpit, I get into the pilot's chair, and R8 gets into his space. I start the Silent Killer. I bring her out of The overlords Shadow and get out of the fleet. I land her.
"Let's go for a walk." I say.
We leave and go for a walk. A little while later some thug comes out of the alley.
"My boss wants to see you." he says.
"Who?" I ask.
"Bodon the Hutt." he replies.
"Ok. Come on R8  we might get a job."
We follow this thug to some building where he brings us to a hutt.
"What do you want?" I ask.
"I want you to capture a guy named Aegob. He's a jedi and he stoped my thugs when they were trying to collect a debt from a person who didn't have money. He's flys a Deepwater-class light freighter named The Savior. So i want him captured. Remember CAPTURED." he tells me.
"Ok." I say and leave.
"Come on R8 we need to make a stop really quick. You remember Ro don't you? If he doesn't have something to take down a jedi, nobody does." I say when we are out of there.
"Ok let's go." R8 says and we walk in the direction of his shop.
Ro has a twin brother named Rom who's a information broker. Rom will be able to find out where this Aegob is.