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Post by Briget Nommad on Feb 17, 2024 23:07:30 GMT -8
Hyperspace….. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the No Such Luck. Her mission? To go pretty much wherever this Briget chick tells us to go. That was the job description. And on and on the ship moved, as did the mindless monologue inside of the head of the trusty pilot Kay. That is until the hand of the copilot Now smacked Kay upside the head, screaming -Now- “Make a sharp right fool!” And Kay did just that. The crew, passengers and anything not screwed down went ass over kettle but they thankfully avoided becoming one with a meteor that tore past them. Needless to say, Kay attempted to not become lost in his thought again
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Valefor
The Sith Eternal
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Affiliation: Sith Eternal
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Post by Valefor on Mar 21, 2024 20:42:53 GMT -8
SORORITAS - Operation: WARDEN FALL - Naos System
At the very end of the Corellian Run sat the Naos System. By any measure of civilization standards, it was a long throw from worlds such as Corellia and Coruscant, through which the Hyperlane passed at the end of which it sat. But this deceptive status was what had apparently made it a perfect spot for a base out of which a Warden of the Sky was operating out of...
The X-70B Phantom-Class Prototype dropped from hyperspace some distance away from Naos III, making sure to remain well beyond the sensor range of the planet and the Baas-class Space Station that orbited the frigid moon. The ships pilot activated the stealth system immediately before the thrusters pushed it deeper into the system. 8E gave the pilot seat a light bump with her fist in acknowledgement as she turned around and headed to the briefing room where the rest of her team were all assembled. 5 were geared up with CQB equipment which consisted of a Scatter Gun and a SE-44C Blaster Pistol. The other 2 were geared up with Demolitions equipment, primarily consisting of demolition charges and an RPS-6 Rocket Launcher. 8E was, herself, equipped with a ST-W48 blaster and a Blurrg-1120 Holdout Blaster.
Their mission was simple, get in, eliminate the Warden, plant the explosives, get out, and blow the station up.
Given the Sith Eternal's growing size, it seemed unusual to consider a far flung Warden of the Sky to be that much of a threat. However, Valefor was not so ignorant as to disregard the threat a Warden could pose. Even if a single one might reside here, there was fairly often many more patrolling across the galaxy. Besides, this particular Warden had managed to accumulate a significant force aboard the Baas-class Space Station. 8E brought the station into focus on the holo-display for the rest of her Squad to see
Pelican Five will take us in under stealth and drop us off in this hangar bay. From there, we'll proceed to the command center where we believe our target is and eliminate them. We'll likely to face some resistance, intel reports that there are about 100 people onboard. This is a mix between support crew and capable fighters. Eliminate anyone on sight, we don't need anyone raising the alarm.
A resounding "yes ma'am" sounded from her squad mates as they collected their gear and headed through the ship to the landing ramp room. 8E stood back a moment, examining the display when the young male voice of HSA-S3 spoke up
Are you alright commander?
What? Yes, of course I am... I just don't want to disappoint the Forge Master...
He wouldn't have trusted you with this mission, if he didn't trust you. You're a capable leader eight-e. We'll be fine.
You're right... We'll show this Warden who the SORORITAS are!
She straightened up and headed out of the briefing room just as the mission ready light turned from red to amber in the hold. The X-70B known as Pelican-5 was now on final approach to the Baas-class Space Station. As soon as the light turned green, the ramp would drop down and they would begin their infiltration. Then 8E and her Sisters could stretch their legs and prove their worth...
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Valefor
The Sith Eternal
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Affiliation: Sith Eternal
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Post by Valefor on Apr 2, 2024 19:53:04 GMT -8
SORORITAS - Operation: WARDEN FALL - Naos System
As soon as the mission light bathed the room in green, the airlock shot open and the boarding ramp swung down still a couple of feet in the air above the hangar floor. 8E had her rifle in hand already as she rushed down the sloping stairs and jumped the short distance to the floor below, assuming a kneeling position to fire off several rounds. Her sisters were close behind as they also disembarked and rushed across the hangar bay to different cover positions. Alarm klaxons were already sounding off, with a handful of fighters in various states of undress rushing in from deeper in the station. Pelican-5 retracted the boarding ramp as it fired off a couple shots from its main guns, taking out a large group of defenders and allowing 8E to make her own dash for cover
Pelican Five disengaging, will pull back around for evac.
The X-70B backed out of the hangar bay, before disappearing as the cloaking systems activated. Starfighters would soon be launching to try hunt it down, but their efforts would ultimately be fruitless. None of them would be equipped for CGT scanning, and it was unlikely the station had such capabilities, otherwise their approach would have been detected. With their ride out safely away, 8E and the Eighth Squad could get to work.
Thanks to Pelican-5's shots, the defenders had been damaged and their numbers thinned enough that a push by the SORORITAS across the hangar bay was met with success. But there was still an entire station yet to work through and the defenders still had a significant number on their side. It was here that the squad was split into 3 teams. 8E and 8M formed their own group headed for the command center where they hoped to find the Warden of the Sky. The rest of the squad was split in half and sent on two different routes to the generator room, to ensure at least one team would get there unhindered. But 8E was confident in her sisters and was quite certain they would all make it there.
With their sisters dispatched to handle the sabotage work, 8E and 8M took their own corridor out of the hangar bay. Given the confined quarters of the interior corridors, 8M took point, her Scatter Gun making short work of the forces popping out of side corridors or rooms ahead of them. 8E meanwhile kept watch on the path they'd come from, picking off the couple soldiers that thought they could ambush the pair of SORORITAS from behind.
The pair slipped into a turbolift, where a connector cabled allowed HSA-S3 to hack the controls and send the pair up several levels.
As the doors slid open, 8E and 8M swung out of the lift looking down opposite ends of the corridor. But they were greeted with nothing. Given that 6 of their Sisters were moving toward the generator room, it was likely that the defenders would be reinforcing that area to ensure it did not fall. Which meant 8E and 8M had a relatively clear path from the turbolifts to the command center. Doors were sealed tight and bulkheads around the station were slowly locking down, which served the purpose of diverting the pair away from the command center and to another section of that same floor.
But just as they were approaching a door, something caught 8M's attention from the corner of her eye. She swung around into a kneeling position and fired off several shots as an ambush group rushed out from hiding. 8E was about to turn and aid her sister, when the bulkhead snapped shut to cut the pair off. At the same time, a nearby door light turned green and slid open
A trap huh... Not unexpected...
Are we going to spring this trap ma'am?
Correct. The best way to defeat a trap, is knowing it is a trap when you walk into it. Panicking will only kill you faster...
She holstered her rifle across her back and drew the vibro-katana. If she was right, then the foe that awaited her beyond this door was not another ambush of soldiers, but the Warden. She stepped through the door into the massive space beyond and was greeted by the sight of a training room. As expected, standing on the far side of the room, was a Female Lethan Twi'lek in a set of brown robes with her blue-bladed saber drawn and activated
Quite the surprise, I will admit... I've not seen anyone like you around these parts before. Who, or what, are you?
I am the Forge Maiden known as Eight-Ee.
A curious title and name... I'd heard rumours amongst the remnants nearby of someone known as the Forge Lord. I guess they were true...
Rumours are all you will have ever known Warden. I will not betray anything and you will not leave here alive...
8E shifted her stance as she gripped the hilt of her katana with both hands. Fa seemed simply to smile, enjoying the prospect of the fight ahead. The two women slowly circled the room opposite one another, trying to size up their opponent and look for any weaknesses. Without a word exchanged, the pair rushed forward simultaneously and their blades clashed. Due to Valefor's foresight, the katana blade had been alchemically altered to withstand a lightsaber allowing the SORORITAS to take on lightsaber wielding opponents. If Fa was shocked by this revelation, she did not show it as they blocked and parried one another's strikes.
Despite her bulky appearance, 8E was able to keep up with the Twi'lek Warden. Her gene-forged nature meant she was more agile within the armour than a regular person, and could still land crushing blows.
What had started as a trap intended to allow Fa to kill 8E, had quickly turned into a trap in which 8E could wear the Warden of the Sky down and exhaust her. The Forge Maiden was soon standing over her foe after a number of subtle mistakes by Fa had allowed 8E to slip her blade through the Twi'leks guard and cut her. The lightsaber hilt rolled away, its blue-blade extinguished. Fa just laughed in defeat
It would seem I underestimated you and your comrades... Your Forge Master did fine work...
I'll be sure to pass on your compliments.
8E raised her katana and brought it down in a swift strike, the vibro-edge cutting through flesh and bone without any resistance. She sheathed the bladed upon her back before collecting the head and saber of her former opponent. Both would serve as trophy's to present her Master.
She stepped out of the training room and let S3 do his work, hacking a nearby control panel to unlock the bulkhead, beyond which 8M was waiting with her Scatter Gun in one hand and her pistol in the other. Her armour was bearing a few new dents and dings, but for the most part her Sister was still alive and only minorly injured
Took you long enough, I'm down to just my pistol.
Well it's a good thing we're done here. We'll regroup in the hangar bay, Pelican Five will meet us there.
A few minutes later, and the Eighth Squad was gathered back in the Hangar Bay as Pelican-5 was sweeping in and landing. The defenders had almost all been wiped out, with those survivors keeping away from the SORORITAS. The Sisters filed into the ship before it took off, with 8E picking up the remote detonator control and slamming the activator down with her thumb.
Ther was only a moments delay between the action and the explosions ripping through the station as the reactor was breached and the fail safes failed. A shockwave cut through the vacuum, chasing the X-70B as it pulled away and jumped to hyperspace, heading back to Hypori to report to their success
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