Tanara Ajahn
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Post by Tanara Ajahn on Dec 16, 2019 21:01:54 GMT -8
Tanara studied the holographic human male, trying to read his slightly grainy expression. After several moments, she came to a decision, and slowly reached for her wrist-bound comm. Keeping her expression neutral, she keyed it on.
::Stand down boss, we're all good here. Kindly have Tapper and Trigger begin packing my belongings while Wraith preps the homestead for isolation mode.::
::Yes, ma'am.::
She keyed the comm off and looked past the two humans in front of her.
"Snitch! Wrap it up!"
She returned her gaze to the hologram, a small smile on her face.
"Three things. FIrst, I want an X-70B Phantom, tricked out to the max, and filled with all the latest toys and goodies."
Her smile faded as she continued.
"Second, I want it perfectly understood that my commando bodyguards work for, and are loyal only to me, so don't get any ideas about trying to use them for your own purposes."
Her expression hardened as she folded her arms.
"Third, I'll give you the same warning I gave your predecessor when he first hired me. If I so much as detect a hint of treachery or malice or ill intent towards my friends or family, I will dedicate the rest of my life to destroying you and every last trace of your entire organization."
She gave a slight shrug of her shoulders as she turned away from the two humans, reactivating the holo-screens that had been floating around her. She pressed a dozen keys, then swiped something over to the human female. She then powered down the holoprojector and returned her attention to her guests.
"There you go Operative Strahovski, that's everything from the old nexus database. I'm sure you'll find a use for it. Now, there's little else to do until my commandos have finished, but I think we've discussed all we need to for now, Illusionist. I'm sure you have more pressing things to attend to for the moment. I look forward to continuing our little chat at the Nexus."
She offered the man another mischievous smile as she finished speaking.
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Post by The Elusive Man on Jan 12, 2020 22:02:41 GMT -8
Swirling the contents of his glass around and taking a sip, The Illusionist set the glass down and nodded with a smirk.
All three conditions are understandably acceptable, Ms. Ajahn. You will have your own Phantom, with my compliments. Aside from your services, everything you possess is yours. Petty machinations such as that are not tolerable within The Organization. And, provided the list of your family and friends hasn't changed since your previous employment with my predecessor, they will placed under The Organization's protection, discreetly, of course. And I give you my word that no ill intent will befall them.
As Miranda received the stolen information from Tanara, it was just as quickly passed back to the Nexus where it was quarantined and scrubbed for spyware or any other forms of malicious software, before being integrated back into The Organization's archives. As Tanara stated she looked forward to speaking with him again once on the Nexus, he inclined his head respectfully.
We'll be in touch.
As his hologram dissipated, Miranda signaled the Black Widow, currently sitting in orbit over the planet.
"This is Operative Strahovski, requesting an extraction at the following coordinates."
Returning her attentions to the Twi-lek, she spoke.
"Come. An extraction shuttle is on its way now. We can continue our conversation once we are back on the ship."
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Moff Valen
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Post by Moff Valen on Mar 26, 2020 19:17:57 GMT -8
In the remote Burad Hills of Dantooine, at a small, modest, villa the leaders of several Dantooine resistance cells were meeting, concerned that communications might be monitored they had arranged to meet in person. For a number of months the mostly independent cells had been in the process of uniting under one Jairsto Norhall, who had managed to contact many cells. Unknown to the rest of the resistance, Norhall was an Imperial informant who was tasked with drawing out the resistance so it could be destroyed before it became too much of a problem. It was believed by Intelligence that not all the cells had been contacted or infiltrated, but that it was unlikely more would be found or convinced to join. As such the decision was made to strike now.
Concerned by the recent bombings, the rebel leaders gathered to figure out which one of them was responsible and how to respond. The meeting was antagonistic with the rebels blaming one another and arguing over their response. It was soon interrupted as two First Order landing craft appeared and surrounded the villa, Deathtroopers quickly fanning out and surrounding the villa. They called on the rebels to surrender but were answered by blaster fire. Expecting them not to go quietly, the Deathtroopers quickly stormed the villa resulting in a brief but bloody firefight. It didn't take long before the rebels were overwhelmed. Most fought to the death, but several, including Norhall who did not break cover, surrendered and were dragged to the landing pods.
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Tanara Ajahn
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Post by Tanara Ajahn on Mar 29, 2020 15:27:39 GMT -8
The Twi'lek turned away from the other woman and took a few steps towards a small desk pressed up against the wall. She reached down to pick up an empty mug, and then turned back to the woman.
"I still have one or two things to deal with before we can leave. Feel free to make yourself comfortable in the sitting room upstairs in the meantime. I'll join you shortly."
Without waiting for a reply, she moved past the other woman, heading towards the other side of the underground bunker, where her droid was just finishing it's work on Tanara's blasters. The Twi'lek handed the empty mug to the droid, which carefully grabbed it and headed toward the stairs. Tanara then swiftly picked up the two blasters and slid them neatly into the holsters resting low on her hips, before she turned and walked back toward her makeshift listening post. In quick succession, she powered down the hard-light holoprojectors, and initialized the long range communicator device she had installed on her data storage drives. After ensuring that the encoders were functioning properly, she made her way to the stairs and began her ascent, turning off all the lights in the underground bunker as she went.
Once back upstairs, she walked over to the holobook shelves and pulled on one of them. There was a soft click, and then a faint hissing noise as the hidden floor panel closed, hiding the staircase once again. With a sigh, the Twi'lek stretched her arms out for a moment, then turned to sit in one of the soft cushioned armchairs in the sitting room. As she made herself comfortable, she turned her attention to the rest of the house. As ordered, Tapper and Trigger were in the bedrooms with suitcases, packing up Tanara's belongings with the militaristic efficiency that had been bred into them, while Wraith was going from room to room, opening hidden panels and activating the security systems. Boss on the other hand, was still standing silently outside with the Organization soldiers.
"I'm gonna miss this house. So quiet and peaceful."
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Post by The Elusive Man on Apr 2, 2020 10:20:30 GMT -8
Miranda nodded in agreement and made her way back upstairs. Her and the three other soldiers accompanying her made their way into the cozy and quaint sitting room. It was decorated with the mindset of a rustic, out-of-the-way cabin. Which is essentially was. When Tanara wanted to disappear, she definitely knew how to do that. Signaling the shuttle to be ready to come in and extract them, the remaining team of soldiers that hadn't been caught moved to the shuttle and secured an LZ while waiting for everything to wrap up.
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Tanara Ajahn
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Post by Tanara Ajahn on Apr 2, 2020 12:07:13 GMT -8
It took another ten minutes for the commandos to finish their respective tasks. Tapper and Trigger took the fully packed suitcases outside to join Boss. Wraith joined them shortly afterwards. After a brief inaudible conversation between them, Boss entered the farmhouse, and joined the two women in the sitting room. He spared the human woman only a quick glance as he moved to stand in front of Tanara. At some point in those ten minutes of waiting, the Twi'lek had curled up in the chair and fallen asleep. The commando stood at attention as he spoke.
:: My lady. We're ready. ::
The Twi'lek's eyes shot open immediately upon the sound of his voice. She stretched out her limbs while trying to suppress a yawn as she slowly started to get up, nodding at the commando's brief report.
"Great, I'll finish locking up. You head back outside and join the others."
:: Yes ma'am. ::
The commando turned and headed back outside as the Twi'lek finished stretching and started to stand up. She turned her attention to the human woman.
"Guess it's time then. Shall we go?"
She let Operative Strahovski lead the way back outside, pausing only to turn off the last few remaining lights, finish initiating the security systems, and lock the front door.
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Post by The Elusive Man on Apr 18, 2020 19:18:44 GMT -8
Miranda led the group back outside to the waiting Kodiak-Class Troop Transport. A the rest of Miranda's small team climbed on board, she spoke to Tanara."The Illusionist's personal ship is waiting in orbit for us. And from there, it's a bit of a trip back to The Nexus. Hopefully you'll find the quarters we have prepared for you adequate enough..."Once they were all settled, the shuttle would take them back up to the OSV Black Widow.
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Tanara Ajahn
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Post by Tanara Ajahn on Apr 26, 2020 17:40:20 GMT -8
The four commandos began the luggage into the dropship as the Twi'lek, instead of boarding the ship herself, walked over to her small garden, where a handful of various plants and flowers were growing. She knelt down to gaze at the flowers briefly, then reached out and gently plucked one of the sunblossoms. It was at this point that the small spider droid caught up to the Twi'lek, climbing up onto her jacket to rest on her shoulder as she carefully threaded the flower into one of the upper straps of her jacket. She then stood up and walked back to the shuttle, this time boarding it. As the last one on board, she smacked the button to close the doors, then turned to face the human woman, shifting her feet as the jolt of the shuttle lifting off threw her off-balance for a moment.
"I'm sure the prepared quarters will be sufficient. Can't say I was ever invited to the Mysterious Man's personal ship, so consider me honored to be invited to the Illusionist's personal ship."
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Post by The Elusive Man on Apr 28, 2020 14:32:22 GMT -8
The shuttle lifted off and accelerated, slowly rising higher and higher, until it was clear of Dantooine's atmosphere and was heading towards the OSV Black Widow...
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Vaughan Emrys
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Post by Vaughan Emrys on Aug 20, 2023 19:37:08 GMT -8
As soon as the Lepota got passed the orbital scans and down into the atmosphere, Benedicte and Baqi'hansaka took the YT-2000 light freighter away from the main traffic lines. The Freighter dropped altitude until they were below most scanner ranges and pulled away from the settlement. Their intended destination had already been well outside the city limits, so their approach path would not have raised too many eyebrows. Vaughan sat strapped into the crew seat, watching the pair work in-sync to get them past the checks and security.
It was several more minutes before the Lepota made its approach into the mountains where the Prison Camp was located. The landing gear extended out and touched down on the rocky surface as Vaughan cleared his harnesses Keep close, we shouldn't take too long, but... You know how it is. May the Force be with you. With an affirmative and repeated phrase back at him, Vaughan took his leave of the cockpit and headed for the Lounge where the rest of the team was assembled and waiting Load up and lets move out! Heini, Dyami, Garine, and Kaniehtiio all grabbed their go bags or equipment and started making for the landing ramp with Vaughan quickly taking up the lead. One hand was already resting on the hilt of Galatine as he stepped off the metal onto the stone underfoot and moved away from the freighter. As soon as the last of the team was clear, the Lepota took off into the air again without going too high to keep the cover of the mountains. Vaughan gave a nod Keep close and don't get separated. First Order forces are going to be crawling everywhere and we don't want to get caught to early. Remember: take the guns down first, then we can have close in air support and worry about the guards. Got it?
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Thomas Zahn
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Post by Thomas Zahn on Sept 4, 2023 19:39:38 GMT -8
Dantooine Imperial Prison Camp DIP-16 was a large square compound located up in the Taikaha Hills near Garang. Between the electrified fence of inch thick razor durawire, the flak cannons sitting in each of the compounds four corners, and the 12 TIE/Wi Whispers stationed nearby, escape was a distant concern. And that was without mentioning the Prison Guards and Death Troopers that were currently stationed at the compound. But Brigadier General Jafan Typho was not taking any risks. He'd spent far too much of his career climbing up the ranks to let that ascension came to a grinding halt.
Certainly someone above him had seen his rise and thought to halt Jafan by assigning him to this prison camp. But they would be disappointed if they thought he would let himself be trapped here.
However, any plans he might have had for that day concerning his next step up the hierarchy were quickly tossed out the window when the attack on Garang began. He grumbled at the interruption as he sat at his desk, studying the holoprojection of the fight playing out over the capital city. It would not be long before the Governor was demanding the Whispers get involved. It wouldn't be his preferred course of action, however he wouldn't get much choice in the matter. The Governor outranked him and any Orders given by him would need to be complied.
Jafan turned his attention to the lone figure standing in the dark corner of the room
Run a perimeter check. Who ever these... rebels are, this can't just be about raiding Garang...
The figure gave a nod of their head before heading out of the Office just moments before the expected call came through. As expected, he was a blustering mess as he demanded the TIE Whispers take off to deal with this rebel incursion
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Vaughan Emrys
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Post by Vaughan Emrys on Oct 4, 2023 13:43:05 GMT -8
Vaughan pressed himself into the cover of the rock, his hand stretched out and keeping Heini held into cover, as the flight of TIE Whispers screamed south toward Garang. They'd known it was going to happen eventually given the intel that Endor had laid out pre-deployment. But it hadn't made them scramble for cover any easier. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest a little, hoping Kaniehtiio had managed to find some cover of her own. The Selonian Sniper had split off from the group a hundred meters or so ago to head for higher ground. Although He'd initially insisted they remain together, her skills would have been wasted if he'd kept her with everyone else.
The lack so far of Mountain Trooper Patrols had also proven there was little concern for her going off alone. His main concern now, was any of them being spotted from the air by the passing TIEs. But none of the aerial predators broke off from the group as they all continued on their way to reinforce the city. Once their Twin engines were a distant far off scream, Vaughan finally released his hold on the Demolitions Expert and pushed himself out from cover with everyone else. The main danger had passed, but that did not preclude the option that they had been spotted and that a ground patrol was being dispatched investigate the area Let's keep moving and stay alert. The ground team he had were all veterans from the Five Brothers, they didn't need the verbal reminder. He wasn't sure what their service had entailed, nor what missions they had carried out. All he knew was that they'd volunteered to join the Rebel Alliance at the behest of Sabina Gaultieri. Still, no one seemed to complain as he headed off in the lead once more, thankful for the coverage that the mountain passes were providing. However, they arrived soon enough at the edge of the plateau and they were faced with naught but open ground between the pass and the closest AA Gun Tower. His comm link coming to life then as Kaniehtiio finished getting set up for her role as overwatch and giving them the all clear to proceed No one gets left behind and we don't leave until the prisoners are freed. Given how close we'll be, keep chatter to a minimum. He ran out first into the open ground, wishing there was more cover. If anyone happened to look the wrong way now, they'd be caught with nowhere to hide
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Vaughan Emrys
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Post by Vaughan Emrys on Nov 25, 2023 0:37:12 GMT -8
60 seconds, that's all the sprint across the open ground was. But it felt like 60 minutes, each second dragging out as Vaughan and the members of his infiltration team bolted from the cover of the canyon to the cover of the tower. Kaniehtiio's sharp gaze kept watch across the compound, but there was little movement outside. The attack upon Garang had clearly put the prison into, at least presumably, a temporary lockdown.
Vaughan just about slammed into the side of the tower as he came to a stop, the rest of the team pulling up a bit more professionally around him. It was little surprise that there was such a marked difference between him and them. Perhaps with time he'd adopt a much more similar control once more. Regardless, he managed to turn his thoughts to the task at hand. Garine and Dyami got to work searching for the data port, whilst Heini was pulling out demolition charges from his pack and passing them to Vaughan. Accepting the couple he was passed, he kept close to the side of the tower as he peaked around to check no one would see him.
But as hoped, the guards were more focused internally, whilst sensors were being trusted for external monitoring of the area. Vaughan felt his way along the wall then, placing the first charge before continuing across the expanse to where the second charge was to be laid.
His gaze fell down then, noticing a marking upon the wall and the familiar shape of a dataport covering. He squatted down then, his gaze focused upon the marking on the wall, as opposed to the dataport it was positioned above. A shock of recognition ran through him as more clearly made out the sigil in the shape of a shield with a horizontal bow and arrow like emblem. There were only a small handful of people that knew that sigil, he was one of them. The owner of this mark was dead, he knew that for certain. Which meant someone had stolen it for their own use. There was only one name that sprang to mind.
Jafan.
Vaughan moved back to the corner and waved the others down Over here! quick! Heini glanced to Garine and Dyami, exchanging a look, before the slicer and medic rushed over and followed Vaughan around to the dataport. As Garine started slicing into the network, Vaughan pulled his sword from hits sheath and kept his focus toward the other tower and across the grounds when he dared peek around. Dyami placed her hand upon his shoulder, startling Vaughan a little I know this is a high pressure situation, but are you sure you're up to this? Vaughan did his best to keep as calm as he could, still on the look out I know the Imperial in charge of this prison camp... We have a score to settle and he is no slouch. If we haven't been spotted already, we have about fifteen minutes before his patrol comes around, but more importantly, we have four minutes before his sensor setup picks up our presence...
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Vaughan Emrys
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Post by Vaughan Emrys on Nov 26, 2023 18:35:22 GMT -8
Garine would have been close to slicing the network and erasing their presence from the system when the alarms sounded across the prison. Four minutes had been a generous estimate to begin with They've found us... Heini get moving, now! Blow the tower as soon as we're clear! The demolitions expert appeared around the corner, his blaster rifle drawn and at the ready Roger that! He tossed another couple explosive packs on the side of the tower as Garine unplugged and started racing off across the open space toward the next tower. Dyami was close behind, her rifle at the ready as Stormtroopers started to run out of the central building toward the fence Let's go! Vaughan ran just in the lead with Heini going slightly slower to better judge the safe distance. Blaster bolts ripped through the air, several falling victim to poor aiming over such a distance and hitting the metal of the fence. A handful of bolts meanwhile slipped through the gaps and, thankfully, missed or merely grazed past Vaughan and Heini as they bolted across to the far tower now. Garine and Dyami had made it to cover, with the slicer hurriedly connecting in to try focus on bringing down the fence security systems whilst Dyami tried laying down some covering fire.
Several Stormtroopers falling to their deaths were a reminder that Kaniehtiio was still up in her lookout spot providing them cover. Vaughan had almost made it to cover when Heini squeezed down on the trigger, causing the explosives at the base of the first tower to go off. A small blast cloud formed as the reinforced duracrete was torn open and evaporated to dust. The explosion was enough to draw fire briefly from Vaughan and Heini to get behind cover as his comm link screeched to life. Benedicte came clear through the radio General Emrys, gunships are inbound from orbit! You need to get those towers down. I'm bringing the Lepota in to help provide some covering fire, but we need one more tower down! The distraction caused by the explosion had expired and gunfire was already being directed toward the tower whilst Stormtroopers were closing in and getting outside the perimeter. Vaughan kept an eye on Garine, his sword held up tight :: We're doing out best. Any cover you can provide is great appreciated! :: Garine was pulling her slicing equipment clear of the port as Vaughan started pulling explosive charges from Heini's backpack Stealth is over! Gunships are inbound and we need this tower gone! Use the foundation for as much cover as you can. GO! Dyami and Garine didn't seem overly happy about the matter, but thankfully his rank was enough to get them moving. Vaughan tossed a few more charges up as high as he could reach, knowing they wouldn't have time to properly mine the other side. With the job done, he gave Heini's shoulder a clasp Time to move! Heini gave a thumbs up as he pulled back into cover and followed around the tower just as the Lepota appeared over the mountains. The tower they had just blown up would have been filling the air with AA fire, and their current tower was starting to turn and take aim. Laser cannon fire spit forth from the transport into the ranks of Stormtroopers. Once more providing Vaughan and the infiltration team a chance to break across the fence line, with Heini and Dyami shooting off toward the Stormtroopers that had gotten outside the fence line. They were much closer this time when Heini triggered the explosion, the southern face of the tower crumbling apart as it was thrown to the air. The gun halted in its tracks, before disappearing down into the plume.
Two towers were far from ideal, but it was better than none. The Lepota was already swinging around over the southern clearing, her guns swiveling around to take out the Stormtroopers that had pinned Vaughan and company down. With their aggressors gone, Vaughan pushed himself to his feet first :: Our friends inside are going to need some escape holes. We'll get Garine in to start openining cells. :: An affirmative came through the comm link as the laser cannons swept back across the yard, taking over more stormtroopers before they started pelting away at doors and windows. Vaughan took the lead once again, heading through a newly created gap in the Fence and racing toward the building. turning his shoulder in, Vaughan impacted a door into one of the mess halls. His sword was raised quickly as he swept his gaze through the room. He froze then, as he caught sight of a gold and blue armour clad woman no... The rest of the team barged into the room, rifles drawn and pointing them at the woman, but Vaughan threw up an arm Stop! get Garine to a dataport and finish the job! There was a moment of hesitation from the team, before Heini spoke Sure thing boss man... Let's get moving! With their orders given, Dyami and Garine followed Heini out of the mess hall and deeper into the prison. Vaughan shook himself as he brought his sword into a crossguard stance A-Alicia... Is that you?!
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Endor
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Post by Endor on Nov 27, 2023 7:33:22 GMT -8
Hot exhaust blasted out of the chromium piping jutting from either side of Endor's X-wing's fuselage as the engine block snarled, fed as much power as R6 could divert from other systems. Tarfang and Lance raced after him at a distance, the advanced systems of their more modern XJ7s unable to keep up with the sheer muscle of the General's modified snub. The squadron leader's eyes narrowed as he spotted the prison complex ahead, just as an explosion ripped through one corner of the facility and brought down an AA gun. "Woohoo! You see that, R6? I told you Vaughan had this." A few moments later and several kilometers closer, Endor watched the second tower go down, and just in time as the Lepota came in hot. They weren't out of the woods yet. The strike team had taken out the guns on one side, creating a semi-safe landing sight, but there were still two more anti-aircraft towers on the far side. He knew what they had to do. Grinning, the General flipped a toggle on the dash and heard the tell-tale mechanised whine of his S-foils openening up into attack position.
"Here goes nothing." Endor jerked the flight-stick in his hand hard to the left, banking his X-wing around as he came in low towards the prison. He gave the trigger a quick squeeze and sent a flurry of high intensity laser into the base of the third tower, ripping through the duracrete and taking out its supports. The tower collapsed in on itself, kicking up a cloud of dust and spilling debris into the jungle beyond. "Hang on!" He growled through grit teeth, yanking back further on the flight-stick as he kept his starfighter hurtling into its turn, opening the ventral landing flaps to create drag as he drifted into position to take aim at the last tower. Unfortunately for him, as he blasted out of the dust cloud of the third tower, he saw that the fourth already had him in its sights. "Oh stang!" PEW-PEW! Emerald laser bolts struck his right S-foil, overwhelming his shields and sheering straight through the reinforced titanium, setting the side of his fighter ablaze with flame and smoke.
"Eject! Eject!" He yelled without need, as R6 had already released the X-wing's canopy with a miniature blast and launched Endor from the fighter before it slammed into the middle of the last tower, tearing through durasteel beams and inadvertently bringing down the last AA gun in the process. A whoosh sounded as a parachute deployed from the back of the General's ejected seat, arresting his descent with a jerk and sinking the former forest druid further into his falling chair. "R6!" He cried, reaching a hand towards the crumbling last tower, before forming a fist and bringing it to his chest. "By the Great Tree Spirit, I will avenge you." WOOT-WOOT! In that moment of sworn oath, a familiar domed shaped droid hovered in front of Endor, rising to match his elevated position with miniature rocket boosters built into its astromech legs. "R6!" The General exclaimed, relieved and embarrassed all at once. "What? No I wasn't worried. I knew you were fine the whole time." WOOT-EEWWW! "Yeah, whatever." He looked over his shoulder, watching as Tarfang and Lance performed a flyby. He could see his furry bestfriends smirk even from there, causing him to scowl. Further away, he could just make out the first of the gunships descending towards the prison yard on the side Vaughan had cleared.
"Come on. Let's get down there." Reaching up, Endor unfastened the straps of his ejection seat and slid out of it, falling towards the ground several dozen feet below. At the last moment he used the Force to slow his fall, landing in a crouch and throwing himself forwards into a roll. As he came up he drew his DL-22 blaster pistol from its holster. R6 landed beside him and cut its thrusters, chirping cheerfully.
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Katja Eve
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Post by Katja Eve on Nov 27, 2023 18:35:15 GMT -8
The Halcyon shook a little as the transport made the transition from the vacuum of space into the atmosphere of the agri-world just behind the gunships that the Rebels were fielding as transports. Four pillars of spoke arose from the corners of the prison complex as they drew closer, the towers emanating them sitting silent. The ground team apparently had come through on their mission and taken out the towers by the time the ships hit atmosphere. There was a sense of relief as Y-Wings were touching down. Allas kept The Halcyon in the air, letting the smaller gunships load up first whilst also providing a harder hitting over watch alongside the Lepota.
There was a moment of silence, in which Allas worried that perhaps there wouldn't be anyone to rescue. But then there was a growing roar as jumpsuit clad prisoners came pouring out of the fractured wall leading into the exercise yard. Rebel Gunners on the ground started shooting up into the building as Stormtroopers tried taking up positions to shoot the escapees. EV-88 provided some tightly controlled shots, hoping to scare off the guards without damaging the building and risking injury to the newly freed Rebels.
It was after a couple of these shots, that Allas recognized a brown skinned, white haired individual amongst the crowd...
Katja could have laughed as she shouldered a fellow prison and hauled him up and over a pile of rubble and out of the building. There, hanging in the air was her ship. It was quite the sight to behold, as the hundred, if not thousands of prisoners were racing to freedom as gunships stood waiting to collect them. Ever since the Coalition had fallen, there had been rumours about resistance movements across the galaxy. Now, here she was, being saved by one and her crew had... joined them? allied with them? What did it matter right now. She'd spent far too long as a guest of the First Order prison system to care. She handed her burden off to one of their rescuers, before moving back through the crowd and waiting. If she was leaving here on any ship, it would be her own
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Vaughan Emrys
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Post by Vaughan Emrys on Dec 30, 2023 18:57:27 GMT -8
There wasn't any recognition what so ever from the blonde haired woman as Vaughan called out the name of his long dead sister. The name seemed as foreign to her as his appearance. But he could not mistake anyone else for Alicia. Surely not... But perhaps there was a small chance. No, this was his sister. He was not so exhausted that he could make such a mistake. He knew it for a fact as she drew her hilt up and activated the golden saber blade of Excalibur My name is Artoria, not... Alicia... She seemed to spit out the name as if it left a bad taste in her mouth You presume far too much familiarity with me, Rebel Scum! Vaughan braced himself as Alicia, or rather Artoria, rushed across the mess hall at him. He shifted his blade slightly, causing the saber blade to strike against and be stopped by Galatine. Her passive and cold gaze seemed to shift into some shock when the saber strike was blocked I'm afraid it will take a bit more than that to kill me... Sister! Only a member of the Emrys bloodline can wield Excalibur! He shifted his weight, knocking the golden saber blade away with Galatine What did they do to you?! Do you really not remember me? Your own brother?! Artoria stumbled back a little, her hand briefly travelling up to grip her head, as if troubled by a migraine. But she grit her teeth and stared him down I was saved by Jafan from a life of nothingness! He gave me purpose! Do not think to confuse me by trying to claim some relation to me! Even if that were true, then I would want nothing to do with you! Vaughan kept his blade between himself and Artoria, blocking the flurry of strikes she made at him in quick succession, forcing him to move back around the room. Jafan. Of course he was behind this. The bastard was probably watching this right now. A small red blinking light caught his attention from the corner of his eye. A security camera sat in the corner of the room, providing a live stream to the man undoubtedly. Vaughan turned his focus back to Artoria Listen to me! He is lying to you! Your real name is not Artoria! Your name is Alicia! Daughter of the Emrys Family! You fought against the First Order! You inspired me to fight against them! She fumbled her strike then, grabbing at her left eye seemingly in pain. But she continued to lash out at him with the blade of Excalibur Liar! Deceiver! Rebel! ARGH! She fell to one knee, even as Vaughan kept his distance and blocked only her strikes I am not here to fight you Alicia... What ever he has told you, are the real lies! Come back with me... Alicia... He'd cautiously moved closer to her when her blade has stopped flailing about. He was almost able to reach out his hand to touch her when he jumped back. The tip of the golden blade slicing up his right cheek and barely missing his eye as it sliced his eyebrow. He could feel the heat radiating from the cauterised wound as his left hand came up to instinctively cover it. Artoria seemed to be breathing hard I will not be fooled by your lies! Vaughan removed his hand from his new scar as Artoria rose to her feet, her own hand leaving her face to grip her saber with both hands Don't... Alicia... I'm not going to lose you again! She glared at him You already have! She rushed at him again, aiming to strike hard and fast. But at the last moment, Vaughan managed to side step the strike and bring the pommel of Galatine down into the back of her head. The strike was hard and precise enough that she let out a startled gasp before collapsing to the ground. The golden blade extinguishing as its owner lost consciousness. Vaughan sheathed Galatine as he reached down and picked up the Saber Hilt that was Excalibur and pointed it toward the camera Jafan! Coward! Mark my words! I will find you! I will deliver justice upon your head! Run and hide while you still can! He clipped the hilt to his belt then, before kneeling down and collecting his sister in his arms and carrying her out of the door back out into the prison yard where the mass escape was underway. Heini, Garine, Dyami, and Kaniehtiio were all gathered in the yard, helping provide covering fire as the evacuation continued into the transports that flew in, loaded up, and took off again. Vaughan walked through the chaos toward the team he had arrived with and took cover. Dyami quickly moved into action with the first aid kit, applying a bacta patch to Vaughan's wound. Heini briefly glanced over between rounds of firing Whose the girl? Weren't you just squaring off against her? Dyami then started checking out Alicia, running a quick med scan as Vaughan sighed It's... complicated. We need to get out of here!
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Endor
New Rebel Alliance
"No man is good enough to be another's master."
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Post by Endor on Dec 31, 2023 5:50:30 GMT -8
 Chaos, that was the only way to describe the scene unfolding in the prison courtyard. As U-Wings came in to land, their troop bay doors slid open to reveal repeating blasters mounted on brackets, swiveling as the hard faced men and women behind them pulled back the slide and opened up on any Imperials they could find. A brilliant barrage of crimson bolts discharged from smoking muzzles, gunning down white plastoid wearing stormtroopers and crisp uniformed officers with equal relish, flash frying flesh and setting fascist First Order uniforms ablaze. Ewoks from Bright Tree Village appeared at the gunners side, their short stature allowing them to position themselves at the open door beneath the roaring blasters firing over their hooded furry heads. They pulled back strings on primitive bows and knocked arrows, precisely sighting their opponents before loosing, piercing the black lenses of stormtrooper helmets to puncture the skulls inside. Dust scattered as the repulsor engines brought craft down, stony debris raining down in the background behind them as Tarfang and Lance zoomed by in their X-wings and punched holes in the prison walls with fire-linked laser cannons.Endor came around the side of the building as the fighting was at its thickest. Practically hugging the exterior prison wall, smoke and flame obscuring his vision, forcing him to squint through the blaze as he leapt over falling debris and charged into the action. He twirled the DL-22 blaster in his left hand before sighting a stormtrooper sprinting across his vision and pulled the trigger. PEW! He took the trooper in the side of the helmet and sent them stumbling to the ground, a carbon scored stain now marring their helmet where the wafting scent of cooked flesh exuded from. R6 was right behind him, bleating and beeping in binaric droid speech as it relayed information to the engaged General. At a distance he could see an Imperial officer standing over a prisoner that had clearly been trying to escape, the Imps polished boot on the wrongly incarcerated Duros' throat as a blaster leveled on the innocent alien. "Rebel Scum!" He could just hear the officer's words over the crackle of flame and whine of landing repulsor engines, then watched helplessly from across the courtyard as the officer pulled the trigger. The former Jedi grit his teeth as anger blossomed in his heart in a most un-Jedi like way. Bastard. Seeing red, he raced across the courtyard as blaster fire erupted around him, ignorant of the danger as a hot rage had taken over his better senses. A blinding flash from a detonating flash bang hid his approach at the last moment, as Endor leapt through a wall of light and chaff."Wha...?" The officer was shocked as a burly chested bear of a man emerged from nowhere and tackled him to the ground, sending both their blaster pistols scattering. Cocking back his right arm, the General drove his meaty fist into the Imperial's face, smashing his nose in a spray of blood and crushed cartilage, completely stunning the man. Then he wrapped thick callused fingers around the officer's throat and began to squeeze the life out of him. Blue veins bulged as the officer gasped for breath that wouldn't come, as Endor squeezed harder and harder, his hot breath bathing the Imp's face in spittle. Stop! His grip softened as he heard a voice in his head, a familiar one he could never forget no matter how many years had passed since she had been taken from him. "Kitana?" He said, almost stupefied to point where he released his grip around the concussed Imperials throat. Endor looked up, trying to focus his leafy green eyes on an ethereal female figment standing in front of him. Even as a ghost, his wife was still the most beautiful thing he had ever laid eyes upon."Kitana, I..." He struggled to find the words, his voice catching in his throat. Not like this, my love. Not in anger. Remember who you are. Then she began to fade, her luminous form growing dim and dispersing as a group of prisoners ran through her spectral shape. "Kitana!" He roared, his throat going hoarse as whatever rage consumed him gave way to sorrow and loss. He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. You're right. You always were. As he exhaled, he let go of the anger that had possessed him moments ago, looking down at the coughing Imperial choking on their own blood. Endor grit his teeth and turned his head to the side, spitting on the ground. "You're not worth it, Imp." Slowly he extracted himself from the debris laced ground, scooping up his blaster as he got back to his feet. Despite his own lack of focus, the Rebels were doing a good job of getting the prisoners to the ships. All around him stormtroopers were falling and rebels were cheering. A few of the gunships were already rising back into the air, their holds full of the rescued.Staggering as he regained sense of himself, Endor fumbled at his jacket pocket for his comlink, pulling it free before holding it in front of his bushy face and keying the comm button. "Everyone get to the ships. We don't have long before enemy reinforcements arrive. Move your butts! Nobody gets left behind." He then lowered the comlink from his mouth and looked over at his astromech, who had caught up with him. R6 was holding the Imp officers SE-14 blaster pistol in his servo-arm. "R6, can you connect my comlink to the Imperial's channel? I have a message for them." WOOT-WOOT! A few moments later on the Imperials radio frequency... This is General Endor of the New Rebel Alliance, to all fascist Imperial pigs that are listening. You've had your boot on the throat of the free people of the galaxy for far too long. That ends, today. This is our declaration of war. So tell your moffs and your emperors, and let them know...we're coming for you. He paused, as a humorous thought occurred to him, then finished off. In the words of the late great Maarva Carassi Andor...FUCK THE EMPIRE!Endor switched off the comlink and returned it to his jacket, casting his eyes down at R6. "Too much?" WOOT-WOOT! "Yeah, you can say that again. Come on, let's get out of here." Without wasting another word, the General charged towards the remaining gunships, taking pot shots at any Imperials that showed themselves from the holes in the prison compound. Just as he was nearing one of the U-wing parked beside the prison wall, that same wall exploded beside him, throwing him to the ground and spraying him with broken duracrete stones. His ears rang and his head was fuzzy, dazed by the explosion, blood dripping from a cut on his forehead into his eyes. As he blinked the blood away, a blurring white shape dominated his vision and struck him hard in the gut. "Oofph!" He gasped, spitting a mouthful of blood as he struggled to draw breath. A second blow from the same blurry figure struck him on the back, driving the General to the ground onto a pile of broken bricks. Endor tried to climb back to his feet only to be kicked hard in the chest, causing him to flip over onto his back, allowing him to look up at the rather large stormtrooper standing over him. Bendu, he was big. Endor grit bloody teeth as he looked up at the trooper, who appeared to have been using the stock of his rifle to bludgeon the General."Been drinking your blue-milk, I see. Heh." As the stormtrooper raised his rifle and prepared to brain the General's skull into pulp on the debris pile, the former pirate pulled a move he had learned from Pirate King Krall in the back alleys of Nar Shaddaa. He drove his foot up into the troopers plastoid cod piece, cracking it in a powerful kick that crushed his Imperial pearls and caused the trooper to fold. Fumbling around with his hands, Endor wrapped his fingers around a piece of brick and swung his arm up hard, smashing the brick into the troopers helmet, sending the burly armoured man sprawling. Groaning, the pilot without a bird got back to his feet, still holding the chunk of brick in his left hand as blood dripped from between his fingers, making them sticky. He stood over the trooper, then knelt down on top of their chest, patting their shattered helmet with his free hand. "I promise it ain't personal. Well, maybe a little. But I'm sure not angry about it anymore." Then raising his left arm over his head, he drove the brick down into the broken helmet, again and again and again. THWACK! THWACK! THWACK! By the time he was done it wasn't clear exactly what he was looking at, the troopers skull was more paste than bone and plastoid. Sweating from his exertions, Endor stood up and again made his way towards the transports.He came around the corner in time to nearly stumble into Vaughan and his crew. The General would have been a sight for sore eyes, cut and bleeding in a dozen places, face and beard coated in soot. He smiled through his pain, a fat grin spread across his bearded face as he looked from Dyami to the unconscious girl, then back to Vaughan."Emrys." He raised a brow. "Whose the girl?" BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Explosive set inside the prison began to go off, causing the entire facility to wobble on its support. Endor patted Vaughan on the shoulder and stepped past him, climbing up onto the open troop bay of the nearest ship. "Never mind. We can talk about that later. Let's get the kriff outta here." |
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Katja Eve
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Post by Katja Eve on Jan 4, 2024 13:15:57 GMT -8
As the last of the Prisoners were escaping, Katja heard General Endor's message go over the comm channels and play on the Prison Speaker System. Several prisoners raised their fists and echoed the chant of "FUCK THE EMPIRE!". It brought a small smile to her lips as several of her fellow escapees followed the General's example and took up a brick or two and started clobbering Stormtroopers
Fuck the Empire, indeed...
She froze as her attention went to the explosions emanating from within the prison. Given the lack of panic by their rescuers, she could only assume that was intentional. As she turned around again, Allas had dropped The Halcyon down to almost ground level, with the boarding ramp extended. Katja didn't hesitate for a moment as she got up a small run and jumped up onto the walkway, before hurrying inside. She didn't make any stops between the boarding ramp and the cockpit, as such she was still wearing her prison jumpsuit as Allas was pulling back on the controls
It's good to have you back Captain!
It's good to be back...
It was then, that she noticed her signature jacket draped over the back over her seat
Thanks for keeping it safe for me.
Katja pulled the jacket on, the fit still as perfect as ever, as Allas risked a glance over to her Captain
Don't mention it. The rest of your stuff is still in your cabin, but I figured you'd want that at least while we go pick the others up...
You're not wrong...
She slipped down into the pilot seat, but left Allas with the controls. As it stood, she was freshly escaped from prison and had no real idea yet of what the plan was. Allas certainly seemed more than capable of handling her ship for now
So... The Rebels huh?
It's complicated... We were planning to break you out, but they were already here when we showed up. We forged an alliance of convenience...
Katja let out a giggle. She knew when Allas was getting defensive, even if she didn't need to
You're cute when you get pouty. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I'm glad... Once we get the others, we'll follow these Rebels back. I at least owe them thanks for helping rescue me.
Are you sure?
Completely. Now let's go pick up the others and get out of here. I'll start making preparations...
Roger that, Captain.
The Halcyon pulled away from the prison toward Garang to pick up the rest of the crew
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Vaughan Emrys
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Post by Vaughan Emrys on Jan 5, 2024 3:34:58 GMT -8
As Endor came around that corner looking worse for wear, Vaughan certainly would have agreed he was a sight for sore eyes Endor... His grip tightened upon the unconscious form of his sister as the explosions went off, debris flying through the air alongside the blaster bolts. He gave a nod to his friend, as the red haired man stepped up into the nearest transport Yup, plenty of time later! He pushed up to his feet and jumped into the loading bay, with the rest of his team following suit. Heini gave the roof a solid whack, signalling to the pilots to take off. The ground seemed to fall away just outside the bay doors as the engines pushed the craft up away from the ground as Vaughan set Alicia down, breathing something of a sigh of relief as Dyami pulled a pack out and set it beneath her head. The medic then turned her focus on Endor and started tending to his injuries, giving them a clean and patches. Vaughan looked out the door as he rested against the frame and watched a mixture of ground and air borne transports taking off from the prison as the building collapsed in on itself. Jafan had survived, that much Vaughan was certain of. Like a cockroach, the Imperial had a knack for survival. As he turned his gaze to Alicia, he regarded his sister... or rather the clone of her? He'd definitely buried his sister upon Naboo years ago. Thus this doppleganger had to be a clone... right? Unless... Perhaps she had been the clone and this woman laying before him was his real sister. Jafan was a cunning foe, he always had plans with plans Plans within plans... NO! He pushed himself across the troop bay and started fumbling through the straps of her armour. Heini raised an eyebrow whilst standing back and watching You know we're the good guys right... Vaughan managed to loosen the shoulder plates and tossed them aside before holding up one hand Yeah, and I'm trying to make sure we stay alive to be good guys! Dyami, I need a scalpel! He unclasped the chest plate and tossed it aside, before tearing the shirt open down the middle. He pulled a knife from someone's ankle holster to cut her undergarments apart, allowing him to feel along her sternum. Dyami rushed back with the scalpel and handed it over What... What are you doing? His fingers found the spot that he was looking for, feeling the difference between the bone and the metal object Hopefully not about to trigger a bomb... He bressed the blade into her chest and make the incision quite long, being sure not to cut across the spot. He tossed the scalpel aside as with one hand he pressed against her chest, whilst with his now free hand he pressed a pair of fingers into the cut and felt around before extracting a small metallic device TOSS IT! Heini's eyes grew quite wide as he grabbed the small metallic disk and threw it with all the strength he could muster. Garine seemed to focus in on the crazed events of the troop bay as the disk went hurtling out of the troop bay doors and quickly got pulled down toward the ground by the rush of wind Well that wasn't so... Garine never got to finish her sentence as the transport was rocked by the shockwave of the device exploding in the air just behind them. The shields protected the ship from any damage, but it made for a bumpy ride for a few moments. Kaniehttio turned to Garine and just stared You were saying... Vaughan pressed his left hand fully over the cut now and tapped Dyami on the shoulder Hey! I need some cleaning solution and some bacta! The medic nodded and pulled out the supplies from her bag and handed them over. Vaughan gave the inside of the incision a good cleaning with the solution, before applying some liquid bacta inside of it. He then applied some steri-strips to hold the cut close, before applying another bacta patch over it all. He pulled his cloak off and laid it over Alicia then before falling back onto into a seated position That was way too close... Without his cloak on, anyone paying any attention would be able to see the gold and blue adorned saber hilt that was resting on his hip that had not been there before
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