"How long? What were your exact orders?" Kagore spoke with his quiet and dangerous tone.
You smell the familiar smell of feces as you question him and he passes out.
Tallon looks to the group. "Can someone slice into the console?"
Rufus rolls his eyes. "Uh, no. But hopefully these technicians were kind enough to leave their console open before passing out."
Rufus then takes a seat in one of the clean chairs and starts pushing buttons.
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Gotal shrugs, "I fear computers and slicing are not my forte..."
Kagore kicks the console and pokes at it. "Where is a droid when you need one."
Colton looks to each of the others before stepping forward.
"Don't do that. It won't help. I'll handle this. Just tell me exactly what you want to do."
As Tallon explains what he needs in detail, Colton sets about doing it, his fingers moving rapidly and surely over the controls.
Total 23
Colton reaches into the force and beings plugging at the controls like we was one with the machine. The display bleeps and you see the below message.
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:Priority Command D-113***Time: 02:03.45 and counting***
:VSD Relentless Battle Report 1283
:Logged by: Captain Parlan, Commander, VSD Relentless
Enemy force encountered outside Tatooine. Originally believed to be pirate raiding group, now confirmed as Rebel task force by intercepted communications.
Makeup of enemy force: 1 Rebel Star Cruiser (Mon Calamari), 1 Rebel Escort Frigate (Nubulon B). 4 Rebel Corvettes (Corellian). First aggression: Rebel. Motive for attack: Unknown. Possible relation to prisoners, but unlikely. Action taken: Standard defensive posture. Enemy response: Heavy bombardment from all ships. Action taken: Return bombardment, concentration on Cruiser. Enemy response: Cruiser retreats. Action taken: Advance on Frigate. Enemy Response: Crossfire from Corvettes. Action taken: Controlled ramming of Frigate. Tractor beam focus on Corvette #2. Enemy response: Attempted retreat. Action taken: Corvette propelled into Cruiser. Enemy response: Combined fire from all ships. Action taken: Standard tactical retreat. Enemy response: Retreat and regroup. Conflict evaluation: Inconclusive.
Current battle status: Enemy approaching at sublight speed after affecting repairs. Probably attack range in 02:03.45. Preparing effective response while playing dead-in-space (see Priority Command D-113). Report logged and ready for probe launch as we remain under communications blackout.
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Tallon looks go Colton "Very good. Now we've got to polarize the primary intercooland trans-flux capacitors"
The energy patterns in the shaft flux and changes as Coloton does as Tallong instructs.
At that moment you hear a familiar voice on the ship wide coms.
"How very disappointing. Just when I was begining to think that you might have a micro-bit of soldier in you after all, you play directly into my hands." (Yawn) [/i]"Bantha herders...very well. Here is your next, and last, lesson. I call it 'dying!'"[/i]
As the captains chuckles fades doors slide open and you see six troopers at each entrance (eights doors).
"S%%+." Kagore moved for any cover he could find hoping to draw fire to himself as he aimed his carbine at the 1st group troopers. "Take cover!"
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"There is no cover. We need to go, right now. Which way to the Hangar?"
Colton's lightsaber snaps up, hissing to life.
"Huh. Looks like the Relentless gave as good as it got," Rufus says in a rare moment of seriousness after reading the battle log. "There may be elements of the Rebel fleet that are still around."
When the voice comes back on over the comms, he shouts back, "Bantha herders? Have you ever been in a bantha stampede? Not as easy as it looks."
He then takes cover as Kagore orders, taking a shot at a trooper.
Initiative
Gotal closes his eyes and concentrates - - Wild - Wild =
Gotal then reaches up to pull the first two of the Troopers off of the ledge [from Door 1] and into the shaft below.
Telekinesis
Telekinesis - Wild =
Kagore peppers group one dropping the first two troopers who moved into to fire upon their group!
Colton reaches out to the force to enhance his defenses but fails.
Troopers3 pair shoots at Kagore!
Shot goes a bit wide missing.
The Force TK -
The force is not strong with the group this round as both fail in their attempts to activate powers.
Troopers2 shoot at Colton.
(13)
Shot goes wide!
Troopers7 shoot at Rufus.
Shot goes wide!
Troopers6 shoot at Gotal.
Rufus shot takes down one trooper at Gate8!
Troopers4 shoot at Kagore.
Shot goes wide!
Trooper8 shoots at Rufus.
Shot goes wide!
Tallon shoots at door8.
Shot misses and he shouts "We need a way out quickly before they overrun us!
Tallons wife also shoots at door8.
Shot misses.
Troopers1 shoot at Kagore.
Shot goes wide!
Troopers5 shoot at Kagore.
Shot goes wide!
"Which way do we need to go? I'll clear the way!"
Colton focuses his mind once more to detect dangers.
Seeing that there is only one way that they can move, Colton moves to engage the stormtroopers blocking the way.
Kagore unleashes another pair of shots at the troopers in the exit doorway blocking their escape.
Kagore strikes on trooper dropping him but misses the 2nd. Colton moves to block incoming shots using the force to add to his protection.
Trooper3 pair shoots at colton.
Shot goes wide!
Gotal attempts to pull a trooper into the shaft once more.
The Force TK -
The force is just not with Gotal today!
Troopers2 shoot at Colton.
Troopers7 shoot at Colton.
Troopers6 shoot at Colton.
All misses!
Rufus follows Kagore's lead, shooting at the troopers in the doorway that is their best path to freedom.
Ruffus takes out another trooper leaving 4 more in the groups path to exit!
Troopers4 shoot at Colton.
Trooper8 shoots at Colton.
Tallon shoots at exit door!
Another drops leaving 3 left!
Tallons wife also shoots at the exit door!.
Miss!
Troopers1 shoot at Colton.
Troopers5 shoot at Colton.
All shots at the lighsaber wielding jedi miss!
Colton moves to the closest Stormtrooper on their course of travel and swings his lightsaber.
"Ever get the feeling you're being picked on?"
With only two troomers remaining after a swing on Colton's lightsaber, Kagoe charges out of cover and closes on the stormtroomers lashing out with a pair of kicks to fold the men in half.
As your group starts clearing a path to what you hope is an exit from this trap more troopers who appear to be higher rank based on their armor move into replace those fallen in your path. Tallon snaps his fingers.
"We can change the energy field created by criss-crossing beams! We must manipulate the computer so as to alter the energy into repulsor field. Then we can leap into the shaft itself, using it as a turbolift!"
Troopers2 shoot at Colton.
Troopers7 shoot at Colton.
Troopers6 shoot at Colton.
All shots miss.
"That sounds... complicated! How exactly can we do that?" Rufus shouts over the din of battle while taking another shot.
"Colton or Gotal can you access the terminal again and do your magic while the rest hold off the imperials!" Tallon yells.
Rufus drops another trooper but there seems to be an endless supply of them. Some of them start to make their way across the landing toward your group and others continue to fire!
Troopers4 shoot at Colton.
Miss!
Trooper8 shoots at Colton.
Miss!
Tallon shoots at the former exit door!
Another trooper drops.
Tallons wife also shoots at the former exit door!.
Miss!
Troopers1 shoot at Kagore.
Miss!
Troopers5 shoot at Kagore.
Miss!
Gotal looks to Tallon and nods jumping on the controls realizing he isn't doing much in terms of dealing with the troopers at this time and concentrates reaching out to the force.
His eyes light up and begins punching in codes and the beam's light changes.
"He did it! Quickly lets go jump in we don't have much time!" Tallon yells.
At that moment there is a loud explosion as 2 frag grenades go off on one of the upper lifts and as the smoke clears you see a familiar Imperial face...
Kagore narrows his eyes as he sees the imperial officer while his carbine is once more grabbed in hand. "You heard the general, Rebels up and over now!"
He unleashes a few shots for effect at straggler troopers before leaping into the beam trusting Gotal with his life.
Gotal jumps into the beam as well. He must trust the Force even if it does not always bend to his will...
"The Imps can take the elevator, while we get the shaft," Rufus mutters, then jumps out into the energy field.
Colton concentrates on covering Tallon and his wife. He jumps into the beam once they're well on their way to relative safety.
Tallon nods up to the imperial officer and takes his hands wife jumping into the make shift repulsor lift beginning to move down.
Cue in in Lt. Colonel Heshvaun's theme, The Empire Redeemed.
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The lone figure wearing heavily modified Officer's Commando Armor motions the embattled Rebels toward his position.
Identifying General Tallon within the group, he pulls out a small cylinder, and with a pitch that would make a top tier Grav-ball striker envious, lobs the device with near precision towards his former commander.
To his credit, Tallon snatches the hurled comlink without slowing down.
"We have a secure two way channel, General."
"It's rather fortunate that these bucket heads were not drilled and trained by you General, otherwise I very much doubt your squad would have made it this far."
"But even a blind Gamorrean gets lucky shot in now and then. Let's get you all out of here! On the double quick."
Kagore seeing a thing hurled at the General by a seeming imperial would attempt to intercept and catch it.
Once he hears the crackle of sound and realizes its not a grenade or bomb he hands it to Tallon. "I didn't know you had any people still on the inside General but whoever that is can wait until we make it off this wreck."
Heshvaun you see the group of rebels and former general jump into the lights of the reactor that they just converted into what appears to be a make shift repulsorlift. They begin swimming down the beams of light and the troopers looks at them in amazement thinking they are committing suicide...
The group exist the engine control core into another work station. This empty engineering work station is dark and quite. There doesn't seem to be any power running through the computer terminals or other equipment. The far door does offer a strange sight however. The upper part of the blast door glows red hot, and portions of the metal have begun to liquefy and drip.
Kagore swims through the repulsor beam like he was trained to do so, which come to think of it perhaps he had. As they escape the shaft and enter the new room he immediately homes in on the threat of the heat behind the blast door.
"Lets not stop here, whatever is behind that door is melting through it and I don't want plasma flooding this area with us still in it."
Kagore looks around for exits other then the melting door.
Rufus looks rather ridiculous as he pinballs his way up the shaft. When he's finally on his feet again in artificial gravity, he holds his blaster steady on the Imperial lieutenant.
"Uh-Uh, Heshy. Find your own escape pod. When we get off this crate, we're not going to be sticking around for the Empire."
Gotal moves through the beam but his ride is bumpy. His injuries clearly hampering his abilities...
Swim
Once he arrives in the room he attempts to orient himself and look around the room.
Search
Heshvaun gives a parade ready salute to the General.
To Tallon and his wife -
"It is a honour to be at the side of the greatest mind Carida ever produced, and a true hero of the Republc. But I must say General I was never jealous of you until today."
Heshvaun takes off his glove as he gently takes Tallon's wife's hand and very gently kisses it. There is always time for courtesy.
"Lady Tallon, a true honour."
To Rufus -
"Careful where you point that now lad, wasn't one court martial enough?" he says with a wink. "Given our circumstances, I believe your commanding officer can vouch for me."
"We should move, it's getting sporting and the General (and his lovely wife) is an asset we can not lose."
Rufus blinks in surprise at the officer. "Did you hit your head when the Rebels attacked? I'm not with the Empire anymore. I have no idea where Commander Kresko is these days and wouldn't listen to him anyway. So, you're not taking Tallon or his wife back to the Empire. I'll give you one last chance to go the other way, or you'll end up a prisoner of the Rebels."
He pauses, thinks, and adds, "And I think I'd remember a court martial. Though I suspect the 285th was under double secret probation."