" What? Never! " Bolts steps back from the speeder. " You can see, I was just increasing the power output of the turbines with a few slight modifications. The speed will be increased by 2.756 percent... " Bolts rambles on while Lom checks the speeder but when The Sulustan says to get in Bolts stops talking about the engine and leaps into the speeder. " Ooo, they are here in the town? Some kind of secret organisation! Terrorists! Kidnapping a Princess they hold her hostage and make demands. But today they need to move her and we will set up an ambush! "
[B" I am Uncle Osslo. I don't get out much. I have a package here for you. I am sorry that it is all that I can spare right now. Times are tough around here. When you return. Please stop back by to see me."[/b]
The kind Calamari pushes the package forward to the group.
"Good luck," he says.
"Thank you for the assistance, good sir. We'll see you after teaching the Tuskens the meaning of pain."
Taking the package, Joran says, "Thank you for your aid. We appreciate even the smallest amount of assistance you can provide."
Returning to the speeder, Joran opens the package to see what Uncle Osslo had given them.
Joran discovers an almost new pair of electrobinoculars. It should come in handy for scouting.
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Zoo Lom gives Bolts a sideways glance at all of his babbling. Zoo couldn't handle this job by himself, so he is glad that he has some sort of companion. Besides, this babbling junk box may prove to be pretty lethal.
After hopping into the speeder and excitedly talking of princess's and ambushes The droids tools retract back into its arms and it pulls out the blaster again checking the powerpack charge readout. Bolts turns to Lom and says " I'm ready. Let's go " the droids voice slightly deeper and taking on an edge that hasn't been there before except for perhaps the last time it drew the blaster.
Zoo pulls out a spyglass and extends it to it's fullest. He watches as a speeder of three humanoids enters Uncle Osslo's.
"We just have to wait for them to leave and then follow." Zoo explains to Bolts.
Sensing... something...Nyla looks around the shop to discern what was giving her the uneasy feeling.
"Mister Oslo, is there any other way you could assist us? Some other...resource...that may be beneficial to our mission?"
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Uncle Osslo replies, "I'm afraid that is all that I have at the moment. There is a lot of junk. I had a new droid helping me to catalog everything, but it ran off."
Observing Nyla's discomfort, Joran stretched out to the Force, trying to get an idea of any danger or trouble.
Joran detects nothing.
Osslo bids the party luck.
"Good luck friends. Be sure to return and let me know how it went. Checking up on a bunch of farmers doesn't seem like an important job, but none of the other groups have returned. Good luck."
With that he walks back behind the curtain.
"So, ready to blast some Sand People?"
Lor begins to walk back to the speeder, hopping into the driver's seat.
Joran gets into the back of the speeder, and says, "Ready to be off. Let's see what we can see."
Lor ignites the low roar of the speeder's engines and checks the coordinates programmed intothe tracking system. As Nyla sits down, the speeder launches north towards the edge of town and into the mouth of the hot desert sand. Just past the town's edge is an outcropping of rocks to the left. Lor finds shade in their tall peaks and banks left to launch the speeder into the right direction, west. In about 50 km, they should arrive at their destination.
All of a sudden, another speeder surges past them. They recognize the Sullustan from the Oasis, but they can't seem to place his passenger. Not even a kilometer has passed in this strange race when sparks begin to fly from the Sullustan's speeder, followed by a loud pop and a thick black stream of smoke as the speeder begins to decrease in speed, grinding to a halt.
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" Master, there appears to be a defect with your speeder... " Bolts says raising its hand to its vocabulator " Cough... " It looks away to avoid Zoo Lom's eyes.
Nyla smirks in amusement watching the other speeder come to a halt.
"We should leave them. Might be competition for our mission," she states dryly.
"We might be able to use the extra firepower. He may only have mentioned it in passing, but Uncle Osslo said that other groups had gone out and not come back."
"And I can assure you other groups did not have a True Mandalorian in their midst..." she says curtly before continuing, "...but if you and the Kel Dor here wish to stop and help them out of some goodness of your hearts, then there isn't much I can do to stop you. I've made my opinion known."[/b]
"Can't just let 'em get stranded or blown up. I say we help them." Lor begins to drive the speeder so that they come up beside the other speeder.
Bolts hops out of the speeder heading towards the engine compartment. " Dont worry master I am an excellent mecha... " the droid suddenly pauses as he sees the other speeder slowing down to pull alongside. Its leg compartment pops open and Bolts rests a hand on the blaster pistol. " Are these the miscreants who kidnapped your princess master? Quick take cover! "
Seeing a strange looking droid hop out of the stopped speeder, Nyla readies her carbine as a precaution.
As the speeder comes to a halt, Joran steps out of the speeder and says, "Relax, good droid, we are not here to cause harm. We saw that your speeder blew out, and thought we'd stop and offer you a lift. We have been hired to investigate an increase in Sand People attacks, and though you might be headed the same direction."
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Bolts let's go off its blaster, the compartment snaps shut with a hiss. " It wasn't my fault. I'm a great mechanic. " the droid says glancing at the smoking engine. " We're going to save a princess. " Bolts strikes a pose straightening his hat.
Zoo Lom gets out of the speeder to check the damage going on and on in Sullustan, waving his hands wildly while cursing his new droid friend. As he goes to check the problem, a blaster shot comes in at him.
Missing Zoo and adding some more "character" to his speeder.
Two shots follow, one at Nyla and the other at Lor.
Lor manages to dodge his attack, but Nyla is not so lucky as the shot rips into her right tricep causing immense pain.
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Joran dove for cover behind their speeder, and reached out with the Force to see if he could identify the assailants.
Joran senses that the shots are coming from an outcropping of red rocks high above the canyon to the west (left).
Joran points up at the rocks, shouting, "They're shooting from over there!"
Nyla rolls out of the speeder and into cover, wincing at the blaster shot wound on her primary arm. "Sithspit!" she curses as she tries to get a better gauge on where exactly the shots are coming from among the rocks.
Nyla senses that Joran is correct. The shots are coming from the rocks to the East.
Zoo draws his blaster and hunkers down behind the speeder until he has a clear target.
Bolts does the same, he get behind the speeder and draws his blaster. His head turns slowly as he scans the rocks.
Lor draws his weapon and takes cover behind the speeders. All seems quiet for a few seconds and then a barrage of auto-fire focused on the engine of the Mad Zabrak's loaner results in a large plume of black smoke disabling it. The party has a better idea of the location of the shooters.q
Bolts returns fire.
The party hears a screech as Bolts finds his mark earning new respect from Zoo Lom at least.
Joran looks to see if he could use the Force to remove their enemies' cover.
The rocks are way too large to be moved by Joran with his current level of skill.
Another barrage of auto-fire reigns down on the working speeder's engines.
"We're sitting mynocks if we can't see who's shooting us. I'll draw their fire, and the rest of you shoot when they pop their heads up."
Joran got up into a crouch, preparing to sprint for the disabled speeder in the hopes their attention would be diverted.
Bolts has a moment of confusion about how being shot at could change the physical form to that of a mynock but shrugs and gets ready to fire anyway.
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Careful Joran, they have the high ground! Zoo warns.
"Just be ready to fire."
Joran took off in a sprint, bolting for the other speeder, weaving as blaster bolts fired around him.
Zoo Lom nods to the others to auto-fire on the position to cover Jordan.