Trevan nows, "I shall meditate on this my Master". That said he withdraws to his own chambers and begins contemplating the deeper mysteries of the Dark Side, mysteries that he never before showed any curiosity about.
Stifling a groan Jax reaches out carefully grabbing the Survailance tagger. While the Rebublic soldiers are firing their blasters down the corridor he lines up a shot on the carbonite and fires the tagger. Hoping the blasters cover the noise of the air powered projectile...
He seems to be regaining some of his determination. He definitely does not seem as cowed as he did previously.
You wouldn't need an in-game reason, but I would certainly agree with that assessment.
Amidst the chaos of the raid and escape, you are able to muster up enough strength to fire off a tracking device, hitting the carbonite slab.
As you go about your business, each of your comlinks suddenly starts chirping. Hessin says, "Lord Kyrak requests your presence immediately."
The miraluka will attend to Lord Kyrak.
Trevan comes out from his meditations and attends his Master.
Kordin had made her dinner plans, her and Kolana were talking about a business deal, her dinner arrived, it looked delicious, and just as she's about to take a bite her comm rings.
"Nooooo, why now?"
Begrudgingly she pays her bill, tells Kolana to finish up without her, and she heads off to see Lord Kyrak. She still gets her food in a to go container and as she shows up to see the others and the sith lord she's still trying to finish her food while wearing her armor.
Having finished her exercises and mediations , Koro had washed up and donned a fresh robe. Walking out onto one of many balconies, she stared out at the lush jungle, tracking a flying beast that burst out of the foliage and surged upward.
Flickering lightning forcast another rainy night, when the buzz of the comm brought her out of her reverie.
Calmly but with haste, she made her way to her Lord's study...
After firing the tagger as slow and quiet as possible, Jax plays dead, his head tilted way back, his eyes mostly closed, he watches the troopers for any reaction.
As you enter, Lord Kyrak looks at you and says, "I have just received word the Citadel has been attacked. I was under the impression you had dealt with the Crimson Sun effectively."
The troopers appear to not have noticed your actions. They load the carbonite slab and board the truck, which immediately takes off and flies away and out of your sight.
Koro frowns at the news, "The Citadel...the gall! So we know for certain, my Lord , that is was the Crimson Sun? We handed the barradium over to Intelligence...I guess it stands to reason, that if their patron had influence enough to sway the Council, inflitration Intelligence wouldn't be beyond them. "
"And the enclave? If you don't know, I'm going to find out exactly what happened myself."
Kordin drops her food and runs out the door, hitting her comm link she calls Kolana.
"Kolana, get to the ship, we are heading towards the citadel. I have to see if my people are alright."
Kordin makes a dash towards the Renegade, shoulder checking people out of her way if they don't get out of her way, hitting her jetpack as she turns corners to keep up her speed. When she gets to the ship she starts prepping it to fly.
"Calm yourself, Mandalorian. The Enclave is undamaged. Besides, your people are perfectly capable of handling themselves in the event it was attacked. They do not need you."
Fixing the rest of you with a stare, he says, "Since you began the investigation against the Crimson Sun, you will also be investigating this incident. Determine what happened and who the perpetrators were, then report back to me. I will ensure you have free reign."
Opening the door to his study, he leads you to a vehicle hangar, where you find Hessin standing before a large airspeeder. Climbing into the back, he says, "Come. I will deliver you to Intelligence before meeting with the Dark Council. If you have any contacts amongst Intelligence, I suggest contacting them now."
You detect no pulse, but in your current state, can't be 100% sure.
The ship is literally in Lord Kyrak's estate, in his personal landing bay. There is no travel involved to get there.
The miraluka follows.
Koro grins wickedly, eager for the chance to improve her Master's opinion of the earlier mission.
She hops into the speeder, settling into a seat by a communication console.
Keying Jax's she sends the spook a message...
Jax, we've recived notice of an attack on the Citadel. Lord Kyrak suspects the Crimson Sun. Can you confirm. We are headed there now, what is your location? - Koro
"I understand that they can take care of themselves, but an extra Mandalorian would never hurt. But if you are all heading there it won't hurt for me to wait a few minutes."
Kordin grumbles a bit about the pace of not getting to the action.
The speeder flies through the air towards the Citadel, Hessin at the controls. Though he does not "floor it", he does not dally either, deftly moving through traffic. As you approach the Citadel, you can see smoke rising from where the explosion occurred. Hessin moves the speeder towards the entrance to Imperial Intelligence.
Possibly not Crimson Sun. Will explain upon your arrival. At the blast site now.
The miraluka will reach out with the Force to see if he can see what is going
Jax sits up next to minder13 and pops open the case of tracking equipment flicking the switch to turn it on he starts the process of locking onto the beacon.
Koro shows Jax's message to the others, "Maybe not the Crimson Sun...." she murmurs, before leaning over Hessin's shoulder, pointing at the plume of smoke, "Land us there." she says.
Hessin glances over his shoulder, then says, "As you wish, Mistress Koro."
The speeder glides towards the plume of smoke. As you near it, you see that the hole in the side of the Citadel isn't as large as you thought - yet still big enough that several enemies could pass through at once. Sitting against a pile of rubble you see Jax, fiddling with something in a case. He appears to be bleeding from a head wound. Hessin pulls the speeder up next to the hole, allowing you to jump out. Imperial troopers begin entering the room, looking about. One moves over to Jax.
You detect only the troopers and Jax - the hostiles have vanished.
Kordin gets out of the speeder and heads over to Jax. Dropping her pack she pulls out a medpac and performs a preliminary check on the man who seems to have been wounded in whatever happened here. She pulls him away from the something in the case and checks for concussion and gets ready to treat wounds.
"Jax, Jax, can you hear me? Good, are you alright? I'm going to check you for a concussion, let's make sure there's nothing seriously wrong."
Koro jumps from the speeder and walks through the drifting smoke, over bodies and rubble.
She stands over Kordin as she ministers to Jax, "What happened here, Jax? What did you mean, it might not be the Crimson Sun?"
Trevan enters the building to inspect the area that was penetrated to see what function that particular room or rooms served.
The miraluka will attempt to prepare himself for what is coming next.
"There was an explosion. I was initially knocked unconscious, and woke as the intruders were making their escape. One of the soldiers had a tattoo - Republic Special Forces. I believe this, plus the fact they stole the carbonate slab containing the general, means the Republic was behind this attack," Jax responds as Kordin and the medic look him over. The medic hits him with an injection, causing him to sigh in relief, as though his pain has been lessened. Gesturing to the case he is holding, he says, "This is a tracker. I was able to tag the carbonate slab with one. Hopefully, they will lead us right to their hideout."
He is definitely concussed and bleeding, and will likely need further medical attention.
Looking at Koro, the medic says, "My lord, he needs a more comprehensive kolto treatment. I'd like to take him down to medical."
This room was clearly an office of some variety, as are the nearby rooms. One, however, is heavily guarded, and it looks like there was heavy fighting here.
Kordin sighs, rests her hand on Jax's shoulder and wishes him a swift recovery before grabbing the case and getting ready to go. Her other hand goes to her helmet to make a call.
"Alright, Kolana, time to earn some scratch, we've got a Republic general popsicle, republic special forces, and a tracking device. Let's see if we can earn some credit on this and make some money."
Turning her head towards the others she motions with the briefcase.
"Come on, we've got some people to catch, also Hessin, think you can arrange a nice payment if we succeed? If this general is worth this giant game of capture the flag maybe I can see some serious credit?"
There are a couple, but soldiers have them well-surrounded.
Koro nods to the medic, "Do it!"
She turns to Kordin, "Get your engineer here , she can man the tracker. These Republic scum can't be far..."
She catches the eye of a nearby trooper, "Get a speeder here. Now."
The Mandalorian was already on it, but is torn between two things.
"Well if we get a speeder here, we can go and pick her up. It's pointless to get Kolana here if we wander off. But I am also conflicted. On the one hand I want to catch some Republic scum that did some bad things, on the other I want to get paid for catching said Republic scum. You can see my dilemma here. Not that I won't do it, I'm just not a charity."
The miraluka will reach out in the Force to see if he can detect any Jedi
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Are you spending your point of Imperial Capital to acquire speeder transport?
You sense several Sith within the immediate vicinity, but no Jedi. On a planet with as many Force-sensitives as Dromund Kaas, determining the presence of Jeci at any further distance is a feat that likely only the members of the Dark Council or the Emperor could accomplish.
"I'm sorry, sir, but I cannot allow you to investigate the body. Lord Tor'aven has ordered that no one but him may approach," the sergeant says, stopping you from advancing.
If you're successful, I'm sure you'd be rewarded.
Seeing the trooper hesitate for a moment, Koro steps right up to him, seeming to loom, despite the fact she was almost a full foot shorter.
"Did you not hear me , trooper. Now." she said in a quiet, deadly voice.
Shall we begin the investigation or even better, a hunt? inquires the miraluka.
A trooper runs off to procure a speeder for the group, calling ahead to have it ready for them.
"I'm up for some heroics. Once it gets here we'll go pick up Kolana, then we will be following the tracker."
"Sorry to disappoint you, apprentice, but Lord Kyrak doesn't choose who investigates these attacks. That is the Dark Council's purview," a voice behind you says. Turning you see a blue-skinned Twi'lek, dark tattoos going down his lekku. Though slender, he moves with an athletic grace and quiet step. His Sith robes barely rustle when he moves, and you spy a double-bladed light saber hanging at his waist. "Tell me, why is one of Lord Kyrak's apprentices investigating the attack on the Citadel?"
A covered, armored military-style speeder pulls up to the hole in the wall. The back hatch opens, allowing you to enter.
The miraluka will enter.
Kordin enters and gets a seat near the door since she can't pilot it. She calls Kolana in the meantime and gives her the pickup location.
Koro leans into the speeder, addressing the pilot, "Listen to her as you would I." she says, indicating Kordin.
Looking to the merc, she says "Pick up the engineer, then us, I need to find my wayward Brother."
She then steps away from the speeder and stomps qcross the rubble in the direction she last saw Trevan
Kordin cocks her head when the Sith doesn't join her.
"Why don't you all join me? That way I don't have to come back and lose time. Which is a pretty valuable commodity right now."
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