Endregaard - Day 5 - The Prize
The CSA man grimaces as he looks at the map, "Dammit that's far from here. Alright, well, I've at least got to leave a few of my men here to take a look around. You understand Kadavo, I'll just need to come back if I don't write some kind of report that we inspected this site".
"Yes, of course, I do understand. I'm guessing your superiors won't be too pleased if you just faked a report. I'd be happy to show them around, if you'd like."
Endregaard - Day 5 - The Prize
The CSA Officer shakes your hand, "Great". He turns to his subordinates, I Expect a thorough report gentlemen".
That said he and his fleet of another dozen or so speeder bikes take off in pursuit of the ship that the Sith rigged to explode.
The CSA men turn to Cardis, one is all business "Alright, let's start that search!"
Taras waits until the rest of the CSA soldiers are well gone, and when the businesslike man speaks up, he turns his head to look at Noss before stepping forward. "Yes, let's." In a flurry of motion his lightsaber is in his hand, carving up in two swift slashes that hopefully drop the man to the ground in pieces.
Cardis draws out his disruptor pistol and fires it off at the same one Taras just attacked, saying, "I'm terribly sorry about this, but you are far too great of a risk to leave alive."
Endregaard - Day 5 - The Prize
As Taras softens the first one up, Cardis finishes him off!
The second one moves to draw his blaster, "Hey!" Is all he can exclaim he is so shocked by the turn of events.
Noss runs out at the remaining CSA, his hands dropping to his waist to pluck his lightsabers. But he snarls in frustration as only one lightsaber is there... Damned disguise!!
Taking up his lone lightsaber, he slashes the man with great vigor and anger...
Endregaard - Day 5 - The Prize
Noss cuts the man's arm clean off before he can reach for his blaster. Praxis' saber finishes the job.
Biggs shrugs, "Interesting merc tools you all got there. I gotta say Orgamon, your people may want to start being a bit more informative as this dialogue of ours develops..."
The Nikto eye the group warily after they dismantle and disintegrate the CSA men almost faster than once can blink!
Orgamon looks back at Cardis, "Ask questions again, let's see what we get now..."
Cardis shrugs back to Biggs, "As you may have heard, Jedi can be quite the valuable prize if you're willing to deal with the right buyer. It helps to counter them with their own weapons." Smiling as he hefts the disruptor, he says, "And sometimes to throw a little surprise their way."
Holstering his disruptor pistol, Cardis calmly walks over to the Nikto and says, "Now, which way did Mika go?"
Endregaard - Day 5 - The Prize
Despite the not so veiled threat, the Nikto stick to the story as they claim it is the truth. Mercenaries came the day before, one wielding a Lightsaber, and journeyed with Mika away from here.
Orgamon shrugs, "They went back in direction of Tel Bollin though whether they went there my people do not know..."
Sighing, Cardis says, "Well, then, I guess we'll have to go to back to Tel Bollin. Can you at least tell us what their speeder looked like?"
Endregaard - Day 5 - The Prize
Orgamon turns to his companion and asks.
He turns back, "It was a sail barge. How odd, I thought the Masters sail barge was damaged..."
"A sail barge? Well, that shouldn't be too hard to find. Let's go."
Noss stares hard at Orgamon, then look to Cardis, "Yes, enough of this , let's find the Hutt..."
Endregaard - Day 5 - The Prize
Endregaard - Early Morning Day 6 - Tel Bollin
After placing a single crate on the transport, the Sith Agents leave the Hutt's men behind.
Once more, Cardis is able to navigate the forest at night and avoid any wilderness dangers that the planet may hold.
Fatigued, the Sith return to the city of Tel Bollin. As you arrive on the outskirts you see a set of IRDs' making rounds as if patrolling around the city. If starships are being used to patrol from the sky something must have gone down.
Biggs and Cardis are exhausted while the Nikto Orgamon got some shut eye.
Cardis wakes the sleeping Nikto and asks, "Where would Miko have gone to ground once retrieved. I know you left the message in Skydove Freight, but are there other locations?"
Cardis will also try to think of anywhere big enough in the city to hide a sail barge.
Endregaard - Early Morning Day 6 - Tel Bollin
Orgamon snaps up, "Hmmm. No, Skydove Freight is the company that Mika owns, its where he would have gone if he came back or maybe City Hall..."
"Let's check the Freight location first," Taras says, peering out the cockpit. "I'd wager the Hutt is most interested in getting offworld. The sooner we find his trail the better. We don't want to wait for anyone to catch up."
"If we have the opportunity, we may be able to ascertain where they parked the sail barge. Tel Bollin isn't big enough to hide it for long."
Endregaard - Early Morning Day 6 - Tel Bollin
Endregaard - Early Morning Day 6 - Tel Bollin
The Sith Agents head to Skydove Freight with all possible haste.
"Wait!" Taras hisses, a hand reaching out to touch the pilot's chair. "There. See them?" He points to the people and vehicles around the site. "Agents of the DCA. They're sure to cause trouble if we go in openly. Do we want this fight?"
Taras's tone is calm, so it isn't clear what answer he thinks is best... if he has a preference at all.
"No, we don't. There's enough there we can't kill them all quickly, and they'll com back to their base that we're here. We need to find out if the Hutt is in there. Praxis, can you sneak in and verify his presence?"
Endregaard - Early Morning Day 6 - Tel Bollin
Praxis nods and hops out of the transport as Cardis settles it a few blocks away from the CSA presence.
After several minutes Praxis returns, shaking his head, "No Hutt. No Skiff. However, all was not in vain. The guards were discussing the fact that someone blasted their way off the planet just yesterday.
That's why there's all the heightened security. On top of that, a Jedi came staggering into the compound, claimed his ship was rigged to self destruct and it killed a few of his companions and badly burned him. Wonder who could have done such a thing..." He grins.
"While it's good to know that booby trap was useful, unless Miko was on that ship, it's not the most ideal outcome." Cardis sighs. If they had failed in this mission, Darth Wyyrlock wasn't likely to be too forgiving. "Alright, here's the plan. This town isn't big enough to hide a sail barge for very long. We need to find out where the sail barge went. If that ship that blasted out of here has Miko on it, we need to find out where it's going and pursue it. Let's move."
Endregaard - Early Morning Day 6 - Tel Bollin
Biggs and Orgamon nods in agreement. It is easy to see that Biggs is fidgety, his chance to get away from the planet has just gotten more complicated while the Nikto is clearly concerned for the well being of his Master Mika (you're assuming).
Noss snarls in satisfaction, "Serves the Jedi right." but then he frowns in frustration, "Let's hit the City Hall, they might have records of out going space craft."
"We should ask the locals if they know where the sail barge is on the way there. If the ship was here illegally, city hall may not have a record of it."
Taras nods. "Good suggestions."
Endregaard - Early Morning Day 6 -
Cardis, focused more on locating the sail barge, is able to easily convince the citizens of Tel Bollin that despite the CSA transport, they can trust the people in it.
Noss leans out of the transport and attract the notice a few dirty looking street kids. Smiling unctuously ,he manages to pull some information from them.
Endregaard - Mid-Day 6 -
Despite questioning a number of locals, who approach only once they are convinced your group is in fact not CSA, you discover that no sail barge has been seen in the city since before the outbreak of the plague on Endregaard.
Furthermore, you are also told that the increased IRD presence is due to a ship blasting its way off of the planet yesterday! "If I was you I'd ditch that CSA vehicle. People are getting real tired of them round here!"
Noss manages to get directions and once the sun is in its zenith above the city, you find the dilapidated City Hall. A broken City Hall of Tel Bollin sign fallen from above the door partially blocks the entrance. As you approach you see on a bench next to the stairs leading up is a man who appears to be dead, succumbed to the plague. Biggs looks at the body warily as he passes. The Nikto ignores it completely.
As you reach the top of the stairs you find the doors were chained closed and were then cut open. If you are all not mistaken, the way the chain was cut it would appear a lightsaber was used to do the job...
The lack of sleep, coupled with the fact that none of the locals had seen the sail barge, has Cardis in a foul mood. Walking up to the run-down city hall, he looks at the doors with a chain that looks to have been cut by a lightsaber, draws out his disruptor pistol, turns on a glow rod, and kicks open the door before striding into the supposedly abandoned city hall.
Taras glances at Cardis and grins under his helmet. "Are we done kriffing around, then?" With a flick of his wrist, his lightsaber in his hand, and as he steps inside he ignites it--the red energy casting a grim light into the building.
"Good."