“What I hope to achieve,” Sev said as he climbed into the<a class="link link--external" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bqJNnPvRdCI/UJ2NY-KKpQI/AAAAAAAAAM0/k0kOlfR7zBc/s1600/hover_car_police_black_stoski_concept_art_01.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">speeder</a>, “is to disappear into the lower levels of Coruscant without getting arrested.”  He occupied himself for a moment as he familiarized himself with the controls. Fortunately, they weren’t too different from most civilian models he’d flown. “For identity theft at this level, I’m staring down ten years hard labor. And that’s assuming that they somehow don’t connect me with my previous, uhm,” he considered his next word. “<i>Exploits</i>.”<br/><br/>Slender fingers worked over the console, drawing a rising whine from the engines as he brought them to life. “But, as I said, you’ve no need to fear for your safety. Your status as a hostage is a pure formality, and I shall release you once we are able to evade pursuit.”  He pulled back on the yoke, letting the speeder rise gently from the landing platform. “Which I intend to do by descending by a few dozen levels, in a random m block, disembarking and allowing this good speeder to depart on autopilot.”<br/><br/>Pushing the yoke forward, the speeder shot forward and downward into the flow of traffic. “From there I can escort you to a place of safety, or allow you to make your own arrangements.”<br/><br/>“Unit FZ-1486,” The speeder’s com broke in, “we have a support team inbound.  Please... wait. Who are<i>you</i>?”<br/><br/>“Hm,” he frowned, switching the com off. “That was faster than I expected.”  He glanced around, grimacing as he saw two more speeders and a Clone Wars vintage<a class="link link--external" href="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/5/5f/LAAT.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070315205756" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">LAAT/I</a>that had been repurposed as a police transport changing vector to intercept. “Hold on,” he said, throwing the speeder into a dive and gunning the engine. “This might get a little<i>exciting</i>.”