Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes
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		<h2 id="linktree">Non-Adult Sandbox =&gt; Non-Adult Roleplays =&gt; Topic started by: lex87author on October 30, 2010, 04:24:41 pm</h2>
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				Title: <strong>Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>October 30, 2010, 04:24:41 pm</strong>
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				<div align="center">Behind the Scenes</div><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stars flashed past the cockpit of the old YT-100 freighter named <em>Secret Hope</em>.&nbsp; Sitting in the pilot seat of the creaky old ship was one of the Jedi, the protectors of the peace and defenders of the Republic.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He snorted in dry irony, <em>Some peace protectors we are, the whole galaxy is at war with itself and we didn’t even know the Separatists were planning to attack until Master Kenobi and his Padawan were captured by the Genosians.</em><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The veteran Jedi at the controls was named Justin Tera.&nbsp; He wore his black hair short, trimmed closely to keep it out of his way; however, his once solid black hair now had streaks of gray in it, telling of his age.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At forty-seven years old and still with no Padawan Learner, Justin was a bit old to be without an apprentice of his own, but he had been a slow learner in the Jedi Academy and had fallen behind the other’s who joined the Order at the same time as him.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But he still reached the rank of Jedi Knight, a life-long goal for him, and if he remained a Jedi Knight until he joined the Force he would be satisfied.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Around him the old bucket of rust known as the <em>Secret Hope</em> groaned as she flew through hyperspace.&nbsp; A grim chuckle left Justin’s mouth, <em>I may join the Force sooner than I may plan, why in the name of the Force did the Council even bother giving me this wreck?&nbsp; I would have been better of being thrown into space in a cargo container with a small leak in it, at least then I would know when and how I would die.</em><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A rather sharp tremor ran through the ship as it dropped out of hyperspace.&nbsp; A single barren planet hung in space before the freighter.&nbsp; With a low moan coming from within the old freighter Justin powered up the Hope’s sublight engines, flying the bulky craft toward the surface of this forsaken planet, identified as Belance.<br><br>(Planning thread is located here: http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=87276.0 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=87276.0)<br>
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				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>October 30, 2010, 10:58:54 pm</strong>
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				On this barren island amongst the ruins , there was a single man sitting there. He had dreads and a long coat. He was balancing his lightsaber in his hand as he meditated. Derek Killian was not someone who really wanted to be here, life was difficult at the moment so he had no choice. He had been fightingfor his life before he received the rank of Sith Apprentice by his master. Derek did not really like his master so much, but at least the old man kept him alive and well looked after when he could. The harsh training was no fun either, but he did not really care , at least he had a decent lliving. He grinned at the thought of how simple it was to kidnap those senate children. It was too simple, and the jedi who amused Derek were no where to be seen. Suddenly there was a noise from his communicator, and a holograph appeared, it was a hooded figure . Derek did not need to look at his face to know who it was. "Good day, my master...."&nbsp; Dereks master then spoke "You did your job well my apprentice, it was much better than i first anticipated, however your work has not been completed yet...." Derek then mocked sarcasm "Oh dear master, do you not have faith in my abilities? Im really hurt by that " His masters voice became more stricter "Do not get arrogant apprentice, you only recently became an apprentice, you are still not there yet" <br><br>Derek muttered under his breath, just hearing this old man talk about his skills enraged him. How dare he ? He had no right to comment on his abilities. However Derek knew how this worked, he knew he should not anger his master too much especially since his master trained him and first helped him out. His master then continued "Be wary apprentice, there is a jedi looking for those children, this is due to the fact that the jedi padawans have gone missing.... , i do know it is a jedi knight who is looking for them." <br><br>Derek chuckled as he remembered the Jedi Padawans, "Oh, them, right, i dont think they will want to fight anymore, dont worry about it master, and as for this jedi knight, i will crush him , its that simple, do not fear master" His master then said "I hope i will not have to fear my apprentice, you know how i handle failures....." The hologram shut off and Derek was left to brood. Hate made him stronger, and so he had to direct his hate towards the Jedi coming this way, he would dish pain of such magnitude, that he swore.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 01, 2010, 02:36:29 am</strong>
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				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With a heavy thud Justin’s ancient freighter landed near the only settlement on Belance, a small dreary settlement called Newn-Cape that scraped together a living by farming the sun-scorched land around the settlement, using the nearby fresh water lake for irrigation. A plump elderly man with a long white beard, elaborate robes, and a wrinkled face walked out to the old ship.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin walked up to the ramp and waited for it to lower, but only a dull grinding noise greeted him and the ramp stayed up.&nbsp; Justin growled and stomped his foot on one corner of the ramp, the grinding sound continued, but the ramp finally descended to the dry dirt below.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin approached the elderly man as he waited patiently at the edge of the smooth dirt landing field, the man bowed deeply to Justin before speaking, “Greetings Master Jedi this is an unexpected honor, my name is Gerance, Mayor of Newn-Cape, what brings you to our humble settlement?&nbsp; We are not accustomed to having Jedi visit us, especially with this great civil war that you are fighting.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin returned the bowed slightly, “My name in Justin Tera, I have received information that a band of pirates and other criminals have taken up hiding somewhere on your world, they may have something that I am looking for, do you know of them?”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerance nodded, paling slightly, “Yes Master Justin, we at Newn-Cape know these beasts very well, they raid our outlying homes regularly, taking any food they find; they have threatened our very existence by cutting our food supplies so low that any new boom in our population would cause a famine throughout the settlement.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin nodded reluctantly, “Well, if you know of them do you know where they are based?”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerance froze, “You mean to drive them from here?&nbsp; Oh no Master Jedi I couldn’t ask you to do that, we of Newn-Cape can handle themselves, besides there are too many for one man, even a Jedi, to defeat.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin shook his head, “Don’t worry Mayor Gerance, just show me where these men are hiding and I promise you they will never bother you again.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerance visibly debated within himself what to do, he wanted to be rid of the pirates, but he was obviously afraid of the consequences of he sent Justin to them and the Jedi Knight was killed or captured.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin did not want to use the Force to pull to knowledge from Gerance’s mind, he had never liked doing that, it felt like a misuse of the Force for personal gain he preferred to use old fashioned talking to get his information.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Finally Gerance nodded, if with a bit of reluctance, “Follow me Master Jedi, I will take you to my home and will see about getting you directions the pirates’ fortress.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin nodded, “I appreciate your help Mayor Gerance.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The two men walked into Newn-Cape, toward the large stone building near the middle, the Mayor’s home, the same home that every Mayor had lived in since the founding of Newn-Cape, according to Gerance anyways.&nbsp; To Justin it looked a little too new and clean compared to the rest of the town to be part of the original town, but maybe they took better care of their Mayor’s house than others, so Justin remained quiet about it.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When they entered the building Justin was greeted by several sparsely dressed serving girls, wearing nothing but little scraps of clothing to cover their most private areas, everything else was exposed.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerance shooed them away, apologizing to Justin, “Our customs are very different from that of the rest of the Republic; they require all guests into the Mayor’s home to be…” he brooded for the right word, “…<em>pleasured</em> before going on to business, so as to give them a favorable opinion of the ruling house.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin merely shook his head, “I’m not here to judge your people, but I must ask, those women are not slaves correct?”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerance looked stricken, “No of course not Master Jedi, we follow all of the Republic’s laws, those women are employed by me and their jobs are among the most highly respected it Newn-Cape.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin gave a shudder after Gerance turned to lead them into his office, <em>I will have to talk to Master Windu when this mission is over, I am curious to know how these people were able to establish a settlement here legally.</em><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerance shuffled through his papers on his desk and turned to face Justin, a thin leaflet of papers in his hands, “These contain all of our information on the pirates’ fortress.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin took the papers and looked through them; they contained several maps with a few different routes to the fortress, which was on the Island of Bronze, an island in the fresh water lake near Newn-Cape covered in ancient ruins form a civilization long dead. There was also a rough sketch of few signs the settlers had seen of possible habitation in the ruins as well as a few areas the pirates seemed to be using as a staging area for there equipment.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin nodded gratefully to Gerance, “Thank you Mayor Gerance, this will help immensely, I will leave for the island tomorrow.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerance nodded and spread his hands before him, “Your welcome Master Tera, but if I may ask, how will you get to the island?&nbsp; It is too far to walk and any ship that gets too close will be spotted immediately we found that out the hard way, one of our few airspeeders flew too close to the ruins and got blasted out of the sky, we didn’t even know what happened until the pirates dropped the wreckage in their next raid.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin nodded again, “Thank you for the warning Mayor Gerance, but I will manage just fine, and I am well prepared to reach the fortress.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerance nodded, “Of course, I should have known a Jedi would have brought all the supplies he would need to combat the forces of darkness, wherever he found them.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin smiled slightly, “Yes, well, if you’ll excuse me Mayor Gerance, I must return to my ship and make plans for tomorrow.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerance nodded and bowed again, “Of course Master Tera, I wish you good luck in you mission.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With that farewell and Gerance’s papers under his arm Justin left the Mayor’s home and returned to the <em>Secret Hope</em> for the night. As Justin ascended into his freighter he wondered to himself, <em>By all accounts these pirates don't seem to have the resources to have pulled off a job as complicated as kidnapping the children of the Senators and two promising Jedi Apprentices, there must be more at work here than just your run of the mill pirate operation. I must be cautious.</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>November 01, 2010, 11:43:05 am</strong>
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				"And you are sure we will paid? I mean we are risking alot here Derek.." Derek sighed, he was really sick and tired of listening to this insufferable whining. He was still however wasnt going to kill this man simply for being concerned for his and his crews life. Ronan Antoines was the captain of the pirates that had assisted him in kidnapping the children and transporting some other valuable cargo. It wasnt that hard to convince him to join his cause. All Derek had to do was wave some very high credits and other treasures and Ronan was on board. Derek could imagine life was tough, even for a bunch of pirates, what with the war going on and limiting their areas which they could loot from. <br><br>Derek then said&nbsp; "Look Ronan, you are worrying over nothing, like i told you, you will be paid the remainder agreed fee once my <em>employer</em> contacts me, until then you are going to be a good little boy and sit yourself down. Besides, this wont be so hard, we have barely anything at all to worry about, hhahhahahaha" Ronan did not look too pleased with Dereks response, and Derek could sense tension all around, he could feel the stares of the pirate crew bearing down on him. This however did not faze Derek in the slightest, he was so used to it now, that he found it amusing. Ronan then spoke "Ok the kids were simple, but those two Jedi? That was not part of the plan Derek!!" Derek then said "Oh grow a pair you fool. I beat those two already,&nbsp; it was amusing to watch those Jedi padawan dance around, but in the end they fell, as simple as that. You know full well that i can beat any Jedi with my eyes closed dont you Ronan?" Ronan then said with a look of frustration "What if they send a Jedi master? Or a Jedi knight? You wont be so lucky if one of those came, just the other day some guy called Kenobi handled a huge battle, i heard he nearly took out an entire army Derek!!"&nbsp; Derek then with quick reflexes pointed his saber straight at Ronans face, if there was one thing he couldnt stand for, it was people doubting his strength "Are you saying im weak Ronan? Are you saying ill die like some dog? hmmm?" Ronan had a pure look of terror in his eyes, and he knew now he should not hae touched that button. "Ok im sorry, your certainly not weak Derek, I know it, im sorry i said that, can you please forgive me?!!" Derek considered it and then put his saber away, a dead captain would only cause him problems with the rest of the crew "Then stop whining and get back to work. Nothing will go wrong!! " Ronan bowed and ran off to organize the area. Derek massaged his head and looked into the sky. His master earlier told him that some jedi was coming after him? Bring it on, he had no problem with beating the Jedi to the ground, after all he relished a good fight. And he was certain that this would be a fight he would win.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Piester00</strong> on <strong>November 01, 2010, 01:21:21 pm</strong>
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				Awkward was the nature of a man sitting by himself on the corner of the freighter's mess hall. His robes announced his devote faith of the Jedi order, dark tan robes with white that underlay it, however the boots, gauntlets and hood clearly were typical of a Sith. They were jet black, the hood depicted silver Sith like symmetrical designs. His ambiguous nature made those around him on edge, They could neither decide if he was an enemy likely to cut them down for amusement or if he was benevolent in mismatched wrappings. By the clear constant smile he held on his face it belied the wisdom that Sith seldom attain. The Freighter <em>Yddrasil</em> made its way across the stars which blinked by it during the light speed travel. This lone figure clothed in contradiction peered into the endless void that was space. <em>Three days... Three days is all I need now.. I pray that it still remains where I buried it..</em> His pondering left him absent minded, his entanglement in the force causing the liquid within his glass to swirl slowly. His thoughts slipped slowly to the past.<br><em>Many years prior at the council; "Roma! Roma!" called a teenager, a young padawan clothed in the pale robes of youth greeted him running to him giving him a warm hug. "Tatiana!" he patted the girls back and stooped to her level, "How is your training going? good?" he asked her, she returned with a smile as she nodded, "Yes! very very well they say I might be able to be taken on by a Jedi Master in but a few months" she squeaked with excitement. A smile played across Roma's lips as he ruffled her ruffled her silvery blond hair. Tatiana bounced up on the balls of her feet, "I want you to be my Master Roma! please please!" she said biting her lip. "Alright! alright, no need to twist my arm" he said laughing holding her head to keep her from bouncing.</em><br>Roma fingers twisted underneath his robes gripping a thin pendent on a cord of hide. His fingers tracing the contours of the curvy pendent that was forged from a tooth of a beast. Again his Thoughts slipped back in time.<br><em>After a year into Tatiana's apprenticeship; "hah! got that pesky droid Master!" Tatiana spoke as she jabbed her purple colored lightsaber through the battle droid's CPU melting the mechanical soldier to solder. "Do not get ahead of yourself Tatiana" Roma spoke as his lifted two of the droids into the air crushing them into scrap before letting the heap fall on a third droid, "Get in the ship!" he ordered his Padawan as his saber flung about in a green haze sending the blasters in scattered direction. Tatiana obeyed him quickly pushing a droid away from her as she climbed aboard the Star Cruiser, Roma soon following as he closed the ramp flying the ship from the planet's surface. Once in space he swiveled in his chair walking to Tatiana, "That was reckless what you did... you could have been hurt and alerting all of those droids was more work than what we needed to do" he reprimanded her. Her eyes fell from his, "I am sorry my Master, it will not happen again" she said as he put his hand under her chin lifting it to look him in the eyes, "See that it doesn't" he told her. The two stared for a long minute before each lowered their heads and kissed, their lips pressed softly before parting. Their gaze knowing the devious nature of the relationship that the Council had banned.</em><br>The Freighter hit turbulence jostling him back to the here and now in reality, his eyes sullen from the dim light. He raise the cup to his lips and took a long drink of the contents of his cup, setting it back down. Roma breathed deeply as he tried to focus his mind. As he did the painful splinter raised to the surface; His fall from the Jedi Council.<br><em>2 years ago; He knelt over Tatiana's body as the Sith before him cackled manically trying to galvanize him into reckless action. It had worked, His rage grew deep within him. His light saber had been destroyed earlier in the scuffle. He gripped Tatiana's in his hand, closing his eyes he deactivated the blade on it. Although deep within the rage of himself over the loss of his Padawan and lover, he, in that instant understood why Jedi should not have relationships like theirs. He would not stain her blade with the blood of a Sith in anger. The Sith goaded him, but as most Sith clearly do, they overestimated themselves. With a sharp jerk the Sith's light saber was sent across the room, as he was lifted into the air. Roma proceeded to smash the flailing Sith, who was unable to match his mastery of the force movements. As the Sith weakened, Roma's rage took root, He pressed the Sith into the floor of the hanger, he could hear the Sith cry out. Each wet snap of the broken Sith's bones brought joy to his ears as Roma took his time crippling the man. With the Sith's dying breath he bellowed as Roma sent him head first into the idling star cruiser's engine, incinerating him to cinders. He felt a weak hand grab his ankle, he turned to see Tatiana gripping him. He quickly knelt by her side, as she pressed her necklace into his hands. The two met for a final kiss as her will surrendered to the Force and she was gone from his life. After collecting the Sith's Light saber and his own broken one he packed her body on the Star Cruiser and returned to the Council. In his lamenting he turned her body over for proper last respects and left after the funeral. </em>&nbsp; &nbsp;<br>The Freighter dropped from light speed, the shock jolted Roma, the cup imploded on itself as did the table leaving rusted fragments there with him shaking his head. A crewman approached, "Fella.. we don't really like your kind, no offense but we can't have you on our ship any more..." the crewman told him, Roma looked at him with his pale aqua colored eyes, " I understand and I take no offense.. I just ask you drop me on Belance.. I have business there and can get a ride from there.." Roma responded. The crewman nodded, "Thank ya kindly.." he said as he talked into his communicator. A muffled burst of static returned his orders, "We're over Belance in a few minutes, we'll getcha a drop pod.." He informed him as Roma stood following the Crewman through the halls of the freighter and into a pod. Roma sat in the pod as the hiss of hydraulics lowered him and fired him into the vacuum of space as he hurled towards the planet. His pod shot down skipping across the water with a heated sizzle before sinking to the murky depths. The door jettisoned and Roma made his way to the surface, the water's depth pressing down on his ear drums making them ache dully. He broke the surface of the water, feeling reborn coming back to this planet where he himself had scouted Tatiana many years ago. A small ache pulled on his heart as he pulled himself ashore as he saw the surrounding land. He smiled at the twist of irony of his landing zone. He paced three meters in front of him where a great oaken like tree stood, in the base, carved in his initials and Tatiana's. He crouched at the base in a hollow of the tree. Inside he pulled out what was two cloth wrapped Light sabers. Turning he sat down and started dismantling his light saber as he mediated setting to work to fix it. Long after Night fall it was repaired. Three Light sabers sat snugly inside his robes, <em>I am sorry.. so very sorry</em>. He rested his head back and fell asleep on the shore of the lake. His tormented mind finding what little peace it could. <br><br>&nbsp;
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 03, 2010, 08:55:52 pm</strong>
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				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Belance’s orange sun rose over Newn-Cape, casting long shadows over the <em>Secret Hope</em> as her captain readied his speeder, one equally as old as the freighter, for its long journey to rescue his charges.&nbsp; In the morning light Justin loaded food, water, and other various supplies he would need to reach the pirates’ fortress.&nbsp; With the last box loaded and everything strapped down for the journey Justin walked up the <em>Secret</em>'s ramp and entered the small maintenance room adjacent to his quarters.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Standing at the back of the room and held upright by old, rusty restraints were the two battered combat droids the Republic had graced him with to use on this mission.&nbsp; Both droids were ancient, rusting hulks that wouldn’t last ten seconds even as bodyguards in the most peaceful place, yet they were all the help he had for now.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He walked over to the first and typed in the start up sequence on the command console that was beside each droid, with a low hum and a slow sparking sound the droid’s photo receptors came to life, glowing a faint blue, “Com…Combat droid BG-105 online and awaiting orders.”<br>With every word the BG-105 spoke its voice recorder popped and cracked as the old unit worked itself to readiness.<br>Justin sighed, “Stand by 105.”&nbsp; Then he reached over and powered up the other combat droid.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This combat droid looked at Justin with pale yellow eyes, its chassis pitted and scarred from age, “Co…mbat droid…BG-215…onli…” Then with a pop and a puff of smoke the top of the droids head bounced opened and the droid itself went dead. Justin snarled impatiently as he fiddled with the droid’s circuitry until the other combat droid suddenly came back to life, “Combat droid BG-215 online and awaiting orders.”<br>Justin stepped back and faced both of the droids, “BG-105 and BG-215 I am leaving the ship, I am ordering you two to protect the ship until I return.” Both ancient droids’ processors hummed as they processed their orders then spoke with static filled voices, “Orders acknowledged, the <em>Secret Hope</em> will be defended until Master returns.” <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin nodded and walked out of the room, already unsure if these two droids would survive being active, let alone protect the freighter from anyone who would cause problems. Just to be sure he returned to the cockpit where an astromech droid, the only up-to-date technology he had, was plugged into serve as the Hope’s navigational computer.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The red and white colored droid chirped cheerfully when Justin walked in, “R2-C1 I have an assignment for you, I want you to supervise the BG Combat Droids and keep them in operational shape; plus you are to screen anyone who approaches the ship, using the BGs and the ship’s defenses when necessary, with discretion of course.”<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R2-C1 beeped and warbled an affirmative and smoothly unplugged from the freighter’s navigation computer and rolled off to the maintenance room to service the two aging combat droids.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Suitably satisfied that the ship would be here when he came back Justin descended the ramp and closed it with a call beacon programmed to control the ramp only.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As the ramp clanked into place Justin climbed into the speeder, an aging class that had long ended its production, the wear of time had smudged any paint scheme that once covered the speeder, leaving only a dull gray tone of the scarred metal body. With a cloud of black smoke the speeder’s old engine came to life, shaking the poor craft and its driver roughly until it settled in its stand-by mode. Justin paused a second to make a final check of the speeder before accelerating out of Newn-Cape and off to the north, the direction of the fortress.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wind blew passed Justin’s face while his eyes tried to blink back the dust filling the air.&nbsp; At least those lazy Republic technicians could have installed a windscreen, <em>I know supplies have been tight ever since the start of the Clone Wars, but I don’t think one windscreen will break the Republic’s war efforts.</em><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin snarled as a clod of dirt hit him in the face, giving his head a shake Justin slowed to a halt at the top of a low hill overlooking the desert before him. The jagged horizon of Belance had long since been replaced by the flat surface of fresh water lake. No as he topped the hills that formed the southern edge of the lake he could see the Island of Bronze, where the ruins that the pirate used as their camp were located.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He turned around and dug into his pack to pull out a pair of micro-binoculars and look at the island across the lake.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dark brown, ancient stone made up the walls of most of the ruins, long crumbled from the wear of time and the elements, at the highest point of the island the ruins had been cleared to form a basic landing pad for the pirates land their ships; though currently there wasn't a ship there.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin lowered his micro-binoculars and looked over the nearby shoreline, looking for a place where he could observe the ruins undetected, years of experience had told him that watching the target before trying to infiltrate it was the best way to avoid any unnecessary complications. The approach to island was very exposed, though with some modifications he thought he could use his speeder to get him there.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As he was planning his next course of action a loud roar split the air as a small object rocketed down through the atmosphere, Justin sat down rapidly in his speeder and raced down the island, not wanting to have his position silhouetted if the pirates looked out to see the source of the noise that he was sure they could have heard.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The source of the noise was an arriving drop pod, <em>Odd drop pods haven't been used regularly in years, either that is a insurgent being dropped off in a area thought to be abandoned or whoever dropped that pod wanted to be rid of its occupant quickly.</em><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin brought his speeder to stop in a cleft in the side of the hill near the shoreline and climbed out observe the impact site of the drop pod, the old pod sank with a hiss of steam and bubbling water. <em>Maybe the passenger didn't survive, drop pods have been known to be very unreliable.</em> Then a figure surfaced a short distance from the dissipating crash site, swimming toward the shoreline.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin watched the figure until it reached the shore and disappeared in a small group of trees roughly 200 meters west of his position on the southern edge of the lake. Justin noted the location of the group of trees and then set-up the few items from his speeder he'd need to observe the island, deciding to handle his mission first before he investigated any new arrivals. After taking his observation position behind some rocks near the shoreline Justin settled in to watch the ruins and the pirate's landing zone.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>November 04, 2010, 05:56:17 am</strong>
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				Derek was now sitting comfortably and meditating. Then came Ronan with something to report. Derek grinned, the place had been quiet for a few hours, but now Ronan had something more to say. Derek then grinned "I sense great uneasiness with you Ronan, have you considered F-30 pills? I heard they do wonders for headaches" Ronan sighed "No sir, just that we found some pod landing not too far from here, near a tree somewhere. It could be trouble.."<br><br>Derek was thinking carefully now, he did not want to presume anything till he was utterly sure about the situation, but he was pretty confident that the person who had landed here was most likely someone the senators hired. Derek then looked to Ronan and noted that some of the crew was working on the ship and its circuitry systems. "Take a few of your men and go inspect the situation, find out what is in that pod and kill it if it even moves a muscle, make sure you find out what it is first, you got all that down Ronan?" Ronan nodded, he wasn't looking forward to this, but if an employer asks , you do it , no questions asked. He then signaled to his men and they slowly began walking towards the pod near that tree. <br><br>Derek then walked out to the front of the ruins onto at the entrance, just to take a little walk, he was really done meditating for the day and was really not too pleased about sitting down anymore. Just then he felt odd, there was someone here, someone who did not belong. Derek looked around, this sort of calmness and positioning. Derek grinned wildly, it was most likely the Jedi. There could be no other explanation for it. But where was he? Was he watching? Derek then waited out at the very front of the ruins. He could sense this jedi, but knew not exactly where he was. IT wasn't too far away. All Derek had to do is wait<br><br>Ronan and his two soldiers approached the pod. It was already opened to their surprise, but what was more surprising was the man who was asleep near the tree. They then pointed their blasters at him and Ronan spoke through his communicator to Derek. "Its a jedi!!! What do we do?!!" Derek on the other end was now wondering. 2 Jedi? This was not what was told, did the council send another one? Derek then sat on one of the ruins statues. ""Kill him, leave nothing unturned.." Derek was hoping this act would draw the other Jedi out of hiding. Ronan and his men prepared their blasters to fire at the sleeping Jedi.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Piester00</strong> on <strong>November 04, 2010, 09:33:12 am</strong>
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				Roma laid reclined in his position against the tree, the noise of the blaster's scraping as they were drew. His mind grew aware as he brought himself back to the land of the living. Roma had heard the chatter of the radio, not to his surprise he could hear the malice in the speakers voice from the other end, <em>A Sith? perhaps...</em> He spoke quietly, "You dare attack a sith?" he barked at them imitating the brash harshness of their voice as he had practiced several hundred times over. The force encircled one of his light sabers, flicking the crimson beam on as it landed in his hand, "What manner of insolence is this?" he barked at them again, the force lightning sparking at his finger tips. A man of words and not action, Roma had long since mastered the trades and wares of the Sith. A bit of force lightning had done its fair share of spooking of many of his would be attackers. As he barked at them straightening his posture, the force ensnared his other light sabers; Tatiana's and his newly repaired on. Their green and purple respective blades crackling into existence as they hovered by his shoulders on his flank. "Who is your master!" he spoke again as his body slid into a more combative stance. Confronted here his will moved out encircling like a sonar pinging to sense the master they belonged to as he remained idle.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>November 04, 2010, 01:17:08 pm</strong>
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				Derek then only received static on the communicator and sensed the power the man was using. His ears pricked up as he looked up. Another sith? Derek then pondered in deep thought. He wondered how another fellow sith would be here of all places? Why would a sith so casually walk up here? Was this person trying to intimidate Derek? Perhaps he is here to eliminate the competition? Or perhaps his master has found a new apprentice to replace him? Derek chuckled, it mattered not who this man was. History has often shown that the sith masters were rather unkind to one another and this would be of little difference. Still this one had great anger just like he did, he could sense the ferocity within his attacks. He then sat still and did not move. <br><br>Derek knew the man would find him eventually, that was a good thing, exactly what he wanted. He wanted to converse with this fellow sith brother of his and see exactly what he wanted. From there, Derek would proceed.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 04, 2010, 06:01:02 pm</strong>
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				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin started as he felt the presence of a Force wielder reach out over the shoreline of the lake, <em>Another Jedi is here? The council didn't say anything about sending another Jedi.</em> He briefly considered that it may have been a Sith, but dismissed it as there hadn't been a Sith for over a millennia. <em>It was be another Jedi or if not a Force user who has managed to learn how to access the Force on their own, either way I have to investigate this.</em><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin grabbed his belongings and threw them into the speeder and powered up the ancient craft with a rattle and puff of smoke and set off, using the brilliant Force presence as his homing beacon. As he neared the trees he heard the telltale <em>snap-hiss</em> of a lightsaber followed by two more in quick succession, <em>It has to be a Jedi or a fallen Jedi to have a lightsaber, but who else is here to have two more lightsabers too?</em><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin reached the edge of the group of trees and jumped from his speeder, already freeing his custom-made lightsaber from his belt as he landed softly in the undergrowth of the trees. He moved swiftly, but silently through the trees until he reached the edge of the tree line near the lake's edge where he saw a single figure holding a crimson lightsaber with green and purple blades floating beside him as he confronted three unsavory looking men holding blasters on him.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin felt the strength of the Force following through the man holding the crimson lightsaber, using some of his power to hold the other two lightsabers upright. Justin focused on keeping himself hidden from the Force, a useful talent he developed that had allowed him to play practical jokes of his peers when they were still Apprentices.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With a start from Justin the man spoke, "How dare you attack a Sith?" The crackling bolt of Force Lightning that left his finger tips further confirmed to Justin what he had dismissed at first, the man before him was a Sith. As the man continued his harsh words, "What manner of insolence is this?" Justin's thumb rested lightly on the activator of his lightsaber, waiting for the moment the reveal himself as the man barked a demand at the three blaster-wielding men, "Who is you master?"<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Whoever this is, he must have drawn the attention of the pirates with his drop pod arrival. If things are handled properly here this could work to my advantage, a prefect distraction that will allow me to infiltrate the ruins and free the senator's children and the two Jedi Apprentices.</em> With a silent swallow Justin turned his attention back to the scene before him, waiting to the time to reveal himself.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Piester00</strong> on <strong>November 04, 2010, 06:26:59 pm</strong>
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				As the pirates, not use to diplomacy Roma used the force to ensnare and cause them to violently bash into each other crushing their communicator. After a moment or two of the bashing Roma feeling the conscience slip away from them as they were blacking out he lowered them to the ground while simultaneously deactivating the light sabers, returning them to the inner folds of his robes. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes straightening up looking at the pirates, "Always the hard way with their kind" Roma spoke quietly as crouched next to the unconscious bodies and plucked their blasters hurling them into the surround bush. <em>When they wake up that should stall them for a little bit...</em> He turned his attention to the body of water glistening in the early light. Pulling the necklace from his neck he tilted the purple bladed light saber and lashed it to the hilt before storing it. Out of the corner of his eye he saw flickering, turning his head he peered to the source of it, seeing a flash of his dead love. Roma covered his eyes rubbing them, as he cursed using the force to hurl a large stone half way across the lake. Crouching down rubbing his head, he took a few breaths before standing again. Breathing deeply he tried to meditate, focus himself with the force and become whole again. <em>This is why anger isn't the solution... once the dam is broken it flows freely and is difficult to harness and master without being consumed blindly by it</em> After a few moments of collection he exhaled deeply, feeling renewed and alive again.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 04, 2010, 07:01:53 pm</strong>
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				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justing ducked as one of the blasters thrown by the man flew by his head, then watch in puzzlement as he seemed to almost longingly tie a necklace around the hilt of the purple lightsaber. Justin couldn't quite figure out who this man was, on moment he would lash out with violence that was most definitely of the Dark Side in attacking the three pirates, the next he seemed to be almost remorseful for doing it. <em>I must be cautious here, there is no way to know who this man is and what he is capable of.</em><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After being sure to place his lightsaber back on his belt and holding his hands before him to show no ill intend Justin gently allowed his presence in the Force to be visible again and stepped clear of the underbrush toward the man as he looked toward the lake.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He spoke calmly and gently, trying to bring across to the man that he was no enemy, "Greetings my friend, what brings you to the lakeside of Belance?" Justin did his best to ignore the unconscious bodies of the three pirates for the moment; making a mental note to himself to check them, if the opportunity presented itself, for anything that might help him better understand who was behind the kidnappings.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Piester00</strong> on <strong>November 04, 2010, 08:10:05 pm</strong>
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				Roma turned around looking at him pushing his hood back as courteous to show his face to a fellow knight. "Greetings Jedi knight" he said giving a nod acknowledging him and his rank. "I came to retrieve my weapons, which I had stashed here long ago.." Roma said gesturing to his blades, he sensed the jedi's unease at his ambiguous nature and decided to assure him, "You are judging me as a threat, I was once a Jedi, but after an.... incident that went against the council laws, I found myself striking a Sith out of anger and torturing the poor soul.. I needed to calm myself and stowed my weapons here after leaving the Jedi order.." Roma said revealing a bit of himself to the stranger, "I have mastered basic Sith techniques... I much rather use guile and guise to avoid fighting if necessary." he finished.&nbsp; "What about you Master Jedi what has called you to this jewel of nature?" gesturing to the pirates, "Something to do with their activities?" he asked him. Roma paced slightly his ambient force restraint was admirable, it was easily detectable that he was a man who had slipped into the Dark side and clawed his way back out and was hanging on for dear life, liable to fall forever or pull himself back up. An excruciating existence at best but he managed. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 04, 2010, 09:53:36 pm</strong>
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				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin gave the exiled Jedi a courteous nod in response to his greeting and smiles sadly as the man recounted his fall from the ranks of the Jedi, "It saddens me to hear this, I can feel that you have been touched by the Dark Side. I know dealing with it must be difficult, but I'm glad to see you still adhere to some of the ways that used to guide you. I am called Justin Tera."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He nods to the three pirates' unconscious forms in response to his, "I am indeed here because of these men and the rest of their crew, they have kidnapped several Senators' children and two promising Jedi Apprentices. The Jedi Council sent me to retrieve them and deal with the threat here on Belance is necessary."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin realized he was trusting this man immensely, revealing his orders could potentially expose him if the pirates found out the Republic had sent a Jedi, but the fact that the man had exposed himself to him made him inclined to trust him. "Now that you have retrieved your lightsabers, what will you do now? I'm sorry, I didn't catch you name..." Part of Justin hoped that this man would be able to help him, as he let himself touch the Force more he was starting to notice a darkness that seemed to hang over the unconscious minds of the three pirates and from the ruin-covered island in the distance. <em>There may be more to this kidnapping than just a ransom attempt by some desperate pirates.</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Piester00</strong> on <strong>November 04, 2010, 10:32:02 pm</strong>
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				Roma nodded as Justin spoke to him, pausing as he asked his name, "Roma Daluth, former Jedi Sentinel" he told him. "You sense the darkness of the Sith in the reaches of here?" he asked Justin. Roma pondered over what he had told him about his mission, <em>Children and apprentices in trouble? this would be a chance to redeem myself and atone a bit... perhaps I could find some peace in this</em>. "These children of the senators and two apprentices... I would like to help you find them." Roma spoke hesitantly, "I think I may be able to distract the Sith that lays in wait for you, giving you ample time to free those children and reclaim your apprentices.. " he continued on, pausing as he thought a moment, "However I would like a ride back to Coruscant.." he added. Roma took his time as he removed his gloves and folded them into his robes inner layers leaving his scarred hands open to the air. It had looked as if his hands had been pulled through a tub of glass leaving hundreds of tiny nicks and cuts. He felt tension as he awaited to see if the Jedi would accept his help, a bit of offering he felt inclined to lend to a member of his former brotherhood. A weight lifted in his chest as he focused himself on the task of centering himself.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 04, 2010, 11:22:45 pm</strong>
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				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin nodded at Roma's question about the Sith presence, "Yes Roma I do, there may be more to this pirate kidnapping than just a simple ransom attempt."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin gestured back toward Newn-Cape, "I have a freighter back at the colony, big enough to carry the children, Apprentices, and us back to Coruscant without any difficulty."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unfazed by the scars on his hands as Roma removed his gloves Justin extended his own hand to Roma, <em>It is the will of the Force, perhaps Roma and I can both fine what is needed here, redemption for him and my destiny here.</em>"I would be honored to have your aid Roma Daluth, together perhaps we can see to it that these pirates and whoever their dark master is are dealt with."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Piester00</strong> on <strong>November 05, 2010, 12:09:15 am</strong>
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				Roma took Justin's hand firmly shaking it, "That I believe is for the best" Roma responded to the Jedi Master, "Do you already have an idea of the location of the Sith's location or the children and apprentices?" he asked as he released the grip. He crouched gathering a small handful of the smooth rounded river stones that were scattered about the shore around the lake, and rolled them around his hands enjoying the soft contact of the stone. Roma readied himself to follow the Jedi Master, tossing the handful of stones skipping across the lake before sinking to the murky depths. ((I will be Offline till Monday sometime then I'll post up a storm depending where you guys get to. Just consider my character following Justin.))
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 05, 2010, 10:39:25 am</strong>
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				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin crouched beside Roma and looked over the surface of the lake as the ripples from the pebbles slowly spread, "I know that the pirates have a landing zone near the middle of the ruin on the island in the lake, but outside of that those are the only visible signs of life over there." Justin stood and moved over to the three unconscious pirates, "Perhaps these three will prove to have something that will help us discover where they are held; if nothing else it will help understand what type of pirates we are dealing with."<br>((Ok sounds good, have a good weekend Piester00))
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>November 05, 2010, 10:57:32 am</strong>
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				((I guess this is where i come in, so its just me and you Lex for now))<br><br>Derek sensed the two powers moving together. A sith and a jedi working together? Or was it two sith working together? Derek smiled, what luck, more chances to kill skilled opponents instead of killing a padawan. He had killed one of the padawan&nbsp; and spared the other to be kept prisoner with the children. That one simply did not give up, he was very brave till the very end but Derek had shown no mercy. <br><br>Derek sat still waiting, the powers were getting close and with Ronan not in contact, Derek was curious as to what the next action of these two random force users would be. Would they converge on him? Did they even sense his presence? He was sitting in plain sight now outside the ruin and yet no moves. Derek then looked to two of the pirates "You two,, go and patrol a bit, this might prove and interesting time for us all.." The two pirates with their blasters went to patrol around the ruin as Derek maintained his position at the front of the ruin near the landing zone.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 05, 2010, 11:26:17 am</strong>
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				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin searched through the bodies of each man laying in the heap that Roma had left them in, unfortunately his search only revealed the shattered remains of their communicators. He pulled out his micro-binoculars and studied the island across the lake, wanting to check if anything had changed since he rushed to investigated Roma's interaction with the pirates.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;His gazed scanned the battered ruins, starting at the shore to look for a possible path to approach the ruins, then he stopped for a moment, <em>A patrol? Why would the pirates be sending out a patrol?</em> Justin glanced over his shoulder at the three pirates lying behind him, "I think they are looking for them Roma, they've put out a patrol over there," Justin paused, "Or maybe they've detected us, either way we have to be careful."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Roma nodded as he rose from his crouch, "Either way we need to move soon, those men could wake up soon and if we're still here when they do they will know that we're here for sure. Whatever we're going to so we must do it soon."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin nodded, "Let me finish my observation sweep and then we'll head to my speeder and see if we can't modify it enough to cross the lake." He placed the micro-binoculars to his eyes again and moved over the rest of the island until he reached the Landing Zone, as he did he slowed, <em>That figure, he's just sitting there. That's not a pirate...</em> Justin felt a thin sheen of sweat appear on his forehead as he felt the darkness seeping from the man who sat in the pirate's Landing Zone, "The Sith..."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Roma nodded, "Yes I've felt him as well, there is one trained in the ways of the Dark Side on that island."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin nodded, "I nearly didn't want to believe it, the Sith have been extinct for so long, but there he is sitting over there. He's waiting for us to make the first move..." Justin sighed and centered himself as he put his micro-binoculars away, "Let's go Roma, my speeder isn't far and we'll need to make a few changes to the repulsor systems so if can ferry us across the lake to the island."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Leaving the three pirates on the lake shoreline Justin and Roma headed back into the tree line, leaving the dark man to wait for them to strike. <em>A Sith, I had hoped I would never have to face one of them in my lifetime,</em> Justin suppressed a shiver and again had to center himself.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>November 05, 2010, 05:00:13 pm</strong>
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				Nov'la would groan as she came to, looking about as she gasped.. "Koran?" She whispered.. trying to find the senient little Kushiban that always stayed with her as her constant companion.. He was her balance. She got her answer with him shivering hidden beneath her Lekku. "Koran.. I', glad your sitll here." <em>"Think I'd leave you my friend?"</em> Said the little creature to her mind. They two of them shared a bond that was as old as their friendship.<br><br>She looked around the place she was in.. trying to get her bearings.. Where was she? How did she come to be there? Her memory was faint.. and Koran little better.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>November 05, 2010, 09:26:54 pm</strong>
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				Derek sensed the padawan that remained in his captivity had awaken. Derek did not want to leave this place, not with the guests that were to arrive soon. However he did want to go and take a look at how the padawan was feeling. Derek walked into the storage area. The pirates were performing remedial tasks with the ship and Derek was more interested in the contents of the storage unit. In one room there were the children of the senate and in the other room was the Jedi padawan. <br><br>Derek pulled the lever and the room opened. Derek grinned as he then said to the Jedi Padawan "Did you have a good nap Jedi? I have to say the other padawan i faced did not last too long, he died nobly though..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>November 06, 2010, 06:47:08 am</strong>
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				Nov'la Groaned a bit but stared at him, eyes void of many emotions. Of course Anger at the sith had been a struggle of hers from the beginging, Sith killed her father when she was very young, but she never sought refvenge because that was against what her father had taught her of the jedi code. "I will not let you bait me into emotions that will cloud my juedement, Whoever you are. Nov'la just stood there, hands empty.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>November 06, 2010, 08:54:45 am</strong>
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				Derek began clapping his hands in a mocking fashion. He was simply too amused by these jedi, the things they say just made him crack up inside. "Bravo, such brave and nobles word, much like the other Padawan. Except he was stupid enough to attack me from the front. Dont you Jedi learn anything? Attack your foes from the back in order to seize the battle.. tsk tsk. Still i have to say, i was debating whether to kill that creature of yours, but i decided to spare it.... tell me, do you fell no hate towards me?" Derek then released a wave of Sith lightning upon Nov'la, with the intention of causing pain upon her. "Do you hate me now Jedi, HaHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>November 06, 2010, 09:55:26 am</strong>
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				Nov'la growled, Koran staying hidden in her Lekku. "You won't touch my friend." She cried out and sank to her knees when she was hit by the lightning. "I.." She glared at him.. <em>"Easy Nov'la.. Mind your anger..&nbsp; Master it.. don't let it rule you.."</em> Said Koran into her mind as she stood up. "I could never hate someone like you. You've let your emotions cloud your mind so much.. You let them rule you. but I am not like you." She said as Se and Koran let loose Two Force Pushes, tryign to push him into a wall.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>November 06, 2010, 10:10:20 am</strong>
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				Derek was pushed back considerably. It was a valiant effort, but she was a mere padawan and her power and emotions did not yet match her ability. HE found this force no enough to match him."Sorry, but you should remember how you got here in the first place sweetheart.. HAHAHAAHHAA" He forced down his force lightning overwhelming her force abilities. He held her down as he walked out with his power as he walked out "You are right, my mind is filled with hate, greed and ambition... but without this things, where would mankind be? Still on some desolate planet?.. your push was admirable, you and your little friend, but it is simply not enough, not yet anyway, young padawan, i might take you under my wing after ive dealt with my own master, AHAHHAHAHAAH" Derek had enough fun and enough playing around, he was feeling a little agitated and now wanted to fight the jedi and sith who were lurking around out there. He was not going to be denied, his power was currently at its peak. It would take more than a few Jedi to defeat him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>November 06, 2010, 10:18:13 am</strong>
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				Nov'la guessed rather easily that her powers were no match for him. "I would never follow a Sith. Never." She said quite angrily. oh so Wishing she had her two Blades. Nov'la had talent for&nbsp; weilding two blades, she was Ambidextrous and used it well. Her second she had built herelf, but the first was her father's blade. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>November 06, 2010, 11:41:31 am</strong>
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				Derek had waited long enough, and then used his communicator and put it to a wide range setting. To hell with protocol and being discreet, Derek had always thought that being discreet was a bunch of bull. He knew the enemy was hiding and he wasnt going to just wait here. He wanted blood, he wanted to fight. He wanted to take his angers out on someone other than some weaponless Jedi Padawan. Derek then announced"My dear Jedi friends, as you might know, i am the , well, boss here i suppose, and i was wondering whether you would care to come out of hiding at once!!! I will warn you, there are consequences to you Jedi not coming out...."<br><br>Derek had one hell of a show in store for everyone, one that will blow their minds away.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 06, 2010, 07:06:29 pm</strong>
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				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin smiled in success as his speeder had finally coughed to life, he'd been fiddling with the blasted repulsor for close to an hour trying to coax the old machine back to life after he'd made the necessary modifications so that they could use it to cross the water to the island on the lake. He turned to face Roma, who'd been lost in his own thoughts waiting for Justin to finish, sitting beside a small pile of gear that Justin have removed from the speeder; they would need the craft to be as light as possible to avoid going down. "She's finally ready Roma, sorry it took so long to make the modifcations," he chuckled, "They don't make'em like this any more."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The former Jedi Sentinel stood slowly, "What's done is done Justin, now let's just be on our way, I'm sure the Sith and his pirate allies are aware of our presence or at least that something has happened to their comrades. The Sith are not known for their patience, we must move swiftly."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin nodded in a agreement as he climbed into the speeder, "Agreed, we'll make for the southeastern edge of the island, that should put us close to the landing pad and any other structures they have built, but should put us at the edge of any search pattern they may have started since your drop pod's impact area is more to the southwest." Roma hoped in beside him and Justin jammed the speeder's throttle on as rapidly as he dared with the old craft.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They had just cleared the trees and started to cross the water when the speeder's old communications system crackled to life, a voice filled with hate and distain came through even eaten by static as it was, "My dear Jedi friends, as you might know, I am the... well, boss here I suppose, and I was wondering whether you would care to come out of hiding at once!! I will warn you, there are consequences to you Jedi not coming out..."<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin started, "Well I guess that answers the question of whether or not he knows we're here. Time is of the essence, you must find him and I have to find the children and Apprentices before anything happens to them." Justin jammed the throttle of the old speeder all the way to full, not even caring if the old craft burned out, <em>It was my job to protect those children, if anything happens to them because I let myself be distracted from my main mission I'll never forgive myself.</em> His hands tightening around the wheel of the speeder Justin started to search the shoreline for a place they could keep the speeder if they needed to use it for a quick escape.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>There!</em> Justin pulled the throttle back on the speeder as it pulled into a batter building that was partly submerged in the lake, forming a perfect docking spot for the speeder. He pulled in his Force presence and climbed out of the speeder, "I'm going for the children Roma, you find that Sith. Once I've located the children and the Apprentices I'll find you." The veteran Jedi pulled his hood over his head and quickly, but stealthily headed off into the ruins, leaving Roma to search out the Sith as he continued after his mission.<br><br>(@nik200 and Karasu - I'm not going to be able to post again after this until Monday and I want to let Piester00 get back into the flow a bit before the story gets any further, so I'll ask that we have a brief pause here before any other posts until Monday when Piester00 is able to rejoin us. Thanks guys its looking great so far!!)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Piester00</strong> on <strong>November 08, 2010, 08:58:21 pm</strong>
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				Roma felt the soft tingle of excitement cascade over his body as he nodded to Justin as he sped off to the rescue of the children. As for himself Roma mused over that he was in for a match as he pulled himself from the craft which he had doubts whether or not he would have had to swim halfway across the lake to this place. His pulse and heart beat quickened as he dashed through the rocky outcroppings and boulders of the land slowing his pace as he felt the pull of the Sith's presence. With a practiced steady hand he reached for his hood pushing it back as he exhaled a shallow breath. <em>The darkness is swelled within this place however even the blackest of pits is touched by some shred of light</em> Roma reminded himself of this as he loosened the folds of his robes as he delved into the temple of the Sith. The ruins were a fitting place for the Sith, the hulking shadows of the former glory reduced to scraps and bits as the Sith once were, however their growing numbers threatened the Council and the Jedi's of the galaxy and so a great purge as the one nearly a thousand years before might become necessary after the clone wars have ended. His thoughts dipped lightly so he didn't not lose his awareness and his surroundings. "Sith, I am calling you out from the recesses in which you are hiding, face me" Roma called to the shadowed corners of the ruins, "Come so we may talk and converse of your role here... and of your master" he continued as his eyes peered about the ruins for the first glance of the Sith that was plaguing this beautiful planet and frightening its inhabitants.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 12, 2010, 11:59:38 am</strong>
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				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin couldn't help but smile as he heard Roma call out to the Sith, <em>I hope this works, if the Sith takes the bait I should be able to get to the children and the Apprentices.</em> Justin pulled his comlink out and adjusted its frequency before activating it and tapping the microphone three times and turning it off.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Back on the <em>Secret Hope</em> R2-C1 received the triple tap transmission and rolled into action, obeying the commands that had been hard wired into its memory.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Justin put his comlink away and reached out with the tinniest of his Force ability, just enough to try and find the presence of the Jedi Apprentices and the children before it was too late.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>November 13, 2010, 11:01:03 pm</strong>
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				"How very vexing this is.... for you people to come and meet me one on one......" Derek was sitting ontop a large ruin looking down on Roma. He looked at this man who was using sith powers earlier and then addressed him "I must say, you do not act like a sith, yet you make use of the abiities of an able sith acolyte... something i find rather amusing. Yet you do not interest me, i am more interested in fighting the Jedi knight that was here..... where is he? You should both attack me at once you know, i must say im pretty half decent....." Derek was looking foward to fighting and slaying the jedi knight especially. Derek decided that the two must have said to take turns so they could ambush him. Derek then said "Since your here, let us converse maybe, who are you exactly? Your powers in the ways of the sith are incomplete yet comprehensive at the same time....." Derek was not so baffled by Roma as he originally thought he would be, the man was clearly no sith, yet he used sith powers. Most likely this was one of those men who lost hold of their emotions and still think they are jedi. Such foolishness, there was no in between for light and darkness. Grey areas do not exist, you are either one or the other, good or evil. And if your evil, you might as well work with everything in your power to become more powerful that anyone else. "Oh by the way, if you are here to save the children and those apprentices, im afraid, you are too late for one of them.... i killed one, left the other alive and the children remain in tact for now AHAHHAAHHAAHAH"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>November 13, 2010, 11:34:05 pm</strong>
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				Nov'la Meditated, it was all she could do to keep her anger in check. As a child she had had a vicious temper indeed, but training and patience of the masters quelled it.. They had taught her how to control it, and she had learned to use it to good use. She had not yet mastered it, but was damn close. <em>"Please Hurry.."</em> She whispered to the other Jedi in the force, if there was one or two things she was good at, it was definitely telekinesis and Force pushing things.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 14, 2010, 10:33:57 am</strong>
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				Justin froze when a thought drifted through his mind, <em>Please hurry...</em> Out of reflex he pulled away from the Force, afraid the Sith had located him, <em>Our entire plan depends on the Sith being focused on Roma long enough for me to get to the children.</em><br><br>When nothing else happened, and he felt confident that it hadn't been the Sith or Roma, he reached back out to the thought, <em>Do not lose faith, I am nearly there.</em> Justin followed the feeling he'd received from the thought, who he now was sure was one of the two apprentices, to the backside of an abandoned building near the landing zone. Justin carefully reached out further through the Force and sensed a single Jedi Apprentice just beyond the wall in front of him and a small group a a half-dozen children in the next room to the right. Also just beyond the room were several more beings, their emotions running from crude to malevolence, <em>Those must be the rest of the pirates under the Sith's command, I need to be quick and silent if I'm going to get them all out of here safely, just keep him busy a little bit long Roma.</em><br><br>Justin pulled his lightsaber free held the unlit end against the ancient stone walls and then reached out to the Apprentice, hoping they would understand, <em> Stay clear of the wall I'm coming in!</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>November 14, 2010, 12:56:50 pm</strong>
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				Nov'la acknowledged this and sent calming thoughts to the children, as she stepped back from teh walls. <em>"Worry not for me Get the children out!"</em> She spoke with Commanding tones, Even for an Apprintice, she refused to have innocent children hurt in her stead.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 14, 2010, 04:08:24 pm</strong>
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				Justin activated his lightsaber with a <em>snap-hiss</em> sending the silver blade slicing through the wall to cut a man-sized hole in the wall. He waited a few second to let the hot stone cool and then rapidly pulled in out with a tug through the Force, sending the crumbling wall clear of the opening he'd made. He waved a hand in front of his face to clear the dust and sought out the Apprentice who'd acknowledged his warning, "Wait here until I get the children," then he pulled up short, his lightsaber lowering as he realized there was only one Apprentice waiting for him, "Where is the other Apprentice?" A cold lump formed in his stomach as he wait for her answer.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>November 14, 2010, 04:48:20 pm</strong>
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				She looked down. "Gone Master. I am the last Apprintice to remain. please tell me the children are safe?" As long as they were then she was alright with it. "I am unsure what transpired to lead to his death."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>nik200</strong> on <strong>November 14, 2010, 08:16:10 pm</strong>
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				The pirates noticed movement and so did Derek. The pirates began moving to the holding cells with quickness, their blasters fully armed and ready. They needed to take their anger out on someone, and the intruder was the most likely one. They began firing blocking the entrance to the children's container. They were firing blasters at both jedi.<br><br>Derek then sighed "ooooh, such a clever little trick... i never knew how cowardly some Jedi are, sneaking around... the one i fought, those padawan, were brave. The boy especially fought me with some notion of the force and justice. He wouldn't stop, such anger he had... would have made a wonderful apprentice.... if he had just stopped...... ill get to the jedis eventually, killing you will be too easy....."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 14, 2010, 10:04:02 pm</strong>
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				Justin's reply was cut off as the cell door to the Apprentice's door swung open to reveal a large group of pirates standing there, blasters drawn, <em>Sithspawn!</em> He dove to the side, grabbing the Apprentice in the process, as the space they'd been filling was filled with ruby bolts of energy. As they fell aside Justin reached out to the Force, all pretense of trying to hide gone from his mind, <em>I'll need all my wits to get us out of this one.</em> He scrambled to his feet, quickly taking a mental look at his surroundings.<br><br>Roma and the Sith were still at the landing zone, the Force was already starting to crackle between even though they hadn't actually engaged each other yet, there were at least half a dozen pirates outside the door holding position between him and the door to the Senator's children, and further out he could sense more pirates getting closer, but how many and how long until they were here he couldn't be sure.<br><br>He spared a quick glance at the Apprentice to be sure she wasn't hurt, "Stay back until I've cleared the entry way, then grab one of the pirates weapons and stay close behind me. We're going to get the children next." He suited action for his words and leapt to his feet, his silver lightsaber blade knocking the pirates blaster bolts aside as he charged the door. He quickly sliced through the two nearest pirates and then sent the remaining four flying out of the entry way with a Force Push and then barred the doorway, fusing the hinges to buy him time to get the children.<br><br>He moved over to the doorway that held the children and called out, "Kids stay away from the door, my name is Justin Tera I am a Jedi Knight sent by the Republic to rescue you!" He glanced over toward the Apprentice to make sure she was following his instructions and then started cutting through the doorway.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gladiator0161</strong> on <strong>November 17, 2010, 12:44:46 am</strong>
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				((OOC: Sorry it took so long for me to post but, you won't regret the wait. I promise ;) ))<br><br>The small freighter lurched out of hyperspace sending ripples of concussive energy through the vastness of space, almost immediately he was commed by traffic control and asked about his purpose on Coruscant. He complied, telling them his name and his reason for docking. There was a long pause on the other end of the comms. They obviously had heard of him. He brought the freighter into a standard orbital trajectory as he waited for the <em>di'kuts</em> to make up their mind. Finally, they responded, telling him he could bring his ship into the entertainment district. Cirith rejected their offer, and proceeded down into the city world's atmosphere, as he told them he was expected somewhere else.<br>Then he shut off the comms. Judging by their suprised response and the timidness in their voice, he knew that they'd heard his name before. The possibility that his sister Arwyn was already there came to his mind but, he pushed the thought away. It didn't matter. He flew down into the top layer of clouds, letting his sensors and the Force guide his hands as he manuevered the heavily armed and armored craft as deftly as any Jedi. Jedi weren't the only ones that could fly ships with ease.<br><br><em>A few minutes later....</em><br><br>Cirith found himself flying over the busness district, the tallest skyscrapers passing him by on either side, slowly dwindling down as he came into a meadow like area, where a wide round roofed building stood in a sea of buildings of smaller proportions. The scene reminded him of the jungles of his homeworld. It was as if he was making his way through the thick vegetation of traffic and permacrete trees and then coming upon a clearing with a large boulder in the center. The Senate building stood in stark contrast to all those around it, and it was readily identifiable. As he lowered the ship down to a private docking bay, he saw the silver gleam of his old ship, <em>The Scarlet Sabre</em>, his first love. His only love, besides his family and closest friends. It had been years since he'd seen his first ship, passed down rightfully to him by his long deceased <em>buir</em> (father) and a few years later, handed to his little sister, when he decided to join the Mandalorian military as a black ops commando. Not suprisingly Arwyn was already waiting for him, tapping her foot impatiently as he lowered the landing struts and landed the militarily upgraded ship. He lowered the loading ramp at the center of the ship and gathered his weapons from the co-pilots empty seat. He placed his father's twin Westar 28 Blaster Pistols in their appropriate holsters and then clicked his <em>buir's</em> (mother in this case) lightsaber to the small of his back, before getting up from the pilots chair and shutting down the <em>Ver'dika's</em> twin engines, and walking down the ramp. Then he raises his wrist and typed in a command to the slave link on his ship. A second later the ramp raised and locked with a reassuring <em>clank!</em><br><br>He walked out from beneath his ship and over to his sister. "<em>Se'cuy ghar adike</em>. Been waiting long?" Cirith said knowing already that she'd been waiting atleast an hour, the mirth clear in his voice. He loved egging his sister on, and she loved it, though she'd never admit it openly. It was clear they were siblings to anyone that cared to look, though hardly anyone would simply because they were both Mandalorians.<br>"Cirith! Are you trying to piss me off?! I've been waiting over an hour <em>mirsheb</em>!" Arwyn sad walking toward him with purpose and decking him once she was within reach. He could have avoided it but, getting a punch from Arwyn was like getting a hug, so he just endured the pain like he had so many times before. Like so many times before the impact of her fist sent him stumbling, a hard thing to accomplish considering he was wearing his customary heavy plated armor. "Nah too easy" he said as he rubbed his shoulder where she managed to hit the singular lighter armor on the upper part of his arm, beneath the heavy shoulder pauldrons. He grimaced beneath the helmet as the sting began to intensify "Nice to see you too sis" he said a little harsher than he meant to. She took it in stride as always, since the death of their father, Cirith had tried to ignore his personal feelings and deaden them. Arwyn simply shook head and gestured behind her "C'mon, let's go."<br><br><em>A few minutes later...</em><br><br>The Mandalorian siblings entered a corner office that offered a spectacular view of the city and were immdiately halted by his personal guards. Arwyn's visor tipped towards the guards hands in annoyance, as they attempted to hold them back from entering any further, their other hands dangerously close to their stun batons. Arwyn lifted one of them from their feet, looking in all the world as a small teenager lifting a proffessional heavy weight wrestler in comparison to the guard she lifted easily off the floor.<br>"Listen and listen good <em>arruetti</em> <strong><em>move</em></strong>" Arwyn hissed through the helmet's speakers. The other guard paled as he realized that Cirith was not yet doing anything besides simply crossing his arms over his chest in boredom. The poor guard didn't know who to take as a worse threat to security. Cirith, who was calmly observing, or Arwyn and her superior physical strength. Fortunately the Senator they had an appointment with appeared, quickly telling the guards to back down. The guard Arwyn held in mid-air quickly nodded his head in compliance. After being dismissed by the senator, the guards left. Cirith simply shook his head, they were obviously green.<br>"I see the rumors about you two are not false, and not exaggerated. Good, you're just the people for this job" the Senator said reaching out his hand in greeting. Neither Arwyn or Cirith moved to accept it, and the Human quickly albeit awkwardly put his hand back to his side.<br><br>"Ah yes, to the busness at hand" the Senator said moving to his desk and gesturing to the two seats in front of it. Cirith and Arwyn moved forward but, continued to stand much to the officials dissapointment. "Right, well. The job I want you to do for me is rescue children on a outer rim world of Belance. Our informants have tracked the pirates that abducted them to that planet. The Jedi have sent their own Knight to deal with the matter but I believe he is outmatched for the task. A rival of mine's children are held there presently. Rescuing his children would give me great pull with him and raise my popularity in the eyes of the public. I do not want these children to be a travesty of another Jedi failing. I want you to help the Jedi if necessary but, you're priority will be in the rescue of these two children. I will pay you fifty thousand credits for the trouble ofcourse" the Senator said as he layed a picture of the children on the table, and steepled his fingers.<br><br>"Two million. Each. Take it or leave it" Cirith said not even glancing at the photos.<br>"What?! That's outrageous! Why should I pay you that much? For that you could build half a fleet!" the Senator stood up abruptly slamming his hands on the table, his face turning red in anger.<br>"You want us to storm a place where the pirates have already set up, and if they're smart, have reinforced. You want the children alive and well, and you want us to get into the middle of what may become a struggle between Jedi. That takes planning, diversions. Not to mention gaining the trust of the Jedi that was already sent, who don't like us <em>Mando'ade</em> anyway. The offer is now four million each, for making me explain myself <em>mer'sheb</em>. I suggest you take it" Cirith said counting off on his gloved fingers.<br>After a moment of consideration the official finally caved "very well, but, they better be alive!"<br>Cirith grabbed the flimsi that held the children's photo's and walked away, Arwyn in tow.<br><br><em>A few moments later The Verd'ika and the Scarlet Sabre break away from Coruscant's gravity well and dissappear into hyperspace</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>November 17, 2010, 07:08:56 pm</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=87384.msg3892296#msg3892296">Quote from: lex87author on November 14, 2010, 10:04:02 pm</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Justin's reply was cut off as the cell door to the Apprentice's door swung open to reveal a large group of pirates standing there, blasters drawn, <em>Sithspawn!</em> He dove to the side, grabbing the Apprentice in the process, as the space they'd been filling was filled with ruby bolts of energy. As they fell aside Justin reached out to the Force, all pretense of trying to hide gone from his mind, <em>I'll need all my wits to get us out of this one.</em> He scrambled to his feet, quickly taking a mental look at his surroundings.<br><br>Roma and the Sith were still at the landing zone, the Force was already starting to crackle between even though they hadn't actually engaged each other yet, there were at least half a dozen pirates outside the door holding position between him and the door to the Senator's children, and further out he could sense more pirates getting closer, but how many and how long until they were here he couldn't be sure.<br><br>He spared a quick glance at the Apprentice to be sure she wasn't hurt, "Stay back until I've cleared the entry way, then grab one of the pirates weapons and stay close behind me. We're going to get the children next." He suited action for his words and leapt to his feet, his silver lightsaber blade knocking the pirates blaster bolts aside as he charged the door. He quickly sliced through the two nearest pirates and then sent the remaining four flying out of the entry way with a Force Push and then barred the doorway, fusing the hinges to buy him time to get the children.<br><br>He moved over to the doorway that held the children and called out, "Kids stay away from the door, my name is Justin Tera I am a Jedi Knight sent by the Republic to rescue you!" He glanced over toward the Apprentice to make sure she was following his instructions and then started cutting through the doorway.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Nov'la came up right behind him ready to help and held her saber at the ready. "I'm right behind you Justin." Se said as she stood on guard for any sith.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lex87author</strong> on <strong>November 17, 2010, 09:39:06 pm</strong>
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				Justin nodded, covering his surprise that the Sith had left Nov'la with her lightsaber, and then quickly cut the hinges and lock of the door to the children's cell and pulled the door back with the Force. He rushed in, "Is everyone ok in here?" Six terrified eyes looked back at him before the eldest child, a Twi'lek boy who couldn't have been much over 12 spoke up, "They beat us and were trying to starve us, if only for the dark man's sick pleasure, but we're all ok. Did my father send you to rescue us?"<br><br>Justin chuckled as he noticed the boy give Nov'la a brief once over, <em>Young boys, they never change,</em> and then nodded, "The Senate sent me to rescue all of you, now quickly let's go." He waved them out and back through the door into Nov'la's cell and then turned to Nov'la herself, "I need you to go with the children Apprentice Nov'la, get them to the edge of the island and then activate this," he tossed his comlink, already tuned to R2-C1's frequency, to her, "this will let my droid now where you are and he'll come to pick you up. He should already be in the area." Justin glanced up towards the landing zone where he could still feel the Sith's presence, "If I don't come back soon leave without me, I can't risk the Sith recapturing the children or you, especially with the other Apprentice dead. If I don't come back tell Rs-C1 to set course for Courscant, he'll get you there safely." Justin patted Nov'la on the shoulder, "May the Force be with you Nov'la."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karasu</strong> on <strong>November 18, 2010, 06:42:00 pm</strong>
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				Nov'la nodded and hurried the children along to the ship.. The lightsaber she had wasn't the one she had made, and normally used, it was in fact a much older and a bit big in her hands. It was her father's lightsaber, and she was glad it looked disabled, they hadnt thought to take it. "may the force be with you Justin." She said as she ran with the children.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Star Wars RP: Behind the Scenes</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gladiator0161</strong> on <strong>November 27, 2010, 12:21:39 am</strong>
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				((OOC: Sorry if the post seems kind of rushed. I didn't know what else to do without dragging everything out and holding you guys up. :D )) <br><br>The two light freighters punched out of hyperspace, sending ripples of concussive energy through space that slowly died out. As each ship ran their own scan of the planet's surface and picked up radio chatter, both ships banked hard and began the long descent into the planet's atmosphere, the noses on each ship glowing orange to white as the ships grinded against the natural forces of the planet.<br><br>"Arwyn, this is Cirith. I'm picking up something over by that small island. There's a large number of force sensitives over there. A couple Jedi I think. Let's check it out" Cirith said as he banked <em>The Ver'dika</em> again and made for the small island in question at near supersonic speeds. Arwyn stayed with him in the <em>Scarlet Sabre</em>, almost in perfect synch as he began the manuever.<br><br>"Whatever you say brother, just stop mentioning those disgraceful and unnatural abilities of yours ok? I didn't join this mission to hear about your stupid magic tricks" Arwyn said over the com as they came in low, shaking the trees only meters beneath them and scattering their foliage in their wake. They passed over the island in seconds, spotting some ruins as they passed over along with atleast two ships that were already landed near by. The sonic boom as they passed over the ruins would be strong enough to atleast buy them a few seconds as the guards recovered from the effects of the manuever, if not take them off their feet entirely. A second later, they both turned in perfect synch and headed back, slowing their speed for landing. <em>The Ver'dika</em> landed near one of the ships while the <em>Scarlet Sabre</em> landed on the opposite side. The echoes of the sonic boom they had made as they had made their first pass could just barely be heard when they landed. Seconds later both ran down their respective loading ramps, weapons drawn. One was in heavy armor colored in coal grey and red with maroon hand-print designs that looked like someone had died a bloody death, and had tried to force him away from their eyes as they died. This was Cirith An'Gol and he was armed with two Westar 28 Blaster Pistols, a matte black heavy repeater with a grenade attachment, two reverse grip vibroswords and a lightsaber held cross-wise on the small of his back.<br><br>The other was obviously female despite her armor which was colored in crimpson red and gold. This was Arwyn An'Gol and she was armed with an E-11 blaster rifle and a wrist rocket launcher on each arm. They spotted movement not too long after they descended their respective loading ramps and headed in it's direction, as they armed their respective security systems and brought up their ship's sheilds. Arwyn used her jetpack to land on the roof of the ruins, gunning down the guards stationed there as she ran to catch up to her brother. Cirith though met the children as they came out of a hole that had either been blasted in the side of the wall or had been carved out with a lightsaber. He raised his right hand in a gesture of calm. "A senator from Coruscant sent us to help you and the children escape safely" he said looking to the one with the lightsaber in her hand "Is this all of them?"
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