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Post by Luke Skywalker on Jan 26, 2015 22:10:18 GMT -8
Luke rolled his eyes as Ahsoka feigned bliss and batted her eye lashes knowing full well that she was just teasing him at this point. As Aldric moved out of his chair, he thanked the young Jedi for the complement with a nod and did a fake wave as if he was saying good bye to some friends. While Luke moved towards the door, Ahsoka passed him which really wasn't suprising since the bounty hunter mentioned that he would have to show her what he was capable of which was on the back of the young Skywalker's mind when he told her to follow him. When Ahsoka got out of the door Luke followed and went the opposite direction of the bounty hunter just in case someone manage to attack from behind. After traveling 30 paces, he encountered two men with vibroswords. Before they even noticed the young Skywalker, Luke raised and the two placed their hands on their necks as Luke used the Force to strangle them.
Unlike most users of Force choke, Luke wasn't using the darkside to fuel the power and watched the two try to gasp for while using his Jedi senses to monitor their life signs since he didn't want to kill them. Low on oxygen, the two would pass out and drop to the floor as Luke placed his lightsaber back into his belt. He would then notice a fire escape a few feet away from him and began to climb up the fire escape to get to the roof as planned. When he got up, he noticed that he was the only one there until Aldric a got onto the roof a few seconds later followed by Ahsoka shortly after. "Now that we've dealt with those guys, let's discuss the plan for this recon mission. As someone who has been to Yavin IV before, I believe this gathering will take place in one of the several temples located on the planet. We should probably start with the Great Temple first since it served as an excellent base for a rebel faction that I was a part of in my time" explained Luke figuring that they should get the planning for this mission started with.
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Post by Ahsoka Tano on Jan 27, 2015 14:12:24 GMT -8
The Force gathered beneath her feet, and she felt as light as a feather. In a single bound, she joined her two acquaintances on the rooftop. She was last, but she let it go for the moment. Luke and Aldric were proving to be pretty capable of handling themselves. It was Aldric that warned them, and Luke held his own even through the teasing. "Now that we've dealt with those guys, let's discuss the plan for this recon mission. As someone who has been to Yavin IV before, I believe this gathering will take place in one of the several temples located on the planet. We should probably start with the Great Temple first since it served as an excellent base for a rebel faction that I was a part of in my time." So, at least one of them had been to Yavin IV. That was good. Ahsoka wasn't too keen on hiring anyone else, and the experience Luke had eliminated the need for further tag-alongs. Ahsoka entered the information see received into a data pad before opening of a hologram which pieced together the final details of the mission. After she was sure that the group was caught up, she closed the device.
"So, they were clearly after Luke and myself. They may have eyes, and possibly men near my ship. Do any of you have transport, or are we talking mine?"
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Post by Aldric Cibre on Jan 27, 2015 17:29:36 GMT -8
Aldric had been the second one up to the roof top, seeing the other black garbed figure already standing there. He set the radio on the edge of the building, checking the safety of the blaster pistol for a moment before he used the butt of it to smash the communications device, making sure that even if there was a tracer in side it they would be unable to find them. He then tossed it off the edge of the building to fully dispose of it before he was turning back to Luke who had stood there patiently until then.
Shortly thereafter, Ahsoka was leaping up onto the roof top before Luke got right down to business. Aldric arched his brow a bit, taking note of the leadership the man displayed, before assuming that it wasn't a trait all Jedi had. He had after all met some Jedi without very good leadership, and Ahsoka; though now a Bounty hunter, didn't seem to carry the same trait with her. He could assume then it was something the man had earned on his own, and therefore was likely something Aldric could be trusting... and not just him trying to appear as a mighty leader. Aldric only nodded along and paid attention though, handing the blaster pistol off to Ahsoka as he past her before he was folding his hands behind his back to continue listening, first to Luke and then to the recording that Ahsoka had regarding the mission.
It wasn't until the recording finished until Ahsoka was speaking up finally, looking between the two of them as she explained their next move. Aldric looked to her, shaking his head with a small sigh. "I barely have an Apartment." He explained with a shrug, looking to Luke then. He knew the man had come to the planet with some form of transportation, that much was obvious... but what kind, or if it was even still here and not just some sort of public transport was another question entirely. He had a guess that it was some sort of standard issue Jedi vehicle, but he wasn't certain what that would be in these timelines yet, or if the out of time Jedi would abide by those same rules or closer to the ones from his timeline.
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Post by Luke Skywalker on Jan 27, 2015 19:01:31 GMT -8
Luke watched as Aldric destroy a communications device that most likely came from the man who was watching them before Ahsoka arrived onto the roof with a graceful leap that could only be achieved with Jedi training. After explaining to the two that they should probably check out the Great Temple first, Ahsoka used her data pad to present the information regarding their mission through a hologram and like Aldric, Luke paid close attention to the information stroking his chin as he absorbed the information being presenting by the recording. Once the recording was done, Ahsoka explained that these men were clearly after Luke and her and that her ship was most likely being watched before asking the two if they had any ships of their own that could be used instead. Since his own starfighter only had room for one, taking it was out of the question unless Luke decided to take on this mission alone, so he turned to Aldric expecting him to have a ship.
And to Luke's disappointment, the man did not have a star ship or even an apartment of his own to call home before turning to the young Skywalker to see if he had a ship that they can use. "I came here on a starfighter from my time that is equipped with a hyperdrive and has an R2 unit as a co-pilot. Only problem is that only one person can fit into the craft, so we can either take our chances and go to Ahsoka's ship which could be booby trapped or go to a cantina and try to hire a pilot that will take us there with the credits that the Jedi have given me for emergencies such as this." explained Luke laying their options out on the table. The young Jedi knight couldn't help but fondly remember going into a cantina with Ben and meeting Han and Chewie, the pilots they hired to take them to Alderaan that became his close friends that fought alongside of him in the rebellion.
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Post by Ahsoka Tano on Jan 27, 2015 19:31:54 GMT -8
The bounty hunter had had her back facing them. Deep in thought, a plan would soon have to take effect. There was the whole time sensitive ordeal, and then there was also the mystery party now chasing after the group. Her ship was in a docking bay that wasn't far from their current location, and it was why she had worried that there would likely be people watching it. The doubts could so easily cloud her judgement. It had been some time, but she would have to trust in her instincts. As such, she would have to take charge. With Luke's information and Aldric lack of any sort of possession, Ahsoka had to be the one to provide. She hadn't wanted to, but in order to get to where they needed to go the group would have to chance it. She shook her head, and turned towards the two men once more.
"Alright, this is what we are going to do. We are going to secure my ship, and get off of this planet before any more of this goon squad can keep chasing us. Aldric, I'm going to need you to create some sort of distraction. Luke, I'm going to need you to open of the docking bay doors. I'll sneak by when Aldric creates the distraction and prep the ship for our departure. If that fails, be ready for a fight."
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Post by Aldric Cibre on Jan 27, 2015 20:06:00 GMT -8
Aldric let out a clearly disappointed sigh at Luke's explanation to the question that had been posed, showing that he, much like Aldric, didn't have anything to use for the mission. Aldric sighed lightly, blinking a little as he thought it through counting up the resources they had in his head for a moment. Three lightsabers, his Universal Key, his Stunner, Taser, and kit, and the blaster he had handed off to Ahsoka. It really wasn't all that much to go off of, but he supposed he would have to come up with something for his part of the plan that Ahsoka shortly thereafter began to explain. It wasn't a bad plan, but it certainly was lacking of details. Perhaps that was to allow the three of them to improvise in any way they needed to without being bound to anything.
Aldric gave a thoughtful look before he was looking back between them with a small nod. "I'm sure i can think of something." He commented with a small shrug, knowing he had gotten out of far worse situations then this and in quite a lot less notification then he was currently getting. He looked back to Ahsoka, arching his brow lightly before he was speaking again, asking a couple of questions that might help him figure out the best distraction for this current situation. "What kind of ship? And where are we going?" He asked, tilting his head a little though he was already double checking his person for anything he might need on the little venture.
He would wait for the answers before he would begin moving with the rest of the group, knowing it was best for Ahsoka to lead the way being as she knew best where the ship was.
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Post by Luke Skywalker on Jan 27, 2015 20:52:22 GMT -8
After giving the explanation, Luke listened as Ahsoka took charge and told them that they were going to secure her ship by having Aldric create a distraction to allow her to sneak into her ship and having Luke open the docking bay doors. If the plan failed, then they would have to fight their way out which was something that the young Skywalker had no problem doing. Maybe I should get Artoo to open the docking bay door. That way I won't have to worry about getting shot at as I try to open it with the control panel or force it open with the Force thought Luke figuring that his adventurous R2 unit would prefer to go out there with them instead of staying at his ship all day. He would then look over to Aldric who just shrugged as if the situation the three were in was nothing and said that he would think of something before asking what kind of ship they were headed to and where they were going.
"Mind if I bring me R2 unit with me to open the docking bay door just in case it's locked. The little guy has served me well in the past before and since he's from the future, opening a door like that should be easy for him. All you have to do is tell me where the ship is and I'll contact Artoo on my communicator to come and meet us there" said Luke as he reached into his belt and grabbed his communicator expecting the togruta to say yes to his request. Unknown to the young Jedi however, Artoo and Ahsoka knew each other from the Clone Wars back when it was owned by his father, Anakin.
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Post by Ahsoka Tano on Jan 29, 2015 13:11:04 GMT -8
"It's called the Krayt's Pearl. She's a modified light freighter. We are headed to a dock not very far from here. It is usually guarded by security, but I have a feeling that the security has been replaced. If any of you are good with weapons, one of you may need to talk the gunner's helm while we attempt our escape. Luke! An astromech would be a great help. The droid could tap into the on board navigation computer while I fly us out of here."
When Luke mentioned an R2 unit, Ahsoka's mind traveled to instantly to R2-D2. He was an astromech that rarely left former master's side. Ahsoka smiled as she thought about the number of times the little droid had saved them on the battlefield. She quickly snapped out of her drift down ultimate nostalgia. The bounty hunter had to get them off of the planet and on to Yavin IV. She turned to the others to make sure that they were ready. When she was satisfied, she motioned for them to follow her. She again gathered the energy connected to the planet beneath her feet before she vaulted from the building to the ground below. From there, the grey Jedi took off running in the direction of the docking bay.
I actually miss doing this. I am beginning to wonder about some things. Maybe I should visit the Order after this is all said and done. Luke isn't bad, and if anything he could use some guidance. I hope he has the same sense of justice that Anakin did. If that much is true, I believe that we can get through this mission just fine. I'll just have to do something I haven't done in a long time. It's time that I put my faith once again in those around me, and once again in the will of the Force.
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Post by Aldric Cibre on Jan 29, 2015 21:21:35 GMT -8
Not more then a second or two after Aldric had asked his question was Luke adding to the list as he suggested yet another asset to the team; An Astromech droid. Aldric arched his brow as he looked the the Jedi, taking note of the addition before he was looking back to Ahsoka, though he had no doubt she would actually agree to accept the droid who might be useful onto the crew.
All at once Ahsoka was speaking to answer all of the questions in one sitting, first explaining the ship's name and a small description of the vehicle's class, though she kept the actual manufacturer out of the question. Aldric simply assumed then that it was probably Correllian, but didn't think it would be much of a difference to the overall performance of the mission or the escape if they could come up with a good plan. Already he was formulating a simple plan that should work with the very limited resources that they had. She was then answering Luke's question about the droid, seeming to be more then a little enthusiastic about the prospect of bringing a droid like that along with them, seeing it's potential use to make everyone a little more comfortable on the trip.
There was a moment of silence, Aldric arching his brow a bit in it as Ahsoka seemed to daze out of reality for a few seconds, though was soon starting off to the edge of the building again with a leap off the edge. Aldric only walked up to the edge of it himself, shaking his head a little with a sigh before he was moving to the fire escape and sliding down it to the bottom, getting there only a few seconds after her. He was quick to make up the lost time though as he jogged back up to her side and spoke. "I've got a Plan, but you and Luke both need to be at the ready the moment i enact it." He commented, adjusting his scarf and gloves a little as he continued moving, glancing upwards at the sky before he was speaking again. "Keep your Comlinks on, and tell me when you're ready. Shouldn't take more then twenty minutes to get your Astro droid?" He asked, the second half specifically directed at Luke as he glanced over his shoulder, walking at a brisk pace as he pulled his collar up to the wind.
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Post by Luke Skywalker on Jan 30, 2015 19:55:55 GMT -8
"I'll take the gunner's helm and I'll let Artoo know to meet me outside the hanger"" said Luke getting a very strong sense of nostalgia since it reminded of the time he took the gunner's helm on the Falcon when he and his friends were escaping the Death Star. After volunteering to take the gunner helm, he couldn't help but notice that Ahsoka was dazed for a few seconds as if she was remembering something fond from her past. When she snapped out of the daze, she signaled the two to follow her before jumping from the building to the ground. The young Skywalker would follow after her using the Force to cushion his fall making it seem easy and nonthreatening when in reality a fall like that would definitely break someone's legs. After landing on the ground, Aldric caught up with the two before explaining that he had a plan and that Luke and Ahsoka would need to keep their comm link's active. Luke nodded his head to show that he understood before using the Force to increase his speed making him to appear to be a black blur that would rush past Ahsoka and head to the docking bay to get his R2 unit.
With Luke's ship landing a head of the Krayt's Pearl, he stopped in his tracks when he reached his landing pad and walk to the control panel and punched in his security number. The doors slid open revealing his X-Wing fighter and his astromech droid, R2-D2 chirping happily once it's sensor's detected that his master has returned. "Artoo, you're coming with me, I need you're help to unlock the docking bay doors" said Luke with urgency in his voice. The R2 unit whistled in excitement as it popped out of it's compartment on the X-Wing before rolling off the ship and using it's thrusters to slow down his fall and land gently on the ground. The two would then exist their own docking bay and Luke pressed his button on his communicator to contact the others. "I got my droid, what's your ship's docking bay number?" asked Luke.
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Post by Revan on Jan 31, 2015 13:33:00 GMT -8
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As your party reaches the docking bay you encounter a time pocket. The group encounters an enraged Asajj Ventress that has murdered your pursuers, and notices Ahsoka amongst the party. When she encounters Skywalker's former Padawan, she attacks the party. |
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Post by Ahsoka Tano on Jan 31, 2015 14:20:32 GMT -8
" Will do Aldric. Checking to make sure my comlink is functional now, and...it's good to go.", she said as her brisk walk turned into a run. They weren't very far from the docking bay now. Time was of the essence for the party. She turned to Luke as he also began to speak on the run. She nodded as she listened to him. This was a bit odd for her. Something about him began to seem so familiar. Still, she had no reason to question him. After he talked, she turned her head forward and kept up her run. " Docking bay 3. It should be a few more minutes before we get there." She then turned her head in the opposite direction of Luke to see if Aldric was keeping up as well. She smiled when she saw that the lanky detective was indeed holding his own. The bounty hunter then sped up. They really didn't have much time. Soon they would likely encounter the enemy. She had to be prepared for that. Having left her rifle aboard the Krayt's Pearl, she would likely rely on her Force Powers to get through anything if it came to that. She couldn't imagine needing her light-- That's when she began to feel it. A feeling so familiar in her now displaced time. The evil that resonated from the place where they were headed. She slowed down, and eventually halted. This put a damper on their previous plans, but she knew it was something that she would have no choice but to encounter. Aldric could no longer serve as a decoy. She had to tel him to be careful. She wasn't even sure if this was something that Luke could handle, but at least he had training for this. Well, she hoped that he did. She had heard of a time where the Sith were all but gone, and he could have come from that time. " Aldric. Change of plans...you are no longer the decoy. I'm giving you the pass to open up the ship. Get on board as quickly as you can. Luke, do you feel it...the disturbance in the Force?" Aldric Cibre Luke Skywalker |
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Post by Aldric Cibre on Jan 31, 2015 16:54:52 GMT -8
Everyone was quick to accept Aldric's advice, both of the other Jedi checking their comlinks as soon as he explained that he had the plan in mind. Aldric continued then to keep up with Ahsoka as Luke broke off and went for his own docking port to get his astromech droid, soon enough growing close to the docking bay that Ahsoka had mentioned her ship to be berthed.
Ahsoka eventually turned back to check on him, Aldric keeping up with her with ease as he continued to run only a short distance behind her, nodding at her to show he was fine as he kept up. All the while Aldric was trying to keep his plan in mind, running through a few minor details for a few moments before he was eventually stopped, Ahsoka turning back to him with an apparent change of plans as she gave him her docking pass-codes. He ruffled his eyebrows in confusion as he took the card and then looked up to her, tilting his head a bit as he took a couple of deep breaths. "Wait what?" He asked, realizing something must have disturbed her senses somehow...
Before there was an answer though he nodded and rushed ahead to the docking bay, letting her and Luke converse for a moment about whatever disturbance there was. For safety take he was pulling out the stunner and taser, just to make sure they were ready to be used if he needed them, and took a moment to make sure the universal key was charged as well. He decided to take the long way into the docking bay, just so he was out of the way of whatever was going on with the Jedi; knowing there was no way it could be pleasant.
When he came in though, it seemed he had entered into seeing the entire room had been slaughtered, and leaving away from it was Asajj Ventress... some kind of War hero on the Separatist side that Aldric had only barely heard of back in his time during the clone wars. He didn't keep up with anything of the war, it not having ever hardly concerned him, but once or twice minor knowledge such as this had come in handy for Aldric.
He was quick to rush up into the ship, passing through the room of dead bodies and taking one of the override cards from one of them, thinking it might be handy later. Once he made it to her ship he unlocked the gangplank and entered the ship, getting acquainted with it for a moment before he was heading to the cockpit. He was by no means a pilot, so all he did was begin starting up the take off sequence, though didn't finish any circuits to ensure it stayed on the ground. He then activated automated defenses, and prepped the Guns that Luke was supposed to be manning while he waited for the arrival of the astromech who would likely do a better job then he when it came to getting the ship ready.
That's when he noticed a red flashing light that shouldn't be there... The tractor beam was active in the hanger, and would be preventing them from take off. He pulled out his com link and spoke into it.
"Hope i'm not interrupting but we've hit yet another snag... the Tractor beam is active... May want to send the Astro droid to take care of it." He suggested, looking out the cockpit to where the beam generator was... thinking he might perhaps have the time to disable it as an alternative.
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Post by Luke Skywalker on Jan 31, 2015 19:49:54 GMT -8
"Got it, on my way now" said Luke as he headed towards the direction of the docking bay he passed earlier with Artoo following close behind. As the two headed there, he saw Ahsoka and Aldric getting close to docking bay 3 which was when he suddenly felt cold and felt that something wasn't right. Through the Force, Luke could feel a Force sensitive who was consumed by the power of the darkside of the Force, and while her connection to the Force was not as powerful as his father's when he was Darth Vader, she was still very formidable. When Luke Artoo got to the door, Aldric and Ahsoka were already there and she told Aldric that there was a change in plans with him not being the decoy and asked Luke if he felt the disturbance in the Force.
"I've felt it and it's nothing I can't handle. But if you feel that you can't handle whatever is beyond these door, then leave it to me. We don't need anybody to throw away their lives recklessly"said Luke before Artoo made a few beeps which Luke understood as "Ahsoka is that you?". This of course threw Luke off since he would have never had imagined his faithful companion knowing Ahsoka. "Wait, you two have met each other before? You know what, don't answer that now, we have to focus our attention on the here and now" said Luke before Aldric opened the door and rushed into a room full of dead bodies and a woman with pale skin and two lightsaber. "Aldric, wait!" shouted Luke with his hand reaching out as he watched the man run past the dark Jed and into the ship. The pale skinned woman didn't appear to pay any mind to Aldric however and seemed to be focusing her attention on Ahsoka.
"Friend of yours?" asked Luke after glancing over to the female bounty hunter. Luke would then remove his lightsaber from his belt which bore a strong resemblance to Obi-Wan's lightsaber before receiving a message from Aldric that there was a tractor beam that needed to be deactivated. "Artoo, wait until she is preoccupied with one of us, we don't need someone else to run in recklessly" said Luke putting emphasis on "else" and kept his com open to make sure that Aldic would hear what he was saying. Artoo would acknowledge Luke's order with a beep as Luke placed his communicator back into his belt.
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Post by Ahsoka Tano on Feb 4, 2015 11:26:19 GMT -8
"Just leave Aldric! Go to the ship!"
"Yes, I know Artoo all too well. He belonged to someone very important to me. We'll have to talk about that later though. No, she's definitely not a friend; but, I know her. Prepare yourself Luke. This will not be easy."
Asajj's lightsabers ignited with the familiar hiss, and two red blades seemingly manifested from nothingness. Ahsoka had fought her several times. The Sith Assassin was indeed a formidable opponent, and she had not had to use her lightsabers against another wielder in years. Still, in the time that she left the order, she had learned to master single blade combat. However, she still had two blades. With the Force, she called for her sabers from her sides and as they reached her hands she pressed the activators. Twin dark purple blades hummed as she began to run in the direction of her old frenemy. Echoes of blades crashing into one another rang throughout the immediate area as Ahsoka and Ventress began a blade dance. The former padawan of Anakin Skywalker began to show that she was every bit as capable as when she was under his tutelage.
"Come on Luke!"
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