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[Arcturus Mars]

Pacing through a corridor on the massive colony ship sent to the planet that was to become a new forward Imperial base, Arcturus had decided to patrol around and check the cargo for quite possibly the hundredth time. Right arm loose and swinging, left placed on the hilt of his sword, he had been obsessively double-checking ship ship's various docking rings, the hangar, and cargo compartments for most of the voyage. This was an important task and he considered it a point of personal pride that it go without a hitch. Fellow military on board, as well as a few Sith, would ensure the ground goings-on would proceed without a hitch. He had of course read their files, catching up on any recent developments. He had never met Deschain before, though he had worked with Sarla Malvern on a ground assault, finding the young woman very full of herself. He had decided she wasn't particularly 'military' as a person, and thus tried to stay away from her in future. Alas, he was not in charge of mission rosters.

Just as he was making his way to the cargo bay closest to one of the vessel's hangars, a sudden alarm went up, the klaxon filling the hallways with noise, red alert lights flashing ominously in time to the sound. "What the f-" His vulgarity was interrupted by an announcement over comms, indicating hostile ships closing from the starboard side demanding surrender. They had likely seen the large ship and it's relatively light escort as an easy target. Or maybe they were just desperate. With an irritated grumble, Arcturus turned on his heels and began sharply moving to the starboard hangar. The colony ship had fighters escorting it and in the hangar, but they weren't enough to prevent a boarding action and the onboard weapons were mostly of the lighter variety. He was hoping the fighters and guns could prevent it, but, squinting a bit, he could've sworn he saw a series of well-armed shuttlecraft in the distance. His hopes were dashed when, over the comms system the words "PREPARE TO BE BOARDED!" were relayed from the bridge crew.

He spoke coolly into his helmet comm, "This is Lieutenant Mars, reporting from stardboard primary hangar. It seems we are about to have guests. Please join me in preparing a welcome party." He relayed this through the security comm channels, alerting both onboard military and any Sith paying attention to the frequency, hefting his Javelin repeater around his shoulder and into a proper firing position. He double-checked his ammo reserves, glad he had left his Gladius in the armory. He had a feeling he'd need a bit more volume fire today. "At speed, please." Perhaps Sarla's prior experience with pirates would prove some use today, after all.

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[Sarla Malvern]

Sarla Malvern heard the warning, the colony ship was going to be boarded. She wanted a peaceful uneventful assignment, what she gets more fething pirates too fight, she hates these vultures. She moved down the corridors, with her bodyguards. She heading to the starboard side, which she has now learned is the left hand side of the ship. She knew some people did not respect her knowledge if the military, but to be frank and utterly honest, she did not care. As she was not of the military, she was a fighter, when need to be, but she was also nobility and a force user. The military was there to serve her, not the other way round. Though she was not above helping them, as one day she will lead them.

She headed to the hanger bay and looked for who was in charge, it seemed one @Arcturus Mars was here. She moved towards him with purpose and asked Okay how many are coming? This was a simple question, there could only be so many ships.

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[Deschain]

Something had sounded the alarms, and triggered a warning. It was good that the young sith didn't have anything to do. She had previously occupied herself with her thoughts, rather than what was going on. Originally, she was just lost in her mind. She didn't notice the sound of the alarm, until minutes later. The ship was prepared to be boarded by unwanted guest. It didn't feel like a good sign, as she would begin to snap herself back into reality. The young sith didn't want to get her peers on her bad side.

She had immediately paced through, and went straight to the starboard. Hoping she wasn't too late to the party. She had hope her service would prove to be of use. Despite being a young, and not well trained sith. However, she didn´t plan on holding everyone back, because of her lesser experience than the rest. As she made it to the others, she would await to start her mission.

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[Sarla Malvern]

She was at the starboard side when the enemy clamped on, not giving @Arcturus Mars time to respond to her question. The alarms were ringing in her ear, as they the enemy started cutting into the ship. This was not what she wanted to do, but it is what she must down. Her bodyguards pushed things over, to act as cover, and then took up a defensive position to defend the breach. She put herself in another position, so she could get ready to strike out at them when they come through.

The civilians began moving into other areas, and she could see the plasma cutter. The sparks of the metal being cut open slowly but surely. They were not using a lightsaber, as that would cut quicker, and they would be in already. She hated the waiting, part of her wanted to help them cut through, but that would be stupid. As long it took them too more troops, could be prepared for a counter attack.

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