Badgering Moff Jeeeeenkins

[The Gatekeeper]

A series of well executed moves sent the front LAV soldier's blast into the dumpster as his weapon was stripped from his grasp. Quickly drawing for his pistol, he was still too slow as his own rifle came down on his head like a club. Seeing stars, the soldier was defenseless against the follow up knee to the face. Protected by his helmet mostly from the brunt of the physical damage, it would still knock him back stumbling away from the Mandalorian as a blaster bolt seared into his chestplate, causing him to fall to the ground unconscious and severely wounded.

The side door of the rear vehicle opened, only for the soldier inside to be met with a gout of flame. Lurching forwards, screaming, the man launched himself past the Mandalorians to land on the ground, kicking and flailing as he screeched in horrible agony, desperately attempting to bat out the flames. The flanking soldier would be met with a blaster bolt to the shoulder that punched him back behind cover, grasping at his wound as he dropped his rifle before attempting to shrug off the pain and pulling his pistol. The driver likewise would fall out of the driver side door, rolling on the ground and extinguishing the flames covering his side as he came up on his knee and leveled his rifle at the pyromaniac Mandalorian (@Phoenix), pulling the trigger as his rifle lined up with the ambusher's torso.

Up above, the Sith was arriving. Having flown high into the air, the swoop bike was now silent as it fell in free fall, its engine silent. Cape flapping as the bike descended towards the ambush below, the Sith grinned maliciously. As he approached rooftop level, he reignited the swoops engine and kicked it in to high gear. Homing in on the blasterfire being exchanged and the light of the flaming Sith trooper, the Sith Crusader pushed off the vehicle, leaping high into the air as he flipped over the high lookout Mandalorian (@Ecclessey), igniting his lightsaber and holding it to cover his body as he moved through the air and landed, riding down the momentum to a crouching position as he simultaneously slashed at the mando, who would most likely be preoccupied with alerting his friends, in a sweeping motion that would cut his legs off at the upper shins and pushed upwards in a force push that would catch the mando in the rifle, arms, chest and face if he tried to level his blaster down at the Sith, aimed to send him flying off the building as his legs were maimed.

The swoop bike would slam into the ground center of the Mandalorian's and Sith troopers and explode violently (5m), its fuel supply going up, rocking the grounded LAV and causing it to skid a couple feet. If the Mandalorians did not move quickly they would be doused in flaming swoop fuel and shredded by shrapnel, subject to a similar fate as they had given the Sith soldier in the LAV.

@Darasuum @Painus

 

[Rud Solus]

Rud thanked Kad that he had chosen the right time to look up and search for the Sith. He watched the Zabrak swoop in soundlessly and was able to alert his companions with a short "Sith incoming-" before immediate action had to be taken on his side. When the Sith reignited the swoop's engine and leapt down towards Rud, the young Mandalorian had only his reflexes to work with. There was no time for well thought-out out tricks and masterful movement, for he was simply not that skilled or experienced in battle. Instead, Rud used his jetpack to initiate a combat jump just before the Sith landed in his crouching position. Not only that, he knew that with the lightsaber out and in such close range the Shriek-Hawk rifle would be worthless, thus Rud, whose right vambrace held the wrist-rocket function, decided to fire that rocket point blank into the Zabrak Sith.

Ofcourse he had hoped to get out of that encounter unscathed, but things didn't quite turn out as planned. While the sith's saber didn't cut off his legs at the upper shins, it did go through the Mandalorian's ankles, leaving his feet standing on the rooftop while his body was propelled upwards. Likewise, the Force push didn't hit Rud on the rifle and torso, but right smack in the stomach, causing him to arch forward in a 45 degrees angle, just when he fired his rocket at the Sith.

The rocket couldn't miss and the Sith had virtually no time to react, if he could even see the rocket in time from his awkward crouched position, but Rud was way too close for comfort and well within the three meter blast radius. His jetpack and the speed at which it propelled him forward for that second of the combat jump that was left, probably saved his life as it put his essential organs and head at the fringe of the explosive radius. Still, Rud's lower body got hit badly and he flew aimlessly for about four seconds before smacking, sliding and rolling across the other side of the rooftop. His armor was shredded, his lower body charred and if he hadn't already been unconscious of the pain he would've smelled his own burned flesh.

It was better than getting a rocket to the face, but Rud's body needed to be put on life-support in a kolto tank and as soon as possible if he wanted any chance at survival.

@Phoenix @Darasuum @Rimrald @Arclight

 

[Narir Solus]

There was growing fire everywhere, and the smell of burning flesh, clothes, and vehicles filled the air, making it almost gag-inducing. Narir's job was more or less done from this position. He'd gotten this close in order to torch the LAV and he'd done just that... time to fall back to cover. The driver was on the ground, trying to put the flames out, but then he was rolling up and reaching for his rifle.

Fwoosh. Narir didn't really have to aim the flamethrower all that much with a 1 meter arc, and he just swept it across the man as he tried to bring his rifle to bear. A second dousing would no doubt take the man out, and even if it didn't, it would obscure the shot against the Mandalorian and make it difficult to see that he'd ducked down and to his own right to avoid a possible - but unlikely - shot.

But Narir's job was done. He'd come to torch the rear LAV, and he'd done just that. With a hand on his gauntlet already, he pressed the button so that his jetboots sent him flying back into the alley, carving a low path just above the ground back to the cover he'd had in the alley. From here, he was out of the line of fire and could switch back to his rifle to cover Leandros's fall back as well.

Then there were a pair of explosions. One was a swoop bike detonating - though Narir didn't realize this at the time - with its shrapnel pounding into the walls, but not hitting Narir's covered position, and the second was... a wrist rocket maybe? On the roof? Narir wasn't sure what was happening and then it clicked that while he'd been below he'd heard the call out of the Sith's return. He'd dismissed it at the time, but that must have been the detonation. Badger Three? Silent Badger? he said into his comlink, looking for a call out of what was going on from the rooftop as his rifle swung into position to engage targets as necessary by the LAVs. @Ecclessey @Rimrald @Darasuum @Arclight @Painus

 

[Wyatt Kebiin-Solus]

Taking a second to breathe after the hand to hand encounter Wyatt checked for movement from the man he’d put a blaster bolt into, without taking more than a second he moved a foot or so to retrieve and holster his QuickDraw. He then moved clockwise along his original path, coming to the front right side of the LAV where his former combatant had emerged from. Moving around the nose of the vehicle as the comm call came over his headset, the sith was back and as he scanned fora moment he heard the cacophonous eruption of the swoopbike crashing into the ground and sending shrapnel into the air.

His position on the front right corner of the LAV would leave him protected as the rear LAV was a distance far enough away and big enough to shelter the area. A muffled secondary explosion would catch his ears followed by the callout from Bad-Luck Badger; something was off but he wasn’t entirely sure yet. Assuming the rooftop ordeal was under control, Wyatt would move to the front left side of the LAVs nose and take a knee aiming the Gladius in the direction of the middle LAV which had yet to produce any of its occupants. He would keep his head on a swivel frequently checking around him and above him as he held his position in an attempt not to be surprised by a Sith or the remaining combatants in the middle LAV.

 

[Leandros Solus]

Leandros remained vigilant, feeling the heat of Narir’s flamethrower torching the interior of the LAV beside him. Protected from attacks by the LAV, he simply kept on guard in the event the trooper he had shot decided to come out from behind cover, knowing that he was severely injured. Still, there was a battle raging all around them, and he did not have time to simply wait and see what would happen to the wounded enemy. Instead, he leaned backwards and jumped up, activating his jetpack and sending him soaring back into the alley from which they had initially attacked.

Simultaneously, Badger Three had called out an alarm that the Sith had finally arrived. Leandros, now back in cover behind a dumpster near Narir, looked up just moments too late, seeing the smoke of the explosion shortly before a secondary explosion rocked them from nearby. The Sith had abandoned his speeder, evidently, and sent it spiraling into the combat zone to act as an impromptu bomb.

Remaining behind cover, Leandros kept the alley way clear of threats, pointing his rifle out towards the convoy that was now covered in flames and debris, ready in the event any other troopers decided to charge into their cover. He was concerned for Rud, but he hoped the man had done his duty and taken out the Sith. He was… probably okay, right? Mandalorians did not get hurt, so the explosion above was surely something he had done to the Sith.

@Phoenix @Rimrald @Ecclessey @Darasuum @Arclight

 

[Koil Solus]

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The eyes behind the V slit visor in the shadows saw the bolt connect with the flanking sith trooper by the rear LAV. Koil knew that it had not been enough to penetrate and outright kill the target. But that would not matter soon. The swoop bike that the sith had been riding in on made him catch it in his peripheral vision as it came in at high speed. The aimed vehicular attack would end up killing the failed flanker if he did not move but since that trooper's back was to the incoming bike as far as the Echani knew he doubted he would get out of the danger zone.

Still, he kept the scope center on the corner, but had his other eye open to keep his peripheral vision in use. The man was out of sight and if he popped around again from a different position he wanted to know and also be able to see other dangers. Koil's finger was rested on the trigger of his rifle. If the trooper decided to get out of the way of the swoop bike explosion it would be a peace of cake for Koil to finish what had been started and put another two bolts into him.

Koil wanted to look and fight the sith taking on Rud. The Echani wanted to fly over to Wyatt and make sure he did not need any support. The Al'Verde, while cold on the exterior still cared for his clan members. He focused those feelings into doing his job and right now that made sure that Leandros and Narir were in the clear.

@Phoenix @Ecclessey , @Rimrald , @Painus​

 

[The Gatekeeper]

The Sith's triumphant grin simply disappeared as the Mandalorian's wrist rocket caught him directly in the face. His upper body shredded by the explosive shrapnel, his corpse was blown backwards to thud heavily against the rooftop, extinguished lightsaber rolling free from his limp hand as the injured Mandalorian flew by overhead. Where he had come hoping to kill he instead died in an instant, all of his ambitions and hungers snuffed out as swiftly as he had done to many others.

Below things were completely falling apart for the convoy and Moff Jenkins knew it. He had been banking on his troops eliminating the ambushers and his Sith clearing the way. It didn't go down that way. A large explosion rocked the street, giving Jenkins cause for relief. "The Sith has arrived." He muttered to himself, A sly grin forming on his face as he gripped the crying Hapan noblewoman's arm tighter. "Time to get out of here, and i can assure you after this little stunt that your entire families lives are forfeit, now move!" He shouted at the bawling girl as the LAV door began to open, Jenkins confident that his Sith would be able to protect him as they ex-filtrated the ambush. Exiting the vehicle on the opposite side of the rooftop gunner (@Darasuum), he would not have a clear shot on anyone as they exited. the two troopers entered the frame of the side door first, the heavy trooper leveling his light repeater on the alleyway occupied by two mandalorians (@Painus @Phoenix) and opening fire, spraying a deadly flood of bolts at the Mandalorians. on the other side of the door a rifleman would pop out and snap off a shot at the Mandalorian taking cover behind the forward LAV (@Rimrald)

"Let us go or the girl gets a blaster bolt in the brain!" Moff Jenkins shouted out the door, holding the girl by her arm twisted behind her back painfully as he held the blaster to her head. "I doubt you're employers will be willing to pay if you get their daughter killed!" He was still certain these were agents of the noblewoman who's daughters he had stolen for ransom.

@Phoenix @Rimrald @Ecclessey @Painus @Darasuum

 

[Narir Solus]

Narir was a bit caught off guard as the gunfire from the repeater began to hose down the alley where the pair of Mandalorians were taking cover. Rounds spat and sprayed off the walls and various objects as Narir took cover. He wasn't sure who or how many there were, but he wasn't going to pop out and open fire and risk being cut down. His rifle fell to its sling and he pulled the pair of concussion grenades from his belt, hurling them without leaving cover. He knew where the vehicles were, and generally where the soldiers were as well.

He activated the first and tossed it and then did the same for the other a moment later. If it hit their prisoner it wouldn't harm her, but it should give all of them a chance to engage with the moff and the soldiers on attack. The other Mandalorians should have clear shots to fire on whoever needed shooting without fear of retribution. And hopefully that meant killing the moff as well before he was able to shoot the prisoner. @Ecclessey @Rimrald @Darasuum @Arclight @Painus

 

[Wyatt Kebiin-Solus]

Wyatt was still in his crouched position and the doors opening caught his attention, not soon enough for him to get the opening shot at the man who took aim at him. The driver likely still in his seat and calling out positions, what a bother. But it was no big issue as Wyatt simply rolled back knocking his shoulders against the nose of the LAV as he let the weapon in his hands hang from the sling and he produced a pair of grenades from his bandoleer. Holding one in each hand he primed them simultaneously and had the concussion in his dominant hand to ensure good placement as he turned his body keeping his belly close to the nose of the vehicle and lobbed the concussion grenade like a short stop passing to second base; knowing the angle from having held the position and watching the doors open he was confident the concussion grenade would catch the man shooting at him off guard if not effect Moff Jenkins and his hostage as well.

The second grenade was thrown underhanded and meant to land in the same area as the concussion grenade, somewhere within the open space the side door had created. With one coming high and another coming low he hoped the trooper would only notice one, not that it mattered much as the HH-69 Adhesive grenade he'd primed and cooked for a heartbeat in conjunction with the concussion grenade would spew the adhesive materials in an attempt to immobilize and make the likely stunned opponents useless in defending themselves. His strategy was simple and he calculated the travel time roughly, and once the grenades had left his hands he would replace them with the sith troopers rifle he'd grabbed and prepared himself if the trooper pushed him or to make his move if his plan worked.

@Painus @Phoenix @Darasuum @Ecclessey @Arclight​

 

[Koil Solus]

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Koil did not need to see the enemy to know approximately where they were. The stream of automatic repeater fire from the side of the LAV told Koil where one of the enemies was. None of the enemies came into view of him so there was no point in keeping his weapon raised. He saw the explosion towards Rud and he hoped he had taken care of the Sith. He did not focus attention on Badger Three. He slung his blaster carbine and drew out his Chanti blast pistol instead of his quickdraw. What he was about to do he did not need the double shot for. "Moving in." He said so everybody that was on comms would understand his movements.

Instead of staying put like he had been so far he activated his jetpack, rocketing horizontally into the street at the same time as the second concussion grenades tossed by Narir and Wyatt exploded. His scatterweave armor would blend in with the night sky fairly well if anybody that was even capable of looking up after everything that had happened. Their senses would be trying to recover from the explosion, overloaded by the affect allowing him to do one simple jet of thrust to break his fall onto the LAV into a crouched position. He was facing the open door and the moff was still inside. It was unlikely they would have noticed one small jiggle of a human body on the robust military vehicle when loud blaster fire, explosions and concussion grenades had gone off. He was Silent Badger after all even if it was more relative in this case.

His left hand gripped the handle for the top hatch but it was just an anchor point. He swung down his torso into the open hatch so just part of his upper half was in view. His blaster handing leading the swing down motion. After all, who would expect an upside down figure to appear no less than a meter away from you when you had some of your finest around keeping others at bay. If they had been smart they were probably tracking the number of enemies but so far Koil had gone unnoticed and everybody that had received attention from him was dead. Now he would add the Moff to that list.

Upside down, black on black, arm extended less than a meter away from the moff's face in the confines of the LAV Koil squeezed the trigger. A blaster bolt would leap forth from his weapon in close proximity towards the Moff's unprotected forehead. It would have been a risky shot at twenty, even five meters. But Koil was almost point blank range. Perhaps the noble girl would get some singed hair but she would live provided the Moff's finger was not tripped. The surprise of the maneuver would hopefully keep him from reacting fast enough. She had been his last bargaining chip, his insurance. If he shot her he did not have anything left to use so his mind sight was likely not ready to kill her so quickly. At least, that was the gamble Koil had taken.

@Phoenix @Ecclessey , @Rimrald , @Painus​

 

[Leandros Solus]

Leandros remained behind cover, shielded by the dumpster he had taken refuge behind in the alleyway. Beyond the alley, the center LAV finally unsealed itself and revealed its precious cargo – their target, the Moff, and his hostage. Clearing the way for the Moff was a heavy trooper armed with a repeater who burst out and began peppering the alley with bolts. Deciding that poking his head out and being brained by a stray bolt was not in his best interests, Leandros stayed put and awaited an opening. The man would, at some point, have to cease hosing them down with repeater fire.

Narir unclipped two concussion grenades and lobbed them over towards the LAV one after the other. Leandros gripped his rifle, tensing his body up as he prepared to spring out and engage. As soon as the telltale bang! of the concussion grenades went off, he swung around his cover and fired a controlled pair at the repeater gunner’s abdomen, the bolts streaking through the night air towards him. Provided that the concussion grenades made him unable to see, hear, and avoid the shots, they would likely hit and kill the man suppressing the pair of Mandalorians while Koil and Wyatt launched their own attacks against the man.

With three concussion grenades, one adhesive grenade, two blaster bolts, and Koil all attacking the same general area, it was doubtful that the Imperials would be able to avoid everything. Man, there sure was no such kill like overkill, that was for sure.

@Phoenix @Darasuum @Ecclessey @Rimrald @Arclight

 

[The Gatekeeper]

The Moff didn't have to wait long for a response from the assailants, no doubt Mandalorian mercenaries hired by the Hapan noblewoman. Grenades clanked on duracrete and durasteel as they bounced next to and into the open LAV door. The rifleman managed to snap off a shot at one of the assailant's (@Rimrald) as he broke cover to toss his grenades, the blaster bolt streaking towards his chest. "Guess they don't want you alive after all." The Moff sneered at the girl before pulling the trigger, inflicting one last cruelty before the world exploded in a maelstrom of concussive force.

The Moff and his two bodyguards were all caught in the blast, the Imperial gunner catching two blaster bolts to the chest as his sight and hearing were ripped from him. Blinded, deafened, disoriented, Moff Jenkins had no way of defending against or even knowing about the blaster bolt that slammed into his unprotected forehead. A mercifully quick death for a monster of a man such as he.

And then the adhesive grenade went off, a fountain of swiftly thickening foam enveloping the inside of the LAV and spilling out, encasing the dead moff, living and dead bodyguards, the frontseat driver and passenger, and the Mandalorian assassin (@Darasuum).

@Phoenix @Painus @Ecclessey

 

[Narir Solus]

Narir's grenades detonated, but before they did, a peek of his head revealed something terrible. The hostage - who Narir hoped to save - was gone. It seemed like even with the other gunfire ringing out, Narir could hear that shot. He saw the look of emptiness suddenly fill her eyes, and then there was nothing. What could they have done to save her? Had they caused her death? They were trying to destroy the Empire and its goons, and this man was one of the worst. It was easy to write off civilian casualties as the price of war, but it was different to see them shot through and through because of your actions.

It cost him a few moments, and the world seemed to stop around him.

He was only shaken out of his moment of unexpected surprise by the detonation of the adhesive grenade. They needed the body, and they needed to get Koil out of the mess. As he was tallying up what needed doing, it struck him like a ton of bricks that he'd never heard a call in from Badger Three. While he could see Silent Badger, it made him realize that there was a man unaccounted for.

The others had control of the now-restrained Imperials - most of whom were dead - so Narir hit his jetboots and rocketed up to the roof to see that things were not going well. If the dead woman was bad, this was exponentially worse. HIs vod was badly wounded and maimed with what Narir figured to be the mangled remains of the Sith nearby.

Kriff, kriff, kriff, he spat, sliding down next to the wounded Mandalorians and frantically ripping at his medkit. Pieces dropped to the ground, and Narir began working over him, looking for the worst of the injuries. Burns and bleeding were all over the lower part of his body, and Narir stripped away the sling of his rifle to make a makeshift tourniquet. Hey, Rud, can you hear me? he asked, slapping at the man's helmet (@Ecclessey).

I'm gonna need medical help up here, he said into his comlink, the concern in his voice betraying to the others that something had gone badly wrong. Hopefully they would finish up below and someone could help him transport their fellow badger. @Rimrald @Darasuum @Arclight @Painus

 

[Wyatt Kebiin-Solus]

Wyatt took in the sight of the blaster bolt as the grenades left his hands, and as he tried to get back into cover the bolt was coming for his center mass approximently. His shot was slightly off kilter as the concussion grenade detonated, the round bouncing off the nose of the front LAV and into Wyatt’s helmet; grazing his cheek plate and searing the helmets visor along the right side the armor. Naturally it caught Wyatt with surprise and in a moment his vision was filled with the red energy and his face was hot, hotter than ever as he regained his vision and he was flat on his back.

Counting his blessings Wyatt took a moment to breathe heavily and checked his face over his helmet, it was in tact but a groove was present along the side. Kad was good this day and he was sure to get Wyatt’s praise once the fight was over, but now he had to fight and with any luck the adhesive grenade had landed. Rising to his feet Wyatt grabbed the gladius blaster rifle and scanned his surroundings, finding the shooter on his back and covered in the adhesive. Walking forward at high ready Wyatt came upon the trooper and unceremoniously delivered a bolt to the entangled mans head as he moved past; taking in the scene, the inside and nearby of the LAV. The driver and passenger still in the front seats semi enveloped with the foam, Wyatt reached into his bandoleer and produced the saber in his right hand. Pointing the ignition port like holding a flashlight he flipped the igniter and the saber would plunge through the door with a push from Wyatt and hopefully into the drivers midsection.

 

[Leandros Solus]

Leandros quickly capitalized on the bombardment of concussive grenades, jumping over towards the LAV with the assistance of his jetpack. Clearing the ground in a short amount of time, he landed on top of the LAV, out of the adhesive, just soon enough to witness Wyatt go around the front of the LAV and plunge his lightsaber into the driver’s body. While he delivered the killing blow to that man, Leandros turned his attention towards the still-living bodyguard next to the Moff and the dead bodyguard. With the man completely encased in adhesive, he would not be able to put up much – if any – resistance against Leandros as the Mandalorian raised his blaster and fired a controlled pair of bolts down at his torso.

Deciding that the man was probably dead, the spine-chilling call went out over their comms; medical help up here. Medical help up where? A horrible, gut-wrenching feeling hit Leandros at that precise moment as he realized a discrepancy in their battle – the Sith had never landed and joined, but his speeder did. Rud must have done something dumb; that had to have been what that explosion was earlier. Deep inside, Leandros feared that Rud may have sacrificed himself to protect the others from the Sith.

He could not focus on that right now, since he was completely in the open. He remained on guard in case reinforcements came. The passenger was still caught in the adhesive, but he still had some time before he could get completely free. Wyatt or Koil could probably deal with him. The horrible thought of his comrade’s death lingered in the back of his mind, but Leandros pushed it away as he worked to free Koil.

@Phoenix @Darasuum @Ecclessey @Rimrald @Arclight

 

[Koil Solus]

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A dusting of adhesive had coated the back of his helmeted head but since his visor had been faced away from the adhesive grenade he could at least see out of it without issue. However the moment he let go of the LAV or move from his half prone position on top of the vehicle he would be stuck in it so he had to choose wisely in the next few moments.

The nearby imperial troops that would notice him were still affected by the concussion grenades and would be stuck in place as they stumbled about and likely fall over but he trusted his fellow Badgers to deal with the most obvious ones. It was a nasty but effective combination, one that Koil would take advantage of. His body twisted to face the front of the LAV, his pistol hand following the movement. It was times like these he was glad he had such a rigid workout regiment.

A clear eye on the last remaining trooper in the passenger seat of the LAV was dusted with adhesive. But he would not suffer long and Silent Badger squeeze off two rounds into the imperial serviceman. Only slightly longer distance than the Moff himself the passanger would be getting hit from his blind spot.

He heard Narir call for medical assistance afterwards. Letting go of his hand hold on the top hatch of the LAV he would activate a burst of his jetpack and cleanly clear the adhesive area of the earlier grenade and remained in flight until he got over to Rud. The bottoms of his boots were sticky for the time being but by the time Rud was stabalized the affect would be removed. So long as his back did not touch any surface in the following movements he would not stick to anything either. It was an awkward manuever but he would be able to assist his fellow Al'Verde in getting Rud out of harms way.

@Phoenix @Ecclessey , @Rimrald , @Painus​

 

[Narir Solus]

With Rud at least tentatively patched up, Narir hoisted the other Mandalorian over his shoulder, taking him from the roof on now-slightly unsteady jetboots and back to the speeders. The others would be close behind with the body of their target, and Narir stayed in the back to continue working on the injuries of his wounded brother. The man was not going to die on Narir's watch. Not if he could help it.

Once they were inside, the speeder gunned away. Although the stench of open wounds, burned flesh, and a corpse filled the speeder, none of them were foreign smells. They were all things Narir had smelled before, but he knew they would linger in his nose for hours after he was away from them. But there was one thing that stood out to the Mandalorian above everything else: they were alive, and the Moff wasn't.

Despite that, he couldn't banish the guilt at the young woman's death. He knew it wouldn't be something he'd soon forget, and the idea of drinking himself into oblivion tonight became more and more appealing. That was a problem for tomorrow... but there would be a tomorrow.

//Exit @Rimrald @Darasuum @Arclight @Painus @Ecclessey

 

[Leandros Solus]

Leandros watched Koil execute the final Imperial before rocketing to the rooftop to tend to Rud. With Wyatt on the other side of the LAV and the others up top, he decided that it was his duty to retrieve the Moff’s corpse. He stepped off of the LAV and into a patch of rapidly-thinning adhesive, though it was not strong enough to completely entrap him. After collecting his fallen lightsaber, he gripped the Moff’s body where it was not stuck and pulled it free, tossing the man’s corpse over his shoulder unceremoniously as one might a sack of flour.

Leandros flew up to the speeders via jetpack and tossed the corpse inside. They would need the man’s body to prove that they completed the bounty. Though the speeder would smell awful, they had all survived without injury.

Except Rud.

Leandros now got to see the extent of his bunk mate’s injuries: the man had lost both of his feet and was heavily wounded from shrapnel, barely clinging to life. Leandros looked on at his unconscious body with a tinge of sadness, hoping the man would recover soon. He did not want to live alone in his bunk room, even if the two butted heads frequently. He liked Rud’s companionship and took it upon himself to try and ameliorate his mental instability after Onderon. The man was full of guilt and often spent many nights in fitful bouts of nightmares, if he even slept.

With the body in the speeder and the others in the speeder, the team left with haste, eager to claim their reward and finally be done with the battle.

//exit @Phoenix @Darasuum @Ecclessey @Rimrald @Arclight

 

[Wyatt Kebiin-Solus]

Wyatt retrieved his saber from the door of the LAV and followed his brothers up to Ruds position where the wounded warrior was being tended to. He landed on the roof and found his way to the nearest speeder and made off to scout the exfil path ahead of the group to avoid anyone being caught by surprise.
//exit thread

 

[Koil Solus]

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Koil followed with Narir, going ahead and below incase the man's jets faltered under the combined waited. He kept his side arm handy in case another threat revealed itself but non would. He made sure to also grab the dead Sith's light saber from his shredded body. Rud would want it when he recovered. The Echani would help make sure Rude was placed relatively comfortably for the ride to safety. He made sure to also keep the body of the girl with them. They would be able to return it to her family with condolences and keep the Empire from spinning their web of lies. After all of that he would continue in his silent contemplation of the events that had just transpired while they made their safe getaway.

//Exit Thread

@Phoenix @Ecclessey , @Rimrald , @Painus​