Close to the Edge of Breaking

[Jade the Protector]

(@Poop Fairy and @Meckabro Just repost, again....... anyone wanna join, pm me. I'm gonna be strict on this one.)

It was the noise that forced Jade out of her slumber. Her head was still foggy from the "medicine," a mixture that prevented her from using the force, thus being unable to use her force sight. Feeling around, she could tell she was in a stall designed for slaves, but she couldn't tell where she was. The location was hot and muggy. She was very thristy, probably dehydrated, but Jade couldn't tell in her condition.
She hoped her critters found the Jedi, to say she was scared was an understatement. Without the Force, she was weak.
She pulled on the binders experimentally, they were pumping the "medicine" into her.....

Jade was terrified.

 

[Lars Warren]

It was another peaceful night at the Patron's Oasis, the most successful mixture of a bar and a cantina on Ord Antalaha. Its owner, Lars Warren, was not serving drinks to his customers, however. He had hired some help so he could take care of business. Even though he was the Director of the Exchange, an organisation of great importance and even greater secrecy, he still acted as a "middleman" in slave trading. And he was offered this one particular slave for a cheap price which Lars just couldn't pass up. Currently, he was standing in the part of the building that was secret to most, with the slave sleeping in the room next to them. He was talking with her previous owner, but Jade could only hear muffled voices before the door finally opened and Lars' head looked inside.

"She looks bad. What have ya been giving her to eat?"

"Well, not much..."

"Not much? Sonny, slaves need to eat too, or you end up with corpses. What are yer boys doin'?"

"She needs to be given substance to prevent her from using Force powers..."

"If ya seriously believe that a slave would use some fairy magic on ya, then ya raised them wrong. Hey, stop it, you two!" Lars yelled at the two thugs that were injecting the "medicine" into Jade. "She's mine now and to fix the damn harm you've caused, I'll need her to actually hear me! Out of this room!" Both thugs shrugged and took off, leaving the room. Lars closed the door for a few minutes, paid the man who brought the slave in and took him out before returning to room where Jade "resided". Without a word, he grabbed a chair and sat on it, simply looking at Jade and thinking.

 

[Jade the Protector]

Jade heard the commotion and found herself edging towards the far wall. A door or something opened and closed. Someone was in the room with her. She wasn't sure what had happened, one minute she was doing a mission for the Jedi, the next, she was here.
"What..do..you ..want..?" She panted, trying to stay strong.

 

[Lars Warren]

Lars slowly shaked his head. So this is the reason why was the slave purchased for such a low amount of money. This slave was a new one, untrained, disobedient. "Not important," he said with a sigh. "Who I am is not important. Who you are is unimportant. What ya do is important." With that, he scratched his beard, thinking about how to continue. "You are expected to do what your master says. That is how ya survive. Got it so far?" he asked. She seemed very weak, maybe not even able of understanding his words. Lars would give her food, but first, he had to make a few things clear with her.

 

[Jade the Protector]

"What makes you think... I will...listen to you? Ach!" She screamed as the binders course with electricity. Once the binders stopped, she found herself slumping against the wall, barely awake.
She didn't want to surrender, but she seemed to have no choice.
Jade bowed her head, feeling as if she was breaking.

 

[Lars Warren]

After pressing the button, Lars said something to a comm device he had in one of his pockets. He then looked back at Jade. "Because I am the only thing ya have right now, lass. I only want the best for ya, trust me." With a stretch, he stood up and yawned. There was so much work, yet he felt like he had nothing to do. Raising his mechanical hand to show it to Jade, he continued. "Ya see this? This can happen to you if I sell you to a particulary cruel person. Ya have no idea what is it like when your hand is being cut off. And I am sure ya don't want to know." Just as he said that, the door opened again and a nervous young boy entered the room, holding a mug of water and two slices of bread, placing the items on the desk that stood in the center of the room. "So now... will ya listen?" Lars said and sent the boy away with a wave of his hand.

 

[Jade the Protector]

"y..yes..." Jade croaked weakly. What was goin on?! Without the Force, she couldn't "see." she wasn't sure what this man wanted to show her, she reached out and touched not a hand, but metal. Jade jerked her hand back as if she was burnt.

 

[Lars Warren]

Lars tilted his head a little. She did not react to his mechanical hand. In fact, she had not even looked at it. Either she was blind or too weak to actually see anything. Lars sighed. Finding the borderline between being a slave trader and being a monster was hard, but Lars thought he found it, unlike many others. Scratching his neck, he knocked on the desk. "There is some food and water on the desk. Just make sure ya don't spill it. It's a gift from me to you. But when I sell ya, you'll have to work for things that ya need to live. And it seems I'll have to teach ya, so ya survive." While he wouldn't go out of his way to be cruel to someone, Lars hardly ever did anything if he didn't profit from it. Obedient and healthy-looking slaves were more valuable than what the poor girl looked like right now.

 

[Jade the Protector]

Jade staggered to a stand and gropped around till she found the desk. She slowly chewed the bread and managed a sip of water before she was too weak to do anything other than sink back to the floor.
Jade wasn't feeling well, in fact she felt sick.

 

[Toreri Sage]

The Jedi Knight, sitting in the far back corner at one of the cantinas on Tatooine would be cloaked, he was sent to keep an eye on any suspicious activity, considering the recent events with the exchange and rebellion. After sitting for a while, keeping an eye out in the cantina, he would receive a message from his old master, Valon Toss. The holographic message was a warning that they discovered a Jedi Knight, by the name of Jade who had been sabotaged and ambushed by a group of bounty hunters on a private mission she had been sent on, reasons for this are unknown, but whatever the case she must be rescued at once, and he had been the nearest Jedi to her. He was given coordinates to the suspected place she was being held at. Soon after receiving the message, he would leave the cantina and fly out to the coordinates on his starfighter.

< Beep Beep Beep!>
" I have arrived at the coordinates, I can see it from here, landing now."
" Good. I wish you luck Toreri, and may the force be with you"
< Bewp >
After landing the craft, he would proceed to exit and make his way through the heavy winds of the desert to the base. He would mutter the words as he walked through the sand
" I can feel your suffering, stay strong Jade, ill be there soon.."

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Upon landing the craft, he would exit the ship, and drag himself through the harsh winds of the desert. Finally, when he would make it to the entrance, two guards would confront the Jedi. "You aren't permitted to be here.. little blue man." Barked one of the guards. After saying this, Toreri would smirk and proceed to use a Jedi Mind Trick, something his master taught him years ago. "You will let me pass, and see the slaves."

after hearing this, the guards would let down their guard, and respond.
"We will let you pass, and see the slaves.." ​

Upon entering, he would walk around for a bit, looking for the suspected jedi. After walking around for a while, and being confronted by a few people, (of course using mind tricks to shoo them off) he figured he would buy a drink and watch patiently at what would happen for a while, waiting for the perfect time to make a move. He could feel her presence, though it was very dim, he could feel it. Jade was here.

Spoiler: OOC

Sorry for late response, at school :p

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[Lars Warren]

While Jade was eating her portions, Lars stood up and walked back into the bar, to take care of other business. Namely, a problematic patron causing... Well, problems. While it was true that his bar on Corellia was visited by a milder populace, Ord Antalaha was one big adventure. The problematic patron, a particulary ugly Rodian, threatened to burn this bar down and kill everyone inside. Lars laughed. He heard this a lot. He didn't need to use his gun to show the Rodian way outside. He grabbed the patron by the neck and held him until he passed out. With a gesture at two Exchange thugs, Lars turned over and walked back into the back room of the building as they grabbed the Rodian and took him outside.

 

[Jade the Protector]

Jade felt some of the "medicine" wearing off and slowly, carefully reached out with the Force. She vaguely felt a Force Aura. She tried one more time to send a mental cry for help, hoping it would reach the person.
"Please........help....." Jade croaked through the force before her energy faded. She struggled to remain awake, but all went silent as exhaustion and weakness overtook her.

 

[Toreri Sage]

OOC: Your character doesn't know me yet. @Jade the Protector



He'd be sitting at a small table over in the bar area, overwatching the scene. Soon his attention would come to a Rodian who appeared to be starting a fight within the bar, however this engagement did not last long as a peculiar man would soon sieze the rodian by the neck, throwing him out. Immediatly following a commotion would start by the Rodians friends. Yelling and throwing slurs and threats. At this point he knew now would be the best time to get her. As the bar broke out into a huge fight Toreri, being small would have an advantage at sneaking by. He'd come to a corridor, hiding behind a pillar. He wanted to make sure no one had seen him, confirming he was safe. He'd continue walking down, following jades presence. As he walked downward he could feel her presence growing stronger and stronger, even though it was very dim. He'd stop to find another hallway, leading into a sealed off door. The door had been locked, he'd look around to make sure no one could see him, and proceed to draw his saber destroying the lock. After destroying the lock he would use the force to open the door with ease, to find a young girl lying passed out in the room. He would get near to her. She was definantly alive, or else he wouldn't have felt her presence. Toreri would attempt to wake her up and whisper the words.

"Jade, I am here to save you, wake up."​

 

[Jade the Protector]

(OCC: Oops, fixed the post)

Jade stirred, someone close to her. She started, not wanting it to be a slave master, but she had no energy.
"Who....are...you..?" Her voice was weak and soft, it would be hard to hear her. Jade didn't move, these hands were kind, not rough. Besides, without the force, there wasn't much she could do.

 

[Lars Warren]

Just as Lars entered the backroom, more commotion ensued. Cursing in-between his teeth, he returned to the bar, gesturing the guards to go with him to pacify the troublemakers. He did not notice the little blue creature sneaking into the backroom, and neither did the guards. However, he felt that something was wrong. Throughout all of his life, Lars had been relying on "fifth sense" and "luck" so much, it was crazy that he did not believe that something like the Force existed - and that he could be connected to it, even unbeknownst to himself. And right now, felt uneasy. However, he couldn't just leave - it was his bar, and failure to pacify troublemakers would be considered bad advertisement. Nonetheless, after helping out for a few minutes, he could not resist the bad feeling any further and left the situation to be handled by his "security", leaving to check the more hidden part of this building.

 

[Toreri Sage]

He would turn her over on her backside, and proceed to force heal her, hoping to at least get some of her energy back. She looked pale, like a ghost. Dark rings under her eyes, bruises and scars all over her, what kind of torture had she gone through? After healing her for a short time, attempting to give some of her energy back, he would speak..
"There is no need to be scared girl, I am a Jedi, like you. We need to leave now before someone finds us.." He couldn't physically lift her up, so he would try to keep her head rested waiting for her to get up. Things seemed to be going smoothly until he heard it. Footsteps coming down the hallway, each one getting louder, echoing across the hall.
"Oh just great, here comes trouble.."

 

[Jade the Protector]

Jade felt energy returning, slowly, she sat up. Through her force sight, she "saw" the fellow Jedi besides her. Hearing the footsteps, she froze, scared, but at the same time, wishing she had her lightsaber or Night Eyes.

 

[Lars Warren]

Frowning, Lars peeked into several rooms to find out what has been bugging him. But he couldn't find it anywhere. All rooms were empty and either badly lit or completely left in darkness. After a while of searching, he gave up. He has been relying on instinct way too much lately. It is an undesirable trait for people of his rank, as those people are expected to listen to their mind and facts more. Shrugging, he sighed. The slave girl was probably done eating, so he decided to check on her. Humming a melody (Love and Ewoks by Yum Kaboom), he turned around and walked towards his office, where the girl was hidden. Opening the door, he raised his eyebrows, opening his mouth for a few seconds.

"Well," he got out of himself eventually, looking at the Jedi Knight. "I'll be damned. And I thought that little blue fairies don't exist."

 

[Toreri Sage]

He'd give a good look at the man, he didn't look too rough. Brown curly hair and an innocent smile, he seemed just like a fool, but he felt something different about him. Oddly enough he looked like a normal guy, equipped with a blaster of course. He would then stand up and directly face him. He did not look at him with a threatening glare or a cold stare, he just looked calm. "I do not look for violence. Let the girl and I be on our way, and no harm will come to anyone." After speaking the words he would stand staring at the man who would tower over his 2'5 stature, waiting for his response.

Spoiler: OOC

Sorry for late response, I have been really sick lately and I feel like crap.

 

[Lars Warren]

Lars, surprised, scratched his beard. Was this a fairy of good will, some friend or just a random alien foolishly trying to prove that people can do good, even if they get nothing in return. Deep down, Lars may have believed that too, but it was buried deep beneath all else he had learnt in his life. One way or another, this situation was bizarre - and he wouldn't let blue midgets to get in the way of his business. However, he decided to include this alien in his business...

"Listen, pal, I can't give her away for free like candy on a 'Senator Krass is Dead' day," he said, grinning at the Jedi Knight. "I gave some heavy money for her, and I wouldn't like to eat m' own shoes for the next few months, so ya gotta pay. However, I'm willing to give ya a discount because damn, haven't seen a fairy in my whole life."