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Dance of Business
A influential night club owner from Courscant was kidnapped by a pirate band from the rogue Kowakian Devil fleet. He is being held for ransom somewhere on Hypori. The Zann Consortium will free him, but in exchange he'll open a night club for us on Hypori. 2-4 Player Characters, Self DMed.
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Hypori | 1400 Hours

A grand story made the holonet news only a few days ago, a truly tragic and shocking tale for some, a business venture for others. Malren Volrok, a famous nightclub owner on Courscant was kidnapped by a rogue band of Kowakian Devil Fleet pirates! They had sent multiple threatening videos to the man's family, all asking for some form of ransom money. The assailants did make one fatal mistake however... An informant of ours was able to identify a landmark of Hypori on one of the ransom tapes.

If the Zann Consortium could help rescue the club owner, then maybe they could be awarded something far greater than a few credits up front. That was to be determined however. Grace was planning to go in alone at first, but thankfully @Rafe reached out to her at the last minute. The described landmakr was a giant cactus on the north side of the planet, a pretty hard object to miss. Finding it would be the real challenge.

Garce flew above the soil in her skipray blast boat, keeping an eye out for the object. She received no coordinates, simply a series of land marks to go off of. That was just her luck...

She would turn to Rafe, if he had chosen to fly with her, or say over commlink "I feel like we've been looking for hours... See anything that matches the description yet? Anything that could be used as a kidnapper;s hideout?"

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Rafe was flying in The Kennel at as fast of a speed he could safely control in atmosphere. @Grace Zann was asking a lot of Rafe on this one.. to literally find one cactus on the entire planet, to her credit the thing was huge, and Grace had shown him the image of it. He could of sworn though that he had circled the entire planet by now.. several times.

His crew, instead of their regular stations were all running sensors and scanners, or leering out the windows at the planet with no sign of civilization anywhere on it's surface, save for the skeleton of a massive ship that had probably been there for more than one-hundred years.

It had been some time... a long time.. Rafe had gone through four death sticks already when her voice came over the waves, Grace, I haven't seen a fhtagn...... Rafe started to reply before he sighed and laughed a bit.. almost bringing the Kennel to a complete stop as he slowed down to turn. The Kowakians must of realized their mistake, earlier in the day Rafe had thought it was just two smaller cacti sticking out of the sand, but a different view showed it was in fact the giant cactus they had been looking for, but it had been cut down and sand had drifted over the majority of the body, just two limbs poked out of the ground, and a smidge of the trunk could be seen, not much and from most angles it would be invisible. Sending my coordinates to you now, I've located it.. Rafe said some bit of annoyance showing in his voice that he hadn't realized it earlier.

Rafe kicked himself as he pulled the Kennel around, keeping it in the air and scanning the area, until @Grace Zann got there he'd stay that way..
 

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Music to Grace's ears, their long search had finally been ended as Rafe spotted the aforementioned cactus. Interestingly, the pirates must have cut it down for fear of someone spotting it. That certainly backfired on them in the end. The woman would call over comms, "Excellent work. I'll be there shortly..."

The gunship she piloted would make its way several miles across the rocky surface, eventually reaching the Kennel. They had found the land mark, now they needed to spot exactly where the hideout was. Both of their ships would scan the areas around, and after several minutes, Grace would notice something interesting.

A rock formation with what looked to be a small cavern carved into it. Something like that looked handmade, rather than naturally occurring. "Rafe, I see something built into that small mountain over there. Think we should land and check it out?"

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After Grace had called it out Rafe spotted it, it was definitely not a natural formation, but it was definitely well disguised, from certain angles it couldn't even been seen from the sky, Rafe started to wonder as to the intelligence of this so called Devil fleet, he'd only seen two pieces of their work, but it was definitely some decent track covering, they might be in for a bigger fight than Rafe had originally thought. Unfortunately they were here on a rescue mission, which meant Rafe couldn't just shove a handful of torpedoes up their rear ends.

As they drew closer Rafe spotted a thin dark line that appeared to be cut into the rock face not far from the cavern @Grace Zann had spotted, drawing Grace's attention to it Rafe spoke, Looks like they might have a hangar in there as well.. he said with disdain, with a set up like this they had to already know they were there.

I'm sure we've been spotted by now.. Rafe said, let the crews take over and we can go in on foot.. Rafe said, already stepping out of the cockpit, letting his crew keep the ship up, as he made his way down to the cargo hold. He hoped he could drop out of the ship and whoever may be watching might not catch it.

Once he reached the cockpit, Rafe dropped the ramp and dove out, activating his jet pack once he was closer to the ground to slow his descent and stop from just smacking the ground..
 

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Grace would take note of the opening above the rock formation. It was clear that there was something more there, if it was a hanger then it could be dangerous. It looked like they were going in guns blazing however, as Rafe suggested they leave their crews to run their respective ships. It was a fair point. "B-3, I don't want a scratch on this thing by the time I get back." She would instruct her protocol droid. "Yes miss Zaan."

The side door of the blast boat would open as their ship was roughly forty meters above ground. The woman would jump from the ship, using the force to slow her descent as she did. Eventually, she would reach the sandy ground just in time to watch the big bad wolf exit on his jetpack.

The woman would begin jogging toward the entrance of the cavern. If they had been spotted the she was sure opposition was already on the way. Especially if they would be defending their hostage. Over commlink she would speak to Rafe, "I'm heading for the main entrance, meet me at the opening."

As she continued running, the opposition would eventually arrive. At the mouth of the cave three individuals would blaster rifles would begin firing of shots toward both her and Rafe. The woman's lightsaber would quickly ignite, batting away various blaster bolts as she continued her approach. "We've got company!"

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Rafe's massive stature let him quickly catch up to the woman, he knew she could be faster but was clearly conserving her energy for now, once the blaster bolts started flying, Rafe leapt into the air, his jet pack igniting a moment later, and slinging his new T-7 Ion Disruptor Rifle around, quickly taking aim and pulling the trigger.. he had gotten within about forty or so meters when he pulled the trigger, this was his first time actually firing the weapon since he got it about a week before.. and he was not left unimpressed as it found its target and the man seemed to shatter into hundreds of pieces that fizzled out of existence like an ember floating away from a campfire.

Rafe made a face as he fired at the second man, the same result cause Rafe to say out loud, Woah.. forgetting his comm link was still active, and descending back to the ground closer to the mouth of the cave.
 

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Grace would fling her ignited lightsaber at the final man who wasn't instantly disintegrated by the disruptor rifle. The glowing blade would take the poor guy's head clean off, just as he watched his friends get disintegrated. As she heard Rafe audibly react to the weapon, Grace would give a brief chuckle before replying "Yup. Those are one of our best sellers. Old empire tech that pack one hell of a punch."

As the crew had been dispatched, the pair of criminals would make it to the mouth of the cave. Grace would take the initiative by walking inside with an ignited lightsaber, attempting to illuminate he place with it's glow. There was a long path drilled into the cavern, but nothing else in the way of resistance as she stepped forward. That was until she heard echoing speech coming for some distance up ahead. "You think the boy took out those couple ships yet? Thought they'd be back by now..." A second voice would reply, "It's suspicious... We should send a crew to check it out."

As they said this, Grace would retract her weapon. leaving the corridor in complete darkness. After a moment's wait, a dozen guards with blaster pistols would round the corner... Thankfully they hadn't been spotted quite yet.

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When Rafe landed he turned the rifle over in his hands both directions and looked at it, why the fhtagn didn't he get one of these sooner? Rafe followed the woman into the cave, keeping behind her to the right, as soon as the voices sounded, Rafe bend down, and saw Grace shut off her saber, probably for the best..

As Rafe sat against one wall and Grace against the other they could hear the footsteps getting closer, based on sound alone Rafe couldn't tell, but ventured a guess at least eight were coming their way. When they got close Rafe took his right hand off the rifle and activated his repulsor, he'd hit the nail on the head and all of them flew backwards, some crashing into the wall, and all of them crashing into eachother.

Rafe raised his Disruptor Rifle and fired off ten or so times in the area about where they had landed, he couldn't quite see and realized he needed to put his helmet on which was hanging from its tether.
 

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Rafe's maneuver was done expertly, sending multiple guards stumbling back into one another with the repulsor, and even launching a couple toward a solid wall of rock. In these couple moments the crew of guards would be all bunched up, making them easy target practice for the big bad wolf's rifle.

Meanwhile, Grace would reach both arms above her head and will the force to her bidding. Feeling several loose boulders and piles of rubble, she would telekinetically pull down toward their foes. The walls of the narrow makeshift room would briefly rumble, as dozens of heavy stones would come falling down. Those who weren't vaporized by Rafe's rifle would be bludgeoned to death by boulders. Thankfully, the room didn't cave in on them entirely. "Sorry, got a little carried away there."

She would begin walking forward once again, stepping over a pile of bodies and rock as she walked. The hallway would lead to a much more open an cavernous area. Four Starviper starfighters would be parked in the building, a design her organization once used many years ago. Were they relics of the old Zann Consortium?

In the middle of the room however would be several well armored and armed pirates, all patrolling the area around a man tied up in a chair... "This must be our guy," Grace muttered.

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Rafe was starting to warm up to @Grace Zann's constant use of the force. At least when he worked with Julius the man would take a break from it and fire a blaster.. but Grace's full power was within the force, and quite a power it was becoming, even though he mistrusted most of her kind, Rafe had made only a few exceptions, and she had made herself one of them.

No, no... Rafe said, Not carried away at all.. Rafe was always a fan of the more violent, and Grace was becoming that..

After a long walk, the cavern opened to what must of been the hangar he'd spotted outside, with some of the oldest ships he'd seen, their condition was impeccable however, he bet they still worked very well. They'd managed to enter this portion unheard, and Grace spotted their rescue target, of course he was surrounded by an annoying number of guards. Rafe would stop behind cover and whispered to Grace, We have to do this right, one of them fires a bolt into that charity case of yours and this whole thing was for nothing.. Rafe was trying to convey that even though he didn't have a metaphorical Fathier in this race he still didn't want to see his, or by extension her, time wasted.

I count nine.. Rafe whispered again, his eyes peeled to the man in the chair and his surroundings. Rafe gripped his disruptor rile, What sort of space Jedi Sith magic skat can you do here? Rafe asked. This might be the first time he'd ever requested someone use the force.. which might have been apparent by what he had referred to it as..
 

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It was a relief to hear how approving Rafe was of Grace's destructive abilities. She hadn't trained with the shapers of Kor Var for long, but she had picked up a hand full of tricks. The ability to move rock and stone was one such power.

As the two of them took cover scouting the hanger, the wolf would count around nine targets patrolling the area. Three of which were in very close proximity to the hostage. "I see what you mean, lots of guards. All in heavy armor..." It was then that he asked if her force powers could do much here.

She would explain, "If I can get in close I should be able to protect the old man from getting shot... I can create a distraction to draw those three away, then move in... I'll need covering fire once they spot me, I'll be stuck on the defensive."

It would be then that Grace would quietly crouch-walk her way toward a large rock, slightly closer to the hostage. It was an old human man who had been gaged, and was surprisingly well-dressed. Three guards would all stand around him with rifles, but there would be a saving grace (haha). A stalactite hung down some distance from the group, and it looked somewhat loose... That would make a decent distraction.

The woman would raise her arm and form a crushing grip. The object would then fall from the ceiling, causing all the guards to jump and turn around. As they did this, Grace would quickly charge from behind, drawing her lightsaber and delivering a dangerous series of slashes from the yellow blades. The guards would be promptly cut to ribbons, but this immediately alerted the rest of the room.

Blaster shots would come her way, but as they did she would move her double-bladed lightsaber around like a windmill. Each bolt would be deflected as they came, but she was clearly beginning to tire from frequent use of the force... Drawing so much power in such a short amount of time tended to do that.

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Rafe had his disruptor at the ready, carefully timing his shot, he knew it was coming and was calm, the second the stalactite(:P) hit the ground he squeezed off his first shot, and fired three more times before the rest of the massive structure hit the ground, and another two before it stopped rumbling. In total he'd completely disappeared four men, proof of their existence fleeting.

His counterpart was twirling her two bladed laser sword around gracefully...... the light had caught seemingly everyone's attention, this didn't suit Rafe, and he fired off three more times, the shocking effectiveness of this rifle was almost scary as two more men began to fade into nothingness.

The new object on the ground obscured Rafe's view of the last men who were apparently firing at the woman who was charging them.

Rafe cursed and left his cover, his rifle up, but the dam stalactite was in the way, he yelled, I don't have a shot! Hoping Grace would hear him.
 

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As Grace continued defending herself and the hostage, Rafe would pick off the other pirates around the room. Eventually, there was only one left who the wolf-man noted he couldn't get a shot off against. It was the perfect time to try out a new ability of her's. Something she hadn't done since her training on Kor var began. "I've got him!" The woman would remark.

She would reach out with her left hand in-between the blaster shots that came her direction. The tips of her fingers began to heat up for a moment, but would then erupt into a powerful jet of flame. The pirate would shout in pain as the unexpected attack burned his flesh without remorse. Force fire was a new ability to her, but one of the Shapers claimed would be her bread and butter.

The young crime boss would let out a sigh of relief... Their enemies had been defeated, now all they needed to do was intimidate their new 'friend' into a deal.

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Rafe had fired up his jet pack, lifting him into the air as @Grace Zann activated her flame thrower... except.. she didn't have a flame thrower.. Rafe was airborn and watched as she melted the man in front of her with a blazing fire that was coming out of her bare hand...

Rafe fired the disruptor twice more, slamming the man he'd hit and watching as he disappeared, this sort of technology should probably be illegal.. well actually illegal, well to everyone...

Rafe jetpack cut out, a well timed event as he slung his rifle around his back, and came crashing down on the last man, he felt his spine crack as Rafe's knee bared down on him heavy and fast. Standing up, Rafe could hear the man moaning in pain, but not moving, he was probably paralyzed, Rafe grabbed the man's arm and used his claws to rip the man's armour off as he carried him toward the prisoner.

Rafe would grab a mid sized crate and drag it over to where Grace and the bound man were, the metal and wood scraping against the metal and stone floor for about fifteen meters echoing a high pitch screeching sound the whole way.

Finally Rafe took a seat and bit into the man's neck, purposefully not hitting the man's main arteries, and leaving his windpipe clear, as he bit down the man's moans turned to screams for a moments before Rafe pulled the flesh and muscle from the bone, the blood leaking down his snout wetting his fur.

Rafe looked up at Grace who was supposed to be leading the interview, but appeared to have been distracted by the screaming man Rafe was eating.. Sorry... Rafe said impolitely with his mouth full, before snapping the man's neck and turning his full attention to the man before them who's eyes were so big they could probably see Mandalore from here...
 

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Grace would watch on is both surprise and mild discuss as the beast of a man tore apart one of the pirates and ate him as a snack... That didn't make them seem like the nicest of people to the night club owner who was already terrified. But hey, maybe this could work. She would approach the tied up man before un-gaging him.

The club owner would breath heavily for a few moments before he started to quiver and shake in his boots. "Y-your not gonna feed me to him are ya...?" Grace would give the poor bastard a smirk and respond. "I don't plan on it... As long as your willing to do something for me..." The man would shake his head up and down profusely nodding, and trying to avoid eye contact with Rafe. "I-I can do that... What do you want?

Grace would explain, "I'm planning on starting a little business venture here on Hypori... I'd like you to invest with us, and potentially bring one of your nightclubs here as well... I hope you can manage that much?" The man would give a confused look but explain, "Y-yes ma'am! I'll do what you say. I'll have my accountants work on it asap!"

She would chuckle as she untied the small man, "Heh heh heh... Good. Remember us, because if I don't hear from you soon, then we'll be after you..."

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Rafe chuckled when the man begged Grace not to feed him to Rafe. Whoever he was was more than willing to agree with Grace's demands, then again the bad guys who killed the other bad guys must actually be the really bad guys..

Rafe snorted, and spit out whatever bite he'd taken, and dropped the body to the floor, Good! Rafe said, their mission was accomplished, Let's get you out of here, who would you like to ride with? Rafe said, a smile on his face, he already knew the answer, plus Rafe wasn't going to the same place. It was more of a joke... but the terrified man nodded his head toward Grace several times. It's settled then.. Rafe said before stepping off to leave the cavern, he had to admit this hollowed out mountain would probably make a decent base of operations for the Zann.

Once they were outside again Rafe was able to see better in the daylight, Rafe would nod at Grace before stepping onto the ramp, she'd become a great associate of his, and their continued relationship would only prove to be beneficial to both of them..

Rafe boarded his ship and was in the air before he reached the cockpit. Not long after he sat in the Captain's chair they'd hit hyperspace. Another one down..

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Grace would simply smirk as the man was more than happy to follow her. She would give him a nod before remarking to Rafe, "A pleasure doing business with you as usual. Once we have everything we need, I'll get that spot set up for you once we start construction."

She would then lead the club owner out of the pirate base before giving a commlink call to a few of her mercenaries. "Listen up. When we've got time, send a crew out to pick up these starfighters... They could become useful in the future."

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