Darkness Under Two Suns(Tatoonie)

[Nasaug]

The shuttle eased through the night sky of Tatoonie. On the shuttle was a Shistavin male who was on the hunt for a small time bounty. The bounty was an odd aleen that had been jumping from planet to planet causing trouble. Nasuag had a feeling that what he was chasing for the last two weeks was an exile twisted albeit. In the chase he had spend a few days on Serenno the aleen had touched down and fled before Nasuag had a full chance to get his shuttle prepped the take off after the aleen had all but gutted the ship. While on planet he met an Exile named Cho Wroth. The two of them trained and talked for two days.

On the day he was to leave he asked for Cho to join with him on the hunt. The noghri Nasuag had seen was one that needed a proper teacher. So the two of them were off to hunt down the little aleen. Nasuag for the first time in a while was content. The noghri had filled some hole he had whether it be companionship or friendship he didn't know what he did was this was what the force had chosen for them.

Nasuag eased the simple shuttle down on a landing pad in a little back water town. Closing his eyes he stretched out his feelings just a little and lightly as not to spook their prey which seem more connected to the force than anyone he had ever had met before. He felt the touch of the force upon a few beings but they were ones that were to weak or didn't know of their connection. As he moved over the town he finally felt some thing touch him. It was like a little boy patting their pet upon their head. Nasuag knew at once that was the aleen they had been looking for.

Before he opened his eyes he could smell the noghri standing near him in utter silence. The silence was both in the physical world and in the force. Opening his eyes they confirmed what his nose had told him that Cho Wroth as just off to one side waiting on him. Blinking he had to admit that it often that the noghri often came off as unnerving in that it was able to slip in and out of the force so easily. This one would be once to watch very carefully as he grew in the force.

Nasuag spoke to Cho.

He is here. So we need to move carefully and quickly if we are to catch him this time.

Nasuag moved to the hatch as Cho opening the hatch for them.

This one as you have come to feel and find out with me is an odd one. So be careful, he has been known of inflicting harm on beings. He already did just that on Alderaan to a doctor that was just looking at him while in a peace officer headquarters.

Ducking out as he moved through the ramp Nasuag half closed his eyes to quickly adjust his eyes to the twilight of the twin sun planet.

Sniffing the air he was able to catch much about who and what was around the port. Looking to his right he caught Cho doing the same. They moved out toward the cantina area of the port. The cantina was noisy but it offered what they knew would attract the aleen, food and shiny things. Passively Nasuag swept the area for any force users. For a split second he felt the aleen then it was gone or shifted. This aleen Nasuag knew had a way with the force a mindless though broken connection to the force. It was almost like the force to the aleen was instinctual.

With a wave of his hand he had Cho move on the right side of the cantina as he swept the left side of the area. The cantina was filled with all sorts of alien beings from all over the verse. The cantina also have a great many dark corners for ones to hide in which would have made it difficult for anyone who couldn't see in the dark. Nasuag's eyes panned back and forth searching for the aleen.

Making a clear sweep he headed to the doors for the kitchen to take a look within. Upon opening the doors a server droid rushed him trying to push him backward out of the kitchen. Nasuag simply lifted the droid and carried it back into the kitchen area with no hate or anger in his heart. The droid squeaked and squawked at him. Looking around the kitchen he found the aleen sitting on a pile of garbage in a 55 gallon trash bucket. The little aleen was simply eating his fill of what was still good.

Nasuag moved toward the aleen speaking quietly he said.

Halc...I'm here to take you some where safe.

The shistavin saw the aleen look up and smile with it's face covered in gut wrenching garbage. Nasuag could feel the honest feelings of the little being. In the force he hinted to Cho to find the rear exit and block it so that the aleen could not escape out of it.

Turning his attention back to the aleen he watched as the aleen picked up a hand full of rotting meat and with a hunger like he never saw ate the small hand full. Nasuag's eye twitched as his stomach winced at the sight. He moved slower still getting with in arms reach of the aleen. Just as he was going to grab the aleen, the aleen's head turned to him and with it's left eye glowing he heard a voice in his head say.......

This one is mine! What would you have of it Exile?

 

[Cho Wroth]

Cho was enjoying the hunt and the training he was given. In a recent encounter he had been told to try Juyo as his form of saber skill. He had been picking info about it piece by piece. Still doing the training needed a saber and he was still without one. Hunting a saber and just the parts were a journey of their own. Kyber crystals were the crystals that powered many of the sabers yet finding one was harder than finding a true friend in the force. Nasuag had let him use his saber for the training of Juyo but within the confines of the shuttle all he could do was meditate and strengthen his focus in the force.

He was given all the info on their prey and Cho could not fully under stand why they needed to capture the exile other than what Nasuag had told him. That if they didn't find him and reign him in it would draw undue attention to the other Exiles in the area and make a starting focal point for the Jedi to start their Exile hunts.

Cho became nervous as the shuttle jumped as it entered high orbit entry. The last time he had done such an entry it had left him broken and very off balanced for a long while. This time the shuttle did not go tumbling to the ground but it came gently and smoothly to a landing pad. The hissing of the landing gear and the clinking of the ship as it cooled gave him a calming effect. He sat quietly hidden in the force not making a sound as he watched Nasuag search for their target, the aleen.

Cho watched him subtly wince as he connected with their target. A time before they encountered the aleen it ran when it just met Cho's force signature. So he had to stay hidden if they were going to have an advantage on this one. Standing as Nasuag stood and moved to the hatch. Reaching out Wroth hit the switch for the hatch to lower. He listened to Nasuag in the instructions of how they were going to hunt.

Silence was his specialty and he needed that and his ability to track with out the force if they stood a chance. Nasuag and the info he had read showed him that the aleen had a connection to the force. The connection was a mental connection that Cho had a hard time grasping, damage via the mind. He knew that he could toss and drag things and being around but going into one's mind and 'clawing' it to ribbons was a bit harder to set a mind to.

The night air felt great to him for they had spend many hours in the shuttle and as for Cho he preferred the outside than being contained in a small spot. Almost instinctively he sniffed the air and gathered much from the various metals, food and blood. The blood was old and was not bitterly tainted by hate. Yet the smells of the port were so numerous that he had a hard time telling the differences. They moved through and out of the port to the entertainment area of the little backwater town.

The cantina had an air about it that it seemed to have always been there as if it was the first thing that was built, the corner stone of the town. The outside of the cantina had a heat worn look as if it was melted by the twin suns. Entering the cantina Cho's eyes had a hard time shifting from the twilight to the contrast of bright light and dark alcoves. So Cho had to use his nose and what his eyes allowed as he moved through the place. The scents of bitter and overly sweet played havoc on his senses. Cho moved to the right side of the room on Nasuag's command and worked his side of the room.

The sights he saw would have been disturbing if he truly knew what he was seeing but as to this verse he was still an innocent being. Going through this cantina almost made him have a need of a stiff drink. Yet he tried his best to get to the kitchen doors. Getting near the doors he felt the push of Nasuag. He opened a bit in the force and heard or more like felt the orders of going to the rear and securing the exit. Closing the opening he rushed for the front doors and ran around the outside to the rear which was half way blocked by crates and garbage blocks. Climbing over them he made his way to the back door and dragged a few blocks to block out the door and the rear windows. There he waited for Nasuag signal.

 

[Adrian Forrest]

Adrian had been sitting in the cantina for quite some time. They were no stranger to drinking their troubles away, and this environment was perfect for dissociating. Their mind felt as though it separated from their body as they downed strange liquids and substances meant for species the humanoid had never before encountered. Their pink, almost red eyes glowed gently in the dark as Adrian began drawing out a chain to screw with.

Drinking and dissociating was all Adrian could do in this current situation, as they did not have any clue as to how they arrived at this planet. Adrian vaguely remembered boarding a merchant vessel bound for Rodia, which wasn't far from Tatooine. Had they made a stop here? Was Adrian missing their ride by staying at the Cantine, or had they been marooned here? Either one could be the case, but neither mattered to the mercenary as they lifted one arm up and laid their head down.

Singling out a single chain with the Force was an easy task for Adrian, and they began utilizing it as a crude divination tool. Relaxing, they let the Force flow through them gently. It guided Adrian's chain and their hand to their future, towards their destiny. Reaching out, they could almost see it, almost touch it, until it finally occurred. Bumping the glass of another shot, the blonde kid downed another glass of alcohol and passed out.

How long Adrian had laid on that table was unknown, but they awoke with a weak hangover to the sounds of a serving droid beeping and crying out in annoyance. Standing up, Adrian drew their vibroblade with their left hand and drew their pistol with their right, shouting out at the hairy dude that walked into the back kitchen, "Yo! Shutta! What the kriff are you doin'? You're disturbin' my kriffin' dissociation, e chu ta-"

The hangover was strong enough to be annoyingly painful with loud noises, like their own yelling, but weak enough that it caused Adrian no trouble in focusing. Pushing through it was an easy matter, but the slight pain put Adrian on edge, itching for a fight. It would only take a little provocation to push them over the edge.

@Foxfire

 

[Halc Griemer]

Hour to days, days to weeks it has been since Halc had been able to stabilize. It took two days of eating garbage and guzzling every ounce of liquid that he could get his grubby hands on. The town he had traveled too was one of the better places he has tried to hid out in to avoid being found.

Halc's eyes were glowing with power both sides were at war with each other the light side versus the darkness with in. Within a room with no walls two Halc's sat facing each other arguing over who was better suited as to lead the body. As if there was a camera over some one's shoulder Halc was seen watching him-selves argue. Of course all of this was with in his twisted and broken mind. Like a security guard watching a wall of monitors Halc he could watch people come and go around himself. In those rooms a small wolf pup put it's face in front of the camera and then his monitor. Petting the pup on the head he moved it off and went back to watching the monitors.

Soon the Halc in the monitor room heard noise coming from outside the room. Getting tired of the noise he moved to the door and quickly opened the door. Now in the real world and not within his mind he saw first off a shistavin was staring him in the face. Yet with in Halc this was not what had driven him from his force binge. What was was just rising from a table with weapons in his hands. At once Halc's fear shot to orbit. Grabbing the sides of his head he lowered his eyes and reached out to connect with force. Halc screamed.

In the physical side of events the kitchen doors and windows blew out. The night air rushed back into the room from the blast. Halc held the fear within him and for quiet some time before jumping out the nearest window and disappearing into the dark of night.

 

[Nasaug]

Nasuag braced himself for an attack. He too made the same mistake of coming near to this little fella with a weapon that reeked of blood and death. Dropping to one knee so that he would not hurt himself from falling over. The force fear attack didn't come as he had expected. Yet Halc's fear could be felt by Nasuag which seemed to fill the room.

Out of the corner of his eye he watched the Aleen escape out one of the many windows that had exploded outward from a shock wave that the little guy produced. Halc's fear still went on even after the aleen had left. Nasuag stood upright getting his legs underneath himself. His race live with high emotions that he could have just stood there and took the full effect of the force fear blast but he didn't want to excite the aleen any further.

Looking over to the other being in the room he moved over to check to see if they were OK.

Hey you! You should look around before drawing weapons you could get hurt.

Looking at the face of the other being he could tell they were suffering from a hang over or something of the like. Keeping on guard he moved to the back door where Cho was standing.

 

[Cho Wroth]

Cho didn't hear what was going on till he was hit by a wave of fear. Though his main reaction was one of becoming very angry which he turned into power that kept him on his feet. Sensing a few seconds before it happened he stepped behind a tall crate shielding himself from a force blast.

Shards of glass flew every where and was scattered over the alley way. After the blast Cho came from his cover to see the aleen make a break for the roof tops. Checking the direction of the running aleen Cho used his force power to drag the crates from the back door.

Nasuag he is taking to the roofs heading south. I'll keep and eye out for him.

With that Cho lept to the roof of the short building. Getting his footing he just stood there watching the little aleen make his way across the roof tops. Thankfully the wind was out of the south to night. The direction of the blowing wind will help him and Nasuag in tracking down the Aleen. Soon the aleen dropped between two buildings four buildings down. Jumping down he waited in the open door of the cantina for Nasaug. The hunt was back on for the time being.

 

[Adrian Forrest]

At the shattering of the glass, Adrian leapt out of the nearest window. They were not about to get into this mess, their hangover enough to send them moving out. They would move before the Shista ever even ducked down.

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