FC - Raiding the Raiders

[Castor Chumeda Volante]

The mechanic's daughter was trudging along in the sand behind the two of them and Castor had to admit that the coolness of the evening, of the sunset, was doing wonders to improve his mood. He had the daughter and that was all he needed to get the mechanic to fix up his ship right with a new set of guns and the IFF Spoofer he had wanted as well.

Sands were still annoying to navigate but he could, and would, manage he supposed. Instead he just pushed on through towards the junk dealership and mechanics workshop.

They were a damn good combination as far as Castor was concerned.

"I think this will be a hassle free ending to a mission actually Tyler... I'll not have to tell you how rare such a thing would have been were I still within the Empire."

Hassle was just so very, VERY, common when working within the confines of the Empire he found. What he also found, much more alarmingly, was the familiar sound of blaster shots hitting masonry - it was a sound he had heard often while still serving within the Empire and now it was something that filled his heart with dread.

They quickly crested the rise to take in the unfortunate truth; their destination was under attack by the sand raiders.

He just had to say it hadn't he?

@Faster Than Light

 

[Tyler Ward]

Gotta love Tatooine. Sand, sand, and more sand. The Galactic Alliance has gained more ground recently, they not only got the backing of the Anaot sector, but also the Alliance has established operations on Tatoonie. The Alliance is growing and it's growing fast.

Tatoonie at this time of day isn't so hot. It's sunset and like most deserts it's going to be really cold in the night, so it's a happy medium for the moment. Perfect time for this mission and hopefully this will be done before too long.

Castor sure was optimistic that this will be a hassle free thing. "I don't know man, don't ever get that lucky." Tyler replied as he was walking behind Castor, who were both in front of the mechanic's daughter. He's had some pretty bad luck lately, getting into a fight with a Gungan in a hand-to-hand fight and getting schooled when the ex-Imperial Agent should have been able to beat the Gungan. How things pan out...

Tyler had his armor on, had his usual standard equipment on him along with a R5R Blaster Rifle (along with a couple spare powerpacks) slung over his shoulder in case there were threats that would pop up, like Tuskan Raiders. And then as fate would have it, the sounds of blaster fire in the distance, coming from where they are going. ::Oh boy, we go:: Tyler thought to himself as he shrugs. "Well, we better hurry." The faster they get there, the faster they can stop this. Now one complication is the mechanics daughter that's with them. the ex-Imperial wasn't sure if she could handle herself in a possible scuffle with Tuskans or not? Tyler would turn his head back to her "Alright, Stay low and stick to cover at all times when possible. Got it?" Tyler would tell her. If she does those things they can minimize anything bad happening to her, with the Castor's mission would really appericate. Hopefully anyway. Tyler would be ready to go with Castor towards the Mechanic's place to protect it from the raiders. They would need to make haste if they want to protect the mechanic from the Tuskans, if it's not already too late anyway. @Nefieslab

 

[Castor Chumeda Volante]

There were only five Tuskan raiders attacking the mechanics home right now and while that was all well and good, it was still five enemies attacking and five enemies attacking the mechanic on his own, who was in cover but didn't appear to actually have a weapon with him. Cursing, Castor raised his blaster pistol and fired three times, hitting one of the raiders twice in the torso for a kill but, for some reason, causing his blaster to jam so that he couldn't continue to take advantage of their element of surprise to attack another raider.

Instead he tossed his blaster down into the sand and drew his main lightsaber instead, igniting it as soon as it was in his hands. The blade burst to life, the crossguard forming almost instantly alongside the main blade itself.

He batted a couple of blaster bolts aside as he ducked back down behind the sand dune they had emerged over. It was decent enough cover, even if it did mean that their line of sight was damned if they used it. Castor frowned a little bit as he looked at Tyler.

"Give me covering fire." he suggested, "I'll get closer to the mechanic to protect him directly - you keep her safe."

He would wait until Tyler was in a position to provide the covering fire before he made his dash for the mechanic's building and the cover it would provide.

@Faster Than Light

 

[Tyler Ward]

Where did those Tuskan Raiders get those blasters from, they normally use tho primitive and primitive cycler rifles. As the blaster bolts start coming their way, Tyler quickly turned around and and the forced her and him into a prone position, to where they would be able to avoid stray blaster bolts that doesn't come their way. Tyler has armor and is a trained combatant, the daughter isn't and if she dies then it would blow this whole mission.

Tyler then got up and then got into position after looking at the daughter and motioning her to come with him (where it's safe) and stay down (for her own good). After getting a decent position, Tyler would begin to aim his rifle towards the Tuskans to where he could provide the covering fire that Castor asked for. He was about to peer into the scope to acquire his target... then the daughter got up whipped out a blaster pistol and then started charging over towards there. A daughter fervently wanting to protect her father. "Kriff" Tyler muttered. Before she can make it too far, Tyler would reach out with his hand and grab her by the arm, and forcefully pulling her back and throwing her to where she is prone on the sand ground again and out of the line of fire. "What do you think you are doing? You'll get yourself killed. Stay down." The ex-Imperial Agent was a bit annoyed and his toned reflected as he and her on her foolhardy behavior. Tyler would then turn back around and begn to aim his rifle again. The covering fire Castor wanted never came, thus delaying things when the mechanic is under attack and time isn't something that shouldn't be wasted. But at least the daughter is safe, right?

Hopefully she stays put for now on. Turns out escort missions are just as painful in real time as they are in the hologames.

@Nefieslab

 

[Castor Chumeda Volante]

Dashing across sand was something Castor never really wanted to do again - the sand kind of shifted and sank beneath his feet and he felt like he wasn't actually making it across the distance in very good time at all. It was only as he was beginning to get the hang of it when he realised something.

There was no covering fire from Tyler.

Shite.

The Tuskan Raiders had just watched him to begin with, as if they could believe that someone was stupid enough to try and sprint across loose sand while under attack. Then they seemed to remember what they were doing and started firing at him, free to do so without being suppressed by fire from Tyler at all.

Shite!

Castor dug deep and pushed onwards, using his lightsaber to bat the blaster bolts away from him as best as he could until he was close enough to the building to make it to cover. Throwing himself forwards, he extinguished his lightsaber as he lunged into cover, swearing loudly as he immediately sprained his left wrist upon landing. Thankfully he was now behind cover but one of his hands wasn't going to be combat ready for days now.

What about the objective though?

Thankfully the store owner was not only alive and well but starting to fire back out the window at the raiders.

"That was crazy kid!"

Yeah... yeah he got the feeling it was a stupid risk all things considered. He nodded in agreement before touching his ear.

"Talk to me Tyler... the hell is going on?"

@Faster Than Light

 

[Tyler Ward]

Tyler is no doubt going to get chewed out for being distracted with dealing with that woman, hopefully Castor didn't just jump into a hail of blaster fire with no back up and get himself killed. That would be horrible. The woman was being compliant now, staying prone were she was left, not getting in harms way or anything. "Now stay there" Tyler would say trying to resume his task of providing covering fire, shrugging before he does so. Castor was asking what was going on, understandable. "The daughter tried going for her father with nothing but pistol. That shouldn't happen again" Tyler would say as he would slide back in position again, still kinda annoyed.

Now in position again, Tyler would aim his weapon and peer through the lens of his rifle's scope. He can see the Tuskan Raiders, he can also see some blaster shots being fired back at them from most likely the store owner.

Now with his crosshairs on one Raider, the ex-Imperial Agent would pull the trigger twice. The shots would land in the raider's chest. Not only is the raider in question now missing a chunk of his chest, the raider is also dead.

With that raider dispatched in short order, he quickly changed his target and got another unfortunate sand raider in his sights, trying to transition to cover to get out of the way from the third blaster added into the fray. Tyler would fire two shots at the raider, accounting for blaster bolt travel speed and the raider's running speed. The raider would have a blaster hit strike him in the sides, and the other one would miss. The raider would make it behind cover making it with his life, but he heavily wounded doing so and probably not an effective combatant anymore.

Hopefully that will be enough for the Hapan guy.

 

[Castor Chumeda Volante]

By the Force he was never going to agree to do an escort mission ever again - it was like the damned people thought it was a good idea to throw themselves into combat. If it was such a good idea then why was he even here after all? It made no sense to him and Castor would make sure that he made the mental note and stuck to it in the future.

"Of course she did... damn civilians."

Castor wasn't exactly made for interacting with the public after all.

Seemed that things weren't as bad as they could be however - Tyler had killed one of the four remaining raiders and forced another behind cover. Only two of them were left healthy. The mechanic leaned out of cover again and fired twice, nailing one of the two remaining raiders in the upper chest and ending it's life rather easily - which was beginning to make Castor think he needed to reappraise the man's talents.

With his own blaster in his left hand, he didn't trust his wrist to fire it properly so instead he stood from his cover with his lightsaber in his right hand and batted three of the remaining raider's shots away when they came for him - one of them deflected right back into the raider's left leg, leaving him injured but alive and still capable of firing.

@Faster Than Light

 

[Tyler Ward]

Alright, the baddie raiders were having their numbers slowly whittled down. There is only one more left. Tyler aimed to fire his blaster, aiming in tandem when Castor deflected his lightsaber back at the raider. That would surely have killed the the raider, but then Tyler's rifle started jamming up. Tyler would press on the trigger three times, but each time all that happened was a clicking sound. No blaster fire shooting out. No searing bolts of plasma of death being sprewed out. Nothing.

"Well kriff. Weapon's jammed" Tyler shook his head in disapproval as he communicated over the comlink. Must be the sand and walking across the dunes that have made his weapon jam. Castor had his pistol jam up too so at least he isn't the only one. Tyler would then turn around to the daughter "Stay here" he would tell her, sternly worded.

While the daughter would stay put and keep her profile low, Tyler would draw out his blaster pistol, and begin to move closer towards the target. He had it leveled, just in case the raider would try taking pot shots at him as he gets closer, Tyler would be ready. Maybe Castor and the mechanic would be able to finish him off though

@Nefieslab

 

[Castor Chumeda Volante]

Gods damn this raider.

Castor didn't have too many options when it came to attacking the raider but he gave it a shot. He began to use the Force to lift a rock to throw at the raider before the raider fired on him, causing Castor to need to block with his lightsaber... and drop the rock right onto his own foot. Castor swore loudly as he ducked back behind cover, clinging to his injured foot with a grimace.

The mechanic shook his head in disbelief and took the time to aim properly with his pistol. Castor was sure the old man was about to get blasted...

Then the old man fired once, blasting the raider's brains out all across the sand in a single shot.

Castor stared at the old man for a moment before relaxing in the sand.

"Ol' dead eye here ended him..."

Seriously - kriff Tatooine.

@Faster Than Light

 

[Tyler Ward]

It seems that the inhabitants of Tatoonie are tougher than anyone gives them credit for. In hindsight if they had to deal with constant menaces in the form of the Tuskan Raiders and the general crime then they would be pretty resilient and good shots.

Tyler Ward still kept on, he used his Combat Engineer's Armor's jump boots to launch him forward to where near the Tuskan Raider was. By the time he landed the Tuskan raider who was on his last leg (literally) already was dead, courtesy of the mechanic of course. Well, mission accomplished, the mechanic is safe, the mechanic's daughter is safe. Tyler would turn around then gesture her to come on over to their location so they can be reunited. The daughter would happily come rushing this way, her father would be happy to see here.

There would be one more loose end to take care of though. Tyler recalls seeing one more Tuskan raider that did not appear to suffer a lethal hit. The ex-Imperial Agent, as diligent as ever, would approach the heavily wounded Tuskan Raider. The raider went into cover - out of sight of the daughter -. Tyler would casually aim his pistol at the Tuskan, too wounded to do anything, and fire a blaster shot from his pistol at his head, mercifully ending the raider scum.

With that, Tyler would turn around. Mission accomplished. Regardless of if the mechanic more-or-less holding his own against the raiders, he still would owe them a favor for the safe return of his daughter.

And kriff Tatoonie.

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