Ask Coruscant Hit the Ground Running

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He breathed heavily as the fence was de-energized and people swarmed the ring trying to inspect him, thinking of the ways they could use him to make credits.

A hand broke through the crowds and he was pulled rather forcibly through the crowd. The jostling of the crowd against his rib was painful, it was bruised at best. He finally broke free and Trys pulled him over to the side.

"A little I guess,"
he said. "I had an instructor who made us fight in the underground matches," he said taking the water and taking a drink. He continued to look at the ground, fighting the urge to make eye contact. "...I just never stopped going to them" he admitted quietly. The fights on Coruscant were illegal but he had justified his actions to himself by saying it made him a better cop. If he was honest, he just liked it.

The slaver from earlier continued to barter for the girl and seemed to strike a deal and brought the girl over towards the two Sector Rangers. She had never seen Nick, but it was time to see if Trys costume held up with the drugged woman.

"I hope you have a plan for getting all of us out." he muttered as the man approached. The slaver approached, dragging Lena along who could barely stand. "See, a man of my word." he said pushing Lena towards Trys. He then looked towards Nick expectantly.
 

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Trys tilted her gaze to look at Nick, “I’m not leaving you behind,” She said quietly, her tone sincere as she looked at him. It was clear she hadn’t forgotten how he had stood by her and let a potential lead slip when she had been hurt. Trys turned to look at the slaver as he walked over with Lena. The girl looked dazed and barely took in who was addressing her. Trys felt a huge pang of guilt to see her like this - the twi’lek had been incredibly lively and sassy when they first met.

Trys followed the slaver’s line of sight and scowled, “Oh give me a moment, will you? You had my merchandise damaged up. He’s been a good fighter and I wanna at least get him taken care of before I hand him off to you. Who knows what shitty care you’ll put him through,” She scowled at him and the slaver grumbled in response. He agreed in the end and walked over to have his other fighter peeled off the floor.

She gently took a hold of Lena and nodded for Nick to follow. She didn’t forget what he said about fighting. It was clear it was something he didn’t want to delve into, but she hoped to learn more when they weren't in the middle of a crisis. Trys looked around, ducking past the crowd, “It’ll be difficult to get out all of us at once. I’m going to try and distract that slaver,” Trys grimaced at the implications, “Why don’t you find a way to get Lena out?”
 

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He followed Trys as they were led away. "Get us to a room upstairs." he muttered. He let her lead but as they left the slaver who Trys had been dealing with quickly noticed the trio leaving. Not willing to risk her running off, he quickly moved to follow but was slowed by the crowd.

They entered a hallway and Nick saw a man push a girl into a room further down the hall. "There." he said "Once we are inside, distract your new friend. I'll figure something out." he said.

They quickly made their way to the room that Nick had pointed out. "Good luck." he said with a weak smile before entering the room. The man who had already thrown the girl on the bed turned in an outrage that someone was intruding on his private moment. He started to yell but Nick bowed. "I bed your apology. My master sent me to present you with this girl." he said pulling Lena by the room. Not understanding what was going on, she struggled but she was in no condition to put up much of a fight.

The man's eyes lit up like it was Life Day. He looked Lena up and down, disgustingly licking his lips. When he approached, Nick lashed out and hit the man in the throat so he couldn't cry out. It also stunned him long enough for Nick to grab ahold of the man's neck and squeeze. The man struggled, but caught by surprise and lacking air, he went down quickly.

He held a finger up the terrified girl on the bed. "Its okay. I am here to help." he whispered as he started to work on his plan's next steps.
 

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Trys was about to protest at the suggestion of upstairs, but she couldn’t think of a better option. In the end, she made her way towards the upper levels. It wasn’t long before it was obvious that the slaver started to follow. Trys purposely tried to put people not only between her and the slaver, but also between her and Nick to make it less obvious they were walking up together.

The slaver was ultimately lost in the crowd for a moment, and she watched Nick duck into the room with Lena. Trys remained behind, shifting back closer to the stairs and leaning over the railing as if she had been casually standing there the entire time.

By then, the slaver bounded up the stairs and came towards her. Trys looked over and grinned, “Heyyyy fancy seeing you again.”

“Where is he?”

“He’s getting treated for his bruises downstairs,” Trys answered flatly, turning to face the slaver.

”No...I saw him come up with you,” The man wasn’t exactly the brightest, confusion already cropping up on his face.

“Afraid not,” Trys murmured softly, “I was hoping to run into you though,” She eyed him up and down, “I’ve been thinking about the extra stakes you threw on me,” Trys walked towards him with a grin, tracing a finger down the front of his chest, “Maybe I want that offer back on the table after all.”

The slaver looked thoroughly confused, and he looked as if he were going to ask questions. Thankfully, his lecherous side won over the more reasonable one. He allowed Trys to grab him by the hand and walk back towards the room Nick had just walked into.

Trys hoped against hope that Nick managed to clear the room. If not, this was about to get real awkward. As Trys came closer to the door, she slid her hand up along his shoulder and up the side of his neck. Before he knew what was happening, she grabbed him by the head and slammed it directly into the wall next to him. Trys followed up with a harsh slam to his solar plexus to knock the wind out of him.

She hooked an arm around him and quickly stumbled in through the door, shutting it behind her. The slaver fell to the ground and Trys looked up to see Nick standing by another man passed out and a girl on the bed that looked as if she were about to scream.

It was an awkward situation all around. Trys was about to say something when the slaver began to cough and sputter, preparing to slowly rise to his feet. Before she could do anything, Lena of all people grabbed a flower vase and walked over to the man, clobbering him hard over the head. The slaver fell back to the ground with a thud, out cold.

Trys looked from Lena to the girl on the bed and then to Nick, “God damn it, how many people are we ferrying out?” She hissed, looking back and quickly locking the door.
 

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Trys carried the semi-conscious slaver through the door and it closed behind her. "Well, I guess thats one interpretation of distract." he said with a shrug as he turned back to look around the room for their next step.

He happened to spot the girl on the bed who did look like she was about to lose it. "I need you to hold it together. We are cops. Follow us and keep your head down. You understand?" he asked looking her in the eyes. His tone was even but somewhat commanding. It times of stress, people tended to follow strong words, he hoped she would hold out.

He heard a crash behind him and jumped as he spun around to Lena standing over the now very unconscious slaver, broken shards and dirt all over the place. "I like this one." he said.

"Now." he said scratching at his beard. "How do we all get out of this." he said, mostly talking to himself. When Trys asked how many they were taking out. "We can't just leave her." Nick said "Its the right thing to do, and we are likely catching bounties for this anyway, might as well make it worth it." he said. Nick hated slavers and if he could get out of here with all of them he would.

"So for a plan. It isn't a good one, but it may buy us a couple of minutes of panic." he said pulling the curtains off of the wall and moving over to one of the panels. "I am going to set a fire, but we need to let the smoke build in here before we leave so it covers our escape." he said as he pulled to front cover off the panel.

He took two wires in his hand "We ready?" asked everyone before using the wires to spark the curtains which caught fire. From there it was a simple tasked to catch some furniture on fire. "Stick close to me." he said moving to the girl on the bed and offered her his hand. "Stay low." he said as the crowded down low near the door.
 

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Trys grimaced as Nick mentioned they couldn’t just leave her, “There’s an entire army of slaves down below. We’re really going to pick and choose who gets to leave?” She scowled at him, but she knew she was only taking her frustration out on him. Trys sighed and nodded in the end, knowing he was right.

She thought about his plan and couldn’t argue with it, “Okay, as long as...I don’t have to jump out of any windows,” Trys mumbled quietly, feeling the remnants of pain in her leg just from the thought. She watched him set the curtains on fire and suddenly had an idea, “Let’s burn this entire place down,” Trys said, “The chaos and commotion will give all the slaves a chance to scatter.”

Trys didn’t wait for him to respond, leaving him with both girls as she rushed out of the room to do the same in the other upper level rooms. At this point she wasn’t concerned with finding a way out - she wasn’t going to just save two girls without giving everyone else here a shot. Trys wasn’t known for acting rationally, but she did lead with her heart often on these things.

Within moments, a second bedroom began to smoke and Trys burst out and rushed to the last one on this floor. She knew if enough of a blaze began, no one would be able to stop it from spreading across the entire manor. She only hoped she would be able to find a way out and join Nick at some point.
 

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While he worked, Trys aired her concerns about his plan. "It will be fine." he said as the flames start to take hold. "A manor like this is going to have droids or some type of fire suppression system. They will have it out before it spreads too far, hopefully, we will be away by then." he said, starting to cough slightly before crouching lower to the floor.

He wanted to wait until the smoke built in the room a bit, and just when it was starting to get difficult to breathe. He hit the door to open the door. Black smoke poured out of the door, the fire surged slightly with the flow of air.

"Lets go." he said to the group. "FIRE! THERE'S A FIRE!" he shouted as he stepped out into the hallway, face dirtied with smoke. The crowd outside began to panic slightly as the fire started to lick out into the hallway. "THE WHOLE BUILDING IS BURNING DOWN!" he yelled as they pushed into the crowd.

That was all it took for all hell to break loose. He managed to keep ahold of the extra woman they had picked up . The whole crowd pushed towards the doors. The guards tried to keep things contained but it would be a losing battle.
 

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It wasn’t long before the panic rippled through the entire manor. The slaves from the basement area rushed up. Many of them had their binds removed to be more presentable, and they used the panic to their advantage. Trys rushed downstairs, trusting that Nick had the other girls taken care of. She found a group of women that looked terrified downstairs, and she led them down a separate passage.

Trys pulled out her blaster, shooting through a nearby window to let everyone out. The guards were focused on the doors and the slavers trying to cram out of it. Meanwhile many of the slaves themselves were jumping out of the windows Trys began to burst open. Smoke plumed all around, and it began to spiral out of control even with the sprinklers and the droids attempting to suppress everything.

She began to cough through the smoke, but she ensured that everyone nearby could get out before she hopped out of the window herself. Trys saw everyone scattered in a million different directions, a small smile forming as she rushed out. She was completely soaked from the sprinklers, and she yanked her stupid wig off, breaking into a run with the others.

Trys commed Nick after a while, doubling back to find him far away from the mansion. She jogged over to catch up to him, wiping the soot off her face. Trys came across Nick and gave him a tired smile, “A bit more dramatic of an ending than I had planned,” She said looking back at the mansion that was still up in flames.

Trys turned to look at the two girls, still catching her breath, “Come on, let’s get you both home.”
 

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He had taken both women outside and away from the Mansion. Trys had said she was taking care of one more thing before they had left.

Nick waited nervously out in the Forest for her to contact them. It felt like an eternity even though it was only minutes. He breathed a large sigh of relief she finally came over the radio saying she was out.

They met up soon after and from there it was easy to get their speeder in the chaos. Slavers were much more worried about chasing after their own slaves that worrying about Nick, Trys, or the others. He shrugged at her comment of it being dramatic. "I won't lose any sleep over ruining there little get together." he said.

WIth that they were away and heading back to Coruscant. With the information that Lena had they were able to obtain search warrants which led them to all the evidence they needed to put the crooked Renald Quay behind bars.

They still hadn't gotten any closer to Trys' serial killer but they had atleast got one piece of trash off of the streets.
 
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