Hunting a predator: Weak Link

[Louis Daele]

The furry managed to dodge those first round of shots before getting in cover? Lucky, Louis still had his blaster carbine at the ready however. If the wolf-man showed himself out of cover before Brent's grenade went off, he'd be ready to adjust his actions and fire. Brent is throwing, Louis would step back just a few paces, making sure he's not in the grenades area of effect and rotate his head to the left, although grenades are never the most precise things. He'd see some of the flash, but he wouldn't be blinded by it, he'd hear the explosion, but he wouldn't be impacted by it as he's outside the radius.

With the grenade exploded and neither Brent nor Louis caught in it's effect, the BIT slicer would move diagonally upwards to the right, he'd be moving sideways strafing with his blaster aimed and pointed in the wolf man's direction. When he has clear line of sight and clear shots he would fire two shots at the person's center of mass (unless the grenade actually managed to completely knock-out Narr), and in the event the wolf man tries doing something before then and/or comes out of cover Louis would be ready to adjust his actions accordingly.

The wolfman should be removed from the fight before two long.

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[Narr Noft]

Narr hadn't really expected the Jedi and his companion to attack him. After all, weren't they self-proclaimed forces of good and hadn't he just identified himself as a Sector Ranger? Truthfully, he expected them to at least explain themselves. Jemzel's gang was so diminished he had needed outside help, but he was also someone you could strike a deal with, like most crimimals he wasn't as addicted to violence as the Sith..and apparently the Jedi..and could easily be bought or Jedi mind-tricked convinced to help. Neither seemed to have been options for the bloodlusting..

Before he even finished speaking completely a loud noise erupted from close-by and Narr's head felt like it split open, so with a loud "Argh!" he dropped to the floor, putting one hand before his eyes in a desperate attempt to keep his world from spinning. With his other hand he grabbed his blaster pistol from his holster, but unbeknownst to him the Jedi's companion was eager to execute someone he only knew as a Sector Ranger and shot Narr twice in the chest. The shistavanen's armor lessened the impact of the first, but the second managed to burn straight to his ribcage and killed him.

His last moments had been utter agony, but he had it coming as he should've learned long ago: One does not try and convince someone to do the right thing. Not even when speaking to a Jedi. He should've done like the Lone Ranger often did in those HoloNet Movies; shoot first, ask questions never.

 

[Larisa Arkyadvich]

The two new additions, running and jumping across the rooftops, were not quiet nor a surprise to Larisa. Their movements were tracked by her eyes as soon as they came into view, making the alien's quick blaster shots at her torso an easy thing to dodge. Sidestepping the single shot by a quick and easy movement to the right -for only one shot came at her and the other two went for her companion- Larisa immediately reached down and yanked up the Duro who had slipped to the ground.

Throwing him behind a nearby dumpster at the end of the alleyway where the back side of the alley met the street, Larisa inadvertently had moved the Duro out of the way of the alien's additional shots that he fired. As they were both a dozen or so meters away from the opponents on the rooftop, Larisa began to quickly run through her options in her head while keeping her eyes up and trained on their opponents. With this distance, she would be able to continue to easily dodge any blaster shots fired her way, as dodging was her focus and she did not yet return fire.

She did, however, shout back at the group, "Just information? You seem like nothing more than lowlife thugs who aim to shoot first and ask questions later. Maybe you could calm your raging boners for a single moment and speak before attempting to kill me again?"

She, of course, remained ready to dodge, run, or defend herself in any way while she spoke. Simply speaking would not put her at a disadvantage to this fight, but she also wasn't interested in putting her life on the line for some Duro she had just met.

 

[Sinya Ven]

With her senses attuned and the haste of the approaching enemies, Sinya was well aware of the incoming threat. Sensing the danger before the shots were even fired, Sinya was able to spin and pivot, crimson saber sending the first shot against her bouncing down the alleyway, her movement spinning her away from the second bolt which passed by harmlessly.

Blade continuing its motion to sweep around and up, Sinya caught the third bolt, deflecting it up into the air. Quickly adjusting the grip on her saber to tilt the blade upwards slightly, the fourth bolt pinged off her blade and into the ground at her feet.

"Just want to talk huh? A bit shoot first, talk later for a Jedi if you ask me." Sinya purred, her eyes locking with the Jedi's above as his eyes lingered on her. Giving him a wink, she continued. "We're talking, so talk. Or let us be on our way." Her blade of course was still held ready to intercept the trigger happy Trandoshan's blaster. Her attention maintained on her whole environment, cataloguing the various dumpsters, pipes, and fire escapes that lined the alleyway.

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[Sunverkh Jhess]

The Trandoshan watched as the imperial agent and sith managed to avoid his shots and help the Duros avoid the ones directed towards them, realizing that the two women in front of him weren't ordinary thugs, well, it was obvious that the sith wasn't, but the other one was just as skilled, not everyone could avoid getting shot like that, that's for sure. They also actually wanted to talk, which was a plus. Sunverkh nodded at Brent, wanting him to not attack, but also stay vigilant, after that, he lowered his weapons, but held them firmly in his hands, looking at the two bodyguards and staying vigilant in case they tried something funny.

"The reason we come in guns blazing it's because we want information from Jemzel that he wouldn't let out no matter what, since it could cost him his life" Sunverkh explained, pointing at the Duro, or more like pointing at the dumpster he was hiding behind "Your boss hired a man not a long time ago, the man we are after, and he knows his location, if he tells us where he is currently hiding, we will stop bothering you and leave, simple as that."

Of course, he talked and explained the situation while still keeping an eye on them, if they tried to do something funny, the Trandoshan would be able to stop his little speech and start shooting one again or whatever was needed.

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[Louis Daele]

And wolfman is down. Honestly Louis didn't care if the man managed to somehow survive only unconscious or dead, the only thing he wanted was the man out of his way. A wolfman at their flank with a bowcaster would have been problematic. Louis then looked to where he saw Brent jump to after he threw his grenade earlier. Louis can't stay here forever, he needs to move out as well.

But, then he turned his attention back to the wolfman and the bowcaster he had. Striding over there, he would unsling the weapon and then take it for himself. 'It's heavy' the young slicer thought. It's a big weapon for sure and it presumably has fresh shots in it. It could be useful. Now wielding the weapon in his hand, he'd look towards the building again head back towards it. Once closer he'd use his armor's jump boots to propel him upwards up on the roof to where Brent jumped eariler.

Once up, he'd see his partners at the edge of the roof on the other-side. "Galahad coming behind you two" he comm to his teammates to let them know he's catching up as he'd dash forward over to them. He wouldn't be able to engage just yet (if needed), but he'd be able to join the fray soon.

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[Brent Fury Drast]

"Sharp words for a dull gal! We're talking to the Duro." He shot back. Brent had little interest in talking to the women since their primary purpose was to get information on their actual bounty targe.t Maybe it would also make them realize they had the opportunity to escape or give up and then avoid injury. But it seemed like they were firm in their beliefs.

Brent took a few steps further down the rooftop, casually but slowly making his way closer from his vantage point. His green eyes keeping an eye on both of them all the while. His senses reached outwards towards them. In normal situations he did not sense much save for the simplest instincts.

The parapet kept everything below stomach level obscured from the trio in the alleyway. Sunverkh would speak, more or less explaining what they wanted. Darkness, he felt the dark side in both of them. Hatred, fear, all common emotions for people in the underbelly of the galaxy. But one of them had a lightsaber and that was enough to confirm it too. aaaand there goes my erection. Why do all the bad girls have to ACTUALLY be bad. Brent pulled an adhesive grenade from his pocket as he walk. The action un-see-able by those below thanks to his high ground and waist high wall. Hearing from Louis was good as well but that did not turn the Drast's attention away from their adversaries.

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[Larisa Arkyadvich]

Larisa listened to the trandoshan explain himself from atop the roof a dozen meters away. Very slowly while he talked, she started walking backwards. She didnt want to be in this situation and the more they spoke, the less she wanted anything to do with this job. The Trandoshan, despite their initial meeting, seemed to be level headed. It was just disappointing how quick he was at attempting to take Larisa's life. But he almost, almost convinced her to just give up the Duro.

Then the grating voice of the human shot out at them, "Sharp words for a dull gal! We're talking-"

And like that any hope they had of convincing Larisa to just move on had disappeared. Dull? Really? How kriffing dare he. Before the human even finished speaking, Larisa shot the Duro in the head, killing him instantly. Immediately following this, she yanked up his body and held it up as a body shield in order to block any cheeky shots sent her way.

Having backed up a three meters total during the Trandoshan's speech, Larisa continued this trend and continued to back up. In addition to the exit to the alleyway roughly less twenty meters away, there were many doors to nearby apartment complexes roughly three more meters back. If she could avoid these assholes angry reactions then she should have a chance to get out.

 

[Sinya Ven]

Things quickly devolved from bad to worse. With the humans insult, Sinya felt her companion bristle next to her. Before anyone could react, her blaster lit off on the Duro and Sinya burst into action. With the would be bounty hunters weapons lowered for the time being they wouldnt be able to react immediately.

Quick drawing her blaster before the duros body could fall, Sinya snapped a quick shot off at the human (@darasuum), a hasty shot aimed at the center of mass more intended to suppress and force the hunter to dodge instead of attack, though it would be no less deadly should he not avoid it. Crouching slightly and sidestepping back and to the left away from Larisa as she drew and fired, Sinya also held her saber at the ready to defend herself from incoming blaster fire. Her sense were attuned and the darkside pooled within her, ready to be unleashed on her command.

 

[Brent Fury Drast]

Brent had moved further down along the roof as the exchange had happened. Larisa had been backing up but the Jedi had kept the same distance between them as he advanced. But it seemed Larisa had thinner skin than an orange politician. She promptly shot the man that she had worked so hard on threatening to hire them. Brent was a bit surprised and a little bothered by the sudden action. Then again, this was why the Sith Order was probably doing so poorly.

The Drast's lightsaber had remained active and at his side the whole time. The pale twi'lek must have thought she could score a hit on him. There was only the top half of him he needed to guard with the weapon. It snapped up, batting the bolt away harmlessly into the side of an alley wall. He had planned on drawing another grenade and now he had been prevented from doing the slow and calm maneuver by the Acolyte's attack. Instead he snapped his right arm, causing his secondary lightsaber, mounted inside his right sleeve on a N.E.W.D.A. The differently colored blades now in contrast to one another. "Sonovabitch!" He said gruffly to signal his surprise and frustration.

The petite agent that had executed her now dead client had rushed to use the cadaver as a meat shield. Brent imagined it would be odd to watch such a small and relatively meek looking person try and lift the literal dead weight of a larger being. Even if that person was considered skinny, the duro's corpse would slow her down considerably. She still had roughly twenty meters to go before she would be out of sight down an alleyway. The rest of the doors and accesses were locked and Brent doubted any of them were about to try and slice their way through the doors. Then again they could try to break down the heavy doors that were used to prevent the rough community of Nar Shaddaa busting in on eachother. This was the Smuggler's Moon. Nobody left their doors unlocked like some kind of red-leaf toting, mounted police enforced planet. But seeing as Sunverkh was shooting at the small female it might prove more of a hinderance for her than a benefit.

Brent focused the force in his legs as he began to run. The jedi had not stopped moving further down, instead it was just a change in speed. He bolted straight down the roof a dozen meters in a burst of force speed to get further down the alley at his elevated position. The twi'lek was a little closer but only the Knight's upper half would a blur as he moved. For now he was making no direct attack against them. Instead the skilled warrior was focusing on outmaneuvering the Acolyte and Agent and using his two lightsabers to deflect any attack aimed at him. If he went uninterrupted he would be almost at the intersection.


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[Sunverkh Jhess]

Well, the conversation went downhill very fast. Brent had a very special thing about him and the way he talked that made people extremely pissed off very fast, and Sunverkh would immediately regret that as the Duro's life suddenly ended. The Trandoshan would have a talk with the jedi after this and about how he should shut his mouth and let him do the negotiations next time, if there was ever a next time because after this Brent would have to prove himself if he wanted Sunverkh to invite him to work alongside him.

Anyways, since Sunverkh was on alert in case the two bodyguards didn't behave, the Trandoshan would be aiming his blasters at her torso sooner than she probably thought, the Trandoshan certainly wouldn't be able to shoot in time to stop her before she executed the Duro, but the blaster bolts would come shortly after, and certainly before she was able to grab the Duro's corpse and use it as an improvised shield, seeing how she had thrown him behind a dumpster before to protect him from cover and how she had also backed up three meters since that, therefore being even farther away from it, she also would have a hard time dodging three blaster bolts in total while mainly focusing on getting to the body. After that, Sunverkh would aim again, taking the time to be accurate and compensate the recoil, pulling both triggers again if she was still in his sights after that.

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[Louis Daele]

By the time Louis was able to get to the vantage point with his allies, the Duro was dead? Louis twitched an eyebrow, the VIP is dead. It wasn't his allies that fired the killing shots, must have been the two ladies down below, but if they wanted the target dead to begin with the surely would have done just that.

Late to the party, Louis would only be able to get to the edge at the time the Trandoshan started firing blaster shots. Now in position, he would raise his bowcaster at shoulder level and prepare to fire at either of the women. One of the wielding a red lightsaber? Are they fighting Sith? Did Brent's presence draw the Sith to them? Well... he'd never imagined he'd be fighting Sith in his life

If Louis had to be honest he isn't really feeling this fight, seems is pretty pointless at this stage since the Duro target is dead, but since he feels the need to support his allies. His thrill for the hunt suddenly dimished and he would like to end this as soon as possible, especially with Sith involved. In position a few meters away from Sun to his left. He's taking aim down the alley, is ready to adjust his aim as wanted/needed with his heavy firepower.

 

[Sinya Ven]

The Trandoshan was quick to react, luckily Sinya had been quicker on the draw and was ready to defend her temporary ally. The force pooled within her bloomed into action as she augmented herself with it, the pistol dropping from her left hand as she burst into motion. Her slight crouch made for a great launching point to shift her weight into a hop to the right, her left hand drawing her shoto and activating it and thrusting it forwards and up. The bolts came from a higher angle, allowing her to swing her primary saber as she hopped to intercept. The length of her primary saber would come in contact with the heavy blaster bolt, sending it flying into the furrocrete, before continuing its motion down into a guard in front of her, ready to defend against anymore blaster bolts on its way into the guard position as needed. The shoto saber she thrust up would block the first quickdraw bolt, knocking the saber back slightly as the second one also bounced off of the short saber, the combined force of the two bolts enough to knock the weapon out of her hand.

The shoto saber would deactivate as it flew, landing three meters behind her to roll around the edge of the dumpster where the Duro had been shot. Unfazed, Sinya was ready, primary saber in hand prepared to defend against any more incoming attacks, standing with her side facing the enemy to present a smaller profile, which was obscured by the humming crimson of her saber. Her reflexes now augmented with a slow trickle of the dark side, she held the remainder of the energy as a reserve, to direct wherever she might need. She was surprised to run into a Jedi, but it seemed he was more interested in cutting off their escape then fighting as he rushed down the roof and away from the immediate fight to cut them off at the next alley entrance. This meant for the time being the numbers were even, as a new enemy showed his face, peeking over the parapet with a rifle in hand, radiating fear.

Things were not looking good and the pair would need to get out quick. And to get out quick they would need to both stay alive, the odds of two against three marginally more favorable than trying to escape on her own. Sinya was ready to defend for the time being, if she wasn't already defending.

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[Larisa Arkyadvich]

With the Sith successfully assisting Larisa, she decided she no longer need the druo body and allow the momentum of pulling it up to also carry it out of her hand and forward. Having been shot at, she had been unable to back up much further and instead dove behind the dumpster where she had shot the duro. The dumpster was perfect as it completely hide her small frame from view. Scooping up the dropped lightsaber shoto, Larisa deftly ignited the blade and began cleaning slicing through the old duracrete wall beside her. Of course, when she dove she released her hold on her blaster rifle and allowed it to sling itself down to hang from her shoulder. Nothing was more useful for keeping a weapon than a sling, larisa had found.

Unlike the walls of spaceships or well made walls of expensive buildings, the shitty duracrete gave way in almost an instant, allowing Larisa to fall through it and into the building. The Sith, also a concern, was not Larisa's problem. The woman just wanted to get away from these psychos as soon as possible.

The room, thankfully, was just a supply closet with a limited amount of space and materials inside. The door to exit the closet and enter the main parts of the building was within a meter from larisa.

 

[Sunverkh Jhess]

The sith managed to deflect the first volley and then the second one, agile little woman, wasn't it? But by saving her ass, the sith was now vulnerable.

The Trandoshan smiled under his helmet, his bloodlust so great both the jedi and sith could probably sense it "Galahad, now" He said as he shot his two own blasters again once more, yet another three blaster bolts coming towards the sith, all focused on her now, the medium bolts aiming towards the lower part of her torso while the heavy one was directed towards her chest, the Trandoshan expected the combined force of the three bolts and the bowcaster to be enough to overwhelm her just like when she lost the shoto, if she even managed to block his shots combined to whatever his partners threw at her, that's it, she did make herself a smaller target, but could the whole lightsaber cover her entire body?

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[Brent Fury Drast]

Brent fully faced the Twi'lek Sith and the Agent in time to see her riddled with weapon fire from the Jedi's two associates. A part of Brent still had not wanted to kill the two dark beings but now the Bounty Hunters were not about to take half measures. Sometimes lethal force was required. He wondered if the petite woman regretted her decisions in her last moments.

The acolyte was still up for the time being. Brent extended both hands outward. Her attention was still directed toward defending against the blaster and bowcaster duo. Focusing his attention on both hand he would send out a push to have the Sith get pushed into the wall with enough force to jar her. While Brent was confident in his capabilities he wanted to use both hands since he was also still holding his twin blades. It was intended to make Sinya's defenses falter enough for Louis or Sunverkh wound her. If it was anything like what had happened to Larisa, the twi'lek was probably going to die. But that did not bring any pleasure from the Jedi Knight.


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[Louis Daele]

Louis didn't need the Trandoshan's orders to know when to fire, he just knew. Already in position and already aiming, he'd fire his bowcaster at the twi'lek in between stomach and chest slightly on her right side in the middle of her deflections. It won't stop the lightsaber from flying though.

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[Larisa Arkyadvich]

Having fallen through the hole she created in the wall, Larisa dashed out the door of the supply closet she had found herself in and into the main lobby of the small apartment building. And indeed, the lobby was just as small and shitty as the rest of this force forsaken world. The main entrance into the lobby seemed to be down a long hall, ten meters at least, to Larisa's left, the hall leading to some other dark street or alley on the other side of the building.

Dashing down that hall and past the small Quarren that sat behind a steel barred counter, likely the owner as he shouted at her when she passed by, Larisa disappeared from the building and into the maze of streets.

//exit thread.

 

[Sinya Ven]

Sinya had made a fatal mistake. In saving her ally to help her in the fight, she left herself vulnerable to all three attackers while her ally abandoned her to her fate. She couldn't say which bolt hit first, or if they all hit at the same time. What she did know was pain.

Staggering back as the heavy bowcaster bolt shredded her midsection, her world exploded in pain and shock. More pain as her lightsaber and the hand holding it exploded, simply dissapearing under the power of the renegade's heavy bolt. Two quick draw bolts stitched her chest, sending her staggering back further to be pushed to the side by the Jedi's force push.

Stumbling, Sinya hit, and then flipped over the rim of the dumpster. Crumpling into the trash, the fetid smell of back alley dumpster engulfing her, Sinya manager a cough.

"...Stupid." She managed a pained gasp, her final words as the light faded from her eyes. She died, another fool who took a stupid risk for a chance at some quick credits, another body in a Nar Shadda dumpster to be forgotten.

 

[Brent Fury Drast]

The petite female was gone. She managed to dip through the improvised portal she had made in the wall. Brent was unhappy she had managed to escape but knew that there was not much he could do to pursue successfully.

The other, the white skinned twi'lek, was no longer the attractive visage she had previously been. Pockmarked by blaster bolts and fallen, smoke from her body curled up and disperssed into the air. How he wished things could have been different.

Looking over towards his comrades he checked to see if any of them had sustained injury. But they looked to be alright. No longer needing to cut the Sith duo off he began walking back along the roof top towards his companions. His light sabers deactivated but remained in his hands for the time being. "You two alright? The other one got away." The Jedi Knight wondered what had happened to the Shistavanen from earlier as well but figured Louis would explain.

Two bodies remained in the alleyway. One belonging to the Acolyte and the other to the Duro. "The local law will end up coming eventually. I think we should be gone by the time they arrive. Maybe there was something on his desk terminal?" His green eyed gaze looked towards Louis more specifically since he had the expertise in slicing. Maybe there was nothing directly referencing Jala Zor, their target, but perhaps there was enough information to extrapolate the rest. Brent had to admit, the only technology he really understood was star ships. Everything else was outside of his wheelhouse.

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