In search of crystals

[Kant]

Kant got up early that day and did his meditations and warm up drills. He was extremely excited and attempted in vain to calm himself. He checked his equipment as usual and it was all in working order. He then set out for the hanger at Ziost. Here, he was supposed to meet Proelium, and leave on a quest to find lightsaber crystals. He called himself a cab instructed the driver to take him to the hanger. Twenty minutes later he arrived. He jumped out of the cab and almost forgot to pay the driver. After he paid the driver he rushed into the hanger and walked briskly up to the area where he was supposed to meet his master. He wondered what kind of crystals his master would find for him to use. He knew that Proelium was an expert swordsmen, and that whatever crystals he wanted for his apprentice would be very good and extremely effective. He wondered whether he would mix multiple crystals or just use one. Either way he was sure that his master would pick a good combination for what he wanted. He also wondered whether or not the master would let him choose what crystals they went after, or whether he would just choose. He waited eagerly for his master to instruct him on what they would be doing.

 

[Kath]

"Finally, your here." Proelium said with a touch of anger in your voice. He had been waiting at the hanger for over an hour. Kant was lucky that he was essential to the Sith Lord's plans or he would be dead at the moment.

As usual, Proelium's robes covered his features. His lightsabers were visible, clipped on his belt where he could easily reach them. Behind him, in its berth, stood an Lambda shuttle which Proelium had acquired for this mission. The landing ramp was already in the open position, and Proelium walked into the ship without checking for Kant to follow. He sat in the pilot's chair and began the start up sequences for the shuttle. In the cargo bay, stood a weeks worth of supplies and enviromental gear.

 

[Kant]

Kant saw with a little displeasure that Proelium was already here. The master was not usually in a good mood if Kant got there after him. He could see that Proelium was angry. With a bow he spoke to Proelium "I am sorry for arriving late my lord." Kant followed his master as he walked up the ramp onto the ship. He sat in one of the seats near his master, and spoke carefully and cautiously "Will I offend you my lord if I ask where we are going?" He waited to see how his master would reply.

 

[Kath]

Once again, Proelium's apprentice please him. "Well, I thought I would offer you a choice. We can either go to Adega, Ilum, or Dantooine to find your crystals. Keep in mind Adega is close to Ossus a known Jedi world, Ilum used to have a Jedi Temple and is the most well known source, and Dantooine used to have a Jedi Enclave. Choose wisely."

As Kant thought, Proelium raised the boarding ramp and brought the shuttle up on repulsers. He turned skyward and blasted off into the atmosphere, clearing Ziost's gravity well. Out the viewport, he could see some Star Destroyers on routine patrol. He eagerly awaited Kant's answer.

 

[Kant]

Kant was excited to be leaving finally and buckled himself into his seat. He was perturbed by the fact that where he wanted to go, the planet Velmor, was not on his master's list of choices. His master was usually kind, and he thought that, in this case, he might let him alter his plans by choosing a different destination. "My lord, I would like to go to Velmor and seek a Velmorite crystal, then go to Phemis and seek a Rubat crystal. I am interested in taking a Velmorite crystal and combining it with Rubat. Is that possible my lord? Also, is that a good combination? However, if you would not like to go there, I am willing to choose one of the three locations you mentioned." Velmorite was, however, his first choice. Once he had gotten a Velmorite crystal he hoped to be able to combine it with another crystal which would improve on some weakness which Velmorite had. He hoped to be able to combine Velmorite with Rubat and make a fast, powerful, and maneuverable crystal.

Kant looked around at the wonders of space, while he waited for his master's reply. He saw the star destroyers that were on routine patrol and wondered how long it would be before they were involved in a battle. He thought that it would not be long now before the war started again. This was one of many reasons that he wanted to make a good lightsaber out of natural crystals before it was too late. Another was that in the coming war he wanted to have one of the best sabers. He was anxious to hurry, as much as was prudent in such a delicate process, in order to get his saber done soon. War would be coming soon and he wanted to be prepared. He looked up and eagerly awaited the master's reply.

 

[Kath]

Wow, he knows more than I thought. Proelium thought with a smirk. The Rubat crystals were extremley rare since Phemis was not well known or documented. Luckily there were some at the Academy on Ziost. The Velmorite could be a problem extracting since Velmor was so close to Empress Teta and in alliance space. But the risk was well worth it.

I trust you know how to plot a hyperspace jump? Lay in a course for Velmor. We will go there to extract the Velmorite. The Rubat, we have some stores of back on Ziost. Prepare yourself for this journey my apprentice. It will shape your destiny."

With that said, Proelium handed over controls to the young Acolyte and waited for their journey to begin.

 

[Kant]

Kant was surprised that Proelium wanted him to navigate through hyperspace at such high speeds. Still, he was confident in his abilities as a navigator, and was not worried about the dangers that were involved in hyperspace travel. He quickly began to make the calculations and enter his destination and other data into the computer. He looked at the navigational computer and began to chart his course. He carefully avoided asteroid fields, and stayed away from any sort of gravitational pull from planets. For a few moments he made calculations and figured out which way they would need to go. When he finally finished his plan, he began to make the jump to hyper space. The ship rumbled as it sped up rapidly. He focused on the force and allowed it's energy to flow through him. At this speed, using the force was the only way to try to avoid any obstacles that came up. He sat at the controls focused and waiting for the time when he would need to slow the ship down. He didn't mind space travel, but he didn't enjoy it either. To him, flying was kind of like riding a really fast horse that didn't poop as much, it was just a means of transportation. He hoped to arrive at Velmor soon. He was not entirely sure what would happen on Velmor. He knew that it would be dangerous, and that there probably would be a fight, but he didn't know how the government would react to their arrival...if they found out. He realized that their best weapon would be stealth. He hoped to be able to sneak in, grab his crystal, and get out without having too much trouble. After he had made his saber he would be eager to fight Jedi, but for now, he was only interested in making his saber. He hoped that the trip would end soon.

 

[Kath]

Proelium concentrated deeply on the future. His plans were well in motion, yet in order for them to succeed, he needed Kant to become as powerful as he was. That was still a long way off. As the ship streaked through the glow of hyperspace, Proelium sat and contemplated the future.

"My apprentice," he said suddenly as if the thought had just come to him, "what are your goals for the future?"

 

[Kant]

Kant thought for a moment before he replied to his master, "my lord, my short term goals are to complete my lightsaber and get more force training. On a slightly longer term I hope to become a marauder, and eventually, a lord. Of course I am always wanting to improve my saber skills. I suspect that we will soon be at war. If this should happen, my overall goal will be to win the war. Typically that is accomplished by killing Jedi, so that is one of my goals also. If I may ask, my lord, what are you goals for me?" John concentrated on the instrument panel as he waited for his master's reply. They would be arriving soon but they still had plenty of time to finish this conversation before they would hit the atmosphere.

 

[Kath]

"My goal for you at the moment, is to complete your training and make you a powerful Sith. Everything else will be revealed in good time my apprentice."

The boy had potential. He could make a powerful Sith, or all this could be a waste of time. Soon, both of them would find out. Suddenly, the alarm went off for the reversion back to real space. The ship decelerated and the planet Velmor appeared in the viewport. A handful of native defense force ships were present but no serious threats were present.

Proelium switched to a false transponder to hide the fact that this was an Imperial shuttle. Stealth was key on this mission.

"Kant, follow the basic procedures. Contact the spaceport and request permission to land. DO NOT, give any hint that this is an Imperial shuttle. Tell them its privatley owned. We need to be careful here, we're in Alliance space now. We are simply tourists sight seeing."

OOC: do not RP the spaceport's response I'm looking for someone to NPC the government and possibly some Jedi.

 

[Kant]

Kant slowed the ship down when the alarm went off, and listened to his master's instructions. He flipped on the radio and tried to contact the space port. When he heard the call go through, he spoke to the spaceport, "Hello, we are a privately owned ship here to see your beautiful planet. I would like permission to land please. By the way, do you happen to have any good restaurants here?" He took his finger off the button that transmitted the sound and spoke to his master, "how did I do?" He waited for the replies of both parties. If all went well he would soon be on Velmor collecting his crystal.