Kriffin' Guard Duty...

[Gian Greydragon]

Savan sat inside the infirmary on the large transport ship, headed for Kwenn, mending the broken foot of one of the workers who had dropped a heavy crate containing several heavy duty Mandalorian blaster rifles. Savan was signed on to work in the infirmary for the duration of the trip, to and from Kwenn.

The ship was relatively large, with the cargo bay situated underneath the main quarters of the crew, that included the barracks, infirmary, mess hall, weight training quarters and the dock at the helm of the ship.

"Yeesh, mate, you really cracked her open, eh? You're not gonna be able to walk on this for awhile. You have fractured your cuboid, navicular and two metatarsals. That's gonna be four months on crutches, and at least one more in a protective boot. That's the best case scenario."

"Aw, come on, I have to work, this is the only income I've got right now." the young human male whined.

"I'm a Zabrak and I couldn't muscle through three fractures in my foot. You'e gonna be placed on medical leave, you'll receive a portion of your wage. You'll be making less, but your family won't starve. Lay back and relax a bit, I'll go get a cast ready, back in ten," the Zabraki medic reassured the young man. He turn on his heel and made purposeful steps toward the door, heading just down the hall to the medical equipment closet, when he saw a large Herglic male, he knew only as Taowmat. The Herglic dwarfed the Zabrak by about a foot, and took up a majority of the hallway as he walked past, nodding his head to the behemoth as he passed.

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(Sorry it took so long. If there is anything unclear about the layout of the ship, let me know. I'm a novice when it comes to ship layouts, so work with me.)

 

[Darasuum]

Ship duty was not bad for the mandalorian. He had been sent to desert planets, ice worlds or just the more extreme habitats of otherwise average backwater planets. Inside a ship the environment was regulated. It was neither good nor bad. At least decent sized transport ships like this one were not a bother to traverse. Light freighters he had to mentally make sure to not bump his head as he stood 2.2 meters tall. For this mission he was just another set of hands. While most warrior would struggle moving the crates with both hands he could easily carry two simultaneously. For now the placements of the cargo had been completed for the journey. They wouldn't need to move the items until they made it to Kwenn.

Walking through the ship on his way to the mess he spotted one of the other 'larger' warriors on board. The hybrid nodded in return silently. While the inside of the ship was not as confining as others it still forced him to occasionally give way to others. It was strange considering he was the smallest of his brothers and yet still far larger than most others. He could fire a heavy like a normal warrior could fire a blaster rifle without any ill affects. At least the ship was not a surface sea vessel. Taomwata had vast knowledge of the oceans and aquatic warfare. There were still a few planets that kept 'wet' navies but they were usually quite different from space their space faring counterparts.

 

[The Good Doctor]

Emerging from hyperspace some 50 km away from the Mandalorian transport ship is none other than the flag-ship of the Blackbird Pirates: the White Lady. Admiral Ademaro Di Gino stands at the center of on the bridge of the corvette, holding a class of Corellian brandy in his hand. He sees the starboard side of the transport ship outside the corvette's viewport. So far so good. Ademaro got a tip of a transport ship heading to Kwenn transporting weapons. Not just any kind of weapons, but Mandalorian weapons. It seems to be a lone transport as well. No escort, not even a starfighter. This is too good of an opportunity to pass them by. Those Mandalorian weapons could be put way better uses, don't the Mandos have like millions of weapons anyways? Now one of the bridge crew then informs Di Gino of the status. "Boss, we see the Mandalorian ship, just as we thought." Di Gino then replied. "Good... Move to intercept course, and fire Ion Cannons when ready." Di Gino then ordered as he takes a little sip of his drink. The White Lady then moves with speed towards the transport ship. Once Ion Cannons are ready to fire, the White Lady then fires off a volley of ion cannons, six shots total. Given that the White Lady mounts heavy ion cannons and that this the target is just a relatively large transport, the heavy ion cannon volley should shred the ship's shields and disable it.

Di Gino then smirks. He is armed and armored appropriately for the occasion. He is wearing his normal Vagabond Armor wore underneath his leather jacket. He has his pain weapon, his MD-12 Shotgun Blaster slinged to his shoulder, already on scatter mode. Given that he is going to be boarding a ship with Mandalorians in it, he decided to come with a SmartSec 22A Ion Blaster, a Sunspear Heavy Blaster Pistol, two EMP grenades, one Smackdown grenade, and last but not least: his vibrosword, sheathed to his left hip. (and 2x clips for all weapons) He is more than ready to board the ship assuming the ion cannon fire hits home. Out from the other sections of the ship, a number of Blackbird Pirate raiders then join Di Gino in the bridge. Di Gino then puts his glass on top of a bridge dash. "You ready for this... Ju Oku?" He turned his head and looked towards the Shadow Syndicate Three Ring.

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[Topher Ridge]

Ju would watch the bridge of the White Lady pirate vessel go about their duties. Normally Ju would't dare share the same air as these pirate scum, but these particular scum had made quite a name for themselves. Intel had come in from Ju's information network that a rather large shipment of Mandalorian weapons would be making it's way to the planet Kwenn. This was just close enough to Hutt space to warrant the interest of the Shadow Syndicate. Deciding to not waste syndicate resources he'd contacted the Blackbird pirates whom had been causing quite the ruckus over many hyper space lanes. It had been agreed to share the bounty of weapons 50/50 and the pirates would provide the ship and the syndicate would provide additional boarding crew.

Ju would look out the White Lady's viewport as the blue vortex of hyperspace faded into the white lines and then star field of normal space. Their prey had been expertly tracked and Ju was admittedly impressed by the crew's precision. The bridge erupted into frantic activity as the crew moved to intercept and disable the ship on the captain's orders. As the ship shields were taken offline Ju would contact his own boarding crew, a squad of Syndicate numbers, and order them to wait at the airlock. The captain would put down his drink and address the Epicanthix. Ju would simply nod.

"Always Captain Gino. Let's begin the operation."

Ju had already geared up, he wore one of his custom armorweave suits with a scatterweave underlay and armored vest under a button up dress shirt with his concealed phirk bracers. He carried both of his SP-30 pistols(2 reloads for both), 2 vibroknives, concealed boot knife, collapsible vibrosword, 2 thermal mines, 2 emp grenades, and an HH signal slasher. All this gear was neatly concealed on the tactical rig under his suit jacket. He was ready to confront anything the mandos had to throw at them. He would turn and leave to await the captain by the airlock.

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[Gian Greydragon]

The ship shook violently as the pirates vessel fired heavy Ion cannons into the shield array of their ship, nearly sending Savan flying into the wall across from him in the hallway. Recollecting himself, he turned heel and smashed the alarm, to rally his kinsmen to arms, and took off a short distance to the barracks where his weapons were kept. Locking and loading his Nova 70, with an affixed vibro-bayonet, and his TS-15 tri-shot blaster. Shouldering his rifle, and placing his pistol in a holster situated for a cross draw on his right side. After which he followed his brethren toward the fray, taking cover behind an indention in the wall, awaiting those who would soon breach the hull of the ship, and attempt to take their supplies.

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[Darasuum]

Despite Taomwata's size he still had to make an effort to stabalie himself. He threw out a hand to his side and caught himself on the bulkhead before he collided with it. A curse muttered from his lips in herglese came out as a growl. Looking up and down the hall for the source of the comotion his eyes caught Savan bolt past him the way he was already heading. Guess I'll follow him He thought to himself.

The hybrid already had his own gear on him. In space he was rather paranoid though in a situation such as this he supposed it could be considered being prepared. Reports came in through the channel of the enemy craft getting closer as well as damage reports. In his deep rumbling voice he spoke to Savan. "No lasting damage, single ship used ion cannons to disable. Most likely pirates. Going to be boarding next.". He checked his weapons and readied them as he moved with the Zabrak.

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[The Good Doctor]

The Blackbird pirate lord watched as the heavy ion cannon volley hit home and shredded the transport's shields like wet paper and then after that the ship was lifeless. Di Gino then smirked as the White Lady is still on the move towards the target. He then looked once again to his new friend in Shadow Syncidate who seemed impressed with the surprisingly well-oiled machine that is the Blackbird Pirates. "Alright, shall we?" He said with a smile on his face as he pointed towards the direction as the docking bay, where the boarding operation will commence. When Di Gino makes his way there, the pirate raiders he assembled earlier will follow him. They there they would meet up with Ju's Shadow Syndicate Numbers that he brought with him.

The White Lady would forcibly dock on the Mandalorian transport's starboard side. Now the only thing standing between them and the loot (and Mandalorians) is a the transport's hull. With that, Di Gino is standing some 7 meters from the hull with his raiders in tow. He has his Shotgun Blaster set to heavy blaster mode. He then has a Raider set a couple of breaching charges on the transport's hull. Remote breaching charges ready to be detonated by the same raider at Di Gino's command. Di Gino's weapons are all locked and loaded. It's show time. "Breach!" The explosives would detonate, creating a large enough hole for people to fit through there. With the White Lady docked to the ship, the transport's interior would not be exposed to the vacuum or space. Di Gino has his weapon up, ready to aim and fire at a moment's notice.

 

[Topher Ridge]

The 3 ring would proceed the captain and meet up with his squad of numbers by the airlock.

"Orders or as follows: Sweep and clear to the cargo bay. No prisoners, anyone stands in your way their life is forfeit. Ready up."

He'd turn and give a curt nod to the captain to let him know the syndicate force was ready. The ship shook under his feet as the White Lady "docked". The pirates went to work and placed breach charges against the hull of the transport. A moment later they were ready and the pirate took a step back. Ju now drew one of his SP-30 pistols in his right hand and a vibroknife in his left and readied up. Di Gino would shout for the breach and the hull would explode into the transport. Ju would lead the way and fire off covering shots, the sound of his shots covered by the alarm of the transport and the commotion of the raiding party as they entered the hallway. He heard a brief gasp of pain and assumed he'd made contact with a crewman. His numbers would soon follow and begin to pour fire down both sides of the hallway to cover the pirates as they entered.

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[Gian Greydragon]

He positioned himself about 20 meters away from the breached area, behind a bit of the wall that dipped inward, so bystanders could move safely out of the way for medical crews. There were numerous indentations like this on both sides of the hallway. By his side were three other mando'ade taking cover in a similar fashion. One of them was caught in the cover fire, taking a several shots to the chest. Making a quick assessment, Savan knew there was little that could be done for him in such close quarters. Unholstering his trishot pistol, he peaked out and returned fire, with several shots, allowing the shots to spread down the hall at chest level toward the pirates. He would return to cover and shout, in mando'a to his teammates, working out a battle plan.

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[Darasuum]

While the ship was a hulk of a vessel it was still rocked somewhat by the all but gentle docking with the hostile vessel. One of the service droids was frantic to get away from the breach point and stepped right into Taomwata's path. The oils of the internal droid burst out from its housing like black blood making the deck slippery. Dry and feeling out of sorts for being awake for over twenty four hours had made his senses dull and so he tripped over the dropped crates of another. His larger frame tumbled almost comically into an open escape pod off to one side of the hall. His large arm slammed into the controls of the compartment. The pod reacted to the unintentional command, jettisoning him inside. Taomwata had smashed the controls so hard there was no way for him to maneuver the pod back towards the transport. He would have to wait until someone came and got him or he landed on the nearby planetoid and made his own way off world.

(exited thread)

 

[The Good Doctor]

The Blackbird Admiral saw that everything was going to plan. The Shadow Syndicate Numbers and the Blackbird Pirate Raiders have been sent forth to plunder and are engaging the Mandalorians. Di Gino advanced with his Raiders into the breach behind Ju and his Numbers who were all to eager to lead the way. From before Di Gino had his scatter gun on heavy blaster mode and his weapon readied to fire at a moment's notice and he is still likewise ready even now. As a pirate lord he is experienced with this kind of thing. From a cover, he saw a Mandalorian (@Gian Greydragon) peaked out in front of him with a fancy looking pistol.

Di Gino's first reaction is to fire two shots at the Mandalorian's head as soon as he peaked out with his Shotgun blaster set still set to heavy blaster mode. When the Mandalorian fired his weapon, it shot three light blaster bolts in one trigger pull, twice, with Di Gino recognizing it as the TS-15 which he frequently uses from time to time. Two shots from the bursts total hit Di Gino's chest plate twice, with the rest landing elsewhere in the area, as it appeared that the Mandalorian was attempting to spread out the blaster fire in the pirate's general direction rather than at a specific target. Di Gino's chest plate held up, but one more would surely ruin it.

With that, Di Gino would run to cover, seeing a metal crate to the left side of the hall, crouching behind it. If the shots Di Gino took at him fail to do the Mandalorian in, Di Gino would then drop his Shotgun blaster on the ground, get out his Sunspear in his right hand and then fetch an EMP grenade with his left hand, which he will throw when the time is right. He is expecting Ju to see him and take care of him if Di Gino did not.

 

[Topher Ridge]

As all chaos broke lose as the defenders returned fire. He saw one who seemed a bit more competent poke come of of cover to fire to shots down range with a tri shot blaster. The pirate captain took a glancing hit as he and the pirates had taken point as the came through the breach with the Syndicate numbers providing cover fire. The rest of the tri shots went wide as it seemed the mando was simply trying to discourage an advance. Ju could catch snipets of the mando'a coming down the hall, which he spoke fluently, but it was hard to make out over the sound of the fight.

While Di Gino now ducked into cover and could see the man prepping an emp grenade. Ju would take cover on the right side of the hall in one of the same type of indention the mandos were using. He'd wait to see the result of the captain's grenade, though he kept his pistol aimed down range ready to pop back out of cover at a moment's notice.

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[Gian Greydragon]

Savan snapped his head back behind cover, taking a glancing shot from the first bolt, and allowed the second one to fly past, hitting the far wall, with a heavy thud. Holstering his pistol, he brought his rifle up to battery, shouldering it, and swinging out of cover, to assess the situation, seeing that both men had retreated behind cover. He made the decision to move up, sprinting roughly 5 meters forward to a durasteel crate roughly half his height on the other side of the hallway, and slid behind the cover, keeping both his eyes and rifle trained in the direction of the two pirates, ready to fire at either one should they pop out from whatever cover they had taken. With limited possibilities, Savan deduced that they were behind one of the man-sized crates, or in one of the divots in the walls, and trained his eyes accordingly.

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[The Good Doctor]

So he didn't die... If the Mandalorian crumpled like that, Di Gino would honestly be really disappointed given that these are the Mandalorians. The Blackbird Admiral, with his newly drawn weapons in hand, took a look with revealing as little of his head as possible and saw that the Mandalorian was sprinting closer. He pushed the button on his EMP grenade to activate it, just before the Mandalorian fully assumed his new position, Di Gino then attempts to toss his grenade.

Di Gino had a feeling that the Mandalorian would be going into cover and based on his direction he had a very good idea of what cover he going to take so the intended for the grenade to be thrown slightly behind the Mandalorian. The Mandalorian would be within the grenades five meter radius and Di Gino and Ju well out of range. Following that, Di Gino then lowers his head, and then takes out his Sunspear pistol and starts blind firing three shots in the Mandalorian's direction, with only the pirate lord's hand and wrist sticking out.

 

[Topher Ridge]

His syndicate numbers had begun to move down the hall away from the super commando that he and the captain faced. It would now just be the 3 of them, the only clear elites among the combatants. Taking the mando down would more than likely leave the ship's few defenders in complete chaos and make their job all the easier.

He would catch a peak of the mando moving up and would follow suit also moving up 5m ahead of Di Gino as he the captain chucked the Emp Grenade. He moved swiftly and took cover in another alcove with his pistol now trained on the mando's new cover. He fired 4 shots against the crate, at the mando's head level, as Di Gino's grenade landed to discourage the commando from peaking or trying to change cover to avoid the grenade. If the grenade successfully detonated Ju would move again, for now he had to wait to see what would happen.

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OCC: Jesus I'm sorry my last post was so terrible lol. I only just read it. I was extremely tired when I wrote that so my apologies.

 

[Gian Greydragon]

Having kept his eyes forward, Savan was able to notice the movements of his two enemies. As such he was able to react to the grenade throw, by stepping and jumping over crate, firing a burst of three shots from his rifle at the pirate who had thrown the grenade, before landing with a skid, using the right of his armor and his martial arts training to maintain an upright position, roughly four meters forward of his previous position, putting him eleven meters away from the pirates before the second combatant moved up. Upon landing, he dipped into the doorway of the common room on this particular hallway, shielding him further from the EMP blast. Once there he took cover in the doorway.

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(Thanks again, guys, for being so patient.)

 

[The Good Doctor]

The Mandalorian reacted to Di Gino's movements just before the grenade was thrown. Di Gino threw his grenade and proceeded to duck down as he was going to after throwing it, as he intended to do in the first place. When the Mandalorian fired his blaster shots after the grenade was thrown. Di Gino took a blaster bolt to his helmet as he was trying to duck down. The rest of them missed luckily as Di Gino was already in the process of ducking behind the man-sized crate he was behind. Even though the helmet wasn't touched by battle before then, even Di Gino clearly felt the recoil having been on the business end of the blaster bolt, but the pirate lord won't let himself be defeated just like that.

With that, Di Gino will remain in cover for the time being, the Mandalorian might be waiting for another opportunity to strike as soon as even one body part of Di Gino moves in the defender's line of sight.

Spoiler: OOC

Garbage post. Yes I know. Been busy. If there are any issues with my post let me know!

 

[Topher Ridge]

The Mando manged to avoid the covering shots that Ju had fired and jumped over the crate to move to new cover as the grenade detonated harmlessly. Ju saw Di Gino take a stray bolt to the helmet while the 3 ring's position in the alcove covered him from the bolts. This wasn't getting them anywhere. Ju primed a Emp grenade of his own with the mando's new cover in the doorway only being about 6m ahead of him. He cooked the grenade and tossed it timing it to explode just as it passed the frame of the door. Unless the mando heard him prime the grenade he'd have almost no time to react to the detonation.

Once the grenade detonated, successful or not, Ju would swing around from his cover and fire 3 shots towards the doorway the commando had taken cover in as he sprinted the remaining 6m to the door. Ju planned to make this a close quarters fight as the exchange of pot shots was simply wasting time he could be using to help clear the rest of the ship.

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[Gian Greydragon]

Savan moved back a bit into the room, hoping the two would follow, though he was met with a second EMP grenade which detonated, and rendered his current power cell useless. Quickly discarding the power cell, he retreated behind the cover avoiding the burst of fire, and quickly replenished his ammunition with trained ease. From there, however, he would choke up on his grip of the weapon for better use of the bayonet at the end of the rifle, positioning himself behind concealment near the door, opposite to his last position. Ready for a knock down drag out, Savan prepped himself to charge the first body to come through that door way.

 

[The Good Doctor]

As soon as the Pirate Lord heard what sounds like another EMP grenade going off and afterwards suppressed blaster pistol fire, he took a slowly took a peak up and knew what was going on. He then took this opportunity to bring up his shotgun blaster, discarding the used up power clip already inside and replacing it with a fresh one, it's all good to go, and in the process holstering his Sunspear blaster pistol. Ademaro Di Gino then started walking over towards Ju who manage to hinder the Mandalorian.

"Hey" he quietly says towards Ju. He then pulls out a Smackdown Grenade with his right hand and then gestured to Ju that he intends on throwing it in there. With Di Gino in the middle of the hall diagonally to the hallway, Di Gino will activate the grenade hand and then waiting second, he would send it rolling on the floor through the middle of the door way at an angle. After that Di Gino then draws his shotgun blaster up ready to go in. The grenade should go off once it firmly goes through the door way into the common room. If the Mandalorian SuperCommando can't get out of the eight meter radius, then he might find himself knocked down to the ground by the grenades concussive force.