No Flashes in this Pan

[MonkeyPantsFlash]

Corellia​

Find him. Find and shoot. One shot. One kill.​

Gopher nonchalantly walked through the city. He was in his element. The skyscrapers that rose up were nothing like Coruscant, but they were urban enough. Since Dantooine, he'd simply been hitching rides, seeking work at spaceports with renewed confidence. The well'd been dry for a bit, but a short stop on Mon Calamari had him overhearing a curious bit of info. Apparently, a certain smuggler had racked up a bit of debt with some crimelords; and they wanted blood. Bounty hunting was something he did more often than not. He always tried for the tougher jobs.

He strode silently, his face obscured by a worn out, brown cloak. Nobody suspected the short little figure, at least, that was the way it looked. And the Squib wouldn't have it any other way. He walked over to the cantina, if the flashing light was any indication. A good place to start the search. He knew the Smuggler type. Pink and purple light bathed the place, and it was filled with the stench of depravity and alcohol. Spacers from all sphere's grumbled and chuckled, drunk and tired. Everyone here was obviously not working. The Squib shuffled over to the bar, ordered the drinks, and began looking over the room with his bionic eye.

 

[Tank]

“Corellian Port Authority to the War Chaser, please state your purpose and cargo.”

“Recreation, no cargo.” Frey retorted into the comm unit on his Shriek Hawk Dropship. He was currently orbiting above Coronet awaiting landing authorization from the Corsec Port Authority. Ever since the war started every vessel was double checked, their previous flight records scoured for anything dubious looking, every hull scanned for any hidden weapons or intelligence systems.

“Power down your armaments and prepare to land. Welcome to Coronet.” It had become increasingly difficult to skip from system to system looking for work, especially work for a mercenary. That’s what led him to Corellia. A bounty hunter on Nar Shaddaa and told him there was a Barabel hiding out in Coronet’s under world. 50,000 credits for his head. Frey didn’t like taking bounties, it didn’t seem honorable to him. He’d studied land wars for years on Mandalore and stealthy assassinations weren’t his kind of thing.

Frey shook the off the thoughts as he prepared to disembark his ship, the droid brain in the process of landing on one of the numerous pads on the outskirts of Coronet. He had removed all his armor, walking through town in full Mandalorian armor could create a panic and garner unwanted attention.
He strapped his hip holster on and placed his Shockwave Pistol in the holster. He really would have liked to bring his Firestorm repeater with him but it was too large and conspicuous. He opted to take the Rippergun instead; it was smaller and the hourly guards on the Coronet landing pad could easily be bribed to forget they ever saw him.




An hour later he was sitting in a corner booth with a bar maid from a local cantina the Barabel was known to frequent. The place was semi-crowded but Frey didn’t think anything sketchy would be going down in the cantina so he wasn’t being too observant. He did notice a squib at the bar who seemed to be very interested in what everyone around him was doing.

“Nah, Krill won’t be around tonight honey. He’s plays Sabaac with his friends every weekend at his apartment.” The bar maid told him while chewing her gum. Freylyon gave her a sweet smile, and leaned in close to her. He reached out and hand and brushed the humans blue hair behind her ear. She retreated sheepishly but Frey kept his eyes trained on hers.

“You see I borrowed his Rippergun last week, I was protecting senator Glegor.” Frey added hoping to gain her trust, knowing she was in the presence of an ‘important’ person. “I really need to get it back to him before he heads to Tatooine tomorrow. You think you could point me in the right direction?” He asked leaning in close to her.

“Sure things sweetie. Krill live in the Galactic View Apartments, number 14.” The maid said leaning in for a kiss.

“Gotta go, love, might be back later.” Frey said quickly backing away. He gathered his things and backing away from the woman. A bounty and having to sweet talk a loose bar maid, this sucked already.

 

[Sophia McLaren-Cobb]

Having just arrived in Corellia, Zextripon laid out his choice of gear and wanted posters. "Better for me to claim all those credits than someone else." One particular offer caught his eye. "50,000 credits for a Barabel's head? Why not chase the bounty?" Grabbing his lightsaber, he carefully instructed his droid and his Ewok into what his plan is. Catch a Barabel. Easy work for a Chiss like Zextripon. His plan was as follows, capture someone who knows something about him, find the Barabel's hideout, and kill him. Easy. But one thing caught him off. "Sir, we do not have disguises. How are we going to avoid getting noticed?" pointed out Zextripon's droid. Zextripon thought about it. He gots a bunch of old robes he kept in his ship and used them to cover himself and his companions. "Let's get this Barabel."

 

[LankyBannana]

A newly christened cargo ship had arrived in the port, the pilot of the ship responded to the port authority in a non nonchalant manner "Cargo,luxury. He had heard a large amount of scuffling in the cargo-hold since his departure from tatooine, but he had ignored it the best he could. Little did the man know that there was a creature in the cargo-hold, it was an ewok..and a rather sly one at that. He had been hopping planets,but did not anticipate making a stop anytime soon. To-Zak had little grasp of the time but he had felt some hours pass, but this was not important as he was landing...The ship landed as the cargo-hold of the ship opened. "This place..." To-Zak had thought to himself, he had never been in a large city like this, at least not since Coruscant..But that had been a while back. He shaked his head, he should not speak of Coruscant..It was too son. To-Zak quickly ran as far as he could from the ship lest' he be caught. He firmly held the hilt of his lightsaber and found himself not far from the port but far enough so that he could not be caught, he was near a bar as he let out a deep breath and entered the building.

 

[Sophia McLaren-Cobb]

"Ah, someone is also searching for him. Better get the Barabel before someone else does." Sensing someone near by, Zextripon took out his lightsaber, expecting a fight. CQI-360 mentioned that they should do this as quiet as possible. Zextripon doesn't wish to spoil himself, he just wants his credits. Choosing to drop by in a local bar, Zextripon felt nervous. Ilion, his ewok said "I think there is another Ewok here." Looking around, he caught To-Zak in his eye, and walked over to him. "Greetings. I am Zextripon."

 

[LankyBannana]

To-Zak Jumped back, startled at the sight of the Chiss warrior. He had only seen two, maybe three Chiss in his life. And it never stops being unpleasant. To-Zak shifted to the side so his light-saber could not be seen, what happend to the Jedi on Coruscant was troublesome..he did not need anyone to know his affiliation. To-Zak said "Greetings,is there something you need?" as he looked towards the Ewok

 

[Sophia McLaren-Cobb]

"I sense a spark of the Force within you. Are you looking for a Barabel?" Zextripon kindly asked. He didn't see any reason that he should break out in a fight, so he hid his own lightsaber. "What is your name, Ewok?" Wishing to know who he is talking to, Zextripon asked for To-Zak's name. "I wish a glass of ginger root beer, please." he said to the bartender. Turning back to face the Ewok, he was curious as to whether he was a Jedi or not. So he asked "You look like an Ewok learning the ways of the Jedi. Are you a Jedi Padawan?" He grew anxiety and got nervous. Should he find out that he is facing a Jedi Padawan, he will be great trouble than he thought for.

 

[Tank]

As Frey was walking out of the cantina an Ewok entered. Down the street he could see another man and Ewok preparing to enter the same cantina. It wasn't very often that you saw many Ewoks off their homeworld. Much less two separate parties in the same cantina, it couldn't be a coincidence. Frey dismissed it. He had a bounty to capture and didn't need to be distracted by simple curiosities.

He flagged down a hover taxi and entered the cab.

"Galactic View Apartments please, and make it fast, I'd like to get off this world as quick as possible." Frey said.

"No problem, we'll be there in no time." The Bith said with a bright smile. "Would you like some music for entertainment?" He asked motioning to the radio.

"Yeah, sure, whatever you like." I responded.

Five minutes later I was outside the apartment complex. It was a series of detached town homes, laid out in a crescent with a massive fountain in the middle. Frey walked up to the Barabel Krill's home. The lights were on and Frey could see at least five others inside seated around a table playing Sabaac. Frey made sure the safety was off on his Shockwave pistol and Rippergun. He made sure his extra power packs were easily accessible as well. It would be nice if Krill would just come quietly but Frey knew that wouldn't happen, it was going to get bloody.

"Well here goes nothing." Frey reached out and knocked on the door. His Shockwave pistol trained on the door. It was powerful enough to blow through the door and rip straight through whoever drew the short straw of opening the door. From then he would use his scatter gun, causing as much damage to as many people as possible. It would be incredibly effective in the close quarters of Krills home. Frey could see fight playing out in his mind, he could see Krill already dead, but now he needed to focus on doing. The door knob started to turn and Frey pulled the trigger. A four inch hole was blown through the door and blown through the chest of the Bothan behind the door.

The fight had begun.

 

[LankyBannana]

To-Zak grumbled, he did not like to reveal to others his abilities, much less now after the Jedi have been driven from Coruscant. But he did not want trouble,To-Zak liked to think that he always knew what to do regarding people, My name is To-Zak from the Aprune tribe of Endor To-Zak exhaled sharply before saying And jedi...to an extent To-Zak's vision did not shift from the Ewok sice it has been years since he has seen another of his own kind.
But what intrigued him particularly was this talk of a Barabel Yes, i am looking for this...Barabel you speak of

 

[Sophia McLaren-Cobb]

"To-Zak? Never heard of such a name. Good to know that Ilion, my ewok, has some fellow friends from Endor. He also comes from the Aprune Tribe of Endor. I found him as a young child." Zextripon said. He was startled by the fact that he was looking at a Jedi. Zextripon knew that the Jedi were being crippled, so he decided not to get in a fight with To-Zak. "Good to know that you are also after the 50,000 credits that are placed on this Barabel's head."

Hearing a boom, Zextripon awakened his senses. "Ah ha, someone one found him before me." Rushing out of the bar, Zextripon needed to focus. Asking his droid for answers wasn't working for him. He calibrated CQI-360's sensors to detect and locate sounds. "Sir, the noise came from Galactic View Apartments, apartment number 14" Zextripon finally learned where was the person he was looking for. Ordering his Ewok and Droid to meet him outside the apartment complex, Zextripon used Force Speed to get to the complex. Taking the elevator up was easy enough to get him to his destination. He caught Freylyon Cain in his eye. Using Force Push, Zextripon pushed away Freylyon and ignited his lightsaber. "Think you can get the Barabel before me, eh? Well, I won't let this happen."

 

[LankyBannana]

To-Zak quickly realized this was not a game, he had glanced at the Ewok once more before questioning the droid Wermo! Where is this place you speak of?! As he looks of into the distance.

 

[Sophia McLaren-Cobb]

CQI-360 responds to To-Zak "I have been programmed to not respond to anyone but my master." Worried that To-Zak would try and get in a battle with Zextripon, Ilion nicely asked To-Zak "Do not go after the Barabel. My master is one really mean Chiss and will kill anyone who stands in his way"

OOC: Note that To-Zak and Ilion can speak together in Ewokese. :)

 

[LankyBannana]

*In ewokese* "Did Machook give upon building the first village? I must know where this Barabel is,for the glory of Aprune and for the Balance of the Universe!"

 

[Sophia McLaren-Cobb]

Speaking in ewokese, Ilion said "He is in Galactic View Apartments number 14. But beware of Zextripon. He is a fearsome Chiss warrior like his father."

 

[LankyBannana]

To-Zak nodded, he had been familiar with danger. But he had to be careful, he used force speed as well to reach the apartment building and looked up to get a glance of what he would be getting himself into.

 

[Sophia McLaren-Cobb]

Ready to strike down Freylyon, Zextripon sensed a disturbance. He felt that To-Zak was coming. He felt betrayed. Ilion and CQI-360 told him where he was. Now it's an all-out battle. He wasn't expecting this.

 

[MonkeyPantsFlash]

Gopher lined up a shot; it took a steady hand. He probably should have expected more trouble, all things considered. All those credits can make people crazy. And if all the explosions were any indication, things were.

The Squib had eavesdropped on the Human bounty hunter, and nobody was the wiser to the short, cloaked figure that slipped away to the roof. While the Human immediately made his way over to the building, he decided a non-direct approach. He took a large, fist-sized metal ball, and loaded it in his Verpine sniper rifle. He lined up a shot, searching the chaos next-door for any sign of the target. Apparently, someone had a lightsaber over there, making things ten-times more interesting.

*sigh*​

He flipped his rifle onto his shoulder, and took out a small, spherical droid. His recon droid. He ordered it to investigate the building, and it flew away while he shot off a grappling hook and swung over to the other building. People on the street were starting to hear the ruckus, and seeing a meter high Squib flying across the street was most definitely a sight to see. He gripped the building, and climbed into the next-door window, the yells of people outside echoing within the room. It was an empty room, and he could here the chaos in the other room. He scanned through the wall with his eyes, and saw the heat signatures of 7.. 9 people next door, various bolts, and the long blade of lightsaber. It was getting exciting. He was just hoping the Recon droid would cause some trouble and distract them long enough for him to make a move.

 

[Sophia McLaren-Cobb]

Movement. Something Zextripon didn't want to hear. In air, he heard a sound. "Ah ha! Who thinks they can spy on me?" He used Force Pull and pulled the little flying droid and sliced it in half with his lightsaber. He didn't want to be at the center of someone's attention. He turned around and caught Gopher in his eyes.

 

[LankyBannana]

To-Zak held his light saber tightly, in this moment he was oblivious to all around him he was focused strictly on finding the Barabel and having a talk with him. "Killing him...Makes it too easy on him...I will find a way" Suddenly To-Zak concentrated, sending himself quickly leaping trough the air and landing on the roof of the building. (OOC:The one with all of the people in it) He grunted loudly as he was not used to the forceful impact one might feel when using Force leap, but he shaked his head attempting to discard the thought so that he may focus on the task at hand.....

 

[Sophia McLaren-Cobb]

Zextripon used Force Push and sent Gopher back down to the ground. "One gone, now the others." Using Force Push again, Zextripon thrust the apartment door. "Hello, Krill. Long time no see. Come with me." Zextripon ordered the Barabel to come with him. He got what he wanted. Now it was a matter of killing him.