[Pre-TL] A Bid for your Woes

[KinkyPrawn]

Arden was yanked from his inspection quite abruptly when he heard the shattering of glass above him and screaming before someone hit the dumpster behind him. He whirled around, drawing a pistol with his left hand while his right hand held onto the lightsaber, ready to use it. He levelled the pistol at the dumpster, but as it flew open and the stoner girl from earlier drooped over the side, looking rather pale.

Arden blinked, not sure why they were even there to begin with, but shouting echoing through the window above them gave him a really good idea. "You guys need to move. Come on, get up." he said sternly as he put the lightsaber away in his jacket and pulled a grenade from his belt. The grenade was primed and tossed into the window before engulfing it in flames. "That should hold them off for a bit. Now come on, no need to stick around here." he said a little louder, then turned to look for an escape. He spotted a route down the alley that would hopefully put him a little closer to his ship. He waited for them, both pistols still at the ready to shoot either at them or anyone coming out the flaming window, then bolted down the alley to get away from the auction building.

He gave a few glances behind them to make sure the others stuck close. They finally got to a safe area away from the carnage and he finally relaxed. He caught his breath as he looked around the empty space behind some building. "Coast seems clear." he said, holstering his pistols but still holding the grips in his hands. His T-visor's cold gaze shifted to eye the duo. "Now, you mind telling me what the hell your plan was in there?" he asked them.

@Algarus @Caught in Strangereal

 

[Caught in Strangereal]

Felix groaned a bit was about to laugh at Alana's pissed off comment but then as he began to laugh a searing pain came across his chest and he coughed again. Felix lied there for what felt like forever as suddenly the cushions of decaying bloating food felt like the most comfortable bed he experienced in years. The only thing making things awkward was that there a mysterious druggie on top of him. Granted he thought about pushing her off but then decided against it and bared the awkward contact until she slunked herself to the side. Felix would then use his feet to push his back against the edge of the dumpster and slowly pull himself up.

An explosion caused him to jump as he gazed up at the window. Fire shooting out and rising up above. Felix saw Torguta fall from the building body on fire screaming in agony over being burned to death. The image now having been burned into his mind. Hearing the Mando's words snapped back to reality but now a current of anxiety flushed through upon noticing the blasters still. He was just as ready to shoot them as well as anyone else. The worst part though was in a weird messed up way they were all in this together and for now he would serve as their best hope to keep them safe. A psychopath who just started a fire. Felix didn't reply to the Mandalorian he just swung his legs over the edge of the dumpster and got off of it. He also grabbed Alana's hat, it seemed to mean a lot to the girl. As he briefly held onto his mind went and tried to just focus on anything other than the current situation as a result it fixated on the hat.

Just holding onto it he could get a sense of comfort and history of it. It saw a lot over the years and was a constant of Alana's life. Yeah best not take that away from her. If Alana needed help to get out of the dumpster he would do that, but seeing that she seemed to be regaining her focus he just gave her space. Handing her the hat when she was on the ground. Then he would follow the mass murdering Mandalorian. Always expecting him to just shoot them. He was tense and he didn't trust the guy his actions before didn't quell those thoughts. Felix knew and saw that he was opportunistic and would exploit any situation to his benefit, and well an under riding sense that he was secretly insecure about looking like a idiot. Still he holstered his pistol but clearly in a way that said "I'm still ready to shoot you".

When asked what the kark his plan was well Felix just cocked his head a bit and looked at him in disbelief. The guy who just stole his payment back and item as well as burning and killing people and making an enemy with the hutt and he was trying to insinuate that he and Alana were the idiots? No.

"I could ask you the same but we already crossed that bridge and you burned it. It's moot now. Let's just get to the nearest space port and leave asap. You especially... that hutt just put a million credit bounty on you. You just blew up a black market auction ran by a hutt, and you're probably the only person on this entire planet wearing a helmet like that. There was the smallest hint in Felix's voice that he thought the Mando was the idiot here, but it wouldn't be something that the Mandalorian could pick up. Just something that played in the back of his now exhausted mind.

Felix briefly paused as he looked around, a sense of paranoia taking hold that yielded nothing but a empty alley.

"I originally wanted that saber but after all of that it's not worth it. Let's just get the hell out of here and hopefully never see eachother again, oh and uh... sorry about this whole mess." He really just was done with this day and Alana wasn't looking to well, like about to hurl her guts out unwell. If it weren't for the prospect of being found by a homicidal maniac he would be sleeping in the dumpster by now.

@KinkyPrawn @Algarus

 

[Algarus]

Alana waved back and forth, as she slowly worked through her neausia enough to leave the confines of the dumpster. There was an explosion, and some poor bastard slammed into the ground, his body sizzling from the flames. Alana gave it only a passing glance, wondering if she was actually seeing this or if this was the remnants of the drug trying to keep hold. The scent of burning flesh struck her nose though, and she nearly upheaved then and there. By the time she was in the state to start moving, she found Felix had already clambered out and was waiting to help her.

She reached up with one hand to grab her hat, only to find it wasn't there. A brief moment of panic seized her mind, but it was short lived as she found Felix had it in his hand. She might have initially went into a series of accusations, but firstly she felt terrible, and secondly he clearly wasn't going to try and steal it. She'd take his hand, as she would exit the dumpster and wobble towards the wall, sliding her newly retrieved hat back onto her head as she did so. The Mandalorian was here, but she couldn't muster up anything to say, as she knew she was losing this battle. Felix was talking to the Mandalorian, his voice sounding distant and muted to her once again. If he was going to get into it with the Mandalorian, he was going to need her help. She was feeling better now anyways, though her head was still spinning, she felt she could at least hold a blaster. Pushing herself off the wall, Alana turned to face the Mandalorian, as she began to march up to face him. "Listen here bucket head, I have one thing to say to you." Alana was now within reach of the Mandalorian, as she glared up at him; then it happened. The nausea slammed into her full force, between the smell of trash on her clothes, the roasting corpse next to her, and the fact the world around her was spinning, she emptied her stomach contents all over the Mandalorian infront of her, a projectile wave of vomit laid waste to the Mandalorian attire. Alana's head dropped once the act was finished, the white haired woman gripped her forehead as she slumped against the wall, feeling her head starting to clear now. "Sorry." She grumbled, feeling a mix of pride and embarrassment for what had just happened. There was still a roaring fire up above them, and the Hutts were going to be looking for them, or at least the guy who just threw a grenade into the building. "Hey....hey guys, think we should....probably get the hell out of town." She sputtered, her pupils were still a tad dilated and eyes still red, but she had gotten just an inkling of her common sense back; and it was telling her she done fethed up.

@KinkyPrawn @Caught in Strangereal

 

[KinkyPrawn]

Arden blinked and recoiled slightly when he heard the news. "A million credits?" he confirmed, looking like he was now relaxing. This wasn't good. Having a bounty of that size on his head would give him issues for probably years to come if he didn't do something about it as quickly as possible. And right now, there was only one way to do it.

A smirk appeared behind the T-visor as the gears in Arden's head started turning. "Oh, we're not going anywhere. If I have a bounty on my head, so do you. That is going to be an issue for the both of us down the line. I say we go back and take him out while the place is still in disarray." he suggested. The woman walking up to him, however, put him on edge once more. His left blaster slightly drew from its holster, in case she tried something. But what happened was not something he would see coming.

The vomit collided with his helmet and zipped-up jacket. Thankfully the filter in his helmet kept the putrid smell at bay. "You can be very glad that this is a leather jacket." he grumbled. His visor was completely smeared. He was blind...and unable to clean it without removing his helmet.

He sighed and let go of his pistols, reached up and slowly removed his helmet with both hands. His brown eyes scanned the both of them with a scowl. He looked himself over, thankful that no parts of his outfit were permanently ruined. The smell was horrible, typical for a junkie. Sadly it wasn't the worst smell he experienced before. He looked around and found a junk food wrapper on the ground. He picked it up and started to clean off his helmet. "As. I. Said..." he spoke over both of them. "We are not going anywhere." he threw the ruined wrapper to the ground and slid his helmet back on. "We're going back there to kill that slug. With all the chaos going on, infiltrating the building and killing him won't be an issue. We can also raid the collection, since you seem in dire need of a good score." he pulled the lightsaber from his pocket. "Plus I want to test this baby out before I hand it over to my employers." he said with a smirk and pressed the ignition.

Click

His brow furrowed as he looked at the weapon. He pressed the ignition again...and still it did nothing except sound like a TV remote. "What..." he mumbled, clicking it a few more times. He spun it around and slapped the back of the hilt to a wall before trying again. Nothing. He looked up at the two, the confusion visible even on his T-visor. "Isn't it supposed to make a beam or something?" he asked, more to himself than to them.

@Algarus @Caught in Strangereal

 

[Caught in Strangereal]

Felix still had the after image of that man burning in the back of his mind. Then the smell of burning person hit his nostrils. He wanted to puke, he heard stories of burning flesh and it's distinctive smell. The wanderer wanted nothing more than to be out of here. He couldn't blame Alana for throwing up on the Mando. In fact he wanted to laugh and give Alana a slap on the back but the tinge of burning flesh soured any fun and good times he could have.

Then Felix had to register the fact that the Mando wanted them to go back. Felix's face went blank completely and his complexion grew a few shades paler. His mouth hanging ever so slightly open at him. Was he serious? Did he really want to go back into and just kill his way clean? What kind of psychopath did he inadvertently meet? Would knocking the bastard out be prudent? He didn't know but the sooner he didn't have to speak to the guy the better. That and well Alana still didn't look that good. Plus his weapons were virtually non existent. He wouldn't be that useful in a fight.

Then the idiot tried to turn the lightsaber with all the flair of a unfulfilling click. The evident confusion and the realization that they have done been hoodwinked. A tension cleared in the air and Felix bursted out into hysterical laughter. Slapping his thigh and everything.

"Looks we been scammed. I'm pretty sure they knew it was junk when they sold, sorry about all of this pal. However there is no way in hell or highwater I'm going back. You want to go dive back into that dumpster fire be my guess, but I'm going to just get the hell out of here. I think my partner agrees as well."

Felix then started to walk pass the Mandalorian keeping distance keeping Alana in the corner of his eye to see if she would join him. He was done with this day and all the crap he had to go through.

@Algarus @KinkyPrawn

 

[Algarus]

Alana looked up at the two men, still feeling nauseous and honestly just wanting to go home. She sorta wanted to laugh as the Mandalorian started to clean off his helmet, but said nothing as she didn't want to start a fight with the man. She thought he was nuts, wanting to go back out and pick a fight with the Hutt and his goons? Yea, that was going to be a solid no from her. "You're freaking nuts. Then again, your a Mandalorian so I guess the brain damage is inherited." She made another sour face as she tasted a bit of the foulness she had just voided moments again, so she spat at the ground to free herself of it. "I know I'm not the authority of morality Mando, but go feth yourself. You want to kill people for fun go take up merc work, not having any of this." She muttered, as she rose to her feet, clutching her head with her right hand as her forehead was pulsating.

The Mando then produced the lightsaber from his jacket and seemed intent on activating it, only for the weapon to be revealed as a dud. Alana got the biggest druk eatting grin as Felix lost it, the white haired huntress pressed her hat down a bit tighter on her head. "Looks like you got yourself a performance issue there, Mando." She was disappointed, and had a hell of a headache, but least she didn't get herself scammed. Felix mouthed off to the man as well, before moving to leave, at which Alana threw the Mando a two fingered salute before falling in behind Felix; still gripping her pulsing head as they left. "I almost feel bad for him. His little ego just got bruised." She commented once they would be out of earshot, glancing back to see if the Mandalorian might come at them.

@Caught in Strangereal @KinkyPrawn

 

[KinkyPrawn]

Naturally, the two strangers decided to ridicule him. He glared at them for a moment, listening to their jokes and insults. They decided to take their leave, but Arden wouldn't let them go that easily.

They tried to walk past them, but he casually walked right up to Felix, stopping him dead in his tracks. He held one hand up, while the other clutched the busted lightsaber. "Tell you what." he started, smirking underneath his helmet. "I'll make it worth your while. You go in with me, you can have their entire collection of high-value items and I know how to get them. On top of that, how does a couple hundred thousand credits and a broken lightsaber sound to you?" he suggested calmly and confidently. "Easy job, in and out. I'll do all the hard work, you just keep an eye out and help me with the technical things if there are any at all, cuz I can promise you that place will still be more chaotic than a Zeltros bachelor party."

He held the hilt out to the man, offering it for the man. "Of course, I can always cash in on the bounty you got while clearing mine." the smirk was clearly audible in his voice. "Come on, kiddo. Easy score, easy job, in and out. You help me, you and your sweetheart will be set for life." he continued, giving Felix a light tap on the shoulder. "Whaddya say?" an innocent smile was etched onto his lips.

@Algarus @Caught in Strangereal

 

[Caught in Strangereal]

Felix was just about tired of this night and just wanted to plan his exit strategy already trying to map out the closest space port seeing if they could bum a ride from the Jawa that brought them here, all sorts of ideas. He was also thinking about what to say to Alana, sort get to know who the kark he just partnered with on this wild and crazy night. She did seem to be getting more conscious by the minute.

Then the assholian forced himself in front of his view causing him to stop as the twat stood right in front of him still trying to sweet talk him into this terrible idea, though the wandering hetzer did stop to think it over. If anything it would probably give the guy some solace that Felix was at least thinking this crap over. He was still unsure and would likely need more convincing to go ahead on mission: muderhobo. Will then the lightly implied blackmail though made Felix feel like he was being put into a corner; however, given the chaos it was probably just a bluff.

"I get it, you're a warrior you probably do this every tuesday. To me though, well it ain't that easy for me to go ahead and just kill a bunch a people, besides I never even shot a blaster, I think I'd just slow you down pal." Felix eyes were darting and rolling about as he mulled the decision over in his and grabbed his chin, thoughts were going on in his head he just didn't know where they were taking him.

"I could definitely use the money, get me a ship, some better clothes than this old jacket... hmm... How do I know you ain't gonna screw me over? You changed your mind plenty of times already." It was a legitmate question and one that if answered correctly would definitely ease his decision making. Felix didn't even realized he even took a few steps closer to him as he considered a dark thought wandering into his head over how easy getting that money to be. Though it would be the Mando's answer that would fuel his decision. He still had trouble trusting that crocodile smile he seemed to always have.

@Algarus @KinkyPrawn

 

[Algarus]

Alana glared daggers into the Mandalorian as he stopped Felix in his tracks, trying really hard to try and swindle the young man. She felt like druk, and whatever this guy was trying to pull, she wasn't having it; not was Felix. So like most women, Alana was going to show this guy the door; but in her own way. Felix clearly wasn't comfortable with this, like at all, and this bucket head wearing scuttle duck was trying to pull the young man into committing murder. She wasn't going to let this fly.

Leaving Felix's side, Alana ignored the assholian before her, taking several steps past the man before unslugging her rifle from its holster. "One, two, three...." Alana muttered to herself as she slowed her steps, as she clocked her rifle on, as it's energy cell flaired to life. She whirled back, headache blaring through the front of her Skull, as she leveled the weapon at the Mando, trigger finger ready to let loose a shot if the bastard tried anything. "Hey, Bucket head, my partner is asking you to leave him alone. If think your billy badass go murder that slug on your own, leave him and myself out of it." There was so much off with this guy, not to mention she was trying to help Felix stay out of trouble; it was the least she could do for him having sorta kinda saving her rear. She full expected the Mandalorian to ignore her, he didn't seem to even acknowledge her existence. She was going to change that real quick. Alana didn't feel up to par, honestly she just wanted to crawl into a bunk and pass out, not go goon stomping with some gun happy Mando and some kid he roped into this whole ordeal.

@KinkyPrawn @Caught in Strangereal

 

[KinkyPrawn]

Arden decided to take his helmet off once more, looking at the both of them face to face. Probably not the best choice, given the devious smile on his face. "That's the beauty of it." he said, the smile only growing. "You won't have to kill anyone, leave that to me! All you have to do is watch my back and get to places where I can't." he continued coolly. When Felix questioned his trust, he simply shook his head and waved it off. "I don't have a reason to throw you under the bus. Between the chance to teach that slug a lesson and the pay I'm getting, there is no reason for me to ruin such a good, promising friendship." he admitted.

The woman walked past him, but he knew what she was trying to do. She was flanking him. Oddly enough, he didn't make a move for his pistols or show any signs of aggression when she levelled her rifle at him. He merely took a step back and turned to have the both of them in his view. He held both hands up beside his chest as a show of good faith. "Darling, there's no need to get angry at me. Think about it. A hundred thousand credits at least. You can do quite a lot with that little number." he explained to her, that smug look turning on her now. "And if I had to guess, you know how to use that beauty in any state of mind." he wasn't sure if flattery was a good option, but it was worth the try.

He finally gave a shrug as something popped into his mind. "Tell you what. You two help me, I'll be in your debt. Do you know what it means for a Mandalorian to be in your debt?" he paused to look at the both of them. Before they could even think of getting a word in, he continued. "I means you're in for a good time. And everybody else? They'll be in for a very, very bad time. Anything you need, I can help. Getting into trouble, getting out of trouble, getting help with said trouble, all you have to do is give a ring and dear old uncle Ardy will come flying in." his tone was sincere and honest, quite different from how he was talking before. Whether they took him up on the offer was another story.

Still holding his hands up, he swapped the lightsaber from his right hand to his left and held it towards Felix. "Come on, kiddo. Once in a lifetime opportunity here. Guaranteed to change your life for the better." he smiled innocently as he held the hilt towards him. But despite his hands seemingly not even close to his weapons, his vambraces were ready to fire with a whipcord on his right and a flamethrower on his left. Though, they might not even notice it. Surprisingly, he was hoping not use either on his new friends.

@Algarus @Caught in Strangereal

 

[Caught in Strangereal]

Felix wavered a bit his mind thinking it over and then it had to turn into a stand off. Though to be honest this was probably the most comfortable Felix had been with someone pointing a blaster at his general direction. She was right he really didn't want to do this. The only thing telling him to go back was some insistent jerkwad. Felix looked down at the Lightsaber, even if it was junk it was ever so alluring and also pointed something odd attached to his wrist... is that a nozzle? Scanning the other arm Felix noticed the other device though it looked to be something different and thankfully not of the killing variety.

It was at this point Felix got the inception of a stupid idea. Yet it felt like the only thing he could do at this point. He started to approach the Mando and flashed a smile.

"Ok you got me there pal, I can't pass up a deal like that." Felix muttered walking up he would begin to reach for the lightsaber. A thought though was flashing in his mind.

Alana please just shoot this fething asshole already.

Suddenly just before his fingers would touch the hilt Felix would quickly grab the Mando's left wrist and force his arm outward towards the mando's left. Using his grasp for leverage Felix pull himself and go to deliver a right uppercut to the assholian which would be followed up with a quick knee to the groin. Felix would then grab and hold onto Arden in a standing grapple aiming to prevent his whipcord and flamethrower from being that useful.

@Algarus @KinkyPrawn

 

[Algarus]

Alana's eye twitched at being called 'Darling'. That was strike two. Strike one was pushing Felix into this stupid desperado buisness. Strike three was...well did she need a reason to do what she was going to do next? This guy has crooked all over him, and Alana felt pretty certain this guy was a psychopath to boot; not the company she was looking for. Arden was right about one thing, Alana knew how to work her baby even on the worst of withdraws; and damn did she have a pounding headache right now. She gave a forced smile, the kind that just said 'I see what you're playing at'.

"My daddy taught me alot of things Mr. Ardy." Alana started, as she could see Felix beginning to move in from behind, but kept her eyes on the Mando so he wouldn't catch her trailing vision, though she could hear the faintest echo's of Felix almost talking to her; something she pushed into her throbbing headache with. "And one of those things, is don't trust a man with no convictions." Her thumb clicked on the stun setting as she pulled trigger in quick succession, as the blue ring of stun energy shot towards the Mandalorian before he could get an move on. The wave would give the Mando's exposed head a hell of a shock, while his armored suit would protect Felix from the rest of the blast. The stun shot would give Felix his opening, as the Mandalorian would be staggered for a moment, as Alana would keep her aim on the Mando ready to fire again if Felix was in need of help.

@Caught in Strangereal @KinkyPrawn

 

[KinkyPrawn]

Arden wasn't an idiot. There was only one way to stay alive for people like him. People willing to do the dirty work others didn't want to. Despite Felix's agreeing, Arden knew he was trying to pull a fast one on him. The look in his eyes as well as his body language told him as much.

When Felix grabbed hold of his forearm, Arden moved. In one motion, he both grabbed hold of Felix' collar -blocking him from getting in a proper uppercut- as well as twisted his forearm to instead grabbed hold of Felix's forearm as well. Realizing he was getting flanked, he used his superior size and weight to spin around and use Felix as a human shield against the stun bolt. The bolts would, in turn, collide with Felix's unarmoured back and completely stun the wrong person.

If the split-second maneuver was pulled off successfully, he would proceed to kick Felix towards Alana to disrupt her aim long enough to slide his helmet on and draw a pistol. "Bloody hell! Alright then, no need to get your panties in a bunch, I can take a hint." he said with a chuckle as he took a step back, holding both pistols at the two of them. "Fine, I'll do it alone. Your loss. The offer still stands, though. You seem like good chaps." he said as he walked backwards, ready to shoot in case one of them tried to get a lucky strike again.

"See you around, kiddies." he said then disappeared around the corner...tough it seemed that he forgot something. On the ground was the broken lightsaber. Whether that was intentional or not was up to them...

Half an hour later an enormous explosion erupted at the auction house, tearing it apart and killing everyone inside. Analysis concluded that the high value items were all stolen as well as a small fortune...and nobody could confirm the suspect for the crime.

/Exit Thread

 

[Algarus]

Well, he claimed to be a Mandalorian, so she couldn't say she was surprised. Poor Felix had tried to be a hero and grapple with the Mandalorian, and gotten the short end of the stick as a result. Once Felix had hit the ground, she was switching off stun, this little bastard was going to be taking a dirt nap, but she paused as she could just tell trying to escalate the situation was going to get one of then killed. She couldn't do that to Astra nor put Felix in danger a third time; better let the nutcase go free than gamble with their lives. "Get your ronto loving behind out of here Mando, or I'll show you the chinks that there armor of yours ." Alana stated, keeping her aim right on the center chest plate and up half an inch; right for the neck, that'd keep him down and out.

As Arden pulled out, Alana would kerp her rifle trained on him until he disappeared. Once they were out of danger she would stow her rifle and went to help Felix; though she wasn't in much better shape than him. "You okay partner?" She asked, kneeling beside him, trying to ignore that distant ringing she could hear in her ears. "Looks like you scared him off, really bold of you to try and tackle him on your own. Thought I had my timing down, sorry for that stun shot." She commented, as when he was good and ready she'd help him to his feet.

He had guts, she'd give him that, but he needed to learn some self-defense basics. Hell, maybe she could even teach him. "Next time you take a guy like that down, go for a leg sweep. Someone all armored up like that, take out their legs and let gravity do the work." She would advise, taking a moment to herself just to flesh this damn headache out. Seizing the front of her head, Alana pleaded with her frontal lobe not to rupture out the front of her skull. She would take in a breath before rising, ready to get Felix out of there. "Damn shame we didn't get the saber, but can't win them all. Maybe it was just a fake." She commented, seemingly unaware of the saber that had been left behind. If needed, she'd help him walk it off, stun shots weren't exactly fun after all, and they needed to get the heck out of there.

@KinkyPrawn @Caught in Strangereal

 

[Caught in Strangereal]

Felix soon found himself to be an awkward posititon being twiste around and feeling his feet lose traction and start getting dragged and then the sensation of numbness would take hold. He fell to the ground and watched as the Mandalorian ran away. Felix felt like he could only blame himself for that one and it brought a quick sensation of anger both towards the Mando and himself. There was a part of him that just want to punch that stupid, smug motherfething... Felix stopped himself mid thought taking a few deep breaths as Alana came into view. He noticed she seemed to have a headache pretty strong and well now he felt like he had one as well though this one was more to do with the sudden concentration of anger around his forehead. odd.

"I'm... ok... I think... maybe" Felix muttered half to Alana and half to himself he felt like he was just punch drunk to be honest. Struggle to stand as it felt like his entire midsection fell asleep on him and was protesting to every movement. Still in his stupor he noticed something on the ground. His eyes widened upon further inspection realizing it was the lightsaber. He bent down and was briefly stuck in a kneeling position as his right ungloved hand touched the metal hilt...

*******​

Suddenly Felix found his perspective in a jungle someone was running frantically, or was it him? He could feel the waves of fear and confusion overwhelm his very mind scared that something was chasing him trying hard to kill him. The wind rushing through his face, humid leaves and branches depositing muggy moisture onto his skin but all of it was just too much to take in.

Suddenly Felix noticed a small dark rocky outcropping in a pond. Skidding under it and retreating underneath now with most of his body submerged in water. Heavy breathing coming from him. One hand on a lightsaber the other on a comm link.

"Master? Master? Where are you? What's happening?! They just started shooting at me and padawan triss. She's... she's dead. What's happening? Answer me Please!" touching off the commlink, and hearing nothing but static He would feel despair and loneliness take hold but before he could process that or the fact that the words he just spoke didn't sound like his yet still felt like him. A howl came overhead one felix never heard before but something in his mind told him republic troop transport. Growing deathly quiet he could hear the idle chatter of a squad of clone troopers.

Fear once again took hold as he felt like being noticed would mean total death. A few moments would pass as the footsteps got closer and closer before final they stopped right over head. Everything slowed down from time, to his breathing and a few times he could have sworn his heart stopped. Then the marching of soldiers began again and he could finally see them. White and blue armor standard clone troopers. Friendlies they were supposed to be. Yet that got turned on it's head. Still continuing their small talk when suddenly one stopped and seemed to be looking at him. Begging internally that the trooper didn't see him, though his hope would be dashed by the simple toss of a grenade right into the outcropping done with little effort or care. His mind went blank knowing these would be the last few moments of his life...

*******​

Felix's mind snapped back to reality as he found himself back in the alley. What had just happened? He look down at the lightsaber, even dead it felt like it was talking to him. He saw something! That was a vision like no other, it was so vivid, so detailed. It felt like Felix was actually living that moment. It was as awe inspiring as it was terrifying. Suddenly he looked around trying to see if he could find Alana. Did she run off or was she right beside him? He was still trying to get a bearing for his surroundings. Still this was insane yet he needed to tell someone.

@Algarus @KinkyPrawn

 

[Algarus]

Alana went to help Felix back to his feet, but stopped as the young man seemed to just freeze up. She canted her head, trying to make sense of what had gotten over him. "Hey, Felix, come on, what's got you so spooked?" She asked, only to get no response from the young man. It was only a stun shot, he shouldn't have been this out of it. Very unusual. Alana looked behind her, and around her, not seeing any other reason for the man to be acting like this. Did the Mandalorian poison him perhaps? That was the only other thing she could think of. She gave him a once over, but again didn't see any signs that he was under the influence. He was just spacing out, eyes wide ahead as if he was barring witness to something. It was while she was giving him this once over, that she realized he had the lightsaber they had fought so hard for clenched tightly in his hand.

She flashed a wry grin, seeing as how the little bugger had managed to get what he was after. That still didn't solve the issue of Felix being OK'd. Alana took a step back, rose to her feet, and took hold of her head as she debated about what to do next. She wasn't about to just leave him sitting here, but at the same time she couldn't carry him out of here; maybe if she was in better shape, but certainly not right here and now. It was while she was in this debate of resolving the fate of her new companion that he seemed to finally snap free. Whether her presence would be seen as a blessing or a curse, Alana wouldn't know, but Felix would find her close at hand. "Wow, easy there." She tried to sound somewhat calm, as she knelt back down to his side. "What the heck got into you? One moment we were chatting and next you just go and lock up on me." She eyed him up one last time, face scrunched up to show she was in deep thought. They really needed to get out of here, but she wanted to make sure Felix wasn't going to just suddenly turn into dead weight half way to the shuttle port.

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