Soldiers in Arms

[Dmitri]

Fallline was an old space station. So old that it had been abandoned years ago. Barely anyone used it anymore.

However, Even Jelall, a soldier of the Galactic Alliance, considered using it again. He had contacted Brok Miran to for help in examining and assessing the space station. The ship had been slave circuited, so it would refuse to let anyone but Jelall on; no pirate or smuggler would be stealing that ship.

With weapons in a pack nearby, filled with all sorts of pirate-menacing weapons such as thermal detonators, blasters, the works. He would have been in the communications awaiting Brok, but the station's communication system was broken.

"What's taking him so long?" said Even aloud.

 

[Praetor]

Brok brought his R-28 to a halt in the hangar and gently dropped it to the ground. As he landed he looked through the cockpit windows out into the hangar. He saw the person who had contacted him, Jelall. Brok popped the cockpit open and climbed out of it. He was dressed in his Alliance military uniform and was unarmed except for his combat knife. When Brok had first come into site of the rundown space station, his first thoughts were of amazement as to what anyone would possibly want with it. However, Brok was willing to help, so he trudged on over to meet Jellal. "I apologize for the delay. I was held up back on Coruscant with some military matters. I am Brok Miran. It is a pleasure to meet you." He extended his hand in a friendly manner to shake Jelall's hand.

 

[Dmitri]

Even took Brok's hand and shook it. With his other hand, he motioned to the door. "Let's head out."

Even placed his blaster on stun. "Better put it on stun, in case we encounter anyone."

Even locked down his ship and began to walk inside.

 

[Praetor]

Brok nodded in agreement with Even's suggestion and set his rifle to stun. He followed Even out of the hangar and suddenly a few questions popped into his head. In order to ease his curiosity, Brok asked Even, "So do you have any idea why this station was abandoned, or what it was used for?" As he asked this, Brok did so quietly, because there was no telling if there were some people, or creatures, hiding out in here.

 

[Dmitri]

As the two soldiers left, Even locked the hangar doors, overriding procedures so the ships could not be accessed. "We don't need people stealing Alliance ships, now do we?"

Even took a few paces forward. "This place was once a fuel station for ships traveling between the Alliance and Empire. When the Purge happened, this station was shut down. Occasionally pirates use it, so we need to be on guard."

As Even spoke, he secretly sent a message to his ship to transmit a message on the frequency 0014 about a bounty. "We're the advance party. Another, larger Alliance ship will be here in an hour." Or so he claimed.

 

[Praetor]

"Of course not, although I doubt there is anyone hiding on this station who would take those ships." He continued to walk alongside Even as he said this and listened to him give details about the station's history. "I see," he said. Brok was interested by this station's story. Although, he could not understand how the Purge could have caused a fuel station to shut down, he waved that thought aside. Brok continued walking and asked, "So what is our task exactly?"

 

[Dmitri]

Even answered Brok. "We're suppose to check the place out and make sure it's safe for the advance party." He paused. "Did you hear that?" There was no alarm in his voice, more along the lines of curiosity. Even turned around so that he was facing Brok. His blaster was aimed at the space to Brok's left. "Sounded like a gizka."

When Brok turned around, Even would turn his blaster in a swift motion and shoot Brok with the stunner, to knock him out. If that failed, he would continue to shoot, or would assault him with the butt of the blaster. If Brok didn't turn around, which Even doubted would happen, he'd initiate the stun shooting anyways, though with a more subtle aim, hiding it as if trying to find the source of the noise.

 

[Praetor]

Brok jumped out of the way of the blaster in reaction to Even's swift turn around. "Hey, watch where you point that, ' he grumbled. Brok had not heard anything moving near their vicinity, if anything had been there, his keen sense of hearing would have picked that up. He stood with his rifle pointed at an angle towards the ground and his head cocked at Even quizzically. Brok felt a sense of uneasiness rush through him as he searched Even's eyes for an answer to what the kriff just happened.

 

[Dmitri]

Even aimed again and fired. He took a step back, and continued firing. "In the name of the Galactic Alliance, you are under arrest for conspiracy, Brok Miran. Your brother went missing, and so the Alliance wants you arrested. Quietly, as to prevent a suspected mole in the Chief of State's office from finding out." Even continued to fire, then tossed a concussion grenade.

 

[Praetor]

Brok was utterly confused, but also angry. Conspiracy? he thought to himself as he rolled across the floor out of the way of the first blaster bolt. "This ridiculous! The Galactic Alliance has no right to arrest me base-" Brok cut his response short when he saw the concussion grenade fly towards him. He tried to put more distance between himself and the grenade, but it was no use. Brok flinched and let out a groan as the concussion grenade detonated and rendered him unconscious. His giant furry mass tumbled to the floor and his blaster rifle fell out of his grasp.

 

[Dmitri]

The stun blasts failed to take down the beast, but the concussion grenade succeeded. With the soldier unconscious, Even went to work. He immediately grabbed the blaster and deactivated it. Even then dragged Brok to Even's ship. Even attached an explosive device on Brok's ship. Even would then fly the imprisoned Brok to the ship Dominion.