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Covax ascended the turbo lift of the ship. Expecting to see 2 maybe even 4 blasters pointing at him. Which his why he of course had his also ready. However when the door of the lift opened, what he found was a Rodian passed out in the pilot's chair, drunk or just napping. A droid co-pilots shivering on his droid socket and presumably the cargo officer, a Pyke, trembling next to the door. No surprise there.

The human shot the two useless aliens, first the Pyke, and then the Rodian. Leaving just the R4 unit. "You work for the Hutts?" Covax questioned at gun point. The droid giving a beep of confirmation. "Ok, you can program the remaining droids to transfer the spice creates to my ship, and come work for me. Or, I can turn you to slag and push a couple of buttons myself?"

Suddenly the alarms on the ship would quiet. The remaining droids also halting their defense of the ship. Then after a moment of awkward pausing, the droids turned from the other two mercenaries, and made their way to the cargo hold. Quickly moving creates of spice from the hold to the other ship. The R4 unit would confirm this for Covax and then asked to not be turned to slag.

"One more thing, set the self district for say 5 minutes?" He requested, rather playfully. The astromech once more complying, and the ship rang out with new alarm. "Good, now lets go. How do you feel about being a server droid ?" The droid made a puzzled noise before joining the merc on the turbo lift.

"Plan B, get back to the ship. We have 5 and counting to get loaded and get clear." Covax said in his helmet comms.

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Xol Zaa Fenn

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It was strange how fast everything happened- maybe it was because Xol was light-headed. Maybe it was because the spice crates he was carrying by himself really put some stress on his blaster wounds. The pain wouldn't matter much if the ship exploded with him in it but then Xol would never become a legendary gunslinger- one that would take revenge against the Sith who stripped him of his beloved.

The Tognath used the growing anger as motivation to heave the crate most of the way to the ship where Covax awaited. A squad of unsuspecting guards turned to fire at the EX-pirate who was too fast, drawing just one DE-10 to strike them all down in a quickdraw. After the blue blaster bolts connected with their targets, Xol went back to the heavy lifting.

After almost passing out due to the amount of weight he had been lugging around by his lonesome, Xol settled the crates in Covax's ship.
<"Where's the Mando? I have some of the spice...She needs to grab the rest."> His hand slipped and accidentally nudged a button on the side of one of the crates, activating a piece of hovering equipment that gently propelled the crate a foot or two off the ground.

<"DAMN IT.">

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Casany Praxor

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Considering Plan A was to drop the cargo into space and claim it with mag clamps, well, Plan B was a lot more appealing. It was easier to just shuttle the crates by hand from one ship to the other when both were attached, albeit beneath a blaring alarm, of course.

This one was different, less ‘We have intruders on the ship!’ and more ‘This ship is going to explode in five minutes!’ but that would work well enough. Cas sure didn’t waste any time, unlike some.

“Here’s your Mando, Tubes,” she greeted Xol and his breathing apparatus both, immediately grabbing a crate and going straight for levitating it rather than pushing it like a donut. Though, it was never too late for someone to discover physics, especially on a spaceship. “Chop chop! You still gotta learn the alphabet, remember?”

Cas’ helm did well to mask her wink. Playing aside while pushing crates, those five minutes were dwindling down about as fast as five bodies and then some had dwindled down back in crew cabins. Still, who said mercenaries couldn’t work and talk and play at the same time?


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Covax

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Covax was down the lift and heading for the others, a new friend in tow. Perhaps he could put the thing to use on his shit. Or perhaps give it to Nyx as part of the bargain for the spice. He would have to see how he felt about the droid when the time came.

In the meantime, the mercenary made quick time. Getting back to the docking tube in time to find the other two mercs ribbing one another.

"Aw, you know you two will make an adorable couple. Really." He told the both of them with a hurried half smile. "Shell we get out of here ?" He continued, but didn't bother to wait for the answer. The cargo loaded, his companions as well. Covax quickly made for the ship's bridge to clear the freighter.

The light freighter would quickly separate and fire engines to distance itself. Part of Covax wanted to stay and see the fireworks. But the faster they left the less likely they were to be found. So once cleared, he fired up for light speed. The stars turning to spears just as the huge freighter exploded. Covering up their crime.

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Xol Zaa Fenn

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It was a job well done, as Xol expected, and a job that still felt...weird. He was stealing spice from Nor'baal, who gave him new employment options with more than enough pay to keep him happy- which was surprisingly more than what Zaa Fenn had done for the Tognath. It made him sick and bitter to think about how fast his beloved crime family jumped the gun on each other...and made him wonder about where Covax stood.

"Shane..." Xol spoke in a harsh accented basic. "Who are you really fighting for?" Covax would know what the EX-pirate was talking about. Zaa Fenn had been Xol's life and now it seemed to be all for nothing. Covax had plaid a significant part in the crime family's rise to power, and had even been a role model, once, for Xol.

"I...feel like...I lossssst...everything. What about yooouuu?" Xol's composure was much more downtrodden than riled up. Gareth Gin was such a damn fool! The Bounty Hunter hated the White Lion with a furious passion for it was Gareth who started the damn civil war in the first place. It was Gareth who made everything Xol had worked for to avenge his beloved Akka all...for nothing.

<"I want to stick with you two more often...if that's alright. I needed a good job like this, and I appreciate you taking me on. Both of you are admirable warriors."> The Tognath complimented solemnly.

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Casany Praxor

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Cas bid farewell to the exploding graveyard left in the wake of their escape, offering little more than a lazy salute. Aboard the only ship still flying, she hung beside her two accomplices, thinking of Xol’s question to Covax.

Mandalorians. That was her answer as to who she was fighting for, content with keeping it in her head while unaddressed.

But is that answer enough?
Casany Praxor had never needed much, living the life she did mostly as a means to get by, but come the campaigns for Mandalorian unity, well, she found that her finances were used to fund a greater cause than herself.

This job would be just another avenue. Her helmet would too as she took it off to tip vodka down her throat from a flask, offering it to either crewmate. Crewmate. That was a word that Xol apparently wanted to extend the definition of.

“You fought well yourself, killer.” No demeaning nickname this time. “All three of us did to have survived this far. There will be more fighting, more earning, and, if there is, you two can count me in.” No lazy salute this time. Cas crossed her chest with a fist and smiled.


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