Terrorism in the Empire's Heart

[Jayscreec Alecwit]

Spoiler: Mission briefing

The face-recognition systems spot one of the Eclipse members. He was seen leaving the spaceport, heading towards CoCo Town, a commercial district located in the upper levels of Coruscant.

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The warm meal on Jayscreec's desk was half-finished when he pushed it away. He did not accept neither looking at it, nor smelling it anymore. He could not eat because his mind was buzzing: The imminent threat facing him had not been uncovered yet. He took a walk around the offices within the imperial base instead.

Recently Jayscreec stopped wearing his marked battle dress uniform. There was no point carrying that heavy armor, he was tasked to handle unofficial missions, or missions where it paid off to not be seen. On a particularly important day he sat in his covert dress when an Ensign of the Imperial Navy rushed into his office. He alerted him of a spaceport flag-down. According to his subordinate, the person of interest left the spaceport from the neighbor district six minutes ago, heading towards CoCo Town.

The chair flipped as Jayscreec stood up. "Get help from the Sith!" he ordered.

With a mugshot of his suspect loaded into his datapad, Jayscreec ran out. He used lights and sirens until he reached the commercial district and continued on foot, expecting the Sith's arrival to help in the search.

The area was unusually crowded. Jayscreec noticed a holo advertisement.

"Hiring bartenders ready to serve the Imperial Elite in CoCo District Theatre during the party tonight. Details in private!"

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[Zex Vric]

Zex was currently spending time near the commercial district on Coruscant, having fun, looking at suits, currently talking to a girl he had just met, things that he usually liked doing, but he was just killing time, seeing how the real reason why he was in the so-called jewel of the core words was in order to find and capture a man from the Eclipse, the Nautolan didn't like the idea of working with sith in order to bring him to justice, he prefered bringing sith to justice, to be exact, but he was told to do this job and he was no slacker.

So, when he recieved news of the target being near him, the Nautolan didn't take much time to prepare, he was wearing his armored suit with gadgets and had his blaster and melee weapon inside his jacket, so he just gave the girl a card with his holonumber, winked at her and then ran away, looking at his datapad once more to remember the face of the individual. the Nautolan would run into the crowd at the commercial district and look for him among all the people, he didn't know if the man was still near, but he knew that he certainly wasn't the only one looking for him, if he didn't find him, someone else would.

@Darasuum @Ediwa

 

[Darth Valravus]

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THEME​

Zan had been training the crew of her ship when one of the Imperial Agents had approached her. Uncrossing her arms she had taken the data pad he had in his arms and looked it over. Her tall frame, recently increased thanks to the ritual of the witches of Dathomir, looked down at the man with a glance and then handed it back. Directing one of her men to take over for her and lead the work out regime the Crusader agreed to join the Agent.

Walking with him she grabbed her equipment that had been put aside for the high intensity push ups, sit ups and other work out exercises. Her large sith sword had its handle poking out over her shoulder but for the ride the woman said nothing as she was a passenger. Instead she reviewed the information on the target.

Soon they did arrive at their intended destination. The woman stepped out of the vehicle and immeditly began looking for the target. She caught view of him at a distance. He did not seem to notice them, yet. She turned towards Jay and motioned to where she was looking so he could get an idea of where he was. However there were a lot of civilians. It would not be a good idea to start a full fledged shoot out in public and there could also be hidden terrorists in the crowd as well.

Spoiler: Dice

Zan is going to try and spot the target
(success)
Number of enemies (12 enemies)
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[Jayscreec Alecwit]

THEME​

This job wasn't as complicated as it seemed. Most citizens on Coruscant think eliminating a threat requires two weeks of preparation like paperwork, authorizations with massive bureaucracy backing it. Before Jayscreec entered the theater he signed in. "Identify the target and execute," ordered his commander. That was it.

By the time Jayscreec approached, he already knew what he was going to do. To avoid shooting he wanted to stab the target with his vibroblade, potentially revealing further enemies as well, if there were any.

Jayscreec used his Imperial Covert Dress to blend in. In the crowd he looked like any other, he even passed by some of his acquaintances who failed to recognize him. Upon reaching the target his hand was gripping his knife underneath his tunic. Just a few more steps. The crowd ahead could had been the terrorist's soft target, where the Imperial elite enjoyed their time. However, someone spotted Jayscreec despite his efforts. A large man shoulder checked the waiter, who dropped a tray of drinks. "What are you doing?!" roared the man. The waiter failed to recognize the setup, and frowned at Jayscreec. People took occasional glances at them. Jayscreec tried to go around the obstacle, but his prey was both gone and alerted. He lost him.

Spoiler: dice

Attacking the spotted target
(mild fail)

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[Zex Vric]

This was not the first time the Nautolan had tracked someone down, when he was part of a gang, some people needed to be paid a visit from time to time and he was one of the chosen to take care of those ordeals, however, those were normal gangs, this was a member of the bloody Eclipse, he was slippery, the Nautolan couldn't seem to find him, only seeing a glimpse of him and his group after a random guy dropped some drinks on the floor and the group suddenly escaped at great speeds.

The Nautolan followed, but didn't do so well, ending in the middle of an alley they went in before completely losing them, however, that didn't mean Zex was going to be able to try and catch up with them, suddenly encountering four of the men that were with the target. The failed assassination attempt did, indeed, alert them, it alerted them so much they were able to spot the Nautolan following them "Gentlemen" The Nautolan said, looking at the four of them and trying to leave...without success, being cornered by the four men "Did you really think you would be able to sneak up on us after your friend's assassination attempt?" One of the men said, recieving a confused look from the Nautolan "My friend's what? The hell are you talking about?" In response to that question, the four men drew their blasters, ready to shoot at the Nautolan "Oh...that...that's really great, can't we talk about this maybe?"

Spoiler: Dice

Tracking down attempt: Mild fail
Enemies rolled: 4
Being these guys on alert and all that, I thought it would make sense if they found out and tried to take care of Zex

@Darasuum @Ediwa

 

[Darth Valravus]

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Zan would regret telling her partner about the location of the target. He bungled it in a spectacular fashion and forced them to lose the man. The Deucalian wondered if she would have just been better off by herself. Looking over the crowd at her height she moved around the crowd a different direction.

The Deucalian looked different from most people. She was a tall and relativly broad shouldered woman. Traditional war pain drawn on her face as a ritual act. Even before the nightsister ceremony had amplified her physique Zan was a much more stalwart looking warrior than most. The Laestein on her back along with her sith sword crossing the other direction were not common sights. The large pelt cloak the Crusader wore covered her equipment and armor underneath. Normally she wore the cloak more too show her own achievement and presence as well as the pragmatic purposes of detering the cold. However in this instance Zan was glad it also hid the extensive weaponry and gear on her person that might give the incognito backup the target had among the crowd.

Circumventing the group Zan moved on ahead of her associates. Making it through the crowd to the other side while the others struggled she would leave them to deal with their own mistakes while she completed the mission.

Spoiler: Dice

Seeing if she can avoid being noticed by the backup
(Rousing success)
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[Jayscreec Alecwit]

Now that the main target was lost, another one revealed himself. Jayscreec managed to get a good look at the man who pushed the waiter over him, clearly on purpose. He must be one of the expendables, - or a true believer of their ideology - since he acted immediately.

Jayscreec went through the crowd like a spear. For a soldier with board-wide shoulders this should be an easy task. The hard part was keeping his eyes on the assistant. Every second passed without a terror attack. Why the delay?

The Eclipse cell member started running when he noticed the dividing crowd. With Jayscreec they ended up facing each-other in the kitchen, with a huge table between them. Jayscreec grabbed his blaster pistol and aimed. "Give up!"

"No!" The man flipped up the table as he dashed to the side. Jayscreec missed his shot. Moments later he noticed his face was bleeding, clueless how.

Sighing, he reached for the radio. "What's your status?"

Spoiler: dice

Attempting to capture the target's associate
(mild fail)

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[Zex Vric]

Zex was in a bad spot, fighting against four people at the same time was a difficult task and, while the Nautolan was good at fighting and shooting, he was no super soldier. So, while facing the four men that were armed and asking him to surrender, the only think he could do was a surprise attack, so, as he started kneeling and raising his arms, Zex let out a nervous smile before pressing a button from one of his gauntlets, the one that activated the jump boots, the Nautolan would move towards the one in the middle at great speeds, hitting him before reaching the ten meters of distance that the jump boots, not only that, but Zex wouldn't let go of his target either, grabbing him before going up.

The reason why he did that being simple, engaging with one of them in cqc meant that the others would risk hitting their teammates with their blasters so they would need to engage in melee fighting as well, which wouldn't be a problem except for the fact that these guys seemed to be very decent with their fists, the one he was fighting at the moment hitting him twice in the face and once in the stomach. The Nautolan would take a couple steps back to breathe after that, bleeding quite a bit from his nose and lips, not only that, his body in general hurt after the jump boots tackle "You call that a punch? I've been punched harder by Jawas" Zex talked shit even in a bad position, hoping that angering or amusing them would lower their defences, this was going to be quite tough.

Spoiler: Dice

Dealing with the enemy: Mild fail

@Darasuum @Ediwa

 

[Darth Valravus]

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The Crusader was not even looking behind her. She could sense the commotion a bit and expected the other two agents on this mission were probably having some difficulty but her job was not to make sure they were alright. Her goal was to get the target.

The man kept looking over his shoulder but did not notice the Deucalian. Her movement was deft and skilled. There was less crowd now. With a flick of her wrist she toppeled over a trash can in front of the man's path. He slowed to not trip.

She was behind him in an instant. With one hand she grabbed his wrist and with the other his shoulder. She bent it inn a direction it was not meant to go behind his back. Zan pressed forward and slammed his whole body into the side of a wall, breaking his nose with a crunch.

A muffled grunt of pain came from him and she held him there against the wall. Nobody had seemed to notice her take down so for now she did not have to worry about any of his backup coming to support him. "I have the target." She said simply in response to Jay's request for status.

The man squirmed a little and she tightened her grip, twisting his arm a little more and pressing him harder against the wall. "Stay still." She kept an eye out for any possible eclipse members.

Spoiler: Dice

Going to try and grab the target (Rousing success)
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[Jayscreec Alecwit]

"Acknowledged," said Jayscreec, then he immediately requested assistance to have their prisoner transported. He nearly forgot the Neutolan. As approaching Zan with a handful of Imperials, Jayscreec noticed Zex in the corner of his eyes. From one hand, an enemy of their Empire. It would be so easy to just leave him behind. Allowing the Eclipse to do whatever they want could rid the rebels of one agent. Who knows how many Imperials he killed? Who knows how many Imperials suffer because of him? But from the other hand, this guy had been here with the task force. He worked day and night, fighting back to back.
"Go, put the cell member in prison," Jayscreec said. "If he tries to escape, kill him. The Sith's in charge."
Jayscreec sprang towards the alley, but their lookout screamed "Watch out, the assassin!" At once, blaster bolts illuminated Jayscreec and hit him in the arm. He yelled from the pain, but jumped into a door and attacked.
The CZ MSBR on burst mode fired two blaster bolts. As often, the first short burnt through the thug's armor, and the second bolt punched through. Jayscreec counted his shots, the drawback of his long rifle was the strong power draining. The enemy scattered and Jayscreec lost sight of three of them. After a second, - while Zex could take cover as well, - blaster bolts appeared around wildly. The damaged building created dusty air, and a metallic lath from the falling debris cut Jayscreec's face. He was bleeding. The warm blood filling his mouth was spat out.
"You will die," screamed the thugs.
Jayscreec gasped, reached to his neck and activated his rebreather. Maybe the rebel did not worth all the effort, but he was not going to give up. At last, he wanted to accomplish what he came for. "Run Zex. Run," Jayscreec whispered. The cell members took cautious steps towards him. Jayscreec knew the sounds of these steps. They were probably aiming at his cover, unsure if he was dead or alive. With his last effort, he rolled his fragmentation grenade towards them, then closed his ears.

Spoiler: dice

Attempting to save Zex (success)

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[Zex Vric]

The moment one of the four thugs got hit by a blaster bolt, Zex took advantage of the distraction and run behind cover, letting the enemy aim at the imperial while drawing his own blaster, the Nautolan would point and almost shoot before realizing that he really didn't need to since a fragmentation grenade was going to do the job for them. One explosion later, the Nautolan would holster his blaster weapon and smile at the imperial, he still hated them with all their might, but he could appreciate his attempt at saving him.

"Thanks for the help, but I totally had that" Zex said, did he actually have it? Who knew, the Nautolan didn't seem to fake the confidence behind his words, so he really did believe in his abilities "However, you better have captured the target, these guys managed to ambush me because someone wasn't stealthy enough and I am guessing it was you guys who they were talking about" The Nautolan added, taking a napkin out of one of his pockets and cleaning the blood off his face "So, do we have the guy? The corpse at least?"

@Darasuum @Ediwa

 

[Jayscreec Alecwit]

Once the grenade exploded Jayscreec leaned out of his cover with his blaster pistol drawn. The terrorist's supporters weren't in one piece anymore. The mess looked disgusting. Jayscreec frowned as he approached them, he secured the firearms in case they could still twitch.

Jayscreec looked over at Zex. "Yeah, totally." Jayscreec said. He smirked, not believing a word. "Yes. While they were busy with you, we captured the target." Jayscreec was grinning ear to ear, while his bleeding wound covered his face with blood. "But see, still came back. Even though you 'totally had that,' we came back. This is how the Empire works, missions's first, but we don't leave each-other behind. Don't believe everything you hear about us. One couldn't hold together half the galaxy without a strong grip anyway, that's just my two credits." He finally wiped the blood off his face. "We will take care of him, and report back later. Look, I like your mentality. It would be sad to see you end up like these scums, because you made wrong decisions." Most likely his words were meaningless. Jayscreec liked the kid, and honestly meant the last sentence. However, in his eyes Zex was still on the wrong side.

He reported the shooting to get the scene cleared, then he walked back to Zandrali with a limp. Jayscreec was eager to see both her and their prisoner.

@Darasuum @Versok

 

[Darth Valravus]

___________________

With the target in hand and the way more or less clear of the thugs Zan began bringing the Eclipse leader to the vehicle that would be transporting him to his confinement. Commotion continued, people screamed, someone tried telling her something and it sounded like the Lieutenant but she ignored him for the most part. He sounded like he was trying to give her orders but it would be wise for him to not think of doing that in the future.

Still, the other two operators that were taking care of the Eclipse members seemed to have survived by the time Zan covertly rounded all the rowdiness. The Deucalian was never one to shy away from a fight, even when it was coming to an end but she had the responsibility of making sure the leader was taken back to the base for processing.

Stuffing him into the back of the air speeder she made sure the stun-cuffs were firmly affixed to his wrists. Moving around to the other end she got into the driver's seat and started the vehicle up. The Crusader would wait for Jayscreec to get in the vehicle before taking off.

❅ END THREAD ❅​

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