All kinds of thoughts raced through her mind, but all of them led to the same question. How did they find her? A few weeks prior, she had double-crossed the Redface gang on Coruscant. And apparently, gangs were able to hold long grudges. She hadn't shown herself in the core for weeks, knowing that the Redface gang had branches everywhere. But the fact that they actually hired a dedicated team of mercenaries to hunt her down? Well, that was new.
The Bespinian woman took cover behind the large trash container, as two blaster bolts nearly grazed her shoulder. "You missed!" she shouted, reloading her DL-18 blaster pistol in the little time she had bought. "If I gotta be honest with you Aiden, I thought you were a better shot!" she continued, hoping to piss her assailant off. It was the least she could do in this situation. "Shut up Dahle, or I'll shut you up for good!" Aiden yelled back at her, which would've normally gotten a chuckle out of the pilot. But not this time. Not in such a bad situation. She knew Aiden well, she had worked with the mercenary in the past, but to call him a friend would be quite a stretch. The same counted for his Quarren friend, Segarr, who was probably trying to flank her right now. She was gonna need a way out really soon; but she lacked the resources to do so. She had left most of her gear in her Hotel room, except for her blaster pistol.
Ducking to avoid a second volley of blaster fire, Neri caught a glimpse of a pipeline near her assailant. It was a gamble, but a plan formed in her mind. "I surrender, I surrender!" she cried out, as the blaster fire stopped. You fell for it, dumbass. She knew that the Redface gang wanted her alive, so naturally, he would take the bait. All that was left now, was hitting her target...
Her heart pounded heavily in her chest, but despite that, Neri was calm and focused. She was confident that, as long as she remained calm, her sixth sense would guide her. And it did. In a quick motion, Neri jumped up and shot at the pipeline, allowing her instincts to guide her as she shot. The blaster bolt found it's mark, as the pipeline exploded with a loud bang, releasing a large amount of pressurized steam, clouding Aiden's vision. Just the cover she needed to get away from her assailant. Knowing that this was the only chance she was going to get, Neri made a break for it. She had to get to the main street and disappear in the crowd, it was the only way she was going to lose her 'friends'...
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