The Mask of Darkness: Precious Cargo

[The Captain]

((Oops, my bad.))

Cral watched from the safety of the cockpit as the Desajillic thugs spread out through the hangar and the mercenary defenders returned to the ship. At least, those that weren't blown apart by the cannons that were facing outward into space. He had no intention of entering the fray himself, he was a businesssquid, not a combatant, he had people to handle such trivialities for him. People such as his aide, Shaya.

"Go with Ra'Kul, I want to ensure the target is brought in alive."

"Yes, Master Logov."

And with that, the Nautolan exited into the hangar, helping provide cover fire for Bellatrix and her men.

@EmilyHuene

 

[EmilyHuene]

Bellatrix was having a blast. Her lightsaber flashed as it cut down the men who tried to oppose her. She was fast and powerful, expecting every attack before they were able to make it. The random soldiers tried to shoot her down but she seemed to always know exactly where their guns would hit and was able to deflect them. Like a blur of black and red she made her way through them and cut them down one by one. Behind her, her pirate troops leveled out the rest of the opposition so the fight would be over swiftly. A stray laser bolt flew towards Bellatrix to which she would deflect it like all the rest. She didn't pay attention to where the bolt had come from since she was focused on just ending the rest of the men as they now tried to flee. It was only too late that they realized they were no match for the Sith woman.

@Rorren

 

[Rorren]

The trandoshan was thinking he was sweating now despite not being able to do so. His body was burning up in the large engine room filling with smoke and fire, his pseudocold-blooded not taking much liking to the flames surrounding it as he was much more affected by heat and cold. He did not know of the crazy woman down the hall slicing down men right and left, unkowingly heading his direction. He had to get the engine running and fast if they were going to escape. The lizard was quick to attach wires and input quick fixes to whatever he could recognize from the exploded corpse of the hyperdrive systems. He was starting to make progress, rebreather mask fogging up as he tried to control his panic, sharp teeth bared as he focused on his repair work.

@Asmodeus-bBB12bBb31

 

[Asmodeus-bBB12bBb31]

Moments after he let loose his blaster round just to have it deflected away like it were a common pebble, Jaris would sit behind his cover to debate whether or not he should fall back to a more defensible location. He'd reach down to his left boot to pull out his electroblade, proceeding to firmly wield it in his left hand. Now, with both blaster and electroblade wielded, Jaris would put action to his plan and would fall back further into the hallway, only stopping a short ways in to take cover behind an outcropping. It wasn't the move favorable location, but at least it had decent cover. Pressing his left shoulder against his cover, Jaris would switch the settings on his electroblade from the usual stun, to something a bit more lethal. Once everything was set, he'd continuously take quick glances around the outcropping, keeping an eye out for encroaching hostiles. His hopes were to launch a successful ambush, in the likely event the other mercenaries wouldn't be able to keep them back.

@Captain Hook

 

[The Captain]

From the safety of the cockpit, Cral watched the battle unfold through multiple holo-screens, giving direction to the troops as they moved through the hangar. Ra'Kul was, expectedly, enjoying the heavy combat around her and carving her way through the enemies with flash and gusto. Shaya was hot on her heels, providing suppressing fire to both the front and rear as mercenaries were coming from both sides.

@EmilyHuene

 

[EmilyHuene]

While Bellatrix cleared away the majority of the support troops she would stop and let her men catch up. While she could handle anything that came her way, she had been told to not harm whomever their target was. She hadn't exactly been paying attention during the briefing. She would hold her position and allow for Shaya to meet up with her.

"So what's the plan, lovely?"

@Rorren ; @Captain Hook

 

[Rorren]

Suddenly the ship shook as the lights flickered, and then shut off, before slowly comimg back to brightness as a hum filled the ship. There was a burst then, lights flickering, and the humming ceased, causing the trandoshan to hiss out a line of cuss words.

From the outside of the ship it could be seen as the lights of the engines flickered off, revealing someone was repairing them...

@Asmodeus-bBB12bBb31

 

[Asmodeus-bBB12bBb31]

Spoiler: OOC

Quick Skip @Captain Hook

 

[The Captain]

"Our target should be in the private suite's near the bridge, although we couldn't pinpoint which one it was."

Shaya couldn't put into words how disturbed she was by Bellatrix's mid-battle flirtations. While her master gave the girl a fair bit of leeway regarding her many, many eccentricities, Shaya was always unnerved by her. Still, if master Cral trusted her enough to let her this far into the organization, he must have a plan, and she was willing to see him through it. Laying down more cover fire for Bellatrix and her men, the group drew closer to the private rooms.

((Sorry, tag didn't register))

@EmilyHuene

 

[EmilyHuene]

"Our target should be in the private suite's near the bridge, although we couldn't pinpoint which one it was."

"Well for a Force user I shouldn't have any trouble finding him. But we can't get anywhere if the ship explodes. You head for the engine room and make sure things don't go belly up."

She would take off and start to head up for the bridge letting the Force guide her to where she needed to be.

@Rorren

 

[Rorren]

The engine was finally starting to hum to life, Busk letting out a sogh of relief. Relief thatbwas very short lived as the door opened, and he froze. He gripped his blaster, one rarely ever used, and he honestly didn't even know if he had actually shot someone with it. He had only ever fired on others running away from thiggish bandits who decided it would make them look bad ass to have some trandoshan'sbskin as a symbol of strength. Little had they known he was no fighter, but he was a good runner.

"Wh-who'sse there?" His voice stuttered some as he came out of the still on-fire engine compartments to see the knew arrival, a woman (@EmilyHuene). His fear was not at all stilled by seeing her, holding his blaster on the woman, but curiously to her he did not fire. He definitely was not a staff, but he also didn't seem to be a hired gun, per say. Of all the mercenaries on the ship, many of which she had cut down, this trandoshan was not one of them.

@Asmodeus-bBB12bBb31

 

[Asmodeus-bBB12bBb31]

As the enemy forces drained from the hangar bay to pursue their goal, whatever it may be, Jaris would watch. If these dogs were anything like he was, the big boss would be on the ship. Well, not the big boss. It'd probably be some kind of field commander or something. Point aside; if he could get on that thing, there was a chance he could get the enemy forces to pull back, to retreat. A group is nothing without it's leader. Once the coast was completely clear and the enemies were all off on their ways, Jaris would go on to make a brisk jog for the ship. Once there, the lad would make his way about infiltrating the vehicle, which wouldn't be overly difficult. Once aboard, the Zelosian would tighten his grip on both of his weapons, and would go about finding his way to the bridge. This is going to be one hell of a story to tell, if he makes it back home.

@Captain Hook

 

[The Captain]

Cral wasn't an idiot, he'd made sure that at least a few guards left on his craft in case anyone came aboard. It sounded like they came in handy as one cried out from inside the ship and as two shots were fired.

"Lovely." He turned to the communications suite and opened it to his people. "If you could hurry this process up, Ms. Ra'kul, that would be fantastic. I see to have a pest problem over here."

Meanwhile, Shaya kept her weapon leveled at the Trandoshan engineer, staring at him intently. He clearly wasn't a fighter, and he clearly didn't want to be here, so she was less than keen on shooting the poor guy.

"Put down your weapon, and let me pass."

 

[EmilyHuene]

While Bellatrix began to search the quarters for whomever it was they were supposed to be taking alive, she would suddenly get a transmission and come to a halt.

"If you could hurry this process up, Ms. Ra'kul, that would be fantastic. I see to have a pest problem over here."

"Do I need to head back?" she would say with an annoyed tone back into her commlink. "I can't have you getting shot."

@Rorren ; @Captain Hook

 

[Rorren]

"Uh, yess....I-I think I can do that. But, um, the door'ss locked behind you. Ssome kind off ssafety feature, with the engine blowing up and all. I...don't asssume you could help me?" Bysk asked, swallowing.

Apparently the count that owned the ship didn't see failure too kindly. The door could open for engineers to get in, but unless the engine was fixed, they could not leave. And he was not told of this, or why would he come here to fix the engine knowingly? They needed a code, or to make the fire stop.

@EmilyHuene @Captain Hook

 

[Asmodeus-bBB12bBb31]

What sub par luck. In the midst of his brash thinking, the Zelosian hadn't considered there being a small security force aboard the actual ship. So, as anyone would assume, he'd be taken off guard as he came to face two opposing soldiers. With a quick jump brought on by surprise and a flick of his wrist following a mere moment later, the man would discharge his blaster, only hitting one of the others with luck. Short lasting, though, his luck would run out as the remaining invader fired his blaster at him. Despite an attempt to avoid the blaster fire, Jaris would take a round to his right shoulder causing him to recoil back. It would only be on his way back that the alien would make a shady attempt to toss his electroblade at the remaining enemy. With sheer chance the blade would actually go on to hit his target, killing them with the deadly shock. Upon retrieving his electroblade, and a few moments to recuperate the loss of complete control over his cybernetic arm, the alien would proceed his search with heightened care.

@Captain Hook

 

[The Captain]

That was too much noise and screaming for simply taking down an intruder, he must have gotten past his guards. Reaching down to the control panel, he began sealing the ship's bulkheads in hopes of stopping the invader from moving any closer.

"A bit of haste, Ms. Ra'Kul, if you'd be so kind."

Meanwhile, Shaya peaked back over her shoulder to realize that, yes, she was locked in with the Trandoshan engineer. If they wanted to get through the area and back to the ship, those doors would need to be open.

"Mistress Ra'Kul, go on ahead, I'll stay behind with the lizard to open the door." Keeping her weapon trained on the Trandoshan, she gestured for him to make his way around to the door.

@EmilyHuene

 

[EmilyHuene]

"A bit of haste, Ms. Ra'Kul, if you'd be so kind."

"Oh for the love of..." she sighed and quickly turned around to head back to her ship. "I'm on my way," came her response over the comm link. She was clearly annoyed as she did not like abandoning a mission. But things had gone South from the beginning as Fate seemed to want neither side to win today. With less caution and more speed, she made her way back the way she came and approached the ship through the back. She used her executive code to bypass the bulkheads and get herself back into the hold. Her blade was still ignited as she intended on slaying at least one more person before the day was over.