To Find the Truth

[Raydo]

Bandomeer - Border Alliance Headquarters - Holding Cell - 0330 Hours

High Commander Cameron Quin had been attacked by an unknown Force User two hours prior. Word of the attack had spread quickly and the headquarters was a buzz with activity. Cameron had managed to capture his attacked alive. He had been brought back to, had all weapons removed, and been placed in a holding cell. Medical staff had first stabilized the attacker to ensure he would survive the injuries, but he would not be walking around any time soon.

Cameron had let a medic stitch up his eye, but ignored his request to go lay down. The medic was sure the High Commander had a concussion, but that could wait until later.

He now stood with James Roderick, Senator of Bandomeer. Cameron placed a hand on the man's shoulder. "Much more exciting than that stuffy senate hall." he joked. While the man held an entry rank in the Border Alliance militia, Cameron viewed him as a dear friend and trusted adviser. He was glad he happened to be on the planet.

He looked down at a camera trained on the prisoner and leaned into his comm device. I want 15 men outside that door at all cost.

The cell had no windows, and Cameron didn't think their guest was in a condition to escape, but he wasn't going to chance it. He turned back to James "When he wakes up, you want to head in their to help me question him. You were always way nicer than me, and it might be good for our proud Senator to get some first hand knowledge to bring back to the Senate, So they can properly continue to ignore us." he said. It was no secret that Cameron dislike the Senate. Maybe this would push them to action, but probably not.

@TAC @James Steel​

 

[Where]

Zaylow woke up to being tied down in some sort of prison cell. He looked around and noticed a small camera in the corner of the room, he wanted to test his current strength and attempted to crush the camera with telekinesis. The camera did begin to buckle under the pressure a bit, but was not crushed and destroyed as Zaylow hoped. This meant Zaylow's force destruction had drained him more than he thought. "I was taught to resist interrogation by the jedi, this should be easy." Zaylow cocky said to himself.

 

[TAC]

Senator Augustus James Roderick walked quickly into the headquarters of the Border Alliance. He wore two hats in this building. First and foremost, he was the Senator for the Bandomeer, the leading planet in the Border Alliance's coalition. Secondly, and also very important to him, he was a Leuitenant in the Defiant Squadron and sworn to the military defense of the Alliance. As he responded to the comlink buzz from his friend Cameron Quin, the High Commander of the Defiant Squadron and Border Alliance, he very much wore both hats.

Pleasantries were exchanged, a few jokes about the Czerka Senator party the young Senator had been at a few days before, the two of them stood in the medical center. Augustus had been quietly watching the prisoner, his brow furrowed and his arms crossed, as Cameron allowed his eye to be stitched by the medical droid. The High Commander patted the serious acting Senator on the shoulder, joking again about the stuffy Senate without reply before joining Augustus in staring at the prisoner behind the virtual screen.

Augustus couldn't help about his friend's remark about his niceness as the prisoner on the screen stirred. The Sith visibly focused on the camera, and it short circuited out. "I want to be bad cop one of these times," he remarked, turning on his heel and walking with the High Commander down to the cell. They checked their weapons and personal effects at an outer door to the cell block, and were then allowed through the door. Inside, they had a only a few meters to cover before they arrived at the door. Checking it to ensure he wasn't waiting inside first, Augustus and Cameron ushered themselves through the door and allowed it to be closed behind them.

"Good morning, sunshine," the young Senator said, indistinguishable in dress from the un-uniformed High Commander beside him. He spoke with authority, an overly zealous smile on his lips as he regarded the Sith with an amused brow. "Mind explaining who you are and why you're attacking the High Commander of the Border Alliance at one in the morning?" he asked, almost friendly like, straight to the point.

 

[Where]

Zaylow groaned, and rolled his eyes at this man. He then cracked his neck and set his eyes upon James as he told him good morning. The Sith was angry, but he had to control his temper, if he got too angry his eyes would glow red. This would clearly prove he was a sith, Instead Zaylow would calm his rage with a joke. "Well, first of all I have one quick question, about how many men are in this building? That's about how many body bags your medics are going to need," Zaylow joked. Zaylow changed his expression quickly to a much more serious look and Said "Now down to business I suppose..."

 

[Raydo]

He followed the Senator to the door way . Before he entered, he spotted on the guards carrying an extendable baton. He motioned to the man to hand it to him and then nodded in thanks before entering and closing the door.

The prisoner was in mid threat when Cameron entered the room. As he finished, Cameron extended the baton and slammed into his midsection, before grabbing him by the shoulders and hauling him to a sitting position.

He spoke quietly and with great intensity "You even think about the Force during this meeting, or whisper threats of my men again, and I promise you that you will be dead within the hour. My friend may be nicer than me, but I swear to you he won't be able to stop me."

He stepped back and motioned for one of the guards to bring in another camera. They quickly set it up and Cameron clicked the camera on as the left.

"Now, What is your name." he said officially.

 

[Where]

As Zaylow was shocked he coughed heavily, but his cough soon turned to a laugh. Oh how many times he was electrocuted with force lightning, this was still quite painful, but no where near as painful as lightning of the force. Zaylow thought to himself for a moment, would it really be such a bad thing if the republic knew about the Sith? The havoc it would cause may just be enough of a distraction for him to start his insurgency among the sith! Zaylow replied "Okay, I'll tell you more than what you want to know. No tricks... But there are two conditions, number one: I won't tell you my name, number two: you tell no one you got any of this information from me!"

 

[TAC]

The Sith laughed, seemingly content to hold the two men in contempt. Augustus hadn't even flinched when Cameron had delivered the blow to the other man, especially considering he had almost been killed by him. Relatively speaking, of course - the Sith had tried. Whether he had actually had a chance would undoubtedly be the topic of conversation for many drunken nights in their future.

The High Commander waited for the camera to be set up, and clicked it on before beginning the official questioning.

But of course, the Sith immediately started making demands. Augustus shuffled behind Cameron, clicked off the tape. With a determined but not quick pace he again side stepped his friend, grabbed the collar of the man sitting tied in front of them, and connected his fist with the side of the man's face as hard as he could. The young man was a bit more frail than the average person, and despite any 'training' he might have gotten, no one could sustain physical abuse for forever.

"A shame that the Commander hit you in the face during your right," Augustus commented, holding on tight to the collar. He smiled devilishly at the Sith. "Listen, pal. The Sith Brotherhood isn't a big secret around here. We know that you're looking to screw us over, and we knew its you lot that we've been engaging with over the last few months." While the Sith Brotherhood hadn't openly attacked the Border Alliance, their aggressive actions had ramped up over the last few months. Many lives had been lost, but Augustus knew it was just the beginning.

"We're not here to play nice today. You give us the information you need or we'll give you exactly the treatment you deserve." The Bandomeerian leaned in close, his nose only a few inches from the face of the Sith. "And there is plenty of beautiful soil that would benefit from your rotting course throughout the Bandomeerian countryside. You don't make demands, you answer the questions." Releasing him roughly the man straightened his jacket, walked back behind Cameron, and flicked the camera back on.

"Sorry, we missed that - what was your name again?

 

[Where]

Zaylow was hit in the face pretty hard, he was stunned by the blow, and knew he couldn't take much more. What did come to a surprise to him was that the republic knew of the sith! He was told that the sith were still in the shadows. Zaylow knew he must cooperate so he used a fake name stating "Very well, my name is Krass talon."

 

[TAC]

"Krass Talon," Augustus echoed, nodding his head. He and Cameron looked at each other, exchanging glances. The Senator nodded with his head towards the door. Cameron had bigger fish to fry right now, and this was something that the Lieutenant had the authority and ability to handle. More than anything, Augustus imagined that the High Commander probably wanted some sleep.

The Bandomeerian grabbed a chair and sat in it backwards, folding his arms over it as he studied the Sith sitting in front of him.

"So, a Sith - and it isn't very hard to piece together that you're a Sith, friend - tries to assassinate the High Commander of the Border Alliance. You must be pretty high profile!" The Senator stood up, grabbing his bag he had set by the door and far out of reach. Producing a datapad, he then went and retook his seat.

"Well if that is the case, Krass Talon, I will send a little note to some contacts I have in the Sith Brotherhood. If they know who you are, I can exchange for your release, or at least a fair trial. If they don't, I can't think of anyone who would have a problem with me spacing you the next time I leave system." As Augustus spoke he typed on his datapad, seemingly very nonchalant about the brazen threat.

After the sith had responded, the Bandomeerian's comlink buzzed. Snarling at the sith he grabbed his bag and stepped out, allowing Cameron to continue the interrogation. Walking out of the cell block and down the hall, Augustus spoke to a staffer who was calling about some legislation they didn't know how to handle. Typical.

 

[Where]

Zaylow had been interrogated for some time now, just enough time for him to regain a decent amount of power. His eyes began to glow red and used to force to persuade Cameron. "You want to return my ligthsaber to me and cut me free!" Zaylow commanded. Fortunately, Zaylow's anger made this ability extra effective, along with his glowing eyes. This ability was just strong enough to break the commander's mental shield causing him to follow Zaylow's command.
Cameron left the room and returned with Zaylow's lightsaber, which he used to cut him free. Zaylow then grabbed the lightsaber and quickly sliced Cameron's head off. He then used the force to crush the new security camera that was put in his room. He then opened the blast door, and used force stealth to assist in sneaking away. With Cameron dead it seemed Zaylow's mission was a success

 

[TAC]

"Of course," the Senator replied, his lips pursed, "Yes, I'll be back tomorrow and we can finish drafting it then..... Uhuh.... Yes, talk to you then."

The Bandomeerian clicked the comlink off and wheeled to walk down the grand hall way he had come. His conversation with his staffer had taken ten minutes, far longer than he had anticipated, and he knew he shouldn't leave Cameron alone with the Sith after no sleep and having fought a battle. He hurried back, and grew alarmed when he saw the thick door to the cell was slightly ajar. The Senator's blood ran cold, and he hit the emergency panic button on the wall and pulled his blaster from its holster.

His blaster raised he approached the door, carefully edging it open. Inside was the High Commander of the Border Alliance, Augustus' best friend for countless years, lying on the floor was his head severed. The Senator simply stared for a moment, his legs buckling and he leaned against the wall. The sith was obviously gone, and Augustus simply laid his head against the wall, kneeling on one knee and unable to move. Several Border Alliance guards appeared quickly, checking to see if the Senator was alright before realizing what exactly was happening.

Quickly, the entire facility locked down, but there was no chance of catching the Sith if he had booked it. He was gone.

A Captain helped walk Augustus away from the sight of his gruesomely dead friend. As Augustus sat down on the ground he pulled the soldier closer. "Get to security and get me the security footage now," he whispered, back into a trance staring at the far wall after he released the soldier. Soon the Captain came back, and Augustus stuffed the small datachip in his pocket. He sat there for some time, simply staring at the wall, as the Border Alliance buzzed around him and reeled to deal with the news of their fallen leader.

The Border Alliance had lost their leader.

There could be no question of the Sith's return now.

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