Ryloth

[ObliviousKnight]

"Just my luck. I was just on my way out, stormies." Only modestly surprised by the unwelcome entrance of Imperial stormtroopers, Armiena Draygo turned to face the squad of white-clad soldiers... and actually chuckled at their officer's words, whom the Jedi Master identified by the orange patch on his shoulder. Not that the situation was amusing, but the stormtrooper commander was clearly out of his element in his attempt to be polite to a woman that Armiena had no doubt that he would much prefer to simply shoot and leave the rest to the morticians.

 

"I'm... afraid not. See, you're dealing with a Jedi here, which means I know very well that there are several other squads of your comrades in or around this security station. Also," a smile quirked at her lips. "You're not in a position to make any demands." The smile widened, and the air suddenly filled with the clatter of metal as the magazines in the stormtroopers' rifles suddenly fell to the floor. A wink later, and their ammunition belts began mysteriously slipping from their waists.

 

Still, the Jedi Master didn't take any hostile action; instead, she simply leaned against the compound eye-like array of holograms. "You take your leader to me, and we'll have a civilized chat--no hostilities, no violence." Her hands rested casually on her belt and those slender fingers glided gently over the multitude of tools and weapons that laid there, a polite reminder that Armiena was quite capable of defending herself. In fact, the fate of these stormtroopers depended solely on her mercy.

[Slicer]

Slicer wondered how the situation with the Jedi was progressing he decided however to step it up a little.

 

"Your Great nesses, I beseech you to but the decree in action. Put the decree that no Jedi will be allowed on this world and that they are to be arrested on sight and detained for questioning. Not to long ago Imperial authorities as well as your own twe'lik port security discovered that another Jedi had arrived on Planet. This Jedi master was quick to offer assistance but easily slipped away to follow her own agenda. Meanwhile Imperial authorities as well as your twe'lik Port security found nestled inside of her ship thermal detonators. The amount of explosives was enough to level around 2 city blocks at least. I even have pictures now of such.

 

Removing his datapad he quickly downloaded the pictures from his helmet to his datapad. Then he hooked up his datapad to a projector and projected it for all to see. It was easy to tell that nestled inside of the ship there were quick a few explosives inside carefully hidden as if to hide them from sensors.

 

"NOW you see true JEDI Lies." He spat "They come to your world proclaiming they want to help but at every turn they stab you in the backs. As we speak Imperial authorities are tracking this jedi as well as two more we think to be on planet. Make the decree that Jedi should not be permitted on this world and help us protect you!"

 

Many of the council members had scowls on their faces. While a few had been holding out hoping that the Jedi would be seen in a better light now they were convinced without a doubt that the Jedi were against them.

 

"Your people die from their disease as well as by their terrorist attacks! They watch as your women and children fall down in the street cry in agony as their disease rips through them. Do they remove their disease? do they send help or try to meet with you? Of course not they fear you, fear your people and that is why they are after you! "

 

Slicer smiled behind his mirrored visor. It was at long last complete the council was in full accordance with him. Now The Twe'lik could truly find peace.

 

"Imperial scientsts are working with yours to find a cure, Meanwhile they send their greatest warriors to spy and kill you. Do don't delay declare your decree!"

 

As one the council members turned and left to go and write up their decree. Slicer decided to at last sit in a chair. It had been such a long time since he had last done so. It almost felt like a lifetime.

 

Suddenly the council members filed back into the room with documents in hand.

”œIt is done as you have asked we have written up a decree.”

[Cobra]

Lord Kelvin flew his ship where the jedi was hiding, He lowered the ship a few meters above the ground, and hopped out, the ship would remain above, its turrets ready to fire if need be.

 

Walking up to the troops he anounced hisorders,

 

"Allright lets go in, I want Your eyes open and your mouths shut, weapons on stun, we don't need a dead jedi right now."

 

"Yes sir!" they replied eager to get going

 

He surveyed the near 100 troops under his command, they were ready for battle, that done he signaled his force and strode into the building ready to fight.

 

I will find you Aryian

[Lord Asshat]

Achzet and his padawan arrived on the planet Ryloth. Their ship was immediately captured by the Imperial forces around him. They walked out of the ship.

 

The Stormtroopers attempted in capturing them, but Achzet pulled back. He grasped the hilt on his saber and the vibrant green blade slid from the hilt.

 

"I don't think so."

 

The Stormtroopers opened fire on them as the two Jedi blocked and dodged the shots. The ten troopers began to fire rapidly. The Jedi Knight charged five of them as he slashed his way through them. They fell with ease. He watched as his padawan had taken out the other five. Achzet felt one of their commanders near by.((COBRA)) The two walked to him.

 

"Ekim, I feel that you are ready for him. Remember to use the force."

[Scottie]

Ekim walked to Cobra.

 

"I challenge you to a duel"

 

 

((3 post duel modded. You may post first))

[Slicer]

There was a grand total of 77 stormtroopers all of them inside of the building as well as 20 twe'liks. As cameras hovered around them the storm troopers turned as one and the closet to the to jedi began firing stun bolts. Yet the Jedi managed to deflects them to an extent and even slew 5 of their men while doing it. Yet the Jedi was no God. the storm troopers quickly formed ranks and the first roow squated. The secod row kneeled and the rest of the rows formed ranks. As one they fire a grand total of 30 stun bolt shoots that filled the enclosed space and slammed into the two Jedi. As both Jedi crumppled to the ground they were quickly disarmed and then shot a few more times by Stormtroopers just to make sure that the Jedi were stunned.

"Yep they're stunned." said one of the stormtroopers "Bring in the enrgy cages and contain them"

 

Within moments both Jedi were firmly secured inside of energy cages one of the few types of prisions that could truly hold a disarmed force user. As 10 stormtroopers carted away the two Jedi the rest turned back to Cobra waiting for him to press them forward.

 

Meanwhile Slicer sent a transmission off deep into space. Slowly a few machines began whirling to life, as they zeroed in on his coordiantes.

 

Jedi hunting patrols were being fromed by Twe'liks and stormtrooper alike in the governbemnts repsonse to the Jedi problem and construction on the tri building fortress hidden away was progressing smoothly.

 

things were going well for Ryloth as well as the empire. If only the foolish Jedi stopped sending their own.

[ObliviousKnight]

"For the sake of civilians... I'll go with you--under a few conditions." Armiena's eyes flashed a warning to stifle any objections the stormtrooper commander might voice. "No violence of any sort towards me, and I swear that I won't initiate hostilities towards your men or any bystanders. My equipment is immediately returned to me upon the conclusion of my business with your commander." Not that it particularly mattered with Armiena had her weapons on her own body, but it would greatly ease tensions to see her disarmed... and if the Jedi Master was betrayed, it would afford her the element of surprise when her captors discovered that it was truly impossible to disarm a Jedi Master.

 

"I am allowed to leave Ryloth on my own accord. And lastly..." Armiena paused dramatically and waited until she was confident that the hovercameras were firmly fixed on her slender form. She held eye contact with the nearest camera. "Kids, stay in school."

 

Armiena just shrugged. "I've always wanted to do that. Now then, take me to your leader." An inaudible gasp of surprise rang out through the security room when she offered her wrists to the stormtrooper commander and allowed him to cuff them... and she still remained perfectly conscious.

 

"You didn't honestly expect those to work on a Jedi Master, did you?" It was obvious that she somehow managed to sabotage the stun cuffs through a creative use of the Force. "Still, don't let that concern you; you have my word that if anything goes awry, it will be because of your own actions."

 

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Far above Armiena's position, the Baudo-class Yacht Ghost Breath materialized out of hyperspace. As the private yacht had yet to be connected with any of the galaxy's major factions, its presence was nothing to arouse suspicion.

 

It was just one more tedious chore for the Twi'lek airspace controllers to perform.

[Lord Asshat]

((I thought their were no one-hit captures. ))

 

 

Achzet felt the stun bolt rittle his body as he fell to the floor unconscious. When he woke up, he was in a prison cell. Not just him, but his padawan.

 

How could I have let this happen?

 

 

"Ekim trust your feelings and the force. Now, do as I do."

 

Achzet used the force to increase his sight and he quickly located the switch to deactivate them. He used the force to turn the switch to the off setting. The shields turned off. He and his padawan walked out calmly. Seven stormtroopers quickly approached them. One of them spoke,

 

"Get back in their before I blow your face off!"

 

Achzet returned his reply,

 

"We are not Jedi. We are members of the Imperial Army."

 

He waved his hand as the man spoke.

 

"Come on men. They are not the Jedi we are looking for."

 

Achzet and his padawan walked out of the Prison Chambers and onto the surface that was Ryloth.

 

"Now, where did our ship go."

 

Achzet cloaked himself along with his padawan in the force, so they could not be located. They began to look for their ship.

[Slicer]

((And I figured that it would be lucky for any Jedi to withstand 0ver 30 stunbolts and still live. I also figured that it would be imposible to block stun bolts. I also figured that you would relized that you would be no where near the swtich for the cage you were placed in.))

 

Slicer was smiling another Jedi ship had been found trying to smuggle bombs in naturally it had been impouded and made unable to fly. As he up loaded the pictures before the council he leaned back in his chair. He also decided to show the the recent attack and cature of a Jedi knight and his padawan, showing how they had arrogantly charged in and began killing without procavation. Then had the audacity to chalange the commander to a duel. Follwoing this he showed them being stunned and carted off.

 

As the Twi'leks became impressed on how easy it had been to stop the Jedi a suddenly alarm went of in Slicer's head, For some reason he could no longer feel the Jedi in the force. Contacting the prision center he was suprised and slightly amused at their escape attempt. The Jedi figured that they could hide inside of the force but they should have known better. Slicer quickly ordered the Jedi to be tracked which was easy enough. The two jedi were arrogantly announcing that they were Jedi with their clothes as well as naturally not trying to hide from cameras. Even if they had been the number of twe'liks stopping and pointing at them was enormous. Plus he had plenty of sensors to watched the Jedi as they moved. It was sad really very sad. The saddest part is that they weren't even armed at this point. Accoriding to the prision the still had the Jedi lightsabers.

 

Shaking his head in disguse he ordered a squaad of stormtroopers to interecpt the jedi with a group of 30 armed Twi'lek volunteers.

He watched on screen as the Stormtroopers suddenly appered in their path and the jedi found forty blaster pointed on them all of them were set on kill. After all what was the point of stunning this pair of Jedi they would simply try to escape again. However Slicer felt the need to offer them a merciful card.

 

The leader of the stormtroopers who was currently aiming his gun at Lord Achzet silently fumed as he got the orders sent down from Slicer himself. Yet he obeyed as he had been taught to because to not have done so would mean death.

 

"All right Jedi you have one chance to come with us peaceful or we will simply kill you."

 

Meanwhile the leader of squad two watched as the Jedi master stayed perfectly conscious.

 

The commander thought this over and finally made a decision that seemed as if it would work out the best for everyone.

 

"Fine Jedi, we will not initate any violence toward you but if any of our men start acting funny then we will stun you and dragged you in. If you are indeed worty we shall let you leave Ryloth after all we don't need any violence here. We are trying to establish peace and a better life for the Twi'leks on this planet. "

 

"Maybe we should stun her ourselves." said one of his men.

"No" he replied. "As of now we have a deal with this Jedi if she turns traitor then we stun her but for now why not let her come peacefully. Besides either way we still got to take her to prision. Now check her for weapons and we can get a move on this."

 

As 4 men came to check her for weapons and removed everything all of the stormtroopers visibly relaxed. Perhaps Jedi weren't as mighty as the legend always said they were.

 

As she was escorted from the building in her overalls, the stromtroopers began to form ranks once more and their equipment packed up. Soon they were all back in the transport they had orginally came in and with that sped of toward the nearest prision. Since she was considered a criminally they would hold her there until her meeting with their commander.

 

As soon as they reached the prision however, teh stormtroopers filed out and locked the Jedi inside of another energy cage. This one had room of moment though. And locked up all of her equipment in a vault. Then they signaled for Slicer.

 

Slicer suddenly stood up as he received a summons from the prision. Bowing toward his hosts he urged them to think even heavier upon the new laws to be proposed and then promptly left. His guards however stayed to guard the council members.

 

It did not take long but soon he arrived at the Prision. Entering the some what gloomy building, he noticed that everysingle stormtrooper seemed to be following his every momvement from underneith their helmets. And that they were all straight as a board. Which is naturally how Stormtroopers stood unless on leisure time.

He was briefly filled in on the situation and finally came to rest at the cell that the Jedi Master was being held in.

 

Shock crossed his face as he immediatly recoginzed the Jedi sitting in the cell.

 

"Ok men I will go in there and chat with the Jedi however, fill the cell with Chemtrox if she does anything funny like trying to use me to barter her way out of the prision."

 

Removing his own lightsaber he handed it to the guard and then decided he would be better off if he removed everysingle visible weapon he carried. handing them all to the guard he then paused while he waited for the field to drop then he steped inside.

 

"So as odd as this is we meet yet again Jedi. May I ask why you have decided to use up my presicous time?"

 

 

Twi'lek airspace looked at the lastest ship trying to get in. They were getting surpisingly tired of being called on as not doing their jobs everytime a Jedi ship landed and bombs were found aboard. It was for this reason why they decided to detain the Baudo-class Yacht called Ghost Breath. They figured they could risk what ever torment the person in that Yacht could bring upon them over being tormented and childed once again for not doing their job.

 

"Ghost Breath. we request that you state the purpose of your visit here as well as any cargo you may be holding. THen you should prepare yourselves for a boarding party."

 

As the controllers shut of their comms and awaited a reply a group of 7 Twi'leks were suiting up for the small strech across space they were about to cross in service to their planet.

[Lord Asshat]

Achzet saw that the situation was to end badly if he were to stand and fight. He put his hands in the air and surrendered to them.

 

He put his arms behind his back as they placed stuncuffs on him and his padawan's arms.

 

The two Jedi walked with the stormtroopers.

[Slicer]

After a short time the stun cuffs knocked the Jedi out silly which allowed the stormtroopers to move them to an entirley different prision then they one they had been in before. As they moved the two Jedi into the prision they decided to this time watch from security cameras and allow hidden blaster tureents to fry the jedi if their energy sheilds came crashing down. As an extra precaution they decided to up the voltage and leave the stun cuffs on both the Jedi. Which would allow for very little concentration for the Jedi.

 

Meanwhile deep in the moutains the tri buildings were almost completed, after working at break neck speeds the construction crews could feel their payday approching. With lifted spirts they continued their work.

[Lord Asshat]

Achzet sat down in the cage. He began to think up a quick escape plan. He for some reason couldn't. He crossed his legs and began to meditate.

[ObliviousKnight]

((Achzet, if you live through this, we are going to have words.

 

And Slicer, sorry 'bout the wait, life's been a bit hectic at the moment.))

 

An Force Cage? How quaint. Armiena was almost amused by her new surroundings, as they brought up a much happier memory of when she was training her former Padawan, Shawn Kenobi. While on Borleias, she had been stunned and knocked out, then hauled away to a mercenary camp that had been established sometime after the Jedi Dojo fell. She'd been stuffed in a Force Cage like now, and it was a simple matter for her to simply... bypass the energy field by drawing upon a technique to absorb its power. It would have been even easier to simply disable it by jarring its electronics with a precise use of telekenesis.

 

Almost even more amusing was the presence of an air vent from which Armiena couldn't feel a current flowing from--no doubt if she "tried" to escape, the Imperials would attempt to kill her by flooding her cell with a poison gas.

 

I love this--energy barriers, poison gas... will these guys ever learn?

 

Still, the Jedi Master decided to be a good little prisoner and not deprive them of their blessed innocence in the matters of detaining a Jedi Master.

 

I daresay, I feel a song coming on.

 

Armiena was about to begin wailing a song that, in a galaxy far, far away, would be identified as an old Black spiritual. However, before she could impress the entire prison facilities with the quality of her vocal talents, a very familiar Imperial commander arrived before her cell.

 

"Small galaxy. No darts this time?" Armiena muttered in lieu of a greeting.

 

"Why am I here? Idle curiousity, mostly. I'm curious how you've managed to con the Twi'leks so quickly into allying with your Empire. I'm also curious how you managed to plant explosives in my Delta-7 without my knowledge. I'm also curious what your true intentions for the Twi'leks are--your Empire doesn't exactly have much redibility for promoting peace and prosperity for non-human races.

 

"I'm also curious why you think that this murderer who was running around shortly before you arrived was a Jedi. When I arrived, there wasn't a single Force-Sensitive running around, other than me.

 

"But... I'm sure that you happen to be curious why I'm here."

 

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In orbit, the pilot of the Ghost Breath responded swiftly and politely. "Planet Ryloth: This is the private yacht Ghost Breath. My cargo consists of foodstuffs and spare parts. My purpose in visiting your planet is business: trade of cargo. I am complying with your order." An elegant, elder voice replied to the query before the crackle of communications equipment cut off her voice.

 

In the cockpit, Misal Draygo adjusted her veil and twisted to face X5-D9. Owing to a small amount of preparation before the craft took off, there was no reason for the Twi'leks to find anything amiss aboard the craft. The cargo bay was simply stuffed to the point of overflowing with assorted foodstuffs and all manner of spare parts. Although the private yacht was somewhat heavily armed, its arsenal was within legal limits for a craft of its size.

 

They wouldn't even find explosives on board the ship, because the concussion missile tubes and projectile cannons weren't even loaded. In fact, the only weapons that they would find on board the ship were Misal's: a popular light blaster and a canister of Stokhli stun spray.

 

"Behave yourself, droid. We can't afford to have our entrance compromised by your attitude problem."

 

If Misal Draygo could understand X5-D9's droid language as well as her daughter, she would have identified the droid's harsh blat as a horrible curse word.

[Slicer]

Slicer glared rom underneith his helmet. He was tempted very tempted to let the Jedi have the pleasure of feeling his flame thrower yet again. Yet as an half wit would have known deplomacy here would be far better than violence.

 

"So Master Jedi." he spat. "You mean to tell me you flew all the way out here just to figure out why the Empire had a presence on Ryloth."

 

Slicer then paused trying over his words in his head first before speaking them aloud.

 

"Then naturally upon finding the Empire on a mission of mercy your suspicions rose up simply because we were not playing the part of the brutes much like your disgusting rebel friends love to let people think. You even came in on self assumed stereotypes of the way things were back during the reign of Palpatine himself. Well perhaps you should re-evaluate the situation before you start sprouting a holier- than- thou speech.

 

In case you have not noticed, The people on this world are dying. And I don't just mean because of this disease your Jedi friends have cooked up. For decades upon decades the Twi'leks have been forced to do such desperate things as sell their own just to try and secure a greater amount of peace for themselves. You Jedi claim to be the guardians of peace and justice yet for some reason you Jedi have yet to truly offer a lending hand to these ailing people.

 

You claim I am conning these people but according to the evidence we have it is you who is the con artist. After all you come to this world with bombs in your ship. You claim you wish to help but really you have brought about the means of Ryloth's destruction. The way I see it. A Jedi master came under orders back to ryloth in order to kill the twi'leks as a last attempt to destroy these people who have done NOTHING to you. Then when things begin to get a little hot under the collar for that lone Jedi master a full blown strike team is sent in, in order to help extracted their operative as well as help further along the plans sent down from your Jedi leadership. Did you know that in the ship we impounded form the other two Jedi there were explosives also founded in their ship?

 

The last time Jedi came to this world in mass not only did you and your kind slaughter twi'leks but also upon your departure you left them in a lurch withering under a disease that cause horrific deaths to spread through out their population.

 

It is no coincidence that the disease has once again appeared now that the Jedi are back on planet. Nor is it a coincidence that the leading suspect of the case of why the disease has returned in a way, a jedi. It does not help matters that twice a Jedi master who has landed in port has been seen at the sight of the terrorists attacks.

 

Unless you are claiming to be the Jedi master that poisoned the water o f these people and reintroduced the disease then I suggest you rethink your statement. After all why should I take it on your word that you were the only Force user on the world. As of now we have two other Jedi in custody though neither one of them could be the Jedi master we are looking for. Plus we have cornered yet another Jedi. So how could you be the only Force user on this planet.

You Jedi feel as if you are always in the right and never in the wrong, that nothing can go outside of the boundaries of what you have set for it. That because you wield the power of the Force you know everything. Well Jedi the Galaxy is not defined by the Jedi! It never has been, it never will be! The Jedi are nothing more than a group of elitists who feel that because they are not mass murders they are the very definition of good simply because they wield power that they don't use to kill people with. Which in itself is false since on countless worlds sentient beings have fallen to the power of a Jedi. You jedi are full of hypocrisy it is in your actions, your words, in the very code that you all claim to swear your life by.

 

Well this time Jedi you are wrong. The Galaxy will not fall into your little neat box upon which you've assigned everything into. The Empire is doing good before your eyes and you still fight it, you desperately try to cling upon that which has failed you and failed your order.

 

Where are your rebel friends? Why have they not sent scientists to help easy the suffering of the Twi'leks? Where are your Jedi scientists? Or some at least a few credits to help the broken homes back on their feet? Why s it that only the Empire can respond to this crisis? Surley if it were for a good cause enemies and friends could have worked together in order to find a solution that benefits all. Yet still you Jedi hide in your enclaves separated from the galaxy yet claiming to see the infamous big picture. Still you rebel friends desperate to take-away control from the rightful government refuse to show up!'

 

Slicer paused taking his attention momentarily away from the Jedi. The way he saw it this was simply a ploy to waste his time and he would let this ploy led him to where she was planning to let it lead him. Then he would expose her for the traitor Jedi she truly was.

 

”œHowever I digress from my previous statement. You truly have not yet told me why you felt such a meeting was needed. After all if I remember our last meeting together it was no where near this civil.”

[Ary the Grey]

Aryian smirked. They couldn't possibly comprehend the Jedi's next set of movements he had planned. Obviously someone was going to notice his entrance, the subversion was only to delay that from happening. An impenatrable force barrier sprang up in front of the advancing troops, incredibly strong and unbreakable by their current armaments. Aryian had worked long and hard to perfect the art of force shields, and now it paid in full.

 

Two lightsabers whipped from inside his robes, igniting and hovering in the air. They crossed blades near the hilt to form a wedge shaped section, turned vertical, and shot at the dead end to the hallway, spinning impossibly fast. It was a crude technique, but it worked when Aryian needed it. The blades carved like a drill, pusing forwards at an average speed, molten material calmly being guided out of the hole by Aryian's willpower. At this particular point, there was about twenty feet of rock between this hallway and the next cavern over, and it took him maybe ten minutes to totally drill through and another ten seconds to cool the hole down, even for a Jedi master.

 

The whole series of events had drained him considerably, even though he had more than enough energy to fight, he did not have much to use the force to continue to hide himself. That was why he only cooled the cave for ten seconds, any unprotected man without the aid of the force would be boiled alive in his own juices, where Aryian merely crouched and began making his way through, absorbing the heat with the little control hehad left over the force, replenishing his stores of energy. His robes began to burn, adding to the heat, and they fell away as ash to reveal Aryian's armor, glinting in the dull light from the small fires. The box he carried was metal, and repelled most of the fire, along with Aryian's aid it remained intact through the journey.

 

There was no way the Imperials could have predicted this, all their forces were amassed at the entrance to the other cave, but this cave was relatively unpopulated, allowing him another precious few seconds to wrap the shadows around him and once again fade into the background noise, the force hiding his presence effectively to all but those who looked the hardest.

 

And moving like the very wind itself, Aryian began to make his way back to his ship. As he did so, his mind touched Armenia's mind.

 

I feel unrest on this planet...do you need assistance? This whole charade may be a trap...

[ObliviousKnight]

No, I can handle this Imp, if it comes to fighting. So it was Aryian's presence that Armiena had detected. At least there was one other Jedi on this planet that she could count on in a pinch.

 

During Slicer's lengthy, and most likely prepared tirade, Armiena listened patiently, seeming to legitimately balance each of his points and suspicions. It wasn't until the Imperial commander finally stopped to catch his breath that she spoke up.

 

"Thank you. No, I mean it; you've clarified quite a bit for me. I... never knew that it was the same virus that attacked Ryloth after SEED retreated from this planet." Her adversary had just accidentally answered a few extremely important questions for Armiena, the foremost being the nature of the virus that was attacking the Twi'lek people. Even though she had anonymously donated a sizeable number of credits to the frantic search for a cure (it was Faust's money, so the Jedi Master had no qualms at spending so many digits at once, even for such a noble cause) Armiena knew very little about the virus itself.

 

"Your so-called Jedi Master who came here... I've seen the police reports. A lone man arrived on Ryloth, wearing the robe of a Jedi claimed to be a Jedi Master Natoh... then he suddenly became the most popular suspect in the investigation into the poisoning of this city's water supply. I've examined my Order's records thoroughly, and believe me, if there's anything we Jedi know how to do, it's to take detailed records." Armiena coughed, interrupting her own tangent. "There is no Jedi Master Natoh, and there has never been a Jedi Master by that name. I'm certain that this terrorist isn't a Jedi--he probably isn't even Force Sensitive, possibly some worthless criminal who managed to get his hands on a lightsaber and decided to have some fun. If I managed to find a recording of his killing spree, I would be able to confirm whether he had any training in the Force.

 

"But I wasn't here to rescue anyone. I intended to find and capture him--even kill him, if necessary." Armiena sighed, her body completely still behind the faint energy field. "No. By his actions, he caused me to be associated with terrorists and murderers," she spat out those words as though they were deadly weapons. "I will not abide that sort of accusation."

 

A long pause followed, in which the Jedi Master exhaled the intensity that suddenly took hold over her body.

 

Armiena shook her head and began to pace around the confines of her cell, fidgeting absentmindedly with the pendant on her neck as she thought on his comments regarding the explosives that had been "discovered" on the Jedi Starfighters. "But... the fact that explosives were found on our ships, especially ones so powerful... it's a bit disturbing. I came to Ryloth as an individual--I planned on being able to complete my business here on my own." Again, Armiena only hinted that she had business to complete on Ryloth, content to allow the Imperial commander wonder in frustration until he finally got the nerve to directly ask her.

 

No doubt, Slicer would find her mission so peaceful that he would refuse to believe her.

 

"There must be someone sabotaging our Delta-7's, then... it will be a simple matter for me to find out how this is happening." Armiena was fully aware of the traits of the Delta-7 Aethersprite, especially the fact that most of them didn't have enough room to house a full astromech. Instead, a chopped-down version of an R4 unit was built into their fuselage as a droid copilot. An astromech droid would make for an irrefutable witness.

 

"Regardless of whoever is sabotaging our starfighters, he will be revealed and dealt with... harshly. By sabotaging my ship, especially in such a clumsy way, he made this very personal."

 

Armiena chose to ignore the rest of his rant, in which he bashed the Rebellion and the Jedi Order without making any specific accusations. Aside from her previous affiliation with the Rebellion, long before she even considered questing for Jedi training, the Jedi Master had no affiliation with the military organization... and the former soldier doubted that the Alliance was even capable of offering such aid after the beating they took at Coruscant.

 

If this Imperial chose to view his world through ebony-tinted glasses, Armiena couldn't stop him.

 

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With some irritation, Misal Draygo silently stood by as the Twi'lek security forces tromped around on the Ghost Breath in search of contraband. Assuming that these men weren't crooked cops, they would find none.

 

She quickly handed over her light blaster and canister of Stokhli Stun Spray as the only weapons on board. The Miraluka was content to play the part of the annoyed merchant who was being pushed off schedule by an unexpected search, and voiced predictable protests when she faintly heard the sounds of shattering glass when one of her unwelcome guests accidentally knocked over a crate of Nubian champagne.

[Ary the Grey]

Very well...Once you leave this planet, you should find me, I possess something that can endanger the entire Jedi Order...Or help them in their worst hour.

 

Aryian continued to move towards the cold dark side of the planet, where his ship was hidden.

[Cobra]

His forces were quietly rushing forward when they ran smack into a force sheild. After waiting about an hour the feild dropped and they continued on. In the middle of the hall he saw a long passage and with his Infared sensors, saw that there was a cave ahead. The passage had been melted and was still to hot for the Twi'lek guards to enter so he and the 77 stormtroopers went ahead looking for the jedi.

 

When they reached the cave at the end of the tunnel he saw a light at the oppisite side of it. For the moment they waited, while he scanned the surrounding area

[Natoh]

Natoh had been masquarating as a Stormtrooper for days now. He had wanted to scout out the impeiral presence on this world and what better way then by being the grunt of the military. He had been able to swtich from platoon to platoon without much notice which worked all well and good for him.

 

Natoh however was sorry off his poor choices for hiding spots. Upon the first Jedi ship landing he had decided that the Jedi ship would be the best place to hide his stuff. Yet almost minutes later his stuff was quickly discovered and confiscated. the same thing happened with the next ship he tried. However he had no idea that the second ship had belonged to a Jedi.

 

Perhaps I should revise my hiding spaces.

 

However soon it would not matter. All things were in readiness the movement was ready to strike. It was only a matter of time before chaos would once again be the norm.

[Ary the Grey]

((I apologize, the force barrier was supposed to disssipate as soon as Aryian moved through the tunnel he made...forgot to write that in. You can edit to that if you want. Still, by that time, I'd be long gone.))

 

Within the few moments it took for Aryian to reach his ship he had activated it via his implant, the shields providing more than enough energy to melt an excess of snow off the ship, and the rest of the snow would detach itself as Aryian navigated Ryloth's atmosphere.

 

The ship lifted itself from it's nearly subterranean resting place, opening the boarding ramp at Aryian's mental command. The Jedi Master boarded as the ship began to climb, gaining altitude faster and faster the higher it went.

 

The Twi'leik officials had tracked it, but there was nothing they could do as the ship made it's escape into the night air, the ship was too far away to send starfighters, and nothing was in orbit where Aryian chose to exit the planet's gravity well that could have hindered his progress.

 

Inside the cockpit, Aryian keyed in a few commands, pulled a lever, and stars turned to starlines. The gears of the cosmos continued to turn on, a new thread in the tapestry of the universe. Destiny was about to come together for great things, the destiny of life itself.

[ObliviousKnight]

The R4 unit that was the copilot of Armiena's Delta-7 Aethersprite decided that he had had quite enough of unauthorized visitors, and set an autopilot course to take the ship far away from Ryloth. Before that, the little astromech uploaded his memory to a database at an unknown location, should the worst happen and he get blown out of the sky.

 

Armiena needed this information... badly.

[Slicer]

Slicer slowly began to pace within the cell, It was not due to being nervous but more the fact that he did not wish to sit down nor be caught flatfooted by the Jedi. Besides her words had made him wonder about something.

 

"Allright Jedi." he started

 

"I will cut you a deal. If you tell me your true reason for coming to Ryloth, along with what ever plans you have for capturing the terriorist. Then I shall allow you to join for a brief time an imperial unit that is currently looking for the Jedi's wherabouts. Since you continue to stick to your story about wishing to hunt this other Jedi Master, one that you claim to be an imposter yet you have no way of giving me proff of such. IF you help us aid in the capture of this Jedi we will allow you safe passage of of Ryloth."

Suddenly a message came in for Slicer. Shutting of his external mouthpiece he quickly began his conversation with Kip. After a very short conversation with the man Slicer felt as if he was going to explode.

Whirling to face he allowed his speech to come through once more.

 

"I just got a report that Your ship disengaged the magnetic clamps fastened onto your ship and took of for parts unknown. I will ask you one time and one time only. Why did your ship leave?"

 

Slicer felt as if this Jedi was playing with his mind. One minute she wants to help track the imposter the next her ship is blasting away as if it was delivering some sort of secret message. He had half a mind to allow he to feel the familiar taste of his Flame thrower again.

 

 

Meanwhile the twi'lek boarding party upon finding nothing that could constitute being a weapon or explosive device that they had not already confiscated anyway reboarded their own shuttle and returned back to the surface.

 

Suddenly the Ghost Breath's comm crackled to life.

 

"You are clear to land please follow the route given to you should you deter from this course you will be blown out of the sky." As the transmission ended another one sprang forward giving coordinates to a landing site and how to reach it.

[ObliviousKnight]

((Agh, I've badly misread a post or two...)

 

"My ship left? Son of a Si..." Armiena threw a cautious glance at Slicer, knowing that he had probably received Sith training at one point during his service to the Empire due to his ability to use a lightsaber, however how mediocre his demonstration above Coruscant might have been. "I'm guessing that someone got into the ship without my knowledge, and the R4 unit on board panicked and decided it would be better to plot a course into orbit. In fact, the droid is probably sending me a transmission right now to explain what just happened. If you prefer, I can recall the ship with a few seconds with my comlink."

 

Wherever the Jedi Master's equipment was being stored, her comlink began trumpeting "Reveille" at a high volume. Also, her datapad began receiving a transmission from off-planet. A quick inspection would reveal the file to be a hologram from the R4's optical sensor, a recording of the supposed "Jedi Master" Natoh breaking his away into the Jedi Starfighter's cockpit and planting a number of items in there.

 

"My purpose for being here..." Armiena couldn't help but offer the Imperial commander a toothy grin. "I thought you'd never ask. I'm here for two objectives--the neutralization of the terrorist, as well as the investigation of the old battlefields. I've been wanting to try to scavenge some information from SEED's abandoned bases and encampments, especially their designs for nanites, if possible. For the longest time, I've wanted to try to reverse engineer their technologies and put those designs to other uses. I came on my own initiative; the presence of my comrades here was purely coincidence.

 

"Now, if you're finally satisfied, I believe we have a terrorist to catch."

 

And please hurry, mother. No telling how much time we have left now.

 

 

 

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An untold number of kilometers away, the private yacht Ghost Breath landed in the exact coordinates specified by the Twi'lek security forces. If anyone detected Misal Draygo's Force presence despite her attempts to mask herself, they would probably be thoroughly confused by the ripples that stirred from her form. She clearly wasn't a Jedi, nor a Sith, nor a disciple of any number of recognized Force traditions. The Miraluka was simply a woman who had received training from all number of informal trainers over her many years... and knew very well of her connection to the Force since her birth.

 

"Yes, let's get this cargo unloaded and transferred to the dockmasters. And make sure that no one attempts to enter without authorization." Misal peered over a mental list of the items she desired--shipments of the local liquors, a considerable quantity of ryll spice, ingots of a metal that was highly resistant to heat, and a powerful cargo landspeeder.

 

Misal almost chuckled at the variety of goods she was to retrieve during her visit. Typical, dear, very typical.

 

A paranoid man might have noticed that one of the first objects that the team of Misal Draygo and X5-D9 secured was the landspeeder.

[Slicer]

Slicer raised an eyebrow.

 

"Surley you would know that all of that stuff has been pretty much destroyed and the very nanties you wish for seemed to have long since died out. Plus any bodies would have most likley been burned much like they are doing with the bodies now with this latest disease. So unless you plan to find them among unburned dead bodies or in piles of ash I doubt you will find any of SEED's nanties.

 

And yes Jedi I would like it very much so for you to recall your ship."

 

Signaling for a stormtreooper he told him to fecth the very comlink that she was refering to.

 

"As he goes to fetch your comlink I do have a request. Since Jedi hatred is indeed high on this world. I will do an unprecidented thing. I will indeed allow you to work with the imperials. However I request that you donn Stormtrooper armor. I will assign you to the nearest Jedi track squad we have near the prision will will most like be squad 02A."

 

As the stromtrooper returned with the comlink Slicer Decided to keep the stormtrooper in the Cell with him. After all he looked as if he could be about the same size as the Jedi. Maybe slightly taller.

Tossing her, her comlink he also made sure that her tranmission was tracked as was stanard imperial procedure.

 

"well Jedi?"

 

 

Meanwhile while there happened to be no paranoid men watching the space port, it wa showever an empire controlled area. As a reuslt a small band of stormtroopers hustled up to the unloading pair of woman and droid.

 

"May we see your identification?"

[ObliviousKnight]

"Well, I knew there was a chance that I wouldn't be able to find anything, but if SEED forgot to destroy something before they retreated... it would have been a great deal of help."

 

When Slicer voiced his proposal to Armiena Draygo, she couldn't help but stare at the Imperial Commander. It was indeed a rare occasion that the Jedi Master didn't know what to say, because for a few seconds, the young woman simply gaped at her detainer, at a loss for words.

 

"I think I'm a little short for a stormtrooper... but it suits both our purposes. I'll just have to think of a way to conceal my lightsabers inside that tub. Just show me to my squad," Armiena couldn't help but feel slightly awkward at referring to a group of stormtroopers as my squad.. "And I'll recall my starfighter."

 

True to Armiena's word, when she was returned her comlink, she immediately summoned her Delta-7 Aethersprite. The R4 unit that was permanently welded to the tiny snubfighter's fuselage was predictably reluctant to return to a planet that was so obviously prejudiced against the Jedi, and publicly occupied by the Empire. However, the Jedi Master was quite insistent, and her orders overrode the droid's mechanical common sense.

 

"One more thing, Imperial. You'll be receiving a transmission from my copilot, a recording from his optical sensor. The droid said that a stormtrooper broke into the Delta-7 and planted a number of items in the cockpit--he guessed that they were explosives of some kind." Armiena suspected that their terrorist was masquerading as a stormtrooper... useful cover against an unsuspecting foe, Armiena had to admit.

 

Of course, if the saboteur was a genuine Imperial stormtrooper, his commander would have to answer some very pointed questions.

 

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At the spaceport, Misal Draygo sighed and began digging in her robes for identification. When her hands finally returned, she passed a number of legal documents, all passable as identification, and all perfectly legitimate: the standard identification card that nearly every citizen carried, a license to own and operate the Ghost Breath, a local authorization to ship and trade ryll spice...

 

"I trust that everything is in order." The Miraluka smiled slightly as she handed over the multitude of immaculate IDs over to the Imperial Commander, her voice carrying just the slightest touch of the Force to reassure him that nothing was unusual with her documentation. To any Force Sensitives that just happened to detect the infinitely small ripple in the Force, it would appear to be nothing but an anomaly, an ordinary person who managed to accidentally tap into the Force for a brief instant.

 

Hopefully, this inspection would be just like any of the scores of others the Miraluka had experienced over her years--brief, courteous, and quickly forgotten.

[Natoh]

Natoh had finally decided that slipping away from the imperials and resuming his Jedi form would be more to his liking. Which naturally explained the reason why he was currently dressed in his orginal outfit with at least fifty twi'leks to his backside.

 

Scanning the local holonet he was pleased to note that the Death toll had skyrocked in the last six hours. The numbers of deaths was getting close to breaking over a thousand. The parionia of the disease spreading was gripping the entire planet in fear the captial in paticular however.

 

Soon though his next attack would commence and then perhaps then his goal will have been achieved.

[Slicer]

Slicer stripped the stormtrooper down and then gave teh Jedi the armor of the stormtrooper. Then he dismissed he stormtrooper to have leave untill the armor was returned which oddly enough made the Stormtrooper less than happy.

 

As soon as he had handed the armor over to the Jedi however he then summonded the squad she was assigned to and then he himself left the cell while they prepared to cature the terrorist.

 

Meanwhile Slicer figured that while he had the time it would be best to review the transmission that the Jedi had sent him dealing with her ship. After a brief but very disturbing few moments Slicer imediatly sent a transmission to Kip.

 

"I am sending you a transmission tell me do you recognize this stormtrooper?"

 

After a few moments Kip declare with a heartly no.

 

"I thought so. I did not recgonize him either. He is the one who planted the bombs on the Jedi's ship. Perhaps trying to store them somewhere. I want ecery storromtrooper to be checked and rechecked. I want a madnatory INSPECTION NOW!"

 

WIth that Slicer left kip to do as ordered meanwhile

 

the stormtroopers found nothing to be out of sorts with the couple execpt the fact that the droid wasn't to their liking. However none of them were in much of a fighting mood. Word traveled fast that everyone would be forced to participate in a mandatory inspection which mean that it was time to polish the armor, stand teh straightest and look your best. Not the most exciting thing in the life of a stormtrooper.

 

((Sorry for this really crap post.))

[Lord Asshat]

Achzet came back from his meditation. He had found out an idea that would help him and his padawan escape the planet. Achzet sent a message to his padawan through the force.

 

Ekim, do as I do.

 

As one of the prisoner guards walked next to Achzet's cell. Achzet suddenly sent messages to the guard of visions and emotions. He watched the guard grab his head in frustration. He heard the prison guard moan from the stress of the images and the different emotions he had been feeling. Achzet spoke to the twilek through the force.

 

I can free you of these images and emotions if you do as I say.

 

The twilek replied,

 

"Yes, I will do anything! Just get these things out of my head."

 

With a short wave of his hand, Achzet released the images and other things out of the twilek's mind.

 

Go unlock the cages for the two prisoners you are guarding.

 

The alien replied,

 

"But... I can't! Slicer will murder me!"

 

Achzet sent another message to the twilek.

 

I will make sure that he won't.

 

The twilek nodded and walked to the control room. He deactivated the energy shields holding the two Jedi in their cages. The two Jedi were reunited with each other. Now, they could finally escape the planet of Ryloth.

 

Achzet turned to his padawan.

 

"Ekim, go to the ship and set a course for the Helix Station. Go!"

 

Achzet felt his lightsaber near by. He walked towards its presence and soon arrived to it. He saw it in a locked vault. Achzet used the force to open the vault and he grabbed the hilt of his saber. Now, he had to end the life of the commander that put them here. He had to... it was his duty as a Jedi Knight of the Republic.

 

Achzet looked for the beings life signature and located it. He followed the being's signature and arrived in front of him. Achzet could feel the darkside surrounding the man. It was a strong flow of darkness. It was like an energy shield that surrounded the area that he was in. It enveloped him. He saw the saber on the Sith's belt.

 

He must be at least of Lord rank.

 

Achzet pulled the hilt of his own saber off of his belt. He held it towards the air and pressed the activation switch. A long, green, blade of energy slid out of the hilt. Achzet held it and aimed it between the eyes of the man.

 

"You captured me and my padawan. You killed to many innocents. You had an operative expose the Jedi as liers and traitors to the people of this peaceful world. You killed thousands. Now, you will pay with your life."

 

Achzet swung his saber around in a quick motion to get used to the grip and feeling of his hilt again. Achzet felt a great amount of confidence that he could win this battle... but maybe not like a Jedi Knight would. He hoped he wouldn't have to use the emotions that Sith strive for. He really didn't want to risk it again like he did in his previous battle.

 

Achzet dug his soles into the ground and took a strong position. He channeled into the gentle nature of the force and let it flow through him. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. When he let the carbon dioxide exit his body, he reopened his eyes and looked at the Sith Lord.

[Slicer]

Slicer looked at the crazied Jedi. Before the Jedi began to so much as utter a word SLicer sent three hand signals that consisted of finding the Jedi's partner and locating him. Making sure the Jedi's ship was locked dwon as well as adding a few suprises for the Jedi.

 

Then he decided it was time to address the green saber blazing in front of his visor. As another camera buzzed by his head he spoke

 

"Woa now Jedi. You first should show some manners, coming inside of the prision and accusing me of something that is outside of my control is foolish and stupid. Not only do you make the Jedi seem even more like a group out to destroy The twi'leks you also make your self out to be a fool. There is an entire platoon in the prision waiting to cut you down at a moment's notice. Only I am keeping them from firing."

 

Slicer looked at the camera.

 

"Now you see I do not attack the Jedi yet he brazenly attacks me, he sticks his saber in myf ace and he has every intention of ending my life only because I am out to help you my fellow galatic brothers. Look at how the JEdi treat those who aid your suffering."

 

Slicer then figured that he should no longer waste any more time.

 

"Allright Jedi You have anger me and the beatiful people of this world enough. Blantly attacking them and spreading your disease. Now you shall face a champion of Ryloth now you shall face me..."

 

Slicer took a step back for camera poise before removing his own saber from his belt. With a snap hiss a beatiful blue sprang to life.

 

"Yes I too have been trained in arts that included wielding a lightsaber. And now you shall afce the full fury of those arts. However I shall allow you the first move Jedi."

 

Nodding to the camera the camera began to slowly circle the two combants. As the small movement drew the Jedi's attention Slicer projected deep feelings of hatred and pain, suffering and misery into the Jedi's mind. Forcing him to feel the very emotions that the people of Ryloth were going through every single day. And the sole cause of all the emoptions were the Jedi the dispicable Jedi.

 

((Allright then I'll allow your break out and challange you to a three post moderated duel.))

[Lord Asshat]

((I thought that we already had this predetermined.))

 

Achzet felt a sudden rush of anger and emotion. He felt it enter his mind in a fast and violent wave. His mind was overcome with thoughts of anger and death. Achzet's mind barriers were too weak. He did not develop enough time in building them. He felt the emotions run straight through the pathetic barriers. Achzet began to feel the taint of the darkside. He would not give in. He remembered when he was a sith. He never achieved the satisfaction that he deserved. He killed countless innocents. He was a... a monster of destruction. Achzet feared his past would haunt his present state of being. His mind was already getting exhausted. He was tired, hungry, and he desperately need some water or other liquid to satisfy his body's needs.

 

Achzet almost gave into the darkside, but then... the light took hold of him. He could feel it growing inside of him and slowly canceling out the darkside within him. All of a sudden the light was drowned out once more by the increasing weight of the darkness that enveloped the Sith Lord that stood before him.

 

I am not so sure if I can beat him this time. He seems like a more advanced Sith Lord. Much more developed in his darkside training than the others that I have faced in my past.

 

Maybe I can give into it just this once. So, I can end it. Quick and hopefully painless.

 

Achzet let down his mind barriers and welcomed the darkside into his mind. He felt his mind become corrupt and he felt... he felt good. He felt in control. He felt... powerful.

 

Achzet charged the Sith Lord with a flurry of swings and stabs. He watched the well-trained Sith Lord dodge the attacks until Achzet fully unleashed the darkside upon his mind, his body, and his soul. A lost soul had been re-awakened. The re-awakened soul increased his speed and physical limits. He could move even faster than before.

 

Achzet lept at the man and kick out both of his feet. He felt the bottom of his soles meet the man's chest with a large crackling sound. If it were a normal man, it probably would have killed him. However, the armor on the man's chest had helped to weaken the blow. A large dent on the armor made it almost useless if Achzet were to try it again. Achzet laughed as the man flew backwards into the wall.

 

He used the force to leap high into the air as he brought down his lightsaber upon the man.[/i]