Star Wars Interactive Story

[undergloriousgreen]

Nihptus had no doubt in his mind that he needed to go with Raxen and he could ask questions later.

"Alrite." he responded, "Let's roll."

[grievous]

"Good," Raxen said as he watched Camako, Dulf, and Mreen fly off. "Well, it seems like they've already done what they came to do. We'll take my ship. It's faster than whatever hunk of junk they were flying."

Raxen motioned for Niphtus to go first but the Imperial commander didn't want to have the fugitive in a place where he couldn't keep an eye on him. So, Raxen gave in and led the way. As they made their trek back to the End of Grey, the pair passed by several blast marks on the ground and the remains of a fine white powder. Obviously, Camako had pushed the button and all the Stormtroopers were dead.

Niphtus looked with rage in his eyes, "Those were good men."

Raxen replied as he continued walking, "Good men? They wouldn't have seen anything wrong with orphaning a child if it was what their commanders told them to do."

"Well, at least they would have followed orders."

Raxen spun around with anger in his eyes, "You know what? Maybe there's a reason everyone is born with a mind. Maybe the people who are giving you the orders are wrong. Yet you and people like you follow them blindly like a bantha following its Tusken master. Learn to think for yourself, Niphtus, and you will get so much farther in life."

The fugitive then went back to his walk as an awkward silence fell over the two men. They reached the End of Grey and hopped in. The Z-95 flew out of Kashyyyk's atmosphere and when they got into space, Niphtus used the ship's sensors to figure out where Camako and friends were heading.

"Endor? But that's where...." Niphtus stopped himself before he revealed to much

"'Where' what?" Raxen inquired.

"Nothing, but we have to get there first."

Raxen shrugged his shoulder, pulled a lever, and the End of Grey lept into hyperspace. They would surely reach Endor before Camako, Dulf, and Mreen.

OOC: Yes, hansolo333, that means that we will be waiting for you. No jumping straight into a fight with Vader. We need to bring the characters together.

[Locke333]

OOC: sure thing grievous. i don't think we shud win this time. we rnt supermen. i think at least one of the people from my party shud get REALLY hurt, and if niphtus is seen by Vader.....hes not gunna take it nicely, seeing one of his men helping someone else.
im planning to not win this time, but come back another time.

IC: "What the #@$%?" yells Camako as the ship is thrusted right. It starts spinning out of control.

Dulf and Mreen look up from their sabaac game, and throw a look at Camako.

"Someone just when so fast, we caught their hyperspace waves!" yells Camako. "Looks like they're in a rush! Stupid bantha fodder!" Camako pauses. "Good thing is, we should be in Endor in a coupl of hours. Make sure you are ready when we get there.

[grievous]

When the End of Grey came out of hyperspace, Raxen was taken aback. When he had spoken to Camako about there being another Desth Star in the works, he had only been kidding. However, the site of a large, round, construction project made Raxen wonder if the Empire was doing exactly what he'd said.

A voice crackled over the com system, "Unidentified craft, send codes or be terminated."

Raxen turned to Niphtus, "What sort of codes are these guys looking for?"

The Imperial pulled a small disk out of his pocket and handed it to the fugitive, "These."

Raxen inserted the disk into his Z-95's console and pressed a button. A string of numbers ran down his computer monitor as he turned on his com system, "Codes transmitting."

The End of Grey drifted as the final codes were recieved by the orbiting Star Destroyers. Raxen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the reply, "Codes recieved. Please land on the forest moon's surface on the landing pad marked on your map. You will recieve further instructions there."

Raxen dropped his ship into the atmosphere of Endor's moon, he spoke to his passenger, "Thanks for coming along, Niphtus, that could have been a problem otherwise." As Raxen landed on the docking bay and saw the Imperials scurrying around, he realized another problem. "Any idea how to get me through this place without getting killed?" He asked Niphtus.

[Starkiller]

Endor, the last place any normal person would want to be on a day like today, especially with three Imperial Star Destroyers in orbit above watching like a hawk.

But Dack was not a normal person, not by a long shot. He had slipped in about two days ago and was about another day from the central bunker on the forest moon.

The price for information was high nowdays and it was substantial enough to take some risks. The Rebel Alliance would pay through the nose to get this information and would probably offer him a commission as a flight leader or something if he delivered this info.

Now the hard part was at hand, getting into the main bunker and downloading the necessary info without getting caught or having any trace of his being there noticed.

But he was Dack Starkiller, Mandalorian and very dangerous indeed. Dack smiled grimly at the situation. These Imps would soon be visited by a force that was near invisible and they wouldn't even realize it.

[undergloriousgreen]

"Getting through shouldnt be a problem." Nihptus replied, "Although my armor is gone ive still got all my other code clearences and passes we need to move around here with no trouble."

The two men exited the ship and aside from minor difficulties with the landing pad officials they made it off the pad without incident.The pair headed down the elevator to the forest floor far below.

"So where do you think we should go from here?"asked Nihptus,"Got any idea where they went?I can get us into most of the places in here so theres nowhere we cant go."

[redemptionrocks]

ooc:" the people from my party shud get REALLY hurt," My left arm being broken wasnt enough?.
IC: Dulf sighed not being able to use his left arm sucked. Mreen had just beat him in another friendly game of sabbac. "You win...again...you are lucky indeed....How did you...never mind. How are you doing...I'm really sorry about shocking you I am a bit of a klutz...." Dulf looked down. ~Man this sucks...I was getting this girl to like me...then i zapped her...idiot...~ dulf thought.

[notintheknow]

Mreen smiled at Dulf, hoping to help him feel more at ease about it. "I'm doing fine, and it's no problem. I've had my klutzy moments before. It didn't hurt all that much really, it was kinda fun. Besides I think getting struck by lightning must have given me this winning streak. Maybe I'll have to try it more often and then go gambling."

[redemptionrocks]

Dulf laughed hard then stood up and went to give her a hug...But he tried to use his left arm. He winced at the pain. ~Its gonna take a while to get used to this.~ he thought. "Are you ok?" mreen said. ~Seems like she really cares for me....I guess I could get used to keeping her around.~ dulf thought. "Fine" he said and tried to smile...She could tell he wasnt and she gently hugged him. He hugged back. "You have beautiful eyes you know...." dulf said.

[grievous]

"Well, when I confronted Camako back at the Rebel base that you and your troops destroyed, he was confused when I joked about a second Death Star. Now, I'm not sure if that's what this shield bay over here is protecting or if that's some other secret Imperial project, but I don't think that whatever it is is what brought Camako and his pals here. No, whatever those three want here has to do with their little dreams of universal conquest. I'd bet that there is either something or someone here they need to deal with. I'll see if I can't sense anyone who would be a target," Raxen said before closing his eyes and concentrating his Force energy. The fugitive's eyes snapped open. Raxen had never felt the presence of a being as cold, heartless, and evil as the one he just sensed.

"Well, what is it?" Niphtus inquired.

"Someone powerful in the Dark Side is here. Someone like Darth Vader."

"Vader is here?" Niphtus questioned with a blank look on his face but Raxen could sense the awe that was coming from the man. He also sensed the Imperial's desire to meet the Sith Lord.

Raxen shook his head in disgust, "Yes, you're great 'hero' is on this moon. I'd assume that he is why Camako has come all this way."

"So what do we do now? Should we go warn Lord Vader?"

Raxen laughed, "You're saying we should go up to the second most powerful man in the universe and say, 'Hi, I'm an Imperial stormtrooper commander who miraculously survived the exploding suits and this is my buddy, an escaped fugitive from one of your Dark Academys. The people who made all the stormtroopers blow up are coming to find you and kill you. Want some help?' Come on, Niphtus. I'd get killed and you probably would to.

"What we need to do is stop them before they even get that far. Besides the Imperial landing bay, my ship's sensors picked up only one clearing anywhere remotely near here. Without the Imperial access codes required to get to the landing bay, they'll have to try and land there. We'll just hike on over and set ourselves up a nice little trap."

"Whatever you say, Raxen," Niphtus replied, stepping towards Raxen with just a touch of anger in his eyes, "I don't even know why I don't just turn you into Vader and get a reward."

Raxen flashed a grin at the commander, "You don't turn me in because you don't have it in you. You're afraid of Vader and you know you could never take me on one-on-one to even get to the point where you'd have to meet him. Now, to that clearing."

The unlikely pair hiked through the woods silently with few events. Raxen swore he heard jabbering and a flash of fur at one point, but Niphtus swore the moon was uninhabited by any intelligent creatures. Niphtus and Raxen made it to the clearing in one piece.

"Now, we wait," Raxen said as he sat behind a bush and Niphtus followed suit. It would take a while for Camako, Dulf, and Mreen to get to Endor, so Raxen prepared himself for any possible conversations that could come up.

[notintheknow]

"No I didn't know, I don't get to look at them very often really," Mreen joked then went back serious. "But thank you for telling me. And maybe you should rest to give that arm proper time to heal up, I'd rather you not stay up and be in pain just to lose to me in sabbac," she teased lightly with a worried look at his arm. That means I'm getting attached, she thought. Best not blow it and snap and do anything weird this time.

[grievous]

OOC: Love in the air! (Directed at Mreen and Dulf)

IC:
Raxen and Niphtus continued to sit, waiting for the arrival of Mreen, Camako, and Dulf. The pair hadn't spoken to each other since Raxen had insulted the Imperial commander.

Feeling bad about his comments, Raxen tried to make small talk, "So, Niphtus," He said turning towards his partner, "Have any family at home?"

The commander looked at Niphtus like he was crazy for asking the question, "Why the heck do you want to know?"

Raxen grinned, "Because I'm bored and I have no idea how long I'll have to sit here waiting for a fun fight to break out so I decided I'd try to talk to you."

Niphtus's face remained stony, "Look, Raxen, I'm not here to make friends. I understand that you don't have any family and that all this conversation will do is break down into a fight. So, no, I will not answer your question."

Raxen faked a pouting face, "Well, geez, it was just a simple question." The two sat in silence for a few more minutes before Raxen chimed in again, "So, you have a wife?"

Niphtus sighed at the fugitive's persistence, "I don't want to talk about my personal life, alright, Raxen? If you feel like breaking the silence that we're currently stuck with, go ahead and prattle on about yourself but don't ask me anymore questions."

Holartis huffed as if he'd just been slapped before speaking, "I've loved one woman in my entire life. We met in the Dark Academy back when I first got thrown into the hell hole. Both of us were entered at the same time so we ended up supporting each other through our trials. When I turned fifteen and found out about my parents, I wanted to tell her so bad but I couldn't because she'd begun to turn into what they were training her to be. I last saw her the day I left that place for good. She'd just gotten back from her first solo mission and was bragging about how she'd killed several beings during it. Now, I have no idea where she is. Probably out slaughtering Rebels."

Raxen fell silent after he'd gotten that off his chest and then he and Niphtus continued to wait for the arrival of their enemies.

[redemptionrocks]

OOC: Yuppp(mad skillz via me )
Ic:
"Eh its fine. I rather be with you....Unless you want to join me of course. and before you slap me I dont mean it that way...I rather just be around you ya know?" dulf said. "it's up to you." The ship shifted and he fell over knocking down mreen and landing ontop of her. dulf screamed "OW YOU STUPID DI'KUT! Where did you learn to pilot some Schutta in a cantina?" Dulf sighed then realized he was on top of mreen...He blushed slightly.

[notintheknow]

OOC: ah love in the air that's what that sweet smell is yeah it's your skillz you tripped me and i fell for you.

IC:
Mreen's blush matched Dulf's as she cleared her throat awkwardly. "Uhh," she racked her brain for a smart comment that usually could save her from most any embarressing situation. Usually. "Uhm," her blush brightened as she stared up into Dulf's eyes and couldn't help her embarressed grin. "So, uh, maybe that lightning was even more luckier then I thought, huh?" she hoped that'd work to ease the tension.

[grievous]

OOC: Uh, you guys going to get Dulf and Mreen off each other anytime soon. It's getting kind of disturbing ;D.

Seriously though, SOMEONE TYPE THAT THE DANG SHIP HAS ARRIVED! I can't because I'm not one of the characters on said ship. You don't have to do it in the next post but we need to get this thing moving so I can kill everyone, turn dark, and destroy all the teddy bears! Just kidding about that last bit but I'm ready to get some fighting done.

Also, remember that you can't land at the Imperial base, at least if you want anything to make sense. Other than that, good playing so far guys. Muchos fun-os.