Hi guys, I've been a lurker around here for a good while now. I've played the Starters Pack with a number of different groups and now I've just begun running a regular adventure with a bunch of guys and gals.

One of the guys loves to do a wrap up after each sit down and I thought it may be interesting to see what you guys think of it. Right now I'm loosely following the Crates of Krayts adventure.

Kaiden Rayne dropped his head into the crook of his arm to cover his face as an explosion rocked the ground beneath him, hot air rushing past. When he looked up the droid known as Wil-183 was sprawled in the dirt ten feet away from where he had been standing. The egg crate though was still intact. Smoke billowed from the blown up speeder just at the right of the passage entrance, stinging his eyes and filling his lungs. He glanced over his shoulder, the wookiee and the bothan had disappeared around the bend with the larger crate containing the sedated Krayt dragon, towards a ship that was hopefully not much further into the cliff. Now that's a sentence I never thought I'd say!

Blaster fire followed by screams echoed around the smuggler camp their only answer was the roaring of sand people from every direction. The Rodian who had detailed their transport mission was snapping off blaster shots at the cliffs above. Blood covered his shoulder and neck. Kaidon knew if he went back out there he too would suffer a similar fate. Wil-183's head component wheeled about as blaster fire stung the ground around him.

"I'm going to regret this." mumbled Kaidon.

Kaidon stepped up on the egg crate to launch himself into the fray and rescue his new companion from a future as scrap metal. His toe clipped the edge of the crate as he stepped up, his balance lurched forward and over, Kaidon tried to get his feet back beneath him and ended tripping as he ran to slide into the dust next to the droid.

"What are you doing?" asked the robotic voice of 183. Before Kaidon could answer he was pulled to his feet roughly and shoved back through the thick smoke to the egg crate. 183 skipped easily over the crate and grabbed its edge pulling it along with him. Kaiden shook his head cursing under his breath. He pushed the crate from behind to quicken the pace. The shuttle shouldn't be too far away. He hoped.

Suddenly a bolt of pain snapped him forward, the impact hitting his shoulder. Reflexively, Kaidon turned and eyed the cliff top, pointing his blaster at the bobbing head at the canyon's edge, he squeezed the trigger, red mist burst into the air. A direct hit. Kaidon turned to the droid.

"Hey did you see that, now that is how its-"

excruciating pain struck him in the back pushing him onto the crate. Darkness took him.

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Kitty heaved the massive crate containing the sedated Krayt Dragon up the ships boarding ramp, the weight of the creature straining the wookiee's steps. The Bothan Drashk guided it into the ships hold. Blaster fire ricocheted off the ships hull from the sand warriors on the cliffs above.

"Ggggrrrr." yelled Kitty over the noise from outside. Her growl echoed around the relatively empty hold.

"I'm sure they are right behind us!" replied Drask whipping out his commlink. "Kaidon, 183, you copy? Whats your status? Over." The comms fell silent as they awaited reply. Kitty turned as if to run down the ramp to find them.

"Acknowledged Drashk, I am currently hauling the egg crate and the human towards the ship. Over." Blaster shots hit the ships roof again and again.

"Roger that 183" answered Drashk, get in here pronto we'll cover you. Over. Kitty, get this hunk of junk running, i'll man the guns." Kitty growled in confirmation while she bounded for the turbo lift up to the cock pit. The lift whooshed her up and the doors slid open, she leapt into the pilots chair and scanned the dashboard. Her eyes crept the window where she spotted the outline of the droid hauling a crate topped with Kaidon out of the cliff passage into the clearing. Blaster fire flung dirt up at Wil-183's sturdy steps.

"hhhhhaaaaaarrrrrrrlllll" ordered the wookiee down the commas.

"I can't get a target the firing arc is too narrow, spin the ship!"

Kitty punched the engines ignition sending a gust of dust into the clearing, the figure of the droid disappeared int the cloud. Well at least that will make them harder to hit. Thought Kitty. She angled the controls and thumped the thrusters which didn't respond.

"gggggrrrrrraaaaaaaallllll" whined kitty.

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Wil -183 dragged the egg crate and the body of Kaidon up the ramp.

"Drashk, the human needs attention."

Drashk spun about from the rear console to yell down the hallway.

"med bay, there should be something in there that will reboot him." Draskh quickly turned back to the computer, his fingers snapping at the keys. "kitty! Spin the ******* ship!" The growl of Kitty's violent reply made every comm shake. Wil-183 snatched up Kaidon onto his metal shoulders. He stalked over to where he calculated the med bay but seeing no door he raised his foot to kick in the wall.

"The door should open now." called Drashk clicking his data-pad. The doors opened just to 183's left. He adjusted his step and shoved Kaidon into the large chair in its centre. His optical lens's scanned the room. A cabinet below the sink which was slightly adjure offered the largest percentage of providing some sort of medicine. He kicked the door open and retrieved a packet of unmarked syringes. His eyes glowed bright red as he swung over to the chair.

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Kaidon's eyes snapped wide as a huge figure with blazing red eyes beside him jabbed a sharp needle deep into his thigh.

"Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrggghhh!" Kaidon moved forward, reaching for his leg. A metal hand pushed him roughly back into the soft chair he was in.

"You were shot in the ass." stated the familiar voice of the droid Wil-183, "You may need another."

"What?" was all Kaidon managed before the droid shoved another syringe into his leg.

"Aaaaaaaarrrrrr k I'm ok I'm ok!" Kaidon pushed the droid back, well he tried to and wiggled out of the chair. He pulled the two needles from his leg and threw them to the ground. "What happened?"

"You were shot in the ass-" Began Wil

"It was my lower back!"

"You were shot in the ass then I brought you and the crate inside, I then stuck syringes I found in your leg."

"Wait, you just found those needles, and shoved it in my leg without knowing what it was? are you insane?" Kaidon twisted around to look at the cooked skin of the cauterised blaster wound at his belt line. He breathed through his teeth while sticking a finger in the whole in his leather jacket.

"I think you mistake me for a medical droid, I am in fact an Assassin droid, programmed to kill not to heal."

"Yeah the eyes kind of give that away." snapped Kaidon. Suddenly the ship lurched right. Blaster fire peppered the hull.

"Annnnd Bam!" yelled the Bothan known as Drashk from the rear of the ship. The cannons atop the ship sounded and the roar of a sand person was silenced. The ship lurched again, the engines firing then powering down.

"What is going on up there?" spat Kaidon as he bolted past the Krayt crates for the turbo lift which he guessed led to the cockpit.

"I believe the wookiee is succeeding in stalling the ship." was all Kaidon heard from the droid before the turbo lift shot him up to the second level. As the doors opened the growl of the wookiee Kitty shook the panels.

"Whoa whoa, calm down, what are you doing?" Kaidon put his hands before him encase the raging female turned the aggression on him.

"ggggrrrrrrgggggrrrrlllll" cried kitty slamming the console.

"Ok ok ok I believe you. Scoot over and give me a try." Blaster fire hit the cockpit windshield. Making them both jump.

"GGGGrrrhhhhhhhaaaaa" Growled Kitty as she pushed herself out of the chair.

"Well its probably just the engine lines, are the thrusters online?"

"Ggggaaaaarrrllllllggggggg"

"Well hit the switch." barked Kaidon. There had been numerous times when he had forgotten to do the exact same thing when piloting with his mentor. He sat in the pilots chair with a wince. Kitty reached up and flicked the thrusters. They hummed in answer.

"Ok everybody, put your tray tables up and seats forward cause this might be a little bumpy." Kaidon winked at the wookiee who only rolled her eyes. Kaidon pulled back on the controls and the ship leapt skyward.

Smoke poured from the smugglers camp with bodies scattered in every direction. Seeing the Rodian lying with tumbled rocks and dirt covering his bloodied body filled Kaidon with regret. Regret of leaving them behind. The vibration of the ships engine through his feet and hands pulled him out of that line of thought. They shot through the clouds and into the atmosphere, the black of space filling their view. Stars appeared and twinkled in very direction.

"Better them than us." whispered Kaidon.

The soft growl of the wookiee beside him let him know that she agreed.

The doors behind them slid open and the Drashk strode in.

"Here are the co-ordinates to Nar-Shaddaar."

"Gggggrrrrrhhhhhhhggg" barked Kitty.

"Yeah, Kitty's right that hyperlane will be riddled with Imperials." agreed Kaidon

"But we will be in hyperpace-" began The bothan

"The Imperial Armada have ships which can pull you out of hyperspace, like fish in a net." came the voice of Wil-183 over the comms. Both Kaidon and Kitty nodded in agreement.

"I'd prefer to go the back roads so to speak." said Kaidon.

"Well alright then. No imperial entanglements" answered Drashk sliding the data pad into the astrogation console. "Plotting now." A moment later the stars began to lengthen into bright lines and then they were gone.