Raithe did a slight bow toward Master Kavar and proceeded with Ryff to the speeder.

The vehicle was a low-profile speeder that was commonly owned throughout Coruscant. It was an old, but reliable model that had earned it's keep throughout the years.

Raithe hopped into the driver's seat and, as soon as Ryff climbed aboard, drove off to the docks.

Shrugging off whatever glass could be shaken off, Walden operates the controls and grabs another crane.

This time, it won't be a miss, he thinks as the crate flies towards the group closest to the Republic soldiers. The crate flies perfectly and hits the group dead on.

Meanwhile, Walden notices that when the crate hit on impact, the rest seemed a bit disoriented.

Gaze moves towards the two troopers, for once being way more sneaky than he usually gives himself credit for. When he gets up to the two troopers, he ignites his saber and takes a swing. However a clang behind him gives the two troopers enough warning to avoid his strikes. His presence so close however, waving around a lightsaber, does give them pause, and leaves them slightly off balance.

Master Kavar would nod to the padawans before turning on his heel and leaving them once more in the courtyard. The walk to the entrance of the temple was short and uneventful, but waiting outside for them was a Rodian would pale green skin resting against the battered old speeder. Seeing the odd pair approach, he would push himself off the metal and step to one side for them. 'One speeder as ordered' he'd drone in a bored tone. 'Bring it back in one piece!' he'd shout as the pair speed off.

The destination of the port that they had been told about was already programmed into the navi computer, making the journey a simple one. As they reached their destination it would seem that most of the traffic was outgoing. Trucks and shuttles shifting cargo from the dock into the depths of the planet. This port was perched precariously on the edge of one of the many great holes that descended deep into the planets lower levels. It was swrapped in shade as the levels above blot out most of the natural sunlight, though a few neon lights blared here and there to let the workers see what they were doing. The dock itself was comprised of several concrete blocks that made up the warehouses used for temporary storage of good. There were four of the dour looking buildings on either side of a large open stretch that let open topped speeders and trailers ship good. At the far end of the dock, suspended in the air was the ship docking ports. There were three, each big enough for a shuttle to land and unload before taking off again. Currently there was no ships, and a few port official patrolled the area at the end. The padawans may have more trouble investigating then they thought however. The entrance to the dock was blocked by an energy faint orange energy barrier set beside a guard house. The guard was dressed in republic attire, and the back of his head could be seen as he lent against the window of the guard house. It was time for the padawans to form a plan on what to do next.

Back at the Foerost station, the sith soldiers would scramble away from Gaze as they duck below his viscous swing, nearly losing their heads in the process. The pair may have been taken by surprise by the attack, but they were professional soldiers and were quick to respond. Both drew their combat knives form their belts, holding them at the ready. 'It's too late jedi' one would snarl as he takes a half step to one side. 'You're going to die down here!' Neither had the time to grab their helmets, and so their faces were visible. Both were clean shaven with close cropped hair, they looked to be in their early thirties.

It is not easy for Kai-wan to manipulate the controls, in the tight space provided, but he seems to be getting the hang of it. Picking up a large crate, he swings it about erratically, so the enemy cannot guess where it will drop. "Ha!" Which works quite well.. except that the jerky operation damages a connection somewhere, and the droid no longer has any control of the wildly swinging crane. "Heh?!" Still.. That one crate decimated the better part of that squad.

With no way to control the movements of the crane, Kai-wan slams the e-stop, and hops out of the cramped quarters.

On 6/6/2018 at 5:56 PM, Rabobankrider said:

Master Kavar would nod to the padawans before turning on his heel and leaving them once more in the courtyard. The walk to the entrance of the temple was short and uneventful, but waiting outside for them was a Rodian would pale green skin resting against the battered old speeder. Seeing the odd pair approach, he would push himself off the metal and step to one side for them. 'One speeder as ordered' he'd drone in a bored tone. 'Bring it back in one piece!' he'd shout as the pair speed off.

The destination of the port that they had been told about was already programmed into the navi computer, making the journey a simple one. As they reached their destination it would seem that most of the traffic was outgoing. Trucks and shuttles shifting cargo from the dock into the depths of the planet. This port was perched precariously on the edge of one of the many great holes that descended deep into the planets lower levels. It was swrapped in shade as the levels above blot out most of the natural sunlight, though a few neon lights blared here and there to let the workers see what they were doing. The dock itself was comprised of several concrete blocks that made up the warehouses used for temporary storage of good. There were four of the dour looking buildings on either side of a large open stretch that let open topped speeders and trailers ship good. At the far end of the dock, suspended in the air was the ship docking ports. There were three, each big enough for a shuttle to land and unload before taking off again. Currently there was no ships, and a few port official patrolled the area at the end. The padawans may have more trouble investigating then they thought however. The entrance to the dock was blocked by an energy faint orange energy barrier set beside a guard house. The guard was dressed in republic attire, and the back of his head could be seen as he lent against the window of the guard house. It was time for the padawans to form a plan on what to do next.

Ryff looks to Raithe and says, "I'll follow you since your trained for this kind of mission specifically. So, what's the plan?"

Back in the corridor, the sith soldiers would throw themselves out of the way of the wookie as on of their comrades falls. There would be little that they could do to stop him. They would be forced to turn their attention to the republic soldiers once more as they are fired on.

Another of their men would fall and they would return fire with a vengeance. The soldiers are only able to keep themselves alive by taking cover behind their defenses as the shot punch into their surroundings. They needed to respond fast if they were to survive, but under this kind of fire it was difficult without losing a head.

As Kattadik charges the last squad of sith soldiers, they would quickly drop their rifles so they can draw their blades to defend themselves. With Oola focused on protecting the republic soldiers as best as she can, he is suddenly vulnerable to attack. He receives a couple of shallow injuries to his arms and chest as the troopers do what they can to hold the wookie back.

In the dry dock hanger, the sith soldiers would do what they can to dive out of the way of the falling crates, but some were unable to. The air would be filled with shrill screams of horror as a number of soldiers disappear under the blue metal of the containers. It was a quick and brutal way to go, but it was effective if nothing else.

The republic soldiers would take advantage of the destructive distraction from the cranes to attack the sith. A number of their men would collapse under gunfire, and this would effectively pull attention away from the newcomers.

However the sith were still not left incapable of combat. As they returned fire, the republic soldiers were decimated, nearly being completely wiped out by the onslaught. Another attack like that, and the republic soldiers would be wiped out entirely, less than an entire squad was left.

Walden jumped out of the crane and grabbed his lightsaber from his belt. As he turned the lightsaber on, Walden could feel the Force flow through him, sharpening his senses. The sight of Republic troopers falling was disheartening, but Walden would shake the doubt off of him for now. He had to make sure those troopers didn't give their lives in vain.

"Let's go, K-1!"

On 6/6/2018 at 4:56 PM, Rabobankrider said:

Back at the Foerost station, the sith soldiers would scramble away from Gaze as they duck below his viscous swing, nearly losing their heads in the process. The pair may have been taken by surprise by the attack, but they were professional soldiers and were quick to respond. Both drew their combat knives form their belts, holding them at the ready. 'It's too late jedi' one would snarl as he takes a half step to one side. 'You're going to die down here!' Neither had the time to grab their helmets, and so their faces were visible. Both were clean shaven with close cropped hair, they looked to be in their early thirties.

Gaze would keep his face impassive as he worked, moving forward again, this time with more focus. He moved his blade in a clearing arc, defending his flanks, which also meant it passed through one of the two trooper's chest. Again, his brain catalogued the fatal injury to the one soldier, and the injury to the other. "It's possible.." he said in response to the trooper's comment. "...but I'll still stop what you plan to accomplish first."

As Muu attempted to sneak through the dimly lit circle towards the troopers hot wiring the Interdictor, the Iktotchi’s boot got caught in some unsecure machine wires. Attempting to get free from the loose wiring, the padawan unattentionly swung his shoulder into the neighboring machinery which creates a loud ‘clang’ alerting the troopers of Gaze’s incoming strike. Hasty untangling his boot as combat began, Muu finally slides the troublesome wiring off his bright orange gravity boots.

Not wasting anymore time, the Iktotchi ignites his green crossguard saber and charges his blade at the taunting Sith troopers. Sadly, the luckless padawan arrived a moment too late by striking the exact same opponent Gaze had just finished off. Unbalanced by the series of unfortunate events, Muu wildly swings his saber back in a defensive position awaiting for the remaining trooper’s reaction.

The sith soldier that was felled by Gaze would let out a feeble cry as he falls to the ground. His companion would glance to his side, a flicker of shock crossing his face before he turns back to face the jedi. 'It's not me you need to outlive, it's him'.

Behind the jedi, there would be a hiss as the door that lead into the engineering deck slide open. There was heavy footsteps as a single figure strode through the door. They were tall and heavy set, and wore similar armour to the sith soldiers. The upper half was similar anyway, it was made out of the same silvery metal, although it looked to be thicker and seemed to have been designed with overlapping plates in mind. The helmet made of the reflective material was the same as well, but it had received what looked like curved patterning engraved around the rim. Along the rim of the helmet, jagged metal points had been added, making for the appearance of a ragged crown.

He would march towards the jedi, and as he speaks his voice would be filtered through the helmet, giving it a deep metallic sound. 'You should not have come here children. You and your friends on the station have made this operation a severe inconvenience'.

With that he would reach for his belt, detaching a lightsaber from his belt with a blackened handle. With a sinister hum, a single red blade would spring forth. Even as he approached them, the pair could feel what could be described as an incredible weight on their chests. The dark side was practically rolling off of the figure. Never before had either padawan come across such a person with such an affinity in the dark side.

As the stranger pauses on the bridge, lightsaber ablaze, the sith soldier would take opportunity of the entrance and dash past the pair. He had no wish to die here. It would only take him a few moments to pass the new enemy as he rushes for the door.

'Now then, will you leave quietly or do you wish to die in he bowels of this ship' the metallic voice would state.

Gaze makes no comment to the new arrival, in a better mood, he might make a quip about saying things like operation and bowels, as he is want to do when in normal conversation. But this just didn't really qualify as normal, at all. He simply assumed a guarded stance, saber humming in front of him. The surge of Dark energy would make him shudder, and the amount of it in the air made it impossible for him to channel the Light, so instead he opted for the most advantageous action, and channeled the power back at the user, hampering his connection to the Dark somewhat. Sadly he was unable to push through the chaos, and gain control of the maelstrom around him.

Still maintaining his guarded stance, Muu reflexively pivots his feet towards the sliding door as it hisses open. Within the entranceway stood a densely armored figure with a metallic crown fearlessly approaching the padawans. As the unknown figure spoke to the pair, through the force Muu sense the cast of the darkside shadow the figure's presence. The dark grim aura of this unknown being was influential enough to be even felt within the Iktotchi’s chest. Attempting to stand intrepid in his bright orange drydock suit, the bold jedi wipes the outer spit off the glassing of his helmet. Involuntarily quivering the slightest in his knees before the darksider, Muu replies to the darksider “ There has been enough inconveniences today to seek a nonviolent solution. We have a captured shuttle, along with two trooper pilots within the dock. Will you willingly join us in a cordial fashion? We seek to calmly discuss the event of your arrival in more appropriately suited chambers ”.

Leaping from the crane, Kai-wan uses his extraordinary reach to catch one of the troopers off guard. The morgukai staff penetrates the Sith armor easily, slicing deeply into the soldier's thigh; the return strike takes his head clean off.. well.. not quite clean. "Hrai!!" The battle cry, almost a laugh, escapes unbidden from the droid's vocabulator.

An adjacent trooper barely has time to process his mate's gruesome end, when the flickering head of the staff snakes past his rifle to embed deeply in his chest, and out the other side.

The third trooper is ready for the strike, but not quite quick enough. The glancing blow does little damage, but sends him flying backwards, nonetheless.

Attack Sith troopers (squad 4) w/ cortosis staff + Aim
Results	1eA+2eP+1eB+2eD : 3 successes [1eA=-] [2eP=A/A, S/S] [1eB=S] [2eD=Th/Th, -]

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(11 dmg to Squad 4, taking out 2, and using Push Aside to send the third flying back)

Walden follows after K-1SO, striking a trooper that was about to get the jump on the droid down. Another trooper gets close to engage and Walden manages to get a few quick slices on the trooper, but the cuts aren't quite enough to take him down outright.

Walden puts his back towards K-1SO's back. "So, what are the odds of us getting out of this," he says as his stance shifts to a defensive form, awaiting the barrage of bolt and blades that would surely be coming.

Zoroku upon hearing of the worsening condition in the Command Center immediately jumped towards Kattadik's group, " Oola, Stay here and Defend the troops, The Admiral and her group are facing a Sith Warrior without any Lightsabers of their own. Kattadik You will go with me!." The Chiss would say with haste as he grabbed the Wookie's misplaced weapon and rushed to the big Padawans side. In order to get to Kattadik, Zoroku ignited his blade once more and made a few attacks that focused more on dispersing the enemy than dealing any lasting damage.

As Zoroku disengages from the sith squad he was fighting, they would return their attention to the republic forces now accompanies by Oola. They had not wish to take on a jedi, especially when they had narrowly avoided a violent encounter with one. Another two soldiers clad in black and orange crumbled under the attack before they were able to duck back into cover.

'Oh sure, you guys go play heroes!' Oola would shout as she watches the pair of jedi battle their way down the corridor. She instead would clamber to her feet, and would hold a hand out to let the purple lighting she can control spring forth. It would envelop the republic soldiers in a whirl of energy, deflecting any attacks that were aimed at them.

The sith would decide to test the strength of the purple barrier with an dangerously focused attack. Perhaps it was the shock of the battle, or simple exhaustion, but she was unable to stop all of the shots. A few punch through points of the barrier, felling another soldier.

The republic soldiers would do what they could to cover the jedis movement down the corridor by firing on one of the sit squads as Zoroku passes them. One of the sith helmets would splinter from a well aimed shot as he is thrown of his feet. Even with this small victory, the republic troops were in dire straights. The sergeant finally succumbed to his wounds quietly propped against the wall. No one seemed to notice immediately as they cowered behind the stack of boxes. Even with Oola, the survival of these men was extremely slim.

Back in the dry dock, again the heroic actions of the jedi would inspire the republic forces to continue fighting for a few more minutes. 'Come on!' one would shout. 'For the republic! For the jedi!' Two more sith would fall under the emboldening of the republic forces.

The sith themselves looked shocked by the way the tide seemed to be turning. How could so many soldiers fall to so few? It seemed unfathomable to many there, most likely including the defenders. The brutal response from the sith killed two more of the defending force, nearly eliminating them entirely.

The remaining troops would refocus on the jedi, clearly the greatest threat to them in the hanger. Even with the unnatural reflexes of Walden, both would suffer injuries from the attack. This was going to be a hard fought battle, something drastic would have to be done.

While this is occurring, a quiet would fall over the engineering level for a moments the masked figures head slowly turns to face Muu. 'Has anyone ever agreed to that boy?' Without waiting for an answer, the figure would start towards them. His steps would echoes about the chasm below them as he marches forward. Slowly he would increase his pace till he was charging for the young jedi. Raising his lightsaber above his head he would let out an unholy roar as he struck for Muu's head. Muu would be able to avoid to humming blade by mere millimeters, but as he does, the stranger would strike him in the chest with his boot. It was like he had been hit by a truck, throwing him off of his feet. He would crash down against the control panels behind him, sparks flaying out as he crashes into them. 'You should have fled children' he would growl as he turns to face Gaze.

Sith Squad 1 (Right) Combat Check : 3eP+1eD+1eS 1 success, 3 advantage

Does 7 damage to republic squad and activates critical injury with 3 advantage.

Oola Seena Protect : 3eF+2eP+1eA+2eD 1 success, 1 threat, 2 Light Side, 1 Dark Side
Spends 2 force points to activate protect on republic squad, reduces damage by 4.

Sith Squad 2 (Right) Combat Check : 3eP+1eA+1eD+1eS 4 successes, 1 advantage
Does 6 damage to republic squad, spends advantage to pass boost to sith squad 1 (ahead).

Republic Squad Combat Check : 2eP+1eA+1eD 4 successes, 1 threat
Does 8 damage to sith squad 2 (ahead), disadvantage add 1 strain to squad.

Republic Squad 1 Combat Check : 1eP+1eA+1eD 1 success
Does 5 damage to sith squad 1.

Republic Squad 2 Combat Check : 2eP+1eD 1 success, 2 advantage
Does 5 damage to sith squad

Sith Squad 2 Combat Check : 3eP+1eA+1eD+1eS 1 success, 4 advantage
Does 7 damage to republic squad 2, advantage spent to upgrade squad 4's next check.

Sith Squad 3 Combat Check : 4eP+1eD 3 successes, 4 advantage
does 12 base damage to Kai-Wan, advantage spend to upgrade the difficulty of his next check.

Sith Squad 4 Combat Check : 2eP+1eA+2eC+1eS 1 success, 1 threat

Masked Figure Combat Check : 4eP+1eA+1eC+1eD+4eS 1 failure, 5 advantage
Spends advantage to activate drive back and move Muu backwards by 1 range.

Retrieving his lightsaber from Zoroku, Kataddik barrels through his foes, slashing horizontally with his lightsaber and Ancient Sword. The lightsaber slices cleanly through another Sith trooper's neck before striking, but not killing, a second trooper.

Two-weapon attack, Lightsaber/Ancient Sword combo : 2eA+2eP+3eD 2 successes

1 hour ago, Rabobankrider said:

While this is occurring, a quiet would fall over the engineering level for a moments the masked figures head slowly turns to face Muu. 'Has anyone ever agreed to that boy?' Without waiting for an answer, the figure would start towards them. His steps would echoes about the chasm below them as he marches forward. Slowly he would increase his pace till he was charging for the young jedi. Raising his lightsaber above his head he would let out an unholy roar as he struck for Muu's head. Muu would be able to avoid to humming blade by mere millimeters, but as he does, the stranger would strike him in the chest with his boot. It was like he had been hit by a truck, throwing him off of his feet. He would crash down against the control panels behind him, sparks flaying out as he crashes into them. 'You should have fled children' he would growl as he turns to face Gaze.

"And you should've paid more attention to your surroundings!" replied Gaze, and struck down at the bridge structure, severing it from the foundation. As the metal groaned and screamed, he found himself, for once, glad of the Republic's lax policies on rail safety practices and standards. He turns to Muu, seeing him relatively unharmed, if a bit out of sorts from the extreme booting he received. "We need to just rip it up!" He said quickly. "We can disable it at this panel...." it chose that moment to spark a few times. "...though that might be more difficult now. But if we can just tear up the connections and wiring to the reactor, it should keep the engine from working at all, for a long time. We should probably hurry though, big and dramatic there probably won't have many nice things to say to us after that."

Flying through mid air after another peace attempt, the diplomatic do-good Arbiter impacts into the engineering control panels landing on his back. As he looks up the Jedi observes wild sparks flaying before his eyes. All the Iktotchi could think was " Does the whole galaxy have the temper of a Shistavanen!? " semi missing his master in pure frustration. The padawan quickly jumps to his feet to see his friend Gaze striking the bridge which the Sith stood. Watching the structure tumble, he was relieved to of been rescued once again from harm by Gaze.

Hearing Gaze's sabotage instructions, Muu rushes to view the reactor near the edge of the platform. Reaching out through the force with his hand, Muu senses the electrical currents flowing through the reactor's connectors. Aware of their positions, the padawan creates a fist telekineticly ripping all the connectors adjacent to the reactor in attempt to disable the interdictor.

The stream of blaster bolts would engage the two as if a flurry of hornets were suddenly awakened. But this was something Walden had trained for. With short and quick movements, bolt after bolt was deflected off of Walden.

On 6/7/2018 at 7:21 PM, BeingofMortis said:

Ryff looks to Raithe and says, "I'll follow you since your trained for this kind of mission specifically. So, what's the plan?"

"Follow me, and say nothing," Raithe says to Ryff before they approached the guard.

"We were asked to come in," Raithe tells the guard. She nonchalantly passes him her 'golden pass.' Raithe waits as the guard cashes in 150 credits. 75 credits should have been enough to get in, but the guard seemed skeptical about Ryff.

"The likelihood of us surviving this onslaught is.. well.."

Kai-wan spins, then leaps toward another squad of the Sith troopers, extending his staff as he goes. This time, the troopers are ready for him, and there are more of them. Landing no solid blows, he whips out a repair patch, and applies it on the fly.

"..approximately.. not very likely."

Description	Attack Squad 2 from Short range w/Destiny flip w/Aim
Results	3eP+1eB+2eD : 0 successes, 6 advantage [3eP=A/A, S/A, A/A] [1eB=A/A] [2eD=Th, F]

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(Extended reach to attack from Short range (suffer 1 Strain); maneuver to draw patch; Spend 2 Advantage to apply patch (free maneuver); Spend 3 Advantage to gain +1 Ranged Defense; Pass a Boost)

Walden finishes off the remaining troopers with some quick blows, only to find troopers ready to fire on him.

"Not very likely, indeed," he replies to Kai-Wan. He pulls out a stimpack and injects it on himself.

The strain of battle is starting to hit home, the Sith troopers start to become a silver blur.

"But we might as well fight."

As the two jedi do what they can to pass the sith soldiers, they would not make it easy for them. The sith that had recently come under attack from the Wookie would use their rifles as bats to try and keep him at bay. One rifle but would catch him square in the face as the sith let out a defiant cry.

The others would continue to focus on Oola, dtermined to end her defence of the republic troops. One shot would catch her in the leg, dropping her to one kee with a yell of pain. 'Go on!' She'd shout at Zoroku and Kataddik. 'Get a move on already!'

In the bowels of the Intedictor, the masked figure would stagger back as the jedi slices through the bridge. 'No!' he would roar in shock as the crumbling metal rapidly disappeared below him. But just before he drops into the black depths below, he leaps high into the air before thumping down on the round platform with a low boom.

With a growl he would raise his lightsaber and aim it at Gaze. 'You have had your chance jedi whelp, you will not have a second. Instead of striking at him with the blade, he would hold out a gloved hand, and Gaze would feel the cold embrace of the dark side wrap around him. He would be lifted off of the ground, and slowly move to just beyond the edge of the platform. Turning to look at Muu with through the mask he would speak. 'Enough! Stop, or your friend will die'. Both jedi had been thrown into a difficult situation. If Gaze was dropped, maybe he could save himself, but was it a risk that should take?

In the dry dock hanger, hope was fading rapidly. The sheer amount of loss that the republic had suffered had pushed them to breaking point. There was only three of them left, it was too few to fight the sith. Breaking from cover, as they open fire on the enemy they begin to fall back towards the door that lead to the station. 'Jedi!' one would shout as loud as he could, 'we need to fall back! There's too many!' Even as they fall back however, they would still fell a few more sith as they go.

Of course the sith fought back, but now their priority was the jedi and the droid. Those that Kai-Wan had struck against would try to fight back, but he is too fast, and is able to block and dodge their strikes as the try to club him with their rifles.

The others would focus on the fleeing republic soldiers. One is thrown against the door by the blaster rounds that find his chest and arm, killing him after he hits the floor.

Sith Squad 1 (Ahead) Combat Check : 2eP+1eA+2eD 1 success, 2 advantage, 1 Triumph

Does 5 base damage to Kataddik, automatic disadvantage from improvised weapon, triumph spent to upgrade the difficulty of Kataddik's next check

Missed Setback Dice : 1eS 1 failure
reduces base damage to 4.

Sith Squad 2 (Ahead) Combat Check : 2eP+1eA+1eD+1eS 2 successes, 1 threat
Does 11 base damage to Oola, 1 threat adds strain to the squad.

Masked Figure Getting Off Bridge : 3eP+2eA+3eD 2 successes, 1 Triumph

Masked Figure Vs. Force Check : 2eP+1eC+1eD+3eF 2 successes, 1 threat, 2 Light Side, 2 Dark Side
Spend force point to upgrade magnitude of check, spend force point to lift Gaze.

Republic Squad 2 Combat Check : 2eA+1eD 3 successes, 1 threat
Does 7 damage to sith squad 2, threat adds strain to squad, moves to medium range (engaged range of exit).

Republic Squad 1 Combat Check : 1eP+1eA+1eD 2 successes
Does 6 damage to sith squad 2, moves to medium range (engaged range of exit).

Sith Squad 2 Combat Check : 3eP+1eA+2eD 0 successes, 2 advantage
Advantage spent to pass boost to next ally.

Sith Squad 3 Combat Check : 3eP+1eA+2eD 3 successes, 1 advantage
Does 9 damage to republic squad 2