Zoroku knew that the situation was grim, but he could not let the admiral fall in battle, charging behind the opening the Wookiee left for him he made his way down the hall. " Let us not delay any longer, they are dealing with a Sith Warrior alone, we must aid them." He said as he caught up with Kattadik.

"K-1, let's pull back. I'm heading towards the shuttles," Walden said, running as fast as he could towards them.

He would be exhausted by the time he would reach the shuttles and he would take some time to get his bearings while setting up the shuttle's armament.

Once the weapon was ready, Walden fired, hitting the squad close to him.

The light laser cannons made quick work cutting down the Sith troopers.

Upon seeing the figure move Gaze over the platform's edge, the Iktotchi faces the darksider with one arm pointing towards the engineering panel igniting his lightsaber, and his fist still facing the reactor. Staring into the visor of the Sith's helm, he says " You will return him to this platform or I will begin to crush the hull of the reactor, destroy the panel, and anything else in my path. Do you understand? ". Sensing the emotional fear of the darksider when he shouted 'enough, stop!' allowed for Muu to realize the figure is quite short on time. Perhaps the Coruscant fleet is already arriving orbit?

The guard would glance up from the screen of the terminal in his booth to glance across at the two newcomers at the dock. Sliding the credits out of sights, he would glance back at the screen, and then up to the jedi. 'You're just in time' he'd grunt as he begins to tap away at the screen. 'I've got a little girl and a-', he'd pause to squint closer at Ryff before continuing. 'Extra woolly wookie? Anyway, you two can head in, but leave the speeder out here, there's not much parking in the dock and you'll just get in the way of the trucks'.

As the pair are ushered inside the energy field would reactivate behind them, sealing them in the dock. It was a bustling affair, workers and cargo carriers whizzing past as they go about their business. Everyone seemed to know what they were doing, and no one seemed to immediately look like they were in charge or issuing orders. However alongside the squat warehouses and the docking clamps with their cranes, there was also a small square building that looked like it was an office.

The inside of the shuttle was dark, most of the lights having been shut off. It was big enough for twenty men at least, and was remarkably similar in design to the shuttles used by the republic. He can see his enemy through the glass of the cockpit, and as he fires the spray of red bolts into their midst, the squad would be decimated. They would be unable to get out of the line of fire in time, and were killed in second, fist sized holes punched through their armour as lifeless bodies are flung this way and that. The sound of death and violence would be dulled for Walden, behind the glass.

Meanwhile it would take a few minutes of hard running for Zoroku and Kataddik to reach the command centre. After a few twists and turns down the debris strewn corridors, they would reach their goal. Things did not look good for them however. Three sith troopers dressed in bright red armour were entering the command centre just as the jedi arrive. There was no gunfire from inside the room either, were they too late? Had too much time been spent fighting their way here? There was only one way to find out.

In the bowels of the Interdictor, the masked figure would let out a great, booming laugh at Muu's words. 'Child, if you had the ability to crush a reactor, you and your little friend would not be in this predicament. Do you understand?' he would say, mocking the padawans words. 'However, I no longer want to waste time with you, I have a schedule to meet. I will be taking this ship, and it will either have your corpses somewhere in the depths, or with you safely on the station. In return, the attack will end. I have what I want with this ship and the others already leaving the system. Leave, and all the killing, the destruction, it will end, and the cost is a few ships. Understand, the battle for the station is lost, and if I give the order, my men can and will kill every living soul on there. Man, woman, child and jedi. This is your only option '.

Gaze turns as the Sith cries out, watching him leap into the air and to safety. "...oh well that's just unfair" he says, somewhat annoyed. "Hurk!" he hurks, when he feels himself pulled off his feet and made to dangle over. He listens to his proposal. "Oh gee, such a magnanimous person! I'm sure your plans for these vessels is nothing but humanitarian aid and peaceful dance parties for everyone you encounter after we let you go!" His tone dripping sarcasm. "What a deal, to let you just take them to kill even more people!" He growls at the Sith, his own patience waning on the matter.

As Zoroku enters the room and he spots the three red armored Sith, ' Sith Commandos so they had a target painted on the Admiral's back before the Attack started. It must be that the Revanchist either cracked and gave them the information... or worse he joined the Sith Empire.' Zoroku readies his Senses for Combat, then he whispers to Kattadik, " These are Sith Commandos, Assassins and Bodyguards, you can tell by their red armor, their combat ability far surpasses the Elite troops we fought earlier, Be on your Guard." After giving his warning he starts his slow approach behind his enemies with his lightsaber in hand ready to be ignited.

46 minutes ago, Shlambate said:

As Zoroku enters the room and he spots the three red armored Sith, ' Sith Commandos so they had a target painted on the Admiral's back before the Attack started. It must be that the Revanchist either cracked and gave them the information... or worse he joined the Sith Empire.' Zoroku readies his Senses for Combat, then he whispers to Kattadik, " These are Sith Commandos, Assassins and Bodyguards, you can tell by their red armor, their combat ability far surpasses the Elite troops we fought earlier, Be on your Guard." After giving his warning he starts his slow approach behind his enemies with his lightsaber in hand ready to be ignited.

“ huurh hnnnhrrhhh uggguh!” Kataddik roars as he charges headlong into the fray.

Listening to the figure as he mocks the padawan's words, the darksider's proposal did not rest well in Muu's heart. He quickly glances at Gaze focused on his safety. Listening to Gaze's words on the matter, the Iktotchi clearly understood his position towards the figure's offer. Refocused on the objective, Muu broadcasts on his comm channel " All Jedi and allies, the enemies evac codes are Echo-One. Please broadcast from the command center, all shuttle craft, shipyard facilities, and known enemy channels. " in a serious tone.

Returning conversation to the figure, " Understand there is no schedule without an army. There will be no repairs without a crew. The Coruscant fleet is due at any moment. You cannot even possibly believe you've jammed all planetary communication " he points out. " Luckily, we on the other hand are able to negotiate you a concrete offer. If you return the Jedi onto this platform, you may still have time to evacuate on your shuttle. That is, if your troopers don't leave you stranded on this inoperable interdictor. As you can see, we are offering you a concrete path to avoid capture and imprisonment. You cannot repair this ship in time and damages will only accumulate " Muu says, slightly whirling his lightsaber in a circle towards the engineering panel.

The command centre was a scene of carnage when the jedi charged in. Banks of computers had been smashed, the holo-projector set in the centre of the room had been covered in blaster fire and was sparking. The room was littered with station personnel and soldiers, while the corridor outside held the bodies of the sith that had died to take it. There was no immediate signs of survivors in the room with the exception of the commandos, and no sign of the dark jedi either.

'Alright, let's set to work' one would say before spinning around to face the charging wookie. 'By the force!' he would cry as he leaps back, narrowly avoiding having his chest torn open by the blade. The three would instantly drop their rifles, and would reach for the blades on their hips. Long, thin, pale weapons that hum faintly as they are swung. With a shout the sith commando would charge at the wookie with his blade held high. He was faster than the other sith, and more talented in combat. The retaliation was relentless, the padawan only just able to deflect the viscous swings and stabs. One of the thrusts would slice through his side, fortunately missing anything vital. 'Never killed myself a jedi before' the man would snarl as he advances again on Kataddik.

Back on the interdictor, there was a long sullen silence as the figure considers Muu's words. 'Perhaps jedi. Perhaps this ship is a lost to me. Perhaps I should return the whelp and leave quietly'. Another pause would follow as he slowly turns to look up at Gaze. 'But that, that is not the way of the sith'.

Suddenly Gaze would feel the grip around him be relinquished, and then he was falling towards the blackness below. 'Congratulations Iktochi, the ship is yours!' The sith would declare as he spins to extend a hand, aiming at the damaged reactor. With a crackle of energy, great bolts of lighting spring forth from his fingers and collide with the reactor. The lightning frys the exposed cables and wires, but some of the bolts punch through the casing itself. There is a terrific explosion as the hull of the reactor is torn apart. The fire would quickly spread to the next and the next, and as the explosions continue, the ship would shudder dramatically.

Turning back to Muu, the stranger would offer him a slight nod. 'If I cannot have this ship, then no one will!' he would roar. 'I must apologize child, but I am a soar loser! Now, I am going to leave padawan, help your friend, try to stop me, it no longer matters! If you remain you will burn!' He had to shout to be heard over the roaring flames, rapidly growing in ferocity. It would take time for the ship to be destroyed, if it even was destroyed, but this deck was rapidly growing uninhabitable.

Sith Commando 1 Combat Check : 2eP+1eA+2eD 3 successes, 2 threat, 1 Triumph

Spends maneuver to draw weapon, does 8 base damage to Kataddik, triumph spent to upgrade difficulty of next check, threat spent to allow Kattadik free maneuver.

Masked Figure Discipline Check : 2eP+2eD 2 successes, 1 threat

Masked Figure Unleash Check : 3eF 4 Dark Side

As Gaze falls "That mask makes you look stoopiiiiiiiid!" his voice fading as he falls, the padawan unable to let a final barb go, it being his reflexive defensive mechanism when under stress.

As the darksider releases Gaze, Muu yells, " But our negotiation agreement! " rushing to the edge and securely locking his grav boots for support on the platform. Swiftly extending his arm out for Gaze simultaneously, the brave padawan still fell faster than his reflexes would allow. " Noooooo!!!!!! " the Iktotchi shouts surrounded by sparking flames from the reactor.

On 6/18/2018 at 7:32 PM, Tramp Graphics said:

“ huurh hnnnhrrhhh uggguh!” Kataddik roars as he charges headlong into the fray.

”No guts no glory!”

On 6/20/2018 at 7:37 PM, Rabobankrider said:

The command centre was a scene of carnage when the jedi charged in. Banks of computers had been smashed, the holo-projector set in the centre of the room had been covered in blaster fire and was sparking. The room was littered with station personnel and soldiers, while the corridor outside held the bodies of the sith that had died to take it. There was no immediate signs of survivors in the room with the exception of the commandos, and no sign of the dark jedi either.

'Alright, let's set to work' one would say before spinning around to face the charging wookie. 'By the force!' he would cry as he leaps back, narrowly avoiding having his chest torn open by the blade. The three would instantly drop their rifles, and would reach for the blades on their hips. Long, thin, pale weapons that hum faintly as they are swung. With a shout the sith commando would charge at the wookie with his blade held high. He was faster than the other sith, and more talented in combat. The retaliation was relentless, the padawan only just able to deflect the viscous swings and stabs. One of the thrusts would slice through his side, fortunately missing anything vital. 'Never killed myself a jedi before' the man would snarl as he advances again on Kataddik.

Sith Commando 1 Combat Check : 2eP+1eA+2eD 3 successes, 2 threat, 1 Triumph

Spends maneuver to draw weapon, does 8 base damage to Kataddik, triumph spent to upgrade difficulty of next check, threat spent to allow Kattadik free maneuver.

Masked Figure Discipline Check : 2eP+2eD 2 successes, 1 threat

Masked Figure Unleash Check : 3eF 4 Dark Side

Zoroku would sigh as the Wookiee charges in with reckless abandon, " Well there goes the element of surprise, if we had a synchronized our attack we likely would have taken one of the Commandos. " seeing that his compatriot had suffered some wounds in the process Zoroku injected him with two of his stimpacks, The Bacta should make short work of any injuries the wookiee had suffered thus far. " You will not be felling either of us this day. " Zoroku would say as he ignited his blue blade, his senses ready to parry any oncoming attacks and his Saber's defensive guard make him a hard target to hit.

As the masked figure makes his way to the edge of the platform, he would look over his shoulder at Muu as the fires swirl around him. 'I will stick to the agreement jedi! I will be returning to the shuttle just as you wanted! I simply realized I could do so while disposing of a nuisance! I'm sorry to say I am a poor loser'.

With that, he would crouch low before making a mighty leap into the air. After a moment suspended in the air he would land on what remains of the bridge on the other side of the chasm below. Without looking back, he straightens up and marchers through the door leaving the engineering deck. Now the iktochi was abandoned in a rapidly disintegrating room, his friend lost somewhere below him. Whatever he was going to do, he would have to act fast.

Gaze would be able to see the attempt to save him as he is swallowed by the darkness. For a moment it seems like he will fall forever, only to find out otherwise as he is suddenly stopped. With a bone crunching landing he lands flat on his back, saved by bridge that had been hidden in the depths of the deck. It may have saves his life, but it had seriously injured him as well. Having landed on his back like he had, he most likely had cracked a few ribs, maybe worse. He was alive, but he was not in a good position. It would not be long before the fire spreads down to where he is.

The commandos would pause their attack of Kataddik when a second jedi enters the room. Two of them would glance to the third, apparently the leader of the small squad. 'The wookie is injured, finish him off. I'll deal with the blue skin' the leader would say in a low, commanding voice. The other two would respond without a word, moving towards their target while he squares off against Zoroku.

With a shout he would lunge fowards, feinting a blow towards the padawans side before flicking the blade upwards as an attempt to sink the weapon into his skull. The worst of the attack is dodged by Zoroku, but the blade slices into the edge of his shoulder, leaving a nasty looking gash. The commando would continue to attack, determined to keep the jedi focused in him and not Kataddik.

The other two comandos would continue to assault Kataddik, one standing on either side of him to spread his defence as thin as they can. As they press their advantage, one of them would be able to drag their blade across his chest. For a small figure this may be fatal, but being a wookie does have its advantages. The injury and the combined assault would force him onto the defensive, and the commandos have no intention of letting up on their attack. 'Not so tough when facing a real enemy!' one of them would grunt to the other.

Kai-wan races to the other shuttle, hops behind the control cluster, and immediately begins steering the shuttle toward the nearest enemy squad. With the tight quarters, and movement of nearby friendlies.. the droid is forced to slow the ramming action, alter course at the last moment, and the Sith manage to dive clear.

Perhaps I should explore the shuttle's weapon systems, while they're regrouping?

As Gaze fell out of sight into the darkness, determined, the Iktotchi quickly brings up the deckplan searching to navigate for his next move. Scrambling to locate the next lower level, relieved, the padawan discovers where his friend may have descended too. Bodly, Muu begins to decline downward on the platform's structural supports as the roaring flames ascend above. Feeling the pressure of the heat through his suit, he centers his mind on rescuing Gaze rather than the daring nosedive below. Arriving to his objective, he spots his fellow padawn laying flat on his back motionless. Not wasting time, he grabs Gaze from behind by the underarms and starts to drag him to the closest exit. " Guess I should of specified which platform " he grumbles.

Right, Echo One...transmitting. Walden thought as he sets the code on the ship. "Now, what is-"

As K-1 flies the shuttle across the room missing the group, Walden straps himself in. "Let me show you how it's done, K-1," he says to himself.

Walden powers the shuttle and steers it as he zips through the tight spaces easily before pulling the flaps and cutting the engine. The shuttle heads towards the group, portside first. The troopers never expected a second shuttle to ram them as their bodies fly around.

"See, K-1," Walden says as he turns on the comms, "that's how it's-" before a big bang could be heard on the comms. In the hangar, the sound of durasteel hitting durasteel rang loudly within. "...done."

Walden wondered if it was just fatigue setting it or the crash that made his sight waver a bit.

With no illegal activity in sight, Raithe heads over to the docking bay with Ryff in tow. If there were any leads that would aid them in their mission, she had a hunch it would be there.

The sith soldiers would begin to gather themselves together again as they manage to dodge the droid piloting the shuttle right for them. 'It's lost its mind!' one would shout. His words would be cut short however, as his is plowed into from behind by Walden. A few of the troopers would be unlucky enough to get trapped between the ship and the wall, their screams cut painfully short. The surviving few were scattered about the floor, groaning in pain as they clutched as their injuries. Some were likely to not make it out of this hanger. The fight for Kai-Wan and Walden seemed to be over. The cost had been high though, not only had the republic soldiers been almost entirely exhausted, but the death of the siths had been bloody as well. The code would begin to transmit from the shuttles, but the soldiers here would be unable to respond.

As Muu begins to drag Gaze down the bridge, shrapnel and metal would begin to drop from above as the fire burns bright above of them. He would be able to see a door at the end, much like the one they had entered the room through. As he moved, there would be clangs and bangs as the room falls apart around them. When he exits the room, he would find himself in a new corridor illuminated in red lights. They may bee out of the room, but they were still in the bowel of the engineering level, and they needed a way out of it and out of the ship and back to the station.

On Corouscant, the odd looking pair would make their way through the bustling docks to the end of the site. If they wanted, they could peer over the edge of the dock into the fathomless depths of the planet. A great hole bored all the way down to the lowest levels where ships came to and from. The landing point itself only had a couple of ships docked at this time. Both were battered looking transport shuttles. One had a crew of nikto unloading large metallic crates from the ramp with a republic official overseeing. The second was unopened, simply resting on the docking pad unattended. The other two pads were currently empty, perhaps waiting for a vessel or having let one just depart.

Kataddik leaps back into action, slashing with his blades once again. As the enemy moves to parry the blows, the force of the blows from two weapons sends the trooper’s weapon flying from his hands. Then the Wookiee assumes a Guarded Stance.

"Hey," Raithe casually approaches a dockworker, "do you know where one could discretely acquire some arms?... I'm trying to avoid oversight."

"Blasters!" Ryff thinks disgusted at the thought, "so uncivilized." Ryff looks down at his arms smiling under his vocodor thinking, "Who needs guns when you have these cannons!"

As Katadik disarms one of his men, the lead commando would continue to focus his attack on Zoroku. Even as someone who isn't a force sensitive, he is a deadly enemy. He makes a series of viscous strikes at the jedi before swinging his blade down with a powerful strike, driving he enemies lightsaber into the ground. As he does he would bring the hilt of the weapon up to catch Zoroku in the bridge of the nose. The blow would be painful and would stagger Zoroku. This give the commando enough time to dislodge his blade, dragging up back up in an arc that slices into both of the jedis legs. 'You two are going to die here' he'd state, very matter of fact. He would show less outward aggression than the others, more serious perhaps. Despite that, perhaps he overestimates the ability of his enemies. It could be their undoing.

Commando Combat Check : 2eP+1eA+1eC+1eD+1eS 2 successes, 2 threat, 1 Triumph

Does 7 base damage to Zoroku, triumph spent to activate critical, threat spent to

Critical Injury : 1d100 62 Slightly dazed, disorientated till the end of the encounter.

Zoroku would recover to a guarded stance and he studied his enemies movements, when he found the time to strike he capitalized on it and used all of his might to try and fell his opponent, The swing tore through the armor of his opponent yet it did not fell him, though Zoroku noticed his opponent wasn't moving nearly as quick as he was before. " You underestimate the danger a Lightsaber can pose, and you have overconfidence in your armor, no armor is truly Lightsaber proof. Tell your men to Stand Down and we will spare you." His attack would leave him open to those who were attacking Kattadik should they choose to leave the Wookiee and instead focus Zoroku.

Walden unbuckled himself from the seat of the shuttle, still seeing a bit of a blur as he takes out his comms. "You okay, K-1," he asked before switching to someone else. "Muu, got the code up on their broadcast. Where are you guys?"

With great emphasis on dragging Gaze to safety through a series of corridors, Muu receives a much-desired transmission. " Walden! We are presently escaping the damaged interdictor within the drydocks. Gaze is unconscious and we are on course to the nearest service hatch at these coordinates " Muu replies. Further rushing through the interior corridors, he continues " If you have any starfighter support, shoot down the enemy shuttle leaving the interdictor's docks! The banthawipe darksider in charge of this raid is onboard! ".