Raxle sees 4 guards running to the turbo lift. I got a bad feeling about this. He jumps to the controls and maneuvers the ship to pick up the rest of the crew. Raxle states over the comlink. There are guards coming to the lift. I coming to get you with the ship. Be ready for extraction. Boy I wish I got my piloting licence. Great now I can hear alarms.

R1 stated to Raxle Copy. I will try to move the elevator into position for extraction.

Raxle moves the ships airlock next to the outside of the elevator loft. He then uses the ramp to break the outside glass of the lift. Raxle states. Hurry and get in. There more guards coming.

RO-0K taps Bestin's shoulder on it's way towards Rook. Take him with us. RO-0K tells him, in what Bestin recognizes as RO-0K's angry voice, pointing at the big security guard. I want answers. It reaches for the Rook's ramp, jumps aboard and heads to it's command chair, motioning Raxle to the auxiliary station. You performed well. Please inspect this in great detail.. It hands Raxle the case containing the arm. Make sure there aren't any surprises.. like recording devices or a bomb..

Bestin looks at the Security Guard and says. "Your coming with ussss. Move it!" The guard didn't move, completely ignoring the order. Then I'll move you. "Don't forget me." He says to the man on the floor, and then grabbing the big man and throwing him onto the ramp, then walking over to him, and forcing him to go in the ship at gunpoint.

R1 launches itself on to the ships ramp and heads towards Raxle.

Raxle says to Rook, will do after we get out of here. He gives the arm to R1. Take this to the work station. I'm looking forward to examining this beauty.

R1 says will do.

RO-0K noticed the sensor screen light up as law enforcement speeders began appearing on the edge of the Rook's passive range. tsk, We have police incoming, hold on... RO-0K called out as it put Rook into a downward roll and accelerated towards the lower levels. RO-0K weaved between cargo haulers so large it made Rook like a mynock maneuvering between purrgils. As RO-0K kept a photorecepter on the rear sensors showing the pursuit loosing ground, a panicked cry from Raxle brought it's attention to the forward sensors, reading a immanent collision with a C-ROC. RO-0K activated reverse thrusters to slow them and twisted Rook into another spiraling decent, dropping five levels in almost an instant. While the quick reaction saved the ship from smashing into a fiery death, it unfortunately gave their pursuers the time to briefly catch up.

RO-0K's vocabulator hissed in frustration. This pursuit is becoming an annoyance... it said wearily, as it wove Rook through the traffic lane. A slight twitch of RO-0k's head and shoulders of a shrug, Their tenacity and determination are commendable, however.... R1, please inspect the arm for tracking devices to ensure our pursuit will not receive aid from our former client. Bestin, would you be so kind to extract the reason of our current troubles from our guest? I wish to know so that I may better tailor my response to this treachery..

RO-0K's moment of inattention costs them. Proximity alarms go off and RO-0K realizes that a large freighter is coming up in front of Rook , out of an underworld portal! It tries to pull the ship's nose up, but bounces off the top of the freighter, the shield absorbing the blow. As the ship clears the obstacle, the display goes red and the front deflectors conk out entirely.

RO-0K's processors raced through the odds and probabilities, and a map overlay of the area. Multiple highlighted paths covered the overlay, RO-0K eliminated the pathways as as it's processors determined them nonviable or insufficient percentage of success. RO-0K eliminated 37 pathways when one pathway became more solid, 63.076% chance of success, with an 86.993% of sustaining heavy damage upon completion of the complicated path. Sufficient. The remaining possibilities faded as the calculation on the preferred path finished, it took forever. All of .000796 seconds.

It is advised that you brace yourselves, RO-0K called out, There is a high probability of crashing.

Rook scrapped across the hull of the freighter and as soon as they broke the visual plane RO-0K put Rook into a dive around the far side into the vertical shaft it came from, the sensor screen went static as it tried to differentiate between the massive freighter and their pursuit. RO-0K would've smiled if it was capable.. It yanked over on the controls to send Rook into a side tunnel, and activated reverse thrust, lowered the landing gear...and main power.

Rook dropped the final meter like a rock, the shields adsorbed most of the inertia before failing, the landing struts took the remaining force as Rook skidded to a stop in what the map had marked as a water runoff. The status screen was covered with red warning alerts and damage estimates. The red glow was the only illumination in the small cockpit. RO-0K turned towards the others.. RO-0K enhanced the resolution of it's photoreceptors to filter the red hue, Bestin was wide eyed and his claws had left furrows in the bulkhead, his scales had lost some of their color.

We have successfully evaded our pursuit. RO-0K intoned, You may now continue finding us answers....

R1 stats. No tracking device found.

Bestin takes a few steps towards the prisoner. Why did you try and kill ussss? Were you trying to get the payment back or something elsssse?

Rightly deducing that he isn't in a particularly good position, and that further antagonizing his captors would be a bad idea, the man answers, "I was told to. I don't know why, but I was told you were trouble and to take you out before you finish whatever it was you were up to before it could hurt the company. Promised hazard pay and a bonus for taking you out."

RO-0K's vocabulator buzzed in a mechanical growl. That is a strategic mistake, we are professionals... We had a contract to transport our consignment to this location.. we fulfilled our obligation in accordance with the agreed upon contract. Your company has violated said contract with your act of treachery, you will now suffer from the consequences of that act.

RO-0K scanned his database for any contacts with Slicing skills in the area, but for some reason, couldn't find any.. Strange... I do not have any slicers listed on Coruscant. It told the others, I suspect either fragmented data due to the incursion or the combat that followed, or my sources are not up to date...

Bestin looks a bit puzzled. "What doessss that mean exactly?"

Raxle changes into his human form. I hate to say this but I think it's time to find some contacts in the under world. I really hate this idea but I don't see another way. The Syndicates can't find out who I'm really am. I may know some people that could help us. But it's been a long time.

So I know a Sullustan named Sorn Dom. We worked together for Crimson Dawn. He could help us. We just need to be careful how we contact him.

RO-0K did a quick calculation, Hopefully he is not the one who attempted the slicer incursion into our systems...

Your right hopefully he isn't the one. But since I worked with him I'm guessing I would have noticed his handy work. But we should keep that in mind.

"What ssshould RO-0K and me do while you go undercover?" Bestin asked.

Good point. I will need to set up a meet with Sorn. I was thinking of a bar his place. I will need your help with protection at the bar. Raxle said to Bestin and Ro0k.

The Trandoshan pulls open his vest, revealing a nasty blaster wound in his shoulder. He grins, "Jussst need some medical attensssion firssst. Don't want to ssscare off your friend." He injects a stimpack into his wound and pulls an emergency stimpack out of a compartment in the ship. "Hsssk... Little help. Pleassse?" He looks to his two compatriots, but tries to avoid eye contact with RO-0K. That droid scares me...

I will need him later, better help him. I will help you. R1 go get the med kit. This may hurt a bit. So blame me. First time for anything I guess. Don't worry you will be fine.

So I see Bestin looking better.

So I have a plan to meet Sorn.

So plan is to use R1 to make contact with Sorn discreetly. R1 will make contact with Sorn when he leaves his work area before he gets home. R1 will lead Sorn to a bar near us. We will be waiting. I will be at a table by myself. Ro0k you will with Bestin at another table. You will back me up. If R1 feels there something not right he will worn us and lead Sorn to a different location so we could run for it. I will try to convince Sorn to help us. What do you think?