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Post by Salkar Skirata on Dec 9, 2009 2:10:37 GMT -5
*The Adenn Kyr'am drops out of hyperspace and heads down towards the planet after checking in with the orbiting Republic fleet*
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Post by Lustro Sylmanac on Dec 9, 2009 17:25:26 GMT -5
*The shuttle reaches orbit and Lustro turns to the Dark Jedi*
"How long until your ship gets here?"
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Post by Alexander Organa on Dec 9, 2009 17:40:19 GMT -5
*Talik looks over at Lustro*
"It takes time to travel through hyperspace. A few hours at most. Set us in a geosynchronous orbit opposite the main cluster of Republic vessels."
*Talik looks out the viewport window. Coruscant was familiar, he had lived here. Twice. But it wasn't home*
"But now that we are out of CSF's grasp, who the hell are you and why were you so adamant to help me?"
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Post by Lustro Sylmanac on Dec 9, 2009 17:52:54 GMT -5
*Lustro sets the shuttle in a geosynchronous orbit and turns to the Dark Jedi*
"I am Lustro Sylmanac. I just recently found out that I am sensitive to the force and I have been looking for a Dark Jedi to train me for some time now. I want to use the force to the best of my ability and the Jedi would never have allowed me to do that, so when I felt your presence at the Jedi Temple, I just needed to see if I really found the person to help me do that. And if I needed your help then I needed to help you first. And you might be?"
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Post by Carth Onasi on Dec 9, 2009 18:12:38 GMT -5
*A Republic shuttle ascends from the Senate District and into orbit. It heads directly for Besh Fleet's flagship, the Sojourn, and lands in its hangar*
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Post by Alexander Organa on Dec 11, 2009 6:44:47 GMT -5
*Talik nods his head. A plausible story, he decieds, from the pieces of it that he heard and that made sense at least. But when Lustro asks who he is, Talik looks up at him for a moment, thinking before responding. Who was he? He couldn't remember exactly... well, no that wasn't true. He knew parts of who he was, though so much of it conflicted that it was difficult to determine what those parts were and how they connected to eachother - if they did at all. Talik decides that the best answer is a non-answer*
"It seems you already know who I am. Now if you will excuse me, I must meditate and recuperate until my ship arrives."
*Was meditation the best course of action? He thinks so. In the past, at least one of the pasts that Talik remembers, meditation seemed to be an effective way to clear one's mind. And Talik needed that. A lot. Talik stands from the co-pilot's seat, a little more sure of his footing now, and walks into the back cargo hold of the shuttle. He sits down on the deck plating and enters into a meditative trance, trying to empty his mind and construct a bridge between all the conflicting memories, thoughts, feelings, and emotions*
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Post by Lustro Sylmanac on Dec 11, 2009 15:12:59 GMT -5
*Lustro finally gets the answer he's been waiting for, however his answer spawned a new question*
::I said that I thought he would be my Master...and he said that I already knew who he was....So does that mean that he's going to train me to be a Dark Jedi?::
*As the Dark Jedi stood up, Lustro looked at him intently and watched him walk away towards the cargo hold of the shuttle. Fearful of distracting the Dark Jedi from his meditation, Lustro stands up from the pilot's seat and walks over to a bunk, he then proceeds to get some rest until the Dark Jedi's ship gets here*
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Post by Alexander Organa on Dec 13, 2009 21:58:29 GMT -5
*Without any warning a Centurion-class Battlecruiser slips out of hyperspace over Coruscant. Only a few seconds later 10 Interdictor-class Cruisers, and 5 Derriphan-class Battleships join the Centurion grouped near the Centax II moon*
*Aboard the stolen shuttle, Darth Talik sits in a meditative trance, trying to bring order to his chaotic mind, but to no avail. Before long his commlink buzzes, raising him from his trance. He answers it*
"Yes?"
::Lord Talik, we have just arrived over Centax II. We have a fix on your signal, what are your orders?::
"Orders? Oh, right... right. Come pick me up."
*There is a pause*
::My Lord? What about the enemy fleet? Are we not to engage them? I had assumed that -::
*Talik cuts her off*
"You assumed wrong!"
*He breaths heavily. He still felt as if a million voices were running through his head, all telling him different things*
"Just... just retrieve my shuttle, then set a course out of the system."
::Very well. Admiral Amanti out.::
*Talik stands and walks back to the cockpit*
"Set a course for the second moon."
*The Sith fleet begins heading closer to Coruscant to pick up the shuttle*
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Post by Lustro Sylmanac on Dec 13, 2009 22:22:10 GMT -5
*Lustro awakens to the sound of the Dark Jedi yelling from the cargo hold. He then stands up and heads to the pilot's seat to look out of the view window, he can see the incoming sith fleet from his seat. When the Dark Jedi comes from the cargo hold and speaks, it startles Lustro*
"You got it"
*Lustro sets the shuttle on course for the second moon. When it gets there, Lustro turns to the Dark Jedi*
"What about the orbiting Republic fleet?"
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Post by Alexander Organa on Dec 13, 2009 22:28:16 GMT -5
*Talik looks at Lustro, then sits down in the co-pilots seat*
"Don't worry about it."
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Post by Carth Onasi on Dec 13, 2009 23:06:13 GMT -5
*Just after Carth gets onto the Bridge of the Sojourn alarms start blaring*
"What the hell is going on!?"
*Lt. Mitchell runs across the bridge and looks at the orbital grid*
"Admiral! A Sith Battlefleet just dropped out of hyperspace! They're right on top of us!"
"Mobilize the fleet and patch me through to the Home Defense Fleet."
*They do so and Carth address the fleet*
"This is Admiral Carth Onasi. I'm taking command of the fleets. Besh Fleet converge on the invading Sith Fleet and open fire. Defense Fleet, stay in a defensive formation around Coruscant and prepare yourselves for any other enemy vessels. That fleet is relatively small, if they were going to attack Coruscant then they'd have brought more ships. If they're serious about this, then we're gonna have more company."
*Carth turns to Captain Alluah*
"Captain, contact CSF and have them shut down all spaceports. Air to space traffic is to be kept to a minimum, all checkpoints are to be put on standby. Shut down all civilian off-world communications and initiate Naval control of the orbital defense grid."
*Captain Alluah races to the comm station to relay the Admiral's orders*
"Lieutenant Mitchell, take us in. Target the lead ship and open fire."
*The Sojourn leads the attack as Besh Fleet takes up position opposite the Sith Fleet. Once they are in range they open fire on the Avenger*
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Post by Carth Onasi on Dec 13, 2009 23:55:27 GMT -5
*Captain Alluah turns around to face the Admiral* "Sir! A satellite in the orbital defense grid just went rogue. It's stopped relaying Naval commands and is now relaying fleet movements to an unknown point outside the system!""Track it!" *The Mon Cal Captain scans through several readouts before responding*
"It appears to becoming from a building in the Galactic City.""Spying on enemy fleet movements during a planet-wide emergency. Looks to me like we've got ourselves a spy on the surface. Contact command, and give them the coordinates. I want them to raid that building and detain whoever is sending out those transmissions." "Yes sir!"
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Post by Salkar Skirata on Dec 23, 2009 2:45:57 GMT -5
*The Adenn Ky'ram ascends from the planet and into orbit making it's way away from the fleet and then begins broadcasting it's location to the Lightning Fury*
::Arligan, what's our plan from here?::
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Post by Arligan Fett on Dec 23, 2009 12:07:51 GMT -5
*The Fury flies out of Orbit just behind the Lectin*
::I'm not sure Ner Vod, I'm not sure we want to be here much longer, but I am curious of what a Sith Fleet is doing here. Think we should hang back and watch?::
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Post by Salkar Skirata on Dec 23, 2009 16:24:59 GMT -5
*Salkar thinks it over for a few moments before responding*
~:If we stay here and watch, we might get caught in the firefight. I'd rather not get shot down by either side, but we can't miss this opportunity to see what the other sides have got. This will be the most excitement we've had all month:~
::Arligan, I think we should stick around and watch. This'll be the most excitement we've had all month. No?::
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Post by Arligan Fett on Dec 24, 2009 0:48:58 GMT -5
*The Fury goes into geosynch station keeping a few hundred meters off the Lectin's left bow*
::Alright, but if they head our way we need to bang out. Fast. I don't want to engage in this fleet action, this could get messy and we don't want to bring either fleet back to Dxun::
*Arligan turns on the Fury's military grade sensor suite, the battlespace showing up on his screen on the board*
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Post by Salkar Skirata on Dec 24, 2009 1:50:57 GMT -5
::You got it. If anything comes our way, we take off. I'm guessing that you've got your sensors picking up the fleets, so why don't you send over the readings so I can see what you're seeing::
*Salkar opens up all data channels with the Fury in order to allow for anything to be sent over by Arligan*
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Post by Arligan Fett on Dec 24, 2009 9:13:57 GMT -5
::That won't be an issue, data transfer starting now.::
*As he says now, the same screen that Arligan is seeing comes up on Salkar's, showing him the two fleet's positions and what they're doing*
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Post by Alexander Organa on Dec 26, 2009 18:46:27 GMT -5
Aboard the Avenger
"They're firing! Brace for impact!"
*The bridge shakes as the Republic fleet fires on the Avenger and her much smaller fleet*
"Divert the rest of the fleet to cover the Avenger and return fire! Get us in range of Talik's shuttle, NOW!"
*The ten Interdictors and the five Derriphans break formation and put themselves between the Avenger and the attacking Republic fleet, taking the brunt of the fire and heavily damaging the unshielded Derriphans. The Interdictors exchange fire with the Republic fleet as the Avenger increases it's speed and heads for Centax II*
"Admiral, we're within tractor range."
"Then lock onto that damned shuttle and bring it into the hangar!"
*The Avenger locks a tractor beam onto Lustro and Talik's shuttle, and begins pulling it into the main hangar*
"As soon as it's in, get us the hell out of here."
*Inside the shuttle, Darth Talik watches through the viewport window as the battle unfolds in a sparkling display of lights. It was as if he was watching the spectacle for the first time, and the last. He shakes his head and closes his eyes. When he looks back up, a massive triangular ship is hovering over them, then there is a heavy jolt as it locks it's tractor beam on them and the ship starts moving against it's own will*
"Finally...."
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Post by Lustro Sylmanac on Dec 28, 2009 0:58:49 GMT -5
*Lustro stares at the oncoming ship and as the tractor beam grabs up the shuttle, Lustro can not help but mouth the word "woah"*
::This is it... Finally time to leave Coruscant behind::
*Lustro turns around at sound of the Dark Jedi's voice*
"So this is it huh? Where are we going.... if I may ask.... my lord"
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Post by Salkar Skirata on Dec 28, 2009 21:37:48 GMT -5
*Salkar stares at the readouts sent over by Arligan*
::Are you seeing what I'm seeing? Is that the reason why they're here? To move a shuttle from Coruscant space? They bring part of their fleet to get a shuttle? What are they planning here...::
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Post by Carth Onasi on Dec 30, 2009 20:26:56 GMT -5
"Admiral, the lead ship is moving toward Centax-2, the rest of the fleet is putting themselves between it and us*!"
"Centax-2? The only thing there is... a standard defense station. A few fighter squadrons, nothing more. That doesn't make any sense.... Keep the concentration on their main fleet. What's our damage?"
"Five frigates are loosing shields, the Hammerhead Solleu has taken heavy damage and has pulled back to group with the Home Defense Fleet."
"Something doesn't smell right, they haven't launched any fighters or anything...."
"Sir! They've locked onto something in orbit of the moon. It's a small shuttle. They're bringing it aboard their ship."
"A shuttle?"
*Suddenly the bridge of the Sojourn quakes violently and a few computer consoles on the port side explode, sending a shower of sparks all over the bridge*
"Report! What just hit us?"
"Derriphan Proton Torpedo, sir, directly to our port shield emitter. Redirecting aft shields to compensate."
"Focus fire on those Derriphans! Without shields they're the weak link in the Sith chain, take those out first then refocus attention on the others."
*The Sojourn and Besh Fleet focus their attention on the smaller Derriphans, pounding them with everything they've got*
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Post by Alexander Organa on Jan 5, 2010 18:12:31 GMT -5
*Talik looks over at Lustro*
"Where? It is not a matter of where. It is a matter of why. The destination doesn't matter, only what we do there."
*Talik looks back through the viewport window, they were nearly inside now, he hopes he was doing the right thing. Cause if not... everything would be lost. Talik wasn't sure why this was the case, but he knew it to be true*
Aboard the Avenger
"We've lost four of our Derriphans! Admiral, the fleet is being pulverized out there! Two Interdictors report their shields down, and significant hull damage."
"Pull them out of there! Order them back to Kuat immediately! Is Lord Talik's shuttle in?"
"Yes, Admiral. Just now. Sealing hangar bay doors."
"Helm, get us the hell out of here. Order the fleet to break off the attack and set a course back to Kuat."
*Two Interdictors and the last remaining Derriphan break off from their attack and head at full sublight speed toward the edge of the system, then jump into hyperspace. A minute later, the rest of the fleet turns upward and does the same. One badly damaged Interdictor, however is hit by Republic torpedoes square in the aft. With the minimal sheilds, the torpedoes slide through and impact with the main engines. There is a magnificent explosion as the ship is ripped apart, back to front*
"Admiral, we just lost the Nighthawk!"
*Admiral Amanti doesn't respond to the information*
"All ships jump to hyperspace on my mark. Now!"
*The Sith Fleet jumps into hyperspace, leaving behind the wreckage of one Interdictor, and four Derriphans*
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Post by Arligan Fett on Jan 5, 2010 21:30:08 GMT -5
*Arligan stares at the battle outcome with his mouth half open in disgust, the complete lack of strength in the sith fleet numbers showing as the Republic fleet pummels it. As the clearly defeated Sith Fleet jumps out of the system, he shakes his head*
:Fools.. why would the sith devastate their fleet like that?? Saber jokeys probably...:
*He opens a comm to Salkar*
::Alright vod, let's get out of here this party is done. I'm headed for Dxun.::
*The Lightning Fury punches into hyperspace*
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Post by Carth Onasi on Jan 5, 2010 21:36:27 GMT -5
*As the Sith Fleet moves off, Besh fleet persues and fires on the closest target, the Nighthawk, and their effort is rewarded as the ship explodes before it reaches hyperspace*
"Admiral, the Sith Fleet just jumped to hyperspace."
"And that shuttle? Did we get any readings on it?"
"No sir, we weren't close enough to run any detailed scans."
"They were picking up something. Something important enough to risk an entire fleet. Codes, fleet movements, something."
*A thought crosses Carth's mind, remembering Vandar's death at the hand of a Sith*
"Or someone.... Any word from the surface on that rouge satellite?"
*There is a pause as information is relayed, then Captain Alluah responds*
"Command reports the building was empty with exception of some deactivated droids. They lost one gunship, apparently the hangar was booby trapped. And Republic Intel is working on the surveillance room, preliminary reports indicate that the information was being streamed to somewhere in the Onderon system."
*Carth thinks over the situation, Brex needed their help on Dantooine, but leaving Coruscant moments after an attack was not an option. Brex would have to fend for himself*
"Contact the Dauntless, tell them we won't be able to assist them. Then patch me through to Theta Fleet on Onderon. If something is headed their way, we better let them know."
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