The Hunt for the Sith Hunter

[Writer]

"Now where are we going, Mr. Martins?" Riebe asked.

[jokemaster]

"We're going to Kessel, look for the asteroid."

"I'll go with you too" Said Roma.

[Writer]

"If Roma's coming we can't take my fighter," Riebe frowned. "It's a two-seater."

[jokemaster]

"We can take my ship. It'll make finding the asteroid easier."

[Writer]

"Very well," Riebe agreed.

[jokemaster]

"All right, let's go."

The figure walked back into the ship

[Writer]

Riebe followed him to his ship.

[jokemaster]

The man strapped himself in the pilot's seat and motioned for Riebe to strap herself in the co-pilot's seat. Roma sat behind them.

Once they were strapped in he took off, left Corellia, and entered hyperspace.

[Writer]

Despite having gone without sleep for a couple of days, Riebe was still incredibly alert. She knew that falling asleep wasn't an option... not when she was with two men she knew only by name.

[jokemaster]

"So why are you so convinced this friend of yours is alive?" Asked the masked man.

[Writer]

Riebe thought about it for a moment and then smiled slightly, as if embarrassed. "I've never been one to rely entirely on instinct... but... it's hard to explain." She paused thoughtfully. "His death didn't feel right, I guess... more like he masked his presence... instead of his essence leaving..."

 

She looked at him. "I'm sorry... that probably didn't make much sense. But it's the best explanation I can offer."

[jokemaster]

"Didn't expect it to. Ah, we're approaching"

The ship left hyperspace in the middle of an asteroid field. The man pressed some buttons on the console, and a small screen popped up, it began scanning asteroids and comparing them to the one in its memorybanks.

[Writer]

"You're a confident pilot if you're willing to drop out of hyperspace inside the field," Riebe observed. She watched carefully as the screen continued comparing asteroids.

[jokemaster]

"I'm good at what I do."

[Writer]

"We're not dead yet," Riebe observed dryly. "I'll assume that's an indication of your honesty with that last statement."

 

((We kinda left the others in the dust... time to catch them back up... and make them leave Coruscant ))

 

(small time skip for this group)

 

Nadira stared at the datapad that held her map. Then, she looked back at the door she was facing.

 

"Great," Caitlin muttered. "Are we supposed to take down a ship now?"

 

They were standing just outside a docking bay. Nadira approached the door and it opened. A ship was inside and the group spread out as if expecting it to attack.

 

"Get in," the AI said. "It's time to leave Coruscant."

 

"That's it, then?" Erica asked. The AI laughed.

 

"No," it answered. "And for asking that question, you get to answer mine. What planet was Riebe born on?"

 

"Naboo," Erica answered immediately. "I met her once or twice and she spoke of it... sounded to me like she missed it."

 

"That's your destination," the AI told them. "Enjoy the flight."

 

The ship lifted off the ground and sped up into space.

[jokemaster]

The screen beeped, and a filter came over the canopy, indicating what asteroid matched.

"There it is."

Suddenly an alarm started beeping.

"Damn, pirates." He turned to Roma, "Kid, go man the turret" Then to Riebe "You stay here, I'm going to need a little help. And hold on."

Suddenly the ship lurched forward at full speed, chasing after the asteroid and barely avoiding asteroids, hoping to make the pilots crash.

[Writer]

Riebe gritted her teeth. "I certainly hope you didn't exaggerate your skills," she muttered, gripping the seat hard enough that her mechanical right hand crushed a small part of it. When flying was performed like this, she preferred to be in the pilot's seat.

[jokemaster]

The man turned and exclaimed "HEY! careful with my ship!"

"Bad enough to worry about it being destroyed from the outside, now I have to worry about the inside as well" He muttered. Soon they heard an explosion.

"GOT ONE!" Exclaimed Roma, "there's three more, and they're good."

"Dammit, we can't lose that asteroid. " Said the man, he got an idea, he flew into an asteroid, the cavern was dark and navigating it was hard, but soon they came out the other side, hearing explosions from inside the caverns they had just left.

"HA! It's hard damn work being thsi good!"

[Writer]

"Be glad this hand isn't around your neck," Riebe muttered as they flew into the asteroid. When they came out the other side, she sighed and shook her head. "And I thought I was a crazy pilot... you must be slightly insane."

[jokemaster]

"Aren't we all? Now let's catch that asteroid. " The ship was now slowly approaching the asteroid. It latched on and was still.

"Ok, follow me to the EV suits." Said Martins standing and heading to the hold.

[Writer]

"You're slightly more so," Riebe grumbled as she followed him to the hold.

[jokemaster]

Roma soon joined them, and the man opened a closet, it was full of airtight space suits.

"All right, choose your size" said the man, already putting his on.

[Writer]

Riebe put one on.

 

((JM, are you not a big fan of long posts? ))

[jokemaster]

((I'm laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy, I don't write them unless it's absolutely necessary....like now))

The man led them to the airlock of the ship. He keyed a code in and the door locked behind them, the ship going completely dark. The atmosphere was vented and finally the ramp extended out.

"Be careful out here, and whatever you do, don't jump."

He turned on the helmet flashlight and looked around. He walked forward and the others followed carefully.

Eventually they came to an airlock. Frank approached him and tried a variety of different codes. None of them worked, he turned to Riebe.

"I assume you brought your saber"

[Writer]

Riebe shook her head. "Not mine." She took out the two sabers she was using now and activated both. "Should I saber the door to its death?" she asked in amusement.