MC: AotE: Old Friends and New Jobs

[JasraLantill]

Beryl let out a small defeatist sigh as she watched the liquid seep across the floor towards her boot, then she looked at Oliver askance. "I sincerely hope that's the last of that stuff," she said knowingly to him. "Although, I highly doubt the Imps will be much interested in any illegal alcohol we have on board if they're looking for a Jedi. Besides, you're a medic. You can always claim its for 'medicinal purposes.'" She grinned and patted him on back, then started to follow Nic.

 

"C'mon, 'McClary,'" she said to Oliver. She looked over her shoulder at Jack. "C'mon, Gawd," she said, rolling her eyes slightly at the name. "Let's get to the cargo hold."

 

She read from the card as she walked. "Garajaminder Fal-soo-taa-vichy-kar. Fal-soo-taa-vichy-kar. Fal-soo-taa..." She shook her head. "Ach, space it! The name sounds daft pronounced with a Corellian accent! If the Imps want to know my kriffin name, they can read it off the damn card themselves." She pocketed the card, and proceeded on to the cargo bay. "I really have a bad feeling about this..." she muttered to herself. "Really bad."

[XoRRoX]

"Well - i come along then, Gara-ja...nevermind, i just come along" He shouted to Beryl, who already was long from him.

"Hey not so fast! You know, that we medics aren't in a perfect condition." he said to Beryl, while he runned to her.

He runned so fast, that a little note falled to the ground from his shirt. A little, white note.

 

The content was clearly:

 

"Oliver, you have a new schedule here in the next week. You didn't show up last time, and i don't hope, that there has happen something serious to you. When we last spoke, you talked about your dreams. And the dream did always end, when you fired the shot. It looks rather mysterious - it is clearly, that you must comeback!

 

Best Regards.

 

Dr. G. Jenkins

Docter Office.

Dantooine"

 

(Well - i thought, that it should be confronted soon. Maybe after Vader? But - the note is so small, that i maybe would take some time to find).

[Writer]

"If they find me, I'm..." Jana squinted at her ID. "Gerani Mo?" She shook her head. "Nic? We may want to consider doing business with another counterfeiter..."

 

With that, she went to hide. Were she found, she'd... well, she'd think up a good excuse while in hiding.

 

((She'll be found pretty immediately.))

[starmark2k]

Nic Stood infront of the Air-lock. Although he could not see anything outside the ship he could hear and fell everything as they were brought iinto the Star destroyer. Star Destroyers were rare and very knew especially the Imperial class. Nic only knew of three in exsistance, The Devistator, Vaders ship was the First and perhaps the most feared. It was only used to take on the most serious of assignment, the ones only a Sith could deal with.

 

Even in the most perilous situations Nic rarely felt fear, All the years he's been a merc he learnt to rise above it when he did feel it. Nic was scared the thought of the Dark lord of the sith coming on his ship did not do well with him.

 

Nic felt a slight shudder as the Star destroyers artificial gravity conflicted with the Echo's. He could feel the ship slowly desend to the hard metal floor of the hanger. Then the Air-lock overides kicked in and both doors opened...

[JasraLantill]

Beryl drew in a tense breath, as the airlock doors began to open. She gave a quick look at the others. "Okay, guys, here we go," she said softly, not knowing what to expect.

 

She suddenly felt cold, and she shivered involuntarily. Bad feeling..., she thought to herself.

[stingerhs]

Ryshana immidiately flushed herself of emotion. It was difficult since adrenaline was already pumping through her body. Combined with a minor Force technique, however, the adrenaline was quickly neutralized. Pulling out her ID, Ryshana had to smile slightly to herself. "Refusala'dompibaba," Ryshana stated as she walked to the cargo bay. Laughing slightly, Ryshana stated, "Did you know that roughly translates into 'Goddess of the Night'? Must've impressed him slightly with my skin tones."

 

Standing behind and offset to the right of Nic, Ryshana decided to play a disgusted and annoyed emotion to throw the Imperials off guard. As the cargo bay doors began to open, Ryshana crossed her arms in front of her chest and scowled.

[Writer]

The airlock doors opened, revealing an Imperial Officer flanked by a squad of Stormtroopers. The Officer stepped forward.

 

"We'll need you identifications, all of you," he said abruptly, "and your reason for being in this part of space. It's off-limits for those uninvited you know."

 

He nodded to the Troopers and they entered the ship, spreading out to search it. seconds later, they returned, carrying a rather annoyed Jana who was insisting she wasn't doing anything wrong.

 

"Was just looking for my hair-ties," she protested. "The crew likes to hide them..."

 

She glared at Beryl here and it was clear she'd given this some thought. Before she'd run off to hide, her hair had been put up, thanks to Beryl. Now, it was down and rather out of order since the Troopers had pulled her rather roughly from her hiding place. They deposited her on her feet with the others.

 

"Geez," she grumbled. "Try to look nice for the Empire and this is what I get?"

 

"We're more concerned about why you're in this sector," the Officer told her. "It's off-limits."

 

"I'm sorry," she answered, still pouting a little. "We were merely chasing after one of our crew. He's got a slight mental disability, which prompts him to run off in the Headhunter, chasing random ships with it."

 

"You should keep him under closer supervision or put him in a mental institution," the Officer said shortly. "Identification please."

 

Jana handed her false ID over. It certainly checked out, but the Officer was under orders; check their IDs and then arrest them. It didn't matter if their IDs checked out or not. They were in the wrong area of space and had the misfortune of following Sephiroth here.

 

"Due to the circumstances," the Officer said stiffly, "you are under arrest. All of you."

 

The Troopers leveled their guns.

 

"As soon as he is subdued, your mental friend will be brought to you," the Officer told them. Then, to the Troopers, "Take them away."

[stingerhs]

Ryshana knew she needed to play her part off right, so she figured she might as well start now.

 

"'Due to the circumstances.' Yeah, like that makes a jusris'dal worth of sense," Ryshana stated bitterly. "Erimi wurisladi irial u'ntuni?" (roughly translates into "Why don't you shove it up your ***?")

[ExtreamJedi12]

Cloud had remembered something from a long time ago. He put a receiver in Nic's ear so he could stay in contact with him. Cloud had created a throat mic that was virtually undertectable by anything. Not even touch. He activedted his and he activated Nic's. "Nic, it's me, Cloud." He started. "No time to explain, but There's no use for concealing my identity. Sephiroth world have squealed on me." And with that, the door was opened and an E-11 Blaster was pointed at him. "Out of the Headhunter." called a Stormtrooper. Cloud got up and walk out. An Imperial Officer walked up to him. "You are under arrest for trespassing in forbidden terratory." said the Officer. They handcuffed Cloud and escorted him to Sephiroth. "Well Cloud, you and your merc friends have been caught. And it's all your fault." said Sephiroth in triumph. "Do your worst with him. I'll kill him myself." With those words, Cloud was dragged off to a cell. They threw him in and locked it. Inside his mind, he admitted that it was his fault that the crew was captured. He let his revenge get in the way of the crew and now because of him, they were caught. "Aerith," Cloud mumbled. "I have failed you."

[JasraLantill]

“Yeah, you can’t just arrest us without charging us with something,” Beryl said in agreement with Ryshana's attitude, totally ignoring the fact that there were weapons pointed in her direction. “If this area of space is restricted, then it should have had beacons placed in it saying so! Empire or not, there are still laws, you know. And I know a few good arbiters that will be more than happy to officially lodge a complaint on our behalf!"

 

The officer merely smirked, then nodded to one of the troopers.

 

“Get your grubby nerfherding hands off me, you slimy Hutt slug!” Beryl said to the trooper who had just abruptly and roughly grabbed her arm to hurry her along. Weapons or no, she wasn’t putting up with this. She pushed backwards against his arm, and shifted her weight, twisting her body into his, and flipping him over her and onto the floor in short order. Then she kicked him for good measure...

 

...just before she was blinded by the bright light of a blaster wave. She collapsed to the floor, stunned and unconscious.

 

“I think the charge of ‘assault against an Imperial soldier’ will do fine for her,” the officer said, impassively standing over her unconscious form. “Anyone else care to lodge a complaint?”

[Writer]

"I don't speak your language," the Officer went on, looking to Ryshana, "but I think I can well imagine you weren't paying me a compliment."

 

He nodded to another trooper, who backhanded Ryshana's left cheek.

 

"Di'kut," Jana growled softly. It caught the Officer's ear.

 

"I speak Basic," he snapped. "Do the same."

 

With that, he gestured to the Troopers and the crew was taken away.

[stingerhs]

As Ryshana was backhanded, she breathed in deeply. In reality, Ryshana could really care less, but since she was acting, she took the time to spit in the officer's face. "Perhaps you don't need to understand twi'leki to get the drift now, do you, shutta?"

 

As they were taken away, Ryshana smiled inconspicuously to herself for the acting job. It was always nice to do something a bit unexpected.

[XoRRoX]

"Hey - i want my lawyer! You can't just take us away. You know, that we actually are living in a society based on the rule of law, right!?" he shouted angry.

[starmark2k]

As the Troopers began to take the Others outside the ship the officer kept Nic behind.

"So you're the captan."

"That's right."

"Tell me Mr." The officer looks at the ID. "Saska... Do you know the Penalty for harbouring fugitives."

"Can't say i do, Never been charged for it."

"Well you could be. Where's the Jedi?"

"They're all dead last i heard."

"Don't Play the fool with me."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"You should of just told me, Now you'll have to answer to my Lord." The officer nodded to the remaining Troops, Nic was lead out to the rest of the crew. A few moments passed before the souund of metallic boots could be heard heading there way, Seconds after that they heard, deep breathing. Nic knew who was coming before the door opened, Vader.

 

((occ-Can Vader Either Threaten or attack someone so Nic can do his rash knife charge.))

[Writer]

((It'll be Jana ))

 

Vader's heavy breathing filled the now silent room. Finally, he demanded, "Where is the Jedi?"

 

"What Jedi?" Jana snapped. "So far as I know, your troops roughed us up for no better reason than they felt like it!"

 

Without a word, Vader lifted the short woman by her neck up to where his eyes would have been had they been seen.

 

"Don't toy with me," he boomed. Then, he dropped her and she collapsed, gasping for air.

[stingerhs]

Ryshana had to turn away for a moment as Vader picked up Jana by the throat. She knew exactly who Vader was looking for. As much as she knew the crew would try to protect her, Ryshana felt helpless for the first time in years. Knowing that Vader was about to start feeling the minds of all the crew members for Force Sensitivity, Ryshana quickly set up a Force Barrier in her mind that would prevent Vader from sensing her.

[starmark2k]

Nic Saw what was happening to Jana and Couldn't control the rage that suddenly raised in his body. Nic quickly knelt down to grab his knife, which was always hidden in his boot. He then junped up and without thinking ran towards Vader, getting ready to strike.

 

Vader Dropped Jana too the Ground and turned, Nic suddenly stopped as if he had hit a brick wall. Vader Raised Nics Body from the Groung "Foolish" Vader uttered before flinging Nic at the hanger wall.

[JasraLantill]

Beryl began to come to after being stunned. She felt the tight grips of the soldiers’ hands around her upper arms and she soon realised they were dragging her.

 

Suddenly, they stopped. Her feet felt for the solid surface of the floor, and as they did, she felt the two soldiers on either side of her lift her slightly so that she could stand on her own accord, although they didn’t release their hold on her.

 

She blinked, trying to focus her eyes. Everything was blurry, and double. She had almost forgotten what the after-effects of a stun blast felt like—almost like being severely intoxicated, but without any of the euphoria and with every muscle in the body aching all at once.

 

Then she felt what could only be described as a deep sense of dread wash over her like a wave, followed by the echoing metallic sound of measured footsteps approaching, and then the sounds of heavy breathing. The door in front of them whooshed open and a tall blurry black figure stepped forward.

 

“Where is the Jedi?"

 

The deep voice sent shivers down her spine. She heard Jana’s reply, but then choking gasps followed, and the deep voice said, “Don’t toy with me.”

 

A crumpled thud, more gasps and coughs, then some running footsteps that abruptly stopped. “Foolish,” said the voice. Beryl’s vision cleared just in time to see Nic’s body hurl through the air and slam in to the hanger wall.

 

Beryl struggled against her captors, wanting to help Nic, but she was weakened from being stunned and the grips on her arms merely tightened and held her securely in place.

 

Then, without warning, she felt suddenly nauseous and cold and fearful all at the same time. The black figure had moved to stand directly in front of her. Oh, cripe. It’s Lord Vader himself, she thought to herself.

 

He stood there for a moment or two, as if surveying the group, then his hand reached out and grabbed her by the neck--not choking her, but examining her. “You’re not a Jedi,” he said pensively, “but yet…” He slowly turned her head one way, then the other, then finally released her.

 

Beryl felt like she could vomit, but she swallowed back the bile.

 

“Take them to a holding cell and prepare for interrogations,” Vader said to the officer in charge. “Willingly or not, one of them will tell me where the Jedi is.”

 

The officer grinned wryly. “Yes, my lord Vader.”

 

The crew of the Echo was herded, or dragged in some cases, down a maze of corridors and deposited into a large holding cell. The force field was raised, and the crew of the Echo were left alone.

 

Beryl broke the silence that followed. “Is everyone all right?” she asked quietly. She looked around the cell, then frowned worriedly. “Where’s… where’s Cloud?”

[starmark2k]

After Nic was smashed up against the wall he had fallen unconcious. He awoke inside a holding cell with the Crew.

 

Is everyone all right? Where’s… where’s Cloud?”

 

"i'm still in one peace. Jana, are you o.k?" Nic asked looking around for her.

[stingerhs]

Ryshana felt that Nic was about to charge Vader, and as he started to charge, Ryshana yelled out, "Nic, wait!!"

 

But it was too late as Vader picked him up with the Force and tossed him aside. As Vader began to examine the somewhat stunned Beryl, Ryshana noticed his words.

 

“You’re not a Jedi,” he said pensively, “but yet…”

 

As he moved on, he came to Ryshana. "And what of this one?" Vader asked. "This one is a troublemaker, my lord. She spit on me," the officer informed Vader. Vader then turned back to Ryshana. As he studied her, he realized that she was vaguely familier. Feeling her mind with the Force, Vader felt the Force Barrier that she had raised earlier, but he didn't recognize it for what it was. "Take this one to her own personal cell opposite of the others. See to it, Commander, that you return to her the trouble she has brought you."

 

“Take them to a holding cell and prepare for interrogations,” Vader said to the officer in charge. “Willingly or not, one of them will tell me where the Jedi is.”

 

The officer grinned wryly. “Yes, my lord Vader.”

 

As they were taken down, Ryshana was placed in a cell opposite of the crew so that they could see each other.

[steven]

"She's in the opposite cell" Replied Jacks voice "Theres also some blond hair dude with her but I'm not sure if thats Cloud or unlucky some tramp. Oh by the way captain your up for interogation in 15 minutes or less."

[JasraLantill]

Jack's comment caused Beryl to scowl. "Oh, is he really?" she said to him. "And just how do you know this, 'Mister Gawd'? Is there some sort of interrogation marquee posted somewhere that we normal people can't see?"

 

She waved her hand demonstratively in the air above her. "'Now interrogating, Joe Bloggs. Next up, Captain 'Saska'!"

 

She rolled her eyes. "I don't think that the Imps will interrogate us in order of rank. More like in order of who they feel will crack first." She looked at Oliver, and a look of worry spread over her face.

 

She turned to Nic. "Although, I imagine that a few well placed insults might persuade them to interrogate some of us before others."

[starmark2k]

"We'll as much as i feel like getting on a Siths bad side, i think we should attempt to escape first." Nic stood up and looked outside the cell to check if any guards were out there. He could see five walking down the corridor.

 

((OCC- Are we actually going to get interrorgated or are we going to escape/be released before that. I only ask as we will be interrorgated in a later story and it could end up getting repetitive.))

[steven]

((I would like to be interrogated later and we escape now))

 

"Because. Pysco, I wasnt knocked out and the imperals told me who was being interrogated and in which order" replied Jack. He took in a deep breath and asked "Any idea on our escape? With out brains and brons, the only real difficulty will be escaping."

[ExtreamJedi12]

Cloud heard and saw his fellow crew members being brought to their cells. Vader was escorting them. He turned to Cloud, and his heavy breathing sound filled the room. Sephiroth came right behind him.

 

"That is the one I told you about, Master. Cloud Strife." Sephiroth said in his usual tone.

 

"Ah," Vader started. "So this is the one who nearly defeated my apprentice."

 

After that, Vader and Sephiroth walked off. Cloud looked down upon himself. It was a while before the crew woke up. He wouldn't talk to them. He knew it was useless to escape. Cloud did know how to get out, but he wouldn't tell.

 

"I deserve to be in here." Cloud thought. "I was the one who got us all into trouble. I failed the crew, I failed to kill Sephiroth, and I failed Aerith."