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Sephiroth stopped at the entrence of the port. He stepped inside, alerting one of the hands that worked there. "Hey." the stationhand said. "Are you lost or something?" Sephiroth looked at him and stabbed him in the heart with the sword he was carrying. "Pathetic worker." He said aloud. The stationhand, still alive for the moment, pushed a button on his uniform, causing alarms to go off. He raised his blaster and attempted to shoot Sephiroth in the head. Sephiroth moved his head to the side, causing the shot to miss. "Arogent little pest. Aren't you?" Sephiroth remarked before moving on. He finally went up a ladder that led him infront of Cloud.

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Cloud heard Jack say something about a "whats-his-face". He probably ment Sephiroth. "Small talk isn't like you, Jack." Cloud said. Then, after a while of wondering where to start, alarms went off. Cloud was wondering what was wrong. Suddenly, he knew. Sephiroth was standing infront of him.

 

(Sorry for making this a little "ahead-of-schedule".)

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"Low key?" Beryl thought for a moment. "Low key?" She looked at Jana. "Now that's a challenge. How are we expected to place in a race and be low key?" She shrugged, and started up her bike. "Figure it out when we get there, I suppose. C'mon Jana, let's fly!"

 

The alarms in the building started to go off.

 

"That's not low key," Beryl muttered.

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Ryshana quickly followed close behind Nic towards the shuttle. "So, who exactly are we meeting up with? I take it you've seen him before about..." Ryshana started to say. She was interupted by alarms going off. Looking forward, she was about to reach for her lightsaber as she instinctively knew that she might need it.

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Sephiroth looked at the people in the room. "If you must know why I am here, I have come to settle the score with young Cloud, the only man who lived in a fight agenst me. We have a little past together that we want to 'patch up'." Cloud looked at Jack. "He's mine." Cloud looked at Sephiroth. Sephiroth glared. "Shall we start the duel?" Sephiroth said, getting into a dueling stance. "We shall," Cloud started. "But not here. I want this to take place where no harm will come to people." "Same old Strife." Sephiroth said angered. "OK. Meet me in the desert in 5 minutes. If you are not there within the time limit, I will destroy this starport." With that, Sephiroth jumped out a window and ran into the desert. Cloud sighed. "Now is the time of judgement." He said under his breath. "I will go as soon as I am ready." With that, Cloud went into his room to get his sword.

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When Oliver and Clud has the conversation, Oliver suddenly knew what it was about. He knew, that it could kill him. "Don't do it! I'm gonna find the police - you will not stand even a little chance! And that will NOT bring her back. Do you understand me!?" He shouted to Cloud with an tone, that Oliver didn't knew, he acutally haved.

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"Go get him," encorged Jack, completely ignoring Impe "But don't forget to tell him at the start of the fight, that in the small chance he wins, he'll be hunted like a wamp rat." He then handed Cloud his heavy blaster "It's alwase usefull to have a back-up gun. This thing has been usefull to me for the best 10 year."

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Beryl was slightly confused with all the commotion going on around her. Everything seemed to happen so quickly. Alarms were blaring. Guards were running towards the entrance of the hanger. Rayne was barking orders over the intercom at his dock workers. Cloud was shouting at someone she could only assume was this Sephiroth person. Jack and Impe were shouting at Cloud. Nic and Ryshanna scuttled off in the shuttle. And then Sephiroth dove out a window and headed for the beach while Cloud stormed back inside the Echo. And all the while Beryl sat poised on the red & white swoop bike, while Jana stood by hers.

 

Suddenly, everything went quiet. Beryl looked around. It was that moment of uncomfortable silence that always followed a brush with death.

 

"So...are we still going to the track?" Beryl asked Jana, with a weak grin.

 

Jana gave her 'the look'.

 

"Aw, dammit, Jana!" Beryl slammed her fists down on the bike. "We never get to have any fun around here!" She abruptly powered down the engine and hopped off. "If Cloud doesn't kill that Sephiroth, I will!"

 

"You'll do no such thing!" Rayne was walking towards them. And he was angry.

 

"As soon as your captain gets back, I want you out of my hanger!" he said, pointind a finger at Jana. "We've had dealings with that Sephiroth before. He's bad news. Vader's kind of bad news," he added, his eyes narrowing. "I'll do what I can to help you, but you have to leave. And soon!"

 

Beryl frowned. "Rayne she's only...."

 

"Beryl, I don't care! I'll have Imp's breathing down my neck soon, and I've got more important things to worry about than your friends!" Taking notice of the look of shock on Beryl's face, he took a deep breath to calm himself. "I'm sorry," he apologised to Jana. "I shouldn't have shouted at you like that. But I've got a dead employee from Vader's lackey and a blockade runner due in here within the hour that I'll have to turn away because of your arrival." He sighed tiredly. "Look, I'll give you retail value minus ten percent for the bikes," he said to Jana. "It's the best I can do. The Headhunter and your ship's stablisers should be fixed within a half and hour. Just take whatever supplies and parts you need and go."

 

He looked at Beryl. "And I really wish you would reconsider my offer. You'd be a lot safer with me than them."

 

He walked away, barking orders at his dock foreman as he went.

 

Jana gave Beryl a different look, but Beryl knew the question behind it.

 

"He offered me a job," she said quietly. She snorted. "Captain of my own ship, no less." She faced Jana head on. "But it's not the same as piloting a Headhunter. Besides," she grinned, "can you imagine me as a captain?"

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As Ryshana Sat down next to him he looked at her with an annoyed look after her comment. "i wouldn't be much of a Merc if i couldn't fly a Shuttle." Nic looked around the control panel. "Now if i can find the Vertical controls we can get going." After a few moments and a couple of tries pressing the woung buttons he found it.

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Rayne's shuttle flew away from the city and towards a Moderate sized mansion a few clicks away from Coronet. The Shuttle landed smoothly at the mansions landing pad near the front door. Nic and Ryshana Walked to the door and pressed the door bell, a buttler opened the door and walked them through to the Owners office. When they entered the office, the owner, a Sullustian, was on the Communicator and the Butler left the office.

 

The Sullustian then pressed a few buttons then looked up at Nic "Well If it isn't Nic White, or are you tired of that name now."

 

"No My names Fine." Nic said looking around the office. "Looks like business has been good, Venn."

 

"Yes it has, The Empire has indirectly sent lots of business my way. So why are you here?" The Sullustian asked directing the two Visitors to chairs infront of his desk.

 

"We need six standard fake I.Ds, the kind that pass standard checks And we need the works, A completely new identity, with databace entries and a full history for my friend here."

 

"The six ID's i'll charge at the standard rate, But the New Identity for a Twi'lek, That will cost you alot. Hacking the Galactic Databace is harder these days."

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Cloud completely ignored Impe's "words-of-the-wise" thing and listened to Jack's encouraging statment and felt the gun that was in his hands. He was absolutly ready to take down Sephiroth once and for all. "Thanks for the gun and the comment, Jack." Cloud said. "And don't worry, Impe." He then went up to the cockpit. "Listen, Nic. If I'm not back within 5 minutes of leaving time, go without me." With that, he went to the swoops. He seen Beryl and her brother. "Beryl, if I don't come back, go inside my room, move the engine parts in the far left cornor of the room. There should be enough knowledge to arm you and the crew with enough information to stop Sephiroth and more for you." He started. "Only activate it if the Echo leaves without me." After that, he grabs a swoop and drives toward Sephiroth. As he does, he gets some flashbacks of Aerith.

 

~~FLASHBACK~~

 

It was a time when everything was going good. Jana was pretty much the same, except she looked younger. Nic was still the same guy. And Impe was always busy in the medbay, working on some stuff. There was only one difference back then. There were only 5 crew members: Nic, Jana, Impe, Cloud, and the lovely pilot, Aerith Gainsborough. It was good times. That was until the Empire's "hit-man" Sephiroth came their way.

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"Jack! You know, what he will do to Cloud, right!? He dosen't have a chance! Aerith will not come back. You are sending him to his grave!" Oliver shouted this time to Jack.

Oliver didn't look freindly towards Jack. Oliver didn't like him at all.

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As Ryshana Sat down next to him he looked at her with an annoyed look after her comment. "i wouldn't be much of a Merc if i couldn't fly a Shuttle." Nic looked around the control panel. "Now if i can find the Vertical controls we can get going." After a few moments and a couple of tries pressing the woung buttons he found it.
"Yes, you know your way around any ship oh so well," Ryshana jabbed quickly with a smile.

 

As they flew on over, Ryshana couldn't help but to think back to the meditation she had done on the Echo. As far as she could deduce, Ryshana felt that something had happened to Nic back at Naboo. The question is, what happened?? The Force doesn't just give a vision without meaning, Ryshana thought to herself.

 

It didn't take long for them to arrive at the place. As they landed, Ryshana quickly surveyed the area. It was nice mansion, but Ryshana didn't think too fondly of it. Then again, she had never thought too much about huge mansions and what not. A waste of credits.. she thought as they entered the front door.

The Sullustian then pressed a few buttons then looked up at Nic "Well If it isn't Nic White, or are you tired of that name now."

 

"No My names Fine." Nic said looking around the office. "Looks like business has been good, Venn."

 

"Yes it has, The Empire has indirectly sent lots of business my way. So why are you here?" The Sullustian asked directing the two Visitors to chairs infront of his desk.

 

"We need six standard fake I.Ds, the kind that pass standard checks And we need the works, A completely new identity, with databace entries and a full history for my friend here."

 

"The six ID's i'll charge at the standard rate, But the New Identity for a Twi'lek, That will cost you alot. Hacking the Galactic Databace is harder these days."

"Well, 'a lot' doesn't exactly give us a good estimate on the price, does it?" Ryshana asked with a hint of sarcasm.
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"ummm, I'm starting to see why your friend needs a 'New Life', she has quite the mouth on her, upset a few too many people i suspect." The Sullustian Deduced

 

"Somthing like that, but she has a point, how much?"

 

"You see it's not that easy anymore, UI can't just take that much money, it raises two many question and the next thing you know i have stormies at my door. I need somthing 'clean' in trade for my services." Venn Explained

 

Nic looked around the room and noticed a few pictures of swoop tracks, Bikes and racers. A large Grin came across his face. "Tell me Venn, Do you like Swoop racing?"

 

"Yes, I'm Quite a fan."

 

"Then today is your lucky day. I Have Several Top of th Range Swoops, I can let you have lets say...five for Your services."

 

Venn thought for a few moments then stood up and held out his hand "you have yourself deal, Mr White. The Fake ID's will be ready with in the hour but 'the works' may take a while, I'll send that on to you. Now if you wait i'll get started." Nic shook the sullustians hand closing the deal allowing Venn to leave the room.

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"Jack! You know, what he will do to Cloud, right!? He dosen't have a chance! Aerith will not come back. You are sending him to his grave!" Oliver shouted this time to Jack.

Oliver didn't look freindly towards Jack. Oliver didn't like him at all.

 

"He'll live." Said Jack "Listen doc. Your an expert when it comes to saving lifes. I'm good when it comes to taking them so incase on the small chance Cloud does die I will hunt him down like a rancor."

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"Well, if I knew coming here was going to be this much of a hassle, I wouldn't have come." Beryl crossed her arms and began tapping her foot impatiently. "Well?" she asked Jana. "Everyone's gone. The cargo's just about unloaded. And we're stuck here with the Echo." She let out a sigh. "If we're not going to the swoop track, can we at least do something? Anything? I'm bored."

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Jana sighed. "Nothing that has happened here is our fault," she said calmly. "Were Sephiroth not here, Cloud wouldn't have run off..." Angrily, she pounded her fist against the table and swore. She collapsed into a chair and put her face in her hands. "Some day this turned out to be..."

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Cloud arrived at the beach. He stepped off of the swoop he 'borrowed' from the cargo hold. "Sephiroth!" Cloud shouted. "I'm here! Show yourself!" Suddenly, Sephiroth appeared near a rock. "So you had the guts to show up." Sephiroth told Cloud. He moved in Cloud's direction. "This time, there is no escape." He said to Cloud. Cloud drew his sword that he called the 'Buster Sword'. It gleamed in the sun. "If you do win, be sure to know that you will be hunted down like a womp rat." Cloud said. Sephiroth drew his sword. "Your move, Cloud."

 

~EDIT~

 

The duel began. Sephiroth went on the offensive and slashed like crazy at Cloud, trying to cut him to ribbons. But Cloud was able to meet and block every move Sephiroth made. There was a swordlock. Neither were breaking a sweat and neither would break the hold. The pushed as hard as they could. Sephiroth was getting close, but Cloud made a comeback and pushed it back to Sephiroth's face. But then, Sephiroth pushed it back to the middle. They broke the hold and rushed at each other. That was when it happened. Sephiroth's sword broke.

 

"Impressive, Cloud." said Sephiroth. "But, like any good swordsman, I have another blade." Sephiroth turned around and put his hands in the shape of choking someone. Suddenly, Cloud felt as if Sephiroth was acually choking him. "You see," started Sephiroth. "Instead of credits, I learned the Sith Arts from Darth Vader. The only reason that your Jedi friend, Ryshana, couldn't detect me is that I rarely use these abilities. But, she can sense them now." Clous was in shock. Sith Arts? There was no chance of his standing up agenst a Sith. But then, he remembered that Jango Fett killed Count Dooku's apprentice, Komari Vosa. If he could kill a Sith, so could he. Cloud got up. "You may be a Sith, Sephiroth." Cloud started. "But that is not an excuse for me not killing you!"

 

Sephiroth activated his red lightsaber. "You have anger. You use it well. It gives you focus." Sephiroth started. "Just like when I killed your love." After hearing that, Cloud yelled and went on the offensive on Sephiroth.

 

(someone say that they can see the battle.)

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"Hey - look there!" Oliver shouted in the hope, that someone would hear it. Oliver could see this strange red blade flashing around. "Oh no, it must not be a..." he thought to himself, while he runned towards Jana and Beryl.

 

"Where is there a swoop? Cloud is attacked by a lightsaber!"

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