KOTOR III: The Price of Power

[Xbx_Inthusiast]

"Exclamation: OH T3-M4! Sometimes I just want to smack you!" This voice could be heard from outside the ship.

 

Some faint beeps and whirrs were heard, "Apology: I seems you didn't mean to shock me.."

 

A loud crackle was heard. "Exclamation: You piece of junk!" He said, as large clunking noise was heard.

 

Seems they were having a hell of a time fixing up the ship..

[Tysyacha]

When Tysy and Senyo had reached the Jedi Enclave again, they found

T3 and HK-47 hard at work arguing--er, repairing the Ebon Hawk. Bastila Shan, the dark-haired woman who had wanted to know the Exile's fate, was talking to Revan. Perhaps she was trying to help him remember

the past again. Tysy felt very sad. For the galaxy, Revan had suffered so!

 

Two memory losses, the near-loss of Bastila, and the loss of the Exile.

By the Force! I sure hope this was his last big battle. He's done enough.

 

Unbeknownst to the young Padawan, her first big battle was about to begin...

 

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Visas Marr emerged from her chambers within the Jedi Enclave. "Padawan

Tysy," she said softly, a slight smile on her face. "Come. There's something

I need to discuss with you, something I've learned during my meditations."

 

Sentinel Mira nodded and gave Tysy a wave of dismissal. Visas had always

been better at this "meditation" sort of thing, whereas she herself was more

prone to sneak around the Enclave with an Aratech Echo belt for practice.

 

"I see through the Force," Visas began, "yet what troubles me is not so

much what I saw as what I heard. There is a 'rumbling' in the Force, like

thunder in the distance. It filled me with tension and dread. I feel it's the

sound of danger. Padawan, when I heard that sound, I thought of you."

 

"Is it because--you think I'm a danger to the Jedi? Because of what I did?"

Tysy quickly related the story of Senyo and the ship parts he'd tried to steal.

 

"No, not that. It's because the sound got louder when I thought about you,

and more powerful were the echoes of that rumbling blast. Tysy--this may

be only a theory, but I think you could be a vessel for increasing someone's power.

This sound was only like thunder in the distance, but thoughts of you made

it louder. Take my hands." Visas reached out her palms toward Tysy, adamant.

 

"What?"

 

"Take my hands. I want to know my strength in the Force when I'm with you."

 

Tysy put her hands in Visas Marr's, and after a few minutes, Visas nodded.

"Just as I thought. Double. You've increased my Force strength by 200%."

 

"But--how?" Tysy was confused. She was just a lowly Padawan--wasn't she?

She was not Revan, not the Exile, not Bastila. She had no special powers or feats.

Visas Marr wouldn't lie, would she? Of course not. She'd now turned to the Light.

 

"I don't know. It seems to stem halfway from who you are, and halfway from

your own strength in the Force. Even though I'm not your Master, we've spent

some extra time together learning and meditating. Just for practice. It seems

those whom you've pledged to serve, and are loyal to, benefit from your strength.

It adds to their own without subtracting from yours. A Force Bond, but greater."

 

Tysy smiled. "That's wonderful! Thank you for telling me, Master Visas!"

 

"Wait. This dangerous echo--it's searching for us. I'd keep quiet about your feat."

 

Tysy went back outside, shell-shocked. What should she tell the others?

[ExtreamJedi12]

Cloud looked out a window of his room of the Jedi Enclave. Ever since he came back, he has been having nightmares. He seen the ruined Ebon Hawk and the group that was around it. "Hmmm..." Coud said to himself. "I'm going to go check this out." He grabbed his toolkit, his sword, his belt of thermal detonators, and a hovertrolly full of droid parts, ship parts, etc, and walked out to the wreckage.

 

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Cloud arrived at the wreckage and looked around. He searched all through the Ebon Hawk. On top, under it, to the sides, inside, outside, lifting every piece of metal there. When he finally came out, he approached Revan and said "I am Cloud Strife, the best mechanic this side of the galaxy and former mercenary. The Ebon Hawk is fixable. Give me 2 hours and I'll have this baby running better then ever."

[Xbx_Inthusiast]

Hk-47 heard this and a large hydrospanner came flying out of the ship, bonking Cloud on the head. "Threat: You steal, you pay the price." He headed back outside.

 

"Statement: You may help me and T3-M4, but if one piece is gone, and you will be killed, meatbag."

[ExtreamJedi12]

Cloud felt the bonk on the head and seen HK-47. "Alright." Cloud told HK. He went in and got started. He pulled out his trusty tools and got to work. His hands moved fast, making broken things look better. He welded, wrenched, screwed in screws, polted, and anything he could to get the Ebon Hawk working. It was like playing high speed Pazaak with him. He took extra parts from his hovertrolly and installed them. After that was done, he moved on to the hyperdrive. He took it apart in under 2 mins, studied the parts, and replaced any that were dameged or rusty.

[ForceFightWMe12]

Senyo awaited Tysy outside the room, impatiently leaning against the wall.

C'mon already! These Jedi are always so slow to move...

As the double doors slid open with a hiss, the girl stepped out, looking rather shaken. He looked at her with cocked eyebrows.

"What? That blind woman give you a mile-long lecture? I tell you, I've seen a few of 'em go at it, and I think I'd litterally die from listening to them before they've even finished..."

[JediMaster12]

Bastilla was a constant companion around the enclave. She was trying to encourage memories as subtly as she could. Using the Force with Revan's help, she guided him back to his memories.

[Xbx_Inthusiast]

Statement: No No, that doesn't go there meatbag, it goes there." Shouting was heard then a loud clang. "Aggravated Statement: *Sigh* Some meatbags never learn.."

 

He walked outside of the ship and into the enclave as T3 and the man worked on the ship . He walked inside to Bastila, standing next to Master. "Query: How long will it take for his brain to.. work?"

[JediMaster12]

"I don't know HK. Maybe it will be like the last time, but the damage is not that bad. He remembered you." Bastilla gazed at the assassin droid thinking of what might this blood thirsty droid have in terms of experience.

[steven]

Cloud felt the bonk on the head and seen HK-47. "Alright." Cloud told HK. He went in and got started. He pulled out his trusty tools and got to work. His hands moved fast, making broken things look better. He welded, wrenched, screwed in screws, polted, and anything he could to get the Ebon Hawk working. It was like playing high speed Pazaak with him. He took extra parts from his hovertrolly and installed them. After that was done, he moved on to the hyperdrive. He took it apart in under 2 mins, studied the parts, and replaced any that were dameged or rusty.

 

(( I have a few problems. First of all the hyperdrive system is massive and needs to be replace and second THE SHIP WAS GIVEN TO ME! LEAVE IT ALONE!!))

 

A hand fell ontop of Cloud. Next thing someone pulled Cloud against the wall and punched his the the smotache. A blaster was points at his gut and he could see two men, one infront and one to the side "Who the hell are you and what are we doing with our new ship!" Asked the human to the left.

The twi'lek who was holding him up to the wall asked "And why did you do my job?"

[ExtreamJedi12]

Cloud looked at them. He considered his options. There were only 2 for Cloud. "1: I could grab the guy who's pointing the gun at me, throw him into the Twi'Lek, and explain why I'm here." Cloud started to think. "2: I could kill these two in an instaint. I'll take option 1." With that done in his head Cloud grabbed the gun, punched the human in the face, and pushed him into the Twi'Lek, causing both to fall. With the gun on the ground, Cloud picked it up, threw it where they couldn't get it, and pulled out his sword. "I fix what I want. I've been sad pissed for a few years and I hate it when people sneak up on me. I came from the Enclave to fix this thing for Revan, but it looks like you don't want this thing to work." With those words, Cloud went to his hovertrolly, grabbed his tools, and walked to the blaster. 'Next time, grip this a little tighter." he said before throwing it back. He turned around, but then a shot was fired at Cloud. He turned around and the laser acually split in half because of the sword. Cloud had fire in his eyes after that shot. He turned around again, walked out of the wreckage, and went back to his room. The two guys in the Ebon Hawk didn't know what hit them.

[steven]

A few seconds later after he left and Zeek turned to his human companion in Huttes.

'Why did we let him do that?'

The human replied in the same language 'Because we allreayd have enough trouble with the enclave as it is. If we bring them another paitent due to us beeting them s***less then all ties with Outer-rimm transport and they would fire us. And we need a job. Now go check what the punk with the big hair style did."

[Tysyacha]

Tysy's head was reeling from what Master Visas Marr had told her. Me? A

vessel to increase someone's power? What was that sound, that rumbling

echo, and what danger did it signify? Tysy felt she had to tell somebody,

and the nearest person was Senyo, the "parts pirate." Could she trust him?

 

"Sir," she murmured quickly, "I think we all could be in serious trouble..."

 

The young rogue stared at her quizzically, with a raised eyebrow. What

on Nal Hutta was she talking about? Luckily, Tysy was no slouch on words.

 

"You've no affiliation with the Jedi, no connection, and that's good. Master

Visas says that we might be in great danger, and it's all because of me.

She says that I--can somehow increase the strength and power of those

I serve, those to whom I am loyal. There's some huge threat. It's out there,

but I don't know what it is. Neither does Visas. I think we should--hide out

someplace, or leave the Enclave, at least. Do you think I'm nuts? I should

hope not, but if you do, at least let's find someplace to hash this out."

 

Hash this out. What would the Handmaiden think? Oh, well. Tysy

glanced at Senyo, seeing that the others were hard at work on the ship.

[Xbx_Inthusiast]

Steven, look back on the f*cking posts. Only Mira said you can have it, and that was an NPC. Since then, HK-47 and Revan said you couldn't have it, Mira and Bastila agreed, so read over before you make assumptions))

 

HK walked to the Twi'lek and the man. "Threat: Get out of the ship, now, or you will be in alot of.. pain," he said, standing there.

[ForceFightWMe12]

Senyo simply stared at the woman for a few moments, trying to make heads or tails of what she had said. Did he think she was nuts? Well...yeah. Did he care? Not really.

"So...let me get this straight. You and your little Jedi pals sense something 'big and dark' in the galaxy and...now you want to go hide under a rock?"

 

- - - -

 

"My Lady?"

The figure drapped in the wine red robes gazed out the veiwscreen of her capital-class warship, before turning around slowly to meet the sight of a quaking guard kneeling at her feet.

"Yes, Captain?" her voice was smooth and soothing...entrancing, even. Her full lips curved upward in an amused half-smile as a shiver ran down the man's back.

"O-Our f-forces have gathered, my Lady." the man said, "All ships are opperating at f-full strength. W-we're ready for your next orders, w-whatever they may be."

The woman chuckled as she turned back to the viewscreen, sending yet another shiver down the captain's spine. "Very well. Full speed ahead, Captain."

[Tysyacha]

Tysy realized how silly she must have sounded, and how cowardly.

"Forgive me," she said quickly. "I am just a Padawan, but even I

should have known better than to say something like that. I'd like

to know what this threat is, and who may be controlling it, but for

now my mind's just in shock. I mean--the Ebon Hawk's not ready,

and I don't know if we here at the Enclave have the resources to

go on another huge mission just yet." She glanced over at Revan.

 

"Resources? Did somebody say 'resources'?" Sentinel Atton strode up.

 

"Sentinel Atton, I--!" Tysy blurted out all that Visas Marr had revealed.

 

"Hmm. Seems like Visas may be on to something. However, 'resources'

shouldn't be a problem. I once was a smuggler, you know, shipping spice

and blasters throughout the galaxy. Of course, the Jedi Code says that

you shouldn't be a criminal. Honest work's no problem for me, if I can

sneak around." There was a twinkle in his eye. Atton winked at Tysy.

 

"So, what do you think we should do?" she asked.

 

"Let's work on the Hawk. After she's fixed, we can act instead of

meditate. Sentinel Mira and I will see about getting the transponder codes

changed one more time, this time with a polymorphic sequencer. If the

numbers in the codes keep changing, like every two seconds, there's no

way the Jedi or the Sith will be able to catch us. Sound good?" Tysy nodded.

 

She turned to Senyo again. "Well--looks like I may not have to hide after all."

[ForceFightWMe12]

"Yeah, but...we're going to try and fix that thing?" Senyo said increduously, jamming a thumb in the direction of the Hawk. "It's a hunk of junk. There's no way in hell we're going to get it off the ground."

[arvik]

Revan started feeling dizzy again. "You know what?" He said. "If you keep on giving up, I'll give up your life." Everyone jumped back, starlted, surprised that he'd do that. He was using the light side of the force but something was going on with him.

[JediMaster12]

Bastilla sensed through the bond that was still there that something was not right. Using the Force, she sent a eassuring thought and tried to stabilize Revan to keep from falling. She had hold of his arm and gently asked, "What do you mean?"

[steven]

Steven, look back on the f*cking posts. Only Mira said you can have it, and that was an NPC. Since then, HK-47 and Revan said you couldn't have it, Mira and Bastila agreed, so read over before you make assumptions))

 

HK walked to the Twi'lek and the man. "Threat: Get out of the ship, now, or you will be in alot of.. pain," he said, standing there.

 

The twi'lek opened his mouth to insult the droid and but the human spoke first

"I give up. You can have the stupid crap heep. You have better chances turning Zeek into a bloody Hutt than flying this ship into outer-space unless you..." An Idea struck him "I wanna see you owner. I want to make a deal with him. Tell him for a small sum I can get this ship flying in no time"

[rictus135]

"My Lady?"

The figure drapped in the wine red robes gazed out the veiwscreen of her capital-class warship, before turning around slowly to meet the sight of a quaking guard kneeling at her feet.

"Yes, Captain?" her voice was smooth and soothing...entrancing, even. Her full lips curved upward in an amused half-smile as a shiver ran down the man's back.

"O-Our f-forces have gathered, my Lady." the man said, "All ships are opperating at f-full strength. W-we're ready for your next orders, w-whatever they may be."

The woman chuckled as she turned back to the viewscreen, sending yet another shiver down the captain's spine. "Very well. Full speed ahead, Captain."

 

Sensing a familiar presence behind her, she raised her head. "Here again old man? Have you come to marvel at my power? Or are you here to bore me with another of your pathetic sermons."

"Neither. Tell me Lady, what has caused you to invade so quickly? Could it be the escape of Revan has you worried? Or perhaps greed and lust for power drives you forward. You are a fool either way. In my experiance the hasty stroke often goes astray."

"Hasty? No not hasty. Now is the time to strike, I can sense it. The time of the Jedi has passed, your armies are gutted. Your galaxy will fall and the Sith shall rule. Now is the time for the prophecy to be fulfilled" Gone was the smile, malice filled her words, and evil flickered in her eyes.

Rictus laughed. "The prophecy? A wish, a dream, nothing more. The Exiles death has set things in motion, but they will not aid you. Your greatest foes, heroes and villains, weak and strong are gathering. They will destroy you. It is your time that is coming to an end."

With a scream of rage the women spun igniting her lightsaber and slashing through the empty air behind her. "COWARD! DO YOU NOT DARE TO FACE ME IN THE FLESH?"

Mocking laughter filled her mind. "Oh we will face each other soon enough. Your enemies will find you, for I shall lead them to you. You defeated Revan once, but only when he was alone unaided. Even now he is being healed of what you inflicted on him, in a way you could never understand. You will never know victory again Lady. Only fear."

 

[OOC] Kind of a long first post, but i hope this gets things rolling along[OOC]

[ForceFightWMe12]

((OOC: Um...can you say major character control?...))

[Xbx_Inthusiast]

"Statement: No need to. We have a mechanic and two droid, including me, already working on it," he said, pushing his way past the man, leaning down to work on a nearby faulty cord.

 

He turned around and watched the men, "Aggravated Statement: *Sigh* You meatbags are still here?"

[ForceFightWMe12]

The Lady growled as she felt the prescence of the man leave.

Heh, my end indeed.

She turned back to the viewscreen, her arms crossed over her attractive figure, the saber once again in its place at her belt. She gazed at the stars that slowly approached as the vessel crawled along. Her eyes narrowed as the fire of anger bubbled in her heart.

"Captain!" she roared, rounding on the unfortunate man who was at his post further down the bridge, "Why isn't this ship jumping yet?! Get moving!"

"Y-y-yes, Milady!"

Her eyes flashed dangerously as she returned her gaze to the stars, and watched as they enlongated, and hardly shifted as the ship jolted into the blue wormhole of hyperspace. There were several beeps as each division of the fleet checked in to announce that they too were in transit.

I'll show you, old man. It doesn't matter how many men he has at his side. I'll beat Revan again. This time, I won't let him live long enough to escape. He'll die, and the Republic with him.

[arvik]

"I...Don't know what's going on...I....." Revan fell asleep.