Blood Band Brothers

[Rexraptor2000]

"There are only two other times when I've been picked up by something bigger than myself. The first time I don't want to go into, but the second time I was nearly eaten by a Rancor." Shadow said as he gripped onto Ulgoy tighter. "But I don't think your friend has the same intentions, so I'll enjoy myself."

[Master_Archon]

After awhile Ulgoy came to a stop, and came to rest in a large room, filled with all kinds of strange panels, box things, portable control panel things, and weapon holders. There were different sections, with makeshift walls, showing that each one of these 'rooms', or cells, were where they lived. Geag hopped off Ulgoy's foot, and scampered over to a large machine connected to one of the engine ports. He pressed some buttons and checked some readings.

 

Ulgoy walked over to a makeshift bed with strange padding, and set Cyphon down. Then he let down each person on him consecutively. Then he remained standing for a bit, then sat on the floor, watching the humans around him. Geag came back to them and said, "this where we live, it our home for long time, me show you around, while we wait for Jhon, okey dokey?" He said cheerfully.

[Dark_Lady]

"Okay," said Jynn with a smile.

[Master_Archon]

Geag's brow wrinkled in happiness, and he took Jynn by the wrist and started showing her around, beckoning the others to follow.

 

Soon Jhon came walking into the room, his mind seemed occupied by many thoughts. He went to Cyphon and started checking him again, getting up he let out the slightest hint of a smile. Turning to the group of humans he said, "he's better now that he's in a less stressful environment, if any of you are carrying medicine, then I suggest giving it to him, it will help relieve stress even more, and help heal his body, giving him a better chance to survive."

 

Jhon went over to a table-like apperatus, that protruded from the ground, it had several panels, and what looked to be projectors, but they weren't on. He beckoned Shadow to come over, and stand at the other end, opposite him.

[Rexraptor2000]

Shadow strod over to the opposite side of the apperatus Jhon was standing at and asked "What is this?"

[Darth_Velrogh]

Zeryl came out of hyperspace near the "gas giant".

 

He was sent out here to find a Jedi named Alex that had lost himself in Hyperspace. He only had a small freighter named "Death Warden" but it was well equiped to resist a heavy battle.

 

But then he saw a Trade Federation Control Ship in a ship graveyard near Halo, the dreaded planet he only had heard tales of, but he was still curious has to know what it was doing there.

 

A message came through from the ship and a clone appeared on the screen "Who are you and what is your business here?" questioned the clone "I ask the questions around here. What in hell are you troopers doing here?!"

"We were attacked by the Rebel Confederacy and were forced to take this ship to escape. Master Cyphon is our commander he currently isnt here." said he trooper in an hypnotised voice.

Master Cyphon? This his getting better... He tought. " Where is he?" demanded Zeryl "He's on one of the wrecked ships investigating." answered the trooper still hypnotised giving him the coordinates. Then thats where i'm going.

 

He arrived at the ship and landed without bothering to see if he could answer. If "Gran master" Cyphon was here then that foolish Alex wouldn't be far.

[Master_Archon]

Jhon glanced at the apperatus and responded, "it's just a statis projector, maintenance crews used to use them to monitor the engine's statis."

 

"That is not why I brought you to this; you are the leader are you not," he said, but continued without waiting for a response. "We've been stuck here a long time, and though there's a small chance, there's still a chance of other survivors on the other ships. Along with the fact that the holy city, High Charity, has been...corrupted, we must take it back, then get supplies from the ring world, Halo, we had many supplies sent down there, and they're probably still there," he said, explaining his motives.

 

"You and I must work together to formulate a plan, some insent of action, since your leader is, comatose," he said, glancing at Cyphon. "What say you human, will you help us, and discuss a plan of action?" He asked Shadow.

[Rexraptor2000]

Shadow was nervous at the prospect of going back onto the ringworld. Just the thought of it gave shivers down his spine. But he knew that the ship they came in on would need repairs that could not be accopmlished with the current parts they have. So his dread of the ringworld could be pushed aside for that, but he still had to ask something, not that it would influence his decion, but he still had to know. "Are the Flood and Sentinals on them?"

[Master_Archon]

Jhon jerked upright at the mention of the Flood, "...the Flood...is what infests the holy city, but as for Halo, they're either gone, or only in parasite form," he said quietly. "Their combat forms...could not have sustained this long, and they are most likely nothing but hibernating bugs right now," he said with a slight shudder. "The Sentinels, the holy guardians of the ring, they are...well, they're there, where they are, I know not," he said concentrating in thought.

[Rexraptor2000]

Shadow shuddered and said "We will assist you in retrieving anyone that may still be alive and getting supplies. Now as for your question earlier, I can help heal him with the Force and I do carry three spare Bacta packs on me."

[Darth_Velrogh]

Darth Zeryl ran down the corridors following Cyphon's weak Force trail. He reached a door and sensed he was just behind it. Zeryl opened the door and ran in and ignited his sabers when he saw the creatures that surrounded the jedis.

[Dark_Lady]

The Flood? Jynn thought. I wonder what that is. And whatever it was, nobody seemed happy about it. As she turned to ask, a powerful man burst in, igniting twin lightsabers perfectly matched. The light from the blades swirled in different shades of crimson.

 

Jynn's eyes narrowed and flashed green, her hands gripping her lightsaber as her own silver blade shimmered into existence. Only one word passed through her mind. Sith... She leaped across the distance between them and slashed at him without a second thought.

[Master_Archon]

At the man's rude entrance to the room Jhon jerked up to his full height, towering even over Shadow. Jhon himself pulled out a strange handle, holding it lengthwise, he flung his arm at his side, giving out a battle cry, the handle errupting into a strange blade type weapon. He saw Jynn going straight for an attack, so he did what he thought was best, and aided her by jumping in as well, though he didn't have the force, he was still able to launch himself at the man from the table-like-apperture, sending him across the distance between himself and the man. He went for a piercing throttle to the neck, while he saw Jynn slash at the man from a certain angle, their blades converging towards the man simaltaniously.

 

Ulgoy crouched ready in the background of the soon coming fight, ready to come in fighting if things went ill for Jynn or Jhon. Geag, though he was of a cowardly race, he only let out a yelp at the newcomer, but stood his ground, drawing his weapon, he also waited to see if things would go against Jynn and Jhon.

 

((Thanx D_L, I'm sorry about earlier, I just get really ticked when people just do certain things that...nag me, ugh *shudders*.))

[Rexraptor2000]

Shadow, who was stunned for a moment at the man’s entry, instantly recognized the Sith Lord after he ignited his sabers. Unfortunately, he could not stop Jynn and Jhon from activating their weapons and lunging at him. On one had, the Sith destroyed what life he had developed as a Jedi. On the other hand, that was in the past and this Sith was an ally.

 

I'm defiantly not going to be very popular for this, he thought grimly. He immediately sent out a powerful force wave to knock them off their feet, followed by a force pull to tear their weapons out of their hands towards himself.

 

Then he shouted before they could retaliate "Stand down and listen. He is an ally."

[Dark_Lady]

As Jynn's blade arced towards the Sith, she was knocked off her feet by an unexpected attack from the side. The Force wave slammed her to the ground, disorienting her slightly...

 

"You are so dreadfully easy to sneak up on," Xendek said mockingly as she sprawled on the floor. He stratched out his hand, and her lightsaber went sailing into his grasp. He turned it over, examining it carefully.

 

"Still using this?" he said disdainfully. "I'm surprised you managed to keep it this long. That's another thing, by the way. You really do need to keep a better hold on your weapon, don't you know?" He flourished his scarlet blade, smiling triumphantly as she backed towards the wall.

 

A better hold on your weapon...

 

Jynn's fingers tightened around the hilt of her lightsaber as it was Force pulled. She didn't hold her ground, but she didn't lose her weapon, either. As she was yanked along with it, she twisted her body sideways, and waited for the opportune moment to lay her opponent flat on the ground with a high kick. She tensed her muscles in preparation - and stopped, deactivating her lightsaber.

 

"Shadow?" she said. "The frak was that abou- wait." She blinked as the full import of his words swept over her. "Ally? The frak is that about?" Her lips curled in a near snarl. She tried not to judge beings before she knew them, but Sith were bad news all around. Apparently the Republic Empire wasn't as straightforward as it appeared.

[Jason Skywalker]

Alex quickly ignited his Lightsaber as his yellow blade came up, along with the orange glow around it. He recognized the man who appeared to be a Sith.

 

"Zeryl," Alex exclaimed, "It's been a long time now. I thought i had killed you when i used the Force as my ally to push you over the cliff. It doesn't seem the case."

 

"Why are you here, Sith? Our main preocupation is the Rebel Confederacy, but now we seem to have more things in our hands, than to deal with you. What is exactly your business here, anyway?"

[Darth_Velrogh]

"Idiot. Your masters send me out here to look for you, they told me you got lost and were important to the war effort. Personnaly, I'd rather kill you for what you did to me but now I'm on your side... for now..." he answered looking at him disgusted.

 

He turned his attention to the Jedis and aliens on the floor.

 

"A bit jumpy aren't we?" he asked them "I'm sorry if I've stratled you, and thank you Master Shadow."

 

He switched off his lightsabers realising they were allies. "You, Skyrider! I'm only here to pick you up..." suddenly his com started beeping and a droid came up saying that the power was down and they couldn't go anywhere.

 

"What?! That's just great! No power! Looks like I'm gonna be stuck with you for some time." he mumbled.

[Rexraptor2000]

"Doesn't really surprise me, since allies have been dropping out of the sky recently, Velrogh." Shadow replied.

 

Then he turned to address Jynn. "I don't like Sith anymore than you do. But when your outnumbered 20 to 1, you tend to take the allies you can, even if they are the opposite of your own code."

[Master_Archon]

Jhon got up, he had been flung to the floor, a rather embarassing thing for him. He looked over at the man, then over to Shadow, "you had no right to do that, even if he was an ally. Beyond that, I don't know what you did, or how you did it, but if you do it again, you won't like the outcome," threatened Jhon, walking up to Shadow, and ripping his weapon from his grasp.

 

Jhon walked over to Cyphon, studying his condition, "he's healing remarkably well, he's very healthy," he said. Turning back to the others he gave a scowl, "now I remember why I dont trust humans," he said contemptuously, the fresh relationship between the covenant and the jedi stressing due to Shadow's actions. Jhon looked down at the handle of his weapon and studied it, making sure it wasn't tampered with.

 

Two hours later: Deep in Cyphon's comatose mind, memories, dreams, nightmares, images of recent events flooded his mind, but in the background came the constant rumbling chant of some unknown being, it grew into a pitch that outdid the torrent of thoughts in his mind. It seemed to be a backwards verse, from some forgotten, dark hym. Cyphon burst out of his comatose state, after the chanting had grown to an unbearable level. He looked around, his friends were there, along with the aliens, and some new comers. But from what he could tell they had all gone to sleep, the aliens in their little cell rooms, his friends spralled across the room in different places.

 

He mumbled to himself, "good to see you guys too, couldn't wait for me to wake up could you?" He scratched the back of his head, then a cold blast of air hit him, "sheesh, no one could put my robe over me or something?" He questioned the air. 'Alone, as always...guess that's my lot in life,' he thought to himself, his face growing sad. He got up, moving with an uncanny stealth, he searched the room until he found his upper garments. He slipped on his upper leather-like shirt, then put his robes on, looking around the room he saw no one awake, so he decided to explore the old covenant vessel. He slipped out of the room, after locating his lightsabers, and the blaster rifle he had brought with him when he was in the pressure suit.

 

((Sorry for pushing the story ahead a bit, but I wanted to have Cyphon come out of his coma, but not too early, so I had to do what I had to do, hope you guys understand. ))

[Dark_Lady]

((Oh, I understand. If more TMs were like you, fewer of these RPs would die out.))

 

Jynn lay on the floor, her head turned sideways resting on her arms, and tried to get some rest as the others seemed to be doing. Unfortunately, she couldn't sleep with thoughts of recent events running through her mind.

 

The Republic allied with a Sith... She closed her eyes and tried to will herself to sleep. Should never have happened, can't they remember? It was the Sith who destroyed the Jedi, the Sith who brought the Republic to the brink of extermination. The story hadn't even made it into the history holos yet, and already they had forgotten.

 

Distracted by her thoughts, she didn't notice as Cyphon awoke and walked about the room. Finally pushing the thoughts from her mind, she opened her eyes as the sound of quiet footsteps faded into the distance. Pushing herself up onto her knees, she looked around. Cyphon had disappeared, along with his weapons.

 

"Crazy," she muttered. "Didn't even bother to wake us up, eh?" She pushed a lock of hair from her forehead and shrugged. If he wanted to go wandering around by himself, that was his business. She sat cross-legged on the floor, any chance of sleep long gone, and stared at the Sith with her chin in her hands.

 

Something is just wrong about this whole idea...

[Jason Skywalker]

Alex was resting on his dormitory, sitting, his legs crossed, eyes closed, and full body numb, he wasn't moving no limb. He was meditating. That was one of the few things Alex liked, since this period wasn't exactly great, what with the Rebel Crisis, and the Jedi Order getting her numbers thinned, and now with this "Flood" and such, it was being an even worse situation.

 

His eyes suddenly burst opened, He has awaken, Alex thought. He slowly got up and out of his meditation, and followed the great trail of the Force. He was a little bit far in order to meditate well as he was doing until Cyphon had awoke.

 

He walked a bit, noticing Jynn, Shadow and Zeryl. The monsters, he assumed them to be somewhere safe or so, and continued. The halls of the old covenant ship where dark and wet, and then he finally reunited with his lone astromech droid, R3-T5.

 

"Hey there R3," Alex said, happily, "Glad i found you. I'm looking for Master Cyphon, want to come?"

 

R3 beeped in affirmation and happiness as Alex smiled. The two walked for a little more while until he found who he was looking for. The man turned around.

 

"Master Cyphon," Alex greeted Cyphon, bowing.

[Darth_Velrogh]

Zeryl wasn't sleeping, since the betrayal that he wouldn't sleep. The tought that if he did someone would stab him with a lightsaber was too strong.

 

I'm going to have my revenge he tought and when I'm finished those Jedis will be next...

 

He turned around and saw the women, the one they called Jynn looking at him carefully.

 

"You don't trust me, hey? Smart, I don't trust you and your friends either." he said to her. Seems that nobody can sleep here except those aliens... he realised remembering that Skyrider and Cyphon had gone for a walk.

 

He sat back against the wall his hands on his knees.

 

He smiled.

 

"I was there, at the temple, when the Speratists gave the massive attack on the Jedis, that was before I joined you. Those weak Jedis didn't know what hit them before it was too late..." He said to her "I remember killing one that gave quite a fight, what was his name...? Oh, yeah, it was Kanthe Rhun."

[Master_Archon]

((Oh, I understand. If more TMs were like you, fewer of these RPs would die out.))

 

((I don't know if you're complimenting me or insulting me, but okay?))

 

Cyphon turned to the young man who stood behind him. Cyphon nodded at him, smiling faintly. "Yes? What is it you want?" Asked Cyphon, not too sure why this boy had followed him for no conspicuous reason. He studied him, he hadn't seen him before, obviously came out of space like Jynn had, but he seemed different, as all being do in the force.

[Dark_Lady]

((Oh, Shadow's not going to like this. He's gonna have his hands full. And MA, I was complimenting you. I mean, you kept this thread going when we had only three people.))

 

The Sith leaned back against the wall with his hands on his knees, smiling.

 

"I was there, at the temple, when the Seperatists gave the massive attack on the Jedis, that was before I joined you," he said. "Those weak Jedi didn't know what hit them before it was too late..."

 

Jynn stared back at him, her eyes narrowing. How can he talk so casually about murdering hundreds of innocent people, many of whom didn't even stand a chance? But she made no move, just sat there with her jaw clenched and her fingers playing nervously about the hilt of her lightsaber.

 

"I remember killing one that gave quite a fight, what was his name...? Oh, yeah, it was Kante Rhun."

 

Jynn exploded into action, her saber igniting in a flash of white light.

[Jason Skywalker]

Alex quickly heard the sound of a Lightsaber igniting, and was afflicted. He immediatly pulled his Lightsaber from his belt with the Force and ignited his Bronze blade.

 

"I'm sorry Master Cyphon, i will be right back," He said, rushing to where the sound had been more easily heard. When he reached there, he saw Jynn with her Lightsaber ignited.

 

"Jynn, no!" Alex shouted, jumping and flipping in mid-air, his Lightsaber clashing with hers, "He's not worth it, whatever he said, it's not worth it."