Saito Chikara Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Within an instant, the red shaft of light was inches from her throat. "What did you just say?"
Araeana Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 Araeana's breath caught in her throat. "I... Just... a joke..." The heat of Chikara's sabre singed her skin, but she couldn't move away.
Saito Chikara Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 The light retracted slowly. "Watch your tongue, or I shall remove it for you."
Araeana Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 Araeana gulped loudly, her head-tails twitching. She massaged her neck, and slowly nodded. Silence engulfed the small cockpit as the turbulence of the barren moon's atmospheric pressure gave way into peaceful blackness.
Saito Chikara Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Chikara looked out as the stars came clearer into view. "Does this little bucket even have a Hyperdrive?"
Araeana Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 Araeana glared at him. "This ship is the paragon of space travel technology, thank you very much. And you'll treat her with respect. She's a very sensitive old girl." Araeana petted the bulkhead beside her, as if to comfort it from the sting of Chikara's remark.
Saito Chikara Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Chikara rolled his eyes behind his mask, and rested his mechanical arm on the control panel. "About one standard day until Nar Shadaa, correct?"
Araeana Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 "Actually..." Araeana glanced at a monitor above her head. "With my modified hyperdrive, we should get there in just over 8 hours."
Saito Chikara Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Chikara nodded. "But if we plan to arrive in one piece..." He looked out the front window again. "A day I believe."
Araeana Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 "Hmph." Araeana crossed her arms and looked out into the abyss. She watched as stars streaked past. After a few moments, she ventured another question. "So... What's in Nar Shadaa?"
Saito Chikara Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Chikara held his palm upwards dramatically. "Power. Money..." his voice turned lustful. "The blood of innocents..."
Araeana Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 Araeana wondered if Chikara knew how much his words distressed her. It was all she could do to remain silent. Araeana knew that he would not appreciate her desire to help him. She just stared out at the passing points of light, pondering the entanglement she had just fallen into, and wondering if she would later wish that she and Chikara had never reunited...
M@RS Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Kaden watched the little ship with a gleam in his eye... He knew Chikara was on it, he could sense it in the force... He stretched out into the force as to who else was there. He took steady breaths and suddenly opened his eyes... [Araeana? What is she doing with Chikara?] He thought back to the time when Chikara held a lightsaber to Araeana's throat and later killed Kira. He blinked back tears.
Saito Chikara Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Chikara tilted his chair back, and relaxed for the first time in ages. He looked at Areana, and then back out the front window, being silent.
M@RS Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Kaden locked onto the other ship and followed... Hopefully they wouldn't spot him...
Araeana Posted March 13, 2009 Author Posted March 13, 2009 Araeana busied herself by running ship-wide diagnostics, continually glancing over at Chikara. Her fingers danced absentmindedly on the consoles and touchscreens for just over two hours, before her stomach grumbled audibly. "Oh... Guess I forgot to eat..." She got up and grabbed a couple of ration packs from a cupboard in the cockpit. She returned to her seat, and offered one to Chikara. "Hungry?"
Saito Chikara Posted March 13, 2009 Posted March 13, 2009 Chikara reached out, and one of the rations floated above him, Checking for toxins. It wouldn't matter, he is immune to most poisons anyways. He ripped open the corner and tilted his mask up slightly. He brought the ripped corner to his lips and began to drain the package.
Araeana Posted March 13, 2009 Author Posted March 13, 2009 Araeana resented Chikara for mistrusting her. Didn't he know that she would never hurt him? She ripped off the corner of her own rations and guzzled down the gel-like substance inside. "So... less than 5 hours to Nar Shadaa... Is there anything I should know before we get there?"
Saito Chikara Posted March 13, 2009 Posted March 13, 2009 Chikara looked out the window, crumpling the silver bag and tossing in the corner. "Just stay out of my way, or you'll die."
Araeana Posted March 13, 2009 Author Posted March 13, 2009 Araeana's head-tails stiffened at her sides. "I'm not leaving you, Chikara."
Saito Chikara Posted March 13, 2009 Posted March 13, 2009 "My name means 'Power', and you are just weak. You'll get in my way."
Araeana Posted March 13, 2009 Author Posted March 13, 2009 "I'm stronger than you think. After all these years of dealing with the scum of the galaxy, I've got good instincts, and a quick shooting arm..." She looked Chikara over slowly. "And I'm also the only link to a past you want to stay buried. Am I correct? I'm safer kept with you."
Saito Chikara Posted March 13, 2009 Posted March 13, 2009 Chikara didn't want to have a scrawny little non-human near him. [it's going to take days to get her stench out of my clothes...]. "Fine. But if you get in my way, I'll not hesitate to strike you down."
Araeana Posted March 13, 2009 Author Posted March 13, 2009 Araeana nodded, satisfied. Smiling slightly, she leaned back and closed her eyes. She found it difficult to believe that she was taking this course. Putting her future in the hands of an evil cyborg who might sooner kill her than look at her. But she couldn't leave him now that fate had brought him back to her again. She had to believe that she could help him return to the light, if she was just patient enough... and if he didn't kill her before she got the chance...
Saito Chikara Posted March 13, 2009 Posted March 13, 2009 Chikara secured his mask to his face again, and pulled his hood back higher. [Working on modifications to my saber may pass some time faster than sitting with this useless...] "I am in need of a workbench."
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