Survival, Dark Times

[hk47fan]

Shao

"Fine." I replied simply, I wasn't going to fight with him, I didn't want to, not now, so I was just gonna stay here

"When are we going to be there?" I asked, curiously

[tallboydave]

Mariel clambered out of the hatchway, and grabbed a rag to wipe the worst of the grime from her hands and face.

"I'm not an engineer, but I think those repairs should hold long enough to get us to a safe port for repairs." she said half to herself.

[Revan Jast]

Selas nodded, walking over the the drink machine in the wall. He fillied the cup with hot choclate and handed it to Scout.

"Here you go."

He resumed his position by the wall, thinking. Then he turned and walked to the door.

"Better get some sleep, Scout. We wouldnt want you to try and take a nap when we meet Vader.", he said, smiling.

[Force_Flow]

Scout

She took the cup hesitantly, as if it was filled with pelko bug venom. The smell aroused her senses. Something on the fringes of her memory tickled her mind. A woman holding a two-year-old girl. A man stroking her head lovingly. Her mother filling the child's bottle with a warm, sweet substance. The child was surprised that the liquid was warm, and she drank it up. Scout remembered demanding for more. A knock on the door. The Exchange. They came and took the child away from her parents, down to the slums of the slave market, to be sold to the highest bidder…

I've never remembered that before, Scout thought, touching the rim of her cup.

"Selas, wait," she said softly, afraid to wake Sora. "Can you stay with me until I fall asleep? It's lonely here…" She curled her knees up to her chest and shrugged, embarrassed, at Selas.

Nait

"This ship is going to do what I tell it to do," he said, stroking the engines with his hand, opening himself to the Force to check for any danger. The only danger was the horrid smell that the mynocks had left behind.

"Somebody buy some air freshener when we make port, 'kay?" he said. "That smell would make a rancor faint." He herded them towards the door. "I hope that when we're boarded, the clo-- that the stormtroopers run out crying like babies." He grinned, covering up his obvious blunder. "We'll catch up to Selas and Sora in no time."

[Revan Jast]

Selas turned around and sat crosslegged on the floor.

"Yes, it does get lonely here, in space." he said, with a smile. "I'll be right here if you need me."

[Force_Flow]

Scout

She nodded, fatigue finally overwhelming her senses. She took a sip of hot chocolate, then slowly lay her head on the hard, uncomfortable durasteel floor. She focused her eyes on a point just beyond Selas, and closed her eyes.

With her eyes closed, Scout still saw something. A bright flame of light in front of her. That was Selas, then. Interesting.

She made a pillow of her arms, and buried her head in them. Her brain slowed down, and she descended into the darkness of sleep. The ship rocked beneath her, and her last conscious thought was of her lightsabers, which were in their place beside her, on her belt, sleeping with her and the rest of the galaxy.

[hk47fan]

Sora

Three days later, it was early morning. The journey so far, if it could be called that, had been boring and long. We all had been readying ourself for today.....when we would arrive on Vader's Destroyer.

Then, we heard it. Selas's ship was about to drop out of hyperspace. Now it would happen...what everything would come down to. Would Fi be safe? Would Scout be safe? Selas? Me? Would we beat Vader? So many questions...and they were all about to be answered.

[Force_Flow]

Scout

So this is it? I kept asking myself these questions. I wanted so badly to beat Vader. I had sparred with Jaskia the whole way, pausing only for a quick nap, some water, or a bite to eat. Selas' ship had the foods that were used only to survive without a trail. No smell, so the enemy couldn't sniff you out. No taste, to avoid something you didn't like. No fiber, so you produce limited waste products…

I wanted some real food. I had enough of the rations during the war.

When Jaskia woke me up to tell me that we were there, I immediately jumped up. Maybe I was excited. But I think it might've been because she pinched me. Hard.

I was at the cockpit with Selas, Sora, and Jaskia. My knuckles were white with fear, with I immediately hid behind my back. I opened myself to the Force, spreading my concentration around the emptiness of space before I felt the ship.

The Destroyer had many beings residing inside it. While I looked for Vader, Jaskia and Selas looked for Fi. I felt my eyes take on the opaque color as my breathing slowed and I stood very still.

Vader was there. Another quick search of the ship revealed Fi. They were waiting for us.

A nudge from Jaskia through the Force, and I immediately let my connection go. She nodded at me, and I nodded at her. My eyes turned back to the regular blue. I hurridley took my messy, stringy hair and put it into a ponytail at the back of my head.

I looked at my lightsabers. My main one, and my spare. They rested safely inside my black jacket. I wore armor under an unrevealing gray sweatshirt. I was going to battle.

At least there were no battle droids in this one.

I squeezed Sora's hand slightly. "You ready?" she asked him.

[hk47fan]

Sora

I looked down to see Scout squeezing my hand, I thought for a moment about her question.....was I? If I died it would leave my already motherless son parentless....my crew without a captain....and Scout without a person she could trust besides her brother, the Clones, and Jaskia.

I had to do it though, I had to. No more being frightened....no more. "Yes, I am ready. As ready as I will ever be." I replied to Scout, then I looked over to Jaskia who was in the cockpit

"How, or where, are we going to dock with the ship?" I asked the blue haired Jedi

[Force_Flow]

Scout

She held up her fist sharply, without even turning her head. I bit my lip, struggling not to laugh. "Don't be rude, Jask," I said mockingly.

"I'm practicing for when we meet Vader," said Jaskia, although her voice sounded strained. "And shush up. I'm about to contact them."

I felt the muscles in my face relax, and my lips pressed into a tight line.

Jaskia pressed a button to contact the Star Destroyer. "Anyone in there that can tell us where to park?"

The comm buzzed for a second. Then a clear voice floated out. Vader.