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Post by Force_Flow on Jul 25, 2007 22:26:01 GMT -4
Kamino. Slipping silently through the violent, stormy sky, Cerasi looked out of the troop bay hatch. Behind her sat fifty stormtroopers, who were doing a wonderful impression of cool confidence. Nothing compared to what sixteen-year-old Cerasi was feeling right now. Beneath her calm exterior, Cerasi was being racked with pain. Vader had never gotten over her failure on Naboo. It was through the Force Cerasi retained her strength. Vader said strength was valued in the Empire. She hunched over slightly as her chest started to burn with the lighsaber wounds...
Mind over body. Mind over body.
No. It wasn't working. Her breath came in a shaky gasp for air, and one of the more caring soldiers handed her a painkiller. She took it without question. Her fingers were cold as ice. Without hesitation, she stuck the needle into her neck, dispensing the merciful fluid into her body. Her shoulders slumped in relief. "Thanks, soldier," she said.
"Yes, ma'am."
Cerasi, somewhat steadier on her feet, gazed across the stormy skies. Below them, Tipoca City. Something should have clicked for her. Deep down, she knew it. She was met with emotions and feelings that couldn’t possibly be hers. Scout Gash must have fought there once. She had embraced the idea that she and Scout Gash must’ve had a special bond, even though they had never met. In her dreams, Cerasi often dreamt of the blond-haired Jedi, though it was always in first person view. In her dreams, she always did it right. Somehow.
Corellia. One of the nastiest cesspits in the Galaxy. Scout and Nait Gash had chose it because it’d be easier to get lost in. Their hideout, located inside an empty water tank on top of a building, was small and cozy. They had stolen the furniture and kitchen equipment so they could live peacefully. They had even painted the walls a nice, soothing blue.
Now there was no furniture. No paint. Nothing. Scout stood in the middle of the wrecked-up place she had called home. Her back was to the viewer, and her heavy clothing hid her bare skin. Light glinted off her blonde hair.
“You're just going to leave me here?" she yelled. She did not turn around. "You're going to let Vader do his worst, aren't you?! I would have expected this from Nait, but--”
She stopped. A tear found its' way down her face and seemed to sparkle in the pale lighting. Slower and slower it fell, until when it actually hit the floor, the sound was magnified at least one-hundred times.
"Nait wouldn't've come. All my life I had to put up with his insults. Naos, too. And Jaskia. I was always the odd one out. You let me fit in with the group. I'd say thank you, but circumstances change."
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Post by Revan Jast on Jul 26, 2007 11:04:27 GMT -4
"Sora! Open up!"
Selas slammed his fist on the door a few times to clarify this.
Something bad is happening or going to happen and I dont know why I havent been notified!
"Sora, dammit, open the door! I know your in there!"
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Post by hk47fan on Jul 26, 2007 11:08:09 GMT -4
Sora
I hurried around my quarters, ignoring Selas for the moment. I had gotten everything I needed except my rifle; like Selas, I knew something was going on. And my gut told me today would be a huge day.
I finally found my rifle in the small closet, and then checked to make sure it was loaded. I rushed to the door and opened it "Come on. Padme, Nait, Naos, Fi, and Darrina are all on the main level in Tipoca."
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Post by Force_Flow on Jul 26, 2007 11:21:19 GMT -4
"I'll never get used to a planet this wet," Darrina muttered, drawing her jacket tighter around her as she jogged back into the dry hospital-like cloning facility. She took out the datapad she was sent to retrieve and handed it to Nait.
"Thanks," he said. A flicker of uncertainty showed for a moment on his face. Darrina knew that look. Something was wrong. "Something's in orbit around Kamino," he explained. "I'm getting a visual... There. Shit!"
'Shit' was the only thing he would offer. Pushing the datapad back towards her, she flipped it around and looked at it. Surprise registered on her face. "We have to alert the clones."
"They're no match for a Star Destroyer," Nait said. "Unfortunatly, neither are we. They just deployed eighteen dropships. ETA five minutes."
Darrina bit her lip. "I need to stay with Padmé," she said. "Where is she?"
"I don't know!" Nait called behind his shoulder. He was already half-way down the hall at a sprint. "Look around!"
Darrina pursed her lips and took out her canteen. There was nothing really edible about the contents inside, but she didn't plan to have a drink. Instead, she dumped the mixture of hydro-fluid and water at the entrance. It looked like regular water, but it was a dangerously slippy combination. She backed up as she poured in in the hallway, switching to three other canteens until it was too big a puddle for a normal person to jump across.
She grinned, and took off to find Padmé. She didn't expect to run into Naos.
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Post by Revan Jast on Jul 26, 2007 12:30:10 GMT -4
"Sora! I just got a message from a security guard up above us. He said we need to get up to Tipoca Main Base now!"
Selas turned and ran towards the elevator, taking his lightsaber off his belt.
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Post by hk47fan on Jul 26, 2007 15:31:38 GMT -4
Sora
I gave a simple nod and ran after Selas, not bothering to tell any of the others down here. They'll be safe down here.
If the Empire knew we were here, they likely were going to blow up the whole city. But I was hoping they didn't know of the underground base; there was a small chance they did though, and they'd either bombard the city, but I had a feeeling they would go in and storm it. Vader's way isn't just bombardment like the Jedi Civil War, he goes in and has to kill everyone himself.
If he knew I was here, he knew the rest would be here. And he wanted Padme alive and un-hurt, which was why he didn't put her on his hit-list. He wants her with him in perfect condition.
Which was why I needed to find her before he did.
Naos
The Imperials were here. I knew this day would come, I just didn't expect it to be this quick. Kamino had been a secure base for two years, yes, but I thought it would have been a very long time until Vader ever realized we would be here again.
He's smart, and he's already found us once. Scout probably had a hand in this, too. She probably was the one who discovered this. Remember your going up against fire; and not Vader, it's her. Don't be an idiot. my thoughts told me
My subconsicious was right. Scout was the greatest weapon Vader had, and deep down....she most likely still knew how we thought. All of us. It was what gave her a massive edge, but also was an advantage for us showing he didn't completely erase her and couldn't.
I hadn't seen Scout since thay day on Naboo. But there wasn't a day that went by that I didn't think about her. I wasn't happy with Sora's opinion on what we had to do all those years ago, and to this day the Rebels still weren't ready to fair without us. I need her....I need Scout...
I couldn't go after her alone, but no one else could go with me. I had been in a dark tunnel, not able to get out. And it was a long tunnel, a tunnel that would take years to get to Scout.
But there was a bright spot in this tunnel: Darrina, the handmaiden. She had kept my spirits up, and was very beautiful. She and I had become very close during these pas few years, almost as close as Scout and I were. She hadn't completely, but she helped fill the void Scout left when she turned into Cerasi.
As I ran through the halls inside the buildings of Tipoca, I kept glancing out the windows. I could see many ships coming through the clouds, and were going to land. They're here. We have to leave.
Suddenly I slammed right into Darrina, at first I didn't know who it was. In anger I said "Hey wa-" but I stopped when I noticed it was here "Oh, sorry...."
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Post by Force_Flow on Jul 26, 2007 15:49:54 GMT -4
Darrina had taken off at a run, and as she rounded the last corner, her first thought was that she had ran into a wall. Her cheeks automatically colored as she backpedalled, tripped, and fell down onto the cold, unforgiving floor. "I hate this planet," she muttered. She glanced up at the 'wall' she had slammed into and gaped up at Naos.
"Oh, sorry..." he said.
Darrina refused the offered hand and stood, dusting off her knees. "Sorry," she muttered. "Don't go down that hall: I left a surprise there for the Imperials. Where's Padmé?"
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Post by hk47fan on Jul 27, 2007 10:16:11 GMT -4
Naos
"With Nait, though I don't know where they are at this point. Everyone's in a rush because of the Imperials. I should be going to warn Sora and the others in the underground, but.....they are safer there, and...." I said and stopped for a moment, taking a gulp
I can tell her. I trust her. We've been so close....
"I'm trying to get to where the Imperials will land, Darrina. I know she's going to be in this battle. She likely had a hand in finding us, and.....I just get this feeling. I know it's her. It's like what happened on Naboo two years ago: I sensed a familiar presence and as it got closer it became stronger. It has to be her." I told the handmaiden, staring into her eyes
"But please don't give me some massive lecture like others would, I trust you, and I can't let the one chance I have here slip through my fingers. Or I'll have to wait through more years until we get to the point where we can go find her, and I'll doubt she'll come to us much, if ever." I begged, standing perfectly still and ignoring everything around me except Darrina
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Post by Force_Flow on Jul 27, 2007 10:33:31 GMT -4
"Listen," Darrina said. "I know how hard these two years have been for you and everyone else.” She automatically took a step closer towards him and put a hand on his shoulder. She looked into his eyes. “I promise that if I see her, you will be the first to know. I have a gut feeling that I’m going to meet her here in this battle. And if I do, I’ll hold her off until you get here, okay?”
She smiled. “You’re not the only one with ‘moderately good’ skills with a vibroblade. And just… stretch out, huh? That’s what you Jedi do, isn’t it? ‘Find the bond’, isn’t it? Nait explained a bit to me. You guys have one of the strongest bond’s the Jedi ever heard of, don’t you? And you guys still have a bond with Scout, except its’ weak, isn’t it? Just… stretch out.”
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Post by hk47fan on Jul 27, 2007 10:48:13 GMT -4
Naos
"I tried two years ago!" I exclaimed "It didn't work, and I haven't felt our bond since! Unless...."
I stood and thought for a moment. I could sense a familiar presence on Naboo, and could sense it here. That's our bond. That's the bond.......it's still there.......when she gets in a close range....
As I was about to respond, suddenly the city shook. "It's starting. The attack's starting. Come on, lets go."
I turned around and trudged down the hall, pushing past Rebel troops and Kaminoians.
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