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Post by hk47fan on Aug 3, 2007 16:59:54 GMT -4
Vader
"It needed to happen; the Republic was falling apart! I had no choice! I had to save you! I would not just let you die! And I had to pay the price. If you truly loved me....you would trust me no matter what. But I suppose you are not the woman I fell in love with....Trok has polluted you...." I said to her
"Padme, one final chance....come with me, leave Sora and his crew behind...." I pleaded again
Sora
"It's not like the Force is the best thing in the world. For a long time I lived without it, and only have a sample of it now. Nait taught me how to use what small Force power I had. Nait Gash. Your brother. He's your family....and Scout, we aren't related biologically, but....I consider you my family. We are very similar, and you've been like....a daughter to me. Your family left you, mine did....I was betrayed by my mother, you were betrayed by Anakin....we can relate. Both of us have gone through extremely hard times and are now." I explained, and then looked down for several seconds
I looked back up and stared right into her eyes "And I'm sorry that I never came....I wanted to, but if I did....we'd just get killed and the Galaxy's last hope would be squandered, and you would be Cerasi forever."
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Post by Force_Flow on Aug 3, 2007 17:13:07 GMT -4
“I trust Anakin Skywalker, not Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith, Palpatine’s hound dog.” Padmé took another step back. “I hope you realize what you really are one day. Because there’s still good in you: I can feel it.”
“And one day, you’ll be my Anakin again.”
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She looked up, staring defiantly at a spot in front of her. “I want to trust you,” she confessed. “I really, truly do. But I can’t. I can’t sort all these memories out: it’s scary. It feels like my head’s about to burst in two…”
She held it with her right hand and almost moaned at the pain. Sora’s face was swimming in and out of view. She focused on her fingernails, short and dirty, cut down low. She focused on the particles of dirt, willing everything around her to stop moving for the moment. But she could see the ocean below her, and it made her sick to her stomach. She squeezed her eyes closed, but that just made it worse.
The feeling was like the one where you spin around too much and if you suddenly stop, you’re off balance and fall. She felt just like that. As the world tilted downwards at a slope, she painfully hit her knee on the corner of the maintenance perch, and only a quick grab from Sora saved her from the long fall down.
“Everything’s dizzy,” she confessed. She looked him in the eyes, anguished. Her gaze became unfocused again, and the silent, painful throbbing in her body suddenly got more pronounced. She hissed in pain and pressed her bruised back against the wall, though her armor prevented her from feeling it. “Why’s it all dizzy?” she wondered in a monotone, unconsciously throwing her shoulders back as if she could escape the pain.
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Post by hk47fan on Aug 3, 2007 17:42:20 GMT -4
Vader
I clenched my fists and yelled "Then if you will not join me....YOU MUST DIE!"
With that the troops began firing, and I merely began to walk off....
Sora
We've got to get out of here and wait for Padme. She won't last much longer.
"This is a big request....but...can you come with me? At least do that? Then mabye together all of your freinds can prove to you this is the truth, and get you back to normal." I said, slowly taking her hand, but very gently so not to make her panic
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Post by Force_Flow on Aug 3, 2007 17:52:00 GMT -4
Padme fired at her opponents and hastily closed the landing ramp. Sprinting towards the cockpit, she entered the codes for the hander doors to open, bypassing the arilock sequence. The Killer was waterproof.
As the water flooded into the base, Padme saw the stormtroopers make a run for the Turbolift. She grimaced, knowing that in her gut, Vader was the first one up on the surface. Pushing all power to lift, the Killer shot out of the base with a burst of power. All she had to do was keep her hand steady on the lever, and they’d be in the air…
And sure enough, they popped out of it with the force of a bullet. Padme sighed in relief and opened up the comm to contact the others. Nait answered first.
”We’re looking for Scout,” he said. ”I think we’ve managed to break her down, and she’s run off. We’ll meet you on the roof of the center building.”
“I’ll meet you there,” Padme promised.
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She took his hand hesitantly. They stood, and her knees buckled under her weight. Locking them, they still shook under her. “Can’t walk,” she said between gritted teeth. “Somebody wanted to make sure that if I wasn’t using the Dark Side to sustain myself, I wouldn’t be able to… It’s a pretty good guess.”
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The crew of the Executer were working double than their pay hours. Gunnerman Jast Smiley wiped his brow with his hand. “Requesting new coordinates, sir,” he said through his throat mike.
”Acknowledged,” came the Captain’s reply. ”Target section three-two-eight.”
“Yessir.” Jast’s fingers were shaking. He had enlisted just a year ago, and this was his first battle. Naturally, his palms were sweat and shaking. As he typed in the number, he accidentally pressed in 2 twice. He didn’t notice his mistake until the Captain started to yell in his ear.
”You idiot! Cancel the commands!”
“I can’t, sir. They’re locked in.”
A sigh could be heard. ”At least none of our troops are there. You will be given disciplinary action back on Coruscant, soldier.”
“Yes, sir…”
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Post by hk47fan on Aug 3, 2007 18:14:36 GMT -4
Vader
I went up the elevator quickly, trying to make it go faster with the Force. When it finally stopped on the main level, I took a flying leap out as the underwater base went into explosion, under my orders.
The building began to shake, and I said to myself "Goodbye, Padme...."
I felt like I might not see her for years, once again. And it was probably so. And Trok still has her.....but if anything, he is dead now....
It was time to leave this blasted city to it's doom. I would await Cerasi on the Executor.
With that, I took off.
Sora
Before I could react at all, suddenly I saw a huge cannon blast coming right towards us. "HOLD ON!" I yelled and grabbed ahold of her, the first thing I could even do, then made a large jump, propelled by the Force, back onto the bridge.
I held Scout close, and then crouched and rolled right back into the city as the bridge collapsed, almost underneath me.
I sighed in relief once we were back inside, and looked down at her "Lets get out of here." I said simply, then ran off to find Nait
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Post by Force_Flow on Aug 3, 2007 18:32:38 GMT -4
She nodded. With one arm around his neck for support, she concentrated on taking off her orange and black armor. A few times she gasped in pain as the armor pinched her already-scabbed skin, and even more times she tightened her hold on Sora so she wouldn’t pass out.
The hall in front of her was swimming…
Letting out a hiss of breath, her knees gave way and she became dead weight. Her eyes, half-open, half-closed, were back to her blue-green color, Her pale face only seemed to put the purple-black bruise on her eye into a stark contrast. Mouth open slightly to take in small breaths
I’m not going to pass out…
She tried to put her feet back under her, but to no avail.
I won’t pass out, dammit…
It’s not…
No, I can’t…[/.i]
Fair…
And her wounds finally overpowered her…
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Post by hk47fan on Aug 3, 2007 19:05:59 GMT -4
Sora
I frowned and sighed as Scout fell unconsicious, and muttered "We have to get out of here now.
I continued to run, passing many bodies, but no Imperials yet. Naos and Nait likely dealt with them, due to the fact I had yet to see any of them go after Scout. Which was something under normal circumstances they would do.
I continued to run, beginning to sweat, and whispered to the unconsicious girl "Just hold on a little longer Scout, and we'll be out of this rathole. I promise...."
Finally, I bumped right into Nait. "Come on, we have to go. Where's Padme?" I asked, hoping he would know something
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Post by Force_Flow on Aug 3, 2007 19:12:38 GMT -4
"Scout!"
Nait touched his sister's head with his finger, using the Force to diagnose her injuries. His mouth set in a grim line, realizing she wouldn't survive long without a Healing Trance. Using the Force, motioning for Sora to wait, he continued to stroke her head, slowly putting her into the Trance. As her breathing started to slow, Nait withdrew his hand. He'd explain later.
"She's going to meet us on the roof," Nait explained. "Naos and Darrina have gone ahead. They knew you'd find her... Let's go. Center building, top spire."
They took off.
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Post by hk47fan on Aug 3, 2007 19:27:17 GMT -4
Sora
I simply just shook my head, used to all these...odd Force Tehniques. Nait, Naos, and Mariel had used so many over the past two years, and before that. I was through just gaping in shock and then asking for an explanation. I didn't need it, I had learned to live with it.
I followed right behind Nait, keeping Scout secured in my arms but also focusing 3/4 of my strength on running. I just wanted to get off this planet, and back to Aldeeran where we were safe. It's the only place we could be, now.
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Post by Force_Flow on Aug 3, 2007 19:37:51 GMT -4
Outside, Nait dully noted that it had stopped raining. Thanking his luck, he saw the Killer flying towards them like a wild hawk-bat. And, for once, Nait wasn't going to complain about Padmé's flying skills. The ship stopped right on the bridge, and the landing ramp came down. Naos and Darrina jumped in, then all of the clones. Nait stayed back to make sure Sora got Scout on safely, and followed, bringing the ramp back up.
Nait wanted to stay with Scout, but Sora and Padmé could look after her for a while. Running towards the cockpit, he sat down and took over, sending Padmé back to tend to Scout. He aimed the ship towards the upper atmosphere, and, all engines screaming, made for off-planet. Alderaan was already in the NavComputer.
As soon as they reached the outer atmosphere, Nait hit the hyperdrive. They were off of Kamino. For good.
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