Sealess beach and off to the city.(Open/lmr?)

Anchorhead was busy when a strange person on a strange looking speeder bike drove into the city. The person's face was covered by a cloth that was worn around her neck and mouth, leaving only the eyes and the hair to be seen. Her hair was ragged and red, almost as if blood had been spilled into white hair.

Rouge slowed down the speeder as she approached an inn and turned off the power to the speeder with the skull shaped front. She dismounted and walked into the inn, her body posture and movements showing that she was incredibly pissed at something or someone. As she walked, some people took notice and shied away. That was a good thing for her as it would mean that there would be less casualties when she decided to rampage.

The woman checked the crowd before walking into the inn and looking at the people there. She relaxed a little bit as she noticed that the person who had hired her wasn't there as he shouldn't have been since he had chickened out early and left the planet, forgetting that he had an obligation to take her back home. She pulled the covering down and got a room for the night. Maybe her temper would go down if she just slept it off.

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Rouge woke up the next morning, one side of her face drenched in the drool that had come out of her mouth during the night. She got up and walked over to the small sink, rinsing her face and her hands before walking over to her pants and sliding into them. She then stepped into her boots which tightened to her shins so they were comfortable. She put her kneepads on next and finally put the rest of her armor on.

She didn't have much with her and was soon walking out the door of the inn and over to her speeder. It seemed fine, but as she checked it over, she noticed that one of the essential parts had been taken from it. The steering control. She sighed and rubbed her head, hearing some music coming from a Cantina across the street.

Maybe I just need a drink... she thought as she walked over to the cantina.

Ryla stretched as he made sure her bag was securely on her shoulder and walked across the street to the first place that sold food, she knew she could get some sort of work in the long run, but food should come first in her book. It wasn't until she entered that she noticed something that should've been obvious to her sense she was on Tatooine, that was that the place even though selling food was also; like every other place on Tatooine, a scum hole. She sighed as she climbed up onto the stool and even though the Bith bartender gave her an odd stare she ordered anyway. I'll have the Bantha Burger and any drink back there that isn't alcoholic... she dropped the money on the table, "You uh...alone lil' girl?" Yup... the bartender sat the drinks down and continued, "ya' know there are people here who might try and kidnap ya' lil' one." Uh-hu. Ryla began eating trying to stay away from the subject as it was.

The Bith gave up and grabbed the money, but to be fair kept an eye on her. Ryla took her food and decided to move to another booth seat and sat down and recounted her credits... 40 that was it 40 credits that she somehow had to turn into a ticket to Correlia or any where else but Tatooine. She was taking her first bite when she saw a female Human by from what she could tell who wasn't exactly in a good mood as Ryla could tell, but who could be on such a dump of a planet? She had promised herself to stop thinking that way, she had promised 'Sparky' that she would try and keep an open mind about Tatooine, so she dropped the thought and returned to that of keeping an eye and ear on this new comer to see if there was any way she could somehow make a credit off of her.

Rouge walked into the bar, getting glances from some of the patrons almost immediately. She noticed that the place wasn't any different than most of the bars she had been to on other planets. Scum hung out everywhere...just how she liked it. A few regulars were here as well, but someone caught her eye. Someone that shouldn't have been in a place like this in the first place.

She watched as the young girl walked away from the bar with her burger and a drink and moved to a table. The woman brushed a strand of hair out of her face and watched her for a few moments before shrugging and continuing on to the bar where she sat down and looked at the Bith bartender. "Give me something light." Rouge then turned to look at some of the others around her.

A few she had to look away from instantly because of who they reminded her of. She closed her eyes and remembered that day that she had the only person that she thought of as a real father taken from her. It had been almost two years now since "Nightmare" had died and she had tried to stay strong, but there were some moments when she would break down.

Rouge heard the glass hitting the table gently as the bartender set it down in front of her. She got out a few credits, just enough to pay for the food before she took a drink. She looked around warily and noticed a few people eyeing the little girl that was sitting at the table. She sighed and picked up her drink, walking over to where the girl was sitting. "May I join you?" Rouge said with a smile, some of her manners not forgotten from her early childhood.

"May I join you?" Ryla looked up at the same woman who had come in a few moments ago. Ryla thought it was good this way too, firstly they both had the same red hair so in the long run people wouldn't attempt to bother them. And on the other side of that coin she wouldn't need to adjust her tactics to see if she could get any money from the incounter.

Sure! She said gesturing to the bench and taking a bite of the Burger. Ryla would have to start some sort of conversation that would go smoothly before she dared figure out what was wrong and how to make moeny off of what ever was wrong with the older woman.

I'm Ryla...whats your name? She asked and took the first testing sip from the cup, it was sweet but bitter at the same time.

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Rouge nodded and sat down across from the girl, taking another swig of her alcoholic drink. The girl seemed to be eleven or twelve...or at least...she thought that she looked that old. She leaned back against the backrest and watched as the girl ate before looking around at the other patrons.

I'm Ryla...whats your name?

She turned to face the other redheaded girl and looked at her and then at the patrons that were listening in before saying her name. "My name's X. Nice to meet you Ryla." She heard a glass crash to the ground and looked to see the other patrons staring at her, their faces pale white. She sighed. "Bunch of scum...They would most likely try to make someone like me their own...unless of course they knew who I was."

The taller redhead spoke answering Ryla's question, "My name's X. Nice to meet you Ryla." Ryla nodded still tired from a rough night of sleep. "Bunch of scum...They would most likely try to make someone like me their own...unless of course they knew who I was." Ryla nodded, Agreed...what is it you do any way? Ryla looked at the tall armed woman taking another bite of the Bantha Burger and a swig of the drink.

All she had to do was wait until she found out what this "X" needed and if there was any thing Ryla could do to help or at least join up with the tall woman.

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"Agreed...what is it that you do anyway?"

X slowly put her drink down and looked at the young girl. Ryla was a very interesting girl indeed...though a bit innocent to say the least. She looked around the room, noticing that everyone was avoiding her gaze. She shrugged and then looked over at Ryla.

"Well...most people refer to me as one of the scum of the galaxy. I like to call myself a mercenary with ethics. Then there are those assholes who call me an Assassin..." she said to the girl. She heard someone stand up across the room and glanced over at the man.

"That's because you are an assassin!" He yelled as his friends tried to pull him down. She looked at his face and tried to remember who this person was and then shrugged. "I think you have me mistaken for someone else. I just got here a few days ago and haven't seen you in my life." The man's friends managed to pull him down and drag him out the door before she looked back at Ryla. "Yeah...that's what I am. Now what do you do?"

"Well...most people refer to me as one of the scum of the galaxy. I like to call myself a mercenary with ethics. Then there are those not a very nice persons who call me an Assassin..." Ryla nodded with each addition to the list, at the end of the sentence someone got up looking rather unhappy ready to lash out at X. But she handled herself smoothly as surprising as the ordeal was in it's self. "I think you have me mistaken for someone else. I just got here a few days ago and haven't seen you in my life." She said level headed before asking Ryla the next question.

"Yeah...that's what I am. Now what do you do?" Ryla shrugged, Well i don't see why i shouldn't tell you. She said beginning, Basically i travail the galaxy looking for my father, but being as I'm only a kid that tends to be hard, so along the way i stop and work at repair shops and fix speeders and stuff on ships normally. I stick around only long enough to get money to jump to the next planet and get started there. I'm looking to return home for a while for my next trip, but that depends and what happens.

She looked at the girl as she explained what she was doing. She didn't show her relief when Ryla said that she could repair speeders and ships. This was the girl that she needed to get off of the planet and home. Yeah...the girl wouldn't be able to get home right away...but who needed old parents and old homes anyways? X had fared well by herself without her true parents and her old home for years. It had made her see the evil of the galaxy as well as the good that was in it. She hadn't chosen a path in either direction at the time that she found out, but soon realized what was the rational thing to do.

She turned back to the girl. "So...you're good with speeders and ships? That's good...and it seems like we both want the same thing. I want to go home but I don't have a ship and my ride ditched me, not to mention that someone stole a part that is needed for my speeder last night. Now...we might be able to steal a ship..." One could see the gears turning in her head as X thought about the possibilities. A smile came onto her face and one could only guess what she was thinking.

Ryla began to listen to what X was saying. "So...you're good with speeders and ships? That's good...and it seems like we both want the same thing. I want to go home but I don't have a ship and my ride ditched me, not to mention that someone stole a part that is needed for my speeder last night. Now...we might be able to steal a ship..." That reminded Ryla of what happened to Sparky, she had been left back in Mos Espa and they had to ride with Jawa's as she found they where called back into Anchorhead.

Ryla saw the smile on X's face as she began thinking of getting off world.
Well, I don't like the idea of stealing, but I'm starting to think it's my only way off this dust ball. In theory, i could set a ships security systems to default but i would need a few days with the ship. Does that help at all? Ryla asked to try and see what she was thinking.

"Well, I don't like the idea of stealing, but I'm starting to think it's my only way off this dust ball. In theory, i could set a ships security systems to default but i would need a few days with the ship. Does that help at all?"

X looked up at Ryla, a smile on her face. "Oh yeah...that works really well. I don't mind the wait. I'll then find someone who carries the part to fix my speeder and work on it while you work on the ship. That should be our best bet. Just make sure to choose a ship that you are comfortable with working with. I don't want to get you busted while working on a ship that could be better." He looked around and then stood up. "When you're done, you'll find me out by my speeder. Then we'll go look."

"Oh yeah...that works really well. I don't mind the wait. I'll then find someone who carries the part to fix my speeder and work on it while you work on the ship. That should be our best bet. Just make sure to choose a ship that you are comfortable with working with. I don't want to get you busted while working on a ship that could be better. - When you're done, you'll find me out by my speeder. Then we'll go look." X said before Ryla shot up out of the seat taking the remainders of her food and drink. Nope! I'm coming with you so i know where your speeder is, then I'll go look for a ship to work on. X could have argued, But Ryla didn't even care, she followed X out to the speeder and made it a point to remember where it was. Then she started exploring the town looking for a shop or hanger that would take her in for a few days.

To her surprise as she interred a Hanger pit there was the hangers owner and a ship captain trying to negotiate: "-I need those things fixed before i leave!" The captain said before the owner shook his head, "And I'm telling you, i can't have all of it fixed in three days, i have other ships to repair too ya' know!" It looked as though neither of the two wanted to budge on their ground, so Ryla decided to step in. Hey...Boys... She started making herself known, How 'bout i fix it? I have some repair skills, i don't have any tools, but I'm sure i can handle any repairs on the ship.

The captain pondered for a moment and after thinking that such a young child couldn't do to much harm to the ship agreed. "Alright, Fine, I'll show you what needs fixn' c'mon." Ryla nodded and followed him to the hanger where revealed to her was her Job, an XS light stock freighter by the looks of it. "OK. I have some little engine trouble, and several of the control panels throughout the ship need re-wired, think you can get it done?" Ryla nodded, Long as you can provide some tools! The captain nodded, "In the cargo hold." Ryla nodded and took off for the ship, and the captain shrugged and left the hanger.

Once Ryla was safely in the ship she sent a messenger drone to find X and tell her where the ship was and how long before they could leave.

X watched as the girl stood up abruptly. "Nope! I'm coming with you so i know where your speeder is, then I'll go look for a ship to work on." X shrugged and walked out to the speeder with the skull shaped front and bladed pylons. When she got there, she got down and looked at the underside to check if anything else had been taken. She groaned and slammed her fist into the ground. Someone had taken one of her repulsors. She stood up and looked around, her eyes eventually settling on a Jawa hauling a repulsor away. From the look, it seemed like it had just been removed from a speeder.

She walked over and plucked it out of the Jawa's hands, looking it over before walking away and fitting it back into it's place. She then sat on the back of the speeder and lay back on top of it. She would wait for word from Ryla who had gone off to find someone before she looked for the parts she needed.

Ryla didn't waste any time finding out what items where broken, burnt out, or needing rewired or replaced, the list it self wasn't long: Flight stabilizer was needing a tune up, the engines needed some wires replaced, and the hyper-drive motivator was needing a restart. Each thing on the list was a one day job, not to mention Ryla had to reboot the security so "X" could get aboard without setting any alarms off, and so she could reprogram them to her own settings.

Ryla went to the cargo hold first to get the parts and tools that where pre-supplied for her. All she had to do was fix and steal. She decided the flight stabilizer was the most important thing that was needing fixed, so she started with that, in case they had to get away before the deadline, still three days away.

Around the time she had gotten it removed the messenger bot would be getting to "X" and giving the simple message,
"XS light stock freighter, main Docking bay 99, three days."
Ryla would wait for the message to return, and if they needed to talk constantly she would ask for a com-link or holocom, or something quicker then an out dated messenger drone.

X watched everything around her, the aliens and other humans going about their business. She knew that Ryla would get back to her soon so she needed to be ready. She saw a shop nearby that sold holopads and went in to grab two portable holopads so they could communicate better. As she walked out after paying for the holopads, she noticed a messenger droid bumping against her speeder and walked over to it. It looked at her and delivered this message.

"XS light stock freighter, main Docking bay 99, three days."

X nodded and gave the second holopad to the drone before programming in a message. "Okay...since you found one, we'll use these holopads to communicate. I'll see if I can find a place nearby to stay and work." She sent the droid on it's way and checked her speeder. Good news was that the repulsors still worked so she could push it to a good place. Bad news was that she couldn't drive it properly without fixing it. That meant a long walk to Docking bay 99.

"Well...better get this over with." She muttered to herself as she pushed the speeder forwards.

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It had been a long three days, but she had finally finished work on the steering control. At first, she had believed that it would be an easy fix. Just replace the parts and it would be fine. She found over the days that she worked on it that it didn't exactly work that way and she needed to calibrate everything back to the last millimeter. It was annoying to say the least, but she had finally sycronized the repulsors and the steering control to her movements as it had been before. She had talked to Ryla at the end of every day to see how the work was progressing and she now called Ryla yet again to see if it was time. She waited for Ryla to pick up as she waited on her speeder in front of Docking Bay 99.

The three days had gone slow fixing everything was a hassle, and on top of the normal work on the last day she had to recalibrate the passwords and security to default until she had the future codes from "X". It was the last day and she had a com unit now that was making it easier to talk back and forth at each other. Ryla looked at the Crono clock, it was only hours before the smuggler would return and she didn't even know of X was out side.

She pulled the com out and set it in her left hand while still working on the last of the repairs, Hey you out there yet? Ryla asked quickly into the com ,and weather it was a yes or no she asked the next question running down the hall to the cockpit and accessed the security console. K, I'm about ready here, i need those codes though and... Something started flashing on the control panel, she looked outside and saw the captain returning.
Ohh... sithspit! she said still into the com, Uhh...he's here, I need those code now and you might have a fight for the ship on your hands while i finish things up! She said resetting the codes and waiting for a response.

"Hey you out there yet?" said Ryla's voice over the com. X woke from the beginning of a nap and pressed the response button. "I'm here." she said into the com. She listened to what Ryla needed from her. X had three days to think over the codes that she would remember and was about to respond with them when she heard Ryla speak again, this time a bit urgently.

"Uhh...he's here, I need those codes now and you might have a fight for the ship on your hands while I finish things up!" She turned pale as Ryla said that. She couldn't let her one chance off this planet slip through her fingers like the very sands on it. She keyed the com again. "Ryla, the codes will be the following. I will repeat the main security code twice. We can worry about the detailed codes later. Main code is 13576009-35. I repeat. 13576009-35." She kicked her speeder into gear and shot forwards. "I'll be there soon Ryla...hold out for a little longer." She said to herself as she found the ship and maneuvered her way to it.

13576009-35, Ryla thought. "I'll be there soon Ryla...hold out for a little longer." Ryla's mouth gaped open for a moment before pulling herself together and swallowing. She punched in the codes quickly and eyed them for a moment to make sure she didn't miss type something. When she was confident it was right she pounded in the enter key temporary locking the captain outside the ship.

She heard a thumping on the haul from outside, it stopped for a second while the captain tried his old code again.
WHAT IN BLAZES IS GOING ON IN THERE LITTLE GIRL?!!! The man yelled at her from inside and she responded as calmly as she could, it was a good thing he couldn't see her because it wouldn't take a Jedi to tell she was ling. Yeah sorry about that sir! I uhh... Tripped a wire, lemme see what i can do. She said and bit her lip hoping it was a convincing lie.

She carefully looked at where the captain was with a view screen, being a roughly designed Corellian ship, there where normally thousands of exposed power cables and fuel lines on the outside of the ship, that wasn't a insult because the ships where some of the best in the galaxy, In this case she was able to use that as an advantage. She looked over some controls and found one that leaked a gas line right where the Captain was standing, and if it was the Gas she thought it was, once it mixed with air it would turn into a smoke like fog.

HEY! CAPTAIN I THINK I FOUND IT HOLD ON! She yelled out as she pressed the trigger switch and the exhaust leaked right into the mans face and within a few seconds he was effectively invisible. DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN THERE?! The captain yelled irritated, and all Ryla could do was laugh at the view screen until her sides hurt. Unfortunately that distraction wouldn't last long, X would have to be around very quickly.