SNEAK and Destroy

[A®heim]

The marksman strode down the alleys. The shabby buildings rose on all sides of him. His decision to separate conveniently coincided with Damien's orders. By his calculations he was now a fair distance ahead of the rest of the team. He could here damien addressing the rest of the team, it was time to strike. Ayer, can you see the squad from your posistion?

Yes sir, and it would appear that they are preparing for action.

Thank you Ayer, keep up the good wo-

Sean, it may interest to know that you're being followed by someone.

What do you mean?

Quite honestly I don't know how you've missed him, he's been following your exact path for the last few minutes.

Sean whipped around and peered down the alley. Other than a few dirty beggars digging through dumpsters keeping a curious but wary eye on the soldier. Nobody he recognized...

It may interest you to know that my optical sensors are having difficulties focusing on him, but my infra-red shows him clearly. I don't like the look of this guy Mu'haro.

Sean looked harder. He couldn't lose the feeling that there was something obvious he was missing, as if the solution was right before him but he didn't have the will to look upon it. ...Ayer, ready your charge emitter, I have another job for you. Since it seems that you are unaffected by whatever shrouds this being I want you to try to have a word with him. Ask him what his intentions are and whatever you do, don't get caught!

The droid gave his uneasy consent and Sean watched his bird-like decent from the sky. Sean was curious to see what would happen but he felt his presense might add to the complications, besides, he had to get into position.

(OOC: my character will now split from my NPC and will be done rather like Talau has.)

((Ayer))

Ayer dove quickly through the lower clouds and perched upon a rooftop nearby the "invisible" figure. He fully extended his wings and the outer covering retracted revealing a set of shimmering solar panels. The droids vision instantly sharpened and a bar rose quickly in front of his optical sensors followed by the words "DISCHARGE READY".

Feeling slightly emboldened, Ayer swooped down and landed suddenly in front of the figure. Hello, I am AER-03. My friend wishes to know why you are following him.

[Necro Stormborn]

Ramseye walked slowly nearer to a cantina, where a weequay and rodian stood guard. In ones hand was a vibroblade, and the other held a blaster rife. Ramseye neared the entrance to the cantina. From where he was he could hear the music from the band inside. It was pleasant, at least at this time of evening. Ramseye was still spewing darkside energy, as he wanted to be seen, wanted to be confronted.

The dark tendrils ripped at the air around him. as he neared the guards of the back entrance to the cantina, they seemed to get more and more anxious.... paranoid maybe. their fear was palpable. Ramseye could taste the fear. "Delicious." he said. the two guards stared at him and looked him up and down. "Hey mister what are you doing, this is not for customers, boss only."

Ramseye closed the distance and was now only a few feet from the rodian. "Does it look like i care? your in my kriffing way."

at that the weequay went to raise his blaster, but Ramseye motioned at the rodians arm, and the vibroblade rocketed upwards towards the weequay's arm, cutting it at the elbow, causing the weequay to drop the gun along with his arm. then ramseye slammed the rodian against the wall with his hand and closed his hand around the rodians neck. after three seconds there was a slight pop and the rodian fel motionless. Ramseye dropped him to the ground then opened the door to the cantina.

He was welcomed by a long hallway with restrooms on either side. at the end was a poster of Abregado Rae. He strode to the end of the hallway then turned the corner and ventured into the lounge.


It was a crowded place, however the force had showed him that there was a gap, or a whole in this cantina. It was as if someone was hiding themself in the force, or trying to remain unseen. the void pulled him here, now he needed to discover what it was. He continued towards the bar, listening and watching everyone closely. he wouldnt be hard to miss... he was extremely built, bald, and had a goatee. he was wearing a black and gray vest, and an undershirt with no sleeves, accompanied by black flowing bottoms. His archaic dualphase lightsaber dangled from his waistside. He was obviously here for business, not pleasure.


(( Im in the cantina that regnier is in. just in case you were wondering =) ))

[Talau the Ever-Lurking]

Aunna:

Nodding to what the cathar said, Aunna took another backwards step. Perhaps she was just gullible, or perhaps she knew when to trust what others said despite their alliance...but Aunna had a feeling that it was indeed best to stay put for the time being...just...not in close proximity to the cathar woman. Another step backwards and she froze. Something wasn't right around here...it was as if the world had gone cold and every sound around her had become muted. For a moment her mind flickered to Vex...he often brought on something similar to that cold feeling, that chill of fear...but she suddenly realized, this was much different. Instinctively reaching into her pocket for her weapon, Aunna realized that it wasn't there. Cursing the sith woman for taking it from her on the ship, the major scanned the bar area, her eyes lighting upon a tall and built man, who looked like the devil himself.

A shiver ran down her spine as Aunna stared at him, nearly frozen in her place. She couldn't shake the feeling that this was going to get real dangerous, real fast. Prying her eyes away for long enough to look for possible points of retreat, she noted that the back door was open where it previously hadn't been. Her eyes wide as she looked back to the newcomer, who was headed their direction, Aunna fought the cold around her to try and get her mind out of the fog that currently seemed to engulf it. She was weaponless and faced with a potentially deadly situation, and the fact that her body still ached and her mind was still swimming from being tossed about at various times didn't help her think any more clearly.

Finding her feet again, she continued to back up, before turning and making her way into the most crowded area of the cantina she could find. Right now, her best bet was to, quite literally, get lost. For the first time in a long time, she remembered what it was like to be this afraid. It was a flaw of hers, and she knew it came from not having a weapon....there was a certain feeling of control one had while carrying a weapon, a feeling that one could protect themselves or others and live...but armed only with fists and strength....the fear that normally could be held at bay tended to seep back to the forefront of the mind, leaving one with a primal instinct to stay alive however one could manage it.

Vex....I hope you show up soon if you're around here....I don't think this is gonna be pretty...(heh...what an understatement THAT is)....she thought, another tingle of fear crawling down her spine.


Jade:

As expected, it didn't take long for the rear admiral to arrive at the planet's surface, his docking pad not far from the fated cantina. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, Jade didn't realize this as of yet. He did, however, notice a darkness near by...something threatening. He could only imagine it was Ramseye. How he loathed having unleashed this man on this planet right now....when his sister was here. Yes, he was certain she was here now...the all to familiar comforting feeling that he got from her was close by.

Knowing this, Jade began his search. Pulling out his comlink, he signaled Sunomi that he wanted to speak to her.

Captain Sunomi...There's someone here besides who we are looking for...I'm not sure why, she's here but she is....if you find a republic major somewhere around...would you mind capturing her? She might be of use to us. Not to mention I would prefer you didn't kill my sister.

He stated casually. He'd just have to take a gamble that Aunna would manage to 'get away' before she was captured. Either way, he couldn't have Sunomi go around killing his family now could he?

[Regnier]

Dani remained fairly still, keeping an eye on the major through the corner of her eye as the woman backed towards the crowd. She made no motion to stop her. What she did now was her own prerogative, not Dani's, and she fully intended to hold true to her words. She very rarely broke a promise, and even then only for very, very good reasons. What did she have if not her word? She would never again grasp freedom, not until the day she drew her last breath, of that she knew. So that was it, her word and her personal crusade, nothing else mattered anymore.

Turning her attention away from the crowd, the Cathar's natural senses prickled. Someone, something was close, very close. It didn't take any training in the Force to feel the raw malice that poured into the cantina. The entire cantina quieted down, most of the occupants turning from their business to glance around at one another. Something...bad was close by, everyone could feel it, and it made everyone nervous. Nervous in a pit full of mercenaries, bounty hunters, thugs, and other criminals meant a lot of hands hovering above, or gripping weapons.

Dani yawned. She, the barkeeper, and the man beside her, a very short and square Coruscanti with numerous scars sitting comfortably a heavy suit of armor, were among the very few to not appear perturbed in the slightest. The man chuckled.

"You'd think something bad's about to happen..."

Scanning the room once over, quickly spotting...well, for most, he probably only appeared to be one tough individual out for someone's head. To the hunter, he was...more than just the source of some strong feelings. He was the giant black cloud filling the room. Bingo. Player number two.

"That's why you're here, Parias. Trouble's here. You know what to do."

"Baldy? Hmph. You sure know how to pick 'em. Have fun, furball."

Downing the remainder of his drink, the Coruscanti shoved his way through the crowd until he was a few feet past Borgonia. As he passed, he very discreetly slipped her an older model Republic Army sidearm, grip first. Stopping a few feet behind her, he turned his head slightly and spoke so that she, but few others, could hear him. "Name's Marquin. I've been paid to keep anything untoward from happening to you. Try not to make my job any harder than it may already be, please? Keep with the crowd and try to get to the side exit, beside the bar. I'll be outside shortly, if I survive this." Though the same height as the major, he had eighty pounds, fifteen years, and many scars more, and he moved like he knew what the hell he was doing. Gripping the repeater slung over his back in one hand, he set his helmet on his head, muttered something about hating his job, and lifted the rifle until it was leveled at the ceiling, bracing the stock against the inside of his elbow. With a loud, and very colorful insult, he grabbed the nearest non-threatening man, a Duro, and began, quite frankly, beating the piss out of him, cursing him up and down as he threw the Duro about the room like a toy, the only discernible words other than some form of vulgarity being "my" and "sister". Most everyone in the cantina backed away from the scene, some reaching for their own weapons, as another Duro attempted to rescue his friend, only to be sent reeling as the buttstock of a rifle connected with with the underside of his jaw.

Raising his repeater at the ceiling again, the Coruscanti fired several rounds and began screaming like a madman. It was the point that "kill every one of you" left his lips and a grenade seemed to magically appear in his hand that people started for the doors as quickly as possible through the crowds as the bottle-necked into the exits. The side-exit, however, was completely sealed until the barkeeper himself opened it. Only a select few noticed the new exit in the madness and tried for it.

Once the room had mostly cleared, and a handful of bouncers had fought their way inside through the crowds streaming out, the Coruscanti glanced at the genderless black-armored figure leaning calmly at the bar, and then at the bald man with the lightsaber on his belt as he set the grenade back on his belt. Shrugging at the guards, he grinned beneath his helmet. "Have fun, kiddies. I'm out."

Turning, he made his way to the exit beside the bar, shouldering past a heavily confused bouncer.

Dani didn't move, didn't even look up. "You wouldn't be looking for me, would you?"

[Vex]

Vex glanced up with those black eyes, seeing the object come down swiftly and alight on the ground in front of him. It did seem to be a droid and while he was no expert on military equipment, but given the nature of the gear that the man he was following carried, he assumed it was some sort of recon droid. That made it surprising that it would come here and land, directly in front of him. Dealing with droids were always a separate and tricky subject when using the Force. What affected a flesh and blood creature did not always or often affect an autonomous creation the same way. Such was the case now...which he quickly surmised by the fact that this thing was sitting here, now, looking at him.

Perturbed but not overly worried about this, he regarded the droid with those black, lifeless eyes. Covered in his robes and wearing that rebreather, he thought that he and this droid had much in common. With out an apparent sense of urgency he crouched down, resting elbows upon his knees, head tilting to the side slightly as he looked it over and then spoke. "I am following him and his because they are the lesser evils in this game and, for the moment, our objectives coincide."

Glancing away, he noticed that all those threads he'd seen before were coalescing, converging toward one central point not terribly far ahead of him. Whatever was going to happen, itwas going to happen soon and all the pieces were just about into place. By the crowd that was starting to disappear from it swiftly, it was a bar and not one with the most reputable clientel.

Things were happening. He couldn't afford the stealth anymore...especially not when, at this range, he caught the emotional ripple from the Major, confirming that she was there and that things were unfolding badly enough that she was afraid. That this stubborn woman was openly accepting that emotion said far too much for him. "Your Master and his people need to hurry."

He shed that mental shield and cloak from himself like one takes off a jacket. It sloughed away from him and those optical sensors would no longer be having difficulty. He opened himself up to the Force and let it be open to him. Other sensitives would no longer be blocked from him. He didn't say anything else, drawing upon the Force to plant speed into his movements as he stepped around the creation and took forward in a run towards that cantina.

The full force of that Dark User's malevolence wrapped about him, but Vex was not afraid, at least not for himself. He loathed his being and current state. Death would only be a release. It was the Major's well-being that worried him, however, and it was that which spurred him on. He drew upon the Force, pulling into himself, feeding off of it and turning his own fear and the fear he felt from Aunna into rage. Rage against those that had taken her...fuel to fan the Dark Jedi's power as he came to join in on this little get together.

[Zarkan]

Sunomi stepped carefully around one of the numerous drunks that seemed to lay all over this city-planet. Truthfully sunomi had to admit randomly walking around the city searching for, well she didn't know what wasn't being very effective. Sunomi heard the first clip of her communicator before jace's voice started flowing though she smiled slightly before she caught the message. She glanced behind her before replying quietly over the comm "Sister? Um, sure we'll capture her jade if your sure you want her captured." she finished transmitting and turned towards her squad and gestured them towards her just as her comm crackled back to life. "Ma'am we've got something on our sensors looks like a republic recon droid from the transmitter signature." Sunomi couldn't Identify the voice though it was clearly from one of the troops at the recon post. "Transmit the coordinates to me and keep up the good work." she said checking the wrist comp to make sure the coordinates had come through. "Ok, with luck this droid and it's handlers might just lead us right to them. Bulk and Tomka I want you two on me everyone else spread out, lets move."

[10Tickler]

As Sean moved out on his own, Damien hoped with all his heart that he'd be smart enough to separate from his blasted Droid for a while. No matter what RepINT said, nothing was undetectable anymore. A short burst of Static came through his helmet, and the Sgt. Swore on an open channel.

We have IntReps of possible trouble in the area. Dark Armor, Dark Cloaks...Called in by a "concerned Citizen" Probably concerned for themselves. I want All Eyes on their points, Scan and Sweep. MOVE

Indeed, his soldiers were trained, and spreading out, they formed a Tight circle, moving as one, eyes scanning from beneath their Helmets, Fingers resting testily on the Triggers. Overhead, a Buzzing Noise made Damien Look up, only to catch the watcheye of a Recon Droid, one that was Most definitely not Republic Issue. It only took one shot to Take down.


They know we're here

Damien began to Sweat a little. This was indeed all that they needed, more combatants.

[A®heim]

(Sean)

Sean peered behind him once more to see a robed figure materialize from thin air in front of Ayer. So that droid was telling the truth after all... However, there was no time to waste asking questions, Sean turned the corner and continued jogging down the dank alleys. At last he reached a dead end, the dirty facade of a large building looming before him. The sniper slid off his pack and unzipped it. He withdrew from it a pair of electrobinoculars and some radar equipment then unlatched his rifle from it and slung it across his back.

After concealing his pack carefully behind some rubbish piles, Sean began to search for a way up to get into a good vantage point. He eventually found a rusted emergency staircase and began his ascent. One story.....two stories.....three stories....he continued up the stairs for what seemed like an eternity until they ended at a worn steel door. Finding it locked, he pressed his silenced blaster pistol up to the handle and released several short blasts. The door creaked slowly opened. The smoke cleared revealing that the building was likely abandoned; the only illumination coming from the sunlight coming through several small windows.

Sean pressed himself against the wall and peered through one of the windows carefully. Below him was a great commotion surrounding what appeared to be a dirty cantina. Nervous lowlifes were pouring out in great abundance and he could hear the distinctive crack of blaster fire. Moving as slowly as he could, Sean lifted his rifle from his back and unfolded the small attached tripod. The long, smooth scope was clicked into place and the whole lethal contraption was carefully positioned in the window. Whatever was going on, it was happening inside that cantina. Sean could see Damien and the rest of the squad moving in from a short distance away, guns drawn and ready. The safety was clicked off...


(Ayer)

Ayer looked at the Jedi with a look of slight confusion and nodded. I will inform them at once. Thank you for your assistance in all this.

The man had now lost any trace of a cloak and Ayer had no difficulty picking him up on any sensory level. As he hurried past the small droid, Ayer took wing and soared alongside him for a moment, One more thing. As my role is not only a tool to my squad but a comrade, I have been programmed to take this view to them as well. There are no masters in efficient warfare.

Ayer nodded at the man once more and quickly began to gain altitude. Once among the clouds, the droid deployed his transmission antenna. Mu'haro, this is Ayer. I have made contact with the one who has been following you. He means no harm and in fact wishes to assist us in our mission. This man is powerful, Mu'haro, he could be a valuable ally but keep an eye on him as he could easily become just as powerful of an enemy.

[Necro Stormborn]

Ramseye twisted, and felt the breeze of the air change as things were set in motion. It was quick, everything happened at once. In the end he was just as he had been. Leaning against the bar, gazing across at a being whom seemed very relaxed.

He grinned, as he watched her. He could not tell if she was the target, but she certainly was connected somehow to all of this. He kept his eye on her then turned to hear people screaming as a man with a repeating blaster stormed around and started a commotion before firing at the roof and forcing everyone to flee the cantina.

Within minutes the place was empty, save for the two individuals. Ramseye reached across the bar and grabbed a glass and poured himself a Corellian ale. After raising the glass to his lips and sucking down the warm liquid he turned back to the cathar. She still wasn't looking at him, but she had remained seated and had not fled when everyone else did. This made him even more curious. She was definitely involved now..

He backed up and rounded the bar towards her, nearing closer and closer, filling the room with hate and malice. His lust poured into the room, rage and anger turning the air into a noxious entity. Finally close enough to flick her in the arm or make a slice at her neck and sever it with his saber he spoke.

"Hmmm.... Is there a reason that I should acknowledge your presence and your worth? what would you know, or who would you be that would, should you express it to me, bar me from striking you down right here?" When he spoke, anger and hate spewed from his mouth, the tensity and strength behind his statement would no doubt be felt by this woman.

"I'm a patient man, when I see fit to be, and currently, I seem to have an urge to rush things through, so perhaps you should be brief." He crossed his arms, one of his hands groping his abdomen in the direction of his saber. He made it obvious that he was slightly reaching for it, but at the same time trying to resist the urge to kill the one in front of him.

Finally waiting for his response he almost lost it. he moved a step forward and began to make a move to pull his saber and activate it but then---

He felt it. Another. there was another force user, and he was very close. It worked... I knew it would if I did it long enough..hmph Ramseye could feel the presence, as if the man had shed his force cloak, thrown it off and made himself very visible to Ramseye, perhaps..... on purpose? It was a matter that was unclear at the moment. Then again, perhaps the women that Ramseye was supposed to retrieve for Rear-Admiral Borgonia had been here... and perhaps that was the connection this cathar had in all of this.... and perhaps that too was the connection that was drawing the other to this location. Now its all coming together....

[Talau the Ever-Lurking]

Aunna:

No sooner had the new man arrived, did he shove a blaster into her hands. Thank God for small mercies. As she listened, she blinked and nodded silently, not bothering to ask questions. If he was planning on stirring up trouble to get her and the others out of this cramped place safely, she wouldn't argue. At least someone had a plan around here. Eying the side door, she nodded again.

Don't get yourself killed, and get out as soon as you can. I don't like the feel of this man.

She stated before disappearing into the crowd once again, the blaster now hidden in one of her deep pockets, as she made her way toward the side exit. Not paying any attention to the scene going on behind her, she bolted for the door as soon as the shots were fired and vanished with the few people who had noticed the small exit. Appearing in the ally, she darted toward the end nearest her: the back entrance where, little did she know, Vex and the recon droid were. Following the flow of people streaming from the pub, she didn't bother with being polite in her forcing her way through them, finding openings and darting around people as fast as she could. As the crowd started to thin, she turned toward the nearest door, ready to break it down to get inside, when she noticed the blur that was Vex headed down the ally.

Not bothering to stop and wonder who it might be, she continued to work her way toward the door, but she had the feeling the force user would reach her first.

Wonderful...get away from one, to be caught by another?

She wondered, as she ran her shoulder into the door, the hinges groaning under the blow. If she could get inside she would have a better chance against who ever it was than out in the open with other people blocking her way.


Jade:

Another blip on his force 'radar' made Jade's senses tingle. That was the man he had met earlier...he could just tell. As Sunomi replied, he managed a strained chuckle as he broke out into a full sprint toward where he could feel the others converging.

Sunomi...I don't care what you do, just don't kill her. If you capture her I can keep her safe...for now...but if you happen to...not find her here at all, well, I won't complain.

He stated, turning down a street to see a group of Republic soldiers moving swiftly in the direction of where he thought the other force users were. This was going to get sticky, swiftly, but he needed them their..he just hoped Sunomi and her troupe could hold their ground and not get killed. Darting across the street before the commandos could spot him, Jade turned down another ally, finding a hoard of seedy looking men and women scattering in all directions. It would be a hassle to get through them...damn.

[Vex]

They were too close now. This close to the ripping, malevolent power of a presence that the other Dark Jedi was putting out, smaller things could slip by, especially in his haste. His senses tingled, letting him know Aunna was near...but he expected her to be in the same vicinity as the Jedi and thus he pushed forward...completely bypassing the door and the true subject of his search altogether.

He stopped there, before the entrance. The limited room within the cantina would work against him and his strengths. He needed the room to maneuver...at least with an opponent that had a connection to the Force that this one did. He had little doubt that the man's presence had been a challenge of sorts...something to draw him out. With the uncomfortable understanding that he was worrying over Aunna's state, he decided that it was time for him to send forth a challenge himself...to draw this one to him, to the open and hopefully away from the Major.

Drawing on the Force, he focused on the center of that malevolence and slammed it at the source like a spear, cerebrally bludgeoning the man and hopefully provoking him into coming out for retaliation.

[Talau the Ever-Lurking]

((UPDATE))

(since Regnier doesn't like to show up, don't count on Dani to be here for your posts. As much as I dislike the idea we may have to cut Reg out of this since attempts to reach him have failed.)


New Posting Order

Aunna/Jade

Vex

Ramseye (Necrofear)

Arheim (part of Eclipse's team)

Damien & team (Eclipse)

Sunomi & team (Zarkan)


Dani(Regnier) ((if he ever shows up again...but don't count on it))



((due to all of this confusion --which i'm very sorry about-- I shall start the posting order over again.

okay, so this post serves to distract Vex, hopefully, and allow Necro time to get the jump on him. from there everyone else jump in ASAP))

Aunna:

With one more shove against the door, the rusted thing came off it's hinges, a superficial dent in the metal of it from where she'd used her shoulder as a battering ram. Dipping into the darkness of the door, she watched the flash of motion that was the other jedi. Only as it passed and she managed to slow her heart a bit did she start to sort the situation out. She needed to figure out where Vex was...she had felt him earlier, but where in this planet was he? If she could find him, she'd be okay...maybe not great...but okay. Gah, this place was too dark and she couldn't see anything.

That was the problem right now...not being able to see anything. Pulling out her datapad, she touched a button and the back lit screen cast an eerie glow around the room. Bah, no stairs, boarded up windows...there would be no way to see the happenings in here, and if she was going to find the one person on this planet who could help her, she would need to be able to see when he arrived. Well, nothing for it then...time to play peek-a-boo with a dark jedi...she mused as she crept toward the door and peeked out it, the blaster held at the ready. Upon seeing no one, she stuck a foot out and leaned to cast a glance around the corner of the building.

There, to her surprise, was the man who'd nearly run directly into her, causing her to dart into this little hole like a frightened rabbit. The ripple of force that he aimed at the dark one inside flooding around him, despite him directing it at one specific person. Whoever he was, he seemed PISSED. Shuddering at the feeling of the man's aura, she blinked. Casting another glance around the corner, the Major couldn't help but smile slightly, relieved. Thank god, it was Vex...it had to be, she'd recognize that black mane of hair and that build anywhere. Her relief, however, was short lived as she realized that he must have thought her to still be in the building. Cursing, she faltered, wondering what was to be done.

If she distracted him now, he could be in serious trouble, should the other dark jedi try to retaliate...but if she didn't, they both might be in trouble. Deciding that escape would be the best option, she held the blaster tightly and stepped just past the corner and into view of Vex should he turn around.

Vex! Let's get the hell out of here, fast!

She shouted over to him, ready to sprint off at a moments notice. Either this would turn out very well, or very poorly.

[Necro Stormborn]

for a second, a mere fraction in the space and time with which they all existed, everything seemed to stop. Ramseyes vision blurred for a second, and then everything seemed a pale dra of white, brushed across the canvas of his eyes. He saw everything and nothing, something had caused this temporary lapse in coherence.

He trid to stay with the moment, breathed in deeply, exhaled lightly, relaxing his shoulders, but it seemed to trickle down his spine, and then suddenly, just as quickly as it had been summoned it seemed to have vanished. Time slowly accelerated, and the pale canvas returned to its normal hues of color. He winced, and then the sound returned. Screaming was everywhere and people were yelling all kinds of crazy expletives, fleeing the bar area.

The man whom started all of this, by pounding a few slugs into the ceiling with his blaster rifle, had all but vanished. But none of this mattered at all anymore. In fact, this bizarre turn of events where he'd been purposely left in the cantina with this kiffar had become irrelevant.

A dark mass, the presence he'd been hunting, what he was searching for had just done all the work, and furthermore, he'd guaranteed his death, by delving into Ramseye's mind and attempting to shock him and possibly immobilize him. The audacity this individual seemed to possess was extremely disturbing, and Ramseye seemed put off greatly by this trait. All the more reason to kill this one rather then recruit him.

Anger lapped over him, flowing down from his shoulders and splashing onto the floor. The malice that had already been filling the area was now become stale, and darker. those who could see the force would notice a moat of thick crimson building and flowing in all directions towards the location of another dark side user. This individual, who had been classified as 'vex' was most likely the one who had released this power. Whether or not he was a match for Ramseye was not the question, but more or less, how long would he have to live now that he'd gained Ramseye's 'full' attention.

Ramseye grinned at the wall to his right, then paced away from the bar, leaving the woman there to be alone. Who knew if she would follow or not, regardless he'd cut her down if she tried. He walked a few more steps until he was approximately 10 feet away. He inhaled then stretched out a palm, flat and facing the wall.

"I hope you prove more interesting then the last....." Then suddenly, a wave of force began to form as a small but compact sphere. It began to roll down the length of his arm, then spread to the palm of his hand. There was a silence and then the force erupted outwards like a jet of energy towards the wall, as if the compacted force had been shot out of a pressure hose.

The wave had no chance and crumbled outwards, sending debris in all directions and creating an explosive force in the alley way. The whole in the wall, now the size of a speeder, gave way to what was now the back alleyway, and in it was the presence that had made an attempt to pester him, and a few others. They were unimportant to him, and would be cut down if they proved an annoyance.

Ramseye walked through the whole and took a few steps down the rubble and into the alley, turning right first, noticing nothing, then left, to where he glared right at the dark jedi. "Why hello there. I believe you were trying my patience. Unfortunately it's currently all used up.. but I'll tell you what, if you tell me that your name is vex, we can just cut to the chase." said Ramseye in a very malicious tone, while crossing his arms in disapproval.

[A®heim]

(Sean)

Understood, I'll keep an eye out- AHHGG! Sean fell to the floor for cover as the wall not 10 yards from him imploded inwards. As he peered through the dust he saw what was very obviously a Dark Jedi stepping through the rubble. The man stared straight at the man who had been following Sean and addressed him menacingly. Upon closer inspection it would seem that the man following him had similar affiliation, and yet....

The two seemed fairly intent on the other's destruction. As quietly as he could. Sean clicked off his comlink and picked up his rifle. Without a sound, he set it down among some debris and laid down behind it. It would take some time to recalibrate the scope to this new range, but it wouldn't matter. He wanted to observe the combat and choose his target wisely...


(Ayer)

The droid saw the wall blast in and the figure step through. This was bad, very bad. If Ayer wasn't mistaken, he was dangerously nearby Sean's position. Ayer tried to bring him up on the comlink only to find that it had been switched off. At least that man had a little common sense left...

Ayer dove in lower to get a better view. The offender seemed to be confronting the Jedi he had spoken to earlier. From the looks of the tension going between them, this was not going to go cleanly.

Hang in there Sean, don't get yourself killed...

[10Tickler]

Peripheral vision lies, but oftentimes, it's more useful then most people would realize. Sure, the vision's blurrier, less detailed. At the same time, however, it's exceptionally useful for picking out something that's just not right in a crowd. When Damien realized it, he looked to the roofs, where the two light scouts had moved to earlier, keeping their eyes out.

Boss

His comm hissed at the beginning of the Transmission from "Tails" one of the few Females on his Squad.

We have movement, several targets...dressed similarly, carrying different arms, separated but still moving in the same direction, Coming your way. Orders?

With a hiss, Damien shook his head, silently indicating that he had none, then looked around him. To his left, "Oso" and "Kitty" had heard the Transmission, and with a Whining noise, the Heavy Gunner started the small motors in his Heavy Repeating Blaster. Her ears perked up, Kitty was ready for a Fight too.

Reaper

Damien said, popping his neck as he brought his Rifle across his chest, motioning to the rest of the Squad to Spread out and prepare for combat.

You see a Shot, Take it, I don't care who's in the way, if It's me, shoot through my Damn head, you hear me?

Damien knew that Sean would listen, would do his duty. Behind the main line, A Gotal started the camera in his helmet, recording and sending battle Data to the Small Frigate above the planet over a Tight band frequency.

It was time, Damien knew this, to separate the true soldiers from the Civvies, and there was one way to do that with ease. Raising his Blaster rifle to the Sky, he grinned, looking at "Oso" and then to "Stand" who did the Same. Within a moment, they were pulling their Triggers, letting a short burst of Rifle and Heavy arm fire into the air.

Short of the Criminally insane, most people would flee from the Sound of Heavy Arms fire, and That was what Demon was banking on as he Lowered his rifle, shouting commands.

TAKE COVER, TAKE COVER, Heavies on point, Rifles between, Let's do some Damage... Reaper, I need a Report!

[Zarkan]

Sunomi was oblivious to most of what was going on in the cantina only having a short report of people running from it and the top of a building apparently exploding near by as she and her squad traveled down the walk way slowly. She kept having for force down the urge to take a military combat stance as she moved down the far left edge of the walkway. Her head jerked up as she heard blaster bolts fire into the sky as she dived behind a store front wall before screaming over her comm for everyone to grab some cover before realizing the fire wasn't coming her way as she rose up and peaked over the short wall her assault rifle ready to start firing any time.

[Talau the Ever-Lurking]

((Aunna))

As the wall exploded...or imploded, she wasn't sure...Aunna cursed and ducked back around the corner, dropping to a knee with her back pressed against the wall, holding the blaster at the ready out of habit. It was that blasted dark jedi again! Well...it seemed as if 'badly' was the word of the month. Snorting derisively, she was about to peak her head out from around the corner once more when a round of fire erupted near by. Covering her head slightly, she listened intently for where the shots had come from. Damnation, she wished they could just get the hell outta this place. She'd always had a strong dislike for Nar Shaddaa, but right about now she was hating it, pure and simple. Only after there had been relative silence for a few moments did Aunna poke her head out from around the corner, and even then only just enough to see what was going on.

Unfortunately, there wasn't much to see without being seen herself. She wasn't able to look any further without possibly presenting her head as a nice target for whoever had those heavy weapons. Shaking her head, she debated on creeping around the other side of the building she currently had he back against. If she did, however, who knew what was on the other side. At least this side she knew who her enemies were. That was decided then....go scope out the other side as best she could without being seen while putting distance between herself and the force user fight that was undoubtedly going to occur. Best to stay out of the way of that one.

Creeping over to the other side of the building, she peered around the corner. Great. There were the guns...Republic? They sure looked to be. Sighing slightly she peered a little further down the way to see what was holding their attention beside the madly running civilians. Seeing several people dive out of the way, she groaned. Great....just wonderful...a force fight on one side, and a Republic/possible sith gang war on the other. She rolled her eyes and huffed slightly. Now what to do...things were about to get ugly on both sides of this blasted building, and most likely they were bound to clash at some point.

((Jade))

Skidding around a corner, Jade ducked behind the nearest wall as he heard the sound of shots being fired. The stampede of people away from the area allowed him time to pull his spear from his pocket and extend it, causing the people to shy away from him too. Good...the more people out of his way the better. Darting into the crowd he made it to another wall and ducked behind it. Not far away he saw Sunomi and nodded slightly to her before ducking down and creeping along behind the low wall not far from him and heading to the woman.

What just happened? Was that a Republic squad I just saw?

He asked, over the shouts of the running people.

[Vex]

Vex glanced back, those black pits of his eyes widening as he saw that Aunna was not in front of him, trapped in the cantina, but behind him. That's what he got for rushing into things, for letting his emotions overcome his common sense. Bloody woman caused him more trouble than she was worth and, worse yet, he let her. He was about to step off towards her when that wall exploded out. It wasn't hard to feel the rippling power that the other had called upon through the Force to make himself a door. He'd taunted the sleeping rancor...and now it was awake.

Vex had crouched, ducking to avoid the pieces of wall raining everywhere, but now he stood. His motions were slow and deliberate as he turned back to face this, the man that he'd pushed, believing him to have had Aunna. Fool indeed, Vex Praetor. You've let yourself be drawn in by that infuriating woman and it's brought you nothing but trouble. Now, at last, that trouble has come to a head. He didn't have much time for rueful musings, however. The other Jedi had appeared and was speaking to him.

Dark eyes narrowed a bit more, hearing that the man knew his name. If this one did not have Aunna...then Vex was at a loss for why this one knew him, why he wanted him besides the attack that he'd just launched against the other's formidable mental faculties. He wouldn't get a chance to know either, as Vex found him in a precarious balance. If he tried to leave, there was little doubt this man would follow, would hunt him. Vex gave him no choice to the contrary. He couldn't run fast enough, not if he was taking Aunna with him...and he would not leave her here to defend for herself.

Run....Aunna....leave while you can. He threw the thought into her mind, putting as much of his mental persuasion and talent as he could to try and make it stick in that infuriatingly stubborn woman's head so that she might save her own life. Despite himself, he smiled.

He knew it probably wouldn't work...

Focusing on the man once more he nodded his head once. "I am...but I prefer the cut, not the chase." He'd already been drawing on the Force, still letting it flow through him in preparation of her defense...and he let it sing in his veins and through his muscles now as he launched himself without warning towards the other Dark Jedi. Violet and Crimson blurred with that Force-induced speed as he bore down on the other, to cut the man down before he had a chance to defend himself...before he could become a threat.

In his minds eye, the image came up...him, crumpled on the ground, broken and defeated. This bald monstrosity triumphant over him. He saw Aunna...that face, those eyes, wide with shock...and pain? She was there...and then she fled, safe. He saw the lightsaber burn to life again in the man's hand, coming down to end it all. It didn't matter, though, she was safe.

The intangible glimpse at the future faded and he was still there, closing the distance, bringing death. He already knew that it was his own...but he would not go quietly...and not until he could be assured that she would be safe.

Aunna...

[Necro Stormborn]

Ramseye grinned. "Then cut to it we shall." He paced forwards a few steps then stopped smiling as violet and crimson sabers were blurring in all directions as the man shot towards ramseye.

"Foolish man.." Ramseye sent a surge of force to his right side and his ancient weapon flew straight into his hands, igniting upon contact. Two red crimson blades soared out of both ends.

Suddenly Ramseye remembered feeling a slight push in the force, a signal or message sent to someone in the area... Who? and then he spotted the girl from the cantina... the one who left and tried to elude him, clearly thinking he 'wouldnt' notice. Well he did...and now he was connecting dots.


This man had shown up right as this girl was leaving .. now she once more was trying to hide from him. And now this man had sent a message to her through the force one that expressed... what was it..... Love... Disgusting

Ramseye had connected the dots, and how malicious he now felt. Ramseye ran forwards head on into the man, but at the last few seconds before he would clash with Vex, he ran to the right, and vaulted onto the wall using the force to stick him to the surface temporarily for the 5 steps he needed to get past Vex, and start closing the distance between him and this woman. If Vex could be manipulated or if Ramseye could use this girl to coax out the beast in vex, then he would.

Ramseye slashed downwards at Vex's neck as he ran past, not knowing if it connected or not. Regardless, the quick sweeping motion, and strength of his muscles behind the attack would require a dodge in the direction away from where Ramseye was going, or a parry in which case, Vex would be left open to a force blast in the back.

Ramseye vaulted off the alley wall and onto the ground several meters away from Vex and looked in the direction of Aunna. "Is this what your hiding from me?" He asked vex without turning around. Ramseye brought his lightsaber to bear and walked in the direction of the girl, never for a second taking his mind off of the dark jedi behind him. "Perhaps you'll concentrate better if I... dispatch her?"

[A®heim]

((Sean))

The sniper continued to lie low in the rubble as the two Dark Jedi began their clash. This was very bad, just one false move and he was as good as dead. This would have to be handled quickly and precisely. Damn, why do these things always happen to me. Sean hissed to himself as he slowly reached for the safety of his rifle.

Sean snapped his head down as the bald one vaulted off the wall just above him. Had he seen him? No...he was running off in another direction. Thank goodness for active camouflage. So the new menace was fleeing? Not likely, he still seemed to confident. What was he up to?

Sean risked a peak around the corner of his outcrop. Oh god no! There was Borgonia, the Dark Jedi was running right for her. There was no time for stealth anymore, he flipped on the comlink in his helmet. This is Reaper with an emergency call! Code 0153, Borgonia is in IMMEDIATE danger, repeat Major Borgonia is in IMMEDIATE danger. Requesting reinforcements and taking my shot.

The sniper grabbed his rifle and crashed it down facing the new threat. AYER! Target: the Dark Jedi running towards the Major! Give me firing angle and coordinate positioning NOW! This shot needs to be quick and accurate! Sean flipped the switch to project the infra-red beam from the tip of the scope and awaited the droid's response.

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((Ayer))

Ayer remained fixed upon the duel that had commenced below. A radio wave intercepted his sensors. It was Damien. Ayer tried to transmit the directive to Sean, but his comlink was still off. Just as well, with that bloodthirsty maniac just feet away from him, it was understandable that he would require absolute silence.

Not a moment after the droid saw the new Dark Jedi leap from the battle towards a small figure below, static crackled and Sean came onto the line. The figure was Borgonia?! Ayer zoomed in closer, indeed it was...then there really was no time to waste.

Sean shouted his request to Ayer. Right! 3465, -9142. 67 degrees SW. It was a neat little system really: the rifle projected an invisible beam that Ayer could pick up and measure easily. Using his built in calculation systems, Ayer could calculate the exact coordinates and angle this beam would have to be positioned in order to accurately line up with the requested target. It was a complex action that took a grand total of about .897 seconds for Ayer to ascertain.

In the droid's eye, he could see the thin beam as it realigned based on Sean's corrections according to the information. The Dark Jedi may not know it, but there was an infra-red line signiture blazing on his backside. You're all lined up Mu'haro, FIRE!

The rifle cracked as the beam became visible in many more spectrums, searing the atmosphere as it shrieked.