Galactic Society (Open/Lounge RP, but READ FIRST POST)

[Romulan_Furry]

*** Starfleet Command, San Francisco, Sol III ***

"That's correct insofar as it goes," Mira responded. "See, unlike the Jedi of the Old Republic, who viewed the Dark Side as an evil force to be shunned and battled, Jedi of today - both on Coruscant and Dragon'taan - are more open to the Dark Side, viewing it as another aspect of the Force to be studied and used. It's a tool, like any other. I am among those that took on a Sith name to reflect my advanced knowledge of the Dark Side, but at the same time, I do not ascribe to the way of the Sith. So you could say I walk in the power of the Dark Side, but do not let it control me. Hence why I say I am Sith in name only. To quote Darth Sidious - 'The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural'."

*** New Cerinia, Krystal's Mansion ***

"Why is she working for the Sith Covenant?" Markus asked, still half-asleep.

*** Sol's Bar & Grille, Draco City, Dragon'taan ***

"Daddy is gonna sit next to mommy," Drake responded, sitting little Jason down next to Shiloe.

*** Landing Zone, Tatooine ***

"It's not like they have anywhere to go," Doc commented.

"Landing zone is secure - mister Blaine, if you would?" Kira requested.

*** Sangheilios Orbit ***

"I see," Thel commented. "Well, send them down when you're ready."

*** Merchant Ship Crash Site, Green Hills ***

"Well, we gotta nail that creature, or get rid of him somehow, or we'll all end up in his skull collection," Morris suggested.

"Hate to admit it, but Morris has a point," the captain sighed. "How good are your motion trackers? Ours got damaged in the crash, and we've been getting scattered ghost signals."

*** Reach ***

"Fair enough," Vhikarev responded. "Whatever ship you arrived on, get it and bring it into orbit, and I'll take you aboard the Iron Dragon. From there..." he looked to Wilco. "We can head directly to Onderon. Word of advice, though - don't go fully armored in public view; the last personnel to do so were the Mandalorians, and the Onderonians never really let that one go."

*** Borealis Med bay, Geidi IV Orbit ***

"O-okay... wake me up when we get there," Keesha requested.

*** Detention Center, New Cerinia ***

The detention center personnel would be waiting just inside the entrance in the lobby to take T'liss into custody. Another would be waiting with Fayam's reward.

*** New Romulus ***

"Copy, Faith, transmitting approach vector now - skies are clear, approach when ready," came the response of a female Romulan.

*** Carnival Grounds, Earth ***

Amy ran after Mary, as though to race her there. Jason chuckled and shook his head. "Never a good idea to race a Jedi..."

[Ara Av-Toa]

*New Cerinia*
Fayam handed over T'liss without a word, and took the money. He barely spent a minute inside.

*New Romulus*
Faith touched down safely. The first thing the group did was getting some collective shuteye.

*Earth*
Mary didn't hear Jason. Instead, she yelled, "Come on, Jason! What are you waiting for?"

[Rayleonarde]

*Sith Construction Site, Gorbis Mongdrigo*
Garrus nodded and started waving down Mongdrigan vessels, who landed almost where they were. The pilots quickly dismounted, and started setting up large, telescoping poles.


The construction workers quickly took refuge near these poles, standing as close as possible without touching it.


Malgus's communique would be slightly garbled, but more-or-less intelligible.


*The Craat, Deep Space - Mongdrigo Orbit.*


Vestraad nodded. "So this Makeb, place. It's like Mongdrigo? Though I've never heard of a 'plasma' storm before..." His fur would suddenly stand on end, as the ship would generate it's warp sphere. A few seconds later, the ship would shift into the sphere and continue to Mongdrigo.


The ship dropped into orbit, but would immediately pop red alert. Vestraad would thumb his radio, speaking quickly. "Status."


"Ion storm, sir. We'll have to land a few miles away from the city."

Vestraad sighed. "Confirmed, go forward with the landing."


The ship groaned as it sharply changed course, heading for a relatively safe clearing. Or as safe as a tiberium-infested landing zone could be.

[Alessia Starfurr]

*** New Cerinia, Krystal's Mansion ***

"Because she's a smuggler and she works for money." Krystal explained

*** Sol's Bar & Grille, Draco City, Dragon'taan ***
"Mommy, Daddy whose that?" Shiloe asked, pointing to a Blue Fox on the stage.

*** Landing Zone, Tatooine ***
"Really?" The she-wolf asked "So what brings you to this dust ball?"

*** Reach ***
"I  took the public transport." Fixel explained removing her clone commando helmet.


** Merchant Ship Crash Site, Green Hills ***

"As good as any used by the Sangheili." Kyva replied

*** Sangheilios Orbit ***
"Do you have a large landing area somewhere? These craft are.... huge."

*** Borealis Med bay, Geidi IV Orbit ***
"We'll be there in 30 minutes tops..." Rae explained

[Wilco Whiteheart]

(Reach)


Wilco sighs. "Sorry..." He says, looking outside and feeling irritated at himself.

[Weaver]

*** Sol III, Starfleet Command ***


"Hm..." Weaver took another glance at the holocron, "so, I assume that you plan on using that to deal with whatever's coming?" he said, pointing at the device, "Nobody's told me that something was happening, but everyone is on edge, as if something bad is coming. Er... another question related to the first. Can you alone use that Battle Meditation ability? Just you without help? I mean, that ability sounds tremendous, could a single individual really use that by themselves?"

[Romulan_Furry]

*** Starfleet Command, Sol III ***

"It's been done before, and I've practiced similar arts before. I only learned of this holocron through a colleague, and I had him get it - but I cannot why he chose to hire you as a courier to bring this to me," Mira explained. "I won't lie - the Elachi were after this thing. I suspect it's the reason they're sending a fleet here. But the Elachi themselves are not Force-Sensitive, so either that has changed, or they were doing the same thing my colleague did - get it for someone else. Starfleet Intelligence suspects they're in league with the Sith Covenant, even though they presently have no evidence." She looked down at the holocron briefly before looking back at Weaver. "Why did Jackson have you bring this here? Why did he not bring it himself? Is he alright?"

(Weaver, I'll let you come up with your own explanation as to why Weaver was hired as a courier to bring the Battle Meditation Holocron to Sol III. If you want any suggestions, feel free to PM me.)

*** Reach ***

Vhikarev looked over Fixel briefly. "Well, if you took a public transport, you better come with us - I'll... take you aboard... the Iron Dragon. From there, we go to Onderon," he said. His gaze shifted to Wilco. "Is there anything you need to get before we depart? Onderon is a long way from here."

Near Fixel, invisible to anyone but her, Ahkrinviingah appeared next to her and said, "Your path and his will take you to Dragon'taan. But that won't be the only place you walk; your commanding officer will have tasks for you related to him. My advice? Do as commanded, but keep your eyes open for subtleties or opportunities; there will be plenty."

*** New Cerinia, Krystal's Mansion ***

"We'll contact her in the morning," Markus grumbled. "Go to sleep, dear."

*** Sol's Bar & Grille, Draco City, Dragon'taan ***

Drake looked up and frowned. "Can't say I recognize her at this distance," he commented.

"Now why does she look familiar?" Viktor asked as Kabby set Tyber down in a hi-chair.

*** Sangheilios Orbit ***

"Indeed we do - it was finished this morning. Again, however, we were not expecting you for another week. Regardless, approach when ready," Thel responded.

*** Merchant Ship Crash Site, Green Hills ***

"Well, it's better than nothing," the Captain sighed. "If we move together, we may be able to avoid a confrontation - whoever this is that's hunting us, they won't risk one of us seeing them."

*** Borealis Med bay, Geidi IV Orbit ***

By the time Rae said this, Keesha was already fast asleep.

*** Landing Zone, Tatooine ***

"Long story, not enough time," Doc responded.

Keesha waited on Blaine's response.

*** Sith Construction Site, Gorbis Mongdrigo ***

Garbled or not, Malgus' flagship would get the message, and rescue operations would be initiated. Malgus, himself, did not join the others, but instead stood out in the open, as though daring the storm to strike at him.

*** Starship Craat, Deep Space - Mongdrigo Orbit ***

"Makeb used to be a great place - until Hutt Cartel forces under one Toborro the Hutt came and took it over, over-mined the planet for it's Isotope-5, and practically destroyed the planet in the process. That being said, there were unconfirmed reports that suggested the Sith Empire of that time had a hand in that, too, but the reports were never confirmed. Hm..." she paused to mentally speculate, then spoke again, "I suppose that's one thing I'll have to ask Malgus - if the reports were true, I mean. I imagine he'd know more than I, considering everything I told you was based on information I found in the Jedi Archives."

*** Carnival Grounds, Earth ***

Jason jogged to catch up, then asked, "Who got here first - you or Amy?"

*** Mol'Rihan, New Romulus ***

The greeter droid was somewhat confused as to why the denizens of the ship that landed did not exit, but continued its rounds regardless.

*** Detention Center Grounds, New Cerinia ***

As Fayam was leaving the detention center, he would be approached by a feline in a KDF Uniform. "Excuse me, are you the bounty hunter who took down the Covenant Remnant Prophet Hierarchs?" she asked.

[Rayleonarde]

*Sith Construction Site, Gorbis Mongdrigo*
Garrus looked worriedly at Malgus, unsure of how to react. He glanced back at the lightning rod, weighing safety to his perceived loyalty.


The rainbow-colored lightning arched from the clouds to the ground, cutting a clear path in the tiberium. From the clouds, and on any Sith radar, craft seemed to materialize from the storm. Small, half-circle creatures twisted and twirled in the ion energy. They were made of the same material as the Mongdrigan vessels. A single, glowing membrane circle sat at the front of the creatures, and streams of energy trailed behind them.


Lightning struck the security rod multiple times, charging batteries with every bolt. The Mongdrigans ducked in fear at every strike.


*The Craat, Mongdrigo*


As the ship breached the acrid cloud cover, the pilots quickly located a clearing and landed.


Vestraad pulled a rather serious face. “Be wary of how you speak to Lord Malgus. Mongdrigans are loyal to a fault, and may not take lightly of slights against our savior.” He sighed, taking a deep calming breath. “But, I’m sure you’ll be respectful. In any event, your appearance will be a surprise; our communications won’t function till the storm clears.”

[Blaiiine]

** Landing Zone, Tatooine Orbit **


Blaine sighed and turned to face the squad and Spartan, his visor lense unfrosting as he did. "Right. We can shake hands and exchange names once we scuttle this ship. You three," He said as he looked to Kozik, Doc and Kira. "Head up and scout the entrance." Blaine finished.


"Gotcha, sarge." Kozik replied, taking off towards the ship's entrance with the other orbital troops to scout ahead.


"As for you, Spartan. You can follow me, maybe you can keep them from 'running away'." Blaine sarcastically said, using air quotes with his gloved paws. He then took off with a light run towards the entrance.

[Ara Av-Toa]

*New Cerinia*
Fayam dug through his memories. "Oh? That? Yes, I am! Wow, it seems so long ago already. Anyway, what do you need me for?"

*New Romulus*
It was true that the Faith was covered in calm, since none of the crew woke up to step outside. It would take hours before this would happen. Additionally, Faith's systems did not contain any holographic projectors or droids at all.

*Earth*
Mary said cheerful, "Amy, but I don't care!"

[Alessia Starfurr]

*** Merchant Ship Crash Site, Green Hills ***

"Tell me , Human. How do you know so much about the one who stalks us?" Kyva asked.


*** Sangheilios Orbit ***

"Roger it'll take us a few minutes to release the docking clamps." Fyra replied

 ***** Landing Zone, Tatooine ***

"Why does everyone call people who wear this armor spartan?" Lupe asked "I know it looks like the classic Mark 6 but it's... ugh nevermind"

[Weaver]

*** Sol III, Starfleet Command ***


Influence entire armies on her own? That power was terrifying, even in good hands. Weaver couldn't even trust himself with that kind of power. As for Mira's question, he stopped, looking up at the corner of the ceiling as he began to speak whilst crossing his arms,


"I can't say for sure. Everything was kind of cloak and dagger. While I initially got the job from Jackson, someone else gave me the package. He didn't say much, other than Jackson was 'busy.' I guess he didn't want to blow his cover, or something. I don't know.


"Hm... now that I think about it, I wasn't the only one given a package. There were several job listings for deliveries to different areas, along with certain ship specification requirements. My guess is that if someone caught wind of the holocron, they wouldn't know who had what. It's just a guess though. I got the job because my ship had a low signature, was fast, and could make longer jumps before having to let the engine recharge. Er... the other listings had different requirements. One was a military gunship of all things. Well not military military, but, you get the idea.


"I guess Jackson didn't deliver it himself because it'd be a big clue as to had the real package, either that or he did deliver a package, but as to distract from the real one."


Weaver shifted his gaze towards a random spot on the floor, "I knew that things seemed kinda shifty, but I didn't really think of all of this until I realized what I was carrying and the fact that others were hunting for it. Actually, another thought, is there a way you contact him? Make sure he's okay?"

[Romulan_Furry]

*** Sol III, Starfleet Command ***

"That's what I was going to tell you - we lost contact with him shortly before you arrived," Mira said. "He was telling me you were on your way, and then - phfft - he just drops out of contact. Too early to say something happened, but it's still a bit disturbing he'd drop out in midsentence like that."

"Lord Rellius, we must proceed with all due haste," one of Mira's colleagues told her. She sighed wearily. She looked back up at Weaver. "Well, you've done your part. Your payment will be waiting for you in the foyer; look for the Cathar with a tiger-like fur pattern. I'd recommend you get going quickly, before the Elachi get here."

*** Merchant Ship Crash Site, Green Hills ***

"I don't," the captain said. "Morris does."

"I've seen those things before," Morris said. "On a world far from here."

*** Sangheilios Orbit ***

"Understood - I leave it in your hands. 'Vadam out," Thel responded to Fyra. The channel cut out after that.

*** Outer Edge of Cornerian Space ***

Star Fox's captured Sith Frigate dropped out of light speed at the edge of the Cornerian system, just shy of Outpost 'Mantakar. The task force under the command of Commander Travis Drake and his new girlfriend, Skye, dropped out a few seconds after.

"Fox to commander Travis - can you hear me?" Fox spoke.

"Loud and clear, Fox - what's the plan?" came Travis' reply.

"We're gonna have to play it subtle from here - you sure that cloaking device your people installed is good?" Fox asked.

"If it isn't, we'll soon know," Travis responded.

"That makes me feel a whole lot safer," Fox muttered. He looked to Slippy. "Engage the cloaking device."

*** Carnival Grounds, Earth ***

"I'd have been surprised if you managed to beat Amy - even I can't beat her, and we're both Jedi," Jason laughed. Amy was already heading for one of the pods.

"We gonna get on or what?" she called back to them.

*** Detention Center Grounds, New Cerinia ***

"I am not at liberty to say - I was instructed to hand you this," she handed Fayam what looked to be a blank datapad with an odd button on the side. "And to instruct you to activate that only in a secure location."

*** Mol'Rihan, New Romulus ***

No one bothered the Faith while her crew rested. Vader's ship had since left orbit, heading off to contact this "Brotherhood".

*** Landing Zone, Tatooine ***

Doc and Kira both hurried off after Kozik, Doc commenting, "Dear god, how fast is this guy?" Their troops hurried behind them.

*** Sith Construction Site, Gorbis Mongdrigo ***

Malgus stood unafraid of this storm. He had seen worse. He had caused storms even worse than that. He was no stranger to such things. And he wondered how absorbing a bolt from this storm might boost his power.

*** The Craat, Mongdrigo ***

"I'm no stranger to diplomacy, my friend," Ahsoka said. "But I will be on my best behavior. After all, it's not every day one meets a millennia-old former-Sith Lord."

*** Unidentified Starship Graveyard outside Cardassian Space ***

There certainly was a lot in terms of salvage in this place. A dust-up between government-loyal Cardassian Warships and the still-somehow-active Cardassian Rebels, the True Way. Both sides had support from elsewhere, so it was truly not surprising in this graveyard, there hulks of Klingon and Starfleet vessels as well as - though this militant salvager didn't understand why - Jem'Hadar ships and even some breen. Luckily for her, this corpse was relatively fresh, and the scavengers had yet to find the place. She had drone forces deployed all across the graveyard, but they had strict instructions not to tangle with or be seen by anyone else. Much as the salvager wanted this bounty, she wanted it hidden.

[Blaiiine]

** Landing Zone, Tatooine Orbit **

As Kozik neared the entrance, gunfire erupted from ahead and kicked up dust as the bullets tried to find their target. The wolf collapsed back down behind a rock, shouldering his battle rifle before returning bursts of fire.

Blaine noticed as he and the rest of the squad arrived to the scene, taking cover as more enemy gunfire returned. "Where the hell are those MG nests?" He cursed over his headset while he tried to spot where the gunfire was directly coming from.

"I spotted one about ten meters away from the ship, that was the closest one." Kozik responded, gesturing to the makeshift trenches in the distance. There were two mercenaries, operating what appeared to be a ballistic firing machine gun.

"We'll start there, then move on to the other before breaching the hull." Blaine said, lifting his rifle to fire a few return bursts to the first MG nest.

[Ara Av-Toa]

*New Cerinia*
Fayam took it and brought it back to his ship. He decided it would be best to activate it in outer space- Who knew what types were after it?

*New Romulus*
After an hour or five, some activity arose inside Faith. The first to leave the ship was the gunslinger, who took ground transport to go explore the city.
(Note: his motorcycle is red, not orange)

*Earth*
Mary went after Amy. "Coming! Jason, you too!" She demonstratically took his arm and pulled him along.