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Post by Eldae on Feb 16, 2004 15:45:59 GMT -5
Eldae looked at the newly freed slaves. He gave a command, and a droid came in and cut off their chains. "Now, you probably have a lot of questions, so I'll try and answer them as best as I can. My name is Eldae Soltari. I'm a former Imperial officer, but I defected and now command a fleet of insurgents, known as the Draconis Combine. We are currently on the way to my flagship, the Gantrithor. As I see it, you now have two options. I can either set you down on any planet you choose, give you a supply of credits, and help you adapt to freedom, or you can join my fleet, where you will be trained in whatever field you wish. Your decision."
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Post by Kait on Feb 16, 2004 15:56:44 GMT -5
"As I see it, you now have two options. I can either set you down on any planet you choose, give you a supply of credits, and help you adapt to freedom, or you can join my fleet, where you will be trained in whatever field you wish. Your decision."
*Nila lowered her head, staring at her scarred wrists as she rubbed them, not used to being without chains. Her mind was overflowing with everything that was happening... So many choices to make... She knew that she wouldn't survive long on her own, even with credits... She was only 17 and hadn't been free since she was 5 years old. She had always been told what to do and how to do it... But if she stayed with this man... What could she possibly do? She suddenly was beginning to regret her decision to come with him... All she wanted was to serve and please, just as she had always done... It was all she was good at. She could hear the other girls talking together, apparently excited about being free to choose their paths... They were older than she was and hadn't been enslaved at such a young age... They would be able to take care of themselves... But she was lost. Nila closed her eyes, blocking out the tears that threatened to fall.*
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Post by darkhelmet on Feb 16, 2004 16:19:57 GMT -5
Bossk, the blood-thirsty Trandosan, flew through space near the planet Nar Shadda, the smugglers moon. He heard about the 10,000,000 credit bounty on Eldae Soltari's head. He just had to beat his long time rival Boba Fett and any of the fools from the Bounty Hunter's Guild. He flys into Nar Shadda's spaceport. Once he left the spacesport he was carefully observing the area around here. He saw two guys plant something on a wall. About a minute later an explosion went off and imperials were crawling everywhere and people were panicking in the streets. Then he saw a guy sneak into the imperial base. He recognized this man. It was Eldae. He was about to follow him when snipers started firing and imperials were dropping here and there. He quickly went back to his ship and waited. After about 15 minutes bossk saw Eldae's ship. He followed but, then Bossk saw that their was a whole rebel fleet ahead. He quickly pulled away as Eldae and his crew enetred the fleet. Bossk also recognized this fleet to contain some of the fearsome members of Rogue Squadron. "I'll just have to wait until he's all alone," thought Bossk.
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Post by Eldae on Feb 16, 2004 16:24:51 GMT -5
"Oh yes, one other thing" The girls all turned to look at Eldae. "Just a blood test, to see if any of you are potential Jedi." A droid came around and pricked each girl once, then transferred the data to a screen Eldae held. "You there, what is your name?" Eldae asked, pointing at Nila
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Post by Kait on Feb 16, 2004 16:48:31 GMT -5
"You there, what is your name?"
*Nila froze as the man pointed at her. Her dark blue eyes held a somewhat frightened look as she stared at Eldae. What next? She managed to reply, but her voice was rather soft and weak.* "Nila, sir... Nila Zaru..."
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Post by darkhelmet on Feb 16, 2004 16:54:02 GMT -5
Bossk turns his ship around and flys around in the Hound's Tooth where no one will notice him. He flys back into Nar Shadda's atmosphere. As he is entering Bossk notices another ship. "Oh Great! Its the Mist Hunter. Zuckuss and 4-Lom. I really hate those two." As they fly practically next to each other, Bossk fires a warning shot.
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Post by Eldae on Feb 16, 2004 22:57:28 GMT -5
"Nila, sir... Nila Zaru..."
Eldae smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, I don't bite. It appears that you have Jedi potential, so if you wish, I can have one of my Jedis provide you with training in the Force. Would you like that?"
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Post by Kait on Feb 16, 2004 23:08:04 GMT -5
"Don't worry, I don't bite. It appears that you have Jedi potential, so if you wish, I can have one of my Jedis provide you with training in the Force. Would you like that?"
*Nila's eyes widened slightly. A Jedi? Her? Minutes ago she had been a slave and now this man was telling her that she could be a Jedi? She was so confused... She wasn't sure how to respond to things now. Her responses had always been whatever she thought would please someone the most and this man was asking her for her opinions. The truth was... she didn't have any. Slowly and rather shyly, she shook her head.* "I don't want anything right now, sir... I've been raised as a slave for 12 years... A few minutes of freedom can't undo that..." *She stopped speaking, not sure that he would understand her at all... After all, how could he? He was a master, not a slave...*
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Post by Eldae on Feb 16, 2004 23:16:41 GMT -5
Eldae looked at Nila, thinking intently. He was jolted out of his thoughts by the arrival at the Gantrithor. As he stepped aboard his ship, he was greeted by one of his lieutenants. "Sir, we have intercepted an Imperial distress beacon. We haven't managed to intercept the entire message, but they seem to be sending a fleet this way." Eldae turned to look at the former slaves who were exiting the dropship. "It appears you will have some time to make your decisions, some Iperials are on ther way and we aren't waiting for them." He turned back to the Lieutenant. "Make sure they are well cared for, especially the youngest." With that he strode off towards the bridge, giving orders to prepare for a lightspeed jump.
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Post by Kait on Feb 16, 2004 23:31:51 GMT -5
"Make sure they are well cared for, especially the youngest."
*Nila gave Eldae a curious glance but he was already walking off. She wondered what made her more special than the others... What made her worthy of care? What made her worthy of Jedi training? She wasn't at all used to such attention. She went with the Lieutenant in silence, thinking about these things. One of the other Twi'lek girls spoke to her as they walked.*
"What's wrong with you, Nila? You should have said yes. Just think about it! Freedom and power all in one day! If I had been asked I would've said yes in a heartbeat."
*Nila stared at the ground, not daring to look at her companion.* "I don't want freedom and power..."
"Are you insane?! What else could you possibly want?"
*She hesitated a moment, considering her reply carefully.* "Well... I want... To serve and care for people... and maybe... have someone--" *She cut herself off there... She shouldn't be saying such things. She didn't want to think about anything right now. It was easier just to follow instructions and let other people think for her...*
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Post by Eldae on Feb 16, 2004 23:42:28 GMT -5
Eldae walked along the bridge to the controls. Activating the loudspeakers, he addressed his fleet: "Attention all ships: This is your captain speaking. Commence lightspeed jump to Tatooine in 30 seconds." As the fleet prepared to jump, he smiled to himself at the thought of the Imperials who were coming after them. The thirty second-mark arrived, and the fleet mad the jump, headed towards Tatooine.
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Post by darkhelmet on Feb 16, 2004 23:44:37 GMT -5
After Bossk fired the warning shot, the Mist Hunter fired back damaging one of the Hound's Tooth's wings. Bossk then fired a missle that sent the Mist Hunter crashing to the ground. That should take care of them. At least for a little while, thought Bossk. Shortly after this little incident, a fleet of Imperial ships came to his radar. "Well, well, well, what do we have here. It looks as if a whole Imperial fleet is coming. They look even too numerous for Rogue Squadron. The rebels will surly have to retreat. Maybe I can make safe harbor on one of those ships. After all, I am working for the Empire at the moment," said Bossk. He immediately turned and headed to the fleet. Once the Imperials found out who he was, they let Bossk land.
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Post by Kait on Feb 16, 2004 23:55:12 GMT -5
*As Nila half-listened to everything around her, she caught the fact that they were headed for Tatooine. Her head immediately lifted at the thought... One of the three places she had ever visited in her life... and the one where she had spent the longest amount of time. She managed a slight smile. At least being near a familiar location would bring her some comfort... Only when she began to remember the warmth of Tatooine did she realize just how cold she was... Having her arms and legs exposed was not very comfortable while in space. However, she remained silent, still not daring to ask anyone for anything.*
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Post by darkhelmet on Feb 17, 2004 0:03:39 GMT -5
Bossk starts to curse once he sees they left for hyperspace. "What the heck happened!" he barks at one of the Imperials. "How could you fools possibley let them get away when their in your grasps!?" Bossk quickly runs to his ship and takes off. "Bounty Hunters have their way of findin people. They'll be in my grasp within hours," he said.
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Post by ElmaraEverYoung on Feb 17, 2004 2:36:51 GMT -5
((Mind if I join in? I'm to lazy to make up a new caharacter so is it ok with u guys if I RPG with my old SW character))
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