OOC:

This is for me, RK, and Joamer. Its just setting up the story.

"Okay. We leave in three hours, so go on and pack if you haven't already. When you're ready, comm me and give me your coordinates. I'll send a shuttle to pick you up. The shuttle is going to be piloted by a droid, so don't be alarmed. When you arrive, I'll show you to your quarters and we'll lift off. See you onboard." Hunter said.

Turning around, he walked toward his ship, admiring the bright morning sun. When he reached the ship, he boarded and was met by Jhang, his strill. Grinning, he let the ramp up and walked to the cockpit. Sitting down in the pilot's seat, he kicked back and awaited the calls from RK and Joamer.

RK stared out into the vast crystal clear landscape before him. It was a calm morning, the sun shone bright in the sky, the moon just off to the side slowly vanishing, something that he had never thought he would experience again; specially after all he had gone through with Wraiths. Just then however a sound startled him, making him jump just half way through the air, a quick beeping sound followed by a low vibration.

He turned quickly to see his datapad slowly slide towards the edge of the bed stand. Instantly instinct took over and he sprinted forward towards the soon to be disaster; he was moving in a blinding speed, that even shocked him, leaping over his bed and grabbing the datapad before he even landed on the tile floor. He quickly pressed the EXE key and watched as words quickly appeared on the screen.

Hey Hunter here,
           
            Okay. We leave in three hours, so go on and pack if you haven't already. When you're ready, comm me and give me your coordinates. I'll send to pick you up. The shuttle is going to be piloted by a droid, so don't be alarmed.  When you arrive, I'll show you to you quarters and we'll lift you off. See you on board.

RK immediately replied without even thinking abut it, sending the coordinates almost instinctively. After he finally got the message that the message had been sent he immediately went of to pack his things, it would be a while until Hunter's shuttle got there after all he was almost twice as far away from where the main Army base was. I hope I have time to get everything to need.

It had taken RK only five minutes to unload all his stuff, including his blue outlined phase-1 clone trooper armor. After laying it on the bed he made his way out into the hull of the Firefly-class ship that he had been transferred to after the shuttle had picked him up. It was a nice little Ship, although RK had seen even better, not that this was one of those ships.

“So, were exactly are we going anyway?” RK asked, staring at Joamer who was playing holochess against himself apparently.

“Actually as a matter of fact, yes, but it's confidential. We were chosen cause we were the only one's stupid enough to do it....” Hunter paused, a crooked smile coming across his face, then a slow laugh, “Nah, I'm kidding, but I will talk to you about it in a bi, right now I have to get use ready to get off this crazy rock.” Hunter went back into the Cockpit, disappearing as fast as he came.

Instead of following Hunter, RK headed towards the other side of the holochess table, sat down and pressed the restart button; which in turn got a disgusted look from joamer, who instead of fighting back, he just went along with it.

Hunter watched them play for a little while before he got bored. Standing up, he walked towards the armory. He checked all the weapons and ammo. Sighing, he walked to the cockpit and inputted the coordinates for Tatooine. Settling into the seat, he watched the stars blur and white lines form. He sat there for a while before walking back to where Joamer and RK were finishing up the chess game.

“We just entered hyperspace. It’ll be a while so get comfortable.” Hunter said as he sat down.

As they finished, RK got up and Hunter took his place. RK was obviously bored so he walked out.

“So, besides pod racing, what was you thinking of doing?” Hunter questioned.

“I don’t really know. I guess we’ll see about it when we get there.” Joamer said with a grin.

Through with talking, they concentrated on the game and on they played.

Joamer had his feet propped on the console in front of him, the various view ports showed streaming star lines going by. Hunter had given Joamer second shift, since they would reach Tatooine during his shift. He had kicked the engines up a tad so they would reach Tatooine earlier then expected. He wanted to know what the old girl had, so he planned to land her himself.

  Lurk, his baby Strill, was curled up in the middle of several old world dinosaurs, the planet they had originated from millions of years ago had long since been lost to the ages. Relics like these were hard to come by, but all firefly class vessels had them, a small salute to some old nearly forgotten comnet show, at least some said.

  A amber light flicked on and off several times pulling Joamer out of his memories, he had been thinking about the old days, long before the clone wars, back when he was a simple freighter captain. Sitting up he hit several keys and brought the ship out of hyperspace, pulling the yoke back he angled the ship around a large bulk freighter.

"Unidentified vessel at point 2836.410 state your reason for being here. Also, would you mind telling me what that thing is?" the comm system rattled.

"Port authority, this is the Firefly class midbulk transport ship ShadowHawk. We've come to join in on the Boonty Eve Classic."

"You sound human? You can't be serious?"

"Let's just say I've had enhancements added in over the years." Joamer said a few seconds later.

"You are a crazy person. Clearance granted for flight path alpha six zero one mark four. If it is all the same to you, I plan to bet against you."

"I am pretty sure you won't be the only one, I might even do it myself. ShadowHawk out."

Joamer angled towards the desert planet and engaged the planetary thrusters, bringing the ship into a controlled freefall he hit atmo at nearly top speed. Just then Hunter climbed the small ladder into the bridge.

"What are you doing with my ship?"

"We needed to land." Joamer said as he hit a few button and spun the ship up and over a slower vessel.


Strapping himself in Hunter only shock his head, but he did not switch control to his station.

"Landing port, open up bay twenty nine." Joamer said into the comm link a few seconds later.

"At that speed? You are a madman?" A barely audible argue ensued over the commlink between controllers "That's a firefly class ship! Open up the bloody landing bay, we are about to see expert flying in a few seconds. Beautiful ships the fireflies, too bad their line got canceled with only a few produced. Landing bay twenty nine open and waiting."

Bringing the ship out of the controlled free fall Hunter and Joamer engaged the twin drive engines and brought her to a nearly dead stop, angling to port they brought her gracefully into the landing bay. A group of onlookers starred in awestruck amazement as one of the most beautiful ships ever to fly shut down her engines.

The heavy door that enclosed the landing bay began to close just as RK walked up.

"Is this not the time for someone to say something along the lines of scum and villainy?"

Joamer nodded as he shut down the ships maindrive, he stood up and noticed a small plaque on the side bulkhead, the words were hard to read but he let out a small smile as he read them.

    I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar.