Garet lolled his head, trying to make any movement. He had a massive headache, from god knows what. He finally managed to pick up his head, so he worked on his eyes. Slowly, they started to flicker open. He was hazy to the situation, and he had no clue what happened. The last thing he could remember was sitting in a room with Arzano and Evani. As his eyes opened, Garet noticed a foggy shape in front of him. He tried to look up, but when he moved his neck he felt a sharp pain. He reached up, devoid of energy, and felt around. He found what was bothering him, and pulled it out.

He looked up now that the dart was out of his neck. Garet's head bobbed left and right, trying to pick out who was standing in front of him. Then the figure spoke.

"Good evening, Mr. Ganler." Garet heard the voice like he was listening through a wall.

"How do you feel?" said the voice, patting him a couple times on the cheek.

"What... what happened?" Garet said lazily, almost unable to say it at all.

"You are under the influence of a nerve agent. Bloodshot eyes, lacking energy, it's all the usual. I suppose you can't hear very well either. Head pains? Yes, well, it was all necessary. Don't worry& It isn't fatal. No, we'll save that for later. For now, you need to tell me who you really are."

"My name is Ganler Greshin. I'm from Dantooine." Garet said, labored.

"Don't lie to me, worm!" Garet received a punch to the face, knocking him over. Trying to retaliate, Garet leaned up against the wall and pushed himself up. He lifted his arm up to punch, but it fell back down, and he began to stumble to his side. As he strafed to save himself, he received another punch to his face.

"Get me when he's ready to talk. It's time we go get some answers from his 'master'." Garet began picking himself up again, but only came back down from a kick to his side. He blacked out.

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"Don't get up," said another blurred voice as he was shaken awake, different then the first. "Or I'll make this harder on you."

Garet, resilient, tried to pick himself up, but was forced back down by someone stepping on him.

"Let me... go," he said under the pressure. He could feel the movements; the weight shifted from a foot to a knee in his back, and the same person grabbed Garet's head. The next thing he felt was his wrists being grabbed and handcuffed.

"Hold him down," said the voice. Garet felt a circular metal object touch the side of his neck, and something stabbing down into it. Garet couldn't breathe with the object in his neck, and he started to struggle. He could feel a cold liquid being injected into his skin and tingling his throat. Then, suddenly, he could breathe, and the pressure was lifted off his back.

Even more amazingly, his hazy vision returned to normal, and voices were coming through clear now. And he had his energy back. Someone propped him up by the handcuffs and waist, and he could see who it was.

Uh oh...

He looked around more, on the ground there was a shot officer, as well as another person who Garet guessed was his captor.

"By the Law of Utapau, you are under arrest for breaking and entering, destruction of private property, and resisting arrest." Said the policeman in front of him.

Three officers led him outside, where there was a small shuttle waiting. It didn't seem like there was anyone else to Garet, so he made his move. He twisted his body violently, flinging the two officers off of him. When he was free, he charged and body checked the third to the ground. He quickly put his foot to the officer's neck.

"Take these off of me!" Garet demanded. The officer, fearing his life, input the security code onto the handcuff panel. The cuffs clicked open, and Garet flung them at one of the two other officers who was getting up. The cuffs hit him in the face, and he fell back down.

"Gun, now!" Garet yelled at the one still pinned under his foot. The officer quickly, but clumsily, grabbed his blaster and handed it over. Garet released him, but kicked him in the side so he wouldn't get up. He quickly ran to the third officer who was just getting up and pointed the blaster at him. The officer froze in fear. Garet took the butt of the blaster and hit the officer between his shoulder and neck, knocking him out.

Garet then strode over to the officer he hit with the handcuffs. Pointing the blaster at him, Garet asked where the anti-nerve agent was. The guard pointed to the first officer, and Garet kicked him in the chest.

He searched the body of the first officer and found three vials and what looked like an injector. He grabbed two of the three vials and the injector, and jogged away.

The building Garet was in seemed to be one of about five. He knew Evani and Arzano were in two out of the remaining four, so he went to go look.


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FTL/CPL Garet Daimun/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA [ES2C]

"I don't need a plan. Plans are for scientists, and builders. I've got moxy... and guns." -Jennifer Mui, 'Mercenaries'

"Very nice, Brother Wind, way to make me look good," Daminga thought as he spat out tiny crystals of sand

"Private First Class Daminga, reporting for duty."

Daminga preformed a classic textbook salute.

"No need for that kinda business out here," said one of the ragged members of the group called as a smile crossed his face.

"Welcome to the Squad Daminga, my name is Zafo, and I'm your Assistant Squad Leader. As you can tell, we don't have any more Varactyls, so you will have to ride with Vint when he returns with the supplies."

After saying this, the smile slowly disappeared from Zafo's face causing Daminga's face to redden thinking that perhaps he had done something wrong already.

"Oh good, already in trouble," he thought.

However, instead of the yelling at Daminga for whatever the PFC's confused and over excited mind came up with that he might have done, Zafo turned to the other squad members.

"What are you all waiting for? Introduce yourselves dammit!"

They all introduce themselves in turn, starting with Gio, then Jenny, and finishing with Zafo who said,

"And as I said, Vint is in the village hopefully getting supplies."

"Sir, I was ordered to bring supplies with me. I have ration packs and water in the speeder."

Daminga never saw anyone's expression change as fast as the members of his new squad did when he relayed that information. Before he could say anything else, all three of them were off their Varactyls and crowding around the speeder, pulling out the supplies. As they ate and drank, Zafo filled Daminga in on the progress of the mission.

"So....you're saying that Sergeant Evani and Corporal Garet are losted?"

"No, Private...." Gio voiced between mouthfuls, glaring at Daminga "....they're just....separated from the rest of the us."

"Sir, that's Private First Class."

"Yea, whatever," said Gio as he turned back to his newly acquired ration pack.

"Great, this is turning out to be fun," Daminga thought sarcastically to himself.

He glanced around at the other squad members. Zafo looked as if he were dazed out, Jenny was watching the heating exchange that was building between the Sergeant and himself. He noticed she kept altering her eyes away from him every time he looked over at her.

"Probably just shy," Daminga thought.

For awhile, they all sat eating some of the rations and packing the rest onto the Varactyls, which they had watered and fed also. After a time, someone started out of the village toward them, carrying a pack. It came along the road, glancing back to make sure no one was watching. Then it started up the hill toward the squad.

"Hey, everybody, I got some food and water!" Vint said as he crest the hill.

He stopped short when he saw the new face and the clean outfit.

"Vint, this is Daminga, the newest member of our squad. He'll have to ride with you since we're short a Varactyl."

Zafo introduced Daminga.

"He brought rations and water with him. Grab some for yourself and stow the food you got with the rest on the Varactyls wherever there is room. Alright everyone, enough lying around, we have to get moving."


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TRP/PFC Daminga/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath

Garet hadn't realized it before, but he had darkness on his side. The sun was almost completely gone, and darkness had been cast over the complex. Garet moved in and out of the shadows, undetected by any other police officers. He had made his way to the closest building to where he started, and looked around. Besides two more police speeders, there was no trace of any life.

Then, suddenly, a light flickered on in the doorway of the next building over. Out came two officers leading a prisoner and another officer following.

"Arzano..." Garet mumbled. Garet was just about to step out when the three officers started talking.

"Man, where's Sarge? He was supposed to be here with the anti-nerve agent, not to mention the activation code for the speeder."

"Ah well, he'll be here. Must've run into some of Toro's guys."

Toro, damn.

Garet stepped out slowly and quietly; light making it's way up his body. When he was about five feet away, he stopped. The officers were still talking.

"Excuse me," Garet said aloud.

All three officers jumped. "Who the hell are you?!" yelled the one who wasn't holding Arzano.

"Oh, sorry. I was just out for a run. There wouldn't happen to be a restroom here, would there?" Garet asked slyly.

"Does this look like a public area to you?" asked the same officer, annoyed now.

"Well, I saw the police speeders and thought this was a police station. It isn't?" Garet took a couple steps forward.

"No, it isn't..." seeing Garet come forward, the officer reached for his vibrosword. "Hey, stay back."

"Hey officer, relax," Garet said waving his hands, showing he had nothing in them (he had tucked the blaster and anti-nerve agent supplies into the back of his waist). He took another couple steps forward.

"I'm warning y..." started the officer, which was cut off by a kick to the face. Garet quickly took the blaster out of his pants and shot the two remaining officers. Arzano fell to the ground, but Garet was there to get him up.

Arzano was cut, bruised, and bloody. He too, like Garet, had red eyes and was breathing hard. "Damn, they got you with the nerve agent too, huh?" Garet took out the needle and put the vial of vaccine in it. He held Arzano down, and stabbed him in the neck. The process was almost scary. His eyes quickly drained themselves of the redness, and his breathing calmed down. Soon, he was able to pick himself up. Arzano smiled at the sight of Garet. Garet frowned.

"What did you tell them?" he demanded.

"What?" Arzano said in shock.

"What did you tell Toro?" Garet reiterated.

"N... nothing. Why?" Arzano replied in shock.

"You look pretty beat up. I wouldn't expect a Private to stay quiet under such treatment. You did good, rookie." Garet finally cracked half a smile. "Come on, there's two more buildings Evani could be in. We gotta go get her."

Garet helped Arzano up, but almost got pushed down himself by a speeder passing. It stopped a couple meters ahead, and Toro jumped out. He looked like he was crazy. Suicidal even.

Pointing at Garet, he yelled. "You will die by my hands, and I will find out who you are!" Toro lashed out with a whip, most likely Evani's. Garet caught it around his forarm (for the third time this mission), and pulled it away from Toro. Before anything else could happen, a blaster shot passed by Garet's head and missed Toro by only a couple inches. With a cry of anger, Toro jumped in his speeder and left.

Garet turned around to see five policemen running towards them with blasters drawn. "It's time to go," Garet commanded towards Arzano. They both ran around the building they were next to, with the police officers closely following. "This way," Garet said as he guided Arzano in to the building. The two troopers ran through the building, and when they found a flight of stairs, ran up them. Garet started getting ahead of Arzano, but Arzano stopped totally as Garet came to the forth flight of stairs. "What are you doing? Let's go!" Garet yelled.

But Arzano didn't listen. He staring into a room they had just passed, and soon, he went in. Garet ran back after him only to find him rummaging through an armory. Garet stood amazed. "Our equipment!" he yelled with excitement. Garet grabbed three grappling guns and Arzano grabbed Evani's gun and took her whip from Garet. Garet and Arzano continued to run and ran to the roof of the building, but found nowhere else to go. The roof was covered in gravel, and on it was the door to the interior of the building, chimneys for the exhaust, and a couple power generators.

Almost like it was guiding them, a light flickered on in the nearby building. Inside, Garet could actually pick out Evani backing up against the window. Then to his horror, she was knocked down by a punch from a police officer. "Alright kid, listen to me. You're going over there while I hold off the policemen. Use Evani's gun and give her her whip when you get there." Garet pulled out his grapple gun and shot it above the window where Evani was. He then tied the grappled gun around a chimney that was on the roof. Seeing no other alternative, he took off his belt too. "Hang from the rope with this. And for god's sake, don't let go." Garet handed him the belt. "Oh, and this too." Garet loaded the last vaccine into the syringe. "If she needs it, use it."

Unlike the window where the Dragoons jumped out of, Arzano did this without hesitating. He's getting used to it Garet thought with a smirk. He quickly turned around to the sound of the door slamming open. He heard the officers' voices and hid behind a nearby smokestack.

Knowing where the officers were was pretty easy due to the layer of gravel on the roof, and Garet got ready as one of them was coming close. Garet resisted a jump as the officer stepped out next to him. He didn't seem to notice Garet crouching there. So with his back turned, Garet grabbed the officer.

"Don't make a sound," Garet whispered into the officer's ear. Garet took out his blaster and held it to the officer's head. Garet made it so that the officer's legs moved with his own, and they moved out to the side of the building. Garet spotted one more officer who was clueless to his whereabouts. So he shot him. Didn't even make a sound. Garet smirked, but it quickly faded as he felt a blaster on the back of his head.

"Drop the weapon, and let the officer go," demanded the person with the blaster. Garet did so. What the officer didn't realize though, was that Garet had two more grapples. In the blink of an eye, Garet pulled both out, crossed his arm, and shot them into the torsos of the two police next to him. With force, he pulled the grapples so the two men hit each other, which in turn knocked both of them out. He detached the to grapples lodged in the officers, and set back to work.

"Three down, two to go," Garet said to the two unconscious bodies. Again, to his horror, he unfortunate happened. At his feet, a grenade rolled into view. He looked up, and there was an officer smiling about thirty feet away. Garet had to think quickly.

---

Meanwhile, Arzano had smashed through the window, and shot the three officers. Evani seemed to be fine besides the bruise on her face and her lashed arms.

"Arzano!" she screamed with hope.

"You ok?" Arzano asked immediately.

"Ya, though I wouldn't have been if the policemen didn't come. I don't know what Toro would've done." She gave a weak smile. "Where's Garet?"

"He's covering your rescue." Arzano pointed to the opposite roof.

"Well, he can take care of himself, we'll help him when we get out of this place. How'd we get here anyways?"

"That, I don't know."

Evani sighed, and then started to walk out. "We're leaving, come on." She ordered.

They got down two flights of stairs before they heard it.

"What was that?!" Evani yelled in surprise.

"An... explosion?" Arzano said confused. They both ran to an open door in the floor's hallway to look out a window. They caught the remnants of an explosion, as well as a figure sliding across a grapple, and then swinging down as the grapple broke from the opposite building.

"Move!" Evani yelled as she shoved Arzano and herself out of the way. Glass rained through the doorway they were just standing in, and quickly following that was Garet tumbling into the wall of the hallway.

Evani quickly got up and started to run again. "Come on you two, no time to sit around!" she ordered as she jumped over the twisted body of Garet.

Garet groaned as he picked himself up.


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+ Advance Recon Commandos {ARC} +

FTL/CPL Garet Daimun/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA [ES2C]

"I don't need a plan. Plans are for scientists, and builders. I've got moxy... and guns." -Jennifer Mui, 'Mercenaries'

As the squad looked out over the city, Daminga couldn't help but think of what a waste it all was.

Just like every city.  Much too large for me.  Too much waste of open ground even if it is desert.

Pau was situated in a large valley of desert surrounded by mountains and ridges on all but one side.  When they where down the road back a mile or so, coming down a slope out of the hills, Gio had noticed a few builds separated from the rest of the city.  The builds were on the side farthest from the road leading into the city.  They were also tucked into the center of the curve of mountains ringing Pau. 

"That's most liking where they'll be," said Zafo.

"What makes you think that, sir?" asked Daminga, obviously new to this.

Gio rolled his eyes skyward, Wow, I forgot how much they don't tell recruits about the obvious in the academy 

"Cause they'd be the most dangerous for us to get to and everything we have to deal with is dangerous," he said.

This caused the rest of the squad to smile and nod.  Some of them have been together for quite awhile now and probably tell this new guy some stories that would make him leave the light on at night.

He'll learn soon enough.  If not&..no, he will learn.  Even if it means teaching him all over again the right way, thought Zafo as he watched the nervous PFC.  He never did trust the drill instructors in the academy about telling the recruits the reality of war. 

"We'll skirt around the city, along the ridges and mountains.  We'll keep together this time and I want no one doing anything stupid." 

Zafo looked each trooper in the eyes.  Gio nodded, his eyes narrowing into slits that his eyes glared out of.  He was ready for this.  Jenny, still looking a bit drained, also nodded and looked toward the city.  Vint looked right back and seemed to have drifted off somewhere but Zafo knew he was getting ready as well.  As Zafo's gaze fell onto Daminga, the PFC threw a quick nod and started checking his E-11/F Selective Fire Blaster Rifle, one of his treasured items he was given by the storm troopers that protected his village when he was  younger.  A thought crossed Zafo's head as he watched Daminga.  He smiled as he said,

"I want everyone going home and having a drink on the new guy."

This immediately brought a quick smile to all of their faces except Daminga's, who didn't quiet grasp this.

He'll learn quickly with these guys, Zafo thought smiling.

"Alright, let's get going!"

They all kicked the Varactyls up onto the highland pass and started to gallop down the trail.  For about two hours they traveled along windy trails, all the while trying to stay out of site of anyone in the city.  After this time they were atop the ridge that overlooks the builds. 

This is it, Daminga thought,  It's time to prove what you've got to your squad and to the great Grandfather and Grandmother of my people.


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TRP/PFC Daminga/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath


And when he gets to Heaven,
To Saint Peter he will tell,
"One more soldier reporting sir,
I've served my time in hell."

It had been far too long since Garet was allowed to wear some decent clothes; and these were more than decent. Looking at what was delivered, he smiled. Laid out before him was a black suit made of the finest material he'd ever felt, then again, anything felt good after being in rags for days on end. He quickly grabbed up all the components and stole away to one of the many empty rooms.

Ten minutes later, Garet came out to the sound of running water, holding his jacket. Arzano had plopped some lounge clothes on and was watching some program on a wall monitor.

"Who you dressin' up for?" Arzano asked, turning away from the monitor.

"This is the way I do things. Better looking than those ratty things," Garet replied, putting on his jacket and straightening his tie.

"Well, might as well get comfortable. I think we're gonna wait here for Zafo's group."

"You can wait here, I'm going... scouting," Garet smirked.

"But, Evani doesn't know..."

"Let me worry about that; now, I'm leaving" Garet said as he strode to the door. He stopped at the door as the running water stopped. "You kids don't wait up for me, you hear?" He went out and shut the door.

The hallway was dimly lit and decorated with paintings and plants. Garet's steps echoed all the way down to the ends: as far as Garet could tell there was nobody else on the floor. He got to the elevator and pressed the button.

Gotta make this look convincing.

He started to whistle as the doors slid open. A welcoming little tune played from within, and Garet couldn't help but chuckle out how different this was. Everything was so peaceful and serene in this place, compared to what the 'Goons were doing for the past month or two.Garet pressed the button that led to the lobby. He had just enough time to see Evani's head poke out of the door and look down his way. She had just enough time to see him slide on his glasses and slip in a salute before the door closed.

Garet had one goal on his mind: to get some food. He was starving, and he hadn't had a filling meal in days. As the elevator door opened, Garet's usually lax pace picked up. As they came in earlier he had noticed a pub in the lobby. Luckily for him, it was still open. The lobby was still deserted, and he assumed the receptionist was still out cold.

The atmosphere changed drastically inside the pub. There was a low murmur from whatever groups were inside drinking, and a band was playing up front. It was very lounge-like and dimly lit. There was a slight scent of smoke in the air, and the band was playing slowly. Definitely a early morning mood. The bar was desolate at this hour, as most people had gone to bed. So he gladly picked himself a seat. An especially tired looking human girl came over to him.

"Good evening sir, how are you this... well I guess it's morning now isn't?"

"Couldn't be better," Garet replied happily.

"That's always good to hear. We don't get many happy folks around this time."

"Well I'm not exactly from around here."

"Oh? What's your business here on this Planet?"

"I don't think you would be interested."

"Well, maybe I could get you a drink and then hear it."

"Ah...That's quite the bargain. How 'bout some water?"

"Just water?"

"I'm not a drinker."

"One water then." The bartender said with a smile.

Garet turned to watch the band. They started to lull him, and if it wasn't for the bartender coming back, he would've fallen asleep.

"Here you are sir." As the water was placed on the table.

"Thank you, miss."

"So, about that business. Let me guess, personal guard?"

"Not quite," Garet took off his glasses and placed them on the bar. "Salesman," he said, motioning to the glasses.

"What are they?"

"Sun glasses. Helps to shade the sun from your eyes. I've managed to sell mass shipments on four Outer Rim planets."

"Well, that sure is an interesting way to get out here."

"Sure is..."

The two's conversation was interrupted by an outburst of laughter from a group at a nearby table.

The bartender scowled. "They've been here all night. I'll be glad when they leave. One of them tried to offer me a ride on his varactyl. Where has good old courtesy gone... Hey, where are you going?"

Garet had gotten up at the "varactyl". He quickly weaved his way over to the group of laughing drunks. He smiled as he got closer.

"Mind if I crash the party?" Garet said in good manner to the group.

One of them stood up with a satisfied expression on his face. "Well I'll be damned. Look who got dressed up for us!" The group started to laugh again.

"How's it goin' Gio?" Garet said, a little less happy to see them in the way they were. "Let's get you guys upstairs."

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DarkDragoons
+ Advance Recon Commandos {ARC} +

FTL/CPL Garet Daimun/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA [ES2C]

"I don't need a plan. Plans are for scientists, and builders. I've got moxy... and guns." -Jennifer Mui, 'Mercenaries'

Wow, this place is huge, thought Daminga as he glanced around the room. 

Gio was telling the rest of the reunited squad about what had happened.  When he had gotten to the part about Daminga joining them in the desert, he turned to introduce him.

"And that's when this guy showed up.  Evani this is PFC Daminga, sent to us from the academy. Daminga, this is your, well, our squad leader Evani."

Immediately Daminga shot up and snaps a crisp salute. 

Evani started shaking her head and waving Daminga to sit down saying, "No, no. None of that on missions.  It could give us away. Plus, this squad is too close for that stuff."  She said all this with a reassuring smile.

"They don't make them like they used to, do they?" a tough, mean looking fellow sitting next to Evani said, crossing his arms across this chest.

"And that's Garet." Zafo said grinning.  "Just don't piss him off."

"Don't mind him too much, he's tired just like the rest of us," said Evani.

"And the guy over there" Gio pointed toward the window, "is Arzano."

Arzano waved, to which Daminga nodded. 

"How about some clean clothes? Better than those you guys got," asked Evani.

Jen smiled, as Zafo said "Oh yea!"

"Arzano, call up some clothes, will ya?" said Garet.

"And some decent food!" smiled Gio.

The squad members all nodded and shouted their agreement. 

"Yea!"

"Any ale?"

"You've had too much already!"

They were all laughing now and enjoying, for the moment, that they were all together, safe for the time being.  None of them knew if this might be the last time. The memory of Catlin was still very fresh in everyone's mind.  Even for Daminga, who was told be Zafo. 

So this is what it's like to be part of a squad, thought Daminga, The drill instructors were always saying, well yelling is more like it, to get close to your squad.

"Alright people, you guys should get some showers while we wait for the food." Said Evani.

"I call the shower first!" yelled Vint, jumping for the door.

"Oh no you don't!" Jenny exclaimed as she slide into the bathroom, laughing.

Gio and Zafo started talking with Garet about everything that was going on with the squad and what would be the next thing to do.  Arzano sat down where he was before on the couch, flipped on the TV, and started watching the same program about varactyl breeding.  Daminga joined him slidding the coffee table over closer towards him.  He took out his rifle and started field stripping it and cleaning it as he watched.  Vint sat in an arm chair and propped his feet up on the coffee table.

Well, it seems as if everyone's already feeling better, thought Evani, as she moved over toward the massive windows that looked out onto the city with her water in her hand.  Might as well try and figure out what to do next.

After awhile, after everyone had taken showers and had changed into new clothes, they were sitting around the table and in living room, eating the food that Zafo had ordered up for everyone.  There was a knock at the door.  Everyone stopped and looked toward the door. 

"Expecting someone?" Zafo asked Evani, walking toward the door as he reaching for his pistol that was attached to his back.

Daminga, who was closest to the door, grabbed his rifle off the coffee table and aimed at the door, in case Zafo needed cover.  Vint followed suit with his pistol.  Everyone started to reach for their own weapons as Zafo glanced around making sure eveyone was ready.  He slowly opened the door just a crack and looked out into the bright llight of the hall. 

"Any of you guys order ale?" came a rough voice. 

Zafo started to laugh as he turned to the rest of the squad and said, "Hey, look who just crawled in!" Sam stepped into the room holding up four bottles of ale.


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DarkDragoons

TRP/PFC Daminga/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath


And when he gets to Heaven,
To Saint Peter he will tell,
"One more soldier reporting sir,
I've served my time in hell."

Garet leaned back to look around the still eating 'Goons. The wall monitor was still showing the same varactyl program, but Garet wasn't interested in that. He motioned to the clock below. It read 1:45

"Sorry Zafo, I would, but I think I'm gonna simmer down for the night. Maybe go out for a walk." Garet grabbed the napkin from his lap and tossed it onto his empty plate. "Plus, I don't want to rob all my senior's credits," Garet added with a half smile.

Sam seemed to perk up at the offer though. "I guess I'll go with ya'," he said dropping his food. "I have to catch up on things anyways." So he got up, and walked to the door where Zafo was.

Garet got up too. "Hey, hang on. We'll share the elevator." He jogged over to the two that were leaving. All three of them nodded their heads when they heard Evi call out "Don't get into trouble!" And so they left.

All three pretty much stayed quiet for the ride down. It wasn't until Garet was about to separate from them until Zafo spoke up. Sam went on ahead to the bar.

"Garet, hold up."

"What's up?"

"From what I hear of your escape, any surviving police will know your face."

"I guess you're right. But, what should I do?"

"I'm gonna leave that up to you. Just don't do anything stupid. I get the impression you were pretty brutish. Tonight is for relaxing, but don't let your guard down. We don't want any more trouble, especially in this city."

"Sure, Zafo. I'll be careful."

Zafo patted him on the back. "We won't be there to bail you out," he said with a smile. "Be safe." From the open entryway to the pub, it seemed Sam was waiting for Zafo. So Zafo went, and left Garet who was already on his way outside.

They know my face... Garet thought as he walked. He began to rub the area where the black crescent tattoo was on his right temple. They know my face...

The city of Pau was much like any other city on the face of Utapau; besides the fact that it covered a large amount of space outside of its crater. The city had a diameter of 40 miles, and in the center was a crater 3 miles in diameter and 5 miles deep. The 'Goons had found a hotel about 13 miles away from the crater, 13 miles away from where the objective was. However, Garet found himself walking in the opposite direction of the crater, towards the outskirts. Streetlights and signs lit his path; he didn't want to take any chances wandering down some dark alley.

But Garet had no clue where he was going, or where he wanted to go. To many he probably would've looked like somebody with a headache, rubbing his temple and all. He got lucky soon and he found himself at a city directory station with a big map on it. He stopped in front of it and took one of his hands out of his pocket to take off his glasses.

After a few minutes Garet stepped back. "How the hell is this going to help me?" he stated as he realized he still didn't know where he wanted to go. Tired, he sat down on a nearby bench and leaned back.

The stars look so different here...

It was then that Garet lost hope in whatever he was looking for. With one more rub on his tattoo, he got up. He put his glasses on, but something caught his eye. He watched as a sign nearby flashed. It started from the top, and lighted up line by line going down. The first four lines were in different languages, none that Garet could understand. Then finally, the fifth and final row lit up in Galactic Basic. Garet found what he came for.

The inside of the shop was relatively clean, for a tattoo parlor. And as expected, the shop was empty at this time of day. Garet took a seat and waited for someone to come.

A small male Rodian came waddling out rubbing his hands. "What you like?" he asked in barely understandable Basic.

Garet pointed to his crescent tattoo. "I... I want this gone. Can you do that?" Despite his resolute appearance, this was a hard decision for Garet. He was erasing part of past; a very important part of his past. And for that, he began to hate himself.

"Sure. It be a little painful, it won't take long," he said trying to reassure Garet.

Garet gave out a small grunt. His heart skipped a beat as the Rodian pulled out a needle. Everything came in slow motion now, the plunging of the needle into the side of Garet's face, the feeling that his muscles were being pulled into a vacuum, but Garet felt no pain. The feeling of loss numbed his senses.

Finally, the pulling ceased and the needle was removed. The Rodian pulled a mirror out in front of Garet.

"Good?" he asked.

"Yes... It is." Garet said, turning his head to see in the mirror. And thus the proof of his education was gone. Whatever he strived to do before the Empire was no longer there. The Army now dictated his being, and Garet would have to learn to embrace it.

"Credits, please," the Rodian said has he held out his hand. Garet noticed something before he reached for the Credit Card he had. Something twinkled on the Rodian's ear.

"That, could you do that, too?" Garet asked, pointing to the Rodian's ear.

"More credits," the Rodian said, eager to get his money.

"Yeah, sure," Garet said, just wanting to get this over with.

"Where? How many?"

"Five... here," Garet said, pinching his left ear in five different places.

"Hold still," the Rodian said, getting up on a stepping stool. The tool he held was intimidating to Garet. A "piercer" is what the Rodian called it. And unlike the needle, it hurt each time it poked through Garet's ear. When it was finally done, the Rodian stepped down and gave Garet five little gold rings.

"Credits," the little Rodian demanded. Garet passed him his Credit Card. The Rodian took it and went out back. Garet got up from his chair and walked over to a mirror. Twisting his head so he could see, he carefully clipped the rings through the five holes in his ear. The Rodian waddled back out holding Garet's Card.

"Thank you, please, come again!" the Rodian said excitedly.

"Thank you," Garet replied, angry (with himself), as he took the Card and walked out.

Despite the tattoo not being there, Garet kept rubbing the spot where it used to exist as he walked back towards the Hotel. The lobby was inviting compared to the city outside. Still, there was no receptionist. Garet made his way back to the room, not bothering to check in with Zafo and Sam.

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+ Advance Recon Commandos {ARC} +

FTL/SGT Garet Daimun/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA [ES2C]

"I don't need a plan. Plans are for scientists, and builders. I've got moxy... and guns." -Jennifer Mui, 'Mercenaries'

Warning: forced this post out, not good./warning


"Shut the windows, cancel any order made to the hotel admin, I'll call the guys back." Ordered Evani brusquely as she sat up from her bed. She only managed a minute or two of sleep when a worried Daminga came in. Resignedly she flipped the light tab beside her bed on for the first time since being in the room. Evani had to blink the tears away, which formed along the brim of her eyes at the sharp light. Heavy shadows played across the richly decorated room as Evani and Daminga moved in and out from the lamp attached against the wall. Daminga gave a small affirmative nod.

"Will do" called Daminga over his shoulders as he trudged outside the room. Evani yawned tiredly as she stared at his back. His jet-black had yet had to grow a bit from its new military cut fashion to be called a style. At the moment it reminded her of the dry grass found on Tadath during summer.

Evani yawned again as she rubbed her azure eyes. She hasn't slept for nearly two days, not counting the episode of her being passed out after a light interrogation experience.
She tiredly lifted her newly acquired ComLink to her mouth.

"Sorry to disappoint you guys, get back in here&NOW" ordered Evani sharply, not bothering to refrain from expressing the strain she felt. Jaded and agitated she awaited any responses.
"Coming Eve," Replied Zafo, Evani nodded, not surprised at this. She should have seen his withdrawal earlier.
"Sure, remainunseen" muttered Evani a reply. She stifled a yawn.

"Eve, I'm on my way as well, got two new recruits here with me, on my way," spoke Garet.
"Why wasn't I contacted?" asked Evani perplexed.
"Yours were inactive for some reason, they are dropping as we speak, the army is frarkked to send the recruits at this point of the mission" muttered Garet.
Evani managed to sound something resembling a yes; unable to find her self-following Garet's report she nodded of sleep.

"Evi...?" Evani's eyes fluttered open heavily resisting the urge to return to sleeping.
"Finally, we've bin watin for ya a few minutes now, thought you're awake" muttered Garet as he helped her to her feet. Evani cocked her head to the side as she composed her self. Something about him seemed different, missing. Her eyes dragged them selves over to the new additions to his ear.
She arched her eyebrows at this.

"Going for a new look?" she asked curiously as they walked through the doorway.
"Something in that line" muttered Garet, his demeanour tensed up. Something he did want to talk about. She focussed her attention away from him. Sam, Giovanni and Zafo were eating themselves self away on some leftovers, while Jenny seemed to find her self-content by staring through the window. Vint and Arzano were making bets of which varactyl would win on the holoscreen, the breeding program was finished. Evani narrowed her eyes as she glanced at Giovanni again before darting around further.

The room was filled with incredible detail, not something she would have expected from Pau, or Utapau. But more important matters were at hand. Evani tried to catch Garet's eyes, but he quickly slipped in a persona she wasn't quite was him or not.
"This is your Squad Leader Sergeant Evani, Eve, our new guys, Private Jowak"
Evani followed Garet pointing finger, she had with hold her self from jumping back or gasping when she saw the wookie. He was enormous, the normal attires and uniforms made for wookies seemed too small for his colossal size. Fur spat from every nook and corner of his uniform. The fur it self had a unique colour of seemingly black, with a few rare lightening highlights striping through his thick fur. The wookie opened his mouth and roared to Evani as he snapped to a crisp salute. Evani suppressed her urge to wince at the volume of his howl.

"Um, as you can see we still need to figure out what he says, no one here understands what he says, so we will have to get a translator droid or something," muttered Garet as he fiddled with the datapads, which he picked up.
"And who is the other guy?" asked Evani, her eyes searched for the next recruit. Something inside her stirred, something was wrong.

From the shadows stepped a slender man. He appeared to be in his mid thirties, he already out aged them, and probably were above their level of field experience. His grass green eyes stared down at hers firmly, unwavering unlike the recruits she has met before.
Not in the Vast Empire you are thought Evani narrowing her eyes before smiling.
"Private Leron reporting for duty Ma'am, I understand some basics of shyriiwook," the man said as he snapped to a salute as well. Evani found her previous unpleasant feelings towards Leron disappear, but the
"Welcome to the squad boys, things are a bit hectic, but you will fit in quite nicely." Said Evani with a small grin, they needed the men, and this was perfect.
She plopped her self in one of the overly decorated chairs before she continued with a flick of her short hair.
"What's on your mind Giovanni?" asked Evani as she grabbed the remote and deactivated the holoscreen. Vint and Arzano joined their small circle timidly.

Sam coughed as Giovanni stepped forward.
"I want to escort Sam back to Tadath, if it's okay with you, while we are it, we want to try and get rid of the hot tails on your track&" Evani dropped her head in hands sighing.
"Sam's injuries never healed probably, did they?" asked Garet, his expressionless demeanour passed with a worried glance over Sam.
"Not quite, and we need to see if we are followed or not, somewhere, information leaked" said Giovanni again as he wringed his hands together.
"You have my permission, just be safe" muttered Evani, she stood up from seated position to reach Giovanni. They shook hands briefly, and then Sam followed.

Everyone made their goodbyes and sniffs as the two left, but certain of level of order and silence was attained once again as Evani coughed, after several times.

"Its 3 AM, I want you to rest for the day, and get ready for tonight. Zafo and I will go scouting in a few hours, we still need to find out where and what we are searching exactly. I can guarantee however that it is underground. We travel light, take what is necessary, and dark clothes, try and make use of what we have here without ordering" said Evani as she briefed them. Their intent eyes managed to fill her with a twang of inspiration. All was not lost...yet.

"If there isn't any questions, hit the sacks NOW, no pubbing, in fact you don't leave this room if it isn't necessary, as Daminga might have enlightened you, we are slightly more famous then we should be, now, BEDS" ordered Evani sharply as she whisked across the carpet and rich room to her own sleeping quarters.

"Vint, you and Daminga will stay on guard for the next three hours, then wake Leron and Garet for the next shift. We can't take any chances," ordered Zafo as well, his mismatched eyes stared hard into Vint and Daminga's eyes. Almost as warning of slips that may happen.

 
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SL/SGT Evani/2SQD/2PLT/1CMP/1REG/1BAT/Tadath/VEA[LoR][ES2C][CoR]
TRN/IN Evani/Training 1-1/Lopen/VEDJ/VE

" We need Arzano. I should have figured we will need some slicing done," murmured Evani as they sat huddled together trying to break a security terminal in the rain.  Evani poked her head around the terminal to see whether the guard they managed to knock out was still where they left him. She grinned as she managed to spot his crumpled form among the trashcans. They were situated in an alley-like corridor of the city near a trash dump for droids. Some sort of device Evani has never seen or heard of before leaned tall through the sky against the rowdy wind. The claw like clamps that grew from it neck proved it was some sort of apparatus to move heavy weight of metal and other trash around. Its colossal size gave off enough shadows mixed with the  clouded sky, and other various buildings' shadows to cover their doings. 
Sleeping like a baby she thought as her eyes left the guard back to their current goal.
Hack the terminal.

"Why do all terminals have to be at the sleaziest corners of an city? Its an invitation for hacking" she asked to Zafo as they switched turns in an another attempt to break through the security. Zafo chuckled light-heartedly at her comment while his eyes remained fixated on the small screen in front him. It gave off am blue hue against his skin making him look alien.

"I'm going to fetch Ar, wait here. I'll whistle when I'm nearing you" muttered Evani as she stretched her self in an upright stance. She was soaked to bone and shivering. But the rain had its ups and downs; the ups meaning anyone will try to avoid the streets.

"Evani! What are you doing back so soon?"
Evani shook her hair as she stepped back into the 'Goons' suite.  Garet chuckled from his seated position next to the door at her dog-like resemblance she expressed. Evani scrunched her face up reddening as she realised what she doing. She immediately stopped shaking the water out resulting her into dripping everywhere she went. For the first time since she entered the room Evani noticed a tense atmosphere.
"Where is Leron?" she snapped inquiringly. The uneasiness she felt returned.

"Here I am Sarge," answered the new Dragoon. Evani's eyes narrowed as Leron stepped from shadows around a turn in the room. His hands were playing lazily with a blade. Arithmetically it threw light every few moments as it reflected the luminosity streaming from lamp attached to the wall. She focused the attention of her eyes to Garet. Anger and a barely concealed loathe resided in his usually unreadable onyx eyes. His arms were folded across his torso; his one hand lingered above his sheathed blaster as if expecting something. Her own eyes narrowed. Something was definitely wrong.


"Need Ar, mind waking him? She muttered towards Garet, it was more of a order then a favour she was asking. Reluctantly and steadily
Garet drew him self up to his full height over towering Evani in seconds once again. Without any a word he left to where Arzano was sleeping.

"Leron, what's wrong?" she asked as soon as Garet left. She stood with her side facing Leron, her arms folded while her eyes were snapped to Leron. Water dripped like rain from the ends of hair and clothes quickly watering the thick carpet, and darkening it.
Leron shrugged and raised his eyebrows.
"its strange how you can place your trust in such short-fused soldier Sarge," he murmured absent minded. Evani turned her self to face him fully.
"Are you questioning my judgement?"
"No, it is a observation. Short fused people tend to be impulsive, impulsivity leads to a mind changing sides easily, like you?"  For a short minute silence was all to that followed as the two Dragoons stared hard at each other.

Evani chuckled.
"I see"
Wrong move there Lennie, she thought to her self.
Garet stepped back into the room, his arms folded yet again. His eyes studied the room and its occupants within. Arzano was rubbing his eyes tiredly beside him.
"Ar, sorry to wake you kid, we need you, follow me" ordered Evani sharply.
"Garet, since Gio's gone, you are FTL, I'll contact you as soon as possible, when I do follow the coordination I give you, from there I'll give you a further briefing." Evani stared at Garet. He knew what happened between them. She knew him well enough to know that he listened to the conversation. And he possibly caught Leron's mistake.

Impulsivity leads to a mind changing sides easily, like you?"  How did he knew she switched sides from the republic to the Empire? It was classified information most recruits wouldn't possibly know.
Evani shook her head and grabbed Arzano by his hand and dragged him out of the suite.


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SL/SGT Evani/2SQD/2PLT/1CMP/1REG/1BAT/Tadath/VEA[LoR][ES2C][CoR]
TRN/IN Evani/Training 1-1/Lopen/VEDJ/VE

(Sorry for the double post, I must rectify the situation in my first.)


Dawn was coming quickly, so DD only had limited time. From the security terminal Arzano was able to find recordings of the mission targets. The recordings came from a warehouse a couple miles away, and the 'Goons were heading there. With a quick call to Vint in the hotel, the two groups were to meet at the warehouse.

The rain was relentless as the squad made their way the couple miles to the warehouse. As the group of Zafo, Evani, Arzano, and Garet got there, the hotel group came out of the shadows of a neighboring building. Garet kept an eye on Leron, who came out last. From somewhere, Leron had another vibroblade that he was dragging on the ground, causing small sparks that lit up his feet.

Evani saw this, and motioned towards Leron. "Keep it down, no theatrics. This is time for stealth, not for assault." Leron almost grudgingly picked up his blade and leaned it over his shoulder. "If we're ready, let's go. Just keep on the lookout for anybody or anything significant. You'll know it when you see it."

The Squad moved quickly and quietly through the Warehouse lot to the front door. Jowak smashed open the door (as quietly as he could) and the eight went inside.

There was absolutely nothing inside. Whatever there was was either removed or covered with a white sheet; which in turn was covered with dust. There was no light either, save one cage in the middle of the one room warehouse. It was a small "skeleton" of an elevator, just the metal rods and a control panel that controlled the elevator and a single light on the top. On the roof of the building was a pully system that held it up. The whole squad looked at it in confusion. Finally, Zafo spoke up.

"Alright then. Guess we're going down."

"But... we won't all fit," Jenny pointed out.

"Then we'll split up," Evani said. "Even though I don't trust this thing." She tried to look down through the crack between the floor and elevator, but there was no light.

"I'll go first," Zafo said. "Vint, Jowak, you're with me." The three boarded the elevator.

"Good luck, be careful," Evani said as the elevator began to sink. Zafo nodded as he went out of view.

The pully reversed direction after a short pause, and it came back up.

As it came back up, Evani got on. "Alright. Jenny, Daminga, let's go." That left Garet and Leron.

Evani pressed the button and they left. The process repeated and Garet got on.

"Let's go," he commanded. Leron got on, with his vibroblade still over his shoulder.

They descended down the dark shaft.

(Wow, sorry fi that was boring guys. I was a little uninspired.)


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+ Advance Recon Commandos {ARC} +

FTL/SGT Garet Daimun/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA [ES2C]

"I don't need a plan. Plans are for scientists, and builders. I've got moxy... and guns."
-Jennifer Mui, 'Mercenaries'
"As soon as you step through that door, they'll be watching you like hawks. Hawks with video cameras!"
-Livingston Dell, 'Ocean's 11'

As the elevator's doors closed shut, Daminga's stomach started to churn. 

This doesn't feel right, he thought to himself.

He unsung his rifle and brought it up to his shoulder half aiming towards the doors, waiting for it to open and trying to keep himself as steady as possible.

Huh, he's kind of a nervous one, thought Jenny as she heard the familiar sounds of a rifle being loaded, Then again, so am I right now.

She also started to prepare herself incase anything were to happen.  Evani could hear what the two were doing.

They train them to be prepared at least, Evani thought to herself, thinking of Daminga's reaction to the dark cold elevator. If I was new to this I'd be jumpy too.

"You two ok?" she asked.

"Yea," came a response from Jenny.

Evani waited for Daminga to answer.

"Daminga?"

"Yes ma'am?" said Daminga as if he shaken out of a dream.

"You alright?"

"I will be once we get off of this thing."

For the rest of the ride the trio remained motionless.  Finally, the elevator began to slow to a stop.  It took a few seconds for the doors to open.  After a full minute the doors began to slide open.  Daminga realized that he had been holding his breath and as he exhaled and inhaled again he caught the smell of the hugh wookie through the musty air and knew the first three Dragoons were still only a few feet into the cave.  As if to conform this, Zafo called out in a whispered,

"Evani?"

Uh oh, something's not right if Zafo's whispering like that, thought Evani.

Then the three newcomers to the cave heard the sound that had thrown the first three into a defensive position.   

"Everyone in a tight circle!" Evani whispered. 

Everyone stayed in that position as the elevator started to ascend again for the second and final time.  A low whimper came from the direction Jowark.

That thing's nervous?! thought Vint.

Again came the scratching sound, and again it came from another position different from the previous two but much closer.  This caused all six Dragoons to swing their rifles toward that direction.

Damn it, come on! thought Evani.  She could hear the elevator beginning to come back down.

"Ev, I have a glow stick ready," came Vint's voice in a whisper.

"Well, crack it!" Evani whispered harshly.

The Dragoons heard the stick crack and the faint green glow began to illuminate the cave around all them.  As the glow reached to far corners, shadows began to scurry back away from it. 

Please, Great Spirits help us on this journey, Daminga prayed as shivers ran up his spin.

"Jenny, Jowark, crack more glow sticks," ordered Evani.

As the cave became brighter, the elevator that had been descending came to a stop.  Again, it took a few minutes for the doors to open. When they did Garet almost had to push Leron out. 

"We all here?" asked Evani, "Alright, let's get going before whatever that was grows used to the light."


(Sorry about the post. It's not the best I've got.)
 
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TRP/PFC Daminga/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath


And when he gets to Heaven,
To Saint Peter he will tell,
"One more soldier reporting sir,
I've served my time in hell."

Garet caught Arzano as he was falling to the ground. He quickly pulled the knife out and shook Arzano; but it was obvious that there was no sign of life. "Kid"

A blaster shot rang out as Garet laid Arzano's body on the ground. Zafo had drawn his and shot into the darkness. "Noghris," he said. "They no we're here."

Evani had her gun pointed up at Leron. Apparently she had the same suspicions as Garet. Vint stepped through the battle-ready 'Goons.

"Sarge, I don't think he's the enemy right now." Vint tried to persuade Evani to put her gun down.

"Step back, Vint. I'll decide who the enemy is." She said back to Vint, never leaving Leron out of her sight. "Didn't any of you see him... you know... give a signal?" Nobody spoke up. In fact, everyone stared at Evani in a confused kind of way. Garet felt that he should do something, but in all honesty, he didn't see a thing. "But... he gave a signal..."

"Evani," Zafo started, "I think we need to move."

Evani let her blaster down in embarrassment, and motioned for everyone to move. Much of the group passed Garet, who stood still for a moment. As soon as everyone passed Garet grabbed Leron and thrust him into one of the walls. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't shoot you now."

Leron, breathing heavily after being flung to the wall, replied in phrases. "You wouldn't want anyone to think you were a murderer, would you?"

Garet grunted in a stupefied way, and threw Leron to the ground. "Get ahead with the group."

Leron complied to getting up, but didn't move. "There's a hole to your left," he stated. "Be careful."

Garet made the poor decision of looking down to the hole. As he turned, Leron came around and elbowed him in the cheek. Caught off guard, Garet fell into the hole.

--

Up ahead, Leron had caught up with the group next to a waterfall. Most of them were trying to drink the water. His panting and running caught Zafo's attention.

"What were you doing?" Zafo asked.

"I'm sorry sir& I had to take a bathroom break. Garet was right with me, sir."

"Where is he, then?"

Leron looked back, and turned around acting frightened. "He was right behind me," he said innocently and surprised.

"Damn... Evani!" Zafo yelled to the trudge leader. "Garet's gone!"

--

Garet took a moment to catch his breath after the fall. He lifted himself to his knees and paused to spit out blood. "Alright, you just watch yourself next time, boy," he said in delusion to what just happened. He picked himself up onto his knees, and twitched at the sound of ripping fabric. He looked down to see the Vibroblade he confiscated from Leron earlier sticking through his pants. "Ok, ok. My suit's ripped. You just issued yourself a death wish," Garet said again, to no one in particular.

Garet stood where he was and looked at his surroundings. An eerie blue light filled the room he was in, and it was oddly circular. As far as he could tell, there was only one more way out other than the hole. Seeing nothing else to do, Garet walked to the exit. As he got close to it though, the gravel shifted behind him. He spun around unsheathing his Vibroblade and slicing as he did so. To his surprise, his attack was blocked by another sword. Behind it was a Noghri.

Their eyes met, and Garet knew he was in deep shit. The Noghri back flipped away ready for another attack. Garet raised his blade to an attack stance and charged. The smart thing, Garet thought, would be to attack his feet; and he did so. The Noghri easily jumped over the blade as Garet spun around, crouched. As the warrior came back down, he tried to smash Garet's head in with his sword, but Garet held his blade horizontally and was only fallen by the attack. On the ground, but not dead: perfect.

Garet had to roll around a few times to dodge downward slides made by the Noghri; and even then he took flesh wounds from stabs. Each time the Noghri seemed to get faster. Finally Garet had the opportunity to do something and kicked the creature in the ankle, causing it to fall as well. They both got up quickly and went back to their dance. Garet slashed, but the Noghri countered and stepped to the side while kicking, causing Garet to fly into the wall. Apparently, the Noghri's were all that they were infamous for.

Garet turned around, already exhausted. The Noghri had something in his hand though, a little ball. Garet looked at it in confusion, and the Noghri punctured it. Garet couldn't figure it out, but smoke emanated from it and started to blend in with the blue light. Suddenly, from nowhere, the Noghri had multiplied by four. "You've got to be kidding me. There is no way my luck is that bad."

Garet took the advantage of the Noghri standing still and stabbed one of the four. "Finally!" he yelled out at his success. He pulled his Blade out, and the Nogri still stood; not only that, but there was no wound. [I]Illusions.[/I]

Garet really didn't have the time or energy for this, so he began to search the room for the exit. Multiple times he was forced back by the Noghri and its clones, but eventually he found the exit. In fear that the warrior might be following him, he summoned the rest of his energy to run. About thirty seconds and a lot of darkness later, he was falling again. The blue light disappeared on top of him, and a new light and the sound of rushing water came from below him.

--

"Alright, so Jowak, Leron, and myself are going back to look for Garet," Evani addressed the squad. "Everyone got that? I don't want one person going anywhere besides here. Zafo, make sure that happens." Evani looked around at the squad. "Let's go," she said after a cough.

Just as the three rescuers turned around to leave up the ramp where Leron came from, something splashed water onto the entire group from the pool created by the waterfall. Everyone turned in excitement and fear, and some had to shake the water off of them.

Garet emerged onto the surface gasping for air, bleeding from his face and arms. The water turned red as he swam to the edge. Some people tried to help Garet, or offer him support, but he was focused on one thing: Leron.

As Garet approached in rage, Leron tried to run away. He was easily cut down by a kick to the back of the head. "Get up!" Garet yelled at the squirming Leron.

Vint and Zafo both rushed towards the two. Zafo grabbed Garet and Vint went to Leron.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Zafo said as he dragged Garet away. Garet struggled to free himself, but Jowak also came and grabbed him, easily holding him down.

"That bastard!" Garet yelled towards Leron. "He killed Arzano, and he just tried to kill me!"

By now Evani, and most of the squad, had their blasters out. "Garet, calm yourself. What happened?"

Zafo and Jowak let go as Garet tried to calm himself. He grabbed his jacket collar and pulled it to get it straight. He followed it up by pointing to his cheek. "See that? That was this coward. He hit me into a hole." He pointed to his other wounds. "And these were a Noghri. It was waiting for me. My guess is it's looking for me now."

Leron finally picked himself up with the help of Vint. "Liar," he said trying to defend himself. "Clumsy idiot! You were right behind me! I didn't fall!"

In one quick motion, Garet grabbed his blaster and shot Leron in the arm. "Get up," Garet said calmly as Leron fell again and Zafo grabbed him. Garet looked around at anybody to see where they stood on the two stories. The only one who looked deeply concerned was Evani. "Get up," Garet said again, not in anger, but in shock. It was the only thing he could say.

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DarkDragoons
+ Advance Recon Commandos {ARC} +

FTL/SGT Garet Daimun/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA [ES2C]

"I don't need a plan. Plans are for scientists, and builders. I've got moxy... and guns."
-Jennifer Mui, 'Mercenaries'
"As soon as you step through that door, they'll be watching you like hawks. Hawks with video cameras!"
-Livingston Dell, 'Ocean's 11'

Vint and Daminga knelt side by side on the ground. There were blasters firing away; they seemed to have no affect on these natural assassins. The Noghri quickly was in reach of the two 'Goons, who threw down their weapons and put themselves into a defensive position.

Vint pushed his leg out into the air, attempting to kick the Noghri squarely in the chest. But the Noghri was much faster and quickly moved a foot to the side, grabbed Vints leg, and twisted it so that the PFC fell to the ground.

Daminga held his defensive position until the last moment and jumped out the Noghris way. The Noghri flew past him, but turned around with unexpected speed and ease. The Noghri stopped about ten feet from Daminga; his eyes were black, giving the impression of emptiness inside of him. Maybe that was why most people referred to them as creatures instead of people.

They were both staring at each other intently, waiting for the other to make a move. Daminga was struck by an object and collapsed onto the ground. It was Vint that had struck him; the other Noghri , the one who was dodging around Evani, had hurled him them together.

Evani had one of the creatures trying to get at her. She was having trouble keeping the Noghri at bay with her whip. Jowak was slowly bringing himself out of the water. Garet, Jenny, and Zafo were trying to figure out what to do, confused by the sudden assault.

LeronThought Vint. The Noghris weren't paying attention to him? He was on the ground, more vulnerable than any of the others, but no one touched him&

Vints mind had been distracted too long. He took a blow to the head, and was out cold.


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TRP/PFC Vint/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA [LoR]

We can't kill them all!"
If possible Evani would have sighed. But thunderous blaster bolts erupting from her DC-15 as it was flipped into action replaced this action. She sheathed her DC-15 hastily and grabbed her whip. She stole a quick glance around her.

"Watch out!" she yelled in attempt to warn Daminga who had his back turn to the noghri who he supposedly just killed. Miraculously the noghri survived the attack. Jowak was hurtling him self at the noghri behind Daminga. Evani lashed her whip out towards Daminga's waist. It curled neatly about him and she tugged out of the midst of a newly erupted battle between Jowak and the noghri who had a dagger poised, meant for Daminga's back.

Jowak was surprisingly proving him self quite skilled in the art of violence as he threw him self at the Noghri. His attacks showed grace and structure, which is very unusual for a wookiee. But where the wookiee made up in sheer strength, he lacked the speed to match the deadly noghri.

The noghri in turn bludgeoned him self at Jowak. Something was not right however. These noghris were toying with them. It was unusually for a noghri to act in this dishonoured way to their heritage if her memory served correctly. Even Garet with his highly illustrious martial arts skills should have been dead after confronting one of them.

She lashed out again to the noghri as it fought Jowak. The latter kept circling the noghri analysing his choices. Almost tauntingly the noghri darted aside, her eyes caught its footing avoiding the still unconscious crumpled form of Leron neatly. Her eyes caught Daminga untangling him self from his whip to aid Zafo and their noghri.

Then an idea dawned on her. But before she could bring it into action a high screech emitted from the noghri facing Jowak. Daminga has jumped to Zafo's side to help them out with their noghri. Their noghri suddenly jumped away from his battle and headed straight for Jowak.

They're both attacking Jowak! she thought fleetingly. Jowak could barely manage the one; he was already injured from his previous fight. Two of these warriors could tear him apart. Not able to think any more, and seeing only one action to help the wookiee out Evani hurtled her self between Jowak's back and the storming noghri. As if sensing what just happened behind Jowak howled something. Evani supposed it was a thanks not able to understand his primitive language. For a few minutes the two; human and noghri stared at each other with analysing glances before Evani decided on making use of her plan.

"Garet! Get to Leron!" she ordered. Upon hearing Leron's name the whole battle stopped momentarily, both races glanced at Leron and then at Evani.
Not wasting time Garet bludgeoned him self at the still unconscious form of Leron.
If her plan didn't work, all was lost.  Not wasting a moment he planted his blaslter's barrel in the side of Leron's head.

Suddenly it seemed as if time stopped. At once every single noghri paused in their poised positions, everyone looking at her and Garet  with their vacant expressions.

"Back off or I shoot"
The squad glanced confused at their squad leader's actions before glancing back to their opponents. The latter however was gone in the blink of an eye.
"We are supposed to be dead Never in a hundred years could we have survived even two of these guys' attacks. Never mind five. Something's up and I get a feeling our buddy can explain it all" he muttered not taking his blaster from Leron's head.

"We need to get to whatever these guys are hiding, " murmured Zafo as he composed him self. The whole squad circled Evan and Garet, their questioning glances awaited Leron's awaking.


"Lets wake sleeping beauty" scoffed Garet; he grabbed Leron by his collar and threw him in the same water from where Garet emerged earlier.
It was by now obvious to the squad as to why Leron was titled traitor by both Garet and Evani. And the noghris' action as Garet threatened them with his life seemed to put off any present questions

"I'm getting a feeling he won't feel beautiful in the next hour," muttered Zafo as Garet continued to drown Leron in the water. At last a spluttering Leron waked. For a moment he looked at them confused before spotting the blood and dirt about them.

As if putting two and two together Leron lounged for an escape but a Garet quickly locked his arms in a shattering force.
"Easy now Garet, I want him alive" ordered Evani softly as she stood up. Used to injuries Evani got rid of the coat-like jacket she was wearing and tore it in shred with the help of her dagger. It proved to be of some difficulty with her arm, but with Daminga help they were quickly bandaging the squad. In a matter of minutes all attention was directed back to Leron. He was still struggling, but Garet's larger stature seemed unfazed.

"To avoid wasting time, I'm not going bother with chit chat. If you want to live, you will lead us to whatever the thing is we are looking for. You will call of all security, and guarantee us a safe passage back to the upper levels. Understood?"

Evani pushed her blast in to the side of his neck, denting the skin and possibly leaving light blood marks. Not able to speak due to the barrel digging in the area where his vocal chords reside Leron managed a nod.

"And if you don't comply I will personally make sure you're death slow and painful" she added as a side note.
"If she doesn't I will. I have a score to settle," muttered Garet increasing the wrinkles of worry in Leron's frown.

"Okay squad, lets go. You move" sneered Evani and jabbed Leron to movement.
Slowly the captive rose from his huddled position in the water and steered them through the series of tunnels and abandoned squatter house where some of the natives used to reside.

 
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SL/SGT Evani/2SQD/2PLT/1CMP/1REG/1BAT/Tadath/VEA[LoR][ES2C][CoR]
TRN/IN Evani/Training 1-1/Lopen/VEDJ/VE

Evani beamed at the Lance Corporal in front her.
"Those? Noghris, or that's what its supposed to be. But something is off, Jenny, throw me some light over to the one lump of death nearest at you" ordered Evani as she carefully picked her self about the dead noghri.

"Jasper and Darien? You have to excuse for me for the informalities at the moment, but I don't give a damn. Really glad to have you here"
The Corporal and Sergeant waved it off,
"Comparing your manners with Jak, I would say its pretty civilised" muttered Jasper curtly, an icy glare was met with his comment but he ignored it.

For a while everyone waited for Evani finish with her inspection, she however took her time as her hands touched and felt the noghris. Their usual grey skin were sickly blue tinted colour as reminder of their death. The weak light's Jenny's rifle produced helped no further as she tried to inspect the blood. Throwing care and caution to the wound Evani dragged on her slender fingers through a puddle of blood oozing from on the noghri's side. The black blood was sticky yet it dried quickly leaving an uncomfortable layer of jelly across the dirtied finger.

"Where is Garet?" Evani straightened her self back to her full height, which wasn't much to speak of since everyone always challenged her vertically on her squad.
"I think he chased after Leron as soon as this stuff was dead" answered Zafo motioning to the dead layer of noghris around them.

"Ah, well one trooper's vendetta can't keep us waiting, the little shit mentioned something about a T-junction and a elevator, go down one level. Take the last door on the first corridor to the right. Sounds easy. Lets move," ordered Evani crisply, the last shred of patience disintegrating fast by her growing anger.

Not wasting any more time the squad moved out. In the back of her mind Evani remained worried about Garet's whereabouts, but knowing the soldier could take care of him self she trudged over to the elevator.  The elevator was the same size their previous one had been when they first embarked on their journey to descend in these hellish depths.

It took them at most fifteen minutes to gather at the next floor, talking much of their alignment. It was rare to find, factions and Empire with troopers as efficient as this particular squad.

"First corridor to the right. Last door" she muttered softly as she stepped out from the elevator along with Jak and Zafo, the last group to arrive to the new floor. The floor was a stark contrast the previous one the occupied. It's roof resembled the mouth of an unknown predator to Evani with razor sharp rock dripping down from the roof like much icicles from an ice cavern, with exception of the colours which varied from dark brown to a sandy red. Details were of petty matter to the squad however at the moment, only details, which imposed danger, were noticed.

Last door, that's a few meters away, shouldn't be to hard to get over there, Evani thought as they took a small breather, it was as if she was frightened of jinxing them if they took another step. Taking a deep breath Evani trudged on. Cautiously they crept around the corner. Everyone's rifles were raises in anticipation, and it remained poised in the air, till they reached the door Leron told them about. Jakireth kicked it open without even testing to see whether it was locked or now. The sight they were met with was&unthinkable.
Its...its empty!"
Indeed.
A white tiled square room met their eyes.
"Maybe he meant the left corridor," muttered Evani lividly as she stormed in the room.
"Lets check it out" growled Jakireth as he spun on his heel, but he stopped dead in his tracks as familiar shadows slithered closer to their side.

 
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SL/SGT Evani/2SQD/2PLT/1CMP/1REG/1BAT/Tadath/VEA[LoR][ES2C][CoR]
TRN/IN Evani/Training 1-1/Lopen/VEDJ/VE