Through the busy traffic in the skies of Coronet, the capital of coronet, three speeders neared their destination. They looked like standard cargo airspeeders from a normal glance, but a closer examination told a different story. The bottom of the speeder had been cut away, replaced by a sliding plate. The inside was filled with seating, and a pair of display screens rested on the back loading hatch, showing the views of the cameras mounted on the front and back of the vehicle. Inside each, the occupants restlessly awaited their arrival.
In the lead speeder, one of the passengers dropped an energy pack, his hands shaking. Another man, who sat nearby, placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. The man was only in his thirties, but already his hair and beard had grayed. He, like the others, was dressed in a padded suit of combat armor.
"Relax kid. I know it seems scary now, but you'll get over it. The first mission is never easy." The other looked up. He was only ninteen, was a strong build and dark blond hair of mid-length.
"I know. It's just, I've never killed someone before." He reached down and picked up the pack he dropped, loading it into the blaster rifle he carried. The other man took a moment, as if thinking of something, before replying.
"It shakes you up a bit, but it gets easier. Remember, we're fighting for the Corellia. A few enemy casualties is worth it for the sake of billions." The older man looked to the displays. "Besides, if this mission turns out well, there shouldn't be any deaths. Hell, we wont have to leave this vehicle."
The younger forced a grin. He was still afraid, but he felt much more assured now. "Thanks." He said.
"No problem. By the way, I didn't catch your name before we left." The older man said.
"Rannik Cedaan." the younger said, checking over his armor.
"Pleased to meet you. I'm Lee Mourn." The older said. "I think I've heard that name. Are you related to the Cedaans of Cedaan Corporation? That big company that makes all the guns and droids based here in Corellia?" Rannik nodded.
"I'm the president's youngest son. I was recruited here by Keith." He said.
"Ah, Keith, one of the founders. A bit young, a little reckless sometime, but a good leader. Him and his
sister have really done this resistance well." Lee said, looking once again at the displays. "We're here."
He turned to the others inside the airspeeder. "Alright, you guys know the plan. The stealth team is going to land and try and create a back door into the databases here for our tech teams. If they get caught, we go in and get them out of there. Make it look like we were trying to rob the place. " He pulled a face mask over his head, then secured a combat helm over that.
"Prepare your weapons and equipment. It isn't very likely we're actually going to see any action here, but I don't want us to be caught unprepared." Lee picked up a case, opening it up and extracting the weapon within.
"Where did you get that?" Rannik asked, admiring the quality craftmanship that had been put into the weapon.
Lee grinned. "It's a custom weapon I had made for me by an arms dealer. A blaster shotgun." He drew out a series of energy salvos and began to load them into the weapon. "It will drain an entire one of these little cells, firing out a wash of energy. It's a great weapon, but isn't very affective at longer ranges." He finished loading the cells and set the weapon aside, reaching into the case once more and withdrawing a heavy blaster pistol, loading a blaster pack into it.
Several minutes passed then suddenly a voice rang out from the speakers mounted around the inside of the speeder. "Attack teams, this is stealth team. The objective is in place and we're heading to the extraction point."
Lee picked up a comlink which he had clipped in his belt. "Roger that stealth team, awaiting your arrival." He put down the comlink. "Well, looks like we wont have to do any fighting today after all. Drinks on me once we return to base."
Suddenly the speakers were once again alive with noise, although this time the sound of blaster fire which greeted them. "Attack teams, this is stealth team. We've been discovered and are under assault by NR security forces. We need immediate assistance, I repeat, we need immediate assistance!" The speakers cut away again.
Lee sighed and shook his head. "I guess I spoke too soon. Alright guys, get ready for some combat. Looks like it's our turn act." The airspeeder swayed and flew over a balcony connected to the building, lowering to a hover a couple of meters above the ground. The plate on the bottom of the vehicle slid open, revealing the ground.
"Move out!"
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