Sayah reloaded his rifle and knelt one one knee, a blaster pistol in his other hand, prepared for the worst. He heard a door seal ,softly hissing like a pit of vipers, open behind him and whirled around quickly,. Using, one hand he took out a grenade and used the other to pull back the trigger on his gun and aim at the shadowy figure emerging from the shadows....

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


[Black League]
SM/Com Sayah/Task Force 1/Eta Squad/2nd Platoon/Red Company/1st Battalion/KBcC Helsa/OFF/Army/RDA(L)

"We're all dying. Promise yourselves you'll be the last to go."
Commander Salvo

Sayah grinned evilly. He had just had a brilliant idea regarding the service droid, based on a nasty little booby trap he had almost been killed by on an asteroid colony called Mardon Prime. Kneeling down, he opened the unfortunate droid up with the gravity of a brain surgeon and servered a pair of leads and adding a new compound between them. Five minutes later he straightened up and moved his finger over a touch-sensative control pad. The newly rewired droid moved in unison with the fingertip. "Does anyone have a thermal detonator?" One careful droid surgery and several bouts of cursing sharp pieces of metal later, Sayah was using the control pad to direct the droid towards a group of rebel troopers wielding E-Webs and hoping to retake the bridge. The rebel troopers never even glanced at the seemingly harmless droidbefore they were wiped into nothingness by an explosion that Sayah could hear, even through the now-closed blast doors. Sayah savored the moment and grinned.

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


[Black League]
SM/Com Sayah/Task Force 1/Eta Squad/2nd Platoon/Red Company/1st Battalion/KBcC Helsa/OFF/Army/RDA(L)

Dark Dragoons Frvr!


"We're all dying. Promise yourselves you'll be the last to go."

Etan watching as Sayah quickly worked, was amazed by the young troopers tenacity.

Earlier in the game, Etan had seen Sayah as an upstart, arrogant, violence prone, immature, Army brat. And specially early in the mission, when he showed such a dislike to his best of friends, C3pwo.

Yet, now he saw him in a whole different view. A trooper of many different talents that was very adept at many different trades, and able to adapt those skills to the mission at hand.

He watched as Sayah turned that server droid into a time bomb. He and C3pwo backed away from the blast doors as Sayah opened them and sent the time bomb rolling towards the many troops that stood waiting beyond those doors. He further watched as the rebel troopers tried to blast even an iota of lasers through those doors as they began to close again.

None of the blasters hit their marks, as the doors clanged shut. Yet all the blasters had missed the mark they should have hit, the server droid.

A loud blast rocked the bridge as C3pwo logged in to show on screen the devastation that ruled without the blaster doors. Rebel fighters and droids alike were strewn through-out the hallway.

Etan wasn't sure what the next step would be. He murmured to C3pwo" Stand by me old friend, as I will protect you. We will follow the lead assuredly, and you will  stay by my side,and behind me as instructed earlier." C3pwo uncannily had little to say. I guess stunned by the recent events, he merely replied" Yes Master Wookie, I have no doubts in that."

Etan and the droid waited cautiously for the next move.

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Etan rumbled to C3pwo, " The time for action is now."

C3pwo strutted towards the command center. With a blur of digits and a firm input into the main computer, C3pwo took total control of the bridge.

It was only a matter of time till the rest of the pirate crew assumed command of their various sections.

Etan looked toward Sayah, while Sayah guarded the door. Sayah made a few varied commands to the NPC's at large. Sayah called back to Etan, " All clear Wookie, now hold this station bridge down while I do some damage of my own." He meant it in a demanding way, wanting that Wookie to know that he of all people meant business.

Etan knew that Sayah was one character he shouldn't take lightly. He knew as a team member, that eventually, each of them would need each other, even if that other member was inexperienced and would just need time to integrate with the rest of the crew.

Sayah communicated with Raigen that bridge control had been taken care of. He further asked, " All secure here sir. Is assistance needed your way?" It seemed as if Sayah's mission at bridge control was complete. He needed another mission.

Not wanting to waste another minute, he turned to Etan, declaring, " I will leave you with an elite guard Etan. Use them wisely, while I go assist Commander Raigen."

Etan's universal communicator replied " Go Sayah, I have everything under control here."

Etan watched again, as Sayah took off with the rest of the squad, leaving just him, C3pwo, plus two security patrol, to command the bridge.

Etan understood what was to be done. It was his sole responsibility to hold the bridge and give support from there. He asked C3pwo to bring up the security cameras. From this vantage point, he and C3pwo watched as Sayah's team made it's way towards Commander Raigen and his team. Etan awaited commands from either team.

Suddenly, behind them, through the blaster doors that Sayah and the rest of their squad had just recently left, blaster fire emerged.
The two guards, left to accompany Etan and C3pwo on the bridge, reentered the bridge area. One was wounded, while the second hit the blast door button. It shut with a clang.

Deth, the uninjured guard and long-time friend of Etan's, reported immediately." There's a whole patrol of them out there, and I think they mean business Etan." Etan not wanting to alarm his pirate companions, quickly went about putting security measures in place.

He had C3pwo switch cameras to the bridge blast doors then activate the security cannons. Suddenly cannons were a swiveling while troopers were a dodging. They knew a blasting was a coming.

To be continued.....



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While Etan and Deth had  issues at hand, C3pwo announces " It seems Master Sayah has a situation he needs help with Master Etan."

Etan rises declaring to C3pwo, " Give him whatever assistance he needs. While giving us a blaster lock on that crew outside.l"

C3pwo multi-tasks, giving Sayah co-ordinates, while maintaining a weapons lock on the rebel platoon. Thirteen, fourteen and fifeteen of them are shot down. Still they keep on coming.
 
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Etan watched the carnage from the controll room. Sayah and his crew, had effeciently taken out an entire company.

Relief came over Etan as the troops dispensed to the bridge little by little left to be taken care of by Sayah's group. Sayah had very effectively taken care of the rebel crew dispatched to the bridge by all out assault on the entire base.

No mercy was given. Etan turned to C3pwo and gave further commands." You watch Sargeant Sayah and his commands moves constantly. You open any door he needs opened and give him any assisstance he needs."

"Of course, Master Wookie Etan. " C3pwo replied.

Etan turned towards the bridge blaster doors. With one last comment Etan commands Deth to gaurd the doors no matter what. With that final command Etan exits the bridge.
 
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Etan, having left the bridge to C3Pwo and his old friend Deth, made an advance towards the carnage Sayah had left behind.

He could tell where Sayah and his squad had been by the strewn bodies though-out the station. Following those broken bodies, Etan ended with Sgt. Sayah's squad focused on a shut blaster door.

Quickly, one of Sayah's squad turned on the Wookie Warrior. Just as quickly, Etan announced who he was. Sayah, from a hidden position, commanded his squad to stand down." Welcome Wookie Warrior to this sortie." Sayah announced." I might have need of you and your droid, if, you can take commands." Sayah announced.

Etan knew that teamwork was critical to the mission and hollared, in his Wookie way, "Sayah, whatever support we can give your team?. Just ask."

Etan watched as Sayah emerged from hiding, striding down the hall with flickering lights. Sayah had made atmospheric adjustments to his suit. Etan, taking the lead Sayah had made, retreated quickly. A crack in the outer hull emerged. Etan ran quickly, trying to get to the next section of the station.

Sayah, laughed loudly.

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Raigen raised his repeater gun and fired into the two platoons of NR troopers, raking their bodies with energy blasts and dropping a good number of them to the ground as Jag rolled a thermal detonator into the middle of the group.  The heat and shrapnel from the charge sent at least four of the armed soldiers flying and dropped another three to the ground where a layer of thick blood began to coagulate on the cargo bay floor.  "Bulk cruisers, they think they can bring in freighters and steal our supplies.  New plan!  Sigh, finish up these troopers.  Jag, get to the computer terminal and trigger the cargo lock down."

Jag looked around, confused.  "What computer terminal?" he asked as he fired his e-11 into the dispersing crowd.  One of the sergeants among the NR troopers pointed toward Raigen's position and began to fire along with three or four other troopers.  Jag fired, catching the sergeant in the eye, and pulled Raigen to safety by his collar.

"Thanks...Up there!"  Raigen pointed to a room overlooking the bay with a glass window much like on a ship's bridge.  The room was at least two stories up from their position, and at least one hundred NR separated them from it.

"Are you kriffing crazy?  There's no way.  Why can't we just seal them off like we would the corvette and gunship?"  Jag asked as he through another grenade into the group.  Two NR dropped like flies.

"Because those freighters are small enough to fit inside this hanger.  We can't seal them in through a docking ring.  Raigen cracked open the crate they were hiding behind and dug through it until he found a Flechette Launcher and handed it to Jag, "Take this. Use it on large groups only." Jag started to run off, "Jag!...Only six shots in that thing. Use `em wisely, `kay?"

Jag ran off toward the rear right hand side of the cargo bay, where a loading ramp to the second level was.

Raigen fired his 500 over his head into the enemy's group, but nothing happened.  The weapon was shot, he presumed as he beat it against the crate in anger.  Raigen searched the crate and found an E-11 blaster.  He picked it up and strafed the twelve remaining troopers.  "Take that, Republic Scum!" Raigen cried as he and Sigh laid carnage to the unskilled marines.
 
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[Red Dragon Order]
[-=Ace Wing=-]
[-=Raptor Squadron=-]
WC/SMar Raigen DarkBlayde Tei-Yehn/Alpha Flight/Raptor Squadron/Ace Wing/KBcC Helsa/Guardian Fleet/Navy/RDA(O)

Raigen looked up as shots fired from the computer terminal and immediately recognized them as coming from his wookie friend.  Luck loves me! he thought as he let another round out from behind the durasteel container crates.  Raigen saw the main access hatch close and suddenly realized the trouble that Etan had caused for himself.  He started up his comlink and called Etan, "Etan, every trooper in the station is coming your way now.  Lock off the entire cargo bay and prepare for some intense fighting.  Cy and I will clear out the ships, Jag will be coming your way to provide cover."  Raigen shot down an NR who was attempting to crawl away before ducking the return fire from a newly arrived squad.

Jag had just reached the beginning of the ramp as a shot just nearly missed his head.  The first ramp up to the terminal had apparently been chosen as a turret emplacement.  He cursed his luck and ducked behind the wall, firing blindly around the corner.  He ripped an anti-vehicle grenade from his belt and tossed it into the center of the turret emplacement.  He covered his head as the charge ripped through the corridor and collapsed both the republic soldiers and the ceiling above the corridor.  Jag waited for the smoke to settle before examining the damage.  Blood flowed around the turret remains and twisted metal before collecting and trickling down the ramp like a river of death.

Etan fired at the squad of troopers who appeared out of no where.  The blasts were from too far off to be accurate enough to cause any real damage, but it did catch them off guard and give Raigen and the new droid time to make any move they were planning.  Etan grumbled something to the protocol droid as it tapped into the computer terminal.  Within minutes, the entire cargo bay would lock itself down.  Docking rings were locked, doors would close and shut down, and the air ventilation system that was clearing the fog from the station out would suddenly cut off.  Etan wondered why Raigen would want this to happen until he realized that they had breath masks, the NR did not.

Raigen looked up as the cargo bay began to lock itself down.  No one would get in or out now, giving Raigen the time to focus on the capital ships while the others took out the boarding party.  Sigh fired off another grenade that rolled past the troopers and did absolutely no damage to them.  Raigen cursed and looked for a grenade of his own.  "We're out of `nades!" he yelled before opening fire again.  The last of the squad members put his hands up and tried to surrender, begging for mercy.  Raigen took this time to aim and lodged a blaster bolt in his neck which poured crimson blood out as he slumped to the floor.

Jag looked back as the door to the cargo bay closed on him.  He tried to run back in time but it was too late to escape.  He was trapped in the ramp with a closed security door behind him and a caved in ceiling in front.  With no other option, he climbed up the bloody ramp until he came to the first landing which was now a pile of rubble and dead soldiers.  He could just barely see a space for him to climb through and began to force himself up the bloody pile.

Etan looked up to examine the cargo bay once more.  There was only one way down there and he hoped it had not been cut off by the security system he had just activated.  Etan grabbed his rifle and instructed C3PWO to follow as he made his way out onto the third landing.  Footsteps and lifts, Etan could hear the approaching troopers and clicked his rifle to full auto.  C3PWO looked around, "I say, Master.  Isn't our current location a bit dangerous?  I found a security locker on the far side of this landing.  Maybe you will find heavier weaponry and better cover there, sir."  Etan growled in agreement before moving toward the security locker.

Raigen looked down at the naval troopers around him. "Sigh, collect grenades and datapads," he instructed the droid as he pulled a thermal detonator free from the soldier's belt.  Sigh also began checking the bodies for valuables and ammunition.  Raigen looked up, or down rather, as floor panels across the cargo bay began to shift and slide away.  Raigen and Sigh raised their guns and prepared to fight.

 
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[Red Dragon Order]
[-=Ace Wing=-]
[-=Raptor Squadron=-]
SCom TCom DO CC CO SC/SecMar Raigen Tei-Yehn/Task Force 1/Eta Squad/3rd Platoon/Red Company/19th Battalion/10th Infantry Division/3rd Army/SW Lor/KBcC Helsa/OFF/Army/RDA(O)

ACC/SMar Raigen Tei-Yehn/1st Element/Alpha Flight/Viper Squadron/Ace Wing/KBcC Helsa/OFF/Air Corps/RDA(O)

"Minions of Xendor" was the first thought that went throught Sayah's head, followed by "How in the name of space am I going to deal with these?". Th NR troopers were standing in a spacious gathering room. He sighed, and told the troopers under his command with heavy weapons to spread out, while those with rifles or sniping weapons were to provide cover fire from walkways above their heads. As the snipers entered turbolifts, he ordered all the others to flank him and started firing. He quickly exhausted his anti-armour rounds, and switched to his standard blaster rifle function. Beside him, a grizzled Wookie fell, his chest reduced to blackened slag. "Fall back! Fall back!" Sayah shouted to his troops. They took cover behind empty durasteel and plastic crates, returning fire whenever possible. Sayah spoke one word: "Now". In that moment, every trooper with a heavy weapon opened up. In the chaos that followed, so did the snipers, taking out many more. On the other side of the room, Raigen and Etan were taking out the others. Beneath the helmet, Sayah grinned.

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TRP/PFC Sayah/1SQD/2 PLT/1 COM/1 RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA
[Black League]
SM/Com Sayah/Task Force 1/Eta Squad/2nd Platoon/Red Company/1st Battalion/KBcC Helsa/OFF/Army/RDA(L)
"And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night."

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

There was a flash of light and heat and the last survivors of the New Republic boarders vanished in a blazing fireball. A severed arm landed with a meaty thump on the group just in front of Dante's feet. Someone behind him gagged. Unaffected, Dante picked it up and threw it back into the blaze.

The murdering Sithspawn don't even deserve a funeral pyre.

Raigen broke the silence.

"We're getting off this wreck."

"How?"

"The New Republic troops were deployed from troop carriers. Take them out and comlink me. Any questions?"

There was a moment of silence.

"Get going, then!"

Raigen and a few others broke off and made for the side hanger. The main group ran for the main hanger, hoping the shuttles were still there. The pilots were standing outside, waiting for their troopers to return. Sigh launched a rocket, which took them out in a spray of flame and metal. Ignoring the steam and broken pipes, Dante ran for the controls, clubbing the man who had been trying to take it off. An RDA Barabel, jumping inside, hissed and threw the corpse outside. It landed with a meaty thump on the floor. Similar scenes took place inside the other ship.

"Hostiles neutralized."

"Roger that."