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Katunda, 14 Nelona (month 5), 12731

SHINY?!?!??!

by Aerena 'Relentless' Kolene

We fly out of the area and as we get into the atmosphere, there is a message from that Almon D'Joy character. He is trying to create a distraction to keep us from getting a message through to Chalcedon. I ask Spook if she spots a ship that we can use to 'play'. She finds a brand new Starfighter shaped like a silver needle equipped with double layer shields, proton missile launchers, and twin blasters.
 
I ask Davish to drop me and Spook off at a landing field outside of Old Corellia. He makes a slight detour, does a hard landing, and Spook and I rush off the landing ramp while he takes off again. There are three mag locks holding my new baby down so I get Spook to begin unlocking them while I pull them out and away. Spook uses her jump jets to load herself and as she begins to turn on the ship, a ramp unfolds and I get up and into the cockpit. I settle down and get comfortable as the logo of the Bureau of Ships & Services flashes on the screen. Spook suggests we keep the ship and I have to agree. It is so SHINY!
 
I then have an idea that Spook and I go up above the atmosphere and send the message to Chalcedon while the rest of the team concentrates on saving the people. I suggest this alternative to the team and they agree. So'Zen sends the Hutt's special code which Spook receives and we are off.
 
A comm burst comes in and I say "Aerena here." The bureau asks us to land. I ignore the request. They repeat their request more forcefully and launch ships. I ask Spook to get the transmission ready for Simon Tam on the Hutt frequency. They demand my immediate landing with the threat of losing my pilot's license. I respond by flying higher and faster. Then we spot three escape pods heading our way. I do a quick focused scan and there are no life signs, but the sensors did detect a small explosive charge on each one. Just enough to destroy the pod, but nothing else. I decide to out-maneuver anyway and behind me I see the three pods blow up. Out of the debris comes a cloud of buzz bots. Spook confirms there are 25.
 
The other ships that had been launched disappear from my screens so I am down to just the buzz bots. I ask Spook to reverse the shields to be weapons so that they will fry the little buggers when they land. Suddenly, we are in maintenance mode and I have no ability to fly anything cool - just straight. The buzz bots send out ionic pulses and I see the shields giving off little trails as the energy rolls across it. The ship announces we are under attack and it will initiate Alpha 12. I cheer and then it says all ports are closed. I don't know that this will help.
 
I fire the blasters and I manage to hit a five which causes the buzz bots to separate into two clouds on either side of me. I can handle this as the twin blasters have a 180-degree rotation. Then Spook says she has the shields figured out and suddenly I lose power. We are a flying brick. Then we tilt towards the planet and I can see the light cruiser gaining on us. I call on Vanya for help!
 
Then we have a lovely conversation about ideas to help me. So'Zen is about to try something crazy when Hicks suggests I bypass life support to jump engines. Since I have nothing to lose, I try that and it works! The engines come alive and the maintenance mode is OFF. I tell Spook to turn on shields - nothing fancy which she does. Then I shoot two tri-photon torpedos towards the clouds of buzz bots and manage to hit both clouds and take out another 12. Eight to go!
 
I check with Spook to verify that we have a clear communications channel. She wants to taunt the light cruiser and I tell her maybe later. First, we have to contact Simon Tam with a data burst containing all the information we have on the Tau Ceti creatures and its destination. Also to let him know that we are on our way - as soon as we can anyway! She agrees and then I tell her I need to talk to my lovely aunt afterward. Then I have incoming fire from several ships and I dodge and roll and spin dodging everything. This ship does have good manueverability - not quite as good as my X-Wing, but close.
 
I call my aunt next and we come to an agreement where I give back the ship and I get to keep my piloting license. She asks for an update on the whole situation she sent me in to investigate - which is the Tau Ceti creatures. I have Spook send her a highlight reel and apparently Spook sends a bit too much or the wrong things or something. She wants more details when I land. I sign off and buzz the buzz bots to taunt them into following me and lead them straight to the cruiser which opens fire on the bots.
 
 

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