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Datunda, 29 Nelona, 12731

Dark Troopers

by Aerena 'Relentless' Kolene

As we go slowly through the fog, I see misty shapes in the air that look like animals I normally expect to see in an ocean. We have sensor readings that show two entrances - one for water/air intake and one for .................well, let's just say waste release. After some discussion, we fly down to the base of the canyon and land near the sewer entrance. There are blue stones and invisible eels. WOW!! That eel just shot a bolt and took out a 'fish' then swam over to eat it. HHHHMMMM, that blue stone looks like it emitted snow after that blast hit it............weird. I have to fight these fog currents some and my stick is sluggish and has episodes of not responding great, but I manage to get to where I need to be. The front landing gear sinks a bit - into snow?? There does seem to be some dust mixed in with it, but it is mostly snow.
 
I get my rebreather, check my blaster pistols, have Spook shut down and lock the ship so she can come with me. I have her to connect with the shuttle so that both can be retrieved if we need them at another location in a hurry. I pop out of the X-wing and head over to join the others. We head over to the "hidden" entrance and slide past it where there is a maintenance hatch. We pop that and head in and up. After ten minutes or so we reach another hatch - which is actually locked. Vanya manages to get us through that hatch and then go up the ladder while Spook rolls over, turns off the alarm and rides the lift up. We enter what looks like a control room for the waste area. After checking a few monitors, we decide - more like the Jedi says, "I am going this way, suit yourself." - to head through the east double doors.
 
Not one, but TWO dark troopers! I fling myself to the ground and fire two shots at the one straight ahead of me. It does a weird twisting movement to dodge the first shot and moves at an angle and almost dodges the second shot. Sadly, there is no damage except to the wall as my blaster shot ricochets off the dark trooper's armor. Spook meanwhile wheels over to a console and shuts - and locks - the other three doors into the console area. I watch Davish appear in front of the one I have been aiming at and he takes off a hand holding a blaster and then steps out of my way. I fire two shots at him. The first one bounces off again, so I aim more carefully the second time and manage to sink a shot into the area above his waist. Maybe I managed to peel off some armor? At least now I have a target!
 
Suddenly two fire suppression drones pop out of the ceiling and target each dark trooper and start to buzz around their heads and provide some distraction and blocking their vision once they try to fire as we all know they will. Spook is doing an incredibly good job! The door to the south opens and three more dark troopers file in. Vanya suggests that I fire at one of the weapon's crates near their entrance point to bottleneck them in place. I do so, but it appears that the crate is armored, and my shot bounces off, hits the ceiling and sets the fire suppression system off. Now the room is filled with a foggy atmosphere. I hear Spook behind me clicking and whirring and then the room is even foggier. Not sure what she intended to do, but we have lots of cover.
 
I see a blaster shot coming from a corner close to me and then the air clears. There are what looks like dozens of enemy combatants in the area now that used the fog to sneak in. I ask Spook to do something and she manages to close the doors on the west side of the unsecured area and blocks two from entering. Davish appears to have been injured, but he is still fighting. I take aim at the closest pirate and fire off two shots in quick succession. He ducks down on top of the barrel and manages to dodge the first shot, but that lines him up perfectly for the second shot. I think I might have managed to take one more out of the fight. Shot after shot comes at me, but my lovely shield manages to hold. It might need some maintenance after this fight.
 
I see the next pirate in line and he is attempting to hide behind a crate. I fire two shots at him, but the crate takes the hits instead. Grenades. That can't be a good thing. Another shot comes my way and my shield sputters and dies. I get a bit of knock back from that last shot and feel a headache coming on. There is something happening behind me, but I have so much action going on in front of me. Decisions, decisions, decisions. I decide to make sure that the dark trooper that Davish got deactivated is taken care of so I fire off two quick shots. The first shot does not really seem to have an effect, but the second one makes it explode. OOOOPPSIE!
 
 
 

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