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Katunda, 12 Nelona (month 5), 12731

One warehouse down - one to go

by Aerena 'Relentless' Kolene

The fire burns and it lights up the surrounding area. The forest stretches for miles and I can see the factories, the Bonejackers having fun, and the giant creatures flying around enjoying the fire. Vanya accosts the group and attempts to convince them to help us take out the Blood Smith Raiders. They decide it might be worth doing, but will take a vote first to make sure that the entire group is willing to take on another task with us. It is a democratic vote so the majority rules and they decide to go forward with us. As we haggle the details I suggest that we take a 15% cut (mostly so that they don't think we are leading them into a trap). Once we get the details all worked out, So'Zen, Danar, Davish, and myself check it over and then I sign it. We start working on the plan and then So'Zen stands up and starts walking.
 
We follow. We go through the mushroom forest which is brighter because of the fire. An hour later we get close to a warehouse and there are lights. Then our flying creatures turn around and leave with me hoping that is not ominous. I ask Spook to do a quick passive scan to see if there is anything unfriendly in the warehouses and she sends out the five drones. Suddenly, I think I hear the whine of a light freighter coming from behind us and ask Spook to check it out quickly. There is a mushroom cloud behind us and we decide getting inside some shelter is a better option. The drones report back and let me know that there are 14 pirates in each warehouse. The first warehouse is loading large crates, while the second one is loading small crates and technical gear. We decide to enter the back wall of the second warehouse which should enable us to take down the first warehouse quickly.
 
So'Zen suggests that the strike ninjas from the Bonejackers join him and hijack the ship(s) that are approaching. They like the idea and join him on the top of a mushroom to await the ships. We meanwhile decide how best to head towards the back of the second warehouse. I look up to see Vanya already heading towards the warehouse and we drop the conversation to follow at a distance and be ready to swoop in and join in. The Bonejackers are amazingly silent as we approach. Then Vanya begins to slice open a hole. She immediately starts taking fire so I run up behind her, turning on my shield as I go, and crouch down and take a shot at the pirate in front of us when there is a break in Vanya's lightsaber routine.
 
I fire at the next two pirates and stun the first one which knocks him down, but not out. The second shot glances off a shoulder as he steps behind a mysterious device. Around me is lots of chaos and action and all sorts of shenanigans. A shot comes towards me and I manage to get my shield up in time. I run forward to the corner and shoot twice at the second guy and stun him, but he loses control of his plasma rifle and it is powering up to shoot the cloning chamber. I holler at Davish to do something about it before it goes off - which Davish does in his usual showy fashion. Suddenly, the tower is falling and Vanya stops it with some of the Jedi stuff. Then Danar does a crazy pinbally thing. I see that the cloning machine has turned on and I rush forward to attempt to turn it off. It is beyond me, but I find the shutdown protocol. I ask Spook to help me, but it is very complicated so I request one of the drones to fly in and help me. All five pop in and manage to shut down the cloning machine and I send them back out to guard the perimeter.
 
Davish manages to finish the battle by activating a giant magnet and grabbing them. I pull Spook in now that the battle is over and have her scan everything to see if there is something that will help us with the other warehouse or at least help us to control the critters. Then the old, lizard guy that fed us earlier is behind me and wants to talk to Princess Sapin. I ask her if she is willing and she says she can if it is safe. I pull her out and hold her in a secure way to block her presence from the majority of the warehouse. Danar asks her about the Eborrians. They were created in another galaxy and were defeated when they attempted to come here thousands of years ago. Then some of the Bonejackers wander by and offer to create a new body for her. They ask her what kind of locomotion she prefers and she thanks them kindly for the help, but requests to just be placed on the pile of parts. There is a bright flash of color and the parts start moving and then she stands before us - after grabbing something to cover herself with.
 
An attempt is made to plan for our next step, but nothing concrete is decided.

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