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Atunda, 26 Nelona, 12731

Flying monsters

by Aerena 'Relentless' Kolene

I make the decision to stay with Vanya based on the theory that if I stick with her, bad things won't be as bad and might not even happen. Worth a shot anyway. The mentat is hanging back a bit, but still going the same way. We turn a corner and see the Lady Mandalore. She smiles and Vanya begins the quick verbal dance and hands over the sack. She opens it actually appears surprised at what she sees. They continue the verbal sparring and then she discusses the holocron and is appreciative of receiving it. Then she questions why else she was 'summoned'. Then she turns to me and hers eyes show recognition, but they pass me and settle on the mentat. She doesn't recognize his race and thinks he is Mandalorian, but Vanya corrects that assumption. The Jedi claims a prior errand and they make arrangements to meet later and introduce the Mandalorian. Then we all hear an explosion. Reese says it is a shock grenade and then the Jedi goes into a trance - probably trying to get information from that Force. I can run there more quickly and see what is going on! The Jedi starts spouting information about this and that. She wants me to get into my ship and come in hot. I reach out to Spook and tell her to get the X-wing ready to go as I start running towards the spaceport. As I am running, I hear a distress call coming over the general radio waves from the rough necks - then it abruptly cuts off.
 
I ignore that for now and contact Spook on our private channel. I tell her that we get to fly and fight on the planet, and she wants to know if we can keep it. I have to stop and think for a minute about my answer, because it can be bad to give her permission to do that as she might chose to fire on some things that we should not. I tell her that we will decide that later and that we are looking for snipers and anyone else that we don't like. She seems to be humming a happy little tune and we take off and circle around the city - shaking the dust off and getting ready for action. We fly to where the action is shaping up. There is some republic troopers and their speeder bikes, a huge obelisk and stone bridge. A quick passive scan shows a network of tunnels underneath which are probably natural and made by those ginormous sand worms we ran across the last time we were here. I then head towards the stone bridge and do a focused scan of the obelisk as I am passing and discover that there are three different languages on it - a different language on each side with one side blank - the side facing the bridge. I ask the team here if they have any language ability and it is suggested I send photos of the obelisk to the team. I have Spook send out to everyone we have been traveling with as there is not telling who might be able to help.
 
Then I have a vision of stars and lines connecting stars with some stars vibrating and then it seems to focus in on Chalcedon. Then I am moving across the terrain and go over the precipice of a cliff and I am looking at a sea of sand. Across this sea is four towers surrounding a dome of crystal. Spook beeps insistently at me to PAY attention and I pull up before I hit the stone bridge. I roll the X-wing and start winging my way back towards the south and circle the scene again. I do not see any enemies to fire on yet so I continue to circle so I can provide firepower and advance warning of anything arriving. Vanya asks about any carvings on the stone bridge. I admit that I had not seen any, so I fly by again looking for carvings and send them to the whole team again. There are only two languages here, but they are two of the same as on the obelisk. They are obviously not saying the same thing, but it is a longer sentence. I ask for input. While I was waiting to hear if anyone knew anything, some truly hideous creatures jumped out of the sand from the tunnels beneath. I barrel rolled to port and fired at the lasers. My first shot seems to take the slimy coating off which might have been a shield and then my second shot does damage, and it runs away to the north. I see one of the tentacled beasts in front of me and fire torpedoes. They all hit, but the fire just seems to give it a bit of a steam bath and it shakes it off with minimal damage. Lasers appear to be the best way to handle these beasts. I see another creature to my starboard and I head that way ready to fire.
 
As I am watching the creature dissolving as Lady Mandalor takes it out, Spook tells me to dodge, and I roll to the port and two bony missiles fly past my cockpit. Another lunges for me with its tentacles, but just misses. Perhaps it was after my shadow and I am moving too fast?
 
 

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