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Datunda, 29 Nelona, 12731

Book o' doom

by Aerena 'Relentless' Kolene

We ignore the advent of the Sargan and continue to head downstairs. As we get closer to the bottom, we can hear echoes of troopers talking to each other. My guess is six, so I tell Spook to keep sensors open and focused on the stairs to make sure that no one follows us - at least not without us knowing about it. I start carefully to the edge of the hallway we are in and head to the edge of the wall so I can carefully peer into the room. I walk very carefully in the shadows making sure to not step on or roll any loose debris. I get to the corner and check the next room. I see more stairs - and six, no, make that seven red troopers. Another one walks into the hallway from a side door. Being very quiet and speaking on exhale, I share that with the team.
 
I hear Vanya making plans with Davish and Spook to do a major distraction. Then the general chimes in and suggests that Spook should hack the temple itself. I remind her to pull a fee from the General for services rendered and then my senses are overwhelmed by a full 3D technicolor commercial that causes the troopers to start calling for back up. Davish agrees this is our time to head south and leads us to the next set of stairs - or starts to lead us that way when Almon D'Joy starts ranting about all sorts of things and pushes a button on the console in front of him. Bolts come out and attack his two bodyguards and takes them out at the same time that the door to the vault opens. As he grabs his backpack and heads in, the tenocron is visible to Davish and he tells us all what he sees. I immediately run to the opposite stairway from Davish and Vanya and try to kneecap D'Joy before he disappears into the vault. He manages to dodge somehow. I curse and remember to turn on my shield as we still have troopers all around us and I am sure they won't ignore us.
 
I was right!! One takes a shot at me and I sink down lower in the stairwell and let the blaster bolt go over my shoulder and hits the wall. Then another one flies past me. What the absolute hell? I get a message from Spook during this indicating that a lot of fighting is happening on the floor above us as well. At that moment, D'Joy pops through the door and Vanya requests me coral him. I aim at him again and this time he zigged when he should have zagged and he goes down. Sadly, the backpack slides off of him and goes further into the vault which puts it even further out of range of rescue.
 
I growl in frustration and turn around in time to see the four troopers fire at me. I grab a stun grenade out of my go pouch and toss it gently to roll in between the four. It hits some debris and rolls to the side! I manage to get my shield up in time to counter the two blasts that come close to hitting me. I hear weird things behind me, but first things first! I take out another stun grenade and roll it to the middle of the troopers. This one makes it and I get my shield up quickly to protect me from the blast radius. I manage to get my shield up in time though my ears are ringing a bit. I turn around and see some weird thing climbing out of the backpack, but I concentrate my fire on the backpack itself and start it smoldering. I see Davish fire at the book and the creature flinches. Interesting.
 
I take another shot at the book and hit it - and Vanya disappears at the same moment. I'm not sure why or what the Jedi is doing again, but I'm sure she has a plan. I hope she has a plan. I turn back to the book to see a mesh of fine lines cover the book - which then explodes like a thermal det. That was unexpected. It slams Vance against the wall, crushes the pit droid to bits, and throws the two troopers across the room. I check to see what the creature that was living in the book handled that - and he blew up too.
 
WHEW!!! Game over
 

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