A Massacre of Mercs

[The Red of Sinner]

Zero One was ordered to watched a small band of mercs close to imperial borders, what they were doing there was his job to find out. In his own ship, the BlackStar, he pulled into the planet they were. The name never mattered to Zero One. He wasn't going to be staying here long enough to care. "Hack Cross this is Zero One. Landed on objective planet. Surveillience under way, stand by for report." He spoke in his comm. The Czar was pumped for the mission. Sneaking was something he knew. Agility, blending in, taking out the target, before the target can take you out. He tore off his armor, and slid on black trousers, with black spacer boots. He threw on a black shirt, with a merc vest and light holster for his pistol. He walked back to back of the ship and hit the ramp button. He walked out and stretched. Moving as if he was still Shado. Still a merc. He slouched over a little, and checked a datapad he had brought with him. It was a list of places to go to for supplies, work, to hide. He grinned at the list, it was good to be on work, kept his mind busy, from thinking about leaving the Mandalorians, after dispute. They clearly made it obvious. He wasn't one of them anymore. He had felt alone. He felt stupid, even a little depressed. Not anymore, he had a new purpose. He slipped a comm link into his ear, then a visor over his eyes, they could zoom five times then normal sight. With that he could monitor movement, and conversations with his ehanced emitter pick ups that was snyc to his comm.

 

[Commander Lusk]

"Zero one why is your armor just thrown lazily on the floor?" Rolland otherwise nicknamed Zero Two was watching @[member="JerrickShado"] through his helmet cam, or at least was until he threw it on the ground. Marie would have his head for seeing her armor lazily thrown about wherever he wanted it. Now things were going to get tricky, Rolland would have to hack into the local security feeds and monitor his progress from there. Rolland sat in high orbit of the planet in what appeared to be a common trade vessel. He wouldn't be able to join Zero One on his mission due to the fact talking wasn't really his strong point.

So he had to do what he could to help, even if it meant doing a desk jockey's work for him. He couldn't trust the life if his own brother in the hands of some fresh boot straight out of imperial communication school. This was something that he needed to do himself. "I trust that you are more comfy now at least." the man said in his normal cold tone

 

[The Red of Sinner]

"You'd think the armor would be more like a couch inside, not a tank." He joked back. Rolland made a funny and it made him smile. "That sir was a joke you just made." He poked at @[member="Rolland CZ M1 002"]. "These men would see that armor and high tail it out of here. Besides my ship, i put things where I please." He chuckled as contiued to mess with the buckler, acting as if the call was just a friend catching up. "Zero Two do we know who the mercs work for? Black Suns? Fringies?" He spoke soft only Rolland would have picked up the words. A two story bar came into few with a section on the roof for people to smoke and drink in the open air. "Just link with my visor feed." He sent the code for the feed line. He walked into the bar, a assortment of aliens and people spread across the place. "Water please." He asked the bar tender. Getting his water Jerrick walked up the stairs of the bar to the roof. He took a seat near the corner edge and kixked his feet on the table and pulled out a death stick. Lit it, and took a drag. "Shut up Zero Two, I don't smoke often, this is the first I've had in...two months."

 

[Commander Lusk]

Smoking?! Smoking now? Especially death sticks! Oh the doctor would kill @[member="JerrickShado"] for that one, it was a good thing the augmentations for his artificial lungs would purge the toxins in the cloud of smoke. "You realize you are just smoking air right?" The czar said through the mic informing Jerrick he could no longer enjoy the feelings from cigarettes and other things of the same nature. Letting his feelings of wanting to slap Zero One upside the head Rolland punched into the feed that Jerrick had sent him

"Alright i'm in, the men you are looking for are called the Crimson Nexu. And they have been hired by radical groups to target and hit imperial science stations for intel. Mission objective is to find the leader and make him talk on which organization hired him. His name is Lance Morill and he's usually seen at the local beast fighting pit taking bets." the intel streamed onto Jerrick's visor as Rolland sighed "Seriously though put that thing out"

 

[The Red of Sinner]

"Tell ya what if you get here before I smoke this whole thing you can rip it from my lips and punch me in the nose."he joked but did what he was asked and put it out but kept it in his mouth still. The taste was there and that's what he really wanted from it. "Looks like that's the building there." He looked at this shady building with guards posted on top. Cheering and booing echoed from it. "So just get him to talk? What excatly are we looking for in this conversation? I could probably join this little band." He proposed. He contiued to sit there but looked away from the building making sure not to draw attention. He looked up and leaned back in his chair. He licked the death stick tip in his mouth. @[member="Rolland CZ M1 002"]

 

[Commander Lusk]

"That takes too long, we're in the Imperial Intelligence Agency. We're more smash and grab, I don't care if you have to drag him out by the short and curlies you get him out and get him to talk." Rolland sighed, he only wished that he could go down there and punch @[member="JerrickShado"] in the face. Though they had a job to do, and Rolland had to make sure it got done.

"You have been authorized deadly force if need be, but be on your toes or you might be fighting a Nexu in the pit." Rolland rubbed his helmet staying battle ready in case everything went south. He would be the QRF if things did go bad

 

[The Red of Sinner]

Jerrick nodded and cracked his kunckles. And jumped off the edge of the bar and landed with a loud crackle sound of permacrete breaking. "Then let's do this quickly. I have a date later tonight." He ran for the building sprinting as fast as possible till he reached it. He was to fast for the guards up top to catch him, he opened the door and a smell of death, fecies, and other smells ungulfed him. "By the Mand"oa that's horrid. So here's my plan Zero Two, grab him, blast my way out, and book it to the ship. Have it ready for take off." Jerrick stopped and blinked to have the hud on the visors show him a picture of the leader. "If I can't do that, ill just shoot everyone and kill his men till he comes." He stepped around watching the fight. It was disgusting to him. He had the picture now, a older man, with no hair, and scars covering his face. He looked like a beast of man. "Short for a boss." At only 5'7" the man was quite short indeed. "Oh this will be easy." Jerrick spotted him. "Target in sight Zero Two."

 

[Commander Lusk]

"Well I thought you could ask nicely but how's about you just shoot your way out?" Rolland typed up a few things sending additional info to Jerrick on the ground "Mix it up a little" Rolland still spoke in his cold voice staying calm. The place that Jerrick had just entered was a home of criminal enterprise. The fighting of animals, it was enough to make any normal man sick with what happened behind those closed doors. "Find him, I don't care if you have to shoot past them but be careful you aren't wearing your armor."

Zero Two moved along his chair and continued to wait, he should be down there, helping Jerrick. But this mission required some form of tact and social skills. "We will arrange transport from the ground to your ship once you have the package. Code word for having secured the package and needing transport is Exodus. I repeat code word is Exodus." he said Into Jerrick's comm. "Commence radio silence, Rolland out." @[member="JerrickShado"]

 

[The Red of Sinner]

Jerrick ran into the man and grabbed him and side kicked the guard next to him. Then shot the other. He chopped the man in the side of the neck knocking him out heft him over his shoulders and took off to the entrance. "Exodus! Repeat Exodus!" He yelled and was out of the place. He heard shouting and firing, noticing the shots were near him he turned and took pop shots at the guards. "I need a speeder bike!" He yelled @[member="Rolland CZ M1 002"]

 

[Commander Lusk]

Everything happened so fast that any normal technician working would of freaked out and panicked upon hearing those words "Copy, drones are inbound" Pushing as few buttons on his keypad Rolland ordered a automated speeder bike on the ground to head to the front of the club. "Speeder inbound in twenty seconds hold them until then" There wasn't much Rolland could do now the bike was in route to @[member="JerrickShado"] position and it was moving fast. "You got this Zero One, just hang in there" He said calmly to reassure his partner

 

[The Red of Sinner]

Jerrick dropped the leader in a corner and took position blasting back at the guards, and gang members. "Copy Zero Two, holding." @[member="Rolland CZ M1 002"]
He fired at the nearest man, aiming for the head, dropped. Jerrick threw a thermal at them hoping to get a few to catch his breath. He was back at the bar he had jumped off of. More poured out of the building firing all sorts of weapons. "Didn't think it would be war. Everyone must love this guy." The Czar heard the therma; go off, along with screams, and yells. He turned to fire more and took two more down. Jerrick heard the speeder bike come up behind him, he turned and cuffed the man, threw him on the back of the biked and hopped on. Next thing the others knew he was gone out of sight, as he sped for the freighter ship of his. "Zero Two. Zero One coming in, no hostiles following. Were in the clear, how copy?" He commed

 

[Commander Lusk]

"Good copy over, Good job Zero One come on home." Rolland sighed in relief then took his helmet off wiping the sweat from his face. Truly today was a good day, all he had to do now was get the man onto his ship and up here for questioning. "Bring him to the trade frigate in orbit. We will have a chat." And by chat Rolland meant punching the everloving crap out of the man until he talked. "Get to us and we can handle it together" He said standing up hopefully getting ready for @[member="JerrickShado"] arrival

 

[The Red of Sinner]

Jerrick bobbed and weaved around corners and other obsticales till he was at the BlackStar. "Knock knock!" He banged on the ramp hull. "Wha..?" The pow mumbled. "Oh you're awake? Hope the ride was comfy." Jerrick joked. Boy this man had no idea what was about to come for him. "Zero Two get the loading ramp down, I'm taking the speeder with us." He commed and sat back on the speeder, arms crossed, and relaxed. Well this was the quickest raid ever. "No I take that back, that spice lab, that was way to quick." He spoke out loud. @[member="Rolland CZ M1 002"]

 

[Commander Lusk]

Rolland dropped the gate down from the switch inside the ship watching the speeder bike along with @[member="JerrickShado"] and others enter it. Quickly Rolland walked to ship controls and programmed them to take off within a few second. "Were set! Let's go!" Quickly the ship blasted off leaving the filthy dirtbag of a world behind. Rolland would almost smile if he wasn't such a heartless bastard. "You good back there?" he looked back again to check on his brother and prisoner. They had questions to ask and if he didn't answer, it would be a short trip out the airlock for him

 

[The Red of Sinner]

"Yeah I am. Our friend here as woken up. Ill drive you can introduce yourself with your winning personality" he joked. Jerrick actually enjoyed having Rolland around. It was relaxing and natural. He walked up into the BlackStar's cockpit. "She's a beauty ain't she? Come on, you know you like driving her." He nudged his brother. @[member="Rolland CZ M1 002"]

 

[Commander Lusk]

"I wouldn't know, it's not like I have been doing much or remember much in my life." Rolland gave the man a pat on the back as he passed him letting @[member="JerrickShado"] take control of the ship, it was a rather smooth ride but Rolland would never admit it. Walking over to their new friend Rolland smiled and sat down and stared at him blankly. "I have only two questions. Who hired you, and why." Rolland simply looked at him before spat on the front of his face mask "Wrong answer"

In the back Jerrick could hear a few screams followed by a few snapping sounds "You still have seven fingers, I suggest you talk or I will keep counting." grabbing the mercenaries middle finger he pushed it backwards until it was out of place "Six" he said coldly as the man screamed. Truly Rolland was an emotionless monster but he knew restraint when it called for it. The man didn't need his fingers to talk

 

[The Red of Sinner]

Jerrick grabbed the yoke and flew his prized possesion into the orbit of the planet. "Don't get blood on my ship! She just got a detailing!" Though the outside with its black paint and scratches didn't look it. He sat it to hover where it was sending a code out to those wondering what they were doing that the ship was taking routies into the nav computer. He threw off his clothes save his undies and put his armor back on, he rolled his shoulders to get the armor back into a comfy position. He walked back to the cargo hold. He leaned against a wall and watched. Rolland could have his way with the merc, he deserved worse then what his brother was dishing out. "You love breaking fingers don't you?" He mumbled under his breath. Truly watching Rolland work was art. The ruthless monster was a master at torture interagtions. @[member="Rolland CZ M1 002"]

 

[Commander Lusk]

"I heard that." Rolland said as he broke another finger. "I don't enjoy it, but people seem to enjoy their fingers. Now lance if you don't talk I'm going to have to move on to the next hand. I've seemed to run out on this hand." squeezing the hand he crushed everything in the man's hand from the wrist up. Screaming out in pain Rolland grabbed the man's fresh hand and was about to rattle off "Four" until he was cut off by the man.

He had enough, it was too much to bear and rolland knew it. "Okay! Okay I will talk!" the man screamed and panted after Rolland let go of his hand. "The Golden Crane! The golden crane!" he said panting and wincing in pain. The same people who attacked Galantos. They were back and rebuilding after the death of their leader. "Now tell me why." Rolland said pushing slightly back on the man's pinky to cause discomfort.

@[member="JerrickShado"]

 

[The Red of Sinner]

"Wait a second...those guys? Again? Seriously did the whole, we destoryed a small army, not send the message?" Jerrick got up and walked over to his brother. "Take it easy, hell go into shock, the body can't take the pain you're dishing, and if you didn't know, shock can kill you." Jerrick patted his shoulder and went to inspect his new speeder. To name her was his goal. Then add a few attachments, upgrade it. Etc. it was a standard speeder bike. "BlackMoon..? No no...hell she's yours Zero Two. You name it. Finger Breaker! Ahaha." Jerrick walked back over to the two waiting for the man to give them the info. "Its quite obvious why these people need put down when their hiring people like you. So I'm thinking, even if he doesn't tell us why, we know who, which means we can find where, then why, so if it comes to this, we throw you out my air lock, and see if you can stay live long enough for me to shove a torpedo where the sun don't shine. Whatcha think Zero Two?" Jerrick was half joking half serious, he wouldn't waste a torpedo on the man, but drop him out a air lock? Sure, why not?

 

[Commander Lusk]

"Four" Rolland pushed another of the man's fingers back as he screamed in pain "To steal tech! Bio weapons! Things like that!" Rolland sighed and pushed the man away. Standing up now Rolland kicked the man into a storage closet so he wouldn't be a bother. "You know they are probably trying to regroup after they lost on Galantos. What do you think?" Rolland pondered and looked over to his brother not sure what their next move was.

They had to stop them but how? Chances are they were scattered into the wind and worked in secure channels so they wouldn't be discovered, "If you were a terrorist cell, where would you hide?" The man said still cold as ever

@[member="JerrickShado"]