Bounty A Night at the Opera

[Be'iqaronn]

Renn jumped from the falling debris. Following Val Drutin. Once they reached the droid Renn fired an explosive round to collapse the route they came. He then branched off and looked back. He was tired but continued to follow Val. This was going worse than expected, the bounty has been more difficult than necessary, but it all ended the same.

Renn broke off from the droid and Val attaching himself to the transport waiting for it to move. Renn sighed looking at fires that had started due to his destruction, he shrugged it off and waited.

Enigma Iuda Alyssa Shinobu

 

[Hacks]

Hacks observed the feed from a multitude of police reports. She balanced on a nearby roof of a noodle shop, a bowl of ramen in a free hand. Utilising the network path she established to the CryptNet with her glasses she was able to slice through the basic security measures the local authorities on Coruscant utilized. Nothing like the securi-cops on Denon, but better than those on Nar Shaddaa. She watched bodycam feeds as they surrounded the building, and then internal security camera footage from within the building itself.

"Who the hell is the wanna-be hotshot eh?" she wondered, then sent a recognition query through her network and connections with Svel Droma and Julian Valentine. It was a matter of minutes till she got a ping on the man. She read the reports and profile that several agencies had on him. Small brain, big arms, she surmised. "Intergalactic terrorist, pfft, more like Intergalactic pain-in-my-arse," Hacks said, quickly shoveling as many strands of noodles as her mouth would permit, then tossed the bowl over her shoulder. There was a sudden ceramic shatter.

She sent a remote identification card to the authorities nearby, signalling her as a licensed bounty hunter in this sector with clearance enough to warrant her circumventing their authority. Of course, it was all falsified documents. "Let's get a closer look, I'm sure authorities would reward me a pretty penny for his head," she mused to herself. She stood up, took a step back and weighed the distance in her mind. "I might make it," she said, walked back, circled, then ran to the edge of the noodle shop roof, drooped down, gripped the edge of the building with her mechanical fingers and leapt with her mechanical arms, propelling her across the distance.

She flipped through the air and slammed to the ground, feet first. She stumbled and rolled, then bounced back to her feet. She sprinted to the transport where Renn had attached himself, two hands of flesh unsheathed a vibroblade from her waist while two mechanical hands gripped at Renn's shins and then tightened with enough strength to cave metal and shatter bone. The benefits of advanced cybernetics.

Be'iqaronn

 

[Alyssa Shinobu]

Alyssa extended a hand outwards towards her saber beckoning its strength once more. Everything was going to hell, Cops was firing on the building from all angles, she was about to be arrested, innocent people were in danger, and god knows whats happened to Val Drutin after he fell through that window. "How did things get this hectic?!" She thought to herself. She could feel the emotions of those around her like a stadium filled to the brim with cheering fans. Everyone here was so determined it was almost frightening. They had all came here for one reason or another and were fighting like hell to see their dreams realized.

Even then, Alyssa wouldn't sit by and watch the world around her turn to ash. This is what she trained for, This is the gift she paid for with her childhood, the culmination of all her past experiences. She grew from them and learned to control her power, She wasn't a kid anymore She wouldn't be defeated like she was on Mustafar...Not here...Not ever. She can't give in anymore. The battered girl rose from her sprawled position and extended her palm out further this time commanding her Force power instead of beckoning it. The Force wasn't a tool but it in truth only responded to those with any semblance of power, it was a dark ugly truth but one Alyssa had to accept if she wanted to become a full-fledged Jedi Knight one day.

Alyssa ignited her Saber as it flew into her hand powerful energy bursts flowing through the crystal encased in the hilt. The girl spun around the corner blocking two stun rounds with her blade as she did. The blue bolts of energy dissipated as they hit the plasma leaving no opportunity for them to be deflected. Alyssa blocked the rounds with great efficiency but even then her defenses were wearing down as more and more rounds came barreling at her. she needed to go on the attack and quick, Alyssa looked around the room but found nothing of use.

Guess it was time for plan B.

Alyssa shut her eyes communing with the Force and commanding its whispers. The girl broke into a wild sprint blocking shots from officers until she reached the shattered window. Alyssa used the Force to propel herself into the air utilizing a Force jump to land behind the huge squad of officers.

"So...Which one of us is paying for all this property damage? Me because I jumped through the window or you guys because you trashed the place trying to get your hands on little old me."

Alyssa shit off her saber and clasped her hands together while putting on her puppy eyes. NO ONE escaped the puppy dog eyes if these guys had a soul they'ed be pinching her cheeks while calling her all sorts of pet names any minute now.

Cassus Akovin | Be'iqaronn | Hacks | Enigma Iuda ​

 

[Enigma Iuda]

As one of the droids feeds suddenly snapped shut, Enigma turned, jumping through the network, feed after feed filtering through his datapad, a dozen different points of view flashing through as he leapt from droid to droid, the communal network keeping them working within synchronisation of one another. It’s like a bloody hive of droids, and I am the queen! Queen of the droid hive!!!!

As he escorted Val towards the transport, all he saw was a scuffle of movement broke out, looking like one of the crowd had tracked Be'iqaronn down to finally try and take him on in a fight. Geez, good luck with that, this guy is gonna have his own damn bounty on him at this rate the slicer thought, moving the droid escort away from where the two were fighting.

From out the transport, the security troopers began to swarm out, heavy munitions armed squarely at the pair. Turning, the security droid escorted Val to one of the LAAT gunships, their weapons covering the pair. Stepping onto the gunship, it prepared to setoff as soon as Val Drutin joined them.


"So...Which one of us is paying for all this property damage? Me because I jumped through the window or you guys because you trashed the place trying to get your hands on little old me."

As the Jedi leapt over the unit, the officers all turned, weapons aimed squarely at her. As they began to surround her, the sentient members of the force lowered their weapons slightly, not relaxing and willing to let her go, but willing to listen as long as she remained non-hostile. They weren’t soldiers afterall but policemen, apprehending criminals and not slaughtering enemies was their role.

However…

Not all of the policemen were sentients and the Droid officers kept their weapons aimed firmly at her, unmoving as they awaited for their fellows to attest her.

(OOC: Sorry for the delay!)

 

[Cassus Akovin]

Cassus waited with patience, as the rumble of gunfire and destruction grew nearer. The droid was ferrying Val Drutin to safety, and eventually, they were in a LAAT Gunship. All was going to be well and good when Be'iqaronn tumbled through the passageway that Cassus was waiting within, and immediately the boy sprung into action. Sprinting, and after a couple of moments delay, his blade ignited. Then Renn fired behind him, and Cassus had the good sense to leap to cover the moment the weapon was raised. An explosion rocked the passageway, and the roof gave in above him, cluttering the pathway with residential debris. It appeared the young Bounty Hunter was stuck.

Cassus heard something or someone outside, but it was muffled between falling debris, sirens, and other polluting noise. Whatever was happening out there wasn't currently in reach of him. That situation was about to change however, as the boy activated the Manipulation Projector he had placed on his torso earlier locking onto the debris blocking his way, and he pushed through it. Just as an opening presented itself, he could hear the whining electronics in the projector protesting the strain he put on it, on the verge of shattering. Keying it off, the youth leaped through the opening and landed on the other side, where he saw a new figure ( Hacks ) engaging the hostile Bounty Hunter on one of the police Transports.

It looked like there wasn't much for Cassus to do, except to get as far away as possible. If Enigma Iuda had done his job earlier, tracking FOBBs should be rendered useless for tracking Val Drutin, so as long as the target was out of immediate their reach any Bounty Hunter trying to reach him will be redirected somewhere else. At least, that's how Cassus hoped it would work. Nonetheless, wasting as little time as possible, he approached an officer droid.

"Get me out of here!" The droid either recognizing him as a Detective or just following its previous prerogative to evacuate civilians began to quickly lead him to another Gunship about to take off.

If things went the way he thought they were going to, then Val Druting would be under police protection, Ren Garrick occupied by a new assailant, and using Enigma's resources, collect their target from whatever holding facility the Coruscant Police force used to protect these displaced civilians.

Alyssa Shinobu

 

[Val Drutin]

Within the safety and privacy of the police transport, Val had taken off the part of his costume which covered his head. Someone was kind enough to hand him a bottle of water and some napkins, which he used to wipe off much of the (by now quite smudged and smeared) makeup that caked his face and bare arms.

By the time they reached the police detention center, he looked far less ridiculous than he had during the chase. He felt he could accomplish the role of the beleaguered performer who had been terribly wronged by a case of mistaken identity, the innocent victim of Be'iqaronn , Cassus Akovin , and Alyssa Shinobu .

Flanked by the police droids, Val allowed himself to be escorted to the front desk, where a young woman was waiting to book him. He cooperated, but soon began to lay the confused little-boy-lost routine on her as thick as he could.

"I'm very sorry about all this... I'm not really sure what happened, it was all so fast... I hope no one was hurt... I don't know what they wanted from me, I'm just a dancer. I don't drink or do drugs or anything like that. I ran because I was scared... do you have a comm I could use? I'd like to call my mother, tell her I'm all right..."

His mother, of course, was rotting in a prison somewhere, but there were others he could contact for help. Namely, the ballet director Giryl, who no doubt would want to keep the situation as under wraps as possible, if not under control.

He watched with barely contained glee as the young woman relented, sympathy and a maternal instinct winning out. "There's a public comm down there. The droids will escort you."

"Thank you so much," he said, fluttering his long eyelashes sadly. He turned on his heel and walked up to the public comm system, punching in Giryl's personal number.

"Hello?" the Devaronian grunted. He sounded emotionally wrung-out. "Who the hell is this?"

"It's Val Drutin, your friendly neighborhood headache," Val said unironically. "Listen, I'm really sorry about what happened, but I can explain everything. Right now though, I'm in a bit of trouble."

Giryl groaned. "Where are you and what do you need?"

"I'm at the Coruscant Detention Center. I'm being held on suspicion of involvement in a kidnapping case, but that's not true. Something else is clearly going on. I was chased by a homicidal terrorist, an incompetent kid detective, and a deranged fangirl across the city--"

"Sounds like you screwed up. I can't help you there. Especially not after the stunt you pulled tonight. Do you realize that the audience rioted as soon as they found out you were gone? The opera house looks like a bomb went off. In fact, I think one did!"

"Wait a minute, listen! If you help me get out of here, I'll - I'll do whatever you want! However many shows, wherever, whenever, no payment necessary!"

"Forget it, ballerina. You've cooked your goose, now you're gonna get served." With that, the Devaronian hung up, leaving Val at the mercy of the police droids.

Enigma Iuda | Hacks

 

[Be'iqaronn]

HUD flashing, Renn looked up to see Hacks . With that he flipped his legs up, catching his feet on a bar. With that he flipped his Xr18, firing taser rounds at her (to disable her gear). He watched Cassus Akovin 's exit collapse, but he'd get his cut if Renn gets this bounty.

He slowly climbed to the top of the LAAT firing a grapple onto the roof and walking over to the side. He climbed onto the LAAT's side, banging for it to open. He clung loading his Xr18 and waiting for the next threat.

The explosive rounds slid in as he looked around to see any adversaries.

Enigma Iuda Val Drutin Alyssa Shinobu (Sorry it may be a bit uncreative, feel like crap)

 

[Alyssa Shinobu]

Well, I think it's safe to say the puppy eyes did not work...AT ALL. Typical of her luck, the one time she needs her puppy eyes to work and she's being arrested by droids who if you have been living inside a coffin for the past 10 millennia have no feelings whatsoever...Perfect. Alyssa kicked and squealed unsavory insults as she was carried away by a squad of patrol droids their captain holding the girl over his head. Unfortunately for him, the captain was the only organic being in the squad meaning there were all sorts of opportunities to exploit the weaknesses of a human. Alyssa let loose and began biting scratching and overall being a spoiled little brat.

The guard was at his limit and threw the young Jedi to the ground.

"Somebody get this kid off me! She tore off some of the skin on my hand! Little monster!"

The droids obeyed their orders and began to restrain the girl more heavily this time. One of them grabbed her hands in cuffs while the other grabbed her feet and cuffed them, they carried the girl towards their gunship as if she were a Hammock of sorts...Except hammocks aren't nearly as annoying. The officers chained the girl's legs to the floor and her hands to the ceiling and just as an extra precaution installed a collar that automatically sent outbursts of high pitched sounds the moment she tried to use the force. It may have seemed like a lot but after all, she was a Jedi.

"Your in for it once we get back to the precinct kid! Assaulting an officer, both evading and resisting arrest, assault on multiple accounts, attempted kidnapping, reckless driving, thousands of credits in property damage and breaking and entering!"

Well...he wasn't completely wrong, But some of that was WAY out of context. Alyssa assumed her "Cutesy" voice trying to guilt-trip the officer into listening to her side of the story.

"Im sorry, I didn't mean to break all that stuff! It just kinda...Happened. Besides I wasn't the one trying to kidnap Val Drutin! It was those stupid bounty hunters! I was trying to STOP them!"

The officer folded his arms.

"Yeah, and you did a GREAT job! Save it, kid, Im already inclined not to like you because of what you did to my hand!"

Alyssa being the spoiled little brat she was simply stuck out her tongue and blew a Raspberry in the man's face. He stubbled backward frantically wiping his face off before turning back towards the girl.

"Alright, that's it!"

The officer rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the girl a deftly angry expression on his face. The screams could be heard from outside the ship.

Be'iqaronn | Cassus Akovin | Enigma Iuda ​