An Adventure on Hoth

[Grimm]

Today was his job and he was flying to a well known smuggling outpost. He was doing some trading and what came out of it was the some money to be made. He was hunting wampas for thier skins were worth tons of money. Yet, the law was that they couldn't be hunted or else they would be fined and arrested. So he would do anyway, because he was low on cash and wanted to have some fun. Maybe he would get to meet a fellow smuggler or something.



He walked up to a bar, taking a seat at the front and placing some money on the table.



"So anyone looking to play a simple game of catch?"


The bartender had looked from side to side, looking around the bar. Before he would fetch me a drink, while leaning in closer. Whispering some places of interest and people that were already doing his job. Maybe he should get in on the action, he chugged down his entire drink and left the bar. Taking time to stock up and get to his speeder.



@[member="Nasika Serizawa"]

 

[Nasika Serizawa]

Nasika had been sent to Hoth of all places to perform what she considered to be a very noble but also very tiring job: protecting wompas. At first she thought the idea seemed redundant, especially since the wompas were among the more deadly creatures in the galaxy. But then she knew ho poachers tended to be and, being as lovable towards wild animals no matter how dangerous they were, Nasika jumped at the chance to go out and put a stop to such ruthless acts.

She'd been on Hoth for a day when she already caught word of the bands of hunters readying themselves for the kill. Some she managed to stop before they had the chance, others she needed to see to personally outside and in the wild. For the last three days she'd been doing well, finding a place to stay during her time and having access to a speeder for when she was out on patrol.

Today she was just on her way to take care of another band of hunters. As she sped off she had her goggles down and her gear in check. Being a Pantoran she didn't have as much weakness to the cold as others. In fact her planet was almost as cold as Hoth all the time, so it was not as great inconvenience as it would be to many other species.

@[member="Grimm"]

 

[Grimm]

Alex jumped on his speeder, flying through the air without a care in the world. Despite his cloaking, he felt a little cold on this planet. He was still only human with a mixture of Eldorai in the mix. Pointy ears mostly but he didn't really care for such things, only what would get him through the day. It was only about a thirty minutes in before he had reached the right spot. The information better be right, or he would kill the bartender for taking his money.

He heard the distinctive sound of those dangerous monsters, they were worth a lot all right. That was the only reason that he was down here, over on his snow dune he had prepared himself for the first kill. Pulling out his blaster rifle, he was checking through the scope for the right moment to strike. His finger over the trigger was abit itchy, but he knew better not his miss his shot or else the monsters would find and kill him. They were not to be taken lightly at all, finally locking on. He was about to pull the trigger, from a spot that was fairly had to spot in his winter white camo jacket.

"Say cheese, furball."

@[member="Nasika Serizawa"]

 

[Nasika Serizawa]

Speeding towards the spot Nasika began to feel something off. Her force sensitivity began to sense something dark and forbidding. A Sith.... That was the only thing it could be. She could sense he was about the same level as her, a padawan or in his case apprentice. Still if he was out here then no good could come from it. She turned her speeder in the direction where she could feel it most. She stopped when she'd stopped another speeder before getting off and making her way towards it. As soon as she'd reached it she'd spotted the sith aiming his weapon as a wampa she could see in the distance.

Acting fast she called out "STOP!" both to stop him from shooting and to scare the wompa off so it would be safe.

@[member="Grimm"]

 

[Grimm]

Alex finally was about to let his laser fly through the air, aiming to pierce through the head of the unknowing monster. Yet, something else unfavorable had occurred during the last moment that he was about to fire. Someone had yelled to stop at him, his focus was broken as he flicked the trigger. The laser missing over the head of the monster, in turn it had seen the shot and ran away further into the winter wasteland. The chance of a life time, and someone had to blow it over like it was simple.

That was when he felt her energy, the force was with her and she only looked to be around his level. Yet, the way that she had shown herself...she must have been a jedi. He knew of one, but she wasn't that guy. So instead of asking questions first, he aimed his blaster rifle at her and opened fire on her position. He didn't have time to deal with the jedi now of all times, but that was only the beginning.

@[member="Nasika Serizawa"]

 

[Nasika Serizawa]

Seeing him draw the blaster Nasika reacted by pulling out her saber, or rather a training saber, and quickly deflected the blast away. She stood there for a moment, thanking the force that she saber managed to block it in time, before she summoned the force to make the blaster fly out of his hands. Once he was disarmed she stood with her training weapon pointed at the sith indicating she wasn't playing around.

"You are under arrest for poaching, by the rule of the Jedi Order." she said with a brave face.

@[member="Grimm"]

 

[Grimm]

Alex felt the blaster being pulled out of his hands, but that didn't really stop him from doing his job. Instead of walking away, he walked towards her with his mask intact. He only stopped once he was a good few meters away from her, so that she would have to move in to give him a good strike with her blade.

" Poaching? I wasn't pouching, I was simply protecting myself. Of course, if you really want to arrest me. Than come and get me...Pantoran Scum!"

He said rather rudely, waiting with her to react to his words. His hands at his side, like he only talking stuff to her. Really it was the sith way of tactics, to piss off the enemy to lure them in.

@[member="Nasika Serizawa"]

 

[Nasika Serizawa]

Nasika was taken back for a moment before giving him an angered look. That wasn't exactly called for, he make a stab at her species first. But then sith were like they, never caring what they were but always thinking they were better because they were sith. Regardless Nasika walked up to him, still keep her saber pointed at him, as she stopped just a foot ion front of him.The training blade could be right up to his chest by this point.

"You are under arrest!" she said, putting a little more bravery into her words.

@[member="Grimm"]

 

[Grimm]

"Your kind of cute, when your angry."

He said tauntly, while he smiled at her taken back look for a moment from behind his mask, but than she grew serious about the matter. She was angry at him now, but that was to be expected from his harsh comment. Of course she simply drew closer with only her training blade, that was such a safety move. Alex would have already tried to strike at her before she could even response to him. That was when he striked, when she said those very words more forcefully.

"Your too passive!"

That was when he went in for a right punch towards her face, but in reality that was only the feint. Slipping out the bottom of his sleeve was his pink light-saber and it was in it's reversed stance. Instead of being facing forward like her own, it was facing down towards the ground like a shovel ready to pow into soil. Using the entire force of his arm motion to give off a powerful strike, if she blocked with her training sword or else it would slash right across her upper chest area. Besides he was an advanced user of the Juyo style, so most of his attacks were all forceful.

@[member="Nasika Serizawa"]

 

[Nasika Serizawa]

Nasika was cross at him but tried not to get angry. She knew from her lesson hate would not help in a fight, especially not against a Sith. When he came close and looked about ready to punch her she did flinch only for him to try and use his saber in a sneak attack. She was lucky at the last minute to make a block but was pushed back from the force of it. Getting her footing properly she stood with her blade pointed ahead of her and ready to make a move. The sith made the first blow and now she would need to repel any and all that came after.

@[member="Grimm"]

 

[Grimm]

He smirked from behind his mask, as he watched her react quickly. She was better than expected, but he waited didn't wait for her to get settled. Instead he came up for another strike, using his aggresive stance to play at her. He came in with a low strike towards her legs, but once it reached the center of her body, he spun his wrist causing the blade to change angles, aiming for her lower stomach now in mid attack. Not trying to give her even a chance to counter-attack, with awkward and unknown style of combat that even masters would never use. It would be his crowning achievement to defeating anyone that got in the way, but he wondered if it truely worked.

Yet, he had a different feeling about this mess. Something was very off but what could it be...maybe it was because he had never faced a jedi in combat before.

@[member="Nasika Serizawa"]

 

[Nasika Serizawa]

Nasika knew better than to try and strike again. If anything she was more worried about trying because of how this sith was fighting. She always heard the Sith tactics of fighting was a more dirty of strength driven type compared to some Jedi techniques. This was her first hands-on experience to see for herself. When he swept at her legs she jumped over it, landing on her feet in time to block the awkward move he'd made only my a fraction of a second. A quick time to take the blow of the attack and, as it knocked her back, roll on the ground with her falling into the strength of it. Once she was back on her feet she attacked, using a series of feint and small strikes from the left and right. Hers were not like his, they were more a means of disarm rather than kill.

@[member="Grimm"]

 

[Grimm]

His style was getting to use his long arms to produce power, similar to that of using a baseball bat. He waited patiently, as she got up from the ground. She was persistent, he admired that of the jedi. They always came back swinging but he knew that skill was a factor that mattered once in a battle of blades. Yet, the will of the combatant is also a very important factor, when she came in. Alex blocked one at a time, to his left and right. He noticed the intentions of her strikes from his were more passive aiming for his hilt.

That was when he waited, one of her feints that thrown off his guard as he narrowly released his blade from his hand. Yet, he took the chance and waited for her left swing while he moved forward to block, that was when he used his force speed to lunch a very powerful attack with his right leg increasing the strength of impact by three times that of a regular straight kick into her lower right stomach while , trying to knock her down and take the wind out of her.

"Stop trying to arrest me. I don't want to kill you."

If his strike worked, he would have his blade facing towards her on the floor and not let her get up from the ground, but what would be her response to him.

@[member="Nasika Serizawa"]

 

[Nasika Serizawa]

She should've known to have expected the Sith to make such a dirty move. When she was waiting for the Sith to strike with his saber and instead with his foot, Nasika let out a sickly grunt before sliding on the snowy floor for a moment. She coughed, almost to the point of regurgitating as she tried to recover from such a blow. When she finally looked back she could see the saber pointed at her. She sneered at the Sith for doing what he did before speaking.

"Then stop poaching after these wompas. They're just innocent creatures and you or any others have no right to hunt them."

Before he could speak she slashed her blade up to knock the Sith's away from her before getting to her feet and attack. She used the same strategy only between the little strikes she would twirl to put all her strength into large swoops.

@[member="Grimm"]

 

[Grimm]

His blade had been pushed away, as she came at him with her same strikes. He blocked each with more knowledge of her previous attacks, but when she came in with the large swoop. His blade was pushed back further, almost striking himself but he was stronger than her physical at least. Locking her blade with his own trying to gain his footing back, before he jumped back away from her. Using this chance to prepare his blade, he was about to go full out on her without caring for his own safety. That was the art of juyo, that was what his last master had taught him to be one with the force...but he heard something coming this way.

He turned away from looking at her, when the sound of roving speeders had reached there position. It was about a group of fifteen smugglers, many of different species but what looked like the leader. Who sported a black speeder approached, aiming to cleave Alex's body in half, but he dodged to the side. Evading the incoming speeders by sticking the ground, he didn't know what the girl would do. All that could be seen was that they were stopped and circled us, pointing many blasters at the two of them.

"What are you two doing on our hunting ground. Answer quick before we end your miserable lives!"

The leader spook, he was someone very much like the jedi. Of the same race, everyone else was mismatched expect for two humans....how to get out of this mess.

@[member="Nasika Serizawa"]

 

[Nasika Serizawa]

Nasika was just as surprised when the man arrived and surrounded them. Oh great a patrol of poachers she must've missed. She was surpirsed to see the leader was a Pantoran like her, no one she knew however. Still, seeing as there was no way out she deactivated her saber and put her hands up before addressing the leader. She hoped a good bluff would keep them off her back, but if not well....

"I am Jedi Nasika Serizawa." she said, leaving out the fact she was a padawan. "I am here on offical busniess to stop you paochers from hunting the wompa. But since I'm a bit busy with this sith I'll give all of you the cahnce to turn around and leave now."

@[member="Grimm"]

 

[Grimm]

The leader only starred down at her without a hint of fear from her words, they have dealt with jedi and sith alike. They came around trying to stop them from achieving there goals, but in the end they were still here. So when she tried to play the jedi card, they all nodded in response to her.

"Well, doesn't that sound so noble to give us a chance. Of course, dealing with us and a sith would be too much for you wouldn't it. So I'm sorry but I am going to have to decline your offer, take them now!"

The other smugglers had pulled out a stunning ray gun, something on the market used for capturing targets without harming them. It puts them in a They started to blast in quick succession from all directions, not wanting her to use this time to escape. It was foolish to turn off her saber like that, Alex on the other hand had blocked a few of the blasts before one finally made contact. Causing him to fall on the ground, limp and his mind blank of what was around him.

What had become of the jedi, who knew if she would be able to find a way to escape from the fray.

@[member="Nasika Serizawa"]

 

[Nasika Serizawa]

Before Nasika could turn it back on everyone fired. She only ducked away from one which, ironicaly, was the one to take down @[member="Grimm"]. She gasped before standing up only to be hit from the right. She fell down near the sith and was stiff. The immense truama from trying to fight it only made her body weaker and weaker to the point of passing out. The last thing she could remember was that the poachers had both hers and the sith's sabers before dragging her by her feet off to the speeder.

@[member="Grimm"]

 

[Grimm]

The smugglers had taken the two bodies over to one of there bases, it was underground and hard to find from the surface. It was a hold fit for poachers, slavers and many more people that were on the darker side of life. The two were dragged through the base, before they were fully checked for any other weapon that could be hidden as well. Than they were tossed into very dense cages that were meant for the creatures that were hunted down.

Since they were force users as well, they had them tied up and held with shackles to ensure they couldn't use there powers. The two were also weakened from there previous encounter, so they would have to choose wisely to use the energy they had left. Alex finally woke up after his rest, trying to move but the shackles resisted his movement. The floor was cold and his mask was gone, his sliver hair, pointy elf ears and pink eyes were now shown to anyone that took at look at him...he was just a young guy.

He was panicking, searching around for the source of this action. He was in some sort of cave, the surroundings were very clear, it echoed, and the floor was covered in ice. He still searched for something else, that was when his eyes fell upon the jedi girl from before, he looked at her sleeping form.

@[member="Nasika Serizawa"]

 

[Nasika Serizawa]

Nasika's first feeling was a groggy sense of her head being two sizes too big. She graoned a little as she began picking herself up, starting to look around. Seeing the area they were in and the fact she was locked in a cage, she gave a cross look at how dirty fighters the poachers were. Looking around she suddenly saw the sith, who she could remember thanks to his clothing, stood up and backed away before she was up against the bars of the cage,

"Don't you make any moves, you." she said, hodling her hands out ready to use the force. She suddenly realized he'd seen his face for the first time, not exaclty what she expected.

@[member="Grimm"]