The Mentor
This was a fairly familiar scene for Josh. Slaver base, probably filled to the brim with slaves that would soon be transported to where they would then be sold on the black market, becoming pretty much impossible to trace by entities such as the CIS and SJO from there. Which meant that as a shipment had reportedly just arrived with more on the way… They had to be stopped. They had to be stopped here and now. And quickly.
Something Josh had learned over the years from dealing with them, the usual pattern was that when a new shipment came in, the existing set of slaves were moved out to be ready to go to market. Meaning they were running the clock. Which also meant a change if strategy was merited.
The Force User dispatch did not arrive alone this time. They would be working alongside a group of the Silver’s Rangers, this particular group having received training from the Silver Shadows to ensure their efficiency for this mission. They would be sneaking into the base in disguise and would prepare to move in with the right opportunity. Josh had stressed to the Ranger team the importance of not allowing them to use the slaves as hostages or human shields and that they would be more likely to do this in a situation with more cargo to lose. Which obviously meant that they had to plan accordingly. Taking Josh’s experiences with slavers under consideration the Rangers knew to listen closely, and adapt as they could.
Unbeknownst to Josh was that one of the Ranger team members was a man by the name of Antonio Parks. He was a dark-skinned man who looked to be in his late 20s, with a muscular but lean build, had the look of an athlete. It had been about two years ago that he had been kidnapped by slavers with intent to sell him on the black market as property. Josh DragonsFlame and [member="Dusaro Dresari"] had gone to free them, but when they were leading them out, it turned out one amongst their number had disguised themselves and was actually a slaver unwillingly to give up his cargo, even if that meant killing them. He killed one of the slaves in front of their wife and child before the Jedi stopped him. Parks had felt guilty after that, as he knew that he could have seen them step into the slave cage before and could have warned the Jedi. He had seen the horror from the family when their patriarch was cut down, the glares and blame they placed on the Jedi Master, the clear agony on the face of the Jedi as he tried to be strong for the others. None of this had to happen if he had been better. Much later, Parks would decide that after many long months of being free… That he would not let this sort of thing happen again. The look on Josh’s face had told him of the levels of pain he had tried to hide… And he wanted to ensure that didn’t happen again. It led him to joining the Rangers in turn. Now here he was. The Jedi Master might not recognize him, but he was willing to fight with all he had to ensure victory this time.
While the group was waiting for the rendezvous with the Rangers before they were to attack, Josh, [member="Riamah"] and [member="Scherezade deWinter"] had just finished the full briefing and were ready to set out. Josh had brought Jongori on for this mission, and as promised he was set to introduce Madalena to him. As the three walked through the Maekrix, they would come to a spacious room that seemed to be designed for comfortably housing creatures like Jongori. The dragon was nibbling on a large bone, likely from something it just ate when the lot of them would enter. It would also be Ra's first time getting to meet the dragon in a social regard.
Something Josh had learned over the years from dealing with them, the usual pattern was that when a new shipment came in, the existing set of slaves were moved out to be ready to go to market. Meaning they were running the clock. Which also meant a change if strategy was merited.
The Force User dispatch did not arrive alone this time. They would be working alongside a group of the Silver’s Rangers, this particular group having received training from the Silver Shadows to ensure their efficiency for this mission. They would be sneaking into the base in disguise and would prepare to move in with the right opportunity. Josh had stressed to the Ranger team the importance of not allowing them to use the slaves as hostages or human shields and that they would be more likely to do this in a situation with more cargo to lose. Which obviously meant that they had to plan accordingly. Taking Josh’s experiences with slavers under consideration the Rangers knew to listen closely, and adapt as they could.
Unbeknownst to Josh was that one of the Ranger team members was a man by the name of Antonio Parks. He was a dark-skinned man who looked to be in his late 20s, with a muscular but lean build, had the look of an athlete. It had been about two years ago that he had been kidnapped by slavers with intent to sell him on the black market as property. Josh DragonsFlame and [member="Dusaro Dresari"] had gone to free them, but when they were leading them out, it turned out one amongst their number had disguised themselves and was actually a slaver unwillingly to give up his cargo, even if that meant killing them. He killed one of the slaves in front of their wife and child before the Jedi stopped him. Parks had felt guilty after that, as he knew that he could have seen them step into the slave cage before and could have warned the Jedi. He had seen the horror from the family when their patriarch was cut down, the glares and blame they placed on the Jedi Master, the clear agony on the face of the Jedi as he tried to be strong for the others. None of this had to happen if he had been better. Much later, Parks would decide that after many long months of being free… That he would not let this sort of thing happen again. The look on Josh’s face had told him of the levels of pain he had tried to hide… And he wanted to ensure that didn’t happen again. It led him to joining the Rangers in turn. Now here he was. The Jedi Master might not recognize him, but he was willing to fight with all he had to ensure victory this time.
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The Maekrix
Aboard Josh’s new ship, The Maekrix, was the second team. The Force User team who’s job was simple enough: Create a big bassa boom and attract the attention of the slavers, drawing as many away from the slaves as possible and opening the ones guarding them up for an attack from behind. This ragtag team was a bit… Different, admittedly. It composed of the Silver Jedi’s Master of the Order, Josh DragonsFlame… CIS Knight Obsidian Madalena Antares, and Hand leader Riamah. With their factions being affiliated in one way or another though, and Josh being more comfortable working with both women than most… He made it happen. Besides, a mission involving “make a big boom” and not inviting Madalena? She’d kill him! Of course there was the caveat of preventing collateral damage but obviously both women, Sith and former Sith, knew this.While the group was waiting for the rendezvous with the Rangers before they were to attack, Josh, [member="Riamah"] and [member="Scherezade deWinter"] had just finished the full briefing and were ready to set out. Josh had brought Jongori on for this mission, and as promised he was set to introduce Madalena to him. As the three walked through the Maekrix, they would come to a spacious room that seemed to be designed for comfortably housing creatures like Jongori. The dragon was nibbling on a large bone, likely from something it just ate when the lot of them would enter. It would also be Ra's first time getting to meet the dragon in a social regard.
