Curiosity kills (complete)

[Elara Amadis]

[member="Kei Amadis"]​

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"Let him drive" Elara found a spot to put Kei's friend and turning she reached for Kei, "come on up cupcake, plenty of room for sardines" she held out her hand as she wedged herself inl. She picked her head up to look and so far no one was coming. She turned back looked over at Kei with his injury, "If I could pass some of my healing ability to you I would" She smiled the adrenaline was wearing off and she was growing calmer. That was the thing about excitement it peaked and fell.

She turned back to look at Zacka, "Take us up to hon, be discrete. Maybe Kei here will tell us where his ship is at" She looked at him her eyes shone in the light. This had been an interesting day for certain, and now she wondered what would she and Kei do, she knew without asking first they'd get Kei patched up, thenPatches taken care of, and take care of Kei's friend, there had to be some reward for Zacka and then she'd have some down time getting to know Kei.

Would all the fire they experienced during this little roustabout fizzle, or had it sparked something that would burn bright for a long time.

Zacka drove careful either because it was easier or the fear of the transport falling apart kept him cautious. Either way they were slowly making it up to the airlanes where traffic would get heavier, thicker, and more dangerous.

 

[Kei Amadis]

Cupcake, he laughed, well he'd started it. Zacka pulled off, and despite being mildly intoxicate only managed to almost nudge the repulsors against one wall as they bumped off to start, the rest of the way he was careful and even slow because he realised the nature of what they were doing, bringing home a friend. Kei had pulled himself up heavily to sit in the back of the speeder next to Elara, placing his able hand over his friends eyes to make sure they stayed closed, he hadn’t looked at Elara yet, not for lack of wanting to, but he had to pay his respects first, “lower Sharside, Undevith Minor, Station 6.” Amadis said to Zacka, Whaaa? Zacka called over the mounting traffic, Kei repeated it louder and the old Kage muttered, "why didn't you say so!"

Sadly it wasn't all fun and games, saying his goodbyes silently, then offering just two words “fly free.” A small wildcard goodbye.

A few minutes passed with no word to anyone else.

Looking up, “thank you,” he said sincerely to Elara, they had that spark but he valued that she was still here more than that, she didn’t have to be, she could have turned them in for credits, run to save her life, but she’d gone in there to save a stranger and stayed. “How can we repay you?” We meaning him and his friend, being one with the force Kei was a believer that he’d be there watching on, even if his senses were never acute enough to pick up the departed.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

Elara was quiet as she relaxed but when he asked what they could do for her she had four or five thoughts. She spoke softly perhaps now he might hear that little accent she had her gaze touched upon Kei in compassion she wanted to wrap her arms around him but this did not feel like the time or the place.

She reached over and touched him her hand on him it was a comfort to her, and she hoped to him. She could not control herself she leaned over and kissed him. That little sip of his lips as her settled upon them, her tongue flicking over his then caressing her canines. He was so sweet, he almost tasted of honey and she felt her great need for him grow. She pulled back from him nudging him with her nose smilng as a hint of her canines showed.

"When you take care of your friend, I'll show you what you can do for me, if you can wait that long" She smiled squeezing his arm yeah she hoped that whole mating thing her mother told her was a lie, and big fat lie. Cause in all her life if there was anyone that could match her Kei Amadis had all the qualities, and strength to do it.

She gave a sidelong glance tooking at Zacka who seemed to be in his element.

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_-4lkVFSOc​

Apart from almost losing his hat and the occasional muttering at passing drivers, Zacka was doing better than Kei expected at getting them clear, patches was still groaning upside down in the front seat, he seemed to be comfortable enough even upside down as he was, not even shifting as he regained some consciousness, though he'd lost a boot blown off.

Elara... she was fire, the one your mother warned you about. Broad grin to her as he pulled her back and kissed her himself, cupping her cheek, strongly leading her lips but not to overwhelm her, not yet anyway, “I’m a patient man,” he said pressed to her lips, almost ready to devour her right there. That was usually a lie, but right now, he was a patient man! Kissing her once more, the two could barely keep their hands off each other, only breaking when…

“Hate to interrupt young’uns, but we've gone picked up some vac-heads, being tailed, two speeders.” Zacka said looking over his shoulder, weaving into traffic and picking up pace, air rushing back as they cruised toward sharside. A mix of neon greenlights and darker ambiance over the main speedway of lower Undevith.

“You sure?” Kei said, checking for a weapon of any kind, which he realised at this point he was lacking, apart from the saber, no good at this range.

“Oooohhh wish I wasn’t 'madis.” Zacka made a sharp turn, sweeping the back of the speeder down a tighter street, then spun back the opposite way to end up going in the same direction, so they were jolted right then left. It wasn’t far to the ship, they just had to make it one piece.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

Elara could not help it she could smell him it was intoxicating and thick as it permeated her senses and rushed through to her brain, it sent her heartbeat into a thundering speed as she felt her lips pressed against his. "you're killing me slowly Kei" she whispered. His very presence was beginning to shred her soul and all of her senses were fully engaged she could feel him, smell him, see him, and touch him and with each kiss she tasted him.

She trembled but for a moment reality pulled her back at the sound of Zacka's voice Elara looked past Kei to see around them could she spot the vac heads, she pulled the blaster that she had been carrying. She narrowed her gaze as she began shifting around turning and digging her knees in on either side of Kei she needed stability in case she needed to shoot.

She laughed a bit nervous as she looked to Kei, "And people think I'm trouble they haven't met you" She cleared her head of Kei if anything now she was more protective of him, she thought of him as hers. She leveled the blaster, she'd pull the trigger as soon as it was clear they were after them, and second the shot was clear. No innocents would be harmed.

"Zacka do another move like that last one, let's see if they are really following us" She could hear the old man snicker as he began to make the move.

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Veering in between two speeders ahead, Zacka held on to his hat as the chase sped up, "ssssshhhhhhoooo weeeee" the old Kage called. As their pursuers got closer vac-heads turned out to be Nar Shaddaa slang, because you couldn’t really see much other than the usual mercs they’d just fled from. Though if you were really observant, you’d see all the old doorman, and a weary Bssk somewhere in the second speeder, probably dragged along for the ride.

Grinning, “I haven’t even started yet Elara,” Kei whispered back supporting her aim with his good arm around her waist, so she was pulled tight around him, but it steadied her as the speeder swerved so she could fire. Amadis couldn’t do much more no weapon to hand, or could he?

Someone from the lead speeder fired and a shot glanced off the back of theirs. Zacka swerved the speeder again, veering off to the left, then another tight turn right, the space port was almost in sight! The speeder with the doorman and Bssk in went the wrong way, but the first lead group was only getting closer, one of Rodians almost looked like he was readying to jump across.

Force Stasis

So what could Kei do? Turning his head to look over his shoulder, feeling Elara’s body either side of him and holding her close. Kei closed his eyes, he concentrated on the speeder driver behind them, slowly but surely the man started to slow down, becoming more sluggish, sadly the pilot fell forward to the controls, and the speeder suddenly accelerated bumping into theirs with a jolt. Almost throwing the jumping rodian over the side, jolting Kei, Zacka and probably Elara too. Another driver behind desperately fumbled to take over, but where was that second speeder and that dammed Bssk...

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

Elara watched and wondered as her faze fell on Kei, was he doing a Jedi thing? She got her answer as the speeder fell back till nothing but the swearing could 've heard and even it was diminishing. What other things could he do??


he answer to where the other two had gone off to was answered quickly as they were closing in on either side of their pod. Elara using Kei as her balance leaned levelled she wasn't aiming to kill no Bsssk was a friend no matter what he thought she slowly squeezed sending a blaster bolt to the engine a high pitch whine was heard as he slowed and became stranded mid lane.

But now the other was preparing to bump them. Elara threw him a dirty look combined with a what the frell??

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

A shot whizzed by her head, and Kei twirled her around to avoid it. “Excuse me,” Kei said below, climbing off the lady a tangled mess of limbs, the chasing speeder pulled up beside them, this time the rodian did jump over to the edge of their vehicle. It looked like he had a crush gauntlet or other gripping device, because when Kei tried to knock him off he just held on, a force push didn’t do it either.

Meanwhile the speeder pulled to the corner of theirs, and started ramming the back of theirs, as the two vehicles veered down a sloping speedway toward the spaceport, other traffic trying to get out of the way pulled aside.

The Ambiguous statement was in sight, a small freighter, no guns, more spare parts bolted to its hull than your average junkyard, it looked like it could fly, maybe, but it was home. As the two speeders exchanged fire and insults, something about bantha's mothers, Zacka finally lost control at the fourth or fifth bump to the rear quarter, and their speeder ended up spinning sideways. Pushed along by the one behind it, it looked like they were going to push them into the wall.

Kei finally got the rodian free, by force pushing off the door he was holding on to instead and the Rodian was sent tumbling out, “hold on,” facing the other speeder, sideways on, the Epicanthix jumped out of his own, and into the other one. That meant he was facing three men at close quarters, with one hand, albeit with looks of surprise from the audacity of it.

The wall was of course coming up way too fast for all of them…

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

She sat dumbfounded for the moment her body thrown one way and then the other she wasn't even sure she had hold of the blaster anymore she tried to turn, each time she tried she fell over if not into Patches then into the dead body.

"I did not sign up for this" she growled struggling to get her footing til the bouncing back and forth stopped. She could see that Kei was now in the other speeder and he was not alone. so this is where she had that choice again. She could just watch and hope for the best, or she could shoot. That is if she could get a shot. Moving at the speed they were getting a blaster shot that would hit something could be like finding the proverbial needle in a hay stack.

But.

Maybe it would help she leaned against the back of the seat, "On your left cupcake!" She was going to fire on his left side he needed to not be there when the shot went off. Elara squeezed off two bolts the sound of them zipping past Kei and towards his speeder companions should distract them enough for him to get one of them out...

But now that wall was coming up really really close.."Zacka get control of this thing we need to spin!" She had an idea and she hoped to sithspit that Kei was really fast because if Zacka could get control and floor the speed giving them enough momentum he could turn the wheel and slam the other speeder into the wall, and giving them a hard cushion to bounce against when they stopped...

They would have some bruises, and bumps, and...there's likely to be some blood but they'd be done with the mercs from the cantina.

[member="Kei Amadis"]​

 

[Kei Amadis]

And… straight into a punch, which was met with a block of his head, so not much of a block at all! Ducking one way, Kei managed to hook the first man’s arm and dodge the shot fired by the second, which restrained him, and he had a standoff, until he was clobbered by the driver from behind, throwing his human shield forward. In a bundle of arms, Kei fought off the driver with a few well-placed techniques, and the vehicle swerved dangerously, he couldn’t completely knock him out otherwise they’d crash!

The men ahead untangled themselves, the Jedi managed to uppercut one onto the back of the craft, and it rocked, while the other took aim.

On your left cupcake! Leaning right….

Elara missed the first shot, but the second reflected off the floor, striking the weapon straight out of the rodian’s hand. Kei looked at the man, blinking, both in shock until the Jedi force stunned him and he dropped to the floor.

“Thanks Pumpkin!” The Epicanthix's grin remained as strong as ever, that glint his eye.

Grrrrr, someone moaned, while a shrug was given to the now infuriated human attacker, and the Jedi side stepped, a bit too cockily, because the lunging man knocked his own driver straight out of his seat. Well they were spinning now, that much was true, as both of the last men standing clung to sides of the speeder, “you got a plaaaaan?????” Kei shouted at the now rotating world, and Elara somewhere in it.

Onboard Elara’s Speeder of Fun!

“Ole Zacka’s ready! Hold on to your shebs, don't go chewing the dirt,” Zacka said chewing on his pipe, he gave them a further bump which only increased the spin of the other craft, probably unnecessarily at this point, but it sent the first speeder off ahead of them while Zacka slammed on the brakes.

For Kei, the world became a blur, slowing his breathing, finding peace in the force, a distant sense of timing, he let go. Taking the other man with him held by his injured arm, no sense taking life that didn’t need to be taken, they both span flung off toward Elara’s speeder heading there in a bundle of arms and legs. They were going to hit the side, painfully most likely, unless someone could tilt it or catch them.

Good hand outstretched…. Grasping he found…

[member="Elara Wahia"]

 

[Elara Amadis]

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-iSV4MUuZY[/media]

They were spinning and Elara grabbed up both blasters she'd get rid of everyone quickly, maybe and then slam the oncoming into the wall and let them bounce off. Yes that's the plan but there was no way to say all of that to Kei he'd just have to trust her on this.

She saw Kei's outstretched hand as they made another swing, dropping the blasters she reached out clasping his arm reaching for the elbow she groaned she was a lot stronger than she looked deceptively so. She pulled, bringing Kei and the vehicle closer great, then the slam came. Kei's vehicle was against the wall, as Zacka's slammed up against it. Kei and company fell onto Elara.

She laid there for a minute..."can we move?"

Zacka was stunned sitting there the old man wasn't sure this was the life for him but hell it was a heck of a ride. He throttled up and chugged the transport down towards the space port.

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Spoiler

Nice clip! I should have let the spinning go on for another post.

Well that hurt, but he couldn’t tell where because everywhere hurt, wrenching the man he’d saved into the transport with him did his injured arm no favors. The only thing on his mind when she hauled him in was that he was glad to be back on something solid.

“Don’t let me do that again.” Kei looked at Elara with a firm grin, he glanced to the man next to him who passed out. Patches was still groaning in the front seat, Zacka’s pipe had broken off in his mouth, it looked like he’d swallowed the end of it, but the speeder was intact, just.

“Thanks”, was all Kei said breathing heavily and rolling onto his back. His ship the ambiguous statement, a HWK-290 was not much look at, or much inside for that matter, she was a small transport, a bucket of bolts patched up more times than a ship should ever be allowed to be. To Kei she was beautiful, even as the landing ramp stuck when he tried to open it, leaning out he smacked his fist against the controls and the door, till finally it gave away lazily waking up. “Drive her straight into the cargo bay.”

A few bumps of the transport later, running over a cluttered floor, the Epicanthix was feeling his wound visibly so, pride be damned, he put patches arm around his neck and helped haul the big guy forward. After shackling their tag along prisoner, Zacka also slowly disembarked, picking up an obvious limp and cursing his missing pipe, thankfully it turned out he was used to old transports because he settled into the pilots chair with ease.

“Wherever you need to go, you’ve got it, and more.” Kei said to Elara, holding her arm, "you were more than I ever hoped to find." He lost count of how many times she’d stuck her neck out today, that and of course he couldn’t take his eyes off her. Right now all he wanted to do was collapse somewhere and sleep for a week, the medical bed sounded good, when they’d got into orbit!

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

They made it inside the ship, the little adventure was at a halt. Elara looked out at what was her home. She knew that to go back out there that there'd be price on her head, there'd be one no matter what.

She looked back at Kei, his hand still wrapped around her arm. "I didn't expect you either" What did she want to do? Stay and play hide and seek with the Blue Lady's men, or any of the gangs that would take up looking for credits.

Her emotions twisted for a few moments as she thought through what to do. She knew he was hurt and would likely need some looking after, and then there was Patches, and Zacka and the body. She shrugged her shoulders, "Anywhere I want, well how about I stick with you for bit. Give you hand with everyone, and think about things" She smiled they had been flirting back and forth the whole time. She wasn't about to let that go, you don't know when you'd find something, or someone like that again.

She could hear Zacka snickering and some comment about kids.

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Aboard the ambiguous statement, there was a juddering as the old ship started to come loose, come loose from the landing bay and almost from itself. A clang rang out across the small transport, as a welded piece of hull fell free. Beneath the damage the hull had been patched, and patched again, bringing their engineer Fyor might have been a good idea after all! Inside was much the same as outside, makeshift, a four man cockpit, a small medical bay, small crew quarters, a couple of bedrooms and a bridge. Apart from the overfull cargobay, boxes with spare parts everywhere, some terminals, and a few mismatched chairs that was about it, but she was home.

“Good choice,” Kei grinned and let go of her arm. Putting patches up on one medical bay, doing what he could for him, not a doctor he took some of the pain instead, closing light wounds and scrapes from the other man, “know anything about med care?” The bed around their injured companion closed up and showed his vitals, he was stable but there wasn’t much else Kei could offer.

Pulling off his camoflaged top, showing the scrapes and bruises he’d seen over the years, a couple of good scars, he reached for a bacta bandage for the arm, throwing some disinfectant over it, which needless to say, stung, he rolled the shoulder loose. “Zacka could probably use a hand too, appreciate his help, but doesn’t look like he’s seen the right or wrong side of a ship for a few years.” Kei said fumbling the bandage across the second medical bed, and then rolling it back up with his good hand.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

[member="Kei Amadis"]

Elara moved over to look at the patient, "I knew a few things." She looked down and then pressed a few buttons, "this will start fluids to keep him hydrated and medicated, this one will clean any wounds, and the others...I'd need the manual to figure out" she looked over at him as he tended his own wounds. She could hear Zacka, "Hey Zacka, I'm thirsty how you?"

She wanted to give him something to do to help take the edge off. She made sure patient A was good, looked to make sure patient B Kei was good, and walked to Zacka. She put a hand to his shoulder, "You are a great driver, where did you learn that?" She was looking for the water bottles that should be in medbay, oh yeah..supplies ok got a few out. Handed one to Zacka, as he began telling her stories about how he learned to drive.

Elara put another bottle on the bed by Kei, "you should sleep some too it will help with the healing" She put a warm hold to his ribs, "I wish I could shar emy own healing abilities, you wouldn't be this hurt" Short of chopping off her head it would take a lot to kill her.

She looked at Zacka who climbed up on another bed he was still talking when exhaustion finally took over and he slept. "You're next cupcake"

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

She was good, she settled Zacka down, but the Jedi shook his head, “things to do yet,” however much he wanted to trust Elara, leaving her alone as the only one awake if anything happened, wasn't fair. Sitting up kei winced, okay time to let go, “alright, alright.” He held up a hand, “docs orders, ship should be on auto to voss unless,” resting back he took hold of her hand “our friend has changed it.” Took him awhile to let go that responsibility, but he knew he needed to heal.

Resting his large hand over the top of hers, and turning her palm over, nodding he put his fingers through hers, while he held her in both hands firmly. He didn’t say anything to spoil that moment, just breathed and shared it. The rise and fall of his wounded chest evidently slowing as he watched her.

Kissing the very center of her hand slowly, she’d healed plenty today.

"You be good."

[member="Elara Wahia"]

 

[Elara Amadis]

She smiled "I'm always good" She took her other hand placing it palm down on his chest, "you were the warrior today, fierce committed, and fluid in all movement. Now is your time to sleep"

She leaned down to kiss him gently then pulled away. if she could she would have crawled up next to him, but the bed was not meant for such things and she needed to watch over them. Just in case.

Voss huh. What would she do there.

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Nobody much had called him fluid before, and it brought a grin before he fell to rest. Her breath was the final thing he felt before the sedatives, injury and the exhaustion took hold. He was out for a good four hours, his bandaged arm and shoulder pulled to his stomach. There were no dreams his body just needed to recover, waking he stopped to check on Zacka who was still out and walked through to the bridge. He already had a soft spot the for the old Kage.

Stopping to rest his good hand on the upper door frame, he leaned against it and looked out at the stars, even as the ship juddered and banged threatening to come apart, the sights of hyperspace reminded him of home, which was this ship. It had seen its crew come and gone, but right now there was another crew aboard, it was a welcome feeling.

He grinned and leaned forward, good hand resting just above his forehead and holding the frame.

Stop being so damned nostalgic Kei, she’s just a ship. No that wasn’t what Wren had told him. She was a part of him, an important part of his past that you didn't just throw away because a few parts were coming lose, or the engine was venting fluid, you stuck with her and made it work. Was he talking about the ship still?

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

Elara sat in the co-pilot chair looking out to the stars, it had been a long time since she had the chance to sit and watch the black of space go by.
It was quiet too something else that she rarely found in abundance. Though there were these funny sounds that she wasn’t sure what to do about, she hoped that the ship would hold together. She wondered why Kei kept it she would have to ask him.

The little hairs on her neck stood up something was moving she turned her head and listened. She had the ability to hear the tiniest of sounds. She rose up to head down to the medbay where three of her companions were to be sleeping. It had not bene long, perhaps four hours.

She moved slowly there was no danger here.

As she turned into the medbay she could see him. “You’re supposed to be asleep, healing” She smiled and moved towards him, “Are you ok?” Perhaps he needed something and that was why he was awake. It was hard to tell with humans they hid things so easy sometimes Elara wished she had a sixth sense that told her what they were thinking.

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

“Yes.” Kei leaned against the frame as she approached, he was obvious and easy to read in what he was thinking when he looked at her, how he looked at her, but that wasn’t why he was here.

"How long since you slept?” Kei grinned firmly, he was sore and wouldn’t be using the other arm for a week or two properly. His feelings for her, and his injury both were taking a backseat to getting at the controls and making sure the crew were safe, his personnel life came second to his crew's wellbeing, and now hers.

Their Hyperspace lane saw clusters of blue stars rushing past, out the window the glow added rolling blue tones to the room. “Your strong,” strong and a whole lot more. The Epicanthix left the doorway and came to stand in front of her, for a moment walking a step too close. That tense moment when there is attraction and your holding it in, within reach, leaning glances toward her but not touching, “everyone’s got to rest Elara.” His fingertips caught the edge of her hair, looking across the outline of her face.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​