In the Marshes [Training Mission] [Republic]

[Tavjurn Phil]

Team 4
@[member="Miri Shorn"] @[member="Aronis Vilgar"]

Trudging through the Marsh was harsh. Remorseful. The grey waters, the grey mists. Every step sloshing and slogging along. Every sound a warning. Phil didn't enjoy the experience but relished the silence. It was slow goings and he took his time. The creatures of the Marsh left him alone. Their curiosities came so close as to follow him a few times. Serpents in the water, but nothing out of place. Nothing overtly suspicious.

So he continued until the grey waters turned to brown dirt. The Marsh fell away and the bush line of the forests arose with a sundering breeze. The mists departed or fell low against the ground. The creatures stopped swimming and started climbing now. Rustling the trees. Every slow step was now spent snapping apart the twigs and leaves of the underbrush. Traversing the ravines and avoiding the pitfalls of rough terrain. Parting the low branches away from his helm and listening for the prattling sounds of paw-prints or daggered claws. It was a patient trek. Following the whispers of the Force. Never wandering. Always placing one foot in front of the other. Moving forward. Towards the prize.

Towards the whispers of the caves below.

 

[Valx Raizod]

@[member="Akodya Mune"]

"I believe so," Valx said calmly, "I am kind of concerned though."

Valx was, in truth, terrified of why he couldn't see. It was the fear of the unknown that made Valx afraid. Suddenly, he became sweltering hot. He took off his cloak and tunic, revealing his toned body.

"Akodya, do you feel that? I'm burning up..." Valx panted.

He had no idea what @[member="Meta "]was talking about, as he could not see what was around him.

 

[Tathra Khaeus]

"Ru, it looks like its just me and you." He took out his Glaive in his right hand, unfortunately. The three doors where two at his side and the third behind him, all three carrying red blazing sabers. He was constantly looking the other way incase of attack, he decided to break for it and run. But just as he did both Bane and Malgus stood in front of him, Vader at his back. "Ru, I-" He stuttered and backed up further. "If nala's too shaky, make a run for the holocron and.. I'll try my best not to die." The three sitg lords had him cornered. Their long red unstable blades giving Meta very little space. Though, even in the face of death, he stood in an offensive stance. "Make up your mind quick Ru!"

@[member="Sochi Ru"]

 

[Aronis Vilgar]

@[member="Tavjurn Phil"]

They continued walking on through the swamp, the creatures were leaving them alone for the most part. Aronis had let Phil take the lead, he seemed to have a better idea of where to go, so why not. He activated his training saber bringing it down hard on a serpent that had gotten too close. The eerie silence was interrupted as the blade hit the water and snake, splashing him with water. They just continued to walk onwards through the filthy water and fog in silence once more. There wasn't much else to do.

Finally the water turned brownish, then to land. Aronis was soaked and tired, but xontinued on as Phil lead them into the forest. He ignited his saber to keep away the animals and for light as they continued to walk on. In search of whatever lay ahead.

 

[Arrol Balloch]

@[member="Sochi Ru"]@Nala Tu @Meta @Cale Gunderson


Well there was so much going on now, emotions running high and now the appears of some figure out of the blew. To Arrol he wondered who that person was and why they had taken on such a guise as that. Who was he trying to be, some Sith or darksider .. Arrol did not know. His hint to the girls went unheeded due to the happens and he signed. Then a scream from one of the girls .. Ghost! .. Arrol spun around looked for the apparition in all directions, then he realised she must have meant the Jedi that disguised himself. He understood the one called Nala completely, he too does not like Ghosts they make is 'skin' crawl. And they are so emotional, especially the female Ghosts.


Oh he would have to try and put their minds at rest now, they would not be able to focus on the job at hand in this state. He focused on the force and reached out to them both, he guided his force signature toward them and gently touched theirs, only a little so as to be able to appear to them. As soon as the connection was made, his vision of his body appeared to them standing in front of the stone wall where the hidden door is. They would be able to see him and hear him now. "Younglings, please calm yourselves. Time for focus and to move on. My apologies to you one that is known as Sochi, the tree roots where purely meant as a test, not to harm". he lowered his head in apology.

 

[Vexander Graves]

((OOC: It has been more than 24 hours without Ronald's reply... I'll carry on)

Vexander looked at the situation... it seemed that the man just disappeared once that @[member="Rasu Gan"] attacked him... knowing that they were successful and that they just repelled the attack. Looking at the girl with a smile on his face, the young man knew that they could carry on with the search for the holocron.

"Well, you did an awesome job Rasu... an awesome job... we do make a great team!" Once that he checked the surroundings and make sure that everything was clear, he proceeded to use the Force to get a sense of direction back and to carry with their duty "Shall we go now?"

 

[Akodya Mune]

Akodya hadn't been looking at @[member="Valx Raizod"] when he began to strip down. Hearing the rustle of clothing behind her the padawan turned around, only to snap her head back round again. Sheilding her eyes she avioded looking at the blind padawan out politeness. It felt...unprofessional for her look at him when he was partically half naked.

"VALX! what in the galaxy are you DOING?!" She hissed, her gaze jumping on everything BUT Valx at this point.

"What are you talking about? I can't feel a thing...were you bitten by something?" She asked.

@[member="Valx Raizod"]

 

[Valx Raizod]

"Are you kidding? You can't feel that heat? It's unbearable..." His voice trailed off.

Valx shrugged and stooped down, breathing in the air around him. A particular scent caught his nose, as he smelled the grass. His sense of smell and sound had become more keen since his vision loss, allowing him to be more precise and accurate with his distinctions. Something or someone had been here recently, but he wasn't sure what. Whatever it was, it was masking it's scent, whether it be a chemical or clothing.

"@[member="Akodya Mune"], something or someone has been through here. We could potentially be in danger." Valx's voice was perfectly calm as he spoke.

He was more concerned about her safety than his own. As soon as they'd landed he'd vowed to protect her. And he'd accepted death so that she might live another day...

 

[Tavjurn Phil]

Team 4
@[member="Miri Shorn"] @[member="Aronis Vilgar"]

Phil stopped on a high outcropping just inside the forests. It was high enough that the low mists seemed to fade away for a moment. From here, he hoped to gain a better view of the surrounding area. Clear his head and get a better plan on how to move forward.

He turned to Aronis and rubbed his knees,

"So. Some hike eh? ...Bet you didn't think training would just be a bunch of walking around. Heh."

Phil climbed up onto a rock and looked around,

"How do you think the other teams are doing? I'm surprised we haven't seen them yet, to be honest. Hmm?"

He kinda hoped they were doing better than he was.

 

[Rasu Gan]

To Rasu's surprise and complete shock, the pair of Padawan's had survived their encounter with the mysterious man unharmed. Turning to her partner, Vexander, she realised that he seemed to be in the same boat, both hadn't expected to have escaped uninjured. The Shi'ido couldn't help but smile at the humans comment and despite the circumstances she found herself blushing again, her cheeks turning a darker shade of blue which stood out against her lighter complexion. Ignoring her glowing skin, she turned out towards the landscape around them, stretching out in the Force to see if she could catch any glimpse of the holocron or any other strong Force-users. With her efforts turning out fruitless, she looked back at Vex, wondering if he had found anything she had overlooked. Through the multiple times the Shi'ido had worked with the man, she had come to realise that the human was extremely good at noticing every little detail. If Rasu was unable to notice anything, then there was still hope that the human could.

Allowing the man a few moments of concentration, she finally spoke to him, "See anything Vex?" she asked the man. Rasu couldn't help but worry at the fact that they may have fallen behind in the hunt as a result of their mysterious attacker.

@[member="Vexander Graves"]

 

[Vulpesen]

Vulepsen gave out another howl and raised his hand. While the apprentices had been simply traveling, he had been preparing a small group of the native wildlife. Pointing towards Team four, a group of a dozen beasts would surround their heightened position, growling and snarling. As his pets did his dirty work, Vulpesen simply stood on his treetop, holding his blades out to his sides while his silver mask glinted in the light. He had been told several times that he had a flare for the dramatic and his alter ego as the wolf of death was no exception.

@[member="Tavjurn Phil"] @[member="Miri Shorn"] @[member="Aronis Vilgar"]

 

[Tathra Khaeus]

Meta began clashing with the three proxies. Thank fully he was able to keep them at bay, with long and heavy swipes with his blade and glaive. The droids were old and thankfully not as powerful as the people they appeared as, Meta found an opening in the Bane proxies defences, and striked through with his Glaive, the proxy droids circuits fried and sparks came flying out of it and its body tumbled over with a Glaive stabbed through it. Now, only holding his saber, Meta was being pushed back and up against the wall. The other two able to push him into the wall. "Sochi!" He shouted, he needed help and fast.

@[member="Sochi Ru"]

 

[Tavjurn Phil]

Team 4
@Miri Shorn @Aronis Vilgar vs: @[member="Vulpesen"] (1)

Phil turned to note the arrival of a few uninvited guests. A large pack of beasts was approaching and an opponent had appeared amid the treetops. Phil didn't have time to consider the alternative,

"Look alive. We've got company."

He hoped down from his perch and took a Form V opening stance. Then he unleashed his copper-tipped lightsaber in a wide Axe Throw. His blue sword sailed through the air, splitting one of the dog creatures cleanly in half at long range. His saber quickly returned to his hand like a terrible boomerang. Phil readied to throw again before the wolves could close into melee distance...

 

[Cortana Jade]

There was soo much going on at this moment that Sochi didn't have a clue on where to go. There were ghost, hidden doors, traps, and proxy droids. She sighed, her friend was incapacitated it would seem, and her fellow was in need of help. All the while the holocron was right in front of her. She shook her head, her comrade needed her and she wasn't going to let him fall in combat. She rushed over to location and held her lightsaber horizontally above her head blocking the lightsabers of both the supposed Sith Lords. She held her guard up as much as she could to allow @[member="Meta "]enough time to maneuver himself out of his trap. She pushed as hard as she could, breaking their hold, and held up both her hands to send a surge of force energy to push them back as much as she could. While she put distance between the four of them. They would still have to fight their way through. It would seem that they weren't as durable as they were supposed to be due to time. That also didn't mean they weren't deadly.

@[member="Arrol Balloch"] @[member="Meta "]@[member="Nala Tu"] @[member="Cale Gunderson"]

 

[Nala Tu]

Seeing the right of @[member="Arrol Balloch"] frightened Nala even more. She was too sacred to speak at the sight of him, but his words echoed in her head. Nervously Nala looked, seeing the holocron, then looked over to see @[member="Sochi Ru"] , @[member="Meta "], and @[member="Cale Gunderson"] dealing with their problems. Nala had to act. As afraid as she was she needed to do something. Slowly she stood up and looked over at the holocron. She took a deep breath and clenched her fists. In one motion she reached out with the force and flung the holocron over to her. Once it was in her hand she took out her saber and yelled as she ran over to help her friends. She turned fear into motivation as she began fighting the Darth Vader droid. All the time she was saying "I hate this place! I hate this planet! I hate these droids! I hate this!" But is more of a battle-cry than anything else.

 

[Tathra Khaeus]

Meta sighed in relief as Sochi took the heat, Meta backed her up by using the force to propel himself behind the two droids and in front of Nala. "Sochi!" He shouted, the one closest to her was almost standing up. "Distract him and I'll get him in the back!" He said, keeping the other droid suspended with the use of the force. Then he pulled the saber lying beside the suspended proxy to his hand. The blade activated and was a blazing red, half of Metas body in red and the other in green. The droid would no longer be suspended as he had let go. However, Nala charged in past him attacking the proxy beside Sochi, then Meta turned to the droid that was still getting up. Meta jumped at it, kicking its leg, breaking it. Then using the two sabers to cut it up into little bits.

@[member="Sochi Ru"]

 

[Cortana Jade]

After helping @[member="Meta "]distract and deal with their specific opponent, she was surprised to see the arrival of @[member="Nala Tu"] . It would seem she wasn't incapacitated after all. All Sochi could do was smile, her eyes widened as her friend was attacking the fake Darth Vader droid, the whole time screaming how she hated this situation she was in. She was so content that everything was turning out alright, and they weren't going to be spread so thin anymore. Now they could regroup and find a way out of this place. They completed their objective, and it was seen that their training for this day was complete. After meta dismembered the droid, she went to stand near him holstering her lightsaber. She sighed in relief.

@[member="Nala Tu"]

 

[Tathra Khaeus]

"Getting a little close aren't we?" He joked, turning his head to her. He was smiling but you wouldn't see it through his mask. Sochi stood at about the elbow height of Meta. He smiled at her, deactivating both of the lightsabers and putting them both at his waist.

 

[Vexander Graves]

His partner, @[member="Rasu Gan"]; constantly turned to other colors, different ones from the normal Green... in fact, it was like if she wanted to shapeshift into her twilek form. It was difficult to understand what was happening with her skin's pigmentation. Perhaps in time he would understand, but for now, he wanted to get back to tracking the holocron that they needed to finish the hunt.

For the time being, Vex was trying to look to the horizon, trying to get a glipse with the help of the Force... increasing his senses to the maximum, he surveyed the area... althought it was not the same without his sniper scope... nevertheless, in the distance, he managed to see like a stone formation... something out of the ordinary in a swamp.

At the moment the young girl asked him if he could see anything, he just pointed towards a place "There Rasu, I see something odd..." getting the lead for a moment, he took a few steps and tried to get higher ground "...is not normal to have something like that in this place... we can start looking there..." looking back at the young lady, he continued "...if you feel like trusting me on this one, is not the same without a sniper rifle" the young man smiled, trying to ease the tension and to release calmness towards her.

 

[Aronis Vilgar]

One down, eleven to go. Aronis thought as Phil took one out with a saber throw. He took the highest point immediately. Their real attacker was hiding elsewhere. These beasts would not attack in such a way without instructions. Using the force he levitated small rocks nearby and flung them at the three beasts on the far side. They were forced to halt their assault for a short period before charging with renewed ferocity at them. Aronis ignited his training saber taking a basic form I stance, prepared to fight.

@[member="Tavjurn Phil"] @[member="Vulpesen"]