Private Outer Rim Scuffle

[Raphael Gallustrade]

The first tank that was destroyed had caused a stir in the morale of pirates and had improved the morale of the colonists. The first had demonstrated a certain degree of power that many might've felt to be godlike, the second, however, practically confirmed such an assertion. The movement of the third tank's barrel to shooting the second and subsequent tearing apart of the third caused the pirates to lose heart and the colonists to gain it. Even Raphael felt himself swept up in the fervor of their excitement, though he kept himself a bit more reserved.

The cheers of the colonists weren't entirely unfounded. The civilians to the south had been keeping what few pirates had been crazy enough to try that way down and with the destruction of their tanks only the hardiest and craziest of the raiders had managed to make it up to the top. Raphael, for his part, jumped down from the wall. <"Snipers, stay on your positions! Shocktroopers with me!">

Several of the men that carried assault rifles and had been firing from behind barricades came out and joined him. They started walking along, opening fire on the remaining pirates that hadn't immediately started fleeing when the tanks exploded. They were routed and there was no real point in pursuing any longer. Some were covering their friends' escapes, but they were being deal with. Stun bolts for some, one took a mag pistol bolt to the leg when he came at Raphael with a vibroblade. One by one, they began rounding up and taking prisoner, those that had been downed without being killed.

<"Alright... I'd say that we're nearly done here..."> Engines roared and two ships, tranpsorts by the look of them, lifted off and headed away into space. <"...I'd say that there's no point in pursuing that. Let them get away to lick their wounds. We'll make sure to call on the Alliance to take some pirates into custody."> Then slowly his hand lowered from his comms. So many questions, so little time. He wasn't going to buffet the jedi with inane questions.
Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Outer Rim

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Outfit: Factory Link
Appearance: Link
Ship: Link
Weapons: Lightsaber
Tag: Raphael Gallustrade

With the tanks out of the picture, the battle had been won at least in terms of morale. Raphael and the civilians were quick to capitalize on it, and dealt with the remaining raiders who still continued their assault. Those who fled boarded their freighters and took off, likely to never be seen again... unless the Alliance would be able to track them down and bring them to justice. Either way, Valery's job here was mostly done, and while it had cost her some energy, she wasn't injured and many lives had been saved today.

She felt sorry for those who did die defending their home, but she knew they all gave their lives for something they truly felt was worth fighting for.

Finally, after ensuring that nobody was left on the field of battle, Valery returned to the colony and looked around until she spotted Raphael. "Everything alright here?" she asked after she carefully looked him over. He wasn't hurt, so that was hopefully a good sign that few had been injured too badly.

"I think our work here is mostly done. The Alliance will handle the official investigation and can send supplies and aid as well. These people are now safe." She paused a moment and offered a soft smile. "Thank you for your help, Raph."

 

[Raphael Gallustrade]

Raphael nodded, as he looked over the people and the walls. Some few wounded and some damaged facilities, but he could fix that, it wasn't a concern; the radio tower was a bit busted, but he had some stuff that he could use to fix it. With any luck, he could also help them get some turrets set up. Try to defend them from any further hostile activity...

As a matter of fact he was so busy running around, and check on everyone and asking about potential supply loss, spare parts needs and other logistics, that he hadn't even gone looking for Valery. Instead, by the time that he'd managed to finish checking up on half the colony and making sure the logistics were all settled and people alright, she'd found him. He smiled a bit, turning a bit red with embarrassment that someone had been checking on him, and not the other way around. Yet it wasn't unwelcome.

"Yeah. A few people were injured but so much fewer that would've been, and none were killed. Some of the facilities suffered a bit of damage, namely the comms, but I can fix those. I've already double checked on supply requests and have made a list, if you could take it back to the Alliance." He handed her a datastick.

"Right." He nodded a bit and gave a smile himself. "Anytime. I'm glad that I could be of assistance. I'm glad that I can be of assistance. I've a wide skillset that leaves a lot of options open." He grinned. "You seem like your doing alright also, which is just as good to see! You were amazing! Whatever you did to that last tank....well even I would've been demoralized!"
Valery Noble