Re-acquainting with your roots. (Open to all Jedi, Allies.)

[Maple Harte]

Location: Dantooine

Flying in: The Silent Erika (http://starwarsrp.net/topic/130646-the-silent-erika-modified-j-type-327-nubian/)

Wearing: Sasori Explorers Bodysuit (Dark Crimson Color) (http://starwarsrp.net/topic/41261-sasori-explorers-bodysuit/)

Armed with: Maple's Staff (http://starwarsrp.net/topic/125349-maples-staff-custom-conversion/)

VT Sliid Gun (Tranq Rounds) (http://starwarsrp.net/topic/104578-vt-sliid-gun/)

Heading to: Loste Citadel (http://starwarsrp.net/topic/125655-loste-citadel/()


Maple had been given a lot of time to nurse her wounds since witnessing the GA's fall. All that work. All that effort, torn asunder by a black hearted, unreasonable group of thieves who had never moved past ancient and petty grudges.

That fact was what had kept her in the Marksmen, long after she had started to sour over the killing, the idea that she could make a difference.

She honestly had not been sure what to do after the fall of the GA. Sure, she intended to find and kill the Mind-Binder, but that was small potatoes compared to galaxy shaking events like the complete destruction and perversion of the Coruscant Temple.

She was no longer a Jedi. She had not practiced their code in years. She had wanted to help them, yes, but at least a little bit of that was motivated by a need for closure...

But she hadn't gotten that, and had mulled over it aboard The Silent Erika, newly modified and furnished, part of it paid for with the pilfering of treasure from an ancient Sith Queen's tomb. Ha ha, Darth Maranon. Ha ha.

The stealth systems of the Erika cut as she entered Dantooine's atmosphere. As she had tuned the Erika's engines days before, she got this crazy idea. Why not house who she could herself? She had the room. And she had cleared the place of threats with Matsu a while back. At least in abandoning Loste Citadel, The Marksmen might actually make a difference.

She had sent out what feelers she had, contacted people through the Silver Jedi Order to get in touch with a representative, word of mouth only, that a Mandragora witch wanted to help the Jedi and had the means to. And if any surviving GA Jedi wanted, they could meet her at these coordinates: An empty field close to the ruins of the old Jedi Enclave, where she and Matsu had uncovered that secret library.

Loste Citadel had been built by the Jedi. Maple had laid claim to the whole place, and still did, but Loste Citadel was a big place. Drafty, cold, and silent at night. At night Maple was left alone with her memories. And the blood on her hands. The Mandragora were her new group now, but she had practically been raised by the Order. And as horrible as she believed some of her missions had been, they still had a...a...

She didn't know what to call it. But they had it over her.

The Black Chromium, heavily modified J-Type 327 Nubian streaked through the sky, the sun rising behind it, giving a golden glare off the shiny hull as she set it down, clad in a dark crimson armorweave bodysuit.

She took her prize staff, and her VT gun, loaded with tranqs. She stepped out through the hatch and waited for whichever Jedi might show. She hoped some would. She could at least wash off some of the blood that way.

[member="Coren Starchaser"].



OOC: all Jedi welcome.

 

[Sky'ito Yumi]

Dantooine was probably one of the few planets within Sith space that Sukai visited on a regular basis, it was one of the major planets she lived on while growing up, unfortunately having to leave after the lush green world. Even so she had come back many time over, once when she was still just a wandering force user with not place, once more when trying to explore the ruined Jedi enclave that sat in the middle of the open field and visit friends and once more again explore the ruined enclave. Each time herself running into new people weather it be fellow Jedi here for some odd reason or the odd Sith that did not open up with trying to kill her.

Once more another person had arrived at the once functioning complex, a tall woman with long brunette hair, the force moving around them but most of all an air of familiarity surrounding them. She could not really place a finger on it but Sukai had a feeling.. no knew this woman was a friend one way other another, only question was who was she friends with? Perhaps mother? It would make the most logical sense given her profession.

Climbing off her speeder the young Jin approached the odd woman, herself dressed in her old explorers outfit, black shirt jeans and a blue denim jacket, blaster pistol and three light saber hilt hanging from the belt that surrounded her waist. "Hello there, I've not seem you around these parts before, you exploring the ruined Jedi Enclave as well"? Sukai asked with a cheering smile.

[member="Maple Harte"]

 

[Coren Starchaser]

He had so many places to be lately. Securing a galactic superpower, and the beings that lived within it was very tricky. Many of the worlds were going to need the assistance of the Alliance forces, and the Jedi. But many people were being displaced and the Alliance needed all the help to get refugees from one place to the next. Governments were opening their borders to Alliance refugees and even private citizens were opening their ships and homes to other aspects of the fallen government.

And that was why he was here now, a former Jedi, now bounty hunter was looking to get things moving. Allow Jedi to come to her residence, and help shuttle the Jedi around. He was in his freighter and was on his way to the Loste Citadel, a meeting point that would put him and the bounty hunter, or former Jedi. It would be fine for him. He wasn’t too nervous.

Still, he looked to Porter, his constant companion and nodded. “Just be ready to send any messages.” Couldn’t take chances. But the location wasn’t far now, he’d get there soon.

[member="Maple Harte"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

[member="Maple Harte"] [member="Coren Starchaser"] [member="Sky'ito Yumi"]

Ever since Maple had brought her here... well Matsu had been intrigued and then there was everythign else that had happened. The jedi master returning as she sat there with the cane that Maple had designed for her. She rather liked it sitting there and reading some of the information for all of them to review... mor ethen that she had access to the jedi archives within th library itself. Copies and information about different holocrons. "Well this was quite nice." She sat back and stretched herself out, yawnign a little but the jedi master remained where she was sitting as others edged onto her senses of the planet and space around her.

 

[Maple Harte]

"Oh, I'm no explorer," Maple replied to [member="Sky'ito Yumi"]. Skip. The Vong from several different galaxies were invading! Skip. Not real. Cool it she's watching you Maple. Skip. She screamed as the HRD closed the cryogenic hatch over her. Skip. Back with the Jedi.

"But I am here on important business. And you look like the sort of person who might be interested in what I have to say."

She stepped closer, noting something about her features looked distinctly Ike-ish. But the skin, the marble-like features were also Yumi-ish. A relative?

"I offer shelter--which I inhabit and own--to survivors of the collapse of the GA." she said quietly, forcing herself to make conversation as she was not used to speaking to Jedi other than Matsu.

"Loste Citadel. An ancient temple in the mountains, not far from here. I'm...building it up as a refuge for the Jedi and their allies to use. A waystation, until they can move on to more secure locations."

A ping from within the ship brought Maple racing back into its hull. Her ship's newly upgraded sensors picked up a freighter, moving in. It was the ship of a Jedi she had taken great effort to get in touch with. It was a miracle he had managed to come at all, considering the disarray that must be going on on his end of it.

She sent a transmission to the frieghter of [member="Coren Starchaser"]. "Maple Harte to Interceptor. Glad you could make it. Keep heading through plasma conduit to discussed evening meal." She cut transmission. It was her old Marksmen training kicking in and she had discussed the code words with Jedi contacts in the order in advance. She didn't trust unsecured transmissions. "Frieghter" became Interceptor. "Current heading" became Plasma Conduit. "Actual temple" became Discussed Evening Meal. She hoped the ones on his end had remembered all that. Maple was taking as few chances as possible. She transmitted to [member="Matsu Ike"].

"Matsu, one of the milkmen(Jedi) is making his way directly to the designated evening meal. (Temple) Blow the whistle (Send transmission only when in very close range) and let the dog swim. (Open the hanger doors)" she spoke before rushing back out to Sky'ito. Yeah, she was a Yumi alright. Same milk skin. Same ethereal features of cut Marble but on a younger woman. Was she a Vampire too? Can she hear what I'm thinking? Does she know the bastard gnomes keep drinking her coffee? Was she the Mind-Binder? Nah. Too not-Naked-Emaciated-Demon-Woman.

"You want a lift to Loste Citadel? Its got sparring chambers!" she chirped happily. "Its got shooting ranges, rooms...it just sorta has to be renovated. A little."

 

[Sky'ito Yumi]

An explorer, yes she remembers that sort of self employment, understandable from her perspective, though what did this woman need help with? Did they plan to delve into the enclave? or was there more to it? Such a poised request getting a small eye brow raise from Sukai as she let the older looking woman continue. Her suggestion, well that was quite the strange preposition one she could not help but be very confused over after she started talking with someone else over the intercom.

"Wait wait wait, you want to build a refuge for people from the GA here, on Dantooine, a world in the middle of the Sith Empire, one with a major Sith temple in the urban areas"? It was befuddling, sure it was a kind of payback thing since the GA had several dark sider's inside their own borders, but here? on a world owned by the Sith? "Like I am mot sure making a safe haven on a Sith world for Galactic Alliance people is a good idea, that is unless you have a good plan to keep them hiden.

Even then if the Sith did find out their would be a huge fleet in orbit followed by a huge planet wide bombardment, but still, just getting people to the planet, past all the Sith defenses, that alone would be hard as hell. "Like I am all for searching out this place but I feel your ideal use for the citadel is not the wisest thing... by the way who where you talking to just then"?

[member="Maple Harte"] - [member="Matsu Ike"] - [member="Coren Starchaser"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

[member="Maple Harte"] [member="Sky'ito Yumi"]

Matsu received the message and she had been researching more between bouts of trying to fix up some things here and there. The citadel was out fo the way so the jedi master was happy to work with it while Maple was away. WIth Hanna off to some parts of it she had plenty of time moving between here and Hapes. "Understood." She said it and was focusing with the white current for a moment... with illusions to hide them and suppress it from the force, from visual sight and sensors. THe pathways getting here would have to be covered as well if it went the way she was thinking about. Roadways under the plains that were concealed and led itno the rocks and caves to get here from any number of places. Maples idea of a reguge might not always work out but she could check out a few areas.

 

[Maple Harte]

"That is exactly what we are here to address, Jedi." Maple said smoothly with a grin, inviting [member="Sky'ito Yumi"] inside.

"We came across this library, me and Matsu, see? And it was a treasure trove of knowledge. A group of Jedi that specialized both in alkahest, and hunting Sithspawn. They were murdered eventually, by a traitor from within, but they had a ton of schematics on devices Sith used to hide themselves. The Jedi had made some strides in trying to reverse-engineer the devices. But I'm getting ahead of myself."

Maple started the vessel, kicking in the stealth drive. She had been here an hour before anyone else. It had recharged by this point. She now had to make three to four times the checks for this system that she had to before, but all the little extra goodies were worth it for her beautiful black bird.

The vessel hummed to life.

"Yes, this place as it stands is vulnerable...but with these devices I'm speaking of...if we can obtain the materials we need to complete them, Loste Citadel mayy be able safely hide a limited number of Jedi right in Sith territory. Think of the access! Yeah, its payback, like you said, but even if we don't carry out full combat operations...we would still be able to set up a position to quietly hide Jedi, maybe even gather intelligence just as quietly. Its all a matter of strategy. With the right strategy, you can fool even the most savvy and alert enemy."

It had been a saying of Ursula, her mentor. Maple believed that maxim even now, even if she (sorta) hated the person who spoke it.

The Erika lifted off to the cloud covered Loste Citadel. In minutes, eight to be precise, she had arrived at the boxy, fortress like temple, built into the mountain, covered by clouds above and below. Hopefully [member="Coren Starchaser"] had arrived by this point. The hanger had been mostly cleared of old debris, but there was still ivy in select sections, and all the place needed was renovation and effort.

"Come, Jedi, let me show you how valuable this place is." Maple said as she landed, her sharp, wet green eyes showing only excitement, in spite of the fact that according to her perception, Yumi was currently a gammorean with an unusually pleasant voice. Skip. Yumi was a Jedi, but Maple had been dead for over a decade by this not-point. Yumi was piloting her ship, having killed Zombie Anakin Skywalker for it. Three times. Skip. Maple was nothing but a mass of ambulatory, airborne pasta. Skip. Back to reality.

Maple excitedly got out of the ship, almost giddy. She felt a lightness to her she could not explain.

OOC: So sorry it took so long to reply, everyone!

 

[Matsu Ike]

[member="Maple Harte"] [member="Sky'ito Yumi"]

Matsu could feel them approaching as she rose up her hands going to her cane.. she didn't need it but Maple had made it for her. So she used it and walking with it she kind of felt like Yoda... acting decrepit but secretly she knew how to leap around and use the saber. A smile was on her face as she was researching some of the things that they would be able to use hopefully. She wanted to try and help them make the cloaking and the force concealment would be an important part. If she could get them into a white current illusion that would be long lasting it could work or something liekt he Altisians did to conceal themselves and their places of refuge. "Welcome home Lady Harte."

 

[Sky'ito Yumi]

It was the plan? okay now this woman had her interest, even if Sukai still had doubts about the whole thing, but better to hear them out then jump to conclusions. "Well I am not the most knowledgeable of this place, but if from past experience if two Jedi masters can come here no problem, fight off a pirate attack and not have the Sith bat an eye lid then I suppose what your doing is not to hard". Like seriously if a planet did not have any immediate military, force or recourse use then the Sith Empire did not really give a single dam about what happened on it.

Keeping close passe Sukai stuck with the brunette woman as she continued to explain her endevour, mentioning [member="Matsu Ike"], seemed she has some connection to the Silver Jedi that was good to know. Even still something about her seemed a little off, like they where not thinking fully straight half time, buuuuuut if she had talked to this with Matus then it had some merit. Speaking of which the powerful Jedi master greeted the two only moments after arrival, looking to be in the typical 'wise person' pose.

"Ah, greetings master Ike, I was not aware you would be here today", Sukai almost blurted out, giving a short bow to the Atrisian woman, though had to quickly turn to the side at said master revealing the last name of the brunette. "Though a quick question, did you just say Harte? like [member="Maple Harte"], bounty hunter woman employed by the CIS at some points or what not"? If memory was correct had that not been the name of a woman mother had close associations with? Talk about coincidence if true.