Private &nbsp; Rescue Mission or Death Trap?

Ben Serrano

It was all an obvious trap. Some bounty hunters or mercenaries have recently successfully captured

Loreena Arenais-Valhoun . Ingrid knew exactly that the Emperor would torture the girl and kill her in the most horrible way. But the red-haired woman was not the Emperor, she had no intention of doing so because she was anticipating the consequences. Not just in the short term, but in the long run. However, because of this, a lot of people could have joined the rebellion if the Empress Regent had killed Lori.

That's why it seemed so much easier to make her disappear. To do this, she simply opted for carbon freezing. But as she alluded to, it was all a trap. She ordered her student

Ben Serrano to take the girl arriving by the prison ship from her guards and escort Loreena to the lab where the freezing would be done. She is then placed in one of the labs, where it was already a secret that no one could find her afterwards, for a very long time. The First Order left quite a few such labs behind.

Ben knew he had arrived alone, but Ingrid was also here in disguise because she was expecting guests. She deliberately only staffed the spaceport with what was ordinary so as not to make the whole thing suspicious. Further afield were deployable strike units. She had previously leaked Lori being brought here today. Of course, it’s professional not to be obvious, so she expected the rebels to show up here today.

Ingrid was still present in the form of Sarisa Varos, though in imperial uniform, as if she were an officer, but otherwise not very conspicuously hiding and staring. She waited for the parties to arrive. Ben should have been here in theory, and meanwhile the holographic displays showed that the dropship which is carrying Lori had arrived.

The countdown has started…

Loreena Arenais-Valhoun · Sep 25, 2020

Lori sat in shackled silence, yet her bloodshot eyes told the tale of her experiences since her capture. It wasn't exactly enjoyable. She was beaten bloody, yet always some care was taken to not bring too much damage to her face. Afterall she needed to be recognizeable for the cameras.

By now her capture was common knowledge. According to the Eternal Empire's propaganda; they had encountered Lori and other Eclipse Rebellion 'terrorists' taking people hostage and then slaughtering them when the Empire tried to rescue them. They had even spliced together audio recordings of people begging and pleading, along with some of Lori's words, making it sound as though she was the ringleader.

But that couldn't of been further from the truth. The Empire's hired goons slaughtered anyone that tried to escape, blaming Lori for their actions as she didn't surrender to them right away.

In the end she had no choice but to give herself up.

And it all went downhill from there.

During the journey Lori had overheard the guards talking about her being sent to a lab; a place where she could disappear. All of the information that she had gotten was his name;

Ben Serrano ; and that he was somehow linked to

Ingrid L'lerim , the newly annointed Empress Regent. That wasn't a good sign.

Lori tried to keep her hopes up. Before her capture she had sent off a message to her twin brother Caedyn Arenais . No doubt he'd of gotten it by now and was trying to track her down. Of course she'd never hear the end of it if he were to come to rescue her!

The dropship shuddered as it landed, far more earlier than she had hoped. Her eyes moved to the door right away, unsure of what, if anything, was going to be on the other side. Whatever it was, it wasn't going to be pleasant.

Caedyn Arenais · Sep 28, 2020

Location: Space Station, Trenwyth
Equipment: Caedyn's Jedi robes, Armistice Lightsaber & CS.38 Tactical Side-Arm
Companions: Kyra Perl & Task Force Lykos
Tag:

Ben Serrano

Infiltration:

"The Vagabond" Heavy Patrol Cruiser had taken the strike team in close while utilizing the vessel's Stygium Cloak in order to keep them concealed for as long as possible. There aboard the Heavy Cruiser, Caedyn Arenais and his Padawan

Kyra Perl had prepared to infiltrate the Space Station Trenwyth after having received a distress call from his Sister

Loreena Arenais-Valhoun and managing to track her down to this point.

The Eternal Empire had been targeted by the Rebellion for some time now, however it hadn't been until recently that Caedyn himself had gotten involved until one of their associates, a presumed changeling had found her way to be in Caedyn's path at the right time in Chasin City, the Capital of Commenor. He and Lori had later put two and two together, coming to the conclusion that the Eternal Empire was looking for any way to expose Lori's role within the rebellion, even targeting her own family in order to find weaknesses and exploit them.

The plan to get the strike team in was simple enough in theory. The Heavy Patrol Cruiser would put herself in the line of fire and cause some chaos against the Space Station while the team would infiltrate via the The Repertoire, forcing their way through into one of the hangar bays as the Space Station went into high alert and dispatched fighters to take care of the Vagabond.

Once successful, Caedyn would contact the crew of the ship and give the go ahead to drop back into stealth, putting some distance between them and the station until the team would require an EVAC.

Space Station Trenwyth:

The Repertoire descended upon the Hangar floor and as the landing ramp lowered, Task Force Lykos was first out onto the deck, blaster rifles raised and sweeping the area of any hostile troops while Caedyn and Kyra would follow in two, arms with their lightsabers as well as Caedyn's side-arm for the more extreme of situations.

"Captain Harris, have one of your people signal the Vagabond" Caedyn instructed the CO of the strike team. Private First Class Tarlou Losi was the handy woman on the Comm's and already getting underway with a mere look of acknowledgement from the Captain of the Special Forces Unit. This was their first operation together with the Jedi Knight as their acting Commander, yet Caedyn wasn't the type to steal the show from these military types and for the most part Joshua Harris would lead his team with the Jedi's utmost confidence.

Once they were certain the Hangar had been cleared of any threats, the group would meet near the entrance and plan their movements from there on. In his hands, Captain Harris held his Assault Rifle aimed towards the durasteel doors, flanked by two of his people while the two Jedi and the teams Comm's Officer confirmed the Cruisers retreat via use of her stealth systems, leaving the team on their own for the time being and likely with the Station in high alert.

Kyra Perl · Sep 30, 2020

Stealth missions were not Kyra's forte. Which was a shame given her current obsession to infiltrate the sith ranks for news of her sister. That was, by the way, not going well. When Caedyn requested her presence with him to retrieve his sister, there had been no hesitation in answering it. Beyond her need to be around him and learn from moments like this, the call to save one's family was always answered.

She only hoped she could not muck it and get to the twin better than she could get to Nida.

She followed Caedyn silently, taking cue from his every movement. "Master?" She whispered, shoulders tense as pressed in close to his side. Her fingers tightened around her saber, the gift from him grounding her and creating an aura of calm that erased the bite of her nerves. Lessened, but not forgotten, she looked up to him in restrained concern.

"How can we be sure this isn't a trap?"

Ben Serrano · Oct 7, 2020

Ben Serrano

Location: Space Station, Trenwyth
Equipment: Tactical Turtleneck with this look as Imperial Uniform and a Long Coat over that | Viper Mk. I Skinsuit | A black lightsaber (hidden) | G1 OmniLink
Tag:

Ingrid L'lerim | Open

Ben was standing near the landing platform, waiting for the ship to arrive with some woman called Loreena Arenais. Of course he knew who was the woman, and why he had to be here to supervise the arrival of the captive, and he was fully aware of his job too. Taking her to the lab shouldn’t be an easy task, he was expecting heavy resistance. The ship landed, and soon the doors started to open, as Ben moved forward, being alerted, and ready to take action if needed. But he didn’t have to, as he only saw Lori on the other side, with some guards. He walked closer to the woman, took a long stare at her, to make sure that she isn’t mistaken with somebody else. After that, he looked at the guards, and nodded to them.
“ I’m taking the fugitive from here on. “ He said calmly, and waved to some troops that he had with him. They moved into the ship, and got Lori up on her foot. Their grip wasn’t gentle, it was strong and sturdy. They were not about to make it simple, taking her in some kind of container or anything like that. If she was willing to walk, she could do that - otherwise they would just drag her on the ground if needed. Ben personally didn’t care as long as the job was done. This was the time the space station went into high alert, and Ben look at Lori, but as she didn’t do anything special, and nor did the guards, he looked at his omnilink. Apparently, the station was sending out fighters to fight some hostile force.
“ We shall move. “ He ordered, and had the guards take Lori in front of her. That way he could keep an eye on her, and the guards as well. They went in a simple formation, four of the guards first, next Lori, and four others after her. The line ended with Ben. Lori’s mouth wasn’t sealed yet, so she could talk if she wanted to. Of course she should know that this would change as soon as she started to shout.

Ingrid L'lerim · Oct 7, 2020

Lady Ingrid L’lerim-Ragal
Empress Regent of the Eternal Empire, Overlord of the Eternal Empire, the Emperor's hand
The Red Witch; Director of Blackwatch; Baroness of Vengard, Head of the House L’lerim, CEO of the HPI Consortium

Location: Space Station, Trenwyth
Equipment: 2x Sigra vibroblade | 2x Striith vibrosword | 2x red blade lightsaber shoto | Gildenweave Imperial Uniform | Viper Mk. I Skinsuit | Shield talisman | Stealth field generator | Holographic disguise matrix | G1 OmniLink || (actual look)
Tag:

Ben Serrano

Ingrid also heard perfectly that the alarm sounded. She did not intend to leave her seat. She knew exactly that this diversion would be, the guests had arrived. She did not yet know who they had come out of, she meant the rebels, as this seemed the most logical within the borders of the Eternal Empire. Rather, she moved on curiously - that is, playing this - to see what was actually happening.

Because the space port security staff was not initiated into what was happening here, what the Overlord was up to, they were still following a fully standard protocol. That is, most people did not move, only the staff in the safety reserve went to the place where the problem was. If the trouble is too great, they will report and ask for confirmation, otherwise only ten Ultranauts went to that location at first. The situation was different, however, with the Wolfguards strike unit, which was waiting outside. They sent a message to Ingrid.

The question came as no surprise to the woman as they were asked if they should intervene or not. The woman, of course, answered no, they did not yet know who the enemy was and where they were. Sneaking through the shadows, she tried to move forward in the direction of events, or where Ben would come with Lori. The Overlord wanted to get to a place from which she would surely be able to intervene at the right moment, which had been quite difficult in disguise for the time being. However, if she reveals herself ahead of time, she can ruin everything.

Now, however, she was lucky, which she was not happy about, because the guards were negligent, the two guards went a little further to see an aisle, and she was able to take advantage of that and ran into the hallway leading to the hangars, which were full of smaller or larger containers. These came in handy for her because she could hide behind them, and from here she could see quite well the part of the corridor from which Ben would bring Lori, but she couldn't be seen because of the good cover.

Loreena Arenais-Valhoun · Oct 7, 2020

Lori looked to

Ben Serrano as he approached, staring at him with her bloodshot eyes while he stared at her. She didn't recognize him at all, which was a bit concerning. It gave her no insight as to what her fate was decided to be.

Then he spoke. As far as she could guess, the lab that she was to be taken to was his. And already he wasn't addressing her by her name. Was this some of what her Mom went through? Lori didn't make it a habit of asking for details. Why do so if it just brought pain?

The guards took hold of her arms and pulled her from her seat so roughly that she winced as it caused her to move the injured parts of her body that didn't want to move. The shackles didn't help either, yet still she was determined to walk on her own.

Alarms started sounding off. Lori held her breath for a moment, her eyes darting every which way. Someone was coming. Whether ot was Rebels or her brother Caedyn Arenais , it was very possible that help was on the way.

"I am not a fugitive or a terrorist. I didn't kill those people. I was framed!" If she could keep the attention all on herself, that was better. Let her be the distraction. The more that she could try to help those that had caused the alarms to sound, the better.

Ingrid L'lerim

Caedyn Arenais · Oct 10, 2020

Location: Space Station, Trenwyth
Equipment: Caedyn's Jedi robes, Armistice Lightsaber & CS.38 Tactical Side-Arm
Companions: Task Force Lykos
Tag:

Ben Serrano

When his Padawan had questioned the likelihood of them walking into a trap, Caedyn had been honest with her. He'd told her the chances were highly likely and yet he hadn't seemed as concerned as one would expect.

Caedyn Arenais was a man of faith, much like his father had been although his has first been molded by the Je'daii and so his perspective and beliefs were far less biased than the single-sighted view of one committed solely to the lightside of the Force. Where most saw two halves, Caedyn saw the Force as one whole entity. Without one, you could not have the other; And so the Will of the Force, he believed guided his path...

...-However, that wasn't to say that he didn't understand where his Padawan was coming from. While he preferred to do this with her by his side as he did in all things, he reluctantly offered her the choice to hang back and ensure their point of exfil remained clear for a timely getaway. To ensure her success, he instructed Task Force Lykos to remain behind with her, so that he could be assured of her safety. Not for any doubt in her ability, but the fact that he cared for hers more than he did his own.

"The choice is yours Padawan, how we play this out" Caedyn looked to Kyra Perl, "Truth be told I'd feel more confident with you by my side, but our way off this scrap-heap is just as important as finding Lori" he smiled faintly. Over the years, his Padawan had come to earn the weight of greater responsibility and impact where mission tactics and decisions were concerned.

Caedyn began down the corridor following the presence of his Sister from somewhere deeper within the Space Station. The chances were high that if he could sense her, than she would also catch on to his presence and perhaps manage to pull a couple tricks out of her bag like she usually did.

Loreena Arenais-Valhoun was far more the rogue than the Jedi sort; That role seemed to remain with the men in their family.

Taking the time to set his Side-Arm to Stun, he carried the slug-thrower in his left hand while keeping his main hand free in case he needed to draw upon either the Force or his Lightsaber for protection. Given the state of things, it was safe to say that he was well and truly caught up in this mess with the Eternal Empire now. Chances were there'd be no coming back from this issue until either the Rebels succeeded in their goal, or the Empire wiped them out...-Which likely also included himself and their Mother too.

Should things go completely south, Lykos Squad had been given the instruction to bug out, and take Kyra Perl with them if she chose to remain back at the transport. If she preferred to stay with Caedyn however, then there movements from here would swift and precise with Lykos Squad backing them up.

Kyra Perl · Oct 13, 2020

Well of course she wasn't leaving him.

She just didn't want to see them blown to bits either! She took cue from his confidence, a bit of willful ignorance coming to play as she simply didn't question it further. Caedyn had never lead her wrong before.

And honestly the motions to try and send her back made her irrationally angry.

No. Stop it.

She glared at the men behind her, their attention leveling on the padawan like a mother cat watching a kitchen drift towards the edge of stairs. But as it was, that was all that occurred. Kyra stuck to Caedyn's side like a shadow, lips pursed in that furious pout as they move nondescriptly forward.

She was a bit of a grudge holder. No doubt he'd get more sass when they were safe. And they would get home safe. She of course had more questions, but now simply wasn't the time. She held her saber-- his gift-- tense at her side. She shot it a wild glance as a thought came to pass.

Could her metal hand crush it?

Like on accident.

Oh chit.

Ingrid L'lerim · Nov 12, 2020

Lady Ingrid L’lerim-Ragal
Empress Regent of the Eternal Empire, Overlord of the Eternal Empire, the Emperor's hand
The Red Witch; Director of Blackwatch; Baroness of Vengard, Head of the House L’lerim, CEO of the HPI Consortium

Location: Space Station, Trenwyth
Equipment: 2x Sigra vibroblade | 2x Striith vibrosword | 2x red blade lightsaber shoto | Gildenweave Imperial Uniform | Viper Mk. I Skinsuit | Shield talisman | Stealth field generator | Holographic disguise matrix | G1 OmniLink || (actual look)
Tag:

Ingrid L'lerim Caedyn Arenais

Ben Serrano

For now, Ingrid was still waiting for when her opponents would show up, or just when Ben would arrive with Loreena. Luckily, she was patient, so hiding between the crates was not impatient for a moment. However, the Force today seemed to favor the rebels and the Jedi rather than the Loyalists. After all, it was probably even the rebels who tried to free their own man in some way.

The Overlord noticed a loud explosion. It happened where Ben and Lori were now, but it was audible to everyone else. All of this favoured the captured woman, as the explosion killed the guards or knocked them to the ground and made them unconscious. Ben did the same, slammed into the wall, and landed unconscious. The structure in which the girl was and fell to the ground. Lori wasn't injured, but she was half free.

Outside, Ingrid felt perfectly what had happened inside, that several people had died or become unconscious. However, oddly enough, she hadn’t sensed anyone so very close yet that anyone else would have been inside with the group. Of course, she knew it was possible that that person had hidden his/her/it presence in the Force and therefore could not be felt. In any case, the whole thing became even more interesting.

She still hadn't told her own people to come in and put things in order, even though they asked her again. It wasn't time yet, they still had to wait for the guests to actually arrive…

OOC: Sorry, I've been waiting for Ben so far. I tried to shape the situation so that we could move forward without him, but if he came back, he could join back too. I asked Ben if I could do this with his character, he said yes.

Loreena Arenais-Valhoun · Nov 12, 2020

Silence. No matter what she said she was always greeted with silence. The guards and

Ben Serrano treated her as though she was not even a person at all, but merely just a 'thing' incapable of being a part of any societal structure. Throughout her ordeal they often talked about her while she was there, yet invisible. No doubt it was some kind of tactic to break her mentally while their fists, feet and batons broke her body.

Lori nearly tripped in her shackles after being pushed for apparently not walking quick enough. Just that sudden movement alone caused a lightening bolt of pain to jolt up her left leg which was already stiff from bruising. The brace around her neck didn't help either.

BOOM!!!

The explosion threw them all to the ground, covering them all in darkness as parts of the building collapsed. On instinct Lori curled herself up into a ball, trying to protect her head while her ears rang from the noise. Confusion hung as heavy in the air as the dust did and it took a few minutes before she even dared to move. Who would try to blow them up?? If it was a rescue, then it was a poor one for she could have died! And there was still a very real chance that she could do so. Lori opened her eyes, yet it was still pitch black. "Hello??" Where were the guards? Where was Ben? She waited to be attacked and or something, but there was nothing. Taking in a deep breath, she calmed herself down enough so that she could focus on the air particles in front of her, spinning them quickly in a well practiced skill of making a ball of light. Then at least she could see...

Yet what she saw didn't bring her any comfort. The eyes of one of the guards reflected the light back at her, his mouth agape with blood coming out of it. The man was crushed by a part of the wall. Lori winced and shrunk backwards, hitting the leg of another fallen guard. Whether or not he was dead too, she didn't care. Her only thought was on getting out of there. She searched for the easiest path to follow and began to crawl like an inch worm. The ceiling was low due to the partial building collapse, making movement more difficult. Yet she knew that she couldn't stay. Only death awaited her there.

Caedyn Arenais · Nov 13, 2020

Location: Space Station, Trenwyth
Equipment: Caedyn's Jedi robes, Armistice Lightsaber & CS.38 Tactical Side-Arm
Companions: Task Force Lykos
Tag:

An explosion rocked the area ahead as Caedyn and his Padawan

Kyra Perl ran down one of the many corridors of the Station, the facility like something of a maze yet

Loreena Arenais-Valhoun presence worked like a beacon with which the Jedi Knight tracked as best as he could.

However, his Sister's aura quickly dampened and Caedyn felt a sense of heightened anxiety just moments after the space-station shook from the explosion that had occurred. Trenwyth continued to be besieged from a distance as the Heavy Patrol Cruiser worked to provide he and Kyra a distraction to get rescue Lori and try to escape as quickly and quietly as possible.

"We're almost there, Kyra" Caedyn exclaimed as they reached a reinforced bulkhead door leading on into the section where the weapons fire from the Vagabond had hit, "My Sisters just ahead and we're lucky the hull wasn't breached by that last hit..." he explained as he reached for the doors locking mechanism and frowned as the security locks had been activated and the pair had been shut out.

"I guess we'll have to do this the hard way..." Caedyn muttered under his breath, pulling the Armistice from his utility belt and activating one of it's blades, the Lightsaber flaring to life with a green hue, a humming of vibrant energy echoing within the confines of the hall they stood in. Before long, the Jedi Knight moved to plunge the blade into the bulkhead's center, the durasteel being melted around the blade as Caedyn worked to carve his way down the center in order to cut through the locks that held it in place.

From the other side of the room, his Sister would hear the metal burning away before she'd see the green glow of Caedyn's lightsaber penetrating through to the other side and slowly working it's way to the floor. Fortunately the blast doors hadn't been activated, otherwise it'd have taken far longer to cut through such thick layers of reinforced steel.

Once the Jedi Knight was satisfied that he'd be able to pry the doors apart, Caedyn deactivated his lightsaber and stepped back slowly. He returned the hilt to his belt in order to free his hands before soon turning his attention to the door and reaching out to either side. It was only now that his presence in the Force was revealed to all sensitive to it's energies, a swell of power being drawn in upon the Jedi as he harnessed all the control he had learned over the years, shaping the force and using it to telekinetically pry both heavy durasteel doors apart, forcing them to bend under the strength of the Force, a loud heavy screech sounded as the gears within the walls broke under the strain and they finally gave way, allowing the pair unrestrained entry.

Kyra Perl · Nov 14, 2020

"Whoa," was all Kyra said, her Saber held alert to cover his flank while he worked. Not that she was paying much attention to that now, his display had distracted her instead.

The doors opened to darkness. Kyra raised her hand, her signature light orb zooming in and illuminating the collapsed space. "The ground," she started, sensing Loreena's pain at once.

Her saber flashed through the air as she ran, quick steps bringing her to kneel at the woman's side. She recognized her in an instant. She had eaten lunch with her once. ... Had gotten caught sneaking through their cargo holds too.

Hiss, hiss-- both shackles were cut free, the burning heat leaving Loreena's wrist before the exposure left its mark.

"Are you hurt? Can you walk?"

Ingrid L'lerim · Nov 15, 2020

Lady Ingrid L’lerim-Ragal
Empress Regent of the Eternal Empire, Overlord of the Eternal Empire, the Emperor's hand
The Red Witch; Director of Blackwatch; Baroness of Vengard, Head of the House L’lerim, CEO of the HPI Consortium

Ingrid was still waiting, no one finally arrived in the hallway where she was, but the people from the other side had entered the room. If Caedyn had not hidden his aura in the Force, she could feel him, but the person with the Jedi was unknown to Ingrid. For now. But now it didn’t take long to find out who had arrived. The time had come when she sensed that the duo inside was close to Lori.

<” Commander, you can go inside!”> she gives the order.

She came out from behind the crates and walked to the door. It was already locked, but she had the codes for the building, not to mention that her code cylinder had given her access to all areas anyway. Nevertheless, she entered the code on the terminal and the door opened. That's when she saw Lori, who had now been released, and the two Jedi with her, Caedyn and Kyra, inside. The Overlord had only seen files about the young girl, but had not yet met her in person, although the man had told her about it on Commenor.

The Empress Regent was still using the “form” of Sarisa Varos as she entered the room and took a few steps inside the door.

”Well, well, well, that's unexpected. To tell you the truth, I was expecting the Eclipse Rebellion, not the Silver Jedi Concord. Should I consider this action as a declaration of war towards the Eternal Empire?”

She asked in a cold, distant, and military voice as she came a few steps inside. The woman finally stopped, in her usual position, in a rigid military position, in a small spread, her hands clasped behind her back. She deactivated her holographic disguise matrix while walking, so she was now present in the room in her own, true form as Ingrid L’lerim.

”I don’t think our introduction was completely accurate last time. I am Ingrid L’lerim, the Overlord of the Eternal Empire. And you are arrested, throw away your weapons, kneel on the ground and put your hands on your necks. I will not ask twice. If you do not do this, I will be forced to interpret your actions as a declaration of war.”

Loreena Arenais-Valhoun · Nov 15, 2020

Lori heard the lightsaber cutting into the door before she could see it. The red glow from the melting metal was a stark contrast to her little ball of light. The colour scheme changed again as the green blade pierced through. Jedi were coming? It wasn't until Caedyn Arenais empowered himself with the Force that she knew what was happening. "...Snotface...."

Yes, she called him by his nickname. For her it was a term of endearment, even though it bugged the heck out of him. But the fact that he was here brought her both happiness and dread. He had warned her of her recklessness and she was certain that she was going to get a lecture later on.

The ball of light from

Kyra Perl was unexpected. Lori had a fondness for Caedyn's Padawan as she reminded her of herself. And now she had a ball of light too? It was almost as if her brother had found her a twin to train, almost like a wishful replacement....

"I...I can walk...thanks..." Hurt yes, but she could walk. Her hands rubbed her wrists as the shackles were removed, yet she didn't remove the neck brace. Lori got to her feet with Kyra's help only to hear the voice of

Ingrid L'lerim coming up from behind them. She turned on her heel so that she could see her, at first not recognizing the girl that had suddenly appeared. "Who are y---" Her words were cut off abruptly as the Overlord appeared. A cold chill ran down her spine along with that returning feeling of dread. "This was all a trap? A set up to catch the Rebellion?" Yet the Rebellion didn't come. Family did. And the last thing that Lori needed to burden her was to be the cause of a bloody war. "This is not a decleration of war! Let me go. I helped you stave off an enemy and save a planet. Holding me isn't going to stop the Rebellion. The Jedi aren't involved. Only my brother....Only my brother..." Lori wanted to strike a deal yet she had nothing to do so as of yet. She just wanted to get out of there quickly.

Caedyn Arenais · Nov 15, 2020

Location: Space Station, Trenwyth
Equipment: Caedyn's Jedi robes, Armistice Lightsaber & CS.38 Tactical Side-Arm
Companions: Task Force Lykos
Tag:

Caedyn's lightsaber was back in his right hand the moment he had felt the arrival of another's presence he didn't recognize, the blade igniting with a sharp snap-hiss of green energy as he turned around to face Sarisa Varos; ”Well, well, well, that's unexpected. To tell you the truth, I was expecting the Eclipse Rebellion, not the Silver Jedi Concord. Should I consider this action as a declaration of war towards the Eternal Empire?”, she whom was clearly no rebel at all.

Of course there had to be a catch, there always was with the attractive ones; Although Caedyn and his Sister had come to the conclusion that there was something off-putting about his run in with the woman on Commenor, he had simply hoped it to remain an assumption and never to have to actually confirm their suspicions. "That's pretty rich for someone who not so long ago stood upon my Home-world impersonating a family friend, spying to get information over others" Caedyn responded dryly, clearly unimpressed with the way Ingrid had deactivated her holographic mirage, "My Sister is a former Princess of Commenor and could therefore claim diplomatic immunity if you want to play that game...-It'd be a whole lot simpler were we to stop kidding ourselves and admit this is a personal matter" he would call

Ingrid L'lerim 's bluff. She was looking to manipulate them through what would be an obvious concern for any Jedi.

"My Padawan and I are exceptionally trained, and that Cruiser out there is built to take a beating. She'll go the distance Sarisa" he called her by her alias, a farce but the only one he had really known until now. His claims weren't untruthful either, the Vagabond was built to take on multiple hostile vessels and her armaments were of a significantly high standard; "Let me collect my Sister and no one else needs be harmed" he offered the woman an ultimatum, a way out of what would surely be a hard fight for both sides.

Kyra Perl · Nov 15, 2020

A shapeshifter!

Kyra gasped on principal, personally finding them to be a despicable species given the now two cases of familier kidnapping she had endured by their hands.

Were they a species? Or just a skill set? She really needed to find a book on them. At any rate! She did not lower her saber, her eyes narrowing on the stranger as she placed herself in front of Loreena.

"Stay behind me," she whispered. Not because she thought Loreena was incapable or anything. Just cause, yanno. Weaponless and in a neck brace.

She left everyone else to do the talking, her brows furrowed as she wrapped the trio in an almost indecipherable force bubble.

Oh she totally called this being a trap!

Ingrid L'lerim · Nov 16, 2020

Lady Ingrid L’lerim-Ragal
Empress Regent of the Eternal Empire, Overlord of the Eternal Empire, the Emperor's hand
The Red Witch; Director of Blackwatch; Baroness of Vengard, Head of the House L’lerim, CEO of the HPI Consortium

”I’ve let you go three times, the fourth time I’m not making the same mistake.”

The first was at Orellon II and the second at Lotho Minor when Kessia visited and blackmailed the girl. The third was aboard the Vexillium, where she also reported to the bodyguard that they were there, and if necessary, she would capture the girl. Ingrid said no to that. So for now, even without her own knowledge, Lori could thank her life more than once. Twice of that, she actually “let go” because she knew what Tacitus would do to the girl. No, she didn't feel pity or regret it, she just didn't feel like doing it because it was the Emperor's personal affair and not the Empire’s affair. The third set, well, hoped for profit. In vain.

The Overlord already knew it wasn't going to be an easy thing to do, because the repulsion, the twisting of words, had begun. Representatives of the Lightside have always done this. She had never heard a straight answer from them. Most of the time, the Sith were straighter and more vertebrate than these. She didn't answer if the whole thing was a trap, as the situation was pretty obvious and she didn't shake when the green lightsaber reactivated.

The man's words amused her, but she didn't smile. The red-haired woman would have gladly done so, but it would not have been appropriate for the present situation. The man shared a lot of useful information with Ingrid, not only about Lori, but about the entire Arenais family, which Ingrid could use later.

”And you were very helpful, Mr. Areanis, for which I am grateful to you. Just like your mother. But unlike you, I did not come to you by force and not with the intention of violating the laws of the SJC or Commenor. Which, unfortunately, cannot be said of you.”

She didn't told that Kay was very worn when she saw Sarisa "die". Although her words sounded mocking, in her voice it did not greet it back, they were still cold and military. When the man mentioned the personal matter, she really felt a strong urge to laugh. Luckily, she suppressed that feeling very quickly, so her face didn’t even show that it was all amusing to her. Only the cold, distant woman looked back at the trio.

”This was at most a personal matter for the Emperor, not for me. For now. Believe me, you don't want to. Diplomatic immunity? So I understand, in your view, is someone who intentionally violates the laws of a sovereign state and kills civilians out of diplomatic immunity, this is right and legal? As long as they only killed soldiers I had no objection to them, this is their job to fight and die in the defence of the Eternal Empire, although I was not happy for it. But when your sister and her rebel friends begin to kill innocent civilians, scientists, it belongs on a different matter. Or has she not told you about this, what have they been doing lately? I hope you will have no objection to me if I may wipe the University of Commenor off the face of the earth with the students studying there, in the name of diplomatic immunity, after all, you have referred to it this is normal and legal for the Jedi and you.”

It was then that she received the report that her men had arrived at the place where the Jedi men were, but had not yet opened fire, only surrounded the area. The ship did not scare her, as there have been patrol ships, star destroyers on every planet since the Eternal Truth coup attempt. They can prevent you from escaping, or at least make it harder. She still didn't move, she was perfectly still even while talking. Her standing and radiance suggested strength, confidence, elegance, and inaccessibility to others.

”No, I can't let you go. And there are only two ways you can get out of here. As one of the prisoners, followed by diplomatic talks with the SJC before I’ll send you home under our agreement with them, presumably in peace, but without Miss Areanis. The other option is to kill me, get out of here with fights, and that will have unpredictable diplomatic consequences. The decision is up to you.”

Loreena Arenais-Valhoun · Nov 17, 2020

Diplomatic immunity? That would never fly. Lori was no diplomat and as in Caedyn Arenais ' own words, she was a former Princess. She wasn't a part of some royal family any longer.

Lori nodded as

Kyra Perl told her to stay behind her; the two Jedi acting as a barrier between her and

Ingrid L'lerim . The Overlord was powerful, however, and she had seen some of that power demonstrated a few times. Even while having her outnumbered, the Arenais twins and Kyra were outmatched.

Her jaw dropped as Ingrid claimed that she had killed innocent civilians. It was much like her sham trial where they made every intention to find her guilty. "That's not true! That wasn't me!" She knew just which moment Ingrid was speaking about. Yet how it was discovered that Lori was even there....?"I knew that they were planning to take over the tower, but we were told it was a military institution. I only found out otherwise after it had already taken place, when the broadcasts went out! I was there, but AFTER the fact! Any evidence of me was probably fabricated and doctored, just like what your Sirenhead giant robot did to arrest me!"

QEMD-15 Echo doctored audio footage of her and the civilians that him and

Avolich Erasare had slaughtered, making it seem as though she did the killings. But no, she hadn't done anything of the sort. The only ones killed by her hand were soldiers.

Ultimatums were thrown from both sides and neither were ones that she liked. Lori didn't want her freedom to come at the cost of starting a war. She just wasn't worth it.

"Caedyn I'm.....I'm sorry..." Maybe she could run again. While everyone else was distracted with the Jedi, she could run and steal a ship to get herself out. Then maybe her brother and his Padawan wouldn't get into trouble.....

.....Maybe.

Caedyn Arenais · Nov 20, 2020

Location: Space Station, Trenwyth
Equipment: Caedyn's Jedi robes, Armistice Lightsaber & CS.38 Tactical Side-Arm
Companions: Task Force Lykos
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