Ship of the Sun (George O Rourke)

[Nameless Knight]

[member="George O Rourke"]

The Nirvana was docked inside of the Harlequin exploration vessel, Knight had come to train and practice while the shi'ido was moving with her bubblegum pink hair as she walked to meet the students on board the massive ship was traveling through Silver jedi space and she entered the massive observation platform as the transparasteel cleared to show her standing in space almost with the holo emitters projecting enemy targets they could practice against in saber combat. Her skills well worth it and her pink robes shortened as she shifted to better moving around for combat. Her eyes looking out while she meditated awaiting the padawan.

 

[George O Rourke]

George flew his YT-2400 into Harlequin Exploration Vessel before setting it down and disembarking. George walked down the ramp as he tidied up his tendrils down his back with one over each shoulder, placing the hood half over his head so his face was still clearly visible. Two lightsabers hung from his belt one on each side of his hip. George's blue complexion became slightly fainter as his nerves and adrenaline kicked in. George quickly made his way towards to the observation platform where he was to meet his first trainer. As he entered the observation platform he could see what seemed to be a young woman wearing a pink robe with bright pink bubblegum coloured hair. It was vibrant and was hard to miss in the room. Around her was holo emitters projecting what seemed to be enemy targets. George figured they were going to be the unlucky recipients of some novice saber strikes. George moved quickly towards his trainer. As he approached he cleared his through and introduced himself. "Greetings, I am George O Rourke, I believe you are my trainer... Its very nice to meet you" With a courteous bow.

 

[Nameless Knight]

[member="George O Rourke"]

The feeling of someone approachign was quickly met with the voice as KNight turned her head a little. The large observation room remaining brightening as they came around the planet and the sun shone through the walls. Her face lighting up despite being somewhat pale offering a look at him while her saber tonfa's were on her hip. The jedi knight clasped her hands behind her back and bowed her head. "Greeting Padawn Rourke I am jedi knight Knight." She was it more deadpan then normal if only because she could admit... she often laughed at her own name she had chosen sometimes. "I am glad you were able to get here so quickly and hope you are ready to begin. We'll be heading towards Vaynai."

 

[George O Rourke]

As his new master Knight turned around and introduced herself George was somewhat intrigued by her name. It was quite a mouthful for her, but still very interesting. "Yes, I am ready to begin master." George replied crossing his hands across at his waist standing a few meters from where she sat. George tried to appear calm, but his excitement and nerves were taking hold.

 

[Nameless Knight]

[member="George O Rourke"]

Knight watched him more with a blank face while she was staying there before moving now to get closer and standing next to him. "It is alright, your energy is coming off you like to much caf." She moved over to watch him and stood there with her attention on the training targets as she spoke. "Alright the first lesson is how to best use your skills, you wanted niman and that is a good form but you need to be able to understand the other forms. Test yourself against these ones for the different saber forms first."

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Knight"]

As Master Knight stood up and moved beside George, she could feel the uncontrolled energy coming from George. "Is it that obvious." George replied as his blue face became a shade of slight shade of red. He quickly focused back on the targets that stood before him. He listen intently to his master before gripping his training blade from his hip. Igniting the blue blade at waist height pointing away from him he was ready to begin his training. As he stepped away from his master towards his target he moved into the Form I Shii-Cho stance gripping the blade with both hands at shoulder height with the blade coming horizontally across in front of George's face. As he steadied himself he focused on one of the targets he lunged forward swinging his saber horizontally at the target. He quickly glided to the next target to his right and slicing through the target in one fluent motion.

 

[Nameless Knight]

[member="George O Rourke"]

Knight watched the padawan as she was standing there and she was letting her energy vibrate more then just sit there, she liked moving and gliding through a fight compared to being on the ground but in here she didn't have a great deal of space to fly around. Her body being able to change shape helped compared to many as her hands came up, she shifted to let her hair change style with the loose hair in a braid before she was giving a near silent clap. he was doing well and she motioned for the other training sims to come in and deal with her. "Continue."

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Knight"]

As Master Knight signalled, more training droids moved into place. George nodded and focused back on to the targets in front of him. Still utilising the Shii-Cho stance he jumped into action slicing at the first one to his right before twirling towards the next one to his left. Swinging the blade using the momentum of the twirl. Slicing the second training droid there was only one left. George settled his eyes on it and lunged at it, with his hands both gripping the hilt of the saber he swung the blade down from above his head slicing the final droid. As the final droid lay in pieces he turned back to his master, extinguished his blade and bowed.

 

[Nameless Knight]

[member="George O Rourke"]

Knight continued to watch him and silently clapped her hands in appreciation of his work before she saw him turn towards her and she snapped. The room changing into a forest as the holosimulation suite was working with solid holograms of sith troopers moving in and firing impact shots... Thankfully there were no safeties that could be disabled and endanger them thankfully this wasn't a science fiction show. She stood and moved next to him slowly bringing up her sabers as the twin hot pink blades appeared with duel snap hisses while she let her back shift with wings erupting out of them. She moved up while speaking. "Be careful they might be simulated but those shots can still injure you if you are not careful." A slight exaggeration, you could take a headshot to your face and it would be like a burst of air but if there was no thought of danger the padawans seemed to just stnad there and say it tickled."

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Knight"]

As George quickly turned to his masters attention the room changed, the holosimulator had changed to a forest setting. Holograms of Sith troopers began moving in on their positions firing at the pair of them. Master Knight ignited her bring pink blades in unison. George admired his masters uniqueness, even more unique was when she grew wings from her back and began lifting off the ground. She warned George of the danger of the simulators. George nodded, "Thanks you master." George replied as he ignited his saber once more. Focusing on the Shii-Cho stance he gripped the hilt and focused in on the troopers in front of him. As the blaster bolts flew past George he could feel the breeze with them. As more bolts flew, this time at Geroge's direction he raised his saber and began deflecting the bolts away from himself. They were flying everywhere and anywhere, he could not control the direction they left his blade, but that was the least of his problems. George was stuck, he was so focused on the blaster bolts coming for him, he forgot about moving.

 

[Nameless Knight]

[member="George O Rourke"]

Knight nodded her head while she glided back with a powerful flap of her wings deflecting a volley of shots back with her blades spinning in front of her. A more practiced motion until she was higher in the observation room and forest nearly dive bombing to slash with tripzest decapitation on one fo the simulations while her other blade slashed an arm. Her attentions were divided but focused when she pulled up quickly tucking in and letting her wings retract into her body and she changed more. landing and kicking a simulations rifle away as it landed and slid on the ground. They might have a few kinks to work out on the terrain's hardness but she couldn't argue while fighting when he whipped out a vibro blade and started slashing at her. Knight worked on dodging while her sabers focused on taking wild deflected shots. "Use the force, think when the shots are coming at you. Allow your muscles to direct your brain and deflect the shots with better accuracy."

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Knight"]

Whilst George was pinned down under fire Master Knight had begun showing off her talent. With a powerful flap of her wings and her spinning blades in front of her she deflected a whole volley of fire back at the enemy. She is truly talented, I mean it makes sense since she's a Jedi Knight after all... George thought to himself as he continued deflecting the incoming blaster fire. As Master Knight turned defence into offence she moved in and disarmed one of the troopers, she had some wise words for the young Padawan. George nodded "Yes Master." He replied as there was a break in fire due to Master Knights intervention and George had time to focus in not only on the enemy troopers but the blaster bolts themselves. I can do this. George thought to himself as the next volley of blaster bolts came towards the young Padawan. It seemed as though time had slow down, he could feel the bolts coming and angled his saber to deflect back towards the enemy troopers. The first few returned in the general direction of fire but were no where near the target, the next few gradually returned closer and closer to the troopers. One finally hit the enemy trooper in the shoulder, he fell to his right dropping the blaster at the same time. It was a moment of victory for George, but he knew there was more to do. Still more to defeat as they continued their fire on the pair of them.

 

[Nameless Knight]

[member="George O Rourke"]

Knight looked as her advice was heeded and that was something good to see. She cracked a tight lipped smile twirling and her blades spun like fan blade along the length of her body. She was moving towards another small grouping of soldiers while letting her hair shift and shorten to not be in the way same as her robes. Sometimes she liked being a shapeshifter more because well she could just change something that wasn't working when her blade slashed into one of the soldiers catching and staying there for a moment before she brought her feet up to kick into the chest of the other. Impacting the armor while she was corkscrewing to spin and twirl the soldier her blade was with her landing. She was looking at the padawan while he was getting it more and she tapped her wrist pad upping the difficulty as the soldiers shifted to saber wielding opponents and she was moving in to engage. "Shift to a makashi and djem so. Allow them to make the mistake and capitalize."

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Knight"]

Once again the Master and shown her skill. Effortlessly striking down the remaining soldiers as he blades spun in her hands. Her ability to change herself was quite interesting, growing wings and shortening her hair was simple to her, but astounding to George. As she tapped her wrist pad more soldiers entered the scene. This time wielding sabers. This is going to be a test. George though to himself as he listened to the wise words of his Master. "Yes Master Knight" George replied calmly as he changed from Form I Shii-Cho aggressive stance to a more defensive Form II Makashi stance. Master Knight's words rung in George's head like a bell, 'Allow them to make the mistake...'

He stood meters from his opponent waiting for them to make the first strike. Suddenly the blade was swung at him, much like Form I Shii-Cho the blade was swung diagonally from high to low. With a quick flick of his wrist George was able to parry the attack away from himself. The enemy came at him again with a flurry of attacks all wide angled swings, George although had done well to parry the first attack wasn't fairing so well now, he managed to keep his attacker at bay but his arms moved further and further away from his body. Leaving large holes in his defence. This was dangerous and he had to change it quickly. As George parried another attack he quickly took a few steps back. A sharp pain came from just above his elbow, although he had managed to parry the attack away from his torso the attack still managed to catch his arm. However he was successful at gaining some distance between himself and his attacker. Only feeling the pain he decided not to view the wound, he knew the pain was there but had to move on and focus on his opponent.

Again his masters words ran through his head. This time was going to be different, and he was going to be victorious. As his opponent bounded in attempting to strike George from above. George managed to swipe his blade from left to right as his opponents blade came vertically towards his head. Knocking the blade out of its intended path his opponent was left wide open with his blade down the right side of George and his body already following his blade. With George's blade kept close to his body all he had to do was swipe back left again to wipe out his opponents midsection slicing him in half. His opponents blade extinguished and the body disappearing into the floor, he was finished, but there were still more.

 

[Nameless Knight]

[member="George O Rourke"]

Knight was moving and paying attention as she stood her ground shifting from a stance of fluid movement to djem so, her stationary position giving her a foundation when they were coming at her. One saber slashing while she brought her blade to lock with his and slid the second to give an x cross before she lept forward tucking in and kicking with the sabers going under her butt for a moment. Her arms twisting a little while it was at an odd angle for a moment until they were behind her back and she had her legs wrapped around his neck holding herself up. The slid state hologram a powerful tool still as it dropped the blade letting her fall backwards and she squeezed to pull him with herself slipping before her impacted the ground and she was crouched. The other around her coming in two at a time smartly before she was moving her attention around to slash and leap up with her boots impacting against the holograms. Blades locking with the two of them when they got their stance back and she was focusing on the counter attack.

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Knight"]

As the soldier disappeared into the abyss George could see his master fighting beside him. She was a skilled warrior as any watching her skill alone was an honour. Training beside her was something else. As George saw more soldiers incoming this time two, blades drawn and ready for battle. George shifted from a defensive Form II Makashi stance to Form V Djem So stance. With the hilt held with both hands above his head. The blade pointed down and away. Prepared for battle George waited for his opponent to make the first move. This style was based primarily from parries and quick counterstrikes, although George had knowledge of this style he hadn't put it into use before. So this would be interesting.

As the soldiers lunged towards George he brought his hands around in front of himself as the first attack was vertical slice it was parried away. As George went to counter his saber was swung around and began closing in at the soldiers ribs and midsection before another blade quickly came down and parried his attack. Forgetting the numbers George was pushed back a few steps giving him time to devise somewhat of a plan against the two attackers. As they came at him again they began swinging fiercely at his direction. Parrying away these attacks George began his offence, swinging his blade from left to right and back at his opponents making sure they were also on the defensive. The battle went backwards and forwards each attacking and then defending before George made a breakthrough. One of the soldiers had swung at George, he parried it leaving him wide open for an attack seeing his blade was far to his right. George swung threw slicing the attacker through the midsection and deactivating the hologram. In the heat of the moment George had left the other soldier, he swung in at George, luckily he managed to evade the attack but was marked by the blade on his chest. Slicing through his robes and leaving a slight mark in his abdomen.

Stumbling back a few steps George looked down seeing the cut in his robes and though I mustn't let them get that close. As he focused back in on the incoming attacker. The duel went on for some time back and forward slicing and parrying. As the blades locked George brought his leg up and kicked through the soldier forcing him back a few steps. George took the time to steady himself and dive at the soldier. Both hands gripping the hilt and executing the falling avalanche. The opponent managed to get his blade up in time but was forced to the ground. George quickly capitalized on this and lunged over his opponent pointing his blade at the throat of the soldier. With the simulator knowing the outcome the soldier disappeared and the area was clear.

He looked over at his Master bowing in appreciation. "How was that Master?" He asked hoping for a good reply.

 

[Nameless Knight]

[member="George O Rourke"]

Knight was moving as the simulation ended and she stood there deactivating her blades while her padawan spoke. There was a grin on her face though while she slid her tonfa's onto her belt shifting back again and letting her hair return to her length as well as the robes. "You preformed very well, when we get to the planet we will see what you can do as while I enjoy the simulators it is not in the field. Ensure you have all of your equipment and meet me in the shuttle bay." She was standing there and the ship dropped out of hyperspace as the room they were in showed the planet in the distance. A shot being fired with the navigational beacon for the shuttle while a reigar fired out its buoy's to map the area around the planet to observe.

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Knight"]

Extinguishing his blade George flapped his robe slightly and returned his hilt to his belt. He nodded as he listen to the words of his master. Bowing gracefully in appreciation he spoke "Thank you master, I'll be straight through." As he quickly moved on. Ensuring his equipment was in top shape he began moving to the shuttle room. We watched as the ship exited hyperspace and beacons were fired out as a scout of the planet. I wonder what is in store for me down there... George thought to himself as he watched the planet move by. He waited patiently for his master to enter the room before they moved onto the planet.

 

[Nameless Knight]

[member="George O Rourke"]

Knight moved towards the shuttle and she stood there with her equipment while she was moving towards the shuttle, the seiger shuttle made for her.... well made because she was a terrible pilot and crashed a ship when it was on the ground. So a shuttle that she didn't have to pilot down to the surface and a droid brain did all the work she could accept that. A small smile on her face as she entered the tube like shuttle and motioned for her padawan sitting down with a small satchel under one shoulder of her robe. "I am not allowed to use other ships... they seem to think I crash ships."

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Knight"]

As George followed Master Knight into the shuttle she spoke about her skills as a pilot. Apparently not a very good one as the shuttle was droid operated. George didn't seem to mind, if it came down to piloting George had some experience and would be able to help out. George replied "A Jedi Knight to crash ship?" George questioned before continuing "Never." He said with a little smirk on his face. George sat beside his master equipment ready and waiting as they began their journey to the surface.