Terrors of Tatooine: Between Sand and Sky

[Verz Horak]

"Droid! Do you have an external light?"

 

[Archon Xris]

The translator droid pauses for a minute to consider the question and then turns on a light at roughly navel level. The light itself is weak, providing weak illumination but it is better than nothing. The corridor leading to the other cargo storage is strewn with junk and parts consisted with a crash until they come to the bulkhead door. When they try to open it, it is locked. There is a data panel beside the door but its display is blank as there is no ship power. Verz thinks that the door must have automatically locked, so either he would have to restore power somehow or they will have to figure how to break down the door.

 

[Verz Horak]

Verz had a simple solution in mind for the door. He would simply blow the thing open with a thermal detonator.
"Both of you, get back. I'm gonna blow the door open"

 

[Archon Xris]

The pair quickly beat a retreat so he could plant the explosives on the door.

(Pick a number from 1 to 5)

 

[Verz Horak]

(4)
Verz placed the detonator and activated the timer. He then walked quickly to where the droid and thug were.

 

[Archon Xris]

The explosion blew the door off its hinges and shook the ship, by the time the smoke was clear the path forward was open.

 

[Verz Horak]

"Good. Let's keep moving."
Verz walked forward, still cautious in the low light.

 

[Archon Xris]

Prying open the door, Verz spots that the hit jackpot. Several barrels carrying warm but clean water. As well as several sealed boxes containing possible cargo.

 

[Verz Horak]

"R3, do you think the cargo crane can get near us? We found water."

 

[Archon Xris]

The R3 unit informs you that the canyon walls are too narrow to land safely without risking your ship crashing and joining the wreck.

 

[Verz Horak]

"Shabla." We'll.have to carry it all. Unless..."

 

[Archon Xris]

While all this was going on, the thug was tinkering around the console. "I think I can reroute and access the emergency power to this wreck. It won't be much, just a couple of hours though."

 

[Verz Horak]

"Do it. Droid, what is your carrying capacity?"

 

[Archon Xris]

The thug gets to work trying to fix the systems as the droid replies, "I can carry one of those barrels without straining myself sir."

 

[Verz Horak]

"What about a sled with the barrels on it?"

 

[Archon Xris]

"I calculate that would be possible sir, slow but possible." The droid replied as the red emergency lights winked on. "Bingo. Got the power on, at least for a while. According to this log entry this was the Star Stalker out from Byss. Carrying something called the Package and some weapons which are probably in those crates, there."

 

[Verz Horak]

"I have plenty of weapons in my ship. We are going to take some scrap and make a sled for the water barrels."

 

[Archon Xris]

Slinging the rifle over his shoulder, the thug begins to gingerly yank out some parts to make the sled.

(Describe who does what, how your sled is supposed to look, who will do the pulling and how it will suppose to move over the sand. Time for construction would depend on detail and effort. The better the details, the faster you could complete it, with minimal construction time of at least 1 hour for a small sled capable of transporting 1 barrel at a time. There are 8 barrels.)

 

[Verz Horak]

Verz activated a hologram projector and began to use it to detail what would be done with the sled in midair.

"Droid, you are going to gather materials for a two meter long sled. The base will be durasteel, or whatever the bulkheads are made of. The sled will be a meter wide, and have a half meter tall peice around it to keep the barrels from falling. Get a length of pipe for a handle at the back end. Find cables at least a centimeter thick to use as reins. Any thinner could snap. The sled will be pulled by the droid, with the reins attached to the meter wide end. We'll double up on the reins, so the droid and you are going to pull. I'll push from behind. The two meter length could probably hold two barrels. You" he said, pointing to his captive, "are going to find tools. We'll need a hydrospanner and a wielding torch. Now that the power is on, the lights are working. Search the rest of the ship. And tell me your name."

 

[Archon Xris]

"Tee Boz." The thug replied, as he headed forward to search the cockpit. The droid got down to making the sled.

(It took 1 and 1/2 hours to make the slde. I need you to pick three numbers from 1-10, non repeating)