Wanted: Dead or Alive

[RC 212]

Location: Nar Shaada


Criminals. They were all criminals and that was the least of her worries. Every-time Hala touched down on a station or a Shadowport she half expected a knife in the back or a long range slug placed between the eyes. But hey that was the rpice of business, and the price or ripping off the Hutts.

And then of course there was the Bounty on her had from stealing the Crimson Dragon outright. She was on a roll and rolling around the streets looking for a place to offload some crimson bladed Lightsabers and a whole stack of Stormtrooper Armor she'd scavenged outside of Coruscant in the wreckage of the battle.

The Sabers in question, three were concealed in her coat, and she sitting inside the biggest dive in all of Nar Shaada. The place had once been a stash house when the Black Sun's had run it, but was bought out and transformed after the collapse.

"Keep your eyes open Drexal, these people will kill ya for damn near anythin'" She chided.

The Rodian rolled his eyes, keeping his hand on his pistol as they sat and waited. She had a friend put out a an add across the network. Now whoever wanted the goods could come get them, for a price of course....

 

[Duncan Pierce]

Nar Shaddaa was the largest moon of Nal Hutta. More commonly known as the Vertical City, the Smugglers' Moon and Little Coruscant, this was the perfect place for a Bounty Hunter.

"Ah, the beautiful stench and decay of desperate living, feel like i'm in home"

Sighed Duncan as he walked the streets of the Smugglers' Moon, he wasn't expecting any job, but if something shows up he will take it

[member="Hala Jast"]

 

[Undin Jaii Kryze]

Undin kicked the door open to the dive and yelled "Come out where you are Ynd! I know you're here I can sense you! The Republic has put big money on your head and I want that money!". As he entered the dive he saw a girl and a Rodian sat down near a table. He proceeded to introduce himself "Hello girl, name's Undin. Hey have you seen a Twi'lek named Ynd Azaka around here?"

[member="Hala Jast"]

 

[Thane Drexel]

[member="Hala Jast"]

Slumped across another passed out drunken patron, Thane awoke to see a beautiful woman with one of those ugly green guys that get killed in bars all the time. Wiping the drool from his chin, Thane pulled himself up and snatched a half empty bottle of bourbon off the passed out guys face. Taking a swig to wet his whistle, Thane wandered over to the woman. She appeared to be selling, the look of eyeing prospective customers was apparent.

'Ello miss, and green guy. You look like a merchant wanting to offload something good. I...hiccup...can see it in your eyes. I am always looking to buy. Hows about a peek at your wares... Thane wasn't exactly talking about the good in her possession, nor was he not talking about them.

Taking a massive gulp of bourbon, he shook the sleep from his eyes and straightened his coat. Appearance was everything you know.

Looking down at the loud thing that made his head spin, Could you not, some people like to sober up in quiet you little brat. [member="Undin Jaii"]

 

[RC 212]

[member="Duncan Pierce"] [member="Undin Jaii"] [member="Thane Drexel"]

Here they were. Crawling from all corners of the Shadows. Hala smirked, thinking of the time she'd bluffed her way past Coruscant Security and still managed to sell her stolen wares right on the doorstep of the Sith Temple. That was a crazy time. Then the door flew open and some crazed nit wit attacked her with words!

One hand snapped to her DL-44 loosening the pistol in it's sheath then she slammed her drink, setting it down with a dull thud on the tabletop.

She gave the loud guy a once over and a wry grin.

"If I knew where she was, do you think I'd tell you without a cut?"

Then there was the drunk piloty type, another smuggler perhaps? After the quick inquisition about her wares she could assume a merchant or a Spacer down on his luck. Draxel shifted uncomfortably, playing with the edge of the table as her eyes shot back and forth between the two then landed on Thane Drexel.

"Sure, I got some here, and a photo of the rest."

One hand opened the coat to reveal a hint of shiny metal cylinder. Then she produced a datapad from the inner pocket and handed it to him.

"Sit down, have a drink. R2-36! A bottle an three glasses please."

"Computing.... that'll be sixty credits."

"Done." A credit chip flipped through the air and she leaned back, cavalier style.

 

[Undin Jaii Kryze]

Undin looked at the mess of a man that was trying to talk to him , and in complete disgust he replied "Call me brat again, and I'll have your head burnt in my ship , alongside your family's".

He looked all around the bar , and found what he was looking for, the Twi'lek. He then Force Grabbed her into the air, brought her near him , got one of his sabers out , activated it and speared her trought the chest. He then let her body fall to the ground as he took a photo to confirm the kill.
He then quickly turned off his saber and stored it.

He then looked at the merch and was very interested, "Where'd you get these?" , he said with a lot of curiosity.

[member="Hala Jast"] [member="Duncan Pierce"] [member="Thane Drexel"]

 

[Duncan Pierce]

Duncan saw a Twi'lek flying across the street, he follow it maybe something interesting would happen, Duncan end in a bar and he saw a kid kill the Twi'lek with a like saber, he run in front of the kid.

"Hey!
Why did you do that?
You know how much pay for Twi'leks?
They worth more live than death and..." Duncan saw the photo that [member="Hala Jast"] showed to [member="Thane Drexel"]

"Those are storm trooper armor?
Where did you found them?" Duncan asked interested

[member="Undin Jaii"]

 

[RC 212]

[member="Undin Jaii"] [member="Duncan Pierce"]

The kids display of wanton violence made Hala even more on edge. The hairs prickled at the nape of her neck as Duncan asked her where she got the Stormtrooper armor. She threw him a squint.

"A good criminal never gives up her sources of income. Do you have an interest in them or not?"

Credits talked, and so did goods. The kid that killed the Twi'lek had just drawn a massive amount of attention from around the room and already there were some folks grumbling and rumbling, grabbing their drinks and heading out. Others were closing in on her table slower than a bantha in a sand storm. The Kid had just killed someone’s property, regardless of her bounty and he was about to get it.

"Make it quick gents, place is about to blow and I'm a wanted woman. I can't stay here."

The glasses finally arrived with the bottle, and Hala poured them each a drink, shooting her own down in one gulp. Both cheeks flushed a rosy red color as the liquor hit her liver, disseminating rapidly throughout her body.

 

[Thane Drexel]

Thane wasn't impressed by the child's outburst of reckless use of his 'talents'. He'd seen better from lesser beings. Thane scoffed as the tot murdered a civilian who happened to be a Twi'lek. Knowing where one was, was important to staying alive. Being that the Twi'lek was more than likely someones property, this munchkin was about to be bantha food.

"Will you shut your trap, the lady and I are having an adult conversation." Thane brushed the idle threat off as he looked to the familiar cylinder on the lady's belt.

Hey, don't you know it's rude to read over someone's shoulder? He scolded the newcomer.

Man, parents must've been lacking in your childhoods, eh? Thane questioned to the two rude individuals. Forgive these fools Miss, I am known as Thane. Pilot by trade, drunk by reputation. A few patrons chuckled at Thane's comment, he was indeed known for his consumption habits.

These are some interesting finds, of which I'd be very interested in buying off you. I am a...collector of such items.

[member="Duncan Pierce"] [member="Undin Jaii"] [member="Hala Jast"]

 

[Undin Jaii Kryze]

[member="Thane Drexel"] hit a deep steep when he mentioned parents. Undin grabbed the drunk by his collar and punched him. "Never , bring up my parents. Ever again.". He then looked around, seeing people getting closer and closer. He then shouted yet again "Gents do you see that dead Twi'lek on the floor? Think of even coming near me, and you're going to end up like her". Anyway , Undin was interested in the sabers "Where'd you get the sabers?"

[member="Duncan Pierce"] [member="Hala Jast"]

 

[RC 212]

[member="Thane Drexel"] [member="Duncan Pierce"] [member="Undin Jaii"]

The Spacer was the smarter of the bunch. Hala nodded, passing him a commlink.

"This is a secure line to a private channel. I'm asking twenty thousand for the sabers, another three hundred for the armor. I don't really give a frak about it, I just need to refuel so I can get off this rock. I need to go, like right now. Hit me up on this. Names Hala Jast by the way."

The crowd wasmoving aside now, several black armored hulks with masks occupied the doorway, each with a repeater gun levelled at the room. Right before the place exploded Hala took one last glance around, seeking anything she could use as cover or an escape route. The table, the door about twenty meters away and the bar. That was about it.

"Oy, who just killed the Twi'lek!"

"That'd be this guy!" Hala roared, pointing a gloved finger to the kid.

"Hey wait a minute, I know that one! She's got a bounty ticket out for her at Zila the Hutts place. Dead or alive!"

"Frak."

"Ey lets take her dead then!"

It was time for a distraction. They had the choice of her or the kid, but based on her enormous bounty she was definitely going to be todays target, something she'd been hoping to avoid. It all happened so fast. The repeaters opened up on the crowd, mowing a path of carnage as blaster rounds walked towards her position. Hala flipped the table with her knee, loosing two shots to her right and left indiscriminately into the crowd.

The place roared as bolts pierced chests, patrons drew on one another and the whole bar cascaded into chaos. The table bucked and splintered under the heavy repeater and she crouched, grabbing Draxel by the waist and rolling away towards the bar commando style.

"Kill em! You two, get me the girl!"

 

[Duncan Pierce]

"Oh i'm sorry, but this is Nar Shaddaa i've got the feeling that rules doesn't exist here, but you're right i was rude." Duncan made a pause

"My name is Duncan Pierce, i'm a bounty hunter but do not worry my lady i don't hunt down other bounty hunters, and right now i'm not much interested in buying, but those armors aren't easy to find, so i imagine you have a nice contacts, right now i don't have a job but if you happened to need a pilot or a happy trigger, you can call me"

Said Duncan to [member="Hala Jast"]

 

[Undin Jaii Kryze]

Undin knew that after the girl , they'd go for him, so he pulled out both his sabers and activated both the white blade and the aquamarine blade.
He then proceeded to force jump near 2 of the man and filled their chests with lightsaber holes.

"The kid ain't kidding! Focus fire on him!"

"If I was you I wouldn't do that". He then grabbed the body to the guy he had just killed to his left and grabbed some cover.

"C'mon use those pretty blasters of yours!", he said to [member="Hala Jast"] and [member="Duncan Pierce"]

[member="Thane Drexel"]

 

[Duncan Pierce]

As soon as he end his presentation a blaster fight started, Duncan run and kick a table to make his cover, he pull out his blaster pistol SE-14C and start shooting the men looking for [member="Hala Jast"]

"Dammit why did i have to left my rifle on the ship?
Lady Jast i make a distraction if you want to run do it"

After saying that Duncan took one of his smoke bombs and throw it in the middle of the place, a thick curtain of smoke was released

"Run or fight, i don't care but this is our chance!"

 

[Thane Drexel]

Thane swatted the child's punch to the side, and brushed him of his coat. Then the local officials appeared and noticed the woman who had been named as Hala. Thane plugged the comm into his ear and stepped aside as the bodies began to fall.


Putting out a hand, Thane offered to Hala, a chance to escape.

Green guy, you go for her ship. Hala, we can take mine. Thane turned and pulled another comm, I'm ready to go, send my ride.


Within seconds, the entire bar began to rattle. Lights and sounds of loud engines roared above the bar, Thane's ride was here. In through the door barged ten marines in full armor. Guns drawn and aimed at the goons fighting before him.

Sir! let's go!

Last chance Hala, need a lift? You said you wanted off this rock.


[member="Duncan Pierce"] [member="Undin Jaii"] [member="Hala Jast"]

 

[RC 212]

[member="Duncan Pierce"] [member="Thane Drexel"] [member="Undin Jaii"]

Things were getting dicey now. Way too dicey for Hala's comfort. As the bar exploded in more blaster fire and the smoke bomb went off the place sank deeper into the abyss. Stray shots grazed her shoulders as she rolled and fired, placing multiple shots towards the door with her DL-44. Bodies dropped under the blasts, and repeater rounds rocketed about the place.

"Aye! Sound's like a plan, but we aint' gettin' out of here through the door!" Hala roared.

She grabbed Thane's hand pulled herself up, and then vaulted the bar, knocking bottles to the floor and sending cups rattling away into the din. Another shot grazed her head and she ducked, popping up to fire off another twin blast, not really aiming at anything.

"C'mon! Draxel run for it! You two get behind here!"

Without explosives they needed a plan, and she couldn't think with blaster shots blazing past her noggin.

 

[Undin Jaii Kryze]

Undin launched the corpse onto another merc sending him to the ground. He then heard the word and "lift" and said "I wouldn't mind one right now!" as he blocked blaster shots. He then went near [member="Thane Drexel"] and said "I'll give you cover while you board, I'll go shortly after" .

[member="Duncan Pierce"]
[member="Hala Jast"]

 

[Acaleus Thorn]

Acaleus lived in Nar Shadda for over a year. Taken down little mafias and every danger against his company, hiring mercenaries as security and trading with other worlds...the usual boring thing. With the years, he started losing the touch of fighting "Venus, position our men, snipers on the roof and heavy on the ground" whispered walking towards a bar, as he wanted to buy some tech from the old Sith and the security was because of experience in knowing this kind of bussiness have a tendency to crash.

When the first bolt went flying he raised a force shield around him and crowled towards the door. Acaleus gathered all of his force in one hand and destroyed the main metal door, crashing down a drunk man and getting everyone attention "Got all this block surrounded! Everyone who do not stop firing will die!" "SHUT THE...." a sniper bolt came into a mercenary head "Got you cover Ac" the assassin stood up, with a force shield in front of him "Do anyone of you want to mess with me?!"

[member='Undin Jaii'], [member='Hala Jast'], [member='Duncan Pierce'], [member='Thane Drexel']

 

[Duncan Pierce]

Duncan shot down one man and run behind the bar with [member="Hala Jast"] he then looked at [member="Undin Jaii"]

"Hey kiddo, you're the one with the glowing sticks, use them or try with some jedi magic trick.
I hope you have a plan my lady, it ain't going to be easy strike down this guys with only a blaster gun... My best weapons are on my ship i only bring my gun and six... Well now are five smoke bombs..."

 

[Undin Jaii Kryze]

Undin replied without looking back "I don't do magic tricks, I use the Force. Just because you were nice enough to ask I'll do it". He then quickly took his hand up and did a full scale force blast infront of him , sendind everyone who could not block it to the ground. "There happy?". He then quickly took cover behind the same desk as [member="Hala Jast"] "If we're going to escape , we're going to have to do it now m'lady!"

[member="Acaleus Thorn"]
[member="Thane Drexel"]