Where you lead I'll follow

[Elara Amadis]

They had landed on Voss days after escaping from Nar Shaddaa, their companions Patches and Zacka were mending mentally and physically faster than expected. Good food, and warmth went a long ways. The quiet camaraderie that they all shared together was felt even as they parted ways to find their roles and purpose on Voss.

Elara had taken immediately to the jungles of Voss. She found the heat agreed with her, that the jungle seemed to fit her perfectly and her natural instincts.

She enjoyed the off time as Kei showed her around each day brought up questions that she couldn't answer just yet.

It had not taken much to convince her to join the Wild Cards she could work with Kei, train with him and the others, and continue to learn about the Silver Sanctum. A variety creatures they were, their manner of dress, the tones of their voices, and the looks that radiated from their eyes.

She sheepishly had to ask for ear plugs as at night the sounds would filter down to her, and then the jungle seemed to call to her. The nightlife of the planet made her tingle. She could sit on the edge of the tree line staring off into the darkness of the jungle and see the wilds moving about.

The first training exercise with the Wild Cards would be above Pakuuni the last known place her clan was known to be. But it also offered a space station a bit old but often filled with pirates, the imperials called it NL-1.

She had this sneaky suspicion that Kei had chosen it for that reason.

"So" she moved around the ship, "How long till we arrive?" He was piloting again, she figured she would learn how. "Want to teach me to fly?"

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

If Elara had been happy to train with the men, Kei had been more than happy to have her there, his own feelings aside for the strong spirited woman, she was already proving one of their best recruits. The vets still had a few tricks for her to learn, and they teased everyone when they first signed up, but they were a good bunch that had been through a lot together. The wildcards had taken her in as one of their own, as they always did with people who had heart.

Six wildcards on board with them, not including Zacka, [member="Fyor Nayus"] and patches, Kei had of coursed picked his old home to be out in front of the Interdictor class ship which loomed behind, named the beacon, neither was new but why pick the clumsy aging freighter instead of the small stardestroyer following them?

That was a question she’d have to ask him, along with just why the exercise was being held here, sometimes being in command allowed you to help that bit more.

“Four hours.” Kei was flat out the galaxies worst pilot, his spatial awareness was that of a dead piece of wood. He knew his ship inside out, but when it came to knowing how to handle it. Giving her a friendly sideways glance, Amadis clapped his hands together.

“Can do.” pulling the co-pilots chair around to her, “just don’t ask me to fly.” Grin given, all he’d been doing is monitoring the controls, keeping things ticking over for when the old kage woke up again.

“After you,” the controls were old, Fyor had been doing his best to modernize them, but they had a heavy feel, needing a firm push to move anything at all. Standing up to show her where she should place her hands, he encouraged her to take the helm.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

[SIZE=12pt]She felt like she could roll with the best and worst of them these Wildcards. Their name was seemly aptly earned. Aside from the usual newbie remarks, and pranks they did not rile her or give her cause for concern. She was one of them otherwise there would be pranks, or remarks. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She did not care that the ship was old anymore, it had a familiar feel like your favorite slippers. You know they fit your feet, and we comfortable even with the hold in them, after all that was just air conditioning right? She felt herself try to be calm, sometimes the excitement though became a bit much.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Four hours she thought, long time to be cooped up, No longer than the trip to Voss but still a long enough time.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Oo’ he would do it. She sat down quickly and then took the controls, “so…do I just keep it between the lines?” She smiled at him, “or in this case the space lanes?”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]She looked at everything, “What are all the controls for? And how do they help fly?” She looked at the control then to Kei. She liked to learn.[/SIZE]


[SIZE=12pt]This was exciting.[/SIZE]

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBh7Muv0yac​

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You didn’t hear much music coming from Kei, but he flipped a switch and put on some on, quiet and in the background, there to relax them. One of Kei’s old favorites because it was the music they usually played to remember someone, nobody but Kei knew where the tradition had started, which was with Natoline, only that him playing it whether Elara knew it or not meant he was doing it for a friend no longer with them, or someone he'd lost recently.

Was Kei feeling more than passing loss? Yes, but he hadn't realised until the music had started.

After watching her learn her way, the Jedi stood up and walked beside her, moving his hand to the control stick, and showing her how to make smaller adjustments. “Keep her steady,” he picked up her hand and placed it on the control, “balance that,” he showed her the dial and the vector and approach the ship was on. Balance he could do, just not pull off anything more correcting course. The Epicanthix looked down and nodded, her next questions became more technical, taking his time next to be sure himself.

“This one’s for side thrusters, to manouver” he was right but he was no good working it, picking up her hand to rest it on another control, “and here,” Kei grinned, and moved her hand forward. Things around them started to lift while the gravity inside lowered to about half, probably causing her hair to lift slightly, and then a floating snackbar to levitate beside her. “That ones for fun.” Zacka could be heard calling something about young'uns from his room! As his hat floated on through.

[member="Elara Wahia"]

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[Elara Amadis]

[SIZE=12pt]Letting him touch her hands to show her how to work the controls the warmth of his touch traveled the length of her arm making her smile more than she should. As he placed her other hand for balance, she nodded.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She nodded understanding of each thing he said, taught she learned quickly, she felt a bit like his puppet as he moved her around. She giggled as her hair lifted up she could hear Zacka fussing she turned her face to look up at Kei, “I think he likes being with us that he finds us comforting” She couldn’t help but look at the strong jawline, the dark stubble that grew on his face giving him that rough sexy look, she bit her lip.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Part of her leaned back just slightly to feel his chest lean against the top of her head, whispering so that the others would not hear, “the song is pretty, and very sad.” Her hearing could pick up the softest sounds.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“Is it because of the loss of your friend you play it?”[/SIZE]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Zacka grumbled off back to his quarters when he’d captured the rogue hat, the old kage did find being around those he knew comforting, so many years as a slave it was hard to adjust, especially to walk around freely and independently, though he’d never tell you that. Plus he couldn’t lose his blasted hat! Kei nodded, he had a soft spot for the old kage, and everyone on board, his crew.

Keeping his hand over the top of hers pressing definitely but gently, “yes,” resting there while she steered, her leaning to him felt right, felt like he was a man. He was a Jedi, a soldier but didn't get time to just be a man holding a woman often. “Something we do.” Him and those who had come with him from coruscant, an old tradition, he didn't say more. Standing there, happy to have her rest against him, his other hand rested against her shoulder, Amadis let her know the real reason they were going to this planet.

“We are going to find your clan. All of them.” That was a promise. Yes they were here for the space station, but they were here for her as well, sometimes life let you do your duty to those you cared about, all at the same time. This was her day, as much as it was theirs.

“I promise Elara.” He looked down to her, and didn't say anything else, leaving that moment and gesture holding there for her.

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[Elara Amadis]

[SIZE=12pt]Elara could hear Zacka mumbling even after he went back to his quarters, the problem with good hearing was at times tuning it out.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Elara kept the ship on course, the navcomp certainly would have squawked if she made a wrong move too far one way or another. The comfort of his hand resting on hers though that was new that was different than before. It had taken him a time to heal, she forgot at times how hard it was for others to heal, and she did it so quickly part of her genetic makeup.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“I will remember this song for two reasons one you play it in memory of someone, and two because it is the first song we have heard together” Together. They were figuring that out still it was hard between two warriors use to being on their own, use to having control. These emotions made her feel out of control.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The way she reacted though, she leaned her head against his arm nuzzling him gently, and looking ahead. “They may not be there, they could have moved on, some could be dead it’s a harsh world Kei” She sighed just a little.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She looked up, “don’t make promises Kei just tell me we are going to try” her face would show concern, or fear. Concern that they wouldn’t find her family, Fear that they wouldn’t find her family and that he would feel an obligation. She knew he felt that kindred spirit with her regarding clan life, and family.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“You’re stuck with me for a while you know” She smiled without hesitation. She knew he didn’t mind her looking a bit feral. “The Station is old and we might meet some resistance, are you prepared for more resistance Master Jedi?”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Was he healed enough for another battle?[/SIZE]

[member="Kei Amadis"]​

 

[Kei Amadis]

Their first song, now it had an altogether different meaning.

Elara nuzzled an arm that lead to a hand, running across her cheek from her shoulder and staying there against her face. Kei squatted down beside her chair, so he was on a level to her, their music still playing, taking her hand again in both of his, and looking up, thumb running across her palm for comfort. Strong in his grip but care in the act, “we’ll do everything we can.” He could see she was uncertain as to what they’d find, “and I’ll be there with you, every step.” She was right, promising the unknown was wrong, but he was obligated and happily so to be with her through it all, however long it took them.

He wasn’t in a rush.

Taking a while before he answered her again, still squatting beside Elara, and grinning back at her wilder nature, stuck with her, “you making a promise?” Kei teased, kissing her hand again, she had him at her side, on a level, a level he didn’t think he’d find in another.

Was he ready go head first into danger? “Always.” His shoulder hurt but that didn’t matter, he was hardy for an Epicanthix, a trait of the force that was magnified in his training, besides, “who else is going to show you how to shoot?” He squeezed her hand firmly before beginning to stand and face her. Kei was an old sniper with a few tricks, something to test for later because she was almost as good as him, almost.

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[Elara Amadis]

[SIZE=12pt]Oh how she enjoyed the feel of his hand how gentle he was, and when he spoke she knew he meant each word there was no hidden agenda, not lie, just the truth. Her family, her clan, what if as if he was reading her mind he assured her that he would be there for every step.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She laughed, “More like a threat” it was something her clan said to each other, that a threat or promise and depending upon their mood, their level of playfulness the answer often changed. She couldn’t make promises, she could make threats. She could threaten to never leave, but she couldn’t promise that it wouldn’t happen.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She laughed a little evil laugh, “who will show me to shoot, well I guess it will be the same person that showed you how to create a diversion” She looked over at him, yeah she wasn’t going to let it go. She had a bit of ego on it, wasn’t every day she got those kind of complements, she’d milk them for whatever she could.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“We do need to be careful, if there’s Pirates they’ll shoot at us before we make planet fall.” He was close she leaned over and kissed him again, something soft and quick just because she could.[/SIZE]

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

The kneeling epicanthix laughed at the memory of her distraction, and then she kissed him softly. He might have been gentle but he pulled her back and kissed her firmly, then and there remembering like before, “something like that?” Keeping his strong arms around her waist, and her body pressed close, almost lifting her out of the chair to him. He finished his kiss with a flare of what they had shared on Nar Shadda, running his hand up her hair, keeping her lips to his and holding the moment, then placed her back gently as before.

Kei stood with a firm grin, just enough to get her riled up, god damn he was a tease at times.

“Should get ready.”

Amadis stood to brush himself down.

They’d be careful, “aren’t we always.” He grinned.

Despite that bit of bravado that she’d stirred up in him from their kiss, you can bet your life he’d be overprotective of her now, that was his way, always watching out for those around him, and he was developing feelings for her.

An hour or two more passed, and soon the ship was making its way toward the station, everything seemed, powered down? Kei wasn’t yet on the bridge, but a few of the wildcards with them were puzzled at why they'd received no response, a trap, a ruse, genuine trouble on the station?

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[Elara Amadis]

Yes he was a tease but she could wait be sure that it was what they both wanted not just be that flash in the pan run around with your hair on fire moment. He was strong she could feel it she had always felt it almost from the moment they met. Course she wasn't sure what he was up to when they first met he could have been, well looking for a hooker. But then again those clothes he wore it be one tough hooker.

No she thought, most times we seem to fly by our pants.

The station she could see it sitting there against the black of space no lights, that was bad. She wished she knew more about ships again was there a heat signature, "Can you tel lif anyone is there?"

She looked around them as well, someone in a ship lying in wait for them.

It did not look as old as it was someone had been taking care of it. "Can we try different frequencies see if anyone answers?" She kept asking questions she was a creature of instinct being in space took away some of her natural abilities, and some of the learned ones.

"Kei" She looked over to him she would have to rely on him this time.

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

The wildcards with her were experts at ship to ship boarding, before anything else that’s what they’d done against the old Sith Empire, even maturing as they were these days, the tricks and training was with them. Different frequencies were scanned, telltale signs for jammers were looked for, in case anything was too quiet, dead frequencies or dead pockets of space. Nothing, if anything the open frequency they were receiving, its signal had been boosted, “signal boosters.” A distress call gone bad? Why did someone need more power to their communicator?

Several frequencies were tried, nothing, all open, all engaged to answer with nothing, a very loud and prominent nothing with how far it was being sent out into space. “I don’t like it…..” one of them said and was shoulder shrugged by another, “it’s a dead station, why would you like it?”

Kei concentrated hard. His force sense was one of his weaker abilities, but as a Master was increasing enough to be helpful on such a large object. Looking straight out ahead he didn’t speak to Elara for about 5 mintues, “take us in,” even as the ship began to close in for a docking approach.

“We are not alone.”

Kei was not someone who used armor, but after their last mission, and his time feeling like a pincushion, today he was suited up, and when she turned to him, she’d see him in his deep grey, metallic camo painted exterior with a suit just ready and waiting for her in his arms. Almost a yes, not getting shot today look in his eyes.

Sadly it was wildcard experimental grade, and you know what that meant. Let’s hope [member="Fyor Nayus"] knew what he was doing, as they were the guinea pigs, each suit had been field tested a grand total of twice so far…

“Internal sensors are a priority, I want to see what’s here, ready up in 5, check ins when you’re good to go.” A couple of salutes later, salutes Kei returned with a grin, because it’d had been a while.

“After you.” He grinned to Elara one last time, as the visor and helmet pushed into place. Not too light or too heavy on Kei, Fyor had taken great pains to make her armor just as she wanted it, unique for her as well. Lining up by the docking bay door, "ready check," and they did one by one with their names followed by a ready, military training he didn't get to use as much anymore.


The docking clamps hit portside.

“Standard deployment, two point double front, rear guard light, medic and tech central.”

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

Spoiler

Can use this as a way to dev your own personal armor, however you want it, even just enhancements or a shield if she wants to go without.

 

[Elara Amadis]

[SIZE=12pt]She had to get use to being on a team. It was a different mindset to understand that everything did not fall onto a single pair of shoulders. It was an adjustment that made her want to bite her nails.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The station showed no signs of life, no communications. Elara looked it hard as if willing it to make a sound.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Take them in, trusting soul letting her do this it was her first time flying she might well scratch the paint job. When he spoke stating they were not alone it was relief and anxiety in just a few words. Relief that someone was there, anxiety over who it could be.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Once the ship was docked it having a mind of its own and ensuring they did not crash into the station, Elara did turn and see Kei dressed in his armor. “Look at that old dogs do learn new tricks” She smiled as she teased him, Good so he wouldn’t be someone’s target today.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“oh lovely” Good thing she did not know it was experimental. She hoped it also wasn’t something designed by the lowest bidder.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She was ready, she had not said anything yet looking out a visor she felt cramped, confined and heavy.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Once the ship docked and they were ready the simple release of the doors and the interior of the space station sat waiting for them. It was dark Elara stepped in after most of the team went before her. She was looking for signs something that said life.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]A few more steps hand signals quickly came back, everyone kneeled and waited. Elara wanted to know what they were looking at. She inched forward wanting to see around the corner, what she saw was nothing more than shadows.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The team moved inching forward there was a crash the sound did not echo but the station shuddered.[/SIZE]

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Old dogs, you could almost feel Kei’s grin through his helmet as he walked past her into the ship, he could feel her and their anxiety like it was the all too familiar tension on his back, but resisted calming them all in the force, and paused to her side instead, “you’ve got this, all of you, whatever’s inside,” he did linger overly long next to her before going on in, “look out for each other, remember your training, and you’ll be fine.”

Safety off, squatting down, Kei waited for her hand signal. Thanks to Taiden, what many of the wildcards were equipped with were Echani wrist communicators, a race that communicated from motion not so much words. When turned on, the small devices gave you a visual read, and physical sensation from the hand signals if you were out of eye contact, maintaining silence even at distance.

The crash made him pause and he held up his hand clenched in response to hold. Nothing came yet, too quiet, and so he held the men back waiting, still nothing. Making the shape of a door with his hand, an upper rectangle, Kei had spotted a locked security door, one of the only ones with power. Possibly a trap, but as this station was all but dead of light, save the red emergency glow they saw, it was odd.

Pointing to his eyes, then to Elara and two others, he wanted her eyes on it covering, he’d need her senses, and her aim. Hoping the visor had amplified Elara’s keen warrior-like reflexes not dulled them too much, but this was a test so who knew. When she had set up, file formation asked of the remaining two behind him, they moved around the corner behind Kei, sticking tight to the right side, and letting Elara's trio cover the left of the corridor.

The station creaked, the crash hissing somewhere just out of sight, ominously, groaning metal from the floor could be heard and metal bending, but still no other sound, was that a Ratta tat tat, Ratta tat...?

Spoiler

Play this however you like. Your surprises are always fun.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

Her hearing was slightly impaired having to compensate for the mechanics of the armor, and then the bend of the visor played with her vision some but she was working on it, she had to process differently which was really hard. She paused longer than usual as her senses worked.

"It's an old station sometimes things just fall" She did not hear foot steps, or whispering, or anything that said life right now. She turned her head as if to draw in the sounds she nodded, "it's ok" she took the next few steps listening more than looking if there was anything moving anything breathing even the slightest little intake of air she'd hear it. She motioned and moved there was an eerie feel to the station with wiring hanging down, panels missing from the ceiling.

Someone was either trying to rip out all of the wiring for salvage, or making repairs hard to tell after the fact. She could hear herself taking a breath, it was a strange sensation, there was a hum that was irritating her it was low and steady. She clenched her teeth goosebumps ran down her arms she could feel her skin pinching as the tiny muscles bunched.

But then she heard that rat ta tat tat she thought at first it was background to the hum but it was pronounced, and repeated itself. When she took a step the sounds all paused as if on re set. She stopped again motioning with her hand for them to stop. She was closer the hum was louder to her, the tapping had stopped. Then as if on cue it started again.

She looked back to [member="Kei Amadis"] she couldn't tell if it was automated, she looked at him slightly concerned. It could be a pirate trap.

She put aside her uncertainty and replaced it with her known confidence. Lifting the weapon she carried, she now moved to the center of the hall and began to move forward with purpose stopping at each door giving it a shove and looking inside. She was not to be anyone's prey today.

 

[Kei Amadis]

Feeling her concern, he shared it, her senses were keen and he was beginning to heed them. They were in a corridor tight with little room to move, so he signalled for them to take the doorways off its edges. This gave them angles on the door from cover, as anything near the door opened to help them, while anything away from it just stayed locked solid.

Hard to see something when you are in the middle of it some days.

Approaching the glowing door, still low, the rat tat tat stopped, seeming to loop on repeat. Kei couldn’t have known it was Dadita, a mandalorian morse code, because he wasn’t mandolorian and had barely met one before. Locked but lit up and powered, Amadis waved over the tech to start work when out of the blue the metal flew open. One moments its tight shut, the next its open.

Still nothing ahead. This time Kei had to exhale, breathing out his own tension, over comms you might hear that something was bothering him. The room ahead had power, a thin grate of metal, over what looked like a generator room below. There were a couple of signs on the wall, which said main engineering this way.

“Looks clear, atmosphere is stable.” Kei said to Elara picking up that she might be physically uncomfortable in her helmet, because he was still spending a hell of a lot of time thinking about her, even if he didn’t show it.

“Single file one at a time.” Not liking the look from the generators below the thin floor grate, flashes of electricity sparked from exposed conductors between them, and Elara might begin to pickup a scent from somewhere ahead. Kei was crossing first, When those same sparks literally struck right across his path, and he had to shield his face, someone yanking him back…. Was that someone turning to run off ahead, an armored form darting away? "Everyone alright!" he turned to see the room itself for a moment had flashes of electricity on all sides of its walls before dying down.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

[SIZE=12pt]Elara did not know dadita either the sound she only knew stopped and restarted indicating that something, or someone was doing it. Finding this was the task.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Watching the metal close and then open was eerie. She stared at it now what caused that, a short in the wiring perhaps. She tlited her head again when Kei said the air was breathable, oh it was the greatest of reliefs, she pulled the helmet off taking in a deep breath.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Oh she felt much better, this time her ears twitched as her eyes focused. Single file, she would do that, maybe. Team team team. She repeated making sure she didn’t forget. Though her species tended to be more self-sufficient.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She growled low for a moment when she picked up another sound, the crackle of electricity too late when it sparked out across the path of Kei, instinct she went to protect him, grab him. Her skin shimmered for a moment from gold to silver indicating her fear over him.[/SIZE]


[SIZE=12pt]“Alright” she said in a tone that was flat and even. She watched beyond him through watching the darkness was that a form? She stepped around Kei, as she narrowed her gaze her weapon at the ready. She blinked the membranes protecting her eyes.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]A set of lights came on running along the walls, as if leading them. She motioned with her hands pointing to it. Was someone trying to pull them into a trap?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]She stared hard not wanting to give any advantage to those that were watching. She took a few more steps, looking at the lights, and keeping her ears trained on the uncertain sounds.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The faint rat ta tat tat continued, was it softer now?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The lights on the floor blinked. The dimness turned to pitch black. But she could see some the sound of gears creaked ahead of them. Elara took that next step.[/SIZE]

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Amadis saw her stepping up, again, he saw the way the others looked at her, because he was doing it himself. Double checking on the team behind them, everyone confirmed they were good. “What do you have?” On his way back, he looked forward but didn't see anything, relying on her senses again ahead of his own.

The figure had scattered, so Kei checked the lights. One minute this place was welcoming, the next it was trying to fry your backside. Looking at Elara, he spoke thinking what she probably was, “trap.” The technician with them readied his motion sensor, and got a faint read from the fleeing form at the edge of it.

“Movement, 200 meters, north, north west.” Kasklan, the young Lorrdian tech affirmed, the only one of the group to really be showing any nerves beyond tension, Kei nodded to him reassuringly, “good work.”

Gears creaking ahead, he stood right beside Elara again, looking where she did, “anyone can see what's coming, its you.” Elara was a solo hunter, but she had the qualities of a leader, if she could find the team in her. All the equipment in the galaxy wasn't going to match her on point, and his force sense didn't come close. “Get them through this,” Amadis whispered, “next week's yours”, vacation time more than owed, might even stretch to a foot massage, who knows, completely her call this time. Yeah bribery.

And he couldn't know what they were really about to find aboard...

Clearing his throat, get your head back in the game. Which was a good thing, because the gears were moving the floor behind them, from under any straggler's feet. Their walkway beginning to disappear, moving from the back toward the front.

“Fast!” Amadis called, pulling the young tech at the back to the front, he force jumped for the railings at the far end and pulled himself and the kid up. Looking back, one man remarked what everyone might be thinking.

“Guess we've got one direction.” Leading them on and sealing them in.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

The dark shadows seemed to laugh at them as they scrambled to keep from falling, quick reflexes and they all stood looking back where they had all stood just moments ago.

Elara looked at everyone reassuring herself,no one was hurt. Then she turned, "yes one way" it was this odd sensation creeping around them even as the lights became dimly lit leading them on the only path until the cross section but they had to make it there from here.

The soft rat ta tat echoed now through the halls she could hear it and then there was that other sound. Movement. The fething tapping was like an itch she couldn't reach. She moved to the next door another of the wild cards came in low to her high when she pushed they made sure the room was clear. Across the room a soft glow of eerie blue screen sat as if waiting for them.

They inched forward blinking on the background a single word.

WELCOME

Elara was tempted to shoot it. Instead she held her ground wIring for Kei to advance

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Patting down the kid he’d pulled with him, Amadis looked forward at the welcome screen sign, one of the troops poking it with the barrel of his gun. “Told you I had a bad feeling about this.” An older man exclaimed, and was greeted with the usual banter, then a ssssh from his friend. The welcome sign exploded in a shattering of glass, Alerted, Kei was there in time, and the man was pulled back to safety. There was never any danger this time of injury, but in Kei’s mind, that was two he’d saved, and there wasn’t going to be a third. One moment they were welcome, the next not supposedly.

“Stay 10 feet behind me at all times.” He ordered firmly, protective mode on.

If there was another trap, he was going to be the one to meet it, he’d got them into this. Unity, his bright blue saber extended out ahead of him lighting the way, firm braced steps and strong narrowed eyes. Turning left an opened door sealed shut on Kei, so he looked right and the hallway lit up! Amadis took a step right, and the lights went out, the left door opening again!

What the hell was going on. “Seal this door open, we are being played.” Kei walked down the corridor which seemed to light up half way, stuck, and then the door half opened, locked and unsure which state the systems were in. At least until Kasklan forced the door open!

Welcome Right
Not so Welcome Left

“Two choices, right or left. Ain't splitting up.” Right down the lit welcome corridor there was an open door, and then there this was stubborn door to the left that kept trying to open, not so welcoming supposedly.

“Call it Elara.”

About then she ran out of time. Blue gas coming from behind out of the floor, beginning to slowly corrode the regular armor, not lethal but corrosive to metal, and it probably smelled foul. Thankfully Kei's and Elara's armor had been layered with inert plastic, but whichever direction she had picked, they moved. Kei being typical Kei, pulled them all through, the last one in the door, and because of the danger if she hesitated even for a second he picked the right door for them.

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