[SW-TOR] Meanwhile, back at the spaceport... [Finished]

[Catri]

" Ruh gwyaaaag.  Aganworawo wokoahuwo scwo. Ah'sc rrooahwhrr aooo rrwoao." Bowdar said. He got up, bowed to the Jedi, and left the Cantina.

"I'll have a Supernova." Catri said to the bartender. Then she turned back to the two Jedi. "Bow went to buy supplies for our trip. Now, what can you tell me about our little game of catch in the market? It appears to have had something to do with your cargo. I don't want usually pry too much into a customer's business, but I've grown awful fond of breathing over the years. You said you wanted to take a holocron back to Tython. Now, I seem to recall you taking a holocron from the pocket of a dead Sith Lord. I imagine it would be a might useful to know if any Sith will be taking measures to get it back...measures which might threaten to  interrupt my  breathing schedule."

[RavenMiles]

Raven looked at Catri "He kill my first Master. I do not think any other Sith will be after this Holocron. He took it many years ago. As a padawan i tracked him down and defeated him but he did not have it. But i knew he knew where it was. After i bet him i turned him over to the Jedi council. How he was free i do not know. I guess that is why the council never told me what had happen to him. I have been looking for this holocron. ever since. I have been close but never got my hands on it. It would seem that it was a game from the start. Lord Kattonus wanted he to hurt. Then i think he was going to kill me. But by the will of the Force you showed up. And now we sit having a drink. Kattons took this holocron because my Master made it for me. He wanted to get my Master out in the open, to kill him. Then i think he planed to turn me to the Darkside. He failed. So do you feel better know." Jen looked at Catri "thank you so much for helping my Master. I would be lost with out him." Raven looked at Jen and smiled warmly. raven then turned to Catri." As for that broken window i can tell you about that as well." then he smiled real big.

[Catri]

"I'm sure it's an interesting story. I'm sorry about your master. Again, I didn't like to pry into your business. I was just a bit concerned about having Sith on my tail during our trip. No doubt, The Wildcat can hold her own in a fight, but I'd just as soon avoid unnecessary conflict."

Catri took a sip of her drink and leaned back in her chair. She considered her situation for a moment. She had landed on the planet thinking she would be picking up a basic shipping job that she could drop off on her way home. A blaster fight later she was about to head in the opposite direction to Tython, Home of the Jedi. Why couldn't life just be simple for once?

"Well, I've always wanted to see the Jedi Temple. I'm ready to leave when you are." Catri said.

[RavenMiles]

Raven looked at his drink. Then gulped it down. "Alright lets go."

[Catri]

Catri was about to leave the table when she paused in surprise. A green male Twi'lek was stumbling toward their table making loud comments to various Cantina patrons as he approached. When he reached their table his eyes swept across the whole group pausing on the jedi Padawan.

"Hello, Beautiful." The Twi'lek said "Catri, who's your friend...and what's her number?"

"Corrin, are you drunk?" Catri asked

"What, is it illegal now to have a drink at the end of a job? You're no fun anymore, Kitty Cat." Corrin stumbled forward catching the table to stay standing. Still holding onto the edge of the table, he slid onto the bench next to Catri and put his arm around her. She was about to recoil until she noticed something strange. He didn't smell like alcohol, and that was awful odd for a drunk man.

"What the frell is going on here, Corrin?"

"I'm sorry Cat," the very sober Twi'lek said "I don't know how it happened, but Soryn's on your trail."

"Where are the Twins?" Catri asked.

" They're safe, hiding out somewhere. You need to get out of here. You can't go home either." Corrin said

"What about Dad, Javin, and Andros..." Catri protested.

"Jorel and your brothers can take care of themselves. You need to run. Now." As Corrin said that Catri noticed two tough looking Zabraks enter the Cantina and begin looking around. She didn't recognize them, but she would bet the Wildcat that they were members of Soryn's crew.

"I guess it's my turn to get us into a fight. Does this place have a back door?" Catri asked Raven.

[RavenMiles]

"I already had a fight here." Raven pointed to the broken window. " Jen guide Corin. i will guide Catri." He then looked at Catri. "Th is is better then fighting" With that said he waved his hand and the lights went out. Then he was up and Catri in his arms. with in a few seconds the where in the dressing room. Jen and Corin where right behind them. Jen moved for the door. But Raven graped her hand before she could open it. "Wait, can you feel that?" Jen closed her eyes then said "Yes i feel it my lov... leader." she turned a bit red from her word slip. " Looks like there will be a fight after all." Raven said. Very fast to cove his Padawan's mistake. Then he used the force to block the door to the cantina. "Hope that will keep them from coming up behind us. OK, i will go first." He then ignited his lightsabers. Then Jen did the same. The room was filled with orange light from Raven's and Jen's lightsabers. Then Raven force pushed the door out and ran outside.

[Catri]

"Punch me,Cat." Corrin said. Catri spun around to face Corrin.

"What?"

"Punch me. Hard...and then hit me with your blaster, " Corrin said "Come on, it's not like you never hit me when we were kids." 

"Are you out of your fracking mind?" Catri asked.

"Look, if I go with you, my uncle will come after us both. If I stay on his crew I can try to keep him off your trail long enough for you to escape. I need to look like I tried to stop you, though." Corrin said

"Look Corrin," Catri said "I'm a bit concerned about whatever's behind that door. I've already had one blaster fight with a Sith Lord today, and I could use some backup if I'm about to walk into another one. I'll see about decking you if we both survive."

Catri drew her blaster and followed Raven through the door. Corrin paused for a moment. He considered going back inside and taking on his Zabrak crewmates by himself to buy the group time to escape, but he knew that wouldn't work. He would have to follow Catri, at least for now. He could try to figure out a way to keep Soryn's crew away from the Sage family later. Maybe his father was right. Emotional attachments would be the death of him someday.

"Here goes nothing." He said as he drew both of his blasters and followed Catri into the fight.

[RavenMiles]

Raven exited the back door to find, twelve armed men standing their. The man in the center of them stepped forward. He was a Zabrak. "You need to stand down Jedi. This is not your fight." The rest of the group joined Raven in the ally. The Zabrak leader looked at Corrin. " You have done well. Your Uncle will be proud." He said with a smile. "NOW!" Raven said. Then He dropping to one knee, and Force pushed a trash bin at the men. As he did it Jen ran up behind him and force jumped off his shoulder's, and backflip-ed behind three of the men. Then the blaster fire started. Raven blocked the bolts with no problem. Jen cut the end of one man's gun off and then side kicked the second. The third man but the butt of his rifle in to the back of Jen's head. Knocking her to the ground. "NOOOO!!!" Raven screamed as he force pushed the all back. All but one. The man who had knock Jen down was in the are. His hands at his throat. " HOW DARE YOU!!" With that said, Raven put the man's head in to the wall. The man's head caved in like a melon. Raven rushed to Jen's side. She was out cold. Then the blaster fire started again. Raven put Jen on his shoulder. With one lightsaber he was blocking incoming fire-er. He was falling back to Cat and Corrrin. They where trapped. "Cat, call Bowdaar. Tell him to get the ship over here."

[Catri]

"Here goes nothing." He said as he drew both of his blasters and followed Catri into the fight.

Corrin did not see a Sith Lord when he exited the Cantina. No, instead he found Khalik, one of Soryn's lieutenants, and about a dozen of his goons.  All told, he would have preferred a Sith Lord.

" You have done well. Your Uncle will be proud." Khalik said with a smile.

"What does he mean you've done well?" Catri shouted.

Just then the two Jedi leaped into action. Corrin grabbed Catri and shoved her against the side of the cantina. Then he pulled a device out of his pocket, pressed a button, and released it to hover in the air. Within seconds a wall of energy sprang up in front of them shielding them from the incoming blaster fire. Corrin and Catri raised their blasters and began returning fire.

"I don't know what he meant, Catri, " Corrin insisted, "They must have followed me here." Catri  leaned to the side to get a better aim. Corrin yanked on Catri's arm dragging her back behind the energy field. "Stay behind the gorram shield!"

"You didn't honestly think playing drunk would work?" Khalik sneered, "We knew you would try to warn her. You're just as weak as your father said you were. I'm going to enjoy watching your Uncle Soryn tear your meddling friends apart piece by piece. Maybe he'll let me have some fun with this one before he kills her."

"Go to hell, Khalik!" Corrin shouted. The Zabrak slid to the side narrowly dodging the bolts from Corrin's blasters.

Just then Catri heard Raven shout. She froze when she saw him smash a man's head into a wall. Catri snapped out of her shock at the sound of Raven's voice beside her. She ducked behind Corrin and pulled her comlink out of her pocket.

"Bowdaar, it's Catri...Yes, I know Soryn found out what we did. I'm having a discussion with some of his men about it right now...No, I'm not hurt. Listen,  I need a taxi for four at the cantina. Thanks, Bow."

Catri stood up beside Corrin and resumed fire. A few minutes later The WildCat zoomed in low overhead and came to a stop hovering over the Cantina. The cargo bay door opened, and Bowdarr walked onto the loading ramp. He threw a few stun grenades at their attackers.

[RavenMiles]

Raven saw the ship over head. He looked at Catri an Corrin. " I'm sorry this may hurt a bit." Then he used the Force to throw them in to the cargo hold. He tried to set them down gently. But, he knew he failed. It was hard to focus. With all these emotions. As they landed on the deck. he took a blaster round in the shoulder. He blocked the next one that was aimed at his head. he moved back in to cover. He put Jen on his other shoulder, and backed up to the wall. Then he Force ran at the opposite wall. At the last moment he jumped. Running up the wall he jumped again. Landing on the opeset wall he jumped once more, landing on the roof. With on last force jump. He was in the cargo hold. He fell to his knees. Placing Jen in his lap. He sat their trembling. Then tears ran do his face. He looked up at Catri. "How do you controle love?" He Knew she would be alright. But it had scared him to think she was gone. He had used the Force in anger. This was not like him. He lost controle. "I have failed as a Jedi."

[Catri]

"Sithspit." Catri replied. She pulled out her mediscanner and waved it over Raven and Jen. She shot kolto injections into their arms and bandaged Raven's shoulder. "It's not love you've got to worry about controlling, it's that temper of yours. She'll be fine. I got worse injuries than that playing Huttball as a kid. All of that 'There is no passion, there is only the Force.' nonsense only goes so far until you run into a wall of passion. Running from your emotions won't help you control them. Now you both had best come with me to the control room and buckle up."

Catri led the two Jedi to the control room where Bowdaar and Corrin were waiting for them. Catri made sure Raven, Corrin, and Jen were settled into the passenger seats before strapping herself into the pilot's seat. Then she began the ascent through the planet's atmosphere.

[RavenMiles]

Raven sat their, in his chair. He was calming him self. Jen Reach out and touched his hand. Raven looked at her and she smiled at him. Then she mouthed the words(I love you.) Raven smiled and said "I love you too." Then he looked at Cat."Do you want to tell me what is going on?" Catri was about to answer. When Raven and Jen both felt it. "Cat, you need to charge the main guns. I hope you fly as well as you shoot. Because, we have company." With that said he made his way to the main gun.

[Catri]

"Cat, you need to charge the main guns. I hope you fly as well as you shoot. Because, we have company." As soon as Raven said the Wildcat's sensors picked up a ship. One of Soryn's ships had been waiting for them just outside of the planet's atmosphere.

"Corrin..." Catri said

"I'm on it!" the Twi'lek called over his shoulder as he followed Raven to the gun turrets

Catri swung the Wildcat sharply to the right to avoid the other ship's blaster fire, and they were off on their game of space tag. Catri's flying was as good as her shooting, but Soryn Vel was known for hiring the best scum in the galaxy, and his ship was right on the Wildcat's tail. The Wildcat swerved from from side to side narrowly dodging blaster fire as Corrin and Raven returned fire.

" How much longer, Bow?" Catri asked

"Ra wwwooh scoorcwo"

It would be another couple of minutes before Bowdaar had the hyperdrive coordinates ready to take them to Tython. The ship was close on their tail, and she needed to do something to put some distance between them. That's when she spotted the asteroid field up ahead. Bowdaar looked over at her, his brow furrowed in concern. He knew what she was thinking.

"Aoacraao'c ra orrarcorahwhrr!"

"I know it's a karking stupid idea, but it's the only one I've got." Catri steered the Wildcat into the middle of the asteroids. She began looping around and in between the floating rocks hoping to shake the other ship off of their tail.

"Aoohahwhc ohoohuanwa rhwo" Bowdaar said Catri laughed at his comment.

"I know. The Twins would be proud, and they'll be sorry they missed this when I tell them about it." Catri said, referring to the two most reckless of her four brothers.

The other ship was beginning to lag behind as it followed the Wildcat's loops and corkscrews, but it still looked too close for comfort. She activated the intercom to the gun turrets.

" Bowdaar's almost got the hyperdrive coordinates in. Try to take out their guns or their engines. That might buy us some time. We'll exit the asteroid field as soon as Bow says we're ready to jump into hyperspace."

[RavenMiles]

Raven was Firing away at the ship. When he notice they had entered an asteroid filed. Raven smiled. "Very nice." He said to him self. Then it hit him he had an idea. He Jumped out of the gun turret, and ran to the cockpit.
" Cat i have a idea. Jen i will need your help. OK, Cat keep doing what you are doing. By the Way nice flying." Looking at Jen Raven said. "Rember size matters not." Jen smiled at Raven. "Some times it dose." She answered. Then the two closed their eyes. Raven took Jen's hand and raised his other one. She did the same. As the Wildcat danced around the rocks, smaller one started to form behind her. Then bigger ones. Until there was a wall of rock behind the Wildcat.
"I do not know how long we can keep this up. So, please be quick."

[Catri]

Bowdaar nodded at Catri. She pulled a lever on the control panel. The stars in front of them stretched into glowing lines as the Wildcat entered hyperspace. Corrin walked up behind the pilot's seat and ruffled Catri's hair.

"Nice flying, Kitty Cat." Corrin said "I need a drink. Please tell me you have something on board stronger than that horrible Ansionian tea Bowdaar likes so much. I can't see how he stands that stuff, but then, the weight of all that fur on his head can't be too good for the functioning of his brain."

Bowdaar gave a playful mock growl an pinned Corrin's arms to his side carefully using only a small fraction of his considerable strength.

"Ah oaoohuanwa caoahanan rhworaao rooohu!"

" Hey, who are you calling a nerf herder? And You could not beat me in a fight." Corrin replied

"If you kids want to stop rough housing and follow me to the kitchen I'll get you that drink you asked for," Catri said . Then she turned to Jen and Raven "I think we could all use a drink, and I owe you an explanation about the fight I pulled you into. Then I'll show you to the guest rooms."

Catri left the control room and walked into the room that doubled as a kitchen and a lounge area. On one side of the room there was a kitchen area with a large round table and six chairs. A sofa and a few mismatched armchairs and end tables were arranged in the middle of the room in front of a recreational view screen that hung on the wall.  She motioned for the others to find a chair around the table and began taking things out of the cabinets. First she set a bottle of Corellian Brandy and five glasses on a plain metal tray. Then she turned on the stove to boil water for tea and took four mugs from the cabinet (Really, they looked more like three mugs and a soup bowl with a handle). When the water was ready she scooped sweet, tangy powder into each of the mugs and stirred as she poured water over it. She placed the cups on the tray with a couple of packages of cookies and brought it over to the table.

"Jeez, Cat, all that effort for a cup of nasty-tasting warm water...I think the wookiee is corrupting you." Corrin said as Catri passed out mugs of tea and glasses of brandy.

"Now, about the fight earlier, do you want to tell them, Corrin? It's your family." Catri asked

"Family only in name, Kitten, we both know who my real family is." Corrin said as he tightened his grip on his brandy glass. He drained the contents of the glass in one gulp and refilled it. "You'd better tell the story."

" Corrin here comes from a long line of scum and villainy. The Vel family has a reputation in our part of Nar Shadaa for involvement in all sort of unsavory activities. His father, Ardon Vel, and Ardon's brother , Soryn, run a somewhat less than respectable trade business on Nar Shadaa. Soryn handles the transport and Ardon runs the warehouses, though he often spends more time getting stone drunk and starting fights in the local Cantina than he does working in the warehouse. Seeing as he didn't provide a home life conducive to the health an well being of a youngling, Corrin usually tried to be anywhere but home, and anywhere was more often than not my Dad's machine shop.

Corrin was in the same class as Devron and Jet, two of my brothers, in school (when the nerf brains actually went to school), and he proved that trouble does indeed come in threes when he and the Twins took to spending just about every waking moment together. He even worked in my Dad's shop for a while. Well, a number of years ago Ardon got it into his head that attachment to my family had made his son weak and Corrin needed toughening up; so he got Corrin a job with Soryn.

There's not really a nice way to describe Soryn Vel. He's a ruthless, psychotic pirate who tries to masquerade as a legitimate businessman, and he is not the sort of person who takes no for an answer. Corrin had little choice but to work for Soryn and do whatever work he was assigned, even if it meant flying a cargo hold full of children to a rimworld slave market. Corrin got a might uncomfortable when his uncle started sending him on slave runs, but there wasn't much he could do about it if he didn't want to get a first hand demonstration of Soryn's experience in various forms of torture. And that's where Sage Industries got involved. 

A while back my brother Javin got lucky in a pazaak game and decided that winning a ship meant he should start a shipping business. The twins fly that ship, The Lucky Draw, and I bought the Wildcat to expand the business a few years ago. Corrin realized that having friends with ships could come in handy. He told us his problem and we came up with plans to sabotage as many of his uncle's slave runs as we could. Sometimes we just arranged for the authorities to show up in the right place at the right time. Other times "space pirates" boarded his ship and stole the cargo, or one of us snuck on board and unlocked the holding area while the ship was docked. Each time we made sure Corrin was able to form a convincing alibi to distance himself from the cause of the failed job, but I suppose it was only a matter of time before Soryn figured out what was going on.

After that, it wasn't too hard for him to find us. He is acquainted with my family, and Javin doesn't use much in the way of security protocols with our shipping itinerary. Anyway, we should be able to get to Tython okay. We don't have business there often, and I didn't get a chance to send Javin our updated itinerary."

[RavenMiles]

Raven took a sip of his drink. He sat there for a bit."Well, I think we should drop this Holocron off. But not stay. I know of a planet in the outer rim we can go to. You will be safe their." Jen turned to Raven with shock on her face. " You can't. We do not know her." Jen looked at Catri." I am sorry, but there are only two people. Who know of this planet, and you are looking at them. It is my home, and the council can never find it." Raven took Jen by the hand and kissed it. " It will be OK, I feel it in the force. We where meant to help her. But, when we leave. I will fly. All data on this Planet will be deleted. You will never truly know where it is. Then we will get more help. We will need more people if we are to take down this organization." Raven got up. "I would also ask, that you do not every menchin me and Jen's relationship. We would be kick out of the Order. I must go and meditate." Raven started walking for the cargo hold. Jen got up to follow. "Me too."

[Catri]

Bowdaar took most of the dishes to the sink to wash leaving two brandy glasses on the table.

"Aoraorwo ra whraak." Bowdaar said as he walked toward the door.

"Okay, Bow, I'll wake you when we land." Catri said. "Corrin, what happened to Dad, Javin , Andros, and the twins?"

"They're all safe. The twins had already come back to the shop so that Andros could give The Lucky Draw her check up when my uncle figured out our plans. Monty heard Soryn arguing with my dad in the cantina, and he warned your family to get out quick. They all boarded Lucky and flew somewhere safe. Jorel wanted to find you first and warn you. He kept saying that he wasn't going anywhere until all of his kids were safe. Your brothers tried to convince him that it would lead Soryn right to you. They didn't know that he had already found out your destination from your customer. In the end Monty slipped Jorel a sedative and carried him on the ship."

"Are you ready to do this? You may need to kill...."Catri stopped Corrin put his hand on her wrist.

"I know." He said "I don't know if I'm ready. We'll find out."

Corrin and Catri sat across from each other in silence for a few moments staring into their drinks. Catri knew this day would come when the twins approached her with their ideas to help Corrin, but what she did not count on was dragging innocent bystanders into her family's fight. Finally, Catri pulled a Pazaak deck out of her pocket. A few hands would help them take their minds off of what was happening.

" How about a game just for fun, no wagers?"

"What, you afraid I'll beat you?." Corrin replied.

Catri laughed as the two of them dealt their cards. They played several hands catching up on news from home and reminiscing about old times. Catri told Corrin about her oldest brother Andros pulling so many all nighters at the shop that he programmed a protocol droid which only spoke Huttese. Corrin reminded Catri about her high school job doing chores for her dad's friend Monty in his clinic and sneaking medical supplies to the boys to patch them up when their crazy stunts went wrong. A few hours later The Wildcat was almost ready to exit hyperdrive. Catri gathered up the cards and cleaned the rest of the dishes.

"Corrin, I don't feel right about pulling Raven and Jen into this. We shouldn't put them in danger over our fight." Catri said

"I know. Let's get to Tython, drop off their cargo, and then we can see about slipping off the planet before they notice." Corrin said

Catri walked toward the door of the lounge area. As she walked past Corrin he pulled her into a hug.

" I got our family into this mess, Kitten, and I promise I'll get us out of it." Corrin whispered. He held Catri for a moment trying not to think about how close Khalik and his men had come to getting to her before he could warn her.

Corrin  released Catri and went to the cargo hold to tell the Jedi that they would be landing soon. Catri woke Bowdaar and went to the control room.

[[Jen and Raven will probably not be as easy to evade as Cat and Corrin think. However, the two Jedi and the Wildcat crew still need more reinforcements to help fight Soryn's crime syndicate. We're looking for recruits to jump in either on Tython or on the way to Jen's planet.]]

[Auric]

[OOC- Well if you interested Levant can jump in on Tython. Once you get there just post an opening and I'll tag along. Of course that means another do gooder Jedi tagging along. ]

[Catri]

[[OOC- We are hitting the pause button on this thread for a moment to gather a few more recruits. If you would like to join the fun, send Raven a PM with some info about your character and where they are. He is trying to work out the next part of the story, and knowing who is jumping in will help him make room for everyone in the plot.]]

[RavenMiles]

Raven was looking out the cockpit window, As the Wildcat landed on Typhon. He could see Three human Jedi walking up to the ship. "Home at last. I will get the door." Raven moved off to the exit. As the ramp was lowering down. He could see the Jedi standing there. Raven walked down the ramp. The lead Jedi stepped up. "Knight Miles, You and your Padawan are to report to the Council chamber immediately. The rest of the crew of this ship, are to come with us. We have some questions for you. Raven looked at Catri. "It will be fine. The Force is with you." He smiled and made his way to the Council chamber. As he was walking he could feel Jen apprehension. "Relaxe, It will be fine." She looked at Raven. "Do you think, he will be their?"
"I hope not. But, he is on the Council."
"I do not like the way he looks at me. He wants me, and not in a good way."
" I know."
As they entered the chamber, Raven heart drooped. Their was only one master in the chamber.It was Master Timith Houseman. The one Master they did not want to see.
"Hello Master." Raven said as he bowed.
"Do not hello me. You have done it this time." The master then started walking around Jen. Like a best stocking prey. Raven could feel the lust coming of the Master in waves. He steeped up to his face. "What is this about.?"
"As of now you are on probation. If it was up to me. You would be out of the Order. You will now have a representative of the Council. He has just been Knighted. You will find him in the meditation garden. Knight Moonstride, will tell the Council what they need to know. Then your Padawan will be mine."
"LIKE HELL!" Jen said as she stepped into the masters face. Raven grabbed her by the arm and turned he toward the exit .
"As you wish Master."
As they where leaving they could hear him laughing. Jen pulled her arm away.
"That piece of Bantha poodo."
"It will be OK. We needed help any way. I just hope that Council will see that Master Houseman is turning to the dark side."
"You handled that well. I thought you where going to Force push hi out the window."
"No, what i wanted to do was put my lightsaber up his butt and turn it on. But i do not think, that is the Jedi way." Raven smiled at Jen. She smiled back and Laughed.
"Lets go find our new friend."