Private A New Life

[Vletti'azan'uosus]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory's stolen ship
Accompanied by: Mortuuga Marauders
Tags: Sorr Kortu

"I do the taking not the evaluating of worth. Or even the sales," Dixi responded to Sorr's claim of lesser worth for a broken slave.

Tiaza was trying her best to pay attention if for nothing more than to know what to expect next, but when Sorr kissed her or sent flutters through her whole body. It took every bit of willpower to stop from kissing him right back. Barely she was able to resist the urge, she let him make his next move.

Do I'd eyes widened when Sorr offered riches. "How do you like living?" Dixi asked though in her eyes there was a glimmer that said the offer was being considered. "Lady X is not someone you cross without careful consideration. But you are bold and to lie to me would be even worse." She gave a look over to Zebkar. "You should take your time and rest." She stepped out of the room and closed the door.​

 

[Sorr Kortu]

Sorr gulped when the Torgutan woman told him not to lie to her. Holding on to Tiaza, the young man waited until she closed the door leaving the two of them alone. "I think I have an idea," Sorr said staring down at Tiaza. "I'm going to tell them about a vault my family has on Hosonian Prime. It's not a lie there's about 6 billion credits stored inside."

The young man got up holding Tiaza in a bridal carry. "I'm going to try one more time," he whispered to Tiaza. "We need to get out of here and quickly."

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[Vletti'azan'uosus]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory’s stolen ship
Tags: Sorr Kortu

The door closed and Tiaza and Sorr were alone again. Still very much in trouble, but at least they were alone and they didn’t have to lie about anything anymore. He stared at her and he started to talk, but Tiaza didn’t want to hear anything about his claim of having an idea. She clung tightly to his neck and kissed him forcefully on the lips.

Then he let it loose that his family had billions of credits on Hosonian Prime. “Wow,” Tiaza gasped caught way off guard. “That sure is a lot of money. I would ask why not use it to be a different kind of pilot, but I would guess your Dad controls the money and would only let you fly for the GADF?”

Tiaza nodded when he said he was going to give it one more try. “Be careful. They all look greedy for sure. But they all seem to be afraid of this Lady X. Make things too good and they might just turn us over for a share of the loot. Might be best to save that vault of your family’s for the boss lady.” She kissed him on the cheek. “But I trust you to know better than me. I’m just a singer. You will soon be an infamous smuggler with a reputation to rival Han Solo.”​

 

[Sorr Kortu]

The young man looked at Tiaza shocked that she forced a kiss on his lips. However, after half a second he closed his eyes and kissed her back passionately hoping to hear her purr again.

After the kiss, Sorr sighed holding Tiaza tight. “Yeah,” Sorr said when Tiaza asked if his Dad controlled the money there. “My Dad wanted us to earn our money. He didn’t want us to go soft. Like he said, there’s a threshold where you can help your child. If you help them too much they lead weak and unfulfilled lives.”

Not that Sorr cared about the credits, his Dad was more concerned about controlling his life. Maybe the reason his Dad didn’t allow Sorr and his siblings open access to the wealth was because they’ll most likely use it to get away from him. “That’s what I plan to do,” Sorr gulped. “Exploit their greed if I can do that then they can go to the vault and get arrested by the security.”

Smiling when Tiaza kissed him, Sorr made sure hold on her tightly while knocked on the door. “Hey!” He whispered through the door. “How would you like to be rich beyond your wildest dreams?”

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[Kig Mortuuga]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory’s stolen ship
Accompanied by: Mortuuga Marauders
Tags: Sorr Kortu | Vletti'azan'uosus

After Sorr’s first knock there was no response for a short time. Dixi and Zebkar could be heard bickering back and forth. They stopped all of a sudden and Zebkar was heard stating that they could be richer than rich. A moment later the lights turned on and the door slid open to reveal Kig standing there. Dixi and Zebkar had their blasters drawn pointing at Sorr and to a lesser degree Tiaza.

The Nautolan captain gave a wide grin to Sorr. “Me crew be tellin’ dat you offerin’ riches beyond what we can imagine?” Kig gave a tisking sound and shook his head. “I be tellin’ you our boss Lady X is not be taking kindly to mistakes, much less mutiny. If you be havin’ an credit offer for your freedom I be suggestin’ you hold your tongue for now. Enjoy your ride and make dat offer directly to Lady X herself.”

He gave a brief look over his left shoulder to Dixi, “Some of me crew be newer dan de rest. Dey may give the indication dat we might bend de rules and let you go before turnin’ you over.” Another tisking sound came from his lips. “I be assurin’ you dat should your escape pod lauch unscheduled dere be a Rodian sitting at de weapons console of me ship. De explosion your pod makes be more valuable to her dan a trillion credits. Dis crew be working for Lady X. She be a business woman who tinks different from anyone dis marauder ever be knowin’. Even if you be able to convince one of us to help you for untold fortune, I promise dere will be more willin’ to kill you where you stand dan double-cross Lady X.”

Without waiting for a response Kig closed off the door. There was additional discussion on the other side between the Marauders.​

 

[Vletti'azan'uosus]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory’s stolen ship
Tags: Sorr Kortu

Though she was focused on the kiss and did not bless Sorr with a purr. He answered her questions about his father, and it seemed she knew his father pretty well. Tiaza’s mother was similar, but she was so focused on Tiecia that she let Tiaza’s fancies fall through the cracks. It seemed that was not a luxury that Sorr was given.

He then explained that he was intending to make a play on the marauders’ greed. It wasn’t a bad plan. Marauders weren’t upstanding pirates. That could give his offer a better chance, might be a worse. Some cared more about violence that went with the job than credits. Tiaza guessed they would see where this crew stood. The arguing on the other side of the door made it seem that at least one of the crew was willing to hear Sorr’s offer. Tiaza gave Sorr his wanted purr now just before whispering in his ear. “You’ve got the Togruta’s attention it seems.”

Before more could be said the power returned and the captain appeared at the door. He explained that the loyalties of the crew as a whole would not be bought. He did however say his boss would listen to offers of riches for freedom. Bosses tended to be smarter than their thugs, but at least it was a chance. Once finished the captain shut the door again and continued a discussion with his crew.

“Well I guess we got nothing to do but wait?” Tiaza questioned. “At least they turned back on the power so we don’t need to be in the creepy dark,” she looked around the room and saw the bunk. “Why don’t you put me down and sit with me while we wait.” She gave another purr. “Give these strong arms a rest.” ​

 

[Sorr Kortu]

Sorr gently placed his head against the door, looks like he'll have to take the offer to this Lady X. Hopefully Sorr can lure these people into a trap, there was a lot of security measures that his Dad's people setup that's never made available to the public. Sorr's Dad took great pains to try misdirect potential thieves from entering so that they if they were foolish enough to try to steal the credits, they'll be in for a nasty surprise. "I guess," Sorr said looking at Tiaza when she said to put her down. The young man continued to blush when she commented on his "big strong arms."

"My arms are twigs," Sorr chuckled heading towards the bed and gently placing her down. "I could barely lift a remote without huffing and puffing, I'm amazed I was able to carry you around."

Sorr looked away from Tiaza not wanting to have her see his flushed face. Even in the face of danger, Tiaza still made feel warm and fuzzy inside. "Are you okay Tiaza?" Sorr whispered. "That person manhandled you and I was fearing for you safety."

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[Vletti'azan'uosus]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory's stolen ship
Tags: Sorr Kortu

"You are crazy," Tiaza called out with a giggle as Sorr claimed to have weak arms. "Do you realize how long you've been carrying me around? You are quite strong. Don't take that to mean that you can say I am heavy though."

The young Chiss hadn't even thought about further injury due to her treatment by the Duwotin. Silently she checked herself over as Sorr seemed to be avoiding looking her way.

"Ankle is still the worst of it," she replied with a sigh. "He really didn't do too much. I mean Duwotin are huge. He probably didn't even notice I was on his shoulder." She moved things around on the bed and scooted as far towards the wall of what was basically a cell for the moment. "Come sit with me. I assume we have some time until we get to Ylesia, wherever that's at. Unless you'd rather try to impress the Togruta with your strong arms and big bank vault." Tiaza waited for him to look before giving him a giggle and a wink.​

 

[Sorr Kortu]

Sorr chuckled nervously when Tiaza said that he was strong. "I guess it's that protein shake that my brother made me," he said scooting closer to Tiaza. "Before he got deployed to the fringes of the Outer Rim."

He wondered how Dagmar is, was he alive? Did he die and the GADF refuse to disclose his death due to him taking on top secret missions? According to the files that Sorr recovered from his recent hack, Dagmar was part of some elite group called: The Warhogs. He had difficulty accessing their files since they were locked behind advanced anti hacking software. Looks like they did a lot of missions that were considered "off the record" so to speak. It's little wonder that Dagmar didn't talk about his time on the field it was probably because he wasn't allowed to.

"I mean will always carry you," Sorr said smiling slowly placing his hand against hers. "Besides I don't think they're willing to budge until we see their boss."

He frowned. "Have you ever been to Ylesia?" He asked. "I never heard of that planet before."


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[Vletti'azan'uosus]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory’s stolen ship
Tags: Sorr Kortu

Tiaza smiled when Sorr declined to peruse further contact with the Togruta. Dixi was only slightly older than them and quite attractive. Good thing she was a crazy Marauder or Tiaza might have felt threatened by her presence around Sorr. She gave a bit of a giggle when he said he would always carry her.

Leaning her shoulder against his as they sat on the bed she purred into his ear. He seemed to like that, and she wanted him to be more confident that she really liked him. “You do know that a good doctor and some bacta will likely fix my ankle right up? Even when I am all good. I will be happy to have you carry me though. To be that close to you is very comforting, safe, and just a nice feeling.”

Tiaza was glad that Sorr hadn’t heard of Ylesia either. It made her wonder what kind of place it was. But it most likely just meant it was far from the core and the Ascendancy, the only two places in the galaxy she really knew. “I’ve never heard of Ylesia either. I guess we’ll discover it together. That was the plan right? Go out and discover the galaxy?” She gave him a purr and a smile as she laid down on bed. “Let’s get some rest before we get to our first new place. It might make for a long journey if we just sit here worrying.”​

 

[Sorr Kortu]

The Torgruta while easy on the eyes wasn't Sorr's type, the fact that she is marauder who pointed a pair of Blaster Pistols to his head aside. Torgrutans tended to be a very aggressive species and in many ways reminded Sorr of his Dad. Tiaza was gentle, kind, and supportive the way she purred and leaned against made Sorr more confident within himself. Sorr never thought that he was capable of doing the things he did such as overcoming a legion of Droids, defeating Rory in a duel, and even nearly escaping a band of raiders. It was thanks to Tiaza's encouragement that Sorr mustered up the courage to go outside of his comfort zone and face his fears.

"We just need to find that Doctor then," Sorr said nervously wrapping an arm around Tiaza. "However, it may be a little hard to do so in our current predicament. But if you want to be carried around everywhere after your ankle is healed, I will be honored to do so Tiaza especially if you feel safe."

Sorr looked around the room looking for an opening to escape, he sighed wondering if it was worth it. He shouldn't place Tiaza's life in danger, the best course of action was to wait for this Lady X. "Get some sleep," the young man looked at Tiaza smiling when she purred at him. "I'll keep watch and make sure no one tries to hurt you."

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[Vletti'azan'uosus]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory’s stolen ship
Tags: Sorr Kortu

Tiaza nodded as Sorr confirmed they would find a doctor when the time presented itself. She sure as hell was not going to trust the crew that help them captive with fixing her ankle. The young Chiss hoped that waiting too long wouldn’t leave permanent damage, but seeing how Sorr had been carrying her a majority of the time she had a good feeling it would end up ok.

When Sorr said that even if her ankle was fixed he would still carry her, it elicited another of her content purrs. Sorr had taken such good care of her and now he was going to forego rest to make sure she was safe. Tiaza was pretty sure if they didn’t cause trouble they would be fine until they reached this Lady X character, but she found his dedication incredible.

Tiaza would have preferred that Sorr lay next to her and they both get some rest, but she suspected that he would be too worried for that to happen. “Thank you,” she whispered into his ear and kissed him on the cheek. She then laid back down on the bed using his thigh as a pillow, even though there was one on the bed. She hugged Sorr’s knee for comfort and began to hum. Before too long the humming of the lullaby turned to song in Cheunh, a song from her youth that gave her even more comfort. She was not able to get very far into the song before she dozed off to sleep.​

 

[Sorr Kortu]

Sorr smiled feeling Tiaza press her lips against his cheek, with every purr and kiss placed his troubled mind at ease. He adjusted himself scooting to allow Tiaza to rest against his thigh. "Goodnight," Sorr whispered closing his eyes when Tiaza began to hum a lullaby of sorts. The Chiss sounded beautiful her voice pleasing to his ears. Sorr began to slowly stroke, Tiaza's blue hair before she drifted off to sleep. It wasn't long until Sorr fell asleep as well drained from a long, arduous, but ultimately fulfilling day.

After about 8 hours of sleep, Sorr found himself on his back sleeping on the bed with Tiaza sleeping on top of him. "Hey there Tiaza," Sorr whispered kissing her on the cheek. "Did you sleep well?"

He began to pick Tiaza up in a bridal carry as he carried her towards the door. "They don't seem to be there," Sorr whispered pressing his ear against the door. "Maybe we can find a way out?"

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[Kig Mortuuga]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory’s stolen ship
Accompanied by: Mortuuga Marauders
Tags: Sorr Kortu | Vletti'azan'uosus

“The boy says he can make us rich,” Dixi muttered quietly a way down the corridor from the room where their ‘guests’ slept. It was a statement she had been making to herself often since Sorr had offered to make them richer than their ‘wildest dreams’. Dixi had some wild dreams, but most of them didn’t involve credits. She loved being a Marauder, she loved playing with Kig. She even liked Luche and Bang Bang. The two meatheads she could replace with some buffed out droids. That would make Luche happy as well as get rid of Gal and Zebkar.

<”We’ve heard this over and over,”> came a laughing response in Durese over Dixi’s ear comm. It was Bang Bang on the other end. The three women of the crew had taken to speaking Durese when they wanted to keep conversations private. They weren’t entirely sure that Kig didn’t understand the language, but were certain Zebkar and Gal didn’t. <”Credits aren’t going to change what we do if Lady X is hunting us for the rest of our lives.”>

<”Yes. This is the truth,”> came Luche’s calm retort. <”Dixi just needs to stay in Kig’s ear. Make sure Lady X sends us after the loot and we get a proper share. Wildest dreams split seven ways is still a mighty good payday.”>

“Will you girls stop your yapping?” Zebkar hollered at Dixi, but it was loud enough for those on the other ship to hear over the comm. This had broken a long arduous silence for the enforcer. “Aren’t we about there? I’m tired of sitting here watching a door we all know ain’t opening.”

“You be relieved Zebkar,” Kig’s voice came from over the big man’s other shoulder. The Duwotin gave a nod and moved to another part of the corridor to watch, Dixi did the same on the other side. Kig pushed the door button and put a hand on his blaster as the door slid open. The sight of Tiaza being held still in Sorr’s arms made the Nautolan smirk. “A stowaway huh? I suppose drama makes for quick bondin’. You be a lucky boy. She be a looker.” he gave Tiaza a wink.

He pointed a finger in Sorr’s direction. “We be landin’ on Ylesia in less dan an hour. Be ready be movin’ along as soon as we touch down. By de way we didn’t find much in de way of value in de bay. What exactly it be dat you were transporting?”​

 

[Sorr Kortu]

Sorr's eyebrow's crinkled into a frown instinctively holding Tiaza close to his chest. "She has a broken ankle," he said trying to get back into the habit of lying. "She can't walk so of course I'm going to carry the stowaway like this."

The young man sighed. "There's a lot of things," he said. "Legalized Spice, parts for starships, the typical cargo," In truth Sorr didn't know what was held in the cargo bay but given that Rory was a typical smuggler then he had to guess that he some of those items stowed away."

"So as soon as I give the information to Lady X," Sorr said walking towards then. "We can leave yes?"

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[Vletti'azan'uosus]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory's stolen ship
Tags: Sorr Kortu Kig Mortuuga

Tiaza roused to Sorr's voice and a wonderful kiss on her cheek. She for a brief moment she forgot where she was and reached out to pull Sorr close. When she did she was swept up into his arms. A soft tired moan escaped her lips as Tiaza tried to gain her bearings.

The young Chiss didn't have a chance to answer about the quality of her sleep, if she had the response would have been, "Wonderful." The corridor outside seemed to be quiet, something that Sorr noticed as well and once again looked for some way out of the situation. His determination was amazing, but the escape was not to be.

The door slid open and the captain of the marauder crew was there standing. The sleemo made some comment about Tiaza being attractive which made Tiaza cringe. Then asked about the cargo onboard, which made her worry. They didn't have a chance to check what was in the hold. Not that that would have occurred to Tiaza.

Sorr lied about his connection to Tiaza again. She knew it was necessary, but it made her whimper in his ear. He lied about the cargo as well, or more likely it was an educated guess about what Rory would have been carrying.

"I hate having to pretend we're strangers," she whispered. "There was another person going through the crates," she lied to Kig. "I was just looking for a ride, so I didn't care. But might have been some sifting off the cargo."​

 

[Kig Mortuuga]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory's stolen ship
Accompanied by: Mortuuga Marauders
Tags: Sorr Kortu Vletti'azan'uosus

Kig gave a subtle chuckle. 'So he's going to insist on them being stranger. No matter to me,' Kig thought to himself. If they were strangers it would not hurt to continue to flirt. Well unless Dixi heard. But she'd probably just start flirting with the boy, as if Kig would be jealous of any of her flirtations.

"So de girlie shows loyalty to de stranger who be offerin' her a ride," he said with a chuckle. "Day very cute." He turned his attention back to Sorr. "Might as well give your arms a rest" he said waving back to the bed. "You be havin' de chance to carry de young maiden shortly. Oh. And is there be booby traps on de cargo best speak up before the dock workers go trough dem. Lady X not be likin' her dock damaged."​

 

[Sorr Kortu]

"I didn't know she was hiding in my ship," Sorr insisted remaining calm though his stomach recoiled when he heard Tiaza's whimper. "The Cargo should be down in the hold. Besides the woman wanted to leave the bed and have me carry her around."

At least the last part was partly true, Sorr swept up Tiaza off her feet before she asked. However, he knew that Tiaza would approve of him carrying her everywhere. "I know," Sorr whispered. "But I will not let you go Tiaza do you hear me you will be in my arms always."

The young man turned to the Marauder. "So," he said holding Tiaza up close. "Are we almost to our destination?"

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[Vletti'azan'uosus]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory’s stolen ship
Tags: Sorr Kortu | Kig Mortuuga

Tiaza blushed when Sorr said she wanted to be carried. Truth all things being equal she was comfortable in bed and would have chosen to stay there as long as Sorr stayed with her. But all things were not equal. Sorr was constantly on the look for a way out. And Tiaza would love nothing better for him to do so. That being the case reserved to captives in bed alone or being carried by Sorr as he searched for a way out: being carried one every time.

Sorr agreed with Tiaza about hating lying about their bond, it made her heart flutter. It fluttered even more when he said he would always carry her. She tightened her grip on his neck and prepared for what was next. “We’re gonna be ok,” she whispered, though it was a little louder than other whispers they had exchanged. Who cares if the captain knew she was trying to remain confident.​

 

[Kig Mortuuga]

Location: Ord Mantell orbit | Rory’s stolen ship
Accompanied by: Mortuuga Marauders
Tags: Sorr Kortu | Vletti'azan'uosus

Kig grinned at his two captives. He had no clue what they were worth to Lady X, but he would be sure they were given every chance to buy their freedom. Sold at auction or paid for with their own funds, either way the Marauders would get their fee. The young man neither confirmed nor denied the presence of traps on his cargo. Kig took that to mean they likely were trapped.

“Gal,” Kig barked into his comm. “Get the hand scanners and start goin’ over de crates in dere. If dis boy or his boss be havin’ some fancy traps that escape scanners dat be fine. But I will not be havin’ some trap go off in Lady X’s dock without tell her we done a good scannin’”

“Aye boss,” Gal’s rough voice came over the comm.

“Exiting hyperspace in ten minutes captain,” came Luche’s voice shortly after.

Kig gave Sorr a smile. “We be docked in twenty minutes. You be checked out and den brought to Lady X. I’d rest up and make sure you be havin’ your wits about you. You’ll be needing dem.”​