Blast From the Past (pm to join)

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Hawk Solo"]

Kay kept her eyes on the man holding the blaster. But instead of firing it at her, he then turned it on one of the other men and pulled the trigger, hitting him in the head at point blank range. Everyone, including Kay, just stared in shock as the body hit the floor.

The man in the chair spoke up. "He told me it'd be safe. Well he lied and now he's paid the price for the lives lost and the buildings destroyed. Justice has been served."

Kay piped up. "Justice? That wasn't justice. It was murder. What was it that he said was safe?"

"Drilling into the core of course. It's so full of...minerals." And by that of course he meant precious gems. Many core samples were displayed in the office, some containing gems that she had never seen before. "Now be a good girl and walk away, before I serve justice on.....him." The man pointed his blaster at an older gentleman on the other side of the room.

Hmmm. Kay needed Hawk for this one. She just glared at the man before stepping out of the office. There was no need for any more to die that day.

 

[Hawk Solo]

[member="Lady Kay"]

Beth's tears broke his heart. Poor kid. He felt bad for her. Hawk wishes that he could help her. The force didn't work like that. If only he had the amulet on him. He could change that but it was too much a temptation to play God, "Sorry for your loss,". He says to Beth and her mom. "I should get going now. Bye Beth." Beth gives him a hug. "You can't leave. Who going to keep you from sleeping. He hits his head, mommy. Lady Jedi says that I have to keep him awake."

Hawk hugs Beth back then sets her down. "Don't worry about me. I will be all right, Kay will keep me awake. I should get back to her." He turns and leaves the tent. It was sweet that Beth was worried about him.

Now to find Kay. Who knows what trouble she had gotten herself into by now.

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Hawk Solo"]

Kay left the city building and headed back to the little tent city that had formed. She found Hawk already on his way to her. How fortunate! He still seemed as though he was recovering, but regardless he was up on his feet and not fainting or wobbling too much. She ran over to him and quickly told him about what she had discovered. "It's drilling! The quakes are caused by drilling! The city is run by corrupt individuals that are just greedy for credits. We need to find that mine and collapse it or something."

 

[Hawk Solo]

[member="Lady Kay"]

Hawk places his hands up. "Whoa. Slow down. We have to do something. Not sure about destroying it option. What's to stop them from repairing it and start drilling again. No. We will think of something else."

The ground shakes again. "Greed! Let's play with greed. Offer them more credits to stop drilling to go away."

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Hawk Solo"]

"I don't have enough credits to pay for what they are drilling for and neither do you."

She widened her stance as the ground shook and waited for it to stop before speaking again. "Why not collapse the mine? It will prevent future drilling far more than making then promise to stop."

 

[Hawk Solo]

[member="Lady Kay"]

"That is a temporary solution to the problem. We need to find a permanent fix. Bribery won't work. We turn them over to the authorities. We get them on holo confessing them to their crimes. The survivors deserve justice. We can't go around destroying things. Especially since we have no idea what would happen to planet if the drill is destroyed. It could make it worse."

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Hawk Solo"]

"Drilling is what will make it worse. And collapsing the mine isn't going to deny these people justice. We can't just leave the mine accessible or others will use it and get the gems themselves. So we have to prevent that from happening. We have to seal it off." The solution was so obvious, she just couldn't believe that Hawk's idea of a solution was to just hand over the city officials to the authorities. It wasn't as though the officials were doing the mining themselves. They hired others to do it for them of course.

 

[Hawk Solo]

[member="Lady Kay"]

Hawk frowns deeply. "You can't just collapse the mine without causing more damaging. What if it triggers more quakes or worse yet an avalanche? If we destroy something it should be the drill itself. The equipment itself will be expensive and hard to replace. It the solution with less risks for something that can go wrong." He wonders when did get so reckless. Or had she been that way all the time and he didn't see it,

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Hawk Solo"]

"Expensive? Hawk I saw the core samples and gems that they brought out of there. A drill, no matter how expensive, will not be difficult for them to purchase or replace. And sealing off the entrance isn't going to cause a quake, but stop others from getting in there and doing more drilling. Don't we want to prevent more drilling from happening there?"

 

[Hawk Solo]

[member="Lady Kay"]

"Yes we want to prevent more drilling. Ok new plan...we will close down the mine..destroy the drill..steal the gems and core sample." He pauses for a moment, "We will bring them to justice. Either by arresting or if we must kill them. The gems goes to the survivors of this diseaster to help them rebuild,".

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Hawk Solo"]

"Okay, agreed." Finally he was understanding the circumstances. "The Mayor is armed and is not afraid to take lives. Also....I haven't the authority to arrest anyone. Do you?"

 

[Hawk Solo]

[member="Lady Kay"]

"Kay, we are are the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy. So yes, we can arrest him." Hawk knew that legally it was tricky. He didn't care. They needed to brought down.

"I'll take of the Mayor. I won't allow him to kill anyone else.." He moves closer to Kay in case anyone was listening. "We will attack tonight. Using the cloak of night to cover our action. Don't forget to use the force. Do you still have a lightsaber?" He quietly asks Kay.

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Hawk Solo"]

Kay raised a brow at the mention of 'we'. No doubt he was talking about himself and the Silver Jedi, for she held no authority here or anywhere for that matter.

As he spoke of his plan, she kept her voice low too. "I will use the Force only if I have to, not just because that I can. And I always carry the lightsaber that Shaw gave me. It's the only thing that I have left that he had touched. I also carry a blaster that I would rather use, if you don't mind."

 

[Hawk Solo]

[member="Lady Kay"]

Hawk didn't expected Kay to use the force excessive. He makes a face at her wanting to use a blaster. "Blaster makes too much noise. Use it wisely. Of course set it to stun. He knew that she would. He just want to say it.

"We will have to move fast since there is only two of us. This is order it should be done. Destroy the drill, collapse mine, steal the gems..."arrest" the mayor."

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Hawk Solo"]

She smirked at him as he complained about the quick noise of a blaster. "The lightsabers themselves aren't quiet, and they shine like a beacon at night, attracting a lot more attention."

Now that they had figured out what to do, the only question left was, "Are we doing this separately or together?" One could handle the mine while the other handles the Mayor and his Council. Yet they could act together as well.

 

[Hawk Solo]

[member="Lady Kay"]

"That is a good question. The odds are better together." If Kay had been further in hee training or a Knight...he would have answered differently.

"We can watch each other back. We begin at midnight tonight. Everyone should be asleep by then."

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Hawk Solo"]

She nodded and agreed. "Sounds good. Let's get some rest first." Kay really needed it. She hadn't had enough after all of that help she had done through the morning.

She hated arguing with Hawk, but that was sometimes necessary as she did know what she was talking about. Kay had experienced a lot in her life and wasn't sheltered in any way.

 

[Hawk Solo]

[member="Lady Kay"]

"I'm allow to sleep now." He jokes with her as they walk along. He points out a tent that wasn't too full. "They had a couple of empty cots in there." He slips into the tent and goes toward the back. He lays down on the cot closer to aisle. He sets his watch for 11pm to wake him up.

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Hawk Solo"]

"I said rest, not sleep." She nudged his side with her elbow. "I get to sleep and you can watch over me." She headed back over to the tents. At least he would be sure that no one went through her satchel while she slept for she didn't want to lose anything within it.

 

[Hawk Solo]

[member="Lady Kay"]

Hawk rolls his eyes. "Frak." He mutters. He was still wanting to sleep. "Are you ever going to let me sleep again?" Anyone listening to them would think they were a couple. They would be wrong.

He sits up in cot. "Sure, sounds like fun. Watching someone else sleep." He needed something to work on to keep himself awake. He glanced around. There was nothing he could play with.

He waits for Kay to fall asleep before pulling out the amulet from his inner jacket. It was something he always carried with him now. The amulet was a device that could heal or kill the person on a whim. He hadn't figured out how to control it yet. The stone within the amulet glowed white when it was a sleep.

He studies the edges of amulet. His fingers caressing it. It felt like it was engraved. He couldn't make it out.