Curiosity kills (complete)

[Elara Amadis]

[SIZE=12pt]She looked up as he was walking up giving him that I’m so sorry look which was only for looks for the others in the room. She was busy sliding the blade from her boot, preparing to demonstrate her flexibility.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“Ok luv I’m going to give it to them” she said trying to sound defeated instead of sarcastic. Her grip tightened on the hilt, right hand pull up, left hand reach behind and pulls out.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Pistol, was out of the way. Elara taking only a moment to check distance threw the blade as hard as she could, diversion. As she pulled the blaster from her back she was walking towards the man with the axe, the blade struck him in the shoulder just as Elara put the blaster to his nose.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“I don’t need a good reason, just any reason, drop the axe” She could see he was thinking, “you might make, might.” She smiled now she reached over and pulled her blade from his shoulder, "I'll take this, I'm sure I'll be needing it again"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The axe dropped with a clanging noise onto the floor she pushed it with her foot to take it out of his reach. She moved to her right to where the one with the rifle stood still. He was pretty much a statue, she looked at [member="Kei Amadis"] “very nice” Then she shoved the rifleman to the ground, his rifle skittering across the floor.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“that’s three lov” She stood there rather pleased about all of it, “Aren’t you glad I stayed around” Her finger lay on the trigger pointed at the axe man.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“Check your friend, I’m going to practice tying knots” She smiled at the axe man, “on your belly, hands behind your back”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]She had a realization she wouldn’t be working for these guys again. Nope now they’d be looking to put her out of her misery, permanently. No need to fret now, she growled the sound coming from deep in her throat.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She found what they referred to as bag ties sticking out of the axe man’s back pocket. “oo better than knots” She put her foot to the small of his back, “tickle tickle” She reached down with her free hand and slipped the first ring over his chubby little hand, and then over the other and pulled tight.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She went over to the pistol wielder, “on your belly too hon” She repeated the process while Kei checked the hooded man.[/SIZE]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Elara was magnificent, and the moves, the tickles, she had a way about her. A tense situation deflated in no time, with just grumbling from the men below. No matter how much Kei watched Elara, and he did watch her, he never got tired of seeing her take charge. That seemed to be an Amadis brother’s weakness in women. Broad grin, he was half tempted to pull her into his arms again, if they had been alone he would have done, but there was his friend squirming in his mask to help first. All he did was rest his large hand on Elara’s back, pushing gently between her shoulder blades to let her know he was grateful. “You’re quite a woman.” He said in no uncertain terms out loud, and he meant it.

Walking over to his injured friend. “It’s okay Uious we’ve got you.” Kei untied the ropes, and pulled off the hood…

Blinking out the darkness, an old wizened face looked back.

It wasn’t Uious, Kei put his face in his palm.

“Thanks, whoever you are.” A man, an older pale faced Kage slave, greying beard and tired eyes grinned back, “Zacka Dulzick,” he kicked one of the men on the ground with a stub of his toe, “not keepin old Zacka tied up anymore, you hear!” The kick wasn’t very hard, he was old, and frail, but feisty.

“Uious, where have they got him?” Kei asked concerned, holding Zacka by the shoulders.

Zacka’s grin dropped, “aye… ayyh… Uious, brave lad, his body is upstairs in the office.”

Hell with it. Deep breath in, the tension on Kei’s shoulders increased, he stood strong and tall when he heard the news, he'd heard it before, but it never got any easier. The ex-soldier breathed out the force, letting it go, settling. The look on his face he gave Elara said one thing, "i'm not leaving without him." He didn't expect her to go, but Uious was a soldier, and Kei wasn't leaving his body behind.

Kage

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

Elara smiled up at Kei she purred as he complimented her, "Maybe you should stick around a bit and find out just how much woman I am" She was forward, and bold in her words, and often in her actions. A man that was not threatened by her, one who wore his own confidence like a mantle that kind of man she could find lots of time for, she could find lots of time for Kei Amadis.

His touch on her back brought about a low growl of contentment from her, she blinked at just how much she seemed to be reacting to him. She had to be careful though her mother warned her long ago that she could imprint upon a male, be mated forever. Elara had read every book she could on her species physiology and nowhere did it say anything like that.

The explanation for such a thing her mother quickly had an answer for, that others would be fearful of it. Imagine being mated to a woman who had the attributes her species carried. Elara understood how some could view that as an inconvenience or frightening, but it wasn't an inconvenience or frightening if the other was a firrerreo. But what if they weren't Elara paused to be mated to someone who didn't want you. All hope of children could melt away, all hope of a loving partnership up in smoke. Elara was careful whether it was true or not she wanted children and a partner.

But she had to admit Kei made her want to throw caution to the winds. She smiled at him again watching as he took the hood from his friend.

Ut oh she thought when she heard words that told her it was not his friend. "Feth" Elara cursed. She saw Kei put his hand to his hand, disappointed. Confirmation of his friend's death brought out another characteristic that Elara found desirable, loyalty.

She saw it in his face when he looked at her, "There could be a margin of error on the old man's part, no disrespect Zacka." She took a deep breath she knew Kei wouldn't leave without the body if he was truly dead and if he was alive and the old man wrong then it was still a rescue.

But how to proceed from here. Elara walked over to Kei who was still kneeling beside the old man, she took her hand and inched it into his hair keeping her eyes on his as he kneeled there beside Zacka his face turned up towards her, "We will get him so you can take him home" she removed her hand from his hair put it on his shoulder and squeezed gently.

How to get upstairs, "As I see it we have a few options, Zacka can be our pretend prisoner to get us upstairs, you could be my prisoner," she smiled broadly when she said MY prisoner", or you can wait in the shadows and I'll go and signal when I found the body and then lastly thee is we try sneaking our way upstairs to take a peak."

She didn't trust that Zacka wouldn't turn on them in order to ensure he got out of the building, and she wasn't sure they could just sneak upstairs for a look. If she could lead him up as her prisoner they'd get a good look at everything.

"Zacka where upstairs is the body?" The old man began to explain where about the body was that he say, "It's at the end of the bar closet to the front door waiting to be taken out" near the front door she thought.

"Personally my favorite right now is go back outside, walk through the front door, you can either be my prisoner, or my devoted slave" She smiled again her green yellow flecked eyes reflecting her amusement right now.

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Error, “old Zacka’s eyes ain’t blind yet!” He grumbled, but there could be an error, she was right, and even Zacka knew it, he was just too proud to say.

Elara’s touch on Kei’s hair showed him once again, people were there for each other at a time like this, the usual tension on his back and forehead eased. He’d grieve, as he did for all his men and women, but that would come later, when the mission was done and the note to their family came, for now he kept his head straight.

“Only one way to find out.” He got up, took Elara’s hand in his, kissed the back of it and let their hands rest there together. “Take me, Zacka’s been through enough, there’ll be throwing some credits at you for a shot at my bounties,” and yeah he didn’t mind the thought of being prisoners together for a while, a long while. Keep your mind on the mission Kei!

Leaning up to whisper in her ear, warmth of his breath close, “what do you say?” He pulled back to look directly into Elara’s eyes. “Want to get rich?” Her personal favorite got a solid sure grin in return, “front door works for me.”

“Excuse me,” Kei rooted around behind for one of the guards wrist restraints, strapping it over his wrists, not on fully, but seemingly locking it in place, he stood up mock hands out in front of him, “I’m all yours.”

“I ain’t dun yet either! Plenty’a fight in these old bones!” Zacka tried to stand up but sitting down so long, his legs almost failed him. If he was going to warn anyone or betray them, it wouldn’t be quickly.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

[SIZE=12pt]Elara smiled looking at Zacka, “Probably not but we should be sure that the men upstairs know how to shoot straight at the least don’t you think” She looked slowly over to [member="Kei Amadis"] as he said one say to find out, she nodded it was true the only way to find out, go in there.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Oh he was so smooth she thought as he took her hand kissing the back of it, “Ohhh I’ll take you” she said with a glint in her eye. She thought for a moment about bounties then she looked into those eyes. And when he came close she felt her insides tremble the warmth of his breath on her ear sent shivers down her spine straight to where….she closed her eyes and for a moment imagined that sensual mouth right…she licked her lips and opened her eyes.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“Front door it is, all minnnnee” she smiled reaching over to check how loose the bindings were, “Can I test that theory of all mine when this is done?” She smiled tugging slightly on the bindings slipping her finger between one and his wrist.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“They’re good the way they are” She took another breath gaining some control of herself. She stood there so close to him heat, she felt heat.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]She heard Zacka talking, “Just in case this goes badly” She softly brushed her lips against his her teeth gently closed and tugged on his lower lip drwing him in for a kiss. She tilted her head slightly and then pressed her lips hard to his a low throaty growl sounded from her. She stayed there for as long as she dared leaving herself breathless as she pulled away, she hissed slightly as she drew away.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“ok…Zacka you out first…we’ll get to the door out, once in the alley you high tail it ok” Zacka looked at her, and then to Kei clearly he wanted to help, course he could ruin it all turning them in…but she hoped he wouldn’t.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The old man nodded, and began his slow walk to the way out. Elara keeping Kei’s hands in one of hers, blaster in the other hand started her part in this charade.[/SIZE]

 

[Kei Amadis]

“We'll see who is taking who,” Elara wasn’t the only one imaging, a certain few kisses, in a certain few places and some long attention after that. “Can think of a few things we can test.” Kei said with a growing grin, feeling the slip of her finger tight to the bindings. Then she kissed him for the second time, pulling on his lip, and if she thought he was kissing her before. Well… he was kissing her passionately now with heat of his own, and would have picked her up or pulled her back to him firmly if not for the bindings, showing her how hard. As they broke he kissed her forehead. The Epicanthix could barely keep his large hands off of her, she was starting to really get him going. Elara’s growl a good match for the hard long look in his eyes, his body ready the same. (Un)fortunately for her, his hands were tied up!

Taking a deep breath and watching her hiss, not looking away for a second… the mission right, get his friend home. He had someone’s family to think about.

“It won’t go badly,” he wasn’t going to let it, not now, nobody was touching her in there.

Zacka​

Zacka grumbled and accepted Elara’s advice, but first off Zacka wasn’t leaving without that fine Nashtah leather coat one of the slavers dropped! The old Kage was shaky on his legs, and it’d take them a while to reach the door, on the way, he took to liberating a few of the valuables of the folks that had kept him bound up for so many years! That was until Kei ushered him along politely, helping him at the door if he needed it, but the old guy was too proud to show it.

Kei felt Elara’s hand on the bindings, looking ahead, this was going to be interesting… and he didn’t just mean the mission. First they had to get through the larger Trandoshan they’d entered past, how were they going to play that one?

“Zacka the door men know you?” Kei decided to check.

“Nope, never be lettin' me outta the bosses infernal garden.” Zacka grumbled picking up a bit of metal to help him walk.

That was one door they'd pass at least, unless the Trandoshan didn't buy the story about Kei being bound up, then they had the front door and that Quarren and his friend.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

[SIZE=12pt]A deep breath she needed one, she smiled. If anything went wrong she could at least have some contentment in knowing that they shared that heated kiss with the imaginations taking over for just those few moments giving them a growing tension. She couldn’t help herself she licked her lips again.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The old man was leading the way, he was slow neither of them stopped him from taking a few souvenirs goddess knew he probably earned them and more. Elara kept Kei at an arm’s length, just in case.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She look back, they were nearing the outer door where her friend should still be on guard. She let Kei go and touched the old man’s shoulder, “Let me go first”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She closed her eyes set her shoulders and pushed the door like she was on fire stepping out her attitude evident in the sneer and gleam in her eyes, “Well, that did not go as I expected” She nodded to her friend Bssik, “you should go home friend, have something to eat and forget tonight” She smiled.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]But Bssik wasn’t having it twice in one night, he was reaching for his weapon, “Elara what have you done?”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She put her hand on her hip, “What do you think Bssik, girl has got to eat” Just then the gardener Zacka pulled a stun gun and zapped Bssik at full charge.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Her mouth dropped she did not see him pick that up, it took until the stun was empty to drop Bssik to the ground. Elara kneeled, he wasn’t dead. She looked up at Kei and Zacka. “Good job Zacka, now really off with you, it’s going to get hot around here”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The old man nodded looking at Kei, “still got it”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Elara laughed not wanting to lose any of their momentum she grabbed Kei’s hands and they ran to the end of the alley.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She turned again to him, “You sure you want this?” She was concerned for certain. She had not met a Jedi before, not had she ever felt the heat of wanting someone as deeply as she felt now.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She saw it in his face he was set on it, she could only nod. Taking his hands pulling him along she headed for the front doors. The looks she got were not welcoming they were full of distrust. The movement of their hands to their weapons further indication of their mistrust.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“I have a prize to offer, I understand there are all kinds of bounties on this one”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]They looked at her motioning for her to come closer they were going to frisk her, she stepped closer raising her arms they pat her down quickly, looking at her prisoner, “He’s not armed, otherwise how would I get him this far?”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She prayed just then please please don’t touch him..she smiled, “I got him with his pants down guys believe me he’s doesn’t have anything…at all” She didn’t look at him just then, she felt like she had slighted him at that moment.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She’d make it up later…[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]They looked, they were going to let he[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]r pass even if they were both armed to the teeth there were only two of them and inside here they were outnumbered.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt][member="Kei Amadis"][/SIZE]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Elara played her hand like a professional, she was really something. Kei was about to move himself to take down the trandoshan before a stun pistol flashed and stopped him, the old guy with them had some surprises. “Ask for the ambiguous statement for a ride off world Zacka.” With a tip of his hat old Kage was hightailing it to the nearest, well where did you go after being locked up for fifteen or more years, for a good long sleep most likely.

That left them both alone, he took her question a different way. “I know what I want.” Kei said looking at Elara closely a certain desire in his eyes, but now wasn’t the time.

Playing the role of the prisoner, even if he wasn’t able to not look the Quarren in the eye, old Epicanthix habits that didn’t flinch. Her prisoner suppressed a grin at the door, she’d gone there, trying his best not to laugh, but he owed her one for that. ~Really,~ Kei said through the force to Elara, the word in her mind was stated like an amused challenge for a later date.

Red Fifteen: Downstairs​

Below, the crowds mingled, more than a few guns turned to greet their new guests, mercenaries, or guards mixed with the patrons, who were many and mostly too wrapped up in their own business to care. The rooms were divided, some for wealth, but most like Nar Shaddaa smoky, seedy or unlawful. All kinds of things were going on here, and always did away from prying eyes.

Red Fifteen The Blue Ladies Lounge​

While above a hooded blue twi’lek, known only as the blue lady appraised the pair, wearing fine grey clothing, she looked young surprisingly. Waving her hand, a seven foot four Houk stepped forward from below, a wall of muscle mass and arms built like small tree trunks. The Houk had a couple of guards with him, but clearly he was who the lady looked to, to sort problems out.

"Come," The Houk said "lady will speak to you." Looking to escort them up the winding blue staircase, past the lower floors guards and upstairs. Not many got to speak to her direct, unless you had something she wanted, like a million credit or more bounty in your hand.

It seemed the lady behind her veil was saying nothing, but inside she couldn't believe her luck at just who had walked into her domain... "That's far enough." a big meaty hand was shoved toward the pair at the top of the stairs, before eventually letting them through, maybe just to show them they were carefully being watched.

Houk

Spoiler

Will PM you some background info on the twi'lek.

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

She turned for a moment looking at him oh how she wished she could give him a come back for that but there wasn't time they had to keep moving in the right direction. And the direction was inside.

Elara looked around there was nothing in her that one did not expect of Nar Shaddaa. It was the reason she had come here the diligent daughter brought up to marry well. She remembered too well the lessons she undertook each day, how to hold her head, how to speak, what kind of smile to give when you wanted attention. Yes none of it felt comfortable anymore. Now she spoke her mind, smiled whatever way she wanted, and let her words, and her body do the talking.

The Houk was coming towards them Elara felt herself stiffen she was no physical match for him it would hurt for a long time if she tangled with him, she kept her hands down until he stopped. She breathed in relief, and nodded. She kept hold of Kei again. They walked until they were allowed not to walk any further.

Here was where Elara's upbringing might help, that's might is large letters.

Elara looked over, "Lady," Elara stood protectively in front of Kei she did not know what the Lady would do, but whatever it was she would not allow harm to come to Kei. A warm flush washed over her then, a low growl came from the back of her throat as she waited to see what game the lady was playing.

 

[Kei Amadis]

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“Elara keeping busy I see”, a zeltron named Mariuso answered for her, a scarred Zeltron Elara would probably have seen about the place, he had his fingers in most pies, and liked a taste of everything. if the houk was the muscle this guy was the slimy mouth piece who everyone knew and everyone wished they didn't. The blue lady Tadi’etti beside him was not your usual criminal mastermind that was for sure, she was a small unassuming young girl who spoke very little, and stayed with her eyes nearly always veiled, her lekku strapped back, invisible in this place. It was odd then everyone here seemed to be at her beck and call, but they were, and had waited without a word till she whispered for her interpreter, a rough and ready zeltron to answer for her again.

“What have you brought for us, Kei Amadis is it? At least I’m told we haven’t had the pleasure.” Kei wasn’t famous enough to be a household name far from it, but they’d checked his ID in little time and seen money to be made. “Ten percent finder’s fee sounds about right Elara, and a complimentary evening on the house.” Someone passing Mariuso some credits quickly, he was trying to rip Elara off and start negotiations at next to nothing, he would go up a lot higher, but grudgingly each time she pushed it.

Kei noticed her growl, and he was thinking exactly the same about Elara, this better go alright. The Knight was taking note of the exits, and how many weapons they had, there looked like about six shooters up here, and the three behind them, with a few below. Too many to make a move here, he’d have to bide his time. ~Play along,~ Kei sent through the force, bending down to drop something in his boot as he pulled at them. The Epicanthix got a shove in the back from the Houk, who in turn got a sharp look from the blue lady herself and settled down immediately. No doubt who was in charge then.

“Tsk Tsk that's no way to treat our guests..." The Zeltron half heartedly scolded, before carrying on, "We have a bargain Elara? Easy credits, for no questions on our end.”

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

Elara stood there shifting her position she took a breath. Play along. She wanted to shake him right now, "I don't know" Elara put a hand on her hip she looked at the back of her hand trying to look disinterested, "I don't know, he is worth something more to me." She looked over at the lady.

"Ten percent, for this rabble rouser" she looked back at him smiled. The odds in here were not good, "I hear your killing off strangers, like the body down near the door. Poor man. "

Elara turned back looking to the lady, "I wouldn't want the prize I bring to end up like that" or herself. She tried not to think on it if anything happened to him it would be her fault for bringing him in here. Now she could take two maybe three on a good night but in here there had to be at least ten. Those odds she didn't like. Elara crossed her arms trying to look formidable her gaze held the lady's, stone for stone. What game was she setting up she looked at Kei trying to be positive, then turned back.

"I need more" no smiles just business.

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Kei was led forward, keeping eye contact with them all, “how about you show me to where I’ll be staying so I can get some rest.” The Epicanthix joked, with reason, and almost got a rifle butt to his head, but again the Houk was reigned in, seems they wanted him intact, thankfully. It also seemed the blue lady agreed, because she looked toward a sliding door which began to open. On the way, Kei stumbled down a step, cliché sure, but he was soon hauled up minus one boot which he’d kicked free.

A boot that was going to become very important later, shifted in the force to be surrounded by some plants, out of sight and mind.

Kei launched for one of them in a mock hit, but was restrained easily by the group. “Come on Jedi,” One of the mercs this time did hit him in the stomach, hard, and there was no objection this time as they walked a slightly winded epicanthix forward. Distraction achieved from lacking a boot, or them caring about it.

“Mayhaps your are right my dear, it seems you have tired him. Twenty percent then,” the Zeltron haggling with Elara responded, again having someone run up to him and put another credit-stick in his hands, he gave her a slimy looking smile.

Their very own Slave Pits:
The blue lady led the procession toward a balcony and a string of small cages, holding slaves in various states of disrepair, she pointed a finger forward, and Kei was ‘helped’ down toward the others. Most of the guards waited in the room upstairs, with just a few making their way down, the houk and zeltron among them.

In one of the cage’s below there it was plain as day, a dead friend laying on the floor, his body yet to be collected.

~It’s him~ He sent to Elara, the voice faint as it often was when he tried to mindspeak, if she even got it at all, but he put his hands on the bars of his dead friend's cage and hung his head, saying a silent few words. It took awhile for him to say anything outloud, while above the Zeltron continued to haggle, perhaps to make unwanted advances on Elara, as he was that kind of won't take no for an answer slime. It would however make him an easy target...

Fine mess you are in now Kei, all he had was one boot and one fiery girl, but it was one boot with a flashbang stun grenade about to go off. Which is exactly what happened next behind them, and to most of the unfortunate guards in the adjoining room.

BOOM

[member="Elara Wahia"]​

 

[Elara Amadis]

Elara was getting all twisted inside and that was not good it made her unsure. She needed to be sure and confident. She looked at the credits

"20%" she said that was more credits than she had ever seen in one place and meant to be given to her. For a moment she considered taking the deal and running after all he was a Jedi right?

But.

She knew herself better than that, she knew she'd never sleep another good night if she left him in there. She could have kicked him for taking things so lightly but she knew he needed answers otherwise he'd never sleep another night.

Course she planned on him not sleeping a night or two anyhow.

She made a face when she saw that he had been hit, then she looked over to the haggler but where was the Houk she looked around, he was waiting not more than a few steps away. Elara vs a zeltron pretty even, Elara vs zeltron and Houk extremely painful odds.

Slaves are no issue they will run. The Zeltron though...it was as she considered all of this that she could hear that tiny whisper so faint it's him she nodded.

"You know I think I might want to turn him in myself, maybe you should just give him back." She smiled. There was some uncomfortable laughter by all. She would have to take the Houk first, just then there was an explosion.

Elara turned one second to look below another to take on the Houk who was already nearly on top of her. He wasn't coming for her which was good, he was going for the diversion.

Elara positioned herself standing sideways waiting it would take everything she had once he got to the railing. He stopped as if on cue, she pulled the blaster from behind where she kept it pulling off several shots not bothering with him, she just needed them to run, she was throwing all of her strength, and weight into hitting the Houk.

She slammed him he staggered holding onto the railing, but he didn't go over, and now...now he was not happy and no one there to reign him in. Shooting him would piss him off more.

sithspawn

She aimed the blaster at the Houk, "don't...please don't" She hated to kill, or injure. The zeltron maneuvering in the confusion. She didn't have another weapon.

From behind her he spoke, "You are outnumbered"

Elara laughed, "Sometimes the odds don't work out" The Houk was approaching. She swallowed hard. Exhaled. Centered her energies. All else fails go to plan B. She backed up towards the wall putting the zeltron on one side, the houk on the other. She pointed the blaster at the Zeltron.

"I'll drop him where he stands" Not like she expected him to care. "All we want is the body, that's it."

The Zeltron paused, "Why?"

Elara looked at him, "because every family deserves to be able to honor their dead"

The zeltron moved slowly, "Why not just ask then?"

Elara felt it then, dam pheromones. "Because who would think it to be that easy"

The zeltron smiled, "you would be amazed by the things you could get just by asking Elara"

Had the flash bang provided Kei enough time and cover to get out? She expected that is what he had in mind. Whether she'd be able to join that was in question.

[member="Kei Amadis"]

 

[Kei Amadis]

Elara handled herself better than he could have hoped, he didn't like leaving her in harms way one bit. The wall switch being flipped didn’t give the guys upstairs much warning. The cell doors opened and out came the slaves brandishing, whatever they could find. Whatever deal was about to be negotiated upstairs would have to wait!

Had Elara been abandoned? You couldn’t see Kei anywhere, or his friend's body for that matter, a tense few seconds, especially as behind her a bunch of angry slaves were gathering ready to run at the guards.

Looks like he’d left her.

…

Like hell.

….

Somewhere you could hear a hissing sound, what was that smell?

Creak, and a snap, as the floor beneath Elara and the Zeltron began to fall away, the small section of walkway they were on coming loose from his lightsaber's burning. Falling…. The zeltron hit the ground, and what did Elara hit… Kei’s bracing arms of course, grabbing her and pulling in tight for a kiss, holding her to him this time, because he had both his hands.

“Nice of you to drop in.” He pulled away reluctantly, his face again inches from hers, the strongest look for her in his eyes, luckily for her there were people around now! Else she might not have got out of his arms so easily this time.

Aside the groaning Zeltron on the floor, standing next to him was a large silent muscular man. Dipping Elara to the ground, “this is patches,” Kei said to the figure carrying his friends body, “he was a friend of,” Kei nodded to the body he was carrying.

And then the situation above escalated as expected, slaves vaulting over the hole in the walk way and heading for the upstairs door, the guards didn’t have much of a chance, they were already dazed from the stun grenade, it wasn't a fight so much as a stampede to get out of here.

“Thank me later.” Really he owed her, and he knew it, but teasing her had its appeal too. Grabbing her hand, and waving for patches to follow, Kei tried to make back into the lower tunnels leading both with him, they had a locked door to deal with again, but his lightsaber was making short work of it...

Looked like they had an easy run...

Then someone had to go and start firing from the balcony, and tag his arm.

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[Elara Amadis]

Elara was prepared to take some consequences, and the slaves were going to give her some support. She laughed nervously not the best plan Elara not at all. Then there was this horrid smell tickling at her nose.

She looked down, just then the floor fell from beneath her feet, right into the arms of [member="Kei Amadis"] who was making moves of his own holding her tightly she felt crushed and loved it, he had literally just taken her breath away, "Nice of you to make time to catch me" She growled she couldn't help it he literally brought out everything primal about her.

As he dipped her over to introduce her to Patches, "hello Patches" she smiled at him, do not piss off Patches. Patches carried a precious cargo the body of Kei's friend, she felt sadness she turned and looked at Kei, "I'm so sorry about your friend luv" There wasn't time to do anything more the situation was changing and once again it was time to haul their butts out of here.

They were running Elara could hear the sounds of running above them and slowly coming up behind them, how many had been in there?

Shots were being fired, Elara turned looking up passing a guard who had been knocked unconscious by the slaves on the run, Elara pulled his blaster from his hands. She aimed and fired, randomly not knowing who was above was shooting, it couldn't be the zeltron he was down. The Houk was more physical, the Blue Lady didn't strike her as the type, but now there were other guards.

This had to be them...Elara without looking "Kei you ok?" She looked at Patches, he seemed out too...

 

[Kei Amadis]

Propping himself up, “just fine”, damned, Kei gritted his teeth, finishing off cutting the door as Elara covered them, patches was down, stunned it looked like. Amadis had to make a choice leave his friend's body or help patches up. Elara seemed to give whoever was shooting pause, buying them time.

It was a hard choice but a simple one. “Get up big guy,” Kei kicked in the cut door, keeping the saber in his good arm. Getting shot by a blaster was no picnic when you weren’t wearing any armor. Pulling patches arm around his good shoulder and helping the dazed man up, to prop him against the tunnel wall out of harm’s way. “We need you awake,” he couldn’t leave Elara in there either, so back in the wounded Epicanthix went.

Dipping down behind her to pull his fallen friend’s body, as blaster shots ricocheted about, using one hand over the empty doorway, “We’ve got to go Kitten.” Dragging the man below her with him, he wasn’t carrying his friend out with him with one arm, but wait, did he just call her kitten?

Through it all, the burning sensation in his left shoulder, them again running for their lives, and his dead friend at his feet. That one thought was on his mind, Kitten, and he chuckled, tapping patches around the face to try and wake the groggy man up, didn’t look like it was working.

“Which one do you want?” He grinned to Elara, a broad grin, a hint of pain in his braced arm, but they weren’t done yet, be time to heal up later. Elara could help walk patches out or carry his friend, but by the sounds coming from the other room, they might find a few guards assisting them out.

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[Elara Amadis]

She heard him but had he called her Kitten? She wouldn't think about that right now, she'd think about what he asked after that which she wanted.

She was strong part of her species make up. Kei was injured. So. Which did she want, "I'll take your friend, and you lead Patches." She knew if she put his friend into a fireman carry she could bear the weight, and still be able to protect them as they retreated. A dead body weighed a lot more than one would think. She couldn't see an injured Kei handling that, and then there was the mental anxiety of knowing you're carrying a friend. Nope. She'd bear this for him.

Elara took a deep breath she would never admit it to anyone that dead bodies unnerved her. Was it the spark of life that made them lighters and easier to carry when alive, why did they double their weight when dead? And then there was the cold and their coloring you just knew that contained no life.

She set the blaster down, moving Kei's friend around she hefted him up onto her shoulder, grabbing his arm she pulled it across until she could grab it with the opposite hand. From her knees, she grabbed the blaster, and then pushed up grunting as she went. She shook him around getting it right, her voice was tight, "Let's go..." She turned to make sure the rear would be safe...

She was ready to go, sithspawn she could almost run if she had to..

"You have no idea how much you owe me right now..." She laughed out loud, "OHHH..." it was a yell for power, strength... as she exhaled hard..

"AND By the way Kei, Kitten? Really Kitten. Well I will show you Kitten when we are done.." She narrowed her gaze, and pricked her ears..."we got to go luv...so..move out"

Elara walked backwards watching, while Kei took Patches, and point.

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[Kei Amadis]

“Yes Kitten”, now he was really teasing her his face grinning from ear to ear, but she had her hands full so he was safe. In no small part looking forward to what was going to happen when these two got themselves some privacy, and they didn’t have their hands full, because force knows she was the kind of strong fiery woman he loved, and always fell for.

He laughed, emotion and adrenaline getting him through the pain in his shoulder, patches in his other arm. Kei had been shot before, and despite what people told you, it never got any less painful the second time. “Come on big guy, let’s get you home.” Groans from the other man were all the response he got, as he tried to shift the weight of patches, putting his arm around his shoulder, heck knows how tall he was, must have be 7ft tall.

Back through the rear entrances again, everything seemed to be quiet in front, all the guards drawn away to the back. Kei was running now, because people were coming through the whole they’d made, and it wasn’t long before they were yelling after them, they didn’t have long.

Those same tunnels, the ones he’d noticed could be used to form an ambush or stop attackers, had him worried, looking to Elara, “careful,” he said believing that would be where they’d find trouble, but nothing came, not a thing. It looked they were out and clear. Right to the same side door again where they’d left Bssik stunned. Kei pulled it open slowly, looked down, and saw no bssik, reaching for his weapon, the weight of patches slowed him long enough, long enough for a now thrice crossed Bssik to step out, holding a gun aimed at Kei.

The voices behind them were getting louder.

Nothing's ever easy

...

What Bssik couldn’t see behind him was a certain old Kage, who looked like he’d had a trim and a bath, smoking a fat cigarra…. It really wasn’t Bssik’s day, the click at the back of the Trandoshan's head as the weapon was cocked and aimed, left a very tense situation all around. "Well hello."

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[Elara Amadis]

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They were moving a bit slow even as the voices drew closer they Elara wasn't watching too closely she had not expected everyone to suddenly come to a halt, walking backwards she found herself pushing against a stopped Patches. She dug her heels in thinking that Patches was being stubborn and did not want to go out the door.

"GO OUT!!!" She pushed and then heard the exchange of voice, really Bssk won't let us out! She groaned as she turned pushing Patches from her path and getting to where she could look out.

She looked at Old Kage, "don't hesitate, if you're going to shoot someone, shoot them don't stand there and talk about about" Waiting got more people killed than anything. Elara took the blaster and shot Bssk in each leg, which brought in to his knees, she looked at Kei, "Let's go cupcake" She leaned against the door jamb the weight was heavy, and standing still with it was not making it any lighter.

She looked over to Old Kage, "We need transporation, this walking and running thing, getting old. Bssk had to have something around here, we need to look and quick" Elara did not put the body down, she just knew if she did they'd be under fire. She stepped over Bssk who tried to grab her and found the Old Kage ready to knock him out, she shifted the body, the voices were almost on them.

She was walking down the alley "come on..what's back here got to be something"

 

[Kei Amadis]

“Just happen to have you covered!” The old Kage called, “old Zacka borrowed us a ride!” Showing a small old model speeder, as he pulled away a covering. Red with rust, it was enough for the five of them, but they’d be cramped, it didn’t have any weapons to speak of, and if it would start up was another matter.

“Borrowed?” Kei frowned.

“He was trying to rob me.” The Kage defended himself.

Cupcake huh? He couldn’t help but grin to Elara, while Zacka knocked Bssk out with a boot, again. The trandoshan had been in obvious pain, though his armor had taken some of the force of the blaster hits. Kei squatted down best he could and despite the growing voices behind him, took precious seconds to take the man’s pain, putting it on himself instead. Bssk’s wounds closed, adding to Kei’s burden, but he wasn't leaving him in pain here. The Trandoshan would live, just waking up with a doubly sore headache, Kei however was sweating and in discomfort.

Force pulling the blaster from the Trandoshan’s limp hand, the Epicanthix fired into the door controls locking it behind them, making the bumps against the metal and cursing from inside fall on deaf ears.

Limping after Elara, he pulled patches up into the vehicle, “ladies first.” Kei said, resting on the back of the speeder, feeling the burn now, either going up after her, or perhaps being pulled in at this point. Patches' feet were sticking out the side of the front passenger seat, and he was groaning too.

“Old Zacka will drive,” which all things considered with his now whiskey breath probably wasn’t the best option. They probably looked a heck of a sight, one mildly drunk old Kage, Kei looking like he was drunk from exertion, a groaning stunned patches upside down in the front seat, if it hadn’t been so serious with Elara carrying Kei’s friend it might have brought a smile to the Epicanthix.

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