Episode IV: No Hope

[Lachlan Thorne]

- ALDERAAN -
ABOARD HIS SHIP

The ship of Equa's landed on the planet it had orbited before. The pilot of it, however, was just as bad at landing ships as he used to be - that's why he always had Kaleeya with her when he went flying - and the ship he had rented fell on the ground with a loud thump. People came to see what was going on, some even tried to help the Jedi, but the boy wanted no help.

"Leave me alone, peasants!" he yelled at them, meaning no harm, even though he came off as rude. It was just due to his heightened emotional state. He had to think, he had to be alone somewhere.

How could he find Kaleeya?

ALDERA CITY

Equa shook off all the dust from his robe and walked away from the ship. He'd worry about it later when he's found Kaleeya. A dear person was worth more than handling a broken ship he wouldn't need anymore anyway.

 

[Anastasia Rade]

Location: Mandalore; Keldabe city--- Oyu'baat Cantina
Allies: [member="Gilamar Skirata"] [member="Zandra Tal'verda"] [member="Davin Skirata"] [member="Strider Garon"] [member="Preliat Mantis"] [member="Nolan Detta"]
Objective; Regroup, secure Mandalore, investigate

All of this was crazy, the galaxy was turning itself upside down. First half of the galaxy's population disappeared and now the dead were coming back to life. What was next? Sighing Ana ran a hand through her blonde hair. As much as she wished to get more answers out of Gil Ana knew that he was right. They didn't have time for this.

Her brother was gone but luckily for her she knew right where Aaden was. He had contacted her the night before and she believed that he was still alright along with her other brothers.

"We need to go find out what is going on and fix it. If Gil has risen from the dead I wonder if others have as well." A glance went to Gil as she spoke those last words. Could her parents be among the walking, talking dead now?

So many loved ones missing. They needed answers now.

 

[Felicity Mason]

Imerria
[member="Owain"]

Angry. Hurt. frightened. Those were just the surface emotions. Inside her heart was a tremendous storm, swirling, threatening to rip free and lash out. And under it, shone sheer determination. She strode into the hangar, eyes focused on one thing.

Daddys ship was old. Well, it looked old to her. Like a piece of junk. And it was so temperamental. She remembered trying to learn how to fly it. How Daddy said she wasn't bad, even though she'd nearly crashed. How angry would Daddy be if she took it without asking? Probably furious... and proud. He was strange like that.

 

[Owain]

Immeria
[member="Felicity Mason"]

"Oi! Where you going?" called Owain, chasing after the princess as she headed for the hanger. Don't tell him she was actually thinking to...? She was. He just knew she was. She was hot-headed like that. Glyph had known. Known and left HIM to deal with it. Dammit. Pulling out his comm, Owian swiftly typed up a message to [member="Glyph"] . Princess running out of castle. Then he ran after Felicity towards the Inferno Duo.

 

[Felicity Mason]

Location: Imerria
[member="Owain"]

The voice of Owain behind her made the girl twitch, but she did not stop her steady stride to the ship. She hit a button to lower the ramp and turned to her boyfriend while she waiting for it to lower.

"You won't stop me," she warned, "You can't. If you try, I will fight back and trust me when I say that is something you really do not want."

She was stubborn. When she made up her mind, nothing would stop her. Not even him. Not even if he begged and wept at her feet. She needed to see Naboo. She needed to see Graxin. Find out who she had left. Find dad. Find mom too if she had to. Find everybody.

 

[Emperor Xhinx]

Xhinx looked at [member="Jentara Vel"] and then at the person in charge of this ship, another woman. This woman had a darker demeanor, a Sith, something [member="Alicia Drey"] and Xhinx shared. "I am Xhinx, I do not know who you are. I am also one of the Dark Side. I am still curious as to where we are, this world... It is unknown to me, yet comforting..." Xhinx asked trying to piece everything together. Xhinx turned back to Jentara, wondering what plans she meant. "What do you mean be a 'catastrophic event?' And what planning did you want to make with me? How can I be of service?

 

[Lachlan Thorne]

- ALDERAAN -

Equa walked around the capital city of the planet with a worrying look. He had taken hundreds of steps while trying to think of a way to get Kaleeya back. He had travelled nearly half a kilometre, trying to get an idea of where the girl could be. Using the Force would have been a way to get to know of the girl's location, but he had already tried to use his powers that day. They were completely useless; they did nothing right.

He sighed. Looked like he could have been left without Kaleeya forever.

"What worries you, young soul?" an old man asked from the boy when he noticed him walking around aimlessly with a troublesome look on his face. "I can see from your face that you're having some problems. Let go of that. Try to think clearly."

"What do you mean?" Dominator shouted at the man, louder than he thought he would.

"No need to shout. Your own mind constantly tells you what to do and the Force guides you. All you have to do is letting these two aid you in your travels to where you have to go."

Equa stopped walking. What the old grump told him wasn't something completely impossible to understand, it was mostly just something he hadn't thought of.

 

[Minna]

From behind one of the hangar's cargo box came Valtryx, lightsaber in hand but deactivated. Her eyes glared at the masked stranger, despite her proclaimed nemesis being present. The supposed rivalry had been forgotten now though, as this man caught her attention. "Name yourself, stranger." She demanded, her voice cold and serious, not sharing the same humor that Krest had responded with. She would not play this man's games.

Shortly after, another stranger jumped down and made himself visible. The Yodaling's eyes darted to him, wondering whether he was in league with the masked man. "Both of you, your business, you will state." Her finger hovered over the switch for her lightsaber, ready to deal with intruders if needed. She had no time for disturbances now...

[member="Wanderer EXO"] [member="Gherron Vael"] [member="Krest"] [member="Bol-Jahir"]

 

[Owain]

Imerria
[member="Felicity Mason"]

He snorted at her declaration. "I know, hence why I'm not going to bother," he explained, walking past the princess onto the ship. "So you know how to fly this thing? Last time you flew it was kinda..." Well, he wouldn't say pathetic...at least not around her..."graceless?"

 

[Felicity Mason]

Location: Imerria
[member="Owain"]

She followed him on board, glad to have him, even if she was angry. His next statement did nothing to ease her frustration with him. At the word 'graceless', she reached out to punch his arm.

"Jerk," she grumbled, "I didn't kill us! And I can fly this thing a million times better than you!"

She felt like a fourteen year old girl again with her first crush. Oh yes. It had been a crush. All those times bullying him, insulting him, even the punch to the face, all because of a stupid crush. Now it was real. She stuck her tongue out at him as she settled into the pilots seat.

 

[Lachlan Thorne]

- ALDERAAN -

"What should I do now?" Equa asked from the old man, his emotions having calmed down a bit. It was strange how the simple things could make things more understandable, clearer.

"The next thing you shall be doing is simply letting your own mind take you where you have to go. Walk. Don't let yourself take the body over, but keep walking towards the destination," the old man said, then turned around and walked away. Equa followed his lead and did the same after a few moments.

With calm steps at first, he started walking in a random direction, but no matter what he did, his body wanted to turn left. It was a phenomenon he had never ever experienced before. It was... like his body would have known more than his own brain did. But how could that happen?

For hours, he walked, not even stopping for a moment, even though he was feeling tired, his legs ached, his feet were probably full of blisters and stomach was hurting him even more than it typically did when the boy took a long walk around the Jedi Academy.

But he didn't stop before he noticed something a few hundred metres away from himself. There was a... portal of some kind. People were stepping out of it, looking like zombies, and many of them jumped on top of each other nearly as soon as they got out. It took the boy a few good seconds to understand they were trying to kill each other. However, in a strange way, he knew this was the place he should be heading to.

The boy took his courage and ran towards the strange mystical force, fighting for his life to get as close to it as possible...

and then he jumped into it.​

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The rift took him over.​

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He was falling.​

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he was disappearing.

disappearing, feeling like his own particles were torn apart from his body.

It was colours taking over everywhere around him.​

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And suddenly.​

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Darkness.

Alderaan → Blood Wastes​

 

[Owain]

Imerria
[member="Felicity Mason"]

She punched his arm, but the spirit and the banter was back. He may not be out of the acklay house, but he was certainly tolerated. As long as he trod carefully, this would all work out. The raven haired boy sat down in the co-pilots seat and strapped himself in. "So, where we heading?"

 

[Not Ordo]

"Sandurz?!" He yelled across the bridge of his flagship, "Sandurz, you kark where are you?"

He pushed up his face plate and pushed his large black corrective lenses up on his nose as he looked around the bridge. A good ten people were just gone. Col. Sandurz, Galaga guy, and oh chit! Mr. Caff-maker-guy was fething gone!

"WHAT IN THE BLUE KRIFF IS KARKING GOING ON HERE?!" he screamed in his not so big boy voice, "WHERE IS THE CAFF!?"

He pulled his blaster from his pocket, because holsters were dumb, and shot a random crew member.

"I shoot a new one every 10 minutes until I get my fething caff!" He declared before a rush of people raced in various direction for his cup and the caff maker. "Do you understand?!" He yelled at the backs.

"HAIL HELMETUS!" they shrieked from various directions.

"Fething right hail me." He said as he stuck his arms out and slowly turned in a circle while nodding.

 

[Felicity Mason]

-Imerria-
[member="Owain"]


She was very careful with what she did now. First thing was the lift the ramp, seal the doors, check her viewport, Check the fuel... Start it up. Her first destination was Naboo. She's send a message to [member="Graxin Rade"] before they entered hyperspace, telling him to meet her at the Palace. She hadn't been able to get any news on Naboo this morning, and that frightened her. She had to know.

"Naboo," she answered in a flat voice as she remotely opened the hangar doors, "I have to figure out what happened. They might have information in the Great Theed Library. If not, we can check with the temple masters. More than anything though, my mom's there, Owain..."

While she explained, she eased the ship out of the hangar before finally taking off.

 

[Edric Vanyan]

[member="Owain"]

Comlink would simply be dead, no returned message

 

[Owain]

SPAAAAAAACE
[member="Felicity Mason"]

Well, she was certainly a better pilot than her father. He didn't have to hold onto the arm rests as she flew.

Naboo.

Oh right. The Queen's palace. The queen. Felicity's mother.

Was it too late to jump ship?

 

[Felicity Mason]

Space
[member="Owain"] [member="Graxin Rade"]

Once they broke the atmosphere, Felicity put it on autopilot as they headed towards the nearest hyperspace lane. She needed to send Graxin a message, and she prayed to any God that could hear her that he was still around to receive it.

'Graxin,
I'm still here. With Owain. Fathers gone. No word from Naboo. Lost communication with the planet. Heading there now. If you are still here too, please find me there.'

Short and sweet and to the point. It was too urgent to be anything else. She glanced at Owain sitting beside her, reached out with one hand to take his. He was all she had here.

 

[Owain]

Space.
[member="Felicity Mason"]

Her hand on his surprised him. Owain shot the princess a look and shaky smile. Well, off to Naboo. Yaaaay...

Time to be heroes. Or the comic relief.

 

[Felicity Mason]

-Hyperspace-
[member="Owain"]

It took some time before they arrived at the appropriate spot to make a jump. Felicity finally let go of Owains hand, checked the fuel one more time, Put in the correct coordinates, double checked, then triple checked. Once she was certain all was in order, the ship soundlessly lurched into hyperspace. She watched the familiar blue streaks across the view port, before finally unbuckling and turning her entire body to face him. The ship would take it from here. Making the jump was the hardest part. Once you were actually securely in hyperspace, there wasn't much else to do.

"We'll be there in a few hours," she told him, taking a long deep breath, "If I'm being totally honest, I was nervous that entire time. Did I scare you too?"

Probably. There was a huge difference between the way Daddy flew and the way she did. He followed his gut. Felicity followed instructions.

 

[Onrai]

[member="Xhinx"]

"As of right now, you can be of service by taking the ship's main elevator two decks down and helping out in engineering. As of right now this ship is being maintained by a skeleton crew of droids. Not as efficient as living help, nor as free of making mistakes." She chuckled. "We'll be having a group meeting once two more groups are here in order to lay out some base framework on what I'm going to be doing." She sighed. "And when you need to, go ahead and hit up the crew quarters."

[member="Alicia Drey"]

She looked over at her apprentice again. She couldn't flash her eyes, nor could she change her appearance, all things considered. However, she did lean over and whisper into the woman's ear. "Remember my vaporization."