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[Aeshi Tillian]

Mae Tecono Karkosuchus Arkyn Rane

Two weapon blasts cut through the treeline, not far away. "Recalibrate the sensors." Aeshi said, pulling the throttle all the way back and bringing the ship to a hover. "Focus on fast-moving, humanoid and above sized life forms."

Her co-pilot nodded, his plumage raised. A signal of excitement, of danger. Aeshi knew the feeling. Blood raced through her ears and her eyes tried to pierce the treeline.

She could see nothing else down there, but the sensors picked up two abnormalities, racing toward the nearest center. One was human, for the most part. The other was reptilian. That brought a frown to her face. Was this connected to the cultists on the Rimma? Did this kid have some sort of information on the cult?

That made it even more crucial to try and get her out safely. She didn't know what happened to the fighter that had been pursuing the raider, but it was somewhere nearby.

"Open the boarding ramp," Aeshi said standing up and loosing the .48s in their holsters. "I'll see if I can keep the lizardman busy."

She slid down the ladder to the main cargo bay as wind rushed in from the cargo ramp. She swayed under the buffeting of the wind before grabbing a safety line along the inside, hooking a harness to her belt as she edged onto the ramp and stared through the foilage.

Aeshi double-checked the readout on her sensor display and aimed generally down in the direction of the reptilian, firing off two thunderous rounds, one from each .48.

 

[Karkosuchus]

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Spoiler: Equipment

Bandolier Right Shoulder Bandolier Flash Grenade Sonic Detonator Bacta Grenade Concussion Grenade Thermal Detonator Left Shoulder Bandolier Stun Grenade Ammonia Bomb Utility Belt Syntherope Food Rations Hush 98 Comlink Imagecaster Energy Bola Fire Blade Field Security Overloader

Holster Dissuader KD-30 .48 Caliber Enforcer Pistol Stouker Concussion Rifle FC-1 Flechette Launcher Imperial Heavy Repeater Brass Knuckles Echani Shield Heavy Battle Armor The Swamp Vanquisher

Karkosuchus was on the chase within the forest; knocking down small trees and hurling rocks out of his path. His large feet cracked rocks and wedged through small river streams. His quarry was going to make it to Jar Shuul at this rate and he particularly didn't want to fight within the cityscape. His snout picked up on the scent of Arkyn Rane and his eyes watched as blaster bolts pierced through the air no doubt fired from her person. This mistake allowed him to zero in on her precise location which would make it easier for him to catch her.

His yellow eyes scanned the sky as Aeshi Tillian starship began to hover and the ramp opened up. He maneuvered himself down with a quick roll into the underbrush of the forest as two thunderous rounds from a .48. slammed into the landscape behind him. He raised his stouker concussion rifle and pulled the trigger at the starship; sending three rounds of concussive blast in that general direction. Reaching into his utility belt; he grabbed his energy bola and hurled it at Arkyn Rane to catch her within its binding coils. Immobilizing his target was his top priority at this time. In the event that this effort failed; he would carry on the chase.

Mae Tecono

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[Mae Tecono]

Mae argued with her crew as their planetary sensors were offline. "Okay okay!" She shouted. "Bring up ship sensors and see if we can at least track down the other cargo ship that was assisting." As she ordered, her crew went to work busily. "Captain, the freighter is to our aft 1 kilometer." her 1st officers responded.

She flipped the fighter around and made her way in that direction. When she met the hovering freighter, she flipped her fighter over so it was hovering near but the cockpit faced the ground. This way, she could not only repel easily, but would bring three of her four dual-medium laser turrets into play to cover her on the surface. "Cover me" she ordered as she unstrapped from her seat, just as she opened her cockpit and fell straight out down towards the ground. Just before she made contact with the hard surface of the rocks and dirt below, she used the force to flip herself around and upright, landing much more gracefully on her feet. With her feet on the ground, she listened to what sounds like rocks being flung and trees crashing down in the forest, most likely indicating a chase, and then some blaster bolts being fired and landing ahead. She pulled her lightsaber from her waist, an began a dead sprint in the same direction as the action. Hopefully, she was not too late.

Arkyn Rane

 

[Arkyn Rane]

Juno’s gambit worked, somewhat. The freighter had noticed her shots from the hilltop and now hovered above, its ramp opened just enough for a woman to take potshots at Karkosuchus, who was still lumbering through the forest behind her. But the bounty hunter had noticed them too.​

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She followed the trajectory of the shots and saw the monstrous killer come running through the trees at the base of the hill. The image was almost beautiful, the primal hunter sprinting towards her through the brush, concussion rifle in hand. As she watched, he took aim returned fire on the ship.​

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She seized the opportunity to shoot at him herself while he was focused on the ship, squeezing off a single blazing red energy bolt from her DG-29, aiming not at him, but his rifle. ​

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He seemed to notice her then, and reached into his belt as she turned back to sprint down the hillside. Something whirred through the air behind her, and she gave into the urge to drop into a slide down the hill into a thicket, feet first, as if she were coming down a chute. An energy bola sailed overhead and straight into a tree, wrapping around the bark with a sharp thud. ​

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She pushed off the hill at the bottom, using her momentum to get her feet back beneath her and break out into a run, resuming the race to Jar Shuula. She hoped the ship could slow Karkosuchus down enough for her to gain some more ground. He moved terrifyingly fast for someone so big, and he had way too many teeth for comfort. ​

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She holstered her DG-29 as she ran and drew her trusty sonic pistol. She had a plan. ​

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Aeshi Tillian Karkosuchus Mae Tecono

 

[Aeshi Tillian]

Mae Tecono Karkosuchus Arkyn Rane

Aeshi flung herself to the side of the boarding ramp as a disturbance tore through the forest, shredding leaves and branches. It arced past her into the air and she felt the jacket absorb the edge of the blast. That was unexpected, whatever that was supposed to be. Some sort of concussion weapon, she would guess, although she couldn't guess what type of weapon would have that sort of firepower.

The other fighter was not far from her and she watched as someone jumped from the vehicle. Aeshi blinked in surprise, trying to rationalize what that could have been. Why would anyone jump out of a fighter?

It was a valid point though. The limbs were too thick to land safely, even if she blasted a hole with the turbolaser. But she didn't want to spread that kind of firepower if she couldn't see the target.

A tug on the harness caught her attention and an idea sparked. She holstered the guns and headed back into the cargo bay, transferring the safety carabiner from the safety line along the edge of the hull to a small winch next to the hatch. She donned a pair of gloves, wrapping the cables together and securing them together. It was messy, but it would have to do.

"Take control of the winch," Aeshi shouted into the intercom. "I'm going down there."

There was an indignant squawking through the intercom and she paused to listen.

"Scanners read abnormally low body temperatures for a mammal, right? That means either some kind of reptilian. If this punk is tied to the pirates? Karking right I'm going to do my best to bring them in. There's at least a dozen ships missing because of them."

There was a pause, and then finally an acknowledgment. Aeshi grinned and hurried back towards the end of the ramp, stepping off the edge with her eyes closed. She fell for a moment, until the cable caught hold, and then the motor began to spin, lowering to the ground a fair, but steady clip.

Aeshi covered her face with her arms as she dropped through the foliage. Twigs and branches scraped against her coat, but she kept dropping until the cable ran out a few meters off the ground.

"Dank ferrik," Aeshi grunted, unhooking the harness from her belt and letting her feet drop so she hang from her arms. Her shoulders jolted with the impact, but she let herself drop the rest of the way, thundering against the ground with a grunt.

"That was awful," Aeshi murmured, rolling her neck for a moment before picking herself off the ground and heading toward the sounds of conflict.