Hand's Off My Man

[Dax Perl]

Location: Cato Neimoidia​

Dax shifted uncomfortably, the plush seat beneath him just a bit too plush for his tastes. He didn't know how the Neimoidians did it...he could never live this comfortably. It seemed absurd and wasteful to him. The Knight leaned back a little and rubbed his eyes, blinked then brought the electrobinoculars back up to his eyes, peering down into the streets below. The bounty hunter wouldn't likely let himself be caught off guard. He'd be prepared for anything. Maybe a speeder stashed here, a safe house there. Whatever it was the Knight and the Mercenary would not have an easy time of it.

"You seeing anything?" he asked [member="Leo Vandermolen"], as he paused to take a bite of the lavish 'take-out' they'd ordered. Neimoidians just had to prove they were richer didn't they,,,

[member="Kalyn Tyree"]

 

[Leo Vandermolen]

Leo pressed his forehead against the stainless hotel window, zoomed in on the streets below with his mask. "I got nothin' man." He groaned in frustration. "We should be out there, scouting the area, not sat up here in some 'ivory tower'." Leo slid the mask from his head, letting it drop to the floor as he followed suit and grabbed some food. "This stuff is karking delicious." He said with a mouthful of food, "Who knew that Neimoidians ate like kings. Oh that's right... everybody." A chuckle escaped his lips.

Leo paced the room for a while, surveying the outside every time he walked past the window. He lobbed a long-range communicator over to Dax, "I'm going to ground, I you spot him, tell me. Feel free to come with." With that, Leo picked up his mask from the ground and started for the exit.

| [member="Dax Fyre"] | [member="Kalyn Tyree"] |

 

[Kalyn Tyree]

Kalyn walked down the streets that so graciously displayed the wealthiness of the colony world. She sighed before taking a bit of cover behind a mast in an attempt to not stand out. She pulled out the small device from the side of her belt and pressed the button on the side as a small hologram projected itself upwards. A Trandoshan, green skin, rough and scaly looking along with a long scar that went from his forehead, down across his right eye and onto his cheek. Lots of gear and weapons of all sorts with countless hand held grenades strapped across his chest. Kalyn finished her examination of her target and turned the device off and placed it back on her belt.

'This is gonna be fun.' She sighed whilst trying to stay optimistic with her long search. She continued to walk down the street keeping a close eye out.

[member="Leo Vandermolen"] [member="Dax Fyre"]

 

[Dax Perl]

Dax stood and grabbed his jacket, the leather slightly cool against his skin. "Like chit I'm staying here. Let's hit it." He rushed after the mercenary finally catching up to him.

The elevator music played quietly, the "calming" tune frustrating Dax more so than he already was. Yeah...never coming back here....he thought to himself. "Whatdya think the chances are we'll run into the bosh'tet out on the street?" he asked Leo, drawing his slugthrower. He depressed the magazine ejector and checked to make sure bullets were loaded. Satisfied he placed the magazine back into the weapon and flicked the safety off.

[member="Leo Vandermolen"], [member="Kalyn Tyree"]

 

[Leo Vandermolen]

The elevator was SO SLOW.... their descent took forever and the 'music' that accompanied wasn't really setting the tone for hunting a deadly killer. "Unlikely. Even if this guy hasn't caught our scent yet, he'll still be prepared for any situation. The likely case is that he's hold up in some hotel, blending in under a fake name. At the moment, all Transdoshans are suspects." The elevator came to a stop and the two walked towards the exit of the hotel, Leo winked at the cute human receptionist as they left and turned back to Dax. "Alright, I'm planning on going topside, try and survey from the rooftop's and pinpoint a location, how do we approach this?" He questioned as the emerged into the eloquent streets.

| [member="Dax Fyre"] | [member="Kalyn Tyree"] |

 

[Dax Perl]

"I'll take the streets. I put out some feelers and see if I can pick up the lizards presence anywhere...greedy CEOs are bound to feel different than cold-blooded killers...no pun intended." The man responded, rolling his eyes at his partners all too painfully cliche wink.
"If we get a bead on him, you provide overwatch if he's surface level. If not you chase him down and keep me in the loop. I'll find my way to you."

A saber beat against the Knight's chest, its curved form hidden beneath the right side of his jacket. Whatever was to come, Dax would be fully prepared to face what he understood as a Tier 2 threat. He passed thtough the crowd quickly,his eyes darting from side to side, briefly catching a holoprojecter going out in a woman's hand. Nothing unusual there.

[member="Leo Vandermolen"], [member="Kalyn Tyree"]

 

[Kalyn Tyree]

Kalyn continued walking down the streets, already growing bored of her search, despite the fact it'd barely begun. A few natives started to give her the eye as they passed her. Kalyn turned her head and watched them pass her, looking at them sceptically as they walked away. She returned to facing the front and pulled the side of her brown cloak slightly over her lightsaber that rested on her hip and hung from her belt. This search was pointless she needed some sort of vantage point, looking around in the streets was futile, as if this wanted bounty hunter would be waltzing the streets. Nevertheless she continued walking, at least to the end of the street, occasionally asking "Hi have you seen this man?" to some of the more friendlier looking natives, showing them the hologram. All of which only replied with "No."

[member="Dax Fyre"] [member="Leo Vandermolen"]

 

[Leo Vandermolen]

Leo nodded and burst into a sprint, "Catch ya on the flipside." He aimed right for the wall and leaped at the last possible second, his hand latching onto a silver rung which he used to propel himself upwards. A few more jumps and he had reached the top of the building, taking flight once more. He sped across the rooftops, admiring the beautiful view of the rope-suspended city while also scanning for a suitable perch. He spotted a nice tall building, positioned in just the right way to allow for Leo to scan the streets while remaining undetected to those focused on what was in front of them, rather than looking straight up.

After a bit of amusing parkour, Leo was nestled in tight, scanning the streets. He picked up the communicator and turned it on, "Dax, I'm in position. Feels better, being out here in the open with the fresh air, than cramped up in some tight hotel room. How's it coming along?" He asked, cracking his knuckles and giving his body a good stretch.

| [member="Kalyn Tyree"] | [member="Dax Fyre"] |

 

[Dax Perl]

Dax shouldered his way by a couple more Neimoidians, "Well, I'm considering putting a bounty on every Neimoidian in existance." the man said into his comlink. The Knight's eyes darted from face to face, searching for the Trandoshan. The blasted thing should stick out like a sore thumb.

"Have you seen this man?" a young human girl asked. He looked down at the holoprojection that she presented to him. The Trandoshan! Dax grabbed the young woman's arm and pulled her out of the crowd. Once out of earshot he turned back to her. Looking at her once again it was suddenly obvious that she was a Jedi....a Padawan. "What do you think you're doing?"

[member="Leo Vandermolen"], [member="Kalyn Tyree"]

 

[Kalyn_Tyree]

Kalyn was asking around, once again, but this time instead of receiving the same 'no' she was rushed out of the crowd as the man she'd just met started asking her questions. "Unhand me." She said sternly, "and I'm on Jedi business. And that's all you need to know. What's it to you anyway?!" She asked in a slightly demanding tone. Her free hand hovered around her saber, making sure it was at an easy access distance, in case there was a need for it. She looked down at the young man, he was dressed in a grey shirt, black leather jacket, black boots and cargo pants. "Who are you anyway?" She asked, yet another questioning slipping from her curiosity.

[member="Dax Fyre"] [member="Leo Vandermolen"]

(ARGH!! Really sorry guys, I accidentally posted on the wrong acount!! SORRY!! And I don't think you can delete posts can you?)

 

[Dax Perl]

Dax lifted his hand and the girl's saber floated from her belt and into his hand. "I'm not blind you know." His hand relaxed as he handed the girl her lightsaber. "You and I are hunting the same man." he said, ignoring her first question. "But what I don't get is why the Order would send a Padawan, without her master, to bring in a bounty hunter with more kills than captures under his belt."

The man gripped the edge of his jacket and pulled it aside, revealing the curved saber he was carrying, the leather strands and beads hanging from its pommel. "We've got this handled ok? Go back to your Master and tell him someone else got to him first."

[member="Kalyn Tyree"], [member="Leo Vandermolen"]

 

[Kalyn Tyree]

Kalyn's saber went flying off her belt and into the young man's hand, "Hey! Give it back." She said. After he spoke about him not being blind he handed the weapon back to her, she took it quickly and hooked it back on her belt. He continued to speak as he ignored her question, she rolled her eyes, but started paying attention when he mentioned they were after the same person. "Why're you after him?" She asked. She started to get a little mad after he questioned why the Order would send her, a padawan, to take care of this matter. "I can handle it!" She said stubbornly, crossing her arms. "What do you know about the Order anyway!" She continued, that was when he moved aside part of his jacket to reveal the curved hilt of a lightsaber. "We've got this handled ok? Go back to your Master and tell him someone else got to him first." He finished. He turned to start walking away but Kalyn grabbed his shoulder and pulled him back, "No way, I've been ordered to capture him, and that's exactly what I'm going to do. And who's 'We'?" She finished.


[member="Dax Fyre"] , [member="Leo Vandermolen"]

 

[Dax Perl]

"My partner and I" Dax replied, "We're in the business of making sure bad guys don't get to keep doing bad things. By any means necessary." Dax put his hand on her shoulder, in a kinder way than he'd been treating her till now. "I know you've already seen and done things. I've been exactly where you are right now. But trust me when i say this is different. You need to turn around right now."

[member="Kalyn Tyree"], [member="Leo Vandermolen"]

 

[Kalyn_Tyree]

Kalyn glanced down at his hand as it laid on her shoulder before looking back up at him. "I'm doing the same thing, stopping bad guys from doing bad things. What's the difference?" She asked. She straightened up her posture ever so slightly, "I've been given a mission and I'm not returning empty handed. That's final." She says with a slight smirk. She was determined to not lose, she'd been ordered to capture this bounty hunter, and she was going to do it one way or another.

[member="Dax Fyre"] [member="Leo Vandermolen"]

 

[Kalyn_Tyree]

ARGHHHHHH IGNORE THAT!!! why can't I just check before I send it!

 

[Kalyn Tyree]

Kalyn glanced down at his hand as it laid on her shoulder before looking back up at him. "I'm doing the same thing, stopping bad guys from doing bad things. What's the difference?" She asked. She straightened up her posture ever so slightly, "I've been given a mission and I'm not returning empty handed. That's final." She says with a slight smirk. She was determined to not lose, she'd been ordered to capture this bounty hunter, and she was going to do it one way or another.

[member="Dax Fyre"] [member="Leo Vandermolen"]

 

[Dax Perl]

Dax sighed, "Look Pa-" Dax stopped as he spotted something behind the girl, down near the corner of the alley. He squinted his eyes trying to make out what he was looking at. A blaster! Dax wrapped his arm around the Padawan and pulled her to the ground, his own body covering hers as a blaster bolt flew over their heads, narrowly missing them.

"Leo! I've got a bead on him! In pursuit!" he said into his comlink as he stood and began to chase after the assailant. "Go back to your master! We've got this under control!" he called over his shoulder as he drew his slugthrower. In the back of his mind Dax knew that the Padawan wouldn't listen. "We've picked up some unwanted help." he warned the mercenary, "Make sure you don't shoot her."

[member="Kalyn Tyree"], [member="Leo Vandermolen"]

 

[Leo Vandermolen]

Leo caught the glow of blaster fire as he scanned the street, people scattered quickly, something had gone down. Suddenly, Dax's vioce erupted over the comm link, "Copy that, I'm still topside. If he tries to run, I'm there." Leo stood from his position and leaped to a nearby roof, blunting the fall with a well-timed roll and his trench-coat. He came to his feet and began racing towards the location where he'd seen the blaster fire. It would seem that they'd picked up somebody else along the way, let's hope they don't cause too much trouble, Leo thought to himself. Or get in our way...

| [member="Dax Fyre"] | [member="Kalyn Tyree"] |

 

[Dax Perl]

Dax rounded the corner quickly, the yellow bladed saber springing to life as at a blaster bolt sped towards him. He swatted it high into the air and returned fire with his slugthrower. Running and shooting were not a combination to for reliable aim. The rounds flew to the right and left, one coming near enough to the Trandoshan that he could hear the snap as it zipped through the air.

[member="Leo Vandermolen"], [member="Kalyn Tyree"]

 

[Kalyn Tyree]

Kalyn looked up at the man wide eyed as he pushed her to the ground and covered her body with his own, missing the blaster bolt by a centimetre. She looked to the side before he jumped up and dashed after the bounty hunter, he yelled for her to go back to her Master, she rolled her eyes in return and gave chase, following behind the man.

As she ran behind him she grabbed her saber from her belt and held it tightly in her right hand, "Hey where's that partner of yours?!" She shouted from behind, "Doesn't seem like he's helping."

Kalyn then realised this was no time to be asking questions as a blaster bolt came flying her way, she immediately ignited her saber and blocked the blast. That was close.. She thought to herself

[member="Dax Fyre"] [member="Leo Vandermolen"]