New Prosperity - Corellian Resettlement (Open to Jedi)

[George O Rourke]

[member="Grant Pherson"]

Objective B
The Landing Site

George had heard about the project through the SSC channels. As a Jedi it was his duty to help out. He made it onto his own YT-2400 and headed to the planet. They were meeting at a place called the Valley of Troy. George hadn't done much exploring through the galaxy so going to different planets was a great thrill to George. As his ship arrived he disembarked and sat in at the briefing where he decided objective B was more fitting for him. Plus he didn't now a lot of the Jedi here but [member="Coci Heavenshield"] was someone he did know. Having someone there he knew made George that little bit more comfortable.

As George left the briefing he found one of the speeders near by. As a kid him and his little brother use to take out their parents speeder and take it for a spin around the town so George was no rookie when it came to speeders, but it had been some time since he rode one. But there was little trouble, once it was up and going it felt like home. Just a really dusty hot home, unlike Glee Anselm. As he moved quickly towards the meeting point it was clear that George was a little late, the group there was ever growing. As he moved closer to the group he could see Master Coci and another female, presumably Site Supervisor [member="Karen Roberts"]. As George came to a stop next to the group he swung his leg over the bike making sure his lightsaber didn't bang across the seat as he moved. Wearing his Jedi Robes he wasn't much of a Armour wearer as the lady with Coci was fully armoured.
"Hello there Master Coci." George smiled and wave to the friendly face before introducing himself to the supervisor Karen. "Hello Ms Roberts, I am Jedi Padawan George O Rourke of the Silver Jedi Order." With a graceful bow.
"Hello everyone." George spoke to the others within the group he didn't know nice wave and big smile.

George was ready to get to work. Wrangling animals it seemed was on the agenda for today. However he seemed ill prepared for the mission. He had his lightsabers but they seemed a little over the top for wrangling animals, he didn't want to hurt the poor creatures.

[member="Jyfo Draav"] I [member="Audren Sykes"] I [member="Vassara Raxis"]

 

[RC 212]

[member="Doctor Azure"] [member="Karen Roberts"]

One nice thing about being the impatient Jedi? You were always the first to the punch. Vassara nodded as Doc climbed on and shot him a fat grin.

"Hold on tight man, make sure to switch your blaster to stun too. Don;t need any more arrest warrants."

Vassara kicked the throttle and they went from dead stop to full blast in under sixty standard. The ground raced by beneath, red dust flying high into the air behind them. Each obstacle was a game for her. With the force she reached out, connecting to the ground, the sky everything. The swoop bike just became a natural extension of her body. Lean left, dodge a huge cliff, lean right, dodge a nasty looking purple cactus.

And then the fun part, riding the ravine down into the valley. She leaned left on more time and suddenly they found themselves looking almost vertically down as the bike sped down an old river bed, down the side of the canyon to the valley below.

"WHOOO! Hold on, here come the hunting grounds!"

 

[Audren Sykes]

The Rock Lands
[member="Karen Roberts"] | [member="Coci Heavenshield"] | [member="Jyfo Draav"] | [member="George O Rourke"]

"Padawan Sykes, a pleasure to meet you, finally."

Audren glanced up from adjusting his gear, surprised at being addressed. After all, he'd never met any of the beings here. The female voice was that of Master Heavenshield, who was bowing her head at him. He'd read about that, Jedi tended to bow rather than shake hands or bump fists or use some other esoteric greeting. So he bowed in reply, at the waist rather than the neck as a sign of respect. He hadn't even known that Heavenshield knew of him, let alone knew his name.

"An honor, Master Heavenshield."

"Welcome to New Prosperity. I'm Karen Roberts. Commander of the RnR PMC. And who might you be bladesman?"

"Padawan Audren Sykes, Master Roberts."

Due her station as a Jedi Master, Audren also bowed to Roberts. He'd never heard of the lady before today, but that wasn't saying much. He hadn't heard of many of the Silver Jedi either.

It seemed Coci had somehow arrived without a speeder bike, a situation that was corrected quickly by one of the Rangers. Linn, Chip, and Copper were three of them, and it appeared they had a good rapport with each other, but he couldn't tell if they shared that rapport with the Master. In short order they left the area, just as two others made their way to the area. One of them was human, the other a species that Audren thought he remembered as Twi'lek? But Twi'leks had two head-tentacles, this one had many more than that. The human introduced himself as Jyfo, the - other? they'd call the species other for now - as Padawan George O Rourke of the Silver Jedi Order. More titles. But hey, it was the same order that Audren himself - and Master Heavenshield too - was a part of. Jyfo had called Master Roberts 'Master', indicating he had a closer relationship with the woman.

With his equipment settled and new people rolling in still, Audren took his first drink from the canteen. He grew up on a forested planet, and while it could get as hot there as here, it wasn't a dry heat. Voss was close enough to be livable, if not exactly comfortable yet. This place was going to take some getting used to though.

 

[Jsc]

The Rock Lands
w [member="Audren Sykes"] , [member="Vassara Raxis"] , [member="George O Rourke"] , [member="Jyfo Draav"] , [member="Coci Heavenshield"] , [member="Doctor Azure"]

Karen returned the bow of Jedi Sykes with a happy smile. My my. So many Jedi today. It reminded Roberts of Tython all over again. So much potential in such a small place. Glorious. She returned to her full hieght and waved the thought away,

"It is good to have you with us Padawan Sykes. I trust my husband did a firm job of explaining the objectives thus far, yes? Hehe. Fear not. I shall explain all in due time."

She turned to Jyfo and smiled deeply,

"And look who else decided to come out and help us capture a few Fire Wolves today? Welcome Apprentice Draav. We shall talk about what happened on Naboo later. Perhaps in private. ...Until then? I hope you brought your famous fearlessness with you today. Hehe. There are many creatures that require our attention today. And all of them have sharp teeth."

The brown-haired woman, (a first), gave Jyfo a knowing wink. She had seen Draav in action. He was more than up to the task. So she returned to the other newcomers as well,

"And yes. Welcome to all. Padawan O Rourke. Hello hello. You are brave to venture into this dry red place. We are many miles from the sea indeed. But the company is plentiful and the magicks abounding. You stand in holy places. If only from the light of good friends."

She turned to smell the air and wandered over to the nearby ridgeline,

"And do I detect the presence of another familiar face? ...Hmm. Ah!... I see. That terrible dust-devil cloud forming in the distance. Hehe. That can only be one woman behind the wheel. Vassara. Of the Expeditionary Fleet. I should have known."

Roberts spun around to eye the entire crew. Raxis would arrive in her own due time. But my my. Look at the crowd so far. So many strong voices. So many eager hands. Even Luke Skywalker could not have assembled better,

"Alright everybody. I'll get into the details shortly. Perhaps after Vassara arrives, ...or crashes, or explodes upon us. Either should do. Given her infamy. ...Now however? Let us equip ourselves for the journey ahead. The speeder bikes you arrived on shall be our primary means of traveling the desert, so load your saddle bags accordingly. Over near the campfire there are lunch boxes, mini-fabricators, water bottles, and the like. Foodstuffs and Spacenaught Bars. Compliments of the Frontier Corps. Due thank Coren when you see him. Hehe. So throw as many supplies into your bike's cargo as possible. I can find more saddle bags if we need them."

Roberts pointed back to the RnR tents as well,

"Chip Salvatore, one of my Mandalorians, was nice enough to lend us his old supply of holdout pistols too. Under that tent you'll find any number of blasters from which you can set to Stun. Naturally, we want to capture the animals for preservation. So we shall avoid decapitations if at all possible. Hehe."

She shrugged and tapped her helmet,

"So let's gear up people. Saddle bags and Stun blasters. ...Ah, and Padawan O Rourke? I brought Type100 sun screen. But I believe it's only for humans. You're welcome to it, naturally. If you can brave the skin allergies of your people. I'll leave that decision to you. Sorry."

Karen looked back in the direction of Vassara and Azure. She could hear the screaming from here too. Was that, Doctor Azure begging for his life? Mm. Could be. With Raxis you just never know. Roberts would finish her briefing when the others arrived. They had plenty of time.

"No rush either people. We're all Jedi here. So make introductions as it fancies you. We have time."

She smirked to herself even as she said it. It had been almost seven years since Tython. Plenty of time indeed.

 

[Jsc]

The Colony Settlement
w [member="Judah Lesan Jr."] , [member="Kaitlyn Solay"] , [member="Orihime Ike"] , & [member="Miscarius"]

Grant jumped off his box and nodded to his fellow Rangers. Time to grab the goods and get to work. He stopped and peered at Miscarius for a moment too,

"Lifting, talking, and general management eh? Interesting. ...Um. Why don't you help the boys out who are unloading the ships. I'm sure they could use another droid with the unloads. Maybe even let you drive one of the Mag Cranes too. I mean. Can't cause too much harm with one of those right? Haha. Nobody ever got in trouble while lifting hundreds of tons of steel supplies into the air. ...Nah. You'll manage."

Uhh. Grant? If you only knew buddy. If you only knew.

"Good luck little droid dude. I'm sure you'll do just fine. Heh. Let me know if you need anything, kay."

Pherson turned to eye Judah and Kaitlyn. Oblivious to their chatter about kisses, parents, and generally sensual tension. Though. He had to admit. Should these to kids ever actually get together? Those would be some good looking babies. Damn,

He waved the other Ike Twin over too. He kinda wanted to talk about her ship as well,

"What's up guys. Everybody good? Got any questions for me before we dive right in? ...Looks like everybody else went to bag some nasties. Good. Leaves us with the easy job."

He smiled and clasped his armored hands together. Pherson kinda sucked at being the boss. He was more "Cool Dad" than "Good Cop". Which meant that for all his armor and physical prowess, he kinda just came off as a dork. Meh. Oh well.

 

[Doctor Azure]

[member="Vassara Raxis"] [member='Karen Roberts']​

​

Lorane grinned like an idiot as he and Vassara rode to the hunting grounds. It seemed like she was having fun dodging the obstacles ahead of them, and he was having fun riding along. As they went, he loaded stun darts into a couple of his guns instead of the normal bullets. The four other guns were still loaded with bullets, however, and a sixth one held kolto darts just in case.​

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"Heh, you know how to have fun, Vass... Is that the Rangers lady standing on top of that hill?"​

 

[RC 212]

[member="Karen Roberts"] [member="Doctor Azure"]

Vassara turned quickly in her seat as they rode into the vast valley floor. A quick glance showed her Karen yes but she was too far away to really wave. Suddenly she felt a twinge in the force and turned back to actually pay attention to what she was supposed to be doing. which was driving of course.

"Whoa!"

She banked left, barely missing another one of those nasty purple looking plants. The spines on those things looked pretty sharp, and she was not keen to find out just how much.

"Twould appear so buddy. Alright here we go, there’s a fire wolf up ahead, three hundred meters. How well can you shoot? I'll bet a hundred credits you can't bag ten!"

The swoop raced on, buzzing a path down the floor of the valley. The dust still plumed behind them as they bared down behind a pair of running fiery red wolves. Vassara grinned, riding up right in the middle of the two and letting go of the handlebars on the bike. Her left hand snapped back pulling the shotgun from her back. The right dipped into her belt pouches, producing a magazine of stun slugs.

Click

Snap

The shotgun cocked with a signature sound and she twisted her upper torso left, pressing the butt into the pocket of her shoulder. A black clad finger slipped into the trigger guard and her eyes narrowed. The swoops handlebars were now completely unattended and it appeared to drive by its own, slightly juking to keep them on course. Who was driving? Vassara, but with the handy help of the force.

 

[Doctor Azure]

"Heh. I'll take that bet and raise you a couple bottles when we get to camp."​

​

Lorane took a two-handed grip on his slugthrower and grinned like a maniac as he tagged a couple of the red wolves as he hummed a song to himself and aimed for the next shot... He literally missed by a hair. A little clump of fur flew off from where the tranquilizer dart had grazed the animal. Ugh... He took another shot, and the running animal crumpled into unconsciousness.​

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"That's three for me... How many you got, Vass?"​

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[member="Vassara Raxis"] [member='Karen Roberts']​

 

[Alleycat]

The Settlement Colony
Objective A

Of course the Antarian Ranger wanted to meet [member="Judah Lesan Jr."]'s parents. Kaitlyn knew that his father, [member="Judah Lesan"], was a Jedi Shadow, and his mother, [member="Katara Starkos"], had been a CorSec agent, and that two along with JJ had lived on Corellia up until it was destroyed. Why was her partner so surprised she wanted to meet such fine people? Especially here as this was a resettlement for displaced Corellian refugees, though the Lesans weren't exactly refugees any longer as they had moved to Naboo and now had a vineyard estate there up in Lake Country. Far cry from this red desert world. But who knew… Maybe the planet would grow on one over time. Right now it was just hot and well, sandy.

"Funny, I didn't see any water mass nearby when coming in so they'll have to be a little more creative than that I'm afraid," Kait quipped lightly with a soft giggle. Green Jedi?!

So the kiss back on Mon Calamari…. Why did he have to keep bringing that back up time after time? It was nothing… right? It was just a showing her gratitude for the Corellian saving her life, and that was all… right? Say right, silly! she told herself, though that might be a lie. Jury was still out on that verdict.

Kaitlyn gave a respectful nod to [member="Grant Pherson"] as their supervisor on the building project walked by. Now that Jedi was an odd duck, though seemed nice enough. Pretty laid back for someone in charge. I guess one didn't always have to be a task master to get people to do their job. Speaking of which…

The brunette pounded in a couple of nails before she responded to JJ's question.

"I would tell your parents that heroes of the day get kisses, and you were my hero that day," Kait said simply keeping her blue gaze on what she was doing so not to make a goof and hit herself rather than the nail head.

"I have to say these apartment style prefab housing units are pretty slick we're helping with. Just slip the fully constructed modules into the building site skeleton, which really looks like a wine rack to me, hook them up to the utilities, then put some finishing touches on them like we are now with the trim and wham… an instant new home for someone and/or a family, even on this remote red desert planet. Now the real question will be… Is this place sustainable on it's own?"

 

[Orihime Ike]

[member="Grant Pherson"]

Objective A

Orhime was there with the people working, they were trying to get them settled in while she was helping with the walls. Her necklace was glowing while she held the wall up with the force for another worker to start securing it. The converter she had brought getting set into a housing unit for use while the workers could get water from it while they were working to construct. "Careful." She said it while letting the force stop holding and supporting the wall as the work they had done held it in place. With some invigoration from the glowing blue eye as she infused it with energy to keep her small team feeling invigorated. THey were making progress and moving quickly but carefully with each piece.

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Karen Roberts"] [member="Coci Heavenshield"]

Objective B

As George listen to Karen's reply he couldn't help but laugh a little. ​Type100 sunscreen, not today. Not if I want to make it to any trainings in the next few weeks. He though to himself before replying. "Thank you for the kind offer of sunscreen but I'll take my chances, I'll be taking a whole lot of water, hope you don't mind. Gotta keep myself hydrated in these condition... A Nautolan isn't really cut out for this. But gotta do what I gotta do." With a small laugh before quickly grabbing some supplies including lots of water some food and a stun gun.

 

[Maya Carrick]

Having been busy with some of the academy work it wasn't out of the norm for her not to get to the message until let at night when the twins were in bed. Getting a lengthy message for her close friend and dear sister [member="Coci Heavenshield"] about rebuilding a settlement on a planet. If she would bring a cargo of medical supplies with her from the Silver Cross.

Giving a long sigh her work was never done, as she walked into the twins rooms, giving them a kiss on the forcehead before calling on the nanny once again to watch over the two as she took the supplies help any ways she could for her dear sweet sister.

In the time it took her to get to the docking bay one of her fleet ships was at, the only one that hadn't been sent out of a mission, also was being upgraded. Knowing that the upgrade would have to wait as this was more important to give a hand to help. Hearing something behind her it was one of the akk pups. Wondering how it got out of its cage, still he was here now might as will take him with her for the mission at hand.

They was off with herself at the stick it wouldn't be to long of a jourey but enough for her to get some sleep, then make sure what cargo she was bring it wasn't the best stocked but it would have to do with such short time to get it load and taken off.

Flashing through hyperspace

Starting her landing on the planet remember that also in Coci message she would need to find a guy by the name of [member="Grant Pherson"] he would let her know where her sister shadow warrior was at. Also with a strange ending to come in some work clothes and maybe bring her hunting skill with her. Petting the young pup that now seem to be enjoying chewing on a Nerf leg bone. "there you are boy.",

Lending had started in no time they had landed, with the ramp coming down her dress being nothing short of something else for her but still she had a silver long flowing cloak on with a symbol on the back noting her being a sage. It took a while by asking a few workers that seem to know as soon as she landed just what to do with her cargo. It wasn't with out stare she got, being one the way she was dressed in form fitting clothing just maybe that her pink skin give it a way that she was a Zeltron which more then not people saw as odd seeing her in a Jedi no less a Master on Council still she had her own wisdom about her. As she searched for this person, she also gave a called out to [member="Coci Heavenshield"].

Tapping a gentlemen that look something like what they told her he looked like, "Are you Mr. Pherson"

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

[member="Maya Whitelight"] [member="George O Rourke"] [member="Doctor Azure"] [member="Vassara Raxis"] [member="Karen Roberts"]

Objective B. (for Beasties)

Today the team is lead by the powerhouse that is Master Roberts. She had prepared well in advance and everything one required is available. Coci, after the greetings were over, moved the speeder over to the supplies and armed herself with the stun gun. Hoping such a thing would not be needed. She is also here to see how the Padawans perform in the field and hope that they will take this opportunity to use the force and expand on their skills. But the primary purpose is not lost on her, the resettlement of displaced Corellians paramont to her. As she is Corellian, it is a small way in which the Jedi can help after the unforetold destruction of her and their home planet.

Such losses are still inconceivable.

She is her not as a Silver Shadow, not even as a Jedi, but a being wishing to aid. Her duty, her position within the Order will also be with her. However, moving back to Master Roberts, it was time to move out.

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Coci Heavenshield"] | [member="Maya Whitelight"] | [member="Karen Roberts"]

George grabbed a stun gun and holster and attached it to his belt. He hadn't used a stun gun before but he was sure it wasn't going to be too difficult. The trigger and the handle, there wasn't much more to it was there? George didn't know, he just though it was point and pull the trigger, hopefully not back at himself. But who knows, George although was quite smart didn't always use it. As George filled his back full of water he laughed a little. "Mmm home sweet home... In a bottle." He said quietly to himself as he picked up some food to carry on him the journey. He hadn't know Master Coci all that long and had only just met Master Roberts, but they both seemed like great fun people. This mission seemed to be shaping up as a fun one. Getting to know a few more Padawans and Masters alike. It was quite exciting.

George walked over to his speeder placing the back securely on the back making sure that no water could ever escape from it. He then made his way back to the group. "Ready to rock and roll." He said to the group as he stopped walking.

 

[Jsc]

The Rock Lands
w [member="Audren Sykes"] , [member="Vassara Raxis"] , [member="George O Rourke"] , [member="Jyfo Draav"] , [member="Coci Heavenshield"] , [member="Doctor Azure"]
(back from LOA)

Roberts smiled at O Rourke. An adventurous creature, wasn't he. That was good. He was make a fine Jedi with such enthusiasm. Robert's resaddled and nodded to Coci. They were ready to depart. Sykes would no doubt equip and follow likewise. He seemed a sharp one. As sharp as his sword no doubt. She could respect such things. Karen even smirked at Vassara's wild riding below. Now that woman could not be tamed. She was a storm. Looks like her partner was enjoying the ride too? Interesting pair. Was it the money or the thrill of adventure, she wondered? Such a crew indeed.

"The Fire Wolves should be in the shade canyons this time of day. Follow me in and stun any beasties you see along the way. Packs run in size from four to sixteen, so stick close. These beasts can keep pace with your speeders, so respond accordingly. I'll have the dropships sweep around behind us for the pick up. So we can just focus on the melee."

She started her engine and clicked down into first gear,

"May the Force be with you. Here we go!"

Robert's let out the clutch and jumped into the fray. She descended the ridgeline into the bush. Then scooped around the red rock and up the dry paths that marked the hunting trails. The air was dry and the heat of the engine could be felt underneath her saddle. It was a good day to keep it hard and fast. Let the wind do the air conditioning against her warm sweat. Keep the throttle high and the repulsars sounding. Just the way she liked it. Windrunning and how.

She dropped down another step incline and descended into the shaded canyons. Cooler and dusty. She kinda felt bad for the bikers behind her and swung wide to keep her dust tail from blinding them. Nobody liked a lead rider who made them eat dust. Bleh. Above them a loud roar echoed through the canyon. The RnR dropship came thundering overhead. Passing the canyon walls and disappering from view. Eyes in the sky. The pick up crew was ready too. Good. Time for the fun part then. She hit the throttle and buckled down into fourth gear. Picking up into full speed. Sh'zoom! Her dust trail became a fountain and the Force Master darted into the fray.

Karen noted the first pack of red-maned wolves resting in the shade up ahead. Twelve count. One Alpha. Good. This would be an easy catch. The canyon was wide and straight. Easy pickings. She throttled down into third and began to drift into her turns. Biking the red rock canyon like a pro. Okay ladies. Here we go. She lifted up her stun pistol high into the air and gave two shots towards the sky. Eyes up everybody. Action up ahead. Then leveled her left arm across the handlebars and sighted down the gun. Squinting against the dust and squeezing the trigger ever so proudly,

Frap Frap Frap

...It was time to bag some game.

 

[Jsc]

The Colony Settlement
w [member="Judah Lesan Jr."] , [member="Kaitlyn Solay"] , [member="Orihime Ike"] , [member="Maya Whitelight"] , & [member="Miscarius"]

Grant smiled as Kaitlyn and Judah carried on. Nice people. They would be fine nailing for now. Erm, wait. Ugh. That sounded weird in his mind. He meant hammering and screwing. Or... Ugh. Nevermind. Too much time around Karen, I suppose. Dirty thoughts everywhere. Ahem. They worked well together. Yeah. That's what he meant. So. He turned to nod at Orihime. Oh! Now here was a talented gal. He was just about to compliment the twin when Maya arrived and tapped his shoulder,

"Oh. Grant Pherson. Yep. That's me."

He smirked and nodded on his helm. Guess the armor gave it away huh?

"Ah. You must be one of the new Jedi come to help us build the colony? Welp. You're right on time. We've got tools over there and the prefabs are being constructed all over the valley. Just pick a crew and help em' out. Oh... Sorry. I'm getting ahead of myself. Ha. ...Was there something specific you needed? You look like you've already got a plan in mind. Heh."

He shrugged and stood up taller. Grant didn't mind just giving directions either.

 

[George O Rourke]

[member="Karen Roberts"] | [member="Coci Heavenshield"] | [member="Maya Whitelight"] | [member="Doctor Azure"] | [member="Audren Sykes"] | [member="Vassara Raxis"]

George listen to Master Roberts as the hunt was about to begin. As she hopped onto her speeder she clicked it over into gear, released the clutch as she was off. George quickly walked over to his speeder hopped on, double checking his water was within reach and his hood covered his face. He poured some water over his face, just to keep cool. The wind whilst he was riding would hopefully act as an air conditioner keeping him cool.

As kicked the speeder into gear and released the clutch he too was off. Following behind Master Robers he could see her moving over to the side of the path keeping her trail of dust away from the following riders. The heat was dry and the sun was beating down, George reached over picking up the bottle of water taking a large gulp of it before returning the half empty bottle to the bag. A thunderous cry could be heard overhead, the RnR dropship had just flown over, they would be picking up the captured creatures.
As they descended into the Shaded canyons the sun disappeared and the wind became a little cooler, thankfully for George seeing the heat was definitely messing with him. Two shots went up in front, signalling there was creatures ahead, George spotted the creatures in the distance a medium pack of red-maned wolves. As George steadied his speeder and drew his stun gun. George placing his arm over the handle bars picking a target and sighting down on them. George's finger ready over the trigger, as he homed in on the target he pulled the trigger.

Pew, pew, pew.

George fired three shots in the direction of the beasts. Hoping to bag a couple of them. The hunt had begun, and George liked it.

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

[member="Maya Whitelight"] | [member="George O Rourke"] | [member="Doctor Azure"] | [member="Vassara Raxis"] | [member="Karen Roberts"]

Objective B. (for Beasties)

Shade Canyons: Fire Wolves.

"Fire wolves, canyons, run as fast as speeders and travel in large packs, what could possibly go wrong", Coci kicked the speeder forward, the comment made to herself.



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All of a sudden she wished [member="Thurion Heavenshield"] was here, she thought with a grin as the wind whipped through her long black hair, and she put a pair of black sun shades on and starting humming this song.

She followed the kicked up dust from Blue's speeder into the shade canyon. Soon enough they are among the fire wolves. George cut off to the right and began the round up, stunning a few of the nearest wolves. Coci ventured onward some way before she came across a small pack, a couple of females attending their young pups. She circled around them, keeping a distance as to not spook them or set the mothers on defensive. There was no way Coci would stun mother and pup, so she pulled up and jumped off the speeder. Walking slowly toward the small group of wolves, she raised her arm and communicated with the mothers through the force. Calming their minds, before she took control and told them to sit. It did not take long before the wranglers arrived to collect them, but they appeared surprised to find wolves sitting like obedient dogs awaiting their next command.

"Open the holding pens", she asked the wranglers and as they did, Coci walked in front of the wolves and they followed her into the pen. Once all the wolves were safe inside, Coci left to continue on.

 

[RC 212]

[member="Doctor Azure"] [member="Karen Roberts"]

The Doc was good. As the speeder roared across the canyon floor Vassaras wild eyes tracked the Fire wolves through her sights. She breathed slowly in and paused. A single finger squeezed the trigger.

BOOM BOOM!

A pair of stun slugs erupted from the breech of her combat shotgun. The canyon rang out with the crack of the powder igniting and Vassara watched two more wolves take a slug to their flanks. The first two crumpled, falling in a heap as the high voltage knocked them out. With deft hands she pumped the shotgun, ejecting a smoking brass cylinder.

Click!

The barrel came down again, she pushed inwards, locking the butt into her shoulder.

BOOM! CLICK BOOM!

Two more rounds found their targets.

"Looks like I got plus one doc!" The young spacer roared. Now finished the shotgun was swiftly returned to the leather sheath at her back. With a vengeance she leaned over the handlebars and whipped the swoop into a sideways skid, stirring up a massive dust cloud as she went. Repulsors fired and she held on for dear life gritting her teeth as they drifted.

"Hold on doc!"

At last they ground to a halt and Vassara nailed the ignition killing the power. With a lithe bounce she dismounted the speeder, stalking towards the pile of now unconscious wolves.

"Alright! Now just gotta hitch em up and get em back to the pens!"

 

[Audren Sykes]

The Rock Lands
[member="Vassara Raxis"] | [member="George O Rourke"] | [member="Jyfo Draav"] | [member="Coci Heavenshield"] | [member="Doctor Azure"] | [member="Karen Roberts"]

The group was getting restless until another speeder buzzed in. This one had a pillion rider and was riding all the crazier for it. Not long after, Roberts mounted her bike and kicked it into gear. The rest followed, buzzing up and down inclines until they reached the shaded canyons. For all the noise of their passage - the wind against pointed ears, the rumbles of so many speeder engines - the noise of the dropship passing overhead was louder.

Something caused a change, one that had Roberts throttling up suddenly. Her dust trail geysered as she rocketed into a particular canyon. Audren did the same, despite misgivings. He had the basic experiences with speeders, and the trip to the Rock Lands had solidified his knowledge of the bike he rode on. Moving at such high speeds in a straight line he could manage. In fact, he'd braided his longer hair and wore polarized goggles specifically because of the anticipated high speeds. Weaving like the Master was doing was not something he was going to try just yet. Now shooting while riding, especially at higher speeds, that would be tricky.

Speaking of shooting...Roberts gave two blasts to the sky as an alert, then pointed her gun up ahead and started shooting. Audren could instantly see why they were called Fire Wolves: the red manes. Much better than the expected wolves that had fire instead of fur...that would have been a nightmare. After downshifting to third gear, he reached down with his left hand - the right still controlling the throttle - and pulled the stun pistol from it's holster. The Sephi wasn't left-handed, so the best he could do was aim in the general direction of the wolves and pull the trigger. A sudden jerk from the bike stopped that behavior after just a few shots; a short burst of worry had him grabbing the left handlebar while still holding his blaster. A subsequent lean to the left took him into a turn which was sharpened as he saw the largest of the wolves leaping at him. The result: the wolf's shoulder hit the side of the speeder just behind the Sephi's leg and knocked it to the ground. He didn't think he'd killed it, but as the impact caused the bike to jump again he didn't have time to look and see it rise shakily to its feet.