Not Exactly Planned

[Alask Diruno]

[member="Kitsune"]

The story begins at point A and ends at point B. Or maybe it ends. Tatooine is where it all started. Alask had just paid many credits for a landing pad for his ship when pirates game storming out of his ship with a few artifacts he found a while back. They immediately ran into their ship when they saw he noticed. He began running towards them but they took off. He sprinted into his ship as he hit the button to close the ramp and went into the cockpit taking off himself.

After many and many hours of hyperspace, he stopped not knowing if the pirates had gotten away but as soon as he came out of it, they were directly in front of him entering a planet. According to his scanners, the planet didn't contain much oxygen and possibly none so leaving his ship wouldn't be smart. He researched on it for about five minutes before entering it himself. Vong were known to be on the planet and it used to be breathable. Upon entering into the planet, he saw the pirate ship being pulled into another ship by a tractor beam. He decided to go forward and get pulled in as well.

 

[Kitsune]

[member="Alask Diruno"]

Kitsune felt a disturbance in the vicinity of her ship. Not because of her Force ability, but because one of her adjutants knocked on her door without Kitsune already knowing the reason why. Something amiss must have arisen.

"My goddess..." the adjutant, who was a large, well-built male with handsome features and equipped with heavy, ceremonial armor, "We have captured a few pirates and they seem to possess some artifacts of sorts, some wealth, a ship, and some weaponry. The pirates have been executed and the artifacts have been moved to a secured location. As for other items, they are currently in the process of being dismantled or stored in order to sell..."

Kitsune simply stated, "Cease this senseless report, what is the issue Adjutant?"

"My goddess, there seems to be another ship...a YT-1300, which was in pursuit. We have sent a comms to the ship, and we are also waiting for a response. We have currently surrounded the ship with guards and awaiting your instruction." the adjutant quickly responded.

She sighed, "Very well, let us go."

Kitsune arose from her seat and headed to hangar, where should would soon meet her unwelcomed guest...

 

[Alask Diruno]

[member="Kitsune"]

The pirates really messed with him today. Either he would die or get the artifacts back or simply make a friend which was unlikely. Before opening the ramp and leaving the ship, he took his cloak and hood would be seen with nothing else but this on. His look on his face would look upset but calm and willing to negotiate. As he walked down the ramp, he saw guards who were in his way. He stopped knowing not to fight. "So, I'm guessing your lovely ruler has my items." he let out. The guards just kept staring at him, he knew what they wanted. He looked down on his belt to see his saber, a blaster, and a knife. Alask looked back up. "You gotta say please." he joked. That's when he would wait for someone in power.

 

[Kitsune]

[member="Alask Diruno"]

The guards grunted and spoke in an unfamiliar language, which used short syllables and spoken in a swift pace, before lowering down their sharpened force pikes and pointing them directly at Alask. It was apparent that they were wearing powered heavy battle armor, but the design of the armors was nothing like what Alask had seen before. The armor was compoed of sleek durasteel and havod plates. One of them stated, "Place your weapons on the floor."

 

[Alask Diruno]

[member="Kitsune"]

The different language was by far nothing he had ever heard of. The armor and weapons didn't scare or make Alask feel threatened. It seemed like a joke actually. One strike of force lightning would probably damage them pretty easy. "Do you promise I'll get to see your ruler?" he asked jokingly but in a serious way at the same time.

 

[Kitsune]

[member="Alask Diruno"]

At this point, Kitsune had reached the hangar bay and was scrolling through her reports on her datapad. She paused, hearing the words of Alask and simply nodded her head forward, indicating to the adjutant to see what was the issue. Behind her was her absolutely loyal bodyguard, Zenko, who menacingly brandished her duranium vibroblade before activating its capacities.

The adjutant simply approached Alask and asked, "Who are you and why do you wish to speak with our goddess?"

The adjutant, at the same time, removed a six stun grenades from his belt and held them with his fingers. He prompted, "Answer me. Now."

 

[Alask Diruno]

[member="Kitsune"]

"My name's Alask Diruno. Former owner of the items you took from the pirates." he paused to ask him a question. "What is a goddess? Whatever it is, it sounds heavenly." he commented. Goddess wasn't a term he heard in his travels but maybe he'd learn something new today. Alask analyzed what the man was holding. Stun grenades? Really? "Are the grenades really necessary, your majesty? You plan on eliminating me don't you? Just trying to give you some advice, but its good to know your heart isn't made of stone." he said sarcastically.

 

[Kitsune]

[member="Alask Diruno"]

The adjutant fails to recognize Alask's statement and unpins all six stun grenades, fllnging the three in his right hand directly at Alask while throwing the three others to the left, right and above Jericho. This way, dodging all of them would be impossible, and at the same time exact time, the two armed warriors thrusted forward with their force pikes, already adjusted to stun setting, at Jericho's chest.

Kitsune failed to pay any attention to the matter and simply stated, "Bring him back incapacitated."

As Kitsune walked back to her quarters, ten more armed guards, this time armed with Kiyohime-class Blaster Rifles, bowed and approached the hangar. Lining up into two rows, the first row kneeled and aimed their blasters at Alask while the second row remained standing and aimed as well.

 

[Alask Diruno]

[member="Kitsune"]

Alask had practiced staying strong with stun items however only a human could take so much. The three thrown at him directly made him fall on one knee. The other three came down and finished him off. He was helpless at the moment.

 

[Kitsune]

[member="Alask Diruno"]

The adjutant walked towards Alask's limp body and placed four pairs of military-grade stun cuffs on him: they were locked in place on his wrist, his arms, his legs and his ankles. And finally, the adjutant clipped on a security collar and attached to Alask's stun cuffs on his wrists. Satisfied with the level of security, the adjutant removed all of Alask's cloak, hood, belt and any armor he was wearing and checked to see if Alask had any other belongings. Satisfied, he placed all of these items into the arms of one the guards and dragged over an anti-grav sled and its hadrium cage. Opening the cage's electronic lock system, the adjutant roughly threw Alask's body inside and closed it shut.

As the other guard began pushing the anti-grav to an empty storage room, the other guard proceeded to secure Alask's belongings into a magnetically locked security box before carrying it with him. Upon reaching the destination, the two guards placed Alask near the back of the room and pointed their two force pikes at him. The adjutant briefly left before retrieving Kitsune from her quarters, stopping at the entrance of the room and bowing deeply as she entered. She gave the adjutant a brief nod, and the adjutant took out a controller and gave Alask a nice, welcoming shock back to reality.

 

[Alask Diruno]

[member="Kitsune"]

It seemed Alask had really messed up. The pirates didn't help any but at least they were dealt with. Hopefully he wouldn't be taken care of in that manner. A shock went through all parts of his body before he became conscious again. He didn't make any sound as he woke up. Apparently, he was in jail. That wasn't an experience he'd ever had, in fact, the whole thing was different. The only good thing that came out of this was who came next. The all mighty goddess. When he realized he was laying down, he sat up against the wall. However, sharp objects occupied his facial area at the moment so he sat still. Looking at the supposedly goddess, he gave a grin. "Is this what you do everyday? Steal and kill?" he asked analyzing his body. Parts of his robe has burned areas while others looked normal. He stopped grinning and remembered what happened to a friend during capture. "What ever you plan to do your majesty, I suggest you do it. I'm not a ticket for ransom money or trade so that's that."

 

[Kitsune]

[member="Alask Diruno"]

Kitsune nodded at the adjutant, refusing to even look at Alask and the adjutant initiated the shock collar and stun cuffs once again, sending a dose of several thousand volts of electricity. The adjutant stated menacingly, "You will not look up. You will not move. You will not resist. And most importantly, you will not speak unless spoken to."

Both guards simultaneously slammed the flat ends of their force pikes against Alask's neck, forcing his face against the floor of the cage. The guards took no consideration of possibly keeping you unharmed and gripped their pikes, waiting for the opportunity to initiate their stun capacities.

The adjutant paused for a moment before continuing. He commanded, "What are those artifacts?"

 

[Alask Diruno]

[member="Kitsune"]

His face being slammed into the floor really didn't make any difference nor did the shocking. If shocking and making bruises was what they were good at, what a laugh. This time, he stood up using telekinesis to keep the guards sticks back but left unharmed. He looked straight at the adjutant. "Actually, I will do what I want. You see, the volts hurt. Very badly actually since I've been stunned previously. However, I pity you. You use that for interrogating someone who could self destruct his own ship which would possibly spark your dandy ship." he paused expecting more shocks but would answer his question anyway. "Artifacts? Oh, the things you took from the pirates? That would be old sith papers with a weirdest language I have ever seen before. I think it was a letter to another. Useless, yeah? Not to me, probably to you and the pirates." he finished looking down and releasing the sticks.

 

[Kitsune]

[member="Alask Diruno"]

Kitsune, for the first time, speaks, "They aren't mere letters." before concluding the sentence and letting the adjutant continue.

"What is your objective with these papers and why would you go to this extent to retrieve them?" the adjutant asked, "This is the far outskirts of the galaxy: not even pirates dare trespass our lands."

The adjutant opens a small, decorative box made out of fine wood and opens it, revealing a sealed metallic container. He opens the container with a single touch of the finger and as if as if he was almost showing off, the adjutant pours out a decently sized pile of teeth.

"Would you like to join my collection?" the adjutant asked happily, grinning eerily. It almost seemed to real to be in-genuine.

 

[Alask Diruno]

[member="Kitsune"]

The lady talked for once. "Well look who's talking. They're just papers, information on someone possibly. However, its close to impossible to decode it unless there's something you know I don't." he pasued realizing his conversation with the adjutant was still going. The question he asked was one good question. "The dark side is a lovely thing. Knowledge is even lovelier. If you want to know something, what do you do? ... other than shocking people." he asked but answered at the same time. As the man opened a box and showed his collection of teeth, Alask shook his head. "Unfortunately, I like to stay intact. However, when you decide to do whatever you're going to do feel free." he sarcastically said.

 

[Kitsune]

[member="Alask Diruno"]

Kitsune looks at the papers once more before throwing them in front of Alask. She lackadaisically nods at the adjutant before returning to her private quarters. The adjutant speaks once more, except in a threatening and menacing tone, "I shall give you the opportunity to deem yourself exempt from execution. Speak."

In her private quarters, Kitsune inspects Alask's lightsaber before dissembling it and removing the blue Adegan lightsaber crystal and depositing it in one of her decorative boxes adorning the sides of the room. She dissembled his blaster as well, removing the focusing crystal to prevent Alask from utilizing it. She dumped all of these parts carelessly back into into the security box containing Alask's things before seating herself once again.

Kitsune paused and opened one of her desk drawers and took out a single metallic ball. It was constructed out of pure platinum and coated with a protective shall of bronzium: the ryo, the official currency of the Inari Shogunate. She inspected its weight and felt the grooves of the design imprinted on its surface. She shook off the distraction and focused back to her tasks.

Time to get back to work.

 

[Alask Diruno]

[member="Kitsune"]

Something about the woman was intriguing. That most likely wasn't his main focus right now. Looking at the papers, he shook his head and looked at the man again. "So you want me to decode it or something? There's absolutely nothing special about it. The language isn't readable and its old and probably will burn if just a spark touches it." he explained expecting him jot to be satisfied. He wondered about the woman while in silence. "What's up with your goddess? Does she usually take care of visitors like this?" he asked curious. He felt this wouldn't be the last time he met her or this man.

 

[Kitsune]

[member="Alask Diruno"]

The adjutant paused for a moment and turned to Alask. "Do not speak of this again. Do not speak of this ship. Do not speak of this location. And do not speak of our goddess. No redemption it seems...."

He walked towards Alask and activated the stun capacities of the stun cuffs to the maximum, with the intent of fully incapacitating Alask. After a few moments of thousands of volts of energy coursing through Alask's veins, he became limp. The adjutant remotely opened the hadrium cell and the two guards dragged Alask's unconscious body to the hangar. The guards barraged Alask with a series of blows with their force pikes, breaking a couple of several bones in the process, including both of his legs, before continuing to the boarding ramp of the ship. A technician gave the guards a quick nod before scuttling off to more important matters.

Dragging him onboard the ship, which was now completely stripped of any armaments, sensors, and communication systems, as well as the data from its systems completely purged and restored to factory state. During the duration of Alask's interrogation and stay, the ISS Mikoshi had hypered to the nearest pirate outpost, and now, emerging out of the pirate outpost's sensor range. Ejecting the ship from the ISS Mikoshi with its tractor beams, the ISS Mikoshi hypered back to its original location in Belkadan.