Ossus Running

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A Starship hovered above, pistols cracked live round about it's head, and a lightsaber dissuaded it's tail from further shenanigans. But it must have been the frantic high-pitched screaming of the astromech droids that really sent our devilish Viper over the edge. After all. No nemesis can withstand the unbridled might of a never-ending, never-shutting-up droid siren.

It dived back into the water and never resurfaced.

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Megan perched her lightsaber back above her belt and gasped for air. Now that had been one frantic surprise. She'd take repelling down from a freighter anyday, over that.

"Chief? You okay? You're covered in marshlands."

She sighed and sat down on a stup. At this point, she didn't care about appearances. Her prey seemed only too happy about not being eaten alive either,

"And you two! Droids! ...Don't even think about moving. You're next, buckos. Ugh. Oh yes you are. Bleh."

She gasped again and shrugged. Sitting down was tiring too. Homegirl was tired. Wet, muddy, smells-like-snake-blood everywhere, and very very tired.

"Why does it always have to be snakes?"

[member="Draco Vereen"]

 

[Laira Darkhold]

I stood up, covered in muck and mire, but alive and relatively unscathed, something the snake couldn't quite say. "Yeah I'm good. No real harm done. How about you, you alright?" I asked the woman, unsure whether she had been attacked due to my short escapade with the ground. The droids rolled up and I affixed the restraining bolts to them carefully. I would grab a shower once we got back aboard the ship and I had a chance to clean up. It wasn't that important, the muck was only surface deep anyway.

"Alright, I think we can winch these guys up to the ship. Why don't you go first though, just in case that snake comes back. I can always fly away, you can't." I said to [member="Megan Rhymes"] trying to look out for the young padawan. I figured my argument had decent logic and reason behind it, that she wouldn't refuse.

 

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Megan nodded and stood. She was more than happy to be away from this swamp for good.

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"These droids are worth a fortune you know? This is real gold and silverite etched into their casings. Woo. That's some top dollar craftsmanship, for sure. Can't say I blame the Tetans. They make some good stuff alright."

Megan had stripped down to her under robes to get rid of the swamp smell and dampness. Seated on the floor of Draco's YT cargo hold, she took her time browsing the droids while they were offline. They appeared to be completely normal in almost all respects. No hidden compartments or secret messages either. Just two lost droids. Huh?

"Ya know. I'll bet these two launched themselves out of that cargo freighter in that escape pod. ...I can't see any other reason for a bright smuggler to dump his cargo like that. Especially when these two could have fetched such a high price at the market. Hm. It just doesn't make sense. So weird."

She sighed and tapped a finger against her nose. Megan was no scientist either. Her job was done today. So she stood up and grabbed her dirty boots. Retreating back to the kitchen table and fetching another protein bar to eat in her skivvies.

"We should probably dump them back at the Ossus Jedi Temple for analysis. They have techs located there who can take it from here. ...Oh. And thanks for the help back there too. I wouldn't have been able to finish the mission without you Chief! You're a lifesaver."

Megan beamed a smile and cupped her warm coffee mug closely. She could use a little pick-me up after that whole muddy adventure. Rookies don't fight giant snakes, after all. Best to leave that to the professionals.

[member="Draco Vereen"]

 

[Laira Darkhold]

Well she was certainly making herself comfortable. Not a bad thing, certainly not a bad thing, just again, different. She also made some valid points about taking the droids to Ossus. But she had also mentioned a fair credit amount was attached to these droids, and while I had no problem with splitting the gains, I really didn't want to just hand them over to the Jedi either. If Benji discovered something important the data could be easily transferred to the Grand Admiral personally. "We could take these to the Jedi Temple, or we could take them back to my tech on Jabiim. It's not a far jump from here and my building there isn't half bad. They can get analyzed fairly quickly and we can sell them if they come up with no pertinent data, split fifty fifty if you like?" I tried to make the offer sound appeasing. I wasn't going to get in a fight about it, but I was interested in making a healthy profit off this mission as well, especially since the trip had initially been a boredom run. Even if she was adamant about the droids going to the temple he didn't feel like it would be a loss either.

[member="Megan Rhymes"]

 

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Either he was trying to take her home with him, or make a little money on the side. Either way, she could appreciate the sentiment.

"Sorry Chief. My mission is to recover the salvage that landed in the swamp. If these two are worth anything? I'll leave that up to my superiors at the Jedi Temple. I'm just the errand girl today. Hehe."

She smiled and took a sip from her mug. Jedi weren't in it for money most of time. Cash had less sway with Megan that it did with most people. But that was a clergy thing, anyway. Special Ops she was not. Yet? Jedi finish their missions too. And Megan would see this one completed honestly.

"Set a course for the Jedi Temple. You can dump me there too. ...Home sweet home. Hehe."

She curled up near the table and looked happy as a clam.

"Thanks Chief."

[member="Draco Vereen"]

 

[Laira Darkhold]

Well fair is fair. "Alright shouldn't be more than a few minutes to get to the temple out here. I didn't realize you had a mission, I was just out here for the kicks you know." I pulled the controls and leveled off in the upper atmosphere. I put the ship down at the Jedi Temple a few moments later. "Let me know if you need anything. I've got the supplies and time to help if you need it." I gave her a wink and stood to walk her and her droids down the ramp. Well i didn't expect to make any money any way, and at least I got a decent adventure and a decent partner for the short while we were out on the adventure. "See you down the line girl."

[member="Megan Rhymes"]

 

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Megan stopped at the end of the ramp and turned to bow.

"Indeed. And may the Force be with you. Always."

She stood up and beamed a smile. Destiny could take it from here.

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The End