Quest For A Kaiburr (Gherron Vael & Zak Dymo)

[Gherron Dragovalor]

Gherron tried to keep to himself for the time being, letting the master and student go back and forth. Talking about the old Jedi's name, and how he came to end up on Tatooine in his final days. He knew quite a bit about Kenobi, as he had studied him for a time when he was looking for more insight on being a Guardian. Like Kenobi, Gherron hoped to be strong, yet wise in choosing his actions. Lost in thought, he almost didn't catch Nefertari praising him on possibly being the best Guardian currently in the order. He doubted it highly, as he still had a lot to learn, physically, mentally, and emotionally. However, he accepted the compliment with a small nod and smile, and grinned a little wider when the small nautolan turned his attention to him, asking if he needed a padawan. "Actually, I don't think I'll be taking on another padawan just yet. I'll be more than happy to teach you a few things, if your master allows." He shot a smile to his love, his eyes twinkling for the first time in a while. Maybe teaching some of his knowledge to Zak would help keep his mind off of his problem. "Besides Zak, Nefertari is a great teacher, I'm sure you can learn a lot from her. Never forget that a Jedi is always learning. Even the grandmaster still learns new things from time to time.

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[Micah tol Powl]

The child flopped forward, sagging with the defeat of dreams as they were crushed.

He finally met a Jedi Guardian Bro Pro... and he got completely shot down. It was like pulling a Porkins over the Death Star. He wasn't even going out in a blaze of glory, he was just crashing with the burn. The burn of injustice!

The swirls in his eyes shifted around, displaying the rapidly changing moods of the fickle child as he sulked and stalked across the desert. These adults sucked. Why had he even come here with...

...SHINY!

Blinking, the boy saw the sunlight shining off of something ahead, and started sprinting toward it. He'd completely forgotten that he was upset with the adult Jedi, for the time being anyway. That had been two seconds ago. His attention span had moved on to something else now.

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[Nefertari Sovint]

It took all Nef had to not just burst out laughing at how her apprentice could switch focus so quickly.
"Of course I allow you teaching him. Zak's desire to learn is impressive, and you know some things I do not...it would be good for him."
There was a rumbling from under the sand as the Nautolan approached the shiny objects.

Wait...there is a local creature which decorates its nest with...
"OH NO!" Nefertari shouted out, taking off after the child.

If this was what the Countess thought it was, it would gobble the little guy up. That would not go well back at the temple, or do Nef's psyche any good.

The Jedi Knight snatched the padawan and quickly rolled to the side as a large reptilian head shot out of the desert floor.
Whoosh-hiss
Nefertari had her own lightsaber ignited in an instant. If this big blue beast wanted seafood, it would have to go through her.



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[Micah tol Powl]

Mid-step he got tackled. Were they playing Forceball now?

Confused, the child watched as the sand and sky blended together as he tumbled and rolled with his master. Pinned between her and the desert, the boy was at a loss as to what was going on, right until the moment when there were a sudden swell of sand. And a maw of teeth exploded from out of the desert floor.

Dazed, confused, and maybe a little utterly terrified, the boy missed the fact that Master Sovint had ignited her lightsaber as he stared at the creature. He was frozen with fear.

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

The little padawan seemed discouraged by Gherron's words, but the older Jedi just chuckled at how quickly Zak had shifted his mind to something else. It was a joy to have him along, if anything. Nodding at Nef's words, he allowed a small smile, until he felt something odd in the force. His eyes darted around for a second, and he just noticed the shifting of the sand under Zak when Nef rolled over him, knocking him out of the way of a very large lizard. Its scales were a brilliant blue color that shone against the sunlight and partially blinded him. Quickly reaching for his lightsaber, he had just ignited thr pale blue blade when he was smacked by the tip of a broad tail, which disoriented him for a few seconds. Why hadn't he seen that coming? Of course, his senses hadn't been the best lately. Shaking his head, he leaped back into the fight, slashing upward toward the reptile's belly, hoping to end it quickly.

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[Nefertari Sovint]

MOOD SETTING​

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Nefertari slashed at the greater krayt's belly. She had only heard of this beast before, now it was actually before her.
A smaller sub-class and the Chandrilan Jedi might have tried using animal friendship. However, that didn't seem smart in this situation.

Her blade clashed with her lover's
"Oops, sorry about getting in your way."

Nef went to attack the tail, perhaps if the spikes could be worked around, this thing could be mounted and taken down.



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[Micah tol Powl]

Master Nef was on the tail, Mister Gherron was going for the stomach.

And the Nautolan was just confused.

Struggling to his feet, the small boy held the lightsaber in both hands, wringing the handle as he swayed back and forth with uncertainty for what to do. Should he help his master?

The dragon's claws were the size of the youngling's legs. It's monstrous form large enough to swallow him whole. He was going from scared to confused and back to scared, frightened by the large creature and uncertain of just what to do.

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[Nefertari Sovint]

The greater krayt's tail swung for Nef. As it came near, she jumped up and grabbed on.

The knight extinguished her weapon and returned it to her belt.

Keep it distracted long enough, you two... Nefertari thought as the beast let out a loud roar
She winced as her ears began to ring. Still the lady kept climbing along the dragon; moving toward the head.

Zak was pretty much a sitting duck right now...this would have to get done quick.

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[Gherron Dragovalor]

Struggling to both gather his surroundings, as well as keep his head in the game, Gherron was rather annoyed when a pink-ish blade clashed against his own. Not sure where the annoyance came from, he just shook it off. "Yeah well... be more careful." Running up to the beast again, he sliced at its left hind leg, only to miss and overshoot, almost hitting the ground again. His reflexes were getting worse... that couldn't be good. As he turned to look back up, he saw his lover straddling thr reptile, trying to get to its head. Trying to help, he reached out into the force to bring her closer, only to find that he couldn't grab hold of it. Enraged, he let out a huff and stormed over to the animal, gash in it in its hindquarters, then slashing upward along its ribcage. His vision tinted red for these tiny moments, and before he could realize what happened, the sensation was gone.

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[Micah tol Powl]

As the young Nautolan looked on, the Chandrilla warrior princess leapt on top of the krayt dragon's back.

His master was crazy.

...of course, she kinda had to be. She was his master after all.

Snatching up the training saber that Master Nef had given him, the boy ignited an amber blade as he went charging at the large creature. Somersaulting through the air, the boy neatly clipped the front of the dragon's snout with the edge of his blade as he went flying by in the air.

That ought to at least get the dragon's attention off of Master Neffy... for a little while anyway.

The yellow blade twirled in the boy's hand, as Nefertari's Makashi and Cronos Aegir's Djem So blended in the technique that the boy displayed as he artfully turned his lightsaber on the talon and claw that came for him. He wasn't going to be able to keep this up all day, but for the moment the Padawan Menace was a whirlwind of doom kicking up the sand.

Forget the Force Unleashed... this was Youngling Unleashed!

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[Nefertari Sovint]

Nef reached the base of this reptile's neck. This would be her attack site.

"Behold, dragon!" Nef began, the wind catching her robe "What you thought was your prey has become your opponent! Any monster which shall stand against my padawan or the love of my life shall also have to face me! So now pay the price of defeat!"

A blue burst of energy erupted from Nefertari's arms as she enhanced their speed. She began rapidly punching a common pressure point of most living creatures. She ceased speaking, leaving only her kiai.
"オラオラオラオラオラオラオラオラオラオラオラオラオラオラオラオラオラ…オラ！"
The Greater Krayt seemed dazed, as if it were about to fall down.

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[Micah tol Powl]

Just when the young Nautolan thought that things couldn't get any crazier, Master Neffy decided to go Mike Tyson's Punch Out on a Greater Krayt Dragon.

Steadying his lightsaber, the boy shifted his stance. Rearing the golden blade overhead, he adopted the opening stance of Djem So as he paused for the potential opening. As the bludgeoning attack left the dragon dazed and confused, the Nautolan sprang forward with a classic Form I chop to the exposed neck of the beast.

Just the fact that the Nautolan was charging at creature ten times his size, and a hundred times his weight, was evidence that Master Neffy probably wasn't the only crazy person in this three-man band.

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[Nefertari Sovint]

Nefertari couldn't help but smile as Zak demonstrated superb basics in her top form. Some dismissed Shii-Cho as basic or a training form. However, it could be just as useful as the other forms if trained well.

The low powered blade stunned the reptile and it began to topple. Nef jumped down and sent a wave of energy at Gherron, knocking him from under the creature. The thread wouldn't be nearly as fun, or even make sense, if Nef's man was crushed under a greater krayt dragon.

A cloud of sand came up as the beast hit the ground, they had defeated a living legend.

"Be careful, it is just stunned."

Several shiny objects composed the nest. Most of it was junk, followed by some everyday items. If the nest was this close to Master Kenobi's hut, then it was reasonable to assume...

YES!

Beneath the dust of the desert was a metal tube. She drew it from the sand and began to clean it off.

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[Micah tol Powl]

The young Nautolan shut down the lightsaber in his hands.

Curiously, the small boy looked over the massive creature, seemingly asleep. Returning Master Nef's training saber to his belt, the child wandered over toward the gargantuan monstrosity and tested the Chandrilla master's assessment by poking the sleeping dragon. Satisfied that the beast was actually sleeping, the aquatic child turned around to see his master digging in the sand, and then dusting off some kind of old tube-thingy.

"What's that?" the youngling inquired curiously.

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[Nefertari Sovint]

"What's that?" her padawan inquired curiously.

"This is a nearly 900 year old weapon of the Jedi. It contains a rare and powerful kaiburr shard. After I get it cleaned up, who knows? It might end up in my collection, but I might just start carrying it with me."

Nef looked over at the great reptile
"Hey Zak, you can get a pearl from that beast if you like."
Nefertari looked across the horizon, the dual suns were beginning to set.

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[Micah tol Powl]

The small Nautolan looked over at his master, with confusion written plainly across his face.

"How... how can you get, like, a pearl from a monster?" the youngling inquired dubiously. His master was obviously trying to play a joke on him. Every aquatic knew the facts about where pearls came from. "Pearls... pearls come from clams. Now giant, sand crawling lizard things!"

Maybe the whole two suns and no water thing was starting to get to Master Neffy...

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[Nefertari Sovint]

Zak was clearly confused.
"All subspecies of krayt dragons form pearls in their gizzard. Traditionally, they are obtained by cutting it open. However, I think if..."

Nef reached out with the force. The beast coughed and sputtered before finally spitting out a teal colored ball.
"These can be used for a lightsaber crystal. True, it is hard to install, but they do produce a good blade."

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[Micah tol Powl]

The small Nautolan just blinked, as the giant dragon-monster-sand-thing coughed up something that did, indeed, resemble a giant pearl.

"This planet is really, really weird," the boy uttered aloud finally, as he admired the jewel that was the size of a wookiee's fist in the palm of the woman's hand. And that was supposed to be usable as a lightsaber crystal?

"That's... that's, like, too big to be... to be even in, like, a Herglic's lightsaber!" the boy opined, as he took a step forward in order to admire his reflection in the gleaming sphere.

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[Nefertari Sovint]

"This planet is really, really weird,"
The boy's master laughed
"Quite. I've been here a few times and yet, I still think that."

When he admired his reflection in the sphere, Nef added
"You were quite brave against that monster, Zak. I am very proud of you."

Nefertari would make dinner for everybody when they returned to the ship. Their objectives were complete.

THE END

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