Tatooine Meeting with Unexpected People

[Mike V'Trechen]

Mike did not know where to go, so he went to a place worth going. The planet which had his first war that he had been at.

Mike was on Tatooine. He was having a good day just enjoying the Mos Eisley Cantina. He had done a lot with his life, but he is really frustrated. Mike had ordered a martini, shaken, not stirred. He needed to wait for everything to blow over.

 

[Ballen-Ist]

It was only a matter of time before [member="Mike V'Trechen"] was noticed by the local authorities of the CIS controlled planet. Considerably close to their planetary capital of Geonosis, it was a wonder that the Sith vagabond had made it this far.

Flanked by two uncommon, looming droids, a man who looked half machine himself entered Mos Eisley's Cantina. The glowing red photoreceptors that replaced his eyes were fixated upon the young Sith. The droids waited by the entrance, as the cyborg approached the bar counter. "What brings you to Tatooine, stranger?" spoke his synthesized voice, from the vocoder attached to his mouth and nose.

 

[Mike V'Trechen]

Mike turned his head to see some droids. ([member="Ballen-Ist"] ) He was shocked to see him. Then again, why would he. Mike was broken. There was no way out for him. All he knew is that everyone wants to kill him. Orex, CIS, and more people just wanna assasinate him.

"Hi," said Mike. "Did you want to sit here? I could move over. I am just a angry man that has nothing to do."

 

[Ballen-Ist]

The cyborg remained steady, calm despite having had his question ignored. Still, it was obvious the boy was miserable, and here to drink away his sorrows. Though the cybernetic doctor knew little of the ways of the Sith, this surely did not seem like it.

"Enough groveling, boy. We are leaving, now." The harsh tone emitted from his vocoder betrayed how fed up he was, a metallic arm lifting in an attempt to get a firm and powerful grasp upon [member="Mike V'Trechen"]'s shoulder, in order to pull him away from the bar.

 

[Mike V'Trechen]

Mike felt the robot's hand grabbing his shoulder. He was not really bothered. He went with the robot. Mike had arived at a ship. He wondered who controlled it.

 

[Ballen-Ist]

Rumor was that there were two Jen'Ari Sith on the run, as so the doctor and his droid entourage kept their sensors active as they made their way through the streets of Mos Eisley. Despite the curious looks from the many civilians they passed, the group made it to the starport without any interruptions. CIS battle droids and personnel were at work, managing their terminals and the travelers that came to and fro.

With the proper clearance, they headed down the corridors of the starport, heading towards the docking bay they had landed in. [member="Mike V'Trechen"] hadn't even resisted, something the doctor still found confusing. "What compels you to accept your fate? Do you have any idea what is going to happen to you?" The cyborg man could not help but ask.

[member="Salis"]

 

[Mike V'Trechen]

Mike understood what the borg had said. He honestly did not care. He just wanted to be free and see his parents.

"Sir," said Mike. "I do not care what will happen. My life has been over for years. My Mom and Dad died when I was 18. I know that I do not deserve to live. The only reason why I am living now is because the Jedi, after killing my parents, let me go."

 

[Ballen-Ist]

Stopping in front of their docking bay entrance, the group stood for a moment as the door opened, sliding away, out of sight into the metallic wall. The doctor eyed [member="Mike V'Trechen"], listening to his response, shaking his head. "What you live for is revenge, boy. To strike back at those who have taken from you," the cyborg began, before continuing.

"They can never take away that drive, motivation, that passion, as long as you draw breath. Is that not why you are Sith?" The doctor had seen many Sith in his time, and he knew some of their teachings well. As they spoke, the doctor let go of the boy, a quick thought directing the droids by his side to enter and prepare the shuttle for take off.

 

[Salis]

It had been a bit of time since she and Mike had had to deal with that Orex Mauda person, still, there was an offer she remembered from then. That individual from the Sith Empire. She'd heard Mike had been a bit on the run recently, she could understand that. But still, Salis felt he was always in too much of a rush to do things a certain way. Took time just to convince him to actually practice his lightsaber skills instead of trying to plan his way out of something.

She'd knew he was going to Tatooine and didn't sound all to upbeat. She let out a groan as she drew closer. Things had been...unexpected with the Jen'Ari. She hadn't made the progress she wanted recently, there...wasn't enough. Not enough growth. She needed more, needed to become stronger. Sure she had held her ground against that Orex Mauda individual, and had stood her ground on other occasions as well, but it wasn't enough. She was always striving for more. She enjoyed knowledge and growth and the Jen'Ari hadn't been giving enough of it to her.

She held her cloak over her, wearing her mask and armor as she entered quietly, asking about about the presence of Mike but using only his description to find out where things went. She heard a cyborg had called him out and she followed the direction quickly, she felt his presence as she got closer and breathed in, there were others in that ship as well. She called into her comms to get her ship to come to start coming to her location, still having her hood down, thinking. She didn't sense danger yet. But she was still starting to breath harder, she needed to get in there, see what was going on. She sensed more going on, another powerful presence aboard the ship.

She'd decide soon, would she follow, or try for it now. She wasn't sure yet.

[member="Ballen-Ist"]
[member="Mike V'Trechen"]

 

[Mike V'Trechen]

Mike sat down on top of a seat. He kind of agreed with the Cyborg. He is really having a hard time right now.

"Yes," said Mike. "I am a Sith, but everything I do always does poorly. I mean look at what happened with the TJE and my parents. About every action that I take, never succed or help anyone."

@Mike V'Trechen @Salis @Ballen-Ist

 

[Ballen-Ist]

Turning away from youth, the cyborg headed into the docking bay, walking towards the shuttle which already had its boarding ramp lowered. The duo would follow the droids that had gone ahead of them to inform the MagnaGuard pilot of their departure. Passing through the main cabin, the cyborg ushered [member="Mike V'Trechen"] into the cockpit, letting him take a seat in the co-pilot chair. The MagnaGuard seemed to be doing all the work, as the vessel's engines roared to life. "You are Sith, but your teachings have failed you. There are still many others to learn from."

A brief window of opportunity could be seen, as the boarding ramp began to close, the main cabin was empty, providing [member="Salis"] with the option to sneak on the ship unnoticed. The two IG-RM bodyguards were in the small cargo hold, the only threat to her espionage if not taken out.

 

[Mike V'Trechen]

Mike got into the seat. He hoped that people would understand him. He was a SIth, even though the training failed him.

 

[Salis]

Salis saw her opportunity, and seized it, moving quickly and silently into the ship and ducking to the side as soon as she entered. She quietly moved about the ship, noticing the IG-RM bodyguards and stepped to the side again to remain out of sight considering her options as she felt for the locations of those present, breathing slowly and considering her next actions. She could probably take them out, but that wasn't necessarily a good idea. The noise might be too much. Perhaps better to try and out navigate them and hope they didn't have any more advanced sensors that could pick her up. She'd keep her attention to where everyone was, and start working to make sure she stayed completely out of sight. While trying to listen to see if she could hear any of what was going on with Mike and whoever he was with.

[member="Mike V'Trechen"] [member="Ballen-Ist"]

 

[Ballen-Ist]

The IG-RM droids were not on active patrol at the moment, and so their sensors were not currently functioning. They had busied themselves with the many crates and boxes in the cargo bay, taking inventory and making sure everything was there. [member="Salis"] had been wise in her decision to not engage.

The shuttle's boarding ramp was now sealed tightly against the hull, the engines roaring louder as the vessel began to hover. Angling itself upwards, the ship blasted off into the sky, following the air lanes that would eventually lead them out of the planet, towards Tatooine's orbital space station.

That was where a larger ship was docked, waiting for the arrival of the Holowan representative. the cyborg looked down at [member="Mike V'Trechen"], standing next to the boy while he sat in his chair. "How much do you know about the Sith Empire, hm?" His vocoded voice questioned, an attempt at lightening the mood given the youth's absolutely depressed demeanor.

 

[Mike V'Trechen]

Mike did not really know much. He had some problems answering, so he tried to do the best he could. Mike looked through the window.

"I honeslty do not know much," said Mike. "[member="Ballen-Ist"] kind of saved my life. I asked him if I could be his appretice after I had left the TJE."

 

[Salis]

Unfortunately, they were not headed to another planet. Rather, it was to a space station. This could make things difficult. It was possible to evade capture perhaps but she did not possess many such abilities, most of them relied on combat. So she would have to make her decisions on the fly, quickly trying to consider and find if there was anywhere she could hide on board the ship or if she'd end up discovered when they went to exit. If she couldn't find anywhere, she'd have to try and hide the moment the dock opened, force speed would be very useful then if she could find a place to get the moment it opened. Move fast enough and they wouldn't realize she had been there.

[member="Mike V'Trechen"] [member="Ballen-Ist"]

 

[Ballen-Ist]

How did this boy, [member="Mike V'Trechen"], know of the Pureblood's name? It was something hardly spoken, as of late at least. The doctor could not help but hum in intrigue briefly, his photoreceptor's gaze following the young Sith's own. "He has not taken an apprentice in some time," Upari observed aloud, before continuing, "he no doubt has much to teach you."

The shuttle was, in fact, headed to a larger ship that was already docked with the space-station. They had already gone through the usual security procedures, and were granted permission to send a vessel down to Tatooine's surface. That meant they wouldn't have to undergo those same trivialities under the CIS this time. The shuttle passed through the hangar shielding, hovering momentarily before touching down on the metallic surface below.

Doctor Upari, having never sat, remained standing beside Mike. "Regardless. If you ever feel there are improvements to be made that the force cannot produce, feel free to contact me." The cyborg would've smiled, if he could. Pressing a button on a nearby control panel, the boarding ramp airtight seal was disengaged, allowing the plank to lower towards the hangar floor. The hangar was not as massive as a Star Destroyer's, but there were still places to hide. The only personnel on deck were droids, mostly performing manual labor. This was the chance that [member="Salis"] sought, for the dark presence on board the frigate had yet to arrive.

 

[Mike V'Trechen]

Mike got out of the ship. He looked around and saw everything. He was very jealous, because of the bigger ship. Mike hopped that he did not die there. He followed the person willingly ([member="Ballen-Ist"] ).

 

[Salis]

The door opened and she surveyed it all in a moment, not too many places to go, but they were there. And there wasn't heavy security. She just hoped there weren't hidden cameras and for the present she would be fine. But she didn't have time to think about that, Salis used the force to increase her speed, keeping low to the ground as she darted across it in an instant, slipping in between boxes that had a big enough spot in them, which she could slip between, holding her cloak around her, she would watch through the gaps to see where Mike and whoever was with him would go. Things were getting intense and she was unsure what he plan was, so she remained careful in her decisions and just try to observe.

[member="Mike V'Trechen"] [member="Ballen-Ist"]

 

[Ballen-Ist]

Exiting the ship, the doctor stood at the end of the boarding ramp, looking around the hangar bay with a brief crane of his neck. A bright blinking began to flash upon the wrist-communicator that he wore, a single press of a button turning the light off. "Remain here, for the time being." He told [member="Mike V'Trechen"].

Stepping forward into a full stride, the cyborg along with his droid companions made their way to the nearby blast-doors, where they left the hangar entirely. It wasn't long before the entire droid crew on deck also left, leaving the hangar empty, save for the two Sith. It was eerily silent, but through their forces senses, they would be able to tell that they were not being watched.