First Reply Taung Uprising

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0700 Hrs
Coruscant System

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Severine had been given orders, her data pad flooded with the unhappy news that in the very heart of the Alliance, an uprising was happening. The Taung were an ancient people native to Coruscant, who had a thrist for war that rivaled The Mandalorians. There elite warriors, called "The Warriors of Shadow" were formidable, and for many centuries that had been placated, and kept from causing trouble on the planet, until now. The Taung stood at 2 Meters, and were skilled in ranged and melee combat, their leader, Tsarog Mang, was urging an uprising, and already shots were being fired in the lower levels of the city, turning it into a fire fight. The Jedi no doubt would be mustered to help put this down, but no matter how good one was with a laser sword, enough bolts could bring down the mighty Keepers of the Peace, so Severine's Chaos Jumpers were summoned.

Her craft broke across the sky, the skyscrapers reflecting the drop ship of gray, and the endlesss stream of flying speeders, shuttles, and craft. She was sitting in the jump seat at back in her Beskar-Cortosis hybrid armor, she was checking her rifle, and placing some more thermal detonators in her pouches all along her belt. One of her Squad members said,
"Sev, I get nervy when you pack extra Therms."
She gave smile, her lips naturally pink as her striking eyes fixed on him,
"You just get clear when I start poppin them Herald, I wouldn't want you to end up like me."
She gave a wink, but the pain in her leg from her sharpnel wound required a daily dose of Kelto, which she pulled out now and took. Antoher Sqaud Member said,
"What is sit rep Sev?"
She taking Kolto, then felt it ease her pain, it was a healing agent, but as long as metal was there it would with running and fighting re-open wounds. After a moment of her green eyes rolling into her head, she then brought them back to bear on him and said,
"Intel says Taung insurgents have taken a cantina and warehouse, they have set up gun placements all along the strip in the entertainment distrinct.."
Herald piped up,
"Well Kiff.. any casualties?"
Sev nodded,
"Peace Officers, six KIA, civilians are at five confirmed killed, eighteen wounded from the blast. They have hostages, we think they are holding them up in the cantina."
Another Squad Member with a helm on said,
"Great.. that means if we roll in all friendly like they will probably execute them."
Sev nodded,
"Its a Clusterfarrik, make no mistake. Some Jedi are trying to negotiate, if their negotiations fail we are to breach the cantina, save as many hostages as possible. Until we get the green light, we are to hit the Warehouse, which latest tel says has some serious firepower inside it. We take it out, we probably break this Uprising at the head."

She leaned against the metal back seat in a row of seats and began to think about the collateral, the Jedi were trying to evacuate civilians, but there always was bound to be innocents who would get caught in the cross fire.
"Just remember, there is lots of friendlies, and our enemy is tall, and thick as grass, do not hesitate to take them down, they have a history of defeating Mandalorians."
The one in the helm raised his head, showing a T shaped visor said as he sharpened a long machete like blade,
"Not this Mando, I will remind them who won the war."

The Drop ship began to lower to the top of the towers and a red light was blinking, with a loud noise,
"Alright.. time to drop." said Sev.
This was to be a HALO Drop, she slung her rifle over her shoulder and stepped to the back opening of the drop ship and said, as she came to the edge, looking down she saw the traffic being redirected out of their way, she took a breath and then leapt, the fall no matter how many times you did it took the stomach, and she began to glide, her body reflecting on the glass of the scrapers around them, her squad jumping too, and now all six of them were flying like angels down, some speeders zoomed past them as they spread out, it was danger close because they needed to get south, Sev leading them as Swan towards the lower pond of this cityscape. As she came closer she pulled a cord and two cylinders popped off her back and thrusters of blue erupted with lines that pulled at her and she set her boots on the ground, the two tanks then shorting out and falling, there was loud sound of blaster fire, a Taung began to open fire at them, great bolts peppering the sky as her other men fell, drawing her rifle she took aim and let fly a bolt right into its head, causing it to drop and heavy repeater to go cold, some more the Taung began to let fire bolts from cover, the blue energy flying past her as she signaled with her right hand for her men that were landing left and right to tack positions behind some cover, bolts flying in this narrow area in the entertainment distrinct, she returning fire with her rifle, the red lasers hitting another to the enemy in the shoulder. She then lifting up the leather pouch at her belt, drew a detonator and rolled it on the ground, taking it to one of the nests, and boom! Three of the enemy insurgents went flying with ball of flame and smoke rising.
"Press forward!" she shouted as she let fire more bolts and her men gave cover fire, red bolts flying down the district as some blue came their way, anyone watching would think it was light show, but each bolt was the potential for death...

 

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The Warehouse had become a mess, they rolled out motars that began to shoot great balls of blue energy at Severine and her team. She and her men were valiantly returning fire, but now cover was going to a vulnerability,
"We need to flank them!"

She seeing an a road to the ride and left that lead to the base of other skycrapers, she motioning with her fingers, as the Six broke into three, the Mando with her as they opened fire, and motar bolt blew up the cover they had been at, a great ball of whate with blue hue, and then a flame of orange and smoke rising. Moving through the lower metropolis, suddenly one of their own was struck by a purple beam,
"Sniper! Find cover!"
Another beam tore off a lock of her hair, and she growled. She then peppered the area with bolts, her Mando took a RPS-6 Rocket Launcher and said, "Hold your fire.."
He then saw the window that lit up from purple beam as it bouched off his beskar breastplate, and taking aim he let fly the rocker, a white cloud trail behind the warhead as it hit the window, and great explosion that broke so many windows that glass fell as rain drops. Severine gave the Mando a nod as they got up and she tended to their wounded,
"Herald.. you alright?"
He raised a thumb,
"Just a flesh wound mam."
She took his hand with hers and pulled him to his feet, she then spoke on the comms,
"Bravo Team.. sit rep?"
There was static,
"Kiff! We need to rendezvous immediately at the warehouse."
She saw a Four Seat Speeder and said,
"Lets use that."
She jumped in the driver seat, and Herald got in side seat with his rifle, The Mando got in back and reloaded his launcher.
Severine began to hot wire the vehicle and the engines came online, and she pushed it. The Speeder began to swoop past parked speeder,s another purple beam came at them, and The Mando let fly another rocket at the position, with a great blast of orange and then white smoke. They made a turn, and there was the warehouse, where blue bolts were flying, with some red, The Mando began to reload, and Herald began to open fire,
"Contact! Lets take em down!"
Another rocket flew and git a turrent placement, causing some Taug to fly into the air. So far.. so good.

 

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The Warehouse had turned into fubar, explosions rises up as if minature stars in the black of the galaxy, and bolts flying like shooting stars. Severine was content that they had made it this far, so far with only one injury, when she got a message on the comms,
"Capt Severine.. get to Cantina ASAP! Get the Cantine.."
Then static.
Standing there with soot on her cheeks and forehead, as well as her hair wet from prespiration, she turned holding her Blaster Rifle. The Warehouse was on fire, and as a door began to open, The Mando let fly a final rocket inside, as she tossed some more thermals inside. The flames rose up as a wave, and she turning to her squad said,
"Well done.. we make for the cantina. Sounds like the Jedi plan fell through.
"Is everyone ready?"
They all responded,
"Hoorah!"
Getting back in the Speeder, and another being commandeered by Bravo Team they began to fly towards the Cantina was was loud with music and blaster fire. The Taug had dug in like a Mustafar Flea. They came to the black of it, where there was ladder to the roof.
"Alright boys, we are gonna breach and drop in on the enemy. Remember there are hostages."
The Mando took out his machete side Beskcad, Herald saying,
"Bringing a knife to a gun fight?"
The Mando nodded,
"For close encounters."
Herald gave a smirk as they came reached the top of the ladder, there they stood all in a circle over skylight, below inside was strobing yellows, pinks, and greens, and the sound of blaster fire. Out front a speeder was blasted, and Jedi with a laser sword stood and began calling in reinforcements. One of the Squad Members placing a device on the door, shouted,
"Breach!"
There was a slight explosion, with some smoke and the door was pulled over, running out was one of those tall Taug, and The Mando drawing is blade dug into him, stabbing at underbelly over over as the two fell on the ground, he then using his arms wrestled the Taug on its back began jab the edged blade into its neck, cutting over and over, till it became limp. His visor was covered in the creature's life matter. Severine leading the charge in, the men following as they came upon one of the upper levels, a door flung open and Serverine drew a combat knife and threw the edge up and cut its throat in one swift motion as she then reached for her blaster pistol and dug the muzzle in another, letting fire three or four shots,. The Team took down more that came out of the orange plated doors, one room had some people tied up, and badly beaten, Bravo Team formed up around them and assessed.
"How many hostages?"
Severine's eyes darted back and forth, as she held her pistol, her rifle slung to her back.
"Intel said twenty."
Herald shouted,
"Kiff! That means sixteen more are here somewhere."

Looking down into the bar area she saw a Taug rise in front of all the liquor and making mustafar cocktail threw it up in the air and it caught fire, engulfing Herald, who cried out,
"Kiff! Kiff!"
Severine opened fire on the Bartender with an attitude causing a whole case to explode. She then tried to get Herald to drop and roll, the flames singing her elbows as she said,
"Farrik! Stop movin! That is an order!"
Finally she extinguished the flames, and checked her elbows,
"Farrik!"
The Medic came up and took out a gel layer of Kelto, and applied it to her, and to Herald.
They were getting careless, somewhere else was the majority of the hostages, and already one of them was down, and the Captain lightly burned. This was problem with ops like these, noble intentions could lead to deaths. They may not be able to save all the hostages afterall...