ToC: CC-117 Canal VS. Ben Watts

[Louise]

It was time for the Tournament of the Cauldron to export itself.

Try as hard as they did, there was just no way of perfectly replicating the different environments they required for round two of their grand event. They had made their unrealistic requests, demanding that they somehow replicate the climate and habitat of some of the most extreme planets in the galaxy. Mere simulations would not be good enough, it had to be real, it had to feel real and when enough slaves and scientists had perished at their hands for such impractical ineptitude it was only then that the Queens of Rattatak had decided that they were going to have to use the real thing.

The remaining contestants were to be shipped out, given the luxuries of celebrated gladiators and plenty of opportunity to rest and prepare for the next fights ahead.

Back at the Cauldron a multitude of screens were set up, surrounding the arena so that no detail could be missed of the now televised spectacle, the pit below for once completely devoid of action. Nothing would take the limelight from their glorious occasion.

The screens flickered to life...

CAVE MOUTH, DAGOBAH

Was it day? Was it night?

Only those who could pierce the thick forest roof would know.

@[member="CC-117 Canal"] and his opponent Jedi Master @[member="Ben Watts"] there were more dangers present than just themselves. Who knew what dwelt within the jaws of that cave? To those in tune with the Force an imminent sense of danger lurked in the humid air around them.

Although if one was to pull away from the mouth of darkness then they would be forced to deal with the unforgiving undergrowth of the marshlands. The perfect playground for the most intense game of hide and seek the galaxy would ever see. Of course, one would have to tread cautiously, given that the planet's fauna could not have possibly been wiped out simply in the name of the tournament.

The crowd back at the Cauldron were truly divided by this one. There was those who had likely gambled their life savings upon of the tournament's favourites while the rest were more inclined to root for he who was deemed the underdog, simply for not possessing those god-like powers.

Who would triumph. Anything could happen.

 

[Ben Watts]

Dagobah, a terribly humid marshland of a planet, a place Ben had hoped he would never visit again and yet here he was. The luxuries that had been offered to him while in route to the planet, he had declined, he had kept himself under the radar so far and he kept his presence relatively unknown. He had heard the rumors, how people viewed him, he was a mysterious force user who had somehow garnered power and no one knew why. Even some of the brightest combatants had tried to probe him, they wanted to know more, but he kept it all to himself. He barely spoke, ate only when he had too, and while the others were training he was getting rest. He had trained enough in all of his years, this was not a tournament he cared about winning, but winning was crucial to stepping in front of the two queens.

Now was not the time to worry about those things, it was round two, and to get his audience he had to first win. Instead of starting in the middle of the arena they had been split up. This gave Ben ample opportunity to set up a rather intricate illusion around a more open area. Outside of the little sphere of trickery it would appear that Ben was merely propped in a tree, but once inside, it would look different. The area was still the same, marshy, humid, and all around miserable but there was a little warming feeling inside of his illusion. It beckoned out to even some of the strongest willed people, the force spoke to them and made them want to be there, it was as if they could escape the horrors of the marshland by getting to this particular spot.

In the middle, lighted only by a lightsaber, stood an exact replica of Ben Watts ( Or Declan Cole according to everyone else ). But there was something else about him, under the hood, those who were under the illusion would see the face of the one they cared most about. The doppelganger, a force trick that created an exact replica of the user, wielded a lightsaber but it could do no damage. While the doppelganger itself could land a blow to an opponent if it so wished, the lightsaber was just another illusion he had cooked up to be more intimidating. When his opponent, @CC-117 Canal, came face to face with his replica it would reveal the face of his loved one. He had no intention of hurting anyone in this tournament, he had escaped the last match with no injuries and a rather irate crowd, but he had accomplished what he set out for. If he could get the man to submit without violence, he would succeed.

But that was rarely the case in these things.

 

[Djorn Bline]

To the looks of Canal he guessed that he was on Dagobah, since it was all peaceful and it had the same environment of the books that Canal read back on Kamino. This planet was famous for many things that Canal could count but he didn't had time for that. He looked around him and it was blasting dark. He turned on his light that was attached to his helmet. He was confident in his skills, his assault rifle, his concussion rifle, two flash grenades, two thermal detonators, pistol, and knife that was in his gauntlet.

This place wouldn't affect Canal that much since he was dead to the force inlikey the force users. But that didn't meant that he would see illusions before him. He slowly advanced with his assault rifle aimed and ready with fire with a mag of basic slugs in.

He didn't dare to speak since that would gave away his position. He checked his HUD and showed nothing yet. He turned off the light from his helmet so it wouldn't give a lead to his opponent. His senses were on high alert and his reflexes as well.

@[member=Ben Watts]

 

[Ben Watts]

Ben could not pick up the force signature of his opponent, try as he might, he could not find him. Confused for a few moments, he decided not to dwell on it, there was a good reason for it and he would soon find out why. Using the force was not his only skill, he had been a general in the Republic Army as well as the Grandmaster, his skills were not limited to just the force. He could find other ways to pinpoint his enemy, and he would do it from a safe distance, using his replica. He could see things through the eyes of the doppelganger, but he would have to leave himself open, no matter he was hidden well enough that he did not have to worry about it.

Closing his eyes and looking through the eyes of the replica, he decided to lure him in, spinning his lightsaber around he pierced the quietness of the jungle with the loud hum of the lightsaber. He also trashed around, simulating the sound of someone cutting through brush to make it through the jungle. He knew little of his opponent but he was sure the noise would draw him in well enough. Once he was confident he had made enough noise to draw him in he stood still, opening his eyes and transporting back to the treetop he was sitting in. He wasn't too far away from the illusion he had created, he had to be within range to make it stronger, but he was also hidden very well within the treetops.

@[member="CC-117 Canal"]

 

[Djorn Bline]

Canal heard a familiar sound that anyone could recognize: the humming of a lightsaber. Canal followed the sound in a discrete manner and hid behind a tree that was close to his enemy. Canal checked on his HUD and saw that this was just a simple trick to get Canal off guard. A trick that was used in his previous fight with that Sith he loved to have as sea food. However, his real opponent was not too close or far from Canal. He didn't want to give away his position right now cause he wanted to give the opponent a nice happy surprise.

He grabbed a rock from the ground that was the size of a detonator and threw it at his right, hopefully to distract the fake man so he could execute his next move on submitting his opponent. As he threw the rock, it made some noise when it hit the ground. Come on. Take the bait. He remained hiding from behind the tree and remained silent as he was still ready to use his assault rifle.

@[member="Ben Watts"]

 

[Ben Watts]

Ben was still getting no bait as he waited patiently. He knew his opponent had to be around somewhere, then, he heard a noise and he peeked around slowly trying to find the source. It was not far from him and he knew his opponent was in range. So, the illusion was not working on him, that much he knew. He did not know why but he knew it was fruitless to keep wasting energy on the illusion. He let it down but he did not let the doppelganger vanish. Instead he walked in the direction of the noise trying to search for it. He was not sure if the man knew that the doppelganger could inflict damage, if he did, he would have probably tried to destroy it by now. That or he was trying to stay out of sight.

Walking in the direction of the noise, he closed his eyes again, opening them to see from the replicas point of view. He scanned the area and then he decided it was time to get serious. Though not on a scale he was capable of, and without the restraint of the illusion holding him back, he built up power in his doppelgangers palm and unleashed a force wave into the forest to try and lure him out. It was not building shattering strength but it would be strong enough to knock back anyone who stood in its path. While the force wave was unleashed, Ben moved with excellent quickness, his stealth allowed him to move without being detected by even the most skilled viewer. He simply moved from one tree to the next, getting a view from behind the replica to see how things would pan out from there.

@[member="CC-117 Canal"]

 

[Djorn Bline]

Canal heard and felt the force wave, but unfortunately for his opponent who did not yet know he is vong-shaped, did not affect him even if he wasn't hiding from behind the tree. He took a quick peak and still saw that the replica was still there. That thing is annoying me right now. He decided if he should take out the fake or not. Because after what he witnessed from his previous duel he knew a little bit of replicas.

Then he checked his HUD and saw his opponent quickly running around to find his opponent. Got ya. He knew what he had to do. He grabbed one of his flash bangs from his leather belt and aimed it at his opponent of when he wast still running. He activated it, threw it, and ran at a nearby tree so he could get way from his real opponent. As he arrived to the tree, he looked back and saw the flash from his flash bang and the sound of it, hoping that it would give him an advantage. Next he he aimed his assault rifle at the are but with his underslug grenade launcher, ready to fire at the enemy.

@[member="Ben Watts"]

 

[Ben Watts]

Ben sat perched in his tree and then he sensed something, finally, a grenade of some sort. Looking down, he spotted where it was coming from, that was enough. Building up the force in his legs he jumped from the tree branch high into the air and out of the range of the flashbang. Reaching his arms out he touched the leaves of the trees as he floated through the sky and then slowly his descent came around. Building up the force in his palms, he came rushing down to the ground, expelling the force he built up to slow his fall but timing it so that he landed in a swampy area and the water flew out as a crater formed around his kneeling position. It created a powerful blast that propelled outwards and rocked the swampy area and formed a few tiny waves before he came to a stop.

Standing up, he looked around, his doppelganger still standing a few yards away from him. "Enough mind games," He waved his hand and the doppelganger vanished from sight and now he stood in the middle of the forest with his hands at the ready to grab his lightsaber if he needed to. One shot was all he needed to pinpoint the location of his opponent. "I cannot pinpoint you within the force and my force wave did not seem to bother you. I suppose you are of Vong descent? Well then, I have never met one in person, but I hear they are a proud race. What say we settle this man to man?" He spoke out into the forest, still unsure of where his opponent was, but he would discover him eventually. Just because he could not be found within the force did not mean Ben would not be able to find him.

@[member="CC-117 Canal"]

 

[Djorn Bline]

Well, that didn't work at all. Canal saw his opponent dodging the flash bang and landed on the ground. He could throw another at him but he only had one more flash bang and his opponent would likely dodge it. And if he used his assault rifle then he or she would dodge it and use that as an advantage.

Then he heard his opponent telling him to settle this, man to man and that he was Vong descent. Now, Canal has honor and he never said no to a fight. He got out of his hiding place and walked, suddenly facing his opponent. He would probably surprise him since he now knows that he isn't a Long. Canal took off his helmet, which revealed his face that looked like Jango Fett. "First of all, I'm not a Vong, Jedi. I'm a human being. The thing is that I'm Vong shaped. And if you want to settle this man to man, then let's put away our weapons and fight in hand to hand combat." he didn't u armed himself cause he was just taking his precautions. He put his helmet on and looked back at the Jedi, ready to counter anything that the Jedi was about to do.

@[member="Ben Watts"]