Training Under the Twin Suns

[George Hardwick]

Inside the spaceport of Mos Eisley on Tatooine, two individuals stood waiting. One was an older gentleman clad in formal Republic military dress, minus a conspicuous missing patch where the Republic logo would have been. The other was a man in a formal suit, who currently looked very unhappy as he brushed sand off of it.

"Do you have any idea how much this suit costs?"

"Quit your whining already. You don't see me complaining, do you?"

"You don't ever complain!"

"Exactly! Maybe you should follow my example!" The second man shook his head and gave up as they walked into a hanger. "So, who is going to be touring our facility today?"

"A Sith, name of Darth Morgoth."

"How important is this guy in their ranks?"

"Didn't ask. You're not...er, worried that the Sith's gonna take offence to your formal loyalty's?

"He knows about them if he heard about them. And he would also know they no longer apply. Now quit your whining before I make you give me 20, son!" Giving up, the second man shut up and awaited the arrival of the Sith.

[member=Darth Morgoth]

 

[Darth Morgoth]

[member="George Hardwick"]

Melkor arrived in his ship the Vulcan Lightning Bolt. The fast ship came in in a flash, a real beauty. He grinned as he landed his baby in the spaceport.

Stepping off the ship he wheeled a large hover crate off behind him. Looking around he saw the man he was supposed to meet. Walking over he extended his tand towards the man and said "Lets get to business shall we?

 

[George Hardwick]

[member="Darth Morgoth"]

General Hardwick took the hand and shook it. "Yes, let's get to it." He started walking out of the spaceport with Ale, assuming Morgoth would follow him.

"So, we have a number of things we're going to need to get settled. Before we do that, however, do you have anything you would like to ask?"

 

[Darth Morgoth]

[member="George Hardwick"]
Melkor smiled and said "Well I would like to see your facilities"

 

[George Hardwick]

Ale nodded and the group walked outside, getting into the transport that had brought them here. The transport drove through the city until it reached the outskirts, where they reached the newly build camp. They would stop outside the main office. In the distance, they would see rows and rows of buildings that would appear to be barracks in the distance, and further back there would be other buildings, such as the mess hall, armory, and other buildings. A group of recruits ran by on their morning run as Ale and Hardwick turned to face the Sith.

"Keep running, you maggots! I don't see you sweating yet!" Hardwick yelled at the recruits.

"Well, here we are. Which building would you like to see first?"

[member="Darth Morgoth"]

 

[Darth Morgoth]

Melkor smiled and said"Lets see your heavy weapons training facility"

[member="George Hardwick"]

 

[George Hardwick]

"Follow me." Hardwick and Ale led the Sith to a weapon's range. Inside, a number of men were firing blaster rifles downrange.

"Here, we have the main firing range for small arms. As you can see, it is in use at the moment. We can take a closer look there if you want when they are done. Now, you wanted the range for heavy weapons is in the back. Follow me."

In the back, they would find a number of scattered targets of varying shapes and sizes, from a speeder all the way to parts of troop transports. All had clearly not been in use for some time, and had scorch marks on them from hits.

"We have this separate because we don't want some rookie to slam the trigger by mistake and blow the range sky high." he walked over to a shed that was out of the way of the targets and opened it. "In here is where we store the weapons. Feel free to take a look, but don't touch. Safety measure."

[member="Darth Morgoth"]

 

[Darth Morgoth]

(sorry never got to notification)

Melkor followed [member="George Hardwick"] around the facilities, finding nothing but the best training being given. He finished his examination and turned and said "Do you have a place where we can retire to business and cigars?"

 

[George Hardwick]

"Main office. Follow us." The group walked back to the front of the facility and entered a building. Inside was a basic office setting, like one of billions one would find around the galaxy. Hardwick and Ale sat at one end, and motioned for the Sith to sit at the other end.

​"So, you've seen the facility now. Thoughts?"

[member="Darth Morgoth"]

 

[Darth Morgoth]

Melkor sat down with his cart in front of him. He smiled and said " [member="George Hardwick"] I think this is exactly the kind of place I have been looking for. Now first of all I have a gift."

He opened the cart and revealed twenty of his Olympic Series of Lmg. He smiled and said "For your facilities use."

He then sat back and lit a cigar, taking a hit of it he said "Now I have two options for you"

 

[George Hardwick]

Hardwick picked up the gun and held it up to his eye. "Now this looks like a fine weapon." He said as he started examining it.

"We are listening. Make your offer."

[member="Darth Morgoth"]

 

[Darth Morgoth]

[member="George Hardwick"]

Melkor chuckled and said" Well your first option is to sign a contract with us stating that we will refer our clients to your for training, for 20% of what you make off of them, and you do the same"

He took a hit of his cigar, releasing the smoke into a ring, took a deep breath, and said "Or we could merge. This would make us significantly larger, we would both retain control of our respective departments and both recieve and equal cut. We could be the ultimate one stop shoping for new armies and units. You train them I arm them, and we both make large sums of cash. No hidden cuts no secret agendas. Any decisions we make regarding the future of the company overall will be decided on together, other than that we keep our current control of our departments. Now before you make your decision, ask any questions you have"

 

[George Hardwick]

The two men looked at one another for a moment after the offer was made. Hardwick was the first to ask a question.

"How about you tell us a bit about your company, and what you can bring to the table that we don't currently have."

[member="Darth Morgoth"]

 

[Darth Morgoth]

[member="George Hardwick"]

Melkor smiled and said"We have considerable connection with numerous companies. We have access to newer technology, our weapons of course, and the protection of the Red Ravens."

 

[George Hardwick]

The two walked over to one another and whispered for a minute or so. when they finished, they looked up at the Sith.

"You have a deal. We will agree to a merge." Hardwick held his hand out.

 

[Darth Morgoth]

[member="George Hardwick"]

Melkor walked over and shook the mans hand. Then he pulled out the paper that they needed to sign. He placed them on the table and said "What shall our new name be?"

 

[George Hardwick]

"I'll be the first to admit I stink at names. Ale's the one who named this place." Hardwick said as he signed the form

"Off the top of my head, I can't think of anything. Sorry." Ale said, shrugging as he also signed the form.

[member="Darth Morgoth"]

 

[Darth Morgoth]

[member="George Hardwick"]

Melkor smiled and said "How about Vulcan Military Inc?"

 

[George Hardwick]

"That works."

"Sure, sounds like a decent name."

[member="Darth Morgoth"]

 

[Darth Morgoth]

[member="George Hardwick"]

Melkor signed the contract and put the name at the top and said "Well then boys I think we have just made a great play, you wont regret it"