Ender's Guardian: Silver Knight (Page 4 of 8)

"Cat," Kip calls. "I thought you were going to gather your squad, not seduce them."

He shakes his head. Sometimes he wondered why he had made Cat his second in command. He reminded himself that her skills were unsurpassed by any in the enclave save himself, and that she was more loyal than anyone he had ever met. Yet her methods...left something to be desired.

"You still have another squad member to find," he reminds her. "When you're quite finished, we'll be waiting for you at the hanger bay."

He turns with his students and walks out.

I Am Jedi

Dang!!! Headbutting a Zabrak is pretty hard core!!! Lol

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"I thought you were going to recruit your team, not paralyze them," Kip mutters, rolling his eyes. Deep down though he knew that Cat's skills were going to prove useful against their enemies, as they had many times already.

At the appreance of Ash, the Twi'lek Jentress nearly jumped out of her skin. Kip and Beran had both met Togorians before, but Kip had great respect for the race...their strength, their skill, their ability to train animals like the mosgoths to their ways... Overlooked by much of the galaxy, a Togorian could be a strong ally...or a deadly enemy.

"Welcome to the team Ash," Kip replied. Turning to Raid, he frowned. "How many times have I told you that if you insist on fighting Cat you are going to end up in a repulsor chair? You are no where near that level of skill yet." A wink that escaped though signified that Raid's skill was improving.

Turning to Cat, he said,

"If you are quite finished, let's move out."

I Am Jedi

Cat laughs lightly. “Paralyze Raid? Why he’d be completely useless to me then wouldn’t he? And that would be such a shame. He has so many… amazing uses,” she adds, her voice deliciously soft –a mesmerizing whisper almost –twisted with charm and something dark.

Kip barely catches Raid’s low growl as the Iridonian uses the back of his hand to wipe the blood away from his face. He quickly clears his throat and bows respectfully. “Without your timely interruption, Grand Master, I do believe I would have won that duel. Cat is a fine warrior but is prone to slip ups like us all.” He smiles.

Cat scoffs playfully. “Echani don’t slip up. I was letting you win. You got distracted so I… simply took advantage of you. It all added a great deal of spice to the fight don’t you think?”

Ash chuckles, the sound deep and rich. It was completely unexpected from the battle-hardened Togorian. Especially after he had seemed so distant just moments ago. “That it did, Ishi. Perhaps a bit too much. I do not believe the intention of a duel is to make your audience drool. They completely miss out on the educational and entertainment values if their minds stray to, ah, things other than fighting positions.”

Raid laughs, nudging Ash with his elbow. “I believe our performance is included in ‘entertainment values’, Ash.”

Cat giggles, her hands moving to her hips and her attention drifting back to Kip and his students. “They're a bit scruffy and rough around the edges but they're the best. Pretty handy in a fight. Let’s go.”

“We will gather our gear and meet you there, Ishi,” Ash interjects as he and Raid walk off in the direction of the Armory.

As the ship docked Konah saw that man named Mat. she gave a wicked smile her eyes twinkling.

Jyrovac looked at her with concern on his face but he knew she would do nothing to harsh to the man.

"so master what are your plans for this Mat person?" he asked with a little amusement.

"Well lets just say that he will have a nightmare tonight he will never forget." She answered.

As she stepped off the ship Mat saw her give a malicious smile.

Konah had explained to Jyrovac before they left the shuttle that he should stand by her and look ominous. hey smiled his black eyes glittering and agreed.

"please call me Konah not Lady. i'm not into formality." She smiled at mat

"so your the General...."

Jyrovac looked at the man with very little happiness in his eyes. He opened his mouth to speak but closed it right after and just looked at Konah.

"So shall we Go to see George?" she smiled sweetly to Mat and Riker, But there was something not right with the smile.

i will post later my grandma is here lol

Kip shakes his head as the three head off to gather their gear. Turning to Beren, he says, "One day that girl is going to bite off more than she can chew, and I won't be there to get her out of trouble."

"She handles herself well. Don't worry," Beren returns. Typical of the Kel Dor, he was a man of few words.

"If she takes the situation seriously, she is fine," Kip returns. "It's when she is trying to have fun or prove a point that concerns me. As she seems to be doing with this mission."

They began the walk to the hanger. Kip began going over the situation in his mind. They had an impressive team for this mission. Cat, a master in hand-to-hand, close quarters combat. Raid and Ash, intimidating giants with enough physical power between them for nearly half a dozen men. Beren, technical specialist, skilled infiltrator, and exceptional Force warrior. And Jentress, the young cadet, one of the best sharp shooters in training.

It was a good team, one that he had no qualms about trusting. He only hoped that they would arrive in time to catch the trail of these new Jedi killers.

That was what really puzzled him. Many times in the past, there had been those who had tried to hunt Jedi. Usually they were the followers of the Sith, and that had been his first guess at who was behind these assassinations. But the pieces were not fitting together. None of the Jedi had been killed with energy weapons, that much was clear. Those who had recovered the bodies had found that their lightsabers would not even activate. Something was not right about these deaths...

I Am Jedi

Cat and her entourage arrive at the hanger only moments after Kip and his students do. The light from the open hanger door catches on Ash's armor, the heavy war armor shimmering, adding to the Togorian's mystifying and intimidating appearance. Cat's signature black Echani battle suit is now overlayed with a variety of Echani charmed armor attachments here and there.

While it might effect Cat's fighting style, the enchanted armor would contribute an immense amount of power to Cat's blows. And even next to the Togorian in his glistening armor, Raid manages to stick out. The Iridonian dones massive spaulders connected by leather straps over his bare masculine physique while his lower body is merely covered by a rather plain black pants.

His face is somewhat hidden beneath a primal helmet from which his impressive horns protrude while his steel guantlets and plate boots seem to sing with power. No doubt an effect of Cat's Echani charms. The same "magic" gave the Togorian's armor and helmet its ghostly blue inner glow.

As the group approaches Kip, the Grand Master notices both Ash and Raid carrying two weapons cases. It seems Cat's fancy for weapons was passed on to her students. They were prepared for everything.

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Okay, so a picture of Ash's armor was already posted.

Here's Raid's armor: http://s2.fileave.com/250px-Arvaarad.jpg

A (rather crappy but I do the best I can) example of Raid's physique and Iridonian body markings: http://s2.fileave.com/3_13_1.jpg

Raid's guantlets: http://s2.fileave.com/eq_volcanic_gauntlet.jpg

And Cat's guantlets: http://s2.fileave.com/eq_slayer_gauntlet.jpg

Kip enters the crew hold to find Cat and Raid circling each other, each of the warriors in nothing but their undergarments, crouched in Echani challenge stances. Ash slides along the wall, sliping behind Cat while her attention is focused on Raid.

Raid lashes out with a quick jab, an obvious miss. It is a mere opportunity opener for Ash. The large Togorian charges forward in a blur, wrapping his muscular bulging arms around Cat's  slender body and arms, heaving her off the ground with little effort.

In the blink of an eye Cat throws her head back, her skull slamming against Ash's nose, the cracking noise echoing in the condensed crew hold.

Ash laughs, blood slowly beginning to trickle from his flaring nostrils. "Can't squirm your way out of this one, Cat. It seems we've finally beat you."

Raid grins, patting Cat on the shoulder. "You're off your game, Cat. Letting the rookies beat you like this..."

Cat cocks her head to the side with a charming smile. "Is that what you think?"

Cat arches her back and brings her knee up, driving it into Raid's stomach with such force it knocks the Iridonian back a few feet. He coughs and stumbles to his knees. Ash leans his head to one side to get a good look at Raid and laughs again. It was rare that Cat caught them offgaurd anymore. He had to give her points for that.

He releases Cat and takes a step back. She broken his knees when he'd grabbed her last time. He didn't want to test his luck more than he already had. She often refrained from hurting them too much but she wouldn't hesitate if he didn't release her. Lesson learned.

Cat gets to her feet and straightens out her small clothes in the most feminine way, glancing in Raid's direction with a flash of amusement as the Iridonian gets to his feet with a gaze which demands retribution for his hurt pride. She turns to Kip with her famous charming smile as Ash uses his Force powers to heal his muzzle.

"Just, ah, practicing," she says on a deep breath.