Star Wars: Origins of the Force (Page 3 of 9)

Rhys remains surprisingly quiet; not what John had expected at all. It seemed that, despite his naturally cocksure and smug attitude, the Black Raider knew when to straighten up and take the situation seriously. A hardened soldier who was well aware that war was no game.

The redhead quickly moves on ahead of the group, disappearing into the room beyond, a ready finger on the trigger of his rifle. Whether he did this to scout the area or as a simple act of defiance against John's leadership, the Major wasn't entirely certain.

"Got somethin' here," Rhys relays over John's comm channel. The Black Raiders had already infiltrated their networks. Though it wasn't entirely unexpected he had hoped it would take them some time to bypass Aria's firewalls. Sneaky bastards.

John and his men proceed into the following room to find Rhys at the far end standing over what appears to be some kind of corpse. As they approach it becomes apparent that's exactly what it is. Rhys kicks it, a piece of frozen flesh calving off and shattering as it impacts with the ship's floor.

"Had some nasty ass holes punched in her," he comments rather passively, pointing with his gun towards an emergency seal door. "Either that or she was vented..." he adds as an afterthought, the accusation clear in his tone.
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Sarai's exceptionally talented when it comes to technology. Her honed reflexes −as well as some incredibly advanced neural upgrades −allow her to respond at a rate which makes combating an AI possible. Having the best technology money can buy off the black market doesn't hurt either.

Though it took a little time, Sarai was able to integrate certain Black Raider networks with a number of Horizon's own networks, including support networks [such as comm channels] without detection. They haven't done anything harmful though. Don't worry. They're just trying to... keep an eye on things.

---yeah starr way to just completely eavesdrop. if i wanted johnny boy to have his own little......happy time with himself....in between trips, he bloody well can't now can he without being listened in on to random grunts and one last exhale---

Aria appears in front of jester. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" She deploys ray shields around him. "Don't think about moving. One spark will send 10 thousand volts of pure proton core antimatter through you. Major, the passenger is aboard the ship. Seemingly fully conscious. He's isolated in the CIC airlock area. Awaiting your order."

"I'll be right there. Detain him. Rhys, you're in charge of the scout team. You got twenty minutes to wrap this up. Find a dataport for Aria to purge the ship's records, then we're scuttling this vessel." He tosses Rhys an Aria probe.

John's first lieutenant Ada Delwynn (human) appears in front of the captive prisoner. "Aria, release the ray shields. I'll take it from here."

"Very well lieutenant. Releasing ray shields."

Ada hits jester, knocking him unconscious. "Take him to holding. We'll wait for the major to get back to begin interrogation." She takes a deeper look as he is dragged to the detention block. "What the hell is that.....thing, Aria?"

"I'm not sure...the closest DNA records I have suggest a hybrid match of human and.....Tusken Raider."

"That's impossible. Sand People always kill their prisoners after depleting their skills... I had no idea they have sexual impulses."

"Perhaps if the organic is truly what my records suggest, he can tell us more."

John returns to the Horizon's detention block. Upon looking at Jester, a disgusted look comes over his face. "What in the hell is this thing?"

"An unmasked Tusken Raider, Antilles. Stumbled onto the ship." Ada says as she walks next to John.

"Wake him up. I want to talk to it."

A robotic arm inside the cell injects a small dose of adrenaline into Jester, causing him to instantly awaken.

Hey yo, Got room for one more person? (Bow-Chika-Bow-Wow)

So sweet of you to use my name chaos . And is that a yey or ney on me joining?

--you'll have to go back and read the story, if you have that kind of time...--

John glares at the creature. "Not a word more, monster. I'll deal with your filth in a moment." He walks over to Rhys. "Did you even bother to have Aria mine the ship's archives?"

Jester: (Notices that the soldiers that hold me are busy talking to each other.)

Jester: Hmmmm.

Jester: (I walk closer to the force sheild of my cell and remove my hood.)

Jester: HEY!!!! WHO IS YOUR HUTT MASTER AND WHAT IS HIS OR HER NAME!!!!!!!!!!!

Jester: (I put my hood back on and walk over to the slab called a bed and sit down.)

--then you're in. dont get cute with my story. i have a very specific way i want this to play out.--

John rolls his eyes. "Damn it." He storms back over to the cell after the Tusken Raider's outburst. "Shut your f**king mouth, I said!"

Suddenly, Aria enters the room. The cell's arm gives a stern electric shock to the Tusken by her control. "Sir it may be the case that our subject is not fully...well let's just say all the kath hounds aren't in one pack."

John looks at Aria with a strange look. "Basic, Aria. Basic."

"He is insane, John. Given that we know nothing about him--including how dangerous he may be--I suggest immediate elimination of this subject."

"Not yet...." John says, shaking his head. "If he tries anything dumb, I'll vent his cell." He re-directs his attention to the prisoner. "You hear that, huttspawn? Do anything I don't tell you to, and you'll join the rest of your crew before your next heartbeat! We repelled the hutts millenia ago. Our galaxy is run by respectable sentient beings, unlike yourself...and some others...." stealing a quick look to the Black Raiders. "Now who are you and where do you come from?"

Jason: (walks around lost) Where am I? I knew the entrance was around here somewhere

Jason: (Spots Jester)

Jason: Excuse me sir. I've transferred here from....

Jason: (pulls out Papers)

Jason: ...Ormskirk outpost 18-A

Jason: (Looks at Jester)

Jason: WHy are you Behind bars sir?

Thank you.
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