The Old Retreat of Breakneck Politics
After some time taken to rest and resupply, Throutek crashes down on the bed in their new accommodations. The Deep Dark is a very nice ship but they really need to scrub out any markings if not completely repaint her or they’ll be on the Empire’s radar in no time flat. He still had his commpad and access to his holonet account and encrypted files so the log was still intact.
Jax went to get himself fixed and, apparently, ran an exclusive interview with the local technician. In the morning, the wake up call was the sound of drums. Went out to see the captain. Apparently, the Eyahr guys took down a sentry droid, took his weapon and escaped back to their ship. Harsol organized a party to go after them and requested we go back to our tent. Asked him about grandfather but he just got more upset. He went off. We went to the lab tent. Met a techie – Tekbah – that is responsible for all the Nexu teeth augmentations. He felt really proud until we told him the wild cats tried to eat us several times. We saw that he also monitored them and there are several of them roaming the jungle. Discussed whether we should just cut our losses and get out of here, tell Rohm what we found and that there are no valuables. Suddenly, everything went quiet and dark. We went to check it out and found two Rodians messing with the generator. Killed one and stunned the other. People started showing up. Jax explained what happened. Tekbah was there and agreed we should send the Rodian to Harsol. Also suggested we should go to Cratala to get checked up while they tried to reactivate the generator. Generator wasn’t that easy to fix but the medical droid patched me up well enough. Went to the main tent as we heard that the hunting party came back with a Trandoshan. Came there, hid behind Naritt, while Harsol beat up the Trandoshan and Naritt treated him like he was a wayward child. She managed to talk him down and so he gave us the captured Trandoshans and Rodians and told us to leave immediately.
Since talking to the captain is a bust, we decided to try our luck with the captured Eyahr representatives. He let on that they are here for the tech and the riches and an attack is coming from the escaped Eyahr. Trip wants to use them to escape but I decided to tell someone. Going outside, we noticed a ship fly by and it dropped Arak Probe Droids from the skies. As we scampered outside we saw everyone flaring up in a panic. Harsol stepped out of his tent brandishing a weapon at us, blaming us for what is happening. He was in the middle of a full mental breakdown. Some other soldiers seemed to be wielding more sense. We decided to split up to get things moving. I went to Feno to ask for some ride back to our ship. She couldn’t help and I couldn’t help fix the vehicle they were working on. Went with Feno and helped them fix one droid by using another one for parts. Got an old blaster rifle for my troubles. Went outside again and looked for the crew again. Found them at the eastern gate. Jax went to Cratla and got the research data in the form of two big servers and got shot by the captain for it. Decided to join the ambush set up on the river. We saw what they set up and changed our minds to go hunt the droids and be more active.
I ended up setting up on the perimeter wall while Trip and Jax went hunting for droids. They climbed a tree and noticed movement in the woods. Apparently, what ever was out there saw them as Jax was immediately hit by a blaster shot. The enemy droid closed the distance quickly but Jax and Trip managed to shut it down with out many shots. Then we heard Naritt over the comms. She mumbled some apology and then the Badger started ascending into the stratosphere. I stood agape for a little while. I still owed money on that ship. This made things quite a bit more complicated. Shortly there after, we heard hover bikes approaching. Four imps came out of the trees and split into two teams. One headed for us and the other headed for the Retreat. A short exchange disabled the imps but Trip was hit badly. Jax took one of the bikes and rode Trip back to the village. They managed to intercept several imp occupied bikes and one’s comm systems managed to be salvaged and they used it to determine the imp ship’s location. Getting back to Cratala, we got Trip some medical care and realised that the Eyahr were planning some orbital bombardment. So the only way out now is taking the imperial ship and getting off the rock. Trip and Jax got the job of hitting the imperial ship first and the rest will join. They ride to the ship and see the cargo ramp is open. So they decide to ride the bike all the way inside. A small firefight ensued with the last bike rider and an imperial agent. I finally joined with Cratala and 11 more refugees from the Retreat. 10 remained behind, waiting for the second round. As we escaped the gravity well, we saw the Eyahr ship and confronted it. We snuck up behind them and tried a warning shot. That didn’t go well as they just wired back. Jax took the dorsal turret while Trip took the ventral. Jax tried to disable their shields but only hit some orbital debris. Trip saw one of the debris was an bomber’s leftover fuel tank and shot it. After another exchange of fire, we managed to disable the Eyahr ship enough to force them to eject. Considering the place safe, we set course to Raxus Prime, where we were supposed to meet Reom. Later we found out that the jump was so masterful that we jumped over an imperial intercept. When we landed in the junk heap, we were greeted by an Isotech representative by the name of Norta. He covered the ship so it won’t stand out and told us that Reom would arrive in a few days. He didn’t like the fact we brought refugees but he did know of Cratala and welcomed her arrival, hoping she will like their cybernetic facilities. We used the next few days to rest and resupply.
Throutek tossed the commpad aside. It landed on the carpeted floor with a soft *thump*. He crossed his fingers behind his head and stared at the ceiling. They were very nice quarters. Too good. Obviously, they won’t be able to enjoy them for long. He closed his eyes and got some much needed rest.
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