okay im confused, if any of ya are supposed to be talking to irvine like his right there in front of ya, guess what, he's not :P
he's already wandered off into some bunkers looking for scrap metal and maybe a decent weilder, until orthos spoke to him through the force, which got Irvine very confused, and stoped dead in his tracks...
but if not, well oops :P

Irvine: "Aw, crap, that was sorta spooky, stupid imagination, heh, how to i let such things bother me."

*Irvine only laughs at the situation, and continues to walk until he sees a barely lit room...*

Irvine: "Well, what do we have here?"

*Irvine walks in, and notices the the base still has barely any power left due to some of the curcut breakers where still on, and still receiving power from a relay station comming from a not to far city about 20 or so miles east...*

Irvine: "Hmm, if i flip this switch, maybe we'd get power to some of the lights on the base, but not all of em, heck there might be quite a few places where it just might be dark, oh well..."

*Irvine hits one of the switches for some of the lights on the base, trying not to hit to meny due to a possible surge, lights flicker on all around the base, and like her predicted some of the lights where blown out, or just blown out due to the power surging through the old relays of circuts around the base...*

((we weren't talking to your character....))

Heimdall: Fine we take mine, it is already in route to this base.

notices the floodlights on the field flickering on

You got to be kididng me, that idiot just turned on the lights. The last thing we need is to advertise that someone is at this abandoned base.

^_^

*Irvine starts noticing the circut breaker start to fizzle and smoke, he, new that'd happen, then the breaker (well) poped and then the lights killed on him, and looked if there he'd turn on another breaker that'd wouldnt use up as much power, maybe only the lights inside the current bunker, he's in.*

Irvine: "hrph! the light in here just got dimmer..."

I sense it, Irvine Cracken. What do you want with us? Why do you fear the new empire?

*Orthos redirects his attention to the current conversation*

I think we should get off Coruscant right away. I sense...something very bad is coming...

Hal: Agreed, here's what we're going to do. I have codes to shut down some of the Golon platforms, problem is I need somone to patch me in. The codes are hardwired. However the low level codes can be changed, someone has to hack those.

This base should have some X-Wings, one of you can help me run interferance.

Deac: no one knows that Irvine is a Cracken, as far as everyone knows his name is Irvine Craceren
and as for fearing anything, Irvine hasnt expressed any feeling towards any new empire :P
so im just going to ignore that bit of diologe :D

*Irvine walks into the barely lit bunker, then Irvine sees something*

Irvine: "There! A mig weilder! its not the best but, it will work."

*Irvine also notices a bit of steel laying about on the floor, so then he wheels the mig wielder (it has wheels on it) and picks up a fair sized piece of steel and starts walking back to his freighter, but not unholstering a blaster and shoots out all the lights behind him with out even looking to aim...*

Irvine: "Well, i have to admit, i still have no clue how im able to do that... heh."

*unknownly do to his aiming of his blaster and not knownly that he sensed the position of each light, he sends a flaint distubence in the force...*

<Insert a certainly of the jedi close by about Irvines abilities...>

*Alys's fighter suddenly beeps. She turns around, and checks her displays. SITHSPIT!!! Her radar was lit up with several contacts. proably the new Tie fighters her informants told her about.

but.. there heading seemed different. they weren't after her... but whooo...

She check her readings on the power grid..... oh man, those idiots lit up that base.... oh well, if they wouldn't talk to HER, she'd speak with actions. She climbed into her fighter, straped herself in, and started her power up sequence. Her R2 unit started beeping, but she calmy told it not to worry. lifting off, she put on her helmet, and made a heading through the lower levels. hopefully, she'll get there in time...*

((From what I understand, Orthos has an Avatar with in him, making him a Darkiller, as such he has some knowledge, that others don't, like Irvine being a Cracken. Although if I'm wrong, I'm sure Deac will say something)).

While this is going on, Heimdall's remote, beeps, signalling the arrival of his Ship.

Heimdall's: beautiful, exotic, and prestine (Aesirian, which noone will know) freighter lands next to Rachels ship.

Heimdall: Well my ship has arrived, Now we have to get pass the shields, for some reason I don't think we are going to make it if we fly out in this frieghter, followed by a pair of X-wings.

This is what I propose we do. My ship's cargo holds, can fit an x-wing in it. We also can tap into the computers from my ships comm system. So, we place an X-wing in the cargo hold, the other flys in the sensor shadow cast by the me ship. Once we clear the shields, Hal sends his codes, we launch the X-wing in the hold, and make a run for it.

The other benefit, is my ship has a lot of weaponry on it, that can help. So shall we do this, or does someone has something better?

Raschel: I'm only an amateur slicer. I've known some of the best, but I never had opportunity to actually slice anything that level of military. I think Orthos has had some experience *glances at him for confirmation*

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*Marin and Aidan stop in surprise when a floodlight activates right above them, then run as the whole base's lights turn on*

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*Misae stops outside the freighter as she senses a small, but distinctive ripple in the Force. It had come from that bunker ahead...she heads toward the source*

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*Heimdall's ship lands and Heimdall makes his proposal*

Raschel: I think your idea is our best option. This freighter is nothing but a heavily rigged derelict. I say we blow it up and let the Imperials sift through the scrap. But we need to get Misae and those two kids back here first. *Raschel turns around and ducks into the cockpit* I'll take the shields down...*she notices the new ships on the sensors* Oh Sithspit! We have company!

*Irvine walks while pushing the mig weilder along with the piece of scrap metal on top, until he runs into Misae"

Irvine: "about time someone came, i got what i came for... all i need to do is get this on top of my freighter so i can fix my radar, it's prove very useful in combat sense i can make a better link with my orbital satellites. Think you can help push?"

Heimdall: Lets not just blow up this freighter, it can be used to help our escape. We need to rig the autopilot, nothing fancy just fly in a straight line. The Imps, will chase it and destroy the ship and presumable some of us. This will at least draw some of the prusuit off.

Raschel, you work on the auto pilot. Hal, come with me, will place your x-wing in the cargo hold. We don't have time to get the another one. Orthos, you look for Misea and the kids.

They will be on us in check sensors, in 8 minutes, I want to be out of here in 4. So lets move.

Misae: *taken off guard* Uhhh, umm, uhh, yes.

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Raschel: *ducks into the cockpit again and keys in commands* What if they scan the ship for lifeforms?

Heimdall on his way out: It can't be perfect, if they do scan, then it might confuse them.

*Irvine wheels back the welder and plugs it into a power suppy on his freighter and rides the lift to the top, remembering about the silver case, he takes the weilder and uses it to cut the lock on the box.

he cuts the lock and opens the case to find not one but two ligthsabers of same disign... Irvine gets a small bit of anger in his face and does hesitate to slam the box close, and sets it back down, and goes back to repairs

Irvine then notices that people are scambling down by the other freighter...*

Irvine: "Leaving? So soon? And with out repairs i see? that wont last long in a fire fight!oh by-the-way i'd like to speak to this one who calls himself orthos..."

*Misae senses two forms behind the bunker, moving fast. She leaves the mig welder and runs out the door, circling the bunker*

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Raschel: *pauses, then shrugs and returns to keying in the commands* They probably won't scan anyway. Regardless, it'll distract them.

*the freighter retracts its landing gear and shifts upward. Raschel activates its shields and sets a flight plan, then runs out of the ship. She activates the takeoff sequence by remote, and the freighter takes off on a skyward vector*

Irvine: "So Misae, your deciding to stay?"

*Irvine points to the other freighter in mid-flight*

Irvine: "Well it wont take long to finish the repairs, just come back in time cus i might leave ya!"

*Irvine continues to finish the weilding*

Hal: Ok, we'll your' frieghter Hiemdall, the shields won't be a problem, the defence platforms will cut us to shreds though, and the mines.

*See's ships* Oh Sithspit! Wire, start her up. *Hal heads to his fighter.*

*Orthos reaches out. He feels Misae is near the children, and that they will soon return. Before he leaves to make sure, he approaches Irvine*

Yes, Irvine?

Heimdall, entering his freighter, he heads to the ****pit, and activates the automatic defenses. Then warms the engines up for a quick escape. Goes to the entrance hatch.

flipping a switch to activate, a loud speaker.

Heimdall: Raschel, Orthos, Misea, and the children, get on board now. Those fighters are coming faster then expected, they'll be here in 2 minutes. I suggest you move.

Irvine talking in avery serious tone: "Im not sure how you know my real name, but we have got to talk, i want you to come with me when we all leave..."

*Irvine remotely starts the systems and engines on his freighter, while keeping the seriousness on his face, it woudl be clearly known who ever saw Cracken in person, would definatly would see the resemblence in Irvines face now...*

*Hal climbs into his fighter and powers up the ship's systems. The fighter rises on repulsorlifts.*

*"The children" Marin and Aidan round a corner to be confronted by Misae*

Misae: Where are you going?

Marin: That's not your business.

Misae: You can't---

Aidan: *eyes glow* I don't care if you're a Jedi, you have no reason to detain us.

Misae: Aren't you even going to thank---

Marin: We're grateful. But we need to leave.

Misae: *blurts out* You can't.

Aidan: Oh, but we can.

Misae: No! I mean, wait.

Marin: What?

Misae: *sighs* I saw what you did this morning.

Marin: *as a question* You did.

Misae: I know you aren't what you seem to be.

Aidan: *aside* Told you someone was there.

Marin: Okay, so you saw us. What are you going to do about it? Dun think anyone's gonna believe you if you tell them, so threaten us all you want but it won't get you anywhere.

Misae: Be that as it may, someone told me to follow you...that you have "the first key". He was tall, dark, and...passed through walls, and knew my name. And..he called you *points to Aidan* a "gargoyle".

Aidan: *sarcastically* How odd. That's what I am.

Marin: *elbows Aidan* They don't have gargoyles here, genius. *to Misae* Sounds weird, but here's a problem - we don't have a key.

Misae: *points to the pack Aidan is carrying* What's in there?

Marin: Junk. And our business. And no keys.

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*Raschel runs to the transport edge and yells in at Heimdall* Gotta find Orthos! *dashes off in his direction*

Heimdall [on the loug speaker]: He is talking to that pilot who flew the other freighter. You have 1 minute.

*Orthos turns to Raschel*

Get back on board! I'm gonna try and find a fighter!

*Orthos glances around to see a small R-45 Starchaser in the corner. He prises the ****pit open and begins the startup sequence*

Good thing this is servicable!

*Suddenly, through a small patch of fog, the new TIE Vultures scream through the air, and open fire. The base is the frist, and the group splits, one to tend to the base, the other to deal with the escaping frieghter and her escorts.

As suddenly as they appeared, a small triangular fighter came up through the top levels of Coruscant, and flew right up infront of the frieghter, sending it veering, then back on course. it flies in a loop, and blasts the TIE that's coming head on to the frieghter. It rolled, and snap-turned, sending another two to thier firiey doom.

A soothing womans' voice pierced the comm.*

I see you have a bit of company, mind if i join in? also, if you find time, i'd like to know why the hell you didn't return my call.

Raschel: Oh yeah, really think I'll let you go up there alone? *Raschel runs out and heads for the next bunker, signalling for Heimdall to take off without her*

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Misae: Fine. But the Imperials are here. They're going to kill everyone they find...or worse. You can come with us or stay here, but if you stay they'll surely find you. As for me, I'm choose the first option.

*Misae turns and runs in the direction of Heimdall's transport. After a moment, Marin and Aidan exchange a look and follow her, as above TIEs attack the decoy freighter*

*to Irvines surprise the TIE fighters also attack his freighter too...*

Irvine: "Aw crap, i wish that orthos came" *Irvine says with a smrik* "I really could use another gunner rather then my automatic systems... also kinda sucks the the previous pilots decided to take the escape pods with them... heh."

*Irvine showing off his pilot skills, preforms several barrel rolls and a few flips to dodge enemy fire before he shotts a few down, but not before getting hit himself rather critically...*

Irvine: "Err! Why haven't my main sheilding power up!?" *irvine suddenly relises something* "One of those people i was with must have sabotaged my ship when i was looking for the mig weilder... Well, im not through yet..."

Irvine on comm raiseing Orthos in his fighter: "Someone screwed with my sheilds! Im bailing out! if ya got room or not come and get me..."

*and with that, Irvine takes the two lightsabers from the silver case while turning one on (Blue blade) and cuts a circle through the ****pit window and jumps out...*

Heimdall: Die if you want to. [to self] pity that they didn't listen to me.

*Misea and the kids enter the ship*

Heimdall: Welcome aboard, *closes the hatch* if you follow me, we will get out of here, and save our unwise friends.

Entering the ****pit, Heimdall seals the door, and proceeds to take off. The ship rotates to face the oncoming fighters, that were attacking Irvines' freighter. Ignoring the ones that were attacking the decoy for a moment.

Looks like they got they are going to destroy that freighter. Lets have some fun shall we. flips a switch, and the ship suddenly vanishes. Smiling to his self, Heimdall remembers when the Scientist on Alfheim finally solved the problem with cloaking a vessel. Once the blindess of the cloaking was removed, cloaking devices were installed on every Aesirian ship. A very deadly surprise. They were even working on one device that had the potentional to cloak a world. Pity the world was also destroyed.

We are now invisible to the imps. They won't know what is happening.

Finding a nice target, the automatic defense vapeorized a fighter, going after Raschel. To the Imp pilots and everyone else outside the ship it appeared as laser bolts materialized out of thin air.

One down a few more to go. Misea, look at the scanner [points to the scanner[/i] and tell me how many red blimps there are.

*Raschel slams open the door to the hangar and glances around. Several TIEs sat there, along with a few assorted other fighters. A small StarWing Assault Gunboat with the canopy open catches her eye, and she climbs into it, typing in from memory the standard Cygnus activation codes into the flight computer. The ship takes about thirty seconds to power up and Raschel flies out of the hangar.

Finally. In a fighter again. Raschel felt her pilot instincts flooding back, and she powered the StarWing towards the oncoming Vultures.

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Misae: *looking at the blips* Two...three...er, five...and....now fifteen. And there's a bunch more blips on the edge of the screen.

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*over Raschel's comm came a message*

"I see you have a bit of company, mind if I join in? Also, if you find time, I'd like to know why the hell you didn't return my call."

Same voice as in the canister's recording.

*She pressed the comm button* "Call?"

*THUD!!*

Irvine: "OOF!"

*To Irvine's surprise he had seemed to have landed on something rather, invisable...*

Irvine: "Ugh, What the hell!? A cloaking device??*

*A fighter is on her 6, she rolls, and dives the fighter toward the deck, she snaps the stick back, and pulls up, sending the trailing fighter to it's firey death. andother comes from the front, and a snap shot with her lasers blew it to smitherines*

[into comlink] yes, call....well, messaged. anyway, i figured you'd need my help.... and i also want to talk to the jedi in person...*

A green laser stuck her fighter, the engery dispering on thge shields. she looked to the direction it came from, and locked a missle with her eye scope, and fired. the missle launched straight, then made a sharp turn to the target, detonating it. (OOS thin Apache Helmet when you think of Alys's)*

TIE Vultures...? Hah! I watched Syrnl's Scientists design those!

*Orthos reverses the polarity of his laser cannons and they change colour to a bright yellow, doing more damage than before*

Damn! Where's the ship?

*Activates comm*

Heimdall, are you there?! Come in!!!

((it earased my post 2 times,so nothing fancy))

Heimdall, lets Irvine into the ship (who convinetly landed on a hatch.) Directing him to sit at a sensor station, and to keep an eye open to see if any thing was going to hit the ship.

*Orthos: Heimdall are you there.....*

Heimdall: Yes we are behind and above you. Don't bother to look since you will not see a thing. Watch that fighter coming along the side

*tagets and destroys the fighter, with a volley of laser bolts that seem to just materialize*

Convinced, now shall we help our friends.

*Alys checks her scanner, sithspit, more coming up from the top tier levels of Coruscant. They must took the low road.*

[into her com,link, to all of the friendlies] Watch your bottoms, kids, about 25 more from below!

*She kicks her Jedi Starfighter into a loop, theninto a steep dive*

R2, load the seeker cluster and get targets
*The R2 driod complies, and in her helmet retical, appears 6 red glowing dots. she hit the missle fire, and one missle fires, spliting into 6 indevidual missles, each seeking thier targets. The TIE's scatter, but it's too late, as 6 of the 25 are sent crashin to the top levels. her shields are hit, but maintain at 70%. Alys does a 180* and snap shots 2 more*

*Hal climbs, and engages.*

*A fighter locks on Orthos' tail.*

Hal: You got a shadow, turn to 0.95 on my mark, NOW!

*Hal pulls the trigger and stafes the ship's side, the fighter disintegrates in a fiery explosion.*

*Hal snap roll to the right and banks after another fighter. Hard on it's tail, he deactivates the tatgeting computer and pulls the trigger a torpedo slams into the fighter, the pilot never knew what hit him.*

((OOS Cracken how exactly do TIE Vultures appear, anyway? Never explained that in Cantina 6))

*Raschel links her ion and laser firing systems and heads for the pack of oncoming Vultures. She fires several times into the pack, downing three fighters before it separated.

Amateurs. Things supposed to be advanced, and they're dropping like flies. And all our ships are old. Goes to show there's no subsitute for a good pilot.

Three of the fighters went after Hal's fighter. Raschel came from the side, and hit the nearest one full on in the side. It slammed into one of its companions and the fighters exploded. The third veered off pursuit, as if startled.*

Heimdall: Alright boys and girls, we have only a few left, then I say we high tail it out of here before more show up.

*seeing a group of 5 ties in tight formation, heading towards Raschels fighter, Heimdall drops behind them and opens fire. The sudden appearance of laser bolts startled the the pilots, two try to escape only to ram into each other, and a third vulture. The other two were short work for the auto weapons on Heimdall's ship*

5 left.

*finds another ship, decides to have fun and locks a tractor beam on it. Finds another Tie vulture, and aims the captured ship at it. The pilot of the other ship tries to avoid his incoming companion, but just didn't have time, the two figthers end in a large fire ball.*

3 left.

Admiral: i know i should have writen it, but Irvine was hold both lightsabers at the time when landed

*brused, bloody and half consious, Irvine makes his way into the bridge, nearly half the way using his arm as a support to keep himself standing, still holding both sabers in each hand*

Irvine: "Nice Flying..." *Irvine creates a big thud on the floor of the ****pit when he passes out...*

^ Another victum of Wraithy Cola... ^_^

*Alys finishes her last boogie and head toward the frieghter, pulling along side it. She looks out her window, down to the city which she called home for the past 10 years...... she gave a little wave, then faced forward again, focusing on the challange ahead.

the Skyhooks and the Golan Defense Platforms.

Lets get the hell out of here! Where are we heading?

((Scareface, I knew he had the lightsabers, it just doesn't really matter. and Cracken, the freighter is cloaked, so Alys wouldn't know where it was, but no matter I'll fix it.))

*After the remaining fighters were dispatched by the group, Heimdall turns off the cloaking device. Alys pulls along side. Heimdall finally notices the slumped form of Irvine, he then straps him into a chair*

Heimdall: The choice is up to you, I can get us out of the system, with no interferance. However my hold can only carry one fighter. What do you want to do?

Hal: There are important documents in my ship's computer, this baby's no ordinary fighter, I have to get her to command.

*ALys keys her comlink*

Look, knowing the Imps they've probably got us locked in to thier defese platform around the exit area, so as soon as we breah that outer shield, we're gonna have to move. I figure let me go first, since i've got the fastest fighter here, and it has a hyperdrive, to make a break for it, so the gun are diverted giving everyone else a chance to get the hell outta here.

Just tell me where and we'll go.

how bout the cloak has to be off when plotting a hyperspace course ^_^

((No. The cloaking device was perfected by the Aesir. The only problem is that it demands large amounts of power to operate for a long period of time. What happens is right before the ship jumps to hyperspace the cloak is disable giving the hyperdrive enough power. As soon as the cloak is off the ship jumps. It is automatic function. This is only one of the many special features found on Heimdalls ship))

Heimdall: It doesn't matter if they have a lock on my ship, with a flip of a switch, my ship vanishes. They can't lock on, and can't shoot what they don't see. I plan on slipping into the exit line and just flying out of here. If you want to run for it be my guest.

Hal, if you fighter is so important then I suggest we put it in the hold, but that is up to you.

Raschel and Orthos, both of you are welcome on my ship. But you must decide now what you want to do.

I warn all of you, once you made up your mind that is it. Hal what are those coordinates.

Irvine coming in and out of conciseness, speaking sligthy irrationaly: "Can i come too..."

if its not too much to ask, Irvine just jumped off his freighter and fell quite a few stories before going thud on the hull of another ship, i think even a jedi would need medical assisence... :P

((Didn't see Attack of the Clones now didja ;)))

Raschel: *into comm* I could probably make it past the Golans, but not in this old thing. I'll dock with you, transfer, and let it float off.

[color=red]actually i did, Irvine isnt at least trained in the jedi arts nor expecting to land on a cloaked vessel... :P
and sense he hasnt been taught how to sense others he wouldnt of known[/color=red]

Distracted by the mutterings of Irvine and seeing he is hurt, Heimdall, grabs a med kit. Pulls out a surigine ((sp? if confused he pulled out a needle)).

Heimdall: Well I can't treat him, I can stabalize him enough for our trip.

*Injects Irvine with medicine*

Raschel:I could probably make it past the Golans, but not in this old thing. I'll dock with you, transfer, and let it float off.

Heimdall: Begining docking procedure, hold on.

* The two ships close and dock. A light signals docking is succesful*

Heimdall: Alright Raschel, you can enter at your lieasure, although I say you hurry. What about the rest?

I can probably make it past the defensis, based on pure speed, just give me the rendevoux point and i'll make it there.