NationStates Jolt Archive

(OOC: First note, this is based back a little in the past from recent events. I would say this is about a month or two before the war against the Sith started)

Konas sat at the edge of a circle, inside an old abandoned temple. He sat alone, the only sound he heard being the jungle surrounding the ruins. He was on Vendin. An ancient, jungle planet, much like that of Yavin IV.

He opened his eyes, he heard a twig branch snap. His wits kicked in and the force moved about him. He made a check with his eyes, but didn't move his head. He didnt see anything, he heard the noise, it was coming from....

....behind.

He jumped forward, just in time. He spun around as he landed, and saw in place where he used to be a Kraga tiger. It was ten feet long, and stared straight at him, and he stared straight back at it.

There was a moments pause, no one made any movement, but then finally the tiger turned and disapeared off into the trees. He eased up, he had used the force to show it he was no threat.

He heard another noise, and through the arch doorway of the temple walked in a young aprentice, with two Noghri at his sides.

The boy was twenty five, seven years younger than Konas. He had shaggy dark orange curly hair, and was handsome.

The boy's name was Dace Krunik. The Noghri's names were Abashdu, and Nonaswai. Konas nodded to his apprentice, and Dace nodded back to him.

"Master," He said. "We've found nothing, if there was really any ancient force relic, its been taken already."

"I thought as much," Konas said. "Shall we be off to our ship then?"

"I figure so master," the aprentice said.

Konas approached him, and passed the three of them, they turned around and followed him. They turned right and started walking down the path back to their ship.

They got aboard, and soon they took off into the atmosphere. They started soaring into the sky, above the jungle. Towards space.

In Orbit over Vendin

"Master," A black robed sith said. "We have found the Jedi sent here to find the relic."

A sith in ancient, dark, crude, gothic black armour stood in the middle of the ship. A helmut was upon his head, with a spike sticking out the middle of the front of the top. He turned, and looked upon the other sith.

"Capture them," He said. "We don't want to kill them, yet."

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"What the...Master, we have a problem, scanners are picking up multiple ships, Star Destroyers!" Dace exclaimed.

"Lets get out of here," Konas said.

The two noghris eneted the room, and stared out the transparisteel window, towards the three Star Destroyers.

They all felt a tug.

"They've got us in tractor beams..." Dace said as their ship started aproaching the Star Destroyers.

"Duelling program uploaded, activating..."

The sparring room was pitch black. Allowing himself to grin, the Jedi Knight in the sparring room tensed his muscles, and gripped his lightsabre harder.

"Activated, are you ready Master?"

"Yes."

"Roger, get ready..."

The Knight closed his eyes. Sighing, he let the Force flow through him, and into his sabre...

"GO!"

...And a Silver blade ignited, along with a green opposite him.

Jumping instantly, the Knight cut down underneath him. The opposing blade blocked the cut, and whirled around.

The Knight landed and rolled. Pivoting on his heels, he turned and blocked a few strong blows from the opposing blade.

He then pirroetted (sp?) and parried another strike, before jumping up, and launching himself off the wall.

Spinning, the Knight landed behind his opponent, and lashed out. The opposing blade blocked blow after blow, moving faster and faster, the sound of joints sqeaking in protest.

The Knight grinned.

He feinted his blade downwards. As the opposing blade came to block it, he moved the blade up, and spun it. For a second, he could see his opponent, an Asp droid.

A crunching could be heard, and the green blade dropped to the ground, along with a hand. The Silver blade then thrust foward.

A low screech could be heard, followed by the sound of collapsing metal.

Satisfied, the Knight whirred his Silver sabre, and then brought it in front of his face, revealing the all too familiar face of Kartion Elesto, his eyes sharp, a strand of jet black hair over his face.

Smiling, Kartion deactivated his blade. About to call another droid in, a thump could be heard, and Kartion whirled to see the sparring room's lights activate.

Kartion raised an eyebrow.

"Who's there?" he called.

Ivan Drake sat in his zen garden on his private moon. He was an extremley weathly and talented man who just needed to get away from it all.

A trained Jedi Night, Ivan had been fighting and killing for a long time. He was a decorated war hero and a noble Largentain citizen. His private moon orbited around Largents most outter planet. Both the planet and moon had its own atmosphere and exotic life. They also were very tropical.

Ivan hadn't had any contact with humans, that weren't working for him, for almost two years. Just as his old body was about to slip into unconsiousness he was inturrupted.

"Sir Drake!" an annoying youth manning his electronial equiptment called from the scanners hut. "You should look at this."

"What is it now you cretin? Just screw off for a minute."

"Sir, you don't understand, there are unidentified and unschedueled approaching our territory."

"I really don't see how this is my problem you roaring imbicile!"

"It is very much your problem sir. They have a ship carrying at least one Jedi."

Ivan opened his eyes and gave the boy a sharp look. He had peircing golden colored eyes that could see right into a persons soul. "Get me my ship," he said. That was the end of the conversation, when an order was given it was carried out and done well. Less than a second after no less than ten men ran to prepare his ship.

Ten minutes later they were ascending into the black abyss of space.

Courtesy BUMP

(OOC: Waiting for CW)

(OOC: Waiting for CW)

CW? CoreWorlds?

OOC: Oh, me? hehe.

IC:
I walked down the halls of the Order, carrying files for my newest intel.

"Sir? We've just recieved reports that some of our Star Destroyers have caught a ship." An aide said, breathing hard.

"So...what?" I said, telling the aide to elaborate.

"They report that the ship contains a couple of Jedi...from Techon, I believe."

"Techon?" I raised an eyebrow in mild surprise. "Keep me updated on this. Let me know who they are."

"As you wish, Commander."

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Star Destroyer Pestilience

Hundreds of stormtroopers and marines stood with their weapons pointed at the prize they just caught, as the captain walked serenely down to the hangar bay, followed by a Shadow Jedi.

"Master Jedi!" The captain, a former Coreworlds captain, said through a bullhorn. "I am pleased to meet you! Would you like to come out, please?"

(OOC: Yes)

Konas heard the voice, and walked over to the airlock, he pressed the button, and the door opened, a ramp moved down to the floor as well. He, and Dace walked out with their hands in the air, the noghri behind them as well.

"We uh..surrender I guess," Konas said.

Meanwhile

"I want you to go and find them ok?" Jedi Master Surna said as she looked at the Jedi Knight before her.

"Yes Master Surna," Jedi Knight Tee Longin said, she was young, only about twenty six, rumor had it was Dace had a crush on her. "I've already sent messages to Kartion and Drake. We will go and retreive Dace and Master Konas from Verdin. They are probably just taking their sweet time."

"Maybe, but be careful, and may the force be with you," Surna said.

"No, no." The captain said smoothly, and he waved the stormtroopers off, and they go back to their posts. "You are a guest of mine. Come, come."

Konas glanced around suspiciously at all the stormtroopers, and then he walked down the ramp and towards the captain, with Dace, Abashdu, and Nonasawi behind him.

Konas nodded to the captain. "My name is Konas, this is Dace Krunik, and these are Abashdu, and Nonasawi."

"Konas? As in Jedi Master Konas?" The captain asked, hiding his surprise well.

"Yes, I am Jedi Master Konas," He replied. "Dace is my apprentice."

"Well, I'm pleased to meet with you both." The captain said. "Come with me to my stateroom."

The captain started walking down through the Star Destroyer, to his large personal room. He has sent for some refreshments, and they will arrive soon.

The refreshments and snacks arrived, Konas gladly accepted some, and began to eat calmly, but quickly. Dace was more hesitant, but he finally took some and ate a few. The nohgri remained remained silent the entire time and ate nothing.

"Tell me captain," Konas said. "What is it that you are doing out here?"

"Patrolling. You know, the usual pirate and smuggler activity." The captain said. "And what about you, Master Jedi? What are you doing here in the outer rim?"

Dace glanced at his Master, who looked back at him. They then both turned back to the Captain.

"Official Jedi buissness," Konas replied quickly.

The captain chuckled for a bit, then fingered an aide over to him, and whispered into the aide's ear. The aide then left the room. "I see. Well, is there anything I could do to help?"

"No, not really, other than tell us," Konas said. "Have you sent anyone planet side recently?"

The aide went to the bridge, and asked the communications officer to report to Coruscant. Then, he requested some business in the hangar bay.

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"Master Konas you say?" I asked. "Are you sure? I knew him from my Academy days..."

"Yes, sir." My aide said, after being updated from the Star Destroyer. "He has an apprentice now, named Dace."

"Hmm...interesting. I would like to keep tabs on him..."

"Already on it, sir."

"Good job."

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"No, we haven't sent anyone planetside recently. Why?" The captain wanted to know.

"Just wondering," Konas said, pondering. "There appears to have been some recent tampering with the local ruins on it."

Dace looked over at the noghri, who were still as silent as ever. He turned back to Konas and the captain, he was getting impatient.

"Interesting. I would like to know more about these ruins you speak of..." The captain said. "Oh, and before I forget, you could leave any time you wish."

Ivan sat on the bridge of his ship listening to intel reports and such. He had learned that a ship carrying a Jedi had been trapped in the tractor beam of a supposed pirate ship.

Ivan made his dicision. He turned to his crew and informed them they would be making a landing on that ship.

OOC: *snickers*

OOC: Largent, you have me confused

OOC: Techon, in your first post you said that your character was on a ship that the sith were going to capture him or am I mistaken.

OOC: No they were in a shuttle by themselves, three Star Destroyers occupated by sith, as well as former CoreWorlds people, pulled them in on tractor beams, and now Konas and Dace are on the Star Destroyers.

And did they not say "don't kill them, YET" implying they aren't exactly friends.

OOC: Sith and Jedi are generally not friends

Then why am I confusing you. I'm a Jedi as well.

OOC: I was confused cause you referred to them as pirates lol

My bad, ignore the word 'pirate', I was just being dumb.

OOC: Ok, guys, lets get on with the RP.

(OOC: Alrighty)

Konas looked at Dace and shrugged.

"I think its time we go then," He said. "Sorry to bother you captain."

He stood up with Dace, and the Nogrhi and went for the door, he opened it, and met a fist straight to the face. Dace tried to ignite his lightsaber but was knocked out as well.

The nogrhi acted fast, and soon a little fight took place.


Later On

Konas awoke inside a cell, he jumped up and ran to the door, to see a man staring at him.

"You've awaken," The man said with an ice cold voice.

"What did you do to the others?" Konas demanded.

"Your aprentice is fine," The man replied. "But the Nogrhi are dead."

Ivans small ship made its way towards the much larger Star Destroyer. He decided it best not to announce his true identity. He sent a transmition to the Destroyer hoping to pass himself off as a ship in distress.

The captain pretended not to notice as the Sith pummeled the Jedi Master and apprentice and took them to the brig. As he returned to the bridge, an ensign reported to him.

"Sir. There seems to be a ship in distress nearby. Should we pick it up?"

"Hmm...yes. Go ahead." The captain said. Fingers of tractor beams lashed the ship, and pulled it into it's belly, where stormtroopers and technicians were waiting.

Ivan's ship was slowly pulled into the Destroyer. He tried to keep calm. He wore regular clothes and wouldn't be identified as a Jedi just from his appearence. His weapon was also concealed.

As he entered the belly of the Destroyer his shuttle came to a halt. He stood by the door as it slid down creating a staircase for him. He waited for what would happen next.

The captain's Dark Jedi (NOT Sith; Sith is you, Tech) then looks up from his 'paperwork', sneering for a bit. He walks out of his room...

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Technicians and a stormtrooper squad enter the shuttle. "What seems to be the problem?"

The Knight stood before the stormtroopers at the door and offered a weak smile. "It appears that both my engine failed along with my navigations. I could use the help if you would let me keep my ship here while I repair it."

"All right. Show us the goods." The techie said, as the Dark Jedi went to the hangar, to watch it for trouble.

The Jedi smiled and decided it was time to use the force.

You don't need to see the goods. Now you will allow me to leave my ship.

Ivan waited for the techie's response......


(disguised BUMP)

OOC: Kartion's waiting...

The Jedi smiled and decided it was time to use the force.

You don't need to see the goods. Now you will allow me to leave my ship.
The techie feel under the influence. "I don't need to see the goods. You may leave your ship."

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The dark Jedi sneered as he felt the use of the Force. "Weak-minded fool, you're letting the enemy in. No matter, I shall deal with him myself..."

Konas had tried everything with the guard, ranging with trying to mind trick him, to trying to use the force to get the keys from him. Unfortunately the guard was smart, and he didn't have the keys on him.

Meanwhile

Tee tried to reach Kartion.

"Kartion this is Jedi Knight Tee Longin, requesting your help"

Ivan left the ship walking at a brisk pace. He still kept his weapon concealed. He felt danger approaching. It was a danger he had not known in a long time.

He felt it bearing down on him more with every step. Then he saw it. The dark Jedi. In an instant the illumonius green weapon was drawn and activated to defend Ivan. He knew his cover was blown but his life was saved.

Ivan left the ship walking at a brisk pace. He still kept his weapon concealed. He felt danger approaching. It was a danger he had not known in a long time.

He felt it bearing down on him more with every step. Then he saw it. The dark Jedi. In an instant the illumonius green weapon was drawn and activated to defend Ivan. He knew his cover was blown but his life was saved.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" The dark Jedi smirked as his orange blade snapped to life. "A tresspasser. Normally, I'd ask you to surrender, but we're past that stage."

The Jedi struck! Like a shadowy blur, he attacked Ivan, bringing his blade down towards the knees.

Ivan expected an attack. He quickly swung his weapon as he met that of the Dark Jedi. He then took a step back to get his bearings on the situation.

As he came to his sences, which only took a fraction of a second, he flew back at his opponent he brought his blade upwards with its intended target of the Dark Jedis chest.

Ivan expected an attack. He quickly swung his weapon as he met that of the Dark Jedi. He then took a step back to get his bearings on the situation.

As he came to his sences, which only took a fraction of a second, he flew back at his opponent he brought his blade upwards with its intended target of the Dark Jedis chest.
The dark one parried the blow, and then weaved a deadly web of blows and strikes upon Ivan.

Ivan manages to block each blow but he has lost his balance slightly. He notices a small pause in the blows and makes a final attempt to knock the wapon from the dark Jedi's hands by striking the handle.

He wasn't sure if he was sucessful as he lost his balace and was forced to retreat several feet. He knew if he wasn't successful he would have to run. He was getting to old to fight the Dark Jedi.

The dark Jedi blocked each blow, including the one aiming for his saber. "You are clumsy, old man. Shall I give you a cane so you can stand?"

He pressed the attack, trying to find an opening to exploit.

Ivan filled with rage. He had regained his balance and continued fighting. He knew he could stop himself from dieing but he probably wouldn't win.

Ivan filled with rage. He had regained his balance and continued fighting. He knew he could stop himself from dieing but he probably wouldn't win.
"Hah! I feel your anger! Good! Strike me down, and your journey to the Dark will complete!" The Dark Jedi said, keeping the offensive on the old man, while defending against some blows.

"I will never complete the journey into the Dark." Even though he said this he couldn't know for sure.

Since he knew he couldn't win he dicided to use his only life line. Incase he died he quickly bushed a button on the little remote he always carried in his pocket.

Far way Ivans brother got the message. He called to his servants to prepare his ship.

The message Ivan sent was preprepared: Going Dark or dead

Philipe, Ivans brother, borded the ship. As it took off his mind drifted back to the days when he and his brother were just kids. Ivan had a good fifteen years on Philipe but they were close all the same.

Philipes mind also kept going over that message. He hoped his brother was dead rather than dark. He knew his brother was too good of a person to convert to the ways of the others.

He activated his sabre and examined his weapon. He was a wealthy man and was rich enough to buy duel blades. The Drake family was one of two families in Largent that were Jedis. The families were both wealthy and the best fighters known to the empire.

Ivan was growing old but Philipe was thriving. He was in top mental and physical condition and would avenge his brothers name no matter what the cost.

Miles away, Ivan felt the darkness surrounding him. He was growing weary and he knew that if he could not end the fighting he would soon be just as despicable as his opponent. He decided his life was less important than that of those he would hurt. He gave a final lung moving the Dark Jedi back before he too retreated and lay down his weapin ready for death before the dark side. He hoped to dark Jedi would not relize why he was doing this and would kill him before he accidentally made a new "friend".

The Dark Jedi wasted no time in swinging his blade towards Ivan's midsection...

Philipe and Ivan had always felt a unique bond. A bond that went deeper than pure brotherhood.

All of a sudden as Philipe rode in his ship, he felt that bond severed. He knew it would be forever.

The dark Jedi felt satisfied that Ivan was dead, and relaxed, extinguishing his lightsaber.

Philipe saw the massive star destroyer ahead. He went to the back of his ship and found the outfit of the only dark Jedi he had ever killed.

He put it on and told the pilot to send a message to the destroyer;

Attention commander and crew of the Star Destroyers. I am a Dark Jedi and I was informed that a Jedi was recently on your ship. I have a score to settle with him. I will be making a landing in your ship in a few moments.

The captain conferred with his crew, and decided that it's a Jedi thing.

"Go ahead and come in. Just keep the mess down, please."

The shuttle pulled into the destroyer and Philipe got off. He asked to see whoever knew about the where abouts of the Jedi.

[OOC: Time to speed up the pace of this RP]

Tee Longin made way in her Starhead, heading for the three Star Destroyers. She had failed to get in contact with Kartion.

She turned on the cloaking, and jammers, and managed to sneak around the top of the ship where Konas and Dace were. She put on a survival suit, and exited the ship. She used her sabatuer tools to enter the Star Destroyer.

Things were looking good, she made it to the detention area without being spotted.


Konas and Dace sat in their cell, looking around. They heard footsteps, the guard turned his head, but was thrown back by an unknown force and knocked unconscious.

Konas and Dace jumped up and ran to the edge of the cell, peering out down the hallway. They saw a familiar face, Tee was coming towards them.

“Well well well,” Konas said. “Help did show up.”

”Yes,” Tee whispered. “We need a way to get out of here, I was hoping Kartion and Ivan would come along. Kartion never answered, and Ivan disappeared before I could even talk to him.”

As she spoke she was working on the cell door.

“I have my Starhead here, but that’s only big enough for one person, its never going to fit us all,” She explained.

She opened the door, and they stepped out.

“Now its time to cross that bridge, follow me I can take you to the…” She was cut off by a booming thunder of laughter.

“Well, look here,” The voice said.

They all turned their heads and looked, standing in the doorway of the hallway was a sith, he had on black crude armour, a black cape, and a black helm. The helm upon his head had a spike sticking straight up from the middle of the forehead. In his gauntleted hands was an old fashioned light saber.

“Four Jedi, all fallen into my trap, one of them dead already,” He said. “Soon, you three will be as well.”

He ignited it, and the blood red blade snap hissed out.

Tee Longin acted, she ran down the hallway for him, igniting her lemon yellow blade. They met, and their blades clashed, Tee brought hers up in and uppercut, but it was parried. Konas and Dace stood helpless as they watched.

Tee was being pushed back, the power of the Sith Master was too much. He swung across the neck level, she blocked it, but she was pushed against a wall. The red blade came low at her knees, and she looked down to block it.

The Sith grabbed her by the neck while she was distracted, and lifted her off the ground. She stared helplessly at him, and then let out a gasp as the Sith’s blade went through her chest. The sith then let go, and she limply fell to the ground.

“NO!” Dace yelled, and charged.

“Dace!” Konas called after his apprentice, although he knew he could not stop him.

Dace grabbed Tee’s lightsaber and he and the Sith made a few more attacks at each other before the Sith retreated from the room, with Dace in pursuit. Konas was left there alone with Tee’s body, but he had been distracted with the fight. He looked back at her, but just her clothes were left.

He shook his head and took off down the hallway, he was going to get his lightsaber.

As Philipe walked off from his ship he began to feel it. Another disturbance. He could tell a Jedi had just died.

Two in a single day? He decided he must help the other Jedis that were appearlently on the ship.

He turned to a guard that seemed to be important enough to know something.

"How many Jedi are on this ship?"

The guard at first did not answer but as Philipe stared him down he could feel his will overpowering the guard. "At least two," he blurted out.

Very well, they must be in cells or something by now. Even though that was a obvious conclusion to draw he couldn't be sure. He decided he had better just try to get to the prisoner cells first and go from there.

guys? C'mon. Techon...way to speed it up.

OOC: SORRY!!!! :P

IC:

"How can you have any hope of beating me young one?" The sith asked as the dueled down the hallway. "I have had more training, and have been more in tune with the force than you could ever be!"

"Never underestimate your opponent!" Dace said as he paried another attack, and swung forward.

The sith blocked. "And that is exactly what you are doing, but let me give you an helper. I am Treskin, you may have heard of me in storytales told from the time of the sith."

"Treskin is dead!" Dace shouted with a laugh as he blocked.

"You underestimate me!" The sith shouted.

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Konas creeped along down the hallway, up ahead he saw two stormtroopers talking to each other.

"Did you hear the jedi escaped?" One asked.

"No, do we know where they are?" The other asked.

"We know one is dead, the other is dueling Lord Treskin," The first said.

"So there are no others on the loose?" Asked the second.

"No, there were only two to begin with..." The first started to say before an invisible forced knocked him and his partner out.

Konas continued down towards them, and hid their bodies, and dawned on some trooper armour.

Philipe walked out of the hanger as he passed two stormtroopers. He paused for a moment before stopping them. In a low voice he said, "Some pathetic disguises! Then again, mine isn't much better. Come with me and I will explain." Sometimes the force can come in awful handy, he thought.

Konas continued down the hallway in his trooper armour, going unnoticed. He made it to the detention level control room, and told the person there he was instructed to get the lightsabers of the two jedi.

"I need to see the order in written form," Said the man behind the desk.

"Treskin himself ordered me to," Konas said.

"Oh did he now? Would you like to show me the data pad with his signature on it then?"

"Do you dare defy Treskin's order himself? I will tell him, and you will wish you were never born! Now just give me the sabers!" Konas shouted, waving his hand.

"I will give you the lightsabers," The person said, handing them over.

Philipe walked away from the two confused stormtroopers. Appearently the Jedis weren't as close as he had thought. Perhapse they were still in their cells.

As he arrived at the cells he asked a guard where the Jedis were.

"You didn't hear? They escaped!"

"Their sabers?"

"A man was instructed to pick them up just before you arrived."

Philipe walked away slightly confused. Wont it seem a tad suspicious, stormtroopers carrying lightsabers?