A Hard Days Night

[Vollen Shai]

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The Deep Core was awash with problems as the galaxy seemed to drift further and further into war.

Pollillus' capital city was under attack from the worlds own criminal underground. Seeing the government as weak, the Crime Lord Leon Ostrovsky has united the dispirate elements of Pollillus criminal scene and put them to work to wreck the capital, sending it into a state of emergency as bombs went off across the city, leaving easy pickings for he and his gang members as they try to stage a coup of the worlds government.

Not if the Jedi had anything to say about it.

Master Vollen Shai appeared on holo-communicator to the two Jedi Knights that had flown in to assist the desperate peoples of Pollillus against this underground threat, Lucian Volante and Austin Wolfe,

"I'm sure you know the situation you're putting yourselves into, Ostrovsky's forces are swarming the capital, government forces aren't holding well and civilians are easy targets in a warzone. Help them, in any way you can. Tip the scales, and stop this Crime Lord if you can. Without his direction they're nothing" Vollen's said firmly as he rippled in the hologram. The Jedi couldn't let worlds fall like this, not when they were so close to help, even though they were stretched so thin,

"May the Force be with you both. I'll see you when you make it out"

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[Lucian Volante]

War.

War never changed.

It didn't matter that this was an internal matter between a government and its people. This was a war, plain and simple. And war?

War never changed.

Turning off his holoprojector, Lucian adjusted himself in his armour as he held his lightsaber in his right hand and his blaster in his left hand. He checked the physical map they had been handed by government forces and pointed to a circled area with his inactive lightsaber,

"We've got a field hospital in this area that's neutral. The government are honouring that but we have reports the criminals are amassing to assault it." He explained to Austin with a since before shaking his head and addressing the Master, "We should evacuate them and use the position as an ambush point on the enemy. What do you think Master?"

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[Austin Wolfe]

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The security shuttle that transported both Jedi soared across the war-torn city. It was incredible and saddening to think that this capital city used to be the crown jewel of Pollillus — now great billows of smoke rose from the innumerable bombs set off to throw it into chaos. Austin Wolfe gripped a handle on the ceiling of the craft as he viewed Councilor Vollen Shai's message on Lucian's holoprojector. Garbed in his field medic robes, Austin had his usual gear with him but had decided to leave behind Caladglær, as a war zone was no place for a book. The doctor peered at the map Lucian held, nodding as he followed what his fellow Jedi pointed to. "If the gangs want to cause even more disruption, the hospital would certainly be their next target. I agree," Austin replied as Lucian made his suggestion. "Pilot, take us to the hospital!" he called out to the front of the shuttle.

"Right away, master Jedi," the helmeted pilot replied, wheeling the ship around and blasting off toward the targeted location. Two more explosions thundered across the city, causing Austin to look out at the skyline and see more plumes of smoke rise. At this point, he couldn't tell if the orange-yellow that lit the sky was the sunset or flames. "If we can manage to steal a communicator or capture one of the gang members, we can find their base of operations and shut this down." The ship reached a relatively peaceful clearing, and the field hospital came into view. "Touching down now," the pilot announced to the two Jedi. "Best of luck to you."

Stepping off the shuttle, Austin was mentally impacted by the emotions and pains of the wounded within the hospital. As a doctor and healer, he felt compelled to go and help as many as he could — but Austin knew that there was something greater at stake. The Jedi were approached by a figure holding a datapad and clothed in a long white lab coat. "Excuse me, sir!" Austin exclaimed as the other man approached. "We have reports that this hospital is the next target for the bombing. You need to evacuate everyone here."

The hospital's head doctor gave the duo a disapproving look. "We just finished setting up here and have claimed neutrality in the conflict. What authority do you have to make us leave?"

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[Lucian Volante]

Lucian had to admit that he enjoy speaking to people who knew what they were doing. Austin wasn't a front line fighter - he was better. He was a doctor and healer. He was someone who spoke and knew what he was talking about when he did speak. With Austin there weren't any wasted words yet.

He respected that.

Holding on tightly as the speeder they were on shifted in direction, Lucian took a deep breath as he looked out at the devastated capital city. He was a man trained for war but seeing it in practice never got any easier and he really hoped that it never got any easier at all.

It wasn't supposed to become easy for a Jedi.

"Indeed - I'll take a look around while we're at the medical area." he agreed, "They take on men from both sides after all."

Surely he could find a com link around there?

As they landed, Lucian stepped off the shuttle and did he best not to let his control of the Force slip into forcing him to feeling empathy for the wounded. He... he couldn't afford to feel their pain right now. Not if he was going to remain combat ready. Instead, he started the hunt for a criminal com link - but it wasn't going so well so far.

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[Austin Wolfe]

The doctor nodded in response to Lucian's proposal. Despite the fact the crime lord, Leon Ostrovsky, had been the mastermind behind all the bombing, there must have been several rival gangs of varying sizes that also got caught in the destruction. This wasn't just a power move against the government — it was also to wipe out the competition. Lucian had great insight indeed to realize this and capitalize on the wounded gang members in the field hospital. Austin knew better than most that doctors didn't take sides. It was their duty to tend to all without partiality. However, this fact would not stop the crime lord from striking the weak and injured — something that this head doctor clearly did not realize. Austin watched silently as Lucian slipped off into the field hospital's depths to glean as much information as he could. It took a moment for him to realize the audacity and rudeness in which the head doctor had just spoken. Austin would not let himself give in to anger or frustration however, returning the disapproving gaze with a calm, yet stern look.

"I am Jedi Master Austin Wolfe. Claiming neutrality will not stop Leon Ostrovsky from bombing this hospital — he wants power and fear, not survivors."

The head doctor lessened his disapproving look, but remained defiant.* "A Jedi, eh? We could certainly use your help getting some soldiers on their feet..." the doctor trailed off, tapping some more on his datapad. Clearly he was still not convinced. "Alright, we'll get more sentries posted, but we aren't moving. Like I said, we just got set up here."

This guy was simply not getting the hint. Austin strode closer to the haughty man, lowering his voice and steeling his resolve. "You took an oath, doctor," the Jedi breathed. "An oath to protect and serve the wounded and needy. You are going to let all these people die because you feel inconvenienced by leaving?" He let the weight of the situation hang in the air. Time was limited — who knew how long they had before more bombs were detonated. These criminals had no sympathy or conscience.

The Master's words seemed to finally reach the head doctor.* He turned, looking at the orderlies rushing about and other doctors tending to the wounded. Austin was right, what was the point in bandaging injuries if they were all going to die? Nodding his head in silent agreement, the convicted doctor rushed off and began quickly barking orders to pack up. Austin breathed a sigh of relief, hoping they could leave in time. He scanned the tents and makeshift medical beds, hoping Lucian was successful in finding anything that would help them get to the bottom of this.

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[Lucian Volante]

Lucian was hunting for more; more information, more insight and just more of a chance not to get killed when the criminals actually assaulted the hospital.

It was as he was looking around that Lucian overheard one of the men trying to get the attention of one of the nurses. Apparently he wanted some water or something. Lucian was kind of in a hurry but... well, he was a Jedi, not a soldier. He sighed a little bit before filling a nearby cup with water and settling down for a moment to help the man take a drink. This man seemed to have... well, he seemed to have lost his legs to some kind of explosion.

While the Jedi was no expert, he knew well enough to know that this man was in a lot of pain. He was about to go and grab a nurse when the man stopped him and Lucian could tell he had something to say. The man reached underneath himself and pushed a com link into Lucian's hand.

That alone would have been amazing.

"They're going to... attack with droids first... those sentry droids?" the man confirmed to him, "But the boss... he's paranoid. Got a password that'll make them explode. Password's... A Hard Day's Night... something no one would say..."

The man passed away and Lucian closed his eyes before moving over to Austin.

"Got a com link." he declared, handing it over before adding, "Man just died he... he used to work for the boss, Ostrovsky? He says they're going to attack with sentry droids first but that Ostrovsky was paranoid and has a verbal command password for the droids to self destruct. A Hard Day's Night - like anyone would say that normally, right?"

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[Austin Wolfe]

"There is little time — leave these," Austin admonished as several orderlies were attempting to lift and carry heavy crates with them as they escaped. "Your lives are worth more than these bandages." At his words, the orderlies nodded and took off to join the rest of the people piling into as many aircraft as they could. Despite the amount of people leaving from the field hospital, everything seemed to be going exceptionally smoothly. Perhaps it was because of the presence of Jedi in their midst, maintaining serenity as they always did. There was nothing to worry about, even in times of crises like these. There was simply the Force and its will.

Speaking of fellow Jedi, not long after Lucian returned to Austin with some exceptional news. The Master held out a hand, taking the offered com link and inspecting it closely while he listened. "Sentry droids...to clear out any resistance I imagine. That self destruct command is most peculiar as well." Turning the volume on the com link up, he attached it to his belt and watched as the last supplies and medics boarded the final escape craft. The last man to walk on board was the head doctor. "You have done well today, doctor," Austin called out to the man before the doors shut. "May the Force be with you."

The aircraft's engines roared to life, taking the medics and their patients off to a real hospital — one that wasn't in any immediate danger. It was then that Austin felt a prickle in the back of his mind, something dangerous approaching. "They have come," he announced, turning around to see eight* sentry droids steadily approaching their location. With many of the tents and makeshift surgical rooms still set up, it appeared as though the field hospital was indeed still operational. The thought of using the self-destruct code came to mind, but Austin knew the droids were too far away for it to be useful at the moment. Instead, he drew the power of the Force within himself, feeling an electrical charge build up between his fingertips as he raised a hand towards the lead droid.

Austin realized he had never used Electrokinesis to this scale before, and certainly not at this distance. In an instant, the conjured electricity shot out toward the sentries, but fizzled out into nothing* as it reached the droids. Perhaps they would have to use the self-destruct function after all.

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[Lucian Volante]

Lucian wanted to give some words of encouragement to the wounded who were being taken away but... he simply wasn't that kind of Jedi. Austin was the one who had a touch for dealing with people it would seem. He was far from content with being only a fighter but he knew well enough that he wasn't quite the best when it came to being the type of Jedi to help out with people's feelings. He was the type who could rally people to battle and he could fight but he doubted he would ever truly have the way with people that Austin had, to be the kind of empathetic healer he was.

Oh well - no use in feeling envious of his ally for his talents.

Taking a deep breath, Lucian hummed a little bit to himself as he saw the eight sentry droids coming their way. As with Austin, Lucian didn't waste any time and he didn't immediately resort to using their trump card. Instead, Lucian lifted a rather hefty chunk of fallen masonry up with the Force before throwing it at the lead sentry bot... only to have the projectile shredding by blaster fire from all eight of the droids as they tracked the moving object.

"... fantastic."

Gritting his teeth, he readied his lightsaber in a defensive stance.

"Do we use the phrase, Master?"

He would follow Austin's lead after all.

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[Austin Wolfe]

Seeing the intense tracking systems from the sentry droids, Austin's eyebrows raised in surprise. He hadn't seen such advanced war machines before — this Ostrovsky must have deep pockets indeed and a superb R&D crew. Not yet having drawn his lightsaber, Austin stood resolutely as the droids continued their approach but did not yet begin to fire on the two Jedi. He took a deep breath as Lucian inquired their next move, realizing they'd have to test the phase. Summoning the Force once again, this time Austin would amplify his voice, allowing it to boom across the field into the sentry droid's audio sensors.

"A hard day's night!" he exclaimed, feeling somewhat ridiculous in saying the seemingly nonsensical words. It seemed miraculous as five* of the killing machines stopped dead in their tracks, their core systems overloading. Austin watched in utmost fascination as they began to spazz and spark before finally blasting apart and collapsing in ruins onto the ground. "Paranoid indeed," he commented as the last three droids stepped callously over the remains of the others. "Perhaps this information will be useful later. Those three may have damaged audio sensors — hence why the phrase did not work."

Drawing the Force within himself again, Austin released an electrical blast now that the droids were much closer and had begun to open fire. The Electrokinesis proved vastly more effective at this range, striking the foremost sentry droid and blasting it into oblivion.* Austin smiled, seeing improvement in his abilities.

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[Lucian Volante]

Lucian had to admit that the fact that the pass phrase had worked was rather... well it was rather strange. He really hadn't expected it to work anywhere near as well as it did and it likely showed in the surprise on his face. But that was beside the point - there were still three droids advancing on the two of them and they needed to be dealt with.

Austin managed to completely destroy the first of the advancing droids and Lucian had to admit he was rather happy that someone here could hit the droids like that considering his own Force attack throwing more rock rubble proved to be ineffective at best and now the droids were within firing range.

Kark.

Lightsaber raised in his right hand, Lucian grabbed a chunk of masonry with the Force using his left hand. As the droids attacked, he used the rubble to provide Austin with floating cover that protected the other Jedi, even as Lucian used his lightsaber to protect himself. A bolt got through his defences however, skimming past his face and burning through a chunk of his hair.

He knew of at least one person who would be even more annoyed about that than he was...

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[Austin Wolfe]

Lucian's attempt at throwing more rocks might have worked, although it seemed their tracking was still just as good and blasted the debris out of the air. Austin would likely have been hit as well if not for the protection Lucian gave him in the nick of time. Unfortunately the other Jedi was not as lucky, having part of his hair singed off by a passing blaster bolt. Filled with determination, Austin gripped the heavy piece of debris with the Force, picking up even more chunks of rock into a compacted boulder. Gritting his teeth in exertion, he hurled it at the head of one of the droids. Impacting its chrome dome soundly,* half of the metal caved in and the droid collapsed to the ground. Sparking and spazzing, it continued to fire blaster shots towards the Jedi, although sporadically as it was heavily damaged. Summoning the Force once again, Austin remembered some of the teachings he read in Caladglær.

"A further extension of this discipline is the power to manipulate the very air pressure around an opponent. An advanced ability, this application will both crush and suffocate the target — while being vastly different than simply crushing one with Telekinesis. Mechanical constructs and droids are particularly vulnerable to such methods, as the continued pressure will dent and destroy the metal that holds them together."**

As one of the droids was heavily damaged, Austin wielded this technique against the other fully functioning one. Warping the pressure around its body, the Master clawed his hands together as he willed the Force to crush the droid into a heap of metal.*

Just then, Austin cried out in agony as the damaged droid fired off a shot, impacting the doctor square in the shoulder.* Clutching his wound, he fell to the ground and fumbled at his belt to find one of the several Kolto bandages he had on hand in his trauma kit. It never hurt to be prepared.

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[Lucian Volante]

Alright so protecting Austin had been a good idea, aside from being the best thing he could do as a Jedi as well, because it seemed that the Doctor was actually able to put out far more hurt than Lucian himself!

He was okay with that.

Cursing as the damaged droid managed to get a hit in on Austin, Lucian stepped in front of the Doctor, deflecting several of the droid's own shots back at it's damaged frame.

With the additional damage the droid had sustained, the shots back at it were enough to overwhelm it's remaining defences and it collapsed backwards in a heap, finally non-functional.

He didn't relax however, instead drawing his lethal-ammunition pistol and firing at the other droid Austin had managed to down, taking absolutely no chances. With that done, Lucian extinguished his lightsaber and grabbed Austin by the elbows,

"Alright, I've got you Doc." he assured the man as he helped him rest against the wall for a moment before grabbing up the trauma kit and pulling out a kolto bandage, "I did my field first aid in the military... and I've got steady hands."

With Austin's cooperation, Lucian would secure the bandage tightly before helping the Doctor back up.

"Do you need some time to acclimatise to the pain? Some painkillers perhaps?"

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[Austin Wolfe]

Hazily registering that Lucian made sure both sentries were nothing but wreckage, Austin gritted his teeth through the pain but was unable to grab a hold of a kolto bandage. As Lucian helped him against the wall and protruded the bandage, the doctor realized a cold sweat breaking over his head. Leaning back, he filled himself with the Force to relax his body, preventing himself from going into shock. "Thank you, Lucian," he breathed, moving part of his field medic robes so the patch could be placed on and the kolto could begin its work. Austin would normally have expended some energy to heal part of it, but he knew that the Jedi still had work to do before they were finished here.

Getting up and moving his shoulder around, he winced and Lucian asked if the doctor needed any painkillers. "No...I think I will be fine," Austin replied, stretching out his right hand. Frost crept up his wrist and built up in his palm, and he pressed firmly onto the wound on his left shoulder. Gasping, he did not hesitate but poured more energy through the Force to numb his shoulder. He'd done the same for Loa on Chalacta when she broke her ankle, but Austin never thought he would have to use Cryokinesis on himself anytime soon.

"Alright, we have a job to finish. How much experience do you have with mechanical parts? I have an idea." Striding over to the wreckage of some of the droids, Austin bent down to peer at the parts. "These droids were taking their commands from somewhere. Perhaps a receiver in one of these is undamaged, and we can trace the signal back to its source." He looked sideways at the Knight with a smirk. Picking apart the lose wires and broken metal, Austin seemed to find something, but it was mostly broken.* Disappointed, he looked at the other ones lying on the ground, smoking. Hopefully the Jedi had not been too destructive.

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[Lucian Volante]

The good Doctor allowed the dressing to be placed... and then resorted to some cyro to keep the area numbed. Well, he supposed it would help the Jedi Master more than painkillers were likely to and he bowed to the other man's knowledge of medicine as being far superior to his own.

Looked a bit chilly to him though.

"We do." he agreed before grimacing a little bit as he sighed, "Probably more than I should... far too many of my fellow pilots seem to prefer crashing to landing."

It had been a big problem back on Brighthome actually.

Austin presented a good point however, which was why Lucian stowed his weapons away before having a bit of a dig around in the tech that remained from the droids. He paused for a moment before grinning as he pulled out a receiver that was entirely intact... and lacking any kind of power.

Sighing, he gestured to it,

"You got anything that could power this so we can track it?"

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[Austin Wolfe]

A quick chuckle escaped Austin's lips at Lucian's comment. He'd briefly forgotten his companion spent many years as a pilot in the Chandrila Military. He took a moment to simply rest as Lucian found one with incredibly little effort. "My faith in you is not misplaced, it seems," the doctor said with a smile, looking at the receiver. That was a problem indeed — they were certainly going to need a power source to reactivate it. The idea crossed Austin's mind to possibly try charging it with Electrokinesis, but that would be a last resort. In this state, the doctor felt as though he would certainly break their one chance of tracking down this crime lord.

Turning his head, Austin's gaze fell upon the field hospital. "They all left in a hurry, leaving some things behind." Standing back up again, he began walking towards the tents still left erected after the evacuation. "I guarantee there are batteries or booster cables left behind." Reaching the camp shortly, he walked directly towards the tent which still housed a large analyzer. Igniting his azure lightsaber, he sliced open the metal housing in one cut and replaced his blade. "See if there's...anything in there that will help. It's all still intact," Austin winced, the pain still affecting him through the numbness. "At least I assume so, seeing as the lights are still working." He gestured to the ceiling of the tent, where a lamp illuminated the area. It seemed as though they were going to get to the bottom of this quickly.

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[Lucian Volante]

A good point.

The hospital was rudimentary but it still had some things that could be useful. Nodding to Austin, Lucian made his way into the hospital itself and hurried had a look around for something he could use to plug the device into a power supply. Looking through the hospital, allowing the Force to make subtle suggestions to him as well, Lucian moved over to a workbench that seemed to have been used as the communications desk for the hospital as a whole.

"... I hope my electives at the academy are still useful..."

Electrical engineering had been an interesting class to take considering he had expected to only ever need it to fix the electronics within the cockpit of his fighter. In the end, he fiddled around with it and managed to get it working, showing some co-ordinates on the screen of the hospitals holo-terminal.

But these would be out-dated very quickly and the set up meant that they couldn't bring the device with them.

Instead they had a location that would become rapidly more incorrect as time passed and no way to bring the device with them to keep themselves refreshed.

Because god forbid anything be easy.

"Austin." he moved back to his ally urgently, having typed in the co-ordinates he had managed to get into his datapad, "We need to move quickly - I have a location but it won't update and they're likely already moving. Speed is our ally today."

He nodded to Austin and, if the other Jedi was ready to walk, Lucian would set the pace as Double Time and they would be off... and they were likely to encounter issues as they went.

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[Austin Wolfe]

As Lucian moved to the communications desk, Austin mentally kicked himself. Of course, it would be easier to simply plug it in there instead of trying to hotwire the thing. Shuffling over to the desk, Austin peered over his companion's shoulder to view the coordinates right on the holo-terminal. The doctor blinked a few times as the blinking dot moved — at least the location continually updated while they were still here. "He must be on a ship or in a large speeder, controlling the droids and bomb placements there," Austin commented. It was actually a rather smart move on the crime lord's part, staying on the move so he was more difficult to catch by the city's security.

"Wait..." Austin murmured as Lucian urged them to move. "I think we can find out where he is moving next." Tapping on the holo-terminal, the doctor brought up a basic map of the city. "There — it looks as though he is moving toward the city hall. I think he is preparing to force the city's governor to surrender control." Smiling and nodding to Lucian, he pointed out to a small transport that was left by the medical crew earlier for the two Jedi to escape. "I agree — if we move quickly, we can apprehend them before they reach the governor and his aides."

Rushing as quickly as he could to the transport, he ducked in the passenger seat. "I am sure your piloting skills far exceed mine. I would not trust any other to get us there as hastily as you can," Austin nodded towards his fellow Jedi. They were going to get to the bottom of this, hopefully saving many more lives while doing so. As they lifted off the ground and took off toward the city hall, the doctor viewed the billows of smoke that rose above the ruined city. However, the fires that he saw earlier while flying to the field hospital were diminished. Rescue crews were on the scene everywhere, firefighting craft spraying copious amounts of water onto the various blazes and security fighting back against Leon Ostrovsky's forces. There would be many heroes today.

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[Lucian Volante]

A ship?

It made sense that the enemy would be on a ship he had to admit. But what made even more sense to him? Taking the ship from the medical station and getting the drop on him before he was ready. Now that? That Lucian could get behind - not least because the idea would see him fighting in a ship, something he was damned good at if he did say so himself.

"He's looking to force a victory." he agreed with Austin's reasoning before nodding, "Time we were off then Master Wolfe."

Time to fly.

Taking the pilot's seat, Lucian flew through the pre-flight checks as though this were his own ship, as if he had been flying this exact ship for decades. When one of the switches didn't work he smacked the side of the control panel in just the right way... and the switch activated without any further problems.

"Ships all have the same issues..."

Lifting off, Lucian pushed the ship but didn't actually fly high - he flew low, between the buildings, so as to keep hidden. It worked well enough and they were soon coming up on the city hall. On the sensors he could read the enemy approaching - but it looked like they had time to decide on a course of action.

"Should we get out and support the defenders or attack him from behind once he's begun his attack?"

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[Austin Wolfe]

Practically feeling the excitement emanating from Lucian, Austin couldn't help but smile as the Knight expertly weaved through the city toward their destination. The rumours were certainly true — Austin could not have asked for a better pilot within the Jedi Order than Volante. Coming up on the city hall, it turned out that the expert flying had allowed them to arrive beforehand. The Jedi now had a choice between them — defend or attack. Austin sat in the copilot's chair, weighing their two options. An idea occurred to him, that in fact they had a third option.

"Why not both," the doctor concluded. "I will do what I can to bolster their defenses and warn the guards of the incoming danger, while you flank them once they're distracted. Sound like a plan?" Austin smiled to his fellow Jedi, knowing that Lucian would be more than willing to blast something out of the sky. As the ship lowered close to the ground, the doctor looked back and nodded in approval. "May the Force be with you, Lucian," he stated before leaping onto the ground in the courtyard of the city hall.

Guards rushed up to the Jedi Master, holding up their hands in defiance. "Halt! State your business."

"I am Jedi Master Austin Wolfe, myself and Knight Lucian Volante were sent to assist in the defense of this city," he answered. The Order had been in contact with the officials, and they knew their names already. Lowering their weapons in recognition, the guards approached and one of them spoke again. "What's the situation, master Jedi?"

The doctor replied with an earnest tone. "Leon Ostrovsky will be here imminently. He will likely attempt to force a victory and seize control over the city. We need to double the guard here — the capital of Pollillus will not fall today." Nodding in affirmation, several guards radioed for more reinforcements. Austin turned and stood at the top of the city hall's steps, awaiting the arrival of the crime lord. He had absolute faith that Lucian would strike at the right moment.

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[Lucian Volante]

Huh.

Why not both huh?

Well, Lucian was willing to give everything a bit of a try at least once. The problem that he had now - a problem he hadn't shared with Austin - was that freighters like this, while they had weapons... they had to be operated by two people. One manning the controls and one the weapons. And now he had the controls but no one had the weapons.

Time to adapt, improvise and overcome, right?

"I've got this."

He hoped he had this.

After dropping Austin off, Lucian began his attack run. Namely, he took a deep breath and began to pick up speed with the freighter as he began opening the cargo door. Coming up on Ostrovsky's skiff as it approached from the side, Lucian locked the positioning of the ship's steering and kept the acceleration up - before charging down the length of the ship to jump out of the cargo door and onto a building's rooftop just as the ship was skimming over it.

Success would be a strong word for what happened next.

Lucian's landing was alright - he tumbled well, using the Force to guide him, but he still landed heavily against the side of a halfway, rattling him and bruising him but otherwise leaving him unharmed. The ship?

He looked over the edge of the half wall and winced as the freighter slammed into the side of the skiff, slamming it into the ground hard... but no one seemed even remotely hurt.

"Terrific..." he muttered before comming Austin, "Enemies are still inbound. Their skiff if downed though."

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