A kaleesh arrives(2nd attempt)

[Saen Xeelas]

It was a bright day as it usually was on tattoine and a shuttle was arriving with only one passenger, the passenger was a lonely kaleesh napping with his face covered up and a odd looking staff resting on his shoulder. The napping kaleeshs name was Smain Kunok who left his homeworld of kalee to seek out a Jedi master to teach him the ways of the force to journey he had to abandoned his wife and his son on the planet.

As the napping kaleesh sat there the intercom over the shuttle went off"we have arrived at Tattoine"as the voice rang Smain stirred in his sleep then streched then stood up showing his massive height of 6'5. Smain grabbed his one and only bag and kept the odd staff rested on his shoulder and exited the shuttle to show the desert land of tattoine with a few structures nearby. As he exited the shuttle alot of the people moving around the markets and the people hurdling to the bar entrance gasped at the sight of the kaleesh in his normal garbs and his height because they are rarely seen off there homeworld as he looked for his point of destination."where am i supposed to go"smain said with a sigh as he rubbed the back of his head and scanned the crowds of people then decided to walk his way to the bar called Mos Eisley Cantina."you can tell this place is filled with scum, but i need to wait in this godforsaken planet till the next shuttle arrives to take me to cruscant"smain mummered as he entered the bar and walked to the nearest table and sat. As he sat he leaned the odd staff next to him and layed his bag down and watched as alot of the people in the cantina eyed him and his staff. But one thing they didnt know was that the staff was his fathers lightsaber.

 

[Veritas et Lux]

A friend emerges

The force had brought her here for a reason- she never doubted the force or it's will. Yet such a strange place to bring her- Tattooine.
The hutt controlled planet was a deathtrap for Jedi, she had already learnt this the hard way once. She began to think- if she were to be seen within mos eisley cantine again, well-. She brushed the thought from atop her head, it was a big galaxy- and it was just one day. Besides it wasn't like anybody would have remembered her face.
The force was pulling her to the Canteen. It wasn't a pleasant feeling to be brought by the force to somewhere she knew would stir-up trouble, yet she followed her instincts, lest she doubted the will of the force.

Misha stepped into the dim light and smokey atmosphere of the cantina, wearing a black ruffled linen skirt that revealed only half of her knees over medium light pantyhose and a plain white linen blouse tucked in. Her necklace was ruby red and the thin chain shimmered golden in the sun but was quite humble in the low-light of the bar. Her shoes were White flats with small golden bows atop the laces.
This, along with her Messenger bag that she carried everywhere, was just the way Misha liked to dress in the heat so she could stay cool and look great.
She scanned the room slowly- trying to appear natural and nothing like a Jedi. She assumed that she should be fine, lo these people weren't very high-strung like the cantina in mos espa- now that was a place to behold on tattooine.The barkeep tapped the counter in-front of an empty seat for Misha to sit, and so she took the seat. She wasn't sure why she was brought here, but she wouldn't give up after only walking in the door. No, she would wait and see what was to appear.
Next to her was a man kicking back the drinks and another, sitting lonesome...
"One java-juma. Hit me..."
she ordered an alcoholic coffee blend... Something along the lines of her taste.

 

[Saen Xeelas]

Smain stood up from his chair and walked over to the bar"can i have a water"Smain said as he looked down upon the man who seemed so small to Smain. As he waited at the bar he saw the woman ask for an odd drink he has never heard off."here you go Kaleesh"the bartender said nastily to smain, all smain did was ignore the man and walked his way back to the table and sat.

As he sat he moved his shroud past his mouth to take a sip revealing his tusks on his chin. After he finished his sip he put the shroud back down and grabbed his fathers lighsaber staff and started to think how he left his family on kaee to hunt down a jedi tutor. Smain sat there planning to doze off till the next day when the shuttle arrived to take him to the jedi temple in coruscunt."why do i have to waitin this god awful place"smain mumered as he looked upon the crowds with his orange eyes and his vision settled upon the woman who he saw order that odd drink wondering why she would be in a place like this.

 

[Veritas et Lux]

(just to let you know, its dangerous to openly be a jedi or republic guy on mos-eisley. . . its hutt territory D: )

Misha was scoping the area still, she was hoping that perhaps out of nowhere, maybe she would be find what she was looking for, and lo there was only a filthy bar filled with aliens.
The grimy stench from the smokers section filled her nostrils. Until her eyes were met with a frightening sight.

She hadn't felt much force activity within the tall... Kaleesh. It was the kaleesh that was at the bar ordering a water... Yet he had a saber staff.
Her eyes widened, for it didn't appear like anyone else had notice... She didn't feel darkness coming from him either- and he couldn't have been masking a force signature.

She slowly arose- trying not to draw attention and made her way to the dim corner that the tusked man was sitting at.

"You speak basic?" she asked- not sure whether or not to back away or continue talking.

 

[Saen Xeelas]

Smain started to doze off until a female voice woke him she asked if he spoke basic"yes i do and im in no mood deal with anyone trying to sell me anything"smain said as he kept his eyes closed but then opened them to see the woman who entered earlier and ordered the weird drink."hmm so why have you come to talk to me miss"smain said as he moved his hand to his saber staff slowly trying not to let her see him grab it.

The bars dimlight was hard for smain to make out the females face but his kaleesh eyes helped him see her better. She had long black hair and wearing odd clothes unkown to Smain for all he wore was a cloak covering his upper body and bandages covering his his hands and feet and the only thing tht could be seen of his face was his eyes. Most of his reddish scaly skin could be seen."miss before i go anywhere or talk with you anymore i have bee taught to tell eachothers name, you can call me Smain Kunok and you are"smain asked as he moved his veil a second time and too another sip of water then let the veil back down.

 

[Veritas et Lux]

(sorry there was some small family emergency going on )
She kept her eyes on his saberstaff-
"It's dangerous to be having a lightsaber here- especially if you're not allied with hutt forces...
The name's Mi-... The name's Michelle." she didn't use her real name- not yet. She wasn't sure what would happen, and the risk of approaching a lightsaber wielder on tattooine was great, but it was a risk that she would take. She felt it in her gut, that maybe this was the reason that she was led here. She looked around suspiciously.

"You might want to put the lightsaber up- It's not safe here. It's just... Not safe, okay?" she lowered her voice to a hushed whisper...

 

[Saen Xeelas]

"it is nice to meet you michelle, but how did you know this was a lighsaber and it is preety hard to hide cause of its size"Smain said as he moved his hand away from the staff and then grabbed his bag and pulled out a letter and looked at it."umm miss have you ever been to coruscant i need to get there and go to the jedi temple in search of a master"Smain said in a whisper as he looked at the note which was a note from his father before he left telling him to go to coruscant and find a jedi master to finish youre training.

"and no one in this bar would be ever to take this staff from me it was my fathers who was a jedi knight who vanished a few years ago and just left me the staff and told me to go to coruscant"Smain said as he put the note back in the bag then looked over to the people starting to eye the two but then turned back to michelle then lifted the veil again to take another sip of his water."but ill hide this as well as i can"Smain said as he opened his bag again and pulled out a large bundle of bandages and began to wrap it up being careful of the 3 points where the beams appeared on the top of the staff and the one that came out on the bottom.

 

[Veritas et Lux]

So there was a reason she was brought here...
At least he wasn't an enemy- that wouldn't have ended well. But now at least if things went wrong there would be someone with her to get chased out of tattoine with.
She dazed off remembering the last time that happened- it was pretty frightening to say the least. But she snapped back into reality- here, where her bouncy curls in her hair met the silky smoke of the bar.

She watched him wrap the bandages around the saberstaff and conceal it. His story wasn't an uncommon one- Jedi and republic officers often left notes for their families. When on the battlefield it was a horrific thing to think of never being able to tell your family anything again, or to never watch them grow old.

It was whatever though-.
She motioned her head and cocked it to the right in confusion before realizing that he didn't understand the situation.

"Coruscant? This is hutt territory- there's no public transport for republic words from here... Especially not to any core worlds. That's ludicrous." she motioned her head towards the outside once more.
"Come with me- It's not safe to talk in a place such as this."

 

[Saen Xeelas]

Smain listened to what she said and heard her say lets leave this place."hmm, i was lied to then i arrived on a shuttle here and the driver said this would be a waystation and he will pick me up tommorow"smain said as he stood up and grabbed the concealed saberstaff and leaned it on his shoulder and held the bag in his other hand."well shall we go miss"Smain said as he motioned to the door and started t move his way there his clawed feet clang on the ground. Smain turned to see as the group of people start to stir as they moved and started following the two.

"well looks like we have some followers miss"Smain said as he slowly nodded his head towards the group following them. The group contained a four humans and one race smain has never seen before even humans were new to him."so miss how should we deal with them"smain said as they neared a alleyway.

 

[Veritas et Lux]

As the two began to leave the canteen her new tusked acquaintance pointed out a small group of what seemed like common street scum. They didn't look like the mercenary type- probably didn't even know that she herself was a Jedi.
If anything, they'd probably try to hit them up for credits- and worst case scenario, one would be horny.

She didn't look back though, she just kept walking- if she were to pull a saber here... She'd have more than half the city on their tails. This place wasn't mos bespa or anchorhead. This was moseisley- pit of scum and villainy rivaling that of nar shadaa.
She kept her eyes foreward, leaning her head to utter to her friend, "Don't worry about them- keep walking. Any lightsabers pulled here would seal our fate. If they're just some young boys that think they're thugs- than let them think they're thugs..."
She took an awkward route towards the shipyard, in attempt to shake them.
"If they pull blasters- run for the shipyards and don't stop. Wait for me there."

 

[Saen Xeelas]

Smain listened to what she had to say again about the thugs"ok whatever you say miss"but as smain said that the thugs closed in and surrounde the two."give us everything you got and i want that staff of yours Kaleesh scum"as the man said that his face felt the full force of smains clawed foot and as it hit it sent the man flying into one of his friends."you dare not insult my race"smain roared in anger towards the gang who was now clutching his face which was bleeding now.

After smain said that he turned to michelle"where is the shipyard miss since it seems i have made our stay on this planet short"smain sayed as he began to ran and leapt to one of the building using his skills he learned as a hunter on kalee."i shall be there miss michele"smain said as he ran from the roof to roof until he saw the shipyard and leapt onto the docking are and hid behind one of the signs waiting for michelle because this woman could be his only link to becoming a jedi like his father.

 

[Veritas et Lux]

The large man had raised his foot high enough to smash it against the relatively small human's face. The claws leaving great gashes across him.
"To the south!" she yelled upwards, for he had already began his ascent atop a small building.

"You three- have picked the wrong woman to mess with. I'm on my period and the force has called me to open a can of whoop...ayyuss..." She joked, only because she wasn't really on her period, yet she still felt the emotional instability it wrought.
The ffive chuckled and spread apart, to surround the girl.
With a wave of Misha's hand across their line she forced them to be swept off of their feet unexpectedly.
It would be child's play- to fend off from some kids that think they're thuggin'.
With another waft of her hand she began to toy with them- throw them around until they were through. And lastly, she raised her hands and lifted them all at once, to hang the boys by their trousers alongside the gutter of one of the houses.

As the boys hang there they had the perfect view to watch her stride away south towards the port, until she took a turn onto the main road and kept walking.
When she arrived, she couldn't find her tall friend however she was sure he would already have sight of her, so she waited.

 

[Saen Xeelas]

Smain sat there cruched on one of the signs waiting for michelle, he thought to himself thinking that this woman could be a jedi herself and she could help him achieve the rank of a jedi also but he let those thoughts leave his mind as he noticed her walking her way into the space port looking for him. Smain stood up and leapt from his perch landing behind her"hello miss i see those thugs werent much for you"smain said with a slight chuckle as he rested his wrapped up saberstaff on his shoulder and held onto his bag with his other hand. "so miss why are we to be here"smain said as he stood with michelle waiting for a reply from his new human friend.

 

[Veritas et Lux]

She humbly plead aloud to herself- perhaps he got scared; She had wished no harm to come to him. Even when he suddenly dropped down upon her from the hind-side of a billboard, she was still concerned that perhaps he was hurt.

"I'll take you to coruscant- and heh." she bellowed a light chuckle.
"They were just a few kids with daddy issues, that's all..." she began to lead him toward her ship-

The BabyBlue, her frigate, was waiting for her and being prepped for launch. She walked up the cargo-ramp allowing him to follow behind.

 

[Saen Xeelas]

Smain was excited when he heard michelles say she would take him to coruscant, but he restrained his excitement and kept his proud stature."so miss how are we gonnnn..."smain stopped in his words once he saw the large ship which appeared to be hers and watched her walk up the ramp."this is a nice ship, never seen one like this mainly because i have never left kalee until now"smain said as he scratched his head as he walked up the platform and his clawed feet clanged on the metal ramp. Smain stoped at the end of the cargo ramp and waited to be guided where to sit on this ship, he still kept his saberstaff rested on his shoulder but he set down his bag.

 

[Veritas et Lux]

She turned to see him waiting at the end of her entrance and chuckled.

"Come-on than... Heh- Don't be shy." she wafted her hand to and fro- a beckoning wave, and her feet tapped a 'tappidy tap' rhythmically across the durasteel surface.
She decided to wait until her tall friend was situated within the babyblue before closing the cargo ramp- the thought of broken bones brought her to a reminiscent place, remembering the blood splatter.
Oh well- at least that was a bounty hunter after her instead of an ally this time-

"Okay- Coruscant... Heh, you can sit wherever you like." she gave a warm smile and strutted off once more towards the cockpit.

 

[Vilado]

Vilado had been hunting these two Jedi for what seemed like ages. With his recent admission to the Bogan Empire he had been given the rank of Acolyte. He had not been assigned a master yet but he was no lazy wretch! He gave himself a mission, the destruction of all Jedi. He had notified the Bogan and they obliged offering him star fighter lessons and even his own fighter to hunt Jedi. Vilado knew they gave him all this to see him fail ,most hoped he died slain by a Jedi's lightsaber. He would disappoint them.

Vilado was at an extreme disadvantage though, he had yet to learn any Force techniques or master any kind of lightsaber combat. In fact he did not have one with him. He was a Miraluka though and using the Force was as natural to him as walking or breathing. He would stalk and kill his prey, whether it be on this Force forsaken rock or in the stars.

He had mastered starfighter piloting easily, his background in repair and computer interface aided him .He was better then the average military pilot and he hoped he was better than these two. Only time would tell if he truly was. He hoped to end the hunt before it got that far though, he had heard talk of Coruscant. That planet was a slime hole where he had been born, abandoned to the under city as a babe and rescued by his trandoshan foster mother. She had taught him to hunt, to stalk his prey and relish in their suffering! But she had been taken from him by...Jedi... That was why he was here now, he wanted revenge. Revenge on all Jedi everywhere.

His loyal K-9 droid unit, Hyperdrive, followed close behind him. He utilized the stealth field generator that Vilado had installed while back on Coruscant. He followed and Vilado had to admit that even he could not see his companion. He had done a good job, but he and Hyperdrive had never been faced with a Jedi. He would see how well his programming truly was.

The Jedi had left the Canteen where he had been wastching silently, even the hired thugs did little to deter them. He had expected the blaze of lightsabers and the quick reaction of Hutt force or bounty hunters but they had resisted. Smart ones. He thought to himslef, getting up to tail them as they walked away.

They headed for a ship, a frigate and Vilado pulled out a tracking device he had contrcuted just days earlier. "I hope you work." he said to himself and tossed the beacon towards the ship. He used the Force to guide it onto the back just as it began to lift off. Lets see you get away now Jedi scum.

Vilado sped back to his fighter pulling out his tracking device from his utility belt. He was dressed in black robes. He wore dark brown leather boots that matched the color of his utility belt, which carried all of his gadgets. He was draped in a pitch black robe that seemed invisible in the shadows.

As he approached his fighter he opened the small storage compartment in the back allowing his stealthed droid to hop into the back and interface with the controls effectively becoming his "co-pilot." He jumped in and let Hyperdrive begin lift off preparation. Meanwhile, he attached his tracking device into his ship's navi-computer and rejoiced as a small red dot appeared on his scope. "We got them Hyperdrive!" The series of beeps erupted from his console, he looked to see what Hyperdrive said.

"MASTER I DO NOT THINK IT WISE TO TAIL JEDI. THEY CONTROL THE FORCE AS WELL."

"I think I know that Hyperdrive, get the ship ready. Prepare the weapon systems, maybe we can blast them out of the sky before they lift off!"

"AS YOU WISH, MASTER." Hyperdrive had always been a stick in the mud, but he was not disloyal. He followed all commands even though he sometimes had doubts about them. Vilado had been tempted to reprogram his personalty to something more his style. More sadistic, with a touch of madness? He gained excitement from that thought, but in all fairness Hyperdrive had been with him since he could remember he would not violate his only freind like that.

His ship began to rise and blasted into the sky, he would wait like the predator he was. He would wait for the oblivious prey to fall into his trap...

 

[Saen Xeelas]

"thank you miss michelle"Smain said as he picked up his bag and sat on a nearby chair and kept his saberstaff next to him and started to doze off until he heard a thumping noise on the hull of the frigate which sounded like a rock hitting metal."what could that have been"smain mummered as he stood up and walked his way to the cockpit to watch as the ship lifted off."umm miss michele are ther people throwing rocks at this ship"smain said as he held his 6 fingered hand on the wall making sure he wouldnt fall over from the rumbling of the ship.

As he asked this smain walked back to his saberstaff and grabbed it using it as a walking stick. As he walked his clawed feet clanged on the metal floor and he walked back to the cockpit and stood there as he unwrapped the staff revealing its 3 points on the top where the blue beams came out and the other point where the 4th beam appeared.

 

[Veritas et Lux]

"What? Heh... No I don't believe so. I mean- it wouldn't matter either way... This baby shakes off auto turret bolts, I'm sure rocks won't do her any harm.
Oh- and by the way, the name's Misha. Jedi Knight- Misha Ivanovna, but I wouldn't say that in Mos Eisley- especially not the cantina. It's dangerous around there to even look like a Jedi."
She pulled away from the planet and outed the atmosphere. The hyperdrive coordinates were set- the Jedi temple on coruscant.

"And also, that's a pretty crazy lightsaber staff you got there- I've seen maybe two like it ever." the typical saberstaff had two beam emitters, yet his had four- it was an even more rare sight to behold than a twin blade- which was of course Misha's preffered weapon. If he became a Jedi and mastered... This... He would probably leave human enemies trampeling over themselves in retreat.

As the stars became lines in the sky the babyblue made the jump to light speed. Coruscant would be perhaps four hours away- at least. But for now she decided to leave the ship on autopilot and relax. Maybe her new friend would have a bit more to tell him.

 

[Vilado]

Vilado waited in the darkness as the ship rose into the sky. Would he have time to fire on it before they jumped to light speed? He hoped. He sped his starfighter closer and closer and then...bam. They jumped to hyperspeed.

"Stang!" Vilado exclaimed out loud. "Hyperdrive, prep the hyperdrive and set coordinates to the outskirts of Coruscant. We will have them yet. " Minutes later they jumped into Hyperspace, in hot pursuit of the frigate and it's Jedi cargo.

As they sped through Hyperspace, Vilado knew he had to force them out before they got too close to Coruscant. He would not be able to contend with the Republic army. He pulled the tracker up and opened the top, revealing a red button. A EMP discharge button, it would disrupt the ship's functions forcing it out of hyperspace. Although for a short time he would lose functionality of it's tracking abilities. He was sure it would be enough to interrupt their hyperspace travel. But would they exit in a supernova? Or maybe in the middle of a planet? He wanted them dead, but by his hand only.

"Well here goes nothing." He pressed the button and and guessed that at that moment the tracker emitted a burst of electrical energy designed to short out the ship. Once it got to an electrical source it would travel throughout the ship disabling it. He jumped out of hyperspace in empty space, and watching his scope waiting for it to recharge and begin transmission of the signal again.