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Maura Starwalk

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"People should really stop leaving their ships unlocked."

As that thought ran through her head, Maura slipped into the belly of one of the Order's many transport ships. She'd been doing stuff like this since she was ten or eleven years old, and it never got old. The rush of sneaking into some place she wasn't supposed to be without getting caught was just too fun! And, after all, it wasn't like she was actually hurting anyone or anything in the process. Maura wasn't a saboteur. She was just an explorer!

First things first, she had to get down into the ventilation systems. They were always a bit cold and a bit dusty, but they were the quickest and quietest way for her to sneak around without getting caught. There didn't appear to be anyone on the ship at the moment, but who knew when its pilots would return?

Maura carefully removed the grate from the floor, dropped down, then used the Force to quietly lock it back into place. Though she'd remembered to put that back into place, the padawan had unknowingly left the ramp up into the ship completely open. Anyone could waltz right in if they wanted, pilot or not.

For now though, Maura crawled her way in what she believed to be the direction of the cockpit, intending to do Force-knows-what once she got there. On her way, she stashed a small back in a break in the wall to come back to later. Inside was her lightsaber, her datapad, rations and a change of clothing. After so many years of being mischevious, the padawan eventually learned that getting trapped was a likely possibility.

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Charlie "Char" Ballard

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Charlie woke up early for once.

Miss Edaara let it slip that some transport ships would be on the grounds, delivering goods for their training, meals, and studies. Charlie was determined to go home before her training got too intense. What if one of the other kids killed her! Or worse- she was held back in theory classes 'till the end of time! "Gotta go see Mom and Dad. Just once." Charlie said, peeking around corners to make sure she wasn't going to get caught.

Charlie hasn't gotten in a lot of trouble, so she was scared. She packed only what she thought she needed- her training saber, her bow & arrows, the used holopad, and some snacks. Char could see the ship in the distance, burly men loading crates off of the ship. They locked the ship behind them as she kept watch from a nearby bush. There was no way in now besides using some crusty vents or windows.

Fortunately, though, the ramp to the ship magically opened back up again. Charlie was shocked. Did someone know what she was up to? She looked around her surroundings, using her hunting skills to find the nearby friend or foe. Yet she saw nobody. "This is weird," Charlie thought, sneaking up to the ramp, "Do I have special powers besides the force?" Charlie looked down at her tiny hands, fully convinced that she had been blessed by the gods of superpowers for that one moment. Making her way up the ramp, she headed towards what she thought were were the captains sat. "Bingo!" She remarked, approaching the front of the ship.
 

Maura Starwalk

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"What was that?" Maura swore she heard someone speak, but when she looked behind her she couldn't see anyone else in the ventilation tunnels behind her. So the padawan stood up and pressed her face against the floor grate, probably leaving flushed indents on her cheeks as she strained her eyes to see where the voice was coming from. What she saw was a young human girl carelessly strutting into the cockpit. "She's gonna blow my cover!"

"Psst!" Maura hissed out at the girl when she finally got close enough. Maura pushed on the grate and partially climbed out until she was holding herself up by her forearms. "What are you doing? You're gonna get caught!"

She had no idea who the girl was. Her goal wasn't to chase her off though. She just didn't want to get caught because Charlie hadn't learned the art of sneaking around. Just on cue, a new set of voices appeared from further back in the ship.

"Do you remember leaving the ship open?" one asked to the other.

"I- I dunno? I'll just sweep the ship to make sure no one snuck aboard and then we can be off." the other replied.

Hearing this, Maura immediately dropped back down into the vent and whisper-called up to Charlie. "C'mon! Hurry!" Once the girl followed her - if she did - Maura would use the Force to quickly and as quietly as possible put the grate back into place.

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Charlie "Char" Ballard

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Charlie jumped down into the vent, following the colorful girl. Hearing the grate snap shut behind her, she turned her full attention to the strange child in front of her. "Ah!" Charlie eeped, pointing directly at her hair, bewitched by the colors. "I knew I saw someone with rainbow hair here! Miss Edaara didn't believe me when I said so!"

Looking at the girl in front of her, she kind of reminded Charlie of the wild cats that inhabited her woods. They had big, round eyes, spots, and always wore a grin- The young girl shared in those cat-like traits. "Well..." Carlie said, awkwardly staring ahead of her, "My name's Charlie, but you can call me Char. Everybody does. Except my mom and dad."

She takes a breath.

"They call me Elizabeth, which is my middle name. Do you have a middle name?"

And another breath,

"I'm going to see them right now, but you can come along too! In fact-"
Charlie went on,

and on,

and on about her plan to locate her parents before she gets too deep into training. After taking a final long, deep breath, she looked expectantly at the girl before her- she wanted to hear her story next.

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Maura Starwalk

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Charlie began to introduce herself, but Maura cupped a hand around her mouth just before she started off on her tangent. The sound of footsteps grew louder and louder down in the ventilation crawlways, and if she looked up, Charlie would be able to see the soles of two pairs of shoes.

"Well, everything is as we've left it," one of the men said after a moment. He turned around to walk elsewhere, and his feet left the grate above them.

"Seems like it. I'll get the engine up and running and we can leave in ten," the other said. Once the soles of his shoes disappeared off of the grate above them, Maura removed her hand from Charlie's mouth and put it up to her own. "Shhh..." She then motioned for the other girl to follow her as she crawled away from the grate, keeping her finger at her lips all the while. Once they were distant enough that they could speak without being heard, Maura turned around and then gave the girl her full attention.

"Okay!" she chirped. "Charlie, right? I'm Maura!" Maura would let Charlie resume her rant then, listening attentively before piping up to answer. "Nope! No middle name! And I don't know where I'm from. The Jedi are my home."

"Oh, and... I don't think we're going to wherever you're from. I'm pretty sure this ship is set to fly to some Free Worlds' world!"

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