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[Trodai Narat-iv-Adas]

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Ever since his capture by the bounty hunter. The droid Naxa, Trodai had sat incarcerated...entombed inside a tube inside a lab like a lab rat...apparently someone had paid handsomely to have him shipped to the facility after several attempted escapes at a regular prison. This was a maximum security, no day light slam. The only time he saw anyone was when they wanted him for further tests, torturing and drugging him. There were others but his was the most secure.

Trying out solutions. And yet he persisted which was why he found himself here. They wanted to know the Magick, the Force and how to extract his power. To use it for their benefit. Despite his incarceration, Trodai had managed to persuade a corrupt guard or two to get word to his Master and someone else.That they would be rewarded for it. Serene, a Sith Champion. She seemed like she might help his dilemma. Especially for the challenge of it or the chance to steal some of the research done here. So he expected to be out soon for later. Station X1-2289 Otherwise known as the 'Tomb' was well guarded and defended. It would not be easy getting in.

But Trodai knew despite his dilemma, his time would come.

@LouJoVi @Darasuum

 

[Serene]

With a combination of mental manipulation and mind shard Serene Graves had acquired a clever disguise. Silvia Gephyonn, the unlucky research specialist whom Serene had stolen the identity of was passed out in a holding cell far from Station X1-2289 for the witch to return to. The details of the woman's level of access and intentions to experiment on Trodai became clear to the dark sider. Now she knew where to go, what passwords to use and who to avoid.

Serene was dressed like a medical professional. A pair of AT specs rested on her face to help slightly disguise herself. Her hair color was dyed a lighter shade of brown and a translator mask covered her lower face. Out of sight in a backpack she carried the rest of her gear. Most obviously it would seem to be a common AMTP kit. But under closer inspection there was a headset in case she wanted to chat hands free. She expected to be searched and wanted to be able to pass through security with as little fuss as possible.

The champion was not carrying any weapons on her person. Instead she had a way of acquiring a weapon if necessary. This was all to rescue another Sith's apprentice. @Caerllion of Cyfnos was the master of @Trodai Narat-iv-Adas but the woman he dealt with neither extensively. Aside from some limited, albeit odd, social encounters she did not know a great deal about either of them.

@LouJoVi @Akheron

 

[Caerllion of Cyfnos]

Using some of his telepathic powers and magick, Caerllion was able to create a good disguise for himself. Since he was invading a search station, the Annfyn was dressed like a scientist and wearing a translator mask, while his hair was dyed brown. To anyone else, he was Farlyn Tarlon, an Annfyn scientist that knows very little about Galactic Basic.

He wasn’t very happy about needing to make all this effort to save Trodai. It was due to his apprentice's stupidity that he ended up being captured to begin with. However, in the present situation of the Order, they couldn’t afford one of their members to stay in a prison, risking telling the enemy their secrets.

At least he had help for it. Another Champion was going to help him with this mission. Her name was Serene, and he found her in the place that they had arranged to meet. He walked toward the woman, staying next to her. “I see that you already arrived.”

@Akheron @Darasuum

 

[Trodai Narat-iv-Adas]

Meanwhile, Trodai was being moved. Taken out of the tank he was held in and apparently sedated, at least that's what some thought. One of those transporting him had also been persuaded to assist or suffer the consequences of the Sith if they refused. He instead was given a lighter sedative that would allow him to wake up earlier.

Timed to coincide with his allies breaking in. For now though, he was silent, the Force his ally and maintaining him as it had, as was trained to do. To use the pain and suffering as fuel. He was wheeled to a table in another lab and strapped in ready for another torturous session as others gathered about him.

Serene and Caerllion soon encountered the first security checkpoint followed by a full 360 degree weapon and body scanner that scanned the eyes and voice for pattern recognition to those in the 'allowed' database. Once scanned it would take them down to the right level. A special measure for those headed to restricted floors.

On that particular floor sat 5 CS-Series Security Droids, patrolling the area diligently, and several C1-Series Camera Droids along with a dozen mercenaries and regular security wielding blasters and electrified batons. It would not be easy getting in or out.

@LouJoVi @Darasuum

 

[Serene]

This would be the first time Serene worked with Caerllion in any capacity. Aside from a few social meetings the sorceress had not shown her face among the other Sith. But the woman was hungry for success and saw freeing an acolyte and thwarting their foes to be a step in the right direction.

"Indeed." She replied simply to the fellow champion in disguise. "You didn't bring anything that will pop on the scanners I hope." Provided the answer no they would be able to make their way through the first security checkpoint.

Silvia Gephyonn walked through the scanners but it was Seren Graves who subtly manipulated the scanners when trying to verify her identity. She knew there was nothing illegal but she wanted to make sure the security system would not flag her as anyone but who she was trying to be. The woman had interfaced with technology before and manipulated droids in the past.

The woman's effort cause a slight bit of sweat to bead on her brow but she wiped it away after getting through. One of the guards mistook the symptoms of her exertion for nervousness. "Don't worry, Doc. You're safe here with us. The droids and the guards won't let anything happen to you or your friend."

"Oh thank you. Thank you." She nodded her head like someone who did not speak galactic standard basic very well. She placed a hand against her heart as if it meant the world to her to be reassured by the security member before moving on. The guard blushed a little at the woman batting her eyes favorably at him. It helped to look pretty too even when her face was usually half covered by a mask. The rest of her body still looked as fine as velvet even when wearing the scientist disguise.

The two costumed Sith would ultimately try to find the lab they were supposed to be operating in or at least their covers were. Once they found Trodai they would need to find a way out. There were a few options but Serene was wondering how many were a bust as they walked past various security measures. This place was a fortress. Taking the pureblood from anywhere other than where he was supposed to be would be a red flag and likely spell disaster.

@Akheron @LouJoVi

 

[Caerllion of Cyfnos]

”Nope.” he had left any weapon in his ship, already expecting that their presence would alert the scans. If he ended up needing to defend himself, Caerllion was sure that his abilities with the Force would be enough. He had become more invested in them rather than in physical fights.

Since there was no problem for them to proceed, the two Sith walked toward the first security checkpoint. Serene was the first to cross it and Caerllion felt her use the Force to manipulate the system. Unfortunately, it seemed to take a strain from her that was so intense that even the guard noticed.

The Annfyn controlled himself to not roll his eyes when he saw Serene flirting with the guard. The position of damsel in distress really didn’t suit her. When it was his time to pass through the security system, Caerllion simply walked through it. He had taken his precautions to make sure that no one would question his disguise.

While they walked through the corridors, the two Sith were able to see several security measures. If they wanted to take Trodai out of here, they would need to turn this into a non-factor. With that in mind, Caerllion reached Serene telepathically. “We can plot better this way. “ he said, before turning his attention to the cameras. “I know a way to disable the security system, but we need to cause problems. With the chaos, we can take him.”

@Akheron @Darasuum

 

[Serene]

The woman's back straightened and inhaled through her nose sharply as she felt the telepathic presence of Caerillon reach out. She acknowledged and accepted it, allowing for two way communication more easily. "What do you suggest?" Her voice came clearly directly into the mind of her partner.

She was more than happy to think of a way to cause a disruptions. But Serene was not a trigger happy murderer. Instead she preferred to know all the angles before taking action. The feeling from the annfyn's words told her he was confident in his own abilities.

The two passed by a squad of security droids as they made their way closer to where Trodai was being kept. A pair of droid guards escorted them keeping the two disguised sith from being alone at any point in time. There would be more guards at different points throughout the prison. None of them were especially dangerous individually but the nature of the prison itself was not to be ignored. Getting in was the easy part. It was getting out that was going to be the real challenge.

@Akheron @LouJoVi

 

[Caerllion of Cyfnos]

”I can take control of the mind of two of these guards.” he said telepathically, when said guard passed next to them. “Then I can influence them to destroy the security system and cause some type of accident that will turn the attention away from the imprisoned Acolyte.”

Caerllion noticed that each door that they crossed there was a pair of guards. Any of them would work. He only needed the opportunity to stretch his power and envelop their mind with darkness. However, for it to work he would need to stay close to them long enough for him to focus.

“If you find a way of distracting them long enough, I can do it.” they were getting close to the next door, Serene would need to think fast for it. From what he saw when she was interacting with that man before they entered, he was sure that his fellow Sith could find a way of doing it.

@Akheron @Darasuum

 

[Serene]

Spoiler: Music

Song

Serene listened to Caerllion's plan and did her best to not react. "Do it." It was a sound idea.

She waited until they were near the acolyte's holding place. Their disguises were chosen to give them access to the captured Trodai. But they still had the pair of droid guards escorting them.

When they were in a surveillance blind spot Serene stopped and remained facing forward. The two CS security droids approached from behind. "Visitor. You are not permitted to loiter in this zone." Serene turned to face the pair and raised both hands like she was shrugging. But instead she willed into action the cold wiring and logic circuits to alter. She shifted what quantified as their minds, tricking them with technometry.

"You wish to override your protocols."

They each responded in kind simultaneously with only a slight delay. "I...wish to override my protocols."

"You want to become dancers."

"I want to become a dancer." Their response was faster this time as her influence deepened. The droids looked at one another and began making movements to a song only they could hear and what others could imagine. The nearest guards finally took notice at the sight of two dancing security robots. Exchanging curious looks they walked towards the group. "What's the kark is going on here?" Their guard was lowered and was more interested and perplexed than anything.

@Akheron @LouJoVi

 

[Caerllion of Cyfnos]

”Yes.” Caerllion said, while they walked down the hall. The two were reaching the place where Trodai was being held prisoner, with the number of guards increasing. Even with their disguises, it was only a matter of time until the presence of the two Sith was questioned.

As he had expected, two droids approached them. If Serene wanted him to act, she would need to start the distraction soon.

The Annfyn watched with surprise when the droids started to dance, being one of the most bizarre things that he ever saw. Without any doubt Serene was behind it. He could recognize the effects of technometry. The dancing droids attracted the attention of human guards, with Caerllion taking it as his cue to act.

He stretched the Dark Side, using it to curl around the guard’s mind. Caerllion whispered commands to them, saying that they should ignore the two and go toward the security system of the station and start the chaos.

@Akheron @Darasuum

 

[Serene]

Maintaining her control over the dancing droids was growing easier the longer she wove her will into their programming. The sorceress was not done though. Caerllion invaded the minds of the organic guards and guided them to keep moving.

Blinking slowly at the guards, Serene worked much like her fellow champion. But instead of moving around it, she dove into them and dominated them using the same manipulative technique. The uniformed guards moved faster and with purpose as the dark energies of both champions fueled them to leave with all due haste.

"Drop your keys." She spoke in almost a whisper as they began to pass her. They each fished out their access badgers and dropped code cylinders on the floor without turning back. They even dropped their personal airspeeder keys from how they had interpreted her force projected orders.

The organic guards had left them and now the two disguised sith were alone with a pair of dancing droids. She brought one hand up in the face of each droid and snapped her fingers. A short arc of electricity spanned the centimeter between the her hand and its chasis. They immediatly stopped dancing. "Fetch those dropped items and guard us." She continued to enforce her will through the technological force power. Normally she would have just used telekenesis to pick up the keys but she was trying to not appear like a Sith just in case there were watchful eyes.

Spoiler: Dice

Guard reaction to dancing droids & them being in "unauthorized" area
16/20 success

 

[Trodai Narat-iv-Adas]

The droids quickly obeyed, picking all the keys up regardless of which they were since it hadn't been specified which dropped items they were to pick up. And so they interpreted the command as picking them all to before unceremoniously dumping the keys into Serene hand.

The guards meanwhile fell equally under the thrall of Caerllion who went into the security office, seemingly ignoring everyone before turning the systems off much to the surprise of their comrades who started shouting at them only to be be blanked, their mind not their own. The longer it went on the more suspicious it would become.

As security went down, Trodai restraints were loosened and he awoke from the light sedative as planned. He took the chance afforded, sneaking upon a orderly as they remained facing a screen. And snapped their neck with a audible crunch, now he just needed to wipe any data and collect his weapons. At least if his allies didn't do it, he would soon see.

He swiped the keys are from the technician he had dispassionately dispatched.

Opening the door, Trodai peaked around the corner. So far no guards, and so he moved further along as chaos ensued and prisoners were loose when doors opened. A riot began and guards were running everywhere trying to restore order. With droids equally being dispatched to the most troublesome areas.

@LouJoVi @Darasuum

 

[Serene]

The Sith in disguise walked through the prison as the highjacked droid escorts led the way. Eventually they came upon their pureblood compatriot who was recovering his personal affecgts. She was still joined by two droids that might mistake him for an escapee. Furthermore, Serene did not want Trodai to mistake her or Caerllion as actual scientists.

The sorceress brought her two empty hands together as a ribbon of darkness as black as the deepest void formed between them. The ribbon widened and formed rapidly into a blade and in the blink of an eye was sent hurtling forward. The horizontal black sickle hurtled down the hallway a short distance and slashed both of the droids in half with an unnatural sharpness. Mastering shadows was not a common practice but it had its uses. The use of darkshear was more than effective against the unwitting automotons. Serene marched over the sparking droids and waved a hand for Trodai to follow.

"Hurry up. We're getting out of here." The longer they stayed the more dangerous it was. The Sith had found what they had come for and needed to leave.

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@Akheron @LouJoVi just wanted to officially end this thread