Coming Up Swinging

[Kaida Kallos]

Kaida made her way safely to the North exit of the establishment in the company of the Jizz band- who jumped and screamed at the cacophony of explosions of the grenades Kaida had secretly dispatched and the blaster fire coming in through the other doors and windows. They would probably never know she'd just saved all their lives. Bad guys weren't always... well, bad guys. Granted, the save was more incidental than intentional, but nobody needed to know that.

Kaida lingered for a brief moment in the doorway, screaming in apparent panic and surveying the wreckage of the bar that the ongoing fracas had created. The other Sith seemed poised to strike at the nearest Mando- the one who'd thrown grenades in from the South. He'd managed to irritate her, so as a parting shot Kaida would stick around in the doorway just long enough to disrupt any attempts of his to resist her compatriots. She would tug with the Force at his hands and arms- yanking him around, tripping him up, and throwing off his aim and ability to activate his tech with any sort of precision. It wasn't a particularly powerful or forceful attack, but Kaida figured he already had enough on his chestplate, and this would just be the ghibli-fruit on top. She was still an unknown in the crowd, going with the flow and not attracting attention. He'd have no way to pick her out, and her attack would just compound on whatever her team mates pulled off.

Whatever happened with him after her attack landed, she was done here. Kaida would continue on the path she'd already settled on into the street as the last of the band (the Bith back-up flutist) passed her by. She was wary of the poorly lit street, considering she didn't have any idea how many more shooters might be out and about or where they were- she knew at the very least the North side grenadier was out here somewhere, but his location wasn't immediately apparent. The street was crowded with panicked bar patrons on the run and confused pedestrians that had littered the street before the shooting started. Kaida kept a watchful eye out, alert for any fresh dangers.

She still had a flaming shot glass in one hand.

 

[Niish Chichel]

Niish quickly got up to a kneeling position, and fired a pair of bolts, barring Drace from shooting at Draven, from around the corner of the prep table that he'd hidden behind, at Drace's pistol arm and chest, from the distance of about 4 meters, before he fired his first two shots, from his Quickdraw, at his Sith companion. From his crouched position, Niish pushed forward, to his left, bringing his lightsaber to bear, prepared to defend, before closing the distance before striking wide and early using the last third of the blade to strike at the Mandalorian's jetpack.

 

[Draven Unduli]

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Well this was an interesting turn of events, as he chuckled darkly when Dax took a few of his bolts and scattered farther down the street. It was true that the Sith juggernaut was facing towards Dax's direction after he had fired but as the other two grenades exploded in the bar, he immediately knew of the potential threat near the back entrance of the bar. Not to mention he had seen the Rebel come from there as well as realizing that Niish had been fighting a secondary foe in that direction. As such, he was turned to the side, looking partially at the back entrance when Dax's grenade exploded near the window. The position of his head kept his vision from being blinded as shrapnel skidded against his durasteel helmet and he could feel ripples of force emanating from the explosion. His concentration upon the watch captain was broken but otherwise the grenade did not have a debilitating effect as his foe may have desired.

Rifle pointed towards the back entrance while his crouched form still took cover behind the table; as the field marshall came into view, he fired three bolts from his Gladius rifle, two at the upper torso and the third at the left leg. These bolts would prevent Drace's own intended attack on the Sith, causing the shot to miss if his adversary did manage to pull it off. However, Draven's attack was also simultaneously timed with Kaida's force assault, thus making it that much harder for the Mandalorian to defend against. @vamp Dropping the rifle almost instantly, he ignited his crimson lightsaber and bathe the lobby of their establishment in its unholy light. Dark energies wrapped around his form as he gestured with his free hand and initiated a force pull upon the Mandalorian @vamp, such that he could yank him towards the Barabel, allowing Niish to hopefully strike with a fatal blow as well as potentially negate any physical defense Drace could muster.

@Taz @Darasuum @Gian Greydragon @Loco

 

[Drace Solus]

He was about to press the trigger when a bolt hit his pistol arm, slamming into his gauntlet and sending his heartrate spiking. The moment the plasma hit him, he was gone. Another few bolts from the Barabel flew out to where he had been, but Drace booked it, jumping backwards, his jetpack carrying him 21 meters away—up and behind him. By the time the Togruta tried to disrupt him, he would be way out of her line of sight. More bolts barreled out from the entrance—the Mirialan's. None had hit him because he was well away from there by then. The Mirialan would have tried to Force push him, but Drace was out of his line of sight. The only Sith that could see him now, really, was the lizard as he stepped out, lightsaber ignited.

But Niish would find no Mandalorian there to be struck down. What he would meet was a wrist rocket, launched from Drace's wrist as he barreled backward. The Marshal had stopped flying by then, instead hovering about 22 meters above the ground. His wrist rocket would slam into the Barabel the moment he exited, and would hit his upper body in an explosion similar to that of a frag grenade that made contact directly with his torso.

"You dumb son of a bitch!" he called out to Dax over the comms, finding the banter a good outlet for his nerves. "You making me deal with all three of these idiots?" All two, really. The Togruta had bailed pretty fast.

 

[Dax Rau (TL8)]

Dax was surprised when no one seemed to follow after him. A few civilians still scrambled from the bar but no known attacker. The Watch Captain quickly holstered the quickdraw pistol and with his left hand quickly reloaded the wrist rocket on his right with one of three spares hidden on his armor. The rocket clicked into place and Dax fired it immediately into the window where he knew the green Sith was (@Faded Truth)

The weapon would impact the already nearly destroyed table that the green sith was still using for poor cover. Both the green skinned Sith (@Faded Truth and the tongruta (@Loco) would still be inside the bar, both committed to attempting to attack Drace (@vamp). The explosion of the rocked would send shrapnel and a concussive energy in all directions, lethal at 3 meters round the impact point, painful and definitely distracting to anyone one else in the nearby area, like the togruta still near the door and inside the bar.

Soon at the rocket left his arm and set to the window, Dax turned is wrist and started to fire three shots into the window aiming for the table and preferably the green witch if she were still standing. Even at 20 meters he was still within the effective range of the Westar pistols.

"I'll never run, and never leave a brother behind. Keep your pants on you big baby." he replied back to Drace in his helmet comms.

 

[Draven Unduli]

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It was true that Draven had turned his head towards the back entrance while remaining in cover as the two grenades that rolled in previously and then were deflected away indicated a threat from that side. However, it seemed that Niish was fending off that threat well and the Field Marshall never made it in his line of sight for firing. As that threat was dealt with by his Barabel comrade as well as Drace's own attempted defense, all the Mirialan had to do was simply turn his head back towards the injured Supercommando.

Dax must have had some large brass balls, attempting to reload a wrist rocket in the middle of a fight. The Sith didn't know how long it would take to accomplish such a feat, but it simply wasn't faster than him turning his head and firing upon the Mandalorian. Draven unleashed three more bolts towards Dax's center mass, as the soon to be watch captain was fiddling reloading his rocket while also crouching (As Dax never attempted to stand back up), he was certain his adversary would have a difficult time with mustering an adequate defense. @Taz The timing of his bolts would occur prior to the re-loading and preparation of the wrist rocket, effectively negating his intended attack. As for the second wrist rocket fired by Drace, well he was certain he was not in the blast radius for that projectile and given the ongoing skirmish between his lizard ally and the Mandalorian, it was feasible that Niish may be able to interrupt that attack as well.

Draven kept his eyes forward towards Dax after he finished his shots, vision scanning for any potential threats that may arise.


@Darasuum @Gian Greydragon @vamp @Loco

 

[Kaida Kallos]

Since the jetpacking Mandalorian not where she expected him to be when she turned to attack him, Kaida quickly moved on with her original plan, stepped into the street, and scanned for threats while she moved east away from the bar exit, following the street in a natural flow. It was hard to miss the Mandalorian lying on the ground, holstering his side arm and trying to reload his wrist rocket. The initial blow he sustained must have rattled him, since sitting the ground in the open and fumbling around like that wasn't exactly the safest option. Reloading his wrist rocket would take a handful of precious seconds. Draven must have seen him too, and when he fired off his shots to interrupt the mans rocket attempt Kaida seized the opportunity to lend another assist. She diverted the energy she had prepped for the attack on her previous target and applied it to the downed Mandalorian in the street instead. The sudden jerking motions she applied to him would frustrate his attempt to reload (a fine motor control skill which could be easily disrupted) and prevent him from easily dodging Dravens attack. With his hands full prepping his weapons, he also wasn't in a position to jetpack away from them again. The warrior was not at all in an enviable position.

Even if he somehow managed to get the rocket fired before he died, Kaida would be well outside and safe from the blast radius by then as she continued her way East, looking for a good escape route and a new crowd to disappear into. Since her attack on the Mandalorian in the back of the bar had been abandoned since he jetpacked out of line of sight, and the one on the ground was preoccupied with his weapons, none of them would have seen her or have any indication that she was a combatant still. Unseen or identified, she might still have a chance to find a new bar to hang out in.

 

[Niish Chichel]

Niish watched Drace drop his pistol, as his first shot slammed into his wrist, and fly backwards on his way out of the kitchen. Niish dropped his pistol, and called upon the Force to form into a blunt, spherical blast cast outward in a half-radius around his front, toward Drace, of telekinetic energy, meant to send him off course, into the wall near the door, as he pushed off with his jetpack.

Since Wrist-Mounted missiles require a manual ignition, the Force push would happen much faster than it would to send that at the floor in front of him.

Niish, not having been bothered further spurred himself forward, drawing inward, to the now 6 meter away Mandalorian, keeping his lightsaber ignored and ready to deflect bolts.