Racing through the jungle, Aska felt at home in more ways than one. Sure, the clone had spent the vast majority of her freedom in the streets of Nar Shaddaa amongst the bustling urban terrain, but here? On Teth? It all just felt so… right. More so than when she had visited the jungles of Onderon, to be sure. With each graceful stride, it was almost as though some unseen force was guiding her movements. Nothing could slow her down. Nothing could get in her way. She had half a mind to close her eyes and let her senses guide her, almost positive that she didn’t need to see to know what laid ahead.
”Heh, why the hell not?” she chuckled to herself as she leapt over a fallen tree. She could use the challenge, after all. Between the traps Klied had laid in the jungle partnered with his sharp eye, the sheer brute strength of Poffo and her own keen survival capabilities, it seemed almost inevitable they would succeed. So why not have some fun with it? As her feet touched the damp soil, the clone closed her eyes and forced herself to continue on. Much to her amazement, she was right. It was almost as though she could still see everything around her as she jumped up, sliding on the seat of her pants across a large boulder that had surfaced along an elevated ridge before coming down into a roll on the other side of a large pit. No doubt one of Klied’s traps set out for their pursuers, but even without her eyes… she knew it was there.
Standing tall and turning back to look at the hole, Aska immediately recognized that it was man made. Dug deep with foliage pulled over top to cover it from the untrained eye. At her guess, there was no doubt a very dangerous and likely very sharp surprise waiting for it’s unsuspecting victim. Smirking, the clone spun on her heel and began to walk towards the rendezvous as it grew near.
”Guess he’d never be able to catch me if it came to it. Not here, anyway,” Aska joked with a tone of cockiness. Prematurely. As she placed her foot down on the tall grass, a sharp snap came from below and her eyes shot wide. ”Uh oh…” The next moment was an absolute blur as a whirring sound filled her ears and soon, she was suspended in the air in a nylon net, swaying in the open from side to side. The net forced her arms tight to her chest and brought her knees and legs firmly upward. No doubt, she was stuck. ”Dammit, Caveman!”
”D’ya hear that?!” A voice came calling from back in the jungle, a short distance from the direction she had just arrived from.
”Yea! Another of those traps? How many of our guys you think that hunter got already?”
”Don’t give a shit. Let’s go check it out. Blasters at the ready…”
Soon, two men stepped out of the jungle. A Twi’lek and a human, both armed with large and terrifying blaster carbines. And here Aska was, stuck like a gizka.
”What have we here?” The Twi’lek laughed as he stepped closer. Groaning, Aska closed her eyes. She didn’t need to hear his goading.
”Ain’t one of ours, Neeku. Let’s cut her down and bring her to the boss. Must be one of the hunter’s accomplices,”
”Yea yea, I’ll get on it,” Swinging his carbine back over his shoulder, the Twi’lek pulled a blade from his belt and began to advance towards Aska in her prison with a menacing glare. ”Maybe he’ll let me keep her as a pe- WOAH!” Suddenly, the Twi’lek was no where to be seen. Instead, where he once stood, was now a large gaping hole in the ground.
”Neeku! You okay?!” the human called out as he rushed over, but his companion made no reply. Instead, as the human peered down into the hole, his face went white as the blood rushed from it. Aska didn’t need to see what had happened in the pit to know Neeku’s fate.
”You guys should really open your eyes out here, hey?” Aska joked as she spun in the net, the irony of her own current situation not lost on her. The human, still in shock from what had happened to his partner, looked to the woman in disbelief.
”You guys are sick! He had a wife and kids y’know!”
”Yeaaa, not exactly my problem,” she responded. Trying to reach for her daggers, it became obvious to her that she wasn’t going to be able to lay a finger on them due to the tight constraints of her prison. But there was still another option, though as the human stammered in an effort to find the words, it became clear she was running out of time. He soon took a few steps forward and raised his rifle, bringing it’s sights in line with his prey.
”Screw bringing you in! I’ll leave you out here to rot! Say good night, schutta!” the man spat but as he squeezed the trigger, a snap and hiss could be heard as the red glow of Aska’s lightsaber cut through the top of the net, freeing her and sending her back towards the ground. Still, the bolt from the rifle whizzed past as she descended, burning through her jacket and singing her left shoulder. As she hit the ground, grimacing in pain from both the impact as well as the blaster burn, Aska soon scurried to her feet, the red blade pointed towards the ground. Now the human quivered in fear, taking a step back as he shook. ”A Sith!”
Smirking, Aska winked at the terrified man. ”Not quite… Boo!’ Lunging forward slightly as she taunted the man, he lost his footing and began to fall backward. Except there was no ground to fall on as he soon joined Neeku in the pit Klied had dug hours earlier. Disigniting the blade, Aska advanced on the hole and glanced inside to see both men with large wooden stakes through their chests. ”That was too close,” Aska sighed but as she prepared to continue towards the meeting point, an explosion shook through the forest followed by blaster fire, causing the hairs on the back of her neck to stand on end. So far, Klied’s traps had all utilized the natural landscape and what was available. There hadn’t been any detonations until now, so it must have been Brag. As she came to her conclusion, a gnawing feeling began to eat away at her. Something was wrong.
”Klied…” Aska stated coldly to herself before running in the direction of the explosion. She needed to investigate. Something wasn’t right…
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”Heh, why the hell not?” she chuckled to herself as she leapt over a fallen tree. She could use the challenge, after all. Between the traps Klied had laid in the jungle partnered with his sharp eye, the sheer brute strength of Poffo and her own keen survival capabilities, it seemed almost inevitable they would succeed. So why not have some fun with it? As her feet touched the damp soil, the clone closed her eyes and forced herself to continue on. Much to her amazement, she was right. It was almost as though she could still see everything around her as she jumped up, sliding on the seat of her pants across a large boulder that had surfaced along an elevated ridge before coming down into a roll on the other side of a large pit. No doubt one of Klied’s traps set out for their pursuers, but even without her eyes… she knew it was there.
Standing tall and turning back to look at the hole, Aska immediately recognized that it was man made. Dug deep with foliage pulled over top to cover it from the untrained eye. At her guess, there was no doubt a very dangerous and likely very sharp surprise waiting for it’s unsuspecting victim. Smirking, the clone spun on her heel and began to walk towards the rendezvous as it grew near.
”Guess he’d never be able to catch me if it came to it. Not here, anyway,” Aska joked with a tone of cockiness. Prematurely. As she placed her foot down on the tall grass, a sharp snap came from below and her eyes shot wide. ”Uh oh…” The next moment was an absolute blur as a whirring sound filled her ears and soon, she was suspended in the air in a nylon net, swaying in the open from side to side. The net forced her arms tight to her chest and brought her knees and legs firmly upward. No doubt, she was stuck. ”Dammit, Caveman!”
”D’ya hear that?!” A voice came calling from back in the jungle, a short distance from the direction she had just arrived from.
”Yea! Another of those traps? How many of our guys you think that hunter got already?”
”Don’t give a shit. Let’s go check it out. Blasters at the ready…”
Soon, two men stepped out of the jungle. A Twi’lek and a human, both armed with large and terrifying blaster carbines. And here Aska was, stuck like a gizka.
”What have we here?” The Twi’lek laughed as he stepped closer. Groaning, Aska closed her eyes. She didn’t need to hear his goading.
”Ain’t one of ours, Neeku. Let’s cut her down and bring her to the boss. Must be one of the hunter’s accomplices,”
”Yea yea, I’ll get on it,” Swinging his carbine back over his shoulder, the Twi’lek pulled a blade from his belt and began to advance towards Aska in her prison with a menacing glare. ”Maybe he’ll let me keep her as a pe- WOAH!” Suddenly, the Twi’lek was no where to be seen. Instead, where he once stood, was now a large gaping hole in the ground.
”Neeku! You okay?!” the human called out as he rushed over, but his companion made no reply. Instead, as the human peered down into the hole, his face went white as the blood rushed from it. Aska didn’t need to see what had happened in the pit to know Neeku’s fate.
”You guys should really open your eyes out here, hey?” Aska joked as she spun in the net, the irony of her own current situation not lost on her. The human, still in shock from what had happened to his partner, looked to the woman in disbelief.
”You guys are sick! He had a wife and kids y’know!”
”Yeaaa, not exactly my problem,” she responded. Trying to reach for her daggers, it became obvious to her that she wasn’t going to be able to lay a finger on them due to the tight constraints of her prison. But there was still another option, though as the human stammered in an effort to find the words, it became clear she was running out of time. He soon took a few steps forward and raised his rifle, bringing it’s sights in line with his prey.
”Screw bringing you in! I’ll leave you out here to rot! Say good night, schutta!” the man spat but as he squeezed the trigger, a snap and hiss could be heard as the red glow of Aska’s lightsaber cut through the top of the net, freeing her and sending her back towards the ground. Still, the bolt from the rifle whizzed past as she descended, burning through her jacket and singing her left shoulder. As she hit the ground, grimacing in pain from both the impact as well as the blaster burn, Aska soon scurried to her feet, the red blade pointed towards the ground. Now the human quivered in fear, taking a step back as he shook. ”A Sith!”
Smirking, Aska winked at the terrified man. ”Not quite… Boo!’ Lunging forward slightly as she taunted the man, he lost his footing and began to fall backward. Except there was no ground to fall on as he soon joined Neeku in the pit Klied had dug hours earlier. Disigniting the blade, Aska advanced on the hole and glanced inside to see both men with large wooden stakes through their chests. ”That was too close,” Aska sighed but as she prepared to continue towards the meeting point, an explosion shook through the forest followed by blaster fire, causing the hairs on the back of her neck to stand on end. So far, Klied’s traps had all utilized the natural landscape and what was available. There hadn’t been any detonations until now, so it must have been Brag. As she came to her conclusion, a gnawing feeling began to eat away at her. Something was wrong.
”Klied…” Aska stated coldly to herself before running in the direction of the explosion. She needed to investigate. Something wasn’t right…
@Isen @Reyn