Former Slaves in Arms

[Hoogway]

Gaarbecca walked alongside Herrith looking at what could only be described as pure evil... there were Twi'leks, Zeltrons, Humans, Zabraks and Cathars all crammed into cages with barely space enough to stand. You could smell sickness and see despair on all their faces... It made Gaarbecca extremely angry but he knew he couldn't show this otherwise the Zygerrians patrolling the streets might suspect something, he was a Wookiee after all he doubted many if any frequented Slave markets as buyer, his people more likely to be sold in places like these and if he started causing a ruckus then they would be stopped for sure.

"Where do you expect to find the woman and child? This place is huge and there are many slaves here, did your contact give you a location?" He was confident that no one here could understand Shryiiwook except his little friend. He wondered how many of these people had been taken as children and had grown up inside the cages. he saw some children who were shells of what they should be for their ages.

 

[Herrith]

Herrith wandered in the slave markets as the Wookiee walked beside her. The slave markets were exactly as she remembered. Fat keetar fregs trying to buy living beings for credits. As much as she wanted to kill every single slaver here, she held back. There was enough combined firepower here to vaporize Nal Hutta twice.

Gaarbecca talking snapped her out of it.
"Where do you expect to find the woman and child? This place is huge and there are many slaves here, did your contact give you a location?"

The Zeltron shook her head.
"All I know is that they're the wife and child of a former Serenno senator. Someone human. That narrows it down. And someone who has the carriage of a wealthy person. You won't find many slaves walking around with a high chin. Except me."

She switched to Huttese and continued.
"Oh how I enjoyed defying my clients. Fun times. Except for the punishment after."

The woman kept walking, keeping an eye out for her targets.

 

[Hoogway]

The duo walked down a narrow street looking into the cages looking for the two VIP's, so far none met the description of 'high chin' or looked like any form of aristocracy, Gaarbecca listened to Herrith talking of her past, he figured he should share. They brought back memories of a dark place in his life and no short amount of pain, but the little pink one had vocalized her past it seemed to help. He took a deep breath.

"Gaarbecca fought in the fighting pits as a slave champion on Nar Shaddaa for a slimey Hutt, all my marks on my body except for one scar are from my years fighting for a slugs wealth and prestige. His enforcers wouldnt come near me unless I was wounded then they inflicted more scars, I won the Hutt Family Grand Melee Championship five times as a slave in all but name... I've done things I cant forgive myself for, I should bare the name madclaw, I want to redeem myself and this task seems like the first of many steps... We will find them and we will save them" Gaarbecca spoke defiantly. He looked ahead and saw an opening to a market area which was more 'humane'. Maybe here they'd have a better chance in this section of the town.

 

[Herrith]

"Gaarbecca fought in the fighting pits as a slave champion on Nar Shaddaa for a slimey Hutt, all my marks on my body except for one scar are from my years fighting for a slugs wealth and prestige. His enforcers wouldnt come near me unless I was wounded then they inflicted more scars, I won the Hutt Family Grand Melee Championship five times as a slave in all but name... I've done things I cant forgive myself for, I should bare the name madclaw, I want to redeem myself and this task seems like the first of many steps... We will find them and we will save them."

Herrith nodded and kept walking, switching back to Basic. She trusted nobody really cared as they entered the 'better' part of the markets before speaking nonetheless.
"I...was a dancer. And cafarel girl. Nothing unusual. Only reason I'm saying this much is cause I took some spice earlier. Don't judge me."

As they walked, the woman eyed slavers dressed in elegant garb with something slightly better than distaste. Again, the urge to stab everyone came but yet again she held back. The more clandestine, the better.

 

[Hoogway]

"I...was a dancer. And cafarel girl. Nothing unusual. Only reason I'm saying this much is cause I took some spice earlier. Don't judge me."

Gaarbecca looked down at the little Zeltron wondering what a 'cafarel girl' was but figured it was probably some form of dance that humans performed in clubs not that he'd ever been in any clubs, he frequented the cantina's. The locals dont ask questions to outsiders even less to a Wookiee who stood a meter taller than most people and was strong enough to tear limbs off if he was angered.

As they were looking around between the stands, he spotted a duo who looked to be in better condition than the rest of the slaves around them a middle aged woman with a child. He 'tapped' the Zeltron's upper arm waiting for Herrith to look at him before gesturing his with his head towards the identified two.

"Are those two the people we are looking for?" Gaarbecca spoke softly preparing himself.

 

[Herrith]

Herrith ignored the sideways glance she got from the Wookiee and kept walking, examining more slaves and slavers. Then Gaarbecca more or less shoved her arm and she was about to turn with a snarl and a comment when he cut her off, gesturing with his head.
"Are those two the people we are looking for?"

She turned her head and found who he was referring two, a woman and a child that stood out. Too clean, too well-fed, and their eyes conveyed an innocence few slaves the Zeltron had met actually possessed. It had to be them. Herrith nodded and walked towards the owner of the two, who was sitting comfortably under an umbrella.
"How much are these two? I'm looking for some new crew that I don't need to pay."

The comment alone was biting and not something she would have normally said, but she needed something to distract the man and formulate a plan to get the two out of the electrified cage they sat in. After all, running and gunning wasn't always the best way to go.

 

[Hoogway]

"How much are these two? I'm looking for some new crew that I don't need to pay."

The Zygerrian slaver looked at the Zeltron with clear lust and licked his lips, he hadn't done business with a Zeltron before... he finished his bite into a Shuura fruit and wondered why the female would want these two to work on a ship. The boy was clueless and the woman was of little use to him... They must be worth something to someone just not the Zeltron the slaver thought. He grinned maliciously before hearing a growl from the rather large Wookiee, the Zygerrian was taken back he hadn't noticed the large fur bag due to his obvious staring and even salivating...

"She asked you a question" Gaarbecca interrupted.

"These two are healthy and will catch a fair price at the auction in an hour, I feel that whatever price you can pay it will be tripled there" He looked back at his property before turning to the Zeltron. "You however could do something to 'persuade' me if you catch my drift" he smirked before beginning to finish the fruit he had been munching on before, not minding civilised decorum loudly chewing juices running down the sides of his cheeks.

 

[Herrith]

"These two are healthy and will catch a fair price at the auction in an hour, I feel that whatever price you can pay...it will be tripled there...You however could do something to 'persuade' me, if you catch my drift.."

Herrith cocked an eyebrow and smiled. That was an expected reaction from a Zygerrian. She took the fruit from his hand and took a bite, licking her lips before restoring the same wild smile as before.

"And that...would be so very interesting, wouldn't it...? You'd definitely enjoy that, wouldn't you, Kitty..."

Many would make the mistake of thinking the pheromones she was releasing were simply just a potent perfume. No, they were far, far more effective.

"And you are willing to give me these slaves for a little...persuasion?"

The Zygerrian was likely to mistake what she said for something completely different...she was eager to threaten someone and hadn't done so in a while. Of course, peaceful matters were far more effective sometimes. But knives and fear got the point across as well..

 

[Hoogway]

The slaver looked at Herrith with interest when she took the fruit from his hands, the incredibly fast movements and the way she licked her lips after biting into what was his made his breathing involuntarily quicker, which caused more of the potent pheromones to be inhaled into his system. Extremely prolific thoughts were practically being broadcasted.

"And you are willing to give me these slaves for a little...persuasion?"

"I'm sure inside my quarters you could, away from your Wookiee friend. I've never had a Zeltron before..." The Zygerrian slaver moved closer to Herrith before moving to kiss her.

Gaarbecca looked pointedly at the little Zeltron asking wordlessly if he should just crush his skull now and make a break for it with his slaves, the Zygerrian filth was certainly a vile, disgusting man and he worried for Herrith, all it took was one wrong move inside there and she'd be trapped.

 

[Herrith]

"I'm sure inside my quarters you could, away from your Wookiee friend. I've never had a Zeltron before..."

And don't think you will, furball...

The Zygerrian moved in to kiss her and she put a finger up to his lips with a raised eyebrow.
"Hold yourself back, we're not even inside yet.."

She turned her head at the Wookiee and mouthed I'll be right back before following the Zygerrian to his quarters. Once there and sure there was nobody to be alerted, she pulled a knife, tackled the cat to the ground and put it to his throat while also covering his mouth with her other hand.
"Listen hear, you slime-faced bag of fhtagn..do as I say and you might just live to have another Zeltron some time. You're scum, but so am I. I need your keycard for the cage those two are in. And don't try any tricks, I can and will kill you if you give me the wrong one or call for backup."

Once the man gave her access to the cage, she hit him in the forehead with the hilt of her blade and reappeared outside soon after, holding up the key card.

 

[Hoogway]

Gaarbecca waited for the return of Herrith debating whether or not he should have let her go inside alone, Zygerrians were scum like the lizards his people were constantly hunted by. He looked around the market seeing more small children and malnutritioned people in the small cages angered him greatly maybe they could liberate some of these prisoners if Herrith was 'persuasive'.

After a few more tense minutes Herrith displayed the keycard before moving towards the cage with the two people they'd been hired to return to the former Senator.

"Gaarbecca was going to storm in and rip him to pieces if you delayed further, it caused great distress. We can get to work helping the slaves who are in cages we have access to with the key card, You should probably talk to the two. People are scared of Wookiee's for some reason I'll get to work on the cages" Gaarbecca moved to work on opening the other cages whilst Herrith went to the cage with the higher valued slaves to be traded. He began to use the card's data to overcome the electric fields before opening the cages, it would take some time he thought as he began to work diligently.

 

[Herrith]

"Gaarbecca was going to storm in and rip him to pieces if you delayed further, it caused great distress. We can get to work helping the slaves who are in cages we have access to with the key card, You should probably talk to the two. People are scared of Wookiee's for some reason I'll get to work on the cages."

Herrith tipped her head and went to work, showing a picture of the senator to each of the slaves followed by a 'do you recognize this man' as well as moving on down the line and looking for any kids that seemed similar looking to the man. She pegged a couple as potentials, but till someone spoke up the Zeltron had no idea who was who.

"By the way, I wasn't planning on doing what you probably thought I was going to do. I'm still civilized. Sometimes."

 

[Hoogway]

"That is a great relief!, I would not subject anyone to that, have you found the two we are looking for? according to the slaver you dealt with, we have 15 minutes before the auction begins, if we want to liberate all these people we will need to find them or we will have to leave them... The electric field is almost down" Gaarbecca fiddled with the console furiously trying to enter code to remove the field, he knew he could get it working he was more worried about not finding the slaves they were tasked with finding. May the Wroshyr trees be with them he prayed.

 

[Herrith]

"That is a great relief!, I would not subject anyone to that, have you found the two we are looking for? according to the slaver you dealt with, we have 15 minutes before the auction begins, if we want to liberate all these people we will need to find them or we will have to leave them... The electric field is almost down."

Herrith nodded and eyed two, a woman and child, that held the stare of someone who wasn't used to the slave life.

"Found 'em. Listen, the senator of Serreno sent us. I'm letting you all out, but I only need those two. You others are gonna have to find your own rides."

The woman she was referring to lit up with surprise and came forwards with her child, thanking the Zeltron, which was replied to with nothing more than a subtle nod.

 

[Dread]

Zygerria was undoubtedly beautiful and probably one of her favorite worlds. Though there were some clouds above, the sky was mostly clear and sunny. And only hours earlier, she had witnessed yet another fiery sunset; she could still picture those proud vibrant colors raise from behind the russet crests of a hundred hills.

Clad in full armor, including her helmet, the young Sith was hidden just around a corner of a building. She had recently left Darth Ruins stronghold and came to the markets for a... task. Needless to say, it was interesting to overhear the nearby conversation. It seemed she stumbled upon idiots trying to free slaves.

For a second she thought she felt pity for them and their innocent faith; but it was only a unknown ghost of an emotion. Thinking on it, it probably wasn't empathy because the boredom lining her eyes morphed into something more akin to excitement. This was about to get much more entertaining. The Force began to gather in her the more she thought about it, almost out of instinct.

It didn't really matter if she was wrong about their intentions either. Kholvar's hearing was much sharper than hers, so she assumed he knew better and would either yell at her to stop, or follow.

The first thing Blythe decided to do was remove her SA-21 "Sunspear" Heavy Blaster Pistol from her belt and bring it up so it was ready to fire the moment she needed. The second choice was to wrap her left hand around the phrink hilt of her lightsaber. Right after she leaned around the corner and caught the sight of a wookiee. Immediately she fired two shots, which were aimed at his left side.

@Relent @Herrith Hendarsin @Gaarbecca