Party crash!

[Vindictive]

Naomi was back stage, preparing her make up. She was there to sing in front of a crowd while sponsering a new line of clothing. She considered how the turn of event would be that night, but couldn't shake the feeling that something bad would happen. She didn'twant to trust her instinct, but it was never wrong. She just hoped the right person would be there.

"Naomi, you ready?" Her manager asked.

"Yeah, i'm coming now," she called hack as she zipped her black dress up and let her fiery red hair down. She rushed to the rear of the stage, and casually walked out onto it as the crowd cheered. She waved to them, searching the crowd as she noticed four men in black suits watching her every move. She knew they were bad news as she started singing her song...

 

[Horizon]

The woman's voice left something to be desired for.

His bone-white mask was exposed briefly as the lights went about their rotations. His soulless eyes staring across the room while the reach of his mind skittered about the unsuspecting patrons. Thoughts weren't safe in his presence and thus he partook in his own entertainment. Some were more interesting than others, but most were of the average. Her voice is lovely. He's looking at me. I wonder what she looks like without clothes. This drink is terrible. I want to go home. We'll wait till she comes off stage.

We'll wait til she comes off stage.​

His gaze drifted down to the crowd below him. He didn't look different from the others seated within the audience, but now that his attention was focused, there were three more wearing identical suits. Not a coincidence after reaching out to that last thought. He wanted to know more. His mind snaked its way up to the stage, blotting out the noise of her voice, stripping away her flesh and crushing her bones before her mind was alone with his. A second longer and he would have plunged himself inside, but there was something different.

No. She wasn't like the herd. She was like him. He just observed, like watching a television screen. Her past just playing before his eyes. These memories drew him in as if he longed for something. Blinking his eyes once, he was back to watching the woman sing.

He waited.

 

[Vindictive]

It was difficult to sing in front of an audience whose thoughts were focused on her body, her voice, or whether they wanted another drink or to go home. She taught herself how to cancel out the noise and focus on her part. It seemed, though, that every time she managed to do it, those three men would come into her view again. It took all of her strength not to run. She knew either the hutts or the umaran cartel would find her eventually, and these men were too finely dressed for hutt mobsters.

As she sang, though, something peaked her interest. It was a blank spot in the thoughts around her. There was a pressence, but there were no thoughts. It was either a ghost, or someone trained to hide their thoughts from psychics. She began to assume it was neither when her eyes caught a glimpse of a bleach-white mask that faded back into the darkness. A chill ran down her spine, but also a wave of comfort, as if whatever it was could protect her. She hoped this person would help her with her trouble.

Just then, as if on cue, a foreign entity entered her heart and mind, almost distracting her from the song. Her entire life played before her eyes in a split second. It wasnt long before she had realized she was read cover to cover like someone's favorite novel. Her heart skipped a beat.

Please... she spoke in her mind to whoever entered it, help me, please...

 

[Sm-9208]

Wilsm was doing his usual, stealing. when he took in his surroundings he realized he had somehow made his way into some event. He thought to himself “Wow I am getting good at getting to places. I wasn't even trying to get into this one.” He laughed a little to himself as he grabbed someone’s wallet out of their pocket. he was too pleased with himself to realize how clumsy he was being as was pulling the wallet from a person in a bone white mask. he didn't realizes that the man in the white mask could clearly see him take the wallet, but when he did he dropped the wallet and ran blending back into the crowd. “That was close.” He said aloud. “Maybe I should take a break.” He sifted through what he had stolen in his bag, pulled out a half rotten fruit or at least he thought it was a fruit, tossed it aside did the same with a box of death sticks, till he found something edible and took a bite out of it. Again thinking to himself. “Well might as well listen to the singer only polite.” then he turned all his attention to the singer. He didn't understand why, but she seemed off. he couldn't say how he knew or what it was exactly he knew, but he knew something was up. so he remained vigilant watching the singer and anyone close. then he notice men in suits. “Jackpot.” He thought. "She's nervous because of talent scouts..... no that's not it...." so he just kept watching her.

 

[Wolfman]

Mat was in the raftings of the building holding his rifle, scope attatched, and looking through the crowd for any threats. The womans manager had hired him for security he was a bounty hunter but what the hell he wasnt working anyway. First he spotted a man stealing from people saw no weapon but made a note to keep an eye on him. Then he say a man in a mask that the first guy had messed up stealing from and thought to himself "This guy... why the mask what is he hiding?" Mat decided to watch him also then he forgot about the other 2 when he saw the 4 in suits it wasnt hard to spot them everyone else was dressed casualy. "These guys could be trouble." He flashed the scope of his rifle to the beautiful singer reasuring her he was watching over her then looked closely at the 4 men.

"All im seeing are blaster pistol's but it looks like 1 or 2 have lightsabers on them could be im just overreacting..... He quickly raised his rifle when one of the men dearched the rafters Mat would have been spotted but thanks to his pet Hssiss or darkside dragon he learned the ability to become almost completely invisable as it could. Though he still froze in feer that the man saw him he didnt look away but Mat focused on her singing and relaxed. Still ready for anything he searched the crowed keeping a close eye on the few susppects he had made note of.

 

[Vindictive]

As her song finished, she waved and walked off the stage, noticing how the men made their way through the crowds. She could only guess what they were after this time. Her heart pounded as she made her way to her dressing room. She locked the door behind her and looked through the clothing rack for a change of clothes. She quickly undressed and dressed.

Her heart stopped and the blood drained from her face as she heard a knock on the door. Had they found her? So quickly? She looked around the room for a venue of escape, but there was only awindow that led to a thousand foot drop. There was no way she'd survive that. She exhaled slowly to calm herself and opened the door, her eyes widening at the sight of the men in suits.

"Hello, miss naomi," the one man said. She gulped, frozen stiff where she stood.

 

[Wolfman]

Mat watched as the men followed the woman back stage he had studied her room and the window was over a huge drop he had attatched a rappel line to it till it connected to an open window about 150ft down. He comunicated to her with his mind "There is a rope hanging from your window climb down all the way I will meet you there dont answer the door for anyone even if they say it was me they know what im doing." Mat jumped from the rafters using the force to slow his fall and shouldered his rifle running for the same window hoping the men would have gone another way to follow her. When he neered the door Mat drew his swords and pulled his hood on stealth would be crucial if the men where still there.

He became almost invisable and the light from the room gave him away as he walked in the men where still inside now staring at him intently "Shit" he mummbled. Mat stood and charged for the first man as he pulled his saber connecting with Mat's sword the second swung his at the back of Mat's head and met his second sword instead. With a twisting motion he made the 2 men stager back activated the button on his swords and used pyrokenisis to set the liquid on fire the men took a step back seeing the blue flames. Then both charged after him so he jumped over them and broke the lights becoming invisable againextinguishing the blades and jumping out the window rappeling down to the window. as the men recovered one of them used the force and knocked the wall off the building just as Mat climbed inside "Damn it she should be here already!" Just then the door opened and Mat drew his slug thrower ready for another fight.

 

[Vindictive]

There is a rope hanging from your window climb down all the way I will meet you there dont answer the door for anyone even if they say it was me they know what im doing. she recieved the message only too late as she stood there at the door facing her hunters. A smile crept across the first man's face. He stepped forward, searching the room for something. The rest of the men shoved her out of the way and locked the door behind them. She heard the feint sound of blaster fire outside the window.

"You've escaped us for many years now, little lass. And my have you grown to be a beauty," he said as his eyes examined her body. She shivered with disgust. The man approached her as the others tore her room apart. "It'll be such a shame to ruin that pretty face of yours," he said, pulling a knife out.

"Too bad i'm not so thoughtful of you," she said as she kicked the man directly between his legs. While he was down and the men scrambled to get their blasters unholstered, she ran to the window, throwing herself out. She grabbed the rope just in time to slide down it and safely land, shaking off the burn on her palms. She quickly dodged an incoming projectile bolt and looked for the man who was protecting her, ready to run beside him as soon as she saw him.

 

[Wolfman]

Mat turned quickly as the woman slid through the window behind him almost shooting her he froze she was even more beautiful up close. I'm Mat if you want to stayalive you need to come with me now." Mat took her hand and pulled her out of the room and down the long hallway to a door with stairs back up to the level we had started on. "How the hell do we get out of this place its like a maze." He senced a man with a blaster and he fired a few rounds Mat wraped his arms around her and pulled her behined him taking a round to the arm he groaned and shut the door to the stairs. Well I guess the only way now is up come on." He took her hand again and led her up the stairs half way up they stopped as blaster rounds passed through the room Mat shot a few rounds off that connected withone of the suits. The man landed behind them and Mat gave the blaster to the woman "This guy wasnt with the original four they have more guys take this if anything happens to me just point and shoot dont wait for anyone."

They ran through a door and sprinted to another a small closet and he pulled her inside with him using pyrokenesis to light the small closet with a dim green flame that danced on his finger tips as if they where alive. He whispered "Ok Naomi I need you tobe really quiet and im sorry i have to do this." Mat extiguished the flame and pulled her close to him pushing his ability to the limit to hide them both if the door was opened they would only see an empty closet. He groaned again as the wound from the blaster hissed and blood began to run down his arm. They listend Where did they go how could you lose them so quickly it was your job to stay on them you failed!" A few blaster shots where heard and a man screamed just as the door opened Mat focused harder to hide them Just a few more minutes and we will be ok I promice."

 

[Sm-9208]

After the singer had gone back stage Wilsm thought he was just imagining things so he tried to find his way out only to end up hearing blaster fire and someone scream. Then he knew he wasn't just imagining it. He ran as fast as he could toward the sound. he felt something tugging at him he always thought of it as an instinct honed by his combat training, but once he was told it was something else by his mentor he was told it was a thing called the force. Now Wilsm didn’t believe that in the slightest, but if it was he could tell whether it was or wasn’t he had to do something. He even came up with a reason, saving someones life has to be worth some money. he sifted through his bag for something that might be useful. he found a small knife and that was all.

“Just wonderful I am bringing a knife to a blaster fight”

With the guile of a thief he crept over to the source of the sound, grabbed on of the men from behind and put the knife to their neck.

“So how much money is he worth to you?”

 

[Wolfman]

The door opened and two of the suits stood there looking into the small closet but finaly closed the door and left after a minute they climbed the stairs to the floor it had all started. Mat senced a groop of the men and told the girl to hide in the room next to them as he continued forward to the groop he heard another man “So how much money is he worth to you?” Quickly Mat made his way around the group till he was behind the man who had spoken he wasnt with the suits it was the theif but why was he here? He spoke quietly so only the thief could hear "You realize they could care less about that guy they probably plan on shooting him right about..... now" As if on que they shot the man being held hostage all laughing it away "This just means more money for us right boys?" one of the men yelled.

As quickly as they had shot him Mat triped the thief and they both fell to the floor he rolled and pulled his pistol letting off seven rounds killing six of the men out of eight. Then he jumped up punching one man in the face redirecting a blow from the other man that also hit the first guy in the face. Mat spun on his tow's his heel conecting with the second mans jaw knocking him to the ground locked his arm around the first man's neck spinning in the air and fliping the first mn onto his back knocking them both unconsious shooting their weapons so they couldnt be used again. "Naomi it is safe now you can come out,what did you expect to get out of that? the lives of their own men means nothing to them if you thought you could do anything with that little knife you where vere wrong if i hadnt heard you you would be dead right now your not going to get any money out of this."

 

[Vindictive]

"Thank you, matt. You saved my life. As for these men... I used to work for them against my will. I ran, of course, but it's apparent they still don't take too kindly to me not making them money anymore. We'll have to get to the hangars where my ship is about four districts away..." She said, trying to thing of the best possible route. She continued to beat herself up for ever letting them get a hold of her. Her father might've still been there.

Then, to make matters worse, more men came from either side of the hall, trapping them in. There was no way of escape this time. She grabbed matt's hand and squeezed it tightly. Her father wasn't there to save them this time. "I'm sorry i dragged you both into this..." She said in a quiet voice. She would've tried to use her telekinesis, if she wasn't so certain that it didn't work any longer. "And here I thought we'd get to have a drink when this was done," she said to matt with a remorseful smile.

It happened so fast, she wasn't sure what was going on. She first heard one of the men yelling for the others to look out as he was quickly sliced in half by a red haired man from behind. He swung his vibrogreatsword as if it were as light as a feather, moving with blinding speed. One exit route was cleared of enemies, thanks to this new mysterious red haired man.

"Name's Jack, friends. Quick, this way! I can't hold them off forever," he yelled as he quickly pulled out his blaster rifle and took out three more men from behind them, tossing an energy shield to block the fire directed at them. He let a cocky smile cross his lips as he continued to fire on their enemies. Naomi held on to matt's hand and urged him to run with her and the thief, not looking back to see the carnage this man left and not caring either. Her goal was to live.

 

[Sm-9208]

Wilsm was a little irritated by the fact the men shot one of their own, however he was more so scared. so he decided if he was going to live now he better stay close to the girl and her bodyguard. he knew he could hold his own if only he could get close. narrow halls nowhere for them to run if he could get his hands on them, but blaster and fists don’t make a fair fight at this range. he thought about asking for a weapon, but he never shot a blaster in his life. more men showed up blocking the exits. he thought to himself “I am going to die here today.” then a red haired guy cut a bunch of them to size. then his thoughts change “if there is a force thank you.” He ran with the girl and bodyguard. “So don’t suppose anyone here knows how to get out of this alive do they?” he asked aloud trying to make a joke. as he ran with them a single gunman came out a doorway shooting. Wilsm threw his knife and hit the man in the head, but was struck in the shoulder. He was too afraid to feel it so he just kept running with the girl and her bodyguard.

 

[Wolfman]

"Both of you wait here for a second im going to take care of those suits we left behind." Mat smiled and winked at Naomi Turned and took a few steps forward. Igniting his hands and arms on fire a bright white flame It formed a rotating ball in each hand as he put them together they went wild. Mat growled at the men and sent the huge ball of flames towards the suits like a giant flamethrower consuming the hall just past the man with red hair. After the flames died down only seven men where left of the original 25-30 "I guess I will leave the rest to you then thanks for the help." Mat extinguished the flames and took Naomi's hand again and began jogging down the hall "Dont worry I wont let anything happen to you and the drinks are on me." He smiled then other then the suits and the thief he was genuinly happy he took the job. They turned down the hall way spotting more suits and went into another room looking around he found a vent and easily lifted the girl into it then himself and began crawing messing with the theif. Then he turned and pulled him into the venthe took the blaster from the girl and handed it to the theif "Remember just point and shoot dont forget to breath andi swear if you even think about pointing that thing at her you will end up like the suits in that hall way got it?"

They came out a few floors up getting close to the roof exit where he had set up his plan B that would require jumping off the building and dodging the incoming traffic but he would get to it when they got there. He heard the suits behind them getting closer and pulled the girl along with him trying to make some distance between them. They came to the roof exit and had the theif shoot the lock with the blaster for practice then they came to the 2 parachutes and gave one to the theif, the other he strapped to himself pulling Naomi fush against him securing her to it also. He talked quietly so the theif couldn't hear him "You know you dont have to run anymore I could protect you and it wouldnt interfear with your singing because of what I do they dont come after me plus even if they did they wouldnt know where to look I dont have any family dont tell me now wait till after I buy you that drink." Mat checked their chutes one last time and handed an address to the theif "If we get split up for some reason just go hear dont trust ANYONE if I find out you led anyone to our location we will leave you here be carfull. Are you ready Naomi? whatever you do dont let go of my hand." Mat stepped to the edge of the roof took in a deep breath and took her hand in his and wraped his other hand around his waist. "Oh and one more thing if the main launch doesnt work hit the red button on the strap and pray that isn't broken to good luck and see you on the ground." Mat took a step forward and jumped over the side.

 

[Wolfman]

(sorry I didnt have time to finish) They weaved through the shuttles and other flying or floating objects and about 1,000 feet away from the ground he told the girl to hit the button as he searched for the theif who was no where to be found Mat was sure he had seen him jump but he couldnt be sure. Soon they landed and "borrowed" a speeder racing to where her ship was they arrived without any trouble but when they got to her ship it was in ruin "Shit im sorry about your ship but we will have to come back for it later we will have to use my ship." Mat wraped Naomi's arms around his waist and told her to hold on tight about 2 miles away from where his ship was hidden an explosion knocked them both into a Bar and the people sceamed running from the place and he thought "Good I dont want anyone else to die that doesnt have to." "Stay close Naomi and stay behind me if something happens to me and I tell you to run give this to Terminous when you boared my ship he will know what to do

Mat unsheathed his twin blades igniting the liquid again but this time they where bright red and lit the whole room the color depended on his mood most times a dark blue which was calm. Redment he was getting annoyed and didnt want to deal with these people till she was safe and the suits where not safe. They flooded in like paracites sabers and blasters at the ready he say a cut on Naomi's leg and healed it quickly with the force so she could run and slightly healed his own blaster wound so he could work his swords better. He whispered for Naomi to close her eyes and count to 20 loudly. Mat raised his swords ready to attack changing the color of his swords to a dim black flame the only thing visable where the black flames and the suits with the light sabers. Quickly he threw 2 EMP grenades and the sabers went out blasters stopped working and my swordes changed back to bright red few of the men had shut their sabers off before the EMP's went off.

Mat was sure Naomi could hear the screams of the men as he cut them down blocking, dodging, and attacking in swift coordinated movents called Shii-cho and Dun-Moch after about 19 seconds Mat quickly took 2 bottles of wine leaving money on the bar for them and also 2 glasses which he hid for now. "20... ok its over you can open your eyes now its ok your safe. When we get to my ship where are we headed exactly?" and he thought "I hope that guy makes it to my ship ok."

 

[Sm-9208]

Wilsm saw a way out. he knew the men didn’t care whether their own men were dead or not, but not caring is way better then wanting him to be. so he held the address tightly. once the suits caught up he was quickly surrounded.

one of them asked “What to do with you?”

“Keep me alive.” Wilsm replied

“Why?”

“I know where their going, but I’ll only tell your leader.” one of them notice the address in Wilsm hand and took it. “Not good.” so Wilsm used the blaster he was given quite well for a novice. He took the address from the corpse and lept over the edge. He followed the carnage left by the bodyguard and found his way back to them. “Okay... um... they got a look at the address but I killed the guy who did so I think you’re good.”

 

[Vindictive]

"We can go somewhere out of the inner rim. Somewhere remote. Just away from here," she said, looking down at the scar from where her cut was. Her heart was pounding, but she had to stay alert. She had to make sure they made it out of this alive. She placed a hand over her heart and took a deep breath, relaxing her heart beat. She opened her eyes and took a seat. "Or, we could go to naboo. I have a place there we could rest at," she said, finally remembering where her homes were.

Then, jack walked into the bar after making sure there were no men following him. He wiped off some of the blood on his black and silver armor with his red and blue cape. He sat down at the bar beside naomi and the bodyguard. "Give it a few minute for the chaos to die down. They don't know you're here. It was hard enough following you guys while keeping suits off my tail," hesaid.

"Who are you?" Naomi asked, eyeing him cautiously.

"Jack Owens, private contractor. Like your friend here, if i assume right, im hired to keep you safe, no matter your location. Ker'dai records invests a great amount in their artists. Oh, and i have this for you... I found it after a mission i was hired for a few years back," he said as he pulled out a gold and chrome colored lightsaber. A tear slid down naomi's cheek.

"This was my fathers... How did you get it?" She asked, taking it and igniting the blue blade. She spun it a few times before resting it in reverse grip. She deactivated the blade and clipped it to her belt.

"After a clean up job from a building that burned down. We i.d.'d a body and traced him to you. The alliance actually placed a great investment in you, naomi," jack said. She nodded and looked to matt, smiling a little. "Your father was a jedi... Shouldn't you be able to use the force?" Jack asked.

"Guess what an addiction to death sticks does?" She said with an attitude.

"Not as much damage as you think. The connection is only muffled, not deadened. Allow me to prove it," he said, taking his sword out and spinning toward her so the blade was aimed at her neck when it hit. As an impulsive reaction, she put her hands up to catch the blade, but in her will, she wanted the blade to be stopped in its tracks. When she opened her eyes, the blade was stopped a foot before hitting her hand. She saw jack strainig to push it forward before giving up. Had she just used the force? Impossible!

"There's the proof. Naomi, you're a jedi," jack said.

"There's no way... I thought i lost this power..." She said, looking at her hands.

 

[Wolfman]

Mat was angry the order had tried to force him into becoming a Jedi knight and he hated that they couldnt just let people choose for themselves now this guy was announcing she "was" a Jedi just because she could use the force. He took a step forward "I cant allow you to come where we are going because not only does it put her life in jeapordy but also my home and if you put either of those in danger by following us I will kill you myself, understood? Another thing is just because she can use the force doesnt make her a Jedi only if she chooses that path for herself you dont get to choose for her no one does and not all Jedi end up good anyway proof of that is the scar on my eye, we need to get moving it should be clear now tell the guy that hired you your job is done and I really apreciate the help." He shook the mans hand and then took Naomi's leading her through the rubble keeping to the shadows staying a few feet ahead of the theif so that he wouldn't hear "The home I was talking about is in the outter rim hidden in an asteroid my real home we can hide there but if this guy follows us I cant risk anyone knowing my location their are a lot of people that want me dead but I trust you."

When they reach the ship all 3 of them board leading Naomi to the cockpit and taking the theif to a seprate room "Hey im sorry about having to keep you in hear but I cant risk the location of my home you are free to move around the ship you just arenot aloud in the cockpit." He called for his pet Hssiss but it did not listen he was to busy "getting to know" Naomi better laying at her feet "Well it seem's he is busy at the moment you will have to meet him later but while we are under way think this over, I have been looking for an apprentice youmight benefit from it give me your answer when we land." Without another word he left the man to think and explore as I reached the front of the ship I set up a small table with a candle and the wine glasses. "I know I have some ice around this dump." He finaly found some and put the wine in it on the small table between the glasses. Mat took Naomi's hand and led her to the front of the ship "Ya about that drink I owe you." He said giving her a glass and hitting a button on the wall opening a window 8 feet high and about 10 feet across revealing the stars and open space and it was beautiful. He sat down and poured them some wine motioning for her to sit. "You know we have a long flight ahead of us and Terminous is flying the ship so I thought I would get you that drink you wanted...." After a long pause Mat smiled brightly and laughed "So you come here offen?"

 

[Vindictive]

"Thanks..." She said, still shaken up. "I appreciate you saving me and defending me. It's true my father was a jedi, and he taught and trained me to a certain degree, but never forced me to that life. I think what jack meant was not that i am a jedi, but that i have their power. Or something like that," she said sipping on her drink. She let down her long red hair from the ponytail it was in.

"So you have some level of power too, right? You know how to use one of these?" She asked as she unclipped the saber from her hip. She looked at it longingly, wishing that her father taught her to use one so that she could defend herself too and others wouldn't be at risk...

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Jack stood there in the cantina with the thief, shiething his blade. He felt rather disrespected, but didn't hold it against the man. After all, being a hired gun was a competitive business, and naomi was quite the catch. Not many women who are celebraties are honest and loyal, but he read her disortation. She was just a girl who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And while this bodyguard was noble and everything, his employment came from the company, not him. He knew these mobs. She wasn't safe yet. He needed to get incontact with them.

"Hey thief," he said, "care to make a little extra coin?" He asked with a smile. He planned to take out this mafia, at any cost except for their lives.

 

[Wolfman]

"You dont need to thank me im a bounty hunter I dont do this kind of thing for the money I just didnt want you to get hurt Ya I can use the force and the sword styles you saw me useing where actualy lightsaber styles called Chii-cho which is a basic style and Dun-Moch which was a style developed by the Sith. I find it very important to know the fighting styles of your enemies I am a bounty hunter but not an ass hole that just catches anyone im payed to. I only catch the bad guys some sith are good people they are just... missguided and some Jedi are bad just like the one that gave me this scar over my eye do you know how to use that saber? You said it was your fathers if you dont mind my asking what happened to him?" Mat sipped his drink watching her waiting for her responce and thinking to himself "I really hope that guy doesnt try to be heroic and follow us i swear if she gets hurt or someone finds my home im going to find him."