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Linjal S'nad allowed himself a grin of triumph as the lone remaining escort for the Starwind-Class Pleasure Yacht vanished in a fireball; a result, he surmised, of his brilliant piloting skills and not the fact that his gunner was a droid. He could already imagine the panic that was spreading throughout the yacht, and the thought of its helpless passengers and crew groveling before him as he strode triumphantly aboard put the Zygerrian in a very good mood, indeed.

He'd selected this target with care, planning his ambush in an area where he knew there to be fewer Sector Ranger patrols, and choosing a ship that was full of creatures unlikely to fight back. Those were Linjal's favorite type of creatures; ones that knew their place as subservient beings to his genius and power. It had been several years since he'd felt such control over other humanoids. Not since he'd fled Zygerria had he been in a position to inspire such respect or terror.

Linjal found the whole experience quite intoxicating.

A comm channel was opened to the yacht, filling the bridge with the Zygerrian's silky voice. He'd briefly debated adopting a nom de' guerre, but decided that it would be better if his victims knew exactly who to fear. "You are now the property of Linjal S'nad" he said, something akin to a purring noise emanating from deep inside his throat. "Stand by to receive me, and do not even think about resisting. Bad things happen to those who put up a fight..." he said, confident that he had threatened the crew and passengers into submission. It was simply wonderful to be back in a position of power again, after many years of humility and exile...

...so of course someone had to come along and mess things up.

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This was a bit outside Silvus’ comfort zone. But not anything too unlike of him. If everything went as planned, this would be quick and painless.

He had acquired an approximate blueprint of the yacht. Surveillance cameras. The crew. And the guest list on this particular ship from an information broker. There were many influential names. A couple of senator daughters here and there. Actors. Politicians. All a target group that Silvus was familiar with and had met on several occasions when he worked in the host club back on Zeltros. A target group he could make a lot of ransom money from.

One of the passengers had gone missing before boarding. And if Silvus’ calculations were right this man would wake up on top of a dumpster in an alleyway soon, when the anaesthesia began losing its effect. Only to find himself partially naked and bound like a pig. What had this man done to deserve this?
Absolutely nothing. But he was suitable cover that matched well with the Zeltron hybrid’s standards.

Silvus was now Marzal Varvati, fashion designer.
Because if anything, Silvus refused to leave all of his gold jewellery behind. There was a limit to how low he would fall from fame. No one would question if he wore sunglasses all the time or if he had the hood of the "feather cloak" pulled up. – At least until he had disabled all the surveillance aboard the ship. It was perfect.

It went smoothly and when the cameras were off - That was when the crew began disappearing. One by one. Silvus had ordered room service and some bottles of champagne. The steward putted up a fight, but was ultimately overpowered and knocked out, leaving broken vases and crystal glasses splintered over the floor. He was conveniently gagged, tied up and stuffed into the dressing cabinet, that Silvus had pushed a marble table in front of. But the champagne? It was fine. Might as well make use of it.

That was when Silvus ordered room service a second time. Because look what a mess he had made! This time a young Twilek woman had entered, rather dumbfounded at what had happened in order for the room to end up in that condition.

Silvus had simply replied “I get a little wild when I get excited, sugar”.
He suggested if she would enjoy some champagne with him and nodded towards the bed. And she had smiled. Blush spreading across over her cheeks, like watercolour on moist paper. After a little convincing she closed the door behind her. Anaesthesia and violence? Not necessary. Once Silvus closed the buckle of his belt, she had fallen asleep under the covers from exhaustion. What dainty little thing. As a Zeltron, Silvus usually didn’t have to exert himself a lot, when it came to getting what he wanted. And the Essence of Zeltros perfume was only the cherry on top. He could do without it, but he enjoyed how it magnified his aura when entering a room. And he found the notes of sandalwood, frankincense, bergamot and myrrh exquisite.

Like that Silvus had systematically worked his way down the list of crew members. It was a longer trip, so he made sure to enjoy himself before he made his true intentions known.

From there, Silvus had exited his room and walked towards the rest of the party. After all, he was not one to miss out. But not before locking the door and taking both of the stewards’ access cards with him.

He was in the middle of mingling with a senator daughter, Olavea von Z’conn, when the explosion sounded behind them and the whole yacht began to shake. Screams ran through the small group, and the light blinked, surprising even Silvus.

Olavea grabbed his arm and looked around with worry.
“What was that?”
I don’t know, luv” Silvus answered honestly, supporting her around the waist until the ship held still once again.

That was when the communication channels were taken over and their questions were answered. As the purring voice spoke, Silvus brows furrowed down, making several wrinkles across his nose bridge. His lips pressed together to a straight line and his jaw tightened.
Oooh, by Kessel. Bite me!

How typical. Just when he was starting to have fun.
Now, Silvus was not a man to discriminate. (A lot). But wasn’t there supposed to be limits for how cheesy someone could sound when taking over a ship? This Linjal guy finished speaking and panic spread across the deck.

“We are under attack!” screamed Olavea.

A crew member tried to run towards the bridge.
“We need help, we must contact the authorities”. But he was ultimately stopped when Silvus stepped in front of him.

NO! If you contact the authorities, it will only make the situation worse. Get into the kitchen and hide. You’ll be safe there”.

Interruption from authorities was the last thing Silvus needed by now.

“And you?”
Olavea bit her lower lip.

Hold my mojito, darling. Off you go!
Silvus slapped her ass when she didn’t go fast enough and herded her in the same direction as the others. He drew his blaster from the utility belt, then ran towards the docking bay.

Playing hero was not what he had planned. A selfless act, some would say. But no. This was a fight of territory. And Silvus was not the property of anyone. This was HIS yacht, and when it was over, he would proceed as planned. This infection had earned himself a welcome party.

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As his tractor beam allowed his ship to to dock to the Starboard side of the Pleasure Yacht, Linjal fussed with his appearance. The yacht full of creatures accustomed to money and influence, and they needed to understand at first glance that they were in the presence of royalty. Normally, Linjal would've sent a retinue ahead to extoll his many virtues and suitably prepare his new slaves for their new overlord, but he was, regrettably, short on underlings at the moment. At least that would be addressed by the end of this business venture; the guest list of this pleasure yacht would fetch a high ransom if they made poor slaves.

Dressed in the ceremonial armor of the Zygerrian noble house, Linjal bravely peeked out around the edge of the docking ring from inside his ship, exposing just his head and his weapon. The blaster in his right hand was aimed down the docking ring as the doors hissed open to reveal the interior of the pleasure yacht.

Nobody fired on him, which made the Zygerrian let out a breath that he hadn't realized he'd been holding. But neither was there any captives in sight. There was no wailing or pleading for mercy, or a chorus of voices raised in his exultations. A frown crossed Linjal's face at the limp welcome he'd been given.

"Your new master has arrived" he called out, making an attempt at putting an authoritative ring in his voice. "Come and prostrate yourselves before me!"

That should do the trick, he thought.

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As Silvus neared the docking bay, he slid down by a wall, peeking around the corner with the blaster in a firm grip. His eyes narrowed and his skin darkened, naturally turning more towards the blue end of the spectrum: The sign of an annoyed or angry Zeltron.
That this individual had the very audacity to proceed the same way did not suit the young hybrid at all. Maybe this was karma, for to Silvus this man was a hellish creature. His voice pattern was deeply unpleasant and made him a migraine on a pair of legs. And thus, Silvus decided to shoot first and ask questions later.

He called out again, and Silvus took aim to his head.
As you wish”, he hissed. Then fired.
 
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The audacity. Linjal couldn't believe the sheer impudence of the humanoid opposite him as a head and blaster mirrored his from the other side of the docking tube. He would have him flogged! He would have him publicly humiliated! He would... have to dodge quickly or be shot in the face?!?!

Jerking his head back and out of the path of the incoming blaster bolt, Linjal pressed his back up against the wall he was hiding behind and considered his next move from the complete cover it provided. The Zygerrian's blaster was set to stun, of course, to avoid harming his new property, but whomever had the gall to fire back had no such reservations, judging by the scorch mark inside his ship. A frown soured Linjal's haughty features; he'd not expected any resistance from what should've been an easy ambush, but now someone was fighting back.

The self-proclaimed Crown Prince of Zygerria hated it when inferior creatures fought back. Unfortunately, he was also running dangerously low on ideas that didn't involve risking himself further.

"Resistance is futile! You cannot win" he called out, hoping that whomever this was would understand the obvious peril of their situation and just give up. "Surrender yourself, and I will show you mercy."

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Leave!” roared Silvus.

Even though he held his fire back to consider the situation for now, he was still on edge and ready to act accordingly to either attack or draw back depending of the next move from his foe.

This ship is under siege and you are trespassing! Go back to your ship for your own sake. And we can pretend nothing of this ever happened and go our separate ways”.

He already aimed again where he expected him to come from next.

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By the lash, this would-be hero was stupid. Linjal didn't expect lesser creatures to grasp the intricacies of lordship or power dynamics, but it was so abundantly clear what was going on that he allowed himself a royal eye roll before explaining it to the man.

"Precisely. Your ship is under siege. By me." Linjal cursed himself inwardly for his slip-up. "And others." That should keep this guard from getting any further ideas. Besides, a tiny detail from the man's response had jumped out at him. "And I'm not trespassing on your ship because I'm still on my own!" he concluded, triumphantly. Apparently he would have to demonstrate his superior intellect until the saucy fool opposite him admitted defeat.

"You are in no position to be making suggestions" the Zygerrian said, warming to the tactic. "Unless you would prefer me to blast this Yacht into smithereens? That's very tiny pieces" he said, smugly, choosing to define the word so as to make his threat abundantly clear.

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The slip up did not go unnoticed from Silvus side. He clicked his tongue and shook his head.
Who was stupid enough to take over a ship single-handedly while also making his intentions known this quick? There was a reason that the Zeltron had been working slowly. And now he cursed himself for it. There was no way, he would let someone else take the glory for it. Linjal had to be bluffing. If there were multiple henchmen present, they would have taken the ship over by sheer force.

Blowing up the ship? Now, now, that seems a bit counterproductive. Granted that you and your imaginary friends just arrived here, you wouldn’t want to inconvenience them, would you?

But he was right at one thing. He was hiding. And so was Silvus. If the Zeltron exposed himself further, he would be put in danger of any blasterfire. If he stayed where he was, it didn’t look like this man would approach, nor would he want to leave the yacht. Every minute waisted was another opportunity for the guests to call for help, screwing them both. So, Silvus changed tactics.

He turned around on his heel and ran out of the docking bay area, hoping to draw the coward out. And he disappeared quickly around a corner in the hallway, proceeding deeper into the yacht.

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Oh, this craven ingrate was up to five syllable words! A scowl crossed Linjal's features as he tried and failed to think of a response that included a word with six syllables. However, fate was smiling upon him as the irksome Zeltron's spirit failed and the Zygerrian's sharp ears picked up the sound of footsteps retreating into the yacht.

Thus far, he'd hardly had the triumphant entrance into the pleasure yacht that he'd anticipated; a fact that was making the would-be pirate quite grumpy indeed. So grumpy, in fact, that he wasn't paying enough attention to which direction the Zeltran ran off to and was faced with a quiet conundrum when he eventually made his way aboard the pleasure yacht a couple minutes later. Feline eyes flicked about the room, noting the two potential directions the Zeltron could've gone, when the sound of a door closing further ahead registered on his ears; prompting Linjal to head in the opposite direction that Silvus had.

It was just his luck that the door was unlocked, and like a nexu pouncing on his prey, Linjal threw open the door to see what was on the other side. Inside cowered a male Cathar- the inferior feline species, Linjal mused- and the Zygerrian reached for the neuronic whip at his side, debating if he should stun the man or have some fun. "You're coming with me!" he said. Things were beginning to look up.

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Unlike Linjal, Silvus had not lost track of his opponent and had an approximate feeling of where he was at. And should he be in doubt, he could just listen for the triumphant words of the Zygerrian. It seemed like he couldn’t stop spewing them, just for a moment. Almost like a disease.

The demon red eyes wandered across his surroundings and fell on a metal cart with refreshments and luxurious crystal glasses. For now, this could be used for a different purpose. Silvus grabbed the cart and tried to push it. It had some significant weight with all the things that was loaded in it. If enough force was applied it could be used as a battering ram. As the Zygerrian sounded distracted, the Zeltron leaned forward and began pushing the cart with fast determination towards the sound of Linjal’s voice. And when he saw him, he didn’t stop.
If things were looking up, maybe it would be beneficial for him to do that too.

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As Linjal began the subjugation process of the Cathar (Step 1: Intimidate), his ears registered the sound of clinking glasses and rolling wheels approaching. The Zygerrian whirled around and managed to evade the cart just in time; its weight preventing it from being very responsive to quick changes in direction. The cart crashed against the wall, with drinks and glassware following a split second later.

The Zygerrian finally got a look at the man who had presumably shot at him, a snarl of rage crossing his features as he nonetheless immediately reconsidered launching himself at the Zeltron who was some six inches taller and 60lbs heavier. No, this would require a different approach. The Cathar yelped in fear and surprise as Linjal hauled him to his feet, a blaster digging into his head while Linjal used the poor pleasure yacht guest as a humanoid shield between him and Silvus.

"Take one more step and he gets it!" shrieked Linjal. "It", in this case, was simply a stun bolt- there was no use in killing a potential slave- but Silvus had no way of knowing that.

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Wellp, that did not go as expected.

This alien humanoid, this Linjal, he had good reflexes. And where Silvus expected he could get the guy away from the guest, it had opposite effect. He felt the fear that omitted from the Cathar, and that made him rise his hands up. His lips parted to speak. The nurturing side of him wanting to de-escalate the situation, fighting with his own goal. But if he stepped down now it could end bad for him. And have consequences of others. Of the family he held dearly. No matter how he turned it, the fact was – he was not any better than Linjal. They were the same type of scum.

The hands that Silvus had placed in a stop motion now fell down to his sides. Silvus tilted his head and ran fingers through his hair. A smile emerged on his lips.

Why don’t you go ahead? This one…

He gave a closer look at the Cathar to confirm the guest and check him over with the list inside his head.

This one is absolutely worthless”.
 

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Linjal's royal jaw nearly hit the floor as the Zeltron opposite him called his bluff, and convincingly so. Eyes narrowed as he considered that this could be a trick, but no; the Zeltron was being serious- he truly did not care for the Cathar's wellbeing. Perhaps it was because this Cathar was not as well endowed in his hindquarters as some of his species? (@LilyNion) Whatever the reason, the ball was uncomfortably back in Linjal's court. He'd expected pleading, bargaining, or perhaps even some groveling from the Zeltron, but instead his hopes had been dashed once again and his expectations subverted.

"What?" the Zygerrian asked, flabbergasted; his surprise matching the Cathar's outburst of dismay. "That's not how this works!" He couldn't believe that he had to explain how a hostage situation worked to this hero. "How can this one be worthless? He has to be worth something to you!"

Jamming the muzzle of his blaster further into the Cathar's neck to stop the pitiful whines coming from his apparently worthless humanoid shield, Linjal stared across at the Zeltron, brain working overtime. "Perhaps we can come to a deal... who else would you consider worthless on this ship?" Maybe he could take advantage of this strange hero's apathy...

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“Who else I would consider worthless? Heh, plenty…The real questions is now-"

Silvus took his time. He already knew by now that he held value, and being hit by blasterfire was unlikely. They were talking.
From behind the shaded glasses, he found Linjal’s nearly frozen reaction extremely amusing. And the guest was simply ignored. He found his torch lighter and his cigarette holder, replaced the burned stub and lit it, though for now he simply used it as an item of comfort between two fingers or something he could point at Linjal with.

“What do I get from giving this information to you?

He inhaled deeply, closed his eyes and enjoyed the sweet burning sensation. With one eye open he looked back at his competitor and blew a cloud of herbal smoke towards his face.


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Linjal was hard pressed not to show his impatience as the Zeltron took forever to come around to the idea of negotiating with him. The sickly sweet smell of herbal smoke didn't faze the Zygerrian at all, although the weak-bodied Cathar began coughing despite himself. Resisting the urge to just stun the Zeltron and then the captive, Linjal instead laid out a plan he thought could benefit them both, conscious of the fact that the man could simply be stalling for time. His droid hadn't alerted him to any outgoing distress signals or spaceships entering the area, however.

"A cut of the profits, and an alibi" he answered the Zeltron after pretending to think for a moment. His superior brain had instantly provided the outline of the kind of plan that Linjal liked best; one with plenty of opportunity for money, and minimal risk to himself. "Even worthless humanoids like this one" he indicated the Cathar once more with a poke of the muzzle of his blaster, "fetch a good price if you know where to sell them. I'll give you 20% and a stun bolt on security camera in exchange for as many people on this ship that you want to get rid of."

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A laughter left Silvus and he sent a fanged smile to Linjal, when he rose his blaster towards them again.

“Oh no. No, no, no my dear friend! You want my service, I want a minimum of 50 the deal. The security cameras are offline and have been so for a while now. The majority of the crew are disabled and behind locked doors. Few are still available though, and if they make a distress call by my signal, we’ll both go down with the ship. I know where the guests are, as well as the approximate location of remaining crew members. I’ve spent the last couple of hours inspecting the rooms, the interior, the profile of people of influence…
Does the name Olavea von Z’conn ring a bell?”

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This time, Linjal did roll his eyes. He should've stunned this Zeltron when he was busy lighting his cigarette. "Fifty percent is far too much, considering that I took extra risk by boarding this ship in the first place! You're just looking to profit off my hard work. However, I can be generous; I'll give you 30 percent of the cut."

That was most definitely more credits than the Zeltron had ever sniffed in his lifetime, Linjal thought, and enough to bribe just about anyone who made their living protecting pleasure yachts such as this. Then, the Zeltron mentioned one of the yacht's clientele. Olavea von Z'conn. No wonder the Zeltron wanted more than 20 percent. Of course Linjal knew who Olavea was, but he decided to play dumb and shook his head. "Refresh my memory" he dared the Zeltron; a test to see if he could catch this man in a lie. If Olavea was actually on board this ship...

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Silvus nodded. Was this person truly so misinformed and oblivious that he didn’t have the smallest idea about what happened in the political world or gossip?
No, no that couldn’t be. That would make this whole thing a suicide mission not knowing who he was working with.

"As you wish. Olavea is youngest daughter of the current senator of Glee Anselm. She has a very close relationship with her father and is considered rather precious to him. Fate wills it that she has travelled a bit deeper than she can swim today. There is multiple personae of interest present here. But she is by far one of the more promising ones in the bunch”.

He exhaled, already feeling slightly exhausted by how stubborn this man was.
“60 for wasting my time”.


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A senator's daughter. It was too good to be true, but according to the insufferable Zeltron, it was. Linjal's eyes narrowed, however, as Silvus had the impudence to ask for double what Linjal was offering. "If we want to talk about wasting time" he said, "one could start with the fact that I've heard several promises but I've not seen any of the merchandise. Even if I gave you 60 percent- which I won't- 60 percent of nothing is nothing" he sneered. The Zeltron had clearly forgotten who was in charge here, he thought.

"I'm the one that captured this mewling quim" he indicated the Cathar, "so if you want to get paid at all, you'd better start bringing me something I can sell."

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“Showing you where the real gold is at and allowing you to get away with the price? Yeah, that could have been just lovely, couldn’t it?”

The red eyes wandered to the Cathar. It was time to show that this was no children’s game. In a swift movement Silvus fired at the Cathar’s foot and returned aim to Linjal.

“I am done playing. You got nothing on me. The same way you have nothing useful on this guest. You won’t find me in any records here. I can disappear, and for all they know Marzal Varvati would have sacrificed himself in tragic martyrdom. You caught nothing. More bullshit from you and, and I’ll make sure to pull the plug on both of us. The little caged birdies will spread their wings and be gone before you can blink. Cooperate with me, if you want to succeed. Resist, and I will pull you with me every step through hell. I want assurance that you won’t be running from your part. And I want equal the deal”.

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