Ask What We Need is a Hero (and Some Luck)

[Xim Zhan]

As Xim’s rich baritone filled the still air two massive winged creatures would appear on the horizon. He kept singing. A nod of his head the only signal he had heard Atuu’s comm. The beasts came closer and closer until their cries carried to the Mandalorians’ ears on the still rising sun. Xim’s voice drew them toward his location, intent on their newly spotted prey.

It was then that a single blaster shot rang out across the vacant streets. One of the beasts roared in pain and anger as it veered haphazardly in the sky. Xim could hear the beast’s massive wings beating the air as curved toward Atuu’s encampment.

The second beast however, continued on undetered; her beady eyes focused on Xim’s metallic form, intent on devouring the succulent meaty man within. As the she-beast’s maw opened her arm-length fangs were coated in chunks of toxic spittle in her roar. As she began to pick up speed in her decent, Xim began to act. Turning Xim accelerated to a full sprint down the street away from where he stood and directly toward Larrik’s hiding spot. As he ran, Xim’s hand dropped to his heavy beskad blade intent on turning on the beast when she got close.

@Rimrald @LouJoVi

 

[Atuu Skirata]

Spoiler: Dice Roll

29/100 To shoot the beast again

With the beast continuing on it's path - Atuu's direction he would steady his breathing and fire another round, this one too would connect. Hitting the beast center mass once more, which seemed to hurt it but simultaneously enrage the creature.

It would begin to dive, now locked in on Atuu's position. <"I'm spotted."> he would relay over his comm calmly, letting his carbine drop to his chest and dangle on it's holster as he drew his beskad and activated his jetpack. punching up through the tarp above his head blade first as the beast beared down on him, with mouth open and claws extended.

It would swipe at him, catching the flying Mandalorian by the shoulder and heaving him through the air, letting go as to throw him at the next closest building. This would all be visible from the ground as the speed he was thrown would mostly counteract the speed produced by his jetpack. Atuu would hit the roof of a three story building, tumbling and rolling until he smacked stomach first into an exhaust port. Letting out a groan, the speed was luckily not high enough to cause any major damage. @LouJoVi @The Mad Hammer

 

[Larrik]

From his position, Larrik saw the creatures approaching. He curled, while holding the blaster. They were more scary than he had expected. However, the Foundling got back to an upright position. He was a Mandalorian and it wasn’t going to be a wild animal that would make him afraid.

Remembering Xim’s instructions, Larrik picked his blaster and pointed at one of the creatures. He used the handrail to support the blaster and aimed at the one that was closest to his position. He smiled when the bolt collided against its eyes. However, his happiness was replaced by self-preservation when the animal screamed and became pissed.

Larrik remembered what Xim had said, that he should find cover as soon as he fired. The Foundling was never someone that liked following orders, but this time he was going to obey. The boy immediately rushed down the stairway, before hiding behind it. He could still see what was happening, but the creatures weren’t going to see him.

Now it was up for the adults.

@The Mad Hammer @Rimrald

 

[Xim Zhan]

Xim’s knees burned as he pushed himself hard. Moving as fast as his running legs could carry them, Xim’s face broke into a smile as he saw the foundling pop into view, take aim, and fire toward the beast honed in on the Mandalorian ‘prey’. Xim could feel the heavy beat of the drexl’s wings as they stirred the air in torrents of swirling wind.

The single bolt lanced through the air and the beast let out a foundation-shattering shriek as it crashed to the ground. Xim did not stop to look over his shoulder as the ground shook with the crash of the beast as it began to scramble toward not just Xim, but @Larrik as well.

Reaching the speeder, Xim took two long strides, clamoring up the side of the speeder and pushing off against the wall as he activated his jetpack and rocketed straight up into the air. As he lifted off, Xim nodded at Larrik. “Shoot it again!” he shouted as the beast’s massive jaws snapped and she crushed the speeder beneath her.

Cutting the fuel feed to his speeder, Xim wrenched his beskad free as his upward momentum ceased and his body twisted, plummeting back downward. He pointed his weapon at the beast’s neck, plunging it down as he crashed into the thrashing starving monster in a spray of blood. The blood curdling cry of the beast split the air as it reared back and threw the Mandalorian through the air before it’s claws raked it’s neck trying to remove the blade stuck deep within.

Xim flew through the air, thrown free by the dragon. He landed atop a nearby roof, tumbling and rolling until he came to rest against the low railing that lined the edge of the roof. Sitting up, his eyes shot toward the foundling, hoping he was safe, before scanning the chaotic scene and calling out on his comm, “Atuu, brother, how are you faring?” before looking to his left with surprise to see @Atuu Skirata wrapped about an exhaust port. “<Perhaps we bit off more than we can chew?>” he questioned their taking on two massive dragons at once.

@LouJoVi @Rimrald