Jal sat in his Coruscant apartment sipping on his Nebula Mist drink. The green florescent walls and plants lining his apartment made him feel all the more apart from the city world's industrial feel. He took another drink of his Mist. It seemed like a waste of time to take little sips like a rich aristocrat; he enjoyed things when they were available. While drinking the Nebula Mist he stared into the glass and its swirling pattern of green colors. He had killed 6 people over the course of 4 missions-all for the Empire. It seemed odd to him to imagine their souls swirling around in his drink. But, he had bought this drink with the blood money he earned-for killing them.
Now to his monetary issues... He had a total of 15,020 credits left, not to mention a 4,000 credit rent fee coming up in 2 days. And the food... Anything less then 100 credits for food ended up being fried rodents on a stick, and anything good was priced into the thousands. One hell of an expensive planet. It then seemed ironic to hear the sound of his holo-emitter crackle to life. He walked over to see a tall Ithorian (Hammerhead) standing in front of him. Jal's right eyebrow rose a bit as he listened to the Ithorian speak with both of his mouths.
"Greetings Mr. Jal, I am here to place a request..."
"An Ithorian? What could you possibly want with me?"
"An... umm... A crime lord named Jardo the Hutt has been desecrating our homeworld "Ithor" The Ithorian said nervously, "He is taking away our natural resources.."
The Ithorians were a peaceful race- but they were known as fanatical about their devotion to their sacred "Mother Jungles." The Ithorian continued, "This Hutt, Jardo, can't be stopped by our small forces... It would umm... Help... If you could kill him and destroy his main base."
"And where is that?"
"The planet of Myrkr. He is located on the outskirts of the city of Hyllyard." The nervousness in the Ithorian's voice was palpable.
"That's a big job, how much do I get for it?" Jal asked.
"650,000 credits from the Government of Ithor..."
"Alright." Jal turned off his monitor and felt his jaw almost fall off. He had to get himself a look at the target though. Jardo was a big time crime boss so destroying his base and killing him would appear to be a very hard task to pull off. He'd need some help.
He was getting all the help he needed. For this job, he planned to hire the mercenaries Regina Falco, Xenos, and Condyloma-all received urgent transmissions from Jal, along with the amount of the reward. Of course all 3 of them rushed to the scene.
Jal sat back in his khakis and white shirt as he viewed his colleagues. "Alright," started Jal. "I have taken orders from some Hammerheads who want us to stop a certain crime lord that is harassing some Ithorian planets in the Ottega sector. His name is Jardo the Hutt. I've heard a few stories about how he is related to Jabba the Hutt-just to let you know about the risks. I've also heard that he's quite wealthy and that he is heavily guarded. I also managed a glimpse at his defenses. He lives inside a fortress just 40 miles away from where we are sitting. The place sits out like a sore thumb. All of those screwed up plants that lay about this planet are gone where he lives. His fortress is in between some mountains- that has effectively reduced his area into a little desert. I've spotted 15 turbolasers, 10 ion cannons, and way too many turrets to allow us access by any forcible means. So, I've arranged us to take up a mission for this Jardo." There were angry mutterings from the assembled mercenaries at this. "Don't get upset just yet. I hear that this Hutt likes to inspect his workers before they do any missions for him. That'll be our chance to put a hole in his slimy head and then blow up the place. I've made a little dossier on how things should go smoothly:
1:Fal'Quey-A Weequay. He seems to coordinate much of Jardo's dirtier work. Should be a big threat. We should eliminate him when our assault starts. Wouldn't be surprised if he coordinated security.
2:Jardo the Hutt-He's a Hutt. Should be easy enough to kill once his guards are gone.
3:Jardo's own personal Kuat drive capital class engine is running the base. A few well placed explosives could rupture the entire engine and make a mini Chernobyl.
4:Before the place blows up, we better have defeated those external weapon installments and have found a way to get out of this base. I have observed a few transport ships being docked inside a docking bay located in his base."
Jal sat back in his seat. "That's all I know. I suggest you people keep your identities hidden, because messing with a major crime lord can get us in a load of trouble. Though, it shouldn't matter once all of the fortresses inhabitants are dead. One more thing. That makes 5 of us to share the 650,000 credits. That means we'll all walk away from this with 130,000 credits."
Regina Falco stared at Jal coolly. "But what if word gets out to the Hutt bosses that we were there? What then? Even if we use aliases, I for one, am not totally sure that we might not be IDed by our faces. I probably would be IDed, so I will not use an alias, and I will give our group somewhat more of a convincing story, as well." She stretched. "Leave the transports to me. I'll have the hangar bay cleared of hostiles by the time you get there."
Xenos listened contently to all that Jal had to say. As Jal finished his 'speech,' Xenos was fixed on the amount of money he would receive, 130,000 credits.
That was all that mattered to him, the money. After just finishing his little schooling, Xenos has been in debt with a lot of people including the Hutts. All he had to show for himself was a DD6 blaster pistol, and several caped outfits. This was his chance to start showing his stuff. It was either succeed or die. Xenos could not afford failure.
Jal stood up out of his chair in the "Silver Runner" cantina. Condyloma had an inward sigh of relief with Falco's plan. The reputation of her temper proceeded her, and he was a little nervous of working with her. "Alright. Order of events people:" he began in closing, "Xenos, Condyloma, and Reg; you'll search out the fortress. Your task is to kill Fal-Quey and disable the alarms. Reg and Cond, you'll join up at the hangar bay and secure it. Xenos and I will take out Jardo. One more thing. Try and keep quiet until we get inside. Any objections, ideas, criticisms?"
Condyloma winced, "Sure no problem, my pleasure," he said.
Xenos was relieved that he and Jal would be teaming up. He had heard some good things about him, and knew this was a good place to start his first mission. He patted his blaster holster and said, "I'm ready."
"Falco," Jal said, "tell me about your 'convincing story'. Also, I don't run any risk of being IDed as I am not famous-only my work is known."
Falco looked puzzled for an instant, then began chuckling, "Did I say convincing story? I meant a more plausible story, since we *are* going to take a job from Jardo."
Jal looked all the more puzzled. "Didn't I say, Tell Me About It? I think I did"
Regina grinned, "I think I did too."
"Jal, how are we getting to his compound? I have a ship that could get us to the planet, but the fewer trails leading back to me the better," said Cond.
Xenos also observed this problem. "There are transports inside the compound that we might be able to use to get away, but how do we get in..."
"We're already on the planet." Answered Jal. "Don't worry, its a major hub for pirate activity. It's a simple 40 mile trip to Jardo's base (we'll be using a stolen landspeeder). Not much to lead anybody back to any of us. Once we get there, Jardo should let us right on in. Provided that we have a good cover story. And Xenos, Cond will be piloting one of those transports away from the planet."
"We'll have to dump the stolen transport once we are clear though. That would be another way to implicate us."
"If there is a ship available, don't worry about getting off this planet," said Cond, "Just make sure you get the Hutt" Cond was competent is battle, but he could feel he was a little outclassed in this group.
Now to his monetary issues... He had a total of 15,020 credits left, not to mention a 4,000 credit rent fee coming up in 2 days. And the food... Anything less then 100 credits for food ended up being fried rodents on a stick, and anything good was priced into the thousands. One hell of an expensive planet. It then seemed ironic to hear the sound of his holo-emitter crackle to life. He walked over to see a tall Ithorian (Hammerhead) standing in front of him. Jal's right eyebrow rose a bit as he listened to the Ithorian speak with both of his mouths.
"Greetings Mr. Jal, I am here to place a request..."
"An Ithorian? What could you possibly want with me?"
"An... umm... A crime lord named Jardo the Hutt has been desecrating our homeworld "Ithor" The Ithorian said nervously, "He is taking away our natural resources.."
The Ithorians were a peaceful race- but they were known as fanatical about their devotion to their sacred "Mother Jungles." The Ithorian continued, "This Hutt, Jardo, can't be stopped by our small forces... It would umm... Help... If you could kill him and destroy his main base."
"And where is that?"
"The planet of Myrkr. He is located on the outskirts of the city of Hyllyard." The nervousness in the Ithorian's voice was palpable.
"That's a big job, how much do I get for it?" Jal asked.
"650,000 credits from the Government of Ithor..."
"Alright." Jal turned off his monitor and felt his jaw almost fall off. He had to get himself a look at the target though. Jardo was a big time crime boss so destroying his base and killing him would appear to be a very hard task to pull off. He'd need some help.
He was getting all the help he needed. For this job, he planned to hire the mercenaries Regina Falco, Xenos, and Condyloma-all received urgent transmissions from Jal, along with the amount of the reward. Of course all 3 of them rushed to the scene.
Jal sat back in his khakis and white shirt as he viewed his colleagues. "Alright," started Jal. "I have taken orders from some Hammerheads who want us to stop a certain crime lord that is harassing some Ithorian planets in the Ottega sector. His name is Jardo the Hutt. I've heard a few stories about how he is related to Jabba the Hutt-just to let you know about the risks. I've also heard that he's quite wealthy and that he is heavily guarded. I also managed a glimpse at his defenses. He lives inside a fortress just 40 miles away from where we are sitting. The place sits out like a sore thumb. All of those screwed up plants that lay about this planet are gone where he lives. His fortress is in between some mountains- that has effectively reduced his area into a little desert. I've spotted 15 turbolasers, 10 ion cannons, and way too many turrets to allow us access by any forcible means. So, I've arranged us to take up a mission for this Jardo." There were angry mutterings from the assembled mercenaries at this. "Don't get upset just yet. I hear that this Hutt likes to inspect his workers before they do any missions for him. That'll be our chance to put a hole in his slimy head and then blow up the place. I've made a little dossier on how things should go smoothly:
1:Fal'Quey-A Weequay. He seems to coordinate much of Jardo's dirtier work. Should be a big threat. We should eliminate him when our assault starts. Wouldn't be surprised if he coordinated security.
2:Jardo the Hutt-He's a Hutt. Should be easy enough to kill once his guards are gone.
3:Jardo's own personal Kuat drive capital class engine is running the base. A few well placed explosives could rupture the entire engine and make a mini Chernobyl.
4:Before the place blows up, we better have defeated those external weapon installments and have found a way to get out of this base. I have observed a few transport ships being docked inside a docking bay located in his base."
Jal sat back in his seat. "That's all I know. I suggest you people keep your identities hidden, because messing with a major crime lord can get us in a load of trouble. Though, it shouldn't matter once all of the fortresses inhabitants are dead. One more thing. That makes 5 of us to share the 650,000 credits. That means we'll all walk away from this with 130,000 credits."
Regina Falco stared at Jal coolly. "But what if word gets out to the Hutt bosses that we were there? What then? Even if we use aliases, I for one, am not totally sure that we might not be IDed by our faces. I probably would be IDed, so I will not use an alias, and I will give our group somewhat more of a convincing story, as well." She stretched. "Leave the transports to me. I'll have the hangar bay cleared of hostiles by the time you get there."
Xenos listened contently to all that Jal had to say. As Jal finished his 'speech,' Xenos was fixed on the amount of money he would receive, 130,000 credits.
That was all that mattered to him, the money. After just finishing his little schooling, Xenos has been in debt with a lot of people including the Hutts. All he had to show for himself was a DD6 blaster pistol, and several caped outfits. This was his chance to start showing his stuff. It was either succeed or die. Xenos could not afford failure.
Jal stood up out of his chair in the "Silver Runner" cantina. Condyloma had an inward sigh of relief with Falco's plan. The reputation of her temper proceeded her, and he was a little nervous of working with her. "Alright. Order of events people:" he began in closing, "Xenos, Condyloma, and Reg; you'll search out the fortress. Your task is to kill Fal-Quey and disable the alarms. Reg and Cond, you'll join up at the hangar bay and secure it. Xenos and I will take out Jardo. One more thing. Try and keep quiet until we get inside. Any objections, ideas, criticisms?"
Condyloma winced, "Sure no problem, my pleasure," he said.
Xenos was relieved that he and Jal would be teaming up. He had heard some good things about him, and knew this was a good place to start his first mission. He patted his blaster holster and said, "I'm ready."
"Falco," Jal said, "tell me about your 'convincing story'. Also, I don't run any risk of being IDed as I am not famous-only my work is known."
Falco looked puzzled for an instant, then began chuckling, "Did I say convincing story? I meant a more plausible story, since we *are* going to take a job from Jardo."
Jal looked all the more puzzled. "Didn't I say, Tell Me About It? I think I did"
Regina grinned, "I think I did too."
"Jal, how are we getting to his compound? I have a ship that could get us to the planet, but the fewer trails leading back to me the better," said Cond.
Xenos also observed this problem. "There are transports inside the compound that we might be able to use to get away, but how do we get in..."
"We're already on the planet." Answered Jal. "Don't worry, its a major hub for pirate activity. It's a simple 40 mile trip to Jardo's base (we'll be using a stolen landspeeder). Not much to lead anybody back to any of us. Once we get there, Jardo should let us right on in. Provided that we have a good cover story. And Xenos, Cond will be piloting one of those transports away from the planet."
"We'll have to dump the stolen transport once we are clear though. That would be another way to implicate us."
"If there is a ship available, don't worry about getting off this planet," said Cond, "Just make sure you get the Hutt" Cond was competent is battle, but he could feel he was a little outclassed in this group.