Star Wars
Dragon Force
Chapter Two
A Scaled Problem
"speech"
droid/dragon
"thought"
Sith Station: Throne of the World, Five minutes after Ryu and Cad met Silverwind
"YOU GET BACK HERE AND TAKE YOUR BEATING!" Silverwind yelled as she chased both Ryu and Cad Bane down a hallway. "SHOT ME WILL YOU!?"
"You just had to shot first, Cad." Ryu said jumping over a support beam. "I'm sure we could have talked to her, and not been chased through an ancient space station." He said keeping a calm voice.
"How was I to know she's blaster proof!?" Cad shouts ducking a low hanging light. "I hit her between the eyes and it did nothing!"
"The mad Kilin lady wanting to kill us is not nothing." Ryu said hitting a bulkhead control as they ran by and closed the hallway behind them. The sound of Silverwind running into the sealed bulkhead door was heard. "That's not going to hold her for long."
Cad Bane silently glared at the sealed bulkhead, half expecting a blue saber to appear. When it didn't he stepped closer to the bulkhead and listened. He even pulled out a scanner to check for any heat on the bulkhead. "I think she knocked herself out, or is looking for a way around. I'm not picking up any kind of heat coming through the bulkhead."
"Let's hope it's the latter because I'm not sure her being knocked out is a good thing." Ryu said looking for a control board. "We still have the Jedi on the ship that docked to worry about. Plus, she was here looking for someone. There may be locks that will only open for her by means of DNA markers."
"Why do I get the feeling Skywalker and his group are going to get to whoever it is first?" Cad muttered as Ryu gave up on finding the control board, and started walking down the hallway. "Let's hope they aren't having any better luck than we are."
Sith Station: Throne of the World, Docking Link Eight
Anakin was elbows deep in the wall trying to open the fifth bulkhead door. "They really didn't want anyone getting through here, or something getting out. They even went so far as to make the doors out of a metal we can't even cut." He muttered as he rewired the door controls and got it to open. An empty, dark hallway greeted him after it opened. "Finally! Fixer, call Rex and tell him to get the team down here."
A clone with a red wolf on his helmet pulled a cable from the wall. "Just a sec, sir. I think I finally found the computer uplink."
"Alright, you plug it in then and I'll call Rex." Anakin sighed as he grabbed his com-link. "Rex, we're in. Let Obi-Wan know we can start exploring this place now."
"Copy that, sir. I sent a pair of fighters out to inspect the outer hull of the station." Rex said over the com-link. "Be careful in there, General. I've got reports from the bridge about power spikes in a few areas. I'll be along with a few men shortly. Try not to blow anything up till then."
Anakin rolled his eyes as Fixer chuckled. "You've been working with Asoka a little too much, Rex." The Jedi said before turning the com off. He looked to the open hallway before him and turned to Fixer. "I'm going to check for any kind of traps, or a way to at least get the lights on."
"I think I might have an answer for the lights, sir." Fixer said pointing to his field computer. "I'm in the station mainframe from here, or at least this side of the station. I can get us a map with a little more time, but I can get the lights on for us."
"Do it." Anakin said still looking down the dark hallway. "I can't help but feel like someone is watching us right now."
"Glad I'm not the only one feeling it." Fixer muttered as he started scrolling through the data lines to restore the lighting. He found the data links to the station security system, and the cameras were still working. "Hello. Looks like I have the vid-links here as well. Maybe we should see if anyone else is on board sir? Oh, and here are the lights you wanted."
Anakin sighed as the lights in the hallway came on, but the sight before him didn't calm his worry. The hall was filled with armor, weapons, and bones of the dead. He saw a few lightsaber hilts as well still in the hands a few of the dead. "Just when I thought things couldn't get any creepier. Fixer, do a full sweep of the station and see if you can find out how far this goes."
"Already on it, sir." The clone said as he searched by video quickly brought up the hangar bay. "Sir, we have company in hangar bay three. One I don't know, but the other is a YT-1300."
"Keep looking for anyone that's alive then." Anakin said as he got on the com-link to have the fighters head for the hangar. He was watching over Fixer's shoulder as the clone looked for anyone alive on the station. "Wait. Fixer, go back two video links on hallway Z-277."
"Alright, sir. Looks like there's some recordings as well from there." Fixer said having the computer run a program to restore the grainy video. He blinked surprised he missed the female body on the floor. "Sir, what species is that?"
Anakin looked at the screen to see the body. The video was clear enough for him to see she was still breathing. "Find a way to her, and open that bulkhead so we can get there quickly. I think we have a local from the planet."
"If she's the one that owns that other ship, I'm asking if they're sold down there." Fixer said. He might not be a pilot, but he does know what kind of ship he wants. "I blame you for my love of starships, sir."
Scout Team Alpha: Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and Rex
Heading for Hallway Z-277
One Hour and Forty Minutes into Station Exploration
Rex fell out of the ceiling covered in dust, oil, and rust after crawling through the air vent shafts. The lifts won't working and any stairways were sealed off. Obi-Wan as the next to drop to the floor panting loudly as three backpacks landed next to him. Ahsoka landed on her feet with a smirk on her face, even if she was just a dirty as the other two were.
"Come on, master. It wasn't that bad." The Togruta girl said dusting herself off still grinning. "Not like that last few times Anakin and I had to crawl through a vent."
"Remind me to never ask about it." Rex muttered taking his helmet off, and opened one of the packs to get a rag to clean the visor of his helmet. "Then again we never do have a normal time on mission. It always goes sideways."
Obi-Wan coughed. "Let's just keep moving and hope that woman is alright. I want to know where she got an old X-70B Phantom. Even I thought there weren't any of them left since the Sith Empire." It had bothered him since Anakin told them the report from the fighters. They had landed in the hanger bay to try and reach the female.
"I just hope Launch and Nosedive don't damage anything this time." Rex muttered as he finished cleaning his visor. "I swear they somehow crash more than Skywalker."
Meanwhile in the hanger the two clone pilots had landed safely, for once, and looking over the YT-1300 along with the Phantom. So far they really hadn't found much to get an idea on the YT-1300 or even a name on it.
Launch sighed looking over the Phantom and its blue flame paint job. "It looks bigger than the YT in length. I think I saw some heavy lasers on the upper haul before landing."
"I saw them as well, and I'll bet they pack a hell of a punch." Nosedive said as he tapped the control panel to open the Phantom's hatch. However it wasn't opening. "Is there a call button on here? I'm sure there's someone on board."
"Damn it, Silverwind! Did you forget your comm. link again?!" A female voice yelled over the small speaker. "You know I was taking a nap after flying us up here right?"
The clone pilots looked at each other. "Guess you found the call button, vod. Nicely done." Launch teased his brother before talking into the mic/speaker. "Mama, we're clone pilots with the Republic Army. We think your friend is passed out in the hall linked to this hanger. It looked like a blast door slammed shut in her face."
"What?! Hang on I'll get Moonstone and a med kit." The voice said before the comm. turned off, and maybe both clones look at each other with a shrug again.
"Well, that went better than I thought." Nosedive said before the hatch hissed open and two females quickly walked out. One was a blue wolf with blue gems on her shoulders, elbows, lower legs, and even a gem in her forehead. It looked like the gems on her arms and legs were glowering from her body. Even her eyes and hair were sapphire blue. She was wearing leather pants and vest with a tan shirt.
The other was a green shark like female with light green strips, a white under belly, and green hair with gold eyes. She was wearing a simple grey robe over what looked like a white one piece swimsuit. She had two gold ring piercings on her tail, both her long pointed ears, and four rings on her hands, two on her left pointer, one on her left thumb, and one on her right pointer fingers.
"Whoa, and I thought the lady Jedi were some good lookers." Launch said, making his brother clone face palm.
"Charming." The shark said with a flat tone of voice. "I'm Jade Waves and this is Moonstone Sapphire." She said pointing to the yawning wolf behind her. "Now what was this about Silverwind being knocked out by a blast door?"
"More like she's near a closed blast door and out cold, Ms. Waves." Nosedive said slapping his brother over the helmet. "Our general couldn't tell beyond that, because the video was a static filled mess."
"Oh." Moonstone said stretching her arms. "I didn't think those old cameras were even working. We better get to her quickly then." The wolf woman chuckled taking the lead of the small group. It was as then clones took note that both women were bare footed.
"Don't you two have boots or something to wear?" Nosedive asked a little worried they might cut their feet.
Moonstone shrugged. "Why? We've gotten by without this long, and most can't anyway." She lifts her right foot to show the clones. "See?"
Launch did a double take seeing the blue wolf's foot. "Wow. Now I'm really not sure what to think."
"How about who owns that other ship, brother?" Nosedive asked as they left the hanger. "I'll bet ten credits that whoever it was slammed the door on their friend."
Ryu and Cad Bane: Near lift shaft A-12
Both Cad and Ryu let out a loud sneeze as they walked toward a control room. It looked to be a security room of some kind. "Someone must be talking about us." Ryu joked.
"I don't believe that for a second." Cad said as he trying to turn on the computers. "We've got power at least, but we still need to know where to look."
"See if there's a layout of the station, and find the cryo bay. She should be in the largest tank, sleeping peacefully for all these years." Ryu said placing him mask back on. "Also, check to see if there's anyone else sleeping in cryo. I feel a darkness on this station that is waiting to strike."
"It is a Sith station." Cad pointed out as he brought up the station layout. "There. Cryo bay one is still active, and has two life forms. It looks like the lift is still working as well."
"Good. Call it down and we can…" Ryu's head snapped to his left as he felt something in the Force. "We're not alone in here."
Cad was about to make a remark about Ryu being worried for nothing. However he saw what looked like people moving outside the control room. "I thought there wasn't anyone else here."
"Hiccup! Look out!" A young lady shouted as one shadow pulled the other to the side.
"What's going on?" Cad asked Ryu as the world turned white.
Force Vision: Station wide for all to see
An island on a world far from the war is seen with creatures flying over it. Creatures both large and small that breathed fire, ice, lighting, and even used sound as a weapon. Young men and women were riding some of these beast, and lead by someone with one leg. He rode on a black creature that had green eyes, and attacked with blasts of plasma. This young man held a sword of fire, and a shield of silver before a towering shadow of darkness. Besides the group he lead was Ryu, Cad, Anakin, and all those that were on the station.
"Rides! Let's show this Sith Lord who he's messing with!" The leader said as the creatures attacked with all their fire.
Hallway Z-227
Silverwind shot up to her hooves with a shout with her lightsabers drawn, and ready to fight. She was panting as Moonstone, Jade, Nosedive, and Launched joined her. The blastdoor then opened on its own as if inviting them to find Ryu and Cad Bane.
"What the hell was all that we just saw?" Nosedive asked as the others shrugged. "Great. I did not sign up for a ghost hunt."
"Maybe, but that wasn't a ghost." Obi-Wan said as his group rounded a corner with Rex, and Ahsoka. He nods to Silverwind as the Kirin turns her sabers off. "It would seem the Force is taking a more active role on this station."
"There had been visions in the past, but nothing on this level." Jade said checking on her Kirin friend. "It's nice to finally meet you, Obi-Wan Kenobi." The shark like female said with a soft grin. "We have much to talk about."
