Act IV – Aristocra Formbi's ingenious plan is unfolding

Dramatis Personae:

Aristocra Chaf'orm'bintrano (Formbi): Envoy of the Fifth Ruling Family of the Chiss People

Chaf'ees'aklaio (Feesa): Formbi's adjutant and niece

Luke Skywalker: Grandmaster of the New Jedi Order.

Mara Skywalker: Jedi Knight, former Hand of the late Emperor and now wife of Luke Skywalker – like Luke she was invited personally by Aristocra Formbi to guard the mission.

Bearsh: According to his own words Steward of the Last Geroons, who has invited himself and his people to this mission by himself – and Aristocra Formbi did not object

Estosh: A very young specimen of Steward Bearsh

Purpsh: Also a specimen of Steward Bearsh. He doesn't feel very well in this act.

Dean Jinzler: Alleged Ambassador of the New Republic, but the Jedi know better. He too had invited himself to this mission – and Aristocra Formbi did not object.

Prard'ras'kleoni (Drask): Chiss-General, who's task is to command the Chiss troops aboard the Chaf Envoy, but now he's aboard Outbound Flight too

Chak Fel: Commander of Aurek 7-Unit from the Stormtroopers sent by Admiral Voss Parck from the Empire of the Hand. He has a really difficult stance in this act

Chas Uliar: Director of the Council of Survivors of Outbound Flight

Councilor Keely: An a bit senile survivor of Outbound Flight

Jorad Pressor: Head of the Peacekeepers, a kind of police troop aboard the ruins of Outbound Flight

Evlyn Pressor: A ten year old girl, also a survivor aboard Outbound Flight

Dean Jinzler, Steward Bearsh and three other supposed Geroons, Aristocra Formbi and his Adjutant Feesa did manage to step before the leader of the survivors of Outbound Flight, Director Dr. Chas Uliar. Evlyn, a ten year old girl, also a survivor of Outbound Flight, is giving them company.

Director Uliar to Aristocra Formbi: „So you came here with these people to help and to honor us."

Formbi (smiling): „Of course!"

Uliar (brash): „And exactly because of this you brought in this Vagaari-pack, which your people already did sic on us fifty years ago!"

Formbi (looking to Bearsh): „So who exactly is Director Uliar speaking of, Steward Bearsh?"

Uliar (agitated): „That Bearsh and his people are Vagaari!"

Formbi (turning astounded towards Uliar): „Oh, really? I didn't know about that."

Evlyn (pointing with her finger at Formbi): „He's lying! He did know about it for the whole time!"

Uliar: „I did know that you have Jedi powers, you insolent brat! I will hand you over to D-3 instantly to the other Jedi scum, you naughty lass!"

Jinzler: „But why do you lock them away, Director Uliar? While my sister Lorana was such an outstanding Jedi Knight?"

Bearsh: „Because it'll be easier for us then!"

Jinzler: „Pardon me?"

Bearsh: „And thus it ends like it was started. Once losers – now victors."

Jinzler: „I still don't understand. The Chiss did win that battle and they did liberate the Geroons."

Bearsh and the other three Geroons lay down their wolvkils and break their blue-golden neck cuffs. The wolvkils come to life and assail everyone except their masters. Formbi aims and fires with his charric, burning Purpsh's back with lightning. Purpsh cries out.

Jinzler tries to attack Bearsh but the latter puts back a layer of his sleeve and a swarm of Schostri-bees is set free, surrounding the Steward like a protecting sphere.

Bearsh: „What Uliar shall tell you else, that you'll get it finally? Yes, we are the Vagaari! And now we're going to kill you all!"

Formbi (sighing relieved): „Finally!"

Jinzler: „Steward Bearsh, under your disfiguring, musty robes do you perhaps have hidden some more creepy crawlies, you walking zoo?"

Uliar, Evlyn, the Chiss und the other humans do hide behind a fast erected wall of chairs – to find refuge from the preying wolvkils.

Uliar angrily to Formbi: „So Evlyn was right! You did know for the whole time, that they were Vagaari. And still you brought them on our ship!"

Formbi: „Well, what should I do else? We Chiss have to wait until we are attacked before we can fight back to eliminate the threat."

Uliar: „And now we are trapped here, threatened by beasts trained to kill!"

Formbi (put on a face of importance): „In such situations it is recommended to negotiate with the enemy. And while you were so unwilling to even talk with us previously, I'll demonstrate you now, how such things work."

Formbi (smiling to Bearsh): „So Jedi Master Skywalker did tell me already, on which sloppy ship you and your people do cruise around. When you want to have the Chaf Envoy instead, so feel free to take it, call your wolvkils back and set us free."

Bearsh: „This is not about your ordinary ship, Chiss envoy! It is about revenge! We Vagaari will avenge now the shame of defeat, which you and those idiots there (he is pointing at Uliar) did let us taste fifty years ago!"

Formbi (scratching his head and looking at Uliar): „Well, this is of course complicating the matter a bit. But I can assure you, that both of the Jedi Knights Luke and Mara Skywalker are already on their way to help us out here."

Uliar: „So where are your two Jedi now?"

Formbi (shrugging): „How shall I know? The Vagaari did steal all the plans of the Dreadnoughts of Outbound Flight from our ship. And then that absurd direction of gravity towards the core. You always have the feeling to stand above the core, while you are in fact beneath it. Everything on every dreadnought does look all the same. I can't hardly search for a window every time, to look outside to see how the asteroid is situated in relation to us. And that without any plans – what I'm going to tell you: It is hard to tell, where both of them are at the moment."

Uliar: „And of course you and your people can't find any proof of this theft of the Vagaari either!"

Formbi nodds relaxed.

Bearsh: „You may dispute that later long enough! Now you have the choice between two possible kinds of death: Purpsh over there, whom you, Aristocra Formbi, did shoot at, wants you to die here and now. But I'm of the opinion, that you should rather perish a long and dreadful dying, after we had destroyed Outbound Flight totally. We Vagaari will take care, that you will freeze in the eternal darkness of this barren asteroid to cold, lifeless clumps of ice!"

Formbi's comlink is humming. „Just a moment please, Steward Bearsh, I have to tend to this call right now!"

Calm and composed the Aristocra is opening the channel.

Fel: „Here on D-6 are hundreds of heavily armed Geroons! They are shooting at us! This is an invasion! We need help!"

Formbi: „I'll deal with that, Commander Fel. I, Uliar and Jinzler just discuss about, how we'll proceed."

Uliar: „Ah, do we?"

Fel: „Where the hell are the Jedi!"

Formbi (smiling sybillinically into the comlink): „Alas, Commander, that's the big question of the moment."

The wolvkils scratch the steely ground greedily and hungrily with their clawy paws.

Bearsh: „Hello! My wolvkils did spent years and years in artificial hibernation and now they want some food! And I don't have much time at all! So how do you want to die?"

Formbi: „Commander Fel, I'm so sorry, but especially now Steward Bearsh is requiring my decision on a very important issue. I'll call you again later. And … before I forget about it: The armed people, you did speak of, are not Geroons but Vagaari."

„And that I get to know only now?!", Fel is shouting into his comlink.

Formbi gives Fel a mischievous smile. „Well, I did know about if for long, but Steward Bearsh officially did affirm it only now. Now I have to end, before he will get agitated all too much. So good luck with your Vagaari wherever. Aristocra Formbi end and out!"

With the required dignity Aristocra Formbi de-activates the connection, to turn again towards Steward Bearsh. „Ah yes, your offer. Actually it came too suddenly. About this too I have to confer and to vote with my fellow captives, in order to come to a proper and balanced decision."

Bearsh (sinister): „So think about that until I'm back! Ah, to answer your previous question, Ambassador Jinzler …"

He grips into his brown gown and shakes it. Small, thin worms fall out and start to crawl over the deck towards the walls, to climb them up.

„… after I already did bestow that bliss on the Chaf Envoy, here now some more conduit worms for Outbound Flight!"

Uliar: „What are conduit worms?"

Jinzler: „They do nibble on cables and eat from their energy flowing through. One time, there will be a shortage of energy. The light will go out."

Uliar: „Iiiihh!"

Bearsh: „I did promise you to die in cold and darkness as well." His two mouths smile sardonically. „Here for you at any time, Ambassador Jinzler! We Vagaari are an animal-loving people and we do brake even for Gungans."

Bearsh gives the wolvkils some commands, then he leaves. After he has reached the right distance from his captives, he takes out his diamond shaped Vagaari-comlink and dials a number.

Bearsh: „Supreme Commander Estosh, how is everything going over there?"

Estosh: „General Bearsh, I proudly rapport the successful takeover of the Chaf Envoy."

Bearsh: „All Chiss aboard are dead?"

Estosh: „Not all. I did keep some valuable hostages alive …"

Bearsh: „Very well, Supreme Commander!"

Estosh: „… for instance the nice Medi-nurse, which cured my shoulder previously."

Bearsh: „Do the Schostri-Bee stinges still make trouble?"

Estosh: „No, the antidote did work. But I took the charric of one of the dead Chiss guards to try it. That way I did burn my left shoulder a bit. Unfortunately it is all written in Cheunh here."

Bearsh (thoughtful): „Perhaps we should have had learnt not only Basic but Cheunh too."

Estosh (upset): „What? Another strange language? The Chiss shall learn our language and write it on their items accordingly!"

Bearsh (calming): „Of course later, young one. Did you also think about the Cyclon-C-poison in the case of desperate measures?"

Estosh: „Of course, General! The vaporizer is already there and is ready to contaminate ten ships at least!"

Bearsh: „Then take care, that the enemy won't damage the conduits to the vaporizer. Otherwise the whole poison will puff out without any effect and you will be the only one to perish."

Estosh: „I'll think of this, General!"

Bearsh: „Is there anything else of importance?"

Estosh (with glancing eyes): „Yes, General! I did upload that animated picture program with the children on the playground climbing up the frame to hoist the red flag on the wall and ceiling configuration of the official reception room of the Chaf Envoy. That will be a real burner at children's birthday parties!"

Bearsh (smiling with both mouths): „You've got me a fabulous idea, young one: Would you please search at the kitchen of the Chaf Envoy after the receipt of that brown cakes with that purple berries on the top? They were really tasty, though we'd to create a different name for them of course."

Estosh (eagerly): „I'll head towards the kitchen of the Chaf Envoy at once to find the receipt for you, General!"

Bearsh: „Fine, young one! My grand-children will be happy, when I will surprise them with the cakes, after we did gain our hard earned victory."

Estosh: „Surely they will, General."

Bearsh: „Then hold on here, Commander Estosh! And good recovery for your shoulder! "

Estosh: „Thank you, General Bearsh!"

Meanwhile among the captives behind the chair wall

Uliar: „So, Aristocra Formbi? Are you satisfied now with the reason to fight back against the Vagaari?"

Formbi (smiling): „Yes, that is sufficient to call our fleet. Apparently it would be even easier, had you not shut down any communication and jail away the remaining Jedi here."

Uliar: „You dare calling me guilty? We already did pay the price fifty years ago, that your ilk could get rid of the Vagaari threat! And now you come with the very same strategy with the difference, that now you even did invite Vagaari aboard Outbound Flight!"

Formbi (looks innocently): „Who could imagine, that the Vagaari bring a whole army with them? I thought they would merely snatch the Chaf Envoy, perhaps demolish some things."

Uliar (chuckling bitterly): „Demolish things?"

Aristocra Formbi's face is gaining resolve: „When the Vagaari would destroy the flexible wall and ceiling configuration of the official entrance area of the Chaf Envoy or when they would even manipulate it only, that would be enough reason for me to declare war on them!"

Feesa (snarky): „The Chaf Envoy they did already ransack. But, what a pity, my uncle can't provide any evidence that it were the Vagaari, because you (she points at Uliar) did cut us from outside!"

Like a slain dog Uliar looks downwards and says nothing.

Formbi: „Keep calm, Feesa. We still don't know, if the Vagaari did capture the Chaf Envoy indeed."

Feesa (snarky again): „No, Estosh did hurt himself surely only because he feels pretty well on our medi-station and he wants to get pampered a bit."

Formbi (smirking): „Now you start talking about that Estosh again! Are you perhaps only a very tiny bit …"

Feesa's red eyes sparkle and her uncle swallows the last words diplomatically.

Feesa (to Uliar): "Thanks to the stars, he coaxed them out to tell us officially that they are Vagaari. I'm so glad they sic their wolvkils on us!"

Uliar to Formbi: „Alas, to ransack the Chaf Envoy, demolishing a few things – And you really believed that the Vagaari would be content with such a chicken?"

Formbi (showing an innocent face again): „Well, I did hardly left the Chiss Room ever. Still one is learning more things day by day."

The wolvkils still do sneak around the chairs with the perched captives behind, glaring at them dangerously.

Feesa (embittered): „What an ingenious plan, uncle! Grand Admiral Thrawn would had been so proud of you!"