A/N Happy New Years and a late Merry Christmas.
I have excuses, but lets just skip them.
This is the list of how you will know the types of non-verbal or face-to-face conversations in basic:
Thoughts, comm, different language other than basic and Mando'a, Force bonds, ::non basic or mando speech over comm:, ::letters, notes, or messages received through a data pad, disregarding language::
Disclaimer: I own nothing of star wars except my OC's that I bring in, the game belongs to Bioware and EA.
Sila marched through the slug to the palace walls. She made sure her gas cells still had plenty left in them, figuring it would take at least one reload to get through the outer defenses. She counted about a hundred feet hitting the ground, and that was outside leading in to the main building. It really was a ridiculous amount of guards.
"So, how are we going to get in?" Mako asked, unsure if she really should.
"The front door. Watch my back and don't get in my line of fire. In fights and battles, you're field support as of this moment. Don't let me down kid." She said in a probably prepared fashion. Mako nodded, figuring there was no other reason to talk.
"I do have a question. How did you meet Brandon?" Mako asked before they walked in to the storm.
"I'll tell you the story when we're off this slime ball. We need to focus on finding that Trandoshan hunter." She said. It wasn't much of a story, though. She walked past the point of no return before Mako could reply. Not even five steps in and they were already in the middle of a firefight. She made it a point to take out the weaker one's first, that way she could spend more time focusing on the higher ranked guards. Mako proved her usefulness in the scuffles, laying down cover fire and doing any field treatment as needed.
It took a flat hour just to get halfway to the main palace as they slowly fought their way through the horde of guards.
"This Hutt is worse than Nem'ro." Sila muttered.
"No kidding." Mako said, "An hour just to get halfway and I'm sure there are more guards inside." She ducked under a rain of blaster fire that stopped as suddenly as it began. Neither were unscathed. She had her fair share of scorch marks and bruises from the fights, but Sila was the worst. Her armor was barely holding together and some of her wounds had started to bleed. She was still standing though.
"We can marvel at the paranoia later. Lets go." Sila said, walking in to the palace. The entrance was the same as Nem'ro's, a wide slopping path going up divided by a pillar going up the middle. The security cameras were already destroyed, so they weren't the only intruders, but that intruder probably had a stealth generator.
"Seems this part is clear, don't let your guard down though." She said, walking in to the building. There were a few bodies scattered in the first few rooms, so whoever came through here must have been quick and in a hurry. She took point down the narrow hallways. They were surprised to find that most of the halls they had to go down were clear. The place was also eerily quiet.
"This feels wrong on so many levels. No more guards. No sound, just silence." Mako said.
"Either someone knew of our mission or we're too late." She said, walking in to the last room that she had yet to search. Inside their target was standing over the body of the researcher.
"Well, we're not entirely late." Mako said, avoiding the sight of the dead body.
"I smelled you here and had to adjust my plans. Now you will die and the Scorekeeper will allow me to win the Great Hunt." Rarsk said and launched towards them in an attempt to end it quickly. What he did not expect was Sila's speed and ability to fight with more than just her blasters. She dodged his first attack and landed a solid punch on the soft skin under his armor that sent him flying back. Nor did he have time to react to the blaster shot that ended his life.
"Too easy. Not properly prepared to face someone of superior strength and speed." She said with obvious disappointment. She walked over to his corpse and pulled out the sponsorship token.
"There's no way you could have thrown him back that far without some sort of aid." Mako stammered out, following Sila out.
"In this world, probably not. But it has always been a natural attack for me." She said, brushing it off. "Now lets go, we have a Hunt to win." She added, walking past the still stunned Mako. Mako scrambled to follow her out of the palace and back to Nem'ro's palace.
"That's so amazing though." Mako said after a while.
"The Sith would hunt me down if they found out though." She said. Mako stayed quiet until they got back to the palace. The Hutt was waiting with a Kaleesh standing next to him.
"The mighty elf has returned victorious." Nem'ro said as she walked in.
"I see. So the rumors you told me were true." The Kaleesh said. "Welcome back hunter, I see you have returned with the sponsorship token. Here is a shuttle pass to Dromuund Kass. There the real hunt will begin." He said, handing her the pass and walking out.
"I hope you win. I am betting a large sum on your head, and not just my pride as a Hutt." Nem'ro said before she turned to leave.
"Lets get off this slim ball. I don't want to look at in anymore. I am curious though, why are you letting me come with you?" Mako said after they left, already making her way to the spaceport.
"Don't be so eager. This is where the real challenge starts. This was easy, easier than what I expected really. Never let your guard down." Sila said, brushing past her. "And try not to embarrass yourself." She added in a teasing manner. She seemed like a whole different person with not a sign of tension. It was scary how she could change emotions so quickly. She boarded the shuttle with Mako and they headed towards the beginning of the Hunt.