A shuttle slowly orbited Dromund Kaas, coming into land. Far below, a redheaded figure in an Imperial Uniform watched it drift into land. She looked on, bored as several passengers disembarked, the usual shady characters barging passed her.
Only two passengers engaged her interest. Two young women wandered casually down the shuttle ramp. One was clearly a Sith, a tanned girl with shoulder length dark hair, in long dark purple and red robes, a lightsaber hilt obvious on her belt. Behind her, a black-skinned Twi'lek walked, looking around at everything in interest.
The Sith spotted the Imperial woman watching them and her face lit up. She ran over, "Aunty Aayla!" She called out, waving to her.
Aayla Talon, also known Cipher Nine, trouble and, in certain Republic systems, 'have you seen this suspect?', greeted her with a wave of her own, "Welcome to Dromund Kaas, Av. Ready to have some fun?" She asked.
"Always," Avrria Revel-Kallig, the young Sith in question, responded, "But I also need to check in and then go and find the Citadel," She added.
"Oh, that's easy," Aayla told her with a shrug, "And speaking of fun, the Citadel could use some spicing up..." She commented, a smirk forming on her face.
"I'm guessing you have a plan for that," Avrria commented as she took in Aayla's familiar grin.
The Twi'lek accompanying Avrria stuck her head around the young Sith's shoulder, "If you do, I want in. Korriban is not fun at all, and I think I'm owed some fun!"
"Oh, I have a few plans, and they're definitely fun, so neither of you need to worry about that. Let's go," Aayla responded, gesturing for them to follow her.
They wandered through the spaceport, checking in as they passed the terminals and then going outside to the taxi.
A short while later, the three women jumped out of the speeder at the Citadel. Aayla gestured to the imposing black building, "See what I mean? Boring," She scoffed, "But I'm sure we can improve it..." She mused.
"Oh, definitely," Avie agreed.
"Hopefully soon," Her Twi'lek companion cut in, "I'm fed up of these Sith buildings. Why do they never build nice, well-lit places?"
"No idea, Sinya, no idea," Avrria replied with a roll of her eyes. "Now, I better get to Lord Sholkaar's office. I'll meet you here later to make some more planning, right, Aunt Aayla?" She checked.
But the Agent shook her head, "No need, I'll be right behind you," She told her, punching a button on her glove and vanished.
"Okaayy..." Avrria nodded, "That'll take some getting used to..."
"It's just a stealth generator, so idiots can't tell me I'm 'not allowed' to go with you. Shooting guards gets boring, you know," Thin air replied.
This time, the young Sith decided not to bother replying. Instead, she walked into the Citadel, trailed by the visible Sinya and the invisible Aayla.
Inside, the trio wound their way through the corridors and located the Sith Lord's office that they were looking for. Avrria stepped inside, her Twi'lek friend hanging back nervously.
The Sith was sat behind the desk at the other side of the room with his usual scowl set on his pale, scarred face. He looked up as she entered and smirked, "Ah, my child, you've arrived. Do come in," He beckoned her to come closer, even though she was already inside.
"Stars, what a creeper!"
Avrria tensed. There was no way her Master hadn't Aayla's hissed words.
He looked around, bemused, "Is there some sort of insect loose in here? I can hear buzzing..." He commented.
"Deaf old..." Aayla's voice faded to a whisper, much to Avrria's relief. "Err...I, I can't say I heard anything, My Lord," She lied through her teeth.
The invisible Agent sniggered, making her wish she knew where she was so she could glare at her.
"Oh, good, then we can get on, now, listen carefully..." He began to brief her on a mission, though the young Sith was finding it quite hard to listen carefully, with another voice on the cusp of hearing. And just when she had managed to tune it out, Aayla walked around behind the man and began to fade in and out of sight, pulling faces then vanishing.
Sinya began to giggle, then hurried outside hastily, while Avrria bit her lip and tried to block her Aunt out.
It was incredibly hard. Thankfully, the briefing was short and she could soon hurry away. Aayla reappeared as soon as they stepped out of the office, "That was fun, right?" She grinned.
"That was your plan? It could have got me into all kind of trouble!" Avrria protested.
"Not with his hearing, it wouldn't. Relax, I know what I'm doing," Aayla assured her. "Now...This Artefact you need to get. I know where it is, I'll help you."
"Well, that's an improvement. Thank you," Avrria nodded as they headed for the speeder to begin their search.