Master was returning to the rendezvous point when he saw Hippie running back.
"Master, how'd your path go. Mine was full of those creatures."
Master noticed the blood covering Hippie's flight suit. "How badly are you hurt?"
"I've had worse."
"My path was pretty clear, I saw one of them, but it is in two pieces now."
In the distance there was a sound.
"Did you hear that Master, it sounded like a scream, I wonder if Narm's all right?" Hippie raised his blaster looking around.
"I'm sure he can take care of himself."
A blaster bolt was heard in the distance.
"See. Probably ran into one of them."
"You're probably right Master. Nothing to get concerned about."
Narm came running back, he noticed Master and Hippie eyeing him. "Ran into a few of those creatures. Probably shouldn't go that way." Narm could see Master frowning at him. "Anyone find a better one?
"Yes, we're taking the right path. It is the most direct way after all."
"Yes, I'll lead the way." Master began walking down the right path. "It is strange. There are all kinds of signs of them leaving in a great hurry. Things any company would take are left. All kinds of supplies, and parts." They continued on. "If the risk wasn't so great we could easily rape this place of its valuables. It would just take a few teams, and a couple freighters." Hippie pointed the way to go at a turn. "I think we've only seen maybe a lower class of these creatures. I bet there are bigger, and deadlier ones. Most likely near there nest now, but the lower ones are out as scouts. If people start riling the place up they'll strike."
"Pretty grim." Hippie said. "There's got to be something about a predator being too good."
"There are no laws dealing with the effectiveness of a predator. I'm sorry Hippie." Master coldly responded. Narm seemed nervous, he kept checking the different signs. "Something wrong Narm?"
"No, just checking where the aliens might attack next." Narm hastily responded. He noticed Master intently staring at him. "Honest."
"Okay, hear we are, turn left, this should lead us down the corridor with docking bays eight, nine, ten, eleven." Hippie pointed down the corridor. Master led the way, the glow from his lightsaber splashing red upon the walls. Narm continually checked the back. "Watch it!" Master yelled as a swarm of the creatures dropped, and surrounded the three pilots.
"Not right!" Narm yelled.
"Let' try to work our way through." Hippie tried to bring order, and take command.
"Aaaaaah!" Hippie turned to see Narm charge the swarm behind them, firing his heavy blaster, and swinging his sword.
"Little help!" the sound of Masters lightsaber being swung filled the corridor. Hippie dropped, and rolled forward, coming up on one knee. He leveled his blaster and began firing into the crowd. Several pounced at Master, but in one swing he brought them all down. He advanced into the crowd, making wide arcs with his lightsaber, killing nearly ten in a swing. Hippie, still on one knee was picking off all the ones that eluded Masters incandescent blade of death.
"How you doing Narm?" Hippie called back, never missing a shot.
"Dandy." Narm swung his blade at another creature, and cleanly sliced it in half. Firing off several more shot from his heavy blaster, the blasts hit the shell of the creatures, and the power caused its shell to burst. Narm took another step backwards. He tried to fire again, but nothing happened. "Damn, out of energy." He swung a wide arc wounding several of the creatures and cleaving another two. He slipped the heavy blaster back in its holster, and grabbed the regular blaster out of its holster. "Hippie, you're going to have company soon!" He fired a flurry of shots into the advancing crowd of creatures. Then he brought down his sword in an overhead swing, cleanly slicing one in half.
"Don't worry Narm, we're clearing the front." Hippie, stopped to change his power pack, as Master advanced yet again into the wave of creatures. Hippie noticed Master straining to use all of the power at his command. Hippie slammed the power pack into his blaster, hearing it snap into place, he began to aim and fire.
"Aaaaah!' Narm screamed, as one of the creatures pounced on his chest, tearing through his flightsuit, and rending flesh. Another one grappled his leg. Narm brought his sword up, and skewered the one on his chest before it could bite. Just before the one on his leg could bite, Hippie brought his blaster to bear on its head and fired. The creature limply fell from Narm's leg, and clattered as its shell hit the floor. Hippie began wildly firing into the crowd. Narm continually swung his sword, and continued firing.
"We're through." Master yelled back at Narm and Hippie.
Narm looked at Hippie. "Little cover fired." Narm released the nearly spent powerpak from his blaster, and changed it with a full one, and replaced it in its holster. He then changed the pack on his heavy blaster. "You go on ahead Hippie, I'll meet you back at the ships." Narm jumped into the crowd of creatures, making wild swings with his sword, and firing wildly with his heavy blaster.
"The hell you will, get out of there now!" Ordered Hippie.
"Narm, listen to Hippie. I'm sure there'll be more of them." Master was still swinging at a few of the surviving creatures.
Narm continued his berserker attack, viciously attacking everything in his path. Shooting, slicing, and in some cases stomping. Hippie looked on in awe, and horror, at the ferocity of his friend. Narm quickly switched to his blaster, and began shooting wildly at the creatures. Hippie was making occasional shots at the ones Narm missed. Narm brought up his foot, and crushed one of the smaller ones.
Master stood over by Hippie. "I've seen a lot of Wookiees who can't berserk like that."
Hippie murmured in agreement.
The tide of the creatures slowed, and came to a standstill. Many of them were too afraid to go any further. Narm screamed "Burn in hell!" As he threw a grenade into the crowd of creatures, he turned and ran. Narm slipped on the blood slick floor, and hit he ground as the grenade detonated behind him. The corridor rocked from the explosion, and Hippie lost his balance. As he hit the floor he wondered why Master never moved, and saw that Master was levitating three centimeters off the ground. "Cheater!" Hippie gasped as he got up off the ground.
"I call it being clever." Master remarked.
"What theā¦" Hippie started as he saw Narm run by them.
"See you at the ships." Narm continued on down the corridor. "Watch out for these three big nasties down here." Hippie heard blaster fire, and a couple of grunts.
"What nasties?" Hippie looked puzzled.
Master casually pointed. "Those three, the big ones with the claws."
"Son of a Sith, can't you all just leave me alone!" Hippie screamed. Hippie charged down the corridor, blaster in one hand and vibroblade in the other.
Master looked off at Hippie, and shook his head. "Am I the only one who can ever maintain control around here." He ran off to join Hippie.
"Master, how'd your path go. Mine was full of those creatures."
Master noticed the blood covering Hippie's flight suit. "How badly are you hurt?"
"I've had worse."
"My path was pretty clear, I saw one of them, but it is in two pieces now."
In the distance there was a sound.
"Did you hear that Master, it sounded like a scream, I wonder if Narm's all right?" Hippie raised his blaster looking around.
"I'm sure he can take care of himself."
A blaster bolt was heard in the distance.
"See. Probably ran into one of them."
"You're probably right Master. Nothing to get concerned about."
Narm came running back, he noticed Master and Hippie eyeing him. "Ran into a few of those creatures. Probably shouldn't go that way." Narm could see Master frowning at him. "Anyone find a better one?
"Yes, we're taking the right path. It is the most direct way after all."
"Yes, I'll lead the way." Master began walking down the right path. "It is strange. There are all kinds of signs of them leaving in a great hurry. Things any company would take are left. All kinds of supplies, and parts." They continued on. "If the risk wasn't so great we could easily rape this place of its valuables. It would just take a few teams, and a couple freighters." Hippie pointed the way to go at a turn. "I think we've only seen maybe a lower class of these creatures. I bet there are bigger, and deadlier ones. Most likely near there nest now, but the lower ones are out as scouts. If people start riling the place up they'll strike."
"Pretty grim." Hippie said. "There's got to be something about a predator being too good."
"There are no laws dealing with the effectiveness of a predator. I'm sorry Hippie." Master coldly responded. Narm seemed nervous, he kept checking the different signs. "Something wrong Narm?"
"No, just checking where the aliens might attack next." Narm hastily responded. He noticed Master intently staring at him. "Honest."
"Okay, hear we are, turn left, this should lead us down the corridor with docking bays eight, nine, ten, eleven." Hippie pointed down the corridor. Master led the way, the glow from his lightsaber splashing red upon the walls. Narm continually checked the back. "Watch it!" Master yelled as a swarm of the creatures dropped, and surrounded the three pilots.
"Not right!" Narm yelled.
"Let' try to work our way through." Hippie tried to bring order, and take command.
"Aaaaaah!" Hippie turned to see Narm charge the swarm behind them, firing his heavy blaster, and swinging his sword.
"Little help!" the sound of Masters lightsaber being swung filled the corridor. Hippie dropped, and rolled forward, coming up on one knee. He leveled his blaster and began firing into the crowd. Several pounced at Master, but in one swing he brought them all down. He advanced into the crowd, making wide arcs with his lightsaber, killing nearly ten in a swing. Hippie, still on one knee was picking off all the ones that eluded Masters incandescent blade of death.
"How you doing Narm?" Hippie called back, never missing a shot.
"Dandy." Narm swung his blade at another creature, and cleanly sliced it in half. Firing off several more shot from his heavy blaster, the blasts hit the shell of the creatures, and the power caused its shell to burst. Narm took another step backwards. He tried to fire again, but nothing happened. "Damn, out of energy." He swung a wide arc wounding several of the creatures and cleaving another two. He slipped the heavy blaster back in its holster, and grabbed the regular blaster out of its holster. "Hippie, you're going to have company soon!" He fired a flurry of shots into the advancing crowd of creatures. Then he brought down his sword in an overhead swing, cleanly slicing one in half.
"Don't worry Narm, we're clearing the front." Hippie, stopped to change his power pack, as Master advanced yet again into the wave of creatures. Hippie noticed Master straining to use all of the power at his command. Hippie slammed the power pack into his blaster, hearing it snap into place, he began to aim and fire.
"Aaaaah!' Narm screamed, as one of the creatures pounced on his chest, tearing through his flightsuit, and rending flesh. Another one grappled his leg. Narm brought his sword up, and skewered the one on his chest before it could bite. Just before the one on his leg could bite, Hippie brought his blaster to bear on its head and fired. The creature limply fell from Narm's leg, and clattered as its shell hit the floor. Hippie began wildly firing into the crowd. Narm continually swung his sword, and continued firing.
"We're through." Master yelled back at Narm and Hippie.
Narm looked at Hippie. "Little cover fired." Narm released the nearly spent powerpak from his blaster, and changed it with a full one, and replaced it in its holster. He then changed the pack on his heavy blaster. "You go on ahead Hippie, I'll meet you back at the ships." Narm jumped into the crowd of creatures, making wild swings with his sword, and firing wildly with his heavy blaster.
"The hell you will, get out of there now!" Ordered Hippie.
"Narm, listen to Hippie. I'm sure there'll be more of them." Master was still swinging at a few of the surviving creatures.
Narm continued his berserker attack, viciously attacking everything in his path. Shooting, slicing, and in some cases stomping. Hippie looked on in awe, and horror, at the ferocity of his friend. Narm quickly switched to his blaster, and began shooting wildly at the creatures. Hippie was making occasional shots at the ones Narm missed. Narm brought up his foot, and crushed one of the smaller ones.
Master stood over by Hippie. "I've seen a lot of Wookiees who can't berserk like that."
Hippie murmured in agreement.
The tide of the creatures slowed, and came to a standstill. Many of them were too afraid to go any further. Narm screamed "Burn in hell!" As he threw a grenade into the crowd of creatures, he turned and ran. Narm slipped on the blood slick floor, and hit he ground as the grenade detonated behind him. The corridor rocked from the explosion, and Hippie lost his balance. As he hit the floor he wondered why Master never moved, and saw that Master was levitating three centimeters off the ground. "Cheater!" Hippie gasped as he got up off the ground.
"I call it being clever." Master remarked.
"What theā¦" Hippie started as he saw Narm run by them.
"See you at the ships." Narm continued on down the corridor. "Watch out for these three big nasties down here." Hippie heard blaster fire, and a couple of grunts.
"What nasties?" Hippie looked puzzled.
Master casually pointed. "Those three, the big ones with the claws."
"Son of a Sith, can't you all just leave me alone!" Hippie screamed. Hippie charged down the corridor, blaster in one hand and vibroblade in the other.
Master looked off at Hippie, and shook his head. "Am I the only one who can ever maintain control around here." He ran off to join Hippie.
