The shuttle's interior wasn't as cramped as it could have been. The passenger area was lined with benches that were currently unoccupied. In fact, heading up the boarding ramp and into the main hold revealed that the entire rear section of the shuttle was empty.
Looking back across the boarding ramp to the cockpit, though, revealed two black-uniformed pilots. One of them was looking over the back of his chair at the newcomers, but said nothing. He would have obviously seen you approaching so it wouldn't have been a surprise to see anyone boarding.
"Pilot, take us to the Executor immediately," the Imperial escorting his own prisoners ordered without even bothering to look back to the cockpit. His focus remained one the prisoners save for one quick glance at Kay after she had sealed the boarding ramp behind them.
In a short few moments, the shuttle was slowly rising off of the ground, only truly noticeable because the door to the cockpit was open and it was possible to see out the viewport as the treeline slowly dropped out of view.
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Old WEG map of the shuttle's interior is attached for reference.
Any change of plans with the two pilots now, or are you guys ready for Kay to just stun the Imp and jump the others?
Istara was careful to make sure her droid could see where she was; the clothes she wore were not well-suited for concealing weapons or security gear, so all had gone into K2's storage units. The blaster, in fact, had gone in a compartment she hadn't know was there, which would let it launch her blaster to her at some range.
She was on edge though, waiting for Kay to signal it was time to make their move.
As soon as she saw the shuttle lifting through the viewscreen and head up through the trees Kay acted. Moving like a coiled sand panther from her homeworld, Kay exploded into motion bringing her heavy blaster pistol up to the officer's ear she unleashed a stun bolt right at the middle of it. Not even bothering to check the result of the surprise attack she dashed forward towards the door to the cockpit, intending to get through before the pilots could close it, trusting in the other 7 rebels to finish the officer.
(OOC: If its a surprise attack all she can do is attack, PBS in effect so +8 to hit, 3D8+7 stun damage. Kay will spend a force point on the attack to help make sure she will hit, I don't have my book on me to know all of the bonusesand penalties that might apply.)
As Kay fires her shot at the officer and rushes towards the cockpit of the shuttle, Lia brings up her stolen E-11 rifle and fires a stun bolt of her own at him.
Istara makes what would seem a resigned gesture, closing her eyes and bowing her head, but K2 recognizes it for the signal it was, and launches her blaster to her. Disposing of the false bindings while catching her weapon was a bit more difficult than she'd thought it would be, but she managed. Having set her blaster to stun before she loaded it into the droid, she fired at the nearest 'real' imperial.
OOC: Possum, the 2D8 in the book for stun is incorrect. The real stun damage of a weapon is = to the regular damage except for the stun baton. The real damage is 3D8+3.
My apologies, as I don't have my books in front of me, but would it be possible to drop the heavy rifle in front of Deurr, and then draw my concealed pistol as I head towards the cockpit? I figure two pilots and two guns to intimidate the pilots up there. If it's ok, then I'll edit my actions in. If not, I'll do as much as I can. Stupid business travel making me forgo my books.
Alrighty. Yet again you guys are getting the jump on unsuspecting Imperials so you get another surprise round. Though the exact lettering of the rules could probably leave it up to debate, the Imperial and the pilots definitely aren't 'aware' that you guys are opponents.
Sooo...Initiative. Istara 10. Lia 29. Kay 30. Viria 5. Deurr 19. Yes, two 20s and two 1s were involved in that. I really don't know what's up with these dice. Puts us at Kay, Lia, Deurr, Istara, then Viria.
Kay's stun shot against the Officer is a 25 and is a hit without any need for a Force Point. 23 stun damage...that's enough to drop him two steps on the condition track and does 11 damage to him.
That brings up Lia. Her attack also hits and does 7 damage.
Deurr...need an action for him.
Istara does need to use a force point to catch the blaster. DC 10 is a safe bet for catching it. So that +5 puts it over the top. Though I have to say that catching the weapon would be analogous to drawing one, at least taking up a swift action so that's all she can do for the surprise round.
Viria CAN drop her rifle in front of Deurr, but that's all she can do for the surprise round since you only get a single action of any kind.
So...before we move farther, an action for Deurr and clarification on Viria's.
Before the Imperial could take notice, two blasters shifted their aim right at him. In quick succession, both Kay and Lia easily hit the tall human, who stumbled back a step before somehow managing to retain his balance and stay on his feet. There was a sickly look on his face, though, and it definitely looked like a simple gust of wind might be able to drop him down to the deck plates.
The sound of the shots were obviously noticed by the pilots, one of whom spun around and looked to see a Stormtrooper firing on a superior officer. Though the three Alliance prisoners looked just as surprised, they also looked ready to act, especially upon seeing Istara's break out of her bindings and catch the blaster tossed to her from the R2-unit. It was suddenly very easy to tell that they weren't necessarily surrounded by enemies.
In a swift sweeping motion Deurr sheds the binders and leaps at the officer who had already taken two bolts. Time to finish this he thinks starting to pound the man with his fists.
OOC: Unarmed +5, 1d4+4. I'm doing quite meager damage but not much else to do
Reassured by the sound of the sound of the blaster rifle echoing her pistol, Kay rushes forward into the cockpit firing on the imperial who has so thoughtfully swiveled his chair to present a better target to her.
Deurr's attack against the officer is a 13. No good there. Next is Viria tossing him the blaster, which is her action...as for how Deurr reacts to being in melee and having a blaster tossed at him. Well, I won't make assumptions.
That's the end of the surprise round, and now the others are getting involved. Initiative for the others...Imperial gets a 23. Pilots get 24. Rebel captives get a 22. Makes our new order: Kay, Lia, Pilots, Imperial, Captives, Deurr, Istara, and then Viria.
So...Kay DOES make it into the cockpit easily enough. The 21 is a hit and he takes 14 damage...also, its enough to beat his massive damage threshold so he drops 2 on the condition track. For reference, he'll be Pilot 1.
Lia's next. Since Deurr's in melee with the Imperial, that's a -5 penalty to the attack roll which makes it a 20. It still manages to hit him, thanks to the previous stuns. But, damage wise, he only takes 7 and there are no other effects.
That brings us to the two pilots. Pilot 1 draws his blaster and fires back at Kay. He gets a 25 and that's a hit. Kay takes just 6 damage, though. Brings her down to 34hp. Pilot 2 is busy flying the ship and using the comm...no fighting for him.
Imperial is next. He's using the Assault Tactics talent on Kay and succeeds at the Knowledge(tactics) check. Until his next turn, attacks on her do an extra 1d6 damage. He then takes a step back, putting him against the bulkhead, and draws his blaster.
Captives next...they're working together to try to get out of the binders. Not having any luck, however.
Back to Deurr...as a heads up, if he actually does want to catch that blaster rather than trying to pummel the poor Imperial, its just a DC 10 Dex check.
Before either of the pilots could seal off the cockpit, Kay was in. It wasn't as cramped as usual, since the four other seats were empty, but there still wasn't too much room to maneuver. Still, it was easy to line up a shot with the pilot that had turned around and put a stun bolt right into him. The impact of the bolt caused the man to jerk back into the chair though he remained at least semi-conscious.
He was, however, conscious enough to find his own blaster pistol and fire a shaky shot back at Kay. The red blaster bolt went up across her right shoulder, not directly hitting but grazing her enough that it still burned badly before hitting some consoles behind her and raining down a shower of sparks.
The other pilot looked over his shoulder a moment with panic on his face, but his hands were moving from the controls to his side. Hitting a switch, he quickly starting yelling, "This is Vortex, we're under attack! Rebels have boarded us and are trying to take control of the ship! Request assistance immediately!"
Lia, despite the fact that Deurr was providing problems by taking a swing at the Imperial in the hold, managed to line up another shot of her own. Shooting right over Deurr, her stun bolt caught the Imperial in the upper torso, getting an uncomfortable sounding grunt out of the winded man.
Despite the fact that the Imperial looked terrible from the multiple stun blasts, he barked an order that echoed easily into the nearby cockpit, "Stop screaming and seal off the cockpit! Shoot that woman!"
As he spoke, he stumbled back into the wall of the bulkhead, now very much cornered. Still, he drew his blaster from its holster and raised it in a weary hand to the nearby form of Deurr.
Behind all of the action, the other captives started struggling with their binders. Between them, they seemed to be trying to work with one another to get the Duros' binders unlocked by fumbling horribly with the locking mechanism. As they worked, the young woman, Ines, spoke up, "A little help!"
Behind all of the action, the other captives started struggling with their binders. Between them, they seemed to be trying to work with one another to get the Duros' binders unlocked by fumbling horribly with the locking mechanism. As they worked, the young woman, Ines, spoke up, "A little help!"
"You heard her, K2." Istara says while lining up her shot. She didn't think it was a good idea to put her blaster down just yet.
The droid beeped at her, but she hadn't built in any combat modifications beyond the spring-loaded storage bay. So it rolled over to help.
Kay winced in pain, as the blaster bolt creased her shoulder, but gritted her teeth through the pain, it was like Sergeant Matthews said back in boot, you can whine later, after you survive when it'll be good for picking up nurses. The nurses part of the advice didn't really apply, but the first part definitely did.
"A little help up here!" she calls out to the rest of the team and captives as she lines up a second shot on the first pilot.
"Take care of him," Lia shouts, pointing her blaster rifle at the somehow still conscious officer. She takes off towards the still open door, hoping to get in before Kay is left inside the cockpit alone.
__________________ "Sometimes things must be broken in order to be rebuilt." --Sith Proverb.
The doctor hurriedly grabs the blaster pistol concealed at the small of her back, flicks the selector to stun and takes a shot at the nearest imperial.
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Move action to draw her pistol, swift to set it to stun, and a standard to try and shoot someone who is still resisting.
If it's ok, then I'll edit my actions in. If not, I'll do as much as I can. Stupid business travel making me forgo my books.
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