With no further questions, the Captain ends the briefing. Within minutes, Taelros is on its way to the edge of the system and away from the main body of 3rd Fleet. Within hours, the ship is in hyperspace.
Rosa ran through the numbers in her head. A little over three days to Ruusan, with Taelros' fast x0.9 hyperdrive. It would take a Nebulon-B frigate a week to make the same trip. It was likely the Imperials had upgraded the hyperdrives in the Nebulon-C, but no one really knew by how much.
OOC: I'm using RCR travel times for a core-worlds to mid-rim trip. Although Saga core travel at the speed of plot is fine most of the time, it's not great when you're racing someone else.
Three days later, Taelros left hypserspace, this time in the Ruusan system.
A sensor tech looked up from his board seconds later. "I'm showing one major hypertrail in the last week. Probably no more than a day old. And the only thing in-system larger than a tramp freighter seems to be a frigate-range craft in orbit of the planet. Looks Imperial, but doesn't match the signature of anything known. I'll bet that's our Nebulon-C, though we'll have to get a lot closer to be sure."
"They got here ahead of us," Zenith comments, grudgingly impressed.
"I guess they didn't skimp on the hyperdrive. Would they have detected us yet, or do we have a chance at taking them by surprise?"
"It's just barely possible that they stuck with the x2 hyperdrive from the Nebulon-B, if they left four or five days before we did. I don't they did, though." The sensor tech chimes in. "They'll probably spot us pretty soon; it's hard to hide a capital ship, especially since we're heading to the planet they're orbiting."
"Indeed" Storm only replies to Zenith's first comment, yet showing no emotianal responce of impressiveness. He switches his comm to the gunnery-frequency and starts preparing their fight. "We are heading to fire. Ready all stations and load missiles." He is still issuing orders as he heads to one of the stations, to take control of it himself.
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Heh... I'm getting Tuvok feeling from Storm. He might have emotions... maybe... But he sure as hell isn't going to let them show
[OOC]Where exactly are we? I'd assume that the Pilots would all be in their fighters already, or at least in that process given that we are jumping in to what could quite possibly be a trap. [/ooc]
"Well it could be worse, this could have been just a wild goose chase. Now we get to actually earn our pay." Istara joked.
"Sir, are we going to be launching now or will we be holding off?" the Corellian asks her wingmate, the squadron commander.
[OOC]Where exactly are we? I'd assume that the Pilots would all be in their fighters already, or at least in that process given that we are jumping in to what could quite possibly be a trap. [/ooc]
OOC: Yeah, jumping into a possible hostile situation, you're at full combat readiness when you leave hyperspace, so assume this is normal when you're jumping into trouble. Istara, Zennith, and the fighter pilots (and the P-wing gunners) are in their fighters and ready to launch. Storm, Rosa, Lt. Koran's assistant tactical officer, and a few others are in Auxillery Control. Commander Cyn, Lt. Koran, Storm's assistant gunnery officer, and some others are on the bridge. Lt. Targon is in engineering.
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"Sir, are we going to be launching now or will we be holding off?" the Corellian asks her wingmate, the squadron commander.
"As much as I'd like to get out there right away, I'd bet the captain will have us hold off until we pick up enemy fighters. If the Imperials want to get in a long-range missile duel with us, I'd wager he's inclined to let them." The Twi'lek wing commander answers.
Rosa stands ready in the aux control room, monitoring all the information feeds coming in. One hypertrail, she thinks, At least it's not a whole fleet...
"What do they want on this planet?" she wonders outloud.
__________________ "Sometimes things must be broken in order to be rebuilt." --Sith Proverb.
"If it comes to a fight, I'd rather have all of us launched and away then have some of us still trying to launch when the enemy fighters start attacking." Istara commented on the Squad channel. She tried to sink herself into a trance so that she could stop wasting energy being anxious, but trances were never really her thing.
"Vape, how are we doing...are we ready to launch? All system's go?
"What do they want on this planet?" she wonders outloud.
Knowledge(galactic lore) check - DC 25 for non-Jedi/20 for Jedi; Rosa succeeds!
There was an incident involving some sort of Jedi artifact, the Miraluka who would become Darth Pauran, and a little-known man named Kyle Kattarn (sp?) on Ruusan shortly before Darth Pauran's rise to power. It ended with Kattarn dead, the artifact destroyed, and Darth Pauran abandoning whatever he had been after there.
When you mentioned Miraluka Sith lord, the first name to pop in my head was Jerec. Looks like I may have been right.
Rosa notes her recollection and keeps it to herself for the moment. She'd make sure to ask the Jedi of the group about what type of "artifact" could possibly be on the planet and why, when she had the chance. For now, however, she intently watches for any further change in the potentially hostile situation.
__________________ "Sometimes things must be broken in order to be rebuilt." --Sith Proverb.
It's probably worth noting that I haven't played the games or read the books where the Jerec / Kyle Kattarn / Valley of the Jedi storyline appears. I've just read some Wookieepedia articles. Things obviously played out differently here (Kyle died, Jerec lived, but the Valley was destroyed).
"Enemy fighters coming into extreme sesnor range. I can't get a fix on the type yet, but they're dogfighters, not bombers." The sensor tech says.
OOC: They're ~80 squares at starship scale away. The enemy frigate (being somewhat easier to pick up on sensors) is ~100 squares away. Proton missile range is 50% greater than turbolaser range; point blank 0-6 sq/ short 7-15 sq/ medium 16-30 sq/ long 31-60 sq.
"This is E2, 3 Green, Shields at full. Launching." Istara calls out, and then move her ship forward toward the closing enemy Squadron.
Instead of sprinting out ahead before the rest of the squadron could leave the Hangar, Istara weaves up and down, and corkscrews sacrificing speed for time for the rest of the Squadron to come together.
"Vape bring me up the Leading Fighter in my targeting computer...And tell me what we're looking at out here, what models of fighters?"
[OOC]
Move Action: Move 6 spaces towards the enemy
Swift Action: Raise Shields
Standard Action: Total Defense (+10 to Reflex Defense > 29)
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Sarcia had mostly run battle drills with her engineering crew while they were in hyperspace so that all would be on their toes when battle was eminent. "Everyone! Battle stations! Stay alert! Report status!" Once all was ready she reported that engineering was ready for battle.
Storm will take one of missile stations himself and readies for them to get into range. "Inform me as we get targeting lock. Everyone, be ready to shoot at captain's command."
Storm will take one of missile stations himself and readies for them to get into range. "Inform me as we get targeting lock. Everyone, be ready to shoot at captain's command."
OOC: You can choose to fire one weapon, or one weapon battery, using your modifiers; everything else will be fired as per a generic skilled crewman (unless another PC takes a hand). Also, it's your call if you want to break up weapon batteries to get more shots at a lower chance to hit.
Zenith grinned and felt a shiver of anticipation run up her spine as the whine of the engine cycled up and up, and the hull of the E-wing shook around her. She imagined it being eager to be let off its leash, like a kravjek with the scent of prey.
"This is E 3," she reported, "all systems check out and ready to launch."
The clearance confirmation flashed on the bottom corner of her HUD, and the Jedi pilot released the clamps and allowed the powerful fighter to roar out into space!
(Actions: Move out of ship towards enemy in formation with allied fighters. Shields up.)
Rosa keeps a close eye on the holographic representation of the battle in front her, watching as the pilots on their frigate rush towards the oncoming TIES. "May the Force be with you," she says in a whispered prayer.
__________________ "Sometimes things must be broken in order to be rebuilt." --Sith Proverb.
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