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<blockquote data-quote="ragboy" data-source="post: 1800827" data-attributes="member: 4151"><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><em>ragboy: I should be able to keep up a weekly schedule now...ug. Thanks for the push! </em></span></p><p>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-</p><p>"The atmosphere is breathable," Toba said, keying information into the ship's computer. "But, it looking like the dust could cause problems." </p><p>"I can't believe I agreed to this," Arani muttered, then keyed her intercom. "Everything's clear, but we'll need to wear breathers."</p><p></p><p>"Alright Arani," came Sia-Lann's calm voice. </p><p></p><p>"'Alright,' she says," the pilot grumbled. "I have bounty hunters and Trade Fed after me, and a load to get to market and she wants to wander around a deserted planet looking for her dead master." </p><p></p><p>"Sia-Lann knowing what she doing," Toba said, reading maintenance data from his screen. "Thune getting a good astrogate computer. Seems to be working. Weapons online, too." </p><p></p><p>"Well they cost enough." </p><p></p><p>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-</p><p></p><p>"This is the place, but I don't see anyone," Sia-Lann said, her voice muffled by the breather mask. </p><p></p><p>Before them sat a squat adobe building with a massive spire that disappeared into the green swirling dust above them. </p><p></p><p>"Maybe this Uduz is dead," Rann said, keeping watch on the building's entrance. </p><p></p><p>Toba stumbled over a protruding stone and yelped. The dust felt like acid on his skin and his senses were confused by the constant hissing. </p><p></p><p>"Quiet," Arani said. "We don't want to alert whatever's here to eat us." </p><p></p><p>"This being a dead planet," Toba said, irritated. "Nothing living here." </p><p></p><p>"We might as well go in," Sia-Lann said. </p><p></p><p>The companions moved up to the chapel and Sia-Lann stuck her head in the open door. The cool interior was lit with a strange greenish light, brighter than the outside. The spire was hollow all the way to its pinnacle she realized, and was composed of a translucent material with a fine etched design running halfway up its base. </p><p></p><p>"Looks clear," she said, and the group moved inside. </p><p></p><p>The cool air seemed humid, much more so than the outside, as they shuffled toward the center. A man-sized crystalline sculpture sat in the center of the room and the light from the spire twinkled on its crazed surface and reflected a dappling pattern on the plain white walls. </p><p></p><p>"What is it?" Arani asked, nervously sweeping her eyes across the shadowy edges of the room. </p><p></p><p>"Some kind of symbol," Rann said. He felt a tremor in the Force, but could not place its origin or meaning.</p><p></p><p>A drop of water from the spire struck the sculpture and it rang with a strange tone. Another struck Toba on the back of the neck and he yelped, whirling, and brought his pistol to bear. </p><p></p><p>"The spire must collect moisture from the atmosphere," Rann said, looking up. </p><p></p><p>"No," Arani said, looking at a series of fist-sized holes that surrounded the sculpture. She place her hand over one and felt an ice cold breeze. "There's a well under here. Planet's not so dead after all." </p><p></p><p>"I wonder what happened," Sia-Lann said. Her mind suddenly recoiled with the bright stab of the Force. </p><p></p><p>"Toba! Watch out!" </p><p></p><p>A thick ropy appendage lanced down from above them, whipped around the Toba's middle and began dragging the wailing Gungan into the air. To their horror, they could see it now. What appeared to be an etched design on one portion of the spire was actually a semi-transparent creature. Its multitude of skittering legs and tentacles writhed, striking blindly down into the room. </p><p></p><p>Rann dodged a strike and fired a blast into the tentacle that held his friend. A grating screech erupted from the creature, and Toba fell to the dusty floor. Sia and Arani fired indiscriminately into the point where all the appendages seemed to converge. </p><p></p><p>"Is this your contact!?" Arani yelled, dodging another strike and taking up a position on the other side of the sculpture. </p><p></p><p>"No," Sia said, dropping her pistol and drawing her lightsaber. </p><p></p><p>She slashed a tentacle in half as it whipped toward her. The severed limb continued to writhe and strike. She realized that Toba hadn't moved since he fell. </p><p></p><p>"Rann!" she called, taking another swipe. "Check Toba!"</p><p></p><p>Arani unleashed a barrage of fire from her position, and Rann scrambled to check the downed Gungan. </p><p></p><p>"Whaa?" Toba said, dazed. "What happened?"</p><p></p><p>"Come on!" Rann said, dragging him up. "And start shooting!"</p><p></p><p>Rann drew his own lightsaber to cover the Gungan's retreat and received a jab from a razor sharp tentacle. Another slammed into him and coiled around his leg. The leg was suddenly afire with needlesharp pains and then went cold and dead. The padawan yelled and slashed at the tentacle. </p><p></p><p>"These things are poisoned!" he yelled to the others. </p><p></p><p>Arani's second barrage of fire was greeted with another grating shriek and the creature uncoiled itself from the spire and began 'walking' down on its multitude arms. </p><p></p><p>"Ah poodou," she murmured, changing powerpacks. "It's coming down!" </p><p></p><p>Rann hobbled forward, the severed end of a whipping tentacle still locked on his lower leg and Sia joined him, slashing left and right. Toba's rifleshot took the creature in its writhing center and he was knocked across the room. Even with a dead leg, Rann held his own, severing the appendages that sliced toward him and edging ever closer to the creature's body. Sia-Lann went down, a heavy coiled tentacle knocking her lightsaber out of her grasp. She screamed an oath and backflipped out of a nest of the spiny arms, her saber flying to her in mid arc. She slashed out at those scrabbling arms that tried to encircle her as she landed. </p><p></p><p>Arani blasted another stream of burning bolts and the creature seemed to falter. Rann impaled what looked like a group of vital organs and the thing went into a spastic death throe, seeming to shrivel before their eyes. </p><p></p><p>"It's a blasted plant!" Arani breathed, as she stepped out and kicked one of the tremoring tentacles out of the way.</p><p></p><p>The pale green appendage was etched with darker green veins and seemingly turned to mulch under her touch.</p><p></p><p>"Meanest plant I ever saw." Rann breathed heavily. </p><p></p><p>"I am the Uduz!" a booming voice filled the interior of the chapel, startling the group. They whipped around to see a shimmering holograph projected from the crystalline structure. </p><p></p><p>"Ages ago, I came to this planet with a group of adherents intent on making a community of those that rejected the idea of the Light and the Dark," the holograph said in a rasping accented form of Basic. </p><p></p><p>Though its hazy form was difficult to discern, it appeared to be a creature not unlike the one they'd just destroyed. </p><p></p><p>"I was naive," the Uduz said. "Today, this world, called Benelli IV by those that inhabit the region, has been overtaken with the Dark side of the Force. My followers, believers, are slain or warped beyond their control. And I am in hiding." </p><p></p><p>"Great," Arani said, wiping sweat from her forehead and scanning the area for more enemies.</p><p></p><p>"You have come seeking the wisdom of the Uduz, but I cannot appear until the Dark is cleansed from this world. Over the years the power of both Dark and Light have waned, but a node of evil remains," it said. "Seek the mountain sunward in the morning and the shadow will reveal itself. With this guardian's demise, I can again seek the balance of the Force."</p><p></p><p>"Sia-Lann," Arani said, patiently. "I'm going to get in my ship and fly to Coruscant. You can do whatever you think is necessary."</p><p></p><p>"Arani," Rann replied. "We'll be here until we find out what this thing knows. And what it knows will probably prevent you from getting your head taken by one of those bounty hunters. You're in this with us, whether you like it or not." </p><p></p><p>Sia-Lann was surprised at Rann's sudden insight. She glanced from him to Arani. </p><p></p><p>"Let's have a look at your leg," she said to her padawan companion.</p><p></p><p>Toba stared out into the growing darkness and the pale green dust storm that never seemed to end.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ragboy, post: 1800827, member: 4151"] [size=1][i]ragboy: I should be able to keep up a weekly schedule now...ug. Thanks for the push! [/i][/size] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "The atmosphere is breathable," Toba said, keying information into the ship's computer. "But, it looking like the dust could cause problems." "I can't believe I agreed to this," Arani muttered, then keyed her intercom. "Everything's clear, but we'll need to wear breathers." "Alright Arani," came Sia-Lann's calm voice. "'Alright,' she says," the pilot grumbled. "I have bounty hunters and Trade Fed after me, and a load to get to market and she wants to wander around a deserted planet looking for her dead master." "Sia-Lann knowing what she doing," Toba said, reading maintenance data from his screen. "Thune getting a good astrogate computer. Seems to be working. Weapons online, too." "Well they cost enough." -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "This is the place, but I don't see anyone," Sia-Lann said, her voice muffled by the breather mask. Before them sat a squat adobe building with a massive spire that disappeared into the green swirling dust above them. "Maybe this Uduz is dead," Rann said, keeping watch on the building's entrance. Toba stumbled over a protruding stone and yelped. The dust felt like acid on his skin and his senses were confused by the constant hissing. "Quiet," Arani said. "We don't want to alert whatever's here to eat us." "This being a dead planet," Toba said, irritated. "Nothing living here." "We might as well go in," Sia-Lann said. The companions moved up to the chapel and Sia-Lann stuck her head in the open door. The cool interior was lit with a strange greenish light, brighter than the outside. The spire was hollow all the way to its pinnacle she realized, and was composed of a translucent material with a fine etched design running halfway up its base. "Looks clear," she said, and the group moved inside. The cool air seemed humid, much more so than the outside, as they shuffled toward the center. A man-sized crystalline sculpture sat in the center of the room and the light from the spire twinkled on its crazed surface and reflected a dappling pattern on the plain white walls. "What is it?" Arani asked, nervously sweeping her eyes across the shadowy edges of the room. "Some kind of symbol," Rann said. He felt a tremor in the Force, but could not place its origin or meaning. A drop of water from the spire struck the sculpture and it rang with a strange tone. Another struck Toba on the back of the neck and he yelped, whirling, and brought his pistol to bear. "The spire must collect moisture from the atmosphere," Rann said, looking up. "No," Arani said, looking at a series of fist-sized holes that surrounded the sculpture. She place her hand over one and felt an ice cold breeze. "There's a well under here. Planet's not so dead after all." "I wonder what happened," Sia-Lann said. Her mind suddenly recoiled with the bright stab of the Force. "Toba! Watch out!" A thick ropy appendage lanced down from above them, whipped around the Toba's middle and began dragging the wailing Gungan into the air. To their horror, they could see it now. What appeared to be an etched design on one portion of the spire was actually a semi-transparent creature. Its multitude of skittering legs and tentacles writhed, striking blindly down into the room. Rann dodged a strike and fired a blast into the tentacle that held his friend. A grating screech erupted from the creature, and Toba fell to the dusty floor. Sia and Arani fired indiscriminately into the point where all the appendages seemed to converge. "Is this your contact!?" Arani yelled, dodging another strike and taking up a position on the other side of the sculpture. "No," Sia said, dropping her pistol and drawing her lightsaber. She slashed a tentacle in half as it whipped toward her. The severed limb continued to writhe and strike. She realized that Toba hadn't moved since he fell. "Rann!" she called, taking another swipe. "Check Toba!" Arani unleashed a barrage of fire from her position, and Rann scrambled to check the downed Gungan. "Whaa?" Toba said, dazed. "What happened?" "Come on!" Rann said, dragging him up. "And start shooting!" Rann drew his own lightsaber to cover the Gungan's retreat and received a jab from a razor sharp tentacle. Another slammed into him and coiled around his leg. The leg was suddenly afire with needlesharp pains and then went cold and dead. The padawan yelled and slashed at the tentacle. "These things are poisoned!" he yelled to the others. Arani's second barrage of fire was greeted with another grating shriek and the creature uncoiled itself from the spire and began 'walking' down on its multitude arms. "Ah poodou," she murmured, changing powerpacks. "It's coming down!" Rann hobbled forward, the severed end of a whipping tentacle still locked on his lower leg and Sia joined him, slashing left and right. Toba's rifleshot took the creature in its writhing center and he was knocked across the room. Even with a dead leg, Rann held his own, severing the appendages that sliced toward him and edging ever closer to the creature's body. Sia-Lann went down, a heavy coiled tentacle knocking her lightsaber out of her grasp. She screamed an oath and backflipped out of a nest of the spiny arms, her saber flying to her in mid arc. She slashed out at those scrabbling arms that tried to encircle her as she landed. Arani blasted another stream of burning bolts and the creature seemed to falter. Rann impaled what looked like a group of vital organs and the thing went into a spastic death throe, seeming to shrivel before their eyes. "It's a blasted plant!" Arani breathed, as she stepped out and kicked one of the tremoring tentacles out of the way. The pale green appendage was etched with darker green veins and seemingly turned to mulch under her touch. "Meanest plant I ever saw." Rann breathed heavily. "I am the Uduz!" a booming voice filled the interior of the chapel, startling the group. They whipped around to see a shimmering holograph projected from the crystalline structure. "Ages ago, I came to this planet with a group of adherents intent on making a community of those that rejected the idea of the Light and the Dark," the holograph said in a rasping accented form of Basic. Though its hazy form was difficult to discern, it appeared to be a creature not unlike the one they'd just destroyed. "I was naive," the Uduz said. "Today, this world, called Benelli IV by those that inhabit the region, has been overtaken with the Dark side of the Force. My followers, believers, are slain or warped beyond their control. And I am in hiding." "Great," Arani said, wiping sweat from her forehead and scanning the area for more enemies. "You have come seeking the wisdom of the Uduz, but I cannot appear until the Dark is cleansed from this world. Over the years the power of both Dark and Light have waned, but a node of evil remains," it said. "Seek the mountain sunward in the morning and the shadow will reveal itself. With this guardian's demise, I can again seek the balance of the Force." "Sia-Lann," Arani said, patiently. "I'm going to get in my ship and fly to Coruscant. You can do whatever you think is necessary." "Arani," Rann replied. "We'll be here until we find out what this thing knows. And what it knows will probably prevent you from getting your head taken by one of those bounty hunters. You're in this with us, whether you like it or not." Sia-Lann was surprised at Rann's sudden insight. She glanced from him to Arani. "Let's have a look at your leg," she said to her padawan companion. Toba stared out into the growing darkness and the pale green dust storm that never seemed to end. [/QUOTE]
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