Deeper Education [IC]

[Master Tyren]

Good work Miss Youngblood, Tyren says calmly, Now stay here and start getting the systems online ... it's time for us to say good-bye to this academy.

Tyren leaves the Deeprunner and begins walking towards Master Atharias' chambers; as he does so, he opens his communicator to Master Nor ... Master Nor, this is Master Tyren. We can't take too many more hits like that. I'm evacuating the students into the Deeprunner now. I don't know what we'll encounter in the waters, but it looks like we don't have a lot of choice anymore. My plan is to get the Deeprunner as far away from here as possible, and once we're out of danger, surface and have you come pick us up. Let me know if you see any flaws in this plan. Over.

As Tyren arrives at Master Atarias' chambers, he first addresses Gimto ... Excellent job, Mr. Leepto. Please begin drawing on the life support to keep the academy afloat for as long as you can. If you need the terminal to do this then stay here, but if you can do it by remote, then I need you in the Deeprunner ASAP.

Tyren surveys the chambers, seeing it is not in the complete order he had left it in, but still in good shape. He then looks to Master Jodan and nods to him. Tyren walks to the front-center position of the students and speaks to them ... My fellow Jedi, please hear me. First I want to tell you that you've all done very well, and for that I thank you. As I'm sure you can tell, the academy is no longer the safest place for us to be right now, that is why I am now instructing you all to go back to the Deeprunner. We will be evacuating the academy, and I need you all to remain calm, as you have all done here. Magus, Bri. You will be assisting Gimto in piloting the Deeprunner, we know that the Force will be with you. Everyone, please follow me to the Deeprunner. Form a line, and we will all walk calmly there together. Master Jodan, please take up the end of the line, and leave the cloaks on the walls. Let's get moving!

Tyren helps the students to form the line, putting Magus and Bri just behind him. As the room students begins forming up, Tyren looks to Gimto and says ... Choose a friend to stay here with you, and come meet us at the Deeprunner as soon as you can.

Tyren opens his communicator to all instructors ... Please know that I am evacuating all the students from Master Atharias' chambers into the Deeprunner, and we will be leaving shortly. If you, or any other students are nearer to me then Master Nor, you need to get down here now. If you are nearer to Master Nor, then I recommend getting a ride with him. May the Force be with you. Tyren out.

With that, Tyren will begin leading the students to the Deeprunner.

 

[Fenris2]

Tyren leaves the Deeprunner and begins walking towards Master Atharias' chambers; as he does so, he opens his communicator to Master Nor ... Master Nor, this is Master Tyren. We can't take too many more hits like that. I'm evacuating the students into the Deeprunner now. I don't know what we'll encounter in the waters, but it looks like we don't have a lot of choice anymore. My plan is to get the Deeprunner as far away from here as possible, and once we're out of danger, surface and have you come pick us up. Let me know if you see any flaws in this plan. Over.

Nor replies, "Atharias and the droids are trying to get Rak's ship up and running as the War Pig cannot support all the students, but if worse comes to worse, I can carry them for a while, just not support them. I just wish we could get Sol to my ship... That would take all the load off the academy, as the baddies would go after me then. . . But since that does not seem to be happening, you are probably right."

 

[Fenris2]

"The black crystals?" Atharias seems distracted. "Ah... It is a secret I regret keeping, Instructor. But I did what I felt had to be done..."

"You'll recall, no doubt, that just a few moments ago you were speaking to some of the students about why your ship was not a toy. You told them that it was a dangerous thing, and if were they not careful, they could do serious damage to the Academy. You felt that caution was most justified."

Atharias looks directly into Nor's eyes. "How much more caution do you think might be justified in the case of a weapon capable of destroying whole worlds?

"

Nor smiles a bit, gently needling, "Do I get a prize if I say no? For one thing, slight diference in that I told them that ahead of time. I really don't recall the 'don't go into room X or the world will end' lecture, but then again I always did sleep in class (grin). And, shouldn't keeping such a thing entail just a wee bit more attention to security then what we seemed to have? (sighs) Moot point now I know. . ."
"So, does someone need to go down and retrieve that stuff that Tersh found? Because, if we abandon ship here, then anyone can swoop in and pick up the pieces which may well be the plan in the first place. . . And, is there anyone else who knows? Because my force sense tingles every time I think about this secret and the meeting you were going to go to."

* * *​

"Astounding." Atharias seems stunned. "We had theorized that such creatures might exist, but we believed them long since extinct. I never thought to see them myself. Emotional parasites. If our theory was correct, they feed off the miniscule traces of Force energy that come from raw emotion."

Nor says, "Now see there is that we again...(chuckle) But I am glad to see my wild ass guesses still hit close to the mark(grin). Maybe at least... So what we have is a critter that treats the dark side like miracle grow. Any clue about positive emotions? Hmm lets give it a go."

Nor comes instructors, "Can anyone near the super mold try to think postive loving thoughts at it? Maybe if darkside is miracle grow to it than the light side is like weed killer. Over"

* * *​

"Well, duh, Master Nor! I've only been rebuilding hovercraft engines since I was six cycles old!" Gimto suddenly seems shocked by his own outburst. "Err...sorry, Master. I didn't mean to be so...disrespectful. You're right, though. I'm not going to try and dump any more power into the turbines until we have more of an idea what the exact problem is."

Nor laughs, "Gitmo, no problem, I am probably over concered is all. oo many things going on at once, I should have remembered your skills."

* * *​

Nor comms the instructors, "Can anyone tell me what is shaking the academy like a coconut tree? I want to go down and take a peak at those turbines, but if the place is about to come apart on me I may pass on standing over the turbines as it does that (chuckle)..."


If someone lets Nor know there is a giant aquatic critter headed for the surface, he will then prep to pot shot it with the quad trubo lasers. Even, going so far as to cut loose three blasts at a go. . .'

If not, then he will call up those schematics on the academy/turbine areas to see what he can learn about fixing them / gaining access to them."

 

[nonamazing]

Sylara grips the sides of the ladder and begins sliding down with Sol still fastened to his back. Zeth whimpers a bit as Sylara and Sol come closer to him. He grimaces in pain, his already tenous grip growing weaker.

* * *​

"Very well. Master," Aayla says as Tyren exits the Deeprunner. "I'll take care of everything." Once Tyren has left, she sighs quietly. "Now...hmmm...how do I get both engines running..." she mutters to herself.

Tyren calmly steps into Atharias' chamber and begins getting the students in order. As everyone files out toward the Deeprunner, Jodan taps Tyren on the shoulder and motions him to the side. "There's an academy training facility on Carra, Blue's moon. It's not used very often, but there's plenty of supplies. Of course, it might be better to begin heading for Masu--if the Jedi that Master Atharias called for have begun to gather, then Masu should be just about the safest place in the galaxy right now. Nor's ship shouldn't have any trouble getting us all to either destination."

Gimto is the last student to enter the Deeprunner, having stopped to retrieve a pair of datapads from the Deck 12 stateroom. "I'm going to link these together, and then leave one here, patched into the main controls." As he speaks, Gimto uses his multi-tool to open up a panel in the wall. He then begins pulling out several wires and attaches them to one of the datapads. "I'll take the other with us, and we should be able to operate all of the Academy controls from any distance."

A few moments later, Tyren, Jodan, and the students are aboard the Deeprunner. Magus takes the main pilot's chair, and Aayla motions for Gimto to take her seat at the co-pilot's chair. Bri grabs a small crate and moves to sit next to Gimto.

"We're ready to go whenever you are, guys," Magus says. "Though I think we'd better get a move on--I've got those big things on the scanner again and they're closing in on us from below...got about two minutes." Magus grins rakishly, but his cockiness is clearly an attempt to disguise his fear.

"Should we leave right away?" Aayla says. "I don't believe all of the students are accounted for, Master."

* * *​

"So, does someone need to go down and retrieve that stuff that Tersh found? Because, if we abandon ship here, then anyone can swoop in and pick up the pieces which may well be the plan in the first place. . . And, is there anyone else who knows? Because my force sense tingles every time I think about this secret and the meeting you were going to go to."

Atharias, on the deck of Rak's ship, speaks softly into his wrist communicator. "Ah, the meeting...such an irony, don't you think? My hope was that the Jedi, scattered as we are, could begin to work together, pool the wisdom of our eldest and greatest so that secrets like this could be faced head on..."

Atharias pauses. In the background, Nor can hear Jilian shouting at Timone. "I should go, Instructor Nor. The students need my help. I believe we can get Master Rak's ship operational once more, but at a greatly reduced capacity. There seems to have been serious damage done to the hull, and we are forced to seal off several sections in order to maintain the ship's integrity. I'll keep you updated on our progress. And we'll speak more about these...broader issues as soon as the safety of the students is attended to. It is time that I shared with you all the secrets of Navieon and what my Master and I discovered when we first came here."

"Oh, and don't worry about retrieving anything left in the Academy. There's nothing of crucial importance there. The students are, of course, our most valuable resource."

* * *​

Meanwhile, on deck two, Tolark pulls a medical kit into a travel pack and slides it onto his back. The medical droid itself, an older "tower" model, is too bulky to bring along. But the simple surgical supplies and basic medical scanners in the Academy's field kit should suffice to deal with just about any sort of medical emergency.

Hearing a noise from the direction of the access tubes, Tolark steps out of the hospital and into the corridor. Sylara, looking terribly pale, is suspended about twenty meters below Tolark, hanging onto the ladder with one hand. In his other hand he holds the edge of Zeth's sleeve--the Rodian child appears to have fainted. It seems to be taking almost all of Sylara's strength to hold on.

* * *​

"master milius what are we going to do now because the lift isn't going to work and i don't know about you but i have a bad feeling about this" Pa'hu tugs at her master's robes as she tries to catch his attention.

Suddenly, Der'oth begins to struggle in Milius' grasp. He seems delirious, breathing heavily. "The stars...Master Milius, something's wrong with the stars!"

* * *​

Aboard the War Pig, Nor looks over the Academy's schematics while Wayne continues to patrol. A complex cleaning system catches his eye, but before he can examine it more closely, Wayne comms over the emergency channel. "Uhh...hey. I dunno what that is, boss. You got orders?"

Nor checks the screens. Below, some massive creature has broken the surface of the water and is now trashing violently. It spills hundreds of gallons of dark blood into the water, it's skin shredded and ruptured. It appears to be dying, but could still be quite dangerous, especially if it starts slamming into the side of the Academy in its death throes.

 

[allpowerfulbob]

Wishing that he had an extra hand so he could reach his communicator Sylara begins to struggle his way up the ladder. His training starts to melt away as begins to sweat profusely and his breathing becomes more ragged, his body struggling to gather the oxygen it needs to keep him moving. Rung by rung Sylara continues the long climb towards the surface. Miraculously Sylara somehow manages to maintain his resolve and continue climbing bearing the weight of the two unconscious students.

OOC: Second climbing roll while bearing the children.
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[Master Tyren]

"There's an academy training facility on Carra, Blue's moon. It's not used very often, but there's plenty of supplies. Of course, it might be better to begin heading for Masu--if the Jedi that Master Atharias called for have begun to gather, then Masu should be just about the safest place in the galaxy right now. Nor's ship shouldn't have any trouble getting us all to either destination."

Tyren listens to Master Jodan calmly as they ready themselves to leave, when Jodan has finished, Tyren says ... I thank you for the information, Master Jodan, but that is a decision I will leave to Master Nor. While we have this moment I wanted to thank you for the excellent job you've been doing here. Thank you. Now let's get going. Tyren smiles at Master Jodan, and though the words are not spoken, Tyren's face seems to say, "We're not out of this yet."

Gimto is the last student to enter the Deeprunner, having stopped to retrieve a pair of datapads from the Deck 12 stateroom. "I'm going to link these together, and then leave one here, patched into the main controls." As he speaks, Gimto uses his multi-tool to open up a panel in the wall. He then begins pulling out several wires and attaches them to one of the datapads. "I'll take the other with us, and we should be able to operate all of the Academy controls from any distance."

Tyren gives Gimto an approving look, places one hand on the boys shoulder and says ... You've performed masterfully here, Mr. Leepto, the Jedi are lucky to have one such as you amongst us. Tyren waits a moment, allowing Gimto to enjoy it before saying ... Now, stay focused; we still have a long way to go before we can consider ourselves safe.

"We're ready to go whenever you are, guys," Magus says. "Though I think we'd better get a move on--I've got those big things on the scanner again and they're closing in on us from below...got about two minutes." Magus grins rakishly, but his cockiness is clearly an attempt to disguise his fear.

Do not fear, Mr. Irimore, ... Tyren grins at Magus as he says ... that means we have a two minute head start. Seal this thing off and lets get moving now. I have been lead to believe that this machine can move very fast ... show me how fast. Take us as far away from here as you can. Anywhere safer then here.

Magus begins to seal up the Deeprunner as Aayla says ...

"Should we leave right away?" Aayla says. "I don't believe all of the students are accounted for, Master."

Tyren looks to her with his cold eyes, and says one word ... Yes.

Tyren finds the Deeprunner's communicator and broadcasts to everyone in the academy ...This is Master Tyren. The Deeprunner is away, so if you were on your way here, turn around now and head to the top level. I'm sorry we couldn't wait longer, but we will soon be under attack. May the Force be with you all.

Tyren stands silent behind his pilots and watches approvingly as the Deeprunner detaches from the academy and begins its journey.

 

[Fenris2]

Tyren finds the Deeprunner's communicator and broadcasts to everyone in the academy ...This is Master Tyren. The Deeprunner is away, so if you were on your way here, turn around now and head to the top level. I'm sorry we couldn't wait longer, but we will soon be under attack. May the Force be with you all.

Nor comms Tyren, "Master Tyren, could you be so kind as to update the list of student and instructor locations indicating who is on the Deep Runner so we know who is left to rescue? Some may be in, or trapped in, areas where sensors have been damaged..."

 

[Fenris2]

Atharias, on the deck of Rak's ship, speaks softly into his wrist communicator. "Ah, the meeting...such an irony, don't you think? My hope was that the Jedi, scattered as we are, could begin to work together, pool the wisdom of our eldest and greatest so that secrets like this could be faced head on..."

Atharias pauses. In the background, Nor can hear Jilian shouting at Timone. "I should go, Instructor Nor. The students need my help. I believe we can get Master Rak's ship operational once more, but at a greatly reduced capacity. There seems to have been serious damage done to the hull, and we are forced to seal off several sections in order to maintain the ship's integrity. I'll keep you updated on our progress. And we'll speak more about these...broader issues as soon as the safety of the students is attended to. It is time that I shared with you all the secrets of Navieon and what my Master and I discovered when we first came here."

"Oh, and don't worry about retrieving anything left in the Academy. There's nothing of crucial importance there. The students are, of course, our most valuable resource."

Nor replies, "Mostly good to hear. Although what caused such damage is a matter for concern. Well, I will not leave until you have it well in hand in case we need to transfer... Poop! What is that..."

Nor checks the screens. Below, some massive creature has broken the surface of the water and is now trashing violently. It spills hundreds of gallons of dark blood into the water, it's skin shredded and ruptured. It appears to be dying, but could still be quite dangerous, especially if it starts slamming into the side of the Academy in its death throes.

Nor comms Wayne, 'Raise altitude and continue patroling for squid. I will ah... deal with the whatever it is... "

Nor then tries to line up a good shot to brain the thing if he can figure out where that is anyway, eyes are probably a good likely place if he can see them. If so try one shot to drop it now before it thrashes onto the platform...

OOC: +4 computer, +2 ship size, +9 AB, +2 pilot synergy

If things go well, then try to see if Tyren gets that update of students done, if not try to do one himself...

 

[pallandrome]

Looking down at the fallen pair, Tolark sighs heavily. "If you insist on hanging around all day, you'll never get anything done Sylara!" he says, and then frowns. "I'm not usually one to spout bad puns. Perhaps this goo is not only feeding off emotional outbursts, but also causing them. It would make a sensible reactive survival mechan... oh, first things first." Tolark flexes his will against the two fallen Jedi.

"Rise."

He lifts his hand.

OOC:Tolark uses Move Object to pull the two of them up, and into the opening if he can. At the very least he'll being them up and onto a more stable platform.

 

[Master Tyren]

Nor comms Tyren, "Master Tyren, could you be so kind as to update the list of student and instructor locations indicating who is on the Deep Runner so we know who is left to rescue? Some may be in, or trapped in, areas where sensors have been damaged..."

Tyren looks to Master Jodan and says ... Master Jodan, please use your specialized datapad and do another Student Location Check; then send it to the other instructors datapads. Master Nor needs to know who's left to save, and we need to know who we've got on board.