Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi part 2

[Blackrat]

Lorem follows after the lead of Anariel, giving directions towards the mortars as the Force revealed to him.

[sblock=OOC]Sorry for my absense. As I posted in the Talking the Talk forum, I had an interesting week, which unfortunely didn't leave me enough time to post on ENW...[/sblock]

 

[Rhun]

OOC: No worries Blackrat. This game has a pretty slow posting rate anyway. I just don't want to see if die. I've enjoyed it so far.

 

[possum]

As Anariel gives the order to move out, another sounds joins the now quieting ringing in your ears. It's a familiar sounding buzz; the sound of repulsors firing in the air, engines burning, leaving faint clouds in its wake. Above you, the horrific form of the war droid you encountered when you first came planetside rushes in your direction. Laser cannons fire on the mess hall, sending up great plumes of dirt and debris as they miss every one of you. The droid turns around as you begin your mad dash towards somewhere less wide open, a clanking sound is soon replaced by the rushing sound of two missiles as they're launched.

An explosion throws to the ground inside of a trench, and when you get up, surveying your injuries and the damage the missiles caused, you realize that Voda and Yeshua are gone.

 

[Rhun]

"Damn!" says Anariel, laying in the dirt. "These raiders have far more firepower than I thought they would." Then she notices the bloodied and mangled bodies of Yeshua and Voda, and her face goes white. "This isn't good at all," she says.

 

[Shayuri]

Kestrel turns to see what Anariel is talking about, and her eyes widen. She takes a step towards her fallen comrades, but only one. It's clear they're past helping. Emotions boil under the hard crust of her Jedi training, threatening to explode. She looks away, at a wall, and tries to keep herself under control. For a second all she can do is recite the Code to herself in her mind, fists clenched and eyes shut.

Finally the tide starts to ebb, and she can let the world in again.

Carefully avoiding their companions, Kestrel looks at Anariel.

"How can we destroy that thing?" she asks.

 

[Rhun]

"I'm not sure we can," says Anariel quietly. "At least, not without a starfighter or our ship's guns."

 

[Blackrat]

Lorem had almost rooted himself in surprice of the attack and now ravels himself back to a more humanoid form. Looking at his fallen companions he makes a mental note of the place so they can return to retrieve the bodies later. Farewell young friends, we will finish our mission in your memories.

He turns to regard his human friends. We will grieve when there is time for that. Now we must consentrate on the plight of this planet. Let us press on.

 

[Rhun]

Anariel bites her lip, and after a moment nods. She takes a deep breath and looks at her tree-like companion. "Which way, Lorem?"

 

[possum]

The buzzing is beginning to grow louder once again, as the war droid turns around to begin another run. There are two ways out, other than jumping out of the trenches and into open ground: the way you came in, which is familiar yet would take you directly toward the returning droid, or straight ahead.

 

[Rhun]

Anariel heads deeper into the unkown. "Perhaps if we can get deeper into enemy lines, that thing will avoid firing for fear of hitting its own troops!"