[center][b][color=7bcdc8]Xeviiy Sinclair[/color] [color=7ea7d8]Leon Athos[/color][/b] [b][color=fff200]Cathar[/color][/b][/center] Xeviiy felt her heart race as they traveled through hyperspace, knowing that it wouldn’t be long before they arrived at Cathar, where war would be waiting for them, she could see how some people were nervous and took quick notice when Aria was sick, though she didn’t blame her, Xeviiy’s own nerves were ablaze, she felt like she’d jump out of her skin at any moment. It wasn’t just the thought of her having to fight and kill others, it was also what it would be like with others dying around her, would she be able to handle it? Would she freeze up like when she had sparred with Leon? No she wouldn’t let that happen, she couldn’t, not with so many people depending on her. Leon too noticed how the others were nervous and also took notice when Aria became sick but didn’t say anything, he remembered when he first went into battle, he had felt the same as a lot of them, nervous, unsure, even slightly scared, but what remembered was that he wasn’t alone, that there were others that were there he could rely on. He glance over at Xeviiy, seeing her shivering a bit and placed his hand on her shoulder, “Hey, it’s alright, you don’t need to worry, you’ll have the support of your fellow Jedi and Republic troops aiding you.” Xeviiy glanced over at Leon, giving a small smile, her shivering dying down slightly, “Thanks Major, I know that I’ll have the others with me, but it’s still a battle and my first at that.” “Well the way I see it, it’s always better to be nervous than over confident because that will kill you faster than any blade or blaster ever will.” Leon responded, returning the smile. Xeviiy nodded and returned her attention to the window, the ship she was on jumping out of hyperspace and the planet Cathar appearing before them. “Well, I guess this is it, time to see what I’m made of.” She spoke quietly to herself, listening to the announcement from the pilot and then the cheers of the Republic soldiers, she couldn’t help but smile at how energetic and determined they were, it was quite admirable. She stumbled as the ship was fired upon by anti-air emplacements, she braced herself against the wall, trying to keep her balance, her nervousness once more increasing, she heard her ears beating in her ears, but she wasn’t going to let her fear get the better of her, she was determined to be an asset and not a liability. Xeviiy turned to Aria when she spoke to her, giving her a nod and then looked to Leon, “Be sure not to die out there Major, I still want to finish that sparring match we never got to finish.” She gave a determined smirk to him before making his way over to Aria. Leon closed his eyes, smirking for a moment, “Don’t worry kid, I wouldn’t dream of getting the chance to trounce you like I was going to when we first fought.” Both Xeviiy and Leon watched as the docking bay opened, blaster fire flying through the air, Republic troops dying around them, Leon was quick to pull out his rifle on his back, beginning to fire at the Mandalorians in front of them, trying to hold them back. Xeviiy pulled out her lightsaber, that familiar turquoise blade ejecting out from the hilt as she held it with the grip style of Djem So, deflecting blaster bolts that flew near them. She too was sent flying through the air and into the dirt from the artillery fire, her vision slightly disoriented and her hearing momentarily deafened, looking up at the chaos around her as Republic troops were falling from the enemy fire, looking to Leon who was shouting to her, the ringing in her ears fading as her hearing returned, “Get up Xeviiy! You have to move!” Leon shouted as he shot towards the enemy once more. She shook her head to fully clear it, getting back up and igniting her weapon once more, helping defend more troops that were exiting out of the ship they were on. Anna slid in to a barrier that Leon was taking cover behind, her heart too was racing, her hands shaking as she held her blaster pistol in her hands, she knew that war was intense, but experience it first hand was another matter, the smell of death and the sounds of screaming as people die around them, she didn’t know how Leon could’ve done it the first time. Leon ducked behind the cover once more, sensing Anna’s fear he placed his hand on her shoulder, “It’s alright Lieutenant, I’m here with you, I won’t let anything happen to you, promise.” Anna felt better knowing that Leon was by her side and calmed herself enough to stop shaking, exhaling before finally appearing from cover, shooting at any Mandalorians that came into her sight. [hr] [center][b][color=a187be]Iri Asichi[/color][/b] [b][color=fff200]Cathar[/color][/b][/center] The ship Iri and her students were on alarmed as it began to exit hyperspace, Iri waking from her rest, sitting up giving a stretch and a yawn, “Well it looks like we’ve finally arrived, didn’t take as long as I expected.” She spoke to herself as she got out of the bed. All she had to worry about now was her students, they were quite a mischievous bunch, but she did admire that they wanted to come onto the mission and join her, even though they were too young to fight. “Okay, so we all have the plan down, right?” Vras asked as they looked out the window when the ship exited hyperspace, the other three giving nods as their master came out of her room, rubbing her head as she gave another yawn, looking to the four of them as she quirked her brow, “What are the four of you up too?” Vras being startled by Iri jumped, nervously laughing, “Oh nothing at all master, we were just talking with one another while we waited for you.” Not believe him for a second, she simply said, “Mmhm, you guys better behave when we land, we’re entering a war zone and it’ll be very dangerous and I can’t having you all getting hurt.” “We understand master, don’t worry, we’ll behave.” Noka reassured Iri. She gave a nod as she went to the cockpit, a light flashing on the control panel, she pressed the button and then a voice came through, “Republic vessel, state your business for being here, this is a war zone and unauthorized vessels will be destroyed.” “This is Jedi Knight Iri Asichi, I’ve been assigned by the Council on Dantooine to provide additional supplies to the Jedi that are already planet side as well as assist them.” There was a moment of silence before the voice responded, “Please send clearance code to confirm.” “Right away.” She responded, pressing another button which sent the code given to her which would confirm her ship and identity. After another brief moment of silence, the Republic officer on the other end spoke once more, “You’ve been cleared Master Jedi, apologies for the delay, can never be too careful with a war going on.” “It’s quite alright, I understand.” She simply said, heading down towards the planet. She landed at another spot that the Republic had control of, it was a few klicks from where Xeviiy and the others had landed, but she was to meet up with their group as multiple squads progressed, so it didn’t matter they all weren’t at the same LZ. The ship’s ramp descended down, revealing a temporary HQ for that small group of soldiers there, there were multiple soldiers and officers running through the tiny camp, sending and retrieving orders as the sounds of battle happened off in the distance. She soon got up out of her seat, heading towards the supplies and then activated the repulsor trolley they were on, beginning to push them as she looked to her students, “Come on, let’’s go and remember what I said.” She spoke to them as they exited the ship. They nodded, following close behind her, looking at the camp in awe at all the soldiers and officers. “Hurry up and send those orders, we’ll get crushed if they’re not delivered right away.” An older officer shouted, a low rank soldier saluting, “Right away Captain Harluk.” Then started to sprint to deliver the orders of his commanding officer. Captain Harluk then noticed Iri along with her students, “And who let them land here? This is zone is for combatants only!” He growled before heading over to her, “Listen lady, this is a restricted area, not a place to have mommy time with your kids, now clear out of here.” “What did you say? I’ll-” Vras spoke up before Iri extended her arm out, cutting him off. “I apologize for bringing children with me, though I didn’t have much of a choice, they sort of took it upon themselves to come with me, by the way, I’m Jedi Knight Iri Asichi, the Council sent me with these supplies and to help the other Jedi and soldiers that have already landed.” She responded calmly, chalking it up to the stress of war. His expression quickly changed to one of shock, “Oh, Master Jedi, forgive me for my rudeness, it’s been very hectic here and I wasn’t expecting a Jedi to bring children with them.” “It’s quite alright Captain, I understand that, don’t worry, they won’t get in the way, actually I was hoping they could stay here in the camp until transport can be obtained to send the back to Dantooine.” “Oh, of course Master Jedi, they can stay in the HQ Tent, it’s large enough for them to not be in the way, plus there will always be someone watching them.” The Captain responded more humbly compared to his previous demeanor as some troops came to take the supplies off of Iri’s hands. They soon headed into the tent he mentioned, various computers and communication equipment lay inside with various officers hovering over them, receiving and sending information. “As you can see Master Jedi, it’s quite busy here, most of the troops were deployed at the center flank, and were barely holding our own on the left flank, let alone being able to push up.” “Yes, I understand, I’ll try and help in anyway I can Captain,” She then paused for a moment, looking to Vras, Noka, Sanjun and Vrol, “You four stay here, understood?” “Yes Master, we’ll stay here.” Vras simply spoke, though they all had their fingers crossed behind their backs. Iri then returned her attention to the Captain, “I’ll head out and try to assist your troops and the other Jedi that landed here. “Thank you Master Jedi, we could use all the help we can get.” Captain Harluk responded as Iri gave a nod and then exited the camp, beginning to head towards the where the battle was taking place. [hr] [center][b][color=silver]Antares Solborne[/color][/b] [b][color=fff200]Cathar[/color][/b][/center] Alarms soon went off in Antares’ ship, it indicating that they were about to exit hyperspace. Antares was quick to awake, he usually was a light sleeper and then stretched as he sat up, “Wow, thought I’d get to sleep a bit longer than that, guess a speedy trip is better than a slow one.” He spoke to himself as he continued to wake up a bit, heading into the cockpit his eyes widened as he saw where they exited, right in front of the Republic, “Damn it Six, you were supposed to exit behind the planet, now were right in front of the ‘glorious’ Republic.” His last part of his sentence having some sarcasm to it. He soon noticed a transmission light flashing, the Republic ship nearby trying to contact him, “Ah great, thanks for your excellent navigation charting, I love talking to Republic mutts.” He shouted to Six once more who made furious whistles to him as it came into the cockpit, “Ah save it, I’ve got to deal with this first.” He waved his hand in front of the droid to dismiss it and then pressed the flashing button, “Uh...hello?” He answered cautiously. “You have entered a restricted area, state your business for entering the Cathar system or you will be fired upon.” A woman responded from one of the Republic cruisers responded. A smirk appeared on his face, “Well I was figuring I could get a date with you, you sound pretty cute.” There was silence for a moment, “Please state your business here or you will be fired upon, this is your last warning.” The woman responded once more. “Alright doll, don’t get your panties in a bunch, I was sent from the Republic to deliver relief aid for some of the people down on the planet.” He responded, trying to bluff his way out of his current situation. “Please send your clearance codes for confirmation.” “Ah, I’d love too, I really would, but I’m having a few issues with my ship, so some systems are down, I was planning to repair it here after I made the delivery.” He responded, a little nervous, but all he had to do was believe his lie and they would as well. “If you cannot provide clearance codes then you must exit the system.” “I’ve got my codes, I just can’t transmit them as I’ve said, I can just deliver them when I get down to the planet.” The woman clearly wasn’t having whatever he was selling, “Since you cannot provide your codes, you are instructed to leave.” “Look, all I’m trying to do is deliver some supplies that you guys are paying me to do.” “You are an unknown entity entering a system that has a war going on it, unverified ships will not be permitted to land without proper clearance.” The woman responded, a little more irritated. “Yeah, I know, I was the only one crazy enough to take this job, like I would have a reason to enter a war ridden system, come on, I’m already here, do you really want to send these supplies away?” He responded in a slightly smoother voice, one trick he always tried to do when speaking to a woman to get what he wanted. “Well...our troops do need those supplies, one moment,” She spoke, there being silence for a second, “You have been given temporary landing permission, you’ll be escorted to the planet and then searched and verified, please proceed.” “Thank you.” He simply said with a smirk, figuring it was either his luck or charm that got him out of that and then proceeded to head towards the planet, two Republic fighters soon approaching from behind. His luck however quickly changed when his ships ID had been read as he was making his way to the planet, he was in slight trouble with the Republic and with his already shady responses earlier, another transmission quickly came in, “Crimson Phoenix, you are wanted by the Republic for smuggling, stay where you are and wait to be picked up.” The same woman soon spoke, Antares quickly cutting off the transmission to her. “Yeah, like that’s going to happen,” He spoke to himself, smirking all the while and then shouted, “Hey Six, find something to hold on to, things are going to get a bit bumpy!” He then fired his engines up, the Crimson Phoenix jutting forward as it raced to the planet, the two fighters that had been following him started their chase as four more left their cruiser and assisted, blaster firing streaking across the darkness of space as they tried to stop him. “Let’s just see you try and keep up.” He spoke to himself, spinning through space, pulling up to avoid their fire and then hid behind a stray asteroid. “Okay where’d this guy go?” One of them spoke up as they searched around the asteroid to find him. “I don’t know, it’s not like he jumped, we would’ve detected that, he’s got to be around here somewhere.” Another responded. Slowly the Crimson Phoenix came up behind them, the targeting system on his ship highlighting the six of them. “Wait, I’m picking up something, he’s...behind us!” One of the Republic pilots shouted, the rest quickly trying to turn around but it was too late. “Catch ya later.” He simply said before he fired his shots, rapid streaks of red shot out from his guns hitting the engines of at least four of them and then he bolted for the planet once more, their ships would still be intact, but they wouldn’t be able to pursue him, he wouldn’t kill them unless he had too. The remaining two fighters pursued him once more, the atmosphere of the planet causing their ships to rumble as the air impacted against them, anti-air guns shooting towards them, “Well this mission just gets more and more fun.” Antares grunted as he tried to avoid both the Republic and the AA guns that were on the ground, he would ask for double after this, he knew a war riddled planet would be difficult to land on, but this certainly wasn’t worth what he was being paid for, even with the bonus he tacked on. The AA guns eventually managed to hit all three ships that were in the air, the Republic fighters having flames appear on them before falling away from the Crimson Phoenix and crashing into the ground, followed by them exploding. The Crimson Phoenix itself was a bit luckier, though not by much as it started a crash landing towards the ground, one of it’s engines was hit and it was struggling to stay in the air. “Come on baby, you can hang in there, just a bit more.” He spoke to the ship, avoiding additional fire from the air defense guns, managing to just slip past them and then pointed its belly to the ground, skidding across the ground as trees and dirt were shoved aside when the heavy ship plowed through them, finally stopping and Antares let out a sigh of relief, “Well, I’m not dead yet.” He soon got up, twist his neck and cracking it, the landing causing minimal injuries to body. He then headed towards where the container was, activating the repulsion on the crate and then began to carry it out towards the docking ramp, Six came rushing up, furiously whistling and shifting from side to side, “Yeah yeah, I know, just see what’s damaged on the ship and how long it’ll take to fix it, I’ve got to make this delivery and then I’ll be back to get the Phoenix up and running again.” The droid let out a sigh and then started to check on various parts of the ship to diagnose it. When the ramp descended, he exited the ship and took a look around for a second, then continued on towards his destination, it probably wouldn’t take more than an hour or two for him, what he didn’t realize however was he was right in between where Aria’s group and Iri was, hopefully his luck wouldn’t have him crossing paths with them, last thing he needed was to get caught up with more of the Republic.