[center][h2][i][b]ON ALDERAAN [/b][/i][/h2][/center]

[center][h2]Jude Sucal[/h2][/center]

I am outside the base, training with Iwan. I hold my crimson bladed lightsaber in both hands in a standard Ataru defense form. "Now, come at me! Strike at my weak points!"

[center][h2]Iwan Starsnow[/h2][/center]

I stand awkwardly in no particular stance, looking quite amateurish. Thankfully Zar'kun had a stockpile of old lightsabers in the base armory. The one I currently carry is acid green, and the hilt is a shiny obsidian color. I take a few steps towards Jude, lifting the blade awkwardly over my head. "Alright, brother. Here I come!" Runs at Jude.

[center][h2]Jude Sucal[/h2][/center]

"Don't announce your moves!" Easily blocks his extremely predictable attack. "And don't call me brother! We share a father, and that is about it!" Deflects more of his strikes, then quickly bats his blade away, sending it flying out of his hand. "Now, pick it up!"

[center][h2]Iwan Starsnow[/h2][/center]

Scowls, then goes to retrieve the lightsaber. "Not only am I your brother, I'm your OLDER brother. So... you know. How about some respect?"

[center][h2]Jude Sucal[/h2][/center]

"I'll respect you the day you stop getting your ass handed to you by a kid. You have to EARN the right to be my brother. Hayden Twilight is more of a sibling to me, and we share zero blood. You? You have some work to do. Now, assume ready position AGAIN!" I move back to Ataru defense, but out of the corner of my eye, I see movement in the tall grass. I raise a hand to pause the sparring match, Looking out towards the grasses. Something small, about the size of a child, is moving towards the base. A moment later, my eyes widen as a huge bipedal insect marches out of the grasses. "Woah! What the hell is that thing!?" I jump back a step, holding my lightsaber towards it as a warning.

[center][h2]Iwan Starsnow[/h2][/center]

"That's a Killik." I say with recognition. "Mothe...Doctor Malori used to keep a few at her lab on Myrkr. Part of menagerie of experiments. Used to really freak me out. But that is it doing here?"

[center][h2]Jude Sucal[/h2][/center]

"No idea. Must have something to do with that Chiss girl, Luci." As I speak, the Killik walks right up to me and stops, staring at me with big black eyes. I lower my weapon only slightly. "What do you want? We don't have food or anything for you!" The Killik just tilts it head, clicking its mandibles and waving its antennae.

[center][h2]Oroboro Messenger[/h2][/center]

[i]"Brrrrub brub brub bruuubrb?"[/i] It pauses, looking between Jude and Iwan. When neither of them respond to it's question, it repeats, [i]"Brrrrub brub brub bruuubrb?"[/i]

[center][h2]Jude Sucal[/h2][/center]

"Uhh...yeah. We don't have any food."