Chapter 4: Red Blades

After Order 66, few Jedi dare to venture outside the shadows—rumors of the dark and terrible Darth Vader haunting even their waking moments. Yet, some Jedi find this life of fear unbearable. The Empire is always watching, and Vader himself is eager to confront any Jedi that might bring him closer to the whereabouts of his betrayer, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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Post by Muskrat » Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:30 pm

Shoshannah says to Janos, "I don't think we can get her back to the ship undetected. I'm not sure if we'll be able to get ourselves back to the ship undetected. And if somehow managed to get her to the ship, we'd need to make sure she was doped up the entire trip back, or she might be able to use the Force to mess with our heads. And what happens if she gets loose at our base and escapes?"

She turns to Uri and says firmly, "She's Sith or near enough as makes no difference, but she's still a person. We can't kill her in cold blood. Not unless you want to start down the path to the Dark Side that she's already taken. Leaving her bound and gagged is probably the best we can do."

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Post by Othniel » Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:48 pm

"No one is beyond redemption," Janos says slowly. "If we could manage it, I think we should take her with us and see if we can undo what has been done. But we need to leave quickly, and you're right. It will be difficult enough without her getting back ourselves. Let's go."

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Post by RorytheRomulan » Fri Jul 09, 2021 1:41 am

There is a short pause. The young warrior gives both Shoshannah and Janos a blank look as they counsel him before extinguishing his lightsaber. He wears an expression concerningly lacking in understanding, but perhaps he will come into it in due time.

"I think we should leave her. After all, we came all this way. We still have a mission."

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Post by Muskrat » Wed Jul 14, 2021 7:07 pm

It seems like we're agreed on leaving her bound and gagged. But Shoshannah did want to search her body to see if we could find anything interesting or useful. And someone else wanted to swipe her lightsaber.

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Post by Othniel » Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:27 pm

"Fine, we'll leave her," Janos says, not wanting to waste any more time. "But I hope she appreciates the mercy she is being shown and that it does not turn to bitterness. An enemy whose pride is wounded can be doubly dangerous."

"We need to move now. She will be found, and then the whole place will go on alert."

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Post by Shurijo » Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:59 pm

With the dark armored warrior unconscious, the Jedi quickly moves to secure her so she won't interrupt their plans. As they use a makeshift rope found within the room, they inspect her weapon to find a unique design. When configured with the handles connected inline, it forms a double-bladed lightsaber and when the two handles are separated, it forms two single bladed lightsabers. In additional they notice the blades can spin around the handles.

When they remove her helmet, they find a scarred Kel Dor female. Jedi Knight Granite recognizes her face as the former Jedi Knight Rikros Batu who he last saw on Coruscant. The group gag her by covering her breather enough so she can breath, but not shout. As they work to confine her, Jedi Shohannah finds a datapad and what she believes to be a device used as a key to magna locks.
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Post by ManWithDoor » Thu Jul 15, 2021 5:29 pm

Granite shakes his head in dismay, whispering to the others her identity. While the others grab datapads and her weapon, he searches for any communication devices to retrieve. If they can listen to their comms, at least until they realize they've been compromised, it could help with all sorts of things.
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Post by Muskrat » Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:11 pm

Shoshannah quickly pockets both the datapad and the magna lock. "Well, at least we are not coming away empty handed, even if our original mission failed. And this may yet contain information about where the kallida rocks were going and being used for."

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Post by RorytheRomulan » Fri Jul 16, 2021 2:25 am

Uri stares at the lady whom Granite tells them is called Rikros Batu, shocked that a Jedi Knight could fall to the Dark Side. Then, he picks up her lightsaber, exploring the device and figuring out its functions. "Good call. Better grab this, too. Let's use that key we found on the locks."

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Post by Shurijo » Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:29 pm

As they inspect the fallen Jedi, the datapad within Shoshannah's hand buzzes and a message is displayed.

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TO: Inquisitorius 
FROM: Grand Inquisitor

The First Sister reports the captured Jedi is near her
breaking point. After finishing your current operations, 
return to Mustafar, so we can welcome the Fourth Sister
to the Order.
 
The Emperor is displeased with the lack of younglings 
retrieved for Project Harvester. The project has been 
transferred to the new Imperial officer who calls himself 
Darth Vadar. The Emperor, Darth Vadar, and the younglings
are being moved to our facility on Arkanis as we speak.

We are tasked with assisting Darth Vadar with Project 
Harvester and continuing our primary mission of 
eliminating or turning the Jedi survivors to our cause.

Glory to the Empire,
Grand Inquisitor

From their location, they can hear a large spacecraft taking flight in the distance. The engines sound similar to the Lambda shuttle which landed several minutes before they entered the facility.

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