The pilot of the speeder bike cries out in alarm as he finds himself lifted from the seat of his bike. Grasping the handlebars in a death grip, he guns the throttle and manages to overcome the hold of the Force at least for a moment before being flung at his fellow pilot.
The force of the blow doesn't dislodge the second pilot but the first one does bounce off and fall to his death.
Flying between the upper branches and the edge of the city by jetpack, Travis makes his way to within striking distance of Blake, eager to have his revenge.
While all the mayhem is going on outside, Cruix focuses on his patient. Through the Force he can see that Arrisa has fully dilated and is ready to give birth.
“It's going to be fine now, Arrisa” he says gently, “When the contractions come, you need to push”
“I know that!” she snaps back at him, “Why do the Imperials have no sense of timing?”
“Because they're the enemy. Now remember your breathing rhythm, and don't take it out on me”
“raaoaoraoaorahwhrr aoacwo whhurccworcro rcahwhrrc!?” Hrabacca roars as he draws his Bowcaster, “aoacwocwo ahscakworcahraan cwhraorwoc acrahowo whoo acoowhoohurc raao raanan!”
He then lets a bolt fly at one of the speeder bikes as it turns around for another pass. It bits into the fuselage but does no appreciable damage.
Drawing his trusty DL-44, Blake snaps off a shot at the pilot of the bike that Hrabacca attacked. His blast catches the trooper in the chest, killing him and sending his bike tumbling down towards the forest floor...
"Take him down, take him down!" yells Jayce with urgency, only imagining what damage the bikes could do with another pass. Drawing one of his newly crafted lightsabers, its green blade springs to life as he brings it to the ready position.
(Xan)
Xan is jolted from his state of shock by the clear command of his master. With a bit of a smile, he says, "Of course."
Cartwheeling over so that he is on the tree side of the second speeder, Xan gathers the Force into his left hand before takes a step forward and spinning, realising the gathered energy as the speeder whizzes by...
(Move 6 squares to the side, use Force Thrust and spend a FP to give the target speeder a -5 to its Str check.)
The speeder bike is suddenly propelled a good ten metres from its starting position, its repulsorlifts howling in protest as it begins to drop.
On its way down it fires a parting shot that passes between Jayce and Xan and impacts on one of the Nursery Ring huts.
A moment later, there is an explosion from over the side.
Retreating slightly using his jetpack, the ARC that nearly lost his head to Kanwarr aims his heavy repeater at the armoured Wookiee and unleashes a devastating barrage of fire that eats into armour, flesh, and the thick wooden floor beneath his feet (42 damage, 1 step down the track).
His companion aims a different weapon towards Hrabacca, Blake, and Torren. A grenade launcher.
He launches a bright blue grenade at the group, which explodes, but instead of shrapnel, sticky blue goo is thrown out in all directions, sticking the three of them to the floor.
The remaining three ARC Troopers bracket the hut in which Arrisa is giving birth. Not ones to be even vaguely sporting, they throw stun grenades in through the windows, blasting Arrisa and Cruix almost to unconsciousness.
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject:
Roaring in pain, the large wookiee pushes on and slices into his foes with abandon...
(activate other end of saber, Attack both ARC troopers, if they drop move toward the hut's right side.)
Torren stretches out with his senses to perceive the threat on the other side and to see how the people in the hut are fairing. After he does, he reaches out and slams two of the ARC troopers together as hard as he can, looking to end their assault on Arrisa and the others.
(UTF Sense Surroundings + Perception, UTF Move Object one into the other, will spend FP to boost if needed)
One of the ARC Troopers is turned into chunks of meat by Kanwarr's whirling blades.
The other loses his grenade launcher and has several deep gashes cut into him but he is still alive for now.
With the aid of the Force, Torren gets a fix on the three troopers that attacked Arrisa and is able to blast two of them into each other, sending them sprawling but for the moment, he can't tell how badly they've been impaired.
"Well done Xan!" yells Jayce over the sounds of weapons fire in the distance. Looking around to make sure there are no more enemies, he continues, "We need to hook up with the others, are you are up for some more running?"
He doesn't wait for an answer though. He has already called on the Force for added speed and set off for the hut.
In the midst of the chaos, Travis triumphantly rises into view using his jet pack; the trailing flames shimmering as they mark the lower edge of his shield bubble.
“I have you now, Blake” he hisses, taking careful aim with the weapon built into his left hand and firing.
His aim is momentarily spoiled by the blur of Jayce rushing across his path so instead of catching Blake in the chest, the oversized blaster bolt sails past him and hits one of the other huts.
Inside the hut, Cruix shakes his head to try to clear it from the effects of the stun grenades, calling on the Force to replenish himself so that he can still help Arrisa.
“I need you to stay calm, but I have got to get out there and help do something about those Imperials or you might be giving birth in an Imperial prison, and we wouldn't want that now would we?”
“aorcrahoahc!” Hrabacca roars, the word as much a curse as a warning.
Taking aim with his bowcaster, he fires at the one-eyed madman a fraction of a second before Blake joins in and fires too.
Unfortunately their blasts impact harmlessly on Travis' shield...
"Yeah sure...and you aren't even here." Rolling his eyes a bit, Xan pulls out his vibrosword, takes a deep breath, and calls upon the Force as he sets off at a run after his master.
The ARC Trooper closest to Kanwarr doesn't even slow down with the loss of his grenade launcher.
He uses his jetpack to withdraw beyond the edge of the walkway, draws a pair of blaster pistols and opens fire. Though one of his blasts burns deep into Kanwarr's torso (34 damage, 1 step down the track), the rest are expertly deflected right back at him, blasting holes in his face and neck.
His corpse now just floats there, where it will stay until his jetpack runs out of fuel.
“Ugh, kriffing Jedi can even hit us through walls” one of the ARCs behind the hut groans.
“Get the flamer and make sure the ones outside can't interfere. I'm gonna cut through the wall. Go”
As he does so, his companion complies with his instruction, moving around the hut so that he can get Torren, Blake and Hrabacca all in the blast.
Unfortunately for him, it seems his luck has just run out as the flames somehow manage to miss all three of the men stuck down by the adhesive grenade's fallout. And just when he thought his day couldn't get any worse; the flames melt the adhesive; setting Torren, Blake & Hrabacca free...
Unseen by anyone, the sixth ARC Trooper flies up and onto the walkway about fifteen metres behind Xan.
Hefting his unusual rifle, he fires at the young Zeison Sha. Not a blaster bolt, but a stream of liquid carbonite that hardens around his legs, stopping him in his tracks (12 damage, 2 steps down the track, immobilised).
Turning from the mortally wounded ARC, the beast comes face to face with his preferred prey. Letting his jaw drop into a mildly disturbing mockery of a smile, he takes a deep breath and prepares to meet his destiny.
With a feral roar, Kanwarr launches himself from the catwalk, paws stretched wide.
(Second Wind, Equilibrium (7 Force Points afterwards), Leaping charge for a grab on Travis taking 10 on the Jump check)
The Force flows through Kanwarr, healing him (regain 57, back to the top of the track) and speeding him towards Travis.
The mad Imperial is so shocked by the sight of the terrible armoured Wookiee leaping towards him that he is unable to dodge, and to his horror, his shield does not repel Kanwarr, who wraps his paws around Travis in a struggle that will surely determine who lives and who dies...
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject:
Moving to get into a more advantageous position, Torren draws into the Force and thrusts it's power at the ARC with the flame thrower, hoping to throw him off the edge...
(Move, UTF Force Thrust, UTF SS + P as my swift to stay in touch with the goon(s?) on the other side, FP to boost if needed)
"Osiiiiiiiiiiiik!" the ARC Trooper yells as he is launched backwards away from Torren.
More by luck than judgement, he manages to grab the edge of the walkway rather than fall over the side, though he does lose his flamethrower in the process.
Through the Force, you can still sense the two ARCs behind the hut trying to cut their way in.
Hearing the cry of his apprentice as he takes a stream of carbonite to the legs, Jayce skids to a stop and turns to face the new threat. Calling the Force to his lightsaber, Jayce charges the enemy, hoping to draw the trooper's attention away from Xan.
The distraction works as planned. Nearly having his arm chopped off is very distracting for the ARC Trooper, who is now in melee with a lightsabre wielder...
“What are you doing you crazy hairball?” Travis roars as he grapples with Kanwarr.
“You'll kill us both”
As if in response to that comment, his jetpack fails and the two of them plummet out of sight, beginning their long descent to the Shadowlands, probably via some branches...
Oblivious to the fate of Kanwarr and Travis, Cruix calls upon the Force. Seeing that Arrisa is about to have another contraction and the Imperials have almost cut through the wall he says “Now I think we both need to push”
While Arrisa pushes, Cruix unleashes the power of the Force, launching the rough circle of wood into the ARCs, completing their hole for them but also knocking them sprawling.
“I'll be right back” he says gently, moving to follow them and keep them away from Arrisa permanently.
Seeing that the firebug ARC hasn't quite gone over the edge, Blake and Hrabacca turn their weapons on him, filling his chestplate full of holes.
“Is that all of them?” Blake asks, “And what happened to Travis and Kanwarr?”
“Expend him!” one of the ARCs behind the hut shouts as Cruix emerges, “Then we can grab the mother and get moving”
Both ARCs open fire with blaster pistols, but to their intense surprise, Cruix catches every shot with his bare hand and is unscathed.
Holding his carbonite rifle as a bizarre form of shield against Jayce, the sixth ARC reaches behind his back and pulls a red grenade, which he drops between the pair of them, uttering what are likely his last words; “Victory or death”.
Then everything within ten feet erupts in flames (27 damage, 1 step down the track)
As the smoke clears, a battered Jayce appears, cloak still on fire. Ignoring the pain for now, he attempts to exploit the opening the trooper left in his defenses with an attack of his own.
Adjusting his grip on Travis, Kanwarr wraps a huge paw around the straps securing the jetpack to it's passenger. Pulling with all his strength, he tries to break the flying machine free from it's rider.
The ARC Trooper is unable to defend against the burning figure of Jayce, losing his head to the green blade.
Meanwhile an ever-increasing number of metres down, Travis seems to be losing his fight with Kanwarr.
"Oh no you don't, beast!" he yells, placing the fingers of his left hand against Kanwarr's chestplate and firing the weapon within... at the exact moment that they hit an enormous branch.
The impact separates them; Kanwarr and the jetpack falling one way, Travis falling the other...
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