Chapter 4: Measured Success
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Suggested Music: Star Wars Episode V Soundtrack - Luke's Rescue
5 Elona, 25 ABY - Leviathan - Rapsis System, Anthos Sector, Outer-Rim Territories
((You can proceed to dock the Leviathan with the escape pod. Feel free to exchange posts between yourselves as much as needed, and I will chime in with Renora when appropriate. This will be a shorter chapter, as the characters regroup and determine what to do next, and what to do with the sith and her apparent accomplice.))
((Quick overview, there are 8 beings aboard the escape pod: Renora, the Chiss warrior, Allanar, a NR Naval trooper, and 4 other deck officers. Aboard the Leviathan are Akea and a gunner))
Akea guided the Leviathan into a position whereupon the escape pod could easily dock with the larger freighter. Before things got busier, Akea issued one more command to the gunner.
"Keep an eye on any ships that get too near ours, especially if they're Imperial. Don't fire unless fired upon, but maintain status reports."
Akea turned as he spoke, beginning to move toward the bridge's blast doors. They opened with a familiar hiss, and the serpentine Jedi Master strode on through, making his way through the ship's corridors to its docking hangar, where the escape pod had recently connected. Akea assisted the passengers with their boarding, one-by-one, briefly surveying each, finding none to be seriously injured until he turned his attention to the remaining three - Allanar, Renora, and the Chiss. Akea, stern as he could seem, could not spare a fleeting moment of sentiment.
"Allanar, it is a relief to see you well. It appears our intruder has not fared as fortunately."
Renora and Allanar remained standing over the Chiss prisoner, still strapped into her seat. Akea turned briefly back to the naval trooper and four deck officers, welcoming them aboard.
"There is ample passenger space just to the rear of the bridge - I have stocked the storage units in this room with provisions that should be satisfactory to any palate. I will tend to our other evacuees, and I will inform everyone aboard ship of our status as it changes. You should expect to rendezvous with the New Republic line shortly." Indeed, Akea had loaded the Leviathan's passenger quarters with generic New Republic rations designed to provide nourishment to a wide variety of organisms. Letting the others go about the business for the time being, Akea, leaning forward, advanced his upper torso somewhat into the escape pod's doorway, looking to the Chiss. He could tell she was visibly injured - moreso, he could sense that this disturbed Renora, perhaps more than would be outwardly logical if no prior relationship between them existed. Still, with friends and enemies unclear, prolonging pain and anxiety would do no good. Akea turned to Renora, speaking in a slower, comforting tone, a far cry from his businesslike, practiced Coruscanti speech patterns. Oahu's informal speech took on an ambient quality, his Dur Sabon accent showing through in the form of elongated vowels and slightly slurred hard consonants.
"Relax, Renora. The Leviathan is equipped to handle medical emergencies for small numbers of people; we will see to it that our passenger's condition is stabilized."
With a mutual nod between Allanar and Akea, the pair of Jedi gingerly lifted the Chiss from her restraints. Akea, though he did not fully understand Renora's worry, was conscious of it. The Dur Sabon watched Renora sympathetically as they moved the Chiss onto the Leviathan, so as to validate her concerns and assure her that the prisoner would be treated fairly and carefully, though he did so silently.
Once everyone was safely aboard the Levianthan, Akea spoke up again.
"Let's get her to the medical bay - Once she's taken care of, we'll move to reunite with the fleet line. The Chiss woman must remain with us, however - The New Republic ships here are not adequately equipped to take a Force-user into their custody."
Suspecting that there may be more to the scenario than meets the eye, Akea tried to sense any intuition Allanar would attempt to convey with his thoughts.
Sense + Telepathy: 10 (wild die) 9 8 3 4 10 7 6 - 7 successes ((I'm assuming this is sufficient to detect Allanar's suspicion of Renora)).
As the trio moved to the Leviathan's infirmary, Akea, increasingly conscious of the possibility that inside collaboration had occurred, reached into the Force and probed Renora's thoughts.
Sense + Telepathy: 9 (wild die) 8 2 4 3 7 4 - 3 successes
((I've assumed that the Chiss remains unconscious for the duration of this post (her removal from the escape pod and the walk to the medical bay). If this isn't the case, just let me know, and I can revise this as necessary.))
Dan 02:49, 4 November 2009 (EST)
The ride on the escape pod was a fairly smooth, but rather quiet afair that was thankfully rather short. They docked with The Leviathan and welcomed the site of of the serpentine Jedi Master greeting them onto his ship. Allanar unfastened his harnesses and stood slowly, smiling softly and nodding in greeting to Akea.
"Good to see you as well. Unfortunately our intruder refused to surrender peacefully, I do not believe her wounds to be life threatening, but we should take her to the medical bay."
Allanar helped Akea gather her carefully into their arms and carry her rather silently to the medical bay of Akea's ship. They set her carefully onto the bed of the medical chamber, and Allanar went about attending her wounds. He had reasonable skill at attending wounds and did so with ample care to make sure she remained stable and the wounds started to heal, though more advanced care would be available back at The Jedi Temple or with the Republic fleet line.
"We should rejoin the Republic fleet line as soon as we can, I'm sure the crew will be anxious to return. Perhaps a return of some of their crew will put the Prime Minister and her delegation a bit more at ease." Allanar paused briefly as he took a seat on a chair in the corner of the medical bay. "'Akea, you should probably direct us back to the fleet from the bridge... I'll stay here to make sure our intruder's medical condition remains stable."
Allanar didn't want to leave the Chiss alone just yet, just in case she awoke or in case Renora had some sort of plan or deep rooted feeling for the woman. Despite this he left open for Renora to go where she pleased, not sure if she would prefer to stay by the side of the Chiss or perhaps to return with the other members of her crew. For now at least it would be her choice, unless of course Akea objected.
--FyreFly 14:02, 8 November 2009 (EST)