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Lamaredd space ...

The Prinny Hawk came out of hyperspace. Now, to see what these Darksun Pirates are all about, and if they indeed know where Angel's brother is, Mordranna thought as the jungle planet came into view.

(( Is the Runner in orbit, or parked planetside? ))

He found her. Rook couldn't believe the most obvious hiding place would really be its namesake. The heat detectors picked up the body in an instant, ten degrees lower than normal.

The prey was more alert than most quarry would be if Rook was stalking. The woman quickly made way towards the back entrance, in a decent feignt before doubling back to the front. Rook had already seen this before, and headed to the bar for a drink.

He meandered towards the door, while the woman sped slightly faster hoping for the safety of the alleyway. The front door, however, proved to be much a dangerous decision, as when she turned into the alleyway, four armed men found blasterbarrels trained on her.

But like all creatures, the will to survive kicked in, metaphorically and figuratively. Fearing no death, she managed to disarm the first with a kick, a second with a leg sweep. Grabbing a blaster, two shots downed the two standing, and a third planted itself in the head of another soldier. Toying with her prey, she left the last survive and sputter out some blood.

"Tell me why I should not kill you?" She asked. The response came not from the surviving assailiant, but from a vibrosword at her neck.

"Because I really like this man," Rook retorted, drink in one hand and sword in other. The female turned to punch, as Rook tossed the drink up and sheathed his sword in a swift motion, and using a quick grab of the punching arm coupled with a swift turnabout with a foot in the small of the back, Rook grabbed his drink which now came down without spilling a drop.

"You worked for Xizor, and evaded the advances of Savan. I'm not here to take your information from you. But Project Dark no longer is too small for that concern. You will tell me that you will never work for me, then I will say I will compensate you for your lackluster effort. You will demand nothing, because what could a droid want besides peace and quiet in your situation? Though you have some reserve for something, as obvious as day. The line of Xizor still lives, and until you help in its destruction, it will never cease, the endless amounts of hunting and evasion. Rendar himself can't beat every trooper. And that is why we are here, Guri."

"Take me where?" The Hunter asked supiciously. "To Eriadu? I'm pretty sure I can find that myself."

((See my red post. basically the Same befals Angel if she jumps in unannounced.))

Rain arched an eyebrow and nodded to the chief gunner.
At his signal a thunderous barrage from the Assault's portside heavy turbos flashed across the hull of the Prinny Hawk, a warning shot that would have made a Veteran Naval captain blanch.
"Mark your tone Kriche'. You're in Dark Sun territory. And around here we have a rather strong oppinion of unwelcome guests. What are you doing in this system any way?"

" Sir. Am sure lord Drako would want any of his goods to be well protected. It is in no way a disrespect to your ablities sir. Will you be on your way alone? "

****

The attack was going as planned. The orbital defense put up a fight but in the end was no use. The landing parties flew in after several attack runs by fighters. The planet would be in DSA control in a matter of hours.

"For the record, I'm not "Mr. Darksun." Theres nobody here by that name." Rain said in an irritated tone. "And what makes you think we'd tell you squat about anything?"

Rak pressed a comlink to his ear and nodded before looking to Rain. "Fighters are launched. If it makes a run for it we can chase it down. Thats assuming the tractors dont catch it."

Rain nodded to Rak before continuing the convorsation. "Unless you've got something worth exchanging for that info, then you seem to be howling up the wrong cliff."