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 Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:29 pm
ElladanKenet Once the ships returned within Wayland-space, Elshae'k assesed what the ploy had done to off-set the defenses a little. "What was the catch of the done, Lady Kathleen." The lady offered a grim nod, then handed over a datapad. Outside, several large freighters were unloading supplies, while nearly thirty more headed for Mandalore. "Overall total is thirty-seven captured freighters, and some raided escrot corvettes. We even managed to secure a few frigates. I'd say we have nearly 100-million tons of raw materials, plus a freighter's worth of ship parts, bound for Garos. One of the convoys a few days ago had several brand-new hyperdrives, Class .5 ands 1s." "Good catch indeed," the chiss admitted. "I daresay our friend will be rather encensed that he's lost such valuable equiptment." He turned to Sven. "Is my ship ready, Captain?" "Almost, Commander. Thanks to the fresh source of materials, it'll be done by tommorow, day after that at the latest." "Good," he then turned to Drakel. "How go the upgrades of your facilities?" "Well, Commander." The man didn't nod or salute, as most would have, but this was about as much respect as he was going to get. "We've already replaced most of the older turbolasers and defense satelites. Once we have more spare materials, we'll begin enlarging the yards themselves, so we can build bigger ships." The chiss nodded, and returned to his quarters, and sat at his datapad-laden desk. He was tired, and needed some more rest, and for now, things would be fine in his empire, at least for the next hour. After his well-earned rest, the chiss awoke to find Detre in his room, standingly warily in the shadows of the far corner of the planet-side apartment. Disturbed, he sat up. "Can I help you, Detre?" "Merely fufilling my oath," the taller-than average Noghri replied. He was five foot-six inches tall, almsot a giant amongst his people, but still smaller than most any adult human, much less a wookie. "I pledged myself to the defense of the Lord Chiss, and I am honor-bound to see it to the end." "Even if it meant your death?" he asked warily. "Even so," Detre countered. "I am Detre clan Eikh'mir, and I will not fail." Still worried, he got up and quickly dressed anyways, taking mind to retrieve his book from beneath his pillow, and putting it safely within his pockets. "Other than watching over me, was there a particular reason you came?" The noghri nodded. "It came to my attention that we are short of help in our crusade against the Sith. Do we have no more allies?" Elladan shook his head. "Taris, Mandalore and Mandal, your people, Dathomir, and Onderon are it, and Onderon's of no use to us wile it's occupied. Why?" "We need help," he answered simply. "More than what we have." "I think I know that," Elladan countered, stepping into the command chamber of his base in New Tantis. "And I am trying to do all that's possible." "You could send someone out as a liason. You could send someone to find help." "Who would I send?" Elladan asked, growing angry. "Ordo's been dead for nearly a fortnight, Mandalore the Conquerer's under suspicion, Seto's minding the base at Dathomir, and I need you here at my side." "What about Kathleen?" His eyebrows raised. "The witch?" "She's a competant Jedi," Detre elaborated. "She can use the Jedi magic, and she's a skilled swordsman. My people think she could even rival the power of the Son of Vader." At that, he laughed. "Oh, she's skilled, but I wouldn't quite compare her to a Skywalker. If you have faith in her, well then I'll extend her some more turst. What did you have in mind?" "I thought she might be able to recruit otherrs of her kind," the noghri replied. "Or she might know of a hidden Jedi magic or weapon we could use. Is it possible she could find such things?" "Quite possible," he agreed. "I'll look into it, then."
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:22 pm
"Eta of arrival?"
aproximatley ten minutes
"Good"
A Sith Fighter Is seen docking at a Large city in Mon Calimari. No Mon Colimari are seen, Only a small amount of Quarren are waiting. The hatch opens revealing a Quarren in sith robes. "Greeting Darth Zerosel"One said bowing to the Quarren that was now standing outside of his ship. "We are pleased to be graced by your presence".
"I am here to settle some scores" Darth Zerosel replied "not be greeted by old friends" His cold voice was unwavering. "Where are they?"asked Zerosel "In the detention cell, as you ordered" replied the Quarren slightly cowering. "Take me to them. Now!"He ordered. "Immediatly My lord." The Head Quarren said bowing again. The head Quarren led Darth Zerosel up a winding staircase up into his shelter. As they entered many Quarren could be seen "so this is your Secret Society?" Asked Zerosel seeming unipressed"what a laugh". The Head Quarren seemed shaken by this last remark but remained silent as he led him to the back of the building.
They reached a door marked Detention Cells. They entered and walked to the back of the room, there two Mon Calimari sat on seperate benches. "These are them?"Asked Zerosel, his eyes squinting as he looked at them. "Yes my lord"said the head Quarren still trembeling"Shall I leave you?"."Yes". As the head Quarren left Darth Zerosel removed his cloak, Revealing his tattoed black face. "You two are Gil and Mot?"He asked the two Mon Calimari that were now staring at him with disbeleiving eyes. "Yes"replied the one named Gil"do you remeber killing two Quarren say fourteen years ago?" Asked Zerosel, his eyes widening. "yes those two idiots who were begging for mon.." Mot cut off as Gil elbowed him"What he means is, we didn't kill anyone" finished Gil. "hmm...So you are lying to me?"Asked Zerosel his eyes wide"If you don't tell me the truth about the murder of my parents I shall kill you both".
The two looked at each other before Gil replied"Ok we did kill two Quarren fourteen years ago, but it was an accident"."It wasn't an accident I saw you two kill them!"Zerosel yelled"You tortured them to death! You took the only thing I had and destroyed it!" his eyes were still wide, but now wide with rage. "but we were..."Mot started, before he started choking and holding his throat. "you didn't kill them for A favor I know that much" Said Zerosel his hand pointing twards Mots throat his fist closing. Mot fell to the floor gasping as Zerosels hand relaxed. "We will play a game now to see who lives or dies..."Zerosel said quickly"The first to scream in pain dies". As he said this two small needles started floating behind Zerosel. Gil an Mot had terrified expressions as the needles floated into Zerosels open palm. "Scream" he said as he threw the needles into the two mon calimari. The screams could be heard outside the building and into the streets.
The head Quarren rushed into the the Detention area to find Darth Zerosel standing in the cell, his lightsaber in his hand, as he stood over the bodies of Gil and Mot. Putting his lightsaber back on his belt Zerosel asked"Is my ship refueled?" "Yes it is..."the Head Quarren replied, clearly shocked at what he had done. "Good" Replied Zerosel as he walked out of the cell and grabbed his cloak from the bench, and putting it back on so that his face was once again hidden. He left the Head Quarren standing there and walked back through the now silent room. Not caring how the other Quarren were looking at him, he left the shelter and went down the stairs. Noticeing the Mon Calimari that was looking at his ship in aw, he quickly strangled him and got into his ship.
Welcome back Darth Zerosel.said the ships computer as he sat down in the cockpit.
"Fuel?"
Completely refueled
"Enough for the trip?"
Yes.
"Set course for Tatooine."
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:03 pm
Having finally located the Datalink, the young jedi activated it, trying to put his thoughts past the troubleing encounter of before.
Cale Darksun sparked into existance again, smirking confidently.
"Think you're getting closer eh? You really must want my treasure. Well tell you what. Why not take a breather? Go hit a resort, play some cards, suck in some fresh air- It'd probably do you a world of good."
The datalink ended and Cale disapeared leaving Link to ponder the vague clue.
"The Ancestor is making this progressively harder, it seems." He muttered.
Then, the previously darkened room became lit by red lights. Red humming lights.
Link bolted aside as a crimson lightsaber blade swept through the space where he had been standing.
Link skidded to a halt, his sword in hand as he found himself looking upon a towering skeletal machine armed with four lightsaber equipped arms.
"Tresspasser!!!" The machine screamed in a bizarre electronic howl. "You will die by the hand of Drake!!"
Cale scanned his mind for any clue as to what this crature was. Then he remembered from the holo book Leida had purchased.
This was Drako's former body turned guard droid.
"You were supposed to have been scrapped years ago." Link stated cooly as he held his sword in a single handed grasp, the weapon held out before him, parallel to the floor.
"Your stupidity amuses me, Meat creature!" The machine cackled. "You dare use a sword against my superior combat programing and lightsaber technique?! I shall strike you down for your folley!"
"Ignorance, yet knowledge." Link stated. "Now come and be done with it."
"You dare attempt to comand me?!" The Machine snarled. "Only one may command me! And you are not that man! I will slice the flesh from your charred bones and grind your skull under my foot!"
The machine sprang towards Link like a pouncing predator, Lightsabers slashing in a frightening orgy of light and humming. Suddenly Drake stopped. He stepped back, realizing the swordsman had moved before he had gotten there. All he had to show for his mad attack was gouged and glowing stone.
The droid scanned the surroundings, multiple blades at the ready.
Then, a disc of glowing white energy spun through the air at high speed, straight for the droid's head.
Drake snapped two of his arms up and knocked the lightsaber out of the air. there was an instantateous ring of metal cleaving metal as the droid found itself minus an arm.
Link slid to a stop, sword in hand. He spun and faced the droid, reaching out with the force to summon his lightsaber, which seemed to materialize in his hand.
Link sheathed his sword and drew the Sith assassin's lightsaber he had as Drake folded his arms together, unable to opperate the other set with one of them damaged.
It was two sabers on two.
"So...A Jedi then... a competant opponent after all these years...I will make you scream for mercy Jedi...I will do Prime honor as I gut you like a fat bantha..." The droid coiled itself, preparing to spring again.
Link shuffled his sabers and twirled Rk'adk experimentally in his left hand.
He flicked gaze at the cold metallic eyes of the robot and stanced off before it. sabers at the ready.
"Say what you will, but you have never met one such as this one before." He said calmly. "I will be the last opponent you will ever face."
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:11 pm
"Tatooine?"
Yes sir
"It's so barren."
The Sith Fighter lands at the space port in Mos Eisley, As some Jawas came over to it the Cockpit opens up revealing Darth Zerosel. He jumped out of his ship and scared the Jawas away. They will be back, he tought to himself. "Where is the owner of this spaceport" he asked a nearby droid. "The owner is away for now. Would you like me to have your ship refueled sir?" the droid replied, obviously a protical droid. "Imediatly" replied Zerosel clearly disgusted by the droid. The droid spoke some words in Hutteese to some nearby creatures, who began to refuel his ship. "I expect it in one peice when I return" Zerosel said to the droid as he walked past it and into the city.
He couldn't understand how a civilzed creature could survive here, let alone one of his species. "you"he said grabbing a small kid by the shirt and pulling him close so they could see eye to eye"Where is the hutts palace?" he asked in a demanding voice. "I-It's not anywhere n-near here. It's out beyond t-the outscirts, but thats all I know, I swear!" the boy stammered. Zerosel dropped the boy and walked back to the space port.
"Do you have any speeder bikes?" Zerosel asked the protical droid. "They are over there but it will cost a little mor.." He started, but Zerosel stopped him from finishing. He walks over to one and gets on it. "How do I do this again?"He asked himself before taking off to the palace. He still was asking himself how any creature could stand this heat for so long. He arrived at the palace a few Hours later.
"What do you want?" asked an odly short bothan as Zerosel got off his speeder "You dare speak to a Sith with such disrespect?" demanded Zerosel as his eyes squinted to see him over the glare of the suns. The bothan took a step back at what Zerosel had said, knowing that he could be killed if he didn't pay more attention "Sorry my lord"he said bowing to Zerosel "Glen Flowe has been waiting your arival. Right this way" he said leading Zerosel into the palace. His eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness as they hurried down coridors to a large room, where an old Quarren was sitting on a chair.
"Welcome Darth Zerosel"said Glen Flowe in their native tongue"I have been awaiting your arrival for some time now, please have a seat" Glen gestured to a chair that was put in front of him. Zerosel walked over and sat down "So what was it that you wanted to see me about?" asked Glen Flowe quickly. "I wanted to see if you were alive grandfather"Said Zerosel coldly "And don't think your pety ambush will stop me from killing you, Traitor" As Zerosel stood up and ignited his lightsaber, two Gamoreans came out from opposite doors on eather side of the room. Pushing one into the wall, he turns and slices the others arm off as it reached him. As he watched the other choke to death, Zerosel calmly replied to Glen "I told you that the ambush wouldn't work". As he said this the second Gamorean stopped grasping it's throat and fell to the floor limp. "And now it's time for you to die, you traitor" Zerosel said as he raised his lightsaber.
There was no fear in the old Quarrens eyes as the blade fell, no last minute request, he just sat there as the blade sliced him into two peices. Zerosel put his saber back, nodding with satisfaction, as he found his way back outside and two his speeder. The bothan looked at him but didn't say anything as Zerosel hopped on to the speeder and drove off. When he arrived back at the space port it was already nightfall. He had no time to argue with the droid over money, so he paid the droid and got into his ship. He punched in the codes and took off.
Where are we heading to sir?
"Some place nice, take us to the Hoth system."
Yes sir
"And one last thing, make the trip a smooth one."
Yes sir
With that Zerosel fell asleep, dreaming of what he had done as the computer flew him to the Hoth system.
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:22 pm
Freya strode about the shoreline of Naboo's lake country, enjoying the sight of the early evening sky. She looked up at the barely visible stars, wondering which one was Bespin.
As she continued her early evening walk, she took note of a woman lounging beneath an umbrella, accompanied by what appeared to be an old R1 unit. "Like, hello there!" she cheerily called out, waving to the woman.
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:31 pm
" Fancy seeing you here. " Angel said, waving back. R1 remained still, only turning his ' head ' to see Freya. < Hello. > was all he said, turning back to maintain his focus, keeping a constant tilt on the umbrella to match at a level so small the human eye couldn't see, matching a flawless calculation to the world's rotation so Angel would be totally shaded at all times. He wasn't a perfectionist droid, but he liked being able to truthfully claim he always remained attentive.
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Darkened Angel Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:43 pm
"Oh, like, likewise!" Freya cheerily said. "Didn't think I'd like, totally see you again!" She said, looking to Angel.
Wow ... she's like, totally beautiful! she thought. "So, like, what brings you out here?" she queried. "Not that I'm complaining, of course," she lightly giggled.
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:06 pm
" Here on business, but that's over with. I just decided to take advantage of the peaceful setting so I'm staying a while to relax. " Angel said. As she sat up, R1 raised the umbrella a little. " What about you? "
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Darkened Angel Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:14 pm
"Oh, I totally hear you," Freya said. "As for me, still scrambling to find allies. We're here to totally meet with the queen in a couple of days." she added, kneeling down to eye level with the other woman, resting her slender forearms on her knees.
"But yeah, in the meantime, we're totally relaxing, after all we've been through." she said.
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:26 pm
"What is so special about this creature?" Veers asked with reguard to the cage as the transport ship boarded the vessel. Apparantly the Dark Lord came out with only a minor wound, proving his superiority in the fight.
The droid quickly returned with an answer. "Nearly twenty years ago or so, Ferno had learned from the holocrons of the sith of alchemy. Or at least honed his skills to perfection with their knowledge. Reading up on lore, and with help from Wryylock, he investigated one of the experiments of the past, Subject 4D668493X, and decided to improve upon the basic design. Serious relations could be drawn from this creature and its predecessor. However, there are several differences, which you can acess later."
Veers studied the creature, as it continued to beat around inside the cage more, finding its acid useless against the bars and its claws just as much so. It quieted down when superchilled air blasted onto it, learning that as long as someone was near the button, they would be able to blast it with cold air.
"But what good is a creature that cannot be controlled, and learns from each experience? Will we not succumb to its power? One thing that always bothered me in stories was how if someone mistreats this animal, and breaks from their control, they are eaten first." Veers responded, noting the black gloss of the vertibral monster.
"It is to draw our beloved Jedi out and wipe out this insignificant rebellion that a chiss is stirring up near Onderon and several other systems. Its capable of extracting dna to make it stronger and better from anything it ingests as well, making it a truely terrifying biological weapon once we find a base of operations. We nicknamed it the 'licker' due to that toungue it has."
The crews shuffled to their positions, as a relay man announced the jump to hyperspace coming. Back to sullust, to help observe the outbreak. The outbreak should be next to out of control by now, and the economic climate should be severely weakened by such problems. Even the holonews should have some stories on the situation at hand by now. Veers had laughed at one report of several planetary governments stating the coincidences of bad events happening all across the galaxy ever since the Sith took control. But nothing compared to what would be happening in the next few months...
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:50 pm
Sparks flashed across the room and shadows danced wildly as the two combatants attacked each other, their blows striking and parrying in a dizzying display of lightning quick swordsmanship.
And Link was loosing.
He was giving up ground as the droid pressed its attack, hammering blow after blow upon the young jedi's defenses.
"Yes...You're growing tired jedi...I can fight for eternity, but your weak body will not hold out for even another five minutes!" The Machine cackled.
Despite the direness of the situation Link oddly seemed to be unconcerned as the droid forced him back.
His defence faltered.
The droid sensed it.
Victory was assured.
Quickly it slammed both its lightsabers down upon the jedi in a brutal chop-
striking suprisingly against Rk'adk's white hot blade as it materialized between Link and the two lightsabers.
And then the droid found itself flung into the air as Link completed his counter slash, as though the force of Link's blow had flung the droid skyward.
"Impossible!" The droid screeched at the unexpected development.
Then, Link flung himself at the droid, pushing off Geonosis' surface in a force aided leap.
With a yell, Link slashed both blades at the droid, the blow scorring crisscrossing deep scars into the droid's armored chestplate.
The force of Link's attack pushed Drake back as Link dropped silently to the floor. The Droid recovered quickly however and utilized it's repulsors to slow it's speed.
It pushed off the celing of the vaulted room and threw itself downward at Link, its sabers held out to drill the jedi to the ground.
Sensing the danger, Link darted out of the droid's landing zone as the robot speared its way through the floor, crashing into the room below and vanishing into darkness.
Link took a quick breath and focused himself. With the Force he adjusted the blade length of his sith saber, shrinking it down to half it's length.
He twirled the blade in his right hand and nodded his approval.
"So 'Reverse the Flow' did not work." He muttered. "The Armor must be treated with Sith alchemy. Seems another method must be sought to kill him."
"Do not talk as though I am not here Jedi..." The machine cackled, seemingly from all sides. "You can not beat me no matter what attack you manage to conjure..."
Heavy mechanical footsteps sounded off all around Link, as though the creature was marching towards him from some unexpected angle.
"You can not sense me through the Force, Jedi, for I have no weak Biological components or emotions you can read. The very enviorment distorts sound and interferes with your sight...you can not see me...you can not sense me...and because of it, you can not be prepared for when I will strike...." The machine began to laugh darkly, a sinister sound that echoed off the stone of the room.
The stomping grew louder, though no more certain of its origin point.
Link shut his sabers off and closed his eyes, hanging his head as though he were defeated.
The Droid laughed even louder.
"You surrender?! There is no surrender! The week will be fodder for the strong!"
The creature lunged from the shadows, sabers held high to strike Link down.
Link's head snapped up, glaring directly into the droid's photoreceptors with a gaze as cold as death.
Suprised, the droid froze midstride and back peddled a bit.
His glare unblinking, Link turned upon the droid and ignighted his sabers.
The Human was unafraid. The very idea that he was not afraid confused the droid for the very briefest instant.
And in that instant, Link cleared the distance between himself and the droid, driving Rk'adk into the machine's metallic skull.
Drake roared in outrage before its voice cut into static.
The monstrous device crumpled and fell to the ground with a crash.
Link deactivated his lightsabers and slid them back into their concealed holsters.
Link looked to the machine. "Your weight proved your downfall. This one tracked you by feeling the vibrations in the ground as you were stomping about." He nodded to his fallen foe. "May you finally know peace."
With that, he made his way for the exit, leaving the finally deactivated droid behind him.
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:51 am
"Hoth, finally"
Yes sir
"Land the ship"
The Sith fighter lands in the frozen tundra of Hoth. Getting out Darth Zerosel notices something, a small shining oblect in the snow. Bending down he picks it up. "A trinket" he muttes as he starts to throw it away, but instead puts it in the ship. He kneels on the ground and closes his eyes, remembering.
"Get up!" A Zabrack yelled at a much younger Zerosel "Do you want to die out here?". It is snowing, and the young Quarren is being knocked onto the ground again and again by the droid. "You truely are a waste"The Zabrak yelled at him as he shut off the droid. "I'm sorry master, it wouldn't let me back up." The young Zerosel replied as he got to his feet "That's no excuse! We arn't Jedi! We don't love and protect everything that is good."Fight Back!" as the Zabrak turned the droid back on Zerosel ignited his training lightsaber and cut the arm off the droid, as the next arm fell he quickly pushed it to the ground with the force and sliced it's other arm off, before he drove the saber down through the center.
These memories hurt Zerosel,b ut he snapped back when he heard a distant roar. "What was that ?" he said calmly getting up and studying his surroundings. He decides that it isn't worth him bothering as he kneeled again.
This time, their is a much older looking Zerosel standing before his master, lightsaber drawn. As they spared his master noticed something "Stop, look" The Zabrak pointed to a Jedi that was standing a distance away, looking directly at them. The Jedi rushed over to a boy that was possibley no younger than Zerosel himself. "Kill the padawan" ordered his master. He wasted no time in reaching the padawan, quickly putting the boy on the defensive with a strong slash to his shoulder. They matched eachothers movement, but the Padawan reacted to slowly to Zerosels strike and quickley found himself without his right knee. The padawan yelled in pain before Zerosel ended him by putting his lightsaber through his chest. He turned his head to see how his Master was doing to find that his master was kneeling in front of the Jedi, a lighsabers blade sticking through his chest. "NOO!"Zerosel yelled as he slashed at the Jedi. The Jedi easily blocked his attack and once Zerosel had got past him the jedi quickly sliced his back open. Laying there almost dead Zerosel vowed to kill that Jedi if he survived this. The Jedi left him there as he carried his dead padawan away.I will Avenge you, he thought as he slowly crawled to his masters ship. I will Kill the jedi...
Zerosel jumped up as he heard another roar, this one closer. Standing up he saw a large Wampa running straight at him. Zerosel laughed as he ducked under the beasts arms and quickly ignited his lightsaber. He Sliced quickly cutting the wampa's legs away. as the wampa lay there roaring in pai, Zerosel calmly walked next to its arm and sliced it's head off. He walked up to the ship and got in, looking at his training lightsaber, which he now realized was the trinket that he found earlier. He punched in the codes but stopped, he couldn't understand why he wouldn't, but he didn't. He decided that he had best let things be and closed the cockpit. as he sat in his chair he thought of his training.
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:38 am
Iust landed the Firestorm in the public spaceport, sometimes the best way to evade pursuit is to stay out in the open.
"I suppose we should seek out that Jedi Master now." He says to Iria upon exiting the craft.
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:54 am
"You mean Kalnar?" Iria asked. "I hope that Vera, Gunther and the others are allright," she commented with a note of concern.
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:21 am
"That would be him," Iust responded. "And I'm sure that the others are safe," Iust reassured her.
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