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Vera grinned slightly, "There is another vessel to add to our small fleet. The Star of Kalustha, our Omega-class Imperial Shuttle. Not exactly assault worthy, but it should be able to hold its own against uglies and the like."

Calra ducked back and gripped an over head pipe as she lashed out with a snap kick. The Echani, Kira, snapped her head back just escaping the slash of Calra's killing claw. Then the pipe gave way dumping Calra to the gratted floor with a meter and half length of rust steel tubing in her hands.

Kira slapped a button on her belt and a slight disturbance of the air around her formed, like the ripples caused by heat in the desert. Calra leapt upright gripping the piece of piping in her hand. She snarled at her attacker, "You won't stop me. You damn Rakata spawn!"

With a flash Calra charged slamming the pipe downward toward the Echani's head, mere centimeters from its target a flash of light echoed in the chamber and the pipe rebounded and nearly tore from Calra's grip. It was like slamming a pipe into an active repulsor, not only did it stop but rebounded back at twice the force of the initial impact. She snarled in frustation, "Nice toy you have shisno!"

The Echani was silent, her eyes focused on the black visor that hid Calra's eyes. Then she struck, first by slashing the staff toward her opponent. Calra stopped that attack cold, but the Echani stepped back and used the recoil slamming the staff into the grates and using for leverage as she launched into a full extension kick.

Calra leapt back and snarled escaping the second blow. Hissing to herself she took hold of the ceiling's grating and hung there for a moment thinking. The Echani charged and Calra smiled. She dropped from the ceiling and launching a second attack with the pipe, it smashed into the echani's repulsor shield and recoiled, Calra let the pipe go and smiled as she let the inertia take her, she stretched out with her leg and caught the Echani's legs, dumping her to the floor. Slowly Calra crouched over the human now dazzed on her back. She reached out and grabbed the woman by the throat, her movements just slow enough to penetrate the shield. Then she lifted the woman and threw her against a bulkhead, the impact's size shorted out the repulsor shield on her belt.

Now she was seemingly defensless, but the Echani rolled upright and spun her staff, one final round awaited them both.

"And, I shall accompany you," Rusty chimed in.

"There's no one else Freya would entrust behind the Ballet's controls." Gunther agreed with Aurora. The boy then turned to the group at large. "Time is of the essensce. Has anyone else anything before we're on our way?"

Kalnar nodded as well. "The boy is correct. Colonel Seraphim, have you anything more?"

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Archaras looked at them all, and then said "Very well... I think it would be best if we consolidated our forces in Orbit and then we run over specific tactics in orbit...and once our friends arrive."

The Echani waited for their replies...

Vera nodded, saying nothing. Time was of the essence, and enough had been said. She beckoned to Ebony, who tootled compliantly and followed, pausing to give Archaras a once over before dutifully following her master to their ship.

Aurora boarded the Ballett with Gorry, Rusty, and Sapphire. "Rusty I want you and Saph to run a diagnostic on the ship, make sure nothing was damaged in the firefight." she instructed before heading to the cockpit and powering up the engines. Hang on Freya, were coming.

"Consider the diagnostics done," Rusty cheerily said to Aurora.

Within moments, Rusty made his way to the cockpit. "All systems are a green light, and we are good to go," the ancient astromech stated. "Let us be off."

(( And, from here, I'll assume that Aurora and Gorwooken are now in flight. ^_^ ))

"Some things require brute force to destroy. While a small charge can bring down a wall, so can a vehicle at a fairly high speed. Sometimes, you don't carry an explosive device. The master knows that each has strengths and weaknesses. Power is good, if its energy is directed and concentrated. Brute force also is just as acceptable, if you don't forget yourself either. The Master is an assassin; naturally showing overt power is self-defeating. You are not bound to being one of the shadows. Pick your path wisely, access the master's records on the shelf, and find which style suits your own tastes. Lord Ferno knows how to teach them all."