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you really do crave an adventure, don't you? Blaster fire is nothing to fear for a Je'daii..

"As long as the adventure serves my own ends, but only a fool is not afraid of a well placed blaster fire, the force can not save you from the cold void of space" he face sunk for a moment as his mind flashed back to that fateful day, he grimaced, shook his head, and brought himself back to reality.

if you do have what it takes to wield a lightsaber..your OWN lightsaber you will know the power of the Force..it is the Dark Arts we must fear..and a treachery that knows no end..the lust for power...the taste for blood..the Sith have no boundaries in that respect..brother against brother..friend against friend, they play by their own set of rules with no thought for humanity...why look at Zara..rising from her coma to strike out against her own bro... stopping herself, she shook her head...never mind..it is of no consequence...

"Those who have power should refrain from using it, I could destroy a ship in a hail of fire and missile's but then I loose my prize, perhaps the sith, or even the je'daii could learn something from a pirate." he raised a brow as she mentioned Zara but decided not to push the issue.

and what ends are those..what do you actually expect to gain from this..excursion? If it is merely to master the Force...well..you would have fared better boarding the Wren with Zara and traveling back to my homeworld..the best teachers..the best scholars..they are waiting there..the Crystal caves..where you would find..where you would choose your own crystal to forge your very own weapon - it is all there...what do you hope to gain following a foolish woman on a suicide mission?

"Well for starters a story, assaulting the imperial palace with a lone je'daii, making it out alive would buy me drinks in any bar off this planet... not that i need drinks bought but a story is a story. Your peoples offer is appealing but is is a gilded cage. They would teach me but at the cost of my freedom and way of life, at the moment I have one of your swords, and apparently some grasp of what you call the force. I am a quick study and with failure resulting in death, I suspect I may learn a thing or two from you or the imperials." The zeltron smiled slowing the pace as they neared the entry way to his ships landing bay. "In truth I do not do this for myself, let us just say that once we are finished with this..... I will need you to do something for me." he bit his cheek contemplating on saying more but decided to remain silent for the time being.

here you are wrong - the Je'daii do not enslave their followers..it is our hope alone that one would join our cause to free the oppressed of the galaxy - we do not make demands..well...except that you would not disclose our location to the Empire..if you chose to leave..there would be measures taken to remove that information from your memory..it may feel wrong, but the for salvation of our people it is necessary...a pirate who could master the Force would own the Galaxy - it would be an act of pure faith to impart such knowledge to one such as yourself...but despite..your air of bravado and nonchalance...you have proven yourself no threat...rather somewhat of an ally to the Je'daii...for that..I am grateful..

"Keeping someone at an undisclosed location, only allowing them to leave at when you see fit and once they leave erasing their memory, thank you but I shall pass." There was a twinkle in his eye for a brief moment and he fell back a step. "An Ally? I have been called many a thing Master Stone, but seldom have I been called that."


wait..if there is something you need..if it is in my power to grant it...tell me now..you have earned my trust despite yourself...as long as you can transport me to Coruscant...you needn't involve yourself any further..you needn't put your life at risk..if I can grant your request I will do so...

He smiled and took her hand in one of his own and leaned in, wrapping his free arm around her waist in a hushed town he whispered "In due time, I may not have open enemies on Hypori but not everyone is my friend." he pulled back breaking the embrace. "You have done so much already, I am not sure it would be right to ask until this is over. Come fuel is expensive and we have been burning it all the way over."

Dawson scanned over the console, it was askew, very slightly but enough to know it had been removed atleast once.... He pulled up his datapad and pulled up a read out of his ship, someone had bypassed the door but not bothered to damage the ship. He keyed in his code and spoke "Dead men tell no tales." there was a buzz, and after a short delay a whir as the doors began to grind open.

"Ah, the Delirium of Dreams. She is the fastest way to Sleep with your Sins!" the pirate flourished his arm towards the ship. "Now then if you will follow me." Dawson marched to the loading ramp placed his hand on the scanner adjacent the door "Seventeen men on a deadmans chest." the door slid open and the faint clink of metal on metal could be heard "Oh honey i'm home!"

There were several droids awaiting them once they had ascended the ramp, the MkV Ought-Ought was on point "Ah the welcoming party... change of plans boys and girls, Mark fours, go back to the cargo bay and power down. Double Ought, you are staying online and filling in as the roll of first mate." there were several electronic clicks as the droids acknowledged the new orders and the rifle armed droids marched off towards the starboard cargo bay.

He turned, now facing Master Stone, "Now then shall we head to the cockpit? We have a long way to go and I get the impression of a short time to get there."

Dawson...when you have a moment...take at look at these - it may help to plot our course


Dawson looked up from his control panel as the ship began to ascend, soon the auto pilot would kick in and take them to Coruscant. He glanced over the data pad a small smile began to grow on his face. "My, my some one has been naughty.... Sadly I still can not just land in the imperial palace. We will be going to Dance with your Devils, though from there this will be invaluable..."

Corvin repeatedly felt Elyria's presence, but could never pin down why... telepathy still wasn't his strong suit, but the feeling of secrecy that accompanied her thoughts of him was intoxicating to his scoundrel nature, and his curiosity was overwhelming.

He waited for them to leave the hospital, but it was clear they were not coming out the front... he reached out with the force and attempted to track them down, but his skills were only marginally up to the task and it was his com unit which pinpointed their location before he could do it himself.

"Are you still waiting for Dawson and Elyria?" De'avril's voice intoned over a patch of static.

"Yeah, I think they're at a different spaceport!"

"You don't say?" Sarcasm thick in her voice, Corvin was almost certain his copilot was taking some sort of jealous pleasure out of this farce. "The Delirium is powering it's engines... you'd better get here quick if we've any hope of following them!"

Corvin looked down the access ramps that lead to each spaceport, wondered briefly if his speed could get him to Dawson's ship before it took off, but he reasoned his chances were much better on his own ship - and he didn't much like the idea of being stranded again like he was with Mizu! "On my way!" he said into the com as the world around him began to blur with the speed of his passage...

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"Master Taithu approved this?" Corvin asked De'Avril as he slid into his pilot's chair.

"Taithu is tending to your drunken healer, so he can tend to your Sith girl..." She smiled at Corvin, both in amusement of the situation they find themselves in and in anticipation of what she was about to say. Her eyes narrowed and her lips quirked wickedly, "Besides... when have you ever asked a Master's permission?"

"I love you!" Corvin said with a smile. Bickering wasn't the only way they were like siblings, after all... not all family is tied by blood. The Wren was already warmed up, so he pulled the throttle and brought it skyward.

"Are you planning on doing something illegal from my night club master stone? I shall have you know I am a respectable business man in the capitol you know." he smirked and winked at the woman. "I often find the easiest place to hide is in plain sight a night club on the capitol is likely the last place anyone would bother to look, with a private docking bay and my own security team no one will need to know who you are nor should they know how you got there." he ran a hand through his hair "You can count on the force, i'll rely on my kit" he tapped one of the blasters in his waistband and brushed the hilt of the lightsaber. "Now that I think about it.... I do beileve Zara left and outfit in my chambers, I do believe I can have it recreated."