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((If she's watching the fight... this Brawl will be mighty entertaining. Darth Bellum vs Calra!))

The announcer glanced at the hologram before him that were being transmitted all across the galaxy, "Up next, we have Para Pistola of Domar facing Durak of Kronos. Both of these entries hail from lesser known worlds, but already each has..."

On the sand of the ring Calra walked out, her hands tightly gripping her two charged swords. Across from her Darth Bellum stepped out into the light, her blue tattoos clearly visible. Slowly she drew her vibroblade, it's lattice structure glinting menacingly.

In the stands Revak stood as he watched the two approach each other, "This could be bad... They better not blow our cover."

Beside him Jenel stretched out and smiled, "Don't worry bout that... just enjoy the show."

Calra's eyes flicked across Bellum studying her movements, she seemed more muscled then before. A slight smile passed over Calra's lips, Bellum had been training apparently. She would be more of a challenge then before, moreover the weapon Bellum had chosen had reach over her own, and Calra thought from the look of it the blade was much lighter then normal, more fitting of a combatant used to the energy blade of a lightsaber.

Smiling coldly Calra spoke through her helmet, "Hello Bellum... I see you've been training."

"I'll show you what I've learned." Bellum answered raising the blade high and using the force to enhance her muscle control she leapt toward Calra.

Calra rolled away as Bellum struck where she'd been moments earlier. Calra brought her swords back up just in time to block a slash from Bellum. Then Calra danced back her mind racing, she had to go on the offensive or risk being worn down by this Sith.

Calra hurled herself to the ground as Bellums vibroblade hissed above her. Her prehensile foot grabbed a fistful of sand and as she leapt up she tossed it with a kick straight into Bellum's cold blue eyes.

Bellum bit back a hiss of annoyance as the sand stun her cheeks and eyes. Through the force she compelled her eyes to stay open as they welled with tears. Still her vision was blurred, abscured by the blast of sand. She stepped back and lifted her sword into a guarding position.

Calra hissed and sprinted toward her swinging her swords.

Fina looked back toward Alex for a moment. She wondered what was happening for a moment until he started heading back over to them. She guessed that she'd have to make a new lightsaber if she got the chance to in the future. "So what next?" She asked, simply allowing herself to be pushed along anywhere. "I'm sure you've got better things to do than drag around a force user to wherever..."

((Please. She's only interested because Link's in it. Besides, she wants Malemeat. Not two female sentinents.))
Leida staggered oboard with a groan of exaustion.
"By the Goddess...those people don't know when to leave someone alone!"

She spotted Sha'ra lounging in her underwear, watching HV. The sight of it made the young royal seethe.
"Where the hell were you at the Photoshoot?! I was almost mauled by those damn reporters!!"

Sha'ra raised her third lum can in acknowledgement of the other girl's presence. "Welcome home, Sugar. b***h to someone else, I'm on vacation."

"What?! Since when?!"

"Since I turned on the HV and saw Talib's new rippling muscles, Sugar." She said after a sip of lum.

"Who?"

Sha'ra blinked and looked over the couch to stare at Leida.

Confused, the Starlet returned the look. "What?!"

"Talib? you honestly don't remember Talib? The handome little Jedi who saved your royal butt from certain peril at the hands of both Sith and Hutts? Liked to say "oro" alot and used swords? That Talib?"

Leida's eyes narrowed.
"Oh yeah. That guy."

"What do you mean 'oh yeah. That guy.' You had a crush on him!"

"Had. The barve dumped me without saying good bye and hasn't come to see me in four years. Hard to still have feelings for someone you never talk to."

"But look at him now! He's bleeding ripped!" She paused her HV feed and turned the screen towards him.

Leida was unimpressed.
"What the hell did he do to his hair and face?" She remarked coldly.

Sha'ra was silent. Then she stood up and started walking to the cockpit of the ship.

"Where the hell are you going?"

"I'm gonna lay in a course to Nar Shaddaa." She said simply.

The princess was baffled. "What? Why would you want to go to that hell hole?!

"1. Because a dear friend of mine is in a competition and deserves a fan section. 2. Because I want to hear his explanation to vanishing for four years. 3.-and this is the most important one-because I'm bored as hell and I need excitement."

Leida sniffed and turned towards her room. "Well you're going alone. I dont want to see that degenerate little punk."

"Tough wookiee-cookies, sugar. I canceled all your gigs for the next four months. Unless you want to spend some quality time with those Twi'lek reporters you're so fond of, I suggest you get settled in for a lengthy sabatical."

Leida was speechless.

Sha'ra merely winked at her. "On my homeworld, a four month sabatical is a short rest. Be grateful I only took that much off."

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On Nar Shadaa, the Ronin Kyo sat watching one of the other preliminary battles when he was suddenly beset by a sneezing fit....

Vincent looked down, sighing, and then towards Alex, who nodded-he pushed her gently to the side, then kicked the saber up from the sand-obviously being cautious enough not to hit the button-and kicked the hilt as it flew up, sending it flying to Alex, who caught it-just barely-by the hilt. He shrugged at Vincent, who shrugged back in return, and sighed, taking apart the hilt and letting the crystal drop into his hand.

"Didn't think I knew about that, did ya?" He smirked at Fina as Vincent slowly prodded her along again, "Yeaaah well, let's just say I've taught this kid a trick or two about a Jedi's Lightsaber that's saved my hide in the past." He stuffed the pieces in his jacket, putting the crystal in his pocket, and climbed up the ladder onto the Barge.

"Just do what he says," Vincent replied calmly, "He doesn't have much patience for people who don't listen-And not even I can calm him down once he gets too angry."

Alex looked down to them, "YO! Get your butts up here before I leave you here and let you rot like Bantha Poodoo."

Vincent sighed, "We're comin', man-Just give me a sec." He climbed up the ladder, looking down, "Hey Alex...how're we supposed to get her up here...?"

"We aren't-" And with that, Alex hit a button, and the Magnet of the Barge popped up, turning on, "Thought I'd let her drag through the sand."

"You know...it's a good thing I'm around, otherwise you'd have no morals..."

"Morals? What're those?" Alex chuckled, grinning at Vincent and winked, Vincent just rolling his eyes.

Vincent sighed, "Drop me off at my ship-I'll take that, and we'll couple it onto yours at the rally point."

"Right-" Alex nodded, starting the Sand Barge up, pushing a button, and the Magnet pulled itself back up, lifting Fina up off the ground, "Hang on there, Lady-Can't promise you won't be a bit shellshocked after this!" And with that, Alex punched the thrusters-and the Sand Barge flew forward. Vincent, meanwhile, dropped the pack on the deck as the Barge flew forward at Rapid Speed. They made a few passes around his place, and he leapt off during the final pass, landing near large object that had a plasteel suntarp over it, pulling it off to reveal a Sparrow in perfectly-kept condition. It was painted all black, save for a few area's where there were small trims of white. He waved to Alex, who waved in return, and watch the Barge take off into the desert.

"Well old girl," He said to the Sparrow, "Let's get ready for another run, huh?" And with that, he popped the front, hopping into the seat as he pulled the hatch shut, firing up the systems. The lights in the ship turned on at once, followed by the beeping of the computer, and the hum of the engine. "Alright-"

"LETS HIT IT," Alex shouted as he pushed the speed full blast, heading straight into the desert, the wind whipping his hair back. "WOOHOOOO!!"

Vincent took off at high speed, having pretty much the same reaction as Alex did on the Sand Barge-Forgetting the rush of speeding across the desert sands in a high-speed vehicle. Vincent was absolutely intoxicated by the feeling that was brought back to him so suddenly-All this time he hadn't used his ship but a handful of times in a year and a half, and yet he constantly maintained it so that it would work when he needed it-and he was glad. Those Four hours of maintenance checks every other day really were worth it. Of course, he didn't have a droid for the ship, but he could fix that somewhere along the way. Perhaps Alex had one in his transport? He wasn't sure-but he took off towards the Sky-And then, he saw it...

"HOME SWEET HOME," Alex shouted after a few minutes of travel. He looked up to the Transport that hovered about 20 meters off the ground. "HEY DAX," Alex shouted into his comlink, "THANKS-NOW, OPEN UP THE CARGO DOORS AND DROP HER DOWN TO NEAR TOUCHDOWN POINT!"

"Very well, Master." And with that, the ship slowly began to drop towards the ground, the modified side-doors to the Cargo Bay opening at the same time. Alex then hit a button-and the Barge rose a few feet higher, "THAT'S ABOUT AS HIGH AS I CAN TAKE HER, DAX-"

"You should be able to make it, Master," The robot's voice echoed through the com, and Alex steered towards the doors.

At the same time, Vincent was making his approach, saying into the Com, "Dax-I'm gonna latch her onto the bottom-Once Alex finishes getting in, I'll make a few passes and then line up for the attachment." "Very well, Master Skyy." Vincent then flew above the ship into the distance, preparing himself to make the pass back.

Alex rode the Sand Barge up into the ship, hitting the Magnet Release button as he turned the vessel sideways, skillfully landing it inside the ship. "Yo Dax," Alex said into the com, "I'm in-Raise altitude, and tell Vincent to hook up so we can get the hell out of here." "Right Away, Sir."

Vincent was on his fourth pass when he got the Okay, and was about to swing down to attach the ship to the suction cable on the bottom, but then he saw something out of the corner of his eye-and couldn't help but smile. "Hey Dax-drop the ship down so the cargo doors on the left side touch the ground...we got another passenger." "Right away, Master Skyy."

Alex sighed, a bit impatient, and then noticed that they were dropping in altitude-"Hey Dax, what the hell, I told you to raise us up-" "Master Skyy's orders, he said that there's one more passenger we have to let on." "What the hell-there isn't anyone else-Our little captive is here and so'm I, so-Oh no he didn't..."

And at that Very moment the side door touched the ground, it began to shake as Airia began to run up inside. She had followed them from Vincent's home, knowing full well that her master had intended to leave-and for a possibly extended period of time. The Krayt ran into the large Cargo Bay, and Alex shouted, "DAMMIT, WHY ME?! DAX, Do you really think we could fit this thing in here-Is that it?!" "I don't see why not, Master-There is approximatly 175 feet and 20 meters in height of Cargo storage, and the Krayt's length is merely 75 feet in length and 10 meters in height, allowing for an equal 100 Feet and 10 meter height left of Storage Space." "THATS NOT THE POINT, DAX!!"

Vincent laughed as the ship began to raise up again, "Thanks Dax, you can close the door part way and start to raise alt." "Very well, Master Skyy." And with that, the Ship began to rise once again, Vincent manuevering around, slowing his speed down as he got under the ship, and pushed the bottom thrusters gently. The Ship rose up, and immediatly bumped into the suction latch. Vincent said into the com, "Alright Dax, hook me up." He opened the front view, and crawled onto the front as the ship began to lift higher off the ground.

"Would you like some assistance, Master Skyy?" "No thanks," Vincent replied, "I think I'll freak your real Master out." "Very well, Sir." And with that, Vincent closed the hatch, and leaped up as the hatch sealed itself automatically. He grabbed onto various lower ends of the ship, using them as monkeybars to make his way to the side cargo door.

"Where is he-He's gonna get it!" And then, immediatly after, Alex heard a cry coming from the doors. He ran over, looking down to see Vincent dangling from a cable, "HELP ME ALEX, YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE!"

"HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THAT IS EQUAL," Alex shouted, "MY GOD, DO SOMETHING DAX!" Dax didn't respond, and Vincent hung by the cable, starting to pull himself up-but just when he was about to reach Alex, he vanished. "OH MY GOD, VINCE, VINCE!" He looked around frantically as the ship continued to raise in altitude, about to reach the clouds, and suddenly, Vincent popped up behind him. "Hey." Alex jumped about 10 feet, flying back into the cargo hold as the doors closed, Vincent sliding down the side, laughing.