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 Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:14 pm
The Hunter's helmed visage revealed no expression.
There wasnt anyplace he could escape to in time.
It was a damn good trick.
as the holocale spoke, he reached a hand into his pack and whipped out a blanket and drapped it over himself.
The device exploded, kicking up smoke and shrapnel and engulfing Kelrek Solms in its lethal radius.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:21 pm
Cale ducked behind the rimm of the roof as the shrapel blew.
He heard a few pieced tink against the Permacrete paraphat(sp?).
Just then a shadow eclipsed the sun and the Auric Runner floated overhead.
"A sight for sore eyes." He muttered in relief as he drew his palm grappling beam. He fired it and latched onto the Airlock, drawing himself up.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:33 pm
The dust and debris settled.
amid the blast radus, a man drapped in a singed and torn armorweave blanket was still very much alive.
His viewplate was cracked, his audio pickups rang, and his HUD was out.
But he was still alive.
His Armor and the armorweave drape did their job well.
He spotted the Auric Runner floating nearby.
He also spotted Cale making his way towards it.
Solms raised his arm and his magna-grappler shot out to snag the side of the ship.
He cliped the line to his belt and swiftly he was winched up the line. He Reached the end of the line and detached himself, nimbly springing up onto the dorsal hull of the Runner.
He flexed his wrist and a diamond edged vibroblade ejected from his knuckle. He pried up an acess panel and with his blade cut some of the cables.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:40 pm
As Cale was about to enter the ship, he saw a man in red and grey shoot past him.
"No way...."
"Captain," Cambot called to him from the ship's speakers. "Your friend is currently trying to cut out some of my maneuvering thruster lines and control wires. And while we're on the subject of bad news, the police ships are now riled up thanks to some moron blasting his way out of port. They're heading this way."
Cale cursed."Damn it!, get flying. try to out run 'em. I'm gonna deal with nutjob!"
The outlaw bent down and presed a button on his boots and they became magnatized to allow him to grip the hull without falling off.
He climbed up to the dorsal side of the ship and spotted Solms sabotaging his ship.
"Hey! Leave my ship alone!" Cale called out as he fired his DL-18 at the hunter.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:50 pm
A shot glanced off Solms' shoulder pad and he spun to see the Runner's Captain facing him down again.
The ship lurched as the engines kicked in and Solms activated his boots magnets.
He suddenly charged towards Cale and swung at him with his wrist vibroblade.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:52 pm
Cale lept back out of the swing of the blow and pistol whipped the man with his DL-18.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:55 pm
The blow struck the man's helmit but did no damage. He suddenly jabbed with his left fist, aiming for Cale's stomach.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:58 pm
Cale took a blow to the stomach and coughed, doubling over. He staggered back recovered quickly, then drew a knife from his sleave and stabbed at the man.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 9:04 pm
The Knife flashed out at him, a predictable move.
Years of subdueing criminals and lawbreakers under his belt, Solms did what he always did when someone came at him with a knife.
He disarmed him.
He sidesteped, caught the arm, and elbowed Cale in the face, stripping the knife from his hand.
He chucked the knife over the side and stanced himself, confident the Corellian had bitten off more than he could chew.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 9:13 pm
Cale staggered back as the man smashed his face with his elbow.
He cursed and wiped the blood from his nose and lip on the back of his hand.
"Ok, so you're better than you look..." He muttered. he suddenly charged forward and snatched his hand out to grab the knife still in the man's chest. he suddenly yanked it ot and lept back, now rearmed.
The Runner started to pick up speed as it moved over the city.
Police Airspeeders started following them but didn't shoot, afraid to hit the men battleing on top.
Cale suddenly snapped down and drew a vibroblade from his boot. he activated it and started moving around the Hunter's side, looking for an opening he could exploit.
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Darkened Angel Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 9:14 pm
" I'm not suprised. " Angel said. " During our time with the old coot, he'd go into a rant at the mere mention of Neb. " She then had a puzzled expression for a brief moment before asking. " That does make me wonder... Is there a specific reason Labrynth is always grouchy? "
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 9:20 pm
"Not grouchy, just commanding. But he has lost his confidence. He has never put half the effort into his mentorship since he lost Neb, and more importantly, his entire life. In the last decade or so, Labrynth has never fully managed to rebuild his life, without Neb somehow interfering and destroying it all. His wife dead, his life ruined, working in what that Arcadian considers one of the lowest jobs of society as a mechanic... The man just has no hope. I don't believe I need to really explain why he is grouchy. Plus, he's aging. Old farts rant, its part of the job description. I find all those reasons to be more than necessary evidence..."
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 9:20 pm
Solms shook his head as the outlaw took up a knife-fighting stance.
"You have no idea."
Solms raised his wrist suddenly and shot a tether cable out to wrap around Cale.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 9:28 pm
The Tether wrapped around Cale, pinning his arms to his sides.
"Had to go for the knives." He muttered to himself as he struggled in the cable. "Couldn't have used the damn Light-cutlass, or just have shot him. Oh no, I had to fight him with knives..."
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 9:33 pm
"Yeah. You screwed up." He said calmly as he used a becon call to summon his ship. He drew his pistol, set it for stun, and fired it at Cale.
"You screwed up big."
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