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"Sir, scanners picked up another ship in pursuit." Cambot said from his dataport as the outlaw sped for the heavens. The Auric Runner shuddered violently from a powerful blast."Oh, and Mr. Fett wants to see you. He says its urgent."
Cale swore in Old Corellian and banked the ship wide to starboard, giving the firespray a full dosage of the Runner's guns. "Droyk! you mean that IS Fett?! figures." He grinned a daredevil smile."Well he aint getting me. not when Ive come this far. he's just gonna have to find someone else to play with. As for that other Guerfel, mark him as target two. don't fire till he shoots back. and run power from the backup to the thrusters. we're just about out of the gravity well."
the ship shuddered again, taking another hit.

"Deploy all fighters if you haven't already! And keep on your guard. There may be more of them out there," Neb ordered, speeding up to attack speed and getting first picks of the TIEs launching.

It was staggeringly outrageous odds. For the each ship that uncloaked, there were another eight ready to pounce on them. Turbolasers lit up the sky, as the three ships were caught in an ameoba-like snare, quickly loosing sheilds and forces.

"That was too easy." Hudson stated. "There have to be more of them out there."

"Yes, but we will not spread the fleet to play pick-a-dog. If the cowards want to show themselves, they will. But hiding in the darkness won't let them capture Coruscant." Neb replied.

"But what if they don't want to capture Coruscant? I mean, look at that orb there. It could be the Federation equivalent of the Death Star." Gunny asked, watching the second star destroyer light up, much like the first.

"Because. Nobody ever wants to destroy Coruscant. Its an unwritten rule. Every other planet is fair game. But Coruscant is the jewel. Its the septer. Its the prize. Destroy it, and you've achieved nothing. But to capture it, no. That is a much higher prize. Destroy Coruscant, you'll be known only as the destroyer. Capture it, and eternal glory shall be yours..."

Neb thought back, but then began scanning the deeper space.

Come on Imperius. You churn these things out by the ton a day. Did you lose a bet to a drunken hutt? Quit playing hard to get. I know this battle doesn't end this way.

Fett leaned forward and was thankful for the inertial compensators; without them, reaching terminal velocity this quickly would rip him apart. He was already physically weak from his encounter with Draco, however, which is why he waited for ship-to-ship combat instead of attacking on foot.

He saw that he had managed to score another hit, and he was slightly surprised a ship of the Runner's' size and designation could carry turbolasers. He avoided their slow, inaccurate fire, spinning nimbly. For kicks, he unleashed his sensor jammer on the Auric Runner and increased the ion cannon's rate of fire.

Dodging the chain gun was simply part of the experience, but Fett ignored the other persuer for the moment.

Fett pulled up as the bay doors opened, barely missing the debris. He managed to get a detailed reading on Cale's jump as it was again very hasty, then he followed the spacer into hyperspace. He smiled grimly; this was getting fun.

Cale smiled smugly. "well thats that. away clean with the prize. this stuff will net me a real nice haul." the outlaw chuckled and pulled out his flask to take a sip.
"Um Sir? my readings indicated that Fett jumped almost directly after we did. doesn't that worry you?" Cambot said as he unpluged himself from the console.
"Nope." Cale said as he finished his pull and placed his flask back.
"Er, why? if you don't mind me asking?"
"This is why." Cale suddenly hit the emergency realspace return. the ship broke out of hyperspace and back into the stary void of space.
Cambot, who had not been strapped in for the sudden return, ricocheted around the cockpit a few times before rolling under the co-pilot's chair.
When the droid came to, Cale had flipped some preset coordinates into the computer and was about to make another jump.
"Next time, warn me when you're about to do that!" Cambot snapped as he floated up from where he had rolled.
"Ok. hold on to something." Cale said as the ship blasted off back into the ether.
Cambot was flung against the rear bulk head by the acceleration.
when the ship was back in hyperspace, Cale unbuckled himself from the seat and walked bast the woozily floating droid. "You ok?" he asked as he snagged a box of toools from a compartment.
Cambot floated after him, still dipping a bit here and there. "I think you mis alinged my directional projector, and my casing might be damaged. other than that Im fine. Now what are you doing?"
"Oh Im gonna check the hyperdrive. a sudden stop and go like that puts a lot of stress on it. But better a little repair work than getting bagged by Fett. theres no way he could have tracked us now. and if he holds the course I layed in when we left Borleas, he'll come out right on top of the Maw. on the otherside of the galaxy." Cale made his way to the hyperdrive with a chuckle. "If we're lucky, he'll think we made a blind jump to our doom. If we're really lucky, he'll get sucked in. but don't hold your breath. nevertheless he's out of our hair for now."