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Post by Lord Ire on Aug 11, 2010 21:26:20 GMT -5
It doesn't require the use of Luke's Jedi powers to tell she was leaving something out, obviously MCD wasn't asking clear enough questions. She mentions Zairon and MCD's enraged and deranged mind begins to think he's the one behind it all. He stays his hand for the moment, and asks another question. "Zairon, he's the one behind this plot isn't he? Did he order you to pretend to get shot before revealing yourself as a knight to further the conspiracy against me?"
Even to himself, MCD is beginning to sound a little crazy. Granted he is but that doesn't change the anger in him one bit and his anger is making him think everyone of the knights is out to get him. His eyes seem to trickle with the dark side as they begin to glow an ominous red as he pushes the envelope. "Lie to me, I dare you to lie. As a matter of fact, I'm begging you to lie."
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Post by Lord Zairon on Aug 11, 2010 21:29:41 GMT -5
Athena shakes seeing his crazed look, "P-p-plot? I don't know! Yes, Lord Zairon said to pretend to get shot, but that was just to attract attention so that an investigation could be made!" She said shivering. "He hasn't ever said anything to me about plotting against you!" A tear drips down her throat, "P-please Lo-lord Ire...I'm innocent...don't kill me..."
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Post by Luke Skywalker on Aug 12, 2010 1:06:27 GMT -5
Luke draws heavily on the Force to cover the distance between him and the Lord Ire with a burst of speed. Luke places his lightsaber in a defensive position between Ire and Athena. "Lord Ire, perhaps it's time to bring in Sir Zairon for questioning," implores Luke. Trying to buy some time, he adds, "If we get them in a room together, it will be easy to see if there is a widespread conspiracy between them and the other Imperial Knights."
Luke pauses for a moment, "Besides, you know and I know that you are not going to kill this young woman. Not without a fight anyways."
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Post by Lord Ire on Aug 12, 2010 1:36:53 GMT -5
"I'm really getting tired of you telling what I am and am not going to do, Skywalker. You best not let her get away" MCD says as he looks at the Jedi Master, a tussle with Luke might be the thing to calm the insane clone but its not going to happen, at least not now. MCD looks down at Athena giggles manically as he deactivates his lightsaber and returns it to the concealment of his robe sleeve. "You're lucky this Jedi is protecting your arse, otherwise I'd have already shoved that hilt were the stars don't shine and turned it on."
MCD goes to sit back up on his chair when he realizes its overturned on the floor thanks to Luke. He decides to just stand there and yell loudly for Trixie, seeing as her summoning switch is built into the throne itself. "TRIXIE!"
From out of nowhere, Trixie appears with a bow of the head as she hovers next to her master. "Issue an order for Sir Zairon's arrest and the arrest of his fellow Imperial Knights."
"On what charges, milord?"
"Treason." MCD says before walking over to the steps to where his throne once was. Sitting on the second step, MCD decides to run Sam through a slight review. "Alrighty Sam, what did we learn today?"
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Post by Darth Paymon on Aug 12, 2010 1:39:56 GMT -5
((OOC:I learned not to have any Jedi visitors when trying to interrogate someone  )) |
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Post by Luke Skywalker on Aug 12, 2010 4:16:16 GMT -5
Luke notices the giggling again, and allows Lord Ire's remark to him to just go without a response. The Sith has already moved on anyway with orders about the Imperial Knights.
Luke turns to Athena. "Are you alright, can you stand?" He helps her get to her feet. He uses the Force to put emphasis on his words. "You must answer his questions. No stall tactics or distractions. And stay here beside me if you know what's good for you." He says as he reminds her of Lord Ire's warning about getting away. Luke stands beside her, and slightly to the rear, so she is in his peripheral vision. He is also aware of her presence in the Force. If Zairon had her pretend to get shot, how much more had he orchestrated. Luke was beginning to think that not only was Ire a little bit crazy, and paranoid, or possibly both, but that Zairon had his own agenda, however noble it may be.
Luke reaches out with the Force and lifts the heavy throne up, moves it around Lord Ire, and puts it back on it's place upon the dais. He deactivates his lightsaber and returns it to his belt.
By now the guards have recovered. Two of them remain outside to guard the Throne Room. Two of them come inside to see if Lord Ire requires anything.
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Post by Lord Zairon on Aug 12, 2010 14:39:20 GMT -5
"Wait! He didn't commit treason!" She called trying to jump to the defense of her master. She is really worried now, she hadn't meant to imply Zairon was a traitor, she was only saying that he sent her to stop the stormtroopers and fake getting shot. Now she had gotten her friends in trouble because Ire had mistranslated her words.
She looked up at Luke, "I...I think..." She says trying to get up but being too weak to hold herself up on her own. "Zairon didn't plot treason, Skywalker. I promise!"
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Post by Sacrifice on Aug 12, 2010 14:43:48 GMT -5
I learned not to conspire against you, Use anger as source to tap into the force. *Sam says thinking. * And also doing integrations always have 2 methods in case one doesn't work so well.
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Post by Lord Ire on Aug 12, 2010 15:08:58 GMT -5
"Very good but you forgot one thing, torture and killing are two different things." MCD says as he then hears Athena's flimsy denials from across the room. He stands up and walks towards her, speaking in a condescending voice.
"Oh really, then why did he order you to pretend to be shot then, you lying wench? What were his motives and how did he learn of the stormtrooper's impending attack to send you to the rescue? If you were there to keep an eye on things, why go out of your way to change your appearance?"
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Post by Luke Skywalker on Aug 12, 2010 15:11:18 GMT -5
Luke watches with intense interest. He is curious as to what her reply to the same questions he had will be.
As he hears her reply, he realizes that she doesn't know anything. Zairon didn't include her in the planning of this debacle. Zairon is who Ire needed to interrogate.
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Post by Lord Zairon on Aug 12, 2010 15:10:53 GMT -5
"I don't know why he wanted me to fake being shot! Probably in order to give me a reason to act. I couldn't just attack them even if he had found evidence of their treason." She exclaims, "He knew of them because he was doing what he was ordered to do! You ordered the Knights after Cook's betrayal to investigate other members of the Empire for treason." She points at Sam, "Sam knows this because he was one of the ones investigated!" She says. "So from what he told me, he was investigating the stormtrooper commander and suspected he was up to something so I was to keep an eye on them and follow them around undercover."
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Post by Lord Ire on Aug 12, 2010 15:28:27 GMT -5
"THEN WHY GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO DISPOSE OF THE BURNT SHIRT, WHY NOT RIP IT OFF IN THE COURTYARD AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF THEN?" MCD yells his question right in her face. He kneels down beside her and grabs a fist full of her hair, giving it a firm pull towards him so he can whisper in her ear. "You know more than you're letting on, from here I could kill you right now and that Jedi would have no time to react before your dead body hit the granite."
Standing up, MCD pushes Athena's head to the side hard and then goes to step on her hand with the boot of his heel in hopes to break a few fingers and follows it with a threat. "Now, stop lying and tell me what I want to know or I will make you wish you had told me the truth from the beginning."
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Post by Lord Zairon on Aug 12, 2010 15:39:42 GMT -5
The doors of the courtroom burst open and Zairon walks in with a squad of RCG troopers behind him. Oddly he still has his lightsaber and blaster on his belt.
"Lay another finger on her and you'll die a second time." Zairon says clearly pissed seeing the condition Athena is in. "I believe you ordered my arrest? I'm curious under what authority you are doing that." Zairon says as he walks into the throne room. "Because the last I checked the only people with the power to order my arrest are Lord Ire and High Command."
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Post by Luke Skywalker on Aug 12, 2010 15:39:58 GMT -5
Luke does nothing for the moment. There is a fine line when dealing with another government's operations, and that line is not being crossed at the moment. He does open himself up to the Force completely, and is ready to move in an instant if necessary.
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Post by Lord Ire on Aug 12, 2010 15:57:17 GMT -5
"And who the frak do you think I am, Max Rebo?" MCD says as he kicks Athena in the ribs again. "Whoops, sorry."
MCD giggles and points to Zairon and spouts orders to the Royal Carratosian Guards behind. "Arrest him and take his weapons, he is charged with Treason against the Empire and Conspiracy. Hold him while I question this daft pile of poodoo."
"Belay that order." A voice calls from the far end of the room, its Tuulk and he's followed by the Imperial Regent and the Council of Moffs.
"Tuulk what are you doing, is everyone being infected with defiance?" MCD asks in amazement, he never would have guessed Tuulk to become defiant. "Arrest Zairon, he's trying to frame me for poodoo I haven't done and his little wench of an apprentice is the proff. She's the woman who 'died' in the town hall courtyard. Arrest him... arrest him, arrest him, ARREST HIM!"
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