Center for Planetary Defence and Security.

[Emanon]

Volk nods to Jael....still wondering if there was anything coming, then he hears the explosion and smiles. Stepping into the building he shuts the doorway and barracked it shut.

Then looks around seeing stairs he goes up them, heading to the top.

[jaelxaden]

Jael looked around her to try and get her bearings. She could see smoke rising from burning buildings everywhere. Every now and then a scream would reach her. Probably some poor native being exterminated. The sound of an explosion a few buildings away below her caused her to whip her head around. Seeing a small mushroom cloud. she turned resolutely away. Hopefully the Knight would make it out alive. For now it was time for them to move and quickly. Giving up on her grappling hook she used the force to jump buildings, taking her swiftly away from the Vong force that had been attacking them.

[lotvashai]

The warriors persuing SK did just that, shrieking in outrage at the display of overt cowardice that the Jeedai was portraying as he took off at full speed. They pushed themselves to the limit to keep up, but they were doing an expedient job of doing so, Jeedai sorcery aside, the lead of the group looked to be almost on SK's heels, when the Jeedai then did something irrivocably like them...they turned.

The first warrior stopped instantly, sending his counterparts into evasive manouvers to avoid slamming into his back. Each took up a flanking position as the lead was calling his amphistaff to hand, just as SK loosed a stream of argent force lightening at the ceiling.

Perplexed, and perhaps a little enraged, the warriors had little or no time at all to try and dodge the barrage of falling duracrete, plasteel and all manner of abominable artificially created structure raining down around them. Two of them fought valiantly to avoid a hit that would crush them, but the threshold of the door through which SK had lead them - and now stood on the opposite side of - became cut off as a large piece of twisted duranium-plating fell down from above, planting it's self firmly between the remaining hunters and the Jeedai.

If they survived, going through the duranium was not an option, they would need to go around.

******

Lotva Shai had been contenting herself by carving the intricate symbols, associated with Yun-Harla, into her left forearm, watching the obsidian blood flow from her open wounds to fill the fissures of scars new and old. Her communication with K'litch Vang had been brief, and this was how it should be, she couldn't allow him to tarry anywhere when there was much dirty work to be done after all.

She was doing her bit, laying in wait here was going to pay off, it was only a matter of time before she would be found.

The Consul could have been forgiven for thinking it was no coincidence then, when she heard footfalls in the tunnels outside the door to the room she was esconced in.

Brow raised, her gaze keen, she rose from her seated position and deliberately placed a foot against the ooglith masquer she had previously taken off. The creature acted instantly, becoming fluid and stretching to cover her form inch by inch - the guise wouldn't give her much protection from a Jeedai, but she would have the benefit of the doubt for a short period of time, and that would give her the edge.

Listening, she pressed her ear flat to the door for a moment, hearing what sounded like a male and a female voice conversing in basic. Bickering even....something tugged at the back of her mind then, a flicker of a memory. She knew that male voice, but she could not remember from where - she had killed so many infidels now, it was hard to keep track, nor would she want to if she could have.
But something was nagging at her....she should know this one.

Stepping back, she strained to hear, the footsteps receeding, travelling away from her now.

[Emanon]

Reaching the top of the building, Volk sees an open doorway and steps out into the light. Looking around he sees Jael in the distance jumping the last building and makes his way after her.

Force leaping across buildings, he sees more of the destruction the Vong has caused. Fires and smoke rage across most of the cityscape leaving destroyed buildings in there wake. Most building crumbling under from damaged infrastructures, others destroyed by marauding Vong warriors.


Reaching through the Force he sends a message to Jael.
"Slow up there....but keep out of sight."

[jaelxaden]

Jael smiled to herself as she complied with Volk's orders slowing to a jog and then to a walk, making sure to keep her body from the view of anyone who might be looking up to the roofs of the buildings. While she walked she kept her eyes peeled for any sign of immediate danger.

[SK]

*As SK left the building in which he had fought the unknown warriors, he then used went into the next building and ran up the stairs. Still hearing the voices of the warriors, he knew that he had only slowed them down momentarily. He then went up to the rooftop, and stretched out with his feelings to try and find out where the warriors were coming from, but he got nothing. Still confused, SK then started to jump from rooftop, to rooftop, until finally, he felt a presence in the force, two actually. SK then continued to leap across the rooftops, on his way towards the presences that he had felt through the force*

[Emanon]

Stopping completely Volk turns when he feels something approaching, something strong in the Force. Turning to Jael he flicks his hand to warn her of danger, then slings his blaster carbine.

Stepping into the shadows pulling his lightsaber, Volk waits to see who it was. Could it be one of those Imperial Knights again or something else.

[jaelxaden]

Jael ducked into the shadows and fingered her lightsaber.

[SK]

*SK then lands on a rooftop and can feel a couple of presences hiding out. finally he can feel something in the force, and one of them was a pure inkling of the force, while the other was was a mixture of both. SK then looks around for the one that had a mixture of both light and dark and found him, but did not go for him, rather he turned to the pure one and started to make his way towards the presence*

Come out, I know that you are there. I won't hurt you, rather I am looking for someone to explain to me what has happened here. Now, Jedi, show yourself.

*SK then unclipped his single hilted lightsaber and activated it s a red blade is seen coming out from the hilt, and holds it up towards his chest, ready for anything, but knows that there is not much time, as the warriors were coming closer and closer*

[jaelxaden]

Jael looked at the man before her, he was vaguely familiar. "SK?..." She stepped forward out of the shadows her left hand fingering her lightsaber hilt.

[SK]

*SK then stared out at the young woman that he clearly recognized from his time with the Jedi. When he had last seen her, she was but a teenager still, but now she has grown into a very beautiful woman. SK then nods and deactivates his lightsaber and walks towards her*

Jael Xaden, why it has been quite sometime now. I have not seen you in ages it seems. You sure have grown up though.

*SK then turned his head the other direction, and then looked back to Jael*

Who are you here with, I know that you are not traveling alone. Who is he?

[Emanon]

Stepping out of the shadows, Volk hangs his lightsaber on his belt again.

"Its me SK...."

Pulls his blaster Carbine from his back and looks around again, always on the look out for the Vong onthe loose.

[jaelxaden]

Jael glanced into the shadows as Volk stepped out then set her eyes to searching the landscape for dangers again. "Yes, I've grown up." Her voice held a note of regret.

[SK]

*SK looked at Jael and nodded, but sensed a bit of grief in her voice*

Jael, little one, I sense some conflict within your feelings. Are you not happy about the way that I have turned out, or is there something else?


*SK then heard a couple of footsteps from behind him and turned around to see Volk as he stepped out*

Volk Malreaux, I did not think to see you here with a Jedi. What's going on here, and what are those things that are chasing me. I can't feel a thing in the force with them.

*SK wonders how much longer he is gonna have to keep the good guy act up. He despises Jedi, but knows that he is gonna need thier help if he is to leave this planet and search for his loved one, but for now, he keeps a smile on his face so that he will not give anything away, in order to gain thier trust*

[jaelxaden]

Jael just shook her head. He had changed, and from what she had heard...for the worst. But that wasn't what was bothering her. She turned to Volk. "We need to keep moving."