Post by Pappy-Wan Kenobi on Sept 4, 2010 22:12:25 GMT -5
He sits in the cargo space cleaning his rifle. He hasn't eaten in three days and the smell of food is making his belly growl. "You better feed that thing Paps or it's gonna eat you from the inside out" Jango chuckles. He was his team mate, and one of his closest friends. The only person on the team closer to him was the Captain....but even then Durge was more reserved than Jango. He doesn't even look at him as he picks up the empty power cell off the floor and hurls it at Jango, who snatches it out of the air inches from his face. "You gotta do better than that old man I'm not some rookie storm trooper" and tosses it in the ammo crate to be re-charged. He places the bolt back it the receiver and cycles it to make sure it's smooth. he then removes the scope and places both items into his carry case and locks it. "I may be Old compared to you bucket head but I can still kick your butt."
He stands and stretches hearing multiple bones creak and crack. Jango got the nickname Bucket Head because he rarely ever took his helmet off. Most of the Night Stalkers spread the rumor that he even slept with it on. But pap knew the real truth, Jango had insomnia. He wouldn't admit it to anyone else but many a night in between missions he would see him in a corner just sitting there occasionally moving his head as if he was reading data. He approached him one night and said "You watching some good Twilleek action there buddy?" and Jango removed his helmet. He was watching the holonet at latest planet that was invaded or the race of beings that was slaughtered and his face was red "When will it ever end snipes?" Pappy stood there and was lost in thought briefly then spoke "When we kill the Emperor and Vader and trust me my friend one day we will get that chance"
Done stretching he really needs about an hour in the fresher but that thought upsets his stomach even more and he walks over to Jango "Come on buddy let's go eat then we can see what the cap has in store for us next." Jango stands and looks at him "Fine but I'm going to make you sit down wind of me because you smell like the south end of a north bound bantha." and turns and heads for the galley Pap launches a kick towards his backside but Jango picks up his pace and laughs "Come on Old Man" and Pap shakes his head.
After eating two nerf steaks the size of a dewback and a plate full of veggies he sits back in his chair and drinks his fifth mug of caf "I think this last mission was a success we destroyed a major munitions cache and in the process captured a Moff. I guarantee you this will get under old wrinkle faces skin and force him to rethink his plans. And his lap dog Vader has gone off the deep end. Ever since Hoth he has spared no expense looking for Skywalker. He keeps this up and we will get a chance to do a sneak and peek on Coruscant and maybe even get a chance to take out the bastard." He pulls a cigar out of his kit and lights it and leans the chair back on it's two legs blowing smoke rings in the air. Jango gives him a hurt look "what you can't share with me? I mean I did show you that stash anyways." and finishes his dewberry pie. Pap smiles "Not my fault you didn't grab some." but reaches in his kit and throws one over to him. Jango smells the finely rolled cigar and smiles "Ah the spoils of war." and promptly lights it and exhales a cloud of smoke. "So where do you think we will go from here? I mean don't get me wrong but I would love some down time....I can't remember the last time I had more than a day to recoup and I don't want to end up looking like you. I have allot of ladies to impress after this war is over" Pap shakes his head and chuckles "make sure you tell them hi from the best they ever had" and folds his hands behind his head. He wasn't really sure how it began, maybe the stress of battle or just being at the right place at the right time but Pappy was known as much for his action on the battlefield as he was in the trenches....so to speak. It was a running joke in the Night Stalkers that Pappy never met an Imp he didn't love to kill, and he never met a female he didn't nail. It would have been different if he was just a slut but it was always the strong sexy in charge females that seemed to be enthralled by his presence. Leaning the chair forward he stands "Well Bucket head I'm not sure where we are going next or how long it will be before we suit up again but I got a date with the fresher and the rack.....see you in the morning." he turns and heads for the fresher.
An hour later he stands in front of the mirror and shaves the last of the stubble off his face and washes his face. as the water rolls down his face he stares at his reflection. He is in his early thirties but looks like he's in his late forties. He dries his face and heads to his bunk room. and drops his towel. the fresh scars on the back of his legs are still sensitive. He reaches into his duffel bag and pulls out his boxer briefs and slides them on turning off the light he crawls into his bunk. In less time than it takes to order a caf he's asleep. He dreams of a simpler time. One where he's with his mother and father on Coruscant. Then immediately his dreams turn dark. The holonet proclaiming the Jedi are enemies of the state, and that they are to be exterminated. Watching a recording of Alderaan's debris field after the Empire destroyed it. Then his mission to Boz Pity and having Vader in his sights and him turning to look at him......and evacing and leaving Boomer behind. He snaps awake his body covered in sweat. He sits on the edge of the bed holding his shaking hands to his face. After a moment he rises and heads to the fresher again. This time he returns to his room and dresses out in his fatigues and heads for the galley. he finds a corner table and grabs a pot of caf and a plate of sweet rolls and sits there trying to take his mind of the past.
Durge Crenna walks in looking at his data pad and getting the latest orders for his team. He glances over the top of the data pad and sees Pappy in the corner. grabbing his mug he sits next to him "I expected to find Jango here not you." and pours himself a cup of caf. Pap smiles "Sorry sir guess I'm coming down from the last OP. any word on where we are going next?" Durge smiles the kid always seems to know when something is about to happen. It reminds him of when he worked with Master Yoda on Kashyykk. If he didn't know better he would swear the kid had potential as a Jedi. "As a matter of fact I do have the orders and you and Jango are going to love it. You two are going to Coruscant as business men looking to supply the empire with munitions from your factory on Ord Mantell." Pappy spits his caf out and looks at the captain "Say what your kidding right?" Durge smiles at him "Nope the first class treatment a private yacht. an expense account to rival the Hutts and credentials that will get you closer to the Emperor than we ever thought possible. But" he raises his hand to forestall his question. " You will not be armed and you will really be there to gather intell on a project that has half the fleet deployed to protect it. We want to know what it is." Pappy just sits there dumb founded. Half the fleet to guard it? it has to be something really big. But being a business man? he has no clue how to act like a business man. Oh well he better learn quickly. "How long before we deploy sir?" Durge smiles "Two weeks...it will take us that long to get your cover set up and for you two to heal up, we can not have you going in looking like a couple of prize fighters after a bout. So you better get some rest kid your going to need it more than ever for this one" Durge stands and clasps his shoulder. Then turns and leaves. Pap sits there for a few more minutes then stands and heads to his room. He was going back to his home planet for the first time in a long time. He gets a satisfying grin on his face knowing he's going to enjoy the look on Jango's face when he tells him the news.
He stands and stretches hearing multiple bones creak and crack. Jango got the nickname Bucket Head because he rarely ever took his helmet off. Most of the Night Stalkers spread the rumor that he even slept with it on. But pap knew the real truth, Jango had insomnia. He wouldn't admit it to anyone else but many a night in between missions he would see him in a corner just sitting there occasionally moving his head as if he was reading data. He approached him one night and said "You watching some good Twilleek action there buddy?" and Jango removed his helmet. He was watching the holonet at latest planet that was invaded or the race of beings that was slaughtered and his face was red "When will it ever end snipes?" Pappy stood there and was lost in thought briefly then spoke "When we kill the Emperor and Vader and trust me my friend one day we will get that chance"
Done stretching he really needs about an hour in the fresher but that thought upsets his stomach even more and he walks over to Jango "Come on buddy let's go eat then we can see what the cap has in store for us next." Jango stands and looks at him "Fine but I'm going to make you sit down wind of me because you smell like the south end of a north bound bantha." and turns and heads for the galley Pap launches a kick towards his backside but Jango picks up his pace and laughs "Come on Old Man" and Pap shakes his head.
After eating two nerf steaks the size of a dewback and a plate full of veggies he sits back in his chair and drinks his fifth mug of caf "I think this last mission was a success we destroyed a major munitions cache and in the process captured a Moff. I guarantee you this will get under old wrinkle faces skin and force him to rethink his plans. And his lap dog Vader has gone off the deep end. Ever since Hoth he has spared no expense looking for Skywalker. He keeps this up and we will get a chance to do a sneak and peek on Coruscant and maybe even get a chance to take out the bastard." He pulls a cigar out of his kit and lights it and leans the chair back on it's two legs blowing smoke rings in the air. Jango gives him a hurt look "what you can't share with me? I mean I did show you that stash anyways." and finishes his dewberry pie. Pap smiles "Not my fault you didn't grab some." but reaches in his kit and throws one over to him. Jango smells the finely rolled cigar and smiles "Ah the spoils of war." and promptly lights it and exhales a cloud of smoke. "So where do you think we will go from here? I mean don't get me wrong but I would love some down time....I can't remember the last time I had more than a day to recoup and I don't want to end up looking like you. I have allot of ladies to impress after this war is over" Pap shakes his head and chuckles "make sure you tell them hi from the best they ever had" and folds his hands behind his head. He wasn't really sure how it began, maybe the stress of battle or just being at the right place at the right time but Pappy was known as much for his action on the battlefield as he was in the trenches....so to speak. It was a running joke in the Night Stalkers that Pappy never met an Imp he didn't love to kill, and he never met a female he didn't nail. It would have been different if he was just a slut but it was always the strong sexy in charge females that seemed to be enthralled by his presence. Leaning the chair forward he stands "Well Bucket head I'm not sure where we are going next or how long it will be before we suit up again but I got a date with the fresher and the rack.....see you in the morning." he turns and heads for the fresher.
An hour later he stands in front of the mirror and shaves the last of the stubble off his face and washes his face. as the water rolls down his face he stares at his reflection. He is in his early thirties but looks like he's in his late forties. He dries his face and heads to his bunk room. and drops his towel. the fresh scars on the back of his legs are still sensitive. He reaches into his duffel bag and pulls out his boxer briefs and slides them on turning off the light he crawls into his bunk. In less time than it takes to order a caf he's asleep. He dreams of a simpler time. One where he's with his mother and father on Coruscant. Then immediately his dreams turn dark. The holonet proclaiming the Jedi are enemies of the state, and that they are to be exterminated. Watching a recording of Alderaan's debris field after the Empire destroyed it. Then his mission to Boz Pity and having Vader in his sights and him turning to look at him......and evacing and leaving Boomer behind. He snaps awake his body covered in sweat. He sits on the edge of the bed holding his shaking hands to his face. After a moment he rises and heads to the fresher again. This time he returns to his room and dresses out in his fatigues and heads for the galley. he finds a corner table and grabs a pot of caf and a plate of sweet rolls and sits there trying to take his mind of the past.
Durge Crenna walks in looking at his data pad and getting the latest orders for his team. He glances over the top of the data pad and sees Pappy in the corner. grabbing his mug he sits next to him "I expected to find Jango here not you." and pours himself a cup of caf. Pap smiles "Sorry sir guess I'm coming down from the last OP. any word on where we are going next?" Durge smiles the kid always seems to know when something is about to happen. It reminds him of when he worked with Master Yoda on Kashyykk. If he didn't know better he would swear the kid had potential as a Jedi. "As a matter of fact I do have the orders and you and Jango are going to love it. You two are going to Coruscant as business men looking to supply the empire with munitions from your factory on Ord Mantell." Pappy spits his caf out and looks at the captain "Say what your kidding right?" Durge smiles at him "Nope the first class treatment a private yacht. an expense account to rival the Hutts and credentials that will get you closer to the Emperor than we ever thought possible. But" he raises his hand to forestall his question. " You will not be armed and you will really be there to gather intell on a project that has half the fleet deployed to protect it. We want to know what it is." Pappy just sits there dumb founded. Half the fleet to guard it? it has to be something really big. But being a business man? he has no clue how to act like a business man. Oh well he better learn quickly. "How long before we deploy sir?" Durge smiles "Two weeks...it will take us that long to get your cover set up and for you two to heal up, we can not have you going in looking like a couple of prize fighters after a bout. So you better get some rest kid your going to need it more than ever for this one" Durge stands and clasps his shoulder. Then turns and leaves. Pap sits there for a few more minutes then stands and heads to his room. He was going back to his home planet for the first time in a long time. He gets a satisfying grin on his face knowing he's going to enjoy the look on Jango's face when he tells him the news.
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