Zonoma Sekot Orbit

[Nick Cousland]

*The Jedi Starfighter Avenger emerges from lightspeed as it reverts to real space. R4 undocks with the hyperdrive ring and approaches the MC80 it was at before. He gets clearance and flies into the hangar and lands the fighter. He shuts down the engines and rises out of the fighter. He rolls across the floor to begin his routine maintenance.*

[Caitlin Windancer]

*The Elen-tari reverts to normal space and after getting clearance lands aboard the Dark Falcon.
Aine disembarks and goes to talk to the medic and give them Cate's message.
She then goes to check on the progress of the special project Nick was working on for Aeron.*

[Aeron]

Aeron wakes in the medlab. She doesn’t know how long she has been asleep and in a healing trance. It is disorientating. Her eyes flutter close again, feeling tired. She forces her eyes open again, looking around the lab. It is very quiet. The guestbeds are gone, the chairs as well. There is no sight of Angel anywhere. She feels panic rising within her which he fights down, calming herself, reaching out in the Force to find her.
There she is, an anchor of peace. She is asleep and Admiral Salan is close by, keeping watch of her. He is a good man, who knows when it’s time to delegate stuff to others.
Aeron looks to the side, her arm is not longer strapped down. She flexes her fingers and is surprised they follow her command. It makes her smile slightly.
The nurses still don’t pay attention to her. She pushes herself up to a sitting position and nearly winces. Her movement catches the attention of a nurse who walks toward her.
“Miss, are you doing better?” she asks and Aeron recognizes her as the one who had called her ‘Miss Malreaux’ days ago.
“Aeron … it’s Aeron, dang,” she mutters and then looks at the nurse, “Define ‘better’”.
Days ago her toes has refused to wiggle when she wanted them to so she tries again. There is only a faint twitch, barely noticeable but there.
The nurse has noticed the twitch as well and nods, “Well I suppose that’s better. Can I get you anything?”
“No, thanks,” she answers and let herself fall back into bed.

[Caitlin Windancer]

Captain Aine Calimehtar




*Aine after supervising the implementation of Nick's design walks into the med-bay where Aeron is with the results of that design in tow.
She hears the exchange between Aeron and the nurse and grins.
She walks over to Aeron with the special mobile device as the nurse walks away in a huff.*

Well Cait and Nick will be glad to see that you doing better when they get back.
They thought you might want to be a little more mobile while you are healing.
So Nick had this built for you.
Do you want to test it out?

[Aeron]

Aeron looks up to Aine, “Hello, Aine, right? They left, haven’t they? Nic and Cait I mean. What has happened? I know about the troubles Nic had ... have they caught up with him? Nobody is telling me anything here. Volk isn’t here either. It’s getting really boring after the usual excitement.” She gazes behind Aine, “What have you got there?” She wiggles up and supports her upper body with her arms so she comes to a sitting position. “What are you having there? Looks a bit kinky,” she grins.
“Nic did that? When did he found the time for that?”
Her eyes wander over the hover chair. “What can it do?”

[Caitlin Windancer]

*Aine smiles*

Yes, Kage Aeron.
I'm Aine.
Yes, they had to leave.
Or rather Nick left and Cait followed him.
Someone attacked his family's home.
There was a fight and Nick was injured but he is going to be fine.
Cait is with him now.
He has also been arrested by a Mando mercenary hired to investigate the murder that Nick is accused of.
They will both return when they have straightened out the situation.
Cait sent me back to here so you would know what is going on.

Ah Volk I believe he went to Coruscant trying to track down the Yuuzhan Vong traditionalists.
From what I heard when he checked in a little while ago I believe he went to Utapau probably to check out who attack them.

Oh, this?
Something that Nick designed before he left.
Cait asked him to do it so you could move around more easily while you are healing from your injuries.

She said that you hated the med-bay and wanted to give you a way to get out of here.


*Aine laughs at the kinky remark*

Not that I know of.


*chuckles again*

Yes he did,while you were sleeping.
Nick is very talented.

Well I'm not exactly sure, Nick had them put every gadget he could think of on it.
Now do you want test drive this thing and get out of here?

[Aeron]

“They are always on the jump. I hope all clears up nice for Nic.
That is very thoughtful of Cait.”
Aeron smiles slightly. “Silly Volk to not even leave a note or drop comm. calls. That is so typically him. And he is on Utapau? What the heck ... there I am out for a couple days and he is out having fun.”
Then she gets back to the topic at hand, “Well, how to get over?”
Aeron calls onto the Force and pushes the hover chair gadget packed thing close to her bed. Then she reaches over, pulling her not cooperating legs with her.
A nurse rushes in, having noticed the havoc screaming controls in the room, “What the hell do you think you’re doing? We didn’t patch you together that you now jeopardize everything.”
As she sits in the chair she nearly pants from the effort. After a couple of breathes she adjusts her legs on the foot rests.
Only now Aeron looks up at the nurse, “Patched up is the right word, and I know what I am doing.
“Yeah right, killing yourself.”
“People tend to die in beds,” Aeron simply answers and presses the control joke forward. The hover chair speeds forward and she giggles as she leaves the room and the nurse behind her. She hopes that Aine is able to keep up with her.
Aeron races down the corridor taking easily turn after turn, her laughter echoes through it.

[Caitlin Windancer]

If Cait has any say about it they will.
Well she didn't want you think they deserted you.
They will be back soon hopefully.

I'm sure he will be back soon.
Ah you haven't heard the news then.
Yes, Utapau was attacked but no one knows by who yet.
They sent out a distress call that they were under attack.


*Aine watches her.*

Do you want some help?


*When the nurse comes over Aine ignores her watching Aeron. She mutters under her breath.*

You tell her Aeron.

*Aine grins when Aeron takes off in the hover chair giggling.
She follows her and laughing, hoping the nurse can't catch Aeron.
She runs swiftly beside the chair easily keeping up with it.*

[Aeron]

“Why would I think they deserted me, I knew about Nic’s troubles.
I really hope they manage to clear everything soon.”
“What the hell is he doing on Utapau?”

Aeron waits for Aine to catch up with her.

“What do you know of what has happened on Utapau, nobody is telling me anything. It is getting frustrating.”

[Caitlin Windancer]

*Aine has easily kept up with the Aeron and is not even breathless.
She stops when Aeron does.*

*She smiles at the question.*

They don't it was more of Cait letting know you that you weren't forgotten and that they would be back and that she remembered her promise.
She wanted to make sure you got out of the med-bay as soon as possible.
That's why she sent me back to make sure you got sprung.

*winks*

She was not impressed by that nurse of yours.
A nurse can't even remember your name is not to be trusted to remember other things.

I hope they do so as well.
The thought of Nick doing such a thing is ridiculous for any who know him.
He has too much honor and integrity to commit such an act.

*Aine shakes her head and her expression is rueful.*

I have no idea.
I don't think he said.
At least the person who told me didn't know.
Maybe he was curious or he learned something from his contact on Coruscant or he sensed something and went to check it out.

Cait was going to send someone there too.
She said she had a bad feeling about it.

I don't think anyone knows much of anything yet but I can replay the broadcast for you if you wish.

*Aine then gets out her datapad and replays the broadcast for Aeron..*

This just in - Alarm was raised today when a distress call, thought to originate from Utapau, was received by the pilots of a merchant vessel traveling through the Tarabba Sector.
The message, broadcasting on a near defunct frequency, claimed that the world's capital was currently under attack, and that most communication on world was no longer in working order. The pilots of the merchant vessel 'Invidia' decided against going in close to the origin of the transmission, instead bringing the message to the attention of the authorities of their destination, Tarabba Prime.

"It was unclear at the time, weather or not the distress call was, in fact, a hoax." Stated one planetary security official today, "But further investigation is taking place as we speak, and we can confirm that the call was indeed genuine."

We were unable to obtain a recording of the message and for legal reasons cannot repeat precisely what was stated, but sources inform us that the message explicitly requested that the Jedi go to the world's aid, which leaves us with many questions as to what, exactly, is taking place on Utapau.

We will bring you more information on this story as we receive it.


*Aine turns off the the datapad after the broadcast finishes.*

Cait said it was kind of odd that they asked for help from the Jedi and not the military.

That is all we have so far.
What do you think it could be?

[Aeron]

Aeron looks up at Aine, “Why would I think that I have been forgotten? Nic has bigger troubles than me after all. Poor guy.” Aeron grins and winks, “See me jumping.”
“Well she remembers my name, Miss Malreaux. Told her off because of that. Volk would have had a field day me being called Miss Malreaux.”
“Not the whole galaxy does know him ...”
Aeron listens to the broadcast and then closes her eyes, reaching out for Volk. Utapau was on the other side of the galaxy, far, far away. She searched through the currents of the Force for this one bright light of his. She found him, he was distracted, he was in danger. “He had to head there without ... he is in trouble.”
“Have you been to Utapau? I’ve to talk with the Admiral.”
Aeron speeds up the hover chair again, racing toward the Admiral’s quarters.

[Caitlin Windancer]

*Aine smiles*

You know Cait she wants to make sure of that.
Always trying to think of others feelings first.

Yeah. Poor Nick.
He doesn't deserve this.

*laughs*

Yes, I see that.

*gives a little snort of contempt at the mention of the nurse.*

That one.
She doesn't listen.
Thinks she knows best.

*chuckles*

Would he?
Sounds like someone else I know.

*After the broadcast.*

Trouble?
That doesn't sound good.
Utapau?
No, I have never been there.
The Admiral?
Sure let's talk to him.

*She follows Aeron swiftly to the Admiral's quarters.*

[Corey Dooku]

A living ship comes out of hyperspace, its lone passenger is in a deep sleep not knowing where they have arrived too. Sayan is the ships name and slowly starts to wake Corey up. He opens his eyes and exits his room, slowly walks to the window to see where they are.

"So where are we this time?"

She says nothing as he falls down into his seats and drifts back to sleep.

[Corey Dooku]

Corey wakes up and hits the controls,

"THis is Corey Dooku, I am here in peace. I would like to know what is this place? I have not seen it before, I am a member of the Grey Jedi."

Corey sits back and waits

[Aeron]

Aeron looks up at Aine, “Well, we gonna go talk with the Admiral and see what we can do about Utapau and then we can sit down, well you sit down since I am sitting anyway, have some caf and see what we can do about those two, Nic and Cait I mean, takes some time till we would be at Utapau anyway, enough time to plan and plot.”
Aeron takes off toward the Admiral’s quarters again, speeding down the corridors toward the turbolifts. She leads them through the ship quickly and soon they chime on the door.
Admiral Salan opens the door, “Kage?”
“Hello Brandon, Volk took of to Utapau and he seems to be in trouble. Is it possible that we take a trip there, and see if he needs help? And have you met yet Aine?” She smiles at the Admiral.
“There is someone who wants to say ‘Hello’ to you first.” He gets up and walks over to a small cot and picks up baby Evangeline. She struggles in his hold, her head turning and gazing directly at her mom. Aeron smiles brightly and reaches out for her and Admiral Salan places her into the awaiting arms. “Hello darling girl,” she whispers and tickles her daughter who giggles.
“Aeron, do you want all three ships heading to Utapau? Or is the Dark Falcon enough?”
“I think the Dark Falcon will be enough, the lady will manage to keep us safe and is made for quick escapes. A second or third ship would slow us down with coordinating things.”
Then the comm. peeps.
“Admiral Salan here,” Brandon answers the call.
“Sir, we have here some Corey Dooku, seems a bit odd, he has no idea where he is,” comes over the comm.
Aeron looks confused, “What does that mean he has no idea where he is, he has been to Zonama Sekot before. Put him through.”
She waits till the connection is made from the bridge to the Admiral’s quarters. “Corey, this is Aeron, what is the matter? Why are you saying you do not know this place? You are close to Zonama Sekot, I am surprised you do not recognize the planet from orbit.”