Post by Pappy-Wan Kenobi on Jan 1, 2011 15:21:48 GMT -5
I will be writing a series of stories of my RP character that will hopefully give you insight in to why he is the way he is and how he knows the things he knows. I hope you enjoy the read.
The title of this story: Time to go Hunting.
He watches them….this time much closer than he usual. Most of the time he looks at the enemy through the scope of his sniper rifle, and most of the time it’s not for long. Leaning back against the tree he takes a rare break and reflects. How long has it been since that fateful day in Senator Organa’s office? A lifetime it seems but in reality it’s been….five years. Looking up into the night sky it’s like so many others he has seen before. Oh sure the constellations change but they are still the same old same old pinpoints of light, except for one. He remembers that night four years ago quite well. They were celebrating the capture of a Moff in the inner rim and had broken the man’s will receiving intelligence about a top secret super weapon the empire had completed. He was in the commissary enjoying his favorite ale and relishing the aroma of his cigar when one of the shuttle pilots commented “A space station that can destroy a planet? Think of the power consumption, it has to be incredible and the beam would be massive! I’d love to see that.” He smiled at the pilot “You would have made a great demo man slick….we love making things go boom” and he took a deep drag on the cigar, exhaling smoke rings. The pilot, call sign “Slick” filled Pap’s mug. “That munitions dump you took out on Ord Mantell was something I’ll never forget….imagine that kind of destruction planetary scale…..it would be amazing!!!” Pap nodded his appreciation for the refill and reflected…yes amazing and horrifying all at the same time. He enjoyed a great bang as much as the others but to destroy a whole planet and all those living on it? He hoped he never experienced it.
Just then the door on the far side of the room opened and his team mate code named breaker walked in and he looked terrible. He went behind the bar and pulled a bottle of Corellian whisky from the shelf and started to walk away. The Bartender shouted “Hey Grunt that’s a 500 cred bottle of hooch, you better be able to pay for that.” Breaker’s demeanor switched from shock to intense anger….it conveyed his intent readily and the bartender swallowed hard. “Uhhh I was just kidding….go ahead…it’s on the house.” The crowd parted ways as the man made his way towards Pap and slammed the bottle down on the table. Two glasses appeared out of nowhere and the room became subdued. Breaker was the squad’s communication and computer science expert. In short he hacked or decrypted any and everything and usually was the best source of intelligence for the unit. He poured the glasses full and shoved one towards Pap. Breaker leaned back and downed the drink in one swallow and poured another. This was unusual in the fact that Breaker did not drink. Pap fingered the glass then looked at the man across from him it had to be something really bad. Trying to lighten the mood he cracked a joke. “What’s the matter buddy? Get your girlfriend pregnant?” and smiled at the man. Breaker shook his head and looked up at Pap tears forming in his eyes. “I just read an intercept from Vader to the Emperor” the man swallowed hard. Pappy leaned closer “Hey watch it…we are not in quarantine” and he looked around the room. You could hear a pin drop, even the holo monitor was muted and all eyes were on them. “What the hell happened breaker?” he gazed at the man. Breakers hands shook and he looked at his friend and team mate “Your home is gone” and that was all he would say. He poured another drink. Pap shook his head, what the hell of course it was the place he rented on Alderaan was sold to philanthropist that wanted to build an art gallery in it but everyone knew this… what was wrong with Breaker? Just then he noticed the sports game in progress had a large flashing message on the screen. Looking over at the bartender he spoke. “Hey turn that up will you?” The bartender turned the volume up and the announcer spoke. “We interrupt this program to bring you a live press conference from the Emperor. We go now to Coruscant.” The screen shimmered and the hooded visage of the emperor filled the screen. “Citizens of the Empire, for quite some time pockets of rebel forces have committed terrorist attacks upon government forces and innocent civilians. Well after today….we will see a significant decrease in attacks. Lord Vader has just informed me that one of the planets that sympathized with the rebels has been destroyed by our newest weapon…..The Death Star, It will insure peace in the galaxy.” The camera zooms in on the emperor’s face. “Because so many senators have subversively aided the rebellion it is now time for me to dissolve the senate as this body can no longer be trusted. Local systems will now fall under the control of the Moffs and if any planet harbors the rebels they will suffer the same fate as Alderaan.”
The screen fades and then is replaced by the reporter…ashen faced….she stutters a reply “We….we now return you to your scheduled program.” The Cantina is dead quiet then after a few seconds people start scrambling and talking on comlinks. Pappy leans back in his chair, and tears start to fill his eyes.
Gone…..all his friends. His mother, all he has left in his family since his father went missing during order 66 and presumed dead. He looks at his drink and picks it up and inhales its aroma. He shared the same drink with someone special the night he left to join the rebellion. Arwen was Leia’s hand maiden and confidant. She was also her closest protector. For years they worked together and were a good team. They enjoyed each other immensely and grew close. That evening they shared a secret with each other, their love. It was the best night of his life and he promised he would return to her and marry her. Now that would never happen. He downed the drink and set the glass down. It was only then that he realized the room was empty. Everyone had taken off to contact loved ones or prepare for what was sure to be the next big offensive. He went to stand and as he did his comlink went off. “Kenobi here” he answered. “LT. Crenna here I need you and your squad ready to move in five minutes….your shipping out to Yavin IV. You are to secure all our intelligence and personnel for immediate evacuation. See you at LZ gamma, Crenna out.” He made his way out of the commissary and picked up his gear at the team meeting room. He strode purposely towards the monorail that will whisk him to the landing pads. The trip would take no more than two minutes but it was more than enough time to transform him. He fought the empire on principal. The fact that they destroyed his father and the Jedi as a whole was more than enough to want to bring them down. But the continued oppression of the old republics citizens and now the wonton destruction of an entire planet and the woman he loved…..well now it was very personal and it was now his goal to make the Emperor and his lap dog Vader pay, and he promised himself he would be the harbinger of their demise or die trying. The chime sounded and the doors opened. He stepped off and headed to LZ Gamma the rest of his team surrounding Commander Crenna. As he approaches a ground crew member took his gear and heads up the ramp of the freighter. She’s a fast looking ship and he files it away as the commander shakes his hand. “Well looks like the race is on it’s a sure bet this was no coincidence. Remember the transmission we received that the Tantive IV was destroyed with all hands….then Alderaan is the first target of the empire? Why not one of the more openly sympathetic planets? No my gut feeling is right, the have Princess Leia and if….and this is a big if she hasn’t folded after this attack she would have sent them to Dantooine. But it’s only a matter of time before she breaks mentally or chemically to their interrogations and they learn of the base on Yavin IV. I need my best men to secure our data and protect it till we can find another base of operations.” He patted Pap’s shoulder and he nodded “You can count on us boss.” And he turned to the team and made a circle in the air and they loaded up into the ship. “See you soon boss.” And with that he walked up the ramp and slapped the control button to raise it. Durge retreated to his hover car and watched as the ship lifted and headed to orbit. He said a little prayer to his troops and wondered when he would confront the soldier named Pappy-Wan Kenobi and inform him of the message he received about his father….and his mother. He got into the car and was driven to the Op center to plan where they would relocate to next…..he hoped this war would end but unless they found a way to defeat this new weapon, and defeat it soon then it would be over and they would all be killed as seditionist.
He comes back to reality and looks over at breaker, and he nods. This mission was an information gathering op and breaker was the key. Using his equipment and code slicing skills he got what they came for and were ready to move back to the RV location. When they arrived at the hidden base camp the team gathered and went over the recording. Not only had they found the second death star’s location and the security measures to protect it…but they had learned that Vader was overseeing the security and that the Emperor was to arrive soon to oversee its completion. Breaker smiled at Pappy and whispered “Well here’s your chance boss…we will support you in your choice from here on out. Our mission is done, If you want to go off the reservation and go hunting we are with you.” He looked at each member of the team and each nodded their affirmative to this statement. He nodded back and smiled “Gear up it’s time to go hunting”
THE END…..For now.
The title of this story: Time to go Hunting.
He watches them….this time much closer than he usual. Most of the time he looks at the enemy through the scope of his sniper rifle, and most of the time it’s not for long. Leaning back against the tree he takes a rare break and reflects. How long has it been since that fateful day in Senator Organa’s office? A lifetime it seems but in reality it’s been….five years. Looking up into the night sky it’s like so many others he has seen before. Oh sure the constellations change but they are still the same old same old pinpoints of light, except for one. He remembers that night four years ago quite well. They were celebrating the capture of a Moff in the inner rim and had broken the man’s will receiving intelligence about a top secret super weapon the empire had completed. He was in the commissary enjoying his favorite ale and relishing the aroma of his cigar when one of the shuttle pilots commented “A space station that can destroy a planet? Think of the power consumption, it has to be incredible and the beam would be massive! I’d love to see that.” He smiled at the pilot “You would have made a great demo man slick….we love making things go boom” and he took a deep drag on the cigar, exhaling smoke rings. The pilot, call sign “Slick” filled Pap’s mug. “That munitions dump you took out on Ord Mantell was something I’ll never forget….imagine that kind of destruction planetary scale…..it would be amazing!!!” Pap nodded his appreciation for the refill and reflected…yes amazing and horrifying all at the same time. He enjoyed a great bang as much as the others but to destroy a whole planet and all those living on it? He hoped he never experienced it.
Just then the door on the far side of the room opened and his team mate code named breaker walked in and he looked terrible. He went behind the bar and pulled a bottle of Corellian whisky from the shelf and started to walk away. The Bartender shouted “Hey Grunt that’s a 500 cred bottle of hooch, you better be able to pay for that.” Breaker’s demeanor switched from shock to intense anger….it conveyed his intent readily and the bartender swallowed hard. “Uhhh I was just kidding….go ahead…it’s on the house.” The crowd parted ways as the man made his way towards Pap and slammed the bottle down on the table. Two glasses appeared out of nowhere and the room became subdued. Breaker was the squad’s communication and computer science expert. In short he hacked or decrypted any and everything and usually was the best source of intelligence for the unit. He poured the glasses full and shoved one towards Pap. Breaker leaned back and downed the drink in one swallow and poured another. This was unusual in the fact that Breaker did not drink. Pap fingered the glass then looked at the man across from him it had to be something really bad. Trying to lighten the mood he cracked a joke. “What’s the matter buddy? Get your girlfriend pregnant?” and smiled at the man. Breaker shook his head and looked up at Pap tears forming in his eyes. “I just read an intercept from Vader to the Emperor” the man swallowed hard. Pappy leaned closer “Hey watch it…we are not in quarantine” and he looked around the room. You could hear a pin drop, even the holo monitor was muted and all eyes were on them. “What the hell happened breaker?” he gazed at the man. Breakers hands shook and he looked at his friend and team mate “Your home is gone” and that was all he would say. He poured another drink. Pap shook his head, what the hell of course it was the place he rented on Alderaan was sold to philanthropist that wanted to build an art gallery in it but everyone knew this… what was wrong with Breaker? Just then he noticed the sports game in progress had a large flashing message on the screen. Looking over at the bartender he spoke. “Hey turn that up will you?” The bartender turned the volume up and the announcer spoke. “We interrupt this program to bring you a live press conference from the Emperor. We go now to Coruscant.” The screen shimmered and the hooded visage of the emperor filled the screen. “Citizens of the Empire, for quite some time pockets of rebel forces have committed terrorist attacks upon government forces and innocent civilians. Well after today….we will see a significant decrease in attacks. Lord Vader has just informed me that one of the planets that sympathized with the rebels has been destroyed by our newest weapon…..The Death Star, It will insure peace in the galaxy.” The camera zooms in on the emperor’s face. “Because so many senators have subversively aided the rebellion it is now time for me to dissolve the senate as this body can no longer be trusted. Local systems will now fall under the control of the Moffs and if any planet harbors the rebels they will suffer the same fate as Alderaan.”
The screen fades and then is replaced by the reporter…ashen faced….she stutters a reply “We….we now return you to your scheduled program.” The Cantina is dead quiet then after a few seconds people start scrambling and talking on comlinks. Pappy leans back in his chair, and tears start to fill his eyes.
Gone…..all his friends. His mother, all he has left in his family since his father went missing during order 66 and presumed dead. He looks at his drink and picks it up and inhales its aroma. He shared the same drink with someone special the night he left to join the rebellion. Arwen was Leia’s hand maiden and confidant. She was also her closest protector. For years they worked together and were a good team. They enjoyed each other immensely and grew close. That evening they shared a secret with each other, their love. It was the best night of his life and he promised he would return to her and marry her. Now that would never happen. He downed the drink and set the glass down. It was only then that he realized the room was empty. Everyone had taken off to contact loved ones or prepare for what was sure to be the next big offensive. He went to stand and as he did his comlink went off. “Kenobi here” he answered. “LT. Crenna here I need you and your squad ready to move in five minutes….your shipping out to Yavin IV. You are to secure all our intelligence and personnel for immediate evacuation. See you at LZ gamma, Crenna out.” He made his way out of the commissary and picked up his gear at the team meeting room. He strode purposely towards the monorail that will whisk him to the landing pads. The trip would take no more than two minutes but it was more than enough time to transform him. He fought the empire on principal. The fact that they destroyed his father and the Jedi as a whole was more than enough to want to bring them down. But the continued oppression of the old republics citizens and now the wonton destruction of an entire planet and the woman he loved…..well now it was very personal and it was now his goal to make the Emperor and his lap dog Vader pay, and he promised himself he would be the harbinger of their demise or die trying. The chime sounded and the doors opened. He stepped off and headed to LZ Gamma the rest of his team surrounding Commander Crenna. As he approaches a ground crew member took his gear and heads up the ramp of the freighter. She’s a fast looking ship and he files it away as the commander shakes his hand. “Well looks like the race is on it’s a sure bet this was no coincidence. Remember the transmission we received that the Tantive IV was destroyed with all hands….then Alderaan is the first target of the empire? Why not one of the more openly sympathetic planets? No my gut feeling is right, the have Princess Leia and if….and this is a big if she hasn’t folded after this attack she would have sent them to Dantooine. But it’s only a matter of time before she breaks mentally or chemically to their interrogations and they learn of the base on Yavin IV. I need my best men to secure our data and protect it till we can find another base of operations.” He patted Pap’s shoulder and he nodded “You can count on us boss.” And he turned to the team and made a circle in the air and they loaded up into the ship. “See you soon boss.” And with that he walked up the ramp and slapped the control button to raise it. Durge retreated to his hover car and watched as the ship lifted and headed to orbit. He said a little prayer to his troops and wondered when he would confront the soldier named Pappy-Wan Kenobi and inform him of the message he received about his father….and his mother. He got into the car and was driven to the Op center to plan where they would relocate to next…..he hoped this war would end but unless they found a way to defeat this new weapon, and defeat it soon then it would be over and they would all be killed as seditionist.
He comes back to reality and looks over at breaker, and he nods. This mission was an information gathering op and breaker was the key. Using his equipment and code slicing skills he got what they came for and were ready to move back to the RV location. When they arrived at the hidden base camp the team gathered and went over the recording. Not only had they found the second death star’s location and the security measures to protect it…but they had learned that Vader was overseeing the security and that the Emperor was to arrive soon to oversee its completion. Breaker smiled at Pappy and whispered “Well here’s your chance boss…we will support you in your choice from here on out. Our mission is done, If you want to go off the reservation and go hunting we are with you.” He looked at each member of the team and each nodded their affirmative to this statement. He nodded back and smiled “Gear up it’s time to go hunting”
THE END…..For now.
as seen in WoSW.
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