The Dangerous Pursuit 2.0

[Kryad Explo]

Kryad gave a clear message to him. Sorful started engine found out that this ship had rocket launchers. He got the cords to the palace.

Kryad knew that the transport would come. But he knew that almost every one else where not aware of it. Kryad heard the sound of the transport, but it was weak. He went to Gai and yelled "It is here! Say when you want it to land!" he waited for the command.

[Arkava]

Ord Mantell Sith Temple

Arkava cursed his own stupidity. Why? he thought to himself, Why didn't I see this before? He looked quickly to Frey, ready to ask whether they could somehow keep the reactor for exploding or not, but Frey's eyes gave him his answer. There was no way it could be done.


"Everyone listen up," he started on his comlink. "The Imperial Forces have made us the fools here, they've put us in a situation that we likely will find ourselves lost within." As he said this figures emerged from the woods to their north and directly ahead of them, at least a hundred bodies or more. There was fear, he sensed it in the soldiers, even the Jedi were afraid if but for a mere moment. "Do not fear them, or what may become of us, for fear leads only to the Dark Side my friends. Do not fear death, for even in death there is hope, and there is the Force." He turned solemnly to Aldin. "Corporal. Keep your troops here and try to get whatever cover you can. Let us Jedi take the brunt of their hatred."

Arkava looked saddened, but knew what had to be done. The Jedi would keep the sith at bay for as long as they could, and try to keep the troopers safe for as long as they could. Death was inevitable to all, but at least he was going to have a warrior's death, fighting side to side with the most important people in his life, not cowering like some sith dog trying to escape death.

Shadowy figures emerged from the woods around them, Arkava knew this would be the last battle he ever fought in and he felt remorse. Not that he wouldn't ever fight another battle, he like many others, liked the thrill and heart pounding adrenaline rush that came from combat. Combat was man at it's best, but also most primitive. It was a contest to see which man was better, but the result was death. No, he wouldn't miss the constant worry of death, or the adrenaline, but the fact that he would no longer be able to serve his nation. No longer able to fulfill his oath to protect those weaker than him or to help those that could not help themselves.

However he would fulfill his oath to his dying breath. He would die in the service or the Republic and is service to his friends.

The shadowy figures drew nearer and he knew their time was short. He quickly embraced Gaiutus, clasped Freyinn on the shoulder, and tried to make eye contact with every single man or woman he had served with.

When the Sith were closer, he ignited his dark blue lightsaber, and ran with his comrades to meet them...

[Ellegos]

As the lines between the forces of good and evil stood in the way of each other, with fear, death, hatred, and vengeance in the eyes of everyone. A small group of Republic Troopers and Jedi lay cornered to the Sith Temple, with the onrush of Sith Forces slowly making their way upon them.

Sergeant Major Vacko Akla, a battle worn and veteraned man of the Republic stood in the trees surrounding the valley. Running to a boulder, planting his right foot atop of it in clear sight for everyone to see, he made quick eye contact with his friends in the Republic Line.

A mellow look upon his face, his armor scarred but still ready, his rifle at the ready, he looked to be a fearsome sight to any Sith to lay their eyes on. Yelling at the top of his lungs, both Sith and Republic Forces seemed to stop and looked at the Man.

As the sith drew their rifles to get ready to fire, what appeared to be an exodus of troopers emerged from the tree's. Mounting in the hundreds, standing on the ridge behind Sergeant Major Vacko Akla. It was a sight of hope to the small group of Republic Troopers, the sight of their long time friend Vacko Akla as a beacon of their new hope in the inevitable battle that was soon to befate them.

Waving his arm in the air, in all in one mass movement the wall of soldiers poured down the ridge to meet the enemy head on. Republic Gunships flew over head in formations to drop more troopers and armored vehicles below.

Vacko head charged down below to meet the enemy head on. The battle, has only just begun.

[---Aux---]

All around the battle raged. Republic and sith troopers alike dropped by fives ad by tens, blaster fire rained down from all directions, leaving pools of blood in its wake.

Aux' was struggling to block all the stray blaster bolts from hitting him, while at the same time fighting a sith lord that was particularly powerful. Aux' knew he had to best the sith lord soon, or else he would surely be struck be the sith's glowing crimson blade or a stray blaster bolt. Fortunately Aux' had a plan.

While Aux' was occupied batting away three stray shots that had come his way, the sit prepared to strike at Aux's back. Luckily he had planned for this all along. Using the force, Aux' predicted where the momentum would carry the sith's blade, and rolled away from that location. He was now behind the sith. The dark jedi wouldn't be able to defend him self. Aux' used the force to hurl his blade at the dark jedi. It missed and Aux's prized turquoise blade that his mater had given to him flew into the open door of the sith temple, never to be seen again.

"Ha Ha Ha," the sith laughed, "Nice try jedi, now you die, and soon all your friends with you."

Aux' had one last idea. He pushed with all the strength he could muster up from the force at the sith's feet. The sith toppled to the ground.

"Well, well," Aux' said, "Looks like the shoes on the other foot."

Aux' ensured the power setting on his blaster was set to stun, and shot the sith multiple times, ensuring that he wouldnt trouble them again for quite some time.

Although he had bested that sith, the fight raged on, and Aux' found himself without a lightsaber, and seemingly without a chance.

[Aveyn Tamai]

After a forceful knitting of her broken bones, poorly calcified from her haste, Aveyn set about doing what she could for others. It was still painful to move, but at the very least she had managed to stop the bleeding from her head wound. If they survived, there would be time to reset the bones later...but as it was, she didn't think she would have to worry about that.

A few of the troopers moved with her, protecting her as she knelt down beside the body of another, blood seeping through the broken seam of his helmet to his suit. Gently, she removed the helmet, and put her good hand to his face as his eyes stared wildly up at her. "You'll be alright," she whispered, sensing the massive damage done to his spinal cord with an internal cringe, "Just stay still, rest.." The young trooper attempted to nod unsuccessfully, and as she watched and waited, within moments, the life from his eyes faded away.

The men around her shifted uncomfortably, and she stood, speaking calmly, "I did not lie...the Force is merely another existence."

"Didn't doubt you ma'am," one of them replied, sounding slightly abashed.

They continued to move through the fray, though slowly, Aveyn finding more she could not save than those that she could. Some had minor injuries, bleeding that could be staunched, pain that could be damped slightly by coaxing a body to release more adrenaline. Many could have been saved if she had had time to do so, but in the chaos...

Even as one of the troopers protecting her fell, and the flash of a red lightsaber swung across her vision, she forced her protesting body to react. Her violet lightsaber ignited as she moved to defend herself from the next blow, and she found herself forced into a defensive stance right from the beginning. The bones in her hand ground painfully against one another, the cartilaginous tissue not having been given time to repair itself. Beside her, another of her protectors fell, and she had to remind herself just how many more would have died sooner had she not taken the risk of exposing herself.

[Arkava]

Ord Mantell Sith Temple

Arkava was fighting for his life. Deflecting blaster stray fire and battling Dark Jedi. He moved through the fight, never staying in one place and always fighting next to a different comrade. At one point, he had led a charge of Republic troopers against the right end of the sith line. Many had been slain on both sides, but the fight was becoming even more frenzied. Sergeant Ackla and his Republic forces had shocked the sith, but they had since recovered and were fighting for their lives, wedged in-between two Republic forces.

At the moment, he was in the middle fighting side by side with Gaiutus. They had other Republic troopers and various Jedi that had arrived with Sergeant Ackla fighting with them as well. They were up against a group of Dark Jedi, who were led by a surprisingly strong sith, probably a Lord. Arkava parried two quick strikes from one of the siths, then slashed upwards at him. He deflected Arkava's blade and countered. Meanwhile, Gaiutus was dealing with two Dark Jedi at once, the Lord was sitting back, waiting for his underlings to tire Gaiutus and his padawan out. Arkava knew he had to deal with the situation quickly, so he could assist Gaiutus. He had a crazy idea, one that he should never have tried, but he was desperate. He feigned to the left, then Force Threw his lightsaber right at the sith. It hit him and gashed his arm, but now he had a lightsaber and Arkava didn't. He attacked with a frenzied flurry aimed at Arkava's head. Arkava Force Pulled a lightsaber from a nearby corpse and tried to deflect the attacks. The first one slashed his ear and nearly severed it.

Arkava screamed in pain, but deflected the rest of the attacks. He took the crimson blade (evidently it had been a sith's) and struck at the Dark Jedi in-front of him. It slashed his hip, and Arkava rammed it home, cutting the sith in half. He Force Pulled his own lightsaber from the ground and stood to face the two Dark Jedi confronting Gaiutus. Gaiutus slashed at a sith and saberlocked with him. He worked his lightsaber underneath, and right when the sith slashed at him, he flicked his saber at the sith's arm, cutting his and off at the wrist. The sith screamed and fell down in pain. Gaiutus and Arkava advanced on the remaining sith who fell quickly to their dual attack. Arkava tried to do a quick heal on his ear, to stem the blood loss, then turned to face the Sith Lord.

Together, he and Gaiutus charged at him...

[Hart of Hircine]

In the far rear of the Sith troops away from Jedi and republic soldiers. A Sith in full dark Jedi battle armor used force drain to knock out near bye troops. Then he used force storm to fry them to a crisp. A mere 15 people passed out and 3 died. One of the Squads Commanders then asked why did you betray us who...ev..er you are.

The Sith then said "It is not I who betrayed you. You guys betrayed my order. *Yelling* I told this whole fleet not to mess Chopak Ordo(Azno's real name)." The Sith then force pushed the commander's helmet off, force crushed his neck, then tossing him into a rock smashing the commander's head open.

4 squads then prepared for the betrayer turning around when they saw his hand aimed at them. The Sith then used a force pulse scattering the Sith troops(6 Sith squads) but not killing them. The Sith took one of the vibro blades off the troops. Then saying "If you wish to fight me bring it on and let's get this going."

[Aldin Kiris]

Aldin took cover behind a fallen pillar just outside the temple along his men. "Theres just so many of them." He thought to himself. He never feared a battle before, but he did this one. It just looked so bleak. But, as a soldier of the Republic, he would follow the Jedi to death. In truth, he wanted to be out there, fighting right by the Jedi. But his orders remained, and he followed. Suddenly, the trooper directly next to him dropped to the ground, blood pouring out of a wound by his heart. Aldin couldn't do anything except watch the man die. If he moved, he would be shot and most likely killed. He felt sick. He looked away and tried to get lost in the battle. He fired and fired, but to no avail. They just kept coming.

[aimeetaoni]

Natira had watched Gaiutus charge off, clearing the tears from her eyes. So she would be able to see in battle. Almost frozen in her spot she could see Aux was in trouble, again. This was starting to become habit here.

She rushed over "Aux here!!" her lightsaber closed as she tossed it over to him to catch it, hoping he wouldn't lose it...it was her first lighsaber, Gai had helped her create it so long ago.

It was then that Natira herself was attacked by another Sith, havin'g been concentrating on saving Aux she was vulnerable to the attack. The Sith caught her off guard, his blade piercing her skin she let out a scream in pain, it wasn't intended to come out...but she couldn't help it.

[---Aux---]

Aux' snatched Natira's lightsaber out of the air. He was about to thank her, when he heard her let out a wail of terror and pain. He turned around to see her being attacked by a sith lord. While the sith wasa savoring what he thought was another kill for him, and therefore was distracted, Aux' used the force to yank the dark jedi's lghtasaber away, and call it into his own hand. The sith turned to face Aux' and shot tendrils of dark force lightning his way. Aux' blocked it with his saber and force sprinted twords the sith, cutting off both his arms, and knocking him out. Thankfuly Natira was only slightly injured, and awake.

"You can have this back now," Aux' said, "You could very well need to use it to defend yourself."

Aux' handed Natira the saber, and ran back into the heart of the fight.

[aimeetaoni]

The saber had caught her wrist, the skin that it cut, was steaming like smoke where it had been seared. Natira winced the bone ached from the pain, she didn't have time to worry about it now.

As Aux gave her lightsaber back, she smiled "Thanks..."

Frowning a moment, she hoped Gaiutus was okay.. she followed Aux, following him into battle. Reflecting a few shots from some Dark Jedi as they went.

[Lord Marvel]

Two of the dropships were going straight at the entrance to Sith temple. Standing in one of them Andrew started to yell orders into his helmet comlink.

"Remember guys, we are going there to get those people out, medics do your job and the rest of you cover them, shoot at everything that looks like a Sith."

Then from behind the corner of temple an imperial trooper ran out with rocket launcher in his hands, he aimed and shot two rockets at once. The rockets were too close for evading manouvers. The pilot yelled:

"Wolves jump!! Rocket incomming!!"

Without a second thought we have jumped out from the ship, pilot and one of us didn`t make it as the dropship turned into a ball of fire, the explosion pushed us stronger toward the ground, thank the force that we got those new armours.

"Activate repulsors!! NOW!!"

Falling speed had decreased enough just before the ground and they have landed safely, but still few hundred meters from the temple.

"Wolf two, keep going to the temple, we will run the rest of the way, get wounded out of there and let medics take care of those who need help immediately." one signal as confirmation was enough. "Let`s get going, this battle have just started"

As they run forward the temple, marines have shoot few times at enemy soldiers standing bit away from battle. They even killed 2 of them, when they got near temple Andrew saw, that one of the Sith was attacking a group of soldiers that tried to protect one of the Jedi. They were just about 50m from there "I hope that those bullets are worth their price" he have muttered to myself.

"Everybody get down!!" he yelled in direction of the group, all the soldiers have got on the ground only surprised Sith and Jedi stood still. Andrew aimed and shoot, his archaic gun spited with fire when the bullet went straight for Sith head, he just laughed and wanted to block it with his lightsaber. He died with a hole in his head and surprised face, as the bullet turned off his sword and went clean in his forhead. "Hey, it really works" Andrew thought.

He than got back to reallity "Don`t lie like some rocks!! get moving!!"

They have approached other group, Andrew stoped before the Jedi
"Wolves squad reporting, we came to get woundeds out of here"
As he said that a dropship landed next to the temple entrance, and two next were following him. His soldiers run in that direction gathering everyone that were still breathing.
"Any orders Ma`am?" he asked Aveyn who still stood uncertain of what happened just a while ago

[Ellegos]

Vacko was in to his blood lust persona once again. It was a familiar mood he was used to, calm, peaceful, but precise and his senses at their highest peak. He was a killer, trained and born to be one. He was shooting Imperial forces with one hand while shooting another with a pistol in his left. Never once to stop moving.

Every movement was precise, fluid. As a Imp Trooper came running at him with a knife, Vacko simply crouched, spinning on the ground knocking the feet out from under the Imperial Trooper. Just as quickly coming up again and slamming the butt of his rifle in to the Troopers neck, snapping it numerous places instantly killing him.

The sound of it would make most men cringe, but he was used to it. He was used to a lot of things in this war.

Vacko was making his way slowly to Master Gaiutus to inform of the current situation from Fleet Ops and to get a situational report of what the hell happened here.

Motioning for three troops to cover his rear, the ran up along side a Republic Walker. The vehicle stomping the ground with every stride leaving a smashed and compact dirt area beneath each step.

He saw an all to familiar face being pinned down by extreme suppresive fire from Imperial Troopers. "Was that Corporal Kiris? My old Squad XO?" He thought to himself, it had to be.

He made his way to get the man out of trouble, but was soon caught in another fire fight. this wasn't going to be easy.

[Aveyn Tamai]

She bent to pick up the fallen sith's lightsaber, attaching it to her belt. Perhaps later it could be scavenged for parts, just so long as it wasn't trapped. As she stood up she looked at her savior and attempted a smile, "Aveyn Tamai, and thanks for the rescue. I'd shake your hand but I heard a scream over to the west, and that's my queue to play doctor," she pointed in the direction and looked back to Andrew, though she did not yet know his name. "Care to join us?" she asked, glad at least three of the troopers that had been defending her had survived.

"Otherwise if you can spare a few men, one of the troopers that's been helping me can lead them to some of the wounded we've found so far," she added, looking at the remaining three. One of the stepped slightly forward and gave a small nod, "I'd be glad to show a few men through the carnage, and back to where the others hopefully are with your Master's body."

"Thankyou," she smiled sincerely at him and touched his arm as she walked by, "Force be with you always."

"Let's go save some lives people."

[Hart of Hircine]

The Sith betrayer kept moving forward. He may not have known what was going on but he knew that the remaining Sith forces were depleting quickly. After knocking out 4 more troops and killing 5 in the last 5 minutes he then went after skilled warriors in the Sith that were around him. His first move was a successful one he hacked his vibro blade into the back of the head of another Sith Commander breaking the old blade, then taking the Commander's Sith war sword(A double bladed double edged sword).

He then got to the middle of there lines then Force repulsed them on there asses and sides. While they were down he used Force Storm to to fry them SOB's. With him help scattering the the Sith forces around messing with there formation and the Republic Forces that have arrived the Sith were dropping like flies to the swatter.