"Still, people saw you bring the barge in..." He raises his eyebrows. "There's still a lot of risk..."
"Very well, I will simply have to take it to a scrap yard myself to make sure there are no risk to you." Eve replied, though more to use it as a threat, as she knew the Pleasure Barge was mainly undamaged, and would have expensive parts as Valdoon used it. But if the Toydarian doesn't bite, she goes ahead and tells Valentija to head to a scrap yard
Spoiler: Persuasion Roll D100: 57 (Minor Success) "10,000. I'll give you 10,000 for her. That's more than the bloody Jawas will get you." The toydarian grunts.
Isabia shake her head, disappointed as she go to putt handcuffs on Heart hands behind her back. "This one acted on orders of Garata, she is just a pawn to him. It wouldn't be better to take revenge on one who command to kill you? By the way, be welcome for saving your life." She said in persuade tone and look around the street for her commanion. "Vetrik! Are you still alive?"
Eve smiles, "Wonderful. It was a pleasure doing business with you." She said as she takes the money, and brings her prisoners back to her ship. But before leaving, "You two are free to go. Is there anywhere you'd like to be taken?" The android asked the Twi'lek's she's rescued.
"It is not the way of the Hutt Cartel to assassinate one another. The fact that Garata has broken this rule is... He will be dealt with, but within the traditions of the Cartel. As for the girl, her hand pulled the trigger. If I had captured her, she would be sent to Kessel - but I respect that she is your mark, bounty hunter, to do with as you please." The wounded Hutt nods, showing his people's particular brand of honor, as speeders rush towards them from the horizon - Palga's men. "As thanks, I give you this: Though Garata will not be killed directly, the Cartel will punish him harshly. We'll need blasters for said punishment, and I'm willing to pay for yours. Come to my palace if you're interested in the work." The slug crawls into an arriving speeder, as heavily armed mercenaries spread out to check for more hostiles. "Hmph, that's high praise, from a Hutt." Heart says, hand bound behind her. "Alright, take me to jail, I guess. Or to the unpaid work the New Republic has planned for me." Vetrik emerges, as the Hutt speeders lift off into the skyline. "Hey..." He groans, blood pouring from a cut on his scalp. "Oww..."
(+10,000 Credits) The Toydarian reluctantly hands over the money from a small hidden vault. Small worker droids emerge as he presses a button, heading to the barge and beginning the process of bringing it into the scrap yard behind the shop. Back at the ship, she sees Valentija, the Twi'leks, and the bound and naked Valdoon, his skin going red from sunburn. "I, uh... We have family on Ryloth." One of the Twi'leks names her people's homeworld. "But we don't want to trouble you, if that's far out of your way."
As the Twi'lek spoke of thekr destination, Eve tries to recal, if Ryloth was along the way back to Coruscant. But then, she remembers how she has Valdoon and his men as captives. "Forgive me, due to our 'cargo' we can't make any extra stops. So please, I hope this helps get you home." The android gives them 1000 credits as she sees them off. "Alright, let's head back." And once they were gone, Eve tells Valentija to take them back to Coruscant.
(-1000 Credits) Thinking about it and cross-referencing her database, Eve remembers that Ryloth is another Outer Rim planet, so maybe a few hours deviation. The Twi'leks take the money, and bowing, head off into Tattooine. "I have a bad feeling they're going to end up enslaved again..." Valentija sighs. Heading inside the ship, Valentija heads to the cockpit, as Eve crams the captives into the cargo hold. Unfortunately, the room is a bit too cramped to fit them all. "Err, should we dump the mercs, or have some in the cockpit with us?"
"Let's place some in the cockpit." Eve replied, but for the mercs they do place in the cockpit. She makes sure that they don't even think of trying anything. "Right, after this... perhaps we'll need to prepre ourselves better." Eve said as they enter hyperspace, she lets out a tired sigh. "Did you get injured?" She asked, as she checks on her own limbs.
Two of the mercs are brought into the cockpit with the two women, uncomfortably placed between the pilot chairs and the walls. "I'm fine." Valentija says. "My nerves are a little frayed from the way our speeder got destroyed, but mostly I'm okay." As Eve runs a diagnostic, she's satisfied that everything is nominal - the stun weaponry didn't do any permanent damage. The only thing that remains is the sexual desire that refuses to leave her, but that's at a manageable level, if not a comfortable one. Outside, she sees the sands of Tattooine disappear, replaced by the pinpricked blackness of space, and then the vibrant blue of hyperspace. Her diagnostic is interrupted a few minutes later, as she feels acute whiplash. The blue illuminating the cockpit falls away into blackness, and a blinking red light signals that they've been yanked out of hyperspace. "Shit! We're in a tractor beam!" Valentija shouts, stirred out of a light slumber. "Crap, crap, crap!" Instantly, the former naval officer gets to work, balancing the power divergences and trying to pull the freighter out of the tractor beam's grasp. Eve overhears the bound mercenaries whispering to each other. "Hey, this could be the boss' company coming to rescue 'im, right?" One asks. "Yeah, or it could be pirates, in which case, we're fucked." Th other one replies. "Pirates'd keep the women, and space us." The first man gulps.
"That's good to hear." Eve nods, saving the bactagel for later. But as they're yanked out of hyperdrive. "Urgh!" She groaned, eyes widening. She checks on the ship pulling them, aiming to see if it was Valdoon's people, or pirates.
(Sorry for the wall of text in the last post. I thought I'd split it into two paragraphs, but for some reason it didn't work. There was a roll that isn't visible, either.) Spoiler: D2 D2: 2 Looking out into space, she sees the enemy ship looming above her own. Though no expert, Eve knows enough to guess that a corporate warship would probably be bigger and cleaner than the dirty old freighter above her - they're pirates. "They're extending a docking tube." Valentija says, eyes on the scanner. "They're planning to board us." "Hello, friends!" A loud and boisterous voice sounds from the comms. "This is the legendary captain Hondo Onaka, of my beautiful new ship, the Veetoo. I'd suggest you all surrender, yes? My men are not as pleasant as I!" The pirate captain chuckles.
(No worries, I was in a bit of a rush to reply too, but it was great!) "Pirates." Eve groaned, but luckil that meant not having to worry about them caring about Valdoon. "You two know what'll happen if we're defeated. So how about helping us escape? And I'll let you go free." She asked the two mercs in the cockpit before replying. "Hondo Onaka, apologies but I've never heard of you before." She replied, her way of speaking though monotone, was clearly feminine. "And the fact that you're targeting an old ship like mine makes me doubt it even more" Eve replied, taunting him as she tries to get the pirate to lose his cool.
Spoiler: Persuasion Roll D100: 89 (Success) The two mercenaries nod. "We don't wanna get spaced. Just unshackle us and tell us what to do." The one who warned about pirates nods. Eve can't read his mind, but she's confident that he's genuine and not going to do anything stupid. "What a pretty voice, eh boys?" Hondo chuckles in response. "Oh, you wound me, girl!" He says in mock offense, clearly not offended at all. "They're alongside us, now. Docking tube is extending." Valentija gulps. "I can gun the engines and try to get us out while the tractor beam is in a bad position. Though if I do that, I risk damaging the ship if I can't get her out, and if we escape I'll have to dodge Onaka's guns. What do you think, boss?"
"As much as I want to avoid a battle. Our chance of escape is too low, and with how they managed to catch us from hyperspace, their ship might have more to it than we can expect." Eve replied as she unshackles the mercs, "For now, we'll try and fight them off. See how well equipped their boarding party is." She said as she helps them up, sadly they didn't bring any guns, so for now she'll need to kill a few pirates to help give them weapons. "Besides... if we clear them out. We can have a new ship." She gives Valentija a confident smile as she heads out, sword in hand as she aimed to welcome the boarding party.
The two men rub their wrists, a little nervous, as they follow behind Eve, hiding behind boxes in the cargo hold. "Alright." Valentija calls out. "Want me to fight with you, or stay here in the cockpit?" The blonde asks. Outside the airlock window, Eve sees the docking tube extending, before it latches onto her ship. Soon, the tube will depresurize, allowing the pirates to board.
"I'll appreciate a few covering fire while engaging. But I want you to stay on the ship, make sure our... cargo doesn't get loose." Eve replied, as they get in position. She awaits for the pirates to get ready to engage, but rather than give them time to hack, or break the doors. The android opens them herself as she slices at the pirates, aiming to grab, and throw their gun towards the mercs.
Spoiler: Combat Roll D100: 72+20 (Blade and skill)=92 (Crit) Barging into the docking tube, Eve sees five men standing there - weequay pirates. They look up at her in confusion, and are no match for her blade, the android carving through them easily, as the mercs come up and take two blasters. "Well, well, impressive, my dear!" Eve hears Ohnaka's voice congratulate her over the intercom, seeming strangely genuine. "And so pretty, too!" The pirate laughs. "Sadly, that was just my...how do you say? Advance team! Yes, my advance team. I still have many men on my ship. Are you sure you want to resolve this through violence?"
Isabia nod to Hutt. "I will once I deal with that matter." She said secured Heart weapons. "Hmm... I should then thank you for this opportunity for me Heart. I could tell them that you don't resist arrest, you should get more gentle punishment." She said as she pushed former bounty hunter. Isabia give to Vetrik some kolto on his wounded head. "Hey pal, how are you feeling? You deal not bad for the beginning, but I have to teach you few things if you want to stick with me. Don't forget rifle. " She said as they going back to ship.
