The Taste of Vengeance

[Darth Renegade]

(OOC - can we turn off sigs in here?)


Turning away from my 2 comrades, I finish attaching my sabers to my belt, and sheething the last of my knives. I then place my headset on, and power it on, setting it to Summs frequency, as I survey the landscape, wondering what's going on out there, and how the others are doing. I finally make a connection with some static coming through on the line.

"Master, are you there? Please respond "

Summs responds, with his authoritative voice seemingly booming through the static coming through on the comlink

Report my apprentice.

" Good to hear your voice Master, I've just met up with Mari-Bean and Darth Poreon now on the planet at these coordinates. " I transmit the coordinates quickly to him, not wanting to waste one moment of our conquest. " The troops, Mari-Bean, Darth Poreon and I are ready to move out, and are awaiting your confirmation to begin moving out. "

[Sniper Tondry]

Pierce Tondry awakes to the sound of explosions. "And the fires of the sky shall reign down upon the planet, sending out waves of terror and pissing me off," he grumbles. "You'd think they were war whores, they like to fight so much."

He yawns and hops out of the bunk bed he was sleeping in, grabbing for his gear. In less than a minute, he is dressed in his uniform and fully armed.

Pausing by the mirror, Pierce adjusts his Bakuran military insignia and then steps out into the corridors of the Bakuran Combined Defense Force Headquarters.

Time to put his destabilzation training to work.

[Sith Summoner]

**Sums is on the radio with Renegade when a trooper walks up to him... holding his hand up to signal him to wait, Sums continues on the radio...**

acknoledged Renegade... you are cleared to proceed to the city... be advised that there was apparently no sign of life a Telaan... be prepared for anything... Summoner out...

**Sums turns off the mic and looks at the trooper...**

Yes what is it???

Trooper: Sir we just recieved word from The Nuriko that Shadow Blade just entered the system...

The blade??? What in the name of the creator is she...... oh wait... Dia must have decided to take me up on my offer... send a message back to The Nuriko inform them that Lady Dia is aboard...

Trooper: Yes sir...

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meanwhile

**In the deserted city of Telaan 3 NR trained snipers of the Bakuran army stealthily move through the city each working alone but all with the same targets... the SE troops in their city...**

[Unknown Number]

AT THE SPACEPORT

Yeah I'm ready BBN. Let's go!

*UN and Naga lead the bunch of stormtroopers toward the SpacePorts sewer drain. UN sneaks up behind a rock to see if anyone's around*

No guards here. Guess they send everyone to take care of the Sith invading the other citys.

*Sneaks back to the team*

Alright listen up. There's two places were going to have to hit. One is the transport dock and the other is the Command Station. I'll explain the plan of action along the way.

*UN and BBN's team sneak into the sewer system. UN explains the plan in the sewer while walking*

Okay, first we need to take out there Command Station first. This way we'll keep them from sending distress signals and we'll be able to stablish contact with our fellow Sith. Next in line is the Transport dock. Once that is taking over, they won't have any escape off Bakura.

*UN and BBN's team continue into the sewers*

How much farther BBN? I'm enjoying this lovely smell (kidding around) but we have have a job to do. Is there an exit out of these sewers that might lead to the upper floors of the Space Port?

[Miryan no Trunks]

*Upon hearing his orders, MnT had continued the search for any life in the city. However, as to the lack of any at that point, he and the troops with him ended up actually spending more effort on trying to find and defuse any traps that may have been left. As of now, those efforts have been unneeded as well..*

*Sighing lightly as he reaches the outside road of yet another section of the empty town, he turns and does another routine, albeit seemingly unneccesary, head-check*

*After 2 counts, he realizes that 4 ST's are not in their ranks. Calmly, he switches the frequency on his headset to one that had been designated for his squad before the mission, and speaking loudly and clearly, requests the ST's to report with their location. After half a minute of silence and static, he decides to retrace their path.*

Ok all, we're going to head back the route we came, see if we can find the hold-up.

*Is met by a few disheartened sounding replies. The deserted streets and heavy rainstorm has apparantly taken it's toll on the morale of the squad*

Ok, Listen up. You're Storm Troopers, right? You've gone through Rigorous training to reach your rank, you're some of the finest fighters of the Empire. With the exception of none of you, you've all gone through several missions, some of them action-filled battles, some of them boring-ass routine patrols. Now you're going to let a bloody empty city and a storm get you down?

*With a cacaphony of "No Sir"'s rising from the men, he grins*

Good! Ok, now Listen up. We're missing 4 of our rank. They've gone missing in the last what, ten-odd minutes? I don't like that, so We're going to go Find them.

*With that, they begin heading back into the depths of the city*

Wait up!

*Stops his troops suddenly, having felt a glimmer of animosity from nearby. Taking his scanner, he begins searching around, only to hear one of his troopers hit the ground with a thud*

Snipers!

*Looks up towards the building, seeing a flash from a rooftop. He turns to the troops and tells them to get under cover*

*Dashing quickly into a nearby building, opening the steel door with a snap-kick, he scorns himself mentally for having stopped in the middle of the street, leaving the squad sitting ducks...*

We're going to have to hope we can make it to the roof..

*Looking around, he notices that they happen to be in an apartment building.*

Good, this shouldn't be too difficult.. Lets just hope this is a Tall building...

*Starts heading towards the stairs, after noticing that the lights around the elevator are off. The power's down.*

Maybe we can do some sniping of our Own..

Edit: added in some self-scorning

[Admiral Cureatz]

Tac: Sir...

**the call shook Cureatz out of his thougths...**

Yes what is it???

Tac: Sir Hermond reports an explosion similar to the type that hit The Oddessa... this one was bigger and dropped their sheilds... the Hermond is taking damage...

WHAT???

Tac: Yes sir... and The Oddessa has her sheilds down to 24% and droping... enemy fire is concentrated on the two of them... Sir it appears they are trying to create a hole in our lines...

I can see that Commander... Move us into position to replace both of them... when we are there have Hermond and The Oddessa move away from the battle and if nessessary into hyperspace... if they have to jump make sure their fighters stay... we might need them...

Tac: Yes sir...

**The giant engines of The Nuriko fire to life and she slowly slides through space moving to replace the two wounded ships...**

[Dalethria Mal Pannis]

Due to the insane firing from her Sister and Dara's assist, the way is pratically clear to finally head down to the surface. Dalethria smiles as she watches The Resilience fly by. "I think you owe Dara a sensor dish, Kat. Still ... not bad job for the first time gunning. Next time I'll teach you how to not blow up our fighters as well." Dalethria chuckles, "Might as well come back up here since we're heading to the planet."

A few more fighters blow away as The Shadow Blade comes into view. Dalethria turns sharply to get away from a couple a strays and blasts one away for good measure with the forward guns. She keys in the coordinates to take her ship down into the planet's atmosphere.

[Ogre Mal Pannis]

His craft enters the hangar and his landing skiffs extend as it sets down. A crew of workers, immediately gather around it and begin to access the damage. Ogre rises from the command chair, still rubbing his hurting eyes and turns to exit the ship. Once down the ramp he squints as he looks around seeing the hanger is mostly empty save a few transports and fighters. His attention is drawn from his visual inspection and he turns his head to see the Admiral approaching him and standing at attention.

Admiral: “Master Ogre, we are at your command.”

Ogre: “Bah! Get me a transport, loaded with troopers, on the double. I’m going back to the surface. I’m sure your orders are already clear and that you will follow them to the letter, or you will have to answer to me. Get me a medical officer too. I need something for this light case of flash burn.”

The Admiral issues some orders to the man next to him, who runs away to retrieve the medic for Ogre. The Admiral salutes and turns to get back to the bridge. A few seconds later a large group of heavily armored and armed troopers can be seen loading into a nearby transport, while the medic works on Ogre’s eyes.

After the medic is finished, Ogre heads for the transport and boards it. Two squadrons of Tie Defenders depart just before the transport does and Ogre sits in the so-pilot’s seat as they turn towards the planet. The green Sith tells the pilot where he wants him to land and the coordinates are set as laserfire flies all around them and the Tie Defender escort keeps their way clear.

[Trace Sha]

:: Trace moves across the surface with a group of troopers following him. Their shuttle had been knocked of course and they were forced to make an emergency landing, but all the troops and Trace himself had come out of the minor crash uninjured. They move across the wet grassland, trudging on through the rain.

Suddenly blaster fire erupts around them and Trace draws his saber and begins to deflect shots, while the troops begin to return fire. Trace sees the source of the fire and issues a command for cover as he begins to head in the direction it is coming from, his expression one of anger and bloodlust.

He fails to block some of the blaster fire and his coat smolders from the impact of a blast. He looks down at the result and then back up towards the Bakuran troop that fired it. ::

Why you stupid ingrate!

:: Trace leaps and is upon the blaster wielding man in an instant, removing his head with the downward slice of his Saber, in one smooth motion, while the SE troopers pick off the rest of the Bakuran military in the area. Trace looks down at the twitching body of the one who burned a hole in his coat and smiles wickedly, then he turns and heads back towards his troopers, noticing that a few were lost and are lying dead, from the short skirmish ::

[SAURRON]

Departing the Despondent accompanied by a squadron of TIE Defenders. Saurron sends a holonet signal to his master Lady Diamante. The ghostly image comes in showing the Sith Master Saurron kneeling on one knee as has been customary for many a year...

My master...I am honored by your presence here.

Meanwhile...a transmission is sent to the transport <font color=red>
Darth Ogre we will be landing shortly after you to aid you in your objective.</font>

Saurron: Despondent, target all firepower on their shield generators and dispatch the full squadron of TIE bombers with the same orders, in sub groups of three. The TIE Ds will return shortly to aid them in their objective once we have reached the atmosphere.

As the procession of star ships pass under the huge hull of the Nuriko they notice her moving to fill a gap in he fire line her turbo lasers blasting apart fighters and colliding with shields of the Bakurian fleet. Soon, with their sublight engines blazing they enter the atmosphere of Bakura. The TIE D squadron peels off sharply to fullfill their next assignment. Saurron looks at Princess Sara, Soth, and the four Dark Trooper that accompany him...

Get ready for landing we will be there soon. Put your suits on, and listen to me...If for some reason they are torn open you have a repair kit in this pouch. Don't worry these things are very tough material but a Saber or heavy blaster can still penetrate so be careful.

Saurron thunks on of the pouches on Soth's chest with the back of his hand...then continues.

If something like that happens find darkness of any kind indoors, underground preferably.

Princess Sara and Soth nod knowing full well the conciquences they face should they not be able to find shadows quickly enough.
You also have these Saurron says, holding up a transparasteel vile. They are to us like bacta is to a human.

Saurron heads back to the pilots area, glancing over at Sara he comments with an evil smile...
By the way you look very good in black my Dark Rose.

[Princess Sara]

*looks at Saurronand smiles*

why thank you My dear...


Taking her seat next to Soth as they prepare to land. She looks over at the four Dark Troopers and nods at them they nod back.

The shuttle begins to rock back and forth as they go in for landing..Shaking back and forth she looks at Soth,then back to Saurron as he pilots the ship,finally the ship lands and with a finally "thud"*

[Sith Kat]

:: Kat strides back to her co-pilot position and straps herself in ::

"The ones I could not hit were destroyed from crashing into our burning fighters!!! They didn't expect that, did they??? I could sense their death screams as they vaporized!!! The sacrifice was glorious, my Sister!!!"

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"Blood and souls for the Sith Empire!!!"

[Admiral Cureatz]

**The Nuriko was getting rocked with heavy turbo blaster fire... when the Bakurans saw The Oddessa and Hermond slip out of the line they tried to make a break for it... The Nuriko blocked them but was now taking fire from 4 of their capital ships...**

Tactical, status of our shields...

Tac: 87% and droping slowly... we've diverted power from non-essential systems...

Very well...

**Cureatz starts mumbling to himself trying to do some quick calculations...**

Comm, signal Darth Phantom... Have him send one SSD to move in beside us and help take some of this pressure...

Comm: Yes sir...

**As the battle wages in front of The Nuriko... The Oddessa and Hermond move away from the battle as fast as they can... but its not fast enough... 2 squads of Bakuran fighters break through the line of SE ships and fire a total of 48 missiles at each of the ships... some of the missiles are shot down... and a few of the ones fired at Hermond impact her sheilds finally bringing them down... signals from both ships are sent to The Nuriko... both are very similar...**

Comm: Sir... The Oddessa and Hermond just took heavy damage from some missiles... they are both heading away and out of the gravity wells to enter hyperspace...

Understood... Tac i don't want to lose those two... send them some fighter cover...

Tac: Yes sir...

[Dalethria Mal Pannis]

"Your right. They were nothing but cannon fodder and they served their purpose well." She grins and The Koriolos enters the atmosphere as the last of the Troop Transports fall down to the planet. Dalethria changes course and she evades enemy fire on the descent to the outskirts of Salis D'aar.

"We are going to land in a clearing I know of in the forest nearby. The city will be on alert but I know it like the back of my hand and getting to Prime Minister's mansion shouldn't be that big a problem."

The ship touches down and white steam hisses from the vents to stabilize the vessel. Locking down the ship and encrypting the controls, Dalethria gets up from her seat, "I bet your happy to be back on the ground," she says teasingly to Kat.

"R2 and ML? Remember the last time we were here?"

They whistle and beep an acknowledgement, "Good, blast anything that gets close to the ship that doesn't belong. Come on you two. We got a Prime Minister to kill." :evil:

[DarthPoreon]

DarthPoreon turned shaprly on his heal and stalked stealthily on the walls. He always took care as to look in passing alleys. His comrads were stationed in a triangular cover form. DarthPoreon had his Stormtrooper grade Blaster Rifle in his left hand; a small hold out blaster in the right hand.

The streets of Bakura were very quite, save for the scurry of stormtroopers and the occasional scream from a citizen. His team ran into little interference in its first 7 or so blocks of movement. They had taken out 2 Standard Security Cameras. The cameras are what you would find if you went into a Casino for some Sabbac games.

[b]When the team reached the 8th block of their journey, the security began to increase. The warrior held his hand up and his Three compainions stopped. He had heard blaster fire ahead. Must've been the troopers we sent ahead. Take no unnescassary risks. He lowered his hand and they continued foward.

[Big Bad Naga]

Naga looks at his datapad and points ahead.

Naga: "About one mile ahead of us is the basement entry to the Space Port Command Station. When we are in there, we will have to be really quiet. If things get out of hand, we can't retreat. We'll make our way to the 30th floor. That is where the central computer is located. When we make it that far, we will proceed to destroy it. Lets Move!"

As the Naga, UN, and the 10 troops make their way toward the man hole, UN tells them all to ready themselves. Naga peeps his head through the man hole and spots two guuards. He nudges for UN, to show him. They nod to each other. Naga and UN fly outta the hole, lightsaber flashing. They quickly rid of the two guards. Naga uses the force to sense for anyone else

Naga: "There are two guards just outside tha door. Naga points to a door. The stormtroopers make their way up the man hole We gotta make suure that no guard has a chance to use his commlink. So UN How should we do this? Quietly, or Wolvie Berserk Style?"

[Darth Phantom]

[Sniper Tondry]

Pierce Tondry steps into a room full of people and technology. It is the home to the defense coordinators for the entire Bakuran system.

The chief command room looks very much like a Star Destroyer's command deck expanded. Tactical displays of the space battle light up the left wall; the ground defense is arrayed to the right. Communications are monitored from stations directly to the side of the overview walkway, from which the officers can look through a circular viewing window to get an idea of their immediate surroundings. People, and reports, are hustling and bustling everywhere, and red lights are flashing. Not one face in the entire room is anything other than harried.

"Major!" Tondry's head turns, and he remembers that he is a major today, from one of the outlying provinces.

The man who called him is the ranking officer here, a general by his rank bars. "Major, they're breaking through our fleet. There's no way we can hold them. I've ordered a full entrenchment until our evac ships can get us free."

"Have you put in a call to the New Republic?" Tondry asks, swallowing his distaste at the notion.

"They're sending a task force to help us attempt escape, but it'll be twenty minutes before anything substantial gets here. We should have several fighter squadrons arriving in a few minutes, though."

Tondry bites his lip. How can he get these Rebels and alien-lovers to screw up without being obvious?

The solution is so simple, Pierce would have overlooked it under other circumstances. "Then let's try an all-out counter assault. Throw everything we have at them and hope we hold them off long enough."

"Right," the general nods and moves off to issue the appropriate orders.

Of course, if the Sith know what's coming and can adjust quickly enough, as Tondry calculates they will, then the tactic he has just suggested amounts to suicide.

[DarthPoreon]

The team had made progress. They were only a Mile out. Their troopers were less than 1/2 a mile out.

DarthPoreon, this is Sergent Mardet, we have reached the Outer Driveway of the Senate Chambers.

Sergent, lockdown the presmises, we shall be arriving shortly.

Acknowledged, Mardet over and Out.

The trooper team of 50 seperated into small squads of 5 each. They jogged in different directions, making a samll 1/2 mile square around the area.

Around the Bakuran Senate Chambers there were over 50 Security Cameras. There were 5 E-Web Guard Outposts. There were 10 entry gates. Inside the gates were small infarred sensors and multiple wire-trips. These did not include whatever unknown troopers the Bakurans had. The E-Webs were a problem. They could fire at a good excahnge rate and have good accuracy. Sergent Mardet had flagged the E-Webs as top priority. He wanted them gone.

Squads Give me status

All running well Sergent!
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One of the teams was nearing the E-Web outpost. The high vegetation provided adequate cover, but any sensors could spot them instantly. Whizzap! The rapid fire of the E-Web had located the team. The Stormtroopers dived to the ground in their glistening armor. The standard blaster rifles would not reach the tower at this distance of well over 7 Meters. TK-223 and TK-445 you have the South side. TK-564 and TK-1099 you are with me, we have the east side. The stairs were located at these sides. The stormtroopers stood up from their cover and sprinted towards the tower. Ahh! TK-1099 was shot. His arms flailed upward as he tumbled over. The remainder of the troopers reached the tower. They had less than 5 Minutes before the Sith Arrived. The leader of the small team had a single thermal detonator with him. Thermals can take out atleast a block or two The trooper hurled the thermal up. The small pincers caught the 10 meter tower at about the 6 Meter mark. RUN!!!! The troopers turned and ran at full speed.
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This was happening at several other towers too... This was working.

[Mari Bean]

*The Sith were alert, walking along the streets cautiously, as to avoid any surprises, when suddenly several nearly simutaneous blasts shook the ground under their feet. Mari nearly jumped out of her skin. She looked sheepishly at her oblivious companions. After the brief pause, the Sith continue towards the Senate chambers*

DarthPoreon: "That must be the troopers. They are close to the Senate Chambers. After they lockdown the premises, we will move in and seize the senate members."

Mari: "We should consider now that the senate has had ample warning to our little visit. Do you think it is possible that they have taken escape measures?"