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[Adenn Gra'tua Ogden]

Previously...

Adenn Gra'tua Ogden returned to Mandalore with the intentions of selling some items he amassed over his last mission. Upon arrival at Mandalore City he met his brother Kuffaw who informed him of a mission where they could earn quite a lot of creds. The two parted with plans to meet up in the Tatoo System to take on this assignment.

The adventure continues...

Adenn was waiting outside of the Shev'la Udes for Kuffaw to land with his ship, VeeTee in the hangar of a Kicka capital ship. A few guards were stationed nearby but he paid them no heed. He and Kuffaw were in this together; He would wait until his brother arrived.

Adenn looked around the hangar, making a basic mental tally of what he could expect if he had to make a mad dash here. A couple dozen soldiers functioning as guards would be a hassle. The dockhands not so much. A few droids of various functions buzzed about doing their loyal duties. A protocol droid had approached him three times to offer service, a beverage, and to escort him to the Captain. Each refusal from Adenn had gotten a little more colorful and a little less pleasant to the droid.

He was about to COM Kuffaw when he saw the ship coming it. It maneuvered between a few fighters and landed with a thud. Adenn shook his head with a grin under his helmet; Kuffaw wasn't the greatest of pilots.

The white armored soldiers of the Stormtrooper Corps marched over to verify Kuffaw's identity before they allowed him off the ship. Like they did for Adenn they checked him for weapons and confiscated a few. Also like Adden, Kuffaw had a few up his sleeve somewhere that they didn't' find. But as a courtesy to their profession, the troopers allowed Adenn and Kuffaw to keep a small blaster pistol holstered.

Grasping each others arms below the elbow and talking within the private confines of their helmets about Kuffaw's inability to every be somewhere on time, a Lieutenant approached them and snapped a crisp salute.

"Lieutenant Jarmek Squall, sirs," he said, standing at attention. "I am to escort you both to Captain Hudson on the Command Bridge."

"Then get to it soldier," Adenn said. Kuffaw nodded an affirmation of Adenn's unofficial order but remained silent. The Lieutenant nodded and turned on-heel then all but marched across the hanger to a pair of sliding doors. Adenn and Kuffaw followed, holding their conversation to the privacy of their helmets.

Adenn grinned as Kuffaw noted how the Lieutenant must be fresh meat from the Academy or whatever it is they use for training. "Yeah," Adenn agreed, "And I could practically hear his crew-cut." They followed Jarmek from the hangar and into a pristine and polished hall that seemed wider than it was tall. The pair of mercenaries attracted looks from the officers and, likely, from the troopers who could hide their stares behind their visors.

The Lieutenant opened the doors to a lift and they all got on. Adenn stiffened a little as the doors closed. He wasn't claustrophobic, but he didn't enjoy being in lifts. Stairs were better in his mind. Stairs couldn't be hacked and shut down, causing whoever was on them to plummet to their doom with limited time to escape.

Lifts could. He'd killed a number of people that way.

When the lift door opened they were on the bridge. The white noise of people working and buzzing about, talking on COMs to other parts of the ship, sending reports all over the place. The captain- from the way he held himself in such high self-esteem and his rather flamboyant uniform as compared to the others was proof enough of his identification.

"So you two are the one's here to settle our Galactic Alliance problem." he said. Kuffaw nodded in response. "Well I won't banter with the two of you then, I'll get right to point.

"It has recently come to our attention that raids on (and outright destruction of) trade lanes, as well as convoys, is occurring without mercy in Imperial Space. We have performed preliminary recons as well as dispatched several scout forces to determine the strength and origin of the force performing these illegal actions. Unfortunately, all except the last recon team was avoided or destroyed by the enemy force. The last recon was able to send us shards of information before their destruction. We have thus learned it is a Galactic Alliance Scythe-Class Main Battle Cruiser named the "Assailant" performing raids on an open-ended contract from the Alliance's admiralty. Currently, it stands that we cannot divert enough forces to properly trap and destroy this evasive threat. Therefore, a decoy operation has been approved instead.

"We will send proper Imperial trade information through the system as per standard, which will alert the Alliance ship to a valuable trade ship in the area. It will be your job to act as that trade ship. Board the "Assailant" and do whatever it takes to put an end to this threat."

Kuffaw and Adenn had a quick discussion silently as the Captain had spoken. "Can we expect any support?"

"You will have two Cloaked Gamma-Class Assault Shuttles" the Captain said, a YZ-775 Light Freighter modified so that the cargo acts as additional barracks, holding fifty Passengers instead of fourteen, and four TIE Phantom F2-Class Starfighters"

Adenn and Kuffaw discussed it for a full minute, looking to everyone around them like they were just standing there staring. "We're in."

[Adenn Gra'tua Ogden]

Kuffaw was overseeing the preparations of the standard trade ship that they would have to use for this mission while Adenn met the soldiers that would be on standby for them. The Empire really didn't like these Alliance raiders. Fifty stormtroopers kitted out for boarding and, from what Adenn could tell, highly skilled pilots for the small wing of ships at their disposal. The Lieutenant had given Adenn the schematics and layout to the type of ship that they would be encountering.

"Those are the factory standard dimensions," he explained, "If they customized the ship in any way, it won't be on the schematics I've given you,"

"I've gone on tougher jobs with less," Adenn said deadpan.

"Yes, very well," the Lieutenant said, "Also on the datapad are the communications frequencies to use to call in the Stormtroopers as well as your designated call-sign."

"How long can we expect to wait from when we call in to when your troopers get into the ship?" Adenn asked, loading the data from the datapad into his HUD and copying it to Kuffaw's as well.

"If you haven't been able to disable the Assailant's weapon's systems and sensory equipment, it could take quite a while. Take out the mentioned systems, which are all located on the schematic, and it will take significantly less time." Jarmek said, "I also recommend that you-"

"Take out their communications." Adenn cut him off, "Yes, I know."

"Splendid," Jarmek said, snapping a salute, "Do a good job sir and there may be more work in the future for you." He turned on-heel again, like a hologram from a training film, and marched away. Adenn couldn't have been happier that he finally left. "Ready Kuf'ika?" he asked via helmet COM. Kuffaw was ready and already in the cargo ship they would be taking. Adenn first entered his own ship to triple-check the security he had put in place. He made two trips throughout his ship before stopping by his garden room. After entering and re-feeding the flowers he gently cut one off at the growth-line of the stem and gently placed it into a plastoid container. He checked his work to ensure that another flower would bloom from that stem instead of simply eating precious nutrients and achieving nothing. Satisfied with his work, he secured the container in his armor and locked up his ship. He crossed the hangar for the larger but, in his opinion, less impressive cargo ship.

Closing the hatch behind him, Adenn did his own sweep through of the ship. Kuffaw griped that he'd already been through it twice. Adenn trusted Kuffaw completely. He didn't trust the Kicka Empire completely. If at all. But their empires were allies and they paid well, so he would tolerate them. He entered the cockpit and took his seat in the pilots spot. "Ready for take off?" The howl from Kuffaw signaled his agreement.

Running the pre-flight diagnostics was taken care of by Kuffaw already so all that was left was the actual launch. Adenn activated the ship's repulsors, removed the landing gear, then flew her out of the hangar to a safe distance from the Kicka ship and boosted off into Wild Space.

OOC: Now, if someone would like to control the NPC Galactic Alliance ship and its crew, it would make this mission far more interesting.

[Maya Whitelight]

OCC: I would like to take on this task at hand, also give me a chance to introduce a NPC that I some time play with that I take her to the mando side as she non-force user she just reliese on her skill in her field that would be medical.

[Maya Whitelight]

“Assailant” was lurking for its next prey. As it was the crew was going about their daily routine to make the ship run. In the Captain set was the first Lt. Douglas. He had been on his watch for a while now with out any luck. They had got good lintel that there a trade ship on its way through this lane that would be a prize in it self. Giving out another big yawn while stretching his arms as he shifted in his chair some. Turing his head towards his co-plot a sort of green horn that they pick up on their last drop off. They had pick up 5 new crew member all together along with a doctor this time that they had been wanting for a while. Thinking about the doctor he has poke at the one next to him to get his gagged of the Doctor.

Lt. Douglas with a grin on his face now. “What do you think of the Doc we pick up?” As he keep one lazy eye on the screen in case the ship they was looking would appeared as this was the jump up point in hyperspace before they would have to make their reconciliations then resume just the right time to take them by surprise.

Green horn,” Fox, is one word that comes to mind.” Saying this with a little of chuckle as Lt. nodded his head then they both laughing. Before The Green horn spoke again, “I can tell you she going to have her hands full of Patient.”

Douglas looking over to him now chucking at his words, “I would bet money before the week-end that every men on this ship, will have made at less one trip to the medical bay to get check out.” Letting another chuckle out.

:Back in the medical bay:

Dr. Reed was getting an inventory down up as to what she had on hand. As it was this was the 5 time in the hour that she had been interrupted. Sighing as she put the data pad down. Looking up at him putting her one hand on her hip. She was starting to feel like she was a cage creature put on display for the first time on a new world.

“Yes, crew man...”reading his name tag “Sean Glass.”

“Um...umm...mmm Doctor...I was wondering if...schueld a yearly check up could.” With a grin on his face.

She just shook her head at it then point to the data pad on the table by the door. “Go put your name down that would word best for you.” As she when back to work. Hearing him leave as she started to thinking to herself. Why on sun desert of Tatooine did I get a sign to a ship like this it seem they hadn’t seen a someone from the opposite sex for a long time with they tongue hanging out when they came into with their drool. Sighing again reaching up into her hair to reject her tight bun of red hair.

Telling her this job would be over in 6 week then she can do what she wanted to does in the first place joining up with the Galactic Alliance that was going to back water planet to help people that really need it. Then she had to pay for the rest of her training some how this seem to be the best way at the time, now she was having second thoughts.

[Adenn Gra'tua Ogden]

Adenn and Kuffaw double checked their armor and each others armor as they hid in the ship. Not five minutes after they exited Hyperspace were they suddenly jammed of communications and caught in a tractor beam. Once they were 'caught' they had been quick to set up a few minor traps in the ship, remove any traces of their presence, and arm their weapons.

"Remind me to get a couple stealth field generators after this," Adenn said to Kuffaw as they took up their hiding spots in a hidden compartment very near the entrance to the ship. There was a sharp clatter as the ship was forced into a landing by the tractor beam and the two opted for radio silence. Their link was triple secured and as impossible to break as could be, but still they were cautions.

There were several more loud clangs and the high pitched groaning of stressed metal as clamps were applied to the ship, preventing it from taking off after the tractor beam was deactivated. All standard procedure, all rather methodical, just as Adenn hoped.

The entry ramp was forced open by a pulling/yanking clamp and a makeshift ramp was raised in its place. Soldiers of the Galactic Alliance marched in in pairs. While their boots were clanking and causing a racket, Adenn opened the small hatch in his and Kuffaw's hiding place and slipped down into the mechanical ducts. Kuffaw, unfortunately, was too big, and so would have to wait for Adenn to clear an exit way for him.

Adenn moved down the maintenance shaft as silently as he could, but the people moving around on the ship provided plenty of noise to cover any stray clanks or bongs he might have made. At one point he pulled up a panel and was able to see the floor of the hangar they were in as well as the edge of one of the clamps holding the ship in place. He pulled out a small remote camera and activated it, synchronizing it with his HUD, and then slowly dipped the camera through the air below the ship, looking around all three hundred and sixty degrees to make sure no one was in sight.

He dropped down, landing as silent as he could, and moved behind the clamp quickly and looked around the hangar from this new vantage point. From what he could see, the layout was much like the schematics he had already. So he knew where the exits to the hanger were, and all that was left now was quickly determining where the personnel in the hangar were, if any, and where the surveillance systems were. Once he disabled the cameras and got past the soldiers, he could shut down the main surveillance system, giving Kuffaw the best chance to get out of the ship and attract attention while Adenn moved onto disabling the communications relay and ship defense systems.

But his first goal, before he got ahead of himself, would be to mentally map out all of the hangar personnel so he could get around them.

[Maya Whitelight]

Lt. Douglas was fully alert now went their target made it appearance. Letting out a low whistle. “This one a beauty t isn’t she.” The green horn nodding as the ship filled up the screen in front of them. As this happen the crew went into action. Lt. putting in a comm. to the captain that was in his study working on more plans on other ships they had been giving at their last stop. Also he was watching on cam. The medical bay very closely to see the new doctor himself. Talking to himself, boy they really sent them a jewel this time, just hope this one isn’t as dumb as a rock like the last one.

Dr. Reed went around doing her stuff. As it when over the comm. Link that they had their prize was getting ready to board any that wanted to watch could come down to watch. Reed just rolled her eyes, thinking to herself how she didn’t like doing what they was doing one bit those supplies could be very well going to help some poor people out that really need the supplies, but then it wasn’t her place to say.

Two of the men that was told to guard the entrances of the ship was lending on both sides talking. “So you hear about the new Doctor we pick up at our last stop.”
Short dark hair man, “Yep, hear I also even hear that there is a pot going on who going to be the first one to get with her.”
Taller skinny one just shook his head to that one. “Yep, hear its up to well over 1000 credits, I think after this over with was going to go see if I could be gave a cheek up myself.” With a smirking grin on his face.
“Good luck with that one I hear there at less a two week waits now, that she turns down at less half dozen so far.” Tapping lightly with his foot.
“So where do you think they find the owner of this ship, hiding under the toilet like the last one all ready shit his pants.” With a loud chucking. As the started to just look around where they could with out leaving their post.

[Adenn Gra'tua Ogden]

Adenn was relieved to see only two guards in the entire hangar. They were stationed at the base of the make-shift ramp. He had also spotted four holocams in the corners of the ceiling. They would be easy enough. He crept silently up behind the two chattering guards who's only means of surveillance was turning their heads this way and that to look around. Moving quickly, he made a grab for one's head. Getting a good grip he slammed it into the ramp, knocking him out at the very least. Letting his body curl up on the floor he pulled out his knife, leapt over the ramp, and inserted it into the other man's trachea, stopping him just short of a scream.

Lowering the man to the ground he pulled out his blaster pistol and aimed upwards at the nearest holocam. Pulling the trigger the short ray of green light destroyed the device. Three more shots destroyed three more similar objects that would otherwise give him away.

"Cuffs, the hangar is blind," Adenn said, swapping his pistol out for his heavy repeater and moving towards the 'east' wall. He heard a roar in his COM and then the sounds of shooting coming from the ship. Kuffaw had launched his counter-attack on the boarding party.

While he took care of them, Adenn was already working his way towards the surveillance center of the ship. He was in luck; the schematic placed the surveillance central controls in the same room as the ship's other security systems, such as the sensor relay and defense turret controls. He loved the Galactic Alliance's 'brillian't ship layout.

[Maya Whitelight]

Crew going about their duties as they did in the surveillance central controls room off one of the long hallway, was 4 on duty officers. They had a relax look about them. As they let the computer cameras do their job of switching. As they was all over on the far side of the room around one screen some had low whistles other had cat calls they was watching the new Dr. Reed. As more talk was made in a joking manner. As the one look lazy around at the other ones. As he did the one switch to the hanger bay was all fuzzy.

"Jones, you might want to have a look at this." as he broke off from the group of the other four in doing so the two started to work on what they say as possibility of a malfunction. Quick their hand going over the key board as they did calling the tech support crew up. They was down in the mess hall something about a santer having soap bubble all over the floor flowing out into the hallway.

In the hanger bay was a bit different as those that was around busy was now called into action but the sounds coming from the capture ship. As the one went to their comm. link to call the captain and for back up.

"Captain sir, we have a problem down here in the docking bay." as the comm. link when dead. The captain now trying to reach the sgr. back on his comm. getting nothing. Started to get a bit uneasy now something wasn't right on this one he could feel it in his bones. Getting on the comlink to the to a sqad of to met him down at the bay as he pulled his guns to his hips and straighten his jacket. Walking out of his study and down the hallway to one of the elevators that would take him to the hanger.

[Adenn Gra'tua Ogden]

Adenn pocketed the I'd tag of the man he'd shot trying to COM for backup. Moving down the hall he detected motion ahead and ducked behind a large container, letting a squad of men pass him. Once they were past he made his way down the hall, shooting out two more surveillence devices before making it to the elevator. When it opened an officer looked at him in surprice followed by a blank, unfocused look after Adenn's blaster discharged into the man's stomach, dropping him.

He pulled the body out of the lift and shoved it into the contain her had recently hidden behind, taking the man's tags before leaving. The lift took him straight up into the security control center of the ship. The three men in the room had their focus split between the static filled screens and some doctor. Aruetisse. So undiciplined he thought to himself as he took three fast, aimed shots with his blaster pistol into each of their backs. One of the men got lucky and spun as the shot was on its way, narrowly missing him. He dove behind a console to evade Adenn's next shot.

Adenn ran across the room as fast as he could and managed to step on the man's hand as he was about to activate his COM. He delivered a swft kick to the man's head, slamming his nose back into his skull. With that taken care of, he went about the room, setting up thermal detonaters on some equipment to destroy it and getting into the system through some of the active terminals. Dead men don't 'log out'.

::Back in the Hangar::

Kuffaw had trapped the half dozen or so boarders in the ship and, with the element of suprise, killed them all. He was about to climb off the ship when Adenn told him another squad was on its way. Thinking on his feet, Kuffaw tossed the bodies to the foot of the ramp then moved back a bit, ready to ambush the squad if they tried to enter through the narrow opening. He armed his wrist flame-thrower and sealed one of the halls on the other side of the entrance, making this a one-way hall of death for whomever came against him.

[Maya Whitelight]

As the captain step out of the elevator he was met by a surprise. He didn't have time to react it was as if this one was highly trained knew what he was doing where he wanted to get to. As it was some of the other crew was walking down the hallway saw before this happen letting out small bust on the comm.

This brought the Doctor head up quickly going for her comm. link it showed a code red, among other codes she couldn't understand or even wanted to. As she gather her kit was off down the hallway. Thinking that this better not be another prank and those guys playing around to see how fast she could make it what ever place they was calling her to now. Letting her white lab coat whip behind her as she took off run towards one of the elevators getting on it to ride it down to level 1A. As she looked it up on her data pad still getting all the code straight.

She was going to the bay but before that she had to drop off and go down the hallway central controls as it happen so she could get back on another elevator that woudl take her down to the hanger bay. She went flying down the hallway as fast as she could. Only to have something catch her eye the door of the control room was open this was odd to her the many times she had past it had always been closed. Putting the brakes on she had to take a second to catch her breath, as she took the few steps into that would let her peek into the room as she did what she say but letting out a loud gasp now. Reaching quickly to her comm. link.

Her voice was nice a soft but had a strongness to it as she open the comm. link. "I'm Dr. Reed we have a problem her at the control room." as soon as she clink off she got a responses.

"Right now missy don't care where you we need you down at the hanger bay like yesterday, get your cute little ass down here we have many wounded." as the comm was clink off.

"Sir I really think you need to send people up to the control room." now with a bit of her voice sounding upset that they wasn't listening.

Saying out loud to herself now "Dumb asses." as she went into the room to cheek after doing so finding them all dead. Then it got her eye she went wide as she saw what the time had on it.

"Shit, this isn't good." she went running out of the room down the hallway to what every room she could found for cover she had feeling that this was going to be a big explosion. Jumping into the dark room and covering her head.

[Adenn Gra'tua Ogden]

Adenn heard the distant explosion with satisfaction. But, like a pro, he didn't stick around to watch the boom. By the time it had gone off he was already moving down another corridor of the ship, on his way to the communication's relay. If he manged to disable it then the ship wouldn't be able to call for help. He had to act fast though, otherwise they might get too many ships inbound to make a difference.

With Kuffaw doing what he was supposed to be doing, causing havoc elsewhere on the ship, and with the main security network down no one was able to see where he was, relying entirely on COM traffic, Adenn called in the strike force. They'd be there in ten minutes, he was informed. So his window was ten minutes to disable to communications relay and preventing them from getting any help.

He pressed back behind a wall and glanced around the side, seeing a pair of armed guards coming his way. He took out his repeater and aimed it around the corner, having the sight synched with his HUD so he didn't have to expose his head and opened fire. One went down but the other took cover and fired back. Adenn had to move to evade a shot to his visor. He put the repeater away and grabbed his lightsaber. He wasn't out of practice with it just yet.

He emerged from his hiding place behind the wall and charged the man's position. He was able enough to guide his saber into the path of the blaster bolts, deflecting them to ether side. He managed a lucky block that sent the bolt back into the man's gun, destroying it. As the guard moved to draw his secondary firearm he was decapitated by the energy blade.

With a hiss Adenn shut off the lightsaber and scavenged the bodies for a few frag grenades and their I'd tags for his collection. He referenced the map again and continued down the hall. He wasn't far.

::Hangar::

Kuffaw emerged from the now slightly smoked ship. The flamethrower had been devastating to the guards that had entered. Looking around he didn't see anyone else so he went down the ramp, stepped over the bodies there, and made his way for the 'north' entrance to the hangar. His goal was the command bridge. He just got a ping from Adenn tell him that the Stormtroopers should be there in approximately ten minutes. Kuffaw wanted to be in the bridge by then.

[Maya Whitelight]

It was the sounds coming from her ears now that she was trying to shake off, the ring. Stumbling out of the into the hallway now as smoke was coming down the as she started to chock a bit. Taking off what she thought would lend her to the hanger bay. Herself now running with fear, as she knew that this was a routine for the ship.

As she was now to one side of the hallway. Still not able to here the sounds around her from being so close to the explosion. Feeling her way down to the end then taking a right as she did she felt herself bump into something bending down low she felt the body as she did feeling for a pulse. Nothing as she moved on now as she did so feeling for a door any door.

If there was anyone around she couldn't see them from the smoke as she held the sleeve over her mouth coughing now. Then coming to another one with out smoke her eyes watering now. As she took off down the the end had a single door. As she got there she started to push on it.

"Shit damn it." she started to pound on the door, "Dumb ass let me it, this is Dr. Reed, what the Hell going on."

Her fist pounding over and over again until it was unlocked to her stepping half way in just looking around the at them all getting busy it look like some was pulled right out of their beds. She though she could make out the words of to get inside all the way before the door closes on her sweet ass but she wasn't sure.

Stepping to get inside as the door would be closing.

[Adenn Gra'tua Ogden]

Adenn was now in a bit of a pickle. He was just outside the communications relay control center and the ship was now in lockdown. He looked at what he had; a thermal detonator and a few frag grenades. He set them up in the crevices of the door and backed up down the hall, pulled out his blaster and fired. The explosion was large and filled with smoke.

He ran back down the hall and fired into the smoke, not wanting them to open up on him. His heavy repeater was hitting something inside because he could hear screams and minor explosions as it hit equipment. Once inside and past the smoke he could see a little more clearly; about six officers, two already dead and one down with a wound, and a doctor.

Adenn grabbed one of the doctor's arms and pulled her over, then twisted it a bit behind her back to hold her in place. "Nobody move!" he yelled. The officers were now somewhat clustered and aiming their weapons.

"We can't let him take the controls!" one of them yelled, firing. The shot hit the doctor in the shoulder and she made a sound of pain. Shab! Aruetiise have no sense he thought as he pulled the doctor again, tossing her to the ground behind her and unloading his repeater into the crowd of officers who fired back at him.

::Kuffaw::

With the ship in lockdown there were far less soldiers charging or shooting at Kuffaw, which he was just fine with. From a datapad he had relieved of a now limbless man, Kuffaw managed to find the codes to some of the doors and started to open them up, making his way through the ship slowly to the lift that would take him directly to the command bridge. From his clock he had seven minutes until the troopers arrived.

[Maya Whitelight]

Dr. Reed had just started to step way from the door when there was another exploration. As she letting the gavity take her to the floor as she was getting herself back up to try and make since of this all. She felt a very large ruff hand on her arm twisting her arm. She couldn't make out the words it was all just muffle sounds. Screaming out then looking at the offierce in front of her she could read but one word from his mouth that was fire. She felt the ripping of her skin down to the bone. Giving out a scream as she was toss behind this stranger like a rage doll.

She was in pain it was burning and pricing now. But she watch him take out all the officers sending her into a panic now as she took one of her legs that had some muscle behind it kicking out for the back of his knees to bring him down hoping to get the upper ground at the same time going from his weapon. Blocking out as much pain as she could her heart racing now this was the only way she was going to make it out a live.

[Adenn Gra'tua Ogden]

Adenn had manged to kill or wound the rest of the officers before the surprise blow to his knee sent him toppling. He also felt his weapon yanked from his grasp. He rolled and avoided a blast as the doctor fired at him. Getting up in a crouch he Force-pushed the doctor back down to the floor then leapt onto her, pinning her down under the weight of his body and his armor, sliding the heavy repeater far from her gasp.

"I don't like to kill doctors!" he said, "But if you don't surrender I won't have a choice!" By her expression and her fighting either she didn't care or she couldn't hear him. The explosion he made coming in the door might have deafened her. He lifted the hand off of her arm with the wounded shoulder and tried some simple sign language, trying to show her that he didn't want to hurt her, and hoping she would understand.

::Kuffaw::

Kuffaw was standing at the lift waiting for it to get to his level. A very scared man was standing in front of him wiht the back of his neck in Kuffaw's large grip. The man had given the code to summon the lift and had also clarified through the voice box that he was not one of the invaders.

When the lift doors opened the armed guards inside were surprised to see Kuffaw's large Mandalorian frame standing behind the officer but didn't have time to react. Kuffaw threw the officer into the lift with them, knocking them about so they couldn't fire, and tossed a grenade in after them then hit the button to close the lift doors moments before the grenade exploded. He opened the lift again and stepped into the gore and set it to go up to the bridge.