Re: Flashpoint
Rohlan dragged Jaken up the hallway that led to the holding area for the prisoners. There a tall, thin, creepy-looking Mandalorian scientist was standing over Jarael, holding her by the hair and looking at her intently. Nearby was a red armoured Jedi who Jaken thought he might have recognized, provided he get a better look. Other injured Jedi were lying around the room.
"Demagol!" Rohlan shouted at the tall Mandalorian scientist. "I've got your next subject!"
Jaken was truly scared, which he hoped helped. He shouted "No way!" And struggled harder. He tried to make sure he didn't give away that he knew Jarael.
"Do not bother me with Younglings, warrior," Demagol said, upon seeing Jakens protests.
"He's all Knight," Rohlan insisted. "Nearly broke my neck stopping him. Set him up Doc - I want to see him hurt. BAD."
"In time Warrior," Demagol replied, placatingly, fondling Jaraels hair. "I have plans for the young lady first."
"I've got a war to get back to," Rohlan spat, dragging Jaken into the interrogation chambers anyway. "We do this now!"
"Very well, then," Demagol sighed. "To the laboratory."
Rohlan securely tied Jaken upside down in the hold device as Demagol walked in. They conversed briefly and Demagol admitted to recognizing Rohlan as the "Runner". Rohlan replied that he contributed to the 'cause' in his own way, just like Demagol.
"You appear less hardy than the others," Demagol said to Jaken, once his conversation was over with Rohlan (who remained in the room). "Perhaps we should START with vivisection?"
Jaken hoped that Rohlan wasn't truly betraying him. He tried to remain defiant. "You don't know who you're messing with," he said. "I escaped 5 Jedi Masters on Taris and have them running scared too."
"Then I guess that only speaks of the prowess of my friend here," Demagol replied.
"You have no idea," Rohlan said, as he swung a heavy cudgel at Demagol, knocking him out.
"Whew," Jaken sighed. "For a minute there, I thought you were truly betraying me. Thanks for that. Can you help me out of these things. I feel pretty ridiculous and helpless being upside down."
"It was necessary for a moment," Rohlan explained. "A Mandalorian is still a Mandalorian, even if he's a scientist."
"Get changed," Rohlan said, taking Demagols helmet off and tossing it to Jaken.
"I can't fit in this," Jaken pointed out. "That guy is like twice my size."
Jaken put on the helmet as Rohlan decked Jaken out in armour his size which vaguely resembles Demagol.
"Well I hope I look slightly less ridiculous than I feel." He paused for dramatic effect. "All right, let's go save us an Arkanian." Jaken said.
"Too bad, Demagol," Rohlan said as the two of you entered the prisoners chamber. "I thought he'd last longer. I must have beaten most of the life out of him on his ship."
"No," whispered the red armoured Jedi.
"ANIMAL!" Jarael screamed as she lunged at Jaken, grabbing him by the neck and knocking both of them to the floor.
"Guards, get this filthy creature off of me," Jaken commanded in his deepest voice possible. Rohlan grabbed Jarael and threw her over to where the injured Jedi lay. Jaken finally got a chance to identify him; it was Alek.
"I'd like to watch you deal with her later Demagol," Rohlan said, helping Jaken up. "But how about that tour of the camp you promised me."
Jarael sat up with a stunned look on her face as she looked at Jaken while he left.
Rohlan walked Jaken back outside and into the landing field where they ship was finished being inspected. The two of them walked up to the security officers and demanded a report, careful to have them facing away from the bottom docking ring where Elbee's hand reached out and placed the bag of charges they had saved on the ground.
"Very good then men, dismissed." Jaken said (if he can dismiss them.)
Having sufficiently convinced the guards of his identity Jaken and Rohlan continued to look at the captured ship, the back of charges sitting in the ships shadow. The guards walked off, back to their patrols of the area.
Jaken very casually strolled over to the area of the ship where the bag was, pretending to admire the ship and picked up the bag with the Force. Jaken successfully pulled the bag to his hands.
Jaken Used the Force to propel the little charges around the camp; sending them whizzing through the air, near the ground so as to avoid detection (successfully I might add). Once finished Jaken gave the thumbs up to Elbee.
As Jaken and Rohlan strolled across the landing area they suddenly heard the sound of proximity alarms. Rohlan quickly dashed into the nearby comm station where the fuzzy holographic image of Marn dressed in a Republic Admirals uniform stood.
"--calling any Mandalorian on Flashpoint who'll listen--" he said. Rohlan picked up the transmitter and tapped in a reply.
"--Admiral Hierogryph of the Republic Cruiser Glomkettle here. Don't look for us on your scopes -- We won't be here that long. See we've gotten used to your habit of using other people's stations and equipment. Resourceful, living off others' supplies like that.
"Well, this time we supplied you with something else." Marn lifted a control up from his belt and pressed the button on it. Outside in the landing area the Solar Shield Generator exploded. "I bet Flashpoint sure seemed easy to conquer, didn't it? Just a little reasearch station, lightly defended...Well, once you assaulted Vanquo we figured it was time to run the line and try out our new style of hospitality. Here, have some seconds..."
Another explosion rocked the camp as another explosion near the shield generator went off.
"Blast you, Hierogryph!" Rohlan exclaimed as legitimately as possible. "Show yourself and fight!"
"Don't look for the enemy, pal," Marn replied. "You're sitting on it."
Another explosion went off, this time a stolen Republic shuttle.
"Whoops! Wrong one! Oh, did I mention we've started to build the same 'hospitality' into all the Republic ships you might swipe? Sun's rising boys. I'd be someplace shielded before it does."
The line cut out.
The troops began to scramble to their ships, Rohlan directing them away from the 'rigged' Republic shuttles. No one seemed to worry about the Jedi prisoners, they were all too worried about getting out of the base before it exploded too.
"Now it's really time for us to rescue an Arkanian." Jaken said. "And that other Jedi. He's a friend of mine from a while back." He ran for the holding area.
"Go!" Rohlan called out to a nearby sentry who looked surprised to see Demagol running INTO the station. "You've got to get to Mand'alor and tell him about this new tactic the Republic is using! I'll try to get the doctor out in that little ship I came in -- if we survive!"
The Mandalorians piled onto their ship and quickly took off into space. Once inside the wary Jedi looked surprised to see Rohlan and Jaken return.
"They all left, what's going on here," demanded a feline Jedi.
"Well everyone, today is your lucky day," Jaken started, keeping his armor on. "The solar shield generator has been destroyed." He let their hopes drop, before he removed the helmet and said, "And we're bustin' out of here."
Jaken released Jarael. "Didn't think I was that easy to get rid of did you?"
Then he released Alec. "Good to see you again, even if the roles are reversed."
Then he continued releasing the rest of them. Jarael looked happy to see Jaken and so did Alek.
"I knew you were destined for great things kid," Alek replied, shaking Jakens hand in thanks.
"I'll get Demagol," Rohlan said. "He's still in the 'med' bay."
"No need to hurry," the feline Jedi said. "The station is safe from the solar radiation, just not the landing area. So we can't get to our ships, which will be fine as well."
"What do you mean it will be fine?" Jaken asked. "Don't you want to get out of here?"
"The ships will be fine," the Jedi replied. "Trust me, I want to get out of here more than you do. It'll only be a couple of hours, more," another of the Jedi explained.
"Very well then," Jaken conceded. "We wait it out. We'll need to comm Marn and the others to tell them what's going on and to stay in the ship."