Jubali blindly swung her lightsaber like mad.

OOC 20+5=25 oh, sure now.  Watch, I'm gonna need that 20 later.
2+8=10x2=20 dmg.

OOC: And you only needed to do 1 dmg to kill the last one too.

Jubali cut the last mynock in half cleanly with her lightsaber.

With the swarm taken care of, Traest walked over to where the mynocks had been feeding and examined the damage.  Traest got out his comlink.  "Ranger Cardosa, the mynocks were here for less than a minute, but they chewed through a fair amount of hull and wiring.  I think I'm going to need your help fixing this."

"I'll be right out," came the Ranger's reply.

"Meanwhile," Jubali could hear Master Tabret's voice cut in. "Jubali and I will start the crew transfer."

***

Soon Jubali was walking with Master Tabret over to the Stellar Damsel, as Master Tabret explained what she had learned from speaking with the ship's crew.  "I spoke with the ship's first mate, a Sullustan named Guro.  I'm afraid the captain was killed in the attack.  Only Guro and a handful of the crew are still alive, and he doesn't think it likely that the Damsel will be able to make it out of the asteroid field, much less evade any pirate ships that may be lurking about."

Just then they arrived at the Damsel's boarding door.  Master Tabret knocked, and two crewmen in spacesuits greeted her.  "I'm afraid we only have the two suits, so we'll have to go in shifts," the crewman explained.  "First Mate Guro insisted we go first."

The transfer went smoothly.  By the time the two Jedi had returned to the Eclipse, Dane and Traest had finished with the repairs.

"All fixed up," Ranger Cardosa announced.
"Excellent," Master Tabret said.
"Dane, can you help me get these two men to the medbay?"
"Certainly," Dane replied.
"Jubali, can you and Traest take these spacesuits back to the Damsel and finish transferring the crew over?" Master Tabret asked.

OOC: And in case you're not to bed yet, this is my last post of the night.
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"Of course," Jubali replied.

As Jubali and Traest headed over to the Damsel, they felt another tremor as dust from the ceiling of the cavern slowly drifted downward in the low gravity.  After entering the Damsel's airlock with the two empty suits, and letting the pressure equalize, Jubali and Traest were met by the remaining crew member and the Sullustan first mate Guro.  As they started to don the spacesuits, Guro commented "We need to hurry.  When we felt tremors like these back home on Sullust, it was usually right before a cavern decided to collapse.  We need to get out of here as soon as possible."

OOC: Any comments?

"It's just you two, then?" Jubali asked.  "Then we can get you both out of here as fast as possible."

"Yes, unfortunately the rest of the crew perished in the pirate attack," Acting-Captain Guro replied.  He finished securing the helmet of his suit and gave Jubali a thumbs-up sign when a dull boom rocked the Damsel.

"Another tremor?" the crewman asked.

"That was no tremor," Guro said.  "Look!"  He pointed out the porthole of the Damsel's airlock to four figures outside.  They were each wearing armored flight suits that gleamed in the light from the two ships.  They dropped into position on both hulls and pulled out grenade launchers.

"The pirates!" Jubali exclaimed.  "Traest, get ready!"

Jubali knew her lightsaber wouldn't be any good against grenades.

OOC 17+3=20

Traest unholstered his blaster and replied back, "Get ready yourself.  Those grenade launchers are just for the ships.  Once I start firing at them, they're going to fire back with something more accurate."

Just before they stepped out, the heroes heard the thump of a grenade on the Stellar Damsel's hull.  "It's a good thing she's a lost cause any way," Guro said with a hint of sadness in his voice.

"On that vain, I'm going to concentrate my fire on the ones on our ship," Traest said.  "Jubali, get these two safely aboard, and then get back out here with someone to help me!"

OOC: You have the next turn.

"Let's go!" Jubali cried, reading herself to fight defensively while moving.

The Damsel's two crew members followed right behind you, with Traest bringing up the rear.  As soon as he was clear of the ship's door, he fired at one of the pirates atop the Eclipse.  His shot served more as a warning to the pirates than a danger.

The pirates responded with blaster fire of their own, one from behind and one from in front.  The shot from behind barely missed Traest and the shot from ahead of them could not penetrate Jubali's defense.  The pirate on top of the Eclipse who was still wielding his grenade launcher, was slightly distracted by the sudden attack and sent his projectile at an angle where the sturdy hull held, but only just.  Meanwhile the pilot with the grenade launcher who had been on the Stellar Damsel, realizing that the ship he was on was probably abandoned, started to climb down from the ship.

OOC: Jubali's turn.  Sorry it wasn't as quick a response as I though it would be.

OOC Of course they didn't penetrate her defenses; she's a whirling, dancing, machine of defense.

Jubali continued her acrobatics.

"The grenade launcher is climbing down the ship," she pointed out to Traest, hoping he could take advantage of this somehow.

"Thanks for that," Traest said, "but unfortunately he's keeping the ship in between us and himself."  Traest fired again at the blaster rifle wielding pirate on the Eclipse, but the pirate dodged the shot.

The other pirate that was on the Damsel fired an autofire shot, hitting both Traest and the Damsel crew member.  Traest was hurt, but the crew member was barely hanging on.  That pirate then started descending from the Damsel as well.  The other pirate taking pot shots at them from the Eclipse, attempted to board using the open ramp.  His tumble from the top of the ship was so well executed as to be graceful, and he entered the ship quickly.  The grenadier on top of the Eclipse continued to pound away on it, but again he was paying too much attention to his comrades and his grenade flew off into the cave causing more dust and debris to rain down from the ceiling.  The other pirate with the grenade launcher reached the cave floor, moved closer to the Eclipse and fired a grenade from the ground.  His grenade exploded against the underside of the ship, causing some minor damage.

OOC: Jubali's turn.

Jubali kept up her defensive stance while moving forward.

With one pirate aboard the Eclipse and the other one with the blaster rifle hidden behind the Stellar Damsel, Traest chose to shoot at the grenadier on top of the Eclipse.  His shot pierced right through the pirate's chest, dropping him immediately.

The pirate who had been climbing down the Damsel finished his descent and fired another salvo.  His shots were all over the place, but they needled Traest and Jubali.   "Get aboard, I'll cover you," Traest said as he winced and limped forward to the bottom of the Eclipse's loading ramp.  Meanwhile, the remaining grenadier continued to pound away at the Eclipse's hull, but he was getting too caught up in his partner hitting their enemies and he missed his mark.

Jubali made sure to get the remaining crew aboard but didn't board herself, trying to head back to make sure Traest got aboard as well.

"I said don't worry about me," Traest said when he saw Jubali thinking about staying.  "One of the pirates with a blaster rifle is on board, remember?  You've still got to protect the Damsel's crew.  Once he's dealt with, then send someone out to help me."

Jubali gritted her teeth and returned on board.

Jubali could hear the exchange of blaster fire between Traest and the pirate toting the blaster rifle, but neither let out a cry of pain, so they both must have missed.  "Jubali, back here," she heard her master call out from the med area.  As Jubali headed back there, she heard the thud of a grenade against the Eclipse's hull.  A thud, but no screeching sound from damage.  It looked like the little ship was holding up well against the assault.

Jubali was loathe to leave Traest behind but hurried to where her master was.

Acting-captain Guro and the other Damsel crew member followed Jubali back to the med bay.  When they arrived, Jubali saw her master and Ranger Cardosa standing over the pirate who had boarded the ship.  The pirate was tied up to a chair with syntherope.  "What is going on out there?" Sonora asked.  "This rogue came in here and tried to kill our guests and we keep hearing thudding noises."  Just then the crew member who had been injured toppled over from blood loss.
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"Grenades, pirates found us, we're under attack," Jubali summarized, then looked around for a medkit.
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"I'll help Jubali take care of the crewmember," Master Tabret said to Ranger Cardosa.  "Go help your explorer," she urged, nodding towards the doorway.  Dane took off at a sprint.

As Jubali looked for the medkit, she felt another tremor.  By the time she found a medkit and went to administer it, she saw Master Tabret pulling back from the body, looking slightly wearied, while the crew member seemed to have recovered his strength and Jubali could tell she had used the Force to heal him.  "You may go ahead," Master Tabret said.  "I have only stabilized him, we still need to stanch the bleeding."  Another tremor occured, as Jubali heard more blasterfire echoing from down the hallway, as well as another thud from a grenade.  Soon the sounds of battle stopped, even as the quakes increased in both intensity and frequency.
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Guro helped Jubali dress his crewman's wounds.  Pretty soon you heard hurried footsteps coming up the hallway, one of them at an uneven pace.  Ranger Cardosa and Explorer Kas'lon soon entered, with Traest having his arm draped around Dane's shoulders for support.  "Another wounded for you, Jubali," Dane announced, helping Traest gingerly to the floor.  "Master Tabret, with my explorer injured, I'm afraid I need you in the cockpit with me, quickly."

"Why?  What's going on now? I thought you took care of the pirates, except for this scum here," she said, indicating the bound prisoner, who writhed in protest and tried to scream through his gag.

As if in answer to her question, a large crack echoed through the cavern.  "The asteroid is breaking apart," Guro concluded.

"Indeed," Dane agreed.  "I'm afraid the grenade fire did not help the stability of this hunk of rock.  Come on Sonora!" And with that both masters ran towards the cockpit.

OOC: Any comments, actions before you take off?

"Traest!" Jubali shouted in horror as he was brought in.  She eagerly made ready to perform medical care on him.