"How long until we clear the atmosphere?" Cassus calls to Kari as another blast strikes the freighter's rear deflector shield.

OOC: Z'talin Fighter dealt 12 points of damage to Mandalorian Freighter.

"One minute and twenty seconds out," Kari calls back tersely as another bolt of purple energy arcs past the viewport before her.

The freighter gives a violent rumble and shudders, sending Aldran sliding out of his turret chair to crash heavily against the wall in the narrow alcove in which the turret is located. He curses, hastily pulling himself back into position as he snatches hold of the controls once more.
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"Direct hit. Bypassed our shields," Kari calls through gritted teeth as she begins to take the ship into a spin.

"Persistent karkers," Cassus mutters as he leaps from his seat to slide swiftly back down the ladder, "Mundi, man the turret," he barks as jogs down the corridor to the cockpit, bracing himself against the wall as he begins to punch coordinates into the nav computer.

"Forty seconds out," Kari states, biting her lip as she continues to dodge and weave.

Ki-Eldi clambers up into position, frowning as his blast flies wide.

"This is indeed an acquired skill," he observes as he attempts to follow one of the fighters with the turret.

"Mm-hmm," agrees Aldran as he attempts to lock onto his own fighter.
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“They fly in patterns, those fighters. If you wish to hit them, I suggest blasting blindly and hoping they weave in in time to be struck by it. You will find it hard to get a lock.”

"Blasting blindly describes exactly what I've been doing, trust me," Aldran replies tersely as another blast strikes the freighter's shields.

OOC: Z'talin Fighter dealt 27 points of shield damage to Mandalorian Freighter.
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"Shields at thirty-nine percent," Kari informs.

"Coordinates set," Cassus states, moving over to slide into the co-pilot's seat, his hand hovering over the lever to activate the hyperdrive.

"Twenty seconds until we clear the atmosphere," Kari informs him, somewhat unnecessarily.

“Will we clear it at our present rate?” Dalmar looks at Kari.

Kari ignores Dalmar's question, gritting her teeth as she avoids several more blasts. Ki-Eldi and Jantus continue fire vainly at their attackers, and at length another blast rocks the freighter's deflector shield as a red light begins rapidly flashing on the control desk.

"Shield at seventeen percent," Kari states.

"We're clear," Cassus informs her, pulling the lever as the freighter's engines glow orange and the ship jumps to hyperspace.

Aldran sighs, wincing as he clambers out of the gunners seat.

"That was a little close for comfort."
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"It was certainly not an ideal-" Ki-Eldi begins, breaking off as the ship gives a violent shudder, hurling him forward against the wall.

"Blast, the hyperdrive is failing," Kari informs them as she attempts to maintain control of the rocking ship, "One of those blasts must have damaged it."

"Well that certainly isn't ideal," Ki-Eldi remarks.

"No it certainly isn't ideal," Kari agrees, shooting the Cerean an unimpressed glance, "Now unless anyone else has anything helpful to add you'd better get yourselves strapped in and hope there is a planet or moon with breathable atmosphere wherever we get ejected to."

"...How does one strap oneself in?" Dalmar says, dutifully seating himself and eying the array of brightly glowing buttons on the armrest of his seat.

Aldran shows Dalmar where the safety harness is located as he straps himself into the seat across from the Kalzerian.

"One thing we can be sure of," he says as the ship reverts to realspace with another violent shudder and a jolt to reveal a dark, ice covered planet which looms before them, "it can't be worse than the planet we just left."
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"This is Kalzerian space," Kari reminds him grimly, "I wouldn't count on it..."

With that, the freighter descends toward the planet.

OOC: End of Prelude...