Lendon's Aqualish bodyguard seems to have slipped into the room and taken up a flanking position on Fennec, darting out to fire at her, one blast singeing her cheek and another whizzing decimeters past her ribcage as she hastily darts further around the cannister she crouches behind with a curse.

OOC: Lendon's Bodyguard dealt 34 vitality damage to Fennec Kang.

The unfortunate Aqualish seems to realise too late that earning Fennec's ire may not have been the wisest of choices, as she swiftly spins her rifle about to blast him in the chest and forehead and with a garbled croak the Aqualish crashes back against the cannister behind him before sliding lifelessly to the ground.

OOC: Fennec Kang dealt 31 wound points to Lendon's Bodyguard.

Lendon's lip curls as he watches his companion collapse, as darting out, he attempts to land a blast on Fennec. She swiftly ducks, however, and his blasts pass whizz over her head as she ducks behind her crate once more.

OOC: Lendon Vuln dealt 16 vitality damage to Fennec Kang.

Not bothering to take cover, Quilran continues to fire at Fennec, proving himself to be as poor a shot as he is a sport as his slugs once more do not come close to hitting her.

Bane reaches the control panel beside the cargo door, hastily pulling down the lever as the door gives a groan and begins to slowly grind open. Bane then begins to make his way back to the ship, firing at Lendon as he does so, forcing the mercenary to dart back around the door as several more of his thugs hurry into the room.

OOC: Bane Malar dealt 15 vitality points to Lendon Vuln.

Blasts continue to pepper the crates, cannisters and broken parts which Fennec crouches behind, but the Kuati is able to avoid them all with practiced agility. A couple of Lendon's thugs fire at Bane, with the Duros coming close to striking him, but the helmeted bounty hunter narrowly makes it behind a crate as he crouches for a moment, readying himself to make his dash to the next crate pile. One particularly despicable Nikto takes advantage of Kelsi being exposed as she attempts to help Dalnan, blasting her in the stomach as she collapses forward with a cry.

OOC: Exchange Thug dealt 17 vitality points to Bane Malar.
Exchange Thug dealt 12 wound points to Kelsi Tico.
Kelsi Tico is stunned for 2 rounds.
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This proves to be too much for Stro'to, who-- though he still looks like he'd rather be anywhere but where he is today-- nevertheless darts forward, kneeling next to both Kelsi and Dalnan to feel for pulses.

"Quilran, stop ruining our client relations and go get a crate to shield me. If I get shot, Vogga is not going to pay you even if you do turn up with Xizran which you won't do based on your aim anyway."

OOC: Vek Stro'to rolled 11. Treat Injury Check to feel for pulses.

Xizran, meanwhile, promptly tosses a grenade at the feet of the thickest cluster of thugs, these being easier targets than Lendon. With curses, four of Lendon's thugs hastily dart backwards, finding what cover they can against the shrapnel hurled by the grenade.

OOC: Xizran dealt 7 vitality points to Exchange Thug.
Xizran dealt 15 vitality points to Exchange Thug.
Xizran dealt 17 vitality points to Exchange Thug.
Xizran dealt 15 vitality points to Exchange Thug.
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Quilran shoots Stro'to a sullen glare, but at that moment a couple of Lendon's thugs finally begin to target the Kiffar. This is enough to convince him to set aside his vendetta against Fennec, who, given his poor aim, doesn't seem to have even realised he was actually gunning for her. Quilran fires twice at one of his attackers, a wiry, scarred Rodian, with one of his shots actually coming close to hitting his target, striking the wall a few centimetres from the thug's head. His second slug hits the wall a couple of meters above.

OOC: Quilran Tarro dealt 13 vitality points to Exchange Thug.

Fennec's attention is firmly back on Lendon, as she peppers the narrow crate he hides behind, singing his shoulder and leg as he attempts to keep out of her line of sight.

OOC: Fennec Kang dealt 28 vitality points to Lendon Vuln.

Lendon waits until several of his thugs have converged on Fennec's position, seizing his moment as an Aqualish and the Nikto who shot Kelsi open fire on her to dart out, sending a well aimed blast which strikes her in the side, punching through her Baragwin Shadow Armor and drawing a snarl of pain from the Kuati mercenary.

OOC: Lendon Vuln dealt 8 wound points to Fennec Kang.

Bane reaches where Stro'to is crouched beside Dalnan and Kelsi, who, clammy faced, clutches her stomach with one hand as with the other she still attempts to drag the elderly man to the ship. Bane grimly eyes the man's blood soaked tunic, littered with shrapnel, before joining Stro'to in dragging Dalnan, each of them taking under an arm, hastily toward the boarding ramp.

"Allow me to reiterate," he pants to Kelsi, who staggers along behind them, "this is all Klatto's fault."

The Toydarian appears to have slipped away during the fight, but he reappears from a side room as they speak, metal carry case in hand, and makes a beeline for a small, rusted door at the rear of the complex.

Stro'to surreptitiously pulls out a holorecorder, taping this, as he keeps dragging Dalnan, apparently feeling that one can multitask while saving elderly humans; this is footage that can potentially be sold for a fortune later to the right client.

The firefight continues to intensify as three more of Lendon's thugs appear at the doorway, hurrying into the room to take up positions behind the various piles of crates and broken parts. Teeth gritted, Fennec pushes herself up to fire sluggishly at Lendon, her blasts flying wide but still forcing him to duck cautiously behind a crate. He mutters a curse as Quilran, too, seems to take interest in him, firing a slug pellet which ricochets off the crate a few centimetres from the mercenary's ear. Lendon's thugs also continue to rain blasts at Fennec, but they still don't come close to striking.

OOC: Fennec Kang dealt 11 vitality points to Lendon Vuln.
Quilran Tarro dealt 10 points of vitality damage to Lendon Vuln.

"Why do I feel like I'm doing all the work here?" Lendon calls irritably to his thugs as he darts out to fire at Fennec, who is too fast for him once again as she ducks back below her crate pile. "She's injured. Someone take her down already!"

Bane fires a wild shot with his free hand, aiming for the Nikto, but almost drops his blaster in the process, managing, after some fumbling, to keep hold of the weapon. He seems to decide not to multitask any further, sending Stro'to's holorecorder a dark glance.

"Ever heard of a little thing called priorities, buddy?"

"Earning a living and respecting the elderly can both be priorities," Stro'to protests in defence of his life choices.

If Bane struggles to see how filming an elderly man dying is either profitable or respectful, he refrains from saying so, as at that moment they reach the boarding ramp.

"You two coming?" he calls to Xizran and Fennec, as they drag Dalnan hastily up the ramp, leaning the mechanic against the wall of the corridor inside. "Try not to get blood on anything," Bane adds unsympathetically to Stro'to, leaving the Twi'lek with Dalnan as he hurries off toward the cockpit. "He has 132 credits and 46 decicreds on him," he calls back as he disappears. "If he dies I expect at least half of it."

"He's not going to die. I am sure this ship has a working medbay, nearly all ships do," Stro'to protests with a disapproving cluck at this callousness, not confirming either way on who would get those credits if he did.
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Fennec ignores Bane, rising up to shoot Lendon squarely in the stomach as the muscular mercenary advances her blast punching through his bronzium battle armor, leaving a blackened hole. With a grunt of pain Lendon staggers sideways, managing to slump behind what appears to have once been a starship hull, teeth gritted and panting hard. Fennec manages a satisfied smile as Lendon staggers from view, despite her own haggard condition.

OOC: Fennec Kang dealt 12 wound points to Lendon Vuln.
Fennec Kang dealt 8 vitality points to Lendon Vuln.
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"200 credits and immunity to my revenge when I get back to HQ for whoever shoots Lendon," Xizran says to the remaining thugs, still remaining safely under cover. "You all may choose if you wish to hold out for whatever delusional bounty a dead man who has been shot in the stomach can offer you when he is going up against Fennec, or life. But be aware that if you do not pick me, Stro'to there is recording this, and I will know exactly who to go after later."

"300 credits to the one who kills Xizran," Lendon manages to wheeze in counter offer to Xizran. "And you, Xizran, are the one who is officially dead. Good luck getting your hands on credits with your assets frozen. Now, this is where you get dead for real."

Even as he speaks, Bane's ship's engine roars to life and it's thrusters begin to power up.

"400 to whoever shoots Lendon. And that I'm officially dead is something that would only be assumed if you lied to whoever it is you report to given how badly you botched your first attempt. Which means that all your minions need to do is deal with you and there'll be no one who will look into this or blame them today for me not being dead after all which I am not going to be anyway. If I were them I wouldn't be associated with you for a thousand credits."

Stro'to sighs at nobody as Lendon opens his mouth, forming the words "six", looking around hopefully for the medbay.

"Something tells me this is going to be a while."

OOC: End of Chapter III...
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