Divergence in Destiny (Star Wars RP)

Rylos saw Jace speed off without a word and assumed he was meant to follow. Turning around he grabbed his helmet off of a near by cargo crate before he ran to a near by speeder and jetted out of the ship to follow Jace. Rylos had no idea what he was getting into, or if was going to try to kill the Daughter of Lord Manara, which ever he chose it would probably not end well for him. Hitting the over drive on his speeder Rylos raced towards Jace as they both headed in Chuka's direction. Wondering what Chuka had been sent to do occupied Rylos's thoughts as he speed along, the snow trail from Jace's speeder making it difficult to see what lay ahead. Caching up in rather good time Rylos pulled along side Jace, looking at Jace Rylos nodded his head once and then looked forward.


@Raikou Kaminari
 
HK-50-01 shoved Ini along the snow , excited yet trying with a concerted effort to keep his shouted voice in its usual tone. However , on the inside he was the happiest droid in the Galaxy. Oh yes yes yes! Caught Mistress' Jedi no squads needed here did it myself yes yes useful to Mistress useful to Why'nn oh yes yes! Realizing he hadn't ever fired the dart launcher , he decided it would be more impressive if he said he quelled the Jedi with his own Martial Arts. So he didn't bother to take it off his shoulders and fire it into the expanse of Snow.


Entering the Cave , HK-50-01 saw three speeders - and wasn't sure what that meant. Perhaps one was the Jedi's- the other two were recognizable as Connor and Why'nn's. So he quelled his worry and excitedly spoke , not bothering to scan anything else. "Announcement/pride : OH YES NEW PREFIX! Oh.. Right. WHY'NN CONNOR LOOK LOOK CAUGHT INI CAUGHT JEDI MASTER SIXTY BILLION CREDITS MISTRESS WILL BE PLEASED WON'T HURT ME OH YES YES I DID IT WITH MARTIAL ARTS MINIMAL DAMAGE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY USEFUL! OH YES SUCCESS SO MUCH SUCCESS!"





Then he saw the being with two guard shotos. First he thought Who in Death's name would use Guard Shotos? Those things are more likely to hurt you than anyone else.. His second thought was about Why'nn being in danger - and using peaceful methods like Ini Ma'at had said. So he tried to use his Protocl Programming to do so. "Query/Request : Why'nn.. Connor.. Who is this? I suppose I should ask him. I mean you no harm , sir. I merely hope to negotiate a peaceable conclusion. What rescources or materials do you wish to acquire? I am willing to provide you anything you wish within reason. Please do not harm either of the beings here , they are with me and similarly non hostile."
 
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As Jace pulled uo next to Chuka after a medium while of riding over ice and snow. He waited for Rylos to pull up before explaining the plan. "Okay so Chuka you are going to hang back and find a place to observe the whole area from. That way you'll be able to tell what is going on and go to where you're most needed. Rylos, you and I are going to charge in there hopefully unnerve them to make them do a stupid move like trying running out into the open with the item so Chuka can then pick them off claim the item and we are golden." Jace explained.


He climbed out of his swoop bike and stretched a bit loosening up for the fight ahead. He didn't wait for confirmation from his teammates but instead proceeded with his plan. He ignited his jetpack flying and covering the distance between him and the cave. He drew his blaster and darksaber before entering. He came to witness a stand off already in progress, too late to back out now, not like he would have anyway.


@Grim Wraithe Stjerna @Killorkiller
 
Zerek disengaged his lightsabers and holstered them, satisfied that no one was going to attack just yet. And then nearly drew them again when the droid announced his presence. To top it all off, the thing had Ini Ma'at captured. "Y'know, when I went poking around on this ball of ice, I didn't think you'd show Master Ma'at. Gotta say, my intel guy must be getting sloppy, because they called you one of the worst Jedi to wrong." 'How in the galaxy did that tin can manage to bag Ma'at? While I admire the guy's love of diplomacy, he must have gotten senile in his old age. Either that or it's a ruse of some sort.' Zerek rubbed his head with one hand and fiddled inside his coat with the other. His coat hand found one of his flashbangs. Loud, bright, won't affect Ma'at or the droid, but will get the apprentices. "Sorry, but I'm looking for something in this cave." 'To sell to the highest bidder.' "The way these two are acting, I'd guess we're all after the same thing." Zerek thumbed the detonator for the flashbang, smiling under his bandanna and closing his eyes under his goggles, using Force Sight to keep a visual on the group as a whole.


"Guess it's a good thing I was always fast." And with that he threw the flashbang down, filling the cave with blinding light and deafening noise. Zerek poured everything he could into Force Speed and ran as far and as fast as he could, with one guard shoto ignited in case someone tried to shoot him. In fact, he kept running until he nearly impacted a wall of solid ice. 'OK, they're coming this way fast. Time for my specialty.' Zerek bolted into the shadows and used the Force to conceal his presence to the point of near-invisibility. Unfortunately, there was no high ground to be had, so he just hid along the wall by the door and opposite the ice wall in the shadows. He waited for the rest of everyone to charge in headfirst and see how they dealt with an ice wall.
 
Why'nn swore , immediately shutting off her blades and covering her eyes, but too late. She crouched, closing her eyes again as she tried to recoup her vision. For several minutes she waited, reaching out with the Force to feel where Connor was. She heard her mother's transmission. They had to hurry. Why? Was this related to the earlier conversation? There was no time to think on that and, with her rage building, she was becoming steadily less focused. After what felt like an hour, she could finally see. Gritting her teeth she stood and spoke the following in Rakatani, "HK-50-01, stand guard with the prisoner. Fuck, there's no reason to continue with code names now." In Galactic Basic, "No use going after him. We get what we came for and get out of here."





She ventured further into the cave until she came to an ice wall. At the very top there was a hole, just big enough for her to possibly fit through. However, instead of immediately going for it, she waited for the others and spent her time observing, at the same time trying to calm and keep her anger up. It was a taxing balancing act. She couldn't see through the wall, must've been a mix of ice, snow, and rocks. Jumping, she caught the bottom of the hole and pulled herself up to look through. Afterwards, she dropped down. "Looks to be 5 meters thick," she called to Connor. But she felt as if the Holocron was beyond this wall.
 
Chuka settled into a relaxed posture when Jace arrived, but he let out a frustrated sigh when be saw Rylos was with him. 'Great.' He thought. 'The amateur is here, this IS going to get exciting.' While he didn't like not charging in with Jace, but he knew he was better equipped to deal with multiple targets exiting the cave. "Roger that." He moved to set the speeders up act as a funnel of sorts, and leave one as minimal cover for himself.


(@Raikou Kaminari ) (@Killorkiller )


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Deep in the cave the man sat calmly, knees folded beneath him. A light coating of what looked like dust or frost, covered his body. He'd been in a deep mediation, letting his mind explore the universe. But when two familiar presences landed on Hoth, one of which was one he'd longed to be near again. But why was she here? She wouldn't know he was alive. She had put his own lightsaber through his chest and scared his face.


Still he did not move, they could not get to him or this cave thorough the shield on their own. They're was a slight vibration and larger pieces of snow and ice fell from above. While still in his meditative posture he readied himself and the cave for the inevitable meeting.


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As Rylos caught up to the pair, all three started to slow down and eventually come to a stop just shy of their target. Hopping off his speeder Rylos walked over to where Jace was stretching, stretching, wow his guy was weird. Pulling out his blasters, Rylos proceeded to check that his blasters where loaded, then he checked to see that he had all of his grenades and tactical gear in check. When he was finished he saw Jace starting to head out, bringing up his HUD, Rylos activated his jet pack at the same time Jace did. Together they flew through the air to find the prize, the first thing that Rylos saw was a stand off already in progress. Setting himself down sooner than Jace, Rylos turned to make his way around the flank of the people in the stand off, after getting in position he holstered on of his blasters. With his know free hand Rylos pulled out a small flash bomb, and hooked it to the cuff of his armor for easy reach.


@Raikou Kaminari @Grim Wraithe Stjerna
 
Connor dashed after Why'nn, and listened to her. "We can use our lightsabers to cut through the wall. I'm not leaving here without that item we came to get." The feeling Connor had been sensing only grew as he neared the wall. It felt so familiar, yet unfamiliar. He almost felt as if he had been around this feeling in the past. It wasn't a person he was sensing, but more like a memory. What the hell was it? "I need to get that item. I feel like it's calling me..." All this time, Connor never clipped his sabers back to his belt, keeping them out in case they were attacked.
 
HK-50-01 noticed a being with the Darksaber walk in - which he had no idea how that being received it. Mandalore the Ultimate was the last being to possess the Darksaber - Revan and Malak hid it away from the Mask of Mandalore that Canderous Ordo wore during the Dark Wars. However , before that being could be adressed , the.. Scavenger , Smuggler , something like that .. Said something about it being odd to see The Arkanian here.


How did he know this fellow was here? Spies and traitors everywhere I suppose.. He didn't say that the Being's Intel wasn't wrong , that HK-50 hadnt wronged the being at all - because he didn't want to ruin the Ruse they had both been orchestrating. However , the being's announcememt of looking for something to sell did announce his profession - Scavengers were the only things on Hoth. Of course they would Call themselves 'entrepreneurs' , but they were Vultures of Metal , whether they would say so or not.


He was about to try to negotiate further , offering credits from Mistress' accounts , when the being dropped a Stun Grenade. The grenade had no effect on HK-50-01 himself , but it did bother Why'nn. He rushed over to assist her and found himself having little idea what to do about it. He didn't notice the Scavenger leave , only looking up to see him gone already - which summoned some colorful Rakatni Curses from his Vocabulator. At Why'nn's orders he contemplated revealing his Ruse , but decided that would only cause more issues and did as intstructed. He realized he had already ruined their code names himself , and chastised himself for it mentally. HK-50 did find himself agreeing with the idea of leaving with what they had Priorities to get , seeing as he had a suitable Prisoner.


HK-50-01 watched Why'nn leave slightly dissapointed he wasn't allowed to follow her , but on hearing that the ice was 5 Meters thick at a stopping wall he knew he couldn't go to where she needed to anyway - Two Meter Assassin Droids couldn't get through the small openings such walls presented , and it was probably Structural enough where blowing it wasn't an option. However Connor left him too , not realizing any folly. So , cursing , HK-50 decided that Ini wasn't going to go anywhere and followed after him.


It would be a catastrophic idea to cut through the wall in any fashion , for any reason. HK-50 decided to say as much. "Informational : Firstly , the Prisoner is secure. Secondly , this wall is too thick to not be structural. Cutting through this large enough for any of us to


Fit through is likely to cause a cave in - that only I will survive , of course. No , we need to look for an opening already there. And I doubt there's one big enough for myself or you , Connor. Such walls don't accommodate large holes in such fashion. I.. Might should go back to the prisoner myself. See if he isn't trying to escape or anything. Plus , I saw a fellow with a weapon that Malak and Revan themselves hid far away from anywhere a Mandalorian would look. I need to handle that."





Running back to where the Mandalorian was , he saw a second one who had maneuvered around to impede the Party - failing to actually stop any of them. He spoke to the Darksaber Weilder , careful to use a Mandalorian Greeting. "Greeting/Query : Kandossi! I notice you seem to be interested in here as well. I also notice you have the DarkSaber. May I ask how you acquired it? Malak and Revan themselves hid it away from Mandalore's Mask , the one Canderous recovered. Did one of you fine Mandalorians discover it one day? I mean no harm , Vode , as long as you mean myself or my companions none. I admire your culture as well - Honor , Loyalty and Combat are focuses of my life as well. So let's be somewhat more diplomatic abou this , shall we?"
 
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"I can get through the opening. I'll let you know once I'm on the other side safely. If it's safe to cut through I'll tell them, as well. Don't worry, Connor. No one else shall get it." It was then that she noticed the Mandalorian. Not waiting for a confirmation from her lover, Why'nn jumped and grabbed the hole again, pulling herself up and in. It was a tight fit, even for her slender frame, and her body was almost trapped by the meeting of rock and ice not very far from the opening. But with a wince and a grunt, she pulled herself through and kept going. She trusted HK-50-01 and Connor to watch her back. At this point she was halfway through the wall, moving as fast as she was able.
 
Thank goodness for Mandalorian helmets or that stun grenade might have stunned him for a few minutes but the flash and bang didn't due to the helmet covering for both senses. The flash did make him close his eyes briefly, it seems the one who threw it was already gone. So now they were left looking at 4 others, two of which already proceeded about their own business. Jace concluded they were in a hurry or they wouldn't ignore two Mandalorians arriving. He kind of wondered what Rylos was up to but had no time as he was confronted by a droid not your average one at that.


The droid's interest in the Darksaber was odd and the references the droid was making leads Jace to conclude the droid is either really old or really knowledgeable. Jace decided to follow its lead and play civil. "The darksaber was given to me by Mandalore the Vindicated as symbol that I was trained personally by him. What brings me here is what you guys may be bringing out here? I want to know what's so important you guys who pass up killing a jedi." Jace didn't lower his guard though as he knew sooner or later a fight was imminent.
 
Connor glared at the Mandalorian. He wasn't going to let anyone take the Holocron. Connor's purple and red sabers hissed to life as he stared down the Mandaloran. He spoke now, his voice still being modulated despite his mask not covering his mouth. "How about you just take the old man and we'll call it even. I'd hate for things to too violent. Oh and, yes. I do know the reputation Mandalorians have, but I don't care. Take the old man and go." Connor wanted very much to begin slicing his way through the ice wall, cave in or not. However, he resisted the urge for now, and kept staring down the Mandalorian.
 
She scrambled through the last few meters and dropped down, panting slightly as she opened her comms. "I'm through. This side's quiet. Going silent. I'll let you know if I find anything." Shutting off transmission, she walked slowly away from the wall. Hopefully she wouldn't be looking too long. The Mandalorians worried her and she almost considered calling her mother to make a status report, but she didn't. Things were quiet, eerily so. The feeling from before was stronger and she still couldn't place it.





@Grim Wraithe Stjerna


@KalenNighteyes


@HK 50 09
 
HK-50-01 was extremely interested in the story of how this Mandalorian had acquired the DarkSaber. He didn't recall Mandalore the Vindicated going after the weapon- which means someone before him had recovered it. How? It was hidden away where no Mandalorian would dare to go - Malachor V itself. Which.. Is destroyed. That must be how they found it. It was also interesting the being was trained by Mandalore himself - as Canderous Ordo had been. HK-50 wouldn't respond to the query of what they were looking for - that wasn't something he would disclose under any torture that didn't surpass what Mistress had done to him on that night he gave up Delrick.


About to speak again , he found himself being cut off by the snap-Hiss of a Lightsaber ignition. NO! THE ARKANIAN IS MY GIFT TO MISTRESS , NOT THE MANDALORIAN'S! However , HK-50 restrained himself for the moment , listening to the words. The Mandalorians also served the Sith , so they shouldn't impede a Sith Mission as they were on. But at the words of once more suggesting to take Ini and leave , HK-50 exploded - emotionally , of course.


He reached over and grabbed Connor by the collar , lifting him up to HK-50's eye level. "Pre-OVERRIDE! Connor , DONT YOU GET IT! The Arkanian is my gift to Mistress to prove myself of worth! The Mandalorians can't take him - I'll fripping pay them the bounty's sum from Mistress' credit accounts if they want that! HE IS MY HUNT , Mandalorians! You have to respect that or you break your warriors code! CONNOR! If you ever do that again to me I may well.. Oh no. No no.." He staggered backwards and dropped Connor as he did so , afraid of what Connor may do to him. He didn't hear Why'nn over his Comlink to a fit of fearful shaking , falling onto his metallic knees. "Plea : no I'm sorry I aplogize your orders supersede my desire sir lord I shouldn't have done that I.. They should take him and go take him leave but just don't hurt me I'm sorry apoligetic no no please please I'll never do it again I swear!"
 
Connor glared at HK-50-01, his anger beginning to take him over. He didn't strike out at the droid, but he felt a strong urge to do so. As the droid shouted at him, he found himself not caring about what the droid wanted. In that moment, all he cared about was the Holocron. As HK-50-01 released him, Connor continued to glare at the droid. "You're lucky I'm not my master. You're lucky that I actually care about you, and don't want you to be harmed. Now get up and pull yourself together." Connor then turned his attention back to the Mandalorian, waiting for the mercenary's response.
 
Jace wasn't about to back down nor could he anyway, Rylos still has a mission to go after Darth Manara's daughter that much couldn't be helped. "I am sorry but the old man nor the item you want so desperately is our goal." They probably will react even worse to finding out we were hired to the girl they are with by other Sithlord. They are probably trying to get Manara to lash out against the Mandalorians so that they can exile her or get her killed. If that's the case there must be another way around this, because I kind of like the droid and would feel bad killing his friend he was so willing to stand against me to protect. The other guy though wouldn't have a problem killing him, I should serenate the area with flame so that he'll turn to ash while the droid should be little worse for ware but fine.





Jace sheathed his blaster and instead drew a beskar sword, this was a unique style that he perfected on his own the use of a sword and lightsaber. "You don't seem like the flexible type so maybe I should just kill you now and negotiate with the droid and your friend later." Jace said with a menacing tone.


@HK 50 09 @KalenNighteyes
 
HK-50-01 shook slightly worse as he noticed Connor's glare , and it didn't entirely cease when Connor told him he was lucky that it wasn't his Mistress he did that to. Yes yes you are right merciful yes oh yes you are right mercy of planets thank you sir thank you Connor.. Indeed he also counted himself lucky that Connor cared about him , and very much regretted what he just did again - resolving not to do such a thing again. At the order to get up , he did just that - still shaking somewhat , but less than before. His shake at that moment was the same one he experienced around his Mistress , a light tremble that's scarcely noticeable to people who aren't aware he does it.


Regardless of this , he realized in a flash he had shown his submissive side to enemies , and this caused his Yellow colored eyes to rim with embarrassed pink. What is it then , Mandalorian? If not the Holocron or the Arkanian.. What? He failed to connect the ideas together , and realize who it was they were after - else he would've descended into madness. The droid was perfectly fine assuming they were after something that had nothing to do with himself or his two friends , until the Mandalorian drew a large Besk'Ad saber and threatened Connor.


And so he let out a slight moan of fear and interposed himself between the two Males , speaking to them to urge an understanding. "Request/Informatinal/Gratitude : thank you Sir Connor.. I am very lucky you are one of the thre- two beings who care about me. What is it you are looking for.. What is your name? I am HK-50-01 , the Prototype , Class Four Sith Assassin droid - also a Protocol droid , which is what all this is. This is Connor , and my Ultimate Friend - who is away- is Why'nn. Was it the Scavenger you were after? I failed to track him immediately. Please put away the Besk'Ad , Connor is flexible. No need for violence , we can all stay calm. I just.. Displeased him , is all. Most of.. Actually everyone I know except for himself and Why'nn would've beaten me for that , harshly. No no , we can negotiate now. Why'nn has to get what we're looking for and we can all have a nice time of it , eh , Vode? Share some war tales , maybe - I have several thousand myself. And.. Connor is Why'nn's friend as well. She would be distressed if he were to die.. And trust me , Mistress would certainly have me severely hurt for it. Oh yes! I forgot to thank you for allowing me to keep my Hunt. Thank you very much."
 
While the rest of the group ran around yelling, fighting, and generally making fools of themselves, Ini stood perfectly still although he leaned on his walking stick probably a bit more than usual. He'd sensed the Mandolorians coming at them from a mile away, and quickly switched his eyes to the infrared spectrum as the pair of flash grenades went off. He quietly eyed the bounty hunters, his grip tightening on his walking stick. He was seriously hoping to avoid a fight here.
 
Jace really didn't like hie current option of having to go through the droid to kill Manara's daughter, he never liked in the arena when he had to kill relatively good people but he had to then and might have to now. There has to be another way to reach the endgame of our mission that just hasn't presented itself at the moment. Though to know what the endgame is, they will have to contact the client and request that information. All I know is that there has to be another way to reach that result.





"Rylos back off for now get in contact with the client and tell them Jace the Champion shall not proceed with the mission until they reveal what their goal is." Jace said. That communication would likely force Rylos to have to go back to the ship and by the time he establishes contact these Sith could already be gone. Unless if Jace stayed with them till then, he could probably go with them without much problem due to the relationship between the Sith Empire and the Mandalorians as well as his own status being trained and favored by the Mandalore.


"Rylos, grab Chuka too, this may take a while and they likely won't be hers that long. I will have to remain with them so that we don't lose them." Jace explained. He then turned to the others. "The droid has convinced me to seek an alternate path to our goal and so I shall. But to do so I will have to remain with you guys to avoid losing you. So you shall be hosting the mighty Jace the Champion for a while."
 
Inside the still and quiet cave the man remained kneeling, he could not only sense her approach, he could hear her as well. She was alone, the others were busy squabbling amongst themselves. 'Good.' He silently rose to his feet and called the holocron to his open hand. Its many pieces flew through the air, almost lazily to reform into a cube in his hand. He stepped out of the shadows without a sound, his right hand extended to her, the holocron in his left. Though the light was dim, he could see her clearly. "Why'nn." He spoke so softly it could've been mistaken for a gust of wind, had there been a breeze.


@folclor
 
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Her heart stopped. Did she just hear that? Was this man really standing before her? It was sudden and she didn't know what to do. Run? Fight? Reply? There were so many options. Had he truly spoken? Was this a hallucination? Why'nn was frozen in place for a full minute. "Dad?" she whispered. All thoughts of his betrayal left her. All thoughts of the anger she felt toward him... the shame at being his daughter in a world of Sith drained from her. "Daddy, I'm sorry .. I hurt you, I'm sorry!" She sprinted toward him, hoping he was whole, hoping she could wrap her arms around him. No tears spilled down her cheeks as she ran. The sound of her gasping breath filled the silent cave, her footsteps light. "Dad!"
 
He smiled as she dug through her sea of thoughts and emotions. He did not move, but opened both arms as she ran towards him. "Yes, daughter." He felt no anger, no doubt, no shame, no betrayal. His little girl was here now. He wrapped both arms around her. "I am fine little one." His body still bore the scars from that day, but he felt a warmth and lightness build within him that hadn't been there in six years. Delrick held his daughter close, never wanting to let go, but knew time would be short. He focused in on the force and connected with her there, even if this hug only lasted a fraction of a moment they would feel as though they had spent hours together.
 
As they embraced, tears spilled down her cheeks. She held tighter, not wanting to let go. It felt as if they had an entire conversation, but had not spoken a word. Why'nn did not want to let go. "2,208 days," she whispered. Reluctantly she let go of him, but not before her hand ran softly over where she had stabbed him. "I don't want to leave... can't I just stay here with you?" Her mind did not even register the Holocron in his hand. At this moment it was irrelevant. She'd scarred his face, plunged his own weapon through his chest and he still loved her. Well, she loved him as well, had never stopped. Even when Mother had gotten angry enough to actually punish her, Why'nn loved her father.
 
Connor was beginning to grow impatient. He could sense the Holocron on the other side of the wall. He tried his hardest to not turn and begin melting the wall with his lightsabers, but this sense was pulling him harder and harder to go through the wall. Turning, he looked at the wall for a moment then jammed one of his lightsabers into it, watching as the wall began to melt. Stowing his red saber, he put up his hand put and created a Force barrier around himself and the wall. Nothing was going to stop him from getting through to see the Holocron for himself. He knew that going through the wall this way would take time they didn't have, but the strong feeling was pulling hard at him now. He had to get through. He knew HK-50-01 would either get angry or simply try to stop him, but it wouldn't happen. "I'm sorry HK-50-01. I have to get through this wall. I have to!"
 
He held her close, not letting go until she was ready and did not fight to hold her when she let go of him. He continued to smile at her, though he did not cry and did feel the surge of emotion. His right hand wiped away some of the tears from her face, his smile became tinged with a hint of sadness. "No little one. Not now." Petting her cheek. "But soon I will be around." He would never stop loving her, no matter what she did. She was his daughter and knew she could survive anything. His hand slipped into a pocket and pulled out a small set of disks and pressed them into her hand. "These will help while not by your side." He leaned his forehead against hers. "Keep then secret, keep them safe. You mother will still feel the sting, but she does still carry a small torch, and it causes her pain." She would feel him through the force, but he shrank his presence down to almost nothing, no one else would know he was sensitive to the force, save her. Delrick let out a sigh when he sensed Connor's frustration. "Take this, your." He smiled and looked to her, a father's knowing look on his face. "Friend is trying to get it." He pressed the holocron into her hand.
 
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