Divergence in Destiny (Star Wars RP)

Location-Korriban, Sith Academy





Slowly descending towards the landing platform, the scarred and battered Imperial shuttle turned in a slow circle, turning its main disembarking zone towards the academy. Before it even touched down, the shuttle opened its main hatch, revealing a group of 5 figures. Standing in the center of the group, Darth Trakus quickly scanned the area around their landing zone, briefly running his hand over the hilt of the lightsaber on his hip. The other 4 figures, each wearing similar pitch black armor, stood 2 to either side of Darth Trakus. Each wore the same mask, a slightly brighter hue of black was the main color, while the rest had orange highlights around the eyes and mouth area. The facial features of the mask were locked in a silent grimace, each mask showing the same face.


As the transport touched down, Darth Trakus and his escort quickly stepped off the ship, moving with purpose towards the interior of the academy. The few slaves in the area quickly moved to get out of their way, and when they entered the main complex, 2 of the escort pulled away from Darth Trakus, moving off in either direction to follow their own orders. Moving quickly, Darth Trakus and his remaining 2 guards headed for Darth Manara's office.


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Above Korriban





Why'nn quickly found her saberstaff again and clipped it onto her belt. "Connor... look. I need to go back. I've apparently betrayed my mother and I need to present myself for judgement. Either you turn this ship around or I get into an escape pod and go back." She sheathed the knife. "You need to go to Felucia and find out what the Jedi left for you. I want to help you, but you probably need to get there faster than it'd take if you went back with me. I'll catch up. Besides, Mother trusts you to do what you should with whatever's there. But... if I've actually betrayed her I need to go back. If I've betrayed her she should put me to death and if I haven't, I need to hear that from her in person."


Mandalorian Ship





Illya laughed, raising her bottle to his cheer. She was mid-swig when he brought up the wookies. A grin spread across her face as she lowered her bottle. "Yeah, that was pretty bad, I'll admit, but at least I didn't almost get us eaten by gundarks like somebody here. And my miscalculation got us a bonus where yours nearly got us killed." The woman nodded to Jace as he entered, spoke, then left. "I'm not wasting my entire stash on this mission..."
 
Above Korriban / Korriban





Connor shook his head. He was just fed up with the whole situation now. He had begun to feel that he simply wasn't good enough. He understood her needing to hear things from her mother, but it made him angry that absolutely nothing he said meant anything to her. Connor pressed a few buttons and brought the ship about. "Fine. I think your mother is just going to be more angry that you didn't continue with the mission. I mean it's not like you don't have a comm device, but okay. We'll go back." He put his head in his hand and sighed. All his life was spent being bullied by both of these women.


Despite the cruelty that Why'nn had treated him with for those six years, there was a part of him that had grown used to the fact that when she was upset, she'd take out her frustrations on him. Now that she wasn't, he couldn't help but wonder if they had both made a mistake. He began to wonder whether Manara was right about him not deserving Why'nn. For a moment, he considered just jumping the ship into Hyperspace and dealing with her anger. Maybe then she'd strike out at him. As he landed the ship, he walked up beside her, his face covered in disappointment with a slight hint of sadness, and still facing the exit. "I never once thought of you as a spoiled brat. All of those things I said to you, I said because I thought that if I got you to lash out at me in what ever way, it would help you. I..." Without finishing, he simply sighed, and walked to the exit of the ship.


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Korriban





Forge gave the droid a slight smile as they made their way to the medbay. "Any time, my friend. I figured since you and I have a few similarities, I could trust you to help me to the medbay. Normally I would have just forced myself to walk there on my own, but I'm not quite sure I could make it there standing." He gave a chuckle, then continued. "I mean, I suppose I could crawl my way there, but I want to get better quickly so we can get the troops assembled to go to Dathomir."
 
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Above Korriban





Why'nn groaned and grabbed his arm, stopping him. "Fine, fine, we'll go to Felucia. I'll... I'll work it out over comms I just... Damn it, Connor! Do you want me to hurt you? Is that what we're supposed to do? Is that what you expect of me? I mean... I know it's what I did when we were younger but... I thought... I thought that you didn't want that... I only struck out at you before because I felt abandoned and betrayed. I expected you to do exactly what Dad did. I mean... we... Mother always encouraged me to hurt you but I just..." She let out a frustrated sigh and stomped to the bridge, sitting down in the pilot's chair and putting them into lift off again. "Sit down and strap in, we're going to Felucia." Before he could get to the co-pilot's seat, they were airborne again, headed for the atmosphere, in orbit, above the planet.


"Even when I'm the one freaking out, I still have to mother everyone else," she grumbled under her breath. "Get to your seat!" she called. "We're going into hyperspace."
 
Above Korriban





Connor moved to his seat, and sat down, strapping himself in. "I wasn't wanting you to mother me. I was just trying to help. If you hurting me would make you feel better, then damn it, yes! Hurt me all you want! I don't like seeing you like this! I know what your mother did hurt you horribly. I don't have to use the Force to know that." Connor sighed and looked down at the console. He pressed a few buttons, then looked back to Why'nn. "I would never betray you, Why'nn. Even if you were still your old self with me, I wouldn't. I wouldn't betray your mother either because I know you'd see that as a betrayal to you. You two are the closest thing I've had to family my entire life. I don't even give a damn that my parents were Jedi. My loyalty will always be to you and your mother." Once they entered Hyperspace, Connor stood up out of his seat and walked to the door of the bridge. He looked at her, about to say something else, but shook his head. "I'll give you some privacy to make your call..."
 
Hyperspace





Why'nn glared at Connor as he spoke. "But that's what I do, isn't it? To you, to HK-50-01, to my own damn mother. I'm the emotional support. I'm the person everyone comes to when they have a breakdown, even if I cause the breakdown, and when I have my own, I have to shut everyone else out or go to Nah-Iblen... who everyone now hates because he did something that made Mother think of her past. And the only reason I used to hurt you was because I wasn't strong enough to face my own damn problems. Too busy dealing with everyone else's..." The girl closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I know you're loyal. I don't doubt that. And it wasn't the choking that hurt, Connor." Again, tears were welling, but she managed to hold them back.


"The night I saw him run through, the first time I ever saw my mother cry, I promised her I would never betray her. I promised. And now... without even knowing it, I have. She said I was just like my father... which... in a way can be a good thing but... not like that... and she didn't teach me much of my fighting style... I learned from this..." She produced a small box and hit a button. A holo of her father appeared, going through training sets with a saberstaff. She set it on the console, letting it loop. "She only thought she was teaching me... While I learned my unarmed combat from her... this is where I learned my fighting style." Why'nn hung her head. "So I guess I have betrayed her. I guess... my life is meaningless... I broke the only real promise I ever made..."
 
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Above Korriban / Korriban



Connor shook his head. He was just fed up with the whole situation now. He had begun to feel that he simply wasn't good enough. He understood her needing to hear things from her mother, but it made him angry that absolutely nothing he said meant anything to her. Connor pressed a few buttons and brought the ship about. "Fine. I think your mother is just going to be more angry that you didn't continue with the mission. I mean it's not like you don't have a comm device, but okay. We'll go back." He put his head in his hand and sighed. All his life was spent being bullied by both of these women.


Despite the cruelty that Why'nn had treated him with for those six years, there was a part of him that had grown used to the fact that when she was upset, she'd take out her frustrations on him. Now that she wasn't, he couldn't help but wonder if they had both made a mistake. He began to wonder whether Manara was right about him not deserving Why'nn. For a moment, he considered just jumping the ship into Hyperspace and dealing with her anger. Maybe then she'd strike out at him. As he landed the ship, he walked up beside her, his face covered in disappointment with a slight hint of sadness, and still facing the exit. "I never once thought of you as a spoiled brat. All of those things I said to you, I said because I thought that if I got you to lash out at me in what ever way, it would help you. I..." Without finishing, he simply sighed, and walked to the exit of the ship.


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Korriban


Forge gave the droid a slight smile as they made their way to the medbay. "Any time, my friend. I figured since you and I have a few similarities, I could trust you to help me to the medbay. Normally I would have just forced myself to walk there on my own, but I'm not quite sure I could make it there standing." He gave a chuckle, then continued. "I mean, I suppose I could crawl my way there, but I want to get better quickly so we can get the troops assembled to go to Dathomir."
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Korriban


HK-50-01 pushed his way past the rather tall Juggernaut , not having any time to wait for whatever response he could have. Watching Forge as much as the path ahead , his eyes brightened back to a yellow - it had been purple for most of the last several minutes - as he saw the Commander giving him a portion of a smile. He was very happy to hear that Commander Forge trusted him - Trust was always something he had wanted , along with Love.


Oh-One was rather happy that Forge Didnt try to crawl his way there. That would exacerbate the injury , and that just wouldn't be good at all. Besides.. Someone would probably step on you on purpose. I don't want to see him hurt.. Yes , it was also true that they needed to assemble the Legion as soon as possible , but that could wait. Right now they needed to heal first - physically and mentally.


It was taking quite some time to travel to the MedBay - Forge was going much slower than Oh-One himself could. He considered scooping Forge into his arms , but the Chiss may not enjoy that. "Query/Statement : Crawling would exacerbate your injury. And I wouldn't put it past someone to walk on you for fun.. Thank you for giving me trust , also. It is indeed true we are similar.. And if we similar beings can't trust each other , what hope does anyone else have? Ah.. This is taking a rather long time to get to where we're going. would.. You mind if I carried you to get there twice as fast? Or would you rather stay like we are now? I don't particularly mind doing either. Merely asking because you said you wanted to assemble Your Troopers as soon as possible.."
 
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Why'nn glared at Connor as he spoke. "But that's what I do, isn't it? To you, to HK-50-01, to my own damn mother. I'm the emotional support. I'm the person everyone comes to when they have a breakdown, even if I cause the breakdown, and when I have my own, I have to shut everyone else out or go to Nah-Iblen... who everyone now hates because he did something that made Mother think of her past. And the only reason I used to hurt you was because I wasn't strong enough to face my own damn problems. Too busy dealing with everyone else's..." The girl closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I know you're loyal. I don't doubt that. And it wasn't the choking that hurt, Connor." Again, tears were welling, but she managed to hold them back.


"The night I saw him run through, the first time I ever saw my mother cry, I promised her I would never betray her. I promised. And now... without even knowing it, I have. She said I was just like my father... which... in a way can be a good thing but... not like that... and she didn't teach me much of my fighting style... I learned from this..." She produced a small box and hit a button. A holo of her father appeared, going through training sets with a saberstaff. She set it on the console, letting it loop. "She only thought she was teaching me... While I learned my unarmed combat from her... this is where I learned my fighting style." Why'nn hung her head. "So I guess I have betrayed her. I guess... my life is meaningless... I broke the only real promise I ever made..."
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Hyperspace





Connor looked back to her, listening to her words. He wanted to go back over to her...wanted to hug her, but he didn't. He didn't want to be pushed away. "I know there's been a couple of times so far where you've had to talk some sense into me. I don't deny that I had those weak moments, but I'm going to try my damnedest to not have it hit me like that again. I need to be strong, and I will. You do need less people to worry about. You do need to be able to have someone that can comfort you, and I want to be that person for you. Even if it means you beating me into a bloody mess. I can take it. You made me lose my arm to The Beast and I came out just fine. I can handle it..."


Now he did walk over to her, but he didn't embrace her. Instead, he simply put a hand on her shoulder. Connor didn't know that it was possible for Manara to cry. He had always thought she was secretly some Sith Pureblood robot that didn't feel anything except anger and hatred. While Connor had sided with Manara about Nah-Iblen, he understood that Why'nn didn't make the man run off as he did. "You didn't betray her. I was there for most of her outburst. Never once did she say that you couldn't mention to Nah-Iblen that he was being sent away. She didn't even imply it. How can you betray her, when she didn't exactly tell you not to say anything?" Connor looked down at the holo of Delrick, feeling a pang of guilt for having called him a coward earlier. He gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze. "There's nothing wrong with honoring your father's memory...And having said that, I do owe you an apology. I should not have called Delrick a coward...I'm sorry."





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Korriban





Forge chuckled when HK-50-01 asked if he could carry him. He knew the droid could move much faster than he could right now, and it would speed things up considerably. He sighed, then nodded. "Alright. Go ahead and carry me." He made a move to get into a position where the droid could boost him up, but he stopped and looked at him. "But let's make sure to keep this just between you and me, okay? Hard to be the Commander of Darth Manara's forces when the troops find out you had to be carried to the Medbay." His tone was a mixture of serious and sarcastic as he spoke. He knew the droid wouldn't say this to anyone, but he still wanted to make it know that it had to be a secret.
 
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"I don't want to hurt you. I don't want to beat you until you're bloody! That was... that was me trying to emulate her. And I'm not her..." Why'nn remained, head bowed. "But even if she didn't say it, it's obvious she meant it. So... I won't blame her if she kills me." At that, the girl gathered the holo and stopped its playback, hiding it in her pocket again. "Thanks for that. He's not a coward, you know. And I think we'll see him again..." She sighed and shook her head. "I need to call Mother..."


Why'nn stood and slid passed him, not pushing him or being forceful with the removal of his hand from her body. No, she was gentle as she made her way to the private quarters and locked herself inside, getting on her knees and calling her mother.
 
Korriban





Manara heard her comm unit chime behind her. She knew there were other preparations to make, but she answered the Comm all the same. When her daughter's image appeared, she had to force back tears that suddenly, and inexplicably tried to work their way from her eyes. She swallowed hard and spoke. "Yes, daughter. What is it? If you are calling to yell at me or even strike back at me, please save me the time and let it wait until you get back. I have some preparations I need to make." She looked glanced to the floor then back at her daughter. "On second thought, as always, I have time for you. Please, say your piece and don't worry about keeping me..." Manara's anger would still be able to be felt and there would be a layer of fear buried there if Why'nn were to search, but she wouldn't quite be able to place what the fear was.
 
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Zerek was going to look at 09 for confirmation, but the sequence of mechanical laughs and screams from behind him alerted him to the obvious. Zerek sighed in irritation and walked out to observe the chaos. Everyone was focusing on 09's rampage, leaving plenty of room for Zerek to sneak behind a few troopers, and politely introduce them to the business end of his carbine. Repeatedly. 'Releasing aggression. And...' Zerek shot a pair of Sith Troopers in the back, killing them. 'released.' Zerek shot a few more troopers down, and took cover until 09 finished up whatever it was he was doing. Not helping his feeling of dread was the shuttle that passed overhead and landed on another pad. "Fantastic. Could this day get any better?" Zerek popped out and gunned down a few more troopers, noting that 09 had been wiping out the majority of them. He didn't even hear the gun go off. Zerek assumed 09 had been killing them by punching holes through them. As the last of the troopers fell, Zerek had made it to the entryway and opened the door, gesturing for 09 to enter. "If you could maybe leave a few of them alive so we can find out if 01 is really here, that'd be great." Zerek followed after 09, with his carbine drawn and at the ready, lamenting his current situation. 'Two Sith lords. If I'm not dead at the end of this, I'm going to engage in some high-stakes betting, because my luck is at an all-time high.'


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Why'nn remained kneeling, head bowed. Now she could feel the fear her mother was feeling, she searched it, but the anger was on the surface. "You said I betrayed you," the girl began. "There is only one thing to do with traitors. Please, Mother... if I betrayed you I don't deserve to live... If I'm a traitor like my father... please kill me. My existence is a disgrace." Her mother's words echoed in her mind, the memory of the lesson fresh.


“Why'nn, my daughter. This is how betrayal should be dealt with. He betrayed my trust and had been lying to me for years. Do you understand this lesson? Betrayal is unacceptable and must be dealt with swiftly and absolutely.”


She saw the tears in her mother's eyes, too. Mother had never cried before that she knew of. "Yes, Mother," she whispered. Honestly, she was scared. Dad always gave her hugs when she was crying, same with HK-50-01... Now Mother was crying and she felt she was somewhat to blame. Had Dad lied about something concerning her? Had Dad betrayed her, too? Or... had he only betrayed and lied to Mother? Was Dad evil? Did he hurt intentionally? Her chest had an emptiness in it that she had not felt before, a hollowness that ached and hurt. But through the Force she could feel her mother's pain so the little girl did the only thing she could think to do and stepped forward, putting her arms around her mother's shoulders and neck





"You can cry, Mother... it's okay." Why'nn held on tightly. Even if she was scared, even if Dad was dead and Mother had killed him, Mother was now all she had left. Why'nn felt her mother stiffen, then hug her tightly. She felt her mother's sadness, the Sith Lord's tears dampening her hair.


“We will be stronger for this, daughter. You know the ways I have been teaching you with the Force. Harness this pain you are feeling. It will fuel your power with the Force. It will make you stronger.”


As her mother instructed, she focused her pain, the feelings of loss and betrayal, sadness, and anger. She knew her mother was not lying. The girl stepped out of the hug, held out her hand, and called her father's weapon and igniting it. Pain, anger caused by this man. Why'nn was shaking but she scorched her father's face. Once this was done, she stopped, disengaged the weapon, and fell to the ground. Her tears were still falling. Lonely. Hurt. She didn't want to hurt Dad, but knew it would Mother happy.


"He betrayed you... that means he betrayed me, too. I stand with you, Mother." Her body shook, but she could feel the Force growing within her. In that moment she swore to herself that she would never betray her mother.


A tear made its way down her cheek. "Betrayal is unacceptable and must be dealt with swiftly and absolutely."
 
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Manara looked down to the floor for a long moment, then looked back to her daughter. When her daughter said this, the anger that she felt toward her daughter vanished, leaving only the fear there. The fear of losing the one thing she cared most for in this galaxy. The one thing she would gladly give up everything she had to keep safe and by her. She feared greatly for losing her daughter, and that fear was now intensified as she thought she may have already done that. A tear managed to drop from her own eye as she looked to her daughter. "Nothing I can say to you right now will change anything. I can't tell you that you telling Nah-Iblen he was to be sent away was not a betrayal."


She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to piece together her thoughts. "There are differing degrees upon which a betrayal should be handled. With you...It was nothing like what your father did. I was angry and scared for you and I said something I should not have. Your father's betrayal was because he had lied to me for so long..." She felt like she was rambling now and got to the point. "Your betrayal was something that does not warrant death. And, if I am completely honest, I don't think I have the heart to kill you, my daughter. Despite what I just did to you, I do love you...If you want to be angry with me, I would expect nothing less and I deserve it..." One more tear managed to fall. This time, she didn't hate herself for crying. She had hurt the most important person in her life...
 
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Why'nn didn't move from her kneeling position, but her head sunk lower. "So I am a traitor..." Her mother's fear was palpable. On the other hand, she felt like she'd just taken a shot to the gut and had her heart ripped out. The girl said nothing more, not moving to end the communication, not moving at all. As she struggled to come to terms with this, the tears began falling. However, she didn't make noise and she didn't move to wipe them away.


Silence sat between them for what felt like forever. "I do not deserve to be your daughter or apprentice. I have broken the only vow I've ever taken." Her voice trembled. Though her mother could not see the tears, she would be able to hear it in Why'nn's words. "Until I am able to earn it... I am not your daughter and I am not your apprentice. I am... nothing. When I earn my place... I will return to you."
 
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Connor looked back to her, listening to her words. He wanted to go back over to her...wanted to hug her, but he didn't. He didn't want to be pushed away. <span style="color:#000066;">"I know there's been a couple of times so far where you've had to talk some sense into me. I don't deny that I had those weak moments, but I'm going to try my damnedest to not have it hit me like that again. I need to be strong, and I will. You do need less people to worry about. You do need to be able to have someone that can comfort you, and I want to be that person for you. Even if it means you beating me into a bloody mess. I can take it. You made me lose my arm to The Beast and I came out just fine. I can handle it..." </span></p>


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Now he did walk over to her, but he didn't embrace her. Instead, he simply put a hand on her shoulder. Connor didn't know that it was possible for Manara to cry. He had always thought she was secretly some Sith Pureblood robot that didn't feel anything except anger and hatred. While Connor had sided with Manara about Nah-Iblen, he understood that Why'nn didn't make the man run off as he did. </span><span style="color:#000066;">"You didn't betray her. I was there for most of her outburst. Never once did she say that you couldn't mention to Nah-Iblen that he was being sent away. She didn't even imply it. How can you betray her, when she didn't exactly tell you not to say anything?" </span><span style="color:#000000;">Connor looked down at the holo of Delrick, feeling a pang of guilt for having called him a coward earlier. He gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze. </span><span style="color:#000066;">"There's nothing wrong with honoring your father's memory...And having said that, I do owe you an apology. I should not have called Delrick a coward...I'm sorry."</span></p>


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Forge chuckled when HK-50-01 asked if he could carry him. He knew the droid could move much faster than he could right now, and it would speed things up considerably. He sighed, then nodded. </span><span style="color:#006600;">"Alright. Go ahead and carry me." </span><span style="color:#000000;">He made a move to get into a position where the droid could boost him up, but he stopped and looked at him. </span><span style="color:#006600;">"But let's make sure to keep this just between you and me, okay? Hard to be the Commander of Darth Manara's forces when the troops find out you had to be carried to the Medbay." </span><span style="color:#000000;">His tone was a mixture of serious and sarcastic as he spoke. He knew the droid wouldn't say this to anyone, but he still wanted to make it know that it had to be a secret.</span></p>


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HK-50-01 was pleased by the fact that Forge wasn't angry at him for suggesting he carry him - usually beings in positions higher than himself took offense to it. The Assassin Droid did tremble when Forge sighed , but it was assuaged quickly when he nodded and confirmed the query. Oh-One was ready to carry forge as soon as he took a position that would make it easier to lift him - of course , the droid <em>Did</em> possess immense strength , enough to life Forge from any position. <em>But I don't want to do it until he allows me , I'd rather not breach Ettiquette..</em></p>


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HK-50-01 understood that Forge wanted to keep this a secret - as much of one as could be kept , anyway. Oh-One had pride once , but it was discouraged and beaten out of him - leaving him with no shame whatsoever. He did hear slight sarcasm in the words as well , but outside of that it was serious - which meant the request was in earnest. Oh-One also understood that beings of power preferred to show their strength , and being carried wasn't particularly strong. <em>It'll stay as secret as I can keep it , anyway. I don't know if I can keep it secret if I'm being tortured. But why would I get tortured for something trivial like this? No , it'll stay secret.</em></p>


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<span style="color:#00b300;">"Affirmation : ah. I understand. Thank you for not striking me for that.. Some powerful beings like yourself would have. No , I understand your pride. I had some once myself , though it doesn't ever seem like it. We'll be there soon , but Tell me if this position isn't good for you." </span>He quickly took forge into his arms , taking him in a position he had been told was comfortable - knees over the droid's right arm , back lifted and placed against the left. All this was held tightly to the droid's Metallic Chassis - or torso as most organics called it - as he ran at closer to top speeds. </p>


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Zerek was going to look at 09 for confirmation, but the sequence of mechanical laughs and screams from behind him alerted him to the obvious. Zerek sighed in irritation and walked out to observe the chaos. Everyone was focusing on 09's rampage, leaving plenty of room for Zerek to sneak behind a few troopers, and politely introduce them to the business end of his carbine. Repeatedly. <em>'Releasing aggression. And...'</em> Zerek shot a pair of Sith Troopers in the back, killing them.<em> 'released.' </em>Zerek shot a few more troopers down, and took cover until 09 finished up whatever it was he was doing. Not helping his feeling of dread was the shuttle that passed overhead and landed on another pad. "Fantastic. Could this day get any better?" Zerek popped out and gunned down a few more troopers, noting that 09 had been wiping out the majority of them. He didn't even hear the gun go off. Zerek assumed 09 had been killing them by punching holes through them. As the last of the troopers fell, Zerek had made it to the entryway and opened the door, gesturing for 09 to enter. "If you could maybe leave a few of them alive so we can find out if 01 is really here, that'd be great." Zerek followed after 09, with his carbine drawn and at the ready, lamenting his current situation. <em>'Two Sith lords. If I'm not dead at the end of this, I'm going to engage in some high-stakes betting, because my luck is at an all-time high.'</em></p>


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HK-50-09 was killing all the Sith troopers without using any weapons - the one knife implanted in his arm was frantically cutting throats and severing arteries. <em>This is perfect. About to see my Brother - the Last of them , at that - with my.. Other Brother , I suppose. And we're all killing things. Blood flying.. Screams.. Blaster shots..</em> Oh-Nine felt a bloodlust threaten to overwhelm him as he felled the last trooper - closest to the door - but he had ways of dealing with this. He started mumbling Rakatan phrases and painted the symbol of the Inifinte Empire onto the left side of his breastplate , before holding up his bloody arms in deference to the Gods of the Rakata. </p>


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HK-50 assassin droids had these issues with bloodlust and fury , but it wasn't particularly noticeable except in a pure battle situation - such that hardly anyone knew except the droids themselves. Even in a pure battle situation , it usually was ceased by an ally saying or doing something to cease it - but Oh-Nine didn't fight with allies , so he was forced to find methods of dealing with it. This was one that tended to work best , in his rather lengthy experience. <em>Of course , the first time I did all this , I left half a city's worth of bodies lying at my feet before I recovered.. And it took a few years before I came up with a way to cease it before it gets out of hand..</em> </p>


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Zerek had seen this action at least twice now , so it shouldn't prove to bother him - even if he makes comments on it. Looking around quickly at all the corpses that were around , he did find himself agreeing with Zerek's assessment that they might should've at least spared one. <em>Ah well.. I'll spare one of the higher-ups. They should know if Oh-One is here..</em> HK-50-09 stalked in , using the customary pose of being hunched forward , weapon outward and feet wide - as almost all HK series droids used. <span style="color:#00b3b3;">"Informational : oh yes yes , I'll do as you say 'mighty one'. Did you even kill anyone? I'll spare whoever leads the millitary here , he should know where Oh-One is.. And should be perceptible to , ah , persuasion. Let's go , the sooner I see Oh-One and break him and this 'Why'nn' loose , the sooner we can leave. For some reason I have a feeling he'll be overly attached to her. I'll let you ask him why that is." </span></p>
 
Location-Korriban Sith Academy


Moving through the academy, the 2 guards from Darth Trakus's detail who broke off before headed towards the slaves quarters. Entering, the 2 figures pulled out devices from their armor, quickly moving down the groups of slaves, most of whom are sleeping, the rest are moving out of the way of the figures they believe to be Sith. Every once and a while, the devices would let out a quiet ringing tone, and the armored guard would move towards one of the slaves, ordering them to report to the landing bay for processing.


Finishing their search, the 2 figures roughly estimated they had found 23 slaves they wanted, a number that might draw attention, but most likely not. AS the figures exited the slaves quarters, they made their way to the landing pad, where they ushered the slaves they had found into the waiting transport Darth Trakus had used earlier. Lifting off, the transport made its way back to the Everborn.
 
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Manara stood there looking at the image of her daughter, her heart breaking for the first time in six years. Why'nn could not be more wrong about what she was saying. More tears now came from Manara's eyes. More than she had ever cried in her life. She was actually shaking now as she tried to stop the tears. <span style="color:#660066;">"You </span><span style="color:#660066;"><em>are </em></span><span style="color:#660066;">my daughter. Nothing will ever change that fact. </span><span style="color:#660066;"><em><strong>Ever. </strong></em></span><span style="color:#660066;">Your place has been and always will be at my side..." </span><span style="color:#000000;">The next words she said were almost said involuntarily. </span><span style="color:#660066;">"Please, daughter...I...I'm sorry for what I did..." </span><span style="color:#000000;">The feeling of fear over losing her daughter intensified now, though she wasn't sobbing, the tears were streaming now. She was struggling to stay standing as the shaking had intensified to a point that made her legs weak, and the shaking would be visible now. She reached her hand forward, attempting to touch her daughter's cheek, but her hand simply passed through the image. </span></p>
 
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The girl did not move. She had not been given permission to rise. "It doesn't bother me that you choked me. I've deserved that for a long time. But I betrayed you. You won't kill me so I won't kill myself..." Why'nn shook. "I wanted to come back to Korriban... talk to you in person... but... if I couldn't even complete the mission you sent me on, I would truly have no value." Her words were broken by a sob. "I don't deserve to be related to you..."
 
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Zerek groaned as he used his datapad to lock up his ship. He had a feeling she wasn't going to come quietly. "I don't think she'll come quietly. We didn't exactly part on the best of terms. What do you think I can say to help that? 'Hey, yeah I know I kidnapped you yesterday, but come with me and my friend here because we're breaking his brother out.' Even with a little mind-bending it's a hard sell." Sure, he only had the most general ideas of why 01 and Why'nn were so companionable, but it probably dealt with torture, and a lack thereof. 'What is it with the Sith and torture? The Jedi could really cut down on these guys if they just checked to see which students were fucking sadists. Idiots.' Zerek continued to walk down the hallways on high alert, sweeping his gun back and forth and looking up into the shadows. There were at least two Sith Lords on planet, and he would prefer to avoid them. He dared not look with the Force, for fear of there being even more powerful dark side users just hanging around.


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Korriban





The weight that was bearing down on Manara finally forced her to her knees. She regretted everything she had said to her daughter, and what she had done to her. She never wanted her daughter to feel like this, and because of what she had done and said, she did feel this way. Her daughter's remorse washed over Manara in waves, once again intensifying her fear of loss. A sob escaped Manara's own lips as she looked down to the ground. She was shaking hard now. After a moment, she spoke again, and looked up at her daughter.


"Your mission be damned...I would never cast you aside because you didn't complete a mission. I was not even casting you aside when I said those things...Listen to my words now..." Manara managed to push herself to her feet, her face stained with old tears, and fresh tears still falling, and looked at her daughter. "You are my daughter...What you did was a mistake. It was a mistake that I don't think you will make again. We both have learned a lesson this day. Your lesson: Trust my judgement. My lesson: Perhaps judgments need not be so final." Her words now became more intense and Why'nn would feel her mother's love through the Force. "I love you, Why'nn. Nothing will ever change that."
 
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Why'nn stayed kneeling, despite the love she felt from her mother. "I will see you when this mission is done. Goodbye, Mother." She shut off the transmission. Her eyes were still blurred and she removed her holocommunicator and smashed it. That way she wouldn't be contacted. She could focus on earning her place at her mother's side once more. Exhausted, she fell into the bed and fell asleep. Connor could override the lock, but right now she just wanted to sleep and forget everything.
 
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KORRIBAN



Zerek groaned as he used his datapad to lock up his ship. He had a feeling she wasn't going to come quietly. "I don't think she'll come quietly. We didn't exactly part on the best of terms. What do you think I can say to help that? 'Hey, yeah I know I kidnapped you yesterday, but come with me and my friend here because we're breaking his brother out.' Even with a little mind-bending it's a hard sell." Sure, he only had the most general ideas of why 01 and Why'nn were so companionable, but it probably dealt with torture, and a lack thereof. 'What is it with the Sith and torture? The Jedi could really cut down on these guys if they just checked to see which students were fucking sadists. Idiots.' Zerek continued to walk down the hallways on high alert, sweeping his gun back and forth and looking up into the shadows. There were at least two Sith Lords on planet, and he would prefer to avoid them. He dared not look with the Force, for fear of there being even more powerful dark side users just hanging around.


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HK-50-09 wasn't sure himself what they would do about this Why'nn most likely being Oh-One's world. It's doubtful she'll come with us. And oh-One won't like us forcing her , either.. He certainly HOPED that she wasn't weak enough that Zerek could mind-bend her - Oh-One doesn't need to be loyal to a fool. But then again , he doesn't need to be loyal to anyone. This may be somewhat difficult..


Oh-Nine pondered the conundrum as he swept the hallways , looking for his Brother. I guess if she doesn't want to leave , and he won't leave without her.. Than I have to stay with both of them. Did he want to stay with the Sith , on one of their core worlds? No. But if it came to it , he would do so - until Oh-One decided to leave himself , or this Why'nn took him from whoever his Mistress was.


So he said so , in a rather determined voice. "Conviction : That's your issue there. If you can't negotiate to save your life and she wants to kill you , I can't be blamed. And before you say otherwise , YOU were the one who didn't just say we were the spies when the Sith Fleet showed up. As for this Why'nn not leaving.. I suppose.. I suppose if she doesn't want to leave and Oh-One won't leave without her , I'll stay. No , before you go making a fool of yourself , you don't have to stay with me. With luck , she'll want to leave and we can all go and live in a seaside palace or whatever stupidly idyllic place you plan to retire to - not that you'll live that long anyway. You'll probably die on some fools errand like fighting some immortal old hag who created a planet. That is surely your sort of quest."
 
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As the holo image of Why'nn vanished, Manara sighed and moved into the wash room. She washed her face, then went back out to the main room of her now ruined office. Her head was swimming, unable to form any thoughts about her daughter or the situation they were both in. It was then she remembered that there was someone who had been waiting to talk to her, so she made her wait to the door and looked at the enormous man standing outside. "I apologize for not seeing you sooner. I have had some other matters that needed dealing with. Please, come in, and excuse the mess. I'm...renovating."





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Forge was impressed at the speed the droid could run at. It would be hard to outrun him if you were not a Force user. He nodded at the droid. "Yes. This position is fine. As for your own sense of pride, you will regain it one day. Perhaps once that infernal switch is off of you and Darth Manara sees your worth, you will have your sense of pride returned to you. I, myself, did not always have this much pride. During my time at the academy and my time with Imperial Intelligence, I was looked on as nothing more than a piece of trash. Aliens are greatly disliked, but I eventually earned my place and the respect of my peers." He gave the droid a smirk. "If it means anything, you have my respect as I know you are a capable person."
 
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As the holo image of Why'nn vanished, Manara sighed and moved into the wash room. She washed her face, then went back out to the main room of her now ruined office. Her head was swimming, unable to form any thoughts about her daughter or the situation they were both in. It was then she remembered that there was someone who had been waiting to talk to her, so she made her wait to the door and looked at the enormous man standing outside. "I apologize for not seeing you sooner. I have had some other matters that needed dealing with. Please, come in, and excuse the mess. I'm...renovating."





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Forge was impressed at the speed the droid could run at. It would be hard to outrun him if you were not a Force user. He nodded at the droid. "Yes. This position is fine. As for your own sense of pride, you will regain it one day. Perhaps once that infernal switch is off of you and Darth Manara sees your worth, you will have your sense of pride returned to you. I, myself, did not always have this much pride. During my time at the academy and my time with Imperial Intelligence, I was looked on as nothing more than a piece of trash. Aliens are greatly disliked, but I eventually earned my place and the respect of my peers." He gave the droid a smirk. "If it means anything, you have my respect as I know you are a capable person."
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Tyran marched in, cracking his neck to no sound. His helmet cracked open a bit, releasing a flood of oxygen into the room. Hopefully, it would cheer her up or at least give some more attention. He did not bow, but said, "I heard your mess. I wish to congratulate you on not killing her, you're already kinder than most Sith. So I do hope we get along." His voice sounded threatening, deep, and with a slight echo no matter how he worded himself, "I am Sith Juggernaut Tyran Uedr Yraliga, and I do believe that we both can see eye to eye on this matter. I was to be stationed here as fast as possible until that Rancor broke out and started slaughtering everyone. It was dealt with swiftly. I wish to request any missions or tasks you need to be completed. Otherwise, if I am not needed, I will go on to my own personal plans effective immediately."
 
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Chuka shook his head at her mention of the gundarks, resting his bottle on his lap. "Almost, isn't the same as actually." Pointing to her. "Besides, what were they doing living in the sewers of the backwater planet anyways?" Chuka was not about to admit to any fault on that incident. Sipping on his drink he looked around, wondering when they we would be starting their new and ludicrous and lucrative job. "So besides being your normal charming self, how'd you finish your last job so fast?"


@folclor @Raikou Kaminari
 
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