SATURDAY NIGHT STAR WARS
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THE SHOWJoin us every Saturday night as we play Edge of the Empire, an awesome RPG set during the time of the Original Trilogy! Hop in your X-Wing and join Twi'lek Bounty Hunter Aayl'ani and astromech droid R6 as they hunt down scum, get into trouble, and just maybe join the Rebellion! Tune in to travel the galaxy with us every week! And May the Force Be With You!
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CHECK OUT OUR FIRST EPISODE!We debut our new Star Wars show as we play the awesome Star Wars Role-Playing Game Edge of the Empire! Our campaign is set six months after Return of the Jedi and even features some classic Star Wars characters like Wedge Antilles! Our heroes - Twi'lek Bounty Hunter Aayl'ani and astromech droid R6 - start their adventure trying to escape an Imperial prison! Tune in to see if they make it out and to travel the galaxy with us!
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CHARACTERS
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AAYL'ANI
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r6
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RAITH
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THE STORY
THE STORY SO FAR (LEADING UP TO EPISODE 1 OF OUR SHOW)
The adventure begins about six months afer the events of Return of the Jedi. The galaxy is in a state of flux. The Empire, having lost the two biggest weapons in the history of the galaxy only a few years apart, is experiencing economic downfall along with the power vacuum that has since been made when almost all of the central leadership died. The Rebellion experienced their own loses during the battle of Endor. They haven't stopped fighting. They're just going a lot slower than before. Currently the Empire and Rebel Alliance are still the biggest threats to each other.
However, in Hutt space, a couple new threats emerge. The Hutts themselves have heard whispers of a growing force that harkens back to the days when Sith and Jedi had to fight together to help the galaxy survive. The Mandolorians have returned, re-armed, and with better tech then most know. Its not spoken of a lot, mainly in whispers in dark cantina corners. The Hutts, however, are taking it very seriously and are also gathering their own power with their wealth built on monstrosities.
If one listens closely enough on planets near Mandalore, they will hear bare bones rumors of what may happen...
Our adventurers, Aayl'ani and R6, began on an Imperial prison ship, meant for criminals either too dangerous to be left on one planet or ones who had too many infractions on multiple planets. It was here that Aayl'ani the Twi'lek bounty hunter found herself. She was there because her Imperial license was out of date and yet she had somehow gotten around the system for long enough that no one had caught her. R6 was a maintenance droid that worked on this ship. Through some glitch in the computer, he wasn't assigned his routine memory wipe. As such, he was gifted with the question mid-work scheduale of “why was he here?”
Morde, a prisoner in the same cell block as Aayl'ani who took a shinning to her, staged a daring escape with Mandolorian commandos, helping Aayl'ani and R6 escape as well. They left the ship just before its command bridge disconnected and vented the airlocks. Fleeing in a YT-1300 Corellian Freighter (think Millennium Falcon) to Dantooine, the pair encountered many interesting characters. The few days they were on the planet, they helped solve a murder case, saved a little girl who was a genius, rescued her mother, and started to learn that there was more to what was going on behind the scenes then they might have thought. The little girl, Alyssa, took a liking to R6 and was recruited by a rather large and fluffy wookie who went by the name Big Papi. Later they found out she joined up with the research division of the Rebellion. Alyssa's mother was Sif, and she was a retiree from the old Clone Wars where she herself served as a commando. One of the few non-clones to do so, being a Togrutta (think Ashoka, Shak-Tii). She initially tried to kill Aayl'ani because of old commando brainwashing, but Aayl'ani managed to best her in hand to hand combat, and she and R6 were able to free Sif from her brainwashing.
After finally leaving the planet for Tatooine, primarily for better job opportunities, they began to experience more weird occurrences. They encountered a man who rebuilt old war droids from the Clone Wars, using newer and better ideas. The downside is he also forgot to update the coding and power cells, so it took awhile for some to come back online, or they just exploded when defeated, with devastating effect. After turning him into the local bounty office, their next job was to investigate, and kill, a supposed Jedi who had killed a local mob boss. In so doing, they befriended Drak, a bartender who ran the Cursed Rancor Cantina. Newly outfitted from the funds of the last job, they followed the clues, met with the actual mob boss, and then contacted Morde. Morde informed them they were on the right track, and he had indeed recruited the two “Jedi” who were actually Nightsisters. These were a type of human/humaniods from the planet Dathomir, a place R6 said was extremely dangerous and where extremely dark and weird things happened. Morde recruited them to rescue the two Nightsisters and the two Mandolorians he had sent to get them off Tatooine.
Aayl'ani and R6 took to the skies and encountered an Imperial Interdictor cruiser pulling in the ship with the Nightsisters and Mandalorians. With Morde's help, Aayl'ani and R6 formatted some fake credentials of being slavers there to pick up prisoners. Upon landing, they were greeted by a Captain who was extremely suspicious of them, despite both's attempts (or hinderance, in R6's case) to convince him otherwise. He still led them to the cell block and left them with a Stormtrooper Sergeant to work out the paperwork. After the Captain left, the trooper revealed himself to be Wedge Antilles, who, after hearing the exchange, decided that maybe this Twi'lek and droid weren't exactly who they claimed and maybe could help.
After Aayl'ani and Wedge flirted, Wedge helped her, R6, and the Mandolorians escape through a garbage chute. Fortunately, there were no slimy creatures waiting for them at the bottom. They weren't able to rescue the Nightsisters as in both of their cells were dark, hooded figures with a red hand on the back of their cloaks. Both openly wore lightsabers. Some quick digging by R6 found quiet rumors on the darknet about a group called the “Emperor’s Hand” and that wherever they went, bad things followed.
R6 created a bug to aid in their escape. He was somehow so successful at it, that the bug took a life of its own and subsequently started ripping the ship's internal computing systems apart. They barely made it back to their ship and rocketed away in their YT-1300 with some fancy flying from Aayl'ani. Wedge and a few of Rogue Squadron, flying in TIE Bombers, were right behind them. R6 got a private message from his creation, which had then taken over the ship entirely and supplanted itself as the only “living” thing on it. The Interdictor then left for unknown reaches of space, with the simple message of “Resistance is Futile.”
Over the com, Aay'lani found out more about Wedge and his ties to the Rebel Alliance. Wedge could tell she and R6 could handle themselves and had no love lost for the Empire. After some good-natured joking about who was the better pilot, Aayl'ani challenged Wedge to a starship race with the loser buying the winner dinner. Wedge accepted the challenge to happen at a future date. Aayl'ani and R6 decided to follow Wedge and Rogue Squadron to a rendezvous with other Rebel ships and wondered what new adventure would await...
However, in Hutt space, a couple new threats emerge. The Hutts themselves have heard whispers of a growing force that harkens back to the days when Sith and Jedi had to fight together to help the galaxy survive. The Mandolorians have returned, re-armed, and with better tech then most know. Its not spoken of a lot, mainly in whispers in dark cantina corners. The Hutts, however, are taking it very seriously and are also gathering their own power with their wealth built on monstrosities.
If one listens closely enough on planets near Mandalore, they will hear bare bones rumors of what may happen...
Our adventurers, Aayl'ani and R6, began on an Imperial prison ship, meant for criminals either too dangerous to be left on one planet or ones who had too many infractions on multiple planets. It was here that Aayl'ani the Twi'lek bounty hunter found herself. She was there because her Imperial license was out of date and yet she had somehow gotten around the system for long enough that no one had caught her. R6 was a maintenance droid that worked on this ship. Through some glitch in the computer, he wasn't assigned his routine memory wipe. As such, he was gifted with the question mid-work scheduale of “why was he here?”
Morde, a prisoner in the same cell block as Aayl'ani who took a shinning to her, staged a daring escape with Mandolorian commandos, helping Aayl'ani and R6 escape as well. They left the ship just before its command bridge disconnected and vented the airlocks. Fleeing in a YT-1300 Corellian Freighter (think Millennium Falcon) to Dantooine, the pair encountered many interesting characters. The few days they were on the planet, they helped solve a murder case, saved a little girl who was a genius, rescued her mother, and started to learn that there was more to what was going on behind the scenes then they might have thought. The little girl, Alyssa, took a liking to R6 and was recruited by a rather large and fluffy wookie who went by the name Big Papi. Later they found out she joined up with the research division of the Rebellion. Alyssa's mother was Sif, and she was a retiree from the old Clone Wars where she herself served as a commando. One of the few non-clones to do so, being a Togrutta (think Ashoka, Shak-Tii). She initially tried to kill Aayl'ani because of old commando brainwashing, but Aayl'ani managed to best her in hand to hand combat, and she and R6 were able to free Sif from her brainwashing.
After finally leaving the planet for Tatooine, primarily for better job opportunities, they began to experience more weird occurrences. They encountered a man who rebuilt old war droids from the Clone Wars, using newer and better ideas. The downside is he also forgot to update the coding and power cells, so it took awhile for some to come back online, or they just exploded when defeated, with devastating effect. After turning him into the local bounty office, their next job was to investigate, and kill, a supposed Jedi who had killed a local mob boss. In so doing, they befriended Drak, a bartender who ran the Cursed Rancor Cantina. Newly outfitted from the funds of the last job, they followed the clues, met with the actual mob boss, and then contacted Morde. Morde informed them they were on the right track, and he had indeed recruited the two “Jedi” who were actually Nightsisters. These were a type of human/humaniods from the planet Dathomir, a place R6 said was extremely dangerous and where extremely dark and weird things happened. Morde recruited them to rescue the two Nightsisters and the two Mandolorians he had sent to get them off Tatooine.
Aayl'ani and R6 took to the skies and encountered an Imperial Interdictor cruiser pulling in the ship with the Nightsisters and Mandalorians. With Morde's help, Aayl'ani and R6 formatted some fake credentials of being slavers there to pick up prisoners. Upon landing, they were greeted by a Captain who was extremely suspicious of them, despite both's attempts (or hinderance, in R6's case) to convince him otherwise. He still led them to the cell block and left them with a Stormtrooper Sergeant to work out the paperwork. After the Captain left, the trooper revealed himself to be Wedge Antilles, who, after hearing the exchange, decided that maybe this Twi'lek and droid weren't exactly who they claimed and maybe could help.
After Aayl'ani and Wedge flirted, Wedge helped her, R6, and the Mandolorians escape through a garbage chute. Fortunately, there were no slimy creatures waiting for them at the bottom. They weren't able to rescue the Nightsisters as in both of their cells were dark, hooded figures with a red hand on the back of their cloaks. Both openly wore lightsabers. Some quick digging by R6 found quiet rumors on the darknet about a group called the “Emperor’s Hand” and that wherever they went, bad things followed.
R6 created a bug to aid in their escape. He was somehow so successful at it, that the bug took a life of its own and subsequently started ripping the ship's internal computing systems apart. They barely made it back to their ship and rocketed away in their YT-1300 with some fancy flying from Aayl'ani. Wedge and a few of Rogue Squadron, flying in TIE Bombers, were right behind them. R6 got a private message from his creation, which had then taken over the ship entirely and supplanted itself as the only “living” thing on it. The Interdictor then left for unknown reaches of space, with the simple message of “Resistance is Futile.”
Over the com, Aay'lani found out more about Wedge and his ties to the Rebel Alliance. Wedge could tell she and R6 could handle themselves and had no love lost for the Empire. After some good-natured joking about who was the better pilot, Aayl'ani challenged Wedge to a starship race with the loser buying the winner dinner. Wedge accepted the challenge to happen at a future date. Aayl'ani and R6 decided to follow Wedge and Rogue Squadron to a rendezvous with other Rebel ships and wondered what new adventure would await...
EPISODE 1 - THE REBELLION
Aayl’ani and R6 followed Wedge and Rogue Squadron to a rendezvous point in space with the Alliance Frigate "Protection." They docked and were given a tour of the ship and very cramped quarters. They then met with General Tantor, a very serious man who didn’t appreciate Aayl’ani’s cavalier, joking attitude, especially when she asked if she could meet Luke Skywalker (whom the General oddly had some disdain for). Tantor was impressed by Wedge’s report on their actions against the Empire. Aayl’ani asked the General if there were any jobs she and R6 could do for the Rebels. He informed her he didn’t have anything for them but at the base they would be leaving them, other Rebel commanders might have use of their skills.
Aayl’ani and R6 found Wedge in the mess hall and chatted some more. Aayl’ani wanted to know what life was like in the Rebellion. Wedge said it wasn’t for everyone but he really enjoyed it and what they were doing was worthwhile and important. Aayl’ani told him she hadn’t ever really considered joining before but was actually now considering it. Before Wedge went about his business, Aayl’ani told him where her and R6’s quarters were so he could find her later. Aayl’ani told R6 that she needed to be alone with Wedge later to do some important “interfacing.” That went right over R6’s head who figured it was normal droid/computer-type stuff.
R6 merrily went off on his own and repaired Scopes, a pit droid they had recovered during a bounty mission on Tatooine. While R6 was fixing droid parts, Aayl’ani and Wedge were busy exploring each other’s parts in her quarters.
Aayl’ani woke up the next morning lying on top of Wedge. She kissed him and before parting ways told him she was still going to kick his ass on the piloting bet they made.
Aayl’ani and R6 were taken to a Rebel base on the planet Utapau and the frigate, Wedge, and Rogue Squadron all hyperspaced away. At the base, they were very surprised to get a holovid communication from what amounted to Rebel royalty: Mon Mothma, Borsk Fey’lya, and Admiral Ackbar. The three thanked them Aayl’ani and R6 for their help and Ackbar said he did have a mission for them, though it would be dangerous. The mission was to deliver supplies to Alliance forces on Corellia, a Core World still very much controlled by the Empire. After some debating over the danger involved, Aayl’ani and R6 agreed to take on the mission. For their help, the Alliance gave them two new ships: a Wayfarer-Class Medium Freighter and an X-Wing.
Aayl’ani and R6 prepared to head to Corellia and begin their first mission for the Rebellion…
Aayl’ani and R6 found Wedge in the mess hall and chatted some more. Aayl’ani wanted to know what life was like in the Rebellion. Wedge said it wasn’t for everyone but he really enjoyed it and what they were doing was worthwhile and important. Aayl’ani told him she hadn’t ever really considered joining before but was actually now considering it. Before Wedge went about his business, Aayl’ani told him where her and R6’s quarters were so he could find her later. Aayl’ani told R6 that she needed to be alone with Wedge later to do some important “interfacing.” That went right over R6’s head who figured it was normal droid/computer-type stuff.
R6 merrily went off on his own and repaired Scopes, a pit droid they had recovered during a bounty mission on Tatooine. While R6 was fixing droid parts, Aayl’ani and Wedge were busy exploring each other’s parts in her quarters.
Aayl’ani woke up the next morning lying on top of Wedge. She kissed him and before parting ways told him she was still going to kick his ass on the piloting bet they made.
Aayl’ani and R6 were taken to a Rebel base on the planet Utapau and the frigate, Wedge, and Rogue Squadron all hyperspaced away. At the base, they were very surprised to get a holovid communication from what amounted to Rebel royalty: Mon Mothma, Borsk Fey’lya, and Admiral Ackbar. The three thanked them Aayl’ani and R6 for their help and Ackbar said he did have a mission for them, though it would be dangerous. The mission was to deliver supplies to Alliance forces on Corellia, a Core World still very much controlled by the Empire. After some debating over the danger involved, Aayl’ani and R6 agreed to take on the mission. For their help, the Alliance gave them two new ships: a Wayfarer-Class Medium Freighter and an X-Wing.
Aayl’ani and R6 prepared to head to Corellia and begin their first mission for the Rebellion…
EPISODE 2 - BOUNTY
Aayl’ani and R6 take off from Utapau in their new ship and take one of the frequently traveled hyperspace lanes to Corellia. On the long journey, Aayl’ani asks R6 if he has any good holovids they can watch. Since they were passing through the Dagobah system at the time, R6 remembered Wedge had given him a holovid called Darlings Over Dagobah. They watched the vid, which was filled with bad acting and dumb humor but was still rather entertaining.
They decided to touch down on the planet Eriadu, a mainly human populated Mid-Rim planet under Imperial control and where a huge shipyard for Imperial ships was locatd, to refuel and relax a little. Upon landing at the spaceport, a woman named Na’me (nah-may) approached them. She was the official greeter and said she could procure rooms for them at a hotel at the spaceport. Aayl’ani asked her where they might pick up other cargo to haul, and Na’me took them to a high-end tavern nearby. She told them she’d return for them when their room was ready.
The tavern had different games like sabacc and holochess and also plenty of opportunities to gamble on things like podracing, gladiator arena fights, wrestling, and grav-ball, a very violent gravity-defying mix of rugby, soccer, and football. Aayl’ani and R6 decided to wager on a grav-ball match between the Fluffy Tauntauns and the Scruffy Nerf Herders. Aayl’ani bet ten credits on the Nerf Herders who were heavy favorites while R6 bet five on the underdog Tauntauns. The Nerf Herders shot out to an early lead but in the last quarter the Tauntauns put in their newly acquired superstar player and made a huge rally. In the end, the Nerf Herders hung on to win by one point. Aayl’ani rejoiced and did a little booty-shaking victory dance in front of R6. She won twenty credits on the bet.
They spotted four merchant-looking individuals at a table and sauntered over to them. The four were two Rodians, a Bith, and a human. The Bith, named Biff, gave Aayl’ani and R6 a warm welcome and offered a chair to Aayl’ani to join them. She told them she and R6 were cargo haulers and asked if any of them had any cargo they needed transporting. The male and female Rodian talked in hushed whispers among themselves while the human accused Aayl’ani of hiding something, jabbing his finger in her face. Aayl’ani wound up almost breaking his finger and told him it wasn’t a good idea to accuse her of lying. The Rodians asked Aayl’ani and R6 if they could take them to Corellia, no questions asked. Aayl’ani, however, did have some questions. She found out the male Rodian was named Fluke but the female did not want to give her name and it seemed she might have a bounty out on her head. Aayl’ani agreed to transport them and told them to meet her and R6 at their ship the next morning.
The Rodians departed while a very drunk Biff told Aayl’ani he had some precious cargo for her to transport. Aayl’ani excuses herself and told Biff that R6 could talk to him about his cargo. Aayl’ani then slipped out of the tavern and followed the Rodians. Unbeknownst to her or R6, the human followed her out of the tavern.
R6 found out that Biff wanted to transport his artwork to sell in a gallery in Corellia. Biff felt his artwork was amazing and of course people would be dying to purchase it. He told R6 he’d pay them $3,000 upfront and then another $5,000 for bringing the artwork that doesn’t sell back to him. R6 enthusiastically agreed to the offer.
Aayl’ani followed the Rodians to nearby hotel and saw them get into an elevator in the lobby. She saw that the elevator stopped on the 22nd floor. She hurried back to the tavern to find R6 talking to Na’me, who informed them their room was ready.
Na’me took them to the same hotel Aayl’ani had tracked the Rodians to, introduced them to Jessica, the very sexy Zeltron receptionist, and took them to a very nice room on the 21st floor. After Na’me departed, Aayl’ani and R6 shared what they had found out. They felt the Rodians were definitely hiding something. Aayl’ani hopped on the computer terminal in the room and looked up bounties currently available, searching for the name Flook. She turned up some bounties with the name Flook attached. The bounties weren’t for Flook but that he was listed as an associate for a shadowy individual wanted for multiple murders on Naboo, Kamino, and Tatooine. There was no picture or information on the shadowy figure, but the bounties were for very sizable amounts.
Aayl’ani came up with a plan to sneak into the Rodians' room and find out more about them. She hin in the vending machine room on the 22nd floor while R6 hacked into the hotel’s computer system and triggered a fire alrm. Aayl’ani saw everyone, including the Rodians, vacate the 22nd floor and then made her way to their room. She used an Outlaw Tech Data Breaker R6 gave her to override the door’s lock. She ducked into the room and closed the door behind her. And saw a nasty-looking blaster pointed at her from across the room…
They decided to touch down on the planet Eriadu, a mainly human populated Mid-Rim planet under Imperial control and where a huge shipyard for Imperial ships was locatd, to refuel and relax a little. Upon landing at the spaceport, a woman named Na’me (nah-may) approached them. She was the official greeter and said she could procure rooms for them at a hotel at the spaceport. Aayl’ani asked her where they might pick up other cargo to haul, and Na’me took them to a high-end tavern nearby. She told them she’d return for them when their room was ready.
The tavern had different games like sabacc and holochess and also plenty of opportunities to gamble on things like podracing, gladiator arena fights, wrestling, and grav-ball, a very violent gravity-defying mix of rugby, soccer, and football. Aayl’ani and R6 decided to wager on a grav-ball match between the Fluffy Tauntauns and the Scruffy Nerf Herders. Aayl’ani bet ten credits on the Nerf Herders who were heavy favorites while R6 bet five on the underdog Tauntauns. The Nerf Herders shot out to an early lead but in the last quarter the Tauntauns put in their newly acquired superstar player and made a huge rally. In the end, the Nerf Herders hung on to win by one point. Aayl’ani rejoiced and did a little booty-shaking victory dance in front of R6. She won twenty credits on the bet.
They spotted four merchant-looking individuals at a table and sauntered over to them. The four were two Rodians, a Bith, and a human. The Bith, named Biff, gave Aayl’ani and R6 a warm welcome and offered a chair to Aayl’ani to join them. She told them she and R6 were cargo haulers and asked if any of them had any cargo they needed transporting. The male and female Rodian talked in hushed whispers among themselves while the human accused Aayl’ani of hiding something, jabbing his finger in her face. Aayl’ani wound up almost breaking his finger and told him it wasn’t a good idea to accuse her of lying. The Rodians asked Aayl’ani and R6 if they could take them to Corellia, no questions asked. Aayl’ani, however, did have some questions. She found out the male Rodian was named Fluke but the female did not want to give her name and it seemed she might have a bounty out on her head. Aayl’ani agreed to transport them and told them to meet her and R6 at their ship the next morning.
The Rodians departed while a very drunk Biff told Aayl’ani he had some precious cargo for her to transport. Aayl’ani excuses herself and told Biff that R6 could talk to him about his cargo. Aayl’ani then slipped out of the tavern and followed the Rodians. Unbeknownst to her or R6, the human followed her out of the tavern.
R6 found out that Biff wanted to transport his artwork to sell in a gallery in Corellia. Biff felt his artwork was amazing and of course people would be dying to purchase it. He told R6 he’d pay them $3,000 upfront and then another $5,000 for bringing the artwork that doesn’t sell back to him. R6 enthusiastically agreed to the offer.
Aayl’ani followed the Rodians to nearby hotel and saw them get into an elevator in the lobby. She saw that the elevator stopped on the 22nd floor. She hurried back to the tavern to find R6 talking to Na’me, who informed them their room was ready.
Na’me took them to the same hotel Aayl’ani had tracked the Rodians to, introduced them to Jessica, the very sexy Zeltron receptionist, and took them to a very nice room on the 21st floor. After Na’me departed, Aayl’ani and R6 shared what they had found out. They felt the Rodians were definitely hiding something. Aayl’ani hopped on the computer terminal in the room and looked up bounties currently available, searching for the name Flook. She turned up some bounties with the name Flook attached. The bounties weren’t for Flook but that he was listed as an associate for a shadowy individual wanted for multiple murders on Naboo, Kamino, and Tatooine. There was no picture or information on the shadowy figure, but the bounties were for very sizable amounts.
Aayl’ani came up with a plan to sneak into the Rodians' room and find out more about them. She hin in the vending machine room on the 22nd floor while R6 hacked into the hotel’s computer system and triggered a fire alrm. Aayl’ani saw everyone, including the Rodians, vacate the 22nd floor and then made her way to their room. She used an Outlaw Tech Data Breaker R6 gave her to override the door’s lock. She ducked into the room and closed the door behind her. And saw a nasty-looking blaster pointed at her from across the room…
EPISODE 3 - SITH
The blaster belonged to Smerf Vorhees, the human who had a run-in with Aayl’ani earlier when she and R6 met the Rodians. Not being impressed by her quippy remarks (though she thought they were quite clever), he played a holovid for her, showing that he was there to collect a bounty on her. The bounty was placed by a Hutt on Tatooine because Aayl’ani and R6 never completed their assignment for him. Aayl’ani was impressed the bounty was so high – $10,000 credits.
Aayl’ani challenged Smerf to put his blaster down and try to best her in hand-to-hand combat. Smerf refused (what a loser!). Just then R6 contacted her on her comlink. Smerf told her to relay that everything was fine. She did so but mentioned something only R6 would know to tell him something was up. R6 got the message and started wheeling his way from outside the hotel towards the elevator.
While Aayl’ani tried to kill time by blabbing on, Smerf decided he had enough and shot his custom blaster at her mid-sentence. Fortunatley, Aayl’ani’s highly-tuned reflexes allowed her to dodge out of the way. A moment later, a high-powered laser blast shattered the window Smerf was standing in front of and blasted off part of his helmet.
Smerf dove for cover behind a table while Aayl’ani rolled behind a desk, drawing her heavy blaster. Smerf and Aayl’ani each got off a shot and each scored a hit on the other. But the mystery sniper soon finished the fight by blasting Smerf’s head half-off.
Aayl’ani was about to pick up Smerf’s custom blaster but then noticed it had a device that was genetically linked to him and it would explode if anyone else tried to touch it. R6 arrived and examined the blaster. As a droid, he could manipulate it without it exploding. He expertly disabled the device on the blaster and gave it to Aayl’ani.
The mystery sniper entered the room and introduced himself as Raith Valdis. Aayl’ani thanked him for the assist and said it’s always nice to meet a fellow bounty hunter. Raith took a holopic of Smerf and sent it to his client as proof of completing the bounty.
Aayl’ani and R6 could see Raith was a very capable fighter and asked him if he wanted to assist them in their current mission. They told him they had agreed to give passage to Corellia to two Rodians but had discovered there may be a bounty on them and they were definitely hiding something. On the datapad Raith had taken off of Smerf, they saw that it was actually Smerf who had committed the murders the Rodians were accused of and that the one Rodian had a bounty on her just for being who she was. That was very perplexing to Aayl’ani, R6, and Raith.
Back in Aayl’ani and R6’s room, Raith opened one of the bags he took from the Rodians’ room and they discovered a holocron. R6 informed them a holocron was an information-storage device that contained ancient or valuable information in holographic form used by Jedi and Sith. And only someone with the Force could access the information on it. The three began to realize why someone wanted the Rodians so badly.
Just then they heard what sounded like a lightsaber from the room above them (the Rodians’ room). R6 hacked into the hotel’s security feeds and saw from a camera in the corridor outside the Rodians’ room an Emperor’s Hand with a lightsaber glowing bright red.
They then heard two lightsabers clashing together. They rushed up to the Rodians’ room. They saw the male Rodian lying dead on the floor, split in two. The female Rodian was locked in an intense lightsaber duel with the Emperor’s Hand.
Raith got off a good shot at his back, injuring him, but also enraging him. The Emperor’s Hand stabbed the Rodian with his lightsaber. She crumpled to the floor, badly injured.
As he stomped towards them, Aay’lani, Raith, and R6 all got off excellent shots at him, injuring him more than he expected. They retreated into the corridor, not really wanting to let him get in close enough to use his lightsaber on them. They then head a crash and ran back into the room, seeing it empty.
Aayl’ani ran to the window and saw a brief glimpse of a black cloak disappear below. She used her Emergency Medpac and a Stimpack to stabilize the Rodian Jedi.
They now had a wounded Jedi to take care of, a mysterious holocron in their possession, and a new enemy who would certainly be back…
Aayl’ani challenged Smerf to put his blaster down and try to best her in hand-to-hand combat. Smerf refused (what a loser!). Just then R6 contacted her on her comlink. Smerf told her to relay that everything was fine. She did so but mentioned something only R6 would know to tell him something was up. R6 got the message and started wheeling his way from outside the hotel towards the elevator.
While Aayl’ani tried to kill time by blabbing on, Smerf decided he had enough and shot his custom blaster at her mid-sentence. Fortunatley, Aayl’ani’s highly-tuned reflexes allowed her to dodge out of the way. A moment later, a high-powered laser blast shattered the window Smerf was standing in front of and blasted off part of his helmet.
Smerf dove for cover behind a table while Aayl’ani rolled behind a desk, drawing her heavy blaster. Smerf and Aayl’ani each got off a shot and each scored a hit on the other. But the mystery sniper soon finished the fight by blasting Smerf’s head half-off.
Aayl’ani was about to pick up Smerf’s custom blaster but then noticed it had a device that was genetically linked to him and it would explode if anyone else tried to touch it. R6 arrived and examined the blaster. As a droid, he could manipulate it without it exploding. He expertly disabled the device on the blaster and gave it to Aayl’ani.
The mystery sniper entered the room and introduced himself as Raith Valdis. Aayl’ani thanked him for the assist and said it’s always nice to meet a fellow bounty hunter. Raith took a holopic of Smerf and sent it to his client as proof of completing the bounty.
Aayl’ani and R6 could see Raith was a very capable fighter and asked him if he wanted to assist them in their current mission. They told him they had agreed to give passage to Corellia to two Rodians but had discovered there may be a bounty on them and they were definitely hiding something. On the datapad Raith had taken off of Smerf, they saw that it was actually Smerf who had committed the murders the Rodians were accused of and that the one Rodian had a bounty on her just for being who she was. That was very perplexing to Aayl’ani, R6, and Raith.
Back in Aayl’ani and R6’s room, Raith opened one of the bags he took from the Rodians’ room and they discovered a holocron. R6 informed them a holocron was an information-storage device that contained ancient or valuable information in holographic form used by Jedi and Sith. And only someone with the Force could access the information on it. The three began to realize why someone wanted the Rodians so badly.
Just then they heard what sounded like a lightsaber from the room above them (the Rodians’ room). R6 hacked into the hotel’s security feeds and saw from a camera in the corridor outside the Rodians’ room an Emperor’s Hand with a lightsaber glowing bright red.
They then heard two lightsabers clashing together. They rushed up to the Rodians’ room. They saw the male Rodian lying dead on the floor, split in two. The female Rodian was locked in an intense lightsaber duel with the Emperor’s Hand.
Raith got off a good shot at his back, injuring him, but also enraging him. The Emperor’s Hand stabbed the Rodian with his lightsaber. She crumpled to the floor, badly injured.
As he stomped towards them, Aay’lani, Raith, and R6 all got off excellent shots at him, injuring him more than he expected. They retreated into the corridor, not really wanting to let him get in close enough to use his lightsaber on them. They then head a crash and ran back into the room, seeing it empty.
Aayl’ani ran to the window and saw a brief glimpse of a black cloak disappear below. She used her Emergency Medpac and a Stimpack to stabilize the Rodian Jedi.
They now had a wounded Jedi to take care of, a mysterious holocron in their possession, and a new enemy who would certainly be back…
EPISODE 4 - ESCAPE
Aayl’ani, Raith, and R6 take the wounded Rodian Jedi to the nearest medical facility, which happens to be located right by the spaceport. The facility was a rather seedy establishment and run by a Twi’lek doctor. The doctor seemed competent enough, though, and didn’t ask too many questions about how the Rodian got the obvious lightsaber burn. He told them they needed to get her into a bacta tank right away.
He had another mysterious patient moved out of the bacta tank and into a recovery room before letting them bring the Rodian in.
He put her in the tank and analyzed her injuries. He said she was badly hurt but she would recover. He estimated it would take a full week in the tank to heal her wounds.
Aayl’ani, Raith, and R6 were a little dismayed to hear it would take that long but didn’t really have much of a choice. Before they left, Aayl’ani spotted a tabloid magazine in the reception area with Boba Fett on the cover and a headline questioning whether he was dead. She shoved the magazine in her jacket, taking it with her.
Aayl’ani and R6 took Raith to their ship and gave him a tour. Raith volunteered to stake out the medical facility to make sure no one tried to take out or kidnap the Rodian Jedi. He found a café across the street from the facility and settled in for a long night, stocking up on plenty of caf.
Meanwhile, Aayl’ani relaxed in the ship lounge and read the article on Boba Fett, the man who trained her to be a bounty hunter. While knowing not to trust much of what was in a tabloid, taking the information from the article and then doing some of her own research on the computer led her to discover that Boba Fett was with Jabba the Hutt when he and all his men died on Tatooine. She feared that Fett perished along with them but she also knew he had faced plenty of near-death situations before and held out hope he was still alive. She told R6 after they completed their mission to Corellia she wanted to return to Tatooine to find out for certain what happened to Fett.
The next morning they met up with Raith in the café and crossed the street to the medical facility to talk to the doctor. The doctor was shocked to report the Rodian had healed in one day what he thought would take a week. He couldn’t explain it and thought maybe he was on the verge of some amazing medical breakthrough.
The Rodian looked to be in a trance inside the bacta tank but briefly communicated with Aayl’ani, R6, and Raith. They told her they were taking her to their ship and she’d be safe. Well relatively speaking.
On the way out, Aay’lani gestured to R6 to check the room down the hall where the other patient was. The doctor had made a weird twitch whenever he mentioned that patient, so she and Raith thought something was up.
Raith, carrying the Rodian, and Aayl’ani went out to reception to pay the bill while R6 investigated. In the room he discovered the patient was the Emperor’s Hand who they had fought the day before and had tried to kill the Rodian. He was sedated at the moment.
R6 sent an alarmed message to Aayl’ani and Raith. Aayl’ani rushed in to the room, blaster drawn. She saw the Emperor’s Hand and was as thrilled to see him as R6 was. The doctor rushed in, freaking out and saying they had to leave immediately.
R6 saw a message come in on the datapad in the room that stormtroopers were on the way. Raith took off with the Rodian and Aayl’ani and R6 bolted out of the facility not far behind him.
They spotted a squad of stormtroopers as they went past a corridor. They ran even faster.
Raith reached the ship first and put the Rodian down in the cargo hold. He took up position inside the entry ramp with his heavy blaster rifle as Aayl’ani and R6 scooted past and made a mad dash for the cockpit.
The stormtroopers set up a firing line and one of them began to call for backup. Raith blasted him with a powerful shot that almost took him out.
Aayl’ani hard started the ship and used her exceptional piloting skills to take off way faster than the stormtroopers expected. Their shots ricocheted harmlessly off the hull as the ship blasted off. She performed a series of fancy maneuvers dodging three different ships that were in their path.
R6 began to plot the jump to hyperspace when he informed Aayl’ani and Raith that they had a problem. A huge ship was about to jump into their area of space. A ship that was most likely a Star Destroyer…
He had another mysterious patient moved out of the bacta tank and into a recovery room before letting them bring the Rodian in.
He put her in the tank and analyzed her injuries. He said she was badly hurt but she would recover. He estimated it would take a full week in the tank to heal her wounds.
Aayl’ani, Raith, and R6 were a little dismayed to hear it would take that long but didn’t really have much of a choice. Before they left, Aayl’ani spotted a tabloid magazine in the reception area with Boba Fett on the cover and a headline questioning whether he was dead. She shoved the magazine in her jacket, taking it with her.
Aayl’ani and R6 took Raith to their ship and gave him a tour. Raith volunteered to stake out the medical facility to make sure no one tried to take out or kidnap the Rodian Jedi. He found a café across the street from the facility and settled in for a long night, stocking up on plenty of caf.
Meanwhile, Aayl’ani relaxed in the ship lounge and read the article on Boba Fett, the man who trained her to be a bounty hunter. While knowing not to trust much of what was in a tabloid, taking the information from the article and then doing some of her own research on the computer led her to discover that Boba Fett was with Jabba the Hutt when he and all his men died on Tatooine. She feared that Fett perished along with them but she also knew he had faced plenty of near-death situations before and held out hope he was still alive. She told R6 after they completed their mission to Corellia she wanted to return to Tatooine to find out for certain what happened to Fett.
The next morning they met up with Raith in the café and crossed the street to the medical facility to talk to the doctor. The doctor was shocked to report the Rodian had healed in one day what he thought would take a week. He couldn’t explain it and thought maybe he was on the verge of some amazing medical breakthrough.
The Rodian looked to be in a trance inside the bacta tank but briefly communicated with Aayl’ani, R6, and Raith. They told her they were taking her to their ship and she’d be safe. Well relatively speaking.
On the way out, Aay’lani gestured to R6 to check the room down the hall where the other patient was. The doctor had made a weird twitch whenever he mentioned that patient, so she and Raith thought something was up.
Raith, carrying the Rodian, and Aayl’ani went out to reception to pay the bill while R6 investigated. In the room he discovered the patient was the Emperor’s Hand who they had fought the day before and had tried to kill the Rodian. He was sedated at the moment.
R6 sent an alarmed message to Aayl’ani and Raith. Aayl’ani rushed in to the room, blaster drawn. She saw the Emperor’s Hand and was as thrilled to see him as R6 was. The doctor rushed in, freaking out and saying they had to leave immediately.
R6 saw a message come in on the datapad in the room that stormtroopers were on the way. Raith took off with the Rodian and Aayl’ani and R6 bolted out of the facility not far behind him.
They spotted a squad of stormtroopers as they went past a corridor. They ran even faster.
Raith reached the ship first and put the Rodian down in the cargo hold. He took up position inside the entry ramp with his heavy blaster rifle as Aayl’ani and R6 scooted past and made a mad dash for the cockpit.
The stormtroopers set up a firing line and one of them began to call for backup. Raith blasted him with a powerful shot that almost took him out.
Aayl’ani hard started the ship and used her exceptional piloting skills to take off way faster than the stormtroopers expected. Their shots ricocheted harmlessly off the hull as the ship blasted off. She performed a series of fancy maneuvers dodging three different ships that were in their path.
R6 began to plot the jump to hyperspace when he informed Aayl’ani and Raith that they had a problem. A huge ship was about to jump into their area of space. A ship that was most likely a Star Destroyer…
EPISODE 5 - SPACE COMBAT, WOOKIE JEDI , AND INTERGALACTIC PORN
Three squadrons of T.I.E. Fighters screamed out of a space station in orbit around Eriadu and headed straight for our heroes’ Wayfarer Class freighter. Aayl’ani and R6 headed aft for the X-Wing Fighter in their hangar while telling Raith to take the controls of the freighter. Raith wasn’t so thrilled at having to pilot the ship as that definitely wasn’t his forte but he didn’t have much choice. Aayl’ani told him not to destroy her ship as she ran off.
The X-Wing, with Aayl’ani at the controls and R6 in the astromech droid slot, dropped out of the hangar and Aayl’ani punched it to full speed. She engaged the nearest T.I.E. squadron and blasted them with laser fire, taking out two and causing one of them to corkscrew into a third, leaving that squadron with only two T.I.E.s left.
Raith followed the X-Wing’s trajectory in the freighter and took out the two remaining fighters in that squadron.
A passing VT-49 Decimator assault craft, commanded by a Wookie Jedi named Harendal, decided to join the fight and helped the heroes in attacking the T.I.E.s.
Then things got worse. A Star Destroyer jumped out of hyperspace above the planet. The heroes did not want to tangle with that firepower and headed on a trajectory to escape the planet and space station’s gravity wells so that they could make the jump to hyperspace.
The no-nonsense Star Destroyer commander, who appeared blue in the hologram vid (though everything appears blue in holograms), contacted them and told them to surrender. There was a Emperor’s Hand standing next to him, dressed similarly to the one they fought on Eriadu. Our heroes, however, didn’t feel like surrending and Harendal had a thing about really hating Sith. So they continued their fight.
The other T.I.E. squadrons swarmed around them as they tried to escape. Aayl’ani, Raith, and Harendal all scored hits on the T.I.E.s and took multiple fighters out. Aayl’ani took evasive maneuvers to dodge the T.I.Es fire and then pulled off a Crazy Ivan, a ridiculously difficult maneuver worthy of Rogue Squadron (eat your heart out Wedge!). The maneuver reversed her ship on a dime and sent her X-Wing screaming directly at the pursuing T.I.Es. They didn’t have much time to admire the move, however, as she blasted them into dust. R6 did excellent repair work on the X-Wing during all this, fixing the one hit the ship took and repairing any strain from all the crazy maneuvers Aayl’ani was doing. He also somehow jacked up the engines so they could go faster than seemingly possible. Aayl’ani rocketed away from the T.I.E.s and jumped to hyperspace, but not before R6 sent their heading secretly to Raith and Harendal.
Raith and Harendal took out plenty of T.I.Es themselves though the freighter Raith was piloting took the brunt of the damage, suffering several T.I.E. strikes and one damaging blast from the Star Destroyer. The freighter was badly damaged after that but Raith was able to clear the gravity wells and jump to hyperspace.
Harendal was able to take out some more T.I.E.s and then followed them into hyperspace.
They met up above the planet Sullust. Aay’lani brought the X-Wing back into the Wayfarer’s hangar and took over the pilot’s seat, which Raith was more than happy to give up as he was gripping the flight controls with white knuckles. Used to taking out targets on land from a distance, that was probably the hairiest escape he had been part of. He headed back to the lounge and proceeded to drink. Quite a bit.
Harendal’s ship pulled alongside them and they all decided to head down to Sullust’s surface to get repairs for the Wayfarer.
Aay’ani was joking with R6 about intergalactic porn and the infamous porn holovid of all called “It’s a Tramp!,” which was supposedly Admiral Ackbar’s favorite. It was said to be near impossible to find a copy of “It’s a Tramp!” and even harder to download it successfully. R6, however, was not one to back down from a challenge. He scoured the galactic holonet and was able to not only find the infamous porn holovid but download a copy. Aayl’ani was thrilled with R6’s success. It could bring them a lot of money selling it, but she was even more excited to watch it.
Before she was able to bust out the popcorn and settle in for some adult viewing, a couple of Sullstan mechanics contacted them from outside the ship, insisting they open up. Raith wasn’t moving from the couch and his drink so Aayl’ani and R6 headed back and lowered the ramp. The Sullstans thought they were involved with the fight they heard about over Eriadu. They didn’t want any Imperial trouble and wanted the heroes off their planet as soon as possible.
They said it would cost $3,000 credits to patch up the ship well enough to get them on their way. Aayl’ani tried to barter them down and Harendal came over to help with talking to the Sullustans. They eventually to them to agree to lower the costs to $1,000 as long as they delivered some Kybur crystals to Commenor.
Harendal boarded their ship not waiting for an invitation, having sensed the Rodian Jedi the heroes were transporting. Aayl’ani went into the quarters where the Rodian was recovering and asked if it was okay if Harendal talked to her. The Rodian agreed and told Aayl’ani her name was Helena Starwonder.
Harendal and Helena talked and exchanged stories about being pursued by the Empire and Sith. Harendal, who used a double-bladed purple lightsaber, said he had defeated several Sith and had their lightsabers as souvenirs.
Helena told them more about the holocron, that she had escaped with it but had not been able to access it. She told them they should hold onto it for now.
Helena then studied Aayl’ani very closely. She told Aayl’ani she was Force Sensitive. This was a huge shock to Aayl’ani, who excitedly asked, “Does that mean I’m a Jedi?” Helena chuckled and told her she would need plenty of training before she would be a Jedi. Aayl’ani was hoping Helena was volunteering to train her. Helena agreed to begin her training, at least for the remainder of their journey to Corellia.
Harendal asked if he could sit in on the training as well since his training was cut short when he was very young. Helena agreed and also agreed to Aayl’ani’s request to have R6 watch and record the training, Aayl’ani knowing R6 really wanted to become a Jedi too but couldn’t because he was a droid. Raith had no interest in kooky Jedi stuff and was content to finish his drink and dream about when he could get back to shooting stuff.
Aayl’ani, who had been content being a Bounty Hunter and hotshot pilot, now had a possible whole new future ahead of her with The Force. The question was, would she pursue it…
The X-Wing, with Aayl’ani at the controls and R6 in the astromech droid slot, dropped out of the hangar and Aayl’ani punched it to full speed. She engaged the nearest T.I.E. squadron and blasted them with laser fire, taking out two and causing one of them to corkscrew into a third, leaving that squadron with only two T.I.E.s left.
Raith followed the X-Wing’s trajectory in the freighter and took out the two remaining fighters in that squadron.
A passing VT-49 Decimator assault craft, commanded by a Wookie Jedi named Harendal, decided to join the fight and helped the heroes in attacking the T.I.E.s.
Then things got worse. A Star Destroyer jumped out of hyperspace above the planet. The heroes did not want to tangle with that firepower and headed on a trajectory to escape the planet and space station’s gravity wells so that they could make the jump to hyperspace.
The no-nonsense Star Destroyer commander, who appeared blue in the hologram vid (though everything appears blue in holograms), contacted them and told them to surrender. There was a Emperor’s Hand standing next to him, dressed similarly to the one they fought on Eriadu. Our heroes, however, didn’t feel like surrending and Harendal had a thing about really hating Sith. So they continued their fight.
The other T.I.E. squadrons swarmed around them as they tried to escape. Aayl’ani, Raith, and Harendal all scored hits on the T.I.E.s and took multiple fighters out. Aayl’ani took evasive maneuvers to dodge the T.I.Es fire and then pulled off a Crazy Ivan, a ridiculously difficult maneuver worthy of Rogue Squadron (eat your heart out Wedge!). The maneuver reversed her ship on a dime and sent her X-Wing screaming directly at the pursuing T.I.Es. They didn’t have much time to admire the move, however, as she blasted them into dust. R6 did excellent repair work on the X-Wing during all this, fixing the one hit the ship took and repairing any strain from all the crazy maneuvers Aayl’ani was doing. He also somehow jacked up the engines so they could go faster than seemingly possible. Aayl’ani rocketed away from the T.I.E.s and jumped to hyperspace, but not before R6 sent their heading secretly to Raith and Harendal.
Raith and Harendal took out plenty of T.I.Es themselves though the freighter Raith was piloting took the brunt of the damage, suffering several T.I.E. strikes and one damaging blast from the Star Destroyer. The freighter was badly damaged after that but Raith was able to clear the gravity wells and jump to hyperspace.
Harendal was able to take out some more T.I.E.s and then followed them into hyperspace.
They met up above the planet Sullust. Aay’lani brought the X-Wing back into the Wayfarer’s hangar and took over the pilot’s seat, which Raith was more than happy to give up as he was gripping the flight controls with white knuckles. Used to taking out targets on land from a distance, that was probably the hairiest escape he had been part of. He headed back to the lounge and proceeded to drink. Quite a bit.
Harendal’s ship pulled alongside them and they all decided to head down to Sullust’s surface to get repairs for the Wayfarer.
Aay’ani was joking with R6 about intergalactic porn and the infamous porn holovid of all called “It’s a Tramp!,” which was supposedly Admiral Ackbar’s favorite. It was said to be near impossible to find a copy of “It’s a Tramp!” and even harder to download it successfully. R6, however, was not one to back down from a challenge. He scoured the galactic holonet and was able to not only find the infamous porn holovid but download a copy. Aayl’ani was thrilled with R6’s success. It could bring them a lot of money selling it, but she was even more excited to watch it.
Before she was able to bust out the popcorn and settle in for some adult viewing, a couple of Sullstan mechanics contacted them from outside the ship, insisting they open up. Raith wasn’t moving from the couch and his drink so Aayl’ani and R6 headed back and lowered the ramp. The Sullstans thought they were involved with the fight they heard about over Eriadu. They didn’t want any Imperial trouble and wanted the heroes off their planet as soon as possible.
They said it would cost $3,000 credits to patch up the ship well enough to get them on their way. Aayl’ani tried to barter them down and Harendal came over to help with talking to the Sullustans. They eventually to them to agree to lower the costs to $1,000 as long as they delivered some Kybur crystals to Commenor.
Harendal boarded their ship not waiting for an invitation, having sensed the Rodian Jedi the heroes were transporting. Aayl’ani went into the quarters where the Rodian was recovering and asked if it was okay if Harendal talked to her. The Rodian agreed and told Aayl’ani her name was Helena Starwonder.
Harendal and Helena talked and exchanged stories about being pursued by the Empire and Sith. Harendal, who used a double-bladed purple lightsaber, said he had defeated several Sith and had their lightsabers as souvenirs.
Helena told them more about the holocron, that she had escaped with it but had not been able to access it. She told them they should hold onto it for now.
Helena then studied Aayl’ani very closely. She told Aayl’ani she was Force Sensitive. This was a huge shock to Aayl’ani, who excitedly asked, “Does that mean I’m a Jedi?” Helena chuckled and told her she would need plenty of training before she would be a Jedi. Aayl’ani was hoping Helena was volunteering to train her. Helena agreed to begin her training, at least for the remainder of their journey to Corellia.
Harendal asked if he could sit in on the training as well since his training was cut short when he was very young. Helena agreed and also agreed to Aayl’ani’s request to have R6 watch and record the training, Aayl’ani knowing R6 really wanted to become a Jedi too but couldn’t because he was a droid. Raith had no interest in kooky Jedi stuff and was content to finish his drink and dream about when he could get back to shooting stuff.
Aayl’ani, who had been content being a Bounty Hunter and hotshot pilot, now had a possible whole new future ahead of her with The Force. The question was, would she pursue it…
EPISODE 6 - IT'S A TRAMP AND THE GALAXY GOURMET!
Eager to resume their journey, Aayl’ani and R6 joined the Sullustan workers and droids in repairing their ship. Aayl’ani used her natural and well-practiced mechanical ability to zip through the repairs with R6, an expert mechanic himself, aiding her.
They took off from Sullust without incident and took the Rimma Trade Route, one of the galaxy’s major hyperspace lanes. At Yag’Dhul, they replotted their course and zipped off along the Corellian Trade Spine, another major hyperspace lane.
The journey to Corellia took a week so the group had plenty of time to kill. Aayl’ani, who just discovered she was Force sensitive, asked Harendal if she could see his lightsaber. The Wookie Jedi obliged and activated his dual-blade purple lightsaber. He even split it apart and let Aayl’ani wield one of the blades. She thought that was awesome!
R6 scooted about the ship making sure everything was operating at peak efficiency, but not before telling Raith where the good liquor was.
After meeting with Harendal, Aayl’ani summoned R6 to her quarters, realizing the long voyage was the perfect time to view their newly acquired video “It’s a Tramp!” the most notorious porn vid ever made. She had R6 show the hologram version of the movie and it was by far the greatest porn she had ever seen. R6 did not really understand what the people in the video were doing and interpreted it as humanoid dancing. Aayl’ani went along with his assessment, not wanting to ruin his droid innocence. She had R6 make a copy of the video and put it on her datapad, just to make sure she had a backup copy.
Also during the journey, Helena began to teach Aayl’ani and Harendal about using the Force. Harendal already knew a decent amount, but this was all brand new to Aayl’ani. Helena taught her how to sense the Force around her and that she could sense it in all living things. She also taught Aayl’ani how to move small objects and told her the elements she would need to construct her own lightsaber, telling her each Jedi must construct her own.
They finally arrived at Corellia and docked at one of the many space stations around the bustling planet. The group took a shuttle down to the surface, parted ways with Helena, and then decided to try to locate the Rebel contacts they were supposed to meet.
But first they went to grab something to eat! After eating ship rations for a week, they were ready for a real meal. They went to a nice restaurant and had delicious nerf steaks and Bantha milk, with R6 getting a welcome oil change.
Aayl’ani noticed three humans, two men and a woman, at a corner table glancing her way. She instructed their droid waiter to bring a round of drinks to the three and a message that they’d meet after they finished their meal.
They also noticed a writer for the Galaxy Gourmet was there and he wrote a scathing review about the food but after the lovely bartender/owner made some obscure threats, he then wrote a glowing review about the drinks. The party, however, got on splendidly with the bartender and told her how much they loved the food.
Aayl’ani, Harendal, and R6 went to meet the group from the restaurant by the town gates, while Raith picked out a nice vantage point to set up with his sniper rifle in case the human group tried to pull anything funny.
Only two of the three they saw in the restaurant met them. They identified themselves as Jason and Layla and that they were their Rebel contacts.
While they were talking, the third Rebel tried to sneak up on Raith. Raith spotted him and they had a stand-off. They determined they were on the same side and Raith went to rejoin the others.
Jason and Layla told the group they had to move up their timetable to destroy an Imperial base on the planet and they needed the supplies the party was carrying.
The party told them they’d bring them the supplies from the ship right away. And were left to wonder if they were going to join the assault on the Imperial base…
They took off from Sullust without incident and took the Rimma Trade Route, one of the galaxy’s major hyperspace lanes. At Yag’Dhul, they replotted their course and zipped off along the Corellian Trade Spine, another major hyperspace lane.
The journey to Corellia took a week so the group had plenty of time to kill. Aayl’ani, who just discovered she was Force sensitive, asked Harendal if she could see his lightsaber. The Wookie Jedi obliged and activated his dual-blade purple lightsaber. He even split it apart and let Aayl’ani wield one of the blades. She thought that was awesome!
R6 scooted about the ship making sure everything was operating at peak efficiency, but not before telling Raith where the good liquor was.
After meeting with Harendal, Aayl’ani summoned R6 to her quarters, realizing the long voyage was the perfect time to view their newly acquired video “It’s a Tramp!” the most notorious porn vid ever made. She had R6 show the hologram version of the movie and it was by far the greatest porn she had ever seen. R6 did not really understand what the people in the video were doing and interpreted it as humanoid dancing. Aayl’ani went along with his assessment, not wanting to ruin his droid innocence. She had R6 make a copy of the video and put it on her datapad, just to make sure she had a backup copy.
Also during the journey, Helena began to teach Aayl’ani and Harendal about using the Force. Harendal already knew a decent amount, but this was all brand new to Aayl’ani. Helena taught her how to sense the Force around her and that she could sense it in all living things. She also taught Aayl’ani how to move small objects and told her the elements she would need to construct her own lightsaber, telling her each Jedi must construct her own.
They finally arrived at Corellia and docked at one of the many space stations around the bustling planet. The group took a shuttle down to the surface, parted ways with Helena, and then decided to try to locate the Rebel contacts they were supposed to meet.
But first they went to grab something to eat! After eating ship rations for a week, they were ready for a real meal. They went to a nice restaurant and had delicious nerf steaks and Bantha milk, with R6 getting a welcome oil change.
Aayl’ani noticed three humans, two men and a woman, at a corner table glancing her way. She instructed their droid waiter to bring a round of drinks to the three and a message that they’d meet after they finished their meal.
They also noticed a writer for the Galaxy Gourmet was there and he wrote a scathing review about the food but after the lovely bartender/owner made some obscure threats, he then wrote a glowing review about the drinks. The party, however, got on splendidly with the bartender and told her how much they loved the food.
Aayl’ani, Harendal, and R6 went to meet the group from the restaurant by the town gates, while Raith picked out a nice vantage point to set up with his sniper rifle in case the human group tried to pull anything funny.
Only two of the three they saw in the restaurant met them. They identified themselves as Jason and Layla and that they were their Rebel contacts.
While they were talking, the third Rebel tried to sneak up on Raith. Raith spotted him and they had a stand-off. They determined they were on the same side and Raith went to rejoin the others.
Jason and Layla told the group they had to move up their timetable to destroy an Imperial base on the planet and they needed the supplies the party was carrying.
The party told them they’d bring them the supplies from the ship right away. And were left to wonder if they were going to join the assault on the Imperial base…
EPISODE 7 - STORMTROOPERS CAN'T SHOOT STRAIGHT!
After their meeting with the Rebels, they went by a weapons shop, which Raith couldn’t resist going in. But not before Aayl’ani spotted a hot dog stand and rushed over getting a hot dog with the works, proceeding to shove it in her face and proclaim it was the best hot dog she had ever had.
In the weapons shop, Raith told the clerk he was looking for a Disrupter Rife, which put the clerk a little on edge since they’re illegal. But after talking to the proprietor, an arrangement was made to provide the custom rifle in a couple of days.
Aayl’ani picked up some clips for her new Nova Viper Blaster Pistol and R6 got some long range comms for the whole group.
They joined up with Harendal outside the shop and found him enjoying multiple hot dogs at the stand. They then made their way to the secret Rebel base in the warehouse district. On the way, Aayl’ani practiced her new Force powers on R6, lifting him a few feet off the ground. Being very new at using the Froce, she accidentally also lifted a nearby repair droid in the air as well. R6 didn’t know what was going on and thought he somehow was using the Force himself. Aayl’ani encouraged this belief and then set him down gently.
They met up with Jason and the other Rebels and went over the plan to break into the Imperial base, which was underground and located just outside the city.
They went to the base with Aayl’ani and Harendal acting as bounty hunters who captured the Rebels and were turning them over to the Imperials. While they were trying to negotiate a price with the Stormtroopers for the Rebels, R6 tried to find an access point where he could hack into the security system. Raith was secretly positioned on top of the ship they took to the base, ready to take out the two Imperials in the tower, so they couldn’t sound the alarm.
After Aayl’ani insulted the Stormtrooper’s poor marksmanship, they decided to do some target practice on the Rebels. So Aayl’ani shot one of them in the face, stunning him and knocking him out.
The fight broke out in earnest. Raith took out the two Imperials in the tower and a couple of Stormtroopers. Aayl’ani took out two more troopers, shooting one and taking out another with her martial arts skills. Harendal leapt into the middle of the Stormtroopers, igniting his double-bladed lightsaber and making short work of the white-clad soldiers. One of the troopers he took out activated a thermal detonator which created a huge explosion. Luckily, the heroes were able to stay clear of the blast.
After taking out the nine Stromtroopers on Level 1, they met back up with R6, who had successfully broken into the security system and deactivated it.
They and the Rebels positioned themselves by a corridor and opened the blast doors. To find a squadron of Stormtrooopers well-entrenched and waiting for them…
In the weapons shop, Raith told the clerk he was looking for a Disrupter Rife, which put the clerk a little on edge since they’re illegal. But after talking to the proprietor, an arrangement was made to provide the custom rifle in a couple of days.
Aayl’ani picked up some clips for her new Nova Viper Blaster Pistol and R6 got some long range comms for the whole group.
They joined up with Harendal outside the shop and found him enjoying multiple hot dogs at the stand. They then made their way to the secret Rebel base in the warehouse district. On the way, Aayl’ani practiced her new Force powers on R6, lifting him a few feet off the ground. Being very new at using the Froce, she accidentally also lifted a nearby repair droid in the air as well. R6 didn’t know what was going on and thought he somehow was using the Force himself. Aayl’ani encouraged this belief and then set him down gently.
They met up with Jason and the other Rebels and went over the plan to break into the Imperial base, which was underground and located just outside the city.
They went to the base with Aayl’ani and Harendal acting as bounty hunters who captured the Rebels and were turning them over to the Imperials. While they were trying to negotiate a price with the Stormtroopers for the Rebels, R6 tried to find an access point where he could hack into the security system. Raith was secretly positioned on top of the ship they took to the base, ready to take out the two Imperials in the tower, so they couldn’t sound the alarm.
After Aayl’ani insulted the Stormtrooper’s poor marksmanship, they decided to do some target practice on the Rebels. So Aayl’ani shot one of them in the face, stunning him and knocking him out.
The fight broke out in earnest. Raith took out the two Imperials in the tower and a couple of Stormtroopers. Aayl’ani took out two more troopers, shooting one and taking out another with her martial arts skills. Harendal leapt into the middle of the Stormtroopers, igniting his double-bladed lightsaber and making short work of the white-clad soldiers. One of the troopers he took out activated a thermal detonator which created a huge explosion. Luckily, the heroes were able to stay clear of the blast.
After taking out the nine Stromtroopers on Level 1, they met back up with R6, who had successfully broken into the security system and deactivated it.
They and the Rebels positioned themselves by a corridor and opened the blast doors. To find a squadron of Stormtrooopers well-entrenched and waiting for them…
EPISODE 8 - HOW MANY GRENADES DO YOU NEED TO TAKE OUT A SITH?
Aayl’ani, Raith, and Harendal took cover and along with their Rebel comrades began a firefight with the Stromtroopers. Aayl’ani tossed a Stun Grenade into the tightly grouped Imperials and took a few out right off the bad.
The others all got off good shots, including R6 who made a strafing run with his holdout blaster. Go astromech droids! However, he also decided to stay out in the open, making him a prime target for attack. Aayl’ani, who had gotten very attached to the little droid, leaped out in front of him just in time to take a laser blast form one of the Stormtroopers who could shoot straight, shielding her droid buddy from the strike. The blast definitely hurt but Aayl’an stayed on her feet.
They managed to take out the Stormtrooper squadron and the Rebel medic healed them up. R6 hacked into the base computers and found three encrypted Imperial plans. With his amazing hacking ability, he was able to decode all of them and presented his findings to the Rebel leader, Jason. Jason said they knew about two of the plans but the last one was a major concern. It detailed plans for stealth technology for capital ships, which could cause ruin for the Rebels and the fledging New Republic.
Moving into the next room, R6 overrode the lock on the blast doors and opened them. To reveal another squadron of Stormtroopers led by a Sith. What fun!
The Sith used The Force to toss a gas container at them but it missed the mark. Harendal and Aayl’ani tried to combine their Force powers to toss it back, but they couldn’t quite manage it.
Another firefight broke out, each side holding their own. R6 re-closed the blast doors to give the heroes time to regroup. Raith devised a plan to stake a bunch of frag grenades by the door so when the Sith came through, they would all detonate in his face.
And the plan worked! When the doors opened again to reveal the Sith, Aayl’ani shot the grenades, setting off a chain reaction causing all of them to go off. The Sith tried to use the Force to repel the grenades but only was able to move a few of them. The rest exploded in his face, taking him out.
They quickly took out the rest of the Stormtroopers, clearing that level of all threats and preparing to make their way to the next level…
The others all got off good shots, including R6 who made a strafing run with his holdout blaster. Go astromech droids! However, he also decided to stay out in the open, making him a prime target for attack. Aayl’ani, who had gotten very attached to the little droid, leaped out in front of him just in time to take a laser blast form one of the Stormtroopers who could shoot straight, shielding her droid buddy from the strike. The blast definitely hurt but Aayl’an stayed on her feet.
They managed to take out the Stormtrooper squadron and the Rebel medic healed them up. R6 hacked into the base computers and found three encrypted Imperial plans. With his amazing hacking ability, he was able to decode all of them and presented his findings to the Rebel leader, Jason. Jason said they knew about two of the plans but the last one was a major concern. It detailed plans for stealth technology for capital ships, which could cause ruin for the Rebels and the fledging New Republic.
Moving into the next room, R6 overrode the lock on the blast doors and opened them. To reveal another squadron of Stormtroopers led by a Sith. What fun!
The Sith used The Force to toss a gas container at them but it missed the mark. Harendal and Aayl’ani tried to combine their Force powers to toss it back, but they couldn’t quite manage it.
Another firefight broke out, each side holding their own. R6 re-closed the blast doors to give the heroes time to regroup. Raith devised a plan to stake a bunch of frag grenades by the door so when the Sith came through, they would all detonate in his face.
And the plan worked! When the doors opened again to reveal the Sith, Aayl’ani shot the grenades, setting off a chain reaction causing all of them to go off. The Sith tried to use the Force to repel the grenades but only was able to move a few of them. The rest exploded in his face, taking him out.
They quickly took out the rest of the Stormtroopers, clearing that level of all threats and preparing to make their way to the next level…
EPISODE 9 - MELEE MAYHEM!
Aay’lani, R6, Raith, and Harendal made their way to the next level with the Rebel leader Jason. They encountered some more Stormtrooper resistance but didn’t have too much trouble taking them out.
They spotted two Stormtroopers guarding a cell block. Aayl’ani and Raith snuck up behind them and attacked, Aayl’ani with her Shock Gloves, Raith with his Vibroblade. Harendal joined in and they dispatched the Stormtroopers easily.
Most of the prisoners were catatonic. One was lucid enough and told them the Imperials were experimenting on him and the other prisoners. He couldn’t remember his name but he remembered how to shoot a blaster and said he would help them fight the Imperials if they let him out. They did and he grabbed a shotgun from the nearby armory.
They fought another squadron of Stormtroopers, Harendal jumping into the fray with his dual-bladed lightsaber and Aayl’ani, Raith, and R6 using their blasters. After taking out the Stormtroopers, they heard a horrible animal sound. Two mutated Gundarks appeared and stormed down the hallway. They managed to take out the Gundarks with well-placed shots before the huge creatures could get close enough to attack.
Having cleared this level, they had just one more level to go to complete their mission but weren’t sure what would be waiting for them on that final level…
They spotted two Stormtroopers guarding a cell block. Aayl’ani and Raith snuck up behind them and attacked, Aayl’ani with her Shock Gloves, Raith with his Vibroblade. Harendal joined in and they dispatched the Stormtroopers easily.
Most of the prisoners were catatonic. One was lucid enough and told them the Imperials were experimenting on him and the other prisoners. He couldn’t remember his name but he remembered how to shoot a blaster and said he would help them fight the Imperials if they let him out. They did and he grabbed a shotgun from the nearby armory.
They fought another squadron of Stormtroopers, Harendal jumping into the fray with his dual-bladed lightsaber and Aayl’ani, Raith, and R6 using their blasters. After taking out the Stormtroopers, they heard a horrible animal sound. Two mutated Gundarks appeared and stormed down the hallway. They managed to take out the Gundarks with well-placed shots before the huge creatures could get close enough to attack.
Having cleared this level, they had just one more level to go to complete their mission but weren’t sure what would be waiting for them on that final level…
EPISODE 10 - FINALE
The group made their way to the final level of the Imperial base and had to face off with another squadron of Stormtroopers. The fight was going their way, but then the Stormtrooper commander brought up two Gundarks from a pit below them.
Aay’lani, Raith, Harendal, and Rebel leader Jason were able to blast the one Gundark enough to take him out while R6 hacked into a crane and rammed it into the other Gundark, taking him out of the fight as well.
They headed to the final room in the complex and found a not-so-nice surprise waiting for them: a huge squadron of Stormtroopers led by a Sith!
Facing overwhelming odds and a Sith, the group wasn’t sure if they were going to be make it out in one piece. But in the middle of the fight, several of the Stormtroopers started shooting their own men. The group theorized they must be Rebel spies who infiltrated the Imperial base. Glad for the help, they blasted away at the real Stormtroopers while Harendal faced off with the Sith.
Harendal’s double-bladed purple lightsaber slashed out and met the Sith’s red lightsaber. A fierce duel ensued, but Harendal prevailed and sliced the Sith in two, adding the evil warrior’s weapon to his growing collection of lightsabers from defeated Sith.
They took out the remaining Stormtroopers and then the Stormtroopers who had helped them took off their helmets. They were indeed Rebels led by Wedge Antilles! Aay’lani was very happy to see Wedge again and greeted him with a big kiss, which Wedge definitely enjoyed.
Having completed their mission, the group went their separate ways.
Raith said he had some other business to attend to but told them to contact him if they ever needed help.
Harendal wished them well and returned to his ship.
That left Aayl’ani and R6, who had started the adventure together. They had a few messages waiting for them on their ship.
R6 had an intriguing though slightly disturbing message from the sentient AI he created saying “Resistance if futile.”
Aay’lani had a message from Morde telling her he was impressed that they took down the Imperial base. And another from Admiral Ackbar congratulating them on the successful mission. And also telling her his computer was the one were they downloaded the “It’s a Tramp!” holovid. Aayl’ani sent a message to Wedge that she’d see him in his quarters tonight after they got back to the base.
Aayl’ani and R6 jumped to lightspeed headed back to the Rebel base, ready to start their new lives as part of the Rebellion.
Aay’lani, Raith, Harendal, and Rebel leader Jason were able to blast the one Gundark enough to take him out while R6 hacked into a crane and rammed it into the other Gundark, taking him out of the fight as well.
They headed to the final room in the complex and found a not-so-nice surprise waiting for them: a huge squadron of Stormtroopers led by a Sith!
Facing overwhelming odds and a Sith, the group wasn’t sure if they were going to be make it out in one piece. But in the middle of the fight, several of the Stormtroopers started shooting their own men. The group theorized they must be Rebel spies who infiltrated the Imperial base. Glad for the help, they blasted away at the real Stormtroopers while Harendal faced off with the Sith.
Harendal’s double-bladed purple lightsaber slashed out and met the Sith’s red lightsaber. A fierce duel ensued, but Harendal prevailed and sliced the Sith in two, adding the evil warrior’s weapon to his growing collection of lightsabers from defeated Sith.
They took out the remaining Stormtroopers and then the Stormtroopers who had helped them took off their helmets. They were indeed Rebels led by Wedge Antilles! Aay’lani was very happy to see Wedge again and greeted him with a big kiss, which Wedge definitely enjoyed.
Having completed their mission, the group went their separate ways.
Raith said he had some other business to attend to but told them to contact him if they ever needed help.
Harendal wished them well and returned to his ship.
That left Aayl’ani and R6, who had started the adventure together. They had a few messages waiting for them on their ship.
R6 had an intriguing though slightly disturbing message from the sentient AI he created saying “Resistance if futile.”
Aay’lani had a message from Morde telling her he was impressed that they took down the Imperial base. And another from Admiral Ackbar congratulating them on the successful mission. And also telling her his computer was the one were they downloaded the “It’s a Tramp!” holovid. Aayl’ani sent a message to Wedge that she’d see him in his quarters tonight after they got back to the base.
Aayl’ani and R6 jumped to lightspeed headed back to the Rebel base, ready to start their new lives as part of the Rebellion.