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Kanan Jarrus, The Last Padawan ([personal profile] uncertain_dume) wrote2017-09-07 07:33 pm

An Empire Outpost in the Bryx Sector, A Galaxy Far, Far Away, Thursday Evening

It was supposed to be a milk run. In and out, no problem. Hera's sources had tipped her in on the location of a large shipment of bacta and other assorted medical supplies, which they were to come in, pick up, and then drop off on Wobani for a group of escapees from one of the Empire's labor camps. Hera would drop Kanan off, he'd make his way in on foot to secure the payload, and within an hour or two, the cargo would be on the ship, on the way to a group of people who could make far better use of it than the Imps could.

In theory. And Kanan had even managed to make it most of the way in, taking out a small trooper patrol and then helping himself to some of their gear. It was much easier to get in and out of an Empire's loading area when you were dressed for success, after all.

He... hadn't been banking on there being only one crate of cargo in the warehouse.

He extra hadn't been banking on it being accompanied by a half-dozen Rodians wearing shock collars, also awaiting transport to somewhere most certainly unpleasant.

After a quick, hushed conversation with the nervous captives, Kanan sighed and reached for his comm.

"Hey, Hera? How many people can we comfortably fit on the Ghost, anyway?"

[OOC: For she what is piloting the getaway vehicle!]
futurespacemom: (confused)

[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Hera was quiet for a second as she flew.

"I really appreciate that. But I hope you're not in this only for me, Kanan. It's too important and too dangerous unless you really want to do it. I'd rather find you when it's done than get you found out or killed."
futurespacemom: (plotting)

[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Hera smiled. "Then thank you."

She saw what looked like a spot (barely) wide enough to land, and started to head for it.

"I've been doing this mostly alone for a while. It's good to have someone I know has my back. And for what it's worth, when all this is done," because she was determined it would be, "and I look around, I do hope to see you there."
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[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Hera rolled her eyes. "All right, go tell everybody to brace themselves for landing; I may have to drop a bit suddenly."

She probably wouldn't, but she didn't need the audience either.

"Right there," she pointed out to Kanan as the rodian left. There would probably be about ten meters' clearance on either side of the Ghost, but scans reported it flat enough to land.
futurespacemom: (stern)

[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Hera nodded, cut speed, and dipped to one side to get around an outcropping before gently setting down. "Cutting power," she let everyone know. "Chopper, power down please."

She got a rude noise as Chopper came back up to the cockpit, but he only waited for a pat on the head before he locked himself to the deck and powered down.
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[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"On it." Hera nodded. "I'm good at those collars."

For reasons that probably didn't need to be expounded on. She'd grown up on Ryloth, after all.
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[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Hera nodded and hurried back herself, grabbing up the tools she'd need. She grabbed the first of their guests she saw.

"Let's get that thing off. What's your name?" She sat her down and went to work.

futurespacemom: (determined)

[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Hera got the first collar off, then pulled the rodian around. "Here. Watch me on the next one, then you can help after that."

She shut the next one down, then killed the lock. "Got it?"

The woman nodded, and Hera handed off the tools and grabbed another set.
futurespacemom: (shocked)

[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Hera and her assistant got the collars off the rest of them, everything powered down, and she came back trailed by a few of their guests to see what Kanan had found.

"So what - whoa."

That was a lot of explosives. And they were on her ship this time.
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[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not off-hand, but I'll contact someone once we're out of the system; I'm sure someone will love them. I will love them off my ship."

She'd seen enough large explosions this year, thank you.
futurespacemom: (not so sure about this)

[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right." Hera nodded. "So we wait; I've got a passive alert set up. We wait till the storm blows over, then till there's no more sign of pursuit, then we head out." She looked up at the nearest rodian. "I don't imagine the Empire did much for you. I'm light on food, but there's plenty of ration bars."

Their market stop was supposed to be after the quick in-and-out to pick up bacta.

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[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Hera smiled. "Mine too. And if we can't get you somewhere safe as soon as we leave, we'll stop for food." She nodded toward the corridor. "There's bunks in the crew quarters; sleep if you want."

It wasn't like there was much to do otherwise. Even the dejarik table was turned off. "Next time," she murmured to Kanan, "maybe we should pick up some of those old-fashioned paper books."
futurespacemom: (not buying it)

[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Hera thought about it and frowned. "Not sure that'll work for sabacc. Know any Earth games?"
futurespacemom: (uh-huh)

[personal profile] futurespacemom 2017-09-10 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Hera snorted. "No. Especially not while we're on the run from the Empire. I'm sure you can play them without undressing, though."

Nice try, Kanan.

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