The True Jedi Way

A Gamble

The Bounty Hunter ship known as the Halo had just dropped out of Hyperspace and began to slowly head towards the nearby planet known as Kestavel. Onboard the ship in the cock pit, the Bounty Hunters and Jedi overlooked the planet. Sugi stated as she began to fly closer, "Well, there it is. Kestavel."

Sori, now sitting outside of his robotic suit, turned to Noirah and asked, "You sure who you're looking for is on that planet?"

Noirah nodded, "Most definitely."

Shrugging her shoulders, Sugi said, "Hey, as long as we get paid it's all good."

Just then, an Imperial Light Cruiser jumped out of Hyperspace behind them and quickly deployed six TIE Fighters, led by two TIE Interceptors, being flown by a pair of Inquisitors; the male Humanoid Alien Fifth Brother and the male Terrelian Jango Jumper Eighth Brother. Seeing the incoming enemies, Latts simply said, "I knew this was too easy."

Sugi began to order, "Alright everyone get to your stations, and remember, Noriah, if my ship gets damaged it will cost you extra."

The others nodded and headed out. Sori took the co-piolet seat next to Sugi. While Noirah and Latts went below the cockpit to man the controls for the two ZX7 Laser Cannons attached to the front of the Halo.

As four TIE Fighters came in from behind they fired at the ship, only for it to move to the left to dodge. When they flew past, Noirah and Latts opened fire, each blew up one Fighter, while the other two flew upwards to dodge. They flew around to attack again, but Sugi and Sori then pressed some buttons on their controls, causing the rear-facing laser cannon mounted on the Halo's back to turn around and shot at them, taking one Fighter out. The cannon then tried to shoot at the Interceptors, but they swerved to dodge and then hit the sides of the Halo with laser blasts, rocking the ship and its crew. When the Interceptors flew past them, Noirah and Latts tried to shoot them, only for them to once again swerved and dodge. After that, the Fifth Brother flew back around, joined by two Fightes for another attack, heading right for the bridge of the Halo. They fired, but the Halo's shields held up, allowing Noriah and Latts to return fire. However, they only shot down one Fighter, as the other and the Inquisitor flew above them. Then the Eighth Brother came at them from behind and took a few shots at the Halo's left engine, causing part of it to break off. As the Halo began to make a nose dive towards Kestavel, the TIEs all began to pursue. Onboard the Halo, Sugi shouted, "Emergency crash landing procedures!"

Sori nodded, "On it!" The two began to rapidly press buttons on the consoles. This caused a flap to open in the back of the ship, releasing an electrically charged haze, which cover the TIEs.

When the TIEs flew into it, the ships began to spark and short out, causing their engines to die and them to just float in the haze. While the Fifth Brother angrily hit his controls, the Eighth Brother pointed out, "A smokescreen laced with small magnetic charges to short out ships. Clever. But also frustrating!"

Now undercover, the Halo continued its nose dive into the planet. As Noirah and Latts rejoined the others on the bridge, Sugi told them, "Everyone, hang on!" Noirah and Latts grabbed onto some nearby consoles, while Sori jumped into his robotic suit. Soon enough the ship crashed, right nearby a casino with the sign The Lucky Twi'lek hanging above it. As the crew got out of the ship, Sugi turned to Noirah and said, "I hope you can help us fix that, because a crash landing wasn't in our deal."

Noirah replied, "Don't worry, we should have the help we need since we landed right where I needed to go."

The others turned with skeptical looks, with Sori questioning, "A casino?"

Latts shrugged her shoulders, "Eh, I could go for a drink."

Just then a red skin humanoid alien with a cybernetic headband and a butlers outfit exited the building to greet them, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I know how much people want to get in here, but was it really necessary to crash your ship right near our front door?"