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Post by dakota on Jun 14, 2014 20:26:56 GMT -5
"Get us out of here?" Vex said in surprise. " I'm no barge driver! I don't how to fly this dwang heap!" Despite his protest, he still took one of the nav stations, and began looking over the controls.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jun 15, 2014 15:02:05 GMT -5
As he sat down, Vex could see three things: 1. the controls were Corellian, 2. They were made with manouverability in mind (light-freighter-level), and 3. They had the same look and feel as an Imperial ship.
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Post by dakota on Jun 16, 2014 7:04:43 GMT -5
"Okay, maybe I can fly this thing. Not making any promises though." Vex backpedalled once he was seated. "How old is this crate? This is the crudest layout I've ever seen. Okay, Y-wings are worse, but this is a close second." Even as he talked, he was beginning preflight and checking readings," Cap, we ready to haul shebse?"
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jun 17, 2014 21:14:52 GMT -5
"I seem to recall that it was purchase used," M-3TO answered Vex. "Though modifications were made after the fact."
"Me Too, vessel approaches," an astromech intoned.
Star Destroyer was starting to grow.
"Yeah," Alio said. "Alright, just get us clear of the asteroid field... Set co-ordinates for the Alderaan system."
Alio's tone didn't leave room for negotiation.
The astro-mech chirped an affirmative and got to work.
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Post by dakota on Jun 25, 2014 7:38:41 GMT -5
Vex was about to say something, but remembered Alio was Alderaanian and held his tongue as he punched a course in the navicomputer. " Set, just need to get clear us into the clear to hit it. Someone might want to get any guns online soon." He activated the shields and vectored the ship away from the ImpStar before throttling the sublights up to speed,headed for open space
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jun 25, 2014 8:12:35 GMT -5
"Yes, the Alderaanian people are a peaceful people," M-3TO agreed. "They will assist us."
Alio didn't say anything right away.
"Get us clear," he said. It sounded like he had an answer to a question. "And get us out of here."
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Post by dakota on Jun 27, 2014 6:20:59 GMT -5
"On it, Cap." Vex said as he worked the controls. "Uhh M3, how long have you been parked out here? These controls are nothing like the freighters I've seen.
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Post by Mierin on Jun 29, 2014 23:36:31 GMT -5
Jessa stands back and watches what's going on around her. "Need some help there?" she asks Vex.
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Post by dakota on Jul 2, 2014 22:32:18 GMT -5
"Sure Jessa, "Vex nodded as he began to get them moving," jump in and help me get this crate out of here. And maybe come up with a. trick or two to deal with tractor beams when they nab us with one."
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jul 5, 2014 21:38:06 GMT -5
As Vex spoke, and Jessa sat down (let me know which station), the folks on the bridge could see the approaching Star Destroyer disappear under their bow.
"Lightspeed point = 5 minutes," beeped the navigation astromech.
"Oh dear," M-3TO said. "It seems at this speed, we will need to travel for 5 more minutes before we can jump."
"Captain," Van Demme said. "I think we have TIE-fighters coming. I have fighter signatures, but the tactical computer's not making sense."
"Fire when we have line of sight then," Alio said. "See if you can get a suppression fire down."
"Yes sir," Van Demme responded, working the controls as best he can.
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Post by dakota on Jul 10, 2014 19:24:13 GMT -5
"Five minutes?" Vex said in disbelief. " Sithspit, we might as well try to walk! Yeah Jessa, jump and see if you can get us a better course than that droid can. Your jump plots are always better than mine." Getting his bearings of the controls, he tried to tweak a little more speed out of the sublights. " All right, let's see what this tub can do."
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jul 17, 2014 10:10:36 GMT -5
"The hyperdrive had not been used in some time," M-3TO explained. "And we are in the middle of an asteroid field - watch out!"
As the ship started moving, a rock, about a metre long shattered against the hull, with the sound reverberating through the ship.
Alio sighed. "I need one gunner on rocks, one on on suppression fire."
The two former co-pilots nodded, and moved to other positions to get the gunning systems organized.
"Fighters approach," Beeped the Astromech. "1 minute until weapons range."
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Post by dakota on Jul 19, 2014 20:55:23 GMT -5
"What you need is a crate flyer on the controls, and a couple fighter for me and Jessa to fly escort in." Vex replied. He knew he was out of his element in the freighter but had no choice. Closing his eyes for just a moment, he composed himself before relaxing a bit. "All right, let's try this again." He angled the the ship through the least dangerous path out of the asteroid field. " Guys, don't bother trying to hit the TIEs, just blow apart rocks in their paths, the debris you make will take care of them quick enough. Jessa, see if we have any shields and bring them up quick."
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Post by Mierin on Jul 22, 2014 13:16:04 GMT -5
Jessa nods and says, "I'm on it." Jessa then tries to assess the status of their shields and brings them up so the ship has some defenses.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Aug 1, 2014 20:54:44 GMT -5
Jessa had no problems finding the shields and getting them up and running. The coverage was complete, and the power output looked to be military grade.
As Vex calmed down and closed his eyes, started to feel a bit of feedback from the ship's controls. After he opened his eyes, a path large enough for the freighter miraculously presented itself.
"Starting suppression fire," on of the co-pilots said.
Through the bridge's viewports, they could see the flashes of turbo laser fire. Sensors then lit up as those shots shatters the smaller rocks between them and the TIE fighters.
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