Rusty was walking through the hangar, looking for Dravin. He passed a few of the workers in the hangar, who were building consoles of some kind.

"Mr. Metropolis, Mr. Metropolis! Can you come here for a moment sir? Please sir?!"

Rusty walked over to the man

"What is it? And the name's Rusty."

"Mr...Rusty...sir...we are preparing these consoles for the shipyards. What do you think sir...I mean Rusty."

Rusty smiled, patting the guy on the shoulder

"Looks great. You guys keep up the good work. And say, you haven't seen Cairo have you?"

"Is it true you and her are an item sir?"

Rusty blushed, not turning back around

"If you see her, tell her I'm looking for her. Tell Dravin I'm after him too."

Rusty exited the building, and walked past The Defender, parked nearby. As he turned around, he saw Cairo, and was shocked that his jaw didn't hit the hangar floor.

"H-h-hi. You look...great."

Cairo was tossing her things into the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Defender<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, she turned around and smiled at Rusty, blushing slightly. "Well...thank you."

She walked over to him, brushing a lock of golden-brown hair off her face, "Oh...um...Dravin said to tell you that he's meditating out in the forests."

Rusty smiled slightly

"He does pick the strangest places to meditate."

Rusty walked down The Defender's ramp, and around her, inspecting her, tapping her hull here and there. He then returned to the ramp, smiling.

"She looks excellent Cairo. You've really out done yourself. I honestly thought I couldn't salvage this baby."

He smiled at Cairo, then he hugged her.

"I really appreciate it. Tec should be returning soon..."

Rusty pulled out a pad from his pocket and scribbled a note to Tec: Went to find Dravin. We should return shortly. Meet us here. Rusty and Cairo. Rusty offered a hand to Cairo.

"I've got to go find Dravin. Would you care to join me?"

Rusty smiled, his shyness fading fast.

After coming back from his room to get some clothes and to stop by Jerusha's room to tell her he would be gone a while, Tec went to Rusty's ship and found the note left by Rusty and Cairo, Well, that's going good, at least, he thought to himself, and he sat down on the ramp of the ship and waited...

Rusty walked into the forest, which was rather dense, more so than he had originally thought. He held Cairo's hand, to keep her from tripping over the twigs and such as he walked briskly through the forest, searching for any sign of Dravin or his Force Signature. He walked briskly, searching his mind and body for any feeling of Dravin. He saw him in the distance, meditating hard. He was masking his Force presence. Rusty approached him, rousing him from his meditating.

"C'mon Dravin...Tec's waiting for us."

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> It had takein' Dravin an hour to find a quiet spot in the forest. Most of the noise and traffic from the city had bothered him, but this place was peaceful and isolated. He sat there with his legs crossed, in the deep emptiness of meditation.

Dravin awoke, he still hadn't found out what his vision meant. He pushed it aside and decided to practice his Force powers. Birds flew through the trees, hunting on smaller insect-like creatures. The insects looked like and were about the same size of the birds, but they had a long tail, tipped with a stinger.

The birds darted back and forth, over-powering the small insects. He concentrated on the insects, sub-consciously linking their minds together. The insects' defense strengthened, and they pushed back the attacking birds. Seeing that they couldn't over-take all the insects, the birds gave up and retreated.

He sighed, enhanced coordination was tiring to those who hadn't practiced it much. Dravin hoped he could practice it more when he had some extra time.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

OOC: give me some time before you post next time, consider my above post before Rusty's post

IC: <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Dravin felt Rusty's and Cairo's presence in the Force getting nearer to him. He slipped out of his meditation when Rusty started to call for him.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

"I'm coming Rusty." <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Dravin yelled back.

He got up and jogged over toward his master, dodging low branches and a few large rocks in his way. When he got closer to Cairo and Rusty, he noticed a large reptilian presence heading for them. He sent a telepathic message to Rusty, warning him of the predator.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

Rusty turned sharply, standing in front of Cairo as the creature approached. Rusty squinted, not sure of what the creature was from it's distance. It walked upright, but made no sounds. Rusty thought out loud, almost in a whisper

"That's odd. I've never seen a Gungan here."

Rusty unclipped his saber from his belt, but didn't ignite it.

"Who are you, what are you, and what can we do for you?"

Rusty spoke to the creature, not sure if it understood.

"Identify yourself NOW."

Rusty stood, still in front of Cairo, shielding her from the creature as Dravin approached.

"Dravin, what the hell is that thing?"

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> As Dravin ran, he checked his memory for the presence he sensed. An image flashed into his mind of a tall, muscular reptile attacking a group of rodians.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

"Master, its a Ghest!!! Get away from it!!!!"

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Dravin yanked his lightsaber out from under his robes and ignited it's gold blade. He ran quickly, then with the aid of the Force, he leaped up onto a high branch.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

"I'll draw it away!!!"

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> He jumped from branch to branch until he was almost directly above fo the predator. With the Force, he hit the creature with a Force push. The creature stumbled back a step, but regained it's composure and focused on Dravin.

The creature clawed and pushed on the tree, but it didnt budge. Dravin hoped this would give Rusty and Cairo enough time to escape.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

((Once agian, I've got to play catch-up))

IC:
Cario took Rusty's hand and they went into the forest to search for Dravin. She was gald he lead her along, so he was in front and couldn't see her deep blush or exhilirated grin.

They found Dravin, meditating, of course and were suddenly attacked by some reptilian creature. Cairo was a tad shocked, but mostly flattered and proud that Rusty protected and shielded her. She stoof back, letting the two experienced Jedi deal with the creature.