Rob looked from Edipus to Thrax and back again before slowly pushing his seat back and getting up. "Well I am sorry to cut this off, but I must report this and attend some other business before the night is over. Why don't we get together in the morning and finish this thing off with the signing of that agreement."

He held out his hand and took the hand of his new business partner with a big smile. "I have a feeling this will be a get great thing for the both of us. We were most fortunate to meet on such good terms and I am glad to finally call you a friend and partner."

Edipus smiled and departed very quietly with Thrax in tow. They rode down and dealt with the sycophantic local official in the speeder back to the port. It wasn't a long trip and Edipus spent int discussing the deal with Thrax which left Edipus feeling a bit safer because this deal would make TaggeCo even more rich and powerful which in turn would please the Chairman as this act would strengthen a portion of the Union. Thus the trip back up to the Merchant was comprised entirely of Edipus preparing special orders for the incoming construction vessels as well as sending new orders to the new spaceport that was taking place. Everything was working effectively for the time being and the spaceport was slowly building up from prefab buildings to the skeletons of true structures. TaggeCo was going to make a monster of a spaceport there and this would make everything all the better for its future plans with Stellar Enterprises.

Rob watched the two men leave and smiled at himself as he thought about everything that had transpired in this very room tonight. Only the rumble of his stomach caused the man to snap out of his thoughts and laugh at himself for not eating the whole day. He pulled out his secure comm link and let the person on the other end know that there was an urgent message that needed to be relayed to the board.

As Rob proceeded to grab a small meal on his way out of the restaurant, Jay was having fun just leading Kyra and Cierra around the different corridors of the underground facility they were in. They hallways were arranged in sort of a maze formation so that more rooms could be fit inside the confining underground structure. After some minutes of walking they emerged into a large, clean, white room that existed in the shape of large cube. Inside were long tables and benches as well as a row of food processors and dispensers against the right hand wall.

The room was empty for the most part, but one table set a man in a jacket and a buttoned down dress shirt, with the collar open. He smiled at the two women as they entered the Mess Hall and motioned to the various plates of food that lay on the table top. The foods consisted of various varieties of Coruscanti cuisines and Nabooin.

"I trust you enjoyed your tour of the vessels?" Said Rob with a smile as he glanced at both the ladies.

He looked down at the droid, Jay, and gave it a slight wink. "Thanx for showing them the long way and buying me some time friend."

Jay whistled and beeped back to Rob. Cierra then interrupted.

"The ships are perfect, just as I would have expected. Please sit down Rob."

Cierra pulled a chair and sat down herself.

"I need a time frame on the freighter. When do you expect it to be complete?"

Rob smiled and slowly sat down, looking at Cierra. "The freighter should be completely finished within the next week and a half. The fighter, however, is complete and after the rest of the payment is made, you can take it with you at anytime."

He looked over at the two and then back at the food before speaking again. "Please have something to eat. I had the cook make something special for you both."

Cierra and Kyra both helped themselves to some food. Kyra was rather surprised that food from Naboo had been prepared.

Cierra looked to Rob.

"I can pay the remaining balance on the fighter now along with more towards the freighter."

Cierra then noticed Stellar was slightly drifting into thought.

"Is something on your mind Rob?"

Rob's smiled widened a little as his guests ate and enjoyed themselves, however, at the same time his mind drifted towards the proposition he had for Cierra. The fact that he did not know exactly what Ishara and these others did for a living made this request a shot in the dark for him. He really had nothing to loose, though, either they could accept or decline.

"Very well than, if you wish you could pilot the fighter out of here, or get it delivered to anywhere you choose, or just receive it with the freighter when its all complete." He paused and looked at Cierra, his smile all but erased.

"There is something on my mind. I would like to offer your client a job. It consists of training some people to fight as soldiers as well as taking part in covert missions along with them. I usually have the people for that sort of work, but they are busy at the moment. If your client chooses to accept, some of my people will accompany her on the mission and I shall provide more information to her."

Rob took a drink of water and watched Cierra for her reaction.

Cierra was surprised and pleased at the same time. She knew sooner or later Rob would need something from them but didn't expect it so soon. It was time to get to business.

"Training troops is not something we normally do and Ishara is on Bonadan at the moment but I may have someone from our organization who would be a good choice for this sort of work. I think we can arrange something..."

Cierra took a sip from her drink.

"...for a reasonable discount on the remaining balance for the freighter of course."

Cierra smiled. It really wasn't something they did but thinking about the cost she would charge for something like this would almost cover the balance so it was hard to refuse.

As she smiled, Cierra waited for Rob's reply as he was obviously thinking abouth the offer.

Rob's expression slowly changed to another smiled as he considered her price tag. Inside, however, he knew the cost of hiring professional military instructors and quickly started to do the math in his head. Also the fact that he had already done business with Ishara's group and knew them somewhat, played in his decision making process.

"Very well, that would be agreeable." Rob nodded slowly and smiled at Cierra. "You have yourself a deal."

He stood for a second and went over to one of the tables beside them. From under it he withdrew a small box and proceeded to place it on the table where Cierra and Kyra sat. Once opened, Rob pulled out a rather thick looking data pad and slid it towards Cierra with a smile.

"I would like to present you with his ultra secure military grade datapad. All the information about the mission is on there as well as some of the bios of the few personnel that will be joining whoever you pick for it. The datapad has built within it a secure data transmitter that will automatically encrypt and decrypt files when they are sent of received." He paused to reached on the bottom of the pad and pulled out a small comm link.

"This built in comm link is linked to the datapad's encryption system and will encrypt all call you make through it. The comm link will also be linked to your new fighter and freighter, allowing you to control them remotely. There are four datapads here, so use them wisely." He paused once more and smiled gently as he sat back down. "I...have also included a hacking and slicer program that I think your client might find useful in her line of work. It wont work on Stellar Enterprises computers or doors of course, but on most others it should."

Cierra let out a laugh.

"I wouldn't expect it would work on SE systems! At another time, once we prove there is a level of trust on both sides, I may ask you to modify it so it does. The reasons would make sense to you at that time, but for now, let's get back on track."

Cierra began to look over the files, but only briefly.

"I have no military background myself so I can't make the decisions for who will be on the team. Only Ishara and Lexx have had military training and since Ishara isn;t here at the moment..."

Cierra waves the datapad in front of Rob.

"...I'll need to contact Lexx who is stationed nearby to help me with this. I'm sure your facility is blocking transmissions so, if you would be so kind, I'd like to try this new toy and signal Lexx to dock here."

Cierra was smiling as she waived the datapad. Rob contacted his people and instructed Cierra that the signal would be tranmitted through their systems so the signal itself could not be detected as it was sent.

Cierra then activated the device.

"This is Cierra, situation green, require passive assistance."

Cierra deactivated the datatpad.

"She'll be here withing the hour."

Kyra then added with a sarcastic tone looking at Cierra and Rob.

"Lexx is coming here?? This should be interesting!"

Rob gave a puzzled look and noticed Cierra was smiling about the situation.

"Lexx is... well, unique. Would you please alert your people that a small ship will be arriving very shortly? I also suggest we start to head back to the hangar."

The group got up and began to head back to the hangar. As they walked, Cierra had a few requests.

"I should tell you a little bit about Lexx. She's very similar to Ishara but is more mean I guess you can say. It's nothing you need to be concerned about, I just wanted to prepare you for meeting her. Lexx is a tough woman and it shows. I also need to ask you to extend some trust in me. I'm asking that you have a only a small security team from SE present and alert them there is nothing to fear and to take no actions against Lexx. Please Rob, trust me on this one. Have whatever devices on you that you feel is necessary. When you meet her, you will understand. Can you trust me Rob?"