It had been a quiet day on Delph, and K. Cairo Solo was glad. Her sister, Jaina, Leader of The Solo Syndicate, was off on a smuggling run and had left her in charge. Cairo had taken advantage of her temporary power and spent most of the day loungeing in her older sister's private jungle-themed office...sun-tanning on a big slab of marble that Jai called a desk.

She rolled over on her stomach and let her back bake in the pure, yellow rays of sun from Delph's lightsource. She read over the scheduale Jai had left her:

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> "Kid,
Get these checked on and done before I get back...
1. Buff up on recruiting efforts
2. Check on Uncle Luke. Make sure he's settled in.
3. Same thing for Snake
4. Same thing for EJ
5. Check on my sea-ship.
Your Sis,
Jaya<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

Cairo rolled her eyes at point five. "Ugh, that stupid ship!"
Jai's new toy was a replicated 1650's Earth-style pirate ship; she had seen it out of some old kiddy book, and "just <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> had<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->" to build one.
What was this obcession with pirates lately? Cairo knew that their Solo ancestors were pirates, cutthroats, and scoundrels...but she just didn't get why Jai was so enthralled with it all. "If she doesnt stop, <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> she'll<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> turn into a pirate before long."
Cairo scoffed and rolled over onto her back agian, and pulled down her shades..."Mmmm, I hope Jai takes her time on this run though...I could get use to this..."

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Meanwhile...Near Kessel...<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

Jaina Corellia Han Solo Darklighter was leaned back comfortably in her captain's chair aboard The <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Millennium Jade Falcon<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->. The MJF slipped out of hyperdrive and the planet Kessel was in full sight on the viewport.
Jai leaned up and streached, takeing the ship off of autopilot and grabbing the controls. She swooped down towards Kessel and achieved landing clearance without any problems---besides the fact that the flight-control-operator was a real specimen of low IQ at the workplace.

All Jai had to do, once she landed, was take some big crates that were left for her from Kessel to Tatooine...simple enough. She lowered the ramp of the MJF and strode out...nearly falling all over 4 big crates. "What tha frell...?"
She inspected them and found they were the ones she was suppose to get, "Well...that was almost <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> too<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> easy."

With the help of a hover-loader and a big of elbow grease, Jai had the crates loaded in no time and was on her way to Tatooine...<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> but<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->...Jai had a little bit of Jedi midicholrians left in her from way-back-when, and it told her something was wrong. Some was <!--EZCODE BOLD START--> very<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->wrong...but she couldn't put her finger on just what...

There were 4 of them.

They were top-of-the-line Assassin Droids,programmed to kill without mercy.Each was exactly alike in every respect.


Execpt one.

Each had a different weapon and were programmed by Masters of each.Snake saw a Chain,Sword,Rapier,and Whip.

And standing in the droids way was a man with a sword.Snake wore no armor,no helmet,no such protective gear.

Rapier charged,swinging his weapon wide to the left.Snake ducked and let the thing fly over his head.He dove to the right of the droid,just a few feet from it's giant legs.He slashed as he went past the droid,severing it's legs.The thing fell and Snake decapitated it.

One down three to go.

Whip came in next.he was behind Snake and was already hurling his weapon by the time Snake solled to the left.Turning,Snake raised his sword high above his head and hurled it at the droid.The sword buried itself deeply into Whip's chest,and the droid fell and lay still.Now Snake was weaponless.Sword and Chain started running toward him,intent on victory.Snake pulled his arm back and revealed his arm-gun.He let one bolt fly.The bolt hit Sword in the chest and the big droid fell,but started to get back up.Snake dove and rolled to Whip's body and ripped his sword free.Chain decided to go in low and flicked the chain in that direction.

Snake jumped above the attack and leaped high over the droid,to land behind it.Chain whirled around and began attacking again,only to have Snake's sword bury itself in the droid's Photoreceptor.Snake pulled his sword out and cut the now-blind droid in half.He took a deep breath and turned-..

..to see Sword's armored fist slam into his face.Snake was knocked clear off his feet,his sword clattering away.Sword brought his weapon down at Snake,who desperately rolled away.Sword followed and managed to pin Snake down by the throat.Snake groped for anything he could use against the monsterous machine.At first he felt nothing,then he ran his hand over a smooth peice of metal.....

His vibroblade.

He found the handle and shoved the business end into Sword's face,destroying the thing's head.

Snake laidere for a moment,trying to collect himself.

It was a good workout.

He got up and left the training room,heading for his ship.

Cairo had changed back into her usual clothes and had gone down to the com-center to see if Jai had checked back in.

"Hiya Ton." She said to a beefy, gruff-looking Chiss male.
"Cairo...good evening."
"Have you heard from Jai yet? Has she checked in."
"I received a automated transmission that she had carried out objective one."
"In Basic, Ton?"
"...She picked up the crates."
"Thank you...much better. But nothing else?"
"No, Miss. Nothing."

Thats when Cairo began to worry. Jai took her time, being a perfectionist, but she had never taken <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> all day<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> to do a simplistic run such as this. How long could it take? Had something gone wrong? Was she hurt? Was she....

"Ton...Where is Snake? Do you know?"
"He was last seen heading for his ship, Miss."
Cairo bolted to Docking Bay A...Shad had to get to Snake. He'd know what to do.

She came upon him and skidded to a stop, "Snake!" She was short of breath from haveing ran so far and so fast. "Snake....it's Jai....She...she;'s been gone all day on that run....i dunno where she is! Do you...mind going and looking for her? I know she's gotta be somewhere between here, Kessel, and Tatooine....Snake, you gotta find her. Ya just gotta!"

Snake grabbed Cairo by the shoulders.

"Cairo,hold on!.What is wrong? is Jaina in trouble"?

She continued, rather franticly, "I dunno! But...you know Jai....she always checks in with somebody. And <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> nobodys<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> heard from her! What if something happened Snake?! What is she sick or hurt or dead..."

Both Snake and Cairo went pale and silent for a second, letting that last dreaded thought sink in..."Oh Snake, ya gotta find her."

Just then, Ton---the gruff Chiss, ran up..."Miss Solo! Sir Snake! She's landed...on Tatooine. The auto-signal just came in."

Cairo and Snake sighed with relief. "Well, that a load-off...but....mabe you should still go check, Snake."

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Jai had put aside her "bad feeling" from earlier and set the MJF into hyperdrive en route to Tatooine. She relaxed, kicked back, and fell asleep in her captains chair. <!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Beep beep beep...<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"Mmm....always when tha dream gets good..."

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Jai awoke to the incessant beeing of a alert, signaling that the ship had come out of hyperdrive and was still on autopilot, approaching the desert-covered planet...<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

"Finally! Now I can rid of these frelling crates and get back to Delph."

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> She grabbed the controls and took over the ship, smoothly glideing into Tatooine's atmosphere and down to a public landing pad. She settled the ship and lowered the ramp.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

"Ok...lets see here. 'Docking Pad 14...section 7....bay 3. Uh-huh. This is it."

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Jai unloaded the crates and then locked up her ship...she figured she might as well slip in a sabacc game while she was here.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Therefore she headed to a little cantina in Mos Eisley. The very neighborhood that the bar was located in was enough to turn away even the most dareing cutthroat. But to a Solo? It was a second home. And to Jai, it was a family tradition. Her father had been here before...The bartender and some sentients knew her name and were always happy to see her. She couldn't wait to hang out with the old crew agian...<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

OOC: Sorry to interfere in your thread, but I was reading through it out of intrest and saw something. I don't know if you'd noticed from the planets list, but Nar Shaddaa was sadly overrun by the Yuzzuh Vong a few months ago. Don't know if that effects your RP, but I figured I'd point it out since it certainly would if it was me.

OOC: Eep!!! Well...that just.....grrr....i'll fix that. Thanks for the info

EDIT: taken care of

Snake grabbed Cairo and dragged her up the ramp of the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Big Boss<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->.

"But Snake I have to--"

"No you do not.If Jaina is in trouble we will need to help.Besides I will need someone to fly the ship when I am gone"

"And just <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> where<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> are we going"?

"Tatooine.Jaina was going to go to Mos Eisley right?"

"Yeah but.."

"She is there"

"How do you know that"?

"She would have checked in.Jaina is like that"

Cairo just slumped in her seat and watched the planet Delph fade away.

The <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Big Boss<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> entered hyperspace,heading for Tatooine.

Jai strode into the cantina, "Hello everybody!"...and you could have heard a pin drop.

"Aw shut up, Smuggler-scum." "Yeah, pipe down, kid!" "Put a sox in it, Solo-spawn."

Usually, Jai would have killed for statements like that...but seeing as the men were bigger and meaner, she let it slide. The thing holding there attention was a new slinky, sultry singer...Jai scoffed and plopped down dejectedly in a booth in the back. She order a Corellian Ale and just decided to sit a bit...