USH'S GAME EPISODE III- 'ARTIFACT'. Light Side Area

"I have no idea at all," says Balek. "I was just in my room when it was attacked."

He turns to leave.

"You needn't worry about engineering," he says.

At this point, the bridge crew, until recently confined in their quarters, is arriving, and they want to drown you in thanks.

"Uh, thank you...your welcome...yes yes, your welcome...yeah...your welcome...thank you..." says Xeth says to the crewmembers as Balek walks away.

The Captain, in particular, as happy, as this was almost the end of his career. He can't believe his ill-fortune! Pirates! On the Malastare-Coruscant space lanes! Disgraceful. The Republic ought to do something!

"We'll report to the Republic as soon as possible. It is very strange that pirates attacked you in Republic space...and so close to major planets," says Xeth.

OOC: sorry fot eh delay...busy week and all.... 🙄
Ic: Sieri had sensed the blaster bolts breathing down her neck. She deactivated her saber, leapt up, and firmly placed her hands on one wall and her feet on the other. When the initial bolts hit the ground where she'd just been standing, Sieri forward flips onto her feet again. She follows this move swiftly with a roll to her right, which brought her close to the sneak. She pulled her lightsaber out again and reignighted it.

I assume you did this a while ago, Julie... fight is all over! At least we know what you were doing...

Unless anyone has anything else they want to do, you can carry on to Malastare.

Gundark promised the Captain they would relay his concerns back to the authorities on Coruscant, then turned her attention back to her group. "Get back to the transports. We've got a lot of time to make up."

Right, guys, time to get back into hyperspace... the Coruscant Star will be just fine now, though there are many unanswered questions.

You will arrive at Malastare soon.

Update please.

That's pretty much it, Lance, my boy... you;re all done on the liner, you identified (at last some of) the attacking pirates as being the ones you fought oin Jaglon Beta, and Balek was on board.

Now you are back on your way to Malastare.

Xeth waves good bye to the Captain, then enters his ship. He started the engines, and tore out of the hangar.

Ok, you guys are now in Malastarian orbit. It's not as crowded here as at Coruscant, but this is still one of the major Republican worlds and it is mightily busy.

It seems your arrival is expected. You are hailed by traffic control and asked to land at a nearby orbital platform, where you will by met by a senior Prefect (law enforcement official).

Lance pulled his ship onto the orbital platform, landing it smoothly.

He then flipped some switches and pulled some levers to power down the ship.

He then had a chance to look out the viewport and saw their company was already waiting for them.

Company, in this case, is one said Prefect- a middle-aged Gran with a slightly greying beard- flanked by about six mean-looking security officers. The Prefect is twiddling with his fingers as he watched you people land.

Xeth brings in his ship and lands. He powers down the ship, and then exits with his R3 unit.

"Hello, sir," he says as he approaches the Prefect. "Jedi Knight Xeth Tam at your service!" He holds out a hand for the Gran to shake.

"Ah, err..." says the Prefect, who was obviosuly never seen a Geonosian before. He stoops slightly to shake your hand. "Pleased to make your acquaintence. Which one of you is Master Kellan Gundark? I would be delighted to meet ALL of you, of course..." He seems a bit muddled.

"Well, I am Prefect Moran Ari of of the Primary Malastarian Distrct Security Forces... which more or less makes me the head policeman around here."

"Greetings, I'm Mah Ar'cor.
You seem to have expected us...is there anything we can do for you?"

"Of course!" says Moran. "The Chancellor's Department contacted us and told me of your mission. I assure you, everything is being held in the strictest secrecy. Only myself, these six men, and our Senatorial Representative know the truth of it all. Other police know of your presence but simply think you are after smugglers." He shakes his head, sorrowfully.

"Fallen Jedi! On Malastare of all places! What are things coming to!? Of course, you people must be LIVID..."

"Em, yes. Do you have any suggestions as to where we should go now?"

"Um, well, actually... yes. Since I got the message I have had half my force looking for leads that may help you, and I do in fact have two that I believe to be relevant. One is most DEFINITELY the people you are looking for, but there seems to be no sense or reason behind it.

"The other... well, there is no PROOF that these people are behind the other, but I suspect it. And it makes rather more sense!"