STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Runaway

The Mercenary reaches down as if to undo his belt from behind... but instead pulls forth a long cylindrical object. He presses the activator switches and both sides of the lightstaff ignite, emitting purple blades.

"Fool," he says. "You dare to threaten me, Xorn Elias?! You will pay for your insolence with your life!"

And now he is stomping his way up the remaining distance of the trash pile to engage you in a lightsaber duel...

I suppose if I fought him I would be at a penalty right?

Is there anyway to tell if he has Force abilities or is just a normal guy wielding a saber.

A -4 penalty (-1 from the armor, -3 from injuries) to be exact. Not the best circumstances! Though he fights with a -1 penalty for his armor as well.

You sensed that he used the Force to Draw his pistols earlier, with superhuman reflexes that only a Jedi would have. But you sense a great deal of arrogance from this one.

Xavier knows he ahs been injured and thus is not hundred percent going into this fight. Still there is only one way to test out this person's ability.

"Let us see what you are made of."

By the way does Xavier get a bonus for having the high ground 😛

Perhaps...

You will now go use the duel thread for this fight.

We return with the duel interrupted by the sudden arrival of Stathos and Cabas, here to apprehend both duellists!

Stathos and Cabas go back to back, cautiously eyeing the two of you.

"Xavier, come with us," Cabas urges. "You aren't yourself!"

Stathos gives an idle twirl of his lightsaber, glaring at Xorn.

The Dark Jedi removes his helmet. He reveals dark brown hair, pulled back into a ponytail, and a vicious scar that runs down from his right eye, across his jaw line, and to the back of his neck. He tosses the helmet aside, then hits the emergency release button that causes his hazard suit to collapse and fall off of him, bit by bit.

Without hazard suits (and yours punctured as a result of the fight), none of you will be conscious for long due to the fumes coming from the processing plant. So let's hear what Xavier does.

Xavier freezes for a moment at the sight of his Master. Xavier begins to take a step towards his Master when he is interrupted.

We have a mission to complete, we are not done yet

Suddenly Xavier stops in his tracks. Then looks over to his ship. He had to get out of here. He quickly blurs trying to make it picking up trax while he does so.

Cabas makes as if he is going to pursue, but Xorn quick-draws his twin pistols and fires at the pair of newly-arrived Jedi. Your Master spins around and deflects the shots, skillfully twirling his lightsaber with his only hand.

Trax is unconscious when you reach him, wounded from gunfire and influenced by the fumes. He won't be able to pilot the ship out of there, but you may be able to on a basic level.

Xavier looks at Trax. He will need time to heal.

He looks back at his Master as he is engaged in combat. His first instinct is go help Cabas finish this fallen one off.

NO WE HAVE WORK TO DO!

Xavier does as the screaming in his head says. He picks up Trax and carries him in to the ship. As long as there wasn't anything fancy going on he should be able to pilot the ship enough to get out of here.

There IS that Jedi transport flying around... since Stathos and Cabas have abandoned it, someone has to be flying that can operate those blasters.

Xorn is retreating from the Jedi, ascending to the top of the trash pile. Cabas breaks off from the fight to pursue you, using his talent with defense to fend off shots from the Dark Jedi while Stathos keeps at it.

But Cabas won't reach you in time as you already have a head start on him, tapping into the Force to speed up your dash to the New Beginning. You make it in with enough time to start up the ship and haphazardly take off before Cabas arrives.

A screen is beeping at you as you bring the ship online.

Xavier looks at the screen as he begins to get the ship out of there.

It is indicating that two starships are inbound...

The first is the Jedi transport, which fires at you as the New Beginning rises. The shields absorb the shot; whoever is flying the Jedi ship is not an impressive pilot.

The second seems to be... one of the pirate slave transports, like your ship! It is heading this way.

Well well this is interesting

"Very interesting indeed," Xavier says without a hint of emotion.

Xavier will not do anything terribly skilled, simply moving himself from in between the two ships hoping they begin to engage each other.

As it turns out, the pirate slaver comes in low over the trash pile where Xorn is holding off Stathos with his pistols. The Dark Jedi leaps up and grabs hold of the extended landing gear, firing at Stathos as he moves away.

The Jedi transport, having moved around to strike at you, moves for the slaver ship instead. But the topside turret of the transport opens fire and drives the Jedi ship off for the moment.

Xorn then jumps from the landing gear into the ship. The hatch closes.

Xavier may not be very good but surely he can shoot the ship while it's hovering. Which he will attempt to do.

With Xavier's inexperience, he is guaranteed not to hit anything that is moving, which is what the slaver ship is doing as it tries to bugger off.

The Jedi transport is leaving both of you alone, in order to pick up Stathos and Cabas.

Is Xavier able to try and follow the slaver ship, or is he too banged up to do that?

If the slaver ship were to escape and enter hyperspace, there would be no way for you to follow except based upon his trajectory... which all sounds difficult to Xavier as he does not know what he is doing. The New Beginning is basically in cruise control.

Trax is starting to come to, no longer in the toxic fumes. He is no shape to pilot.

Well it's not a good idea to sit around here with Cabas and them on us.

Is there anyway for Xavier to try and make a jump tp Hyperspace or can Trax guide him through it. It's time to retreat and recover.

Trax can guide you through it. What kind of place would you like to be headed?