STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Holocron

"Understood," Captain Trad says.

He relays your orders in curt military commands, and the soldiers begin to abandon their posts and retreat to the underground bunker where the Hopefuls have been taken. They promise to seal the blast doors behind them, to delay Rallo should he defeat everyone present.

"May the Force be with you, Masters," Captain Trad says, with a curt nod, before taking off after his men.

"And with you," Master Kolarn says.

Rianna simply nods as they leave.

"Of course...if Rallo gets past us, I don't think there's any hope at all..." she says quietly to the other two Jedi.

"Then we better not let him get past us," Xavier responds.

He gets into line with the other two, but looks over and sees an empty place that should have been reserved for their long time friend and feels sadness.

"Oh, I don't intend to..." Rianna replies, completely determined to hold him off. "Do we go to meet him?"

Did our Padawans leave as well or are they still with us?

"I say we meet him," Xavier quickly responds.

Your Padawans will stand by your side!

Woohoo!

Does Galder have any objections to taking the fight to Rallo, or are we off to see the wizard now? 😛

If you are so inclined...

Let's go down the yellow brick road then I guess.

Rianna will lead the charge, lightsabers out and and ignited, then.

You venture outside, back out into the heat of the flames. They appear to have spread despite the fact that the Temple is not particularly flammable. Rallo stands in the midst of the flames, surrounded by bodies. The bodies are consumed quickly; he is not.

"There you are!" Rallo greets, enthusiastically. "Running away from the fight only to come running back to it? Not a very effective strategy..."

"Why are you even fighting us to begin with Sith?" Xavier says.

"You should know," Rallo says, laughing. "You brought it to my attention, Master Jedi!"

"Who said we were running?" Rianna snaps back.

"You just did," Rallo says, annoyed. "You ran inside and ran back out... oh, nevermind. The important thing is, you have helped me remember what it is I am meant to do here. Vorkuta will fall once again."

"What do you mean once again? It has never fallen?"

"No it won't..." Rianna replies, holding up her purple saber. Something about what he just said, though...

"What do you mean by 'again'?"

(edit: damnit, Jamie! 😛)

"Not for you," Rallo says. "Not yet. But I have been its conqueror many times over! I have ground your Temple and its defenders into dust so many times, and forgotten it just as many. How could I have been so blind?"

"You're delusional," Rianna snaps. "Blind about what?"