DESCRIPTION: *****their scanners show several escape pods crashing into the city*****
Tycho Celchu: -= kicks in the engines and sets power to shileds and lasers =-
Doc Anreson: C> Sith, is there no way to stop it?
Tycho Celchu: C> Boss!! You seeing that??
Doc Anreson: -=watches in horror=-
Wedge Antilles: C> Yeah, light them up before they hit! Get as many as you can
Doc Anreson: -=shakes head=- C> will do
Tycho Celchu: -= orients his fighter to the sky and hits the switch that locks his s-foils in attack mode =-
Hobbie Klivian: C> Copy.
Tycho Celchu: C> Copy Lead...5 is on it
Doc Anreson: -=locks s-foils to an X and heads for sky=- Get me a lock, Wily. -=arms torpedoes=-
Tycho Celchu: -= starts accquiring targets and firing off shots as his fighter raises into the air =-
Doc Anreson: -=droid gives her a tone, and she thumbs a single torp for that pod=-
Tycho Celchu: -= two pods fall to his guns =-
Doc Anreson: SITH!
Hobbie Klivian: Sith. -=acquires targets and fires=-
Doc Anreson: -=the torpedoe falls harmlessly to the side and explodes midair. Thumbs back to lazers=- Let's do it the old fashioned way, shall we?
Wedge Antilles: -=clips of some shots at a falling pod=-
Tycho Celchu: -= he levels out in the coruscant sky and swings his nose to port as he fires =-
Wedge Antilles: -=The escape pod blows up in the air rather largely=-
Doc Anreson: -=clips one of the pods, reaims to destroy it=-
Tycho Celchu: -= one pod explodes as another is grazed only =-
Corran Horn: -=gets a shaky lock on a pod headed for a skyhook=-
Hobbie Klivian: -=gut tightens as he fires again=-
Corran Horn: -=fires a quad burst=-
Doc Anreson: -=the pod explodes vaingloriously=-
Tycho Celchu: -= he guns his engines forward and fires as he rolls to avoid a pod =-
Corran Horn: -=one laser cores through the pod, setting of a large explosion=-
Doc Anreson: -=aquires the pod near tycho
Hobbie Klivian: -=grumbles and pulls around to try again=-
Tycho Celchu: -= another pod explodes brilliantly as another is wounded =-
DESCRIPTION: *****pods fall like rain*****
Tycho Celchu: C> 5 to lead
Hobbie Klivian: SITH... this isn't working. C> They're too many
Doc Anreson: -=the pod, after two cycles, explodes=- C> Where the Hoth are they all coming from!?
Wedge Antilles: C> What's up 5? -=takes another shot=-
Doc Anreson: -=dodges a pod that's come too close, then takes a potshot=-
Wedge Antilles: -=Pod explodes=-
Hobbie Klivian: -=another potshot=-
Tycho Celchu: C> We have to stim the tide here...any idea where they are comming from?!
Doc Anreson: -=another pod explodes=-
Corran Horn: -=sees a cluster of three pods angling at a large commercial center=-
Tycho Celchu: -= fires into another mess of pods =-
Corran Horn: -=switches to single and strafes the cluster=-
Doc Anreson: -=sees a pod heading for the local elementary=-
Wes Janson: -=while running the the hall, Wes and Siee are suddenly thrown against the wall as a pod crashes into the med center right beside them=-
Wedge Antilles: -=Checks his scanners=-
Tycho Celchu: -= two are lanced as a third explodes in a ball of gas =-
Doc Anreson: -=it explodes raining harmless shrapnel on the building=-
Corran Horn: -=two of the pods explode, taking the third with them=-
Wedge Antilles: C>I can't see where they're comming from!
Hobbie Klivian: C> I'm going up to look. -=aims fighter into the sky=-
Doc Anreson: C> Seven? Two, I'm your wing
Wedge Antilles: C> Go with him 5
Doc Anreson: -=pulls about and heads after him=-
Tycho Celchu: C> Lets hit sky Rogues!
Hobbie Klivian: -=fires at pods as he goes=-
Wes Janson: -=puts Siee under him as the ceiling collapses down onto them=-
Doc Anreson: -=fires at the pods he misses as she goes=-
Tycho Celchu: -= rockets off into the ionisphere as he continues firing at pods =-
Doc Anreson: -=one that had fallen to the side, explodes =-
DESCRIPTION: *****As the 3 fighters get higher their scanners show an escort carrier looming over coruscant=-
Tycho Celchu: -= one pod explodes and he rolls through the fireball =- C> 5 to Rogues....EC in low orbit!
Doc Anreson: C> wouldya look at that? -=frustrated amazement=- -=resumes pod-shooting=-
Tycho Celchu: C> Why are'nt the Golans Firing?!
Hobbie Klivian: C> How did that get here without us knowing.
Wedge Antilles: C> Can you take care of it 5? I want me and 9 down here to fight off some of these.
Doc Anreson: -=hit another pod into space-dust=-
Tycho Celchu: C> Will do lead! 5 out!
Wedge Antilles: -=rolls to his left spraying fire into the air=-
Hobbie Klivian: C> 5, 7... strafe the carrier?
Doc Anreson: C> Sounds like a party I don't want to miss.
Tycho Celchu: -= sighs =- C> 2 and 7...set up for torpedo runs!
Wedge Antilles: -=5 pods expolde being hit by his fire=-
Corran Horn: -=orders whistler to set torps for a proximity detonation=-
Hobbie Klivian: C> Copy 5.
Doc Anreson: C> As ordered
Tycho Celchu: C> I'll dance with it's Turbo lasers to draw fire!
Corran Horn: -=links up a pair and fires them into the rain of pods=-
Doc Anreson: C> Seven? Two... you take the lead
Hobbie Klivian: -=activates torps and heads across bow=- C> Copy two
Doc Anreson: -=arms torps=-
Siee Janson: -=siee opens her eyes to see Wes unconcious, his body wedged between debris to keep the ceiling from falling on her. She grabs her comlink and starts calling for help on the standard channel=-
Tycho Celchu: -= heads in full tilt at the EC , shields up to max and sets lasers for single but rapid fire =-
Hobbie Klivian: C> On 2.... TWO! -=fires torp=-
Corran Horn: -=the torps explode and set off a brilliant chain reaction, filling the sky with fire=-
Doc Anreson: -=thumbs switch=-
Wedge Antilles: -=corran's torp explosion dims his blastshield on his helmet=-C> Nice one 9
Tycho Celchu: -= the EC begins firing back as TYcho jukes his fighter left and right...he thumbs off several shots =-
Corran Horn: C>Thanks lead. Proximity torps, may want to try it out.
Wedge Antilles: C> Will do - Get on it Gate
Doc Anreson: -=one glances, while the other impacts, buckling a plate=-
Tycho Celchu: -= one TL turret slags but the rest of the shots bounce harmlessly off the shileds =-
Wedge Antilles: -=Gate sets the torps=-
Corran Horn: -=links up another pair of prox torps=- -=fires them off=-
Wedge Antilles: -=pulls up and fires into the air=-
Hobbie Klivian: C> Come on two, another pass.
Doc Anreson: C> sounds like fun, Seven.
Corran Horn: -=one malfunctions and shoots through, the other detonates=-
Tycho Celchu: grazes the surface of the EC and passes throuigh several surface explosions =-
Doc Anreson: -=pulls around, tucked in tightly behind hobbie's fighter=-
Corran Horn: -=it sets off another rather nice explosion=-
Wedge Antilles: -=Gets several pods falling from the EC=-
Hobbie Klivian: -=readies another salvo and lets it go=-
Tycho Celchu: -= he thumbs another round of lasers as he comes over the engines of the EC =-
Doc Anreson: -=lets hers go a split moment behind=-
Wedge Antilles: -=pumps out another 2 trying to keep the pods back=-
Corran Horn: -=fires out his last pair of torps=-
Tycho Celchu: -= two shots pierce the port engine on the EC as Tycho jets off out of TL range =-
Doc Anreson: -=one torp goes straight through the bridge, the other slamming in behind it=-
Corran Horn: -=the shots explode late, only taking a single pod with them=-
Wedge Antilles: -=The explosions of a few pods shootout and clip other having a domino effect=-
Tycho Celchu: -= pulls a 180 and kicks in full afterbuners heading headlong at the crippled EC =-
Wedge Antilles: -=pod comes streaking into his view headed right for him=-
Corran Horn: -=switches back to lasers and weaves back and forth, firing the whole time=-
Doc Anreson: YEAH!!!
Wedge Antilles: -=quickly pulls out of the way=- -=Pod nearly misses over his head=-
Corran Horn: -=dives away as a pod comes underneath his protective field of fire=-
Hobbie Klivian: C> Two, you take lead this time.
Doc Anreson: C> Don't mind if I do, Seven.
Tycho Celchu: -= a couple of single blasts hit as he pulls up, weak return fire from a TL impacts his aft shiled as he pulls away =-
Doc Anreson: -=kicks in thrusters a bit and takes point, heading for the engines=-
Tycho Celchu: -= Ugh screams =- I know , I know!! Just fix it!!
Wedge Antilles: C> 5 see if you can get a torp inside of it's launch bay!
Tycho Celchu: C> Copy Lead
Hobbie Klivian: -=follows 2=-
Doc Anreson: C> On my mark, seven....... MARK! -=fires two more torps at the engine housings=-
Hobbie Klivian: -=drops two more=-
Tycho Celchu: -= heads back in as ugh screams in protest =- It'll have to do for now! -= aims for the launchbays =-
Doc Anreson: -=the first torp glances the plating, while the second slamms in, rupturing the casing=-
Wedge Antilles: -=Dives his fighter with red laser pouring from his cannons=-
Hobbie Klivian: -=both hit the engines=-
Tycho Celchu: -= both torps plow into the unshileded launch bay and a huge firball erupts from the belly of the ship =-
Wedge Antilles: -=his random shots hit many pods some getting hit twice as they fall=-
Doc Anreson: C> woah, you see that?
Hobbie Klivian: C> Nice shot, 5.
Tycho Celchu: C> 5 to Lead ...the EC is out of commision! C> Thanks 7
Wedge Antilles: C>Copy that 5, great work team.
Corran Horn: -=continues his streaking, firing path through the sky=-
Doc Anreson: -=pulls around=- C> Teach me to do that sometime, Five -=chuckles=-
Tycho Celchu: -= the Ec begins to list as it burns in space =- C> Just attend my sims and you might do that 2 -= ugh reports shields back online =-
Doc Anreson: -=grins=- C> I'll think about it. -=winks though she knows he can't see her=-
DESCRIPTION: *****The pods stop falling*****
Doc Anreson: -=flipps off comm and leans head back=- Wily.... if you can figure out what the hoth just happened here, I'll give you the best oil bath you could imagine. Looks at text screen and chuckles - I CAN IMAGINE LOTS=-
Hobbie Klivian: -=sits back against the accelleration couch and sighs=- I'm getting too old for this.
Tycho Celchu: -= sighs as Ugh settles down and begins scanning for targets =- C> Lead........ I have a bad feeling about this
DESCRIPTION: CONTROL> Control to Rogue Squadron you are to land and report to General Cracken.
Hobbie Klivian: C> 5, I hate it when you say that.
Doc Anreson: -=swings fighter into formation with tycho and hobbie=-
Corran Horn: -=obeys the command and loops back towards base=-
Tycho Celchu: -= laughs =-
Doc Anreson: C> Five, you say that way too often for my taste....
Hobbie Klivian: -=heads back to surface=-
Tycho Celchu: -= closes strike foils and heads back for base =- C> Lets go...you heard the bosses
Doc Anreson: -=chuckles as she flips a switch, the strike foils back to cruising set=-
Corran Horn: -=sets wings to cruise=-
Doc Anreson: -=banks away and heads for surface=-
Wedge Antilles: C> Not all of us got to the air. We'll need to search for survivors control.
Doc Anreson: ~You better be okay, Jansons....~ -=thinks=-
Hobbie Klivian: PVT+Wedge> Wedge, Wes was taking Siee to safety, I hope.
DESCRIPTION: C> Negative, you are to report to General Cracken
Wedge Antilles: PVT+Hobbie>I'll make sure that area get's scanned as soon as I land.
Tycho Celchu: -= glides into the atmosphere and looks at the smoking remains of several buildings and a few burning skyhooks =-
Hobbie Klivian: -=grumbles=- Cracken can kiss my Ralltiirian butt. I'm going to look for Wes.
Doc Anreson: Just great -=mutters=- Cracken.....
Hobbie Klivian: PVT+Wedge> THanks boss.
Wedge Antilles: -=sets his fighter down inside a half destroyed bay=-
Tycho Celchu: -= Starfighter Command lloks to be hit hard, but the hanger seems operable, if only barely =-
Hobbie Klivian: -=lands and quickly pops the hatch=- Sith...
Doc Anreson: -=pulls fighter into the bay and poopps the hatch=-
Tycho Celchu: -= sets down in a semi clean spot and powers down the converters as the cockpit opens =-
Doc Anreson: -=pulls off gear as wily's extracted and tosses it in, then slides down the ladder and stalks over towards Wedge's fighter=-
Wedge Antilles: C> I want lifters over to the Rogue hanger bay and the surrounding facilities ASAP
Tycho Celchu: -= he leaves his helmet and gloves in the fighter =- Ugh...keep an eye out -= the droid replies as Tycho hopps down and pulls his blaster then runs to Wedge =-
Wedge Antilles: -=pops the hatch and vaults over the side of his fighter=-
Doc Anreson: -=waits at the base, arms crossed=-
Hobbie Klivian: -=throws off helmet and jumps out of fighter, pulling out comlink=- C> Wes, do you copy?
Tycho Celchu: I hope they didnt insert troops while we played shooting gallery
Hobbie Klivian: C> Sith Wes, answer me.
Tycho Celchu: -= looks around =- Where is Wes?!
Doc Anreson: You can't POSSIBLY be thinking of going before we go find the missing Rogues. -=glares=- -=turns to tycho=- He was taking Siee to Med-bay
Siee Janson: -=Siee hears noise above her and blinks as light shines down into their hole=- HELP! -=looks to Wes=- Wes, wake up, someone's coming...
Wes Janson: -=wes groans and opens his eyes=- took them sithin long enough...
Hobbie Klivian: -=throws comlink across bay=- We've got to find Wes.
Tycho Celchu: -= Turns to doc =- You do what you're told. We are trying to figure out what happened -= goes back to conversing with Wedge =-
Siee Janson: -=arms come and pull debris away, freeing Wes first from his pinning, then lifting Siee from her hole=-
Doc Anreson: -=tosses burning glance at tycho and does what she wants to anyway, jogges off toward the hanger-bay door=-
Wedge Antilles: We need to get to Cracken
Wes Janson: -=wes pulls out comlink and holds head=- C> Wedge?
Wedge Antilles: He knows something. That's why he called us in.
Hobbie Klivian: -=takes off after Amanda=-
Wedge Antilles: C> Wes? Where are you? Grab her Hobbie! I've got Wes on the com!
Doc Anreson: -=pulls out comlink=- Wily, see if you can't track down the other rogues by signal. Relay back to my pad.
Hobbie Klivian: Amanda!
Wes Janson: -=looks around while a medic quickly puts bacta patchs on his cuts=- C> hallway by medbay... at least it used to be...
Tycho Celchu: -= groans =- Les go see what Crack head wants
Doc Anreson: -=skidds to a halt=- What!?
Wedge Antilles: C> Are you okay?
Hobbie Klivian: Wedge is talking to Wes, come on. -=waves her back=-
Wes Janson: C> a bit crushed, but I'll live... what happened?
Wedge Antilles: C> Escape pods were raining on the city
Doc Anreson: -=growls and returns, pulling out her datapad as it vibrates, only to see that yes, Wes' comlink is up and being used. shoves it back in her pocket=-
Siee Janson: -=is checked over by a medic=-
Tycho Celchu: -= stands, blaster at the ready, waiting for Wedge to lead the way =-
Wes Janson: C> Sith...
Wedge Antilles: C> We're going to find out more. Meet us in Cracken's office as soon as you can
Wes Janson: C> Sure -=hisses in pain as doctor probes ribs=- Janson out.
Wedge Antilles: C> Antilles out. Let's move Rogues
Doc Anreson: -=sighs and turns back around=-
Tycho Celchu: -= follows Wedge =-
Wedge Antilles: -=Walks out of the hanger looking down the hall both ways=- Clear
Doc Anreson: -=waits for the rest to catch up as she leans against the door=-
Hobbie Klivian: -=follows Wedge=-
Wedge Antilles: -=turns right to the nearest lift=-
Doc Anreson: -=pulls out blaster and follows behind the rest=-
Wedge Antilles: -=draws his blaster=- Everyone get ready
Tycho Celchu: -= nods =-
Corran Horn: -=follows after wedge=-
Wes Janson: -=looks to the doctor=- Take her -=points to siee=- to med bay... I've got to regroup.
Wedge Antilles: -=presses a button and aims his blaster at the lift waiting for it to open=-
Doc Anreson: -=holds her blaster before her=-
Tycho Celchu: -= aims =-
DESCRIPTION: *****The doors open and it's empty*****
Hobbie Klivian: -=watching our six=-
Wedge Antilles: Clear, everyone in.
Corran Horn: -=rounds the corner after the lift doors open=- -=follows wedge in=-
Wedge Antilles: -=steps in=-
Tycho Celchu: -= holds blaster back and sighs, following Wedge into the lift =-
Doc Anreson: -=stepps in behind corran=-
Wes Janson: -=gets up painfully after the doctor slaps a large bacta patch on his ribs, then stumbles his way over the debris away from med bay=-
Hobbie Klivian: -=follows=-
Wedge Antilles: -=lift begins to move=-
Tycho Celchu: -= watches the rear door of the lift, blaster at the ready, as the lift moves =-
Wedge Antilles: -=it stops outside Cracken's office=- -=Aims his blaster at the door again=-
Doc Anreson: -=stays ready=-
Corran Horn: -=follows wedge's lead=-
Tycho Celchu: -= kneels on one knee...blaster ready =-
Wedge Antilles: -=doors swish open and still no one in sight=-
Wes Janson: -=stops to help some soldiers dig another out of a debris pile quickly, then continues on=-
Corran Horn: -=keeps blaster out but drops it=-
Tycho Celchu: -= gets up and steps ouit securing the left side =-
Doc Anreson: -=brings blaster up to ready position, at temple=-
Wedge Antilles: -=steps out and to the right=-
Doc Anreson: -=eyes are hard=-
Wedge Antilles: All clear. Across the hall rogues.
Corran Horn: -=walks in a crouch forward and stops at the corner=-
Tycho Celchu: -= keeps his gun trained on the left side as the group moves across the hall =-
DESCRIPTION: *****Cracken's door is across from the lift*****
Corran Horn: -=checks both ways then turns around and follows the rest of the rogues=-
Doc Anreson: -=heads across, then stands with back to wall beside Cracken's door=-
Wedge Antilles: -=presses the door release=-
DESCRIPTION: *****Nothing happens*****
Wedge Antilles: I think it's jammed
Tycho Celchu: -= back against the left side of the doorway =-
Doc Anreson: -=frowns slightly=- Let me see something......
Corran Horn: -=pulls out saber=- want me to un-jam it?
Tycho Celchu: -= whispers =- Slice it
Wes Janson: -=finds a stairway, not trusting the lift, and opens the door, seeing it collapsed=- Sithspit...
Wedge Antilles: Cut away
Doc Anreson: -=pulls out her intel-pad and jacks it in=- Yeah, sure, break it.... -=pulls it out and steps back =-
Corran Horn: -=ignites the saber and hacks 4 neat cuts *NEXT* to the door, not cutting all the way through=-
Doc Anreson: -=raises an eyebrow=-
Tycho Celchu: -= averts eyes from the saber's sparks =-
Corran Horn: -=kicks in the weakened section then steps back and to the side of the new entrance=-
Wes Janson: -=looks down the stairwell and sees a soldier in intel uniform half covered, not moving. Wes kneels and checks for a pulse, then lowers his head=-
Tycho Celchu: -= turns and holds his balster at the ready as he dives in =-
Doc Anreson: -=watches down one of the hallways=-
Corran Horn: -=dives across the opposite way of tycho, saber in one hand, blaster in the other=-
Wedge Antilles: -=steps in=-
DESCRIPTION: *****Only Cracken is in the room*****
Doc Anreson: -=sees no-one and then enteres. Sees cracken, and holsters blaster=-
Corran Horn: -=disengages saber and holsters blaster=-
Doc Anreson: -=leans up against the wall=-
Tycho Celchu: -= gets up and looks around the at Craken...lowers his blaster but does not holster it =-
Doc Anreson: -=folds arms=-
Airen Cracken: Glad you could make it.
Hobbie Klivian: -=stands in hallway right at hole=-
Wes Janson: -=takes one of the two dogtags off his necklace and pockets it, then looks for another way to get down a level=-
Corran Horn: -=looks up and grins at cracken=- We always have to make an entrance you know
Doc Anreson: -=grins lopsidedly=- Nice to see you again, Cracken.
Airen Cracken: -=ignores the comments and walks over to his holoprojector turing it on=-
Tycho Celchu: -= moves over to the windows of the office and gives a cursory look outside =-
Hobbie Klivian: -=keeps looking down hall for Wes, getting worried=-
Wes Janson: -=finds a semi clear stairwell and jgos down, then walks quickly to Cracken's office=-
Doc Anreson: -=stays leaning against the REAL door, next to the ROGUE door=-
Airen Cracken: -=The holo shows a thin man wearing a new republic flightsuit=- Listen up Rogues.
Wes Janson: -=turns the corner and sees Hobbie and walks to him=-
Tycho Celchu: -= looks at the holo..emotionless =-
Doc Anreson: -=narrows eyes, watching intently=-
DESCRIPTION: C> Coruscant! Our ship has a radation leak! We've got children onboard!
Hobbie Klivian: -=Sees Wes and is noticeably relieved=- How's Siee. -=whispers=-
Doc Anreson: -=frowns deeply=-
Wes Janson: -=winces from walking too fast=- Better than me. -=pat's Hobbie's back and walks inside=-
DESCRIPTION: C> We're launching our pods! Please recover them.
Tycho Celchu: -= listens =-
Wes Janson: -=stands silently against wall=-
Corran Horn: -=jaw dops=-
Doc Anreson: SITH! -=turns and slams her fist against the wall=-
DESCRIPTION: CONTROL> We're lowering the shield now - What in the sith??? A pod just hit our shield generators!
Tycho Celchu: -= backs up to a chair and sits, folding his arms across his chest, blaster still in his hands, his face still emotionless =-
DESCRIPTION: -=holo ends=-
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