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DESCRIPTION: --- A Star Destroyer hovers in the Lamaro system. They had arrived to survey the system in hopes of taking it over. However, they are immediately ambushed by a fully crewed Mon Cal ship with a compliment of pirates with ships meant to tear anyone apart. The commander of the Destroyer deploys his ships to take the Mon Cal ship. ---

DESCRIPTION: C Take out all that you can. Fel, you and your wing head for the group of X-Ties.

Jagged Fel: -=Growls under his breath=- C Copy that

Imp: C I've got your wing, Fel. Lead away.

Jagged Fel: -=Increases throttle banking to the right slightly=-

DESCRIPTION: -=a group of X-Ties come forward fast. B-Wing Bombers are behind with TIE-Y's heading for the Destroyer=-

Jagged Fel: -=adjusts the laser convergence level=- -=Drops his crosshairs over the lead X-tie=- -=reaches up and shifts energy from his lasers to his engines to make the lasers less powerful=- -=His target box turns green as the X-tie enters his range=- -=fires a quad burst=-

DESCRIPTION: -=the X-T tries to evade but has an engine blown=-

Jagged Fel: -=watches the green lasers hit the target=-

Imp: -=dutifully lines up shot on the wing of the lead X-Tie and fires along with Fel=-

Jagged Fel: -=Pulls up to avoid firing more and also to evade any incoming shots=-

DESCRIPTION: -=the X-T evades=- =one of the ships comes in on Fel's tail=-

Imp: -=breaks to port and rolls away from the line of fire, coming around to get behind Fel. Lines up shot on the ship and fires=-

Jagged Fel: -=Keeps his fighter dancing=-

DESCRIPTION: -=the fighter tries to fire on Fel again=-

Imp: -=the shots miss. reconfigures the laser fire and shoots again=- -=fires on pursuing ship=-

DESCRIPTION: -=Fel takes a hit and spins, but regains control not a moment too soon. Lasers are inoperable=-

Imp: C You functional, Fel? -=fires again at the pursuing ship=-

Jagged Fel: -=Fights with the controls=- C I'm burnt. Lasers out.

Imp: C Break away and come around at me. I'll draw his fire.

DESCRIPTION: -=ship takes another shot on Fel=-

Jagged Fel: -=Uses his fighter's maneuverability to flip it up and around=-

DESCRIPTION: -=he evades=-

Imp: -=lines up shot on the fighter as Fel passes overhead, and fires to draw it's attention and hopefully destroy it=-

DESCRIPTION: -=pilot tries to evade=- -=fighter looses a wing and spirals towards the atmosphere=-

Jagged Fel: -=loops around again to see what happened to his wingman and his target=-

Imp: -=comes around and pulls up next to a a bit ahead of Fel=- C Tail secure. You need escort back?

Jagged Fel: -=Watches the fighter fall towards the planet=-

DESCRIPTION: -=another X-T comes in on Fel's wing=--=shot doesn't even come near=-

Jagged Fel: -=Checks his sensors for the nearest target and sees another on his tail=- -=Uses his training to chop throttle and dive to make the target overshoot=-

DESCRIPTION: -=ship overshoots Fel=-

Imp: C I'm on it. -=breaks and pushes on rudder to let the target shoot by, then lines up shot and fires=-

Jagged Fel: -=Powers his lasers to full=--=His lasers don't respond and he hits the controls=-

Imp: -=the ship evades him. Reconfigured lasers and fires again=-

Jagged Fel: -=Checks his sensors for any near Imperial craft besides his wing=-

DESCRIPTION: -=All other Imperial craft are steadily dropping in numbers. Only a dozen are left=--=ship trys to evade=--=dives out from the shot=--=comes back on Fel=-

Imp: -=sees that the ship took hardly any damage and growls, then fires again=-

DESCRIPTION: -=Fel looses a wing and spirals towards the atmosphere=-

Jagged Fel: -=Sees this as a chance to escape=-

Imp: -=misses the ship again, and fires once more, seeing his wingmate spial off=-

DESCRIPTION: CALL SHIPS RETURN IMMEDIATELY. RETREAT IS IN ORDER.

Imp: C Fel, come in! Are you there?!

Jagged Fel: -=While fighting with the controls he flips his com to a different channel=- -=creating static over the line=--=stops fighting and lets the fighter flip end over end=-

Imp: -=mutters a curse under his breath, sure that Fel is dead. Turns ship around and flies back for the fleet=-

DESCRIPTION: --- As soon as all ships are aboard, the Destroyer jumps into hyperspace - Fel's ship breaks the atmosphere and falls towards a planet covered mostly in water. ---

Jagged Fel: -=Seeing the imperial ships gone he sends out a distress signal on all com waves=--=Begins to struggle with the controls again=--=tries to keep it spinning on a level axis while he talks for the signal=-C This is Jagged Fel of the New Republic. My fighter's been damaged and is going down.

Jagged Fel: -=feels that the message is good enough for the time being and puts all his effort into keeping the fighter from hitting the water square or inverted=--=the water rushes up to greet him and he tries to skim it lightly=-

DESCRIPTION: -=A familiar freighter lays just behind the third planet and picks up the signal. The Captain makes a copy of the message, knows she has to keep going and jumps system=-

Jagged Fel: -=His fighter hits once bouncing back into the air=- -=grits his teeth trying to level fror the next hit=-

Jagged Fel: -=Hits the water again this time keeps it from bouncing again=--=The ball cockpit of the T/I creates a wave that covers his view and tears of the other solar panel=--=The cockpit flips over and over like a childs play toy=- -=it finally slows enough that it starts to sink=-

Jagged Fel: -=quickly untraps himself=- -=Water begins to fill the cockpit since it's not air tight like alliance fighters=- -=unlatches the canopy and uses his strength to push it up=-

DESCRIPTION: --- Fel falls back in the ship as a wave tosses it and falls unconscious - A large fish creature surfaces and rocks the TIE's ball cockpit, sending it along the waves. Nearby, a ship appears skimming across the water. It's cannons fire on the fish. ---

Captain: Steady men! We just need to scare him off. -=commands ship to fire again=-

DESCRIPTION: --- The trawler fires upon the fish and they watch as it submerses and the waters settle. ---

Captain: Head to that ship. There must be a pilot. -=ship moves towards Fel's cockpit=-

DESCRIPTION: --- The trawler's net lowers and scoops up the TIE cockpit. It is lowered onto the deck ---

Captain: -=looks for the hatch and opens it. Steps back as the water spills out. =- Get him out of there.

DESCRIPTION: -=a young Quarren pulls Fell out as he sputters awake-0

Jagged Fel: Uhnn...

Captain: -=A tall Quarren wearing pirate garb stands above Fel=- Looks like you lost in the air and are going to lose here as well.

Jagged Fel: -=opens his eyes looking up from the deck of the ship=-

Captain: -=he motions to a human and another Quarren to take Fel's arms and pull him to his feet=- You were on that Imperial ship, right?

Jagged Fel: Y-yeah I was. -=senses coming back=-

Captain: -=shakes his head=- What a pity. You are now my prisioner. I'm sure those Imps will pay plenty for you.

Jagged Fel: -=cough=- The Republic would pay you more I'm sure.

Captain: Republic? -=laughs=- They pay for nothing.

Jagged Fel: Get me in contact with them and I'm sure we can work something out.

Captain: -=glares at the young human=- We will see. Take him below.

Jagged Fel: No wait, you're making a huge mistake!

DESCRIPTION: -=Fel is dragged below into an empty crew quarters and locked in, a guard placed at the door=-

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