DESCRIPTION: ------- Day Four, afternoon. In the tent, a crowd has gathered for the first showing of the Zalfus circus. The stands are filled to the doors. Inside, Rogues have positioned themselves in various spots to be able to ambush the Imperial ambush. Corran sits near the side entrance, Ooryl a few yards to his left. Wedge sits in the back row of the next exit, five rows of people bwteen him and the 3 rings. Gavin sits in the same row all the way on the other side of the tent at the other main entrance, while Nawara sits in the front row by the same entrance. Hobbie, dressed as his clown, waits in the offstage passageway. In the three rings, the knifethrower, Wes, has just finished his act by throwing fake knifes at his clown assistant, Fel. And, in the air, waiting for his introduction, is the magnificent flying Corellian, the newest member to the Zalfus circus-----

DESCRIPTION: LADIES AND GENTLEBEINGS, It is my pleasure to intorduce the flying Zalfinies, and their newest member, the Magnificent Masked Corellian!

DESCRIPTION: -=the corwd breaks into appluase=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::applauds along with the crowd ::

Wes Janson: -=stands with Fel in the center ring, looking upwards=-

Mike Ngo: ::The spotlight shines on him and the other acrobats, he steps forward and bows::

Hobbie Klivian: -=sighs sadly=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::looks up, in awe...having never watched a circus act...as a child ::

Hobbie Klivian: -=keeps eyes on crowd=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::looks back down, around the crowd::

Mike Ngo: ::the other acrobats get in position on the trapezes to get them in motion, some are also on motors to keep them moving:: ::the protective netting is taken away::

Gavin Darklighter: ::he keeps looking around slowly ::

Wes Janson: -=helps remove the netting=-

Mike Ngo: ::all of the acrobats opted for glossy black fatuges instead of tights for tonight:: ::He wears his sleeveless, with a flowing red sash encircling his neck and face, to hide his identity::

DESCRIPTION: --- all gavin sees is people watching the act, yet Hobbie notices that a few people in the front row take particular glances at Fel, but he's not certain it's anything----

Gavin Darklighter: ::doesn't see anything perculiar::

Hobbie Klivian: -=watches the front row a bit closer=-

Gavin Darklighter: :: looks up, then looks around ::

Mike Ngo: ::the acrobats do some short warmup stunts and are now ready:: ::he steps forward to the tightrope::

Gavin Darklighter: ::he looks toward the shadows::

Mike Ngo: ::he takes a deep breath, his leg acting up earlier from the blaster knick::

Gavin Darklighter: ::looks up, hopping Mike makes it throw the stunt::

Mike Ngo: ::drums beat in the background as he steps onto the tightrope and begins to walk::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=Ooryl scans the crowd from his position near the side entrance=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::notices a few people gasp and hold their breath as he looks around::

Mike Ngo: ::his arms out for a second to find his balance, then drops his arms to his sides::

DESCRIPTION: ---Ooryl notices that the man in front of him stares intently at Fel throughout the show, with occassional glances at the rest of the show---

Mike Ngo: ::at about a quarter of the rope, he quickens and breaks into a run::

Gavin Darklighter: ::...they look up at Mike, and a small child looks up, as he points::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=watches the man closely=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he looks up as Mike starts to run::

Mike Ngo: ::he cartwheels, then executes a no-handed cartwheel::

Gavin Darklighter: ::he looks back toward Fel, the back around::

Mike Ngo: ::he forward flips, lands, then springs off the rope, catching the trapeze as if passes him:: ::the rope snaps a few nanoseconds after::

Gavin Darklighter: ::hears the rope snap, and looks up at Mike::

Hobbie Klivian: -=hears snap and looks over at those who were watching Fel=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::looks at Fel, and the others around::

Mike Ngo: ::the acrobat on the next trapeze catches him by the ankles and he lets go of his::

Jagged Fel: -=intently watches the display=-

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=eyes dart up to see if mike's okay, then back down to watch the man more intently=-

DESCRIPTION: ---over the sound of the snap, Hobbie clearly hears the faint sound of a vibroblade cutting the tent near him---

Mike Ngo: ::holds his arms out as he swings::

Gavin Darklighter: ::sighs as he sees Mike alright::

Hobbie Klivian: -=slips his blaster from under his costume and moves towards where the sound is=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he looks at the people around Fel::

Mike Ngo: ::the acrobat lets go and he tucks into a backflip::::catches the next set of hands and starts to swing to the next trapeze::

DESCRIPTION: ---Corran and Gavin can just make out the sound of something moving outside their entrances, but Wedge actaully sees the flap of his entrace move and four men walking in to stand near the wall - Hobbie, meanwhile, can see a group of men in black clothing sneaking into the shadows of the passageway---

Mike Ngo: ::he lets go at the end of the swing, catching the unocupied trapeze w. his hands. his body swings 360 on the trapeze::

Gavin Darklighter: ::he hears something moving and slowly looks behind him::

Hobbie Klivian: -=carefully follows the men=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::his hand slowly moves toward his blaster, but not taking it out::

Mike Ngo: ::the next trapeze swings 100 ft. below him::::He springs off the trapeze, starts to freefall on his back::

DESCRIPTION: --- he is able to follow them as three make their way to the lip of the passageway and watch the trapeeze act---

Gavin Darklighter: ::he glances back toward the sound::

Mike Ngo: ::brings his arms out in a type of swan-dive fashion:: ::counts in his head. 3....2....1...::

Gavin Darklighter: ::not seeing anything::

Hobbie Klivian: -=stands behind the men, just far enough back that they can't see him=-

Mike Ngo: ::reaches blindly behind him and catches the last trapeze::

Gavin Darklighter: ::quickly looks back toward Fel::

Mike Ngo: ::swings 1-handed on the long-arcing trapeze, kicking sand and dirt off the circus floor as he passes just a few feet away::

DESCRIPTION: --- one of the men at the lip raise a blaster up to aim at Mike---

Hobbie Klivian: -=fires at the first man=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::then looks back down at Mike and the area around him::

Mike Ngo: ::tares off his face-sash in mid-swing, passing it to the audience as they cheer::

DESCRIPTION: --- the three men at the lip turn and jump out of the way as four others come behind Hobbie and start firing----

Gavin Darklighter: ::hears a blaster shot, and is up::

Mike Ngo: ::springs off the last trapeze, landing squarely on the airborne platform at the end of the course:: DESCRIPTION: _--Nawara, near the lip, jumps over the first row and rushes in to help----

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=hears the shooting and looks up towards the direction it's coming from briefly=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he looks toward the area ::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=pulls out blaster serruptitiously and slowly approaches the man he'd seen earlier, sure that he is one of the enemies=-

Hobbie Klivian: -=dives to the side behind a box=-

DESCRIPTION: --- suddenly, chaos starts. three men who took the net away pull out blasters and surround Wes and Fel as four men run past Wedge to block his exit... all with blasters---

Gavin Darklighter: ::he gets out of his row, and into the shadows heading toward Fel:: :his blaster drawn::

Mike Ngo: ::looks around, trying to make out where everyone is::

Hobbie Klivian: -=comes up firing=-

DESCRIPTION: ---gavin is able to make it to the front row as two men in front of him from the first row jump and guard the other entrace gavin had been guarding---

Hobbie Klivian: -=hits one of the 4 who came up behind him in the leg=

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=draws a bead on one of the men surrounding fel=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he looks at the two men::

Mike Ngo: ::snatches his service pistol he stashed on the platform::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=bolt lances through one of their heads, between the eyes. Pushes past panicking civilians on his way toward the centre, drawing another bead=-

Mike Ngo: ::looks over and aims down::

Jagged Fel: -=Runs and dives over a small water pool=-

Wes Janson: -=wes turns, spinning with the real knives from the act and throws them at the two approaching men=-

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=misses completely, the bolt whizzing by fel's head, barely missing him=-

Mike Ngo: ::He aims at one of the gunmen surrounding fel::

Ooryl Qyrgg: Sith...-=ooryl mutters=-

Hobbie Klivian: -=comes up firing again=-

Jagged Fel: -=Blaster fire hits the water behind him=-

Wes Janson: -=one falls with a knife in his arm while the other advances=-

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=readjusts aim=-

Mike Ngo: ::pierces one of them through the chest::

Hobbie Klivian: -=catches one in the shoulder and takes another out with a shot to the throat=-

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=hits one of the other guarding baddens in the leg=-

Mike Ngo: ::angles around and tries to find another gunman to target::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=tries to catch sight of the man he was first watching=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he turns and takes aim at the one on the right::

DESCRIPTION: ---- the four men in the row by Wedge start to open fire on the Rogues that have revealed themselves---

Mike Ngo: ::moves the hoverlift platform around to get a better shot::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=sees him just before he ducks behind some civvies=- -=spins and fires at one of the four men=-

Wes Janson: -=gets a blaster bolt firmly across his shoulder as six men rush in from the entrance near corran---

Ooryl Qyrgg: =-Hits one through the ear, his brains boiling out the other side of his head as he falls lifeless to the ground=- Scratch one....

Wedge Anilles: -=Pulls his blaster from his suit and leans over the rail=-

Mike Ngo: sith... ::aims at one of the four men he can see form the platform::

Wedge Anilles: -=Rains fire on the group=-

Mike Ngo: ::fires twice::

Gavin Darklighter: ::dives:: ::he aims again at the men::

Hobbie Klivian: -=comes up trying to get the last of the 4=- -=catches him in the shoulder=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he gets hit on the hip, as he dives::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=fire lances through his shoulder as he ducks behind the stands=-

Mike Ngo: ::resettles his aim and fires again, only winging one of the 4 men::

Doc Anreson: -=comes up firing at the three left standing=-

Wedge Anilles: -=ducks back behind the rail=-

Gavin Darklighter: :: he manages to take aim at the two::

Mike Ngo: ::he drops one of them with a gut-shot::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -= dropps another one, winging the other two=- -=dropps again, then comes back up firing=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he sees one of them get hit::

Jagged Fel: -=draws a blaster from his outfit=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he shoots at the second one::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=sees one cry out as a bolt lances his thigh, but does nolasting damage to either=-

Jagged Fel: -=Peaks his head out from behind the pool=-

Mike Ngo: ::moves the platform to another spot in the circus ring::

Wes Janson: -=wes pulls out his blaster and fires at the 5 guys coming at him=-

Hobbie Klivian: -=pops up shooting at the last two in the back=-

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=ducks the blaster fire coming back in his direction, then fires again=- -=misses both completely=-

Hobbie Klivian: -=grazes one=-

Mike Ngo: ::hovers over wes to provide fire support::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=moves along, crouched behind the stands, looking for a better position to fire from=-

Mike Ngo: ::aims and fires::

Jagged Fel: -=Fires at a man near his uncle=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he looks to see if he got him::

Hobbie Klivian: -=tries again=-

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=this time wings the other one, shakes head and moves again=-

DESCRIPTION: --- there are six people now surrounding Wes and Fel, firing hard at the two as they are half hidden---

Jagged Fel: -=1 shot hits tha man in the chest while the other two miss wide and hit one of the tents supports=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he turns to look over at Fel and wes::

Hobbie Klivian: -=takes the hurt one down=-

Jagged Fel: -=the support falls causing the large animals to run=-

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=changes to concentrate fire on the six surrounding the two rogues, rather than the two who are still firing at him=-

Jagged Fel: -=One large animal hits the center support pole causing it to bend=-

Mike Ngo: ::drives the platform down to ground, firing at the six men around wes and fel::

Hobbie Klivian: -=screams as he comes up to take the last one down=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he slowly gets up, and moves closer to the men surrounding Wes and Fel ::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=bolts lance through two of their shoulders, lance across two thighs, and miss two other completely=-

Mike Ngo: Get on! ::yelling to wes and fel::

Jagged Fel: -=The weight of the tent collapses the pole=-

DESCRIPTION: --as the tent falls , the last of the men are brought down by ooryl and Hobbie---

Gavin Darklighter: ::he takes aim at the two nearest him:: ::he sees one go down , and the other one get hit, as he looks up at the tent::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=ooryl heads over to where Wes and Fel are=-

Gavin Darklighter: not good

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=at a fast gand-trot=-

Jagged Fel: -=jumps on the platform=-

Hobbie Klivian: -=throws off the clown wig and shoes and runs to where everyone else is=-

Wedge Anilles: -=Runs towards the others=-

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=looks up as he reaches the rest=- Ooryl thinks this is not good....

Gavin Darklighter: ::he hurries over to them::

Wes Janson: -=checks charge on blaster=- That went well...

Mike Ngo: is that all of them?

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=greyish gand-blood oozes from the wound across his shoulder=-

DESCRIPTION: --- Wes and CORRAN notice three guys dressed in black breaking it for a not so collapsed entrace---

Mike Ngo: ::remains unscathed for the moment::

Wes Janson: Hey guys, look! -=points at the running people=- I say we see where they take us

Doc Anreson: -=looks over and nods=-

Wedge Anilles: -=spins to look=- Follow them

Gavin Darklighter: ::he reaches the others ::

Hobbie Klivian: -=tosses Wes, Gavin and Ooryl bacta patches=- Let's go.

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=catches one and slapps it on his shoulder=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::catches the patch::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=follows quickly=-\

Mike Ngo: ::hops off the platform and loads a second clip into his blaster""

Wes Janson: -=tucks the patch in his pocket and takes off running---

Mike Ngo: ::follows the running men::

Gavin Darklighter: ::he places it over the one he already had on, which got hit::

DESCRIPTION: --- the men take off towards the old hotel ---

Gavin Darklighter: ::runs/limps with the others after the men::

Hobbie Klivian: -=running after the men=-

Wedge Anilles: -=follows=-

DESCRIPTION: ---suddenly, the sound of TIE Bombers are heard in the air above them----

Gavin Darklighter: this isn't good!

Hobbie Klivian: -=looks up=- oh sith.

Gavin Darklighter: ::glances up::

Mike Ngo: Sithspit! ::looks up::

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=looks up also=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he keeps moving::

Wes Janson: ----- 5 bombers come into view and drops supression fire along the ground in front of the Rogues----

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=dives for cover=-

Mike Ngo: Cover! Cover!

Hobbie Klivian: -=runs for cover=-

Mike Ngo: ::dives::

Gavin Darklighter: ::he's blown back, as he dives::

DESCRIPTION: --- three bombs land a little too close for comfort, but everyone is ok---

Mike Ngo: ::He's thrown back-first into a nearby brick wall, nearly cracking his skull::

Wedge Anilles: Wes and fel make a break for it. Hobbie and gavin go 2 seconds after. The rest head for the fighters.

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=Ooryl runs with the group to the fighters=-

Mike Ngo: ::runs w. the flight team::

Wes Janson: -=takes off running to the hotel=-

Hobbie Klivian: -=counts one-onethousand, two-twothousand=- let's go Gav.

Mike Ngo: ::somersaults up the ladder and on the top of his T/A::

Doc Anreson: -=shifts and readjusts her position in the vents above Siee and Dana's rooms=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he heads after them::

Wedge Anilles: -=Vaults up the ladder of a x-wing=-

Ooryl Qyrgg: -=goes off with them to shoot at badguys and stuff..... gonna be npc agani=-

Nawara Ven: ---Nawara runs onto the Skate--- Mirax! We've got imps! Let's take some out!

Mirax Terrik Horn: ok

Mike Ngo: ::hops into his "marvel in imperial engineering"::

Mirax Terrik Horn: ::the ramp closes, as she takes the skate up:: get to the gun turret!

Mike Ngo: ::adjusts the flight harness in his pilot seat and powers up systems::

DESCRIPTION: --- the three men running to the hotel start to fire at the four rogues over their shoulder---

Gavin Darklighter: ::he dives as fire comes his way::

Mike Ngo: C>rogue 3, green

Hobbie Klivian: -=catches a grazing shot in the shoulder=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he looks at the patch, making it hard for him to move, as he gets grazed in the arm::

Mike Ngo: ::activates repulsorlifts and shield generators::

Wes Janson: -=a blaster shot grazes his hip, and he stumbles for a moment, then gets up and fires back=-

Hobbie Klivian: -=fires towards the three=-

Mirax Terrik Horn: ::she brings the shields up, and the weapons online::

Gavin Darklighter: grr...

Jagged Fel: -=Shot grazes his thigh as he rolls away from the shot=-

Wes Janson: -=watches open jawed as Hobbie nails them all=-

Gavin Darklighter: ::he takes the patches off, and switches his blaster to the other hand::

Mike Ngo: C>Hurry up lets move! they'll need our help out there

Gavin Darklighter: ::he gets up and starts to move firing::

Hobbie Klivian: -=keeps running=-

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