Back in Black

[Sir Lord Ash]

I knew it. She only wanted some help...

Zero smiled and walked in, checking out the room. As expected, it was all boxes and didn't feel anything like any other woman's house. This was to be expected, and would change.

You're lucky I did come then. I thought it was just my roguish looks that you called for. Oh well.

Zero noticed that he was able to feel the force in this area of the ship, and used to force to flick open the latch. Unfortunately, that sent a wave of pain through his body, which dropped him like a bag of rocks. He was, even if he didn't feel it normally, was in need of a massive recovery from the dark side attack he initiated not an hour ago. Slowly, Zero rose to his feet again, using the wall to steady himself.

Remind me not to use the force again for awhile.

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Ash and Akira walked into the med-bay which held Miki, and walked next to Johana.

So she and Akira will be healed quickly on Kamino. Thats excellent news, Admiral. If I wasn't aligned with the Mandalorians, I would fight on your side.

I would as well, Admiral. Thank you for your help this entire time, as well as saving my brother. I wish he wasn't such a womanizer. Cant help but think about what him and that wh... woman are doing right about now.

One could see Akira shaking slightly, muscle spasm's due to the cocktail in her body. She was in some pain, but nothing major. She would need bacta within a couple of hours to rid the cocktail.

[Crazy O]

Jennie stepped forward and caught Zero as he fainted. She then propped him up against the wall and walked over to side of the room were the rest of her armor was sitting. She simple reached around and unlatched the chest plate. "Some men I guest just could not find there way around a women without a map." She said to herself as she put the chest plate in the pile and walked back over to Zero as he leaned against the wall. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. She just hoped he was not a virgin, walking him through all the steps would be more work then she was looking for. "I hope you won't have as much trouble as with the rest of this." She said as she started to unzip the body glove.

Meanwhile Johana looked up from the datapad as Ash and Akari walked in. "Aliit ori'shya tal'din. This crew and friends like Zero are my family. Family is something we all protect no matter were you are from." Johana said with a smile. It was a rear situation that Johana got to show of her linguistic side, knowing a total of eight different languages. She then looked over at Akari. "I know what you are thinking but you need to understand something that even I did not realize up until just today. Two of Jennie's boyfriends have died in combat, just two months ago her last boyfriend was killed in an ambushed. You are still young, most likely not have loss someone close to you in that way. Some of use can only stop loving to forget the pain." Johana trailed off for a second as he mind drifted back to Michael. She then continued, "Some people just need to comfort of another person, someone that could make them forget they could die any day. Jennie and Zero both lead truly dangerous lives and I say if they can find a moment happiness in each other arms, so be it." Johana said before looking back down and starting back on her letter.

Doc Tsai then looked up and noticed Akari was shacking. He jumped into action and ran over to a cabinet grabbing several small glass viles and grabbed several needles. He ran over to Akari and started to measuring out several injections of the drugs. These needed to be injected and could not be applied with a hypospray. The doctor looked at her as he injected them into her arm whick would stop the shacking for a while. "We need to get you into a bacta tank for your wounds which were not fulling head but the Kamino has a way to detox your body much more quickly then I could on this ship with daily injections." The doctor said pointed to a tank which he had planned to assign to her for the trip to Kamino.

[Sir Lord Ash]

Zero watched as Jennie finished removing the white portions of her armor, leaving the black body glove. He took his weight off the wall, and took a step to Jennie as she neared him, and enveloped his arms around her as she did he, and kissed her.

Don't worry, I wont have any trouble at all.

He helped unzipped Jennie as he slowly walked to the unoccupied bed on the side of the room. Things were about to get Hooah, as the Knights liked to say.

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The doctor came at Akira too quickly with a needle that she couldn't contain it. She really hated needles that she let out a small scream and flinched. In an instant, Ash was between Akira and the good doctor, right arm enveloped in blue lightning that raised everyone's hair with static.

Its ok, Ash, he just jumped forward too quickly.

Ash snorted and backed off, the lightning dissipating. Akira stuck out her right arm, but didn't feel anything as the needle penetrated her skin and unleashed its fluid. After a moment, the pain and shaking went away, and she began to feel slightly drowsy. Ash walked um to her, laid her on the bed, and sent a very small burst of electricity into her brain, targeting that which induces REM sleep, and she was out instantly.

Doctor, please put her in bacta before she wakes back up. She will only stay asleep for a few minutes before she wakes up.

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Ash waited for the doctor to take Akira way before he spoke again.

That young girl has experienced the death of someone she truly loves. I know she was heartbroken when I died, and it changed her. She became much harder and less withdrawn than she would have been normally. It was just as big of a shock when I came back to her.

I wish I could return her feelings, but she is more like a younger sister to me than someone I could have an intimate relationship with, and sometimes I wish I could take back what I have done when we were younger.

Gray will feel even more pain than he did when Miki and Akira nearly died, but with his connection to the force, he will truly feel them die. I fear that when someone close to him dies, be it you, Akira, Miki, or someone else who truly cares for him, he will really snap rather than crack, and it may take more than a stun blaster and a slap to knock some senses into him.

Ash closed his eyes and crossed his arms, making mental notes to have Akira keep tabs on Zero for a good long time, as the kid was unpredictable in his actions, and he didn't know how he would react anymore, not that he did in the first place.[/center]

[Crazy O]

The doctor sedated Akari and moved her into a tank. He was not happy that Ash was in her medical bay and would have kicked him out if he through he could. As the good doctor worked Johana looked at Ash and stated something that she personally believed in but never knew if it was true. "The only thing that can truly save one from the darkside is love and prevent one's fall. If he does not accept the love of those around him in that difficult hour, I will do all I can to insure that Akari or Miki won't have to be the one... I mean what is one more thing that makes it impossible to sleep at night when you have loss as much as an old soldier like me." Johana said softly, she did not like the thought of killing a friend, but she knew when someone that was connected to the Force fell to the Darkside, the stop being the person one cared about. She knew this and while Akari and Miki may know it, Johana was always willing to make a sacrifice for those around her. She would not miss. Johana put the datapad down and looked at Ash. "While I know you do not drink coffee, I am thinking of going to the mess and getting some, would you like something?" Johana said trying to get away from the distasteful topic of Zero's possible futures.

Meanwhile Jennie slipped out of the body glove and stripped out of the shorts and tank top she wore under it as she climbed into the bed, it was going be a good night and a good trip to Kamino. Sense her troops would not be deployed, she would be able to have a lot of fun before Zero ran off to do his own thing.

[Sir Lord Ash]

Sorry, doc. Admiral, so long as people surround Gray and show him love, he will remain safe. I was with the darkside for most of my force user career. Hell, the Emperor and his second taught me damn near all I know, and I stupidly went back wanting more power, which caused me to... well you don't need me saying it every other sentence. You don't need to kill anyone you care for. Leave it to someone else so that you can better sleep. I will be happy to join you for some coffee.

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Ash knew that Johana wanted to get off the topic of Zero: he could read it in her body language, and her tone of voice towards the end of her talking before changing the topic. He smiled slightly, something still somewhat foreign to him, and moved to fallow her.

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Zero took a step back as Jennie moved to finish undressing herself. He pulled off his own shirt and grabbed his comm device from his belt. He had to deal with his own forces before he could have any fun, but it would be simple.

Jay, take care of everything. We are heading with the feds to wherever they wanna go. No calls to me. I'll reach you when... I get the time to.

Zero shut off the comm before he got a reply, undid his belt, and fallowed Jennie into her bed. It was time to have some fun. He climbed on top of the covers and moved in for the kill.[/center]

[Crazy O]

Johana nodded and headed out the medical bay. She looked around and then up towards a camera. "Angel, which way to a cafeteria. I am in need my coffee." Johana. A mouse droid rolled up a moment later and a holographic image appeared with a ship map next to one of Angel.

Angel looked at the two and nodded. "You drink way to much of that stuff. Head down this hall, make a right onto a turbolift and take it to deck seven, from there got straight two hundred meters and it will be on the right. I have the food preparation droid making you a fresh pot." Angel said and the image faded and the droid rolled away.

Johana looked at Ash and smiled. "It is nice to have a tour guide." Johana said as they headed out. Meanwhile on the bridge of the ship Angel was directing the crew of the ship in preparation for the hyperspace jump. She had chose to make the jump a little early and finish transferring non-essential supplies from the Destiny afterward. Once the droids finished a complete workup of the ship and everything was secure the four ships jumped to hyperspace.

[Exit: All but Kitana]