Fight or flight...

[DarkSaber]

Ashley did not want to get in the middle of hell breaking loose and for once she did not say or do anything.
***
Devon pulled out her communicator and said, "All right damn it. This is getting ridiculous. I need a few more men to help out since most of mine got ambushed. Either send some or we're pulling out of here. I can't risk anymore men."

[Elifain]

As the force energy blast came towards him, Elifain quickly called upon a different route, and began absorbing the energy from the beam into his own body, so that what little did hit him only pushed his shield arm back against his body a bit, but didn't stop his charge. He began unleashing the energy, though, by using it into a massive telekenetic push from multiple directions, except the one he was charging, in on tycen. In effect, it would be as a force crush on his body.
You, a sith in all but name. One who calls himself a jedi... MUST BE SILENCED! Elifain helled, as he brought his sword down, in a slash that would take it from tycens left arm, across his chest, and out his right hip, if it wasn't stopped.

[Ragsmire]

OOC: Epic post time. ;D

Kuat space, Drive yards, Drydocks hall 11-07.

Tycen wasn't sure how, but this mando seemed able to ingest his blast of pure energy, through his shield. The very premise was a shocking one, as it seemed impossible to consume another's force power when projected in an offensive fashion of any kind, not without using the dark energies of the force that is, perhaps this Mandalorian was on the darkside and just able to conceal his black aura.

He managed to redirect the flow of the energy, channeling it for his own purposes, Tycen saw it, saw the blade sticking his flesh ripping him in half his upper body sliding ever gentle off his hips, the sickened pale faced expression of Malone detailing the shock he experienced at the moment his force repulse had been nullified, by rather odd means.

A slam returned his mind to what had happened, his fist had just hit the shield, he couldn't stop himself! The mandalorian utilized his dark powers to again transfer the energy current Tycen had attempted to launch him back with turning it against him once more. This time Malone knew to back away-He was stuck! the energy, his power, was creating some kind of vortex preventing him from falling back, only one choice.

Tycen lifted the blade he'd taken from his man earlier to meet the lightsaber's silver energized blade. They clashed a burst of sparks flying from the apex of the collision between them. The telekinetic power summoned by Tycen, then stolen rushed out from all sides forcing men on both sides to step back from its force, and blasting open sealed magnetic doors to the immediate left and right of the two. Finally a snap, a horrifying creak as the Cortosis weave that was only present in small amounts on the blade gave into the hyperized beam of concentrated energy the lightsaber was emitting, allowing the blade to fall.

Tycen did it! he realized he'd managed to take the necessary steps back to avoid his death! He'd won, he'd won!, or...at least he thought he did. Malone felt a sudden blazing string across his chest and quickly realized the very tip of the blade still made contact ripping through four heavy layers of black, dark blue, and red clothing and light armor to create a perfect rift running from the center of his pecks down to about an inch from his belly button.

He fell to the ground striking the floor with a crash back first screaming from the horrendous pain, he looked to possibly be going into shock from the extreme heat. His screams sparked the men to retaliate now in greater numbers several of his other units having arrived on scene during the fight, blaster fire from well over seventy men gave attentional light to the room as several elites moved forward scooping Malone from the ground, him screaming now audible words.

"Back to the ship! Back to the ship, Order it to start bombing these fucking sith loving ass clowns!!" he commanded while trying to heal the wound with the force, he failed to realize his men still carried the lizards on their backs preventing it.The pulled out of the hallway in record speed the Major calling in the order as commanded, not wanted to est Tycen if he survived, and remembered he questioned the order.

Kuat Space, Memento Mori, Command deck.

"Ma'am, it appears we are receiving a transmission from tycen's comlink." Raines slapped her forehead in a mixture of anguish and worry, maybe Tycen would be on his way back sooner then she'd thought. Finally he chooses to go abroad on a mission that might have lasted a few hours and he insist on calling in for something every five minutes.

"Patch it through." He eventually allowed after collecting herself for the visual transmission, the sergeant having indicated so much.

"what would-" She was cut off by the shadowed face of Major Bra, commonly referred to as "The Major." the sound of blaster fire could be heard streaking in the background as they moved to the extraction point, or so Raines assumed.

"This is Alge, Commander Malone is down he has ordered a bombardment of drydocks one one-oh seven, Repeat he wants drydocks one one-oh seven-" Major Bra was cut short when Tycen's voice cut into the transmission, he himself however was not seen.

"Wiped to oblivion! NUKED if you have too, just kill every forceshaken Mando in there!" after word the prince went quiet more incoherency of the swearing and cursing variety being inaudibly chanted by the prince.

"Yeah, he wants that. Major Bra over and out." The transmission ended on that note leaving the deck to wonder until finally Raines snapped to action.

"okay, we're going to follow orders, no nuking today however, full forced bombardment of the dry docks indicated by the Major." A sharp and compliant "Yes ma'am!" filled the command bridge as station began to buzz with activity the order going into instant action.

The weapons were primed within moments of the confirmation and the target was not hard to get a lock on, a relatively slow moving space port was not difficult to acquire.

"All weapons...Fire." She finalized with a knot in her gut, this may kill manalorians, but it would surely catch innocence in the destruction as well, plus who is there to say weather or not the mandos were wrong for that action. the thought suddenly snapped into Raines head.

"Dispatch the Normandy's, all five of them, to destroy both the Kuat security force headquarters, and the military space station. Have them both recover a single copy of the recordings today, and then destroy the rest to the point nothing can be recovered from the logs in ether." Raines hated to do it, but she was aware that if the Kuat drive yard had holo-recorders, which they surely did considering it was the kuat drive yards! And if they caught Malone doing something...stupid to put it mildly then it would compromise him, and by extension her.

The Mori unleashed all her missiles, fired every turbolaser, every quad laser battery, every Assault laser cannon, it had at the specified part of the docks, now the force was strong...but lets see it stop all that from ripping mandos into swish cheese. if ever hell had broken loose this would be it, if something lived in the areas bring targeted by the Mori it would be a huge shock.

[Darth Hades]

Jas Razane was lagging behind Devon. He had followed her to the hallway as loud eruptions were heard, the space station shaking as result. He turned to Devon, he could feel she didn’t like what was happening and said. "What's wrong scared?"

Before Devon could answer, Jas was in a rush to see the action as so when he turned a corner he saw Elfain wounded Tycen Malone. At first Jas was shocked. Not at the attack Elifan made which was impressive but by ther presence of Tycen Malone, the First Prince of Terra. He remembered the time he first met the titan. Now the First Prince cried out in pain. Jas shook his head as he enjoyed the show. Up until Tycen ordered to bomb the place.

"Oh this could end bad." Jas said to no one in particular.

…

Zuko was brought to the control room, he laid on a bed as his body was in pain. He had burns and bruises but Zuko insisted he did not need rest. As the mandalorians around him were concerned about his heath, Rusade began to silently heal himself with the force. After ten minutes, he managed to be able to stand. His burns and bruises were easily seen, he needed more time to heal but at the moment he didn’t have that.

“Rusade there trouble up in the space station.” Said Nicks.

“Are they need of assistance?” asked Rusade, concerned for Elifain and the rest of his men.

“Elifain didn’t announce anything but we have just spotted ships in orbit. They’re not mandalorain or Imperial.”

“Feds?”

“Most likely.”

Rusade then gathered his men fifty men and boarded them on the GR-75 Medium Transport dubbed Fall of Ralik. The rest on his bridgeburners were ordered to stay behind the conquered Imperial base. Moments later Rusade was traveling up heading to the space station. He was determined to get there and fight, even though he might not be capable to properly do it.

Rusade raised his hand to his commwrist. “This is Rusade. The Fall of Ralik will arrive soon for suppo-“ Rusade wasn’t able to finish his sentence to the mandalorian he contacted with. Looking through the window of the transport, he was stun to see missiles and different as array of firepower heading straight to the… space station.

[DarkSaber]

Ashley reached out to Jas through the Force and said, "Listen to me. Don't do anything stupid. I don't want you to get killed. So get your ass over here." She didn't want him to risk his neck for her or for himself for that matter.
***
Devon glared at Jas and she smacked Jas upside the head and said, "I am not scared. I'm not putting my men's lives on the line damn it."

[Darth Hades]

Jas felt a hit to the head, thinking that the ceiling was falling but was only Devon with her rough behavior. She kind of reminded Jas of Ashley. Then Ashley used the force to talk to him. "Come on Ashley. Not even a little. It looks so much fun." He glanced at Devon, he wanted to keep an eye on her in case Devon decided to hit Jas in the head again.

[DarkSaber]

Ashley shook her head and smiled when Devon smacked Jas one. "No I'm serious," she said to Jas through the Force. "If you attack the Mandos will think you are with the Sith and they will attack you. Just chill and whatever you do do not get Tychen fired up on you."
***
Devon smirked and said, "Your girlfriend is right. Come on nerf herder." She smacked Jas upside the head again.

[Elifain]

Elifain was slightly shocked when he made contact, and caused tycens fall. It wasn't too long, however, before Tycens forces stormed forward to gather their fallen commander, and retreat, Tycen screaming orders the whole time. Rather than persue them, Elifain fell back to his own forces, and was surprised, before he got there, at a familiar voice.
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The hellbound, A lysander class carrier, dropped out of hyperspace a short distance away from Kuat, and began moving forward to take air superiority full force. It wasn't long, before they cought sight of the Mori, and recognized it as a federation ship. As they exited, the ships supplies of Y-35 cobra's, Longswords, and varrious other ships into space, as those with hyperdrives dropped out as well.
Ignoring it, Telos imediatelly opened up communications over the secured bridgeburner link, and said, Tracinya. We have arived to provide support. ANything we should be worried about? He cut off, as Elifains voice cut over the link.
Beware any ships in the system. The feds are planning on destroying the yards!
Within moments notice, Talos cut to shouting orders that brought the hellbound between the Mori, and the shipyards, while its fighters broke to random vectors that took the cobra's spread out between the two ships, but out of firing lines, while the assult ships took outbound vectors around the Mori.
When the ship began firing, both turbo-lasers, and its supply of missiles, The Hellbound, and its cobra's were there to stop the missiles, while the hellbounds shields, and full starboard, the side facing the Mori, took most of the incoming laser fire.
Federation ship, Momento Mori. Cease your fire, or we will fight back. Talos yelled over an open channel, as the hellbound continued playing the role of shield. The ships deflector shields took the brunt of most of the fire, before flickering out, and letting one of the 4 backups take full force, as it recharged.
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Anderson stood by, on the control room of the Kuat drive yards, surrounded by bodies of soldiers and civilians alike. They hadn't appreciated his enterence, nor his stalking through the halls, but that was all said and done.
He watched in silence, as on the main view screen, The mori, and later a lysander class ship dropped out of hyperpace. As soon as the mori dropped out, he had taken a keen interest in it, but now that the lysander showed up, he had become worried.
With a silent smirk, he pushed a button on his cufflink, that sent out a signal to the Shadow of intent, and Lady Iscariot.

[DarkSaber]

Ashley sighed. She knew this was going to be a long ass trip. She just kicked back and relaxed.
***
Devon she grabbed Jas and dragged him with her over to where the others were. "I found scum on the way coming ," she said to Elifain. She had a few cuts and bruises along with a face covered with smut from grenades. "Laugh at the way I look Vod and I will have to kick your ass," she growled.

[Ragsmire]

Kuat space, Drive yards, Warehouse 11-03

"Stop here." the Major ordered the infantry moving Tycen through the drive yards as they moved behind several large crates.

"You lot, check the perimeter, you start cracking open these crates, keep an eye out for medical supplies, usable weapons if they store any here, maybe a turbolaser we can convert into a turret." He directed thirty five men to the assignment of clearing and holding the entrances to and from the warehouse. and twenty to searching for fortifications. The Major returned his eyes to Malone whom was rambling on about maintaining the drive yards and such, the man had clearly gone into some kind of shock at this point it was Bra's professional opinion as a soldiers, which ultimately didn't count for much.

"Let me by, i gotta see him to know his condition." came the voice of one of their medics pushing pass the soldiers and quickly growing activity in the area. Bra noticed two more coming as well, this might not be so bad he realized. Then the docs actually got to him.

"give me some space damn it, i need to work!" The first demanded of the men surrounding Malone, some could be very well hoping he died in this case. the Major stepped up addressing his troopers.

"Alright get the fuck away from Malone, i dunno what but y'all need to find something to do, keep this place secure and mando free-no scratch that, Malone caused that fight, wave a white flag if you have too, just watch out for imperial that may still be around." Bra didn't care for Tycen's incoherent ramblings at this point, he doubted the man would even remember this trauma at the end of the day.

"He's gone into shock." One of the others medics observed wisely, more of a captain obvious situation if the Major could place that together.

After the statement the three Medical personnel begin speaking what sounded like a twisted Basic, medical jabber regarding things he'd never even heard of before. He gazed on wide eyed while they went through a number of procedures probably commonplace for their chosen field. Snapping him back to attention one of his men reported back.

"Major, we've managed to find two Turbolasers boxed up and are unpacking them now for altercations and set up, where would you like them? The major pulled his helmet off to cool down his think box, between Tycen, the Mandos, leading the team, issuing an order he probably shouldn't have, and managing to live for himself Alge was doing way to much. took a breath inward while running a hand down his soaked face, sweat dripping from his noise, and his close cut hair appearing as if he'd just been from the streamer.

"Ah, cover the corridor we came from, and the primary entrance to the Kuat main spaceport." He gave the soldier a nod expecting him to relay the order, returning his gaze to the Malone situation momentarily and then back again out of confusion to find the trooper still present.

"Ah...Major i also have to report we were successful in locating some medical supplies." He finally added, The major didn't have time to let the shocked looked cross his features in regard to the man's stupidity, that should have been the first thing he mentioned.

"Why are you only now telling me this? ya know what, forget it, get that shit here A-snap!" The man marched off with a salute and a "Roger." first informing the three men handling the medical equipment of the need for it here, then relaying the turret positions. The Major knelt down beside the scene of Tycen Malone being given treatment by not one, but three medics to save his life, the same people he didn't trust enough for the cut on his hand only days prior.

"How's he looking?" Major asked the second Medic whom showed up at the scene, Cameron was the name on the medics vest.

"The saber made it closer to the heart then we thought, at least three rib slabs have been fractured, Major, as in, they were cut through. He entered shock almost instantly and is now unconscious, We need a proper facility to repair the damage." Cameron reported sounding genuinely concerned, Which surprised the Major to a degree considering Malone's personal dislike of Doctors, Medics, pretty much anyone who could "Poison." him.

"Will he live?" Alge asked finally cutting to the sixty four million credit question, extenuating his need to know with a few up and down waves of his hands, though this was done subconsciously.

"Not if he doesn't receive the care needed, in a proper medically facility." She pointed out, again. By this point the three soldiers finally brought over the supplies that had been found, one of them offering bandages to one of the other medics.

"This, This? Are you kidding me, you realize the wound sealed itself as the blade passed, don't you?" He snapped grabbing the bandage wrappings and throwing them into the troopers face, The Major noticed it was the same rookie as before. The Major excused himself from Cameron's attention, allowing her to return to work as he summoned the Rookie over to him with a wave.

"Kid what are you doing?" He asked like a father to a son, trying to get an understanding of how he continually shows through as a lucky bastard with no skills, he was the man standing beside the poor son of a bitch Malone decided to use as a human bomb.

"Just trying to help, Sir." He answered snappily granting Bra the full attention he commanded. The Major just shook his head solemnly before deciding on what to do with the kid.

"Okay, go watch the perimeter for now." And with that he was off, The Major returning his mind to the hundred under fires he needed to put out until they radioed for Evacuation.

Kuat Space, Memento Mori, Command deck.

Raines watched as weapons went hot, lined up their firing patterns and just as the weapons blow the first volley of turbolaser, missile, and more at the drydocks a new vessel appeared in front of the firing line taking on the vast majority of the blast, to the point the shields exhausted themselves which, Raines would imagined, had to have allowed some of the missiles through striking the ship itself, maybe who ever captained that was crazy enough to put him or herself on the line like that for mandalorians, probably was a Mandalorian craft.

"Where did that come from, report!" Raine demanded across the deck, she should have been told the moment another ship entered the system, not after it blocked an attack. One of the sensors techs piped up within moments.

"Ma'am scanners didn't, i mean, we, uh...Missed it?" He explained not trying to even hide the screw up, the massive screw up, If Tycen had been on board Raines was confident he'd claim that Tech was an enemy spy trying to get them killed and go to some drastic measure of punishment until he realized that was madness, good thing he wasn't.

"You missed it, You missed it? how can you miss a ship on the scans, you weren't even watching were you?" she snapped trying to invoke the fear of the force into the man, and she knew how to ensure of that.

"Wait until Malone hears of your incompetence, I'd be amazed if you ever ate a meal again." Raines had no real intention of informing Tycen, but simply by the look on his face he knew what not to do again, before ether could continue the discussion another tech chimed in.

"ma'am we're picking up a transmission, broadcast over open channels." Raines gave a simple nod to imply the message should be relayed to the primary command council.

Federation ship, Momento Mori. Cease your fire, or we will fight back.

A rather simple, and direct, command from what is quickly becoming an enemy of the federation, Raines assumed her Normandy's still yet to report the success of the information recovery mission taking place at the other end of the ring, meaning she could not view what holo footage there may be to know for certain.

"Try and get in contact with Tycen's comlink again." She ordered hoping to speak with Malone directly, though if things were as bad as they seemed she figured the Major would answer again. within moments Raines received a reply from the comms tech.

"We have a connection, Ma'am." Raines returned a approving nod to the young female whom relayed the info to her as the link opened and the Major could be heard issuing orders in the background.

"Major, status report?" She asked coolly to give the impression she was concerned over Tycen's well being, truth be told she'd only for sorry for Tina whom seemed unnaturally accepting of his crazy antics, the girl would definitely hurt if her brother died.

"Malone is...well...hanging in there, we need LAAT's dispatched to pick us up, and cover in case." He added perhaps alluding to the situation at hand, maybe they had accessed the other holofeeds making them aware of the new ship.

"I will send the LAAT's just as soon as the Normandy's return, until then what's our standing on the bombardment order." Though Raines could not see it, the transmission visual only this time, she knew what the Major was doing right now, returning glances between Tycen and the commlink on the edge of giving the verdict. Finally he gave a response.

"Cancel it, don't attack the mandalorians anymore, our primary concern right now should be getting off the station."

"Roger that Major, May the force be with you." Raines returned as the common goodbye that it was to the man, a show of worry for him and his men. His last words came through in uncertain tones the static unable to hide the discerning attitude in his voice.

"Yeah right...the force." With that the transmission cut and Raines silently commanded the feed with the Mandalorian vessel back up, opening the channel.

"Mandalorian vessel we understand and acknowledge your request." She replied trying to sound at ease, but was sure a level of tensity crept into her tone showing her cards as not at all comfortable with this, however something good had finally happened, a text only triple encoded message found its way to her files from the Normandy team, with it an attachment to the only copy of the last hours video types.

Raines ordered an immediate recall as they were needed to protect the LAAT's to and from the base, along with fighters of course.

[Darth Hades]

"Scum?" Jas said as Devon was dragging him. "I resent that. I'm just an simple guy. I belong to no sides. So unless you guys are babaric as the rest of the galaxy thinks you are, I would be forced to defend myself. Which would be fine with me."

...

Zuko thought the station was doomed until when an unexpected arrival of a mandalorian vessel intervened the attack, using itself an a sheild. Rusade's men inside the Fall of Ralik cheered. Rusade himself couldn't help but crack a smile at the sight of such a miracle. There was an opened channel sent by the Hellbound to Momento Mori. The Fall of Ralik relayed the massege.

It was a warning which the Momento Mori responded correctly. Zuko layed back relieved. Moments later the Fall of Ralik landed on the space station. Rusade's men pour of the transport and stood outside the station where Zuko entered the place alone, seeking Elifain.

[Elifain]

Elifain was surprised to hear the ultimatum, given by Telos, but rolled with it none the less. He continued running down the hallway, back towards his men, in the hallway filled with bodies.
As he arived, he ran into Devon, as well as a few of the soldiers he had assigned to her. As she made a comment, about her looks, beneith the helmet, he cracked a grin, as he moved about the forces.
A quick look around showed that a handful of his men had moved up to scout ahead.
With a glance back, Elifain called out, over loud speaker. Company, Shut the hell up. We have Federalists in the vacinity, and they aren't friendly. Try and give them a warning before shooting... Talons, Take the "cargo" back to the Hellbound, ASAP. As for the rest of you, Grab your kit, and prepare to move out. We still have a control room to take out. Devon, 10 of your men are going with them. Call it insurance. the rest of you, Follow me. We aren't pulling back, despite the setback... As if on que, with the end of his words, most of the bridgeburners snapped to attention, and listened calmly, breaking off their conversations, and whatever else they were doing.
That being done, Elifain broke into a sprint forward, most of the soldiers falling into place behind him. He hadn't addressed Ashley specifically here, for a reason, but expected it to be lost on her.
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Strings, the talon squad, and 10 other bridgeburners stood by, for a moment, as they're leader left. Out of their ranks emerged Sael, a custom made vibro-blade strapped to his back, and his armor blood red, showing a blue and gray flame design.
Stirngs, followed by Sael, stepped forward, towards Ashley and Jas, who had been prevented from joining the main group.
You heard the boss. This way... Strings said, motioning the way they had come.
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Telos sighed, as the Mori held back fire, and the shields began their slow recharge. He hadn't expected the offer to be taken so quickly, but was grateful for it. However, with the hostilities, he did not recall all of his forces. The fighters around the ship, and spread in space, with the exception of the Legionares, which went into stealth mode, drew towards the ship.

[DarkSaber]

"Insurance?" Devon said with indignity. "More like a damn suicide. That psychopath is crazier than your damn captive. At least she helped did a favor by blasting half the imperials off our asses." She shrugged and took ten men of her with her and followed. "All right men let's move it," she said.

Rex sighed and said, "Here we go again."

Boomer smirked and said, "You like the attention."

"Less chat shiny and more action," Devon snapped. "Get ready to fire some explosives along with grenades."

"Aye Ma'am," Boomer and Rex replied.
*****
Ashley watched as orders were issued. "So I take it we just sit back and watch them have fun?" she asked in a friendly tone with a smirk.

[Elifain]

strings stopped, and turned around, with a glance. No, you get to walk back this way with us, and get onboard a ship bound to the hellbound. Now lets get moving before that crazy fed gets back...

[DarkSaber]

(OOC: Not sure if you are talking to Ashley or not Eli. So I am going to assume you are because if you are talking to Devon she will probably tell Stringy off^^. Hang on damn it I thought it Sael was standing beside Ashley and Jas? *)
IC:
Ashley looked back at Strings and said, "Good idea. No need to be around when he comes." She followed Strings and Sael onboard the Hellbound. "I think I rather deal with Anderson than that fed," she muttered.