Arshus Wren and Jinx, stand on the bridge of a unknown ship. trapped on board by a tractor beam and the ship they are on has limited time before it crashes into the sun. Arshus has stabilized the life support systems to keep them from freezing to death now they must free their ship and get to their meeting with the Quaestor of Shar Dakhan.
The two students rush to find the location of engineering a chill still in the air, after a bit they get the computer to show them that stair way in the very room they started in will lead them to upper cargo bay control room that holds the controls for the tractor beam.
Having reached Engineering and upon seeing the computer readout Arshus turns to Jinx, “Y-you’re n-not going to like this” he manages to stammer out, still impacted by the cold but comforted by the knowledge it shouldn’t get much worse for a little while. He gestured to the screen and moved his finger across the displayed schematic basically saying they had to go back to where they started.
Looking at lola, “I-I hope you kept track of h-how we got here,”
Lola let out a series of beeps before Jinx rolled her eyes at the small droid with a sigh. “Yes Lola, now just show us the way.” Jinx said in an annoyed tone before the droid spun and took off back in the direction of the ship. Jinx gave a look to Arshus before following her droid back down the hall way knowing the man was following her by the sound of his foot steps. Jinx kept her guard up while as they walked while mumbling something about the droids attitude.
Jinx was still limping slightly and her back was on fire despite the chilling bite in the air.
The ship groans once more as it approaches the gravity well again but this time its pulled forward causing a sudden jerk that almost knocked the two students off their feet, “We are almost out of time” Arshus says taking his hand off the wall he used to keep from falling, “Look at bright side it may get warmer in here” Jinx says sarcasticly trying laugh the danger they was in, “Think one of us needs to prep ship and one drop tracker beam this is going to be close” Jinx says trying to cut time down in the gravity field so that they had time to get their ship out of it.
“Which over one you wanna do I’ll do the opposite” Jinx says to the man. Jinx back was starting to spasm causing pain to shoot all through her back. Wincing she stood back up straight. “Lola you go with whoever goes to disable the tractor beam” Jinx tells her droid in an authoritative tone as she feels the pain again.
Arshus found himself torn over Jinx’s condition. It was as if two versions of himself sat in opposing council on his shoulders, one calculating and sinister, the other loyal and empathetic. While Jinx was a comrade, he grappled with the Sith belief that weakness should not be tolerated. Reflecting on her moments of pain, he reasoned with both halves of his conscience. Ultimately, he acknowledged the possibility that if she didn’t reach the tractor beam in time, or at all, it could spell disaster for both sides of his moral divide and, of course, for himself.
“I’ll t-take care of the beam; you go to the ship and get it ready,” he spoke, a fleeting thought of his own weakness to the cold air passing through his mind.
“Lola go with Arshus and help him I’ll meet you both back at the ship” Jinx said to the man and droid before turning and heading towards the ship to prep it.
She stumbled a little just as she got to the ship. Opening the drop hatch she enters the ship and goes to the cockpit, checking the fuel to make sure they have enough before flipping multiple switches bringing the ship to life readying it for when Arshus returns.
Jinx is still sore as she sits in the pilot seat flipping the controls she watches the ship come to life, Arshus and Lola head to the control room up the stairs on the right of the cargo bay. Arshus realizes half way up that it isn’t cold anymore he was actually sweating as he rushed up the stair case as the ship growns and creeks under the emence gravity of the sun as lights flicker rapidly and panels fall out of the ceiling some slamming on the floor others off the ship he had arrived in.
Reaching the top of the stairs Arshus finds the door sealed closed the little droid beeping and chirping in what he understood as it cursing, Arshus quickly ignites his lightsaber and drives in into the door cutting a hole big enough for Lola droid to make its way through,“ Quickly slice into the terminal, free the ship and open the doors so we can get out” he orders the little droid. Without a chirp the little droid flies through the hole and slices into the computer. The sounds of iron moving the doors was opening. Quickly Arshus ran down the stairs to the ship that its engines was primed and running awaiting their arrival. Within moments he had reached the ramp and was inside the little droid already making its way back to its owner, slamming the controls he yells" Get us out of here" Jinx could barely see with the star being so close she throttled out quickly spinning and going over cargo ship that was making its last flight, miss judging the distance she grazes on of the ships communication arrays putting a rather large scratch down the under side of the Horizon hull. “ its just a scratch it could have been a lot worst” she yells back to Arshus who was making his way to the bridge. “Enter the cords Lola” she tells the little droid, Arshus now on the bridge taking his seat. the little droid beeps confirming navs is set, Arshus quickly reaches up and pulls the hyperspace lever. The journey through hyperspace was a short one dropping from hyperspace and making their way down into Rishii atmosphere “Wonder why my master wanted us to meet here ” Jinx says no realizing she said what she was thinking. Arhus just shrugs, a few moment flight they find their landing zone a clearing in the trees by a out laying village. Landing and shutting down the ship they make their way to the ramp. The trees sway in the breeze and the humid hit them as the ramp lowers to meet their destiny- To Be continued in part 3