The Roads We Take

[devilbird]

There were too many enemies for just two of them to fight head on. Some guerrilla tactics may be in order here. She motions for Zen and Weech to fall back to the hall with all the traps in it. She's try to drop a few before following them. Maybe she could lead a few into the traps while they were distracted.

[TheUnknown]

Zen and Weech make their way back to the hallway and stand by for you to return. The droids start to draw closer to your position when you open fire. You manage to take out three of them before they start towards you. After the third blast your weapon jams up. A rather simple jam though it will take a moment or two to fix it.

[devilbird]

With one of her pistols down, the bounty huntress has to rely on the other three to keep the enemies off of her while she retreats. She tries to lead them back toward the traps, and gets ready to evade them.

[TheUnknown]

You seem to have their attention now as the remaining droids focus on approaching you. With their hunched stances and leveled light blasters you can tell that whoever set them up here had money to spare. While drawing them back you manage to take out five or six more of them and wound several others. They seem set to run right into the traps at this rate.

[devilbird]

The expensive weapons outfitted to the enemy were not lost on Tik-Tik. She made a mental note that if she survived and her plan worked, that she might have to take some of the gear with her. If she couldn't use it, then maybe at least Zen could. She continued to fire at them until she reached the trapped hallway. With her best efforts, she tried to dodge the traps. She she succeed, then she and Zen would fire upon them while they tried to cross.

[TheUnknown]

Going off memory alone you manage to re navigate the course and take position near Zen and Weech. Just as you expect the droids get caught up in the traps stalling their advance and leaving them exposed to your combined fire.

[devilbird]

Tik-Tik and Zen ready their weapons and fire upon the droids in the chaos. When she can, she tries to aim more for the ones in the back that haven't reached the traps yet. The more she can drop at once, the less likely her or her friends will be hurt. If she could, she'd like to help drive the enemy further into the traps, but that probably wouldn't be likely unless-

"Zen!" she calls over to her friend and lover, "Do you have any other weapons on you? Maybe some explosives?"

[TheUnknown]

"Not on me I'm afraid" Zen says in between shots. From the looks of things the droids weren't getting to far with the combined effort of fire and the traps. Soon only a handful of them are left.

[devilbird]

Tik-Tik works to dispatch the remaining droids. Once the last one drops, she moves across the traps while aiding Zen and Weech. With the security suddenly stepping up like that, she had to be getting close to her mark.

[TheUnknown]

You both manage to dispose of the remaining droids leaving the bridge littered with scrap. The going is a bit slower, but with no hostiles its an easy enough trip to make into the now empty arena esk room.

[devilbird]

She gazes around the room, trying to examine it more thoroughly. While doing so, she also tries to spot any more hidden traps or enemies that may lay waiting in ambush for them.

[TheUnknown]

There are no hidden traps or enemies lurking about as you carefully search through the room. You can see on the far side of the room the exit which leads further downward. Most of the droids themselves seem hardly damaged aside from your ace shots. The material could make for some good salvage later.

[devilbird]

Seeing no traps waiting for her, Tik-Tik rushed to the exit on the other side of the room. Every moment she waited is a moment Evans gets farther away.

[TheUnknown]

The pathway down is a long straight sloped descent which almost trips you over at first. Towards the bottom you can hear the powering up of some craft. Possibly an escape vehicle. Could Evans really be so close to your grasp.

[devilbird]

Moving into double time, Tik-Tik charges after the sound, guns at the ready. She needed to take him alive, so she was hoping he wouldn't put up much of a fight.

[TheUnknown]

The bottom of the long hallway reveals a circular platform overlooking what appears to be a hidden hanger. You can see several of the same model droids from before patrolling around as a large ship is being fueled up.

[devilbird]

Using what ever is laying around, Tik-Tik tries to use it for cover to sneak up on the droids. Her plan is to try and sneak on board the ship to corner Evans when he takes off. If that fails, she'll at least be able to get the drop on a few enemies before having to fight her way in.

[TheUnknown]

You manage to sneak past the droids winding around their long patrol paths and see a straight shot towards the ship. You'd have to time it just right to avoid detection from the droids.

[devilbird]

Tik-Tik waits for the droids to pass by, then tries to rush onto the ship without being seen.

[TheUnknown]

(16+ mod= success)
You watch their timings noting how long each window is and when you see the perfect mark you blast forward moving at great speed onto the open cargo bay of the ship. Once inside you see that the ship is loaded down with crates bearing the crest of the Ordovian merchant guild, must have been some more sordid gains of his.