The NUbulan B-2 frigate came out of hyper space in the Teta Home system. A series of planets with a history that was the stuff of legends. Although the jedi were all but wiped out in the jedi massacres of the empire. The legendary battles of the jedi remained in popular galactic lore. One was the war of the Sith lead by the insidious Ezar Kun.
Besides Palpatine (she was lothed to call him emporer) he is one of the best known of the Sith in history. He turned and massacred hundereds of members of the order. Turning the students and sending them to kill masters.
This place was strong with the dark sith but there was light here as well. Unseen but here.
A battle raged on in the depths of the planet. A battle of the force and one that she must seek out.
Unfortunately it must be alone. Her crew was loyal. They had chosen to stay with her after the end of the New Alliance. They come from all races and species. Including even droids that they kepted about for the last few years with out memory wipes. That were now as unique of induviduals as the biological crew. Even the Saber strike had a mind of it's own now.
A female one at that. Cypher was getting just a little bit too good at creating artificial inteligence in other droids. The little droid needs to learn to restrain him self. R5 wheels beside her as a constant companion.
To accomadate the New ship inteligence she was making some improvments. First a update of her (meaning the ship) systems to include holoemmiters on all levels. A Holograme whering a knee length dress appeared beside vonta in the corridors of the ship.
"Observer," The shimmering image of a beutiful black haired woman spoke to vonta. Her new self proclaimed rank of jedi, Observer.
Vonta's heart jumped a beat as the image came out of no where. She Kepted walking but now walked with the walking image beside her. "Yes Strike, what is it." She sounded a bit purturbed as she was trying to put things to gether in her mind.
"The crew have begun to talk, They know of the dangers that this system once presented to the galaxy and they think that perhaps it is too much to ask for you to handle alone." The Jedi Was begining to look a bit annoyed.
"I mean no offense to your abilities sir. But even the Nohgri aboard have been getting antsy about this particular mission. And the fighter pilots want to join you this time." Vonta was one that was prepared for most situations. There were a wide range of fighters on board with training simulators to keep her pilots at their peak.
The pair reach the turbo lift. "Take this as a recording then."
"Yes ma'm" She looks at the cieling as she confers with her systems to start a recording. "Ready."
"Begin.
This is Capatain Vonta Horn of the Observer fleet. To all that this mission may concern. I am in route to the Teta system becuase of force eminations that I Picked up in avision some time ago. I know of the long history of this system and ask for all of you to trust me again as you have in the past. I must seek out this challenge and make it to the end of what ever it is that lies before me.
As it is I well make contact if it is required.
The force knows that I count on all of you for back up.
But this is a request as a friend and a order as your commanding officer. Hold position until I send for you or I return.
End recording......."
The White skinned holo woman turns to the captain again. " Record ended. Who May I send it to may I ask."
"All that apply as family." She replys, " The Aldearaanian guard, Vinda corp. for Zed Nine and Cee Four, and the Order send it after I have left under stood."
"Clearly sir."
The Turbo lift stops at the Hanger bays. She is taking a X-wing to the surface by her self. Two of her Nohgri crew members stand by her ship allong with a seemingly flesh and blood version of The Strike computer.
Vonta takes one look at the groups and starts. "Saber? What is going on?" She refers to saber the Android version of The saber strikes Artificial mind. The two are identical in most ways having access to the same information but saber is more human since she/ it lives among the crew in a corporeal form.
"Sorry sir." She began, "Crewmen Almak and Derouch insisted on seeing you off." Vonta should hardely be surprised. There were many nohgri that decided to stay with the jedi after the Alliance merger with the republic. But the same skills that made them so good at spying made it imposible to keep secrets from them. So they know most every thing that goes on in the fleet of three ships.
Almak was the first to speak. "We wished to do with you but since it seems that our orders were to stay we sought to send you off to battle honorably." He turned to Derouch and took a small knecklace from a container he held.
"It is a tradition to give a warrior a gift from family in the event of a dangerous hunt. Or in out case a mission." As always he held a steady war hardened gaze. " This is a amulat that has been in my family for years. Take it now and you well return it to us when you return."
Vonta was touched she had come to call of of her crw family but this was a act of family. Although a question did come to mind.
" But What if I do not return with it?" she inquires.
The Nohgri male smiles in response to the question as if he was just waiting for her to ask. "Then we go to the place where you fell to retreive it. Kllling all that harmed you avengeing your death with honor."
Vonta looked on with out flinching. She could almost have guessed the Race from wayland that was the Nohgri centered most of their culture around battle so this should not be any different. " I am honored my freinds. But I must be on my way now." She doned her flight suit. Cypher was already loaded into the fighter and she climbed the ladder to join him.
"Take care bright lady." Derouch called. He had started calling her that the name was some thing to get used to.
That was her last though as she blasts off out of the hanger on route to adventures unknown.
