"uh guys. Something is right here." I said.

I try to sense what it was, but i couldn't. it was like a empty force bubble. I slwly backed away from and started walking backwards to Jasyn and the kaminoan still looking at the space I ran into.

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He ducked into another corridor and waited. If they found him out, he would either have to hightail it out of the city fast or kill them all.

Tzakang cursed himself for being so careless. He was so close to finding out about the "Jedi Almar" who was mentioned.

He ducked around another corridor 100 meters away and waited..........

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What the hell was going on here? What was Jebbua blabbering about? And why was the Kaminoan suddenly looking so suspicious...?

Were the Kaminoans hiding something, and thought that Jebbua had perhaps stumbled upon it?

The Kaminoan directed a flat look in the group's direction. "I'm afraid that, with all the commotion you have brought to this city, I can no longer be of great help to you...we like our quiet."

Jasyn frowned to himself. And your solitude, to do whatever you wish for the right price...

"The only thing I can tell you," the Kaminoan continued, "is that Galen Danner has been here in the past, but is not here now."

She paused, her large eyes scanning the group, resting a moment on each member. "Leave this city immediately," she then ordered. "And it would be highly advisable for you to leave Kamino as well...

...while you still can."

At that she turned, utterly dismissing the group then and heading off down the corridors. Jasyn was well aware of the fact they had overstayed their welcome...

...and that they should scram while the scramming was good. He turned to the others. "I think it's time to take a hint and leave, now."

He paused a moment then, turning to Za'in. "Though I know you're still in search of something regarding your father and his mission here on Kamino...

...you might wanna get out of these parts at least before you continue on as well. There's something funny going on here."

With that Jasyn again turned to the others in his group. "Now let's get the kriffing hell out of here...

...and get somewhere where we can try and figure out just what the hell we are going to do next."

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It took a second before he actually absorbed the words and had a valid response. His mind was still preoccupied with the anger and suspucion of that pale skinned credit fiend.

When he managed to focus, he placed his hand onto his chin, thinking up a good plan. Snapping his fingers as soon as he got it, he followed it up with a response.

"Hey, maybe we can take stay on one of my houses on Ord Mantell. It won't attract attention and it'll just be a stop. Shouldn't be too far away either.."

Za'in said casually, though in the back of his mind he was tempted to stay and find out what the kriffing hell was going on here with these abo. They were too suspucious, especially for a group of people that thrived on credits.

Yet, he knew that he had to get off this planet. Kaminoans had clones, and they had clones that had once started a war long,long ago. It wouldn't make any sense in disobeying 'em, they could end up siking one of those darn clones on 'em.

"How I hate cloners." Za'in muttered angrily under his breathe.

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...so perhaps it would be a good idea to take up Za'in's offer. Maybe Ord Matell would give them a good place to regroup and discuss their next move...

...and maybe by taking the offer he could make up for jumping on Za'in earlier. He was too kriffing wound up lately...

Jasyn nodded once, beginning to walk down the corridors. "I think we'll take you up on the offer, Za'in. We could use a place to regroup and make some new plans."

He stopped walking then and turned to face Za'in. "About back there, in the guest quarters..."

Jasyn hesitated a bit, not entirely used to the words which were about to come from his lips, "I'm sorry. You were just asking for a bit of help, and I shouldn't have been so jumpy."

With nothing more than that, Jasyn turned once more, beginning to walk again and returning to the circumstances at hand.

"Our ship is just outside the city," he told Za'in. "Probably the best thing to do would be to exchange comm frequencies, get off this god-forsaken rock, and talk about when and where we are going to meet via comm once we get a good distance away. I don't wanna be on this blasted planet any longer than we have to be..."

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Entering his the Eagle, he threw his bags into the back, entering the cockpit once more. Alerting the others over the comm. unit on his control panel of his status, he began with working out the kinks to get the big chunk of metal off the ground. It had become easier to use the control panel as he fit through the years, after all those fantastic smuggling missions. Those times were great, and not it didn't take much more than one thought to begin lifting the Eagle off the ground. This time it came in handy, with his mind still preoccupied with other subjects.

Such as one, why Jasyn was all of a sudden trying to be polite. Yah, he was a good guy, but it was far-n-between that someone that was always in a boss chair explained himself and apologized for his actions. Maybe this guy was different, but he wouldn't let the apology, as much as he liked it, soften him up. He had to be like the Tatooine heat, a Kessel Sandstorm to survive in this galaxy, and letting up could get ya killed with the reputation he had.

So, Za'in continued on, taking to the sky as he stared up at the ceiling of the cockpit, still contemplating. His eyes dull that was comparision to the lull, but comforting sound of the engine humming in the background as Za'in thought. It made a warm atomsphere, which was perfect for the beginning of a path that led back home.

Home Sweet Home, here I come.

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...and he hated that this was taking so much time. Even so, he knew that some time would have to be taken to plan a new strategy. There was still alot of Universe out there...

...so that would mean narrowing the field down if they were ever going to succeed in finding Galen. He needed some other opinions...

"Hey Jas," Matt said, breaking his train of thought, "Comm Za'in and let him know we're ready to get out of here, and that we can meet him near Ord Mantell, unless he has other plans."

Nodding, Jasyn did exactly that, leaving the channel open for Za'in's reply. Then drifted back into thought, frowning as he did so.

Just where the kriffing hell else could Galen be...?

Turning to the others, he voiced as much and continued with, "We know she's not on Kee'l Doba or on Kamino unless something funny is going on. We also know that she was looking for her little girl, who she believed had been taken to Coruscant by her father. Aaron also said that Galen had plans to get some sort of Sith ship which would help her bust through Coruscant's blockade, and that we were all headed to K'eel Doba at some point in time before we woke up on that ship with Stargazer and her husband and with Galen missing. Sooo..."

Jasyn paused, rubbing his chin thoughtfully before continuing, "...it would appear by the facts that Graysith aka "Jharmeen Qu'taro" played dumb and denied that Galen was her sister that we are either all crazy...

...or that she has some reason she doesn't want her sister found. But the question is, where might a Sith...

...or one who was involved with the Sith...

...hide a person that they simply don't want found other than right under their own thumbs...?"

Falling silent at that, Jasyn waited to see if anyone would offer up any thoughts or ideas.

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"Will do." Za'in said, blocking his signal soon after. It was time for sollitude, for him to make love with the great Eagle. To move amoungst the stars and slide through hyperspace.

Going through the procedures of entering hyperspace, he activated his hyperdrive engine. Watching as the hyperdrive motivator lit up on his control pane, he awaited realspace to whitter away while he entered hyperspace.

It wasn't long after the thought that it came true, with the stars become lines that ran from his powerful engine. Hyperspace embraced him, with no navigational sensors on the hyperdrive motivator catching any items that could come to be of some sort of trouble.

He was going onward, toward the future and yet back to his past. Onto that planet he once called him, before the universe took that title, before the Eagle took that title..

"A home lost twice..." Za'in murmured to himself tiredly. Stretching his arms, he yawned, trying to get comfortable in his seat. It was not long after that he went to sleep, trying to rest up before his land on that forgotten homeworld of his.

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...and meanwhile considered the evidence his comrade had brought forth. It really wasn't much to go on but...

"Well," Jasyn suddenly blurted, interrupting the expanding length of silence and with a disgusted snort, "Damn you Jedi, you aren't worth poodoo for even coming up with ideas, let alone getting anything done! You said Galen wasn't on Kamino to your knowledge, and yet you can't come up with a thing regarding where we might look next...?"

He paused at that, fire in his deep brown eyes. Then he continued with, "Why, it wouldn't hurt us in the least if we spaced--"

Matt reached out a hand and laid it on Jasyn's shoulders, sending him one of his classic green-eyed warning looks. Jasyn had the good sense to shut up at that moment...

...not that one person in the cabin didn't have a clue in regards to where his words were headed.

"Jas, maybe you are onto something about Galen being right under Jharmeen aka Graysith's thumb. I mean, if you were hiding someone and didn't want them found by anyone else...

...wouldn't you put them in the hardest place to get to? Even if she's not aware that there is a massing of Imperial ships around the system, she knows how incredibly difficult it would be for any human to snoop around any of those planets without sticking out like a sore thumb. Occam's Razor and all, K'eel Doba is still the most likely place for Galen's whereabouts. And aside from all that, it's the absolute last place we know we were all headed for. I don't know about the logistics of doing it...

...but my gut tells me we need to go back there."

Jasyn frowned. "But Matt...the Impys...

...we gave them our word we wouldn't ever go back there. How are we supposed to deal with them?"

"We could try the absolute truth...

...after all, it worked before."

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...but Matt's logic made a whole kriffing lot of sense. His frown deepened further as he continued to mull.

Gods damn it all, if only Terrin were here...

... he was the one who always knew how to work around politics...

"Allright," Jasyn finally replied, forcing himself from his thoughts. "But I think it'd be wise to get in contact with Aaron again before we make any final decisions; his input may be invaluable."

Jasyn again paused at that, looking to the still-silent Jebbua. "I don't suppose there is any remote possibility you have thoughts to add to this..."

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When clicking on it, he gained the information needed to get who was exactly calling for him. All that game up was unknown, which seemed to be familar in some form or another. Maybe it was that Force that ran through him, but those unknowns just told him something was up.

Even though he was sure of it, he clicked on the message, with the holopad activating immeditately afterwards. It showed an image of a Hutt, a large one at that, eating as he spoke.

The large thing muttered something about that the mark on his head just grew bigger from his encounter on Kamino and that he had somehow disturbed their peace in some form. Other than that, there was a large hint that someone was on his tail, just ready to pounce like krayt dragon, ripping apart it's meal.

Sitting there with a curious, confused look on his face, the alarm once again went off. Disturbing his thought, he grumbled in response before he found exactly what the alarm was about.

He had reached a point that he was close enough to Ord Mantell and safely exit hyperspace. Doing as suggested from his computer, he opened up his comlink.

Clicking in the frequency to Matt and the crew, he managed to bounce off the hyperspace com. channel.

"Hey," Za'in began, "I just entered the area in Ord Mantell, I'm here waiting for you. When you get here, I'll lead you to my house--I know it well."

Ending with that, he leaned back, keeping his com. channel open for any response.

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...especially considering the only logical idea he or Matt had come up with involved tangling with the Empire once again.

Kriffing Jedi...

...who the Hell needs them if this is all they amount to?!

Forcing himself from these thoughts, Jasyn reached for the reply button on the comm unit. "We're in-system at these coordinates," he said, simultaneously reaching for the navcomputer and sending off their ship's coordinates via the comm frequency. "We're ready and waiting."

Let's just hope we don't have to wait as long for a reply from you though as we do from these damn Jedi...

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"Keel Doba is the most logical place to look. Remember the areas where I could sence nothing at all. Kind of like those creatures you breed Jasyn, the Yslamiri. I would assume she is in one of those areas. Unfortunatly, even while inside them, our Force abilities are of no use."

Jebbua nodded a confirmation of all I just said. For he was thinking along those same lines.

"But the question is... How do we go back? I suppose we could purchase some image distorters. They are quite pricey, but may get us past the Imps. I on the other hand would pose a more diffiucult problem. While these devices can change outward appearances, they will not change the color of your skin. But I beleive I know a way to Smuggle myself in with you..."

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...the back-up meant more than perhaps Dash would know. This wasn't gonna be easy...

...but as Dash and Matt had already stated, and as he had come to believe himself, the logic was just inescapable.

Jasyn bit his lip thoughtfully. "Image distorters..." he muttered, his look somewhat distant as he thought, "We could get a hold of some of those through EE, and there are venders here. Hell, Matt and I might be able to pull some strings and get the stuff at no charge, since we're EE employees..."

He trailed, still thinking. "Still, the Impys have some nice technology of their own...

...do you think that'll be enough to evade them? Or should we, as Matt is suggesting, let the Impys know we're coming back and why ahead of time?"

Again Jasyn paused, frowning as he continued to think. "There are risks either way," he said. "There's the possibility of being caught red-handed with the image-distorters...

...and there's the possibility of the Impys saying no if we talk with them. But if they say yes that'll get us in without worrying about getting around them...

...and if they say no the image distorters will still work."

He pursed his lips for a long moment, so deep in thouught he really wasn't seeing, but was rather figuring up all the ideas swimming in the forefront of his mind. "What do you think? Let the Impys know first and see what they do before we proceed, with the image distorters ready should they say no...

...or skip letting the Impys know altogether, and proceed on with the distorters with the utmost caution...?"

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Here he hesitated, "... government. All of which we can do once we reach the surface of Ord Mantell.

"Speaking of that," Jasyn continued, turning to the navboard and sending a comm off to Zai'n Almar. "Almar, where the kriffing hell are you? My team has some work to do while we're here, and we can't afford to make this a leisurely visit. If we don't hear from you shortly, we're going to go on to the surface on our own..."

He quieted at that, waiting to see if Almar would reply...

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"Man, it's really taking a long time--you better just head to the windows and look for me somewhere. I might be a thousand light years away for all I know..."

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"We're right with you."

At that, Matt turned to the navboard and let up on the controls a little, allowing Za'in to take the lead and following close behind. As he continued to follow Za'in's ship into Ord Mantell's atmosphere, he looked to Jasyn once more. "Now might be a good time to go ahead and fill Aaron in on just what we are doing..."

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...she even denied having a sister. Maybe you have some resources to verify whether Galen had a sister?"

Jasyn paused at that, then continued with. "At any rate, Kelderon picked up on some Force-bubbles on K'eel Doba, and we want to go back and investigate further. We're going to get some image disruptors...

...maybe you can help us with that...

...to get past the Impys that are swarming near K'eel Doba if necessary. We're also seriously considering alerting them ahead of time that we're coming and why, hoping that perhaps we might be able to bargain with them and get back to K'eel Doba without evasion tactics. It's a risky play...

...but evading them will be a risky play too. I think it's the best shot we've got at doing this. Let me know if you think otherwise, and let us know about the disruptors and about Jharmeen Qu'taro at the most. I'll have my wristcomm and will be waiting your reply.

"Lancaster out."

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Then he turned, looking to Dash and Jebbua as well. "I think any tricks you can pull out of your bag would be helpful at this point, and smuggling a Jedi or two in case we get stopped by the Empire would definitely come in handy."

Even as he said these words, he turned back to the navboard, his intense green eyes locked on Za'in's ship. In a matter of minutes the other pilot began his landing cycle, and Matt followed suit right behind him. As they neared the ground a small--

--and possibly private--

--docking area came into focus. Matt knew that the Almar's father, if not Za'in as well, was fairly wealthy. He wouldn't be surprised if this docking area was entirely his. Matt took the ship down right next to where Almar docked his, and began cooling the systems. Then he turned to Kelderon once more. "Allright, let's see if I can get those life-readings rigged up for you...

...shouldn't take too long..."

He paused then, looking up to Jasyn, who had begun to get to his feet. "After that I'll be right behind you. In the meantime you might want to find a nice secure comm frequency to the Empire and let them know that we want to talk to them regarding access to K'eel Doba, and be blatantly honest about just why we need to go there. They know we've been there before and why, so it's no use trying to be evasive, and it might cause more problems."

Jasyn pursed his lips and nodded. "Agreed," he then said, "Pop the hatch and I'll get on it right now."

Turning for the navboard, Matt did precisely that. As Jasyn began to head off the ship, Matt couldn't help but add some final words of warning. "And Jas, please try to be hospitable and let Za'in know what we're up to before you do anything..."

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The ancient art of Jedi Hibernation. From the days before Hyperspace technology came about, the Jedi used this practice to slow thier breathing, and slow down, considerably, the inner workings of the body. This allowed them to venture farther through space than any other being in the galaxy. And I had to perfect this technique in less than a day! What am I thinking? Is it even possible to slip through a sensor sweep? I was about to find out.

I laid myself down in an area I wouldn't be easily found, but not completly hidden. And began my Hibernation by slowing my breathing, using the force to slow my heartbeat to about 1 beat per minute. My eyes closed of thier own accord as my muscles relaxed and I lay perfectly still. I lost myself in deep meditation.

One thought gnawing at the back of my conscious, What if this doesn't work?

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Jasyn couldn't help but smile, albeit a bit darkly. How kriffing appropriate.

For another moment he simply looked at the lettering, his thoughts elsewhere and his brown eyes distant. Then, as if just realizing he had alot to do and little time to do it in, he turned and began moving once more, this time towards Almar's ship. Out of her hull popped a hatch, and in moments Almar appeared. Jasyn slowed a moment, then took a deep breath, and headed right to Almar. Stopping in front of the younger man, he got right to the point.

"I don't know what your plans are here," he started, "But I need to find a place where I can do some secure comming, somewhere better than our ship. I also need to find the nearest Eagle Enterprises outpost here...

...we need some equipment to continue on our mission in all possible caution."

He paused at that, not wanting to divulge any further in case there were big eyes and big ears somewhere close by. "If you can't help out and have your own matters to attend to, I'll be on my way and about my business. We don't want to stay here longer than a day...

...time is short. But can you at least point me in the right direction?"

At this Jasyn fell silent, and waited to see what Almar might say, ready to get on the move and get this show on the road.

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"Well if your going anywhere, I'm coming with you. That includes to wherever your going.." Za'in stopped there, but it seemed only to be a pause, because quickly after he began once agian. "And don't try to pick a Bothan on me."

The Za'in said, heading into his house with a commanding trot. It was clear that he wanted Jasyn to follow into the mansion like sheltering through the plains.

Coming to the door, he opened it. As the door creaked up from a soft shove, wweaponary and technologically advanced devices lay around. The entrance room was like a workshop, but romantically touched with a pond holding all kind of fish seperating catergorizes of the devices.

"Here, you might find what you are looking for and a safe haven for communication. Afterwards, we can head to the Outpost."

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... nobody. And there was just something in Almar's eye that Jasyn didn't particularly like. Still, Jasyn had nothing to hide from this guy...

...nothing at all. So if he wanted to stick his nose in other people's business...

...so be it. Maybe a taste of the Empire...

...or the Sith, for that matter...

...would change Almar's mind regarding just how involved he wanted to be. So Jasyn followed Almar in, feeding his ego a bit by letting him think that he was in total control. Upon entering, Jasyn's deep browns took in all the sophisticated technology...

...and he eyed a high-tech comm unit sitting nearby.

That should work nicely, Jasyn thought.

Reaching for the comm unit then, Jasyn dialed into a secure Eagle Enterprises channel. He pursed his lips for a moment then in thought, considering how to word the message he was about to send.

"This is Eagle Enterprises employee Jasyn Lancaster, requesting special clearance from the blockade which the Empire has established near the planet K'eel Doba. My team has already been stopped by this said blockade after searching on K'eel Doba for a friend of ours who has gone missing after being there. At the time we reached the conclusion she was not there any longer; however, after evaluating further evidence we believe it is still entirely possible that she is on that planet. Thus I am requesting permission to be allowed through the blockade, and would be willing to discuss payment for that privelege upon your reply. You may direct your reply to my personal comm frequency," he continued, rattling off the frequency digits, "and I will be willing to then discuss this matter with you further if necessary.

Lancaster out."

Satisfied with that message then, Jasyn typed in a stream of text to accompany the message he was about to relay off an EE channel.

Send this message to the authorities on Coruscant in all due haste; verify through Captain Barnes, who is already aware this is incoming. Hurry--there is no time to spare.

After that Jasyn flipped off the comm frequency and tweaked his wristcomm to make certain he would be immediately notified should he recieve a reply. He then turned to Za'in. "Allright," he spoke up, "Before we proceed on to the outpost, I'd like to go back to the Vindicator and check on my other team members. They may be interested in going with us...

...or they may wish to rest some before we proceed further. After all, you invited us to your home to parlay comfortably together concerning our continued mission, and I'd hate for them to spend that time cramped up in a ship..."

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