Mission #14 - A New Ally?

[Niil Spaar]

"All right, looks like the left door's more trouble than it's worth.  Mariah, try and pop the other door."

[GM Craig]

Mariah kneels down beside the door panel and pops it open. Sparks fly, and she says, "This may take a little." While she is speaking, however, the door opens. On the other side are six, rather surprised looking Imperial troopers with a security droid.

[Actions?]

[Niil Spaar]

Niil didn't bother barking out commands; he doubted the others needed any prompting.  Suiting actions to words, he snapped up his heavy blaster pistol and took a shot at the security droid.

[Collan]

Well...some much for subtlety Collan thought himself. He then opened fire with his blaster pistol at the lead security guard.

[Jex]

[OOC - assuming Jex is too far for melee ...]

Jex switches his vibro sword to his left hand and draws his blaster pistol.

[Trax]

As Trax took stock of the situation he saw two problems, the first, the security droid presented a serious threat.  On the plus side, he couldn't see any visible shielding.  The second, the troopers could close the door just as quickly as they opened it and ready themselves after Mariah got the door open again.  Or worse, fry the door completely.

Trax leveled his pistol at the droid and fired off a shot as he moved forward trying to get through the door before they had a chance to close it.

[OOC: Use Brawling: Martial Arts specialization if I need to fight my way through.]

[GM Craig]

[OOC: Jex didn't actually post actions beyond drawing his pistol, so I assume he didn't intend to fire.]

Collan's shot hits the lead security trooper, but he shakes it off. Niil take a shot at the security droid, but the droid doesn't seem phased. Jex readies his blaster pistol, but with everything going on in front of the door, doesn't get a clear shot. Then the security droid deploys a pair of repeating blasters, and the corridor is filled with blaster bolts. There's little cover in the corridor, and with the hail of blaster shots there's little Mariah can do other than cower by the door.

Trax, however, doesn't seem concerned. He takes a shot at the droid, and scores a little damage - enough to through off the aim of the twin repeaters. Even as one of the troopers reaches for the door controls, Trax breaks into a sprint. He rolls to the side and dives through the door just as it slams shut.

In the now quiet, smoke-filled corridor, you can clearly hear a great deal of blaster fire from the other side of the door.

[Actions?]

PM sent to Trax

[GM Craig]

Mariah screams out Trax's name. A moment later, she turns to the door panel like she's on a mission.

[Niil Spaar]

Niil snarled, "Of all the malfing, rash . . ."  Seeing that Mariah was furiously working on the door, Niil barked, "When that door opens again, everyone clear it and concentrate fire on that droid if it's still up and running, and watch for grenades.  Cover Collan.  Trax might need medical aid if he didn't get himself killed."

[Collan]

Collan switched out his blaster for the medkit. Niil's message was pretty clear even though he didn't state it directly.

"I'm on it," he replied to Niil, not wanting to say his name in the field. It struck Collan that that might be a bad idea.

[GM Craig]

The blaster fire on the other side of the door is almost continuous, which is actually a good sign. Another good sign is that the sound of the repeaters the droid carried has not been heard since Trax jumped through the door.

Then, in a shower of sparks from the panel, Mariah gets the door open.

You see Trax, a pistol in one hand, apparently involved in some sort of deadly dance with the droid. All around him, six troopers jump and dodge trying for a shot. Trax has several smoking holes in his armour, but otherwise is still on his feet. Just as the door opens, Trax plants two solid hits into the face of the security droid. The droid starts to spasm as lightning dances over it. It then falls to the ground...

...giving the troopers clear shots.

They open fire, and Trax is his four more times, though his armour seems to bear the brunt of the attacks, and he's still on his feet.

[Actions?]

Condition Summary:
Trax: stunned twice (-2D on all actions for this round)
Security Droid: Incapacitated
Trooper #1: Unhurt
Trooper #2: Unhurt
Trooper #3: Unhurt
Trooper #4: Unhurt
Trooper #5: Unhurt
Trooper #6: Unhurt

[Jex]

Jex looks for an opening to enter the lift.

[OOC - as soon as there is an opening, Jex will jump/move into melee range, and start with 2 attacks with the sword]

[Trax]

Trax was breathing pretty heavily when the droid fell and the door finally opened.  He knew it had only been a few seconds but it had felt a lot longer.  Deciding not to take another shot he instead focused on his defenses and moved to the side giving the others a clear shot.

[OOC: Does pulling out a smoke and lighting it count as one or two actions?   So yeah, basically just dodging to the side to open things up for everyone else.  That is assuming the door 'behind' Trax is the same door that Mariah just opened.]

[Niil Spaar]

Nill's blaster, already levelled in anticipation of the door opening, made a minute shift to fill it's sights with a trooper's midsection.  "Drop them, but give Jex a clear path," he said in a flat voice as he pulled the trigger twice.

OOC:  Two shots at Trooper # 1.  If he goes down with the first blast, though, take the second shot on Trooper # 2 if I'm allowed. 

[Collan]

Collan was caught flatfooted without a weapon since he'd been prepared to administer first aid to Trax. Keeping the medkit under one arm, Collan drew his pistol but kept himself ready to dodge. He ten brought it up to fire, aiming at an Imp but not really expecting to connect.