Dante managed to make a noise just as a detonator went off. I was thrown backwards into the solid trunk of the tree. I heard something on my rifle crack. My back, while wanting to make a similar noise, remained intact despite intense pain. I landed in a crouch, puzzled about what could have caused that. When I straightened up to help Dante, I saw the Trandoshan. I managed to get behind the tree trunk as several bowcaster bolts were fired at me. I slid my rifle to my front, checking it for damage. Unfortunately, the scope had broken, but it was Verpine technology and that stuff doesn't bounce well. Fortunately my DC was made of hardy stuff and was in firing order.
I peered around the tree to see Dante grappling with the Trandoshan. I wouldn't be able to flank in a normal manner, the snow made moving quickly or easily impossible. My only option was up. Replacing the gun across my now pretty sore back, I found a lower branch and made a jump for it. This would all pretty easy if I were taller, or had that spiffy force jump ability. As it was, I just managed to catch a branch and pulled myself up. Every muscle in my back screamed in protest. I quietly made my way through the branches to a location over Dante and the Trandoshan, wondering if we'd brought enough bacta. And then I started thinking about my training which went over the most efficient ways to kill a Trandoshan.
Dante was pinned under the Trandoshan, which from my standpoint was a positive thing, it meant the bounty hunter didn't see me. Moving quickyly, I made my way to the end of the branch, placing me about a meter directly behind the two men. Adrenaline mixed with the drugs of the stim. My focus seemed to make all of my senses hyper aware. I lay down on the branch, hoped that the Trandoshan wouldn't turn around in the next few seconds, then slowly rolled down from the branch, putting me directly behind them. My feet touched down silently behind the fight. Lifting the rifle, I prepared to shoot the Trandoshan.
TBC
read Cpt Typho's POV here
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
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6 comments:
Maybe I should come by and help
I hope you managed to tear your shirt at some point.
Ouch, hit a tree? Done that.
Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander Oneida watch out for that tree!
Sorry.
Yes! You go girl!
Don't you look at those Jedi using their force jump abilities and such and think to yourself that they are cheating? Don't you feel greater satisfaction knowing that you climbed that tree with your own blood (in this case), sweat and tears?
Yeah, I didn't think so.
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