Lehon

[Takeda]

Takeda follows Tenkai down the ramp, his rifle at the shoulder and swings it in wide arcs checking left and then right. Small piles of assorted parts litter the hangar, the hangar itself only being about 100 meters square, and about 50 meters tall.

(no, there are not Imperial troops there.)

As Tenkai begins to sift through the parts that sit around, Takeda gives the hull of his ship a once over to make sure none of the debris has damaged anything.

Ayu'lesh, blaster pistol drawn, follows Dweezel down the ramp as he makes his way to a blast door set into a recess in the back wall.

"Dweezel, what are you doing?

Dweezel gives her an annoyed rasp as he extends his probe into the data-port at the doorway. Locking-bolts can be heard snapping into there unlocked positions as the heavy blast door begins to slide to the side.

Ayu'lesh raises her blaster expecting something to jump out at her. not seeing anything at first she calls back over her shoulder.
Takeda! Phedra! Cai...

She turns to continue covering the long corridor beyond, as Dweezel presses onwards.



As she enters inside, she looks back once again to see if anyone is following her, not particularly anxious to go forward on her own, with only the insane droid as company.

As she turns however, she sees "it". It looms at her from the darkened alcove, convinced it is going to get her. She opens fire with her blaster at the monster.

[Caitlin Windancer]

Cait turns her head to look at Tenkai when he joins them she smiles at him. Ready? Yes, it is. We should be able to find all you need here.

When he walks off to the side and says..."I'm going to take a look around."

She answers. Okay...Just be careful.... I would hate to lose you. Keep in contact and yell if you need help or find something of interest.

Cait follows Takeda cautiously down the ramp her sword in her hand. She walks lightly across the hanger's floor her eyes watchful.

Phedra follows after them first waiting for Ayu'lesh and Dweezel to leave the ship. She takes up the rear guard following the others at a distance to try and keep an eye on them all and the exits at once. First rule, she thinks, is to keep your exit clear in case you have to retreat.

She is watching Cait and Takeda when Dweezel and Ayu'lesh wander off. She turns around when she hears Ayu'lesh yell their names she is already moving in Ayu's direction when she hears the blaster's fire. She now running. Ayu'lesh! But she skids to a stop when she sees what Ayu'lesh is firing at. Easy cubling. I don't think its active.

Cait turns around at Ayu's shout and sees Phedra going through an open blaster door. Oh great! Don't go wandering off! Hey! Wait for us! She hurries off after them.

She is almost to the blast door opening when she hears the blaster's shot. TAKEDA! TENKAI! TROUBLE! She dashes off after Phedra she light saber now in her other hand.

[Takeda]

Takeda is already moving as the others approach. He swings the over-sized carbine around as he enters and almost squeezes off a shot himself before he realizes she was firing at a inactive droid.

The girl stands there, smoking blaster in hand with a guilty look on her face.
"Well... it just kinda jumped ou.... err, surprised me... it is ... well it... well... crap.

As Dweezel presses on forward and heads to another blast-door set into the left wall. Takeda moves along covering him. Most of the alcoves along the corridor contain similar droid units. From the layers of accumulated dust, it seems that they have not been disturbed in centuries, let alone been active.
"Will you slow down Trashcan! It is not like this place is just going to up and disappear on us. As a matter of fact, this place is becoming notorious for "appearing"

Dweezel of course gives him the droid razz-berry and proceeds to open the door to what lays beyond.

Inside is clearly some sort of control-room:
(better pictures will come later)


Inside the room is cleaner and free of debris and dust. However portions of the walls are horribly scarred, there are large scorched patches on various surfaces where it looks as if lighting has struck. The floor is buckled as if an invisible hand has slammed down upon it with great force. And deep scoring, familiar to any who have wielded a lightsaber is cut into the floor in various places.

At the various controls, sit robed figures, their hands hanging limply at their sides their heads bowed as if asleep. In the middle of the room is a large dais with a strange command "chair" on the top. The overall effect is as if someone simply turned off the lights and left this place eons ago.

*The Servitors (extra points guessing where that came from)*

[Caitlin Windancer]

Cait clips the lightsaber back onto her belt.

Don't worry about it. It's better to shoot at an inactive droid than not shoot at something that is attacking. I'm just glad you are okay.

But next time make sure it is attacking you before you shoot it. Okay?

Phedra pats Ayu'lesh's shoulder kindly. It's alright. You'll learn.

Cait follows Takeda down the corridor who is chasing after Dweezel.

Some one is in a hurry. I wonder what he found.
Cait says as she follows them into the room beyond then stops when she sees what is there.
Wow!

Phedra says to Ayu'lesh. Go ahead I will guard the rear.

[Takeda]

Takeda looks over to Cait.
"Did you see the floor? and those scorch marks looks like the same as when Hana used the lightning..."

Dweezel goes over to a panel and plugs himself in as Takeda pokes around looking at things.

Ayu'lesh goes over and looks at the datascreens over the shoulder of one of the deactivated droids.
"This place feels like a tomb"

[Caitlin Windancer]

Cait nods. Yes, it does.

She points to the scoring on the floor. That looks like it was done with a lightsaber.

It looks like a major fight was fought here with the Force. I feel darkside energy was used here.

Phedra from the doorway in response to Ayu'lesh. It sure does. Those things are creepy looking.
She says pointing to the lifeless droids. I hope he isn't trying to wake those things up.

[Takeda]

Somewhere under the dais there is a loud clanking noise and it begins to raise. as it does so, Dweezel simply tips over as the panel he was accessing pulls out of his reach. There is no squeal of complaint nor any movement from the droid. He simply lies there his lights blinking dimly.

Takeda runs over...
"You idiot! What did you do to yourself this time?"

Ayu'lesh looks up and does a double take as several of the large screens light up and begin flashing data-strings across them. Not realizing it, she raises her blaster to the back of one of the sleeping droid's head.
"I didn't touch anything! I swear!

[Caitlin Windancer]

Cait hearing Dweezel fall over says.
Is he okay?

She then turns around and looks at the screens when Ayu'lesh says something.

Ummm T. He did something. Look! She points to the screens.

Phedra to Ayu'lesh. No, you didn't. I think it was the droid. But the question is what did he do?

[Takeda]

As the dais continues to raise an alcove becomes visible, a series of shutters open, a dull blue glow emerges as misty cold gas vapors roll across the floor. From out of the depths of the sarcophagus, a mechanical hand clamps the edge on both sides....

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

With a slight lurch as it tears itself away from the trailing cables, that pop from their disconnect sockets. A 2.2 meter tall metallic droid extends his head as he steps forth from his 25,000 year entombment. It's baleful single blue eye looks about the control-room, then pauses and looks at its own manipulators as they rotate and extend.

For those versed in ancient technology, it is readily apparent that here is one of the progenitor types, of which Krath war-droids were a pale imitation of.



"Do you have any idea how satisfying it is to be in a proper body that you do not have to fight with every command-line? Rhetorical Question. OF course you do not..."

[Gin Xyrin]

~glancing back at cait he chuckles~ "i'm not going to kick the bucket yet"

~while digging through the pile Tenkai hears blaster fire dropping everything he turns on his heel and dashes toward the source of the sound as hears cait yell reaching the group he spins leveling his weapon on the inactive driod realizing that a split second before he fires he pulls his finger off the trigger~ "well you found parts, if not more" ~he mumbles as the group chases after the trashcan, following at a calm walk~

~reaching the room the group is in he stops and scans the enviornment scanning gin's random memories on details noting the tell tell signs of saber use and lightning damage~ "intriuging"

~hearing the trashcan stop moving and hit the deck he glances around slugthrower slide resting on his shoulder~ "huh"

~hearing a rattling followed by a series of others he flips around his finger slding into his slugthower's trigger guard the weapon still resting somewhat on his shoulder, tensing as the driod speaks he stops raising an eyebrow noting a lack of immediate aggression~ "again intriuging, heh the idiot is going to seriously want to scan you"

~glancing around the room he shrugs~ "should have brought a shopping cart"

[Caitlin Windancer]

To Tenkai before Ayu'lesh yells.

I'm glad to hear that.

When he joins them in the corridor after Ayu's shooting of the droid.

To say the least. I wonder how old that thing is?


When the dais raises Cait takes a step back when she sees a mechanical hand appear from the depths. What...?!

When the droid appears and then speaks...

Dweezel? Is that you?

She chuckles at Tenkai's comment about the shopping cart. I think you might need something a little bigger than that.


Phedra raises an eyebrow when the droid appears.
Interesting.

To Takeda. I think your droid just got an upgrade big time.

[Takeda]

The droid looks down and examines the floor.
"These were not here the last time... then again this place was not a malformed scrap-pile. It is almost as bad as your ship, Master."

Takeda looks up from the little droid body he knew as Dweezel.
"I think I liked him better when he could not speak basic... Well at least now you won't have to call for help when you have to reach something above my kneecaps."

He turns to Cait.
"This ever happen to you before? This is definantly going to take some getting used to.

Ayu'lesh finally relaxes and lowers the blaster from where it had been pointing first at the faceless inanimate droid, and then at the new and improved Dweezel.
"That's the little trashcan droid? How did I miss that? Would one of you all care to explain this to me? Why are we on a garbage collection of a space-station, what is the place, and why is the cute little droid now taller than me?"

[Gin Xyrin]

~looking at dweezles new body tenkai chuckles~ "the trashcan became somewhat impressive, interesting"

~looking at cait he shrugs~ "get me anything meant for transporting massive amounts of materials and i'll be satisfied"

~looking around he holsters the slugthrower and chuckles~ "i think i like the upgrade least your amusing now"

~thinking for a second he looks at the droid~ "what is this floating scrap heap"

[Caitlin Windancer]

Wow, he must be been made during the Rakatan Empire's heyday. His knowledge would be valuable in your search Takeda.

In answer to Takeda. To me personally no. But I have heard of such things happening before.

Phedra shakes her head. You got me. I'm still trying to figure this out myself. But as near I can tell he downloaded his programing into this droid's body. I think.

Cait to Tenkai. I think with all the ships around here we could probably find you something suitable to do that.

[Takeda]

The single blue sensor eye turns to Cait.
"Quite correct on the one count Caitlin, though both my memory core and the data-banks here have been damaged over time. It would greatly depend on what information is being sought as to if I would be able to answer it."

He gestures around at "this" with outstretched arms.

"This is - or rather what is left of the Star Forge... where I was originally built. From what I can tell, someone accessed it when it was still in its original form orbiting Abo, and it was mostly destroyed in a very large battle. Ah... the Jedi.... yes the Jedi were involved in it, and they destroyed the renegades who were using it. But with all of the debris that has collected in system, it has slowly congregated here around Lehon, drawing more and more of its parts inwards, feeding itself... growing... repairing... adapting... surviving, as it was designed to.

There is one thing it has been lacking however. An overseer."

He gestures to the dormant droids.
"Those lesser models are not programed to be able to make strategic decisions. They are only capable of operating under well established parameters. Thus, we have this, instead of the full potential that this construct could manage.

They can only piece together the wreckage to ensure survival, but they have done an admirable job for their capabilities. Which of you mentioned desiring a ship? There are several in the facility that have been rebuilt to a operable level, though they are much out of date. It will be interesting to see what remains in the databases that is still viable in this day and age.... Ohhhh... I see that someone has updated them with models from about 4000 years ago, how interesting.

I will have to do a proper download of my original core I think there should be enough technical data on more recent ships and systems to make what is here more viable. "

[Caitlin Windancer]

Of course it would depend on that. But you would certainly have knowledge of the Kwa I would think. And you could help him narrow down his area of search if nothing else. Cait says in repsonse to Dweezel's first comment.

Starforge...so that is what it is called. Hmmm...I have heard that name or I read it somewhere before. She thinks a moment. I think it was mentioned in Revan's account about his time as a Sith. I think. It has been a while since I read it.

She nods. During the Sith/Jedi war I believe, yes that would make sense. I see.

She looks at Tenkai. I think you might be getting that ship.

That would be most helpful Dweezel. Could you do that?

She looks at the shell of a droid that was Dweezel and gets an idea.

To Dweezel. Can you program an Astromech droid out the old body you were using?

She says to Tenkai. How would you like an Astromech droid to help you pilot that ship?

[Takeda]

"You are correct Caitlin, I was about to start checking on what has survived here, there are fragmentary records that go back over 30,000 years, so it will take quite a while to remap them and process it. Restoring my old shell will not be a problem.

With a casual disregard for another construct, he walks over to one of the servitor droids, detaches its head and starts fishing for parts.

Takeda in the meantime sets the short Dweezel back on its feet.
"I suppose I should remove your old memory core?"

Ayu'lesh walks over to one of the displays, and looks over the data she finds there.
"Phedra, look at this, it is like a menu at a eating place your have a free chit to... There are ships, small craft, droids, weapons, ooh clothes...."

For those that are sensitive enough to it, there is a tickle in the force. The merest whisper, a trace of the light side, much tormented and abused.

[Gin Xyrin]

~glancing around the room tenkai dropps his eyes to cait~ "hmm a ship capable of ong distance hauls would prove to be a useful tool though my skills at flying are only marginally better than the idiot's"

~looking over at the new and improved dweezel as it identifies the place tenkai raises and eyebrow~ "intriuging."

~looking back at cait he shrugs~ "having something capable of piloting would be of some value since i'm sure neither you or myself want to see the idiot crash the ship trying to get it off the ground"

~grinning he looks at dweezel~ "say you capable of reprogramming oh say that monstrocity back there, i sincerly doubt that i know the language the programming is in" ~he pops his thumb over his shoulder at the droid Ayu'lesh shot~

"hmm intriuging wonder if i could aquire my personal weapons of choice"

[Takeda]

Dweezel turns to Tenkai.
"I think nearly most weapons are in the current potential. Tell me, what is your weapons of choice?"

[Caitlin Windancer]

To Tenkai.
We will see what we can do to get you one. It would certainly help you to be more mobile.

If he can do it that would be good for you both. I don't like the idea of either one of you crashing.

To Dweezel.

Ah, that is good to know. Then I will let you get to it. Good, good.

Phedra walks over and looks over Ayu'lesh's shoulder. I think that is an inventory of what is on the station Ayu'lesh. You want to go shopping again?

Cait wanders over and brushes a hand accidently on one of the displays. She gives a little shiver and looks around something is making her uneasy. A tremble in the force, those of the light in torment.

She shifts uneasily. Takeda do you feel that? There is a presence or presences here in torment.