Log Date:
	3/17/97

Log Cast:
	Shenner, Paul Nighman, Amylynn, Tacra, Lando, Winter, Tand, Leia,
Luke

Log Intro:
	Shenner has spent an exhausting, sleepless entire day combing the
streets of the city for any sign of Paul Nighman, who went missing off
the _Black Dragon_ the night before; only after cornering Jessalyn and
Lando Calrissian for her search did the frantic girl finally find Paul
at the local medical center, under sedation and restrained to keep him
from leaving before he'd had enough rest. The doctor on duty agreed to
release Paul to the three, but Shenner collapsed in bone-deep tiredness
after mumbling a confession to Paul that she'd thought him dead; startled,
Paul determinedly carried the girl back to the ship, ignoring the strain
it put on his still-recovering body. He gently returned her to her sleeping
place in the cargo hold, and thought that, if he slept beside her, she'd
immediately see him upon awakening and not be frightened that he'd gone
missing again. But as it happened....

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It takes her awhile, but Shenner eventually begins to bob up from the depths 
  of unconsciousness, prompted by the feeling that something is somehow 
  Different. The pillow under her head is familiar enough, as is the blanket 
  wrapped around her shoulders and the admittedly uncomfortable deck beneath 
  her. _I'm in the cargo bay,_ she thinks muzzily, and that feels right. But 
  there is still something different that prompts her to wake up. Slowly, she 
  opens her eyes.
Shenner's first sight is of her own left arm, clad in the rumpled sleeve of 
  her shirt. But what starts dragging her all the harder into awareness is 
  where her arm is lying -- across the body of Paul Nighman. Suddenly and 
  startledly realizing where the unaccustomed nearby warmth is coming from, 
  Shenner jerks, and begins to try to sit up, blinking sleep out of her eyes.

Paul rolls over, torward Shenner, still quite asleep. Perhaps it was her 
  sudden movement that disturbed him, or perhaps the sudden absence of her 
  warmth. He reaches over with his left arm and finding Shenner's form with 
  it, he slips it around her in his sleep, snuggling up to her and sighing 
  softly, his eyes firmly shut.

_What...? When? How? Uh..._ Encircled by Paul's arm and tugged closer to him, 
  Shenner, still somewhat sleep-muddled, can only gape. It begins to occur to 
  her that not only is Paul marvelously warm, but that she also has a very 
  close view of his bare shoulder... and of his sleeping face. _That_ makes 
  her pause, transfixed.

Paul lets out a strange almost purring noise, his head tucking against 
  Shenner's neck and shoulder. He absently pulls her even closer, bringing her 
  torso into contact with his own and sliding his left leg over to cover hers. 
  He snuggles his head and smiles contentedly in his sleep, which strips years 
  from his features.

"P-Paul?" Shen squeaks out, breathlessly, caught between wondering whether she 
  wants him to move... or doesn't want him to. With his face and brow scant 
  centimeters away from her, the girl stares round-eyed at the man who's 
  curled into her side, and listens to her heart starting to hammer in her 
  chest.

Paul_Nighman drags his leg back with Shenner's trapped beneath it, pulling her 
  even closer, their bodies almost in perfect alignment. His hand begins to 
  caress her back in slow exploratory strokes, and he lets out an almost 
  inaudible, "Hmmmm?" in response to hearing his name on Shenner's lips. He 
  seems totally content to stay right where he is. His eyelids remain shut, as 
  he is only just ever so slightly becoming aware, but is still mostly still 
  dreaming. "S'nice," he murmurs contentedly.

_?!?!_ For a brief instant, Shenner forgets how to breathe; for an even 
  briefer one, how to speak. But with an effort, she wriggles a hand free of 
  Paul's encircling arm and brings it up, intending to shake him lightly; 
  where to actually _put_ that hand stymies her, though. She has to settle for 
  looping it around his back and up to his bare shoulder, before she can shake 
  him and say more loudly, "Paul?" Even then, her voice comes out in a tiny 
  gasp, sounding as though her throat has gone dry.

Paul's eyes open slowly, still dreamy and unfocused. "Yes?" he replies in a 
  voice low and husky. He unconciously rolls toward her voice, which brings 
  most of Shenner underneath him and he raises up slightly on his right arm, 
  his face now looking down into hers. He smiles at her, his lips merely a 
  scant few inches away from hers, his hair falling over forward and just 
  barely touching her brow. "Shen" he more breathes than speaks.

Shenner freezes, her eyes going huge. Conscious of hardly anything else except 
  your weight leaning over her, the alarming amount of bare shoulderblade now 
  under her forearm, and your face just above hers, the girl whispers, "Paul? 
  You..."

Paul's eyes pull into focus and he leans his head back slightly. He looks 
  confused and finally says, more clearly than before, "Shen?" He raises 
  himself slightly, but doesn't seem quite aware of the fact that he is 
  practically lying on top of you. Instead, he looks around, disoriented for a 
  moment. "Where the hell are we?" he asks, and then as he registers the cargo 
  he answers himself with, "Oh ... right."

Shenner manages, "Ship. O-on the... ship," while still staring up at you, 
  thunderstruck.

Paul_Nighman looks back down at Shenner, either not aware or not uncomfortable 
  with their relative positions. "Yeah," he mutters in a low voice, "I just 
  forgot that we were in the cargo hold ... must be the pain killers they gave 
  me at the Med center - must still be floating around in my system." He looks 
  down at Shenner, frowning slightly at her expression and her somewhat rapid 
  breathing. "What's wrong?" he asks innocently, "are you feeling alright?"

The girl nods mutely, her eyes still enormous in her thin face.

Shenner then swallows hard and breathes, "You... uh... your...." Her gaze 
  tracks down slightly from your face to the planes of your neck and shoulders.

Paul echo's her head nod with his, his gaze is quizzical. "Yes, you are 
  alright?" His eyes drop to the base of her throat where her pulse is 
  hammering. He looks back up to her eyes, the usually hazel eyes looking very 
  green. There is a flash of attraction and then the dawning of comprehension, 
  as Paul suddenly takes in their relative postions.

The girl stares up into your eyes, clearly astonished... and something more, 
  if the flush to her cheeks and the slight softening of her mouth is any 
  indication. There's no fright in Shenner's expression, but perhaps this is 
  only because she's so surprised?

Starting to lean back, Paul catches the change in Shenner's expression, and 
  his own heart rate seems to shift into a higher gear. He stills for a moment 
  and then leans back forward, searching her gaze for any further clues. His 
  pupils dilate slightly and his breathing appears to be perhaps a touch 
  faster than it was. He seems both nervous and irresistably drawn back to 
  Shen's face, and he hovers there, torn between what he wants and what he 
  fears.

The girl wets her lips, opens her mouth as if to speak, and then does not. You 
  can see a blush starting to creep more visibly across her cheeks, and 
  something that looks like frightened shyness leaking into her gaze; then, 
  she stammers, "Th-the, uh, painkillers... made you sleep... by me?"

Paul swallows hard, reining his immediate reaction in. He tries to gentle his 
  expression, but does only an adequate job of it, the intensity of his 
  interest still reflecting in his eyes. "No," he manages to murmur, "I put 
  myself there because I thought if you woke up and didn't see me immediately 
  you might not have remembered last night, and I didn't want you to be scared 
  or upset." His face tightens a little, as he realizes that right now she is 
  probably both of these things.

"I.... remember last night," Shenner whispers awkwardly. "The... med center?" 
  At that, her brow crinkles, and she suddenly looks confused, as if not 
  trusting her own recollection. "I-I was so tired..."

Paul_Nighman nods, still struggling internally. "You practically passed out," 
  he notes, "so I carried you back."

"You did?" Shen murmurs, apparently deeply surprised, and still staring up 
  into your face as though she's never seen you before.
Shenner adds tinily, "I was... looking for you. All night..."

The hovering face nods somberly. "Well, I didn't think you would be able to 
  make it under your own steam, so yeah, I carried you." His face twists a 
  litle at her soft voice. "Yeah, I know ... I'm real sorry Shen."

She nods, slowly, shyly, her wide eyes still dominating her expression... and 
  perhaps emphasizing the youthful fragility of her face. "It's okay," she 
  whispers.

Paul's eyes shut briefly at Shenner's words, and with an unexpectedly abrupt 
  motion, he wheels away from her and sits up, turned away with his back to her. 
  "No, it's not okay," he growls. "What I did to you is -not- okay." He drops 
  his head into his hands for a moment and mutters to himself, "I should be 
  horsewhipped." before he turns again and begins to pull together his 
  bedding, balling it up in self disgust and frustration.

Shenner blinks, stares at Paul as though having no idea what he's talking 
  about... and then, abruptly, turns crimson. She sits up hastily, pauses a 
  moment at a slight dizziness that tells her she got up _too_ fast, then 
  blurts, "I-I don't want you whipped..." She sounds horrified at the thought.

Growling at himself, Paul gathers up his stuff and stands with it, looking 
  down at Shenner. "It's just an expression kid," he sighs. "Unless this 
  planet has a law that I don't know about." He gazes softens a bit at her 
  obvious horror. He jerks his head to the other side of the boxes. "Well, I'm 
  just gonna put my stuff back where it belongs."

Shenner whispers something that sounds like an agreement, then abruptly whirls 
  and clambers up the ladder, stammering out something else about getting 
  herself cleaned up and fed. And in an instant, she is gone.

You walk into the Crew's Quaters on the ship
Crew's Quarters--Black Dragon
These crew quarters are a place for the crew only. This is where they relax 
  and sleep, as well as other various tasks that may be necessary.
Contents:
Lelila's Bunk
Obvious exits:
Main Corridor <Port>  

[And, much later, while Shenner is fidgeting in the crews' quarters....]

Amylynn walks in from the Main Corridor of the ship.
Amylynn has arrived.

Shenner, looking distinctly unsettled, can be seen parked on one of the bunks, 
  just quietly sitting there and nibbling at a ration bar.

Amylynn walks inside her eyes dark and drawn, tear marks streak her face and 
  she seems allmost souless as she falls on her bunk. Her expression is 
  completely cold.

Tacra wanders in silently, and gives Amylynn a smile in greeting as she heads 
  to her bunk.

Amylynn gets up from her bunk are with a scowl on her face, she look like she 
  hasn't slept, and is very upset.
Amylynn walks into the Main Corridor of the ship
Amylynn has left.

Shenner, parked on another of the bunks and nibbling quietly at a ration bar, 
  goes still at the entrance of the older females. Looking distinctly 
  unsettled, the kid lowers her food, frowning uneasily.

Tacra frowns vaguely at the exit through which Amylynn left, but after a 
  moment, shrugs to herself and goes back to rummaging through her small pack. 
  She catches sight of the youngester who'd been so moody the other day, and 
  looks up to eye the kid curiously. Her voice is brusque as she asks, 
  "Feeling any better?"

Shenner, as Amylynn bursts back out of the room, frowns. The kid gets to her 
  feet, staring warily back at the stranger, and answers grimly, "Not really, 
  no."

Amylynn walks in from the Main Corridor of the ship.
Amylynn has arrived.
Amylynn walks in the door, a large toolkit in her hands and once again a 
  lifeless look on her face.

The slender stranger shrugs to herself, appearing disinterested. "Oh well," 
  she replies in feigned sympathy. "Thought after your friend talked to you, 
  things'd work out." She peers into her bag then, puzzling over some of the 
  useless junk she finds there.

"Not really... no," Shenner repeats, expression closing off, and she turns 
  away from Tacra -- only to spy Amylynn returning. The kid's brow furrows.

Amylynn lifts up the toolkit and offers it to Shenner. "I found these not far 
  away."

[Shenner is startled by Amylynn's find, but some kind of commotion out in
 the corridor draws the two older women out. As she is still bristling over
 her encounter with Tacra, Shenner does not immediately follow, but when she
 starts hearing disturbing mentions of Jessalyn having gone missing, she
 follows the others....]

GAME: You feel a disturbance in the Force.  DB save in one minute.
You walk into the Main Corridor of the ship
Main Corridor--Black Dragon
Charcoal colored panels line the walls head through this the main corridor of 
  the ship. You pass various doors leading to other parts of the ship. The 
  entry area to the aft, the escape pods to the port, the crew's quarters to 
  starboaard
Contents:
Winter
Lando
Tand
Amylynn
Tacra
Obvious exits:
Entry Area <Aft>  Escape Pods <Port>  Crew's Quarters <Starboard>  Bridge 
  <Fore>  

Lando barks out quickly, forcibly, "No one is to leave this ship! Understood?"

Winter seals the hatch and locks it with some obscure sequence of coding.
Winter says, "Do not worry General."

Hearing voices in the corridor, Shenner pokes her head out of the crews' 
  quarters, and frowns at the collection of grownups. The kid doesn't utter a 
  word, as her gaze shifts from face to face.

Winter says, "I'll prepare to move the ship."
Winter walks with a grace, even under duress to the fore.
Winter walks Fore to the Bridge of the ship.
Winter has left.

Tacra pokes Tand in the ribs, muttering something about finding out where the 
  med bay is.

Amylynn draws out her rifle and checks it, she clicks it to maximum kill. "The 
  crew quaters is the medbay kids."

Lando nods to Winter, "I want it ready to leave at a moments notice." He turns 
  back to the assembled group, "That landing ramp is to remain closed at all 
  times. The only persons that are allowed to open are Myself, Luke and 
  Winter. I want two peopl on each side of the ramp with blasters set to kill."

Tand winces at Tacra's poke and glares at her in response. With a raised hand 
  he says to Lando, "Honestly, I'm not really good with a blaster. I'm good at 
  eluding people or fixing computers or something." he says then just fades to 
  a mutter as he realizes he's babbling.
Tand turns and looks at Tacra, "Just lead the way."

Shenner swallows, then checks the ancient, battered blaster holster at her 
  side. The kid, like most everybody on the vessel, has been going armed, and 
  now she simply puts in, "I'll park there if you want, uh, General."

Amylynn walks fore toward the cockpit.
Amylynn walks Fore to the Bridge of the ship.
Amylynn has left.
Amylynn walks in from the Bridge of the ship.
Amylynn has arrived.

Tacra shrugs in response to Lando's command. "I'm supposed to stand guard over 
  Solo. But how're people supposed to get in to kill 'im if they can't get in 
  the ship at all?"

Lando nods quickly to Shenner, "Ok. I'm going to scout around the planet. I 
  want that ramp going upwards as soon as I'm off it. Nobody get's back in 
  with out clearing with either Luke or Winter." He says as he turns and walks 
  towards the back of the ship.

Shenner bobs her head quickly to Calrissian and moves off to her appointed 
  post.

You walk into the Entry Area of the ship.
Rear Corridor - Black Dragon
You gaze into the Entry Area for the YT-1300 Black Dragon. This is a nexus to 
  the various areas of the ship. The Cargo Bay to the port, Engineering to the 
  aft, and the Main Corridor to the fore.
Obvious exits:
Airlock <Starboard>  Cargo Bay <Port>  Engine Room <Aft>  Main Corridor <Fore> 
   
Lando walks in from the Main Corridor of the ship.
Lando has arrived.
Lando walks into the Airlock of the ship
Lando has left.

Paul_Nighman walks in from the Cargo Bay of the ship
Paul_Nighman has arrived.
Paul_Nighman comes up from out of the cargo hold, his hair mussed and his 
  clothes still wrinkled from having slept in them. He sees Shenner and stops, 
  as she is holding her blaster in her hands. "Uh, Shenner?"

Shenner can be spotted standing tensely by the airlock, one hand on the 
  beat-up blaster in her holster, and she looks up sharply at Paul's arrival 
  -- but her expression was already sharp when she looked up. "Paul!"

Paul_Nighman blinks and walks toward her, his face confused. "What is going 
  on, what are you doing standing here?"

Shenner swallows hard, and murmurs, "Uh... Paul... somethin's happened. Jess's 
  gone...!"

Paul_Nighman blinks in confusion and then his eyes close to thin angry slits. 
  "Gone? What do you mean, gone?" he asks in a dangerous tone.

Shenner looks up at you with a face gone white and tense. "General 
  Calrissian... and... and Winter said that the Empire took Jess, and they're 
  shuttin' up the ship."

Paul_Nighman face goes ice cold, and his eyes mere slits. He points a finger 
  at you, "Don't move," he growls and turns around, whipping himself down the 
  ladder at record speed. Within minutes he returns, he pauses at the top, 
  fastening on his blaster and arranging a number of weapons in his leather 
  jacket. He finishes by placing a throwing knife in his boot. He rises and 
  walks to Shenner. "Who is in charge?" he asks, his tone calm and 
  professional, with anger giving it a cutting edge.

Shenner replies promptly, "General Calrissian and Winter were issuing orders. 
  The General's gone out to search the city and nobody's to leave the ship. 
  Winter's on the bridge."
Shenner's gaze flicks down to your wounded side, and for a moment, her 
  expression suggests she doesn't like the idea of you exerting yourself.

Paul is oblivious to her look, but instead reaches for the door out, his face 
  grim and determined.

Shenner abruptly tells you, "Uh... Paul... Calrissian said nobody's to leave 
  the ship"

Paul_Nighman drops his gaze back to Shenners. "So?" He reaches for the 
  controls again.

"So," the kid says, voice sharpening -- but also taking on an upset edge -- 
  "if the Empire just snatched Jess, Paul, I don't want 'em gettin' _you_ too!"

Paul_Nighman stares back down at Shenner. "Look," he replies, "I'm nobody, 
  nothing, the Empire doesn't know me from a grain of sand on this planet. 
  Lando, however is out there, looking for Jessalyn, with no one to watch his 
  back. Lando they know, Lando they'd happily ice. Do you want that?" His eyes 
  dare you to deny the truth of his statement.

"Then get a commlink and call him," Shenner says grimly. "It ain't gonna do a 
  karkin' bit o' good for them to help find Jess if we keep runnin' off behind 
  their backs, Paul!"

Amylynn walks in from the Main Corridor of the ship.
Amylynn has arrived.

Leia walks in from the Main Corridor of the ship.
Leia has arrived.

Shenner, one hand on her blaster in its holster, can be spotted at the 
  airlock's hatch, arguing with Paul Nighman.

Paul_Nighman looks up at the two women. "Do either of you have a comlink? 
  Lando has no one to guard his back." His face is grim and determined.

Shenner, too, looks up sharply as the Princess and Amylynn arrive on the 
  scene. The girl's face is white and tense, but her features composed.

Amylynn doesn't speak she just holds her rifle close. And looks to Shenner and 
  nods.

Leia steps into the area with a brisk stride and looks about, turning to 
  Shenner before asking, "What's going on?"
Leia glances over to Paul quickly and nods, holding a small communications 
  device in her hand.

Shenner replies promptly, gravely, "General Calrissian told me to guard the 
  airlock, ma'am, and not to let anybody open it except you and Luke and 
  Winter and him."

Paul reaches out gratefully and then callibrates the comlink. "Paul to Lando?"

Leia scowls lightly, "Winter and Luke are out there? And Han?"

Shenner's voice drops a bit, and she glances to Amylynn for support on this as 
  she answers, "Winter I think went to the bridge, ma'am. I ain't seen Luke 
  today. And..." She pauses, uncertainly. "I ain't seen General Solo in a 
  while."

Amylynn nods "Winter is preping the ship, Haven't seen Han. Lando and Luke are 
  outside,

Leia nods absently to the two as she tries to ascertain the situation, then 
  pauses immediately, glancing between the occupants of the cabin. Her gaze 
  finally rests on Shenner and she asks, "I thought he was with you.."

Paul_Nighman waits impatiently to hear back from Lando, glaring at the 
  commlink and fiddling with the settings. He then tilts his head, as if 
  listening and reaches for the controls, opening up the ramp.

Shenner blinks. Twice. "Uh... that was... a day or two ago, ma'am. When we 
  went out to search... but he brought me back here and said he had to do 
  somethin' else and that's the last I saw of him."
Shenner adds, blankly, "Nobody's seen him?"

Amylynn shakes her head.

Leia nods slowly, almost incredilously as she turns to Paul, "And you haven't 
  seen him either?"

Lando walks in from the Airlock of the ship
Lando has arrived.
The ramp begins to open and Lando walks in.

Paul_Nighman stands in front of Lando, his expression barely contained rage. 
  "Any luck?" he asks gruffly.

Tand walks in from the Main Corridor of the ship.
Tand has arrived.

Tacra walks in from the Main Corridor of the ship.
Tacra has arrived.

Amylynn flips the switch and closes up the ramp.

Tacra shrugs out of Tand's grasp, casting him an annoyed look before gazing 
  curiously around at the crowd.

Leia turns her gaze immediately to Lando and she moves over to him through the 
  crowd of peopel with a brisk stride, demanding, "Where's Han?"

Tand literally drags Tacra from Fore, he stops at the door and whispers to 
  Tac, "Don't take so long next time." he makes a face at her.

Shenner, as it begins to register on her that more than one member of the 
  impromptu crew of this ship appears to be unaccounted for, gets out of 
  Leia's way immediately.

Lando strides in quickly, he gives Leia a bright smile, which quickly 
  disappeares as she speaks. His eyes widen and his jaw drops slightly, "You 
  mean he isn't here?!"

Shenner presses back against one of the walls, watching everyone anxiously.

Tacra scowls vaguely in Tand's direction, before her attention is taken by the 
  rampaging Princess. She arches a brow in the dark-skinned general's 
  direction. "We were supposed to guard him, remember? Well, we found out 
  there's nobody to guard."

Paul_Nighman steps forward and repeats himself, "And what about you, what did 
  you find out?" his tone is low and growly.

Leia moves even closer to Lando, coming close to bodychecking Paul in the 
  process. She folds her arms and sets her jaw, "No, he isn't here, he hasn't 
  been here for days."

Tand looks up at Paul but only for a moment as his attention is diverted by 
  the Princess. He glances back at Tacra as he leans against the wall, staying 
  out of everybody's path.

Lando looks shocked, "Why didn't Luke tell me? Why didn't any of you tell me?" 
  He turns to Paul, shaking his head, "I didn't find a damn thing. The entire 
  city is deserted and quiet. Too quiet. I don't like this one bit."

Shenner mumbles, "I thought he was here... I been avoidin' everybody, 
  mostly..."

Leia moves to push past Paul -and- Lando towards the direction of the ramp, 
  "Well, I'm going to find him."

Tacra derisively mutters something about Luke not telling anybody anything 
  'bout what goes on around here.

Paul_Nighman's eyes lower to slits again. "What's next? Is there anything on 
  her we can use as a trace?" His tone is fierce, his eyes mere slits. He 
  moves aside to let Leia pass. "Don't go alone," he warns.

Lando reaches out and grabs Leia's arm, "Hold on Leia, you're not going 
  anywhere."

Amylynn looks to Lando. "Looks like we are about to have a Imperial visit 
  soon, I really don't like it."

Shenner, for lack of anything constructive to contribute, simply eyes all the 
  adults, her stance and expression tensely alert.

Leia ignores Paul but comes to a near abrupt halt at being restrained. She 
  whips around and jerks her arm back against Lando's grip, "Let go of me. 
  Han's out there, and I'm going to find him whether you like it or not."

Tacra speaks up, perhaps not a terribly intelligent move considering the 
  circumstances. "Er, is that wise? I mean, from what people're saying, it'd 
  be easy to get whumped out there, and he'd be darned hard to track down if 
  he's been gone for days."

Paul_Nighman nods at Tacra. "Everytime anyone goes out alone, they get in 
  trouble. If anyone goes out, they go with someone to watch their back and a 
  commlink for back up."

Tand steps forward and says, "I'll go look if you'd like, ma'am." he points 
  out, "Nobody knows me out there and I've surveyed the streets, since I've 
  had not much else to do."
Tand offers a weak, reassuring smile to Leia.

Lando mantains his grip on Leia, "Hold on Leia. Sabbath already has Jessalyn, 
  I think more Imperial are on their way. I can't let you go out there, you're 
  to enticing a target. If Han's out there, I'll find him."

Tacra gives Paul a wan smile for agreeing with her, and nods again in the 
  Princess' direction. "Right, yer... ah, Royalness. Wouldn't it be better to 
  send others out who wouldn't be recognised?"

Amylynn shrugs "He probley left for that race he wanted to run.

Paul_Nighman looks at Lando. "You don't go alone, you are too enticing a 
  target too. The Empire doesn't know me or them," he says gesturing to Tand 
  and Tacra, "from a grain of sand on this planet. One of us is going with 
  you."

Tacra goes on, waving a hand vaguely in the air as she expands on how Leia 
  would thus be able to be the control centre of the _Search For Han Mission_, 
  meanwhile never endangering her Royal Self. "See, that way we'd get so much 
  more done, and..." She trails off, silently nodding at Lando's words. 
  "Right, grain of sand," she echos.

Leia stops physically fighting Lando but the defiant nature does not leave 
  her, "If you're going out there, I'm going with you. You're just as open a 
  target as I am, and.. " Her voice trails off slightly at Amylynn, and she 
  glances at the woman before snapping her head back to Lando and stating 
  without much conviction behind it now, "I'm sure he's out there."

Shenner starts to put in, lowly, "They don't know me ei--" Then cuts herself 
  off, frowning.
Shenner then speaks up again, "Paul -- Alora knows me, and knows you, too. If 
  she does, she can tell the other Imperials about us!"

Tand crosses his arms and just remains standing there, quietly.

Paul_Nighman looks at Shenner. "Alora thinks that I'm some annoying idiot ... 
  I stumbled right past her last night and she didn't so much as look at me."

Amylynn looks the Paul as if to express you mean mean your not a annoying 
  Idiot? But says nothing.

Shenner clarifies, "But she saw me _and_ you with Jess, when she was messin' 
  with her head. She's not a stupid woman, Paul. I bet she remembered that."
Shenner turns to Leia and Lando, and finishes, "Somebody ought to go with 
  whoever goes looking, yeah. Probably not me or Paul, though."

Paul_Nighman ignores Amylynn continuing, "She just thinks I'm infatuated with 
  Jessalyn, and she'll be looking for bigger fish to fry like them," he notes, 
  jerking his head at Leia and Lando. "Especially Leia. She's been looking for 
  Leia."

Lando releases his grip on Leia and nods at Paul, "Both Sabbath and Alora will 
  be after you. I can't let you go out there. I know you care about Han, but 
  you get captured will be in it thicker than Bantha dung."

Tand pushes himself off the wall and steps over to Leia, with a confident 
  expression he says, "I'll go, nobody knows me. It would be better for all of 
  you if you remained within the relative safety of this ship."

Amylynn looks to Leia "I think it's safe to say the Empire know who all of us 
  are, and probley been watching the ship ever minute of the day. Hate to say 
  it but the kids have the best chance."

Paul_Nighman nods at Tand. "Can you handle yourself and a blaster alright?" he 
  asks gruffly.

Shenner, having made her point, leans back out of the way again, listening 
  intently.

Tacra leans back against the bulkhead, shoulderblades just touching. Biting 
  her lip, she studiously gazes around at the group before speaking up. 
  "'Sides, Tand and I are good at getting lost in crowds. Ya shouldn't go 
  Miss, looks like you're too needed here, an' we'd prolly have just as much 
  luck finding him as you would." she says to Leia.

Leia stares at Lando silently, finally stating to him in low and serious 
  tones, "I can't let them risk themselves over this, Lando. Let me go find 
  him and bring him back here."

Paul_Nighman leans toward Leia. "We offered," he reminds her.

Leia glances to Paul, then Tacra, and Tand.. "I can't just leave him out 
  there. I can't sit here while he could be in danger."

Shenner then impulsively protests to Leia, "Ma'am... we wanna help. We 
  wouldn't be here if we didn't. Luke knew this when he brought us all on 
  board!"

Tand looks at Paul and says honestly, "No, I'm not that good with a blaster, 
  but I've evaded the bucketheads before. I'm good at losing people." he turns 
  to Leia, "That's not true Miss, its better if we go. Luke helped us, and 
  I'll help you in return."

Paul_Nighman looks at Leia carefully. "And if you go out there and they get
  you, then where does that put Han?"

Leia's glare looks as if it could bite Paul before she finally closes her eyes 
  and takes a short breath, letting it out slowly. When she opens her eyes she 
  finally states in frustrated tones, "So where is Luke?"

Paul_Nighman looks at Tacra. "How are you with a weapon?"

Tacra snorts softly at Leia's words, a touch of amusement appearing in her 
  eyes. "Heck, I'll go just for something to do. There's no way those Imperial 
  snotties would catch us, or even care about Tand 'n' me. If they've been 
  watching the ship, they've prolly also seen us beggin' for food." She shrugs 
  then, "We wouldn't interest 'em."

Lando shakes his head at Leia, looking very concerned, "I can't." His mood and 
  expression change as quickly as his head turns back to face the group. He 
  barks out, "Look, no one is going anywhere. You are all staying here and 
  taking care of the Princess. I want this ship ready to leave five minutes 
  ago, I'm going out there." He turns back to Leia, giving her a reassuring 
  grin, "I won't be alone, I have connections, and if things get too thick and 
  heavy I have a couple of people who owe me favors. I'll be alright."

Tacra presses her lips together, eyeing Paul. "Not bad with a blaster. Pretty 
  darned good with knives." She pats her belt, grinning. "Got both though."

Paul_Nighman places a hand on Lando's arm. "I don't like this, you need 
  someone to cover you."

Amylynn speaks up. "If we send anyone out I say we should ask Winter. I take 
  it she is more trained for this sort of thing."

Lando turns back to Paul, glaring slightly, "I have someone to cover me."

Leia raises a brow at Lando, "Good, so it's settled, we go find Han." She 
  moves towards the ramp button again.

Paul_Nighman nods. "Alright then, but watch your back. I don't want to find a 
  hole ruining that nice cloak of yours."
Paul_Nighman stares at Leia, "Wait a second ..."

Leia doesn't appear to be waiting for any length of time, she seems to be 
  heading directly for the controls to the ramp.

Tacra shrugs to herself, glances at Tand, and moves as though to follow Leia 
  and Lando.

Paul_Nighman slaps his hand over the controls. "This doesn't seem to have been 
  settled properly at all." he notes

Shenner yelps as the Princess decides to leave anyway, and steps forward a 
  moment as if to protest. But the kid changes her mind, and fretfully fingers 
  her own blaster, waiting for _somebody_ to settle this one way or another.

Leia stops and turns sharply to face Paul, arms folded across her chest and 
  speaking in very strong tones, "If you'll excuse me, I have a husband to 
  find." She glares at him and waits to see if he intends on moving his hand 
  from the controls.

Amylynn mutter "Why do we all just fragging go."

Tand grins at Amylynn, "That's the best idea all night."

Paul_Nighman shakes his head. "Sorry your majesty, but if you get caught then 
  it makes hell to pay for all of us and Han, who will certainly then try to 
  rescue you and get himself caught to boot."

Leia folds her arms and glares at Paul, "So what am I supposed to do, just sit 
  here when he could be in trouble? I'm not about to do that. Now if you'll 
  kindly -move-.."

Paul_Nighman leans against the panel, his face stubborn and determined. He 
  looks up to Lando. "What now?"

Tand nods once to Tacra as he steps to stand at her side, he calls out to 
  Leia, "We'll go with you, ma'am."

Lando state in a loud, yet defeated voice, "Damn it Leia! Ok we're going out, 
  but we're coming back when I say so." He turns back to group, "Everyone else 
  stays here, the attention Leia and I will draw is bad enough without 
  everyone else walking around."

Leia mutters something about 'Corellains', 'pigheaded' and 'all alike' and 
  tries to physically remove Paul's hand from the console by holding his wrist 
  and trying to pull it away.

Paul_Nighman turns to look at Tand and Tacra. "That's just it, she shouldn't 
  go out at all." He turns back to Leia. "Let someone else find out -what- is 
  going on first, and then once we know, you may not even have to go out and 
  rescue him, he may be just fine."

Shenner steps back a bit more out of the way, eyes darting back and forth as 
  she takes in the argument.

Paul_Nighman looks to Lando for support.

Tacra chimes in, "Yeah, Tand'll be able to fix your chrono if it breaks." She 
  quiets though as the joke is lost in a jumble of Lando-type shouting.

Pauls hand doesn't budge.

Lando looks at Paul, wiping the sweat that has accumulated on his brow, "Open 
  the ramp Paul, we're going out. Everyone else stays here. If we're not back 
  by morning rejoin the fleet at Etti IV, I'll get her out some how."

Tacra mutters something about dumb generals. "Nobody knows the crevices of 
  this town like Tand 'n' me. We know, we /slept/ in 'em. We can go out first, 
  scout around without being noticed." She eyes Lando up and down 
  disparagingly. "Sorry mister, but with that cape, you stand out like a sore 
  thumb. Not to mention Princess Glowing White here."

Paul_Nighman nods at Tacra. "I'm not convinced," he answers simply.
Paul_Nighman he taps his comlink. "You keep in touch every half hour on the 
  hour?"
Paul_Nighman looks serious. "And if you don't report in, we send a team of two 
  after you, agreed?"

Leia tries one more time to move Paul's hand before giving up with a decided 
  push, then turning back to the group with a frustrated look at Lando, "So 
  who are you taking with us?"

Tand frowns at all the talk and turns to Tacra, eyeing her for a moment before 
  his gaze shifts Port.

Paul_Nighman waits for an answer.

Lando shakes his head, "Every ten minutes and I want as many people as 
  possible to get her out of here at a moments notice." He turns back to Leia 
  with a serious look, "We're travelling as light as possible."

Shenner says quietly, "I'll stay here and guard."

Paul_Nighman nods and removes his hand from the panel and turns the control, 
  opening the ramp. "Every ten minutes, I'll be expecting to hear from you," 
  he confirms, his face serious.

Leia nods slowly to Lando, then reaches to her waist and frowns, "Hold on, 
  I'll be right back." She turns off towards the Main Corridor and looks over 
  her shoulder to Lando, "Stay right there." She then heads briskly Fore.
Leia walks Fore to the Main Corridor of the ship.
Leia has left.

Tacra mutters under her breath, something about glowing Princesses and sore 
  thumbs. She does watch closely though, eyeing that ramp.

Paul_Nighman sighs heavily. "I will never envy Solo again," he mutters under 
  his breath.

Leia walks in from the Main Corridor of the ship.
Leia has arrived.

Lando chuckles softly and glances to make sure Leia's out of ear shot, "Yeah, 
  you haven't seen her on a bad day."

Leia slips back in, decidedly more composed and walking with an intent, yet 
  not frustrated pace.

Shenner keeps out of the way, waiting for the corridor to clear before she 
  returns to a guarding position.

Paul_Nighman chuckles and cracks the first smile since he came up from the 
  cargo hold.

Leia steps up to the area near the ramp where Lando stands, nodding to him, 
  "All right, let's go."

Lando's expression turns serious once again as Leia enters. He calls out 
  quickly while heading down the ramp, hand on his blaster, "You call me if 
  anything happens here."

Paul_Nighman nods. "And vice versa," he reminds Lando and Leia.

Leia follows Lando off the Ramp, glancing to Paul before begins her decent, 
  "And if you see Luke, let him know where we are and what's going on."

Tand spies the lowered ramp like a house cat wanting to explore the unknown.

Amylynn hefts her rifle and nods to Leia. "I guess I'll remain here."

Paul_Nighman salutes Leia, "You have my word ma'am" He watches them descend 
  with concerned eyes.

Lando nods turns towards the open ramp, jogging down swiftly
Lando walks into the Airlock of the ship
Lando has left.

Leia nods to Paul and gives the remaining 'crew' a last glance before heading 
  off the ship after Lando.
Leia walks into the Airlock of the ship
Leia has left.

Paul slaps the controls and the ramp closes up again. He pushes a few more 
  buttons to set the lock, then leans back against the wall with a frustrated 
  huff of air.

Shenner, as Leia and Lando take off, glances to Amylynn. "Two of us on the 
  door, or go in shifts?" the kid asks.

Paul looks at Shenner. "Two, there's certainly enough of us. I'll take the 
  first watch with you if you like."

Amylynn nods "Shifts, One on six hour rotations. Keeps atleast two of us for 
  call. and one sleeps."
Amylynn looks to Paul "Fine by me."

Paul_Nighman nods to Amylynn. "Exactly."

Shenner bobs her head grimly to Paul and Amylynn.

Tand watches the ramp close, a sour expression on his face. He mumbles 
  something under his breath as he turns his gaze to Tacra, "Up for some 
  cards?"

Amylynn says, "Anyone tries to leave,. shoot them."

Paul pats his blaster. "Not a problem." he notes professionally.

Tand's face contorts into an expression of disgust, "Shoot them?" he repeats, 
  "Ok.. nice." he shakes his head, mumbling something about military people.

Amylynn says, "Oh just so ya know, I'm a ex bucket head."

Tacra snorts softly, rolling her eyes before disappearing down the corridor. 
  "Some ship," she mutters. "/Great/ crew. Like I ever listen to a word 
  /Skywalker/ says again..." And as her voice trails off, she meanders down 
  the corridor and out of sight.

Amylynn says, "And let me know if someone breaks in, I feel like blasting 
  something."

Tand quirks an eyebrow at Amylynn then looks at Paul and the door, he sighs, 
  "Force help me." he turns and scattles on after Tacra.

Paul_Nighman gives Amylynn a smile that tells her he has the same desire. "If 
  there's trouble, you'll know. Keep your comlink on and the frequency open, 
  okay?"

Tacra walks Fore to the Main Corridor of the ship.
Tacra has left.

Tand walks Fore to the Main Corridor of the ship.
Tand has left.

Paul moves so he has a clear view of the door, but is not in direct line with 
  it. He settles himself against the wall and crosses his arm. "This could 
  take awhile, " he grumbles. "In fact, this could take a lot of whiles."

Tand walks in from the Main Corridor of the ship.
Tand has arrived.

Shenner leans against the wall across from Paul, still white-faced and 
  tense-eyed.

Tand ambles on into the area not really paying attention to where he's 
  walking, he mumbles to himself, "Great, I'm stuck in here with Imperial 
  Death Commando's and all she can think about is sleep."

Paul_Nighman eyes Shenner, taking in her expression and stance. "You okay?" he 
  asks, his voice pitched to carry to only her.

Amylynn looks to Tand "Now who would that be Tand?"

Paul_Nighman looks up at Tand. "So Tand, you play any instruments?" he asks 
  idly, trying to defuse some of the tension.

Shenner flicks a look sidelong to Amylynn and Tand, then just nods tautly to 
  Paul's murmured question.

Tand pauses in mid-step as he looks up at the group. After clearing his throat 
  he looks over at Amylynn, "Uhh, what?" he says innocently

Paul_Nighman looks at Shenner and gives her an encouraging smile. "Hang in 
  there," he whispers to her again. He looks up to Tand again. "Music? 
  Instruments? Do you play any?"

Amylynn gives Tand a look like if you want I can blast you "Watch it, I'm not 
  happy. I have a long hard time and it only gets worse. Now be nice..."

Tand runs a hand through his hair, pushing it away from his eyes. He looks 
  over at Paul, "Me? Well, sorta." he shrugs as his eyes dart around for an 
  escape route after hearing Amylynn's comment.

Amylynn mutters about saving a person who just gets up and leaves.

Paul_Nighman smiles a warm and genuine smile. "Huh, thought you might. What do 
  you play?" He leans back, looking completely relaxed. The only tip off that 
  he is completely alert is the hand that rests in his belt over his blaster, 
  and a sense of readiness about his frame.

Shenner keeps her mouth shut, but at the idea that Tand plays music, the kid 
  slides a warily curious look to him.

Amylynn says, "Death Commando indeed."

Tand murmurs quietly, almost as if embarassed, "Bimmian flute." he offers. His 
  eyes pan up to look at Amylynn, again, "Why'd you leave?"

Amylynn looks to Tand "I was a medic, all my assignments never showed the evil 
  the empire likes to do, Then i broke Han out of prison after they tortured 
  him, cause it was right. And all it's been getting me is a price on my head, 
  My mother dead, my father injured and alot of attitude."

Paul eyes Tand and then Amylynn. Sensing that their discussion would most 
  certainly take precedence, he merely nods and stores the information away 
  for later. He looks instead at Shenner and smiles, jerking his head at Tand 
  and lifting his eyebrows to indicate to Shen, "cool".

Tand nods a little, he says thoughtfully, "I'm sorry." he almost whispers, "It 
  seems like the Empire hurts a lot of people."

Amylynn drawn eyes looks back up and she seems to take a stance of attention.

Shenner sort of smiles, weakly, as Tand mentions playing a kind of flute, but 
  the kid stays uneasily quiet.

Tand shudders as a thought runs around in his mind. With a sigh he leans back 
  against the wall, slumping down to sit on the cold metal floor, he says to 
  change the subject to no one in particular, "So, Luke's a cool guy, too bad 
  he forget to tell that lady who almost blew my head off who we were."

Paul inclines his head to his left side in invitation to Shenner to come and 
  join him. He adds softly, "You'll have a better sight line to the door." in 
  case she might require more convincing."

Shenner murmurs lowly, "Luke does a lot of not telling people stuff." She 
  moves quietly to Paul's side, mostly staring at the door. "A lot of that 
  going around on this boat."

Paul_Nighman nods. "Well, I guess that's to be expected ... most of us are 
  used to being independents, so it's gonna take a lot of work to learn how to 
  cooperate with one another."

Tand shrugs a little at Paul's comment, "I've worked with others before, just 
  never the military type.." he then adds for Shenner's comment, "Well, I have 
  nothing to hide if that makes anyone feel better." he shrugs and rests his 
  head back against the wall.

Something bangs against the entryway.

Amylynn whips her rifle toward the opening hatch and aims steadily.

Shenner starts to reply to Tand, then starts, straightening hastily, at the 
  noise from outside. Her blaster comes out, but slower than Amylynn's.

Tand's head slowly turns to look at the door, 'Uh oh."

Shortly after the thud a voice can be heard, dimly through the hull, "Hey, 
  open up!"

Paul rises and approaches the door carefully. He tunes his comlink, "Luke?"

Paul's comlink crackles and Lukes voice can be heard, "It's just me Paul."

He draws his blaster and lays his hand over the controls, waiting for 
  confirmation.

Shenner relaxes, shudderingly, lowering her battered gun.

Luke walks in from the Airlock of the ship
Luke has arrived.

Paul_Nighman nods and hits the unlock code and then opens the ramp. He doesn't 
  even wait for Luke to fully enter before saying, "We got trouble Luke."

Tand is sitting down against the cold metal floor, his back leaned up against 
  the wall. He smiles a little as he looks up at the new arrival.

Luke is already inside quickly. He jams the door stud and the ramp swooshes 
  closed. "What's going on?" he asks, looking around the group anxiously.

Shenner, who, like Amylynn and Paul, is armed, relievedly takes in the sight 
  of the Jedi as he enters the ship. "Tell him, Paul," Shenner prompts, her 
  voice ragged.

Luke speaks into his comlink.

Paul_Nighman sheathes his blaster. "On the lesser evil side we've got Lando 
  and Leia searching for Han, who has been missing a few days now by most 
  counts." He then frowns, his expression growing darker, "And at some point 
  today, Jessalyn was taken by Sabbath, and is off world somewhere." His eyes 
  glitter fiercely.

Amylynn tiredly and slowly unaims her rifle at Luke.

Paul leans over and listens to his comlink. "Thanks Lando, Luke is here and 
  I'm filling him in, any requests or updates?"

Tand watches the group quietly, his eyes darting back and forth between Paul 
  and Luke.

Paul leans over and listens to his comlink. "Thanks Lando, Luke is here and 
  I'm filling him in, any requests or updates?"

Tand watches the group quietly, his eyes darting back and forth between Paul 
  and Luke.

A crease forms on the Jedi's forehead, "What!?" he exclaims, while tensing his 
  grip on the comlink.

Shenner nods, green eyes miserable, in confirmation of Paul's report, and 
  adds, "We're takin' turns guardin' the hatch. Paul 'n' me, we're on watch 
  right now."

Paul's expression is not pleasant. "Sometime early today, though I'm not sure 
  how she was traced ... maybe her comlink," he adds hopefully.

Luke blows out a breath, gazing about the group, then idly toward the closed 
  ramp. "Paul.. think you can get this ship warmed up?" he pulls his comlink 
  to his mouth again speaking into it, "Leia. Lando. Come on back, we're 
  leaving.." then almost distantly, as if not really into the com at all, he 
  adds, "I'm going after Sabbath.

Amylynn looks to Luke "They have Jess, Han's gone wandering, and the Empire 
  put a price on my head and attacked my parents Luke.... The city is 
  unnatural quiet, they know we are hear and are trying to split us up...."

Paul_Nighman sighs. "Things are turning out to be a real mess, and Leia is 
  absolutely adamant about finding Solo." He looks at Luke. "I can pilot this, 
  but Lando will do a better job of it. I'm staying with you." His tone brooks 
  no arguement.

Shenner offers to Luke, "Winter's on the bridge, she's supposed to be warmin' 
  up the engines."

Luke nods silently, "Lando can fly the Dragon. Paul, you can't come with me, 
  unless you can squeeze into a droid hatch." one more uneasy glance at the 
  ramp, "..and I don't think Artoo will give up his place."

Paul's expression doesn't waver. "Then we get another ship. You don't go 
  alone."

Amylynn looks to Luke anger in her face "Luke I want to help..."

Luke's comlink squaks, Lando's voice comes over, "Luke, it's Lando, open the 
  ramp." Luke turns and presses the button.

Leia walks in from the Airlock of the ship
Leia has arrived.

Shenner backs off slightly down the hall to make room for those entering the 
  vessel.

Lando walks in from the Airlock of the ship
Lando has arrived.
Lando runs up the ramp and calls out harshly, "What the hell was that back 
  there?! I thought we agreed that we were going to stick together!" His voice 
  starts to soften, "You could have gotten hurt, or captured."

Paul_Nighman looks to Lando then to Leia. "Trouble?"

Leia stalks up the ramp with an irritated gaze, completely ignoring Lando as 
  she turns to Luke, "Did you know Han was gone??"

Tand quickly stands up as the rest of the group boards the ship. He too backs 
  up a bit near Shenner to allow ample room.

Paul_Nighman says, "He knows."

Luke waits until Leia and Lando are on board before turning to the group, "I 
  won't hear of anyone following me. I've made enough mistakes here, dragging 
  everyone into this." his voice is laden with tension. "This is final. The 
  Dragon goes back to the fleet, or tries to find Han. Paul, you've got some 
  artifacts to uncover." he glances once more around, gritting his teeth, "I'm 
  going alone. That's that."

Paul_Nighman glares at Luke. "Screw the artifacts, we're talking about your 
  life and Jessalyn's life!" His body quivers slightly with tension.

Shenner says quietly, "I wasn't dragged. I volunteered." From her voice's 
  volume, it sounds as if the kid thinks this doesn't mean much, but she says 
  it anyway.

Lando looks at Luke, nods in agreement and then turns back to the group, "I 
  agree with Luke, this tug sets off this overgrown astroid ASAP." He turns 
  back to Luke, "Luke, buddy, we have to talk."

Leia folds her arms and raises a brow to Luke, stating definitively, "Every 
  time someone on this ship goes off alone something bad happens." She raises 
  the brow higher at Paul's words, "You're going to face Sabbath -alone-?"

Luke inhales deeply, lets it out slowly, "Lando." his voice succint, "..fire 
  up the convertors." he looks at the man intently.

Paul_Nighman nods at Leia's echoing of his earlier words. "That seems to be 
  his plan," he says tightly.

Luke places a hand on Leia's arm, "Leia.. it's for the best you know it is." 
  his eyes pleading with her.

"Luke, you need someone to watch your back, be a diversion at least. Alone how 
  are you going to manage fighting this guy and getting Jessalyn out of there 
  in one piece?" asks Paul.

Leia stares at Luke incredilously, "Luke, he's too powerful. You -can't- go 
  alone." Her last words are spoken almost as a question.

Amylynn taps her rifle "Luke is gonna go alone, can't we just let it happen 
  without the five hour argueement? Frag if Jess would have just let him go 
  she wouldn't be in this mess. Just let him do what he must."

Paul looks at Leia. "I won't let him go alone," he answers, "I owe him my 
  life, so this is more than fair ... besides, I promised."

Luke's voice rises a notch, "Well I'm not dragging half a dozen innocent 
  people into the heart of Imperial Space am I?" he pushes air past his teeth, 
  "Sabbath only took Jess to get to me."

Lando walks up to beckons urgently, shaking his head, "Luke, listen! Sabbath 
  doesn't want you at all, Jessalyn told me so. He wants Han and that rogue 
  stormtrooper." He gaze's back apologetically at Amylynn.

Once more subscribing to the strategy of Keeping Her Mouth Shut, Shenner eyes 
  the adults, looking very much like someone who is very young trying hard to 
  pretend she's older than she looks. Only when Luke's voice goes up does she 
  repeat, "I wasn't dragged. I volunteered."

Luke frowns at Lando's remarks, "That can't be true.." he replies, softly.

Amylynn taps her rifle even more "He wants me? good he can come get some, I 
  owe him for what he did to my parents."

Leia folds her arms but remains quiet, not really irritated but very 
  frustrated and unsure of what to say to change Luke's mind.

Paul looks at the two. "Maybe he doesn't know," he suggests softly, "and if 
  you give him any ideas, then Jessalyn will really be in trouble, as well as 
  you."

Lando turns back to Luke, running a hand through his hair and sighs, "That is 
  what she told me earlier today. Winter listened in on the conversation."

Tand keeps quiet throughout the whole conversation, only glancing back and 
  forth between debaters.

Luke shakes his head, "He's lying." his eyes burning fiercely.

Paul_Nighman stares at Luke. "Why? Why is this always about you?"

Lando barks out harshly at Luke, "Damn it Luke! Don't let your own stupid 
  pride rush you blindly into an obvious trap."

Luke returns Pauls stare, uncomprehendingly, "I've got my reasons Paul." he 
  moves toward the ramp, hitting the pad and turning, "Take the Dragon back to 
  the Fleet."

Paul_Nighman looks to Lando, "Can't you talk some sense into him? Why is it he 
  has to take on the entire universe all the time?" Paul's frustration makes 
  his voice crackle.

Leia frowns and stands in place for a moment with arms folded before turning 
  and following Luke to the ramp.

Amylynn looks to Luke "Luke.....You owe me for Han, Take Sabbath down and do 
  me a favor, bring me his saber. You can do me that much."

Tand watches Luke go and mumbles, "See ya Mr Skywalker, May the Force be with 
  you."

Luke is adamant, leaning half heartedly against the edge of the ramp, he turns 
  a pained expression upon everyone present. "I.." he sighs out, then turns 
  down the ramp.

Amylynn nods toward Luke "Take care, do what must be done."

Lando sighs in frustration and walks towards the ramp. He reaches the edge and 
  stops, waiting silently

Paul_Nighman starts after, "Now where do you think you're going? Luke?!"

Leia turns and offers the others a glance that clearly states to stay put, 
  she'll handle this.. before turning and following Luke down the ramp 
  silently.

Shenner just watches Luke go, glimmer-eyed.

Luke walks into the Airlock of the ship
Luke has left.

Leia walks into the Airlock of the ship
Leia has left.

Paul_Nighman walks into the Airlock of the ship
Paul_Nighman has left.

Lando walks into the Airlock of the ship
Lando has left.

Tand watches the group follow Luke as he just remains quiet, leaning against 
  the wall of the ship.

Shenner presses her eyes shut, and tilts her head back against the wall behind 
  her. Her young features are still white, still taut and tense.

Tand looks at you for a moment.
Tand rubs the back of his neck, he glances back and forth between Amy and 
  Shenner.

Amylynn says, "Wait her I'm gonna see whats going on."
Amylynn walks into the Airlock of the ship
Amylynn has left.

Shenner opens her eyes, blinks after Amylynn, and sighs. "Doesn't anybody stay 
  put on this boat?" she mutters.

Amylynn walks in from the Airlock of the ship
Amylynn has arrived.
Amylynn says, "hurm they must be outside"

Tand smiles over at Shenner then looks over at Amylynn, "Must be."

Paul_Nighman walks in from the Airlock of the ship
Paul_Nighman has arrived.

Lando walks in from the Airlock of the ship
Lando has arrived.

Paul walks in and flicks Shenner a glance, his eyes cold and empty. He walks 
  across the room then turns to face Lando. "Now what?"

Lando walks into the ship smiling slightly. He leans up against a wall and 
  shrugs, "Now we wait I guess."

Shenner looks up fretfully, then frowns, her brows drawing together, at Paul's 
  glance.

Amylynn looks confused. "Wait here or are we heading to the fleet to wait?"

Paul looks out the still open ramp. "Here, or elsewhere?"

Lando takes a deep breath and rubs out some of the tension in his neck, "We go 
  back to fleet and wait for Luke to call us."

Amylynn nods "When we leaving?"

Paul_Nighman nods and leans against one of the walls. "I still don't like 
  this," he sighs. Then he looks back at Lando. "What do you want me to do?" 
  he asks, awaiting orders.

Lando motions towards the open landing ramp, "Whenever Leia get's back 
  onboard."

Amylynn looks to Lando "How did Jess tell you about Sabbath wanting me and 
  Han?"

Still silent, Shenner looks between the adults, though her green gaze makes 
  its way back to Paul.

Lando gazes at Amylynn, still looking apologetic, "He called us with her 
  comlink." He turns to Paul and states simply, "I need you to look after 
  Leia..." He hesitates for a moment then adds, "And help me keep some order 
  around here. Things have been pretty hectic recently."

Amylynn nods.

Tand snaps out of his trance of staring at the metal floor boards and looks 
  up, he says to Lando, "Mr. Calrissian, if its ok I'd like to help out with 
  the ship even after we get back to the fleet." he points out, "I'm a decent 
  mechanic and I know a little bit about slicing and computer maintenance, if 
  that'd help."

Paul_Nighman nods at that. "Yeah, we need to get things organized - there 
  needs to be some kind of process set up so we can function together 
  effectively." He cocks his head at Lando. "How can I help you with Leia?"

Lando looks at Tand and grins, "Yeah, that'd be great kid." He turns back to 
  Paul and states somberly, "Just make sure she doesn't get into any trouble. 
  Han would kill me if anything happend to her."

Paul_Nighman grimaces. "Uh right, and she'll listen to me because?" he 
  inquires with no small amount of curiosity.

Tand shrugs and just nods to Lando's response. With that he slinks back into 
  being quiet and taking up his usual spot, leaning against the wall.

Lando stiffles a laugh and glances amusedly at Paul, "Just do whatever it 
  takes."

Shenner finally asks gruffly, gaze on Lando, "You, uh, want us to keep 
  watchin' the ramp?"

Paul looks at Lando consideringly. "Is it alright to knock out a Princess, or 
  do you have rules against things like that?" His tone is lightly bantering, 
  but with a hint of truth to it. "Well, at the very least I won't let her go 
  off and do anything stupid without me." He grimaces again, "That way if I 
  blow it, most likely I'll be dead and neither Han or you will be able to 
  kick my ass ... such that I would notice anyway."

Lando nods and glances back towards the ramp, "For now, yes. Once Leia returns 
  we'll seal her up and take off." He turns back to the group and focuses on 
  Paul, he motions towards the aft and begins walking there, expecting him to 
  follow, "A word Paul."
Lando walks into the Engine Room of the ship.
Lando has left.

Paul_Nighman walks into the Engine Room of the ship.
Paul_Nighman has left.

Shenner leans back tensely against the wall again, hand on her gun.

Tand quirks an eyebrow as the pair move off for privacy. He glances over at 
  Shenner, eyeing her gun for a moment, "You ok?"

Shenner murmurs roughly to Tand, "No, but I'm copin'."

Tand smiles a bit crookedly, "That's a start."

Shenner can't quite manage a smile in return, though she tries one.

Leia walks in from the Airlock of the ship
Leia has arrived.

Amylynn looks up and nods to Leia.

Leia slips in from the airlock quietly, nodding to those present as she makes 
  her way towards the Bridge.

Tand steps aside so Leia can pass easily.

Leia walks Fore to the Main Corridor of the ship.
Leia has left.

Shenner, once the Princess goes by, releases a breath she hadn't known she was 
  holding, and finally turns to Amylynn. "This mean we lock up?"

Amylynn nods "Better get ready to go kid." And prepares her gear.

Shenner nibbles her lower lip, and moves to secure the hatch before saying in 
  a low tired voice, "I'll go tell the General Leia's on board if he didn't 
  see her."
Shenner, with that, slips off.


You release the catches on the access panel, set it aside, and squeeze 
  yourself into the narrow confines of the engine room.
        
 
The Engine Room--Black Dragon
This section contains the hyper and ion drives, repulsorlifts, and the 
  variousshield and power generators used on the ship. Although designed for 
  more ease ofaccess than previous models, space is still very limited and you 
  find yourselfsqueezing your way past the bulkheads as you examine the 
  machinery. 
Contents:
Lando
Paul_Nighman
Obvious exits:
Entry Area <Fore>  

Paul_Nighman nods in agreement. "Yes, I know all of that. What I don't know is 
  why you are staying behind and why it is so important for you to do so. I 
  can guess that it isn't for personal gain, so I'm hedging my bets and saying 
  it's either for Luke or for Solo." He opens his hands. "Give me a break 
  Lando, I'm not going to spill anything. I just don't like where all this 
  seems to be headed. I've got a bad feeling about this."

Shenner pokes her head into the room briefly, and tiredly calls, "Princess 
  Leia is on board. We closed up."
Shenner, just as quickly, leaves.

You pull yourself through the access hatch and out into the entry area.  You
quickly replace the panel and latch it into place.
Rear Corridor - Black Dragon
Contents:
Amylynn
Tand
Obvious exits:
Airlock <Starboard>  Cargo Bay <Port>  Engine Room <Aft>  Main Corridor <Fore> 
   
Amylynn walks Fore to the Main Corridor of the ship.
Amylynn has left.

Tand walks Fore to the Main Corridor of the ship.
Tand has left.

Lando walks in from the Engine Room of the ship
Lando has arrived.

Paul_Nighman walks in from the Engine Room of the ship
Paul_Nighman has arrived.

Lando quickly hurries off toward the Airlock.
Lando walks into the Airlock of the ship
Lando has left.

Paul_Nighman glares at Lando, but says nothing, leaning against one of the 
  walls and watching the room.

Shenner, who appears to now be alone in the hallway, shoves a hand through her 
  hair; the kid looks quite worn, and is eying the floor... until Lando 
  breezes past. Shen then looks up, blinking.
Shenner points after Lando, blankly, and turns her gaze to Paul.

Paul_Nighman continues to glare after the man, his gaze shifting to Shenner's 
  and then back to the now empty ramp. "This deal is getting worse all the 
  time," he growls under his breath.

Amylynn walks in from the Main Corridor of the ship.
Amylynn has arrived.
Amylynn says, "Where is Lando"

Paul_Nighman turns to Amylynn and says, "He just went to get some personal 
  things. He'll be back on board in a bit."

Amylynn walks Fore to the Main Corridor of the ship.
Amylynn has left.

Paul_Nighman gives Shenner a look and then stares out the doorway again. 
  "Shenner, I need you to back me up on this. Once we take off, if anybody 
  asks, Lando -is- on board, you got it?" His voice is cold and stiff and 
  angry.

Shenner opens her mouth, then closes it, clearly having a hard time grasping 
  what she just saw. The kid stares up at you, then just nods, dazedly, 
  lifting a hand to pinch her nose as though she's got an incoming headache.

Paul continues to lean against the wall muttering to himself. He turns back to 
  Shen and points a finger at her. "And another thing, I don't give a shit any 
  more who comes and goes on this ship, with the exception of you and Leia. 
  Anyone else, if they want to get off, fine, but let them know that if 
  they're not on board when we take off, then we'll be leaving without them!"

Shenner eyes the floor and mutters lowly, "Yeah. Okay."

He turns back to Shenner, his frame tight and just barely controlled. "Shen, 
  this is not a "yeah, okay" situation. Will you do this? Yes or no? I was 
  hoping that of all the people on board here I could at least rely on you." 
  His voice is angry, but his anger is not directed at Shenner, but seems to 
  just hum all around his person.

Shenner can be seen to wince. "I _said_ I'd do it, okay?" she snaps, bleakly.

Paul's face breaks for a minute, a bleakness showing in his eyes, but he 
  quickly covers it. "Hey kid, I'm sorry. I'm not pissed at you, I'm just 
  pissed at myself for getting involved in the first place. The day I laid my 
  eyes on this ship was the day I made the biggest mistake of my life." He 
  slowly slides down along the wall until he is crouched on the floor. "I 
  should have just stayed on The Bolt, with Alx, and had my normal quiet 
  life." He slams his head against the wall in impotent frustration. "Gods how 
  I wish I was there now."

"You had somethin' normal to give up, yeah," Shenner mumbles.

Paul turns his head to Shenner, his expression becoming somewhat confused. 
  "What? What do you mean I had something normal to give up?"

The girl is still eyeing the floor, and she abruptly blushes, and mumbles, 
  "Nothin'..." Her voice is still low and ragged. "Nothin'."

The surly Corellian frowns, stands, and leans toward Shenner. "Hey, what's
  this? I thought we could talk to one another?" He lightly touches her
  shoulder. "Shen?"

Shenner starts to shrug again, then shake her head violently, then shrug, as 
  though she's not quite sure which she wants to do. You can hear her mumble, 
  "I-I just don't... ain't got anywhere better I-I could be anyhow..."

Paul squeezes her shoulder. "Yeah, well .." he mumbles uncertainly. He looks 
  around the hall tiredly. "When I've fulfilled my obligation here and get 
  back to my original life, well, I just want you to know that you're welcome 
  on board The Bolt ... to stay if you want, or I'll take you anywhere that 
  you want to go, for real this time."

Shenner looks up, her eyes very full, and tells you in a tiny and miserable 
  voice, "I stayed _here_ 'cause Jessalyn w-wanted me to stay with her..."

The last vestiges of anger drain from Paul's eyes.
He pulls Shenner against him in a fierce hug. "Oh Shen, we'll muddle through 
  this somehow, all of us, Jessalyn too. Then maybe once things settle some 
  you'll be able to make a choice about what you want for a change?"

Shenner issues a single choked little sob, wraps her arms around Paul's waist, 
  and buries her face against his shoulder. She is now trembling violently.

Paul rocks Shenner gently from side to side, his right hand stroking her back 
  in a tender and soothing gesture. "If it makes you feel any better, I'm 
  really glad that you are here ... " He holds her tight against him. "You're 
  practically the only person here that I can even talk to."

"Only one's glad 'mhere," Shenner mumbles into your shoulder, as she clings to 
  you in a desperately tight hug.

Paul cradles Shen in his arms and continues to stroke her back. "This is only 
  a temporary condition," he notes, "I assure you. Jessalyn will be back with 
  us in no time, and if no body else here appreciates you, well then they can 
  just all go stick their heads in a patch of banta fodder! Of all the people 
  here you have been the most reasonable, the most observant, and the most 
  helpful. Anyone who doesn't see the fact that you are practically 
  indispensible, well they're just full of it."

Shenner lifts her head a little, and makes a noise somewhere between a 
  splutter and a sniffle. "Now you're just slingin' mookla shit at me," she 
  mumbles, but her voice lightens a trifle as she does.

You more feel than hear the chuckle rumbling in Paul's chest. "No really, I 
  was just telling Jessalyn last night that you are often the most responsible 
  adult here. Face it, you have helped out enormously ... I can list your 
  contributions if you like, but it would take me awhile." He sighs. "I don't 
  think I could handle this place if you weren't here ... I'd be here because 
  I have to now, but it would be twice as hard."

Shenner lifts her teary gaze to you at last, studying you searchingly.
Shenner says hoarsely, "You, uh, mean that?"

Paul draws back and returns Shenner's gaze, his eyes honest and forthright. "I 
  wouldn't lie to you Shenner, not about that kind of thing."

Shenner sniffles again, the misery in her expression subsiding somewhat, 
  though she can only manage one side of her mouth twitching upward for a 
  smile.
Shenner says gruffly, ".... thanks. And, uh... likewise."

Paul smiles, touching the corner of Shenner's mouth lightly with his finger 
  before settling his hand on her shoulder. "Thank you." he replies.

[End log.]