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Several times small groups of pirates attempted to use pleasure slaves as shields or bargaining chips. The trio of attacking Jedi would then be called forward to deal with it. Then they would watch astonished as Force Shields popped into being around their would-be hostages, protecting them and them alone as the Wookies opened up with a roar, gunning them down brutally.
This didn't happen often, however, since Master Fay was there, still using her mastery of telepathy to search the minds of the pirates. There might have been too many of them, and the miasma of their fear was interfering with her powers, but she could still search out minds who were now slowly beginning to feel hope, and shut down any individual who began to think of using them these as shields or hostages.
Following behind one of the larger groups of Wookies pressing forward, Fay exhaled long and low, shaking her head sadly. I've seen too much combat of late. This really isn't my sort of mission, but I suppose we must all do our part.
Feeling movement to one side, she turned quickly, moving to take position at an intersection facing away from the direction the Wookies had moved. The corridor she was now facing was one that sloped downward slightly, branching off into several smaller corridors which looked like they led down into one of the underground generators which powered the base. Most of them had been closed off by small hatches, but now they bounced open, and dozens of pirates came out, charging forward.
"Yes, I knew we could get around them like this! Now we just need to attack those damn walking piles of fur from behind, give our boys some time to recover and…"
The speaker, a Sullustan, paused as he saw Master Fay standing there watching them. The other pirates, however, didn't hesitate, their weapons coming up quickly. "She ain't got no lightsaber! Get the kriffing bitch!"
Fay frowned lightly, being addressed in such a manner irritating her as it would any woman, as did the supposition that she was somehow easy pickings just because she didn't have a lightsaber. Flicking a few fingers forward on one hand she brought a Force Shield into being which caught and absorbed the plasma bolts of their blasters. Another gesture from the same hand shot a massive bolt of red which filled the entire corridor from top to bottom. It raced forward, and before the group of pirates could move the red bolt hit, sending them all into blissful unconsciousness.
Shaking her head, Fay walked around the downed bodies, removing their guns and shattering them one after another with pinpoint Force TK strikes. "An open palm is not a weakness. It is a gesture that if you treat with me in peace, I will do the same. It does not mean I am without recourse if you do not." Once her work was done, she closed the hatches the pirates had come through, then used the Force to slowly twist and break the manual controls so they could not be opened again. With that done she turned, moving to rejoin the group of Wookies.
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Elsewhere in the base, Aayla and Quinlan had broken off from the Wookies, moving forward mostly by guile and Force Cloak for a time. They wanted to get to the central control center, which would hopefully have a map or surveillance screens which they could use to better control the advance of their troops.
They ran into several hard points, areas protected more by fully automated turrets than anything else, but were able to hammer them under quickly. Quinlan had developed a certain faculty with illusions, and used said Force technique to flummox the turret's limited computer systems. He made them actually see one another as enemies at times, or simply fire in the opposite direction, letting one or the other Jedi in close. Once close, Quinlan used telekinesis to take out the turrets, and Aayla used her own skill with wind assaults to do the same.
The two of them paused near where they thought that Master Fay had said the control center was as Aayla's eyes went far away for a moment. Quinlan looked at her, then around, letting his Force Cloak fade. Both of them would have seemed as if they were slowly fading into reality if anyone else had been in this sector to see them, but there weren't. They had just passed several groups running in the opposite direction, though. "Harry?"
Aayla nodded. "He and the Wookies with him are running into major trouble: a full company of mercs. They seem to have set up around their living quarters or whatever and are holding them back." She scowled a little, shaking her head. "He and a few Wookies are holding them while others are searching for ways to flank, but it doesn't look good. His arm of the assault is slowing down."
"Let me check in with Master Dooku…" Quinlan muttered, pulling out his communicator and dialing the assault's commander. Despite the walls of the base interfering with the signal, he got through eventually.
"The space station is ours, though we are dealing with a few ships trying to escape from the base. Foolish of them, since we now control the orbitals, but a predictable response from such swine. I am sending down half of the Wookie troops we used here along with several of the Nabooan starfighter pilots," Dooku reported. "We are going to see if any of the slaves are able and willing to fight for their freedom. After that, we will push out further from there to join up with Padawan Potter's command."
There was a moment's pause as Dooku opened up a line with Fay, who was able to help Aayla and Quinlan regain their bearings in relation to their target, the control center. They had lost their way slightly thanks to the haphazard nature of the base's architecture and needing to reroute around a large band of pirates.
Realizing the two were close, Dooku promptly ordered the two of them to continue on their way. "We want to capture the leader of this operation if at all possible, which given Master Fay's assault should certainly be possible. Continue with your mission, Knight Vos."
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