09-08-2015, 05:25 AM
The few comments these strange individual's words on betrayal hit Shay a bit harder than it should've, or at least he figured. His eyes seemed to twitch at the memories of his past once more, still shocked that even with all of these crazy life-changing events happening to him, he still isn't able to forget about that. Puffing out another short burst of air, Shay stopped thinking about that upon the sudden realization that it was really, really hot. The side of his torso still aching a bit wasn't helping in that regard, either.
Blinking slightly, Shay and Agnès turned in a bit of surprised confusion as Jak Mar and his weird furry companion Daxter opened the door to this strange 'buggy' vehicle. The closest thing Shay had seen to that was the strangely futuristic modes of transport back in Corruscant, but this much more reminded him of old-fashioned horse wagons. Turning his head back to Agnès, he almost chuckled at the sight of her being just as confused as he was to what it did.
Jak, after settling into the buggy's front seat, signaled for all three of the strangely tied New Babylon associates to enter.
"You all coming in?" Jak asked with a bit of a stern expression on his face, Daxter being a bit more enthusiastic about things. Victor was the first one to hop into the vehicle, sitting front seat next to Jak, leaving the back few seats for Agnès and Shay, both of them hesitant as a result of not wanting to break the seemingly precious technology they were being put into, though truth be told, the buggy itself wasn't in too great of a shape by anybody else's standards.
Closing the doors behind them, Agnès could easily be seen admiring all the pretty insides of the strange machine, seeming to wonder how fast it could go. Shay was admittedly worried about it's speed, since he knew it would be fast, but without the roads he saw in Coruscant, there pretty much was no worry about how fast Jak was driving, as long as he could intercept the Stormtrooper supply truck.
A few slightly awkward moments passed quickly as the car's engine began to rev up, and before long, the buggy was off driving into the sands of the Endless Dunes under the flaring sun. The vehicle continued to bounce up and down, something the two Primes sitting in the back definitely wasn't used to. Though, Shay might have been able to compare how the buggy drove to his ship swaying in the middle of the Atlantic ocean had he not been looking at a almost sly grin on Victor's face, even if it was for a short moment he did.
"So," Jak began, turning to Victor, "where are we headed exactly?"
"Just turn a bit to the left and keep going from there... The Stormtrooper and their supplies will be heading our way in about thirty minutes, so we need to set up beforehand," Victor quickly answered, Jak nodding soon thereafter as he continued to drive.
Of course, it took a while, but as soon as Daxter got the chance, he chimed in, immediately contradicting Victor and his more careful approaches, scurrying up to the dashboard of the buggy and raising his fists rather comically.
"Ha, we have to set up? I doubt these Stormtrooper bucket-heads even deserve that much of our time, we might have been better off ramming into 'em!" Daxter announced, obviously confident in either his or Jak's ability to handle things. Shay simply smiled whilst Agnès giggled at the creature's small display of pride.
"I don't think we're allowed to do that either way, erm... Daxter, was it?" Shay began, turning his head towards the furry creature while Jak could be seen rolling his eyes in the foreground.
"Shay's correct, it has valuable supplies, if we were to crash into it, not only would there be a possible chance of more injuries sustained from us, but the supply drop would be nothing more than scraps," Victor added, his voice slightly shaken in aggravation.
Agnès, although a bit uncomfortable in the very small space the Primes were packed inside of, was a bit entertained by how strange this little team of New Babylon associates were. Even Shay couldn't help but think of how crazy this all seemed. No matter if he could forget his past life and the mistakes he's made or not, he definitely preferred living life in the Omniverse rather than the Earth on which he was birthed.
Perhaps working for a king such as Gilgamesh wasn't as bad as Shay initially had thought.
Only a few silent minutes had passed in the buggy, the roar of it's engine the only thing keeping the Primes from dead silence. Well, all except Daxter of course, seeming to talk on his own every now and again, which admittedly took it's toll on poor Victor, who could be seen putting his hand to his face every chance he got.
In the middle of another of his ramblings, Daxter immediately stopped after Victor slowly looked upwards, then immediately raising his fist in the air, parallel to his face. Jak got the signal to stop the car in it's tracks, causing everybody else in the vehicle to jump in slight surprise.
"Wait, we're already there?" Agnès frantically asked, Victor turning to face her direction soon thereafter.
"We'll have to set up here, correct," Victor replied, finishing, "but I need this time the most."
Daxter snorted a bit, "Oh? And what do you have up your sleeve now, mister Wolfe?"
Shay, Agnès and Jak traded glances, just as confused as to what he was going to be doing.
"You'll soon see, but for now, you all set up a good distance from each other," Victor answered, opening the door to his side and quickly moving to the trunk of the buggy.
Embarrassingly enough for Shay, it took a few moments to figure out exactly how the door to the car opened, but when he got out, Shay really didn't like it at all, quickly being reminded his skin was about to be charred by the sun above him. Groaning a bit, he walked to the back of the buggy as Agnès got out, seeing Victor rummage through the trunk of the car itself, seeming to look for something.
Looking expectantly at Victor, Shay patiently waited for a while, clenching onto his side, thankfully not in pain this time. It slightly burned here and there, but for now it wouldn't disrupt the mission at hand, though he really wish he got a rest from last night's whole fiasco. Those Empire troopers really put up a fuss, and it showed.
Shay looked over again, seeing Victor pull out a suspiciously familiar white uniform, seemingly metallic in material, before unfolding it and sliding his arm in the outfit. Looking over, Agnès realized what was happening as soon as Shay did, and she expressed such by letting out a little "Oh."
"This is going to help, right?" Shay asked, closely inspecting Victor, who was now clad in white Stormtrooper armor from head to toe.
"Yes, they'll fall for it. This is to give you all more time to aim your attacks accordingly," the now-disguised Victor assured Shay, before nodding to Agnès.
The wind vestal went wide-eyed for a moment, and then rushed off to her place behind a distant dune of sand, giving Shay the cue to move along as well. Taking his air rifle from his back, he quickly loaded a sleeping dart within the chamber, loading the gun in mere seconds, only interrupted by the sight of Jak Mar with Daxter by his side, in a jogging pace towards Victor.
"They're here, might wanna get down there now, Victor," Jak ordered, Victor only giving a simple gesture of gratitude with this hand as he slowly walked down the dune of sand, Shay lying down with his rifle in-hand as Jak jogged towards his nesting area for the attack, Daxter already a bit anxious.
Aiming down the sights, Shay could see the truck appearing over the horizon, hoping that Victor's plan of disguising himself will work long enough for them to be fooled.
Blinking slightly, Shay and Agnès turned in a bit of surprised confusion as Jak Mar and his weird furry companion Daxter opened the door to this strange 'buggy' vehicle. The closest thing Shay had seen to that was the strangely futuristic modes of transport back in Corruscant, but this much more reminded him of old-fashioned horse wagons. Turning his head back to Agnès, he almost chuckled at the sight of her being just as confused as he was to what it did.
Jak, after settling into the buggy's front seat, signaled for all three of the strangely tied New Babylon associates to enter.
"You all coming in?" Jak asked with a bit of a stern expression on his face, Daxter being a bit more enthusiastic about things. Victor was the first one to hop into the vehicle, sitting front seat next to Jak, leaving the back few seats for Agnès and Shay, both of them hesitant as a result of not wanting to break the seemingly precious technology they were being put into, though truth be told, the buggy itself wasn't in too great of a shape by anybody else's standards.
Closing the doors behind them, Agnès could easily be seen admiring all the pretty insides of the strange machine, seeming to wonder how fast it could go. Shay was admittedly worried about it's speed, since he knew it would be fast, but without the roads he saw in Coruscant, there pretty much was no worry about how fast Jak was driving, as long as he could intercept the Stormtrooper supply truck.
A few slightly awkward moments passed quickly as the car's engine began to rev up, and before long, the buggy was off driving into the sands of the Endless Dunes under the flaring sun. The vehicle continued to bounce up and down, something the two Primes sitting in the back definitely wasn't used to. Though, Shay might have been able to compare how the buggy drove to his ship swaying in the middle of the Atlantic ocean had he not been looking at a almost sly grin on Victor's face, even if it was for a short moment he did.
"So," Jak began, turning to Victor, "where are we headed exactly?"
"Just turn a bit to the left and keep going from there... The Stormtrooper and their supplies will be heading our way in about thirty minutes, so we need to set up beforehand," Victor quickly answered, Jak nodding soon thereafter as he continued to drive.
Of course, it took a while, but as soon as Daxter got the chance, he chimed in, immediately contradicting Victor and his more careful approaches, scurrying up to the dashboard of the buggy and raising his fists rather comically.
"Ha, we have to set up? I doubt these Stormtrooper bucket-heads even deserve that much of our time, we might have been better off ramming into 'em!" Daxter announced, obviously confident in either his or Jak's ability to handle things. Shay simply smiled whilst Agnès giggled at the creature's small display of pride.
"I don't think we're allowed to do that either way, erm... Daxter, was it?" Shay began, turning his head towards the furry creature while Jak could be seen rolling his eyes in the foreground.
"Shay's correct, it has valuable supplies, if we were to crash into it, not only would there be a possible chance of more injuries sustained from us, but the supply drop would be nothing more than scraps," Victor added, his voice slightly shaken in aggravation.
Agnès, although a bit uncomfortable in the very small space the Primes were packed inside of, was a bit entertained by how strange this little team of New Babylon associates were. Even Shay couldn't help but think of how crazy this all seemed. No matter if he could forget his past life and the mistakes he's made or not, he definitely preferred living life in the Omniverse rather than the Earth on which he was birthed.
Perhaps working for a king such as Gilgamesh wasn't as bad as Shay initially had thought.
. . .
Only a few silent minutes had passed in the buggy, the roar of it's engine the only thing keeping the Primes from dead silence. Well, all except Daxter of course, seeming to talk on his own every now and again, which admittedly took it's toll on poor Victor, who could be seen putting his hand to his face every chance he got.
In the middle of another of his ramblings, Daxter immediately stopped after Victor slowly looked upwards, then immediately raising his fist in the air, parallel to his face. Jak got the signal to stop the car in it's tracks, causing everybody else in the vehicle to jump in slight surprise.
"Wait, we're already there?" Agnès frantically asked, Victor turning to face her direction soon thereafter.
"We'll have to set up here, correct," Victor replied, finishing, "but I need this time the most."
Daxter snorted a bit, "Oh? And what do you have up your sleeve now, mister Wolfe?"
Shay, Agnès and Jak traded glances, just as confused as to what he was going to be doing.
"You'll soon see, but for now, you all set up a good distance from each other," Victor answered, opening the door to his side and quickly moving to the trunk of the buggy.
Embarrassingly enough for Shay, it took a few moments to figure out exactly how the door to the car opened, but when he got out, Shay really didn't like it at all, quickly being reminded his skin was about to be charred by the sun above him. Groaning a bit, he walked to the back of the buggy as Agnès got out, seeing Victor rummage through the trunk of the car itself, seeming to look for something.
Looking expectantly at Victor, Shay patiently waited for a while, clenching onto his side, thankfully not in pain this time. It slightly burned here and there, but for now it wouldn't disrupt the mission at hand, though he really wish he got a rest from last night's whole fiasco. Those Empire troopers really put up a fuss, and it showed.
Shay looked over again, seeing Victor pull out a suspiciously familiar white uniform, seemingly metallic in material, before unfolding it and sliding his arm in the outfit. Looking over, Agnès realized what was happening as soon as Shay did, and she expressed such by letting out a little "Oh."
. . .
"This is going to help, right?" Shay asked, closely inspecting Victor, who was now clad in white Stormtrooper armor from head to toe.
"Yes, they'll fall for it. This is to give you all more time to aim your attacks accordingly," the now-disguised Victor assured Shay, before nodding to Agnès.
The wind vestal went wide-eyed for a moment, and then rushed off to her place behind a distant dune of sand, giving Shay the cue to move along as well. Taking his air rifle from his back, he quickly loaded a sleeping dart within the chamber, loading the gun in mere seconds, only interrupted by the sight of Jak Mar with Daxter by his side, in a jogging pace towards Victor.
"They're here, might wanna get down there now, Victor," Jak ordered, Victor only giving a simple gesture of gratitude with this hand as he slowly walked down the dune of sand, Shay lying down with his rifle in-hand as Jak jogged towards his nesting area for the attack, Daxter already a bit anxious.
Aiming down the sights, Shay could see the truck appearing over the horizon, hoping that Victor's plan of disguising himself will work long enough for them to be fooled.
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"The air is still, and I am a hunter."