Adventures with Kay and Sombra Part II

[childofrebellion]

From here

The U-wing bumps down and Cassian mutters in Festian as they stop, "Easy, easy, almost there."

Once they're set, he stands up with a nod and looks at Kay and Sombra while checking his holster and supplies, "How are we looking, Kay?"

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[messwiththebest]

Sombra comes in at a run, the mouse droid tucked under her arm.

She tosses her translocator near to the cannon and vanishes, reappearing with her holographic keyboard out and ready, fingers flying over it as purple sparks jump over the cannon.

"Hack complete," she says, sounding very satisfied.

And then she throws another translocator over toward Cassian, reappearing there and continuing her breakneck run toward the ship.

"That was bracing!"

[childofrebellion]

He flinches at her quick reappearances and when she's with him runs into the ship, "It means one moment, Kay but we're here."

Once they're all inside, he sits in the cockpit and does a quick check. "Lifting off. Sombra, what did you do to the cannon?"

[rebel_droid]

"Bracing? You really are a very strange human, Sombra," Kay notes, flipping switches, pushing buttons, and then easing the ship off the ground.

[messwiththebest]

"Hacked it," Sombra says smugly.

"For the next little while it does as I say. Though we should probably leave very quickly, I do not know how good they will be at bringing it back under their control."

Then she wrinkles her nose in Kay's direction.

"I am," she agrees with him. "And proud of it. It keeps me interesting!"

[childofrebellion]

As they take off, an alarm goes off somewhere and Cassian gets them moving faster as a TIE fighter appears,

"How long until we break atmo, Kay?"

[rebel_droid]

"You are interesting," Kay allows.

The alarm was concerning, and he checked their position relative to the fighter and calculated the time they had to get out of the atmosphere.

"Sixty seconds, at best." Longer, if they had to pull any evasive maneuvering.

[messwiththebest]

"You say the sweetest things, Kay."

Sombra leans forward, holographic keyboard poised right below the fingers of her left hand.

"Can you establish a radio -- or any kind of communications -- connection with our pursuers?"

[childofrebellion]

"Yes, they'll try to hail us in a few seconds," Just as Cassian says it, there's static and a voice, "Unidentified vessel, you are trespassing on Imperial space. Identify yourself."

Cassian puts on the his headphones and stalls for time, "The storm's messing with my comms. I didn't get that."

[rebel_droid]

"You wish to speak to them?" Kay asks Sombra, surprised. "Do you think they'd like to be your friends, too?"

[messwiththebest]

"I do not want to be their friend," Sombra says, smile and voice both gone sharp.

Her fingers fly over her holographic keyboard, purple streaks of light sparkling around her free hand.

"But I do want to give them a present."

She touches the comm board with said purple-glowing hand, and the entire cockpit electrical system lights up. Something travels over the wires, and the TIE fighters following them will shortly have a very memorable surprise.

EMP pulses are tricksy things! Especially when they are very, very localized.

"I think we will have less of a problem with pursuit now, no?"

[childofrebellion]

As the light pulses through the cockpit, Cassian keeps them moving and then hears the static change over the radio.

In a few seconds, they're clear of the atmosphere, "Let's get into hyperspace. What did you do?"

[rebel_droid]

"We are no longer being pursued," Kay announces.

A few moments after they break free of the atmosphere Kay engages the hyperdrive and they are on their way.

[messwiththebest]

"My job," Sombra says, only a little smugly.

"I told you I was the best."

[childofrebellion]

"You are. What were you able to get?"

He turns and gets out his datapad to trade information.

[rebel_droid]

Kay considers the no longer trailing TIE fighter and says, "I hope you never send me a present."

[messwiththebest]

"Here," Sombra says, flicking her fingers in the air and sliding a tiny holographic packet toward Cassian's datapad. "That's everything."

Then she grins at Kay.

"I like you too much to get you a present, Kay. Never fear."

Well, for now.

[childofrebellion]

He grabs the packet and puts it in to see what he can find,

"Good, this sort of present is much better. Thank you. We'll do one stop to confuse anyone looking for us and can see about getting you a door there."

[rebel_droid]

"That is good information to know," he replies to Sombra.

He plots their course, finding a relatively safe world for them to stop in the hopes that Cassian does not get himself hurt or killed there while sending Sombra back.

[messwiththebest]

"You know I do not need an escort to a door," Sombra says, because she would also prefer Cassian not get himself hurt or killed while escorting her back.

Kay would be sad.

[childofrebellion]

"No, but I don't know if you can open a door when its not your world. It's best to be ready for any possibilities," He likes to cover all the angles.

[rebel_droid]

"The door is very tricky. It took me a long while to find one, and I am from this world," Kay notes.

[messwiththebest]

Sombra snorts, already leaving her seat and heading for the back of the cockpit.

"Here I was thinking it would be easier, since I do not truly belong here."

Opening the door farther back into the U-wing she pauses, turning around to grin at them both.

"And look, it seems I was right!"

She wiggles her fingers in a wave at them both, the sound of a busy cantina floating through the air out of the door.

"Until next time, my friends. Fly safe!"

And then the door to the cockpit closes behind her, and she's back in Milliways. Such fun!

[childofrebellion]

That was much simpler than Cassian expected and he watches her leave with a wave before turning to Kay, "That went better than I'd hoped. She can be a useful addition."

And he enjoys the clear pleasure she takes in the work, he doesn't understand it but its nice to be around.

[rebel_droid]

"Why does she get a door and I do not?" Is Kay's response as he shifts attention back to flying.