Beskar Iron Mine, Concordia
2:32 PM Local Time
"The general plan is that the two of you will eliminate as many guards as you can silently while I act as a spotter," you explain to Jango and Silencer.
"So you're not going to fight yourself then?" Jango asks though more out of curiosity from what you can tell. You simply shrug and answer "In all sincerity I would be a liability to the two of you on a mission like this. My talents would be best applied to battlefield command instead of placing myself in unnecessary danger. I have faith that the two of you can handle yourselves," you dryly finish.
"Alright then," Jango says, no real reaction noticeable in his voice. "So what exactly is your plan?"
10 Minutes Later
You were barely looking over an outcrop surveying the area with viewfinders. While you had been observing the patrol patterns and had formulated a decent strategy for eliminating them all quietly, it was always worth preparing for uncertainties.
"Red, Blue, check in."
"Red here." The Silencer came in over your comlink.
"Blue ready." Jango's voice followed immediately.
"Very well. Begin on my signal. Three...two...one...mark."
With that Jango and Silencer moved into the crater from opposite sides towards oppositely-placed duos of patrolling guards. From what you could see the both of them moved with a predatory grace, staying low to the ground while still rapidly moving towards their targets, who were stationed on the outermost edges of the base relatively out of sight from the other guards. From there though the differences between the two were obvious.
The Silencer was the definition of brutal efficiency, quickly moving in close behind his first target before reaching out and breaking his neck. When his companion started to turn around, the Silencer stabbed him in the throat with a knife, quickly killing him and preventing him from shouting for help. Certainly brutal, but it delivered results.
On the other hand Jango's version involved more finesse in comparison. As he moved up towards his targets he shot the first one in an unarmored joint with a dart from what you could see; presumably coated with an extremely poisonous substance as the victim dropped to the ground almost instantly despite it not hitting a major organ. Similarly to the Silencer's victim the other guard reacted but instead of a knife Jango deployed blades from his wristbands and delivered a fast slice across his throat resulting in his death.
Four down, eleven to go.
"No indication of enemy activity so far. Continue with the plan," you calmly announce over the comlink.
The next two groups of patrols were slightly closer to the base, but they were still quickly dealt with in short order. It was the central crater base and mine shaft itself that were the problem; the seven guards remaining had large fields of vision thanks to the flat terrain making direct approaches difficult. So approaching undetected would require a distraction of some kind. Such as setting off a small rockslide on on of the base's flanks to get the pair of guards' attention. You watched the two guards on the opposite side of the shaft guards notice said landslide and radio it in, with one of them moving in while the other kept watch. This would require perfect timing to eliminate them both and create an opening.
"Red, Blue, guard incoming. On my mark. Three."
The first guard had gotten a third of the way there.
"Two."
Two-thirds, he was starting to look around more carefully now as he slowed down.
"One."
He ended up taking the bait though and moved just close enough.
"Mark."
A dart flew out across the canyon and struck the guard who had stayed in place, killing him. Meanwhile, the Silencer leaped from the ridge he was on, knife in hand and slammed into the guard beneath him, burying his knife through the victim's visor. With that, the two of them quickly ran across the open field and took cover against the wall of the nearest building.
This was the part that would require your aid the most; it was impossible to fully predict how the guards would react to the two not responding, but you assumed that given their paranoia it would not take long before someone panicked and raised the alarm. You quickly glance around the area and notice that while the majority of the guards were staying calm there was one pacing around the middle of the base saying something into his comlink. The external commander then, it was difficult to tell at first from what you had seen everyone was wearing the same armor. But now that you had confirmation...
"Leader at center, kill now," you quickly say. The two move quickly, rounding the building and closing in on the guard. He appeared to be close to getting ready to send out another call before the Silencer took the lead, moving in and knifing him in the throat.
Unfortunately, one of the other guards seemed to have heard some noise from that and had begun to move in from the right side.
"One from the right," you quickly say as Jango rushed towards the path of the oncoming guard. As he rounded the corner Jango surprised him and launched forward with an upward thrust from his wristblade, burying it in the throat of the too curious guard. You were beginning to become more curious about the way he fought, from what you could see you felt as though there was something more to it but you weren't quite sure what...
At any rate, there were only three guards left-two actually as the Silencer had eliminated the only other guard not in front of the main shaft while Jango was busy. It would have been a problem to deal with the both of them as well...until the two of them decided to fan out after the local communications had gone silent. You relayed their locations to Silencer and Jango, and between the two of them they were swiftly eliminated. Looking around, and confirming the situation, you announce "All clear. Moving to your position."
After quickly joining up with the two of them, Jango comments "Not bad. You were a good spotter and your plan was simple but effective." You bow slightly and simply say "Thank you. Is there any way I can continue to assist you in the mine or should I stay out here?"
Jango chuckles at that and comments "Not really. Just stay out here and shoot anyone who tries to flee in the back." The Silencer simply nods in agreement with Jango. Trusting in their expertise, you reply with a quick "Understood."
With that, the two of them confidently walk into the base as you lean against the wall and wait for them to finish.
A minute later you can hear the sound of an explosion coming from the shaft, followed by the sounds of shouting, screaming, and blaster fire. Three minutes pass and a random warrior runs out of the mine screaming and on fire before you put him out of his misery with a shot to the back. Five minutes pass and it starts to get quiet again. Ten minutes pass and you start to get slightly impatient before Jango and Silencer walk back out, blaster scars on their armor.
"So I take it things went well," you dryly comment.
"There were some stubborn ones in there, but yes," Jango responds. As usual the Silencer doesn't say anything, prompting Jango to glance in his direction before looking back at you. "Alright, you helped me, now I can help you."
"And help yourself in the process," you note.
Jango shrugs before starting his explanation. "The Death Watch has traditionally been supported by the Vizsla clan in recent years, and given the outside help I can all but guarantee that the one supporting them is the local governor, Pre Vizsla. He has almost full autonomy here which lets him support the Death Watch with little to no oversight." There seems to be a slight note of bitterness creeping into Jango's voice as he explains this but he doesn't seem to let it affect him as he explains the situation. "As for Vizsla himself he's an egotistical hypocrite. He may say that the ways of old were better but he only believes in the Mando ways of honor and glory when he knows he's on the winning side." Certainly useful information, though you easily detect bias in it. However...
"Do you have any direct evidence of Vizsla's involvement?" you ask. Something doesn't seem to be adding up here, and you need to know what.
"No. Thanks to public support here a lot of that information tends to 'disappear' often, and I haven't been able to recover anything conclusive from the Death Watch bases yet," Jango responds.
"Why haven't you killed Vizsla yet?" you try and fish out of him.
"I can't tell you," he simply says. "My client paid a lot of money to keep the details of this contract secret."
You raise an eyebrow in response to that statement. "From what I can tell, this seems rather personal to you judging by the venom in your voice when you talk about the Death Watch in general." Jango doesn't seem to react and you continue. "I take it you and them are acquainted?"
He doesn't say anything for a few seconds and then:
"They and I go a long way back," he says in the coldest tone possible. "And that's all I'm going to tell you."
You contemplate the situation for a moment and start to get a grasp on the situation at hand. From what you can tell whoever hired Jango wanted the Death Watch destroyed but didn't want Concordia to be destabilized which is why Vizsla was still alive despite the fact that Jango clearly wanted him dead. However, if there was a way to connect Vizsla with the Death Watch Jango's contract seemed to imply that Vizsla would no longer be protected. And if he died, even with access to the local mines the Death Watch would rapidly follow if Jango's successes were any indication.
You had found your target. The only question was how to eliminate him.
[] Get an engineered confession from Vizsla. Judging by the company he kept Pre Vizsla is a man with delusions of grandeur and egotism; getting him to rant about how the Death Watch are what Mandalorians should truly be like or some drivel along those lines should hardly be difficult.
[] Locate incriminating data on Vizsla's activites. You are a part of an intelligence-gathering organization now, and from what you've heard there's very little in the galaxy that they can't find. And if they can't find proof, they're equally as adept at creating proof.
[] Assassinate Vizsla yourself. Noting so overt as shooting him in the head of course; your plan would be to make it look like an accident or possibly even pin the blame on the Death Watch in the eyes of the public. After all, who would believe a group of terrorists?
[] Write-in.
And then there was Jango Fett. There was definitely much more to the man than met the eye, perhaps he might be willing to aid you in exchange for a chance to kill Viszla himself?
[] Have Jango assist you in dealing with Viszla. Jango's grudge against him might let you gain more trust with him if you give him a shot at killing the governor himself, and he is beginning to pique your curiosity...
[] Let Jango continue on his mission and handle Viszla yourself. His mystery client might be an enemy of the Abyss Watchers; letting him in on your operation could lead to further trouble.
AN: Close enough to Wednesday, right? Also I feel kinda "meh" about the stealth bit but I think I captured the tone well enough.
Also if the guards' reactions seemed off to you just pretend that they were on loan from whatever MGS organization. That should explain their actions perfectly.