Duels and Destinations
The door slides open, just as you knew it would, revealing Darth Bandon standing at the end of the corridor, perhaps fifteen meters away. You can feel the flicker of fear as Thea senses him, the hesitation turned to determination as Trask decides to throw himself at the Sith.
You don't let him. You push him back, drawing on the Force to augment the blow just a bit as you stride forward, tossing back a nonchalant "I've got this" before you seal the door, leaving you alone in the corridor with Bandon.
He advances slowly, sizing you up with a sneer. "A fool looking to go out in a blaze of glory? You cannot stop me. I will kill you, your friends, and any other Republic Scum on this ship. You-"
You cut him off by drawing your looted lightsaber- you had told Thea it would probably come in handy, after all- and Bandon stops, studying you more intently, before the sneer returns to his face.
"You are no Jedi. I do not know what weak willed fool you took that saber off of, but I am Darth Bandon! I have studied at the foot of the Dark Lord himself!"
You bite down the urge to make the obvious response to that as you tune out the rest of his monologue- it is vaguely possible someone else might be watching the security feed or something- and instead settle for an exaggerated yawn. It's a bit rude to interrupt someone while they're monologuing, but quite frankly you remember exactly how quickly Bandon went down last time.
And judging by the way the Force washes out from him, dark and angry, a near tangible wave of psychic fear that would reduce most men to a quivering wreck, he's not terribly amused at your interruption.
Naturally, you brush it off. Bandon's technique really could use some refinement. Malak may be one of the better duelists you know, but the less tangible aspects of the Force were never really his forte.
Bandon seems to tense up at that a little, having apparently finally figured out you're a force adept. After a moments thought, you decide to make use of the opening for a token redemption attempt. "So. I don't suppose I could convince you to surrender and pursue redemption?"
Bandon roars in response, an inarticulate scream of rage issuing from his throat as he charges down the hall. Which is to be expected, of course, but after so long traveling with Jedi, Bastila and Juhani in particular, it was practically reflexive, if only to keep Bastila from getting all lectury and Juhani from doing the sad eyes thing.
You dodge to the side as Bandon's saber slices into the deck plating, and parry the follow through before sending him tumbling down the corridor with a Force Push. "I take it that's a no then?"
Bandon charges again, his rage a palpable thing now, fueling his every blow, pushing you back as every blow crashes against your saber like a sledgehammer, his blows growing faster and faster as he taps deeper into his rage.
But his form is growing sloppier. He has rage and power, but no control. And as he continues his furious assault, raining blows upon you, he leaves an opening....there.
You move, twisting to the side of his thrust, leaving his saber buried a good thirty centimeters in the durasteel bulkhead. It's not enough to hold the saber in place, not by a long shot, but it slows him down, lets you dodge aside rather then parry as he tries to bring the other end of the saberstaff around, gives you the opening you need to cleave his head cleanly from his shoulders.
And just like that, it's over. Darth Bandon is dead. You study him for a moment, before deactivating his lightsaber and calling it to you. It's a well made weapon, and if nothing else one you can use for parts.
What sort of saber do you prefer fighting with, anyway?
[]Single Lightsaber
[]Dual Lightsabers
[]Saberstaff.
After a moment's thought, you also strip him of his robes; you don't expect you'll be able to pass yourself off as Bandon, even if you do look vaguely similar, but being able to pass yourself off as a Dark Jedi might come in handy later.
Spoils collected, you head on down the corridor, moving towards the shuttle bay, all to aware of the ship shaking around you. The Endar Spire is on her last legs, and you only have a little time left to escape.
Fortunately, Bandon did have the access codes for a shuttle in his robes, and while there are a dozen Sith Troopers in the Hanger, some judicious use of Force Lightning solves that problem remarkably quickly, leaving you the cockpit of a Sith Assault shuttle, deciding where you want to go.
Where do you go from here?
[]Taris. The Blockade is not yet fully in effect, and you can likely land unopposed in the confusion. Taking off later may be more difficult, however.
[]The Leviathan. Assaulting Malak directly would likely be considered suicide if you were anyone else; as you're you, it's merely extremely difficult.
[]Somewhere else? (write-in)The Shuttle has a hyperdrive, and you could use it to leave the system, though there may be issues with refueling and resuppyling.