Standing in the open docking bay outside the ship Trychon pulled the cap down low on his head. It was a little large, covering his ears and had only a bill in the front. Additionally, he wore a pair of dark tinted goggles with smart lenses which detected the ambient light levels and adjusted appropriately, as well as popping up the collar of the shirt he was wearing. "I feel ridiculous with all this crap on," he said, looking at his half-brother who was wearing a full faced helmet and mismatched armor.
"It's either that or a helmet," Raezyr replied, wistfully touching the spot on his belt where his lightsaber normally hung. Anya Tachi had taught them the only useful thing she had ever been good at: to use the Force to alter their appearance. And although Raezyr was much better at it due to prolonged use, it would never fool any facial recognition scanners they might encounter here on Alderaan which would see through the image they projected as it only affected the minds of those who were looking at them and had no affect on the holocams.
"Oh, Hell no," Trychon replied, remembering the last time he had tried to wear a helmet and it ended up flopping around on his head like a kid wearing his dad's headgear. "I still can't see how anyone can get used to wearing those things all the time."
"Well, you were the one who had to pose for the camera back on Coruscant*," Raezyr retorted. He wasn't particularly happy with the helmet he had. It was a spare taken from the armory back at King's Lair on Hoth, and while it was serviceable, it wasn't as good has his old one, and bulkier as well.
Finally, Dianna Kingsdoom walked down the loading ramp of the battle-tested space ship followed by Rhox Vegah, their dark green hooded cloaks billowing around them as they moved. "Let's go, boys," she said, striding on past the waiting Sith. Rhox followed her right on by.
Raezyr looked over to his brother who just shrugged. "Aye, aye, Captain," the big man said and turned to follow.
Trychon fell in beside his brother. "Yar," he said under his breath.
Raezyr chuckled.
The woman with the fiery red hair whipped around so quickly that she nearly ran into Rhox, who just barely got out of the way. Dianna shoved her finger in Trychon's face. "I swear by all the dieties in the galaxy... if you start that again, I'll leave you here on Alderaan."
Despite her threat, it was all she could do to keep from cracking a smile.
Dianna and the two Sith brothers stood there silently for a moment, all on the verge of cracking up. Rhox just looked confused and shifted her gaze between the three. Finally she broke the silence. "I don't get it."
That was all it took to break the dam. They broke out laughing while the former Czerka security officer kept asking, "What? What is do damn funny?"
They all turned to head out and Dianna threw her arm over Rhox's shoulders. "It's an inside joke, Rhox, but if you want to know, remind me to tell you about the time the three of us broke out of the brig of a Republic Hammerhead."
Rhox just looked at her captain, unsure as to whether someone was pulling her leg or not.
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The four walked briskly through the bustling spaceport in the capital city of Aldera, and once outside they hailed a taxi and climbed in. They told the driver to just to drive where ever he pleased and eventually had him set down near a large park. The four got out and walked straight through to the other side and looked for another cab to hail.
"Nobody is following us," Raezyr said just loud enough to for his small group to hear.
Rhox rolled her eyes. "I suggest we continue on a few more maneuvers just to be sure, Captain."
Raezyr's helmed head turned slowly to gaze at tough security officer. Even with the eye pieces blacked out she could still feel his staring at her, but she didn't care.
"We'll make one more little ride just to be sure, then head to our meeting," Dianna decided, taking into account both people's experience and training.
The four climbed into another cab, and after a shorter ride and quick walk through of a crowded market place they headed straight for the small night club that was to be their meeting place.
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