Jade was in her ship\u2014that sat peacefully in the hangar\u2014working on her armor. The droid was outside, doing as she instructed to check the additional tweaks she made to its hull. The ramp was down to allow it to come in and out and inform its master of that status of the ship.<\/p>\n
Her chest was wrapped tightly in several layers of dark, thick fabric. Her arms were tense from the movement of re-engineering her armor. Sweat beaded her brow and her bare body. At least,<\/i> she thought mutely, I\u2019m not as revealing at Aisha.<\/i><\/p>\n
The top part of her armor was held up and she examined her handy work. With a dissatisfied grunt, she placed it back on her armored lower half and continued to work on it.<\/p>\n
\u201cOi, droid!\u201d she shouted, eyes locked on the armor. \u201cWhere\u2019s that status update?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo status update right now, slave.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oh, bloody Mandalore.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cOh, nice of you to drop by, Aisha.\u201d She scanned over her armor again, then put it back in her lap and continued working on it. \u201cThere\u2019s some wine in the back quarters if you want some.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIs Thaddeous here?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u2019t you comm him? I\u2019m a little busy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aisha stepped closer and grinned. \u201cI\u2019ll take that as a no.\u201d She was wearing the same attire as before. Her entire body as practically naked from her hip up, the small bra protecting bare minimum. Jade wondered how she didn\u2019t catch a cold looking like that. Even without her armor, Jade still had several thick layers of fabric to cover her rather generous chest.<\/p>\n
With a glance upwards from her work, she shrugged. \u201cSo you\u2019ll try to assassinate me, hm? In my own ship? Very clever.\u201d She started working on pulling her chest piece on, feeling the new metal webs of mechanical work she had recently added back in against her skin. Aisha laughed darkly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think I won\u2019t erase the camera footage afterward, slave?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou do realize Thaddeous is<\/i> meeting me here? In this hangar? On this blasted ship?\u201d The last piece of her armor clicked into place. Her lightsabers were always on her, so she didn\u2019t worry about a weapon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I\u2019ll make this quick.\u201d Aisha lunged forward and Jade leapt from her sitting place and onto the ground, rolling swiftly back to her feet. She whirled around, lifting her arm to guard a blow from Aisha\u2019s leg to her head. She laughed again.<\/p>\n
\u201cStronger, aren\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jade didn\u2019t respond as she quickly countered, making quick jabs and coming in close to minimize Aisha\u2019s ability to pull out her lightsaber. Jade managed to land one blow against her bare stomach with her knee, satisfied when she heard a menacing crack. Aisha flipped backwards, away from Jade\u2019s reach, and activated her lightsaber. Jade reached to her own side, flicking her blade on as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why you should wear armor over your entire body, gizak.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know it\u2019s pronounced gizka<\/i> right?\u201d Aisha\u2019s double-ended blade fell to her side as she lifted up her right hand, lightning pouring from it. Jade\u2019s crimson blade absorbed the shock, her feet planted firmly to keep from moving. She wasn\u2019t too worried about its effect on her, due to her upgraded armor, but she wasn\u2019t about to test it now. She hadn\u2019t even finished tweaking it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is fun and all, but I was hoping to have a drink before I left.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry to ruin your moment. But you\u2019re a disease in the Order. No one humiliates our leader like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDifference of opinion, then.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou pathetic waste of air!\u201d she howled, jerking her hand away and closing the distance between them quickly. Their lightsabers smashed against each other and Aisha\u2019s face was filled with hatred.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou weak little acolyte!\u201d Sparks flew. \u201cYou come in here disgracing all we hold!\u201d Lightning cracked at her fingertips and Jade leapt aside. \u201cYou arrogant little\u2014\u201d The smash of their blades crushed her word. \u201cYou act as if you\u2019re high and mighty! You act as if you\u2019re the Emperor!\u201d Jade staggered back and hurriedly blocked the next wave of attacks. \u201cHere\u2019s news for you, Jade Cavvar.\u201d Jade slipped to the side, missing the crimson hum by mere centimeters. \u201cYou are not the Emperor. You are not the ruler. You disgrace the entire Order! You\u2019ll get us all killed with your recklessness! You\u2019ll disgrace us in the eyes of the Empire, you\u2019ll ruin us with your soft heart!\u201d Aisha\u2019s blade slammed down through the ground, carving a nasty crack through the metal. Jade fell back into her defensive form as Aisha turned orange-lined eyes to her. \u201cBut here, I will stop our demise. You act noble. You act like you\u2019re better than the rest of us. You think you can break me, Jade? You\u2019ll end up in another coffin before I let that happen!\u201d<\/p>\n
Aisha\u2019s blade came close, slamming against Jade\u2019s. They held it there, glaring at one another.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am better than you.\u201d Jade said at last. Aisha\u2019s eyes filled with fury.<\/p>\n
\u201cAh, ladies.\u201d The two jerked back, panting. Thaddeous strode onto the ship and smiled at the two. \u201cSparring? Jade, your ship will be destroyed at this rate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t mind.\u201d Jade hummed. She clipped her lightsaber back onto her belt. \u201cGetting warmed up, is all. You might want to have those ribs checked out, Aisha.\u201d Her eyes settled on her opponent with cold brutality. \u201cOne of them might have been broken.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aisha\u2019s eyes flashed and, for a moment, she looked as if she would lunge for Jade. She didn\u2019t, smirked over at her, and walked out. Jade rolled her shoulders back, allowing her heart to slow.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou ready to go, hot shot?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you are not too sore from fighting Aisha,\u201d Thaddeous offered, smirking mockingly. Jade rolled her eyes and called in her droid. It clattered up and closed the ramp as Jade brought the ship to life.<\/p>\n
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