The freed workers crowd the launch corridor beside grounded cargo transports. Green route markers flicker across the deck while Imperial engines thunder closer beyond the sealed camp walls.
Namine’s holographic figure steadies above a loading console, projecting a fractured flight plan. One transport glows amber, its systems barely answering repeated activation commands.
Namine
One cargo transport remains operable, though its launch controls are refusing full authorization. I can bypass the restriction, but the loading system must respond first.
The workers press around the transport’s open bay, hauling crates and climbing aboard wherever space permits. A warning klaxon stutters, then dies beneath the approaching engines.
The Freed Workers
Protect the corridor! Give us time to board!
Faces turn toward True Dave. Some workers grip tools like weapons; others freeze beside the loading rails as dust trembles from the ceiling and red status lights awaken.
Namine
True Dave, the patrol is nearly overhead. The workers who came through with us are here, and no one remains in the service yard. We need protection until departure.
✓ Quest Accepted
Launch the transport with the freed prisoners aboard
“I take position at the corridor entrance and guard the boarding workers.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Willpower, rolled +2)
True Dave takes position at the corridor entrance, light saber ignited across the threshold. The boarding workers move behind him, their hurried loading continuing under the transport's amber lights.
Namine
Your position covers the approach and the loading bay. I am routing the remaining workers aboard now.
Namine's holographic figure breaks into transparent layers as she redirects power through the console. Cargo clamps release one by one, and the transport's engines begin a low vibration.
The Freed Workers
Keep loading! He is holding the entrance!
The workers carry the last crates past the guarded threshold. Dust sifts from the ceiling, but the corridor remains clear while the transport systems climb toward launch readiness.
Namine
All present workers are aboard. I have full authorization for departure.
The loading bay seals with a heavy clang. Beyond the entrance, the corridor stands secured behind True Dave as the transport's engines rise toward takeoff.
“I seal the entrance and buy launch time”
FAILURE (Fair Strength, rolled -2)
“I seal the entrance and buy launch time”
SUCCESS (Fair Strength, rolled +1)
True Dave braces at the corridor entrance and drives both light sabers into the locking assembly. Metal folds inward as the passage seals behind him.
The final workers clear the threshold before the armored gate slams shut. Inside the transport, engines surge and cargo restraints clamp over the loaded crates.
Namine
The entrance is sealed. Your delay gives the transport a clean launch window, and I am committing it now.
Imperial impacts hammer the outer gate, but its emergency braces hold. Red dust shakes from the ceiling while the transport lifts against the launch clamps.
The Freed Workers
We are aboard! Launch now!
Namine's hologram narrows into a bright control silhouette as the transport tears free of the camp. The sealed corridor remains between True Dave and the pursuing patrol.
Namine
Departure is confirmed. I am plotting our route through the frontier, and the workers are beyond Imperial ground control.
The transport climbs into the red cloud cover, shrinking to a point of engine light. Behind the locked gate, the corridor falls quiet except for settling metal.
Quest Complete
Get the freed prisoners away from the camp
Skill Upgrade: Athletics Fair→Good
Quest Complete
Launch the transport with the freed prisoners aboard
Skill Upgrade: Starship Piloting Great→Superb