Chapter 1 - The Falu Four

Working quickly on her datapad not only is Nell able to determine the best way to initiate another power surge, but is able to focus it to the frequency range used by The Empire.

FATAL ERROR: POWER SURGE ON NETWORK

The communicator next to the dead officer starts to loudly screech, and a fainter, similar sound can be heard from within the flat across from Nell's position.

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Searching the fallen Imperials Gurag is able to turn up five frag grenades, and the officer's locked datapad. The troopers are also armed with Blaster Rifles.

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Other than the sound of a screeching communicator, Kip neither sees nor hears anything of interest.

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Guy's well reasoned offer produces better results than expected. The female officer walks out slowly, hands held high in the air. "Fine! Fine!" The officer is young, and judging from her insignia, newly commissioned.

A little further down the street an unkempt looking man staggers out into the street, arms waving madly about. "Just looking for a place to sleep. First the FSF tries to hassle me and then they send in the bucket heads. That's messed up, man!"

With her hands still in the air the female officer starts to nervously look around before timidly asking.

"Can I go now?"

The officer relaxes a bit in Guy's presence but her hands remain above her head.

"This was my first mission. I was simply shadowing the captain over there. He was in charge." she states calmly. "We were supposed to make a couple of stops in town - I'm not sure why."

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"I hear that! They can't just leave me be!" the man responds to Kip before he turns to go back towards the building. "Gonna crash for a bit longer. Uh, nice work with the Imps, man!"

In the distance, on the road heading back into town, Nell spots four FSF officers heading towards the ambush site at a brisk pace. It won't be more than a few minutes before they arrive at the scene.

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An almost imperceivably smirk starts to form on the officer's lips at Guy's growing frustration. She slowly points over to Kip.

"Everything you want to know is on that datapad. I can't unlock it, and you'll only get a few tries. Shuttle will return this afternoon, as that's when we're scheduled to be finished."

Feeling less threatened she slowly starts to lower her hands.

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After Kip's attempt to unlck the datapad results in the following message:

ENTRY DENIED: THREE MORE FAILED ATTEMPTS WILL RESULT IN A DATA WIPE OF THE DEVICE.

The officer doesn't respond to Kip instead turning her attention back to Guy.

"What happens now?"

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The screen of the datapad flashes three times as Kip successfully slices past the device's meager security.


=== Captain Loman Mercon: INO-245-334-1123 ===

Whaymel Lectronfire. (Residence).............. 350, 1.5
Baksed Shipburn..... (Falu Equipment Repair).. 020, 3.2
Mirach Mucecud...... (Residence).............. 087, 4.5
Grewhit Gen......... (GTG Heavy Industries)....179, 2.3

=== Captain Loman Mercon: INO-245-334-1123 ===

Under the list is a map of the city overlaid with a grid marked with the above coordinates. The only name familiar to all of you is Grewhit Gen, owner of GTG Heavy Industries and a staunch supporter of The Empire.

There is no other data on the pad.