Tan

Tan felt as though she was being ripped in two. Davids hands were on her shoulders, his breath warm against her neck, and all she wanted in the world was to collapse in his arms and forget about everything else. Should she believe him? She'd only known him for a month, and how well did she know him really? Raising her head, she looked him in the eye and listened as he told her his story. It sounded reasonable; after all, he was the son of Admiral Redneck. Odds were, his dad had him running an information gathering operation without anyone's knowledge to avoid the risk of compromise, and she hadn't asked him to tell her, he'd done it on his own, and why would he give himself away if he was a traitor? No, she decided, she would trust him. There was no reason not to. With this weigh off her shoulders, she smiled at him and let his arms embrace her. He thought she was beautiful, and that was enough for now...

he he! is he actually going to turn out to be a traitor or not? probably should just let the story evolve hey? still, leave it open so it could go either way till someone else joins. luv ya

Got a question actually, darkjedi. Are you allowed to write from other characters points of view in posts? might be a dumb question, but bear with me, i am only new! just i've noticed a few people doing it and a lot of people not doing it, so be glad if you could clear it up! ta.

G'day boba fett! welcome to the rebellion, may the force be with you! you can come join me and jess in green squadron if you like, not much action there at the moment but dj44 promises us we'll be back in the fray soon!

Arriving at Davids quarters, Tan knocked on the door and waited for him to open it and invite her in. When he opened the door he was wearing casual clothes and looked relaxed but happy. He excitedly told her the news about being promoted to Corporal and she pretended to be suprised and over the moon for him. She really was happy for him, but the conversation with the captain had left her feeling quite disconcerted. As they chatted Tan began to feel more and more guilty, wondering how she could ever have doubted David's loyalty, even for a second. Not paying attention to what David was saying, she glanced around his quaters, unconciously looking for anything suspicious, then caught herself and returned her attention to David. However, before she did, something on his desk caught her eye. It was a state of the art laptop, unaccessible except by the most elite of Admirals because of security restrictions. David must have sensed her looking at it because his tale faltererd, then he simply laughed and made some excuse along the lines of having relatives in high places. Getting up, Tan walked over to look at it, a sense of dread welling in her stomach...

OOC: woohoo! controversy, hey Jess?! hope ya like the new direction our storie's talking, just thought it needed some action!

Tan arrived at the breifing room, still thinking about David but also wondering what she had been summoned for. The captain greeted her and asked her to sit down. "It has come to my attention," he said after the formal introductions, "that you are something of a natural when it comes to piloting." Tan smiled modestly and shrugged. "I suppose so sir. I have been flying for most of my life. Back home on Dantooine i piloted a some smaller, recreational vehicles, and my parents actually bought me a Z-95 when I turned 18. They always encouraged my interests." Captain Umic nodded, interested, then continued. "I also understand you are quite close with David Redneck." he said, looking closely at her. Hoping desperatley she wasn't blushing she replied, "he is my trainer, yes sir. You put him in charge of me when I arrived and he showed me the ropes." Again the captain nodded and seemed to mull this over in his mind. After a pause he said, "I know this will come as a shock to you, but unfortunately, due to information from a very reliable source, we have come to doubt David's alliance to the rebellion." Shocked, Tan didn't know quite what to say. All she could think of was that it was a joke, it couldn't possibly be true. Obviously someone had gotten their wires crossed. "With all due respect sir, I've been working with David for over a month and have seen no evidence to arouse suspicion in my mind as to where his alliance lies." she said defensively. The captain grinned derisivly, "I thought that might be your reaction. You two have got quite close, haven't you?" Knowing full well that now she was blushing, she replied hotly "our relationship is strictly a working relationship and has never passed those boundaries. " Not that I wouldn't like it to, she thought. Again the captain grinned. "Well then, I would like to put it to you that you help me in also acheiving the same confidence in Mr. Rednecks alliance." Before she could open her mouth to protest he continued sternly, all trace of a smile wiped from his face. "You will monitor Mr. Redneck and report any even slightly suspicious behaviour to me. Do you understand?" Her face burning, she simply nodded. The captain smiled gently. "I don't mean to sound harsh, Tan, but it is a dog eat dog world out there, and we can't take any risks with security. You do this, and you will be rewarded, wether David proves to be loyal or not. For both our sakes, I hope he does." Tan she nodded. She did understand. But she couldn't believe it. She knew David was no traitor. The captain turned to pick up his coat then turned back to her to say some final words. "I must go now, I am about to attend the promotion of a friend of yours - yes," he said before she could interupt, "Mr. Redneck has earned the rank of Corporal, and did so before this cloud was cast. Therfore I will continue as normal and he will recieve his promotion. I would not want him to be suspicious of us, if his alliance is not where I hope it is." With that he left the room, leaving Tan to her thoughts and her confusion...

Tan swore to herself, watching as more TIE's came out of nowhere. Realising there was no way two X-wings could take on all of them, she and green 5 pulled back to the squadron, surrendering the freighter to the Imperials and whatever fate may be in store for him... OOC: sorry guys, got a bit confusing there for a bit, hey?!

Tan frowned, puzzled, out of her viewport as an old Corellian freighter popped out of hyperspace and began dealing some helpful damage to the Star Destroyer and some of the remaining TIE's. "Green 5, you still with me?" she called into her comlink. The reply was positive, and it seemed her R2-unit had managed to repair most of the damage to her X-wing without her having to dock. "Stick with me then, I'm following this freighter. I don't know who he is or where he comes from, but he seems to be on our side and we can always do with another ally." Quickly informing green leader of their plans, the two X-wings peeled away from the rest of the squadron and swooped in to once again find themselves surrounded by TIE fighters. Tan had to make use of all her skills and some new experience to evade their lasers. Locking on to one of the slower TIE's, she launched a photon torpedo and was rewarded with a feiry explosion of debris. Relying on green 5 to cover her back, she opened a channel on her comlink in an effort to get in contact with the pilot of the mysterious freighter. "Corellian freighter, this is green 5, X-wing pilot of rebel alliance. Repeat, this is the pilot of one of the X-wings covering your butt. Unless you want to end up as Imperial dog meat, I suggest you follow us."

go 4 it Dally. rock on, have fun and may the force be with you (wether you want it or not!)

Tan stayed on green 5's tail with some difficulty. She pulled some tight manuevers and thought she did pretty well considering this was her first real space fight. "When we get back I'm going to put in some serious time on the simulator" she said aloud, to no one in particular, then was glad she'd turned her comlink off. Rejoining the squadron, she flew in tight formation. A sudden flash in the corner of her eye caught her attention and she glanced quickly left to see green 5's fighter take a hit to the wing. Trailing smoke, green 5 peeled away from the squadron, not wanting to weaken their defence and probably hoping to get behind one of the larger ships where hopefully she could land and repair her ship. It took Tan a moment to decide what to do, but she quickly realised she couldn't leave green 5 to battle it out on her own. Grimacing, she pulled on the joystick and followed her into the fray...

Yeah, be nice to have some new meat in 'Hidden Agenda'. Jump right in, intro urself and we'll pull you in to the (slowly evolving) storyline!

They chatted a bit, about her family, his aspirations, where they'd travelled. Turned out they'd both studied at a Rebel Flying academy on Coruscant, and Tan remembered thinking he was cute then as well, not that she said so. She asked him somthing else, and he started off on a reply, but she wasn't listening. She sat and watched him talk, his smile dimpling his cheeks and his eyes shining as he recounted life on Krant. In a way she was disappointed at his continued persistance in talking about trivial things, and she longed for something deeper. But it was clear he wasn't interested in her that way. So she just smiled and laughed in all the right places, made some jokes, was funny. Just like she always was. The waiter droid brought them their drinks and there was a silence as they both sat there sipping them. Abruptly the silence was broken as a shadow fell across the table and a booming voice said, "Tan'Zi, you are wanted in the breifing room immediately." She looked up at the burly messenger, and nodded, a bit confused. She looked back at David who just rolled his eyes, and she smiled inwardly. He's so gorgeous, she thought to herself as she stood up and made her way to the breifing room, acutely aware that he was watching her as she left...

OOC: (sorry green leader, putting words in ur mouth there. won't happen again!)

Tan sat in almost stunned disbelief as the screen disintegrated around her and the her vision was replaced with the inside of the simulator. Never before had she seen anyone attempt, let alone pull off a maneuver like that. No wonder he was supposed to be teaching her how to fly, and no the other way around! She stepped out of the stuffy simulator, perspiration from the effort and exhilaration of flying making her space suit stick to her and hug her curves even more. She saw David stepping out of the simulator as well and started to smile, then frowned, then just ended up smirking at him. Regardless, he offered her a drink and with a resigned grin, she agreed to take him up on it. "As long as it's strong, and you pay for it!" she quipped, still a little put out at having been blown up by him, and him not telling her that he was Admiral Redneck's son. She supposed she should have guessed. They made their way to the lounge where some of the less respectable pilots spent most of their time. It was a dingy place, with most of the lighting coming from the red lamps at each table which was seperated from the others by high backed benches, giving you a measure of privacy. The tables and floor were stained with every kind of substance you could imagine, and some you wouldn't want to, and the prevailing odour was of alcohol. Tan screwed her nose up and sat at the only empty table - it was early evening and most of the squadrons had finished training and were taking a well eanred break. In her head she kept replaying the scene from the simulator, and what she'd do next time. Because there would be a next time, and she'd be ready.

Not knowing what else to do, Tan covered green 5, returning fire at the oncoming fighters. This was the first real battle she'd experienced in the heavier X-wing, and all her experience on the simulators wasn't nearly enough when it came to the real thing. Gritting her teeth, she rounded on a TIE fighter that was strafing her left side with it's laser cannons. She pumped the joystick and watched as her shots hit home on the fighters right ion engine and it exploded in a ball of fire. "Space dust!" she yelled, forgetting her comlink was on and broadcasting everything she said to the rest of the squadron. "Green 8, this is green leader. Keep it down would you?" Although his words were terse, there was a hint of laughter in his voice that softened his words. "Green leader, this is green 8. Sorry sir." She grinned, embarassed, and returned her attention to the battle. Through her viewport she could see small groups of X-wings taking on the TIE's, mostly with success. She could also see green 5 on her right, and she made sure she stayed on her tail. She wasn't going to do this alone. They just needed to buy the others some time...

Swooping through the cloud of dust that seconds earlier had been an X-wing, Tan realised she flying straight towards one of the oncoming X-wings. The pilot was good - they tried a couple of quick, evasive maneuvers - but she was better. The training had paid off. Ducking and weaving to avoid being strafed by the lasers, she flew directly at the fighter, returning fire, and at the last minute pulled up on her joystick, bringing her over the top of the X-wing. Slowing almost to a stop and pulling a hard right, she was instantly on it's tail and quickly regained much of her former speed. The pilot, realising she was on them, turned sharply to the left, but she'd anticipated this. She knew David too well, and there was no doubt he was the pilot of the rogue X-wing. She laughed a manic laugh as she closed the gap between the two fighters, then prepared to launch a final and cataclysmic volley of fire.

"We'll just see about that, I think." God he looks good in uniform, she thought to herself. He'd clearly had a shower and scrubbed up alright. She wondered if he really meant the comment about her looking lovely. For some reason that only made her all the more determined to beat him. They took their seats in the simulator with the rest of the squadron and waited as a scenario materialised before them. The group had been divided into two, half were in their usual X-Wings and the other half were flying as enemy TIE-fighters. As luck would have it, David and Tan were on opposite sides. Yes, she thought to herself, now I'll show him! She'd spent a lot of time in the simulator by herself, every day after her shift finished, practising flying the nimble X-Wing. She knew David would be suprised when he saw how much she'd improved, but unfortunately she'd been designated a TIE fighter for the simulation. Oh well, I can kick him anyway. Just watch me...

All around Tan pilots scrambled for their ships. The alarm had woken her and now, still drowsy, she was having a hard time finding her X-wing. Finally hauling herself into the cockpit she settled back into the chair and took a few deep breaths in an effort to wake up properly. She felt the familiar surge in her stomach as the faithful X-Wing powered up beneath her, and took them both out of the hanger and into the black oblivion of space. She tapped her comlink, "Green Leader, this is Green 8, awaiting orders." Waiting for a reply she tried to fix her hair under the heavy helmet she was wearing. Chocolate coloured strands were sticking out all over the place, interfering with her vision. 'Can't have that,' she thought to herself.

okeydokey. keep it real!

Nice of you to be so specific DJ44! So I'm in green squad with Jess hey? Want to introduce me?

She flicked her dark hair back from a sweaty brow and stood up, wiping her hands. "What is it? Did that cute Z-95 pilot ask you out after all?" she teased. He just grinned, shook his head no and told her about their place in the squadron. "Really?" she gasped. He nodded. "Yes! Finally!" she exalted, "Can't wait till tomorrow!" They chatted and laughed about it for a few minutes, about how much fun it was going to be and about who'd kick who's butt, before a lieutenant came over and sternly told them to get back to work. Tan grimaced at David and he grinned, mouthed "I'll see you after your shift" and turned to go. Tan smiled to herself and went back to tinkering with the maintenance droid that had broken down. Not only was she a pilot, she was pretty good with mechanics as well. "I'll have to get some time in on the simulators tonight." she thought to herself.

lol! new recruit hey? why not

She shook it. Her grip was firm, but not unpleasant. She smiled "Nice to meet you too." Her smile was warm, and extended to her dark brown eyes which glimmered with a hidden laughter. Shoulder length hair, the colour of chocolate, was tied back in a loose ponytail. As the Captain turned and made his way back to his office she tried to start a conversation, "So you're the one that's going to show me around hey? Are you a pilot as well?"