29 Star Wars: Meeting 'the' M***

The goodies that Ian had brought were handed out to the Junkers, and Ian sat atop one of the hovering pallets, eating the local speciality; mushrooms, and watching the Junkers disperse the armaments.

The guards dug up the earth and placed the landmines neer the sole remaining tunnel on the south side of the depot, and they were currently deactivated, awaiting a remote activation from Ian; who was keeping the trigger device on his person.

The armour was distributed among the front-liners; those on the battlements, and those who guarded the moats drawbridge gate. It wasn't anything special, but it could probably take a glancing blow from the corrupt-being without its wearer dying an 'instant' death.

The armour was uniform and forged to be compatible with any Junker that might don it, but the remodelled blasters, on the other hand, came in numerous shapes and sizes. Such as the 'bolt action' rifle types; that had been fitted with advanced macrobinocular scopes and were given for the most part to guard soldiers in the wall bunkers; so that they could snipe from their nests effectively.

Another type of blaster that Nikolas had improved upon was the pistols. He had devised and added a flexible power modulator to them, giving the user the option to fire anything from the standard blaster bolts to a single high power devastating blast, that would burn up anything (Including the pistol) In its path.

And one of the rarest types-- due to the lack of parts --was the fully automatic rifle: That came with a standard mid-range telescopic sight, an advanced cooling system and a magnetized ball-jointed mount; to help with aiming at fast-moving targets.

Other than that, and what Nikola seemed to be the most excited about, was the rotary cannon. A single six barreled revolving 'minigun' foisted on atop a particle shield generator. The gun had been made from scratch, its barrel especially so; as it had to able to phase through the particle barrier to shoot, but the barrier itself had been ripped (and repaired) from a variant model of something Ian recognised: A destroyer droid; the rolling battle droids from the films.

The cannon was put at the centre of the battlements above the gate, and it had been decided, after a short squabble, that it would be wielded by Gogosmich; the leader of the guard, as he was the best shot among them.

With everything in place; the villagers waiting in their assigned posts, the landmines dug-in, and equipment having been equipped, the Junkers were finally ready for battle.

Ian had finished eating his 'meal' by this point and had left the battlements in advance. Down in the minefields, Werrin and the Doc were seeing Ian off.

"Well then kid, we're ready... Or about as ready as you can expect to be when you about to fight a damn monster... So... It's time for you to do your thing, I guess." Werrin stated stiffly, his voice muffled by his mask.

"Stay safe ma-boy, all this... Vengeance... it's not worth you losing your life over, If- If Jent were alive he would tell you the same, so just let me know... It's not too late for us to think up another plan," the Doc said, patting Ian's shoulder.

"I'll be fine, don't worry, and I'll try my very best to stay alive..." Ian said before turning and walking into the darkness. "I don't want to die... again," he mumbled to himself.

Ian used a combination of his force sense and a handcrafted mask; a gift from Getty's master, to see through the gloomy black of the depot and he was soon journeying up the last remaining passage on the south side.

Ian was travelling light, with only his composite armour, mask, and the remote trigger to activate the landmines on him. He wasn't even halfway up the passage when the corrupt being locked onto him through the force. It was nearby; lurking, still searching for Ian, and its wave of hatred soon again buffeted on Ian's mind.

Ian waited, tense; in a state trepidation. He had to wait for the creature to enter the tunnel so it wouldn't lose track of him. Seconds passed, minutes, and then Ian heard a voice echoing off the tunnel walls.

"He-he-he-ha-ha-ha-ha, Its seems I've found you Jedi..."

Sensing the corrupt being through the force, it's image, it's bearing, and it's pure unadulterated evil, Ian shouted out in shock", "Impossible! You can't be here!"