Jones Sparrow

Nightwing: The New Knight(EasilyAmused and Jones Sparrow)

The thought of bringing the daughter of Harvey Dent into the Bat Cave would have made Bruce very upset with Dick... There were so many uncertainties. What if she was just playing them? What if she gets herself killed for this incredibly optimistic plan? If anything, big or small, goes wrong in her plan she will die. Why take this risk? Why not threaten her to not do anything like this, and tell her that they will take care of her father? Maybe it was because he didn't know himself. It was honestly a fifty-fifty on which plan would work better... And he hated that.

He looked over at Tim, who was looking at him, waiting for him to answer. Tim Drake, one of Bruce's students in this crazy life they call their own. It was weird, him, Dick, and Barbara were all trained to fight under him, and it seemed to go alright. Why the hell did he take the chance, and risk everything on these three kids? There were so many reasons not to... Yet here they were, living on Bruce's legacy all because he took a chance.

It was surprising how similar his life was becoming to Bruce. He usually wasn't this uptight, Nightwing was known as being witty, more lighthearted than the Bat. But this situation was really no laughing matter. "Alright, Miss Dent. The old clock tower in the older section of downtown. You know where that is? Get yourself roof access to the building adjacent to it at 9, and we will see where we can go from there." Nightwing finally said, a nod towards the woman.

The masked men turned to walk away, but Robin stopped. "I really hope you know what you're doing, Miss Dent." He said in a soft tone, turning away yet again. "And don't use that signal again. We don't need the town thinking Batman pulled off the biggest prank in the world." Nightwing added, a little bit of humor in his voice before leaping off the side of the building.

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@boomlover
Well I mean... It'd kinda suck if we all just... You know.... Died. I didn't give away everything my friend haha

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haha it's really good to see everyone posting again! It warms my heart haha

So for the next part of this RP, I was thinking of doing something along the lines of this:

The Plot!

I was thinking about bringing the ship back to the Spire for a debriefing and resupply. While there Ray gets a tip from an old friend that's still in the military about hearing something about his sister, but turns out to be....

A criminal (I'm thinking a Yhei) completely obsessed with the Marauders and their success, lures them onto a very hostile planet where he's pretty much booby trapped it and has created a team of his own to become the "Anti-Marauders" in a sense. Not only did they bring Ray over by saying his sister is there (which she isn't), they create a false distress signal to secure that they would go down, since they are an expedition crew after all haha

It'll leave Ray feeling guilty for luring his team into a trap, and these "anti-Marauders" will know A LOT about them, and try to break them down!

I'm still thinking of a better name for the "Anti-Marauders" these guys coming here because they were outcasts, or crash landed on the planet themselves, and they only lived because they are just as crazy as the main obsessed guy who has heard the legends of the Marauders! I'm thinking of like a pale dust red type planet, full of weathered rocks and pillars and space craft debris, high winds, and constant dry lightning storms!

These counterparts could also have known some members from previous encounters and things like that to have a bit more of a connection and eerie feeling to each member! There'll be things they've made from the scraps of the spaceships, old databases will have information on all of the team members, and they've created communication jammers to keep them from talking to each other to ruin their little game and test to see if the Marauders are really what they are said to be!

There will be more to this, and having everyone's input is key on this, everyone will have their own counterparts, and all that good stuff haha, but I'm letting you guys know what's in store! This should be really fun haha

I'll also be making a post probably after Akaya so she doesn't have to mold her response to all this around Boom and I's post, give her some more freedom in posting XD

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@Marx

The Spire is a large cylindrical shape orbiting a red supergiant. We landed on the upper levels of the station. I like to think of the spire as a kinda slanted metallic stylistic cylinder with a lot of openings and docks for ships. I'm not sure if this helps, and I'm sorry haha. As for the interior layouts, there's hundreds of thousands of floors in a doughnut shape layout, a lot of floors are warehouses, or apartments, or parks, or offices and businesses, and there are obviously less visited floors where criminal activities happen.

I realize these are vague, and I do it in the hopes to have you guys kinda help make it too, I don't want to have all the fun haha. In relation to Ray, Rae, and Pip, the ship is down an elevator, across a large glass bridge going across the hollowed center, and through a upper class kinda courtyard with stores and restaurants and apartments.

I would totally recommend crew members going on adventures, but don't make them too long! The Marauders have places to be!

@boomlover

Absolutely! I'm very interested to see how this plays out hahaha

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The sight always impressed Raymond. To reach the Council elevator you had to cross a large glass bridge that looked straight through the Spire. So many different species were on this bridge it was a wonder that it held the collected weight. All the species of the known galaxy could be seen just by walking this bridge. Spire officers patrolled the area as well. The sight below them was an impressive one. Billions of lights flickering as you looked down the center of the massive Hub, you could see the river flowing down, and then trickle out into the small circle where the Spire ended... But they weren't here to sight see.

Raymond Chase walked steadily through the crowds, Rae and Pip by his side. After the conversation with the man he didn't think he was going to kill anyone or would be more dangerous than letting Ray walk around with a gun, so he simply cuffed him and that was it. It had been a while since he walked through this bridge. This would be the same room where he was Court Marshaled and sentenced to the Rock. He was also sent here to be told that he was now Captain of an exploration team. He had mixed emotions about this place, and none of them were really good. The three entered the elevator, and were brought straight up. The metal tube would briefly show them space outside of the Spire, and the star they orbited. It was a brilliant orange. "They will want a detailed report of what exactly happened." Raymond said quietly, his right hand holding down his left to stop it from twitching. "We can spare them the details of how I almost died out in space." Ray said, then he looked at Pip. "I wouldn't suggest using your colorful language. Only very few of them still have their senses of humor. We all just give them what they want, they thank us or don't, and then we'll be out in space again." He was rambling now, but it was probably just him trying to calm his own nerves. He didn't want to lose it in front of them.

The doors opened to a very large circular room with large windows, each showing the terrain and weather of each home planet of the Council's race. Noi, Muck, Losc, Nox, and Earth. The Galactic Council was all there, all 31 of them, but each representative and Grand Chairman sat in the front. The three walked, their footsteps echoing on the marble floor. "Captain Raymond Chase of the Marauders, Doctor Luirae Driani of the Monroe, and Pip Bernadotte of Earth." The Chairman spoke, his voice booming through the room. "You all have had a critical role in the new civil war of the Sekvali from what I can see... Captain, Doctor, you are here to debrief us of the events and to give us a full report of the antidote to the poison... and Sir Bernadotte this will be your hearing for attempting to stow away on a Committee ship."

The room fell silent, Raymond gave a nod of confirmation. "Well? Who would like to speak up first?" Representative Kail asked, rather frustrated and looked at both Raymond and Pip with a bit of disgust.

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I am back to normal! I WILL get a post up tonight! I'm sorry everyone had to wait yet again for me, but Thanks for understanding while I tried to not die hahaha

And you are completely fine, @Marx! I'm looking forward to your post, he will have a lot of questions when he comes to haha

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@Akayaofthemoon

Yeah I'm alright! I think I got the flu, but I'm feeling much better haha

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Yeah I spent most of my night last night with my head leaning over the toilet. I'm not feeling too hot haha

I will get a post up today though!

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@Akayaofthemoon

Hahaha I'll get right on that! Expect a post later tonight! And it'll really kick things off!!

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The interrogation went rather well, given the certain circumstances. Raymond found out that this stranger was named Pip, and he didn't really give him any more straight forward information. What Ray could decipher though was that he was in fact human under the mask, he didn't have that many original limbs, he spoke French (Addy and Pip threw a couple of insults towards each other, or at least that's what it sounded like), and he could be from Earth. He at least visited it. The small group that was in the brig were actually letting a few laughs escape in such a high tension. All of them were smart asses. Rae soon found the group in the brig, and pulled Ray outside to inform him that Shasoon is alive, and his vitals were slowly starting to return to normal. It was a huge relief to hear, and one more thing he didn't have to worry about. Raymond returned to the brig and decided to keep Pip there until they can turn him in to the Galactic Committee.

The crew were doing their best in making on-the-go repairs after their little feud with the mole rats. Ray walked in to the medical bay to see how Shasoon was doing. He was an interesting man. It was as if he and Raymond were having a competition to see who can do the stupidest stunts on missions. So far, the Ju'yavāl was winning. After discussing with Addy, Tango, and Tahillie, they set their coordinates to a small fuel depot in this star system and then have a meeting to see the next step in their plan.

Raymond made his way towards his own room. The gash on his forehead was no longer bleeding, but he had a headache. His hand wasn't shaking just yet, and a huge amount of stress had been lifted off his shoulders. As soon as he made it to his door, Tango's voice came through the intercom. "Captain, the Council is on the line. They wish to speak with you."

Raymond gently slammed his head against his metal doors (wincing a bit from the pain), and then making a detour to the Ship's Meeting Room. The room had a wooden design to it. A large heavy wooden table sat in the center, with chairs of all shapes and sizes surrounding it. The lights dimmed as Ray pressed a button on a console on top of the table, and holographic images sprang to life.

The Committee is run by a Galactic council. Each of the five races have three representatives, with one Grand Chairman, making the council having 31 members. There are many other levels of this council, but this is the main one. Out of the three representatives is the Head Representative, and the five of them (plus the Grand Chairman) were projected in the Monroe. "Captain Chase. From our records we understand your mission was successful." B'Neir the head rep for the Tu'Veeri said, a nod towards him. The Tu'Veeri always seemed to like Raymond, it must have been because of his impressive leadership skills and nobility.

"Yes, Head Representative. We had a little trouble afterwards. You didn't really tell us that the Sekvali hold grudges and are relentless." Raymond started to tell the council about what had happened, but was cut short when the Forgei representative kicked in. "You seem to forget that your ship is used to this, Captain. It seems to me all you've done is saved a colony from being attacked yet again when the Sekvali officially start this civil war!"

Raymond wasn't too fond of the femal Forgei in front of him. Representative Kail hated Raymond Chase, especially since she didn't like funding the Expedition Force, and the Marauders seemed to prove every reason why they should keep it. She was also the one that made the final decision to toss him into The Rock, the Committee's biggest and baddest prison. "Calm down, Kail! If I understand this story correctly, Captain, Miss Driani would have had to find an antidote to the Sekvali poison?" Hal Mitchell, the human representative asked. Raymond gave a nod. "It was a group effort sir with her and the other scientific minds on board. Miss Driani did an excellent job conducting it all." Raymond said.

Finally, the Grand Chairman spoke up. The Tu'Veeri had a thick head of gray hair, and a matching beard, he gave such power and authority that everyone quieted down when he coughed. "This is too much information to talk on an open broadcast, Captain. Take the Monroe to the Spire, where you and your doctor will talk privately with the Council and give a full debriefing, and we have a few new members to join your crew... And good work, Captain. Like your father you always seem to surprise me."

Raymond would normally talk crap about his father and whoever mentioned him, but he had respect for Grand Chairman G'Pol. "Thank you sir. We will make a direct path to the Spire." Raymond didn't bother giving a bow of respect as the council did. He didn't feel like kissing anyone's ass. Especially Representative Kail. He stepped out of the meeting room, and walked for his room once more. "Tango change course to the Spire. They're giving us a little vacation for all our good work."

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The view of the Spire was a very impressive one. It was elegant in design surprisingly. It had a fine, metallic surface, with billions of little lights shining out of it. Its cylindrical, with many branches coming out of it for docking. Inside would be artificial skies with thousands of stores and houses and warehouses and so many other objects it was like its own planet. The center of the Spire was filled out though with a rushing river going through it, with wildlife living right on the shore. It orbited around a massive red Supergiant.

The Monroe docked on the upper levels of the Spire, where the richer residents lived, but also it was the direct line to the Council. The crew was free to go on leave and make calls to friends and family, relax at a bar, or do whatever they would like... But Raymond and Doctor Luirae Driani had to talk to the council about what happened. Ray wasn't looking forward to it. Ray knew he would get picked on by the council, they only saw him as a criminal, and a very lucky one at that.

Rae eventually patched up Raymond's forehead and did an evaluation on him, including his shaking hand. The main hatch to the Monroe opened as the crew stepped out, Raymond wore his Expedition Force jacket (made from a very comfortable material and had the marauders logo on one arm and the United States flag on the other. With it he wore expedition issued pants and boots as well. His revolver was on his side, and his whip was ready to go on his palm if he needed it.

This wouldn't go fast, but he ordered Tango and a couple other trusted crew members to stay with the ship just in case he wasn't back when the rookies arrived. With Raymond as well as Rae was Pip. The council wished to meet with him as well since he blew up the enemy ship.