Engaging the Cannons
Cannons or water guns, they fired quick. But Corik was ready for them. The rapid shots were no match for his training in lightsaber combat and defense. At the right moment he angled the lasers to hit the cannons. They seemed so fragile as they blew into bits at first contact with the reflected lasers. Corik breathed a sigh of relief.
Master Edem walked in as Corik was examining the remains of the fried scraps of metal. For all the firepower they discharged, he was surprised how quickly they had blown apart. Pieces flew everywhere, but Corik avoided most of it. Master Edem congratulated him on his work, and the two then began searching the room.
Corik first examined the cannons. The barrel of the blasters were in some way corrupted on all three of them, but Corik noticed one’s internal crystal was still fully intact, and he picked it up and put it in his belt pocket. Perhaps it would come in handy later.
Though there was nobody there, the room did not look as though it had been deserted for good, so the occupier was bound to return sometime soon. It was because of this Master Edem assured Corik the Capulan security forces would be watching the apartment at all times.
Corik eyed a desk near the bedside. He saw a small data pad with notes scribbled on it. He read:
They did it again, every few weeks another planet it seems…
I don’t know how long we’ve got before they’ve taken over.
Work to rally more systems to our cause, numbers are what we need…
Especially if the Jedi are too foolish to help us.
Corik’s eyes widened. He looked at Master Edem, who was heading for the door, then back at the data pad. He grabbed the pad and hid it inside his cloak, not wanting to assume anything just yet. He would think on this later, in the solitude of his room at the Temple.
Corik has acquired a charged crystal!