Completed Let's Take Over The Spice Game

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Sharkk

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Sirius had slowly, but surely begun to plot out a little idea of his. He didn't majorly dislike the Black Sun's Boss, nor did he overly hate any of his peers/other Vigos. However he didn't like stagnation and he wanted...more.

As such Sirius was devising a plan to take over the Black Sun, but there were steps to this. He had to gain more power before he could achieve even more power, it was a conundrum, but one the wolf would gladly play through. One of these steps involved making allies while another was taking out potential enemies. And what organization could match the likes of the Black Sun?

The Pyke Syndacite.

But, which allies would be beneficial? Which ones could be trusted in such an underworld of chaos?

The Mandalorians.

To this end Sirius had attempted to covertly contact the likes of the Death Watch, seeking their aide in attacking a small Pyke Syndicate operation outside of the main works. Instead of Kessel Sirius was hoping to attack one of the Pyke's other locations, being their job on Mon Gazza. Within Separatist space it was nonetheless mostly if not entirely governed by the Pyke Syndicate, but much less patrolled than the likes of Kessel. Beyond this Sirius wasn't attempting outright war or anything just yet, instead he was hoping that the Death Watch might help him merely steal/"acquire" a more than large load of unrefined spice. With this he could begin to further fund his plans into fruition. Presently he found himself aboard his ship with some droids as well as Black Sun enforcers. And while he didn't have a fleet or several large vessels, in part because that wasn't needed for a job like this, Sirius' own vessel held three starfighters within, and while already being accompanied by a single other Warlord Heavy Cruiser which had it's starfighter compliment of two already out in space and at the ready.

But, why didn't they act?

Sirius was merely waiting for the arrival, or the lack thereof rather, of the Death Watch members he had offered to hired for their aid. The spice could help fund both of their objectives after all.
 
Lok sighed as they prepared in the freighter en route to Mon Gazza, the home of a Pyke Syndicate operation, likely a spice operation. Kavar tapped a number of his Mandalorian warriors on their shoulders, nodding at them and giving a subtle recognition of the coming battle. A few dozen Mandalorian warriors were crammed into a independently flagged freighter hired at the behest of a Black Sun Vigo; a contact that he had made in service to the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Kavar eyed the Black Sun "warrior" if he could be called that, perhaps a thug is a more appropriate term, sitting in the corner preparing his weapon. The Black Sun wore distinctive armor, Kavar had never really seen it before except in use of the Black Sun organization. Kavar nodded at the Black Sun thug in the corner, the man returned the nod and went back to polishing his weapon and preparing it for action.

The freighter reached the meeting point and Kavar hustled up the ladder to the cockpit. The freighter was being piloted by two Mandalorian warriors who had been Kavar's best pilots, they reached the point and were greeted with two Warlord-class heavy cruisers. Lok raised an eyebrow, they were impressive vessels. They really weren't heavy cruisers at all, they were more like gunships and Kavar told himself: I gotta get me one of them. He shook his head, smirking, he had to stop himself for doing a little mind wandering. The main Mandalorian pilot looked up and nodded. "Go ahead and make contact." Lok was prepared, as were his warriors and his Black Sun "handler".

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Breathing a sigh of relief audibly, and very loudly at that, Sirius would close his eyes for a long moment/pausing before addressing the Death Watch's chatter.

" Welcome Mandalorians....Or do you guys prefer Mandos?

Anyways, my techwiz is sending offer a datastream of our attack plan, maps, everything ya' need if you don't have it already.

The Black Sun and The Pyke Syndicate have been enemies, accompliances, enemies, over and over again. But, the Suns are tired of this, we're going to take over their game and put the Pykes out on the streets. As mentioned in previous talks, we're hoping to establish a long lasting relationship with the Death Watch accordingly.

Let the spice trade and racketeering be the first of many treaties formed between our two factions along the way. Luckily for us this operation of the Pyke's is loosely guarded, beyond this it's not heavily Pyke patrolled and thus they rely mostly on mercenaries. You know what that means....There's no real regulated defense and they'll likely be lazy to boot, snoozing on the job if we're lucky to get a proper drop on them, which is still our Plan A. "

Taking a breather for a moment Sirius would wait for his words to sink in and for what the Death Watch had to say or rather whom they had sent on their behalf.
 
Kavar took in what the Black Sun Vigo had been telling him. basically: too good to be true. The Pyke Syndicate had assisted the Death Watch in taking over Mandalore during the on-going Clone Wars, there had been some established relationships there but in reality, that didn't matter to Kavar. The Galaxy had changed, things had changed significantly. Kavar continued to nod as the Black Sun Vigo talked, he noticed that the Black Sun "handler" had stood behind him and paid no attention, ensured that the Mandalorian warriors behind him would have aim on him should he decide to do something stupid.

"...and whats the plan precisely? We going to land our vessel and start shooting? Tactical insertion? What is it exactly that you want to achieve here?" Perhaps Kavar's military training was coming to the forefront. Did the Vigo want a full frontal, shock and awe assault? Some hit and runs and then draw them out? Kavar didn't want to sound as if he was "unprepared" because he was clearly not unprepared but at the end of the day, if the Vigo had a specific message to send, he wanted to ensure that the Death Watch sent it.

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" We're going in under the guise of a potential truce for the time being, sign some treaties to make thigns easier for both sides during the extension of the war....Then we flip the table on them planet side, then you Mandalorians come in hot from space, ripping through any aerial defences along the way and work your way to the ground to join up with us.​

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A clean sweep if possible, able. Again though it shouldn't be too tough they aren't expecting it and there's hardly a defence here in the first place.​
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Anyways, we're headed down, taking my personal vessel down while the other stays a bit in between the orbit and atmosphere. See ya' soon.​
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Giving the nod for the Wolf Pup's pilots to proceed forward before he turned on his heel to address the Black Sun Enforcers elsewhere on the ship. The ship was crewed by eight traditionally, but Sirius opted to shave this down via droid assistance in the fact that his ship had two astromech droids, one co pilot-droid, and a single Trandoshan pilot who was the "Captain" of the crew. This allowed for the ship's usual complement of six passengers to increase slightly, giving Sirius more foot soldiers to work worth. So eight became four and six would become nine respectively, various aliens made up the Enforcers, but they also had two security droids with them, a modified B2 Grapple Droid dubbed "Fabio" and as well as an assassin droid named "W3-W00".​
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Going through the security checks and prompts as needed the Wolf Pup and it's occupants would touch down eventually. Continuing to play the part and walking with the Pyke and their sparse bodyguards Sirius would remain quiet for the most part, he didn't want to be too friendly as that would be strange due to the strained relations between the parties to begin with. Act too nice and the Pykes might suspect something was up, then again who was to say this wasn't a trap for the black Sun? Then as if all seemed well at the "round table" after the pleasantries were given and talks finally began a terrifying sound would rip through the air and echo in the immediate room after Sirius fired a single round from his Dissuader KD-30 which pounded an acidic round into the Pyke ambassador's forehead, burning straight through his helmet even.​
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Sneering with a smile then Sirius would watch on as a gunfight erupted thereafter, the Black Sun Enforcers drawing their weapons for the surprise attack to continue. Meanwhile the droids were contacted through coms as they had been left on the Wolf Pup outside of the base. From there they'd exit the ship finally, beginning to open fire on any of the security nearby as well as those moving toward the base as backup.​
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" Mandalorians you're a go! "​
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Kavar sighed slightly before leaving the cockpit of the freighter that the Mandalorians had taken to the rendezvous point. The freighter was support by a number of M22-T Krayt gunships, Rihkxyrk-class Assault Fighters, M3-A Scyk fighters as an escort. Kavar tapped a number of his Mandalorian warriors on the shoulder, giving them a subtle nod preparing them for the coming battle. He had instructed his warriors to be prepared for when the order was given. The freighter and the escort were not flagged, meaning that they belonged to no one and were free to begin entrance into low orbit within the planet. They didn't know that Deathwatch Mandalorians were aboard. As Kavar continued to prepare the overall battle plan, the Mandalorian co-pilot tapped the side of the freighter from the stairs leading down. "We're good to go."

Kavar nodded and one of the ancillary cargo doors opened, a number of Deathwatch warriors jumped out and with their jetpacks strapped to their back, they headed towards the meeting location. The escort would provide close air support and target whatever the Mandalorian and Black Sun forces needed them to; a key to the success of the hit and run attack. The freighter got closer to the target as the escort began to target Pyke warrior formations that were engaging with the Black Sun forces.
 
Ducking down and using his free hand to snatch at the chair he had been sitting on previously, Sirius would proceed to use his own strength as well as a slight use of Telekinesis to lob the chair at the nearest Pyke Syndicate member. Once doing so he'd take aim at another, firing a second acidic round to end their spice dealing life. Gnashing his teeth before rising to his full height then Sirius and the remaining members of his Black Sun Enforcers would check the room, delivering double taps where required before they began to move out of the meeting room. The higher ups in the vicinity were dead, but that didn't necessarily mean the others in the faction were just going to bow down.​
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Sure some might opt to be turncoats, but others would blindly fight til the end. With the droids doing their job outside and working their way in and the Mandalorians acting as a follow up kick to the Black Sun's punch Sirius was wise to remind himself that despite the odds he still had to remain on his toes least he take a pot shot between the eyes.​
 
Kavar blasted several Pyke warriors as he and his warriors surrounded the outside of the meeting location. He had to admit some of these Black Sun warriors had promise, they had something or at least some of them had something. The roar of the Proton Carbine hadn't ceased since they broke from the freighter that they had brought with them. Kavar surveyed the battlefield, if it could be called that, as Death Watch warriors cleaned up the remaining Pyke warriors at the target location. "Prepare yourselves, they will respond." Some of Lok's warriors had found themselves inside of the meeting location alongside the Black Sun Vigo who had started this new war between the Pyke Syndicate and the Black Sun organization and the new Death Watch, or at least Lok's Death Watch, had found themselves into it.

Kavar slung his Proton Carbine over his chest and drew his DE-10 blaster pistol, he offered parting bolts of wisdom to Pyke warriors that writhed on the floor in suffering. Kavar entered into the meeting location and headed towards Sirius.

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Along the way Sirius would order two of his Black Sun Enforcers to snag a Pyke guard whom had only been wounded so far, thus disarmed. Eventually working their way into another central hub within the someone underground base, an open room which split off into eight different hallways. Opting to hold off there momentarily Sirius would proceed to a nearby terminal, punching in various codes to activate security doors that would close off exactly half of the hallways, leaving only one side of the room's openings viable. Taking the time then Sirius would holster his gun before latching onto the prisoner Pyke, throttling them about momentarily to get their attention.

" Hey, pay attention cause' I'm only going to say this once and then it's the next guy's chance....Right now it's your chance of a life time...This is your shot at running the Pykes once they're put down, I'm taking the Black Sun and everything else, this is your chance to join me on this venture. It's time for some new blood! I can do a lot of things by force, but it's just as well that I find a partner in crime for the dawn that's coming, or would you rather face my forces and the Death Watch?! "

Turning then Sirius would snatch one of his allies' secondary blasters, a simple heavy blaster pistol, using it to take point and defend the remaining open hallways. Every now and then bodyguards as well as security forces would down individual hallways in attempt to root out the enemy. All the while those inside remained ignorant of the Death Watch forces sealing in their fates behind them.
 
Kavar entered into the meeting area as Sirius had a discussion with a seemingly random Pyke prisoner. Kavar's men fanned out across the room and he walked towards Sirius. "It'll only be a matter of time before they respond Sirius." Kavar's scout had already notified of them of movement by Pyke response elements. "Whats your game plan?"
 
Yanking the Pyke up to their feet and dusting off their shoulder Sirius would then step between them and Kavar before speaking.​
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" Well, that depends on how things play out from here....Krom here is a former Pyke Guard with the opportunity to join our forces, if he can persuade the remaining forces here to join his slash our side then we're golden. As I've said from the get go the mercenary forces aren't in it for more than the credits so once we have the Pykes here on our side we can persuade the mercs to our side too, money, their lives, they'll accept an offer one way or another. From there we begin the infighting among the Pykes, our loyalists rooting themselves into the host in preparation for a changing of the guard.​

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From there Krom is going to tell the Pyke Syndicate reinforcements that we were just some common raiders, albeit a calculated rag tag group. We'll own this place, but in private for the time being. "​
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With that being said eventually the remainder of the Pyke and Mercenary forces within the area would finally approach the choke point, although all would pause as neither side opened fire immediately with Krom standing between both forces. Watching as Krom glanced over their shoulder toward him Sirius would nod toward the fellow to approach his "people" and begin an attempted negotiation if possible. After a few moments all would seem well until a few upstarts would begin to argue until they were snuffed out by blaster fire, though this lessened the number of survivors it at least ensured the remaining few were loyal to Krom and thus Sirius' Black Sun members as well as Kavar's Death Watch extension. Once this was said and done survivors would go about doing their part to ensure the plot played out, the place needed to be raided after all.​
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As such various ships would touch down and begin to be loaded up with spice, various equipment, etc. before taking off. With Krom promising the surviving mercenaries a tad bit more pay for their "loyalty" all was well, or so Sirius had hoped.​
 
Kavar folded his arms across his chest and behind his helmet he raised an eyebrow at Sirius, but he couldn't see. "Should start calling themselves the Pyke Collective?" Kavar was adding a bit of levity to the situation. This was but a fraction of the Pyke Syndicate's power; they were among the most powerful criminal organizations in the entire galaxy. As Kavar watched, he was warned that a number of Pyke and allied mercenary forces were headed towards the meeting point. Kavar notified his men to stand down as they were going to attempt a ruse; they complied. As the "meeting" took place, Kavar notified his men to "handle" any who became troublesome or appeared to be disturbing the peace; they again complied.
 
As the finalities of their operations continued to unfold Sirius would take the time to personally address Kavar as their subordinates continued to work on.​
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" Hey, mind if we chat in private, ay'?! "​
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Craning his neck about to take a full view of their surroundings Sirius would then aim to lead him to a tad more secluded corner somewhere or something.​
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" This is just part of the plan...Maybe just an option.....I had also been thinking about a more direct move to throw into the mix. But, it depends on where you wanna' draw the line Watcher....What would you think about kidnapping the Pyke Syndicate Leader Marg Krim's family? The wife and the kids?! Use them as leverage, could be a play for after half-time, once Krom has laid his roots we could drop the axe to execute the game plan once and for all and put our man in as their official Leader replacement. "​
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To be fair Sirius was talking a big game, he had his own lines and limits he wouldn't cross with one of them being that he wouldn't hurt defenseless women or children nor would he let anyone hurt them if he could help it. However that being said Sirius wasn't above kidnapping and exploiting if need be, but he didn't need to tell Kavar about his qualms.​
 
Kavar followed the furry creature after the request to speak privately, he knew that whatever was proposed was going to be good. Secluded was good or bad, depends on your view of the situation. Kavar remained armored and prepared in the event the little furry creature decided to go rogue. Sirius proposed a kidnapping sort of situation, which Kavar immediately reeled at in his head but as the Defel spoke, he realized that perhaps the plan wasn't as nefarious, or at least didn't seem as nefarious as it sounded. "I do not believe in murdering women and children to obtain an end goal. That would be dush-ijaat (dishonor) to the clans. Securing them in an attempt to gain leverage but returning them leverage has been used to obtain what we want?" Kavar paused. "That is fine." Kavar was still a Mandalorian, he abided by a lifestyle and while that lifestyle was war, they had to remain honorable combatants.
 
Chuckling to himself Sirius would sigh in relief silently, only blessing himself within the confines of his mind. It was nice to know Kavar Lok of the Death Watch wasn't a true cold blooded killer, they at least shared that personality trait. Bringing a clawed hand up toward his chest in a "gesture", Sirius would attempt to continue their budding alliance.​
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" Then I say we see this all through, no cutting ties, no giving up, and ducking out. We're in this until the end, the only way out I see is in victory or in death. "​
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Trailing off for a moment Sirius would lose himself as he thought how Mandalorian that might sound, although he didn't know any truth to such a thing as he didn't really know what was Mandalorian and what wasn't. Still to him it sounded honorable and sounded like something one of the dented helmets/Death Watch would say.​
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" Also...Part of this is eventually going to unfold in a violent underground criminal civil war, there are eight other Vigos in total within the Black Sun, I'm just the Sixth. They won't all be enemies, but they won't all be friends either. I could prolly count on one, maybe two siding with us. Any of the others I wouldn't trust, those in this count would only accept an allegiance so they might stab you in the back eventually, while the rest wouldn't even think about an alliance.​

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With your boys and girls, a growing Pyke presence, plus my thugs....We can sweep the board in time, but we have to keep our growing group in line, three different parties bring three different flavors to the mix of course and it'll be up to me and you, and ol' Krom to make it work...for the most part. Squabbles settled with uhh...friendly scraps are fine, but I don't want anyone killing anyone just cause someone bumped into someone else. "​
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The cadre of Death Watch that had followed Lok was "small", they were more akin to warband compared to any notable portion of the Death Watch. The True Mandalorians had basically pushed the Death Watch out, including Lok and his companions. The offer of friendship with the Black Sun offered a unique opportunity for them to carve out their name in the annals of Mandalorian history, a new chance at recruiting Black Sun thugs and turning them into true Mandalorian warriors but it also offered a chance for the what Lok considered to be the true Mandalorian purpose: glorious conflict.

Despite his hesitance to deal with the furry creature, he relented. He folded his arms and nodded as the furry creature spoke. "Provide that we are granted access to your best warriors and can potentially recruit them into the Death Watch, provide "funding" and other spoils come our way, we'll continue our alliance with you." Kavar laid it out on the table. The Death Watch needed to grow if they were going to be successful, make no mistake about it. "It is the only way our agreement is going to work."
 
Running a loose tongue run over the teeth along his lower jaw Sirius would chuckle, of course both parties had to feed one another with support if they were to prevail. Though he couldn't help, but ponder on whom sought more monetary prowess and who sought more turf or rather power moreso. Regardless the canine couldn't deny that he just had a feeling however inkling that the MAndalorian wouldn't betray him...at least so long as Sirius kept up his end of the bargain. It was at this time that he'd lower the paw-hand at his chest, extending it out in order to offer an embrace of further friendship.​
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" Of course, of course....I can't say all of the finer fighters will be willing to trade jobs, as some are too keen on the life of crime, but I can say I do know a number personally who would very much prefer a more direct contact life you warriors live versus mucking around with the Black Sun.​

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Some of us get in and want a way out, it's fair. But, that's a problem with the current regime, they don't take kindly to that and that'll be a part I change in time.​
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Rolling his shoulders then Sirius would nod toward Lok before turning on his heel and beginning to wander off.​
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" Enjoy your spoils of this first endeavour, til we speak or meet again Lok, stay alive til' then would ya'?! "​
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Chuckling aloud Sirius would then make his way to his own vessel and sorted spoils before they would take off to keep up with the plan they had set into motion.​
 
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