Episode Twenty-Four

Conrad messaged Gage to prep the Nightjar, and told her about Ventress and the plan to deal with Beldorion. Gage seemed particularly interested that Ventress was a nightsister. Upon hearing mention of Beldorion, Mace confirmed that he was a jedi believed to have died hundreds of years ago, and then headed towards arena. Conrad, Jasper, and Dalmarc, hogtied Xemo and brought him to the ship and locked him under the floor. Dalmarc confirmed that he was against the Sith, and shared the crew’s allegiance to the resistance; though he didn’t trust the jedi either.

Back in the arena, Naix warned Vanchu about the Sith possibly attacking and she wished him luck in the tournament then left. Naix kept his word and threw the final round to Ventress. When Beldorion came to present the prize Ventress attacked him with her grey lightsabers. Naix opened the warchest, which contained beskar armor, a jetpack, a data cube, and a “ripper” slugthrower, and put on the jet pack. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to get the chest off the ground before Beldorion grappled him and Ventress with the force. As the droids closed in, Mace entered the arena to confront Beldorion, but was also attacked by the Hutt who now wielded his own bronze lightsaber. Combat ensued to the roar of the crowd, and the droids from the stands began to advance on the party.

The Nightjar arrived and shot down the arena’s turrets, but when Ventress burned Beldorion with force lightning, Dalmarc turned fire on her. Jasper killed Beldorion with a blast from the Nightjar, and Ventress managed to escape into a crowd of toydarians. Naix used the jetpack to fly into Beldorian’s throne room and with guidance from Gage he deactivated the droids in the arena!