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Star-Lord - Pt. 6 - Space Oddity Pt. 6.
The main city of Xandar was abuzz with excitement. The Nova corps was having a parade to celebrate the establishment of the corps itself. This day was specifically chosen by Peter's employer so that their deal could be done in the open without drawing attention to the deal itself. Peter landed his ship at a docking bay just outside the city. He took a tram to the centre of the city.
Inside a local restaurant, Quill twiddled his thumbs as he waited for his employer to arrive. The parade made it's way past the window next to Peter's booth. He sighed as he thought to himself that he'd rather be out there celebrating. In his few short years travelling the cosmos he came to gain a great respect for the Nova Corps. Given their presence, Peter's responsibilities as Star-Lord diminished a great deal, but that did not make him the slightest bit bitter. In fact he was relieved. He was able to find small work, retrieving and delivering things to people who were willing to pay him for his services. This allowed him to explore the galaxy around him more than he could have ever imagined.
Caught up in his thoughts, Peter didn't notice the man in a black cloak sit down across from him. The man snapped his fingers and Peter quickly looked at the man with a confused look.
"You're not Tivan."
"No, I'm not." The man lowers his hood, revealing a human-like skull mask. The man's eyes shifted as he looked at Peter. "I-I do work for him though."
"Oh... Are you here to pick up the polarity regulator he asked for?"
"Y-yes. Where is it?"
Peter opens one of his belt pouches and takes out the regulator. He shows it off to the man across from him and quickly lowers it back underneath the table.
"Is that really it?"
"Yes, of course. Why would I try to cross Tivan?"
"Can I see it?"
"Can I see the money?"
The man's eyes shift away from Peter. Peter notices this and stands up from the booth.
"You do work for him, don't you?"
The man stands up as well, but he does not answer. Instead he grabs the hand Peter has the regulator in and punches Peter in the stomach as he does this. Peter let's his grip go and the man pulls the regulator from his hand. Quill grabs his stomach and yells at the man who just stole what he had taken from the Sligs.
"Get back here!"
The man does not listen, but instead runs out of the restaurant and into the crowd of parade-goers. Peter follows him out of the building but looses him in the crowd. He presses a button on his gauntlet and his helmet covers his face. He looks all around him to see if he can spot the man who he had just met. With no luck, Peter had no choice but to begin shoving the crowd of people to the side and begin a long search for the man.
Although he spent hours searching, Peter was unsuccessful in finding the man that stole the polarity regulator that he was supposed to give to Tivan. Much to his dismay, Peter returned to his ship.
"Did your meeting go well?"
"No, some guy stole the regulator before I could give it to Tivan." Peter said this and sighed as he finished. He looked down next to his chair and noticed his jet pack was repaired. "I see you were able to repair my jet pack."
"Yes, luckily I had the resources to do so."
"Thank you, Rora." Peter patted the console as he put his jet pack onto his back. "Hey! Maybe you could help me find this thief."
"Perhaps, but I would need sufficient information."
Peter dropped his head and looked down at his boots. He thought for a second and then he remembered the man's appearance.
"He had a human skull mask. In fact, he had an entire skeleton outfit on. Most of it was covered by a long black cloak though." Rora's console begins to light up as the ship searches every database for such a man. Moments pass and suddenly a mug shot appears on the console in front of Peter. The thief's face was mainly burned in these photos.
"Explains the mask."
"The man's name is Alisher Sham, also known by many as Skeleton Ki. His file shows that he's a wanted criminal. He's been convicted of murder, larceny, and grand theft auto. Under notes it states that he has the necessary supplies with him at all times to open any locked door in the entire galaxy."
"What did he want with a polarity regulator?"
"Perhaps he was just trying to uphold his reputation as the greatest thief in all the cosmos. You have been giving him a run for his money, as it were, lately."
"True. Is there any thing on his mode of transportation."
"Yes, in fact, his ship was the one you shot down while entering the planet's atmosphere. I suppose their was another motive to his stealing the polarity regulator."
"Any known safe houses on Xandar?"
"There is one, just outside the main city that he reportedly stays at every time he stays on the planet. Shall I set it to my destination?"
"Yes, please."
Star-Lord - Pt. 6 - Space Oddity Pt. 6.
The main city of Xandar was abuzz with excitement. The Nova corps was having a parade to celebrate the establishment of the corps itself. This day was specifically chosen by Peter's employer so that their deal could be done in the open without drawing attention to the deal itself. Peter landed his ship at a docking bay just outside the city. He took a tram to the centre of the city.
Inside a local restaurant, Quill twiddled his thumbs as he waited for his employer to arrive. The parade made it's way past the window next to Peter's booth. He sighed as he thought to himself that he'd rather be out there celebrating. In his few short years travelling the cosmos he came to gain a great respect for the Nova Corps. Given their presence, Peter's responsibilities as Star-Lord diminished a great deal, but that did not make him the slightest bit bitter. In fact he was relieved. He was able to find small work, retrieving and delivering things to people who were willing to pay him for his services. This allowed him to explore the galaxy around him more than he could have ever imagined.
Caught up in his thoughts, Peter didn't notice the man in a black cloak sit down across from him. The man snapped his fingers and Peter quickly looked at the man with a confused look.
"You're not Tivan."
"No, I'm not." The man lowers his hood, revealing a human-like skull mask. The man's eyes shifted as he looked at Peter. "I-I do work for him though."
"Oh... Are you here to pick up the polarity regulator he asked for?"
"Y-yes. Where is it?"
Peter opens one of his belt pouches and takes out the regulator. He shows it off to the man across from him and quickly lowers it back underneath the table.
"Is that really it?"
"Yes, of course. Why would I try to cross Tivan?"
"Can I see it?"
"Can I see the money?"
The man's eyes shift away from Peter. Peter notices this and stands up from the booth.
"You do work for him, don't you?"
The man stands up as well, but he does not answer. Instead he grabs the hand Peter has the regulator in and punches Peter in the stomach as he does this. Peter let's his grip go and the man pulls the regulator from his hand. Quill grabs his stomach and yells at the man who just stole what he had taken from the Sligs.
"Get back here!"
The man does not listen, but instead runs out of the restaurant and into the crowd of parade-goers. Peter follows him out of the building but looses him in the crowd. He presses a button on his gauntlet and his helmet covers his face. He looks all around him to see if he can spot the man who he had just met. With no luck, Peter had no choice but to begin shoving the crowd of people to the side and begin a long search for the man.
Although he spent hours searching, Peter was unsuccessful in finding the man that stole the polarity regulator that he was supposed to give to Tivan. Much to his dismay, Peter returned to his ship.
"Did your meeting go well?"
"No, some guy stole the regulator before I could give it to Tivan." Peter said this and sighed as he finished. He looked down next to his chair and noticed his jet pack was repaired. "I see you were able to repair my jet pack."
"Yes, luckily I had the resources to do so."
"Thank you, Rora." Peter patted the console as he put his jet pack onto his back. "Hey! Maybe you could help me find this thief."
"Perhaps, but I would need sufficient information."
Peter dropped his head and looked down at his boots. He thought for a second and then he remembered the man's appearance.
"He had a human skull mask. In fact, he had an entire skeleton outfit on. Most of it was covered by a long black cloak though." Rora's console begins to light up as the ship searches every database for such a man. Moments pass and suddenly a mug shot appears on the console in front of Peter. The thief's face was mainly burned in these photos.
"Explains the mask."
"The man's name is Alisher Sham, also known by many as Skeleton Ki. His file shows that he's a wanted criminal. He's been convicted of murder, larceny, and grand theft auto. Under notes it states that he has the necessary supplies with him at all times to open any locked door in the entire galaxy."
"What did he want with a polarity regulator?"
"Perhaps he was just trying to uphold his reputation as the greatest thief in all the cosmos. You have been giving him a run for his money, as it were, lately."
"True. Is there any thing on his mode of transportation."
"Yes, in fact, his ship was the one you shot down while entering the planet's atmosphere. I suppose their was another motive to his stealing the polarity regulator."
"Any known safe houses on Xandar?"
"There is one, just outside the main city that he reportedly stays at every time he stays on the planet. Shall I set it to my destination?"
"Yes, please."