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Date Posted: 15:21:31 04/29/03 Tue
Author: Adam
Subject: Escape
In reply to: Mara 's message, "Walks away" on 12:59:06 04/12/03 Sat

To watch Mara turn her back on him and leave, completely ignorant of the complex escape that was about to occur, sent a tinge of ecstacy down Adam's spine. It was like...Adam could come up with nothing even closely comparable to this. He streched, yawning, as one of the Palpatine's personal guards sauntered by. Tensely, he waited, tapping his fingers in unison to the count in his head. One, two three...five....seven, eight...
At the count of ten, Adam ran to the cell door and opened it silently, wincing as the ill-repaired hinges squeaked annoyingly. Once he was sure that no one else was coming, Adam stepped out of the confining prison and tried to recall Storm's directions. Go...left? Or was it right?
He cursed his shortened memory and started to head to the left fork of the path. Adam froze in a sudden panic as a cluster of guards moved down the hallway. Sprinting in a blind fear, Adam corrected his silly mistake, went quickly down the right fork. Heading straight, just as Storm had informed him, Adam reached the cargo bay. He walked casually to the hatch, looked like he knew what his job here was, like he was on some important mission for Storm's father himself.
Adam followed the directions Storm had given him precisely, laughed as the speeder bike collided with the nose of the ship, causing a small, bright explosion. A piercing alarm sounded, blue-light tiles flashing in unison with the shriek.
Once outside the ship, Adam reveled in the freshened air and his newly found freedom. He searched slowly around the desert for the catacombs; chuckled at himself for actually looking for them. Almost half of the horizon was taken by the giant catacombs. He bounded ahead, energy renewed instantaniously.
...Adam's energy had severely drained away a few long moments later. The catacombs seemed no closer to him than when he had started his trek. Gasping for a breath, Adam collapsed onto the hot sand and let unconsciousness seize him.
He awoke suddenly, coughing a mouthful of sand onto the ground. But instead of the hot, desert climate, he found himself laying on the floor of an extensive cavern-like surrounding. The dank, musty air filled his nostrils, caused him to choke and splutter. How he had gotten here, Adam had no idea, but was immensly glad he was. Adam searched, in vain, for just a trickle of water...Nothing. Absolutely nothing. The vastness overwhelmed him.
Now, to wait for his love...

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