Wow, three pages already This is more that Conquests or Conquerer had. Cool.
You're welcome, Eval. I figured I'd probably be the only one to say it.
Famous? We'll see ....

Despite the robes, the strange Shadorian moved quickly. He kept up easily, and Copper knew that he would not be the hindrance she had feared. They did not run - no betraying footsteps here. No, they walked quickly enough to keep ahead of any pursuers.
Shethlorn and Rethkir vanished somewhere along the way. Copper realized that she hadn't even told them her name. Their trust was profound.
Halfway down the stairs the Shadorian took over. He knelt and whispered something to another living shadow. It moved away, revealing a smaller, steeper set of stairs.
"Come on," he said urgently. Copper nodded and Claw, Shinyso, Acid, Electrik, Defalcon and Crystal went by. Kaz and KRSplat were slower; nervousness around pools of darkness that moved at will, understood speech and concealed entrances was understandable. They did come though. The shadow (dyzkan) moved to block the entrance again, and Copper realized that it was semi-transparent. She had no time to ponder this odd property of the dyzkan though. She knew that the longer she lingered the slimmer her chances of survival were.
It was not far to the street, and by luck and shadows that moved to conceal them they made it to the Phantom Eclipse unscathed. They passed several creatures - rabbits, one feline Loharian and one Hellantran fire elemental - on the way there, but each time the dyzkan clustered closer around them, hiding them from view.
There was a large raven from Deseka guarding the Eclipse. The Shadorian shook his head to prevent Copper from slaying the creature on the spot. Stepping forward, he grabbed the raven's beak to prevent noise and stared into the shocked bird's beady eyes. After a moment he released the raven, and the dazed guard wandered away to the side of a building. There it remained, blank eyes testifying to its' state of unawareness.
From there it was a simple matter to leave. The ramp extended, courtesy of Evaluator, and they took off to safety.
Several fighters gave chase, but neither got off so much as a shot before the Phantom Eclipse was out of range. A small flagship - little more than a frieghter, really - orbited the smaller, quicker moon, but had only just engaged the tractor beam before the black starship was safely in hyperspace.


Very long part next time, I promise.