[Solved] [Episode III, part I] Ziost- The Investigation

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The man shuddered in the cold wind-swept environment of Ziost. 

"Can't wait to get out of this lifeless hellhole" he thought to himself. Only a few more relics to pick up down at the excavation site and he would be gone. He looked around at the ancient patchwork of steadfast statues of some long-forgotten time and snow-covered ruins around him. He sighed deeply, feeling his warm breath contrast to the ravenous winds blowing around him. He grabbed the relic and moved it carefully to the repulsor trolley located at the feet of one of the crumbling statues. He opened the yellow crate and steadily placed it within. He pressed a button on the side and the crate slid shut with a subtle thud. 

"Nice little excavation right here my friend" said a man behind him. He felt his body stiffen. He reached for the blaster on his side.

"Don't touch your weapon" said another filtered voice behind him somewhere. 

"Turn around with your hands where we can see them"

The man slowly turned around; his hands half raised. He saw before him two snowtroopers and a dark-haired man in pearl black body armor. 

"We'll need you to come with us, hopefully not forcefully" 

"Why should I do that exactly?" 

"The Society has taken an interest upon your activities, as they seem to include a vast variety of smuggling operations for the UniStar corporation"

"I won't tell you Imperial bastards anything"

The man in the body armor smiled and leaned forward towards him. The angled armor reflected the dim light of the Ziost waste. 

The Imperial nodded towards the troopers. He watched as one of them raised his blaster. The last thing he remembered was the bright blue halo of a stun shot racing towards him.