Chapter 60: Lethal Trackdown
Revenge is a confession of pain.
Recap: Lethal trackdown! The young Boba Fett has taken the law into his own hands and made two attempts on the life of Mace Windu, the Jedi Master who killed his father. Boba's mentor, bounty hunter Aurra Sing, has taken three Republic officers hostage, in an effort to force Windu to face Boba on their terms, a tactic that does not sit well with the young vigilante.
In space, the bounty hunters were flying about. After failing to capture their prize, they were regrouping to discuss their next course of action. Boba was shown sitting in a seat as he got out and made his way to the room where they had their hostages. Aurra noticed the boy leaving out of the corner of her eye as she was curious about where he was heading.
The kid entered the room where the hostages were as he bent down and took off the handkerchief in Admiral Kilian's mouth.
"This isn't what I wanted," said Boba as he gave some water to the Admiral.
"You don't have to do this. You're not like them. I can tell." said Admiral Kilian looking at Boba.
"What do you know, old man?" shouted the kid.
"I know a good soldier when I see one."
"I'm no soldier. I'm no clone, not like those two!" shouted Boba as he pointed to the two clones next to the Admiral. "What? What are you looking at?!!"
"Boba, what's going on?" said Aurra as the door opened. The bounty hunter heard the shouting as she went to check what was happening.
"Nothing. What are we gonna do with them?" asked the boy.
"Oh, I think our friends here are about to finally prove useful," snickered Aurra as she stroked the Admiral's cheek before quickly slapping him.
In the Jedi Temple, both Storm and Luna were recovering in a resting room. The pain they suffered was gone, yet their strength wasn't back to full power. For the pair, they were currently keeping themselves entertained as they played a game of Dejarik.
"So, Luna? Can I ask you something?" said Storm to his master.
"What is it?" said Luna to her student.
"What happened in that arena on Geonosis? Windu said that Boba is trying to get revenge on him because he murdered his father. But how did it all go down?" said Storm as he wanted to hear the full details of where Boba's anger and hatred for Windu stemmed from.
Luna made her move as her piece took out Storm's creature. The Jedi Master let out a deep sigh as she looked at her apprentice. She then looked away as in her mind, she was contemplating telling Storm what went down on that day. The day, where everything changed.
"Very well. If you're keen on knowing. To start, you know that Obi-wan was tasked with tracking down an assassin who tried to kill Senator Amidala. Well, they got her, but before she could answer, she was killed."
"Yeah, Obi-wan told me that part. After that, he was tasked by the Council to look into the mysterious person," said Storm.
"Yes, that mysterious person was a bounty hunter by the name of Jango Fett. He's the one who donated his blood to be copied and mass-produced the clones we use as our army. He fled from Obi-wan just before he could arrest the man. However, Jango had a son. An unaltered clone who he raised as his own." said Luna.
"He's an unaltered clone?" said Storm as he was shocked to hear that about the young boy.
"Fast forward to Geonosis. When the message of Obi-wan was sent by Anakin, Windu and Yoda began to put a small strike squad to go rescue Kenobi. The number of Jedi that made up the strike squad was about 212 Jedi, consisting of all the Jedi Masters, but a majority of them were Jedi Knights and senior padawans. As such, both me and Celestia were asked to be part of the strike squad to liberate your friends."
"I remember that day, you came to me and said you were going on a 'secret mission'. I asked if I could come along, but you were strict and said to stay behind."
"And for good reason. Of the 212 Jedi that made up that small task force, only roughly less than 30 Jedi remained. That's including all of the Jedi Masters. The things... the things that went on in that arena. I can't begin to describe just how much of a bloodbath it was. Me and the others were lucky that we survived when we did. But as I was fighting for my life, I couldn't help but notice the sight that lay before me. I know you probably weren't pleased that I told you to stay. But... it was the right decision. You may have been a Jedi Knight but had you seen what awaited us at that arena. I fear... I fear that you wouldn't be here right now."
Safe to say, a tear was shown rolling down Luna's eye as it hit the ground. For the Jedi Master, she was thankful she made the right call to not bring her student as the Force was telling her that he would not have survived within the first few moments of the struggle.
"Luna?" said Storm looking at his teacher.
"Forgive me," said the Jedi Master as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "Anyways, during the struggle, Jango was instructed by Dooku to engage. That's where he met Windu. The bounty hunter began to target him, and he almost succeeded. However, Windu was able to deal the final blow as he chopped the head off the bounty hunter. The moment he did that, Boba was on the balcony above as he saw his father die before his very eyes."
"So that's why he has such disdain for Windu," said Storm. "Honestly, I can't fault the kid for how he's acting. If... I was young, and I saw my parents being killed by someone. No doubt, I'd be hurt. and I would want to get revenge on the person that killed them."
"Yes, rage is a powerful emotion. It leads to anger, which leads to hate. Which is the way of the Dark Side of the Force. However, rage is a fuel that burns quickly." stated Luna.
"So, is that also why when you returned from Geonosis, you had me undergo immediate strict training?" asked Storm.
"Yes, I just... wanted to prepare you from the horrors that I witnessed from that encounter. I wanted to make sure that if you're caught in a situation like that, you have the instincts to survive," answered Luna.
"I appreciate that," smiled Storm to his master.
Luna returned the gesture as she reached over and put her hand on Storm's head to rub his hair. The door to their room opened, and in came Celestia accompanied by Twilight.
"Good to see you're up, Lulu," smiled Celestia to her little sister.
"Hey, Sparky."
"Hey, Storm."
Both teens looked at each other with a smile as both Jedi Masters couldn't help but have looks on their faces at the teenagers. They soon got rid of it as it turned out the elder sister had some info for both the boy and her younger sibling.
In another room, Anakin was shown standing up as he was looking out the window with his hands behind his back.
"So what are you planning to do with this son of Jango Fett?" asked Anakin to Windu who was leaning against his bedframe while having a tablet in his hands.
"I'm not planning to do anything," answered the Jedi Master calmly.
"That kid destroyed an entire cruiser trying to get to you, and you're just gonna let it go?" said Anakin.
"Is there something else I should be doing, Skywalker?" asked Windu to the Jedi Knight.
"How about tracking him down?"
"So I should behave as this child does? I should seek revenge," said Windu as he was proving his point to the Jedi Knight.
"No. How is it revenge if you stop this kid and bring him to justice?" asked Anakin as he was shocked that Windu wasn't going to do anything about Boba.
"In case you hadn't noticed, we are fighting a war," said Windu as he was thinking about the bigger picture and didn't have time to waste with a small issue like petty revenge.
Just then, the doors to their room opened as in came Master Plo, Ahsoka, Celestia, Twilight, as well as Storm, and Luna. With all of them gathering in the same room, it meant something was up.
"We have a situation," informed Master Plo to Anakin and Windu.
"We received a transmission from the bounty hunters. They apparently took hostages," said Celestia as she began to fire up the communicator in the room and played the message for all to see.
The image showed Boba and Aurra standing behind the hostages as they each had a blaster in their hands.
"Mace Windu, you were lucky to escape. Your friends here were not so fortunate," said Boba as he pointed his gun to the back of the heads of the hostages.
"Until you face Boba, these men will be killed one at a time," explained Aurra as she too did the same. "What's your name?"
The bounty hunter asked Commander Ponds for his answer but he didn't respond. She kicked him as she asked again.
"Name!"
"Ct-411," answered Commander Ponds.
"Ugh, pathetic. Boba, do it," said Aurra as she ordered the kid to execute the clone. Windu and everyone else was watching to see what the boy would do. He had the gun to the clone's head as he was hesitant about doing it.
"Boba!" yelled Aurra to the kid to do the job.
Try as he might, Boba couldn't bring himself to do it. Aurra then quickly pointed her gun at the clone's head as the final sound heard was the blaster going off. The faces of everybody shown were that of horror and disgust.
"That was Ponds," said Anakin.
"Only two to go, Windu. Come and find us. We'll be waiting." taunted Aurra as if he wanted to avoid having more people die, then he'd come to meet them.
The transmission then ended.
"I'll go," said the Jedi Master.
"I thought you had bigger concerns," said Anakin.
"That was before we knew hostages were involved," said Windu as he felt remorse for seeing his own clone commander being executed in front of his eyes. He also wanted to avoid any more innocent blood being spilled due to the grudge Boba had towards him for killing his father.
"You are too injured to travel, and your presence would only aggravate the boy," stated Celestia to her comrade.
"Celestia is right. We shall go and take Padawan Tano and Ms. Sparkle with us," said Master Plo to the others as they needed more time to recover.
"Master?" said Twilight looking at Celestia.
"Do you not want me to go on this mission with you?" asked Celestia with a sly smile.
"Of course!" said Twilight as she was giddy like a little girl.
She rarely got to go on missions with her master ever since being partnered with Storm. This was a once-in-a-lifetime moment for the princess as she was trying to contain her inner excitement of getting to work with her master side by side. Twilight was determined to make her teacher proud with all that she learned and prove she was a good student.
With the plan set in motion, they all began to exit the Jedi Temple.
"Don't worry. I'll pick up where you left off. You just rest okay. And don't try to force yourself!" stated Twilight as she knew Storm would try to fake saying he was all healed up to avoid looking weak in front of her.
"That won't happen, Sparky."
"I mean it!" stated Twilight as she didn't like that she had to constantly have her partner on her mind as it made her worry.
"So do I," smiled Storm as he grabbed her hand to show he was being serious.
Twilight could sense her partner was telling the truth as she tighten her hand's grip around Storm's as the pair smiled. Of course, this didn't go unnoticed by their masters as their scowls returned.
"Be safe, Princess."
"I will, Jedi Knight."
Twilight then exited the room as Celestia said one final goodbye to Luna. She and Storm watched the pair leave their room as they hoped they could track down and capture the bounty hunters.
Speaking of the bounty hunters, they were currently traveling in space. Once they finished sending their message to the Jedi, they dumped the body of Commander Ponds out of the ship as it floated in space. Boba was shown closing the space door as he was then pushed against the wall by Aurra who was less than pleased.
"Next time I tell you to pull the trigger, you do it!" warned Aurra to the kid as the anger on her face was shown. She then released her hold of Boba as he began to rub his shoulder.
They both made it to the front of the ship as they met up with their comrades.
"It should only be a matter of time until they track us down. Something on your mind, Castas?" said Aurra.
"Yeah, I got something to say. We're in over our heads," replied the bounty hunter.
"You signed on to kill Jedi. Well, this is how it's done," responded Aurra with a glare.
"You said the Separatists would pay well if we killed Windu. That kid destroyed an entire cruiser, and now we're taking hostages. That was not part of the plan."
"I never took you for a coward, Castas. And what about you, Bossk? You feel the same?" asked Aurra to get the opinion of their other comrade.
"I'm still in. I got a lot riding on this kill, and I need the cash," replied Bossk.
"Not me. I'm out," said Castas.
"Well, then you're in luck. I was planning on making a stop. You can drag your worthless carcass off of this ship when we land." said Aurra to her comrade.
"Where are we headed?" asked Boba.
"We're going to visit an old friend. Maybe he can replace Castas. Set course for Florrum." instructed Aurra to Bossk. He inputted their coordinates as soon they entered hyperdrive and disappeared.
On Coruscant, Master Plo and Celestia were shown flying two separate speeders. With no information on where Sing's location was, it meant they needed to get the info from an unexpecting place.
"Master Plo, I don't understand. Shouldn't we be heading for the last place we knew Boba Fett was spotted?" asked Ahsoka to the Jedi Master she was riding with.
"Why head to the one place we know he is not?" was all the Jedi Master said.
Safe to say, Ahsoka was confused by what he said. Just then, the communicator from Celestia turned on as she began to info the padawan of what she and Master Plo were able to find out. The two speeders were now descending into a huge hole as they were heading into the underworld of Coruscant to start their mission.
"The second bounty hunter in the hologram is Aurra Sing," said Celestia over the comm channel.
"Another bounty hunter?" said Twilight to her teacher.
"Like his father, Jango Fett?" responded Ahsoka.
"Yes. It seems this boy found himself in the care of at least one of Jango's associates," said Master Plo.
"So we're looking for friends of Jango Fett or places where they hang out," said the padawan to both Jedi Masters.
"And to do that, we must go to the lower levels, the underworld," stated Master Plo.
The comm channel then ended as both Jedi Masters were piloting their ships. They were descending deeper and deeper into the shady part of Coruscant.
"Twilight."
"Yes, Master?" responded Twilight immediately.
"When we land, we're going to be in a rather dangerous place. Remain calm, and follow my lead. And do, exactly as I say." said Celestia to her apprentice as she was giving a warning to the girl.
"Of course," nodded the princess at her teacher.
Soon both Jedi Masters had docked their ships onto the platform as they each got out. They each had their cloak as they put the hood over it. Twilight also put her garments on as she followed her master closely behind.
"Move along. Move along," said the voice over the P.A. system.
"Your pass, please. Your pass, please," said the droids operating the stands as they were checking the ids of everyone entering the area. "Your pass, please."
"Pass?" said Twilight as she didn't have one.
Master Plo and Celestia simply ignored that as they approached a door and using their Jedi Master authorization, they bypass the security measures and entered inside.
"Your pass, please," said the droid in the booth as it went back to doing its job.
"What? You? How?" said Twilight as she was shocked to see her Master do that. And to see her breaking the rules made her gasp.
"Keep up, Twilight," said Celestia as she kept on walking with the others. She also secretly had a smile on her face at seeing her student go crazy at her for breaking the rules.
"The data on Jango Fett suggested he frequented this area. We must be cautious," said Master Plo to both girls as he and Celestia were leading them deeper into unknown territory.
All four arrived at a small landing pad. They got on a small aircraft as Master Plo started it up. He input the coordinates as it began to take them to their destination.
The bounty hunters were shown exiting hyperspace. They had arrived at their destination as the planet Florrum was shown. The group was looking to get some assistance from an old acquaintance of Aurra. The person was shown walking towards the Slave 1 as the group was exiting the ship.
"Oh, my dear. You never were good at asking for permission to land," said the individual as it was none other than Hondo.
"I never ask for permission to do anything, my darling," flirted Aurra to the pirate leader before she pulled him in for a kiss that lasted a few moments.
Yes. Yes. I remember," chuckled Hondo as he quickly broke free from the kiss by Aurra. He then saw Boba next to his ex. "Not mine, I take it?"
"No. Part of my crew. He's Jango's son," said Aurra to her former lover.
"Oh. Yes, yes. Sorry about your father. He was a friend and an honorable man." said Hondo as he knew Boba's father from his days when he worked with Jango.
Hondo's response got Boba to soften his scowl a bit as hearing the pirate speak about his father.
"And that's Castas. But he's getting off here," stated Aurra.
"Couldn't handle her, could you? Well, don't be ashamed. You're not the first man to bail out from under her command." said Hondo as he knew all too well.
"He's speaking from experience," smiled Aurra at Hondo.
"Whoa-ho-ho. Oh, you're a dangerous woman. Yes, very dangerous. Come, come, come. Let us go inside where we can discuss business over a drink like civilized people." said Hondo as he invited them in while Bossk was left to maintain the ship.
Hondo led the bounty hunters into his hideout as music and drinking were taking place. While Aurra and Boba were with Hondo at the bar, Castas was making his way to the transmitter to make a call.
"I'm stuck out here on Florrum," said Castas as he was talking to his friend.
"I warned you. Working with Aurra Sing is bad business," said the bounty hunter to Castas as he already knew that being associated with the female meant trouble.
"Yeah, this job's gone south, like every job I do with that hag," said Castas.
Aurra was looking at Castas as she was eyeing her comrade despite not hearing what he was saying. The droid running the bar poured out two cups and presented them. Hondo grabbed the first one as Boba looked to grab the other.
"No, Boba," said Aurra as she stopped the kid from drinking the alcohol as she wanted it for herself.
"I hear there's a downed Republic cruiser on Vanqor. Your handiwork?" asked Hondo to Aurra.
"I wouldn't take credit for that. No. We saw it, though, crawling with Republic troops. I wouldn't try and salvage it for a while if I were you." said Aurra as she took her drink in one chug.
"I appreciate the advice," smiled Hondo at Aurra before taking another sip of his drink. "So, Boba, what is it like working with Aurra?"
"It's all right," answered the boy.
While Boba was talking with Hondo, Aurra pulled out a small device and put it to her ear. The earpiece was now having her hearing expanded as she was listening in on Castas' conversation with his friend.
"I have some information-- information that's worth something to the right people," said Castas to his pal.
"Really? What kind of people?" asked the individual.
"That's where you come in," said Castas.
"Remember, Aurra, that job we pulled?" asked Hondo.
"Hmm? Oh, yes," said the female as she brought her attention back to the pirate. "Excuse me. Castas!"
"Huh?"
He turned around when Aurra called him. She quickly aimed her blaster and shot the bounty hunter as he fell to the floor. All around, there were looks as if they were surprised by what just happened. They all soon went back to doing what they did as if nothing had occurred.
"Hey, hey. Someone scrape that guy off the floor. He sprung a leak." said Hondo as he continued to talk with Aurra. Boba had seen went down as he had a look of concern.
With the Jedi, they were searching all over the slums of Coruscant. Celestia and Master Plo had split up to cover more ground. During one of their trips, Celestia was leading Twilight to a nightclub as the pair were about to go in. Twilight was a bit afraid to enter the place as Celestia just walked in as if she was a normal customer.
Upon entering, the nightclub was blaring. Sounds from the music were loud and the princess had to cover her ears upon stepping in. There were people around, getting drunk and talking.
"Master?"
"Remain calm, Twilight," was all Celestia said as she was making her way to the bartender.
The Jedi Knight just simply followed her teacher as they took a seat on some stools. The bartender came to serve them as he saw a glimpse of Twilight's face as he wasn't expecting a teenager to be present. He then looked over as he saw Celestia who took the hood off of her cloak to reveal her face. She then snapped her fingers as she pulled out some money. She said something that Twilight didn't catch as the bartender took the money and left.
He quickly returned as he slid over a shot of alcohol for the Jedi Master as she caught it. She then brought it up to her lips as she gave out a refreshing sigh. The princess was confused about what her teacher was doing, as someone then sat down next to Celestia.
"Well, well, what have we here? Didn't expect someone like you to present? Must be my lucky day," said one of the other patrons in the club as he was making a move on the Jedi Master.
"Master?" whispered Twilight as Celestia merely put her hand up to silence her student.
"Then perhaps... I can make it more... lucky," said Celestia as she played along with the person trying to hit on her.
"So, what's a fine thing like you doing here? All alone?"
"What else? Looking for some excitement. Perhaps... pleasure," said Celestia giving the person the bedroom eyes.
"Well, if it's pleasure you're looking for. Then look no further. Perhaps you and I can go back to my place and get some privacy." said the individual as he flirted with the woman.
"Tempting, very tempting," said Celestia as she had her fingers walked up the person's shoulder and then flicked their nose all while being seductive. "Though, I require something in return. I'm looking for some info. If you can give me that, I promise to give you a night you won't forget."
"I think I might know something," said the man.
"Well then, why wait?" said Celestia putting on the seductive charm to the max.
"There's a small room in the back. Full of privacy, no one to interrupt," said the man to the Jedi Master.
"Give me a minute, and I'll see you in there," said Celestia as that got the person all sorts of tingly.
He then left as Celestia watched him.
"Master?" said Twilight.
Celestia then got up as she began to head to the back area. Twilight followed her as they came to a door. The Jedi Master told her student to wait outside until she was done. The girl was confused and scared about what her teacher was about to do, especially since she held her in high values. Celestia then opened the door and closed it behind her as she prepared to have some pleasure. The princess waited as she didn't know what to do. Her teacher was in a room with a stranger as she was worried something terrible might happen. Soon some sounds could be heard as the walls began to bang.
Twilight was now more scared as she felt like saving her teacher. The girl put her hand on the door as she was about to open it. She then remembered her master's word that no matter what happened or whatever sounds were heard, she was not to open the door. The princess wanted to be a good student, but she couldn't bear to see her teacher in whatever she was doing. So she took a deep breath and opened it.
"Master!!" shouted Twilight as her eyes widen at what she saw.
All around, the room was a mess. Objects were knocked over, some dents in the walls, as well as crates, smashed. This was all caused the moment Celestia entered the room and put her hands on the person. The Jedi Master currently had one arm under the person's chin as she had them in a sleeper hold and was applying pressure with a smile on her face.
"What's wrong? I thought you'd like it rough?!" snickered Celestia as she continued to wrench on the hold as the person was trying to breathe.
"Master?" said Twilight as she was now all sorts of confused.
"Twilight, I thought I told you to not enter. No matter what sounds you heard," stated Celestia while continuing to choke out the person.
"I'm sorry. I... I was just scared," said the girl as tears began to form.
"Please... please..." said the person as he was starting to fade.
"Not until I get what I want. I want information!" said Celestia.
"I don't know anything. I swear!" said the person as he was about to pass out.
"You're right. You don't," said the Jedi Master as she quickly released her hold and brought the back of her elbow into the person's head as they were knocked out.
The person lay unconscious on the floor as Celestia did a quick hair flip while wiping her hands of the filth that was the horny man.
"Let's go, Twilight," said Celestia as she grabbed her cloak and put it on.
The pair left the nightclub as they got on their speeder and were heading to meet with Master Plo to report their discoveries. Twilight just kept silent during the ride as she was afraid of what her teacher might say.
"Master Celestia? I'm sorry."
"Don't be Twilight. I understand your concern. But do remember who your Master is." smiled the woman at her student. "Sometimes in order to get what you want, it requires you to be a bit persuasive. Besides, I wouldn't dare let any man put his hands on me so easily."
Twilight smiled at her teacher knowing that Celestia was in firm control from the start. It didn't take long to meet up with Master Plo and Ahsoka as they too had nothing in the places they searched. Once more, they went off in search of another place that might house some important info. All four arrived at the bar as they got off their speeders and were making their way towards the entrance.
"Well, I hope we have better luck here. This is the fifth scum bucket drinking hole we've been to," said Ahsoka to the group.
"Yes. And this time, try to be more subtle," stated Master Plo to the padawan. During his search with Ahsoka, she tended to make things complicated in every place they investigated.
"Oh, what do you mean?" asked the girl.
"You've adopted many of your master's ways, including lack of subtlety."
"Sorry, Master Plo," apologized Ahsoka.
"Just try to blend in. Listen. You may be surprised what people reveal when they have been drinking." stated Celestia to the padawan and Twilight.
Both Jedi Masters put their hoods up as they were in front of the girls when they entered the nightclub. Like all the other places they visited, this one was similar. Lights flashing, music blaring, people drinking, as well as dancers putting on a show for the customers.
"Have a look around," ordered Master Plo to the girls as he and Celestia made their way to the bar.
The girls nodded as they began to split up. The Jedi Masters arrived and saw the bartender cleaning some glasses as they took a seat.
"We need some information," said Master Plo.
"We're not selling that here, pal," said the bartender.
Both Jedi Masters presented their weapons as they placed them on the table in front of them. The bartender saw that as he now knew who the two were.
"Hmm. Been a while since we had one of you down here. Especially a woman. Aren't you a bit busy with your war to be bothering with the likes of us?" said the bartender to the Jedi Masters.
"We are never too busy for the citizens of the Republic. Besides, sometimes a girl needs to satisfy her own desires. Whether they be professional or pleasurable." smiled Celestia as she turned on the charm.
While the two adults were talking at the bar, the girls were doing what was requested by the Jedi Masters. They each took a section of the bar as they just walked and tried to blend in. Twilight remembered what Celestia told her as she took a seat at an empty booth and closed her eyes to listen. All around, she was listening to many conversations that were happening while trying to sift through them. Ahsoka was walking along the other half of the bar as she passed by a dancer with people watching as she was disgusted.
"I'm not getting anywhere. Okay, try to relax," said the padawan taking a deep breath. "Like Master Plo and Celestia said, I'm listening. Listening."
Like Twilight, she was now following the advice of the Jedi Masters. She closed her eyes and was tuning with the Force to see if she could find anything of value. The conversations echoed in her head.
"This war is killing me. My whole business has gone under."
"Oh, get me another round."
"I saw her last night on the video screen."
"I'm gonna ask her out."
"She'll never go out with you. She's gonna go out with me."
"Florrum? A buddy of mine was just murdered on Florrum."
"Murdered?" said Ahsoka as she heard that.
She made her way to where the conversation originated. It belonged to the person who Castas contacted as he was talking with someone. She passed by and leaned against the wall with their back turned to them. The padawan was now listening in on the conversation.
"Uh, yeah, he was working a big job. At least that is what he said. He was telling me he had some valuable information on a holotransmitter. And then--boom! She shot him." said the person.
"It must have been some good dirt. What's her name? Hope it's not who I think it is." said the pirate talking with the person.
"He was working with Aurra Sing."
"She's bad news. Ah, that's her, all right. She's the boss' ex. There's always trouble when she shows up." said the pirate as he was one of Hondo's men. While he said that statement, he was gesturing his head to the person he was talking to as he noticed Ahsoka getting closer.
"Yeah, that's the one," smiled the person.
He then got out of his seat and grabbed Ahsoka in a hold as he had his arm under her chin.
"Find something interesting, kid?" said the pirate to Ashoka.
She quickly elbowed the person holding her as it released her hold. She then shoved him into the pirate.
"Hey, what's this? What are you reaching for?" said the person who was holding her as both he and the pirate pulled out some weapons.
"Back away!" said Twilight as she appeared and took off her hood.
She had her lightsaber out and pointed it at the two thugs. Just then, the other people in the bar all pulled out their weapons and pointed them at Twilight and Ahsoka as they were surrounded. Just when it seemed they were in deep trouble, the sound of a lightsaber igniting was heard.
"Stand down!" said Master Plo as he and Celestia got off their stools and had their lightsabers out to defend the girls.
"You can't take us all, Jedi," said one of the individuals.
"Would you like to try and prove your theory?" taunted Master Plo to everyone as the girls backed up to them and they all stood in a circle with their lightsabers out.
"Let me this clear. Should any of you, filthy, disgusting, assholes lay a hand on my student? Then I promise you for the rest of your life, you be drinking your meals through a straw!!" shouted Celestia as her voice echoed for all to hear. "Now then... who wants to be the first to piss me off?!!!"
Twilight had a small smile as she was in awe at how Celestia wasn't afraid. It amazed her to see her teacher be the proud and amazing Jedi Master she was. To her, it was dream come true.
"Hey, nobody's shooting up my place today!" said the bartender as he didn't want a fight to break out.
"He's right," said Ahsoka as all four backed up to the entrance while keeping their lightsabers turned on. She then reached into her pocket. "Drinks on the house."
Ahsoka then tossed some credits to the floor as some of them began to hurry and pick them up. Twilight looked to help as she pulled out some valuable gems and showed them off. The moment the princess threw them, everybody started to fight to get their hands on the valuable stones as they were worth much more than credits. They stepped out as the sounds of fighting could be heard.
"Not very subtle," said Master Plo to Ahsoka.
"Well, I was being subtle," agreed the padawan.
"Interesting result," said Celestia as she too felt the same way as Master Plo. "And Twilight... good job."
"Thank you, Master," smiled Twilight as she was excited that her teacher gave her some praise.
"But, Masters, you were right. I heard about a murder-- a murder Aurra Sing recently committed. Florrum." said Ahsoka to the pair.
"Florrum, ehh?" smiled Celestia to Master Plo.
"Well done, little 'Soka. We're off to Florrum." said the male Jedi Master as they needed to get back to the Jedi Temple.
Meanwhile, on Florrum, Hondo was talking with Aurra in his office.
"Well, my dear, you are in an interesting predicament once again," chuckled Hondo. "Getting involved with the Jedi is never a good idea."
"Aurra," said Bossk over the comlink, "We've got an incoming ship. Jedi, by the look of it."
"Windu," said Boba as he was finally going to get his revenge on the Jedi Master for killing his father.
"Finally. Took them long enough. Move Slave 1 to the outskirts and get the hostages ready." said Aurra to her comrade.
"Right," responded Bossk over the earpiece.
"So are you in or not?" asked Aurra to Hondo.
"I will not help you, but I will not hinder you either. This is your fight, not mine," said Hondo as he wasn't going to be involved.
They got up from their seats as they watched Bossk fly their ship and head to his destination. At the same time, the Jedi was shown emerging from hyperspace. They landed at the base of Hondo's hideout as the space pirate was coming to meet them. Emerging from the ship were the girls as well as Celestia and Master Plo.
"Hello, hello, and welcome to Florrum," greeted Hondo with a smile.
"Not him," groaned Twilight as she could tell that when Hondo showed up, it usually meant trouble.
"I should assume you are walking us into a trap," said Master Plo as he cut to the chase.
"Yes, you should. They're waiting inside the bar. I have no idea what she has planned for you." responded Hondo truthfully.
"And the reason you are telling us is?" asked Celestia.
"So you know that I am not involved in this," said Hondo to the Jedi Masters.
"Remember, patience," said Master Plo to the girls, moreso to Ahsoka.
The girls nodded as they hung back while Master Plo and Celestia entered. The Jedi Masters were walking as they soon came to the area where Aurra was waiting for them as a single spotlight and some drinks were on the table. The pair sat down as Aurra took a sip of her drink.
"Bad move, Jedi. This will cost you," said Aurra to both Jedi.
"I wanted Windu. What are you two doing here?" said Boba as he suddenly appeared from behind the Jedi Masters with blasters aimed at their heads.
"We can do this the difficult way or the simple way," said Master Plo. "The choice is yours."
"Bossk. Can you hear me?" said Aurra to her earpiece.
"Roger."
"Execute the hostages if I give the word," said Aurra as she told her comrade.
"Unwise. You have already lost, and you don't even know it," said Master Plo as he and Celestia kept a calm look on their faces.
"I am prepared to kill you, the hostages, whatever it takes to get what Boba wants," stated Aurra.
"Sounds more like what you want," said Celestia. "Did you ever stop to ask the kid what he wants?"
Celestia then grabbed her drink and took a simple sip as she placed it down.
"Tell me, young Boba. What do you desire?" asked Celestia still not looking at the kid.
"Revenge. To have justice on Windu for killing my father," said Boba to the woman.
"Is that truly what you want? Are you so set on revenge, that whoever gets in your way, you won't show sympathy or remorse? Did you not feel remorse for your classmates when you betrayed them? Did you not feel remorse for an innocent man who was executed before your very eyes? Did you not feel remorse for taking hostages?"
Celestia was spewing all of this info as she was using the Force to probe the boy's mind and look at his memories. She could sense the guilty conscience that weighed on Boba's mind as the Jedi Master could see that he didn't mean for all the damage that had occurred so far to happen.
"Don't fall for her Jedi tricks," said Aurra to the kid.
"It's no trick. Tell me Boba, do you miss your father? Do you think he would be happy to know what his son is becoming? Trying to grow up when instead you should be a kid. A kid, enjoying life to his fullest before he matures. A kid who should be having fun with his friends, laughing, smiling, and eating ice cream. Being happy." spoke Celestia using her motherly voice. She was affecting the kid as he was now thinking about all the things she said.
"I know you mourn for your father. As anybody would if they saw their parent die before their very eyes. But... sometimes life throws us a curveball. It has a way of messing with us. And it's how we handle those curveballs that define us. Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story. Who you choose to be?" said Celestia to the boy.
Celestia might have been looking at Boba, but she could see the expression on the kid's face as he took every word said by the Jedi Master to heart.
"So... who are you... Boba?" said Celestia in a motherly tone.
"Enough of this!" shouted Aurra as she didn't appreciate that Celestia was trying to persuade Boba.
Twilight and Ahsoka were shown behind the wall as they soon got out. Ahsoka sliced the antenna off of Aurra's head as she had her arm under the bounty hunter's chin with both lightsabers aimed at her.
"Don't," warned Ahsoka to Boba as the was looking to help his mentor.
"Aurra. Aurra," said Bossk to his communicator as he hoped to contact his comrade but got no answer. "Bad news, boys. If I don't hear from her soon, I'm gone, and you're both fried." said the bounty hunter to the hostages.
"Let her go!" demanded Boba while still having the guns pointed at the Jedi Masters' heads.
"No chance," responded Ahsoka.
"They won't do it, Boba," said Aurra with a calm smile as she knew that both girls weren't going to kill her as it would violate their Jedi Code. "They're not like you."
"She's right. We're not murderers," stated Twilight.
"I'm not a murderer. But I want justice!" yelled out Boba as the boy was in pain both inside and outside.
"We are justice," assured Master Plo.
"Don't listen to them," stated Aurra.
"No one will be harmed if you come quietly," said Celestia to both parties.
"I can't let you die," said Boba to his mentor.
"You won't have to," smiled Aurra.
The bounty hunter then shifted her foot under the table as she made her boot have two darts come out. The bounty hunter was looking to fire them at the Jedi Masters to kill them. Boba saw this as his eyes peered under the table, and she gave a wink to the boy.
"Aurra!" shouted Boba as he fired the blasters at the girls who blocked them with their lightsabers.
That slight distraction allowed Aurra to make her move as she elbowed both of the girls as they backed off. They fell to their knees as Aurra had her boot fire the darts. Both Jedi Masters detected the danger as they slammed their fists on the edge of the table to make it tip over to their side as it acted as a shield and blocked the darts. Celestia used the Force to shove Boba to the floor and out of the way. Aurra spun quickly and fired her twin blasters at the girls who blocked all the shots in quick succession.
Master Plo made the table crash into Aurra as he then sliced her blaster off when she kicked the table away.
"It's over. Surrender." demanded Master Plo.
"Aurra, now!" shouted Boba.
The boy threw a small bomb as it rolled near their feet.
"Look out!" shouted Twilight as they all dolphin dived out of the way when the explosion went off.
"Boba, hurry," shouted Aurra as she got up and ran.
Boba got up and started to run when Master Plo got up and used the Force to bring the kid into his arms as he held him.
"Aurra, help! Help me!" shouted Boba to his mentor, hoping she would come back to assist him, but she didn't as she kept on running. "Don't leave me! No!"
Aurra ran through the door as Ahsoka and Twilight got up and chased after her. Celestia had gotten up and saw her student go after the bounty hunter. She then looked at Boba as she trusted the girls to capture Aurra as they still had to find where their allies were being held.
"The hostages, where are they?" asked Master Plo to the kid as he bent down to his level. The boy didn't say anything as he had a sad look on his face.
"Boba, if you do not tell us where those men are, they are going to die, innocent men," stated Celestia to the kid as he would have more of a guilty conscience if that were to happen.
"She left me," was all Boba said as he was alone again.
Aurra emerged from the place as she got out and ran. She knocked out some of Hondo's men as she got a speeder and zoomed away. The girls emerged through the doors as they saw Aurra and continued to chase after her. Nearby were Hondo and his men as they had seen what was happening. One of the pirates looked to shoot at the girls when Hondo put the weapon as he shook his head. He knew this wasn't his fight as he warned his men to stand down or avoid suffering repercussions. The girls each found a spare speeder as they got on and chased after the bounty hunter.
The doors opened once more as Celestia and Master Plo were shown walking with Boba. Even with Celestia using her motherly voice, Boba refused to tell the Jedi Masters what they wanted.
"He will not reveal the location of the hostages. We thought you might talk some sense into him," said Master Plo to Hondo.
"Tell the Jedi what he wants to know, Boba," stated Hondo as he was trying to persuade the boy to do the right thing.
"Why should I help anybody? I've got no one!" shouted Boba as he was hurting both on the inside and the outside.
"It is the honorable thing to do. It's what your father would have wanted," said Hondo as he knew Boba's father more than his own son. And he knew that while Jango may have been a bounty hunter, he had honor. Something that his son needed to learn.
The girls were zooming across the plains as they were hot on the tail of Aurra as she was looking to make her escape. They were riding through a narrow canyon as the pair had their sights set on their target. Ahsoka turned on her lightsaber as she pushed the throttle a bit to accelerate. She did a barrel roll over Aurra's head as she tried to swing at her but the bounty hunter ducked. She then bumped her speeder into the padawan's ride as it got Ahsoka to back off.
"Ahsoka, Twilight, she is trying to lead you both away from the hostages. Go to coordinates 1579," said Master Plo as he contacted the girls and informed them of the location of the hostages.
They all came to a split path as Aurra went to the left while the girls turned to the right and headed to where their allies were being held.
"Time's up," said Bossk to the hostages. He aimed his blaster at the two hostages as he looked to execute them.
Behind them were the girls as they fired the guns on the speeder. Bossk saw them and moved out of the way. The girls made their speeders come to a halt as they leaped out of them. They landed behind the hostages and used their lightsabers to slash at their binds to free them.
"Don't move!" said Admiral Kilian to Bossk who was on the floor and had his own blaster aimed at him.
Soon a sound was heard by all. Coming from on top of a ledge was Aurra as she made her speeder jump as it crashed into the other speeders the girls were on to create a small explosion that got them to be dropped to the floor. The girls recovered and saw the bounty hunter running as she boarded the ship. Just as she was taking off, Twilight and Ahsoka hopped onto one of the ship's wings. Aurra saw them as she made the ship lean to the side in an attempt to shake the girls off. They felt the shift as they lost their balance and were barely able to grab onto a part of the wing as it rocked back and forth.
The girls saw their opening as they flipped onto the wing and turned on their lightsabers. They slashed at the stabilizer of the wing they were standing on as the ship was now leaning to its other side due to the massive shift in balance. Aurra was trying to keep the ship steady when the girls were shown in the window in front of her. They each stabbed their lightsabers through the glass as Aurra moved her head out of the way. She then began to fire her blaster at the girls as they pierced through the glass and they had to block them. Soon the glass shattered from its many weak points as both girls had to backflip to avoid getting the shards into them.
They each safely landed from high up as they looked up.
"No! Come on!" shouted Aurra to the ship as all around, alarms were beeping.
From down below, everyone saw the ship as it was descending and going beyond the horizon. Soon an explosion was shown and one could deduce that the ship crashed. Smoke was shown in the distance as both girls had a disappointing and sorrowful look on their faces at the fate that awaited the bounty hunter.
The Jedi were now back on Coruscant. Their ship arrived as exiting it were tons of clones who were accompanying young Boba who was in handcuffs. Master Plo, Celestia, Twilight, and Ahsoka were also shown exiting the ship as waiting for them were their allies who had fully recovered from their wounds. Windu approached Boba as he bent down to look at the kid who tried to kill him on more than one occasion.
"I see now I've done terrible things, but you started it when you murdered my father. I'll never forgive you!" stated Boba as he still harbored hatred and anger for the Jedi Master for killing his only family.
"Hmm. Well, you're going to have to," said Windu to the kid as he stood back up. "Take him away."
The clones began to follow their orders as they took Boba and Bossk away as the Jedi looked on.
It was now later as Twilight was in her room. The princess was now finishing up her packing as she would be leaving soon to return to her home planet for a while to handle some business. The girl was frantic in her packing as soon the sound of banging was heard. She approached her door and pushed the button as standing there was her partner.
"How's the packing going?" asked Storm as he leaned against the doorway.
"Almost done," smiled Twilight. "I'm glad that I get to visit my home once again. But... I... I just wish it didn't have to be involved with royal business every time I go."
"But you're a princess," said Storm.
"Sometimes... I wish I wasn't," said Twilight as she turned and walked to her bed. She flopped onto it with her head buried into her pillow. "Why? Why out of all my bloodline, was I chosen to have Jedi powers? Why me? What makes me so special to have the Force give them to me?" said the girl with her voice muffled by the pillow.
Storm sighed as he entered the princess' quarters and sat on the edge of her bed. He looked at his partner as he looked to put his hand on her. He was hesitant at first as a thought ran through his head.
Jedi don't form attachments.
He then proceeded to carefully place his hand on Twilight's shoulder as which got the girl to lift her head and turn to look at her partner.
"It's okay, Twilight. I'm not gonna sit here and lie to you that I have the answer or spew out some shit like I know what's going on, because I don't. I don't know. But... maybe that's a good thing." said Storm.
"How so?" asked the girl to her partner.
"Well, if you don't know why you were chosen to be a Jedi? Maybe that's because you have to find the answer yourself. As Jedi, we seek to find the truth in things. Maybe you need to find the truth in why you were chosen to be a Jedi?" stated Storm.
"I guess," said Twilight as she now sat up and hugged her knees.
"Maybe, chin up. You're one of the smartest people I've ever met in my life. To be honest, I'm glad I have you as my partner. I... I don't think I would ask for anybody else." said Storm as he looked away while rubbing his neck nervously.
Twilight couldn't but be in awe at how touching Storm was being towards her.
"Thanks. Nice to know you care about my feelings," smiled Twilight with a hint of red.
"No, that's gross. I don't care. You're just annoying when you're sad, that's all!" said Storm as he quickly got up from Twilight's bed and addressed the girl to her face.
"I'm annoying. You should try talking to you one day, Storm!" countered Twilight.
"What's that supposed to mean, Sparky?!!" shouted the Jedi Knight.
"You are such a boy at times!" yelled Twilight as she got up and got in the face of her partner.
Both teens glared at one another as they had scowls. Soon they broke into laughter and retracted their heads as they let out some chuckles. They couldn't help but have fun with the small banter among themselves.
"Hey, Sparky? Your parents didn't say that you couldn't bring guests, right?"
"No, why?" asked Twilight to her partner.
Storm just simply smiled at the Jedi Princess.
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Ugh, here we go again.
Sometimes I wish both Celestia and Luna's master was still around so that he could tell them to keep themselves in check.
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Both sisters were trained by Master Yoda.
If I didn't know any better, I'd say Boba does care for the clones, even if he doesn't want to admit it.
Troll Celestia did it again.
Uh, dude, make sure you're not in an earshot of her.
Told ya.
Wow, I don't know if I should find this kinky, sexy or scary.
Did celestia have a daughter named sunset. Boba Jango Fett was not murdered he died in combat he had an honorable death. I wonder what Twilight suitors are going to look like I bet you some of themxare going to be middle-aged fat and ugly I also bet sending me Teenagers going to brag how's it going to be bedding Twilight
I thought exactly as Twilight did when she heard that noise on the wall. Jeez, Celestia can be such a tease!
Yeah, subtlety was never Anakin's strong suit.
I like how the bartender is calm when he first saw them.
Yeah, not so big on reunions either.
Wow, go Celestia.
That's the price of Bounty Hunters, the moral; "No honor among thieves".
Forgiveness is never easy. I should know.
Oh boy.
Nice job.
Full of tensions and truths, even a few funnies.
I know Storm will accompany them, but what are the chances that other individuals will come, like say some of the people Storm met, like Rainbow and the others.
Just wondering.
All and all, good job. Can't wait for more.
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nevermind.
Uh...
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Now... that's a secret. You'll have to find out next time.
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Yeah, so you know where they get it from. Which stands to reason why Luna is acting the way she is as well as Celestia about their students being close to each other.
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To quote Jar Jar...Okeday.
And that droid from Episode 2...okey okey.