Bonjour, to you all! This story is just a thought I had while crying my eyes out over the death of Jango Fett. (I cried even harder when Zam died. Yeah, yeah. I'm a sap. Hehe.) Anywho, it's just a "What If" kind of story. I hope you all like it.
Disclaimer: You know who owns Star Wars and all the creatures within. It's Obi-Wan aka George Lucas.
It happened so quickly. First he was fighting like the valiant warrior everyone knew and the next. His body was just laying there in the coarse, palluting sand of Geonosis. Young Boba couldn't even begin to peel his eyes from the body of his father. Slowly, so as not to lose control of his emotions, Boba knelt down and lovingly held his father's helmet against his forehead.
"I -will- become the best bounty hunter this galaxies ever seen. I promise you, Dad." A wracking tremble ripped over Boba and he couldn't stop the cry that poured forth from his parched lips. Tears not common to the small boy spilled from his deep chocolate eyes as realisation hit him that he was now an orphan.
Approaching footsteps broke the mourning Boba was in and he instinctively lunged for his father's blaster. Spinning to his feet, the little hunter held the gun in a firm grip at the shadow heading determindly toward him. "Stop or I'll shoot!" The hoarse and cracking voice he spoke was unrecognizable, but held enough conviction to make any man realize he spoke truth.
"I'm not going to hurt you, Boba." That voice. So soft and melodic. It sounded almost like....
"Zam?!?!" The lithe clawdite woman strutted forth from the shadow's of the rocky hall and into the blazing sunlight. She was so stunning in that instant that Boba's stomach did a flip. "But you're....." Curses! He was having trouble comprehending all this. He had heard his father speaking with Taun We about Zam's death. He'd heard it!
Zam bent to one knee before the trembling child and lightly slipped the blaster from his grip, placing it beside her. "Boba.." She whispered softly as she brought a gloved hand to stroke the glistening tears from his tanned features. "Everything is going to be alright. You're father and Taun We found a way to restore my living cells and brought me back.....for this very reason. You're father wanted me to watch over you in case something happened to you."
Well, that did make sense in some ways to Boba. And right now he knew he needed someone more than anything in this world. Someone who was just as close to his father as he was. "Zam, what are we going to do?" There was no whining to his question, but the harsh plea of a child. One who was left in the dark to fear the non-existent creatures in his closet.
"I am going to make sure that what happened to your father does not happen to you." The beautiful hunter stood and placed a soft hand on Boba's shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze. "Come, we must get to Kamino before they come for you. One rule your father forgot to teach you is never to stay in one place for very long."
Nodding his curly head, Boba glanced one more time to his father's headless body before walking beside Zam toward his new destiny. But it was better to not have to face it alone.
Ok, end Chapter 1. Yay for me!! If you guys want Chapter 2 PLEASE R&R. It is immensely appreciated. Have a good day, everyone! ^_^
Disclaimer: You know who owns Star Wars and all the creatures within. It's Obi-Wan aka George Lucas.
It happened so quickly. First he was fighting like the valiant warrior everyone knew and the next. His body was just laying there in the coarse, palluting sand of Geonosis. Young Boba couldn't even begin to peel his eyes from the body of his father. Slowly, so as not to lose control of his emotions, Boba knelt down and lovingly held his father's helmet against his forehead.
"I -will- become the best bounty hunter this galaxies ever seen. I promise you, Dad." A wracking tremble ripped over Boba and he couldn't stop the cry that poured forth from his parched lips. Tears not common to the small boy spilled from his deep chocolate eyes as realisation hit him that he was now an orphan.
Approaching footsteps broke the mourning Boba was in and he instinctively lunged for his father's blaster. Spinning to his feet, the little hunter held the gun in a firm grip at the shadow heading determindly toward him. "Stop or I'll shoot!" The hoarse and cracking voice he spoke was unrecognizable, but held enough conviction to make any man realize he spoke truth.
"I'm not going to hurt you, Boba." That voice. So soft and melodic. It sounded almost like....
"Zam?!?!" The lithe clawdite woman strutted forth from the shadow's of the rocky hall and into the blazing sunlight. She was so stunning in that instant that Boba's stomach did a flip. "But you're....." Curses! He was having trouble comprehending all this. He had heard his father speaking with Taun We about Zam's death. He'd heard it!
Zam bent to one knee before the trembling child and lightly slipped the blaster from his grip, placing it beside her. "Boba.." She whispered softly as she brought a gloved hand to stroke the glistening tears from his tanned features. "Everything is going to be alright. You're father and Taun We found a way to restore my living cells and brought me back.....for this very reason. You're father wanted me to watch over you in case something happened to you."
Well, that did make sense in some ways to Boba. And right now he knew he needed someone more than anything in this world. Someone who was just as close to his father as he was. "Zam, what are we going to do?" There was no whining to his question, but the harsh plea of a child. One who was left in the dark to fear the non-existent creatures in his closet.
"I am going to make sure that what happened to your father does not happen to you." The beautiful hunter stood and placed a soft hand on Boba's shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze. "Come, we must get to Kamino before they come for you. One rule your father forgot to teach you is never to stay in one place for very long."
Nodding his curly head, Boba glanced one more time to his father's headless body before walking beside Zam toward his new destiny. But it was better to not have to face it alone.
Ok, end Chapter 1. Yay for me!! If you guys want Chapter 2 PLEASE R&R. It is immensely appreciated. Have a good day, everyone! ^_^