Pretty in Pink
AU. What would have happened if, during the period between TPM and AOTC, Jango Fett was given a job to kill a Jedi Padawan with bright pink hair? Well, this is the story that never was. May contain sexual content later on.
Never written about Jango Fett before but thought this would be a fun idea.
Jango had no idea why he was being sent to kill this Jedi. She didn't sound very important and also didn't seem like much of a threat to anyone but he had been sent to kill her anyway.
Jango Fett, a Mandalorian raised Bounty hunter from the world Concord Dawn, was currently on his way to hunt down and kill a Jedi Padawan by the name of Aprera Estia. He hadn't been told what she actually looked like only that she would be very easy to distinguish and that also she'd be alone on the world Illum.
His contact had told him that she was on the icy world of Illum to build her new lightsaber and that, because she had to do this on her own, she would be completely alone.
The only reason the Mandalorian mercenary was going on this chase was because he was bored. He wanted something new and exciting in his life and being stuck on a peaceful world that no one even knew existed was most definitely not exciting.
So he was on his way to Illum now, in his ship Slave 1: a modified Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft. It wouldn't be long now before he pulled out of hyperspace and...
Beep, beep.
Well. Maybe it would be now that he'd be coming out of hyperspace. Well, time to kill this Jedi.
Aprera sat, freezing her behind of in the cold crystal caves on the planet Illum. She had been here a very long time, or at least she believed she'd been here a long time: but it was hard to tell when there was no way of knowing the time.
Her Master had told her to come here, alone as all Jedi do, to build her new lightsaber. She hadn't wanted to come to Illum because she had said that she'd wanted a pink crystal for her lightsaber and not one of the ones that grew here on Illum.
However, her Master had made her come here anyway assuring her young Padawan that she would get a lightsaber that would be, most definitely hers and hers alone.
Aprera took a deep breath and sighed, as she continued to use the Force to build her saber. She was nearly done and now, all she needed was a crystal. This was what she had been dreading but instead of giving up, she reached out into the wonders of the Force and tried to 'feel' a connection with a crystal.
She was shocked to find one almost instantly. It was as if it were calling out to her, summoning her to use it in her saber. Seeing no other alternative she pulled the crystal to her and began to place the crystal into the saber using the Force.
It didn't take long from her to finish the lightsaber but she would have to wait to see if it actually felt as if it was hers. Opening her eyes, she revealed the wondrous imagery of thousands of crystals, all reflecting and refracting light in every direction and painting the entire cave in strange colours.
She raised her eyes and saw the weapon floating in front of her. Without hesitation she grabbed the saber and jumped to her feet. It was only after a moment that she realised how weak her legs felt after all the time she'd spent sat down and she was forced to steady herself on the wall of the cave.
After recovering she gazed down at the hilt and pressed the activation switch on the golden hilt. It sprang to life and she stood and stared in shock.
The blade was pink. It was the pink she'd always wished her blade to be but this wasn't possible. It couldn't be possible, could it? Illum's caves were only supposed to grow green and blue coloured crystals. The twenty four year old would have loved to find out but was stopped when she heard a noise coming from outside.
It was quiet but it gradually grew louder and louder until it stopped. She realised quickly that it must be a ship of some kind but whether or not it was friendly or not, she didn't particularly want to find out.
It was then that she realised that only Jedi had the coordinates for this place and that it must be only another Padawan coming to build their saber. But as she found out, this wasn't correct.
"I don't know what you've done, but somebody wants your head". She span around quickly towards the voice's source.
Jango stood, clad in his sleek, silver Mandalorian armour staring at this Padawan. He could tell from the Jedi's body that it was female and considering she was the only person the sensors on his ship had detected on this planet, he assumed that she was Aprera Estia.
She didn't look very threatening, standing at most at 5 feet 2 inches tall and a petit body but he hadn't and couldn't see her face. It was obscured by the hood from her light brown Jedi Robe.
Deciding he wanted to get down to the fighting he pulled out one of this blaster pistols. The woman stood completely still but as he raised the pistol she quickly ignited her pink bladed lightsaber.
He took a few shots and she deflected all of them. He decided to shoot faster and faster but still she continued to dance and deflect all of the bolts of energy. Jango watched as she danced around and he had to admit that it looked almost beautiful. Not that he'd ever admit that to anyone.
Getting irritated from this he pulled out his second blade and repeatedly fired upon the woman.
He finally made his break through when he shot two shots close together, one low at her legs and the other high, aimed near her heart. The one near her heart struck and she fell backwards against the wall of the cave. The saber went slack in her hand and Jango could see that her breathing had quickened dramatically.
He was, however, quite shocked. Most people would have usually been dead from a shot like that but she was still standing. She even managed to push away from the cave and raise her blade again in challenge.
Jango took aim and fired again, but she somehow managed to lift the blade and deflect the bolt, and then another, and another. On the forth shot she let one hit her chest again but on her right side.
The Padawan fell back against the cave wall once again and dropped her weapon. Once again the mercenary was shocked to see her still standing. She must have been in great pain but yet she was still unwilling to give up.
Taking a moment to gain her breath, or as little as she could, she reached for her saber again and pulled it to her with the Force. She ignited the blade once again and held it protectively in front of her.
Jango had to admit that he was very impressed with this girl. She had probably been stuck on this cold world for days, perhaps weeks, and yet she had still put up a fight after she'd been shot twice.
Almost regretting killing a worthy advisory Jango raised his blaster one more time and fired at her legs. She couldn't deflect the shot and fell to the floor in a heap. The Mandalorian walked slowly over to her as she rolled over onto her back. He still hadn't seen her face and he wanted to see the woman who'd fought so well against him, and who'd die with honour.
He knelt down beside her, looking over her form. She had two red patches on her robes where she's been shot and from the amount of the red licked he could see, Jango assumed that she would definitely die without medical care.
Moving up to her face he slowly pushed away the hood that had stayed up somehow during the battle and stared in complete astonishment at what he saw.
The Jedi had a completely flawless face with beautiful pale skin and a very feminine face but it was her hair, her bright pink hair, which shocked the Mandalorian the most. She was most definitely the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen and he found he couldn't pull himself away from her. He found himself staring into her eyes through his visor, which he noticed where also the beautiful pink colour.
He found himself longing to know her, the first time he'd ever wanted to know someone and as she stared back, he realised that she was staring back with just as much intensity. Just as the woman passed from consciousness Jango made his decision and took picked up the Jedi and took her back to his ship.
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