Ghost Face

A mission well done!

"Nar Shaddaa it's pretty nice this time of the year, I mean this is one the few places in the galaxy where I can pick fights and don't get into trouble. Aaarghh I love this planet" A sudden blast interrupted his thoughts!
"Get down!" A voice said and everyone at the cantina started panicking and tried to leave as fast as they could.

"Damn it dude I just bought this jacket do you mind not shooting me while I'm weari –"another blast interrupted him while talking.

"You are going to pay for what you did to my ship you son of a Hutt"

"You call that piece of space junk a ship wow you are braver than I thought but Gordo I told you what I did to that thing was an accident"

"Firsts you scrap my ship and now you call it junk that's it you are a dead man Oren NoX" Gordo starts shooting the place where Oren took cover

"Great I can't talk this one out it seems. Urghhhh my big mouth got me in trouble again"

"Yeah, the fact that you blew Gordo's ship up has nothing to with your current state" a female voice said ironically.

"I'm really happy that you're enjoying this Tosha I really do but how about you help me get out of here before I get blasted"

"You are a dead" Gordo shouts and shoots him but barely misses.

"*gulp* Tosha any minute now would be good"

"I can't help you that Gordo guy shot down the cameras at the cantina so I can't see you, I can only hear you from the microphone. Why don't you use your blasters as well?"

"Well ….I…um … kind of.. lost them"

"YOU DID WHAT? Oren that's the 3rd time this month you lost a pair of blasters"

"Yeah….Sorry"

"Stop hiding Oren. Come out and let's fight like real men."

"Wait you are a man. I knew that for an Arconan you are ugly but still dude you have to let people know because they might mistake you for a she"

"Aaaaaarghhhhhhh that's it you crossed the line. If you don't come out and fight I just blow this place up! "

"Ummm Tosha you heard that?"

"Yeah I did but I can't help you if I cannot see a thing"

"Oh great"

"You two grab the bombs and place them there you place it there. Faster you idiots"

"You don't wanna do this Gordo, they will look for the guy that blew up this place!"

"As long as you die I don't care"

Oh great how did I ended up in here in the first place? I mean I didn't meant to overload his ships engine and make it explode, I only needed to distract them so I tried turn off the lights but I pressed the wrong button I guess. Wait…(he sees a little box in the floor that's seems to be salt from the cantina)

"Tosha what's the number one weakness of an Arconan?"

"Umm. I don't know?"

"Then this moment will be twice as badass"

Oren takes something from the ground, stands up and shouts to Gordo.

"Hey ugly ... there is no need to plant those bombs. I surrender"

"Afraid of the explosion? Hahaha!"

"No, but the guy who owns this cantina worked pretty hard for it. It would be a shame to bust it"

"You shouldn't worry about others, worry about what I'm going to do to you before I kill you"

"Yeah yeah I know that you're going to torture me but before that, can I give you something?"

"What?"

"A gift!"

"You won't get away with gifts!"

Oren smiles and says with confidence!
"Don't be so sure about it"
He quickly throws towards Gordo his gift and Gordo catches it!

"This… this is salt"

"Yeah, if I recall salt is addicting to Arcona am I wrong"
Gordo falls to the ground and starts swallowing the salt as fast as he could. He tries to control himself without success.

"Tosha you are really lucky to not be able to see something as gross as this"
"Just come at the HQ you idiot before his crew returns"

"On my way"
Oren is ready to leave. He goes next to Gordo and sees his blasters.

"Now it would be a shame to leave these two beauties with you so I'm taking them with me"

"You son of a.. son of….a Hutt I will find you again….again…i….i will .. kill you"

"Looking forward to it. So long Gordo"

10 minutes later at the HQ of the Republic Spy Network
Oren enters the building that is covered as a little cantina shop. He walks in to see some regular costumers and some new faces. He goes to the back of the shop and he lifts some boxes to find the secret switch. He presses it and a hatch opens leading him to the hidden HQ. Suddenly he sees a young girl with long dark hair with a thin physique and a little beyond the average height walking towards him angrily.
"You dumbass you could be killed by those smugglers"

"Nice to see you too Tosha. What's that? Am I ok? Why yes I am! You know showing some emotion when your friend returns from a mission is not that bad"
Tosha clearly frustrated punches him at stomach
"It is bad when that friends blows up a ship full of smuggled robot parts from the Empire, when the crew of the ship tried to kill him and of course when he fails his mission to bring back the chip that has the names of every Republic spy under cover!"

"Well, when you put it like that…."
Suddenly from a speaker a voice from an old man was heard
"Oren come to my office now!"
Oren, Tosha and everyone else hears that face and many seem to be afraid!

"I'm a dead man aren't I"

"Yeah…If I were you I wouldn't leave General Egroe waiting"
Oren becomes sweaty and afraid. He wasn't easily frightened but General Egroe was a scary, serious man that had fought many fights for the Republic and he always came through any mission or task given which shaped him into a really strong willed man that would do anything to help the Republic and he wouldn't accept defeat easily. That's all Oren knew about Egroe. The problem is that no one ever saw him at the base at all leaving a mystery regarding his appearance, that's why most of the people at the base were afraid of him.

"No need to keep the General waiting I guess hehe…..*gulp*"
It took 5 minutes to go to the General's office but for Oren it looked like an hour or so had passed. When he finally reached his door he hesitated. He wasn't afraid of what the General would say to him. Even though few admitted it he was the best spy the Republic had. What he was afraid of was the rumors about his appearance, that he had only one eye and the other one was smashed to pieces. Another was that his skin was melted off by Imperial tortures and the only thing that stayed was his bones and tissues. He reached his hand to open the door and once he'd done that he walked in and saw a man standing firm. He had short white hair, he was muscled, he had a gray beard and an opposing figure. Although he was young about 35 – 36 the many battles wore him out and made him look like 48.
"Are you Oren NoX?" he asked!
"Y-Yeah…I-I mean yes sir" Oren replied with a trembling voice!
"Please take a sit. We have mush to discuss"
"Yes, sir" Oren replied instantly.
He grabbed the chair next to him and he sat down. The general stayed was standing up with his back turned on Oren.
"Do you know why I called you here?"
"Because of the ship I blew up one dock 68?"
"No I asked you to come here to see the young spy that despite his age managed to do all those great things in his life"
Oren was took by surprise. Yes he was good at his job but he would never expect that to be the subject of the conversation.
"What do you mean sir?"
The General turned around allowing Oren to see his face. The rumors were not true his face wasn't badly hurt it was just old.
"How old are you kid?"
"18 Sir!"
"And you have been working with the Republic about 6 years am I right?"

"Yes, sir"
I've read your file son you are really good at making people trust you. Aldeeran, Tatoine, Taris and many more planets always completing your mission no matter what trouble you got into. Before I call you in you were on another mission am I right?"
"Yes sir"
"What was the mission?"
"Retrieving a chip with classified info. The names of every Republic spy out there."
" Was it a success?"
Oren opens his mouth and puts his hand under his tongue drawing out a little thing. It was the chip. He places it at the desk of the General
"Impressive, impressive indeed. Who had it?"
"A bounty hunter named Hakor Mort. He stole it and managed to get into the smuggled droid parts that Gordo brought from the Imperial capital"
"You blew up his ship I hear!"
"It was an accident. I – I didn't mea-"
"Son I don't care what happened to the ship of that scumbag not one bit. What I do care about is your abilities, your talent!"
"I' m honored sir"
"This is why I need you. A mission only you can pull off!"
"A mission only I can pull off?" Oren asked with curiosity.
The General walked around his desk and explained while taking a serious look.
"Six months from now a competition will take place at the planet Hutta. A competition to decide the best bounty hunter in the whole galaxy."
"Wow that seems serious!" Oren said in a try to lighten up the mood
"We have information that a powerful Sith Lord will be there to watch over these trials!" The General suddenly stops walking he turns around and come close to the face of Oren and says to him.
"We need someone to infiltrate the bounty hunters come close to that Sith Lord and when he finds an opening kill him"
Oren hesitated but gathered his shelf and asked.
"You want me to go there? Am I right?"
The general smiled.
"Yes. You are the perfect candidate for this mission Oren. Will, guts, cunning you have everything we need to pull this through. Besides you are nobody. Just what we need!"
Oren was clearly angry about what the General said but he didn't speak he allowed the General to continue.
"Your name is just something you made up to call you am I right?"
"Yes sir" Oren responded fast.
"You have no family. You have no ties here. You are alone just what this mission needs. Somebody that won't be traced back in the Republic even if his cover is blown off."
Oren was starting to show just how angry he felt by looking angrily the General.
"Oh..I'm sorry did I insulted you?"
"What gave you that impression?" Said Oren ironically!
"Good, so what do you say? Will you help the Republic to take care of that Sith Lord or not? I mean for a ghost like you this should be easy!"
Oren knew that the General tried to trick him into accepting but he didn't want to go not because he was afraid. He didn't want to leave and risk his life because he knew Tosha would tear him apart once she learned about the mission.
"Well, when you put it like that I can't refuse General. Who is the sith that you want me to well…..you know."
"Good" Said the General clearly pleased by the answer of Oren.
"His name is Darth Pravus. Son of the current Emperor."
Oren was shocked. He didn't believe his ears.
"Sir with all due respect but, this is a suicide mission I mean even if I could reach Darth Pravus he would realize my intent to kill him. He is one the strongest force users known and if I managed that task the Emperor would bring destruction upon the Republic"
"So you are afraid?"
"You ask for the impossible. Why don't we let the Jedis handle this?"
"The jedis? After the death of Luke Skywalker the Jedi council was left into chaos. 45 years later and they still try to unite. We can't trust them, not yet at least. This is why we have to do this on our own. You have until the end of this week to decide what you are going to do. Now leave."
"Yes sir" Oren stood up saluted him and slowly headed to the exit. Everything that the General said about the Jedi was true. They were still disorganized, chaotic. They couldn't handle something as big as this. But then again could he do it? Was he up to the challenge? He reached the exit. Before he leave he looked back to see the General. He was at his original place facing the big window behind him watching Nar Shaddaa. Oren took a big breath and left the office he headed directly to his place without saying goodbye to Tosha or anyone else he knew in the building. 10 minutes later he reached his apartment. He walked in and went to his bed without much time to waste. He lied down and looked himself at the mirror on the ceiling. His black hair was full with sweat his body too. He wasn't really thin but he wasn't fat too. He was tall though taller than Tosha actually. At one point he breaks his silence and mumbles to himself.
"Maybe I should do it. I mean if we have a chance like this we should seize it. Even if I die noone will miss me. Except Tosha. I've made her go through so much in all those mission so it would be better for her not to know what I'm going to do."
Oren closed his eyes and thought everything that the General said about him.
"That old hutt was right about me though. About my name. I don't have a name. I never had. I just wanted to be normal so I gave myself one. Damn what time is it?"
He looks at the clock next to his bed and sees that it's already 11:48
He was already tired from the mission he had this morning so he decided to sleep. He wasn't sure about accepting the mission though, he had his doubts but he was too tired to think any of this now. He quickly closed his eyes and slept.