Han, Crystal, and Chewie knew that this job wouldn't be easy, but the risk was worth it; a whole 5,000 paid immediately if they got this past the Empire. They saw only a few other ships and thought this would be the easiest job yet. But they were horribly wrong. The Empire wasn't the only thing to worry about. Other smugglers wanted them out of the picture so they would get more attention from Jabba, who favored Han.
"We need to stop and recharge," Han stated, "if we don't, we won't reach Tatooine."
[We can make it if we go this route.] Chewbacca roared.
"That route has more Empire ships," Han told him, "if we go that way we'll be caught, you walking carpet!"
The trio made their way to a nearby station in the Outer Rim and started charging the ship. Han and Chewie left the ship to restock supplies while they were there and Crystal was left there on her own to maintain the ship as usual. She heard footsteps enter the ship and went to greet her companions, only it wasn't her friends. Instead, she was met by a rival bounty hunter, Aribal Huncer, one of their biggest rivals. He was carrying a kind of blaster that not even the Empire would use because it was too inhumane, a Portable Death Ray. He pointed it at her.
"What do you think you're doing," He smirked, "where's Han Solo?"
"He's…well," She stammered, backing down the hallway towards the main cabin, "uh...um."
"Too late for you," He said, but before he could fire, she pulled out her pistol and shot.
He fell to the ground, dead. Oh my god! I killed him! She panicked in her thoughts and dropped the gun, I've…I've never actually killed anyone…even for Stormtroopers I have my gun on stun mode… She saw Han and Chewie returning from her place in the cabin. I need some space…to think. She went to the place she always went when she needed to think, the secret compartment under her bunk.
"Crystal!" Han shouted, "Where are you?"
He walked into the main cabin and saw the body of Aribal, with a single gunshot in his chest. And he noticed the gun the smuggler was holding. He came up with a horrible conclusion; Crystal had been shot by this guy at the same time she shot him. He killed her and she was vaporized, all that was left was her gun. Han dropped the cargo of their ship right there.
[Han, I understand you're upset, but Jabba is going to be so angry.] Chewbacca roared softly.
"I don't care about Jabba," He snorted, "we're leaving now! We'll tell him that the Empire caught us."
He flew as fast as he could, straight to Tatooine, to Jabba's Palace, to tell him about the "Empire catching them". Jabba didn't buy it, but Han didn't care, all he wanted was to go to the Mos Eisley Cantina and get a few drinks.
Sorry about the short chapters, I haven't really had time to write a lot, due to unforeseen circumstances. But I wanted to get this out there because I promised a chapter a few weeks ago and I didn't get it out. I'll try as much as I can to update my stories, but while you're waiting you can check out my other stories if you want.