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A half hour later Obi-Wan pulled up outside of Jaba's palace. He hopped off the bike and pressed the button on the key and a blue shield sprang to life around the bike. Obi-Wan walked in and was escorted to the throne room. "What do you want?" Jaba's assistant asked.
"Mighty Jaba, I am an ex-JedI looking for work as a bounty hunter. I would like to work for you. I can grantee you quick captures." Obi-Wan said in his deep scary voice.
Jaba said some gibberish, and the assistant translated it. "The Mighty Jaba said that you talk a big game for a new comer. How do we know you speak the truth?"
"Well for starters, I Have a lightsaber." Obi-Wan said igniting the new saber he found in the box. "I also am willing to take on your worst contract to prove to you that I'm not all talk." Obi-Wan said.
Again Jaba said some gibberish, "The Mighty Jaba agrees, you will bring in the head of a spice running gang. His name is Dengna, Jaba told him to stop running spice out of his ports and he keeps doing it. Now Jaba wants him dead or alive."
"Price?" Obi-Wan asked. He had no sympathy for spice runners.
"5,000 dead, and 7,500 alive." Jaba's assistant said.
"What of his crew?" Obi-Wan asked.
"200 per head, and 250 alive.
"It will be done." Obi-Wan said before bowing out and jumping on his new bike.
Obi-Wan traveled back to Mos Espa, to the heart of the city. He knew that if the guy was a spice runner then there was only one place for him to hide. He pulled into the parking lot outside of a strip club called the Spice Box, and walked passed the bouncer with a mind trick. Walking in to the club he saw the layout hadn't changed much since he had been here last. There was a bar off to one side and two stages on the other. There where two young naked Twi'lek girls grinding on polls, and six more walking around the tables serving drinks topless. Obi-Wan pulled off his mask and took a seat at the bar. "I'll have an Alderaan brandy and blue milk." He said to the bartender, dropping ten credits on the bar. The bar tender handed him the drink. "Thanks. Hey I'm looking to run some spice through a port here on Mos Espa and I was told that Dengna was the man to talk to. Do you know if he's around?" Obi-Wan asked with a smirk.
"Hey I don't want no trouble mister, I just serve the drinks." The young human kid behind the bar said.
"No, I know. I used to tend bar at one time. I know how it is," Obi-Wan said dropping fifty credits on the bar. The kid pocketed the money and pointed to a big trandoshan. "Thank you kid." Obi-Wan said. Before pulling on his mask and standing up. Obi-Wan pulled his lightsaber and made a loud whistling sound. "I am here to bring in Dengna the spice runner. If you are not him, or not a part of his gang leave now." there was a mass panic as all but Dengna and ten other Trandoshans left. When the club was empty Dengna stood up.
"You must be new. Jaba hasn't sent a JedI before." Dengna said with a laugh.
"I am new, you're my first job." Obi-Wan said.
"Pity it will be your last, Kill him." Dengna said and three trandshans pulled out blasters, before they could get off a shot Obi-Wan tossed his lightsaber and used the force to cut off their hands.
"Now are you going to come Quietly?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Kill Him!" Dengna screamed, and the other seven transhans pulled blasters, and shot at him. But Obi-Wan just stood there calmly blocking, and reflecting the blaster blots back into the hands of their senders. With in seconds the shooting stopped, and all of Dengna's gang lay on the floor holding their hands. Dengna just stood there in shock, but the shock wore off quick and he reached for his blaster off the table. Obi-Wan took two steps and using a chair he leapt across the room and took off Dengna's hand at the wrist. Five minutes after he announced himself Obi-Wan stood in the middle of a pile of bodies on the floor. Shutting down his lightsaber Obi-Wan pulled out the roll of gaffers tape and bound all of their arms, not their hands behind their backs. He made this distinction because all of them were missing a hand. He then pulled out a com, and called Mirac.
"Yes Hunter? How can I help you?"
"Do you have a big transport?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Yeah, I have a big transport I use to move bikes, why?" Mirac asked.
"Well bring it to the Spice Box. I have eleven prisoners to transport to Jaba's place." Obi-Wan said.
"Wow you move fast! I'll be there in a few."
Obi-Wan searched all of the guys. He plied up the blasters and other mucilaginous weapons on the floor. And he piled other stuff from their pockets on the table Dengna was sitting at. All together they had about five hundred Republic credits and two thousand in cash. Obi-Wan pocketed that and waited for Mirac to show up.
Mirac walked in to find Obi-Wan sitting next to a pile of transhans. "I have the transport outside." Mirac said.
"Thanks, how much can you get for a good blaster?" Obi-Wan asked pointing to the pile of blasters on the floor.
"Not much, seeing as there are more blaster on this planet then water." Mirac said.
"Well sell them anyway, and also see what these go to." Obi-Wan told Mirac tossing him a handful of keys.
"Will do Hunter." Mirac said, "Anything else?"
"Yes now that I think about it ask around the salvage yards for a hyperdrive unit for a J-Type 327 Nubian. It's the part I need." Obi-Wan said as he floated five of the transhans out the door.
Two hours later Obi-Wan stood before Jaba. "Mighty Jaba I have delivered the goods." Obi-Wan said pointing to the eleven guys tied up standing next to him.
Jaba made a laughing sound and a hand gesture. "The Mighty Jaba is very pleased with your work Master JedI." The assistant said handing Obi-Wan a big brick of cash.
"What's the next contract you have for me?" Obi-Wan asked.
"The next contract is for a slave trader. His name is Elo Hssa. He traffics Twi'lek girls, he dose not respect the code of Jaba's slave trade. He has also proven to be hard to find. He hides well when he's on world. Jaba wants him Dead, but he will except him live." The assistant said.
"Price?"
"2,000 dead, or alive. Pulse you can take whatever merchandise he has." Jaba's assistant said with a lecherous grin. "We will even buy his stock from you for a fair price."
"It will be done."
"Take your time. We don't expect this job to be as easy as the last one." The assistant said.
Obi-Wan drove down to the docks and let the Force take him to the site of the most suffering. Obi-Wan knew that if you were trying to find younglings in trouble, you just have to look for fear in the force. His trip took him to the worse part of the docks. He knew he was getting close to finding this scumbag when he was propositioned by three different young girls. He stopped in front of the a brand new HWK-290, the ship was black with red war strips down the sides. Obi-Wan reached out with the Force and felt the suffering of a dozen Twi'lek girls and… yes one of them was Force sensitive. Obi-Wan smiled. He had always liked Hwk-290's. He approached the crew member sitting outside the ship. When the Human fat man saw him he jumped out of his seat. "can I help you with something?" the guy asked in what he guessed the guy thought was a tough way. Obi-Wan was just trying to keep himself from laughing.
"Yes, I'm looking for Elo Hssa, is he around?" Obi-Wan asked with an air of calm.
"Um… no he's not. Why, what's it to you?" the guy asked.
"Well you see, I just need you to sleep." Obi-Wan said waving his hand in front of the guys face. The fat man looked at him confused for a second before his eyes rolled back in his head and he fell back into his chair. Obi-Wan pulled out his roll of gaffers tape, "Your lucky that chair was there or you might have broken a few bones." Obi-Wan said as he taped the guys hands behind his back. Obi-Wan walked up to the ramp and knocked on it. He stepped out of the way when the ramp came down and when a short skinny human in fine robes looked out Obi-Wan Force pulled him out of the ship and towards him. Obi-Wan grabbed the front of the guys robes and lifted him off the ground. "Are you Elo Hssa?" Obi-Wan demanded in a deep voice.
"Nnnoooo." The guy stuttered out.
Obi-Wan pulled his lightsaber with his left hand, and held the blue blade close to the man throat, "Are you lying to me? Because if you are it will make me… displeased." Obi-Wan said and the guy pissed himself.
"I am Repmu Hssa, I'm Elo's brother." The guy said shaking.
"Is Elo home?" Obi-Wan asked like he was talking to a small child.
"No he went to a bar in town to see if he could find buyers." Repmu said.
"Do you know which one?" Obi-Wan asked.
"I think he said something about Milk Made, or something like that. Please don't kill me." Repmu begged.
"I'm not going to kill you. Even though you deserve it. No I'm taking you and your fat friend over there to a slaver. Let see how you fare as one of your products." Obi-Wan said before putting the man to sleep. Obi-Wan taped his hands up and floated the two slavers on to the ship and shut the ramp. It took Obi-Wan less then a minute to find the slave girls. They were held in a shipping container in the cargo hold. Obi-Wan cut the lock off the big metal box and opened the door. Inside was twelve half naked Twi'lek girls ranging from age's six to sixteen. When they saw Obi-Wan they all cowered in fear. Obi-Wan remembered how he looked and took of his mask. "I'm not going to hurt you. I'm a JedI, and I'm here for the man that took you. Why don't you girls come out of there?" Obi-Wan said with a soft reassuring smile. Holding out his hand to them. The oldest of the girls, a beautiful blue skinned Twi'lek stepped forwards, and took Obi-Wan-Wan's hand. "Hello, what's your name young one?" Obi-Wan asked softly.
"Naraw'aven, or Narawa sir." she said still scared.
Obi-Wan looked around the cargo hold and found a roll of bantha wool cloth. Obi-Wan unrolled some and cut it with his saber. He wrapped it around the freighted little girl, and She smiled up at him, "Thank you Master JedI." She said softly.
"You are very welcome, now help me cut more blankets for the rest of the girls." Obi-Wan said with a smile. In short order Obi-Wan had them wrapped in blankets and drinking hot tea in the crew compartment. "Now in a little while the man who took you will be back and I can arrest him and take him in. The question we have to answer is what to do with you girls. Do you want to go back to your home world?" Obi-Wan asked. And saw the girls look frightened.
"Master JedI we were sold to the slaver and if we go back home we will not be welcome." Narawa said, and the other girls nodded.
"Well I can tell at lest one of you is force sensitive," he said looking at Narawa, "I can take you back to the JedI temple with me if you want. maybe they can find a place for you?" Obi-Wan asked.
"That would be nice Master JedI." The Narawa said for the group.
"Good, so we have a plan, but you don't have to call me Master JedI. I think just Obi-Wan will do.." He held up a hand, and put on his mask. He walked into the hallway separating the galley from the crew cabins. Obi-Wan took up a position by the doorway and waited. When he saw a blaster come through the doorway he activated his lightsaber and cut off the hand. Coming around the doorway he held the human male on the floor with the tip of his bale at his neck. "Elo Hssa I presume?" He asked with a smirk.
"Yes! What are you doing on my ship?" Elo asked holding his hand.
"I am to bring you to Jaba. Dead or alive. It seams you have made an enemy with the wrong Hutt." Obi-Wan said.
"Screw you bounty hunter scum!" Elo yelled.
"Now there's no reason to be rude." Obi-Wan said, "Sleep" Obi-Wan commanded. Obi-Wan shut off his saber. "Narawa? Can you bring me my black bag please?" He called out. The blue girl came running with the bag in question. "Thank you, but there is no need to rush." He said with his charming smile. He pulled out the tape and bound and gagged Elo. "Now I need to take this man in. I will put the other two slavers in the cargo container and bring you girls something better to wear then just blankets. How does that sound?" Obi-Wan asked as he dropped Elo by the ramp and floated the other two in to the container.
"That would be nice Master Obi-Wan." Narawa said.
"Okay I will be back in a few hours, don't let anyone in and if you need to get in contact with me this is my com frequency." Obi-Wan said as he programmed it in to the console. "Okay?" Obi-wan asked and he got a nod form Narawa. "I'm also putting you in charge of keeping everyone warm and feed while I'm gone." He said tapping the blue girl on the tip of her nose making her smile. Obi-Wan dumped Elo on the back of his bike and tided him down with rope. He set off for Jaba's Palace and when he got there every one was surprised to see him. He dropped Elo down in front of Jaba and the Hutt's eyes got huge. Jaba said his normal gibberish and the assistant said, "The Mighty Jaba is truly impressed with your efficiency. You have broken the one day body toll with this capture. Jaba's is very pleased indeed."
"Well I am glad that I have pleased the mighty Jaba, but if I can just collect the bounty I can get some sleep." Obi-Wan said.
"But of course, here is the 2,000 for the bounty and I wanted to know if you wanted to sell the slaves." The assistant asked.
"No thank you. I have other things in mind for the slave girls." Obi-Wan said, keeping his answer vague.
"Very good. If you every need work you come to the Mighty Jaba and he will be happy to supply you with contracts." The assistant said. Obi-Wan bowed and walked out.
Obi-Wan hopped on his bike and headed back to Mirac shop to see what the biker had scrounged up. He parked out front and saw the shop was closed. He walked up to the door and knocked. A shop assistant answered. "Hey cant you read? The sign says closed!" the last bit was said in shock because the young boy finally got a good look at his face. The boy Quickly added "Sir." To the end of his sentence.
"I have business with your boss boy, tell him the Hunter is here." Obi-Wan said in his most sinister impression of the emperor he could do. The Boy nodded and ran off.
Mirac came out of the back of the shop laughing. "It's not nice to scare little children."
"Well maybe next time he will be less rude to guests." Obi-Wan said. They walked into the back room and Obi-Wan asked for the take.
"Well it's like I said the blaster netted less then a 1,000, but the jewelry, and knives pulled in 2,000 at the junk shops. The good news is that the two speeder bikes and the two speeders they had in the parking lot sold for a lot. I was able to get 25,000. But there ship is what got me excited. They had a modified YT-1300. I found a buyer for it really fast. Some other spice runners by the looks of them, but they paid well for it, I got them all the way up to 35,000 for it so in one day we made, 58,000. That's pretty good if I do say so my self. So what other stuff did you find today? Did you get another ship?" Mirac said showing Obi-Wan the stacks of cash.
"I did but I have to keep it." Obi-Wan said.
"But I thought you had a Nubian ship?" Mirac asked.
"I don't, but the person I work for does, and we need the part to fix that ship. I can't sell the one a found today because it's home to a dozen slave girls I rescued from a bunch of slavers. I'm going to need the second ship to transport them back to the core with me. Plus it's a HWK-290, I love those ships and I always wanted one." Obi-Wan said with a shrug.
"Are you nuts? A HWK-290? Those things are worth like 100,000." Mirac said in shock.
"I said no, I know this changes the deal a bit, but how about I kick your share of the profits up to 40 Percent?" Obi-Wan asked.
"well I guess, it's just that you have a gold mine there, and your not selling it." Mirac.
"I said No, I always loved the look of the HWK-290 and now I have one." Obi-Wan said.
"Well as long as your happy. Oh I got the estimate for the parts you asked for. Do you have any idea how much Nubian parts cost? It's ridicules, the best price I could get you was a shop called Watto's. A new hyperdrive for 25,000. Which is more then a full ship. I could get you a nice CEC YT-1200 converted into a luxury yacht. I know the guy selling it." Mirac said.
"I can't do it. Just tell Watto I'll take the hyperdrive unit then I can get off this planet." Obi-Wan said.
"I can do that. You know your going to have a good amount of scratch left over. If your going to be here the day after tomorrow you might want to put money on the pod races. It's the biggest race of the year." Mirac said, and Obi-Wan had the feeling he was forgetting something. As if to answer his thoughts the Force communicated to him.
/You are forgetting to free your padawan./
/Do I have to? He is such a pain in the ass. That kid ruined my life. I was happy before I met him you know?/ Obi-Wan asked the Force.
/He is important to history. Even if you stop the Clone Wars he will bring about change in the order. He is a turning point. He must be trained in the ways of the JedI. he will help to usher in a new era of change./
/Fine! But I will not train him, I will not fight him if he turns, and I refuse to watch his boring kids!/
"I also want his two slaves. The mother and son. I will pay him the 15,000 I have left over for the two of them. I have to go now, but set it up for tomorrow, and I will be there to collect the merchandise." Obi-Wan said.
"Um… okay. I am inclined to ask why you want the two of them, but I have a healthy respect for you, and I really don't want to know." Mirac said.
"Right, see you tomorrow Mirac." Obi-Wan said.
Obi-Wan walked out to the bike and looked around the shopping district. It was getting late and most of the shops were closed. Obi-Wan saw a clothing shop was still open. He hopped on his bike and drove up to the shop. He walked in and the lady behind the counter was unsure how to proceed. "Um, Sir?" she waited for Obi-Wan to turn around. "This is a ladies clothing store, sir." The lady said.
"I know I need clothes for a dozen young ladies." Obi-Wan said.
"Ah, okay well what are you looking for and what are their sizes?" The lady asked moving from behind the counter to show him around the store.
"I am unsure, but if you'll bear with me for a moment?" Obi-Wan said as he pulled out his com and called his new ship.
"Yes Master Obi-Wan?" Came Narawa's voice over the com.
"I need you to tell the lady what kind of clothing you need and what sizes." Obi-Wan said before handing over the com to the store owner.
An hour later, and Obi-Wan was tying down the packages to the back of the bike. He hopped on and he was back at his ship in a mater of minutes. He called on the com and Narawa opened the ramp for him. Obi-Wan drove right in. He dismounted and started to unload the packages. Narawa handed them to the right girl. As the girls got changed Obi-Wan headed for the cockpit of his new dream ship. He took a seat in the pilot chair, and sank down into the new leather and placed his hands on the controls. Obi-Wan had flown one of these during the Clone Wars for one mission, and he had loved every minute of it. It was a senator's ship and Obi-Wan was heading up the evacuation of his planet. The HWK-290 was one of the best handling ship Obi-Wan ever sat in, and he was really looking forward to putting it through it's paces. Obi-Wan found an owners manual, and a record of all of the repairs and add-ons. Elo was a horrible person, but he knew how to keep records. Bought new from a Corellian Engineering Corporation shipyard. Modified with four sets of duel laser canons, thicker armor plating, and an advanced shield generator. This thing could out fly a fighter, and go toe to toe with a small Star Destroyer. Narawa came up to him and handed him a plate with dinner on it. "You missed dinner." She said
"Thank you so much Narawa. Did everyone fit in to the clothes?" Obi-Wan asked as he pulled up his mask and tucked it to his plate. He motioned for her to take a seat in the co-pilot's chair.
"Yes Master Obi-Wan." she said with a smile, "Thank you for helping us."
"It's the least I can do. For a long time I was a JedI, and during my time as a great peace keeper I was sent all over the galaxy. I was sent in to negotiate trade disputes, and border disagreements. On almost all of those missions me, and my fellow JedI were treated to dinners at palaces, or drinks at 'clubs'. In all of those places we were severed by scantily clad Twi'lek Girls, or entertained by dancing Twi'lek girls, in next to noting. The irony always struck me that we were sent to right the injustices of the rich, but we sat there and watched the injustice of the Twi'lek girls without lifting a finger to help them. Sometimes I'd catch the look of pain in their eyes as they served the 'righters of injustice'. The look of betrayal that would surface in their pretty eyes and it always made me sick. I gained the title of Negotiator because I would always make both parties come to a Quick decision. Do you know why I tried so hard to make them settle as fast as possible?" Obi-Wan asked looking out the window.
"No?" Narawa asked because she could see he needed to say these things.
"It was to limit the number of dinners, and meetings. To limit the number of looks I would see in those girls sorrowful pretty eyes. When I saw you girls in that box I remembered those looks and I knew I could finally do something about it. If the JedI don't take you girls in then I will make sure the queen of Naboo takes you with her. I will not let you get put back in the trade." Obi-Wan said with conviction.
"I thank you Master Obi-Wan, but I want you to know you have already done so much for us, for me. Elo was out looking for a buyer for me. I am sixteen standard years old. The three girls that were older then me are gone, I will never see them again. They are on other worlds right now being forced to do things I don't want to think about. So I thank you Master for saving us." She said softly.
"You don't have to call me Master." He said.
"But I will, because I want to. If it had been any other bounty hunter that had found us, they would have sold us to the highest bidder. So when I call you Master it comes from the respect, and admiration I have for you. Are you finished with your meal Master?" She asked after seeing his empty plate.
"Yes I am. Thank you for making that. Have the other girls had dinner as well?" Obi asked.
"Yes, Master. Will you be retiring soon master?" She asked.
"Is there enough room? I don't want the girls to sleep on the floor." Obi-Wan said looking up at Narawa.
"We left the biggest bed for you Master." She said taking his plate.
"Well have the girls spread out then. I will be up for a bit longer tonight. I have to make contact with my fellow JedI. Tomorrow I'm going head out early to collect the parts for the ship I came here with. If you girls need anything at all make up a list and I'll bring them back here with two other people. We will then take this ship to meet the other one. When we get there I want you girls to stay on the ship and I will have a boy sit at the controls with the order to take off if something bad happens. I am expecting a fight tomorrow with a Sith so I want you girls to be safe." Harry said
"You've had a long day and you need rest if you're going to fight tomorrow. You need to get to bed." She said looking worried about him.
"I've been up for the past thirty-six hours on six hours of sleep. With a nap I should be up to fighting form." Obi-Wan said with a tired smile.
"Okay master." She said leaving him alone in the cockpit.
"Good night Narawa, and thank you for helping me with the others." Obi-Wan said. He then stood up from his set and stretched. He took of his mask and lowered his hood. He typed in the com code for the Nubian Yacht. The holo projector kicked on and showed the three pilots sitting at the controls. "Hello, this is Obi-Wan Kenobi, I'm trying to contact Qui-Gon Jin." Obi-Wan said.
"Of course Master Kenobi. I will get him for you." The pilot said and he was gone. A minute later Oui-Gon's face appeared.
"Obi-Wan, how is the mission coming along?" Qui-Gon asked.
"Good master, if things go smoothly tomorrow than I will be meeting you at your landing site in my new ship, with the parts." Obi-Wan said with a smirk.
"You've been busy my friend." Qui-Gon half asked.
"Yes master, I took two contracts, and sold some things to get the money for the parts. I took possession of a modified HWK-290, and it's cargo of Twi'lek Slave girls. I also found something that you and the Council will be very interested in." Obi-Wan said with a smirk.
"And what would that be?" Qui-Gon asked.
Obi-Wan held up the mask for Qui-Gon to see, and he saw his former master's eyes expand to comical proportions. "Is that…?" Qui-Gon asked.
"Yes, I found what must have been his footlocker. It was sealed, and it's all here. I mean the Sabers too. I'm wearing the armor and using one of the sabers." Obi-Wan said holding up Revan's Saber.
"You are wearing the armor? Are you crazy. What if it get's damaged? It belongs in the Temple Obi-Wan!" Qui-Gon said.
"I know and I've been taking care of it. I know how valuable it is." Obi-Wan said indignatly.
"I know it's just… it's one of the greatest finds and." Qui-Gon felt bad for accusing Obi-Wan of being carless.
"Trust me I know, I was a Council Master before so I know what the find means for the Temple. I will see you tomorrow. I need some sleep." Obi-Wan said before closing of the transmission.
Obi-Wan got up and walked to the crew cabin. The ship had six small cabons, Obi-Wan looked in each one. Every bed had two or three girls in them. Obi-Wan smiled at the one room with three little pink girls, no older then six. Each one was making a different snoroning sound and Obi-Wan thought it was extremely cute. Obi-Wan got to the last room and walked in expecting it to be empty. He got three steeps it before Narawa's head poped up in the dimly light room. "I'm sorry I thought this was my room." Obi-Wan said Quickly.
"This is your room master. Come to bed." She said.
"Noooo. Oh no. I don't think so. I am not going to be taking adavntage of a young girl." Obi-Wan said.
"You are not taking advantage of me Master. I just wanted to make you comfortable." she said stnding up and Obi-Wan saw she was topless.
"Where are you clothes?" Obi-Wan asked spining around and smacking his head on the bulkhead. The last thing he saw was Narawa's concerned eyes and ample chest before he knew only blackness.