Data Log: 4 - Hoth (Hostile Encounters)

Making her way out of the cave with a bag full of clean wampa skins she places them into a case then pulls out a medium sized cube out of her leg pouch. "Z-34 Come out. Gotta a job for you" she said to the cube. As she finished speaking the cube shook and began disassembling and reassembling into a small droid "Here" Malana said as she held the case towards the robot. "Bring this back to the ship. Make a log. And then start searching for buyers. Sadly I could only get 2 but it might have been worth it" she told the robot as she began plugging in coordinates. The droid said "Got it ma'am" as it grabbed the heavy case with ease and soared along into the distance. As she watched it go away she started to look around again. This time in a different context. Despite being a barren, desolate, and frigid place, Hoth was actually kind of beautiful in it's own twisted way. However this was no time to just take in the scene. She had a job to do and get it over with as soon as possible. She began walking through the soft snow. She realized that the light snowstorm from earlier had finally disappeared and things we're much clearer now.

For hours she continued walking and stopping. At each point she did another life form search with her equipment. Another 2 hours went by till finally she caught a break and heard a large humming sound from the opposite way. She turned her head to see an approaching ship coming in from the distance. Before it got too close she dove for cover behind a large ice mound. As the ship passed over her head she grabbed her binoculars. Adjusting the image for ship size and weight she realized it was a freighter used for transporting goods. As it moved slower towards the north she aimed a long silver pole at it's hull. She squinted then fire a small circular object which stuck into place by putty and activated. "Track the ships coordinates immediately and relay the information back" she said to her com link and she began to get up and walk towards the ships direction. She looked at her watch which projected a hologram map that detailed the terrain and a red dot that followed the trackers location. "This one was easier than I thought it would be" she said to herself as she turned it off and began walking.

A few minutes later she came upon what appeared to be a base in the middle of the ice. The ship docked and people in heavy winter clothes began pouring out and moving in crates. It was clear these were the people who were to be captured or at least questioned. Still untrusting she unclipped her blasters in case she would need them as she slowly inched closer and closer to the base. It was a pyramid like structure but without the pointy top. The sides were a dark metallic color with white streaks across it looking like something had been dragged across. She waited and observed patiently as more people came out and continued to load shipments in. One thing she noticed is that each would wake up to the blast doors and hold a key card to a small circle near the door which would then open. The trick now was finding a way in without being noticed. Much to Malanas luck a straggler stayed outside for a moment for what appeared to be a call. This might be her only chance to get inside and get this bounty handled so she began moving closer. While the person stayed on the side of the base she slowly and quietly approached from the back, being careful not to slip on the ice. As soon as she got close enough she realized who it was had been conducting a meeting via a hologram. The plan was to ambush him while he was distracted but seeing as there were no others around she went for the quick approach. Before the person could turn around Malana firmly placed her hand over her mouth than took her blade and pierced it through her back. Through the muffled scream she gripped the knife harder and proceeded to cut through the spinal chord and out the left side. The body went limp and covered the snow with blood. Malana then grabbed the body and pulled it back to look through it's content. To her great pleasure she found one of the those cards used to open the door to the base. Leaving the body back and covering it as best she could with snow she proceeded to walk towards the base. Still no one was there, but just in case, she drew her blasters and proceeded to use the key. The door instantly opened and she removed her goggles as to see clearer. But there was nothing, just silence and the sound of water dripping. No signs of life but the nanosecond she walked into the base a laser shot whizzed centimeters passed her left lekku.

"Ahhhhh hehe. So that's how it gonna be" she chuckled as more shots rang out in her direction. Instinctually she activated her jetpack upwards to take flight in the large building. Once in mid air she saw her attacked ahead of her with what appeared to be a sniper rifle "Oh no you don't" she yelled as the person who was in a long dark coat made an attempt to run. The cable wrapped around the sniper and as it retracted Malana used her strength to throw the sniper head first into the concrete below. With a large crack and splash the snipers skull shattered on impact as she flew back down landing on top of the now dead.

"FREEZE RAS!" yelled a womans from behind her. She turned to look and saw a once abandoned floor now filled with no less than 30-40 fighters, 2 laser cannons, and all with weapons drawn on her. "And here I thought you guys were just stowaways" said Malana with a tone of disbelief. The woman who yelled began to walk towards her. She was very beautiful herself. She had dark tattoos across her face like long streaks, bright blue eyes, and silver hair. "You're finished Malana Ras" she said with a defiant attitude as she pointed her blaster down. Malana laughed "Haha you don't know how many time's iv'e heard that one before kid" she responded coldly. The woman began speaking again "Everything you see here was a trap to lure you in. I believe you remember the incident you caused at the cantina in Mos Isley?" Malana looked confused but then remembered "Ah yes. But they had it coming to them. Trust me kid" The woman then resumed talking "You killed everyone there. The customers, the owner, his daughter, and the droids. To make matters worse you bombed it into dust. That didn't sit well with the Hutts" The woman said shaking her head. "How'd they even know it was me?" asked Malana calmly as she put away her blasters. "That jetpack..." she said pointing at it "It belonged to Jango Fetts son Boba Fett. You crushed his arm and left him for dead beneath the rubble while making your escape. Sloppy work Ras" Malana raised her hands in a 'well what can ya do' fashion then responded "I should have cut off the little brats head like his daddy" The group around her moved in closer. It was clear she was surrounded and attempting to get out would be suicide.

"Well Ras..." the woman said taking a deep sigh "You got two options. We can either kill you now, disintegrate your body, and blow up your ship... Or you can work off your debt to the Hutts as an attendant-" she then smiled wickedly before finishing her sentence "and personal slave to the Hutt clan" The options for Malana weren't looking too good but at least she could still survive if she managed to make it work. "Fine" Malana said relaxed as she undid her utility belt. "I'm yours" she said as she threw her belt with the blasters on the floor. The woman smiled and then coldly responded "Excellent... Next stop, Tattooine." As they began cuffing her the woman whispered in her ear "You're going to wish we'd killed you after we do everything we want to you and that lovely body of yours". She then ran her hands down her back and gripped her ass with a tight squeeze. Malana laughed and looked her straight in the eyes "I hope you enjoyed that, because the next time I get free i'm skinning you alive and throwing you into barrel of alcohol" As the woman smiled they began moving. How on everything was she going to get out of this. Even Malana had no clue, but little to her knowledge help was not far off and help she never would have even imagined...