Chapter 10
The next morning Harry felt like someone was watching him. He opened his eyes and saw Luminara sitting up in bed with the sheet wrapped around her.
"What are you doing?" Harry asked.
"Watching you sleep. You're so peaceful when you sleep. You look innocent, and cute." She said, tracing her finger over an intricate runic tattoo on his chest.
"Cute? Not ruggedly handsome?" Harry asked in mock hurt.
"Yes, cute. The hard lines of your face soften, and the frown lines disappear. You look so much nicer when you're asleep." She said smiling softly.
"As opposed to the mean man that I am when I'm awake?" Harry asked, returning the smile.
"Yes." She said, before falling onto his chest laughing.
Harry kissed the side of her head and pulled her up to look at her face.
"Any regrets?" Harry asked softly.
"About last night? Or life in general?" She asked smiling.
"All of the above?" Harry said.
"No. I don't." She said kissing him.
That one kiss led to more kisses, which led to a second round of lovemaking. In the post-coital bliss, she cuddled into his chest and sighed contentedly.
"I could stay like this forever." She said reverently.
"Unfortunately, we can't. We were supposed to meet Obi and Siri for lunch to talk about some joint missions. If we're not there, then they might come looking for us, and I don't know how Obi will react to this situation." Harry said, tracing circles on her back making her shiver.
"I'm sure he won't say a damned thing about it. I mean it would be very hypocritical of him." She said smirking.
"What? You mean?" Harry asked waving at their joined bodies.
"Him and Siri?" He asked.
"Nooo, no way he would break the rules like that." Harry said, waving the idea away.
"Siri told me three months ago." She said.
"You're kidding?" Harry asked shocked.
"Nope. I asked her how she was coping, living in such a small apartment with him, and she said she didn't mind if they got too close. I asked her what she meant and that's when she told me that they've been sharing a bed since they first moved in together." She said laughing.
"Wow. I'm both stunned, and proud of him. I never thought he would break the rules that much. I mean, he's going to be on the High Council someday. If this ever got out, it would make the old Jedi lose their shit." Harry said, shocked.
"What about you? You won't get in trouble over this, will you Harry?" She asked concerned.
"No. I'm pretty sure the old timers think we've been doing this from the beginning. Remember they have very low expectations about the way I act. I'm a rebel after all. A Maverick, with a cavalier understanding of right and wrong. I have nothing to worry about. They may look down on you if it got out, but again, they would just figure I talked you into it." Harry said waving her off.
"True, the Council has full faith in you, but some of the old Masters really don't like you at all." She said smirking.
"They think I'm killing the Order. I'm not. I'm just fixing an old system that just doesn't work anymore. I walk through the halls of the Temple now, and I feel a sense of pride when I see all the Jedi wearing black robes. Every time I see the Knighting of a Sentinel, I feel better about the future of the Order." Harry said.
"Speaking of Knightings, when am I going to be Knighted Harry?" She asked.
"This time next year." Harry said holding her to his chest.
"Why so long?" She asked.
"Well, whilst you're skilled enough to be out there on your own, it takes time to cultivate a Shadow persona. And you need a good persona, or your back story won't hold up to heavy scrutiny. That's what we were going to talk about with Obi and Siri today. We have to start building your back stories." Harry said.
"Can my back story include being your lover?" She asked, kissing his neck.
"It can. I was thinking more along the lines of disgraced royalty, using old contacts to be a smuggler. I can't see you wearing the bounty hunter clothes." Harry said, letting his hand travelled down her back.
"I like the sound of that. Now that we've established that I'm royalty I think I'll keep you as my pleasure slave. Yes, I like the sound of that. Do your job slave." She said, rolling them over so that Harry was on top.
After a third round of vigorous love making, even their Jedi strength failed them, and they fell back asleep. That's how Obi and Siri found them. Obi shared a smile with Siri.
"Sex with your Padawan, you had! Bad Jedi you are!" Obi said, impersonating Master Yoda.
Harry heard that, and flew out of bed.
"Alright Lumi! You did good, he's got a nice package!" Siri said, causing Harry to dive back under the covers.
When Harry got his heart rate back under control, he gave Obi a cold stare.
"My vengeance will be swift and agonizing. And your girlfriend will share in your pain." Harry growled out.
The effect was kind of lost when Luminara lost it and laughed until her side hurt.
"Come on you two, get dressed and we'll meet you out front." Obi said, pulling Siri out behind him.
"Come on, lets get dressed. You get first shower." Harry said.
"We could save water and share." She said, dropping her sheet and walking to the fresher in the nude.
Harry watched her back side sway back and fort as she put an extra swing in her hips.
"Tempting, and I mean very tempting, but we can't leave those two waiting for too long. I'll use The TAB." Harry said.
He walked over to the table and picked up a small black cube. He put it on the ground and waved at it. It expanded to a eight foot cube. Harry opened the door and walked into the entryway of a huge ten bedroom, eight bathroom townhouse.
The TAB, or Travelling Apartment Building, was something Harry made in his free time while staying at the Temple. He made it entirely out of Magic. The Tab was his home away from home.
Harry moved a lot of the stuff from his trunk into it, he also recreated his forge and meditation rooms in it. He was planning to have it with him at all times.
The decor was Victorian in style, and very simple. The walls were a soft green colour and lit by gas lamps. All of the furniture looked soft and comfortable, made from blond woods and light coloured fabrics.
Harry walked up the stairs to the fourth floor, through a set of doors and past the big master bedroom into a huge master bathroom.
Waving at the large walk-in shower started the water flowing out of the four shower heads. Harry smiled as the steam built up from the hot water.
"Man, I love magic." He said, with a fond smile.
After a fast shower, Harry looked through his huge walk-in closet and pulled out a pair of black jeans, a red button down shirt, and a black motorcycle jacket. He pulled on his black boots, grabbed a pair of sun glasses off the shelf and tucked them into his jacket pocket.
He walked out the front door and saw Luminara was still getting dressed.
He leaned against the door frame, just watching her pull on a pair of black riding boots over her tight black pants.
It was one of the sexiest things Harry had ever seen.
She pulled on a long sleeve black top and looked at Harry.
"Will I need a coat?" She asked. Most days on Coruscant were very mild.
"We are taking my bike, so I would say yes." Harry said. Luminara pulled on her long leather duster.
"And here," Harry said tossing her a snub nosed blaster. "Tuck that into your pocket."
"Are you carrying?" She asked.
Harry pulled his jacket back to show her the shoulder rig with his two Westar 34 blasters.
"Always." He said. "let's go."
They met Obi and Siri outside the Temple, standing by Obi's speeder bike. Harry pulled out his bike and expanded it.
"The diner, or the chop house?" Obi asked.
Harry looked up at the cloudless sky.
"It's a nice day for a ride, let's go to the chop house." He said jumping on his bike.
Lumi got on behind him and wrapped her arms around him. Harry pulled on his shades and smirked at Obi.
"Last one there picks up the check!" he called out, before gunning the engine and taking off.
Harry and Luminara were seated at a table in the back corner, and the waitress was just about to take their drink orders when Obi and Siri came flying through the door. Harry smirked and waved them over. He turned to the waitress.
"We will have two bottles of your finest red wine, and four glasses." Harry said causing Obi to frown.
"Really, Harry?" Obi asked.
"Is it my fault you can't drive?" Harry asked.
When the food was brought, Harry cast a privacy bubble around the table.
"The reason we brought you here, was to talk about taking you girls on some missions. But, before we can do that, we have to come up with a Shadow persona for you both." Harry said.
"I don't get what you mean?" Siri said.
"It's like an alter ego. Your Shadow persona is a set of stories and personality traits we will have the Shadow network spread around the galaxy, before you two make your first appearance. If your reputation is good enough no one will call your bluff. When you walk into a room, everyone should know you as your Shadow persona, and respect you." Obi said.
"How come you two don't have one?" Siri asked.
"Obi does, and I do too, kind of. Obi's is that of a bounty hunter, renowned for his being able to find anyone in the whole Galaxy. Which is true, thanks to the Shadow network. I also heard that he shot a man for trying to cheat him out of credits, so if you're dealing with him I'd keep it honest. He's also very charming. The ladies love him. He's quite the gentleman thief, but he will shoot a man down for trying to take what's his. Am I missing anything?" Harry asked.
"I shoot Sabacc cheaters. Not dead, I just wound them. Not all of them mind you, just the ones that are bad at it." Obi said, with a cold stare.
"See that, what he just did there, that's what you have to do. One second he was Obi, the next he was the Bounty Hunter. That's his Shadow persona, and when he's outside of the temple, he stops being Obi and is only the Bounty Hunter." Harry said.
"And what about you? What's your Shadow persona?" Luminara asked.
"Harry doesn't have one. He is a Shadow persona. Harry has a Jedi persona instead. When Harry's out in the world, walking the Path of the Shadow, he's the most comfortable. When he's in the Temple, he's pretending to like the rules, structure, and the Monk like way of life. He's spent the last ten months grounded here, and I can see him start to slowly lose it. The constant bowing and Master this and Padawan that. I can see him start to crack. Yesterday was the result of that cracking. With me, it was his violent training style. He used to kick my ass all the time, when he was stuck at the Temple training me. A huge part of it was him wanting to prepare me for this life, but another part of it is his need to be in the action. The happiest I've ever seen him, was during a huge gun fight on Yulara, he was shooting two blasters and diving in and out of cover with this big crazy grin on his face. For Harry, it's all about living the Shadow way. He made it to fit his style. The Shadow persona is an imitation of Harry's reality." Obi said.
"Hey, it's not that bad. It's not like I get off on violence." Harry said defensively.
"Harry your favourite form of meditation is cutting up ninjas with a katana. Ask him why he uses a katana?" Obi said pointing at him.
"I like the feel of the blade cutting through flesh and bone." Harry said blushing.
"That's enough about me, we're here for you two. Now let's hammer out these back stories, so we can get to the next part. Missions." Harry said excitedly.
"Well, costume first, and then missions." Obi said.
"What do you want your Shadow persona to be?" Harry asked.
"Can't we just use Obi's and be done with it?" Siri asked.
"No, that's his. Come on, think about it. All good personas should have three things: A profession, a code of honour, and a list of things you hate. Start with the profession. What do you want to do? If you want to run down bad guys like Obi, then be a bounty hunter. If you want to do counter assassin jobs, then be an assassin, that way they contract with you and not a real assassin. If you want to bust up smuggling and slave trading, then be a slaver, or a smuggler, and track down your competition. It really doesn't matter, you will do all of those jobs at some point. We run down any lead that comes from the Shadow network, but your primary task will be your profession." Harry said.
"What's your job?" Luminara asked.
"I say that I'm a bounty hunter, but everyone knows I take assassin contracts, and I move cargo. So I'm kind of a jack of all trades. Remember, I was the only active Shadow for a few years there." Harry said.
"I want to be a bounty hunter. Obi has told me about some of the jobs he's done, and I like the sound of them." Siri said smiling.
"Harry, are slave ships really as bad as the one I was on yesterday?" Luminara asked.
"They're worse. I can show you a few memories that would make you lose your lunch." Harry said.
"I what to be a smuggler, and bust up slave trading rings." She said softly.
Harry took her hand under the table and rubbed his thumb over her knuckles.
"Okay, now we just have to come up with a back story." Obi said.
Over the course of lunch they hashed out all of the details of their back stories.
Luminara was the rebellious daughter of royalty, and was on the run for killing her betrothed. Now, she smuggles goods around the galaxy, and did some slave trading on the side.
Siri on the other hand, was a third generation bounty hunter from Tatooine. She liked to bring in her captives alive, if she could, but dead if they gave her lip. She also took contracts on people from the Senate, because she didn't trust core folks.
After lunch they drove to a high end mall, pulling up to a store, they saw Taila waiting for them. She walked over to the bikes and hugged Luminara.
"For the record, I was against the whole plan two days ago." She said.
"It's okay we worked it out." Luminara said.
"Good, because it seems we have a bit of shopping to do today." Taila said excitedly.
"Yes, you have to make that one look like a bounty hunter, and this one look like a high end smuggler." Harry said, pointing out which was which.
"Easy, what's my budget?" She asked.
Harry handed over a small bag full of gold credits. She weighed the bag in her hand and shook her head.
"I'm going to need more than this. We're talking about two full wardrobes, and they can't all consist of the same outfit in multiples of ten, like the two of you. A girl's got to have options. Now fork it over, you cheap ass." She said, holding out her hand.
"Fine, but I better be wowed by the transformation. If they look the same when you're all done, I know you three took the credits and went drinking." Harry said handing her a bigger bag with double the amount of the first bag.
He held out his hand, expecting the small bag back, but she shook his hand instead.
"You know I'm good for it, come on girls, let's do it. We will meet you back here in four hours." She said, pulling the two girls behind her as she walked into a shop.
"Come on, let's go see Moe, and tell him what's going on. Maybe we can get in a few games of Sabacc." Obi offered.
"I wish I could, but I'm all tapped out now." Harry said smirking.
"I'll stake you, but I expect my money back, with interest." Obi said.
"Cool. Let's go." Harry said.
Four hours later, Harry and Obi were sitting on their bikes waiting for the girls to return when Harry saw Siri walking towards them.
To say he was shocked by the transformation would be an understatement. Siri dyed her hair dark red. She was wearing brown boots, brown leather pants, and a brown leather corset over a white old west style blouse.
When she saw she had their attention, she slung the brown leather duster in her hand on. And struck a pose.
"What do you think?"
Obi couldn't form words, so Harry had to.
"You look the part, and very hot my friend. I'm guessing the rest of your things are in the bags you're carrying." Harry asked.
"Yeah. I got a lot of good stuff. A lot of it is similar to this but slight variations, and the corset is body armour. Cool right?" She said, showing him the same corset in black from her bag.
"That is cool. Did they have a men's section?" Harry asked.
"Oh yeah. So, we're just going to ignore the fact that Obi's just standing there undressing me with his eyes, and having trouble breathing?" She asked. That was what brought Obi out of his stupor.
"Sexiest bounty hunter I've ever seen. You look amazing, my dear." Obi said, pulling her in to a quick kiss.
"You think I look good, wait till you see Lumi." She said, smirking.
"Where are they?" Harry inquired.
"They are just finishing up in the leather shop." Siri said grinning.
Harry turned and saw her walking out of the store.
She now had violet highlights in her black hair, and she was wearing purple lipstick and eye shadow to highlight her violet eyes. She was wearing black high heeled boots and tight black leather pants. She had a similar black leather corset to Siri, but where her's laced up with strings in the front, Luminara's was held together with six small gold buckles. That was over a white silk dress shirt that was left open to the top of the corset, to show just a hint of the black lace tops of her bra, and a generous helping of cleavage.
Over the whole outfit, she had a tight dark purple Asian style silk jacket, with a gold embroidered pattern. She smirked at the look in his eyes. That look said there would be a repeat of last night in her future.
"So, did I pull it off? Do I look like a high end smuggler?"
"You look like something, that's for damn sure!" Harry said, pulling her to him for a hot, but quick, kiss.
"So, am I hired then?" Taila asked, walking up with more bags.
Obi took the bags, and Harry tossed her another big bag of gold.
"The title is in there. You will be in that shop over there that's empty. Talk to Moe about anything you need. Make it look good, and please see if you can turn a profit, would you?" Harry said.
"I'll see what I can do." She said, looking over the documents.
"What's all this about?" Luminara asked.
"Taila is our new style consultant. Sentinels and Shadows can come to her, and she'll be able to outfit them with whatever they need to blend in. We have a few different places like this throughout the Galaxy, but this is the first place for clothing. The other places are for equipment and credit stashing." Harry said.
"Now that we look the part, can we go on missions?" Siri asked.
"Yes and no. We need to spend some time here in the Coruscant underground, setting things in play, before we can go anywhere else. Maybe a few weeks." Harry said.
Three weeks later, Harry was watching the girls on a monitor in the back room of the Red Door.
They were sitting in on a few high roller tables in the VIP room. This was a control to see how they would react to an everyday situation.
Obi was sitting at the table next to the two they were sitting at, and Shmi Skywalker was walking around the area playing the role of pit boss tonight.
If he thought the two girls were doing good, then he was very impressed with Shmi. She went from a slave, to second in command of the main hub in the spy network. One day soon she would run this place, and Anakin would be head of security as his Shadow cover.
Being stationed on Coruscant would be very beneficial for a lot of people, especially Harry.
He had been grooming the young Skywalker for a very special job. He was putting him in charge of watching the Senate.
This job would be very easy, if he could talk Padme into taking the job as Senator, after her term in office is over.
Having another friend in the Senate, and Anakin cleaning up the Capital while helping his mom keep the network going, would mean Harry could spend more time out in the field, and less time stuck here.
Moe walked into the control room and took a seat next to him.
"They're doing real good out there. You and Obi did good with them." Moe said, pointing out Luminara flirting with a space pirate.
"I could say the same for you and Shmi. Are you planning on telling Anakin that you're seeing his mom, anytime soon?" Harry asked, smirking.
"Soon. We're planning on making it official, and we plan on telling him in a week or two, when he gets time off. He's on Alderaan right now, helping Bail rout out Banking Clan corruption with Qui." Moe explained.
"Good. He's a good boy, but he needs a strong father figure, to help keep him honest; and I find Qui lacking. The boy will benefit from your calm, but strong, influence." Harry said, patting the older man on the back.
"I'm thinking of letting Shmi take over more of the day to day operations, so I can take on an apprentice. Maybe a knighted Sentinel, so I can show him how to run a shop like this. Hopefully we can start to expand the network to more planets like that. Got any suggestions?" Moe asked.
"Yeah, I've been wanting to expand to some more outer rim worlds, and Lissarkh would be perfect for running a place like this." Harry said.
"Is that Plo Koon's old Padawan?" Moe asked.
"Yes, she's very good. I was torn for a second between her and Luminara last year, but she's just not good enough to do the job, skills wise. But what she lacks in 'Super Jedi skills', she makes up in reliability. And she's fresh out of training, so no one knows her face yet. I'll get you the contact info, later." Harry said.
"Thanks Harry." Moe said.
"Oh, before I forget. Are the two ships ready?" Harry asked.
"Yes, and we're collecting more for later. You're right, they are very good ships. I've been in touch with a guy from Draymak, he's giving us a deal for buying so much product. Real nice guy. I put him in touch with your weapons guy too. I'll tell you though, the two ships we have set aside for your girls are real beauties. I just had some of my guys put the final coats of paint on them." Moe said.
"Full list of upgrades?" Harry asked.
"You know it. They are bare though. Just the standard interiors. They need a little love, and personality."
"Good, I think we'll leave in a few days." Harry said.
"Then, best of luck to you. It will be nice to have you back in the field again. The Sentinels are good, but they lack the finesse you and Obi have." Moe said.
"You know the drill, send me something easy to start her off first. Then, send me something good." Harry said.
"You getting antsy without the action again?" Moe asked smirking.
"No. Why does everyone think I'm some kind of action junky?" Harry asked.
"Well, it could be the fact that you're caressing your blaster while you were talking about missions just a few seconds ago." Moe said.
"Was I really?" Harry asked, in a confused tone, looking down at his hand resting on the butt of his Westar 34.
"It's okay Harry, you'll be back out on the hunt in a few days." Moe said, patting him on the back as he walked away.
Harry went back to watching the monitor. Yes, they were ready. Not to be by themselves yet, but definitely out in the field.
Two days later, the girls were waiting for Harry and Obi in one of the bigger hangers next to the Temple.
They looked up at the sound of two approaching ships. As they got closer they could see they were two Draymak EST's one was blood red with silver stripes and the other one was dark purple with black stripes.
When they landed Harry and Obi got out and waved at the two ships.
"What do you think?" Harry asked.
"I'm guessing the Purple one is mine?" Luminara asked excitedly.
"It is. Her name is the Night Hawk, and she's outfitted like mine." Harry explained.
"And yours is called the Blood Hawk." Obi said.
"I love it." Siri effused, walking over to the new ship and caressing the hull.
"They're pretty bare inside. That will give you both a chance to customize them. Over time, they will become a home. A place where you can be yourselves. For the first two years of being a Shadow, I never went back to the Temple. I just went from mission to mission. I used to have an old spice freighter I took from these guys I arrested, but it was impossibly slow and cramped inside. When I won the Black Hawk and I modded her up, I knew I had a ship I could live in for the rest of my life. I hope you two come to love these two beauties, as much as we love our ships." Harry said.
"We will." Luminara said. "I guess this is where we part ways?"
"Not really. Our first stop is Tatooine. After that, then we need to split up. Lets mount up." Harry said.
It was a three day trip to Tatooine, and most of it was spent christening the two new ships.
They landed and mounted up on their bikes, and headed for the junk shop district. They stopped outside of a place called Hoota's and Harry led them inside. If anything the shop looked even dirtier now.
The one huge difference to the shop was the new shop assistant. He looked like every other poor hungry soul on the dust ball of a planet. That is until he stood up to greet them.
He moved with a grace that was unnatural.
Also, besides the blaster on his hip he had a strange bulge at the small of his back, that looked oddly long and skinny.
Harry approached the young man and shook his head.
"Nope, you still move too well. Slow down your movements to take some of the Jedi-ness out of them, and for god's sake, hide the saber under the counter." Harry said, cuffing him on the back of the head and pulling his lightsaber from his back and handing it to him.
"Sorry Harry, I'm trying, but I still slip up sometimes." The young man said.
"That's okay Stanis. Just keep trying, you'll get it. How's business going?" Harry asked.
"Good, I guess. We don't get too many customers buying stuff, but we've become the place to go when you want to sell high end blasters and weapons." Stanis said, locking the door and putting the closed sign up.
He then led them through a cluttered back work room, and through a door into a hugely expanded living space. As soon as they walked in, Hoota stood up from a work bench and came to shake Harry's and Obi's hands.
"How is my favourite gunsmith?" Harry asked.
"The best. I can't remember ever living this good. Business is good, and I even took the widow working in the antiques shop out on a few dates." The old man said, leading them to a sitting room.
"That's great Hoota. We just stopped by to introduce Luminara and Siri. They are going to be working as Shadows, soon, and they're the ones I put the order in for." Harry said.
"Oh, good. Come on Stanis, let's bring them over." Hoota said running into a storage room, proving he was very spry for his age.
He came back with three long gun cases, and Stanis was following behind him with a stack of smaller cases.
"First up, this is for the bounty hunter." He said, setting the smaller case on the table. He opened it to reveal a shiny chrome and wood blaster rifle.
"This is a full custom EE-3 carbine design. I've made one of these for another bounty hunter, and out of respect for Harry, I won't say his name." Making everyone laugh but Harry.
"It's got an upgraded power cell for more rounds per charge, and a fully adjustable scope. Next we have your side arms. As requested, you have a pair of chrome DE-10s. Harry asked that I replace the standard black grips with these red wood grips, with the black rose inlays." He said, showing Siri the case.
She was in love.
"And lastly, a pair of Draymak K1 pocket blasters. These are a favourite with Harry, he has about ten of these. Again, they are tuned up for twice the shot capacity, and custom handles for better control." Hoota said, handing over the last case to Siri.
"That box over there has all of the leather holsters for them," He said, pointing to a box by the side of the table. Siri was up in a flash, strapping her new toys to herself.
"Now, on to the Lady smuggler. Harry ordered a few things for you, I'm guessing you're his apprentice?" Hoota asked, smirking.
"First, we have a set of K1s just like hers. Same set up. Next, we have a pair of Zentarian HBP's, full custom grips and new chrome plating. Also, I upgraded the output, so you can stop just about anything with one shot of these babies." Hoota said, handing Luminara the case.
"Oh, pretty." Luminara effused.
"Next, is the second set of side arms. These are copies of Harry's Modded Westar 34's, but unlike his, which are chrome, I used a special coating on them." Hoota said, showing her the shiny pink pearl coloured blasters.
"I think I'm in love." she said, caressing the blasters.
"And lastly, we have a custom Senate Guard long rifle. This thing can hit a target at a thousand yards." Hoota said, showing her the huge scope.
"This is truly a beautiful weapon." She complimented.
"And Harry, as per our agreement." Hoota said, pointing at another box off to the side. Harry looked inside, and found a pile of odd scrap metal, in odd shapes and colours.
"Hoota, you're a prince among men, my friend." Harry said, examining a strange glowing green brick of metal.
"And you single-handedly changed my business. I also have a crate of less fancy back up pieces, for all of you." He said, opening up the last rifle case to show them a line of black blasters: four DE-10s, four Westar 34s, eight K1s, and two ELG-3As.
"For when you want function, without the flash." He said.
Obi pulled one of the black DE-10s out, and twirled it around, before bringing it up lightning quick and shooting a big womprat on the back wall.
"You guys better get some traps, you got rats again." Obi said, putting the gun back in the case.
"Stanis I thought I told you to get more traps." Hoota reprimanded.
"I did. The damned things are too smart. I'll just put out some food, and take care of them the old fashioned way." He said.
"Well we would love to stay and help you shoot rats, but we have places to go and people to kill." Harry said, shrinking all of the cases and crates.
He put them in his coat and pulled out a black case and expanded it. He popped the latch and showed Hoota the lines of gold credits.
"Your payment, as requested." Harry explained.
"See you around Harry, and call if you need anything." Hoota said, walking them out.
When they mounted up, Harry nodded to Obi.
"I'll drop your stuff off at your ship on the way out. See you in a few weeks on Alderaan." Harry said.
"See you then." Obi said, driving off in the direction of Jabba's palace.
"Where are we headed Harry?" Luminara asked, as they headed for the two ships.
"We have a quick stop off at Kahsssk, and then we're off to Alderaan to relieve Anakin and Qui. We will be working with Senator Organa to track down and kill, or capture, the Banking Clan spies and assassins working to over throw the government. And after they're done running a few contracts for Jabba to cement her cover, they will be joining us on Alderaan, for the High roller's Game at the end of the month." Harry explained.
"My first real mission. I'm excited." She said smiling.
"Well, don't be too excited. This one won't be too much fun. There is almost no chance of a full on gun fight. Just a lot of tracking and watching." Harry said.
"That doesn't matter. It's my first mission!" she said.
"The first of many, my dear. Soon you will own a piece of the galaxy and everyone will know your name and face. You will be queen of a smuggling empire. Running much needed supplies to planets around the Galaxy, and the thing in the shadows that makes the slavers tremble with fear." Harry said, pulling up to the Night Hawk.