Though she wouldn't have believed it 3 months ago, Anaha found herself becoming, if not happy, then content with the circumstances of her new life.
Having spent the last 4 years as nothing more than a receptacle for the lusts of men, the blue skinned Twi'lek had resigned herself to enduring further assaults on her body after her 'manager' had received a request from the Emperor's office to supply one of his underlings with a Twi'lek prostitute. She could still remember the disgust she felt as she was escorted to the bed chambers of her newest client, thinking that she had been called to service yet another corrupt official whose position made it possible for them to indulge in whatever they desired without worrying about the feelings of those they took it from.
When she discovered that her client was in fact a human male who couldn't have been long out of his teenage years, her disgust faded a little, but was still present since she was sure that he had only called her because he wanted his first time to be with a woman whose species was widely regarded to be nothing more than sex slaves.
However, his demeanor confused her, for although it was clear that he was interested in her body, the boy made a point of asking for her name, and actually treated her like a sentient being. Sure he still wanted to have sex with her, though given that he was clearly a virgin he didn't last long, but he had asked permission before he touched her, and in her damaged psyche, that made him far better than any man she had been with before. And to her greater surprise, the morning after their 'session' he had gone to the trouble of asking if she wanted to have breakfast with him before she left, and if it would be possible for him to see her again.
Sensing that the boy was infatuated with her, not that was new to her since many men, and a few women, had been captivated by her large breasts, wide hips and toned stomach, and having no desire to return to being an item that had to fulfill a set quota, Anaha had used all her charms to convince the boy to let her stay with him. And though he was surprised at the request, the boy quickly agreed, though he warned her that their would probably be some conditions to their 'relationship'.
In exchange for enjoying a roof over her head, being fed whatever she wanted whenver she wanted, and only having to sleep with him, which she didn't mind because though he wasnt the best lover, he at least was doing his best to please her in addition to himself, she couldn't leave the building unless she went with a security escort, and had to teach her meal ticket/master how to read and write galactic standard, which confused her greatly since she would have assumed a boy/man of his standing would have already been taught how to do so.
But despite these restrictions, as well as having to endure the occasional multi species three/foursome, the well endowed Twi'lek found herself enjoying her new life, and would do just about anything to keep it since she fully understood that if she was returned to her previous lifestyle, she would never be able to escape it.
And with that in mind, and knowing how much it excited the boy to come home to an erotic display after a day of doing whatever it was he did, Anaha found herself putting on a skin tight leather suit that left little to the imagination before lounging on one of the apartment's couches, waiting for the boy to finish his meeting and come home.
Though why he needed to talk to a teenager and a Trandoshan was beyond her.
...
After the nerve wracking experience of dealing with a less than pleased Emperor, the boy was largely unaffected by the intimidating aura that was coming off of his 2 guests. Though he had no doubt they were dangerous, and could very likely kill him if they put their mind to it, the fact remained that he had something over them that he knew they wanted.
Money.
"For starters, I want to thank you both for agreeing to this meeting. I know how valuable your time is, so I'll get straight to the point. Given that you both possess an impressive amount of skills, the Empire would like to hire you so you could pass on some of that knowledge to those who shall we say are..lacking in terms of combative techniques".
Though he was unable to see the expression of the smaller bounty hunter thanks to the fact that he wore perhaps the 2nd most popular helmet of Star Wars Franchise, the boy could tell that his 3rd favorite non-Force using bad guy was interested in the offer despite the harshness of his modulated tone.
"And what makes you think me and Bossk want to take on a job for the Empire? We already have another contract lined up with the Hutts, something that is far more exciting than playing babysitter to a bunch of snot nosed recruits, so if you want us to consider other work, your going to have to convince us that working for you is a better aspect".
Having spent a lot of time in the company of the genocidal Sith Lord, as well as the man responsible for creating the political doctrine that promoted the belief that order and security could only be maintained if one's enemy's were afraid of what the Empire could do to them, the boy dismissed the cloned Mandalorian's snark and told him the reasons that he believed would sway the bounty hunter to his side.
"We'll for starters Mr. Fett, in return for your services in helping to train the leaders of our Emperor's new Stormtrooper Corps , the Empire is willing to pay you, and whoever else you deem necessary to help you in this task, 8 times your normal contract fee, with the understanding that you'll receive additional payment if you decide teach an additional batch of recruits".
Eye's widening behind his helmet as he processed the fact that he would recieve 120,000 credits for 6 months work, Boba kept his mouth shut as his potential contractor outlined the other benefits that he would receive if he took the job.
"Secondly, while your working for the Empire, you would be given access to the latest technological advancements that are currently being made in terms of weaponry and space craft. Meaning that even if you decide to only train one batch of recruits before returning to the life of bounty hunting, your ship and arsneal would be considerably more potent than anything your colleagues or quarry could possess".
Nodding his head in agreement, and seeing that Bossk was practically salivating at the idea of getting so much for so little, Boba was grateful for his helmet, otherwise he would have foolishly displayed the weakness that he had been unable to purge from himself ever since that fateful day on Geonosis. For the final condition was something that he had long thought lost to him.
"And last but not least, the Emperor has instructed me to inform you that in return for your services, he will give you the one thing that you desire most in the universe. Revenge against the man who killed your father. For as it turns out, Mace Windu somehow managed to survive the assassination attempt on Emperor Palpatine, and is now being used to help track down the remaining Jedi Knights. Of course once his usefulness has been used up, the Empire would be more than willing to turn him over to your care, on the condition that his...life expectancy last no longer than a standard day. Do those terms meet your approval mister Fett"?
Not trusting him to speak, the green clad bounty hunter nodded his head in agreement, causing the uniform clad boy to beam at him.
"Wonderful. Now I should warn you that you only have 2 weeks to get ready for your first students, so I suggest you wrap up whatever jobs you have going so you can provide the Empire your full attention. The first installment of your payment will be delivered in 24 hours. Pleasure doing business with you Mr. Fett, Mr. Bossk. Now if you excuse, I have another matter to attend to, so if you would kindly see yourselves out".
Obeying the dismissal, Boba allowed his mind to process what he had just done before he was interrupted by his reptilian companion.
"Hssss. 120,000 credits for a simple teaching gig, plus upto date gear? We really lucked out thisss time bosss".
Slightly inclining his head forward to show that he agreed with the Trandoshan, Boba offered his own opinion.
"Yes we did Bossk. The best jobs are those that pay well, and allows you to get some personal satisfaction".
Chuckling at his much smaller companion, the scaled bounty hunter could only agree with the sentament, but not without a bit of teasing.
"You've been hanging out with Aurra too much. Girl's a great bounty hunter and all, but her personal habits, well, I wouldnt want to be on the other end of her blaster, if you know what I'm saying".
Though the helmet muffled some of his tone, their was no way of mistaking the huff that came from the teenaged bounty hunter.
"You got that right Bossk. You think we should ask if she wants to help us with this job"?
Taking a brief moment to think about, the Trandoshan shook his head.
"Naahhhh. The girl's a sadissst. The Empire probably wants more than 3 guys to still be standing after we put them through the ringer, so best to do what we can to ensure that we can get another job IF we decide to teach some more".
Nodding his head in agreement with the overgrown lizard, Boba left the building wondering just what other unofficial agents the Empire was seeking to add to its ever growing list of personnel.
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Reclining in the rather comfortable chair that decorated his new office, the boy from another world had to fight down the brief moment of irritation that stemmed from the day's schedule.
Sure he was happy that he had begun the process of turning Stormtroopers in elite soldiers rather than easily wiped out cannon fodder, though considering they only failed again the main characters, he wasn't too sure if they were truly lacking in combat skills, and yes he was happy that he got to speak with future Best Bounty Hunter of the Galaxy, though he would make a point in seeing if he could contact Cad Bane to work for him.
But right now, what he truly wanted to do was go back to his apartments and spend some quality entertainment with Anaha rather than spend the next hour and half dealing with a character who could had gone from being the Jack Sparrow of the Star Wars Universe, to something that was even more pathetic than the widely hated Gungan. Of course the Weequay hadn't fully made the transition yet, and likely never would given his interference, but the boy would prefer to be enjoying the embrace and skills of a naked Twi'lek rather than dealing with the over the top personality of his next visitor.
Still, if it was to ensure the dual purpose of strengthening the support of the Empire, and dealing a blow to the disgusting criminal slug lords, then he supposed he could put up with the grandstanding for at least a little while.
And as if his next appointment could read his mind, the boy was treated to the overly dramatic entrance of perhaps the only criminal of the Star Wars universe that had a sense of honor as well as a sense of humor.
"Well well well. This is certainly a nice place to hold a simple meeting between an agent of the Empire and a humble pirate like myself. But I suppose even boys like you have heard of the great exploits of the famous Hondo Ohnaka, so I suppose I will suffer luxury just this once".
Doing his best to fight his developing headache, the boy motioned for the pirate to sit down so they could begin the process of establishing a new criminal underworld that would fill the void left by the Empire's future campaign against the Hutts.
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And I think thats it for now. Wasn't the direction I thought I would go after I finished the last chapter, but due to some comments from loyal reviewers, not to mention re watching various episodes of the Clone Wars, my mind came up with the events of this chapter :).
Hope you all liked the OC's bargaining with Teenage Boba and Bossk, thought it would be an effective way to boost storm trooper training, cause afterall, the ARC Troopers were trained by Jango, and since Boba was taught everything Jango knows, the Stormtroopers will become MUCH better.
Also got to see Hondo introduced, as well as a hint of his future role.
AND we got to see the perception of one of the OC's...bedding companions. Not the usual humor/common sense that is usually present in this story, but thought I did a good job.
Anyways, thank you for your reviews, and will update when I can :)