Chapter 6

Retribution

Jet had returned to her work repairing the transport. In a few minutes she would prepare the ship that would take her, Obi-Wan and his "cargo" away from this hell. Suddenly some one grabbed her and violently pulled her form underneath the ship.

"What the—" The question was cut off as a strong hand wrapped around her neck cutting of her oxygen. Jet tried to struggle but she was trapped in the iron grip. It was becoming difficult to focus as her sight began to go fuzzy.

"Hello Jet." She would recognize that voice anywhere. It was Dek! "Look I'll level with you. I heard you and Kenobi talking and I plan on making use of the information. I have nothing against you Jet. It's Kenobi that needs to be put in his place." Jet's eyes began to role to the back of her back only then did Dek loosen his grasp of her neck. He leaned in closer to her and his thumb began to stroke her cheek. "Nothing will happen to you as long as you play the game." He whispered. Jet forcibly pushed him away from her.

"You stay the @#$% away from me!" She said. Dek got to his feet and brushed himself off.

"Fine but don't say I never gave you a chance."  Dek began to leave the hanger seething with anger. But he smiled none the less he would finally be getting some payback.

**Dek was hanging around the hanger with a few of his friends trading off stories, drinking and doing what they normally did after a good raid. At the moment the group of about six was laughing and having a good time as they taunted one of the new "recruits" who was unloading some cargo.

Everyone had heard of this new kid, Runihura had bought him from one of the slave auctions that were held on the outer rim planets.

From what Dek had heard the kid had taken out a few of Runihura's people the other day. Apparently he was something special but Dek didn't see it. The kid looked like any other human to him.

Dek walked over to were the human boy was lugging a heavy box off the transport. Once close enough the Jokian tripped the boy and caused the kid to fall flat on his face.

The other men that Dek had been talking with burst into uncontrollable laughter. Dek threw them a look and then bent down and grabbed the boy by the neck lifting him up off the ground.

"You gotta name boy?" Dek asked. The kid struggled against Dek but that only cause the Jokian to tighten his grasp around the boy's neck. "Well?" The boy continued to struggle and with a laugh Dek roughly threw him back to the ground. Then Dek turned to go back over with his friends.

"Hey!" He heard a voice call to him. Dek turned and saw the human boy slowly begin to stand, His hand massaging his neck. "Lets see how you like it." The boy chocked out. Dek laughed at the kid's threat.

"You want a crack at me?" he asked skeptically. The others in the hanger laughed. They knew that there was no way that some human kid could beat a Jokian at a fistfight.

Dek joined in with the others but his laughing soon ceased when his windpipe closed and he was unable to breath. He looked over to the kid who was standing in front of him calmly as Dek was slowly chocking to death This kid was no normal human

Then suddenly Dek could breath again he continued to look at the boy who now had a look of shock on his face. Like he couldn't believe what ha had just done. After a few seconds the kid quickly left the hanger. Dek relaxed and went back over with his friends. But as soon as he was with them again they began to make jokes about him.

"Looks like the Jokian has lived up to his name. He's a joke." One of them said and the whole group burst into laughter.

"Guess your all talk Dek if you let some kid make a fool of you." Another said. Dek didn't say anything but his eyes were burning. That @#$% human brat had embarrassed him. ** 

Dek continued to walk until he came to Hondo's office, which wasn't to far from where Runihura's was. Dek knocked and a few seconds later Hondo answered the door.

"What Dek?" Hondo said flatly.

"I just think that you should be aware that there are those who are planning to take one of the transports and escape tonight." Dek reported. Hondo looked at the Jokian as if he were insane.

"That's impossible no one would be foolish enough to attempt something like that it's—"

"It's Kenobi." At that statement Hondo stopped talking. Kenobi seemed like the kind that would try something impossible. He was a man with nothing to loose and that was the most dangerous type of man. 

"If what you are saying is true then we must inform Runihura." Hondo said hurrying back into his office and moving over to the comlink. But Dek stopped him.

"Why bother Runihura? She has enough on her mind and this is something that we can handle." He explained.

"We?"

"Yes we. You get the guards and I'll lead them. Think about what you could get for stopping that all powerful Jedi." Hondo looked thoughtful. Then he looked Dek straight in the eye.

"All right I'll put out the order."