The Code
Part 3
Enemies and Allies within the Shadows
Coruscant was a large city to any creature big or small. It ceases to amaze Boba every time he traveled the city. There were so many places to hide and so many places to explore that he couldn't imagine anyone having the time to see them all. As he walked the quiet lower levels he vowed to himself that he would know ever spot in the city, even if it took most of his life, though he doubt that. For now he had to deal with the young Jedi that was stuck with him. She was skilled, there was no doubt there, but even for a Jedi he found she lacked in common sense or at lest what he viewed as common sense. The streets were dangerous on the lower levels, if you vanished no one would know for days on end, yet the Jedi still walked in her robes and tunic and not changing into the cloths he suggested so she blend in. He guessed it was a Jedi pride thing, but Boba thought Jedi were nobler then that so he put aside that assumption.
Boba stopped walking as his eyes gazed down the darkness of the streets where there was very little light. Cemira just walked passed him to continue walking, but before she walked any further Boba caught her by the wrist and pulled her back. For someone so small and young Cemira was surprised by Boba's strength, but she reminded herself he was nothing, but a wannabe bounty hunter and not a path she admired someone to walk. She pulled her hand away roughly from him, "What is it.?"
Before she answered fully Boba pulled her aside down one of the ally ways that were even darker. She objected, but the two didn't go far.
"Where are you taking me?"
He raised his hand and covered her mouth, "Shut up for just a second then I'll answer your stupid questions."
Cemira couldn't help but feel frustrated but she took a deep breath to calm her himself and nodded to him. Boba dropped his hand as he pushed her against the wall and he did the same. At first all was silent, as if nothing was going to happen and then it hit Cemira. It was a ripple in the force, a dark disturbance that even she could feel. It gave her chills down her spin and she almost slipped to the ground but Boba hit her arm and she regains focus. She peered down to the spot where they were to see a tall creature step by. Its horns on its head seem deadly enough to her, but the creature was armed with large paw like claws. Its ears were long and flexible which matched its long limber limbs. The weapons around its waist were unique and something she never seen before.
Boba's eyes watched this creature carefully. He knew the Jedi couldn't sense this creature since he heard that its life force was so different, that the force users themselves couldn't detect them from long distances, but for the non-force users there were other ways to figure things out. He remembers what his father had told him about these twisted creatures; there was a strong sharp smell in the air that was bitter sweet. A scent that the creatures normally had and easy to detect if one knew what to look for. Boba never ran into these creatures before, but he guessed his instincts were right. The problem now was to get by this creature. It was a bounty hunter by the looks of him and having a bounty on his head was a problem. Boba moved slowly to Cemira and pushed her lightly to walk further down the ally. He gave her a sharp look not to make any sounds as she moved. The two moved slowly in the darkness down the ally as the creature stood snorting and growling to itself. As they reached to a far enough point Boba turned to Cemira, "Ok we're going to climb up to the lower edge of the buildings and remember what ever you do don't-" But before he finished Cemira had used a force jump to get to the higher ledge leaving Boba standing the holding his head, ". . .jump"
The creature raised its head to Boba's direction, growling and snorting in its native tongue. Boba took a step back as he watched the creature and glanced to the ledge to see the peering Cemira, "Nice going Jedi."
"Well, if you would of said so sooner-"
"I was trying to!"
The creature got down on its four legs and charged. It was surprising to Boba that something that large of mass could move with such an accelerated speed almost caught him off guard. He quickly turned on his heel and ran.
"Where are you going!?" Cemira yelled down from above.
"I'll lead him away go hide or get lost," Boba said as he ran down the dark ally before he disappeared.
Cemira watched the two figure disappear in the darkness before he bounded for the next ledge, "Now I know what my master means about being patient."
Boba wasn't going to out run this creature for long, he hardly had a head start and the creature was gaining ground on him fast. He could hear the heaving sound the creature made from its long snout and ever so often he could hear the click of its teeth imagining a large reward for the capture of Boba. As he ran Boba quickly turned the tighter corners. The creature did the same, but stopped. Boba was no long in site. The creature lifted himself back on his hind legs again and snorted. His head moved from side to side smelling the air and looking to the shadows. No sign of its prey was in site but the creature didn't seem confused or worried for that matter. He reached for a small pole like weapon on his belt. With a press of the small red button it extended twice its length and 3 barbs stood out at an angle at the end. This odd creature thrust the pole against the wall and loud yell echoed from the other side. The creature walked around the corner to the other side and there was Boba, hiding. The long pole had been thrusted through the wall and priced through his shoulder, he was pinned.
"So you're that Fett's little offspring." The creature said in a low tone mixed with growls. It was hard to understand some of the growls but then again Boba was in so much pain he could be wrong. He managed enough to answer, "Yeah you're right.. . .I'm the last Fett."
"Brave of you to admit that little one. A large price on your head, many come to claim it but I've found you first where's your companion?"
Boba wanted to laugh, but it wasn't really the correct time for that, "Ha, she was going to take the bounty on me from you. No companion of mine, just a young Jedi."
The creatures face twisted in anger at the mention of the Jedi, "I will wait for this Jedi to come and kill. My skills need practicing and a good fight will stop me from killing you."
Boba didn't care for that idea, but he shook his head and remembered the Jedi's are not to be considered allies, but his conscious still plagued him. "Maybe you should take me away, another bounty hunter may come. . ."
"Then I'll kill him too, you're bait."
The creature walked off into the shadows again. Boba was unable to tell where it went fully. Boba was stuck with the sharp spike in his shoulder and he was unable to pull it out since the barbs moved in one direction. He coughed some since he lost a lot of blood and he was getting considerably weak from it. He shut his eyes and rest now, wondering what was going to happen now.
Part 3
Enemies and Allies within the Shadows
Coruscant was a large city to any creature big or small. It ceases to amaze Boba every time he traveled the city. There were so many places to hide and so many places to explore that he couldn't imagine anyone having the time to see them all. As he walked the quiet lower levels he vowed to himself that he would know ever spot in the city, even if it took most of his life, though he doubt that. For now he had to deal with the young Jedi that was stuck with him. She was skilled, there was no doubt there, but even for a Jedi he found she lacked in common sense or at lest what he viewed as common sense. The streets were dangerous on the lower levels, if you vanished no one would know for days on end, yet the Jedi still walked in her robes and tunic and not changing into the cloths he suggested so she blend in. He guessed it was a Jedi pride thing, but Boba thought Jedi were nobler then that so he put aside that assumption.
Boba stopped walking as his eyes gazed down the darkness of the streets where there was very little light. Cemira just walked passed him to continue walking, but before she walked any further Boba caught her by the wrist and pulled her back. For someone so small and young Cemira was surprised by Boba's strength, but she reminded herself he was nothing, but a wannabe bounty hunter and not a path she admired someone to walk. She pulled her hand away roughly from him, "What is it.?"
Before she answered fully Boba pulled her aside down one of the ally ways that were even darker. She objected, but the two didn't go far.
"Where are you taking me?"
He raised his hand and covered her mouth, "Shut up for just a second then I'll answer your stupid questions."
Cemira couldn't help but feel frustrated but she took a deep breath to calm her himself and nodded to him. Boba dropped his hand as he pushed her against the wall and he did the same. At first all was silent, as if nothing was going to happen and then it hit Cemira. It was a ripple in the force, a dark disturbance that even she could feel. It gave her chills down her spin and she almost slipped to the ground but Boba hit her arm and she regains focus. She peered down to the spot where they were to see a tall creature step by. Its horns on its head seem deadly enough to her, but the creature was armed with large paw like claws. Its ears were long and flexible which matched its long limber limbs. The weapons around its waist were unique and something she never seen before.
Boba's eyes watched this creature carefully. He knew the Jedi couldn't sense this creature since he heard that its life force was so different, that the force users themselves couldn't detect them from long distances, but for the non-force users there were other ways to figure things out. He remembers what his father had told him about these twisted creatures; there was a strong sharp smell in the air that was bitter sweet. A scent that the creatures normally had and easy to detect if one knew what to look for. Boba never ran into these creatures before, but he guessed his instincts were right. The problem now was to get by this creature. It was a bounty hunter by the looks of him and having a bounty on his head was a problem. Boba moved slowly to Cemira and pushed her lightly to walk further down the ally. He gave her a sharp look not to make any sounds as she moved. The two moved slowly in the darkness down the ally as the creature stood snorting and growling to itself. As they reached to a far enough point Boba turned to Cemira, "Ok we're going to climb up to the lower edge of the buildings and remember what ever you do don't-" But before he finished Cemira had used a force jump to get to the higher ledge leaving Boba standing the holding his head, ". . .jump"
The creature raised its head to Boba's direction, growling and snorting in its native tongue. Boba took a step back as he watched the creature and glanced to the ledge to see the peering Cemira, "Nice going Jedi."
"Well, if you would of said so sooner-"
"I was trying to!"
The creature got down on its four legs and charged. It was surprising to Boba that something that large of mass could move with such an accelerated speed almost caught him off guard. He quickly turned on his heel and ran.
"Where are you going!?" Cemira yelled down from above.
"I'll lead him away go hide or get lost," Boba said as he ran down the dark ally before he disappeared.
Cemira watched the two figure disappear in the darkness before he bounded for the next ledge, "Now I know what my master means about being patient."
Boba wasn't going to out run this creature for long, he hardly had a head start and the creature was gaining ground on him fast. He could hear the heaving sound the creature made from its long snout and ever so often he could hear the click of its teeth imagining a large reward for the capture of Boba. As he ran Boba quickly turned the tighter corners. The creature did the same, but stopped. Boba was no long in site. The creature lifted himself back on his hind legs again and snorted. His head moved from side to side smelling the air and looking to the shadows. No sign of its prey was in site but the creature didn't seem confused or worried for that matter. He reached for a small pole like weapon on his belt. With a press of the small red button it extended twice its length and 3 barbs stood out at an angle at the end. This odd creature thrust the pole against the wall and loud yell echoed from the other side. The creature walked around the corner to the other side and there was Boba, hiding. The long pole had been thrusted through the wall and priced through his shoulder, he was pinned.
"So you're that Fett's little offspring." The creature said in a low tone mixed with growls. It was hard to understand some of the growls but then again Boba was in so much pain he could be wrong. He managed enough to answer, "Yeah you're right.. . .I'm the last Fett."
"Brave of you to admit that little one. A large price on your head, many come to claim it but I've found you first where's your companion?"
Boba wanted to laugh, but it wasn't really the correct time for that, "Ha, she was going to take the bounty on me from you. No companion of mine, just a young Jedi."
The creatures face twisted in anger at the mention of the Jedi, "I will wait for this Jedi to come and kill. My skills need practicing and a good fight will stop me from killing you."
Boba didn't care for that idea, but he shook his head and remembered the Jedi's are not to be considered allies, but his conscious still plagued him. "Maybe you should take me away, another bounty hunter may come. . ."
"Then I'll kill him too, you're bait."
The creature walked off into the shadows again. Boba was unable to tell where it went fully. Boba was stuck with the sharp spike in his shoulder and he was unable to pull it out since the barbs moved in one direction. He coughed some since he lost a lot of blood and he was getting considerably weak from it. He shut his eyes and rest now, wondering what was going to happen now.