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Chapter 10

Boba Fett leaned back, sighing. He would have to do something about that Bossk. He was finding him everywhere. His alias was good, and he liked it, but he would have to convince Bossk not to do that, and he had a pretty good idea how.

"Mister Mereel? You have a visitor. Shall he be sent up?" The mechanical voice of the front desk droid broke into his thoughts, startling him back to reality.

Boba Fett scrambled for his connection to the front desk. "Who is it?"

"He won't say his name, sir."

"Well then, what does he look like?" Boba snarled into the com-link, his usually slow temper rose up fast and he forced it down. Droids were very stupid sometimes.

"He is wearing robes, and has dark skin and is human, sir."

"Tell him to wait there. I'll be down shortly."

"Yes sir."

Boba Fett got heavily up to his feet and went to his washroom. It didn't take long to put on his mask, but he needed to do a good job this time. Why was Mace Windu here anyway? Boba Fett stopped suddenly. Did he know that he wasn't really Jaster Mereel, but Boba Fett? No, he would have come in here, light saber drawn and with out warning. Jedi tend to do that a lot. Boba commenced in putting on his face mask and when he was satisfied, he slipped his blaster in its holster and threw on a robe. He headed down stairs, and saw his visitor and wasn't the least bit surprised. He fought recognition and hatred from his gaze and thoughts.

Mace Windu came forward first, bowing slightly. "Hello, Jaster Mereel. I am Jedi Master Mace Windu, here to assist Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padawan Anakin Skywalker to protect Senator Amidala. I noticed you met earlier today?"

Boba decided to let a little suspicion into his gaze, just to let the Jedi know that Jaster Mereel wasn't completely clueless. "Yes, we did met." He narrowed his gaze further. "You followed me then?"

Mace Windu looked about the room and motioned for the door. "Lets take a stroll, shall we?" Boba Fett looked at the door, his mind screaming suspicion. He nodded and followed him out into the night.



"He's not to be trusted Padme!" Anakin paced Padme's room, looked at anything but her.

"How would you know? Just because you're a Jedi doesn't mean you know everything. Master Kenobi said he was hard to read and we could judge him yet. Until then, he is to be trusted!"

"Don't Padme! Please don't. I have a bad feeling about him." Anakin looked sadly at his wife.

Padme stared back, a look of shock on her beautiful face. "Your jealous."

"No, no I'm not. It's just…"

"Yes, yes you are! After all these years Ani! How-how could you THINK I would love him more than you?"

"So you do!"

"No!" She turned away. "No, Ani, I don't. I love you." Padme's voice had weakened and she walked out. Anikan looked after her, frowning. It was time he paid a visit to this Jaster Mereel.

Obi-Wan looked up as his apprentice entered the room, pulling on a cloak as if he were leaving. "Were do you think you're going?"

"Out."

Obi-Wan stepped in front of his learner. "Specify please." He said, crossing his arms menacingly over his chest. "If you were thinking about going to see Jaster Mereel, Master Windu has already seen to that. In fact," Obi-Wan paused, "he should have been back by now."



Mace Windu had walked right into the hands of death, but he still didn't know it yet. He walked beside Boba Fett, who was fingering his blaster underneath his cloak.

"Did Senator Amidala tell you why see had two Jedi protecting her?"

"She did not mention it. In fact, she avoided all conversation about them." Boba Fett was a good liar, for Mace Windu didn't even think that the reason for her protection was calmly strolling along beside him.

"She is being hunted by a bounty hunter. She is in danger, so you must help protect her whenever you are with her. Can you do that?"

"Yes, I can, Master Windu. Who is the bounty hunter?"

"One called Boba Fett?"

"What?"

"I said Boba Fett."

"No, I heard what you said, but THE Boba Fett?" Boba Fett was enjoying himself. Might as well make the Jedi jumpy, then he will more likely make a mistake. He shook his head. "There's no nope for her now, not with only two Jedi protecting her."

"What do you mean? I'm protecting her as well."

Boba shook his head, forcing his wicked grin back. "Not now. See, you're here, so only the two back at the palace are there, and even Jedi's have to sleep, if you catch my drift. When Boba Fett marks something, he gets it." Mace Windu frowned and turned to run back but was slowed to a quick stride by Boba Fett shouting after him. "And there's one more reason that there are only two Jedi protecting the senator."

"And what is that, Mister Mereel?"

"Boba Fett has marked you." The statement was followed by a screech of a blaster rifle and a horrible pain behind Mace's knee. He cried out and fell to the ground drawing his light saber and awkwardly turning to face his attacker. Jaster Mereel stood, feet wide spread and blaster held steady. "You Jedi are all the same: predictable."

"You are Boba Fett?"

"Very good," the reply had a rare bout of sarcasm in it, "and now do you know why I have decided to kill you?"

"Because I am protecting Senator Amidala." Mace Windu thought he had it all figured out.

"Wrong. I thought you were smarter than that. Do you remember, ten years ago at the arena? You killed a man in armor while his son watched." Boba shook his head. "You Jedi are supposed to be kind." He fired another shot, but Mace blocked it.

Mace attempted to stand and his breath became ragged from the pain that raced along his leg and he held his light saber defensively. "I…didn't…know."

"I'm sure you did. You were up on the balcony and I know you saw how protective Jango was to the little boy at his side." He shot at Mace and he blocked it, but Boba was quick and shot at the hand with the lightsaber, and it flew out of his grasp and settle far out of reach. Mace once again sank to his kneeling position, knowing the outcome whether he like it or not. Boba was finished with talking and moved slowly in and around, knowing that the Jedi could use the Force to his advantage any second.

"You are too old to be the bounty hunter. He is about sixteen."

"I'm seventeen, but there are plenty of ways to hide your age." Boba reached up and with one hand, pulled his face off, revealing the young man Mace had perused down the hall. "You see, you Jedi are becoming old and obviously can't use the force as well as you could a long time ago." His voice kept steady and monotone, revealing nothing, but Mace could feel his hatred seething under the calm surface. Boba had worked his way over to the lightsaber and with a flick of his foot, he had flipped it up and had it in his hand now.

Mace Windu closed his eyes, appearing to give up. Boba frowned, not wanting it to be like this. He had to take the opportunity though, another one as good as this may not appear in a long time. He put the blaster in its holster and flipped on the Jedi weapon. He was in awe at the fluid movement and balance at the weapon. He swung it once or twice and then, gave one mighty stroke, aiming at the neck of the kneeling Jedi. Only when he should have felt the blade cut through flesh with one clean swipe, he felt nothing. He arm came back up and his torso twisted, putting him in an awkward position and off balance. So, obviously he toppled when the Jedi kicked out at his vulnerable feet. He rolled to his feet and felt the light saber pulled out of his hand by some unseen force.

"You bounty hunters are all the same: predictable." The lightsaber flew through the air at the outstretched hand of Mace Windu. Boba pulled out his blaster and shot it out of the air, then focused his fire on the Jedi knight. The Jedi jumped away, using the force to enhance his jumping capabilities. Boba followed to leaping Jedi with a continuous stream of fire. The Jedi snatched his lightsaber from the ground and shot each of the bounty hunter's shots back at him. Mace backed up into the forest with Boba Fett hot on his heels.



Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme raced around the corner only to see a purple lightsaber disappearing into the forest. Padme clutched her blaster closer to her as she followed the Jedi who had ignited their lightsabers. She watched as they raced off, following the colors of the purple flashing lightsaber and the sudden bursts of blaster bolts. The blaster bolts died away, but the lightsaber kept flashing as if bolts were still coming. Padme heard the whirring of the saber as they got closer, but it moved quickly away, as if it were avoiding them. Suddenly, a cry of rage, hatred, anger, torment, and lost love rang through the forest. Animals ran past Padme on the ground and birds were startled into flight and the light saber gave a sudden swift stroke to the side, ending the cry of loss. There was a heavy thud as a body fell to the ground, and a softer one as the decapitated head fell to the soil. The lightsaber kept its position for a second then moved expertly up and the purple glow was gone as the wheilder shut off the power beam. At this, the two Jedi and Padme new that who ever had pursued Mace Windu into the forest was dead.



NO!! Did you REALLY think I wouldn't leave you hanging? If you did: shame shame shame! Of course I would after Boba and Mace had their little fight. Wait and find out WHY this is a Boba Fett story!! Heh heh heh heh heh…