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Star Wars Disappearance
Chapter 3

The next morning Matt was awoken by a sharp kick to the stomach. He rolled over and saw a large Gamorrean looming over him. The large pig squeaked and kicked him again.

"I'm guessing that you just told me to get up or you would kick me again."

He was answered by another kick to the stomach. He slowly got up on one knee and then struggled to his feet. He looked around and saw that he was in the same room he had been in the day before.

"So, do I get a last meal or some thing?"

The guard pushed him out the door and down a hall. He was pushed all the way to a large room. On the outer wall sat Xpanda the Hutt and opposite him were windows that let the hut see into another room. Matt assumed that the Sarlacc Pit was through the window.

"I see that our sharp tongue guest is here, don't worry my friend once this fool is dropped in it will be your turn."

Matt walked over and look through the window, there was a man out on a plank of durasteel that was out over a giant pit. Matt looked above the man and noticed that there was a rope with a loop in the end.

"I like to see them struggle between deciding which do endure, most choose to hang themselves."

The man that was in there ran for the rope and put in around his neck, shortly after the plank was retracted and the man hung limp in the loop.

"Clean up in there and then put our good friend in. Ohhh.and Mr. Matt, don't even bother with the pole holding the rope it has a remote control electrical charge, hooked up to it."

"Thanks for the advice."

With that he was pushed down to the door outside the pit. He watched as the man was lowered from the rope and thrown into the pit. He was then pushed through the door. He didn't hesitate a second, he ran at the rope and grabbed on to it. The momentum from his run carried him out over the pit, as he swung he shifted his weight and he swung towards the wall he put his feet out and ran along the wall. He let go of the rope just as he got to the door alcove.

He had hoped that the door would still be open and that he would go shooting into the door and nock over the guards. Unfortunately the door was closed. He got up from were he had landed and pounded on the door, as he was pounding on the door he noticed it start to move out of the alcove and towards the pit. This would eventually force him out onto the plank, were they could drop him into the pit. Again he didn't hesitate, he ran at the rope and swung up and onto the pole, he landed and ran for the wall. He stuck his hands in cracks and lifted himself up of the pole just before the electricity surge down the pole.

He climbed up the wall and up onto a windowsill, before the man in the window could close the window he dived through the window and tackled him. He grabbed the blaster from the man's holster and shot him in the gut. He turned and shot the two other thugs that remained in the small room. He ran to the door and sealed it, and then he turned around and looked for anything he could use. He bent down and unclipped the man's holster and belt. He looked at the devices on the belt, and grinned. He searched the pockets of the men and found lots of money. He then put the blaster back in it holster and clipped it on himself. He then took a grappler device from a pouch on the man's belt, which he now had on. He walked to the window and shot the grappler at a crack in the ceiling, he tested his weight and then stepped out onto the sill. He took the blaster from its holster, and then swung across to the window that Xpanda was in. Just before he hit the closed window he leveled the blaster and blew the window open.

He walked through the window and down onto the space in front of the Hutt.

"Impressive!!" boomed the Hutt.

"If you thought that was impressive then watch this."

Matt pulled a thermal detonator from his belt and set the timer for two standard time units then activated it. He ran up to the Hutt and slammed it down his throat.

"Time to take your medicine slime ball."

The Hutt started to choke but Matt didn't care the package was activated and ticking down. He looked at the chronometer that he had picked up from one of the thugs. 1 min. 50 sec. until the thing blew. He walked out past the Hutt but dived right back into the alcove, as blaster shots rained down on were he had been.

"Took his guards long enough."

He shot a few return shots.

"I don't have time for this!!"

He pulled out a smaller yield explosive and tossed it across the room to the outer wall. He ducked behind the Hutt's massive bulk and covered his ears. The explosion ripped through the wall.

"Instant exit."

Matt pulled out the grappler and ran across to the hole. He dived out the hole and twisted in mid fall. He shot the grappler at the outside wall and he was jerked to a halt. He slowly repelled down the building and landed on the sand. He pushed the release button on the grappler and the rope fell away from the building. As the rope fell he pushed the retractor button and the rope retracted into the grappler gun. He put the grappler away and then holstered the blaster.

He walked around the corner and saw a large bay cut into the wall. He glanced into it and saw a bunch of different land speeders and a group of swoops. He ran up to one of the swoops and jumped onto the saddle. As he looked down at the controls he heard a loud explosion emanating from some where above him. He flipped a switch on the console and the engine started. He put his hand on the handgrips and speed out of the bay and into the desert surrounding the late Hutt's palace.

He drove for about ten minutes and then decided to stop and look at the data pad that he had saw in one of his belt pouches. He pulled it out and tried to find the on switch on the dumb thing. After five minutes he was getting frustrated with the thing.

"TURN ON YOU DUMB THING!!" he yelled.

Surprisingly the pad turn on, and a map appeared on the screen.

"Voice activated nice."

He looked at the map and decided to go to Mos Engal, it was a bit farther than the closest city but he figured that the further from the palace the better. He put the pad away and took off at top speed.

He arrived at noon the next day and pulled up to the cantina. He walked through the door and down to the bar. He leaned over the counter to the bar tender.

"Where can I find a transport off of this planet?"

The grizzly looking bar tender pointed over to a woman seated at a table in the corner. Matt walked over and sat across the table from her.

"I'm looking for transport out of this system."

"It'll cost you."

He set down one of the bags of money that he had gotten at the palace.

"Where do you want to go?"

"Hmmm.I don't suppose Luke has setup his Jedi Academy has he."

"Skywalker? Yeah, I've heard he has some kind of school setup."

"Could you take me there?"

"Meet me at Landing Bay 94 in ten minutes."

"Okay, see you then."

The lady stood up and left. Matt sat there for a while then got up and headed for the landing bay. He walked in and saw the ship that he had hired. It was a beautiful silver ship. The pilot was at the bottom of the ramp. He walked up and she put her hand out. He handed her the money.

"Nice ship you have here, from Naboo right."

"Correct, I am Padme Hantor."

"Padme.as in Padme the Queen of Naboo."

"Yes, the Naboo had a queen by the same name, but there is no relation."

"Ahhh..I see. Well let's go."

He walked up the ramp and into the main room of the ship.

"You may sit here and play one of the computer games, or you may rest in that room over there." She indicated a door towards the back of the ship.

"Thank you."

Padme walk away to the cockpit, and he heard the door shut behind her. He walked back to the room she had pointed out and laid down on the sleeping pallet. He looked at the ceiling and then closed his eyes. I hope this was a good idea he thought before he fell asleep.

Well folks that's all for now, hope you enjoyed it.

~Sven The Viking~