Somewhere, a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away....)
*PSHOO*
*SHH*
The twins were astonished at where they landed this time. Outside a
docking bay, they admired the beautiful ships that docked there. One in
particular caught Erica's eye. {Look! Boba Fett's starship! I can't
believe we're in Star Wars!!!! Let me see...} She studied her
surroundings carefully. Observing a troop of clone troopers walking by,
she made a quick conclusion. {We are in the Clone Wars. Before the
Republic crumbled.} Very excited by her change in surroundings, she
quickly switched to speaking English, "We could stop it and save the
Jedi! We could even meet Boba Fett when he was a kid! We could meet
Anakin and Obi-Wan Kenobi we could--" She was abruptly cut off as Erick
clamped her mouth shut. {First of all, we should not change history. No
matter what. We could ruin it. That's not how the story goes. Second of
all, we need to get home. Not spend an entire lifetime looking for
famous people. Here take these. I made it in case we needed backup
support.} Erick dug in his backpack for a while. He handed Erica two
of what resembled miniature lightsaber hilts, complete with a belt.
{What is it?}
"Laser knives. Ve can't exactly out punch any droids here. It works
just like a normal lightsaber, but smaller. As for me, I got the Force,
so I get my own lightsaber." He attached his to his belt. Erica glared
at him enviously, and then shrugged her shoulders. Then she dug into
her backpack that she brought along, and handed him a cloak. {Here, we
might need this.} A growling noise came from their stomachs. {I need
food!} Erica rolled her eyes and handed him an Extra Large Nutrients-in-
one Bar. {Let's move, I think we caused enough suspicion today. Erick
looked behind him and saw a human and a huge Hutt staring at them.
{Keep walking and act like nothing happened.} They shuffled towards one
of the (hopefully) exits. {How'd you pick this up?} Erick unwrapped the
bar and split it in two. {Picked it up in the kitchen this morning.
Thought that we might need some brain food.} After eating it, he was
still hungry as well as thirsty. {How are we going to eat? We don't
have any...}
{Credits. Don't worry. Some nice alien would like to feed poor hungry
elves. I read some books on what's safe to eat or drink for humans. We
better watch our back, though. Those guys back there, they looked like
they recognized us from something. You know, I wouldn't be surprised if
there was a wanted thing for us.}
{You mean, something we did in this demension? But that's not possible.
We only arrived a few minutes ago.}
{Yes, it's possible. I mean, what about all the other stuff nobody
mentions in books? We'd fit right in. Hey, what's this thing in my
pocket?} Erica pulled a flat looking disk out. A red button stood out
among the blackness of the disk. Erica pushed it, and to their
surprise, a small screen popped out.
Mission:
Rescue young Boba Fett and get him to his ship safely. Beware of other
bounty hunters that are searching for him and you. To gain his trust,
steal his stolen money from a Bimm named Nuri. Use force if necessary.
Caution: He is a changeling. He will lie. Your knowledge is your only
hope. Good luck.
{So we get to rescue Boba Fett? How are we going to find him if he
doesn't even know we exist?} Erick sighed. The only way they were going
to get out of this mess is if they were going to complete this mission.
{Let's get going!} They put their cloaks on and covered their faces
with a hood. To the casual eyes, they resembled lone Jawas, especially
with their yellow glowing eyes peeking out. {What's a Bimm, anyway}
{Small, yellow, with fur. We'll have to ask around.} Walking around in
the huge spaceport, they come across a small diner. Delicious scents
wafer out, making the twins hungrier than before. A big crowd started
walking past them. By the looks of their clothes, it was obvious that
they had quite a bit of money. Dressed in rich silks and expensive
jewelry, they were a walking billboard for thieves. Erica grinned with
delight. Rubbing her hands together in anticipation, she trundled over
to the crowd. Making sure that nobody was looking, she quickly dropped
into her shadow form. Moving faster than before, she cautiously dipped
her hand in one of the woman's pockets. The woman took no notice of
this, she was trying to impress a rather handsome gentleman walking
slowly beside her. Bingo! Erica managed yet again to hit the jackpot.
Sneakily grabbing a handful of credits, she skipped over to a garbage
can and reappeared. Erick suppressed his excitement with great
difficulty. Erica turned on her holowatch and motioned Erick to do so
before walking into the diner.
Twenty minutes later they walked out feeling full and contented.
Walking through crowds of all sorts of aliens, most of which Erica
could not identify, the twins stared curiously at some of the passerby.
{I thought we looked weird.} Erick pointed at a Rodian. Erica nodded
sagely. A blur of yellow caught her eye. {Look! It's a Bimm! Let's talk
to him.} Trying not to look suspicious, Erica slyly followed it.
Ducking and weaving through the crowds, she nearly lost track of it.
Finally it stopped near a shadowy corner. It looked like it was waiting
for someone. Gingerly, they crept towards it. Still, it didn't leave.
Erica materialized next to it in the shadows. "Aigh! You scared me!" As
if to prove that, it placed a furry hand where it heart would've been.
"Are you zhe vone zhe call Nuri?" Erick appeared across from it. The
Bimm looked nervous. 'Umm...yes that is what they call me. How do you
know my name? And what is yours?" Erica grinned. She was enjoying
this. "That does not matter. Ve vant information." The Bimm was
sweating even more. "What kind of information? Everything has a price."
Erica grabbed him by the shoulders and slammed him into the wall. "Ve
vant answers, now!" It was trembling in fear. "All right. I get the
message. What do you want information about?" Erick smiled. Now we're
getting somewhere. "Ve vant to know about...Boba Fett. Do you know
him?" The Bimm gulped. "No, sir I do not recognize the name." Erick
scowled. "Tell me zhe truth, Nuri. I know who you are, and know vhat
you are not. Jedi can see through all lies." He demanded quietly. Nuri
was shaking now. There were was no escaping with Jedi around. "I'll
tell you the truth. I...borrowed money off of him. It was his fee on
Aargau." Erica slapped him in the face. Gently, but hard enough it
stung. "Liar. You stole off of him didn't you? You double-crossed him."
She said softly. Nuri morphed into his normal Clawdite self. He grew
taller than the twins. "You are not clever enough for me. He tried to
push Erica off of him, but something pulled him back. "You don't mess
with the Jedi. Answer her!" Erick whispered darkly. "Yes. I did that.
Now can you let me go?" Erica's face became hard and firm. "Give me zhe
money. All five hundred mesarcs. Or else you get a taste of zhis." She
powered up one of her laser knives and pressed it close to his neck.
The Clawdite was beginning to feel it burning his skin. These guys,
whoever they were, weren't joking. "Sorry, I spent it all!" he said
cheerfully. "Really?" she asked sweetly. She waved a bag in front of
his face and looked inside. "Looks like this would be it. Can't trust
him. Can't you do one of your Jedi mind trick on him?" Erick shook his
head sadly. "Niene. I can't make people be honest. Zhat's zhe lasso of
truth."
"Vait, I got a better idea." She shadowed onto the wall and began
searching the Clawdite's pockets. "Hey! That's my private stuff!" he
whined. "Not anymore!" She half shadowed in and put a small dart into
his neck. The Clawdite stiffened, then slumped down into a deep sleep.
She finished being complete and wiped her hands onto the cloak. {Never
cleaned out his junk. Very stinky and disgusting. Don't grow up to be
like him.} Erick smirked at the snoring Clawdite. {Hope he gets to a
detention cell. He's a jerk. Let's go find Boba Fett.} The twins
grinned again and went off in search of the young Boba Fett.
In a cantina, not too far from where the twins were having a polite conversation with the Clawdite, Boba had run into serious trouble. Aurra Sing had been searching for him and she was close to it. Clearly her former detention cell did not have the capabilities of restraining her. He quickly ducked under a table as she entered the room. So much for security. Not that was a problem for her. A big alien, some strange type had distracted her for a few seconds. Maybe I could sneak through...To his relief, Aurra left the cantina. For the moment. Now he wouldn't know where she was. He poked his head up over the table, then sat comfortably in a booth he'd been hiding under. What to do? He couldn't go outside, not yet. He didn't know if it was a trap or what. His father would've been disappointed at his son being caught unprepared yet again. Now he was stuck in this miserable place until he could figure a way out of here.
Two cloaked figures walked slowly into the cantina. Wandering around, they couldn't seem to find a place to sit. Without warning, one of them looked up and saw Boba. Their eyes locked. He couldn't seem to drop his gaze from those yellow eyes. They walked closer and closer. Every cell in his body told him to run, yet he couldn't move. To his astonishment, the figures sat across from him on his booth. "What do you want?" he asked sharply. The eyes blinked in surprise before answering. One of them took off their hood. "Hi!" She, or what looked like a she, grinned a fanged smile. Much to his amazement, he grinned back at her. "Mein name is Erica. Pleased to meet you...Boba Fett." His eyes widened with shock. "How'd you know my name?" he asked. "Ve ran into a friend of yours." She replied. "Friends? I don't have any friends." "Then does zhe name Nuri mean anyfink to you?" "Nuri? You saw him?! That creep! He stole my money!" Erick smiled. This was going as planned. Erica handed out a bag to Boba. "Here, ve paid him a little visit." He opened the bag excitedly. "You actually got it from him? Thank you so much! There it is..five hundred thousand mesarcs. I owe you one. Now all I need to do is get back on my ship..." "But Aurra Sing is outside, vaiting for you. If you go out now, you're womp rat food." Erica finished. "Ve know a vay out. But, zhe catch is, you give us a ride in your ship. Deal?" She held out her hand. Boba thought for a moment. "Wait..how do I know that you're not Nuri? He's a shapeshifter. You could be him." He looked at them anxiously. The last time he trusted somebody, it was a trap. His father said to trust no one, but use everyone. Besides, if they gave him any trouble, he could easily knock them down. They were almost two heads smaller than he was.
"Me, be zhat stinky filth? Not a chance. But.. to prove mein loyalty, I vill show you two fings. Vone here, and vone in zhe ship." *SHH* Erica ended right next to Boba. "Hi!" He jumped. "Whoa! I don't think he can do that....Deal!" A human hand shook the three fingered one. "Let's beat it!" Erica latched herself onto him. *SHH* *PSHOO* The rest of the cantina looked startled at the sudden disappearance of somebody, and the appearance of smoke. *SHH* *PSHOO* "Whoa..." Erica took an unsteady step forwards. Boba stared at her curiously before she answered him. "Itz 'ard to teleport those bigger zhen me. Especially so far." Erick looked around, worried. So far, so good, but it all seemed too easy. A Rodian and a Tw'ilk were running towards them, guns ablaze. The strange trio took off running into Boba's ship. Boba quickly activated the laser cannons, and easily diverted the supposedly bounty hunters' attention. Instead of being the hunters, now they were the hunted. "We are so outta here!" she cheered when the ship finally took off. Putting the ship back in auto pilot, with coordinates to Tatooine, Boba breathed a sigh of relief. "Uh...Thanks guys. So what's the other part of the deal?" "Bet ya didn't know that ve also knew zhat zhe Count has two names, but iz zhe same person." Erica replied coolly. Boba just gawked at her and Erick. "How'd you know...?" She smiled again. "Top secret. Before ve leave, ve vant to give you zhis." She handed him a small crystal in the shape of some bizarre constellation on a crystal chain. "Put it on. It vill give you good luck. Auf wiedersehen!" Her voice echoed slowly as she and Erick disappeared before an astonished Boba Fett. He put the necklace on. And to this day he has survived the impossible, not to mention death a few times, and earned a title greater than his father's.
In a cantina, not too far from where the twins were having a polite conversation with the Clawdite, Boba had run into serious trouble. Aurra Sing had been searching for him and she was close to it. Clearly her former detention cell did not have the capabilities of restraining her. He quickly ducked under a table as she entered the room. So much for security. Not that was a problem for her. A big alien, some strange type had distracted her for a few seconds. Maybe I could sneak through...To his relief, Aurra left the cantina. For the moment. Now he wouldn't know where she was. He poked his head up over the table, then sat comfortably in a booth he'd been hiding under. What to do? He couldn't go outside, not yet. He didn't know if it was a trap or what. His father would've been disappointed at his son being caught unprepared yet again. Now he was stuck in this miserable place until he could figure a way out of here.
Two cloaked figures walked slowly into the cantina. Wandering around, they couldn't seem to find a place to sit. Without warning, one of them looked up and saw Boba. Their eyes locked. He couldn't seem to drop his gaze from those yellow eyes. They walked closer and closer. Every cell in his body told him to run, yet he couldn't move. To his astonishment, the figures sat across from him on his booth. "What do you want?" he asked sharply. The eyes blinked in surprise before answering. One of them took off their hood. "Hi!" She, or what looked like a she, grinned a fanged smile. Much to his amazement, he grinned back at her. "Mein name is Erica. Pleased to meet you...Boba Fett." His eyes widened with shock. "How'd you know my name?" he asked. "Ve ran into a friend of yours." She replied. "Friends? I don't have any friends." "Then does zhe name Nuri mean anyfink to you?" "Nuri? You saw him?! That creep! He stole my money!" Erick smiled. This was going as planned. Erica handed out a bag to Boba. "Here, ve paid him a little visit." He opened the bag excitedly. "You actually got it from him? Thank you so much! There it is..five hundred thousand mesarcs. I owe you one. Now all I need to do is get back on my ship..." "But Aurra Sing is outside, vaiting for you. If you go out now, you're womp rat food." Erica finished. "Ve know a vay out. But, zhe catch is, you give us a ride in your ship. Deal?" She held out her hand. Boba thought for a moment. "Wait..how do I know that you're not Nuri? He's a shapeshifter. You could be him." He looked at them anxiously. The last time he trusted somebody, it was a trap. His father said to trust no one, but use everyone. Besides, if they gave him any trouble, he could easily knock them down. They were almost two heads smaller than he was.
"Me, be zhat stinky filth? Not a chance. But.. to prove mein loyalty, I vill show you two fings. Vone here, and vone in zhe ship." *SHH* Erica ended right next to Boba. "Hi!" He jumped. "Whoa! I don't think he can do that....Deal!" A human hand shook the three fingered one. "Let's beat it!" Erica latched herself onto him. *SHH* *PSHOO* The rest of the cantina looked startled at the sudden disappearance of somebody, and the appearance of smoke. *SHH* *PSHOO* "Whoa..." Erica took an unsteady step forwards. Boba stared at her curiously before she answered him. "Itz 'ard to teleport those bigger zhen me. Especially so far." Erick looked around, worried. So far, so good, but it all seemed too easy. A Rodian and a Tw'ilk were running towards them, guns ablaze. The strange trio took off running into Boba's ship. Boba quickly activated the laser cannons, and easily diverted the supposedly bounty hunters' attention. Instead of being the hunters, now they were the hunted. "We are so outta here!" she cheered when the ship finally took off. Putting the ship back in auto pilot, with coordinates to Tatooine, Boba breathed a sigh of relief. "Uh...Thanks guys. So what's the other part of the deal?" "Bet ya didn't know that ve also knew zhat zhe Count has two names, but iz zhe same person." Erica replied coolly. Boba just gawked at her and Erick. "How'd you know...?" She smiled again. "Top secret. Before ve leave, ve vant to give you zhis." She handed him a small crystal in the shape of some bizarre constellation on a crystal chain. "Put it on. It vill give you good luck. Auf wiedersehen!" Her voice echoed slowly as she and Erick disappeared before an astonished Boba Fett. He put the necklace on. And to this day he has survived the impossible, not to mention death a few times, and earned a title greater than his father's.
