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the plot and stuff. That's all mine, and you can't use it without my say
so. Got that, sonny?!
Wow! Has it really been that long? It has! Shame on me, shame on me! I am ashamed. And I am. I'm terribly sorry to keep you folks waiting. School has just been so busy! Wah! I also don't know how to put words in italics.on the site. If anyone would be so kind as to enlighten me.. Anyway! Please, enjoy!
Chapter 24
She had been ready for anything. Even death. She had half expected to not return, maybe going up against stronger and better people. But failure had not once crossed her mind. Not once while she fought two Jedi. Not once in all the years she trained for the first time she would prove herself worthy of her father's pride. She had trained, not just for the first, but for the second, the third, the hundreds of uncountable times when she would succeed where others failed. But.
"You zarking idiot! How many times did he tell you not to get cocky? Millions!"
I didn't really get cocky, did I? Confidence isn't cockiness.
"You know what? Don't make excuses. Go back there and get the merchandise."
I should, shouldn't I?
Joad started walking. Pain laced up her side and she decided against it. Better to just bring her ship to her. She was thankful that the controls on her wrist had not been smashed and called Slave I to her. She lay in the darkness, wondering how many bones were broken. It was interesting, really, to feel this much pain. She had never been hurt this bad during her years of training. Sure, broken ribs and an arm once, but that hadn't been done out in the field. There had always been medical care right there. But now, laying there in embarrassing defeat, waiting for her only chance of survival, it was different, harder on the mind, frightening even.
But the fear was beaten down, as was the pain, and Joad limped in a few circles and decided that she wasn't too bad off. Slave I landed not too far away and Joad hobbled up the plank and Slave I returned to orbit, where it would lay in wait and watch.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jacen helped his sister to her feet, breathing hard as if he had just run a mile. She was staring at him, then up at the hole in the wall where the bounty hunter had flown through.
"That was.amazing!"
"Yeah," he ran his head through his hair. "Didn't know I could do that.."
"Is he alright?" Jania jogged over to Skont, who was now emitting high- pitched squeaking noises and struggling fiercely, managing to entangle himself more. "Yeah, he's fine. Here, hold still. The bounty hunter is gone," and at this the bundle stopped momentarily, but continued, his voice now reaching such a pitch that they could no long understand his words, though he was trying to say something. Jania started slicing the threads with a vibro-blade, but had to stop to avoid cutting the skaj trapped in them. "Hold him!" Jacen seized Skont and Jania finished cutting the net. Skont spilled onto the floor, rolling away from them, and sprung to his feet.
"It's alright. The bounty hunter is gone now. We got rid of it for you."
His eyes rolled wildly, seeking to find a threat to his existence. He looked rabid, and one could almost expect to see foam leaking from his panting mouth.
Later that night, Jacen and Jania stood guard over the sleeping engineer. They looked around cautiously, wondering weather the bounty hunter would return.
"Jacen, did you get a good look at the armor?"
"Yeah, but I didn't recognize it."
"Oh come on! It was in the Mandalorian style! And you've heard enough from Dad to know who wears that kind."
"Boba Fett? But.no one's see him for years."
"Yeah, and it was a woman."
"Oh, that too.. She didn't come across as very good, did she?"
"She's young, like us. Couldn't you tell? And don't say she isn't very good. If you hadn't been there, I think she would have gotten away with our friend here."
Jacen looked pleased with himself, thanking the darkness for hiding his blush. Skont gave a snort and rolled over. "Why don't you get some sleep sis, and I'll wake you up in a few hours."
"Sure. Don't call me sis. Good night."
Jania lay down on her sleeping roll, but didn't fall asleep for while. She had the strangest feeling she knew who their mysterious woman attacker was. A name lurked in the shadows of her memory. A few feet away from her, Jacen was also awake, thinking the same thing.
Wow! Has it really been that long? It has! Shame on me, shame on me! I am ashamed. And I am. I'm terribly sorry to keep you folks waiting. School has just been so busy! Wah! I also don't know how to put words in italics.on the site. If anyone would be so kind as to enlighten me.. Anyway! Please, enjoy!
Chapter 24
She had been ready for anything. Even death. She had half expected to not return, maybe going up against stronger and better people. But failure had not once crossed her mind. Not once while she fought two Jedi. Not once in all the years she trained for the first time she would prove herself worthy of her father's pride. She had trained, not just for the first, but for the second, the third, the hundreds of uncountable times when she would succeed where others failed. But.
"You zarking idiot! How many times did he tell you not to get cocky? Millions!"
I didn't really get cocky, did I? Confidence isn't cockiness.
"You know what? Don't make excuses. Go back there and get the merchandise."
I should, shouldn't I?
Joad started walking. Pain laced up her side and she decided against it. Better to just bring her ship to her. She was thankful that the controls on her wrist had not been smashed and called Slave I to her. She lay in the darkness, wondering how many bones were broken. It was interesting, really, to feel this much pain. She had never been hurt this bad during her years of training. Sure, broken ribs and an arm once, but that hadn't been done out in the field. There had always been medical care right there. But now, laying there in embarrassing defeat, waiting for her only chance of survival, it was different, harder on the mind, frightening even.
But the fear was beaten down, as was the pain, and Joad limped in a few circles and decided that she wasn't too bad off. Slave I landed not too far away and Joad hobbled up the plank and Slave I returned to orbit, where it would lay in wait and watch.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jacen helped his sister to her feet, breathing hard as if he had just run a mile. She was staring at him, then up at the hole in the wall where the bounty hunter had flown through.
"That was.amazing!"
"Yeah," he ran his head through his hair. "Didn't know I could do that.."
"Is he alright?" Jania jogged over to Skont, who was now emitting high- pitched squeaking noises and struggling fiercely, managing to entangle himself more. "Yeah, he's fine. Here, hold still. The bounty hunter is gone," and at this the bundle stopped momentarily, but continued, his voice now reaching such a pitch that they could no long understand his words, though he was trying to say something. Jania started slicing the threads with a vibro-blade, but had to stop to avoid cutting the skaj trapped in them. "Hold him!" Jacen seized Skont and Jania finished cutting the net. Skont spilled onto the floor, rolling away from them, and sprung to his feet.
"It's alright. The bounty hunter is gone now. We got rid of it for you."
His eyes rolled wildly, seeking to find a threat to his existence. He looked rabid, and one could almost expect to see foam leaking from his panting mouth.
Later that night, Jacen and Jania stood guard over the sleeping engineer. They looked around cautiously, wondering weather the bounty hunter would return.
"Jacen, did you get a good look at the armor?"
"Yeah, but I didn't recognize it."
"Oh come on! It was in the Mandalorian style! And you've heard enough from Dad to know who wears that kind."
"Boba Fett? But.no one's see him for years."
"Yeah, and it was a woman."
"Oh, that too.. She didn't come across as very good, did she?"
"She's young, like us. Couldn't you tell? And don't say she isn't very good. If you hadn't been there, I think she would have gotten away with our friend here."
Jacen looked pleased with himself, thanking the darkness for hiding his blush. Skont gave a snort and rolled over. "Why don't you get some sleep sis, and I'll wake you up in a few hours."
"Sure. Don't call me sis. Good night."
Jania lay down on her sleeping roll, but didn't fall asleep for while. She had the strangest feeling she knew who their mysterious woman attacker was. A name lurked in the shadows of her memory. A few feet away from her, Jacen was also awake, thinking the same thing.