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Chapter 4
Mona and Carth found them elevator that led to the lower levels of Taris. The Sith guard watching it waved them through with out a further thought. When they reached the bottom they saw a fight occurring between what they presumed to be two rival swoop gangs. One gang managed to win quite handily and then they noticed Mona and Carth.
"We don't like your kind down here," an ugly green Twi'lek male said.
Before Carth or Mona could say anything the three of them attacked. Carth opened fire with his blaster taking two of them down, but the third almost caught Mona with his vibroblade. Mona was able to deflect his blade with her own just in time. She then caught him with a kick to the side and finished him off with a neat slice from her own vibroblade.
"You know it would be nice if for once someone was happy to see us," Carth muttered.
"Eh, I don't mind the sport," Mona said.
"We should probably ditch these uniforms," Carth said, "It will help us fit in."
They quickly got out of the Sith Uniforms and back into their street clothes. As they walked the streets of lower Taris they came across a human female gang member guarding a door.
"What's this place?" Carth asked her.
"This is the Hidden Bek's place," she said.
"There's something ironic about the use of the word hidden when we found it quite easily," Mona whispered to Carth.
"We could use the help of your leader," Carth said.
The woman raised an eyebrow, "Really."
"Yes," Carth replied, "We're looking for fellow members from the escape pods that crashed in this sector yesterday."
"You're with the Republic? Well Gadon might want to talk to you." She said.
She keyed a numerical code into the wall pad beside her and the door opened allowing Carth and Mona inside.
"Just keep your hands where we can see them," she said, "We'll be watching you."
"Right," Mona said sarcastically.
She and Carth entered the Hidden Bek base. They noticed a tall black man with mechanical eyes standing near the back of the main room.
"I've got a feeling that's Gadon," Mona said.
As they approached him the woman talking to him stepped forward, "Stop right there," she ordered.
"Hey," Mona said reaching for her Vibroblade.
"Now, now Zaerdra there's no need to start a fight," the black man said.
"But Gadon we don't know who these people are," Zaerdra protested.
"If we start attacking everyone we don't know we'd be know better than the Black Vulkars," Gadon said, "Now what can I help you with?"
"We're looking for information about the escape pods that crashed yesterday," Carth said.
"I wish I could help you," Gadon replied, "But the Black Vulkars stripped the pods clean before anyone else could get to them."
"What about survivors?" Carth asked.
"Most of them were either dead or killed by the Vulkars," Gadon said, "But the Black Vulkars did take one soldier prisoner and they're offering her up as a prize in the up coming swoop race."
"That could be Bastila," Carth said, "That's who we're looking for."
"Well there's no way you'll find her," Gadon said, "Brejik's got her locked up tight. You'd need a Jedi to bust her out. But if you want I can't help you out."
"We're listening," Mona said.
"We had a prototype accelerator we were designing for the next swoop race, but it was stolen by the Vulkars. If you can win it back, we can give Bastila to you when we use it to win the race."
"I don't see us getting a better deal," Carth said aside to Mona.
"We'll do it," Mona agreed.
"Good," Gadon said, "There's a back entrance to the Black Vulkars' base that you can enter through the sewers. You'll need the proper papers to get past the guard at the elevator. Mission Vao should be able to help you find the entrance."
"So where do we get these papers?" Mona asked.
"Well it just so happens that my gang ambushed a Sith Patrol headed for the sewers. I can give you the papers, but you'll have to exchange something for them."
"What?" Carth asked.
"I'm looking for some Sith Uniforms," Gadon said.
"We need these uniforms to get out of here," Mona protested.
"How many do you need?" Carth asked.
"Just one," Gadon said.
"We can probably make due with two," Carth said as he handed one over, much to Mona's resentment.
Gadon handed Carth a set of papers, "The elevator, is to your right a ways when you leave here," Gadon said, "Good luck."