Here is the new addition to the family! There is quite a bit of racing action... maybe there will be a little lip action in the next... I haven't decided!

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The low life of the planet was nothing that the female padawan had ever seen. Many times had she been out with master Corran but they had never gone down here. It seemed as if all the people whom were not considered presentable or valuable people of socity came to wallow down below.

There were a few eyes that wandered in the direction of the three Jedi, but most averted their eyes. One would not be smart to start an arguement with a person who could take you apart in less then two seconds.

Feeling as though they had walked for hours, Yunda gazed in Klip's direction. He seemed to know what he quiestion was, and therefore took the liberty to answer it without hesitation. "Were almost there."

She nodded her head and saw Dagmark turn a corner. Doing likewise, Yunda was unprepaired for what happened next.

A fury hand reached down and grasped her by her dark brown robes. The oxygen in her lungs seemed to thin as another hand reached out and grasped her neck. The Jedi had no clue what was going on, but she moved her hands down to her belt and took out her saber. Within seconds the yellow blade came gushing out.

It was pointed at the person but to the side as a warning. She wasn't dropped at first, but when the sound of another saber could be heard, Yunda felt the metal ground once more. Rising to her feet, she gazed in Klip's direction.

He did not look happy and neither did the wookie which grabbed her. There were no words exchanged between the two, but the alien took off down the street with a mocking grunt and grin.

Klip helped Yunda to her feet and put his saber away, and she followed suit. "Are you ok?"

"Yes."

"Listen, if you wish..."

Cutting him off, she smiled and patted his shoulder. "Forget it. That guy was just having a bad day."

He wanted to protest and take her back but she would not listen to him. Before anothe word could be spoken, Yunda was already on her way in the direction that Dagmark took. Klip sighed and followed her.

The group which Dagmark was talking to looked very shady; the kind of people which Yunda would never consider herself to talk with. They looked tough. Inside she was quaking but decided that fear would get her no where. Right now she had to put on a mask. Be like Master Corran, be like Klip, she thought.

All eyes averted to the two Jedi who entered the alley. Klip stood beside Dagmark with a stern face. "Are we ready to get this thing on a roll or are we going to sit and talk?"

A Calamarian clad in dark green nodded his head with a evil grin. "Were ready when you are. Just be prepaired to lose."

Klip shook his head and and grinned just as evil. "Don't get too cocky."

"We shall see Jedi!"

With that the group began to move down the alley and to an open area which was deserted. Yunda gazed at the different vihicles which were laying around. "Where is the ones were riding in?"

"Ensuda should be here with ours."

She nodded her head. Ensuda was a very interesting fellow. He never followed orders and often rebelled against the Jedi order. It was amazing to her that the council still kept the guy around.

Waiting a few minutes, Ensuda finaly came. He grinned from ear to ear as he hopped out of the red speeder and into another one which was occupied with another padawan but Yunda had no idea whom he was.

Dagmark joined the two, but Klip motioned for Yunda to followed him into the one which Ensuda had driven here. She made no hesitation in climbing in, though she wondered how they were ableo to sneak these out of the Jedi Temple. Oh well, as long as they did not get caught or hurt she did not really care.

This wasn't going to be that bad she guessed. They drove for a while till they came to the energy binders. Yunda knitted her brow for a moment as they all lined up. Some were exchanging insulting remarks to one another but Klip did not even bother to waste his breath. "Uh, Klip."

"Ya."

"Why are we here?"

"To race of course."

Yunda pressed her back into the seat and closed her eyes for a moment. One touch from those things and your would be numb for a while. Wonderful, she thought. She glanced to the side and gazed at the Calamarian. He grinned and winked at her. "Scared baby? Don't worry, I wont bash ya up bad."

Klip raised a brow but did not say a word at the comment. When the signal was given, he pushed his thrusters to the max; making sure to glide against the metal ground just enough to make sparks fly back and onto the Calamarian's speeder. He cursed under his breath and followed close behind them.

The Calamarian increased his speed. One had to admit that he was good. He weaved in between the binders with ease. In his side mirror he could see Ensuda closing in, but he would take care of him.

Taking out a rusted piece of metal, he flung it behind his shoudler. Dagmark ducked just in time as the metal flew past his head. "WOW!"

He ran a tongue over his teeth and grunted. In an instant, the Calamarian slowed his speeder down and to the side to dodge a energy binder which had just come on line. He came around the left side of Ensuda's speeder and another alien came from the right.

In unusion the gang slammed into the sides of the speeder.

The Jedi which were inside braced themselves. Dagmark, bug eyed, tried to find anything he could use to their advantage. Quickly pulling out some sort of tool, he prepaired to throw it at the speeder on the right. It would have worked if they weren't smashed in from behind and sent flying into an energy binder.

Yunda winced as she watched the group of Jedi spin towards the ground. This was more dangerous then she had antisipated and she knew that there would be no getting out of the pardiciment. A missing speeder would not go unnoticed for long.

The Calamarian laughed as he watched the speeder crash. These Jedi weren't as tough as everyone said they were. He guessed that racing against children would be easier.

With an askance glance, Klip took note of the speeder beside them. In seconds the speeder came bounding towards the side of their own vihicle, but the Jedi had pulled the speeder up and over the other. The alien grinded his teeth together and gazed upward at the speeder over his head. Pulling out his blaster, he shot up.

Klip squinted his eyes and tossed a small metal device in Yunda's direction. She blinked. "Whats this for?" She hollered over the roar of the engine.

"They wanna fight dirty, then we'll give it right back. Toss it down into his speeder."

She shrugged her shoulders and gazed at it for a moment. Pressing a blue button, the padawan leaned over the side of the speeder. A force from the back, rattled the speeder and almost tossed Yunda out of the vihicle. She gripped the side and closed her eyes.

The Calamarian laughed and rammed into their speeder once more.

Yunda was now losing her balance. A voice bounded towards her with sharpe tones. "Toss it quick!"

Throwing the device into the speeder beneather them, Yunda felt Klip thrust the speeder to the side, forcing her back into her seat. Her back slammed against Klip's side, but it did not seem to fiz him. All he cared about was that she was back in the speeder and safe; well, under the circumstances.

Within seconds there was a yell of horror and a explosion.

"One down." Klip muttered through clentched teeth.

Suddenly a shot from a blaster flew past Klip's head. Now his teeth were grinding one against the other. He could handle such a perdiciment but having someone elses life to worry about made the force harder to fall into.

Yunda looked behind but the Calamarian was nowhere to be found. Closing her eyes, she consintrated. Her mind drifted and searched for anything that would give away his position. For the longest time she found nothing and that was beginning to make her wonder, though soon their was a low burst of energy that was filled with hate. "Hes coming quick from the left!"

Sure enough there was the Calamarian with his speeder coming stright for them. Klip tried to pull the speeder up but it was too late. They were samwiched between the Calamarian and a metal wall.

Sparks flew everywhere and flew into Klip's eyes. He tried to keep them open, but they were seered by a piece of metal. Yunda heard his cry and winced, though it was soon that she realized that there was no one to mand to controls. "Take over!" the wounded appreantice cried.

Without hesitation, she leant over and grasped the wheel.

The Calamarian cackled as he withdrew his attack and neared the finishing line.

Yunda as sure that she could not mand this! Her feet were meant to be on the ground and not off of it. Never had she ever done this before. For sure she would kill them. And the flashing red light on the panal did not make her feel any better. "Klip. I can't do this!"

Opening his one eye, Klip cleared his throat and grasped the controls. "Maybe you could, but lets not take that slim chance. Hold on tight!"

Klip pushed his thruster to the max as he tried to focus. He did not want to lose to his scumb bag after all he went through trying to get here, then there was the part about Yunda's life being in danger. But now was not the time to think, now was the time to act! Closing in on the speeder, Klip reached into his long robe and pulled out a small metal chip.

The Calamarian's laughter halted as he gazed at it. Soon it latched its self onto the aliens face, causing him to let go of the controls and spin out of control.

Yunda's face brightened while Klip crossed the marker. They had won and without too many injuries.

The rest of the Jedi crowded abou the speeder with smirks as Klip brught it down. He was a bit hesitant to climb out at first but soon followed after Yunda. His eye was better and now he was able to open it. Just a minor thing, he thought. Nothing more.

The friends began to have a good laugh and Yunda whipped about and latched her arms about Klip's neck, causing him to let out a small squeak. "Oh, Klip! We did it!"

Dagmark rolled his eyes. "Whatever. So wheres out pay?"

A shot of a blaster shot past Dagmark's head. He ducked with a gasp. "What the hell!"

The battered Calamarian twirled his weapon in his hands then pointed it at the Jedi with a look of pure resentment. "You'll be lucky if I let you keep your head! You cheated!"

Klip narrowed his eyes as Yunda stepped aside. "We cheated? You cheated the moment you started to fire at us!"

"I don't cheat! Now shut up or I'll ram his blaster down your lanky throat!"

Dagmark scoffed. He wanted his money more then anything and was not going to leave without it. "How about you hold up your end you scuz bag and then I'll shut up!"

The Calamarian took aim for Dagmark and fired his blaster. Yunda and Ensuda stood with gapping mouths but the shot was blocked! And by whom else? Klip! The blade of Klip's saber was placed inches away from the Calamarian's nose. "We will be going now. Keep your filthy credits."

There were smiles and chuckles from the band of thugs as they mocked the Jedi. Cowards, they called them, but Klip did not turn around to give them a lesson. They were in one piece and alive. He tried to make Dagmark feel the same, but he was bitter about his lack of winnings. Yunda thought as long as the council did not find out, they would be safe and able to get back into the normal swing in the morning.