A/N: my stats thing tells me that I have 460-some hits! That calls for a celebration! :starts doing combination Ewok/Snoopy dance: :stops, looks around, sees everyone staring: That wasn't me! Really! Uhhh... LOOK, BOBA! :dodges out of way of stampeding fangirls:
Flare Colon: thanx so much! think you could come up with more brilliant ideas like that?
vegemite: yes, but Mace should be careful messing with the galaxy's coolest bounty hunter! :evil laugh: ha-ha-ha. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha :coughcough:
The Greatest Boba Fett Fan: YOU'RE BRILLIANT! Ha-ha, Mace Windu should have an AFRO! You should be careful saying unguarded statements like that... I may use them for my advantage!
Fell Dragon: thanx!
Oh, and may I say one more thing? JAINA SOLO AND JAGGED FEL BELONG TOGETHER! TROY DENNING IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS AND HE UPS AND BREAKS THEM UP IN 'DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING'! NOT COOL!
I have spoken.
Oh yeah, one more thing. DID ANYONE WATCH STARGATE: ATLANTIS LAST FRIDAY? I've been searching for an episode summary on the web because I was away and forgot to tape it. could someone either give me a short summary or website where I can geta good one? please?
-xXx- KAMINO –xXx-
Jango had Anakin tied to a chair. "You will shut up about the big worm," Jango threatened. "If you do not shut up, I am going to have to feed my pet eel one of your fingers." He showed the boy the pliers he had in one hand, using them to make clipping noises.
The eel floating in its tank in the next room over seemed to be grinning hungrily at Anakin.
Anakin contrived his best innocent look. "What big worm? I be good..."
-xXx- CORUSCANT –xXx-
Boba ripped a strip of cloth from the bottom of his tunic to tie his pants back where they belonged, denying the Jedi Temple the splendid view that had been on display.
Barriss closed the door, slid down it to the floor, and breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought we were so dead."
"You weren't the one with your boxers on display," Boba said irritably. "Can you still hear Master Halcyon?"
"He's still laughing," Barriss answered, ear pressed against the door. "At least no one else was there besides Masters Halcyon and Windu."
"I don't like that Windu. He gives me the creeps, like he wants to kill my dad or something."
"Why would he want to do that?"
"I don't know. It was just a feeling," Boba shrugged. "Oh well."
"Do you know how to hold the saber yet?" Barriss asked, sighing.
"Yeah!" Boba held it, right hand above his left on the hilt. "Like this."
"You remember right guard position?"
"Uhhh..." Boba hesitantly ignited Anakin's blade and held it with the blade diagonally across his body, tip pointing toward his left shoulder.
"No," Barriss sighed. "That's left guard position."
"Oh." The lightsaber thrummed as he moved it to the other side.
-xXx- KAMINO –xXx-
Anakin was terrified of both Jango Fett, and the big worm. But the big worm was in a giant forcefield-shielded underground pit. Jango, on the other hand, was very close to him, and obviously very pissed off. SO Anakin made a decision.
Screw the big worm! Jango Fett is much scarier!
"Do you know how to use a blaster?"
"Point and shoot. How hard can it be?" Anakin had a trace of his old cocky confidence back now.
Jango grinned. "Let's see what you can do, then, flyboy."
-xXx-
"You will hit the target with the laser rifle." Jango was in full Mandalorian armor. "It is one thousand meters from where you are now. If you do penetrate the target with a killing blow, you will move on to other targets, range increasing by 500 meters. Understood?"
"Yes, sir," Anakin said grudgingly. Why sniper rifles! Why couldn't we start with something a lot closer? Like pistols!
The targets were shaped like different beings, alien and human. There were eight of them. The first target was a Bith, followed by an Ithorian, a Wookiee, a human, a Twi'lek, a Niemodian, another human, a droid, and a Zabrak. The target shaped like a Zabrak had some sort of furry creature draped over it, but the Padawan paid it no mind.
Anakin was lying prone on the metal ground, rifle against his shoulder. They were on the Slave I's landing pad because no where else was big enough without attracting attention.
"Begin," Jango ordered. As a second thought, he added: "And don't hit my ship."
Anakin aimed for the Bith's elongated head, but as he pulled the trigger, the recoil knocked his aim up and he only barely grazed the top.
Jango knelt on the ground next to him. "When you prepare to fire, always exhale; it will be easier to stay still, which will improve your aim. Until you learn to adjust for the recoil, aim for a slightly larger area on the body. For instance," he gestured at the Bith, "Bith have only one lung. A direct hit in the upper abdomen at this range will pierce the lung. Unless there is a bacta tank within a meter or so, the hit will be a fatality.
"Once you learn to adjust for the recoil, you'll begin to do so automatically as your sniping skills improve. You'll automatically aim lower to be able to score hits on critical areas like the head and neck."
Jango paused to make sure the boy was getting everything. "Understood?"
"Yes, sir," Anakin replied, looking through the scope.
"You're going to have to learn from your mistakes. I've given you the advice you need. The rest is up to you." Jango stood began to walk to the other side of the landing platform. He stood next to the Zabrak target and stroked the furry creature on top, then motioned for Anakin to begin.
-xXx- CORUSCANT –xXx-
"I still don't like that Mace Windu guy," Boba was muttering later as he and Barriss ate lunch together.
Barriss's eyes lit up. "We should so get back at him."
Boba looked up. "Can we do that?"
Barriss grinned. "We'd need to enlist the help of an expert code-slicer, though."
Boba didn't like that grin. "And who is the best slicer you know?"
"Mmm," Barriss pretended to think about it. "Mika."
"No!"
"Face it, she'll do anything for you," Barriss teased.
"No," Boba ordered. Sith, I sound like Dad. Then he gave a mental shrug. Well, that's a good thing. "That's not even funny," he continued. "I don't want her anywhere near me!"
"Okay, okay!" Barriss held up her hands in surrender, laughing. "Truth is, I'm not so bad myself. Nothing too complex, and I'll be fine."
Boba nodded. His father had taught him the basics of code slicing, but it was good to hold some information in reserve. Say no more than necessary, his father always said. Don't give information freely. And Barriss knew far too much about him already. But he couldn't stop one fleeting thought from entering his mind.
Is that a bad thing?
Boba tuned back into the conversation to hear Barriss saying; "Revenge is not the Jedi way, but-"
"It's only revenge if Baldy is our enemy," Boba pointed out. "No friends, no enemies, only allies and adversaries. Windu is our adversary."
Barriss grinned again. "I like the way you think."
Boba returned the grin. Thanks, Dad.
A/N: nope, this chapter was not funny. not funny at all. I don't like it, but I suppose it says what I need it to. and I want my bribe for finishing this chapter. (Yes, I have to promise myself food if I want to finish a chapter! Gimmie a break!) Unfortunately, I seem to have exhausted my supply of canolis to bribe myself with.
Anyway, moving on. I need more ideas. My beta readers only tell me 'I don't know' and 'Boba looks cute when he blushes. Do things to make him blush.' I love the congo line, and I'll be doing it next chapter, but now its up to you, the reviewers, to HELP ME! YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE!
God, I sound like a bad political campaign. But anyway, back to Jaina and Jag:
Who do YOU think Jaina Solo should be with? Childhood friend Zekk, or fellow pilot Jagged? Next chapter I'll be giving good/bad points for both of them. So tell me who you'd rather with her, and why.
Thanx!
