hey the second chapter is here, i've had it for about a week i wanted to wait so that i could get the more action packed chapter in this one is a tad more romantic/drama but i need it for the rest of the story so have fun thanks, ohh yeah don't forget to review i need imput.
Chapter 2: A Softer side
Shada awoke three hours later; this wasn't uncommon for him. Waking up he felt a grumble from his midsection, he realized he hadn't eaten anything in a couple of days. Digging into his supplies he found himself, a compact nutrition bar. Settling in again to his seat, he pulled out his datapad and stated putting the finishing touches on his latest creation. A lens that could be placed on the eye and see other ends of the spectrum, right now all he had was inferred, ultraviolet, x-ray, and the visible waves but still it could help him a lot.
He'd been working on things like this all the time; his left earring was a communicator/sound amplifier. The studs on the upper fringes of his ears helped promote regeneration, mental strength, and kept him alert. His coat was made of a special weave that dissipated blaster bolts and was extremely resistant to cutting. He now started to get to work on his light saber, customizing them to his own touch. Using his mini-laserwielder, he attached spikes, four red ones to the bottom of the hilts. "Well that'll be all I can do until I get somewhere else" Shada stated finishing up the hilts. 'Beware, I sense struggle', "Who…who said that" Shada said obviously surprised.
Suddenly he was yanked out of hyperspace, "interdiction field" Shada said to himself. He hadn't had a lot of experience with this kind of stuff, he knew that it was a field of gravity preventing hyperspace travel. Looked like a fleet not a big one large Imperial Star Destroyer, lots of Tie's chasing a small convoy. As he flew in closer to the convoy, Shada noticed a starwind yacht, 3-z light freighter, ht-2200 freighter, guarded by a modified deepwater freighter, an assault frigate Mk, and a diamond cruiser. "This is Shadows Luck what's going on here," Shada said hailing the frigate " this is Stars Escort, We were paid to escort this group to imperial, space where they were going to sell goods. "This star destroyer was here and intercepted us and said we were smuggling weapons to rebels on one of their planets" He continued. "Give me the coordinates of where you're going and I'll take these Tie's off you. I'm afraid I only have one route on hand and I won't be going there now" Shada offered the man, "Okay you got a deal" he replied. Immediately the coordinates were in his ships' computer, pulling his red and black defender around.
He started trailing the last of the Ties, with a flash of light and a plume of smoke he was transported to Ties cockpit. It was a tight fit but he was behind the pilot, he bit him and injected his natural sedative that would keep him asleep for a couple of days. Injecting it into the pilots' neck he went limp, 'no unnecessary killing' he told himself. Porting back to his ship with the unconscious pilot, he set the man into his set and ported back. "Alright two to fourteen" he told himself mentally switching his planes' guns to ion, he directed his plane to tail him and blast any plane that tried to flank him. Finding his first target he sprayed it with the green blasts, its shields already depleted by the frigate its wing blew off. Spiraling out of control it collided with its partner, his ship had already taken out two that had thought to get behind him. That's how the process went, he took most by surprise, he only had to us one proton torpedo. Finally he came to the last one, he directed his ship to grab it with his tractor beam, and porting into the cabin he tranquilized the last pilot. Pushing him aside he directed the computer to enter hyperspace and travel to the destination he was given in one minute. Flashing back to the empty Tie, he input the codes and told his Tie to meet him at the rendezvous point, and get directions there.
Copying codes into his datapad, Shada wondered who they were 'I don't doubt they were going to sell goods, but probably not regular goods, probably smugglers'. 'They are who you are looking for' "Who is that, honestly this is getting annoying" Shada exclaimed obviously startled. Coming out of space a day later he found the frigate and the convoy, below him was the planet Bandomeer. Known for its ionite Shada realized "Ahhh they must have a mining operation here". "This is your helper from before" Shada verified "What are those other Tie's doing here", "I managed to commandeer them" he explained. "And how did you do that" the commander questioned, "I have my ways, anyways want to give me some landing coordinates". After getting the coordinates Shada flashed from ship to ship transferring pilots and giving directions for where to land.
Setting down on the platform, Shada stepped out and waited for his escort. As he walked up the platform he noticed the widen eyes, 'I bet they have never seen a shada before' he chuckled at his own joke. The man was tan really tan, almost brown, he had black curly hair and a mustache. "Hello, my name is Lando Calrissian" the man greeted, "My name is Shada, Shada Montrim. Well Mister Lando I bet you never expected me to walk out of a Tie" Shada said cutting the tension. "You'll find two unconscious pilots in those Ties, don't worry I already took care of their tracking units" Shada assured. "Now why would I need that" Lando asked him "Well you are a smuggler, aren't you" Shada asked noticing his smile was no longer on his lips. "Now where would you get a thing like that" "Well your men were accused of taking weapons to a city probably illegal ones. And you have a mining facility searching for ionite" Shada quipped "But I think we can be good partners".
"You see I have plans for a couple valuable items I've been developing" Shada explained "I just don't have- "You just don't have the facilities to make them and you figure anyone who has mining and gun running operations can". "Or set me up with someone who can" Shada added, "So what do you have" Lando asked. "Let's see where should I start, you see this earring" Shada said pointing to the one on his left lobe, It is able to act as comlink/sound dampener/amplifier. These three studs on my upper ear, they facilitate regeneration, strengthen my will and keep my senses sharp. My coat has a special weave that dissipates blaster fire and is resistant to vibroblades. I haven't created it yet, but I have a lens you put on your eye and can switch to see other light wavelengths. In my ship there are a couple of torpedoes that split apart into four smaller ones, they are programmed to be only a meter and a half until they hit the target. So what do you say mister Lando", "Please call me Lando if we are going to be partners". "I trust that the two Ties I brought in should cover the payment to begin production" Shada asked, "They should be enough to cover your half of the deal" Lando explained, "I'd like you to meet our lab technician". "I present to you Miss Salima Dala" Lando introduced a rather attractive forest green Twi'lek, "It's a pleasure to meet you Salim'aDala" pronouncing it correctly, as he kissed her hand. "I'll leave you two 'scientists' alone" Lando said with a smirk, "If you don't mind me asking, how did you know my proper name, no one that I have ever meet, besides my species of coarse. Has ever called me by my name" She asked, "I've studied many cultures and enough behaviors to talk to others about their homes". And, yes I did notice the excitement in your lekku" This brought a flush to her face "Don't be ashamed your very good looking". "It's not that" she explained "With all the work I do, I haven't had time for social affairs", "Ha, try living on a planet where everyone hated you except your enemy. I know work is a tough cycle to break, but I sure would enjoy your company in the mess hall and talk about some of your creations. Okay so have you made any improvements to the items I've given you" Shada asked. "Well let's see" Salima started, "Your communicator we increased the range and can now record conversations. The stimulators we were able to give them a ring form, and decrease power usage. Your coat we made it more flexible and be able to absorb more damage. The lenses, you won't have to take out as long as they don't get scratched or damaged, and everything is able to use the bodies' natural electricity. Here you have it the first set of lenses, try them on," she said handing him a small box. "To switch spectrums just blink three times, three in the right for inferred, three in the left for ultraviolet then two in one and one in the other for x-ray, to reset blink twice with both" she continued. "Thanks" was all he said giving her a deep hug his tail wrapped around the both of them. Lando walked in "I hope I'm not interrupting" he said with a scoundrel's grin. "Not really, he was congratulating me on us now being able to start production" Salima explained, "Well that's good, for a moment there I thought we were going to have crossbreeds" Lando said smugly. "Mister Lando, I'd be careful of 'crossbreed' statements if I were you" Shada warned, several moments of awkward silence followed. "I don't mean to divide you two from your work, but I wanted to talk to Shada on a new project" Lando finally said. "I hope you will accept my invitation Salima'dala" Shada said collecting his new equipment, sending a wink towards the Twi'lek.
"Okay so here's the deal we found a sith tomb" Lando started "We have sent a couple of scouts to check it out and discovered that the place was guarded by a range of beasts from Saber Cats to Armadids it's on Roon. The tomb belonged to Master Corsta one of the original sith masters, we know for a fact that there are some artifacts inside we tried to get someone inside the tomb but they were attacked. I figure- "You figure I could use my infiltration skills to get inside, take out the beasts and/or get the treasure out" Shada said finishing the sentence. "I'll do it, but with a couple of requirements, ten percent of whatever I find is mine, all swords that are found are mine, and something along the lines of a furnished ship for a certain green skinned girl" Shada finished. "Five percent and you got a deal" Lando bargained, "Deal" Shada stated as they shook on it. "When do we leave" Shada questioned, "I think three months would be enough time for you to be ready" Lando answered "I'll get started on the training droids". "By the way I might have use of your yacht, until I get my ship you wouldn't mind would you. Just a place to have dinner where somebody isn't trying to ruff up an alien to prove something" "Sure just let me know I'd rather not walk in on something like today again" Lando said with a smirk.
Shada was in the training room they had set up. 'Can you believe that six months ago I was fighting against a group of sith for my life' Shada said to himself 'yep and now you have a good job, a mission, a place to live, a girl, well not yet but she will come around'. "Who said that" Shada exclaimed 'not now to many people' the voice answered back. The doors suddenly opened, it was Salima "You wouldn't mind if I trained with you today" She asked timidly. "Sure, I could use a partner today Lando finally got the new beast droids". Grabbing his new training sabers and two swords off the wall he, he put them in his coat and their sheathes. Salima had finished putting on a pair of metal tipped gloves, "Did you make those" Shada asked. "Yes, they take the electrical signals in my body and turns them into blaster shots. Although I haven't quite gotten rid of the overheating problems. I figure if I make the gloves out of your new weave that should solve it for the most part", She said clipping on two blasters two here belt. Crossing his legs he proceeded to disable the training relay, "If Lando wants to see what I can do he'll have to do it in person". He said as one of the doors opened bringing two of his training sabers to life he stepped through the door. The room was dark not too dark for him to see, he switched to inferred to see nothing. 'Of course they ARE metal' he scolded himself, then a shine was in front of him, or more of a glimmer. Suddenly a beast attacked him "An Akk Dog" he said out loud, bringing his saber about he parried the two claws aimed for him. Bringing his blade across its side, he disabled it. Another set of metallic shimmers, brought forth three Tuk'ata. Slapping one aside with his tail he avoided the first charge, instinctively ducking two shots range out through the room. Stopping the next two in their tracks, rushing forward he sliced the two across their sides effectively disabling them. The last one had started to go after Salima flipping herself away from the droid creature blasting it when she got the chance. Putting her against a wall the beast swiped at her, pushing off against the wall and bringing out her blasters she fired to shots at the head bringing it down. Looking up from her kill towards Shada "And you thought scientist couldn't get the job done" She said with a smirk. With a flash he disappeared and a plume of smoke he was behind her the Akk leaped forward only to meet Shadas blade. "How did you…?" just then a group of five droids carrying blasters walked in "Here we go again" Shada said in obvious disdain. The droids lighted the room full of red fire; Salima ducked for cover under one of the metal corpses. Shada parried two that came close to him and returned them to their owners, Salima dispatched two on her own, the last on charged Shada jumping on it's head he picked it up and proceeded to flip it to the ground and gouged his blade into it. "Well I wasn't expecting that Shada said with a chuckle. I tell to what, let's skip the shower thing and grab a speeder and head for the ocean and swim". Shada suggested "I'll pack us a lunch and go tell Lando he won't have a speeder for the rest of the day". "Okay, but only if you tell what happened back their" Salima requested "Sure, I'll tell you when we get there" Shada responded.
"Hey, Lando I just wanted to let you know Salima and I are taking a speeder to the beach" Shada said catching up with him, "Sounds fine with me, you guys have fun". "By the way those beasts programming was really life like" Shada complemented "What beast, they don't come till next week". "Ohh I have a bad feeling about this" Shada said obviously agitated.
As the speeder slowed down they saw the white beach and they blue-green sea, "It's beautiful" Salima exclaimed, "I don't, know I could name at least one green body that is more" Shada said forcing a blush out of the Twi'lek. "So about what happened in the training room" Shada started "How do I explain it? I've always been able to do it; I was raised by a Sith lord that's how why I have a light saber, that's why my swordplay is as good as it is good. How I did that sensor trick, I gained my freedom awhile about six months ago. "But you know what, I wouldn't change it for a bit, even after the stuff I've had to do. I meet you and that is reward enough for my life; I just had to get that off my chest. So you want to try it first had", "Huh" She said not understanding. "You see that island out in the see about ten meters out," Shada said pointing to the sea as he scooped her up in his arms. "Oh you got to let me know when your going to do that, getting my feet swept out from me doesn't happen often" She said with a slight giggle. "Okay, now close your eyes and wait to I tell you to open them" Shada said as he held her. She felt a flash of light and then the smell of smoke "Okay you can open them now" sure enough they were on the island he pointed out. "You can put me down now" she asked, "I'd rather not" he replied as he set here down. "You brought something to swim in, right" he asked "Of course" she replied. "Well, it's up to you eat or swim" Shada said, "I think lunch would go good right about now" Salima decided.
"I don't mean to be offensive, but what are you", She asked as they ate, "Well, they told me that I'm Ryn, Katarn, Yasalimari, and a few modifications to that but I'm sure there is other stuff to. Personally, right now I'm a Shada, and he is going out with the girl of his dreams" Shada said. "Since when did sith minions get to be so charming" she quipped back with a grin on her face, "I feel like that swim, now" "Okay you go change, I'll clean up here".
Pulling off his coat, he dove into the water "Ahh nothing like a good swim after a training session". Salima walked out from behind the tree she had used for changing. She was wearing a simple black two piece suit, "Well don't we look good today" he said running out of the water "I know what your thinking, I could look so much better…" she started. Shada putting his finger to her mouth "Whether you were wearing a Flight Suit or a Hapan Dress you'll always be my star in the heavens, that the early civilizations built star ships just to be able to get closer too. Come on let's go swimming" he said picking her up again, this time she threw her arms around him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Man if I had known that I would get a I would have said it sooner" he said with a grin, at that she pulled him into the water. "So you want to play dirty," he said splashing her; she splashed him back with a laugh. The rest of the day went off without hitch, play in the water all day until the sun went down.
Collecting their things once again Shada took the Twi'lek girl in his arms and with a plum of smoke and a flash they were back to the speeder bike. Focusing out on his surrounding he felt something was wrong. "Salima I want you to take the speeder, and head back to the island when this is over" Shada said with a shake in his voice. "What's wrong Shada, I want to stay and help…" "I have no doubt of your skills", he said cutting her off "But I have I have to face the rest of my past and save a friend. Please, it kill me if any thing happened to you, especially if I could do something about it". As she got on the bike a band of disfigured warriors Shada drew one of his light sabers and took up a defensive stance to cover her. "Alright where is the General and Flap" Shada asked with almost shouting at the minions. "You mean me" a man with wings and three arms stepped out into the clearing. In one of his hands he held a chain that strapped to a red feline, that looked similar to a sand panther, on the creatures tail was a metal attachment to its tail. "I see Flap is fine," Shada said as he made some whistles, the panther start to be restless "So, guess you came back for vengeance right". "Yep" "So do you want to do this Shada asked, picking out three blasters he rose into the air and started to blast at Shada. Running over to the minion who had picked up the leash, he sliced through the chain. The feline immediately started to maul the creature that held its imprisonment. Shada deflected the laser bolts back to the other minions soon only twenty or so left. A group of five rushed the feline from behind, raising it's tail it let out a barrage of flames that easily toasted the deformed ones. Mauling two more and swiping a third they were all pretty badly defeated. Going after the General, Shada leapt and slashed one of his blasters apart. Landing he pulled out one his charged swords and blast a shock of electricity at the flying creature. Flying away from the shock of electricity, he let loose a volley of bolts. Turning around to block the bolts suddenly felt a sharp pain in his leg. Spinning around, he blasted the minion holding a rifle with an electrical blast. Letting go again to his primal self he had one object in mine to save his friend, His pupils went red along with the fur above blood vessels. He went after the General who was on wing blasting at the dodging figure below, leaping into the air he grabbed the Generals' legs pulling him down to earth. Shada reaching the ground first pulled the legs down and slammed him to the ground. He started to pummel the general his fists until his conciseness left him. Just then Salima rode up in the speeder, Shadas' eyes were returning to their normal hue along with his fur. Still recovering from the state he was just in he found himself, in the arms of the Twi'lek girl that he had sent away to protect. "What happened Shada? What is that thing on the ground? Are you okay?" She questioned eager to help. "I'll be okay, let's head back take it slow though, I'd like to have Flap keep up" Shada said looking at the cat "I'll explain everything later, Make sure we keep it under seventy kilometers flap's a quick one but not a mechanical beast you can push forever". Climbing onto the bike Shada and Salima took off at a fair pace with the red feline in tow.
It was almost midnight when they got back, Salima got the medics, who looked ant the blaster wound and gave him a bacta patch and sent him to med-bay for the rest of the day. "Salima, I want you to get some rest. Don't worry about me Flap will keep me company he is more than capable". "You still haven't told me where he came from, or anything else for that matter," She said kind of irritated "I'm sorry, but I'd like you to get some rest, instead of staying by my beside like I'm going to die any minute". "I'll tell you in the morning, okay please get some sleep. I'll only need a few hours, you need all the rest you can get please" Shada pleaded with her "Ohh, fine but I had better see you when I wake up". "It's a deal", he waited for her to leave 'Okay we are alone no one else is around' he thought 'Good, know for introductions I am your primal subconscious' 'That explains a lot, but how can you talk' Shada said literally questioning himself. 'I don't know all I know is that after you did that thing back on the lords planet I've been awake looking out for you. And when you ask me to I take care of you like that creep with the wings'. 'So what, that means you're my instincts. I guess that makes sense, next time though you could have warned me about that bolt' he thought arguing with himself 'Some things are unavoidable', 'yeah I guess' he thought finally drifting off to sleep.
As Salima lay in bed still groggy from not getting enough sleep, "I'm not a morning person", she said to herself. "Most people aren't" came a familiar voice, "Ahh, you came," she said leaping out of bed in her nightgown giving him a big hug. "Didn't I promise I would" Shada said with a chuckle as his tail flicked back and forth as she hugged him. "I thought they weren't going to let you leave," She said, "Well, apparently bacta agrees with me" he said trying to show her his leg as she clung to him. "Never again have me leave you, promise me or I won't be letting go", she said nuzzling into his soft fur as she tightening her grip "I guess, we're going to have to get you some sniper training, that way you won't be in danger. Why don't you go use the refresher while I get us some breakfast" Shada suggested "Be here when I get back, okay", she said as she headed for the other room. When she stepped out she was dressed in her more casual clothes that she worked in, "I hope you like syntha-cereal" Shada greeted with a kiss on the cheek, as he pulled out her chair.
After breakfast they talked for a while and cleared up everything that happened the day before. "So let me get this straight, that Guy and Flap are sithspawn" "and me" Shada corrected, "And that Guy and you have been at odds with each other since you stood up to him. And Flap was meant to be your 'partner, and the whole berserk thing was a primal thing that is part of you. Almost like an urge and can 'help' you out when you need it too. Then what's to stop it from harming someone when it 'helps'" Salima summarized? "Me, for one thing and as long as I have a directive or a plan to my actions, he will obey my will. He and I have the same objectives, the actions we take are different. Mine are subtler, while his are more direct. While I was fighting out there I was trying to keep you and flap safe, he on the other hand figured that by immobilizing the threat would keep you safer than distracting it, you see" Shada said explaining it best he could. "Yeah I guess, but it still worries me" She said as she crept closer into his arms "You want to see something different than Bandomeer" Shada suggested. "What do you have in mind" she questioned with a Solo grin "Well, after you get your ship- "Hold it I'm getting a ship" she said with a bright smile. "I didn't tell you, after I finish this mission on Roon you'll be getting a ship, of your choice fully finished" Shada said "Shada you spoil me" she said giving him another kiss. "Anyways, I figure we can go see some other places", "Like" she questioned? "Personally I wanted to go to Yavin IV, but it's your ship" Shada suggested "Yavin sounds fine, Mustafar sounds fine as long as you come too.
A month had passed of vigorous training and yacht filled dining experience as the odd couple grew together even more. For the last couple weeks they had hardly been torn apart, Lando having to nag on one or the other to get back to their jobs. The day finally came where they would have to separate; they were at the landing platform where Shada's ship was landed. "I'm going to miss you, be sure to take care of Flap for me" Shada requested, "I'm going to miss you too", Salima said giving him a kiss on the cheek. Turning around and heading off for the station again Shada watched her go turning around again she ran up the ramp, jumping into his arms once more. "I don't want you to go," she said pulling him tighter " it'll only be for two weeks, it'll pass like nothing. Besides if I don't we will have to split up anyways, my little Tie only holds one" he argued. "Fine" she said obvious in her disgust "But remember what you're coming back to" she said giving him a passionate kiss. They stayed that way for a while more, breaking it finally Shada had to leave, "I'll keep safe if only for you" he said as his yellow eyes drooped "I'm going to miss you" he said right before taking off. Flying into space he looked back down and longed to be down there. Setting in the coordinates he flew into hyperspace, soon to meet up with the mission that would change his life.