"You so completely cannot blame what just happened on me."
"Oh yeah?" Aiden snorted. "You're the one who has a penchant for the ridiculous, and sure enough, something ridiculous always happens when you're around."
Leiraya leaned on her cane and looked sourly at him. "It's not like I called him into existence or something."
"Well, how are we supposed to explain that, though?" He pointed at the Ewok lying on the ground.
"Suggestion: Master, I think you should just leave it out of your report."
Aiden looked over at HK-47. "Don't you think someone's going to want to know about it?"
"Observation: Given the circumstances, I'm not sure anyone would believe your story."
Wouldn't they? Well, he had to admit it was a bit far out there. It started out innocuously enough, walking through Anchorhead with Leiraya, Carth, and HK-47. He knew that Tatooine was crawling with all sorts of interesting characters and they would have to watch their step, but he had not expected to be accosted by an Ewok in the street.
The furry little creature stood defiantly in their path, black hood over its head and short cloak trailing behind him. Before Aiden could even raise an eyebrow, he released a jabbering flurry of what he assumed were threats, and looked at them menacingly.
"Translation:" HK-47 offered. "The miniature meatbag states that you will be a fine prize to return to Lord Malak."
"You've got to be kidding me." Aiden shook his head. "I'm being threatened by a teddy bear."
The Ewok glowered at them, waved his furry fist in Aiden's general direction, and jabbered emphatically.
"Translation: He says that he understood that, and he is not kidding you, for he is the evil, lightsaber-wielding Sith Lord Ewok."
The Ewok mumbled a few more words. "Slight modification: He is the evil, lightsaber-wielding Sith Lord Ewok of doom." HK-47 paused for a moment, then added, "Suggestion: I say we blast the miniature meatbag, as he is clearly looking for trouble."
Before he was able to muster a reply, the Ewok flew into action. He lit a tiny lightsaber in his furry little paws, and attempted a leaping arc over Leiraya's head. He was not, however, expecting her to react the way she did. Seeing his flight over her head, she quickly shoved her cane in the air, knocking him back down on the ground in front of her. Before he could recover, she whirled it around and clocked him over the head with the grip. The Ewok collapsed, and so he sat in the middle of the road.
Surveying the scene, Aiden had to admit the assassination 'droid was right. If someone had told him this story, he wouldn't believe it, either.
"Well, we can't just leave him there."
"Sure we can. He's relatively harmless, right? I mean, once you take away his toothpick of a lightsaber…" Leiraya shrugged. "I don't see why we can't just let him recover, hopefully forgetting he ran into us."
Carth nodded in agreement. "There's no reason to think he's a threat. If he tries anything else, I'm pretty sure we can handle him."
Aiden looked from Carth, to Leiraya, and back to the Ewok. "I swear, this mission is going to cost me my sanity…"