Chapter 1: Ambush.

"Boba please don't do this, think of Align"

"He's going to pay"

Boba Fett brushed off the concerned look of his wife Sinus Val and faced the durosan bounty hunter Cad Bane who had insulted his father.

"So that's it" smirked Bane "just you and me boy"

"I guess it is"

Bane and Boba stood ten paces from each other. Bane grinned his sharp teeth, Boba did the same but his expression was hidden behind his helmet.

The two drew their weapons. A bright light flashed blinding Boba.

He blinked and realized he was dreaming. The water from his Bacta tank in Jabba's old palace washed his eyes.

"Wake up Boss".

Fett fully opened his eyes and saw the familiar smirk of his faithful lieutenant Fennac Shand standing outside the tank. The pod opened, Fett rubbed his face. Shand passed him a towel.

"Sarlac dreams?" she asked

"No" replied Fett "older ones"

"You wanna talk about it?"

Boba sighed. "No…lets get ready. We have business to deal with".

The two of them journeyed to the bar in Mos Espa . They received their tribute peacefully from their patrons

"Jabba had many vassels" said Boba "Its going to take a lot of ground covering if we are to keep his empire intact"

"I can make the rounds without you "said Shand "Jabba rarely left his palace"

"Jabba ruled with rear" said Boba "I intend to rule with respect"

"Is that the Mandalorian in you talking? "smirked Shand

"I'm not a Mandalorian Fennac, I am just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe".

As the two walked, Boba suddenly saw a shadow land behind him. The figure was dressed in red, wore a mask covering his mouth and was wielding a electrostaff and personal ray shield. More assassins in the same garb and weapons laded around them.

"Ambush" growled Fenac

The assassins formed a shield wall around Boba and Fennac. Suddenly an explosion flashed from behind the assassins. Smoke filled the air, Fennac and Fett crawled at the air around the smoke. The assassins were gasping when suddenly two figures landed in white armor. At first Fett thought they were Strom troopers but as he looked he saw the figures wore jetpacks and had the same T shape helmet as him.

"Mandalorians?" said a confused Boba.

"Well at least they are on our side" said Shand

The two continued to fight the assassins. Boba kept pace fighting two of them until one of them stuck him in the back. His still recovering sarlac wounded body couldn't withstand the two attacks and Boba fell to the ground.

"Boss" yelled Shand who was occupied with her attackers

Boba laid wounded on the ground as one of the assassins swung his spear. Boba was anticipating the blow when suddenly a third smaller Mandalorian in bright yellow amour landed right in front of his attacker and stopped the blow with their amour. The warrior blocked the assassins attack then landed two quick jabs to the midsection at the attacker.

"Are you alright," said the figure. The figure was a woman. "don't worry brother we got this"

Boba was wounded bad, his Gamoreans scooped him up. Through the fighting he saw one of the assassins flee to the rooftop.

"Fennac" called Fett to Shand "I want that one alive".

The Gamerorans carried Boba to safety. Shand headed to the rooftop.

Fennac pursued the assassin to the rooftops. The assassins tried to evade her, multiple times throwing their knives at her but Shand avoided them. The assassin went around a sharp corner of the rooftop, Fennac continued her pursuit when suddenly

"Wham!".

Fenac has been stuck close line style by the butt end of another assassin's staff knocking her to her back.

"Uh" Fennac grunted.

The now two assassins stood over her.

"Echuta" Fen swore and spat at them.

The assassins readied their blows, Fennac braced her arms. Suddenly the yellow Mandalorian landed and began fighting the assassins. Shand sprung to her feet and joined in. The two allies defeated the assassins kicking one off the roof and bound and gaged the other. Uneasy of the new ally Fennec raised the assassins spear to the young Mandalorian throat

"ah ah" said Shand.

The female Mandalorian stepped back.

"How do I know I can trust you?" asked Shand

"You don't" said the Mandalorian "I need to see Fett"

Boba's Palace

Boba emerged from the bacta tank. His Gamoreans rushed to his side with towels. He put up a hand to stop them.

"You ok boss" said Shand.

"Yeah" said Boba, "did you get the assassins?"

"We did, but uh we got company"

Boba and Shand turned as the female Mandalorian in the yellow armor walked in. The other two taller male Mandalorians stood shoulder to shoulder with her.

"You're a long way from Mandalore" remarked Boba

"And you're a long way from Kamino" snipped the female Mandalorian

Boba frowned. "We appreciate your help. So, who are you and what do you want"?

"I'm Merta Gev. I came for your help"

"I told Djarin I want no part of that princesses civil war" said Boba

"We are not here to recruit for the resistance" said Mirta "We are here to offer you a job"

"I am no longer a bounty hunter," said Boba

"Then I guess the name Cad Bane means nothing to you"

Boba frowned hard at the name.

"Cad Bane is dead".

"Maybe this will change your mind" said Mirta. She produced a holodisk and handed it to Boba, he clicked it. "This was taken near a transport bound for Nal Hutta. "We believe that in your recent acquisitionof Jabba's empire the Hutt council has met with Bane about a contract to kill you"

"Let him come" said Shand, she turned to Boba "We can handle that durosy boss"

"There is more" said Gev "A few days ago this subcontract was sent out by Bane through the Bounty Hunter Guild's network".

One of Gev's Mandalorian bodyguards produced his own holdisk and clicked it. The old but still young looking face of the durosean bounty hunter Cad Bane appear on the screen and spoke in a cackly voice.

"This is an open contract. 100,000 unmarked imperial credits to the one who finds and brings back alive the kiffari woman known as Sintas Vel"

Boba was stunned. Shand looked over in concern

"Someone you know?"

Boba paused then looked up at Shand

"She's my wife"

So that's my start. Let me know what you think so far?