While the Falcon was flying through hyperspace. Blake sat in what she now knew as the main hold, trying some of the onboard food the Falcon had. It was certainly not like the food from her world, a kind of nutrient paste. Its unusual texture added a hard slimy tait to it but was reassured it was edible.
She was still unsure about this new choice in being a smuggler. But if it kept Adum away from those she cared about, then she can live with this. Soon enough, Chewi eventually came by to check in on the Faunus.
She reassured the Wookie that she was okay. Blake knew Chewi can understand her; she just can't understand him.
"So, Chewi. Just out of curiosity, is there anything to do on the ship to pass the time?" Blake asked the Wookie.
The big Wookie nodded yes, he walked to her were the desk she is resting at is, he pressed a button on the table's side. And on came a game with holographic monsters on the table, Blake was amazed at this.
"Whoa! Ok then, what is this?" Blake asked as she examines the game. She has tried playing card games and a few board games from her world, but this looks way more high tech than a simple card game.
Chewbacca sat on the opposite side of the Faunus he presses a few buttons, that quickly made one of the Wookies monsters attacks one of the monsters on Blakes side. When it made the killed, the holographic monster that was attacked disappeared after making a dying sound.
"Um...OK then...I think I understand what this game is about... let's have a go at it." Now typically, Blake would just read, but due to a lack of reading material, she decided to give this strategy game a try.
Meanwhile, Solo was having a conversation with someone he really didn't want to be associated with. That being the slimy slug sitting in front of him on the ship's holo-communicator, Jabba the Hutt.
"Look, Jabba, I have the spices and on my way to you now. So if you want them, then stop sending bounty hunters after me...and seriously, you sent a group calling themselves 'the league of bounty hunters after me. I've been in some strange encounters, Jabba, but they had me worry about the standard of bounty hunters?" Solo asked Jabba, who shrugged.
"Very well, Solo, I will not send more bounty hunters after you as long as you bring me the spices, since how much you have is worth a lot to me," Jabba said with a greedy smile. "And yes, I could have hired better bounty hunters for this job... I'll do so next time if you fail." The Hutt declared, it was a good thing Solo can understand the slugs language.
"Good to know Jabba, I will get to where you want me to be in a few hours if I'm not held up by anything," Solo said to the Hutt.
"One of my employees will be there. He will let me know when you get there. Don't be late," Jabba said before ending the transmission.
Solo let's lose a silent curse at the Hutt as he made doubly sure that the coordinates were set proper the nave computer prepared the ship to hyperspace to the drop off point.
The Smuggler really didn't like working for the Hutt, but he didn't have much choice at the moment. The Empire was increasing patrols in the outer rim, making jobs such as this one a dangerous gamble. One which would get them all killed and his ship scraped.
With the last of the numbers punched in, Han sets the Falcon up and sends them into hyperspace then.
Back with Blake, she was still playing with Chewi, who, of course, having played the game longer was besting Blake with ease. Chewbacca leaned back on his chair and smirked while resting his hands behind his head.
"Good game," Blake admitted, being a goods sportswoman. She thought if Yang or Ruby was here, they most likely would have asked for a rematch with the smirking Wookie. Thinking about her friends from Beacon dampened her mood, but she pushed it back for now.
Chewbacca growled positively, but he thought that was one of the easiest games he's ever played with someone. But she was new, and he would have time to teach her how to play the game better in the future.
Blake looked back at Chewi before talking to him. "I really hope I can learn to understand you better in the coming days. I feel like we could have a bunch of interesting conversations. " Blake said, getting up from her spot right when her stomach then growled she was kinda hungry.
Blake's cheeks heated up and felt embarrassed before looking at what she assumed was an amused Wookie. "Question...is there anything else to eat on this ship that's filling?" Blake asked, putting a hand on her gut.
Chewbacca nodded and did a hand motion telling her to come with him. He was going to give his new partner some of the better meals they have around here rather than the snacks he saw her eat earlier. He just hopes to her liking.
Soon enough, Blake did get something better to eat thanks to the Wookie. It was not what she was used to since her world did not have food like this...but at the very least, it was edible. Still wasn't fish.
"Thanks, Chewi." Blake said kindly to the Wookie.
Chewbacca gave a soft growl in return. Blake filed it away as saying your welcome. As they finished, they walked around the ship. Blake stopped when she saw something, she saw some metal canisters. "Hey Chewi, I heard Solo say were making a delivery, is this what we're supposed to be delivering?" Blake asked the Wookie, who nodded.
Blake walked around the cargo crates as she got a closer look at them. She knows what Smugglers do and that they might deliver some illegal stuff from time to time. But she wondered what the things they are hulling now were?
"What is this stuff?" Blake asked out of curiosity.
"It's Spice." Both Chewbacca and Blake turn to see that it was Solo walking in and taking a spot next to the Wookie. "And according to our employer, we're going to deliver them to an old station where will hand them off to another guy that works for our employer. After that, our job is done, and we can move on with our lives."
Blake looked at Solo for a moment to think about what he said. "So, we're just sending someone spices for there food? Large amounts of it?" Blake asked. But she had a gut feeling it's not that kind of spice.
Solo shakes his head at that, Blake really will need a lot of teaching on how the galaxy works...and what's some of the stuff in it is. "No kid, it's not that kind of spice... this kind is a type of Drug."
Blake's eyes shot up wide then. "What!?" Blake said in shock. She knew she would have to learn to do some questionable things to survive, but drug dealing!? That's...something of a hard pill to swallow.
"Yes, Blake, this type of drug is called Spice, also known as narco-spice. It is a popular mind-altering drug that's been around for a long time. Varieties included ryll and the strongest and most expensive, glitter stem. That stuff is hard to get and really dangerous to have as well." Solo explained to the shocked Feanus, he had a feeling that Blake did not like this, he could not blame her.
"...So...were really delivering drugs...oh my..." Blake said while putting a hand on her head in an attempt to rub the migraine growing migraine.
Solo let out a small, frustrating sigh. "Look...as Smugglers, half the jobs do we don't like. But in order to survive in this galaxy and to get some people off your back, we make a few sacrifices. This job is one of them. It's not a good job, but it's one of those that keeps you alive." Solo explained to Blake, who was looking at their cargo.
"It...really does not feel right...what if the people we're sending these drugs to sell them...what if they sell them to children?" Blake said she knew this was about survival, but she would bear the guilt if whoever there sending this dangerous drug to gives this stuff to kids. Shaking her head, she leaves the cargo hold, leaving behind the Smuggling duo.
Solo watches Blake as she leaves to think about their job. He then lets out another sigh to this as Blake has a lot to learn about their profession. But, he could again understand her conflict. Jabba was the type who would do many disturbing and disgusting things. From drug running to slave trafficking. And it will be a cold day in the nine Corellian hells before he and Chewi do that. But he haves no choice at right now as they do not want Jabba to send more trouble and to collect his head.
The Wookie gives a low growl, making Han shake his head. "I know, and the sooner we get this job over with, the better."
Imperial Star Destroyer: Ever seeing.
In one of the imperial Star destroyers, one of the empires warships was monitoring and tacking some transmissions, it picked up the call between a smuggler and whoever he was calling. They only got bits of the communication, but a few of the words they heard mentioned spices that were being delivered.
A low ranked officer brought this up to the Commander of the Star Destroyer, informing him of what they got from their transmissions.
"Sir! Sir! We intercepted several parts of a transmission from a nearby system from what we believe to be a smuggler. From what we got from listening, it involves a shipment of Spice being delivered." The imperial officer reported.
The high ranked officer looked at him. "Is that so? Well, we can't have that now, can we?" He said as he turns to address several other imperials officers of the ship's bridge crew. " Work with what we have and track that ship, then set a course for where this Smuggler is heading. From there, we will make sure this will be there last delivery they make and arrest them when they arrive."
All of them obeyed the order and got to work. It didn't take the Imperials finest to track the ship's vector and set a course after their pray. The Imperials soon plotted their course and made the jump to hyperspace.
Back with the Falcon. Solo and Chewi were back in the cockpit, preparing the ship to exit hyperspace. They were silent in doing so, having done this a hundred times already. Solo decided to break the silence.
"So...how's Blake feeling now?" Solo asked his friend.
The Wookie regarded the question for a moment before answering with a low roar, telling Solo that she is still in her room. She really did not take that they were doing a drug business so well.
"Figures, look after we send this stuff off I'll talk to her. Since if we don't make this delivery, Jabba will have us both killed, and if he finds out about Blake? Who knows what that slimy worm would do to her." Chewbacca nodded in agreement and had shivers as well. He did not want Blake to end up as one of that slugs slave barges...or be forced to wear those revealing outfits. Soon the Falcon's nave computer beeped, meaning they were about to come out of hyperspace.
"Well looks like we're here," Solo said as they were soon out of hyperspace...but his eyes became wide with worry at what he saw next then. "Oh, boy..."
What they saw waiting for them was an Imperial Star Destroyer. Along with that destroyed remains of the space station. The one they were going to make a drop off at, meaning that their contact is likely dead in space at the moment...and if the Empire finds out that they have the spice on them, then it was a good chance they would be joining them.
"I think we made the wrong stop and should go," Solo suggested, Chewbacca roared in agreement. But before they could engage the nave computer to send them into hyperspace, two imperial Tie fighters flew by. Shooting the Falcon's engines, damaging them in the process.
"Well, that's just great!" Solo said as he watched all the damage alarms go off, then they saw they were being contacted.
"Attention, unknown ship, this is the Imperial Star Destroyer Everserving. Prepare to be boarded and arrested for harboring illegal drug trafficking!" The voice of the imperial said.
"What?" Solo said, his mind raced and figures he can try to play them off. "Attention, Imperial Star Destroyer, my crew and I don't have any spices onboard were here to talk to contact a potential client... Who was probably on that stationed you destroyed."
"Really?" The imperial said. "Well, we will see about that be ready to be boarded soon. If you are indeed telling the truth, then you and your crew have nothing to fear and will leave after an inspection of your ship." With that, the transmission ends, and Solo saw the star destroyer come towards them.
Chewbacca did a low growl...saying this is bad.
"I agree, buddy..." Solo said. But he turns to Chewi and gets up. "I got an idea, arm the weapons." Chewbacca looked at Solo and did a loud roar asking, is he crazy!? They can't fight them. "I don't mean for the Empire... we're still a way's away from that Star Destroyer, and those Ties have left us alone. We're going to shove those spice crates out the airlock going to destroy them before the Empire sees them. I'm sending them out the cargo ramp, I need you ready at the turret." Solo explained.
Chewbacca nodded his head understood the plan but growled to asked Solo a question on what about Jabba.
"We will worry about him later," Solo said as he leaves the cockpit and runs into Blake, having momentarily forgotten about her in all the confusion.
"What's happing?!" Blake asked.
"We've been stopped by the Empire. Help me get our cargo off the ship before they get to close. Or we're all going to end up in an Imperial prison." Blake didn't need to be told twice as she followed Han to the cargo hold. She saw Solo was using a hover device to roll tons of spices out. She followed his example and helps direct them towards the loading ramp. When they get there, they see the Wookie holding a space suit for Solo. The Smuggler slips it on while Blake pushes the last of the Spice on the loading ramp.
Han switches positions with Blake and shuts the hatch and separated them.
Han puts a rope on his suit so he won't be sucked out, as he does this he couldn't help but think how pissed Jabba is going to be about the loss of his shipment. He'd find some way to pay the slug about this later. Lowering the ship's ramp and pushes the spices out into space. Moments later, he watches them float a bit before Chewi fires at them from the turret, destroying any evidence the Empire could find.
"Great, look's like I'm going to find a new way to pay Jabba back...wonderful." With that, he closes the ramp as he walks back to the cockpit.
As they neared the Star destroyer, they took Solo ship in a tractor beam, one of the officers walked up to the Commander.
"We have got the ship in, sir." The imperial officer reported.
"Good, now send in the boarding party, have them look every inch of the ship." He ordered as his second in command nodded.
In the Millennium Falcon, Solo was talking to Blake, in a very, VERY serious tone he was explaining what to do when the Empire comes on board.
"Alright, listen Blake, when the Stormtroopers get on board, let me do all the talking, ok?" Solo asked the new member of his crew.
Blake nodded, but she had a question. "OK, but...what do Stormtroopers look like?" Blake asked the Smuggler.
Han looked at her like she was crazy before he remembered who he was talking to. "Oh right, you're still new to the galaxy. Well, I'll tell you what they look like, their men in white armor and black under suit." Solo explained as they heard a part of his ship entrance open. "Seem like there here."
With that, several Imperial Stormtroopers marched up the ramp and boarded the Falcon. They either carried blasters or handheld scanners to look around the place. One stormtrooper with an orange shoulder plate seemed to be the one in charge.
"Scan the whole area, leave no trace of this piece of junk unchecked." The stormtroopers Commander ordered when the last Trooper boarded the ship. To him, the ship was no better than a pile of scraped garbage best used for spare parts.
"Hey, I keep telling people this ship is not a piece of junk." The voice of Solo was heard as the Stormtrooper commander looks at him before his eyes shifted to the catgirl. The Commander's eyes linger on her for a few moments as he's never seen a creature that looked too human-like she did with additional animal parts. Well, he has seen feline alien humanoids before but not one like this. Maybe she is a half-human with one of her parents mated with a foreign alien or is a mutant? Not that he cares.
"You two, identity yourselves." The Stormtrooper commander ordered.
Solo keeping his calm spoke. "The name's Han, Han Solo, I captain this ship, and this lovely young lady is my crewmate, Blake."
As Han was introduced to them, Blake was assessing the imperial soldiers. The way he speaks and poster reminded her lot of the Atlas military. His armor looks to be made with the purpose of being intimidating, the face masks look like to imitate ghosts.
The Stormtrooper commander looked between Solo and Blake before talking. "We're got orders to search this ship. We have reason to believe that you're smuggling illegal narcotics."
"Be my guest," Solo said as the Commander looks at him for a second, then to Blake before walking and rudely shoving Blake to the side.
"Out of the way, mutant," The Trooper said coldly to the Faunus she glares at him.
Blake was about to give the soldier a piece of her mind. But Solo stopped by putting a hand on her shoulder before she could. "Don't...trust me."
Listening to common sense, she lets the Trooper walk away, but glares at him. The Trooper's rudeness was like that almost made her think of how humans treated her kind on her world.
The two stayed in the ship's hold while the troopers looked around the Falcon. From their spot, they watched as the soldiers searched the entire ship from the cockpit to the cargo hold and crew quarters. Overall the stormtroopers found nothing of what they were looking within the Falcon.
"No signs of any spices on the ship, sir." One stormtrooper with the scanners said.
The Commander looks around him, thinking they may have likely gotten the wrong ship.
"Alright...nothings here, man. Clear the ship, men. Let's get off this piece of flying junk." The higher ranked stormtrooper said as his men nodded and started to make their way off the Falcon, as they walked off one Trooper bumped into their Wookie companion.
Instead of apologizing, the stormtrooper was rude instead. "Out of my way, furball." The Trooper said as he walks past him.
It was Solo's turn to be angry now. Chewbacca is his best friend, and no one messes with his friends. "Hey! Don't talk to him like that." Blake said, defending Chewi.
Solo did not stop her that time, but the Trooper she said looked at her when he stopped walking and then looks at Han.
"You better keep your pets on a tighter leash. If they get to lose, then we'll need to put them down." The Trooper said, showcasing his racism.
Chewbacca was furious about the Trooper said about Blake. He was fine with others saying it to him as he has gotten used to the pointless racism that was growing in the galaxy. This Trooper was doing so on his new friend Blake? He felt rage as was about to pounce on the Trooper and attack him. But the Trooper already left before either he or Blake could do so as the hatch closed.
"Basterd," Blake said so much anger right now showing, she only met the Empire briefly, but now has decided already she didn't like them. As they released the ship, they gathered in the cockpit to watch the Star Destroyer leave. Blake, having not seen the Imperials ship before, was left speechless at the sheer size.
"Blake. I'm sorry you had to experience that, but...you will be seeing and hearing more stuff in the future like that." Solo said as he set a course to hyperspace.
"I know... I have experienced racism before, so don't worry about me. So since you don't have those... drugs," she said that part in disgust. "What will you do now?"
Solo sighed, "I have an idea, Tatoonien is close by. It's a desert coved world, but there are always jobs to find there."
Blake looks at him. "Huh? Is it really a world with nothing but sand?"
"Yap, but on this world, keep close to Chewi and me. There are more than a few unsavory people on this dust bowl."
With that, they went over the damage the Empire did to the Falcone before they went into hyperspace now heading to a world will they will be staying on for a few days.
And possibly an adventure that will change their lives forever.
Light years away on the fiery world of Mustafar, held within a Dark lord monolith of a castle.
The dark lord was now watching intently at a holo recording an imperial spy sent to him. He had received this after "disciplining," an imperial officer who worked on the death star that talked back to him. He let the officer live...for now.
Examining the footage, he noted her fighting style, "She fights almost like a jedi...but these abilities, those shadows. I have never seen before." The dark lord said.
The Dark Lord...was Darth Vader, the right hand of the Emperor and one of the most feared beings in the galaxy. Has killed many people, whether they were rebels, traitors, Jedi, and even imperials under his command for incompetents. He was now watching a recording of mysteries female who looked human at first glance but showed unhuman appendages, mainly the feline ears on top of her head. A random imperial spy who was on the planet had taken this recording and sent it to him with the note of a possible Jedi sighting.
"Think she's a Jedi, sir?" The Trooper near Vader asked the Trooper had some blue markings on his armor.
Vader freezes the hologram in mid-fight before turns to the Trooper. "I am unsure. This woman has abilities different then what I expected a Jedi to use. Her weapons are also not one the Jedi Order would use ether." Vader responds to the Trooper. It...is possible that she may be self-taught and has come up with her own unique way to use the force. If so, then she is a wild card. He then turns to the spy who shot and delivered this to him. "Have you informed the emperor?" Vader asked the spy.
"No sir, but I will so-" before he could finish...he felt a grip on his neck...as he was lifted off the ground.
The blue marked Trooper in the room watched with no emotion as Vader forced Chocked the Imperial spy. He was one of Vader's most loyal and trusted troopers, while also one of his surviving allies from the clone wars.
"That won't be necessary," Vader responds as a snap was heard and drops the spy to the ground. He then turns to the clone trooper, who is one of the few original clones within serves after the fall of the Republic. "Get rid of the body. Toss it in the lava pools outside. Once you are finished, I have a new mission for you."
"Yes, sir." The Clone Trooper said as he did as Vader ordered, while the Dark Lord ponders on future plans on this still while he rewatches the recording.
Note: Well, here's the next chapter to the fanfic, I would like to thank Helljumper206 for helping me edit.
Also hope you enjoy and to see your opinion on this chap.