Chapter 10

Storytime

"Yeah, there was a shoot out going on today... I was just partying with my buddies over there when suddenly a mandalorian stormed in... No, I was not counting how many guards dropped down. I only counted how long I thought I was going to last for in there."

-Rodian giving a testimony.

Aboard Zerd's ship, Zerd got his ship away from the battle as he was ordered by his client. It seemed he was going to have to wait for his next orders for quite some time. If only there was a way to past the time...

Then Zerd remembered. Luna was with him. He needed an explanation. Both on what happened on Felucia and why she was here.

"Akira, can you take controls? I want to ask my sister something," Zerd asked. But underneath it was more of an order, because he walked out of the cockpit before Akira had the chance to respond to Zerd's request.

Zerd walked across one of the hallways of his ship, then at last entered a room where Luna was sitting, alone in front of a table. Zerd sat himself next to her. Luna looked up, helmet off. She was still in her mandalorian armor and hadn't changed back into her trench coat yet.

"Luna, let me ask you something," Zerd paused for a second to wait for Luna to look at him, then continued, "What happened on Felucia? You were on it longer than you should of been."

Luna grinned. She enjoyed telling tales of her adventures to Zerd, even if he doesn't like telling his back as much as she does.

"Well, it all started when Riflesso, who I believe you met, requested me and another bounty hunter named Rungi 'Killjoy' Mu'Krak, a trandoshan..."

Luna began to tell the story of what had happened.

In Felucia's atmosphere, Riflesso's ship began to lower to a safer area for his fellow bounty hunters to parachute down. They were hired by a hutt named Gatta to steal a golden trophy from a rival hutt on Felucia. Riflesso decided to share his job to make it easier, so he got Luna and Rungi to help him out.

Riflesso was wearing white armor, painted with blue on his chest going down his neck. His shoulder pads and boots were blue as well. His armor's leggings and arms where a darker white, looking more like a grey. Riflesso's hair was brown and swooshed up towards his face. His eyes shared his hair's color.

Riflesso got out of the pilot seat and walked back into the room where Rungi and Luna were waiting to parachute down. As of now, they seemed to be in an arm wrestle. They seemed to be even, however Rungi was slightly pushing Luna's hand. Then finally he slammed her hand down into the table and won the contest.

"Sssssssuch an easy competition," Rungi taunted. If they weren't on the same side for the time being, Luna would of killed him where he stood for that comment.

Luna fixed her trench coat as she got up and went over to her backpack. Her mandalorian armor and other objects too big to be on both her belt, which was under her trench coat, and the red leather coat's pockets, where in her backpack. There were many pockets on her trench coat.

She zipped her backpack shut after examining what she had in her backpack and on her, then she slid it down her right arm, then shortly after her left.

"Luna, Rungi," Riflesso began. They looked at him with their attention, "We are really to drop off. Get your parachutes ready."

"Already done, Riflesssssssso," Rungi hissed. He was right, both Luna and Rungi had their parachutes, ready to jump out and depart. Luna began buttoning her trench coat together. She enjoyed having it unbuttoned so she didn't heat up so much, but if it slipped off while they were parachuting, then it'd be an awkward time in the jungle they were going to jump down to below.

"Good. You guys get down there and get the trophy. Just when you get it, make it quick. There are some ships that belong in the Hutts in the sky and I rather not be spotted by those," Riflesso warned. Luna just nodded and parachuted down as soon as the hatch opened up. Rungi took a few seconds before jumping after her.

After releasing their parachutes, Rungi and Luna were slowly dropping into the waters below. The Hutt Palace was nearby, they could see it while they were falling. At the same time, Luna and Rungi detached from their parachutes and they dove into the water with a splash. Luna was an excellent swimmer, she could swim gracefully in the water without needing to worry about drowning. And since Rungi was a trandoshan he could breath underwater. He was also a good swimmer, not as good as Luna, however.

When they finally swam to shore, they formulated a quick plan.

"I'll go in, get the party guests out, go bang bang with my DL-44s," Luna pulls out her two DL-44 blaster pistols, "on the guards, the hutt if I have to, get the trophy and meet you here. You can stand watch."

"Ssssounds like a plan, Luna," Rungi spoke, "Let me know if you need my asssssistance while you are in there."

Luna spun up and put on a small gas mask. She made her way into the Hutt Palace after sneaking by two guards standing there to kick people out before they can even go in. After being in the clear, Luna became hidden among the crowds of people. It seemed like she was a guest to the party as well so no one noticed her.

To a witness, it would of looked like Luna accidentally dropped a smoke bomb. But if they were Luna, they'd know it was how she wanted to get everyone out. The smoke bomb went off and everyone started coughing and they were nearly blinded. All of the guests ran outside of the palace to escape the smoke.

The guards began patrolling where the scene of the crime happened. When two of the guards unknowingly walked towards Luna, that is when she pulled out her DL-44s blaster pistols. Bangs and lasers went around the room, then finally all of the guards dropped dead on their feet. She looked ahead and saw a slimy Hutt, who she had shot and a shiny golden statue. She ran over and snatched the statue and stuffed it in her backpack.

An alarm went off, causing more guards to swarm in like a horde of bats. They were everywhere.

"Killjoy, now is the time I need that assistance you offered me!" Luna quickly explained to her current partner.

Rungi hissed, then grabbed his sniper rifle and put it on his back. He grabbed his trandoshan sword and charged into the palace, slicing two guards in half on his way in.

All of the guards turned to Rungi. No where in sight was Luna. However he caught a glimpse of red and some hands punching a mud panel that was as weak as an ant. She crawled outside and left Rungi for himself.

"Terrorly..." Rungi hissed. He began to fight the guards on his own.

"Riflesso," Luna spoke to her wrist, "I'm out. I need a pickup. Rungi's gone so don't ask about him."

"I don't want to know anyways," Riflesso slightly joked. He was worried inside on Rungi's whereabouts. "Wait, Luna, problem. I might not be able to pick you up."

"What?! Why?"

"Remember that Hutt fleet I was talking about earlier?" Riflesso reminded Luna. "Let's say they are coming to check me out now, with their big guns. I need to leave, I'll meet you on Coruscant. Keep that trophy safe!"

Luna looked up and saw Riflesso's ship speed into hyperspace. She also saw the Hutt fleet that was going to destroy him to pieces.

Behind her, an outraged Rungi ran out of the palace.

"TERRORLY!" He roared. Luna's mind started racing, and she darted towards some overgrown plants. She accidentally dropped her backpack in between two plants but ran without it. She was faster without it anyways. She and her pursuer jumped, rolled, glided, and slid in their chase to get revenge on Luna.

"After that, we had a fight, the Republic found me, I escaped... All stuff I can tell you later. Maybe I should write it down to remember," Luna joked.

"Why did you not listen to what I said on coming to Coruscant?" Zerd asked his second question after the long story.

"I just felt like it."