The boy and the orphanage social worker leave the Jedi Temple and board the public transport for the trip back.
The transport drops them off at their stop. The closest stop to the orphanage is still five blocks away. The boy has not said a word since they left the Temple.
"I am sorry." He says quietly.
"What ever for Lorzin?" Replies his companion.
"I did not get in. Now you will still have to take care of me."
The young girl stops him and kneels down to his level. "Lorzin you are a wonderful little boy. To tell you the truth I am kind of glad that you did not get accepted."
The little boys green eyes widen.
"Now I get to spend more time with you." The girl says sweetly.
"Thank you Neela"
"You are welcome. Now come on let's get back it is dark out."
As the two walk a couple of blocks Lorzin stop suddenly.
"What is wrong sweetie?"
"I don't know I have this weird feeling all of a sudden."
"Excuse me do you have a few creds to spare miss?" A voice says.
As the two turn towards the voice, each is grabbed by an unseen person and pulled into an alley way.
"What do you want?" Neela asks.
"Oh nothing much just everything you have." Replies one of them a Rodian.
"But we don't have any money." Neela says fearfully.
"Well then I guess we will just take what we want from you then." Laughs the on holding her.
"NO!" Lorzin yells. He bites the Zabrak holding his arm and lunging at the Twi'lek holding Neela. The Twi'lek throws the girl down and grabs him by the throat. "You think you are man enough to take me boy?" He said, as he slams the boy against a near by wall of a building. "Maybe I should just get of you." Dropping the frighten child the alien takes out a vibroblade.
Neela, wanting to protect the small boy that she has grown fond of shakes off her fear and grabs the Twi'lek and attempts to confront him. "Leave him alo….." is all she is able to say as the gang member turns to her and the blade is plunged into her chest. Her face a mask of surprise and pain looks at him and then towards the young boy she tried to protect. "Run", is all she can gather the strength to say, before she falls to the ground.
"What in the galaxy were you thinking?" the Rodian asks. "Now what are we going to do?"
The Zabrak says nothing while standing there with his arms crossed over his chest. None of them notices the small human crawling over to the bleeding girl. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry Neela." He whispers to her. As he hugs her tight it dawns on him that none of the three gang members are paying attention to him at the moment, as the seem to be talking amongst themselves. But before he can try to make his escape, the Zabrak speaks up, "Well we can't live this one alive, he knows what we look like."
"Leave us alone." Lorzin says as strong as he can. His fear is threatening to consume him.
"You don't get a say in the matter kid." The Twi'lek sneers at him.
The young human grabs a piece of durasteel pipe, attempting to defend himself and his friend. "I won't let you hurt her any more." The bigger alien easily overpowers him and takes the pipe away and shoves him down.
"My. My aren't we the brave one all of a sudden."
"Leave us alone or I will kill you." Lorzin says as his fear begins to change to anger.
"Kill us?" Laughs the Zabrak. "I would like to see that."
"I will do it." "I am not afraid of you, I hate you." The child says as he stands up to try and face them.
"Now I am scared." This from the Twi'lek.
The three gang members begin to advance on the child. "Just leave me ALONE!!!!" he yells at the advancing aliens. The bigger aliens fly into the air in different directions. One lands in a crumpled heap at the end of the alley a good twenty-five to thirty meters away. The Twi'lek is thrown into the side of the nearest building breaking every bone in his body and falling limp to the ground. The last member ends up going through the nearest window forty meters up.
Lorzin spins around trying to find out what or who saved him. Seeing nothing he drops down to his friend and holds on tight to her. There is blood everywhere, covering the alleyway and staining his clothes. Her eyes are closed and she appears to be sleeping except for the blood one would think she was asleep. "I am sorry I could not protect you Neela." He said. "I was not strong enough." The young boy could not take anymore and began to cry.
After he had cried out all his tears, he realized that he did not know how to get back to the orphanage. The only times he had been out was with Neela or one of the other workers, and had always just followed. Fear began to slowly creep back into his mind. The orphanage was not the best place to live, but at least there he had a bed and hot food. Now with no idea how to get back he did not know what to do. Slowly he gets up and walks out of the alley into the streets, all he knows is that he can not stay here.