The Hunt Continues
Beeggo Cha'zac burst through the doors into the training area. Three of his friends, Noghri with thick, powerful muscles and an exemplary knowledge of melee weapons, were chatting inside.
"What's up, Beeggo?" asked one of them, putting away the hologram of his newly purchased landspeeder.
"Look, I don't have time to explain, but there's this guy trying to kill me!" exclaimed the Rodian, rushing past. "Stop him!" he added as he leapt over the low brick wall and ducked under a pole extending from a large climbing structure.
"Well, you heard him!" growled one of the Noghri, picking up a gauntlet-mounted blade and strapping it onto his arm. The others followed suit. "Don't worry, Beeggo, we'll help ya'!"
There was an ominous silence for a long, drawn-out moment. Suddenly, the double doors atop the raised platform at the end of the chamber opened, and a hail of blaster bolts flew into the room, quickly followed by their firer, Jango Fett.
The three gladiators scrambled for cover as the bounty hunter glided down via his jetpack. He landed and made for the exit across the sea of training equipment. He was abruptly cut off by a Noghri who stepped out from behind the climbing pillar. He snarled viciously and slashed at the Mandalorian's neck, but he dodged agilely and kicked the pit fighter in the stomach, having activated the spikes in the soles of his boots.
The first gladiator went down, clutching his wounded midriff and crying out in agony. Jango whirled around and shot the second, who was charging up behind him with a sizeable battleaxe.
The axe fell from the blasted Noghri's grasp at Fett's head, but he caught it deftly. He knelt and spun around to meet the third attacker. He swept the giant weapon at the running fighter, catching him with a brutal slash.
"Hm," Jango grunted, looking around at the carnage he had created. Satisfied that he was no longer in danger, the bounty hunter walked out of the training facility.
* * *
Beeggo, on the other hand, was not as cool and calm. He was sprinting frantically, trying to find a way to escape. He rounded a corner and bounded past two creature handlers talking about the empty freighter that had been sitting out on the landing bay for a few days. No one had taken it out, and no one seemed to know who's it was.
The Rodian realized that this was his way out. He could easily steal that freighter, and it didn't sound like it would be missed.
* * *
Jango Fett burst through a door and into the narrow hallway. He glanced to the left and right and, seeing that there was no one here to resist him, he hurried off toward an elevator. He hopped on this and rode up to the upper levels of the arena.
The bounty hunter emerged into a broad chamber. There were eight guards lined up against the other side of the vast room. They suddenly opened fire with their N'Gant-Zarvel 9118 Heavy Carbines. There was a loud clamor of deep thumping as the yellow bolts lanced out and pelted the wall behind Jango.
However, the Mandalorian was too swift for this ambush. He rolled out of the way, taking cover behind a rather protruding pillar. He reached out an arm and fired several blasts. One of the guards went down.
The battle raged for a few minutes. Eventually, Jango managed to roll back out and bring down the last two soldiers as he passed through the open space. Then, he moved on. There was one final elevator, which he got on.
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Beeggo ran toward the freighter on the landing platform. Triumphantly, he grabbed the handle and swung the cockpit open.
"Stop right there," came a cool, malicious voice behind the Rodian. He reluctantly raised his hands and stepped away from the ship. "Get on the ground," ordered the calm bounty hunter.
"What do you want with me?" Beeggo shouted, trying to stall for time.
"Seebo Kabouk was supposed to win that razor fight."
"Don't you realize that I had nothing to do with that? I didn't know it was rigged—and even if I did, I wouldn't condone it! Cheating is wrong!"
Fett shrugged. "My employer doesn't care. Now," he growled, aiming his dual plasters at his catch's head. "Get on the ground!"
Suddenly, as Beeggo laid down, the floor under Jango flew up, and a raging Gundark thrust itself through the opening. It was the one from the private fight. Fett soared through the air, disappearing over the side of the platform. With that, the massive beast snorted, thumped its chest thrice, and bounded off the landing pad. It hit the ground and kept running, heading off to enjoy its freedom.
And Beeggo did likewise. He swung himself onboard the vessel an rocketed away for someplace where he wouldn't have to worry about pit fights, bounty hunters, or colossal monsters ever again.
Five stories down, Jango got to his feet shakily. Luckily, he had managed to engage his jetpack just before he hit the ground. However, when he looked up, he saw his quarry take flight and blast off into the distance. Shaking his fist in fury, the bounty hunter cursed this escaped gladiator.
Thanks so much for reading. There should be an epilogue up, or if not very soon. It's pretty short, so please check it out! Actually, there hasn't been a single review, so I'd really, really, really appreciate it if you gave your input!