Author's note: I apologize for the chapter mix-up a few days ago. It was late when I posted the chapter and I put it in this story instead of the one it actually belongs in. Anyways, now I've posted the real chapter four. Enjoy:

Partners in Crime

Despite discovering the location of his criminal empire and freeing many slaves, the Zygerrian crimelord Barak Sheotah has escaped and is still at large! Having found out that he is indeed involved with the Galactic Empire, and more importantly Darth Vader himself, Captain Han Solo was able to transmit the information to the Alliance.

After a lengthy battle with bounty hunter Cad Bane, Captain Solo, with the help of the Alliance Fleet, was able to bring down Sheotah's palace and send the crimelord on the run. With an unconscious Luke Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano aboard the Millennium Falcon, he now heads back to the Rebel homeworld of Corellia, But what surprises await for them…

Corellia

Rahm Kota stood in the Jedi memorial garden, looking deeply at a hologram of Galen Marek.

"I know it's been a long time, old friend; but I just wanted you to know, that we could really use your help right now" said Kota "As the days go by, the end of this war just feels further and further away. It feels like every day, the Empire's numbers increase whilst ours dwindle. We're outnumbered and outgunned…I'm impressed that the Order has survived this long, but I still wish we had your help" Juno Eclipse walked up to him.

"Catching up on old friends, I see" said Juno "I still can't believe how many years it has been. To think that it was him who brought us all together and started this rebellion"

"And he would be proud of what it has become" said Kota "We've taken down the Empire's superweapon and have continued valiantly. I just wish he were here to see it"

Meanwhile in hyperspace

Luke lay aboard the Millennium Falcon, tossing and turning in his sleep.

Luke's dream

Everything seemed blurry at first with no sign of what was really going on; but as it cleared up, things began making sense. Two Jedi clashed with a mysterious figure. One of the Jedi was younger with a blue lightsaber; deep down, Luke could feel that it was Obi-Wan only younger. The other Jedi was much older with a beard and a green lightsaber. The mysterious figure, however, was still blurry. All he could make out was that he wore black and appeared to have two red blades. The three of them clashed in what appeared a large power facility above a large chasm.

Back to reality

Luke got himself up, sighed, and pulled himself off the bed. He walked through the Falcon until reaching the cockpit, where Han and Chewbacca were piloting.

"So you're finally up, kid?" said Han "Feeling any better?"

"Yeah, I think so" replied Luke "What happened?"

"Long story short; you stopped the train and we uncovered Sheotah's palace and freed the slaves, but both he and Cad Bane escaped" replied Han "We found you and Ahsoka passed out after stopping the train so we brought you aboard"

"Where's Ahsoka?" asked Luke.

"She woke up before you" replied Han "I told her that you were still sleeping; right now, she's at the back playing dejarik with Corea. You can go see them if you'd like" Luke exited the cockpit and walked into the main hold, where he found Ahsoka and Corea at the dejarik table.

"Looks like it's your turn again" said Ahsoka. Corea moved her Kintan strider piece forward. Ahsoka put on a smirk. "Looks like you made a bad move" She moved her Mantellian Savrip piece forward which took out the Kintan strider piece. "R2 taught me that move. Got you now"

"Really?" smirked Corea. She moved her K'lor'slug piece forward which got into a fight with the Mantellian Savrip piece, resulting in the Savrip's defeat.

"What the?!" said Ahsoka.

"And that move I figured out myself" smirked Corea "The Kintan strider death gambit, oldest trick in the book. Alright; it seems that both our big powerful pieces are out, looks like we're on equal ground"

"Not for long!" smirked Ahsoka. Luke cleared his throat to signal his presence. "Oh, hey Luke; how long have you been up?"

"I just got up" said Luke "I see you're playing dejarik"

"Yeah; R2 taught me a few new moves recently" said Ahsoka.

"Against anyone else" smirked Corea "But against Mandalorians? Not a chance. I don't mean to brag but we have a certain warrior instinct that Jedi lack"

"Are you sure you're interested in starting a civil war over this?" said Ahsoka.

"Nope" said Corea "Besides, there are better things to throw civil wars about. Don't worry; you two can talk, the board will be fine. The pieces literally simulate boredom when not being used" Ahsoka noticed that Luke looked a little uneasy.

"You okay?" asked Ahsoka.

"Ask me again sometime" said Luke.

"So anyways; Han told me that the Alliance has found no sign of Sheotah" said Ahsoka.

"We'll find him eventually" said Luke "I'm sure of it"

Meanwhile on the Executor

Emerl Hatana stood on the bridge of the Executor.

"Mistress, you have a visitor" said Admiral Ozzel.

"Bring him to me" said Hatana. Sheotah walked up to her. "So; you're the Zygerrian crimelord I've heard so much about"

"I was expecting Lord Vader" said Sheotah.

"He isn't here right now, which is why I am in charge" said Hatana "But if he were here, he would no doubt share my disdain. You were meant to supply the Empire with resources to make up for the ones it took to boost your syndicate, that palace alone costed more than millions. If you want this partnership to be mutually beneficial, you had better prove your worth"

"I still have worth to the Empire" said Sheotah "The Alliance may have taken away my slaves, but I still have a web of allies that I can use for the Empire's advantage" At that moment, Captain Piett walked up to them.

"Commander, we have news on the hunt" said Piett "Our spies have traced a possible suspect to Rodia"

"I should've known that bug-eyed slimeball was playing us from the start" said Hatana "Bring him to me, I'll make him spill his guts out"

"If I may offer a suggestion, something more subtle would be better" said Sheotah "An obvious Imperial presence could raise an alarm and make finding your target all the more difficult"

"And you have a better plan?" said Hatana.

"Why yes, I do" smirked Sheotah. Cad Bane entered. "Commander, may I introduce famed and veteran bounty hunter Cad Bane"

"I've heard of you" said Hatana "You're pretty good"

"He is currently in my employment for a great price; but it is well worth it, he is second in this galaxy only to Boba Fett" said Sheotah. A small look of disdain fell on Bane's face at the mention of that name.

"What are you willing to do, bounty hunter?" asked Hatana.

"I'll do any job, for the right price" replied Bane "Just inform me and give me any tools I ask for" A smirk came on Hatana's face.

"This way" said Hatana whilst she led them out of the bridge.

Meanwhile

The Millennium Falcon landed on a landing pad on Corellia, with Luke and Ahsoka getting out.

"Thanks for the assist, Han" said Luke.

"No problem, kid" said Han "Just remember; if you ever need any help, just ask for it"

"We'll keep that in mind the next time we need a smuggler" said Ahsoka. The two of them walked off of the landing pad. "So…is it okay if I ask you what the matter is?"

"What do you mean?" asked Luke.

"I asked you before if there was something wrong and you said to ask you another time" replied Ahsoka "So I was wondering—"

"Oh; of course" said Luke "It was while I was asleep aboard the Falcon; I had this dream. I saw Obi-Wan, or at least it felt like Obi-Wan. He was looked very young and he was fighting someone, but I couldn't see who it was"

"Jedi or Sith?" asked Ahsoka.

"I presume Sith because the opponent had a red blade" replied Luke "Actually, they appeared to have two. Do you have any idea of who it could've been?"

"How young was he?" asked Ahsoka.

"Well, he didn't have a beard" replied Luke.

"Then that was definitely before I met him" said Ahsoka.

"But still, did he tell you about anything?" asked Luke.

"Only about the adventures he had as a padawan with his master" replied Ahsoka. A small light began to dawn on Luke after hearing the word "master". "I think I knew at the back of my mind that his master was dead, but he never told me about it"

"Why?" asked Luke.

"I guess it was just something too painful to talk about" replied Ahsoka "I think even the greatest Jedi find some things hard to share" Luke began to remember how Obi-Wan told him about Darth Vader's past but never actually went into detail on who he was before, other than he was a Jedi Knight whom he had taught. "Luke, I think you know by now that these visions have significance. Whether it's showing you the past, the present, or the future, do not underestimate them but not let them cloud your judgment either"

"I understand that" said Luke "Still, I keep getting the feeling that something terrible is going to happen. Something…sinister" Unbeknownst to the two of them, the cloaked figure who left from Han's race was watching them from a ledge. The figure then turned its gaze to the Millennium Falcon, leapt down silently, and crept towards the ship.

Meanwhile

Hatana brought up a hologram of Rodia.

"Your target is stationed on the planet Rodia" said Hatana "His name is Tee Colosor; he was a Rodian senator in the Imperial senate until its dissolution about a year ago. We suspected him of treason before he finally vowed loyalty to the Empire. Obviously it was just a guise to steal information from us. From what we've heard, we believe he's been contacted by someone who knows the whereabouts of a Jedi holocron" Bane's eyes squinted at the sound of the word. "We do not know where or who the contact is, which is why we are sending you" She ejected a holodisk from the projector and handed it to Bane. "This holodisk contains all the information you'll need to sneak into the Senatorial Palace and find him"

"Anything else?" said Bane. Hatana got out a small dart.

"This dart contains an experimental truth serum made by Imperial scientists" said Hatana "According to the lab results; once in the subject's bloodstream, it will take up to ten minutes to take effect and varying times for it to last. We've only got one so use it wisely" Bane took the dart and placed it in his pocket.

"And one more thing; I'll need some extra muscle" said Bane.

"For what reasons?" asked Hatana.

"Reasons that are my own" replied Bane.

"That I can supply" said Sheotah. He got out a small remote and pressed the button on it. Into the room walked an ASP-series droid with red and white plating and orange sensors. "May I present to you E7-3S, my personal bodyguard"

"What is it you wish of me, master?" asked E7-3S.

"You are to accompany Cad Bane to Rodia and do anything he wishes you to" replied Sheotah.

"An ASP droid; not the brightest model in the galaxy" said Bane.

"For the standard model: yes" said Sheotah "But I have modified him with numerous features; and I have programmed him for various tasks, including combat"

"Prove it" said Bane.

"Gladly" said Sheotah "But I'll require some test subjects"

"I can handle that" said Hatana "This is Commander Hatana, get in here now" Two stormtroopers who were standing guard at the door outside entered.

"What is it, commander?" asked one of the stormtroopers.

"Destroy this droid" replied Hatana. The two stormtroopers raised their blasters at E7.

"E7: Offensive mode!" said Sheotah. The stormtroopers opened fire but E7 leapt into the air and landed behind them, activating a pair of flamethrowers on his forearms and burning them to a crisp.

"Impressive" said Bane "He'll do"

Meanwhile

Corea sat in the main hold playing dejarik with herself.

"Game gets easier all the time" said Corea to herself.

"If you really wanted a match, all you needed to do was ask" said Han as he entered. Corea smirked.

"That implies that you'd actually be challenge" said Corea.

"Says the girl I always used to win to" smirked Han.

"It's been a long time since we faced each other in that particular ring" said Corea "Are you sure that you're still out of my league?"

"Then why don't we have a round right now, just me and you?" smirked Han.

"You're only going to regret it later" said Corea.

"We'll see" smirked Han. He squeezed in beside her, accidently knocking something off her belt. "I'll get it" He picked it up off the ground, revealing it to be a locket. "Your locket? I didn't know you kept it. I mean, with your whole history—"

"We've been over this" said Corea "As much as I'd want to get over it, I just can't. It's the only piece of my family I have left; and as much as it pains me to hold onto it, I just can't part with it either"

"Look; I know it feels tough, but people have really warmed up to you in the Alliance" said Han "It doesn't matter that you're a Mandalorian"

"It's not Mandalorian blood I'm ashamed of, it's murderer's blood" said Corea "Being a Mandalorian is one thing; but if anyone finds out who my father was, I don't think it will be easy for them"

"And as I recall the last time we spoke about this, I told you this: you're not your family" said Han "You don't have to bound yourself to them" Corea sighed.

"I know you're right, but it doesn't make it any easier" said Corea. She snatched the locket off of Han. "But right now, I just want to forget about it"

"Corea, secrets don't stay buried" said Han.

"Don't tell anyone!" exclaimed Corea "I just….I can't—"

"I'm not going to tell anyone about it" said Han "You're going to"

"What?" said Corea.

"When you're ready, you're going to tell people about your past" said Han "I know some people may be upset at first, but they'll understand in time"

"Still doesn't make it any easier" said Corea.

"I never said it was easy" said Han "It's just something you have to do" It was then that they heard a small bump in the corner.

"Looks like we may have company" said Corea quietly.

"Agreed" said Han whilst pulling out his blaster. Corea put on her helmet and pulled out her blaster. "Chewie, we're in the main hold; and it looks like we've got an unexpected visitor" Chewbacca roared out of his comlink in response. "Grab your bowcaster and get into the main hold" Chewbacca growled in response. After a few minutes, Chewbacca entered the room with his bowcaster. "Time for a greeting" The three of them walked down a hallway quietly until eventually coming across a shadowy figure and aiming at him. "Hold it! Whoever you are, you've made the wrong decision to enter my ship uninvited" The figure moved out of the shadows, revealing himself to be the cloaked figure. He pulled off his cloak, revealing himself to be a large male Cathar. He pulled out a blaster from his belt and said something in Catharese.

"What did he say?" asked Corea.

"I'm not sure" replied Han "I'm not sure I'm familiar with these language" The Cathar said something else in Catharese. "Yeah; it's a shame we don't 3PO with us. Anyways; drop the blaster, and I may go merciful on this one" Suddenly, the Cathar swiftly shot the blaster out of Han's hand. Corea and Chewbacca opened fire on him, but the Cathar moved faster than the eye could see, uppercut Corea in the jaw, tripped Chewbacca over, and pinned Han to the wall. "You're good, I'll give you that one" Corea jumped up and pointed her blaster at the Cathar.

"Let him go or I'll shoot" said Corea.

"I do not intend to kill him" said the Cathar. Corea was in silence at this. "Do not worry, I can speak and understand basic. It is just not my first language" He released Han. "Apologizes for the hostilities, I often forget how common Basic has become"

"Who are you?" asked Corea.

"My name is Uro Rhak" replied the Cathar "I am a servant of the Pyke Syndicate"

"What do you want?" asked Han.

"I am here to arrest you" replied Rhak.

"Wait, on what grounds?" asked Han "I'll admit that the Pykes and I don't exactly see eye-to-eye very well, but they've never tried anything this drastic before"'

"The Millennium Falcon was responsible for interfering with various operations of the Syndicate" replied Rhak "Because of this; you are hereby apprehended on the grounds of treason"

"I haven't gone anywhere near Pyke operations in a long time" said Han "Are you sure it's my ship; after all, there are quite a few Corellian transports out there"

"The Pykes keep a record of distinguishing features of notable ships" said Rhak "The one that was spotted did indeed have every feature" He pointed his blaster at Han's chest. "Come quietly; you don't want to make this more complicated than it is" Han was about to step back when Rhak grabbed him by the wrist, turned his hands to his back, and cuffed them. "This was never a request" Corea and Chewbacca pointed their blasters at him again, but he pulled Han in front of him as a shield. If you really care for this smuggler, you'll bring up a defense for him. The trials in ten hours; you'd better make it count" He pulled Han out of the Falcon, with Corea and Chewbacca following after him. But as soon as they came outside, there was no sign of either of them.

Meanwhile aboard Home One

Luke and Ahsoka entered the bridge of Home One, being followed closely behind by R2.

"You wanted to see us, admiral?" said Luke.

"Indeed we did" replied a hologram of Sarke.

"Chief-of-state Sarke, I wasn't expecting you" said Luke.

"Commander Skywalker, Commander Tano; I have a new mission for you" said Sarke "About an hour ago, I was contacted by Tee Colosor on Rodia to inform me that he received a message from Kinyen, homeworld of the Gran. They told him that they have found something most intriguing, a Jedi holocron"

"I thought the Empire took ahold of all the holocrons during Order 66" said Ahsoka.

"From what information we have been able to gather" said Sarke "But if this is indeed real, then it is too great an opportunity to miss"

"Hang on; why didn't he give that information straight to you?" asked Luke "You are the chief-of-state, after all"

"Tee Colosor has good relations with the Gran" replied Sarke "Besides; the planet Kinyen is not officially an ally of the Alliance, so it is better if things weren't so direct. I have checked with the fleets, and yours is the closest to the system. Besides; considering the item itself is property of the Jedi Order, it is better if it were Jedi business"

"Alright, we'll do it" said Luke.

"I wish you luck" said Sarke. The hologram turned off.

"It could be a trap" said Ahsoka.

"Not likely" said Ackbar "The Gran are a peaceful race, I doubt they would deceive us like that. Some of them have even supplied the Alliance secretly. We should be fine"

Meanwhile on Rodia

Cad Bane stood atop a building rooftop overlooking Tee Colosor's office. He watched a pair of Rodian guards with a pair of electrobinoculars.

"No witnesses, good" said Bane "Makes the next part all the easier" He pointed his wrist towards one of them and fired a dart from his cybernetic hand, instantly killing him. Before the other guard could even react, Bane fired a dart and killed him as well. "Front door's clear" He turned around to face Todo 360 and E7. 'You two know you're parts"

"Of course, Mr. Bane" said Todo "I shall stand on lookout in case of anything suspicious"

"And I shall assist you" said E7.

"And you'll only do it when I say so" said Bane.

"Absolutely!" said E7 whilst taking a bow. Bane got out a holographic disguise matrix device and stepped into it, taking the form of a Rodian guard. He then walked down to the office, entered a code in the door, and entered the building. He walked through the hallways and upstairs until eventually reaching the office room itself. He entered the room, where Tee Colosor sat a desk.

"I wasn't expecting company" said Colosor "Why have you come here?" Bane loaded his hand with the truth serum dart and shot it at Colosor, causing his disguise to flicker. "What is the meaning of this?"

"You'll see soon enough" said Bane, his disguise now disappearing completely.

"What…a bounty hunter!" exclaimed Colosor "What are you doing here?" Unbeknownst to Bane, he clicked on a small device beneath his desk to signal security.

"I'm here for you" replied Bane. He raised his blaster towards Colosor. "I need information, and you've got it" At that moment, a group of Rodian guards entered the office.

"Whatever you're looking for, you're not going to find it" said Colosor "Surrender, bounty hunter" Bane looked around at the guards that surrounded him. He pulled out his other blaster and shot two guards before ducking the inevitable retaliation fire. He quickly pressed a device on his wrist before activating his rocket boots, shooting backwards and knocking another guard off his feet. Just before he could hit the wall, he swung up and flew back towards the other guards, firing multiple shots at them. He landed and fired his fibercord whip at another guard and used it to pull him forward and shoot him in the face. At that moment, E7 arrived in the room and activated his flamethrowers, laughing maniacally as he burned the Rodians around him to a crisp.

"BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURN!" laughed E7.

"Turn those damn things off!" snarled Bane "It'll be all for nothing if we don't get that information"

"Of course" said E7 whilst deactivating his flamethrowers. As the smoke cleared, Bane saw Colosor attempt to run out of the room; but he swiftly grabbed ahold of his wrist and electrocuted him. As he dragged Colosor across to the window, the last surviving Rodian guard desperately reached for his blaster, but Bane shot him in the head. He pulled Colosor up and slammed him against the glass of the window, causing it to crack slightly.

"You'll…never get anything out of me…" breathed Colosor.

"Don't be so sure of that" said Bane "That dart I gave you contained a truth serum which takes effect within ten minutes. Considering all the excitement, it's moved faster through your bloodstream than usual. Now tell me; you received word of something important recently, word of a Jedi holocron. Who was your contact?"

"I'll never talk!" snapped Colosor.

"You will talk" said Bane "It's only a matter of time. Who was your contact?"

"I won't…I won't…his name is Tillean Moeps" said Colosor "He is a delegate for his family on the planet Kinyen. He contacted me a day ago of his discovery and I've already informed the Alliance"

"Where can I find him?" asked Bane.

"Capra" replied Colosor.

"You've been very useful" said Bane "But that's come to an end. Don't worry; at least you won't have to live with the fact that you betrayed the Alliance" With a powerful swing, he threw Colosor out of the window and watched him fall helplessly into the water below.

"What now?" asked E7.

"We're setting course for the Expansion Region" replied Bane.

One hour later

Home One arrived above Kinyen. A Nu-class attack shuttle, being piloted by Luke and Ahsoka, flew out of the hanger and descended towards the planet. A hologram appeared of Ackbar appeared on the dashboard.

"We're approaching the planet now" said Luke "All the cities appear to be close to each other so it shouldn't be too far to reach"

"Remember to find and talk to Tillean Moeps of the Moeps family" said Ackbar "His tower is located at the center of the city of Capra. Trying to be discreet"

"We will" said Luke. Ackbar nodded and his hologram turned off. As the shuttle approached the planet, the Xanadu Blood came out of hyperspace just behind the planet's moon. Bane activated the cloaking device and followed them quietly.

"Time to collect my bounty" said Bane.

Meanwhile

Hatana stood at the strategy table looking at the holograms of various planets. At that moment, Sheotah walked up to her.

"Bane has entered the Kinyen system" said Sheotah "He must have decided to show some initiative. That's why I always liked him as a bounty hunter"

"Has he contacted you?" asked Hatana.

"No; but I placed a tracking device inside of E7" replied Sheotah.

"Should we send a fleet to assist him?" asked Hatana.

"No; it's better to let the bounty hunter do his work" replied Sheotah "Now; I know it's none of my business, but would the Gran have a holocron in the first place? From what little I've gathered, I thought the Empire had obtained all Jedi holocrons during Order 66"

"That information is classified" replied Hatana.

"And why exactly is it classified?" asked Sheotah.

"Because only a select few are meant to know of it" said a voice. Sheotah turned around to find MOXAL projecting a hologram of Darth Vader before them.

"Lord Vader, I was told that—" said Sheotah.

"I am currently on a different task, which is why I am not currently on the Executor" said Vader "I am not pleased with your recent progress, Sheotah" Sheotah gulped. "This alliance was meant to be mutually beneficial, yet you gamble away millions and expect us to cover the cost"

"My lord, the Alliance's victory was unexpected" said Sheotah "Just remember that I was as badly damaged as you were"

"Except it wasn't your money" said Vader.

"But I am making up for it" said Sheotah "Right now, my bounty hunter is after a Jedi holocron"

"And for your sake, he had better retrieve it in one piece" said Vader.

"He will" said Sheotah. Vader turned to Hatana.

"Hatana, I wish to speak with you alone" said Vader

"Yes, my lord" said Hatana. She followed MOXAL out of the bridge.

"As you know, finding the lost holocrons has been one of my primary duties as of late" said Vader.

"Of course" said Hatana.

"I am curious as to why you didn't inform of this" said Vader "I only found out because MOXAL contacted me about your current progress"

"I didn't wish to disrespect you, my lord" said Hatana "I only wished to carry on your plans in your absences, like you told me to"

"I told you to keep everything in line for me in my absence" said Vader "Not to play out my plans without my authorization"

"My apologizes" said Hatana "I merely wanted to—"

"You are excused, for now" said Vader "But once the bounty hunter returns, you shall not continue looking for holocrons until I return"

"Understood, my master" said Hatana.

Meanwhile

Luke grabbed out a pair of hooded cloaks and passed one to Ahsoka.

"Here; Ackbar did tell us to be discreet" said Luke.

"If you think about it; walking throughout town in a mysterious cloak and not wanting to be seen could be considered suspicious" smirked Ahsoka whilst pulling her cloak on.

"Well, it's all we have; better make the most of it" smirked Luke whilst pulling his cloak on. The two of them walked out onto the landing pad they had arrived at and onto the streets of the agriculture-styled city of Capra, with R2 following them. Gran of all ages filled the streets and carried on with their daily lives, not paying attention to the two cloaked figures that walked past them. Ahsoka briefly saw a domesticated houjix chained up and laying asleep outside a house, just before two Gran children ran past them playing.

"It's times like this when you see the lives of civilians that it almost makes you forget about the whole war" said Ahsoka.

"It almost reminds me of my life growing up on Tatooine" said Luke "The planet was never officially part of the war. At times I couldn't believe it myself since I never witnessed it, I only really heard about it" Bane watched from the shadows as the two of them walked through the city.

"Should we destroy them?" asked E7.

"Not yet" replied Bane "If they know we're here, it could become a handful. We'll stay hidden until we get the holocron" R2 stopped and looked around, whimpering nervously.

"What's wrong, R2?" asked Ahsoka. R2 beeped nervously.

"I think something just spooked him" said Luke "C'mon, let's get going" They continued walking down the streets until they reached a large square-shaped building at the center of the city. At that top of the building was a giant statue of the Gran goddess Doellin. A pair of Gran guards wielding large force pikes stepped out with a Gran nobleman dressed in fine violet garments. Luke and Ahsoka removed their hoods.

"We're looking for Tillean Moeps of House Moeps" said Luke.

"That would be me" said the Gran nobleman "I trust you are of the Rebellion"

"We are" said Ahsoka whilst pulling the robes enough to show her lightsaber "And we are of the Jedi Order as well"

"Splendid!" said Moeps "Right this way" He brought them into the building. Inside was a large room with a fountain at the center, which also featured a statue of Doellin. "I had hoped they would send Jedi. Are there anymore of you; of Alliance members, I mean"

"We have a ship in orbit, but just one ship" replied Luke "But I don't think we'll be having any troubles from the Empire"

"I would certainly hope not" said Moeps "Ghastly Imperials; they never leave you alone. They bombed one of our cities once because we simply refused their requests" He brought them into an elevator and went up two floors.

"Just one thing I wanted to know; how did you find the holocron?" asked Luke.

"I had heard rumors of a holocron located on the planet Wehio" replied Moeps "Apparently the Hutts had sent a bounty hunter to find and retrieve it, but they had proved unsuccessful. After discovering this, I sent parties to search for it. To our surprise; it wasn't located in any of the temples but instead was located on the side of one"

"But why did you retrieve it?" asked Ahsoka.

"Because I was hoping on asking for your help" replied Moeps "Ever since the Empire rose up, they have been taking our supplies. If they keep going on like this, my people will all starve and I fear our peaceful society to collapse if put under enough pressure. All that I ask is that you give us some supplies in secret; just enough to help us get through the next few months"

"Of course we'll help you" said Luke "All you had to do was ask"

"Still; it only feels proper" said Moeps. He walked up to a portrait of a Gran nobleman and removed to reveal a safe on the other side. He opened the safe and pulled out a Jedi holocron. "Here, take it" He was about to give it to Luke when a blaster bolt shot through him.

"Oh no!" said Ahsoka. As the holocron fell from Moeps's hands, a fibercord whip swiftly shot forward, wrapped around it, and pulled it back into the hands of Cad Bane.

"Cad Bane!" said Luke and Ahsoka simultaneously.

"So long, Jedi!" said Bane. He hoped off of the railing and plummeted down to the floor below, using his boots to slow down his fall.

"We have to the elevator" said Luke.

"We've got no time" said Ahsoka.

"What do you mean by thaAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!" said Luke just before Ahsoka grabbed onto his wrist and leapt off with him. As they rapidly fell, Ahsoka grabbed onto the side of the first floor before jumping down to the ground floor.

"C'mon!" said Ahsoka. She ran off after Bane with Luke following her.

"E7, now's the time" said Bane into his comlink. Suddenly, E7 blasted up with the use of a jetpack on his back and flew towards them.

"Prepare to suffer!" screamed E7.

"Looks like he brought backup" said Ahsoka whilst igniting her lightsaber along with Luke. E7 fired up his flamethrowers; but to their surprise, he didn't fire at them and instead aimed towards civilians. "He's distracting us so he can get away; but we can't let these civilians get hurt either"

"I'll take care of this" said Luke "You go after Bane"

"On it, Skyguy" said Ahsoka. She rushed off after Bane, who had activated his boots and was flying above most of the buildings now until finally landing on one of them. Ahsoka leapt up onto the ledge of it and pulled herself up. Bane was about to entered his starfighter when he noticed her there and shot. Ahsoka deflected it and rushed towards him. Bane pulled out his other blaster and began shooting at her continuously.

Meanwhile

Grans ran in panic as the street was engulfed in flames. A mother Gran and her two children tried to escape.

"Mommy, are we going to get out of here?" asked one of the children.

"Don't worry, we will" replied the mother "We just need to…AH!" E7 landed in front of her, chuckling evilly. "Please, just let my family and I go; can't you see we're innocent?"

"Sorry; my orders are to burn civilians, no exceptions!" laughed E7.

"Please, I'm begging you!" begged the mother.

"That's not my concern" said E7. He pointed his arm towards her and charged his flamethrower. "Die!" At that moment, a rock was thrown at his head.

"That's enough" said Luke "I can't just stand by and let you kill people like this. You're real fights with me. So c'mon, let's finish this!"

"Oh, a hero!" laughed E7 "If you want to die, I'll be happy to oblige!" He pointed his arm at Luke and shot flames at him. Luke ducked the blow. Suddenly, E7 shot forward on his jetpack and grabbed Luke. "Got you!" He flew all the way to the top of the city's center building. Luke got out his lightsaber and used it to cut one of the droid's arms off, freeing him. "OW!" Luke landed on the top of the building with a roll and got himself up again. E7 landed. "I've still got one more!" He fired up his other flamethrower and blasted Luke with it, who ran aside to avoid. "You can't run forever!"

Meanwhile

Ahsoka slashed forward with her lightsaber but Bane used his rocket boots to evade the blow. He blasted his flamethrower at her, but she extended her hands out to part the flames. Bane shot his fibercord whip at her, which wrapped around her wrists but she used her lightsaber to cut it and free herself. She rolled back to avoid his shots again. Suddenly, she felt something tugging her leg and pulling her back. She looked around to see Todo ahold of her leg and pulling it.

"Master, get her now!" said Todo. Ahsoka kicked him off and got herself to her feet again. She then saw the holocron hanging Bane's belt. Suddenly, she heard the sound of Vader's breathing; but as she looked around, there was no sign of him.

Meanwhile

E7 turned off his flamethrowers and got out a chaingun.

"Take this!" said E7 whilst shooting at Luke continuously. Luke deflected the shots but he suddenly heard the sound of Vader's breathing, distracting him.

"Vader…" said Luke under his breath. Suddenly, a shot hit him in the arm and the hip. E7 walked up to him and warmed up his flamethrower.

"Time to BURN!" laughed E7. Suddenly, a thin cable shot out and pulled his arm back. The cable belonged to R2 who desperately tried to pull the larger droid back. "What is this!?" He pulled R2 towards him but R2 activated his jets pulled the arm upwards. "Oh yeah; let's see how smug you are when I disintegrate you!" He shot flames at R2 who dodged desperately. Luke got himself up, extended his arms out, and force-pushed E7 off of the rooftop, dragging R2 with him who screamed.

"R2, let go!" exclaimed Luke. R2 retracted his cable back and used his jets to propel him back on the rooftop. "Good job, R2; I think we got him" Suddenly, E7 rose up with the use of his jetpack. "Shoot!"

Meanwhile

"We can go on like this all day, little lady" said Bane "But I've got money to collect. I'll just give you are a parting gift" He got out a thermal detonator and threw it at Ahsoka, who acted upon instinct and force-pushed it into the sky. Bane was about to enter his starfighter, when Ahsoka force-gripped the holocron and pulled it to herself. But upon touching it she realized that something was wrong. The holocron lacked any true feeling to it as if it were empty.

"What in the—" said Ahsoka just before Todo sped past and snatched the holocron out of her hands and into Bane's hands who leapt back into his starfighter and took off. He aimed his starfighter's cannons at Ahsoka and shot, but Ahsoka leapt out of the way only just.

Meanwhile

"Admiral, a starfighter is coming towards us" said a Mon Calamari officer "According to our records, it belongs to bounty hunter Cad Bane" Ackbar realized that if Luke and Ahsoka were looking for a holocron and a bounty hunter was in the area, it could mean bad news.

"Send out all fighters" said Ackbar "We cannot allow this bounty hunter to escape, but do not destroy him"

"Yes sir" said the Mon Calamari officer. X-Wings and Y-Wings flew out of Home One's hanger and surrounded Xanadu Blood.

"This should be interesting" smirked Bane. As the Starfighters moved in on him, he began shooting at them.

"Admiral, he's attacking us" said an X-Wing pilot into his comm "What are your orders?"

"You can fire back, but try to be careful about it" replied Ackbar "If the bounty hunter has possession of the holocron, we could lose what we set out to retrieve" The X-Wings and Y-Wings fired back, but Bane was too swift for them. "I'll contact Skywalker and Tano"

Meanwhile

"There's just no stopping this guy" said Luke. R2 beeped. "Are you sure that's a good idea?" R2 beeped again. "Alright; let's do it then" R2 activated his jets and hovered above the ground. Luke grabbed onto him and leapt up at E7, grabbing onto his foot.

"Get off!" snapped E7. Luke threw his lightsaber at his jetpack, causing it to malfunction and sending him flying all over the place. "Oh oh!" Luke leapt off and landed on the building, back first.

"Not the best landing…" said Luke. He crawled over to the ledge and saw that E7 had flown into a spike on the building, impaling him in the chest.

"That's not…supposed to go…there…" said E7 before deactivating.

"We got him that time" said Luke.

"Luke, are you there?" asked Ahsoka through his comlink.

"Loud and clear" replied Luke into his comlink.

"Where are you?" asked Ahsoka.

"I'm at the top of the center building" replied Luke "I've got some good news, the droid's out. Have you got the holocron back?"

"It's a long story" replied Ahsoka "I'll tell you when you get back to the shuttle"

"I'll be there" said Luke. He looked down over the ledge. "Just as soon as I get down"

Meanwhile

Bane blasted his way through the starfighters until he found a clear path. He set in coordinates and went into hyperspace.

"Damn it!" said Ackbar "We've lost him! We have to inform Skywalker and Tano"

Meanwhile

Luke and R2 arrived at the shuttle, where Ahsoka was waiting for him.

"Have you got the holocron?" asked Luke.

"I'm afraid not" said Ahsoka "But we don't have to worry; it was only a fake"

"How do you know?" asked Luke.

"During my fight with Bane, I touched it" said Ahsoka "And…it felt empty, like there was nothing more to it than just a shell. I've held a holocron before and it felt much different, like it was something ancient and belonged to the Jedi. We'd better get back to Home One" The three of them entered the shuttle and lifted off into the sky.

"I don't understand" said Luke "Who would hide a fake holocron?"

"I know; it doesn't make much sense" said Ahsoka. Luke began to scratch his chin.

"What if…it was to protect the real holocrons?" said Luke.

"In what way?" asked Ahsoka.

"This is just a theory; but if there were holocrons that the Empire didn't claim, wouldn't a good way to confuse them would be to place fake holocrons across the galaxy. After all, most of the Imperials aren't even force-sensitive so I doubt they could tell the difference"

"That might be true, but we can't be certain about it" said Ahsoka "We'll have to ask one of the masters about it"

Meanwhile on Oba Diah

Han awoke blindfolded, unsure of where he was.

"You don't worry about anything, Captain Solo" said Rhak's voice "Not yet, at least"

"Where am I?" asked Han. He felt a pair of large paws remove the blindfold from him. Standing before him were Rhak and Vulnus Pyke (the new leader of the Pyke Syndicate). "Why am I here?"

"You know the reason; you shall face judgement for what the Millennium Falcon has done" said Rhak.

"Don't worry; as long as you have a solid case, I'm sure you will be fine" said Vulnus with a slimy grin "Welcome to the Pyke Syndicate, Captain Solo!"

Author's note: I just want everyone to know that appreciate everyone's reviews. Thank you very much for the support.

Hellman76: I'll see where I can fit them in.

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Martin: I'm sure at this stage Han has met every bounty hunter in the galaxy ;)

Hope reigns on: They do have feelings for each other; they just can't admit it to each other because Jedi aren't allowed to love.