15 chapters! Hope you have been enjoying my story! (I do not own star wars) I made a slight error in the last chapter. the little boy is only a year old not 3.
Also serious spoilers in this chapter. I got some ideas from the Republic Commandos novels, so don't be surpised if you reconize some names.
Darman limped over to the chair at the table. Some of the other clones were already sitting there, quietly talking. Caitlyn watched them quietly Darman picked up the small boy and sat him on his lap. Right now Zam was in the kichen with couple of others to help cook.
"Whats the kids name?" Caitlyn asked as she pulled up a seat beside Darman.
Darman looked at Caitlyn. He looked terrible. His eyes looked hallow and Darman looked overall depressed. "Venku, or Kad."
Kad turned his head up from the glass of water in front of him. He looked up in to Caitlyns eyes and said. "Mama."
Caitlyn head tilted abit. "Etain." She said "Tur-Mukan."
Darman's head snapped up from the table to Caitlyns face in surprise. Kad actually looked surprised too, along with everyone else in the room.
"How did you know?!" Kal Skirata demanded. He sounded harsh but something like worry was glimmering in his eyes.
"I once was a padawan, not just any padawan but Mace Windu's padawan." Caitlyn took a deep breath as she took out one of her lightsabers and turned it on. It was still that beautiful sea-green. "He let me sit in on meeting and often had me assigning jedi to place where their skill were the best. I heard about Etain Master being killed and about her child, before he was born."
"Then how did you learn of him before he was born?" One clone said, that ones name was Atin.
"The Force." Caitlyn turned off her lightsaber and and threw it aside. "Tomorrow, I'm going to Keldabe, who's coming?"
"I will." Darman said.
"Me I'm going, Corr staying." Atin pointed to a younger looking clone studying a holozine.
"Okay. Caitlyn if your done giving speeches, I think these guys want to eat." Zam slipped out and placed a plante in front of Darman. "Eat up."
Everyone ate in silence. Caitlyn wandered outside not hungry, Boba was sitting looking up at the moon though the trees. "Your not hungry ether are you?" He said patting the place to his right.
Caitlyn walked over and sat down next to Boba. "Not really. I feel bad for poor Kad'ika. He didn't deserve for his mother to die." Caitlyn picked up a leaf and gently studied letting rest in the palm of her hand.
"No one does, but that's life." Boba gently took the leaf from Caitlyns hand and held it up to the moon. "If trees didn't lose leaves the whole tree would die in a matter of days." Boba let go of the leaf and watched it fall down towards the forest floor. "But stuff never seems to go our way in life."
Caitlyn looked up and her hazel eyes met Boba's dark brown eyes. "Since when did you learn all of this?"
Bobas eyes never turned away from Caitlyn's. "Its just stuff I all ready knew."
"Really?" Caitlyn voice dropped. Soft and quiet. "Are you sure?"
Boba's hand pulled a piece of hair from Caitlyn's face. "Always."
Maybe Caitlyn wasn't as attuned to the world around her as she thought. Cause she certainly didn't remember when Boba had started to kiss her. But it was a soft sweet kiss, nothing wrong about it. No matter, she still saw the familiar heightened sense of colors when she pulled away from Boba. Caitlyn didn't say a word. She rested her head lightly on his shoulder.
"Vor entye." Caitlyn said at last.
"Ba'gedet'ye."Boba resounded back. Caitlyn finally noticed how much he had grown over the two years he had lived here. His voice had gotten deeper and he looked more like Jango every day. "I wanted to ask you something."
Caitlyn sat back up. "What?"
"I found a bounty hunt we could do together. Since its my first real one." Boba pulled out a small holo disk and put in Caitlyns hands and he folded her hands around it. "Only you and me."
"Your buir should be there." Caitlyn said.
"Why, you aren't good enough?" Boba asked still holding Caitlyn's hand's.
"I'm afraid your take me to Naboo and provide me with a moonlit stroll until we caught some animal or something." Caitlyn face showed a little of mock horror.
"I'm serious Cai'ika." Boba stressed. "I only want you. We know each other better than my own buir knows me. You can even talk to me though the Force. We both can use lightsabers, and it just the sort of hunting you'd like."
"Like what?" Caitlyn pressed the button on the holo disk and an image of a man wearing some kind of black helmet appeared. "Greetings bounty Hunter. I am in need of your serves to hunt down Jedi. They pose a threat to the galaxy and must be killed. Anyone who brings back a lightsaber of the dead jedi will be rewarded in credits." Caitlyn swallowed and looked up at Boba. His dark eyes shone brightly reflecting the dim light of the moon.
"So?" Boba asked.
"Boba did you know that Bounty Hunters might get a hold of metoo?" Caitlyn took a breath, "The Jedi order wasn't all that fair but I knew exsectly what happened about two days ago. The clones killed every single living being in the Jedi temple, Padawan, youngling, master alike. I felt it though the Force many voices died." Caitlyn pulled in a sharp breath. "You'll never be able to kill Mace for almost killing your father."
"Why not? Don't tell me that was him!" Boba voice became very angery as his eyes narrowed.
"Palpatine made him take a walk out of his office window, and his head hit the ground first." Caitlyn pulled her hands away. She gently put down the holodisk. "The Emipre has begun."
Boba looked down and fiddled a bit with his comm link wrist panel. He stood up and started to walk away. "That's okay, you stay here and be safe." He paused picking up his helmet. "I'm still going."
"I...Okay." Caitlyn studdered she turned to watch Boba disappear in the dark night. Just come back in one piece.
"So, What have you been complaining about again?" Caitlyn gave a rough nudge to Atin, who was being quiet a complainer for some reason.
"Nothing. Just want to get going." Atin grumbled.
"Stow the complaints for later. I've got to go to Oyu'baat." Caitlyn was glad for her helmet. The HUD streamed in information about the Empire every minute. She was learning new stuff every second. Caitlyn blinked a couple of times and turned off the HUD as she walked in to the tapcaf. Laughter and the smell of cooking food was what hit the small group of Mando's when they walked in.
"Why did we come here again?" Jango said crossing his arms. His helmet tipped down a bit as a small furry streak ran across the floor.
"To see some people." Caitlyn said as she sat down and took off her helmet. She studied the room carefully as everyone found a seat. "Ah ha."
Caitlyn walked over that an armored man who had his helmet on. "Ner vod can you take off you helmet please?"
The man helmet tipped then he pulled of his helmet. "What do you want?"
"Atin!" Atin turned and a surprised smile spread over his face and he walked over and pulled the man up, his face staring in to an almost exact copy.
"Fi! You big mouth off! Nice to finally see you." Atin grinned.
"Oh you know just being me." Fi paused and gave Atin a firm punch to the chest, "How you been doing Scar Face?" pointing to the thin scar that ran across Atin's face.
Darman stood up and walked over to Fi too. "So you finally got your own woman?" Fi nodded and pointed to the woman over watching the bolo ball game.
Caitlyn walked away and sat back down next to Jango and Kal whose heads were bent and talking in a low voice. She watched a man in green armor swagger up to the group of clones and say something. Caitlyn watch as Darman pointed to her and the man walked over.
"I've heard your a Fett." the man said. Jango didn't look up, nether did Kal.
"So, what do you want Fenn?" Caitlyn snapped.
"I'm looking for a Mandalor that's of Fett blood. Fett name will make people cower." Fenn tipped his head a bit and studied Caitlyn.
"If you want a Mandalor then ask the one you all ready have, Jango." Caitlyn flicked a small pebble at Jango and he looked up, with annoyance at Caitlyn.
Immediacy the whole Tapcaf went silent. Everyone turned to look at Jango. Caitlyn was done with the awkward silence she banged her fist on the table and everyone twitched as if surprised.
"Okay here's the deal. Jango's alive a well, he's not dead like the rumors some moron told you guys." Caitlyn paused "If any one has any objections speak now or forever hold hold you tongue."
Fenn nodded, "So you finally came home." He paused watching Jango stand up and stand in front of him. "Nice to meet you." He gripped Jangos arm in that elbow grip and Jango did it back.
Kal stood up and walked over to the group of clones at the other side of the tapcaf. Caitlyn nodded and then put her helmet back on. She saw the pulsing icon and she blinked it to life.
It was Boba. Or at least a recording of him. He had his helmet on and started speaking "Caitlyn, I just learned about Vader. He use to be Anakin Skywalker. Tell buir that I will not return until further notice." Then the image of Boba disappeared.
Oh boy, don't get your self killed Boba.
Finaly! I got this chapter up! Sorry about the wait but school is getting in the way(badly) and I was having a writers block. Thanks for reading!