Rozella: Meow :3
Tala: How did your haunting of Agent Kallus go?
Rozella: Did you know he and the Inquisitor do drunk karaoke on Mondays?
Tala: e_e No. . .
Rozella: They suck. Seriously those two can't sing drunk or sober. Anyways! I had fun making his life miserable. :)
Tala: XD Nice.
Rozella: Ima be a cat now. Meow :3
Tala: Well if you get to be a cat then I'll. . . I'll be a. . . Nanotyrannus!
Rozella: A what now?
Tala: A nanotyrannus is recently a found dinosaur that is the smallest tyrannosaur. Nanotyrannus, had a brain twice the expected size, with a large vision center that would have resolved minute detail. They are my favorite kind of dinosaur.
Rozella: . . . . Tala your paleontology side is showing . . . . It's flashing like a neon sign.
Tala: I know. . . but I can't help it. XD I love that awesome little beasty!
Rozella: XD Alrighty than. Shall we go to the bubble room and play with Momo?
Tala: Nah I'm just be a nano and terrorize the town. *Shapeshifts into nanotyrannus and storms out of room*
Rozella: Have fun!
Disclaimer : We own the OCs just not Rebels. You touch our OCs we'll hurt Lara's siblings and blame it on you. And Hass was a gift from Guest. You have to ask them about borrowing him.
Lara's fever broke and she began to wake more frequently. When she stood Arcas tried to force her to lay back down. Lara gave him a playful smile before flipping him to where he laid on the bunk and she was standing up. She darted out of the room before her brother could catch her and that was that.
"Lara!" Arcas called as he chased down his older sister. "You're suppose to be resting!"
Lara smiled as she watched Arcas run past her. She came up behind him and kicked towards his head. Arcas ducked and rolled away. He glared at Lara from his defensive crouch.
"Spar with me little brother." Lara smiled. Arcas returned with a villainous smile before he launched himself at his sister.
Hass left the cafe and froze. The dark haired man crouched on the floor, a cruel smile across his face. The man launched himself in the manner of an attack at Lara. Panic filled the blue man as he watched the scene unfold before him. Lara was so small in comparison to Arcas.
With an almost graceful side step Lara evaded Arcas with a smile. Arcas whirled mid step and caught Lara from behind and the two fell to the floor. Lara managed to kick Arcas off of her and roll out of his reach before getting to her feet. Arcas smiled at Lara before charging her again. Lara laughed before charging at her brother, they closed the small space between them and the two clashed. Arcas swung his fist meaning to punch at Lara but she ducked and kicked his feet out from under him. Arcas once again managed to pull Lara down with him and the two fought on the floor.
Hass pulled out a blaster he had found and aimed it at Arcas. At that moment Nova and Platt came into the room.
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" Nova exclaimed as she snatched the balster away from Hass. "What are you doing?!"
"He is attacking the captain!" Hass pointed at Arcas and Lara.
Platt laughed as Arcas struggled to keep Lara from escaping his grasp. "Tell me Hass, do you have siblings?"
Hass looked at Platt in confusion. "No. I was an only child. Why is this relevant?"
Nova laughed. "Did you have friends who were like siblings?"
"No."
"So you've never seen siblings fight." Nova smiled at Hass. "Just let them fight, I'm sure Lara will win soon."
"It's one of our rules." Platt smiled as he watched his older siblings fight. "If you get hurt you're not allowed to do anything until you can stand to bawl for up to at least five minutes without your injury hurting."
With that Nova and Platt made their way to the cafe, carefully stepping around the older two.
"Good morning." Nova said as she passed.
The two Bridgers on the floor paused their fighting and smiled up at the other two. "Good morning." With that they resumed their fighting.
Hass watched them fight. Lara managed to get on top of Arcas and snatched one of his blasters. She pointed it at his head and smiled. "I win."
Arcas's laughter rang through the ship. "You cheated!" He sat up and embraced his older sister. "Damn it's good to have you back!"
Lara laughed as she pushed her brother off of her. "Come on, let's get some food." Lara pulled Arcas off the floor and the two of them went to the cafe, a curious Hass following behind them.
"Oh! And Hass." Lara punched Hass in the face sending him to the floor. She smiled sweetly down at him. "If you ever point a weapon at my brother or anyone else in my crew again, I will make you walk among the stars."
Arcas laughed as he grinned down at Hass. "You're lucky. That was your first warning. You should see what happens when she gives you your last warning."
Everyone gathered for breakfast and the crew all laughed and joked lightheartedly. Hass sat at the end of the table and seemed uncomfortable. "Gibberish face! Why are you not joining in the joking?" Arcas demand sarcastically.
"You are joking about the empire. Your leader was taken and tortured and yet you joke about it as if it were nothing." Hass stared at his food.
"Okay dramaqueen. We'll remember that you have no sense of humor next time." Arcas smiled and Lara rolled her eyes.
"They're not joking about my being tortured Hass." Lara looked down the table at Hass with a gentle smile. "We're joking about our experience with them. Don't take it so seriously."
"Oh!" Kya bolted up with a smile. "Speaking of filthy bucketheads! Can we please run a mission soon?"
"She's running out of paint." Jem smiled. "And I need more power cell. I need to replace the one in Zappy."
Lara looked up at Jem in utter confusion. "Zappy?"
"Jem made a new friend aboard the imparl ship." Nova explained.
Lara pinched the bridge of her nose. "Why am I not surprised?" Lara looked up at Jem. "What kind of droid is it?"
At that moment Zappy floated into the room. Jem nodded his head towards the probe and Lara looked up. She let out a scream and threw herself away from it, landing on the floor she crawled away from it. The look of terror on Lara's face made Arcas feel the need to save her from what frightened her. He jumped from his seat and moved to Lara's side.
"Shhh! It's o-"
"Don't you dare tell me it's okay!" Lara snapped looking from her brother to the probe. "How'd did that thing get on my ship?!"
"That's Zappy." Jem seemed unsure if he should comfort his older sister, or protect his new friend.
Lara snatched one of Arcas's blasters and aimed. "No!" Kya exclaimed as she moved to protect her twins probe. "Calm down Lara! He won't hurt you!"
Lara let out a single sharp laugh. "Ha! And you're going to tell me the Inquisitor was our father's best friend next?"
"Lara . . ." Jem sighed in defeat. "I'll get rid of him."
Jem moved around the table and headed to his room, Zappy followed. Lara scooted away from the probe as it passed.
"How could you let him keep that thing?!" Lara hissed at Arcas.
"I'm sorry honey, I didn't really have a chance to get rid of our sons little stray friend. Too busy worrying about you." Arcas said sarcastically.
"Wait! He's your son?! I thought you said the two of you were siblings!" Hass looked at them in horror.
Nova, Kya and Platt bursted out laughing as Arcas and Lara glared at Hass. "I was being sarcastic Ass."
"My name is Hass." Hass said sternly as he glared at Arcas.
Arcas smiled, pleased he found a way to get to the blue man. "That's what I said. Now bud out Ass. Lara and I weren't talking to you."
Jem returned and looked at them. "He really won't hurt you Lara. I mean it! He's been helping out around here alot lately and-"
Lara cut Jem off with a look. "All in favor of keeping an imparl torture droid on the ship?
"Aye." Jem, Kya, Nova and Platt said in sync. Arcas glared at them all.
"Fine." Lara sighed. "But you have to paint him." Lara stood and left the room.
Kya, upon hearing the word "paint" perked up and smiled. Arcas shot each of the others a look before following Lara.
"What just happened?" Hass looked to Kya for an explanation.
"That's how we run things on this ship. We take a vote and if Lara is even remotely okay with it, it goes." Nova explained before taking a bit of fruit.
"And if she's not?"
"Than it takes all of us to out vote her and we have to be daring enough to cross her." Platt smiled.
"In other words. Lara make the rules and we can have an opinion when she allows it." Kya laughed.
Hass looked to where Lara disappeared and the crew exchanged smiles. "Our." Hass finally said, looking at the crew. "She said 'our' father. Why?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Nova smiled "We're a family."
Hass seemed genuinely surprised. "I thought Arcas, Lara and Jem were and family and the rest of you, obviously not Nova, but the rest of you were another family."
At this the crew laughed. "No. We're all a family. Kya and I are twins." Jem smiled.
"Platt's the baby of our bloodline." Kya laughed.
"And our parents were a family." Platt added as he smiled at Nova.
"Welcome aboard the Ghost. Where the crew is a family and all arguments are won by Lara." Nova laughed.
Arcas followed Lara to her room. "Lara if you don't want-"
"No it's fine Arcas. I just-" Lara seemed to stop herself. "I was just surprised is all."
Arcas narrowed his eyes. He could tell she was holding something back. Something she really wanted to say but didn't want to bring up. "Spill." Lara looked at Arcas in confusion. "I know you bossy. You're holding something back. Now spill."
Lara sighed, leaned against the wall and slide to the floor. "I heard rumors Arcas."
"You're going to have to tell me a little more than that." Arcas moved to sit next to his sister.
"Old Kallas mentioned a new Inquisitor coming to Lothal. Scary face's apprentice. And he's coming with more troopers." Lara sighed again and looked at Arcas from the corner of her eye. "Arcas I want you-"
"Yeah I know." Acas grumbled in annoyance. "Black fog. You feel the dark freak, I take the others and run."
"No. I want you to fight with me and shoot every buckethead in sight."
Arcas looked at Lara in utter surprise. "Okay." He smiled. "I'm Arcas Bridger. I don't know who you are or what you've done to my sister but I like the way you think."
"Arcas I mean. If there is a new Inquisitor coming, I don't want to fight him alone." Lara curled into a ball and began to rock. "I don't want to be alone."
Arcas pulled Lara into his arms. "You'll never be alone, that I can promise you."
"No! No! No! And a thousand times no! Ass is not staying on this ship!" Arcas yelled as he stormed out of the cargo bay.
"Arcas! Hass is staying with us and that's final!" Lara yelled at Arcas.
"And what gives you the right to decide that!"
Lara flinched at her brother's tone but then smiled. "I have not said this in so long! Let's see if I remember how it goes." Lara cleared her throat. "I am the pilot, the eldest and the jedi. Do you really want to argue with me?"
Arcas fought back a smile as Lara quoted her childhood reasoning. "And where is he going to sleep?"
"Nova can stay in my room and he'll sleep in her room." Lara turned and looked at Nova. "If that's ok with you?"
"Yeah. He's been sleeping in the commoners since the first night." Nova smiled at Arcas's look of mock betrayal.
"Problem solved." The twins smiled.
"We can't tell him." Lara looked between Platt and Nova. "He must never find out that we are jedi. Got it?"
"Got it." The crew said in sync.
"No." Arcas crossed his arms. "I don't like him."
"And why not?" Lara looked at Arcas in annoyance.
"There's just something off about him." Arcas argued. "I don't trust him."
Lara narrowed her eyes. "Do you know what they did Arcas? Do you know what the empire did to both me and Hass?"
"Lara, don't."
"No. I'm telling you. There were five other prisoners on that ship when I was taken. They tortured us until we fell unconscious. At some point, one of the higher ups must have gotten broad because one day they threw us all in a cell. Agent Kallus injected me with a drug before he threw me in with the others. Told the prisoners they could all go free. . . If they could kill me. I could barely see or stand and I was alone against five men. Out of five men, only Hass refused to kill me. In fact! He protected me from the others! After he was knocked out I used the force and the empire knew. . . They began to torture me more often and used more probes. Every now and then they threw me in a cell with the men and made them same offer as before eventually it was just me and Hass. Kallus would still drug me and throw me in a cell with Hass, always with the same offer. 'Kill the woman, and you walk free. It's that simple.' And every time Hass did not hurt me. He could have easily killed me and saved himself. . . But he didn't."
Lara's words echoed in Arcas's head like a neverending message. 'I could barely see or stand and I was alone against five men.'
"I completely trust Hass." Lara set her jaw. "You need to trust in my decision Arcy."
"You say you completely trust him, yet you won't tell him you're a jedi?" Arcas's ton was defeated, and his hands were balled into fist.
"There are some things better left unknown." Lara said softly before wrapping her arms around Arcas.
Arcas wrapped his arms around Lara and held her tightly. The others joined and engulfed Lara in a protective group hug. They stayed like that for a few moments before Lara began to move out of her family's embrace.
They watched as Lara crossed the grassy plain to where Hass was told to wait as they discussed rather or not he could stay with them.
"No one leaves them alone. Got it?" Arcas said sternly as he watched the two of them walk back.
"Got it." The crew replied in unison.
Hass awoke and began to seek out a member of the Ghost crew. He decided it would be best to speak to Lara as she seemed less dangerous than the others. He open her cabin door and froze unsure of how to process the scene before him. All six of the Ghost crew members were cuddled up against each other on a single bunk. They were all wrapped in each others' arms and were smiling in their sleep.
Hass began to back up and tripped over the probe on the floor. He fell to the ground with a loud thud and this startled the crew. They all whipped out blasters and began firing in Hass's direction. Hass jumped into the hall and rolled out of the blasters fire.
"Stop!" Lara called. The blaster shots stopped. "Hass is that you?"
"Yes ma'am. Is there a reason you tried to kill me?" Hass called back.
There were footsteps and Arcas was suddenly standing over Hass. "Because you're a creep Ass."
"My name is Hass! And how am I a creep?!" Hass stood up. He was the same height as Arcas so the two began to have a stare down.
"Watching people sleep, blood red eyes. Need I say more?" Arcas's tone remained level and a small smile played at his lips.
"I was not watching you sleep! And my species all have red eyes you racist brute!"
"Hey! I am not racist! I grew up with Twi'leks, Lasats, Wookies and one pain in the ass Pau'an! I am so far from racist that's it's laughable!"
Arcas and Hass were both suddenly assaulted with pillows. "Shut up!" Lara yelled. "It's too damn early! Go back to sleep!" Lara laid back down on the bunk and wrapped her arms around Nova. "The next person who speaks get's to see my bad side."
"I didn't think you had a bad side." Hass said softly.
Arcas smiled as he walked off the ramp of the Ghost. Hass was chained to one of the landing legs of the ship. "Morning sleeping ugly." He called. "Still think Lara has no bad side?"
"I never thought a woman so small would ever be that strong. I don't even remember how she got me out here." Hass grumbled and he tried to wiggle out of the chains.
"That still wasn't the worse she'd do." Arcas laughed. "And if you keep struggling the chains are only going to get tighter. Trust me I know."
"How do I get out of them than? Since you seem to be the expert in such things."
Arcas laughed. "You don't! You wait till Lara comes to realise you and hope you stay on her good side."
"Arcas have you released Hass yet? We need to go!" Lara impatient tone came over Arcas's com.
"I'm working on it." Arcas replied.
"I know you're just screwing with him! Hurry up and get him out of those chains!" Arcas rolled his eyes. "And don't roll your eyes at me!"
"Okay mom." Arcas grumbled in a sarcastic tone. "Not my fault you chained you pet outside."
Arcas quickly freed Hass and went back inside. Hass followed him until Arcas went to the turret, from there Hass went to the bridge to find Lara. "May enter captain?" He asked.
"You may, and don't call me captain." Lara worked the controls until they were off the ground.
"As you wish my lady."
"Yeah," Lara began awkwardly. "Don't call my that either. Just call me Lara."
"As you wish." Hass smiled. "My lady Lara."
"No." Lara said sternly. "Just no."
"Quite being a creep Ass!" Arcas yelled from the turret. "I will kill you!"
"Arcas! No threatening our new crew member!" Lara yelled back.
Hass did everything he could not to laugh at the exchange.
"Sure thing mom! I'll play nice with your pet!"
"He's not my pet!"
"And he's not my crew memeber! He's a stranger I happen to be tolerating!"
"Would you two knock it off!" Nova yelled.
"Seriously!" Platt added. "Use your coms!"
Lara smiled as she took control of the internal coms. "The next person who insults Hass can clean the ship inside and out."
"The next time you tell us to be nice to some weirdo. I will take over the entire ship." Jem threatened.
"And I will paint the bridge." Kya added.
"Kya go clean the cafe. Jem, you get the commoners and if there is anyone else who would like to argue with me speak up now."
"Your decisions are poorly made." Platt and Nova called out at the same time.
"Hang on Hass." Lara smiled as she flipped the ship upside down.
"Lara!" The others all yelled in sync.
"You were saying?" Lara laughed.
"That's it!" Arcas called out. "Time for some anarky!"
Lara laughed, setting the ship on autopilot. "Bring it!" Lara readied her blaster, setting it to stun. Hass sat wided eyed in the co-pilot seat.
"Are you planning to kill them?!"
"Nah." Lara smiled at Hass. "This happens every now and then. I just have to put them all back in their places."
Nova smiled as anarky was declared. Setting her blasters to stun Nova bolted to the turret. As small as she was Nova had no problem climbing up under the controls and surprising Lara.
She fired once and Lara dodged. "Oh you're doing that are you?" Lara smiled taking aim.
Nova dropped back down to the turret. "Come get me Bridger!"
"Game on!" Lara bolted out of the bridge. She jumped into her room when she saw the twins at the end of the hallway. She leaned out of the door and shot at them both. They returned fire and advanced. Lara smiled to herself as she picked up on of Kya's paint bombs. She threw it down the hall and it went off. Quickly Lara moved while the hallway was filled with a blue cloud of paint. She stunned the twins and advanced to the commoners.
Platt existed the cafe and began firing at Lara, rolled and ended up at Platt's feet. The two Bridgers abandoned their blasters and began to spar. Lara swiped Platt's feet out from under him and he swung at her and he fell. Quickly the youngest Bridger pinned Lara to the floor, only to have her kick him off of her and jump to her feet. Platt flipped the table of the cafe as Lara began firing at him.
Lara smiled, flipping over the table Lara landed in front of Platt and stunned him. She dropped to the floor as she heard footsteps. Peering over the table's side Lara saw Arcas, Lara jumped over the table and heard someone in the vents. Nova dropped down by Arcas's side and grinned at Lara. Arcas and Nova both began to fire at Lara. Lara barely managed to dodge the duo's attacks. She ran for the ladder and climbed up to the Phantom. Arcas went to the ladder and smiled at Nova. Nova ran across the small space only to be launched up into the room above by Arcas. Arcas soon followed.
"You have betrayed me little brother." Lara said in a mocking tone. "And you dragged my apprentice into it."
"Lara, sweet sister of mine, Nova has been my apprentice from the beginning." Arcas smiled.
"Than I shall have to defeat you both." Lara charged . . .
"You went too far!" Jem yelled at Arcas as they knelt by Lara. "What is wrong with you?!"
"It's my fault." Nova defined Arcas. "I'm the one who was using two blasters."
"Nova don't blame yourself." Platt said gently.
"Seriously!" Kya hissed at Arcas. "You know better than to gang up on her in a tight space! You know how she is!"
Taking on Nova and Arcas in the small space had proven to be too much for Lara. Both Nova and Arcas had shot her at the same time and when Lara went down her nose began to bleed..
Hass sat with Lara's head in his lap. "You all worry too much. She most likely just strained herself. You forget that she's still on the mend. Coming back from torture such as she faced dose not happen over a matter of a few weeks."
"That's why we're yelling at each other!" Kya snapped. "We all know her! We all know she tries to fake that she's okay when she's not!"
"I started this. It's my fault." Arcas said with a hint of depression.
"No!" Platt snapped. "You do not get to act all sad and then go drink! You have to stay with her till she wakes up!" Platt stood up and made his way to the ladder. "I'll go get our mission from Vizago."
Lara stirred on the floor. "Quite your yelling all of you. You're giving me a headache." Lara grumbled as she sat up. "Nova, Arcas. That is the last time you beat me." she grinned.
"Lara you okay?" Arcas asked in a desperate tone.
"I'm fine. Just a little light headed."
Arcas visibly relaxed before glarng at his older sister. "You lied."
"What did I lie about this time dad?" Lara grumbled, knowing what was coming.
"You said you were better. If you were truly better you'd have been able to take us all out. Until you can take us all on you are forbidden to participate in any missions. You are not allowed to spar and you are not allowed off this ship. Got it?" Arcas said in a stern tone.
"No." Lara said with a smile
"No what?"
"No. I'm the oldest, I make the rules."
"Well I'm your brother and I make the rules for you when you're hurt."
"I'm not hurt Arcas! I just-" Lara cut off. She eyed Hass. "I just pushed myself a little too far. I haven't been sleeping well lately." Arcas could tell she was lying, but he understood why.
"You're grounded." He said finally.
"You can't ground me! I'm your older sister!" Lara jumped to her feet only to sway on her heels and fall back down again. Hass caught her and looked at her in concern.
"Ass! Hands off my sister!" Arcas yelled as he moved to separate them. Arcas pulled Lara into his arms. "Don't touch my sister! Don't touch my food! And don't touch my blasters!"
"Arcas." Lara said in a warning tone.
"No he's right Lara. It is inappropriate from me to touch you in such manor. Though your brother doesn't need to be such a whiner about it."
"What'd you say?" Acras hissed.
"You are a pathetic whiny little child who clings to his elder sister like a toddler." Hass smiled.
That was it. Arcas pushed Lara towards Jem and Kya. He charged Hass. "Arcas!" Lara yelled, leaping up in between the two men just as Arcas swung his fist. Hass moved Lara quickly and caught Arcas's fist in one hand.
"You dare try to hit a lady!" Hass said in discuss.
"She's not a lady she's my sister!" Arcas growled before trying to kick Hass.
Hass blocked him. "It would seem that I have to teach you some manners you brute."
"Knock it off! Both of you!" Lara demand. Sliding in between them once again.
"Butt out Lara." Arcas pushed Lara out of the way.
"That's it!" Lara yelled, her tone turning into that of a lecturing mother. "Arcas go to your room!"
"You can't send me to my room!" Arcas whirled on Lara. "You're not mom so quit acting like it!" Arcas and Lara both flinched at his words.
Lara squared her shoulder, her hands balled into fist. "I'm not trying to be." with that Lara turned on her heel and slide down the ladder.
The twins and Nova quickly followed Lara with looks of disappointment shot at Arcas. "What happened?" Hass said in a soft tone. "What happened to your family?"
"The empire." Arcas said coldly before leaving.
Arcas found the others standing outside of Lara's cabin door trying to coax her into unlocking it.
"Lara come on." Nova pleaded. "Let us in."
"Just go away!" Lara yelled.
"You know Arcas didn't mean it." Kya said gently. "You know how he gets when he's mad."
"He's said worse, I know he has. Lara come on. . . Don't shut us out." Jem said softly. They all waited for her response when Nova's head soudenly snapped up.
"Somethings wrong." She closed her eyes and used the force to open the door and rushed in. Arcas and the others followed. Lara laid on her bunk unconscious.
"What's wrong?" Arcas looked to Nova with panicked eyes.
"I don't know. It's like she. . . " Nova trailed off a bit her lip.
At that moment Platt returned. "Ok guys I have our-" He looked at Lara and seemed to sense the same thing Nova had. Something was off. "What happened?"
"She was fine-ish a minute ago." Nova looked to Platt for answers.
"What happened?" Platt asked again only a little louder.
"Arcas upset her, she locked herself in her room and passed out." The twins explained.
"She may be having a vision." Platt said as he moved closer. "I know I normally am the one to have them but it possible she may be having one."
Lara's eye fluttered open and she sat up. "No one is allowed near any bases until after Nova's birthday. Got it?" Lara looked at them all.
They all blinked in confusion but agreed.
"Our mission is a simple one, we just need to get some crates full of blasters from Capital City." Platt explained as they all gathered in the commoners.
"Easy enough." Arcas smiled.
"All shipments leave the Cargo transfer station around noon." Jem smiled.
"So we know when and where that makes things easier." Kya added.
"So you all do see the problem don't you?" Nova glared at the holo map Screws had brought up.
"It's too easy." Lara said leaning in closer to the map. "We'll have to take the station from both the street and the air, just to be safe. Platt and Arcas you take the streets. Jem, Kya, and Nova, I'll fly in low and drop you three off here." Lara pointed at the map. "They'll be using speeders to transfer things to other bases nearby so feel free to take those too."
"Who are you and what have you done to Lara Bridger?" Nova leaned away from Lara and eyed her suspiciously.
Lara ignored Nova. "Jem I want you to take whatever information you can."
"Rogger!" Jem mock saluted Lara and smiled.
"Kya, no paint. I need you to take cargo with Arcas and Platt. Nova, you get the task of taking out any and all troopers you see. I don't want any followers. We'll rendezvous here."
"Okay I don't know who you are or what you did with Lara. But can we keep you?"
"Arcas you have Hass. No fighting, no arguing, just show him what to do."
"Why do I have to train your pet?" Arcas complained.
"He's not my pet and because I said so." Lara gave Arcas a look that ended his protest. "Hass you stay close to Arcas."
"You do realize you are stealing from the empire at one of their highly guarded locations?" Hass asked as he looked around at all of them.
"Ever wonder why it became so highly guarded?" Arcas smiled menacingly .
"We have a reputation with the empire." Nova smiled. "Taking a cargo station is child'splay in comparison to some other stuff we've done." Nova smiled the same way Arcas had.
"Lara I do not understand what they speak of." Hass looked at Lara.
Lara smiled. "Their saying we've stolen a lot less from places with heavier security." Hass gave Lara a confused looked. "We've been rebelling against the empire since we were born and doing missions similar to this one since I was seven. Arcas and I use to be quite the trouble makers."
"Yeah, then she stopped being fun."
"You know why and Arcas." Lara smiled up at her brother. "Don't steal any TIEs this time."
Arcas and Hass walked casually down the street near the Cargo transfer station. Everyone on the streets stared at Hass as he walked by. "You are a bright blue eyesore who is drawing way too much attention. Please go die in an alley somewhere." Arcas said casually as he walked.
"Arcas you are a shockingly parasitic varmint and a flagrant bug-eyed menace to, not only society, but all living creatures. Do the galaxy a favor and go die in the sewers."
"Ah the blue freak has good comebacks! I'm surprised since you act like such a prick." Arcas smiled, not understanding half the things Hass just called him.
"Arcas you are an incalculably hermaphroditic scoundrel and a putrid acidly acrimonious tasteless amalgam of dross."
"Ass, new rule! Don't talk to me you glowing freak! Seriously why are you getting bluer?"
"My species gets brighter the higher the oxygen content in the air." Hass smiled.
"And you are a what again?"
"A chiss."
"A chiss?" Arcas laughed "Okay chiss ass, let's go."
Hass narrowed his eyes but followed Arcas around a corner. Arcas crossed an alley and stopped pretending to look both ways, he tapped his heels together and walked away.
Arcas and Hass ran down the street with troopers at their heels. "I told you to wait!" Arcas yelled as he fired at the troopers who followed them.
"You needed assistance!" Hass yelled as he ran alongside Arcas.
"No I didn't!" Arcas snapped. "Here!" Arcas grabbed Hass and yanked him down an alley.
"Arcas Bridger! I swear if they don't kill you than I will!" Lara nagged through the com.
"It's not my fault! Blue boy didn't listen to me!"
"I saved his life!"
"I don't care!" Lara yelled. "I'll help you lose them! Just go to the bar at the eastern edge of the city! Oh! And Arcas! If you get drunk I will become your personal living nightmare! Got it?!"
"You're already a nightmare bossy!"
The Ghost flew over head and began firing at the troopers. From the hatch Kya threw paint bombs down into the streets with a gleeful grin. Hass and Arcas ducked into a random house and watched as the Ghost flew away with Ties pursuing them.
"She'll never shake those Ties." Hass said in concern.
"Ass please! Don't insult my sister. She'll lose those Ties in no time." Arcas laughed before turning around and freezing.
Standing behind the two men were three little kids who could have been no older than five or so with curious looks on their faces. "Stanger!" The smallest one barked as she pointed at Arcas.
"That's right little face. We are strangers. And what do we do when strangers enter our house without permission?" Arcas smiled as he knelt down to be close to eye leave with the kids.
"I don't know." The oldest one shrugged.
"Well than I'll tell you. You give them the boot."
The middle child smiled and darted off. When he returned he handed Arcas a boot. Arcas laughed. "That's not what I meant little buddy. You kick them out. No stranger should come into your house without permission."
"Than out you go!" The oldest smiled Arcas stood up and let the kid push him out. The younger two pushed Hass out after him. "Bye stranger!"
"Bye kids! Remember play with blasters and take down the empire!" Arcas waved as they walked away.
"You just gave horrible advice to those children." Hass fought back a smile.
"Nah! I just made some new recruits. Besides, they need something to brag about. Did you see their house? It was too plain, too boring."
"What does that have to do with telling them to play with blasters?" Hass raised an eyebrow.
Arcas shrugged. "Got to learn how to shoot sooner rather than latter."
"You're horrible."
"No, just twisted in such away that I seem horrible."
Arcas led the way through the streets to the bar Lara had told them to go to. "I remember this place!" Arcas smiled. "It's the first bar I ever got drunk in."
"Interesting. And how often do you get drunk, if I may ask?"
"You may ask." Arcas smiled before walking into the bar.
Hass glared at Arcas and followed him. They found Lara and the others at a booth instantly.
"Finally!" Jem called out. "Get over here!"
Hass and Arcas joined the others and Arcas noticed Lara's upset face. "What's wrong bossy?"
"They knew we were coming. It was suppose to be a trap but we got lucky." Lara glared at the table.
"You don't think Vizago set us up do you?" Platt looked at Lara with wide eyes.
"He might have, it's not beneath him to do so." Kya looked to Jem.
"He'd never set us up guys. We're a good source of income for him." Nova said as she scooted closer to Arcas.
"Either way he is going to answer to me." Lara growled.
Hass looked at Lara in surprise. "And this Vegio person? He is a friend of yours?"
"Vizago, and no. More like a business partner who you'd love to kill."
The crew all looked at Lara expecting her to nag Arcas. "Or burn alive." she mumbled.
"Seriously! Who are you and what have you done to our Lara?" The twins questioned in sync.
"Let's go." Lara said rising to her feet. "I have a horned man to deal with."
Vizago looked up from his data pad just in time to see Arcas enter his camp. Arcas flashed Vizago the same smile he gave the horned man when he was nine. Vizago immediately looked behind him and saw the twins, turning he saw Platt and Nova leaning on some creates.
"How lovely." Vizago grumbled as he turned to see Lara had appeared behind him with her arms crossed. "I was told you were dead."
"Oh Viz you know it takes more than that to kill me."
"Let me guess." Vizago smiled. "You're not in a good mood."
Lara smiled. "How could you tell Viz?"
"Because you always have your crew surround me when you're angry. Now what is it this time?"
"The mission you gave us was a trap. You didn't betray me now did you Viz? Let's not forget the last time you messed with my family." Lara's tone was sweet and almost kind. But everyone present knew that was the worse form of anger Lara had.
"I would never betray you Lara Bridger."
"And what of my crew? You claimed to think I was dead."
"I would never betray you. I know what you are capable of and I don't want to be on your bad side. Not everyone can take down a Stardestroyer and live to tell the tail, much less do it again."
Hass had joined them at this point. "Wait! You took down a Stardestroyer?!"
"Hass dearest, don't be insulting. We've taken down more than just one." Lara smiled at Hass before returning her attention to Vizago. "I'd like to speak to your son."
Vizago turned his head towards his ship. "Vandirn! Get out here!"
"Well he seems to be cooperating well enough." Hass remarked as he eyed Vizago.
Arcas smiled. "Lara and Vizago have . . . A bit of history."
"Honestly dad! You can't do one thing with-" The horned teenager froze when he saw Lara. He was shirtless and looked as if he had just rolled out of bed. "Lara!" He smiled lightly jogging up to her. "I was under the impression that you were dead."
"Hello Vandirn." Lara quickly swiped the teen's legs out from under him and stood back up.
"How'd you do that?"
"It dosen't matter. The mission you gave to Platt was a trap. Did you know of this?"
Vandirn looked to Vizago. "Better answer her boy, she's not in a good mood."
"Than why is she smiling?" Vandirn jumped to his feet and glared at Lara. "If she wants information she can ask nicely, or earn it."
"Just answer her Vandirn." Arcas demanded taking a step closer to Lara."
"I don't have to answer to the likes of you!"
Lara once again threw the horned teen to the ground and pulled out her blaster and pointed it at his head. "I told you she wasn't in a good mood." Vizago said uncaring as he returned his attention to his data pad.
"Vandirn, did you know it was a trap?" Lara spoke in a soft sweet tone.
"No. Had I known it was a trap you honestly think I'd send your family to do the mission?" Vandirn looked over at Nova. "What with the pretty little-" Vandirn didn't finish. Lara had fired her blaster and the shot went right by Vandirn's head.
He looked up at her in horror. "You had better speak of my sisters with respect little devronian. Ask your father what happens when you anger me." Lara put her blaster way and smiled down at Vandirn. "Have a nice day."
With that Lara and the others left. "I hate that family." Vandirn grumbled as he got back up.
Vizago smiled. "You should have met their parents."
Rozella: WAOHOO! Another Chapter!
Tala: XD Woo! XD Hass and Arcy are so entertaining.
Rozella: XD Yeah! I like the way Lara treats her trading partners. XD Poor Vandirn.
Tala: x3 Remind me never be traders with the Bridger Brats. EVER.
Rozella: She just in a bad mood XD I think we'd get along with her pretty well.
Tala: Unless we messed with her siblings.
Rozella: In which case you need to run for your life. O_O An angry Lara is a scary Lara.
Tala: No duh. I never want to get on her bad side. Shall we get onto the next chapter then?
Rozella: Yes!
Tala: This time I will get the coffee and tea. *flails away* Onto the next chapter!