Part 9 -

It has been 2 hours since Guark and his lackeys attack the compound, in that time Eleya awoke and was happy to see her old ally. Both Barkley and Cassor'go were buried in the bit of soil they had for their garden that they never finished. Both of Guark's dead men were stripped of their armor and burned. Skeeto was being treated by Gwaine, while Jonto, Eleya, Guark, Otus and Master Arous sat around the fire eating soup.

"So Guark." Eleya said. "How did you survive Albetta?"

Guark gulped down the rest of his soup and wiped his mouth with his sleeve. "Albetta change my life. After I told you guys to get out of there I held the pirates off the best I could.."

Jonto interrupted him, "I saw you get shot, Guark. I saw you die.."

"I thought my life was forfeit as well, but I awoke in the Albetta's detention cells. The Captain told me that if I told him your location, he would pay me greatly. But.. I did not tell him." Guark said pouring some more soup in his bowl.

"What happened then?" Mandore asked.

"Well the Captain wasn't happy," Guark explained. "He starved me for days until he met with a supplier of his, Kolavani the Hutt. He bought me as a hit man, and I worked for him ever since. It was only recently that big cat, Typhus asked Kolavani if he could send me and the others."

Eleya broke her silence, "So you didn't even know the others you came with?"

"No, I care not of their lives."

"Well at least we know more about where Typhus' funding is coming from." Jonto continues. "He has the support of Kolavani the Hutt, one of the most powerful and richest of all Hutt's."

"That is not a good combination." Otus said. "With Kolavani's money and Newond's face at the helm, this could mean terrible things for the Galaxy."

Gwaine cut into the conversation, "Hey yo Jonto. Skeeto is hurt, bad. We can't do the plan at dawn."

Jonto scanned his crew, "The invasion was a defendant set back, but we will need every man we can get."

"I am sorry for my intrusion and the taking of your team's lives." Guark said, sorrow in his voice. "I offer myself to your cause."

Jonto padded his old friend on his shoulder. "Thank you, I can not wait to fight by your side like in the past. How long until Skeeto is healed, Gwaine?"

"Without a bacta? He isn't." Gwaine states.

Jonto nodded, "How long with a bacta?"

"Two days." Gwaine replied.

"Alright, we will find him one." He looked towards his team again. "We are gonna wait another two days team. So in that time, Eleya, I want you to train under Master Arous."

She stood unhappy. "What? But why?"

Jonto rubbed his eye lids. "Because now that we have time. You can receive proper training."

She lashed out, "I'm trained! I can fight.."

"Eleya." Jonto commanded. "Do what I ask, please.."

Eleya left out an angry huff, "Fine. Come on Master Jedi." She snarled, then stormed off.

Tyron stood to his feet and followed saying nothing. Otus yelled laughing "Have fun with that wampa!"

Jonto looked at Otus, "Perhaps you should help Gwaine."

"OK, sir." Otus said gathering himself from laughter and walking to help Gwaine with Skeeto.

Guark and Jonto now sat alone around the fire pit. Guark studied Tyron, as he walked behind Eleya. "So Jonto, when did you start hanging with Jedi?"

"He came less than a day ago."

"Yeah, I know." Guark said gulping down the rest of the soup in his bowl again. "Newond ordered us to kill you all, and bring him the Jedi."

"He knows about us and our plan?" Jonto questioned shocked.

Guark shook his head no. "He knows the Jedi wishes him dead, but he doesn't know about you or your plan."

"It doesn't matter now." Jonto says disappointed. "The plan won't work without Barkley or Cassor'go."

"Perhaps another plan?"

"The plan I laid out took months to perfect. All that time and work waisted." Jonto said tossing his holo projector across the compound next to the black and yellow armor salvaged by the two hostiles that came with Guark.

- End of Part 9 -