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"And you surprise me." Sara retorted sharply, "I wasn't expecting a Hutt."

 

Her eyes glanced him over as she spoke, and saw that he was, indeed, taller than she was. He had dark hair that was swept back, his bangs hanging over his forehead. Okay, so she had lied. He looked relatively human. Except for...those eyes. Pure black. She stopped a moment when she had seen them, but didn't allow him to see a lull in her annoyance. Contacts, she decided.

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He saw her look him over, and was pleased to see her do the smallest of touble takes when she looked at his face - she must have noticed his eyes. Everyone did.

 

"I'm guessing that 'Master' Skywalker failed to inform you of the most recent change in plans?"

 

She gave him a blank look.

 

He sighed. "Jedi..." he muttered. He straightened, uncrossing his arms and moving up the ramp. "I've been asked to accompany you on your little mission - and since your vessel..." he took in the battered bulkheads of her ship, a look of indifference on his face. "... isn't large enough to accomodate mine, I was hoping you would be so kind as to allow me a bunk, and perhaps the odd scrap of food."

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Amol brisstled. "Don't ask me to fathom the inner workings of a Jedi's mind, lady," he said, glaring at her. He hated women. "If this is going to be a problem, then I suggest you take it up with Skywalker yourself - or send one of your errand boys to deal with it."

 

He moved closer to her, so his face was inches from his. "Now," he said, a dark smile on his face, his eyes full of contempt. "Whadd'ya say we go pay Luke a little visit, huh?" he asked, gauging her response to his use of the Jedi Master's first name. "Might give us a chance to get to know each other better on the way."

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Sara glared at him, gritting her teeth and barely able to stop herself from slapping him. She spun on her heel and stormed back up the ramp, closing it only seconds after she stepped off. Brushing past Jethro and Kyla, she went to the cockpit.

 

"We're leaving!" she shouted, and activated the engines. The ship shifted as the thrusters activated and the landing gears pulled back up into the hull.

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Luke didn't turn to face the new arrivals for a few moments, continuing to study the night sky as if the stars would suddenly shift and spell out an answer to all the things he now had on his plate.

 

"Kyle, Zhane," Luke said, beginning to turn towards them. "Any reason the two of you are still up, especially you, Zhane? No, nevermind. Don't answer that question."

 

The aging Master let slip a small sigh, gazing at the flagstones of the room. "I don't know what to do, Kyle." he said quietly, though his tone showed that he wasn't expecting an answer. "And here I thought..."

 

Luke's blue eyes cleared and hardened. He was back on track. "Sorry, the thoughts of an old mind. Yes, I as a matter of fact do have something for the two of you to do."

 

Reaching to his belt, he took a small, black disk-shaped item from his belt, and activated it. A section slid back to reveal a lense, and a holo-picture of the galaxy map formed in the palm of his gloved hand.

 

"It turns out that a bit of a diplomatic crisis has been unfolding on Tatooine." the map zoomed in on the great ball of sand, and the planet rotated in the Master's palm. "Two of the most influencial families -- the Trarace and Rekk families -- have had a bit of a...disagreement. This has been spanned over a few years now, however things have suddenly escalated, and both families are beginning to 'recruit' the locals in their area. If this is allowed to continue, it may be possible that further, greater unrest can be sent rippling through the city and surrounding Moisture Farms. The head of the Trarace family, a man by the name of Erlong, is accused of stealing Derek Rekk's personal journal. Normally it wouldn't cause much more of a problem than the day-to-day affairs of the families, except that Derek is the head of a weapons manufacturing facility near the system. His work is top-secret, and was stored in that encrypted journal. Erlong is a Stormtrooper-turned-spy."

 

"Well, that doesn't sound good. But we can do it. Feeling confident Zhane," Kyle asked Zhane, "Yes Kyle. Although remember it may be worse than we think."

 

"Uh, right," Kyle chuckled, "You'll see this is going to be a total blue milk run kid. Trust me."

 

"Alright, but just don't crash the Raven while heading for Tatooine, because i know Jan was the one that always piloted it," Zhane told Kyle.

 

"Uh, alright, let's go," Kyle laughed.

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''Admiral, this is Hall.''

 

''Yes, what do you have to report, Captain?''

 

''The pilot of the shuttlecraft is a rather... interesting alien. He appears human, but his eyes are completely black. Have you heard of such a species, sir?'' Hall asked.

 

''I must admit that I haven't, Captain. I'll check the database and see if there's anything in there about our mysterious pilot.'' Thrawn II ended the transmission.

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Hall sat on a bench in the Jedi Academy courtyard. He almost lost track of time, enjoying the small pond and the various smells of the surrounding plantlife and then he saw something he didn't expect in a million years - the T2c shuttlecraft. Flying over the Academy. Hall hurried through the corridors of the Academy, trying to follow the sound of the aircraft's engines. The trail lead Hall to the Academy's landing bay. The shuttlecraft was just landing. Hall took out his comlink device and contacted the Origin.

 

''Admiral?'' He said.

 

''Yes, Captain Hall?'' The calm voice of Thrawn Nuruodo II answered.

 

''You won't believe this Admiral, the shuttlecraft...'' Hall started, but paused.

 

''Yes, Captain?'' Thrawn II inquired.

 

''It just landed at the Academy.'' Hall reported.

 

''Interesting. Keep observing and inform me of anything significant.'' Thrawn II commented.

 

Vok could hear Hall talking to someone. Or something. Vok noticed Hall talking through a Comlink. He knew that something was going on.

 

"Hey Hall!" He shouted, making Hall jump, "What are you doing?"

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Jethro and Kyla followed the entertaining conversation, and didn't bother to intervene.

 

"And you surprise me." Sara retorted sharply, "I wasn't expecting a Hutt."

 

"Score one for captain Klint."Kyla thought.

 

"I'm guessing that 'Master' Skywalker failed to inform you of the most recent change in plans?"

 

"Indeed."Jethro thought. He couldn't help but wonder and decided to ask him about it after the conversation ended.

 

"Your first encounter didn't go all that well huh?" Jethro said amused after Sara went to the cockpit. "I didn't bother asking who you are back in the audience room, but now you're tagging along...."

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''I was just reporting to Admiral Nuruodo II, sir.'' Hall replied, ''It was something about that shuttlecraft, we don't know much right now, but I'm sure the Admiral will explain everything when we learn more.''

 

(Since Vok Onasi is an Admiral and was brought to Yavin by the ship of Thrawn II, I thought he already knew about Thrawn II)

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''I was just reporting to Admiral Nuruodo II, sir.'' Hall replied, ''It was something about that shuttlecraft, we don't know much right now, but I'm sure the Admiral will explain everything when we learn more.''

 

(Since Vok Onasi is an Admiral and was brought to Yavin by the ship of Thrawn II, I thought he already knew about Thrawn II)

 

"Ah, Admiral Nuruodo II," Vok said, "Great man he is. Does he request a meeting from me? Is that why you're here?"

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''As I've told you before, sir, the Admiral simply asks that you contact him after your meeting with Master Skywalker.'' Hall explained.

 

"And as I've told you before, I doubt Master Skywalker has time for me to see him right now, since he has other matters to attend to." Vok told Hall.

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Jakyl walked slowly towards Luke's chambers, and paused outside the door as she realized there were people already inside talking to him. She leaned on the wall and waited.

 

 

Several moments later, Kat reached Skywalker's quarters and saw someone else waiting there. She grinned and leaned against the opposite wall.

 

"I take it there's a line to see him," she said to Jakyl. Then, she crossed the hall and offered her hand. "Kathryn... Gray. People call me Kat."

 

 

((Dark_Lady, I want to remind you that Kat is carrying a lightsaber on her belt. It might make you mistake her for a Jedi, which could open up an interesting discussion while we wait for Luke :) ))

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"Your first encounter didn't go all that well huh?" Jethro said amused after Sara went to the cockpit. "I didn't bother asking who you are back in the audience room, but now you're tagging along...."

 

"No, my first encounter with Ms. Klint did not go well. I hacked into her computer banks, and she didn't take too well to it, for some reason..." he shrugged. "You know women."

 

He pushed past Jethro, following Klint. He entered the cockpit right behind her, and stood in the doorway as she took her seat.

 

"Would you be so kind as to allow me access to our communications system, Captain?" he asked, his voice dripping with mock respect. "I'd like to leave my ship instructions."

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