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The
Hunt of a Lifetime
ELT/Jodo Kast/Dragon/BHG-H
(pantera_63@hotmail.com)
I'd
finally decided what I wanted to do in the Bounty Hunter's Guild.
I wanted to be on the Commish. I really wanted to get there but
how? I had no ideas. As I sat mulling over what I wanted to do my
computer beeped. I had a new message. It read as follows:
Attention
all Hunters. Our Executior, Reaver, has had to resign from his post.
The poistion is now open. All who would like to be considered for
it, you must first complete a mission. If you are interested contact
Trench.
I
decided to take a chance and I contacted Trench. He told me to come
and see him the next day at 0900 hours. I said that I would be there
and he closed communications. I went to sleep with hope and dread
on each shoulder.
I awoke at 0800 hours and got cleaned
up to go visit Trench. At 0835 I left my quarters and walked towards
his. As I neared it a man jumped out of a room and pushed me into
a darkened room. I attempted to grab him by the throat but I stopped
when I heard Trench's voice boom out.
"JODO KAST!!"
"Yes, Dark Prince," I said
as I fell to my knees.
"The mission is a difficult one
as only the truly gifted can complete it. You will be going after
one of the most feared men in the galaxy. Keran Idol."
"Do we have any news on his whereabouts?"
I knew this man. Keran had run the most sadistic penal colony in
the galaxy at Pria Minor, considered by some to be more hostile
than Tatooine.
"Yes, he has returned to Pria
Minor to take up residence. We have discovered that all the defenses
of the colony are still in operation. The three people taking this
mission are yourself, Krail, and Gen. May the best man win."
I began to thank him when a cloud
of gas began billowing out of the vents in the room. The Dark Prince
had forgotten that Gands don't breath. I stood up and started to
turn towards the door. All of a sudden I felt something hit me in
the neck and I went unconscious.
I awoke in my ship and in sitting
dead in space. I checked my position and discovered I was in orbit
of Pria Major. I checked my screen and saw both The Cloak and the
Daishi. I called both Gen and Krail and they responded. I discovered
that the same thing had happened to both of them. We decided to
work together until we got close to Keran. Then we would be on our
own.
We landed about a kilo out from the
prison camp. I grabbed my equipment quickly and exited my ship activating
my security measures as I left. Gen and I walked together chatting
idly, while Krail trailed a little. We had walked for about a half
a kilo when I signaled to stop.
"Jodo, why are we stopping?"
"Cause I was on this planet many
years ago and this is where his defenses start."
I started forward again slowly keeping
my eye out for any gun turrets or other such unpleasant surprises.
I had walked about 10 paces when I noticed movement in the dunes.
I dove to the ground and opened fire. My fire was followed by Gen
and Krail's. An explosion came from that area.
"What was that," said Gen.
"One of Idol's robots. Nasty
buggers," I replied.
We continued in shooting up a number
of laser turrets and robots. We reached the outskirts of the camp
and I suggested that we split up. I wanted to because I thought
I knew where Idol was hiding. Krail and Gen agreed so they continued
towards the entrance together. I circled around the right side of
the wall. I hoped my little escape hatch still existed. I had came
here many years ago to retrieve a prisoner for Jabba the Hutt. It
was still there. I pushed it open and entered the camp.
The camp was laid out exactly the
same as it had all those years before. I figured that he'd be in
his old hideout so I moved towards the largest building in the camp.
All of a sudden I saw two robots moving towards me very quickly.
I drew my two blaster rifles and opened fire. As I fired they returned
in kind. I dove to the ground and hit one of the robots. The other
advanced on me and keep up the fire. I crawled behind a group of
crates and keep firing. More robots were showing up now and I was
pinned down. Then two robots exploded from fire to their left. It
was Gen. He and I concentrated fire on the robots until we had destroyed
all of them. As we moved towards the building I asked where Krail
was.
"Don't know. Lost him a few minutes
after we got into camp."
All of a sudden the building exploded
sending both Gen and I flying backwards. I stopped when I hit a
little shanty. I couldn't see Gen but it may have just been the
blood that blocked my view. The only thing I saw was Krail carrying
a body away from the building. It wasn't Gen and it sure as hell
wasn't me. Damn, I thought, he's got Idol.
I managed to get up and find Gen.
He wasn't looking so good so I just waited until he gained consciousness.
As I waited I noticed a holo-projector sitting on the ground near
the destroyed building. I went over and played it. It was from Krail.
"Thanks guys for your help. Better
luck next time. Also don't try to chase after me for a few days
or I'll have to destroy your ships. See ya back at Cernun."
Damn I thought he's going to get X.
I shot the holo-projector and went back to waiting for Gen to wake
up. I waited awhile.
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