It would be just another day on sandy, rocky Geonosis. Another day where the sun peeked through the hazy clouds, illuminating the great spires of the Geonosian civilization of a past era. Just another day, if it wasn't for the sound of intermittent ion blaster fire. And the soft patting of metal on sand. And rock.
BD-9 dodged another shot, darting to the side with the help of his jets. Being faster than his pursuers helped keep him out of harm's way for this long, but the lack of hiding places in the open fields meant limited choices of where to hide within the ancient caverns and underground tunnels. His pursuers also came prepared. It was not hard to figure out why: BD-9 understood galactic law well enough to know that he wouldn't match any criminal profile, so the reason had to be because he is a BD droid. Probably one of the last of his kind, by his own memory banks. That meant he is valuable, just like the treasure that he meant to search for on this planet.
Taking a chance with the underground tunnels was better than hiding outside, at the very least, and that was where BD-9 sprinted off to. He dodged another ion bolt, making a proverbial sigh of relief as the poorly lit room engulfed his small droid frame.
The three pursuers, at least the three that BD-9 detected, slowed as they approached the same opening. They grumbled a bit before turning on their spotlights and cautiously followed BD-9 into the underground network.
BD-9 dodged another shot, darting to the side with the help of his jets. Being faster than his pursuers helped keep him out of harm's way for this long, but the lack of hiding places in the open fields meant limited choices of where to hide within the ancient caverns and underground tunnels. His pursuers also came prepared. It was not hard to figure out why: BD-9 understood galactic law well enough to know that he wouldn't match any criminal profile, so the reason had to be because he is a BD droid. Probably one of the last of his kind, by his own memory banks. That meant he is valuable, just like the treasure that he meant to search for on this planet.
Taking a chance with the underground tunnels was better than hiding outside, at the very least, and that was where BD-9 sprinted off to. He dodged another ion bolt, making a proverbial sigh of relief as the poorly lit room engulfed his small droid frame.
The three pursuers, at least the three that BD-9 detected, slowed as they approached the same opening. They grumbled a bit before turning on their spotlights and cautiously followed BD-9 into the underground network.