To Find What I Lost

[Eolhcmonkey]

Mira sat on the bench as she worked on a small mouse-droid to ease her boredom it had been a few hours since the last customer left their humble droid shop and she was anxious to see if anyone new would come in so she could observe them and maybe if they weren't busy, ask some questions on where they came from, or why they were on this backwater planet. Mira had Just finished taking apart the mouse droid when a small piece of scrap started to float slightly near here. Mira looked puzzled on how it had managed to float over as she was quiet sure there was nothing underneath it to get it over here. Mira sighed and began to rebuild the droid as she realized that she had lost a screw she wondered where it could have gone she held out her hand and slowly but surely the screw ebbed its way over to her. As she wondered how it happened she was taken out of her thoughts by a loud but low grumble of her stomach. she jumped off the bench and headed to the front of the shop to ask her father to get her something to eat.

 

[Minuteman75]

In all honesty Rens Ahim didn't care for Tatoonine that much. Aside from the bloody heat, it was mostly due to bad experiences that he endured on this gigantic sand trap. The young Mon Calamari, wearing a leather red jacket wiped the sweat off of his head with the right hand while walking down the dusty street. He frowned in frustration from the intensity of the twin suns above. Both it was blinding bright and murderous on the skin.

My species weren't meant to live on worlds like this. The only reason I'm even out here to pass time while my ship refuels. Crap there gotta be something I can do.

Further thought of complains were halted upon spotting a droid shop on the right. Rens pondered only for a second, before shrugging his shoulders and heading straight for the store. If noting else the visit would spare him further scorch at least for a little while. Failing to notice the kid, at the front, Rens Ahim asked the shopkeeper.

"Hey there ya still open?"

 

[Eolhcmonkey]

A man in his early 30s walked out to the front counter "You need something Sir? Or do you just want to browse our fine wares?" He looks at you and gives off a faint smile. I over to you and hand you a glass of water. "Here Sir, you must be thirsty with the major heat wave that's come through." I look at you shyly I back up a bit I look like I want to ask you something but I simply watch what you do.

 

[Minuteman75]

"Just browsing for now." Rens answered, with his throat becoming more sore and skin perspiring further. As owners go, the fellow seemed a decent guy, the smuggler concluded. Then the fishman finally noticed the ten year old girl nearby, who stepped forward and handed him a glass of water. Nodding in sincere appreciation, Rens gulped half of the cup before stopping with a satisfied sigh.

Placing the glass on the counter, he was about to look at the wares as the girl backed away shlyly, looking at him. Humans are always curious about things and people that don't look like them was his slient opinion before asking.

"I imagine you don't see many Mon Cals in these parts do ya girl?"

 

[Eolhcmonkey]

"N-no Sir, it's not that it's just..you seem different from the other Mon Calamari I've seen most of them are traders or leaders from some sort of group. and they are very grumpy and all business like.you're the first I've seen that hasn't glared at me." I close my mouth and look at you a bit worriedly " U-m, I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you sir..I'm Mira Starwind..sorry if I was disturbing you." I look away a bit until the owner calls to me "Mira could you fix up this mouse droid for me? The owner will be wanting it back by tomorrow." I nod and reply "Dad..when your done..we'll make sweet cakes like you promised right?" He nods his head and ushers me to the work room. "Ah kids, wonderful really but ah, Mira can get a bit antsy if she really wants something. But I know she'll do great things if she's anything like her mother." He looks up at the calendar hanging on the wall and sighs a bit shaking his head and fixing up another piece of machinery. Soon I come back out followed by a green and white Astromech that is currently beeping excitedly and chirping at what I did. "I know RZ..I've completed a droid..it's not that great you know." I blush a bit as RZ chirps happily seemingly paying me a compliment.

 

[Minuteman75]

Raising webbed hands Rens replied to Mira

"It's okay kid. To be fair I know of the type you're speaking of. They're a bunch of uptight jerks with sticks up their butts. Trust me, I'm one of a kind."

Smirking at his attempt at humor he added when the girl introduced herself.

"My name is Rens Ahim, pleasure to meet ya Mira."

Once Mira went away Rens turned back to the father and nodded in politeness when he spoke. Once done, Rens began to glance around the shop. Compare to others it wasn't the biggest nor smallest collection of droids he saw across the systems. Looking toward the owner again, Rens then said.

"Do you folks happen to have any small probe droids by any chance?"

 

[Eolhcmonkey]

"Yes we do. if want to look through our selection we have a few models of them for different terrains." He walks over to the wall nearest to some protocol droids and shows you the various types "This one over here is for your water planets and this one.." He hands one to you "Is for heavy winds and hotter areas. See most people don't seem to realize that they're different types. So do you have anyone of them in mind sir?" I watch as my father talks to you about the different types I get bored and head off to do something I mess around with a few droids trying to get them to work and I fall earning a loud crash and a sore bottom.

 

[Minuteman75]

Rens looked at the different models with interest while the owner explained how two of them operated. Rubbing at the small fins of his lower jaw with one hand, the smuggler considered his options. In the line of work he was in, Rens traveled far and wide across different worlds with unquie challenges. He was about to ask a new question when a loud crash eurpted. Looking to the side, noticing Mira on the ground.

I had a few accidents at the age...okay more than a few, that's beside the point.

Once Mira's dad checked on her, Rens grabbed both types of probe droids.

"How much for both droids? With my kind of job it's helps to be versatile."

 

[Eolhcmonkey]

"hm, well how does 400 credits sound?" I get up and RZ rushes over on his treads to see if I'm ok. " I-I'm ok RZ really." I get up and head to where you are "Oh sir..might I ask where you came from and what you were doing? I mean I'm just curious on all the people that come in here."

 

[Minuteman75]

"Fair enough."

The young Mon Cal was about to reach into one of his pockets when Mira came over with RZ, bombarding with new questions. It caused Rens to pause for a moment. To be perfectly honest, not many people go out of their way to ask who he is. All they assume he is just another fishface to make bad puns about and such. Mira however was proving to be an exception, he chuckled in amusement, thinking that this shop wasn't big enough for the likes of her.

"Oh kid just call me Rens, no need for sir. As for where I'm from well that would be Onderon, born and raised. I'm what people would call a smuggler, though personally..."

Looking back and forth he whispered loudly.

"I like to think of myself more as an adventurer for hire."

 

[Eolhcmonkey]

I look at you in awe and RZ whistles excitedly "Well, if you want..I could go with you..I mean I've never left Tatooine before.." My dad looks at me and sighs heavily "Mira Satele Starwind, I am not letting you go with him..it's far too dangerous to leave Tatooine.." I pout and walk off with RZ he sighs and turns to you "I'm sorry sir she just has been wanting to leave this planet for..personal reasons. but if the Empire ever found her..or even the Jedi, I'm not sure how she would end up." He sighs and hands you the two droid and he puts the money into a safe box.

 

[Minuteman75]

Needless to say he was startled by the request. On one hand he admired Mira's willingness to brave the unknown, however she had a father. Reckless as he is with his own life Rens wouldn't dare do the same to a child if it can be helped. Before the Mon Calamari can turn her down, the dad intervened that caused Mira to grumble and storm off.

Life can hit ya with disappointment he thought when the shopkeeper explained a little more in detail what's going on.

Wait a minute why would Empire and Jedi be interested in Mira unless...

Then it dawned on Rens who had to restrainted from himself from saying out loud what she is. Instead he shrugged in understanding when handed the droids after paying.

"Thanks man. If I was you though be careful about mentioning your daughter's 'secret' to anyone else. The war is starting up again from what I heard lately. Things gonna get worse before its gets better."

With that said Rens made his exit, not before giving Mira a small salute that basically said good luck.

 

[Eolhcmonkey]

I look upon your retreating form with sadness. I look at my father in anger at the fact that I could not leave this hot and sandy planet. I walk to my room, I refused to eat dinner and I moped around my room until I heard loud banging coming from the door of the shop. I watched as two men in grey had entered one of them was tall and lean he had brown eyes a balding grey hair and beard and a blaster pointed at my father's head. The other man was wearing a long grey coat of some sort his red eyes and scarred face made it clear he was a force to be reckoned with he glared at my father and spoke with a voice of malice "Now Odo..tell us where the Holocron is! The Empire would greatly appreciate it and..your little shop will be spared." He glared at the man and spat out "I do not do deals with backstabbing Sith like you..Lord Marr." The Sith-Lord Marr growled he used his hands to create lightning from thin air my father fell and he cough slightly Lord Marr Hovered over him my father used his hands to push both of them back and from his back pocket he took out a sword of some sort with a glowing blue blade with it he cut down the first man and Lord Marr ignited his sword it's red glow casting an eerie shadow across his face. "Well then Jedi...time to die!"

 

[Eolhcmonkey]

I ran into a room that my dad forbade me from ever entering but I felt it was necessary as I ran in I saw two things of interest a comm of some sort and a red triangular thing. I grabbed them both and walked out what I saw was my father's body lying there unmoving and the Sith Lord walking to the back of the shop. I hid in the shadows and managed to sneak by him grabbing my fathers lightsword or whatever it was called. I ran out of the shop RZ behind me trying to keep up I run into a cantina and look for you desperately. RZ beeps and scans the area for you trying to protect me from the various unpleasant faces in the room.

 

[Minuteman75]

Sitting at a table at the left corner by himself within the cantina, Rens drank down a small cup of ale. After getting the droids set up board the ship, the smuggler had decided to enjoy a 'little me time' with a couple of drinks before leaving this rat hole. He was about to order another round when a commotion eurpted in front of the cantina.

"What's a bloody kid doing here?" An annoyed patron commented nearby.

Puzzled Rens wondering if he heard wrong got up from his seat. Much to his shock he saw Mira and RZ here. Shaking his head, Rens Ahim made toward her.

"Kid what you doing here? Your pa is gonna be worried sick."

 

[Eolhcmonkey]

" I need to talk to you privately please.." I look around worriedly and I hold your hand as we head outside the cantina I sigh shakily "A man..named Lord Marr he killed my father..and my father turned out to be a Jedi. Marr wanted to take a..a Holocron whatever that is from my father..I need your help I want to go with you to get away from this place so he doesn't find me." I look at you pleadingly and RZ beeps sadly and gets close to me he tries to cheer me up in vain. "I've got nowhere else to go a-and I can dfend myself..I've got a blaster here and this..sword thing.." I slowly pull out the lightsaber and then I put it away looking at you worridly and RZ beeping and chirping uncertainly

 

[Minuteman75]

Looking both concerned and confused, Rens followed Mira outside. Once there he listen further to her story that shook him to the core. She gotta be telling a story just to leave the smuggler considered. Yet the owner earlier made reference to her being a force wielder...

Kriff it Jedi and Sith involved. The smart thing to do is to leave her, walk away, and forget all about this. But...

Looking at the grieving ten year old girl in the eye Rens knew he couldn't really do such a thing.

I'm not the smartest smuggler to begin with. No point in starting now.

Maintaining a grip on her hand Rens said.

"Cmon then, let's get going. I ain't staying around to meet any Sith."

With the droid behind them, Rens ran with Mira at high speed. Their destination the docking platform that housed his freighter. Frantically, with a free hand Rens pulled out one of his blaster pistols from an hidden holster. It may not do much against a force wielding killer but it's better than noting.

 

[Eolhcmonkey]

Right as they were heading into the docking bay the Sith walked up to me "Hello..Miss Starwind, you have something I need and I can make a deal with you...Give me the holocronn or die!" I Reach for my blaster and try to shoot him but he uses a force-field of some sort and it
deflects the bullet I look nervously then RZ rushes headlong into the Sith and rams him as well as upholstering his tiny laser setting the man's cape on fire he growls and begins to use Force Lightning on me I try to dodge it but I get caught up in it causing my small body to spaz out a bit I whimper in pain as he looms over me his eyes flashing a deadly red. "Guve me the Holocron and I'll even tell you where your precious mother is." I look at him angrily as he hisses the words about my mother.

 

[Minuteman75]

The moment he saw the red eyed freak Rens knew they were totally screwed. He was about to fire and draw attention away when Mira shot first. Where she get a gun he wondered briefly, before freezing in fear at the sight of the dark themed cultist disregarding RZ and letting loose with lighting at his hands at Mira who fell. As the Sith towered over her with menace and demanded his prize, Rens struggled with what to do. Fight or flee.

He was no Jedi knight, no Mandalorian warrior, not even a freakin soldier, just a two bit smuggler. Yet the sight of a child in danger struck a cord with Rens, when all common sense told him to run away.

I never believe I was going to live to be an old fish anyway.

Realizing that the creep was completely focused on the girl and holocron an idea popped into his head. Pulling from the ammo compartment at the belt, Rens activiated a stun grenade and tossed behind the Sith. Seconds later it ignited into a bright light at the Sith's face, temporarily blinding him. Using the controls at his left wrist he opened up his ship's ramp. Then Rens brought out his other pistol and began to fire volleys of lasers toward the force wielder at the legs, calling out to Mira.

"Mira get onboard now!"

Honestly the Mon Cal didn't know if he can even kill this Sith. The best hope was to slow him down, long enough for them to escape.

 

[Eolhcmonkey]

I get up and run quickly into the ship RZ follows and beeps in relief he rolls over to the co pilots seat and beeps a question "Oh RZ wants to know if he can help with anything..and uh if I could sit there." I look around the ship in amazement. I look at all the surfaces in the ship slowly taking in all of the buttons and gears and seeing what some doors lead to. "This ship is amazing! Where did you get it? Did you but it or did you win or steal it? Where have you been on this thing?" I am absolutely enthralled with the ship my eyes lighting up with joy at every new discovery I find. RZ lets out a robotic giggle at my eagerness I blush and pout earning RZ to laugh again he beeps a bit "RZ! I'm not cute! I just never been on a ship that's all." Rz beeps out an apology and I pat him on his head he then does a little happy dance and rolls up to the electronics in the ship to scan them and what their purposes are.