"Almost a carnival atmosphere, viewers. Never has the arrival of a bounty hunter been met with more public anticipation than here on Taris! Taris, where the massacre earlier this week an entire class of Jedi by one of their own has rocked society to its foundations. Taris, this planet so close to the stalemated Mandalorian front, already protected ( Read more... )

It wasn't tough to take his guard out. Zayne wasn't a very good Jedi, but he was trained as one, and that gave a huge advantage over a surprised opponent. The cuffs came off on his way back to the Last Resort. Sticking to the shadows, Zayne made his way to the entry ramp ( Read more... )

"You've led us a long way, Zayne," Lucien said. His lightsaber was drawn and he had a bunch of men with blasters behind him. "What did you expect to find here? You can't be returning to the scene of the crime. That was Taris ( Read more... )

Zayne and Jarael stood on the Rogue Moon in a space suits borrowed from the Last Resort. Between being back here and wearing a red suit like he had worn last week when he was here, the memories came flooding back. Jarael saw him staring straight ahead and found herself asking, "What ( Read more... )

Zayne eventually woke up, rubbing his head. "Ow. What hit me ( Read more... )

The voice was barely audible over the static. "Dantooine Academy here. I can barely read your signal ( Read more... )

The road to the Undercity didn't necessarily mean 'into the Undercity', Zayne learned. With only a couple issues, Gryph left a trail to follow indicating that they went down to the worst level of Taris while they actually rode right past the lift down. It was probably a waste of a good dodge, but Gryph felt it was worth it to see if either the TCA ( Read more... )

Sheer desperation pushed Zayne out of the temple floor toward the turbolift ( Read more... )

Afternoon had turned into evening and Zayne was just about done helping the banquet hall manager clean up after his rather disastrous entrance earlier. All that was left was figuring out how many credits would be needed to pay for the remaining damage ( Read more... )

Zayne could barely hear the voices walking up. He realized that meant he had to finish up here.

"I'll give you this, your prices are better than anything I've seen from the Vulkars or the Hidden Beks," a human voice said as Zayne sliced an arm off.

"That's cause I'm an independent operator. I don't kick to the gangs, my friend. I kick to you," ( Read more... )