Chapter 9 - Hunting game (2/2)
Rey felt outraged and she cold imagine Blobfish calling the First Order to receive the bounty. If that was what happened then she would be hunted like an animal in open season. The blasters started tyo fly all around and the people in the masrkets started to run and escape as they could. This made difficult for them to move but at the same time, they were able to blend in the crowd and soon they were out of the stormtroopers sight.
- ”Where are we going?”- asked Rey after a while when they could take a break.
- ”Dunno! Far away!”- said Finn looking behind to make sure they were not followed.
- ”You dont know where we are going...?!”
- ”I plan on the run!”- said Finn looking around in the abandoned stands to see if they have guns. but there was nothing- ”does anyone have blasters around here?”
- ”Blobfish controls the weapon supply here and...”- tried to explained Rey when Finn put a finger on his mouth to signal silence.
- ”Shh! Shh! Listen!”- he said and Rey started to hear a sound that was similar to the buzz of an insect that was becoming louder and louder.
- ”TIE Fighters!”- said Finn looking at Rey very seriousy- ”We have to get out of the post now!”
- ”This way!- said Rey understanding what Finn wanted to say since she had heard how the First Order had dealt with their captives in Tuanul.
She knew they had to get out and hide for some time and her place was the safest spot she could think of. If they could arrive there, they would be safe for a while but then they could plan something. However, they hadn't advanced much when they were sent flying by a turbo laser explosion that had landed some meters away from their previous position.
- ”Ouch!”- said Rey feeling the blood on her side. It was not mortal but it hurt nonetheless. She tried to see through the sand and looked for her companions- ”BB8... Finn...”
- ”waa waa kik!”- replied the little droid and Rey followed the sound.
She stood up and saw the TIE fighters turning around to attack again and then she saw Finn some meters away not moving. She got near and examined him. His condition was terrible but she could not see any wound and Rey guessed he was extremely exhausted due to have been escaping until now.
- ”Hey! Wake up!”- she shook him since she knew that the TIE fighters would return any second.
Finn trembles and opens his eyes while grunting in pain. He tries to stand up but the tiredness has taken a tool on him and he sits down again feeling his legs rebelling against him.
- ”Are you ok?” - he asks looking at Rey's condition while recovering some energy to be back on his feet. Rey looks at him surprised.
- ”You are weaken and tired and about to collapse and you ask me if I'm ok?”- Rey can't help but smile at this silly person. However she did not say this to him
-”Yeah, I'm fine! But I won't when those TIE fighters return”- she says and then helps him to stand up- ”follow me.”
Rey uses all the shortcuts and hidden passages she knows to arrive to her speeder as soon as possible. She could hear the rugged and tired breath of Finn behind her. She knew he had reached his limit long ago, but there was nothing she could do. They finally arrived to the docking area where Rey had left her speeder.
- ”We can't outrun them!”- shouted Finn wondering where this girl was taking them
- ”We can on that!”- she said pointing at her speeder.
BOOM!
They both stopped and where sent to the floor when Rey's speeder was blasted away and reduced to junk in the spot. Immediately after they were surrounded by a patrol of stormtroopers and scavengers who pointed at them with blaster rifles and laser guns.
- ”Here they are!”- said Unkar Plutt leading one of the stormtroopers who seemed to be the leader of the squad- ”I hope you pay me as pacted.”
- ”BlobFish, you bastard!”- shouted Rey in anger wishing to
- ”My sweet Rey...”- said he with a very sweet voice- ”it's nothing personal... it's just bussiness... just like what I did to Broom that day...”
- ”YOUUUUU!!!”- Rey jumped at the damned alien trying to attack him but she was pushed back by Finn who knew that it was not the moment- ”I'LL KILL YOU!”
-”My poor girl”- said Blobfish laughing at her- ”Do you have any idea how many times I've heard those words? And here I am!”
- ”Take the droid”- ordered the leader of the Stormtroopers- ”and take the two of them for interrogation.”
- ”Yes, Sir!”- said the stormtrooper getting near- ”don't try anything and ... arghh!”
Phew phew phew
Without warning the stormtroopers and the scavengers were ambushed by enemies that were using the stands and huts as shields. The troopers and scavengers under Unkar Plutt immediately scattered to find cover and soon a shootout took place. wehere both sides were taking casualties, but the stormtroopers soon took over the situation and started to surround the enemy.
- ”Crawl, Rey”- said Finn pulling the girl but she seemed to be looking for something. Finn saw the Crolute that had taunted her before and he knew she was going to get there- ”No, no, Rey!”
- ”Let me go!”- she said trying to free herself from his hold.
- ”You'll get killed and all will be finished!”- said a voice behind them and when Finn looked at the source he saw an old black man with a patch on his eye.
- ”Lance?”- Rey asked seemeingly very shocked.
- ”Live today, Rey”- he said very seriously- ”so you can fight tomorrow... you'll have your revenge but today you have to live!”
Finn could feel the internal battle that Rey was having and he felt powerless since it was something that she had to decide. With a final yell full of frustration and anger she went to where Lance was and Finn followed her. Lance patted her shoulder repeating ”you'll have your chance, I promise.”
- ”Let's go!”- said Lance giving Finn a look and showing him a laser gun- ”do you know how to use this?”
- ”Yes, Sir!”- answered Finn releasing the locks of the weapon and checking the charger and scope.
- ”Let's go then”- said Lance starting to run- ”cover us, kid and run as fast as you can.”
- ”Where are we going?”- asked Finn.
- ”To that ship!”- Lance said pointing at the light freighter in the distance- ”we'll ue it to fly out of the planet!”
They were spotted by the stormtroopers and some of the scavengers and they started to shoot watching the BB unit about to escape. The three people started to run and Lance and Finn shot back at their enemies. Lance seemed very impressed at Finn since he downed many attackers using very few shots. They soon arrived to the freighter and Lance opened the bridge so they could entered.
- ”We are in!”- said Lance using a transmissor- ”can you make it back?”
- ”I don't think so, Sir”- responded a voice and Lance seemed a little sad- ”we'll have to use the D-plan”
- ”I'm sorry”- said Lance walking to the ċȯċkpit with the two youngsters behind him.
- ”Just another day in the job, Boss”- said the voice and Lance smiled- ”just don't forget to give me a better equipment this time.”
- ”The best I promised”- said Lance- ”Do it now!”
- ”See you soon, boss!”
Finn and Rey were wondering what they were talking about and they saw how the stormtroopers were getting near to the people who had saved them.
- ”Shouldn't we help?”- asked Rey who seemed to have recover a little.
- ”It's too late for them”- said Lance initializing the systems of the ship.
- ”What do you...?”
But then they heard a huge explosion in the distance. Finn and Rey saw the flames in the area that had killed mny stormtroopers and scavengers. They were wondering what had happened when they saw one of the eople who were with Lance running to a group of soldiers who immediately shot him. However, he did not seem affected and just jumped at them and he immediately exploded resulting in more casualties for the stormtroopers.
- ”What the hell are they doing?””- asked Rey in horror.
- ”Giving us an oportunity”- replied Lance in very calm way.
- ”Aren't they your partners, Lance?”- replied Rey very angry.
- ”They are, my child”- he said smiling while pressing many buŧŧons and pulling some gears- ”and Lance is just a nickname... you can call me Lando.”