Banished.  That was the word they used.  Banished. Exiled. Banned. Cut off. Disowned. All words to say: We do not want you here anymore. You scare us. You are an anomoly. Leave now.

Words that are still ever present in the back of your mind. That drive your actions and desires.  Cut off from Csilla and the Ascendency and everything you have known, thrust out into the greater galaxy and lost among the insanity that is the chaos and anarchy of the Rim Worlds.  The Republic is a pale shell and laughing wannabe version of the Chiss Ascendency. And even there you would not be free, as the Jedi would seek you out. Hunt you down. Run experiments to determine WHY you are. HOW you are. WHAT makes you possible. All questions you have asked yourself, but ones that lack answers.

As the stars streaked by, and the ship continued to move across the galaxy at speeds faster then light itself, your personal thoughts and reminitions are interrupted.

"You ready for this?  I know this is not as glamarous and clean and shiny as your stuck up Empire, but this is how us real people make our way in the galaxy. And if you want to survive, then you need to get dirty.  So here is your first step. Are you ready to help me track this low life down?"

Standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame, Char looked like the old and grizzled bounty hunter he sounded.  He was older, probably in his late 40s, and his arms and face showed the scars of a life of combat and hard work. His two blasters were always on his hips and looked as worn as thier owner.  His Trandoshan partner sat at the small table re-assembling his rifle after cleaning it.  He made a grunting noise and then went back to his assembly.

"I will even let you bring us out of hyperspace.  First time and all that. Should be a big moment. Your first REAL step in making your way in this cold and lonely galaxy."

Zonvar gave the briefest of nods to the rugged older man. Certainly this was not what he was used to but he parted ways with luxury and comfort long ago. Getting use to his predicament was the harshest lesson he had to endure. So he focused on the here and now. "I"m as ready and  prepared as my experience and training will allow for. To quote the human expression...I"m locked and loaded,"he declared with a slight grin.

Zonvar slid into the control chair while checking over the instruments on the console before placing his gloved hands on the control " Coming out of hyperspace."

"Now wait for the counter to reach zero.  And once it goes off, pull back on that lever there.  Once we have dropped out, bring up the sublight engines.  And then bring up the particle shields.  I would prefer us to not make it all this way, then have our hull punctured by a rogue asteroid."

Char stood behind Zonvar and checked over some of the other instruments. He nodded to himself and looked over at his partner.  "Looks good so far. You might just be able to take over from Teelk one day."

Teelk laughed in that Trandoshan way.  "Yeah right. This one thinks he can come in and take over. Funny."


Char grunted in laughter and looked back at Zonvar. "You think you are ready to bring us into atmosphere?"
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Zonvar hit the buttons in their sequences and began as Char had instructed. It hadn't  been that long since he last piloted a craft, but his mind was still distracted by his exile. He immediately focused on the task at hand.

I"m good but i"m nowhere near as good as Teelk. Give me a couple years", he said while glancing over his shoulder."I"ll set her down nice and easy. So what's the story on the low life we"re going after?"

Teelk laughed again the that weird throaty/hissing noise Trandoshans make.  He went back to his duties of contacting the local spaceport, updating the nav computer, and all the other things that needed done after each hyperspace jump.

Char leaned over one of the screens and hit a few buttons.  "Here you go.  Some wanna-be big timer who thought he could go in and hijack a shipment of cutting edge droid brains.  Of course, the company did not like that much, so they put out a bounty on him when their own security could not track him down.  Rumor has it he used to frequent the taverns and haunts on this planet.  Soe we are going to ask around and see if anyone knows where he might be hiding out."

He then leaned back and watched as Zonvar brought the ship down closer to the landing pad.

After listening he had wondered how some of these criminals could be so stupid. If this guy was smart he would have booked passage on the fist shuttle out off world. Then again, if low lives all of a sudden started to gained even a modicum of intelligence I'd be unemployed, he mused to himself. His attention returned to the landing pad.

Zonvar stood from the cockpit after he was satisfied with the landing protocol. "So I gather we will be able to keep the criminal's weapons and ammo once we subdue him.? No point in paying for some thing that has already been provided. " He clasped both hands together as his facial expression remained somewhat optimistic

Char shrugs and looks over at Teelk.  "The bounty is for the body. Never says anything about the items FOUND on the body. Or those personal items he might possess. That is kind of a grey area.  Sometimes people want specific items back and can ask/demand them. If it is not part of the contract, then they can strike a bargain. I usually go along with the requests unless it is something ridiculous. But not everyone is as nice as me..."

He trails off and laughs a little to himself.  Then he slaps Zonvar on the back and starts walking away. "You got this, kid. I am going to gear up and hit the taverns as soon as you land this thing."

His voice trailed off as he walked out of the cockpit and back into the ship.

He took a moment to mentally prepare for the trials ahead,for there would be many in this new life he chose.  If he could make it through this first bounty the rest would just fall into place. In fact Zonvar had hoped years from now he wouldn't even remember how this all started,but that was just wishful thinking.

A few minutes later he stood up from the cockpit with resolve burning in his crimson eyes "So it begins." Moments later he found himself strapping on his goggles and grabbing his trusty heavy blaster rifle.
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Char walked past Zonvar and slapped him on the back.  "Better hurry up, kid.  Or we might be done before you get off the ship."

He stood in front of Zonvar for a moment and smiled at him before heading out.  He looked different in his hunter uniform.  He had a worn leather vest with metal strips worked in.  He had two belts strapped on, one with a holster and blaster on each hip.  He had a long sword on his back as well as 2 grenades strapped to his chest.  There were a few random items on his legs and strapped over his lower back.

Teelk stood up as well pulling the straps tight on his pack.  His large rifle strapped on his back just barely stuck up over his head.  He had a sensor eye patch over one eye and a scanner in his ear.  He had knives of various length strapped to his chest and a collapsable net across his lower back.  Small spikes came out of his boots.  He strapped the pack tight, then checked the small hidden blades he kept in the sleeves of his jacket.

"We will be down at The Wailing Bantha when you are ready, little one."  He laughed in that hissing noise as he turned and walked to the landing ramp.

After glancing over at both Teekl and Char"s weapons, Zonvar felt slightly under-geared by comparison. In fact, his weapon of choice was nothing more than a blaster rifle and his fist should it come to that. Now he was somewhat doubting himself and perhaps considering getting a knife to complement his underdeveloped arsenal.

 Without any further thought on the mater Zonvar quickly grabbed his equipment then followed the other two bounty hunters of the ship."Right behind you."He placed his long range comlink in his ear and matched the frequency of his team mates.
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As they walked into the bar, the atmosphere changed drastically.  It went from the bright and busy streets to the dark, droning tones of many conversations happening at once.  Since it was early afternoon, the bar was not too crowded. Still, there were enough variety of creatures and species inside to give Zonvar a pause.  This was the most diverse crowd of species he had seen in......probably ever.   Char gave him a moment to soak up the scene before he started forward.

"Ok, kid. Just watch me and keep quiet.  Keep an eye out for anyone looking suspicious or strange. Teelk will watch the crowd in case our guy is in here. Most likely this is just a fact finding mission.  But you never know. Sometimes you luck out and just happen to run into the guy right away."

Char walked over to the bar and sat down next to a shady looking Twi'lek.  Char started speaking in Huttese and Zonvar was quickly lost by the conversation.

Teelk stood next to Zonvar and remained quiet as his eyes and electronic sensor scanned the room for their target.

He had never seen so many different species in one place or at all for that matter. There were even alien species that he didn't even recognize. If he where any other Chiss, the xenophobia would have been overwhelming. Fortunately for him he saw all aliens as equals. This radical view did not make Zonvar popular amongst his own people. This may take some time to become accustom to all this...wait is that Devaronian? he though to himself before going back to blending into the atmosphere.

He stood next to Teelk trying to look as casual as possible. While  he scanned the room he was hit by a  variety of smell that wafted everywhere at once. Still he focused on the crowd.

Looking over the crowd, the variety of species was amazing.  The background drone of many conversations in many languages was like nothing Zonvar had ever heard before.  Certainly not something the Ascendency would allow.  The disorder and chaos and sheer anarchy of that room was more alien then any exotic species.  And yet, something called to his very being....

"The shady one is watching us. He tries to be clever but he does not fool us with skill. He might not be our target, but he might be of interest."

Teelk reached down and pulled out a mini datalink.  He held it up just high enough to get an image of the one in question without being obvious. He then looked back down and grunted to himself.

"It seems we have more then 1 interesting party.  I spot another bounty. Not as good as the other, but easy credits are easy credits. "

Teelk then slid back into the crowd and started to work his way over to his target.  He was a very nervous looking Duros.  He kept looking around the room, and then moved to a table near the back of the bar and in the shadows.

Char was still over at the bar talking to the Twi'lek.

It was moments of diversity like these that actually made relishing the fact that he was no longer a part of the ascendancy that much more enjoyable. Even the idea of meeting some attractive alien female was now plausible, but he couldn't entertain those ideas at the moment.

"Two on my first venture,this bodes well for us. That and I could really use the credits." He told Teelk as casually and quietly so as not to alert the patrons. He too blended into his surroundings

Teelk laughed again in that hissing sound. "More credits always make for good day. And taking down scum even better."

He moved closer to the shady character and then stopped.  He clicked his comlink on and spoke quietly into it.

"We might have a problem.  Looks like we are not the only ones here stalking prey.  HE is here as well."  The extreme hatred and bile could be heard dripping from his voice. "He will be lucky if I do not finish him this time."

"Woah, whoah.  Slow down.  Nothing in public. We can wait until he goes outside and then take care of business.  Just do not spook the prey."

Char stood up from the bar and slapped the Twi'lek on his back.  He then turned and started scanning the crowd.

"Now where is the son of a hutt!??!?"

Zonvar had no idea who this "He" was but clearly there was bad blood amongst them. He really didn't want his chances to be blown for a double bounty. If it came down to it he would throw in with these new team mates and bare the brunt of all consequences,should they get caught. Before he could ask what this was all about Teelk had already walked away and he could hear Char over the com link.

Char spotted Teelk and started moving towards him. Char moved to the other side of the bar from Teelk and took up a position near the back entrance.

"I have him in sight. I have the back blocked, so he needs to go past me in order to leave. So we can wait him out and see what he is up to."

Teelk clicked his comm twice in acknowledgement.  He moved a little closer to the being in question and then took a position where he could watch his prey.

 "I have a bad feeling about this."he said quietly to himself. He couldn't help but to think this situation was going to go wildly out-of-control. He ran the scenario through his head. Two desperate criminals bounties in one bar with two different bounty hunting teams with acrimonious history. How could this get any worse. Zonvar thought himself. "At least this will be entertaining."

As they edged closer to their adversary, Char suddenly spoke up over the comlink. "We have another complication. Looks like the local boys-in-blue decided to join the fun."

As if on cue, 2 local police force officers entered the bar.  One of them stood by the door while the other walked over to the bartender and showed him a holo-image.

"Anyone get a visual on that? I cannot see what they are looking at from here."

Zonvar stood with this back to the bar trying to blend in as one of the patrons impatiently waiting for a drink. He even went so far as to pretending to be ignored by the bartender.

"Sorry I couldn't get a good look, too many people in my way. I just hope half the bar doesn't run out the door."
He waited to see which way they would go

"That is ok.  Just keep your eyes on him and be ready to move. He is NOT escaping us this time!"

The 2 local police officers talk to the bartender for a moment, and as one of them is putting way the holo-image, it is flashed out to the bar for a second.

"Looks like they want our prey. The image was our bounty. They might get in our way."

"Great. Now they are involved too. This went from an 'easy mark' to a 3-way competition. I thought this guy was small time? Who did he piss off??"

Char moved a little closer to the door as Teelk kept his eyes on the rival bounty hunter.

One of the waitstaff finally approached him and waited for an order. Zonvar could tell that she was knew because she was young and looked a little nervous. So A moment later he had a mug of the local stuff. He handed the young  Togruta the credits. He made his way through the crowd while casualy on lookout.

"Roger that, but just who is this other bounty hunter?" he said as he entered a particularly noisy part of the bar.

Teelk almost growled into the shared comlink.

"That evil, slimy, <untranslated words in Trandosha> of a hutt is none other then Stac As'terban. He used to be a partner. Before he screwed us of a bounty and left us stranded in the Dune Sea. He will PAY!!!!"


"Whoa, calm down. He will get his. And I do not care if there is a bounty on his head or not. We will make SURE he pays. But not here, not in public. And especially NOT with those security goons here."


As if on cue, the security personnel moved in closer to As'terban. One of then leaned in and talked to him for a moment, then stood back up and walked outside. As'terban handed the bartender a credit chip, then turned to leave the bar.

"Damn! He is leaving before the target is. I was hoping to get them both together...."

Char trailed off as his eyes stayed glued on his new target.

Now Zonvar was pretty good at picking up languages,but he wasn't sure what the heck Teelk was saying about Stac As"terban. It was clear that he was upset to the point that he was actually seething. The Red eyed rookie"s ears were ringing and he couldn't readjust the volume settings fast enough. "Burning quasars, I think I get the point."

"Teelk, cool it! I know your feelings on him, but going off now is not going to help ANY of us!"

As Char tried to calm his partner down, the 2 security personnel came closer to Zonvar's location.  Stac moved out the front door and left with a small group of patrons who all seemed to be seperate and not part of a larger group.

"I lost that kriffing double crosser! Zonvar, do you have sight of him? Make sure you do not lose him!"

Char started to move towards the front of the bar, but was slowed by the large groups of patrons milling about.

"I have Stac in my site he's leaving.I'll trail him since he doesn't even know who I am. So in hindsight this works out rather well."  He began blending back into the crowd while keeping just enough distance from the man not to be noticed. Fortunately this Chiss was well adapt in tracking and stalking

"Looks like our target is leaving too. The bounty is headed out the front door. I can be there, but not until after he leaves.  I hate to say this, but keep on the target."

Immedietly after saying that a loud and extremely angry string of what can only be assumed is Trandosha curses is heard over the comlink.

"I know!!! But we need the money and unfortunately revenge is not getting us paid! We get the bounty and the money then we get even!"

The original bounty is seeing walking out the front door just ahead of Zonvar.  Stac is already out the door and presumably walking away from their location.

" i'll track him, switching targets now. He
actually just walked in front of me.   He began to change his stride in order to blend in a bit more

The bounty walked away from the bar at a brisk pace.  He moved like he was late for something.

There seemed to be more of the local police force outside in the streets then before.  It could just be that it is later in the evening.  Either way, the streets were more crowded and harder to maneuver through.

"Stay on him! I just got out but I do not see either of you.  What is your location?"

" We are already up the street and around the corner. This guy is in quite a hurry. I won't lose my mark even though he is trying desperately to distance himself from the bar and its patrons."  Zonvar  took even greater precautions so he would not be seen. His years of tracking and stalking prepared him for avoiding a target gaze.

The guy looked back once or twice as he hurried along, then suddenly ducked inside a bar.  He moved inside quickly and was lost in the crowd easily.

"Teelk is keeping his eyes on Stac. He is determined not to let him get away.  You still have eyes on the bounty?"

" I have him still, crap he ducked in to a very crowded bar. "  Zonvar pulled a flyer from of the wall and pretended to casually read it as he walked in and scanned the bar.

Zonvar walked into the bar and saw the man he was chasing holding a blaster pistol.  His hand was shaking as he looked back at the entrace.  There was a large man on the floor next to him holding his head.  There was a Nautolan standing to the side of the bounty yelling at him to calm down and put the blaster down.  On seeing Zonver, the man straightens and points the blaster at him.

"Why are you following me?!?? Who are you?!? Why are you chasing me?!? I didn't do anything to you!!!"

His hand is shaking as well as the rest of his body. He seems unstable and his voice is too high to be at his normal tone.

He didn't expect the man to be so quick on his feet and quick on the uptake . Given his situation, the most he could actually do was stall till back up arrived or he could just have a shoot out.  First he still needed to let his team know where he was ,fortunately he still had his com link open.
"Am I to believe you think I followed you up the street and around the corner from one bar to the next. Are you on spice?! I left the previous bar because there was too much security for my taste. If you don't mind I'd like a drink "  He acts very casual about the situation almost nonchalant as if the other guy is just paranoid.

"No way!!! I saw you talking to them!! They have been following me! I am not going that easily! I will shoot!!! I swear!!"

His hand shook as he yelled his response and kept looking at Zonvar, then around the bar.  His eyes were wild and he looked ready to snap at any second.

Standing over the large man on the ground was a Nautolian and a human.  The human looked after the downed man, and the Nautolian looked back and forth from Zonvar to the man with the blaster.

The rest of the crowd slowly backed away.

Much to the credit of the Chiss species, his composure remained calm  yet unreadable. He kept talking only to wait for an opening, then he would blast"Yeah I talked to a lot of people it's a bar after all. Also they, whoever they are, would still be here right and do you see them."  Also at any moment he was expecting to get shot himself so he braced himself for anything.

While he was shakily pointing the blaster at Zonvar, the Nautolian suddenly moved forward.  She brought a bow off her back and smacked the man directly in the head with it.  He crumpled to the ground immedietly and lay there groaning in pain.  The blaster fell from his hand and slid across the floor out of reach and into the crowd.

Char's voice cut in on the comlink as soon as the man went down.  "You ok, kid?? What is going on? You have him handeled?"

"All clear here", he briefly describes to his team what all transpired before going to go pick up the body. He picks up the blaster and heads over to the unconscious man."Well that didn't take too long at all, I need you to stan-back, thanks in advance"  he pulled his binders out and began to handcuff the man while still being very aware of his surroundings.

"He was a danger to everyone here, though it would seem he wasn't quite as crazy as he appeared, was he?" the Nautolan said, putting her bow back over her shoulder.

"I don't suppose there is any compensation for doing your work for you?" She leaned down to help the large man with the leather vest to his feet.

A smile crossed the blue skinned man's face as he cuffed both the hands and legs. He then searched him to make sure their wouldn't be any surprises later, also hoping to find some extra credits or gear. "Normally no...Normally. You did do me a favor though, so here's 50 credits and his blaster. Thanks by the way. I wish it were more but times are hard for everyone, but i'm sure the blaster might fetch some nice credits." He looked the blaster over before he handed it over to the Nautolan.
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"So you're a Bounty Hunter then." While the tone in her voice sounded indifferent, the tentacles that protruded from the back of her head wriggled; a tell that she was at least partially impressed.

"Hrm. I've found creatures in the wild tend to have more intelligence than the various sapient species I've come across. Case in point." she said, taking the blaster and gesturing to the man the Bounty Hunter was currently putting in binders.

"Yes in the wild it's basic instinct, no greed to corrupt that. In some ways it a bit simpler." Zonvor stood up and nodded his head in agreement. He stored the other contents form in his bounty into his pack.

"Ok I have our mark how are things on your end," he said into his com link. The thought of there bounty having back up somewhere crossed his mind. He slid his weapon out and waited should he have need of it. He then waited for his team's response.