Ducem Mortis | The Mandalorian

XVI

This was weird. Everything for once seemed like it was looking up. We made camp for the night after traveling past the village. We were on our way back to the spaceport to get the Razor Crest.

Never did I think I'd be traveling with the Mandalorian again, and yet here I was. Part of me just hoped that it wasn't a trick. I held onto the Mandalorian as he advanced the speed on the speeder bike, as a canvas came into our view.

I looked to my side seeing the child's big green ears flop due to the force and direction of the wind. I had to admit, it was a cute sight. "How far out do you think we are?" I asked. There was very little exchange of words between the Mandalorian and I. Although he agreed to take me home things were still off. "We should make it before the suns set." He called back over the loud engine of the bike.

I nodded my head even though the man couldn't see it. All of the sudden the speeder bike was jerked forward. At first I thought this was the Mandalorian's awful driving skills. But as the bike continued to lean forward, knocking all of us off I thought differently. I lost my grip on the man causing me to tumble forward onto the sand.

I heard an explosion causing me to quickly look back to see that it was the speeder bike. I mentally cursed before looking forward to see someone pointing a blaster at me. I quickly rolled over, nearly not moving out off the way fast enough to not be shot. I quickly got to my feet before pulling out my katana.

We were being ambushed.

"Get the child!" One of the attackers yelled causing me to swing my katana at one of them. The being was almost able to get out of my reach, but it wasn't quick enough. I heard the screams as I knew the fate of his ending was happening.

This caught the attention of the other beings before two of the remaining five continued to attack the Mandalorian. I noticed the smaller of the attackers going after the child, leaving me with two to get rid off.

I could tell my the looks of it that they were looking at my katana. They had probably never seen a weapon like this before, and yet it would be their last. They both walked up to me, probably thinking that the best route of plan was to attack me both at once. I tilted my head to the side as I could obviously tell that they were scared.

Both of the beings charged at me causing me to bring my katana down towards the sand, before flinging some of it up, clouding their vision. I rolled forwards before swinging my katana up, cleanly cutting off the head of one of the beings. The sand settled as the head rolled off to the side. I could see the shock look from the being at how quickly and smoothly I was able to take one of them down.

The attacker quickly pointed their blaster at me, but before they could even pull the trigger I sliced their arm off. The being let out a yelled as it grabbed its forearm. I watched as the being fell to the ground knowing very well that the poison from my katana was already spreading to its heart.

I looked away from the being before my eyes searched for the child. Once it did I froze, seeing that the smallest of the attackers held its knife against the child.

"Wait! Don't hurt the child. If you put one mark on him there's no place you will be able to hide from me." The Mandalorian said as the I locked eyes with the child. Visually the child looked fine, even after the fall we all took. "We can strike a bargain. There's a lot of value in this wreckage. Take your pick." The man in front of me continued as I had walked slowly next to him. I watched as the being looked at the wreckage, weighing its options. The rest of its partners were gone, at this moment the wreckage was the best scenario.

"The child stays," I said seeing the child get more antsy in the arms of the stranger. The being then suddenly pointed its knife towards the Mandalorian and I. We both realized that it was referring to the jetpack on the Mandalorian's back. The Mandalorian took it off before laying it down on the ground. We waited and watched the being.