Wanted For Pleasure

Permission To Speak

Durn is such a dull-sounding name for such a vibrant planet. It is possible to see the gold and green pop along with the multitude of transports leaving and entering the city from far away. It is one of the few planets without stormtroopers invading like parasites. It has preserved its authentic history to seal out external threats. Here you can pretend for a moment that there is no war, no conflict, no genocide. Unfortunately, the reason we are here is because of the war.

For years now, I've been selected to become a leader my entire life. I held my group together even when we rebelled against our own family. We are still stuck together, joining the resistance to find a new place to call home. We had worked as Leia's personal guards and trusted soldiers, trusted with missions dealing with combat and anything dealing with high-ranking problems or issues. Now we're here looking for a file that we had no clue about. After years of gaining her trust, she couldn't at least tell us what was inside. Curiosity was getting the best of all of us.

Our group walked the busy streets as I led the way, even though the market and streets were filled with tourists and shopkeepers selling cheap goods. However, the tourists didn't know this.

 As she spoke, her voice sounded like honey, sweet and delicate. "It's hard to believe that I haven't seen a single trooper this whole trip," Savelle spoke. I heard Val sigh to my right. "Why couldn't she let some other guys do this? We could be fighting or going on a more interesting mission.".

"Or maybe she wanted us to have a break. She gave us a week to pick up a file in a paradise with no troopers and no danger in sight. We should be grateful," Savelle responded, placing her hands together and holding them.

 I almost laughed "a break?".

"Maybe Sav is right. She said for us to take our time." Val responded. Ata stayed quite still following behind, but she tapped on her tablet, doing god knows what.

"Ata, is everything okay?" I asked, glancing behind to see her clearly.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just watching for any first-order ships entering."

"We should be okay. You said you checked before we even came "

I was sure she was worried, seeing as any planet we went on, no matter the circumstance, there was already someone waiting on us and if not waiting on us, then getting in our way. If we really wanted this trip to be a vacation, I could see why she was so worried that we would be caught off guard, and I felt the same way.

Having passed the crowd, we came across a smaller area surrounded by podiums. There were no robbers, nor were there any thieves to be seen, and it was truly a great place to relax.

I stopped, and so did the girls behind me, I turned to them, and instantly my eyes went to Ata.

"did Leia ever send you who you were supposed to meet and where?" I crossed my arms relaxing my stance. She shook her head no and continued to tap on her tablet.

 Disappointed, I found a stone staircase and sat on it. I placed my hands on either side and put my head back to look at the sky. The girls did the same thing as they settled around me.