Aru'e

The venomous animal

Tw: Violence, snakes, threats, cold hearted Bad Batch, sickness

~Amita~

I thought about Echo as I ran, thinking back on the advice I gave him. To run with your hands flat.

I Followed my own advice as I sprinted, heading for the stretch of grass ahead. It didn't have a lot to hide behind, but that was the point. Nothing could sneak up on me there.

At least I didn't think so.

My ankle was starting to throb, and I cursed them for making me do this. I really hated them.

I briefly turned my head to see them watching me, and I gave them the finger before facing the plains again.

I eventually slowed to a slow jog and wondered why it had been so easy. They said there would be traps, but I hadn't seen anything yet.

Maybe the were psyching me out?

I came to a stop and looked around, not seeing anything.

In fact, it was oddly peaceful.

The grass swayed gently in the wind, and the breeze felt nice on my face. There was a herd of Shaaks grazing, which narrowed down which planet we were currently on by quite a bit.

"Rex?" I asked as I pulled out my comm.

They knew I had it, there was no point hiding it anymore. Did I mention I hated them yet?

"Amita?" Rex answered. "Is there any new information?"

"They know about my comm," I sighed. "But I'm on a different planet now doing a bit of testing or something."

Rex let out a low hum. "We think we know where the imperial base is."

"Really?" I gasped. "You'll rescue me soon?"

"Hopefully," Rex let out a heavy breath. "We've had some help from an ad'ika of mine."

"Oh?" I furrowed my brow. "Who are they?"

Rex let out a low chuckle. "You know her. She was General Skywalker's padawan?"

"Ahsoka!" I snapped my fingers at the realization.

"Yes," Rex confirmed. "She'll be helping us get you back. She says she owes you for that time on Geonosis." 

I laughed, reminded of the Togruta's spunk that fateful day. "Well you can tell her she doesn't owe me anything."

"I did," Rex sounded confused "but for some reason she started stuttering and insisted it was the least she could do."

"Hmm," I rolled my tongue through my cheek. "She's a loyal one."

"She is for sure," Rex sighed.

A sudden movement to my left drew my attention, so I made my excuses and hung up on Rex. I slowly turned to the movement, only spotting a curious Shaak approaching me.

"Hello my friend," I laughed and sipped my comm into my boot once again. "You gave me quite the fright."

It let out a low noise and chomped at some grass next to me. I rubbed at its head and started walking toward a river, wanting to make as much distant between me and the Bad Batch.

I was watching the clouds swirl in the sky and didn't notice the ground became patchy under my feet, and I took one step too far, falling into a pit.

"Karabast!" I cursed.