The Second Padawan

Chapter Fifty-One

"That was great work sending out that distress beacon, Senator." I told Senator Chuchi who had just been kidnapped.

"Wanna debrief the council?" Master asked me with a smile on his face.

"No, that's all you Master." I waved him off. "Me and Rex will round up these guys." I picked a pirate up by the cuffs around him.

"I have a secret." The female pirate grimaced.

"We don't have time for gossip." I told her and threw her in the shuttle.

"Oh you'll like this one!" She laughed. "We left a bomb in there that should explode anytime now."

"What?" Rex overheard.

"Where is it?" I asked, not wanthing to call her bluff.

"Top floor, better hurry."

"I'll go." I caught Rex's arm, I knew I could get there faster.

I jumped with the force, and grappler to the roof of the building. Using the grapple, I swung myself through the window on the top floor.

It was rather empty, except for some crates. I figured the bomb would be in one of them. I started searching when I heard something rustling behind me.

"Boo!" Someone threw a bomb at me. I ducked as smoke engulfed the room. My head felt dizzy from the close proximity I was in to the explosion.

"Rex, I need your help!" I called on my communicator.

I felt someone inject something inside me. Then another stunned me with a quick barrage of stun blast.

I awoke under a dimly lit lamp. "Wakey wakey." A group, I recognized must be bounty hunters stood over me.

I was about to reach for my lightsabers until I realized I was strung up to the ceiling with chains. I looked down and saw that they were gone.

"Looking for these?" He held up my two lightsabers. "My, my, my." He shook his head. "Two lightsabers for the price of one Jedi."

"It's very bold of you to attack a Jedi on the Capital planet." I told him. "The Jedi, and my Master will come find me." I threatened.

"That's what we're counting on." He snickered. "What's his name? Oh, Anakin Skywalker. He's fetch a pretty price don't you think boys?" The four other bounty hunters egged him on.

"Now excuse us while we make a call."

"What do you want? Credits?" I asked with a scowl on my face.

I was thinking about the things I would do to these people when I got free of these chains.

"Eh, we want it all. But we can't just throw you over to Count Dooku." He shrugged. "He's pay us more for you Master."

"So you're hoping for a hostage swap? My Master isn't so fool hardy to step right into a trap."

"First rule of catching a Jedi, throw them enticing bait. I.e you."

He began setting up a transmission. The chancellor popped up on a hologram. "Who is this?" He asked and then he saw me. "Oh dear! Miss Aviss is that you? We've been looking everywhere-"

"Yeah it's her." The bounty hunter turned the communicator so only he was in view. "Look, we're simply asking for a negotiation, between us and Master Jedi Anakin Skywalker." He snickered.

"This is an outrage!" The Chancellor yelled. "You will pay for this insolence!"

"No Chancellor! I'm getting paid in general." The Bounty hunter smirked. "Send the Jedi alone, or this one dies. You better be here before the next rotation is out." He hung up.