Clan Bridger 2

Chapter 13

Hondo's ship exited from hyperspace over Tatooine and flew down to the Planet's surface and headed for Jabba's old palace.

Once they got there the ship landed in front of the large palace and Hondo, Ezra along with a few pirates walked down the ramp towards the Palace doors which were surprisingly opened. Hondo and Ezra looked at each other confused at this. "Is it always opened?" Ezra asked. "No. This is a first. All of you want out here." Hondo told his men. "You sure boss?" One of his pirates asked. "No need to worry about me. I have a Jedi-Mandalorian with me."  Hondo said as he dragged Ezra inside the palace.

As the two walked down the stairs they saw multiple guards laid out on the steps some unconscious while others were dead. As they reached the main area they saw a younger Hutt version of Jabba sitting on the throne in the middle of the room. "Ezra my boy. This is the new Crim Lord of Tatooine, Rotta the Hutt." Hondo said. Rotta was eating some food until he noticed Hondo and yelled for his translator droid. Once the droid appeared Rotta spoke. "The Young Crime Lord Rotta welcomes you Hondo. We apologize for the mess as you can see we've had some trouble." The droid said. "Oh, but you would ever try to attack the palace of the Young Crime Lord?" Hondo said in his unusual charm. Rotta spoke again. "Imperial Warlords. They have been going to war with Rotta's people for some time now. They seek the Palace to have control over it. If they capture this Palace then all of Rotta's father's treasures will be lost." The droid said. Ezra narrowed his eyes in thought. He had been told about these Imperial Warlords from Emily and their recon teams. They were former high ranking imperial officers who after the Empire fell took their platoon of soldiers and went into hiding. He wanted his recons to double their efforts in finding out who they are and hoping one of them isn't the most dangerous imperial he's faced.

"What if we took care of the Imps for you?" Ezra spoke up getting Rotta's attention as he spoke. "Rotta would like to hear you out." The droid said. "You got an imperial problem and from the looks of things your short on staff, so why not have us go after them for you." Ezra suggested. Rotta hummed for a moment then spoke. "Rotta would be delightful if you did." The droid said. "But, if we do this, this settles Hondo's dept to your father and to you. We take care of the Imps, Hondo's dept is settled. That's my offer." Ezra said as Hondo looked to him shocked. Rotta laughed and spoke. "Rotta agrees to your terms. If you are successful in your task. The Pirate's dept with the Hutts is paid." The droid translated. Hondo took a bow. "As always so kind and generous, just like your father, we shall deal with this at once!" He said as he and Ezra walked out.

Hondo and Ezra exited the palace as Hondo let out a laugh. "Ezra, my friend, I am so glad you came with me on this one. You really were bold to ask Rotta for a deal like that." Hondo said. "Well like I said, I owed you for what you did. And also I've heard about these Imperial warlords. I've been sending recon teams to find and tag them." Ezra stated. "Well let us find this warlord, take him out, then become even more rich!" Hondo said as Ezra let out a chuckle as they approached Hondo's pirates. "So where are we heading boss?" One asked. "Mos Eisley. We've charged with taking out an Imperial Warlord. We do this, we're dept free and extremely rich. Come! Let us not waste time." Hondo said as he, Ezra and his pirates entered their ship flying it towards Mos Eisley.

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Okay so I know I've been gone for 3 months but I promise I'm trying to make time and stop procrastinating on making these stories. I'm working on the next chapter as you read this right now so stay tuned...