Broken Beginnings (A Star Wars: Clone Wars fanfic)

Chapter 1: Meetings

Disclaimer I don't own Star Wars, it belongs to George Lucas, or rather Disney now.

Girl POV

Heart beat thumping, the sound of blood rushing in the ears, feet pounding on the pavement. These were the sounds I had been hearing everyday of my life for the last six months. Today was no different, I was at this very moment being chased down the street by two would-be bounty hunters. One (the leader) being a grey-skinned male Anomid and the other a Chagrian (also male), they both seem to be about 18 standard years old and are hot on my heels!

The three of us ran through the dark, dank alleyways of the Works in the underworld of Coruscant, ignoring anyone else who happened to be there, with only two main objectives on our minds; mine being "get away from them as soon as possible and there's being "if we catch her we'll get a truck load of money" of course the latter wasn't going to happen. I skidded round a corner, using an abandoned factory as a hiding place.

It was night here now and even though it was rare that the sunlight from above filtered down into the harsh depths of the planet the fact that night was upon us only meant that it was even darker, allowing those who didn't want to be seen more cover. That was why Coruscant's underworld was the home to so many criminals, it was the perfect place to do their business and not get caught especially since there were so few police around. This of course was the main reason a twelve year old shouldn't be here, yet I am.

I almost breathed a sigh of relief when I heard them run past, however that feeling disappeared when I heard them come back.

'She's gotta be somewhere here!' The Anomid proclaimed. I felt them get closer until I sprung from my hiding place, swiftly kicking the two of them in the gut and sprinting off again, smirking to myself as I heard them groan in pain.

'Better luck next time.' I whispered.

Knowing that they would most likely come after me again I kept running for as long as I could, then continue to walk and somehow my "sixth sense" as some people call it, led me to the surface of the planet. I looked around in awe, I have been to a lot of planets and seen several cities, but this was unlike anything I'd ever witnessed. There were skyscrapers everywhere and the skylanes were jammed with thousands of speeders and people eager to get home after a hard day of work. Indeed this place was a blaze of light and sparkling colours, which whizzed and whirred around me. I was entranced by it........and I let my guard down.

'Oomph.' I groaned as I was hit by a high speed object and I tumbled to the ground. I struggled to move and realised I had been bound in a net. Looking to my attacker I froze. Looming in the darkness was a familiar figure, standing at almost two meters with a thin yet slightly muscular build I recognised him immediately. 'You.'

'Hello again, I've come to take you home.' The voice sounded through his helmet. How did he find me? I had been careful not to talk to many people and I hadn't revealed my identity to anyone.

'I will never go back to that filthy, sickening, horrible place!' I sneered.

'Now, now. Is that anyway to talk about your home? My employer would be most disappointed if he heard you say that.'

'That piece of slime will never hear anything from me again because I won't be going back!' I snapped and writhed and squirmed, trying to break free.

'Don't even try, girl, you're coming with me.' He started to come forward, his arms outstretched ready to throw me over his shoulder.

'No!' I screamed, fear taking over my mind.

'Leave the person alone!' Someone called. I looked just in time to see a stranger leap at the figure, wielding a glowing blue sword. I watched as he chased my attacker off then proceeded to kneel down beside me, it was at this point that I was thankful for my thick black hood. 'Need a hand?' He asked. I stayed silent and still as he sliced though the net with his sword, allowing me to untangle myself and stand up. I turned and started to walk away without uttering a sound, but unfortunately he wasn't going to let that happen. 'Hey, are you alright?'