Star Wars - Black Bounty

Chapter 4

Reylan stepped out into the bright sunlight. The heat was intense, and the air was thick with moisture. He felt his armour begin to stick to his sweaty back. He looked up at the sky, and saw a brown coloured planet: Kodon I. There were also three moons in the distance. Reylan's yellow eyes looked down at the street in front of him. All of the houses and buildings were made of wood and their roofs were made of thick leaves. There were merchants selling all sorts of junk; pieces of droids, huge slabs of meat, precious gems, but most commonly of all: scavenged spaceship parts. This planet was clearly filled with scavengers. Hopefully it shouldn't be too hard to find the materials needed to build a ship. Reylan smiled at this thought. Of course not. He would steal a ship. And there were many to choose from. Just on the edge of the rainforest was a massive landing area; hundreds of ships all parked and ready to be stolen. Every few moments one of them would take off and fly up into the sky. The people walking the streets were mostly aliens, with very little humans. After a very short walk, they arrived at the cantina. Inside, it looked just like all cantinas; a bar serving drinks to customers smoking with hookah pipes at their sides. Along the sides of the cantina were tables and chairs where people sat and spoke about who knows what. There was a Bith band playing, and a very beautiful blue Twi'Lek dancing on stage. Reylan stared at her as Vulross led him to the bar. She caught him looking, and smiled. Reylan looked away quickly. He turned to Vulross, noticing that he too was staring at the dancer. Reylan noticed him wink at her, before Vulross turned his attention back to his thirst.

"The usual" he muttered to the Besalisk bartender. The bartender then turned to Reylan, expecting him to speak. Reylan didn't recognize any of the drinks on the shelves at the bar.

"Umm..." Reylan muttered. Vulross must have realised Reylan's confusion, as he quickly chimed in.

"And the same for him" he said. The bartender nodded, and began to make the drinks.

"Thanks" Reylan smiled. Vulross nodded without replying. Within seconds, the bartender had returned with the drinks; two tiny glasses filled with a red liquid. It almost looked like lava, because of the way it was glowing. They accepted the drinks, and Vulross flicked a coin at the bartender. Vulross held his glass out, and Reylan did the same. The two clinked their glasses together, before Reylan took a big gulp, and immediately regretted it. It felt like he had just drunk lava, that's for sure. The burn was unbearable. Reylan coughed and spluttered, while Vulross laughed at him.

"Why do you think the glass was so small kid? You're supposed to take tiny sips" Vulross told him.

"Thanks" Reylan replied, through watery eyes. He heard a giggle behind him. Reylan looked round, and saw the Twi'Lek dancer sitting there. Reylan smiled and tried to look as tough as possible – which was difficult considering how he had tears running down his face and a burning hot mouth. Reylan turned away from the Twi'Lek, wiped his eyes with his cloak, and noticed the bartender mumbling.

"Light-weights these days" he muttered. Vulross took a sip of his drink, before they started talking.

"So... I'm presuming you want to get off this planet?" he asked.

"Actually, not just yet," Reylan said, taking out a small device from his cloak, "According to Mad-Man, there is a slave dealer on this planet who he wants dead. A red bounty " Reylan looked at the screen of the device.

"Okay... First off, who's Mad-Man?" Vulross asked.

"He's the one that places the bounties, and informs all bounty hunters working for him, such as myself, of this bounty. No one in the entire galaxy has ever seen his face. If I didn't have one of these," he said, showing the device to Vulross, "I'd have no idea he exists" Reylan explained.