Chapter 1: "Tin Pan Alley"

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A steady rainfall pelts the under city of Coruscant.  Water bounces off the of a building in Level 1313.  A silhouette stands atop on the roof as rain pelts their armor.  The figure decloaks to reveal the yautja hunter Scar.  He leaps from rooftop to rooftop until he is on a roof overlooking a particular alley way.  Rain still continues to fall.  A figure wearing rusty brown cargo pants, jacket, and fedora looks up.  Scar send a signal to the figure and he nods.  Scar proceeds across the roofs.  The figure continues down the alley.  Rain water drips off the brim of his fedora.  He walks past run down buildings, and shady characters.  A bar owner has a juke box on.  Stevie Ray Vaughan's  "Tin Pan Alley"  echoes throughout.  The lyrics; "I heard a pistol shoot...Yeah and it was a .44." is sung.  At the same time a blaster shot echoes down the alley.  The figure reaches for his own DL-44 strapped to his holster.  He looks but continues on.  He walks into a bar and sits down.  He sets it down on the bar counter.  The bartender stands behind the counter.

"What'll it be son?"

"Whiskey." the man responds

The bartender pulls out a shot glass and bottle and begins to pour the drink into the glass.

"Leave the bottle." the man says

The man looks up at a small wall mounted T.V.  A news report is in progress.

"Today marks the 1,003 year anniversary of the Rebellion campaign on Cybertron.  The brave efforts of the 61st Mobile Infantry Unit, Twilight Company, led by the Rebellion hero Kikks Renndar Sh--"

The reporter is cut off by the figure shooting his pistol at the T.V.

"Don't like the news much?" the bartender asked

"Not particularly, sorry about the T.V." the man says

"Don't worry about it,  stuff happens all the time."  the bartender says

Just then another figure walks in wearing a long browncoat.  He sits down at the bar.

"Kikks." the figure says

"Mal." Kikks responds

"What's the plan?" Kikks asked

"We have a way to get into the museum.  Everyone is in position.  We're ready, just waiting on you." Mal said

"Let's get to it then." Kikks says downing his shot of whiskey

Mal and Kikks walk through Level 1313.  They come to a sewer system and proceed in.  They follow it up to main city.  They meet up with the members of Kikks' squad, Scar, Jayne, and Zoe.

"Captain." Chief says

"Chief, everybody." Kikks says

Then a smuggler and wookie step forward.

"This better work Jake.  The New Rebellion is risking a lot to help you." Kikks says

"Relax, I'm a Solo.  Our plans always works."  Jake says

The wookie walks up to sewer bars and rips them out of place.

"Nice work Lowbacca." Jake says

"RROWH."

The group makes their way inside.


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