Blood In The Water

Chapter 28: The Connection

Once I met Anakin in the hangars, we along with Ahsoka and O-Mer took a ship to Nal Hutta. When we landed on the planet, we climbed out to find ourselves in a small town. There were a couple of shops, a saloon, and a few small huts.

"What makes you think Obi-Wan's murderer is on Nal Hutta?" O-Mer asked.

"Iretia and I got a tip from the Chancellor himself." Anakin explained.

"How are we gonna find them?" Ahsoka questioned. 

"Ahsoka, you should know by now." Anakin mentioned. "If you want to find a lowlife..."

"You start at the saloon." O-Mer added, finishing his sentence. 

With that, we made our way to the saloon. Two Gamorreans stood guard at the entrance. Growing impatient, I used the Force, pushing back the Gamorreans into the cantina. I then raised their vibro-axes, throwing them across the room. The crowd of people inside the cantina cheered. Once we approached the bar, we saw a male Ithorian bartender. "The fugitives are already gone."

"All three of them were here?" Anakin asked.

"Two came in, met the third." The bartender explained. 

"When did they leave?" I inquired.

"Nothing's free on Nal Hutta, especially information." The bartender retorted.

At once, Anakin raised his hand, lifting the bartender in the air. "I don't have time for games."

"You just missed them." The bartender croaked out.

"Keep talking." I advised.

"I heard one of them say they just bought a ship." The bartender informed us in between coughs.

Anakin released the bartender, dropping him to the ground. We then left the cantina and made our way to where the ships were being sold in town. We met the owner of the shop, which was a male Bith. And after explaining to him who we were looking for, he assured us that they hadn't gotten very far. 

"How do you know they couldn't have gotten very far?" I questioned.

The Bith then explained to us that he didn't give them much fuel, forcing them to land on the station on Orondia, which was owned his brother.

"So you only gave them enough fuel to reach the nearest filling station on Orondia, which is owned by your brother?" O-Mer asked.  

Anakin chuckled as he gave the Bith a few credits. "Well, that's a nice little money-making scam." 

"We better get going. Orondia's pretty deserted." Ahsoka mentioned. "They may steal a ship there, to throw us off their trail."

"I like your thinking." Anakin commented. 

With that, we hastily headed back to our ship, heading towards Orondia. Once we arrived at the planet, Ahsoka pointed out towards the window. "Look! It's Cad Bane."

"Are you sure?" Anakin asked. 

"Ugh, who else wears a hat like that?" Ahsoka pointed out.

"Good point." I mentioned.

We then watched as their ship took off from the space station. Once they were away from the station, Anakin scraped part of the ship against theirs before flying in front of them. However, the ship quickly flew in front of us. As Anakin chased after them, he climbed up out of the pilot's seat. "Take over! I'll bring them down!" 

I took over, trying to catch up to the ship containing Rako, Moralo, and Cad. It wasn't long until I made one mistake, crashing into their ship. As soon as we crash landed, Ahsoka, O-Mer, and I climbed out of the ship. I quickly scanned the area, finding Anakin fighting against Rako.