Episode X Dark Hunter

A Tidal Wave

"You killed her," Cam questioned as he angled his torso to get a peek from behind the pillar.

"Felga had gotten a little too secure in her security," Videsse stated and continued to fix the rest of her grenades back onto her belt.

"You didn't even get an answer to your question," Cam continued.

Videsse retrieved her bloody vibroblade. "Might have gone differently if they had checked my boots for knives. But, I didn't come here to get answers." She wiped sticky black blood off on Felga's boa. "Though, it would've been nice."

Cam, seeing an opportunity ran to one of the dead Weequay's and started to remove his boots. He fell to the ground and put them on his feet, raising one leg at a time.

"You know, I'm a bounty hunter too," he said feigning superiority. "Nice job. But I would have made Felga talk," he huffed as he squeezed his foot into the first boot.

Videsse just shook her head and stood up to leave. "Whatever. I warned her not to say my mother's name.  She deserved what she got."

Cam, with urgency, bolted up and raced to get in front of her, not bothering to buckle the boots which were surprisingly only one size too big for him. The Weequay had small feet, and Cam, judging by his feet, was going to be tall when he was fully grown. "Wait, wait!"

Videsse did not respond, pushed him aside, and continued to walk. Cam fell to his side like a rag. He furrowed his brow and gritted his teeth, surprised at Videsse's strength. "Wait! Don't you want to know who those hooded men were?"

Videsse was almost to the door as she stepped over the Bodach'i. She halted, one leg on each side of the sleeping lizard and turned to Cam.

"What do you mean?" she asked coldly.

Cam, seeing he had her attention, at least for a second stammered. "I know who they are. They brought me here." He patted dirt off his arms and legs and again pretended arrogance.

"Okay, who are they?" Videsse followed.

Cam smiled now with a grin that could have stretched ear to ear if he was a different species. "I'm a bounty hunter, remember. I expect payment for services rendered." He crossed his arms.

Videsse put her hands on her hips. Her voice was obviously agitated and as if without saying it, her tone was communicating, "Do I really have to deal with this right now?" Instead, the words that were actually spoken were, "Fine, what do you want?"

"I need a ship-"

Videsse rolled her eyes behind her mask. "Forget it," she interrupted and started to leave.

"Uh--I meant, I want to go with you," Cam threw out as fast as he could and flew to stand in the doorway. "I want off this moon."

Videsse thought for half a second. To her, that was not much better, but she acquiesced. "Okay, who are they?"

Cam almost started to say what he knew, then stopped, his mouth half-open. "I'll tell you on your ship, when we are out of this system. You have a ship, right?"

Videsse shook her head again in disappointment. "You might be smarter than you look... boots. We need to get out of here, now. If you can follow me, you can come. If not, too bad."

"Sure thing!" Cam erupted and almost leapt a little in excitement. "I'll be on you like a shadow, no problem."

"Uh, boots," Videsse stated dryly.

"Yeah," Cam replied figuring she was assigning him a nickname.

"No, I mean your boots--buckle them," Videsse sighed.