Vengence

[Cor Latch]

Cor ran down the street, coughing and trying to regain his breath. This Kaleesh was stalking him, watching him, hunting him. He had his blaster rifle in it's expensive holster and quickly ran down an alleyway. He ran to the end and looked up, only to find a dead end. He slowly turned around, raising his blaster rifle and inhaling heavily. "P-P-PLEASE! JUST LEAVE CORUCANT!" He shouted, increasing his grip on the weapon.

 

[Katrao]

Katrao sped his pet Ollaback down the twisting streets of Coruscant. The bounty hunter had attacked him a few hours earlier, only to fail, and the tables were quickly turned on him. Now Katrao was hunting him down, taking immense pleasure in the other beings fear. He saw his quarry turn quickly down an alleyway, and he sped after him. He slowed his large mount beast to a menacingly slow walk, as he approached the terrified bounty hunter. "I will kill you, just as you tried to kill me, you dirt." He spat at the bounty hunter who was gripping his blaster so hard his knuckles were turning white. "But only after you tell me who hired you." He said, grabbing his antique but still greatly accurate and powerful blaster rifle and leveling it, reining his Ollaback in a only 20 meters from his foe.
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[Cor Latch]

"W-WAIT! PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, KALEESH!" Cor slowly got down on his knees, holding his hands up. "D-DON'T KILL ME AND I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING...I'LL TELL YOU WHO MY EMPLOYER IS AND EVEN WHAT SPECIES HE IS, JUST DON'T KILL ME!" He begged. He looked around nervously, trying to find any means of escape. He found none at all, he would have to go through this man. "You also s-s-said you would kill me if I told you everything I knew! So why would I even tell you anything?" He asked in a nervous but also curious tone. He still kept his blaster in hand, this Kaleesh tried to kill him, he would not go down without causing some damages.
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[Katrao]

Katrao growled in frustration and shot a blast right pat the bounty hunter's head. "Come with me." He ordered. "And stay in front." He said, moving behindthe bounty hunter. "Follow my directions, don't try anything stupid, and maybe I will let you live." He growled as he dismounted his ollaback. He placed his rifle up against the bounty hunter's skull. "Follow these directions to this warehouse." He said, handing a holomap with directions to the afore-mentioned warehouse, contempt heavy in his voice.
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[Cor Latch]

"W-w-wait! Y-you...fine!" He slowly moved across the street, following each direction carefully. He turned down several streets and stopped when he saw around three people on the street staring. "Nice plan, eh?" He said as the civilians slowly stepped back. "Police will be here in fifteen minutes, you can count on that! Didn't think this through, huh? He asked, he then sighed. He froze like a statue and inhaled and exhaled heavily for a moment. "Any ideas?" He asked as the people stopped moving back and just froze.
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[Katrao]

Katrao only grunted and then sprung into action, bashing [member="Cor Latch"] hard in the head with the butt of his rifle, knocking him unconscious immediately and gunning down the three pedestrians without a second thought. He slung the bounty hunter's body up onto the back of his ollaback, and then jumped up there too, urging the animal into a fierce gallop, only stopping when he had reached a warehouse, far away from the scene of the crime. He slung the big bounty hunter over his shoulder and entered the safe house. He roughly threw the Ithorian onto a bench and began to clean his gun, waiting for the Ithorian to awake, he took a seat on the bench across from him, his ollaback laying down on a pile of cushions near the door.
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[Cor Latch]

His eyes slowly opened as he awoke on the bench. He quickly jumped up and looked around, nervously. "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME, NERFHERDER?" He shouted angrily. "I GOT A FAMILY TO TAKE CARE OF, I KILL PEOPLE FOR A LIVING, ALRIGHT? WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE ABOUT MY EMPLOYER? FARKING KALEESH!" He ended his rant and glared at [member="Katrao"] and sighed. "Why did you take me here?"

 

[Katrao]

The Kaleesh rose and drew his force imbued sword, his red eyes almost glowing with livid hatred as he glared at the Ithorian. "I truthfully don't care about your employer," He snarled. "The reason I captured you is this: I am lost. I need help. I have no credits, my father is dead, and I have no place in this Galaxy, no purpose. I want you to help me." He said, lowering his weapon, then suddenly he raised it again, pushing the tip lightly into the Ithorians face, right in between his eyes. "And if you don't, I will not hesitate in killing you." He said, the ollaback rising to its feet and baring its teeth.

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[Cor Latch]

"O-o-o-ok! How can I possibly help you? And p-p-p-p-p-please! Chain that beast up!" He said nervously, pointing to the Kaleesh's pet. He slowly stepped back, sweat running down his forehead each step. "I am not rich! I can barely afford to feed myself. I already told you, my kids don't know I do this! They think I am some kind of bartender but I always go out at night and sell spice. I am poor, I can't help you! You...must...believe...me", He said, sitting back down on the bench. "I am lucky if I leave work without a new scar and I always have to make up a farking pathetic story about how I tripped and fell on a shot glass at work!"
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[Katrao]

Katrao kept up his intense glare, but he lowered and dropped his sword. The ollaback sensed that the threat was gone and walked up to it's master, nuzzling his shoulder. "I do not need credits." Katrao said. "I can tell from your clothing that you are no rich man. I just need help. I am only fifteen, a mere boy myself. My father was murdered before my eyes, and I went into the Galaxy with nothing. I killed my first sentient being when I was twelve, on the day that my father died. I don't care if I will be poor, just help me in some way. You are not a cruel person, I can tell, you must be able to find some way to help me. I am a good warrior, as you know. I will help you with your financial issues as well by helping you bring in more bounties." He offered, sitting down hard on the dirty floor.

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[Cor Latch]

He sighed and looked at the fifteen year old. "You see, my last partner double-crossed me so I killed 'em! But we can make arrangments if a partnership is what you would like. All you got to be able to do is fly a ship, kill people, and don't let my wife and kids learn about it. But there is one problem, that pet of yours. I can't bring that thing aboard my ship without being stopped and having to fill out twenty hours of paperwork and spend three nights in detainment until they decide my records are good", He said.
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[Katrao]

Katrao looked down at his only constant companion through out his entire life, and thought about everything they had been through together, the years of hardship, regret, joy, pain, anger, and death. He looked up at the Ithorian before him. "If he can not come with us, then he must stay at your home. I will use my share of the pay to cover the expenses, but he will never leave my side. Also, I need a place to live." He said, looking pointedly at the Ithorian. He kneeled to collect and sheath his sword, and then rose again, looking the Ithorian in the eye, waiting to see his reaction.
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[Cor Latch]

"Listen, my wife and kids wont be too fond of a complete stranger with a...if you consider that thing a pet having it in our home. However, we do have a small storm shelter behind our house we never use. We only use it for storage but we have an old bed down there. Your pet can sleep with you but you NEVER enter the house without my permission. If my family sees you, they'll know that what I say I do in the middle of the night is not true. I go to the market every three weeks and get some food with the credits I receive from hunting. You get almost half of every peice of food I purcase and you pay me for food for that...thing!" He said, pointing to the teenager's pet.
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[Katrao]

The boy nodded to the Ithorians terms, and shrugged when he called the ollaback a 'thing'. He rose to his feet and put out his hand. "It sounds like a plan to me." He said. "By the way, my name is Katrao." He said in an almost friendly term. "I am thankful for your help, and I am sorry for being a little bit aggressive earlier." He said in his snarling, growling tone.

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[Cor Latch]

"Names Cor...Cor Latch, you have to understand my experince with those things you call a pet are not good. Almost got killed by one a while back but shall we head over to my shuttle?" He asked curiously, he then slid his blaster back into the holster and grinned. "We will head to the slums and I'll show you your new home", He said joyfully.
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[Katrao]

Katrao nodded, his chest almost bursting at the thought of maybe having a future of some kind, even if it was one of poverty. He glanced at the tall Ithorian. "You should just tell your family that I'm a coworker of yours who needs help, and you have given it to him." The young Kaleesh said cheerfully. "Why don't you tell me a little bit about why you don't like my ollaback here?" He continued. "Also, I would like to know a little bit about the kind of jobs I can expect to get." He finished, looking at the Ithorian expectantly.

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[Cor Latch]

"First, why I hate that pet of yours. I was on one of my first ever bounties, looking for this guy. As I was searching a pack of these things just attacked me...I was defensless and trust me, my kids wont enjoy that thing!" He said before sighing and then looked at the ground. "You'll be helping me with standard hunts and I don't think they'll believe that your my co-worker, you are not even old enough to drink! Well, I could say you are a kid that is paid to wash the bar windows every weekend. So, come on!" He said, walking towards the door. He would then walk down the street and up several alleyways until he stopped at a small ship parked on a landing pad. He climbed aboard with [member="Katrao"] and took a seat in the cockpit. He motioned Katrao to take a seat next to him and then quickly started the thrusters of the ship. "You ever flew in one of these? Like actually in the cockpit?" He asked slowly bringing the ship up into the air. He then quickly sent the ship flying forward.

 

[Katrao]

"I've never even been in the cockpit of a ship before." Katrao answered. "I snuck off Kalee as a stowaway in thecargo hold of a cargo ship, which went straight to Coruscant." He said, staring at all the shiny flashing buttons and levers, he began to reach for a large red button, but pulled his hand back and started petting his pet after thinking about the consequences. "I think your kids would be quite fond of Friend, they might even want to keep him." He said with a grin that wasn't visible through the mask, but it was obvious he was grinning by the look in his eyes. "How old are they?" He asked. "Your kids, I mean."

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[Cor Latch]

"Don't you even think of putting that thing near my kids, you touch 'em and I'll gut you", He said, noticing his eyes. He then pulled back a lever sending the ship up before turning around and sending the lever back into it's original position. "Youngest kid is four and the oldest is six", He said, pulling another lever. "You see, this ship is pretty old, got to switch positions of the lever every time you make a turn", He said, laughing. He pulled the lever again before pressing a button. "You are not planning on putting that thing near my kids, right?" He asked.
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[Katrao]

Katrao grinned again before answering. "Friend wont hurt anyone 'less I tell him too, and I am not to fond of having my pet mutilating the young children of the being who pretty much just saved my life." He said, his expression turning grim. "But no, I wont come near your house unless I have permission to." He finished. "How far away is your house?" He asked, eyeing the Ithorian. He reached over and scratched the ollaback behind the ear. "And stop calling Friend 'that thing', he has a name." Katrao said sourly. He took out his blaster rifle and began cleaning it dutifully.
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