Odd Jobs
Oh this wasn’t good.
He knew when Karga messaged him about a specialty bounty that something was...different.
Taking one look at the client, he knew then that this bounty was going to be a pain.
“Ahh, so this is the hunter you told me about, Greef?”
“Yes, this is Mando. He’s one of the best hunter’s in the guild.”
The older man shifted in his seat, “Yes I’m quite sure he is but can you do delicate work too? This job requires some delicacy.”
He nodded, “If you want delicate, I can manage, as long as I’m the only one holding a puck.”
Karga chuckled, “Don’t worry. Specialty bounties like this one only give out one puck.”
“Good, now what do you need me to do?” He leveled the stony gaze of his helmet at the man.
The man in question motioned him to sit and when he did, they leaned close, sliding a flimsi towards him.
“I need you to acquire someone for me. A girl by the name of Veile. Telana Veile. She is...delicate to say the least and will require a delicate hand.”
Din picked the flimsi up and studied the girl’s face. She was plain-faced with pale blonde hair. She was a cute kid. “So who is she?”
“My daughter.”
“So this is a rescue?”
The man sighed, “Not quite. She is...innocent to how the galaxy works and does not understand the danger she is in. That is where you come in...I need you to lead her away from this situation as delicately as possible.”
“What’s to happen if delicate doesn’t work?”
Din watched the man nervously pick at his hands. Something was up.
“If that happens, you are not to let any harm come to her. She is important, greatly so.”
“It may up my price if it goes south.”
“I do not care about price. I want her back safely.”
That struck him more like a father worried for his child’s safety.
“Alright. I’ll take the job but I get half pay up front.”
The man waved him off, “Of course, I will transfer the funds immediately and if you need to bring another in on this, do so with caution as Telana must be acquired with care.”
Mando nodded and stood. He already had one person in mind.
/ - / - / - /
“No.”
“Fett.”
“NO. I have other things more important that rescuing some daddy’s girl from a bad decision.” Boba turned and stalked away from him.
“Its 50,000 credits.”
That stopped him.
“What?”
Din grinned under his helmet. “Fifty thousand credits, for one kid. We’ll split it...twenty-five for both of us. Deal?”
Fett chuckled, “What’s the details?”
“The man was adamant that this was a delicate situation and to treat it as such but if things went south, we were just to protect her and get her out.”
“With the both of us, it may go bad from the start.”
Mando pointed at him, “That’s why I’m going in undercover first. To see how bad the situation actually is. Something about the old man was off. It’s an odd bounty for the amount of credits.”
“You think he’s hiding something?”
“Its just a bad feeling.”
The older man shook his head, “Don’t dismiss it so easily, kid. Follow your gut. It’ll keep you alive.”
“So, you in?”
“Twenty-five thousand, right? Yeah, I’m in.”
/ - / - / - /
He scanned the facility that the sensor had led him to and he swore under his breath. ‘Dank ferrik.’
Why was the girl being held here?
His comm flared to life, “What do you see Din?”
“The old bastard failed to mention that his daughter was being held in a Imperial facility.”
“Fuck. Well, what now kid?”
Din sighed heavily, “We wait until nightfall. Should be less guards then. But we still need to find where the girl is.”
“So, we find the less populated entrance, neutralize the guards, get in, find the girl, get out. Before the alarms go off. If they go off?”
Mando grumbled, “I’ll go in after the girl. You stay out here and cover the entrance, okay?”
“Fine, kid. Just hope you know what you’re doing.”
“I do, old man. I’ve handled storm troopers before.”
Din looked up at the rapidly darkening sky. ‘Well at least one thing’s going right.’
The guards of course had been easy to take out and he slipped into the facility unnoticed so far. Now he just had to find the girl...that meant he would have to access the computers. Upon hearing footsteps approaching down the hall towards him he quickly slipped into an adjacent room and he pressed himself against the wall and kept his breathing under control.
The muffled voices passed the door and he sighed softly. ‘Ferrik that was close.’
He turned and found himself in an office...with a computer. With a grin he began typing. ‘My luck strikes again.’
After a few seconds he finally found a file with the initals T.V. : Khaalida and he nodded. ‘That has to be it.’
When he clicked on it, he stilled. The picture in the file was vastly different from the photo he was given. This was no little girl, she was fully grown. Her eyes were a wide startling blue and her long blonde hair was more sleek and shiny. Why would the man have given him such an outdated photo if she was this old.
“Ferrik, Fett, the photo the man gave us was outdated. This is no kid.”
“How old is she?”
“A few years younger than me. So almost 30.”
The other man whistled, “that far outdated?”
“Yeah. I don’t get it.”
“Find her and then we’ll go have a chat with ‘dad’ then.”
“Over and out.”
He tapped away at the computer, pulling up the location of the woman and when he found it, he swore again.
She was right in the heart of the facility.
“Dank Ferrik.”
