Unlucky Streak

[Sebby]

Nolan was not having a good time. It had been a year since he started his journey, but any hint he got of "treasure" ended up in a dead end. His longest trip so far was to Nar Shaddaa, a haven for unsavory characters like himself. He fit right in, and he got a tip about some mysterious box hidden in some back alley. There was definitely a box there, but Nolan soon found that it was full of useless junk and accompanied by bounty hunters that were after Nolan's head. Even though he seemed to steal the most worthless stuff from wealthy people, those wealthy people still didn't appreciate it much.

Nolan managed to escape and leave the moon, but that didn't mean the bounty hunters gave up. They followed him for quite some time, but after a few detours, Nolan began to think he finally lost them. Although he didn't like the idea, he might as well head back to Coruscant and see if there would be anything there that would be interesting. After all, stealing from the people there was what fed him for most of his life. It would be a long trip, since he was drifting around the mid-rim in his ship near Naboo. He only came out here to lose the guys chasing him. He sighed, disappointed in the clutter he cleaned up from the rich people on the different worlds he visited. Now he was the one with all this junk. He really needed to pay more attention to what he was taking.

He began to steer his way toward Naboo, hoping to find a place to stock up on supplies and repair his ship for the long road ahead. If nothing else, he might find something actually of worth here. He was fiddling with some droid parts, having a passing interest in engineering, but he placed those to the side to head to the small control panel on his ship. As he sat down in the chair in front of the panel, his ship shook violently, and the alarms were sounding off.

"What the--?!" He shouted, looking around frantically to find out what happened. Once he turned his attention to the radar, his heart sank. It was one of the bounty hunter ships from Nar Shaddaa, and Nolan cursed his luck. How and why did they follow him all the way out here?! They were firing at his ship, and Nolan steered as best he could to dodge them...but it was too late. His ship had taken a direct hit and he was heading straight for the surface of Naboo. "At least I was heading here anyway, so thanks." He muttered before finally screaming because his ship was nearing the grassy surface. That was the last thing he saw.

Nolan didn't know how long he was out, but when he finally began started to wake up with a coughing fit, he counted his blessings that he was still alive. He unbuckled himself from the chair and crawled out of the front of the ship, falling onto the ground. His vision was blurry for a moment while he gasped for fresh air. He rolled onto his back, still coughing from the smoke and debris, but eventually his vision cleared up. He sat up from the ground, observed his surroundings, and made note of a city nearby. He had no idea which one, but it was there. Then, his attention turned to his ship...

It was a mess. The grass that it crashed on may never support plant life again, but that wasn't the worst of it. Nolan's ship was totaled. He realized that it was a miracle he survived now that he looked at the condition of the giant heap of scrap metal before him. He could probably fix it, but that would mean that he'd stay stranded on this planet for a long time. Not even the beautiful flowers could cheer him up, but it's not like they would anyway.

Nolan shakily stood up from the ground. As much as he would like to, he couldn't lay down in the grass forever. He needed to make his way to that city and ask for help. He had heard that Naboo was a nice place, so hopefully, he'd find people willing to help. Putting a hand on his wounded side and limping on his left leg, he slowly but surely made his way toward civilization.

When he finally entered, most of what he got were strange looks from the people around him. The people here looked really nice, and compared to them with his ratty clothes and dirt from the crash, Nolan looked like he just crawled out of one of the sand holes on Tatooine. Things looked hopeless here. Why would any of these people want to help someone who looked like a beggar? Nolan let out a despondent sigh and sat down on the nearest box he could find, which earned him a smack on the head from an angry old woman with a stick, knocking him off of the box and landing face-first on the ground.

"Don't touch the merchandise!" She shrieked.

"How...hospitable..." Nolan muttered under his breath, struggling to bring himself back onto his feet. Today was one of those days.

 

[Andrewza]

Maximums all ways loved Naboo. It was a great place to relaxe. But it could be a bit borring. So when a man came crawling in to town clearly injured he took intrist.


Walking over, he did not wear his uniform. Only nice fitting white robes. Though he did carry the rest of his gear.

"What seems to be the trouble?"

 

[Sebby]

"What seems to be the trouble?"

That question echoed in Nolan's mind for a while before he could truly process it. Nolan, who was face-first on the ground, thought the man in front of him was making some kind of snarky comment, so of course he didn't take kindly to it. Nolan propped himself up with his elbows, looking up at the old man that had addressed him. "What's it look li--" Nolan started before he actually paid attention to what the man looked like. Nolan's eyes widened. Although his wardrobe didn't say much, his posture and countenance did. This guy was loaded, and Nolan was sure of that. It was going to be hard, but Nolan had to be nice to this man. He had to get him to trust him.

Struggling back up to his feet and doing his best to dust himself off, Nolan made an attempt to smile at the old man. "I mean, what a nice day! That's was I was trying to say," He laughed, then winced when he was reminded of the pain in his side. "I'm doing great. Just peachy. How about you, sir?"

 

[Andrewza]

Maximums glared at the man. It was not have he did not catch his first words and he could easily put 2 and 2 together. Not to mention the change in the tone of voice. Still he was clearly injured.

"Yes great weather to be bleeding, did you know you where bleeeding? If you want i can get you to a doctor."

 

[Sebby]

Nolan caught that glare. Apparently, the man didn't appreciate him trying to small talk while he was, yes, clearly bleeding. Nolan was so preoccupied with scheming on how he was going to trick this guy instead of focusing on his own injuries. It was that important to him. But it would most likely help if Nolan was alive to use his future wealth, so he couldn't really argue with the man. He pursed his lips and looked to the side. He couldn't even come up with a quip to reply with, and that's how he knew he was in trouble.

"That would probably help..." Nolan muttered. He certainly hoped that this man didn't expect anything in return for this. After he was better, then he could think about going back to being a thief. Although given the recent events with the bounty hunters trying to trap him, Nolan had to keep an eye on this guy as well.

 

[Andrewza]

Hailing a cab with a simple wave he opened the door for the man to climbe while he talked to the droid driver. "Hospital"

After Nolan got it he followed. The open air speeder ziped through the streets. "So you want to say how you got injured?"

 

[Sebby]

With a wave of the hand, the man beckoned a vehicle in front of them. Fancy. Nolan stepped in, grunting in pain and gripping his side. He came out of that crash with minimal injuries, which was another thing he was thankful for. Even though he was lucky to be alive, he felt like that luck was being used in all the wrong places. But there was a new opportunity in front of him now, and he wasn't going to let it slip away. Nolan still had a slightly perturbed look on his face, but that was mostly because he was in pain. He couldn't concentrate so much on being friendly.

Then, the question came up of how Nolan got hurt in the first place. He let out a chuckle. How could he explain this without making himself look shady? He couldn't reveal that he was being chased by bounty hunters or that would open up another can of questions he didn't want to answer. "Did you see that big puff of smoke outside of the city? That's my ship," He said, tightening his grip on his wound. "I ran into some technical difficulties and my ship crashed down. Typical stuff, you know? I can fix it, though."

 

[Andrewza]

"I must of been inside, i am sure i would of heard or seen a crash. In any case if you need help with that just ask. I am not much of a mechanic but my droid could help."

The speeder pulled up in front of a small clinic. One great things about Naboo was effective and free medical care. And the mans wounds did not look bad. Climbing out as a medical droid opned the door for Nola. It sensing pickinh up his injuries.

 

[Sebby]

Nolan narrowed his eyes at the man and slowly nodded his head. He wouldn't say it, but he thought that perhaps the old man's hearing was waning. Although, Nolan's ship did crash quite a ways from the city and not a whole lot of people seemed curious enough as to what happened. Maybe they were just too busy with their own lives to really care. Oh, well. Nolan wouldn't think about it too much; at least he was getting help from someone. Someone he planned to turn on later, but still.

Nolan waved his hand dismissively. "No need to worry about it," He said. "It's not like it's a complex design or anything, so it won't take long for me to fix it." He stepped out of the speeder once it stopped, glaring at the droid examining him. He never liked prying eyes, even if they belonged to a droid. He scoffed and began to make his way to the entrance without waiting for anyone.

 

[Andrewza]

Maximums followed behind the young man, he seemed strange he was very shifty and closed. Probably a lone spacer those types where strange probably from spending so long with nothing to do and no one to talk to. Still he offered to help and that is what he would do.

"You sure? At least let me give you lift back to your ship."

 

[Sebby]

Nolan crossed his arms as he walked into the medical building. He never understood anyone who wanted to help others just for the sake of helping, but he wouldn't turn it away. As more droids came over to examine him and patch him up, he wrinkled his nose, not much liking his personal space being invaded. He needed to find somewhere to research how to tend to his own wounds so he wouldn't have to experience this again.

He turned to the old man, considering his offer for a moment. "A lift might be okay, but..." His voice trailed off as he brought a hand up to tap his chin. "If you really want to help, I might need a place to stay. Repairing my ship is probably going to take a couple of days and, well...I'm not sure how dangerous Naboo is for someone sleeping on the streets." He was sure this guy had the kind of house with multiple bedrooms and it could open up a whole new window of opportunity for Nolan. However, he couldn't do anything unless he had a good way to escape, so probably not until his ship was done with repairs.

 

[Andrewza]

Sitting down on a chair as the droids got to work Maximums though. He did not actually have house on the Naboo and was just staying in a hotel. "mmm I could get you a place to stay, but in that case I want to hear more about you. You can start on why some one shot you down over Naboo?"

 

[Sebby]

Nolan smacked a droid that was prodding a little too much, which only got him smacked back and told to "stand still." Luckily, the droids were working quickly, which meant this would be over soon, but his attention immediately switched to the old man after a certain question was asked about his ship. Nolan's eyes widened in feigned surprise at the question, although a small part of that surprise was genuine. Didn't this old man say he was inside and didn't see the crash? And Nolan himself said that his ship had technical difficulties to hide the fact that it was shot down. How could he have known?

"No, you've got it wrong. Remember?" Nolan replied with a shake of his head. "I said I had technical difficulties. You know how it is with some of those older ships, right? It's just a shame I didn't catch it sooner, but there was some kind of system failure and it crash landed here. It's not a big deal."

 

[Andrewza]

Smiling maximums watched the young man defend him self and while it was true he was in side he was inside his ship. And had picked up the 2 ships on sensors. "Mm ok, because there was a second ship in the area and that ship landed in town not to long ago. The guys in it did not look happy. But maybe they just not the type to help others that ships crash right in front of them."

 

[Sebby]

Nolan frowned, knowing he had been caught now. Still, he didn't want to back down just yet. As the droids finished patching him up and left, Nolan stepped over to the old man and sat down next to him with a shrug. He was going to keep acting like he had no idea who those bounty hunters were. Wait a minute, did he just say that they landed in the city? Oh, crap. Nolan pursed his lips, realizing that they must be looking for him now. After all, if the bounty hunters were any good, they wouldn't leave without knowing they finished the job. By now, they probably checked Nolan's ship to find no one inside. Growing up in the lower levels of Coruscant, he knew the process.

"It must have been a coincidence," He said to the man. "That my ship had a system failure as someone else was looking to land. I mean, this whole time, no one else offered to help but you, so maybe they didn't care much."

 

[Andrewza]

"Listen kid I was not born yester day, those types are the type to land at any crash site and not to render aid. If you truly wish to go back to your ship I hope you know they probably there. And even if they did not shoot you down they will hoot you if you go there now. So again I do you need a lift to your ship. But I will only help if I know if you tell the truth. I am not a cop or some bounty hunter so tell the truth and I help you lie and while at least you not bleeding any more"

 

[Sebby]

Damn, this guy was tough. If Nolan's words didn't work by now, he knew they never would. He'd never met someone who saw through his lies before. He was good at it, and people usually bought it. But right now, he'd met his match and Nolan felt like he didn't have a choice but to tell the truth. Even he didn't know the full story behind the guys that shot him, but he could make assumptions.

"All right, all right," He sighed. "Yes, I got shot down by someone. I just didn't want to say it because it makes me look bad. But I still don't know who they are. Maybe bounty hunters, maybe not. Maybe they confused my ship with someone else's, since it looks generic enough." He threw his hands up. "There. That's the story."

 

[Andrewza]

Maximums stood up called his droid. "Z1 bring the ship over to me, yes yes I know just land in the road" Looking as the medical droids walked off the work done it was time to move "Ok I would ask why bounty hunters want you but you would day some lie I cant prove but when we done I have a proposal for you that you"

Walking out side the silver Nimbus could be seen streaking through the air towards them, the sun shinning of it.

 

[Sebby]

This man caught on to Nolan's game pretty quickly. Who exactly was he? Of course, like the guy himself had said, he had a lot of experience and maybe he grew up in a similar spot that Nolan did. Nolan followed the man outside, looking up to see the ship shoot across the sky. It looked to be in a lot better shape than Nolan's ship. At the mention of the reason behind the bounty hunters, Nolan simply scoffed.

"Who knows? I certainly don't," He said. "I haven't done anything major that would warrant someone killing me." Sure, stealing was bad, but Nolan didn't think he deserved to die for it. The people he stole from were well off. Why would they miss a few credits or a piece of jewelry?

 

[Andrewza]

The Nimbus landed and steam escaped as the cargo bay door opened. In side was a small office slash bed room. with 3 chares. The wall had a picture of Maximums in his full military dress. "Please come up to the cockpit you going to have to guide us to the Ship" A asto mech droid rolled past to stop next to a deactivated protocol droid.

"Sorry for the cramped space and all that"