"The whole base is powered by a reactor." Greef says. He and Din sit in the back, Cordelia sitting on her husband's lap. Mythrol drives the speeder, Cara in the passenger's seat.
"We sneak in, overload the reactor, and get the hell outta there." Cara adds.
"Let's be fast. And keep the speeder running." Din says. Greef points up ahead.
"There it is, right there. You see it?" He says.
"How close you want me to drop you off?" Mythrol asks as they get closer.
"How 'bout the front door?" He responds, staring at him from the backseat.
"It's a little close for a civilian, don't you think?" He replies.
"I got two choices for ya. You take us in and I knock a hundred years off your debt." Greef says.
"Or?" He asks.
"Or I leave ya out here in the lava flats to walk home with whatever's left in your humidity vest." He finishes. Mythrol glances down at his vest.
"It's not much of a choice, is it?" He says. The ride to the front door is silent. "All right. We can't go any further than this." He says when he stops the speeder near the door.
"Let's go." Greef says. The group hops out of the speeder and approaches the door, blasters drawn. Din tries the controls, but nothing happens.
"Controls are useless. They're melted." He says, then looks around for another way.
"Well, it's probably not rated for lava." He responds.
"Imperial trash." Cara mutters. Din steps away from the door.
"All right, I'm headed back. Hit me up on the comm, we could set up a rendezvous time." Mythrol calls, starting to power up the speeder.
"You park your gills right there until I say otherwise." Greef says.
"I'm startin' to dehydrate, boss." He replies.
"Okay, how does 30 more years off your debt sound?" He asks.
"Can you at least be quick about it?" He says.
"You wanna be quick about it? Grab the flange cutter and help us out." Greef says. Cordelia chuckles as Mythrol turns off the speeder, muttering under his breath. "See what I have to deal with?" He asks here, pointing his thumb at Mythrol.
"I'm so sorry, Greef. Your life must be so hard." She replies, grinning when he rolls his eyes.
"Hurry it up." He tells Mythrol after he takes too long. He reaches them and starts working on the control panel.
"Hold tight." Din tells the group. Cordelia rolls her eyes as he launches into the air with his jetpack. They watch as he lands on the platform above them.
"How long is this gonna take?" Cara asks after Mythrol gets back to work. He stops and turns to face her.
"Look, lady, this is rated for light plumbing and such. You're lucky I even packed it at all." He responds.
Cordelia leans further from the door as blasters ring out above them. The group looks up as a stormtrooper shouts as he falls from the platform. The door opens a moment after he hits the ground. Cordelia, Cara, and Greef enter, turning to Mythrol.
"Are you comin' in or what?" Greef asks.
"I'll take my chances here, but thank you." He says.
"Well, when the lava tide comes in, give us a holler. We'll drop you a rope." Cara replies. Mythrol opens his mouth to talk, then closes it before rushing in with them. The doors open when they reach the top, revealing Din and the fallen stormtroopers.
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The Mandalorian's Bounties | Din Djarin
FanfictionCordelia wakes up with no memories. She doesn't know who she is, let alone why she wakes up in a strange building with a Child at her side. The only thing she does know is that she must protect him at all costs. After spending months with her appare...
