Never Too Late (A SWR Fanfic)

Chapter 5: Trust In The Force

Kari's P.O.V.

Two days later...

I'm in my tent, I've taken the cover off and I'm staring at the sky as clouds go by. I close my eyes, and without warning the band of rebels I had met flash through my head.

I look to my left at the strange cube laying beside me. I take it in my hand and look at it. There are strange symbols on the sides and on each side there are openings protected by glass.

What's so special how about this thing? Why would that man have it? I think to myself. It seems totally useless.

I sigh and put the cube down so it rests on my mid section. The empire will probably be looking for me now. Seeing as how I stole from them. I chuckle to myself. Nah. Those Stormtroopers are as smart as a loth rat. They've probably forgotten my face already.

I should probably go to town and see if I can buy some food with these credits. I think as I put my money in my side bag. I stand up and hide the cube under my sleeping mat, put the cover back over the tent and leave for town.

When I arrive the city is as busy as usual. I decide to go to a vender I often do business with. He owes me a couple favors so maybe I'll get something good. I walk to his little shop and find him asleep, leaning back in his chair with a bottle, probably containing alcohol, in his hand. His name is Bardan.

He has a little bit of a drinking problem but he is always fair whenever we make deals. I pick a stick up off the ground and poke him on the head. He shoots up, shouting something in his original language before his eyes land on me.

I put my credits on the table, "I want some food and information." I tell him.

He bends down and gets a small box out from under the table. He slides it to me, I pick it up, open it, and find packets of dried food. I close the box and look at him, "information." I tell him.

"What about?" He asks in his language. He's an Aleena so I have to look down at him to maintain eye contact.

I lean down a little, noticing a trio of Stormtroopers standing a little ways away from us. "I want you to tell me any information you have regarding a small band of rebels here on Lothal." 

He thinks for a moment, glancing over at the Stormtroopers before he tells me, "I hear they've been supplying food to a small settlement out in the fields. I believe it's called Nakoto town."

I nod, "it's named after that one Colonel right? The one that died?" He nods in response. I frown at him, "I already knew that. Any other information?"

He thinks again before his eyes light up, meaning he just remembered something. He leans up a little bit before whispering, "I hear the empire is going to burn that settlement to the ground as an example to the rebels."

My eyes widen slightly, "when are they planning to do this?"

"I hear they started the fire earlier this morning." He tells me.

I clench my fist, "let me guess, they didn't even bother to evacuate the settlers?"

In response he nods. I growl, he looks at me with concern, "what do you plan on doing Kari?" He asks me.

I turn away from him, "never thought I'd be doing this." With this statement I start running away from him. I spot some speeders and jump on one, ignoring the shouts of someone I start the speeder and speed away from the city.

I've got to help those people! I have to! I speed up and keep going, the location running through my head as I go. I see a familiar mountain and know I'm getting close to the settlement. I look up and see a plume of smoke rising in the sky. I nearly crash the speeder when I stop it. I jump off of it and run over the hill. My eyes widen when I reach the top.