Heart Of Darkness (Star Wars)

Chapter 32: They're Back

He nodded. "And you're Lady Noxia."

"That name died with the Empire. I go by Delmira now." I informed him.

Din glanced over at me. "Is he Mandalorian?"

"I'm just a simple man making his way through the galaxy. Like my father before me." Boba replied.

"Did you take the Creed?" Din asked.

"I give my allegiance to no one." Boba shot back.

"The Beskar belongs to the Mandalorians. It was looted from us during the Purge." Din explained.

"The armor was my father's. Now it's mine." Boba retorted.

"What's to stop me from dropping you right where you stand?" Din inquired.

"Because I have a sharpshooter up on that ridge with a locked scope that will unload by the time my body hits the ground." Boba warned.

"I'm the one wearing Beskar and Delmira here's a Jedi. She's quick. As soon as I see that muzzle flash, you're both dead." Din rebuked.

"I didn't mean she was going to shoot you. My friend's locked onto that little companion of yours along with your daughter up on that henge." Boba clarified.

"And if you remember, I don't miss." A female voice rang out from the ridge.

Din immediately whipped around towards the ridge. We saw a woman on the ridge with a red and black helmet over her head, holding a sniper rifle towards the ruins.

"Fennec?" Din questioned, sounding baffled.

I was baffled by his words. Fennec? The Fennec Shand? I thought that Toro Calican had killed her back on Tatooine.

"You have a keen ear, Mando." Fennec commented.

"You point that gun away from the kid or I'll drop you both where you stand." Din advised.

Din then activated the missiles on his left wrist, prepared to use them if necessary. Boba extended out a hand. "Let's all put down our weapons, have a chat. There's no need for bloodshed."

"Then tell her to drop the gun." I retorted.

"After he puts down the jetpack." Boba shot back.

"Same time." Din suggested.

Boba glanced over at Fennec. "Stand down."

Fennec listened, lowering her rifle before getting up. Din then put his missiles away before taking his jetpack off of his back and onto the ground beside us. Once all of our weapons were away, Fennec approached us.

"Who are you?" Fennec inquired.

"I'm Delmira Skywalker." I informed her.

Fennec merely gave me a nod. She then glanced over at Din. "You look like you've seen a ghost."

"You were dead." Din replied.

"She was left for dead on the sands of Tatooine, as was I. But fate sometimes steps in to rescue the wretched." Boba explained.

"In my case, Boba Fett was that fate." Fennec clarified.

She then opened up her jacket, revealing cybernetic parts within her skin. "And I am now in his service."

"I want my armor back." Boba insisted.

"It goes against the Mandalorian Creed." Din argued.

"The armor was given to my father, Jango, by your forebears. In exchange, I guarantee the safety of both children, as well as your own." Boba offered.