Broke: A Clone Wars Tale

"Aurra Sing, for your crimes against the Republic and the Jedi Order, you and your partner will be taken to jail. You will receive a fair trial."

While turning off his lightsaber, General Di uttered those words. Of course, all he received from Sing was a face full of disdain.

While Brain, Dageer and Commander Keeli were recovering, Metal chained Sing, who struggled a lot. Aside from Sing, the other bounty hunter behaved quite well. The fact that he was missing a leg might have something to do with that.

Dageer got up, his whole body numb. He rubbed his arms, trying to make the numbness go away, but it only got worse. Commander Keeli and Brain had done the same, and suffered a similar result.

General Di went to talk with his padawan, and at the same time pushed the Nikto in the direction of Dageer.

"Put them on the ship, and prepare to leave. After this small battle it won't be long before Jabba's guards find us."

"Yes, sir."

Dageer half pushed half carried the Nikto, while Metal did the same to Aurra Sing. Both bounty hunters grunted, but with their hands and foot tied, there was little they could do.

Or so Dageer thought. When they were a small distance away from the ship, Aurra Sing's legs, which should have been firmly tied, somehow got free, and she arched her back and kicked Metal in the head.

Metal wasn't wearing his helmet, so when the tough boots of Sing hit his head he got nauseous, and his vision doubled. Sing started running away, her hands still tied.

"Metal! Damnit!"

Dageer pushed the Nikto to the ground, just in case he tried to run too, and chased after Sing. The long legs of the bounty hunter meant her steps took her farther, and Dageer was still feeling the effects of being electrocuted.

So when he saw Sing getting farther and farther away, what he did was stop and take out his DC-17.

"Sing! Stop or I will shoot! ... you asked for it."

Dageer first tried to convince her, but the answer he got was some hand gesture that probably meant no good.

With no other option - and a little bit of p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e - Dageer aimed his pistol. His first shoot was evaded with a jump, even though Sing didn't look back to see from where it came. His second shot lifted the sand next to her feet. The third laser hit the target, and Sing felt to the ground holding her left calf.

Now prepared to her tricks, Dageer wasn't in a hurry to secure her again. Only after making sure she wasn't faking and that she had no weapons did he lift her up. Seeing the burning rage on the eyes of Sing, Dageer couldn't help but question her.

"Why did you do that? You should have known that I would shoot you."

"Rarararara! Little clony, my sweet, so you can talk, not only bark!"

He would have no answer from her. Noticing that, Dageer gripped the back of her neck, and forced her to stay up, even though she grimaced in pain. Since the bounty hunter wasn't going to say anything important, Dageer only had to do his job, and take her back.

They weren't too far from the ship, and when the duo got back the clones were still loading the Nikto that Dageer had left behind. Metal was sitting in the cargo ramp, using a piece of his old cloak to wrap his head.

"How bad is it, Metal?"

"Nothing much sir. Just another tattoo, right? Hahaha!"

"Hahahaha! Good to see that you don't mind. Now, take her inside. She can't run anymore, but be careful anyway. She is a dangerous one."

"You bet I am. Rararararara..."

"Yes, sir. Come on, bounty hunter."

Brain, General Di and Commander Keeli had already boarded the ship. The only ones still outside were Ragout, and Dageer, who was waiting for the former. While the padawan looked at Jabba's palace, Dageer just stood guard dutifully.

"Dageer, we are ready to go. General Di said to you and General Ragout get in."

"All right, commander."

When Commander Keeli ringed Dageer, he went ahead and called the padawan.

"General, General Di says it is time to go. We would better get going."

"There is no need to call me general, Dageer. I did nothing to deserve that title."

"..."

"Okay. Let's go."

Dageer followed Ragout to the inside, and soon the ramp closed and the ship got off. It was only when the two suns appeared in the sky that Jabba called off the pursuit.

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Deep space.

"General, I've been trying to contact the fleet, but the distance is too much. If they haven't moved from our last position, then we might be able to get a recorded message to them, but not a transmission."

"That is all we need. Thank you, Brain."

"Just doing my job."

General Di started recording the hologram, explaining what happened and where they should meet. Dageer wasn't paying much attention, until General Di said something totally unexpected in the last sentence.

"... I will meet you at Sector 76."

Commander Keeli also noticed it, as did Brain, who was in the command center of the ship. The one who stepped out to ask was obviously the one with the higher rank, Commander Keeli.

"Uhmm... general? Did you say Sector 76? If I am not wrong, that is almost in the Inner Ring. That area is entirely under Republic control. What will we do there?"

"Keeli, how long have been since the 303rd was deployed?"

"One hundred and two days, general."

"We are approaching the four months mark. If you remember, that is when we are given a period of rest."

General Di was right. According to the decisions made by the Senate, if the Clone Wars were to last more than four months, than all the legions that took part on it since the first battle would have two weeks of rest before being thrown back in the battlefield. Meanwhile, new and fresh legions would step out to take their place. Of course, if they were in the middle of a battle they would have to wait, but luckily that wasn't the case for the 303rd.

///Author Message. Very Important. ///

Hey guys! First of all, I want to say thank you. I started this novel as a random thing that I wasn't even sure I wanted to do. However, I received so much support from you, and now here we are, with a 100 chapters.

I want to say that the hundred chapters mark is a important part on every novel. That mean the author doesn't plan to stop, and I sure as hell don't. There are still many battles left, and many stories for Dageer and Hell Squad to write.

I saw a big evolution in my writing in the process of writing this novel. I started writing small chapters with 400 or so words and thought it was really good, but it was only when I read it that I saw how little it was. But now each chapter have about 1050 words, and I plan on expanding it to at least 1300 or 1400, which is the max I can do if I still want to release one chapter a day.

The moment I am writing this, 272 people have my novel in their library, and seeing so many liking my work makes me really happy.

Also, I want to say my special thanks to some of you. Thank you Democratis, EnablingBarney, Mad_Lord, DemonRazgriz, Daolord_Silvermoon, Azunyan, Nonoemi, W3bN0velL0v3r and the many others that I've surely forgot.

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