(Here we are!)

(YAY!!!!!)

( XD Anyway, do you wanna start with Tara?)

Shashi landed the Usagi and made her way to the arena.

Rihe landed The Gladiator lightly, and ran over to Shashi. "So... Who are we here to see?"

"An informer, a girl who goes by the name of Tara Bo." Shashi replied.

Rihe shook his head. "Never heard of her."

"She normally doesn't speak with bounty hunters."

"And you're the exception?"

"I saved her life.... and she saved mine."

"I would ask about that, but I don't think we have time

"No we don't." She replied.

Rihe slowly felt out in the force, and looked carefully at Shashi's signature.

"You're a sith?" He asked mildly.

"Hell yeah kiddo." She replied.

"Thank god." Said Rihe with relief "I thought that I was the only one."

"What? A backstabber, who murdered people and fled then became a bounty Hunter for the thrills and spills?"

"Yup, that'd be it."

"Wow you had it easy kiddo." She replied and entered the arena.

"So, the geonosians watch people get slaughtered here?" Said Rihe, indicating to the arena main floor.

"By beasts. Nexu, Reek, and so on." She replied. "I have seen many people slaughtered here."

Rihe looked around. "So where's 'Tara'."

"Wait a minute." Shashi replied. After words from the head-Geonosian, four captives were brought into the arena and tied to the pillars. Another gate opened and a human girl rode out following four nexu. She shocked one of them, who snapped at her, but it ran with the others.

"There's Tara Bo."

"She trains... Nexu." He said, like he couldn't believe her. Then he laughed a bit "Why isn't she dead?"

"She trains most of the creatures here. Call it her natural talent.'' Shashi replied looking at him.

"Well I'm impressed." He said, smiling "Now let's se what happens here."

Tara gave a shout to the crowd and went to the end of the arena. The captives were slaughtered in minutes. "come on." Shashi said and headed down a flight of steps.

Rihe followed her closely, not wanting to get lost in an arena filled with vicious predators.

Walking down the corridor, several creatures snapped and growled at them. Coming to a corner, Tara Bo walked into them.

Rihe jumped back as another creature took a snap at him. "Are you Tara Bo?" he asked, just wanting to get out.

"Don't mind him." Shashi said. "Tara it has been to long." Tara smiled, and pulled her into a hug.

'Yes it has. What brings you to Geonosis old friend?" She asked.

"Information." Shashi replied. Tara looked at her then at Rihe.

"Don't worry boy. They don't bite..... much." She said.

"Yeah, well I'm not so great with giant mutant lizards." He said, nudging away from it.

"Oh they ain't mutant. But if you want mutant, I can always show you the Mutant Rancors." Tara replied.

"Oh how is Chuckles these days?" Shashi asked.

"Chuckles...?" asked Rihe.

"My pet Rancor." Tara replied.

"She called him Chuckles because he has a scar from one corner of his mouth, it looks like he's smiling." Shashi explained.

"Pet rancor?" Said Rihe, staring at who he thought was the weirdest person on the planet "Anyway, Shashi, you were here to ask her something?"

"Oh yeah.'' She grinned. "Let's walk and talk." The two girls walked ahead.

Rihe walked a bit behind them, glancing at the passing bystanders.

They entered a large cavern, through a thick gate. "Chuckles!!!" Tara called. "Look who's here to see you!!"

A thundering noise echoed, and a large bull Rancor came running towards them.

Rihe gulped, trying hard not to run away.

Chuckles stopped at Tara who hugged his head. "Auntie Shashi has come to pay us a visit." Tara said. Shashi petted Chuckles head, "And this is a friend of hers." She pointed to Rihe. Chuckles lowered his head and sniffed Rihe.

Rihe bit his lip. "Yeah, I'm...uh... allergic to rancors. yeah, thats it."

"If that was the case you'd probably be dead by now." Tara said as three more Rancors came out, an adult femal and a young male and a young female.

"I see Chuckles was busy." Shashi said.

Rihe relaxed his shoulders a bit, and calmed himself down with a bit of force energy. "You're lucky I can calm myself down like that, or you would have seen a screaming little girl right then."

"And would have laughed myself sick." Shashi replied.

"I've only known you for an hour now, and I knew that would have happened." Said Rihe, now surprisingly mellow.

(Wow. This forum is on the first SW forums page. It's on Page 1!)

(Is mine?)

"Too bad." Shashi replied, and turned to Tara. "Have you heard of this man?" she activated a hologram. "Goes by the name of Shaar'el."

"Yeah I've heard of him. Hangs out on Naboo." She replied.

(Yeah, of course. It's like the 6th biggest, and mine is the 20th. That's an achievement out of 157 forums.)

"How much is he worth?" asked Rihe, looking at the hologram.

(What era are we playing in?)

(THIS IS YOUR FORUM!!!)

"Around 20,000." Shashi replied.

(OK, OK, I just haven't decided yet. Yeesh. Maybe right after ROTJ.)

Rihe nodded, glancing at Shashi. "Why are we after him?"

"We?" Shashi asked. "I'm after him because I was hired by the Hutt's on Tatooine."

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