Star Wars - Episode I Adventures 010 - Festival of Warriors by Ryder Windham

Author:Ryder Windham
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Major Fassa swam away from the arena and headed for the first check point, a small outpost bubble located between the arena and Lake Umberbool’s northern swamps. As she swam, she thought of the startled look on Captain Tarpals’s face, and she had to fight back the urge to laugh. She hadn’t pushed him very hard — just enough to ensure that she could get through the portal first — but his expression had been priceless. Tarpals always seemed so grim and serious, and Fassa took some delight in having caught him off guard.

Fassa was suddenly distracted by an approaching school of faynaa fish. Faynaa were fast-moving, medium-sized carnivores, and there were thirty fish in all. If they were hungry, Fassa knew she could be in trouble. Hoping to show she wasn’t a threat, she stopped swimming and hung motionless in the water. But when the faynaa continued to head straight for her, Fassa threw back her head and shouted as loud as she could, sending a rush of air bubbles from her mouth. Her shout frightened the faynaa, and they scattered in all directions.

Just then, Captain Tarpals swam past. She stole a glance back at the arena and saw other Big Nasty entrants pouring through the portal zone and into Lake Umberbool. Fassa turned and began swimming after Tarpals. The Captain was a good swimmer, but Fassa was better, and seconds later she skimmed past him.

As Major Fassa swam, her thoughts drifted to Jar Jar Binks. Fassa really did appreciate the fact that Jar Jar had rescued her from the core, but she was beginning to think that her pledge of a life debt might have been a mistake. The fact that Boss Nass disapproved of the situation didn’t bother Fassa — actually, she thought it was funny to see her uncle get so flustered — but she couldn’t understand why Jar Jar discouraged her from helping him. He always seemed so nervous whenever they were in the same room, and she got the impression that Jar Jar didn’t want her anywhere near him. Which was unfortunate, because Fassa thought Jar Jar was truly brave and kind, in his own funny way.

Ten minutes later, Fassa was approaching the first checkpoint when a shadow glided over her body. She looked up to see Captain Tarpals hanging onto the side of a broad-bellied hohokum. As all Gungans knew, hohokums traveled quickly through water and they seemed to enjoy giving rides to Gungans. At the hohokum’s present speed, Tarpals would arrive at the first checkpoint well before Fassa.

More determined than ever, Fassa swam on. She had to admire Tarpals’s use of the hohokum. If she had seen a hohokum, she wouldn’t have hesitated to take advantage of the creature’s superior swimming ability.

Soon, Fassa arrived at the small outpost bubble that was the first checkpoint. A bright light projected from the bottom of the bubble, illuminating the lake floor below. Such bubbles were generally used to mark boundaries and alert submersibles to treacherous

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.