Star Wars: Jedi Quest: The Trail of the Jedi: Book 2 (Star Wars Jedi Quest) by Watson Jude

Author:Watson, Jude [Watson, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781484719732
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2014-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“So, what now?” Anakin asked Obi-Wan.

“When you are the hunted, the best thing to do is to turn the tables,” Obi-Wan said. “You must become the hunter.”

“Track the bounty hunters,” Anakin said.

Obi-Wan nodded. “We can start with the sleeper bomb. It needed a nearby power source to gather sufficient charge for someone to set it off. We need to find the power source, which won’t be far.”

“Whoa, wait a second,” Floria said. “I didn’t sign on for this. If you’re going to chase down the rest of the bounty hunters, you’ve got to let us go. This could be dangerous.”

“Bounty hunting isn’t dangerous?” Anakin asked.

“We minimize our risks,” Dane said. He hooked his fingers into his thick black utility belt. “Which doesn’t seem to be a consideration for Jedi.”

“When it comes down to it, we just aren’t very brave,” Floria confessed.

“Speak for yourself, Floria,” Dane said, scowling.

Floria ignored him. “So it’s in your best interests to let us go. I tend to scream when trouble happens. And after all, it isn’t fair. Bounty hunters are chasing you, not us. Why put us in harm’s way?”

“Let me ask you something,” Obi-Wan said. “Don’t you think the bounty hunter knew you were aboard our ship before activating the signal?”

Floria bit her lip. “You mean we’re a target, too?”

Obi-Wan shrugged. “Think about it. After all, the fewer bounty hunters there are, the easier it is to win the prize.”

“But there are rules!” Floria protested. “Bounty hunters are forbidden to attack one another.”

“In my experience, the larger the reward, the greater the chance rules will be broken,” Obi-Wan said.

“Granta Omega wouldn’t stand for it,” Floria said, but she sounded less certain.

“Would you bet your life on the ethics of a being who is using bounty hunters to trap Jedi on a training exercise?” Obi-Wan asked mildly.

Floria was silent.

Obi-Wan waited while the sister and brother exchanged a glance. He was not about to let Floria and Dane go. Despite their assurances that they weren’t dangerous, the reward would still tempt them to make trouble for the Jedi. Obi-Wan had no doubt that he and Anakin could handle any attack the bounty-hunting team could launch at them, but he’d rather not have to deal with it at all so he could focus on rescuing Wren and getting to the bottom of who was behind this.

He wanted them close. But it was better that they think it was in their best interests to stay with the Jedi.

“I think you’ve got us there,” Dane told him. “Lead on.”

With Floria and Dane in tow, Obi-Wan and Anakin began a systematic search. They walked outward from their ship in widening circles.

“The power source for that size sleeper bomb has to be a generator that’s fairly large,” Obi-Wan said. “I’m guessing it’s on a cruiser of some kind.”

“If the power source is on a cruiser, the bounty hunter could be long gone,” Floria called to them as she brought up the rear.

“Not if the prize is as big as you say,” Obi-Wan answered.

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