Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi: Underworld (Volume 3) (Disney Chapter Book (ebook)) by Jude Watson

Author:Jude Watson [Watson, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781484720134
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2014-11-25T00:00:00+00:00

Dexter beckoned to them with three of his four hands. Ferus and Trever stepped uneasily into the dark bar. Only a few steps behind them, the disappointed crew followed, muttering darkly about what they’d missed out on.

They sat at a small table that was dwarfed by Dex’s bulk. Waving the others away, he fixed his friendly, beady eyes on Ferus.

“Ferus Olin, is it? I remember when Siri would bring you by. And here I thought you left Coruscant behind forever. That would have been a smart move. And who is this with you?”

“Trever Flume,” Trever supplied.

“Well, Trever Flume and Ferus Olin, what brings you down to these parts?”

“Obi-Wan said you would help me,” Ferus said. “I just left him a few days ago.”

Dexter leaned backward. All four hands went to his chest as he let out a gusty breath. “You should prepare a fellow for news like that. He’s alive. That’s good to hear. Where is he?”

“I can’t tell you that,” Ferus said. “But he sends his regards.”

“Well, if you see him, tell him Dexter Jettster is still his friend.”

“He’ll be glad to hear you’re well.”

“Well?” Dexter chortled. “I wouldn’t go that far. Not that far, at all. But I’m surviving.”

“You’re one of the Erased.”

“Erased I am. No name, no background, nothing to declare except—I’m alive.” He chuckled again, but this time ruefully. “Obi-Wan spoke too soon. I doubt I have help to give you. But if you’ve come to be Erased, I can put you in touch with the right channels. I can find you a place to stay for a bit—not too long, because the Erased have to keep moving. Some of us keep track of one another, some of us disappear. There are no judgments down here. Whatever you do to survive, you do.”

Ferus glanced over at the long metal bar. The group that had followed the Whiphid outside were lined up against it, their backs to the bar, their eyes on him. The Whiphid stood behind the bar, moving a dirty rag back and forth and watching, too.

“Now, don’t worry about them. They’re just looking out for me. It’s best to intimidate any visitors. Creatures come down here looking for thrills, and we send ’em back to where they came from. A little worse for wear, but alive. Ha! Ha! If I say you’re all right, you’ll be welcome enough.”

“Who are they?” Trever asked curiously.

“A mixed lot, I’d say,” Dexter answered. “Any-one the Empire was hounding. Heroes and villains. Some journalists, some former Republic army officers. Maybe some criminals mixed in.”

Ferus gave a sidelong glance at the slythmonger. “I noticed that.”

Dexter slapped both knees with four hands. “Hah! You’re speaking of Keets.”

“Yeah, the one who couldn’t wait to run us through with a vibroshiv,” Trever said.

“Ah, his growl is worse than his chomp,” Dex said. “And he wasn’t a criminal in the old days. He was a journalist, writing for the Coruscant Holo Net. One of the first to ask why Palpatine was grabbing all the power even while he was smiling at us, telling us he was protecting us.

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