[Jedi Quest] - 02 by The Trail of the Jedi (Jude Watson)

Author:The Trail of the Jedi (Jude Watson) [Jedi, The Trail of the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-03-10T13:36:20+00:00

Chapter Nine

“So what now?” Anakin asked Obi-Wan.

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

“Track the bounty hunters,” Anakin said.

Obi-Wan nodded. “We can start with the sleep bomb. It needa nearby power source, which won’t be far.”

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

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

“We minimize our risk,” Dane said. He hooked his fingersinto his thick black utility belt. “Which doesn’t seem tobe 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 letus go. I tend to scream when trouble happens. And afterall, it isn’t fair. Bounty hunters are chasing you, not us.Why put us in harms way?”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Would you bet your life on the ethics of a being who isusing 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 aglance. He was not about to let Floria and Dane go.Despite their assurances that they weren’t dangerous, thereward would still tempt them to make trouble for the Jedi.Obi-Wan had no doubt that he and Anakin could handle anyattack the bounty hunting team could launch at them, buthe’d rather not have to deal with it at all so that he couldfocus on rescuing Wren and getting to the bottom of who wasbehind this.

He wanted them close. But it was better that they think itwas 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 asystematic search. They walked outward from their ship inwidening circles.

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

“If the power source in on a cruiser, the bounty huntercould be long gone,” Floria called to them as she brought upthe rear.

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

Their route took the over a rocky hill and down into anotherlow-lying meadow. The ground was mushy beneath their feet.Ahead lay a boggy field full of shoulder-high bushes withbright yellow flowers.

Floria reached out to pick one. “Ow!” She sucked herfinger.

Now they could see that red thorns surrounded the brightflowers.

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