Star Wars: Adventures in Wild Space: The Nest by Tom Huddleston

Author:Tom Huddleston
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press
Published: 2016-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

“Well, that sure looks like the lair of a creature to me,” Gozetta said in a low voice, drawing her rifle.

“And it would explain why nothing showed up on your scans,” Milo agreed.

The clearing outside the mouth of the cave was littered with trash left by the stinkers. Lina could see more of the small creatures in the entranceway, struggling to lift a huge cooking pot over the rocky terrain, screaming and motioning wildly to one another.

“What’s this?” Corin asked. He approached the cliff and brushed back the vines with his bony hand. “Look. We are not the first to find this place.”

Something had been carved into the side of the cliff. A pattern emerged as Corin swept some vines aside. It showed a large, crude figure with four arms and two legs, and a dagger-shaped head. Its mouth was filled with rows of pointed teeth. Humanoid shapes cowered before it, their heads bowed.

A gust of wind blew through the mouth of the cave, prickling the hairs on the back of Lina’s neck. “This cave must be very old,” she whispered.

“Yes.” The Pau’an’s bloodred lips drew back, showing sharp teeth. “It is an ancient and sacred place of worship.”

Lina touched the wall with the flat of her palm. Despite the heat of the day, the smooth stone felt cold.

Our parents would have loved this place, Lina thought. Sites like this were the reason the Grafs had gone to Wild Space. They were fascinated by the relics that might be all that remained of a once proud civilization or world.

Lina felt a wave of frustration rise in her. Her parents were out there somewhere, in the clutches of the Empire. And here she and Milo were, wasting their time on this ridiculous hunt when they could be out finding them. But what choice did they have? They had to figure out who sent that transmission. This was their best option at the moment.

“Well, I didn’t come here to pray,” Gozetta snapped. “I came here to kill.”

“So what’s your big plan?” Lina asked sharply. She was getting sick of Gozetta’s selfishness and cruelty. “Wait until it comes out, shoot it, and then stick it on your wall?”

The huntress regarded the cave thoughtfully for a moment. Then she shook her head. “I don’t intend to wait,” she said. “If this thing has eaten recently, it could be down there for days or even months.”

“Going in after it could be dangerous,” Milo said. “It’ll be dark. You’d be on its turf, fighting blind.”

“My thoughts exactly,” Gozetta agreed. “We need to draw it back out into the open.”

“How are you going to do that?” Milo asked.

Gozetta looked at him slyly. “I’ll need some kind of bait,” she said. “Small but fast, to run into that cave and lure the beast out. Bait that will do exactly as I say if they ever want to get off this planet alive.” She leaned in close to Milo and Lina and smirked. “Now where will I find bait

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