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Chapter 26 by Caesar25 Caesar25

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Tusken camp

You ride your speeders to an elevated location near your destination to wait for HK to arrive. From the high ground you survey the ruined Tusken camp with macrobinoculars. Dead Tusken bodies lie everywhere, they were preserved by the sand and the near zero humidity in the air. The camp seems to have been recently disturbed, as some of the tents are lit. The sun couldn't have done that, that way the camp would have become ash through the years. You should have a closer look at it. In an hour, HK arrives with a speeder of his own.

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The destroyed Tusken camp

Aayla: Welcome droid!

HK69: Be welcomed inferior life form!

Aayla: Oh... I have never been called that before...

Lana: Forgive him, his programming is still under maintenance...!

HK69: I must object! My programming works perfectly!

Lana: Wait, how did you get a speeder? I didn't leave any credits for you on the ship!

HK69: I have killed the owners of course! What a silly question master!

Aayla: You did just, what...?!

HK69: It seems the Twi'lek's ears are of an inferior design too. Master why are you spending time with this organic?

Aayla: Who were you calling inferior again...?

Lana: HK stop this at once! She is a Jedi master!

HK69: She could have been the Sith emperor himself, I still wouldn't care! Twi'leks are destined to be the servants of their overlords. This is the way of nature in the galaxy.

Aayla: You think my people belong into slavery...?

HK69: Well of course I do! They were almost entirely enslaved back in my days, I am disappointed to be notified our efforts failed after all we did to accomplish our goal. A shame.

Aayla: Lana, would you be angry if I "accidentally" cut your droid in half?

Lana: Aayla, wait...! Don't destroy him!

HK69 (grabbing his rifle): Look at that! The should be **** is threatening me now! I was looking for a challenge, but killing an inferior species is almost as good as that.

Aayla (igniting her lightsaber): We will see about that...!

Lana: Enough! Everybody, put away your weapons! We didn't come here to kill each other!

HK69: You two might not! I definitely came to kill something, be it a Twi'lek, Tusken, they are almost the same!

Aayla: The Jedi code prohibits the **** of innocents, but a droid doesn't count! Definitely not a murderer droid!

Lana: Aayla forget about his insults! He used to be an ancient Sith **** droid!

Aayla: How in the Hutta did you get one...?!

HK69: She found me deactivated in a swamp. There is no point in going into more details for somebody who is about ot die in a moment!

Lana (you put your hand onto Aayla's lightsaber's hilt): Nobody is going to die here! Be at ease already!

Aayla (deactivating the saber): Okay... There is no emotion, there is peace... I won't give in to your taunts again, droid.

HK69: You don't have to, it is enough if I give a shot into your head while your guard is down!

Lana: Khm... HK, put that thing down, or I'll never let you kill anything in the future!

HK69: WHAT...?! You wouldn't dare...! You can't take my primary functioning away from me...!

Lana: I'll, if you don't obey my command!

HK69: Blasted woman! Alright master, I'll do as you ask... But you will have to grant me some organics to destroy for this!

Lana: You will have that, just be patient!

Aayla: I can't believe you have an assassin droid!

Lana: That's not that unbelievable, but trust me, he is capable of worse things too than killing!

Aayla: Like...?

Lana: Let's focus on that Tusken camp for now! HK, we need you only to translate their words if we meet any. I don't want to kill them if we can accomplish that!

HK69: How booooring. Can't I just kill a few of them?

Aayla: No!

HK69: Not even a little? I promise they won't die! At least not right away! I'll just wound them, rip a few legs or hands off, no big deal! Please, master!

Lana: NO! We might not even encounter any Tuskens there! Come, let's see the camp for ourselves up close.

You leave your speeders up on the higher ground and walk to the deserted camp. You don't realize you are being watched from the distance by a Tusken sniper. He communicates with other Tuskens and a group of them sets out towards your location.

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They catch up with you before you get to the camp.

HK69: Finally! May I shoot theme master?!

Lana: Don't raise your rifle before they to that! We didn't come here to kill them!

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They don't show any sign of hostility. Though you sense there are some of them on the higher ground, probably sniping you if they have to. You are outnumbered, but that doesn't concern you for now. They use sign language, but none of you understands it. As the Tusken receives no answer, he starts talking in his language.

HK69: Oh, that foul mouthed little...! Listen to this! Tusken language!

The Tuskens nervously look at each other and make a few steps back.

HK69: You didn't expect me to understand your primitive language, let alone, use it huh? Tusken language!

Lana: You can communicate with them? For real?! I didn't honestly believe you had their language in your core too!

HK69: Oh master, this is like child's play for me!

Lana: Tell them we came in peace!

HK69: Really...? I hate that word, can't I threaten them again? It seemed to work in scaring them!

Lana: No threatening, just tell them what I tell you!

After some conversation between HK ant the Tuskens, you are told they are here to defend their territory. You may visit the camp, but you have to pay a toll. And you won't be allowed to keep your weapons on you for the duration of your visit. If you don't accept the terms you have to leave immediately or they will attack you. The decision is yours to make.

HK69: So master, what is your call? Can I kill them now?! Or do you want to do it the worst possible way and surrender your weapons to them, leaving you defenseless should these untrustworthy organic scums betray you?!

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