The Forgotten Hero: A Star Wars Story

Interlude II Chapter V

The space freighter flies through the stratosphere of the planet Twon Ketee. It stops, harshly, and loudly, lowering four ropes, allowing Han Solo, Chewbacca and Y/N L/N to slide down to the planet's surface.

Along with a mercenary Han hired for the mission. Han and Chewie, now much older and grayer, are still looking for a quick buck, seeing as they're in debt to almost everyone they know, including their friend Y/N.

Y/N: You guys had better pay up after this. I'm sick of not getting my money back, Han.

Han: I promise, you will absolutely get your money. We just need to wrangle a couple of these things and then it's payday.

Y/N: You never did tell me exactly what we were trying to hunt here.

Han: Don't worry about it.

Y/N: You know how I feel when you say that.

The group all starts walking towards the huddle of people already on the planet's surface. All of them have breathing apparatus' on so that they don't suffocate on the planet's surface. The air is so thick it's practically fog.

Han: Yeah... That's just what you want when you're hunting monsters. Poor visibility.

Merc: Don't worry boss. I got us the best rathtar hunters in the system.

The "best hunters" mill about like fools as the quartet stares at them disapprovingly. One of them spins around, making himself dizzy, another stares off into nothingness, while a third has his helmet off and something dripping from his nose, while he glares a hole through nothing in particular.

Merc: Okay. So they're the only ones left in the system.

Han: Okay, let's-

Y/N suddenly and sharply turns Han around to face him.

Y/N: You didn't tell me that we were hunting rathtars!

Han: Who cares what we're hunting. It's going to be a big pay day. It'll be like old times again. Han, Chewie, and Y/N. Against the world.

He deadpans at the remark and looks at Han annoyed.

Y/N: Han, do you realize how old you are now? Not everything is as easy as it was when you were a true scoundrel.

Han: Hey! I still am a true scoundrel. Anyway, let's see.

He pulls out a note and reads it out.

Han: King Prana wants full grown rathtars.

Y/N: Oh come on. Why can't we just give the guy an egg?

Han: I stopped asking questions after he listed the reward.

Y/N: Why does that not surprise me at all.

Han: You ready for this Chewie?

Chewie lets out an energetic growl, and raises his hairy fist in a motion of fist pumping.

Han: Well, we'll find out soon enough.

Y/N: Let's bag these things before everything goes wrong.

With that, the hunters hustle their way down through a tunnel and into the den. The hunters go first and one of the last ones is snatched up by a large plant with teeth, and then eaten.

Han: I have a bad feeling about this.

Y/N: Why does everything have teeth in this universe?

With the plant now blocking their path, the remaining rathtar hunters have to find a way to get around it, and or take the plant out. The first idea that Han has is to shoot at it. That of course, does not work, and only causes the plant to headbutt Han back about ten feet.