EPISODE ONE: The Hunt

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In the ship it is silent, Avara and Sierra speak in the back, Jek pilots the ship heading to the desert planet, if it were to go well with the Client he'd rob and kill him then, he needed to persuade Avara to join him and the Ravagers but his only problem was Sierra, she's a former Felushian and she'll probably be his next enemy if things don't go well with the Felushian Clan, his plan was to get the Ravagers, including Avara to kill the Old Republics remaining clan and kill the Client, after that they had to make themselves stronger to the point where they could fight off the Felushian's and the Ussang Clan as well, including the New Republic.

THE BOUNTY HUNTER

Jek pilots the ship to a landing on the desert planet, the ship jolts to a stop and everything is still, he gets up from the pilots seat to see Oliver and David , including the rest of the Ravagers looking at him waiting for his lead. Avara and Sierra stand behind waiting in curiosity. "Jek." Says Avara and everyone turns to her, "Why are we back here" "To kill the Client." Then Sierra stands up, "He's my kill, I need to kill him." Jek raises his head and walks toward her, the air is stiff, as well as Sierra's stance when he approached her. "He's my victim. You ran instead, you had the chance and you lost it." Sierra glares the look at him, "Let's go then." Says Avara as they exit the ramp of the ship, outside the ship was the one Jek trusted, the Old Man with the Speeder shop, "Fix my ship?" "Without pay" said the Old Man and smiles, Sierra and the Ravagers don't know him but Jek does, "We plan on staying here for the night until they tomorrow." Says Jek, "I'll start repairs on your ship then."

Jek had set up a fire for the cold desert night enough to keep warmth for the whole group with him, he was usually the Loner of the Felushian's, always quiet and didn't talk much but something there that he didn't know.. that he liked about being with the Ravagers, and Avara- especially, including Sierra. Avara sits next to him legs crossed stretching out, she turns up to him, the fire glowing in her eyes, she smiles. "I'm sorry about everything Jek, I mean it." Jek turns to her, he hated the fact that his helmet is cracked by his side of the face, she could see his emotions in his eye. "I know." He says, his voice sympathetic to her. "Follow me." She says and grabs his hand, they get up and walk away from the fire where the rest of the group is asleep, she takes him to the dark, "In the dark night of the desert it is beautiful out here."
She says, Jek turns to her, "What is your point Avara?" She leans in closer to him, "I see you.. as just that. Beautiful." He freezes, he hated it. His cheeks burn beneath the helmet, she grabs both sides of his helmet. "No." He unintentionally says aloud, she puts her finger to her lip, she grabs his helmet again and he stands there, he doesn't resist that she remove the helmet sworn to never remove, it was an Oath. He takes his hands in hers, and slowly she removes the helmet and takes it to her chest, "This is not all you are Jek.. your so much more and you don't see it, why?" He stares in disbelief, "I- I can't.. not now." He stammers, she takes his hand, "Look at you.. you've lost the need to love."
His brown deep eyes stare into her green hazel eyes he can not turn away. "Jek." He focuses to her attention again, "I know you and only I ever will... Be who you want to be, you don't have to be one of us." He's confused, his frustration begins to come to play and to mess with his head and his actions in which they are accountable for. "No. I can't leave you, don't stay... Come with me." "Please." A tear runs down his cheek, "I'm sorry Jek, she kisses his cheek softly. "I'm sorry." A ship lands behind her and he knows what she's about to do, "I just had to say goodbye before I just abandon you." The dust blows around the ship and it leaves him off guard, "AVARA!!!" "NO!" he takes his blaster to stun, he hesitates to pull the trigger and aims at her, "How could you leave me." "It's for the best of you, I'm the one responsible I hold you back from what you want.. what you need." She backs away to the ship in tears, behind her stands Sierra, he sets the blaster to kill and fires at Sierra, "Gah!" Jek flies of his feet in pain, a freeze grenade erupts on his shoulder and he is frozen in place, he cannot move his limbs toward the now leaving ship. "Avara!" He cries out one more time. One last time. It's over, she has betrayed him as he had done to her. He falls to the ground on his knees and realizes he is set free, behind him is Oliver. He stands there in guilt, "I'm sorry." "It's my fault." Jek says and take the helmet to his face and aches for her. He take the helmet and throws it across the sand, he's alone and lost. He has no identity, he has no clue of his parents, who he even is. He is not the Felushian he thought he was, he's just a man trying to make his way across the Galaxy.
He takes his necklace that Avara once gave him, she wears the other half of it, maybe he just forget it and throw it away, gone. But he takes it and squeezes it in his hand, it's the last thing he has of her that is physical, but she is in his thoughts constantly.

Jek walks to the door, they have made it to the Client, he doesn't wear a helmet anymore, just him, and wears a cowboy hat with a mechanical face mask built for him by the Old Man as a gift, it's his new identity but be has not yet tooken a name for his new self. The doors open and the Old Republic troopers await his arrival, he is escorted down the hallway and to the backroom where everything is empty, they are moving. "Well Jek, what is it that you need?" The Client questions him, "Nothing of yours!" And he takes aim and shoots the Client in the chest as the Client flies back and falls to the ground, blaster fire erupts around him, his Ravagers defend him, giving him time to take all the credits he can find in the building, he takes a chip from the Client's belt, a gold coin it seems. He walks away and takes his blaster back in it's holster, he killed him and now it's done. "On me." The Ravagers exit the building with him, all weapons raised, outside charge more troopers and they immediately fire back, Jek takes his kills and leaves them for dead, he didn't care of all the evidence left behind, he didn't care about any of it. A New Republic ship is landed in front of him, there stands about a hundred troopers aimed directly at him. And in the center stands Agent Kallan, his black clad armor ready and shining in the sun, his black dark cape blows in the wind, he is dark skinned and has grey thin hair, with a small stache, he keeps his blaster in his holster and hands kept neatly together. "Who are you?" He demands an answer, all troopers behind him take aim at Jek and his Ravagers.
Jek thinks to himself, his new identity has been found. He knows what he is- he's no more a Felushian.

Jek takes one step forward.

"I am Turük Ravan, Hunter of all bounties, and you don't want to interfere with me or my Crew. In other words..."

"I am will be your cause of death." Jek, now Turük Ravan says through gritted teeth. "I am Death."

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