[color=gray][color=mediumseagreen][i]"No! Get away from me!"[/i][/color] a girl screamed.

[color=tan][i]"I'm fraid we can't do that, little lady! You've been hiding something of the Hutts' and they want it back. Until you give it to us, we aren't going anywhere."[/i][/color] the lead man of a group of thugs explained, a twisted grin on his face.

[color=mediumseagreen][i]"I don't know what you're talking about, I swear!"[/i][/color] the human woman replied, honesty in her voice.

It's a shame this was the crime ridden Tatooine, honesty was never valued. The thug took the woman by the hair and lifted her to eye level, [color=tan][i]"You're lying, bitch! Tell me now or this is going to get ugly real fast."[/i][/color]

[color=red][b]"You're right. It will."[/b][/color] a womanly voice from behind them said. The thugs all turned to look at her, she was in a black cloak that obscured her face.

The ringleader smirked and started stepping toward her, [color=tan][i]"Trying to play all white knight, lady? Who do you think you are? Some Jedi? They don't bother with Tatooine, it's too far out."[/i][/color] he got closer to her, [color=tan][i]"So if you're not a Jedi, then you're just some other woman who looking for a good beating. Unless of course, you know her and you're affiliated with the item in question that she's hiding."[/i][/color]

The cloaked figure looked at the woman on the ground, her feet were bleeding and she was bruised. [color=red][b]"I'm neither a Jedi nor a friend of her's. But I'm not going to stand by and watch you beat the poor girl senseless."[/b][/color]

[color=tan][i]"And what're you going to do about, miss? Kill us?"[/i][/color] the thug smirked, pulling his blaster pistol from his holster.

"If I must. Then I will." she said, the cold confidence in her reply made the thug hesitate shortly. When he flicked his arm up to fire aa blaster round into her head, there was a quick [i]'whoomv'[/i] sound. It took a couple seconds to register that his hand was missing and when it did, he looked down to what had taken. A red lightsaber. It purred and hummed like any lightsaber ever did. He staggered with his words but finally managed to bark out a command to his lackeys, two of which had run at the first sight of the saber, [color=tan][i]"Get her!"[/i][/color]

The three loyal thugs all raised their blaster pistols and fired. One shot came back and stuck the first thug in the neck. The next one simply missed. The third shot bounced away into the sandstone wall of the alley. Another shot came and once again was deflected. The cloaked saber wielder raised her other hand and pulled the blasters out from their grips. Then, using the force to point the pistols at their owners, the remaining two alive in their knees. The one that had been shot in the neck was dead in seconds. The ring leader dropped to his knees, putting his hand to his stump, [color=tan][i]"Oh please! Please spare me!"[/i][/color]

The cloaked figure simply stood there with her lightsaber in hand, [color=red][b]"I don't want to see you again. If I even so much as hear you squeal about me I will find you and finish the job."[/b][/color] she looked at the two remaining thugs who were cradling their injured knees, [color=red][b]"That goes for you two as well. Out of my sight."[/b][/color]

The ringleader ran off whilst holding tightly onto the stump where his hand used to be. The other two needed to be thrown out of the alley with the Force so the cloaked woman could get what she wanted. The girl on the ground scuffled away from the figure as she approached, knowing full well what a red lightsaber symbolized. When the figure was standing right over her, she raised her arms in some sort of feeble defense, but only heard the lightsaber deactivate.

When she looked up, she saw as the Sith pulled her hood back, she was pale looking and red in the eyes as if she was exhausted, but she was beautiful nonetheless. The Sith was in her youthful prime. Her raven black hair was a bit messy, but that's what one would expect on Tatooine. Her facial expression was softer than she'd expect from a Sith, and definitely not what she'd expect from somebody who had just dealt with a band of thugs.

[color=red][b]"You know what I am?"[/b][/color] the female Sith asked.

The girl nodded, [color=mediumseagreen][i]"I do..."[/i][/color]

[color=red][b]"You fear me?"[/b][/color] she continued.

[color=mediumseagreen][i]"I do..."[/i][/color]

The Sith kneeled down to be at eye level with her, [color=red][b]"Not all Sith are evil."[/b][/color] she offered an exhausted smile, [color=red][b]"Though a lot are. Are you alright?"[/b][/color]

The girl looked confused, bewildered and just lost in thought. She had expected this sort of behavior from a Jedi Knight but not the exact opposite. [color=mediumseagreen][i]"You aren't going to make sure I don't say anything?"[/i][/color] the girl asked.

The Sith shook her head, she brought her bare hands down to the bloodied feet, they were as cold as space. [color=red][b]"Allow me to handle this."[/b][/color]

Without permission, the Sith went to work on healing the poor girl. Her feet felt tingly, but as if it were some sort of magic, her feet were healing. [color=mediumseagreen][i]"The Force..."[/i][/color] the girl mumbled. The Sith nodded.

[color=red][b]"You're quite well informed for a girl living on Tatooine."[/b][/color] she said.

[color=mediumseagreen][i]"I'm not from Tatooine. I'm from Alderaan."[/i][/color] she explained.

The Sith chuckled, [color=red][b]"As am I."[/b][/color] she paused and finished up with healing her feet, [color=red][b]"We're not so different. Two girls a long way from home, running."[/b][/color]

The girl blinked, [color=mediumseagreen][i]"Running? From what?"[/i][/color]

The Sith was silent for a moment, [color=red][b]"The Jedi Order wasn't too keen on my radical ideals, lets leave it at that."[/b][/color]

Those words explained everything to the girl, she didn't need to pry to understand that this Sith didn't like the Jedi ways, it might have been the tone in her voice rather than the words themselves that tipped her off, there was passion in it. [color=mediumseagreen][i]"Thank you, er..."[/i][/color]

[color=red][b]"Tenra. Darth Tenra."[/b][/color] she then made eye contact with the girl, and at a closer look, the Sith was indeed fatigued. [color=red][b]"Run along. Stick to the alleys until you're home. Lock the door."[/b][/color]

The girl nodded and smiled to her, [color=mediumseagreen][i]"Thank you."[/i][/color] she said and left further into the alleyway.

The Sith watched until the girl rounded a corner and left her sight. After, she raised her hood and went back out into the streets of Mos Eisley. [color=red][b]"I need to rest..."[/b][/color] she said before turning toward a cantina. As she neared it, she could hear [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaPf-MRKITg]music[/url]. Stepping inside, she looked around and saw the place was bustling as usual. One man spotted her instantly and called her out.

[color=white][i]"Shae! There's my favorite mercenary!"[/i][/color] he said and approached her.

[color=red][b]"Not now, Tendo..."[/b][/color] she sighed as the broad man wrapped an arm around her shoulder.

[color=white][i]"Aww, already tired of the man who brought you half-way across the galaxy?"[/i][/color] the bearded ship captain asked.

[color=red][b]"Tired in general, Tendo. You know I will always be grateful for getting me off of Coruscant."[/b][/color] Shae responded, looking around at all of the people in the cantina, [color=red][b]"I need the keycard to your ship. All of this mercenary work has left me exhausted, I need a proper bed. All this sand stone is making me ache."[/b][/color]

Tendo grinned, [color=white][i]"My bed has room for nine!"[/i][/color]

[color=red][b]"A passenger bunk is fine for me, thanks..."[/b][/color] Shae swiped the keycard from his pocket and waved it in his face, [color=red][b]"I'll leave the cargo ramp unsecured."[/b][/color]

Tendo was rubbing the back of his head before just shrugging, [color=white][i]"That merc is gonna get me killed one day, but the view is great so I don't really mind."[/i][/color] he walked past a few people along the bar, mumbling to himself, [color=white][i]"Can't believe I gotta use the cargo bar ramp to get into my own damn ship..."[/i][/color] he shook his head.[/color]