Episode Twenty-Five

Naix raided Beldorion’s throne room and recovered a strange rock chunk, a Corellian Soul Diamond (25, 000 credits), a Hutt lineage chart, and a holo-communicator. The rest of the crew loaded two B2 battle droids onto the Nightjar and prepared to disembark before the Sith or more droids arrived. Conrad and Dalmarc argued about killing the Hutt and firing on Ventress, and this culminated in Dalmarc leaving the ship with his bounty, Xemo. Dalmarc turned in the bounty for 10, 000 credits, and then reported the Nightjar’s crew to Beldorian’s Bothan assistant. Later that night, a human representative of the Grand Hutt Council, Qi’ra, contracted Dalmarc to capture the Nigthjar’s crew within ten days, for 100,000 credits per person taken alive (or half if dead). That evening a mysterious black ship attacked the Toydor arena, but Dalmarc managed to get to his ship and escape to Nal Hutta for repairs.

Meanwhile, as the Nigthjar headed to Eadu to drop off Mace, they also received a holo-transmission from Qi’ra. She proposed that they assassinate Gardula the Hutt on Nal Hutta in order to allow her, the second in command, to seize power of the entire council. In exchange Qi’ra agreed to remove any bounties on the Nightjar, and the crew agreed. During the three-day trip to Eadu, Naix gave Jasper the beskar armour, and kept the jetpack and “ripper” slugthrower for himself. Gage was able to use the Mandalorian data cube to complete a second upgraded jetpack for Jasper.

The Nightjar crew docked in the rebel base and told General Organa about the battle with Beldorion and the loss of the droids. Leia accepted the return of a Jedi master as a more valuable asset, and admitted she couldn’t protect them from the Hutt’s wrath. The crew learned that Ventress was a member of the Revanites, an order of grey jedi led by Master Ahsoka Tano; and that Leia would need to smooth over Dalmarc’s attack because the Revanites were valuable allies in a galaxy without a Sith or Jedi conclave in power. Leia also shared the good news that they had foiled an attempt on her life by capturing an assassin sneaking into the base. As the crew prepared to depart, alarm bells rang in the hanger indicating they were under attack!