Tututu...
The "tum" sound of the old engine of the slightly backward dune suspended motorcycle has been lingering in the ears of Anakin and Padme, and it seems to have become the only theme song in this monotonous sand sea world.
“…”
Anakin never spoke, nor did he dare to stay at the fall of his spacecraft for how long.
After he snatched the suspended motorcycle under the two of them from the stupid sand folk who wanted to take advantage of the situation, he and Padme left immediately and had been galloping at an extremely fast speed on this endless sea of ​​golden sand for about two to three hours.
However……
Even after so long, even though they were almost running forward in a straight line at an extremely high speed close to the speed of sound, now looking around, wherever they see, besides the sharp wind and the endless sea of ​​sand, there is still the endless sea of ​​sand!
If an ordinary person dares to drive so fast in an atmospheric environment without protection, he will definitely be damaged or overturned by powerful airflows! However, Anakin is not an ordinary person. He is a Jedi. Even if he is just an apprentice now, he can use his Force that is stronger than an ordinary Jedi to break through and block the airflow that scrapes against him and Padme, so that they can feel a little more comfortable.
'Um……'
‘Anakin, are we too fast?’
Yes, in Padmé's opinion, she and Anakin were indeed a little faster, they were flying at all, and they were flying too low. She was afraid that the other party would not have time to react and hit a sand dune!
If that is the case, she and he might have died alive in a ridiculous traffic accident after escaping the dangerous disaster of the plane crash? Of course, she would not say that kind of thing rashly, because she felt that she should choose to trust Anakin, and she felt that the other party would distinguish the importance and would take her away from danger.
'All right……'
‘Then how long will we fly? Where are we going?’
After looking around, the only thing that made Padme feel a little change was that she and Anakin were not in circles in the same place. Apart from the straight line behind the two of them, the tall yellow sand and dust formed by the two of them whistling by, there was really no other reference!
There are no green plants here, no villages or cities, no passing business trips or spaceships, and even the barbaric people who like stealing, murder, kidnapping and torture that Anakin has never seen again.
If the atmosphere here could breathe directly, if it weren't for knowing that this was Tatooine, if she hadn't seen the Tasken people and the sandy motorcycle seized by Anakin before, she would have thought that the two of them were from a dead and wild planet, right?
“…”
"Anakin, I just saw it, as if someone was chasing us?"
"Hey! Have you heard what I said?"
finally……
After about an hour, Padme, who was tortured by dry wind and sand and thirst, was holding Anakin's thick waist, which had a lot of abdominal muscles, and after hesitating for a while, he said in a weak tone with some uncertainty.
Because, several times, she seemed to be looking at something behind the two of them, and it seemed that someone was following her and Anakin, but... she wasn't sure if it was a human or an animal, or just her hallucination?
"Oh!"
Anakin didn't agree and continued driving the suspended motorcycle forward, and looked at the fuel meter on the dashboard with a frown.
"You just found out?"
"Padmey, you read that right. There is indeed someone chasing us behind us, so I have to maintain this speed!"
Anakin said lightly.
It is not difficult to judge from his tone. Padme realized that he had already known it! However, he was too lazy to pay attention to those guys who could not catch up with them for the time being. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that those guys deliberately followed from afar, not preparing to rush up easily before a certain number of people or a circle of encirclement is formed?
"But……"
"Anakin, how many of them are following us? I seem to...seem to see several groups of different guys, and they don't seem to be Shamin..."
Yes, Padme is sure that Shamin's outfit is not that way, and the guys ride the loads are a bit too advanced, at least compared to the wilderness and the Tatoo that only sells second-hand goods.
"snort!"
"Of course they are not sand people, they are bounty hunters!"
Anakin snorted coldly and directly revealed the identities of those who came.
"As for their number...the Force tells me, there are probably more than one hundred at present?"
"Anyway, I have seen almost six teams of different bounty hunters chasing us around so far. The least team is less than ten, and the most are dozens!"
"And, they have several spaceships going forward..."
Although this might worry Padme, after hesitating for a while, Anakin honestly told everything he knew.
Sure enough!
As soon as Anakin finished speaking, a bloated spacecraft appeared in the distance, and then it followed the dozens of vehicles on the ground and appeared openly among the yellow sand raised behind Anakin and Padme... Soon, more teams appeared around and successfully made the yellow sand about a thousand meters behind the two of them roll, like a sandstorm and rushed towards them.
Fortunately, the sandmin's suspension motorcycle sitting under Anakin and Padme seemed to have undergone some illegal transformation. With the support of Anakin's Force, its speed is not slow at all. It can easily be slightly faster than the pursuers behind it. Even the bloated spacecraft whose speed is severely restricted and hindered after entering the atmosphere can't catch up at all?
“!!”
"Ah! He, they really have so many!"
"What should we do now?"
Finally, after seeing that there were indeed so many enemies, and no longer lurking and following, but began to chase them openly and wanted to gather around them, Padme became a little anxious.
"What else can I do?"
"Continue to go forward, and then, find a place to destroy them!"
After looking at the tattered rearview mirror and seeing that the enemy seemed to want to surround him and Padme, Anakin gritted his teeth and said with murderous words.
'ah?'
‘But, Anakin, can we beat them just by the two of us? And, do you have any extra weapons?’
"No!"
"We Jedi always carry only one lightsword!"
‘!!’
‘What should I do?!’
“…”
"Don't worry, Padmé, I will protect you, I promise!"
‘But I always feel a little uncomfortable…’
‘Or, Anakin, let’s turn to Mos Eisley now, isn’t it far from here?’
"Why go there?"
Anakin felt a little curious and didn't know why the other party suddenly said this.
‘Because there are many people, it is still the largest spaceport, so they should not dare to do anything randomly!’
‘What do you think?’
"No……"
"You are wrong. Padme, Mos Eisley is not only the largest spaceport, it is also a pirate city! Let those guys know that if you arrive at Mos Eisley, you will be more dangerous than if you are outside, because everyone inside may want your life!!"
‘Where to Mos Espar?’
"no!"
"It's too far away, they won't let us go there, and we don't have enough fuel."
The ones Anakin said were obviously the bounty hunters who were chasing them and ambushing them in the universe and shooting them down!
"Then where are we going now?"
This is not enough, that is not enough, Padme was a little anxious.
"Padmey, would you believe me?"
'certainly!'
"Then don't ask!"
"I can only tell you this: In a sandy village on the planet Tatoin, I met a group of friends... I think they should be able to help us after so many days."
"And that place is not far away, right in front..."
After hesitating for a moment, Anakin said evasively.
"friend?"
"Are they the slaughter people?"
Padme asked loudly in the wind, because she had just seen that Anakin simply killed several Shamins and snatched the other party's motorcycle, and said that none of Shamins were good people, but why now she said she had friends in a Shamin village?
"no!"
"But don't ask for it now. As long as you know, I will protect you with all my might, that's fine!"
Anakin didn't plan to explain, and now is not the time to explain, because the bounty hunters began to speed up and chase him up. He had to deal with it with all his might and strive to reach the destination he just mentioned before the other party's encirclement closed, otherwise he and Padme would be in real danger.
Once caught up by those bounty hunters, in this desert without shelter, he was not sure to ensure Padmé's safety, and even his own life could not be guaranteed!
“…”
"Okay, Anakin, I believe in you!"
There was no way. Seeing that the other party didn't want to say anything, Padme didn't force himself. He just hugged the other party tightly, then pressed his cheeks tightly against the other party's back, listening to Anakin's calm heartbeat with a strong body and enjoying the unknown and inexplicable sense of security brought by the other party's guarantee that he was a Jedi.
"Um!"
"Don't worry, it's not far away, right in front, we should be able to get there before dark!"
After looking at the sky, then looking at the enemy who was chasing wildly behind him. He lived in this Tatooine since he was a child. After counting the dark time and the environment, Anakinmo no longer continued to talk to Padme. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and focused on the floating sand motorcycle. He turned the steering wheel and turned to a certain place in his sense of force.
The situation between him and Padme is indeed very dangerous now, because he is really not sure to fight against so many bounty hunters, even if it were Obi-Wan or teacher Qui Gang King here!
Fortunately, when Anakin came to Tatoyin before, due to some chance, he had already arranged some interesting little things on this planet. Although it was not very long, he believed that so many days were enough to provide him with necessary assistance and eliminate the bounty hunters who wanted to siege or capture them alive!
Even though he had never really tested their power, even if it would be his first time to test them, his Force had told him more than once that his "friends" were very powerful, very powerful!
...
At night, although the galaxy in the sky could be clearly seen in the sky of the Tatooin Desert, the ground was extremely dark. Looking up, the world was quiet, without any sounds of animals or insects and birds, and without any fire or lights belonging to civilization, just as if this was really a wild planet without any life.
And at this time...
A group of bounty hunters wearing various eyepieces on their faces and heads quietly surrounded an abandoned village that was also quiet, composed of many dome-shaped mud buildings and tents, but strangely, without any sand people living there.
‘…’
‘Those two targets, are you sure they are in?’
‘Yes! Boss, we chased and saw them in! You see, the current positioning device also shows that the bitch with a very valuable head is inside. We are getting rich this time!’
‘Well, very good…’
‘However, what do the others say?’
'They have negotiated that if the team catches that bitch, they can divide half of it directly. If the person who kills the Jedi can divide it by 10% more, and everyone else will share the rest!'
‘Very good! Very reasonable!’
'So……'
‘At any cost, I will capture or get the head of that woman!!’
'yes!!'
‘The others are on the outside, so don’t let them run away!’
‘Don’t worry, we have set up anti-aircraft guns, they will definitely not be able to escape!!’
'snort!'
‘Attack! Be careful of that Jedi!’
'yes!'
‘As for orders, Boss Harding…’
Soon, the bounty hunters who surrounded the village and seemed to have reached some kind of agreement began to touch the darkness under the command of a tacit understanding, carrying various advanced night vision instruments and weapons, and touched the abandoned village of Shamin, piles of huge rocks and canyons not far away.
‘Hmm?!’
‘What’s wrong, Boss Harding?’
'No!'
‘Nothing, it seems like I see something in the distance…’
The bounty hunter, known as Boss Harding, started the life detection instrument on his eyepiece in confusion and swept to the distance, but found nothing.
Then, he turned his head and swept to the village, and found that the life signal of the target woman and some ridiculous Jedi was still clearly displayed in his eyepiece. He nodded with satisfaction, and nodded again to the slight sound from behind their encirclement that sounded like the rustling sound made when the wind blew across the sand dunes.
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Chapter completed!