"What about the Sarlacc?" Ranko was manning their speeder's turret, scanning the horizon for hostiles, so her attention was not on the pit. In the little more than three months since their finding each other once again she'd shown little sign of the new life growing within her. Force assisted healing could do more than close wounds, she had discretely cured herself of morning sicknesses and kept any signs of strain from off herself, looking top-notch in spite of everything.
The other girls were learning from her those same techniques, either on anticipation or actual need. While using the Force to keep your figure wasn't the worst use he'd heard of, up til now it was somewhat unusual.
It had been a very busy and hectic three months for both of them, always rushing too and about, conducting a lifetime each of administration, piracy and trade, not to mention plans for this and that. They treasured their few silent moments together - not one of the least of their reasons for taking this trip alone together.
"Oh, it's there alright. No doubt about that, and it's a big sucker. I can feel it under half the valley. No doubt it stretches and flexes to shift the sands and toss prey within reach of its mouth. I wouldn't go near without a repulsorlift under us. Switch roles? You've always had a better ability to track dad than I ever did."
Ranko slid out of the turret seat and changed places with Ranma at the controls while he took over the turret guns. She had to ease their slapjob craft closer to the Sarlacc, then much closer still to confirm what she was sensing.
Biting her lip at the end of an exhaustive scan, searching through the belly of the beast for any sign of their parent, Ranko surmised, "It's not our father, but there's something using the Force down there."
For a brief moment his eyes left the gun sites and met hers. "So what do we do?" They asked in eerie synch.
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(Posted Sun, 30 May 2004 17:33)
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