Tarakus Deadmerit: Time Frame/CH. 2

CHAPTER TWO Coruscant

Mirandall Korbescht, a fairly attractive human handed Piastall Faulds, a mix between a Dragon and a Human, a small sandwich, munching on one of his own. "How long do you think it will take to find Lumiya, Master?" Mirandall asked. "As long as it takes, my apprentice. We're currently working on an unlimited time frame, so I'm sure there's not too much to worry about." "Do you think we should contact Tarakus and Tu'verana?" "What's with the pesky questions all of a sudden, Mirandall? You're never this inquisitive." "Perhaps it's just nerves, Master." Piastall shrugged, leaving the conversation to die, as they ate their lunch.

"For some reason, I don't think we're alone in this tapcafe." Piastall said, looking around at some of the Galactic Alliance Guards sitting at the counter. "Do you think we've walked into a trap?" Mirandall asked, munching on his sandwich. "I don't think so. But, we can't disregard the fact that we have been followed for some time, by the WSIR." Mirandall's eyes grew a little bigger, when Piastall said this. "We were being followed by the WSIR? How could they track us all the way over here?" He asked, after a moment of letting the shock go through his system. "Trust me, my apprentice. They have the means to do it.  I just hope that Tarakus and Tu'verana get here soon." Piastall said, finishing his sandwich. Mirandall simply shook his head as he finished his sandwich. What he was hearing didn't seem right to him. They were being followed by the Warbird Separatists for some reason, and it didn't add up to him. "Why would the WSIR be following us, anyway?" "They think that we're leading them to Tarakus, because he has an outstanding bounty on his head for killing Phane Warbird all those years ago. That's why." "If it's over some silly deed that he did, why are they following us and not him?" "Never ask questions that you won't like the answers to, Mirandall. It won't bode well for you if you do."

- - - - - - Slokana, Tristchana

Tarakus woke up and looked outside, to see snow still falling on the capital. "Is it always this snowy here?" Tarakus said to himself as he sat up in his bed. There was a knock at the door. Tu'verana peeked her head inside. "Dad, Harlan says that Piastall and Mirandall are on Coruscant at this moment. They say that the WSIR has been tailing them, hoping that they would lead the agents to you." "WSIR bounty hunters. Go figure.  All over that incident with Phane Warbird.  Really, I was doing the WSIR a favor back then.  Phane would've wiped out the entire Mudara Galaxy with that Singularity device he created.  So I was doing them a favor in a way.  Now, they're just trying to return the favor." Tarakus explained, to Tu'verana. "That does make sense. Sort of." "Try not to wrap your brain around it, kiddo. The Universe doesn't work that way.  Trust me.  Now, let's head down and have some breakfast, shall we?" "What are we going to do after breakfast?" "We leave, Tu'verana. We leave.  Head for Coruscant and meet Piastall and Mirandall there.  Perhaps, those two are still working on a lead as to where your mother might be.  It'd be nice to have a family reunion, not a funeral." Tarakus said, tears welling up in his eyes. They headed down to the dining hall together, and met Harlan there. "Good morning, Deadmerits. I trust you had a good night's sleep?" Harlan said, as soon as Tarakus and Tu'verana showed up. "Sure." Tarakus said, with hints of sarcasm in his voice. "Still worried about your wife, Tarakus?" Harlan said, concern hinted in his voice. "Uh, yeah. Now, why don't we have breakfast, and discuss possible plans for the future, eh?" Harlan looked at Tarakus with a bit of a blank expression on his face. "Of course." Waitstaff walked in, holding platters. The staff set the platters on the table, and took the heat lids off, revealing an assortment of eggs, meats and pastries. "You royals sure know how to have breakfast in style, don't you?" Tarakus said, with a grin on his face, something Tu'verana hadn't seen since they started their journey. Harlan just laughed, knowing how Tarakus could be with his odd humor.

- - - - - - Coruscant

As Mirandall and Piastall made for their hotel, Piastall spotted something that looked useful, down an alley. "Hey, Mirandall, cover me, will ya? I wanna check something out." Mirandall simply nodded, not bothering to ask what Piastall was up to. When Piastall came back out, he was holding a datacard in his right hand. "What did you find there?" Mirandall asked, a look of curiosity creeping onto his face. "I don't know. We'll check it out, once we get to the hotel.  Let's get out of here before our tail catches up with us."