Outcasts Chapter 5: Time of Injustice (summary)

19 ABY
It is a lawless time. It's been 3 months since the fall of the corrupted New Republic government. While the Hutta worlds are still under their own rule, criminal opponents are savaging former governed planets. The Outcasts, former crew of Curt Maverick, now with the Redeemed Fighter and their new Captain Kreddrell Akora, are traveling the galaxy and looking out, to make sure the whole galaxy doesn't fall into chaos without a proper government...

#### **A Bounty Collected**

Jennah Yar, along with Kreddrell Akora and Din Resto, was searching for answers on Zorridan's real identity. While Kreddrell and others tried to assure her, she was not convinced and had to find the truth on her own. They bumped into a Tusken camp, where some tuskens came out to see who they were. They tried to ask the tuskens for any information they might have about Zorridan but leave without any success. Din thinks of a plan to gamble in the cantinas for information. Din wins a gamble and learns info on Zorridan's hold, which they have to find but Kreddrell is attacked by a rodian. Confused by this attack, the trio leave and find a sandcrawler. The Jawas inside tell them some Tusken Raiders have stolen 3 droids in the past week, and if they returned them back, the jawas would give them information. They manage to sneak in and do so and the Jawas tell them that they’ve seen the described Mandalorian a few times heading to a certain direction. Thinking their journey was a waste of time after all, Din drives back to the town. In the end Jennah and Kred find a list of names on criminals with Gregor's name on the top. At this time, a Bounty Hunter in a Shadowtrooper armor arrives behind them, as there was a bounty on Kred's head. Kreddrell decides to let themselves be captured so they could be taken to Gregor. The Hunter takes them on his ship, right to Gregor's stronghold. Gregor manages to learn from Jennah that the other crew members were also on Tatooine. Pleased with the Hunter's accomplishment, he pays him 200,000,000 credits and gives him a 2nd job to capture the other crew members...

#### **Akora Captured?**

Juno and Cora met on Tatooine. The two had heard, Kreddrell Akora was captured by a Bounty Hunter. Everyone had heard it. The two went to investigate what happened and who captured Kred. As they went into a bar, so did a man in a black armor. It was the Bounty Hunter who collected Kreddrell's bounty. As he took out his list of bounties to see who was next, Cora and Juno saw Kreddrell listed as being collected. Another Bounty Hunter came and bothered him. He knocked his own glass, claiming the Hunter "spilled his drink". He took out his blaster and threathened to shoot but the Hunter took out a saber and unarmed the other hunter, knocking him out. Cora and Juno were shocked that he had a lightsaber. The two quickly got out and went to discuss on what to do. Qyzen, the cousin of Kreddrell got into the bar and saw the list as well. Wanting to save Kred, he secretly snuck a tracker on the Hunter's armor. Cora gave Juno her ship and told her to leave the system. While Juno was running to the Hawk One, the Hunter followed behind, throwing a tracker on it as it took off...
As he returned to his ship, the Hunter came accross Jawa's who were taking his ship parts. He followed them to a sand crawler and tried to get in. He got on top and was attacked by Jawas, so he slipped inside with his saber but was attacked by droids. Finding a turret nearby, he hopped on and started to shoot around as the Jawas begged for him to stop and decided to give him his parts back. He took his parts and returned to his ship, taking off and following the Hawk One to D'Qar...

#### **Another Bounty Collected**

As the Bounty Hunter's ship landed on D'Qar, Juno was hiding. Qyzen's ship followed behind and landed. While the Hunter was scouting above to find the bounty, Juno and Qyzen met. The 2 introduced each other as Kred's crewmate and cousin respectively. While they were talking, the Hunter overheard them. Spotted, the Hunter fights off Qyzen and Juno until he is cornered. Even though asked to, he doesn't give away the location, the one who hired him or any other info. He quickly unarms Juno and tries fighting Qyzen but is knocked down with the Trandoshan's cortosis blade. Juno came up with a plan and asked to be taken, pushing Qyzen aside. The Hunter cuffed Juno and took her into his ship, setting course to Nar Shaddaa...

#### **Crime Business**

Gregor unfroze Kreddrell and woke him up, telling him that he has use for him. Juno was taken and brought to Gregor by the Bounty Hunter, who was paid again. Gregor told the two crew members that he didn't want to kill them and he had uses for them. They were given 2 options. Work for him and go free or just leave and Jennah would die. They declined, however, Gregor told them that he believed in fate and that fate was keeping them alive. He told them they had a 3rd option, shoot out of the place and escape. Gregor left to "attend to business". Kreddrell set the pistol on stun mode and shot the guards, escaping. As they escaped, they encountered Qyzen who helped them out but they encountered the Hunter. Qyzen stalled the Hunter and the two fought, as the others escaped in Qyzen's ship. The Hunter and Qyzen brawled but the Hunter came out on top, as Gregor came and took in Qyzen. Kred and Juno went to Tatooine as the Hunter followed behind. When they landed, they were encountered by Cora and T-12. Kred wanted to find his ship but Cora told them it was taken by Jawas. Kred wanted the blueprints, so Cora went ahead to take them. Cora found the Jawas and threathened them to give the blueprints. The Jawas gave her the blueprints for Curt's weapons and took the rest of the ship. The Bounty Hunter caught up with the Ebon Hawk while the crew was preparing. Cora rushed and told them to hurry and take off but the Hunter shot one of their windows with a disruptor. They took off and landed elsewhere in the planet, fixing the broken window. Cora was contacted by Master Vakama from the Jedi Order on Dantooine and told to come back as soon as possible...

#### **Master Tor**

When they arrived, Kred and Juno waited on the ship as Cora was told that she was assigned to Master Val Tor. Cora wanted to progress to masterhood but was told that it was decided by the council. Cora met her new master and the two proceeded to training immediately. She and Val Tor sparred, as Val Tor knocked her down and won. Val Tor scolded her and told her that they would start training all over from the begining. Cora was upset by this turn of events. Val Tor taught her about nature, what Jedi truly are and what their purpose is. He told her that he could show her a path but not force her to follow it. When Cora was dismissed, Zarch, connected through the force, told her about her parents and how Ukerin killed them and Zarch found her. Soon after, a storm started happening and Val Tor came inside. Val Tor met Kred and Jennah as he told Cora to rest and so she went to her room to rest...

#### **Visions from the Past**

In her sleep, Cora had a dream, seeing her past childhood with her parents estate. When she woke up, Val Tor had sensed it and talked to her about it. She decided to go to her parents old estate to figure out the meaning of these dreams... Before she did, Jennah and Cora sparred. Jennah was beaten multiple times and got upset, punching the ground and force pushing Kred and Cora away. She was shocked and ran away, with Kred running after her. Jennah talked about how it was her fault for Curt dying and all they did was for nothing. All the fights they did, now costed the galaxy, being owned by criminals. After being talked to by Juno and others, she wandered off away from the palace...

#### **In Her Lies Ukerin**

Seeking information on the source of her dark visions, Cora arrived at her former home, 'The Kenta Estate'. She instructed, T-12 to remain with her ship as she ventured forward. The weather refused to cease, rain and violent winds followed by thunder and lightning. Cora entered the ruined estate, most of the rust covered doors still managed to function as she progressed through the rooms she remembered from her childhood. As Cora ventured down the main hallway, lightning struck as the door opened to reveal, Lord Ukerin in his pure form!
Cora immediately ignited her lightsaber but all was not as it seemed. Ukerin taunted Cora, attempting to provoke her to attack him. Smartly Cora didn't fall for his trickery, instead questioning him. Ukerin revealed to Cora the gruesome events that took place on the night her parents died, he also revealed that his spirit lived on in her and that it was only a matter of time before he would take control of her body and continue his reign of terror through her before vanishing. Cora left the estate and returned to the Jedi Enclave, seeking Master Val Tor for guidance.

#### **Breaking Apart**

Jennah wandered off as the others came after her. Jennah told them that they didn't need to kill anyone, a peaceful world was possible. They argued about it for a long time. The Bounty Hunter came as Jennah wandered off again. Cora stepped in to stop him but Jennah let herself be captured, knocking Cora unconsious. When the others saw her, they realized what happened. Cora told them she couldn't be with them on saving Jennah but Juno was angry, angry that she wouldn't put everything aside for their friend... Cora left, in hopes of seeking guidance from Val Tor while the others took a transport to Tatooine to find their ship parts...
Meanwhile, Jennah was taken to Gregor. There, she spoke about wanting to bring a peaceful galaxy. Gregor told her that they would be taking down "bad people" and if she worked for him, her friends would be taken off the list. She agreed but wanted to get the Hunter with her on missions. He accepted but wanted payment. After making the deal, the two left for their first hunt, Solaris the Hutt...

#### **Taking Down Bad People**

Jennah and the Hunter quickly made their way through the Hutt's fortress on Tatooine, taking down guards. Soon they managed to arrest the Hutt and take him back to Gregor. Then they went to the home of a trandoshan and stealthy knocked him out, taking him back to Gregor. Meanwhile, the Outcasts were looking for their ship parts. They got to a sandcrawler and made a deal to get the Jawa droids back for their ship. They went to the tuskens and traded weapons to take the droids. They got their ship back from the Jawas but with parts missing. They found 2 mandalorians from the same clan in town and asked them for parts. The two were extremely dissapointed and mad at Juno, telling her if she had a bounty on her head, they'd shoot her. They told her she was no longer a Mandalorian. They gave her the parts and she personally rejected being a Mandalorian. Juno was sad. She was nobody, no Jedi, no Mandalorian... Only an Outcast...

#### **The Deal**

Soon Jennah and the bounty hunter delivered their latest bounty but not so later, the Outcasts arrived. Jennah told them she was doing good, bringing bounties alive and keeping them off the list. Gregor approved, telling them they were taking down bad people. Juno did not buy it, telling her constantly she was being used as pawn for criminals. Jennah and the Hunter soon left to Korriban to take down a cult and bring their leader as a bounty. Kreddrell hacked into the bounty list and found out where they were going. As Jennah and Hunter were attacking a dark jedi and their leader, the leader nearly took down and slashed Jennah but the Hunter saved Jennah by throwing his saber to the leader and slashing her face. To protect himself, he quickly took out his disruptor and shot the dark jedi, disintegrating him. Jennah was frustrated that the hunter killed someone. Hunter quickly arrested and took the leader to his ship. When the Outcasts caugh up, Juno talked about how they were forced to kill and how Jennah failed. Jennah got really frustrated, wanting to take Juno in and promising to put her back up on the list. The two then left the planet to Nar Shaddaa...

#### **A Big Reward**

When the Hunter and Jennah arrived on Nar Shaddaa, the Sith was put in a ysalamiri cage as Gregor was preparing his things. Jennah was mad and told them that the hunter broke the deal. Gregor assured her that it was an accident. Jennah, to Gregor's surprise, asked Juno to be put back on the list, so he did. and asked to talk to the Hunter personally. Jennah left the room and Gregor told the Hunter that he was doing a good job, with Jennah even turning against her old friends. Gregor gave the Hunter a very rare reward, something his men scavenged from Mandalore... Beskar iron, considered to be worth alot for many, especially for a bounty hunter. Gregor also told him their next target, some unknown people attacking his men on Jakku and told him that their next few meetings would be on Tatooine, as he was moving there to look over things after Solaris. The Hunter left with Jennah. Going into Viktor's armory, he asked him to make a custom chestplate using it. Leaving the armory, he went to his ship with Jennah and inside, made a new fixed armor for himself with beskar tops. They arrived on Jakku and cleared up the big camp with many armed men through non-lethal ways. They found their leader, who quickly took off with a random ship. They followed him with their own and force him to land on Tatooine, knocking him out and capturing him there...

#### **Duel of the Spirits**

Cora woke up from a bad dream, where she saw herself killing Jedi guards and attacking the Order... Meanwhile, the Outcasts realized their only option to get to Jennah was to get help from Cora. Juno wasn't convinced but they chose to do it. As they arrived in the Dantooine Enclave, Cora left to her old family estate. The Outcasts went after her but Val Tor asked to be taken too. When Cora got there, Ukerin showed visions of her old family. Cora didn't fall for it. Ukerin changed to Cora's dark form and started battling her. The two fought but Cora was losing, when Val Tor came. Val Tor used the force and gave everything he had to pull out Cora's spirit from her body. Finally, the two were equal, Cora without limits, could fight Ukerin's spirit. Ukerin returned to his normal form and was angered. The two fought on fiercely, as Ukerin told her she was nothing without him. Cora didn't listen, dueling and winning. Ukerin quickly grabbed her and tried to stab but the saber went through Cora with no effect. Ukerin was in shock and fear, wanted mercy. Cora corrected the mistakes of other Jedi who failed... She finally struck down Ukerin, ending him forever. Cora returned to her body, going back to her normal form. Kelron's spirit came, apologizing and thanking her for correcting his mistake. Ukerin was over... After the duel, Juno came, asking Cora for help. Cora said she would do it but wanted Juno to walk back on the path of the force. Juno declined, telling her that her path wasn't Mandalorian or Jedi. Cora asked Master Tor to take months off from the Enclave. Val Tor told her she deserved it and allowed her as he walked back to the Enclave...

#### **Joining the "Enemy"**

The Hunter and Jennah came to Gregor's palace on Tatooine, bringing the bounty. Gregor gave them their new mission, a planet ran by droids with a core to shut down on Altzoc V, a junkyard planet. With no other choice remaining, the Outcasts went to Nar Shaddaa, only to find out Chad was there instead of Gregor. Juno, going in on her own, wanted to learn where Jennah was. Chad threathened to take her bounty, causing Juno to kill the guards to defend herself. Chad decided to give the location of the next bounty where Jennah would be, Altzoc V. The Hunter and Jennah went there and managed to take down the droids and the core. Before they left, the Outcasts arrived. With no other choice, Juno decided to give herself in. Jennah took her, as she and the Hunter got on their ship and left to Tatooine. When they arrived, Gregor was impressed. Jennah wanted a deal, have Juno work for them too. Gregor wasn't sure and only would let her in if she could show off force powers. Juno didn't have the force with her but held her out, as Jennah lifted boxes with the force. Gregor bought into the trick and let her go with them, for their next bounty on Malachor. They left to the Hunter's ship, as Jennah revealed to Juno that she never planned to work for Gregor. After other criminals were gone, she would take down Gregor from the inside. Juno didn't think it would work and the two argued. When they arrived on Malachor, they managed to take down their leader and leave back to Tatooine. Meanwhile, Ralter wanted to go find R2Y8 and his X-Wing on Tatooine. They made a deal with the Jawa's, buying his droid from them for 1,000 credits. Then he found his X-Wing near the crawler. As they were about to leave, Din encountered Kro, seemingly another force user. As he had crashed his ship and didn't have credits to buy another, he wished to go with them until he could get more credits to buy a ship....

#### **No Competition**

As the Bounty Hunter, Juno and Jennah return to Gregor on Tatooine, everyone In his Palace was celebrating their job, there wasn’t any criminal competition left to deal with, but Gregor still wasn’t happy enough, he sent them 3 to go ‘’Send a Message’’ to the Jedi Order on Dantooine. As they have no other choice but to accept this job, Juno and Jennah worry about Gregor’s next moves with this decision. Along the way to Dantooine they form a plan to deceive Gregor. As they arrive to Dantooine Jennah and Juno only stall time without sending ‘’The Message’’ to the Order to avoid another galactic conflict.
The 3 return to Tatooine to report that they ‘’accomplished’’ the job. But when they arrived, Gregor wasn’t there. Another head of Gregor’s Organization, Aya, tells them Gregor went back to Nar shaddaa to check on his business, and the Bounty Hunters final job was to capture the Outcasts that followed him.
Accepting this Job, He captures the Outcasts. As Aya and her guards are moving the Captured Outcasts to their ship, Cora Kenta Appears breaking into the palace, Ultimately having a fierce duel with the Bounty Hunter, which ends up falling in the rancor pit, and she saves the outcasts.

#### **Gregor's Last Stand**

With them now freed, Jennah plans on going to Nar shaddaa as fast as possible, so they go and take off in intention to take down Gregor’s whole operation.
As they arrive on Nar shaddaa, they Break into Gregor’s Tower and in the middle of the way the Outcasts Split into pairs to clean different parts of the Tower. Juno and Jennah take an elevator which leads to the Top of the Tower where they face Gregor, while Din and Kreddrell take another elevator which takes them to the Offices and Cargo Room of the tower and ultimately facing Chad. Jennah and Juno prevail, ultimately having Juno killing Gregor. While Din and and Kreddrell Capture Chad and meet the others at the top of the tower. Few minutes later Cora appears and looks at Juno in disappointment that she chose to kill Gregor, with a huge discussion happening between Juno and Cora, Chad grabs Kreddrell Pistol and grabs Jennah as an opportunity to escape, as he reveals his plan to take over Gregor’s organization now that Gregor is dead. Suddently as chad arrives to the elevator and pushes Jennah away to escape, a Red Lightsaber penetrates Chad. As his body falls to the ground, it reveals that it was the Bounty Hunter that finished it all, with the objective of redeeming himself. With all over, Cora asks Jennah to join the Jedi Order, but she tells that first she has to get back to her family, since they think ‘Terennia’ is still dead. As Jennah leaves the tower, Cora and Juno end up arguing over their points of view.
On the Ground floor of the Tower, there was the bounty hunter, deleting the rest of the data of Gregor’s organization and taking down the bounty list.
Feeling sad, he tells Jennah that for the first time he had no purpose, so Jennah comforts him telling him that he now could choose his own path and with them both leaving in good terms he reveals his name, Cyril Herown. Jennah smiles as she leaves to a transport ship on Nar shaddaa and heads back to her home, Ryloth.