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look at me Natalya Vinda
Turga the Hutt leaned forward to take a closer look at his newly aquired trophy, she was...pleasing to the eye…
He smiled broadly, (not a pretty sight), and ran his tongue across his lips in delight.
"...wake up my precious..."
Natalya seemed to physically jump as she took in the Hutt standing before her, (a rude awakening indeed!) Glancing down towards her cuffed hands she threw him an angry glare.
Clearly uncomfortable, she shifted her weight from side to side, as she rose , still giddy from the tranquiliser she had been shot with. As if remembering this, Natalya rubbed her stomach which still ached from the blow it had received, and looked about her.
She was in what looked to be chamber of some description, carved out of some kind of rock or stone, the air was humid and a strong pungent smell attacked her senses…
There was no clear indication of her whereabouts, or any immediate means of escape and so she stood straight and glowered sullenly at her captor, fuming.
"...why am I here?...who are you?" Natalya shouted angrily at her captor, and attempted to groggily walk forward, and in doing so suddenly found herself held back by something around her neck, she almost choked , and lifted her hands to her neck in reaction.
She had been chained to the wall by a slave ring around her neck, and had been so focused on the giant slug in front of her she hadn’t realized, until she tried to move forward of course.
Natalya cursed angrily and, after feeling the metal ring around her neck , resigned herself to the fact she was stuck, for the time being at least.
Turga roared with laughter, a loud belly laugh which rippled across his entire body.
The Hutt , clearly amused, could not contain his glee…
"...my name is Turga my dear..." Turga couldn't resist performing a strange bow for his new pet, (at least the best one could do if one were a giant slug)…
Natalya grimaced in reaction...He spoke basic extremely well, she noted, albeit with a heavy accent, this was not a reknown trait for Hutts.
...a sign of being around humans a long time perhaps... (she reasoned to herself quietly)...
"...I don't know you..." She followed up quickly, and Turga simply grinned in response, enjoying the frustration which was so clearly painted upon her face.
"...ah but ,
I know you, Natalya,
I know you..."
He had waited a long time for this moment, a long time indeed, and he was going to relish every second of it.
Shuffling over to a raised platform, Turga slovenly stretched out across it, his eyes not moving from his captive.
"...I expect you are wondering
how I knew about you?..." he said leering at her with obvious delight...
"...I had been waiting for a moment like this for a very long time, and just imagine my sheer surprise and delight, when you fell into my lap..."
Natalya remained silent, and simply glared at the fat loathsome creature.
"...the silent treatment I see?..." The Hutt raised an eyebrow, and then smiled smugly to himself...
"...no matter, there is no need for you to say anything, but realise this, if you make my life difficult, your life can, and will get very hard...that I can promise you" The threat was not merely for show, and his huge rolling eyes gazed at her as if to reinforce his point.
The Hutt smiled...
The girl seemed to think about this for a moment, before finally replying...
"... what do you want with me?..." Asking her question again, this time with a touch more wariness...
The Hutt raised an eyebrow and tilted his head in reaction to her question...
"...you're direct, I like that..."
Turga , tilted his head more as he observed her once more...
"..something you get from your father no doubt..." the Hutt said, then quickly followed up "...I wonder what else you have inherited..." ominously, as his eyes looked her over.
"...I wouldn't know" She snapped back.
“Really?…” Turga smiled and reached behind him for something, it was her lightsaber…he waved in front of her as he spoke…
“…it seems to me like you have inherited more than you care to share…”
“Is that what this is about?..”she continued, the anger still tangible within her voice, by now she’d already figured out that this really wasn’t a great deal to do with her…
"..Your father will pay a great deal of money to get you back..." Turga responded, almost flippantly…
…so this is what this about!…money!…
Natalya tried her best to not show her anger, but it had started to bubble fiercely within her…
“…my father doesn’t know I exist…” Natalya snapped , ( and as far as she knew, this was indeed true…)
Turga smiled smugly, he couldn't help himself…
“…on the contary ,he knows all about you, in fact he has the entire Corporate sector looking for you now…but just to make sure, rest assured we have taken the appropriate course of action”
Natalya fell silent, as she looked at the Hutt, her eyes scanning the creature’s gaze for any sign of deception, but something deep inside her, told her this to be true.
She remained silent as she considered the consequences of this, and Turga leaned forward as he noted it.
“…don’t get your hopes up too high , no-ones going to come looking for you here I promise you that!…” He said, fully self assured in this belief.
Before Natalya could answer, another joined them in the doorway of the large chamber
She recognized him instantly…
Deed!
Lux entered as the huge slug gestured for him to do so, and after seeing Natalya , smiled…
Her eyes held nothing for him but bitter contempt…
This did not go unnoticed…
“..I think she hates me..” Came Lux’s response, it was directed at Turga but he hadn’t taken his eyes of off her.
The Hutt laughed in response…
“..I don’t blame her…” He retorted in amusement, as he retrieved a large case, the kind usually used by high-flying executives, it matched Deed’s suited attire…
Lux checked it , and turned to face him…
“…The money?..”
“…one and a half million , for the girl as agreed..” Turga said as he handed the man a datapad with the relevant details…
“…and the rest?..” Replied Lux, as he checked the pad’s contents…
“…the rest shall be attributed to your account on completion…”
Lux shook his head…
“..no way, up front, or not at all…”
The Hutt feigned surprise…
“..twenty million crystalline vertex! Up front!? …I don’t think so…”
“ that was what we arranged” Lux said resolutely…
“..half now, half upon completion…” Said the Hutt clearly pushing the man’s patience…
Natalya remained silent, observing the display as the two argued, with both trepidation, and disgust. She had been gripped by a powerful feeling of foreboding , her vital told her there was more here than met the eye.
The two had seemed to come to an arrangement, and as they finished what business they had left, Lux turned to leave, but stopped , and turned towards Natalya…
“…no hard feelings eh?..” The man said with a grin, then as he glanced back at Turga, he laughed, then as he took one final lingering look towards Natalya , he took his leave.
His eyes were cold, and there was something held inside that gaze which unnerved her...
She felt a shiver run down her spine.
Vinda turned her attention to Turga , who had begun to eat some kind of squid like creature with relish, and he grinned as he licked his lips…
“…are you going to kill me?..” She said eventually, and Turga smirked…
“…that remains to be seen, but for now, I have a use for you…” Came his ominous reply…
…and Natalya felt her anger rise…
