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The Panther's Cub - AU - Complete (Ch 76 8/19/06)
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PaddyJuan
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The Panther's Cub - AU - Complete (Ch 76 8/19/06)
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The Panther's Cub - A Jedi Master undercover on a dangerous mission wins a slave in a sabaac game. The boy is entirely too old, too wild, too untrained, and too Force sensitive to ignore - the Perfect Padawan.
* Summer 2003 Fanfic Awards Winner: Best Pre-Saga Story in Progress, Best AU, Best New Author *
Another Universe, another story, but still all of the Star Wars is owned by George Lucas; I'm just playing in his sandbox for the fun of it and without his permission. This story can not be used for any monetary gain anyway and may not be reposted without my permission. Warnings for oblique mention of physical abuse. Conforms to PG-13 standards. Really. It does. It's not my fault if you are susceptible to the mindtrick hand wavy thing.
For those of you who want to find the chapters a little more easily, here you go: Index of Posts
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Chapter 1:
The motley collection of pirates, smugglers, and other scum slouched around the Sabaac table, watching the last two participants play the final hand. The table was piled with assorted credits, gems, vouchers, and other items that passed for wealth here in the far reaches of the Rim, far from any hint of civilization.
Durban scowled at his calm opponent as she carefully cleaned already razor-sharp, metal-coated nails with a vibroblade. He looked at the item she had tossed on the table, a scarred and tarnished lightsaber. She had grinned, pointing out that the Hutts had a standard bounty of 10,000 credits on one of those, Jedi attached or not.
He knew he didn't have the credits to match that, he only had his ship, and one other thing.
"Boy! Get your rear over here," he snarled.
The slave slouching against the wall rose lethargically and meandered over, his obvious defiance darkening the scowl on his brutish owner's face.
"I have this. He's a fighting slave trained for the arena."
The assassin known as Pantera, after the lethal black Corellian catling she so resembled, looked over the boy with a bored look, assessing the lean hard body exposed as Durban pulled the slave into the light. His lightly golden skin was covered in a coat of pale dust and dried blood from the match this afternoon. She had seen him fight but had not known who owned him. About her height, but lean, with sleek, well-conditioned muscle. A little thin, as if Durban did not always feed him well, and scarred from fights and whippings. He had moved with feral grace in the fight, impressing even her high standards.
He glanced down at the heavy Twi'lek's hand gripping his shoulder and one lip curled up, exposing a brief flash of eyetooth. Durban snatched his hand away just in time as the slave snapped, almost biting his hand. The woman rolled her eyes as a heavy fist flattened the boy then yanked him back to his feet, sullenly nursing a split lip now. The boy was naked except for the chains he wore, a collar of a dull gray alloy, and the very briefest thong that did nothing to hide his sturdy build from interested eyes. She caught a glimpse of sharp assessing eyes before the long lashes curled down to hide those eyes again.
She sneered, "Not very well trained, is he? If I won, why would I want him? I saw the match this after noon -- he lost."
She did not mention the fact that she knew Durban had bet heavily on the slave, and that the boy had won his last two matches. As she spoke, she saw a brief smirk pass over the youth's curved lips, flashing by almost too quickly for anyone not of her observation abilities to notice. She wondered if the slave had deliberately lost to make his obviously hated owner lose money. A dangerous game, but he really didn’t have too much to lose besides his life now. Although her face remained impassive, inside her mind, she smiled at the boy's daring. Cats liked games, almost as much as they liked the hunt.
Durban scowled and pushed the boy to his knees beside the table. "Even so, he's worth the 10,000. So I meet your bet."
She nodded her acceptance of the wager to the dealer and the scrambler spun. With a loud oath Durban sprang to his feet and flung down the cards; the last randomizer had ruined his hand. She stood, stretching lithely, an open sneer on her lovely face.
"It's been a pleasure." She looked down at the slave now watching her intently with narrowed eyes. "Boy, gather up my winnings and follow me."
Durban stomped off, aiming a kick at the slave who nimbly evaded it with the ease of long practice. The boy stood and silently scooped the pile into the bag she handed him, except the control for his collar, which she snagged quickly, his eyes following it, then up to her face briefly.
"I think I'll carry this," she said.
He just shrugged and then trailed after her to her ship. She turned and studied the slave for a moment, then shook her head. "Come along. Let's do something about your hygiene."
"Drop that there, and come with me." She pointed to a cabinet drawer along side a table that obviously served as a desk. She opened a door along one side of hallway, pointing at the fresher.
"Run yourself through a few cycles in there and then come out to the galley."
He nodded. "Yes Master"
Her brows went up; even those few words had a charming burr to his accent. Not a rimworlder then. She left.
The boy eagerly dropped his minimal clothing and hopped into the sonic. 'Not as nice as a water shower,' he thought, 'but I haven't seen one of those for about five years now. Since the last time I snuck into the fresher in that Lord's villa. The beating was worth the hot water.' Even a sonic was better than the rather rank old sweat and blood that coated him right now. Durban had not been a believer in luxuries for his slaves, and he had definitely considered cleanliness a luxury. Anyone who came within smelling distance of him could testify to that.
The boy emerged to find his meager clothing gone. He shrugged; it didn’t matter to him, and there was nothing he could do if it did. Most owners preferred to keep their slaves naked. Less chance of anything being hidden and it made your status really obvious. His owner was sitting in the galley when he emerged.
"Follow me," she said with a faintly abstracted air, her mind obviously on something in the data pad she held.
Even so, he was not tempted to take advantage of her distraction. Her movements were lithe and spoke of strength and grace in a way that the arena had taught him the most deadly fighters knew, despite her slender build. In addition, she had at least five weapons that he could see readily to hand, as well as others he suspected were hidden. The most important deterrent, though, was the collar control in her hand. He knew all too well what hell awaited him should that slender finger press down even faintly. So, he followed obediently with the patience he had learned so very well.
"Hop up there and let me check you out," she said, studying him closely now that the data pad sat on a counter in the small aid room.
He patiently obeyed as she ran the scanner over him and took some blood and other samples. His eyes widened with surprise as she pressed a bandage over the gash in his shoulder that had started bleeding again when the crusted blood and sand that had sealed it had been washed off. A pleasant sting and then numbness spread as the pain oozed.
"What is that, Master?" he asked in surprise.
She raised one arched brow and looked at him. "A bacta patch. I can't have you bleeding all over my ship, now can I?"
He stared at her, his shock obvious. She wasted a bacta patch on a slave? With most of his owners, clean water to wash the wound with was a luxury to be appreciated. One finger hesitantly touched the patch as his eyes followed her. He flinched as she came back with an injector; he had no good memories of shots. He hated what the drugs did to him. The boy tensed.
"Hold still," she said sternly, accurately reading his intention to jump off the table despite the minimal body language he had allowed to escape. "It's only a vitamin booster and some anti-inflammatory for that shoulder."
He froze, and just watched her.
"There, all done." She handed him a folded piece of material. "Now get dressed and let's get something to eat. I'm hungry, and I'd imagine you are even more so."
Still in a state of shock, he shook out a loose pair of trousers. Real clothes, soft and worn, but comfortable. He pulled them on, wondering at the odd feeling of wearing something against his legs for the first time since he had been sent to the arenas, then passed on to various owners as their luck ebbed and flowed. His shock did not stop with the clothing. She actually let him sit at the table and eat with a bowl and spoon like a real person. A feeling came over him that he had not known for too long, hope. Maybe this one wouldn't hurt him the way the others had. However, years of abuse warned him that things could change instantly, and to be wary.
"What is your name? I can't just call you boy," she said as she mopped up the last of the gravy with a piece of dark hard bread.
He swallowed quickly. "Whatever you want to call me, Master." He knew better than to claim anything, even something as simple as a name without permission.
She frowned at him. "Well, what have your other Masters called you?" At his faint grimace, she shook her head. "Never mind, I don't want to know. Pick a name. I just refuse to call anyone boy or slave. If I'm talking to you, I want you to know that I'm talking to you."
He looked up shyly, and she was caught by the beauty of his crystalline eyes. "Ben, Master."
"And what does that mean?" she asked curiously.
He flushed slightly, "Cub, Master. A hunting cat's cub." He wondered if she would laugh in scorn at his conceit, or sneer at him.
She did neither. A slow smile spread across her face. "Perfect. Ben, my Cub. And I am Pantera, the Panther, in my language."
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Padawan_Travina
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2/18/03 5:53am
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RE: The Panther's Cub - A Pirate's Tale: Obi-AU (2-18-03)
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Well Froggy..
This was a very good start...I relly love what ya did...and I will look forward to reading the next part...:)
PT- Who still thanks you for the help last night...:)
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Before I start drooling, how old is young ben?
*hopes he's in her age group*
What can I say? I like it so far, and can't wait for the next edition!
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PaddyJuan
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PT - Thanks! Always glad to get another chapter from you.
JKH - Right now he's 18, but don't worry, he'll grow up quickly. Drool away.
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18? that's the perfect age! I can date him! Don't make him grow up to fast!
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lol
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Yee haw! Another froggy story!
Since I found this little gem of a beginning, I've decided to put away the knives I threatened on your other thread, and forego my evening meal of frogs legs.
For now. 
Great start. I've seen other slave-Obi stories, but this has a more promising start than most of them. I'll be very excited to see where this goes!
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Nice start, froggy! I usually like Obi-slave stories, and this one looks great. Cute translation of 'Ben', too.
More soon?
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Shaindl - fried froggy is terribly fattening. Glad you are holding off on the Ginsu demonstration! Now, what are you up to with Garen and Obi-Wan on your story?
Cascadia - Thanks! Needed a tie in to the title. More this week.
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froggy gives a woren, grr, slightly battered obi.. *drool.......*
happy red!!
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Froggy? Obi, cub?? Wow, that sounds, like, really familiar.  
I love it so far!! I always love a defiant Obi.
More, more, more!!!
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PaddyJuan
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RE: The Panther's Cub - A Pirate's Tale: Obi-AU (2-18-03)
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Arldetta - Sigh, sorry. It is what your character Tuuvu calls Obi, true. But this Obi isn't very much like yours in your story, although the title is much too similar to your storyline. The story itself is not at all the same. He's not so much a pirate as he was a fighting slave owned by a pirate. He's also been mindwiped and has no memory further than about 6 years back. I just had horrible trouble with the title and that was the best I could come up with.
If any one can think of a better title, I'd love it.
But I'm glad you are enjoying it anyway, and when can we look forward to more of your Pirate Obi?
EDIT: RJK - drooling is good!
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Froggy, it's fine. I just playing with you. But unfortunately I had a horrible setback. My disc with my file is showing as blank. So I am crying hysterically right now. And will probably have a broken hand by the end of day. But hey, we live and learn. I'm going to wallow in self pity for a bit. Good luck.
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Hot damn! You finally started posting it! * grabs comfy recliner,ice cold Pepsi and popcorn.Sits back and waits for the yummy action to unfold *
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You posted it on schedule, I see.
I can't wait to see how my latest post influences this, froggy.
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Sheila
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Oh no, another great story to follow. When will I sleep! ?:|
Great beginning froggy. I look forward to seeing where you take us with this one. 
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