And get away with murder

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Obi-Wan and Cody sat together in the starfighter. They were on a low profile mission that required only the two of them. They landed in the foggy bog, climbing out as they both put on the hoods of their robes. "Alright, sir, ten clicks south, luckily the fog should hide us," Cody stated as they stepped forward into the wet ground. "I have a bad feeling about this," Cody gritted as he felt himself sink in marsh as he walked.

"Oh, Cody, if we keep moving this will be over soon," Obi-Wan spoke as he grabbed Cody's hand and lead him through the sinking mud. The planet was very gloomy, and a dreary type of cold. The perfect place for any suspicious activity. They'd been sent here to uncover ancient ruins of the Jedi. There was a holocron they were supposed to find here that Grand Master Yoda hid here over seven hundred years ago. "Hopefully we won't uncover anything other than what we came for" he commented as they continued south.

Cody looked around the planet that was seemingly grey. So gloomy and sad. It was raining, not heavy though, more so like a mist. It was very green, but not a vibrant green, a dark olive. The ground was a dark brown, rich in nutrients and very wet, so much that Cody felt like he'd fall through any second. But Obi-Wan didn't share that concern, him holding onto Cody's hand helped him make way through the bog and feel better while doing so.

When they finally stumbled upon the ruins, it was a doorway, that seeming led to no where. But when they stepped in, they were magically in the temple Yoda had described. Ancient stone walls with nature having taken over. Cody sighed when he stepped on solid stone ground. He took off his hood and helmet, it was very humid. He turned to Obi-Wan who'd also taken off his hood, their hair was moist from the planet's dewy air. It wasn't hot, but sweat had made its way to their face. Though they were going further into the cave, it seeming got brighter. "We're close" Obi-Wan told him as he stepped in the main room of the temple. There in the center of the room was a pedestal and the holocron. "Well, that was easy."

Obi-Wan gave Cody a look to stay where he was, Obi-Wan had been told, 'This place, sacred to the Jedi, it is. Only a Jedi will the temple let pass' So to keep Cody safe, he had him stay in the doorway. Cody didn't complain, he watched Obi-Wan carefully before studying the room. It was big, a high ceiling with sun shining in, which Cody found curuous because the sky was dressed in cloud. But he knew it was Jedi-magic so he didn't question it. He then turned his attention to Obi-Wan, he'd sat on his knees and was mediating and the holocron was floating to him. Cody put his helmet back on and turned on the scanner and it picked up heat signatures, lasers or something of the sort. As he waited, Cody felt his comm buzz and checked it.

Soon enough Obi-Wan was walking back to him, holding up the holocron, "Let's get out of here, Cody," he patted his Commander on the shoulder as he put his hood back on. Cody's pupils dilated as he nodded, putting on his own hood and following. They stepped back into the deafening silence of the bog and dared not to make a noise.

As they trudged through the swamp, Cody looked to his blaster, then up to Obi-Wan, "Obi-Wan!" Cody screamed, the Jedi turned around, shocked by his Commander's burst. They stood there in silence for a moment, Obi-Wan waited for him to speak but then Cody aimed his gun at Obi-Wan, he watched Cody carefully and let out his breath as Cody put it down. The Jedi raised an eyebrow, moving closer to Cody in concern.

"Cody? Are you alright? Y- you pointed your gun at me," Obi-Wan looked into Cody's eyes past his visor, trying to scan the man's face for any emotion. Cody stood tall and stoic as the world started going more grey. Suddenly Obi-Wan found himself getting dizzy and fell down into the mud, Cody was then grey just as the planet was, he was not moving and his visor was... glowing. "Cody!" Obi-Wan reached his hand out as he saw the man lift of his blaster. Obi-Wan shook his head, "Oh Cody please! Why?" Cody's hand was shaking as he readied to pull the trigger, "I- I love you!" He cried.

Cody stared blankly at Obi-Wan, feeling nothing from feeling everything. He wasn't himself, but he didn't care. He held his blaster, hand shaking as his finger took its place on the trigger. "Oh, Obi-Wan," Cody mumbled as he took aim, "I love you too," he pulled the trigger

"Now that you're six feet under ground"

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Everlie was already rushing out of her old Jag before even putting it in park. A lady, about a foot shorter than her in heels, was already standing in front of the building, talking impatiently on the phone, tapping her black heeled foot in time to the seconds. Ev was pulling down her sweater and patting down her windblown hair upon approaching the woman, who looked less than thrilled with her tardiness.

“I’m so sor—“ The lady held up a finger to silence her, finished up her sentence with the person on the other end, before storing the phone away. Only then did Ev continue. “I’m so sorry I’m late. I had something personal come up.” She let out her breath, winded from all the running to get here at a decent hour. The woman did a once over, and nodded, not at all pleased with what she saw.

“Now that you’re finally here. Let’s get to it, shall we?” She asked, turning to face the building. She took out a piece of paper, reading its contents before speaking. Everlie bit at her bottom lip, looking between the woman and the building.

“As we discussed, it’s a bit of a fixer upper, but I’m sure with some paint and some elbow grease, it’ll turn out just fine.” The lady cleared her throat, reading down the page. She turned to Everlie, who was entranced by the run-down building before them. “The price reflects the surrounding area. It’s a good deal, but are you sure you didn’t want to look at some other options in…a different area? I have some good contenders?” Everlie was already shaking her head, not hiding the smile that had taken over her face.

“No. This is perfect. I want this one.” She said, both women looking back at the building. Planks covered the windows, a few blown out from vandalizers. The inside was dark, but there was most definitely a layer of grim that wouldn’t easily come off….it was a little rough on the eyes. But it didn’t matter.

“Alright. Then I guess everything is in order. I have the paper work back at my office. I’m sure you have the money.” Everlie nodded, turning away from her building.

“Yes. I have the two hundred as discussed.” It took a second for the number to register, but the realtor lowered the paper, turning to look at Ev, raising a small eyebrow.

“I’m sorry, but you did get our email, didn’t you?”

“What email?” She asked, sneaking a look back at the building. The lady sighed, fulling turning to face Everlie with distaste on her mug, as if this exchange was below her.

“We had another bidder. He offered up two-thirty. In cash if we could close the deal by tomorrow. I assumed you read our email and upped the bid to two-fifty.”

Everlie’s mouth fell slightly agape as she looked between the woman and the building that was just in arms reach. Her stomach did a flip, her mouth beginning to taste of something metallic. This could not be happened.

“We agreed on two hundred.” She snapped, turning around to face the woman. “We made this deal months ago. I’ve been saving for years.” The lady steps back with her nose held to the sky, a frown forming.

“Yes, but, you were outbid. Unless you can meet the price of two-fifty by tomorrow, we’ll have no choice but to go with the other bidder. Is this going to be a problem?” Everlie ran a hand through her hair, suddenly feeling the affects of late winter deep in her bones. Years of working her ass off, finally finding the right building, her last bit of hope down the drain.

“How am I supposed to get fifty thousand dollars by tomorrow morning?” The lady tucked away the piece of paper, getting out the keys to her car. The sympathetic smile fell flat in the air.

“I’m sorry, Ms. Harris.”

Everlie shook her head and closed her eyes to keep her heart rate down. No she wasn’t going to let it go his easily. She’d worked too hard for too long to not finally get what she wanted. This was it, her last dream, her last hope to do something more….

“Don’t be. I’ll get the money. I’ll have it all to you by tomorrow. Just give me twenty four hours.”

i won