Chapter 01

Author's Note:

Hey everyone, this is robofin117 and this is my first fan fiction. Please avoid extremely biased comments such as "THIS FIC SUX!" or "NO WAY (insert character name here) WOULD BE BEATEN BY STUPID (insert another character here)!" I would like constructive reviews, corrections, and such if possible. Thank you and enjoy!

Nar Shaddaa was a place that you can get shot easily if you don't play your cards right. Mercenaries, drug lords, and psychopaths littered the surface of the moon. Unfortunately for the young Kira Carsen, she was being chased by some from those maniacs. Through the streets in tattered and oily clothes, Kira almost slipped, but managed to regain her balance.

Let's recap what happened shall we? Kira thought.

First, I crawled through a ventilation shaft. Almost got torn to shreds by that fan. Reached to the room crawling with drunken thugs. Being shot at while getting this stupid data pad. And now I am running through the streets being chased by a bunch of gangsters. I hope the credits are good, because I wouldn't do this again.

She ran as fast as she can, but even using the Force to boost her speed, her pursuers were faster.

"You guys don't seem to quit!" she said as she turned the corner into the crowd of people.

Having found a way to evade her chasers, she faded into the crowd. Kira tried to squeeze through every crack she could find. She then finally exited the other side of the wall of people.

Looking back at the wall of people, Kira said, "Looks like I lost them." After saying that she ran forward without looking and ran into a stranger in front of her.

"Are you alright? A girl like you shouldn't be out here."

"I'm fine." she replied as she looked up. She saw a somewhat middle-aged man with a pair of glasses and brown hair. He was dressed in a trench coat holding an umbrella.

Next, a gang member managed to get through the sea of people and said, "Got you now you little nerf herder! This is what you get when you mess with the Ogora gang!"

A heartbeat later, the criminal tried snatching the girl, but suddenly the stranger managed to push back the attacker.

"Leave the girl alone." he said in his rough voice.

"Or what?" he asked.

"Or this." the man with glasses replied with a quick hit with his umbrella to the bad guy's head. The gangster was knocked out.

The stranger then turned to the girl and said, "Are you okay, really?"

More yells came from the crowd.

"We should continue this conversation somewhere else," he calmly said and started moving.

"Yeah." she replied and walked with him.

In the uncontested areas of Nar Shaddaa, a little inn called the "Season Pillars Inn" sat in a little knitted community from many parts of the galaxy all were supported by the UNSC. Ever since the UNSC appeared during the Great Galactic War, the UNSC was seen as a friend and a foe to many. This human-led group possessed advanced technology that rivaled both the Republic and the Sith Empire. Along with this, they brought an extremely experienced military. Information regarding their previous experience indicated that they recently fought a war that lasted about three decades against an unrelenting enemy. Details are increasing each day, but much about them is still unknown. In the Great Galactic War, they assisted both sides to a degree. Over the years, the UNSC aided in humanitarian, military, and economic areas. Eventually, it drastically changed during the Sacking of Coruscant. The UNSC enacted a plan similar to the Sith's on Dromund Kaas and Korriban. They threatened to flatten both planets using a WMD named the NOVA Bomb. Eventually, the Sith surrendered. Now, the UNSC now played a major role in the galactic community.

At the "Season Pillars Inn," Kira looked at her surroundings at the front desk. The interior looked well actually clean. Compared to some places on the moon, it was luxurious.

"Hungry?" the trench-coated man asked.

"A little," she replied.

"Hey Erin, we have another lodger." the man yelled as he walked.

A sort of glowing aquamarine figure appeared on a nearby pedestal. It was a woman in a robe similar to a Jedis' type of attire, but it had floral designs covering it.

"This again? You got to stop doing this stuff and also you don't have to yell." Erin said.

"Sorry, force of habit and the kid needed help." he said.

"Fine. Just don't bring in the whole underbelly of Nar Shaddaa, because this isn't a soup kitchen." she said then disappeared.

"Don't worry about her, Erin's just making sure that this place stays afloat." he commented.

As the man walked behind the counter, Kira looked at several pictures on the wall to the left of the front desk. The first one shown a frozen lake with a few people fishing at the shore. The next one was of a open grassland that featured a lit night sky in the background with clouds floating passed. The third one was a mountain range with a meadow of blooming flowers. The last one was of a UNSC ship that stood inside of a dry dock with a UNSC Pelican hovering near one of the trees with orange leaves.

"That was quite a predicament you got yourself into. What is your name?" the man said while he was preparing a meal.

"It's Kira and it is nothing." she answered.

"It did not look like nothing. And my name is Mike." he continued.

Mike exited the back with a hot bowl of white rice, beef, and vegetables.

"Here you are. Be careful it's hot," he said as he put it on the counter.

Kira took the bowl and tried a spoonful of it. After trying it, she began enjoying the food.

Mouthful after mouthful, she tried to eat as much as she can.

"Thank you for the food." she said after the bowl was empty.

A pregnant silence filled the room.

"How did a young woman like you wind up in a place like this?" Mike asked.

"It is complicated."

"I see."

"Why did you help me?"

"You were a kid in trouble and I had to help."

"That doesn't answer my question."

"You reminded me of someone I used to know."

"Someone, huh?"

"Yep. Say do you want to get into the business of honest work? It would get you off of that risky work you were in any way."

"Thanks, but no thanks. I still have a couple of things that I seriously want to finish."

"Very well. If you want the job, the position will be open."

Kira then left out the door and into the starlit night.

Erin reappeared on her pedestal with her long hair moving slightly.

"Why did you save her really?" she questioned.

"She reminded me of someone."

"You know as well as I do that she is gone. Nothing can bring her back."

"I know. I also see some potential in her."

"So, you are choosing her then?"

"Maybe, but not now. We will see in the future, though."

Edit made: 12/25/2013