原文刊於《Star Wars Insider》#159
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「今舖實死無生,」Asajj Ventress細聲講。佢雙手鎖實喺背後,Florrum猛烈嘅太陽底下,仲嬲住深色嘅長袍同厚重嘅斗篷,汗珠就嚟滴入眼簾。
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「你扠涴就係啫,」Lassa Rhayme一樣細細聲咁答佢。藍皮膚嘅Pantoran著住Ventress原本嘅衫褲: 黑色長靴、藍色護脛同長褲、一件黑色高領衫同長身背心。膊頭同盤骨上仲有護甲,腰間就留出空位,隨時添加裝備。成個造型同個海盜船長襯到絕一絕。
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Ventress無打算扠涴件事,但係佢肯定想諗真啲呢條橋先。接呢單job嘅時候明明就覺得無伏,賞金唔錯之餘,喪妖號(Banshee)啱啱又洗咗一大筆錢維修。
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貨船穩重號(Steady On)招募六名押鏢員。精兵不問,先付一半訂金。
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「走私客 + 帶貨 = 海盜」係Ventress好熟悉嘅公式,所以穩重號受襲佢一啲都唔出奇。佢估唔到嘅係自己竟然畀另一班海盜救咗。血髏軍(Blood Bone Order)都猴住呢隻貨船,只係畀人搶咗頭啖湯。
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「我哋度咗幾個禮拜㗎喇,」Lassa Rhayme話佢知。「你諗都諗到我幾唔啹。我㗎機遇號(Opportunity)去到嗰陣,竟然得返堆廢戰機。」
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Ventress係唯一嘅生還者。Rhayme帶佢去醫療室幫佢療傷,仲拖埋喪妖號上船維修。
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「點解?」Ventress有啲好奇。
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「直覺。你隻船爛成咁都死唔去。事實證明我無錯呀,把劍你嘅,」Rhayme攞出Ventress嘅光劍,拋返畀佢。「我想你幫手攞返穩重號。」
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Ventress好珍惜手中武器熟悉嘅重量。仲以為會掛住以前對紅色光劍,不過畀人偷咗都係件好事。舊光劍令佢成日諗起Dooku,佢鍾意而家把黃劍多啲。「幫你都無所謂,不過我要一件貨。」
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「係乜嘢?」
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「好似唔關你事。」
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Rhayme金黃色嘅雙瞳打量住眼前被佢救起嘅女人:「一件?」
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「一件。」
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Rhayme點頭。「幫我搵返架貨船返嚟。理得件貨係乜,歸你。」
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Rhamye派咗枝針上穩重號。佢匯報返嚟話攔途截劫嘅海盜Hondo Ohnaka而家唔喺Florrum嘅基地,淨返一隊仔人喺度幫穩重號落貨。 「我哋得呢個機會。Hondo好醒目,仲好古惑,連Weequay都係咁話。」
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Weequay.
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「幾有趣呀,」Ventress話。「我……唔係幾鍾意Weequay。」
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佢已經淡化咗事實。Ventress直頭對呢一族塊面巢曬皮、又臭脾氣嘅人恨之入骨。Weequay土匪先係殺咗佢奴隸主,跟住就係收養佢做學徒嘅絕地武士Ky Narec。期待住報仇嘅痛快,佢捉緊手中嘅光劍。
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「咪亂嚟呀,」Rhayme警告佢,視線指向光劍。「我唔鍾意死咁多人。要殺先好殺,我哋唔係嚟玩。」
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「你聽落似足個絕地,」Ventress冷笑。
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「唔好串我。」
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Jiro——Hondo出去時嘅臨時揸fit人——對Lassa條全息通訊提出嘅建議好有興趣,叫佢哋直接喺大本營前面嘅空地降落。山谷周圍都係爛銅爛鐵,睇嚟無幾耐之前有人嚟踩過場。Ventress留意到穩重號竟然無穿無爛,班散仔就匆匆忙忙咁卸貨。兩個海盜槍口一直對準佢,「護送」佢哋步入曾經輝煌嘅大宅。
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「我開始覺得你條橋都唔係好掂,」Ventress口噏噏。佢哋穿過一道三尖八角嘅門,外面透入嚟嘅陽光逐吋落下。
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「喂!咪嘈呀!」其中一個海盜成枝槍搥落Ventress個肚度。佢要咬緊牙關,先忍得住唔用原力一嘢車佢埋墻。最啱攞呢啲蠢才,裝飾下呢個大而無當嘅「大會堂」。
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班海盜圍埋一堆堆,劈酒、撩女、打交、輸賭通通做齊。有人飲到啤啤夫,不過當中亦有人對「客人」虎視眈眈,以短刀把玩食物,彷彿預備緊下一場狩獵。Jiro喺遠處嘅舞台上等緊Ventress同Rhayme。佢攤喺張大班椅度,望住最靚嘅風景。
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Jiro算係Ventress見過最樣衰嘅Weequay。頭大身細、撮毛成棵蔥咁,後尾枕又學人留長辮。帶佢哋嚟嘅海盜交咗Ventress把光劍畀佢。佢仔細咁研究,之後望一望Ventress,最後到Rhayme。
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「你實係有啲鬼馬,絕地你都捉到。你點搞掂佢㗎?」
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「個至把炮嘅Rhayme船長,」Lassa吐咗啖口水落地,「點我哋班細嘅去踩線,咁咪搵到佢囉。」佢睥咗Ventress一眼。「搵到佢嗰陣已經死死下咁,佢搞乜嚟,我都唔知。未死得咪執佢返嚟囉,佢行得我就即刻聯絡你喇。」
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Ventress睥返Lassa轉頭,佢希望自己嘅表情唔甘心得嚟又唔好太精神。Jiro挨後個身,翹起隻臭腳。隔籬枱條友即刻作嘔。
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「我聽過Lassa Rhayme個大名,聽落你唔係好妥佢喎。」
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「正八婆,」Rhayme答佢,拿捏住嘴角嘅弧度,流露出不多不少嘅輕蔑。識嘢喎,Ventress心諗。「佢冷血㗎。我哋上過隻分離分子嘅船,佢好攞唔攞,攞咗隻拷問機械人呀。Rhayme不嬲都對班細嘅好嚴格,不過依家……」個「賞金獵人」擰曬頭。「打死我都唔跟佢。」
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「所以你就出賣佢嚟跟Hondo?你呢挺反骨仔我哋邊信得過呀?」
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Rhayme笑得好甜。「你出賣Hondo嗰次,佢咪畀多次機會你嘅,唔係咩?」Jiro聽到面都青曬。Ventress笑咗一笑,Lassa同佢係有備而來。
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Rhayme翹起雙手。「講真——我呃你咪盞搬嚿大石揼自己隻腳。我帶咗個絕地嚟送畀你,武士團筆贖金肯定多到你諗都諗唔到。而且……」Lassa雙手放上枱,挨近個身咁講:「我會爆曬Lassa Rhayme啲秘密畀你知。Hondo返到嚟,就會見到係你隊冧咗個麻煩嘅船長、搶埋佢艘船,仲有條新𡃁同個絕地人質。話唔埋,佢升你坐正呢。」
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Jiro考慮一下佢嘅說話,將對腳放返落地,挨埋身同佢講:「係咁筍嘅,你又唔自己問武士團攞贖金?」
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Ventress無曬耐性。條友再問落去,佢就越可能下令一槍打瓜佢哋唔使煩。係時候出手。
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Ventress一轉身,光劍就由Jiro手飛向佢。佢雙手反鎖,斬唔斷手銬,但係佢可以反抗。Ventress大叫一聲,一個空翻越過Rhayme。半空中佢瞄準光劍,只係稍微燒燶Rhayme薰紫嘅髮尾。
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「頂——!」Jiro大叫,即刻捐咗落枱底。
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Rhayme眼定定望實Ventress。佢一個皺眉,反手就奪去啱先帶路個守衛嘅配槍。Lassa用佢嚟做肉盾向「絕地」開火,Ventress並無異議。
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槍火只差毫釐就擊中Ventress。Rhayme睇落好嬲,咬牙切齒,眼中充滿恨意。
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弊,佢以為我出賣佢。
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Rhayme咁諗好正常。無幾耐之前,咁諗佢先至係正解;不過唔係今時今日。Ventress唯有希望Lassa Rhayme會明白佢嘅初衷,而Jiro仲懵盛盛兩頭擰。
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背對住Rhayme,Ventress用原力感應射向佢嘅光束,再將其反射轉頭。佢聽到身後傳嚟一聲尖叫,不過好明顯唔係女人聲。好。佢跳上枱面,一個轉身、黃劍一揮,一班時運低嘅人啲手手腳腳就凍過水。
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「絕地,停手!」Lassa字字鏗鏘咁喝道。
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佢究竟明未?點都好,場戲繼續或腰斬,Rhayme跟住都要制服Ventress。兩個Weequay舉起槍向佢衝埋嚟,Ventress一躍半空,雙腳踢向兩人,正中下顎。兩人應聲墜地。暈咗?死咗?邊個知。
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佢落地時,尾龍骨迎嚟一腳。光劍從佢手中被奪去,一秒不過,佢感到手腕刺痛。海盜船長Lassa Rhayme,係佢一腳踩住Ventress。佢抬頭望向Rhayme,猶豫緊佢是敵是友。Rhayme手持光劍,靠得如此之近,逼得Ventress瞇起雙眼。
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佢爭扎住,索曬氣講:「我……投降。」
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「估唔到你真係捉到佢,」Jiro喺嗰個「投降絕地」被押走時唔忿氣咁講。「真係……服咗你。」
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Rhayme個膊頭赤赤痛,遲吓挺瘀到一笪笪,不過再傷佢都試過:「唔係講玩,絕地真係好難搞。好彩佢仲有傷喺身。」
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佢隨手將光劍勾落自己條腰帶,當正本來就係佢嘅。Jiro留意到佢嘅動作,依然由得佢。敲詐武士團條數,實夠冚一把光劍嘅損失。
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「咁睇嚟我哋傾掂啦?」Rhayme繼續講。「你袋個絕地嘅贖金、收我入隊,我就話畀你知去邊度搵Lassa Rhayme。」
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「其實,Hondo先話到事。」
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Rhayme無等人請又坐返低,Jiro無反對。「唔出奇呀,始終佢先係打骰嗰個。我就喺度等,佢幾時返?」
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Jiro窒咗一窒:「佢無講低喎。不過你肯話畀我知Rhayme隊船喺邊度嘅,我可以幫你講兩句好說話喎。你知啦,等我……省靚佢等Hondo返呀嘛?」
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等你即刻拉大隊去擸得就擸咋話?Rhayme諗起都想笑。再一個屈尾十順手殺埋我。Rhayme照笑,只係扮到醒唔起呢個最明顯嘅結論。
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「好!就咁話!」佢答。Jiro馬上鬆一口氣。「嗱,等我話你知,Rhayme有幾多隻船,咩型號咩名,」Rhayme笑住講。「講講下有啲口乾㖭,不如一齊飲返杯?」
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Jiro起曬痰,烚熟狗頭咁嘅樣。佢伸手攞咗個一樣起曬漬嘅杯,斟咗杯發光嘅綠色液體畀面前嘅小姐。
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手腕上光劍割破嘅傷口十分之痛,不過Ventress可以唔理。制服佢嘅同時,Lassa順手整爛埋個手銬,等Ventress隨時鬆綁——換言之,Lassa信佢。少少痛,佢忍到。
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會堂大門一閂埋,Ventress一秒都無浪費。佢用原力震碎餘下嘅手銬,雙手兩邊一推,兩個守衛隨即狠狠地被原力推撞埋牆。第三個人向佢揮拳,佢一閃開,轉手就一拳鋤落佢喉嚨。另一個人捉住佢手臂,Ventress扭腰一個過肩摔撻佢落地,再醒多佢下巴一腳。
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睇落應該死唔去,係暈咗啫。唔怕一萬,最怕萬一。Ventress從守衛身上攞起手槍,又停低手:Rhayme叫佢唔好大開殺戒。佢嘆咗口氣,將手槍校至麻醉式,補多兩槍請佢哋瞓腍啲。
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跟住就係重奪穩重號,確保佢應承押運嘅貨仍然安全。
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Lassa一講出Rhayme船長嘅基地喺邊,Jiro即刻下令派曬Florrum上僅餘嘅艦隊去偷襲。Lassa撥恆火,摟佢曬冷,不過佢好硬頸咁拒絕。
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「Hondo話要卸貨,」Jiro堅持咁講。
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咁就真係可惜啦,不過Lassa知足嘅。佢啱啱駛走曬Florrum上面每一隻有用嘅船同海盜去遊花園,只係剩返Jiro、幾隻醉貓同班搬搬抬抬嘅散仔。Lassa加多兩錢肉緊,繼續吹「惡魔船長Rhayme」點壓榨班只係想搵餐晏仔嘅船員,為Ventress爭取時間。Jiro聽到入曬神,Lassa連絕地都打贏,咁佢實信得過啦吓話。
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Rhayme眼角睄到一股動靜。Ventress纖瘦嘅身影被長袍覆蓋,融入喺黑影之中,自然得令人難以察覺。高手呀吓,Rhayme心諗。
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「喂,爆多啲你個Rhayme船長隻私伙啤嘅嘢嚟聽下,」Jiro催佢,一口氣飲勝再斟酒。
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「啤酒?唔係,係Tevarki威士忌嚟㗎,」Rhayme笑住對Jiro咁講,眼角依然追蹤住Ventress。「你呢世發夢都未掂過啲咁高級嘅酒。」
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Jiro一諗起好快有機會試到佳釀,笑到四萬咁口。Ventress走出大門,離開大宅。Lassa按兵不動,繼續同Jiro吹水。佢畀多幾分鐘時間,再靜靜雞喺枱底撥出腕上嘅訊號,然後使出佢最誘人嘅假笑。
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「今晚都玩得幾開心嘅,不過我要走先啦,」Lassa指一指杯螢光綠酒。「多謝曬喎......呢杯咩名堂都好。」
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Jiro聽到皺曬眉:「你噏乜呀?」
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「我司機應該......」Lassa側一側頭,隨即迎嚟起飛船嘅降落聲。「而家就到。」
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Jiro咆哮一聲反枱。酒過三巡,反應都咁快,抵讚。Rhayme退後,撻著光劍。眼都未眨,劍嘶嘶亮起。光劍咪又係劍,Lassa Rhayme自自然然識舞。Jiro隨手執起枝槍,Rhayme就已經斬到落嚟,一下連槍帶枱,好似豆腐咁易切開兩邊。Jiro剒住道氣成張摺凳車埋佢到,Rhayme同樣輕易咁將佢𠝹開。
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佢開懷咁大笑。把劍好正。佢左舞右舞,淨係聽聲都令人陶醉。
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Jiro發老脾:「你哋兩個邊個先係絕地呀?!」
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「絕地?」一把啷過油嘅聲音怒呼。「又嚟?又搵上門?」
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Jiro同Rhayme同時轉身。Hondo Ohnaka企喺大門口,手中嘅雙頭槍(electrostaff)閃耀住紫色嘅火花。佢叉住腰,趾高氣揚,偏偏個氣場就被膊頭隻寵物馬騮破壞曬。Hondo大步向前走,個樣嬲到震。
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「Jiro!你個死蠢!你搞乜柒?我班𡃁呢?」Hondo完全無視揸住光劍嘅女人。Rhayme眼望望,唔肯定佢應該開片定開心。
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「你返咗嚟喇,大佬?」Jiro笑騎騎咁講。「呢位姐姐仔話要劈炮唔撈血髏軍,嚟投靠我哋喎。」
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「咁緊㗎啦。個個都知Lassa Rhayme無性㗎。我無講錯哦可?」Hondo警惕咁斜視住Rhayme,等緊佢附和。Rhayme粒聲唔出咁岋頭。
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「仲有呢,佢捉咗個絕地嚟畀我哋——畀你呀,大佬!佢話我哋可以鑿返武士團一筆喎。仲有呢——」
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「諸如此類諸如此類,」Hondo一個手勢打斷佢 。「我走咗半日——半日咋!睇下你搞到一鑊粥咁。唔準——再捉——絕地——!正一拿屎上身,整臭我招牌。」
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「但係……但係咁大嚿肥豬肉送到埋嚟,唔係唔食呀話?」Jiro繄佢。
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Hondo嘆咗口氣,兩指捽一捽太陽穴。「我同你講咗幾多次呀,Jiro?邊有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳?你唔撩人,人哋會嚟搞你?」佢望住Rhayme,攤大手板。「你見到我班細嘅幾唔掂啦?」
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「明曬,」Rhayme答,又真係有少少可憐嘅。
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「好啦,」Hondo問佢。「而家有咩幫到你?」
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Rhayme打醒十二分精神,挺直腰骨。「我要攞返我應得嘅嘢,」佢將光劍指向Hondo。「Hondo Ohanaka,你搶嘅……係我批貨。」佢自信一笑。「我就係Lassa Rhayme。」
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「你?機遇號嗰個巴之閉船長?」Hondo由頭望佢嘅落腳。「估你唔到喎,完全估唔到。」佢嘖嘖聲,失望咁擰曬頭。「妹妹仔,你唔係諗住我一個人嚟呀?」
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空曠嘅會堂馬上響起掹雞嘅聲音。
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Lassa嘴角一彎:「你以為我單拖?」
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會堂入口傳嚟大呼小叫,跟住就係雙方駁火嘅槍聲。Hondo一時分心,就喺呢一刻,Lassa乘機跳起。佢一劍劈落Hondo度,不過佢及時轉身用雙頭槍擋住。護目鏡下嘅眼神變得銳利:「𡃁妹,呢鋪你贏唔到㗎。就算你有把激光劍,但係你無原力。」
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「唔需要吖。」
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Hondo揮槍掃腿,未及Lassa早已跳高而失利。Lassa再跳上枱出劍,斬擊不下長槍,Hondo嘅力量壓落佢受傷嘅膊頭。Lassa咬緊牙關起飛腳,踢走Hondo嘅雙頭槍。
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「有啲料到吓,」Hondo話。佢執返枝武器,撐竿跳上枱迎戰。佢打橫通電嘅矛尖,向佢刺去。Rhayme舉劍接招,但就順勢退返落地,扮到紮唔穩馬步。一股奸詐嘅笑容爬上Hondo嘴角,佢一個假動作避開,再向Rhayme劈落去。喺最後一刻,Rhayme閃開,撲向唔知邊個留低嘅一把手槍。就好似一場華麗嘅探戈,Rhayme一口氣執起手槍,向Hondo開火,再將光劍拋向大門口嘅方向。
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Ventress——我靠曬你啦……
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Ventress以原力加槍法解決班海盜,幾乎係殺雞用牛刀。佢兩三下手勢就搞掂卸緊貨嘅六個人,而Hondo班「救兵」都只不過得十人。 四周圍都係可以畀佢發揮嘅雜物:酒壺、各種尖不甩嘅工具、木箱、摺凳甚至海盜個人本身都可以車過去佢隊友度。鍛鍊下身手都好,打佢最憎嘅Weequay兩鎚當熱身,就最啱Ventress。佢記住Rhayme嘅叮囑,無下殺手。當中有幾個人就碌曬地,唔知手定腳中咗槍呢?
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突然之間原力中傳來響亮嘅警告。佢轉身望過去會堂嘅遠處,見到佢把光劍,著住咁,氹氹轉向佢飛緊埋嚟。Hondo幾個手下嘗試喺半空中接住把光劍,失敗嘅代價就係佢哋嘅手指。幾個醒目嘅即刻耷低頭避開。Ventress伸出手,劍柄啱啱好落入佢手掌之中。原力話畀佢聽,剩返嗰四個海盜嚇到想縮沙,佢笑咗出嚟。同一時間,佢聽到另一艘船降落嘅聲音,感受到有廿幾人嚟緊幫佢拖。
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佢嘅笑容越見燦爛:開工。
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「無咁易!」Hondo宣告。佢以長槍插向佢開槍嘅Lassa心口。被電中嘅Lassa倒地,電流經過佢全身,佢抽住筋跌落地。
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Hondo輕輕跳咗落枱,依然凝視住佢對手:「幾叻呀,𡃁妹。真係服咗你,爭少少,就襯得上你個——」
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Rhyame一槍指住佢心口。
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「——朵。」Hondo講埋佢嗰句。
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「子彈無眼,」Rhayme警告佢。「放低你把矛。」
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「我哋新海盜,講文明嘅,」Hondo反駁,不過亦跟住照做。
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Lassa企返起身,支電槍嘅效果未過,佢逼自己咪畀人睇穿佢仲暈陀陀。「跪低,舉高雙手。」
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Hondo再一次跟住佢講咁做。「咪玩啦,Rhayme船長。有事慢慢講。」
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Rhayme行前一步,槍口對準佢眉心。「你頭先咪笑我笑得好開心嘅?而家唔玩喇?」
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「玩夠啦,」Hondo答。名不虛傳,聽佢把聲無一絲起伏。
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「我嚟係攞返我應得嘅嘢。」
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Rhayme開槍。
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「Hondo份人都幾有趣吖,」Lassa講完佢嗰邊嘅故仔之後咁樣總結。佢同Ventress已經返咗上機遇號嘅船長艙上面嘆緊茶。 Ventress身邊就多咗個一尺高嘅金屬箱。「我梗係唔會殺咗佢啦,不過佢唔知喎。睇下佢個大喇叭幫我唱啲咩都幾好玩呀。」
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「做得好,」Ventress望住Rhayme開咗枝陳年Tevraki威士忌。「我……有啲嘢想知。」
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「即管問。」
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「你無紋身。」佢第一眼見到Rhayme嗰陣時已經留意到。Ventress見過嘅Pantoran面上都會有鮮黃色嘅紋身。佢唔肯定啲圖案代表乜嘢——家族、階級、成就——不過全部Pantoran都有紋身。
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「咁係因為除咗我team人之外,我唔會對其他嘢效忠,」Lassa答。「佢哋就係我屋企人。我淨係會聽自己話。我自己話事。」
Ventress點頭。呢番說話好啱聽。佢諗起自己嘅紋身,同埋佢哋背後嘅意義。Rhayme清藍色嘅面孔都表達住同一樣嘅自豪。
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Rhayme舉起酒杯:「敬今次合作愉快——敬新朋友。」
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Asajj好驚訝佢嘅反應。佢不嬲都無「朋友 」。不過今次之後,佢尊敬起Lassa。呢個女人有口齒,確守佢哋承諾嘅每一部分。Ventress無答佢,只係碰杯時輕輕一笑。杯威士忌好香醇,入口舒服而溫暖。
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「好過1313啲吧好多[註1],」Ventress話。「日日整返杯都幾嘆。」
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「咁咪留低囉 ?」Lassa話。「跟我搵食。糧期係無咁準,不過包賺包食包住,日日新鮮,保證公平。仲有個隻揪贏咗Hondo Ohnaka嘅女人陪住你。」佢眨一眨眼。
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個提議好吸引,真係好吸引。坐得耐咗,Asajj Ventress幾乎想應承。不過佢好清楚佢背後嘅罪孽:逝者嘅哀號、不堪回首嘅過去,仲有永不退卻嘅警惕。Ventress永遠都唔會再相信任何人,唔會真正咁攞個心出嚟。就連佢身邊呢個咁出色嘅拍檔,都唔會得到佢一心一意嘅信任。佢知道自己永永遠遠只會孤單一個,而佢認命。
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「你個提議好吸引,」Ventress答。「不過唔啱我。」
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佢感覺到Rhayme真心失望,不過嗰Pantoran好快就笑返。「如果你改變主意嘅,隨時嚟搵我。」
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「如果你要搵賞金獵人,我都唔係咁難搵。」
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「一言為定。」佢哋兩個握手。「而家不如睇下,係咩貨搞到你咁麻煩?」
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Ventress睄下個金屬箱。「我應承咗唔會過問。」
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「你今次博曬老命喎,Asajj。嚟啦,最多咪話係確保件貨無穿無爛囉。」
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Ventress諗一諗。「Sheb份人睇落又係會欣賞人小心啲嘅。」
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撬鎖話都無咁易,Ventress好小心咁打開盒蓋。箱入面嘅磁力場保護住貨物本身。Ventress好少畀美事打動,今次就連佢都睇到眼都唔眨,旁邊嘅就Rhayme輕輕吸咗口氣。
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搞到佢哋咁麻煩嘅,唔係美玉寶劍,只係一尊平凡嘅雕像。一隻四鰭海洋動物,鼻哥長長,自由咁滑翔。珠目閃爍,纖細嘅身軀盤纏、融合於海浪躍動嘅底座。雕成動物嘅石材係令人驚歎嘅蔚藍。整件藝術品自由奔放嘅動感、優雅、力量、俏皮,甚至佢嘅色彩,喺Ventress眼中,映出嘅係佢眼前呢位Pantoran嘅化身。
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屬於海盜嘅生活——只係唔屬於我。
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「最衰你無得留住佢呀,」Rhayme話。
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Ventress只係點頭,帶住少有嘅柔情,合上盒蓋鎖好。
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「我行我路,」佢答道,示意再添一杯。
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[註1] Coruscant Level 1313 (Thirteen-Thirteen)。書中Vos同Obi-Wan亦會係呢層嘅酒吧見面。Coruscant有超過五千層,最底層完全照唔到陽光,只剩低神秘生物。越頂層、數字越大,就越有錢;相反,越低層就越龍蛇混雜。Clone Wars多次造訪屬於Coruscant Underworld(地下世界)嘅1313層:222, 519 (Ventress遇上走佬中嘅Ahsoka), 705等。