User:AdmirableAckbar/Hoole

Hoole, however, was finding it difficult to relate to his new surrogate children. The two children were growing restless traveling around the galaxy, and were beginning to encroach on Hoole's work. Six months after Zak and Tash joined him, Hoole travelled to D'vouran to sabotage the first of the projects initiated by Project Starscream. The Lightrunner, however, had pulled out of hyperspace too early, causing great damage to the ship. Hoole blamed Tash, who had been playing in the cockpit, but in truth D'Vouran had simply moved. They eventually managed to set down in a small starport, though it would be days before the ship was ready to fly again.

They were greeted by the native Enzeen named Chood, who directed Hoole to the nearest cantina in order to find someone to repair the ship. Chood escorted them to the Don't Go Inn, the roughest cantina on the D'vouran, and offered to house the two Arrandas while Hoole conducted his "business." Chood then left them as they entered the tavern, however, upon entering, Hoole was confronted by Smada the Hutt and his pack of Gank Killers, who held the trio and their droid at gun point. Smada required Hoole's shapeshifting services once more, hoping the anthropologist would act as an assassin for him. Hoole refused, and the Hutt threatened to have his Ganks kill the two children, though several Humans and a Wookiee intervened. One of the Humans produced a lightsaber, which intimidated Smada enough to leave. He did, however, vow to exact his revenge of the Shi'ido, remarking that D'vouran was a small planet.

The three strangers introduced themselves as heroes of the Rebel Alliance Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Luke Skywalker, the last of whom had destroyed the Death Star. Hoole eventually persuaded them to repair the Lightrunner before they departed the planet, before escorting his surrogate children to Chood's home. While the children slept, Hoole began researching ways to shut down the first of Gog's projects and ensuring the Empire could not use it as a weapon&mdash;his way of atoning for the events on Kiva. He had to return to the Arrandas before long, however, as Tash had claimed that two of Smada's Ganks had chased them through the streets of D'vouran, before disappearing into the ground. However, none of the planet's residents had seen any Ganks, and it looked for all purposes as if the young Alderaanian had invented the story. Hoole knew that the planet had devoured the thugs, though he once again made Tash the scapegoat, telling her not to go looking for adventure.

Feeling angry at himself for isolating the two children, Hoole left his work and returned with them to Chood's house to sleep. Hoole, however, woke to find that Zak had been kidnapped by Smada in D'vouran's town, and gathered the rest of the villagers to confront the Hutt outside the Don't Go Inn. He confronted Smada, who once again cut his losses and left, though it was only then that the Shi'ido relaxed. Hoole left to attempt to de-rail the project once again, using his shape-shifting to infiltrate the Enzeen. He was soon presented with a difficult decision to make. Tash and Zak Arranda had discovered one of the Enzeen rituals, and had fled, with the group of Enzeen, including Hoole, giving chase. Hoole had to choose between helping the two siblings and giving away his cover; he chose the latter course of action, though he would help Tash and Zak were they in real danger.

They eventually apprehended the two children and took them to the Imperial research station, where Chood ordered the other Enzeen to throw them into the pit. Hoole knocked the Enzeen leader unconscious, and grabbed the pendant that he and Gob had created to keep them safe from the planet. He then revealed himself to his surrogate children, changing into a massive Wookiee. He managed to fight off several of the Enzeen, but Chood had regained consciousness, and hit the Shi'ido over the head with a metal bar. Unable to hold his Wookiee form, Hoole lost his grip on the protective pendant, allowing Chood to take it. The Enzeen, however, lost his footing and fell into the gaping hole, taking the pendant with him.

This caused a great disturbance to D'vouran, and within minutes a mass of molten lava was rushing up to the surface. Hoole managed to release the Arrandas before the lava killed them, and using Zak's hoverboard, they returned to the Lightrunner, with Hoole taking the form of a tiny rodent so the machine could support his weight. They eventually reached the spaceport with the surface of the planet sinking around them, though the Lightrunner was still unable to function properly. Solo, Organa, Skywalker and Chewbacca, however, were still on D'vouran; the Corellian smuggler managed to rescue Hoole, Deevee and the two Arrandas, though the Lightrunner was lost forever.

They managed to lift off, though D'vouran was following them, and if Solo could not escape the planet's gravity field, they would be unable to enter hyperspace. Solo was an experienced pilot though, and managed to maneuver his way into open space. D'vouran, meanwhile, had devoured itself, and disappeared from sight. They eventually entered hyperspace, with one of Project Starscream's successfully experiments destroyed, though the group were in need of a new ship. The Rebels brought them to Necropolis&mdash;the second of Hoole and Gog's experiments&mdash;so they could purchase a new vessel, though in truth Hoole planned to destroy another of the Empire's unnatural experiments.

Necropolis
They met with a group of Necropolitians, who took them to the local hostel. The natives told Hoole and the Arrandas of their customs and practices, though in truth none truly believed in them, bar Pylum, the Master of Cerements. According to Necropolitian lore, if they did not respect and care for the masses of dead buried in their city cemetery, the curse cast by the long-dead witch named Sycorax would be activated, and the dead would rise from their graves. These practices and rituals, however, were performed simply out of habit by most, and other than by Pylum, they were generally regarded as mythical stories.

Upon arriving at the Necroplotian hostel, Hoole was assaulted by Boba Fett, a bounty hunter with galaxy-wide fame. Fett had arrived on Necropolis to kill a criminal named N'haz Mit, though several days after killing his quarry, the Mandalorian heard reports that Mit was walking the streets of Necropolis once again. He executed his target once again, though learned that a man named Doctor Evazan was responsible for Mit's resuscitation. While Hoole knew what had transpired, he kept silent, and after Pylus exclaimed that the dead were taking their revenge, Fett exited the hostel.