Jabba was extremely happy that I had survived my time in the pit and ordered my immediate release and return to my place by his side. As soon as I had been brought up from the pit Fortuna went about the task of returning me to my chains.

However, the crowd soon was jeering at him and a few even pointed their blasters at him. "Don't even think about it Fortuna! She's earned her freedom." Demon replied and the others agreed.

Jabba silenced the crowed with a wave of his hand. "What's this?"

"The crowd demands that you free Catherine." Fortuna whispered into Jabba's ear. Jabba frowned.

"Demands? How dare they demand I do anything!" Jabba replied angrily knocking Fortuna off the platform. "Carherine belongs to me and I will do with her as I please." Jabba replied and the translator droid relayed the message to the crowd.

"Free her!" The crowd yelled once more.

Jabba didn't like how this was going and his eyes narrowed into slits once more. "Enough!" He roared. "The party is over I want Everyone out! I shall have a word with my Slave girl alone!"

Grumbling the crowd dispersed leaving only Jabba, Oola, Fortuna & Salacious Crumb. "So, you want to be free?" Jabba demanded of me once everyone had left.

I looked downward. "I... I... Mighty One Me fate is not fowa Me to decide. Me onwy want to sewbe you. You have been the best Mastea Me habe eba sewbed. You habe pwobided me witfh evebyfing me couwd eba want owa need. Food, cwothes, shewta, and most impowtant you pwotecton fwom does who wouwd seek to huwt me."

"You heard the crowd demand that I release you. If I grant their request what shall you do with your freedom?" Jabba asked me.

"Onwy you can decide me fate oh Mighty One. Me only wish dat Me couwd sewbe you both inside dis castle and in the outside worwd awongside me daddy."

"Who might that be again?"

"Boba."

"You will always be a favorite of mine and though I desire your continued servitude it would be in my best interest to do as my patrons bid me.  I will set you free. However, you must leave my territory and never return or you will forfeit your freedom forever. Do I make myself clear?" Jabba replied.

"Wes Mastea." I replied and with that I walked out of the palace. No sooner had I left I spotted Demon and his son Dehak.

"So the old slug actually let you go?" Demon said surprised. "Shall we go home now?" Demon asked with a wave of his hand towards the direction where his ship was located.

"Me not going anywhewe witfh you Demon!" I replied with a frown.

"You are and have always been my property. You will do as you are told." Demon replied his eyes narrowing.

"You don't own me Demon. You habent owned me in a long time. You gave up de wight  to call me you swabe when you chose not to pay you debt to Boba."

"The debt? Boba didn't tell you did he?"  Demon asked raising an eyebrow and looking towards the direction of Boba's ship. "I paid the debt I owed him quite a long time ago. Now come along my dear or would you prefer I return you to Jabba? I'm sure that would make him extremely happy." Demon replied.

"You heard Jabba Me eawnes me fweedom. Me belong to no one."

"I don't care what that slug says. You belong to me. You always have and you always will." Demon replied.

"Dats not twue and you know it. Now if you excuse me Demon, Me habe pwaces to be and fings to do." I replied.

At this, Demon grabbed my arm angrily. "Your not going anywhere!"

Upon seeing Demon grab my arm and attempt to drag me towards his ship Boba aimed his blaster and shot Demon in the arm. "I believe the little lady said no Demon." Boba said as he approached us.

"Stay out of this! It is none of your business!" Demon replied angrily.

"Actually it is my business. Catherine is my daughter and I will do what ever is it takes to protect her. That includes killing you should it come to that." Boba replied.

"I'd like to see you try." Demon replied.

"Enough! Both of you just stop it! Stop it!" I replied angrily stepping in between them. "Awguing won't solve anything it only makee mattas wowse. Pwease  just stop. Me am tiwed of dis awgument. Am Me Boba's daughtea or am Me you swabe? Am Me fwee to make me own decisions or am me bound by what both of you decide fowa me? De twuth  is, it doesn't matter, none of dis matters anymowa."

"Doesn't matter? What makes you think it doesn't matter?" Demon asked folding his arms across his chest.

"You heawd Jabba, if he is to find out dat I am anywhewe in or awound his tewwitowy
Me lose me fweedom and become his swabe  once again dis time fowa de west of me days. Since me don't age wike ebewyone ewse who knows how wong dat couwd be. You both visit Jabba's palace often and you take jobs from him regularly . Me can not stay with eithea of you if Me am to maintain my fweedom fwom him."

"Your right as much as I hate to admit it, you are right. I guess I'll have to let you go for now Catherine, but this isn't over. You belong to me and you always will." Demon replied.

"Understood. Thank you Demon." I replied giving him a hug.

"Yeah yeah don't be getting all sappy on me. As I said this is only temporary. I'm sure Jabba will forget about you soon enough and then you can return back where you belong, by my side." Demon replied. Then sighing once more he walked off towards his ship.

"Where will you go?" Boba asked me once Demon was gone.

"Me do not know. I can not weruwn to de ship whewe miata Weeson sewbes on owa me be impwisoned immediatewy and scheduwed fowa execution. Me can not stay hewa on Tattooine Jabba made dat quite pwain. Eben if Me was to weave dis pwanet me suwa dat  Jabba gonna change his mind concerning me fweedom."

"It's onwy a mattea of time beforwe he pwaces a bounty on me head. Me can't not wetuwn to me bounty hunta twaining. Thewe is nothing fowa me hewe anymowa. Pewhaps Me can wean de twuth about me past. Who me mommy and daddy is and why dey weft me."  I replied.

"Catherine, I want you to know that you never stopped being my daughter. I left Jabba's Crew the day he refused to free you. I should have done more to try and procure your freedom. I'm sorry. I failed you. I gave you my word that I'd protect you until you were at least 21 years of age but I turned my back on you when you needed me the most. I know that is something you will never be able to forgive. However, if your willing to give me a second chance I promise you I will never let that slug lay a hand on you again. What do you say? Will you give me a chance to make things right?" Boba asked me.

"Me can't answew dat wight now." I replied walking away.

Meanwhile, on a nearby moisture farm not too far away a young man about my age was cleaning some droids that his uncle had purchased when he came across a strange recording. "Help me Obi-wan Kenobi your my only hope." Intrigued by this image of this beautiful women and worried that she might be in trouble Luke decided that he wanted to listen to the entire recording. R2 tricked Luke into taking off his restraining bolt before he could try and coax e r2 unit into replaying the message his aunt called him for dinner.

"Hay uncle, I think that little r2 unit we bought might have been stolen."

"What makes you say that?"

"Well, I stumbled across a recording in his memory banks. He says that he's the property of a Ben Kenobi. Do you think he might mean old Ben?"

"Tomorrow I want you to take that r2 unit to have its memory wiped. That will Be the end of it the droid belongs to us."

"I wonder if he's a relative of old Ben." Luke replied.

"That man is just an old hermit." Owner replied his wife Beru giving him some knowing glances as if she and Luke's uncle knew something they weren't telling him.

What if this Obi wan comes looking for him."

"He won't. I don't think he exists anymore. He died around the same time as your father." His uncle replied.

"He knew my father?" Luke asked excitedly.

Owen frowned. "I told you to forget it." His uncle warned. "The only thing hog need to concern yourself with is getting those two droids ready for tomorrow."

"I was thinking if these droids work out I want to put my application into the academy this year."

"You mean before the harvest? The harvest is when I need you the most. It's only one more year. After this harvest I'll be able to hire more hands and you can go to the academy next year. You must understand that I need you. It's only one more season." His uncle replied.

Luke got up from the table his aunt could tell that he was clearly irritated as he replied "yeah that's what you said when Biggs and Tank left."

"Luke where are you going?" His aunt asked.

"Looks like I'm not going anywhere. I've got to go finished getting those droids cleaned up." Luke replied walking Out of the hut irritatedly.

Beru turned to her husband. " Owen he can't stay here forever. Most of his friends have gone. It means so much to him."

"I'll make it up to him next year. I promise." Owen replied.

"Luke's just not a farmer Owen. He's got too much of his father in him." Beru replied.

"That's what I'm afraid of." Owen replied.

It didn't take Luke long to discover that R2D2 had run off. Just as he was scanning the horizon for him I approached the farm. "Excuse me, do you know of someplace close by dat me might find some pwace to stay fowa de night?" I asked the young man.

"Not really the nearest town is several miles from here. You'll never make it there by nightfall on foot. My name is Luke Skywalker. I haven't seen you around here before.  what's yours name?"

"Catherine."

"Don't you have a last name?"

"No it's just Catherine. Now if you point me in de wight diwection me be on my way."

"Well Catherine, you didn't happen to spot a r2 unit anywhere nearby did you?"

"No sorry Me didn't."

"Figures." Luke muttered and I could sense his frustration.

"About those directions.."

"You can't travel the dessert alone on foot after dark it's not safe." Luke replied.

"I'll take my chances. Now what direction did you say I needed to go?."

"Your not seriously thinking of journeying there tonight are you? This area is crawling with sand people you wouldn't last five minutes out there on your own especially not on foot. Come on inside with me. I'll talk to my Aunt and uncle about your staying here for the night." Luke replied.

"Thank you but I have no way to pay you. Just point me in the wight direction.."

"It'll be fine and if you really want to pay me back you can help me search for that R2 unit. My uncle will kill me if he finds out its gone. Now come on." Luke replied with a wave of his hand. "Uncle Owen, Aunt Beru, this is Catherine. She has lost her way and is alone on foot. Would it be ok if she were to stay the night? I'm worried that she might run into sand people if she were to try and reach the city tonight. And she's all alone." Luke replied.

"Don't you have some family you could stay with? Where are your parents?" Luke's Uncle asked.

"Me don't have any famiwy and as faw as Me know me mommy and daddy died." I replied.

"Oh you poor dear. Where are you headed?" Luke's Aunt Beru asked.

"Me don't know. Too the nearest space port I guess." I replied.

"Mois Isleys? That place full of nothing but scum and villans. I hate to see a young girl as yourself alone in a place like that. Why don't you stay here with us?" Luke's Aunt replied.

"Me don't want to impose."

"Nonsense. Your welcome to stay the night. In fact, your welcome to stay as long as you need too." Luke's Aunt replied.