As soon as the chain had been placed upon my neck Jabba yanked on it pulling me up to his side. "Your mine now."

"Jabba might I have a word?" Demon asked walking up to the Dias.

"Make it fast, I have to break in my new slave." Jabba replied.

"Your slave is exactly what I wish to discuss. I don't know how she came to be in your possession Jabba but Catherine is my slave and I would like her returned to me." Demon replied.

Jabba's eyes narrowed into slits. "I don't care if you have a claim on her. Catherine belongs to me now!" He growled pulling me closer to him. "She is beautiful and very talented and I have no intention of giving her up. At least not any time soon." Jabba replied. His droid translated his reply.

Demon sighed "I see. No amount of credits will change your mind?" Demon asked and Jabba shook his head. "Very well, in that case, I hope you enjoy her. She is hard working and will serve you well." Demon replied before dismissing himself. As he did he walked over to where Boba sat. "It's useless he won't release her. I tried. I wouldn't waste your time if I were you."

"Well your not me. Jabba owes me a great deal of money and numerous favors he will release her to me." Boba replied.

"Good luck." Demon scoffed. "I offered him all I had but he refused. He's not interested in money he wants her for her beauty." Demon replied.

Jabba was attempting to kiss me as Boba walked up to the Dias. "Well, well, well, if it isn't my favorite bounty hunter. What might I do for you?" Jabba asked as Boba approached.

"You can release my daughter." Boba replied.

"Daughter? I didn't know you had a daughter. I assure you, I would never enslave a member of your family. It wouldn't be profitable." Jabba replied.

"None the less you do have my daughter in your company and I request that you release her immediately." Boba replied.

"I have no idea to whom you are referring." Jabba replied so I tapped him on his shoulder. "Excuse me for a moment will you?" He asked Boba as he turned and looked at me.

"He's tawking about me Mastea." I whispered into his ear.

Jabba began to laugh amused by my statement. "You? little one? Your his daughter?" He asked his eyes glistening in amusement. "I have no intention of releasing you my dear not even to him."

"Jabba you owe me a lot of money if you release Catherine I shall not take any money or any kind of compensation for any job for at least two months." Boba replied causing everyone to gasp.

"This is unfortunate. I've taken a liking to her. In fact, I'm quite fond of her." Jabba replied giving me a squeeze. "As I told Damon earlier I have no intention of releasing her to anyone. She is my new favorite and I will not let anyone else claim her. That includes you Boba."

"Help me, Boba please, help me." I begged him but he shook his head.

"I'm sorry." He whispered to me and with that he turned and walked away.

I remained Jabba's slave for several weeks. Both Boba and Demon would visit regularly. Jabba turned out to be very protective of me and quite jealous as well. He hated it when those who visited his palace would flirt with me. One day while I was dancing along side Oola Demon's sons decided to stir up some trouble for me.

"Hay pretty lady, why don't you come over here and give me a kiss?" Dathan said with a smile. I smiled and very calmly walked over to him. I caressed his cheek and smiling at him sweetly slapped him hard across the face. "How dare you!" Dathan growled grabbing me angrily by the arm.

"Let go! You huwting me." I replied trying to pull away from him. Jabba who had been momentarily distracted with business issues looked up angrily and a snarl crossed his lips.
Within a matter of minutes Dathan had been dragged before Jabba and shoved to his knees. I was shoved forward as well. I looked down nervously as I realized that we were standing on the trap door that lead to the rancor pit below.

"The mighty Jabba demands and explanation." The translator droid told Dathan.

"The little brat..." Dathan stopped mid sentence when he saw Jabba narrowed his eyes even further until they were very small slits. "I mean the precious little thing, slapped me. I reacted in anger. Believe me it was never my intention to harm her in any way. Forgive me. Mighty Jabba." Dathan replied and the droid translated.

Jabba looked at me and then back at Dathan. "Apology not accepted." Jabba replied as he pushed the button opening the trap door. Unfortunately just as he did Dathan grabbed my chain as he fell causing me to fall into the pit as well. Jabba hit the button releasing my chain so that I would not choke to death and he roared in anger.

"Do not release the Rancor! I want Catherine returned to me alive!" Unfortunately, it was too late Malatiki had already pushed the button that opened the door to release the Rancor. The room which was normally abuzz with sound became dead silent. Boba and Demon rushed to where Malatiki stood shoving him up agenst the wall. "Your a dead man Malatiki." Demon growled and Boba nodded in agreement.

"It was an accident. I didn't mean to hit the button." Malatiki replied.

Meanwhile down in the pit below Dathan looked up in horror as the Rancor approached. "Eat her! Eat her!" He screamed at the Rancor who ignored his cries. Within seconds Dathan found himself struggling to free himself from the Rancor's huge paws. A few seconds later he was swallowed whole. No sooner had the Rancor swallowed Dathan he turned his attention to me.

"Your the Rancor's trainer do something! Get her out of there!" Dathan growled at Malatiki.

"I can't." Malatiki replied nervously. "The rancor is in a feeding frenzy even I know better then to get in its way." Malatiki replied.

"You think having to deal with the Ranchor is bad, just wait until I'm done with you! Catherine is not only Jabba's favorite Slave she's also my daughter." Boba replied with a growl.

"Oh and let's not forget that Jabba order was not to release the Ranchor until Catherine was returned to him safely. Jabba had no intention of throwing Catherine to the Rancor. Have you considered the consequences should you not rescue her?"

"Consequences what consequences?"

"If Catherine dies you might very well be your pet's next meal." Demon replied.

"Or worse."

"What could be worse then being eaten by a Ranchor?" Malatiki replied confused.

"Being sentenced to be fed to the Sarlacc pit."

Meanwhile back in the pit the rancor was making its way towards me. To everyone's surprise I didn't try to run away. The rancor lifted me up in its large hands and raised me towards its ginormous mouth. "No." I said loudly and the rancor paused and lowered his hand slightly so as to look at me puzzled. "Put me down." I said calmly and to everyone's surprise including my own the rancor did as I told it.

"How did she do that?" Several of the patrons whispered shocked. They had never seen nor would they ever again see a rancor release

"Go back to bed!" The rancor whined like a sad dog but I repeated myself a little more sternly. "I said go!" I replied pointing towards the door the rancor had emerged from. Again the rancor did as it was told.

"That's not possible." Malatiki whispered "the rancor only obeys me and only upon reward of special food. How did she get him to obey her?"

Boba smiled beneath his helmet and chuckled. It didn't surprise him at all that I had managed to get the Ranchor to obey me. He'd seen me do something similar once before when I was younger. "That's my girl."

Demon looked at me puzzled momentarily. How had I done that? Perhaps he had been right all these years. I was far more valuable then he could have ever imagined. "She has a talent beyond my wild imagination. How could I have not seen it before?"