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CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
That's the antechamber, he thought. That's where Mace is. Silently he stepped to the door. He put his hand on the latch. It was unlocked. He listened, 
    adjusting his helmet's aural enhancers so he could hear the faintest sound from the other side. And yes, he could hear breathing. The breathing 
    was slow, measured, calm...
Boba drew his flechette pistol. He took a deep breath then shoved the door open. And there he was. Boba's greatest enemy - Mace Windu.  The tall Jedi 
    stood pensively at the far end of the room. His hands were in his robes. His head was down. As Boba entered he looked up, eyes widening slightly. 
    "Who - ?"
Boba stared at him without remorse. "You killed my father," he said. Boba's heart was racing. But his voice was cold and utterly calm. And his pistol 
    was aimed directly at Mace's chest. "I've waited a long time for this, Jedi Windu but I'm not waiting anymore!" Boba fired. The flechette's 
    missile tore through the air. A nanosecond later it burst open. Hundreds of deadly
projectiles spun out. Faster than thought, Mace Windu leaped aside. The missiles exploded against the wall. "Who are you?" Mace Windu shouted. Boba 
    fired again. Another starburst of flechettes exploded through the room. Again, the Jedi was too fast. "On Geonosis, you murdered a warrior named 
    Jango Fett," Boba said.
FFFFAAMM! He fired again! "Jango Fett was my father." 
"Your father?" Mace raced from the barrage of flechettes. "He had no son! Only clones -"
"He had me!" Boba lunged at Mace. The Jedi fell back, overwhelmed by the young man's rage and power. "And now I'll have you!" KRACK! A flechette 
    smashed against Mace's shoulder. The Jedi reeled backward. His hand reached for his lightsaber. But before he could touch it Boba struck again, 
    this time the other shoulder. And again! KRACK! KRACK! With each alternate blow the Jedi fell back. In a moment, Boba would have him pinioned 
    against the wall. And then he'd go for the kill! "I had no choice!" Mace's voice was deep, unafraid. Without warning he leaped, springing past 
    Boba as he drew his lightsaber. "Just as you're giving me no choice now!" The lightsaber glowed deep violet. Its hum filled the room, and Mace 
    Windu swung - and struck! PAM! Boba staggered back. The lightsaber had skimmed his armor. He recovered immediately, darting off. Mace
followed, his robes billowing behind him. PAM! The lightsaber struck again! But this time Boba was ready. Or so he thought. Mace's violet blur sliced 
    the flechette pistol cleanly out of his hand. Blinding indigo light flared as Mace Windu drew back, arm raised for another blow.
Before he could strike, Boba drew his dagger with his free hand and charged.
The dagger ripped through Mace's robes. The Jedi twisted, avoiding the blade. But Boba's fist followed, smashing into the Jedi's ribs. "Ah - !" Mace 
    staggered to one side. Before he could dodge, Boba was on him! BAM! Boba lunged the dagger at Mace's head - but the Jedi was too fast! He dropped 
    and rolled, jumping to his feet. The lightsaber rose and fell And struck. "Agh!" Boba cried out as the glowing blade smashed against his shoulder. 
    Pain arced through him. Blood seeped from Grievous's wound. "Surrender!" commanded Mace Windu. "Surrender, and I promise you'll receive fair 
    treatment!"
"Surrender?" Boba hesitated, feigning doubt. Unseen he shoved the dagger into his belt, then reached for a cryo-ban grenade. "You have my word," Mace 
    continued. "And you have my hatred!" Boba screamed. He fired the grenade! Mace leaped, seeming to fly above Boba's head. BRRAAANG! Boba flung 
    himself away from the freezing blast. Waves of numbing cold rushed past him as the cryo-blast absorbed heat. The cold could not penetrate Boba's 
    body armor. But Mace Windu had no body armor. The Jedi stumbled, nearly falling as the frigid waves sapped him of energy.
Boba picked up his flechette pistol. He towered above the fallen Jedi. He fired. FAM! Blinding pain lanced Boba's arm as Mace Windu's Lightsaber 
    struck.
"No!" Boba cried. In agony, Boba fell. He rolled, trying to get to his feet. FAM! The lightsaber crashed against his head. Not even his helmet could 
    absorb the blow. Boba shouted with pain and fury, striking blindly at the figure above him. "I don't want to kill you," said Mace Windu grimly. 
    "Surrender, or die."
"Never."
He swung his dagger. The Jedi's weapon knocked the dagger blade aside. "You leave me no choice!" Mace cried. Boba stumbled to his feet. Blood streamed 
    from his wounds. The dagger lay useless and out of reach. And his blasters were on Slave I. But he still had the saberdart. He slid his hand 
    toward his utility belt. His fingers slipped into the familiar configuration of his palm shooter. The poisonous dart was loaded into it. He had 
    only one shot. I won't miss this time. He raised his hand. Mace Windu was just meters away. Boba stared at the Jedi, summoning all his strength. 
    All his hatred. His thumb pressed the trigger. The dart sang from the palm shooter like an enraged hornet. It spun, glittering, through the air, 
    straight for Mace Windu's throat. I got him! Boba's mind sang in triumph. Mace Windu flinched. His hand shot into the air. Between his fingers the 
    saberdart shivered like a trapped insect. "No!" groaned Boba. Mace Windu flung the deadly dart into the shadows. He stepped toward Boba, his 
    lightsaber poised to strike. Boba Fett was cornered.
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