Grogu standing and looking very sad. Watercolor painting by me. Image from The Mandalorian, Season 1, Episode 5, The Gunslinger.
“Hey, Fennec? Can you give us a hand over here?”
Grogu heard his dad call out to his companion. He smiled because he knew what was coming.
“What? You can’t handle a little Mandalorian armor? Are you sure you didn’t just take your armor from some Mando who tripped in front of you and hit their head?”
Grogu knew that Fennec liked teasing his dad. Most days Grogu would have scolded her about it, but not today. They were supposed to go fishing and that whole trip had been sideswiped by a pile of Mandalorian armor. That told everyone what was important to Din Djarin. He was glad that Fennec called him out on that nonsense.
She and Grogu walked over to the others. That Fennec kept pace with Grogu, rather than rushing ahead of him also made him smile. She was trying to teach Din Djarin a lesson and Grogu wondered if his dad was capable of learning it. Maybe. Maybe not.
“I asked you to come over here because I knew you’d spent some time in the Mid-Rim. Have you ever heard of a bounty hunter named Bartlebee? Whoever they are, they had their name inscribed on a piece of this armor.”
“Bartlebee? Hmmm. Doesn’t ring a bell. There was a hunter named Bartnlee. He didn’t last long. Got on the wrong side of the Moog syndicate and ended up in a compactor on Takodana. Maz didn’t like that at all. Can’t blame her really. It made a heck of a mess. Let me see the writing.”
Grogu followed Fennec over to the pile of armor and hopped onto his dad’s shoulder so he could get a better view. Hmmm. The inscription looked strange to him.
“This says, ‘Barter Fee’, not Bartlebee. I’m guessing whoever this last belonged to had to trade it for something. Given what you Mandos are like, I doubt they were Mandalorian, since your lot would rather die than let anyone else take their armor. Probably a scavenger. Why does it matter? Won’t your armorer just melt it down and start over?”
Grogu shrugged. He didn’t know what would happen to it. The Armorer sometimes melted the beskar down, but other times, she just made adjustments to it. He’d coo’d to his dad.
“What about the other names? It’s possible that some of these folks are on Mandalore or part of another Mandalorian covert. What do you think, Fett?”
Grogu turned to look at the Daimyo, who had been standing there very quietly, while Fennec and his dad had discussed the matter. In fact, Grogu couldn’t remember the Daimyo saying anything since they had entered the room after all the clatter.
“I know who once owned this armor. What I don’t know is why anyone would give it to you as gift. This once belonged to Pre Vizsla. He caused a lot of trouble for Mandalore and Mandalorians throughout the galaxy. I had thought this armor had been melted down long ago. I recommend that fate for it now. No Mandalorian should end up wearing the armor of a man who betrayed everyone he knew.”
Uff. No wonder the Daimyo had been so quiet up to that point. He must have remembered the stories his father had told him as well as what he had learned while that whole mess had played out.
“Sounds like it should be melted down for the benefit of Mandalorian foundlings. No need to keep that lineage alive. Are there anymore Vizslas?”
His dad appeared to be asking everyone in the room that question.
Grogu shrugged. The Daimyo shrugged. The Major Domo, who had returned with the mech and the droid that brought the stuff to them, shrugged.
Fennec did not shrug.
“Hey, droid. Who is your master?”
Huh… Grogu hadn’t thought of asking that question.
“You are not authorized to access that information, human meat bag.”
The Daimyo turned to Din Djarin to ask a question.
“Is that an old HK unit? I haven’t seen them in… never. I’ve only seen them in history vids.”
Grogu looked at the droid with renewed curiosity. HK units would have been incredibly old. Did droids really last that long.
“I don’t know. I know that mech is far more modern. Maybe it knows.”
Grogu took that as his cue to chirp and coo at the mech, who rolled right over to him. The little mech began to chirp and beep back at Grogu. Apparently the droid’s name was ‘thirty’, which was a strange name, and it worked for someone called Muun Bajir and Muun had a friend named Vizsla.
Grogu explained what he learned using sign language because they were all pretty fluent, except for the Major Domo who was still just learning his numbers and colors.
“Does your friend ‘Thirty’ know where that Vizsla is? Maybe the armor should be returned to them?”
It was Grogu’s turn to shrug and then re-address Thirty and ask the question. The answer was interesting and Grogu instantly wondered if his dad was going to really follow up on it.
He relayed the information.
“Mandalore? What do you think, Grogu? We’ll bring this to them and then go fishing there?”
Yippee!
Grogu nodded his head and began to laugh. Fishing on Mandalore! That was going to be a lot more exciting than fishing on Tatooine, no matter how big and scary the fish there were. That was actually a good part of the fun and excitement. Just imagine… he might actually catch a mythosaur!
Some would say that the best part of the final episode of "The Book of Boba Fett" is the reunion of Mandalorian and Grogu. Or Cad Bane. But! These two have absolutely stolen my heart 💜
Thoughts while watching The Book of Boba Fett Episode 7: In The Name of Honor
GROGU CHOSE HIS DAD!!!!! I mean, I knew he would, didn't trust Favreau and Filoni to actually let that be the case. But what-fucking-ever, Grogu said bye bitch to the Jedi.
Luke is that salty, huh? He sent an entire baby in an X-wing across the galaxy with R2-D2 of all creatures. Wtf, man. Get a fucking grip.
FINALLY MORE PELI MOTTO AND GROGU CONTENT!!!
Peli refusing to use Grogu's name is just the majority of this fandom.
Lmao love how R2 snarks everyone but Peli just goes STFU baby needs to eat.
Li'l gremlin is so happy eating those slugs!!
We're really gonna call Mos Pelgo fucking Freetown?? Come on.
At last we get Fennec, Din and Boba interacting, but ofc that only lasts three seconds. Would pay to watch an entire series dedicated to this trio goofing off, doing nothing and being besties. So much lost potential 😔
Fennec saying there's money to be made from the spice just made me wanna know abt her and her character and it's such a fucking SHAME that they gave us nothing. Not even crumbs. Yeah ok, she beat Cad Bane and kidnapped Omega. So? I just wanna know more abt her personality and her past and what shaped her you fuckers. She deserves her own fucking show.
Fennec really pulling all the weight around here and having to lend Boba a few brain cells from time to time so he doesn't get himself killed.
Santo. SANTO??? Boba's already pet-naming his almost murderer awww.
Fennec being an absolute badass and singlehandedly killing all the Aqualish.
That comment abt manners killed me. Her tone, omg. Badass mama.
Boba and Din actually talking. I was abt to throw hands cuz I thought Boba would be the last person to mock Din's creed. But then Din said yes, he does believe in that bantha fodder. And Boba just said good??? You alright mans.
Flying Mando Kings.
They just fight so well together omg.
Boba trying to shield Din and making sure he's ok 😭😭😭
Boba being soft af to "Santo" and offering him the same bacta tank he was ripped out from and almost slaughtered.
Grogu come save your dad. He's in trouble again.
Oh wait, what. Giant killer droids chasing Din. Omg is this man okay?? I hope it's not triggering him or something.
Peli fucking Motto in a droid-rickshaw YAASSS. They're spoiling us with all the Peli Motto content.
Mando seeing his baby and doing a triple take and Grogu just FLYING into daddy's arms 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Mando flinging himself to catch his baby.
Peli just casually spitting out a tooth.
Mando holding his baby!!! Just like before!!! Mando and Grogu again!!!!
Boba Fett riding the fucking baby rancor.
Din covering his face, preparing for death 😭😭😭
Grogu said no one hurts my dad, fucker.
Dadalorian is BACK!!!
Peli flirting w the majordomo; I am deceased.
Me when Cad Bane showed up again: This bitch won't lay off, huh?
They're shooting Boba's baby wtf.
Din's the only person in the room w a brain cell ofc they're scaring it. Its a baby. Just like the baby Din's holding.
He gave the control knob back to bebe!!
Grogu off to save Papa again. What would this man do w/o this baby?
Grogu wtff?? Go curl up w Papa not the rancor.
Boba actually lent his bacta tank.
Dad and baby shenanigans are back!!!!
They're resurrecting Cobb Vanth???? I mean I didn't get why he had to die, but why bring him back either? Does this mean he's gonna get his own spin-off show like Boba did? 🤔
What-fucking-ever. Who cares. Din's back with his baby, that's the most important thing in this galaxy.
I don't think I ship Peli and that guy, but I definitely one night stand it. Dude wakes up starts reciting poetry and Peli is like look you're cute and all and I'll make you breakfast but afterwards you have got to go...
