Why am I here? That was the question rattling around the brain of Han
Solo as he wandered through the party. He had been there for just over 5
hours and was getting bored. "Your attention please." Han looked over at
the platform with the podium on it." As you know, it is Mr. And Mrs. Xuks'
4th anniversary and also young Jims 13th birthday." The person at the
podium beamed at the audience and welcomed the Xuks to the podium. " So
please raise your wine glasses and join me in a toast." Said the speaker.
Doing a fair imitation of the speaker, Han said "Please raise your wine
glasses in a toast. Huh, this stuff tastes so bad that I'm not surprised
the didn't filter it out of their swoops." A few people laughed and the man
next to spoke. "I think they did!!" this caused more laughter until a stern
glare from Mrs. Xuk silenced them. As a serving boy passed, Mr. Xuk grabbed
a drink and the all toasted. Mr. Xuk was now speaking at the podium. "And
now I'd like to tell you all wonderful news. I am now the head of Steel
Inc. I am expanding so now we make durasteel, transparisteel and a new kind
of metal. It is a stronger form of either. It can be transparent or not.
And earlier today I decided I wasn't going to sell to any freelance
shipowners." With that he turned away and started down the steps. Halfway
down he turned white, moaned and toppled over.
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Wedge sighed. It was his third patrol of the Mynocks base. At least, what the thought was the Mynocks base. The pirates showed up at different planets, corrupted a important official, got him to give them metal and a place to build a ship. Then, using the ship they killed him. Wedge was working with the Wraiths and the Rogues.
The Wraiths were stationed around the supposed base and the Rogues were taking cover behind asteroids. Myn Donos, the Wraiths sniper, was lying in a shielded life support bubble with a vacuum suit on, so that if anyone was sneaking to a secret place he could stop them.
Wedge Antilles was frustrated. He had been sitting around for 3 hours, bored.
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Wedge sighed. It was his third patrol of the Mynocks base. At least, what the thought was the Mynocks base. The pirates showed up at different planets, corrupted a important official, got him to give them metal and a place to build a ship. Then, using the ship they killed him. Wedge was working with the Wraiths and the Rogues.
The Wraiths were stationed around the supposed base and the Rogues were taking cover behind asteroids. Myn Donos, the Wraiths sniper, was lying in a shielded life support bubble with a vacuum suit on, so that if anyone was sneaking to a secret place he could stop them.
Wedge Antilles was frustrated. He had been sitting around for 3 hours, bored.