Hi, guys! I'm back again. Sorry for the second "crash landing on a planet" story in a row, but I couldn't wait to start this one! Reviews are encouraged!
They were running from the Empireā¦again. Tiegan Skywalker felt like kicking the ship's control panel in frustration. The only thing that stopped her was years of self control. She felt her wings twitch angrily, drawing Anakin's attention.
He stared at her. "Are you okay?"
"Should I be?" she responded. "The Empire is taking lives and all we do is run."
"Look, it makes me mad, too, but if we stop it'll take ours as well."
He had a point, but she didn't admit it. It turned out she didn't have to. He smiled at her. "You do know that I can read you like a book, right?"
Tiegan smiled back-she couldn't help it. "Is it an exiting book?"
Her brother winked. "Very."
Smiling broadly, and feeling much better, Tiegan turned back to herself. In the copilot's seat she could see out the viewport at the slurred stars of hyperspace. They were deep in the outer rim; not far from Kessel, where the Empire had recently taken over.
Where are all the patriots who care about their planets? Why won't anyone stand up to this evil? But she knew the answer. Because they know the penalty is death.
Suddenly, the shuttle shuddered. Tiegan blinked and looked up at Anakin. "What was that?"
He was looking down at the navi-computer with a bewildered expression. "I don't know, but the navi-computer is going haywire." He turned in his seat. "Artoo, see if you can isolate the problem."
A moment of silence, then Artoo beeped and whistled. He couldn't find the problem, he said.
Anakin frowned and the ship bounced again. "Uh-oh," he said, scrambling to right the ship.
"Uh-oh is never good," Tiegan said, her wings slowly spreading.
"Don't worry," Anakin said, his fingers flying over the control panel. "I can fix this-oh."
Sparks flew across the panel and Anakin yanked his hands away with a yelp. The ship sputtered at dropped out of hyperspace. More sparks danced about the ship, but Tiegan's eyes weren't on that-they were on the blue and green planet that lay in directly in front of them.
