Two suns hang in space

And a third, not as hot,

This sphere is glowing,

But a sun it is not.

The surface is blinding,

With brilliant sheen,

But a sun it is not.

This is Tatooine.

But surely nothing lives

On this desert of sorts.

A planet designed for t-shirts and shorts!

But it circles the suns from a distance,

Just right!

And humans abide here,

Over sunscreen they fight.

And lo! A space ship!

A wonder of science!

It looks like an oversized kitchen appliance.

It plummets from the sky

With lasers abound,

Ship parts flying off

As it falls to the ground!

It's chased by a cruiser,

Imperial, of course,

A monstrous metal

Sci-fi tour de force!

Within the space ship

Are two robots – but who?

Why, it's C3PO and R2D2!

A huge explosion knocks the ship,

And it rumbles.

C3PO topples to the floor,

And he grumbles.

But R2 is short,

And does not fall down,

He beeps at C3,

Who offers a frown.

The ship's engines fall quiet,

But why could this be?

Noises outside scare R2 and C3.

Empire troops outside,

Rebel troops camp within,

Lying calmly in wait

For the fight to begin.

With a BOOM and a CRACK,

A hole opens above!

And lasers start flying

As push comes to shove!

Light beams fill the hall,

With the droids in the middle,

They flee from the fighting!

As fleet as a fiddle

C3PO flees!

C3PO tries

To escape from the chaos

But he trips and he flies!

Into crack'ling wires

His clumsy form goes;

Legs start to twitch and eyes start to glow!

He begins to panic:

"R2D2, please help! My hips are melting!"

And he lets out a yelp.

R2 rolls on over

And offers a hand,

But he has no hands

Which ruins his plan.

So he offers to help

And help he does,

Cutting the wires with electrical buzz.

But C3 isn't pleased,

"This is all your fault! You led us right into this dreadful assault!"

A blast shakes the floor,

And as the smoke clears,

A hazy yet nightmarish figure appears.

Oh no! Could it be?

The legend?

The myth?

Those flowing black robes…

A Dark Lord of the Sith!

His face ever masked,

He strides to his prey,

The Imperial hard-men swiftly draw away.

Dark thoughts sear his mind,

Of lives he plans to take,

As he turns a corner

Leaving none in his wake.

C3PO stirs

And rises from the heap.

But no sound of R2,

No squeaks or random beeps.

Through the smoke, C3 sees,

A woman dressed in white,

R2 stands in front of her,

Acting quite polite.

C3 cannot comprehend,

What is going on.

Then he approaches,

But the woman is gone!

"Never mind" C3 thinks,

But worries of other stuff,

All this awful fighting -

He's really had enough!

R2 rolls onwards,

C3PO in tow,

Where they are going only R2 seems to know.

Elsewhere, prisoners sit,

Scattered on the floor,

Officers stand aside,

Darth Vader in the door.

He looks upon a man

Who quickly starts to quiver.

Hands close about his neck,

This rebel must deliver!

Vader looks upon his face,

The rebel holds his ground,

Grasping weakly at his neck

Eyes bulge, and dart around.

"Where is the data?"

Darth Vader calmly asks,

But the rebel splutters,

And coughs and grasps.

His grip tightens further

And bones begin to crack,

He throws him into a wall.

He hits it with a SMACK!

Vader spins towards his troops:

"Find the data! Now!

You'd better search swiftly

Or I'll fetch Chairman Mao"

R2 enters the pod,

C3 looks in surprise

"Robots aren't allowed to! It's for humans!"

He cries.

R2 pushes a switch,

Beckons him inside,

He presses a button,

And the pod flies outside.

In the Imperial ship,

The Captain stands, reserved.

A pod bursts outwards,

In the window he observes.

"Shall I open fire, Sir?"

A lieutenant enquires.

The Captain grins widely,

He looks like Mike Myers.

"Don't fire on the pod; no life signs are showing"

He could not care less

Where that stray pod is going.

A storm trooper surveys

The passageway bend,

A dark figure is hidden,

He calls to his friends:

"I've found her! I've found her!

I've found the Princess!"

He falls dead with a THUMP,

His head in a mess.

His friends finally come,

One meets the same fate.

But the Princess slumps down in a paralysed state...

The Officer observes:

"It's fine, she's all right. Report to Lord Vader!"

And the troopers take flight.

C3 stares outwards

Looking on Tatooine,

The surface is blinding,

With brilliant sheen.

But then he panics,

Wildly wringing his hands,

As R2D2 crashes into the sands…