Aila stepped out of her house and into the swirling snow. It was a light snowfall, but Aila could tell that it had picked up a little bit from when she had watched Obi-Wan from her window. She turned her attention to him and walked through the thin layer of freshly fallen snow towards his ship.
Obi-Wan was pulling an object that appeared to be embedded in his ship. He was so engrossed in what he was doing that he did not realize Aila was approaching him. Obi-Wan had been distressed to find that his homing beacon and communications systems had been ripped away in the crash. However, he soon found the antenna of his communications system had lodged itself in the hull of his ship about a foot from its normal location. It was in serious need of repair, but the fact that it was not completely lost gave him hope that he was not completely lost.
Obi-Wan pulled as hard as he could on the antenna, calling upon the force to break it free. It gave suddenly, and Obi-Wan fell backwards into the snow as he held onto the antenna. He heard soft laughter coming from above him, and turned his gaze upwards spotting Aila.
Aila continued to laugh as she said, "Hello."
Obi-Wan quickly stood up brushing snow off his cloak. Straightening up he replied, "Hello there, milady. Are you feeling better?"
Aila smiled, trying to suppress her giggles from Obi-Wan's previous fall, "Yes, how is your ship?"
Obi-Wan's face fell and he sighed. "It is badly damaged. My communications system and homing beacon were ripped from the ship, and the antenna to my communication system lodged itself into the hull of my ship." Obi-Wan gestured to the antenna in his hand before continuing. "I also need a new hyperdrive generator and repairs to some structural damage must be completed before it can be flown."
Aila put on an understanding face as she replied, "Well we don't have hyperdrives on Earth, so I can't help you there, but I might be able to help you get the parts to fix the rest of the ship."
Obi-Wan's face fell further at Aila's statement that there were no hyperdrives on Earth, but he kept his voice steady as he replied, "Thank you, milady."
Aila smiled, "Call me Aila."
They both remained silent for a moment and just stared at each other before Aila broke the silence. "Can you by any chance move your ship?"
"Why?" Obi-Wan replied with a confused look.
"Well, as you can tell, it is snowing." Aila gestured around at the falling snowflakes. "We are supposed to get a significant snowfall tonight, so your starfighter is going to get covered. Additionally, when my town sends its snowplows out to clear the road they are going to push more snow onto it since it is so close to the road. I also fear what people might think if they see it. People on this planet turn funny when they see starfighters." Aila explained. She had no idea how she was going to explain the hunk of metal in her yard because she doubted anyone would believe any story she told. After all, Aila herself had doubted Obi-Wan's existence a few short hours ago.
Obi-Wan moved his damaged communications antenna to his left hand and raised his right-hand to his chin and rubbed his beard slightly as he contemplated Aila's concerns. "What do you suggest?"
"Well unfortunately, I don't have anyplace covered where you can put it. So no matter what it is going to get snow on it, but if you put it in the backyard it would not get any snow thrown on it by the snowplows. Additionally, it will be hidden from the road, so we won't get any weird questions about it."
Obi-Wan nodded as he continued to rub his beard. "Why would my ship's presence generate weird questions?" He asked.
"We don't have starships on Earth. We stay on our own planet and do not fly to other worlds."
"Really?" Obi-Wan asked, intrigued.
"Yes." Aila replied as she shivered slightly from the cold.
"Are you cold, milady?" Obi-Wan asked with some concern.
"A little, but I'll warm up inside. We need to deal with your ship first."
"Not we, milady. I need to deal with my ship. I doubt you will be able to help me." Then Obi-Wan took off his brown Jedi cloak. "Here, you'll be warmer in this." He then wrapped his cloak around Aila's shoulders.
"But, you'll be cold." Aila protested.
"I will be fine, I am a Jedi." Obi-Wan replied as he turned his attention to his ship. He held out one of his hands and appeared to be concentrating hard on something.
Aila started to plead with him to take back his cloak, but she fell silent as she saw his starfighter drift upward slightly. She realized Obi-Wan was using the force to move his ship, but the sight was still amazing.
While Aila continued to stare dumbfounded at the floating ship, Obi-Wan called back to her, "Where do you suggest I move the ship, milady?"
Aila shook her head to clear her train of thought and replied, "Around the back, follow me."
Aila slowly walked around her house with Obi-Wan and his ship following her. "I recommend you place it there." Aila indicated a spot next to the back of her house. "The house will protect it from the wind, and it will be easier to remove the snow from it in this spot."
Obi-Wan remained silent, but used the force to move the ship to the location she suggested. Aila watched as Obi-Wan's ship was gently placed on the ground and then turned her attention to her Jedi companion. He lowered his hand and staggered slightly before regaining his composure.
"Are you alright?" Aila asked with concern.
"Yes, milady. It is just draining to move an object that size." Obi-Wan replied tiredly.
"Oh, well are you hungry? I can make you something to eat."
"That sounds wonderful, milady." Obi-Wan said with a smile.
She smiled. "Aila, you can call me Aila."
"Sorry milady… er… Aila, old habit."
"Follow me, I need to move my Jeep and then we can go inside," she replied as she started to walk back around to the front of her house.
"Move what?"
Aila gestured towards the driveway where her Jeep was still parked. "On Earth, one of the ways we travel is by automobile." Aila noticed Obi-Wan had a puzzled look on his face. "It is like a speeder where you are from, I guess." She tried to clarify. "It is not as big as your star fighter, so I can park it in the garage. It will make it easier to clean off the driveway of snow in the morning if it is out of the way. Just stand here, I'll take care of this and then we can go inside."
Obi-Wan stood still as Aila walked away from him and toward her Jeep. She closed the door behind her and turned her car on. Obi-Wan heard a rumble as her engine started. However, the sound of another rumble worried him and he removed his lightsaber from his belt and ignited it.
Aila saw the flash of blue in her peripheral vision and quickly rolled down her window. "Calm down, I have a garage door opener." She said as she pointed at the opening garage door. "That is the sound you hear, there is no need to be worried."
Obi-Wan sheepishly deactivated his lightsaber and attached it back to his belt as Aila ran her wiper blades to clear her windshield and then drove the Jeep into the safety of her garage.
Once she had parked the car, she got out and walked to the end of her garage and called Obi-Wan over. "This is the garage, but I'll give you a tour later. Let's get some food first." She said once he walked into the garage. Obi-Wan looked around in amazement at the strange room, but quickly averted his gaze as Aila directed him inside her house.
