Dagobah
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by Valerie Vancollie
valeriev84@hotmail.com
"Okay stand by Artoo," Luke Skywalker said seconds before he reached forward and pulled the hyperspace levers just as the timer reached zero.
Instantly his X-wing dropped out of hyperspace above the green planet of Dagobah. In the back of the X-wing Artoo beeped a question. Luke looked over at the translation on a special screen next to his controls.
"Yes Artoo, that's Dagobah," Luke replied as he read the question. "Looks a little grim doesn't it?"
Artoo beeped his agreement and tried once more to make Luke change his mind. He didn't like being out here all alone, he'd much rather be with C-3PO and the others, wherever they were.
"No," Luke replied once again reading the translation of Artoo's beeps and whistles. "I don't want to change my mind about this."
Luke then half turned in his seat and activated the planetary scanners. After a few moments the results of the scan scrolled across his screen.
"I'm not picking up any cities or technology. Massive life-form readings, though. There's definitely something alive down there."
There was a moment of silence before Artoo quietly beeped a question. Luke looked back at the screen and smiled as he answered the small droid's question:
"Yes, I'm perfectly sure it's safe for droids."
With this Luke leaned forward, took the controls of the X-wing and set the ship on a course for the green planet. As the X-wing descended into Dagobah's atmosphere Luke lost all visibility when they suddenly entered a great white blanket of mist. As soon as they entered the fog Luke lost all of his scanners, he couldn't even tell what his altitude was anymore. In the back Artoo started whistling frantically as he realized what was happening.
"I know, I know!" Luke replied, just as frantic. "All scopes are dead! I can't see a thing. Hang on, I'm going to start the landing cycle. Let's just hope there's something underneath us."
But Luke immediately realized that that was the least of his worries as the X-wing suddenly broke free of the fog cover. His eyes grew wide with panic and surprise as he saw what was directly in front of him.
"Hang on, Artoo!" he exclaimed as he desperately tried to turn the X-wing.
But it was too late. A loud BOOM echoed through the swampy forest of Dagobah as the X-wing crashed straight into the tall tree that had been directly in its path.
Sitting in his hut the great Jedi Master Yoda looked up as he heard the BOOM at the same time as Luke Skywalker's Force presence disappeared, forever.
I would like any and all comments on my story.
January 1999
"I've a very bad feeling about this" -Luke Skywalker
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by Valerie Vancollie
valeriev84@hotmail.com
"Okay stand by Artoo," Luke Skywalker said seconds before he reached forward and pulled the hyperspace levers just as the timer reached zero.
Instantly his X-wing dropped out of hyperspace above the green planet of Dagobah. In the back of the X-wing Artoo beeped a question. Luke looked over at the translation on a special screen next to his controls.
"Yes Artoo, that's Dagobah," Luke replied as he read the question. "Looks a little grim doesn't it?"
Artoo beeped his agreement and tried once more to make Luke change his mind. He didn't like being out here all alone, he'd much rather be with C-3PO and the others, wherever they were.
"No," Luke replied once again reading the translation of Artoo's beeps and whistles. "I don't want to change my mind about this."
Luke then half turned in his seat and activated the planetary scanners. After a few moments the results of the scan scrolled across his screen.
"I'm not picking up any cities or technology. Massive life-form readings, though. There's definitely something alive down there."
There was a moment of silence before Artoo quietly beeped a question. Luke looked back at the screen and smiled as he answered the small droid's question:
"Yes, I'm perfectly sure it's safe for droids."
With this Luke leaned forward, took the controls of the X-wing and set the ship on a course for the green planet. As the X-wing descended into Dagobah's atmosphere Luke lost all visibility when they suddenly entered a great white blanket of mist. As soon as they entered the fog Luke lost all of his scanners, he couldn't even tell what his altitude was anymore. In the back Artoo started whistling frantically as he realized what was happening.
"I know, I know!" Luke replied, just as frantic. "All scopes are dead! I can't see a thing. Hang on, I'm going to start the landing cycle. Let's just hope there's something underneath us."
But Luke immediately realized that that was the least of his worries as the X-wing suddenly broke free of the fog cover. His eyes grew wide with panic and surprise as he saw what was directly in front of him.
"Hang on, Artoo!" he exclaimed as he desperately tried to turn the X-wing.
But it was too late. A loud BOOM echoed through the swampy forest of Dagobah as the X-wing crashed straight into the tall tree that had been directly in its path.
Sitting in his hut the great Jedi Master Yoda looked up as he heard the BOOM at the same time as Luke Skywalker's Force presence disappeared, forever.
I would like any and all comments on my story.
January 1999
"I've a very bad feeling about this" -Luke Skywalker
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