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"We're coming out of hyperspace," Han told Leia. "Just thought you might like to know."
"Whatever," Leia replied, obviously less than thrilled at the idea of finally reaching Dagobah.
Han shrugged and left her alone as he watched the thin white lines of hyperspace morph back into the stars of realspace.
Chewbacca roared. "Yeah, I know," Han replied. "We'd better be careful going down."
"What happened?" asked Leia.
"The atmosphere is very foggy. We won't be able to see very well."
That proved to be the understatement of the year when they entered Dagobah's atmosphere and lost not only their physical sight, but also the ship's sensors. Chewbacca roared again. "I know, I know!" Han shouted angrily, trying in vain to fly the ship to a safe, dry landing.
"This is wonderful," Leia said sarcastically.
"Unless you're prepared to land us safely, you can shut up right now," Han ordered.
"I bet I could, most better than y--" Leia started to reply, but at that very moment they crashed into a swamp.
Han cursed. Chewie roared. Artoo-Detoo let out a whistle. And Leia said, "Oh, dear."
"Great! This is just great!" Han shouted. "If anything's wrong with the Falcon, I'll--"
"You'll what?" Leia replied in a tone of competing decibel level. "Look, mister, I don't even wanna be here, so don't take it out on me!"
Han was about to reply, but Chewbacca roared, ending the argument; even though Leia didn't understand Wookiee she had a pretty good guess of what he said. She took a deep breath, then said, "We should probably go outside and see what's there."
A short while later, the four of them were outside of the ship and standing on a patch of swampy ground. The Millennium Falcon unfortunately had landed in a spot where there was more swamp and less ground. Han couldn't imagine how they could get her out.
"Who did Ben say we were supposed to meet?" Leia asked Han, holding onto Artoo to prevent a misstep.
"Some guy named Yoda," Han replied. "Come on, let's try and find him. I wanna get outa here."
"But stuck there, your ship is," came a strange voice from behind them.
Leia spun around to see the stranger and then remembered that she couldn't. Han immediately pulled out his blaster and turned to face the creature, who cowered away from them, covering its face with short arms.
"Away put your weapon!" the creature begged. "I mean you no harm!"
Han fired.
But the laser didn't seem to harm the creature; rather, he calmly reached out a three-fingered hand and deflected it into the sky.
"What did you do that for?" Leia cried out, not realizing what had happened; Han just stood there, staring, mouth gaping wide in shock.
Artoo-Detoo beeped at Leia, who replied in disbelief, "He did WHAT?"
"Yoda I am," the creature introduced himself. "Seek me, you do." Yoda gave a wheezy sort of laugh. "Yes, and found me, you have, hmm?"
"Why did Ben send me here?" Leia asked, trying to picture a face to go with the voice, and failing. Then she remembered the blaster shot, and said quickly, "Are you okay?"
"Fine, I am!" Yoda replied cheerfully. "Send you here, Obi-Wan did, because become a Jedi you will."
Han found his voice again and asked, "How did you do that?"
"With the Force, many things one can do," Yoda replied mysteriously. "Yes, many things."
Questions raced through Leia's mind. What was happening? Who was this? What was a Jedi? What did this creature look like?
"Much confusion I sense in you," Yoda said to Leia. Then, after a pause, he continued, "Want to see me, you do?"
Immediately an image came into her mind: Surrounded by a dark forest of swamp plants was a short, green, troll-like creature with pointy ears, supporting himself with a cane. And yet, she got the impression that she did not need the cane for support. As soon as this image sank in, it faded, and her eyes saw only blackness once again.
"How did you do that?" she wanted to know. "Could you show me how to do it again?"
"Perhaps, in time," Yoda said. "But now, we eat! Yes, eat we will!"
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Guided by Artoo-Detoo, Leia followed Yoda through the swampy forest, Han and Chewie trailing behind. They eventually reached a small house that Yoda could stand comfortably in but whose roof came up to about Chewie's waist.
Chewie roared, and Artoo beeped. "Of course, not fit Chewbacca will!" Yoda said. "Know that I do. Stay outside he must. Come with me, Leia will."
Bending over as Artoo warned her, Leia followed Yoda into the house. "What are you looking for? she asked him when she heard him rummaging through things.
"Something for you," he replied. "Hold it for many years, I did. so glad you have come, I am." He pulled out something and placed it in Leia's hand. "Found it, I have!" he declared.
Leia felt the object quizzically. "What is it?"
"Your father's lightsaber, that is."
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Another post coming soon. If anyone could help me think of a title for this story, I would very much appreciate it. Thanks!
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"We're coming out of hyperspace," Han told Leia. "Just thought you might like to know."
"Whatever," Leia replied, obviously less than thrilled at the idea of finally reaching Dagobah.
Han shrugged and left her alone as he watched the thin white lines of hyperspace morph back into the stars of realspace.
Chewbacca roared. "Yeah, I know," Han replied. "We'd better be careful going down."
"What happened?" asked Leia.
"The atmosphere is very foggy. We won't be able to see very well."
That proved to be the understatement of the year when they entered Dagobah's atmosphere and lost not only their physical sight, but also the ship's sensors. Chewbacca roared again. "I know, I know!" Han shouted angrily, trying in vain to fly the ship to a safe, dry landing.
"This is wonderful," Leia said sarcastically.
"Unless you're prepared to land us safely, you can shut up right now," Han ordered.
"I bet I could, most better than y--" Leia started to reply, but at that very moment they crashed into a swamp.
Han cursed. Chewie roared. Artoo-Detoo let out a whistle. And Leia said, "Oh, dear."
"Great! This is just great!" Han shouted. "If anything's wrong with the Falcon, I'll--"
"You'll what?" Leia replied in a tone of competing decibel level. "Look, mister, I don't even wanna be here, so don't take it out on me!"
Han was about to reply, but Chewbacca roared, ending the argument; even though Leia didn't understand Wookiee she had a pretty good guess of what he said. She took a deep breath, then said, "We should probably go outside and see what's there."
A short while later, the four of them were outside of the ship and standing on a patch of swampy ground. The Millennium Falcon unfortunately had landed in a spot where there was more swamp and less ground. Han couldn't imagine how they could get her out.
"Who did Ben say we were supposed to meet?" Leia asked Han, holding onto Artoo to prevent a misstep.
"Some guy named Yoda," Han replied. "Come on, let's try and find him. I wanna get outa here."
"But stuck there, your ship is," came a strange voice from behind them.
Leia spun around to see the stranger and then remembered that she couldn't. Han immediately pulled out his blaster and turned to face the creature, who cowered away from them, covering its face with short arms.
"Away put your weapon!" the creature begged. "I mean you no harm!"
Han fired.
But the laser didn't seem to harm the creature; rather, he calmly reached out a three-fingered hand and deflected it into the sky.
"What did you do that for?" Leia cried out, not realizing what had happened; Han just stood there, staring, mouth gaping wide in shock.
Artoo-Detoo beeped at Leia, who replied in disbelief, "He did WHAT?"
"Yoda I am," the creature introduced himself. "Seek me, you do." Yoda gave a wheezy sort of laugh. "Yes, and found me, you have, hmm?"
"Why did Ben send me here?" Leia asked, trying to picture a face to go with the voice, and failing. Then she remembered the blaster shot, and said quickly, "Are you okay?"
"Fine, I am!" Yoda replied cheerfully. "Send you here, Obi-Wan did, because become a Jedi you will."
Han found his voice again and asked, "How did you do that?"
"With the Force, many things one can do," Yoda replied mysteriously. "Yes, many things."
Questions raced through Leia's mind. What was happening? Who was this? What was a Jedi? What did this creature look like?
"Much confusion I sense in you," Yoda said to Leia. Then, after a pause, he continued, "Want to see me, you do?"
Immediately an image came into her mind: Surrounded by a dark forest of swamp plants was a short, green, troll-like creature with pointy ears, supporting himself with a cane. And yet, she got the impression that she did not need the cane for support. As soon as this image sank in, it faded, and her eyes saw only blackness once again.
"How did you do that?" she wanted to know. "Could you show me how to do it again?"
"Perhaps, in time," Yoda said. "But now, we eat! Yes, eat we will!"
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Guided by Artoo-Detoo, Leia followed Yoda through the swampy forest, Han and Chewie trailing behind. They eventually reached a small house that Yoda could stand comfortably in but whose roof came up to about Chewie's waist.
Chewie roared, and Artoo beeped. "Of course, not fit Chewbacca will!" Yoda said. "Know that I do. Stay outside he must. Come with me, Leia will."
Bending over as Artoo warned her, Leia followed Yoda into the house. "What are you looking for? she asked him when she heard him rummaging through things.
"Something for you," he replied. "Hold it for many years, I did. so glad you have come, I am." He pulled out something and placed it in Leia's hand. "Found it, I have!" he declared.
Leia felt the object quizzically. "What is it?"
"Your father's lightsaber, that is."
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Another post coming soon. If anyone could help me think of a title for this story, I would very much appreciate it. Thanks!