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The door creaked open to reveal a stout man with dark hair and an equally dark curly beard, clothed in a dusty white robe. He looked at the visitors at first in confusion, and then his eyes lit with recognition and his jaw loosened. "By all the Pharos," he whispered. "Han Solo my friend!" He smiled and enveloped Han in a bear hug.
The two men parted, and Han gave a lopsided grin. "Hey Sallah," he said.
Sallah turned his attention to Leia. "Leia Organa!" He exclaimed.
Leia smiled, "That's Leia Organa Solo now."
Sallah grinned even wider with this revelation. He laughed, and enveloped them both in a hug. Then he chuckled and pulled away. "I am so happy for you, my friends! Come in, come in!" The group entered Sallah's home.
Luke was utterly baffled by the whole display, but he decided to follow along with it. He trailed behind Han, Leia, and Sallah into a small front room. Sallah just then noticed him. "Who is this with you?" Sallah asked, upon seeing Luke.
"Oh, sorry," Han said with a sheepish grin. "Sallah, this is Luke Skywalker. Leia's twin brother and my best friend."
Luke and Sallah shook hands. "A pleasure to meet you, Luke." Luke nodded and smiled.
"Nice to meet you too," Luke said. "Uh... could someone please explain what's going on?"
Han and Leia looked at each other. Sallah looked at them. Han cleared his throat. "Uh, well," Han began. "Maybe you should sit down."
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About half an hour later, the group was all sitting in Sallah's living room, and Sallah's wife had gotten them all some water to drink. "All right guys," Luke said. "Could you please explain what's going on?"
Leia decided it might be best if she explained it. "Luke, you that trip Han and I took a couple months after Endor?"
"Right, and you never told anyone where you'd gone." Luke said.
"Right," Leia said. "Well, we had planned on going on the Kessel Run. And we started to, but that's when we got trapped in the gravity well of a black hole. We tried to get out of it, but we couldn't."
"The same black hole we came through?" Luke asked.
"Yes. Well, we crash landed on this planet, and Sallah was the one to find us," Leia continued.
"What planet is this?" Luke asked.
"It's called Earth," Han said. "And it's not in our galaxy. It's not even on our timeline. We never got it completely figured out, but we think that we're in the future. But it's way behind us technology wise. They barely have air travel, and they don't even have repulsorlifts." Luke's eyebrows raised in fascination. "And the Falcon's repulsorlifts were shot. So we were faced with um, a slight problem obviously."
"How did you ever get the Falcon back into space again?" Luke inquired.
Han and Leia exchanged a glance. Leia answered, "We 'borrowed' a large aircraft from Germany. Germany is somewhat like the Empire here on Earth."
Luke was starting to get an idea of what was going on. "So how did you manage to do that?"
"We had a little help from one of Sallah's friends," Han said.
"Who was that?" Luke asked.
"Indiana Jones," Han answered. He turned to Sallah, "We were wondering if we could see Indy again."
Sallah nodded slowly. "Yes, yes you can see him," he said. "But Indy is not near here. He's in New Jersey. That's in America. Across the ocean. You can get there..." he trailed off.
Leia understood. "By plane," she finished slowly. Sallah nodded. She looked at Han, and both of them sat back and sighed.
Luke looked at both of them, and at Sallah. He wasn't sure what a 'plane' was, but judging from Han and Leia's reactions, it was not something pleasant. He swallowed. "Why do I get a bad feeling about this?"
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The door creaked open to reveal a stout man with dark hair and an equally dark curly beard, clothed in a dusty white robe. He looked at the visitors at first in confusion, and then his eyes lit with recognition and his jaw loosened. "By all the Pharos," he whispered. "Han Solo my friend!" He smiled and enveloped Han in a bear hug.
The two men parted, and Han gave a lopsided grin. "Hey Sallah," he said.
Sallah turned his attention to Leia. "Leia Organa!" He exclaimed.
Leia smiled, "That's Leia Organa Solo now."
Sallah grinned even wider with this revelation. He laughed, and enveloped them both in a hug. Then he chuckled and pulled away. "I am so happy for you, my friends! Come in, come in!" The group entered Sallah's home.
Luke was utterly baffled by the whole display, but he decided to follow along with it. He trailed behind Han, Leia, and Sallah into a small front room. Sallah just then noticed him. "Who is this with you?" Sallah asked, upon seeing Luke.
"Oh, sorry," Han said with a sheepish grin. "Sallah, this is Luke Skywalker. Leia's twin brother and my best friend."
Luke and Sallah shook hands. "A pleasure to meet you, Luke." Luke nodded and smiled.
"Nice to meet you too," Luke said. "Uh... could someone please explain what's going on?"
Han and Leia looked at each other. Sallah looked at them. Han cleared his throat. "Uh, well," Han began. "Maybe you should sit down."
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About half an hour later, the group was all sitting in Sallah's living room, and Sallah's wife had gotten them all some water to drink. "All right guys," Luke said. "Could you please explain what's going on?"
Leia decided it might be best if she explained it. "Luke, you that trip Han and I took a couple months after Endor?"
"Right, and you never told anyone where you'd gone." Luke said.
"Right," Leia said. "Well, we had planned on going on the Kessel Run. And we started to, but that's when we got trapped in the gravity well of a black hole. We tried to get out of it, but we couldn't."
"The same black hole we came through?" Luke asked.
"Yes. Well, we crash landed on this planet, and Sallah was the one to find us," Leia continued.
"What planet is this?" Luke asked.
"It's called Earth," Han said. "And it's not in our galaxy. It's not even on our timeline. We never got it completely figured out, but we think that we're in the future. But it's way behind us technology wise. They barely have air travel, and they don't even have repulsorlifts." Luke's eyebrows raised in fascination. "And the Falcon's repulsorlifts were shot. So we were faced with um, a slight problem obviously."
"How did you ever get the Falcon back into space again?" Luke inquired.
Han and Leia exchanged a glance. Leia answered, "We 'borrowed' a large aircraft from Germany. Germany is somewhat like the Empire here on Earth."
Luke was starting to get an idea of what was going on. "So how did you manage to do that?"
"We had a little help from one of Sallah's friends," Han said.
"Who was that?" Luke asked.
"Indiana Jones," Han answered. He turned to Sallah, "We were wondering if we could see Indy again."
Sallah nodded slowly. "Yes, yes you can see him," he said. "But Indy is not near here. He's in New Jersey. That's in America. Across the ocean. You can get there..." he trailed off.
Leia understood. "By plane," she finished slowly. Sallah nodded. She looked at Han, and both of them sat back and sighed.
Luke looked at both of them, and at Sallah. He wasn't sure what a 'plane' was, but judging from Han and Leia's reactions, it was not something pleasant. He swallowed. "Why do I get a bad feeling about this?"
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