A/N: Some of the dialogue may be a little different from the ride, but hey, it's Corellia Land, not Disneyland. ;)
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Chapter 13
They pried Leia away from her position staring at the castle walls (she was rather scary when she was over-excited) and headed over to Modernland, a section of the park devoted to the newest technologies and trends. They entered the ride and the first thing they saw was a protocol droid that looked exactly like See-Threepio. The gray walkway wound around a viewing room with a mechanical replica of Admiral Ackbar, a stationed ship with a droid that looked exactly like Artoo, and a mechanic's bay where one droid was fixing another busted droid. The eerily familiar entryway to the ride ended where two humans stood, asking patrons how many guests were in their party. After Leia answered, another human directed the three to an area in front of a holovison where they waited for several more minutes before the picture of a woman appeared. She had dark skin and her hair was braided into an elaborate style on the side of her head.
"Poser," Leia mumbled.
The woman on the screen began talking, "Welcome to Galactic Tour's flight to Endor. Before we begin our flight there are a few things you need to know."
The screen flashed to the inside of the ship, which looked like a holofilm theater. There were beings of every race from around the galaxy, but the most familiar faces were Admiral Ackbar and…Chewie? What was Chewie doing in this film?
Han and Leia looked at each other in shock then re-directed their gazes to the screen.
The woman then began explaining flight procedures to the guests. "When you enter the ship please slide to the end of the row in order to accommodate all passengers. Stow any carry-on items beneath your seat. Once seated, take the buckle from your right and snap it into the console on your left. When the ship has landed you may then unfasten your safety restraints. Remember, no eating or drinking during the flight, and please no flash pictures."
They then showed a patron taking a "flash picture," and Chewbacca growled and covered his eyes with his arms, and Ackbar made a movement with his arm as if he were going to smack the offender. The voice finished its speech with, "Enjoy your flight."
The pre-flight movie flashed to the image of a hangar bay, and Leia turned to Han.
"You never told me that Chewie went into the holofilm industry!"
"I never knew," he replied in a bewildered tone.
Soon the doors opened and they walked down to the end of their row. Leia put her pack under her seat, and they all sat down. Once everyone was seated a screen turned on and the image made Han jump.
"Hello, I am See-Threepio, human cyborg relations and welcome aboard the Endor Express. They are currently loading your pilot, and then you'll be ready for takeoff." He then repeated the woman's main instructions for the flight procedure.
"Threepio!" Han said in exasperation. "I can never get away from that piece of scrap metal!"
"How did he get on this film? Last I knew he was back on New Alderaan," Leia said.
"It's as if everyone except us and Luke is in this film. It's crazy."
Threepio's image disappeared, replaced with the head of another droid.
"He-hi there! This Rex, your captain, speaking. I see that we're almost ready, so I'll go ahead and open the cockpit shield."
The cockpit shield opened, and the same droid appeared. "He-Hi there and welcome aboard the Endor Express! I know that it's probably your first flight, and it's…mine too, he he. Well, I see that they're loading our navigator Artoo-Detoo, and soon we'll be on our way. So sit down, relax, and enjoy the flight."
"Endor express, you are cleared for launch," intoned a mechanical voice.
"Roger that, Space Command, all status go," said Rex.
The droid then clumsily piloted the ship through the hangar, and narrowly missed hitting several machines before escaping into space.
"Well, I uh…meant to do that. Little short-cut, he he."
"That droid is really starting to get on my nerves," Han whispered to Leia.
"I know. He's worse than Threepio," Leia replied.
"Okay, everyone get ready back there. Light speed to Endor!" The droid said before the ship burst into hyperspace for about ten seconds.
"What was that? You can't get anywhere if you only go light speed for that long!" Han stated in disgust.
"Han, darling, it's only a ride. Cool your thrusters."
Han appeared to be anything but calm as the ride continued, and the transport met up a flurry of comets.
"They totally stole that from my maneuver in the asteroid field!"
Everyone in the audience turned and shushed him, quieting him down for the moment.
The ship then met up with several Star Destroyers and "helped" destroy the first Death Star. The droid pulled the transport back into hyperspace and came out just before the landing pad, shouting "brakes!" Once the ship came to a halt the cockpit shield started closing and the droid said, "Well, sorry about that folks, but it was my first flight and I'm still getting used to my programming! Hey, wait!"
They stepped off the ride; Leia and Ty were excited and wanted to go on it again. Han, on the other hand, was fuming to himself, saying, "why didn't they ask me to be in the movie?"
