ThedoublesetsofwingsonLukeSkywalkersX-wingfighterwerepulledtogethertoformonewingasthesmall,sleekcraftstreakedawayfromtheplanetofsnowandice。
/ D! Y2 [- \5 {$ n Duringhisflight,theyoungcommanderhadtimetoreflectontheeventsofthepastfewdays。HenowhadtimetopondertheenigmaticwordsoftheghostlyBenKenobiandthinkabouthisfriendshipwithHanSolo,andalsoconsiderhistenuousrelationshipwithLeiaOrgana。Ashethoughtofthepeoplehecaredmostabout,hearrivedatasuddendecision。Gazingbackonelasttimeatthesmallicyplanet,hetoldhimselftherewasnolongeranyturningback。
1 W) V1 R- {5 \; f& ` LukeflippedanumberofswitchesonhiscontrolboardandtooktheX-wingintoasteepturn。Hewatchedtheheavensshiftasherocketedoffinanewdirection,flyingattopvelocity。HewasbringinghiscraftbackontoanevencoursewhenArtoo,stillsnuginhisspeciallydesignedsocket,begantowhistleandbeep。2 ?! m5 X2 u' d1 P
TheminiaturecomputerinstalledinLukesshipfortranslatingthedroidslanguageflashedthesmalldroidsmessageontoacontrolpanelviewscreen。, Z( _# h; r: W x/ Z$ B0 ]. A
Theresnothingwrong,Artoo,Lukerepliedafterreadingthetranslation。- Y8 w4 L j0 q; {, X! N& i; X Y
Imjustsettinganewcourse。Thesmalldroidbeepedexcitedly,andLuketurnedtoreadtheupdatedprintoutontheviewscreen。; M2 Z* t$ w4 U( {1 [5 h4 n# r0 t
No,Lukereplied,we renotgoingtoregroupwiththeothers。ThisnewsstartledArtoo,whoimmediatelyemittedaseriesofgalvanicnoises。8 W; C/ U; l6 i5 N
WeregoingtotheDagobahsystem,answeredLuke。" v: B O2 Y2 J! F1 E
Againtherobotbeeped,calculatingtheamountoffuelcarriedbytheX-wing。
6 y9 s; t. S c, E9 ^; V Wehaveenoughpower。Artoogaveventtoalonger,singsongseriesoftootsandwhistles。
" p9 o4 x* N9 y Theydontneedusthere,saidLuketothedroidsquestionabouttheplannedRebelrendezvous。- D3 H; L$ ~: t7 i9 f; F1 U
ArtoothengentlybeepedareminderaboutPrincessLeiasorder。Exasperated,theyoungpilotexclaimed,Imcountermandingthatorder!Now,bestill。The&nbsp ThedoublesetsofwingsonLukeSkywalkersX-wingfighterwerepulledtogethertoformonewingasthesmall,sleekcraftstreakedawayfromtheplanetofsnowandice。
! o9 N. g* P3 f& U$ { Duringhisflight,theyoungcommanderhadtimetoreflectontheeventsofthepastfewdays。HenowhadtimetopondertheenigmaticwordsoftheghostlyBenKenobiandthinkabouthisfriendshipwithHanSolo,andalsoconsiderhistenuousrelationshipwithLeiaOrgana。Ashethoughtofthepeoplehecaredmostabout,hearrivedatasuddendecision。Gazingbackonelasttimeatthesmallicyplanet,hetoldhimselftherewasnolongeranyturningback。( s+ D% X8 n# B% U
LukeflippedanumberofswitchesonhiscontrolboardandtooktheX-wingintoasteepturn。Hewatchedtheheavensshiftasherocketedoffinanewdirection,flyingattopvelocity。HewasbringinghiscraftbackontoanevencoursewhenArtoo,stillsnuginhisspeciallydesignedsocket,begantowhistleandbeep。! r. Q. ~0 X( Y
TheminiaturecomputerinstalledinLukesshipfortranslatingthedroidslanguageflashedthesmalldroidsmessageontoacontrolpanelviewscreen。 B3 g8 R1 C- ]
Theresnothingwrong,Artoo,Lukerepliedafterreadingthetranslation。2 P0 W. v' A, |3 U; u8 W. H5 {4 Z
Imjustsettinganewcourse。Thesmalldroidbeepedexcitedly,andLuketurnedtoreadtheupdatedprintoutontheviewscreen。2 y! k4 U7 K/ u- ]$ F% F/ C
No,Lukereplied,we renotgoingtoregroupwiththeothers。ThisnewsstartledArtoo,whoimmediatelyemittedaseriesofgalvanicnoises。
% O5 r: }9 _7 D WeregoingtotheDagobahsystem,answeredLuke。
1 `( k$ n6 o. W Againtherobotbeeped,calculatingtheamountoffuelcarriedbytheX-wing。- L0 q) n, A5 c
Wehaveenoughpower。Artoogaveventtoalonger,singsongseriesoftootsandwhistles。( N* j8 \# B- Q+ J( ~+ ^
Theydontneedusthere,saidLuketothedroidsquestionabouttheplannedRebelrendezvous。
$ n4 g( Z/ m6 T% `" F ArtoothengentlybeepedareminderaboutPrincessLeiasorder。Exasperated,theyoungpilotexclaimed,Imcountermandingthatorder!Now,bestill。The&nbsp ;littledroidfellsilent。Lukewas,afterall,acommanderintheRebelAllianceand,assuch,couldcountermandorders。HewasmakingafewminoradjustmentsonthecontrolswhenArtoochirpedupagain。
$ F, A% r$ K3 R) R Yes,Artoo,sighedLuke。
6 t( p& m7 \. V- c Thistimethedroidmadeaseriesofsoftnoises,selectingeachbeepandwhistlecarefully。HedidnotwanttoannoyLuke,butthefindingsonhiscomputerwereimportantenoughtoreport。1 z: N* ~, y5 n
Yes,Artoo,IknowtheDagobahsystemdoesntappearonanyofournavigationalcharts。Butdontworry。Itsthere。AnotherworriedbeepfromtheR2unit。
3 Y8 q7 X( e7 ~ Imverysure,theyouthsaid,tryingtoreassurehismechanicalcompanion。7 k( `! ~0 v+ v2 X; h3 j* x' f) F0 ^& w
Trustme。WhetherornotArtoodidtrustthehumanbeingattheX-wingscontrols,heonlyventedameeklittlesigh。Foramomenthewascompletelysilent,asifthinking。
4 o+ k: X6 Q) a; S1 d$ w Thenhebeepedagain。5 m( s+ C5 y' S
Yes,Artoo?Thiscommunicationfromtherobotwasevenmorecarefullyputforththanbeforeonemightevencallthewhistle-sentencestactful。ItseemedArtoohadnointentionofoffendingthehumantowhomhehadentrustedhimself。Butwasntitpossible,therobotcalculated,thatthehumansbrainwasslightlymalfunctioning?Afterall,hehadlainalongtimeinthesnowdriftsofHoth。Or,anotherpossibilitycomputedbyArtoo,perhapstheWampaIceCreaturehadstruckhimmoreseriouslythanToo-Onebeehaddiagnosed? |