ThedoublesetsofwingsonLukeSkywalkersX-wingfighterwerepulledtogethertoformonewingasthesmall,sleekcraftstreakedawayfromtheplanetofsnowandice。# e) \, J! z1 k' w+ J
Duringhisflight,theyoungcommanderhadtimetoreflectontheeventsofthepastfewdays。HenowhadtimetopondertheenigmaticwordsoftheghostlyBenKenobiandthinkabouthisfriendshipwithHanSolo,andalsoconsiderhistenuousrelationshipwithLeiaOrgana。Ashethoughtofthepeoplehecaredmostabout,hearrivedatasuddendecision。Gazingbackonelasttimeatthesmallicyplanet,hetoldhimselftherewasnolongeranyturningback。; K* T& y! Q% t1 q2 R
LukeflippedanumberofswitchesonhiscontrolboardandtooktheX-wingintoasteepturn。Hewatchedtheheavensshiftasherocketedoffinanewdirection,flyingattopvelocity。HewasbringinghiscraftbackontoanevencoursewhenArtoo,stillsnuginhisspeciallydesignedsocket,begantowhistleandbeep。
; T" @! y3 N) z! f% k TheminiaturecomputerinstalledinLukesshipfortranslatingthedroidslanguageflashedthesmalldroidsmessageontoacontrolpanelviewscreen。
7 g7 K/ x6 y+ h2 A Theresnothingwrong,Artoo,Lukerepliedafterreadingthetranslation。
# m% S8 |! N$ F1 o( ?* l' J Imjustsettinganewcourse。Thesmalldroidbeepedexcitedly,andLuketurnedtoreadtheupdatedprintoutontheviewscreen。
1 w4 B' G: W/ Q( a8 w% d, s No,Lukereplied,we renotgoingtoregroupwiththeothers。ThisnewsstartledArtoo,whoimmediatelyemittedaseriesofgalvanicnoises。
: W1 w, u w f! f7 h, u WeregoingtotheDagobahsystem,answeredLuke。
6 f/ ~6 _8 d8 O- e1 q Againtherobotbeeped,calculatingtheamountoffuelcarriedbytheX-wing。
1 H4 m& K7 B2 B% K+ u9 T Wehaveenoughpower。Artoogaveventtoalonger,singsongseriesoftootsandwhistles。
( n! A2 O! d" n Theydontneedusthere,saidLuketothedroidsquestionabouttheplannedRebelrendezvous。
) E* m* ]8 C1 @ ArtoothengentlybeepedareminderaboutPrincessLeiasorder。Exasperated,theyoungpilotexclaimed,Imcountermandingthatorder!Now,bestill。The&nbsp ThedoublesetsofwingsonLukeSkywalkersX-wingfighterwerepulledtogethertoformonewingasthesmall,sleekcraftstreakedawayfromtheplanetofsnowandice。
$ W) |' V) ~; E) N9 N Duringhisflight,theyoungcommanderhadtimetoreflectontheeventsofthepastfewdays。HenowhadtimetopondertheenigmaticwordsoftheghostlyBenKenobiandthinkabouthisfriendshipwithHanSolo,andalsoconsiderhistenuousrelationshipwithLeiaOrgana。Ashethoughtofthepeoplehecaredmostabout,hearrivedatasuddendecision。Gazingbackonelasttimeatthesmallicyplanet,hetoldhimselftherewasnolongeranyturningback。
% O5 O/ J3 G+ J0 H- D" g LukeflippedanumberofswitchesonhiscontrolboardandtooktheX-wingintoasteepturn。Hewatchedtheheavensshiftasherocketedoffinanewdirection,flyingattopvelocity。HewasbringinghiscraftbackontoanevencoursewhenArtoo,stillsnuginhisspeciallydesignedsocket,begantowhistleandbeep。
7 C6 p N4 U5 r9 a TheminiaturecomputerinstalledinLukesshipfortranslatingthedroidslanguageflashedthesmalldroidsmessageontoacontrolpanelviewscreen。4 h6 I7 D4 e9 c0 O; K
Theresnothingwrong,Artoo,Lukerepliedafterreadingthetranslation。* F/ g+ r- F; z6 F% L: ]
Imjustsettinganewcourse。Thesmalldroidbeepedexcitedly,andLuketurnedtoreadtheupdatedprintoutontheviewscreen。' }% m2 G# \) h3 f# f' w% K: d
No,Lukereplied,we renotgoingtoregroupwiththeothers。ThisnewsstartledArtoo,whoimmediatelyemittedaseriesofgalvanicnoises。
+ f6 d! H- k2 L0 [4 Q WeregoingtotheDagobahsystem,answeredLuke。# E6 A7 a/ O+ B# z8 H6 Z/ a9 P
Againtherobotbeeped,calculatingtheamountoffuelcarriedbytheX-wing。9 r: k: [1 R, O% r4 X9 i* ?
Wehaveenoughpower。Artoogaveventtoalonger,singsongseriesoftootsandwhistles。! y8 i( Q; k6 q# ^
Theydontneedusthere,saidLuketothedroidsquestionabouttheplannedRebelrendezvous。4 M& S$ A! R! S( A$ N9 V! G( G
ArtoothengentlybeepedareminderaboutPrincessLeiasorder。Exasperated,theyoungpilotexclaimed,Imcountermandingthatorder!Now,bestill。The&nbsp ;littledroidfellsilent。Lukewas,afterall,acommanderintheRebelAllianceand,assuch,couldcountermandorders。HewasmakingafewminoradjustmentsonthecontrolswhenArtoochirpedupagain。
2 d8 m0 D( K. s! G( S Yes,Artoo,sighedLuke。
7 U! g4 G# g+ z- z! j Thistimethedroidmadeaseriesofsoftnoises,selectingeachbeepandwhistlecarefully。HedidnotwanttoannoyLuke,butthefindingsonhiscomputerwereimportantenoughtoreport。8 g* r6 a/ A- \+ g2 u* C. h
Yes,Artoo,IknowtheDagobahsystemdoesntappearonanyofournavigationalcharts。Butdontworry。Itsthere。AnotherworriedbeepfromtheR2unit。
E4 r; q6 ?' R Imverysure,theyouthsaid,tryingtoreassurehismechanicalcompanion。
Y: B) k# Y1 U3 f. H: [ Trustme。WhetherornotArtoodidtrustthehumanbeingattheX-wingscontrols,heonlyventedameeklittlesigh。Foramomenthewascompletelysilent,asifthinking。, f9 t) T: i0 ], t- l* _) U
Thenhebeepedagain。
7 P6 V. s: V4 V) |7 e Yes,Artoo?Thiscommunicationfromtherobotwasevenmorecarefullyputforththanbeforeonemightevencallthewhistle-sentencestactful。ItseemedArtoohadnointentionofoffendingthehumantowhomhehadentrustedhimself。Butwasntitpossible,therobotcalculated,thatthehumansbrainwasslightlymalfunctioning?Afterall,hehadlainalongtimeinthesnowdriftsofHoth。Or,anotherpossibilitycomputedbyArtoo,perhapstheWampaIceCreaturehadstruckhimmoreseriouslythanToo-Onebeehaddiagnosed? |