ThedoublesetsofwingsonLukeSkywalkersX-wingfighterwerepulledtogethertoformonewingasthesmall,sleekcraftstreakedawayfromtheplanetofsnowandice。
% J$ a: C( Y1 c1 f Duringhisflight,theyoungcommanderhadtimetoreflectontheeventsofthepastfewdays。HenowhadtimetopondertheenigmaticwordsoftheghostlyBenKenobiandthinkabouthisfriendshipwithHanSolo,andalsoconsiderhistenuousrelationshipwithLeiaOrgana。Ashethoughtofthepeoplehecaredmostabout,hearrivedatasuddendecision。Gazingbackonelasttimeatthesmallicyplanet,hetoldhimselftherewasnolongeranyturningback。! v( @1 Q- Q8 d, k4 x7 Z U5 e6 x5 ]
LukeflippedanumberofswitchesonhiscontrolboardandtooktheX-wingintoasteepturn。Hewatchedtheheavensshiftasherocketedoffinanewdirection,flyingattopvelocity。HewasbringinghiscraftbackontoanevencoursewhenArtoo,stillsnuginhisspeciallydesignedsocket,begantowhistleandbeep。8 j0 t: ~8 \1 h7 |- _
TheminiaturecomputerinstalledinLukesshipfortranslatingthedroidslanguageflashedthesmalldroidsmessageontoacontrolpanelviewscreen。' k- k2 Q6 \9 c4 ]9 N4 U
Theresnothingwrong,Artoo,Lukerepliedafterreadingthetranslation。% ]0 h+ ~9 k, F. e& O+ q
Imjustsettinganewcourse。Thesmalldroidbeepedexcitedly,andLuketurnedtoreadtheupdatedprintoutontheviewscreen。' d- d2 X7 y$ r
No,Lukereplied,we renotgoingtoregroupwiththeothers。ThisnewsstartledArtoo,whoimmediatelyemittedaseriesofgalvanicnoises。
6 y! {# V& d, M9 m/ ` WeregoingtotheDagobahsystem,answeredLuke。) i" |3 J5 A) |) y' s
Againtherobotbeeped,calculatingtheamountoffuelcarriedbytheX-wing。
* n5 J4 E& a7 P' q# F8 M% B- p Wehaveenoughpower。Artoogaveventtoalonger,singsongseriesoftootsandwhistles。; b0 n. R/ Y0 P$ k8 M8 {
Theydontneedusthere,saidLuketothedroidsquestionabouttheplannedRebelrendezvous。
" p/ Y) S2 g; z" ?% W ArtoothengentlybeepedareminderaboutPrincessLeiasorder。Exasperated,theyoungpilotexclaimed,Imcountermandingthatorder!Now,bestill。The&nbsp ThedoublesetsofwingsonLukeSkywalkersX-wingfighterwerepulledtogethertoformonewingasthesmall,sleekcraftstreakedawayfromtheplanetofsnowandice。: \. t+ c( B' r. t0 i, W6 {" D' x
Duringhisflight,theyoungcommanderhadtimetoreflectontheeventsofthepastfewdays。HenowhadtimetopondertheenigmaticwordsoftheghostlyBenKenobiandthinkabouthisfriendshipwithHanSolo,andalsoconsiderhistenuousrelationshipwithLeiaOrgana。Ashethoughtofthepeoplehecaredmostabout,hearrivedatasuddendecision。Gazingbackonelasttimeatthesmallicyplanet,hetoldhimselftherewasnolongeranyturningback。' o# W6 n5 }+ q) Z5 B
LukeflippedanumberofswitchesonhiscontrolboardandtooktheX-wingintoasteepturn。Hewatchedtheheavensshiftasherocketedoffinanewdirection,flyingattopvelocity。HewasbringinghiscraftbackontoanevencoursewhenArtoo,stillsnuginhisspeciallydesignedsocket,begantowhistleandbeep。
1 W5 r! ~/ G. j TheminiaturecomputerinstalledinLukesshipfortranslatingthedroidslanguageflashedthesmalldroidsmessageontoacontrolpanelviewscreen。
3 r/ Z* B$ r( C: Y- f0 ? Theresnothingwrong,Artoo,Lukerepliedafterreadingthetranslation。0 {! q& ~/ a' ?4 ^' m5 E& L5 O
Imjustsettinganewcourse。Thesmalldroidbeepedexcitedly,andLuketurnedtoreadtheupdatedprintoutontheviewscreen。* b8 m o8 g/ `' t! I0 z0 {& i
No,Lukereplied,we renotgoingtoregroupwiththeothers。ThisnewsstartledArtoo,whoimmediatelyemittedaseriesofgalvanicnoises。
- _1 d( J }# x' Z WeregoingtotheDagobahsystem,answeredLuke。6 |! }: h' @6 u4 `
Againtherobotbeeped,calculatingtheamountoffuelcarriedbytheX-wing。
4 a: x: f7 e; Z: {, M Wehaveenoughpower。Artoogaveventtoalonger,singsongseriesoftootsandwhistles。3 x) z$ |, S1 |, z
Theydontneedusthere,saidLuketothedroidsquestionabouttheplannedRebelrendezvous。7 P0 o) ^: |* B8 `! @* L9 J* Z
ArtoothengentlybeepedareminderaboutPrincessLeiasorder。Exasperated,theyoungpilotexclaimed,Imcountermandingthatorder!Now,bestill。The&nbsp ;littledroidfellsilent。Lukewas,afterall,acommanderintheRebelAllianceand,assuch,couldcountermandorders。HewasmakingafewminoradjustmentsonthecontrolswhenArtoochirpedupagain。! @) G6 T) b/ O! `8 R4 L0 ?# z5 z
Yes,Artoo,sighedLuke。# ~9 g$ u4 E1 K5 U- E
Thistimethedroidmadeaseriesofsoftnoises,selectingeachbeepandwhistlecarefully。HedidnotwanttoannoyLuke,butthefindingsonhiscomputerwereimportantenoughtoreport。
, G% t; H/ c9 c$ q1 E6 D9 X Yes,Artoo,IknowtheDagobahsystemdoesntappearonanyofournavigationalcharts。Butdontworry。Itsthere。AnotherworriedbeepfromtheR2unit。* X( G( ^7 S8 q0 t, j# F; h0 b
Imverysure,theyouthsaid,tryingtoreassurehismechanicalcompanion。
1 E- N+ T# N6 m Trustme。WhetherornotArtoodidtrustthehumanbeingattheX-wingscontrols,heonlyventedameeklittlesigh。Foramomenthewascompletelysilent,asifthinking。
' o% P0 ?6 x: m- F Thenhebeepedagain。
2 g# P# ~* a, Y. v Yes,Artoo?Thiscommunicationfromtherobotwasevenmorecarefullyputforththanbeforeonemightevencallthewhistle-sentencestactful。ItseemedArtoohadnointentionofoffendingthehumantowhomhehadentrustedhimself。Butwasntitpossible,therobotcalculated,thatthehumansbrainwasslightlymalfunctioning?Afterall,hehadlainalongtimeinthesnowdriftsofHoth。Or,anotherpossibilitycomputedbyArtoo,perhapstheWampaIceCreaturehadstruckhimmoreseriouslythanToo-Onebeehaddiagnosed? |