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STAR WARSTHE GLOVE OF DARTH VADERPAUL DAVIDS AND HOLLACE DAVIDSThe Rebel AllianceLuke SkywalkerHan SoloSee-Threepio (C-3P0)Mon MothmaPrincess LeiaChewbaccaArtoo-Detoo (R2-D2)Admiral AckbarThe EmpireTrioculusEmdee-Five (MD-5)Grand Moff DunhausenCaptain DunwellGrand Moff HissaGrand Moff MuzzerGrand Moff ThistlebornAqualish AlienThe Adventure Continues...It was an era of darkness, a time when the evil Empire ruled the galaxy. Fear and terror spread across every planet and moon.Emperor Palpatine, the Imperial dictator, reigned, aided by his second-in-command, Darth Vader. Together they tried to crush all who resisted them�but still the Rebel Alliance survived.The Rebel Alliance was formed by heroic men, women, and aliens, united against the Empire in their valiant fight to restore freedom and justice to the galaxy.Luke Skywalker joined the Rebels after his uncle purchased a pair of droids known as See-Threepio (C-3P0) and Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2). The droids were on a mission to save the beautiful Princess Leia. Leia was a Rebel Alliance leader who was being held captive by the Empire, and was caught in the clutches of the evil Darth Vader.In his quest to save Princess Leia, Luke was assisted by Han Solo, the dashing pilot of the spaceship Millennium Falcon, and Han's copilot, Chewbacca, a hairy alien known as a Wookiee.Han and Luke eventually succeeded in rescuing the Rebel princess, but their struggle against the Empire did not end there. Luke and his ragtag group of Rebel freedom fighters battled armor-clad stormtroopers, and mile-long star destroyers, and faced the Empire's mightiest weapon of all�the Imperial Death Star. The Death Star was a battle station as big as a moon, with the power to destroy an entire planet. It was exploded by the Rebels in a deadly mission. The Empire soon built a second Death Star though, this one even larger and more powerful than the first.In the course of his adventures Luke sought out the wise old hermit, Obi-Wan Kenobi, who became Luke's first teacher in the ways of the Jedi Knights.The Jedi Knights, an ancient society of brave and noble warriors, were the protectors of the Old Republic in days before the Empire was formed. The Jedi believed that victory comes not just from physical strength but from a mysterious power called the Force.The Force lies hidden deep within all things. It has two sides: one side that can be used for good, the other side a power of absolute evil.In training to become a Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan Kenobi sent Luke to study under a great Jedi Master, Yoda. From Yoda, Luke discovered some startling truths about himself�Princess Leia was actually his twin sister and his father was none other than Darth Vader. Luke learned that Darth Vader had once been a Jedi Knight, but Vader was lured to the ways of the Dark Side by Emperor Palpatine and then became obsessed with power and consumed with hatred.The Jedi Masters realized that it was Luke's destiny to battle his own father, or else the Dark Side would triumph. There were two confrontations between father and son, both of them duels fought with blazing lightsabers.Before Darth Vader's death, Luke helped his father come to the understanding that Emperor Palpatine had turned him against everyone and everything he had ever loved. Darth Vader then destroyed the Emperor, hurling him down into the power core of the Death Star. Then the Death Star itself was destroyed, exploded in a Rebel attack.With the Empire's evil leaders gone and their battle station destroyed, a new era has begun. Imperial warlords have been fighting for power among themselves, but no one knows who will seize control. However, the Prophets of the Dark Side have foretold that a new Emperor will soon arise, and on his hand he shall wear an indestructible symbol of evil�the glove of Darth Vader!CHAPTER 1Droids on a MissionSee-Threepio's frantic voice echoed through the Droid Repair Shop on Yavin Four, the fourth moon of the planet Yavin."But, Master Luke," Threepio was saying, "Kessel has always been last on my list of places in the galaxy I'd like to see. Particularly on a dangerous spy mission without my own head.""You're only getting a different head cover, not a whole new head," Luke Skywalker said to his golden, human-shaped droid. He bent to examine a used droid head on a shelf. "We're not going to touch a single one of your microcircuits. We just don't want you to be noticed in a crowd of Kessel droids."The Kessel droid head Luke was holding had a punched-in, evil-looking face. It was a face that didn't match Threepio's gentle personality at all. "What do you think of this one?" asked Luke."That one? There's something lacking in your taste, Master Luke. It's unsightly�and . . . and it's green!" Threepio stammered."Didn't I tell you about your new color-plating?""You're not going to make me green, are you?" Threepio exclaimed, waving his arms."Don't panic," said Luke. "Your gold color will be restored, along with your usual head cover, when the mission is over. Come on, let's get started."BZZZZZZZT!Luke pressed his inter-office communications device, signaling the Droid Modification Team that Threepio was ready. The team was a group of Too-Onebee technical droids that specialized in repairing other droids and replacing their worn-out parts. The Too-Onebees brought with them Artoo-Detoo, a barrel-shaped droid that they had just finished modifying. Artoo now resembled a dark green Kessel mining droid, complete with a Kessel insignia on his dome."Dweeeet bchooo tzniiiiiiiit!" beeped Artoo-Detoo, turning his new dome left and right so that Luke and Threepio would notice."No, I don't think you look wonderful," replied Threepio, who was an expert at translating six million galactic languages and understood all of Artoo's beeps, buzzes, and whistles.Walking away from his little friend, Threepio reluctantly left with the Droid Modification Team. He returned an hour later."I hope you're satisfied," Threepio said with dismay."You look perfect," Luke replied with a smile. "Come on, we have to get to the new Senate. You don't want to miss the beginning of Mon Mothma's briefing, do you?"Luke walked toward the door quickly, thinking to himself how fortunate the Alliance was to have a distinguished and brilliant woman like Mon Mothma as its leader. "When Mon Mothma explained our strategy for the battle against the Death Star, you were on time to hear her then�and this is no time to be late, either, Threepio. Especially since all of the key members of SPIN will be there."SPIN was short for the Senate's Planetary Intelligence Network, a secret organization within the Alliance's new galactic government.WHOOOOSH!Luke's airspeeder zoomed over the treetops of the rain forest on Yavin Four, dodging the peaks of the old pyramids. Soon he could see many of the elaborate structures that had been built by a long-vanished race. He saw the Great Temple. And to his left the Temple of the Blueleaf Cluster. And up ahead the Palace of the Woolamander, where the new Senate met.It was nearly twilight when Luke landed the airspeeder. He hurried Threepio and Artoo up the ramp to the main Senate entrance and they proceeded down a stone hallway until they reached the briefing room.Seated at the conference table were two human women, two human men, and two aliens. The women were Mon Mothma and Princess Leia; the men were Han Solo and Lando Calrissian, the governor of Cloud City on the planet Bespin; and the aliens were Chewbacca, the Wookiee, and Admiral Ackbar, the sad-eyed fishman and war hero from the watery world of Calamari.Luke took his place at the center of the table, with Threepio and Artoo standing nearby."Well, kid," Han said to Luke, "you sure did a great job on these droids. If I didn't know what was going on, I'd swear I was on Kessel.""Thanks, Han. Coming from you, that really means a lot," Luke said to his friend."Kessel is a planet that all experienced cargo pilots try to avoid," said Han. "Especially me. But a few times, when there was a fortune to be made from transporting spice, I flew the trip from Kessel anyway, against my better judgment. In fact, I've made the Kessel Run in the Millennium Falcon in less than twelve standard timeparts.""You told me that the day I first met you, back in the cantina at the Mos Eisley spaceport on Tatooine," said Luke. "Remember? When I showed up with Obi-Wan Kenobi and�""Yeah, I remember, kid, now that you mention it," interrupted Han. He knitted his brows and frowned. "Well, take my word for it�things have gotten even meaner on Kessel since then. And it's tough times there for spice traders and old Corellian space pirates like me. These days, if they even suspect you might be loyal to the Alliance, they send you straight to the spice mines�to be a slave for life!""Which brings us to the urgency of the Kessel mission," Mon Mothma said strongly. "Thousands of grand moffs, evil warlords, stormtroopers, Imperial droids, and enemy officers from the Empire are arriving at Kessendra Stadium on Kessel for a big gathering in their capital city."She turned to Artoo-Detoo and continued. "Artoo, your data banks now contain information on every important Imperial who might be at that meeting, including all those who may have ambitions to become the new leader of the Empire. You also have data on the Prophets of the Dark Side. There seems to be much controversy about the latest prophecy of the Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side, Kadann."Mon Mothma touched a button on the conference table console and a holo-projector flashed Kadann's words in midair:After Palpatine's fiery deathA... [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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