Star Wars - 214 - Jedi Prince 05 - Queen of the Empire by Paul Davids, Hollace Davids Page B
Authors: Paul Davids, Hollace Davids
Tags: Fiction, General, Science-Fiction, Star Wars, Action & Adventure, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic
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Lost City of the Jedi. He’s had access to the master Jedi computer in the Jedi Library, which contains many invaluable secrets about the Empire."
"Then we welcome you here, Ken," Fandar said, raising his flappy ears. He then turned and pointed to a metal barrier that concealed part of the room. "We are gathered here to share a special moment with Princess Leia," Fandar said with a smile. "Princess Leia, here’s the result of the project you helped us with. Meet Princess Leia Organa II." Leia was overcome with surprise as a woman stepped out from behind a metal barrier. The woman was a lifelike duplicate of Leia-an almost-identical-looking twin!
"I know we all like to feel unique," the other Leia said, "but life can be full of surprises."
"Who is that lady?" Ken asked, blinking in disbelief as he glanced from one Leia to the other.
"I’m the newest member of SPIN, stationed here at DRAPAC," the second Leia said.
"She’s what we call a Human Replica Droid," Fandar explained.
"You’re a droid?" Ken gasped.
"This is really creepy," Han said.
"It’s fantastic!" Luke exclaimed. "Leia, she looks just like you. She even talks like you. Her smile is the same as yours, and so are her gestures."
"Fandar and Fugo, you two certainly did a good job," Leia commented.
"This droid will be used as a decoy for Princess Leia when she’s out on dangerous missions," Mon Mothma explained. "That’s how Project Decoy got its name."
"Now for the next part of our demonstration," Fandar began. "If you’ll all join me behind this transparent shield."
Fandar reached into his lab desk and took out a floating orb about the size of his fist. He tossed the mechanical ball into the air, and the device sailed to the other side of the protective screen.
As the floating orb approached the Human Replica Droid of Leia, her lifelike eyes suddenly turned bright green. A high-energy laser beam shot out of each eye, causing the mechanical orb to explode.
KABOOOOM!
Metal fragments smashed against the transparent screen that protected the witnesses. Fandar reached into his pocket and took out a small coin, then flipped it into the air. The Human Replica Droid’s eyes turned green again as laser beams once again shot out of her pupils.
But they misfired! Instead of burning a hole in the coin, the lasers burned a small hole in the transparent screen, hitting Fandar’s chest, and striking his left heart.
"Oh no!" Ken shouted. "What happened? What went wrong?" Clear, thin blood began pumping out of Fandar’s side, dripping down his DRAPAC uniform. Gasping, he lost his balance and fell headfirst to the floor of his laboratory. Fugo rushed over at once to help Fandar.
Leia reached for a medical aid unit that was mounted on the wall. Without wasting a moment, she used a medical crystallizer instrument to stop the flow of blood.
"Ken, do you know how to find Baji?" Luke asked.
"Last I saw Baji," the boy replied, "Threepio was helping him water plants in the north tower."
Luke contacted his golden droid, See-Threepio, in the north DRAPAC tower, summoning both him and Baji at once to help with a medical emergency.
While Leia, Fugo, and the others continued to care for the wounded Chadra-Fan scientist, Threepio entered Baji’s greenhouse and called out to the healer, who was a specialist in herbal medicines. "Oh dear, oh my, Master Luke says we must hurry!" Threepio exclaimed to Baji, who was kneeling to plant some very rare seedlings.
Luke had met Baji, a nine-foot-tall Ho’Din alien from the planet Moltok, during Luke’s quest for the Lost City of the Jedi. Baji was then captured by Imperials and forced to join the Imperial medical staff. Fortunately, however, Baji had been rescued during an Alliance attack on an Imperial command center. Now the Ho’Din alien lived a very simple, quiet life at the Mount Yoda fortress, tending his greenhouse of medicinal plants, rare herbs, and flowers.
All security checks between the north tower and
"Then we welcome you here, Ken," Fandar said, raising his flappy ears. He then turned and pointed to a metal barrier that concealed part of the room. "We are gathered here to share a special moment with Princess Leia," Fandar said with a smile. "Princess Leia, here’s the result of the project you helped us with. Meet Princess Leia Organa II." Leia was overcome with surprise as a woman stepped out from behind a metal barrier. The woman was a lifelike duplicate of Leia-an almost-identical-looking twin!
"I know we all like to feel unique," the other Leia said, "but life can be full of surprises."
"Who is that lady?" Ken asked, blinking in disbelief as he glanced from one Leia to the other.
"I’m the newest member of SPIN, stationed here at DRAPAC," the second Leia said.
"She’s what we call a Human Replica Droid," Fandar explained.
"You’re a droid?" Ken gasped.
"This is really creepy," Han said.
"It’s fantastic!" Luke exclaimed. "Leia, she looks just like you. She even talks like you. Her smile is the same as yours, and so are her gestures."
"Fandar and Fugo, you two certainly did a good job," Leia commented.
"This droid will be used as a decoy for Princess Leia when she’s out on dangerous missions," Mon Mothma explained. "That’s how Project Decoy got its name."
"Now for the next part of our demonstration," Fandar began. "If you’ll all join me behind this transparent shield."
Fandar reached into his lab desk and took out a floating orb about the size of his fist. He tossed the mechanical ball into the air, and the device sailed to the other side of the protective screen.
As the floating orb approached the Human Replica Droid of Leia, her lifelike eyes suddenly turned bright green. A high-energy laser beam shot out of each eye, causing the mechanical orb to explode.
KABOOOOM!
Metal fragments smashed against the transparent screen that protected the witnesses. Fandar reached into his pocket and took out a small coin, then flipped it into the air. The Human Replica Droid’s eyes turned green again as laser beams once again shot out of her pupils.
But they misfired! Instead of burning a hole in the coin, the lasers burned a small hole in the transparent screen, hitting Fandar’s chest, and striking his left heart.
"Oh no!" Ken shouted. "What happened? What went wrong?" Clear, thin blood began pumping out of Fandar’s side, dripping down his DRAPAC uniform. Gasping, he lost his balance and fell headfirst to the floor of his laboratory. Fugo rushed over at once to help Fandar.
Leia reached for a medical aid unit that was mounted on the wall. Without wasting a moment, she used a medical crystallizer instrument to stop the flow of blood.
"Ken, do you know how to find Baji?" Luke asked.
"Last I saw Baji," the boy replied, "Threepio was helping him water plants in the north tower."
Luke contacted his golden droid, See-Threepio, in the north DRAPAC tower, summoning both him and Baji at once to help with a medical emergency.
While Leia, Fugo, and the others continued to care for the wounded Chadra-Fan scientist, Threepio entered Baji’s greenhouse and called out to the healer, who was a specialist in herbal medicines. "Oh dear, oh my, Master Luke says we must hurry!" Threepio exclaimed to Baji, who was kneeling to plant some very rare seedlings.
Luke had met Baji, a nine-foot-tall Ho’Din alien from the planet Moltok, during Luke’s quest for the Lost City of the Jedi. Baji was then captured by Imperials and forced to join the Imperial medical staff. Fortunately, however, Baji had been rescued during an Alliance attack on an Imperial command center. Now the Ho’Din alien lived a very simple, quiet life at the Mount Yoda fortress, tending his greenhouse of medicinal plants, rare herbs, and flowers.
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