Star Wars Trilogy: Return of the Jedi: Junior Novelization (Disney Junior Novel (ebook)) by Ryder Windham

Author:Ryder Windham [Windham, Ryder]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2014-05-03T22:00:00+00:00

A small, fur-covered figure had been traveling through the woods, using his stone-tipped spear as a walking stick, when he’d heard the sound of speeder bikes traveling at high speed. A native of Endor’s forest moon, he was aware of the presence of white-armored invaders on his world, but he had still been surprised when his large black eyes had sighted a bright flash of light in the distance: A speeder bike had crashed and exploded against a tree. That explosion had been followed by another, and then the sound of speeder bikes was gone.

The native didn’t know the origin of the white-armored invaders, but he knew they weren’t friendly. Because of what they’d been doing on his world—cutting down trees, erecting large metal structures, racing around on noisy machines—he neither liked nor welcomed them.

Now, adjusting his brown leather cowl, he listened and watched the forest. Except for the cries of some alarmed birds, he heard nothing and saw no movement around the area of the explosions. After waiting to make sure no other invaders were coming, he tightened his grip on his spear and moved quickly through the bushes and past the trees, making his way toward the crash sites. If the explosions had started any fires, he would put them out. If there were any survivors, he would deal with them, too.

The furry creature was an Ewok, and his name was Wicket.

Fortunately, the crashed speeder bikes had not left any flaming wreckage. Wicket found a lifeless white-armored form near the shattered remains of one bike, but the prone figure near the other crash site was different. For one thing, this particular invader wasn’t wearing white armor, but was clad in garments that had been colored to blend in with the forest; also, watching the camouflage poncho’s subtle rise and fall, Wicket could see the invader was breathing.

Wicket guessed the unconscious outsider had fallen or jumped from the speeder bike immediately before it crashed. Stepping closer, he saw she wore a helmet that revealed a human face. Wicket had encountered humans before, and the face reminded him of an adult woman whose family’s star cruiser crash-landed on Endor. Then he remembered another woman, an evil shape-shifting witch, and shuddered at the memory.

Wicket assumed the human before him was a woman, but didn’t assume she was friendly. Approaching her body cautiously, he extended his spear and prodded her side. When no reaction came, he prodded again.

Feeling the spear’s jab, Princess Leia sat bolt upright and said, “Cut it out!”

Wicket jumped back but kept his spear held high.

Leia felt disoriented, but seeing the furry creature before her, it took all of her diplomatic skills to resist laughing. He was barely one meter tall, and despite his fierce behavior, he looked almost ridiculously adorable. Wondering how long she’d been unconscious, Leia stood up slowly and stretched. No broken bones, thank goodness.

The creature chittered at her.

“I’m not gonna hurt you,” Leia said. She looked around at the charred remains of her speeder bike, then sighed and sat down on a fallen log.

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