A little apprehension today, as the surgery is just two days away. Folks are praying, and Nana and Ba-Ba are here to help out. They drove up from Florida, and arrived rather early and easily. It's always good to have them here, and of course this time they are very much needed.
Daddy did a bit of work today, preparing for our final entry in "The Quest" drama. There's one more service next week, but it is one where we're showing clips from "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." Tomorrow, we'll finish up our drama, which has a little twist at the end. It's been so much fun, and so much better than it was the first time we did it. This is in large part due to our impressive new cast, and I guess some great new writing I suppose...!
So Force Friday is coming out soon, where all the new Star Wars toys are going to be released. This used to be a big deal for Daddy, who collected all sorts of these toys - and still has many of them in the basement. Recently, we added one action figure to the mix, a droid Madison has named H2-D2. This was a robot made at the Droid Factory at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Madison chose him to be mostly purple, and also gave him a sombrero to wear on his head. This sort of makes him stand out a bit!
Anyway, we thought today that it would be fun to make a background story for this remarkable droid. Madison and Daddy made up this little story below from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. By the way, this is canon!
*****
Before Han Solo met Luke Skywalker and Ben Kenobi, he met a droid named H2-D2. This was back at a time that Han still had quite a debt to settle with Jabba the Hutt. The end result was a stream of bounty hunters out to capture Han, and bring him back to Jabba's Palace.
Han was not quite ready for that, of course. He'd been lying low, or at least attempting to, looking for ways to make the money he owed. He and his friend Chewbacca had gone to a 'hive of scum and villainy' called Mos Eisley Spaceport, hoping to hook up with some much-needed work, and some much more needed credits.
While there, the two separated for a moment. Chewbacca went towards an interesting cantina, and Han visited what looked like a pretty interesting restaurant. It was called "Droid Loco," and if anything, it looked like a fun place to swing by.
He made his way into the restaurant, and sure enough, it was a fun little place. Astromech droids were everywhere, serving food to the patrons - there were taquitos, tacos, burritos, and many satisfied customers. Han found his way towards the back of the restaurant, and found a table in a small quiet room. There, he waited for a server - if anything, he'd bring Chewie some food for later.
That's when the commotion started: bounty hunters. There were five of them, and they stormed into the front of the restaurant, making quite a bit of noise as they did.
"Nobody move!" one barked at the patrons there. The five had drawn weapons, and immediately, the customers were quite obedient. Han heard all the noise in the room next door, and figured the obvious: they were there for him. Even worse, this room was a dead-end. The only escape was a fight straight out the front door. This wasn't looking promising. He heard someone - or something - approach the room.
It wasn't a bounty hunter. Not yet, at least. No, this was an astromech droid, one of the servers at the restaurant. It was a purple and white one with a sombrero upon its head, and it was quite noisy.
"Great," Han muttered.
"What's all that noise in the next room?" one of the bounty hunters was heard screaming. "Go check!"
In less than time than it took to think, there he was: an armed and dangerous looking individual walking through the door. Immediately, he spotted his prey: Han Solo, seated quietly.
Now Han was a quick draw, and was about to make short work of the misguided bounty hunter. And the bounty hunter was thinking he'd do basically the same with Han. But before any of this could happen, he was struck in the face by a flying taquito.
"Wha?" he said. And then he was hit by a flying burrito.
He tried to swat these away, and find out where they were coming from. But he never had a chance to, because at his feet was the purple astromech droid, with a small mechanical arm extended towards the thug's leg.
"What is that?" the bounty hunter thought.
These were his last thoughts for quite some time. Because instantly, a blue arc of electricity shot out, zapping the intruder and dropping him to the ground, unconscious.
Han Solo smiled big. "Not bad," he said aloud. "What's your name, little guy?"
H2-D2 chirped a bit, and Han nodded. "H2-D2, huh? How many more of those bad guys are out there?"
H2-D2 once again chirped his reply.
"Four more," Han said. "Not the greatest odds, but I'll take 'em."
Instantly, a rope shot out from H2-D2's midsection. He shot out a grapple and hook, the hook part sticking into a wall nearby the entrance of the room. Pulling tight, he rolled over to the other side of the entrance - he created a trip-wire. The next person to walk in that room was about to take a nasty fall. Han patted H2-D2 on his dome with a grin and said, "You know something? I like you."
"What's going on in there?" one of the remaining bounty hunters called out. The other room was tense. What was once a nice idea to go out to eat turned into a hostage situation.
There was no answer. Han and H2-D2 waited to see what would happen next, Han's blaster at the ready. All they heard from the leader was "GO!"
And that's when it happened: two of the armed mercenaries raced into the room, charging in with full force and fury. But before they could pull triggers or say anything at all, both fell hard. They fell over immediately, tripped up by H2-D2's extended rope. The perky droid was fast - it immediately raced over and zapped both of the villains on the ground, where they both stayed in a crumpled heap, unconscious.
"Three down, two to go," Han said. "Odds are getting better and better. And without me even firing a shot."
Meanwhile in the room next door, the two remaining bounty hunters called out to their partners in Han's room. And hearing no reply at all, they began to panic somewhat. What could possibly be going on?
Each one picked up their weapons and got ready for an assault. The hostages in that room were understandably tense. There were several astromech droids as well, each acting as restaurant servers - but now staying quite still. The two thugs looked at each other and nodded, preparing themselves mentally. And one of them held a thermal detonator, something that would make an awfully big explosion.
They were about to march into the room when suddenly, a small purple astromech rolled out, one wearing a sombrero upon its dome-shaped head.
"What's going on here?" the first thug wondered aloud.
As if in a response, H2-D2 whistled quietly. It was a signal to the other astromech droids.
"This is ridiculous," the lead bounty hunter said, ignoring the tiny robot. That was his first mistake, considering H2-D2 to be no threat whatsoever. He continued, "Whoever is in there, come on out with your hands up or we'll throw this thermal detonator in there and blow you all to tiny bits."
The plan seemed solid enough. The problem was that this thug had to get closer to the room to in order to toss his explosive device inside. He walked towards the room, blaster in one hand and a thermal detonator in the other, walking right by H2-D2.
And that's when all his plans changed. He heard a loud whistle - it was coming from that droid! He turned to see what was going on, looking square at H2-D2. And that's when he was struck in the face with a steady barrage of hot sauce! It stung the villain's eyes, and he was temporarily blinded, screaming in rage at his own foolishness. He fired a few shots of his blaster, but they were all stray shots fortunately. And he didn't stay on his feet for long, for Han Solo himself rushed out of the room, ready for a brawl.
In mere moments there was chaos. The other astromech droids in the restaurant got the signal, and all of them immediately surrounded the fifth scoundrel bounty hunter, zapping him left and right with powerful electrical charges. What these little droids lacked in strength, they made up for in numbers - and soon, this howling bounty hunter was knocked off his feet, and held down by numerous other patrons who joined in the fray.
As for the leader of this villainous band, he never stood a chance. Han Solo charged at him, tackling him downwards and slamming the blinded bounty hunter backwards into a patron's table. Down he went, not getting up at all.
The restaurant cheered loudly! In just a few moments, mere astromech droids had won a brawl with five armed bounty hunters holding hostages.
"H2-D2, huh?" Han Solo said. He was looking down at his new friend, nodding gratefully. "It looks like I owe you one."
H2-D2 chirped and whistled in response.
Han Solo laughed. He said, "Okay, five then."
He reached down and pulled something out of the pocket of the unconscious bounty hunter, grinning mischievously. It was money, and quite a bit of it. He handed it to the droid.
"Here," he said. "Give this to the owner of the place to help clean up."
H2-D2 whistled once again, and caught Han by surprise.
"You own this place?"
H2-D2 beeped again, to let him know this was so.
"Not bad," he said. "Not bad at all. Look, you might want to take care of these guys before they all come to."
And that's when he came up with an idea. A pretty wicked little idea, actually. Already, the other astromech droids were cleaning up the mess. Grateful patrons were helping out too - such was their love for H2-D2's little restaurant. And soon enough, the five bounty hunters were each tied up, blind-folded, and on a spaceship scheduled for delivery somewhere on the distant planet of Hoth.
But before any of that happened, Han Solo said goodbye to his new friend.
"Thank you, my little friend," he said. "I'll be back this way again. You can bet I'll be telling all my friends about this amazing restaurant. It's the best one on the planet!"
Then of course the awkward moment came right away, when he didn't know the name of the restaurant.
"Uh... what's it called again?"
H2-D2 chirped and whistled, and Han smiled.
"Taco Party," he said. "Nice name. It's a great place you've got here. Can't wait to come back some time soon."
He patted H2-D2, and turned to leave. H2-D2 whistled one last bit.
Going out the door, Han turned back, and said, "May the force be with you too."
Daddy did a bit of work today, preparing for our final entry in "The Quest" drama. There's one more service next week, but it is one where we're showing clips from "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." Tomorrow, we'll finish up our drama, which has a little twist at the end. It's been so much fun, and so much better than it was the first time we did it. This is in large part due to our impressive new cast, and I guess some great new writing I suppose...!
So Force Friday is coming out soon, where all the new Star Wars toys are going to be released. This used to be a big deal for Daddy, who collected all sorts of these toys - and still has many of them in the basement. Recently, we added one action figure to the mix, a droid Madison has named H2-D2. This was a robot made at the Droid Factory at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Madison chose him to be mostly purple, and also gave him a sombrero to wear on his head. This sort of makes him stand out a bit!
Anyway, we thought today that it would be fun to make a background story for this remarkable droid. Madison and Daddy made up this little story below from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. By the way, this is canon!
*****
Before Han Solo met Luke Skywalker and Ben Kenobi, he met a droid named H2-D2. This was back at a time that Han still had quite a debt to settle with Jabba the Hutt. The end result was a stream of bounty hunters out to capture Han, and bring him back to Jabba's Palace.
Han was not quite ready for that, of course. He'd been lying low, or at least attempting to, looking for ways to make the money he owed. He and his friend Chewbacca had gone to a 'hive of scum and villainy' called Mos Eisley Spaceport, hoping to hook up with some much-needed work, and some much more needed credits.
While there, the two separated for a moment. Chewbacca went towards an interesting cantina, and Han visited what looked like a pretty interesting restaurant. It was called "Droid Loco," and if anything, it looked like a fun place to swing by.
He made his way into the restaurant, and sure enough, it was a fun little place. Astromech droids were everywhere, serving food to the patrons - there were taquitos, tacos, burritos, and many satisfied customers. Han found his way towards the back of the restaurant, and found a table in a small quiet room. There, he waited for a server - if anything, he'd bring Chewie some food for later.
That's when the commotion started: bounty hunters. There were five of them, and they stormed into the front of the restaurant, making quite a bit of noise as they did.
"Nobody move!" one barked at the patrons there. The five had drawn weapons, and immediately, the customers were quite obedient. Han heard all the noise in the room next door, and figured the obvious: they were there for him. Even worse, this room was a dead-end. The only escape was a fight straight out the front door. This wasn't looking promising. He heard someone - or something - approach the room.
It wasn't a bounty hunter. Not yet, at least. No, this was an astromech droid, one of the servers at the restaurant. It was a purple and white one with a sombrero upon its head, and it was quite noisy.
"Great," Han muttered.
"What's all that noise in the next room?" one of the bounty hunters was heard screaming. "Go check!"
In less than time than it took to think, there he was: an armed and dangerous looking individual walking through the door. Immediately, he spotted his prey: Han Solo, seated quietly.
Now Han was a quick draw, and was about to make short work of the misguided bounty hunter. And the bounty hunter was thinking he'd do basically the same with Han. But before any of this could happen, he was struck in the face by a flying taquito.
"Wha?" he said. And then he was hit by a flying burrito.
He tried to swat these away, and find out where they were coming from. But he never had a chance to, because at his feet was the purple astromech droid, with a small mechanical arm extended towards the thug's leg.
"What is that?" the bounty hunter thought.
These were his last thoughts for quite some time. Because instantly, a blue arc of electricity shot out, zapping the intruder and dropping him to the ground, unconscious.
Han Solo smiled big. "Not bad," he said aloud. "What's your name, little guy?"
H2-D2 chirped a bit, and Han nodded. "H2-D2, huh? How many more of those bad guys are out there?"
H2-D2 once again chirped his reply.
"Four more," Han said. "Not the greatest odds, but I'll take 'em."
Instantly, a rope shot out from H2-D2's midsection. He shot out a grapple and hook, the hook part sticking into a wall nearby the entrance of the room. Pulling tight, he rolled over to the other side of the entrance - he created a trip-wire. The next person to walk in that room was about to take a nasty fall. Han patted H2-D2 on his dome with a grin and said, "You know something? I like you."
"What's going on in there?" one of the remaining bounty hunters called out. The other room was tense. What was once a nice idea to go out to eat turned into a hostage situation.
There was no answer. Han and H2-D2 waited to see what would happen next, Han's blaster at the ready. All they heard from the leader was "GO!"
And that's when it happened: two of the armed mercenaries raced into the room, charging in with full force and fury. But before they could pull triggers or say anything at all, both fell hard. They fell over immediately, tripped up by H2-D2's extended rope. The perky droid was fast - it immediately raced over and zapped both of the villains on the ground, where they both stayed in a crumpled heap, unconscious.
"Three down, two to go," Han said. "Odds are getting better and better. And without me even firing a shot."
Meanwhile in the room next door, the two remaining bounty hunters called out to their partners in Han's room. And hearing no reply at all, they began to panic somewhat. What could possibly be going on?
Each one picked up their weapons and got ready for an assault. The hostages in that room were understandably tense. There were several astromech droids as well, each acting as restaurant servers - but now staying quite still. The two thugs looked at each other and nodded, preparing themselves mentally. And one of them held a thermal detonator, something that would make an awfully big explosion.
They were about to march into the room when suddenly, a small purple astromech rolled out, one wearing a sombrero upon its dome-shaped head.
"What's going on here?" the first thug wondered aloud.
As if in a response, H2-D2 whistled quietly. It was a signal to the other astromech droids.
"This is ridiculous," the lead bounty hunter said, ignoring the tiny robot. That was his first mistake, considering H2-D2 to be no threat whatsoever. He continued, "Whoever is in there, come on out with your hands up or we'll throw this thermal detonator in there and blow you all to tiny bits."
The plan seemed solid enough. The problem was that this thug had to get closer to the room to in order to toss his explosive device inside. He walked towards the room, blaster in one hand and a thermal detonator in the other, walking right by H2-D2.
And that's when all his plans changed. He heard a loud whistle - it was coming from that droid! He turned to see what was going on, looking square at H2-D2. And that's when he was struck in the face with a steady barrage of hot sauce! It stung the villain's eyes, and he was temporarily blinded, screaming in rage at his own foolishness. He fired a few shots of his blaster, but they were all stray shots fortunately. And he didn't stay on his feet for long, for Han Solo himself rushed out of the room, ready for a brawl.
In mere moments there was chaos. The other astromech droids in the restaurant got the signal, and all of them immediately surrounded the fifth scoundrel bounty hunter, zapping him left and right with powerful electrical charges. What these little droids lacked in strength, they made up for in numbers - and soon, this howling bounty hunter was knocked off his feet, and held down by numerous other patrons who joined in the fray.
As for the leader of this villainous band, he never stood a chance. Han Solo charged at him, tackling him downwards and slamming the blinded bounty hunter backwards into a patron's table. Down he went, not getting up at all.
The restaurant cheered loudly! In just a few moments, mere astromech droids had won a brawl with five armed bounty hunters holding hostages.
"H2-D2, huh?" Han Solo said. He was looking down at his new friend, nodding gratefully. "It looks like I owe you one."
H2-D2 chirped and whistled in response.
Han Solo laughed. He said, "Okay, five then."
He reached down and pulled something out of the pocket of the unconscious bounty hunter, grinning mischievously. It was money, and quite a bit of it. He handed it to the droid.
"Here," he said. "Give this to the owner of the place to help clean up."
H2-D2 whistled once again, and caught Han by surprise.
"You own this place?"
H2-D2 beeped again, to let him know this was so.
"Not bad," he said. "Not bad at all. Look, you might want to take care of these guys before they all come to."
And that's when he came up with an idea. A pretty wicked little idea, actually. Already, the other astromech droids were cleaning up the mess. Grateful patrons were helping out too - such was their love for H2-D2's little restaurant. And soon enough, the five bounty hunters were each tied up, blind-folded, and on a spaceship scheduled for delivery somewhere on the distant planet of Hoth.
But before any of that happened, Han Solo said goodbye to his new friend.
"Thank you, my little friend," he said. "I'll be back this way again. You can bet I'll be telling all my friends about this amazing restaurant. It's the best one on the planet!"
Then of course the awkward moment came right away, when he didn't know the name of the restaurant.
"Uh... what's it called again?"
H2-D2 chirped and whistled, and Han smiled.
"Taco Party," he said. "Nice name. It's a great place you've got here. Can't wait to come back some time soon."
He patted H2-D2, and turned to leave. H2-D2 whistled one last bit.
Going out the door, Han turned back, and said, "May the force be with you too."
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