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Thread: OK, I had to do it...
OK, here is another attempt at humor in these dark times:
Blaster bolts ripped through the akrid smoke that filled the corridor. The groans of the wounded vied with the sharp retorts of blasters and the stomping boots of the Imperial Storm Troopers as they advanced on the vallient but failing Rebel defenses.
A golden head peered around the corner from an adjoining corridor. There was a menacing glint in his golden eyes.
"Allright, R2, they have shut down the main reactor. This simply won't do", said C-3PO.
C-3P0's short domed companion beeped his agreement with this sentiment. A two manipulator arms extended themselves from R2's round body, and a storage compartment opened on R2-D2's front pannel. Deftly, R2 extracted a CDEF Pistol and a roll of duct tape, and then proceded to afix the blaster to the domed head. Meanwhile, C-3PO kicked a dying Storm Trooper in the head, and pulled the trooper's carbine from his dying hands.
"Ready to rock, R2?" C-3PO said grimly.
The series of beeps and growls from R2 indicated not only readyness, but anticipation.
The storm troopers continued to advance on the droid's position, confident in their victory. Suddenly, however, their emotions of imminent victory turned to shock as the tall golden droid lept out and the small R2 unit trundeled out in their path, guns blazing. Within moments, the squad of Storm Troopers was entirely decimated.
"OK, R2 - now, lets find that Vader we keep hearing about," said C-3PO...
