The Jedi's Tales/Chapter 1

The sun beamed down onto the rolling amber plains of Maridun as two young Lurmen looked at something large. “What do you think it is?” The younger one asked. “I bet it’s a comet.”

“It’s not a comet.”

“It’s got to be.”

“It can’t be a comet, stupid, there’s no crater.”

“Alright, genius, what do you think it is?”

It was like something they’d never seen. It was a modestly-sized thing. The shape was like that of a disc, yet it had two arm-like appendages extending from the front, and it was nestled on top of five, stubby, leg-like supports. The thing was a building, but not a building. It couldn’t be, since it hadn’t been there yesterday, yet it was clearly built by hand or tentacle. There was only one logical explanation.

“It’s a ship.”

“How do you know?”

“What do you call those things coming down from it?”

“Comet legs?”

“They’re landing gear. Ships use them when they land. Father told me.”

“Why?”

“I dunno. Probably to keep the bottom from getting dirty or scratched. I mean, if you could travel in style, wouldn’t you want your ship to be clean?” the elder asked. "Besides, you can see the boarding ramp.”

“What’s that?”

“It lets people get on.” As Ermay said this, the freighter’s pilot and copilot entered the ship.

“Wow. Let’s check it out!” the adolescent simian exclaimed as he dashed for the ramp.

“Puhkay, no! Wait, Puhkay, stop!” The creature dashed forth and attempted to grab his brother by the tail, but it was too late. The ramp had closed and the ship had taken off, heading for the stars with her secret companion on board.

Appendix and Author's Note
A/N: the ship in question is not the Millennium Flcon, but (like the Falcon) is a YT-1300 stock-light freighter, only without all the modifications.

Appendix: As this story is not actually about him, Puhkay will not reappear for a while, and we’ve seen the last of Ermay, as far as this story is concerned, so I hope you enjoyed them.