Sandstorm(comic story)

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"Sandstorm"

Plot summary[]

OnTatooine,Owen andBeru Lars discuss their 10 year old nephewLuke Skywalker. Owen has refused to tell Luke more about his father, and in anger Luke runs away. Unfortunately, a sandstorm moves in at the same time, and soon Luke is lost in the desert. He has a vision of a tall dark figure, and shortly afterwards meets a young boy namedAnnie. The two boys realize they have much in common—neither knows much about their father, they are both great pilots, they both want to leave Tatooine some day, and they cansense things before they happen. They soon discover aTusken Raider buried in the sand, and taking hisgaffi stick they seek shelter in a nearby cave. A pack ofwomp rats drives them back out into the storm, where they stumble upon ared and whiteastromech droid. Annie rigs up the astromech's motivator to explode, sending up a flare. This attracts the attention of akrayt dragon, who attacks the two boys. Luke loses sight of Annie, and on instinct throws the gaffi stick into the throat of the dragon, killing it. Luke falls unconscious. When Owen and a rescue party find him later, there is no sign of the krayt dragon or Annie. Luke is certain it was more than just a dream, and Owen knows there is something special about his nephew.

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Collected in[]

• Star Wars Tales 15
• Star Wars Tales Volume 4
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire Vol. 4
• Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus Vol. 2

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