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any. That doesn’t mean that you are safe; other stormtroopers may still be in the jungle.
    You adjust the frequency setting on the comlink, and use a special code that will let General Dodonna know it’s safe to broadcast “General Dodonna?” you say. “I ran into trouble. I encountered five stormtroopers and had to neutralize them. But I was able to destroy the Imperial distress beacon!”
    “Good work!” General Dodonna replies.
    “Tell the others that there might be more stormtroopers in the jungle,” you advise. “I’m moving on to the crash site.”
    You go to your speeder bike. You check your gear and ammunition. Your mind is racing. What will happen if you run into more stormtroopers? It was difficult to disable five stormtroopers. Are you prepared to disable twenty more?
    If there are more stormtroopers, they will expect an attack from outside forces. At their crash site, they will have set up a strong defense to prevent anyone from reaching their ship. It would be almost impossible to attack their defense and survive.
    But if you could sneak inside the crash site, you could combat the enemy where they least expect you. They are paying attention to the areas around the crash site, not inside. There’s just one problem: How will you get inside?
    You look at the defeated stormtroopers, then at their nearby landspeeder. You have an idea. It’s a dangerous idea, but it just might work.
    First, you attach your speeder bike to the landspeeder. You clamp it tightly to the back of the landspeeder so that it is secure. If you survive, you may need the speeder bike later.
    You drag a stormtrooper over to the landspeeder and put him in the backseat
    You take another stormtrooper’s armor and put it over your own clothes. You remove his helmet and place it over your head. It’s not easy to see out of the helmet. No wonder stormtroopers are such rotten shots! you think. At least the stormtrooper’s helmet has built-in infrared lenses so you’ll be able to see in the dark.
    Climbing into the Imperial landspeeder, you check the controls. The landspeeder has a navicomputer, so you can find the crash site. You turn on the engine and zoom away, towing your speeder bike with you.
    Almost two kilometers later — very close to the crash site — you stop the landspeeder and climb out. You take your speeder bike off the back of the landspeeder and hide it under a very big tree. If you have to escape, your speeder bike will help you make a quick getaway.
    You get back into the landspeeder, start the engine, and proceed through the jungle. Soon, you see the still-smoking wreckage of the Imperial Carrack cruiser. It has crashed into some trees and sits at an odd angle. The trees and the ship are at the base of an ancient tower.
    You slow the landspeeder to a stop. Suddenly, you are surrounded by many stormtroopers. You have difficulty seeing behind you, but guess that there may be about twenty troopers.
    Your fingers tighten on the steering wheel at the sight of the Imperial captain. You didn’t think you’d encounter him so soon. The captain steps forward. His face looks like it is made of stone.
    “Why have you returned without the others?!” he demands.
    “We were attacked by a Rebel assault force, sir!” you reply. “The trooper in the backseat and I were the only two to survive! We raced back to warn you! We must prepare for a Rebel attack!”
    The captain looks at the stormtrooper in the backseat “I don’t think,” he observes, “that your comrade survived after all. Were you able to launch the distress beacon before you were attacked?”
    “Yes, sir,” you say.
    The captain smiles. He thinks that the beacon has been launched and that the Empire will send a rescue team. “Everyone to your positions!” he orders. “Prepare for the Rebel assault!”
    Without warning, your Imperial comlink beeps and a voice echoes from it: “This is General Dodonna. You haven’t checked in and we’re beginning to