Project Boush: We Can Take 'Em
by Vickie Boyd



Kelly and I looked at each other. Brad was hurt and crazy. There was no
way we would do what he asked. The stormtroopers we had Force pushed
were trying to scramble to their feet. Kelly gave me an evil grin that I
knew all too well. "I think we can take 'em."

I looked down the hall then back at my twin. "You must be joking.
There's at least a hundred of them and only two of us."

"Yeah, but they don't have lightsabers and aren't suicidal either."

She had a point, or rather I had a point. I brought my lightsaber down
horizontally in front of me, the tip pointing towards her. "Let's do
it," I growled.

She mirrored my action. "On three?"

"On three."

"One."

"Two."

"Three!" We both screamed and ran forward, waving our lightsabers
wildly.

The troopers getting to their feet began to flail backwards, trying to
get away from the crazy Jedi. Several troopers with orange flaps on
their shoulders tried to push everyone forward to attack.

We were on top of them before they could pull their blasters. I brought
my blade down on the first trooper. It sliced through his arm, severing
it from his shoulder. I winced, expecting a spurt of blood, but it
didn't come. The blade had cauterized the wound.

Kelly screamed a battle cry and began to wade through the Imperials. Her
milky white blade sliced a hand here, an arm there. The look on her face
was of pure glee.

I tried to keep up, trying to maim and not kill. We were about a quarter
of the way through when we heard a high pitched cry.

"EE CHUDA!!!"

Kelly and I looked at each other and grinned. The Ewoks had arrived!
Behind the troopers, a wave of fur began to overtake the white armoured
troops. "Yubnub," we cried to them.

With the arrival of the Ewoks, the troopers became disorganized quickly.
We were able to wade through them. Many laid down their weapons and
surrendered.

I saw Korak directing his troops to hold the men who had surrendered at
blaster point. Kelly and I walked over to him. "We thank you for your
help, Korak," I said with a bow.

The Ewok leader looked up at me sadly. <"We did so to honor Warrior
Josh.">

My brow furrowed. "What do you mean 'honor Josh'?"

Korak bowed his head. <"Warrior Josh died to protect me.">

Kelly reached down and picked the Ewok up. "And you just left him
there?!"

Korak kicked her in the stomach and she doubled over, dropping him to
the floor. <"Nothing we could do. He died a warrior.">

I put a hand on Kelly's arm before she could retaliate. "I don't think
he's dead yet," I told her. "I can sense him, but it's very faint."

Looking into your own eyes is rather scary. I knew what she was thinking
and she knew I was right. "Take him and go find Josh." She nodded
towards the Ewok. "I'll stay here."

I nodded and looked down at Korak. "Show me where you left him."

The Ewok leader nodded and headed back the way he had come. Quickly and
quietly, I followed.