Mushroom Mesa was a geological formation located in the Dune Sea of Tatooine. Named for the rock formations that resembled large fungi, the Mesa was part of the Boota Eve Classic race circuit. Some superstitious residents of the planet claimed it was created by some unknown powerful beings, as some of the formations resembled humanoid faces.
Source:Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999)
Words:840 Pairing:None Cast of Characters: Reader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo & Chewbacca Summary: Reader has been kept in the dark about the location of their next mission. When they can’t stand the unknown anymore they begin to probe Luke and Han for answers, only to find the location of their next mission is work than they could have ever imagined.
“I don’t understand why the location of our mission has to be kept secret from Luke and I we’re on the mission.” You complained from one of the passenger’s seats in the Millennium Falcon.
You’d been cruising through space for nearly a standard week. All Leia had told you when you’d been briefed was that you and Luke were being dispatched on behalf of the New Republic to negotiate peace with someone who’d recently risen to power. You knew that he was a former bounty hunter who now sat on the shoulders and throne of a former crime boss, but his name and planet had been redacted. As far as you were aware, only Han and Chewbacca had been given the name and location of the planet as they were assigned to transport you and Luke on your mission.
“Oh, the location’s not a secret to me.” Luke piped up from the seat beside you. He said it in his unnervingly calm jedi way. The way that always made him seem five steps ahead of everyone else.
“Leia told me the location had to be kept secret for security reasons!” You remarked. “So I’m the only onewho hasn’t been told?”
“Fear not, [Y/N] I have also not been provided the location of the planet we are to travel too.” Cee Threepio added in his metallic panicked tone. You ignored the droid. If you weren’t concerned you may need the protocol droid to translate, you would have disassembled him by now.
“You’re the security threat, Sweetheart.” Han barked not looking away from the viewport before him.
“Me? I’ve never…” You started to argue.
“Leia had some…concerns.” Luke interjected choosing his words carefully. “That you might not be receptive to the idea of returning to this particular planet.”
“Oh. So it’s a planet we’ve been to before?” You probed for more clues.
“You might as well tell her, Kid.” Han chimed in again. “It’s about to be visible on the viewport any second.”
“Well, go on then!” You demanded from the Jedi, but before Luke could utter the first syllable a planet you recognized began to manifest on the viewport before you. “No!!” You exclaimed taking in the two suns orbiting the planet. “Why here! Why me!” You began muttering swears and curses from every language you knew.
You always considered yourself a seasoned traveler. You’d been from one end of the galaxy to the other and back again. Most of the time the destination suited you just fine. From the lush green forests of Kashyyyk or Endor’s moons to the beautiful waters of Naboo. Alderaan had been a particular favorite of yours, before its unprecedented removal. You even liked the snow planets like Hoth. If you had to select a terrain that you hated, and you absolute did hate them, it would have to be the sand planets.
No one ever felt renewed and refreshed after visiting a sand planet. They were almost entirely desert based. Most of them were impossibly hot hellscapes which were not in any way improved by the presence of their citizens. The worst of these sand planets was Tatooine. Not being content with just one sun to burn its sandy surface, Tatooine boasted two.
“I’m not going down there.” You protested. “You can’t make me.” Chewbacca unleashed a gurgle in Shryiiwook assuring that he could make you if he needed to.
“Easy Chewy,” Han attempted to sooth his friend. “I told the Princess this was going to happen.”
“And I assured both Leia andHan that you understood how important your position as a negotiator for the New Republic is.” Luke stepped in, attempting to sooth you. “I know you won’t jeopardize the mission because of your hesitations.”
“Get Leia on the coms!” You ordered the Millennium Falcon’s pilots. “You’re going to have to get someone else, because I’m not going.”
“[Y/N], be reasonable.” Luke advised, calm as ever. Your outburst was almost amusing to him.
“I’m not being reasonable?” You laughed. “There’s at least a hundred planets and moons in the known galaxy, but where to we always seem to end up? Tatooine!It’s a nightmare inducing, crime riddled outer rim planet that for some reason always seems to be at the center of all our problems! Are there even other planets, or have I just been traveling to various parts of Tatooine unbeknownst to me?”
“The other planets are very real.” Han insisted. “I’ll show you the Star Charts.”
“Yougot the full briefing,” You rounded on Luke. “Who’s this new leader on Tatooine that’s so important it requires negotiations and a jedi delegate?”
“Boba Fett.” Luke answered. “He’s recently taken over Jabba’s territory on Mos Espa.”
“Ah, well you should have just led with that.” You turned away from Luke and watched Tatooine grow larger in the viewpoint.
“That’s all it took?” Han asked after exchanging a confused look with his Wookie companion.
“Boba’s an old friend.” You shrugged. “And he owes me a favor. This’ll be easier than walking a Bantha.”
Revisiting a scene from the last episode of The Book of Boba Fett again! Please enjoy Sand/Awestruck for this week’s @dankfarrikdrabbles prompt.
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Get. Up.
His head was spinning and his back was hurting something terrible. But he had to get to Grogu. Maybe if he was fast enough he could activate the jetpack, grab him and fly away. He’d figure out how to deal with the rancor later – the boy was his priority. The roars coming out of the beast were definitely not good and he didn’t have time to figure out why the child had escaped Peli’s arms. Or why he had decided to challenge the enraged animal on his own.
Din pushed against the packed sand with a groan, relegating his throbbing pain to the back of his mind for the time being and tried very hard not to let the vision of the toddler seconds away from being eaten alive overwhelm him and send him into a panic.
And then Grogu raised his ridiculously tiny hand.
And the rancor stopped moving.
And Din stopped breathing.
The kid was… What was he doing? Din could only look on in astonishment as Grogu managed to get the beast to fall asleep, using only the power of his mind. Slowly, oh so slowly. Every second lasting an eternity, as Din wondered worriedly if he should intervene. But there was no need in the end, and he found his breath again when the rancor’s head softly touched the sand with a last, hoarse exhale.
He’d questioned the boy’s return earlier – had he managed to learn anything from Skywalker? Was it safe for him to be at the mercy of the galaxy again? And it seemed that he now had the start of an answer: the child was more powerful than ever before, and he wouldn’t be at the mercy of anything – or anyone. Not as long as he still had breath in him, Din decided, standing up shakily with the help of the Twi’lek majordomo.
Grogu was back to being his number one priority, he acknowledged, observing him succumb to sleep, burrowed against the rancor, utterly spent. And that realization brought a smile to his face – his life had meaning again.
For Star Wars Appreciation Week 2022: Favorite movie.
It will always be A New Hope. It got me into it. It’s the classic hero origin adventure. And it has my favorite scene with the binary sunset. (Of course, lol)
So here’s the time lapse video I originally made for Star Wars Day
