Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Miners Save TIE Pilot!

Date: 170908
Planet: Dantooine
Region: Dantooine Plains

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).

A group of local miners and an Imperial regulations officer rescued an Imperial pilot who crashed on the Dantooine plains. The miners, along with the officer, were out prospecting for new claims when they came across the crashed remains of an Imperial TIE starfighter. The miners found the unconscious pilot a short distance from the craft and were able to transport her back to the Imperial Outpost without further injury.

An Imperial sergeant was quoted as saying "The young pilot was out on a routine training exercise with a TIE craft. She lost control and was forced to eject before the craft crashed. Doctors expect her to make a full recovery. We are conducting an investigation to find the cause of the crash." The sergeant declined to comment on rumors of rebel attacks in the Dantooine system.

If the miners had not found the pilot when they did she may have succumbed to her injuries or the wildlife on the plains. Several settlers and more numerous visitors are hurt or even killed by Dantooine's fauna each year, and the native tribes are known for their hostility towards other species - some of the hatred the result of ruthless mercenaries hunting down the natives for their blood, which was a prized component in the production of stims a few years ago, until medical advances made it obsolete.

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