Zoraida Cordova - A Crash of Fate

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Izzy and Jules were childhood friends, climbing the spires of Batuu, inventing silly games, and dreaming of adventures they would share one day. Then, Izzys family left abruptly, without even a chance to say goodbye. Izzys life became one of constant motion, traveling from one world to the next, until her parents were killed and she became a low-level smuggler to make ends meet. Jules remained on Batuu, eventually becoming a farmer like his father, but always yearning for something more. Now, thirteen years after she left, Izzy is returning to Batuu. Shes been hired to deliver a mysterious parcel, and she just wants to finish the job and get gone. But upon arrival at Black Spire Outpost she runs smack into the one person who still means something to her after all this time: Jules. The attraction between them is immediate, yet despite Jules seeming to be everything shes ever needed, Izzy hesitates. How can she drag this good-hearted man into the perilous life shes chosen? Jules has been trying to figure out his future, but now all he knows for certain is that he wants to be with Izzy. How can he convince her to take a chance on someone whos never left the safety of his homeworld? (less) (Star Wars: Galaxys Edge #1)

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& TM 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd.

All rights reserved. Published by Disney Lucasfilm Press, an imprint of Disney Book Group. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. For information address Disney Lucasfilm Press, 1200 Grand Central Avenue, Glendale, California 91201.

ISBN 978-1-368-05068-5

Cover Illustration by Matt Griffin

Design by Leigh Zieske

Visit the official Star Wars website at: www.starwars.com.

CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Prologue

Chapter 1: Izzy

Chapter 2: Jules

Chapter 3: Izzy

Chapter 4: Jules

Chapter 5: Izzy

Chapter 6: Jules

Chapter 7: Izzy

Jules

Chapter 8: Izzy

Chapter 9: Jules

Chapter 10: Izzy

Jules

Chapter 11: Izzy

Jules

Izzy

Chapter 12: Jules

Izzy

Chapter 13: Jules

Izzy

Chapter 14: Izzy

Jules

Chapter 15: Izzy

Chapter 16: Jules

Chapter 17: Izzy

Jules

Chapter 18: Izzy

Chapter 19: Jules

Chapter 20: Izzy

Chapter 21: Jules

Izzy

Jules

Izzy

Jules

Chapter 22: Izzy

Jules

Chapter 23: Izzy

Chapter 24: Jules

Chapter 25: Izzy

Jules

Chapter 26: Izzy

Chapter 27: Jules

Chapter 28: Izzy

Chapter 29: Jules

Chapter 30: Izzy

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

About the Author

For my brother Danilo J. Crdova.

I have nothing left to teach you, young Padawan.

The girl climbed the rock face, higher and higher. She scraped her knee only once, and the cut had already begun to scab over as they neared the top. The frilly dress she wore was covered in sweat and dirt. Her father would be angry with her. Hed sewn in extra panels only the day before because shed had another growth spurt practically overnight.

Come on, Jules! she shouted. Were almost there!

No fair, Izzy, the boy called back. Loose pebbles fell over his head, and though hed convinced himself that he wasnt afraid of heights, he made the mistake of looking down, only for a moment. His palms were sweating and his belly flip-flopped from the fear of falling. If he wanted to fly, hed have to get over his fears, and to do that he needed to conquer them. The trouble was, it was easier to think rather than do, and the doing was proving rather difficult. When the boy looked back up, sunlight beamed in his eyes, but he could still see the girl was already a meter or two ahead. He grunted and pushed himself to climb faster. Your limbs are longer. Thats practically cheating!

Practically but not exactly, she said.

Izzy Garsea held on to the nooks and crannies in the jagged rock. The suns beat overhead, relentless during the dry season. Not a single cloud provided shade, but theyd covered their heads with the scarves Juless mother had dyed bright blue only the previous week. Jules had helped, and his fingers were still stained from accidentally sticking his hands into the dye buckets. Blue and purple freckles dotted his golden-brown forearms like constellations.

Using a spire like a ladder to get to a cliff shelf, the boy and girl threw themselves on their backs, victorious smiles painted on their faces. So far away from Black Spire Outpost, it felt like the whole world was laid out just for the two of them. They could scream as loud as they wanted and not be reprimanded. They could do anything.

One day Im going to beat you, Jules said, sitting up.

Izzy giggled and brushed off the pebbles that stuck to her hands. Keep dreaming, Jules. Im taller.

His big toothy smile was sweet. You wont always be.

Despite being one year older than the girl, Julen Rakab was still a head shorter. For a six-year-old on Batuu, it meant he got his allowance stolen quite a bit by bigger kids and transient travelers prowling for an easy mark. But the girl never treated him that way. Left alone during the long stretch of day when their parents had to work, theyd forged a bond. With her, he was safewell, as safe as two little ones could be while rock climbing. But he borrowed some of her fearlessness and followed as far as she was willing to take him.

They settled beneath the shade of gnarly trees that had somehow managed to retain their leaves. From their vantage point, the lands of Batuu spread beneath them, a swell of green and jutting rock. While their respective parents toiled away on various farms, the girl and the boy made plans of their own.

They unpacked their snacks from their pockets: a bag of popped grains hed made the night before, dried fruit from the Garsea pantry, caf beans covered in chocolate shed snuck from her mothers hidden tin of sweets, and a canister of fresh water. They shared everything, but the boy always gave the girl a slightly larger bite of fruit, let her have her fill of chocolate and water.

Da says I can start working on the farm for next years harvest, he told her, handing over the metal canteen.

The girl gasped. Her already wide green eyes went wider. But, Jules, who will play with me then?

Ill still play with you, I promise.

Not every day. I hardly ever see my parents at home. They leave at suns-rise, and by the time they come home, its dark and theyre too tired to do anything but eat and sleep.

Yeah, but theyre old. The boy shook his head, hoping to reassure her. My sister gets home and works on her knitting to sell in the market.

Why cant you start when youre older? the girl asked.

Because Da says if I want my own ship, I have to save for it myself.

Your own ship? she said with wonder. She tipped her head to look up at the sky. A small luxury vessel was making its way to Black Spire. The Outpost was only a little cluster of buildings from that distance, but she knew how busy it was. Her father had let her go along with him once. She had drunk in the open shops, the bustling streets, the smell of roasted meats and nuts. Will you take me with you?

Of course, Izzy. We can explore new moons and planets. He sat up on his knees and found a disk-shaped rock. He simulated a flight path in the space between them. I was at Ogas

What were you doing there?

I like to see the new travelers when they land. Theres always someone wearing what my dad calls flashy and absurd, whatever that means. Anyway, I overheard two men talking about a moon thats completely covered in ice and snow.

Izzy scrunched up her face and twirled the tip of her long black braid. I dont like being cold.

What about a planet thats all water? Think of all the creatures that could be discovered down there. Or where the sky is all different colors all the time. Or a city with billions of people!

Izzy finished the last of the water. She wasnt sure what kind of world she wanted to visit, but she was sure she didnt want to spend her days without Jules. Can I be princess of the ship?

I dont think thats how princesses work, he said as he landed the rock-ship at their feet and it became a plain stone among the others.

How do you know? Have you met many princesses?

He considered this. Fine, you can be princess. But Im the captain.

Why do you get to be the captain? She tapped her finger on her chin thoughtfully. I could be both.

You cant be both.

Who says?

Its my ship. I have to do something.

Fine. She held out her hand and repeated words shed heard her mother utter many times: Youve got yourself a deal.

They shook hands the way theyd seen the grown-ups do, then rested in the shade awhile longer. If there had been clouds in the sky, they would have played a game of giving them shape. Once, she was sure shed seen a flying bantha in a cluster of rain clouds. Instead, they watched as more ships flew in from the atmosphere and headed straight for the Outpost. Izzy could see the patch of farms where both their parents spent their days toiling, the bright grasslands, and the hills. She loved Batuu from up above, but most of all she loved watching the river snake across the planets surface, weaving among dense trees and jutting spires that had once been trees themselves.

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