Welcome to Disney's Magic of Storytelling podcast brought to you by WakeMed Children's,

because inside every child is a story waiting to be told. Our storyteller is ABC 11's Diane Wilson.

Star Wars, a new hope. Escape from Darth Vader.

It was a time of war.

Rebel spies fought the Sinister Empire for control of the galaxy.

One of the rebels was named Princess Leia.

She had been given planned to the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star.

Now, Leo was on her starship, heading home to Alderon, but she was not alone.

An imperial ship was chasing her. On board Leah's ship were two droids, R2D2 and C3PO. C3PO was worried.

He didn't like being attacked. We're doomed, he said as the starship shook. There'll be no escape for the princess this time.

Suddenly, a loud blasted the ship. It had been captured. As the droids watched, the starship's main door blasted open. Stormtroopers rushed in, swarming the ship. The stormtroopers fired their blasters at the rebels, and the rebels fired back.

One by one, the rebels fell.

Soon the stormtroopers were in full control of the ship.

As a battle wound down, a mysterious figure emerged from the smoke.

It was Darth Vader. In the commotion,

R2D2 slipped away, noticing that R2D2 was missing. C3Pio set out to find his friend.

Artu! Where are you? he called. Elsewhere on the ship, Princess Leia looked at the plan

for the Death Star. She knew she

had to keep them safe. If the Empire got the plans back, the rebels wouldn't stand a chance.

Just then, Archiducydia appeared. That gave Princess Leia an idea. Princess Leia leaned over

and began speaking to the droid. She was recording a message for someone she had hoped could help her and the Rebel Alliance.

I have placed information vital to the survival of the rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit, she explained.

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