Original subtitles

♪ Steppin' softly in a danger zone ♪

♪ No weapon in my hand ♪

[R2-D2 beeping]

♪ It's just this brain designed by man ♪

♪ It's got me in trouble again ♪

♪ Trouble again ♪

♪ I put my life in jeopardy ♪

♪ In the service of my friends ♪

♪ I wouldn't care But it's a dangerous affair ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm in trouble again ♪

[R2-D2 whistles]

♪ Trouble again ♪

♪ In trouble, in trouble, in trouble ♪

[C-3PO] What a perilous chain of events.

We're lost in a game of chance

to a new master who turns out to be a smuggler.

Then we're tossed overboard with the stolen goods,

whilst he gets himself arrested.

Now this wretched salt storm.

R2, where are you? R2!

R2?

R2-D2? Oh, no! You've been eaten.

Consumed by this corrosive acid salt.

Farewell, R2.

You were a miracle of modern technology.

A true prince among droids.

A dear, dear friend.

[R2-D2 beeps]

R2-D2?

[R2-D2 beeping]

Miracle of modern technology? I said no such thing.

[R2-D2 beeps]

Prince of the scrap pile, if you don't get moving.

[R2-D2 whistles, beeping]

Don't think you're just going to rust away and leave me out here alone.

-Where is a master when you need one? -[R2-D2 beeping]

-What landspeeder? Whoa! -[R2-D2 beeps]

We're saved.

It is a landspeeder.

Was a landspeeder.

[R2-D2 beeps]

Where'd you come from?

Leave this to me.

Allow me to introduce myself, sir.

I am C-3PO, human-cyborg relations.

-A most useful and-- -Hey, an R2 unit!

[R2-D2 beeps]

-Easy. I'm just gonna take a look. -A most useful and dedicated...

-Ah, you, sir. Um, allow me to intro-- -Well, blast my burners.

An R2 unit.

Just what we've been looking for.

-I've been programmed to-- -What kinda shape's he in?

Some circuit corrosion, a few dents.

I can fix him.

-I am in excellent shape. -[R2-D2 beeps]

-I speak millions of languages. -[R2-D2 beeps]

-We so desperately need a master. -Take it easy, 3PO.

-You've got one. -Two.

Welcome to the racing team of Thall Joben and Jord Dusat.

Oh, thank you, sir... [screams, groans]

[Jord] Last one back to the shop is a two-toed swamp-sucker.

Yahoo!

[C-3PO screams]

[woman] Uh-oh. Those two speeders just crossed over into the restricted zone.

Those seeker probes will destroy them unless I help.

Master, what are those?

I'm not hanging around to find out.

[C-3PO screams]

This is most uncomfortable. [whimpers]

Sir! [screams]

[C-3PO screams]

[C-3PO screams]

[Thall] 3PO!

Aaah!

[gasps]

Whoa. I better bail out.

Jord!

[Jord] Whoa!

[groans]

-I'm coming, buddy. -[C-3PO] Master, help. I'm over here!

If anyone cares.

Oh, dear.

Stay back, you-- you grease bucket!

I'm warning you.

Oh, my goodness.

I did that?

Oh. I do hope its owner's not around.

What an arm, 3PO.

Oh, it was nothing.

But it seems, sir, that someone is trying very hard

to ensure their privacy in this area.

-Then let's go. -A very wise suggestion, sir.

They got away, Tiggy.

Don't call me Tiggy.

Shall I call Sise and tell him the project is off?

No need to concern my father.

The project will continue as planned.

Once the Trigon One is completed,

it will be impossible for anyone to withstand its power.

[Vlix] But if those two joyriders leak one word

about our secret base, the other gangs will try to--

The other gangs won't know anything until we move on them.

Hmm. I'll take care of those two meddlers.

Ah, I'm gonna miss her.

That speeder was almost a part of me. You know what I mean?

You're not comparing that old rust bucket to the Witch?

[Jord] Nothing compares to the Witch.

Excuse me, sir. The Witch?

Let me introduce you.

R2, 3PO, meet the White Witch.

Thall spent three years working this baby right down to the last bolt.

Come on, Jord. I couldn't have done it without ya.

Ah. Thall's the brains behind her. I just do the heavy work.

And drive.

You bet. We're gonna blow 'em right off the track.

Yeah, but first we gotta get her off planet to the speeder races.

[R2-D2 beeps]

Well, we got a whole team to figure that one out. Right?

[R2-D2 beeps]

We'll test out R2 with the Witch in the morning.

[Jord] See ya in town!

What?

[taps]

Sorry, we're closed. Wha--

[C-3PO] You were right, sir. They were following us.

They must be using IR sensors.

We have to warn Jord. Let's go.

-[R2-D2 beeps] -Quiet, R2.

-[objects clattering] -[C-3PO screams]

[C-3PO groans]

[objects clattering]

Master Thall, wait for me.

Oh, my goodness.

-[Thall] Jord. -[R2-D2 beeping]

Jord!

[woman] You're too late.

[C-3PO screams]

[objects crashing]

A couple of muscle droids took him away.

Hey, who are you?

Kea. Kea Moll.

My Starrunner grounded on the salt flats. Engine trouble.

I need a mechanic. Saw you racing, thought maybe you could help me.

Oh, thank you. I'm most grateful.

But I see you've got your own problems.

-[rustling] -[R2-D2 beeps]

Master Thall, R2's sensors detect movement outside.

They're back.

-I'll get the speeder. -But Master--

Just as I suspected, R2, there's nothing out there.

[R2-D2 beeps]

-Oh! -[Kea gasps]

[Kea] Oh, no.

-Come on. -[engine cranking]

Come on!

[groans] What's wrong?

Oh, no!

Sabotage? Oh, no!

Our master is trapped.

[R2-D2 beeping]

-Don't come any closer. -[C-3PO] Oh! Our poor master, Thall.

-R2, do something quick! -[R2-D2 beeps]

-Come on, R2. -I wish I had another rock.

[grunts]

Thall!

-[Thall] Let's go! -[C-3PO screams]

[Vlix laughs]

Look at them! They look like beached wabas!

-It's just a minor malfunction. -[beeps]

For what they cost you to build,

I could've got a few of the old boys together.

That's the way old Sise would've done it.

-[beeping] -If it's not a droid, I don't trust it.

And I'm not my father. I'm me.

Maybe so, Tiggy,

but you would've had both those troublemakers instead of just one.

-Don't call me Tiggy! -[beeps]

Word can't leak to the other gangs

about my secret operations base or the Trigon One.

If it does, you, me, and your father won't be worth a pinch of moon dust.

[Kea] That's Tig Fromm's secret base.

They're probably holding Jord in there.

[Thall] If he is, R2 will find out where.

If you don't mind me asking, sir, how do you plan to get R2 out of there?

The same way I got him in. We'll use a decoy.

I was afraid you'd say that.

[machine whirring]

[R2-D2 beeps]

[beeps]

Okay, R2's in place. Get ready.

-[alarm blaring] -Intruder alert.

Dispatch guardian droid.

[R2-D2 beeps]

[R2-D2 beeps]

[Thall] So these caves should lead us right to the service tubes.

[R2-D2 beeps]

-[laughs] Good work, R2. -[rapid beeping]

Looks like you got it all.

-Hey, hold it right there. -[beeping slows]

[Kea] Looks like a detention area, all right.

That indicator must be Jord.

3PO, what are the chances of getting the Witch through the service tubes,

picking up Jord and getting back, without being detected?

I'm afraid about 700,000-to-1, sir.

-Ah, could be worse. -Not much worse.

-Nice suit. -Have a seat.

[grunts]

Nice seat.

So... [sniffs] ...you're really into electronics, huh?

Not me. Mr. Fromm.

[gasps]

[Jord] Sise Fromm, the gang leader?

[Vlix laughs]

I am Tig Fromm. I am of the new ways.

Technology is the key to the power of the new Fromm Gang.

Not ancient blood ties and old-world methods.

Those are the ways of my father, Sise.

You're not Sise? Boy that's a relief.

I've heard stories about your dad.

Kidnapping, extortion, blaster-running. Are they all true?

Be careful, Mr. Dusat. I am an ambitious man.

Whoa!

Ambitious men can be dangerous.

[groans] Just trying to be friendly.

I don't want your friendship. I just want your silence!

Hey, just tell me what I'm not supposed to know, and you got it.

You know very little, only about this secret base.

But even that information in the hands of Jabba, Arnat,

or one of the other gang leaders could be very harmful to my plan.

You sound like you're trying to take over the other gangs or something. [laughs]

-What? -I didn't say nothing.

I was only kidding. A joke! [chuckles]

Ha ha.

You make too many jokes, Mr. Dusat.

But yes, that's exactly what I plan to do.

But as for you...

You want me to rearrange his molecules?

[Tig] No need.

He's being transported to my father's stronghold on Annoo.

Look, if you don't let me outta of here,

I've got friends that'll come in and bust me out.

And then you'll be sorry.

[Jord groaning]

Show me a droid that can do that.

[Kea] Can't go any further. Any ideas, Thall?

I did some repair work for a stranger a long time ago.

He never came back to pick up his speeder. This was in it.

-My word, a lightsaber. -[lightsaber humming]

It should do the trick. Stand back.

Handy little gadget.

Now, according to R2, there's a control station up ahead.

Let's go!

Good luck, you two.

[Thall on comm] Monitor my position,

switch the automatic tube services to manual,

-and redirect the traffic out of my path. -[beeping]

-Yes, sir. -[Kea] I hope they can do it.

What's that?

A refuse cylinder. We have to redirect it.

But to where?

[Kea] Tube four.

[Thall] Good work, 3PO.

[Kea] They're heading into a heavy loading area.

Careful, sir.

Going into a bank of elevator bays.

Yeah, so I see.

-[C-3PO] Ready sir. -[Kea] Easy, easy.

-Now! -This is all so new to me.

Computer controls are R2's department.

[gasps] 3PO...

We are the maintenance crew.

The automatic service systems are malfunctioning.

[chitters]

What do you mean we're not the maintenance crew?

[chittering]

Oh. You're the maintenance crew. Well, that would make us security.

[chitters]

Yes, it does. And that means someone sabotaged these systems.

-Why weren't you at your post? -[chittering]

[chattering]

-[chitters] -Ah. There's the culprit.

Aha! [chitters]

-Not the alarm. -[chitters]

-Stay back! -Get down, you flying-- Whoa!

-You'll force me to do something rash... -[chitters]

Nice footwork, 3PO.

Well, when you've traveled around the galaxy as much as I have...

You know I once used a rock to demolish a particular--

-[Thall] 3PO! 3PO! -The master.

The gates are closing.

Whose watching the controls?

The controls!

Nothing's happening. The gates must have an override system.

Open them, 3PO. Open them!

[C-3PO] We can't.

They're going to crash.

Hurry, 3PO. Hurry!

Oh, nothing works.

-[C-3PO gasps] -3PO.

Ah! Whoa!

Oh, we made it.

[winces]

3PO.

3PO, say something!

R2. You look lovely.

-Oh, 3PO, are you all right? -Oh.

I'm not quite sure.

-Look. -[beeping]

Thall, they're moving Jord.

Hurry!

Up the elevator tube, quick!

Oh, this won't be easy.

-Hang on, R2. Hang on! -[R2-D2 whistles]

An elevator.

[R2-D2 beeping]

Yahoo!

Uh, thanks guys, but I've got a ride.

Hey, how's the Witch handle?

[laughs] Don't you ever think of anything but racing?

What? No.

[laughs] All right! We're too fast for 'em.

-[blaster fires] -[gasps]

Faster, Thall. Faster.

Vlix, they're escaping!

Quick, we'll cut them off in Subsection 5. Hurry!

Attention all units, infiltrators in Subsection 5.

[chattering]

[Vlix] All units to Subsection 5.

They're setting up an ambush.

Oh, dear.

Perhaps...

All units to Subsection 6.

Repeat, Subsection 6.

[R2-D2 screams]

Shut down the power to those laser pods before they destroy everything.

Activate the droid cruisers.

-Seal off the exits. -[beeps]

If they do manage to get outside, my droid cruisers will be waiting.

As soon as your cruisers stick their noses outside,

your sentry droids will blow them to bits.

The sentry droids? The thermal spheres!

-Shut down power to the sentries. Hurry! -[beeping]

[groans] This is what happens when you send a droid to do a man's job.

-They're almost here. -Well, don't just stand there.

Let's get going.

-[C-3PO] Whoa! -[gasps]

I got this one. And the others are on their way, out there.

Hurry.

Quick thinking, 3PO.

[crash]

[C-3PO] Master Thall, it's us.

Come back!

-Which way, 3PO? -[R2-D2 beeps]

R2 says there's a way out in there. Hurry, Master. Hurry!

Wait for me!

Whoa!

[Thall] It's safe, 3PO. The sentry droids have been deactivated.

If you say so, sir.

The ramp controls still function.

Cruisers.

[C-3PO screams]

[Thall] Jord, the Witch!

-[R2-D2 beeps] -We're trapped.

They were waiting for us. That's why the droids' powers been cut.

Now what?

If we can reactivate the sentry droids,

they'll destroy the cruisers with their spheres.

[R2-D2 beeps]

There's an emergency override control out there, sir.

So override, 3PO. Override.

Me, sir?

Oh, if I must.

Ah, the override controls.

Oh. [grunts]

Oh, I'm just not suited to this kind of work.

-[beeping] -Why did I ever get...

I must be out of my mental capacities.

[taunts, gasps]

This should do it.

[Thall] 3PO did it. They're activated.

[Kea] Move out.

[C-3PO gasps]

Climb on.

Oh, Master.

[C-3PO screams]

[blasters continue firing]

[R2-D2 beeping]

[Jord] Slide her, Thall.

[Kea] Over there.

[Jord] Nice moves, little buddy.

Are we through yet?

[groans] More coming up.

Hang on, 3PO.

You don't have to tell me, sir.

Oh, dear. Riding inside is bad enough. [blows]

[screams]

-[R2-D2 beeps] -It's the end.

-[Kea] Jord! -Push it, buddy.

-[Thall] All right! -[Jord] Yeah!

[all cheer]

-[Kea] We did it! [laughs] -[Jord] Let's do it again!

[Vlix] You blew this one real good.

When the other gangs hear that we were setting up for a take-over,

it's gonna get real hot for us and your father.

I think it's time for a long vacation.

I understand the swamps of Borga are almost habitable this time of year.

[chuckles]

[Jord] So, I figure that's the last we'll see of Tig Fromm for a while.

Well, aren't you gonna thank me?

Thank you? Thank you for what?

You told me to figure out a way to get us and the White Witch

to the Boonta Speeder Race, didn't you?

Well, I did it.

Here we are. An express-run right to it.

[Thall] Okay, thank you.

Now, what about us?

What do you mean?

[chuckles] As I recall, aren't we the ones that risked our necks?

To save yours.

Hey... [chuckles] ...what are friends for.

So don't get it into that thick metallic head of yours

that you've got a future in speeder racing.

[R2-D2 beeping]

Well, of course I'm concerned for your well-being,

but more than that, I don't think you're capable.

It takes a certain sophistication, a subtle turn of the wrist.

The delicate command at the controller.

A certain balance.

Whoa! Ah! Ooh!

[R2-D2 beeps]

You see, racing is dangerous even when you're not in a speeder.

[R2-D2 beeps]

[groans]