if i told you half the things i knew about the galaxy, you'd probably short-circuit! SCHOLASTIC INC. 01-128_9780545948944.indd 3 2/9/16 5:00 PM LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2016 The LEGO Group. Produced by Scholastic Inc. under license from The LEGO Group. © & TM 2016 LUCASFILM LTD. Used Under Authorization. All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc., Publishers since 1920. SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., Attention: Permissions Department, 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. ISBN 978-0-545-94894-4 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 17 18 19 20 Printed in China 95 First printing 2016 Book design by Erin McMahon A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . there was an epic battle taking place between good and evil. I am See-Threepio and this is Artoo-Detoo. We are droids and we will be your guides as you learn more about the awesome heroes of the Rebel Alliance and treacherous villains of the Galactic Empire. 6 I am most certainly not babbling on too long, you pesky astromech. Now, let me begin the real story. 7 THE REBEL ALLIANCE is a group united against the evil Galactic Empire. Their goal is to remove Emperor Palpatine, aka Darth Sidious, from power and usher in the return of the Galactic Republic. This will allow all the planets to work 8 together to make a better galaxy. Filled with castaways, rogues, and well-trained military, the Rebel Alliance fights for freedom. But with Sith Lords, stormtroopers, and the dark side of the Force in their way, the battle is far from over. 9.