[The Ewoks discuss the story.
Han
What do they say?
Leia
—I do not know.
Luke
[ aside:] —I sense
The keen nobility within their hearts;
These small but mighty creatures shall yet be
Our help as we make battle ’gainst our foes.
TEEBO
Na doonga doonga,
Tymee soonga,
Weesa hilpuh,
Loonga, loonga.
C-3PO
’Tis wonderful! A sign of deep respect
The group has given us, for we have been
Made members of their honorable tribe.
Moreover, they shall aid us in the fight
Against the Empire and its bunker here.
[All embrace, and an Ewok hugs Han Solo.
Han
’Tis verily a dream come true for me.
[ Aside:] And now, unhand me, teddy, ere I scream.
R2-D2
Beep, whistle, squeak!
Luke
[ aside:] —This joyous scene doth stir
My soul, for since my presence here is but
A danger to my friends, I must depart.
[Exit Luke Skywalker.
Leia
But wherefore doth Luke flee when we should all
Be celebrating? I shall follow him.
[Exit Princess Leia.
Chewbac.
Egh.
Han
—So the proverb says, Chewbacca: “Help
That is but short is better than no help
At all.” Though how the furry beasts will help
I cannot yet imagine or conceive.
C-3PO
The Ewok chief reports the scouts shall show
Us to the place that generates the shield
For the new Death Star. There we may fulfill
Our plan: deactivate the shield anon.
Han
Well done, C-3PO, now quickly heed
Mine every command: first have them tell
Us how far distant is the place. Then be
Thou sure that, second, thou dost ask for fresh
Supplies. And fin’lly, get our weapons back.
But wherefore dost thou wait, thou simple droid?
Unto my tasks—I shall not wait for thee!
[Exeunt Han Solo and Chewbacca.
C-3PO
He cannot wait, but will not let me do’t!
[Exeunt.
Enter Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia on balcony.
Leia
I prithee, say: what is the matter, Luke?
Luke
Between who?
Leia
—Nay, the matter on your heart.
Luke
Say, dost thou of thy mother yet retain
A memory? I fain would hear thee tell.
Leia
But little, Luke, for I was all too young
When she departed to her resting place.
Luke
Yet what dost thou remember? Wilt thou share?
Leia
’Tis mostly images I see within
My mind when I do think on her, just as
The reds and oranges that one doth see
When one hath look’d upon the shining sun.
She was a woman of great beauty who
Was kind, yet nurs’d some sadness deep within.
Now tell me, wherefore dost thou ask me this?
Luke
No mem’ry have I of a mother’s touch,
Nor kindness, sadness, smile, or any speech.
’Twas not until but recently I thought
Upon my state of being motherless.
Leia
What troubles thee, dear Luke?
Luke
—Darth Vader’s here,
E’en now, upon this very forest moon.
Leia
How dost thou know?
Luke
—I felt his presence here.
He cometh seeking me, for he can feel
When I am near. This is why I must leave:
As long as I remain I do the group
And our good mission put at risk. Instead,
My destiny it is to face the man.
Leia
But wherefore?
Luke
—He, e’en Vader, is my father.
Leia
Thy father? What base trick of Fate is this?
Luke
This news is but the prologue to the rest
That I shall tell thee, Leia. This shall not
Fall easily upon thine ears, but thou
Must hear’t: if I do not return, then thou
Shalt be the only hope for the Alliance.
Leia
Nay, say not so, dear Luke! Thou hast a pow’r
I do not comprehend, and never could
Obtain. ’Tis far beyond my skill and means.
Luke
But there thou art mistaken, Leia: thou
Dost have that pow’r within thee, and, in time,
Shall learn to use it as I have. The Force
Is strong and certain in my family.
My father has it, I have it as well,
And also doth my sister have it. Aye,
’Tis thee, dear Leia, sister of my soul.
Leia
[ aside:] A brother! What strange circumstance is this?
My friend, this Luke, doth claim a brother’s place?
And is Darth Vader thus my father, too?
What of the father that I once did know—
Organa, he for whom I have been nam’d?
Shall I, now fully grown, begin anew
And learn to love another family?
I thought my kinfolk all had been dispatch’d
When Alderaan was cruelly destroy’d.
Yet Luke doth tell me that the man who stood
And watch’d with joy whilst Alderaan was blown
Apart is he whom I should “Father” call?
It shall take time and thought to reconcile
My heart unto this news. But with what joy
Already I do welcome Luke into
My life as brother—there I have no qualms,
For he hath been a brother unto me
Since first we met. A brother! O, what news!
[ To Luke:] It is as if I did already know—
Within my heart ’tis like I’ve always known.