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During a space battle
deep in the Core Systems, close to Coruscant, Jedi
Master Obi-Wan Kenobi's starfighter's astromech droid,
R4-P17, receives a direct hit and Obi-Wan is forced to
seek repairs to R4-P17. When he spots an industrial
sector on the third planet of the system, he flies in
seeking a droid manufacturer and repairer. As he
approaches the factory of Quingarus Deluxe Droid Systems
he is surprised to spot a Banking Clan shuttle craft
parked in the droid manufacturer's landing pad and
decides to investigate.
Obi-Wan is greeted upon arrival by a protocol droid and
explains that his R4 unit requires a quick repair. The
protocol droid asks Obi-Wan to wait in the reception
area and Factory Master Quingarus will be with him
shortly. At this moment, Factory Master Quingarus is in
discussion with a delegation from the Banking Clan who
are demanding that Quingarus produce forty thousand
battle droids, requiring Quingarus to turn his whole
production over to battle droids, or they will call in
their loan to Quingarus. When Quingarus refuses to
comply, the Banking Clan turn their battle droid escort
on Quingarus.
Meanwhile Obi-Wan is suspicous of the long delay he has
to wait to see the Factory Master and decides to
investigate. Obi-Wan interrupts the meeting of Quingarus
and the representatives from the Banking Clan just as
the battle droids begin to shoot at Quingarus. While the
Factory Master hides behind his massive office desk,
Obi-Wan attacks the battle droids.
The battle droids turn their murderous fire on the Jedi
Master but he quickly dispatches two. The Banking Clan
representatives utilise the battle to make their escape
promising to ruin Quingarus's business. When Obi-Wan
destroys the final two battle droids, Quingarus emerges
from the cover of his desk thanking Obi-Wan for saving
him. Obi-Wan requests that Quingarus repair his R4 unit
and the grateful Quingarus promises to do so. However,
Quingarus is also concerned of repercussions from the
Banking Clan including foreclosure on his loan, when
Obi-Wan suggests that his factory provides contracted
repair and upgrade services for all the Republic's
astromech droids. Quingarus gladly accepts the Jedi's
offer remarking that with such a contract he could pay
off the Banking Clan loan in one day. |