Deep Spoilers

"Deep Spoilers" is a short story written by Ryder Windham, with illustrations by Ole Sørensen. It was originally published in Star Wars Gamer 4 in 2001 and was made available on Hyperspace on May 26, 2006.

Plot summary

After the Battle of Naboo the planet has become a highly frequented world for tourism and honeymooners, and the Otoh Gunga Challenge bongo race is another crowd pleaser. As the lake commences, Neb Neb Goodrow and Spleed Nukkels, both despised by fellow racer Squidfella Quiglee and other who believe they race too recklessly, make a good showing, until Squidfella begins to slam into Spleed. To recover from the encounter, Spleed and Neb Neb both try the same maneuver to gain the lead, only to end up crashing spectacularly, both ejecting to the surface. Afterwards, Neb Neb and Spleed speak with Cova Burmoose, who tells them he is revoking their licenses. They plead their case in the face of false charges and get a temporary suspension instead, while they do a favor for Boss Nass. The favor turns out to be helping fix Boss Nass’ heyblibber, which is at Lob Dizz’s lab. Also heading to the lab is Major Fassa, currently on leave, who brings a message from Boss Nass after discussing the decline of civility in tourists. Upon arrival, Fassa gives Lob the message, which sends Lob to help on a fake emergency. The message was sent by Squidfella, who has returned to take revenge and “justice” on Neb Neb and Spleed. He fires a torpedo at the lab, but Fassa, Neb Neb, and Spleed make it out in Nass’ bongo in time. They use the craft’s superior capabilities to knock out Squidfella’s, allowing for his capture. After the incident, Neb Neb and Spleed get their licenses back, and Nass expects great tourist traffic from their heroic exploits and their spectacular crash in the race. Captain Tarpals is saddened by the news and asks Nass to consider posting signs to get rude tourists to behave. Nass says he’ll think about it. In the meantime, Neb Neb and Spleed have racing to do. In their next race, they’ll end up crashing again, but the crowds, as always, love a good crash.

Media

Collected in

• Star Wars Gamer 4

Appearances

Notes and references

External links

• Deep Spoilers on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)