"Easy Credits" is a short story written by Paul Danner which was published in Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 by West End Games in February 1996. The story features illustrations by Doug Shuler.
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On the planet Rydonni Prime, around 4 ABY, King Rilvvan K'ntarr prepares to hand over a prototype weapon developed by his company, Rythani Products, to the Galactic Empire through Moff Caerbellak. Meanwhile, a thief named Sienn Sconn infiltrates the castle, intending to steal the prototype as part of a job for the Hutt Draskha. As he moves through the palace, he encounters Princess Kalieva K'ntarr, who begs him to take her with him so she can escape the oppressive, meaningless life she feels trapped in as the daughter of the King. Sconn ultimately agrees to let Kalieva help with the heist.
When they encounter guards outside the laboratory where the prototype is stored, Kalieva uses her position to distract them long enough for Sconn to knock them out. After stealing the prototype, the pair sneaks inside an AT-AT and attempts to flee.
Along the way, the AT-AT breaks down, and by the time Sconn repairs it, they find themselves caught in the middle of a parade, organized by King K'ntarr to celebrate the successful completion of the prototype and its transfer to the Empire. Sconn maneuvers the stolen AT-AT into parade formation and notices a disturbance at the royal grandstand. Moff Caerbellak has just been informed about the theft and blames King K'ntarr for the disappearance. He orders his bodyguard, Variise, to kill the King's guards and threatens to kill the King if the prototype isn't recovered.
Sconn and Kalieva rescue the King by firing on the grandstand, knocking Caerbellak off balance. Variise then jumps on top of the stolen AT-AT, forcing the Sconn to fight with her while Kalieva tries to outrun the pursuing Imperial AT-ATs. Eventually, Sconn manages to blow up Variise with a thermal detonator, but damages their AT-AT in the process. The pair abandons the AT-AT via speeder bike and escapes to a launchpad, where the Corellian Thunder, a ship Sconn had arranged for transport, is waiting.
Kalieva decides against leaving with Sconn, realizing after the adventure that this isn't the life she dreamed of, and that she has plenty of work to do on Rydonni Prime. They part ways, and Sconn departs with the prototype. Later, Caerbellak meets with Kalieva, revealing that they’ve been working together for some time. The prototype was rigged with homing beacons designed to reveal the locations of New Republic weapons labs as they attempt to reverse-engineer the technology. In addition, King K'ntarr was murdered, making Kalieva the new queen of Rydonni Prime.
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