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When a Republic spy goes missing on the Moons of Varl, the Jedi Council asks Obi-Wan and Anakin to infiltrate an underground podracing circuit run by a crime boss believed to be holding the spy prisoner. With Anakin posing as a hotshot racer and Obi-Wan as his attendant, tensions between the two threaten to run even higher than usual. But when Obi-Wan is forced to leave Varl, Anakin is on his own as he faces a series of increasingly treacherous races that will determine his fate—and that of the spy.

Uncovering a mirror in a quarry, Small Clanger becomes horribly obsessive about his discovery. While he proudly shows others his mirror, he refuses to allow anyone else to look at their reflection. Small Clanger's vanity causes him to be selfish and rude to his friends and family. Nobody wants to speak to him or give him green soup, the Clangers' favourite meal. Soup Dragon makes a deal with Small: he can have some soup if he allows her to look into the mirror. Small Clanger does not hold up his part of the bargain, so the Soup Dragon spills her soup over the reflective piece of glass.

「スター・ウォーズ／ファントム・メナス (エピソード1)」の３年後、ジェダイ・ナイトのオビ＝ワン・ケノービと彼のパダワンのアナキン・スカイウォーカーは、スリリングな銀河系の冒険に乗り出す。共和国の情報士官がヴァールの月で行方不明になり、ジェダイ評議会はオビ＝ワンとアナキンに闇ポッドレース・サーキットへの潜入を命じる。士官はサーキットを運営する犯罪組織のボスに捕らえられているらしい。凄腕のレーサーに変装したアナキンと、彼の従者に変装したオビ＝ワンの間の緊張は普段以上に高まりそうだ。