Having given the auspicious impression that they are finally retiring, the spunky astromech droid R2-D2 has convinced the worry-prone protocol droid C-3PO to join him in assisting an eccentric old scientist named Von Bruneus with an experimental vehicle crafted from a decommissioned and modified Mon Calamari sentry cutter called the Max. After the unanticipated incapacitation of the doctor, the Max crashes safely on the desert planet of Tatooine where the droids ironically find themselves once more at the mercy of scavenging Jawas. A precocious and curious little Jawa named Skeetie proceeds to take the droids on a wild adventure that ultimately ends with a provocative revelation.