Journey back nearly two hundred years before the events in A New Hope as Chewbacca relates a story from his youth on Kashyyyk! Determined to prove themselves eligible for the rites of adulthood, Chewie and his young friends venture into the perilous Shadowlands in search of adventure. But they find far more than they bargained for when they stumble upon slavers plotting a raid on the Wookiee village. The accidental encounter becomes one of Chewie's most formative experiences — one he wishes hadn't happened at all!