Jann Tosh and the droids are accompanying Prince Mon Julpa to his home planet of Tammuz-an, where he is to be crowned king. However, the evil vizier Zatec-Cha is scheming to get rid of Julpa and take the royal scepter for himself. Bounty hunter IG-88 closes in and captures both Julpa, who is thrown into a pit with a vicious Durkii by Zatec-Cha. Can Threepio and Artoo recover the scepter before first sun, at which time the new king must be crowned?

Mon Julpa is holding peace negotiations with his warrior rival Lord Toda. Pirate Kybo Ren is sprung from his jail cell by his first mate Gyn Obah, and takes Toda's daughter Princess Gerin hostage during his escape. King Julpa surrenders himself to Lord Toda while his advisers Jann and Jess mount a rescue mission to the Bog moon of Bogden.