Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Page #29

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THREEPIO:

They're madmen! They're heading for

the prison level. If you hurry, you

might catch them.

FIRST OFFICER:

(to his troops)

Follow me! You stand guard.

The troops hustle off down the hallway, leaving a guard to

watch over the command office.

THREEPIO:

(to Artoo)

Come on!

The guard aims a blaster at them.

THREEPIO:

Oh! All this excitement has overrun

the circuits of my counterpart here.

If you don't mind, I'd like to take

him down to maintenance.

TROOPER:

All right.

The guard nods and Threepio, with little Artoo in tow, hurries

out the door.

INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM

As the walls rumble closed, the room gets smaller and smaller.

Chewie is whining and trying to hold a wall back with his

giant paws.

Han is leaning back against the other wall. Garbage is

snapping and popping. Luke is trying to reach Threepio.

LUKE:

Threepio! Come in, Threepio! Threepio!

Han and Leia try to brace the contracting walls with a pole.

Leia begins to sink into the trash.

HAN:

Get to the top!

LEIA:

I can't

LUKE:

Where could he be? Threepio! Threepio,

will you come in?

INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL

THREEPIO:

They aren't here! Something must

have happened to them. See if they've

been captured.

Little Artoo carefully plugs his claw arm into a new wall

socket and a complex array of electronic sounds spew from

the tiny robot.

THREEPIO:

Hurry!

INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM

The walls are only feet apart. Leia and Han are braced against

the walls. The princess is frightened. They look at each

other. Leia reaches out and takes Han's hand and she holds

it tightly. She's terrified and suddenly groans as she feels

the first crushing pressure against her body.

HAN:

One thing's for sure. We're all going

to be a lot thinner!

(to Leia)

Get on top of it!

LEIA:

I'm trying!

INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL

THREEPIO:

(to Artoo)

Thank goodness, they haven't found

them! Where could they be?

Artoo frantically beeps something to See-Threepio.

THREEPIO:

Use the comlink? Oh, my! I forgot I

turned it off!

INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM

Meanwhile, Luke is lying on his side, trying to keep his

head above the rising ooze. Luke's comlink begins to buzz

and he rips it off his belt.

INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL

Muffled sounds of Luke's voice over the comlink can be heard,

but not distinctly.

THREEPIO:

Are you there, sir?

INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM

LUKE:

Threepio!

INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL

THREEPIO:

We've had some problems...

LUKE:

(over comlink)

Will you shut up and listen to me?

Shut down all garbage mashers on the

detention level, will you? Do you

copy?

INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM

LUKE:

Shut down all the garbage mashers on

the detention level.

INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL

LUKE:

(over comlink)

Shut down all the garbage mashers on

the detention level.

THREEPIO:

(to Artoo)

No. Shut them all down! Hurry!

Threepio holds his head in agony as he hears the incredible

screaming and hollering from Luke's comlink.

THREEPIO:

Listen to them! They're dying, Artoo!

Curse my metal body! I wasn't fast

enough. It's all my fault! My poor

master!

LUKE:

(over comlink)

Threepio, we're all right!

INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOM

The screaming and hollering is the sound of joyous relief.

The walls have stopped moving. Han, Chewie and Leia embrace

in the background.

LUKE:

We're all right. You did great.

Luke moves to the pressure sensitive hatch, looking for a

number.

LUKE:

Hey... hey, open the pressure

maintenance hatch on unit number...

where are we?

INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAY - SERVICE PANEL

HAN:

(over comlink)

Three-two-six-eight-two-seven.

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