Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Page #35

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HAN:

Easy... you call that easy?

LEIA:

Their tracking us!

HAN:

Not this ship, sister.

Frustrated, Leia shakes her head.

LEIA:

At least the information in Artoo is

still intact.

HAN:

What's so important? What's he

carrying?

LEIA:

The technical readouts of that battle

station. I only hope that when the

data is analyzed, a weakness can be

found. It's not over yet!

HAN:

It is for me, sister! Look, I ain't

in this for your revolution, and I'm

not in it for you, Princess. I expect

to be well paid. I'm in it for the

money!

LEIA:

You needn't worry about your reward.

If money is all that you love, then

that's what you'll receive!

She angrily turns, and as she starts out of the cockpit,

passes Luke coming in.

LEIA:

Your friend is quite a mercenary. I

wonder if he really cares about

anything... or anyone.

LUKE:

I care!

Luke, shaking his head, sits in the copilot seat. He and Han

stare out at the vast blackness of space.

LUKE:

So... what do you think of her, Han?

HAN:

I'm trying not to, kid!

LUKE:

(under his breath)

Good...

HAN:

Still, she's got a lot of spirit. I

don't know, what do you think? Do

you think a princess and a guy like

me...

LUKE:

No!

Luke says it with finality and looks away. Han smiles at

young Luke's jealousy.

EXT. SPACE AROUND FOURTH MOON OF YAVIN

The battered pirateship drifts into orbit around the planet

Yavin and proceeds to one of its tiny green moons.

EXT. FOURTH MOON OF YAVIN

The pirateship soars over the dense jungle.

EXT. MASSASSI OUTPOST

An alert guard, his laser gun in hand, scans the countryside.

He sets the gun down and looks toward the temple, barely

visible in the foliage.

EXT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - JUNGLE TEMPLE

Rotting in a forest of gargantuan trees, an ancient temple

lies shrouded in an eerie mist. The air is heavy with the

fantastic cries of unimaginable creatures. Han, Luke and the

others are greeted by the Rebel troops.

Luke and the group ride into the massive temple on an armored

military speeder.

INT. MASSASSI - MAIN HANGAR DECK

The military speeder stops in a huge spaceship hangar, set

up in the interior of the crumbling temple. Willard, the

commander of the Rebel forces, rushes up to the group and

gives Leia a big hug. Every one is pleased to see her.

WILLARD:

(holding Leia)

You're safe! We had feared the worst.

Willard composes himself, steps back and bows formally.

WILLARD:

When we heard about Alderaan, we

were afraid that you were... lost

along with your father.

LEIA:

We don't have time for our sorrows,

Commander. The battle station has

surely tracked us here.

(looking pointedly to

Han)

It's the only explanation for the

ease of our escape. You must use the

information in this R2 unit to plan

the attack. It is our only hope.

EXT. SPACE

The surface of the Death Star ominously approaches the red

planet Yavin.

INT. DEATH STAR - CONTROL ROOM

Grand Moff Tarkin and Lord Vader are interrupted in their

discussion by the buzz of the comlink. Tarkin moves to answer

the call.

TARKIN:

Yes.

DEATH STAR INTERCOM VOICE

We are approaching the planet Yavin. The Rebel base is on a

moon on the far side. We are preparing to orbit the planet.

EXT. YAVIN - JUNGLE

A lone guard stands in a tower high above the Yavin landscape,

surveying the countryside. A mist hangs over the jungle of

twisted green.

INT. MASSASSI - WAR ROOM BRIEFING AREA

Dodonna stands before a large electronic wall display. Leia

and several other senators are to one side of the giant

readout. The low-ceilinged room is filled with starpilots,

navigators, and a sprinkling of R2-type robots. Everyone is

listening intently to what Dodonna is saying. Han and

Chewbacca are standing near the back.

DODONNA:

The battle station is heavily shielded

and carries a firepower greater than

half the star fleet. It's defenses

are designed around a direct large-

scale assault. A small one-man fighter

should be able to penetrate the outer

defense.

Gold Leader, a rough looking man in his early thirties, stands

and addresses Dodonna.

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