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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Page #8
INT. MAIN HANGAR - MILLENNIUM FALCON - MAIN HOLD
Han, standing before a control panel, is busy flipping switches as
Chewie watches a troublesome gauge. A worried Leia observes their
efforts.
HAN:
(to Chewie)
How's this?
The Wookiee barks a negative reply.
LEIA:
Would it helped if I got out and
pushed?
HAN:
It might.
Threepio clanks into the hold.
THREEPIO:
Captain Solo, Captain Solo... sir,
might I suggest that you...
Han gives the gold robot a devastating look.
THREEPIO:
It can wait.
INT. MAIN HANGAR - MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT
They move to the cockpit where Han flips some more switches. Leia
watches him, impatient, disbelieving.
LEIA:
This bucket of bolts is never going
to get us past that blockade.
HAN:
This baby's got a few surprises
left in her, sweetheart.
Han and Leia look out the cockpit window and see a squad of
stormtroopers rushing into the far side of the hangar.
Quickly, Han straps himself into the pilot's seat and Leia into the
navigator's chair.
INT. HOTH - REBEL BASE - MAIN HANGAR
Stormtroopers hurriedly set up a large bazookalike weapon. Behind them
the giant hangar doors open slowly.
EXT. MAIN HANGAR - MILLENNIUM FALCON
A laser gun appears on the Falcon and swings around to aim at the
Imperial troops.
The stormtroopers, preparing to fire their bazooka cannon, are hit by
the Falcon's fire and are thrown about in all directions.
INT. MAIN HANGAR - MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT
Chewie rushes into the cockpit.
HAN:
Come on! Come on! Switch over.
Let's hope we don't have a burnout.
A laser hits the window near Chewie as he is settling into his chair.
Letting out a loud whelp, Chewie quickly pulls back on the controls and
the first stage of engine fire can be heard. Han flashes a big grin at
Leia.
HAN:
See?
LEIA:
Someday you're going to be wrong,
and I hope I'm there to see it.
Han looks at Chewie.
HAN:
Punch it!
The roar of the Falcon's main engines blasts out everything as the ice-
cave wall rushes by outside the cockpit window.
More stormtroopers run into the hangar, closely followed by Vader.
Hearing the loud roar of the Millennium Falcon's engines, Vader looks
toward the main hangar doors just in time to see the Falcon lift up and
disappear outside the cave.
Luke and two other pilots look up as the Millennium Falcon races above
them, flying very close to the ground.
The three pilots turn then, and trudge onward toward their X-wing
fighters, each going to his own ship. Luke waves farewell, then heads
toward his own fighter.
Artoo, seated on his cubbyhole, chirps an excited greeting as Luke
climbs aboard the spacecraft.
LUKE:
Artoo! Get her ready for takeoff.
From his ship, Luke sees Wedge in his own X-wing, preparing for
takeoff.
WEDGE:
Good luck, Luke. See you at
the rendezvous.
Luke smiles and nods at Wedge, then lowers himself into the cockpit of
his X-wing while Artoo waits in the cubbyhole, beeping impatiently.
LUKE:
Don't worry, Artoo. We're going,
we're going.
The canopy over the X-wing lowers and snaps shut.
EXT. SPACE - LUKE'S X-WING
Luke's fighter, its wings closed, speeds away from the icy planet.
Soon it disappears into the stars.
INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT
Luke, looking thoughtful, suddenly makes a decision. He flips several
switches. The stars shift as he takes his fighter into a steep turn.
The X-wing banks sharply and flies away in a new direction.
The monitor screen on Luke's control panel prints out a question from
the concerned Artoo.
LUKE:
(into comlink)
There's nothing wrong, Artoo.
I'm just setting a new course.
Artoo beeps once again.
LUKE:
(into comlink)
We're not going to regroup with
the others.
Artoo begins a protest, whistling an unbelieving, "What?!"
Luke reads Artoo's exclamation on his control panel.
LUKE:
(into comlink)
We're going to the Dagobah system.
Luke checks his readouts and makes a few adjustments. He rides along
with only the soft hum of the instruments to break the silence.
LUKE:
(into comlink)
Yes, Artoo?
Artoo utters a soft, carefully phrased steam of whistles.
LUKE:
(into comlink, chuckling)
That's all right. I'd like to
keep it on manual control for a
while.
The little droid lets out a defeated whimper. Luke smiles, and
continues on his course.
EXT. SPACE - MILLENNIUM FALCON
The Millennium Falcon speeds away from Hoth, closely followed by one
huge Star Destroyer and four tiny TIE fighters.
As it is pursued, the Falcon races toward two very bright star-sized
objects.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT
Inside the cockpit, Chewie lets out a loud howl. Han checks as the
ship is buffeted by exploding flak. He appears to be doing six things
at once.
HAN:
(harried)
I saw them! I saw them!
LEIA:
Saw what?
HAN:
Star Destroyers, two of them,
coming right at us.
Threepio bumps and bangs his way into the cockpit.
THREEPIO:
Sir, sir! Might I suggest...
HAN:
(to Leia)
Shut him up or shut him down!
(to Chewie)
Check the deflector shield!
Chewie barks a reply as he readjusts an overhead switch.
HAN:
Oh, great. Well, we can still
outmaneuver them.
EXT. SPACE - MILLENNIUM FALCON - STAR DESTROYERS
The Millennium Falcon races toward one of the huge oncoming Star
Destroyers. Suddenly, the Falcon starts into a deep dive straight
down, closely followed by four TIE fighters. The underside of the Star
Destroyer continues on a collision course with two oncoming Star
Destroyers. Slowly, it starts to veer to the left.
Out the front window, the two approaching Star Destroyers can be seen
veering to the left.
IMPERIAL OFFICER
Take evasive action!
Alarms sound all over the huge ship. The two other Star Destroyers get
closer, one of them moving over the bridge so close that it makes
brushing contact with it.
EXT. SPACE - MILLENNIUM FALCON - TIE FIGHTERS
The Millennium Falcon races away from the colliding Star Destroyers,
still followed by four TIE fighters. Laser bolts spark the pitch-black
skies.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT
Things have calmed down a bit, but the race isn't over yet. Chewie
barks at Han. Leia is still trying to recover from the steep dive.
The ship is buffeted by laser blasts.
HAN:
Prepare to make the jump to light-
speed.
THREEPIO:
But, sir!
The buffeting of lasers becomes louder and stronger.
LEIA:
They're getting closer!
HAN:
(with a gleam in his
eye)
Oh yeah? Watch this.
Expectantly, they look out the cockpit window as stars do not go into
hyperspace, but just sit there.
Han and Chewie look at each other and are thrown into an acute state of
concern.
LEIA:
Watch what?
Han tries again. Still nothing.
HAN:
I think we're in trouble.
THREEPIO:
If I may say so, sir, I noticed
earlier that the hyperdrive
motivator has been damaged. It's
impossible to go to light-speed!
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