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TROOPER:

Which way?

The darkly clad creature points to the door of the docking bay.

TROOPER:

All right, men. Load your weapons!

INT. MOS EISLEY SPACEPORT - DOCKING BAY 94

The troops hold their guns at the ready and charge down the docking bay

entrance.

TROOPER:

Stop that ship!

Han Solo looks up and sees the Imperial stormtroopers rushing into the

docking bay. Several of the troopers fire at Han as he ducks into the

spaceship.

TROOPER:

Blast 'em!

Han draws his laser pistol and pops off a couple of shots which force

the stormtroopers to dive for safety. The pirateship engines whine as

Han hits the release button that slams the overhead entry shut.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON

HAN:

Chewie, get us out of here!

The group straps in for take off.

THREEPIO:

Oh, my. I'd forgotten how much I

hate space travel.

EXT. TATOOINE - MOS EISLEY - STREETS

The half-dozen stormtroopers at a check point hear the general alarm

and look to the sky as the huge starship rises above the dingy slum

dwellings and quickly disappears into the morning sky.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT

Han climbs into the pilot's chair next to Chewbacca, who chatters away

as he points to something on the radar scope.

EXT. SPACE - PLANET TATOOINE

The Corellian pirateship zooms from Tatooine into space.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT

Han frantically types information into the ship's computer. Little

Artoo appears momentarily at the cockpit doorway, makes a few beeping

remarks, then scurries away.

HAN:

It looks like an Imperial cruiser.

Our passengers must be hotter than

I thought. Try and hold them off.

Angle the deflector shield while

I make the calculations for the

jump to light speed.

EXT. SPACE - PLANET TATOOINE

The Millennium Falcon pirateship races away from the yellow planet. It

is followed by two huge Imperial Star Destroyers.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT

Over the shoulders of Chewbacca and Han, we can see the galaxy spread

before them. Luke and Ben make their way

into the cramped cockpit where Han continues his calculation.

HAN:

Stay sharp! There are two more

coming in; they're going to try

to cut us off.

LUKE:

Why don't you outrun them? I

thought you said this thing was

fast.

HAN:

Watch your mouth, kid, or you're

going to find yourself floating

home. We'll be safe enough once

we make the jump to hyperspace.

Besides, I know a few maneuvers.

We'll lose them!

EXT. SPACE - PLANET TATOOINE

Imperial cruisers fire at the pirateship.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT

The ship shudders as an explosion flashes outside the window.

HAN:

Here's where the fun begins!

BEN:

How long before you can make the

jump to light speed?

HAN:

It'll take a few moments to get

the coordinates from the navi-

computer.

The ship begins to rock violently as lasers hit it.

LUKE:

Are you kidding? At the rate

they're gaining...

HAN:

Traveling through hyperspace isn't

like dusting crops, boy! Without

precise calculations we could fly

right through a star or bounce too

close to a supernova and that'd end

your trip real quick, wouldn't it?

The ship is now constantly battered with laserfire as a red warning

light begins to flash.

LUKE:

What's that flashing?

HAN:

We're losing our deflector shield.

Go strap yourself in, I'm going to

make the jump to light speed.

The galaxy brightens and they move faster, almost as if crashing a

barrier. Stars become streaks as the pirateship makes the jump to

hyperspace.

EXT. SPACE

The Millennium Falcon zooms into infinity in less than a second.

EXT. DEATH STAR

Alderaan looms behind the Death Star battlestation.

INT. DEATH STAR - CONTROL ROOM

Admiral Motti enters the quiet control room and bows before Governor

Tarkin, who stands before the huge wall screen displaying a small green

planet.

MOTTI:

We've entered the Alderaan system.

Vader and two stormtroopers enter with Princess Leia. Her hands are

bound.

LEIA:

Governor Tarkin, I should have

expected to find you holding

Vader's leash. I recognized your

foul stench when I was brought on

board.

TARKIN:

Charming to the last. You don't

know how hard I found it signing

the order to terminate your life!

LEIA:

IÕm surprised you had the courage

to take the responsibility yourself!

TARKIN:

Princess Leia, before your execution

I would like you to be my guest at

a ceremony that will make this

battle station operational. No star

system will dare oppose the Emperor

now.

LEIA:

The more you tighten your grip,

Tarkin, the more star systems will

slip through your fingers.

TARKIN:

Not after we demonstrate the power

of this station. In a way, you

have determined the choice of the

planet that'll be destroyed first.

Since you are reluctant to provide

us with the location of the Rebel

base, I have chosen to test this

station's destructive power...

on your home planet of Alderaan.

LEIA:

No! Alderaan is peaceful. We

have no weapons. You can't possibly...

TARKIN:

You would prefer another target?

A military target? Then name the

system!

Tarkin waves menacingly toward Leia.

TARKIN:

I grow tired of asking this. So

it'll be the last time. Where is

the Rebel base?

Leia overhears an intercom voice announcing the approach to Alderaan.

LEIA:

(softly)

Dantooine.

Leia lowers her head.

LEIA:

They're on Dantooine.

TARKIN:

There. You see Lord Vader, she

can be reasonable.

(addressing Motti)

Continue with the operation. You

may fire when ready.

LEIA:

What?

TARKIN:

You're far too trusting. Dantooine

is too remote to make an effective

demonstration. But don't worry.

We will deal with your Rebel

friends soon enough.

LEIA:

No!

INT. DEATH STAR - BLAST CHAMBER

VADER:

Commence primary ignition.

A button is pressed which switches on a panel of lights. A hooded

Imperial soldier reaches overhead and pulls a lever. Another lever is

pulled. Vader reaches for still another lever and a bank of lights on

a panel and wall light up.

A huge beam of light emanates from within a cone-shaped area and

converges into a single laser beam out toward Alderaan. The small

green planet of Alderaan is blown into space dust.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON-- CENTRAL HOLD AREA

Ben watches Luke practice the lightsaber with a small "seeker" robot.

Ben suddenly turns away and sits down. He falters, seems almost faint.

LUKE:

Are you all right? What's wrong?

BEN:

I felt a great disturbance in

the Force... as if millions of

voices suddenly cried out in terror

and were suddenly silenced. I fear

something terrible has happened.

Ben rubs his forehead. He seems to drift into a trance. Then he fixes

his gaze on Luke.

BEN:

You'd better get on with your

exercises.

Han Solo enters the room.

HAN:

Well, you can forget your troubles

with those Imperial slugs. I told

you I'd outrun 'em.

Luke is once again practicing with the lightsaber.

HAN:

Don't everyone thank me at once.

Threepio watches Chewbacca and Artoo who are engrossed in a game in

which three-dimensional holographic figures move along a chess-type

board.

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