Star Wars Page #15

The computer monitor flashes readouts.

THREEPIO:

The tractor beam is coupled to the

main reactor in seven locations.

A power loss at one of the terminals

will allow the ship to leave.

Ben studies the data on the monitor readout.

BEN:

I don't think you boys can help.

I must go alone.

HAN:

Whatever you say. I've done more

than I bargained for on this trip

already.

LUKE:

I want to go with you.

BEN:

Be patient, Luke. Stay and watch

over the droids.

LUKE:

But he can...

BEN:

They must be delivered safely or

other star systems will suffer the

same fate as Alderaan. Your destiny

lies along a different path from

mine. The Force will be with you

... always!

Ben adjusts the lightsaber on his belt and silently steps out of the

command office, then disappears down a long gray hallway. Chewbacca

barks a comment and Han shakes his head in agreement.

HAN:

Boy you said it, Chewie.

Han looks at Luke.

HAN:

Where did you dig up that old

fossil?

LUKE:

Ben is a great man.

HAN:

Yeah, great at getting us into

trouble.

LUKE:

I didn't hear you give any ideas...

HAN:

Well, anything would be better

than just hanging around waiting

for them to pick us up...

LUKE:

Who do you think...

Suddenly Artoo begins to whistle and beep a blue streak. Luke goes

over to him.

LUKE:

What is it?

THREEPIO:

I'm afraid I'm not quite sure, sir.

He says "I found her," and keeps

repeating, "She's here."

LUKE:

Well, who... who has he found?

Artoo whistles a frantic reply.

THREEPIO:

Princess Leia.

LUKE:

The princess? She's here?

HAN:

Princess?

LUKE:

Where... where is she?

HAN:

Princess? What's going on?

THREEPIO:

Level five. Detention block AA-

twenty-three. I'm afraid she's

scheduled to be terminated.

LUKE:

Oh, no! We've got to do something.

HAN:

What are you talking about?

LUKE:

The droid belongs to her. She's

the one in the message. We've

got to help her.

HAN:

Now, look, don't get any funny

ideas. The old man wants us to

wait right here.

LUKE:

But he didn't know she was here.

Look, will you just find a way

back into the detention block?

HAN:

I'm not going anywhere.

LUKE:

They're going to execute her.

Look, a few minutes ago you said

you didn't want to just wait here

to be captured. Now all you want

to do is stay.

HAN:

Marching into the detention area

is not what I had in mind.

LUKE:

But they're going to kill her!

HAN:

Better her than me...

LUKE:

She's rich.

Chewbacca growls.

HAN:

Rich?

LUKE:

Yes. Rich, powerful! Listen, if

you were to rescue her, the reward

would be...

HAN:

What?

LUKE:

Well more wealth that you can

imagine.

HAN:

I don't know, I can imagine quite

a bit!

LUKE:

You'll get it!

HAN:

I better!

LUKE:

You will...

HAN:

All right, kid. But you'd

better be right about this!

Han looks at Chewie, who grunts a short grunt.

LUKE:

All right.

HAN:

What's your plan?

LUKE:

Uh... Threepio, hand me those

binders there will you?

Luke moves toward Chewbacca with electronic cuffs.

LUKE:

Okay. Now, I'm going to put these

on you.

Chewie lets out a hideous growl.

LUKE:

Okay. Han, you put these on.

Luke sheepishly hands the binders to Han.

HAN:

Don't worry, Chewie. I think

I know what he has in mind.

The Wookiee has a worried and frightened look on his face as Han binds

him with the electronic cuffs.

THREEPIO:

Master Luke, sir! Pardon me for

asking... but, ah... what should

Artoo and I do if we're discovered

here?

LUKE:

Lock the door!

HAN:

And hope they don't have blasters.

THREEPIO:

That isn't very reassuring.

Luke and Han put on their armored stormtrooper helmets and start off

into the giant Imperial Death Star.

INT. DEATH STAR - DETENTION AREA - ELEVATOR TUBE

Han and Luke try to look inconspicuous in their armored suits as they

wait for a vacuum elevator to arrive. Troops, bureaucrats, and robots

bustle about, ignoring the trio completely. Only a few give the giant

Wookiee a curious glance.

Finally a small elevator arrives and the trio enters.

LUKE:

I can't see a thing in this helmet.

A bureaucrat races to get aboard also, but is signaled away by Han.

The door to the pod-like vehicle slides closed and the elevator car

takes off through a vacuum tube.

INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN HALLWAY

Several Imperial officers walk through the wide main passageway. They

pass several stormtroopers and a robot similar to Threepio but with an

insect face. At the far end of the hallway, a passing flash of Ben

Kenobi appears, then disappears down a small hallway. His appearance

is so fleeting that it is hard to tell if he is real or just an

illusion. No one in the hallway seems to notice him.

INT. DEATH STAR - INT. ELEVATOR - DETENTION SECURITY AREA

Luke and Han step forward to exit the elevator, but the door slides

open behind them. The giant Wookiee and his two guards enter the old

gray security station. Guards and laser gates are everywhere. Han

whispers to Luke under his breath.

HAN:

This is not going to work.

LUKE:

Why didn't you say so before?

HAN:

I did say so before!

INT. DETENTION AREA

Elevator doors open. A tall, grim looking Officer approaches the trio.

OFFICER:

Where are you taking this... thing?

Chewie growls a bit at the remark but Han nudges him to shut up.

LUKE:

Prisoner transfer from Block one-

one-three-eight.

OFFICER:

I wasn't notified. I'll have to

clear it.

The officer goes back to his console and begins to punch in the

information. There are only three other troopers in the area. Luke

and Han survey the situation, checking all of the alarms, laser gates,

and camera eyes. Han unfastens one of Chewbacca's electronic cuffs and

shrugs to Luke.

Suddenly Chewbacca throws up his hands and lets out with one of his

ear-piercing howls. He grabs Han's laser rifle.

HAN:

Look out! He's loose!

LUKE:

He's going to pull us all apart.

HAN:

Go get him!

The startled guards are momentarily dumbfounded. Luke and Han have

already pulled out their laser pistols and are blasting away at the

terrifying Wookiee. Their barrage of laserfire misses Chewbacca, but

hits the camera eyes, laser gate controls, and the Imperial guards.

The officer is the last of the guards to fall under the laserfire just

as he is about to push the alarm system. Han rushes to the comlink

system, which is screeching questions about what is going on. He

quickly checks the computer readout.

HAN:

We've got to find out which cell

this princess of yours is in.

Here it is... cell twenty-one-

eight-seven. You go get her. I'll

hold them here.

Luke races down one of the cell corridors. Han speaks into the buzzing

comlink.

HAN:

(sounding official)

Everything is under control.

Situation normal.

INTERCOM VOICE:

What happened?

HAN:

(getting nervous)

Uh... had a slight weapons

malfunction. But, uh, everything's

perfectly all right now. We're

fine. We're all fine here, now,

thank you. How are you?

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