Star Wars Page #24

RED LEADER:

Keep up your visual scanning.

With all this jamming, they'll

be on top of you before your

scope can pick them up.

EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR

Silhouetted against the rim lights of the Death Star horizon, four

ferocious Imperial TIE ships dive on the Rebel fighters. Two of the

TIE fighters peel off and drop out of frame. Pan with the remaining two

TIE ships.

INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT - TRAVELING

Biggs panics when he discovers a TIE ship on his tail. The horizon in

the background twists around as he peels off, hoping to lose the

Imperial fighter.

INT. RED LEADER'S COCKPIT

RED LEADER:

Biggs! You've picked one up...

watch it!

BIGGS:

I can't see it! Where is he?!

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Biggs zooms off the surface and into space, closely followed by an

Imperial TIE fighter. The TIE ship fires several laserbolts at Biggs,

but misses.

INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT - TRAVELING

Biggs see the TIE ship behind him and swings around, trying to avoid

him.

BIGGS:

He's on me tight, I can't shake

him... I can't shake him.

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Biggs, flying at high altitude, peels off and dives toward the Death

Star surface, but he is unable to lose the TIE fighter, who sticks

close to his tail.

INT. X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT - TRAVELING

Luke is flying upside down. He rotates his ship around to normal

attitude as he comes out of his dive.

LUKE:

Hang on, Biggs, I'm coming in.

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Biggs and the tailing TIE ship dive for the surface, now followed by a

fast-gaining Luke. After Biggs dives out of sight, Luke chases the

Imperial fighter.

EXT. SURFACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

In the foreground, the Imperial fighter races across the Death Star's

surface, closely followed by Luke in the background.

INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT - TRAVELING

There is a shot from Luke's X-wing of the TIE ship exploding in a mass

of flames.

LUKE:

Got him!

INT. DEATH STAR

Darth Vader strides purposefully down a Death Star corridor, flanked by

Imperial stormtroopers.

VADER:

Several fighters have broken

off from the main group. Come

with me!

INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM

A concerned Princess Leia, Threepio, Dodonna, and other officers of the

Rebellion stand around the huge round readout screen, listening to the

ship-to-ship communication on the room's loudspeaker.

BIGGS:

(over speaker)

Pull in! Luke... pull in!

WEDGE:

(over speaker)

Watch your back, Luke!

INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT

WEDGE:

(over headset)

Watch your back! Fighter's above

you, coming in!

EXT. SPACE

Luke's ship soars away from the Death Star's surface as he spots the

tailing TIE fighter.

INT. TIE FIGHTER'S COCKPIT

The TIE pilot takes aim at Luke's X-wing.

EXT. SPACE

The Imperial TIE fighter pilot scores a hit on Luke's ship. Fire

breaks out on the right side of the X-wing.

INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT

Luke looks out of his cockpit at the flames on his ship.

LUKE:

I'm hit, but not bad.

EXT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER

Smoke pours out from behind Artoo-Detoo.

LUKE'S VOICE

Artoo, see what you can do with

it. Hang on back there.

Green laserfire moves past the beeping little robot as his head turns.

INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT

Luke nervously works his controls.

RED LEADER:

(over headset)

Red Six...

INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM

In the war room, Leia stands frozen as she listens and worries about

Luke.

RED LEADER:

(over speaker)

Can you see Red Five?

RED TEN:

(over speaker)

There's a heavy fire zone on this

side. Red Five, where are you?

INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT

Luke spots the TIE fighter behind him and soars away from the Death

Star surface.

LUKE:

I can't shake him!

EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR

Luke's ship soars closer to the surface of the Death Star, an Imperial

TIE fighter closing in on him in hot pursuit.

INT. WEDGE'S COCKPIT

The Death Star whips below Wedge.

WEDGE:

I'm on him, Luke!

INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT

WEDGE:

(over headset)

Hold on!

EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR

Wedge dives across the horizon toward Luke and the TIE fighter.

INT. WEDGE'S COCKPIT

Wedge moves his X-wing in rapidly.

INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT

Luke reacts frantically.

LUKE:

Blast it! Wedge where are you?

INT. TIE FIGHTER - COCKPIT

The fighter pilot watches Wedge's X-wing approach. Another X-wing

joins him, and both unleash a volley of laserfire on the Imperial

fighter.

EXT. SPACE

The TIE fighter explodes, filling the screen with white light. Luke's

ship can be seen far in the distance.

INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT

Luke looks about in relief.

LUKE:

Thanks, Wedge.

INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM

Leia, Threepio, Dodonna and other Rebel officers are listening to the

Rebel Fighter's radio transmissions over the war room intercom.

BIGGS:

(over speaker)

Good shooting, Wedge!

GOLD LEADER:

(over speaker)

Red Leader...

INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT

Gold Leader peels off and starts toward the long trenches at the Death

Star surface pole.

GOLD LEADER:

... This is Gold Leader. We're

starting out attack run.

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Three Y-wing fighters of the Gold group dive out of the stars toward

the Death Star surface.

INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM

Leia and the others are grouped around the screen, as technicians move

about attending to their duties.

RED LEADER:

(over speaker)

I copy, Gold Leader. Move into

position.

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Three Imperial TIE ships in precise formation dive toward the Death

Star surface.

INT. DARTH VADER'S COCKPIT

Darth Vader calmly adjusts his control stick as the stars whip past in

the window above his head.

VADER:

Stay in attack formation!

INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM

Technicians are seated at the computer readout table.

GOLD LEADER:

(over speaker)

The exhaust post is...

INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT

GOLD LEADER:

... marked and locked in!

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Gold Leader approaches the surface and pulls out to skim the surface of

the huge station. The ship moves into a deep trench, firing

laserbolts. The surface streaks past as laserfire is returned by the

Death Star.

INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING

Gold Five is a pilot in his early fifties with a very battered helmet

that looks like it's been through many battles. He looks around to see

if enemy ships are near. His fighter is buffeted by Imperial flak.

INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT

Gold Leader races down the enormous trench that leads to the exhaust

port. Laserbolts blast toward him in increasing numbers, occasionally

exploding near the ship causing it to bounce about.

GOLD LEADER:

Switch power to front deflection

screens.

EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR

Three Y-wing skim the Death Star surface deep in the trench, as

laserbolts streak past on all sides.

EXT. DEATH STAR SURFACE - GUN EMPLACEMENTS

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