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80. SPACEPORT ALLEYWAY - GORDON - AQUILAE

General Skywalker embraces Han Solo, the underground contact. Han is a huge,

green skinned monster with no nose and large gills.

HAN:

You old stardog. Took a war to get you out here...

Whitsun arrives with Starkiller, the princess and her brothers, and the two

puzzled androids.

GENERAL:

It's been too long. We've been through much together. It will be good to

have you out of retirement and back at my side. How is Starkiller? (putting

his arm around the young Captain Starkiller) This is his son.

HAN:

You're all the old boy will talk about. He's still holding up. Come, let's

get off the street.

The group enters a small doorway at the far end of the alleyway. On the main

street, within view of the doorway, giant Imperial air tanks and other

military hardware rumble through the city. Starving refugees sit in the

gutters watching the immense display of force with a mixture of awe and

terror. The princess stops for a moment, and stares at her people, watching

the might of the Empire. The general escorts her through the doorway with the

others.

81. SLUM DWELLING - LIVING AREA - AQUILAE

The seedy dwelling is dark and dingy. The group is greeted by three

underground leaders, and the old Jedi, Kane Starkiller. Captain Starkiller

embraces his father as the underground leaders bow before the princess.

82. SLUM DWELLING - DINING AREA - AQUILAE

The princess walks through the dining area followed by Whitsun and Starkiller,

who carry the two sleeping princes. The general sits at a large table

finishing dinner with Han, Kane and the three underground leaders. Whitsun

returns from the bedroom.

GENERAL (to Whitsun)

Captain, why don't you take the androids into the other room for a game of

chess? ... I'm sure they'd enjoy it.

THREEPIO:

A wonderful idea. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.

Whitsun escorts the two robots into the next room. Datos, a thin, wizened old

man, seems greatly relieved.

DATOS:

You're taking a great risk travelling with them. This whole operation sounds

bad to me. I don't trust the chrome companies. Time is growing short. The

Empire's attempts at control have already caused a great deal of suffering to

our people.

Occo, a brash young rebel, about the same age as Captain Starkiller, slams his

fist on the table.

OCCO:

It must happen now! We are ready! Each day the Imperial S.B.T. finds and

destroys a few more in the organization. We cannot wait any longer.

GENERAL:

Any uprising without a coordinated attack on the death star is out of the

question.

HAN:

He's right. As long as it's operational, any action down here would be

meaningless. We must proceed as planned. Are the arrangements secure?

Quist, the third member of the underground, sparks to life, and places several

discs and badges on the table.

QUIST:

All passenger transport has been suspended, so we've arranged for you to

travel as the crew of a Baltarian freighter. The boys will have to be placed

in suspended animation and hidden in shielded micro-packs. It's the only way

we will be able to get them past the scanners.

DATOS:

Were you able to acquire the necessary power packs?

QUIST:

It's become a serious problem. All power supplies have been restricted. S-4

units are impossible to come by.

HAN:

I know an agent who might be able to acquire them for us. I'll check with

him. It will be risky, but we've no other choice.

83. SPACEPORT OBSERVATION DECK - AQUILAE

The dark figure of Valorum stands overlooking a group of Aquilaean partisans

who are being tortured in the plaza below. Two Imperial officers are

finishing a report to the black knight. They salute smartly, then leave the

observation balcony, passing Kuro, one of General Vader's aides, who

approaches Valorum, and bows low before him. Kuro and the black knight carry

on an animated conversation; it is inaudible over the screams of the tortured

partisans.

84. SLUM DWELLING - ALLEYWAY - AQUILAE

Residents glance fearfully from their windows as six Imperial stormtroopers

make their way through the crowded slum alleyway. Han Solo and Captain

Starkiller move cautiously past the Imperial patrol, and disappear into the

shabby hideout of the partisan underground.

85. SLUM DWELLING - MAIN AREA - AQUILAE

The two men enter the dingy main room of the slum dwelling, and are

immediately attacked by Biggs, wielding a toy sword. Starkiller good-

naturedly fends off the young prince, as Han in a more serious mood, goes into

the other room. Artwo and Threepio are helping Windy put together a block-

like puzzle. Princess Leia comes in to see what all the commotion is about,

just as the young captain grabs Biggs by the foot and holds him upside-down.

Starkiller and Biggs are laughing uproariously. Leia gives the captain a

stern, disapproving look, then returns to the other room.

86. SLUM DWELLING - DINING AREA - AQUILAE

General Skywalker, Captain Whitsun, and Datos are in the process of assembling

two micro-packs on the kitchen table. Han pulls a small silver powerpack from

his pocket, and places it on the table. The old Jedi, Kane Starkiller,

reaches over with his one good arm and takes it. He inspects it carefully.

Princess Leia sits quietly behind the general.

HAN:

We could only get one unit. The Empire's methods are proving to be very

effective.

Kane places the power-pack back on the table. The pain from those simple

movements shows on his face.

KANE:

This will work fine.

HAN:

One of the boys will have to stay.

DATOS:

We can't hide him for very long....The risk is too great! Whichever boy

doesn't go must be destroyed.

The princess is alarmed, and looks to the general for support. He gives her

an understanding look.

GENERAL:

Not while they're in my charge. Find another way to get him through.

DATOS:

There's no other way. We've analyzed every possible alternative. You can't

jeopardize the enitre...

Captain Starkiller enters the room.

HAN:

We have no time for discussion. The freighters leave at zero three hundred.

We must get started.

Through a break in the door, Whitsun watches Artwo and Threepio play with the

two young princes.

WHITSUN:

What about Artwo? Could we lobotomize him, and use his energy pack?

GENERAL:

They're not compatible. We'd have to completely change the system...

HAN:

It could work.

DATOS:

There isn't enough time. You can't do it...

KANE:

You won't have to. My power unit has more than half life.... Use it.

The withered Jedi opens his tunic revealing a metallic chest covered with

electrodes. With his one good arm, he grabs his chest and rips loose and

miniature power unit similar to the one on the table. Everyone is taken by

surprise. The general and the young Starkiller both rush to the side of the

dying Jedi. The old man turns to his son.

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