—GUNPORTS.
Another TIE fighter moves in on the pirateship and Luke, smiling, fires the laser cannon at it, scoring a spectacular direct hit.
LUKE Got him! I got him!
Han turns and gives Luke a victory wave which Luke gleefully returns.
HAN Great kid! Don’t get cocky.
Han turns back to his laser cannon.
EXTERIOR SPACE.
Two more TIE fighters cross in front of the pirateship. INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —COCKPIT
While Chewbacca manipulates the controls, Leia turns, looking over her shoulder out the ports.
LEIA There are still two more of them out there!
EXTERIOR SPACE.
A TIE fighter moves up over the pirateship, firing laserblasts at it.
INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —GUNPORTS.
Luke and Han look into their respective projected target screens. An Imperial fighter crosses Solo’s port, and Han swivels in his chair, following it with blasts from his laser cannon. Another fighter crosses Luke’s port, and he reacts in a like manner, the glow of his target screen lighting his face.
EXTERIOR SPACE.
The TIE fighter zooms toward the pirateship, firing destructive blasts at it.
INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —GUNPORTS.
Luke fires a laserblast at the approaching enemy fighter, and it bursts into a spectacular explosion. Luke’s projected screen gives a readout of the hit. The pirateship bounces slightly as it is struck by the enemy fire.
EXTERIOR SPACE —TIE FIGHTER.
The last of the attacking Imperial TIE fighters looms in, firing upon the Falcon.
INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —GUNPORT.
Solo swivels behind his cannon, his aim describing the arc of the TIE fighter. The fighter comes closer, firing at the pirateship, but a well-aimed blast from Solo’s laser cannon hits the attacker, which blows up in a small atomic shower of burning fragments.
LUKE (laughing) That’s it! We did it!
The princess jumps up and gives Chewie a congratulatory hug.
LEIA We did it!
INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —PASSAGEWAY.
Threepio lies on the floor of the ship, completely tangled in the smoking, sparking wires.
THREEPIO Help! I think I’m melting! (to Artoo) This is all your fault.
Artoo turns his dome from side to side, beeping in response.
EXTERIOR SPACE —MILLENNIUM FALCON.
The victorious Millennium Falcon moves off majestically through space.
INTERIOR DEATH STAR —CONTROL ROOM.
Darth Vader strides into the control room, where Tarkin is watching the huge view screen. A sea of stars is before him. TARKIN Are they away?
VADER They have just made the jump into hyperspace. TARKIN You’re sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship? I’m taking an awful risk, Vader. This had better work. INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —COCKPIT.
Han, removes his gloves and smiling, is at the controls of the ship. Chewie moves into the aft section to check the damage. Leia is seated near Han.
HAN Not a bad bit of rescuing, huh? You know, sometimes I even amaze myself.
LEIA That doesn’t sound too hard. Besides, they let us go. It’s the only explanation for the ease of our escape.
HAN Easy…you call that easy?
LEIA Their tracking us!
HAN Not this ship, sister.
Frustrated, Leia shakes her head.
LEIA At least the information in Artoo is still intact. HAN What’s so important? What’s he carrying?
LEIA The technical readouts of that battle station. I only hope that when the data is analyzed, a weakness can be found. It’s not over yet!
HAN It is for me, sister! Look, I ain’t in this for your revolution, and I’m not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I’m in it for the money!
LEIA You needn’t worry about your reward. If money is all that you love, then that’s what you’ll receive!
She angrily turns, and as she starts out of the cockpit, passes Luke coming in.
LEIA Your friend is quite a mercenary. I wonder if he really cares about anything…or anyone.
LUKE I care!
Luke, shaking his head, sits in the copilot seat. He and Han stare out at the vast blackness of space.
LUKE So…what do you
Another TIE fighter moves in on the pirateship and Luke, smiling, fires the laser cannon at it, scoring a spectacular direct hit.
LUKE Got him! I got him!
Han turns and gives Luke a victory wave which Luke gleefully returns.
HAN Great kid! Don’t get cocky.
Han turns back to his laser cannon.
EXTERIOR SPACE.
Two more TIE fighters cross in front of the pirateship. INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —COCKPIT
While Chewbacca manipulates the controls, Leia turns, looking over her shoulder out the ports.
LEIA There are still two more of them out there!
EXTERIOR SPACE.
A TIE fighter moves up over the pirateship, firing laserblasts at it.
INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —GUNPORTS.
Luke and Han look into their respective projected target screens. An Imperial fighter crosses Solo’s port, and Han swivels in his chair, following it with blasts from his laser cannon. Another fighter crosses Luke’s port, and he reacts in a like manner, the glow of his target screen lighting his face.
EXTERIOR SPACE.
The TIE fighter zooms toward the pirateship, firing destructive blasts at it.
INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —GUNPORTS.
Luke fires a laserblast at the approaching enemy fighter, and it bursts into a spectacular explosion. Luke’s projected screen gives a readout of the hit. The pirateship bounces slightly as it is struck by the enemy fire.
EXTERIOR SPACE —TIE FIGHTER.
The last of the attacking Imperial TIE fighters looms in, firing upon the Falcon.
INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —GUNPORT.
Solo swivels behind his cannon, his aim describing the arc of the TIE fighter. The fighter comes closer, firing at the pirateship, but a well-aimed blast from Solo’s laser cannon hits the attacker, which blows up in a small atomic shower of burning fragments.
LUKE (laughing) That’s it! We did it!
The princess jumps up and gives Chewie a congratulatory hug.
LEIA We did it!
INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —PASSAGEWAY.
Threepio lies on the floor of the ship, completely tangled in the smoking, sparking wires.
THREEPIO Help! I think I’m melting! (to Artoo) This is all your fault.
Artoo turns his dome from side to side, beeping in response.
EXTERIOR SPACE —MILLENNIUM FALCON.
The victorious Millennium Falcon moves off majestically through space.
INTERIOR DEATH STAR —CONTROL ROOM.
Darth Vader strides into the control room, where Tarkin is watching the huge view screen. A sea of stars is before him. TARKIN Are they away?
VADER They have just made the jump into hyperspace. TARKIN You’re sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship? I’m taking an awful risk, Vader. This had better work. INTERIOR MILLENNIUM FALCON —COCKPIT.
Han, removes his gloves and smiling, is at the controls of the ship. Chewie moves into the aft section to check the damage. Leia is seated near Han.
HAN Not a bad bit of rescuing, huh? You know, sometimes I even amaze myself.
LEIA That doesn’t sound too hard. Besides, they let us go. It’s the only explanation for the ease of our escape.
HAN Easy…you call that easy?
LEIA Their tracking us!
HAN Not this ship, sister.
Frustrated, Leia shakes her head.
LEIA At least the information in Artoo is still intact. HAN What’s so important? What’s he carrying?
LEIA The technical readouts of that battle station. I only hope that when the data is analyzed, a weakness can be found. It’s not over yet!
HAN It is for me, sister! Look, I ain’t in this for your revolution, and I’m not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I’m in it for the money!
LEIA You needn’t worry about your reward. If money is all that you love, then that’s what you’ll receive!
She angrily turns, and as she starts out of the cockpit, passes Luke coming in.
LEIA Your friend is quite a mercenary. I wonder if he really cares about anything…or anyone.
LUKE I care!
Luke, shaking his head, sits in the copilot seat. He and Han stare out at the vast blackness of space.
LUKE So…what do you
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