The Only Hope

by ben flameshadow

The Millennium Falcon is captured before it can escape from Cloud City. What will happen to her passengers? Will good triumph, or will the dark side continue to hold sway over the galaxy?

1. Introduction

Disclaimer: Lucas owns Star Wars, not me. I just like writing fics hehe... The following is a co-op that a Aurora Starfire and myself are working on... enjoy. This is our first fic, please R&R!

STAR WARS

THE ONLY HOPE

Dark days. Luke Skywalker has walked into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin. Gravely wounded, and haunted by the realization of his father's identity, he chose death over the dark side, only to be rescued at the last moment by Princess Leia Organa.

Their ship, the has been sabotaged by Imperial forces, in a betrayal whose aftershocks will reverberate across the galaxy. Pursued by none other than DARTH VADER himself, the battered crew rallies together in one final, hopeless race against the clock, as the Imperial Star Destroyer looms ever closer.

In a desperate bid for freedom, they race towards the edge of the system, struggling to repair the hyperdrive in time to escape…