Episode 20 - The Rescue (Part 2)

Chewbacca barks a comment and Han shakes his head in agreement. "Boy, you said it, Chewie."

Han then turns his attention to Luke and asked, "Where did you dig up that old fossil?"

Luke heard Han's insulting nickname for Ben as he responded, "Ben is a great man."

"Yeah," Han sarcastically replied and added, "Great at getting us into trouble."

"I didn't hear you gave any ideas.." - Luke

"Well, anything would be better than just hanging waiting for us to pick us up." Han said, thinking that this idea brought up like a small child who just got dismissed from school until his/her parents came in a later hour.

"Who do you think..." Luke felt insulted by his words as he tries to argue, but was cut by R2 begins to whistle and beep a blue streak, saying "(I found her.)" and "(She is here.)"

Luke comes over to him and asks, "What is it?"

C3PO responded, "I'm afraid I'm not quite sure, sir. He says 'I found her' and keeps repeating, 'She's here.'"

"Well, who... who has he found?" Luke asked again.

R2 whistles a frantic reply, "(Princess Leia.)"

C3PO responded, "Princess Leia."

Luke was in shock as the astromech droid said the name of the Princess that he saw from the hologram back in the garage and in Ben's small hut earlier in Tatooine. "The princess? She's here?"

Han heard the voices and asked confusedly, "Princess? What's going on?"

Then the group went into a different plan to go on their way to rescue Princess Leia as C3PO points out the readings that she is located in the Detention Block, Cell No. 23. She was scheduled to be terminated after she lied to Grand Moff Tarkin and Vader earlier after Alderaan exploded. Luke kept insisting Han to rescue her but he refuses. So Luke came with a plan to convince him as the Princess he described is 'rich' and 'powerful', more wealth than what Han ever imagined. He was convinced by Luke so he agrees and make sure that there aren't any casualities or funny business with them.

Before they exited the room, Han and Luke reassured to the droids to watch over any troopers coming to their way, then exited along with Chewie as their prisoner and they're heading straight to the Detention Area to rescue Princess Leia in their Stormtrooper disguises.

The rescue mission has begun.

Meanwhile...

Ben Kenobi, Sayaka Miki and Madoka Kaname wandered about their business on their way undercover, making sure that any Imperial beings won't go through their way and spot them. While on their way, Ben asked the two young girls as they walk, "Your friends? How can you be so sure?"

Madoka heard the old man and replied, "Well, long story short, after we talked about the powers we're gifted with? It's a different story, because we have our different ways to communicate to each other. Especially those who are near or close to our range."

Ben was stunned then simply nodded, "Interesting."

Sayaka agreed and said to the old man, "Plus, we didn't know that we aren't the only ones here. But now's the time we get to the bottom of this."

They walked past and hid through walls, corners, supply crates, barrels and such in the environment to hide from any incoming troopers or officers in the area. Ben walked quickly and they nearly reached to the tractor beam's core, then followed by Madoka and Sayaka.

Sayaka gave Ben one last tug as she suggested, "I think we can take it from here. Our friends needs us. You go and deactivate that beam-thing."

Ben looked at the blue haired girl as he refused and answered wisely, "Be patient. Once we get rid of the tractor beam, we can then rescue your friends."

She ponders a bit from the old man's words and nodded slowly, "Alright."

Detention Area - Elevator Tube

Han and Luke tried their best to look inconspicuous in their armored suits as they wait for a vacuum elevator to arrive. Troopers, bureaucrats, and droids bustle about, ignoring the trio completely. Only a few gave the giant Wookiee a curious glance.

Finally, an elevator arrives and the trio enters.

"I can't see a thing in this helmet." Luke said as his vision is completely messing him up.

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 the vacuum tube.

In the elevator, 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 grey security station room. Guards and laser gates are everywhere. Han whispers to Luke under his breath,

"This is not going to work."

"Why didn't you say so before?" Luke said,

Han claimed, "I did say so before!"

Death Star - Detention Area

Elevator doors open. A tall, grim looking Imperial Officer approaches the trio as they enter.

"Where are you taking this... thing?" the officer asked the two Stormtroopers confusedly.

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

"Prisoner transfer from block 1138." Luke responded under the helmet.

The officer is completely confused and corrected his query to make sure, "I wasn't notified. I'll have to clear it."

The other 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 the of the alarms, laser gates, and camera eyes. Han unfastens one of Chewbacca's electronic cuffs and shrugs at Luke.

Suddenly, the giant Wookiee throws up his hands and let's out with one of his ear-piercing howls. He grabs Han's long blaster rifle.

Han cried out, "Look out! He's loose!"

"He's going to pull us all apart." Luke said.

The startled guards are now dumbfounded as Luke and Han pulled out their E-11 blasters and are blasting away at the terrifyingly Wookiee. Their barrage of laser fire misses Chewbacca, but hits one of the camera eyes, gate controls, and the Imperial guards. The officer is the last of the guards to fall under the laser fire 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 as he removes the helmet off his head.

"We've got to find out which cell this princess of yours is in." Han said to Luke as he looked at the right cell number where Princess Leia is held. "Here it is... cell 2187. You go get her. I'll hold them here."

Luke gave Han a proud smile as he races down one of the cell corridors.

Author's Note: Act I of the rescue, is Princess Leia. For Act II, who knows on how Madoka, Sayaka and Ben will be able to rescue Kyouko, Mami and Homura at this state? Find out next time in the next chapter. I'm gonna yeet myself and do my homework now. 'Till next chapter!