Episode 21 - The Rescue (Part 3)
As Luke races down one of the cell corridors, Han speaks into the buzzing comlink.
Han tried his best to sound official as possible at the comlink as he responds, "Everything is under control. Situation normal."
An voice from the intercom responded back with, "What's happened?"
Han became nervous and came up with a reason, "Uh... had a slight weapons malfunction. But uh, everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you... how are you?"
Someone was confused until the voice responded, "We're sending a squad up."
Han responded back, "Uh, uh, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few minutes to lock it down. Large leak... very dangerous."
"Who is this? What's your operating number?" - Intercom Voice
Considering that he and Luke are in Stormtrooper disguises, and without any hesitation, Han blasts the comlink with the E-11 Blaster and the comlink explodes; completely deactivated and inactive.
"Boring conversation anyway." Han smuggly said then yelled after Luke down the hallway, "Luke! We're going to have company!"
Death Star - Detention Area Cell Row
Luke stops in front of Cell No. 2187, and blasts the door away with the E-11. When the smoke clears, Luke sees the dazzling young princess-senator. She had been sleeping and is now looking at him with an uncomprehending look on her face. Luke is stunned by her incredible beauty and stands staring at her with his mouth hanging open under the helmet.
Leia said, "Aren't you too short for a Stormtrooper?"
"What?" Luke was confused as he realized that he's still under the Stormtrooper armor as a disguise. "Oh... the uniform." then he takes the helmet off. "I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you."
Leia asked confusedly at the young blonde boy, "You're who?"
"I'm here to rescue you." Luke said to Leia, "I've got your R2 unit. And I'm here with Ben Kenobi."
Leia's eyes light up and stood up before him as she heard Ben's name from the boy's mouth. "Ben Kenobi is here?! Where is he?"
"Come on!" Luke said, held the Princess' wrist and dragged her out from the cell to rejoin with Han and Chewbacca.
Death Star - Conference Room
Darth Vader paces around the room as Grand Moff Tarkin at the far end at the conference table.
Vader speaks, "He IS here..."
Tarkin heard the Dark Lord's words and asks curiously, "Obi-Wan Kenobi! What makes you think so?"
Vader answered, "A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master."
Tarkin scoffed it off and said, "Surely he must be dead by now."
"Don't underestimate the power of the Force."
Tarkin made sure by saying, "The Jedi are extinct, their fire was gone out of the universe. You, my friend (Vader), are all that's left in their religion."
Then a buzz from a comlink occurs. Tarkin went over and immediately responded, "Yes?"
"Governor Tarkin, we have an emergency alert in detention block AA-23." The voice from the intercom said.
Tarkin was shocked then said, "The princess! Put all sections in alert!" as he commanded.
Vader heard over the voices between Tarkin and the intercom voice, as he said again after he felt an omnimous feeling, "Obi-Wan IS here. The Force is with him."
Tarkin heard Vader's voice again after mentioning Obi-Wan's name, and said, "If you're right, he must not be allowed to escape."
"Escape is not his plan." Vader responded, "I must face him alone."
Tarkin nodded at Vader's response as he let Vader exit the conference room by himself, then Vader stopped in his tracks and said to himself, "Not just him.. Something.. or someone... is also with him." Vader guessed that the other presence he felt is not just Obi-Wan Kenobi/Ben Kenobi himself, but rather; two identical or familiar young girls are with him.
He guessed it out as he finds his way to find his old former master that left him for dead, for revenge.
Death Star - Power Trench
Later, during the time when Luke, Han, Leia and Chewie are on a siege problem on trying to escape the squad ambush sent to the Detention Area, a door behind Ben suddenly slides open and a detachment of Stormtroopers marches to the power trench. Madoka and Sayaka hid under the shadows along with Ben as an Imperial Officer moves to within a few feet from them.
The Officer commanded, "Secure this area until the alert is cancelled."
The first trooper responded, "Yes sir." then went about their business in securing the area with the second trooper. All but the two stormtroopers leave.
"Do you know what's going on?" The first trooper asked the second.
"Maybe it's another drill." The second trooper answered.
Ben moves around the tractor beam, watching the stormtroopers as they turn their backs to him. Same goes to Madoka and Sayaka as they hid at the sides of the tractor beam with him. Ben responded to Sayaka to distract the two troopers as she pulled the trigger on her cutlass sword's hilt, making the blade shoot out from the hilt and aimed towards a further distance where the blade hits a metallic wall, causing an echo that brought the two troopers' attention as to where the sound came from.
"What was that?" The first trooper asked as they heard the echoing sound of the sword's blade hitting against the wall.
"Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it." The second trooper answered and scoffed it off as it were to be nothing.
Madoka gave Sayaka a thumbs up as they peeked their head at the sides of the tractor beam, while Ben does his best on deactivating the tractor beam completely. After this, they agreed to find their way to the Death Star's chamber room to rescue Mami, Kyouko and Homura next.
Author's Note: Now we're almost getting the good part on old Ben Kenobi, Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki on their way to rescue the other Holy Quintet members. Meanwhile, Luke and the others escaped the garbage chute successfully as they made their way back to the Falcon to safely. But they were thinking on how Madoka, Sayaka and Ben will get out of this situation before they'll be captured by the Imperials. Will they make it in time? Find out in the next chapter. The suspense is killing you alright, so stay tuned!