Chapter 13: Escape from the Empire.
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Chapter 13: Escape from the Empire
( Tuffnut hangs on to the antenna for dear life. He struggles to support himself with one hand but can't go anywhere.)
Tuffnut: ( weary) Valka… Valka, please.
( He then thinks back to when he was in the Wampa's ice cave on Hoth, where he was defenseless but used the Force to save himself. He closes his eyes and concentrates on communicating with others through the Force.)
Tuffnut: Valka… Valka… Ruffnut… Ruffnut… Dean DeBlois.
( Dean DeBlois stand working on a storyboard until he look up curiously as if he heard someone call his name. He shrugs it off and go back to his storyboard.)
( Tuffnut keeps his eyes closed and keeps concentrating. He manages to sense Ruffnut's presence nearby, getting further away from the city. For some reason, her presence felt stronger then expected, but he could care less about that right now. He concentrated on communicating to her.)
Tuffnut: Ruffnut… hear me… Ruffnut…
( Ruffnut sits in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon, lost in thought as Toothless and Wasabi operate the ship next to her. Suddenly, she feels Tuffnut's presence and hears his voice in her head.)
Ruffnut: Tuffnut… We've got to go back.
Wasabi: ( confused) Why?
Ruffnut: I know where Tuffnut is.
Toothless: Really, you do?
Ruffnut: Yes, turn us around.
Wasabi: But, what about those fighters?
Ruffnut: Just do it!
Wasabi: Alright. Alright.
( The Falcon turns up and around back towards the city. On a large platform, Darth Viggo walks to an Imperial shuttle followed by officers and stormtroopers.)
Viggo: Alert my Star Destroyer to make ready for my arrival.
( Tuffnut continues hanging upside-down from the antenna as the wind threatens to blow him off. The Falcon flies to the underside of the city and heads towards the bottom. Wasabi sees Tuffnut clinging to the antenna.)
Wasabi: Look, is that him?
Ruffnut: Tuffnut, if that's you, raise your right hand!
Toothless: No, your right hand!
Tuffnut: It's me, you dimwits!
Ruffnut: Toothless, slow down, we'll get under him. Wasabi, open the top hatch.
( Wasabi rushes out of the cockpit and heads for the rear of the ship. Toothless maneuvers the Falcon under Tuffnut . Wasabi enters a small elevator and raises himself through a small hatch on the roof. Tuffnut sees him appear from the top-back of the ship.)
Wasabi: Hey! Just drop down! I got ya!
( Tuffnut lets go of the antenna and falls. Wasabi catches him and lowers the elevator back down. In the cockpit, Ruffnut and Toothless pick up some signals.)
Toothless: We got TIE fighters closing in.
Ruffnut: ( through comlink) Wasabi?
Wasabi: I got him. Let's get going.
( Toothless spins the ship and accelerates away. Three TIE fighters come into view and pursue them. Wasabi closes the top hatch and supports Tuffnut as he walks.)
Wasabi: We got ya, buddy. Everything's gonna be ok. ( winces) Oh gods, you lost a hand. Way harsh.
Tuffnut: ( weakly) Thanks for the help … and you're who exactly?
Wasabi: Wasabi Calrissian, one of Hiccup's old running mates. ( chuckles sheepishly) Although, that's on the fence recently since I kinda sold him out to the Empire.
Tuffnut: Wait… what now?
Wasabi: No time. We got to get you situated.
( They get to the cockpit door where Toothless and Ruffnut see them.)
Toothless: Alright, we got him. ( winces) Geez, and I though Hiccup had a number on him.
( Ruffnut get up and takes Tuffnut from Wasabi and hugs him.)
Ruffnut: ( relieved) Tuffnut…
Tuffnut: Ruffnut…
( She takes him to the back as Wasabi gets in the pilots chair beside Toothless.)
Wasabi: Lets do this.
( The Falcon ascends up into the sky with the fighters in hot pursuit. As it heads into space, Ruffnut eases Tuffnut onto a cot in a small med-station with his injured arm now bandaged up. The ship lurches violently. Ruffnut kisses his forehead.)
Ruffnut: I'll be back.
( She heads back into the cockpit and looks out the window alongside the others. They see the Executor ahead of them quickly getting bigger as it closes in.)
Toothless: ( intrigued) Now that's a Star Destroyer.
Wasabi: Alright, Toothless, prepare for light-speed-speed.
Ruffnut: That's if your people fixed the hyperdrive.
Toothless: Coordinates set!
Ruffnut: Now or Never.
Wasabi: Punch it!
( Toothless pulls back on the throttle. The sounds of engines roaring is heard. It then dies down and nothing happens. Ruffnut facepalms and groans.)
Toothless: ( frustrated) Are you serious!?
Wasabi: ( baffled) They told me they fixed it. I trusted them to fix it. It's not my fault!
Toothless: Odin be spanked…
( He gets up and leaves the cockpit for the toolbox. The Falcon now flies beside the Executor with the fighters still in hot pursuit. On the command bridge, Viggo watches them fly by as Admiral Savage walks up to him.)
Savage: They'll be in range of our tractor beam in moments, boss.
Viggo: Did your men deactivate the hyperdrive before theu escaped the city?
Savage: Yes, Lord.
Viggo: Good, prepare the boarding party and tell the troopers to set their weapons for stun.
( In the main hold area onboard the Falcon, Snotlout has almost finished reassembling Fishlegs. Toothless barrels through with the toolbox and goes to work on the hyperdrive.)
Toothless: Of course, things couldn't work out for us. Not even once!
Fishlegs: What's his deal? Why don't we just go into light-speed?
Snotlout: That's what I tried telling you all in Cloud city. The hyperdrive's been deactivated.
Fishlegs: Deactivated? How do you know this?
Snotlout: The city's central computer told me.
Fishlegs: Snotlout, I've told you it's not wise to talk to a strange computer… Ow! Please watch what your doing!
( Toothless gets in the pit and frantically tries to start up the hyperdrive. Wasabi carefully steers the ship to avoid getting hit by fighters while Ruffnut watches on the edge of her seat. Viggo stands on the bridge observing the Falcon being chased. He senses Tuffnut's presence.)
Viggo: Tuffnut…
( Tuffnut lays on the cot with eyes closed. They snap open as he hears Viggo in his head.)
Tuffnut: ( startled) Father!
Viggo: Come with me, my boy…
Tuffnut: No… I won't…
Viggo: Come now, We'd be unstoppable , you and I. The Rebels have no hope in this war. You're only chance is at my side. None would dare oppose us.
Tuffnut: ( light crying) Leave me alone. Valka…why didn't you tell me?
Viggo: It is your destiny. Now that you know our connection, you cannot avoid me.
( Tuffnut curls up in pain and depression. Hurt more emotionally then physically.)
Tuffnut: Why didn't you tell me, Valka?
( On the bridge, Savage speaks to the controllers at their computers.)
Savage: Alert all commands. Ready for the tractor beam.
( In the Falcon's hold, Snotlout races toward's a control panel overlooking the pit Toothless's in and starts working on the circuit board. Fishlegs stands behind him holding his left leg in his hand.)
Fishlegs: Snotlout ,come back here! You haven't finished with me yet! You've never worked on a hyperdrive! Toothless can do it! I'm still incomplete here!
Snotlout: I'll fix your chicken legs in a minute! Ok, Snotty, you can do this…
( He carefully moves a circuit on the panel until a bright blue light flashes. The engines make a big roaring sound and the ship tilts slightly. Snotlout rolls backwards into the pit on top of Toothless.)
Snotlout: Whoa!
Toothless: Ooohhhh, watch it!
Fishlegs: ( joyful) You did it, Snotlout! Hooray!
( Tuffnut feels the ship moving and holds onto his bed with his remaining hand. Wasabi and Ruffnut in the cockpit are thrown back against their seats as the stats become streaks and the galaxy brightens. The Falcon shoots off into hyperspace, leaving the Executor behind. Viggo, Savage and the other Imperials watch it disappear into space in a flash. Viggo is silent as he tightens his fists. Savage and the other Imperials watch him in terror.
Savage: Um…( chuckles)… I- I have… no idea how that happened…
( Viggo suddenly lifts his hand up to him and pushes him into the ceiling before dropping him onto a controller station.)
Viggo: Incompetent ignoramuses!
( He storms off the bridge without saying another word as officers help Savage to his feet. Everyone watches Viggo head away from them, shaken by his outburst.)
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( Later, the Falcon as meet up with the Rebel fleet on the edge of the galaxy. The ship is attached to a large cruiser with a docking tube with smaller ships and fighters zipping past. In the cockpit, Wasabi sits in the pilots seat and speaks through the comlink.)
Wasabi: Tuffnut, we're ready for take off.
( On the cruiser, Tuffnut sits in a chair of a small medical facility wearing a grey robe. A medical droid attaches a mechanical hand covered on synthetic skin to his arm. He holds a comlink in his other hand. Ruffnut stands beside him while Fishlegs and Snotlout are next to a large window. Fishlegs is fully put back together.)
Tuffnut: Good luck, Wasabi. We'll meet you at the rendezvous point on Tatooine.
Wasabi: We'll contact you as soon as we find Drago the Hutt and that bounty hunter.
( Toothless enters the cockpit and sits beside Wasabi.)
Tuffnut: Toothless, we'll be waiting for your signal.
Toothless: You got it.
Wasabi: Ruff, we'll find Hiccup. I promise.
( Toothless looks over at Wasabi and sees he's wearing a white shirt under a black vest, just like Hiccup.)
Toothless: Are you wearing Hiccup's clothes?
Wasabi: Yeah, I saw them in his closet and since I left Cloud city in a hurry I didn't pack any spare clothes. I'm sure he won't mind. Course, they're a little tight.
Toothless: ( to the audience) Seriously, watch the actual movie. Lando's wearing Han's clothes in this scene. It's really weird.
Tuffnut: ( smiles) Take care you two. May the Force be with you.
Toothless: Appreciate it, Tuffnut. Always feel everything will work out when I hear that.
Wasabi: ( confused) The Force… how's it work again?
Toothless: ( sighs) It's complicate. Now let's go, we got a long road ahead of us.
( The medical droid finishes up with Tuffnut's new hand. He holds it up and moves his fingers, making a fist. It's completely functional. He gets up and goes to the window where the others are. He stands next to Ruffnut and puts his arm around her. Fishlegs and Snotlout stand on her other side and Fishlegs rests his arm on top of Snotlout's head.)
Fishlegs: I'd love to own a house with a view like this.
( The Falcon detached from the cruiser and flus off. The group watch it zoom towards the galaxy and out of sight. As they stand there, the ship turns and moves into space with the rest of the fleet.)
( Suddenly Tuffnut gets shocked and confused.)
Tuffnut: Wait, this is how it ends? But there's so many questions left unanswered!
( Fishlegs looks over and notices something off.)
Fishlegs: Uh, Tuff… where's your hand?
( Tuffnut looks and sees his new hand is not on his arm.)
Snotlout: Ruffnut! There it's on your shoulder!
( Ruffnut sees the mechanical hand waving at her and flips out. The hand scurries around on the floor as everyone chases after it as the picture zooms put with the words "TO BE CONCLUDED" in big red and orange letters appear over it.)