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Leia drummed her fingers on the wooden arm of her chair. Across from her, Han sat more patiently. Leia could take the tension no more. She sprang from her seat, and began pacing about the dingy hotel room. "Where is he? Shouldn't he be back by now?" she said.
Han stood and walked over to her, placing his hands on her shoulders to calm her down. "Relax sweetheart," he said, "I'm sure he'll be back soon."
As if on cue, the door to the room creaked open, and Indiana Jones crept in, quietly shutting the door behind him. "Indy!" Leia exclaimed.
Indy held a finger to his lips, "Shhh..." he hissed softly. He motioned them over to the table where they each took a chair.
"Did you find what you were looking for?" Leia asked, this time more quietly.
Indy nodded. "I contacted some of my old friends," he said in a whisper. "I found out that one of these blimps, the biggest one I think, is going to be doing a test-run in 3 days on April 28th. It's gettin' ready for a trip over to New Jersey in 8 days on May 3rd. Now, my friends tell me there's a crewman aboard, Erich Spehl, who has lots of anti-Nazi friends. They're pretty sure he can get us aboard." Indy stopped to make sure Han and Leia were still following. He had briefly explained to them the Earth calendar and distance measurements on the way to the hotel. They seemed to be following him, so he continued. "The city where the blimp is, Frankfurt, is about 210 miles away. We can take a train there that will get us there in about 4 hours. But the next train doesn't leave until tomorrow at noon."
Han interrupted at this point, "Ok, so we can get on. But then we have to get to Cairo, right?" he asked. Indy nodded slowly. "And so, how do you plan to do that?" Han asked. Leia also looked at Indy warily.
A small crooked smile spread across Indy's face. "High-jacking," he said. Leia and Han exchanged a vigilant look. "Don't worry. Those guys aren't armed. And we will be," Indy said.
Han scratched his forehead. "I dunno, pal. I mean, I've taken on some big tasks before but..." he trailed off.
"You two want to get back to your own time and place, right?" Indy asked. Han and Leia both nodded slowly. "Right. Well, this is the only way," Indy said.
Han and Leia looked at each other. Han could tell Leia was as worried as he about this. He raised his eyebrows at her in silent question. After a moment of consideration, she gave him a slight nod. Han nodded back, then turned to Indy. "All right, we're game," Han said.
Indy smiled, satisfied. "Ok," he began, "I have my revolver, and Han has his blaster. Leia, I have another gun for you." he crossed the room to his suitcase, and came back with a revolver and some bullets. "You're gonna need to know how to work this thing, in case we need to use it. This thing here pops open," he said, opening the empty magazine. "And you put the bullets in here," he loaded several bullets in, then snapped the magazine back in place. "You just aim, pull the trigger, and fire," he finished by aiming at the wall and simulating shooting. "Got that?" he asked her. She nodded. "Good. Oh, one other thing. It only holds 6 bullets, so you're gonna have to reload it if you want to shoot more," he said.
Leia nodded. "I understand," she said.
"Good," Indy said with a nod. "This is going to be a great trip," he grinned like an excited little kid getting ready to go to a ball-game.
Han took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I have a bad feeling about this."
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Leia drummed her fingers on the wooden arm of her chair. Across from her, Han sat more patiently. Leia could take the tension no more. She sprang from her seat, and began pacing about the dingy hotel room. "Where is he? Shouldn't he be back by now?" she said.
Han stood and walked over to her, placing his hands on her shoulders to calm her down. "Relax sweetheart," he said, "I'm sure he'll be back soon."
As if on cue, the door to the room creaked open, and Indiana Jones crept in, quietly shutting the door behind him. "Indy!" Leia exclaimed.
Indy held a finger to his lips, "Shhh..." he hissed softly. He motioned them over to the table where they each took a chair.
"Did you find what you were looking for?" Leia asked, this time more quietly.
Indy nodded. "I contacted some of my old friends," he said in a whisper. "I found out that one of these blimps, the biggest one I think, is going to be doing a test-run in 3 days on April 28th. It's gettin' ready for a trip over to New Jersey in 8 days on May 3rd. Now, my friends tell me there's a crewman aboard, Erich Spehl, who has lots of anti-Nazi friends. They're pretty sure he can get us aboard." Indy stopped to make sure Han and Leia were still following. He had briefly explained to them the Earth calendar and distance measurements on the way to the hotel. They seemed to be following him, so he continued. "The city where the blimp is, Frankfurt, is about 210 miles away. We can take a train there that will get us there in about 4 hours. But the next train doesn't leave until tomorrow at noon."
Han interrupted at this point, "Ok, so we can get on. But then we have to get to Cairo, right?" he asked. Indy nodded slowly. "And so, how do you plan to do that?" Han asked. Leia also looked at Indy warily.
A small crooked smile spread across Indy's face. "High-jacking," he said. Leia and Han exchanged a vigilant look. "Don't worry. Those guys aren't armed. And we will be," Indy said.
Han scratched his forehead. "I dunno, pal. I mean, I've taken on some big tasks before but..." he trailed off.
"You two want to get back to your own time and place, right?" Indy asked. Han and Leia both nodded slowly. "Right. Well, this is the only way," Indy said.
Han and Leia looked at each other. Han could tell Leia was as worried as he about this. He raised his eyebrows at her in silent question. After a moment of consideration, she gave him a slight nod. Han nodded back, then turned to Indy. "All right, we're game," Han said.
Indy smiled, satisfied. "Ok," he began, "I have my revolver, and Han has his blaster. Leia, I have another gun for you." he crossed the room to his suitcase, and came back with a revolver and some bullets. "You're gonna need to know how to work this thing, in case we need to use it. This thing here pops open," he said, opening the empty magazine. "And you put the bullets in here," he loaded several bullets in, then snapped the magazine back in place. "You just aim, pull the trigger, and fire," he finished by aiming at the wall and simulating shooting. "Got that?" he asked her. She nodded. "Good. Oh, one other thing. It only holds 6 bullets, so you're gonna have to reload it if you want to shoot more," he said.
Leia nodded. "I understand," she said.
"Good," Indy said with a nod. "This is going to be a great trip," he grinned like an excited little kid getting ready to go to a ball-game.
Han took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I have a bad feeling about this."
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