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The control room of the Hindenburg was quiet. Several young men fidgeted, but silently. There were about 20 new trainees aboard the vessel that would be making their first commercial run in several days. So no one really noticed Indy, in his Nazi uniform, standing near the door.
A man entered, wearing the insignia and bearing the posture of a captain. "Schalten Sie die Maschine ein," he instructed his crew. The men worked efficiently with the knobs, levers, and various other equipment which was required to make the craft lift off. On the ground, there were more men untying the ropes which held the Hindenburg tethered down. With a great blast of the massive engine, the vessel was sent aloft, and it's ropes pulled back in until it would be time to land.
Indy tried not to make it too noticeable that he wasn't doing anything. He was fairly well hidden from any superior officers, and they were too busy giving orders to notice him. His eyes kept unconsciously flickering toward the door, where any moment, Han and Leia were supposed to enter.
Back in the cargo hold, Han and Leia were standing next to the door which led into the long hallway which, in turn, led to the control room. Han took a deep breath. "Ready?" he asked Leia.
She held her revolver up in her right hand, with her left hand placed on the doorknob. "Ready," she acknowledged. Han nodded at her, and she swiftly threw the door open. The two of them ran out onto the catwalk, and at first encountered no one. They came to a second door, which they burst threw to find roughly 15 crew members laboring away in. The crew looked shocked, but they were unarmed. They quickly held up their hands up, so Han and Leia continued on.
Along the way to the control room, they encountered more crewmen, but none of them were armed, or looked as if they had any desire to fight. Soon, the door to the control room was in sight. They rushed up to it, and burst in.
When Han and Leia entered the cabin, Indy was ready. He immediately drew his weapon and joined the charge.
Han soon learned that the men in the control room were not quite the pacifists that the other crew had been. One man immediately drew a weapon, but Han quickly silenced him with a stun bolt. There was a general gasp of amazement from the Germans when they saw the blue rings strike their comrade and send him to the ground. One tall, muscular officer took Han off guard in this calm moment with a blow to the right side of his head. Han smashed into the wall, a little dazed, but mostly angry. He turned his blaster on the man and was about to stun him when another officer kneed him in the ribs. A sharp pain coursed through his body as he felt the tender cracked ribs snap even further. He dropped his blaster, and it skidded across the floor.
The tall German who had first assaulted Han dove after his dropped weapon. He was quickly halted when the butt of a revolver connected with his skull. Leia hit the man again, just for good measure, then picked up Han's blaster.
Indy waved his gun around in a sweeping motion. "Lassen sie Ihre Waffen fallen!" he shouted. "Lassen sie Ihre Waffen fallen!" he repeated. Reluctantly, the three crewmen who had guns obeyed by dropping them and kicking them across to Indy. Indy scooped them up, careful to always have his own gun trained on them. He tucked one of the guns in his belt as a spare, then handed the other two over to Leia and Han.
Leia tucked hers away, then helped Han to his feet. "You okay? How are your ribs?" she asked him.
Han bit his lip as he stood up. "Yeah, I'm ok," he answered, "Ribs hurt a little but I'll live." She smiled and handed him the other spare handgun, which he tucked into his belt. She also handed him back his blaster, which he declined to put away in its holster, and instead kept it in his hand.
Indy approached the captain. "You," he said to him, "you're Captain Pruss, right? You speak English?"
The Captain hesitated for a moment, then replied in choppy but passable English, "Yez. I am tze Captain."
Indy nodded, "Good. Order your men to set course for Cairo, Egypt." Captain Pruss didn't move. Indy stepped closed, and held the gun under the man's chin. "Order them," he growled.
The Captain shouted, "Ändern Sie Kurs für Kairo." The men in the room began to use the various panels to turn the ship around and alter its course. They were very cautious, and very aware of the guns being pointed at them by Han and Leia.
"Now," Indy said in a more calm tone than before, "order all the crew to turn in their weapons to me. Ok?"
Captain Pruss nodded. "Yez, abzolutly." This time, he didn't hesitate as he picked up the PC mic and announced to the whole vessel, "Alle Mannschaft, diese ist der Kapitän. Holen sie bitte Ihre Waffen zum Steuerraum diesmal." When he was done with his announcement, he carefully set down the mic.
Indy nodded in satisfaction, "Good, good. Now if you will please just sit down against that wall over there. Good." Captain Pruss complied obediently. Indy motioned to the other crew and officers in the room with his gun. "Gegen die Ward," he commanded them. They did as they were told. He allowed a few of them to stay at their posts and monitor the necessary instruments.
There was a knocking on the door. Han and Leia were both covering the crew, so Indy went over and open it, making sure to keep his weapon at the ready. There were 4 crew members with their hands in the air, their riffles held by the barrels in their left hands in a gesture of surrender. Indy smiled, satisfied, "Gewehren?" They handed their guns to him, and he in turn handed them back to Han and Leia for safekeeping. "Danke," he told the crewmen. He waved them back, "Gehen zurück su, wo Sie waren." They quickly retreated back to their normal posts. Indy shut the door, then turned to Han and Leia with a satisfied smirk. "See? What'd I tell ya? Good thing those crew listen to their Captain. It should be smooth sailing from here," he said.
Leia raised a questioning eyebrow at him. "That's the part that usually goes the worst."
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The control room of the Hindenburg was quiet. Several young men fidgeted, but silently. There were about 20 new trainees aboard the vessel that would be making their first commercial run in several days. So no one really noticed Indy, in his Nazi uniform, standing near the door.
A man entered, wearing the insignia and bearing the posture of a captain. "Schalten Sie die Maschine ein," he instructed his crew. The men worked efficiently with the knobs, levers, and various other equipment which was required to make the craft lift off. On the ground, there were more men untying the ropes which held the Hindenburg tethered down. With a great blast of the massive engine, the vessel was sent aloft, and it's ropes pulled back in until it would be time to land.
Indy tried not to make it too noticeable that he wasn't doing anything. He was fairly well hidden from any superior officers, and they were too busy giving orders to notice him. His eyes kept unconsciously flickering toward the door, where any moment, Han and Leia were supposed to enter.
Back in the cargo hold, Han and Leia were standing next to the door which led into the long hallway which, in turn, led to the control room. Han took a deep breath. "Ready?" he asked Leia.
She held her revolver up in her right hand, with her left hand placed on the doorknob. "Ready," she acknowledged. Han nodded at her, and she swiftly threw the door open. The two of them ran out onto the catwalk, and at first encountered no one. They came to a second door, which they burst threw to find roughly 15 crew members laboring away in. The crew looked shocked, but they were unarmed. They quickly held up their hands up, so Han and Leia continued on.
Along the way to the control room, they encountered more crewmen, but none of them were armed, or looked as if they had any desire to fight. Soon, the door to the control room was in sight. They rushed up to it, and burst in.
When Han and Leia entered the cabin, Indy was ready. He immediately drew his weapon and joined the charge.
Han soon learned that the men in the control room were not quite the pacifists that the other crew had been. One man immediately drew a weapon, but Han quickly silenced him with a stun bolt. There was a general gasp of amazement from the Germans when they saw the blue rings strike their comrade and send him to the ground. One tall, muscular officer took Han off guard in this calm moment with a blow to the right side of his head. Han smashed into the wall, a little dazed, but mostly angry. He turned his blaster on the man and was about to stun him when another officer kneed him in the ribs. A sharp pain coursed through his body as he felt the tender cracked ribs snap even further. He dropped his blaster, and it skidded across the floor.
The tall German who had first assaulted Han dove after his dropped weapon. He was quickly halted when the butt of a revolver connected with his skull. Leia hit the man again, just for good measure, then picked up Han's blaster.
Indy waved his gun around in a sweeping motion. "Lassen sie Ihre Waffen fallen!" he shouted. "Lassen sie Ihre Waffen fallen!" he repeated. Reluctantly, the three crewmen who had guns obeyed by dropping them and kicking them across to Indy. Indy scooped them up, careful to always have his own gun trained on them. He tucked one of the guns in his belt as a spare, then handed the other two over to Leia and Han.
Leia tucked hers away, then helped Han to his feet. "You okay? How are your ribs?" she asked him.
Han bit his lip as he stood up. "Yeah, I'm ok," he answered, "Ribs hurt a little but I'll live." She smiled and handed him the other spare handgun, which he tucked into his belt. She also handed him back his blaster, which he declined to put away in its holster, and instead kept it in his hand.
Indy approached the captain. "You," he said to him, "you're Captain Pruss, right? You speak English?"
The Captain hesitated for a moment, then replied in choppy but passable English, "Yez. I am tze Captain."
Indy nodded, "Good. Order your men to set course for Cairo, Egypt." Captain Pruss didn't move. Indy stepped closed, and held the gun under the man's chin. "Order them," he growled.
The Captain shouted, "Ändern Sie Kurs für Kairo." The men in the room began to use the various panels to turn the ship around and alter its course. They were very cautious, and very aware of the guns being pointed at them by Han and Leia.
"Now," Indy said in a more calm tone than before, "order all the crew to turn in their weapons to me. Ok?"
Captain Pruss nodded. "Yez, abzolutly." This time, he didn't hesitate as he picked up the PC mic and announced to the whole vessel, "Alle Mannschaft, diese ist der Kapitän. Holen sie bitte Ihre Waffen zum Steuerraum diesmal." When he was done with his announcement, he carefully set down the mic.
Indy nodded in satisfaction, "Good, good. Now if you will please just sit down against that wall over there. Good." Captain Pruss complied obediently. Indy motioned to the other crew and officers in the room with his gun. "Gegen die Ward," he commanded them. They did as they were told. He allowed a few of them to stay at their posts and monitor the necessary instruments.
There was a knocking on the door. Han and Leia were both covering the crew, so Indy went over and open it, making sure to keep his weapon at the ready. There were 4 crew members with their hands in the air, their riffles held by the barrels in their left hands in a gesture of surrender. Indy smiled, satisfied, "Gewehren?" They handed their guns to him, and he in turn handed them back to Han and Leia for safekeeping. "Danke," he told the crewmen. He waved them back, "Gehen zurück su, wo Sie waren." They quickly retreated back to their normal posts. Indy shut the door, then turned to Han and Leia with a satisfied smirk. "See? What'd I tell ya? Good thing those crew listen to their Captain. It should be smooth sailing from here," he said.
Leia raised a questioning eyebrow at him. "That's the part that usually goes the worst."
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