AN: Yoda's spelling of the word 'code" is not something I made up – it's in Aurek-Besh, it's the alphabet that the Imperials used.

Part Nine

INT. VADER'S MANSION – MEDITATION CHAMBER

Vader sits in the stark white meditation chamber, eyes shut.

VADER

So, Yoda, you decide to lead them into the Ice Fields…and if you don't get through, where will you run? Would you take a more dangerous route?

EXT. SPACE – ICE FIELDS

The space around the starships is very thick with snow and ice. Only Han is able to evade every single snowball and chunk of ice successfully, while the other X-Wings and the Lady Luck is completely battered.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON – COCKPIT

Han's fingers fly over the controls as he skilfully manoeuvres his ship through the ice fields. He looks down at his sensors and has a hunch that something bad is about to happen.

HAN

I have a bad feeling about this…

INT. YODA'S X-WING – COCKPIT

Yoda is staring out of his cockpit window.

YODA

Vader, it is!

EXT. SPACE – ICE FIELDS

Tiny shards of ice accelerate towards the small fleet of ships.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON – COCKPIT

Han deftly flips a lot of switches on his dashboard.

HAN

All right, everyone, switch deflector shields to full power and hide behind that snowball at about…um, what the hell, just follow me! Repeat –

INT. LUKE'S X-WING – COCKPIT

Luke listens intently to the orders being given out.

HAN

(Cont'd, over commlink)

Switch deflector shield to full power and follow me!

Scene switches to every cockpit as everyone switches their deflector shields, before we end up at

EXT. SPACE – ICE FIELDS

The conglomeration of X-Wings and freighters surge after the Millennium Falcon, which is headed towards a gigantic chunk of ice big enough to shield all of the ships.

EXT. SPACE – ICE FIELDS – BIG CHUNK OF ICE

The tiny shards of ice fly like darts at the bigger chunk, only to strike it, or to fully miss and sail off into infinity.

INT. YODA'S X-WING – COCKPIT

Yoda has his eyes shut, concentrating and trying to calm the ice fields with the Force. However…

EXT. BBURRU – TOP OF VADER'S MANSION

Vader has also squeezed his eyes shut, and is trying to bombard them with more pieces of ice.

INT. LADY LUCK – COCKPIT

LANDO

Yoda we've got to get out of here! Look, we'll make a detour to the Tingel Arm and then make a run for Coruscant!

INT. BEN'S X-WING – COCKPIT

Ben glares furiously at his commlink.

BEN

No! Lando, that is exactly where we don't want to go!

LANDO

(Baffled, over commlink)

Really? Why's that?

BEN

(Scowls)

Look, do you want me to show you with charts and diagrams? IT'S TOO %^&*EN CLOSE TO DURO, YOU DUMB@$$!!!

LANDO

(Stupidly, over commlink)

Oh!

BEN

(Mutters, covering commlink)

Dumb@$$.

INT. CHEWIE'S SLIGHTLY LARGER X-WING – COCKPIT

CHEWIE

~Or we could pay a visit to the Death Star! I've got a homing beacon aboard it, and my family would warmly welcome all of us!~

INT. YODA'S X-WING – COCKPIT

Yoda frowns.

VADER

(V.O.)

The Death Star…that place scares the s*** out of you! What's the matter, Master Yoda? Chicken?

Yoda's eyes flash with anger.

YODA

Let he who has the Gem decide, we must.

INT. LUKE'S X-WING – COCKPIT

LUKE

Let's go, then.

INT. YODA'S X-WING – COCKPIT

Yoda's frown deepens.

YODA

Proceed, his decision will.

EXT. SPACE – ICE FIELDS

The ships vanish into hyperspace once again.

EXT. SPACE – DEATH STAR

Tiny pinpricks rapidly grow to become the nine ships. The camera pans to follow the ships, and reveals the true enormity of the gigantic space station called the Death Star.

INT. LADY LUCK – COCKPIT

Lando's eyes widen in shock and amazement.

LANDO

Geez, look at the size of that thing!

YODA

(Over commlink)

The Death Star, that is.

INT. YODA'S X-WING – COCKPIT

YODA

Form a message, all those towers do.

INT. YODA'S X-WING – COCKPIT VIEWPORT

We get a closer look of the great attention paid towards the detail in constructing the Death Star.

YODA

(V.O.)

Reads, it does: Stay the hell out of here, if know what is good for you, you do. Enter only, you must, if have the code, you do.

DETOO'S X-WING – ARTOO SOCKET

DETOO

*What the f*** does that mean?*

INT. YODA'S X-WING – COCKPIT

Yoda lets out a nasty laugh.

YODA

Then know something you do not, I do! MMMM-hm-hm-hm-hm-hmmm!!! (Sighs) Know exactly, I do not, either. Yet believe, I do, that if have the code, you do, then enter, you can.

He extends his arm and closes his eyes, concentrating.

YODA

(Commands)

OPEEEEEENNNNN SESAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EXT. SPACE – DEATH STAR SURFACE

Nothing happens.

INT. BEN'S X-WING – COCKPIT

BEN

(Cynically)

Have you been reading Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves again?

INT. YODA'S X-WING – COCKPIT

Yoda shakes his fists with fury.

YODA

GAAAAHHHHH!!!!! WORK, THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO!!!

INT. BEN'S X-WING – COCKPIT

BEN

…I'll take that as a yes.

TWO HOURS LATER…

INT. YODA'S X-WING – COCKPIT

Yoda is still trying to figure out the code.

YODA

ABRACADABRA! KABAM-SHAZAAM!!! ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR-FIVE-SIX-SEVEN-EIGHT!!! 0-1-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1!!!

He sighs and finally gives up.

LUKE

(Over commlink)

Master Yoda?

YODA

Yes, young Skywalker?

INT. LUKE'S X-WING – COCKPIT

LUKE
How do you spell the word "code"?

INT. YODA'S X-WING – COCKPIT

Cresh-osk-dorn-esk.

EXT. SPACE – SURFACE OF DEATH STAR

A small hatch, just big enough to fit all of the ships in at once, opens.