Lando led his group down the hallway that surrounded the senate room with only the occasional cleaning droid for obstacles.
"It's too quiet," Lando said.
He paused at a large door that looked the same as where they'd broken off from the group.
"This must be the other side," he said, then started off again. "The emperor's gotta be around here somewhere."
After they passed the door opened, and out stepped Han, Chewie, Quolle, and the bounty hunter.
"This way," the bounty hunter said, pointing in the direction Lando's group had run off. Han and Chewbacca walked ahead, with their captors behind them.
"Any ideas?" Han muttered to his copilot.
Chewbacca grunted a short reply and shook his head.
Han stopped walking and turned to the bounty hunter.
"Keep walking, Solo," Quolle warned.
"What's your name?" he asked he bounty hunter, ignoring the laser pistol.
Chewbacca turned and watched them silently.
"I'm Zero," the bounty hunter replied. "You haven't heard of me?"
"I only know you as The Jedi Killer," Han said.
"Fascinating," Zero said. "Keep walking."
"Have you ever used your lightsaber against another lightsaber?" Han persisted.
"No. I don't have the force abilities to beat a Jedi in sword play... are you challenging me?"
Han smirked. "What have I got to lose?"
"Your life."
"I'm dead anyway," Han replied.
Zero pulled a second saber from the back of his belt.
"Zero, don't give him that weapon," Quolle said.
Zero grinned at her. "What are the odds that I'll get a chance for a saber fight again?"
He tossed Han the lightsaber. Han switched it on, extending a blue blade.
While everyone was distracted by the turn of events Chewbacca took one step forward, grabbed Quolle's gun and pushed it down as he decked her in the face.
Zero turned to the wookiee, and Han stepped in swinging his blade. Chewbacca backed away from the fight, Quolle's gun in his hand, and watched the two men battle for a moment.
Zero blocked Han's blatent hacks and backed up a step.
The two blades caught midswing and crackled against each other loudly. Suddenly Zero slid his blade in, side-stepped, and tapped Han on the left shoulder.
Han cried out and fell back.
Chewie shot Zero's knee out before he could reach him, and the two men hit the ground. Both sabers went out as they escaped their hands.
Zero propped himself up, but Chewie rushed over and knocked him out, then knelt beside Han, garbling worriedly.
"I'm all right, Chewie," Han said, and passed out.
