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When the Millennium Falcon came out of hyperspace 12 hours after it had begun its journey, Luke still had no idea where they were going. "Come on Han, tell me where we are going," he asked his brother-in-law.
Han shook his head. "It's a surprise," he said.
"For some reason, that makes me feel even worse about it," Luke said.
Ha grinned, "Relax kid. You're gonna love it, I promise. Dontcha trust me?"
Luke raised an eyebrow at Han skeptically. He looked over to Leia, who wouldn't say anything, although Luke was pretty sure she knew where they were going too. "Will you give me a hint?" he asked.
"You've never been there before," Han said.
Luke rolled his eyes. "Well that narrows it down. There are millions of places in the galaxy I haven't been," he sighed. He squinted as he looked out the window. Something was not right with the area of space before him. There were dark blotches marring the star-speckled pattern. As the Falcon got closer, Luke could tell that the spots were actually blackholes. He inhaled sharply. "Isn't this the Kessel Run?" he asked. He had heard plenty of spacer's stories about the Kessel Run, and he knew this must be it.
"Yeah, this is the Kessel Run," Han said.
"And this is where we are taking our vacation?" Luke asked, sounding not at all excited. When Han said nothing, Luke turned to Leia. "Well?" he asked her.
"Not exactly," she answered shortly. Luke was now totally puzzled. Not exactly? What kind of an answer is that?
Han glanced down at the navicomputer. The blackhole he was looking for was deep into the run. With its position in mind, he started piloting a course toward it.
While Luke was awed by Han's piloting skills and the scenery around them, he was still confused about what exactly they were doing out here.
Han stopped the Falcon before one of the blackholes that was very close to the asteroid field half of the Kessel Run.
"Han, why are we stopping?" Luke asked. He noticed that the ship was starting to get caught in the blackhole's pull. "Uh, Han. We're going to get sucked into that blackhole if we aren't careful."
Han and Leia exchanged a smile. "Yep," Han said. "Buckle your seatbelt, Junior."
Luke could not believe what he was hearing. Were they actually going into the blackhole on purpose? Han and Leia were both buckling their belts, so Luke followed suit.
"Hang on," Han said as the ship began to accelerate toward the dark mass.
Suddenly, the Falcon was hurtling through a wormhole at thousands of times the speed of light. The stars, planets, and other celestial bodies that they passed all melted together to form a constant blur of colors and light going by. Luke, Han, and Leia were all shielding their eyes from the blinding light flashing at them through the cockpit.
The Millennium Falcon was finally shot back out into normal space at a breakneck velocity. Han had the presence of mind to initiate the breaking systems and carefully slow down his ship.
Luke was finally able to find his voice. "Flamin' stars Han, have you lost your mind?" Luke shouted the unfamiliar expression. "Where are we?"
Han and Leia were both smiling ear to ear. Luke looked out the viewport to see a large white and blue marbled planet below him.
Han turned to Luke and grinned. "Welcome to Earth."
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When the Millennium Falcon came out of hyperspace 12 hours after it had begun its journey, Luke still had no idea where they were going. "Come on Han, tell me where we are going," he asked his brother-in-law.
Han shook his head. "It's a surprise," he said.
"For some reason, that makes me feel even worse about it," Luke said.
Ha grinned, "Relax kid. You're gonna love it, I promise. Dontcha trust me?"
Luke raised an eyebrow at Han skeptically. He looked over to Leia, who wouldn't say anything, although Luke was pretty sure she knew where they were going too. "Will you give me a hint?" he asked.
"You've never been there before," Han said.
Luke rolled his eyes. "Well that narrows it down. There are millions of places in the galaxy I haven't been," he sighed. He squinted as he looked out the window. Something was not right with the area of space before him. There were dark blotches marring the star-speckled pattern. As the Falcon got closer, Luke could tell that the spots were actually blackholes. He inhaled sharply. "Isn't this the Kessel Run?" he asked. He had heard plenty of spacer's stories about the Kessel Run, and he knew this must be it.
"Yeah, this is the Kessel Run," Han said.
"And this is where we are taking our vacation?" Luke asked, sounding not at all excited. When Han said nothing, Luke turned to Leia. "Well?" he asked her.
"Not exactly," she answered shortly. Luke was now totally puzzled. Not exactly? What kind of an answer is that?
Han glanced down at the navicomputer. The blackhole he was looking for was deep into the run. With its position in mind, he started piloting a course toward it.
While Luke was awed by Han's piloting skills and the scenery around them, he was still confused about what exactly they were doing out here.
Han stopped the Falcon before one of the blackholes that was very close to the asteroid field half of the Kessel Run.
"Han, why are we stopping?" Luke asked. He noticed that the ship was starting to get caught in the blackhole's pull. "Uh, Han. We're going to get sucked into that blackhole if we aren't careful."
Han and Leia exchanged a smile. "Yep," Han said. "Buckle your seatbelt, Junior."
Luke could not believe what he was hearing. Were they actually going into the blackhole on purpose? Han and Leia were both buckling their belts, so Luke followed suit.
"Hang on," Han said as the ship began to accelerate toward the dark mass.
Suddenly, the Falcon was hurtling through a wormhole at thousands of times the speed of light. The stars, planets, and other celestial bodies that they passed all melted together to form a constant blur of colors and light going by. Luke, Han, and Leia were all shielding their eyes from the blinding light flashing at them through the cockpit.
The Millennium Falcon was finally shot back out into normal space at a breakneck velocity. Han had the presence of mind to initiate the breaking systems and carefully slow down his ship.
Luke was finally able to find his voice. "Flamin' stars Han, have you lost your mind?" Luke shouted the unfamiliar expression. "Where are we?"
Han and Leia were both smiling ear to ear. Luke looked out the viewport to see a large white and blue marbled planet below him.
Han turned to Luke and grinned. "Welcome to Earth."
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