Leia burst in through the Falcon's cockpit hatch and looked around at the
fierce battle raging outside.
"Looks like they decided to give us a warm welcome."
"Yeah," said Han smugly, "If you like the heat of blaster bolts."
C-3PO appeared at the door and was taken aback.
"Oh! Another battle! If you ask me, Captain Solo, you really have proved yourself to the Alliance in enough battles. Isn't it time you took that vacation you were talking about?"
"We tried", said Leia, "But he can't help himself from signing up for every mission that's open."
Han looked back at the two.
"Not true! I only take a mission if it's challenging enough for me."
Leia scoffed. "You mean, risky and life-threatening enough for you."
Han shrugged. "Well, if that's the way you want to put it."
Suddenly their conversation was cut short when a huge blast shook the ship
Commander Nord was pleased. He called down to the ion cannon control officer, "Forget the capital ships, I want you to target the Falcon until it's disabled. Instruct the fighters to back off of it, too."
Then more quietly, he said to himself, "I will deliver the deathblow to Solo myself."
His lips curled into a grin.
He wished his old commander back in the Empire could see him now, about to kill one of the most prolific leaders of the Rebellion.
"Blast! They've got an ion cannon" yelled Han.
"Oh, dear! Captain Solo!" said C-3PO as he came in through the cockpit door.
"What is it, Threepio?"
"Artoo says if we take many more hits from that ion cannon, it'll shut down our hyperdrive engines!"
Leia looked back at Threepio, and then at Han.
"Han, we'd better get out of here quick."
Han shoved the stick hard to the left and the Falcon made a wide U- turn.
"My thoughts exactly."
Suddenly a huge blast rocked the rear of the ship and blue electricity skittered across the cockpit's control panels.
"Blast it!" Han swore. "That last hit knocked out our weapons. But it wasn't big enough to take down the engines. We're going to have to make a blind jump out of here."
Leia looked at him.
"A blind jump? Are you mad? We could fly right through a planet!"
"Don't worry," He said, fiddling with knobs and switches on the control panel. "I'm calculating the safest trajectory. We shouldn't hit anything. too big."
"Well, that's comforting." Leia said.
Their words melded with the sound of engines as the stars lengthened- and the Falcon shot into hyperspace.
"Looks like they decided to give us a warm welcome."
"Yeah," said Han smugly, "If you like the heat of blaster bolts."
C-3PO appeared at the door and was taken aback.
"Oh! Another battle! If you ask me, Captain Solo, you really have proved yourself to the Alliance in enough battles. Isn't it time you took that vacation you were talking about?"
"We tried", said Leia, "But he can't help himself from signing up for every mission that's open."
Han looked back at the two.
"Not true! I only take a mission if it's challenging enough for me."
Leia scoffed. "You mean, risky and life-threatening enough for you."
Han shrugged. "Well, if that's the way you want to put it."
Suddenly their conversation was cut short when a huge blast shook the ship
Commander Nord was pleased. He called down to the ion cannon control officer, "Forget the capital ships, I want you to target the Falcon until it's disabled. Instruct the fighters to back off of it, too."
Then more quietly, he said to himself, "I will deliver the deathblow to Solo myself."
His lips curled into a grin.
He wished his old commander back in the Empire could see him now, about to kill one of the most prolific leaders of the Rebellion.
"Blast! They've got an ion cannon" yelled Han.
"Oh, dear! Captain Solo!" said C-3PO as he came in through the cockpit door.
"What is it, Threepio?"
"Artoo says if we take many more hits from that ion cannon, it'll shut down our hyperdrive engines!"
Leia looked back at Threepio, and then at Han.
"Han, we'd better get out of here quick."
Han shoved the stick hard to the left and the Falcon made a wide U- turn.
"My thoughts exactly."
Suddenly a huge blast rocked the rear of the ship and blue electricity skittered across the cockpit's control panels.
"Blast it!" Han swore. "That last hit knocked out our weapons. But it wasn't big enough to take down the engines. We're going to have to make a blind jump out of here."
Leia looked at him.
"A blind jump? Are you mad? We could fly right through a planet!"
"Don't worry," He said, fiddling with knobs and switches on the control panel. "I'm calculating the safest trajectory. We shouldn't hit anything. too big."
"Well, that's comforting." Leia said.
Their words melded with the sound of engines as the stars lengthened- and the Falcon shot into hyperspace.