Chapter 7: Getting Back Is Going To be Hard/ The Battle of Yavin Part 5

Tarkin the empire officer, the one who caused this smiled.

"Rebel Base In Range"

"You may fire when ready".

An officer reached out and pushed buttons on the control panel, as green lighted buttons turned to Red.

The three TIE's zoomed down the Death Star in pursuit of Luke, never breaking formation.

Luke looked anxiously at the exhaust port. Vader adjusted his control sticks, checking his projected targeting screen.

Luke's ship barrelled down the trench.

Vader's targeting computer swinged around into position. He took a careful aim on Luke's X-wing fighter. "I have you now". He pushed the fire buttons.

The three TIE fighters moved in on Luke. As Vader's center fighter unleashed a volley of laserfire, one of the TIE ships at his side exploded into flames. The two remaining ships continued to move in.

Luke looked about, wondering whose laserfire destroyed Vader's wingman. Vader was taken by surprise. "What?"

Vader's wingman searched around him trying to locate the unknown attacker.

Han and Chewbacca grin ear to ear. "Yahoo!" Han yelled.

The Millennium Falcon headed right at the two TIE fighters. It was a collusion course. The wingman spotted the pirate ship coming at him, he warned the Dark Lord.

"Look out!".

Vader's wingman panicked at the sight of the oncoming pirate starship and veered radically to one side, colliding with Vader's TIE fighter in the process. Vader's wingman crashed into one side of the wall of the trench and exploded.

Vader's damaged ship spinned out of the trench with a damaged wing. He spinned out of control with a bent solar fin heading for deep space. He looked round and round in circles.

Solo, smiling speaked to Luke over his headset mike. "Your all clear kid".

Leia and the others listened to Han's transmission. Leia smiled relieved.

"Now lets blow this thing and go home!"

Luke looked up and smiled. He concentrated on the exhaust port and then fired his laser torpedos. His torpedos shot down towards the exhaust port and seemed to to simply disappear into the surface and not explode. But the shots did find their mark, and had gone into the exhaust port and heading for the main reactor.

Luke through his head back in relief. Two X-wings, a Y-wing and the pirate ship raced towards Yavin in the distance. The rebel ships raced out of site as the Death Star bursted into a supernova, creating a spectacular heavenly display.

"Great shot kid. That was one in a million" Han said.

Luke was at ease, his eyes were closed.

"Remember the Force will be with you... always"

The rebel ships raced towards the fourth moon of Yavin.

"I was so worried you weren't going to come" Giselle said.

Edward smiled. "I'm here now, and now we can come home, back to Andalasia to be happily married forever and ever"

Giselle smiled brightly. "Yes! And live happily ever after!"

They both noticed Pip sigh when Edward mentioned the word 'home'. "Pip?" Giselle asked concerned. "What's wrong?".

"We can't go home" Pip answered.

Edward frowned. "Why?".

Pip sighed. "I overheard Nathaniel-".

"-what does Nathaniel have to do with this?" Edward interrupted.

Pip knew Edward would be uncomfortable with him saying this, he probably wouldn't believe him. "Well he... is uh... kinda responsible for sending Giselle here. Honey we can't go home. I overheard that hag cackle saying you'll never get out".

Giselle's eyes widened. "The hag, of course!".

Edward frowned. "What is it my love".

"I remember the hag that pushed me down the well! Edward she did this, she sent me here!".

"the hag's the queen" Pip said.

"Mother? The hag? That's not possible" Edward said.

Pip rolled his eyes. "I know what I saw. That woman pushed her, she didn't want you two to ever meet or fall in love!"

Edward sighed. "Well... we may not be able to get back but..." he smiled. "We have each other" he said taking Giselle's hands in. "We'll figure a way out of this, I know we will, I just know it".

Luke climbed out of his starship fighter and was greeted by a throng ground, crew and pilots. He climbed down the ladder as they all welcomed him with laughter cheers and shouting.

Leia rushed towards him and threw her arms around him as they danced around a circle. Han ran towards Luke and the two embraced one another, slapping each other on the back.

"I knew you'd come back!" Luke said laughing.

Han chuckled. "Well, I wasn't gonna let you get all the credit and take all the reward".

They looked at one another, as Han playfully shoved at Luke's face, Leia moved in between them. "Hey I knew there was more to you than money" she said.

Luke looked towards his ship. "Oh no!".

The fried Artoo-Deetoo was lifted off the back of the fighter and carried off under the worried eyes of Threepio. "Oh my! Artoo! Can you hear me! Say something!" he turned to the mechanic "You can repair him can't you?"

"We'll get to work on him right away".

"You must repair him! Sir, if any of my circuits or gears will help, I'll gladly donate them!".

Luke rolled his eyes playfully. "He'll be fine. "So.." he began turning back to his friends. "Did you sort out that crazy lady?"

Leia frowned. "I think so-".

"-Her prince turned up" Han cut in, he smiled. "He kinda convinced me to come back to you guys, in a weird way".

Leia looked surprised "Her Prince is here? You mean he actually exists?"

"Prince Edward?" Luke asked. He heard Giselle mention the name in the briefing room before.

Han bit his lip and nodded.

Leia sighed. "We'll have to deal with this later".