Chapter 6
Mos Eisley, Tatooine
Ben had found a possible way off the planet. A smuggler by the name of Han Solo and his co-pilot Wookie Chewbacca were rumored to have the fastest ship on the planet and to be some of the best pilots on the planet. Chewbacca told the Jedi that Han may be interested in the deal which is why he sat across from the cocky and egotistical smuggler.
"So Chewie tells me you're looking for a way off of the planet, huh. You know a lot of other people here are looking for the same thing with this Sith quarantine and all so why should I give you a ride? How much you willing to pay?" Han asked.
"You are sure that you and your ship can make it through the Sith blockade?" Ben questioned warily. " You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon? It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. I've outrun Imperial starships and I'm talking about the big Corellian ships. She's fast enough to get through this blockade and I'm good enough to pilot it through," Han answered.
Chewie let out a howl and Hand added "Yes, you may be able to pilot it just as well as I do but that is not the point here. The point is, We can get you through but we'll need to be well compensated. I'd say about 10,000 credits?"
"I could pay you two thousand now and another fifteen thousand once we are off planet and safe on another," Ben ensured him. Han gave a huge smile, "17,000 credits in all! You've got yourself a deal old man!"
Han told Ben what docking bay the Milennium Falcon was located in and then shook Ben's hand to seal the deal. Ben soon left the cantina to go tell everyone else his plan. Han turned to Chewie, "17,000 credits Chewie, can you believe it! That will be enough to pay Jabba off and still have a little extra left over! Go prep the ship for flying."
Chewbacca obeyed and exited the cantina. Han started to follow when a green hand grabbed his shoulder and turned him around. He came face to face with the bounty hunter Greedo. Must have been trying to collect Jabba's bounty on Han.
"Going somewhere, Solo?" Greedo said in the language of Huttese. "Yes, Greedo. I was just going to see your boss. Tell Jabba I've got his money, I just have to finish this job I'm on," Han tried to reason.
"It's too late. You should have paid him when you had the chance. Jabba's put a price on your head so large, every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. I'm lucky I found you first," Greedo said arrogantly.
Han distracted Greedo by poking at the wall with his left hand while his right hand stealthily grabbed his gun under the table,"I wouldn't say that you're lucky. If you don't turn around and act like you never saw me, then you'll be lucky enough to leave with you life. Go ahead and tell Jabba..."
"Jabba's through with you! He has no use for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser," Greedo interrupted. "Even I get boarded sometimes. Do you think I had a choice?" Han reasoned.
"You can try to work that out with Jabba. At best, he may only take your ship." Han was not pleased by what the alien said. His ship was very important to him. "Over my dead body!" he yelled in anger.
"Well that can be arrang-" Greedo was cut out by a blaster shot coming from Han's pistol. The green bounty hunter fell dead onto the table. The cantina grew quiet. Han got up and threw a coin to the bartender, "Sorry about the mess." The music and chattering started right back up.
Ben had gathered the group and was guiding them to docking bay 94. Suddenly a band of Storm Troopers recognized them and pursued to arrest them. When the group ran, they started shooting. The commander used a comm link to inform Darth Vader that the rebels had been found. Han was polishing up the ship when the group came running into the docking bay.
"Hurry, we must leave," Ben shouted. "What's the rush?" Han wondered. Then a man in green Mandalorian armor appeared in the docking bay.
"We better get going," Han said worriedly. The bounty hunter was joined by a small lot of storm troopers who all fired at the ship. The group ran inside and Han hastily shut the door.
"Chewie get this thing in the air, quick!" Han shouted as he ran to the cockpit. Threepio and Artoo stopped in the main hold while Ben, Luke, Leia, and Carth all rushed to the cockpit, cramming themselves inside. As they entered, the black caped Sith Lord Darth Vader came marching into the docking bay.
"Vader," Ben mumbled under his breath. "We need to get out of here now!" Carth shouted at Han. "I'm getting there hotshot. You know I'm just as fearful of getting caught. Do you know how big a bounty is on my head?" Han replied wittily.
As they spoke, they heard loud rumbling. Then bombs started slamming into the surface. "They're bombing the planet!" Luke exclaimed. Han was forced into even more panic. He threw a couple switches and told Chewie to lift off.
The Millenium Falcon rose up into the sky, laser fire bouncing off its exterior. Vader watched as it took off and bombs exploded around him. The Falcon flew through the atmosphere into space. The Sith Fleet surrounded the planet, bombs falling from them. They were pursued by Sith fighters.
"I need someone on those turrets," Han commanded. Luke and Carth responded by running down the hall to where it split into the two bubble shape turret control rooms. Luke locked the aim on one of the fighters and fired. A direct hit. "I got one! I got one!" He shouted excitedly.
"Don't get cocky kid, there's still more out there. Keep them off of us until I can get this thing into hyper drive," Han answered over the comm.
He gave a few maneuvers, trying to shake the fighters off. They were just about to engage hyper drive when the ship started being pulled towards a Sith ship. "What's going on? Why are we going backward?" Leia demanded.
"They've got us in their tractor beam. It looks like we may not be getting away," Han informed, "But they're not going to get me without a fight." He quickly shutdown the ship which slowed the process.
Luke and Carth joined everyone else inside the cockpit. "So what's the plan?" Carth asked. Han replied, "Well... there is something we could do... but its going to be a tight fit."
"I got a bad feeling about this," Luke stated.
