Chapter 6: Han Solo

Gunray and Haako were driving down the road as Gunray was on the phone with someone.

"I'm telling you, this kid does everything." Gunray said. "He sings, tells jokes, and he even rides a bicycle."

Gunray then turned to Haako.

"Rune, find me two humans in a tan colored Studebaker."

Just then, two humans in a rainbow colored Studebaker drove past.

"Gee, Nute, all I can see is two humans in a rainbow colored Studebaker." Haako said before realizing what he'd said.

()()()()()

As Wedge and Luke continued down the road, they saw Gunray's limo drive after them.

"Wedge, they're right behind us!" Luke called out.

"I know!" Wedge said agitatedly. "I know!"

"Well how'd they recognize us?!" Luke called out.

"Maybe they recognized you." Wedge said plainly.

"What do you mean?" Luke asked.

"Well how many people do you know who white clothing twenty-four hours a day?" Wedge explained.

"Can't you drive any faster Wedge?!" Luke called out. "They're gaining on us!"

"Nope." Wedge said. "This thing's going as fast as it can."

They then saw an ad for Faygo with a rainbow colored motive.

"Pull in front of that sign." Luke said quickly.

They did so, and Luke was right. The Electric Soldiers' paint job matched the billboard perfectly. The two ducked down and Gunray's car drove right past.

"Well that worked out pretty well." Wedge said as Luke groaned.

()()()()()

Meanwhile, on the same road, a man with a black vest and a white shirt was riding a van with his girlfriend and partner in his plunger business, Leia Organa.

"So I told Rain that just because we were sharing an apartment didn't mean I had to deal with her stupidity, so I packed up and left." Leia said, finishing a story about her friend, Rain.

"Wow, good for you!" Han said. "Now… We just need a plumbing job."

"Well no offense hon, but people are paying you to do something they can do themselves." Leia pointed out. "It's a pretty small market."

"Well that's fair." Han said as the van accidentally drifted to the wrong side of the road.

()()()()()

Luke and Wedge were driving down when they saw the van there.

"Wedge, look at that funny little van." Luke said.

"Yeah, cute isn't it?" Wedge said.

"No, I meant it's heading straight for us!" Luke called out.

"Oh." Wedge said. "AH!"

"We're gonna hit!" Luke called out when he saw that the van was now gone. "We missed it."

"Oh, you call that a miss?" Han said as he teleported down from the roof with Leia.

"How'd you do that?" Luke asked.

"I used the Force to put the van on top of the car." Leia said.

"Oh." Luke said.

It was at this point that Han began hopping up and down in the back seat.

"You guys okay?" Luke asked.

"Yeah." Leia said calmly.

"Why are you hopping up and down?" Wedge asked Han.

"Because I'm hopping mad!" Han called out.

"Guy has a sense of humor." Luke observed.

"Hey, why don't you join us?" Wedge asked.

"Where are you going?" Han asked.

"We're following our dream." Wedge said.

"Really?" Han asked. "Well I have a dream too… But you'll think it's stupid."

"No we won't." Wedge said. "Tell us."

"Well, my dream is to go to Bombay, India and become a movie star." Han said plainly.

"You don't go to Bombay to become a movie star." Wedge pointed out. "You go where we're going. Hollywood."

"Well sure, if you vant to do it the easy way."

"We picked up a weirdo…" Wedge groaned.

"You get used to it." Leia sighed.

Eventually, they arrived at a small town and a car lot.

"Hey, Mad Man Mooney's." Leia said. "It's a used car lot."

"Yeah, maybe we can trade in both these old cars and get one big one." Luke said.

"What?!" Wedge called out. "Trade in my uncle's Studebaker?!"

"That's what he said." Han confirmed.

"Oh, when he comes back from Florida, he'll kill me." Wedge groaned.

Everyone got out of the car and looked around.

"Oh, my dear friends!" The salesman said. "Welcome to Mad Man Mooney's used car lot. Today's your lucky day!"

"It is?" Luke asked.

"It is." The man said. "You see guys; you're driving the wrong car."

"I am?" Wedge asked.

"I wasn't!" Han called out angrily.

"I can put you in this German street machine for only 2,000 credits minus a twelve credit trade in on the old car." The salesman said as he patted the car he was trying to sell them, and the fender fell off. "Detachable fenders for narrow garages."

"No thanks." Luke sighed.

"Chewbacca, get out here!" The salesman said as a Wookiee with brown fur came out.

"Hey." Chewbacca said. "Chewbacca's the name. Towing the cars in the lot is the game." He said.

"Nice to meet ya." Han said calmly.

"Just move the car, Chewie." The salesman said agitatedly. Chewbacca did so and easily shoved the car away.

"Now seriously friends," the salesman went on. "Mad Man Mooney doesn't believe in all that dealing and wheeling."

As the salesman was talking, Chewbacca got bothered by a fly near a car that was priced at 1,195 credits.

"No, the price on the sticker is the price you pay and never more and never less."

Just then, Chewbacca swatted the fly as it landed on the sticker, which ended up making it read "11.95".

"We'll take that one for eleven credits and ninety-five cents." Leia said quickly.

The salesman turned around and saw it.

"That's our five dollar trade in." Han pointed out. "You owe us a nickel."

The deal went down as Chewbacca arrived with the keys.

"Hey thanks." Luke said. "By the way, we're all going to Hollywood. You wanna come with us?"

"Hollywood?!" Chewbacca said as he rushed off.

"That's weird." Luke said. "He ran off. Well, move it right along, Wedge."

"Right." Wedge said as they drove off.

()()()()()

As the car went off, Wedge raced after them with a suitcase.

"Hey you guys, wait!" Chewbacca called off. "I wanna go with you!"

He sighed and began chasing after them. He really needed to just say 'yes' or 'no' instead of rushing off.

That was fun!