Death Star: episode #50 Captain of the Millennium Falcon
Previously: Jira and Luke discussed Anakin some more. She finds it hard to believe that Luke is Anakin�s son. She gives Luke the pictures and the program, and he goes to the cantina.
Because of this, Luke decided to go up to the bar and get something non-alcoholic to get his mind off of where he was. He glanced around and noticed all the strange creatures. He started coughing more, but he ignored it. The bar tender was busy with other people, so he tugged on the guy�s shirt. The guy turned around angrily. �Can I have one of those?� he asked pointing to some sort of non-alcoholic punch. He�d forgotten about the fact that he didn�t have any money. Luke was also hoping that getting something to drink might help the effects of coughing. His throat was starting to hurt. The bar tender didn�t like giving non-alcoholic beverages, but he filled Luke's order. The creatures around him looked strange. He had never seen so many. He also knew where Ben was. He�d seen him as soon as he�d walked in. Suddenly, a couple of weird creatures came toward him. He felt very nervous about being there�he knew most people there were the armpits of society, their entertainment consisting mostly of getting drunk. Luke tired not looking at the creatures coming towards him. One of them tapped him on the shoulder pretty hard. Luke turned to face the creature. �He doesn�t like you.� (The thing was talking about his companion.) �I�m sorry.� �I don�t like you either,� says the creature. �You better watch yourself. I have the death sentence on 12 systems.� �I�ll be careful then.� �You�ll be dead!� the creature grabbed Luke and gave him a shove, but Luke acted quickly and got off the stool before the creature knocked him off. Obi-Wan saw this and ran over. �This little one�s not worth the trouble,� says Ben. The creature came at Luke again and pushed him hard, which knocked Luke backwards and causing him to fall into a table some distance away for the bar counter. Luke landed on the ground coughing.� Ben ignited his lightsaber immediately and cut that creature�s arm off. The creature ran off. Luke just watched in amazement. Ben turned to Luke, �Are you all right?� �I got a little bruised maybe, and a couple scratches, but I�m not badly hurt.� �Good.� �Have you found anyone yet who can take us.� �Yes, Chewbacca here is a first mate on a ship that�� Luke coughs. �Luke are you feeling all right?� �No�I don�t think I�ve been this sick in my entire life.� Ben looks at Luke, but doesn�t say anything. Then he says, �Anyway Chewbacca is going to lead us to the table where the captain is.� �Good, make sure it�s as far away from�the people smoking as possible. That�s what�s making me feel worse than I was.� �I told him to pick a table far away from others because of the nature of the information. That should be all right for you.� �All right, but I need some money to pay for punch�I bought some without realizing I didn�t have money.� Ben nods. As they walk by, he throws the bartender credits for Luke�s drink. Chewie leads them to a far corner. Luke says, �better�� Ben pats him on the shoulder. �You�ll be fine.� Luke nods. A man now sat across form Luke and Ben. �Hello, I�m Han Solo, Captain of the Millennium Falcon. Chewie here tells me you need a ship to get you to Yavin.� �If it�s a fast ship,� says Ben. �Fast ship�it goes faster than lightspeed, I think it�s fast enough for you, old man. What�s the cargo.� �Just myself and the boy, 2 droids, and no questions asked.� Luke suddenly realizes that this guy was the person that his cousin was crazy about. He kind of smiled to himself. Han smiles, �all right, it�ll be ten thousand, all in advance.� �Ten thousand!� Luke exclaims. �We could buy our own ship for that!� Ben nods, it is a lot, but he knows it�s their only option. �But who's going to fly it, kid? You?� �You bet I could�if someone taught me. Come on, Ben. We don�t have to sit her and listen to this.� �Luke,� says Ben, putting his and on Luke�s shoulder. Luke sat back down. Han had noticed Luke�s coughing and breathing. He hoped Luke didn�t have something extremely contagious, such as some kind of rare disease that hey had to flee the planet in order that he didn�t get killed. �What�s the problem�some kind of local trouble?� asks Han. �Let�s just say that we�d like to avoid all Imperial entanglements.� Han looked at Luke, �You have some kind of rare disease?� At first Luke was confused, �What? Oh�no, it�s only asthma.� Han looks relieved. �Okay, then you want to avoid Imperials. That�s the real trick, isn�t it. And it�s going to cost you something extra.� Ben says, �all right, I can�t give you it all now, but I can give you 2 thousand now, and 15 thousand when we reach Yavin.� �17 thousand? Okay you guys have yourselves a ship. We�ll leave whenever you�re ready. Docking Bay 94.� �94,� repeats Ben. Meanwhile, C-3PO and R2-D2 have gone outside. R2-D2 beeps. �I don�t know,� answers C-3PO. �Let�s go over to a storage shed over there.� So R2-D2 and C-3PO make their way over there. They open the door, and once inside, C-3PO says, �Lock the door.� R2-D2 does. Some stormtroopers come by. They are searching for the plans. One stormtroopers says, �We�ll search that side of the street.� When they get to R2-D2 and C-3PO�s storage shed, one of the guys say, �The door�s locked. Move on to the next one.� So, soon the droids go back outside because the stormtroopers are searching elsewhere. Luke and Ben go outside right after they get done talking with Han. Ben knows Luke�s� really sick, but nothing can be done about it. Ben says, �How are you doing, Luke?� �All right, I guess.� Ben smiles, �Good.� �It�s a lot better out here than inside that stinky place.� �Well we�re not going in there, so don�t worry.� They start to head over to Docking Bay 94 while some stormtroopers have entered the cantina where Han is still seated.
Until next time!
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Death Star: episode #50 Captain of the Millennium Falcon