Death Star: episode #51 Han Solo
Previously: Inside the cantina, Luke has ordered a non-alcoholic drink and some people looking for trouble picked on Luke. Obi-Wan chopped off the one attacker�s arm after it gave Luke a shove. Luke�s still sick. Han Solo met with Ben and Luke, and they made a deal. Ben and Luke went outside. The droids also were almost discovered.
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, Luke?� �All right, I guess.� Ben smiles, �good.� �It�s a lot better out here tan 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. Han stares at them. �Oh great�those two must be�� Just then a green creature named Greedo approaches. �Going somewhere, Solo?� �Now that your mention it, yeah I was.� �No you don�t. Jabba�s through with you�� �Jabba sent you? Tell Jabba that I was just on my way to pay him� �Jabba�s through with you.� �I have the money.� �Give it to me and I might forget I found you.� �I don�t have it with me.� �It�s no good then. I�ve been looking forward to this for a long time.� �I bet you have,� responds Han, who took out his gun and aims it at Greedo under the table. Greedo aims his own weapon at Han. Han fires first and fries Greedo. He slowly gets up and flips the bartender a coin. �Sorry about the mess.� Han heads off with Chewie, who had been waiting for him in the doorway. Suddenly a girl runs up to him. �Hello, Han. Remember me?� Han smiles at the girl. �Oh hi, Riana.� �I�m leaving�me and my family. My cousin got us in this big mess and now the Empire is after us!� �Well good luck.� �Yeah, I just wanted you to know that.� With that Riana goes to the docking bay of her family ship. Rhun and his family take off with Riana on board. As Han approaches his own docking bay, he sees a huge blob that could only be Jabba. �Jabba! I was on my way to paying you when I got a little sidetracked.� �Han my boy, you know you are my favorite smuggler, but if every smuggler dropped the shipment at the first sign of Imperials�that just wouldn�t be good business.� �Look Jabba, even I get boarded sometimes. Do you think I had much of a choice?� Han says this while walking around Jabba. He stepped on Jabba�s tail. �Ow�.� �I�ll pay you back, Jabba with a little interest. I just need more time.� �30 percent interest.� �15 percent. Jabba, don�t push it.� �Okay 15 percent then.� �And Jabba, next time you want me, don�t send one of your cheap hired men. Come and see me yourself.� �If you don�t pay me back soon, I�ll put a price on your head so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be after you and you wont� be able to go near a civilized system.� Jabba leaves as Han wanders over to his ship. He and Chewie are doing all the pre-flight checks necessary. Luke turns to Ben. �Can I ask you something else?� Ben nods. �What was my father�s name?� Ben looks at Luke. Before he has a change to reply, Luke says, �I know it at least starts with the letter A.� Ben nods. �How do you know that?� Luke unclips the lightsaber and turns it over to the bottom where the initials are. Ben says, �You�re right, Luke Anakin�Anakin�s the name of your father.� �My uncle didn�t lie to me then.� �What?� �That�s what my uncle told me�I just had to be sure. That lady at the shop�she gave me these.� Luke shows the pictures and program to Ben. Ben smiles. �She knew my father too�� Ben says, �Good�but be careful who you tell.� �I only told her because she wouldn�t have given these to me if I hadn�t told her.� Ben and Luke had been walking over to the droids the entire time. Ben felt sorry for Luke�he had never met his own father�he hadn�t even known his name until now. Luke�s still really sick, but there�s nothing either one can do about it. Luke says, �Come on Artoo and Threepio�we have to leave as soon as possible.� C-3PO and R2-D2 follow as Luke and Ben head over to Docking Bay 94. Meanwhile, Own and I are currently being led over to prison cells of the Death Star. Own looks around. No one is watching us. He leans over to me. �Leia�� I turn to him. �What is it?� �There�s a chance that one of us could get away. Since I now know that you�re Bail�s daughter, you�re more important to the rebellion than I am. If a chance comes up, I want you to escape. Here�give this to Luke when you catch up with him. It�s his inhaler.� �I don�t feel I should take it. What if I can�t find him or I don�t get away?� �You will�you have to. Luke could get really sick if you don�t. You have more likely a chance at seeing him than I do. Vader knows I know about the plans, but he doesn�t necessarily know you do.� I sigh. �All right.� I take Luke�s inhaler uneasily and put it in a pocket.
Until next time!
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Death Star: episode #51 Han Solo