Death Star: episode #55 The Scanning Crew and Caught in the Tractor Beam of the Death Star
Previously: Han managed to outrun the Imperials, and Ben and Luke practice using the Force a tiny bit with his father�s lightsaber and a remote. Luke was actually able to deflect some shots thrown at him.
�What is it?� Luke asks. Han says, �We�ve come out of hyperspace too early. I�m trying to figure out why.� Suddenly a TIE fighter (a small Imperial ship.) can be seen. �That�s an Imperial ship,� says Han. �There aren�t any bases around here. Where�d it come form?� �If it identifies us we�re in big trouble, s� says Luke. �Not if I can help it, kid. It�s not going to be around long enough to tell anyone about us.� �It'd be best just to let it go,� says Ben. �It�s too far out of range.� �Not for long,� says Han. Han suddenly increase the speed. �It looks like it�s heading for that moon over there. You�d better get it before it reaches it,� says Luke. �That�s no moon,�� states Ben. Han and Luke look at Ben weirdly. �It�s ass space station.� �It�s too beg to be a space station,� says Han. They all look at it carefully. Luke says, �I have a bead feeling�� Ben looks at Luke a second, nods, and says urgently, �Turn the ship around.� �Yeah, I think you�re right, old man. Chewie, lock in the auxiliary powers.� When nothing happens, Han repeats, �Chewie, lock in the auxiliary powers.� �I thought you were going to turn the ship around. Why are we still moving towards it?� says Luke. �I tired. We can�t, kid. It�s got us in a tractor beam. I�m going to have to shut down all power. But they�re not going to get me without a fight.� �You can�t win, but there are alternatives to fighting,� says Ben. Han gives Ben a look. Luke sits down. Ben goes over nest to him. Luke had been sick for the entire trip, and he still was. Luke glanced at Ben. �Ben, my asthma�s bothering me a lot. I rally need my inhaler.� �I know, Luke.� �M y uncle has it�and he�s on Yavin. How are we going to get out of here?� �Luke, it�ll be all right. The Imperials are careless. Well get out of here.� Han landed the ship with Chewie�s help. AS they landed, Ben got a funny, thoughtful look on his face. Imperial stormtroopers started heading for the ship as soon as they landed. �What are we going to do now?� Luke asks. �Not to worry, kid. There are secret compartments under the floor to my ship. They�re big enough to hold all of us.� Ben nods, deep in thought. At the same time, Tarkin reports to Darth Vader. Vader had just talked with the Emperor only a few minutes earlier. �What is it?� �A ship matching the description of a ship that blasted it�s way out of Mos Eisley has just been caught in our tractor beam.� Vader smiles, �good. They may have the plans�come with me. I want to see this ship.� �What about the princess?� �Post pone the execution. She may yet be of use to us.� Vader and Tarkin went to where the Millennium Falcon had been pulled in. Darth Vader examined it carefully, and then said to himself, �something�s not right. I sense something�a presence I haven�t felt since�� he turns to Gryvon (now on active stormtrooper duty) and in charge of this group of stormtroopers, �Get me a scanning crew aboard this ship. I want every part of this ship scanned. Report any findings to me at once.� With that, Vader turns, Gryvon orders, �get me a scanning crew on the double.� Han takes the lid off the hidden compartments. Luke says, �It�s lucky you had these.� (Luke was having trouble breathing throughout the trip over there�and he�s been coughing a lot.) Han says, �Yeah these were built for smuggling. I never thought I�d be smuggling myself in them. This is ridiculous.� They all climb out of the compartments. A couple of stormtroopers come in the ship with a scanning device. Two more stormtroopers were standing guard in the entryway. Han shoot the two stormtroopers that had come with the scanner. Luke sits down in a corner saying, �I don�t feel well.� Han then calls down to the stormtroopers standing guard, �Hey down there! Can you give me a and with this?� Because stormtroopers aren�t� too bright, the both go up the ramp. Only to be knocked unconscious by Han. Ben and Han strip the stormtroopers outer armor off the unconscious stormtroopers. Han puts n one suit, and then walks over to Luke. �Look, I�m sorry about your asthma. I hope you feel better, but you have to put this on. You�ll feel better once we get into some action, I�m sure. Here�� He gives Luke his hand and helps him put on the stormtrooper outfit. Ben smiles. �Come on boys, we still have much to do.� A stormtrooper commander in a control room notices when the stormtroopers aren�t guarding the ship. �TK421 why aren�t you at your post?� Han suddenly appears where the other stormtrooper had been. The e guy in charge leaves the room empty to go to the transmission center to let them know about what he thought was a bad transmission problem.
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Death Star: episode #55 The Scanning Crew and Caught in the Tractor Beam of the Death Star