Death Star: episode #57 Rescue of a Princess and Darth Vader�s old Master
Previously: Ben left to go deactivate the tractor bema holding the ship. C-3PO informs them that Owen and me are being held as prisoners. Luke convinces Han to help him rescue us. The droids are left alone now. When they got to the detention area control center, they killed all guards, and then Luke went off to rescue us while Han stayed in the control room.
A voice from the com in the room asks, �What�s going on in there?� �Situation normal. We had a slight weapon malfunction, sir. Everything is under control now,� Han replies. �How are you?� �I�m sending a squad of stormtroopers up there to check it out. �Negative negative. We had a reactor leak. Very large and very dangerous. Give us a minute to lock it down.� �A weapon malfunction, a reactor leak, who is this? What is your operation number?� Han takes out his blaster and shoots the thing. �It was a dumb conversation anyway.� Then he shouts, �Luke, we�re going to have company!� �Great,� thinks Luke. �Dang it! I forgot to check what cell they�re in! How could I be so stupid�� he stops. �They�re so many cells. How am I supposed to�� he stats coughing and hears stormtroopers behind him. Going on nothing else but his feelings, he runs to a cell marked RmzbJGnpX23 and opens the door. (He�s wearing the stormtrooper helmet, remember.) As soon as the door opens, I look up, surprised. �What do you want this time?� Luke is in shock for a second, and then says, �What? Oh the uniform. Lissy, what are you doing here.� He takes off the helmet. �Luke!� �Lissy, we gotta get out of here. Do you know where my uncle and some princess are?� �Yeah, your uncle's in the cell next to mine. I have something for you.� �Later�we gotta get out of here.� �But I have your inhaler.� �You do?� I nod and hand it to him. �Thanks, I needed it. But first we need to get my uncle, and this princess.� �This princess you�re looking for, is that Princess Leia?� Luke�s face lights up, �yeah�� �I need to tell you something. I don�t know exactly how, but that is me.� Luke looks confused, �so there is no other prisoner besides my uncle here?� �Apparently not.� Luke nods. �Good. Why don�t� you get him out. I�ll catch h up with you in a second. I�m sick and I need to sue this.� �All right.� I go open Luke�s uncle�s cell while Luke uses his inhaler. Owen looks up as I open his door. �Luke�s here and he rescued me. Come on.� Owen says, �all right�but how did he get in the Death Star?� �I have no idea.� Owen follows me out of the room as Luke joins us. �Feeling better?� I ask. He nods, �lots�but we don�t� have time to stand around and talk�Han�� �Who�s Han?� �Don�t worry, you�ll meet him.� Han meets us in the hallway. Meanwhile, Darth Vader has just felt a tremor in the force�a disturbance. �Obi-Wan�it must be�I must tell Tarkin.� �Tarkin?� �Yes Lord Vader.� �He is here.� Tarkin in looks puzzled for a moment as he wonders what Vader could be talking about form the way he said it. The only conclusion he can draw is, �Obi-wan Kenobi? Certainly he must be dead by now�� Vader interrupts him. �I felt his presence through the Force�the last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master. I can not be mistaken.� Tarkin continues in a disbelieving way, �the Jedi are all extinct. You, my friend is the last to remain of them.� Suddenly a message comes in, �we have an emergency alert on level AA23.� �The princess? Put all sections on the alert.� �Obi-Wan is here,� repeats Vader. �If that�s the truth, he must not be allowed to escape.� �Escape may not be his plan. I must face him. Alone.� �Whatever,� thinks Tarkin. Sometimes Vader could be uncomprehendable. �And,� continues Vader, �place a homing beacon (a tracker) on tier ship. Allow them to escape, but don�t make it too easy. They will go to the Rebel Base, we will track them, and then we will wipe the entire Rebellion out.� �But the Emperor ordered that we kill the princess�� �I do not care, Tarkin. The Emperor did not know the situation that we would find ourselves in.� Tarkin shrugs, not daring to argue with Vader. With that, Darth Vader leaves to seek out his old master. Meanwhile, Ben AKA Obi-Wan Kenobi has left Luke, Han, and the droids in order to take out the tractor beam. Kenobi felt Vader�s presence after they had landed and Vader came closer. He knew that he would try and avoid confronting Darth Vader at all cost, but if he had to fight him, he would. Obi-Wan noticed that there was a whole bunch of stormtroopers searching for someone�he doubted it was him. �Must be Luke and the pilot. I wonder what they got themselves into�actually it�s probably because of Leia. If it is, good going Luke.� Obi-Wan says as he approaches the tractor beam controller.
Until next time!
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Death Star: episode #57 Rescue of a Princess and Darth Vader�s old Master