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Red Leader flies through a heavy hail of flak.
RED LEADER: Luke, let me know when you're going in.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING -- COCKPIT -- TRAVELING.
The Red Leader's X-wing flies past Luke as he puts his nose down and starts his attack dive.
LUKE: I'm on my way in now...
RED LEADER: Watch yourself! There's a lot of fire coming from the right side of that deflection tower.
LUKE: I'm on it.
EXTERIOR: SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR.
Luke flings his X-wing into a twisting dive across the horizon and down onto the dim grey surface.
EXTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING TRAVELING.
A shot hurls from Luke's guns. Laserbolts streak toward the onrushing Death Star surface. Several small radar emplacements erupt in flame. Laserfire erupts from a protruding tower on the surface.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING -- COCKPIT -- TRAVELING.
The blurry Death Star surface races past the cockpit window as a big smile sweeps across Luke's face at the success of his run. Flak thunders on all sides of him.
EXTERIOR: SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR.
The Death Star superstructure races past Luke as he maneuvers his craft through a wall of laserfire and peels away from the surface towards the heavens.
INTERIOR: DEATH STAR.
The thunder and smoke of the big guns reverberate throughout the massive structure. Many soldiers rush about in the smoke and chaos, silhouetted by the almost continual flash of explosions.
INTERIOR: BIGGS' COCKPIT -- TRAVELING.
Biggs dives through a forest of radar domes, antennae, and gun towers as he shoots low across the Death Star surface. A dense barrage of laserfire streaks by on all sides.
INTERIOR: DEATH STAR.
Imperial star pilots dash in unison to a line of small auxiliary hatches that lead to Imperial TIE fighters.
INTERIOR: MASSASSI OUTPOST -- WAR ROOM.
Princess Leia, surrounded by her generals and aides, paces nervously before a lighted computer table. On all sides technicians work in front of many lighted glass walls. Dodonna watches quietly from one corner. One of the officers working over a screen speaks into his headset.
CONTROL OFFICER: Squad leaders, we've picked up a new group of signals. Enemy fighters coming your way.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING -- COCKPIT -- TRAVELING.
Luke looks around to see if he can spot the approaching Imperial fighters.
LUKE: My scope's negative. I don't see anything.
INTERIOR: RED LEADER'S X-WING -- COCKPIT -- TRAVELING.
The Death Star's surface sweeps past as Red Leader searches the sky for the Imperial fighters. Flak pounds at his ship.
RED LEADER: Keep up your visual scanning. With all this jamming, they'll be on top of you before your scope can pick them up.
EXTERIOR: SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR.
Silhouetted against the rim lights of the Death Star horizon, four ferocious Imperial TIE ships dive on the Rebel fighters. Two of the TIE fighters peel off and drop out of frame. Pan with the remaining two TIE ships.
INTERIOR: BIGGS' COCKPIT -- TRAVELING.
Biggs panics when he discovers a TIE ship on his tail. The horizon in the background twists around as he peels off, hoping to lose the Imperial fighter.
INTERIOR: RED LEADER'S COCKPIT.
RED LEADER: Biggs! You've picked one up...watch it!
BIGGS: I can't see it! Where is he?!
EXTERIOR: SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR.
Biggs zooms off the surface and into space, closely followed by an Imperial TIE fighter. The TIE ship fires several laserbolts at Biggs, but misses.
INTERIOR: BIGGS' COCKPIT -- TRAVELING.
Biggs see the TIE ship behind him and swings around, trying to avoid him.
BIGGS: He's on me tight, I can't shake him...I can't shake him.
EXTERIOR: SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR.
Biggs, flying at high altitude, peels off and dives toward the Death Star surface, but he is unable to lose the TIE fighter, who sticks close to his tail.
INTERIOR: X-WING FIGHTER -- COCKPIT -- TRAVELING.
Luke is flying upside down. He rotates his ship around to normal attitude as he comes out of his dive.
LUKE: Hang on, Biggs, I'm coming in.
EXTERIOR: SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR.
Biggs and the tailing TIE ship dive for the surface, now followed by a fast-gaining Luke. After Biggs dives out of sight, Luke chases the Imperial fighter.
EXTERIOR: SURFACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR.
In the foreground, the Imperial fighter races across the Death Star's surface, closely followed by Luke in the background.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER -- COCKPIT -- TRAVELING.
There is a shot from Luke's X-wing of the TIE ship exploding in a mass of flames.
LUKE: Got him!
INTERIOR: DEATH STAR.
Darth Vader strides purposefully down a Death Star corridor, flanked by Imperial stormtroopers.
VADER: Several fighters have broken off from the main group. Come with me!
INTERIOR: MASSASSI OUTPOST -- WAR ROOM.
A concerned Princess Leia, Threepio, Dodonna, and other officers of the Rebellion stand around the huge round readout screen, listening to the ship-to-ship communication on the room's loudspeaker.
BIGGS: (over speaker) Pull in! Luke...pull in!
WEDGE: (over speaker) Watch your back, Luke!
INTERIOR LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER -- COCKPIT.
WEDGE: (over headset) Watch your back! Fighter's above you, coming in!
EXTERIOR: SPACE.
Luke's ship soars away from the Death Star's surface as he spots the tailing TIE fighter.
INTERIOR: TIE FIGHTER'S COCKPIT.
The TIE pilot takes aim at Luke's X-wing.
EXTERIOR: SPACE.
The Imperial TIE fighter pilot scores a hit on Luke's ship. Fire breaks out on the right side of the X-wing.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER -- COCKPIT.
Luke looks out of his cockpit at the flames on his ship.
LUKE: I'm hit, but not bad.
EXTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER.
Smoke pours out from behind Artoo-Detoo.
LUKE'S VOICE: Artoo, see what you can do with it. Hang on back there.
Green laserfire moves past the beeping little robot as his head turns.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING -- COCKPIT.
Luke nervously works his controls.
RED LEADER: (over headset) Red Six...
INTERIOR: MASSASSI OUTPOST -- WAR ROOM.
In the war room, Leia stands frozen as she listens and worries about Luke.
RED LEADER: (over speaker) Can you see Red Five?
RED TEN: (over speaker) There's a heavy fire zone on this side. Red Five, where are you?
INTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING -- COCKPIT.
Luke spots the TIE fighter behind him and soars away from the Death Star surface.
LUKE: I can't shake him!
EXTERIOR: SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR.
Luke's ship soars closer to the surface of the Death Star, an Imperial TIE fighter closing in on him in hot pursuit.
INTERIOR: WEDGE'S COCKPIT.
The Death Star whips below Wedge.
WEDGE: I'm on him, Luke!
INTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING -- COCKPIT.
WEDGE: (over headset) Hold on!
EXTERIOR: SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR.
Wedge dives across the horizon toward Luke and the TIE fighter.
INTERIOR: WEDGE'S COCKPIT.
Wedge moves his X-wing in rapidly.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING -- COCKPIT.
Luke reacts frantically.
LUKE: Blast it! Wedge where are you?
INTERIOR: TIE FIGHTER -- COCKPIT.
The fighter pilot watches Wedge's X-wing approach. Another X-wing joins him, and both unleash a volley of laserfire on the Imperial fighter.
EXTERIOR: SPACE.
The TIE fighter explodes, filling the screen with white light. Luke's ship can be seen far in the distance.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S X-WING -- COCKPIT.
Luke looks about in relief.
LUKE: Thanks, Wedge.
INTERIOR: MASSASSI OUTPOST -- WAR ROOM.
Leia, Threepio, Dodonna and other Rebel officers are listening to the Rebel Fighter's radio transmissions over the war room intercom.
BIGGS: (over speaker) Good shooting, Wedge!
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