"Did you hear that?" "They shut down the main reactor." "We'll be destroyed for sure." "This is madness." "We're doomed." "There'll be no escape for the princess this time." "What's that?" "where are you?" "At last." "Where have you been?" "They're heading in this direction." "What are we going to do?" "We'll be sent to the Kessel spice mines or smashed into who knows what." "Wait a minute." "Where are you going?" "The Death Star plans are not in the main computer." "Where are those transmissions you intercepted?" "What have you done with those plans?" "We intercepted no transmissions." "This is a consular ship." "We're on a diplomatic mission." "where is the ambassador?" "tear this ship apart until you've found those plans!" "And bring me the passengers!" "I want them alive!" "There's one." "Set for stun." "She'll be all right." "Inform Lord Vader we have a prisoner." "Hey." "You're not permitted in there." "It's restricted." "You'll be deactivated for sure." "you overweight glob of grease." "before somebody sees you." "Secret mission?" "What plans?" "What are you talking about?" "I'm not getting in there." "I'm going to regret this." " There goes another one." " Hold your fire." "There's no life-forms." "It must have short-circuited." "That's funny." "The damage doesn't look as bad from out here." "Are you sure this thing is safe?" "Darth Vader." "Only you could be so bold." "The Imperial Senate will not sit still for this." "When they hear you've attacked a diplomatic" "Your Highness." "You weren't on any mercy mission this time." "Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by rebel spies." "I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you." "I don't know what you're talking about." "I'm a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan." "You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor." "Take her away!" "Holding her is dangerous." "it could generate sympathy for the rebellion in the senate." "I have traced the rebel spies to her." "Now she is my only link to finding their secret base." "She'll die before she'll tell you anything." "Leave that to me." "and then inform the senate that all aboard were killed." "the battle station plans are not aboard this ship... and no transmissions were made." "but no life-forms were aboard." "She must have hidden the plans in the escape pod." "Commander." "There'll be no one to stop us this time." "sir." "How did we get into this mess?" "I really don't know how." "We seem to be made to suffer." "It's our lot in life." "I've got to rest before I fall apart." "My joints are almost frozen." "What a desolate place this is." "Where do you think you're going?" "I'm not going that way." "It's much too rocky." "This way is much easier." "What makes you think there are settlements over there?" "Don't get technical with me." "What mission?" "What are you talking about?" "I've just about had enough of you." "Go that way." "you nearsighted scrap pile." "begging for help... because you won't get it." "No more adventures." "I'm not going that way." "That malfunctioning little twerp." "This is all his fault." "He tricked me into going this way... but he'll do no better." "Wait." "What's that?" "A transport." "I'm saved." "Over here!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Help!" "Please help!" "R2?" "it is you!" "It is you!" "Someone was in the pod." "The tracks go off in this direction." "sir." "Droids." "We stopped." "Wake up." "Wake up!" "We're doomed." "Do you think they'll melt us down?" "Don't shoot." "Don't shoot." "Will this never end?" " Fine." "Let's go." " Luke!" "Luke!" "be sure it speaks Bocce." "but I'll remind him." "we'll take that red one." "not that one." "You." "I suppose you're programmed for etiquette and protocol." "sir." "I am well-versed in all the customs-- sir." "Not in an environment such as this." "That's why I have been programmed" "I need a droid who understands the binary language of moisture vaporators." "my first job was programming binary load lifters... very similar to your vaporators in most respects." " Can you speak Bocce?" " Of course." "It's like a second language." "sir." "Luke!" "Take these two to the garage." "I want them cleaned up before dinner." "But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters." "You can waste time with your friends when your chores are done." "Now come on." "Get to it." "All right." "Come on." "And the red one." "Come on." "red." "Let's go." " Uncle Owen." " Yeah?" "This R2 unit has a bad motivator." "Look." "what are you trying to push on us?" "a real bargain." "what about that one?" "What about that blue one?" "We'll take that one." "Take this away." "sir." "He really is in first-class condition." "I've worked with him before." "Here he comes." "Okay." "Let's go." "Don't you forget this." "Why I should stick my neck out for you is quite beyond my capacity." "Thank the maker." "This oil bath is going to feel so good." "I can barely move." "It just isn't fair." "Biggs is right." "I'm never gonna get out of here." "Is there anything I might do to help?" "speed up the harvest... or teleport me off this rock." "sir." "I'm only a droid and not very knowledgeable about such things." "anyway." "I'm not even sure which planet I'm on." "if there's a bright center to the universe... you're on the planet that it's farthest from." "sir." "Sir Luke." "Just Luke." "human-cyborg relations." "R2-D2." "Hello." "You got a lot of carbon scoring here." "Looks like you boys have seen a lot of action." "With all we've been through... sometimes I'm amazed we're in as good condition as we are... what with the rebellion and all." "You know of the rebellion against the Empire?" "sir." "I think." "There's not much to tell." "I'm not much more than an interpreter and not very good at telling stories." "anyway." "my little friend... you got something jammed in here real good." "Were you on a Starcruiser or" "Obi-Wan Kenobi." "You're my only hope." "What's this?" "What is what"?" "He asked you a question." "What is that?" "Obi-Wan Kenobi." "You're my only hope." "merely a malfunction." "Old data." "Pay it no mind." "Who is she?" "She's beautiful." "sir." "I think she was a passenger on our last voyage." "I believe." " Our captain was" " Is there any more to this recording?" "R2." "You're going to get us into trouble." "It's all right." "You can trust him." "He's our new master." "You're my only hope." "a resident of these parts... and it's a private message for him." "I don't know what he's talking about." "Our last master was Captain Antilles." "this R2 unit has become a bit eccentric." "Obi-Wan Kenobi." "I wonder if he means old Ben Kenobi." "but do you know what he's talking about?" "I don't know anyone named Obi-Wan... but old Ben lives out beyond the Dune Sea." "He's kind of a strange old hermit." "I wonder who she is." "Sounds like she's in trouble." "I better play back the whole thing." "He says the restraining bolt has short-circuited his recording system." "He suggests that if you remove the bolt... he might be able to play back the entire recording." "yeah." "Well..." "I guess you're too small to run away on me if I take this off." "Okay." "There you go." "Where'd she go?" "Bring her back." "Play back the entire message." "What message"?" "The one you've just been playing." "The one you're carrying inside your rusty innards." "Luke!" "Luke!" "Aunt Beru." "but he appears to have picked up a slight flutter." "Here." "See what you can do with him." "I'll be right back." "Just you reconsider playing that message for him." "I don't think he likes you at all." "I don't like you either." " I think that R2 unit might have been stolen." " What makes you think that?" "I stumbled across a recording while I was cleaning him." "He says he belongs to someone called Obi-Wan Kenobi." "I thought he might have meant old Ben." "Do you know what he's talking about?" "I wonder if he's related to Ben." "That wizard's just a crazy old man." "take that R2 unit to Anchorhead and have its memory erased." "That'll be the end of it." "It belongs to us now." "But what if this Obi-Wan comes looking for him?" "He won't." "I don't think he exists anymore." "He died about the same time as your father." " He knew my father?" " I told you to forget it." "Your only concern is to prepare those new droids for tomorrow." "working on those condensers." "sir." "I think those new droids are gonna work out fine." "I was also thinking about our agreement-- about me staying on another season." "I want to apply to the academy this year." "You mean the next semester before the harvest?" "Sure." "There's more than enough droids." "Harvest is when I need you the most." "It's only one season more." "This year we'll make enough on the harvest to hire more hands... and then you can go to the academy next year." "Luke." " But it's a whole 'nother year." " It's only one more season." "That's what you said when Biggs and Tank left." " Where are you going?" " Looks like I'm going nowhere." "I have to go finish cleaning those droids." "he can't stay here forever." "Most of his friends have gone." "It means so much to him." "I'll make it up to him next year." "I promise." "Owen." "He has too much of his father in him." "That's what I'm afraid of." "sir." "Please don't deactivate me." "malfunctioning." "no." "That R2 unit has always been a problem." "These astro droids are getting quite out of hand." "Even I can't understand their logic at times." "How could I be so stupid?" "He's nowhere in sight." "Blast it!" "but couldn't we go after him?" "It's too dangerous with the Sandpeople around." "We'll have to wait till morning." "I'm shutting the power down." "I'll be there in a few minutes." "am I gonna get it." "That little droid's gonna cause me a lot of trouble." "sir." "Come on." "Have you seen Luke this morning?" "so he left early." " Did he take those new droids with him?" " I think so." "He better have those units in the south range repaired by midday... or there'll be hell to pay." "There's a droid on the scanner." "Dead ahead." "It might be our little R2 unit." "Hit the accelerator." "Where do you think you're going?" "Master Luke is your rightful owner now." "We'll have no more of this Obi-Wan Kenobi gibberish." "Don't talk to me of your mission either." "You're fortunate he doesn't blast you into a million pieces right here." "but I think we'd better go." "What's wrong with him now?" "There are several creatures approaching from the southeast." "Sandpeople." "Or worse." "Come on." "Let's go have a look." "Come on." "but I don't see any" "Wait a second." "all right." "I can see one of them now." "Hello there." "my little friend." "Don't be afraid." "Don't worry." "He'll be all right." "son." "You've had a busy day." "You're fortunate to be all in one piece." "Ben?" "Ben Kenobi?" "am I glad to see you." "The Jundland Wastes are not to be traveled lightly." "what brings you out this far?" "This little droid." "I think he's searching for his former master... but I've never seen such devotion in a droid before." "He claims to be the property of an Obi-Wan Kenobi." "Is he a relative of yours?" "Do you know who he's talking about?" "Obi-Wan Kenobi?" "Obi-Wan." "that's a name I've not heard in a long time." "A long time." "I think my uncle knows him." "He said he was dead." "He's not dead." "Not yet." " You know him?" " Of course I know him." "He's me." "I haven't gone by the name of Obi-Wan... before you were born." "Then the droid does belong to you." "I don't seem to remember ever owning a droid." "Very interesting." "I think we better get indoors." "The Sandpeople are easily startled... but they'll soon be back-- and in greater numbers." "3PO." "Where am I?" "I must have taken a bad step." "Can you stand?" "We've gotta get out of here before the Sandpeople return." "Master Luke." "There's no sense in you risking yourself on my account." "I'm done for." "you're not." "What kind of talk is that?" "Quickly." "They're on the move." "My father didn't fight in the wars." "He was a navigator on a spice freighter." "That's what your uncle told you." "He didn't hold with your father's ideals." "Thought he should have stayed here and not gotten involved." " You fought in the Clone Wars?" " Yes." "the same as your father." "I wish I'd known him." "He was the best starpilot in the galaxy... and a cunning warrior." "I understand you've become quite a good pilot yourself." "And he was a good friend." "Which reminds me..." "I have something here for you." "Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough... but your uncle wouldn't allow it." "He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan... like your father did." "I'll close down for a while." "Sure." "Go ahead." " What is it?" " Your father's lightsaber." "This is the weapon of a Jedi knight." "Not as clumsy or random as a blaster." "An elegant weapon... for a more civilized age." "the Jedi knights... were the guardians of peace and justice in the old Republic... before the dark times... before the Empire." "How did my father die?" "A young Jedi named Darth Vader... who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil... helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights." "He betrayed and murdered your father." "Now the Jedi are all but extinct." "Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force." "The Force?" "The Force is what gives a Jedi his power." "It's an energy field created by all living things." "It surrounds us and penetrates us." "It binds the galaxy together." "my little friend... and where you come from." " I saw part of a message" " I seem to have found it." "years ago you served my father in the Clone Wars." "Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire." "I regret that I am unable to present my father's request in person." "But my ship has fallen under attack... and I'm afraid my mission to bring you to Alderaan has failed." "I have placed information vital to the survival of the rebellion... into the memory systems of this R2 unit." "My father will know how to retrieve it." "You must see this droid safely delivered to him on Alderaan." "This is our most desperate hour." "Obi-Wan Kenobi." "You're my only hope." "You must learn the ways of the Force if you're to come with me to Alderaan." "Alderaan?" "I'm not going to Alderaan." "I've gotta get home." "It's late." "I'm in for it as it is." "Luke." "She needs your help." "I'm getting too old for this sort of thing." "I can't get involved." "I've got work to do." "It's not that I like the Empire." "I hate it." "But there's nothing I can do about it right now." " It's all such a long way from here." " That's your uncle talking." "boy." "My uncle." "How am I ever gonna explain this?" "Luke." "I can take you as far as Anchorhead." "You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you're going." "of course." "we are vulnerable." "The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped." "They're more dangerous than you realize." "Commander... not to this battle station." "The rebellion will continue to gain support in the Imperial Senate" "The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us." "I've just received word that the emperor has dissolved the council permanently." "The last remnants of the old Republic have been swept away." "That's impossible." "How will the emperor maintain control without the bureaucracy?" "The regional governors now have direct control over their territories." "Fear will keep the local systems in line." "Fear of this battle station." "And what of the rebellion?" "If the rebels have obtained a complete technical readout of this station... however unlikely... that they might find a weakness and exploit it." "The plans you refer to will soon be back in our hands." "Any attack by the rebels against this station would be a useless gesture... no matter what technical data they've obtained." "This station is now the ultimate power in the universe." "I suggest we use it." "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed." "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant... next to the power of the Force." "Lord Vader." "Your sad devotion to that ancient religion... has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes... or given you clairvoyance enough to find the rebels' hidden fortress" "I find your lack of faith disturbing." "release him." "As you wish." "This bickering is pointless." "Lord Vader will provide us with the location of the rebel fortress... by the time this station is operational." "We will then crush the rebellion with one swift stroke." "Bantha tracks." "I've just never heard of them hitting anything this big before." "but we are meant to think they did." "These tracks are side-by-side." "Sandpeople always ride single file to hide their numbers." "These are the same Jawas that sold us R2 and 3PO." "too accurate for Sandpeople." "Only imperial stormtroopers are so precise." "But why would imperial troops want to slaughter Jawas?" "they may have learned who they sold them to... and that would lead them back... home." "Luke." "It's too dangerous." "Uncle Owen." "Aunt Beru." "Uncle Owen." "we will discuss the location of your hidden rebel base." "had you been there." "You'd have been killed too... and the droids would now be in the hands of the Empire." "I want to come with you to Alderaan." "There's nothing for me here now." "I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father." "Mos Eisley spaceport." "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." "We must be cautious." "How long have you had these droids?" " Three or four seasons." " They're up for sale if you want them." "Let me see your identification." "You don't need to see his identification." "We don't need to see his identification." "These aren't the droids you're looking for." "These aren't the droids we're looking for." "He can go about his business." " You can go about your business." " Move along." "Move along." "Move along." "I can't abide those Jawas." "Disgusting creatures." "go on." "I can't understand how we got by those troops." "I thought we were dead." "The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded." "You really think we're gonna find a pilot here to take us to Alderaan?" "Most of the best freighter pilots are to be found here." "Only watch your step-- this place can be a little rough." "I'm ready for anything." "R2." " Hey." "We don't serve their kind here." " What?" "Your droids-- they'll have to wait outside." "We don't want them here." "Wait out by the speeder." "We don't want any trouble." "sir." "I'll have one of those." " He doesn't like you." " I'm sorry." "I don't like you either." "You just watch yourself." "We're wanted men." "I have the death sentence on 12 systems." " I'll be careful then." " You'll be dead!" "This little one's not worth the effort." "let me get you something." "I'm all right." "Chewbacca here is first mate on a ship that might suit us." "I don't like the look of this." "Han Solo." "I'm captain of the Millennium Falcon." "Chewie here tells me you're looking for passage to the Alderaan system." "if it's a fast ship." "Fast ship?" "You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon?" "Should I have?" "It's the ship that made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs." "I've outrun imperial starships." "mind you." "I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now." "old man." " What's the cargo?" " Only passengers-- two droids... and no questions asked." "Is it some kind of local trouble?" "Let's just say we'd like to avoid any imperial entanglements." "isn't it?" "And it's gonna cost you something extra." "all in advance." "000?" "We could almost buy our own ship for that." "kid?" "You?" "You bet I could." "I'm not such a bad pilot." "We don't have to sit here and listen-- 000 now... plus 15 when we reach Alderaan." "Seventeen?" "you guys got yourselves a ship." "We'll leave as soon as you're ready." "Docking Bay 94." "Ninety-four." "Looks like somebody's beginning to take an interest in your handiwork." "All right." "We'll check it out." "000." "Those guys must really be desperate." "get it ready." " You'll have to sell your speeder." " That's okay." "I'm never coming back to this planet again." "Solo?" "I was just going to see your boss." "Tell Jabba that I've got his money." "It's too late." "You should have paid him when you had the chance." "Jabba's put a price on your head so large every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you..." "I'm lucky I found you first." "but this time I've got the money." "I might forget I found you." "I don't have it with me." "Tell Jabba" "Jabba's through with you." "He has no time for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser." "Even I get boarded sometimes." "Do you think I had a choice?" "You can tell that to Jabba." "He may only take your ship." "Over my dead body." "That's the idea." "I've been looking forward to this for a long time." "I'll bet you have." "Sorry about the mess." "Her resistance to the mind probe is considerable." "It'll be some time before we can extract any information from her." "The final checkout is completed." "All systems are operational." "What course shall we set?" "Perhaps she would respond to an alternative form of persuasion." "What do you mean?" "I think it is time we demonstrated the full power of this station." " Set your course for Alderaan." " With pleasure." "R2." "Check this side of the street." "The door's locked." "Move on to the next one." "I would much rather have gone with Master Luke than stay here with you." "but I'm sure it must be your fault." "You watch your language." "All right." "Give it to me." "I'll take it." "they just aren't in demand." "It'll be enough." "Solo!" "Jabba." "I've been waitin' for you." "Have you now." "did you?" "you disappoint me." "Why haven't you paid me... and why did you fry poor Greedo?" "come see me yourself." "Don't send one of these twerps." "I can't make exceptions." "What if everyone who smuggled for me dropped their cargo at the first sign of an Imperial starship?" "It's not good business." "even I get boarded sometimes." "You think I had a choice?" "easy charter." "plus a little extra." "I just need a little more time." "you're the best." "for an extra twenty percent..." "Jabba." "Don't push it." "fifteen percent." "if you fail me again... you won't be able to go near a civilized system." "you're a wonderful human being." "Come on!" "we ought to do well." "What a piece of junk." "She'll make .5 past light speed." "kid." "I've made a lot of special modifications myself." "we'll get outta here." "sir." "Which way?" "load your weapons." "Stop that ship." "Blast them." "get us out of here!" "my." "I'd forgotten how much I hate space travel." "Looks like an imperial cruiser." "Our passengers are hotter than I thought." "Hold 'em off." "Angle the deflector shields... while I make the calculations for the jump to light speed." "Stay sharp." "There's two more comin' in." "They're gonna try and cut us off." "Why don't you outrun 'em?" "You said this thing was fast." "Watch your mouth or you're gonna find yourself floating home." "We'll be safe enough once we make the jump to hyperspace." "I know a few maneuvers." "We'll lose 'em." "Here's where the fun begins." "How long before you can jump to light speed?" "It'll take a few moments to get the coordinates from the navicomputer." "Are you kidding?" "At the rate they're gaining?" "boy." "we'd fly right through a star... and that would end your trip real quick." " What's that flashing?" " We're losing a deflector shield." "Go strap yourselves in." "I'm gonna make the jump to light speed." "We've entered the Alderaan system." "Governor Tarkin." "I should have expected to find you holding Vader's leash." "I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board." "Charming to the last." "You don't know how hard I found it... signing the order to terminate your life." "I'm surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself." "before your execution..." "I would like you to be my guest at a ceremony... that will make this battle station operational." "No star system will dare oppose the emperor now." "Tarkin... the more star systems will slip through your fingers." "Not after we demonstrate the power of this station." "you have determined the choice of the planet... that'll be destroyed first." "Since you are reluctant to provide us with the location of the rebel base..." "I have chosen to test this station's destructive power... on your home planet of Alderaan." "No." "Alderaan is peaceful." "We have no weapons." "You would prefer another target?" "A military target?" "Then name the system." "so it will be the last time." "Where is the rebel base?" "Dantooine." "They're on Dantooine." "Lord Vader?" "She can be reasonable." "Continue with the operation." "You may fire when ready." " What?" " You're far too trusting." "Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration." "But don't worry." "We will deal with your rebel friends soon enough." "Commence primary ignition." "Are you all right?" "What's wrong?" "I felt a great disturbance in the Force... as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror... and were suddenly silenced." "I fear something terrible has happened." "You'd better get on with your exercises." "You can forget your troubles with those imperial slugs." "I told you I'd outrun them." "Don't everybody thank me at once." "we should be at Alderaan about 0200 hours." "R2." "He made a fair move." "Screaming about it can't help you." "Let him have it." "It's not wise to upset a Wookiee." "nobody worries about upsetting a droid." "That's 'cause a droid don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose." "Wookiees are known to do that." "sir." "R2." "Let the Wookiee win." "a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him." " You mean it controls your actions?" " Partially." "But it also obeys your commands." "kid." "do you?" "I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other." "I've seen a lot of strange stuff... but I've never seen anything to make me believe... there's one all-powerful force controlling everything." "There's no mystical energy field controls my destiny." "It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense." "Luke." "let go your conscious self... and act on instinct." "I can't see." "How am I supposed to fight?" "Your eyes can deceive you." "Don't trust them." "Stretch out with your feelings." "You see?" "You can do it." "I call it luck." "there's no such thing as luck." "Good against remotes is one thing." "that's something else." "We're coming up on Alderaan." "I did feel something." "I could almost see the remote." "That's good." "You've taken your first step into a larger world." "Yes?" "Our scout ships have reached Dantooine." "They found the remains of a rebel base... but they estimate that it has been deserted for some time." "They are now conducting an extensive search of the surrounding systems." "She lied." "She lied to us." "I told you she would never consciously betray the rebellion." "Terminate her immediately." "Chewie." "Here we go." "Cut in the sublight engines." "What the" "We've come out of hyperspace into a meteor shower... some kind of asteroid collision." " It's not on any of the charts." " What's going on?" "except no Alderaan." " Where is it?" " That's what I'm trying to tell you." "It ain't there." "It's been blown away." " What?" "How?" " Destroyed by the Empire." "The entire starfleet couldn't destroy the whole planet." "It'd take a thousand ships with more firepower than I've" " There's another ship coming in." " Maybe they know what happened." "It's an imperial fighter." " It followed us." " No." "It's a short-range fighter." "There aren't any bases around here." "Where did it come from?" "we're in trouble." "jam its transmissions." " Let it go." "It's too far out of range." " Not for long." "A fighter that size couldn't get this deep into space on its own." "been part of a convoy or something." "He ain't gonna be around long enough to tell anybody about us." "He's heading for that small moon." "I can get him before he gets there." "He's almost in range." "That's no moon." " It's a space station." " It's too big to be a space station." "I have a very bad feeling about this." "Turn the ship around." "Yeah." "I think you're right." "Full reverse." "lock in the auxiliary power." "Why are we still moving towards it?" "We're caught in a tractor beam." "It's pulling us in." "There's gotta be something you can do." "There's nothing I can do." "I'm at full power." "I have to shut down." "They're not gonna get me without a fight." "but there are alternatives to fighting." "Clear Bay 327." "We are opening the magnetic field." "To your stations." "Come with me." "Close all outboard shields." "Close all outboard shields." "Yes?" "We've captured a freighter entering the remains of the Alderaan system." "Its markings match those of a ship that blasted its way out of Mos Eisley." "They must be trying to return the stolen plans to the princess." "She may yet be of some use to us." "7 and 9." "Release charge." "sir." "the crew abandoned ship right after takeoff." "It must be a decoy." "Several escape pods have been jettisoned." "sir." "they must also have jettisoned." "Send a scanning crew aboard." "I want every part of this ship checked." "sir." "I sense something... a presence I've not felt since" "Get me a scanning crew in here." "I want every part of this ship checked." "There's no one here." "it's lucky you have these compartments." "I use them for smuggling." "I never thought I'd be smuggling myself in 'em." "This is ridiculous." "I'd never get past the tractor beam." "Leave that to me." "Damn fool." "I knew you were gonna say that." "the fool or the fool who follows him?" "report it immediately." "All right." "Let's go." "down there." "Could you give us a hand with this?" "why aren't you at your post?" "do you copy?" "Take over." "We've got a bad transmitter." "I'll see what I can do." "Between his howling and your blasting everything... it's a wonder the whole station doesn't know we're here." "Bring 'em on." "I prefer a straight fight to sneaking' around." "sir." "Plug in." "He should be able to interpret the entire imperial network." "He's found the controls to the power beam that's holding the ship here." "He'll try to make the precise location appear on the monitor." "The tractor beam is coupled to the main reactor in seven locations." "A power loss at one of the terminals will allow the ship to leave." "I don't think you boys can help." "I must go alone." "Whatever you say." "I've done more than I bargained for on this trip already." "Luke." "Watch the droids." "They must be delivered safely... or other star systems will suffer the same fate as Alderaan." "Your destiny lies along a different path from mine." "The Force will be with you... always." "Chewie." "Where did you dig up that old fossil?" "Ben is a great man." " Great at getting us into trouble." " I didn't hear you give any ideas." "Anything's better than just hangin' around waiting for 'em to pick us up." "Who do you think-- sir." "She's here." "Who?" "Who has he found?" " Princess Leia." " The princess?" "She's here?" " Princess?" " Where is she?" "Princess?" "What's going on?" "Detention Block AA-23." "I'm afraid she's scheduled to be terminated." "no." "We've gotta do something." " What are you talking about?" " The droids belong to her." "She's the one in the message." "We gotta help her." "Don't get any funny ideas." "The old man wants us to wait here." "He didn't know she was here." "Find a way into that detention block." " I'm not going anywhere." " They're gonna execute her." "You said you didn't want to just wait to be captured." "Now you want to stay?" "Marching into the detention area is not what I had in mind." " But they're gonna kill her." " Better her than me." "She's rich." "Rich?" "the reward would be-- more well than you can imagine." "I don't know." "I can imagine quite a bit." " You'll get it." " I better." "You will." "kid." "You better be right about this." " All right." " What's your plan?" "will you?" "Okay." "I'm gonna put these on you." "you put those on." "Chewie." "I think I know what he has in mind." "pardon me for asking... but what should R2 and I do if we're discovered here?" " Lock the door." " And hope they don't have blasters." "That isn't very reassuring." "517 to scan control." "517 to scan control." "I can't see a thing in this helmet." " This is not gonna work." " Why didn't you say so before?" "I did say so before." "Where are you taking this... thing?" "Prisoner transfer from Cell Block 1138." "I wasn't notified." "I'll have to clear it." " Look out!" "He's loose!" " He'll tear us all apart!" "Look out." "We gotta find out which cell this princess of yours is in." "Here it is-- 2187." "You go and get her." "I'll hold them here." "Everything's under control." "Situation normal." "What happened?" "Had a slight weapons malfunction... but everything's perfectly all right now." "We're fine." "We're all fine here now." "Thank you." " How are you?" " We're sending a squad up." "negative." "We have a reactor leak here now." "very dangerous." "Who is this?" "What's your operating number?" "we're gonna have company!" "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" "the uniform." "I'm Luke Skywalker." "I'm here to rescue you." " You're who?" " I'm here to rescue you." "I've got your R2 unit." " I'm here with Ben Kenobi." " Ben Kenobi?" "Where is he?" "Come on." " He is here." " Obi-Wan Kenobi?" " What makes you think so?" " A tremor in the Force." "The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master." "Surely he must be dead by now." "Don't underestimate the Force." "The Jedi are extinct." "Their fire has gone out of the universe." "are all that's left of their religion." "Yes." "We have an emergency alert in Detention Block AA-23." "The princess?" "Put all sections on alert." "Obi-Wan is here." "The Force is with him." "he must not be allowed to escape." "Escape is not his plan." "I must face him alone." "Get behind me." "Get behind me." "Watch your left." "They went down the cell bay." " Can't get out that way." " You cut off our only escape route." "Your Highness." "sir?" "Are there any other ways out of the cell bay?" "We've been cut off." "What was that?" "I didn't copy." "sir." "The main entrance seems to be the only way in or out." "All other information on your level is restricted." "Open up in there." "Open up in there." "no." "There isn't any other way out." "I can't hold them off forever." "Now what?" "didn't you have a plan for getting out?" "sweetheart." "I didn't" " What the hell are you doing?" " Somebody has to save our skins." "flyboy." "Get in there!" "you big furry oaf." "I don't care what you smell." "and don't worry about it." "Wonderful girl." "or I'm beginning to like her." "Get in there." "The garbage chute was a really wonderful idea." "What an incredible smell you've discovered." "Let's get out of here." "wait." "Forget it!" "I already tried it!" "It's magnetically sealed." "Put that thing away!" "You're gonna get us all killed!" "Your Worship." "I had everything under control till you led us down here." "It's not gonna take 'em long to figure out what happened to us." "It could be worse." "It's worse." " There's something alive in here." " That's your imagination." "Something just moved past my leg." " Look." "Did you see that?" " What?" "Kid!" "Luke!" "Grab hold of this!" "Blast it!" "My gun's jammed." " Where?" " Anywhere!" "Help him!" " What happened?" " I don't know." "It just let go of me and disappeared." "I got a bad feeling about this." " The walls are moving!" " Try and brace it with something." "Help me." "Wait a minute." "3PO!" "3PO!" "Where could he be?" "Take over." "See to him." "there." "They're madmen." "They're heading for the prison level." "you might catch them." "Follow me." "You stand guard." "Come on." "All this excitement has overrun the circuits in my counterpart here." "I'd like to take him down to maintenance." "All right." "3PO." "3PO." " Get on top." " I can't." "Where could he be?" "3PO." "will you come in?" "They aren't here." "Something must have happened to them." "See if they've been captured." "Hurry." "One thing's for sure." "We're all gonna be a lot thinner." " Get on top of it." " I'm trying." "Thank goodness they haven't found them." "Where could they be?" "my." "I forgot." "I turned it off." "sir?" " 3PO?" " We've had some problems." " Shut up and listen to me." "Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level." "Do you copy?" "Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level!" "no." "What?" "3PO!" "R2." "Curse my metal body." "I wasn't fast enough." "It's all my fault." "My poor master." "We're all right." "You did great!" "Hey!" "Open the pressure maintenance hatch on unit number" " Where are we?" "3263827." "we oughta be able to get out of here." "Let's get moving." "Where you goin'?" "Wait!" "They'll hear!" "you big coward." "come here." " Listen." "I don't know who you are or where you came from... okay?" "let's get one thing straight." "I take orders from just one person-- me." "It's a wonder you're still alive." "Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?" "No reward is worth this." "please." "Right." " Do you know what's going on?" " Maybe it's another drill." "You seen that new VT-16?" "Yeah." "Some of the other guys were telling me about it." "They say it's quite a thing to see." "What was that?" "It's nothing." "Outgassing." "Don't worry about it." "do you copy?" "sir." " Are you safe?" " For the moment." "We're in the main hangar across from the ship." "We're right above you." "Stand by." "You came in that thing?" "You're braver than I thought." "Nice." "Come on." "It's them." "Blast them." "Get back to the ship!" " Where are you going?" " He certainly has courage." "What good will it do us if he gets himself killed?" "Come on." "I think we took a wrong turn." "There's no lock." " That oughta hold them for a while." " Quick." "We've got to get across." " Find the controls to extend the bridge." " I think I just blasted it." "They're coming through." "hold this." "Here they come." "For luck." "sir." "Where could they be?" "Close the blast doors." "Open the blast doors." "Open the blast doors." "Obi-Wan." "We meet again at last." "The circle is now complete." "I was but the learner." "Now I am the master." "Darth." "old man." "Darth." "If you strike me down..." "I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." "You should not have come back." "Didn't we just leave this party?" " What kept you?" " We ran into some old friends." "if we can get to it." "I hope the old man got the tractor beam down." "Look." "R2." "We're going." "Now's our chance." "Go!" "Come on!" "kid!" "run." "or this is gonna be a short trip." "Hit it!" "We're coming up on their sentry ships." "Hold them off." "Angle the deflector shields while I charge up the main guns." "I can't believe he's gone." "There wasn't anything you could have done." "buddy." "We're not out of this yet." "stay sharp." "Here they come." "They're coming in too fast!" " We've lost the lateral controls." " Don't worry." "She'll hold together." "baby?" "Hold together." "Got him." "I got him!" "kid." "Don't get cocky." "There's still two more." " That's it." "We did it." " We did it." "Help." "I think I'm melting." "This is all your fault." "Are they away?" "They've just made the jump into hyperspace." "You're sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship?" "Vader." "This had better work." "huh?" "sometimes I amaze even myself." "That doesn't sound too hard." "They let us go." "It's the only explanation for the ease of our escape." " You call that easy?" " They're tracking us." "sister." "At least the information in R2 is still intact." "What's so important?" "What's he carrying?" "The technical readouts of that battle station." "I only hope that when the data's analyzed a weakness can be found." "sister." "Princess." "I expect to be well paid." "I'm in it for the money." "You needn't worry about your reward." "then that's what you'll receive." "Your friend is quite a mercenary." "I wonder if he really cares about anything... or anybody." "I care." "So..." "Han?" "kid." "Good." "she's got a lot of spirit." "What do you think?" "You think a princess and a guy like me" "No." "we feared the worst." "Commander." "You must use the information in this R2 unit to help plan the attack." "It's our only hope." " Yes." " We're approaching the planet Yavin." "The rebel base is on a moon on the far side." "We are preparing to orbit the planet." "The battle station is heavily shielded... and carries a firepower greater than half the starfleet." "Its defenses are designed around a direct large-scale assault." "one-man fighter should be able to penetrate the outer defense." "but what good are snub fighters against that?" "one-man fighter to be any threat... or they'd have a tighter defense." "An analysis of the plans provided by Princess Leia... has demonstrated a weakness in the battle station." "The approach will not be easy." "You're required to maneuver straight down this trench... and skim the surface to this point." "The target area is only two meters wide." "It's a small thermal exhaust port right below the main port." "The shaft leads directly to the reactor system." "A precise hit will start a chain reaction... which should destroy the station." "Only a precise hit will set up a chain reaction." "so you'll have to use proton torpedoes." "even for a computer." "it's not." "I used to bull's-eye womp rats in my T-16 back home." "They're not much bigger than two meters." "and may the Force be with you." "Orbiting the planet at maximum velocity." "The moon with the rebel base will be in range in 30 minutes." "This will be a day long remembered." "It has seen the end of Kenobi... and will soon see the end of the rebellion." "man your stations." "then?" "That's right." "Yeah." "I got some old debts I gotta pay off with this stuff." "do ya?" "Why don't you come with us?" "You're pretty good in a fight." "We could use ya." "Come on." "Why don't you take a look around?" "what they're up against." "They could use a good pilot like you." "You're turning your back on them." "What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it?" "attacking that battle station ain't my idea of courage." "It's more like... suicide." "Han." "isn't it?" "Luke." "May the Force be with you." "What are you looking at?" "I know what I'm doing." "All pilots to your stations." " What's wrong?" " It's Han." "I don't know." "I really thought he'd change his mind." "He's got to follow his own path." "No one can choose it for him." "I only wish Ben were here." "Open main launch tubes." "sir." "Luke!" " Biggs!" " I don't believe it." "How are ya?" " Coming up?" " I'll be up there with you." " Have I got stories to tell you." " Skywalker." "Are you sure you can handle this ship?" "Luke is the best bush pilot in the outer-rim territories." "sir." "I'll try." "all right?" "Biggs." "I told you I'd make it someday." "Luke." "They'll never stop us." "This R2 unit of yours seems a bit beat up." "You want a new one?" "Not on your life." "That droid and I have been through a lot." "R2?" "Good." "begin takeoff procedure." "R2." "You've got to come back." "would you?" "the Force will be with you." "Standby alert." "Death Star approaching." "15 minutes." " All wings report in." " Red 10 standing by." " Red Seven standing by." " Red Three standing by." " Red Six standing by." " Red Nine standing by." " Red Two standing by." " Red 11 standing by." "Red Five standing by." "Lock S-foils in attack position." "We're passing through the magnetic field." "Hold tight." "Switch your deflectors on." "Double front." "Look at the size of that thing." "Red Two." "Accelerate to attack speed." "this is Gold Leader." "Gold Leader." " We're starting for the target shaft." "We're in position." "I'm going to cut across the axis and draw their fire." "23 degrees." " I see it." "Stay low." "This is Red Five." "I'm going in." "pull up!" "but I'm okay." "but they're so small they're evading our turbolasers." "We'll have to destroy them ship to ship." "Get the crews to their fighters." "Watch yourself." "There's a lot of fire coming from the right side of that deflection tower." "I'm on it." "Red Three." "I've got a problem here." " Eject." " I can hold it." "I'm all right" "The rebel base will be in firing range in seven minutes." "trust your feelings." "Squad leaders... we've picked up a new group of signals." "Enemy fighters coming your way." "My scope's negative." "I don't see anything." " Pick up your visual scanning." " Here they come." "You've got one on your tail." "I'm hit!" " You've picked one up." "Watch it." " I can't see it." "He's on me tight." "I can't shake him." "I'll be right there." "Several fighters have broken off from the main group." "Come with me." "Luke." "coming in." "see what you can do with it." "Hang on back there." "can you see Red Five?" "where are you?" "I can't shake him." "Luke." "Biggs." "Where are you?" "Wedge." "this is Gold Leader." "We're starting our attack run." "Gold Leader." "Move into position." "Stay in attack formation." "The exhaust port is marked and locked in." "Switch all power to front deflector screen." "Gold Five?" "some on the towers." "Death Star will be in range in five minutes." "Switch to targeting computer." "Computer's locked." "Getting a signal." "The guns." "They've stopped." "Stabilize your rear deflectors." "Watch for enemy fighters." "They're coming in." "Three marks at 210." "I'll take them myself." "Cover me." "sir." " It's no good." "I can't maneuver." " Stay on target." " We're too close." " Stay on target." "Loosen up!" "lost Hutch." "Gold Leader." " They came from behind." "and there is a danger." "Should I have your ship standing by?" "Evacuate?" "In our moment of triumph?" "I think you overestimate their chances." "three minutes and closing." "this is Red Leader." "Rendezvous at mark 6.1." " This is Red Two flying toward you." " Red Three standing by." "this is Base One." "Keep half your group out of range for the next run." "take Red Two and Three." "Hold up here and wait for my signal to start your run." "This is it." "We should be able to see it by now." "Keep your eyes open for those fighters." "can you see them?" " No sign of any" " Wait." "Coming in .35." " I see them." "I'm in range." "Target's coming up." "Just hold them off for a few seconds." "Close up formation." "Almost there." " Let her loose." "They're right behind me." " Almost there." "I can't hold them." "It's away!" " It's a hit!" " Negative." "Negative." "It didn't go in." "It just impacted on the surface." "we're right above you." "Turn to .05." "We'll cover for you." "Stay there." "I just lost my starboard engine." "Get set up for your attack run." "one minute and closing." "let's close it up." "We're going in full throttle." "That ought to keep those fighters off our back." "boss." "will you be able to pull out in time?" "It'll be just like Beggars Canyon back home." "We'll stay back far enough to cover you." "but I can't see the exhaust port." "Are you sure the computer can hit it?" "full throttle." "What about that tower?" "You worry about those fighters." "I'll worry about the tower." "that stabilizer's broken loose again." "See if you can't lock it down." "Fighters coming in .3." "Wedge." " You can't do any more good back there." " Sorry." "Let him go." "Stay on the leader." "Luke." "They're coming in much faster this time." "try and increase the power." "Luke." "Quick." "Quick." "30 seconds and closing." "I'm on the leader." "R2." "Luke." "Luke." "The Force is strong with this one." "trust me." "His computer's off." "You switched off your targeting computer." "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "I'm all right." "I've lost R2." "The Death Star has cleared the planet." "Rebel base in range." "You may fire when ready." "Commence primary ignition." "I have you now." "What?" "Look out." "kid." "Now let's blow this thing and go home." "Stand by." "kid!" "That was one in a million!" "the Force will be with you always." "I just knew you'd come back." "I wasn't gonna let you get all the credit and take all the reward." "I knew there was more to you than money." "no." "can you hear me?" "can't you?" " We'll get to work on him right away." " You must repair him." "I'll gladly donate them." "He'll be all right."