EitherSolohadsupernaturallyacutehearing,orelsehewasusedtothereactionthesightoftheMillenniumFalconproducedinprospectivepassengers。Shemaynotlooklikemuch,heconfessedasheapproachedthem,butshesallgo。Iveaddedafewuniquemodificationstohermyself。Inadditiontopiloting,Iliketotinker。Shellmakepointfivefactorsbeyondlightspeed。Lukescratchedhisheadashetriedtoreassessthecraftinviewofitsownersclaims。EithertheCorellianwasthebiggestliarthissideofthegalacticcenter,ortherewasmoretothisvesselthanmettheeye。LukethoughtbackoncemoretooldBensadmonitionnevertotrustsurfaceimpressions,anddecidedtoreservejudgmentontheshipanditspilotuntilafterhehadwatchedtheminoperation。
1 F1 E; B0 T2 \) G: R0 s Chewbaccahadlingeredbehindatthedocking-bayentrance。Nowherusheduptheramp,ahairywhirlwind,andblabberedexcitedlyatSolo。Thepilotregardedhimcoolly,noddingfromtimetotime,thenbarkedabriefreply。TheWookiechargedintotheship,pausingonlytourgeeveryonetofollow。
4 x' j- K8 Z( }, i! a/ h Weseemtobeabitrushed,Soloexplainedcryptically,soifyoullhurryaboard,wellbeoff。Lukewasabouttoventuresomequestions,butKenobiwasalreadyproddinghimuptheramp。Thedroidsfollowed。+ W% s: h" u, p+ H, D
Inside,LukewasslightlystartledtoseethebulkyChewbaccasquirmandfighthiswayintoapilotschairwhich,despitemodifications,wasstillover-whelmedbyhismassiveform。TheWookieflippedseveraltinyswitcheswithdigitsseeminglytoobigforthetask。Thosegreatpawsdriftedwithsurprisinggraceoverthecontrols。% E. \- v3 \- k5 }
Adeepthrobbingstartedsomewherewithintheshipastheengineswereactivated。LukeandBenbeganstrappingthemselvesintothevacantseatsinthemainpassageway。7 g5 T1 w0 U4 [' D7 Y3 \9 p
Outsidethedocking-bayentrancealong,leatherysnoutprotrudedfromdarkfoldsofcloth,andsomewhereinthedepthstoeithersideofthatimposingproboscis,eyesstaredintently。Theyturned,alongwiththerestofthehead,asasquadofeightImperialtroop EitherSolohadsupernaturallyacutehearing,orelsehewasusedtothereactionthesightoftheMillenniumFalconproducedinprospectivepassengers。Shemaynotlooklikemuch,heconfessedasheapproachedthem,butshesallgo。Iveaddedafewuniquemodificationstohermyself。Inadditiontopiloting,Iliketotinker。Shellmakepointfivefactorsbeyondlightspeed。Lukescratchedhisheadashetriedtoreassessthecraftinviewofitsownersclaims。EithertheCorellianwasthebiggestliarthissideofthegalacticcenter,ortherewasmoretothisvesselthanmettheeye。LukethoughtbackoncemoretooldBensadmonitionnevertotrustsurfaceimpressions,anddecidedtoreservejudgmentontheshipanditspilotuntilafterhehadwatchedtheminoperation。
; W' T, m2 D: S* ^4 Z Chewbaccahadlingeredbehindatthedocking-bayentrance。Nowherusheduptheramp,ahairywhirlwind,andblabberedexcitedlyatSolo。Thepilotregardedhimcoolly,noddingfromtimetotime,thenbarkedabriefreply。TheWookiechargedintotheship,pausingonlytourgeeveryonetofollow。8 n L/ A: c. ~0 b7 E1 f( d8 _& \
Weseemtobeabitrushed,Soloexplainedcryptically,soifyoullhurryaboard,wellbeoff。Lukewasabouttoventuresomequestions,butKenobiwasalreadyproddinghimuptheramp。Thedroidsfollowed。" `, l( X( X l4 q/ j
Inside,LukewasslightlystartledtoseethebulkyChewbaccasquirmandfighthiswayintoapilotschairwhich,despitemodifications,wasstillover-whelmedbyhismassiveform。TheWookieflippedseveraltinyswitcheswithdigitsseeminglytoobigforthetask。Thosegreatpawsdriftedwithsurprisinggraceoverthecontrols。5 u. O5 a* x7 B6 P0 {) B, I
Adeepthrobbingstartedsomewherewithintheshipastheengineswereactivated。LukeandBenbeganstrappingthemselvesintothevacantseatsinthemainpassageway。0 {8 a# l( k+ y4 y
Outsidethedocking-bayentrancealong,leatherysnoutprotrudedfromdarkfoldsofcloth,andsomewhereinthedepthstoeithersideofthatimposingproboscis,eyesstaredintently。Theyturned,alongwiththerestofthehead,asasquadofeightImperialtroop srushedup。Perhapsnotsurprisingly,theyheadedstraightfortheenigmaticfigurewhowhisperedsomethingtotheleadtrooperandgesturedtothedockingbay。
- A. G' [& U" y% _/ }7 g Theinformationmusthavebeenprovocative。Activatingtheirweaponsandraisingthemtofiringposition,thetroopschargedenmassedownthedocking-bayentrance。9 K- z1 o( U7 Y U
AglintoflightonmovingmetalcaughtSoloseyesastheunwelcomeoutlinesofthefirsttroopsshowedthemselves。Solothoughtitunlikelytheywouldpausetoengageincasualconversation。Hissuspicionwasconfirmedbeforehecouldopenhismouthtoprotesttheirintrusion,asseveraldroppedtotheirkneesandopenedfireonhim。Soloduckedbackinside,turningtoyellforward。
& N) u# I5 S' R, p& Q$ d* P Chewiedeflectorshields,quick!Getusoutofhere!Athroatyroarofacknowledgmentcamebacktohim |