Thegarbagechutewasawonderfulidea,hetoldthePrincesssardonically,wipingthesweatfromhisforehead。Whatanincrediblesmellyouvediscovered。. \2 J) W% [6 ?& ~* X. A4 N8 p
Unfortunately,wecantrideouthereonadriftingodor,andtheredoesntseemtobeanyotherexit。UnlessIcangetthishatchopen。Steppingback,hepulledhispistolandfiredatthecover。Theboltpromptlywenthowlingaroundtheroomaseveryonesoughtcoverinthegarbage。Alastglanceandtheboltdetonatedalmostontopofthem。$ {1 S4 E" ], j _
Lookinglessdignifiedbythemoment,Leiawasthefirsttoemergefromthepungentcover。Putthatthingaway,shetoldSologrimly,oryouregoingtogetusallkilled。Yes,YourWorship,Solomutteredinsnidesupplication。Hemadenomovetoreholsterhisweaponasheglancedbackuptowardtheopenchuteabove。Itwonttakelongforthemtofigureoutwhathappenedtous。Wehadthingswellundercontroluntilyouledusdownhere。Sureyoudid,sheshotback,brushingrefusefromherhairandshoulders。
2 b2 E" O+ Q. W+ T' c P1 O7 ] Oh,well,itcouldbeworseAsifinreply,apiercing,horriblemoaningfilledtheroom。Itseemedtocomefromsomewherebeneaththem。Chewbaccaletoutaterrifiedyowlofhisownandtriedtoflattenhimselfagainstawall。Lukedrewhisownpistolandpeeredhardatvariousclumpsofdebris,butsawnothing。
f; M! O& E6 ^( o9 s" h( O/ | Whatwasthat?Soloasked。+ U8 N: Q% j0 `7 W5 e
Imnottoosure。Lukesuddenlyjumped,lookingdownandbehindhim。
! I1 ~: T& [) h' i+ s Somethingjustmovedpastme,Ithink。WatchoutWithshockingsuddennessLukedisappearedstraightdownintothegarbage。9 v- x) }, `# C/ W% @
ItsgotLuke!thePrincessshouted。Ittookhimunder!Sololookedaroundfranticallyforsomethingtoshootat。
2 O/ T/ G Z& T" l9 m$ \! G& G Asabruptlyashehadvanished,Lukereappearedandsodidpartofsomethingelse。Athickwhitishtentaclewaswrappedtightaroundhisthroat。
7 h3 s: y/ i/ w$ F Shootit,killit!Lukescreamed。: e9 j0 r9 r' w+ v5 P
Thegarbagechutewasawonderfulidea,hetoldthePrincesssardonically,wipingthesweatfromhisforehead。Whatanincrediblesmellyouvediscovered。# r+ d% \7 D! F O# [- p \1 x
Unfortunately,wecantrideouthereonadriftingodor,andtheredoesntseemtobeanyotherexit。UnlessIcangetthishatchopen。Steppingback,hepulledhispistolandfiredatthecover。Theboltpromptlywenthowlingaroundtheroomaseveryonesoughtcoverinthegarbage。Alastglanceandtheboltdetonatedalmostontopofthem。& U; E/ F4 ^: I+ t8 B! B
Lookinglessdignifiedbythemoment,Leiawasthefirsttoemergefromthepungentcover。Putthatthingaway,shetoldSologrimly,oryouregoingtogetusallkilled。Yes,YourWorship,Solomutteredinsnidesupplication。Hemadenomovetoreholsterhisweaponasheglancedbackuptowardtheopenchuteabove。Itwonttakelongforthemtofigureoutwhathappenedtous。Wehadthingswellundercontroluntilyouledusdownhere。Sureyoudid,sheshotback,brushingrefusefromherhairandshoulders。
7 v M& a( R) \0 B ?) R1 q; E! s Oh,well,itcouldbeworseAsifinreply,apiercing,horriblemoaningfilledtheroom。Itseemedtocomefromsomewherebeneaththem。Chewbaccaletoutaterrifiedyowlofhisownandtriedtoflattenhimselfagainstawall。Lukedrewhisownpistolandpeeredhardatvariousclumpsofdebris,butsawnothing。
5 F4 T# y/ H) k Whatwasthat?Soloasked。
* R! l: H) E2 g9 t3 B/ j) T Imnottoosure。Lukesuddenlyjumped,lookingdownandbehindhim。
2 F( R' x. u4 t0 J' N# k# z Somethingjustmovedpastme,Ithink。WatchoutWithshockingsuddennessLukedisappearedstraightdownintothegarbage。7 o" ?. F$ T3 w. v6 ]& M6 J/ C( R
ItsgotLuke!thePrincessshouted。Ittookhimunder!Sololookedaroundfranticallyforsomethingtoshootat。
$ a+ `6 h! Y. [+ ^ Asabruptlyashehadvanished,Lukereappearedandsodidpartofsomethingelse。Athickwhitishtentaclewaswrappedtightaroundhisthroat。
. B% s1 M% q* T8 ~9 N: G Shootit,killit!Lukescreamed。
1 l5 q3 {* V9 u" x& N Shootit!Icantevenseeit,Soloprotested。
: S* j/ X, h, D+ m( ~ OnceagainLukewassuckedunderbywhateverthatgruesomeappendagewasattachedto。Solostaredhelplesslyaroundthemulticoloredsurface。3 h# K7 T6 q8 Z& F2 ?- L& _$ _
Therewasadistantrumbleofheavymachinery,andtwoopposingwallsofthechambermovedinwardseveralcentimeters。Therumbleceasedandthenitwasquietagain。LukeappearedunexpectedlyclosetoSolo,scrabblinghiswayclearofthesuffocatingmessandrubbingattheweltonhisneck。
5 `1 y( W- O: z u7 ^# K Whathappenedtoit?Leiawondered,eyeingthequiescentgarbagewarily |