Threepiolistened。Hecouldntfrown,buthemanagedtogiveagoodimpressionofdoingso。Missionwhatmission?Whatareyoutalkingabout?Yousoundlikeyouhaventgotanintegratedlogicterminalleftinyourbrain。Nonomoreadventures。IlltakemychanceswiththeImperialsandImnotgettinginthere。AnangryelectronictwangcamefromtheArtoounit。Dontcallmeamindlessphilosopher,Threepiosnappedback,youoverweight,unstreamlinedglobofgrease!Threepiowasconcoctinganadditionalrejoinderwhenanexplosionblewoutthebackwallofthecorridor。Dustandmetaldebriswhooshedthroughthenarrowsub-passageway,followedinstantlybyaseriesofsecondaryexplosions。Flamesbeganjumpinghungrilyfromtheexposedinteriorwall;reflectionoffThreepiosisolatedpatchesofpolishedskin。Mutteringtheelectronicequivalentofconsigninghissoultotheunknown,thelankyrobotjumpedintotheaudiblyasArtooactivatedthesafetydoorbehindhim。Thesmallerrobotflippedaseriesofswitches,snappedbackacover,andpressedthreebuttonsinacertainsequence。Withthethunderofexplosivelatchesthelifepodejectedfromthecrippledfighter。 ' O" S. E2 h* B% s Whenwordcameoverthecommunicatorsthatthelastpocketofresistanceontherebelshiphadbeencleanedout,theCaptainoftheImperialcruiserrelaxedconsiderably。Hewaslisteningwithpleasuretoproceedingsoncapturedvesselwhenoneofhischiefgunneryofficerscalledtohim。Movingtothemansposition,theCaptainstaredintothecircularviewscreenandsawatinydotdroppingawaytowardthefieryworldbelow。Theregoesanotherpod,sir。Instructions?Theofficershandhoveredoveracomputerizedenergybattery。Casually,confidentinthefirepowerandtotalcontrolunderhiscommand,theCaptainstudiedthenearbyreadoutsmonitoringthepod。, a) l: Y- t- e- p
Allofthemreadblank。Holdyourfire,LieutenantHija。Instrumentsshownolifeformsaboard。Thepodsreleasemechanismmusthaveshort-circuitedorreceivedafalseinstruction。Dontwasteyoupower。Heturnedaway,tolistenwithsatisfactiontothereportsofca Threepiolistened。Hecouldntfrown,buthemanagedtogiveagoodimpressionofdoingso。Missionwhatmission?Whatareyoutalkingabout?Yousoundlikeyouhaventgotanintegratedlogicterminalleftinyourbrain。Nonomoreadventures。IlltakemychanceswiththeImperialsandImnotgettinginthere。AnangryelectronictwangcamefromtheArtoounit。Dontcallmeamindlessphilosopher,Threepiosnappedback,youoverweight,unstreamlinedglobofgrease!Threepiowasconcoctinganadditionalrejoinderwhenanexplosionblewoutthebackwallofthecorridor。Dustandmetaldebriswhooshedthroughthenarrowsub-passageway,followedinstantlybyaseriesofsecondaryexplosions。Flamesbeganjumpinghungrilyfromtheexposedinteriorwall;reflectionoffThreepiosisolatedpatchesofpolishedskin。Mutteringtheelectronicequivalentofconsigninghissoultotheunknown,thelankyrobotjumpedintotheaudiblyasArtooactivatedthesafetydoorbehindhim。Thesmallerrobotflippedaseriesofswitches,snappedbackacover,andpressedthreebuttonsinacertainsequence。Withthethunderofexplosivelatchesthelifepodejectedfromthecrippledfighter。* q, @6 u( f: v' R! |( N
Whenwordcameoverthecommunicatorsthatthelastpocketofresistanceontherebelshiphadbeencleanedout,theCaptainoftheImperialcruiserrelaxedconsiderably。Hewaslisteningwithpleasuretoproceedingsoncapturedvesselwhenoneofhischiefgunneryofficerscalledtohim。Movingtothemansposition,theCaptainstaredintothecircularviewscreenandsawatinydotdroppingawaytowardthefieryworldbelow。Theregoesanotherpod,sir。Instructions?Theofficershandhoveredoveracomputerizedenergybattery。Casually,confidentinthefirepowerandtotalcontrolunderhiscommand,theCaptainstudiedthenearbyreadoutsmonitoringthepod。 1 R- ~4 m a$ g: x/ f8 t( v Allofthemreadblank。Holdyourfire,LieutenantHija。Instrumentsshownolifeformsaboard。Thepodsreleasemechanismmusthaveshort-circuitedorreceivedafalseinstruction。Dontwasteyoupower。Heturnedaway,tolistenwithsatisfactiontothereportsofca pturedmenandmaterialcomingfromtherebelship。Glarefromexplodingpanelsanderuptingcircuitryreflectedcrazilyoffthearmoroftheleadstormtrooperashesurveyedthepassagewayahead。Hewasabouttoturnandcallforthosebehindtofollowhimforwardwhenhenoticedsomethingmovingofftooneside。Itappearedtobecrouchingbackinasmall,darkalcove。Holdinghispistolready,hemovedcautiouslyforwardandpeeredintotherecess。Asmall,shiveringfigurecladinflowingwhitehuggedthebackoftherecessandstaredupattheman