EitherSolohadsupernaturallyacutehearing,orelsehewasusedtothereactionthesightoftheMillenniumFalconproducedinprospectivepassengers。Shemaynotlooklikemuch,heconfessedasheapproachedthem,butshesallgo。Iveaddedafewuniquemodificationstohermyself。Inadditiontopiloting,Iliketotinker。Shellmakepointfivefactorsbeyondlightspeed。Lukescratchedhisheadashetriedtoreassessthecraftinviewofitsownersclaims。EithertheCorellianwasthebiggestliarthissideofthegalacticcenter,ortherewasmoretothisvesselthanmettheeye。LukethoughtbackoncemoretooldBensadmonitionnevertotrustsurfaceimpressions,anddecidedtoreservejudgmentontheshipanditspilotuntilafterhehadwatchedtheminoperation。
Q: T6 s0 p, ~ Chewbaccahadlingeredbehindatthedocking-bayentrance。Nowherusheduptheramp,ahairywhirlwind,andblabberedexcitedlyatSolo。Thepilotregardedhimcoolly,noddingfromtimetotime,thenbarkedabriefreply。TheWookiechargedintotheship,pausingonlytourgeeveryonetofollow。
- L, A3 M9 L5 O4 _1 c Weseemtobeabitrushed,Soloexplainedcryptically,soifyoullhurryaboard,wellbeoff。Lukewasabouttoventuresomequestions,butKenobiwasalreadyproddinghimuptheramp。Thedroidsfollowed。
4 S% T# f1 j- N2 U. ]: s Inside,LukewasslightlystartledtoseethebulkyChewbaccasquirmandfighthiswayintoapilotschairwhich,despitemodifications,wasstillover-whelmedbyhismassiveform。TheWookieflippedseveraltinyswitcheswithdigitsseeminglytoobigforthetask。Thosegreatpawsdriftedwithsurprisinggraceoverthecontrols。& o( U8 f8 Q% x; U4 e2 [( ~' ]
Adeepthrobbingstartedsomewherewithintheshipastheengineswereactivated。LukeandBenbeganstrappingthemselvesintothevacantseatsinthemainpassageway。
! P6 z" Y8 A* ]' \2 A; C Outsidethedocking-bayentrancealong,leatherysnoutprotrudedfromdarkfoldsofcloth,andsomewhereinthedepthstoeithersideofthatimposingproboscis,eyesstaredintently。Theyturned,alongwiththerestofthehead,asasquadofeightImperialtroop EitherSolohadsupernaturallyacutehearing,orelsehewasusedtothereactionthesightoftheMillenniumFalconproducedinprospectivepassengers。Shemaynotlooklikemuch,heconfessedasheapproachedthem,butshesallgo。Iveaddedafewuniquemodificationstohermyself。Inadditiontopiloting,Iliketotinker。Shellmakepointfivefactorsbeyondlightspeed。Lukescratchedhisheadashetriedtoreassessthecraftinviewofitsownersclaims。EithertheCorellianwasthebiggestliarthissideofthegalacticcenter,ortherewasmoretothisvesselthanmettheeye。LukethoughtbackoncemoretooldBensadmonitionnevertotrustsurfaceimpressions,anddecidedtoreservejudgmentontheshipanditspilotuntilafterhehadwatchedtheminoperation。
: w$ _! |9 a7 t. {2 B v* ? Chewbaccahadlingeredbehindatthedocking-bayentrance。Nowherusheduptheramp,ahairywhirlwind,andblabberedexcitedlyatSolo。Thepilotregardedhimcoolly,noddingfromtimetotime,thenbarkedabriefreply。TheWookiechargedintotheship,pausingonlytourgeeveryonetofollow。
& h" T! Q+ v& r Weseemtobeabitrushed,Soloexplainedcryptically,soifyoullhurryaboard,wellbeoff。Lukewasabouttoventuresomequestions,butKenobiwasalreadyproddinghimuptheramp。Thedroidsfollowed。7 I2 \; P4 }6 K. ^! F6 ~4 w6 T
Inside,LukewasslightlystartledtoseethebulkyChewbaccasquirmandfighthiswayintoapilotschairwhich,despitemodifications,wasstillover-whelmedbyhismassiveform。TheWookieflippedseveraltinyswitcheswithdigitsseeminglytoobigforthetask。Thosegreatpawsdriftedwithsurprisinggraceoverthecontrols。$ ]4 u: Y% m1 W% n, l6 V* K
Adeepthrobbingstartedsomewherewithintheshipastheengineswereactivated。LukeandBenbeganstrappingthemselvesintothevacantseatsinthemainpassageway。
5 [' f- _! s7 ?7 ^5 a. T( y! S' q Outsidethedocking-bayentrancealong,leatherysnoutprotrudedfromdarkfoldsofcloth,andsomewhereinthedepthstoeithersideofthatimposingproboscis,eyesstaredintently。Theyturned,alongwiththerestofthehead,asasquadofeightImperialtroop srushedup。Perhapsnotsurprisingly,theyheadedstraightfortheenigmaticfigurewhowhisperedsomethingtotheleadtrooperandgesturedtothedockingbay。
2 p6 M0 f9 D' K5 ~ Theinformationmusthavebeenprovocative。Activatingtheirweaponsandraisingthemtofiringposition,thetroopschargedenmassedownthedocking-bayentrance。
( p6 U" V( l3 T+ `! P4 C1 i8 {3 C, o AglintoflightonmovingmetalcaughtSoloseyesastheunwelcomeoutlinesofthefirsttroopsshowedthemselves。Solothoughtitunlikelytheywouldpausetoengageincasualconversation。Hissuspicionwasconfirmedbeforehecouldopenhismouthtoprotesttheirintrusion,asseveraldroppedtotheirkneesandopenedfireonhim。Soloduckedbackinside,turningtoyellforward。
; ]( }; E3 I5 A; p6 n) A y Chewiedeflectorshields,quick!Getusoutofhere!Athroatyroarofacknowledgmentcamebacktohim |