Lukefoundhimselfinalargerotatingbubbleprotrudingfromthesideoftheship。Along,wickedlookingtubewhosepurposewasinstantlyapparentprojectedfromtheapexofthetransparenthemisphere。Lukesettledhimselfintotheseatandcommencedarapidstudyofthecontrols。Activatorhere,firinggriphereHehadfiredsuchweaponsathousandtimesbeforeinhisdreams。
- u& p' Y6 a, q, d( ^3 Y Forward,ChewbaccaandLeiaweresearchingthespeckledpitoutsidefortheattackingfightersrepresentedbyfirepricksonseveralscreens。ChewbaccasuddenlygrowledthroatilyandpulledbackonseveralcontrolsasLeialetoutayelp。! I5 Y) ?/ X" G( ?
Heretheycome。ThestarfieldwheeledaroundLukeasanImperialTiefighterracedtowardhimandthenswungoverheadtovanishintothedistance。Withinthetinycockpititspilotfrownedasthesupposedlybatteredfreighterdartedoutofrange。Adjustinghisowncontrols,heswungupandoverinahigharcintendedtotakehimonafreshinterceptcoursewiththeescapingship。
$ {( ?5 v4 ?0 B Solofiredatanotherfighter,anditspilotnearlyslammedhisenginethroughitsmountingsashefoughttoavoidthepowerfulenergybolts。Ashedidso,hishurriedmaneuverbroughthimunderandaroundtotheothersideofthefreighter。Evenashewasloweringtheglarereflectoroverhiseyes,Lukeopenedupontheracingfighter。
6 t' U+ T$ t: A. F6 s8 `$ k9 h Chewbaccawasalternatinghisattentionbetweentheinstrumentsandthetrackingscreens,whileLeiastrainedtoseparatedistantstarsfromnearbyassassins。2 y* o' H6 V6 D4 S4 r0 D* f
Twofightersdovesimultaneouslyonthetwisting,spiralingfreighter,tryingtolinetheirweaponsontheunexpectedlyflexiblecraft。Solofiredatthedescendingglobes,andLukefollowedwithhisownweaponasecondlater。Bothfiredonthestarshipandthenshotpast。6 y% o% H5 d' \1 L- N- X+ Y( y o
Theyrecomingintoofast,Lukeyelledintohiscomlink。
1 M1 b1 Q1 t8 G: M Anotherenemyboltstuckthefreighterforwardandwasbarelyasidebyitsdeflectors。Thecockpitshudderedviolently,andgaugeswhinedinprotestatthequantityofenergytheywerebeingaskedtomonitorandcompensatefor。2 O& d5 K% O. a5 t1 W9 q
ChewbaccamutteredsomethingtoLeia, Lukefoundhimselfinalargerotatingbubbleprotrudingfromthesideoftheship。Along,wickedlookingtubewhosepurposewasinstantlyapparentprojectedfromtheapexofthetransparenthemisphere。Lukesettledhimselfintotheseatandcommencedarapidstudyofthecontrols。Activatorhere,firinggriphereHehadfiredsuchweaponsathousandtimesbeforeinhisdreams。' F) j. R6 t( q: b: s
Forward,ChewbaccaandLeiaweresearchingthespeckledpitoutsidefortheattackingfightersrepresentedbyfirepricksonseveralscreens。ChewbaccasuddenlygrowledthroatilyandpulledbackonseveralcontrolsasLeialetoutayelp。+ n2 a) x! [" S' a/ P& N/ n
Heretheycome。ThestarfieldwheeledaroundLukeasanImperialTiefighterracedtowardhimandthenswungoverheadtovanishintothedistance。Withinthetinycockpititspilotfrownedasthesupposedlybatteredfreighterdartedoutofrange。Adjustinghisowncontrols,heswungupandoverinahigharcintendedtotakehimonafreshinterceptcoursewiththeescapingship。4 J# h5 g+ Z/ B
Solofiredatanotherfighter,anditspilotnearlyslammedhisenginethroughitsmountingsashefoughttoavoidthepowerfulenergybolts。Ashedidso,hishurriedmaneuverbroughthimunderandaroundtotheothersideofthefreighter。Evenashewasloweringtheglarereflectoroverhiseyes,Lukeopenedupontheracingfighter。
, h1 ?' ^, l. ~& ? Chewbaccawasalternatinghisattentionbetweentheinstrumentsandthetrackingscreens,whileLeiastrainedtoseparatedistantstarsfromnearbyassassins。
7 N% M$ i$ W/ b. k Twofightersdovesimultaneouslyonthetwisting,spiralingfreighter,tryingtolinetheirweaponsontheunexpectedlyflexiblecraft。Solofiredatthedescendingglobes,andLukefollowedwithhisownweaponasecondlater。Bothfiredonthestarshipandthenshotpast。
, w0 o/ R1 B# t, j/ j$ X Theyrecomingintoofast,Lukeyelledintohiscomlink。1 S, k" \# {1 g: y% u
Anotherenemyboltstuckthefreighterforwardandwasbarelyasidebyitsdeflectors。Thecockpitshudderedviolently,andgaugeswhinedinprotestatthequantityofenergytheywerebeingaskedtomonitorandcompensatefor。
* Y. s7 Z0 p# g0 {2 [6 T ChewbaccamutteredsomethingtoLeia, andshemurmuredasoftreplyasifshealmostunderstood。$ D' b+ I6 w; A. n, `/ Q4 [
Anotherfighterunloosedabarrageonthefreighter,onlythistimetheboltpiercedanoverloadedscreenandactuallystruckthesideoftheship。Thoughpartiallydeflected,itstillcarriedenoughpowertoblowoutalargecontrolpanelinthemainpassageway,sendingarainofsparksandsmokeinalldirections。ArtooDetoostartedstolidlytowardtheminiatureinfernoastheshiplurchedcrazily,throwingthelessstableThreepiointoacabinetfullofcomponentchips。& M# W; @9 w$ m* O# H2 U/ I" \
Awarninglightbegantowinkforattentioninthecockpit。ChewbaccamutteredtoLeia,whostaredathimworriedlyandwishedforthegiftofWookie-gab。! x4 M; v6 j d) J0 {% S
Thenafighterfloateddownonthedamagedfreighter,rightintoLukessights。
$ X* K" T% U* ~+ w& v- t Hismouthmovingsilently,Lukefiredatit。Theincrediblyagilelittlevesseldartedoutofhisrange,butasitpassedbeneaththemSolopickeditupinstantly,andcommencedasteadyfollowingfire。Withoutwarningthefightereruptedinanincredibleflashofmulticoloredlight,throwingabillionbitsofsuperheatedmetaltoeverysectionofthecosmos。 |