Dazed,Lukestaggeredtowardthefrontoftheship。Hebarelynoticedthesoundofenergybolts,tooweaktopenetratetheshipsdeflectors,explodingharmlesslyoutside。' b! z+ M: [4 [+ |2 z9 F
Hisownsafetywascurrentlyoflittleconcerntohim。WithmistyeyeshestaredasChewbaccaandSoloadjustedcontrols。
2 O+ P6 J$ ]* v- R Ihopethatoldmanmanagedtoknockoutthattractorbeam,theCorellianwassaying,orthisisgoingtobeaveryshortride。Ignoringhim,Lukereturnedtotheholdareaandslumpedintoaseat,hisheadfallingintohishands。LeiaOrganaregardedhimquietlyforawhile,thenremovedhercloak。Movingtohim,sheplaceditgentlyaroundhisshoulders。
/ G+ U2 m* ^' d& V Therewasntanythingyoucouldhavedone,shewhisperedcomfortingly。Itwasalloverinaninstant。Icantbelievehesgone,cameLukesreply,hisvoiceaghostofawhisper。5 E7 K1 [ P( S& l0 U3 v9 f/ m' b
IcantSoloshiftedalever,staringnervouslyahead。Butthemassivebaydoorwasconstructedtorespondtotheapproachofanyvessel。Thesafetyfeaturenowservedtofacilitatetheirescapeasthefreighterslippedquicklypastthestill-openingdoorandoutintofreespace。
. L, X# O$ X- e. s# b$ e6 R8 e! Q Nothing,Solosighed,studyingseveralreadoutswithprofoundsatisfaction。
- R6 n( b2 V$ D$ o Notsomuchasanergofcome-hither。Hedidit,allright。Chewbaccarumbledsomething,andthepilotsattentionshiftedtoanotherseriesofgauges。Right,Chewie。Iforget,foramoment,thatthereareotherwaysofpersuadingustoreturn。Histeethflashedinagrinofdetermination。Buttheonlywaytheyllgetusbackinthattravelingtombisinpieces。Takeover。Whirling,heranoutofthecockpit。Comewithme,kid,heshoutedatLukeasheenteredthehold。Werenotoutofthisyet。Lukedidntrespond,didntmove,andLeiaturnedanangryfacetoSolo。
4 `1 ~9 E4 ~4 U$ g5 |+ U0 ] Leavehimalone。Cantyouseewhattheoldmanmeanttohim?Anexplosionjarredtheship,nearlytumblingSolotothedeck。
' M" R+ e# U! L Sowhat?Theoldmangavehimse Dazed,Lukestaggeredtowardthefrontoftheship。Hebarelynoticedthesoundofenergybolts,tooweaktopenetratetheshipsdeflectors,explodingharmlesslyoutside。, I' C3 D I! L, }0 @! [
Hisownsafetywascurrentlyoflittleconcerntohim。WithmistyeyeshestaredasChewbaccaandSoloadjustedcontrols。 x0 A5 j8 C7 R6 U
Ihopethatoldmanmanagedtoknockoutthattractorbeam,theCorellianwassaying,orthisisgoingtobeaveryshortride。Ignoringhim,Lukereturnedtotheholdareaandslumpedintoaseat,hisheadfallingintohishands。LeiaOrganaregardedhimquietlyforawhile,thenremovedhercloak。Movingtohim,sheplaceditgentlyaroundhisshoulders。1 ^, }* }! j6 U9 J
Therewasntanythingyoucouldhavedone,shewhisperedcomfortingly。Itwasalloverinaninstant。Icantbelievehesgone,cameLukesreply,hisvoiceaghostofawhisper。
3 w5 m/ w ?3 u* [+ S IcantSoloshiftedalever,staringnervouslyahead。Butthemassivebaydoorwasconstructedtorespondtotheapproachofanyvessel。Thesafetyfeaturenowservedtofacilitatetheirescapeasthefreighterslippedquicklypastthestill-openingdoorandoutintofreespace。
' M) a0 s) \/ B% p Nothing,Solosighed,studyingseveralreadoutswithprofoundsatisfaction。. X! A p7 i" l3 I
Notsomuchasanergofcome-hither。Hedidit,allright。Chewbaccarumbledsomething,andthepilotsattentionshiftedtoanotherseriesofgauges。Right,Chewie。Iforget,foramoment,thatthereareotherwaysofpersuadingustoreturn。Histeethflashedinagrinofdetermination。Buttheonlywaytheyllgetusbackinthattravelingtombisinpieces。Takeover。Whirling,heranoutofthecockpit。Comewithme,kid,heshoutedatLukeasheenteredthehold。Werenotoutofthisyet。Lukedidntrespond,didntmove,andLeiaturnedanangryfacetoSolo。- @4 W" S) Z1 T% V7 X3 b3 @
Leavehimalone。Cantyouseewhattheoldmanmeanttohim?Anexplosionjarredtheship,nearlytumblingSolotothedeck。
% f! X0 E0 M, A2 I# t0 ~2 {% V Sowhat?Theoldmangavehimse lftogiveusachancetogetaway。Youwanttowastethat,Luke?YouwantKenobitohavewastedhimself?LukesheadcameupandhestaredwithvacanteyesattheCorellian。No,notquitevacantTherewassomethingtoooldandunpleasantshiningblindlyinthebackofthem。Withoutaword,hethrewoffthecloakandjoinedSolo。9 G) S ~; q5 P9 U4 u" \
Givinghimareassuringsmile,Sologestureddownanarrowaccessway。Lukelookedintheindicteddirection,smiledgrimly,andrusheddownitasSolostarteddowntheopposingpassage |