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HAN
Jabba, I'll pay you because it's my pleasure.
LUKE
What a piece of junk.
HAN
She'll make point five beyond the speed of light. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've added some special modifications myself.
HAN
We're a little rushed, so if you'll hurry aboard we'll get out of here.
THREEPIO
Hello, sir.
TROOPER
Which way?
TROOPER
All right, men. Load your weapons!
TROOPER
Stop that ship!
TROOPER
Blast 'em!
HAN
Chewie, get us out of here!
THREEPIO
Oh, my. I'd forgotten how much I hate space travel.
HAN
It looks like an Imperial cruiser. Our passengers must be hotter than I thought. Try and hold them off. Angle the deflector shield while I make the calculations for the jump to light speed.
HAN
Stay sharp! There are two more coming in; they're going to try to cut us off.
LUKE
Why don't you outrun them? I thought you said this thing was fast.
HAN
Watch your mouth, kid, or you're going to find yourself floating home. We'll be safe enough once we make the jump to hyperspace. Besides, I know a few maneuvers. We'll lose them!
HAN
Here's where the fun begins!
BEN
How long before you can make the jump to light speed?
HAN
It'll take a few moments to get the coordinates from the navi-computer.
LUKE
Are you kidding? At the rate they're gaining...
HAN
Traveling through hyperspace isn't like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?
LUKE
What's that flashing?
HAN
We're losing our deflector shield. Go strap yourself in, I'm going to make the jump to light speed.
MOTTI
We've entered the Alderaan system.
LEIA
Governor Tarkin, I should have expected to find you holding Vader's leash. I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board.
TARKIN
Charming to the last. You don't know how hard I found it signing the order to terminate your life!
LEIA
to take the responsibility yourself!
TARKIN
Princess Leia, before your execution I would like you to be my guest at a ceremony that will make this battle station operational. No star system will dare oppose the Emperor now.
LEIA
The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.
TARKIN
Not after we demonstrate the power of this station. In a way, you have determined the choice of the planet that'll be destroyed first. Since you are reluctant to provide us with the location of the Rebel base, I have chosen to test this station's destructive power... on your home planet of Alderaan.
LEIA
No! Alderaan is peaceful. We have no weapons. You can't possibly...
TARKIN
You would prefer another target? A military target? Then name the system!
TARKIN
I grow tired of asking this. So it'll be the last time. Where is the Rebel base?
LEIA
Dantooine.
LEIA
They're on Dantooine.
TARKIN
There. You see Lord Vader, she can be reasonable. Continue with the operation. You may fire when ready.
LEIA
What?
TARKIN
You're far too trusting. Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration. But don't worry. We will deal with your Rebel friends soon enough.
LEIA
No!
VADER
Commence primary ignition.
LUKE
Are you all right? What's wrong?
BEN
I felt a great disturbance in the Force... as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
BEN
You'd better get on with your exercises.
HAN
Well, you can forget your troubles with those Imperial slugs. I told you I'd outrun 'em.
HAN
Don't everyone thank me at once.
HAN
Anyway, we should be at Alderaan about oh-two-hundred hours.
THREEPIO
Now be careful, Artoo.
THREEPIO
He made a fair move. Screaming about it won't help you.
HAN
Let him have it. It's not wise to upset a Wookiee.
THREEPIO
But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid.
HAN
That's 'cause droids don't pull people's arms out of their socket when they lose. Wookiees are known to do that.
THREEPIO
I see your point, sir. I suggest a new strategy, Artoo. Let the Wookiee win.
BEN
Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him.
LUKE
You mean it controls your actions?
BEN
Partially. But it also obeys your commands.
HAN
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
LUKE
You don't believe in the Force, do you?
HAN
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me believe there's one all-powerful force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny.
HAN
It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.
BEN
I suggest you try it again, Luke.
BEN
This time, let go your conscious self and act on instinct.
LUKE
With the blast shield down, I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?
BEN
Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them.
BEN
Stretch out with your feelings.
BEN
You see, you can do it.
HAN
I call it luck.
BEN
In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.
HAN
Look, going good against remotes is one thing. Going good against the living? That's something else.
HAN
Looks like we're coming up on Alderaan.
LUKE
You know, I did feel something. I could almost see the remote.
BEN
That's good. You have taken your first step into a larger world.
TARKIN
Yes.
OFFICER CASS
Our scout ships have reached Dantooine. They found the remains of a Rebel base, but they estimate that it has been deserted for some time. They are now conducting an extensive search of the surrounding systems.
TARKIN
She lied! She lied to us!
VADER
I told you she would never consciously betray the Rebellion.
TARKIN
Terminate her... immediately!
HAN
Stand by, Chewie, here we go. Cut in the sublight engines.
HAN
What the...? Aw, we've come out of hyperspace into a meteor shower. Some kind of asteroid collision. It's not on any of the charts.
LUKE
What's going on?
HAN
Our position is correct, except... no, Alderaan!
LUKE
What do you mean? Where is it?
HAN
Thats what I'm trying to tell you, kid. It ain't there. It's been totally blown away.
LUKE
What? How?
BEN
Destroyed... by the Empire!
HAN
The entire starfleet couldn't destroy the whole planet. It'd take a thousand ships with more fire power than I've...
HAN
There's another ship coming in.
LUKE
Maybe they know what happened.
BEN
It's an Imperial fighter.
LUKE
It followed us!
BEN
No. It's a short range fighter.
HAN
There aren't any bases around here. Where did it come from?
LUKE
It sure is leaving in a big hurry. If they identify us, we're in big trouble.
HAN
Not if I can help it. Chewie... jam it's transmissions.
BEN
It'd be as well to let it go. It's too far out of range.
HAN
Not for long...
BEN
A fighter that size couldn't get this deep into space on its own.
LUKE
Then he must have gotten lost, been part of a convoy or something...
HAN
Well, he ain't going to be around long enough to tell anyone about us.
LUKE
Look at him. He's heading for that small moon.
HAN
I think I can get him before he gets there... he's almost in range.
BEN
That's no moon! It's a space station.