STAR WARS - EPISODE 4: STAR WARS THREEPIO Did you hear that? They've shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness! THREEPIO We're doomed! THREEPIO There'll be no escape for the Princess this time. THREEPIO What's that? THREEPIO I should have known better than to trust the logic of a half-sized thermocapsulary dehousing assister... LUKE Hurry up! Come with me! What are you waiting for?! Get in gear! THREEPIO Artoo! Artoo-Detoo, where are you? THREEPIO At last! Where have you been? THREEPIO They're heading in this direction. What are we going to do? We'll be sent to the spice mines of Kessel or smashed into who knows what! THREEPIO Wait a minute, where are you going? IMPERIAL OFFICER The Death Star plans are not in the main computer. VADER Where are those transmissions you intercepted? REBEL OFFICER We intercepted no transmissions. Aaah... This is a consular ship. Were on a diplomatic mission. VADER If this is a consular ship... where is the Ambassador? VADER Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans and bring me the Ambassador. I want her alive! TROOPER There she is! Set for stun! TROOPER She'll be all right. Inform Lord Vader we have a prisoner. THREEPIO Hey, you're not permitted in there. It's restricted. You'll be deactivated for sure.. THREEPIO Don't call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease! Now come out before somebody sees you. THREEPIO Secret mission? What plans? What are you talking about? I'm not getting in there! THREEPIO I'm going to regret this. CHIEF PILOT There goes another one. CAPTAIN Hold your fire. There are no life forms. It must have been short-circuited. THREEPIO That's funny, the damage doesn't look as bad from out here. THREEPIO Are you sure this things safe? WOMAN I've told you kids to slow down! FIXER Did I hear a young noise blast through here? CAMIE It was just Wormie on another rampage. LUKE Shape it up you guys!... Biggs? LUKE I didn't know you were back! When did you get in? BIGGS Just now. I wanted to surprise you, hot shot. I thought you'd be here... certainly didn't expect you to be out working. LUKE The Academy didn't change you much... but you're back so soon? Hey, what happened, didn't you get your commission? BIGGS Of course I got it. Signed aboard The Rand Ecliptic last week. First mate Biggs Darklighter at your service...... I just came back to say goodbye to all you unfortunate landlocked simpletons. LUKE I almost forgot. There's a battle going on! Right here in our system. Come and look! DEAK Not again! Forget it. LUKE There they are! BIGGS That's no battle, hot shot... they're just sitting there! Probably a freighter-tanker refueling. LUKE But there was a lot of firing earlier... LUKE Hey, easy with those... CAMIE Don't worry about it, Wormie. FIXER I keep telling you, the Rebellion is a long way from here. I doubt if the Empire would even fight to keep this system. Believe me Luke, this planet is a big hunk of nothing... LEIA Lord Vader, I should have known. Only you could be so bold. The Imperial Senate will not sit stillfor this, when they hear you've attacked a diplomatic... VADER Don't play games with me, Your Highness. You weren't on any mercy mission this time. You passed directly through a restricted system. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. LEIA I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan... VADER You're a part of the Rebel Alliance... and a traitor. Take her away! COMMANDER Holding her is dangerous. If word of this gets out, it could generate sympathy for the Rebellion in the senate. VADER I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link to find their secret base! COMMANDER you anything. VADER Leave that to me. Send a distress signal and then inform the senate that all aboard were killed! SECOND OFFICER Lord Vader, the battle station plans are not aboard this ship! And no transmissions were made. An escape pod was jettisoned during the fighting, but no life forms were aboard. VADER She must have hidden the plans in the escape pod. Send a detachment down to retrieve them. See to it personally, Commander. There'll be no one to stop us this time. COMMANDER Yes, sir. THREEPIO How did I get into this mess? I really don't know how. We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life. THREEPIO I've got to rest before I fall apart. My joints are almost frozen. THREEPIO What a desolate place this is. THREEPIO Where are you going? THREEPIO Well, I'm not going that way. It's much too rocky. This way is much easier. THREEPIO What makes you think there are settlements over there? THREEPIO Don't get technical with me. THREEPIO What mission? What are you talking about? I've had just about enough of you! Go that way! You'll be malfunctioning within a day, you nearsighted scrap pile! THREEPIO And don't let me catch you following me begging for help, because you won't get it. THREEPIO No more adventures. I'm not going that way. THREEPIO That malfunctioning little twerp. This is all his fault! He tricked me into going this way, but he'll do no better. THREEPIO Wait, what's that? A transport! I'm saved! THREEPIO Over here! Help! Please, help! LUKE ... so I cut off my power, shut down the afterburners and came in low on Deak's trail. I was so close I thought I was going to fry my instruments. As it was I busted up the Skyhopper pretty bad. Uncle Owen was pretty upset. He grounded me for the rest of the season. You should have been there... it was fantastic. BIGGS You ought to take it a little easy Luke. You may be the hottest bushpilot this side of Mos Eisley, but those little Skyhoppers are dangerous. Keep it up, and one day, whammo, you're going to be nothing more than a dark spot on the down side of a canyon wall. LUKE Look who's talking. Now that you've been around those giant starships you're beginning to sound like my uncle. You've gotten soft in the city... BIGGS I've missed you kid. LUKE Well, things haven't been the same since you left, Biggs. It's been so...quiet. BIGGS Luke, I didn't come back just to say goodbye... I shouldn't tell you this, but you're the only one I can trust... and if I don't come back, I want somebody to know. LUKE What are you talking about? BIGGS I made some friends at the Academy. ... when our frigate goes to one of the central systems, we're going to jump ship and join the Alliance... LUKE Join the Rebellion?! Are you kidding! How? BIGGS Quiet down will ya! You got a mouth bigger than a meteor crater! LUKE I'm sorry. I'm quiet. Listen how quiet I am. You can barely hear me... BIGGS My friend has a friend on Bestine who might help us make contact. LUKE around forever trying to find them. BIGGS I know it's a long shot, but if I don't find them I'll do what I can on my own... It's what we always talked about. Luke, I'm not going to wait for the Empire to draft me into service. The Rebellion is spreading and I want to be on the right side - the side I believe in. LUKE And I'm stuck here... BIGGS I thought you were going to the Academy next term. You'll get your chance to get off this rock. LUKE Not likely! I had to cancel my application. There has been a lot of unrest among the Sand People since you left... they've even raided the outskirts of Anchorhead. BIGGS Your uncle could hold off a whole colony of Sand People with one blaster. LUKE I know, but he's got enough vaporators going to make the place pay off. He needs me for just one more season. I can't leave him now. BIGGS I feel for you, Luke, you're going to have to learn what seems to be important or what really is important. What good is all your uncle's work if it's taken over by the Empire?... You know they're starting to nationalize commerce in the central systems...it won't be long before your uncle is merely a tenant, slaving for the greater glory of the Empire. LUKE It couldn't happen here. You said it yourself. The Empire won't bother with this rock. BIGGS Things always change. LUKE I wish I was going... Are you going to be around long? BIGGS No, I'm leaving in the morning... LUKE Then I guess I won't see you. BIGGS Maybe someday... I'll keep a lookout. LUKE Well, I'll be at the Academy next season... after that who knows. I won't be drafted into the Imperial Starfleet that's for sure... Take care of yourself, you'll always be the best friend I've got. BIGGS So long, Luke. THREEPIO Artoo-Detoo! It's you! It's you! FIRST TROOPER Someone was in the pod. The tracks go off in this direction. SECOND TROOPER Look, sir - droids. THREEPIO Wake up! Wake up! THREEPIO We're doomed. THREEPIO Do you think they'll melt us down? THREEPIO Don't shoot! Don't shoot! Will this never end? BERU Luke, tell Owen that if he gets a translator to be sure it speaks Bocce. LUKE It looks like we don't have much of a choice but I'll remind him. OWEN I have no need for a protocol droid. THREEPIO Sir - not in an environment such as this - that's why I've also been programmed for over thirty secondary functions that... OWEN What I really need is a droid that understands the binary languages of moisture vaporators. THREEPIO Vaporators! Sir - My first job was programming binary load lifters... very similar to your vaporators. You could say... OWEN Do you speak Bocce? THREEPIO Of course I can, sir. It's like a second language for me... I'm as fluent in Bocce... OWEN All right; shut up! I'll take this one. THREEPIO Shutting up, sir. OWEN Luke, take these two over to the garage, will you? I want you to have both of them cleaned up before dinner. LUKE But I was going into Toshi Station to pick up some power converters... OWEN You can waste time with your friends when your chores are done. Now, come on, get to it! LUKE All right, come on! And the red one, come on. Well, come on, Red, let's go. LUKE Uncle Owen... OWEN Yeah? LUKE This R2 unit has a bad motivator. Look! OWEN Hey, what're you trying to push on us? THREEPIO Excuse me, sir, but that R2 unit is in prime condition. A real bargain. LUKE Uncle Owen... OWEN Yeah? LUKE What about that one? OWEN What about that blue one? We'll take that one. LUKE Yeah, take it away. THREEPIO Uh, I'm quite sure you'll be very pleased with that one, sir. He really is in first-class condition. I've worked with him before. Here he comes. LUKE Okay, let's go. THREEPIO Now, don't forget this! Why I should stick my neck out for you is quite beyond my capacity! THREEPIO Thank the maker! This oil bath is going to feel so good. I've got such a bad case of dust contamination, I can barely move! LUKE It just isn't fair. Oh, Biggs is right. I'm never gonna get out of here! THREEPIO Is there anything I might do to help? LUKE Well, not unless you can alter time, speed up the harvest, or teleport me off this rock! THREEPIO I don't think so, sir. I'm only a droid and not very knowledgeable about such things. Not on this planet, anyways. As a matter of fact, I'm not even sure which planet I'm on. LUKE Well, if there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet that it's farthest from. THREEPIO I see, sir. LUKE Uh, you can call me Luke. THREEPIO I see, sir Luke. LUKE Just Luke. THREEPIO And I am See-Threepio, human-cyborg relations, and this is my counterpart, Artoo-Detoo. LUKE Hello. LUKE You got a lot of carbon scoring here. It looks like you boys have seen a lot of action. THREEPIO With all we've been through, sometimes I'm amazed we're in as good condition as we are, what with the Rebellion and all. LUKE You know of the Rebellion against the Empire? THREEPIO That's how we came to be in your service, if you take my meaning, sir. LUKE Have you been in many battles? THREEPIO Several, I think. Actually, there's not much to tell. I'm not much more than an interpreter, and not very good at telling stories. Well, not at making them interesting, anyways. LUKE Well, my little friend, you've got something jammed in here real good. Were you on a starcruiser or... LEIA Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You'remy only hope. LUKE What's this? THREEPIO What is what?!? He asked you a question...What is that? LEIA Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope. THREEPIO Oh, he says it's nothing, sir. Merely a malfunction. Old data. Pay it no mind. LUKE Who is she? She's beautiful. THREEPIO I'm afraid I'm not quite sure, sir. LEIA Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi... THREEPIO I think she was a passenger on our last voyage. A person of some importance, sir - I believe. Our captain was attached to... LUKE Is there more to this recording? THREEPIO Behave yourself, Artoo. You're going to get us in trouble. It's all right, you can trust him. He's our new master. THREEPIO He says he's the property of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a resident of these parts. And it's a private message for him. Quite frankly, sir, I don't know what he's talking about. Our last master was Captain Antilles, but with what we've been through, this little R2 unit has become a bit eccentric. LUKE Obi-Wan Kenobi? I wonder if he means old Ben Kenobi? THREEPIO I beg your pardon, sir, but do you know what he's talking about? LUKE Well, I don't know anyone named Obi-Wan, but old Ben lives out beyond the dune sea. He's kind of a strange old hermit. LUKE I wonder who she is. It sounds like she's in trouble. I'd better play back the whole thing. THREEPIO He says the restraining bolt has short circuited his recording system. He suggests that if you remove the bolt, he might be able to play back the entire recording. LUKE H'm? Oh, yeah, well, I guess you're too small to run away on me if I take this off! Okay. LUKE There you go. LUKE Well, wait a minute. Where'd she go? Bring her back! Play back the entire message. THREEPIO been playing. The one you're carrying inside your rusty innards! AUNT BERU Luke? Luke! Come to dinner! LUKE All right, I'll be right there, Aunt Beru. THREEPIO I'm sorry, sir, but he appears to have picked up a slight flutter. LUKE Well, see what you can do with him. I'll be right back. THREEPIO Just you reconsider playing that message for him. THREEPIO No, I don't think he likes you at all. THREEPIO No, I don't like you either. LUKE You know, I think that R2 unit we bought might have been stolen. OWEN What makes you think that? LUKE Well, I stumbled across a recording while I was cleaning him. He says he belongs to someone called Obi-Wan Kenobi. LUKE I thought he might have meant Ben. Do you know what he's talking about? Well, I wonder if he's related to Ben. OWEN That old man's just a crazy wizard. Tomorrow I want you to take that R2 unit into Anchorhead and have its memory flushed. That'll be the end of it. It belongs to us now. LUKE But what if this Obi-Wan comes looking for him? OWEN He won't, I don't think he exists any more. He died about the same time as your father. LUKE He knew my father? OWEN I told you to forget it. Your only concern is to prepare the new droids for tomorrow. In the morning I want them on the south ridge working out those condensers. LUKE Yes, sir. I think those new droids are going to work out fine. In fact, I, uh, was also thinking about our agreement about my staying on another season. And if these new droids do work out, I want to transmit my application to the Academy this year. OWEN You mean the next semester before harvest? LUKE Sure, there're more than enough droids. OWEN Harvest is when I need you the most. Only one more season. This year we'll make enough on the harvest so I'll be able to hire some more hands. And then you can go to the Academy next year. OWEN You must understand I need you here, Luke. LUKE But it's a whole 'nother year. OWEN Look, it's only one more season. LUKE Yeah, that's what you said last year when Biggs and Tank left. AUNT BERU Where are you going? LUKE It looks like I'm going nowhere. I have to finish cleaning those droids. AUNT BERU Owen, he can't stay here forever. Most of his friends have gone. It means so much to him. OWEN I'll make it up to him next year. I promise. AUNT BERU Luke's just not a farmer, Owen. He has too much of his father in him. OWEN That's what I'm afraid of. LUKE What are you doing hiding there? THREEPIO It wasn't my fault, sir. Please don't deactivate me. I told him not to go, but he's faulty, malfunctioning; kept babbling on about his mission. LUKE Oh, no! THREEPIO That R2 unit has always been a problem. These astro-droids are getting quite out of hand. Even I can't understand their logic at times. LUKE How could I be so stupid? He's nowhere in sight. Blast it! THREEPIO Pardon me, sir, but couldn't we go after him? LUKE It's too dangerous with all the Sand People around. We'll have to wait until morning. OWEN Luke, I'm shutting the power down for the night. LUKE All right, I'll be there in a few minutes. Boy, am I gonna get it. LUKE You know that little droid is going to cause me a lot of trouble. THREEPIO Oh, he excels at that, sir. OWEN Luke? Luke? Luke? Where could he be loafing now! OWEN Have you seen Luke this morning? AUNT BERU He said he had some things to do before he started today, so he left early. OWEN Uh? Did he take those two new droids with him? AUNT BERU I think so. OWEN Well, he'd better have those units in the south range repaired bemidday or there'll be hell to pay! LUKE How's that. LUKE Old Ben Kenobi lives out in this direction somewhere, but I don't see how that R2 unit could have come this far. We must have missed him. Uncle Owen isn't going to take this very well. THREEPIO Sir, would it help if you told him it was my fault. LUKE Sure. He needs you. He'd probably only deactivate you for a day or so... THREEPIO Deactivate! Well, on the other hand if you hadn't removed his restraining bolt... LUKE Wait, there's something dead ahead on the scanner. It looks like our droid... hit the accelerator. LUKE Hey, whoa, just where do you think you're going? THREEPIO Master Luke here is your rightful owner. We'll have no more of this Obi-Wan Kenobi jibberish... and don't talk to me of your mission, either. You're fortunate he doesn't blast you into a million pieces right here. LUKE Well, come on. It's getting late. I only hope we can get back before Uncle Owen really blows up. THREEPIO If you don't mind my saying so, sir, I think you should deactivate the little fugitive until you've gotten him back to your workshop. LUKE No, he's not going to try anything. LUKE What's wrong with him now? THREEPIO Oh my... sir, he says there are several creatures approaching from the southeast. LUKE Sand People! Or worse! Come on, let's have a look. Come on. LUKE There are two Banthas down there but I don't see any... wait a second, they're Sand People all right. I can see one of them now. BEN Hello there! Come here my little friend. Don't be afraid. BEN Don't worry, he'll be all right. LUKE What happened? BEN Rest easy, son, you've had a busy day. You're fortunate you're still in one piece. LUKE Ben? Ben Kenobi! Boy, am I glad to see you! BEN The Jundland Wastes are not to be traveled lightly. Tell me, young Luke, what brings you out this far? LUKE Oh, this little droid! I think he's searching for his former master... I've never seen such devotion in a droid before... there seems tobe no stopping him. He claims to be the property of an Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is he a relative of yours? Do you know who he's talking about? BEN Obi-Wan Kenobi... Obi-Wan? Now thats a name I haven't heard in a long time... a long time. LUKE I think my uncle knew him. He said he was dead. BEN Oh, he's not dead, no... not yet. LUKE You know him! BEN Well of course, of course I know him. He's me! I haven't gone by the name Obi-Wan since oh, before you were born. LUKE Then the droid does belong to you. BEN Don't seem to remember ever owning a droid. Very interesting... BEN I think we better get indoors. The Sand People are easily startled but they will soon be back and in greater numbers. LUKE ... Threepio! THREEPIO Where am I? I must have taken a bad step... LUKE Can you stand? We've got to get out of here before the Sand People return. THREEPIO I don't think I can make it. You go on, Master Luke. There's no sense in you risking yourself on my account. I'm done for. LUKE No, you're not. What kind of talk is that? BEN Quickly, son... they're on the move. LUKE No, my father didn't fight in the wars. He was a navigator on a spice freighter. BEN That's what your uncle told you. He didn't hold with your father's ideals. Thought he should have stayed here and not gotten involved. LUKE You fought in the Clone Wars? BEN Yes, I was once a Jedi Knight the same as your father. LUKE I wish I'd known him. BEN He was the best star-pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior. I understand you've become quite a good pilot yourself. And he was a good friend. Which reminds me... BEN I have something here for you. Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damned-fool idealistic crusade like your father did. THREEPIO Sir, if you'll not be needing me, I'll close down for awhile. LUKE Sure, go ahead. LUKE What is it? BEN Your fathers lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster. BEN An elegant weapon for a morecivilized time. For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire. LUKE How did my father die? BEN A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force. LUKE The Force? BEN Well, the Force is what gives the Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together. BEN Now, let's see if we can't figure out what you are, my little friend. And where you come from. LUKE I saw part of the message he was... BEN I seem to have found it. LEIA General Kenobi, years ago you served my father in the Clone Wars. Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire. I regret that I am unable to present my father's request to you in person, but my ship has fallen under attack and I'm afraid my mission to bring you to Alderaan has failed. I have placed information vital to the survival of the Rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit. My father will know how to retrieve it. You must see this droid safely delivered to him on Alderaan. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope. BEN You must learn the ways of the Force if you're to come with me to Alderaan. LUKE Alderaan? I'm not going to Alderaan. I've got to go home. It's late, I'm in for it as it is. BEN I need your help, Luke. I'm getting too old for this sort of thing.She needs your help. LUKE I can't get involved! I've got work to do! It's not that I like the Empire. I hate it! But there's nothing I can do about it right now. It's such a long way from here. BEN That's your uncle talking. LUKE Oh, God, my uncle. How am I ever going to explain this? BEN Learn about the Force, Luke. LUKE Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you're going. BEN You must do what you feel is right, of course. TAGGE Until this battle station is fully operational we are vulnerable. The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped. They're more dangerous than you realize. MOTTI Dangerous to your starfleet, Commander; not to this battle station! TAGGE The Rebellion will continue to gain support in the Imperial Senate as long as.... TARKIN The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us. I've just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away. TAGGE That's impossible! How will the Emperor maintain control without the bureaucracy? TARKIN The regional governors now have direct control over territories. Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station. TAGGE And what of the Rebellion? If the Rebels have obtained a complete technical readout of this station, it is possible, however unlikely, that they might find a weakness and exploit it. VADER The plans you refer to will soon be back in our hands. MOTTI Any attack made by the Rebels against this station would be a useless gesture, no matter what technical data they've obtained. This station is now the ultimate power in the universe. I suggest we use it! VADER Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force. MOTTI Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Lord Vader. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you clairvoyance enough to find the Rebel's hidden fort... VADER I find your lack of faith disturbing. TARKIN Enough of this! Vader, release him! VADER As you wish. TARKIN This bickering is pointless. Lord Vader will provide us with the location of the Rebel fortress by the time this station is operational. We will then crush the Rebellion with one swift stroke. LUKE It looks like Sand People did this, all right. Look, here are gaffi sticks, bantha tracks. It's just... I never heard of them hitting anything this big before. BEN They didn't. But we are meant to think they did. These tracks are side by side. Sand People always ride single file to hide there numbers. LUKE These are the same Jawas that sold us Artoo and Threepio. BEN And these blast points, too accurate for Sand People. Only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise. LUKE Why would Imperial troops want to slaughter Jawas? LUKE If they traced the robots here, they may have learned who they sold them to. And that would lead them back home! BEN Wait, Luke! It's too dangerous. LUKE Uncle Owen! Aunt Beru! Uncle Owen! VADER And, now Your Highness, we will discuss the location of your hidden Rebel base. BEN There's nothing you could have done, Luke, had you been there. You'd have been killed, too, and the droids would now be in the hands of the Empire. LUKE I want to come with you to Alderaan. There's nothing here for me now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father. BEN Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. TROOPER How long have you had these droids? LUKE About three or four seasons. BEN They're for sale if you want them. TROOPER Let me see your identification. BEN You don't need to see his identification. TROOPER We don't need to see his identification. BEN looking for. TROOPER These are not the droids we're looking for. BEN He can go about his business. TROOPER You can go about your business. BEN Move along. TROOPER Move along. Move along. THREEPIO I can't abide these Jawas. Disgusting creatures. LUKE Go on, go on. I can't understand how we got by those troopers. I thought we were dead. BEN The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded. You will find it a powerful ally. LUKE Do you really think we're going to find a pilot here that'll take us to Alderaan? BEN Well, most of the best freighter pilots can be found here. Only watch your step. This place can be a little rough. LUKE I'm ready for anything. THREEPIO Come along, Artoo. BARTENDER We don't serve their kind here! LUKE What? BARTENDER Your droids. They'll have to wait outside. We don't want them here. LUKE Listen, why don't you wait out by the speeder. We don't want any trouble. THREEPIO I heartily agree with you sir. CREATURE Negola dewaghi wooldugger?!? HUMAN He doesn't like you. LUKE I'm sorry. HUMAN I don't like you either HUMAN Don't insult us. You just watch yourself. We're wanted men. I have the death sentence on twelve systems. LUKE I'll be careful than. HUMAN You'll be dead. BEN This little one isn't worth the effort. Come let me buy you something... BARTENDER No blasters! No blaster! BEN This is Chewbacca. He's first-mate on a ship that might suit our needs. THREEPIO I don't like the look of this. HAN Han Solo. I'm captain of the Millennium Falcon. Chewie here tells me you're looking for passage to the Alderaan system. BEN Yes, indeed. If it's a fast ship. HAN Fast ship? You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon? BEN Should I have? HAN It's the ship that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs! HAN I've outrun Imperial starships, not the local bulk-cruisers, mind you. I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now. She's fast enough for you, old man. What's the cargo? BEN Only passengers. Myself, the boy, two droids, and no questions asked. HAN What is it? Some kind of local trouble? BEN Let's just say we'd like to avoid any Imperial entanglements. HAN Well, that's the real trick, isn't it? And it's going to cost you something extra. Ten thousand in advance. LUKE Ten thousand? We could almost buy our own ship for that! HAN But who's going to fly it, kid! You? LUKE You bet I could. I'm not such a bad pilot myself! We don't have to sit here and listen... BEN We haven't that much with us. But we could pay you two thousand now, plus fifteen when we reach Alderaan. HAN Seventeen, huh! HAN Okay. You guys got yourself a ship. We'll leave as soon as you're ready. Docking bay Ninety-four. BEN Ninety-four. HAN Looks like somebody's beginning to take an interest in your handiwork. TROOPER All right, we'll check it out. HAN Seventeen thousand! Those guys must really be desperate. This could really save my neck. Get back to the ship and get her ready. BEN You'll have to sell your speeder. LUKE That's okay. I'm never coming back to this planet again. GREEDO Going somewhere, Solo? HAN Yes, Greedo. As a matter of fact, I was just going to see your boss. Tell Jabba that I've got his money. GREEDO It's too late. You should have paid him when you had the chance. Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. I'm lucky I found you first. HAN Yeah, but this time I got the money. GREEDO If you give it to me, I might forget I found you. HAN I don't have it with me. Tell Jabba... GREEDO Jabba's through with you. He has no time for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser. HAN Even I get boarded sometimes. Do you think I had a choice? GREEDO You can tell that to Jabba. He may only take your ship. HAN Over my dead body. GREEDO That's the idea I've been looking forward to killing you for a long time. HAN Yes, I'll bet you have. HAN Sorry about the mess. VADER Her resistance to the mind probe is considerable. It will be some time before we can extract any information from her. IMPERIAL OFFICER The final check-out is complete. All systems are operational. What course shall we set? TARKIN Perhaps she would respond to an alternative form of persuasion. VADER What do you mean? TARKIN I think it is time we demonstrate the full power of this station.Set your course for Princess Leia's home planet of Alderaan. TROOPER With pleasure. THREEPIO Lock the door, Artoo. TROOPER All right, check that side of the street. It's secure. Move on to the next door. THREEPIO I would much rather have gone with Master Luke than stay here with you. I don't know what all this trouble is about, but I'm sure it must be your fault. THREEPIO You watch your language! LUKE He says it's the best he can do. Since the XP-38 came out, they BEN It will be enough. BEN If the ship's as fast as he's boasting, we ought to do well. JABBA Come on out, Solo! HAN I've been waiting for you, Jabba. JABBA I expected you would be. HAN I'm not the type to run. JABBA Han, my boy, there are times when you disappoint me... why haven't you paid me? And why did you have to fry poor Greedo like that... after all we've been through together. HAN You sent Greedo to blast me. JABBA Han, why you're the best smuggler in the business. You're too valuable to fry. He was only relaying my concern at your delays. He wasn't going to blast you. HAN I think he thought he was. Next time don't send one of those twerps. If you've got something to say to me, come see me yourself. JABBA Han, Han! If only you hadn't had to dump that shipment of spice... you understand I just can't make an exception. Where would I be if every pilot who smuggled for me dumped their shipment at the first sign of an Imperial starship? It's not good business. HAN You know, even I get boarded sometimes, Jabba. I had no choice, but I've gota charter now and I can pay you back, plus a little extra. I just need some more time. JABBA Put your blasters away. Han, my boy, I'm only doing this because you're the best and I need you. So, for an extra, say... twenty percent I'll give you a little more time... but this is it. If you disappoint me again, I'll put a price on your head so large you won't be able to go near a civilized system for the rest of your short life. 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. HAN It's too big to be a space station. LUKE I have a very bad feeling about this. BEN Turn the ship around! HAN Yeah, I think your right. Full reverse! Chewie, lock in the auxiliary power. LUKE Why are we still moving towards it? HAN We're caught in a tractor beam! It's pulling us in! LUKE But there's gotta be something you can do! HAN There's nothin' I can do about it, kid. I'm in full power. I'm going to have to shut down. But they're not going to get me without a fight! BEN You can't win. But there are alternatives to fighting. VOICE OVER DEATH STAR INTERCOM Clear Bay twenty-three-seven. We are opening the magnetic field. OFFICER To your stations! OFFICER Come with me. OFFICER Close all outboard shields! Close all outboard shields! TARKIN Yes. VOICE We've captured a freighter entering the remains of the Alderaan system. It's markings match those of a ship that blasted its way out of Mos Eisley. VADER They must be trying to return the stolen plans to the princess. She may yet be of some use to us. VOICE Unlock one-five-seven and nine. Release charges. OFFICER There's no one on board, sir. According to the log, the crew abandoned ship right after takeoff. It must be a decoy, sir. Several of the escape pods have been jettisoned. VADER Did you find any droids? OFFICER No, sir. If there were any on board, they must also have jettisoned. VADER Send a scanning crew on board. I want every part of this ship checked. OFFICER Yes, sir. VADER I sense something... a presence I haven't felt since... OFFICER Get me a scanning crew in here on the double. I want every part of this ship checked! LUKE Boy, it's lucky you had these compartments. HAN I use them for smuggling. I never thought I'd be smuggling myself in them. This is ridiculous. Even if I could take off, I'd never get past the tractor beam. BEN Leave that to me! HAN Damn fool. I knew that you were going to say that! BEN Who's the more foolish... the fool or the fool who follows him? TROOPER The ship's all yours. If the scanners pick up anything, report it immediately. All right, let's go. HAN'S VOICE Hey down there, could you give us a hand with this? GANTRY OFFICER TX-four-one-two. Why aren't you at your post? TX-four-one-two, do you copy? GANTRY OFFICER Take over. We've got a bad transmitter. I'll see what I can do. LUKE You know, between his howling and your blasting everything in sight, it's a wonder the whole station doesn't know we're here. HAN Bring them on! I prefer a straight fight to all this sneaking around. THREEPIO We found the computer outlet, sir. BEN Plug in. He should be able to interpret the entire Imperial computer network. THREEPIO He says he's found the main control to the power beam that's holding the ship here. He'll try to make the precise location appear on the monitor. THREEPIO The tractor beam is coupled to the main reactor in seven locations. A power loss at one of the terminals will allow the ship to leave. BEN I don't think you boys can help. I must go alone. HAN Whatever you say. I've done more than I bargained for on this trip already. LUKE I want to go with you. BEN Be patient, Luke. Stay and watch over the droids. LUKE But he can... BEN They must be delivered safely or other star systems will suffer the same fate as Alderaan. Your destiny lies along a different path from mine. The Force will be with you... always! HAN Boy you said it, Chewie. HAN Where did you dig up that old fossil? LUKE Ben is a great man. HAN Yeah, great at getting us into trouble. LUKE I didn't hear you give any ideas... HAN Well, anything would be better than just hanging around waiting for them to pick us up... LUKE Who do you think... LUKE What is it? THREEPIO I'm afraid I'm not quite sure, sir. He says "I found her," and keepsrepeating, "She's here." LUKE Well, who... who has he found? THREEPIO Princess Leia. LUKE The princess? She's here? HAN Princess? LUKE Where... where is she? HAN Princess? What's going on? THREEPIO Level five. Detention block AA-twenty-three. I'm afraid she's scheduled to be terminated. LUKE Oh, no! We've got to do something. HAN What are you talking about? LUKE The droid belongs to her. She's the one in the message. We've got to help her. HAN Now, look, don't get any funny ideas. The old man wants us to wait right here. LUKE But he didn't know she was here. Look, will you just find a way back into the detention block? HAN I'm not going anywhere. LUKE They're going to execute her. Look, a few minutes ago you said you didn't want to just wait here to be captured. Now all you want to do is stay. HAN Marching into the detention area is not what I had in mind. LUKE But they're going to kill her! HAN Better her than me... LUKE She's rich. HAN Rich? LUKE Yes. Rich, powerful! Listen, if you were to rescue her, the reward would be... HAN What? LUKE Well more wealth that you can imagine. HAN I don't know, I can imagine quite a bit! LUKE You'll get it! HAN I better! LUKE You will... HAN All right, kid. But you'd better be right about this! LUKE All right. HAN What's your plan? LUKE Uh... Threepio, hand me those binders there will you? LUKE Okay. Now, I'm going to put these on you. LUKE Okay. Han, you put these on. HAN Don't worry, Chewie. I think I know what he has in mind. THREEPIO Master Luke, sir! Pardon me for asking... but, ah... what should Artoo and I do if we're discovered here? LUKE Lock the door! HAN And hope they don't have blasters. THREEPIO That isn't very reassuring. LUKE I can't see a thing in this helmet. HAN This is not going to work. LUKE Why didn't you say so before? HAN I did say so before! OFFICER Where are you taking this... thing? LUKE Prisoner transfer from Block one-one-three-eight. OFFICER I wasn't notified. I'll have to clear it. HAN Look out! He's loose! LUKE He's going to pull us all apart. HAN Go get him! HAN We've got to find out which cell this princess of yours is in. Here it is... cell twenty-one-eight-seven. You go get her. I'll hold them here. HAN Everything is under control. Situation normal. INTERCOM VOICE What happened? HAN Uh... had a slight weapons malfunction. But, uh, everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you? INTERCOM VOICE We're sending a squad up. HAN Uh, uh, negative, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few minutes to lock it down. Large leak... very dangerous. INTERCOM VOICE Who is this? What's your operating number? HAN Boring conversation anyway.Luke! We're going to have company! LEIA Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper? LUKE What? Oh... the uniform. I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you. LEIA You're who? LUKE I'm here to rescue you. I've got your R2 unit. I'm here with Ben Kenobi. LEIA Ben Kenobi is here! Where is he? LUKE Come on! VADER He is here... TARKIN Obi-Wan Kenobi! What makes you think so? VADER A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master. TARKIN Surely he must be dead by now. VADER Don't underestimate the Force. TARKIN The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion. TARKIN Yes. INTERCOM VOICE Governor Tarkin, we have an emergency alert in detention block AA-twenty-three. TARKIN The princess! Put all sections on alert! VADER Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him. TARKIN If you're right, he must not be allowed to escape. VADER Escape may not his plan. I must face him alone. HAN Chewie! HAN Get behind me! Get behind me! HAN Can't get out that way. LEIA Looks like you managed to cut off our only escape route. HAN Maybe you'd like it back in your cell, Your Highness. LUKE See-Threepio! See-Threepio! THREEPIO Yes sir? LUKE We've been cut off! Are there any other ways out of the cell bay?...What was that? I didn't copy! THREEPIO I said, all systems have been alerted to your presence, sir. The main entrance seems to be the only way out; all other information on your level is restricted. TROOPER VOICE Open up in there! THREEPIO Oh, no! LUKE There isn't any other way out. HAN I can't hold them off forever! Now what? LEIA This is some rescue. When you came in here, didn't you have a plan for getting out? HAN He's the brains, sweetheart. LUKE Well, I didn't... HAN What the hell are you doing? LEIA Somebody has to save our skins. Into the garbage chute, wise guy. HAN Get in there you big furry oaf! I don't care what you smell! Get in there and don't worry about it. HAN Wonderful girl! Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her. Get in there! HAN Oh! The garbage chute was a really wonderful idea. What an incredible smell you've discovered! Let's get out of here! Get away from there... LUKE No! wait! LUKE Will you forget it? I already tried it. It's magnetically sealed! LEIA Put that thing away! You're going to get us all killed. HAN Absolutely, Your Worship. Look, I had everything under control until you led us down here. You know, it's not going to take them long to figure out what happened to us. LEIA It could be worse... HAN It's worse. LUKE There's something alive in here! HAN That's your imagination. LUKE Something just moves past my leg! Look! Did you see that? HAN What? LUKE Help! HAN Luke! Luke! Luke! LEIA Luke! LEIA Luke, Luke, grab a hold of this. LUKE Blast it, will you! My gun's jammed. HAN Where? LUKE Anywhere! Oh!! HAN Luke! Luke! LEIA Grab him! LEIA What happened? LUKE I don't know, it just let go of me and disappeared... HAN I've got a very bad feeling about this. LUKE The walls are moving! LEIA Don't just stand there. Try and brace it with something. LUKE Wait a minute! LUKE Threepio! Come in Threepio! Threepio! Where could he be? FIRST TROOPER Take over!See to him! Look there! THREEPIO They're madmen! They're heading for the prison level. If you hurry, you might catch them. FIRST OFFICER Follow me! You stand guard. THREEPIO Come on! THREEPIO Oh! All this excitement has overrun the circuits of my counterpart here. If you don't mind, I'd like to take him down to maintenance. TROOPER All right. LUKE Threepio! Come in, Threepio! Threepio! HAN Get to the top! LEIA I can't LUKE Where could he be? Threepio! Threepio, will you come in? THREEPIO They aren't here! Something must have happened to them. See if they've been captured. THREEPIO Hurry! HAN One thing's for sure. We're all going to be a lot thinner!Get on top of it! LEIA I'm trying! THREEPIO Thank goodness, they haven't found them! Where could they be? THREEPIO Use the comlink? Oh, my! I forgot I turned it off! THREEPIO Are you there, sir? LUKE Threepio! THREEPIO We've had some problems... LUKE Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level, will you? Do you copy? LUKE Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level. LUKE Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level. THREEPIO No. Shut them all down! Hurry! THREEPIO Listen to them! They're dying, Artoo! Curse my metal body! I wasn't fast enough. It's all my fault! My poor master! LUKE Threepio, we're all right! LUKE We're all right. You did great. LUKE Hey... hey, open the pressure maintenance hatch on unit number... where are we? HAN Three-two-six-eight-two-seven. HAN If we can just avoid any more female advice, we ought to be able to get out of here. LUKE Well, let's get moving! HAN Where are you going? LEIA No, wait. They'll hear! HAN Come here, you big coward! HAN Chewie! Come here! LEIA Listen. I don't know who you are, or where you came from, but from now on, you do as I tell you. Okay? HAN Look, Your Worshipfulness, let's get one thing straight! I takeorders from one person! Me! LEIA It's a wonder you're still alive.Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way? HAN No reward is worth this. OFFICER Secure this area until the alert is canceled. FIRST TROOPER Give me regular reports. FIRST TROOPER Do you know what's going on? SECOND TROOPER Maybe it's another drill. SECOND TROOPER What was that? FIRST TROOPER Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it. HAN There she is. LUKE See-Threepio, do you copy? THREEPIO For the moment. Uh, we're in the main hangar across from the ship. LUKE We're right above you. Stand by. LEIA You came in that thing? You're braver that I thought. HAN Nice! Come on! FIRST TROOPER It's them! Blast them! HAN Get back to the ship! LUKE Where are you going? Come back! LEIA He certainly has courage. LUKE What good will it do us if he gets himself killed? Come on! LUKE I think we took a wrong turn. LEIA There's no lock! LUKE That oughta hold it for a while. LEIA Quick, we've got to get across. Find the control that extends the bridge. LUKE Oh, I think I just blasted it. LEIA They're coming through! LUKE Here, hold this. LEIA Here they come! LEIA For luck! THREEPIO Where could they be? TROOPER Close the blast doors! TROOPER Open the blast doors! Open the blast doors! VADER I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. VADER When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master. BEN Only a master of evil, Darth. VADER Your powers are weak, old man. BEN You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. HAN Didn't we just leave this party? HAN What kept you? LEIA We ran into some old friends. LUKE Is the ship all right? HAN Seems okay, if we can get to it.Just hope the old man got the tractor beam out of commission. LUKE Look! THREEPIO Come on, Artoo, we're going! HAN Now's our chance! Go! LUKE No! HAN Come on! LEIA Come on! Luke, its too late! HAN Blast the door! Kid! BEN'S VOICE Run, Luke! Run! HAN I hope the old man got that tractor beam out if commission, or this is going to be a real short trip. Okay, hit it! HAN We're coming up on the sentry ships. Hold 'em off! Angle the deflector shields while I charge up the main guns! LUKE I can't believe he's gone. LEIA There wasn't anything you could have done. HAN Come on, buddy, we're not out of this yet! HAN You in, kid? Okay, stay sharp! LEIA Here they come! LUKE They're coming in too fast! THREEPIO Oooh! LEIA We've lost lateral controls. HAN Don't worry, she'll hold together. HAN You hear me, baby? Hold together! LUKE Got him! I got him! HAN Great kid! Don't get cocky. LEIA There are still two more of them out there! LUKE That's it! We did it! LEIA We did it! THREEPIO Help! I think I'm melting!This is all your fault. TARKIN Are they away? VADER They have just made the jump into hyperspace. TARKIN You're sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship? I'm taking an awful risk, Vader. This had better work. HAN Not a bad bit of rescuing, huh? You know, sometimes I even amaze myself. LEIA That doesn't sound too hard. Besides, they let us go. It's the only explanation for the ease of our escape. HAN Easy... you call that easy? LEIA Their tracking us! HAN Not this ship, sister. LEIA At least the information in Artoo is still intact. HAN What's so important? What's he carrying? LEIA The technical readouts of that battle station. I only hope that when the data is analyzed, a weakness can be found. It's not over yet! HAN It is for me, sister! Look, I ain't in this for your revolution, and I'm not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I'm in it for the money! LEIA You needn't worry about your reward. If money is all that you love, then that's what you'll receive! LEIA Your friend is quite a mercenary. I wonder if he really cares about anything... or anyone. LUKE I care! LUKE So... what do you think of her, Han? HAN I'm trying not to, kid! LUKE Good... HAN Still, she's got a lot of spirit. I don't know, what do you think? Do you think a princess and a guy like me... LUKE No! WILLARD You're safe! We had feared the worst. WILLARD When we heard about Alderaan, we were afraid that you were... lost along with your father. LEIA We don't have time for our sorrows, commander. The battle station has surely tracked us here.It's the only explanation for the ease of our escape. You must use the information in this R2 unit to plan the attack. It is our only hope. TARKIN Yes. DEATH STAR INTERCOM VOICE We are approaching the planet Yavin. The Rebel base is on a moon on the far side. We are preparing to orbit the planet. DODONNA The battle station is heavily shielded and carries a firepower greater than half the star fleet.Its defenses are designed around a direct large-scale assault. A small one-man fighter should be able to penetrate the outer defense. GOLD LEADER Pardon me for asking, sir, but what good are snub fighters going to be against that? DODONNA Well, the Empire doesn't consider a small one-man fighter to be any threat, or they'd have a tighter defense. An analysis of the plans provided by Princess Leia has demonstrated a weakness in the battle station. DODONNA The approach will not be easy. You are required to maneuver straight down this trench and skim the surface to this point. The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system. A precise hit will start a chain reaction which should destroy the station. DODONNA Only a precise hit will set up a chain reaction. The shaft is ray-shielded, so you'll have to use proton torpedoes. WEDGE That's impossible, even for a computer. LUKE It's not impossible. I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-sixteen back home. They're not much bigger than two meters. DODONNA Man your ships! And may the Force be with you! DEATH STAR INTERCOM VOICE Orbiting the planet at maximum velocity. The moon with the Rebel base will be in range in thirty minutes. VADER This will be a day long remembered. It has seen the end of Kenobi and it will soon see the end of the Rebellion. MAN'S VOICE All flight troops, man your stations. All flight troops, man your stations. LUKE So... you got your reward and you're just leaving then? HAN That's right, yeah! I got some old debts I've got to pay off with this stuff. Even if I didn't, you don't think I'd be fool enough to stick around here, do you? Why don't you come with us? You're pretty good in a fight. I could use you. LUKE Come on! Why don't you take a look around? You know what's about to happen, what they're up against. They could use a good pilot like you. You're turning your back on them. HAN What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain'tmy idea of courage. It's more like suicide. LUKE All right. Well, take care of yourself, Han... guess that's what you're best at, isn't it? HAN Hey, Luke... may the Force be with you! HAN What're you lookin' at? I know what I'm doing. LEIA What's wrong? LUKE Oh, it's Han! I don't know, I really thought he'd change his mind. LEIA He's got to follow his own path. No one can choose it for him. LUKE I only wish Ben were here. BIGGS Luke! I don't believe it! How'd you get here... are you going out with us?! LUKE Biggs! Of course, I'll be up there with you! Listen, have I got some stories to tell... RED LEADER Are you... Luke Skywalker? Have you been checked out on the Incom T-sixty-five? BIGGS Sir, Luke is the best bushpilot in the outer rim territories. RED LEADER I met your father once when I was just a boy. He was a great pilot. You'll do all right. If you've got half of your father's skill, you'll do better than all right. LUKE Thank you, sir. I'll try. BIGGS I've got to get aboard. Listen, you'll tell me your stories when we come back. All right? LUKE I told you I'd make it someday, Biggs. BIGGS You did, all right. It's going to be like old times Luke. We're a couple of shooting stars that'll never be stopped! CHIEF This R2 unit of your seems a bit beat up. Do you want a new one? LUKE Not on your life! That little droid and I have been through a lot together.You okay, Artoo? CHIEF Okay, easy she goes! THREEPIO Hang on tight, Artoo, you've got to come back. THREEPIO You wouldn't want my life to get boring, would you? BEN'S VOICE Luke, the Force will be with you. MASSASSI INTERCOM VOICE Stand-by alert. Death Star approaching. Estimated time to firing range, fifteen minutes. RED LEADER All wings report in. RED TEN Red Ten standing by. RED SEVEN Red Seven standing by. BIGGS Red Three standing by. PORKINS Red Six standing by. RED NINE Red Nine standing by. WEDGE Red Two standing by. RED ELEVEN Red Eleven standing by. LUKE Red Five standing by. RED LEADER Lock S-foils in attack position. RED LEADER We're passing through their magnetic field. RED LEADER Hold tight! RED LEADER Switch your deflectors on. RED LEADER Double front! WEDGE Look at the size of that thing! RED LEADER Cut the chatter, Red Two. RED LEADER Accelerate to attack speed. This is it, boys! GOLD LEADER Red Leader, this is Gold Leader. RED LEADER I copy, Gold Leader. GOLD LEADER We're starting for the target shaft now. RED LEADER We're in position. I'm going to cut across the axis and try and draw their fire. WEDGE Heavy fire, boss! Twenty-threedegrees. RED LEADER I see it. Stay low. LUKE This is Red Five! I'm going in! BIGGS Luke, pull up! BIGGS Are you all right? LUKE I got a little cooked, but I'm okay. ASTRO-OFFICER We count thirty Rebel ships, Lord Vader. But they're so small they're evading our turbo-lasers! VADER We'll have to destroy them ship to ship. Get the crews to their fighters. RED LEADER Luke, let me know when you're going in. LUKE I'm on my way in now... RED LEADER Watch yourself! There's a lot of fire coming from the right side of that deflection tower. LUKE I'm on it. CONTROL OFFICER Squad leaders, we've picked up a new group of signals. Enemy fighters coming your way. LUKE My scope's negative. I don't see anything. RED LEADER Keep up your visual scanning. With all this jamming, they'll be on top of you before your scope can pick them up. RED LEADER Biggs! You've picked one up... watch it! BIGGS I can't see it! Where is he?! BIGGS He's on me tight, I can't shake him... I can't shake him. LUKE Hang on, Biggs, I'm coming in. LUKE Got him! VADER Several fighters have broken off from the main group. Come with me! BIGGS Pull in! Luke... pull in! WEDGE Watch your back, Luke! WEDGE Watch your back! Fighter's above you, coming in! LUKE I'm hit, but not bad. LUKE'S VOICE Artoo, see what you can do with it. Hang on back there. RED LEADER Red Six... RED LEADER Can you see Red Five? RED TEN There's a heavy fire zone on this side. Red Five, where are you? LUKE I can't shake him! WEDGE I'm on him, Luke! WEDGE Hold on! LUKE Blast it! Wedge where are you? LUKE Thanks, Wedge. BIGGS Good shooting, Wedge! GOLD LEADER Red Leader... GOLD LEADER ... This is Gold Leader. We're starting out attack run. RED LEADER I copy, Gold Leader. Move into position. VADER Stay in attack formation! GOLD LEADER The exhaust post is... GOLD LEADER ... marked and locked in! GOLD LEADER Switch power to front deflection screens. GOLD LEADER How many guns do you think, Gold Five? GOLD FIVE I'd say about twenty guns. Some on the surface, some on the towers. MASSASSI INTERCOM VOICE Death Star will be in range in five minutes. GOLD LEADER Switch to targeting computer. GOLD TWO Computer's locked. Getting a signal. GOLD TWO The guns... they've stopped! GOLD FIVE Stabilize your rear deflectors. Watch for enemy fighters. GOLD LEADER They've coming in! Three marks at two ten. VADER I'll take them myself! Cover me! WINGMAN'S VOICE Yes, sir. GOLD LEADER I can't maneuver! GOLD FIVE Stay on target. GOLD LEADER We're too close. GOLD FIVE Stay on target! GOLD LEADER Loosen up! GOLD FIVE Gold Five to Red Leader... GOLD FIVE Lost Tiree, lost Dutch. RED LEADER I copy, Gold Five. GOLD FIVE They came from behind.... OFFICER We've analyzed their attack, sir, and there is a danger. Should I have your ship standing by? TARKIN Evacuate? In out moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances! VOICE Rebel base, three minutes and closing. RED LEADER Red Group, this is Red Leader. RED LEADER Rendezvous at mark six point one. WEDGE This is Red Two. Flying towards you. BIGGS Red Three, standing by. DODONNA Red Leader, this is Base One. Keep half your group out of range for the next run. RED LEADER'S VOICE Copy, Base One. Luke, take Red Two and Three. Hold up here and wait for my signal... to start your run. RED LEADER This is it! RED TEN We should be able to see it by now. RED LEADER Keep your eyes open for those fighters! RED TEN There's too much interference! RED TEN'S VOICE Red Five, can you see them from where you are? LUKE No sign of any... wait! LUKE Coming in point three five. RED TEN I see them. RED LEADER I'm in range. RED LEADER Target's coming up! RED LEADER Just hold them off for a few seconds. VADER Close up formation. RED LEADER Almost there! RED TEN You'd better let her loose. RED LEADER Almost there! RED TEN I can't hold them! RED LEADER It's away! RED NINE'S VOICE It's a hit! RED LEADER Negative. RED LEADER Negative! It didn't go in, it just impacted on the surface. LUKE Red Leader, we're right above you. Turn to point... LUKE ... oh-five; we'll cover for you. RED LEADER Stay there... RED LEADER ... I just lost my starboard engine. RED LEADER Get set up for your attack run. DEATH STAR INTERCOM VOICE Rebel base, one minute and closing. LUKE Biggs, Wedge, let's close it up. We're going in. We're going in full throttle. WEDGE Right with you, boss. BIGGS Luke, at that speed will you be able to pull out in time? LUKE It'll be just like Beggar's Canyon back home. BIGGS We'll stay back far enough to cover you. WEDGE My scope shows the tower, but I can't see the exhaust port! Are you sure the computer can hit it? LUKE Watch yourself! Increase speed full throttle! WEDGE What about that tower? LUKE You worry about those fighters! I'll worry about the tower! LUKE Artoo... that, that stabilizer's broken loose again! See if you can't lock it down! WEDGE I'm hit! I can't stay with you. LUKE Get clear, Wedge. LUKE You can't do any more good back there! WEDGE Sorry! VADER Let him go! Stay on the leader! BIGGS Hurry, Luke, they're coming in much faster this time. I can't hold them! LUKE Artoo, try and increase the power! BIGGS Hurry up, Luke! BIGGS Wait! DEATH STAR INTERCOM VOICE Rebel base, thirty seconds and closing. VADER I'm on the leader. THREEPIO Hang on, Artoo! BEN'S VOICE Use the Force, Luke. BEN'S VOICE Let go, Luke. VADER The Force is strong with this one! BEN'S VOICE Luke, trust me. BASE VOICE His computer's off. Luke, you switched off your targeting computer. What's wrong? LUKE Nothing. I'm all right. LUKE I've lost Artoo! MASSASSI INTERCOM VOICE The Death Star has cleared the planet. The Death Star has cleared the planet. DEATH STAR INTERCOM VOICE Rebel base, in range. TARKIN You may fire when ready. DEATH STAR INTERCOM VOICE Commence primary ignition. VADER I have you now. VADER What? HAN Yahoo! WINGMAN Look out! HAN You're all clear, kid. HAN Now let's blow this thing and go home! INTERCOM VOICE Stand by to fire at Rebel base. INTERCOM VOICE Standing by. HAN Great shot, kid. That was one in a million. BEN'S VOICE Remember, the Force will be with you... always. LEIA Luke! Luke! Luke! HAN Hey! Hey! LUKE I knew you'd come back! I just knew it! HAN Well, I wasn't gonna let you get all the credit and take all the reward. LEIA Hey, I knew there was more to you than money. LUKE Oh, no! THREEPIO Oh, my! Artoo! Can you hear me? Say something!You can repair him, can't you? TECHNICIAN We'll get to work on him right away. THREEPIO You must repair him! Sir, if any of my circuits or gears will help, I'll gladly donate them. LUKE He'll be all right.STAR WARS - EPISODE 6: RETURN OF THE JEDI SHUTTLE CAPTAIN Command station, this is ST 321. Code Clearance Blue. We're starting our approach. Deactivate the security shield. DEATH STAR CONTROLLER (filtered VO) The security deflector shield will be deactivated when we have confirmation of your code transmission. Stand by... You are clear to proceed. SHUTTLE CAPTAIN We're starting our approach. OFFICER Inform the commander that Lord Vader's shuttle has arrived. OPERATOR Yes, sir. JERJERROD Lord Vader, this is an unexpected pleasure. We're honored by your presence. VADER You may dispense with the pleasantries, Commander. I'm here to put you back on schedule. JERJERROD I assure you, Lord Vader, my men are working as fast as they can. VADER Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them. JERJERROD I tell you, this station will be operational as planned. VADER The Emperor does not share your optimistic appraisal of the situation. JERJERROD But he asks the impossible. I need more men. VADER Then perhaps you can tell him when he arrives. JERJERROD (aghast) The Emperor's coming here? VADER That is correct, Commander. And he is most displeased with your apparent lack of progress. JERJERROD We shall double our efforts. VADER I hope so, Commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am. THREEPIO Of course I'm worried. And you should be, too. Lando Calrissian and poor Chewbacca never returned from this awful place. THREEPIO Don't be so sure. If I told you half the things I've heard about this Jabba the Hutt, You'd probably short-circuit. THREEPIO Artoo, are you sure this is the right place? I better knock, I suppose. THREEPIO (instantly) There doesn't seem to be anyone there. Let's go back and tell Master Luke. STRANGE VOICE Tee chuta hhat yudd! THREEPIO Goodness gracious me! THREEPIO Artoo Detoowha bo Seethreepiowha ey toota odd mischka Jabba du Hutt. THREEPIO I don't think they're going to let us in, Artoo. We'd better go. THREEPIO Artoo, wait. Oh, dear! Artoo. Artoo, I really don't think we should rush into all this. THREEPIO Oh, Artoo! Artoo, wait for me! THREEPIO Just you deliver Master Luke's message and get us out of here. Oh my! Oh! Oh, no. BIB Die Wanna Wanga! THREEPIO Oh, my! Die Wanna Wauaga. We -- we bring a message to your master, Jabba the Hutt. THREEPIO (cont) ... and a gift. (thinks a moment, then to Artoo) Gift, what gift? BIB Nee Jabba no badda. Me chaade su goodie. THREEPIO He says that our instructions are to give it only to Jabba himself. THREEPIO I'm terribly sorry. I'm afraid he's ever so stubborn about these sort of things. BIB Nudd Chaa. THREEPIO Artoo, I have a bad feeling about this. THREEPIO Good morning. JABBA Bo Shuda! THREEPIO The message, Artoo, the message. LUKE Greetings, Exalted One. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight and friend to Captain Solo. I know that you are powerful, mighty Jabba, and that your anger with Solo must be equally powerful. I seek an audience with Your Greatness to bargain for Solo's life. (Jabba's crowd laughs) With your wisdom, I'm sure that we can work out an arrangement which will be mutually beneficial and enable us to avoid any unpleasant confrontation. As a token of my goodwill, I present to you a gift: these two droids. THREEPIO What did he say? LUKE (cont) ... Both are hardworking and will serve you well. THREEPIO This can't be! Artoo, you're playing the wrong message. JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) There will be no bargain. THREEPIO We're doomed. JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) I will not give up my favorite decoration. I like Captain Solo where he is. THREEPIO Artoo, look! Captain Solo. And he's still frozen in carbonite. THREEPIO What could possibly have come over Master Luke. Is it something I did? He never expressed any unhappiness with my work. Oh! Oh! Hold it! Ohh! NINEDENINE Ah, good. New acquisitions. You are a protocol droid, are you not? THREEPIO I am See-Threepio, human-cy... NINEDENINE Yes or no will do. THREEPIO Oh. Well, yes. NINEDENINE How many languages do you speak? THREEPIO I am fluent in over six million forms of communication, and can readily... NINEDENINE Splendid! We have been without an interpreter since our master got angry with our last protocol droid and disintegrated him. THREEPIO Disintegrated? NINEDENINE (to a Gamorrean guard) Guard! This protocol droid might be useful. Fit him with a restraining bolt and take him back to His Excellency's main audience chamber. THREEPIO (disappearing) Artoo, don't leave me! Ohhh! NINEDENINE You're a feisty little one, but you'll soon learn some respect. I have need for you on the master's Sail Barge. And I think you'll fit in nicely. JABBA Da Eitha! OOLA Na Chuba negatorie Na! Na! Natoota... JABBA Boscka! BOUSHH (in Ubese subtitled) I have come for the bounty on this Wookiee. THREEPIO Oh, no! Chewbacca! JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) At last we have the mighty Chewbacca. THREEPIO Oh, uh, yes, uh, I am here, Your Worshipfulness. Uh... yes! THREEPIO Oh. The illustrious Jabba bids you welcome and will gladly pay you the reward of twenty- five thousand. BOUSHH (in Ubese subtitled) I want fifty thousand. No less. THREEPIO Uh, oh... but what, what did I say? (to Boushh) Uh, the mighty Jabba asks why he must pay fifty thousand. THREEPIO Because he's holding a thermal detonator. JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) This bounty hunter is my kind of scum. Fearless and inventive. THREEPIO Jabba offers the sum of thirty-five. And I suggest you take it. BOUSHH Zeebuss. THREEPIO He agrees! BOUSHH Just relax for a moment. You're free of the carbonite. BOUSHH Shhh. You have hibernation sickness. HAN I can't see. BOUSHH You eyesight will return in time. HAN Where am I? BOUSHH Jabba's palace. HAN Who are you? LEIA Someone who loves you. HAN Leia! LEIA I gotta get you out of here. HAN What's that? I know that laugh. HAN Hey, Jabba. Look, Jabba, I was just on my way to pay you back, but I got a little sidetracked. It's not my fault. JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) It's too late for that, Solo. You may have been a good smuggler, but now you're Bantha fodder. HAN Look... JABBA (cont Huttese subtitled) Take him away! HAN Jabba... I'll pay you triple! You're throwing away a fortune here. Don't be a fool! JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) Bring her to me. LEIA We have powerful friends. You're gonna regret this... JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) I'm sure. LEIA Ugh! THREEPIO Ohhh, I can't bear to watch. HAN Chewie? Chewie, is that you? HAN Ah! Chew--Chewie! HAN Wait. I can't see, pal. What's goin' on? HAN Luke? Luke's crazy. He can't even take care of himself, much less rescue anybody. HAN A...Jedi Knight? I--I'm out of it for a little while, everybody gets delusions of grandeur. HAN I'm all right, pal. I'm all right. LUKE I must speak with Jabba. LUKE You will take me to Jabba now! LUKE You serve your master well. LUKE And you will be rewarded. THREEPIO At last! Master Luke's come to rescue me. BIB Master. BIB ...Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight. JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) I told you not to admit him. LUKE I must be allowed to speak. BIB (in Huttese subtitled) He must be allowed to speak. JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) You weak-minded fool! He's using an old Jedi mind trick. LUKE You will bring Captain Solo and the Wookiee to me. JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) Your mind powers will not work on me, boy. LUKE Nevertheless, I'm taking Captain Solo and his friends. You can either profit by this... or be destroyed! It's your choice. But I warn you not to underestimate my powers. THREEPIO Master Luke, you're standing on... JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) There will be no bargain, young Jedi. I shall enjoy watching you die. JABBA Bascka! THREEPIO Oh, no! The Rancor! JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) Bring me Solo and the Wookiee. They will all suffer for this outrage. LUKE Han! HAN Luke! LUKE Are you all right? HAN Fine. Together again, huh? LUKE Wouldn't miss it. HAN How are we doing? LUKE The same as always. HAN That bad, huh? Where's Leia? LEIA I'm here. THREEPIO Oh, dear. His High Exaltedness, the great Jabba the Hutt, has decreed that you are to be terminated immediately. HAN Good, I hate long waits. THREEPIO You will therefore be taken to the Dune Sea and cast into the pit of Carkoon, the nesting place of the all-powerful Sarlacc. HAN (to Luke) Doesn't sound so bad. THREEPIO In his belly, you will find a new definition of pain and suffering, as you are slowly digested over a thousand years. HAN On second thought, let's pass on that, huh? LUKE You should have bargained, Jabba. That's the last mistake you'll ever make. HAN I think my eyes are getting better. Instead of a big dark blur, I see a big light blur. LUKE There's nothing to see. I used to live here, you know. HAN You're gonna die here, you know. Convenient. LUKE Just stick close to Chewie and Lando. I've taken care of everything. HAN Oh... great! JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) Soon you will learn to appreciate me. THREEPIO Oh, I'm terribly sor... Artoo! What are you doing here? THREEPIO Well, I can see you're serving drinks, but this place is dangerous. They're going to execute Master Luke and, if we're not careful, us too! THREEPIO Hmm. I wish I had your confidence. THREEPIO Victims of the almighty Sarlacc: His Excellency hopes that you will die honorably. But should any of you wish to beg for mercy, the great Jabba the Hutt will now listen to your pleas. HAN Threepio, you tell that slimy piece of... worm-ridden filth he'll get no such pleasure from us. Right? LUKE Jabba! This is your last chance. Free us or die. JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) Move him into position. JABBA (in Huttese subtitled) Put him in. LUKE Easy, Chewie. LANDO Whoa! Whoa! Help! HAN Chewie, you okay? Where is he? HAN I'm okay, pal. LANDO Han! Chewie? HAN Lando! HAN Boba Fett?! Boba Fett?! Where? HAN Lando, grab it! LANDO Lower it! HAN I'm trying! HAN Whoa! Whoa! Grab me, Chewie! I'm slipping. HAN Grab it! L--Lando. Grab! HAN Grab it! Almost... You almost got it! LANDO Hold it! Whoa! HAN Gently now. All... all right. Now easy, easy. Hold me, Chewie. HAN Chewie! Chewie, give me the gun. Don't move, Lando. LANDO No, wait! I thought you were blind! HAN It's all right. Trust me. Don't move. LANDO All right! A little higher! Just a little higher! HAN Chewie, Pull us up! Come on! Okay... up, Chewie, up! LEIA Come on. We gotta get out of here quick. THREEPIO Not my eyes! Artoo, help! Quickly, Artoo. Oh! Ohhh! You beast! LUKE (to Leia) Get the gun! Point it at the deck! LUKE Point it at the deck! THREEPIO Artoo, where are we going? I couldn't possibly jump. LUKE Come on! LUKE Let's go! And don't forget the droids. LANDO We're on our way. HAN I don't know. All I can see is a lot of blowing sand! LEIA That's all any of us can see. HAN (blinking) Then I guess I'm getting better. HAN (turning to Luke) I've got to hand it to you, kid, you were pretty good out there. LUKE (shrugging it off) I had a lot of help. Think nothing of it. HAN No, I'm thinking a lot about it. That carbon freeze was the closest thing to dead there is. And it wasn't just sleepin'. It was a big wide awake nothing! LUKE (moving to his ship) I'll see you back at the fleet. HAN Why don't you leave that crate and come with us? LUKE I have a promise I have to keep first... to an old friend. HAN (looking dubiously at Lando, obviously remembering his friend's betrayal and subsequent aide) Guess I owe you some thanks, too, Lando. LANDO Figured if I left you frozen like that you'd just give me bad luck the rest of my life, so I might as well get you unfrozen sooner or later. LEIA He means "You're welcome." LANDO Come on, let's get off this miserable dust ball. LUKE I'll meet you back at the fleet. LEIA (over comlink) Hurry. The Alliance should be assembled by now. LUKE I will. HAN (over comlink) Hey, Luke, thanks. Thanks for comin' after me. Now I owe you one. LUKE That's right, Artoo. We're going to the Dagobah system. I have a promise to keep... to an old friend. EMPEROR (to Vader) Rise, my friend. VADER The Death Star will be completed on schedule. EMPEROR You have done well, Lord Vader. And now I sense you wish to continue your search for young Skywalker. VADER Yes, my Master. EMPEROR Patience, my friend. In time he will seek you out. And when he does, you must bring him before me. He has grown strong. Only together can we turn him to the dark side of the Force. VADER As you wish. EMPEROR Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen. YODA Hmm. That face you make. Look I so old to young eyes? LUKE No... of course not. YODA (tickled, chuckles) I do, yes, I do! Sick have I become. Old and weak. (Points a crooked finger) When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not. Hmm? YODA Soon will I rest. Yes, forever sleep. Earned it, I have. LUKE Master Yoda, you can't die. YODA Strong am I with the Force... but not that strong! Twilight is upon me and soon night must fall. That is the way of things ... the way of the Force. LUKE But I need your help. I've come back to complete the training. YODA No more training do you require. Already know you that which you need. LUKE Then I am a Jedi? YODA (shakes his head) Ohhh. Not yet. One thing remains: Vader. You must confront Vader. Then, only then, a Jedi will you be. And confront him you will. LUKE Master Yoda... is Darth Vader my father? YODA Mmm... rest I need. Yes... rest. LUKE Yoda, I must know. YODA Your father he is. YODA Told you, did he? LUKE Yes. YODA Unexpected this is, and unfortunate.. LUKE Unfortunate that I know the truth? YODA (gathering all his strength) No. Unfortunate that you rushed to face him... that incomplete was your training. Not ready for the burden were you. LUKE Well, I'm sorry. YODA Remember, a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware. Anger, fear, aggression. The dark side are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. YODA Luke...Luke...Do not...Do not underestimate the powers of the Emperor, or suffer your father's fate, you will. Luke, when gone am I (cough), the last of the Jedi will you be. Luke, the Force runs strong in your family. Pass on what you have learned, Luke... (with great effort) There is... another...Sky...Sky...walker. LUKE I can't do it, Artoo. I can't go on alone. BEN (OS) Yoda will always be with you. LUKE Obi-Wan! Why didn't you tell me? LUKE You told me Vader betrayed and murdered my father. BEN You father was seduced by the dark side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. So what I have told you was true... from a certain point of view. LUKE (turning away, derisive) A certain point of view! BEN Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view. BEN I don't blame you for being angry. If I was wrong in what I did, it certainly wouldn't have been for the first time. You see, what happened to your father was my fault. BEN Anakin was a good friend. BEN When I first knew him, your father was already a great pilot. But I was amazed how strongly the Force was with him. I took it upon myself to train him as a Jedi. I thought that I could instruct him just as well as Yoda. I was wrong. My pride has had terrible consequences for the galaxy. LUKE There's still good in him. BEN I also thought he could be turned back to the good side. It couldn't be done. He is more machine now than man. Twisted and evil. LUKE I can't do it, Ben. BEN You cannot escape your destiny. LUKE I tried to stop him once. I couldn't do it. BEN Vader humbled you when first you met him, Luke...but that experience was part of your training. It taught you, among other things, the value of patience. Had you not been so impatient to defeat Vader then, you could have finished your training here with Yoda. You would have been prepared. LUKE But I had to help my friends. BEN (grinning at Luke's indignation) And did you help them? It was they who had to save you. You achieved little by rushing back prematurely, I fear. LUKE (with sadness) I found out Darth Vader was my father. BEN To be a Jedi, Luke, you must confront and then go beyond the dark side - the side your father couldn't get past. Impatience is the easiest door - for you, like your father. Only, your father was seduced by what he found on the other side of the door, and you have held firm. You're no longer so reckless now, Luke. You are strong and patient. And now, you must face Darth Vader again! LUKE I can't kill my own father. BEN Then the Emperor has already won. You were our only hope. LUKE Yoda spoke of another. BEN The other he spoke of is your twin sister. LUKE But I have no sister. BEN Hmm. To protect you both from the Emperor, you were hidden from your father when you were born. The Emperor knew, as I did, if Anakin were to have any offspring, they would be a threat to him. That is the reason why your sister remains safely anonymous. LUKE Leia! Leia's my sister. BEN Your insight serves you well. Bury your feelings deep down, Luke. They do you credit. But they could be made to serve the Emperor. BEN (continuing his narrative) When your father left, he didn't know your mother was pregnant. Your mother and I knew he would find out eventually, but we wanted to keep you both as safe as possible, for as long as possible. So I took you to live with my brother Owen on Tatooine... and your mother took Leia to live as the daughter of Senator Organa, on Alderaan. BEN (attempting to give solace with his words) The Organa household was high-born and politically quite powerful in that system. Leia became a princess by virtue of lineage... no one knew she'd been adopted, of course. But it was a title without real power, since Alderaan had long been a democracy. Even so, the family continued to be politically powerful, and Leia, following in her foster father's path, became a senator as well. That's not all she became, of course... she became the leader of her cell in the Alliance against the corrupt Empire. And because she had diplomatic immunity, she was a vital link for getting information to the Rebel cause. That's what she was doing when her path crossed yours... for her foster parents had always told her to contact me on Tatooine, if her troubles became desperate. LUKE But you can't let her get involved now, Ben. Vader will destroy her. BEN She hasn't been trained in the ways of the Jedi the way you have, Luke ... but the Force is strong with her, as it is with all of your family. There is no avoiding the battle. You must face and destroy Vader! HAN Well, look at you, a general, huh? LANDO Oh, well, someone must have told them about my little maneuver at the battle of Taanab. HAN (sarcastic) Well, don't look at me, pal. I just said you were a fair pilot. I didn't know they were lookin' for somebody to lead this crazy attack. LANDO (smiling) I'm surprised they didn't ask you to do it. HAN Well, who says they didn't. But I ain't crazy. You're the respectable one, remember? MON MOTHMA The Emperor has made a critical error and the time for our attack has come. MON MOTHMA The data brought to us by the Bothan spies pinpoints the exact location of the Emperor's new battle station. We also know that the weapon systems of this Death Star are not yet operational. With the Imperial Fleet spread throughout the galaxy in a vain effort to engage us, it is relatively unprotected. But most important of all, we've learned that the Emperor himself is personally overseeing the final stages of the construction of this Death Star. MON MOTHMA (cont) Many Bothans died to bring us this information. Admiral Ackbar, please. ACKBAR You can see here the Death Star orbiting the forest Moon of Endor. Although the weapon systems on this Death Star are not yet operational, the Death Star does have a strong defense mechanism. It is protected by an energy shield, which is generated from the nearby forest Moon of Endor. The shield must be deactivated if any attack is to be attempted. Once the shield is down, our cruisers will create a perimeter, while the fighters fly into the superstructure and attempt to knock out the main reactor. ACKBAR (cont) General Calrissian has volunteered to lead the fighter attack HAN Good luck. HAN You're gonna need it. ACKBAR General Madine. GENERAL MADINE We have stolen a small Imperial shuttle. Disguised as a cargo ship, and using a secret Imperial code, a strike team will land on the moon and deactivate the shield generator. THREEPIO Sounds dangerous. LEIA (to Han) I wonder who they found to pull that off. GENERAL MADINE General Solo, is your strike team assembled? HAN Uh, my team's ready. I don't have a command crew for the shuttle. HAN Well, it's gonna be rough, pal. I didn't want to speak for you. HAN (smiles) That's one. LEIA Uh, General... count me in. VOICE (OS) I'm with you, too! LEIA What is it? LUKE (hesitant) Ask me again sometime. HAN Luke. LUKE Hi, Han... Chewie. THREEPIO "Exciting" is hardly the word I would use. HAN Look. I want you to take her. I mean it. Take her. You need all the help you can get. She's the fastest ship in the fleet. LANDO All right, old buddy. You know, I know what she means to you. I'll take good care of her. She-she won't get a scratch. All right? HAN (looks at him warmly) Right. I got your promise now. Not a scratch. LANDO Look, would you get going, you pirate. LANDO Good luck. HAN You, too. HAN You got her warmed? LUKE Yeah, she's comin' up. HAN No. I don't think the Empire had Wookiees in mind when they designed her, Chewie. LEIA Hey, are you awake? HAN Yeah, I just got a funny feeling. Like I'm not gonna see her again. LEIA (softly) Come on, General, let's move. HAN Right. Chewie, let's see what this piece of junk can do. Ready, everybody? LUKE All set. THREEPIO Here we go again. HAN All right, hang on. VADER What is thy bidding, my Master? EMPEROR Send the fleet to the far side of Endor. There it will stay until called for. VADER What of the reports of the Rebel fleet massing near Sullust? EMPEROR It is of no concern. Soon the Rebellion will be crushed and young Skywalker will be one of us! Your work here is finished, my friend. Go out to the command ship and await my orders. VADER Yes, my Master. HAN If they don't go for this, we're gonna have to get outta here pretty quick, Chewie. CONTROLLER (over radio) We have you on our screen now. Please identify. HAN Shuttle Tydirium requesting deactivation of the deflector shield. CONTROLLER (over radio) Shuttle Tydirium, transmit the clearance code for shield passage. HAN Transmission commencing. LEIA Now we find out if that code is worth the price we paid. HAN It'll work. It'll work. LUKE Vader's on that ship. HAN Now don't get jittery, Luke. There are a lot of command ships. Keep your distance though, Chewie, but don't look like you're trying to keep your distance. HAN I don't know. Fly casual. LUKE I'm endangering the mission. I shouldn't have come. HAN It's your imagination, kid. Come on. Let's keep a little optimism here. VADER Where is that shuttle going? PIETT (into comlink) Shuttle Tydirium, what is your cargo and destination? PILOT VOICE (HAN)(filtered) Parts and technical crew for the forest moon. VADER Do they have a code clearance? PIETT It's an older code, sir, but it checks out. I was about to clear them. PIETT Shall I hold them? VADER No. Leave them to me. I will deal with them myself. PIETT (surprised) As you wish, my lord. (to controller) Carry on. HAN They're not goin' for it, Chewie. CONTROLLER (filtered) Shuttle Tydirium, deactivation of the shield will commence immediately. Follow your present course. HAN Okay! I told you it was gonna work. No problem. THREEPIO Oh, I told you it was dangerous here. LEIA Shall we try and go around? HAN It'll take time. This whole party'll be for nothing if they see us. HAN Chewie and I will take care of this. You stay here. LUKE Quietly, there might be more of them out there. HAN (grins) Hey... it's me. SCOUT #1 Go for help! Go! LUKE (sarcastic) Great. Come on. LEIA Over there! Two more of them! LUKE I see them. Wait, Leia! LUKE (pointing to the controls) Quick! Jam their comlink. Center switch! HAN Hey, wait! Ahhh! LUKE Move closer! LUKE Get alongside that one! LUKE Get him! LUKE (indicating the one ahead) Keep on that one! I'll take these two! THREEPIO Oh, General Solo, somebody's coming. Oh! HAN Luke! Where's Leia? LUKE (concerned) What? She didn't come back? HAN I thought she was with you. LUKE We got separated. LUKE Hey, we better go look for her. HAN Take the squad ahead. We'll meet at the shield generator at 0300. LUKE Come on, Artoo. We'll need your scanners. THREEPIO Don't worry, Master Luke. We know what to do. THREEPIO (to Artoo) And you said it was pretty here. Ugh! LEIA Cut it out! LEIA I'm not gonna hurt you. LEIA Well, looks like I'm stuck here. Trouble is, I don't know where here is. LEIA Well, maybe you can help me. Come on, sit down. LEIA I promise I won't hurt you. Now come here. LEIA All right. You want something to eat? LEIA That's right. Come on. Hmmm? LEIA Look, it's a hat. It's not gonna hurt you. Look. You're a jittery little thing, aren't you? LEIA What is it? SCOUT #l Freeze! Come on, get up! SCOUT #1 Go get your ride and take her back to base. SCOUT #2 Yes, sir. LEIA Come on, let's get outta here. GUARD Halt! The Emperor does not wish to be disturbed at the moment. VADER (raising his gloved hand to the two guards and choking them with the Force) The Emperor will see me, now! GUARD (repeating Vader's command) The Emperor will see you, now. EMPEROR I told you to remain on the command ship. VADER A small Rebel force has penetrated the shield and landed on Endor. EMPEROR (no surprise) Yes, I know. VADER (after a beat) My son is with them. EMPEROR (very cool) Are you sure? VADER I have felt him, my Master. EMPEROR Strange, that I have not. I wonder if your feelings on this matter are clear, Lord Vader. VADER They are clear, my Master. EMPEROR Then you must go to the Sanctuary Moon and wait for them. VADER (skeptical) He will come to me? EMPEROR I have foreseen it. His compassion for you will be his undoing. He will come to you and then you will bring him before me. VADER (bows) As you wish. HAN (OS) Luke! Luke! THREEPIO Oh, Master Luke. LUKE There's two more wrecked speeders back there. And I found this. THREEPIO I'm afraid that Artoo's sensors can find no trace of Princess Leia. HAN (gravely) I hope she's alright. HAN What, Chewie? What? Chewie! HAN Hey, I don't get it. HAN (cont) Nah, it's just a dead animal, Chewie. LUKE Chewie, wa-wait! Don't! HAN Nice work. Great, Chewie! Great! Always thinking with your stomach. LUKE Will you take it easy? Let's just figure out a way to get out of this thing. (trying to free an arm) Han, can you reach my lightsaber? HAN Yeah, sure. THREEPIO Artoo, I'm not sure that's such a good idea. It's a very long dro-o-op!! HAN Wha--? Hey! Point that thing someplace else. HAN Hey! LUKE Han, don't. It'll be all right. LUKE Chewie, give 'em your crossbow. THREEPIO Oh, my head. Oh, my goodness! LUKE Do you understand anything they're saying? THREEPIO Oh, yes, Master Luke! Remember that I am fluent in over six million forms of communication. HAN What are you telling them? THREEPIO Hello, I think... I could be mistaken. They're using a very primitive dialect. But I do believe they think I am some sort of god. HAN Well, why don't you use your divine influence and get us out of this? THREEPIO I beg your pardon, General Solo, but that just wouldn't be proper. HAN Proper?! THREEPIO It's against my programming to impersonate a deity. HAN Why, you-- HAN My mistake. He's an old friend of mine. HAN I have a really bad feeling about this. HAN What did he say? THREEPIO I'm rather embarrassed, General Solo, but it appears you are to be the main course at a banquet in my honor. HAN and LUKE Leia! LEIA Oh! THREEPIO Your Royal Highness. LEIA But these are my friends. Threepio, tell them they must be set free. HAN Somehow, I got the feeling that didn't help us very much. LUKE Threepio, tell them if they don't do as you wish, you'll become angry and use your magic. THREEPIO But Master Luke, what magic? couldn't possibly -- LUKE Just tell them. THREEPIO You see, Master Luke; they didn't believe me. Just... THREEPIO ... as I said they wouldn't. Wha-wha-what's happening! Oh! Oh, dear! Oh! THREEPIO Put me down! He-e-elp! Master Luke! Artoo! Somebody, somebody, help! Master Luke, Artoo! Artoo, quickly! Do something, somebody! Oh! Ohhh! THREEPIO Oh, oh, oh, oh! Thank goodness. LUKE Thanks, Threepio. THREEPIO (still shaken) I...I never knew I had it in me. THREEPIO Yes, Artoo. I was just coming to that. HAN What's going on? LEIA I don't know. THREEPIO Wonderful! We are now a part of the tribe. HAN Just what I always wanted. HAN (chuckles) Well, short help is better than no help at all, Chewie. (to Wicket) Thank you. Okay. THREEPIO He says the scouts are going to show us the quickest way to the shield generator. HAN Good. How far is it? Ask him. We need some fresh supplies, too. And try and get our weapons back. HAN (cont) And hurry up, will ya? I haven't got all day. LUKE Luke, what's wrong? LUKE Leia... do you remember your mother? Your real mother? LEIA Just a little bit. She died when I was very young. LUKE What do you remember? LEIA Just...images, really. Feelings. LUKE Tell me. LEIA (a little surprised at his insistence) She was very beautiful. Kind, but...sad. (looks up) Why are you asking me all this? LUKE I have no memory of my mother. I never knew her. LEIA Luke, tell me. What's troubling you? LUKE Vader is here...now, on this moon. LEIA (alarmed) How do you know? LUKE I felt his presence. He's come for me. He can feel when I'm near. That's why I have to go. (facing her) As long as I stay, I'm endangering the group and our mission here. (beat) I have to face him. LEIA Why? LUKE He's my father. LEIA Your father? LUKE There's more. It won't be easy for you to hear it, but you must. If I don't make it back, you're the only hope for the Alliance. LEIA Luke, don't talk that way. You have a power I--I don't understand and could never have. LUKE You're wrong, Leia. You have that power too. In time you'll learn to use it as I have. The Force is strong in my family. My father has it...I have it...and...my sister has it. LUKE Yes. It's you Leia. LEIA I know. Somehow...I've always known. LUKE Then you know why I have to face him. LEIA No! Luke, run away, far away. If he can feel your presence, then leave this place. I wish I could go with you. LUKE No, you don't. You've always been strong. LEIA But, why must you confront him? LUKE Because...there is good in him. I've felt it. He won't turn me over to the Emperor. I can save him. I can turn him back to the good side. I have to try. HAN Hey, what's goin' on? LEIA Nothing. I - just want to be alone for a little while. HAN (angry) Nothing? Come on, tell me. What's goin' on? LEIA I...I can't tell you. HAN (loses his temper) Did you tell Luke? Is that who you could tell? LEIA I... HAN Ahhh... HAN I'm sorry. LEIA Hold me. COMMANDER This is a Rebel that surrendered to us. Although he denies it, I believe there may be more of them, and I request permission to conduct a further search of the area. COMMANDER He was armed only with this. VADER Good work, Commander. Leave us. Conduct your search and bring his companions to me. COMMANDER Yes, my Lord. VADER The Emperor has been expecting you. LUKE I know, father. VADER So, you have accepted the truth. LUKE I've accepted the truth that you were once Anakin Skywalker, my father. VADER (turning to face him) That name no longer has any meaning for me. LUKE It is the name of your true self. You've only forgotten. I know there is good in you. The Emperor hasn't driven it from you fully. That is why you couldn't destroy me. That's why you won't bring me to your Emperor now. VADER (indicating lightsaber) I see you have constructed a new lightsaber. VADER Your skills are complete. Indeed, you are powerful, as the Emperor has foreseen. LUKE Come with me. VADER Obi-Wan once thought as you do. VADER You don't know the power of the dark side. I must obey my master. LUKE I will not turn...and you'll be forced to kill me. VADER If that is your destiny. LUKE Search your feelings, father. You can't do this. I feel the conflict within you. Let go of your hate. VADER It is too late for me, son. The Emperor will show you the true nature of the Force. He is your master now. LUKE Then my father is truly dead. LEIA The main entrance to the control bunker's on the far side of that landing platform. This isn't gonna be easy. HAN Hey, don't worry. Chewie and me got into a lot of places more heavily guarded than this. LEIA What's he saying? THREEPIO He says there's a secret entrance on the other side of the ridge. LANDO Admiral, we're in position. All fighters accounted for. ACKBAR (VO) Proceed with the countdown. All groups assume attack coordinates. LANDO Don't worry, my friends are down there. They'll have that shield down on time...(to himself) or this'll be the shortest offensive of all time. ACKBAR (VO) All craft, prepare to jump to hyperspace on my mark. LANDO All right. Stand by. HAN Back door, huh? Good idea. HAN (cont) It's only a few guards. This shouldn't be too much trouble. LEIA Well, it only takes one to sound the alarm. HAN (with self-confident grin) Then we'll do it real quiet-like. THREEPIO Oh! Oh, my. Uh, Princess Leia! LEIA Quiet. THREEPIO I'm afraid our furry companion has gone and done something rather rash. LEIA Oh, no. HAN (sighs) There goes our surprise attack. SCOUT Look! Over there! Stop him! HAN Not bad for a little furball. There's only one left. You stay here. We'll take care of this. THREEPIO I have decided that we shall stay here. EMPEROR Welcome, young Skywalker. I have been expecting you. EMPEROR You no longer need those. EMPEROR Guards, leave us. EMPEROR (to Luke) I'm looking forward to completing your training. In time you will call me Master. LUKE You're gravely mistaken. You won't convert me as you did my father. EMPEROR Oh, no, my young Jedi. You will find that it is you who are mistaken...about a great many things. VADER His lightsaber. EMPEROR Ah, yes, a Jedi's weapon. Much like your father's. By now you must know your father can never be turned from the dark side. So will it be with you. LUKE You're wrong. Soon I'll be dead...and you with me. EMPEROR Perhaps you refer to the imminent attack of your Rebel fleet. EMPEROR Yes...I assure you we are quite safe from your friends here. LUKE Your overconfidence is your weakness. EMPEROR Your faith in your friends is yours. VADER It is pointless to resist, my son. EMPEROR (angry) Everything that has transpired has done so according to my design. (indicates Endor) Your friends up there on the Sanctuary Moon... EMPEROR (cont) ...are walking into a trap. As is your Rebel fleet! It was I who allowed the Alliance to know the location of the shield generator. It is quite safe from your pitiful little band. An entire legion of my best troops awaits them. EMPEROR Oh...I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive. HAN All right! Up! Move! Come on! Quickly! Quickly, Chewie. LEIA Han! Hurry! The fleet will be here any moment. HAN Charges! Come on, come on! THREEPIO (to Wicket) Oh, my! They'll be captured! THREEPIO Wa-wait! Wait, come back! Artoo, stay with me. COMMANDER Freeze! You Rebel scum. LANDO All wings report in. WEDGE Red Leader standing by. GRAY LEADER Gray Leader standing by. GREEN LEADER Green Leader standing by. WEDGE Lock S-foils in attack positions. ACKBAR May the Force be with us. LANDO We've got to be able to get some kind of a reading on that shield, up or down. Well, how could they be jamming us if they don't know if we're coming. LANDO Break off the attack! The shield is still up. RED LEADER (VO) I get no reading. Are you sure? LANDO Pull up! All craft pull up! ACKBAR Take evasive action! Green Group, stick close to holding sector MV-7. CONTROLLER Admiral, we have enemy ships in sector 47. ACKBAR It's a trap! LANDO (over comlink) Fighters coming in. REBEL PILOT There's too many of them! LANDO Accelerate to attack speed! Draw their fire away from the cruisers. WEDGE Copy, Gold Leader. EMPEROR Come, boy. See for yourself. EMPEROR From here you will witness the final destruction of the Alliance, and the end of your insignificant Rebellion. EMPEROR You want this, don't you? The hate is swelling in you now. Take your Jedi weapon. Use it. I am unarmed. Strike me down with it. Give in to your anger. With each passing moment, you make yourself more my servant. LUKE No! EMPEROR It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. You, like your father, are now mine! STORMTROOPER All right, move it! I said move it! Go on! THREEPIO Hello! I say, over there! Were you looking for me? BUNKER COMMANDER Bring those two down here! STORMTROOPER Let's go! THREEPIO Well, they're on their way. Artoo, are you sure this was a good idea? STORMTROOPER Freeze! Don't move! THREEPIO We surrender. THREEPIO Ohhh! Stand back, Artoo. LEIA The code's changed. We need Artoo! HAN Here's the terminal. LEIA (into comlink) Artoo, where are you? We need you at the bunker right away. THREEPIO Going? What do you mean, you're going. But-- but going where, Artoo? No, what! Artoo! Oh, this is no time for heroics. Come back! LANDO Watch yourself, Wedge! Three from above! WEDGE Red Three, Red Two, pull in! RED TWO Got it! RED THREE Three of them coming in, twenty degrees! WEDGE Cut to the left! I'll take the leader! They're heading for the medical frigate. NAVIGATOR Pressure's steady. LANDO Only the fighters are attacking. I wonder what those Star Destroyers are waiting for. COMMANDER We're in attack position now, sir. PIETT Hold here. COMMANDER We're not going to attack? PIETT I have my orders from the Emperor himself. He has something special planned for them. We only need to keep them from escaping. EMPEROR As you can see, my young apprentice, your friends have failed. Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station. (into comlink) Fire at will, Commander. JERJERROD Fire! LANDO That blast came from the Death Star! That thing's operational! (into comlink) Home One, this is Gold Leader. ACKBAR We saw it. All craft prepare to retreat. LANDO You won't get another chance at this, Admiral. ACKBAR We have no choice, General Calrissian. Our cruisers can't repel firepower of that magnitude. LANDO Han will have that shield down. We've got to give him more time. THREEPIO We're coming! HAN Come on! Come on! THREEPIO Oh, Artoo, hurry! THREEPIO My goodness! Artoo, why did you have to be so brave? HAN Well, I suppose I could hotwire this thing. LEIA I'll cover you. LANDO (desperately) Yes! I said closer! Move as close as you can and engage those Star Destroyers at point- blank range. ACKBAR At that close range, we won't last long against those Star Destroyers. LANDO We'll last longer then we will against that Death Star...and we might just take a few of them with us. REBEL PILOT She's gonna blow! Y-WING PILOT I'm hit! EMPEROR Your fleet has lost. And your friends on the Endor moon will not survive. There is no escape, my young apprentice. The Alliance will die...as will your friends. EMPEROR Good. I can feel your anger. I am defenseless. Take your weapon! Strike me down with all your hatred, and your journey towards the dark side will be complete. WALKER PILOT #1 Look! PILOT #2 Get him off of there! HAN I think I got it. I got it! THREEPIO Oh, Princess Leia, are you all right? HAN Let's see. LEIA It's not bad. STORMTROOPER (OS) Freeze! THREEPIO Oh, dear. STORMTROOPER Don't move! HAN I love you. LEIA I know. STORMTROOPER Hands up! Stand up! HAN (to Leia) Stay back. HAN Chewie! Get down here! She's wounded! No, wait.... I got an idea. EMPEROR (laughing) Good. Use your aggressive feelings, boy! Let the hate flow through you. VADER Obi-Wan has taught you well. LUKE I will not fight you, father. VADER You are unwise to lower your defenses. LUKE Your thoughts betray you, father. I feel the good in you...the conflict. VADER There is no conflict. LUKE You couldn't bring yourself to kill me before, and I don't believe you'll destroy me now. VADER You underestimate the power of the dark side. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny. EMPEROR (laughs) Good. Good. LANDO Watch out. Squad at .06. REBEL PILOT I'm on it, Gold Leader. WEDGE Good shot, Red Two. LANDO Now...come on, Han, old buddy. Don't let me down. HAN/PILOT (VO) It's over, Commander. The Rebels have been routed. They're fleeing into the woods. We need reinforcements to continue the pursuit. CONTROL ROOM COMMANDER Send three squads to help. Open the back door. SECOND COMMANDER Yes, sir. HAN Throw me another charge. VADER You cannot hide forever, Luke. LUKE I will not fight you. VADER Give yourself to the dark side. It is the only way you can save your friends. Yes, your thoughts betray you. Your feelings for them are strong. Especially for... VADER Sister! So...you have a twin sister. Your feelings have now betrayed her, too. Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me. Now his failure is complete. If you will not turn to the dark side, then perhaps she will. LUKE Never-r-r! EMPEROR Good! Your hate has made you powerful. Now, fulfill your destiny and take your father's place at my side! LUKE Never! I'll never turn to the dark side. You've failed, Your Highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me. EMPEROR So be it...Jedi. HAN Move! Move! ACKBAR The shield is down! Commence attack on the Death Star's main reactor. LANDO We're on our way. Red Group, Gold Group, all fighters follow me. (laughs) Told you they'd do it! EMPEROR If you will not be turned, you will be destroyed. EMPEROR Young fool...only now, at the end, do you understand. EMPEROR Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the dark side. You have paid the price for your lack of vision. LUKE (groans) Father, please. Help me. EMPEROR Now, young Skywalker...you will die. WEDGE I'm going in. LANDO Here goes nothing. LANDO Now lock onto the strongest power source. It should be the power generator. WEDGE Form up. And stay alert. We could run out of space real fast. LANDO Split up and head back to the surface. See if you can get a few of those TIE fighters to follow you. PILOT Copy, Gold Leader. LANDO That was too close. ACKBAR We've got to give those fighters more time. Concentrate all fire on that Super Star Destroyer. CONTROLLER Sir, we've lost our bridge deflector shield. PIETT Intensify the forward batteries. I don't want anything to get through. PIETT Intensify forward firepower! COMMANDER It's too late! VADER (a whisper) Luke, help me take this mask off. LURE But you'll die. VADER Nothing can stop that now. Just for once... let me look on you with my own eyes. ANAKIN (very weak) Now...go, my son. Leave me. LUKE No. You're coming with me. I can't leave you here. I've got to save you. ANAKIN You already have, Luke. You were right about me. Tell your sister...you were right. LUKE Father... I won't leave you. WEDGE There it is! LANDO All right, Wedge. Go for the power regulator on the north tower. WEDGE Copy, Gold Leader. I'm already on my way out. ACKBAR Move the fleet away from the Death Star. LANDO (into comlink) Wedge, I don't think we're going to make it. WEDGE (VO) You'll make it. Just follow me Gold Leader. LANDO (to himself) I promised to return his ship without a scratch...I sure hope that old pirate forgives me. HAN (whispering to himself) Lando... THREEPIO (misinterpreting Han's reference) They did it! FADE OUT STAR WARS - EPISODE 5: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK LUKE: (into comlink) Echo Three to Echo Seven. Han, old buddy, do you read me? HAN: (over comlink) Loud and clear, kid. What's up? LUKE: (into comlink) Well, I finished my circle. I don't pick up any life readings. HAN: (over comlink) There isn't enough life on this ice cube to fill a space cruiser. The sensors are placed. I'm going back. LUKE: (into comlink) Right. I'll see you shortly. There's a meteorite that hit the ground near here. I want to check it out. It won't take long. LUKE: Hey, steady girl. What's the matter? You smell something? LUKE: Aaargh! HAN: Chewie! HAN: All right, don't lose your temper. I'll come right back and give you a hand. RIEEKAN: Solo? HAN: No sign of life out there, General. The sensors are in place. You'll know if anything comes around. RIEEKAN: Commander Skywalker reported in yet? HAN: No. He's checking out a meteorite that hit near him. RIEEKAN: (indicates radar screen) With all the meteor activity in this system, it's going to be difficult to spot approaching ships. HAN: General, I've got to leave. I can't stay anymore. RIEEKAN: I'm sorry to hear that. HAN: Well, there's a price on my head. If I don't pay off Jabba the Hut, I'm a dead man. RIEEKAN: A death mark's not an easy thing to live with. You're a good fighter, Solo. I hate to lose you. HAN: Thank you, General. HAN: (with feeling) Well, Your Highness, I guess this is it. LEIA: That's right. HAN: (cooly) Well, don't get all mushy on me. So long, Princess. LEIA: Han! HAN: Yes, Your Highnessness? LEIA: I thought you decided to stay. HAN: Well, the bounty hunter we ran into on Ord Mantell changed my mind. LEIA: Han, we need you! HAN: We? LEIA: Yes. HAN: Oh, what about you need? LEIA: (mystified) I need? I don't know what you're talking about. HAN: (shakes his head, fed up) You probably don't. LEIA: And what precisely am I supposed to know? HAN: Come on! You want me to stay because of the way you feel about me. LEIA: Yes. You're a great help to us. You're a natural leader... HAN: No! That's not it. Come on. Aahhh -- uh huh! Come on. LEIA: You're imagining things. HAN: Am I? Then why are you following me? Afraid I was going to leave without giving you a goodbye kiss? LEIA: I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee. HAN: I can arrange that. You could use a good kiss! THREEPIO: Don't try to blame me. I didn't ask you to turn on the thermal heater. I merely commented that it was freezing in the princess's chamber. But it's supposed to be freezing. How are we going to dry out all her clothes? I really don't know. THREEPIO: Oh, switch off. HAN: (to Chewie) Why do you take this apart now? I'm trying to get us out of here and you pull both of these. THREEPIO: Excuse me, sir. HAN: (to Chewie) Put them back together right now. THREEPIO: Might I have a word with you, please? HAN: What do you want? THREEPIO: Well, it's Princess Leia, sir. She's been trying to get you on the communicator. HAN: I turned it off. I don't want to talk to her. THREEPIO: Oh. Well, Princess Leia is wondering about Master Luke. He hasn't come back yet. She doesn't know where he is. HAN: I don't know where he is. THREEPIO: Nobody knows where he is. HAN: What do you mean, "nobody knows"? THREEPIO: Well, uh, you see... HAN: Deck Officer. Deck Officer! THREEPIO: Excuse me, sir. Might I inqu-... DECK OFFICER: Yes, sir? HAN: Do you know where Commander Skywalker is? DECK OFFICER: I haven't seen him. It's possible he came in through the south entrance. HAN: It's possible? Why don't you go find out? It's getting dark out there. DECK OFFICER: Yes, sir. THREEPIO: Excuse me, sir. Might I inquire what's going on? HAN: Why not? THREEPIO: Impossible man. Come along, Artoo, lets find Princess Leia. Between ourselves, I think Master Luke is in considerable danger. DECK OFFICER: Sir, Commander Skywalker hasn't come in through the south entrance. He might have forgotten to check in. HAN: Not likely. Are the speeders ready? DECK OFFICER: Not yet. We're having some trouble adapting them to the cold. HAN: Then we'll have to go out on Tauntauns. DECK OFFICER: Sir, the temperature's dropping too rapidly. HAN: That's right. And my friends out in it. ASSISTANT OFFICER: I'll cover sector twelve. Have com-control set screen alpha. DECK OFFICER: Your Tauntaun'll freeze before you reach the first marker. HAN: Then I'll see you in hell! THREEPIO: You must come along now, Artoo. There's really nothing more we can do. And my joints are freezing up. THREEPIO: Don't say thing like that! Of course we'll see Master Luke again. He'll be quite all right, you'll see. (to himself) Stupid little short-circuit. He'll be quite all right. LIEUTENANT: Sir, all the patrols are in. There's still no contact from Skywalker or Solo. THREEPIO: Mistress Leia, Artoo says he's been quite unable to pick up any signals, although he does admit that his own range is far too weak to abandon all hope. DERLIN: Your Highness, there's nothing more we can do tonight. The shield doors must be closed. DERLIN: Close the doors. LIEUTENANT: Yes, sir. THREEPIO: Artoo says the chances of survival are seven hundred seventy-five...to one. THREEPIO: Actually, Artoo has been known to make mistakes...from time to time. Oh, dear, oh, dear. Don't worry about Master Luke. I'm sure he'll be all right. He's quite clever, you know...for a human being. BEN: Luke...Luke. LUKE: (weakly) Ben? BEN: You will go to the Dagobah system. LUKE: Dagobah system? BEN: There you will learn from Yoda, the Jedi Master who instructed me. LUKE: (groaning faintly) Ben...Ben. HAN: Luke! Luke! Don't do this, Luke. Come on, give me a sign here. HAN: Not much time. LUKE: (moaning) Ben...Ben... HAN: Hang on, kid. LUKE: Dagobah system... HAN: (reeling from the odor) Whew... LUKE: Dagobah... HAN: This may smell bad, kid... LUKE: (moaning) Yoda... HAN: ...but it will keep you warm...til I get the shelter built. (struggling to get Luke in the carcass) Ooh...I thought they smelled bad on the outside! ZEV: (into transmitter) Echo Base...I've got something! Not much, but it could be a life form. ZEV: (into transmitter) This is Rouge Two. this is Rouge Two. Captain Solo, so you copy? Commander Skywalker, do you copy? This is Rouge Two. HAN: (filtered over Zev's receiver) Good morning. Nice of you guys to drop by. ZEV: (switching transmitters) Echo Base...this is Rouge Two. I found them. Repeat, I found them. THREEPIO: Master Luke, sir, it's good to see you fully functional again. THREEPIO: Artoo expresses his relief, also. HAN: How are you feeling, kid? You don't look so bad to me. In fact, you look strong enough to pull the ears off a Gundark. LUKE: Thanks to you. HAN: That's two you owe me, junior. HAN: Well your Worship, looks like you managed to keep me around for a little while longer. LEIA: (haughtily) I had nothing to do with it. General Rieekan thinks it's dangerous for any ships to leave the system until we've activated the energy shield. HAN: That's a good story. I think you just can't bear to let a gorgeous guy like me out of your sight. LEIA: I don't know where you get you delusions, laser brain. HAN: Laugh it up, fuzz ball. But you didn't see us alone in the south passage. HAN: She expressed her true feelings for me. LEIA: My...! Why, you stuck up,...half-witted,...scruffy-looking... nerf-herder! HAN: Who's scruffy-looking? (to Luke) I must have hit her pretty close to the mark to get her all riled up like that, huh, kid? LEIA: Why, I guess you don't know everything about women yet? ANNOUNCER: (over loudspeaker) Headquarters personnel, report to command center. HAN: Take it easy. THREEPIO: Excuse us, please. RIEEKAN: Princess...we have a visitor. RIEEKAN: We've picked up something outside the base in zone twelve, moving east. SENIOR CONTROLLER: It's metal. LEIA: Then it couldn't be one of those creatures that attacked Luke. HAN: It could be a speeder, one of ours. SENIOR CONTROLLER: No. Wait -- there's something very weak coming through. THREEPIO: Sir, I am fluent in six million forms of communication. This signal is not used by the Alliance. It could be an Imperial code. HAN: It isn't friendly, whatever it is. Come on, Chewie, let's check it out. RIEEKAN: Send Rouges Ten and Eleven to station three-eight. HAN: (over comlink) Afraid there's not much left. LEIA: (into comlink) What was it? HAN: (over comlink) Droid of some kind. I didn't hit it that hard. It must have had a self-destruct. LEIA: (into comlink) An Imperial probe droid. HAN: (over comlink) It's a good bet the Empire knows we're here. RIEEKAN: We'd better start the evacuation. PIETT: Admiral. OZZEL: Yes, Captain PIETT: I think we've got something, sir. The report is only a fragment had. OZZEL: (irritated) We have thousands of probe droids searching the galaxy. I want proof, not leads! PIETT: The visuals indicate life readings. OZZEL: It could mean anything. If we followed every lead... PIETT: But, sir, the Hoth system is supposed to be devoid of human forms. VADER: You found something? PIETT: Yes, my lord. VADER: (studying the image on the console screen) That's it. The Rebels are there. OZZEL: My lord, there are so many uncharted settlements. It could be smugglers, it could be... VADER: That is the system. And I'm sure Skywalker is with them. Set your course for the Hoth system. General Veers, prepare you men. REBEL CAPTAIN: Groups seven and ten will stay behind to fly the speeders. As soon as each transport is loaded, evacuation control will give clearance for immediate launch. REBEL FIGHTER: Right, sir. HAN: (into comlink, to Chewie) Okay, that's it. Try it...Off! Turn it off! Turn it off! Off! MEDICAL DROID: Sir, it will take quite awhile to evacuate the T-forty- sevens. LUKE: Well, forget the heavy equipment. There's plenty of time to get the smaller modules on the transports. MEDICAL DROID: Take care, sir. LUKE: Thanks. LUKE: Chewie, take care of yourself, okay? HAN: Hi, kid. (to droid) There's got to be a reason for it. Check it at the other end. Wait a second. (to Luke) You all right? LUKE: Yeah. HAN: Be careful. LUKE: You, too. CONTROLLER: General, there's a fleet of Star Destroyers coming out of hyperspace in sector four. RIEEKAN: Reroute all power to the energy shield. We've got to hold them till all transports are away. Prepare for ground assault. VADER: What is it, General? VEERS: My lord, the fleet has moves out of light-speed. Com-Scan has detected an energy field protecting an area around the sixth planet of the Hoth system. The field is strong enough to deflect any bombardment. VADER: (angrily) The Rebels are alerted to our presence. Admiral Ozzel came out of light-speed too close to the system. VEERS: He felt surprise was wiser... VADER: He is as clumsy as he is stupid. General, prepare your troops for a surface attack. VEERS: Yes, my lord. OZZEL: Lord Vader, the fleet has moved out of light-speed, and we're preparing to...Aaagh! VADER: You have failed me for the last time, Admiral. Captain Piett. PIETT: Yes, my lord. VADER: Make ready to land out troops beyond the energy shield and deploy the fleet so that nothing gets off that system. You are in command now, Admiral Piett. PIETT: Thank you, Lord Vader. LEIA: All troop carriers will assemble at the north entrance. The heavy transport ships will leave as soon as they're loaded. Only two fighter escorts per ship. The energy shield can only be opened for a short time, so you'll have to stay very close to your transports. HOBBIE: Two fighters against a Star Destroyer? LEIA: The ion cannon will fire several shots to make sure that any enemy ships will be out of your flight path. When you've gotten past the energy shield, proceed directly to the rendezvous point. Understood? PILOTS: (in unison) Right. Okay. LEIA: Good luck. DERLIN: Okay. Everyone to your stations. Let's go! RIEEKAN: Their primary target will be the power generators. Prepare to open the shield. CONTROLLER: Sir, Rebel ships are coming into our sector. CAPTAIN: Good. Our first catch of the day. WOMAN CONTROLLER: Stand by, ion control....Fire! ANNOUNCER: (over loudspeaker) The first transport is away. DACK: Feeling all right, sir? LUKE: Just like new, Dack. How about you? DACK: Right now I feel I could take on the whole Empire myself. LUKE: (quietly, strapping in) I know what you mean. TRENCH OFFICER: Echo Station Three-T-Eight. TRENCH OFFICER: (over comlink) We have spotted Imperial walkers! CONTROLLER: Imperial walkers on the north ridge. LUKE: (into comlink) Echo station Five-Seven. We're on our way. LUKE: (into comlink) All right, boys, keep tight now. DACK: Luke, I have no approach vector. I'm not set. LUKE: Steady, Dack. Attack pattern delta. Go now! LUKE: All right, I'm coming in. LUKE: (into comlink) Hobbie, you still with me? LUKE: That armor's too strong for blasters. LUKE: (into comlink) Rouge Group, use your harpoons and tow cables. Go for the legs. It might be our only chance of stopping them. (to Dack) All right, stand by, Dack. DACK: Luke, we've got a malfunction in fire control. I'll have to cut in the auxiliary. LUKE: Just hang on. Hang on, Dack. Get ready to fire that tow cable. LUKE: Dack? Dack! VEERS: Yes, Lord Vader. I've reached the main power generator. The shield will be down in moments. You may start your landing. LUKE: (into comlink) Rouge Three. WEDGE: (into comlink) Copy, Rouge Leader LUKE: (over comlink) Wedge, I've lost my gunner. You'll have to make this shot. I'll cover for you. Set your harpoon. Follow me on the next pass. WEDGE: (into comlink) Coming around, Rouge Leader. LUKE: (into comlink) Steady, Rouge Two WEDGE: (to gunner) Activate harpoon. WEDGE: (to gunner) Good shot, Janson. WEDGE: One more pass. JANSON: Coming around. Once more. JANSON: One more. JANSON: Cable out! Let her go! WEDGE: Detach cable. JANSON: Cable detached. TRENCH OFFICER: Come on! WEDGE: (into comlink) Whooha!! That got him! LUKE: (into comlink) I see it, Wedge. Good work. RIEEKAN: I don't think we can protect two transports at a time. LEIA: It's risky, but we can't hold out much longer. We have no choice. RIEEKAN: (into comlink) Launch patrols. LEIA: (to an aide) Evacuate remaining ground staff. HAN: No, no! No! This one goes there, that one goes there. right? THREEPIO: Artoo, you take good care of Master Luke now, understand? And...do take care of yourself. Oh, dear, oh, dear. VEERS: All troops will debark for ground assault. Prepare to target the main generator. LUKE: (into comlink) Rouge Two, are you all right? ZEV: (into comlink) Yeah. I'm with you, Rouge Leader. LUKE: (into comlink) We'll set harpoon. I'll cover for you. ZEV: (into comlink) Coming around. LUKE: (into comlink) Watch that cross fire, boys. ZEV: (into comlink) Set for position three. (to gunner) Steady. LUKE: (over comlink) Stay tight and low. LUKE: (into comlink) Hobbie, I've been hit! HAN: You all right? LEIA: Why are you still here? HAN: I heard the command center had been hit. LEIA: You got your clearance to leave. HAN: Don't worry. I'll leave. First I'm going to get you to your ship. THREEPIO: Your Highness, we must take this last transport. It's our only hope. LEIA: (to controller) Send all troops in sector twelve to the south slope to protect the fighters. ANNOUNCER: (over loudspeaker) Imperial troops have entered the base. HAN: Come on...that's it. LEIA: (to head controller) Give the evacuation code signal. And get to your transports! HEAD CONTROLLER: K-one-zero...all troops disengage. THREEPIO: (to Han and Leia) Oh! Wait for me! OFFICER: Begin retreat! SECOND OFFICER: Fall back! VEERS: Distance to power generators? PILOT: One-seven, decimal two-eight. VEERS: Target. Maximum fire power. HAN: (into comlink) Transport, this is Solo. Better take off -- I can't get to you. I'll get the princess out on the Falcon. THREEPIO: But...but...but...where are you going? Uh...come back!! THREEPIO: Wait! Wait for me! Wait! Stop! THREEPIO: (exasperated) How typical. HAN: Come on. HAN: Hurry up, goldenrod, or you're going to be a permanent resident! THREEPIO: Wait! Wait! HAN: (to Chewie) How's this? LEIA: Would it helped if I got out and pushed? HAN: It might. THREEPIO: Captain Solo, Captain Solo...sir, might I suggest that you... THREEPIO: It can wait. LEIA: The bucket of bolts is never going to get us past that blockade. HAN: This baby's got a few surprises left in her, sweetheart. HAN: Come on! Come on! Switch over. Let's hope we don't have a burnout. HAN: See? LEIA: Someday you're going to be wrong, and I hope I'm there to see it. HAN: Punch it! LUKE: Artoo! Get her ready for takeoff. WEDGE: Good luck, Luke. See you at the rendezvous. LUKE: Don't worry, Artoo. We're going, we're going. LUKE: (into comlink) There's nothing wrong, Artoo. I'm just setting a new course. LUKE: (into comlink) We're not going to regroup with the others. LUKE: (into comlink) We're going to the Dagobah system. LUKE: (into comlink) Yes, Artoo? LUKE: (into comlink, chuckling) That's all right. I'd like to keep it on manual control for a while. HAN: (harried) I saw them! I saw them! LEIA: Saw what? HAN: Star Destroyers, two of them, coming right at us. THREEPIO: Sir, sir! Might I suggest... HAN: (to Leia) Shut him up or shut him down! (to Chewie) Check the deflector shield! HAN: Oh, great. Well, we can still outmaneuver them. IMPERIAL OFFICER: Take evasive action! HAN: Prepare to make the jump to light-speed. THREEPIO: But, sir! LEIA: They're getting closer! HAN: (with a gleam in his eye) Oh yeah? Watch this. LEIA: Watch what? HAN: I think we're in trouble. THREEPIO: If I may say so, sir, I noticed earlier the hyperdrive motivator has been damaged. It's impossible to go to light-speed! HAN: We're in trouble! HAN: Horizontal boosters...! HAN: Alluvial dampers...! Well that's not it. HAN: Bring me the hydrospanners! HAN: I don't know how we're going to get out of this one. HAN: Oww! Chewie! HAN: That was no laser blast! Something hit us. LEIA: (over comlink) Han, get up here! HAN: Come on, Chewie! LEIA: Asteroids! HAN: Oh, no! Chewie, set two-seven-one. LEIA: What are you doing? You're not actually going into an asteroid field? HAN: They'd be crazy to follow us, wouldn't they? LEIA: You don't have to do this to impress me. THREEPIO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately three thousand, seven hundred and twenty to one. HAN: Never tell me the odds! HAN: You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake; well, this could be it, sweetheart. LEIA: I take it back. We're going to get pulverized if we stay out here much longer. HAN: I'm not going to argue with that. THREEPIO: Pulverized? HAN: I'm going in closer to one of the big ones. LEIA: Closer? THREEPIO: Closer?! THREEPIO: Oh, this is suicide! HAN: There. That looks pretty good. LEIA: What looks pretty good? HAN: Yeah. That'll do nicely. THREEPIO: (to Leia) Excuse me, ma'am, but where are we going? LEIA: I hope you know what you're doing. HAN: Yeah, me too. LUKE: (into comlink) Yes, that's it. Dagobah. LUKE: (into comlink) No, I'm not going to change my mind about this. (getting a little nervous) I'm not picking up any cities or technology. Massive life-form readings, though. There's something alive down there... LUKE: (into comlink) Yes, I'm sure it's perfectly safe for droids. LUKE: (into comlink) I know, I know! All the scopes are dead. I can't see a thing! Just hang on, I'm going to start the landing cycle... LUKE: No, Artoo, you stay put. I'll have a look around. LUKE: Artoo? LUKE: Artoo! Where are you? LUKE: Artoo! You be more careful. LUKE: Artoo -- that way! LUKE: Artoo! LUKE: Oh, no! Are you all right? Come on. You're lucky you don't taste very good. Anything broken? LUKE: If you're saying coming here was a bad idea, I'm beginning to agree with you. Oh, Artoo, what are we doing here? It's like... something out of a dream, or, I don't know. Maybe I'm just going crazy. VADER: Yes, Admiral? PIETT: Our ships have sighted the Millennium Falcon, lord. But...it has entered an asteroid field and we cannot risk... VADER: (interrupting) Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral. I want that ship and not excuses. PIETT: Yes, lord. HAN: I'm going to shut down everything but the emergency power systems. THREEPIO: Sir, I'm almost afraid to ask, but...does that include shutting me down, too? HAN: No, I need you to talk to the Falcon, find out what's wrong with the hyperdrive. THREEPIO: Sir, it's quite possible this asteroid is not entirely stable. HAN: Not entirely stable? I'm glad you're here to tell us these things. Chewie, take the professor in the back and plug him into the hyperdrive. THREEPIO: Oh! Sometimes I just don't understand human behavior. After all, I'm only trying to do my job in the most... LEIA: Let go. HAN: Sshh! LEIA: Let go, please. HAN: Don't get excited. LEIA: Captain, being held by you isn't quite enough to get me excited. HAN: Sorry, sweetheart. We haven't got time for anything else. LUKE: Ready for some power? Okay. Let's see now. Put that in there. There you go. LUKE: (sighs) Now all I have to do is find this Yoda...if he even exists. LUKE: Still...there's something familiar about this place. I feel like...I don't know... STRANGE VOICE: Feel like what? LUKE: (looking at the creature) Like we're being watched! CREATURE: Away with your weapon! I mean you no harm. CREATURE: I am wondering, why are you here? LUKE: I'm looking for someone. CREATURE: Looking? Found someone, you have, I would say, hmmm? LUKE: (Trying to keep from smiling) Right. CREATURE: Help you I can. Yes, mmmm. LUKE: I don't think so. I'm looking for a great warrior. CREATURE: Ahhh! A great warrior. (laughs and shakes his head) Wars not make one great. LUKE: Put that down. Hey! That's my dinner. CREATURE: How you get so big, eating food of this kind? LUKE: Listen, friend, we didn't mean to land in that puddle, and if we could get our ship out, we would, but we can't, so why don't you just... CREATURE: (teasing) Aww, cannot get your ship out? LUKE: Hey, you could have broken this. Don't do that. Ohhh...you're making a mess. Hey, give me that! CREATURE: (retreating with the lamp) Mine! Or I will help you not. LUKE: I don't want your help. I want my lamp back. I'll need it to get out of this slimy mudhole. CREATURE: Mudhole? Slimy? My home this is. CREATURE: Ah, ah, ah! LUKE: Oh, Artoo, let him have it. CREATURE: Mine! Mine! LUKE: Artoo! CREATURE: Mine! CREATURE: Mine! LUKE: (fed up) Now will you move along, little fella? We're got a lot of work to do. CREATURE: No! No, no! Stay and help you, I will. (laughs) Find your friend, hmm? LUKE: I'm not looking for a friend, I'm looking for a Jedi Master. CREATURE: Oohhh. Jedi Master. Yoda. You seek Yoda. LUKE: You know him? CREATURE: Mmm. Take you to him, I will. (laughs) Yes, yes. But now, we must eat. Come. Good food. Come. CREATURE: (in the distance) Come, come. LUKE: Stay here and watch after the camp, Artoo. THREEPIO: Oh, where is Artoo when I need him? THREEPIO: Sir, I don't know where your ship learned to communicate, but it has the most peculiar dialect. I believe, sir, it says that the power coupling on the negative axis has been polarized. I'm afraid you'll have to replace it. HAN: Well, of course I'll have to replace it. HAN: Here! And Chewie... HAN: (continued)...I think we'd better replace the negative power coupling. HAN: Hey, Your Worship, I'm only trying to help. LEIA: (still struggling) Would you please stop calling me that? HAN: Sure, Leia. LEIA: Oh, you make it so difficult sometimes. HAN: I do, I really do. You could be a little nicer, though. (he watches her reaction) Come on, admit it. Sometimes you think I'm all right. LEIA: Occasionally (a little smile, haltingly) maybe...when you aren't acting like a scoundrel. HAN: (laughs) Scoundrel? Scoundrel? I like the sound of that. LEIA: Stop that. HAN: Stop what? LEIA: Stop that! My hands are dirty. HAN: My hands are dirty, too. What are you afraid of? LEIA: (looking right into his eyes) Afraid? HAN: You're trembling. LEIA: I'm not trembling. HAN: You like me because I'm a scoundrel. There aren't enough scoundrels in your life. LEIA: I happen to like nice men. HAN: I'm a nice man. LEIA: No, you're not. You're... THREEPIO: Sir, sir! I've isolated the reverse power flux coupling. HAN: Thank you. Thank you very much. THREEPIO: Oh, you're perfectly welcome, sir. NEEDA: (in hologram)...and that, Lord Vader, was the last time they appeared in any of our scopes. Considering the amount of damage we've sustained, they must have been destroyed. VADER: No, Captain, they're alive. I want every ship available to sweep the asteroid field until they are found. PIETT: Lord Vader. VADER: Yes, Admiral, what is it? PIETT: The Emperor commands you make contact with him. VADER: Move the ship out of the asteroid field so that we can send a clear transmission. PIETT: Yes, my lord. VADER: What is thy bidding, my master? EMPEROR: There is a great disturbance in the Force. VADER: I have felt it. EMPEROR: We have a new enemy -- Luke Skywalker. VADER: Yes, my master. EMPEROR: He could destroy us. VADER: He's just a boy. Obi-Wan can no longer help him. EMPEROR: The Force is strong with him. The son of Skywalker must not become a Jedi. VADER: If he could be turned, he would become a powerful ally. EMPEROR: Yes. Yes. He would be a great asset. Can it be done? VADER: He will join us or die, my master. LUKE: Look, I'm sure it's delicious. I just don't understand why we can't see Yoda now. CREATURE: Patience! For the Jedi it is time to eat as well. Eat, eat. Hot. Good food, hm? Good, hmm? LUKE: How far away is Yoda? Will it take us long to get there? CREATURE: Not far. Yoda not far. Patience. Soon you will be with him. (tasting food from the pot) Rootleaf, I cook. Why wish you become Jedi? Hm? LUKE: Mostly because of my father, I guess. CREATURE: Ah, your father. Powerful Jedi was he, powerful Jedi, mmm. LUKE: (a little angry) Oh, come on. How could you know my father? You don't even know who I am. (fed up) Oh, I don't even know what I'm doing here. We're wasting our time. CREATURE: (irritated) I cannot teach him. The boy has no patience. BEN'S VOICE: He will learn patience. YODA: Hmmm. Much anger in him, like his father. BEN'S VOICE: Was I any different when you taught me? YODA: Hah. He is not ready. LUKE: Yoda! I am ready. I...Ben! I can be a Jedi. Ben, tell him I'm ready. YODA: Ready, are you? What know you of ready? For eight hundred years have I trained Jedi. My own counsel will I keep on who is to be trained! A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind. (to the invisible Ben, indicating Luke) This one a long time have I watched. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing. Hmph. Adventure. Heh! Excitement. Heh! A Jedi craves not these things. (turning to Luke) You are reckless! BEN'S VOICE: So was I, if you'll remember. YODA: He is too old. Yes, too old to begin the training. LUKE: But I've learned so much. YODA: (sighs) Will he finished what he begins? LUKE: I won't fail you -- I'm not afraid. YODA: (turns slowly toward him) Oh, you will be. You will be. THREEPIO: Sir, if I may venture an opinion... HAN: I'm not really interested in your opinion, Threepio. LEIA: (out of breath) There's something out there. HAN: Where? LEIA: Outside, in the cave. THREEPIO: There it is. Listen! Listen! HAN: I'm going out there. LEIA: Are you crazy?! HAN: I just got this bucket back together. I'm not going to let something tear it apart. LEIA: Then I'm going with you. THREEPIO: I think it might be better if I stay here and guard the ship. (hears another mysterious noise) Oh, no. LEIA: This ground sure feels strange. It doesn't feel like rock at all. HAN: There's an awful lot of moisture in here. LEIA: I don't know. I have a bad feeling about this. HAN: Yeah. HAN: (to Leia) Watch out! HAN: Yeah, that's what I thought. Mynock. Chewie, check the rest of the ship, make sure there aren't any more attached. They're chewing on the power cables. LEIA: Mynocks? HAN: Go on inside. We'll clean them off if there are any more. THREEPIO: Ohhh! Go away! Go away! Beastly thing. Shoo! Shoo! HAN: Wait a minute... HAN: All right, Chewie, let's get out of here! LEIA: The Empire is still out there. I don't think it's wise to... HAN: (interrupting) No time to discuss this as a committee. LEIA: (angry) I am not a committee! LEIA: You can't make the jump to light-speed in this asteroid field... HAN: Sit down, sweetheart. We're taking off! THREEPIO: Look! HAN: I see it, I see it. THREEPIO: We're doomed! LEIA: The cave is collapsing. HAN: This is no cave. LEIA: What? YODA: Run! Yes. A Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware of the dark side. Anger...fear...aggression. The dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice. LUKE: Vader. Is the dark side stronger? YODA: No...no...no. Quicker, easier, more seductive. LUKE: But how am I to know the good side from the bad? YODA: You will know. When you are calm, at peace. Passive. A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack. LUKE: But tell me why I can't... YODA: (interrupting) No, no, there is no why. Nothing more will I teach you today. Clear your mind of questions. Mmm. Mmmmmm. LUKE: There's something not right here. LUKE: I feel cold, death. YODA: That place...is strong with the dark side of the Force. A domain of evil it is. In you must go. LUKE: What's in there? YODA: Only what you take with you. YODA: Your weapons...you will not need them. PIETT: Bounty hunters. We don't need that scum. FIRST CONTROLLER: Yes, sir. PIETT: Those Rebels won't escape us. SECOND CONTROLLER: Sir, we have a priority signal from the Star Destroyer Avenger. PIETT: Right. VADER: ...there will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the Millennium Falcon. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. No disintegrations. BOBA FETT: As you wish. PIETT: Lord Vader! My lord, we have them. THREEPIO: Oh, thank goodness we're coming out of the asteroid field. HAN: Let's get out of here. Ready for light-speed? One...two...three! HAN: (frantic) It's not fair! HAN: The transfer circuits are working. It's not my fault! LEIA: (almost expecting it) No light-speed? HAN: It's not my fault. THREEPIO: Sir, we just lost the main rear deflector shield. One more direct hit on the back quarter and we're done for. HAN: Turn her around. HAN: I said turn her around! I'm going to put all power in the front shield. LEIA: You're going to attack them?! THREEPIO: Sir, the odds of surviving a direct assault on an Imperial Star Destroyer... LEIA: Shut up! NEEDA: They're moving to attack position. Shields up! NEEDA: Track them,. They may come around for another pass. TRACKING OFFICER: Captain Needa, the ship no longer appears on our scopes. NEEDA: They can't have disappeared. No ship that small has a cloaking device. TRACKING OFFICER: Well, there's no trace of them, sir. COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER: Captain, Lord Vader demands an update on the pursuit. NEEDA: (drawing a breath) Get a shuttle ready. I shall assume full responsibility for losing them, and apologize to Lord Vader. Meanwhile, continue to scan the area. COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER: Yes, Captain Needa. YODA: Use the Force. Yes... YODA: Now...the stone. Feel it. YODA: Concentrate! LUKE: Oh, no. We'll never get it out now. YODA: So certain are you. Always with you it cannot be done. Hear you nothing that I say? LUKE: Master, moving stones around is one thing. This is totally different. YODA: No! No different! Only different in your mind. You must unlearn what you have learned. LUKE: (focusing, quietly) All right, I'll give it a try. YODA: No! Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. LUKE: (panting heavily) I can't. It's too big. YODA: Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hm? Mmmm. YODA: And well you should not. For my ally in the Force. And a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. It's energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we...(Yoda pinches Luke's shoulder)...not this crude matter. (a sweeping gesture) You must feel the Force around you. (gesturing) Here, between you...me...the tree...the rock...everywhere! Yes, even between this land and that ship! LUKE: (discouraged) You want the impossible. LUKE: I don't...I don't believe it. YODA: That is why you fail. VADER: Apology accepted, Captain Needa. PIETT: Lord Vader, our ships have completed their scan of the area and found nothing. If the Millennium Falcon went into light-speed, it'll be on the other side of the galaxy by now. VADER: Alert all commands. Calculate every possible destination along their last know trajectory. PIETT: Yes, my lord. We'll find them. VADER: Don't fail me again, Admiral. PIETT: Alert all commands. Deploy the fleet. THREEPIO: Captain Solo, this time you have gone too far. (Chewie growls) No, I will not be quiet, Chewbacca. Why doesn't anyone listen to me? HAN: (to Chewie) The fleet is beginning to break up. Go back and stand by the manual release for the landing claw. THREEPIO: I really don't see how thats going to help. Surrender is a perfectly acceptable alternative in extreme circumstances. The Empire may be gracious enough... HAN: Thank you. LEIA: What did you have in mind for your next move? HAN: Well, if they follow standard Imperial procedure, they'll dump their garbage before they go to light-speed, then we just float away. LEIA: With the rest of the garbage. Then what? HAN: Then we've got to find a safe port somewhere around here. Got any ideas? LEIA: No. Where are we? HAN: The Anoat system. LEIA: Anoat system. There's not much there. HAN: No. Well, wait. This is interesting. Lando. LEIA: Lando system? HAN: Lando's not a system, he's a man. Lando Calrissian. He's a card player, gambler, scoundrel. You'd like him. LEIA: Thanks. HAN: Bespin. It's pretty far, but I think we can make it. LEIA: (reading from the computer) A mining colony? HAN: Yeah, a Tibanna gas mine. Lando conned somebody out of it. We go back a long way, Lando and me. LEIA: Can you trust him? HAN: No. But he has no love for the Empire, I can tell you that. HAN: (into intercom) Here we go, Chewie. Stand by. Detach! LEIA: You do have your moments. Not many, but you have them. YODA: Concentrate...feel the Force flow. Yes. Good. Calm, yes. Through the Force, things you will see. Other places. The future...the past. Old friends long gone. LUKE: Han! Leia! YODA: (shaking his head) Hmm. Control, control. You must learn control. LUKE: I saw...I saw a city in the clouds. YODA: Mmm. Friends you have there. LUKE: They were in pain. YODA: It is the future you see. LUKE: Future? Will they die? YODA: Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future. LUKE: I've got to go to them. YODA: Decide you must how to serve them best. If you leave now, help them you could. But you would destroy all for which they have fought and suffered. HAN: (into transmitter) No, I don't have a landing permit. I'm trying to reach Lando Calrissian. HAN: (into transmitter) Whoa! Wait a minute! Let me explain. INTERCOM VOICE: You will not deviate from your present course. THREEPIO: Rather touchy, aren't they? LEIA: I thought you knew this person. HAN: (to Chewie) Well, that was a long time ago. I'm sure he's forgotten about that. INTERCOM VOICE: Permission granted to land on Platform Three-two-seven. HAN: (into transmitter) Thank you. HAN: There's nothing to worry about. We go way back, Lando and me. LEIA: Who's worried? THREEPIO: Oh. No one to meet us. LEIA: I don't like this. HAN: Well, what would you like? THREEPIO: Well, they did let us land. HAN: Look, don't worry. Everything's going to be fine. Trust me. HAN: See? My friend. (to Chewie) Keep your eyes open, okay? LANDO: Why, you slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler! You've got a lot of guts coming here, after what you pulled. LANDO: (laughs) How you doing, you old pirate? So good to see you! I never thought I'd catch up with you again. Where you been? THREEPIO: Well, he seems very friendly. LEIA: (wary) Yes...very friendly. LANDO: What are you doing here? HAN: (gestures toward the Falcon) Ahh...repairs. I thought you could help me out. LANDO: (in mock panic) What have you done to my ship? HAN: Your ship? Hey, remember, you lost her to me fair and square. LANDO: Hello. What have we here? Welcome. I'm Lando Calrissian. I'm the administrator of this facility. and who might you be? LEIA: Leia. LANDO: Welcome, Leia. HAN: All right, all right, you old smoothie. THREEPIO: Hello, sir. I am See-Threepio, human-cyborg relations. My facilities are at your... THREEPIO: Well, really! LANDO: What's wrong with the Falcon? HAN: Hyperdrive. LANDO: I'll get my people to work on it. HAN: Good. LANDO: You know, that ship saved my life quite a few times. She's the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy. HAN: How's the gas mine? Is it paying off for you? LANDO: Oh, not as well as I'd like. We're a small outpost and not very self-sufficient. And I've had supply problems of every kind. I've had labor difficulties...(catches Han grinning at him) What's so funny? HAN: You. Listen to you -- you sound like a businessman, a responsible leader. Who'd have thought that, huh? LANDO: You know, seeing you sure brings back a few things. HAN: Yeah. LANDO: (shakes his head) Yeah, I'm responsible these days. It's the price you pay for being successful. THREEPIO: Oh! Nice to see a familiar face. SECOND THREEPIO: (mumbles) E chu ta! THREEPIO: How rude! THREEPIO: That sounds like an R2 unit in there. I wonder if... THREEPIO: Hello? How interesting. Oh, my. MAN'S VOICE: (from within) Who are you? THREEPIO: Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I...I didn't mean to intrude. No, no, please don't get up. No! YODA: Luke! You must complete the training. LUKE: I can't keep the vision out of my head. They're my friends. I've got to help them. YODA: You must not go! LUKE: But Han and Leia will die if I don't. BEN'S VOICE: You don't know that. BEN: Even Yoda cannot see their fate. LUKE: But I can help them! I feel the Force! BEN: But you cannot control it. This is a dangerous time for you, when you will be tempted by the dark side of the Force. YODA: Yes, yes. To Obi-Wan you listen. The cave. Remember your failure at the cave! LUKE: But I've learned so much since then. Master Yoda, I promise to return and finish what I've begun. You have my word. BEN: It is you and your abilities the Emperor wants. that is why your friends are made to suffer. LUKE: And that is why I have to go. BEN: Luke, I don't want to lose you to the Emperor the way I lost Vader. LUKE: You won't. YODA: Stopped they must be. On this depends. Only a fully trained Jedi Knight with the Force as his ally will conquer Vader and his Emperor. If you end your training now, if you choose the quick and easy path, as Vader did, you will become an agent of evil. BEN: Patience. LUKE: And sacrifice Han and Leia? YODA: If you honor what they fight for...yes! BEN: If you choose to face Vader, you will do it alone. I cannot interfere. LUKE: I understand. (he moves to his X-wing) Artoo, fire up the converters. BEN: Luke, don't give in to hate -- that leads to the dark side. YODA: Strong is Vader. Mind what you have learned. Save you it can. LUKE: I will. And I'll return. I promise. YODA: (sighs) Told you, I did. Reckless is he. Now matters are worse. BEN: That boy is our last hope. YODA: (looks up) No. There is another. HAN: The ship is almost finished. Two or Three more things and we're in great shape. LEIA: The sooner the better. Something's wrong here. No one has seen or knows anything about Threepio. He's been gone too long to have gotten lost. HAN: Relax. I'll talk to Lando and see what I can find out. LEIA: I don't trust Lando. HAN: Well, I don't trust him, either. But he is my friend. Besides, we'll soon be gone. LEIA: And then you're as good as gone, aren't you? LEIA: What happened? HAN: Where? Found him in a junk pile? LEIA: Oh, what a mess. Chewie, do you think you can repair him? HAN: Lando's got people who can fix him. LEIA: No, thanks. LANDO: I'm sorry. Am I interrupting anything? LEIA: Not really. LANDO: You look absolutely beautiful. You truly belong here with us among the clouds. LEIA: (coolly) Thank you. LANDO: Will you join me for a little refreshment? LANDO: Everyone's invited, of course. LANDO: Having trouble with you droid? HAN: No. No problem. Why? LANDO: So you see, since we're a small operation, we don't fall into the...uh...jurisdiction of the Empire. LEIA: So you're part of the mining guild then? LANDO: No, not actually. Our operation is small enough not to be noticed...which is advantageous for everybody since our customers are anxious to avoid attracting attention to themselves. HAN: Aren't you afraid the Empire's going to find out about this little operation and shut you down? LANDO: That's always been a danger looming like a shadow over everything we've built here. But things have developed that will insure security. I've just made a deal that will keep the Empire out of here forever. VADER: We would be honored if you would join us. LANDO: I had no choice. They arrived right before you did. I'm sorry. HAN: I'm sorry, too. LUKE: (into comlink) No, Threepio's with them. LUKE: (into comlink) Just hang on. We're almost there. THREEPIO: Mmmm. Oh, my. Uh, I, uh -- Take this off! I, uh, don't mean to intrude here. I, don't, no, no, no...Please don't get up. No! THREEPIO: Stormtroopers? Here? We're in danger. I must tell the others. Oh, no! I've been shot! LANDO: Lord Vader. VADER: (to Fett) You may take Captain Solo to Jabba the Hut after I have Skywalker. BOBA FETT: He's no good to me dead. VADER: He will not be permanently damaged. LANDO: Lord Vader, what about Leia and the Wookiee? VADER: They must never again leave this city. LANDO: That was never a condition of our agreement, nor was giving Han to this bounty hunter! VADER: Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly. LANDO: No. VADER: Good. It would be unfortunate if I had to leave a garrison here. LANDO: This deal's getting worse all the time. THREEPIO: Oh, yes, that's very good. I like that. Oh! Something's not right because now I can't see. Wait. Wait! Oh, my! what have you done? I'm backwards, you stupid furball. Only an overgrown mophead like you would be stupid enough... HAN: I feel terrible. LEIA: Why are they doing this? HAN: They never even asked me any questions. LEIA: Lando. HAN: Get out of here, Lando! LANDO: Shut up and listen! Vader has agreed to turn Leia and Chewie over to me. HAN: Over to you? LANDO: They'll have to stay here, but at least they'll be safe. LEIA: What about Han? LANDO: Vader's giving him to the bounty hunter. LEIA: Vader wants us all dead. LANDO: He doesn't want you at all. He's after somebody called Skywalker. HAN: Luke? LANDO: Lord Vader has set a trap for him. LEIA: And we're the bait. LANDO: Well, he's on his way. HAN: Perfect. You fixed us all pretty good, didn't you? (spits it out) My friend! LANDO: Stop! I've done all I can do. I'm sorry I couldn't do better, but I have my own problems. HAN: Yeah, you're a real hero. LEIA: (dabs at his wound) You certainly have a way with people. VADER: This facility is crude, but it should be adequate to freeze Skywalker for his journey to the Emperor. IMPERIAL SOLDIER: Lord Vader, ship approaching. X-wing class. VADER: Good. Monitor Skywalker and allow him to land. LANDO: Lord Vader, we only use this facility for carbon freezing. If you put him in there, it might kill him. VADER: I do not want the Emperor's prize damaged. We will test it...on Captain Solo. THREEPIO: If only you had attached my legs, I wouldn't be in this ridiculous position. Now, remember, Chewbacca, you have a responsibility to me, so don't do anything foolish. HAN: (to Lando) What's going on...buddy? LANDO: You're being put into carbon freeze. BOBA FETT: What if he doesn't survive? He's worth a lot to me. VADER: The Empire will compensate you if he dies. Put him in! THREEPIO: Oh, no! No, no, no! Stop, Chewbacca, stop...! HAN: Stop, Chewie, stop! Do you hear me? Stop! THREEPIO: Yes, stop, please! I'm not ready to die. HAN: Chewie! Chewie, this won't help me. Hey! HAN: Save your strength. There'll be another time. The princess -- you have to take care of her. You hear me? LEIA: I love you! HAN: I know. THREEPIO: What...what's going on? Turn around, Chewbacca, I can't see. Oh...they've encased him in carbonite. He should be quite well-protected -- if he survives the freezing process, that is. VADER: Well, Calrissian, did he survive? LANDO: Yes, he's alive. And in perfect hibernation. VADER: He's all yours bounty hunter. Reset the chamber for Skywalker. IMPERIAL OFFICER: Skywalker has just landed, my lord. VADER: Good. See to it that he finds his way here. Calrissian, take the princess and the Wookiee to my ship. LANDO: You said they'd be left in the city under my supervision. VADER: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further. LEIA: Luke! Luke, don't -- it's a trap! It's a trap! VADER: The Force is with you, young Skywalker. But you are not a Jedi yet. LANDO: Well done. Hold them in the security tower -- and keep it quiet. Move. LEIA: What do you think you're doing? LANDO: We're getting out of here. THREEPIO: I knew all along it had to be a mistake. LEIA: Do you think that after what you did to Han we're going to trust you? LANDO: (choking) I had no choice... THREEPIO: (to Chewie) What are you doing? Trust him, trust him! LEIA: Oh, so we understand, don't we, Chewie? He had no choice. LANDO: I'm just trying to help... LEIA: We don't need any of your help. LANDO: (choking) H-a-a-a... LEIA: What? THREEPIO: It sounds like Han. LANDO: There's still a chance to save Han...I mean, at the East Platform... LEIA: Chewie. THREEPIO: (to Lando) I'm terribly sorry about all this. After all, he's only a Wookiee. BOBA FETT: Put Captain Solo in the cargo hold. THREEPIO: Artoo! Artoo! Where have you been? THREEPIO: Turn around, you wooly...! (to Artoo) Hurry, hurry! We're trying to save Han from the bounty hunter! THREEPIO: Well, at least your still in one piece! Look what happened to me! THREEPIO: Oh, no! Chewie, they're behind you! VADER: You have learned much, young one. LUKE: You'll find I'm full of surprises. VADER: Your destiny lies with me, Skywalker. Obi-Wan knew this to be true. LUKE: No! VADER: All to easy. Perhaps you are not as strong as the Emperor thought. VADER: Impressive...most impressive. VADER: Obi-Wan has taught you well. You have controlled your fear... now release your anger. VADER: Only your hatred can destroy me. LANDO: The security codes has been changed! THREEPIO: Artoo, you can tell the computer to override the security system. LANDO: Attention! This is Lando Calrissian. The Empire has takes control of the city. I advise everyone to leave before more Imperial troops arrive. LANDO: This way. THREEPIO: Don't blame me. I'm an interpreter. I'm not supposed to know a power socket from a computer terminal. THREEPIO: What are you talking about? We're not interested in the hyperdrive on the Millennium Falcon. It's fixed! Just open the door, you stupid lump. THREEPIO: (to Artoo) I never doubted you for a second. Wonderful! THREEPIO: Ouch! Oh! Ah! That hurt, Bend down, you thoughtless...Ow! LANDO: Leia! Go! THREEPIO: I thought that hairy beast would be the end of me. Of course, I've looked better. VADER: You are beaten. It is useless to resist. Don't let yourself be destroyed as Obi-Wan did. VADER: There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you. You do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover you power. Join me and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy. LUKE: I'll never join you! VADER: If you only knew the power of the dark side. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father. LUKE: He told me enough! He told me you killed him. VADER: No. I am your father. LUKE: No. No. That's not true! That's impossible! VADER: Search your feelings. You know it to be true. LUKE: No! No! No! VADER: Luke. You can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and we can rule the galaxy as father and son. Come with me. It's the only way. LUKE: Ben...Ben, please! LUKE: Ben. Leia! LUKE: Hear me! Leia! LEIA: Luke...We've got to go back. LANDO: What? LEIA: I know where Luke is. LANDO: But what about those fighter? LEIA: Chewie, just do it. LANDO: But what about Vader? LANDO: All right, all right, all right. VADER: Bring my shuttle. LANDO: (pointing out the cockpit window) Look, someone's up there. LEIA: It's Luke. Chewie, slow down. Slow down and we'll get under him. Lando, open the top hatch. LEIA: Okay. Easy, Chewie. LEIA: (into intercom) Lando? LANDO: (over intercom) Okay, let's go. LUKE: Oh, Leia. LANDO: All right, Chewie. Let's go. LEIA: I'll be back. LEIA: Star Destroyer. LANDO: All right, Chewie. Ready for light-speed. LEIA: If your people fixed the hyperdrive. LEIA: All the coordinates are set. It's now or never. LANDO: Punch it! LANDO: They told me they fixed it. I trusted them to fix it. It's not my fault! PIETT: They'll be in range of our tractor beam in moments, lord. VADER: Did your men deactivate the hyperdrive on the Millennium Falcon? PIETT: Yes, my lord. VADER: Good. Prepare the boarding party and set for your weapons for stun. PIETT: Yes, my lord. THREEPIO: Noisy brute. Why don't we just go into light-speed? THREEPIO: We can't? How would you know the hyperdrive is deactivated? THREEPIO: The city's central computer told you? Artoo-Detoo, you know better than to trust a strange computer. Ouch! Pay attention to what you're doing! VADER: Luke. LUKE: Father. VADER: Son, come with me. LUKE: (moaning) Ben, why didn't you tell me? LANDO: (into intercom) Chewie! LUKE: It's Vader. VADER: Luke...it is your destiny. LUKE: Ben, why didn't you tell me? PIETT: Alert all commands. Ready for the tractor beam. THREEPIO: Artoo, come back at once! You haven't finished with me yet! You don't know how to fix the hyperdrive. Chewbacca can do it. I'm standing here in pieces, and you're having delusions of grandeur! THREEPIO: Oh, you did it! LANDO: (into comlink) Luke, we're ready for takeoff. LUKE: (over comlink) Good luck, Lando LANDO: (into comlink) When we find Jabba the Hut and that bounty hunter, we'll contact you. LUKE: (into comlink) I'll meet you at the rendezvous point on Tatooine. LANDO: (into comlink) Princess, we'll find Han. I promise. LUKE: (into comlink) Chewie, I'll be waiting for your signal. LUKE: (into comlink) Take care, you two. May the Force be with you. LUKE: Ow!