EXT. SPACE
Two TIE fighters dive down toward the pirate ship.
Luke fires at an unseen fighter.
LUKE: They're coming in too fast!
HAN: (over headset) They’re not about to slow down for you!!
EXT. SPACE - MILLENNIUM FALCON, TIE FIGHTERS
Pan with pirate ship as two TIE fighters charge through the background. Laser bolts streak from all the craft.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - CHEWBACCA
The ship shudders as a laser bolt hits very close to the cockpit. The Wookiee chatters something to Leia.
EXT. TIE FIGHTER - SPACE
Full shot of a TIE fighter as it moves fast through the frame, firing on the pirate starship.
The two TIE fighters fire a barrage of laser beams at the pirate ship.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - MAIN PASSAGEWAY
A laser bolt streaks into the side of the pirate ship. The ship lurches violently, throwing poor Threepio into a cabinet fill of small computer chips.
THREEPIO: Oooh!
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT - GUNPORTS
Leia watches the computer readout as Chewbacca manipulates the ship's controls.
LEIA: We've lost lateral controls.
HAN: Don't worry, she'll hold together.
An enemy laser bolt hits the pirate ship’s control panel, causing it to blow out in a shower of sparks.
HAN: (to ship) You hear me, baby? Hold together!
Artoo-Detoo advances toward the smoking sparking control panel, dousing the inferno by spraying it with fire retardant beeping all the while.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORT
Luke swivels in his gun mount, following the TIE fighter with his laser cannon.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORT
Solo aims his laser cannon at the enemy fighters.
EXT. SPACE
A TIE fighter streaks in front of the starship.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT
Leia watches the TIE fighter ship fly over.
EXT. SPACE
A TIE fighter heads right for the pirate ship, then zooms overhead.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORTS
Luke follows the TIE fighter across his field of view, firing laser beams from his cannon.
EXT. TIE FIGHTER
A TIE fighter dives past the pirate ship.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORTS
Luke fires at a TIE fighter. At his port, Han follows a fighter in his sights, releasing a blast of laser fire. He connects, and the fighter explodes into fiery dust. Han laughs victoriously.
EXT. SPACE
Two TIE fighters move toward and over the Millennium Falcon, unleashing a barrage of laser bolts at the ship.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORTS
Another TIE fighter moves in on the pirate ship and Luke, smiling, fires the laser cannon at it, scoring a spectacular direct hit.
LUKE: Got him! I got him!
Han turns and gives Luke a victory wave that Luke gleefully returns.
HAN: Great kid! Don't get cocky.
Han turns back to his laser cannon.
EXT. SPACE
Two more TIE fighters cross in front of the pirate ship.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT
While Chewbacca manipulates the controls, Leia turns, looking over her shoulder out the ports.
LEIA: There are still two more of them out there!
EXT. SPACE
A TIE fighter moves up over the pirate ship, firing laser blasts at it.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORTS
Luke and Han look into their respective projected target screens. An Imperial fighter crosses Solo's port, and Han swivels in his chair, following it with blasts from his laser cannon. Another fighter crosses Luke's port, and he reacts in a like manner, the glow of his target screen lighting his face.
EXT. SPACE
The TIE fighter zooms toward the pirate ship, firing destructive blasts at it.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORTS
Luke fires a laser blast at the approaching enemy fighter, and it bursts into a spectacular explosion. Luke's projected screen gives a readout of the hit. The pirate ship bounces slightly as it is struck by enemy fire.
EXT. SPACE - TIE FIGHTER
The last of the attacking Imperial TIE fighters looms in, firing upon the Falcon.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORT
Solo swivels behind his laser cannon, his aim describing the arc of the TIE fighter. The fighter comes closer, firing at the pirate ship, but a well-aimed blast from Solo's laser cannon hits the attacker, which blows up in a small atomic shower of burning fragments.
LUKE: (laughing) That's it! We did it!
The princess jumps up and gives Chewie a congratulatory hug.
LEIA: We did it!
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - PASSAGEWAY
Threepio lies on the floor of the ship, completely tangled in the smoking, sparking wires.
THREEPIO: Help! I think I'm melting! (to Artoo) This is all your fault.
Artoo turns his dome from side to side, beeping in response.
EXT. SPACE - MILLENNIUM FALCON
The victorious Millennium Falcon moves off majestically through space.
INT. DEATH STAR - CONTROL ROOM
Darth Vader strides into the control room, where Tarkin is watching the huge view screen. A sea of stars is before him.
TARKIN: Are they away?
VADER: They have just made the jump into hyperspace. They are no doubt congratulating themselves on their bravery at this very moment.
TARKIN: What were our losses?
VADER: I withdrew all but four fighters from the sentry line to make their escape more plausible. All four pilots were killed. The Rebels are cunning warriors.
TARKIN: We’re fortunate they themselves weren’t slain. You're sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship? I'm taking an awful risk, Vader. This had better work.
VADER: We will follow them to their base, rest assured, and eliminate the Rebels.
TARKIN: I feel uneasy leaving the Death Star plans in that droid of theirs.
VADER: They wouldn’t try to return to their base without the plans. Besides, they could have already duplicated them. Erasing the droids’ memory banks would be no guarantee of security.
Admiral Motti comes up.
MOTTI: The homing beacon is transmitting a perfect signal, sir. Your orders?
TARKIN: Follow it. Have all personnel placed on standby alert.
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