81. SLUM DWELLING - LIVING AREA - AQUILAE
The seedy
dwelling is dark and dingy. The group is
greeted by three
underground
leaders, and the old Jedi, Kane Starkiller. Captain
Starkiller
embraces his
father as the underground leaders bow before the princess.
82. SLUM DWELLING - DINING AREA - AQUILAE
The princess
walks through the dining area followed by Whitsun and Starkiller,
who carry the
two sleeping princes. The general sits at a
large table
finishing
dinner with Han, Kane and the three underground leaders.
Whitsun
returns from
the bedroom.
GENERAL (to
Whitsun)
Captain, why
don't you take the androids into the other room for a game of
chess? ... I'm
sure they'd enjoy it.
THREEPIO
A wonderful
idea. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.
Whitsun escorts
the two robots into the next room. Datos, a
thin, wizened old
man, seems
greatly relieved.
DATOS
You're taking a
great risk travelling with them. This whole
operation sounds
bad to me. I don't trust the chrome companies. Time is growing short. The
Empire's
attempts at control have already caused a great deal of suffering to
our people.
Occo, a brash
young rebel, about the same age as Captain Starkiller, slams his
fist on the
table.
OCCO
It must happen
now! We are ready! Each day the Imperial S.B.T. finds and
destroys a few
more in the organization. We cannot wait any
longer.
GENERAL
Any uprising
without a coordinated attack on the death star is out of the
question.
HAN
He's right. As long as it's operational, any action down here
would be
meaningless. We must proceed as planned. Are the arrangements secure?
Quist, the
third member of the underground, sparks to life, and places several
discs and
badges on the table.
QUIST
All passenger
transport has been suspended, so we've arranged for you to
travel as the
crew of a Baltarian freighter. The boys will
have to be placed
in suspended
animation and hidden in shielded micro-packs. It's
the only way
we will be able
to get them past the scanners.
DATOS
Were you able
to acquire the necessary power packs?
QUIST
It's become a
serious problem. All power supplies have been
restricted. S-4
units are
impossible to come by.
HAN
I know an agent
who might be able to acquire them for us. I'll
check with
him. It will be risky, but we've no other choice.
83. SPACEPORT OBSERVATION DECK - AQUILAE
The dark figure
of Valorum stands overlooking a group of Aquilaean partisans
who are being
tortured in the plaza below. Two Imperial
officers are
finishing a
report to the black knight. They salute
smartly, then leave the
observation
balcony, passing Kuro, one of General Vader's aides, who
approaches
Valorum, and bows low before him. Kuro and
the black knight carry
on an animated
conversation; it is inaudible over the screams of the tortured
partisans.
84. SLUM DWELLING - ALLEYWAY - AQUILAE
Residents
glance fearfully from their windows as six Imperial stormtroopers
make their way
through the crowded slum alleyway. Han Solo
and Captain
Starkiller move
cautiously past the Imperial patrol, and disappear into the
shabby hideout
of the partisan underground.
85. SLUM DWELLING - MAIN AREA - AQUILAE
The two men
enter the dingy main room of the slum dwelling, and are
immediately
attacked by Biggs, wielding a toy sword. Starkiller
good-
naturedly fends
off the young prince, as Han in a more serious mood, goes into
the other room. Artwo and Threepio are helping Windy put together
a block-
like puzzle. Princess Leia comes in to see what all the
commotion is about,
just as the
young captain grabs Biggs by the foot and holds him upside-down.
Starkiller and
Biggs are laughing uproariously. Leia gives
the captain a
stern,
disapproving look, then returns to the other room.
86. SLUM DWELLING - DINING AREA - AQUILAE
General
Skywalker, Captain Whitsun, and Datos are in the process of assembling
two micro-packs
on the kitchen table. Han pulls a small
silver powerpack from
his pocket, and
places it on the table. The old Jedi, Kane
Starkiller,
reaches over
with his one good arm and takes it. He
inspects it carefully.
Princess Leia
sits quietly behind the general.
HAN
We could only
get one unit. The Empire's methods are
proving to be very
effective.
Kane places the
power-pack back on the table. The pain from
those simple
movements shows
on his face.
KANE
This will work
fine.
HAN
One of the boys
will have to stay.
DATOS
We can't hide
him for very long....The risk is too great! Whichever
boy
doesn't go must
be destroyed.
The princess is
alarmed, and looks to the general for support. He
gives her
an
understanding look.
GENERAL
Not while
they're in my charge. Find another way to get
him through.
DATOS
There's no
other way. We've analyzed every possible
alternative. You can't
jeopardize the
enitre...
Captain
Starkiller enters the room.
HAN
We have no time
for discussion. The freighters leave at zero
three hundred.
We must get
started.
Through a break
in the door, Whitsun watches Artwo and Threepio play with the
two young
princes.
WHITSUN
What about
Artwo? Could we lobotomize him, and use his
energy pack?