122. AFT SECTION - STARSHIP - SPACE
Starkiller was
considerably shaken in the destruction of his laserturret.
He
is slightly
dazed as Whitsun straps him into a lifepod with Artwo.
WHITSUN (to
Artwo)
You watch him. Make sure this pod gets off all right.
Artwo nods, and
Whitsun moves to the second lifepod and straps himself in next
to the
princess.
LEIA
Will he be all
right?
WHITSUN
I think so..
His feelings for you are dangerous. You
should discourage him.
She is
surprised that Starkiller has any feeling for her, but keeps her
emotions to
herself.
123. BRIDGE - STARSHIP - YAVIN ORBIT
The general is
strapped into the lifepod with the two micro-packs containing
the young
princes. Han and Threepio are in the second
lifepod.
HAN
We're in orbit.
THREEPIO
We've got to
eject now! Those reactors won't hold much
longer. This ship's
going to end up
in a million little pieces,... and I don't want to be one of
them.
HAN
All lifepod
systems are operative.
GENERAL (into
intercom)
If you boys are
ready back there, we'll get off this bucket.
WHITSUN
All systems
operative...I have the signal.
ARTWO
All systems
operative...We have the signal.
Han salutes the
general, and his lifepod jettisons away from the crippled
starship. He is quickly followed by the general.
124. AFT SECTION - STARSHIP - YAVIN ORBIT
Artwo pushes
the jettison switch, but nothing happens. Starkiller
slowly and
with some
difficulty, pushes the switch two or three times. Nothing
happens.
He begins to
look a little worried.
STARKILLER
(into intercom)
We've got a
problem...Wait a second...
Artwo pushes
the switch again, and the lifepod blasts off in a cloud of smoke
and debris. Whitsun also seems to be having a problem. Half the lights on
his control
panel have gone dead. He struggles to
reactivate them.
WHITSUN
My power's out!
GENERAL (over
intercom)
Is it a faulty
switch?
WHITSUN
No. The whole bank is out.
Whitsun gives
the princess a reassuring look, then punches some information
into the
computer. The monitor flashes: "Income line main power." He looks
outside the
lifepod and sees a damaged cable.
WHITSUN
I've found
it...
GENERAL
You haven't
much time...The auxiliary units have already blown....
Whitsun
scrambles out of the lifepod and rushes over to the severed connector.
He works on it
for a few moments, then stops with a rather defeated look.
The
princess
watches him as he tries to think of a solution. A
great explosion is
heard in the
forward part of the ship.
125. LIFEPODS - SPACE - YAVIN ORBIT
The two
lifepods containing the general, and Han and Threepio drift away from
the disabled
starship.
GENERAL
Where's
Starkiller?
HAN
I can't see him
either.
Starkiller uses
the small rockets on his lifepod to maneuver back toward the
burning
starship. He can hear the general over the
intercom.
GENERAL
Starkiller,
where are you? Report in.
Starkiller
reaches down and switches off the intercom.
126. AFT SECTION - STARSHIP - YAVIN ORBIT
Whitsun appears
to have found a solution to his situation and rushes back to
the princess. He reaches in and locks on the power switch.
WHITSUN
There is only
one possible solution, and we must use it. Lock
the hitch and
make sure it is
sealed.
PRINCESS
But what of...
Another
explosion creates a large bulge in the wall of the aft section.
WHITSUN
We've no time!
He slams the
hatch shut and runs to the power connector. Smoke
begins to fill
the chamber, as
Whitsun slams a large metallic dampening tool across the
damaged
connector terminals, and the lifepod jettisons away.
127. LIFEPODS - SPACE - YAVIN ORBIT
The princess
jettisons free, as Starkiller moves toward the crippled ship.
Leia calls the
general on the intercom.
LEIA
I'm all right,
but Clieg is still on board.
GENERAL
Starkiller,
stay out of there.
With a rumble,
the starship disappears in a spectacular explosion, sending
debris in all
directions. Starkiller stops his lifepod and
it starts to