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INT. REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNER - SUBHALLWAY

Artoo stops before the small hatch of an emergency lifepod. He snaps

the seal on the main latch and a red warning light

begins to flash. The stubby astro-robot works his way into the cramped

four-man pod.

THREEPIO:

Hey, you're not permitted in there.

It's restricted. You'll be

deactivated for sure..

Artoo beeps something to him.

THREEPIO:

Don't call me a mindless philosopher,

you overweight glob of grease! Now

come out before somebody sees you.

Artoo whistles something at his reluctant friend regarding

the mission he is about to perform.

THREEPIO:

Secret mission? What plans? What

are you talking about? I'm not

getting in there!

Artoo isn't happy with Threepio's stubbornness, and he beeps and twangs

angrily.

A new explosion, this time very close, sends dust and debris through

the narrow subhallway. Flames lick at Threepio and, after a flurry of

electronic swearing from Artoo, the lanky robot jumps into the lifepod.

THREEPIO:

I'm going to regret this.

INT. REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNER

The safety door snaps shut, and with the thunder of exploding latches

the tiny lifepod ejects from the disabled ship.

INT. IMPERIAL STAR DESTROYER

On the main viewscreen, the lifepod carrying the two terrified robots

speeds away from the stricken Rebel spacecraft.

CHIEF PILOT:

There goes another one.

CAPTAIN:

Hold your fire. There are no

life forms. It must have been

short-circuited.

INT. LIFEPOD

Artoo and Threepio look out at the receding Imperial starship. Stars

circle as the pod rotates through the galaxy.

THREEPIO:

That's funny, the damage doesn't

look as bad from out here.

Artoo beeps an assuring response.

THREEPIO:

Are you sure this things safe?

EXT. TATOOINE - ANCHORHEAD SETTLEMENT - POWER STATION - DAY

Heat waves radiate from the dozen or so bleached white

buildings. Luke pilots his Landspeeder through the dusty empty street

of the tiny settlement. An old woman runs to get out of the way of the

speeding vehicle, shaking her fist at Luke as he flies past.

WOMAN:

I've told you kids to slow down!

Luke pulls up behind a low concrete service station that is all but

covered by the shifting desert sands.

INT. POWER STATION - DAY

Luke bursts into the power station, waking The Fixer, a rugged mechanic

and Camie, a sexy, disheveled girl who has been asleep in his lap.

They grumbled as he races through the office, yelling wildly.

FIXER:

Did I hear a young noise blast

through here?

CAMIE:

It was just Wormie on another

rampage.

Luke bounces into a small room behind the office where Deak

and Windy, two tough boys about the same age as Luke, are

playing a computer pool-like game with Biggs, a burly,

handsome boy a few years older than the rest. His flashy city attire

is a sharp contrast to the loose-fitting tunics of the farm boys. A

robot repairs some equipment in the background.

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