Did you hear that? They’ve shut down the main reactor. We’ll be destroyed for sure. This is madness! We’re doomed! There’ll be no escape for the Princess this time. What’s that? Artoo! Artoo-Detoo, where are you? At last! Where have you been? They’re heading in this direction.

No! You’re safe! We had feared the worst. When we heard about Alderaan, we were afraid that you were. We don’t have time for our sorrows, Commander. The battle station has surely tracked us here.

Now she is my only link to find their secret base! She’ll die before she tells you anything. Leave that to me. Send a distress signal and then inform the senate that all aboard were killed! 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.

I see, sir. Uh, you can call me Luke. I see, sir Luke. Just Luke.

He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damned-fool idealistic crusade like your father did. Sir, if you’ll not be needing me, I’ll close down for awhile. Sure, go ahead. What is it? Your fathers lightsaber.

Captain. Yes, sir? Tell them we wish to board at once. With all due respect, the Ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor wish to board immediately. Yes, yes, of course, as you know, our blockade is perfectly legal, and we’d be happy to receive the Ambassador. I’m TC-14 at your service.

Yes. yes, My Lord. As you wish. Captain?! Look!! Sorry.

Binks. Yousa haveda liveplay with thisen hisen? Ah-huh. Begone wit him. Count mesa outta dis one! Better dead here, den deader in da core.

Saying of which, how’s thee going to pay for all this? I have 20,000 Republic dataries. Republic credits?!? Republic credits are no good out here. I need something more real. I don’t have anything else.