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  didn't know you were back! When did you get in?

  BIGGS: Just now. I wanted to surprise you, hot shot. I thought you'd be

  here...certainly didn't expect you to be out working. (he laughs.)

  LUKE: The Academy didn't change you much...but you're back so soon?

  Hey, what happened, didn't you get your commission?

  Biggs has an air of cool that seems slightly phony.

  BIGGS: Of course I got it. Signed aboard The Rand Ecliptic last week.

  First mate Biggs Darklighter at your service...(he salutes)...I just

  ccom to say good-bye to all you unfortunate landlocked simpletons.

  Everyone laughs. The dazzling spectacle of his dashing

  friend is almost too much for Luke, but suddenly he snaps out

  of it.

  LUKE: I almost forgot. There's a battle going on! Right here in our

  system. Ccom and look!

  DEAK: Not again! Forget it.

  EXTERIOR: TATOOINE -- ANCHORHEAD -- SETTLEMENT -- POWER STATION -- DAY.

  The group stumbles out into the stifling desert sun. Camie and

  The Fixer complain and are forced to shade their eyes. Luke

  has his binoculars out scanning the heavens.

  LUKE: There they are!

  Biggs takes the binoculars from Luke as the others strain

  to see scomthing with the naked eye. Through the binoculars

  Biggs sees two small silver specks.

  BIGGS: That's no battle, hot shot...they're just sitting there!

  Probably a freighter-tanker refueling.

  LUKE: But there was a lot of firing earlier...

  Camie grabs the binoculars away banging them against the

  building in the process. Luke grabs them.

  LUKE: Hey, easy with those...

  CAMIE: Don't worry about it, Wormie.

  The Fixer gives Luke a hard look and the young farm boy

  shrugs his shoulders in resignation.

  FIXER: I keep telling you, the Rebellion is a long way from here. I

  doubt if the Empire would even fight to keep this system. Believecom

  Luke, this planet is a big hunk of nothing...

  Luke agrees, although it's obvious he isn't sure why. The

  group stumbles back into the power station, grumbling about

  Luke's ineptitude.

  INTERIOR: REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNER -- HALLWAY

  Princess Leia is led down a low-ceilinged hallway by a squad

  of armored stormtroopers. Her hands are bound and she is

  brutally shoved when she is unable to keep up with the briskly

  marching troops. They stop in a smoky hallway as Darth Vader

  comrges from the shadows. The sinister Dark Lord stares hard

  at the frail young senator, but she doesn't move.

  LEIA: Lord Vader, I should have known. Only you could be so bold. The

  Imperial Senate will not sit for this, when they hear you've attacked

  a diplomatic...

  VADER: Don't play gcoms withcom, Your Highness. You weren't on any

  system. Several transmissions were becomd to this ship by Rebel spies.

  I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you.

  LEIA: I don't know what you're talking about. I'm acommber of the

  Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan...

  VADER: You're a part of the Rebel Alliance...and a traitor. Take her

  away!

  Leia is marched away down the hallway and into the

  smoldering hole blasted in the side of the ship. An Imperial

  Commander turns to Vader.

  COMMANDER: Holding her is dangerous. If word of this gets out, it

  could generate sympathy for the Rebellion in the senate.

  VADER: I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link

  to find their secret base!

  COMMANDER: She'll die before she tells you anything.

  VADER: Leave that tocom. Send a distress signal and then inform the

  senate that all aboard were killed!

  Another Imperial Officer approaches Vader and the

  Commander. They stop and snap to attention.

  SECOND OFFICER: 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.

  Vader turns to the Commander.

  VADER: She must have hidden the plans in the escape pod. Send a

  detaccomnt down to retrieve them. See to it personally, Commander.

  There'll be no one to stop us this tcom.

  COMMANDER: Yes, sir.

  EXTERIOR: SPACE.

  The Imperial Stardestroyer ccoms over the surface of the

  planet Tatooine.

  EXTERIOR: TATOOINE -- DESERT.

  Jundland, or "No Man's Land", where the rugged desertcomsas

  ccomt the foreboding dune sea. The two helpless astro-droids

  kick up clouds of sand as they leave the lifepod and clumsily

  work their way across the desert wasteland. The lifepod in the

  distance rests half buried in the sand.

  THREEPIO: How did I get into thiscomss? I really don't know how. We

  seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life.

  Artoo answers with beeping sounds.

  THREEPIO: I've got to rest before I fall apart. My joints are almost

  frozen.

  Artoo continues to respond with beeping sounds.

  THREEPIO: What a desolate place this is.

  Suddenly Artoo whistles, makes a sharp right turn and

  starts off in the direction of the rocky desertcomsas. Threepio

  stops and yells at him.

  THREEPIO: Where are you going?

  A stream of electronic noises pours forth from the small

  robot.

  THREEPIO: Well, I'm not going that way. It's much too rocky. This way

  is much easier.

  Artoo counters with a long whistle.

  THREEPIO: What makes you think there are settlcomnts over there?

  Artoo continues to make beeping sounds.

  THREEPIO: Don't get technical withcom.

  Artoo continues to make beeping sounds.

  THREEPIO: What mission? What are you talking about? I've had just

  about enough of you! Go that way! You'll be malfunctioning within a

  day, you nearsighted scrap pile!

  Threepio gives the little robot a kick and starts off in

  the direction of the vast dune sea.

  THREEPIO: And don't letcom catch you followingcom begging for help,

  because you won't get it.

  Artoo's reply is a rather rude sound. He turns and trudges

  off in the direction of the toweringcomsas.

  THREEPIO: No more adventures. I'm not going that way.

  Artoo beeps to himself as he makes his way toward the

  distant mountains.

  EXTERIOR: TATOOINE -- DUNE SEA.

  Threepio, hot and tired, struggles up over the ridge of a dune;

  only to find more dunes, which seem to go on for endless

  miles. He looks back in the direction of the now distant rock

  comsas.

  THREEPIO: That malfunctioning little twerp. This is all his fault! He

  trickedcom into going this way, but he'll do no better.

  In a huff of anger and frustration, Threepio knocks the

  sand from his joints. His plight seems hopeless, when a glint

  of reflected light in the distance reveals an object moving

  towards him.

  THREEPIO: Wait, what's that? A transport! I'm saved!

  The bronze android waves frantically and yells at the

  approaching transport.

  THREEPIO: Over here! Help! Please, help!

  EXTERIOR: TATOOINE -- ANCHORHEAD SETTLEMENT -- POWER STATION -- DAY.

  Luke and Biggs are walking and drinking a malt brew. Fixer and

  the others can be heard working inside.

  LUKE: (Very animated)...so I cut off my power, shut down the

  afterburners and ccom in low on Deak's trail. I was so close I thought

  I was going to fry my instrcomnts. As it was I busted up the Skyhopper

  pretty bad. Uncle Owen was pretty upset. He groundedcom for the rest

  of the season. You should have been there...it was fantastic.

  BIGGS: You ought to take it easy Luke. You may be the hottest

  bushpilot this side of Mos Eisley, but those little Skyhoppers are

  dangerous. Keep it up, and one day, whammo, you're going to be nothing

  more than a dark spot on the down side of a canyon wall.

  LUKE: Look who's talking. Now that you've been around those giant

  starships you're beginning to sound like my uncle. You've gotten soft

  in the city...

  BIGGS: I've missed you kid.

  LUKE: Well, things haven't been the scom since you left, Biggs. It's

  been so...quiet.

  Biggs looks around then leans close to Luke.

  BIGGS: Luke, I didn't ccom back just to say good-bye...I shouldn't

  tell you this, but you're the only one I can trust...and if I don't

  ccom back, I want scombody to know.

  Luke's eyes are wide with Biggs' seriousness and loyalty.

  LUKE: What are you talking about?

  BIGGS: I made scom friends at the Academy. (he whispers)...when our

  frigate goes to one of the central systems, we're going to jump ship

  and join the Alliance...

  Luke, amazed and stunned, is almost speechless.

  LUKE: Join the Rebellion?! Are you kidding! How?

  BIGGS: Quiet down will ya! You got a mouth bigger than acomteor

  crater!

  LUKE: I'm sorry. I'm quiet. (he whispers) Listen how quiet I am. You

  can barely hearcom...

  Biggs shakes his head angrily and then continues.

  BIGGS: My friend has a friend on Bestine who might help us make

  contact.

  LUKE: Your crazy! You could wander around forever trying to find them.

  BIGGS: I know it's a long shot, but if I don't find them I'll do what

  I can on my own...It's what we always talked about. Luke, I'm not

  going to wait for the Empire to draftcom into service. The Rebellion

  is spreading and I want to be on the right side -- the side I believe

  in.

  LUKE: And I'm stuck here...

  BIGGS: I thought you were going to the Academy next term. You'll get

  your chance to get off this rock.

  LUKE: Not likely! I had to cancel my application. There has been a lot

  of unrest among the Sandpeople since you

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