HAN What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain't my idea of courage. It's more like suicide. LUKE All right. Well, take care of yourself, Han. I guess that's what you're best at, isn't it? Luke goes off and Han hesitates, then calls to him. HAN Hey, Luke...may the Force be with you! Luke turns and sees Han wink at him. Luke lifts his hand in a small wave and then goes off. Han turns to Chewie who growls at his captain. HAN What're you lookin' at? I know what I'm doing. 205. INT. MAIN HANGAR DECK - LUKE'S SHIP. Luke, Leia, and Dodonna meet under a huge space fighter. LEIA What's wrong? LUKE Oh, it's Han! I don't know, I really thought he'd change his mind. LEIA He's got to follow his own path. No one can choose it for him. LUKE I only wish Ben were here. Leia gives Luke a little kiss, turns, and goes off. As Luke heads for his ship, another pilot rushes up to him and grabs his arm. BIGGS Luke! I don't believe it!How'd you get here...are you going out with us?! LUKE Biggs! Of course, I'll be up there with you! Listen, have I got some stories to tell... Red Leader, a rugged handsome man in his forties, comes up behind Luke and Biggs. He has the confident smile of a born leader. RED LEADER Are you...Luke Skywalker? Have you been checked out on the Incom T-sixty-five? BIGGS Sir, Luke is the best bushpilot in the outer rim territories. Red Leader pats Luke on the back as they stop in front of his fighter. RED LEADER I met your father once when I was just a boy, he was a great pilot. You'll do all right. If you've got half of your father's skill, you'll do better than all right. LUKE Thank you, sir. I'll try. Red Leader hurries to his own ship. BIGGS I've got to get aboard. Listen, you'll tell me your stories when we come back. All right? LUKE I told you I'd make it someday, Biggs. BIGGS (going off) You did, all right. It's going to be like old times, Luke. We're a couple of shooting stars that'll never be stopped! Luke laughs and shakes his head in agreement. He heads for his ship. As Luke begins to climb up the ladder into his sleek, deadly spaceship, the crew chief, who is working on the craft, points to little Artoo, who is being hoisted into a socket on the back of the fighter. CHIEF This R2 unit of your seems a bit beat up. Do you want a new one? LUKE Not on your life! That little droid and I have been through a lot together. (to Artoo) You okay, Artoo? The crewmen lower Artoo-Detoo into the craft. Now a part of the exterior shell of the starship, the little droid beeps that he is fine. Luke climbs up into the cockpit of his fighter and puts on his helmet. Threepio looks on from the floor of the massive hangar as the crewmen secure his little electronic partner into Luke's X-wing. It's an emotion-filled moment as Artoo beeps good-bye. CHIEF Okay, easy she goes! THREEPIO Hang on tight, Artoo, you've got to come back. Artoo beeps in agreement. THREEPIO You wouldn't want my life to get boring, would you? Artoo whistles his reply. All final preparations are made for the approaching battle. The hangar is buzzing with the last minute activity as the pilots and crewmen alike make their final adjustments. The hum of activity is occasionally trespassed by the distorted voice of the loudspeaker issuing commands. Coupling hoses are disconnected from the ships as they are fueled. Cockpit shields roll smoothly into place over each pilot. A signalman, holding red guiding lights, directs the ships. Luke, a trace of a smile gracing his lips, peers about through his goggles. BEN'S VOICE Luke, the Force will be with you. Luke is confused at the voice and taps his headphones. 206. EXT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - JUNGLE. All that can be seen of the fortress is a lone guard standing on a small pedestal jutting out above the dense jungle. The muted gruesome crying sounds that naturally permeate this eerie purgatory are overwhelmed by the thundering din of ion rockets as four silver starships catapult from the foliage in a tight formation and disappears into the morning cloud cover. 207. INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM. The princess, Threepio, and a field commander sit quietly before the giant display showing the planet Yavin and its four moons. The red dot that represents the Death Star moves ever closer to the system. A series of green dots appear around the fourth moon. A din of indistinct chatter fills the war room. MASSASSI INTERCOM VOICE Stand-by alert. Death Star approaching. Estimated time to firing range, fifteen minutes. 208. EXT. SPACE. The Death Star slowly moves behind the massive yellow surface of Yavin in the foreground, as many X-wing fighters flying in formation zoom toward us and out of the frame. 209. EXT. SPACE - ANOTHER ANGLE. Light from a distant sun creates an eerie atmospheric glow around a huge planet, Yavin. Rebel fighters flying in formation settle ominously in the foreground and very slowly pull away. 210. INT. RED LEADER STARSHIP - COCKPIT. Red Leader lowers his visor and adjusts his gun sights, looking to each side at his wing men. RED LEADER All wings report in. 211. INT. ANOTHER COCKPIT. One of the Rebel fighters checks in through his mike. RED TEN Red Ten standing by. 212. INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT. Biggs checks his fighter's controls, alert and ready for combat. RED SEVEN (over Biggs' headset) Red Seven standing by. BIGGS Red Three standing by. 213. INT. PORKINS' COCKPIT. PORKINS Red Six standing by. RED NINE (over headset) Red Nine standing by. 214. INT. WEDGE'S FIGHTER - COCKPIT. WEDGE Red Two standing by. 215. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. RED ELEVEN (over headset) Red Eleven standing by. LUKE Red Five standing by. 216. EXT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER. Artoo-Detoo, in position outside of the fighter, turns his head from side to side and makes beeping sounds. 217. INT. RED LEADER'S FIGHTER - COCKPIT. RED LEADER Lock S-foils in attack position. 218. EXT. SPACE. The group of X-wing fighters move in formation toward the Death Star, unfolding the wings and locking them in the "X" position. 219. INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT. RED LEADER (over headset) We're passing through their magnetic field. 220. INT. RED LEADER'S COCKPIT. RED LEADER Hold tight! 221. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. Luke adjusts his controls as he concentrates on the approaching Death Star. The ship begins to be buffeted slightly. RED LEADER (over headset) Switch your deflectors on. 222. INT. ANOTHER COCKPIT. RED LEADER (over headset) Double front! 223. EXT. SPACE. The fighters, now X-shaped darts, move in formation. The Death Star now appears to be a small moon growing rapidly in size as the Rebel fighters approach. Complex patterns on the metallic surface begin to become visible. A large dish antenna is built into the surface on one side. 224. INT. WEDGE'S COCKPIT. Wedge is amazed and slightly frightened at the awesome spectacle. WEDGE Look at the size of that thing! RED LEADER (over headset) Cut the chatter, Red Two. 225. INT. RED LEADER'S COCKPIT. RED LEADER Accelerate to attack speed. This is it, boys! 226. EXT. SPACE. As the fighters move closer to the Death Star, the awesome size of the gargantuan Imperial fortress is revealed. Half of the deadly space station is in shadow and this area sparkles with thousands of small lights running in thin lines and occasionally grouped in large clusters; somewhat like a city at night as seen from a weather satellite. 227. INT. GOLD LEADER'S COCKPIT. GOLD LEADER Red Leader, this is Gold Leader. RED LEADER (over headset) I copy, Gold Leader. GOLD LEADER We're starting for the target shaft now. 228. INT. RED LEADER'S COCKPIT. Red Leader looks around at his wingmen; the Death Star looming in from behind. Two Y-wing fighters bob back and forth in the background. He moves his computer targeting device into position. RED LEADER We're in position. I'm going to cut across the axis and try and draw their fire. 229. EXT. SPACE. Two squads of Rebel fighters peel off. The X-wings dive towards the Death Star surface. A thousand lights glow across the dark grey expanse of the huge station. 230. INT. DEATH STAR. Alarm sirens scream as soldiers scramble to large turbo-powered laser gun emplacements. Electronic drivers rotate the huge guns into position as crew adjust their targeting devices. 231. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. Laserbolts streak through the star-filled night. The Rebel X-wing fighters move in toward the Imperial base, as the Death Star aims its massive laser guns at the Rebel forces and fires. 232. INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM. Princess Leia listens to the battle over the intercom. Threepio is at her side. WEDGE (over war room speaker system) Heavy fire, boss! Twenty-degrees. RED LEADER (over speaker) I see it. Stay low. 233. EXT. SPACE. An X-wing zooms across the surface of the Death Star. 234. INT. DEATH STAR. Technical crews scurry here and there loading last-minute armaments and unlocking power cables. 235. INT. WEDGE'S COCKPIT. Wedge maneuvers his fighter toward the menacing Death Star. 236. EXT. SPACE. X-wings continue in their attack course on the Death Star. 237. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. Luke nose-dives radically, starting his attack on the monstrous fortress. The Death Star surface streaks past the cockpit window. LUKE This is Red Five; I'm going in! 238. EXT. SPACE. Luke's X-wing races toward the Death Star. Laserbolts streak from Luke's weapons, creating a huge fireball explosion on the dim surface. 239. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. Terror crosses Luke's face as he realizes he won't be able to pull out in time to avoid the fireball. BIGGS (over headset) Luke, pull up! 240. EXT. SURFACE OF DEATH STAR. Luke's ship emerges from the fireball, with the leading edges of his wings slightly scorched. 241. INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT. BIGGS Are you all right? 242. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. Luke adjusts his controls and breathes a sigh of relief. Flak bursts outside the cockpit window. LUKE I got a little cooked, but I'm okay. 243. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. Rebel fighters continue to strafe the Death Star's surface with laserbolts. 244. INT. DEATH STAR. Walls buckle and cave in. Troops and equipment are blown in all directions. Stormtroopers stagger out of the rubble. Standing in the middle of the chaos, a vision of calm and foreboding, is Darth Vader. One of his Astro-Officers rushes up to him. ASTRO-OFFICER We count thirty Rebel ships, Lord Vader. But they're so small they're evading our turbo-lasers! VADER We'll have to destroy them ship to ship. Get the crews to their fighters. 245. INT. DEATH STAR. Smoke belches from the giant laser guns as they wind up their turbine generators to create sufficient power. The crew rushes about preparing for another blast. Even the troopers head gear is not adequate to protect them from the overwhelming noise of the monstrous weapon. One troopers bangs his helmet with his hand in an attempt to stop the ringing. 246. INT. READ LEADER'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT - TRAVELING. Red Leader flies through a heavy hail of flak. RED LEADER Luke, let me know when you're going in. 247. INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING. Red Leader's X-wing flies past Luke as he puts his nose down and starts his attack dive. LUKE I'm on my way in now... RED LEADER Watch yourself! There's a lot of fire coming from the right side of that deflection tower. LUKE I'm on it. 248. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. Luke flings his X-wing into a twisting dive across the horizon and down onto the dim grey surface. 249. EXT. LUKE'S X-WING TRAVELING. A shot hurls from Luke's guns. Laserbolts streak toward the onrushing Death Star surface. Several small radar emplacements erupt in flame. Laserfire erupts from a protruding tower on the surface. 250. INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING. The blurry Death Star surface races past the cockpit window as a big smile sweeps across Luke's face at the success of his run. Flak thunders on all sides of him. 251. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. The Death Star superstructure races past Luke as he maneuvers his craft through a wall of laserfire and peels away from the surface towards the heavens. 252. INT. DEATH STAR. The thunder and smoke of the big guns reverberate throughout the massive structure. Many soldiers rush about in the smoke and chaos, silhouetted by the almost continual flash of explosions. 253. INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT - TRAVELING. Biggs dives through a forest of radar domes, antennae, and gun towers as he shoots low across the Death Star surface. A dense barrage of laserfire streaks by on all sides. 254. INT. DEATH STAR. Imperial star pilots dash in unison to a line of small auxiliary hatches that lead to Imperial TIE fighters. 255. INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM. Princess Leia, surrounded by her generals and aides, paces nervously before a lighted computer table. On all sides technicians work in front of many lighted glass walls. Dodonna watches quietly from one corner. One of the officers working over a screen speaks into his headset. CONTROL OFFICER Squad leaders, we've picked up a new group of signals. Enemy fighters coming your way. 256. INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING. Luke looks around to see if he can spot the approaching Imperial fighters. LUKE My scope's negative. I don't see anything. 257. INT. RED LEADER'S X-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING. The Death Star's surface sweeps past as Red Leader searches the sky for the Imperial fighters. Flak pounds at his ship. RED LEADER Keep up your visual scanning. With all this jamming, they'll be on top of you before your scope can pick them up. 258. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. Silhouetted against the rim lights of the Death Star horizon, four ferocious Imperial TIE ships dive on the Rebel fighters. Two of the TIE fighters peel off and drop out of frame. Pan with the remaining two TIE ships. 259. INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT - TRAVELING. Biggs panics when he discovers a TIE ship on his tail. The horizon in the background twists around as he peels off, hoping to lose the Imperial fighter. 260. INT. RED LEADER'S COCKPIT. RED LEADER Biggs! You've picked one up...watch it! BIGGS I can't see it! Where is he?! 261. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. Biggs zooms off the surface and into space, closely followed by an Imperial TIE fighter. The TIE ship fires several laserbolts at Biggs, but misses. 262. INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT - TRAVELING. Biggs see the TIE ship behind him and swings around, trying to avoid him. BIGGS He's on me tight, I can't shake him...I can't shake him. 263. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. Biggs, flying at high altitude, peels off and dives toward the Death Star surface, but he is unable to lose the TIE fighter, who sticks close to his tail. 264. INT. X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT - TRAVELING. Luke is flying upside down. He rotates his ship around to normal attitude as he comes out of his dive. LUKE Hang on, Biggs, I'm coming in. 265. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. Biggs and the tailing TIE ship dive for the surface, now followed by a fast-gaining Luke. After Biggs dives out of sight, Luke chases the Imperial fighter. 266. EXT. SURFACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. In the foreground, the Imperial fighter races across the Death Star's surface, closely followed by Luke in the background. 267. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT - TRAVELING. There is a shot from Luke's X-wing of the TIE ship exploding in a mass of flames. LUKE Got him! 268. INT. DEATH STAR. Darth Vader strides purposefully down a Death Star corridor, flanked by Imperial stormtroopers. VADER Several fighters have broken off from the main group. Come with me! 269. INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM. A concerned Princess Leia, Threepio, Dodonna, and other officers of the Rebellion stand around the huge round readout screen, listening to the ship-to-ship communication on the room's loudspeaker. BIGGS (over speaker) Pull in! Luke...pull in! WEDGE (over speaker) Watch your back, Luke! 270. INTERIOR LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. WEDGE (over headset) Watch your back! Fighter's above you, coming in! 271. EXT. SPACE. Luke's ship soars away from the Death Star's surface as he spots the tailing TIE fighter. 272. INT. TIE FIGHTER'S COCKPIT. The TIE pilot takes aim at Luke's X-wing. 273. EXT. SPACE. The Imperial TIE fighter pilot scores a hit on Luke's ship. Fire breaks out on the right side of the X-wing. 274. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. Luke looks out of his cockpit at the flames on his ship. LUKE I'm hit, but not bad. 275. EXT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER. Smoke pours out from behind Artoo-Detoo. LUKE'S VOICE Artoo, see what you can do with it. Hang on back there. Green laserfire moves past the beeping little robot as his head turns. 276. INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT. Luke nervously works his controls. RED LEADER (over headset) Red Six... 277. INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM. In the war room, Leia stands frozen as she listens and worries about Luke. RED LEADER (over speaker) Can you see Red Five? RED TEN (over speaker) There's a heavy fire zone on this side. Red Five, where are you? 278. INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT. Luke spots the TIE fighter behind him and soars away from the Death Star surface. LUKE I can't shake him! 279. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. Luke's ship soars closer to the surface of the Death Star, an Imperial TIE fighter closing in on him in hot pursuit. 280. INT. WEDGE'S COCKPIT. The Death Star whips below Wedge. WEDGE I'm on him, Luke! 281. INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT. WEDGE (over headset) Hold on! 282. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. Wedge dives across the horizon toward Luke and the TIE fighter. 283. INT. WEDGE'S COCKPIT. Wedge moves his X-wing in rapidly. 284. INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT. Luke reacts frantically. LUKE Blast it! Wedge where are you? 285. INT. TIE FIGHTER - COCKPIT. The fighter pilot watches Wedge's X-wing approach. Another X-wing joins him, and both unleash a volley of laserfire on the Imperial fighter. 286. EXT. SPACE. The TIE fighter explodes, filling the screen with white light. Luke's ship can be seen far in the distance. 287. INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT. Luke looks about in relief. LUKE Thanks, Wedge. 288. INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM. Leia, Threepio, Dodonna and other Rebel officers are listening to the Rebel Fighters' radio transmissions over the war room intercom. BIGGS (over speaker) Good shooting, Wedge! GOLD LEADER (over speaker) Red Leader... 289. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. Gold Leader peels off and starts toward the long trenches at the Death Star surface pole. GOLD LEADER This is Gold Leader. We're starting out attack run. 290. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. Three Y-wing fighters of the Gold group dive out of the stars toward the Death Star surface. 291. INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM. Leia and the others are grouped around the screen, as technicians move about attending to their duties. RED LEADER (over speaker) I copy, Gold Leader. Move into position. 292. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. Three Imperial TIE ships in precise formation dive toward the Death Star surface. 293. INT. DARTH VADER'S COCKPIT. Darth Vader calmly adjusts his control stick as the stars whip past in the window above his head. VADER Stay in attack formation! 294. INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM. Technicians are seated at the computer readout table. GOLD LEADER (over speaker) The exhaust port is... 295. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. GOLD LEADER ...marked and locked in! 296. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. Gold Leader approaches the surface and pulls out to skim the surface of the huge station. The ship moves into a deep trench, firing laserbolts. The surface streaks past as laserfire is returned by the Death Star. 297. INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING. Gold Five is a pilot in his early fifties with a very battered helmet that looks like it's been through many battles. He looks around to see if enemy ships are near. His fighter is buffeted by Imperial flak. 298. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. Gold Leader races down the enormous trench that leads to the exhaust port. Laserbolts blast toward him in increasing numbers, occasionally exploding near the ship causing it to bounce about. GOLD LEADER Switch power to front deflector screens. 299. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. Three Y-wing skim the Death Star surface deep in the trench, as laserbolts streak past on all sides. 300. EXT. DEATH STAR SURFACE - GUN EMPLACEMENTS. An exterior surface gun blazes away at the oncoming Rebel fighters. 301. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. GOLD LEADER How many guns do you think, Gold Five. 302. INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM. GOLD FIVE (over speaker) I'd say about twenty guns. Some on the surface, some on the towers. Leia, Threepio, and the technicians view the projected target screen, as red and blue target lights glow. The red target near the center blinks on and off. MASSASSI INTERCOM VOICE (over speaker) Death Star will be in range in five minutes. 303. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. The three Y-wing fighters race toward camera and zoom overhead through a hail of laserfire. 304. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. Gold Leader pulls his computer targeting device down in front of his eye. Laserbolts continue to batter the Rebel craft. GOLD LEADER Switching to targeting computer. 305. INT. GOLD TWO'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. Gold Two, a younger pilot about Luke's age, pulls down his targeting eye viewer and adjusts it. His ship shudders under intense laser barrage. GOLD TWO Computer's locked. Getting a signal. As the fighters begin to approach the target area, suddenly all the laserfire stops. An eerie clam clings over the trench as the surface whips past in a blur. GOLD TWO The guns...they've stopped! 306. EXT. GOLD FIVE'S COCKPIT. Gold Five looks behind him. GOLD FIVE Stabilize your read deflectors. Watch for enemy fighters. 307. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. GOLD LEADER They've coming in! Three marks at two ten. 308. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. Three Imperial TIE ships, Darth Vader in the center flanked by two wingmen, dive in precise formation almost vertically toward the Death Star surface. 309. INT. DARTH VADER'S COCKPIT. Darth Vader calmly adjusts his control stick as the stars zoom by. VADER I'll take them myself! Cover me! WINGMAN'S VOICE (over speaker) Yes, sir. 310. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. Three TIE fighters zoom across the surface of the Death Star. 311. INT. DARTH VADER'S COCKPIT. Vader lines up Gold Two in his targeting computer. Vader's hands grip the control stick as he presses the button. 312. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. The cockpit explodes around Gold Two. His head falls forward. 313. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. As Gold Two's ship explodes, debris is flung out into space. 314. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. Gold Leader looks over his shoulder at the scene. 315. EXT. DEATH STAR TRENCH. The three TIE fighters race along in the trench in a tight formation. 316. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. Gold Leader panics. GOLD LEADER (into mike) I can't maneuver! 317. INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. Gold Five, the old veteran, tries to calm Gold Leader. GOLD FIVE Stay on target. 318. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. The Death Star races by outside the cockpit window as he adjusts his targeting device. GOLD LEADER We're too close. 319. INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. The older pilot remains calm. GOLD FIVE Stay on target! 320. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. Now he's really panicked. GOLD LEADER Loosen up! 321. INT. DARTH VADER'S COCKPIT. Vader calmly adjusts his targeting computer and pushes the fire button. 322. INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. Gold Leader's ship is hit by Vader's laser. 323. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. Gold Leader explodes in a ball of flames, throwing debris in all directions. 324. INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. Gold Five moves in on the exhaust port. GOLD FIVE Gold Five to Red Leader... 325. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. Luke looks over his shoulder at the action outside of his cockpit. GOLD FIVE (over headset) Lost Tiree, lost Dutch. 326. INT. RED LEADER'S COCKPIT. RED LEADER I copy, Gold Five. 327. INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT. GOLD FIVE They came from behind.... 328. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. One of the engines explodes on Gold Five's Y-wing fighter, blazing out of control. He dives past the horizon toward the Death Star's surface, passing a TIE fighter during his descent. Gold Five, a veteran of countless campaigns, spins toward his death. 329. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. Luke looks nervously about him at the explosive battle. 330. INT. DEATH STAR - CONTROL ROOM. Grant Moff Tarkin and a Chief Officer stand in the Death Star's control room. OFFICER We've analyzed their attack, sir, and there is a danger. Should I have your ship standing by? TARKIN Evacuate? In out moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances! Tarkin turns to the computer readout screen. Flames move around the green disk at the center of the screen, as numbers read across the bottom. VOICE (over speaker) Rebel base, three minutes and closing. 331. INT. READ LEADER'S COCKPIT. Red Leader looks over at his wingmen. RED LEADER Red Group, this is Red Leader. 332. INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM. Dodonna moves to the intercom as he fiddles with the computer keys. RED LEADER (over speaker) Rendezvous at mark six point one. WEDGE (over speaker) This is Red Two. Flying toward you. BIGGS (over speaker) Red Three, standing by. 333. INT. RED LEADER'S COCKPIT. DODONNA (over headset) Red Leader, this is Base One. Keep half your group out of range for the next run. 334. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. RED LEADER'S VOICE (over headset) Copy, Base One. Luke, take Red Two and Three. Hold up here and wait for my signal...to start your run. Luke nods his head. 335. EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR. The X-wing fighters of Luke, Biggs, and Wedge fly in formation high above the Death Star's surface 336. INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT. Luke peers out from his cockpit. 337. EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR. Two X-wings move across the surface of the Death Star. Red Leader's X-wing drops down to the surface leading to the exhaust port. 338. INT. RED LEADER'S COCKPIT. Red Leader looks around to watch for the TIE fighters. He begins to perspire. RED LEADER This is it! 339. EXT. SPACE. Red Leader roams down the trench of the Death Star as lasers streak across the black heavens. 340. EXT. DEATH STAR SURFACE - GUN EMPLACEMENTS. A huge remote-control laser cannon fires at the approaching Rebel fighters. 341. EXT. DEATH STAR TRENCH. The Rebel fighters evade the Imperial laser blasts. 342. INT. RED TEN'S COCKPIT. Red Ten looks around for the Imperial fighters. RED TEN We should be able to see it by now. 343. EXT. DEATH STAR TRENCH. From the cockpits of the Rebel pilots, the surface of the Death Star streaks by, with Imperial laserfire shooting toward them. 344. INT. RED LEADER'S COCKPIT. RED LEADER Keep your eyes open for those fighters!
