STAR WARS Episode IV A NEW HOPE From the JOURNAL OF THE ...

Suddenly the walls of the garbage receptacle shudder andmove in a couple of inches. Then everything is deathly quiet.Han and Leia give each other a worried look as Chewbaccahowls in the corner. With a rush of bubbles and muck Lukesuddenly bobs to the surface.Grab him!LEIALuke seems to be released by the thing.LEIAWhat happened?LUKEI don't know, it just let go of meand disappeared...HANI've got a very bad feeling aboutthis.Before anyone can say anything the walls begin to rumble andedge toward the Rebels.LUKEThe walls are moving!LEIADon't just stand there. Try to braceit with something.They place poles and long metal beams between the closingwalls, but they are simply snapped and bent as the gianttrashmasher rumbles on. The situation doesn't look too good.LUKEWait a minute!Luke pulls out his comlink.LUKEThreepio! Come in Threepio! Threepio!Where could he be?INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN GANTRY - COMMAND OFFICEA soft buzzer and the muted voice of Luke calling out forSee-Threepio can be heard on Threepio's hand comlink, whichis sitting on the deserted computer console. Artoo andThreepio are nowhere in sight. Suddenly there is a greatexplosion and the door of the control tower flies across thefloor. Four armed stormtroopers enter the chamber.FIRST TROOPERTake over!(pointing to the deadofficer)See to him! Look there!A trooper pushes a button and the supply cabinet door slidesopen. See-Threepio and Artoo-Detoo are inside. Artoo followshis bronze companion out into the office.THREEPIOThey're madmen! They're heading forthe prison level. If you hurry, youmight catch them.FIRST OFFICER(to his troops)Follow me! You stand guard.The troops hustle off down the hallway, leaving a guard towatch over the command office.THREEPIO(to Artoo)Come on!The guard aims a blaster at them.THREEPIOOh! All this excitement has overrunthe circuits of my counterpart here.If you don't mind, I'd like to takehim down to maintenance.All right.TROOPERThe guard nods and Threepio, with little Artoo in tow, hurriesout the door.INT. DEATH STAR - GARBAGE ROOMAs the walls rumble closed, the room gets smaller and smaller.Chewie is whining and trying to hold a wall back with hisgiant paws.Han is leaning back against the other wall. Garbage issnapping and popping. Luke is trying to reach Threepio.LUKEThreepio! Come in, Threepio! Threepio!Han and Leia try to brace the contracting walls with a pole.Leia begins to sink into the trash.HANGet to the top!I can'tLEIALUKEWhere could he be? Threepio! Threepio,