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

Laserfire from the troopers continues to hit the steel door.LEIAThere's no lock!Luke blasts the controls with his laser pistol.LUKEThat oughta hold it for a while.LEIAQuick, we've got to get across. Findthe control that extends the bridge.LUKEOh, I think I just blasted it.Luke looks at the blasted bridge control while thestormtroopers on the opposite side of the door begin makingominous drilling and pounding sounds.LEIAThey're coming through!Luke notices something on his stormtrooper belt, whenlaserfire hits the wall behind him. Luke aims his laser pistolat a stormtrooper perched on a higher bridge overhang acrossthe abyss from them. They exchange fire. Two more troopsappear on another overhang, also firing. A trooper is hit,and grabs at his chest.Another trooper standing on the bridge overhang is hit byLuke's laserfire, and plummets down the shaft. Troopers moveback off the bridge; Luke hands the gun to Leia.LUKEHere, hold this.Luke pulls a thin nylon cable from his trooper utility belt.It has a grappler hook on it. A trooper appears on a bridgeoverhang and fires at Luke and Leia. As Luke works with therope, Leia returns the laser volley. Another trooper appearsand fires at them, as Leia returns his fire as well.Suddenly, the hatch door begins to open, revealing the feetof more troops.LEIAHere they come!Leia hits one of the stormtroopers on the bridge above, andhe falls into the abyss. Luke tosses the rope across thegorge and it wraps itself around an outcropping of pipes. Hetugs on the rope to make sure it is secure, then grabs theprincess in his arms. Leia looks at Luke, then kisses himquickly on the lips. Luke is very surprised.For luck!LEIALuke pushes off and they swing across the treacherous abyssto the corresponding hatchway on the opposite side. Just asLuke and Leia reach the far side of the canyon, thestormtroopers break through the hatch and begin to fire atthe escaping duo. Luke returns the fire before ducking intothe tiny subhallway.INT. DEATH STAR - NARROW PASSAGEWAYBen hides in the shadows of the narrow passageway as severalstormtroopers rush past him in the main hallway. He checksto make sure they're gone, then runs down the hallway in theopposite direction. Darth Vader appears at the far end ofthe hallway and starts after the old Jedi.INT. DEATH STAR - MAIN FORWARD BAYThreepio looks around at the troops milling about thepirateship entry ramp.THREEPIOWhere could they be?Artoo, plugged into the computer socket, turns his dome leftand right, beeping a response.INT. DEATH STAR - CORRIDOR - BLAST SHIELDS DOORHan and Chewbacca run down a long corridor with severaltroopers hot on their trail.TROOPERClose the blast doors!At the end of the hallway, blast doors begin to close infront of them. The young starpilot and his furry companionrace past the huge doors just as they are closing, and manageto get off a couple off laserblasts at the pursuing troopsbefore the doors slam shut.TROOPEROpen the blast doors! Open the blastdoors!INT. DEATH STAR - HALLWAY LEADING TO MAIN FORWARD BAYBen hurries along one of the tunnels leading to the hangarwhere the pirateship waits. Just before he reaches the hangar,Darth Vader steps into view at the end of the tunnel, notten feet away. Vader lights his saber. Ben also ignites hisand steps slowly forward.VADERI've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan.We meet again, at last. The circleis now complete.Ben Kenobi moves with elegant ease into a classical offensiveposition. The fearsome Dark Knight takes a defensive stance.