Star Wars Missions 004 - Destroy the Liquidator Read online

  You must fight Captain Skeezer. You can choose to combat with a weapon or with your bare fists.

  To combat Captain Skeezer with a weapon: Choose your weapon. Add your weaponry# to your weapon’s midrange# for your confront#. Roll the 6-dice to combat Skeezer.

  If your confront# is equal to or more than your roll#, add the difference to your MP total. Unfortunately for Captain Skeezer, you were too fast for him. He collapses to the ground, and you proceed.

  If your confront# is lower than your roll#, subtract the difference from your MP total. Skeezer has knocked your weapon away. Now you must fight him hand-to-hand (below).

  To combat Captain Skeezer hand-to-hand: Add your skill# to your strength# for your confront#. Roll the 6-dice to throw an uppercut to Skeezer’s ugly jaw.

  If your confront# is equal to or more than your roll#, add the difference to your MP total. You unleash your rage against the Empire in a single blow to Captain Skeezer. He falls to the ground and you proceed.

  If your confront# is less than your roll#, subtract the difference from your MP total and repeat this confront until you have punched out Captain Skeezer, then proceed.

  Walking over to Skeezer’s fallen body, you bend down to check his pulse.

  “Is he neutralized?” Q-7N asks.

  “I’m afraid so,” you reply. “I’d hoped to capture him alive. I suspect Skeezer knew more about the Empire’s plan to control access to hyperspace. Now we may never learn the whole truth.”

  The noise of a familiar starship engine fills the air. Gazing upward, you see the Millennium Falcon fly across the sky.

  “What luck!” Q-7N exclaims with glee. “Our friends received our signal and located us!”

  “They’ve also repaired the Falcon,” you observe. Throwing a smile at the small, flying droid, you beckon, “Come on, pal. We’re going home!”

  The escape pod that landed on Yavin Eight was not the only vessel to survive the destruction of the Liquidator. One other escape pod managed to jettison before the single thermal detonator blew up the Imperial Star Destroyer.

  The other escape pod contained two passengers, both human. At first, they considered themselves lucky to be alive. But as they gazed outside the pod’s small, round window, they realized they might not be so lucky after all. Instead of falling toward Yavin’s eighth moon, the other escape pod was flung into the opposite direction, toward the farthest reaches of deep space. Furthermore, the explosion that destroyed the Liquidator also wreaked havoc on the pod’s navigational system.

  “What do you mean, you don’t know how to fix the computer?” Admiral Termo asked.

  “I’m sorry, sir,” Communications Officer Tix answered. “Without the proper tools, I’m afraid there’s very little I can do.”

  Termo reached into his breast pocket and retrieved Tarkin’s third holotape. “I don’t suppose there’s a holoprojector in this contraption,” Termo muttered.

  “No, sir,” Tix replied.

  “Oh, well,” Termo said as he placed the unplayed holotape back in his pocket “It looks like we’re in for a long ride.”

  Back on Yavin Four, the Millennium Falcon’s return was greeted with great fanfare. A large crowd gathered outside the Rebel base, cheering for their heroes. General Dodonna stood before the crowd, leading them in joyous applause.

  Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker were the first to step out of the Falcon. The crowd was so loud, Luke had to shout to be heard by Leia. “Quite a welcoming committee we’ve got here, isn’t it, Princess?”

  “Enjoy it while you can, Luke,” answered Leia. “Even though the Liquidator is gone, we still have plenty of work to do.”

  Chewbacca and Han Solo followed Leia and Luke. Chewbacca, basking in the adoration of the cheering Rebels, let loose with a mighty roar. The crowd responded to the Wookiee with even louder cheers.

  “I never thought I’d say this, Chewie,” Solo admitted, “but it sure feels good to be back on Yavin Four!”

  Artoo-Detoo rolled down the Falcon’s ramp, beeping and whistling. See-Threepio, following close beside his astromech counterpart, halted on the ramp. “That’s funny,” Threepio commented. “Where’s Q-7N?” Threepio turned to see the small floating droid hovering cautiously at the top of the ramp.

  “What’s wrong, Q-7N?” Threepio asked.

  “Why are all the other Rebels yelling at us?” Q-7N exclaimed.

  Artoo rotated his photoreceptor to Q-7N and emitted a series of beeps.

  “I agree, Artoo,” Threepio complied. “It is a bizarre custom!” Turning back to the floating droid, Threepio said, “As ridiculous as this may sound, Q-7N, the Rebels are yelling because they’re happy!”

  “How strange,” sighed Q-7N. “I don’t suppose I’ll ever really understand humans!”

  The celebration lasted late into the night. But all too soon, Princess Leia would be proved correct. The battle against the Empire was far from over.

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