When the salvo fades, Han accelerates. If he can streak out of range before the next one, they can jump into hyperspace and the Falcon will be free.
“Cant you give me any more power?” Han demands.
Chewbacca points to the sublight drive output monitors. The display reads one hundred and twenty-one percent.
“Just asking,” Han comments. He has already counted three seconds, and they are not even half-war across the destroyer’s firing range. He reflects that he probably should have started accelerating during the last salvo.
A turbolaser bolt opens above the Falcon, then another flares to starboard. The Eradicator has cauth them in the middle of her firing pattern!
Han does not attempt to dofge. Against a smaller foe, maneuvering might help. But against a destroyers blanketing fire, Han can do nothing but hope.
Unfortunately, Han has run out of luck. A blaster burst strikes the starboard side. Emergency alarms ring even as air rushes out of the ship. The controls die in Han’s hands and the Falcon somersaults away.
Han looks at Chewbacca. “Can you fix it?” he asks.
The Wookiee opens his mouth and lets out a long, mournful chuckle.
Where in space will the Falcon be when she stops tumbling? Will Han and Chewie be able to repair the breach? Resourceful as our heroes are, they will survive the crisis – but that’s another story. Click here to return to the beginning.