They have been in hyperspace for perhaps six hours. Han sits alone in the cockpit. Chewbacca is debugging the hyperdrive control and emergency communications engagement programs on the Microaxial HyD Nav Computer. The Corellian had discovered an open transmission channel two hours after entering hyperspace from teh Aldo Spachian Comet. Having already rebuilt the transmission hardware a dozen times, Chewie has concluded that a software glitch is causing the transmission unit to open a channel whenever Han engages the hyperdrive.
Captain Sodarra sticks his head into the cockpit. “May I join you?” he asks. “One can tolerate only so much talk of unpossessed wealth.”
Han nods to the co-pilot’s seat. “Do you think the Eradicator plotted our course from the open channel?” he asks.
Sodarra’s face assumes a grim expression. “Yes. But they cannot risk the comet run. We have a twelve hour lead.”
The pilot frowns. “That might not be enough. I don’t know why Leia picked Tatooine as the finish line; if she has a reason, it could take days to talk her into leaving.”
Nodding thoughtfully, the Imperial agrees. “It would be wiser to change course. We bring trouble with us.”
Han shakes his head. “I can’t.” He does not say why. Doubt is something he keeps to himself.
“Vellam wants his deserters, not the Falcon,” Sodarra says. “Perhaps you should abandon us.”
“I’ve told you before,” Han shoots back. “I decide who I abandon.”
“We have a contact on Shador,” Captain Sodarra continues. “Strictly speaking, you will be dropping us off.”
“Not my style,” the Corellian says. “Maybe I can borrow the cloaking device until we lose the Eradicator?”
Sodarra narrows his eyes and studies Han carefully. “I have thought of that,” he says at last. “But your freighter’s drive is not powerful enough to operate it.”
Han, Chewbacca, and their guests drain one power cell from the Falcon’s batteries during this part of the journey. Keep track of the number of power cells they use during this adventure.
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