Scoundrel’s Luck – 91

The flight computer shows six tiny silhouettes separating from the Executor. From this range, they look like gnats against the Executor’s white bulk. Han does not need to see the H-shaped outline to know they are TIE fighters. His only hope lies in reaching the sensor-obscuring Black Window Nebula before the TIEs are fully deployed.

His stomach knotting with anticipation – and yes, perhaps with fear – Han tips the Falcon’s nose and accelerates. He hopes to pass beneath the Executor before the Imperials realize he has decided to run. The Falcon’s powerful sublight engines flare and she shoots toward the Super Star Destroyer like an energy burst out of a blaster.

Then the Falcon slams to a halt, nearly throwing Han and Chewbacca from their seats. When Han recovers from the jolt, he eyes his flight computer warily. The Avenger’s tractor beam snags them. “This isn’t going to be as easy as I thought,” he mutters. He can wrench the ship hard to port, trying to slip out of the narrow beam. Even if he escapes, however, that maneuver will likely send him spinning out of control, leaving the Falcon an easy target for TIE fighters. His other option is overloading the sublight engines and trying to out-muscle the beam. This is a long-shot, but it just might work if the Avenger’s beam does not have a secure grip.

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