(Piett comes up to Vader.) PIETT: Lord Vader. My lord, we have them. V: Oh, thank the Force. I won't have to deal with these losers, after all. A: Don't get your hopes up. That Solo guy is pretty slippery. V: I've got the finest soldiers in the fleet at my disposal. If they say they've got him, they've got him. A: Care to place a wager? If they actually catch him...I'll leave you alone. Forever. V: I'm liking this wager... A: But if they escape...you have to hug IG-88. In front of everybody. (pause) V: Alright, you're on. I have the utmost confidence in my people. A: Oh, I so hope someone here's got a vidcam... -----------------------------------------------------------
		ABOARD THE EXECUTOR: (The Millenium Falcon, exiting the asteroid field, makes a daring attack run on the Star Destroyer that is pursuing it and vanishes from its scopes. The captain decides to take full responsibility and sets off for a meeting with Vader, who waits aboard his flagship.) ANAKIN: Captain Needa's coming over? This is gonna be so awesome! VADER: Indeed. He is a bit of a scamp. A: Scamp? The dude's a wild man! Remember that time when he programmed Admiral Ozzel's coffee maker to serve nothing but ronto urine? V: That was classic. A: Or the time when he put that whoopee cushion on the Emperor's throne? V: How could I forget? I think he was the one who toilet-papered the Imperial Palace last week, too. A: What's he coming over for, anyway? V: He had the Millenium Falcon in his sights, but he allowed them to slip away. A: Uh-oh. You're not gonna, y'know, do the strangling thing to him, are you? He gets us into all the cool parties... V: I'm shocked that you would even suggest that. A: Of course. 'Cause you're just the soul of restraint, aren't you? V: Well, maybe I'll surprise you. A: Right...
			(Needa arrives on the Executor and is brought before Vader. He sketches a nervous bow, apologizes for losing the Millenium Falcon...and Vader strangles him.) V: (to corpse) Apology accepted, Captain Needa. (A pair of guards hauls the body away.) A: So, which part was supposed to surprise me? V: I used my left hand to make that pinching gesture with my fingers - not my right hand. A: Wow. Coloring outside the lines, huh? Thinking outside of the box?
				(Vader walks over and talks with Admiral Piett about the pursuit of the Millenium Falcon. He orders Piett to calculate every possible destination along their last known trajectory, then stalks off. In the corridor, one of the guards who hauled Needa away approaches him.) GUARD: Sir, we found this on Captain Needa's body. (The guard hands Vader a small package wrapped in bright paper and ribbon then leaves.) A: A present? What's the card say? V: Let's see..."To Lord Vader: Happy Birthday from Needa and the guys". A: That is so sweet of them. (Vader opens the package.) V: Helmet polish? A: Cool! V: I am running low. home   previous   next