I Intercom
[Han, Luke and Chewbacca have just decimated the Imperial troops in the detention block.]
What's going on down there? Come in!
Uh, everything is under control. Situation normal.
I Intercom
What happened?
[flustered]
Uh, had a slight weapons malfunction. But, uh, everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
I Intercom
We're sending a squad up.
Uh, uh, negative, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few minutes to lock it down. Large leak... very dangerous.
I Intercom
Who is this?? What's your operating number?
Uh... [shoots the intercom] Boring conversation anyway. Luke, we're gonna have company!
No, my father didn't fight in the wars. He was a navigator on a spice freighter.
BK Ben Kenobi
That's what your uncle told you. He didn't hold with your father's ideals. Thought he should have stayed here and not gotten involved.
You fought in the Clone Wars?
BK Ben Kenobi
Yes, I was once a Jedi Knight the same as your father.
BK Ben Kenobi
He was the best starpilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior. I understand you've become quite a good pilot yourself. And he was a good friend. Which reminds me, I have something here for you. You father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damn fool idealistic crusade like your father did.
Sir, if you'll not be needing me, I'll close down for awhile.
[C-3PO shuts down.] [to Ben]
What is it?
BK Ben Kenobi
Your father's lightsaber. [He turns it on and hands it to Luke, who begins swinging it around while Ben continues.] This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster. An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age. For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Empire.
[turns off the lightsaber]
How did my father die?
BK Ben Kenobi
A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force.
BK Ben Kenobi
The Force is what gives a Jedi his powers. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us, penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together. [to R2-D2] Now, let's see if we can't figure out who you are, my little friend. And where you come from.
I saw part of the message he was—
BK Ben Kenobi
[R2-D2 abruptly begins playing Leia's holographic message]
I seem to have found it.
[in a hologram message]
General Kenobi. Years ago, you served my father in the Clone Wars. Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire. I regret that I am unable to present my father's request to you in person, but my ship has fallen under attack and I'm afraid my mission to bring you to Alderaan has failed. I have placed information vital to the survival of the Rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit. My father will know how to retrieve it. You must see this droid safely delivered to him in Alderaan. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope. [looks to the side quickly, then crouches to end the message]
BK Ben Kenobi
[to Luke]
You must learn the ways of the Force if you're to come with me to Alderaan.
Alderaan? I'm not going to Alderaan. I've got to go home. It's late, I'm in for it as it is.
BK Ben Kenobi
I need your help, Luke. She needs your help. I'm getting too old for this sort of thing.
I can't get involved! I've got work to do! It's not that I like the Empire, I hate it, but there's nothing I can do about it right now. It's such a long way from here.
BK Ben Kenobi
That's your uncle talking.
Oh God, my uncle. How am I ever gonna explain this?
BK Ben Kenobi
[pleading]
Learn about the Force, Luke.
Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you're going.
BK Ben Kenobi
[resigned]
You must do what you feel is right, of course.
[The Millenium Falcon is speeding away from Tatooine, being chased by Imperial cruisers]
Stay sharp! There are two more coming in. They're going to try to cut us off.
Why don't you outrun them? I thought you said this thing was fast!
Watch your mouth, kid, or you'll find yourself floating home! We'll be safe once we make the jump to hyperspace. Besides, I know a few maneuvers. We'll lose them. This is where the fun begins.
BK Ben Kenobi
How long before you make the jump to lightspeed?
It'll take a few moments to get the coordinates from the navicomputer.
[frantic]
Are you kidding? At the rate they're gaining—
Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?
[points to an alarm on the control panel]
What's that flashing?
We're losing our deflector shield! Go strap yourself in, I'm going to make the jump to light speed.
Governor Tarkin, I should have expected to find you holding Vader's leash. I recognized your foul stench when I was brought onboard.
Charming to the last. You don't know how hard I found it, signing the order to terminate your life.
[sarcastically]
I'm surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself.
Princess Leia, before your execution, you will join me at a ceremony that will make this battle station operational. No star system will dare oppose the Emperor now.
The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.
Not after we demonstrate the power of this battle station. In a way, you have determined the choice of the planet that is to be destroyed first. Since you are reluctant to provide us with the location of the Rebel base, I have chosen to test this station's destructive power on your home planet of Alderaan.
[shocked]
No! Alderaan is peaceful, we have no weapons. You can't possibly—
You would prefer another target, a military target? Then name the system! [stepping closer to Leia and pinning her against Darth Vader] I grow tired of asking this, so it will be the last time. Where is the Rebel base?
[looks at Alderaan for a moment, then, resigned]
Dantooine. They're all on Dantooine.
There you see, Lord Vader? She can be reasonable. Proceed with the operation. You may fire when ready.
You're far too trusting. Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration, but don't worry. We will deal with your rebel friends soon enough.
Han Solo. I'm captain of the Millennium Falcon. Chewie says you're looking for a passage to the Alderaan system.
BK Ben Kenobi
Yes indeed, if it's a fast ship.
Fast ship? You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon?
BK Ben Kenobi
No. Should I have?
It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. I've outrun Imperial starships, not the local bulk-cruisers, mind you. I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now. She's fast enough for you, old man. What's the cargo?
BK Ben Kenobi
Only passengers. Myself, the boy, two droids, [seriously] and no questions asked.
What is it, some kind of local trouble?
BK Ben Kenobi
Let's just say we'd like to avoid any Imperial entanglements.
Well that's the real trick, isn't it? And it's gonna cost you extra. Ten thousand, all in advance.
[shocked]
Ten thousand!? We could almost buy our own ship for that!
But who's gonna fly it, kid? You?
You bet I could! I'm not such a bad pilot myself. C'mon, we don't have to sit here and— [Ben calms down Luke]
BK Ben Kenobi
We'll pay you two thousand now, plus fifteen when we reach Alderaan.
Seventeen? [Ben nods] Okay, you guys got yourselves a ship. We'll be ready when you are. Docking Bay 94.
BK Ben Kenobi
[Ben and Luke leave the cantina]
You'll have to sell your speeder.
That's okay. I'm never coming back to this planet again.
GT General Tagge
Until this battle station is fully operational, we are vulnerable. The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped! They're more dangerous than you realize.
Admiral Motti Dangerous to your starfleet, Commander, not to this battle station.
GT General Tagge
The Rebellion will continue to gain support in the Imperial Senate--
[walking in with Darth Vader]
The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us. I have just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the Council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.
GT General Tagge
That's impossible! How will the Emperor maintain control without the bureaucracy?
The regional governors now have direct control over their territories. Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station.
GT General Tagge
And what of the Rebellion? If the Rebels have obtained a complete technical readout of this station, it is possible, however unlikely, that they might find a weakness and exploit it.
The plans you refer to will soon be back in our hands.
Admiral Motti Any attack made by the Rebels against this station would be a useless gesture, no matter what technical data they've obtained. This station is now the ultimate power in the universe! I suggest we use it.
Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
Admiral Motti Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Lord Vader. [Vader walks toward Motti, then slowly raises his hand] Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, [begins to sound strained] or given you clairvoyance enough to find the Rebels' hidden fort— [grasps his throat as if he is being choked]
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Enough of this. Vader, release him!
As you wish. [drops his hand, and Motti staggers back to table]
This bickering is pointless. Now Lord Vader will provide us with the location of the hidden Rebel fortress. We will then crush the Rebellion with one swift stroke.
BK Ben Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan. Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.
I think my uncle knows him. He said he was dead.
BK Ben Kenobi
[smiling]
Oh, he's not dead. Well, not yet.
BK Ben Kenobi
Well, of course I know him. He's me. I haven't gone by the name of Obi-Wan since, oh, before you were born.
Well then the droid does belong to you.
B Ben
I don't seem to remember ever owning a droid. Very interesting.
BK Ben Kenobi
[Several Sandpeople yelp in the distance]
We'd best get indoors. The Sandpeople are easily startled, but they'll soon be back, and in greater numbers.
S Sandtrooper
[Luke, Ben and the droids are entering Mos Eisley and are stopped by Imperial stormtroopers.]
How long have you had these droids?
About three or four seasons.
BK Ben Kenobi
They're for sale if you want them.
S Sandtrooper
Let me see your identification.
BK Ben Kenobi
(waving his hand slowly)
You don't need to see his identification.
S Sandtrooper
[pauses]
We don't need to see his identification.
BK Ben Kenobi
These aren't the droids you're looking for.
S Sandtrooper
These aren't the droids we're looking for.
BK Ben Kenobi
He can go about his business.
S Sandtrooper
You can go about your business.
BK Ben Kenobi
Move along.
S Sandtrooper
[gesturing]
Move along! Move along!
[The group enters the spaceport and parks near the cantina.]
I can't understand how we got past those troops. I thought we were dead!
BK Ben Kenobi
The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded.
[The Falcon jumps out of hyperspace into a dense field of rocks and debris.]
What the—?
Our position is correct, except, no Alderaan.
What do you mean? Where is it?
Thats what I'm trying to tell you, kid. It ain't there. It's been totally blown away.
BK Ben Kenobi
[grimly]
Destroyed. By the Empire.
The entire star fleet couldn't destroy the whole planet. It'd take a thousand ships with more fire power than I've— there's another ship coming in!
Maybe they know what happened.
BK Ben Kenobi
[A TIE fighter flies over the cockpit]
It's an Imperial fighter.
BK Ben Kenobi
No, it's a short-range fighter.
There aren't any bases around here. Where did it come from?
It sure is leaving in a big hurry. If they identify us, we're in big trouble.
Not if I can help it. Chewie, jam its transmissions.
BK Ben Kenobi
It'd be as well to let it go. It's too far out of range.
BK Ben Kenobi
A fighter that size couldn't get this deep into space on its own.
He must have gotten lost, been part of a convoy or something.
Well, he ain't going to be around long enough to tell anyone about us.
Look at him. He's headed for that small moon.
I think I can get him before he gets there. He's almost in range.
BK Ben Kenobi
[with sudden realization]
That's no moon. It's a space station.
It's too big to be a space station.
I have a very bad feeling about this.
BK Ben Kenobi
Turn the ship around.
Yeah. I think you're right...
It looks like Sandpeople did this, all right. Look, here are Gaffi sticks, Bantha tracks. It's just I never heard of them hitting anything this big before.
BK Ben Kenobi
They didn't. But we are meant to think they did. These tracks are side by side. Sandpeople always ride single file to hide their numbers.
These are the same Jawas that sold us R2 and 3PO.
BK Ben Kenobi
And these blast points, too accurate for Sandpeople. Only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise.
But why would Imperial troops slaughter Jawas? If they traced the droids here, they may have learned who they sold them to and that would lead them back... [suddenly worried] home! [runs for the speeder]
BK Ben Kenobi
Luke! Wait! It's too dangerous!
[Luke boards the speeder and takes off]
[Kenobi and Vader duel]
I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner. Now, I am the master!
BK Ben Kenobi
Only a master of evil, Darth!
Your powers are weak, old man.
BK Ben Kenobi
You cannot win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
You should not have come back.
BK Ben Kenobi
[Luke is training with his lightsaber and a laser remote aboard the Millenium Falcon.]
Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him.
You mean it controls your actions?
BK Ben Kenobi
Partially, but it also obeys your commands.
[Luke gets shot by the remote.] [laughs]
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
You don't believe in the Force, do you?
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me believe there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.
BK Ben Kenobi
[gets up and takes a blast helmet]
I suggest you try it again, Luke. This time, let go your conscious self and act on instinct. [puts the helmet on Luke, which covers his eyes]
But with the blast shield down, I can't even see! How am I supposed to fight?
BK Ben Kenobi
Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them.
