"He’s found it, sir!" Threepio announced excitedly.
"The tractor beam is coupled to the main reactors at seven locations. Most of the pertinent data is restricted, but he’ll try to pull the critical information through to the monitor." Kenobi turned his attention from the larger screen to a small readout near Artoo.
Data began to race across it too fast for Luke to see, but apparently Kenobi somehow made something of the schematic blur. "I don’t think there’s any way you boys can help with this," he told them. "I must go alone." "That suits me fine," said Solo readily. "I’ve already done more than I bargained for on this trip. But I think putting that tractor beam out of commission’s going to take more than your magic, old man." Luke wasn’t put off so easily. "I want to go with you." "Don’t be impatient, young Luke. This requires skills you haven’t yet mastered.
Stay and wait for my signal. They must be delivered to the rebel forces or many more worlds will meet the same fate as Alderaan. Trust in the force, Luke—and wait." With a last look at the flow of information on the monitor, Kenobi adjusted the lightsaber at his waist. Stepping to the door, he slid it aside, looked once left, once right, and, disappeared down a long, glowing hallway.
As soon as he was gone Chewbacca growled and Solo nodded agreement.
"You said it, Chewie!" He turned to Luke. "Where’d you dig up that old fossil?" "Ben Kenobi—General Kenobi—is a great man," Luke protested loftily.
"Great at getting us into trouble," Solo snorted. "’General,’ my afterburners! He’s not going to get us out of here." "You got any better ideas?" Luke shot back challengingly.
"Anything would be better than just waiting here for them to come and pick us up. If we—" A hysterical whistling and hooting came from the computer console. Luke hurried over to Artoo Detoo. The little ’droid was all but hopping about on stubby legs.
"What now?" Luke asked Threepio.
The taller robot looked puzzled himself. "I’m afraid I don’t understand either, sir. He says, ’I found her,’ and keeps repeating, ’She’s here, she’s here!’ " "Who? Who has he found?" Artoo turned a flat blinking face toward Luke and whistled frantically.
"Princess Leia," the announced after listening carefully. "Senator Organa— they seem to be one and the same. I believe she may be the person in the message he was carrying." That three-dimensional portrait of indescribable beauty coalesced in Luke’s mind again. "The Princess? She’s here?" Attracted by the commotion, Solo wandered over. "Princess? What’s going on?" "Where? Where is she?" Luke demanded breathlessly, ignoring Solo completely.
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