The Three Ages of Woman

The ship rocked under the steady fire from the TIE fighters making it difficult forThreepio to maintain his balance as he returned to the cockpit. His metal skinbumped and banged against the walls as he approached Han. "Sir," he begantentatively, "I was wondering…" Han Solo shot him a threatening glance. "Either shut up or shut down." Hanwarned the robot, who immediately did the former. Still struggling with the controls to keep the Millennium Falcon on course, thepilot turned to Wookiee. "Chewie, how's the deflector shield holding up?" The cockpit adjusted an overhead switch and barked a reply that Solo interpretedas positive. "Good," said Han. "At sublight, they may be faster, but we can stillout-maneuver them. Hold on!" Suddenly the Corellian shifted his ship's course. The two Imperial Star Destroyers had com almost within firing range of theFalcon as they loomed ahead; the pursuing TIE fighters and the Avenger were alsodangerously close. Han felt he had no choice but to take the Falcon into aninety-degree dive.