Chapter 3 - The Rescue Plan

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Before the Falcon entered the Space Station, Han keyed into the computer that they had all abandoned ship before they left Tatooine. But really, they were hiding in his smuggling compartments below the decks listening to the heavy footsteps above.

Ben, Chewie, and the droids hunkered in one compartment while Ines, Luke, and Han hid in the other. In the cramped compartment, Ines shuddered as a claustrophobia weighed down on her. She barely knew Luke or Han, too, but she wasn't scared, as long as Luke was still there. Somehow she felt safe around him. He was around her age, maybe a year older, and he was kind of handsome. Heat rushed to her cheeks. Good thing it's dark down here, or they would all wonder why I'm blushing.

This is not the time for that Ines, she thought to herself. But Luke wrapping his arms around her waist didn't help either. She just hoped he couldn't hear her heart pounding.

The two stormtroopers had just met each other at the entrance of the ship.

"There's no one here," one of them said before both left the ship.

"I think they're gone," Ines whispered.

"Yeah." Han nodded and lifted the top of the compartment.

Standing up straight and poking his head out, Luke said, "Boy, it's lucky you have these compartments." He grabbed Ines by the waist and boosted her onto the deck.

"I use them for smuggling. I never thought I'd be smuggling myself in them," Han replied.

Ines looked at him. "What do you smuggle?"

"None of your business, kid."

"Better not be Spice," she said looking at Luke who smiled at her.

The other compartment door opened, and Ben appeared underneath it.

Han looked at him. "This is ridiculous. Even if I could take off, I'd never get past the tractor beam."

"Leave that to me," Ben said with an air of authority.

"Are you sure you can get past them?" Ines asked the old Jedi. She liked that man.

"Trust me, Young Ines." He smiled at the young girl.

"Damn fool. I knew you were gonna say that." Han shook his head.

"Who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?" he replied.

"Who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?" he replied

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"So how we get out of here without being noticed?" Ines asked them.

"I think I have an idea." Han smirked, making Ines and Luke roll their eyes at each other.

Once the two technicians entered the ship, Han hit one, and Ines grabbed him and kicked him the other one in the stomach before kicking him in the face, knocking the man out.

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