Sweet Nothings

Sweet Nothings
The Abduction of Psyche
The British Are Coming
The Broken Pitcher
"Calm—" he reminded himself. "Be calm." But the grimly cloaked specter stalked toward him along the narrow gentry, andit seemed he wanted the young Jedi's life. Or worse, his fragile soul. Lando, Leia, Chewbacca, and the droids hurried down a corridor. They turneda corner and saw the door to the landing platform standing open. Through it theyglimpsed the Millennium Falcon waiting for their escape. But suddenly the doorslammed shut. Ducking into an alcove, the group saw a squad of stormtrooperscharging them, their laser guns blasting as they ran. Chunks of wall and floorshattered and flew into the air with the impact of the ricocheting energy beams. Chewbacca growled, returning the stormtroopers' fire with savage Wookiee rage.He covered Leia, who punched desperately at the door's control panel. But the doorfailed to budge. "Artoo!" Threepio called. "The control panel. You can override the alertsystem."