4 Unidentified cruiser this is Blockade Control crackled a clipped voice You are not transmitting your ID code There was a reason for that All ships were required to automatically broadcast an IFF code which identified them as a friend or a foe Han had deactivated the Falcon's transmitter long before after winning the ship from fellow smuggler Lando Calrissian in a game of sabacc Han liked to keep a low profile He clicked a button to reply Er that's an affirmative Control We have a fault in our transponder Been meaning to get it fixed Transmit your IFF now Han could almost feel the Imperial cannons locking on to his position Sure he agreed trying to sound cheerful Stand by for transmission Muting the comm he turned to Chewie Do we have any IFF codes Chewie responded with a growl You bought codes from Azmorigan Are you crazy The guy's a crook HRRAARH Yeah I know we're crooks but at least we're honest crooks
The same couldn't be said of Azmorigan Han had been double-crossed by the Jablogian more times than he cared to remember but he was running out of time There was no guarantee Azmorigan's codes would even work but it was either that or blast their way through the blockade WHAT SHOULD HAN DO IF YOU THINK HE SHOULD USE AZMORIGAN'S CODES TURN TO PAGE 10 IF YOU THINK HE SHOULD BLAST HIS WAY THROUGH THE IMPERIAL BLOCKADE TURN TO PAGE 13 5
6 HAN OPENED FIRE the Falcon's quad cannons raking the cruiser's bow The Imperial ship shot back but Han dropped into a roll narrowly avoiding the volley of emerald green plasma He streaked past the cruiser heading for a gap between the two frigates It was going to be tight Possibly too tight Chewie understood what Han was planning to do and looked over at his friend in disbelief Trust me Han replied I've done this before Kind of Realizing his foolhardy plan the frigates started to move closer together the gap narrowing by the second Han turned the ship on its side The Falcon shot through the gap so close that its sensor disk scraped the starboard frigate's hull But then they were through soaring into clear space Chewie roared in approval They'd made it Or so they thought In the excitement they'd forgotten about the Star Destroyer The colossal warship fired its turbolasers finding their target The deadly energy struck the Falcon at point-blank
range surging through its shields Systems blew from bow to stern and fires ignited all across the ship as power lines ruptured and circuits overloaded Han cried out as the console above his head exploded a heavy panel dropping to pin him against the dashboard Taking control of the ship Chewbacca steered the Falcon away from the TIE fighters that had dropped into pursuit WHRAA I'm fine Han lied shoving the twisted panel off his wounded shoulder The ship shuddered as the nearest starfighter unloaded its lasers into their already damaged hull Han imagined the TIE's black-clad pilot hunched over his targeting computer He'd be searching for the quickest way to blast the Falcon into space dust Well not today pal Han promised through his pain The Falcon was about to fight back WHO SHOULD FIRE THE FALCON'S CANNONS HAN OR CHEWBACCA IF YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE HAN TURN TO PAGE 50 IF YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE CHEWIE TURN TO PAGE 40 7
