THE FOURTH GATHERS: SCENE 27: THE BATTLE OF YAVIN - PART 1

THE FOURTH GATHERS: SCENE 27: THE BATTLE OF YAVIN - PART 1

The Rebels are monitoring the battle from a control room in their base.

	REBEL ANNOUNCER: "Wait for alarm. Close to the Death Star. Shooting range, estimated time of 15 minutes."

The airships reach their destination.

	RED LEADER "Reports in all aspects."

	10 RED: "10 red air."

	RED SEVEN: "hung atmosphere."

	BIX: "And red standby."

	PORKINS: "Six red standby."

	RED NINE: "Red nine wait."

	WEDGE ANTILLES: "Two red standby."

	11 RED: "11 red air."

	THE GOSPEL OF LUKE: "Five red standby."

	RED LEADER: "Lock S- foils in attack position."

The boats dive down towards the Station Wagon.

	RED LEADER: "We are going through a magnetic field. hold onto. Deflector switch. Dual front."

	WEDGE ANTILLES: "Look at the size of that thing!"

	RED LEADER: "Gossip, red two kinds of cut. Speed ​​up the offensive music."

(My headcanon: The "offensive music" is actually "Your Wagon is on Fire" from The Trail To Oregon.)

	RED LEADER: "This is, as a boy."

The Rebels Y-Wings join the battle.

	JINGLING: "Red leader, this is Jinling."

(Well, now we know Gold Leader's name, at least.)

	RED LEADER: "I copied the gold leader."

	JINGLING: "We shall now proceed to the target axis."

	RED LEADER: "We are in position. I'm going to cross-axis ... To try and draw a fire."

The ships fly down almost to the Wagon's surface. The gun turrets start shooting at them.

	WEDGE ANTILLES: "Heavy fire, boss, 23 degrees."

	RED LEADER: "I saw. low."

	THE GOSPEL OF LUKE: "This is a red five. I'm going."

The Gospel Of Luke flies down and fires at the battle station.

	BIX: "Who is it! Are you all right?"

	THE GOSPEL OF LUKE: "I am a bit familiar, but I'm fine."

Meanwhile, inside the Wagon, Lord Bader is approached by his tactical officer, Lieutenant Tanbris.

	LIEUTENANT TANBRIS: "We calculated the 30 rebel ships, Lord Vader ... But they are too small ... They avoid us turbolasers."

	LORD BADER: "We have to destroy them ship. Get the crew of their soldiers."

In the battle outside, the pilots are still trying to avoid turret fire.

	RED LEADER: "Be careful. We have to have a lot of fire ... This deflection right foot tower."

	THE GOSPEL OF LUKE: "Ok."

	BIX: "I'm going, Porkins canopy."

	PORKINS: "I'm okay with you three kinds of red."

Bix shoots at a tower and blows it up.

	PORKINS: "I've got a problem."

	BIX: "Removed."

	PORKINS: "I can hold it."

	BIX: "Pull!"

	PORKINS: "No, I ...... Oh, everything!"

Porkin's ship is hit by turret fire and explodes.

We will miss you, Porkins.

END OF SCENE 27.