_ . |_apture and Loss! o o 0 Chapter 9 0 o o This one's going to be a big one! Take a deep breath, hold on to it, keep holding it. Go on then!! .......... __ ......................... _________ ...... _______ --O--O---O_/==\______ - - . / == == \______/ == == __. ._. ._______. \____ \ / / "._________. ._. .__ \ / \ / \ \ - _ _ - _ | " / \ / \ / || || |" " \____________/ " | || || || || |. . .... . .. .. | || || __/\_ _/\__oOo___/|_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __|\____oOo___/\_ _/\_____ __ ___ __________.---({ . })----------------._________ _ _ _______ \_.__/ ({ . }) \\ ' / ({ . }) . . \\ |/ . . . + ({ . }) .\_--' . . ({ . }) . . . ({ . }) |/ . . ({ . }) |\ L U N K - K ! . . ({ . }) * . /\____,,_ . . o . #_/-\_____> . . . . . . . . . Powerful Tractor beams hook onto the Millenium Faclon, and draw it up slowly into the bowels of the Black Slab. Inside, Ham and company can only sit and wait! ================================================================-- \__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/ In this sort of situation, my Colonial Marines close ._______._______._______._______.______ combat training comes in useful! Ham, what are \ _ _ we going to do?? \\\\||/ \\ / ___.___.___.__ |. .| || sSSSSSs /""""""""""""""\ :@ @: || SS{@ @}SS :: { V } \\/\ S;( v );S | \ . | . / [\_/] /\@\ sss\ O /sss | _ __\___/__ \ \_\ _ .'-'. _ :: |_ L A N G G ! / \ / \ \_ \ / :~~~: \ | ''''''''''' | | \ / |\ \ ||\ \\ | ) ) \ | and other | | | | \ \ || \__\ \ \\ /\ \ :: forcible \ \ | | / / / \ \ \| | / / | gaining entry \_\----'/\/ || |\ \~\,,,,'/~/ | noises! /||\ |\\' || | \ /\\\...|||\ :: | | | _/ \__/ \ ( v ) | | | | | | | /\ : | : | As the Sinclairomorph boarding party prepares to latch onto the Millenium Faclon, Ham has a bold plan! ================================================================-- \__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/'\__/ ._______._______._______._______._______._______.______.______._ I was thinking of SMACKK! doing that! \\\\||/ \|/ / |. .| ~~.~~ Oww! sSSSSSs /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ :@ @: . / \ / SS{@ @}SS / YOU'VE HAD YOUR / { V } . . \ / / S;( v );S / FUN, NOW HANDS UP!/ [\_.] . ./\/ \/\ sss\<_>/sss \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ __\___/_____/._\ /* \ _ .'-'. _ \_' ()_() / \ / _____|=/ \ */ / :~~~: \ \ (O)--- \ | | \ / | \/ \/ | ) ) \ \_ (_____) | | | | \\ // | |\ /\ \ \_/ |O|O|O| \ \ | | \ / /\ /\ | | | | | / / \ '-----' \_\----' | /| V |\ /- |~| |,,,,'/~/ ./ X---O O--C /||\ \ |/ | ' | \/ /\\\/.....|||\ /_ | C-5 | | |\ \ ' \___/ ( v ) -\ ||||||| | | \ \ / \ : / \ : / /_______\ But it wasn't what a certain member of the party was expecting though! ______________________________________________________________________ Corridor of Evil! Level 3 - Unnameable terrible torture machines that | brood in menacing deep shadows room ------------------> | \\__________________________________________________________________// // / \ /\ / H A N G A R - B A Y ~ 1 ()_() \\ / \\\\||/ \/..\/ \ / ()_() \ // / |. .| /> <\ ____________ sSSSSSs _______ /_\ (o)-- \ __) \\/ .:@ @: / \/ \ SS{@ @}SS * \ / (_____)|O| // / { V } / |~~~ \\\\//// S;( v );S * /\/ \/\|O|O|O| -' \\ / [ _ ] ^^^^^^^(a) (a) sss\ o /sss * // \ / *\-----' O--C // / __\___/__ ( V ) _ .'-'. _ \\ / \ / O | \\/ / \ / \ { .__. } / :~~~: \ \/ \/| C-5 |||| // | | \ / | | '....' | ) ) \ \\ // |||||||___\ \\ /| | | | | /\---/\ | |\ /\ \ /\ /\/_______\ U // / | | | | | / \ | | |,,,,| / / || V || U U \\/ |_|-----'/\ / / \ \ |~|/....../~/ || || // /\\ |\\' \ \_____/ / /\\\ v |||\ |\___/| \\ . | | | \/= =\/ : | : / / \ \ // / | | | | | | : | : | | \\/ | | | | | | | | | | | // |__|__| | | | :_' '_: / \ Our heroes are promptly captured and dragged off to a terrible fate by the Sinclairomorph Droid army! _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ _______________________________ __________________________________ / Start the torture! ________ \ / . . \ I will personally ( zx ) || . . The prisoners are . | supervise the (___ __).|| . _ . _ ready for . . | removal of the |'_|--|'_| || //\ __ /\\ interrogation! . | Princesses' pants! | V | || \ /-\/-\ / . | . __[ #### ]__' . | a a | . . | . . . (---\#(__)#/---) . \ / . . | . . . / #### \. /-\../-\ . . . .. . | o . . . .| / . \ | || -- || * . . . | \________________| | . | |__|| oOOo ||_____________________/ /.----. " " " /| | . | | \\ // /.----. "" " " " /' //____/ .::. / \ \ . | | xX| Xx //____/ .....::: / | /_____________/ |\ \ . | | | | | /_________________/ | '_____________' | \___\~~~~~~~~|___| | | | '_________________' | |_____________| |--|\\\ |||\ ----|.|.|---|_________________| | \ \ | | || | / / \ \ \ \ | The Sinclairomorph gloats! At last, what he has craved is within his reach! Only a thin layer of protective armour plated gusset material can save the Princess now! . ___ .__. ........................... / / " \._______()___) :PANT REMOVAL IN PROGRESS!: / / . /\\\------()___) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''' \_/ . / / | | sSSSSSs EEEEKK! / . / / | | SS(@ @)SS / EE-EEEKK! / . / / : : /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ S;( v );S \ . \_/ | | FULL POWER! / _ sss\( )/sss _ /\___/ | | WE MUST HAVE _.\\_.___.'-'.___.__\\._ / / | | MAXIMUM =_||_.__ __.__||_= / / | | PENETRATION!\ // (.) (.) // \_/ CHUGGA CHUGGA! : : \/\ /\/\/\/ \ . / / LOW THROBBING | | \ / (\__/) . * . Starting-up | | . \/ . ( \/ ) . sort of WHIRR! | | \ /\ / / /\ \ |__| \/..\/ / / \ \ _: :_ /> <\ / / \ \ / \ / \/ \ | / \ | / / |~~~~| \ || || /- _ - _ - '^^^^^^^^^^' _.||.______.||._ |# # # # # -----------------/ / / \ \ \--------------------------|-._.-._.- / ''' ''' \ |I I I I I The Princess is (nearly) naked and clearly helpless in the interrogation chamber! G-R-I-N-D-! .. .______________.-----||-___x--- \_ . . . . |_. || X \/\/\/\/\/\// |_. ||:. X I might just / ._/|_|| X have to shit \\\\||/ I'm way ahead / ._\ ''----x____ myself, Dirk |. .| of you there Ham! /._\ \__/ old pal! \ :@ @: / /._\ { V } \\\\//// /_/ ()_() [._.] (a) (a) ()_() / ----(O) __\___/__ ( V ) . . (O)-- \ (_____) / \ / \ { (__) } \ /\ / (_____) |O|O|O| | | \ / | | '....' .:::. \/..\/ |O|O|O| '-----' | | | | | /\----/\ :::: /> <\ '-----' -O O | | | | | | |':: / \/ \ X--O O--C | C-5 |\ |_| --- |_| | | | | : / |~~~~| \ | C-5 | ||||||| C /\\\ |||\ | | | |' ^^^^^^^^^^ ||||||| /_______\ | | | |_|----|_| -PHHRRT! /_______\ _U_____U_______| | |_____ /|| | |\\ ___________________U_____U______ | | | | | | It's not as if Ham and Dirk can do a lot either, as they are fully clothed, but in no less danger than the Princess! ____._____.___._()------)_ FIZZZ! BANGGG!___._____._____._____._____. ()/\/\._) . . \ \_\\_\. . _ _ Loads of copies of Alien /\/\/\/\/\ . \_/\.\ . / \ / | Sex to look at, (no buying \STOP HIM!\/\ , . \\\ | | this time, just lots of /HE'S TALKING\ / \.\ /\\ //\ peeking!) Anyway, I... \BOLLOCKS! /\/ \ ' \ /@ \ / \ / \/\/\/\/\/ \ \ / \ @/ ()_() \/ \/ ! ! / ---(*) \\ // ! ! (_____) \_|__/\ /\__|_/ . . |O|O|O| / | | V | | \ / /\ \ /\/\/\/\ '-----' | | \/..\/ \AAAAGH!\ O O--C \ _ / /> <\ /NOOO! / /| C-5 | | | / \/ \ \/\/\/\/ X ||||||| | | / \~~~~/ \ _ /_______\ _____________________|_|__________ ^^^^^^^^^^ ______________ U U / \ But Greebo seems to be coping well. He has a new captive audience, who seem to be suffering more than him! . ___ .__. ....................... / / " \._______()___) :PANT REMOVAL ABORTED!: Well really! / / . /\\\------()___) ''''''''''''''''''''''' / \_/ . / / | | sSSSSSs .:. / . / / | | SS(@ @)SS .:::./ . / / : : /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ S;( v );S ':::: \ . \_/ | | IT'S NO GOOD!/ _ sss\ o /sss _ '::' /\___/ | | THE PANTS ARE _.\\_.___.'-'.___.__\\._ : / / | | TOO TOUGH FOR =_||_.__ __.__||_= '_\ / CRACKLE | | OUR CUTTER! / // (.) (.) // \_/ FIZZ-SPLUTT! : : \/\ /\/\/ \ . / ~ | | \ / (\__/) | | . \/ . ( \/ ) This is less fun than | | \ /\ / / /\ \ it ought to be! |__| \/..\/ / / \ \ ________ / _: :_ /> <\ / / \ \ ( zx ) / \ / \/ \ | / \ | (___ ___) / / |~~~~| \ || || |'_|--|'_| /- _ - _ - '^^^^^^^^^^' _.||.______.||._ | V | |# # # # # -----------------/ / / \ \ \------ __[ #### ]__-----|-._.-._.- / ''' ''' \ (---\#(__)#/---) |I I I I I /____________________\ / #### \ And the Princesses royal protective undergarments succeed in protecting her modesty (not to mention the hiddden Black Slab plans) from the worst that the Sinclairomorph Empire's finest interrogation machinery can dish out! _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ _______________________________ __________________________________ / ________ \ / . . Shall we concentrate \ Hmmm, I think that ( zx ) || . . the next interrogation | Ham Yumyum knows of (___ __).|| . _ . _ on him sir? . . | the whereabouts of |._|--|._| || //\ __ /\\ / . | the quick-release | V | || \ /-\/-\ / / . | lever..... __[ #### ]__' . | a a | . . | . . . (---\#'__'#/---) . \ / . . | . . . / #### \. /-\../-\ . . . .. . | o . . . .| / . \ | || -- || * . . . | \________________| | . | |__|| oOOo ||_____________________/ /.----. " " " /| | . | | \\ // /.----. "" " " " /' //____/ .::. / \ \ . / / xX| Xx //____/ .....::: / | /_____________/ |\ \ . / / | | | /_________________/ | '_____________' | \___\~~~~~~/___/ | | | '_________________' | |_____________| |--|\\\ |||\ -- ----|.|.|---|_________________| | \ \ | | || | / / \ \ \ \ | Back on the Battle bridge, the Sinclairomorph considers what to do next, in the light of this unexpected failure! \\ / / . / _____ \ // / / | Well, who's | | | | | | \\/ / | got any ideas | |_|_|_| | Not me! // / ' then? | | Nope... \\ / \\\\||/ / |o | \ / // / |. .| -Ahem!- |' | sSSSSSs | | \\/ .:@ @: | | SS{@ @}SS \ / // / { V } \\\\//// | |S;( v );S /\/ \/\ \\ / [ _ ] ________(a) (a)_|__________|sss\ _ /sss____/ \ / \__ // / __\___/__ ( V ) _ .'-'. _ \ @/ \@ / \\/ / \ / \ { .__. } / :~~~: \ \/ \/ // | | \ / | | '....' | ) ) \ \\ // \\ /| | | | | /\---/\ | |\ /\ \ /\ /\ \_ // / | | | | | / \ | | |,,,,| / / || V || / \\/ |_|-----'_| / /| \ \ |~|/....../~/ || |\/ // /\\ |\\' \ \|____/ / /\\\ v |||\ |\___/ \\ . | | | \/= =\/ : | : / / \ // / | | | | | | : | : | | \\/ | | | | | | | | | | | // |__|__|_ _|_|__| :_' '_: / \ | \ \ / / | / || || \ Between those long tiring and voyeuristic (for the Sinclairomorph!) torture sessions, our heroes are left to themselves in a stinking dungeon in the Black Slab prison block! __________________ / \_ C'mon you lot! |_____| |\\ The guards are /_ _\ | \\ all watching |O| |O| | \\ Alpha Centuran | V | ___| \\ Sex Challenge. \|<_>|/ / :|\ || Now's our chance | | | __|||\ || to get away! _[]---[]_ | |||||||||| | |==|\\\|==| | ||||\||||| | || W W || | '''| \||:| It's Jonnyboy! : || || | | \||| / | || ooo || | | || | ||"""""|| | : || \||//// | ':: ::' | | O|| He's a very | .| | \ / | | :: useful droid | @ :_____| |_____|____| || indeed! { _\ Way cool! | | | | || / | \_| / | \ / | || sSSSss _ | \__/ __ ////// .__|_____ O __________| :|____ @) sSSs _____ .__: ( (a \ || < }Sss /| |\ ( o \ || > :Sss || | | ( < \ || \__/ Sss || | | '....' \|| /""' s But who should stand framed in the suddenly opened cell doorway, but the valiant and resourceful repair droid Jonnyboy, conveniently overlooked by the forces of evil! Bugger it! \\ \\\\||/ They're onto us! // ALERT! \____/ |. | / ___ \\ ALERT! /____\ @ | sSSSss \\ // PRISONERS o_| | \\\\\\ /_ } @) sSss \\ \\ ESCAPING! /_ ...| a) ) |_. | < }Sss /\|| // / ||___/ c ) \__/ | > :Sss /@/\ \\/ _| |_. ) ) :__' \__/ ss /_/ / // !/\! :|[ ] / '....' / / \\ /""'. / _/ \\ /\/\ \|| | / / \\ | | || ( \ \:\ // /|| ///_||_\ .:__|| | | | ||\ | / /| \ \ \/ \/_/ || \\^^ ^^ ""---' \ | / /|/ '/_/ | |/ / \ / \ // / '"""""' |/_/_| /// -' _/~/\ \/| |\ \\/ / \ / -/// | / . / /// ) | | \ // / | | / /| | / /| | | /\ \__/ /\ \\ / ______| |______\ \\ \____\ \\ \______| | \_______/__|____/// \ / \/\\~\ \/\\ \ | |\ \ / \ O / /._/ / / \/\ |_| \/\ _/ \ \/ \/ /./ _/|| _/ / Their absence is soon noticed however. Our heroes look around desperately for a convenient hiding place, any hiding place! . \\ | .--------. \____/ Quick! \||//// // !/\! |: / '''''''' \ /____\ In here! | .| \\ /\/\ : / .------. \ o_| | / | @ // /_||_\ '/ / \ \ /_ ...| \\\\\\ { _\ \\ !/\!^^ | / \ |: ||___/ a) ) | ._| // /\/\ | |, GARBAGE | |: _| |_. c ) | \__/ \\ /_||_\ | | ACCESS | |: :|[ ] / > ) '__: // ^^ ^^ | \ / |: \|| | '....' // \ \ \\ !/\! / .\ \ / / :__|| | / / \ \ || | | // /\/\ / : \ '------' / ::---' \ | | | | |\ \ | \\ /_||_\/ |: \ ........ / '"""""' | | | | | \_\| // ^^ ^^ |: '________' \ / |_|_|_: '-'\\\ \\ ALERT! ALERT! | | | ||\\| \. . \ // C'MON, DON'T . | | | : | | | | \\ YOU WANT TO \ / | | | | | | // CATCH THEM! O _|_|_| |_|_|_ \\ / ---------------------------------/___/__|----|_|___\--//' Jonnyboy spots a likely, if smelly hiding place to get away from the alerted Sinclairomorph droids. I think the hangar deck I hope we're not in is this way! \\\\||/ here for long! \ \____/ |. | / ___ /____\ @ | sSSSss \\ I farted and o_| | \\\\\\ /_ } @) sSss \\ no-one noticed! /_ ...| a) ) |_. | < }Sss /\|| Fantastic! ||___/ c ) \__/ | ) :Sss /@/\ / _| |_. > )_____:__' \__/ ss /_/ / :|[ ] _\___'....'|____/ / \\____/""'. / _/ BLOOP! \|| |=|______/ \ | | ||___( \ \: // /|| o * .:__|| | | |\ | / /| \ \ \ /__/ || \/ o o ---"---'__\----|____|/----'/_/_|-----|/ /---------/__\-/-o----- '. . .' ' . . .' '. . . .' '. . . .' '. . . .' SLOP! SLURP! (etc) ?? . . . _. . . . . | @ . . | | . . O . . .'-'. \|/ '' . ' ' .'. They make their way through the foetid waist-deep lake of filth, whilst the Sinclairomorph droids search vainly above them! __ __ || That conduit should \/\/\/\/\/\ || take us right to / / / / / // the Hangar Bay! Thank the Great / / / //\// \ \\\\||/ Boog for that! / / / //@/\ \____/ |. | / / / '/_/ / \/ /____\ \\\\\\ @ | sSSSss / / |/ _/ / o_| | a) ) /_ } @) sSss | | | /||___/ /_ ...| c ) |_/ | < }Sss \ \ | // \ ||___/ > ) \__/ | > :Sss \ \ '/\ \. /\ _| |_. '....' :__' \__/ ss \ \ \ \ \ /___/ :|[ ] / / / \\ / / \\ /""'. \ \ \ \ \_/ \|| | | | || | | || ( | |: \ \ \ \ \ \____ .:__|| | | | || | | || \| || /\/\/\/\/-------\------""---'___\----| | ||-----' | |'----| |'------ '.' '. . .' '. . . ' '. . . .' '. . .' . . Soon, the escapees find an exit which takes them back to the deck where the Millenium Faclon reposes. \\ / Suck plasma beam // / .. ._. you horrible \\\\||/ \\/ ':::' |_| tin can! \ |. | // / '' |_/ A N G ! @ | \\ / /_ } // / .::.. \ . . |_/ | \\/ ':::':. .' . . _ \__/ | // .::'' () \ ./ ' . .:: ____//\._____:__' \\ ':::. /_.' . ............:.:.:.:.:::!! :_===|_-/____/ / \\ // ._'' (__\ '-.- ''' '-' | | || \\ /_'\/\ |O|O/. .' ' | / /| // /O \ '---\ .\ .. S-C-O-R-C-H-! \/_/_' \\ '| C-5 | X--O /_ . /// / // ||||||| | C-5 | /\/\/\/\ / . | \\ /_______\ ||||||| \AAAAGH!\ / / | | // U U /_______\ \/\/\/\/ \ \ | | \\ / ____U____U__________________________________________\/\|_|__/// .- / / /__| \/ Ham dishes out his own version of tough love! The few Sinclairomorph Droid guards on this level are totally taken by surprise! . . ._ _ - _ - _ - _ |_| |_' | _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - - | |angar |_'ay | _ ____________________ 0 o 0 o 0 o 0 o \ ._________________________________________. |:. X | /. _ .\\ | X | /. / \ .\\ |:. X | /. / \_________.--._ .\\ | : | /. # :... '----'~_ .\\ |:. |. /. ## \\\ -.__ .\\ | || /. \ /__\. __'-~'"" .\\ |:. |||/. \_/ | \ __' | .\\ | _ ''________________________|___'._'_____|_________________\\____|: / \||//// \_____/ ssSSSs | .| At last, the Faclon! /_____\ ssSs (@ | @ Let's get out of \\\\\\ o_| | ssS{ > { _\ this place! a) ) /_ ...| ssS: < | \_| / c ) ||___/ ss \__/ | \__/ > ) _| |_. .'""\ '__: '....' :|[ ] / :| | ) // \ \ / / \\ \| | | In what seems to be no time at all, our heroes reach their ultimate objective, the cosy familiarity of the Millenium Faclon. It seems to have been pretty easy going. Perhaps TOO easy?? ____________ ________ . __Not so fast folks! ( zx ) | __You'll have to get (___ __) _ ' _ _ __past my lightsabre |._|--|._| // . //\ __ /\\ Go gettim __first! | V | // | \ /-\/-\ / Sir! ______/ \ __[ #### ]_// ' | a a | / ____/ (---\#\__/#/-//) . \ / __/ / #### // \. | /-\../-\ . .. . / | / . //\ | ' || -- || \ /\ / | | . // | | . || oOOo || \/..\/ ()()_() | | .// | | | \\ // /> <\ / / ---(*) \ \ // | | ' xX Xx / \/ \ ( (_____) \ \ // | | . / /| | / |~~~~| \ | |O|O|O| \ /\~//~~~~~|___| | / / | | ^^^^^^^^^^ ' '-----' \/ // .|||\ ' \ \ | | --O O--C /\\\ || | .___ ___ _\ \' |_ _ ___ __ __ __ | | C-5 | ## || | / / /| '. | ||||||| | || | / /_/' ---' It was too easy! The Sinclairomorph has guessed correctly that our heroes might try to escape via the Millenium Faclon, so he waited there for them to turn up! Superior brainpower seems to rule the day? _______ .----.-----------.---------./// /// You think ( ) () | \\ \\ that you | _____) || | /// /// can stop | ( |_.| :| W | <> I might be a shortarse, me? \ | > || h ' || but I can deal with you, \ ## || i | || easily enough! // // | #\/ |: r | :| / /// /// .'..__## || r ' || \\\\\\ \\ \\ | (///)\ :| ! . || aa) ) /// /// | |---| \ || | |: c ) \\ \\ | | | | /|| | || (__\ ) /// /// | | '----''-||. ' .||/___'....' \\ \\ \ /~\________||___| . |__|_______\\ /// /// \\ \ | | ## | # | | \\ \\ \\\ \ | | # | # | | /// /// \\\\ | | | ' |____| \\ \\ \\\\ | | | . | . | /// /// --\\\\_________| | |______________|---------/ /| |------------\\\_\\\ |___|_|__ / / | | | \ \ _/~/ _|~| '----'----' / __\/ __| It is Dirk who steps forward to take on the Evil Sinclairomorph.. _______ .---------------------- En Garde! ( ) | \\ Squirt! | _____) . . | // \ | ( |_.| ~ \\ // Fzzz | Up yours, you \\ | > ~ \\/ ~ SMAK! . Bespectacled Mensa // \ ## ~ //\ | loving thug! \\ | # ~ // \\ ' / // .'..__## // \\ \\\\\\ \\ /| (///)\ // \\ a) ) // / | |---| \ // \\ c ) \\ \ | | | | / // \\ (__) ) // \ \| | '----''-//. .\\/___'....' \\ \\ /~\________||___| |__|_______\\ // \\\ \ | | ## # | | \\ \\\\ \ | | # # | | // \\\\ | | | |____| \\ \\\\ | | | | . | // ---\\\\________/ / |________________________/ /| |-----------------\\ /\ /._|__ / / | | / \/ | \ _/~/ _|~| \ \ '-----' / __\/ __| They fight! At first, Dirk and the Sinclairomorph seem to be fairly evenly matched! _______ ( ) ... GOTCHA! | _____) \/// HA HARR! | ( |_.| /==/ . \ | > / / // \ ## / / // /\ |/ |/ | | # ~/ / // /--\ | \ | \ . .'..__## / // \\\\\\ . | (///)\ / fizzz! // **) ) / | |---| \ // c ) | | | | / // () ) \ | | '----||-||================='....' \\ /~\________||_= |_||___/ / \\ \\\ \ | | # |/ / | \\\\ \ | | # / / | \\\\ | | | \/~/___| \\\\ | | | /// . | ---\\\\________| | |________________________/ /| |----------------- |___|_|__ / / \ \ | \ \ _/~/ \/\ '----'----' / __\ / / But the superior strength of the Sinclairomorph soon wins over the gutsiness of his smaller opponent! DIRK DIES! And all without the Sinclairomorph even moving his lightsabre arm either! . ______ / '---.______ ___________/ '---------._______/ \\\\||/ Ham, we must go quickly'---.______. Dirk, NOOO!! |. | There's nothing / / '___ \ @@ | sSSSss you can do for ../ / |_| /_ } @) sSss him now! / / | | ( ) | < }Sss ../ / | | \__/ | ) :Sss / / | | !/\! :__' \__/ ss ../ / | | /\/\ / /'\\ /""'. / / | | /_||_\ |/ /|\ ( \ \: ../ / | | ^^ ^^ _\__/ / |/ /\ \ \ / / | | =|____/ | \/~/|/ / ../ / | | !/\! \---' ///_/~/\ /// | | /\/\ | / /// ) ..// | | /_||_\ | | | | /\ // | | ^^ ^^ | | | | | \ ..// | | | | | | |\ \ // |=| _|_|_| |_| \/\ ..// _./---\ ________________/__/__|_____ _/|| _/____//____________________/_._._._ Meanwhile, the others have been using the fight as cover to quietly sneak aboard the Millenium Faclon. Ham turns around at the last moment, to witness the violent death of his friend at the hands of the Sinclairomorph! !/\! !/\! . He hasn't I'm sorry . /\/\ /\/\ / heard the / for you, but \ /_||_\ /_||_\ . last of this! we must get out. ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ / \\\\||/ / of here! \ !/\! /\/\/\/\/\ . |. .| sSSSSSs . /\/\ STOP THEM!\ / :@ @: / SS{@ @}SS \ /_||_\ /\/\/\/\/\/ . _ - { V } -- -- -- S;( v );S _ . ^^ ^^ __./ _ - [ _ ] sss\ 0 /sss - _ \.__ ___.---' .\ __\___/__ _ .'-'. _ /. '---.____ . .\ / \ / \ / :~~~: \ /. \\ .\ | | \ / |\ \ | ) ) \ /. . \ \. .\ | | | | \ \ | |\ /\ \ /. // / \ . .\ | | | | / / /""\| | | | / / /. / / \\ '----------------/____\---------------' . \ \. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o // / \ . \ / / / \ \\ . / \ \. :: // / ./ \ .__v_. ._v__. / \ =Millenium Faclon '030= / \ / Up in the cockpit of the Millenium Faclon, Ham struggles to collect himself together. __: :__: :__: . / '\___/' '\___/' /'\_____---. | .---_/ . . XXX III / / \ | / . // ||| . * . . / ||| / . / '.| . / ' - . . ' I didn't hear their _ C-RASHH! launch control wish .-. / \ us a nice day as we .................... . '. / \_________.--._ went. Did you?? / - - # :... '----'~_ ................... \ - - ## \\\ -.__ . . . \ /__\. __'-~'"" . '-.' \_/ \ __' '._' . ; . . * . ./. \ /' . \ ||| - . . . . \\ ||| . . \ \ \ / | \ _ . + . \_______________\__\_________- ' ' / \ The Millenium Faclon blasts clear of the Black Slab Hangar bay! Can they do that crucial hyperspace jump to make good their escape? See the next "thrilling" installment!! () () () C h a p t e r E n d () () ()