The Water lily Pond

The princess nodded. She was surprised to see him there where the danger wasseverest. "Come on," he urged before she could reply. "You've got to get to your ship." Leia looked exhausted. She had been standing at the console viewscreens forhours and had participated in dispatching Rebel personnel to their posts. Taking herhand, Han led her from the chamber, with the protocol droid clacking after them. As they left, Leia gave one final order to the controller. "Give the evacuationcode signal…and get to the transport." Then, as Leia, Han, and Threepio made their hasty exit from the command center,a voice blared from the public address speakers, echoing in the nearby deserted icecorridors. "Disengage, disengage! Begin retreat action!" "Come, on," Han urged, grimacing. "If you don't get there fast, your shipwon't be able to take off." The walls quaked even more violently than before. Ice chunks continued to fallthroughout the underground base as the three hurried toward the transport ships.They had nearly reached the hangar where Leia's transport ship was waiting, ready for