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Another fighter unloosed a barrage on the freighter, only this time the boltpierced an overloaded screen and actually struck the side of the ship. Thoughpartially deflected, it still carried enough power to blow out a large control panel inthe main passageway, sending a rain of sparks and smoke in all directions. ArtooDetoo started stolidly toward the miniature inferno as the ship lurched crazily,throwing the less stable Threepio into a cabinet full of component chips. A warning light began to wink for attention in the cockpit. Chewbaccamuttered to Leia, who stared at him worriedly and wished for the gift of Wookie-gab. Then a fighter floated down on the damaged freighter, right into Luke's sights.His mouth moving silently, Luke fired at it. The incredibly agile little vessel dartedout of his range, but as it passed beneath them Solo picked it up instantly, andcommenced a steady following fire. Without warning the fighter erupted in anincredible flash of multicolored light, throwing a billion bits of superheated metal toevery section of the cosmos. Solo whirled and gave Luke a victory wave, which the younger man gleefullyreturned. Then they turned back to their weapons as yet another fighter stormedover the freighter's hull, firing at its transmitter dish. In the middle of the main passageway, angry flames raged around a stubbycylindrical shape. A fine white powdery spray issued from Artoo Detoo's head.Wherever it touched, the fire retreated sharply. Luke tried to relax, to become part of the weapon. Almost without being awareof it, he was firing at a retreating Imperial. When he blinked, it was to see theflaming fragments of the enemy craft forming a perfect ball of light outside the turret.It was his turn to spin and flash the Corellian a grin of triumph. In the cockpit, Leia paid close attention to scattered readouts as well as searchingthe sky for additional ships. She directed her voice toward an open mike. "There are still two more of them out there. Looks like we've lost the lateralmonitors and the starboard deflector shield."