The British Are Coming

missiles with a powerful roar. For another second the flash was too bright to seewhat had happened. And then the whole reactor began to go. "Direct hit!" shouted Lando. "Now comes the hard part." The shaft was already caving in on top of him, creating a tunnel effect. TheFalcon maneuvered through the twisting outlet, through walls of flame, and throughmoving shafts, always just ahead of the continuing chain of explosions. Wedge tore out of the superstructure at barely sublight speed, whipped aroundthe near side of Endor, and coasted into deep space, slowing slowly in a gentle arc, toreturn to the safety of the moon. A moment later, in a destabilized Imperial shuttle, Luke escaped the maindocking bay, just as that section began to blow apart completely. His wobbling craft,too, headed for the green sanctuary in the near distance.