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GHOOSE YOUR. OWN
SARWARS
THE EIIIPIRE
STRIKEg BAqK
BY gHRISTOPHER GOLDEN
Illustrated by PhiI Frank6
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THE EMPIRE
gTRIKES BAGK
Do not read this book straight through from be-
ginning to end. These pages contain exciting galac-
tic adventures you may have as you and your friends
fight against the evil empire of Emperor Palpatine
and his minion, Darth Vader.
From time to time, you will have to make a
choice. Beware-what looks like the right choice
may lead you to hidden danger and unknown ene-
mies. So think carefully about what you should do.
After you make a decision, follow the instructions to
find out what will happen next to you and your
friends. Every decision you make for yourself will
have immediate consequences for the lives of your
closest friends.
Youte caught in the middle of a battle benareen
good and evil. Courage and honor can lead you to
glorious victory, but the dark side of the Force offers
'Will
unimaginable power. you be sffong enough to
make the right choices for yourself and your friends?
Read on and find out.
Good luck!
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It's cold. Freezing, in fact. You cant believe that a
planet as frozen as Hoth exists in your universe. You
do not want to go back outside. But you chose this
Iife. . . .
You were born and raised far away on the planet
Thtooine, a dustball where moisture farming is big
business and where rwin suns shine every day. But
you and your best friend, Luke Skywalker, always
wanted to be fighter pilots, not moisture farmers.
You pause for a minute and remember the remark-
able events that changed your life so completely.
Not so long ago, you and Luke had a chance to
taste excitement when you were drawn into the Re-
bellion against the evil Empire. During your adven-
tures, you were joined by the aging Jedi Knight Ben
Kenobi, a young Rebel leader named Princess Leia, a
roguish intergalactic smuggler named Han Solo, and
his first mate, the'Wookiee Chewbacca, as well as a
pair of droids called R2-D2 and C-3PO. \7ith this
mismatched crew, you and Luke helped lead the Re-
bellion to an important victory. Luke himself fired
the blast that destroyed the Death Stat the Empire's
most fearsome weapon.
THE END
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"You think wete going ro trust you now, after "You said you wanted to be around when I made
what you did to Han?" Leia asks angrily. "'We dont a mistake, Princess," Han says. "This could be it!"
need your help, Lando." "I take it back, Han!" Leia cries.
"Leia, listen to him," you urge.
Several smaller asteroids smash into the ship.
"Theret still . . . time," Lando sputters. "Han. . . "I'm going in closer to that big one!" Han says,
Theret still time. . . ro save. . . Han!" pointing out the largest asteroid yet.
"Let him go, Chewie," Leia says. "Closer?" you and Leia shout together.
Chewbacca obeys immediately. Han flies along the surface of the asteroid. The re-
"If youte lying just to save your own skin-" Leia maining TIE fighters are destroyed while trying to
begins, but Lando interrupts her. follow. A moment later, Han spots a cave and de-
'I'm not. Theyte loading Han onto the bounry cides to land the ship inside it to make repairs. You
-hunter Boba
Fett's ship, Slaue 1, out on the erst plai- are all relieved, for the moment, to be protected
form," Lando explains. "Maybe we can catch him." from the asteroids.
"Lett move!" Leia says. She and Chewbacca pick \While the others disembark to repair the Falcon,
up the blasters the stormrroopers dropped and iurn you wait inside with C-3PO. From time to time, the
to go back down the hallway. cavern rumbles around the ship.
..No!" you say. Leia turns to stare ar you angrily.
"'S7'hat?" she asks.
"l'll you explain. "You and Chewbacca get
-back togo,"
the Falcon and scan her for any trackirg J.-
vices. I'll get Han. I'll be back before you knowit."
BO BI
"I had a vision earlier, when I was freezing out You and Luke run, side by side, through Cloud
there on the ice," Luke explains. "Ben Kenobi told City. Darth Vader's presence is so strong that even
me where I had to go to complere my Jedi training. though you are not as attuned to the Force as Luke,
Ben started to train you the same as he did me. I you can sense it now. As you search for Vader, you
thought it was only right that you come along." see Chewbacca and Leia being escorted by guards.
"Thanks, Luke," you say. "Lett get going, before Luke asks you to stay and free thern.
the Empire ruins our chances of meeting this Yoda." "They're still alive," yo, say. "That means they're
Luke laughs again. You leave Hoth, heading across okay for now. Let's take care of Vader-then we'll
the galaxy together to a small, jungle-and-swamp- free them together."
covered planet in the Dagobah System. Luke agrees. A minute later, you quietly enter a
'$7hen
you reach the planet, /ou find it covered in darkened chamber. You can hear Vadert hoarse
a thick layer of clouds. There are no cities or large breathing beneath his black mask.
buildings, but according to your fightert scanners, "Ah, Skywalker. I expected you to come alone,"
there is plenry of life. You and Luke decide to land. Vader says.
But the moment your X-wings hit the cloud layer, all "Luke is never alone," you say. "Even if I weren't
your instruments go dead. here, Ben Kenobi and the Force would be with
"Luke, what is it?" you cry as your ship begins to him."
shake. Vader appears and lunges at you both. You and
"I don't know. Just start your landing program!" Luke each draw and ignite your lightsabers. Vader
Luke shouts. attacks. Together you are able to fight him off even
Seconds later, both ships crash into a foul-smelling drive him back a bit.
swamp. Even as you climb out on your wing, it be- "Obi-\7an taught you well," Vader says. "But you
gins to sink. Luke barely gets R2-D2 out in time, are not Jedi yet."
and your own R2 unit is malfunctioning.
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You decide to go with Luke. A short time later, the "I know just where he is," Leia says. "He's hanging
two of you take off in your snowspeeders alongside on to something on the underside of Cloud City.
the other members of Rogue Squadron not involved Het in pain, but het hanging on."
in the evacuation of the planet. You head out over Seconds later, you spot Luke hanging upside down
the iry surface of Hoth. You are amazed by the Im- from what seems to be a weather vane. You and
perial walkers, giant armored gunships with long Lando go to the topside hatch of the Falcon. fu Han
legs walking across the surface of the planet. holds the ship steady, you lower Luke inside. He's
"Listen, Rogue Five," Luke tells you over the com- badly injured, even missing a hand, but youve got
link, "before I forget, I'm glad you came along." him now.
"So am I, Commander," you reply. Soon the ship blasts into hypersPace. In no time,
"Now lett get them!" Luke cries. You pilot your you and the others have rejoined the Rebel Alliance.
snowspeeders down to attack the walkers. Luke is quickly fitted for a new mechanical hand to
The battle is fierce, and the snowspeeders dont do replace the one he lost while battling Vader. The bat-
much more than slow the waikers down. Their tle with the Empire continues.
armor is too tough for your weapons. Several But that is another story.
snowspeeders go down under fire, exploding in the
snow Tne Elvo
Finally, as the fight grows more desperate, your
comlink crackles to life with Luke's voice..
"Lieutenant!" he announces. "I've got an idea! De-
ploy harpoons into the walkers' legs, then fly in a cir-
cle around them, tightening the cable. \(hen you get
it tight enough, release the cable and-"
"And theyll trip!" yov cry, realizing what Luket
plan means. "Luke, youte a genius! That's so crazy it
just might work!"
trouble." tosave...Han!"
Finally she turns to Rieekan. "General," she says, "Let him go, Chewie," Leia says.
"prepare for an evacuation. If this is a probe, we're Chewbacca obeys immediately.
going to have to get off this planet fast." "If you're lying.iust to save your own skin-" Leia
begins, but Lando interrupts her.
"I'm not. They're loading Han onto Boba Fett's
ship, Slaue I, out on the east platform," he explains.
"Itt still there."
You cannot imagine giving up the power of the However, the war against evil is far from over. The
dark side. Rebel Alliance had to abandon its secret base despite
So you send a communication to the nearest Im- its victory when the Imperial starfleet followed the
perial Star Destroyer, and stormtroopers are sent to Millennium Falcon to Yavin 4 and launched an of-
take Han, Leia, and Chewie into custody. fensive that the Rebel fleet could not hope to win.
A week later, Darth Vader calls you to the bridge You are now a member of Rogue Squadron, a di-
of his ship. vision of X-wing fighter pilots hidden at a secret base
'A job well done," Vader says. "Just last night, on the ice planet Hoth. Luke is the squadron leader.
Luke Skfwalker attempted to sneak on board this Luke and the other Rebel leaders have realized that
ship and free his friends. My trap worked perfectly. the Empire will be searching for you all. As part of
Skywalker is now our prisoner. You are to be re- the setup for Hoth securiry, sensors must be hidden
warded for your part in this victory!" all around the Rebel base. Along with Luke and Han
"'$7hat will happen to them now, Master?" you Solo, you volunteered to plant these sensors.
ask. A flicker of your old self still cares about your You are standing in the hangar bay next to Luke
friends. when Han Solo saunters over and interrupts your
"They will be sent to prison in the Imperial Cen- thoughts.
ter, of course," Vader replies. "But don't worry about
"Lett go, folks," he says. "Itt a little early, but
them. You should be more concerned about doing we've got a lot of sensors to place today."
well in your new job."
"I'll get the tauntauns saddled," you say.
"New job?" you ask. "Great!" Han cries sarcastically. "'We can all work
"Yes, Generll," Vader replies. on our suntans. Dont forget the heavy-dury under-
A general!You feel proud, despite having betrayed wear, kids."
Luke and the others. The dark side has claimed you
completely.
THE Exo
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It isnt long before Han and Chewbacca report "Get outta here, Lando. You too, kid," Han
back to say that they have found and destroyed an growls. "I'm in a world of hurt and I dont need to
Imperial probe droid. Immediately the evacuation be reminded who put me there."
begins. Luke, emerging from the healing fluid of a "Listen, all of you, we're short on time," you snap.
bacta tank, senses the fear and activiry. "That's for sure," Han agrees. "Vader wants us
"'$7hat is it?" he asks. dead."
"The Imperials have found us," you tell him. "You dont know what you're talking about,"
"Thatt going to change things," he says, sighing. Lando argues. "Vader doesnt want you at all. Het
"Rogue Squadron is going to protect the evac after somebody named Skywalker."
ships as they leave the planet. But for now, the ma- "Luke!" Leia gasps.
jority of our forces are on the ground or in "Yes," you say. "You're all bait. Thatt why weve
snowspeeders. The Imperials are sure to use walk- got to get out of here now."
ersr" you say. "Han, are you up to it?" Lando asks, going to his
"No question," Luke agrees. "And we dont have old friend and offering to help him up.
time to waste. I'm going to take command of the "You picked a heck of a time for a jailbreak," FIan
Roguet flying snowspeeders. If you want to join me, says. "Couldnt we have done this before the torture
you can. Otherwise you could help with the evacua- chamber?"
tion. Make sure Leia gets offthe planet safely, maybe "They were watching you too closely, and Lando,
fly one of the X-wings and guard the transport too," you explain. "But we've got to go now!"
ships." The door hisses open, and you blast the
stormtroopers waiting outside. Chewie and Lando
help Han, and Threepio brings up the rear as every-
body runs for the landing b"y.
IF YoU WAIT FoR YoUR FRIENDS, IF YOU DESIDE TO HELP l,tIITH THE
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"I'll be back!" yov cry, as you rush from the ice Then Han does the impossible. He actually lands
cave. the Falcon on the rear section of the Imperial Star
At first the wampa runs after you. Then it seems Destroyer's bridge. A short time later, when the De-
to tire of the chase and returns to its cave. It still has stroyer dumps its garbage, Han releases the landing
Luke, after all, and he's a fresh meal. claw and allows the Falcon to float away inside the
Your whole body burns with fear and excitement cloud of trash.
after your narrow escape. But only a minute passes "This is great, Han," you say. "But we've still got
before you start to feel how cold it really is on the to find a safe port to repair the hyperdrive."
surface of Hoth at night. "'$V'e're in the Anoat System," Leia adds. "Not
Your mind races. If you can get help in time, Luke much around here."
may still be saved! You reach for the comlink at your Han is quiet for e moment. Then he says,
belt. Your fingers are so cold that itt hard to grip, "Lando!"
but you finally press the right button and try to call "The Lando System?" Leia asks.
in to the base. "Landot not a system," Han replies. "He's a.man.
"Echo Three to Echo Base, come in," you pant. Lando Calrissian. He's a card player, gambler. . . a
"Itt . . . it's an emergency. Freezing out here . . . scoundrel, you'll like him."
Luke captured by wampa. Need help." Calrissian is appareniy an old friend of Han's,
You trudge through the snow, praying that some- from whom Han won the Millennium Falcon in a
one at the base will hear you and get to your location card game. He runs a gas mining operation on
fast enough to save Luke. Cloud Ciqr, a huge floating city. Itt far away, and it
"Echo Three to Echo Base," you try again. "Please will take some time, but the Falcon can make it
come in." there.
"Can you trust this Calrissian?" you ask.
"Of course not," Han says. "But het our only
shot."
THE END
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You turn your back on Lando and walk out. To "No problem," you say. "I'm sure Han is tinkering
defy Darth Vader would mean your death, and you with the Falcoruagain.I'll see if he knows where Luke
are not prepared to sacrifice your life when you sdll is. "
might be able to help your friends by staying alive. "\7e will accompany yot," C-3PO says.
Less than an hour later, the Millennium Falcon ar- You hurry off while the droids hustle to keep up.
rives at Cloud Ciry. You are in the communications Threepio is constantly complaining, as always, and
center when Han requests permission to land. Artoo beeps angrily at him.
"Now look!" Han barks at the Cloud Ciry con- "Dont you try to blame me, Artoo! I didnt actu-
troller over the comlink. "I'm only going to say this ally ask you to turn on the heating system. I merely
one more time. I do not have a landing permit! I'm commented that it was freezing in the Princesst
trying to reach Lando Calrissian. This is the Millen- chamber," Threepio says.
nium Falcon. Check it out with Lando!" Artoo beeps and tweedles a response.
The controller glances nervously at Vader, then "I really dont know hout we're going to dry out all
replies: "I heard you the first time, sir, and I'm telling her clothes," Threepio says sadly.
you, theret no Calrissian here." As Artoo argues with Threepio, you tune out their
"'S7hat are you talking about?" Han shouts. "It conversation. Soon you enter the hangar. Across the
says on the log that het the administrator there." bay you see Chewbacca on top of the Falcon and
"The log is mistaken," the controller says. Han Solo standing under the ship.
"The log is . . . well, who is the administrator, "You took uhat apart?" Han yells up to Chewie.
then?" Han asks, obviously furious. "\7hat are you doing fine-tuning the hyperdrive
"\7ho is . . . um . . ." The controller fumbles for now? Look at that mess. Are you crazy?"
an answer. "\7hy, I am, sir," he says at last. As Chewbacca growls an angry response, you ap-
Over the comlink, you can hear Leia tell Han, proach Han. He sees you coming with the droids
"There's something very wrong about this." and spins around to confront you.
"Now what?" he barks.
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And work it does! Soon rwo of the walkers have
gone down in the snow, mosdy undamaged but use-
less until the battle is finished. There are too many
of them, and Luket method of stopping them too
difficult, for a real victory but at least you've slowed
them down long enough for the evacuation.
You hear a scream. Glancing out of the cockpit, you
see that the back of Luket snowspeeder is burning.
You realiz..- that Luket gunner, Dack, is dead.
'STithout
Dack, Luke is nothing but a moving target.
"Luke, you're out of it!" you shout over the com-
link. "Nothing you can do without a gunner. Get
back to base.'We'[l take it from here!"
But Luke wont listen. A few moments later, het
hit again. This time, his snowspeeder crashes into
the ice and snow of the planet's surface. You fly
around him, trying to see what he's doing. \When
you realize what he has in mind, you think he's crazy.
Luke fires a cable under a walkert belly and uses a
pulley to haul himself up. \iliZith his lightsaber, he
slashes open the bottom of the walker and throws in
some explosives before dropping to the snow. The
walkert legs almost crush him, but he rolls clear.
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