A Race for Answers

"A Race for Answers"

Plot summary[]

Joining the race[]

After theBattle of Endor,^[2]Lando Calrissian andChewbacca were sent on amission to stoppirates from raidingAlliance to Restore the Republic supply lines. Chewbacca was reluctant to stay back onEndor to keep partying but Calrissian insistedhe come along to leaveHan Solo andLeia Organa alone. Calrissian got a lead on a formerpodracer who had a connection to the pirate problem. The podracer was going to be part of abattle race and Calrissian planned to join to intercept him.

They arrived in theMillennium Falcon atNeskar Station for the race. Calrissian located the informate'sstarship, theWidowmaker piloted by theDug,Sebulba. The announcer called all the racer to the start and began the countdown. He shouted for the race to began and the ships took many opening fire on each other.

Imperial interruption[]

Thedogfighting continued all around Calrissian as he tried to follow Sebulba. But then aImperial Star Destroyer appeared and stopped the fight. TheImperial officer onboard theStar Destroyer ordered the racers to surrender and join theGalactic Empire.

Calrissian was having none of this and came up with a plan to stop the Empire. He called into the other racers and introduced himself as theleader ofGold Squadron. He convinced the other racers to join him and take on the incoming Imperial forces. They all rally behind him an charge toward the incomingTIE fighters.

All around the star destroyer, the racers were chasing down the TIE fighters as Calrissian barked orders to them. They took out theshield generator and the Imperials were in full retreat. The racers all celebrated but Calrissian then asked them that he knew one of them had information he needed. Realizing that the rebelgeneral was referring to him, Sebulba attempted to make a quick dash out of the area but was stopped by theFalcon. Sebulba was angry that he was captured but Calrissian was happy that his plan worked out.

Continuity[]

"A Race for Answers" features theMillennium Falcon'srectenna, which was destroyed during theBattle of Endor.^[3] However, this comic takes place after the Battle ofEndor, as it refers to theGalactic Empire as having been defeated.

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