The Battle of Yavin IV

by Philip Morey

Quickly and silently rose thirty silver birds, to embark upon a mission which the others called absurd.

Divided into groups, one of red, the other gold, into space these fighters sailed, their pilots ever bold.

These rebels had a mission: to protect their jungle moon, and a hero was required, for in the sky a terror loomed.

Now deep within the fauna was a very secret place, for in these ancient ruins stood the hidden Rebel base.

And there in a cluster, the Rebel leaders stood, prepared to fight and lose their lives for what they thought was good.

The fighters were heading out and flew beyond their planet, and when they cleared that ball of gas, the Death Star they discovered.

In the Massassi temple Princess Leia watched them go, and with her was a droid, the famous 3-PO.

Ahead the steel gray orb did lay with officers awaiting a black-cloaked giants orders to launch their eager fighters.

The Rebel fighters made it through the perimeter defense. It was nothing but a magnetic shield causing a shaky ride at most.

Finally over the surface they raced amongst the towers, shooting orange laser burst creating explosions in bloom like flowers.

Onboard the shaking Death Star a massive figure spoke, "Our turbo lasers can't hit them, we'll take them ship to ship."

As rickety TIEs poured from their hangers, the Rebels on the moon called warning, "The Death Star's launching fighters, don't get caught and fail."

The fighter pilots acknowledged and Red Leader made an order, "Gold Squadron, we'll draw their fire, keep watching for other fighters."

Three Y-wings dove straight down, deep into the trench, as that massive, cloaked dark figure launched with his wingmen.

The three Imperial fighters, chasing the Y-wings, were led by Darth Vader. He was on a killing spree.

He shot down all three Y-wings in what seemed no time at all. The Y-wings didn't even take a shot; Darth Vader was on the ball.

Red Leader called to Luke, who was Leia's special friend, "Hold your group back to make the run again.

"For we may fail just as easily, as the martyrs of Gold Squad just did formerly."

With that aside, Red Leader dove, followed by two others. Down inside the trench they raced to eliminate a bother.

As before Darth Vader came from behind to kill and maim and save his giant terror of galactic high acclaim.

His wingmen gone, Red Leader fired. His shot hit on the exhaust port! The Death Star rocked as it never had before.

But no! It didn't go in, "Just a peckin' on the surface, Luke, you'll have to do the run again, or of Yavin 4 there'll be no trace."

And then Red Leader died, in a gigantic globe of flame, as Darth Vader did his job that brought him lot's of fame.

Luke, Wedge and Biggs dove low! Down to deliver the Death Star's fatal blow.

The three X-wings, with brave pilots flying, were going fast to try to keep from dying.

But Vader and his wingmen jumped behind again. The Dark Lord fired and scored a hit on Wedge.

Wedge pulled out in pain. He wished he could fight back. But with his damaged ship he couldn't make an attack.

Vader got a shot again and Biggs disintegrated, causing Luke to find that Vader he surely hated.

Then a calm came over Luke, for Obi-wan came to visit. He then told Luke, "The computer, you don't need it."

Luke switched his computer off. The Rebels asked, "Luke, what's going on?"

Luke replied, "Don't worry I'm okay." Vader shot again. R2's power faded away.

Then out of nowhere the Falcon came and shot down the fighter next to Vader the topgun.

The other wingman tried to leave and clipped Darth Vader's wing. He hit the canyon wall in spectacular flame ongoing.

Han Solo, the scruffy smuggler, called to Luke, "Let's hury! Blow this thing before it lets loose it's fury."

Luke fired two red flaming arrows from his speeding craft. They hit the port and went on through causing Vader to look daft.

The surviving Rebel spacecraft escaped it rapidly. Vader went on spinning, deep in space, a marvelous sight to see.

The Death Star blew in a massive ball of flame as the heroes who caused it sped on to galactic fame.

Well, that's all folks. Hope it's not too long for a blog post. I could always post it somewhere else and link to it i guess. ^^