Nude on the Beach

Nude on the Beach
One Moment in Time
precious time
Red Hat Girl
emerged from the snout of the beast with a small escort of stormtroopers, and walkedrapidly across the cavernous main bay to the Emperor's tower elevator. Royal guards awaited them there, flanking the shaft, bathed in a carmine glow.They opened the elevator door. Luke stepped forward. His mind was buzzing with what to do. It was the Emperor he was being takento, now. The Emperor! If Luke could but focus, keep his mind clear to see whatmust be done—and do it. A great noise filled his head, though, like an underground wind. He hoped Leia deactivated the deflector shield quickly, and destroyed the DeathStar—now, while all three of them were here. Before anything else happened. Forthe closer Luke came to the Emperor, the more anything he feared would happen. Ablack storm raged inside him. He wanted to kill the Emperor, but then what?