Star Words: Episode VI, Part 21

So our heroes land on Endor's moon and begin looking for a way to infiltrate the shield generator. Han decides the best strategy is to sneak over with Chewie while the others wait. Luke isn't so sure. He warns Han that if he isn't perfectly silent, more troopers might show up. (Precognition or just good intuition? Either way, this will prove quite true.)

Meanwhile, Han offers the most Han-ish response.

"Hey...it's me."

The most delightful thing about this confident line is how, not five minutes later, Han steps on a twig, alerts the Imperials of their presence, and sets off a long, chaotic chain of events. Whoops.

On the other hand...that chain of events leads them to the Ewoks, who turn out to be a crucial element of the Rebellion's victory. Han certainly didn't find them on purpose. Could it be that some "mystical energy field" controls his destiny? Or at least a power beyond his own conscious will, guiding his unwitting steps toward a noisy little branch? He must have a decent skill with stealth to have become a smuggler, yet he never saw that twig coming. An intriguing thought.

Next, an unexpected ally....