The Chase with Han

"The Chase with Han" is the first part of the second episode of LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars. It was released on Disney XD on November 17, 2018.^[1]

Official description

Han's ill-advised scheme.

Plot summary

Han's gambit

The episode opens with a widescreen shot of Star Destroyers and hovertrains flying over a grimy Coronet City. On the streets, a scumrat named Han asks his friend, a mechanic named Pace what he thinks about his M-68 landspeeder. Pace thinks that there is no way Han bought it with his own money. Han admits it is on permanent loan but claims the speeder is fast enough to win this race. Pace counters that Han will be amazed at how fast this speeder falls apart.

Han tells Pace to work his mechanic magic. Pace says he will try but tells Han not to push the transcoil too hard. Han says that it doesn't have to hold forever but just long enough to get him over the finish line. Han dreams of using his winnings to jet off this "rock" with Qi'ra. He invites Pace to come along but Pace says he has his own plans for getting off Corellia.

Just then the Dowutin Johnair arrives on his landspeeder and asks if Han has the 10,000 credits. Han says right there and motions to his leather pouch. The two start their motors for the race. Pace has finished rewiring the anti-grav conduits and says it won't burn out but tells him to watch the transcoil. Han tells him not to worry but is interrupted by the arrival of Moloch on his A-A4B truckspeeder with a pair of Corellian hounds.

Running from Moloch

Han tells Pace he has got trouble as a Green female Twi'lek fires the starting pistol. Han races off in his speeder before the race start. The Dowutin complains but his speeder is knocked aside by Moloch's speeder. Han races his speeder through the streets of Coronet with Pace clinging on for dear life. Pace climbs into the cockpit and tells Han he could have given him a warning.

Han responds that Moloch doesn't give warnings. Han races past a group of Imperial officers supervising a shipment of TIE fighters, startling them. Pace asks Han who is Moloch and asks why he is after him. Han explains that Moloch is Lady Proxima's muscle and is supposed to be working a job for her. Han doesn't want to be captured by Moloch.

While racing through a street, Han and Pace hear Moloch's hounds roaring behind them. Han knocks several crates while racing through the street. Han reassures Pace that he will lose them. Just then, Han damages the transcoil, earning a rebuke from Pace. Han admits that he wasn't listening and asks if it is bad. Pace tells him to pull over before he blows this thing to pieces.

As the chase continues, Han asks if he had fixed the thing while he was driving. Pace responds that Han is crazy. Han then races under an Imperial Troop Transport, losing a part of the speeder. A frightened Pace reluctantly agrees to fix the transcoil. Pace manages to fix back the transcoil in time for Han to race the speeder up a ramp.

Pace clings on to dear life as the landspeeder lands in a trailer being hauled by a hovertruck transporting rubbish. From below, Moloch and his hounds watch Han and Pace in the trailer. Han tells Pace there is nothing to worry about and that all he has to do is head back to the starting line and win that race.

Debts and hard work

Returning to the racing line, Han is disappointed to learn that Johnair has won the race. The Dowutin demands his 10,000 credits but Han reveals that the leather pouch only contains two credits and some nuts. The enraged Johnair throws Han against the hood of his landspeeder and tells him to deliver the credits before sunrise or he is going to lose much more.

At a grimy warehouse, Han asks where is going to get 10,000 credits. He wonders whether he should steal all the accelerant in Corellia Tower. Pace asks why did he race when he didn't have the credits to cover a loss. Han says he never thought he would lose. Pace counters that he would not get off Corellia like that. Han is unwilling to try out Pace's option of hard work.

Just then, Pace hears the voice of his Gran employer Mr. Growly and tells Han to hide inside the tarpaulin. Mr. Growly asks who he was talking to but Pace insists he was working on this airspeeder while talking to himself. Growly orders him to finish that airspeeder since the customer wants it in the morning. Growlie wishes his employer good night.

Pace's Jedi starfighter

Han asks what he is hiding from his old pal and pulls down the tarpaulin covering a Jedi starfighter. Pace is annoyed with Han. When Han asks what it is, Pace tells him that this Jedi starfighter is his secret project. Pace tells Han that he has been fixing this ship piece by piece. When Han asks if Growly doesn't know about it, Pace confirms this is the case and says that the Jedi starfighter is his ticket away from Corellia and Growly. Pace hopes to take the ship to Cantonica where he hopes to set up a seaside repair shop at Canto Bight.

When Han asks about the ship, Pace praises the ship's features include its hush mode. Han wants to take it but Pace tells him that he has already sold it to a very scary guy who is a lot richer than Han. Han suggests that Pace take it on a test spin to Corellia Tower where he could use it to liberate the Empire's accelerant.

Pace thinks stealing from the Empire is risky but Han counters that the ship is fast and quiet. He decides to steal the accelerant in order to pay off his debts to Johnair and to get passage for himself and Qi'ra offworld. Pace sighs in frustration. Han tries to encourage Pace to support his plan by using the proceeds from Pace's starfighter to buy themselves passage of Corellia. Han tells Pace this is his big chance and pleads with him for help. Pace reluctantly agrees to help but insists on coming with him to ensure that the ship comes back in one piece. Han counters that the ship is a one-seater.

The botched heist

Later that night, Han and Pace fly the Jedi starfighter onto Corellia Tower's landing platform. After climbing out of the cramped cockpit, Han tells Pace to keep the ship running. Pace tells Han to hurry but Han counters that they don't know we are here. Han is soon forced to eat his words and races out with stormtroopers hot on his heels. Han escapes aboard Pace's Jedi starfighter and the two escape the pursuing stormtroopers. Once safely airborne, Han admits that it was a very stupid idea while Pace counters if only someone had told you. Their starfighter is pursued by TIE fighters.

Han decides to lose the TIE fighters by descending into traffic. Flying the Jedi starfighter, Han leads the starfighters into a TIE factory. One of the pursuing TIE fighter loses its wings on the conveyer belt but these are quickly reattached and the fighter is soon operational again. Flying out of the factory, the Jedi starfighter is blasted into pieces by the pursuing TIEs. Han and Pace land on the scrap heap.

Hutt entanglements

Pace is furious but Han says he has given him a memory to last a lifetime. Pace says that he has gotten a buyer who is coming in a few hours to buy his Jedi starfighter. When Han asks when he is showing up again, he is interrupted by Graballa who asks "how's now." Graballa enters Pace's workplace accompanied by Baash, Raam, Yeppau, and Dengar. Graballa demands his Jedi starfighter while Pace struggles for words. Pace tells him that it is not exactly ready yet and Graballa demands how long more till it is ready. When Pace says it is a few more years, the Hutt grabs him by the neck and tells him that Jabba wants the ship now.

At that point, a buzzer rings and Raam answers it despite Graballa's objections. Graballa greets Jabba and tells him that the Jedi starfighter is a gift to Grakkus the Hutt. Graballa denies stalling Jabba, who says he had to deal with Pace. However, Pace has run away with Han. Jabba chastises his henchmen for not restraining Pace. Baash and Raam admit it would have been a good idea.

Pace's escape

Pace says he has got to get off this planet before Graballa kills him. Han says he got Pace into this mess and promises to get him off. Han's idea is to smuggle Pace offworld in an Imperial crate. Han admits this plan is risky since if the Imperial scanners catch him he is fried but defends it on the grounds that it beats facing an angry Hutt. Han tells Pace to watch his elbows as he locks him in. Han tries to comfort Pace by telling him that it is his ticket offworld. Pace says he wishes he never met Han.

Han says he gets that a lot and hauls the crate into position. He promises to make amends to Pace one day. Han hides as two labor droids load the crates onto a hoversled bound for Kethmandi. Han wishes Pace good luck but is then grabbed by Johnair, who demands his credits. Han tells Johnair he still doesn't have them.

Johnair is the stunned from behind by Moloch and his henchmen. Han smiles and says that he has been looking for him. The hounds growl at him while Moloch's human henchman tells Han that Proxima has a job for him. Han vows to take on any job no matter how dangerous. The human henchman asks Han what he knows about coaxium. Han drops his smile as he asks what coaxium is. Meanwhile, Pace opens his crate to farewell Corellia and says he is not going to miss the planet. He departs Corellia in a Gozanti-class cruiser.

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Notes and references

External links

• Episode 2: The Chase With Han/Escape with Chewbacca on DisneyNOW (backup link not available)

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