[ EU ] After multiple bounty hunters try and fail to apprehend him , Han Solo encounters his biggest threat yet ... Samus Aran .

Lando burst into the room, panting for breath. `` Han. Han! You've got ta get out of here. Bounty hunter!'' 
 
 Han Solo signed. `` Another one?'' He reached for his blaster. `` Who is it? The Hutts? The Empire?'' 
 
 `` No idea. Some big lug in a powered suit with a bigass blaster on one arm. Walked into the cantina and started asking questions. You know, in a blunt,'Tell me or I melt your face off' sorta way.'' 
 
 Han nodded. `` Charming fellow. Mandalorian?'' 
 
 `` Not sure. The armor did n't look Mandalorian, but who else has that sort of hardware? Never mind, it's not important. Point is, he got his answers, so he's probably on his way here now!'' 
 
 `` I wondered what that racket I heard downstairs was.'' Han opened a closet and began gathering his gear. If his opponent was heavily armored, he'd need a few tricks up his sleeve. `` Good thing I'm already packed.'' 
 
 He stepped towards the window, uncoiling a grappling hook. `` I'm thinking, down the side of the building, back in through the window on the second floor, out the next window and take the alleys to the *Falcon. *'' 
 
 `` Ah, the old Coruscant Drop'n Dodge. Need me to buy time?'' 
 
 Han clipped the cable onto his belt. `` I'll be fine, just get-'' 
 
 That was when the door exploded. 
 
 Han glimpsed the green glow of the hunter's visor through the smoke, and the blue flash of a stun bolt flying from his oversized cannon. Then he was out the window and sliding down as fast as his cable could unreel. Despite the heart-stopping descent, he was calm; confident he'd disappear into the depths of the city before the hunter could clunk his heavy armor downstairs. 
 
 Then he saw an orange figure crash out the window above him, and Han realized that his escape was going to be significantly more complicated. 
 
 Han shifted his weight, barely swinging out of the way as a stun bolt stabbed down at him. The hunter flipped and planted his feet on the side of the adjacent building, and bounced off towards him. Han kicked off from the building, played out the last of his line, and smashed through the window. 
 
 Han landed in a hallway and kept running. The hunter dove in behind him, gracefully flowing into a roll. Han spun and fired, putting two blaster shots in the figure's chest as they stood up. He did n't wait to admire his aim, just swerved around a corner and kept running. A good thing, as a hail of energy bolts passed through the air where he had just been. He must have just made the hunter mad. 
 
 Han hit the stairs, moving as quick as he could. One more door, and he'd be into the streets of Coruscant, where he could lose the hunter easily. 
 
 Something caught him around the ankles an inch from the door, sending him crashing to the ground. He turned his head to see a glowing beam of energy extending from the hunter's arm-cannon, wrapping around his legs. 
 
 `` Oh come on. How many guns do you *have* in that thing?'' 
 
 `` Enough.'' 
 
 `` Would you believe you got the wrong man? I'm just an innocent freighter pilot.'' 
 
 `` Not buying it.'' 
 
 `` Oh. Then would you believe I palmed an EMP grenade before you grabbed me?'' 
 
 *KZAP* 
 
 A burst of lightning erupted from beneath Han's prone form. An electromagnetic pulse, harmless to humans but lethal to droids and advanced machinery. The grapple beam winked out and he rolled to his feet, drawing his blaster again. The orange figure was frozen in place, twitching as arcs of lightning crawled over it. 
 
 `` Got you, you shiny metal bastard.'' 
 
 Then the hunter spoke again, in his distorted electronic voice. `` Emergency Release. Passcode Justin Bailey.'' 
 
 The armor retracted and unfolded, allowing the occupant to step out. Astonishingly, it was a tall, blonde woman in a skin-tight blue outfit. She had an athletic build and poise that Han more often saw on dancers than on armored bounty hunters. She seemed entirely unconcerned that Solo was holding her at blaster-point. 
 
 `` You're quite skilled, Mr. Solo. Most pirates would n't have even made it out the window.'' 
 
 Han could only stare at the sudden change in appearance. 
 
 `` Well. This is new.''
