The Alliance warriors managed to destroy the Empire's terrifying weapon, the Death Star, but the civil war continues, and the Imperial Starfleet scours the entire Galaxy, looking for the rebels. Luke Skywalker is hailed as a hero, because it was he who dealt the fatal blow to the Death Star. But he doesn't seek glory - all he wants is to serve the cause of freedom and the Rebellion at the controls of his starfighter. However, while fighting in the ranks of Red Squadron, he suddenly feels a disturbance in the Force - a mysterious energy field that permeates everything in the Universe. And yesterday's farmer, and now an Alliance pilot, begins to suspect that fate has prepared a special path for him...