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I J K L M N O P Q TITLECARD:Alongtimeagoinagalaxyfar,faraway....
R S T U V W X Y Z
Avastseaofstarsservesasthebackdropforthemaintitle,followedby
Genre arollup,whichcrawlsupintoinfinity.
Action Adventure Animation
Comedy Crime Drama EPISODE1THEPHANTOMMENACE
Family Fantasy FilmNoir
Horror Musical Mystery
TurmoilhasengulfedtheGalacticRepublic.Thetaxationoftraderoutesto
outlayingstarsystemsisindispute.
Romance SciFi Short
Hopingtoresolvethematterwithablockadeofdeadlybattleships,the
Thriller War Western
greedyTradeFederationhasstoppedallshippingtothesmallplanetof
Sponsor
Naboo.
WhilethecongressoftheRepublicendlesslydebatesthisalarmingchainof
events,theSupremeChancellorhassecretlydispatchedtwoJediKnights,
theguardiansofpeaceandjusticeinthegalaxy,tosettlethe
conflict.....
PANDOWNtorevealasmallspacecruiserheadingTOWARDCAMERAatgreat
speed.PANwiththecruiserasitheadstowardthebeautifulgreenplanetof
Naboo,whichissurroundedbyhundredsofTradeFederationbattleships.
INT.REPUBLICCRUISERCOCKPIT
Inthecockpitofthecruise,theCAPTAINandPILOTmaneuverclosertoone
ofthebattleships.
QUIGON:(offscreenvoice)Captain.
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CAPTAIN:Yes,sir?
QUIGON:(V.O)Tellthemwewishtoboardatonce.
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CAPTAIN:Yes,sir.
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TheCAPTAINlookstoherviewscreen,whereNUTEGUNRAY,aNeimoidiantrade
viceroy,waitsforareply.
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CAPTAIN:(cont'd)WithallduerespectfortheTradeFederation,the
AmbassodorsfortheSupremeChancellorwishtoboardimmediately.
NUTE:Yes,yes,ofcoarse...ahhh...asyouknow,ourblockadeisperfectly
legal,andwe'dbehappytorecievetheAmbassador...Happyto.
Thescreengoesblack.Outthecockpitwindow,thesinisterbattleship
loomsevercloser.
EXT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPDOCKINGBAYSPACE(FX)
ThesmallspacecruiserdocksintheenormousmainbayoftheFederation
RipfromDVD battleship.
RipBluRay
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPDOCKINGBAYSPACE
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Kong Thedooropens,andtheRepubliccruisercanbeseeninthedockingbay.
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Kong TC14:I'mTC14atyourservice.Thisway,please.
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DEAUGGHHHHHH EG9:ARepubliccruiser!That'strouble...don'tyouthink?
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Name INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPCONFERENCEROOM
Message
Adoorslidesopen,andthetwocloakedshapesareledPASTCAMERAintothe
formalconferenceroombyTC14.
Yell! TC14:Ihopeyouhonouredsirswiththemostcomfortablehere.Mymaster
willbewithyoushortly.
ALLSCRIPTS ThedroidbowsbeforeOBIWANKENOBIandQUIGONJINN.Hebacksoutthe
dooranditcloses.TheJEDIlowertheirhoodsandlookoutalargewindow
atthelushgreenplanetofNaboo.QUIGONsixtyyearsold,haslongwhite
hairinaponytail.Heistallandstriking,withblueeyes.OBIWANis
twentyfive,withveryshortbrownhair,paleskin,andblueeyes.Several
exotic,birdlikecreaturesSINGinacagenearthedoor.
OBIWAN:Ihaveabadfeelingaboutthis.
QUIGON:Idon'tsenseanything.
OBIWAN:It'snotaboutthemission,Master,it's
somethging...elsewhere...elusive.
QUIGON:Don'tcenteronyouranxiety,ObiWan.Keepyourconcentration
hereandnowwhereitbelongs.
OBIWAN:MasterYodasaysIshouldbemindfulofthefuture...
QUIGON:.....butnotattheexpenseofthemoment.Bemindfulofthe
livingForce,myyoungPadawan.
OBIWAN:Yes,Master...howdoyouthinkthetradeviceroywilldealwith
thechancellor'sdemands?
QUIGON:TheseFederationtypesarecowards.Thenegotiationswillbe
short.
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPBRIDGE
NUTEGUNRAYandDAULTRAYDOFINEstand,stunned,beforeTC14.
NUTE:(shaken)What?!?Whatdidyousay?
TC14:TheAmbassadorsareJediKnights,Ibelieve.
DOFINE:Iknewit!Theyweresenttoforceasettlement,eh.Blindme,
we'redonefor!
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPHALLWAY
AhologramofNUTE,surroundedbyBATTLEDROIDS,appearsintheconference
roomhallway.
NUTE:Theymustbedeadbynow.Blast,what'sleftofthem.
Thehologramfadesoff,asaBATTLEDROID,OWO1,cautiouslyopensthe
door.Adeadlygreencloudbillowsfromtheroom.BATTLEDROIDScocktheir
weaponsasafigurestumblesoutofthesmoke.ItisTC14,carryingthe
trayofdrinks.
TC14:Oh,excuseme,sosorry.
ThePROTOCOLDROIDpassesthearmedcampjustastwoflashinglaserswords
flyoutofthedeadlyfog,cuttingdownseveralBATTLEDROIDSbeforethey
canfire.
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPBRIDGE
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Thebridgeisacocophonyofalarms.NUTEandRUNEwatchOWO1onthe
viewscreen.
OWO1:Notsureexactlywhat...
OWO1issuddenlycutinhalfinmidsentence.RUNEgivesNUTEaworried
look.
NUTE:Whatinblazesisgoingondownthere?
RUNE:HaveyoueverencounteredaJediKnightbefore,sir?
NUTE:Well,notexactly,butIdon't...(panicked)Sealoffthebridge.
RUNE:Thatwon'tbeenough,sir.
ThedoorstothebridgeSLAMshut.
NUTE:Iwantdestroyerdroidsuphereatonce!!!
RUNE:Wewillnotsurvivethis.
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPHALLWAYOUTSIDEBRIDGE
QUIGONcutsseveralBATTLEDROIDSinhalf,creatingashowerofsparksand
metalparts.OBIWANraiseshishand,sendingseveralBATTLEDROIDS
crashingintothewall.
QUIGONmakeshiswaytothebridgedoorandbeginstocutthroughit.
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPBRIDGE
TheCREWisverynervousassparksstartflyingaroundthebridgedoor.
QUIGONandOBIWANareontheviewscreen.
NUTE:Closetheblastdoors!!!
Thehuge,verythickblastdoorslamsshut,followedbyaseconddoor,then
athird.Thereisahissingsoundasthehugedoorssealshut.QUIGONtabs
thedoorwithhissword.Thescreengoesblackasaredspotappearsinthe
centeroftheblastdoor.
RUNE:...They'restillcomingthrough!
Onthedoor,chunksofmoltenmetalbegintodropaway.
NUTE:Impossible!!Thisisimpossible!!
RUNE:Wherearethosedestroyerdroids?!
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPHALLWAYOUTSIDEBRIDGE
TenuglydestroyerWHEELDROIDSrolldownthehallwayatfullspeed.Just
beforetheygettothebridgearea,theystopandtransformintotheir
battleconfiguration.QUIGONcan'tseethembutsensestheirpresence.
QUIGON:Destroyerdroids!
OBIWAN:Offhand,I'dsaythismissionispastthenegotiaionstage.
TheWHEELDROIDS,ledbyP59,rushtheentryareafromthreehallways,
blastingawaywiththeirlaserguns.Theystopfiringandstandina
semicircleasthesmokeclears.OBIWANandQUIGONarenowheretobe
seen.
P59:Switchtobio...Theretheyare!
TheJedimaterializeatthefarendofthehallwayanddashthroughthe
doorwaythatslamsshut.TheWHEELDROIDSblastawayatthetwoJEDIwith
theirlaserswords.
OBIWAN:Theyhaveshieldgenerators!
QUIGON:It'sastandoff!Let'sgo!
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NUTEandRUNEstandonthebridge,watchingtheviewscreenastheWHEEL
DROIDS'POVspeedstothedoorway.
RUNE:Wehavethemontherun,sir...they'renomatchfordestroyer
droids.
TEYHOW:Sir,they'vegoneuptheventilationshaft.
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPMAINBAY
QUIGONandOBIWANappearatalargeventinagianthangerbay.Theyare
carefulnottobeseen.ThousandsofBATTLEDROIDSareloadingontolanding
craft.
QUIGON:Battledroids.
OBIWAN:It'saninvisiblearmy.
QUIGON:It'sanoddplayfortheTradeFederation.We'vegottowarnthe
NabooandcontactChancellorValorum.Let'ssplitup.Stowaboardseparate
shipsandmeetdownontheplanet.
OBIWAN:Youwererightaboutonething,Master.Thenegotiationswere
short.
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPBRIDGE
TEYHOWrecievesatransmission.
TEYHOW:Sir,atransmissionfromtheplanet.
RUNE:It'sQueenAmidalaherself.
NUTE:Atlastwe'regettingresults.
Ontheviewscreen,QUEENAMIDALAappearsinherthroneroom.Wearingher
elaborateheaddressandrobes,shesits,surroundedbytheGOVERNING
COUNCILandFOURHANDMAIDENS,EIRTAE,YANE,RABE,andSACHE.
NUTE:(cont'd)Againyoucomebeforeme,Yourhighness.TheFederationis
pleased.
AMIDALA:YouwillnotbepleasedwhenyouhearwhatIhavetosay,
Viceroy...Yourtradeboycottofourplanethasended.
NUTEsmirksatRUNE.
NUTE:Iwasnotawareofsuchafailure.
AMIDALA:IhavewordthattheSenateisfinallyvotingonthisblockadeof
yours.
NUTE:Itakeityouknowtheoutcome.Iwonderwhytheybothertovote.
AMIDALA:Enoughofthispretense,Viceroy!I'mawaretheChancellor's
Ambassadorsarewithyounow,andthatyouhavebeencommandedtoreacha
settlement.
NUTE:IknownothingaboutanyAmbassadors...youmustbemistaken.
AMIDALA,surprisedathisreaction,studieshimcarefully.
AMIDALA:Beware,Viceroy....theFederationisgoingtoofarthistime.
NUTE:YourHighness,wewouldneverdoanythingwithouttheapprovalof
theSenate.Youassumetoomuch.
AMIDALA:Wewillsee.
TheQUEENfadesoff,andtheviewscreengoesblack.
RUNE:She'sright,theSenatewillnever....
NUTE:It'stoolatenow.
RUNE:Doyouthinkshesuspectsanattack?
NUTE:Idon'tknow,butwemustmovequicklytodisruptallcommunications
downthere.
INT.NABOOPALACETHRONEROOM
TheQUEEN,EIRTAE,SACHEandherGovernor,SIOBIBBLE,standbeforea
hologramofSENATORPALPATINE,athin,kindlyman.
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PALPATINE:...Howcouldthatbetrue?Ihaveassurancesfromthe
Chancellor...hisAmbassaodrsdidarrive.Itmustbe
the...get...negotiate...
ThehologramofPALPATIONEsputtersandfadesaway.
AMIDALA:SenatorPalpatine?!?(turnstoPanaka)What'shappening?
CAPTAINPANAKAturnstohisSARGEANT
CAPT.PANAKA:Checkthetransmissiongenerators...
BIBBLE:Amalfunction?
CAPT.PANAKA:ItcouldbetheFederationjammingus.YourHighness.
BIBBLE:Acommunicationsdisruptioncanonlymeanonething.Invasion.
AMIDALA:Don'tjumptoconclusions,Governor.TheFederationwouldnot
daregothatfar.
CAPT.PANAKA:TheSenatewouldrevoketheirtradefranchise,andthey'dbe
finished.
AMIDALA:Wemustcontinuetorelyonnegotiation.
BIBBLE:Negotiation?We'velostallcommunications!...andwhereatrethe
ChancellorsAmbassadors?Howcanwenegotiate?Wemustpreparetodefend
ourselves.
CAPT.PANAKA:Thisisadangeroussituation,YourHighness.Oursecurity
volunteerswillbenomatchagainstabattlehardenedFederationarmy.
AMIDALA:Iwillnotcondoneacourseofactionthatwillleadustowar.
EXT.SPACELANDINGCRAFTTWILIGHT(FX)
SixlandingcraftflyinformationtowardthesurfaceoftheplanetNaboo.
EXT.NABOOSWAMPSHALLOWLAKETWILIGHT
Threelandingcraftslowlydescendthroughthecloudcoverofthe
perpetuallygraytwilightsideoftheplanet.Onebyone,theFederation
warshipslandintheeerieswamp.
OBIWAN'sheademergesfromthemudofashallowlake.Forinthe
background,theactivitiesoftheinvasionforcecanbeseeninthemist.
OBIWANtakesseveraldeepbreaths,thendissapearsagainunderthemuddy
swamp.TroopTransports(MTT's)emergefromthelandingcraft.
EXT.NABOOEDGEOFSWAMP/GRASSPLAINSTWILIGHT(FX)
Thedroidinvasionforcemovesoutoftheswampandontoagrassyplain.
OOM9,inhistank,looksoutoverthevastARMYmarchingacrossthe
rollinghills.AsmallhologramofRUNEandNUTEstandsonthetank.
RUNE:...andthereisnotraceoftheJedi.Theymayhavegottonontoone
ofyourlandingcraft.
OOM9:Iftheyaredownhere,sir,we'llfindthem.Wearemovingoutof
theswampandaremarchingonthecities.Wearemeetingnoresistance.
NUTE:Excellent.
EXT.NABOOSWAMPTWILIGHT
QUIGONrunsthroughthestrangelandscape,glancingbacktoseethe
monstroustrooptransports,emergingfromthemist.Animalsbegintorun
pasthiminapanic.
Anodd,froglikeGungan,JARJARINKS,squatsholdingaclamhehas
retrievedfromthemurkyswamp.Theshellpopsopen.JARJAR'sgretatongue
snapsoutandgrabstheclam,swallowingitinonegulp.
JARJARlooksupandseesQUIGONandtheothercreaturesrunninglikethe
windtowardhim.OneofthehugeMTT'sbearsdownontheJEDIlikea
charginglocomotive.JARJARstandstransfixed,stillholdingtheclam
shellinonehand.
JARJAR:Oh,noooooooooo!
JARJARdropstheshellandgrabsontoQUIGONashepasses.TheJEDIis
caughtbysurprise.
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JARJAR:(Cont'd)Hey,helpme!Helpme!!
QUIGON:Letgo!
ThemachineisabouttpcrushthemasQUIGONdragsJARJARbehindhim.
Justasthetransportisabouttohitthem,QUIGONdrops,andJARJARgoes
splatintothemudwithhim.Thetransportracesoverhead.
QUIGONandJARJARpullthemselvesoutofthemud.Theystandwatchingthe
warmachinedissapearintothemist.JARJARgrabsQUIGONandhugshim.
JARJAR:Oyi,mooiemooie!Iluvyous!
ThefroglikecreaturekissestheJEDI.
QUIGON:Areyoubrainless?Youalmostgotuskilled!
JARJAR:Ispake.
QUIGON:Theabilitytospeakdoesnotmakeyouintelligent.Nowgetoutta
here!
QUIGONstartstomoveoff,andJARJARfollows.
JARJAR:No...no!Mesastay...Mesayoushumbleservaunt.
QUIGON:Thatwontbenecessary.
JARJAR:Ohboottis!Tisdemundedbydaguds.Tisalivedebett,tis.Mesa
culledJajaBinkss.
Inthedistance,twoSTAPSburstoutofthemistathighspeed,chasing
OBIWAN.
QUIGON:Ihavenotimeforthisnow...
JARJAR:Saywhat?
ThetwoSTAPSbarrelldownonOBIWAN.
JARJAR:(cont'd)Oh,nooooo!Weesaganna....
QUIGONthrowsJARJARintothemud.
QUIGON:Staydown!
Hisheadpopsup.
JARJAR:...dieeee!
ThetwotroopsfirelaserboltsatOBIWAN.QUIGONdeflectsthebolts
back,andtheSTAPSblowup.Onetwo.OBIWANisexhaustedandtriesto
catchhisbreath.
OBIWAN:Sorry,Master,thewaterfriedmyweapon.
OBIWANpullsouthisburntlaserswordhandle.QUIGONinspectsit,asJAR
JARpullshimselfoutofthemud.
QUIGON:Youforgottoturnyourpoweroffagain,didn'tyou?
OBIWANnodssheeplishly.
QUIGON:(cont'd)Itwon'ttakelongtorecharge,butthisisalessonI
hopeyou'velearned,myyoungPadawan.
OBIWAN:Yes,Master.
JARJAR:Yousasavedmyagain,hey?
OBIWAN:What'sthis?
QUIGON:Alocal.Let'sgo,beforemoreofthosedroidsshowup.
JARJAR:Mure?Muredidyouspake??!?
OBIWANandQUIGONstarttorun.JARJARtriestokeepup.
JARJAR:(cont'd)Exsqueezeme,butdamotograndesafeplacewouldbe
OtohGunga.TiswhereIgrewup...Tissafecity.
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QUIGON:Acity!(JARJARnodshishead)Canyoutakeusthere?
JARJAR:Ahhh,will...onsecondtaut...no,notwilly.
QUIGON:No??!
JARJAR:Issembarrissing,boot...Myafraimy'vebeanbanished.My
forgotenderBosseswoulddoterribletingstomy.Terribletingsifmy
goenbackdare.
APULSATINGSOUNDisheardinthedistance.
QUIGON:Youhearthat?
JARJARshakeshisheadyes.
QUIGON:(cont'd)That'sthesoundofathousandterriblethingsheading
thisway...
OBIWAN:Whentheyfindus,theywillcrushus,grindusintolittle
pieces,thenblastusintooblivion!
JARJAR:Oh!Yousapointiswellseen.Disway!Hurry!
JARJARturnsandrunsintotheswamp.
EXT.NABOOSWAMPLAKETWILIGHT
QUIGON,OBIWANandJARJARrunintoamurkylakeandstopasJARJAR
triestocatchhisbreath.TheTRANSPORTSAREHEARDinthedistance.
QUIGON:Muchfarther?
JARJAR:Wesagoenunderwater,okeyday?
QUIGONandOBIWANpulloutsmallcapsulefromtheirutilitybeltsthat
turnintobreathingmasks.
JARJAR:(cont'd)Mywarningyous.Gungansnolikenoutlaunders.Don't
expictawernwelcome.
OBIWAN:Don'tworry,thishasnotbeenourdayforwarmwelcomes.
JARJARjumps,doesadoublesomersaultwithatwist,anddivesintothe
water.
Breathmaskson,QUIGONandOBIWANwadeinafterhim.
EXT.NABOOLAKEUNDERWATER
QUIGONandOBIWANswimbehindJARJAR,whoisverymuchathomeinthe
water.Downtheyswimintomurkydepths.InthedistancetheglowofOtoh
Gunga,anunderwatercitymadeupoflargebubbles,becomesmoredistinct.
Theyapproachthestrange,artnouveauhabitat.JARJARswimsmagically
throughoneofthebubblemembranes,whichsealsbehindhim.OBIWANand
QUIGONfollow.
INT.OTOHGUNGACITYSQUARE
GUNGANSinthesquarescatterwhentheyseethestrangeJEDI.FourGUARDS
armedwithlongelectropolesridetwoleggedKAADUSintothesquare.The
GUARDS,ledbyCAPTAINTARPALS,pointtheirlethalpolesatthedripping
trio.
JARJAR:Heyodalee,Cap'nTarpals,Mesaback!
CAPT.TARPALS:Noahgain,JarJar.YousagoentadaBosses.Yousainbig
duduthistime.
CAPT.TARPALSgivesJARJARaslightzapwithhispowerpole.JARJARjumps
andmovesoff,followedbythetwoJEDI.
JARJAR:Howwude.
INT.OTOHGUNGAHIGHTOWERBOARDROOM
TheBosses'BoardRoomhasbubblewalls,withsmalllightedfishswimming
aroundoutsidelikemovingstars.Alongcircularjudge'sbenchfilledwith
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GUNGANOFFICIALSdominatestheroom.OBIWANandQUIGONstandfacingBOSS
NASS,whositsonabenchhigherthantheothers.
BOSSNASS:Yousacannotbeeshair.Disarmyofmackineeksupdaretisnew
weesong!
QUIGON:ThatdroidarmyisabouttoattacktheNaboo.Wemustwarnthem.
BOSSNASS:WesanolikedaNaboo!Undeynolikeussens.DaNabootink
daysosmartydenusens.Daytinkdaybrainssobig.
OBIWAN:Afterthosedroidstakecontrolofthesurface,theywillcome
hereandtakecontrolofyou.
BOSSNASS:No,mesanotinkso.MesascanttalkiewitdaNaboo,andno
nuttentalkieitoutlaunders.Dosmackineeksnocomenhere!Deynotknowof
ussen.
OBIWAN:YouandtheNabooformasymbiontcircle.Whathappenstonoeof
youwillaffecttheother.Youmustunderstandthis.
BOSSNASS:Wesawishnonutteninyousatings,outlaunder,andwesano
carenaboutdaNaboo.
QUIGON:(waveshishand)Thenspeedusonourway.
BOSSNASS:Wesagonnaspeedyousaway.
QUIGON:Weneedatransport.
BOSSNASS:Wesagiveyousaunabongo.DaspeedestwaytoodaNabootisgoen
throughdacore.Nowgo.
QUIGON:Thankyouforyourhelp.Wegoinpeace.
QUIGONandOBIWANturntoleave.
OBIWAN:Master,whatsabongo?
QUIGON:Atransport,Ihope.
TheJEDInoticeJARJARinchainstooneside,waitingtohearhisverdict.
QUIGONstops.JARJARgiveshimaforlornlook.
JARJAR:Dazasettenyousup.Goenthroughdaplanetcoreisbadbombin!!
QUIGON:Thankyou,myfriend.
JARJAR:Ahhh...anyhephairwouldbehot.
JARJAR'ssoulfullookiscounterpointedbyasheepishgrin.
OBIWAN:Weareshortoftime,Master.
QUIGON:We'llneedanavigatortogetusthroughtheplanet'score.This
Gunganmybeofhelp.
QUIGONwalksbacttoBOSSNASS.
QUIGON:(cont'd)WhatistobecomeofJarJarBinkshere?
BOSSNASS:Binkssbrokeenthenocombackielaw.Hisentobepuneished.
QUIGON:Hehasbeenagreathelptous.Ihopethepunishmentwillnotbe
toosevere.
BOSSNASS:Poundeduntodeath.
JARJAR:(grimacing)Oooooh...Ouch!
OBIWANlooksconcerned.QUIGONisthinking.
QUIGON:Weneedanavigatortogetusthroughtheplanet'score.Ihave
savedJarJarBinks'life.Heowesmewhatyoucalla"life.debt."
BOSSNASS:Binks.Yousahavenaliveplaywiththisenhisen?
JARJARnodsandjoinstheJEDI.QUIGONwaveshishand.
QUIGON:Yourgodsdemandthathislifebelongstomenow.
BOSSNASS:Hisenlivetisyos,outlauder.Begonewithim.
JARJAR:Countmesaouttadis!Betterdeadhere,dendeaderinda
core...Yeeguds,whatamesasayin?!
EXT.NABOOCITYUNDERWATERSUB(FX)
AstrangelittlesubmarinepropelsitselfawayfromtheOtohGunga,leaving
theglowofthesettlementinthedistance.
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OBIWANinthecopilotsseat,JARJARguidesthecraft.
JARJAR:Disisnusen.
OBIWAN:Master,whydoyoukeepdraggingthesepatheticlifeformsalong
withus?...Here,takeover.
JARJAR:Hey,ho?Wherewesagoen??
QUIGON:You'rethenavigator.
JARJAR:Yodreamenmesahopen...,brQUIGON:Justrelax,theForcewill
guideus...
JARJAR:Ooooh,maxibig..."daForce"...Wellen,datsmellsstinkowiff.
JARJARveersthecrafttotheleftandturnsthelightson.Thecoral
vistasaregrand,fantastic,andwonderous.
OBIWAN:Whywereyoubanished,JarJar?
JARJAR:Tisalongtale,butasmallpartwawdabe
mesa...ooooh...aaaa.....clumsy.
OBIWAN:Theybanishedyoubecauseyou'reclumsy?
Asthelittlesubglidesintotheplanetcore,alargedarkshapebeginsto
follow.
JARJAR:Mesacauseedmabeeoneordueylettalbittyaxadentes...yudsay
boomdagasser,uncrashDerBossesheyblibber...denbanished.
SuddenlythereisaloudCRASH,andthelittlecraftlurchestooneside.
QUIGONlooksaroundandseesahuge,lumimnousOPEESEAKILLERhashooked
themwithitslonggooeytongue.
QUIGON:Fullspeedahead.
Insteadoffullahead,JARJARjamsthecontrolsintoreverse.Thesub
fliesintothemouthofthecreature.
JARJAR:Oooops.
OBIWAN:Givemethecontrols.
OBIWANtakesoverthecontrolsandtheOPEESEAKILLERinstantlyreleases
thesubfromitsmouth.
JARJAR:Wesafree!
Asthesubzoomsawaytheyseealargersetofjaws,munchingonthe
haplessKILLER.ThejawsbelongtotheincredibleSANDOAQUAMONSTER.The
lightsonthetinysubbegintoflickerastheycruisedeeperintothe
gloom.
QUIGON:There'salwaysabiggerfish.
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPBRIDGE
NUTEandRUNEstandbeforeahologramofDARTHSIDIOUS.
NUTE:Theinvasionisonschedule,MyLord.
DARTHSIDIOUS:Good.IhavetheSenateboggeddowninprocedures.Bythe
timethisincidentcomesupforavote,theywillhavenochoicebutto
acceptyourcontrolofthesystem.
NUTE:TheQueenhasgreatfaiththeSenatewillsidewithher.
DARTHSIDIOUS:QueenAmidalaisyoundandnaive.Youwillfindcontrolling
herwillnotbedifficult.Youhavedonewell,Viceroy.
NUTE:Thankyou,MyLord.
DARTHSIDIOUSfadesaway.
RUNE:Youdidn'ttellhimaboutthemissingJedi?
NUTE:Noneedtoreportthattohim,untilwehavesomethingtoreport.
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Sparksareflying,andwaterisleakingintothecabin.Thesoundofthe
powerdrivedrops.
OBIWAN:.....we'relosingpower.
OBIWANisworkingwiththesparkingwires.JARJARpanics.
QUIGON:Staycalm.We'renotintroubleyet.
JARJAR:Whatyet?Monstairsoutdare!Leak'ninhere,all'nsink'n,and
nooooopower!Younutsen!WHENYOUSATINKWESAINTROUBLE?!!!?
OBIWAN:Power'sback.
Thelightsflickeron,revealinganuglyCOLOCLAWFISHrightinfrontof
them.
JARJAR:Monstairsback!
ThelargeCOLOCLAWFISHissurprisedandrearsback.Thesubturnsaround
andspeedsaway.
JARJAR:(cont'd)Wesaintroublenow??
QUIGON:Relax.
QUIGONputshishandonJARJAR'sshoulder.JARJARrelaxesintoacoma.
OBIWAN:Youoverdidit.
TheCOLOCLAWFISHleapsafterthefleeingsubasitshootsoutofthe
tunnelandintothewaitingjawsoftheSANDOAQUAMONSTER.
OBIWAN(cont'd)Thisisnotgood!
JARJARregainsconsciousness.
JARJAR:Wesadeadyet??OieBoie!
JARJAR'seyesbulge,andhefaintsagain.Thesubnarrowlyavoidsthe
deadlyteethoftheAQUAMONSTER.TheCOLOCLAWFISHchasingthemisn'tso
lucky.Itismunchedinhalfbythelargerpredator.Thelittlesubslips
away.
QUIGON:Headforthatoutcropping.
EXT.THEEDMAINROADINTOTHEEDDAY(FX)
ThelongcolumnsoftheDROIDARMYmovedownthemainroadleadingto
Theed,theNaboocapital.
EXT.THEEDPLAZADAY(FX)
AstheQUEENwatcheshelplesslyfromawindowinthepalace,atransport
carryingNUTEandRUNElandsinTheedPlaza.Theyexitthetransport.
NUTE:Ah,victory!
INT.NABOOLAKEUNDERWATERSUB(FX)
Thelittlesubcontinuetopropelitselftowardthesurface,whichis
brightlylit.
JARJAR:Wesadudeit!
EXT.THEEDESTUARYDAY
Paradise.Billowingcloudsframearomanticbodyofwater.ThereisaLOUD
RUSHOFBUBBLES,andasmallsubbobstothesurface.
Thecurrentintheestuarybeginstopullthesubbackwardintoafast
movingriver.OBIWANswitchesoffthetworemainingbubblecanopies.
QUIGONstandsuptolookaround.JARJARletsoutasighofrelief.
JARJAR:Wesasafenow.
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QUIGON:Getthisthingstarted.
JARJAR:Dissenberrygood.Hey?
OBIWAN:Whatisit?
JARJARlooksbacktowherethey'redrifting.Heseestheyareheadedfora
hugewaterfall.
JARJAR:What!!??Oieboie!
OBIWANtriestostarttheengine.Thelongpropsbehindthesubslowly
begintorotate.OBIWANstrugglesuntilfinally,afewfeetshortofthe
waterfall,thesubstartsandisabletogenerateenoughpowertostop
driftingbackwardinthepowerfulcurrent.Thesubslowlymovesforward.In
thebackground,QUIGONtakesacableoutofhisbelt.Theenginecoughs
anddies.Theystartdriftingbackwardagain.JARJARpanics.
JARJAR:(cont'd)Iyiiyi,wesadie'nhere,hey!
QUIGONshootsthethincable,anditwrapsitselfaroundarailingonthe
shore.Thesubpullsthecabletaut,andthelittlecrafthangs
precariouslyovertheedgeofthewaterfall.
QUIGON:Comeon...
OBIWANclimbsoutofthesubandpullshimselfalongthecable.QUIGON
startsinafterhim.
QUIGON:(cont'd)Comeon,JarJar.
JARJAR:No!Tooscary!
OBIWAN:Getuphere!
JARJAR:Noamightyno!
JARJARlooksbackandseesheishangingoverthewaterfall.
JARJAR:(cont'd)Oieboie...mesacomen.Mesacomen!
JARJARstartstoclimboutofthesub.OBIWANisonshoreandhelpsto
pullQUIGONoutofthewater.
OBIWAN:Thatwasclose.
BATTLEDROID3B3:(O.S)Dropyourweapons!
TheTWOJEDIturnaroundtoseeaBATTLEDROIDstandinginfrontofthem.
JARJARclimbsuponshorebetweentheJEDI.
BATTLEDROID3B3:Isaiddropyourweapons
QUIGONigniteshislasersword,andinabriefflash,theDROIDiscut
downbytheJEDI.Astraylaserbolthitsthecableandthesubbreaks
lose,crashingdownthewaterfall.
TheJEDImoveon.JARJARreluctantlyfollowsandlooksbackatthemess.
JARJAR:Whoa!!!
EXT.THEEDPALACEDAY
ThewaterfallsofTheedsparkleinthenoondaysun.
INT.THEEDPALACETHRONEROOMDAY
QUEENAMIDALA,SIOBIBBLE,andFIVEOFHERHANDMAIDENS(EIRTAE,YANE,
PADME,RABE,SACHE)aresurroundedbyTWENTYDROIDS.CAPTAINPANAKAand
FOURNABOOGUARDSarealsoheldatgunpoint.NUTEandRUNEstandinthe
middleoftheroom.
BIBBLE:...howwillyouexplainthisinvasiontotheSenate?
NUTE:TheNabooandtheFederationwillforgeatreatythatwill
legitimizeouroccupationhere.I'vebeenassureditwillberatifiedby
theSenate.
AMIDALA:Iwillnotcooperate.
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NUTE:Now,now,yourHighness.Youarenotgoingtolikewhatwehavein
storeforyourpeople.Intime,theirsufferingwillpersuadeyoutosee
ourpointofview.Commander.(OOM9stepsforward)Processthem.
OOM9:Yes,sir!(turnstohissergeant)TakethemtoCampFour.
TheSERGEANTmarchestheGROUPoutofthethroneroom.
EXT.PALACEPLAZADAY
QUEENAMIDALA,PADME,EIRTA,YANE,RABE,SACHE,CAPTAINPANAKA,SIO
BIBBLE,
andFOURGUARDSareledoutofthepalacebytenBATTLEDROIDS.Theplaza
isfilledwithtanksandBATTLEDROIDS,whichtheypassontheirwaytothe
detentioncamp.Unbeknownsttothem,QUIGON,OBIWAN,andJARJARsneak
acrossonawalkwayabovetheplazaandjumpfromabalconytobeginan
attacktorescuetheQUEEN.
FOURBATTLEDROIDSareinstantlycutdown.MOREDROIDSmoveforwardandare
alsocutdownbytheJEDIS'flashinglightsabresuntilthereisonlythe
DROIDSERGEANTleft.TheSERGEANTstartstorunbutispulledbackto
QUIGONbytheForce,untilfinallyheisdispatchedbytheJEDI.
JARJAR:Yousaguysbombad!
QUEENAMIDALAandtheOTHERSareamazed.JARJARisgettingusedtothis.
Theymovebetweentwobuildings.
QUIGON:YourHighness,wearetheAmbassadors,fortheSupreme
Chancellor.
BIBBLE:Yournegotiationsseemtohavefailed,Ambassador.
QUIGON:Thenegotiationsnevertookplace.YourHighness,wemustmake
contactwiththerepublic.
CAPTAINPANAKAstepsforward.
CAPT.PANAKA:They'veknockedoutallourcommunications.
QUIGON:Doyouhavetransports?
CAPT.PANAKA:Inthemainhanger.Thisway.
THEYdisappeardownanalleywayastheALARMSaresounded
INT.CENTRALHANGERHALLWAYDAY
CAPTAINPANAKAcracksopenasidedoortothecentralhanger.QUIGONlooks
inoverhisshoulder.OBIWAN,JARJAR,andtherestofthegroupare
behindhim.TheyseeseveralNaboospacecraftguardedbyaboutFIFTYBATTLE
DROIDS.ALARMScanbeheardinthedistance.
CAPT.PANAKA:Therearetoomanyofthem.
QUIGON:Thatwon'tbeaproblem.(toAmidala)YourHighness,underthe
circumstances,IsuggestyoucometoCoruscantwithus.
AMIDALA:Thankyou,Ambassador,butmyplaceisherewithmypeople.
QUIGON:Theywillkillyouifyoustay.
BIBBLE:Theywouldn'tdare.
CAPT.PANAKA:Theyneedhertosignatreatytomakethisinvasionof
theirslegal.Theycan'taffordtokillher.
QUIGON:Thesituationhereisnotwhatitseems.Thereissomethingelse
behindallthis,YourHighness.ThereisnologicintheFederation'smove
here.Myfeelingstellmetheywilldestroyyou.
BIBBLE:Please,YourHighness,reconsider.OuronlyhopeisfortheSenate
tosidewithus...SenatorPalpatinewillneedyourhelp.
CAPT.PANAKA:Gettingpasttheirblockadeisimpossible,YourHighness.
Anyattempttoescapewillbedangerous.
BIBBLE:YourHighness,IwillstayhereanddowhatIcan...Theywillhave
toretaintheCouncilofGovernorsinordertomaintaincontrol.Butyou
mustleave...
TheQUEENturnstoPADMEandEIRTAE.
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PADME:Wearebrave,YourHighness.
QUIGON:Ifyouaretoleave,YourHighness,itmustbenow.
AMIDALA:Then,IwillpleadourcasebeforetheSenate.(toBibble)Be
careful,Governor.
INT.CENTRALHANGERDAY
Thedooropenstothemainhanger.QUIGON,OBIWAN,JARJAR,CAPTAIN
PANAKA,TWOGUARDS,andTHREEHANDMAIDENS(PADME,EIRTAE,RABE),
followed
byQUEENAMIDALA,headforasleekchromespacecraft.SIOBIBBLE,YANEand
SACHEstaybehind.TheHANDMAIDENSbegintocry.
CAPT.PANAKA:Weneedtofreethosepilots.
CAPTAINPANAKApointstoTWENTYGUARDS,GROUNDCREW,andPILOTSheldina
cornerbySIXBATTLEDROIDS.
OBIWAN:I'lltakecareofthat.OBIWANheadstowardthegroupof
capturedpilots.
QUIGONandtheQUEEN,CAPTAINPANAKA,JARJAR,andtherestOftheGROUP
approachtheGUARDSattherampoftheNaboocraft.
GUARDDROID:Whereareyougoing?
QUIGON:I'mAmbassadorfortheSupremeChancellor,andI'mtakingthose
peopletoCoruscant.
DROIDGUARD:You'reunderarrest!
TheDROIDGUARDdrawshisweapon,butbeforeanyoftheDROIDScanfire,
theyarecutdown.OTHERGUARDSruntotheiraid.OBIWANattacksthe
GUARDSaroundthePILOTS.QUIGONstands,fightingoffDROIDSastheOTHERS
rushonboardthespacecraft.OBIWAN,theFREEDPILOTS(includingRIC
OLIE),GUARDSandGROUNDCREWMEMBERSrushonboardtheship.TheOTHER
PILOTSandGUARDSracetoSIOBIBBLR.Aftereveryonehasmadeitontothe
ship,QUIGONjumpsonboard.ALARMSsound.MOREDROIDSrushintothehanger
andfireastheshiptakesoff.
EXT.THEEDHANGERENTRYDAY(FX)
Theshipexitsthehanger.BATTLEDROIDSstandinginthehangershootat
them.
EXT.SPACE(FX)
ThesleekspacecraftspeedsawayfromtheplanetofNabooandheadsforthe
deadlyFederationblockade.
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTCOCKPIT
ThePILOT,RICOLIE,navigatestowardthemassivebattleship,QUIGONand
CAPTAINPANAKAwatch.
RICOLIE:....ourcommunicationsarestilljammed.
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTDROIDHOLD
JARJARisledintoalow,crampeddoorwaybyOBIWAN.
OBIWAN:Nowstayhere,andkeepoutoftrouble.
OBIWANclosesthedoor.JARJARlooksaroundandseesalongrowoffive
short,dometoppedASTRODROIDS(R2units).Thealllookalike,exceptfor
thierpaintcolor,andtheyallseemtobeshutdown.
JARJAR:Ello,boyos.(noresponse)Disawannalongotrip...hey?
JARJARtapsabrightredR2UNITonthehead,anditsheadpopsupabit.
Heletsoutagaspasheliftsthehead.
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JARJAR:(Cont'd)Tisopens?...Oooops!Manyspringsandthingscomeflying
out.
JARJARquicklyclosesitagain,veryembarrassed.
JARJAR:(Cont'd)Yoi!Justyoken!
RICOLIE:Powersback!Thatlittledroiddidit.Hebypassedthemain
powerdrive.Deflectorshieldup,atmaximum.
TheloneBLUEDROIDfinisheshisrepairsandgoesbackintotheship.The
NaboospacecraftracesawayfromtheFederationbattleship.
RICOLIE:There'snotenoughpowertogetustoCoruscant...thehyperdrive
isleaking.
QUIGON:We'llhavetolandsomewheretorefuelandrepairtheship.
QUIGONstudiesastarchartonamonitor.
OBIWAN:Here,Master.Tatooine...It'ssmall,outoftheway,poor...The
TradeFederationhasnopresencethere.
CAPT.PANAKA:Howcanyoubesure?
QUIGON:It'scontrolledbytheHutts...
CAPT.PANAKA:TheHutts??
OBIWAN:It'srisky...butthere'snoalternative.
CAPT.PANAKA:Youcan'ttakeHerRoyalHighnessthere!TheHuttsare
gangsters...Iftheydiscoveredher...
QUIGON:...Itwouldbenodifferentthanifwelandedonasystem
controlledbytheFederation...excepttheHuttsaren'tlookingforher,
whichgivesusanadvantage.
CPATAINPANAKAtakesadeepbreathinfrustration.
EXT.SPACENABOOSPACECRAFT(FX)
TheNaboospacecraftracesaway.
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPCONFERENCEROOM
NUTEandRUNEsitaroundaconferencetablewithahologramofDARTH
SIDIOUS.
NUTE:WecontrolallthecitiesintheNorthandaresearchingforany
othersettlements...
DARTHSIDIOUS:Destroyallhighrankingofficials,
Viceroy...slowly...quietly.AndQueenAmidala,hasshesignedthetreaty?
NUTE:Shehasdisappeared,MyLord.OneNaboocruisergotpatthe
blockade.
DARTHSIDIOUS:Viceroy,findher!Iwantthattreatysigned.
NUTE:MyLord,it'simpossibletolocatetheship.It'soutofourrange.
DARTHSIDIOUS:...notforaSith...
AsecondSITHLORDappearsbehindDARTHSIDIOUS.
DARTHSIDIOUS:(Cont'd)...Viceroy,thisismyapprentice.LordMaul.He
willfindyourlostship.
NUTE:Yes,MyLord.Thehologramfadesoff.
NUTE:(Cont'd)Thisisgettingoutofhand...nowtherearetwoofthem.
RUNE:Weshouldnothavemadethisbargain.WhatwillhappenwhentheJedi
becomeawareoftheseSithLords?
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTQUEENSCHAMBERS
QUIGON,OBIWAN,CAPTAINPANAKA,andtheLITTLEBLUEDROIDstandbefore
QUEENAMIDALAandherTHREEHANDMAIDENS,PADME,EIRTAEandRABE.
CAPT.PANAKA:...Anextremelywellputtogetherlittledroid.Withouta
doubt,itsavedtheship,aswellasourlives.
AMIDALA:Itistobecommended...whatisitsnumber?
TheLITTLEBLUEDROIDletsoutaseriesofbleeps.CAPTAINPANAKAleansover
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andscrapessomedirtoffofthesideoftheDROIDandreadthenumber:
CAPT.PANAKA:R2D2,YourHighness.
AMIDALA:Thankyou,ArtooDetoo.Youhaveproventobeveryloyal...Padme!
PADMEbowsbeforetheQUEEN.
AMIDALA:(Cont'd)Cleanthisdroidupthebestyoucan.Itdeservesour
gratitude...(toPanaka)Continue,Captain.
CAPTAINPANAKAlooksnervouslytoOBIWANandQUIGON.
QUIGON:YorHighness,weareheadingforaremoteplanetcalledTatooine.
ItisasystemfarbeyondthereachoftheTradeFederation.Therewewill
beabletomakeneededrepairs,thentravelontoCoruscant.
CAPTAINPANAKA:YourHighness,Tatooineisverydangerous.It'scontrolled
byanallianceofgangscalledtheHutts.IdonotagreewiththeJedion
this.
QUIGON:Youmusttrustmyjudgement,YourHighness.
AMIDALAandPADMEexchangelooks.PADMEmovesnexttotheDROID.
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTMAINAREA
PADMEsitsintheMainArea,cleaningR2D2,thebravelittleAstraDroid.
JARJARpopsoutofanopendoor.
JARJAR:Hidoe!
BothPADMEandARTOOjumpandletoutalittleSCREAM.TheGunganis
embarrassedthathefrightenedthem.
JARJAR:(Cont'd)Sorry,nomeanentoscareyousa.
PADME:That'sallright.
JARJAR:Iscoveredoilybackdare.Needenit?
PADME:Thankyou.Thislittleguyisquiteamess.
JARJARhandsPADMEtheoilcan.
JARJAR:MesaJaJaBinksss...PADME:I'mPadme,IattendHerHighness,
You'reaGungan,aren'tyou?(JarJarnods)Howdidyouendupherewith
us?
JARJAR:Menoknow...mesadaystartenpittyokeydaywitdabriskymorning
munchen.Denboom....gettenberryskeered,ungrabbeddatJedi,andbefore
mesaknowenit...pow!Mesahere.(heshrugs)...gettenberryberryskeered.
ARTOOBEEPSasympatheticbeep.
INT.ANBOOSPACECRAFTCOCKPIT
OBIWAN,QUIGON,andCAPTAINPANAKAwatchoverRICOLIE'Sshoulder.A
largeyellowplanetappearsdirectlyahead.RICOLIEsearcheshisscopes.
OBIWAN:Tahyt'sit.Tatooine.
RICOLIE:There'sasettlement...aspaceport,lookslike.
QUIGON:Landneartheoutskirts.Wedon'twanttoattractanyattention.
EXT.TATOOINESPACE(FX)
TheshipheadstowardtheplanetofTatooine.
EXT.TATOOINEDESERTNABOOSPACECRAFTDAY(FX)
TheNaboospacecraftlandsinthedesertinaswirlofdust.Thespaceport
ofMosEspaisseeninthedistance.
EXT.NABOOSPACECRAFTMAINAREA
OBIWANishoistingthehyperdriveoutofafloorpanel.JARJARrushesup
tohimandfallstohisknees.
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JARJAR:ObiWan,sire,pleeese,nomesago!
OBIWAN:Sorry,QuiGon'sright.You'llmakethingslessobvious.
JARJARwalksbacktoARTOOinthehallwayasQUIGON(dressedasafarmer)
entersthemainarea.
OBIWAN:(Cant'd)TheHyperdrivegeneratorisgone.Wewillneedanew
one.
QUIGONmovesclosertoOBIWANandspeaksquietlytohim.
QUIGON:Don'tletthemsendanttransmissions.Bewary...Isensea
disturbanceintheForce.
OBIWAN:Ifellitalso,Master.
QUIGONgoesintothehallwaytomeetupwithARTOOandJARJAR.Theyhead
totheexitramp.
EXT.TATOOINEDESERTSPACESHIPDAY
TheystarttheirtrekacrossthedeserttowardthecityofMosEspa.Inthe
distance,astrangelookingcaravanmakesitswaytowardthespaceport.
JARJAR:Dissundoenmurdertadaskin.
Fromthespaceship,CAPTAINPANAKAandPADMEruntowardthem.
CAPT.PANAKA:Wait!
QUIGONstopsastheycatchup.PADMEisdressesinroughpeasant'sgarb.
CAPT.PANAKA:(Cont'd)HerHighnesscommandsyoutotakeherhandmaiden
withyou.Shewishesforhertoobservethelocal...
QUIGON:NomorecommandsfromHerHighnesstoday,Captain.Thisspaceport
isnotgoingtobepleasant...
CAPT.PANAKA:TheQueenwishesit.Sheiscuriousaboutthisplanet.
PADME:I'vebeentrainedindefense...Icantakecareofmyself.
CAPT.PANAKA:Don'tmakemegobackandtellheryourefuse.
QUIGON:Idon'thavetimetoargue.Butthisisnotagoodidea.Stay
closetome.
HegivesPADMEasternlook.
EXT.MOSESPASTREETDAY
ThelittleGROUPwalksdownthemainstreetofMosEspa.Theypass
dangerouslookingcitizensofalltypes.PADMElooksaroundinaweatthis
exoticenviroment.
QUIGON:...moisturefarmsforthemostpart,butalsoafewindigenous
tribesandscavengers.Thefewspaceportslikethisonearehavensfor
thosewhodonotwishtobefound...
PADME:....likeus.JARJARisinaconstantstateofpanic.
ARTOOwhistlesalong,withperfectconfidence.
JARJAR:Dissenberryberrybad.(stepsinooze)
Ooooh...icky...icky...goo.
EXT.MOSESPAJUNKDEALERPLAZADAY
TheGROUPcomestoalittleplazasurroundedbyseveraljunkspaceship
dealers.
QUIGON:We'lltryoneofthesmallerdealers.
Theyheadforalittlejunkshopthathasahugepileofbrokenspaceships
stackedupbehindit.
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INT.WATTO'SJUNKSHOPDAY
QUIGON,JARJAR,PADME,andARTOOenterthedingyjunkshopandare
greetedbyWATTO,apudgybluealienwhofliesonshortlittlewingslikea
hummingbird.
WATTO:(subtitled)Hichubadanaga?(Whatdoyouwant?)
QUIGON:IneedpartsforaJtype327Nubian.
WATTO:Ahyes,ahyes.Nubian.Wehavelotsofthat.Whatkindajunk?
(subtitled)Peedenkel!Nabadeeunko(Boy,getinhere!Now!)
QUIGON:MydroidherehasareadoutofwhatIneed.
Adisheveledboy,ANAKINSKYWALKER,runsinfromthejunkyard.Heisabout
nineyearsold,verydirty,anddressedinrags.WATTOraisesahand,and
ANAKINflinches.
WATTO:(subtitled)Coonateetockymalia?(Whattookyousolong?)
ANAKIN:(subtitled)Meltassachopassa...(Iwascleaningthebinlike
you...)
WATTO:(subtitled)ChutChut!Gandadoewallya.(Nevermind!Watchthe
store)Medwananobata.(I'vegotsomesellingtodohere.)(toGuiGon)
Soooo,letmetakeatheeoutback.Niyou'llfindwhatyouneed.
ARTOOandQUIGONfollowWATTOtowardthejunkyard,leavingJARJARwith
PADMEandtheyoungboyANAKIN.JARJARpicksupagizmo,tryingtofigure
outitspurpose.QUIGONtakesthepartoutofhishandandputsitback.
QUIGON:Don'ttouchanything.
JARJARmakesarudefacetoQUIGON'sbackandsticksouthislongtongue.
ANAKINsitsonthecounter,pretendingtocleanapart,staringatPADME.
Sheisthemostbeautifulcreaurehehaseverseeninhislife.PADMEisa
littleembarrassedbyhisstare,butshemustersupanamusedsmile.
Finally,hegetsthecouragetospeak.
ANAKIN:Areyouanangel?
PADME:What?
ANAKIN:Anangel.I'veheardthedeepspacepilotstalkaboutthem.They
liveontheMoonsofIegoIthimk.Theyarethemostbeautifulcreaturesin
theuniverse.Theyaregoodandkind,andsoprettytheymakeeventhemost
hardenedspicepiratecry.
PADMElooksathim,notknowingwhattosay.PADME:I'veneverheardof
angels.
ANAKIN:Youmustbeone...maybeyoujustdon'tknowit.
PADME:You'reafunnylittleboy.Howdoyouknowsomuch?
ANAKIN:SinceIwasverylittle,three,Ithink.MyMomandIweresoldto
GardullatheHutt,butshelostus,bettingonthePodraces,toWatto,
who'salotbettermasterthanGardulla,Ithink.
PADME:You're...aslave?
ANAKINlooksatPADMEdefiantly.
ANAKIN:Iamaperson!MynameisAnakin.
PADME:I'msorry.Idon'tfullyunderstand.(lookingaround)Thisisa
strangeworldtome.
ANAKINstudiesherintently.
ANAKIN:Youareastrangegirltome.
JARJARpushesthenoseonwhatappearstobeaLITTLEDROID,andit
instantlycomestolife,growslegsandarms,andstartsmarchingaround,
knockingovereverything.JARJARholdonbutcan'tstopit.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Hitthenose!
JARJARhitsthenose,andtheDROIDcollapsesbackintoitsoriginal
state.ANAKINandPADMElaugh.ANAKINwatchesPADMEstraightenherhair.
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EXT.WATTO'SJUNKYARDBEHINDSHOPDAY
WATTOreadsasmallportablemonitorheisholding.Hestandsbeforea
hyperdrive.
WATTO:...Hereitis...aT14hyperdrivegenerator!!Theeinluck,I'mthe
onlyonehereaboutswhohasone...buttheemightaswellbuyanewship.It
wouldbecheaper,Ithink...Syingofwhich,how'stheegoingtopayforall
this?
QUIGON:Ihave20,000Republicdataries.
WATTO:Republiccredits?!?Republiccreditsarenogoodouthere.Ineed
somethingmorereal...
QUIGON:Idon'thaveanythingelse.(raisinghishand)Butcreditswill
dofine.
WATTO:Notheywon'ta.QUIGON,usinghismindpower,waveshishand
again.
QUIGON:Creditswilldofine.
WATTO:No,theywon'ta.Whatyouthinkyou'resomekindaJedi,wavingyour
handaroundlikethat?I'maToydarian.Mindtricksdon'taworkonmeonly
money.Nomoney,noparts!Nodeal!AndnooneelsehasaT14hyperdrive,
Ipromiseyouthat.
INT.WATTO'SJUNKSHOPDAY
JARJARpullsapartoutofastackofpartstoinspectit,andtheyall
cometumblimgdown.Hestrugglestocatchthem,onlytoknockmoredown.
ANAKINandPADMEareoblivious.
ANAKIN:...wouldn'thavelastedlongifIweren'tsogoodatfixing
things.I'mmakingmyowndroid...
QUIGONhurriesintotheshop,followedbyARTOO.QUIGON:We'releaving.
JARJARfollowsQUIGON.PADMEgivesANAKINalovinglook.
PADME:I'mgladImetyou,....ah...
ANAKIN:...Anakin.
PADME:Anakin.
ANAKIN:AnakinSkywalker.
PADME:PadmeNaberrie.
PADMEturns,andANAKINlookssadashewatchesherleave.
ANAKIN:I'mgladImetyoutoo.
WATTOentersthejunkyard,shakinghishead.
WATTO:(subtitled)Ootmians!Tinkamechasahopoemabootynanolia.
(Outlanders!Theythinkbecausewelivesofarfromthecenter,wedon't
knownothing.)
ANAKIN:(subtitled)Lalovanumbotaffa.(Theyseemednicetome.)WATTO:
(subtitled)Fweepaniaga.Tolpadabunkydunko.(Cleantheracks,thenyou
cangohome.)
ANAKINletsouta"yipee"andrunsouttheback.
EXT.MOSESPASTREETALCOVEDAY
QUIGON,ARTOO,JARJAR,andPADMEhavefoundaquietspotbetweentwo
buildings.Thebusystreetbeyondisfilledwithdangerouslooking
creatures.QUIGONistalkingonhiscomlink,whileJARJARnervously
watchesthestreet.OBIWANisinthemainholdoftheNaboocraft.
QUIGON:...ObiWan,you'resurethereisn'tanythingofvaluelefton
board?
OBIWAN:(V.O)Afewcontainersofsupplies,theQueen'swardrobe,maybe.
Notenoughforyoutobarterwith.Notintheammountsyou'retalking
about.
QUIGON:Allright.Anothersolutionwillpresentitself.I'llcheckback.
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QUIGONputshiscomlinkawayandstartsoutintothemainstreet.JARJAR
grabshisarm.
JARJAR:Noahgain...dabeingshereaboutscawazy.Wesaberobbedun
crunched.
QUIGON:Notlikely.Wehavenothingofvalue,that'sourproblem.
EXT.MOSESPASTREETMARKETDAY
QUIGON,PADME,JARJAR,andARTOOmoveoutintothestreet.JARJARis
walkingbehindtheothers.Theywalkbyanoutdoorcafefilledwitharough
gangofaliens,oneofwhichisespeciallyugly,SEBULBA,aspiderlike
creature.JARJARstopsforamomentinfrontofastallsellingdeadfrogs
hangingonawire.Helooksaroundtoseeifanyoneislooknig,thensticks
outhistongue,andgetsholdofone,pullingitintohismouth.
Unfortunately,thefrogistiedtightlytothewire.Thevendorsuddenly
appears.
VENDOR:Hey,thatwillbeseventruguts!!
JARJARopenshismouthinsurprise,andthefrogsnapsaway,ricochets
aroundthemarket,andlandsinSebulba'ssoup,splashinghim.AsJARJAR
movesawayfromtheVENDOR,SEBULBAjumpsuponthetableandgrabsthe
haplessGungan.
SEBULBA:(subtitled)Chuba!!(You!!)JARJAR:Who,mesa??SEBULBA:
(subtitled)Nichubana??(Isthisyours??)
SEBULBAholdsthefroguptotheGunganthreateningly.SEVERALOTHER
CREATURESstarttogather.SEBULBAshovesJARJARtotheground.TheGungan
desperatelytriestoscrambletosafety.
JARJAR:(tohimself)Whymesaalwaysdaone??
ANAKIN:(V.O)Becauseyou'reafraid.
JARJARturnstoseeANAKNIpushinghiswaynexttohim.Theboystandsup
toSEBULBAinaveryselfassuredway.
ANAKIN:(subtitled)Chessko,Sebulba...Coowolpatooneyrana.(Careful,
Sebulba...Thisone'sveryconnected.)
SEBULBAstopshisassaultonJARJARandturnstoANAKIN.
SEBULBA:(subtitled)Tooneyrananuprattadunko,shag.(Connected??Whada
youmean,slave?)
ANAKIN:(subtitled)OhdaHutt...chaporkoootmangeesa...meteesarodda
copanapeechoppachawa.(AsinHutt...bigtimeoutlander,thisone...I'd
hatetoseeyoudicedbeforeweraceagain.)
SEBULBA:(subtitled)Neekmechowa,wermo,mokilleemaklounkee(Nexttime
werace,wermo,itwillbetheendofyou!)Unanotowoshag,mewompitydu
pompom.(Ifyouweren'taslave,I'dsquashyourightnow.)
SEBULBAturnsaway.
ANAKIN:(subtitled)Eh,cheebanadomulleera.(Yeah,it'dbeapityif
youhadtopayforme.)
QUIGON,PADMEandARTOOarrive.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Hi!Yourbuddyherewasabouttobeturnedintoorange
goo.HepickedafightwithaDug.AnespeciallydangerousDugcalled
Sebulba.
JARJAR:Nosir,nosir.Mesahatecrunchen.Dat'sdalasttingmesawanten.
QUIGON:Nevertheless,theboyisright...youwereheadingfortrouble.
Thankyou,myyoungfriend.
PADMElooksatANAKINBandsmiles;hesmilesback.Theystartwalkingdown
thecrowdedstreet.
JARJAR:Mesadoennutten!
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ANAKIN:Fearattractsthefearful.Hewastryingtoovercomehisfearby
squashingyou...belessafraid.
PADME:Andthatworksforyou.
ANAKIN:Toapoint.(hesmiles)
EXT.TATOOINEDESERTSPACESHIPDAY
OBIWANstandsinfrontoftheNaboospacecraftasthewindpicksupand
beginstowhipathisrobe.CAPTAINPANAKAexitstheshipandjoinshim.
OBIWAN:Thisstorm'sgoingtoslowthemdown.
CAPT.PANAKA:Itlooksprettybad.We'dbettersealtheship.
CAPTAINPANAKA'Scomlinksoundsoff.
CAPT.PANAKA:(Cont'd)Yes?CAPT.PANAKA:We'llberightthere.
EXT.MOSESPASTREETFRUITSTANDDAY
ANAKINandtheGROUPstopatafruitstandrunbyajolly,butverypoor,
oldladynamedJIRA.
ANAKIN:Howareyoufeelingtoday,Jira?
JIRA:Theheat'sneverbeenkindtome,youknow,Annie!
ANAKIN:Guesswhat?I'vefoundthatcoolingunitI'vebeensearchingfor.
It'sprettybeatup,butI'llhaveitfixedupforyouinnotime,I
promise.
JIRA:You'reafineboy,Annie.
ANAKIN:I'lltakefourpalliestoday.(toPadme)You'lllikethese...
ANAKINreachesinhispocketandcomesupwiththreecoins.Hedropsone.
QUIGONpicksitup,revealingforamoment,hislightsabre.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Whoops,IthoughtIhadmore...Makethgatthree,I'mnot
hungry.
Thewindpicksup.SHOPOWNERSarestartingtocloseuptheirshopsasJIRA
givesthemtheirpallies.
JIRA:Gracious,mybonesareaching...storm'scomingon,Annie.You'd
bettergethomequick.
ANAKIN:(toQUIGON)Doyouhaveshelter?
QUIGON:We'llhedbacktoourship.
ANAKIN:Isitfar?
PADME:Ontheoutskirts.
ANAKIN:You'llneverreachtheoutskirtsintime...sandstormsarevery,
verydangerous.Comewithme.Hurry!
TheGROUPfollowsANAKINasherushesdownthewindystreet.
EXT.MOSESPASLAVEQUARTERSSTREETSANDSTORMDAY
ThewindisblowinghardasQUIGON,JARJAR,andPADMEfollowANAKINdown
thestreetandintoaslavehovel.
INT.ANAKIN'SHOVELMAINROOMDAY
QUIGON,JARJAR,ARTOO,andPADMEenterasmalllivingspace.
ANAKIN:Mom!Mom!I'mhome.
JARJAR:Dissencozy.
Anakin'smother,SHMISKYWALKER,awarm,friendlywomanofforty,enters
fromherworkareaandisstartledtoseetheroomfullofpeople.
SHMI:Oh,my!!Annie,what'sthis?
ANAKIN:Thesearemyfriends,Mom.ThisisPadme,and...gee,Idon'tknow
anyofyournames.
QUIGON:I'mQuiGonJinn,andthisisJarJarBinks.ARTOOletsouta
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PADME:...andourdroid,ArtooDetoo.
ANAKIN:I'mbuildingadroid.Youwannasee?
SHMI:Anakin!Whyaretheyhere?
ANAKIN:Asandstorm,Mom.Listen.
ThewindHOWLSoutside.
QUIGON:Yoursonwaskindenoughtoofferusshelter.
ANAKIN:Comeon!LetmeshowyouThreepio!
ANAKINleadsPADMEintotheotherroom.ARTOOfollows,beepingalltheway.
QUIGONtakesfivesmallcapsulesfromhisutilitybeltandhandsthemto
SHMI.
QUIGON:Ihaveenoughfoodforameal.
SHMI:Oh,tankyou.Thankyousomuch.I'msorryifIwasabrupt.I'll
nevergetusedtoAnakin'ssurprises.
QUIGON:He'saveryspecialboy.SHMIlooksathimasifhe'sdiscovered
asecret.
SHMI:Yes,Iknow.
INT.ANAKIN'SHOVELBEDROOMDAY
ANAKINshowsoffhisANDROID,whichislyingonhisworkbench.Thereisone
eyeinthehead;thebody,arms,andlegshavenooutercoverings.
ANAKIN:Isn'thegreat?!He'snotfinishedyet.
PADME:He'swonderful!
ANAKIN:Yourealllikehim?He'saprotocoldroid...tohelpMom.Watch!
ANAKINpushesaswitch,andtheDROIDsitsup.Anakinrushesaround,grabs
aneyeandputsitinoneofthesockets.
THREEPIO:Howdoyoudo,IamSeeThreepio,HumanCyborgRelations.How
mightIserveyou?
PADME:He'sperfect.
ANAKIN:Whenthestormisover,youcanseemyracer.I'mbuildinga
Podracer!
PADMEsmilesathisenthusiasm.ARTOOletsoutaflurryofbeepsand
whistles.
THREEPIO:Ibegyourpardon....whatdoyoumeanI'mnaked?
ARTOOBEEPS
THREEPIO:(Cont'd)Mypartsareshowing?Oh,mygoodness.How
embarrassing!
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTQUEENSCHAMBERS
AMIDALA,EIRTAE,RABE,andOBIWANwatchaverybadtransmissionofaSIO
BIBBLEhologram.
BIBBLE:...cutoffallfoodsuppliesuntilyoureturn...thedeathtollis
catastrophic...wemustbowtotheirwishes,YourHighness...Pleasetellus
whattodo!Ifyoucanhearus,YourHighness,youmustcontactme...
AMIDALAlooksupset...almostnervous.
OBIWAN:It'satrick.Sendnoreply...Sendnotransmissionofanykind.
INT.ANAKIN'SHOVELMAINROOMDAY
QUIGONlistenstohiscomlink.OBIWANisinthecockpit.
OBIWAN:...theQueenisupset...butabsolutlynoreplywassent.
QUIGON:Itsoundslikebaittoestablishaconnectiontrace.
OBIWAN:Whatifitistrueandthepeoplearedying?
QUIGON:Eitherway,we'rerunningoutoftime.
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EXT.CORUSCANTBALCONYOVERLOOKINGCITYNIGHT
DARTHSIDIOUSandDARTHMAULlookoutoverthevastcity.
DARTHMAUL:Tatooineissparselypopulated.Ifthetracewascorrect,I
willfindthemquickly,Master.
DARTHSIDIOUS:MoveagainsttheJedifirst...youwillthenhaveno
difficultytakingtheQueenbacktoNaboo,whereshewillsignthetreaty.
DARTHMAUL:AtlastwewillrevealourselvestotheJedi.Atlastwewill
haverevenge.
DARTHSIDIOUS:Youhavebeenwelltrained,myyoungapprentice,theywill
benomatchforyou.Itistoolateforthemtostopusnow.Everythingis
goingasplanned.TheRepublicwillsoonbeinmycommand.
ThehologramofDARTHMAULfadesoffasDARTHSIDIOUSlooksoutoverthe
city.EXT.MOSESPASANDSTORMDAY
Thegiantsandstormengulfsthetown,includingtheNaboospaceshiponthe
outskirtsofthecitycenter,whereWatto'sshipis;andtheslave
quarters,wheredriftsofsandbeginbuildingupagainstAnakin'shouse.
INT.ANAKIN'SHOVELMAINROOMDAY
QUIGON,ANAKIN,SHMI,JARJAR,andPADMEareseatedaroundamakeshift
table,havingdinnerasthewindhowlsoutside.
JARJARslurpshissoupratherloudly.Everyonelooksathim.Heturnsa
littlebrighterred.
SHMI:Allslaveshavetransmittersplacedinsidetheirbodiessomewhere.
ANAKIN:I'vebeenworkingonascannertotryandlocatethem,butno
luck.
SHMI:Anyattempttoescape...
ANAKIN:...andtheyblowyouup...poof!
PADMEandJARJARarehorrified.
JARJAR:Howwude.
PADME:Ican'tbelievethereisstillslaveryinthegalaxy.The
Republic'santislaverylaws...
SHMI:TheRepublicdoesn'texistouthere...wemustsurviveonourown.
Anawkwardsilence.ANAKINattemptstoendtheembarrassment.
ANAKIN:HaveyoueverseenaPodrace?
PADMEshakesherheadno.ShenoticestheconcernofSHMI.JARJARsnatches
somefoodfromabowlattheotherendofthetablewithhistongue.
QUIGONgiveshimadirtylook.
QUIGON:TheyhavePodracingonMalastare.Veryfast,verydangerous.
ANAKIN:I'mtheonlyhumanwhocandoit.
SHMIlooksaskanceatherson.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Mom,what?I'mnotbragging.It'strue.Wattosayshe's
neverheardofahumandoingit.
QUIGON:YoumusthaveJedireflexesifyouracePods.
ANAKINsmiles.JARJARattemptstosnareanotherbitoffoodfromthebowl
withhistongue,butQUIGON,inaflash,grabsitbetweenhisthumband
forefinger.JARJARisstartled.
QUIGON:(Cont'd)Don'tdothatagain.
JARJARtriestoacknowledgewithsomesillymumbling.QUIGONletsgoof
thetongue,anditsnapsbackintoJARJAR'smouth.
ANAKIN:I...Iwaswondering...something...
QUIGON:What?
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ANAKIN:Well,ahhh...you'reaJediKnight,aren'tyou?
QUIGON:Whatmakesyouthinkthat?
ANAKIN:Isawyourlasersword.OnlyJedicarrythatkindofweapon.
QUIGONleansbackandslowlysmiles.
QUIGON:PerhapsIkilledaJediandstoleitfromhim.
ANAKIN:Idon'tthinkso...NoonecankillaJediKnight.
QUIGON:Iwishthatwereso...
ANAKIN.IhadadreamIwasaJedi.Icamebackhereandfreedallthe
slaves...haveyoucometofreeus?
QUIGON:No,I'mafraidnot...
ANAKIN:Ithinkyouhave...whyelsewouldyoubehere?
QUIGONthinksforamoment.
QUIGON:Icanseethere'snofoolingyou...(leansforward)Youmustn't
letanyoneknowaboutus...we'reonourwaytoCoruscant,thecentral
systemintheRepublic,onaveryimportantmission,anditmustbekept
secret.
ANAKIN:Coruscant...wow...howdidyouenduphereintheouterrim?
PADME:Ourshipwasdamaged,andwe'restrandedhereuntilwecanrepair
it.
ANAKIN:Icanhelp!Icanfixanything!
QUIGON:Ibelieveyoucan,butourfirstjobistoaquirethepartswe
need...
JARJAR:Witnonuttenmulatotrade.
PADME:Thesejunkdealersmusthaveaweaknessofsomekind.
SHMI:Gambling.Everythinghererevolvesaroundbettingonthoseawful
races.
QUIGON:Podracing...Greedcanbeapowerfulally..ifit'sused
properly.
ANAKIN:I'vebuiltaracer!It'sthefastestever...There'sabigrace
tomorrow,onBoontaEve.Youcouldentermypod.It'sallbutfinished...
SHMI:Anakin,settledown.Wattowon'tletyou...
ANAKIN:Wattodoesn'tknowI'vebuiltit.(toQuiGon)Youcouldmakehim
thinkit'syour's,andyoucouldgethimtoletmepilotitforyou.
QUIGONlookstoSHMI.Sheisupset.
SHMI:Idon'twantyoutorace,Annie...It'sawful.IdieeverytimeWatto
makesyoudoit.
ANAKIN:ButMom,Iloveit...andtheyneedhelp...they'reintrouble.The
prizemoneywouldmorethanpayforthepartstheyneed.JARJAR:Wesaina
pittybadgoo.
GUIGON:Yourmother'sright.IsthereanyonefriendlytotheRepublicwho
mightbeabletohelpus?
SHMIshakesherheadno.
ANAKIN:Wehavetohelpthem,Mom...yousaidthatthebiggestproblemin
theuniverseisnoonehelpseachother...
SHMI:Anakin,don't...
JARJARbelches.Thereissilenceforamomentastheyeat.
PADME:I'msureQuiGondoesn'twanttoputyoursonindanger.Wewill
findanotherway...
SHMI:No,Annie'sright,thereisnootherway...Imaynotlikeit,but
hecanhelpyou...hewasmeanttohelpyou.
ANAKIN:Isthatayes?Thatisayes!
Thestormcontinuestorageoutsidetheslavehovel.
EXT.MOSESPAJUNKDEALERPLAZADAY
Thestormhaspassed.VENDORSandSTREETPEOPLEcleanupthemessand
rebuildtheirfoodstalls.JARJARsitsonaboxinfrontofWatto'sparts
shop,watchingalltheactivitywithgrowingnervousness.ARTOOisstanding
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nexttohim.PADMEstopsQUIGONasheisabouttoentertheshop.
PADME:Areyousureaboutthis?Trustingourfatetoaboywehardlyknow.
TheQueenwillnotapprove.
QUIGON:TheQueendoesnotneedtoknow.
PADME:Well,Idon'tapprove.
QUIGONturnsandstartsintotheshop.
INT.WATTO'SJUNKSHOPDAY
WATTOandANAKINareinthemiddleofananimateddiscussioninHuttese.
WATTO:Pattagobolla!
ANKAIN:Nobatta!
WATTO:Pedunky.Maakeecheelya.
ANAKIN:Bayno,Bayno!
QUIGONwalksin,andWATTOandANAKINjoinhim.
WATTO:Theboytellsmeyouwantasponserhiinsarace.Youcan'tafford
parts.Howcanyoudothis?NotonRepubliccredits,Ithink.(helaughs)
QUIGON:Myshipwillbetheentryfee.
QUIGONpullsasmallobjectthatlookslikeawatchoutofhispocket,and
ahologramoftheNaboospacecraftappearsaboutafootlonginfrontof
WATTO.Hestudiesit.
WATTO:Notbad...notbad...aNubian.
QUIGON:It'singoodorder,exceptforthepartsweneed.
WATTO:...butwhatwouldtheboyride?HesmashedupmyPodinthelast
race.Itwilltakesometimetofixit.
ANAKINisembarrassedandstepsforward.
ANAKIN:Ahhhh....itwasn'tmyfaultreally...Sebulbaflashedmewithhis
ventports.IactuallysavedthePod...mostly.
WATTO:(laughing)Thatyoudid.Theboyisgood,nodoubtsthere.
QUIGON:Ihave...acquiredaPodinagameofchance."Thefastestever
built."
WATTO:Ihopeyoudidn'tkillanyoneIknowforit.(laughs)So,you
supplythePodandtheentryfee;Isupplytheboy.Wesplitthewinnings
fiftyfifty,Ithink.
QUIGON:Fiftyfifty!?!Ifit'sgoingtobefiftyfifty,Isuggestyou
frontthecashfortheentry.Ifwewin,youkeepallthewinnings,minus
thecostofthepartsIneed...Ifwelose,youkeepmyship.
WATTOthinksaboutthis.ANAKINtriesnottobenervous.
QUIGON:(Cont'd)Eitherway,youwin.
WATTO:(subtitled)Deal!Yobanapeehotah,meedeeya.(Yourfriendisa
follishone,methinks.)
EXT.NABOOSPACECRAFTTATOOINEDESERTDAY
OBIWANstandsoutsidetheNaboospacecraft,speakingintohiscomlink.
QUIGONisonthebackporchofthehovel.
OBIWAN:Whatifthisplanfails,Master?Wecouldbestuckherefora
longtime.
QUIGON:(V.O)Ashipwithoutapowersupplywillnotgetusanywhere,and
thereissomethingaboutthisboy...
EXTMOSESPASLAVEQUARTERSPORCHDAY
QUIGONputsthecomlinkawayasSHMIcomesontotheporch
PADME,ANAKIN,JARJAR,andARTOOworkontheenginesofthePodracerin
thecourtyardbelow.
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QUIGON:Youshouldbeproudofyourson.Hegiveswithoutanythoughtof
reward.
SHMI:Heknowsnothingofgreed.Hehas...
QUIGON:Hehasspecialpowers.
SHMI:Yes...
QUIGON:Hecanseethingsbeforetheyhappen.That'swhyheappearsto
havesuchquickreflexes.ItisaJeditrait.
SHMI:Hedeservesbetterthanaslave'slife.
QUIGON:TheForceisunusallystrongwithhim,thatmuchisclear.Who
washisfather?
SHMI:Therewasnofather,thatIknowof...Icarriedhim,Igavehim
birth...Ican'texplainwhathappened.Canyouhelphim?
QUIGON:I'mafraidnot.HadhebeenbornintheRepublic,wewouldhave
identifiedhimearly,andhewouldhavebecomeJedi,nodoubt...hehasthe
way.Butit'stoolateforhimnow,he'stooold.
EXT.MOSESPASLAVEQUARTERSBACKYARDDAY
KITSTER(ayoungboyaboutAnakin'sage),SEEK(aboyoften),AMEE(agirl
ofsix),andWALD(aGreedoType,sixyearsold)joinANAKIN,JARJAR,
ARTOO,andPADMEsecuringsomewiring.
ANAKIN:PadmeandJarJar,thisismyfriendKitster,andseek,Amee,and
Wald.
Allwhistle,hoot,andspeakagreeting.
KITSTER:Wow,arealAstroDroid...how'dyougetsolucky?
ANAKIN:Thisisn'tthehalfofit.I'menteredintheBoontaRace
tomorrow!
KITSTER:What?Withthis??
WALD:(subtitled)Annie,Jeskonajoka.9Youaresuchajoke,Annie.)
AMEE:You'vebeenworkingonthatthingforyears.It'snevergoingto
run.
SEEK:Comeon,let'sgoplayball.Keepitup,Annie,andyou'regonnabe
bugsquash.
SEEK,WALD,andAMEEtakeoff,laughing.JARJARisfiddlingwithoneof
theenergybinderplates.
ANAKIN:Hey!JarJar!Stayawayfromthoseenergybinders...
JARJAR:Who,mesa?
ANAKIN:Ifyourhandgetscaughtinthatbeam,itwillgonumbforhours.
JARJARpeeksattheenergyplate;itmakesalittleelectronicpop,zaps
himinthemouthandjumpsback.JARJARtriestosaysomething,buthis
mouthisnumbandhiswordsaregarbled.
JARJAR:OuchdatsmuybigoOucho.(Gibberish)
KITSTER:Butyoudon'tevenknowifthisthingwillrun.
ANAKIN:Itwill.
QUIGONapproachestheGROUPandgivesANAKINasmallbattery.JARJARgets
hishandcaughtintheafterburnerandtriestotellAnakin,butcan'tget
wordsoutthatmakesense.
QUIGON:Ithinkit'stimewefoundout.Usethispowercharge.ANAKIN:
Yes,sir!!
ANAKINjumpsintothelittlecapsulebehindthetwogiantengines.Heputs
thepowerpackbackintothedashboard.EVERYONEbacksaway,exceptforJAR
JARwhocallsforhelp.FinallyPADMEfreeshimandtheenginesignitewith
aROAR.EVERYONEcheers.
EXT.MOSESPASLAVEQUARTERSPORCHDAY
SHMI,watchingfromtheporch,smilessadly.
EXT.SLAVEQUARTERSBALCONYNIGHT
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ANAKINsitsonthebalconyrailofhishovelasQUIGONtendstoacut.The
BOYleansbacktolookatthevastblanketofstarsinthesky.
QUIGON:Sitstill,Annie.Letmecleanthiscut.
ANAKIN:Therearesomany!Dotheyallhaveasystemofplanets?
QUIGON:Mostofthem.
ANAKIN:Hasanyonebeentothemall?
QUIG0N:(laughs)Notlikely.
ANAKIN:Iwanttobethefirstonetoseethemall...Ouch!
QUIGONwipesapatchofbloodoffANAKIN'Sarm.
QUIGON:There,goodasnew...
SHMIyellsfrominsidethehovel.
SHMI:(O.S.)Annie,bedtime!
QUIGONscrapesANAKIN'sbloodontoacomlinkchip.
ANAKIN:Whatareyoudoing?
QUIGON:Checkingyourbloodforinfections.
ANAKIN:I'veneverseen...
SHMI:(O.S.)Annie!I'mnotgoiungtotellyouagain!
QUIGON:Goon,youhaveabigdaytomorrow.(beat)Goodnight.
ANAKINrollshiseyesandrunsintothehovel.QUIGONtakestheblood
stainedchipandinsertsitintothecomlink,thencallsOBIWAN.
QUIGON:(Cont'd)ObiWan...
OBIWAN:Yes,Master.
QUIGON:MakeananalysisofthisbloodsampleI'msendingyou.
OBIWAN:Waitaminute...
QUIGON:Ineedamidichloriancount.
OBIWAN:Allright.I'vegotit.
QUIGON:Whatareyourreadings?
OBIWAN:Somethingmustbewrongwiththetransmission.
QUIGON:Here'sasignalcheck.
OBIWAN:Strange.Thetransmissionseemstobeingoodorder,butthe
reading'soffthechart...overtwentythousand.
QUIGON:(almosttohimself)That'sitthen.
OBIWAN:EvenMasterYodadoesn'thaveamidichloriancountthathigh!
QUIGON:NoJedihas.
OBIWAN:Whatdoesitmean?
QUIGON:I'mnotsure.
TheJEDIKNIGHTlooksupandseesSHMIinthedoorwaywatchinghim.
Embarrassed,shegoesbackintothekitchenwhileQUIGONpondersthe
situation.
EXT.TATOOINEDESERTMESANIGHT
ThesinisterlookingSithspacecraftlandsontopofadesertmesaatdus,
scatteringaherdofbanthas.DARTHMAULwalkstotheedgeofthemesaand
studiesthelandscapewithapairofelectrobinoculars.Hepicksoutthe
lightsofthreedifferentcitiesinthedistance,thenpushesbuttonson
hiselectronicarmband.
SixfootballsizedPROBEDROIDSfloatoutoftheshipandheadoffinthree
differentdirectionstowardthecities.
DARTHMAULstandsonthemesaandwatchesthemthroughhis
electrobinoculars.
EXT.MOSESPASLAVEQUARTERSPORCHSUNRISE
Padmeexitsthehovel.
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Asthetwinsunsrise,ARTOOisbusypaintingtheracingPod.ANAKINis
asleep.PADMEpassesARTOO.
PADME:Ihopeyou'reaboutfinished.
ARTOOwhistlesapositivereply.PADMEseesKITSTERridingtowardthemon
anEOPIE,astrangecamellilecreature.HeisleadingasecondEOPIE
behindhim.PADMEgoesovertoANAKIN.Helooksveryvulnerableashe
sleeps.Shewatcheshim,thentoucheshimonthecheek.ANAKINwakesup,
yawns,andlooksather,alittlepuzzled.
ANAKIN:Youwereinmydream...youwereleadingahugearmyintobattle.
PADME:Ihopenot;Ihatefighting.Yourmotherwantsyoutocomeinand
cleanup.Wehavetoleavesoon.ANAKINstandsupandstretchesjustas
KITSTERarrives.
ANAKIN:Hook'emup,Kitster.(toPadme)Iwon'tbelong.Where'sQuiGon?
PADME:HeandJarJarleftalready.They'rewithWattoatthearena.
EXT.MOSESPAARENAMAINHANGERDAY
RACECREWSmillaboutoutsidetheMainHanger.
INT.MOSESPAARENAMAINHANGERDAY
ThehangerisalargebuildingwithadozenorsoPodracersbeingreadied
fortherace.ALIENCREWSandPILOTSrushabout,makinglastminutefixes
ontheirvehicles.WATTO,QUIGON,andJARJARwalkthroughtheactivity.
WATTO:...Iwanttoseeyourspaceshipthemomenttheraceisover.
QUIGON:Patienc,mybluefriend.You'llhaveyourwinningsbeforethe
sunsset,andwe'llbefarawayfromhere.
WATTO:Notifyourshipbelongstome,Ithink...Iwarnyou,nofunny
business.
QUIGON:Youdon'tthinkAnakinwillwin?
WATTOstopsbeforeanorangeracer.Sittingtooneside,havinghis
shouldersandneckmassagedbyTWINYOBANAS,isSEBULBA.
WATTO:Don'tgetmewrongo.Ihavegreatfaithintheboy.He'sacredit
toyourrace,butSebulbathereisgoingtowin,Ithink.
QUIGON:Why?
WATTO:Healwayswins.(laughs)I'mbettingheavilyonSebulba.
QUIGON:I'lltakethatbet.
WATTO:(suddenlystopslaughing)What??!!Whatdoyoumean?
QUIGON:I'llwagermynewracingpodagainst...say...theboyandhis
mother.
WATTO:APodforslaves.Idon'tthinkso...well,poerhaps.Justone...the
mother,maybe...theboyisn'tforsale.
QUIGON:Theboyissmall,hecan'tbeworthmuch.
WATTOshakeshishead.
QUIGON:(Cont'd)ForthefastestPodeverbuilt?!
WATTOshakeshisheadagain.
QUIGON:(Cont'd)Both,ornobet.
WATTO:NoPod'sworthtwoslaves...notbyalongshot...oneslaveor
nothing.
QUIGON:Theboy,then...
WATTOpullsoutasmallcubefromhispocket.
WATTO:We'llletfatedecide.Blueit'stheboy,redhismother...
WATTOtossesthecubedown.QUIGONliftshishandslightly;itturnsblue.
QUIGONsmiles.WATTOisangry.
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WATTO:(Cont'd)Youwonthesmalltoss,outlander,bouyouwon'twinthe
race,so...itmakeslittledifference.
ANAKINandPADMEenterthehangerononeoftheEOPIES,pullinganengine.
KITSTER,ontheotherEOPIE,ispullinganotherengine.WithTHREEPIO
walkingalongside,ARTOOtrundlesbehind,pullingthePodwithSHMIsitting
onit.WATTOpassesANAKINasheleaves.
WATTO:(Cont'd)(subtitled)Bonapakeesapateeso,owannameeteechobodd.
(Betterstopyourfriendsbetting,orI'llendupowninghim,too.)
WATTOwalksoff,laughing.
ANAKIN:Whatdidhemeanbythat?
QUIGON:I'lltellyoulater.
ARTOObeepsatTHREEPIO.
THREEPIO:Ohmy!Spacetravelsoundsratherperilous.
ARTOOemitsaseriesofbeeps.
THREEPIO:Icanassureyoutheywillnevergetmeontooneofthose
dreadfulstarships!
KITSTER:(toAnakin)Thisissowizard!I'msureyou'lldoitthistime,
Annie.
PADME:Dowhat?
KITSTER:Finishtherace,ofcourse!
PADME:You'veneverwonarace?
ANAKIN:Well...notexactly...
PADME:Notevenfinished?!
ANAKNlookssheepish.
ANAKIN:...butKitster'sright,Iwillthistime.
QUIGON:Ofcourseyouwill.
EXT.MOSESPASTREETDAY
OneofDarthMaul'sPROBEDROIDSslowlyfloatsdownthemainstreetof
Tatooine.ItlooksinshopsandstudiesPEOPLEasitsearchesforOBIWAN,
QIGON,ortheQUEEN.
EXT.MOSESPADESERTRACEARENADAY
AnEXTREMEHIGHWIDEANGLErevealsavastarenaintheTatooinedesert.A
largesemicircularamphitheatrethatholdsatleastahundredthousand
peopledominatesthelandscape.Largeviewingplatformsloomoverthe
racetrack.INT.MOSESPAARENAANNOUNCER'SBOXDAY(FX)
AtwoheadedANNOUNCERdescribesthescene.
FODE/BEED:
A:Toogi!Toogie!(Greetings)ToongmeechakulkahduBoontamagi!tahoos
azalusoovalPoddraces.(WehaveperfectweathertodayfortheBoonta
classic.ThemosthazardousofallPodraces.)
B:That'sabsolutlyright.Andabigturnouthere,fromallcornersofthe
OuterRimterritories.Iseethecontestantsaremakingtheirwayoutonto
thestartinggrid.
EXT.MOSESPADESERTRACEARENADAY
Ontheleftsideofthetracksacrossfromthegrandstands,alineof
Podracersemergesfromthelargehanger,surroundedbyseveralCREW
MEMBERS.PodsarepulledbyawidevarietyofCREATURESandareledby
alienscarryingflags.ThePILOTSstandfacingtheroyalbox.
FODE/BEED:
(O.S)A:LaYmabeestoo(Yes,theretheyare!)
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B:IseeBenQuadinarosfromtheTundsystem.
A:...ehGasganodoowanewpaOrdPetrovia!(AndGasganointhenewOrd
Pedrovia.)
B:Twotimewinner,BolesRoor...
A:Pootulamoosta,woegranechampioSebulbaduPixelito!Splastyleeya
bookieookie!!(Onthefrontlinethereigningchampion,Sebulbafrom
Pixelito.Byfarthefavoritetoday.)
B:Andalateentry,AnakinSkywalker,alocalboy.
A:Wampapeedunkeeunko(Ihopehehasbetterluckthistime.)
B:Iseetheflaggersaremovingontothetrack.
EXT.MOSESPAARENAGRANDSTANDDAY
ColorfulcanopiesshadesomeoftheSPECTATORS.VENDORSsellbarbecued
creaturepartsandcolorfuldrinks.
EXT.MOSESPAARENAROYALBOXDAY(FX)
AllthePILOTSbowfromthewaistasJABBATHEHUTTenterstheboxand
wavestothecrowd.
FODE/BEED:
A:Ograndiolust,JabbaDuHutt,amuintoetahparena.(Hishonor,our
glorioushost,JabbatheHutthasenteredthearena.)
ThecrowdROARS.SEVERALOTHERSLUGLIKEHUTTSfollow,alongwithhumans
andaliens.SeveralSLAVEGIRLSonachainareledalongsideJABBA.
JABBA:(subtitled)Chowbaso!TamkacheeBoontaruleeya,keemadda
hodruddaduwundee.(Welcome!)SebulbatutaPixelito...
EXT.MOSESPAARENASTARTINGGRIDDAY
SEBULBA,whoisrightnexttoANAKIN,standsandwavestohisfans.Asmall
pepbandplaysashisfanswaveandcheer.
KITSTERattachesthegiantenginstoAnakin'sPodwithalongcable.SHMI
givesANAKINabighugandkiss.Shelookshimrightintheeye.
SHMI:Besafe.
ANAKIN:Iwill,Mom.Ipromise.
SheleavesasANAKINchecksthecablehitches.
JABBA:...MawhonictutaHok,TeemtoPagaliestutaMoonusMandel,Anakin
SKywalkertutaTatoonine....
TheCROWDYELLS.ANAKINwavestothecrowd,asJABBAcontinueswithhis
introductions.SEBULBAmovesovertooneofAnakin'sengines.KITSTERand
JARJARunhitchtheEOPIES,andKITSTERleadsthemaway.ARTOObeepsthat
everythingisOK.JARJARpatsANAKINontheback.
JARJAR:Disberryloony,Annie.Maydagudsbekind,mesapalo.
PADMEcomesupandgivesANAKINalittlekissonthecheeek.SEBULBAbangs
onapartprotrudingfromAnakin'sengine.Helooksaroundtoseeifanyone
hasnoticed.
PADME:Youcarryallourhopes.
ANAKIN:Iwon'tletyoudown.
PADMEmovesawayasSEBULBAedgeshiswaynexttoANAKINandgiveshima
sinistergrin.
SEBULBA:Bazdawahota,shag.DobiellaNok.YokatoBanthapoodoo.9You
won'twalkawayfromthisone,slavescum!You'reBanthapoodoo.)
ANAKIN:(subtitled)Chaskrundeedapat,sleemo.(Don'tcountonit,
slimeball.)
ANAKINlookstheevilSEBULBAintheeyewithacoldstare.QUIGON
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approaches,andSEBULBAbacksofftowardhisracer.
JABBA:(sutitled)...Kabazzakundeehodrudda!(...Letthechallenge
begin!)
TheCROWDletsoutaLOUDCHEER.QUIGONhelpsANAKINintohisPod.Theboy
strapshimselfintothetinyracer.
QUIGON:Areyouallset,Annie?(Anakinnods)Remember,concentrateon
themoment.Feel.Don'tthink.Trustyourinstincts.(hesmiles)Maythe
Forcebewithyou.
QUIGONstepsawayasANAKINputsonhisgoggles.ThePILOTSflipswitches,
andpowerfulenergybindersshootbetweentheengines.ANAKINflipsa
switch,andhisenginestarts.TheincredibleROARofhighpoweredengines
ignitingechoesthroughoutthearena.Onedriver,ODYMANDRELL,yellsata
droid(DUM4)togetawayfromthefrontofhisengine.Thecrowdistense.
EXT.MOSESPAARENASTARTINGGRIDDAY
ThegiantpowerhouseenginestorqueasthePILOTSgunthem.ThePILOTS
flipswitches,andpoerfulenergybindersshootbetweentheengines.Aliens
carryinglargeflagsmoveoffthetrack.JARJARcovershiseyes.
JARJAR:Mesanowatch.Dissengannabemessy!
FODE/BEED:
A:Yapawaculkadoerundee!(Thepowercouplingsarebeingactivated)
B:Hey,itlookslikethey'reclearingthegrid.
EXT.MOSESPAARENAVIEWINGPLATFORMDAY
SHMIlooksnervouslytoQUIGONasheentersaveiwingplatform.PADMEand
JARJARarealreadyonboard.Theplatformriseslikeanelevator.
SHMI:Ishenervous?
QUIGON:He'sfine.
PADME:YouJediarefartooreckless.TheQueen...
QUIGON:TheQueentrustsmyjudgment,younghandmaiden.Youshouldtoo.
PADME:Youassumetoomuch.
EXT.MOSESPAARENAANNOUNCER'SBOXDAY(FX)
FODE/BEED:
B:Startyourengines.
TheearthpoundingROARoftheenginesrevvingisdeafening.
EXT.MOSESPAARENAROYALBOXDAY(FX)
Jabbabitesofftheheadofafrogandspitsitatagong,signalingthe
startoftherace.
EXT.MOSESPAARENASTARTINGGRIDDAY
Onabridgeoverthetrack,agreatgreenlightatthecenterflashes.The
Podracersshootforwardwithahighpitchesscream.ANAKIN'Senginefloods
andcoughsthendies.AlltheotherPodracersexceptoneswervearound
himanddissapeardownthetrack.Theslaveboystrugglestogethisracer
started.Thetwoheadedannouncerreports.
FODE/BEED:(O.S.)
A:Andareovv!(Andthey'reoff!)
B:Oh...wait.LittleSkywalkerhasstalled.
PADMEandJARJARareverydissapointedwithANAKIN.QUIGONputshisarm
aroundaveryworriedSHMItocomforther.Finally,Anakin'sengines
ignite.Hezoomsawayafterthereceedingpackofcompetitors,leavingone
quadraPodracerstilltryingtogetstarted.ThetwoheadedANNOUNCER
describestheraceasitprogresses.
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FODE/BEED:(O.S.)
B:AndtheregoesSkywalker...He'llbehardpressedtocatchupwiththe
leaderstoday.
EXT.MOSESPARACETRACKDAY(FX)
ThePodracersflyacrossthedesert.SEBULBAisrunningneckandneckwith
MAWHONIC.Theyroundthefirstturninthetrack,sidebyside.SEBULBA
driveshisPodintohisrival,forcinghimintothewallofalargerock
formation.MAWHONICcrashesinaspectaculardisplayoffireandsmoke.
ANAKINismuchfasterthanthebackendstragglersandpassesthemeasily.
Oneofthedrivers,GASGANO,won'tletANAKINby.ANAKINtriestopasshim
ononesideandiscutoff.Hethentriestopasshimontheotherside
ansdiscutoff.Astheycomeuponacliffdropoff,ANAKINbacksoff,
thengunsitasGASGANOgoesoverthecliff.ANAJINacceleratessofast
thathesailsrightoverthetopofGASGANOandspeedsaway.
FourTUSKENRAIDERSperchedabovetheracecoursefiretheirriflesatthe
Podsracinginthecanyonbelowthem.Oneshotricochetsoffthebackof
Anakin'sPod.
FODE/BEED:
B:LookslikeafewTuskenRiadershavecampeoutonthecanyonduneturn.
EXT.MOSESPAARENAVIEWINGPLATFORMDAY
JABBATHEHUTTandthecrowdwatchtheprogressoftheraceonsmall,
handheldviewscreens.JARJARislookingovertheshoulderofastrange
aliennamedFANTA.
JARJAR:Where'sSkywalker?
FANTAmovestheviewscreenoutofJarJar'sview.PADME,SHMI,andQUIGON
watchanotherscreenandlookworried.
ARTOO,downinthepitswithKITSTER,letsoutaworriedsigh.Thedriver
ofthequadraPodlooksworried.
EXT.MOSESPARACETRACKDAY(FX)
ANAKINispoweringaroundcornersandoverhillsandcliffs,passingother
racersrightandleft.SEBULBAisinthelead.Heisbeingchallengedby
anotherracer,XELBREE.
SEBULBAslowsalittle,andasXELBREEpullsalongside,heopensaside
ventontheracer'sengineandtheexhauststartstocutthroughthe
alien'sengine.
TheblastcutsalongtheengineuntilfinallyitEXPLODES.SEBULBAdeftly
veersaway.
ANAKINworkshiswaythroughadensemassofracersastheyzoomovera
dunesea,kickingupdust.HisPodshakesviolentlyashegoesoverajump.
OneofthePodracers,ODY,catchesoneofhisenginesinthesand,andthe
wholethingEXPLODES.
EXT.MOSESPAARENAVIEWINGPLATFORMDAY
QUIGONsitsquietly,meditating.PADMEandSHMIsearchthelandscapefor
anysignoftheracers.JARJARisstillannoyingFANTAforinformation.
ThecrowdSCREAMS.WATTOislaughingwithhisfriends,confidentin
Anakin'sdefeat.
ThequadraPodenginesstartjustastheracerscomearoundthecorner.The
DRIVER,BENQUADINAROS,putsitingear,andthefourenginesgooffinall
directions,EXPLODINGinaspectaculardisplay.ThePoddropstotheground
asSEBULBAentersthearena,closelyfollowedbyalltheOTHERRACERS.
KITSTERstrainstoseeasARTOObeepsexcitedly.Theannouncercontinues.
FODE/BEED:(O.S)
B;TheregoesQuadinaros'powercouplings.
A:Sebulba!Kapamecheespawata!(HerecomesSebulbainrecordtime.)
QUIGON,PADME,SHMI,andJARJARyellforjoyasANAKINpasses.JARJARis
verynervousandpoundsonthebackofhisalienneighbor,FANTA.JARJAR:
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FANTA:Bugoff.
Laptwo.SEBULBAandthepackracepastthemainarena.Thecrowdstands
andYELLSasthePodracersscreamoffintothedistance.QUIGONandPADME
lookworried.
JARJAR:Hemustacrashud.
PADME:Herehecomes!
EXT.MOSESPAARENAPITAREADAY(FX)
ARTOOletsoutanexcitedwhistle,asKITSTERyells.
THREEPIO:Hehastocompletetwomorecircuits?Ohdear!
EXT.MOSESPARACETRACKDAY(FX)
Sureenough,comingaroundthebendisANAKIN,quicklygainingonthepack.
Thetwoheadedannouncerdescribestheaction.Thecrowdgoeswild.
FODE/BEED:(O.S.)
B:ItlookslikeSkywalkerismovingupthroughthefield.He'sin...
A:Steethpanagoola!(Sixthplace,notbad.)
ANAKINcontinuestogainonthepack.TensionforSHMIandPADMEis
unbearable.
ODYstopsinthepits.Droidsworkonhisengines.DUM4standsinfrontof
theengineandissuckedin,causingtheenginetodie.DUM4isspitout
thebackoftheengine,verybentup.Theengineletsoutonefinalwheeze,
thenEXPLODESinapuffofsmoke.
FODE/BEED:(O.S.)
A:OdyMandrell!Coonawawundadunko!(OdyMandrellintothepitsfor
someattention.)
ODY:Droids!
TERTERisgettingclosetoSEBULBA,whopurposelybreaksasmallpartoff
hisPod,sendingitintoTerter'sengine,causinghimtoveerintoANAKIN,
andunhooksoneofthemainstrapsonAnakin'senginesthatlinksthePod
tohisengines.
ANAKINstrugglestokeepcontrolofthelittlePod.Itwhipsaboutwildly.
AsthePodswingsnearthebrokenenginestrap,ANAKINgrabsforit.
Finally,hecatchesthestrapandmanagestounhookittothePod.
SEBULBAcutstheengineofOBITOKIwithhissideexhaust,andtheracer
crasheswithacloudofdust.ATHIRDRACER,HABBA,flieintothecloudof
dustandcrashesintoOBITOKI.ANAKINroundsacornerandheadsintothe
cloudofsmoke.Hehitsapartofoneoftheenginesbutregainscontrol.
FODE/BEED:(O.S.)
B:Atthestartofthethirdandfinallap,Sebulbaisinthelead,closely
followedbySkywalker...
ANAKINfinallycatchesupwithSEBULBA,andrunsneckandneckoverthe
roughterrain.JARJAR,QUIGON,SHMI,andPADMEallSCREAMsANAKINcomes
throughthearena.Thelightsinthetowerindicatethatthisisthethird
andlastlap.WATTObeginstoworry.
SEBULBAuseshissideexhaustporttotrytocutthroughAnakin'sengines.
ANAKINmanagestoavoidhavinghisenginedisabledbutisforcedoff
course.
FODE/BEED:(O.S.)
B:Skywalkerisforcedontotheserviceramp!
A:Ohnoah!
Onatightcorner,ANAKINdivestotheinsideandtakesthelead.
FODEBEED:(O.S.)
B:Amazing...acontrolledthrustandhe'sbackoncourse!Whatamove!
SEBULBAisfurious.Hestay'srightonAnakin'stail,crowdinghimand
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pushinghimthroughtheturns.
SEBULBApushesANAKINharder,andtheyoungboyhasadifficulttime
keepingcontrol.OneofthepartsonAnakin'senginesbeginstoshake
loose.ANAKINseesitandswitchesovertoanauxiliarysystem.Whileheis
tryingtoaccomplishthismaneuver,SEBULBAracespasthim.
ANAKINtriestogetaroundSEBULBA,tonoavail.EverymoveANAKINmakes,
SEBULBAisabletoblock.
Finally,ANAKINfakesamoveintotheinsideasheusuallydoes,thentries
togoaroundSEBULBAontheoutside.Theyracesidbysidedownthefinal
stretchofthetrack.
FODE/BEED:(O.S.)
B:He'scatchingSebulba.
A:Inkabunga.(Incredible!)
SEBULBAveerstowardANAKINandbangsintohisPod.HecrashesintoANAKIN
overandover.Theyoungboystrugglestomaintaincontrolasthesteering
rodsonthetwoPodsbecomehookedtogether.SEBULBAlaughsatANAKIN.
FODE/BEED:(O.S.)
B:Thatlittlehumanbeingisoutofhismind.
A:Pundatahpunda!(They'reneckandneck!)
B:They'residebyside!
A:Bongodubongu!(Shouldertoshoulder!)
Astheyheadforthefinalstretch,ANAKINfightstounlockthesteering
rodsbytryingtopullawayfromSEBULBA.Thestrainonthesteeringrodis
tremendous.Suddenly,ANAKIN'ssteeringarmbreaks,andhisPosstarts
spinning.
ThereleaseoftensionsendsSEBULBAintoanancientstatue.Oneengine
EXPLODES,thentheother.SEBULBAskidsthroughthefireballs,blackened,
butunhurt.Heslidestoasmokingstop,getsoutofhisracer,andthrows
what'sleftofashifterarmontheground.Suddenlyherealizeshispants
areonfire,andhestrugglestoputthemout.ANAKINfliesthroughthe
EXPLOSIONasthecrowdstands,CHERRING.PADMEandJARJARjumpupanddown
withexcitment,PADMEscreamingforjoy.ARTOOandKITSTERwhistle
hysterically.QUIGONandSHMIsmile.ANAKINracesoverthefinishline,
thewinner.
INT.MOSESPAARENAANNOUNCERSBOXDAY(FX)
Thetwoheadedannouncerexcitedlycallsthefinish.
FODE/BEED:
B:It'sSkywalker!Thecrowdaregoingnuts!OhAhOhAh(rockheadin
tandemwithpartner)
EXT.MOSESPAARENADAY
AsANAKINstopsthePodracer,KISTERturnsup,andtheyembrace.Hundreds
ofSPECTATORSjointhemandputANAKINontheirshoulders,marchingoff,
CHEERINGANDCHANTING.DarthMaul'sPROBEDROIDSmovethroughthecrowd.
INT.MOSESPAARENAPRIVATEBOXDAY
SeveralALIENSleaveWatto'sbox,laughingandcountingtheirmoney.WATTO
seesQUIGONstandinginthedoorway.
WATTO:You!Youswindledme!Youknewtheboywasgoingtowin!Somehow
youknewit!Ilosteverything.
WATTOfliesuptoQUIGONandputshisfacerightupagainstQUIGON's.
QUIGONsimplysmiles.
QUIGON:Wheneveryougamble,myfreind,eventuallyyou'lllose.Bringthe
partstothemainhanger.I'llcomebyyourshoplatersoyoucanrelease
theboy.
WATTO:Youcan'thavehim!Itwasn'tafairbet!
QUIGON:WouldyouliketodiscussitwiththeHutts...I'msuretheycan
settlethis.
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WATTO:No,no!Iwantnomoreofyourtricks!Takehim!
TheSITHPROBEDROIDwatcheswithgreatinterest.
EXT.MOSESPAARENAMAINHANGERDAY
TheMainHangerisalmostdesertedasRACERSdepart.
INT.MOSESPAARENAMAINHANGERDAY
JARJARgivesANAKINagreathug,thenPADMEgiveshimahug,thenSHMI.
ANAKIN:Ah,gee...enoughofthis...
SHMI:It'ssowonderful,Annie.Youhavebroughthopetothosewhohave
none.I'msoveryproudofyou...
PADME:Weoweyoueverything.
ANAKIN:Justfeelingthisgoodwasworthit.
Inthebackground,QUIGONhasharnessedtheEOPIEStocontainersfullof
parts.
QUIGON:Padme.JarJar,let'sgo,we'vegottogetthesepartsbackto
theship.
TheGROUPwalksovertoQUIGONandtheEOPIES.
PADMEclimbsonbehindQUIGON.JARJARswingsupontothesecondEOPIE,
onlytoslwlyslideofftheotherside.ARTOOwhistles.ANAKINandSHMI
waveastheyrideoff.
QUIGON:(Cont'd)I'llreturntheeopiesbymidday.
EXT.TATOOINEDESERTNABOOSPACECRAFTDAY
ARTOOcruisesaheadofQUIGONandPADME,whoareridingoneoftheEOPIES;
JARJARridsestheother.TheystopinfrontofthesleekNaboospacecraft.
OBIWANcomesoutoftheshipandjoinsthem.
QUIGON:Startgettingthishyperdrivegeneratorinstalled.I'mgoing
back...someunfinishedbusiness.Iwon'tbelong.
OBIWAN:WhydoIsensewe'vepickedupanotherpatheticlifeform...?
QUIGON:It'stheboywho'sresponsibleforgettingthoseparts.
OnahillfaroverlookingtheNaboospacecraft,theSITHPROBEDROIDturns
andspeedsaway.
EXT.TATOOINESTREETSLAVEQUARTERSDAY
ANAKINandAGREEDOarerollingaroundonthefloor,fighting.AboutA
DOZENORSOKIDSarestandingaroundthem,yelling.Suddenly,alongshadow
iscastovertheTWOBOYS;theystopfightingandlookup.QUIGOMNis
toweringabovethem.KITSTERiswiththem.
QUIGON:What'sthis?
ANAKIN:HesaidIcheated.
QUIGON:Didyou?
ANAKIN:No!
QUIGON:Doyoustillthinkhecheated?
GREEDO:Yes.
QUIGON:Well,Annie.Youknowthetruth...Youwillhavetotoleratehis
opinion,fightingwon'tchangeit.
QUIGONmovesoffdownthestreet.Anakinfollows.TheGREEDOwandersover
toWALDwhohasbeenwatchingthegoingson.
WALD:Keepthisup,Greedo,andyou'regonnacometoabadend.
FartherdownthestreetQUIGONandANAKINheadtowardAnakin'shovel.
QUIGONtakesahandfulofcreditsfrombeneathhisponchoandhandsthem
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QUIGON:Theseareyours.WesoldthePod.
ANAKIN:(suddenlybeaming)Yes!
INT.ANAKIN'SHOVELMAINROOMDAY
SHMIiscleaningupasANAKINburststhroughthedoor,followedbyQUIGON.
ANAKIN:Mom,hesoldthePod.Lookatallthemoneywehave!
ANAKINpullsabagofcoinsoutofhispocket.
SHMI:Oh,mygoodness,That'swonderful.
QUIGON:AndAnakinhasbeenfreed.
ANAKIN:What?!?
QUIGON:You'renolongeraslave.
ANAKINjumpsforjoy!SHMIisstunned.
ANAKIN:Didyouhearthat,Mom?(toQuiGon)Wasthatpartoftheprize,
orwhat?
QUIGON:Let'sjustsayWattohaslearnedanimportantlessonabout
gambling.
SHMI:Nowyoucanmakeyourdreamscometrue,Annie.You'refree!(turns
toQuiGon)Willyoutakehimwithyou?IshetobecomeaJedi?
QUIGON:Ourmeetingwasnotacoincidence.Nothinghappensbyaccident.
YouarestrongwiththeForce,butyoumaynotbeacceptedbytheCoucil.
ANAKIN:AJedi!Mightyblasters,youmeanIgettogowithyouinyour
starshipandeverything?!
QUIGONkneelsdowntotheboy.
QUIGON:Anakin,trainingtobeaJediwillnotbeaeasychallenge.And
ifyousucceed,itwillbeahardlife.
ANAKIN:Butit'swhatIwant.WhatI'vealwaysdreamedabout.CanIgo,
Mom?!
QUIGON:Thispathhasbeenplacedforyou,Annie;thechoicetotakeit
isyoursalone.
ANAKINthinks,lookstohismother,thentoQUIGON.
ANAKIN:Iwanttogo.
QUIGON:Then,packyourthings.Wehaven'tmuchtime.
ANAKIN:Yipee!!
ANAKINhugshismomandstartsfortheotherroom,thenstops.SHMIand
QUIGONgiveeachotheraknowinglook.ANAKINhasrealizedsomething.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)WhataboutMom?Isshefreetoo?You'recoming,aren't
you,Mom
QUIGON:Itriedtofreeyourmother,Annie,butWattowouldn'thaveit.
ANAKIN:Butthemoneyfromselling...
QUIGON:It'snotnearlyenough.
SHMIcomesovertohersonandsitsnexttohim.Takingbothofhishands
inhers,shedrawshimclose.
SHMI:Son,myplaceishere.Myfutureishere.Itistimeforyoutolet
go...toletgoofme.Icannotgowithyou.
ANAKIN:Iwanttostaywithyou.Idon'twantthingstochange.
SHMI:Youcan'tstopchangeanymorethanyoucanstopthesunsfrom
setting.Listentoyourfeelings;Annie,youknowwhat'sright.
ANAKINtakesadeepbreath,dropshishead.QUIGONandSHMIexchangea
lookofconcern.WhenANAKINraisesup,therearetearsinhiseyes.
ANAKIN:I'mgoingtomissyousomuch,Mom...
SHMI:Iloveyou,Annie...nowhurry.
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SHMI:(Cont'd)Thankyou.
QUIGON:Iwillwatchafterhim.Youhavemyword.Willyoubeallright?
SHMI:Hewasinmylifeforsuchashorttime.
INT.ANAKIN'SHOVELSECONDROOMDAY
ANAKINhasthrownthelastofhisthingsinasmallbackpack.Asheleaves,
hestopsandpushesthebuttonthatwakeshisdroidup.THREEPIOstaresat
himblankly.
ANAKIN:Well,Threepio,I'mfree...andI'mgoingaway...inastarship...
THREEPIO:Master,Annie,youaremymaker,andIwishyouwell.Although
I'dlikeitbetterifIwerealittlelessnaked.
ANAKIN:I'msorryIwasn'tabletofinishyou,Threepio...giveyou
coveringsandall...I'mgoingtomissworkingonyou.You'vebeenagreat
pal.I'llmakesureMomdoesn'tsellyouoranything.Bye.
THREEPIOstaresatANAKINasherushesoutoftheroom.
THREEPIO:Sellme?!?
EXT.MOSESPASTREETSLAVEQUARTERSDAY
KITSTERrunsuptoANAKINasheandQUIGONexitAnakin'shovel.SHMI
standsinthedoorway.ANAKINpullsahandfulofcoinsoutofhispocket
andgivesthemtoKITSTER.
KITSTER:Therearesomanyofuswhowantyoutostay,Annie...You'rea
hero.
ANAKIN:I...(lookstoSHMI)I...havetogo.
QUIGONhasmovedashortwaydownthestreet.
KITSTER:Well.
ANAKIN:Well.
KITSTER:Thank'sforeverymomentyou'vebeenhere.You'remybestfriend.
ANAKIN:Iwon'tforget.
ANAKINhugsKITSTERandrunstowardQUIGON,thenstopstolookbackathis
motherstandinginthedoorway.HeturnsbacktoQUIGON,thenturnsand
runsbacktohismother.
ANAKIN:(startingtocry)Ican'tdoit,Mom.Ijustcan't.
SHMIhugsANAKIN.QUIGONwatchesfromthedistance.Shekneelsdownand
lookshimintheface.
SHMI:Annie,rememberwhenyouclimbedthegreatduneinordertochase
theBanthasawaysotheywouldn'tbeshot...Rememberhowyoucollapses
severaltimes,exhaustedthinkingyoucouldn'tdoit?
ANAKINshakeshishead.
SHMI:(Cont'd)Thisisoneofthosetimeswhenyouhavetodosomething
youdon'tthinkyoucando.Iknowhowstrongyouare,Annie.Iknowyou
candothis...
ANAKIN:WillIeverseeyouagain?
SHMI:Whatdoesyourhearttellyou?
ANAKIN:Ihopeso...yes...Iguess.
SHMI:Thenwewillseeeachotheragain.
ANAKIN:I..willbecomeaJediandIwillcomebackandfreeyou,Mom...I
promise.
SHMI:Nomatterwhereyouare,mylovewillbewithyou.Nowbebrave,and
don'tlookback...don'tlookback.
ANAKIN:Iloveyousomuch.
SHMIhugsANAKIN,thenturnshimaroundsoheisfacingQUIGON,andoffhe
marches,likethebravelittletrooperthatheis.Hemarchesrightpast
QUIGON,starringrightahead,tearsinhiseyes,determinednottolook
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EXT.TATOOINEDESERTMESADAY
ThePROBEDROIDbeepsandwhistlestoDARTHMAUL.TheSITHLORDgetsona
speederbikeandfollowsthePROBEDROIDintoMosEspa.
EXTMOSESPASTREETFRUITSTANDDAY
ANAKINandQUIGONexitWATTO'SandstopbeforeJIRA'Sfruitstand.ANAKIN
handsJIRAsomecoins.
ANAKIN:I'vebeenfreed,andI'mgoingaway.Buyyourselfacoolingunit
withthis...OtherwiseI'llworryaboutyou.
JIRAisastonished.Shestares,notknowingwhattosay.
JIRA:CanIgiveyouahug
ANAKIN:Sure.
Shegiveshimahug.
JIRA:I'llmissyou,Annie..thereisn'takinderboyinthegalaxy.You
becareful...
ANAKINrunstojoinQUIGON,whohasalreadystarteddownthestreet.As
theywalkalongtogether,QUIGONnoticessomethingoutofthecornerof
hiseye.
Suddenly,withoutbreakinghisstride,heigniteshislasersword,swing
around,andlungesforwardandcutsalurkingPROBEDROIDinhalf.QUIGON
inspectsthesparkingandfizzingDROID.
ANAKIN:Whatisit?
QUIGON:Probedroid.Veryunusual...notlikeanythingI'veseenbefore.
Comeon.
QUIGONandANAKINstartrunning.
EXT.TATOOINEDESERTNABOOSPACECRAFTDAY
QUIGONandANAKINruntowardtheNaboospacecraft.ANAKINishavingahard
timekeepingup.
ANAKIN:MasterQuiGon,sir,wait!
QUIGONturnstoanswerandseesaDARKCLOAKEDFIGUREbearingdownona
speederbike.
QUIGON:Anakin,drop!
ANAKINdropstothegroundjustasDARTHMAULsweepsoverhim.DARTHMAUL
jumpsoffhisspeederbike,andbeforehehashittheground,theSithLord
hasswundadeathblowwithhislaserswordthatisbarelyblockedby
QUIGON.
ANAKINpickshimselfup.Thetwogalacticwarriors,SithandJedi,are
bashingeachotherwithincredibleblows.Theymoveinacontinualcloudof
dust,smashingeverythingaroundthem.Thisisafiercefight.ANAKINgets
up,bewilderedbytheconfrontation.
QUIGON:(Cont'd)Annie,gettotheship!Takeoff!Go!Go!
QUIGONstrugglestofendofftherelentlessonslaughtasANAKINracesto
theship.
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTHALLWAY
ANAKINrunsintothemainhallwayofthespaceship,wherePADMEandCAPTAIN
PANAKAareworking.
ANAKIN:QuiGon'sintrouble.Hesaystotakeoff...now!!
CAPT.PANAKA:Whoareyou?
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PADME:He'safriend.
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTCOCKPIT
CAPTAINPANAKA,ANAKIN,andPADMErushintothecockpitwhereOBIWANand
RICOLIEarecheckingthehyperdrive.
CAPT.PANAKA:QuiGonisintrouble,hesaystotakeoff!
PILOT:Idon'tseeanything.
OBIWAN:Overthere!Flylow!
Inthedistanceisasmallcloudofdust.
EXT.TATOOINEDESERTNABOOSPACECRAFTDAY
QUIGONandDARTHMAULcontinuetheirswordbattle.Leapingoveroneanother
inanincredibledisplayofacrobatics,thetwowarriosheartheshipfly
overthemafewfeetofftheground.QUIGONalmostdissapearsfora
moment.
BeforeDARTHMAULknowswhat'shappening,QUIGONisonthespacecrat's
ramp.
EXT.TATOOINENABOOSPACECRAFTRAMPDAY
TheSITHLORDimmediatelyjumpsontotherampafterQUIGON,butbarely
makesit.Hisheelshangovertheedgeofafortyfootdrop.QUIGONswings
hislaserswordwithallhismightandknocksDARTHAMULofftherampand
ontothedesertfloor.Therampcloses,andtheNaboocraftrocketsaway,
leavingtheSithLordstandingalone.
EXT.SPACENABOOSPACECRAFT(FX)
ThesleekspacecraftrocketsawayfromtheplanetTatooine.
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTHALLWAY
ANAKINandOBIWANrushintothehallwaytofindQUIGONcollapsedonthe
flooroppositetheentry.ARTOOislookingoverhim.TheJEDIisbreathing
hard,wetwithsweatandcoveredindirt.
ANAKIN:Areyouallright?
QUIGON:Ithinkso...thatwasasurpirseIwontsoonforget.
OBIWAN:Whatwasit?
QUIGON:Idon'tknow...buthewaswelltrainedintheJediarts.My
guessishewasaftertheQueen...
ANAKIN:Doyouthinkhe'llfollowus?
QUIGON:We'llbesafeenoughoncewe'reinhyperspace,butIhaveno
doubtheknowsourdestination.
ANAKIN:Whatarewegoingtodoaboutit?
OBIWANgivesANAKINa"whoareyou?"look.ANAKINreturnsaninnocent
stare.
QUIGON:Wewillbepatient.AnakinSkywalker,meetObiWanKenobi.
ANAKIN:Pleasedtomeetyou.Wow!You'reaJeditoo?
OBIWANgivestheboyaskepticallook.
INT.COCKPITSPACE
RICOLIEpullsbackonthehyperdrive.OBIWAN,QUIGON,andANAKINwatch.
QUIGON:Let'shopethishyperdriveworksandWattodidn'tgetthelast
laugh.
Thestarsstreakoutsidethecockpitwindow.
EXT.SPACENABOOSPACECRAFT(FX)
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EXT.THEEDSTREETNIGHT(FX)
SEVERALFEDERATIONDROIDSpatroladesertedcitystreet.ThePalacecanbe
seeninthedistance.
INT.NABOOPALACETHRONEROOMTHEEDNIGHT
NUTEsitsinastrange,mechanicalwalkingchair,whichapproachesSIO
BIBBLEandSEVERALOTHERNABOOOFFICIALS.RUNEfollowsafewpacesbehind.
DROIDGUARDSsurroundSIOBIBBLEandTHEOTHERSasFOURCOUNCILMEMBERS
watch.
NUTE:Whenareyougoingtogiveupthispointlessstrike?YourQueenis
lost,yourpeoplearestarving,andyou,Governor,aregoingtodie,much
soonerthanyourpeople,I'mafraid.Takehimaway!
BIBBLE:Thisinvasionwillgainyounothing.We'reademocracy.Thepeople
havedecided...Theywillnotliveunderyourtyranny.
BIBBLEistakenawayasOOM9approachesNUTE.
OOM9:Mytroopsareinpositiontobeginsearchingtheswampsforthese
rumoredunderwatervillages...theywillnotstayhiddenforlong.
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTMAINAREA
Theshipisasleep.ThelightsaredimasPADMEwalksintothemainroom.
ShegoestoamonitorandwatchestheBIBBLEplearecording.JARJARis
stretchedoutonthefloor,snoring.ARTOOistooneside,cooingashe
rests.
PADMEappearstired.Shesensessomeonewatchingherandturnsaroundwith
astart.SheseesANAKINsittinginthecorner,shiveringandlooking
verydejected.Shegoesovertohim.Helooksupatherwithtearsinhis
eyes.Heisholdinghisarmstokeephimselfwarm.
PADME:Areyouallright?
ANAKIN:It'sverycold.
PADMEgiveshimheroverjacket.
PADME:You'refromawarmplanet,Annie.Toowarmformytaste.Spaceis
cold.
ANAKIN:Youseemsad.
PADME:TheQueenis...worried.Herpeoplearesuffering...dying.Shemust
convincetheSenatetointervene,or...I'mnotsurewhatwillhappen.
ANAKIN:I'm...I'mnotsurewhat'sgoingtohappentome.IdunnoifI'll
everseeyouagain..(hepullssomethingfromhispocket)Imadethisfor
you.Souyou'drememberme.Icarveditoutofajaporsnippet...Itwill
bringyougoodfortune.
ANAKINhandsawoodenpendanttoPADME.Sheinspectsit,thenputsit
aroundherneck.
PADME:It'sbeautiful,butIdon'tneedthistorememberyou.Manythings
willchangewhenwereachthecapital,Annie.Mycaringforyouwillalways
remain.
ANAKIN:Icareforyoutoo.OnlyI...miss...
ANAKINisdisturbedaboutsomething.Tearsareinhiseyes.
PADME:...Youmissyourmother.
ANAKINlooksather,unabletospeak.Shehugshim.
EXT.SPACEPLANETCORUSCANT(FX)
MOVEwiththeshipasitheadstowardCoruscant.
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ThespacecraftdliesovertheendlesscityscapeofCoruscant,thecapitalof
thegalaxy.
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTCOCKPIT
ANAKINlooksoutthecockpitwindowinawe.
RICOLIE:Coruscant...thecapitaloftheRepublic...theentireplanetis
onebigcity.
ANAKIN:Wow!It'ssohuge!
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTDAY(FX)
TheshipfliesthroughthecityscapeofCoruscant.
EXT.CORUSCANTSENATELANDINGPLATFORMDAY
SupremeChancellorVALORUM,SEVERALGUARDS,andSENATORPALPATINEstandon
alandingplatform.
ThesleekNaboospacecraftlandsontheplatformhighabovethestreet
levelofthegalacticcapital.Theramplowers.OBIWAN,QUIGON,JARJAR
andANAKINdescendtherampfirstandbowbeforePALPATINEandVALORUM.
CAPTAINPANAKA,TWOGUARDS,QUEENAMIDALA,thenPADME,RABE,EIRTAE,
and
MOREGUARDSdescendtheramp.QUEENAMIDALAstopsbeforethegroup.
ANAKINandJARJARstandtooneside,lookingatthehugecity.PADME
smilesatANAKIN.PALPATINEbowsbeforetheQueen.
PALPATINE:Itisagreatgifttoseeyoualive,YourMajesty.MayI
presentSupremeChancellorValorum.
VALORUM:Welcome,YourHighness.Itisanhonortofinallymeetyouin
person.Imustrelaytoyouhowdistressedeveryoneisoverthecurrant
situation.I'vecalledforaspecialsessionoftheSenatetohearyour
position.
AMIDALA:Iamgratefulforyourconcern,Chancellor.
PALPATINEstartstoleadQUEENAMIDALAandherRETINUEofftheplatform
towardawaitingairtaxi.
PALPATINE:Thereisaquestionofprecedure,butIfeelconfidentwecan
overcomeit...
JARJARandANAKINstarttofollow,thenstop,noticingthatOBIWANand
QUIGONarestayingwiththeSUPREMECHANCELLOR.QUEENAMIDALAwavestothe
duotofollowher.ANAKINlooksbacktoQUIGON,andhenodstogoahead.
ANAKINandJARJARjointheQUEEN,PALPATINE,PADME,RABEandEIRTAEinthe
taxi.PALPATINEgivestheGunganandtheboyinthebackofthetaxia
skepticallook.JARJARleansovertoANAKIN.
JARJAR:DaQueensabeingrosslynice,mesatinks.(helooksaround)
Pittyhot!
VALORUMandtheJEDIwatchthetaximoveoffintothecity.
QUIGON:ImustspeakwiththeJeiCouncilimmediately,YourHonor.The
situationhasbecomemorecomplicated.
INT.PALPATINE'SQUARTERSANTEROOMDAY
QUEENAMIDALAissittinglisteningtoPALPATINE.EIRTAEandRABEstand
behindtheQUEEN;PADMEisnowheretobesen.ANAKINandJARJARare
waitinginanadjoiningroom.TheycanseetheQueenbutcannothearwhat
isbeingsaid.
JARJAR:Dissenallpittyoddtomy.
ANAKIN:Don'tlookatme.Idon'tknowwhat'sgoingon.
CAPTAINPANAKAenters,thengoesintotheroomwithQUEENAMIDALA.
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PALPATINEispacingasCAPTAINPANAKAenters.EIRTAEandRABEstandtoone
side.
PALPATINE:...theRepublicisnotwhatitoncewas.TheSenateisfullof
greedy,squabblingdelegateswhoareonlylookingoutforthemselvesand
theirhomesytems.Thereisnointerestinthecommongood...nocivility,
onlypolitics...itsdisgusting.Imustbefrank,YourMajesty,thereis
littlechancetheSenatewillactontheinvasion.
AMIDALA:ChancellorValorumseemstothinkthereishope.
PALPATINE:IfImaysayso,YourMajesty,theChancellorhaslittlereal
power...heismireddownbybaselessaccusationsofcorruption.A
manufacturedscandalsurroundshim.Thebureaucratsareinchargenow.
AMIDALA:Whatoptionsdowehave?
PALPATINE:Ourbestchoicewouldbetopushfortheelectionofastronger
SupremeChancellor.Onewhowilltakecontrolofthebureaucrats,enforces
thelaws,andgiveusjustice.Youcouldcallforavoteofnoconfidence
inChancellorValorum.
AMIDALA:Hehasbeenourstrongestsupporter.Isthereanyotherway?
PALPATINE:Ouronlyotherchoicewouldtobetosubmitapleatothe
courts...
AMIDALA:There'snotimeforthat.Thecourtstakeevenlongertodecide
thingsthantheSenate.Ourpeoplearedying,Senator...moreandmoreeach
day.WemustdosomethingquicklytostoptheFederation.
PALPATINE:Toberealistic,YourHighness,I'dsaywe'regoingtohaveto
acceptFederationcontrolforthetimebeing.
AMIDALA:ThereissomethingIcannotdo.
EXT.TEMPLEOFTHEJEDIDAY(FX)
AuniquebuildingwithittallspiresstandsoutagainsttheCoruscant
skyline.Asmalltransportpassesbythevasttemple.
INT.TEMPLEOFTHEJEDICOUNCILCHAMBERSDAY
QUIGONstandsinatallstatelyroom.TwelveJEDIsitinasemicircle.
OBIWANstandsbehindQUIGONinthecenteroftheroom.
TheSeniorJediisMACEWINDU.TohisleftisanalienJedinamed
KIADIMUNDI,andtohisright,theJediMaster,YODA.
QUIGON:...myonlyconclusioncanbethatitwasaSithLord.
MACEWINDU:ASithLord?!?
KIADI:Impossible!TheSithhavebeenextinctforamillenium.
YODA:TheveryRepublicisthreatened,ifinvolvedtheSithare.
MACEWINDU:Idonotbelievetheycouldhavereturnedwithoutusknowing.
YODA:Hardtosee,thedarksideis.Discoverwhothisassassinis,we
must.
KIADI:Isensehewillrevealhimselfagain.
MACEWINDU:Thisattackwaswithpurpose,thatisclear,andIagreethe
Queenisthetarget.
YODA:WiththisNabooqueenyoumuststay,QuiGon.Protecther.
MACEWINDU:Wewilluseallourresourcesheretounravelthismysteryand
discovertheidentityofyourattacker...MaytheForcebewithyou.
YODA:MaytheForcebewithyou.
OBIWANturnstoleave,butQUIGONcontinuestofacetheCouncil.
YODA:(Cont'd)MasterQuiGonmoretosayhaveyou?
QUIGON:Withyourpermission,myMaster.Ihaveencounteredavergencein
theForce.
YODA:Avergence,yousay?
MACEWINDU:Locatedaroundaperson?
QUIGON:Aboy...hiscellshavethehighestconcentrationof
midichloriansIhaveseeninalifeform.Itispossiblehewasconceived
bythemidichlorians.
MACEWINDU:You'rereferringtotheprophesyoftheonewhowillbring
balancetotheForce...youbelieveit'sthisboy??
QUIGON:Idon'tpressume...
YODA:Butyoudo!Rrevealedyouropinionis.
QUIGON:Irequesttheboybetested.
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TheJEDIalllooktooneanother.TheynodandturnbacktoOBIWANand
QUIGON.
YODA:TrainedasaJedi,yourequestforhim?
QUIGON:FindinghimwasthewilloftheForce...Ihavenodoubtofthat.
Thereistoomuchhappeninghere...
MACEWINDU:Bringhimbeforeus,then.
YODA:Testedhewillbe.
INT.QUEENSQUARTERSCORUSCANTDAYAnakin,tentative,walksdownoneof
thelonghallwaysinSenatorPalpatine'squarters.Hestopsbeforeador
thatisflankedbyTWOGUARDS.
GUARD:MayIhelpyou,son?
ANAKIN:I'm...I'mlookingforthehandmaiden,Padme.
TheGUARDspeaksintohiscomlinkasANAKINlooksaroundabitnervously.
GUARD:TheboyisheretoseePadme.
RABE:Sendhimin.
Thedoorsopen,andANAKINenterstheQueen'squarters.
RABEgreetsANAKINasTWOOTHERHANDMAIDENScomeandgointothenextroom.
ANAKIN:I'dliketospeakwithPadme,ifIcould.
RABE:I'msorry,Annie.Padmeisnothererightnow.
TheQueenspeaksoutinthenextroom.
AMIDALA:(O.S.)Whoisit?
RABE:AnakinSkywalker,toseePadme,YourHighness.
TheQUEENmovesintothedoorwayandstudiesANAKIN.ANAKINbowsandlooks
down,thentakesapeekather.
AMIDALA:I'vesentPadmeonanerrand.
ANAKIN:I'mgoingtotheJeditempletostartmytraining,Ihope.
TheQUEENjuststaresathim.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Imaynotseeheragain...and...Ijustwantedtosay
goodbye.
AMIDALA:Wewilltellherforyou.We'resureherheartgoeswithyou.
ANAKINbowsagain.
ANAKIN:Thankyou,YourHighness.I'msorrytohavedisturbedyou.
TheQUEENdissapearsbehindthedoorway,andANAKINexits.
EXT.CORUSCANTGALACTICSENATEBUILDINGDAY(FX)
Alarge,distinctivelookingdomedbuildingstandsoutamidthecityscape
ofCoruscant.
INT.MAINROTUNDAGALACTICSENATEDAY
TheSenatechambersarehuge.ThousandsofSENATORSandtheirAIDESsitin
thecircularassemblyarea.CHANCELLORVALORUMsitsinanelevatedareain
thecenter.HindredsofAIDESandDROIDShurryabout.SENATORPALPATINE,
QUEENAMIDALA,EIRTA,RABE,andCAPTAINPANAKAsitintheNaboo
congressionalbox,whichisactuallyafloatingplatform.PALPATINEleans
overtotheQUEEN.
PALPATINE:IftheFederationmovestodeferthemotion...YourMajesty,
Ibegofyoutoaskforaresolutiontoendthiscongressionalsession.
AMIDALA:IwishIhadyourconfidenceinthis,Senator.
PALPATINE:YoumustforceanewelectionforSupremeChancellor...I
promiseyoutherearemanywhowillsupportus...itisourbestchance...
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YourMajesty,ouronly,chance.
AMIDALA:YoutruelybelieveChancellorValorumwillnotbringourmotion
toavote?
PALAPATINE:Heisdistracted...heisafraid.Hewillbeofnohelp.
VALORUM:TheChairrecognizestheSenatorfromthesovereignsystemof
Naboo.
TheNaboocongressionalboxfloatsintothecenter.
PALPATINE:SupremeChancellor,delegatesoftheSenate.Atragedyhas
occuredonourpeacefulsystemofNaboo.Wehavebecomecaugtinadispute
you'reallwellawareof,whichbeganrightherewiththetaxationoftrade
routes,andhasnowengulfedourentireplanetintheoppresionofthe
TradeFederation.
AsecondboxrushesintothecenteroftheSenate.Itisfilledwith
FederationtradebaronsledbyLOTTDOD,theSenatorfortheFederation.
LOTTDOD:Thisisoutrageous!IobjecttotheSenator'sstatements!
VALORUM:TheChairdoesnotrecognizetheSenatorfromtheTrade
Federationatthistime.Pleasereturntoyourstation.
LOTTDODreluctantlymovesbacktohisplace.
PALPATINE:Tostateourallegations,IpresentQueenAmidala,therecently
electedrulerofNaboo,tospeakonourbehalf.
QUEENAMIDALAstandsandaddressestheassembly.Thereissomeapplause.
AMIDALA:HonorablerepresentativesoftheRepublic,distinguished
delegates,andYourHonorSupremeChancellorValorum,Icometoyouunder
thegravestofcircumstances.TheNaboosystemhasbeeninvadedbyforce.
Invaded...againstallthelawsoftheRepublicbytheDroidArmiesofthe
Trade...
LOTTDOD:Iobject!Thereisnoproof.Thisisincredible.Werecommenda
commisionbesenttoNabootoassertainthetruth.
VALORUM:Overruled.
LOTTDOD:YourHonor,youcannotallowustobecondemnedwithout
reasonableobservation.It'sagainstalltherulesofprocedure.
AthirdboxrepresentingMalastaremovesintothecenteroftheroom.AKS
MOE,theAmbassador,addressestheconvention.
AKSMOE:TheCongressofMalastareconcurswiththehonorabledelegate
fromtheTradeFederation.Acommisionmustbeappointed...thatisthelaw.
VALORUM:Thepoint...
VALORUMconferswithseveralofhisAIDESandVICECHAIRMANMASAMEDDA.
PALPATINEwhisperssomethingtotheQUEEN.
PALPATINE:Enterthebureaucrats,thetruerulersoftheRepublic,andon
thepayrolloftheTradeFederation,Imightadd.ThisiswhereChancellor
Valorum'sstrengthwilldissapear.
VALORUM:Thepointisconceded...Section523Atakeprecedencehere.Queen
AmidalaoftheNaboo,willyoudeferyourmotiontoallowacommissionto
explorethevalidityofyouraccusations?
QUEENAMIDALAisangrybutremainscomposed.
AMIDALA:(angrily)Iwillnotdefer...Ihavecomebeforeyoutoresolve
thisattackonoursovereigntynow.Iwasnotelectedtowatchmypeople
sufferanddiewhileyoudiscussthisinvasioninacommittee.Ifthisbody
isnotcapableofaction,Isuggestnewleadershipisneeded.Imovefora
"voteofnoconfidence"...inChancellorValorum'sleadership.
VALORUM:What?...No!
Thiscausesagreatstirintheassembly.Aloudmumurcresendosintoa
roarofapprovalandjeers.CHANCELLORVALORUMisstunnedandstands
speechless.HisViceChair,MASAMEDDA,takesover.
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MASAMEDDA:Order!Weshallhaveorder...
Thingssettledownalittle.TheFederationboxsettlesnexttoAMIDALA.
PRINCEBAILORGANAmoveshisboxintothearena.
BAILORGANA:Alderaansecondsthemotionforavoteofnoconfidencein
ChancellorValorum.
MADAMEDDA:ThemotionhasbeensecondedbyBailOrganaofAlderaan.
MASAMEDDAturnstotheconfusedVALORUM,andwhisperssomethingtohim.
BAILORGANA:Theremustbenodelays.Themotionisonthefloorandmust
bevoteduponinthissession.
LOTTDOD:TheTradeFederationmovesthemotionbesenttotheprocedures
committeeforstudy.
Theassemblybeginstochant.VALORUMtalkstoMASAMEDDA.
ASSEMBLY:Votenow!Votenow!Votenow!
PALPATINEstandsnexttoAMIDALA.
PALPATINE:Yousee,YourMajaesty,thetideiswithus...Valorumwillbe
votedout,Iassureyou,andtheywillelectinanewChancellor,astrong
Chancellor,onewhowillnotletourtragedycontinue...
MASAMEDDA:ThewSupremeChancellorrequestsarecess.Tomorrowwewill
beginthevote.
TheFederationdelegationisfurious.VALORUMturnstoPALPATINE.
VALORUM:Palpatine,Ithoughtyouweremyally...myfriend.Youhave
betrayedme!Howcouldyoudothis?
EXT.PALACEOFTHEJEDIBALCONYSUNSET
OBIWANandQUIGONstandoutsidethepalaceonabalcony.
OBIWAN:TheboywillnotpasstheCouncil'stests,Master,andyouknow
it.Heisfartooold.
QUIGON:AnakinwillbecomeAJedi...Ipromiseyou.
OBIWAN:Don'tdefytheCouncil,Master..notagain.
QUIGON:IwilldowhatImust.
OBIWAN:Master,youcouldbesittingontheCouncilbynowifyouwould
justfollowthecode.Theywillnotgoalongwithyouthistime.
QUIGON:Youstillhavemuchtolearn,myyoungapprentice.
INT.PALACEOFTHEJEDICOUNCILCHAMBERSSUNSET
ANAKINstandsbeforetheTWELVEJEDI.MACEWINDUholdsasmallhandheld
viewingscreen.Inrapidsuccession,imagesflashacrossthescreen.
ANAKIN:Aship...acup...aspeeder.
MACEWINDUturnstheviewingscreenoffandnodstowardYODA.
YODA:Good,good,youngone.Howfeelyou?
ANAKIN:Cold,sir.
YODA:Afraidareyou?
ANAKIN:No,sir.
MACEWINDU:Afraidtogiveupyourlife?
ANAKIN:Idon'tthinkso.
ANAKINhesitatesforamoment.
YODA:Seethroughyou,wecan.
MACEWINDU:Bemindfulofyourfeelings...
KIADI:YOurthoughtsdwellonyourmother.
ANAKIN:Imissher.
YODA:Afraidtoloseher..Ithink.
ANAKIN:(alittleangry)What'sthatgottodowithanything?
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YODA:Eveything.Fearisthepathtothedarkside...fearleadsto
anger...angerleadstohate..hateleadstosuffering.
ANAKIN:(angrily)Iamnotafraid!
YODA:AJedimusthavethedeepestcommitment,themostseriousmind.I
sensemuchfearinyou.
ANAKIN:(quietly)Iamnotafraid.
YODA:Thencontinue,wewill.
INT.PALPATINESQUARTERSSUNSET
QUEENAMIDALAisstanding,staringoutthewindow,withJARJAR.Thelights
ofthecityshimmerbeforethem.EIRTAEandSABEstandnearthedoor.JAR
JARturnstofacetheQUEENandseeshersadness.
JARJAR:Mesawonderwhydagudsinventpain?
AMIDALA:Tomotivateus,Iimagine...
JARJAR:Yousatinkenyousapeoplegannadie?
AMIDALA:Idon'tknow.
JARJAR:Gungansgannagetpastedtoo,eh?
AMIDALA:Ihopenot.
JARJAR:Gungansdodie'nwithoutafight....wesawarriors.Wesagotta
grandarmy.Datwhyyounolikenus,metinks.
PALPATINEandCAPTAINPANAKArushintotheromandbowbeforetheQUEEN.
CAPT.PANAKA:YourHighness,SenatorPalpatinehasbeennominatedto
succeedValorumasSupremeChancellor.
PALPATINE:Asurprise,tobesure,butawelcomeone.Ipromise,Your
Majesty,ifIamelected,IwillbringdemocracybacktotheRepublic.I
willputanendtocorruption.TheTradeFedreationwillloseitsinfluence
overthebureaucrats,andourpeoplewillbefreed.
AMIDALA:Whoelsecanbenominated?
CAPT.PANAKA:BailAntillesofAlderaanandAinleeTeemofMalastare.
PALPATINE:Ifeelconfident...our"situation"willcreateastrong
sympaphyvoteforus...IwillbeChancellor,Ipromiseyou.
AMIDALA:Ifearbythetimeyouhavecontrolofthebureaucrats,Senator,
therewillbenothingleftofourcities,ourpeople,ourwayoflife...
PALPATINE:Iunderstandyourconcern,YourMajesty;unfortunately,the
Federationhaspossessionofourplanet.Thelawisintheirfavor.
AMIDALA:WiththeSenateintransition,thereisnothingmoreIcando
here...Senator,thisisyourarena.IfeelImustreturntomine.Ihave
decidedtogobacktoNaboo.Myplaceiswithmypeople.
PALPATINE:Goback!!But,YourMajesty,berealistic!Youwouldbein
danger.Theywillforceyoutosignthetreaty.
AMIDALA:Iwillsignnotreaty,Senator.Myfatewillbenodifferentfrom
thatofourpeople.Captain!
CAPT.PANAKA:Yes,YourHighness?
AMIDALA:Readymyship!
CAPT.PANAKA:Please,YourMajesty,stayhere...whereit'ssafe.
AMIDALA:Noplaceissafe,iftheSenatedoesn'tcondemnthisinvasion.It
iscleartomenowthattheRepublicnolongerfunctionsasademocracy.If
youwintheelection,Senator,Iknowyouwilldoeverythingpossibleto
stoptheFederation.Iprayyouwillbringsanityandcompassionbackto
theSenate.
AMIDALAandherRETINUEexittheroom.PALPATINEhasaselfsatisfiedsmile
onhisface.
INT.TEMPLEOFTHEJEDICOUNCILCHAMBERSTWILIGHT
ANAKIN,OBIWAN,andQUIGONstandbeforetheTWELVEMEMBERSOFTHEJEDI
COUNCIL.
YODA:...Correctyouwere,QuiGon.
MACEWINDU:Hiscellscontainahighconcentrationofmidichlorians.
KIADI:TheForceisstrongwithhim.
QUIGON:He'stobetrained,then.
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MACEWINDU:No.Hewillnotbetrained.
ANAKINiscrestfallen;tearsbegintoforminhiseyes.
QUIGON:No??!!
OBIWANsmiles.
MACEWINDU:Heistooold.Thereisalreadytoomuchangerinhim.
QUIGON:Heisthechosenone...youmustseeit.
YODA:Clouded,thisboy'sfutureis.Maskedbyhisyouth.
QUIGON:Iwilltrinhim,then.ItakeAnakinasmyPadawanlearner.
OBIWANreactswithsurprise.ANAKINwatcheswithinterest.
YODA:Anapprentice,youhave,QuiGon.Impossible,totakeonasecond.
MACEWINDU:Weforbidit.
QUIGON:ObiWanisready...
OBIWAN:Iamreadytofacethetrials.
YODA:Readysoearly,areyou?Whatknowyouofready?
ANAKINwatchesasQUIGONandOBIWANexchangeangrylooks.
QUIGON:Headstrong....andhehasmuchtolearnaboutthelivingForce,
butheiscapabe.Thereislittlemorehewilllearnfromme.
YODA:Ourowncouncilwewillkeeponwhoisready.Moretolearn,he
has...
MACEWINDU:Nowisnotthetimeforthis...theSenateisvotingforanew
SpremeChancellor.QueenAmidalaisreturninghome,whichwillputpressure
ontheFederation,andcouldwidentheconfrontation.
YODA:AnddrawouttheQueen'sattacker.
KIADI:Eventsaremovingfast...toofast.
MACEWINDU:GowiththeQueentoNabooanddiscovertheidentityofthe
darkwarrior.ThatistheclueweneedtounravelthismysteryoftheSith.
YODA:YoungSkywalker'sfatewillbedecidedlater.
QUIGON:IbroughtAnakinhere;hemuststayinmycharge.Hehasnowhere
elsetogo.
MACEWINDU:Heisyourward,QuiGon...wewillnotdisputethat.
YODA:Trainhimnot.Takehimwithyou,buttrainhimnot!
MACEWINDU:ProtecttheQueen,butdonotintercedeifitcomestowar
untilwehavetheSenate'sapproval.
YODA:MaytheForcebewithyou.
OBIWAN,QUIGON,andANAKINleave.
EXT.CORUSCANTSENATELANDINGPLATFORMNIGHT
QUIGON,OBIWAN,andANAKINstandonthelandingplatformoutsidethe
ship.ARTOOwhistlesahappytuneasheleansovertheedgeofthe
platform,watchingthetraffic.Suddenly,heleansovertoofarandfalls
overboard.Afteramoment,hereappears,usinghisonboardjetstopropel
himselfbackontothelandingplatform.ThewindwhipsatANAKINashe
listenstotheJEDI.
OBIWAN:Itisnotdisrespect,Master,itisthetruth.
QUIGON:Fromyourpointofview....
OBIWAN:Theboyisdangerous...theyallsenseit.Whycan'tyou?
QUIGON:Hisfateisuncertain,notdangerous.TheCouncilwilldecide
Anakin'sfuture...thatshouldbeenoughforyou.Nowgetonboard!
OBIWANreluctantlyboardstheNaboospacecraftfollowedbyARTOO.QUIGON
goesovertoANAKIN.
ANAKIN:MasterQuiGon,sir,Idonotwishtobeaproblem.
QUIGON:Youwon'tbe,Annie....I'mnotallowedtotrainyou,soIwant
youtowatchmeandbemindful...alwaysremember,yourfocusdetermines
yourreality.Stayclosetomeandyouwillbesafe.
ANAKIN:Master,sir...I'vebeenwondering...whataremidichlorians?
QUIGON:Midichloriansareamicrocopiclifeformthatresidewithinall
livingcellsandcommunicateswiththeForce.
ANAKIN:Theyliveinsideofme?
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QUIGON:Inyourcells.Wearesymbiontswiththemidichlorians.
ANAKIN:Symbionts?
QUIGON:Lifeformslivingtogetherformutualadvantage.Withoutthe
midichlorians,lifecouldnotexist,andwewouldhavenoknowledgeofthe
Force.Theycontinuallyspeaktoyou,tellingyouthewilloftheForce.
ANAKIN:Theydo??
QUIGON:Whenyoulearntoquietyourmind,youwillhearthemspeakingto
you.
ANAKIN:Idon'tunderstand.
QUIGON:Withtimeandtraining,Annie...youwill.
Twotaxispullup,andCAPTAINPANAKA,SENATORPALPATINE,TWENTYORSO
TROOPS,GUARDS,andOFFICERSwalkbrisklytowardtheship,followedby
QUEENAMIDALA,PADME,EIRTAE,andfinally,JARJAR.AMIDALAandher
HANDMAIDENSstopbeforetheJEDI.
QUIGON:(Cont'd)YourHighness,itisourpleasuretocontinuetoserve
andprotectyou.
AMIDALA:Iwelcomeyourhelp.SenatorPalpatinefearstheFederationmeans
todestroyme.
QUIGON:Ipromiseyou,Iwillnotletthathappen.
AMIDALAenterstheship,followedbyherHANDMAIDENS.JARJARhugsQUIGON
andANAKIN.
JARJAR:Wesagoenhome!
TheyALLmoveontotheship.Theshiptakesoff.
INT.NABOOPALACETHRONEROOMTHEEDNIGHT
NUTEandRUNEstandbeforeahologramofDARTHSIDIOUS.
DARTHSIDIOUS:TheQueenisonherwaytoyou.Iregretsheisofno
furtherusetous.Whenshegetsthere,destroyher.
NUTE:Yes,myLord.
DARTHSIDIOUS:Viceroy,istheplanetsecure?
NUTE:Yes,myLord,wehavetakenoverthelastpocketsofprimitivelife
forms.Weareincompletecontroloftheplanetnow.
DARTHSIDIOUS:Good.IwillseetoitthatintheSenate,thingsstayas
theyare.IamsendingDarthMaultojoinyou.HewilldealwiththeJedi.
NUTE:Yes,myLord.
DARTHSIDIOUSfadesoff.
RUNE:ASithlordherewithus?!!
INT.SPACENABOOSPACECRAFTCOCKPIT
ANAKINstandsnexttothePILOT,RICOLIE,pointingtovariousbuttonsand
gauges.
ANAKIN:...andthatone?
RICOLIE:Theforwardstabalizer.
ANAKIN:Andthosecontrolthepitch?
RICOLIE:Youcatchonprettyquick.
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTQUEEN'SCHAMBERS
SABEandEIRTAEstandbehindQUEENAMIDALAasshetalkswithQUIGONand
CAPTAINPANAKA.OBIWANandJARJARwatch.
CAPT.PANAKA:ThemomentwelandtheFederationwillarrestyou,andforce
youtosignthetreaty.
QUIGON:Iagree...I'mnotsurewhatyouhopetoaccomplishbythis.
AMIDALA:I'mgoingtotakebackwhat'sours.
CAPT.PANAKA:Thereareonlytwelveofus,YourHighness....wehaveno
army.
QUIGON:Icannotfightawarforyou,YourHighness,onlyprotectyou.
AMIDALA:JarJarBinks!
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JARJARlooksaround,puzzled.
JARJAR:Mesa,YourHighness?
AMIDALA:Yes.Ineedyourhelp.
INT.NABOOCRUISERCOCKPITDAY
TheNabooCruiserheadstowardthelushgreenplanet.Thereisonlyone
Federationbattlecruiserorbiting.OBIWANandCAPTAINPANAKAspotiton
theviewscreen.
PANAKA:Theblockade'sgone.
OBIWAN:Thewar'sover...Noneedforitnow.
RICOLIE:Ihaveonebattleshiponmyscope.
OBIWAN:Adroidcontrolship.
PANAKA:They'veprobablyspottedus.
OBIWAN;Wehaven'tmuchtime.
INT.NABOOSPACECRAFTMAINHOLD
TheQUEEN,CAPTAINPANAKA,TROOPS,andHANDMAIDENSgetreadytodisembark
astheshipalnds.Theelevatordoorslidesopen,andANAKINemergesinto
theholdarea.HeseePADMEandrunuptoher.
ANAKIN:Hi!Wherehaveyoubeen?
PADME:Annie!Whatareyoudoinghere?
ANAKIN:I'mwithQuiGon...but...they'renotgoingtoletmebeaJedi.
I'mtooold.
PADME:Thisisgoingtobedangerous,Annie.
ANAKIN:Isit?Icanhelp...Wherearewegoing?
PADME:Towar,I'mafraid.TheQueenhashadtomakethemostdifficuld
decisionofherlife.Shedoesn'tbelieveinfighting,Annie.Wearea
peacefulpeople...
ANAKIN:Iwanttohelp...I'mgladyou'reback.
ANAKINsmiles.PADMEsmilesback.
EXT.NABOOSWAMPDAY
TheNaboospacecrafthaslandedintheGunganswamp.TROOPSunloadthe
shipsinthebackgroundasOBIWANapproachesQUIGON.
OBIWAN:JarJarisonhiswaytotheGungancity,Master.
QUIGON'sthoughtsareelsewhere.
QUIGON:Good.
OBIWANandQUIGONstandsilentlyforamoment.
OBIWAN:DoyouthinktheQueen'sideawillwork?
QUIGON:TheGunganswillnoteasilybeswayed,andwecannotuseour
powertohelpher.
OBIWAN:I'm...I'msorryformybehavior,Master.Itisnotmyplaceto
disagreewithyouabouttheboy.IamgratefulyouthinkIamreadyforthe
trials.
QUIGONlooksathimforalongmoment.
QUIGON:Youhavebeenagoodapprentice.YouaremuchwiserthanIam,
ObiWan.IforeseeyouwillbecomeagreatJediKnight.
EXT.NABOOSWAMPUNDERWATERDAY(FX)
JARJARswimsdownintoBubbleCity.
INT.OTOHGUNGACITYSQUARE
JARJARentersthemainsquareofthebubblecity.Hestands,stunned,in
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amazementandfear.Heisnervousandshaking.
JARJAR:Ello!Wheredaseverybody?
Theplazaisempty.Henoticesthatmanyofthebuildingsareshotupasif
therehadbeenabattleofsomekind.
EXT.NABOOSWAMPLAKEDAY
JARJARexitstheswamplakeandwalksovertoQUEENAMIDALA,CAPTAIN
PANAKA,OBIWAN,andQUIGON.PADME,EIRTAE,RABE,ANAKIN,andARTOO,
FOUR
PILOTS,andEIGHTGUARDSstandinthebackgroundnearthestarship.
JARJAR:Daresanobodydare.Allgone.Somekindafight,Itink.Sorry,
noGungas...noGungas.
CAPT.PANAKA:Doyouthinktheyhavebeentakentocamps?
OBIWAN:Morelikelytheywerewipedout.
JARJAR:No...mesanotinkso.Gunganhiden.Whenintrouble,gotosacred
place.Mackineeksnofindthemdare.
QUIGON:Doyouknowwheretheyare?
EXT.NABOOSWAMPDAY
TheGROUPfollowsJARJARashemovesthroughtheswamp.JARJARstopsand
sniffstheair.TheGROUPstopbehindhim.
JARJAR:Dissenit.
JARJARmakesastrangechatteringnoise.Suddenly,outofnowhere,CAPTAIN
TARPALSandSIXOTHERGUNGANTROOPSridingonKAADUSemergefromthebrush.
JARJAR:(Cont'd)Heyodalee,CaptainTarpals.
CAPT.TARPALS:Binks!!Noahgain!
JARJAR:Wecomentoseedaboss.
CAPTIANTARPALSrollshiseyes.
CAPT.TARPALS:Ouchtime,Binks...Ouchtimeforallnyouse.
EXT.NABOOSACREDTEMPLERUINSDAY
JARJAR,QUEENAMIDALA,ANAKIN,ARTOO,QUIGON,OBIWAN,PADME,RABE,
EIRTAE,andtherestofhergroupareledthroughaclearingfullofGUNGAN
refugees.Atthefarendaretheruinsofagrandtemplewithmassive
carvedheads.BOSSNASSandseveralotherCOUNCILMEMBERSwalkoutonthe
topofathreequartersubmergedhead.
BOSSNASS:JarJar,yousapayendistime.Who'sdaussenothers??
QUEENAMIDALAstepsforward.CAPTAINPANAKAandtheJEDIstandbehindher.
AMIDALA:IamQueenAmidalaoftheNaboo...Icomebeforeyouinpeace.
BOSSNASS:Naboobiggen.YousabringendaMackineeks...Dyabustenussen
omm.Yousaallbombad.Yousaalldie'n,mesatink.
CAPTAINPANAKAandHALFADOZENGUARDSandPILOTSlookaroundnervously,
andtheGUNGANTROOPSlowertheirlongpowerpoles.TheJEDIstayrelaxed.
ANAKINwatcheseverythingwithgreatinterest.
AMIDALA:Wewishtoformanalliance...
Suddenly,PADMEstepsforward.
PADME:YourHonor...
ARTOOwhistlesaquiet"uhoh."
BOSSNASS:Whosadis?
PADME:IamQueenAmidala(pointstoQueen)Thisismydecoy...my
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protection...myloyalbodyguard.
ANAKINisstunned.OBIWANandQUIGONgiveeachotheraknowinglook.
PADME:(Cont'd)...Iamsorryformydeception,butunderthe
circumstancesithasbecomenecessarytoprotectmyself.Althoughwedonot
alwaysagree,YourHonor,ourtwogreatsocietieshavealwayslivedin
peace...untilnow.TheTradeFederationhasdestroyedallthatwehave
workedsohardtobuild.Youareinhiding,mypeopleareincamps.Ifwe
donotactquickly,allwillbelostforever...Iaskyoutohelpus...no,I
begyoutohelpus.
PADMEdropstoherkneesandprostratesherselfbeforeBOSSNASS.Thereis
agaspfromCAPTAINPANAKA,HISTROOPS,andtheHANDMAIDENS.
PADME:(Cont'd)Weareyourhumbleservants...ourfateisinyourhands.
Slowly,CAPTAINPANAKAandhisTROOPSbowdownbeforetheGUNGANCOUNCIL.
ThentheHANDMAIDENS,ANAKIN,andfinallytheJEDI.TheGUNGANSarepuzzled
bythis.BOSSNASSbeginstolaugh.
BOSSNASS:YousanotinkenyousagreaterdendaGungans..Mesalikedis.
Maybewesabeinfriends.
INT.NABOOPALACETHRONEROOMDAY
NUTE,RUNE,andDARTHMAULwalkwithahologramofDARTHSIDIOUS.
NUTE:...we'vesentoutpatrols.We'vealreadylocatedtheirstarshipin
theswamp....Itwon'tbelong,MyLord.
DARTHSIDIOUS:Thisisanunexpectedmoveforher.It'stooaggresive..
LordMaul,bemindful.
DARTHMAUL:Yes,myMaster.
DARTHSIDIOUS:Bepatient...Letthemmakethefirstmove.
EXT.NABOOEDGEOFSWAMP/GRASSPLAINSDAY
AGUNGANSENTRYsitsontopoftheancienttempleheah,searchingthe
landscapewithapairofelectrobinoculars.Heseessomethingandyells
downtoANAKINatthefootofthestatue.
GUNGANLOOKOUT:Dazacomen!
ANAKIN:Allright.They'rehere!
ANAKINyellsandrunsovertoPADMEandtheJEDI,whoarediscussinga
battleplanwithFIVEGUNGANGENERALS.SABEandEIRTAEstandnearby.BOSS
NASSputshisarmaroundJARJAR.
BOSSNASS:Yousadoengrand.JarJarbringendaNabootogether.
JARJAR:Oh,no,no,no...
BOSSNASS:So,wesamakenyousaBombadGeneral.
JARJAR:General??!Oh,no..
JARJAR'seyesrollback,histongueflopsoutandhefaints.
FOURSPEEDERSpulluptotheGROUP.CAPTAINPANAKAandaDOZENORSO
GUARDS
andPILOTpileoutandjointhegroup.
PADME:Whatisthesituation?
CAPT.PANAKA:Almosteveryone'sincamps.Afewhundredpoliceandguards
haveformedanundergroundmovement.IbroughtasmanyofthekeadersasI
could.TheFederationArmy'salsomuchlargerthanwethought,andmuch
stronger.YourHighness,thisisabattleIdonotthinkwecanwin.
PADME:Thebattleisadiversion.TheGungansmustdrawtheDroidArmyaway
fromthecities.Wecanenterthecityusingthesecretpassagesonthe
waterfallside.Oncewegettothemainentrance,CaptainPnakawillcreate
adiversion,sothatwecanenterthepalaceandcapturetheViceroy.
WithouttheViceroy,theywillbelostandconfused.
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PADME:(Cont'd)Whatdoyouthink,MasterJedi?
QUIGON:TheViceroywillbewellguarded.
CAPT.PANAKA:Thedifficulty'sgettingintothethroneroom.Oncewe're
inside,weshouldn'thaveaproblem.
QUIGON:ThereisapossibilitywiththisdiversionmanyGunganswillbe
killed.
BOSSNASS:Wesareadytodoaresapart.
JARJARsmilesaveryworriedandsheepishgrin.ANAKINwatcheswith
interest,asdoesARTOO.
PADME:WehaveaplanwhichshouldimmobilizetheDroidArmy.Wewillsend
whatpilotswehavetoknockouttheDroidcontrolshipwhichisorbiting
theplanet.Ifwecangetpasttheirrayshields,wecansevercommunication
andtheirdroidswillbehelpless.
QUIGON:Awellconceivedplan.However,there'sgreatrisk.Theweapons
onyourfightersmaynotpenetratetheshieldsonthecontrolship.
OBIWAN:Andthere'sanevenbiggerdanger.IftheVicroyescapes,Your
Highness,hewillreturnwithanotherdroidarmy.
PADME:ThatiswhywemustnotfailtogettotheViceroy.Everything
dependsonit.
INT.THEEDPALACETHRONEROOMDAY
NUTE,RUNE,DARTHMAUL,OOM9,andahologramofDARTHSIDIOUSwalkthrough
thethroneroom.
DARTHSIDIOUS:...sheismorefoolishthanIthought.
NUTE:Wearesendingallavailabletroopstomeetthisarmyofhers
assemblingneartheswamp.Itappearstobemadeupofprimitives.Wedo
notexpectmuchresistance.
OOM9:IamincreasingsecurityatallNaboodetentioncamps.
DARTHMAUL:Ifeelthereismoretothis,MyMaster.ThetwoJedimaybe
usingtheQueenfortheirownpurposes.
DARTHSIDIOUS:TheJedicannotbecomeinvolved.Theycanonlyprotectthe
Queen.EvenQuiGonJinnwillnotbreakthatconenant....Thiswillworkto
ouradvantage...
NUTE:Ihaveyourapprovaltoproceedthen,MyLord.
DARTHSIDIOUS:Proceed.Wipethemput...allofthem.INT.NABOOSWAMPLAKE
DAY(FX)
Allispeaceful.SMALLCRITTERSdrinkoutofalargeswamplake.Suddenly
thereisadisturbanceinthemiddleofthelake.Arushofbubbles,thena
GUNGANSOLDIERridingaKAADUemergesfromthewater,followedbySEVERAL
OTHERS.FROGSandOTHERLITTLEANIMALSfleeinalldirectionsastheGUNGAN
ARMYmarchesthroughtheswamp.TheKAADUshakethemselvesoffastheyexit
thelake.WhenJARJAR'sKAADUshakesoff,JARJARfallsoff.
SOLDIERSonhuge,lizardlikeFAMBAASwithlargeshieldgeneratorsmounted
ontheirbacksfollowthemarchingWARRIORS.TheGUNGANARMYheadsoutof
theswampandontotherollinggrassyhills.
HUNDREDSOFGUNGANWARRIORSmarchinlonlinestowardthehorizon.
Federationtanksmoveuptoaridgeandstop.Inthedistancetheyseethe
GUNGANARMYmarchingtowardthem.TheGUNGANGENERALCEELseesthetankson
theridgeandordersahalt.TheGUNGANSarespreadoutinalargeline.
JARJARisnervous.GENERALCEELsignalstotheshieldoperators.
GENERALCEEL:Energizetheshields.
Aredrayshootsoutofthegeneratorandblastsintoalargedishonthe
backofasecondFAAMBAandspreadslikeanumbrellaovertheassembled
WARRIORS.
EXT.THEEDCENTRALPLAZADAY
PADME,followedbyEIRTAE,OBIWAN,QUIGON,ANAKIN,andARTOO,stealthily
makesherwaytowardtheentrancetothemainhanger.Theyarefollowedby
aboutTWENTYNABOOGUARDS,PILOTS,andTROOPS.Theystop,andPADMEusesa
smallredlaserlighttosignalacrosstheplazatoCAPTAINPANAKA,RABE
andTWENTYOTHERASSORTEDNABOOTROOPS.Theysignalback.QUIGONleans
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overtoANAKIN.
QUIGON:Oncewegetinside,Annie,youfindasafeplacetohideandstay
there.
ANAKIN:Sure.
QUIGON:Andstaythere!
DROIDTROOPSmillaboutthetankfilledplaza.Atthefarendoftheplaza,
SEVERALDROIDSbegintorunandfire.NABOOSOLDIERSbegintofirebackat
theBATTLEDROIDS.
Astheruckuseruptsatoneendoftheplaza,PADMEandherTROOPSrush
intothemainhanger.CAPTAINPANAKAandHISSOLDIERScontinuetoengage
theDROIDSoutside.
INT.THEEDCENTRALHANGERDAY
ALARMSARESOUNDINGaPADME,theJEDI,ANAKIN,EIRTAE,andPADME'sTROOPS
rushintothehanger.BATTLEDROIDSbeginfiringatthemastheyrunfor
cover.ANAKINrunsunderaNaboofighter.TheJEDIdeflectboltsaimedat
PADMEbackontotheBATTLEDROIDS,causingthemtoEXPLODE.
INT.THEEDPALACETHRONEROOMDAY
NUTE,RUNE,andFOURCOUNCILMEMBERSwatchtheplazabattleonalargeview
screen.
NUTE:Ithoughtthebattlewasgoingtotakeplacefarfromhere...thisis
tooclose!
RUNE:Whatisgoingon?
DARTHMAULentersthethroneroom.
DARTHMAUL:Itoldyoutherewasmoretothis...theJediareinvolved.
EXT.NABOOGRASSPLAINSDAY(FX)
TheFederationtanksbegintofireontheGUNGANS,buttheyareprotected
bytheirenergyshield.Thetanksstopfiring,andtheGUNGANSCHEER,until
theyseethedoorstothemassivetransportsopen,andracksofBATTLE
DROIDSarepulledoutandlinedupbyasquadofSTAPS.
TheBATTLEDROIDSreconfigureintotheirstandingposition.TheGUNGANSget
readyforanattack.OOM9givesthecommandtomoveforward,andTHOUSANDS
OFDROIDSmarchtowardtheGUNGANS.
TheGUNGANSpoweruptheirweapons.TheDROIDSslowlymarchthroughthe
protectiveshieldandstartfiring.TheGUNGANSthrowtheirpowerpolesand
flingsmallballsofenergywithslingshots.TheWARRIORSdumplargeballs
ofenergyintomortarsthatheatupandfiretheenergygooontotheBATTLE
DROIDS,causingthemtoshortout.
ThebattleragesandtheGUNGANSdefendtheirshieldgeneratorsagainstthe
ARMYOFDROIDS.OOM9watchesfromatankonahilloverlookingthebattle.
INT.THEEDCENTRALHANGERDAY
ANAKINhidesbehindoneoftheNaboofighters,duckingaslargeboltswhiz
pastandEXPLODEnearhim.PADMEandtheTWOJEDIdestroyBATTLEDROIDS
rightandleft.TheQUEEN'STROOPSandEIRTAEalsoblastawayatthe
DROIDS.PADMEsignalstoherpilots.
PADME:Gettoyourships!
ThePILOTSandARTOOUNITSrunfortheNaboofightercraftstackedinthe
hangerbay.ONEOFTHEPILOTSjumpsintoafighterrightabovewhereANAKIN
ishiding.
FIGHTERPILOT:Betterfindanewhidingplace,kid.I'mtakingthisship.
Theshipbeginstolevitateoutofthehanger.BATTLEDROIDSfireatitas
itfallsinbehindfiveotherfighters.ARTOOwhistlestoANAKINfroma
secondfighternotfaraway.ANAKINrunsandjumpsintothesecondfighter
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EXT.THEEDCENTRALPLAZADAY(FX)
TwoNaboostarfightersexitthemainhanger.Atankfiresatthem,hitting
oneofthem,whichcausesittopinwheelintothegroundandEXPLODE.
INT.THEEDCENTRALHANGERDAY
CAPTAINPANAKA,SABEandNABOOTROOPSrushintothehangerandoverwlmthe
fewremainingBATTLEDROIDS.PADME,OBIWAN,andQUIGONjoinforceswith
CAPTAINPANAKA.
PADME:MyguessistheViceroyisinthethroneroom.
ShelookstoQUIGON.
QUIGON:Iagree.
Theystarttoheadfortheexit,onthewaypassingthefighterwhere
ANAKINishiding.ARTOOwhistlesagreetingasANAKINpeepsoutofthe
cockpit.
ANAKIN:Hey!Waitforme.
QUIGON:No,Annie,youstaythere.Stayrightwhereyouare.
ANAKNI:But,I...
QUIGON:Stayinthatcockpit.
Theyheadfortheexit.Astheyareabouttogothroughthedoor,suddenly
everyonescatters,revealingDARTHMAULstandinginthedoorway.CAPTAIN
PANAKA,PADME,andHERTROOPSbackaway.QUIGONandOBIWANstepforward.
QUIGON:(Cont'd)We''handlethis...
TheTWOJEDItakeofftheircapesandignitetheirlaserswords.DARTHMAUL
takesoffhiscape,andigniteshislasersword.Bothendsofthesword
lightup.
Atthefarendofthehanger,SIXWHEELDROIDSrollinandtransforminto
theirbattleposition.ARTOOcallsANAKIN'sattentiontotheDROIDS.The
JEDIbegintofighttheSithLord.
ANAKIN:Oh,no...
TheDROIDSbegintoadvanceandstartfiringonPADMEandHERTROOPS.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Wegottadosomething,Artoo.
ARTOOwhistlesareply.Suddenly,theship'ssystemsgoon,andtheship
beginstolevitate.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Allright,thanksArtoo!Greatidea!I'lltakeover.
Let'ssee...
ANAKINsteerstheshiptowardtheDROIDS.Hepushesabutton,andtheship
beginstoshake.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Where'sthetrigger?Oops,wrongone..Maybethisone....
ANAKINpushesasecondbutton,andthelasersbegintofire,wipingout
severalDESTROYERDROIDS.ARTOOwhistlesacheer.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Yeah,allright."Droidblaster."Yeah!
TheJEDIareengagedinafierceswordfightwithDARTHMAUL.Theyhave
movedintothecenterofthehanger.WhiletheWHEELDROIDSaremomentarily
distractedbyANAKIN,CAPTAINPANAKA,PADME,andHERTROOPSexitintoa
palacehallway.
TheWHEELDROIDSstartfiringatANAKIN.ThereareEXPLOSIONSallaround
him.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Oops...shieldup!Alwaysontheright...shieldsalwayson
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ANAKINflipsseveralswitches,andtheafterburnerignites.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Iknowwe'removing.I'llshuttheenergydrivedown.
Thefighterrocketsoutofthehanger.ARTOOandANAKINholdonfordear
life.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Oops!!Wrongone.
ARTOObeeps.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)I'mnotdoinganything!
ARTOObeeps.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Iknow...Ididn'tpushanything.
TheSITHLORD'smovesareincredible.HeisfightingtheTWOJEDIatonce,
flippingintotheair,outmaneuveringthemateveryturn.
INT.NABOOSTARFIGHTERCOCKPITSPACE
TheNaboofleetleavestheplanetandheadstowardthespacestation.
RICOLIE:BravoFlightA,takeonthefighters.FlightB,maketherunon
thetransmitter.
BRAVOTWO:Roger,BravoLeader.
Thefleetapproachesthespacestation.ManyFederationfightersexitthe
hangersandattack.
RICOLIE:Enemyfightersstraightahead!
EXT.NABOOGRASSPALINSDAY
JARJAR'sclumsinessworksforhiminthebattle.Hegetscaughtupinthe
wiringofablastedDROID,draggingthetorsoaroundwithhim,theDROID's
gunfiringrandomly,accidentlyblastingSEVERALDROIDSinoneprocess.
OOM9decidestosendintheWHEELDROIDSandgivesthesignal.HUNDREDSOF
WHEELDROIDSrolloutofthetransportsandheaddowntowardthebattle.
Theyslowlyrollthroughthedeflectorshields,thentransformthemselves
oncetheygetontheotherside.TheGUNGANSblasttheWHEELDROIDSwith
energyballs.TheDESTROYERDROIDSblastmanyGUNGANS.
INT.NABOOSTARFIGHTERCOCKPITSPACE
Agiantdogfightensues.ANAKIN'sfighterfliesintospaceaboveNaboo.
ARTOObeepsaworriedconcern.
ANAKIN:TheAutopilotissearchingforwhatotherships?
ARTOObeepsandwhistles.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Thereisnomanualoverride,Artoo.You'llhavetorewire
itorsomething.
ARTOOchirpsthathe'strying.
ANAKIN:(cont'd)Look!Theretheyare!That'swheretheautopilotis
takingus.
ANAKIN'sfighterfliestowardtheFederationBattleship.
INT.THEEDCENTRALHANGERDAY
TheSITHLORDdrivestheJEDIoutofthehangerandntothepowergenerator
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INT.THEEDPOWERGENERATORPITDAY
Threeswordsarecrossedinanintensedisplayofswordmanship.TheJEDI
andtheSITHLORDfighttheirwayacrossthenarrowbridgeoftheTheed
powergenerator.DARTHMAULjumpsontothebridgeabovethem.TheJEDI
follow,oneinfrontoftheSITHLORDandonebehind.Theycontinuetheir
swordfight.
INT.THEEDPALACEHALLWAYDAY
PADME,CAPTAINPANAKA,EIRTAE,SABEandTHIERTROOPSaretrappedina
hallwaybyBATTLEDROIDS.
PADME:Wedon'thavetimeforthis,Captain.
CAPT.PANAKA:Let'strytheoutsidestairway.
CAPTAINPANAKAblastsaholeinthewindow,andtheymaketheirwayoutside
thebuildingontoaledgeaboutsixstoriesabovearagingwaterfall.SABE,
EIRTAEandaboutTWENTYNABOOSOLDIERSstayinthehallwaytoholdoffthe
BATTLEDROIDS.
EXT.THEEDPALACEOVERWATERFALLDAY
PADME,CAPTAINPANAKA,andaboutTENOTHERNABOOSOLDIERSarelinedup
alongtheedge.Theyhavepulledsmallattachmentsoutoftheirpistolsand
fireataledgeaboutfourstoriesabovethem.Thincablesshootoutofthe
pistolsandareembeddedintotheledge.PADME,CAPTAINPANAKA,andthe
OTHERSbegintoclimbupthewall.
EXT.NABOOGRASSPLAINSDAY
TheGUNGANARMYisnomatchfortheDESTROYERDROIDS.JARJARtriestorun
fromtheBATTLEDROIDS.
GENERALCEEL:Retreat!Retreat!
TheGUNGANSbegintoturnandrun,onfoot,ontheirkaadu,andinwagons.
JARJARattemptstoescapeonawagonofenergyballsbutonlymanagesto
unhitchthebackgate,causingalloftheenergyballstorolloutofthe
wagonanddownthehill.JARJARscramblestoavoidbeinghitbyoneofthe
balls.FOURDESTROYERDROIDSaren'tsolucky.Theygetblastedbythe
energyballs.
TheGUNGANSrenewtheirattackontheDROIDARMY.JARJAR'sbumbling
destroysseveralmoreDESTROYERDROIDS.
INT.NABOOSTARFIGHTERCOCKPITSPACE
ANAKINfindshimselfinthemiddleofthespacebattle.Ashipexplodes
behindhim(overhisleftshoulder).
ANAKIN:Whoo,boy!Thisistense!
Helooksforwardtoseeenemyshipsapproachingheadon.
ANAKN:(Cont'd):Oops!Artoo,getusoffAutopilot!
ARTOOscreamsareply.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)I'vegotcontrol?
ANAKINfipsswitches.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Okay,let'sgoleft!
Hemovesthecontrolsleftandtheshipresponds,turningleft.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Yes...I'vegotcontrol.Youdidit,Artoo!
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ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Goback!?!QuiGontoldmetostayinthiscockpitand
that'swhatI'mgonnado.Nowc'mon!
Anenemyfightercomesintohissights.ANAKINpushesthecontrolsand
insteadoffiring,hisfighteracceleratespasttheenemyship.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Oops!Whoa!
Nowtheenemyshipisonhistail.Hetriesevasivemaneauvers.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)I'lltryspinning,that'sagoodtrick.
ANAKINrollstheshipasARTOOscreamsdesperately.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Iknowwe'reintrouble!Hangon!Thewayoutofthis
messisthewaywegotintoit.
ARTOObeepsareply.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Whichone?Thisone?
ANAKINyanksonthereversethrustersandtheshipslowsinstantlythe
enemyfightershootspastandexplodesagainstthespacestation.
INT.NABOOSTARFIGHTERCOCKPITSPACE
TheSQUADRONattacksthespacestation.
RICOLIE:Bravoflight...goforthecentralbridge.
BRAVOTWO:ROger,BravoLeader.
Theattackisfruitless.
RICOLIE:Theirdeflectorshieldistoostrong.We'llnevergetthrough
it.
Meanwhile,ANAKINisbeingchasedbyanotherfighter.ARTOOshrieks.
ANAKIN:Iknow,Artoo!Thisisn'tPodracing!
TheenemyshipfiresandhitsANAKIN'sfighter,sendingitintoaspin.
ARTOOscreams.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)We'rehit!
ANAKINregainscontrolashisshipentersthespacestationhanger.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Greatgobsofbanthapoodoo!
ANAKIN'sshipdodgesparkedtransportshipsandotherobstacles.Ahuge
bulkheadblockshisway.ARTOObeeps.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)I'mtryingtostop!I'mtryingtostop!Whoa!
ANAKINhitsthereversethrustersandtheshipskidstoastoponthe
hangerdeck.ARTOOgivesoutaworriedwhistle.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Allright!Allright!Getthesystemstarted!
ANAKINducksdowntoadjustacontrolpanel.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Everything'soverheated.Allthelightsarered.
ARTOOseesDROIDSappraoching,andbeepsfrantically.
INT.THEEDPOWERGENERATORPITDAY
Thelaserswordbattlecontinuesonthesmallcatwalkaroundthevastpower
pit.DARTHMAULkicksOBIWANoffoneoftherampsandhefallsseveral
levels.QUIGONknockstheDARKLORDoffanotherramp,andhelandshardon
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aramptwolevelsbelow.QUIGONjumpsdownafterhim.TheDARKLORDbacks
awayalongthecatwalkintoasmalldoor.QUIGONfollowsasOBIWANruns
tocatchup.
INT.THEEDPOWERGENERATORELECRICBEAMHALLWAY
TheSITHLORD,followedbyQUIGON,entersalonghallwayfilledwitha
seriesofdeadlyraysthatgoonandoffinapulsingpatternthatshoots
downthecorridoreveryminuteorso.DARTHMAULmakesitdownseveral
wallsofdeadlyraysbeforetheyclose.QUIGONisonewallawayfromthe
DARKLORD.OBIWANisjuststartingintoitandisfivewallswayfrom
DARTHMAUL.
TheJEDImustwaituntilthenextpulsetoadvancedownthecorridor.
OBIWANisimpatientandpaces,waitingforthewallofraystoopen.
QUIGONsitsandmeditates.TheSITHLORDtriestopatchuphiswounds.
INT.THEEDPALACEHALLWAYTOTHRONEROOM
Awindowinthehallwayblastsapart.PADME,CAPTAINPANAKA,andHER
SOLDIERSclimbintothehallway.Theyheadforthedoortothethroneroo.
Suddenly,twoDESTROYERDROIDSskitterinfrontofthedoor.PADMEturns
aroundandseesTWOMOREappearatthefarendofthehallway,trapping
theminthemiddle.
PADMEthrowsdownherpistolandturnstoCAPTAINPANAKA.
PADME:Throwdownyourweapons.Theywinthisround.
CAPT.PANAKA:Butwecan't....
PADME:Captain,Isaidthrowdownyourweapons.
CAPTAINPANAKAandHISMENthrowdowntheirweapons.
EXT.NABOOGRASSPLAINSDAY
ADESTROYERDROIDblastsoneoftheshieldgenerators,causingitto
EXPLODE.Theprotectiveshieldbeginstoweakenandfallapart.OOM9sees
theshieldweakenandordershistanksforward.TheGUNGANGENERALsignals
aretreatasthetanksenterthebattle.
TheGUNGANSfleeasfastastheycan.JARJARisblownoffhisKAADUand
landsononeofthetankguns.AGUNGANWARRIORsignalsJARJARtojump
off.JARJARisafraid.ThegunswingsaroundtryingtoknockJARJARoff.
JARJARhangsfromthetankbarrelasitmovesalong.Finally,hejumps
ontoaKAADUbehindaGUNGANWARRIOR.EXPLOSIONSfromthetankfireare
everywhere.Itischaos.
INT.THEEDPOWERGENERATORELECTRICBEAMHALLWAY
TheelectricrayscycleasQUIGONsitsmeditating.Thewallofthedeadly
raysturnaway,andOBIWANstartsrunningtowardQUIGONandtheDARK
LORD.WhenthewallbetweenQUIGONandDARTHMAULopens,QUIGONisina
splitsecondfightingtheDARKLORDwithaferocitynotseenbefore.They
moveintotheareaattheendofthecorridorcalledthemeltingpit,a
smallareathatismostlymadeupofadeephole.
Theelectronraygatesbegintoclose.OBIWANtriestomakeittothe
meltingpitbutiscaughtonegateshort.Heslidestoastopjustbefore
hehitsthedeadlyelectronfield.
QUIGONandDARTHMAULbattlearoundthemeltingpitasafrustrated
OBIWANwatches.
DARTHMAULcathcesQUIGONoffguard.TheSITHmakesaquickmove,bashes
hislightsaberhandleintoQUIGON'schin,andrunshimthrough.QUIGON
slumpstothefloorinaheap.
EXT.NABOOGRASSPLAINSDAY
TheGUNGANShavebeeboverrun.Somefleeintothehills,chasedbyBATTLE
DROIDSonSTAPS.ManyOTHERSareherdedintogroupsbyBATTLEDROIDSand
DESTROYERDROIDS.
JARJARandGENERALCEELareheldinasmallgroupwithOTHEROFFICERS.
JARJAR:Dissabad,berrybombad.
GENERALCEEL:MesahopendissaworkingfordaQueen.
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INT.THEDPALACETHRONEROOMDAY
PADME,CAPTAINPANAKA,andSIXOTHEROFFICERSarebroughtbyTENBATTLE
DROIDSbeforeNUTEandRUNEandFOURNEIMOIDIANCOUNCILMEMBERS.
NUTE:Yourlittleinsurrectionisatanend,YourHighness.Timeforyou
tosignthetreaty...andendthispointlessdebateintheSenate.
SADBEdressedliketheQueenappearsinthedoorwaywithSEVERALTROOPS.
Severaldestroyedbattledroidscanbeseeninthedistance.
SABE:Iwillnotbesigninganytreaty,Viceroy,becauseyou'velost!
NUTEandTHEOTHERSarestunnedtoseeaSECONDQUEEN.NUTEyellsatthe
TENGUARDSintheroom.
NUTE:Afterher!Thisoneisadecoy!
SIXOFTHEDROIDSrushoutofthethroneroomafterSABE.NUTEturnsto
PADME.
NUTE:(Cont'd)YourQueenwillnotgetawaywiththis.
PADMEslumpsdownonherthroneandimmediatelyhitsasecuritybuttonthat
opensapanelinherdeskoppositeCAPTAINPANAKA.
PADMEgrabstwopistols,tossesoneofthetoCAPTAINPANAKAandonetoan
OFFICER.ShetakesathirdpistolandBLASTSthelastoftheBATTLEDROIDS.
TheOFFICERSrushtothedoorcontrolpanelasPADMEhitstheswitchto
closethedoor.TheOFFICERatthedoorjamsthecontrols.CAPTAINPANAKA
throwsmorepistolstotheOTHERGUARDS.TheNEIMODIANSareconfusedand
afraid.
PADME:Now,Viceroy,thisistheendofyouroccupationhere.
NUTE:Don'tbeabsurd.Therearetoofewofyou.Itwon'tbelongbefore
hundredsofdestroyerdroidsbreakintorescueus.
INT.THEEDPOWERGENERATORMELTINGPIT
OBIWANscreamsasthepulsingelectrongateopens,andtheSITHLORD
attackshim.TheDARKLORDisrelentlessinhisassaultontheyoungJEDI.
OBIWANandDARTHMAULusetheForcetoflingobjectsateachotherasthey
fight.DARTHMAULseemstohavetheupperhandasOBIWANgrowsweary.
DARTHMAULcatchesOBIWANoffguard,andtheJEDIslipsintoamelting
pit.Heisbarelyabletoholdontoanozzleonthesideofthepit.DARTH
MAULgrinevillyatOBIWANashekicksOBIWAN'slightsaberdownthe
endlessshaft.
TheSITHLORDsmilesashegoesinforthekill.Atthelastmoment,
OBIWANjumpsupoutofthepit,callsQUIGON'slightsabertohi,throwing
DARTHMAULoff.TheyoungJEDIswingswithavengeance,cuttingtheSITH
down.DARTHMAULfallsintothemeltingpittohisdeath.
OBIWANrushesovertoQUIGON,whoisdying.
OBIWAN:Master!Master!
QUIGON:Itistoolate...It's...
OBIWAN:No!
QUIGON:ObiWanpromise...promisemeyou'lltraintheboy...
OBIWAN:Yes,Master...
QUIGON:Heisthechosenone...hewill...bringbalance...trainhim!
QUIGONdies.OBIWANcradleshisMaster,quietlyweeping.
INT.NABOOSTARFIGHTERCOCKPITFEDERATIONHANGER
ANAKINpeeksovertheedgeofthecockpittoseeBATTLEDROIDSsurrounding
theship.Heducksbackdown.
ANAKIN:Uhoh.Thisisnotgood.
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ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Thesystemsarestilloverheated,Artoo.
TheBATTLEDROIDCAPTAINwalksuptotheshipandseesARTOO.
BATTLEDROIDCAPTAIN:Where'syourpilot?
ARTOObeepsareply.
BATTLEDROIDCAPTAIN:(Cont'd)You'rethepilot?
ARTOOwhistles.
BATTLEDROIDCAPTAIN:(Cont'd)Letmeseeyouridentification!
ANAKINseesthedashboardlightsgofromredtogreen.
ANAKIN:Yes...wehaveignition.
Heflipstheswitchandtheenginestarts.
BATTLEDROIDCAPTAIN:(seeingAnakin)You!Comeoutofthereorwe'll
blastyou!
ANAKIN:NotifIcanhelpit!Shieldsup!
ANAKINflipsaswitchandtheshiplevitates,knockingovertheBATTLE
DROIDCAPTAIN.TheOTHERDROIDSshoot,butthelasersaredeflectedby
ANAKIN'sshields.ARTOObeeeps.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Thisshouldstopthem.
ANAKINfireslasersastheshipbeginstorotate.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)...andtakethis!
HepressesabuttonandlaunchestwotorpedoswhichmisstheDROIDS.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Darn...Imissed!
Thetwotorpedosflydownahallwayandexplodeinsidethereactorroom.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Let'sgetoutofhere!
ANAKIN'sshiproarsthroughthehangerdeck,bouncingovertheDROIDS.
ANAKIN:(Cont'd)Now,thisisPodracing!Whoopee!
INT.FEDERATIONBATTLESHIPBRIDGE
TEYHOWturnstoCAPTAINDOFINE.
TEYHOW:Sir,we'relosingpower...Thereissomeproblemwiththemain
reactor...
DOFINE:Impossible!!Idon't...
Thebridgeexplodes.
INT.NABOOFIGHTERCOCKPITSPACE
RICOLIEwatchesinamazementastheFederationbattleshipstartsto
explodefromtheinsideout.
BRAVOTWO:What'sthat??It'sblowingupfromtheinside.
RICOLIE:Idon'tknow,wedidn'thitit.
BRAVOTHREE:Look!Oneofours!Outtathemainhold!!
EXT.NABOOGRASSPLAINSDAY
Suddenly,alloftheDROIDSbegintoshakeupsidedown,runaroundin
circles,thenstop.TheGUNGANScarefullymoveouttoinspecttheFROZEN
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DROIDS.JARJARpushesoneoftheBATTLEDROIDS,anditfallsover.
JARJAR:Wierdind...
EXT.THEEDCENTRALHANGERDAY
ANAKINandARTOOfollowthesquadofyellowNaboostarfightersintothe
mainhanger.
INT.THEEDCENTRALHANGERDAY
RICOLIEandtheOTHERPILOTSgatheraroundasthyeexittheirships.
BRAVOTWO:Heflewintothehold,behindthedeflectorshieldandblasted
themainreactor...
BRAVOTHREE:Amazing...Theydon'tteachthatintheacademy.
ANAKIN'sshipskidstoastopbehindtheotherNaboostarfighters.RIC
OLIE,BRAVOTWO,theOTHERPILOTS,andGROUNDCREWrushtohisship.
RICOLIE:We'reallaccountedfor.Whoflewthatship?
ANAKINsheepishlyopensthecockpitandstandsup.AllthePILOTSstarein
amazement.
ANAKIN:I'mnotgoingtogetintotrouble,amI?
ARTOObeeps.oh.oh.
INT.MAINHANGERCOURTYARDDAY
Thelarge,grandcruiseroftheSupremeChancellorlandsinthecourtyard
ofthemainhanger.CAPTAINPANAKAandTWENTYTROOPSguardNUTEGUNRAYand
RUNEHAAKO.OBIWAN,theQUEEN,andherHANDMAIDENSstandbeforethe
NEIMOIDIANS.
PADME:Now,Viceroy,youaregoingtohavetogobacktotheSenateand
explainallthis.
CAPT.PANAKA:IthinkyoucankissyourTradefranchisegoodbye.
ThemainrampofthecruiserisloweredasOBIWANandCAPTAINPANAKAlead
theVICEROYandHISASSISTANTtowardtheship.TheGRANDCHANCELLOR
PALPATINEandSEVERALREPUBLICGUARDSdescendthewalkway,followedbyYODA
andSEVERALOTHERJEDIMASTERS.
TheCHANCELLORPALPATINEisgreetedbytheQUEEN.
AMIDALA:Congratulationsonyouerelection,Chancellor.Itissogoodto
seeyouagain.
PALPATINE:It'sgoodtobehome.Yourboldnesshassavedourpeople,Your
Majesty.Itisyouwhoshouldbecongratulated.Togetherweshallbring
peaceandprosperitytotheRepublic.
OBIWANgreetsYODAandtheOTHERJEDIasCAPTAINPANAKAtakesthe
NEIMODIANSontothecruiser.
INT.TURRETROOMNABOOPALACELATEDAY
Thesunstreamsintothemultiwindowedroomatalowangle.Itisnot
quitesunset.YODApacesbeforeOBIWAN,whoiskneelinginthecenterof
theroom.
YODA:Conferonyou,thelevelofJediKnighttheCoucildoes.Butagree
onyoutakingthisboyasyourPadawanlearner,Idonot.
OBIWAN:QuiGonbelievedinhim.IbelieveinQuiGon.
YODA:TheChosenOnetheboymaybe;nevertheless,gravedangerIfearin
histraining.
OBIWAN:MasterYoda,IgaveQuiGonmyword.IwilltrainAnakin.Without
theapprovaloftheCouncilifImust.
YODA:QuiGon'sdefianceIsenseinyou.Needthat,youdonot.Agree,the
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councildoes.Yourapprentice,youngSkywalkerwillbe.
EXT.THEEDCENTRALPLAZAFUNERALTEMPLESTEPSSUNSET
QUIGON'sbodygoesupinflamesastheJEDICOUNCIL,theQUEEN,SIO
BIBBLE,CAPTAINPANAKA,theHANDMAIDENS,andABOUTONEHUNDREDNABOO
TROOPES,TWENTYOTHERJEDI,PALPATINE,OBIWAN(standingwithANAKIN),JAR
JAR,BOSSNASS,andTWENTYOTHERGUNGANWARRIORSwatch.Thereisadrum
rollthatstops.Dovesarereleased,andthebodyisgone.ANAKINlooksto
OBIWAN.
OBIWAN:HeisonewiththeForce,Anakin...Youmustletgo.
ANAKIN:Whatwillhappentomenow?
OBIWAN:IamyourMasternow.YouwillbecomeaJedi,Ipromise.
Tooneside,MACEWINDUturnstoYODA.
MACEWINDU:Thereisnodoubt.ThemysteriouswarriorwasaSith.
YODA:Alwaystwothereare....nomore...noless.Amasteandan
apprentice.
MACEWINDU:Butwhichonewasdestroyed,themasterortheapprentice?
Theygiveeachotheraconcernedlook.
EXT.THEEDCENTRALPLAZADAY
CHILDERENSINGandthrowflowersonthepassingGUNGANSOLDIERS.TheCROWDS
CHEER.Itisagrandparade.
QUEENAMIDALAstandsnexttotheSUPREMECHANCELLORPALPATINE,ANAKIN,
OBIWAN,SIOBIBBLE,andtheJEDICOUNCIL.ARTOOstandsinfrontofthe
QUEEN'SHANDMAIDENSandwhistlesattheparade.QUEENAMIDALAandPALPATINE
smileatoneanother
IntheparadeareBOSSNASSandhisGUARDS,JARJARandGENERALCEEL.The
GUNGANSrideKAADU.TheystopbeforetheQUEENandwalkupthestepsto
standbyherside.BOSSNASSholdsuptheGlobeofPeace.EVERYONECHEERS.
Theparademarcheson.
IRISOUT
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Writers:GeorgeLucas
Genres:SciFiAdventureActionFantasy
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