Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Page #14

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Anakin, please!

Anakin is immobile, uncaring, unable to reconcile his ownemotions, let alone those of his friend and Master.

But the shred of good still left in Anakin emerges. He

tosses his lightsaber to the floor.

Palpatine doesn’t see this treachery, but Obi-Wan does.

Shifting his focus, Obi-Wan calls Anakin’s saber to himand once again blocks the Force lightning.

Anakin isn’t finished yet. He then Force pushes Obi-Wanout of the window!

Unbeknownst to the weakened Palpatine, Anakin does thisto save Obi-Wan’s life.

EXT. PLATFORM LEDGE BELOW CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE

An exhausted Obi-Wan hangs perilously onto a gantryconnected to a platform, twenty stories above the citybelow.

The strong winds HOWL, fighting him as he struggles tolift himself onto the platform.

INT. CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE

Anakin helps the weary Palpatine to his feet. His face

deformed by direct contact with the Force Lightning.

PALPATINE:

You have done well, my young apprentice.

ANAKIN:

He is my friend, but he was a threat tous all.

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PALPATINE:

Yes, this was a difficult test for you, Iknow.

Anakin fights to hide his real feelings over Kenobi’sfate. He can only hope that his Master somehow survivedthe fall.

PALPATINE:

Come here, my apprentice.

Anakin obeys, kneels before Palpatine.

ANAKIN:

I pledge myself to your teachings. To

the ways of the Sith.

PALPATINE:

Arise, Darth Vader.

Anakin stands, now knighted as a Dark Lord of the Sith.

EXT. PLATFORM

Obi-Wan lies on his back, exhausted and confused, the

heavy wind gusts swirling around him.

EXT. KASHYYYK - MEETING HALL - DAY

Yoda winces, closes his eyes, and holds his head. He

feels a disturbance in the Force.

INT. CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - EVENING

Palpatine is putting on his dark cloak. He is now fullyDARTH SIDIOUS, no longer having to conceal his trueidentity.

DARTH SIDIOUS:

Because the Council did not trust you, myyoung apprentice, I believe you are theonly Jedi with no knowledge of this plot.

When the Jedi learn what has transpiredhere, they will kill us, along with allthe Senators.

DARTH VADER:

I agree, Master. The Jedi's next move

will be against the Senate.

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DARTH SIDIOUS:

Every single Jedi, including your friendObi-Wan Kenobi, is now an enemy of theRepublic. You understand that, don't

you?

DARTH VADER:

I fully understand, my Master.

DARTH SIDIOUS:

We must move quickly. The Jedi are

relentless. If they are not alldestroyed, it will be civil war withoutend. First, I want you to go to the JediTemple. We will catch them off balance.

Do what must be done, Lord Vader. Do not

hesitate. Show no mercy. Only then willyou be strong enough with the Dark Side.

DARTH VADER:

What about the other Jedi spread acrossthe galaxy?

DARTH SIDIOUS:

Their betrayal will be dealt with. After

you have killed all the Jedi in theTemple, go to the Mustafar system. Wipeout Viceroy Gunray and the otherSeparatist leaders. Once more the Sith

will rule the galaxy, and we shall have

peace.

(beat)

But first, I have something to give you.

EXT. MYGEETO - DAWN

The sky slowly awakens on the crystal world of Mygeeto.

A battle rages. Clone troops battle the massed droidarmies across a long bridge.

Ki-Adi-Mundi uses his lightsaber to deflect enemy fire.

CLONE COMMANDER BACARA (1138) exits a Gunship near thecity entrance. He rallies his TROOPS to attack the city,

then gets a message on his comlink. He stops, moves intothe shadows as a HOLOGRAM OF Darth Sidious appears on thecomlink in the palm of his hand.

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DARTH SLDIOUS:

Commander 1138...

CLONE COMMANDER BACARA

Yes, sir.

DARTH SLDIOUS:

The time has come. Execute Order Sixty-

Six.

CLONE COMMANDER BACARA

Yes, My Lord.

Darth Sidious fades, and Bacara snaps the comlink closed

and looks to the main plaza of the city, where Ki-Adi-

Mundi is leading the charge. The clones stop.

Ki-Adi-Mundi turns around and is blasted by clone fire.

He's killed before he can defend himself.

EXT. FELUCIA - FOREST - DAY

A column of CLONE WALKERS marches across the forest

floor. The STRANGE CALLS of the alien forest creatures

of Felucia suddenly stop.

The Jedi Aayla Secura and her Clones brace for an ambush.

AAYLA:

Steady... steady...

They all look around for signs of the enemy. CLONE

COMMANDER BLY moves up behind the Jedi.

AAYLA:

Bly, do you think they're Droids?

Bly blasts Aayla in the back. The OTHER CLONES fire on

her as she hits the ground.

Another Jedi, BARRISS OFFEE, is cutting down a patrol of

DROIDS when a CLONE WALKING TANK and SEVEN CLONE TROOPERS

round a corner and blast the Jedi away.

EXT. KASHYYYK - MEETING HALL - DAY

Yoda drops his gimer stick, clutches his chest, and rests

against a wall. Through the Force he feels the tragedyof the Jedi deaths.

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EXT. KASHYYYK - EDGE OF VILIAGE - DAY

The battle appears to be over.

WOOKIEES stack destroyed Droids while CLONES assess the

damage to their equipment.

A Jedi, LUMINARA UNDULI, talks with EIGHT CLONE OFFICERS

standing in a circle around her. Suddenly they revealtheir hidden pistols and blast her before she can react.

The Jedi QUINLAN VOS is riding on top of a CLONE TURBOTANK. The main cannon of a second tank slowly swings topoint right at him and a couple of Clones.

The cannon fires, and Quinlan Vos and the CLONES

disappear in a huge EXPLOSION.

INT. SITH SANCTUARY - UNDERNEATH THE SENATE BUILDING -

NIGHT:

Darth Sidious and Darth Vader enter the Sith Lord’s

secret hideout directly beneath the Senate House.

They enter a small chamber where a BLOOD-RED CRYSTALglows brightly, providing light to the chamber.

DARTH SIDIOUS:

With this crystal shall you forge a newlightsaber.

DARTH VADER:

Thank you, Master.

Vader takes the crystal from its display stand, studiesit intensely.

DARTH SIDIOUS:

The Sith grew past the use oflightsabers. But we continue to use

them, if only to humiliate the Jedi.

INT. CATO NEIMOIDIA - COCKPIT CLONE FIGHTER - DAY

The CLONE PILOT watches a hologram of Darth Sidious.

DARTH SIDIOUS:

Execute Order Sixty-Six.

CLONE PILOT:

It will be done, My Lord.

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INT. CATO NEIMOIDIA - JEDI STARFIGHTER - DAY

Plo Koon heads his ship toward a battle on a landingplatform.

PLO KOON:

There they are. Land on the nearest

platform.

EXT. CATO XEIMOIDIA - JEDI STARFIGHTER - DAY

The FOUR CLONE PILOTS with Plo Koon drop back and blasthim out of the sky.

EXT. SALEUCAMI - FOREST

Three Speeder Bikes race through the forest.

A Jedi, STASS ALLIE is in the lead.

The TWO CLONES following her drop back and blast her,

causing her to crash in a huge EXPLOSION.

INT. CORUSCANT - CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - NIGHT

Darth Sidious stands alone in his private office,

illuminated only from a hologram projector beam fromabove.

A small HOLOGRAM OF COMMANDER GREE stands in front of

him.

CLONE COMMANDER GREE

Yes, My Lord.

DABTH SIDIOUS:

The time has come. Execute Order Sixty-

Six.

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