Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Page #17

EXT. SENATE OFFICE BUILDING - UNDERGROUND LANDING

PLATFORM:

The platform rises to the surface of the Office Building.

The ALDERAAN STARCRUISER takes off and disappears intothe crisp morning sky.

INT ALDERAAN STARCRUISER - HALLWAY

Bail is greeted by CAPTAIN ANTILLES and TWO ALDERAANTROOPERS.

BAIL ORGANA:

Were you able to get hold of a Jedihoming beacon?

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CAPTAIN ANTILLES

Yes, sir. We've encountered no

opposition. The clones are still a bit

confused. It appears no one is incommand.

BAIL ORGANA:

That will change soon. Hopefully we willbe able to intercept a few Jedi beforethey walk into this catastrophe.

INT. PADME’S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Anakin enters, Padme runs to his arms.

PADME:

I was worried about you. I heard news

that there was fighting at the Temple.

She notices the gash on his shoulder.

PADME:

You’ve been injured.

ANAKIN:

It’s nothing. You’ll want to sit down to

hear this.

They sit down on the large sofa.

ANAKIN:

There was an insurrection. The Jedi

turned against the Chancellor.

PADME:

(shocked)

I can’t believe it.

ANAKIN:

Neither could I, until I saw it with my

own eyes.

PADME:

Is it because of what happened betweenyou and Master Windu?

ANAKIN:

They were upset the Chancellor put me onthe Council, but the division was there

long before these troubles.

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PADME:

Then what does this mean for the

Republic, for you?

ANAKIN:

It means I’m no longer a Jedi. Now we’re

free like we’d hoped to be.

PADME:

And Obi-Wan? What happened to him?

ANAKIN:

I don’t know. He disappeared once theClones were called in.

Padme gets up, paces in front of Anakin.

PADME:

This is all so much to take in.

(upset)

Master Kenobi was your best friend, ourfriend.

ANAKIN:

No one could have foreseen this

happening. Perhaps it’s best in themeantime that you go home to Naboo until

this all settles down.

He stands, holds Padme’s hands.

ANAKIN:

Let our child be born there instead of

here where there’s so much turmoil.

PADME:

How soon will you be able to join me?

ANAKIN:

Just as soon as I’m able. Certainly theChancellor will allow me to leave.

PADME:

Then it’s settled.

They kiss.

PADME:

What are you If you’re no longer a Jedi?

ANAKIN:

I’m my own master now.

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EXT. JEDI TEMPLE - DAY

The injured Obi-Wan limps towards the burning building.

Several Clones stand guard outside. The occupying Clonesbelong to Ghost Company, who Obi-Wan personally commandedas General throughout the war.

Obi-Wan distracts with a Jedi trick, creating a noiseripple with the Force, then sneaking inside.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE - LATER

Obi-Wan enters what’s left of the Temple, large portionsof the building are still on fire.

Clones patrol the ruins looking for survivors orreturning Jedi.

Two Clones guard the entrance to the Jedi Archives. Obi-

Wan sneaks up and swiftly kills them.

As Obi-Wan enters, another Clone watches him down the

hallway.

JEDI ARCHIVES:

Obi-Wan navigates through the burning library towards therecords room.

Thousands of years worth of artifacts and data are up inflames!

Obi-Wan activates the homing beacon. A Hologram of BailOrgana appears.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Senator, this is General Kenobi. Are youalright?

BAIL ORGANA:

(holo)

Is it ever good to hear your voice,

General. Thank goodness you’re alive.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

I don’t have much time. The Temple isclose to collapsing.

BAIL ORGANA:

(holo)

Stay put, I’m on my way to get you.

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The ceiling collapses inside the library. Obi-Wan rushes

to safety before the entire Archive chamber is engulfedin flames.

HALLWAY OUTSIDE ARCHIVES

Obi-Wan enters the hallway where Commander Cody iswaiting, his blaster aimed at his former General.

CLONE COMMANDER CODY

Stop right there, Jedi.

Obi-Wan stops, shows he has no visible weapon.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Cody, it’s me, General Kenobi. Surelyyou remember me?

CLONE COMMANDER CODY

I don’t know what you’re talking about.

All I see is a Jedi, and that makes you atraitor.

Burning debris falls from the ceiling around them.

Obi-Wan uses a mind trick to delay the Cody’s actionssince the Clones are programmed to kill all Jedi onsight.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

We’re both going to die if we don’t leavehere now.

CLONE COMMANDER CODY

I laugh at death. Ghost Company Cloneswere born to die.

Cody raises his blaster for a head shot.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Very well...

He Force chokes Cody, who drops his blaster.

The falling debris intensifies, intense fires all aroundthem now.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

I’m sorry, Cody.

Obi-Wan Force pushes his Clone friend backwards into thefire. The flames swiftly engulf and kill him.

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INT. PALPATINE’S OFFICE - NIGHT

Darth Vader reports to his new master.

DARTH SIDIOUS:

Was your mission accomplished, LordVader?

DARTH VADER:

Yes, my Master.

DARTH SIDIOUS:

And yet I sense the presence of someJedi.

DARTH VADER:

The niece of Plo Koon escaped during thefight, but she is of no consequence. I

will hunt her down as I do the others.

DARTH SIDIOUS:

Excellent. Reports are coming in fromthe furthest reaches of the galaxy. The

Jedi have been defeated.

DARTH VADER:

Good. Let the rule of the Empire

commence.

EXT. LANDING PLATFORM - JEDI TEMPLE

Obi-Wan waits as Bail Organa’s Starcruiser lands.

INT. ALDERAAN STARCRUISER

The door to the main hallway slides open.

Obi-Wan enters and is greeted by Yoda and Bail. The

three of them walk down the hallway.

BAIL ORGANA:

You made it. We feared the worst.

YODA:

Master Kenobi, dark times are these.

Good to see you, it is.

OBI-WAN

You were attacked by your Clones, aswell?

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YODA:

With the help of the Wookiees, barely

escape, I did.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

How many other Jedi managed to survive?

YODA:

Heard from no one, have we.

BAIL ORGANA:

I saw hundreds of troops attack the JediTemple. That's why I went looking forYoda.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Have we had any contact from the Temple?

YODA:

None.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

I saw no survivors there. The Clones

killed everybody. I’m afraid the Templeis destroyed.

BAIL ORGANA:

I was denied entry to the Temple. The

Clones killed Younglings while I wasthere.

OBI-WAN

Anakin has turned to the Dark Side. He

is now a slave to Palpatine.

YODA:

Darth Sidious, you mean.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

I failed with Anakin, Master Yoda. This

is partly my failure.

YODA:

Our failure, this is not. Chose his own

path, did he.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

But how could Anakin have fallen so

quickly and completely?

YODA:

Tempted by the Dark Side has he alwaysbeen. Promised him unlimited power,

Darth Sidious has.

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BAIL ORGANA:

Where do we go from here?

OBI-WAN

There is too much at stake here, and we

need a clearer picture of what hashappened.

YODA:

I agree. In a dark place we findourselves. More knowledge, do we need.

BAIL ORGANA:

In the meantime I need to contact myallies in the Senate. Palpatine’s nextmove could prove crucial to the future ofthe Republic.

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