Star Wars: The Force Awakens Page #13

REY:

Wait wait wait wait. If we close

the blast doors in that corridor, we

can trap both gangs!

FINN:

Close the blast doors from here?

REY:

Resetting the fuses should do it.

Rey begins RESETTING the FUSES, SPARKS shooting from them as

they do. Finn quickly joins in.

Rey and Finn FINISH resetting the fuses boxes. Rey smiles

optimistically. Finn looks hopeful too.

DOWN AN EMPTY ROW OF LARGE CONTAINERS, which OPEN -- and a

GIANT RATHTAR -- an ENORMOUS, FIERCE AND RAVENOUS LAND OCTOPUS --

SLITHERS OUT OF ITS CAGE!

BACK UP TOP as BANKS OF LIGHTS BEGIN GOING OFF, ONE BY ONE.

The GANGS look around.

Han's eyes go wide -- he gets it -- and it's bad. QUIETLY:

HAN:

... I got a bad feeling about this...

Suddenly all the LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN -- even down below,

where Rey realizes it hasn't gone as planned.

REY:

Oh no.

FINN:

Oh no, what?

REY:

(PALE)

Wrong fuses.

IN ANOTHER CORRIDOR, BACK WITH THE GANGS:

BALA-TIK

Kill them! And take the droid!

The gangs AIM THEIR WEAPONS JUST AS A RATHTAR APPEARS BEHIND

THE GUAVIAN DEATH GANG, GRABBING TWO MEMBERS! THE OTHERS

SCREAM AND RUN! The gang FIRES BACK -- BLASTS FLY!

Han and Chewie react, flinching -- then turn to Kanjiklub as

a RATHTAR APPEARS BEHIND THEM, ROARING DEAFENINGLY! The

Gang turns -- others run, FIRE AT IT.

INT. CARGO SHIP CORRIDOR A - DAY

Han, Chewie and BB-8 race down the hall -- A MEMBER OF THE

KANJIKLUB GANG comes around the corner. Han PUNCHES him

with one blow, throws him toward the Rathtar. They keep

steppin....

INT. CARGO SHIP - BELOW FLOOR GRATING - DAY

Rey and Finn hurriedly crawl through the space below decks.

FINN:

This was a mistake!

REY:

Huge!

INT. CARGO SHIP CORRIDOR A - DAY

Two Guavian Death Gang members run through the ship -- passing

Tasu Leech, who sees another Kanjiklub member down the

corridor -- who gets GRABBED BY A TENTACLE! Tasu tries to

help him, but he gets PULLED UP AND AWAY! Tasu hears a

distant terror-scream of a Rathtar, and runs the other way.

Other Kanjiklub members YELL at him to avoid that direction --

they all turn a corner -- a RATHTAR IS THERE AND GRABS THE

TWO OTHERS! Tasu FIRES at the beast and RUNS OFF -- and we

land on a FLOOR HATCH, which opens. Rey and Finn climb out,

quickly.

They turn a corridor --

REY:

What do they look like?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

Another corner -- and GANG MEMBERS ARE BATTLING A HORRIBLE

RATHTAR! Rey COVERS HER MOUTH.

FINN:

They look like that.

Finn yanks her away. They race around another corner -- a

RATHTAR IS THERE!

FINN (CONT'D)

This way!

REY:

Are you sure?

They scream and run off -- but Finn is GRABBED, PULLED AWAY

FAST!

REY (CONT'D)

FINN!

But the Rathtar's fast and TURNS A CORNER, losing Rey --

FINN:

REY!

INT. CARGO SHIP CORRIDOR E - DAY

TIGHT ON FINN as he's being yanked down the hall, SCREAMING

as he struggles to get loose!

Rey turns the corner -- Finn is gone -- nowhere to be seen.

REY:

FINN!!!!

Without Finn, she is instantly distraught -- then she

realizes:
SHE'S JUST PASSED A CONTROL PANEL! Her eyes light

up as she moves to it: a BANK OF VIDEO MONITORS OF THE SHIP --

and there's Finn, being dragged by a Rathtar toward an OPEN

BLAST DOOR. Rey's hand on the button, she waits... then

SLAMS THE BUTTON!

INT. CARGO SHIP CORRIDOR B - DAY

The BLAST DOOR INSTANTLY CLOSES ON ONE OF THE RATHTAR'S

TENTACLES! It SCREAMS IN PAIN, ITS SEVERED TENTACLE STILL

WRAPPED AROUND FINN'S LEG! Finn scrambles up, desperately

shaking the sticky tentacle off his leg!

Rey arrives, runs to Finn, beaming to see him alive -- he is

adrenaline-rushed, in shock:

REY:

Finn!

FINN:

It had me! But the door--!

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

REY:

That was lucky!

ANOTHER CORRIDOR - Finn and Rey run towards the Falcon.

INT. CARGO SHIP CORRIDOR D - DAY

Han, Chewie and BB-8 take cover, Han exchanging BLASTER FIRE

with GANG MEMBERS AT THE OTHER END OF THE HALL.

HAN:

I got the door. Cover us!

Chewie GROAN-AGREES. Chewie FIRES DOWN THE HALL as Han

CROSSES THE CORRIDOR, BB-8 following nervously. As Chewie

exchanges blaster fire, Han works the controls.

THE HATCH OPENS (FALCON in the distance) -- just as CHEWIE

IS HIT IN THE SHOULDER BY ENEMY FIRE! He goes down with a

LOUD GROAN!

HAN (CONT'D)

Chewie! You okay?

Han GRABS CHEWIE'S BOWCASTER, FIRES at the DOOR CONTROLS,

BADASS!

HAN (CONT'D)

(looks at bowcaster)

Wow. Come on! Come on!

INT. CARGO SHIP HANGAR - DAY

Run with Finn and Rey as they turn into the hangar, toward

the Falcon. Han helps WOUNDED CHEWIE up the ramp, sees them.

REY:

Han!

Finn and Rey race past BB-8 -- as they go up the ramp, Han

says to Rey:

HAN:

You, close the door behind us!

(TO FINN)

You take care of Chewie!

Han and Rey race up the ramp as Finn heads up with Chewie,

who SCREAMS WILDLY IN PAIN!

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT - DAY

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