Star Wars: The Force Awakens Page #16

HAN (CONT'D)

Always.

Han walks off. Finn watches him go, wracked with guilt.

EXT. MAZ'S CASTLE - DAY

Han hands Rey a blaster pistol as she stands at looks at the

castle.

HAN:

You might need this.

REY:

I think I can handle myself.

HAN:

I know you do. That's why I'm giving

it to you. Take it.

Rey picks it up. Grips it.

HAN (CONT'D)

You know how to use one of these?

REY:

Yeah, you pull the trigger.

HAN:

There's a little bit more to it than

that. You got a lot to learn. You

got a name?

REY:

Rey.

HAN:

Rey. I've been thinkin' about

bringing on some more crew, Rey. A

second mate. Someone to help out.

Someone who can keep up with Chewie

and me, appreciates the Falcon.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

REY:

Are you offering me a job?

HAN:

I wouldn't be nice to you. It doesn't

pay much.

REY:

You're offering me a job.

HAN:

I'm thinking about it.

Rey wants to say yes. But something stops her. A line she

can't cross.

HAN (CONT'D)

Well?

REY:

If you were, I'd be flattered. But

I have to get home.

Han looks at her, questioningly.

HAN:

Jakku?

Rey looks off, in thought. Yeah, Jakku.

REY:

(BEAT)

I've already been away too long.

HAN:

(TO CHEWIE)

Chewie, check out the ship as best

you can.

HAN (CONT'D)

It's too bad. Chewie kind of likes

you.

Han heads off. HOLD on Rey.

EXT. MAZ'S CASTLE - DAY

Han walks them to the castle.

FINN:

Solo, why are we here again?

HAN:

To get your droid on a clean ship.

REY:

Clean?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

HAN:

Do you think it was luck that Chewie

and I found the Falcon? If we can

find it on our scanners, the First

Order's not far behind. Want to get

BB-8 to the Resistance? Maz Kanata

is our best bet.

FINN:

We can trust her, right?

HAN:

Relax, kid. She's run this watering

hole for a thousand years. Maz is a

bit of an acquired taste, so let me

do the talking. And whatever you

do, don't stare...

REY AND FINN:

At what?

HAN:

Any of it.

The door opens. Music. Madness. And...

INT. MAZ'S CASTLE - MAIN ROOM - DAY

We ENTER THE LOUD, CROWDED MESS of a hall -- PUSHING PAST a

room full of rough and odd ALIENS AND HUMANS, who gamble,

drink, scheme, negotiate, argue -- until we end up on the

BACK of a tiny, thousand year-old, four foot tall ALIEN, who

suddenly STARTS, as if SENSING something -- the Alien TURNS

TO US:
she is FEMALE, wearing large ADJUSTABLE GOGGLES.

This is MAZ KANATA.

MAZ:

Han Solo!

Everyone turns to look. It's ALL QUIET in here.

HAN:

(Sotto) Oh boy. (Louder, waving)

Hey, Maz!

NOISE returns. Maz walks to them, pushes someone away.

MAZ:

Where's my boyfriend?

HAN:

Chewie's working on the Falcon.

MAZ:

I like that Wookiee. I assume you

need something. Desperately. Let's

get to it.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

Maz walks off, gesturing for them to follow. Finn and Rey

are confused. Han indicates for them to follow. They do --

passing the enormous GRUMMGAR, who sits with vixen BAZINE

NETAL, who watches them suspiciously.

A SMALL DROID (GA-97), who turns its head to see BB-8

following Rey across the room. GA-97, now animated, makes a

small TRANSMITTING SOUND, which is subtitled.

GA-97

Alert the Resistance. Their missing

droid is here!

And we CUT TO:

IN A DARK ALCOVE - MOMENTS LATER

Bazine enters a shadowy space, stealthily makes a call on a

communicator. Clearly, BAZINE IS A SPY. Subtitled:

BAZINE:

Inform the First Order... I've found

the droid.

EXT. STARKILLER BASE - DAY

A massive Star Destroyer hovers over the hacked ice planet.

INT. STAR DESTROYER - KYLO REN'S CHAMBERS - DAY

A dark space. Kylo Ren, CLOSE TO CAMERA, addresses someone

OFF-CAMERA whom we do not see.

KYLO REN:

Forgive me. I feel it again. The

pull to the light. Supreme Leader

senses it. Show me again, the power

of the darkness, and I will let

nothing stand in our way. Show me,

Grandfather, and I will finish what

you started.

As his emotion builds, he stands and heads off -- we FOLLOW

HIM, PIVOTING TO REVEAL who he was talking to: THE BURNT,

ASHEN, GHOSTLY DEFORMED MASK OF DARTH VADER.

CUT TO:

INT. MAZ'S CASTLE - TABLE - DAY

Maz is putting together some FOOD as she says:

MAZ:

A map to Skywalker himself? You're

right back in the mess.

HAN:

Maz, I need you to get this droid to

Leia.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

MAZ:

Hmm. No. You've been running away

from this fight for too long. Han,

nyakee nago wadda. Go home!

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