From: kevin.sonnenberg@rose.com (kevin sonnenberg)
Subject: Star Wars #3      7/8
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:07:24 GMT
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Date Entered: 01-24-93 20:02
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Mandalore, Kessel, and Alderaan.  Some are wearing fatigues, loaded with
weapons and tools, while others are adorned in their native wear.

  "Some of them still have their ships -- and the others will fly anything we
can put into the air," Antilles reports, and the morale of Organa's men is
revived again.  "And if this action makes us pirates and outlaws -- in the eyes
of Palpatine's new empire -- then we're with you one hundred percent!"

  As the two groups of men (and aliens) hurry off, cheering the success of
their united departure, Obi-Wan Kenobi approaches the Lady Arcadia with his
painful secret.  He reluctantly admits that his pride (in the Force) may have
betrayed Anakin to Palpatine, and that the man she once loved was now a hideous
monster, more machine than man.  She is, at first, taken aback, chilled by his
statement; then, with tears in her eyes, she confesses that she, too, felt him
slipping away -- many months before -- and was unable to reach him either.

  Obi-Wan Kenobi and Lady Skywalker exchange a tender embrace, and recognizing
the potential danger they they both faced, they arrange to separate the
children with the hope that they would be united one day as brother and sister.
Kenobi will take Luke to live with his brother Owen on Tatooine, while Arcadia
will arrange for Leia to live as daughter of Senator Organa, on Alderaan.  This
way the children would have a better chance of survival should one (or the
other) be discovered by Vader!


                                          CUT TO:

SCENE 22: Bridge interior --- Flagship of the Starfleet* in the
          Jhantor Star System

  Darth Vader emerges from his private shuttle and strides past a handful of
troops in formation.  His presence is awesome and threatening as he approaches
the starship captain.  Commander Tarkin bows from the neck down and advises his
superior that they were ready to annihilate anyone who attempts to run the
blockade.  Tarkin is over confident in his appraisal of the situation, and that
reflects in his conversation with the Dark Lord.

  * Special Note:  The Starfleet -- at this moment in galactic history -- is
composed largely of heavy cruisers, destroyers, and spacecraft carriers, with a
full complement of fighters.  There are no Star Destroyers, Death Stars, or TIE
fighters because the Republic's Starfleet was used primarily for exploration
and occasional law enforcement.  However, under the ruthless command of Darth
Vader, it is a formidable opponent.

Organa and his diplomatic party captured alive (if possible) so that they would
face the embarrassment of a public tribunal.  And the Dark Lord adds that he
wants Kenobi (!), his voice conveying the image of a dreadful fate (that would
be inflicted) if his commands were not executed.

  Tarkin reluctantly salutes and backs away from him, angered that their
positions were not reversed.  He barks several commands, and his troops spring
to battle stations.

                                          DISSOLVE TO:

SCENES 23 TO 27:  Jhantor Star System --- Various types of
                  spacecraft against a backdrop of stars and a
                  brightly coloured nebulae

  Alarms sound full alert as the handful of freighters, transport ships,
blockade runners, luxury cruisers and one-man fighters approach the armada of
the Starfleet.  The ships attempt - first -- to cross the blockade with the
diplomatic colors and symbols of Alderaan; but, when that fails, they energize
their main deflector shields and prepare to fight their way through.  (Captain
Antilles and Obi-Wan Kenobi hold their groups up as the first wave attacks.)

  Keeping a tight formation, dozens of transport ships and luxury cruisers move
in close to the Starfleet armada -- and begin blasting away, while fifty-or-so
small freighters and one-man fighters race across their surfaces, zipping
between laser bolts as they engage the small pursuit fighters.  Their plan is
one of strategic genius:  by flying in close, the rebel group emascu- lates the
fire-power, which is ineffective at close-range, of the larger ships.
Additionally, the erratic and hot-dog flying of the Merchanter's Guild members
confuse and place the military pilots at a momentary disadvantage!  And that
disadvantage is exploited:  Antilles and Kenobi launch the second wave of ships
and wait tensely to join the conflict, or make their escape.

  However, the heroic efforts (of the rebel flight crews) are brought to an
abrupt halt by the armada as the heavy cruisers fire broadsides at point-blank
range, disregarding their own safety.  The Starfleet's audacious and dangerous
move seems to turn the tide of battle:  small one-man fighters scatter, luxury
cruisers reverse their engines, and freighters drop their additional weapons
and accelerate away.  But, as the proton beams take their toll, last-ditch,
suicide runs are made by the damaged rebel craft:  a cargo freighter -- loaded
with weapons and cargo -- heads on a collision course for one of the Destroyers
and explodes, while a transport ship -- mortally wounded in combat -- limps at
a heavy cruiser and detonates its nuclear engines, destroying his opponent with
him.  The balance of the small craft punch through holes and race for open
space!

  Captain Antilles, piloting the saucer-shaped freighter (with Bail Organa,
Lady Arcadia, and party aboard), dives into the chaos, then steers through the
battle.  Once clear, he engages his ship's hyperdrive and soars away at light
speed.  Several pursuit craft follow -- but their weapons are ineffectual

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