From: kevin.sonnenberg@rose.com (kevin sonnenberg)
Subject: Star Wars #3      4/8
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:07:27 GMT
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Date Entered: 01-24-93 20:02
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Palpatine in the prison cell block.  After introducing himself (as Captain of a
Correllian freighter), Antilles explains that he came to her embassy, seeking
the help of the Merchanter's Guild (because of the piracy of his goods), and
discovered an R2 unit (Artoo Detoo), that had slipped away during her capture,
cowering in the shadows.  He further reveals that the R2 unit has monitored her
termination notice!

  Realizing that he has little time, Obi-Wan enlists the pilot's aid; and the
two men, accompanied by the stubby, mechanical droid, hurry toward the
cell-block.

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SCENE 9:  Jhantor -- Palpatine's Senate Chambers

  Palpatine orders his guards to bring the captured slaver to his senate
chambers.  While pacing back and forth, he examines the individual who stands
before him in chains and shrewdly considers his fate:  Boba Fett, the lone
survivor of a group of commandos the Jedi defeated on Mandalore during the
Clone Wars, is charged with interstellar slavery and the cold-blooded murder of
the Jedi Kane Starkiller (Refer to Star Wars: Episode II).  Fett's
battle-scarred face sneers at the charges, defending his actions as "righteous
vengeance."

  The evil President stares malevolently at Boba Fett for several moments, then
offers him his freedom (and his confiscated slavership) in exchange for the
extermination of the Jedi Knights.  He also promises him a rich bounty for each
Jedi scalp that he brings back; he wants proof of their deaths -- and no
disintegrations.  Fett grins and replies that he may have difficulty in
locating them since they are scattered throughout the galaxy.  But Palpatine
reassures him that the task should be an easy one with the President's secret
weapon.

  Boba Fett dubiously agrees, as his chains are unlocked and he is escorted
from the chambers.

  As the slaver exits, Prince Valarium -- accompanied by a few personal guards
-- announces the arrival of Darth Vader.  Palpatine, in a quiet whisper,
advises Valarium to -- personally -- supervise Lady Arcadia's execution, then
requests that Vader be shown in.

  As the guards stand aside, Darth Vader, tall and threatening in flowing black
robes and armour, enters the chamber and kneels before his master.  Palpatine
smiles, looking at his nightmare creation in black, and commands him to hunt
down and destroy the Jedi Knights.  Vader is hesitant and requests permission
to visit his wife.  But Palpatine refuses, telling his servant a vicious lie
that she has been murdered by his comrades, and produces his crystal globe as
evidence.

  Seemingly unmoved, Vader turns to look at a series of images Palpatine
conjures (from the globe).  The images re-create -- in holographic form -- the
treacherous betrayal and murder of Lady Arcadia by two of Vader's fellow
knights.  (Note:  since the images are too brutal for our saga, tight
point-of-view camera angles should convey the details.)  When the last image
vanishes, the Dark Lord, fooled by the false images, stands, ignite his
lightsabre and strikes the crystal globe with monumental anger.  And this rage
completes Vader's journey to the dark side.


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SCENE 10: Jhantor -- Cell-block

  Meanwhile, deep in the cell-block dungeons, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Captain
Antilles overpower a pair of detention guards and open Lady Arcadia's cell.
Overjoyed to find her still alive, Obi-Wan embraces Arcadia warmly, then senses
the pains of her motherly contractions.  Antilles interrupts their embrace and
reminds them to save their hellos until they're safely out of the cell-block.
But, as they leave the cell, Prince Valarium and his personal guards appear and
draw their weapons.  Antilles exchanges fire with the guards, and Obi-Wan and
Arcadia hurry off into the dungeon maze, followed closely by the Correllian
pilot.

  Retreating down a linking corridor, past the cell-block armory, the two
heroes -- with their pregnant fugitive -- decide to stand firm and fight.
Captain Antilles charges his weapon and blasts away at the detention guards,
while the Jedi Knight concentrates all his thoughts and feeling on detonating
the arsenal and sealing the dungeon exit.  But, in the midst of his efforts,
Kenobi's heightened senses feel his former friend's RAGE.  The rage, in turn,
betrays Vader's thoughts and President Palpatine's sinister mission (to
Obi-Wan).

  "Whatever you're doing -- do it faster!"  Antilles shouts, snapping the Jedi
out of his daze.  Kenobi immediately refocuses his energy and, in a matter of
moments, the armory explodes, isolating the guards from them.  However, the
noise and excitement are too much for the Lady Skywalker as she doubles over in
pain.  The Correllian pilot fears she's been hit by flying shrapnel -- but
Kenobi says she's having a baby and advises Antilles take her to the safety of
his freighter.  He further explains that he must leave -- in spite of his
desire to help Arcadia -- to warn his fellow knights of Vader's treachery.

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SCENE 11: Jhantor -- Palpatine's Chambers

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