From: kevin.sonnenberg@rose.com (kevin sonnenberg)
Subject: Star Wars #3      6/8
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:07:35 GMT
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Date Entered: 01-24-93 20:02
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SCENE 19 : Jhantor --- The Alderaan Embassy --- Well-guarded, the
          building is deceptive in its heavy fortification.

  With very little military effort, a special detachment of troops take Captain
Antilles, Lady Skywalker and party through the defenses of the Alderaan Embassy
and deliver them to a darkened conference room.

  Bail Organa, Viceroy and 1st Chairman of the Alderaan System, enters the room
and apologizes to his guests for frightening then with his personal guard, but
he confesses that his caution is not without warrant:  Jhantor was full of
spies and assassins and the R2 unit (in her embassy) could have been a clever
trap.  He further explains that his colleagues had put too much trust in the
stability of the Republic, failing to realize that while the body might be
sound, the head was growing diseased and feeble, and THEY WERE ALL DEAD!  There
is deep bitterness in his voice, and genuine concern for Lady Arcadia.

  Antilles and Arcadia accept his apology and anxiously insist upon diplomatic
sanctuary.  But, as news of Palpatine's takeover of the Merchanter's Guild and
the galactic shipping lanes reaches the Embassy, the outlook is grim!  Organa
curses loudly, suddenly realizing that there was nothing he could do to prevent
the fall of the Republic and guarantee their safety.  Pragmatically, he prays
for their salvation by the Jedi Knights (unaware of their extinction), then
orders the immediate evacuation of the Embassy.

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SCENE 20: Jhantor --- Palpatine's Chambers

  With grim anticipation, Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of the Sith, kneels at his
ruler's feet and reports his success.  Palpatine is pleased that his servant
has eliminated all but one of the Jedi Knights and smiles -- with evil delight
-- at Valerium and the other members of his cabinet.  He then asks the fate of
Obi-Wan Kenobi.  Vader is hesitant and replies that he and Kenobi have a
private matter to settle!  But that answer is not satisfactory enough.

  Palpatine pauses in his interrogation and boasts of his ambitious plans (of
galactic conquest) to Vader and the others that are assembled:  his few
traitorous lieutenants have betrayed their superiors and taken control of the
Starfleet; his troops have successfully routed marauding pirates and have begun
to regulate commerce and industry along the shipping lanes; and his political
arrangements with greedy landlords, sadistic gangsters, and power-hungry
governors have made his power absolute.  He explains (that he has told them
this to illustrate) that his control is predicated on his personnel following
orders, even at the cost of their own lives!

  Pausing a second time, Palpatine dismisses Valarium, and orders him to report
to the control center.  The young prince agrees and bows slightly, a gesture
Palpatine acknowledges with a perfunctory salute.  Then he spins and strides
from the room, leaving the Dark Lord looking from man to man in confused
silence.  As Valarium steps into the corridor, he is grabbed and assassinated
by Palpatine's guards.

  Darth Vader then nods his understanding as the evil President reminds:  "The
fate of those who fail me is DEATH!"

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SCENE 21: Jhantor --- Docking-bay

  In the docking-bay, the massive evacuation of the Alderaan Embassy is taking
place under tight security.  The humming of elevators and the moving of heavy
equipment echo through the large chamber as the bustling flight crews make
ready their freighters and the pilots perform final checkouts.  Bail Organa,
with the "help" of See Threepio, supervises his men loading supplies and
ammunition, while Artoo Detoo aids the Lady Arcadia with her two infants.
Captain Antilles is suspiciously nowhere to be found.

  Momentarily, the defensive sensors sound alarm -- but they are quickly
silenced when the unknown danger is identified as Obi-Wan Kenobi's approaching
starship.  Once in the docking-bay, Kenobi emerges from the craft and informs
Bail Organa and his anxious troops that the Jedi Knights have all been
destroyed by the treachery of President Palpatine and the hand of Darth Vader.
A heart-felt murmur sweeps over the docking-bay, like a swell in a heavy sea.
The last Jedi Knight's second piece of news is even more grim:  the Starfleet,
under the command of Palpatine's forces, have formed a perimeter blockade, and
their purpose is to prevent Organa from leaving and force him to surrender his
ground troops.

  Bail Organa curses quietly to himself, recognizing the futility of further
conflict.  The great leader -- Viceroy and Senator of the Alderaan system --
has fought many battles:  he has fought along side Kenobi and the other Jedi
Knights during the Clone Wars, and has helped to eliminate piracy and slavery
-- with the crusading Lady Arcadia -- in the formation of the Merchanter's
Guild.  But this time, he realizes that he is outmatched!  Organa acquires a
comlink from one of his men and begins to broadcast surrender orders to his
troops.

  When, suddenly, dozens of Merchanter's Guild members, of all species and
life-forms, follow Captain Antilles into the Docking-bay and assemble around
Bail Organa.  The group of freighter pilots and navigators is an impressive
one:  There are representatives from Mon Calamari, Bespin, Sullest, Correllia,

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