Star Wars: Rendezvous

Star Wars: Rendezvous was a fan film released in 2023 by Antigravity Films.

### Plot Summary

Star Wars: Rendezvous began with a small shuttle crashing into PLANET. A woman named Zandara (who goes by Zan) and a man named Rahn were talking about a small girl, named R’iila, who just lost her family. Zan was upset that she lost her ship, while Rahn attempted to comfort R’iila. To hide where they landed, Zan detonated her own ship. Rahn pulled out a transponder and reveals that they were only 15 clicks away from the rendezvous.

They hiked for a while across the sandy terrain, but R’iila collapsed. Rahn picked her up so that they could continue moving. Unbeknownst to them, a spy droid had found and started to track them. Eventually they arrived at the rendezvous, where Rahn revealed he had no idea who the contact was that they're supposed to be meeting.

They both start to stand, when a figure appears behind them. Several more bounty hunters appeared above Rahn, Zan, and R’iila with guns towards them. The bounty hunter that first appeared behind them activated a grenade before saying "E chu ta Sleemo", basically cursing them out in Huttese. Zan quickly shot the grenade just as he threw it, killing the bounty hunter and sending her flying backwards.

The bounty hunters open fire on Rahn and Zan, but quickly retreated after being easily bested in a quick firefight. However, two of them hid and once the fighting ceased, they shot at Rahn from a ledge, hitting him in the shoulder. As R’iila begins fixing the transponder, the sniper they scared off earlier began shooting at them from a ledge. While this was happening, Rahn got shot by another bounty hunter in the back, killing him.

Zan is then attacked by the Rahndalorian bounty hunter in fist-to-fist combat, where she looses her blaster. After almost being stabbed, Zan was able to pick it up and shoot him at such close range his helmet came off. Zan slowly rolled out from under the bounty hunter's body where she criticized R’iila for not using her "freaky little powers just then".

Zan then calmed down and held R’iila's hand, calming her down. A figure in a black cloak appeared and Zan activated the shield that was attached to her blaster. The hooded figure then revealed his face to be Darth Maul. Zan fires at him, but he uses the force to trap her blaster bolt, destroying the barrel of her gun, then sending it back through her chest. R’iila then appears, furious.

Darth Maul activated his lightsaber, but R’iila immediately used the force to retract it. The same thing happened over and over before he threw it to the side and began force choking her. Before he can finish R’iila off, Ahsoka Tano appears, after jumping down from the ledge above. Ahsoka Tano accused Darth Maul of working for the Inquisitors by rounding up force sensitive R’iilaren, and killing them.

Ahsoka ignites her lightsabers and begins fighting Maul, despite the fact that he already threw his to the side. Ahsoka was able to cut off one of his horns, spurring him to call for the droid which followed Zan and Rahn earlier. The droid begins firing at Ahsoka Tano, but changed course and began to shoot at R’iila instead. Ahsoka blocked a few bolts, before throwing her lightsaber at the droid splitting it, but Maul was able to catch it on it's way back.

He inspects her lightsaber, commenting on how it's white. Maul then tried to convince Ahsoka how similar they were--both betrayed by those they served. He even offers to spare R’iila, if Ahsoka Tano agreed to join him. Ahsoka loses her lightsaber and was about to be slain, but R’iila shouted "Stop!" and a glowing green orb emerged between her palms, showing she was a Nightsister, and causing Darth Maul to stop.

Ahsoka Tano picks herself up, and they both walk towards R’iila. Ahsoka reveals that it's her goal to protect R’iila, and that she'll train her. They both agree that R’iila should choose her own mentor. Instead of following through with the deal, Maul captures R’iila and threatens her with his lightsaber. He tells Ahsoka that he'll release R’iila if she tells him where he can find Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ahsoka says that she doesn't even know if Obi-Wan is still alive, but Maul makes it clear that Kenobi is living.

Darth Maul retracts his saber because he doesn't sense that Ahsoka is lying to him and R’iila runs to Ahsoka. Maul gives Ahsoka back her lightsaber and tells her to keep R’iila safe from the Empire, and to train her in the ways of the force, while preserving her heritage. Ahsoka and R’iila walk off, but R’iila stops by Zan and Rahn's bodies, thanking them. Ahsoka also hands her miniature saber to R’iila, leaving Maul on his hunt.

Later, Darth Maul hiked through more desert terrain, before using his com to speak to Qi'ra, saying that he placed a tracking beacon on a "new high priority asset". Maul tells her to put their second best team on tracking them down, and to message him immediately once they reach their destination.

### Characters

Ahsoka TanoDarth MaulObi-Wan KenobiRahnR’iilaZandara
### Reception

Upon release "Star Wars: Rendezvous" won three awards including:

* **Oniros Film Awards New York** - Best Fan Film & Best Director
* **Cyprus Comic Con Fim Festival 2023** - Best of the Fest
* **Fan Fiction Film & Screenplay Festival Monthly 2020** - Official Selection