TITLE CARD : A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....
A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title, followed by a roll up, which crawls up into infinity.
EPISODE 1 THE PHANTOM MENACE
Turmoil
has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlaying
star systems is in dispute.
Hoping
to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy
Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo.
While
the congress of the Republic endlessly debates this alarming chain of events,
the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Jedi Knights, the guardians
of peace and justice in the galaxy, to settle the conflict.....
PAN DOWN to reveal a small space cruiser heading TOWARD CAMERA at great speed. PAN with the cruiser as it heads towardthe beautiful green planet of Naboo, which is surrounded by hundreds of Trade Federation battleships.
INT. REPUBLIC CRUISER - COCKPIT
In the cockpit of the cruise, the CAPTAIN and PILOT maneuver closer to one of the battleships.
QUI-GON : (off screen voice) Captain.
The Captain turns to an unseen figure sitting behind her.
CAPTAIN : Yes, sir?
QUI-GON : (V.O) Tell
them we wish to board at once.
CAPTAIN : Yes, sir.
The CAPTAIN looks to her view screen, where NUTE GUNRAY, a Neimoidian trade viceroy, waits for a reply.
CAPTAIN : (cont'd) With
all due respect for the Trade Federation, the Ambassodors for the Supreme
Chancellor wish to board immediately.
NUTE : Yes, yes, of coarse...ahhh...as
you know, our blockade is perfectly legal, and we'd be happy to recieve
the Ambassador...Happy to.
The screen goes black. Out the cockpit window, the sinister battleship looms ever closer.
EXT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY - SPACE (FX)
The small space cruiser docks in the enormous main bay of the Federation battleship.
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY - SPACE
A PROTOCOL DROID, TC-14, waits at the door to the docking bay. Two WORKER DROIDS, PK-4 and EG-9 watch.
PK-4 : They must be important if the Viceroy sent one of those useless protocol gearheads to greet them.
The door opens, and the Republic cruiser can be seen in the docking bay. Two darkly robed figures are greeted by TC-14.
TC-14 : I'm TC-14 at your service. This way, please.
They move off down the hallway.
EG-9 : A Republic cruiser!
That's trouble...don't you think?
PR-4 : I'm not made to
think.
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM
A door slides open, and the two cloaked shapes are led PAST CAMERA into the formal conference room by TC-14.
TC-14 : I hope you honoured sirs with the most comfortable here. My master will be with you shortly.
The droid bows before OBI-WAN KENOBI and QUI- GON JINN. He backs out the door and it closes. The JEDI lower their hoods and look out a large window at the lush green planet of Naboo. QUI-GON sixty years old, has long white hair in a ponytail. He is tall and striking, with blue eyes. OBI-WAN is twenty five, with very short brown hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. Several exotic, bird-like creatures SING in a cage near the door.
OBI-WAN : I have a bad
feeling about this.
QUI-GON : I don't sense
anything.
OBI-WAN : It's not about
the mission, Master, it's somethging...elsewhere...elusive.
QUI-GON : Don't center
on your anxiety, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now where it
belongs.
OBI-WAN : Master Yoda
says I should be mindful of the future...
QUI-GON : .....but not
at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Force, my young
Padawan.
OBI-WAN : Yes, Master...how
do you think the trade viceroy will deal with the chancellor's demands?
QUI-GON : These Federation
types are cowards. The negotiations will be short.
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE
NUTE GUNRAY and DAULTRAY DOFINE stand, stunned, before TC-14.
NUTE : (shaken) What?!?
What did you say?
TC-14 : The Ambassadors
are Jedi Knights, I believe.
DOFINE : I knew it! They
were sent to force a settlement, eh. Blind me, we're done for!
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY
A hologram of NUTE , surrounded by BATTLE DROIDS, appears in the conference room hallway.
NUTE : They must be dead by now. Blast, what's left of them.
The hologram fades off, as a BATTLE DROID, OWO-1, cautiously opens the door. A deadly green cloud billows from the room. BATTLE DROIDS cock their weapons as a figure stumbles out of the smoke. It is TC-14 , carrying the tray of drinks.
TC14 : Oh, excuse me, so sorry.
The PROTOCOL DROID passes the armed camp just as two flashing laser swords fly out of the deadly fog, cutting down several BATTLE DROIDS before they can fire.
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE
The bridge is a cocophony of alarms. NUTE and RUNE watch OWO-1 on the viewscreen.
OWO-1 : Not sure exactly what...
OWO-1 is suddenly cut in half in mid-sentence. RUNE gives NUTE a worried look.
NUTE : What in blazes
is going on down there?
RUNE : Have you ever
encountered a Jedi Knight before, sir?
NUTE : Well, not exactly,
but I don't...(panicked) Seal off the bridge.
RUNE : That won't be
enough, sir.
The doors to the bridge SLAM shut.
NUTE : I want destroyer
droids up here at once!!!
RUNE : We will not survive
this.
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE
QUI-GON cuts several BATTLE DROIDS in half, creating a shower of sparks and metal parts. OBI-WAN raises his hand, sending several BATTLE DROIDS crashing into the wall.
QUI-GON makes his way to the bridge door and begins to cut through it.
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE
The CREW is very nervous as sparks start flying around the bridge door. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN are on the view screen.
NUTE : Close the blast doors!!!
The huge, very thick blast door slams shut, followed by a second door, then a third. There is a hissing sound as the huge doors seal shut. QUI-GON tabs the door with his sword. The screen goes black as a red spot appears in the center of the blast door.
RUNE : ...They're still coming through!
On the door, chunks of molten metal begin to drop away.
NUTE : Impossible!! This
is impossible!!
RUNE : Where are those
destroyer droids?!
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE
Ten ugly destroyer WHEEL DROIDS roll down the hallway at full speed. Just before they get to the bridge area, they stop and transform into their battle configuration. QUI-GON can't see them but senses their presence.
QUI-GON : Destroyer droids!
OBI-WAN : Offhand, I'd
say this mission is past the negotiaion stage.
The WHEEL DROIDS, led by P-59, rush the entry area from three hallways, blasting away with their laser guns. They stop firing and stand in a semi-circle as the smoke clears. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON are nowhere to be seen.
P-59 : Switch to bio...There they are!
The Jedi materialize at the far end of the hallway and dash through the doorway that slams shut. The WHEEL DROIDS blast away at the two JEDI with their laser swords.
OBI-WAN : They have shield
generators!
QUI-GON : It's a standoff!
Let's go!
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE
NUTE and RUNE stand on the bridge, watching the view screen as the WHEEL DROIDS' POV speeds to the doorway.
RUNE : We have them on the
run, sir...they're no match for destroyer droids.
TEY HOW : Sir, they've gone
up the ventilation shaft.
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - MAIN BAY
QUI-GON and OBI-WAN appear at a large vent in a giant hanger bay. They are careful not to be seen. Thousands of BATTLE DROIDS are loading onto landing craft.
QUI-GON : Battle droids.
OBI-WAN : It's an invisible
army.
QUI-GON : It's an odd play
for the Trade Federation. We've got to warn the Naboo and contact Chancellor
Valorum. Let's split up. Stow aboard separate ships and meet down on the
planet.
OBI-WAN : You were right
about one thing, Master. The negotiations were short.
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE
TEY HOW recieves a transmission.
TEY HOW : Sir, a transmission
from the planet.
RUNE : It's Queen Amidala
herself.
NUTE : At last we're getting
results.
On the view screen, QUEEN AMIDALA appears in her throne room. Wearing her elaborate headdress and robes, she sits, surrounded by the GOVERNING COUNCIL and FOUR HANDMAIDENS, EIRTAE, YANE, RABE, and SACHE.
NUTE : (cont'd) Again you
come before me, Your highness. The Federation is pleased.
AMIDALA : You will not be
pleased when you hear what I have to say, Viceroy...Your trade boycott
of our planet has ended.
NUTE smirks at RUNE.
NUTE : I was not aware of
such a failure.
AMIDALA : I have word that
the Senate is finally voting on this blockade of yours.
NUTE : I take it you know
the outcome. I wonder why they bother to vote.
AMIDALA : Enough of this
pretense, Viceroy! I'm aware the Chancellor's Ambassadors are with you
now, and that you have beencommanded to reach a settlement.
NUTE : I know nothing about
any Ambassadors...you must be mistaken.
AMIDALA, surprised at his reaction, studies him carefully.
AMIDALA : Beware, Viceroy....the
Federation is going too far this time.
NUTE : Your Highness, we
would never do anything without the approval of the Senate. You assume
too much.
AMIDALA : We will see.
The QUEEN fades off, and the view screen goes black.
RUNE : She's right, the Senate
will never....
NUTE : It's too late now.
RUNE : Do you think she
suspects an attack?
NUTE : I don't know, but
we must move quickly to disrupt all communications down there.
INT. NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM
The QUEEN, EIRTAE, SACHE and her Governor, SIO BIBBLE, stand before a hologram of SENATOR PALPATINE, a thin, kindly man.
PALPATINE : ...How could that be true? I have assurances from the Chancellor...his Ambassaodrs did arrive. It must be the...get...negotiate...
The hologram of PALPATIONE sputters and fades away.
AMIDALA : Senator Palpatine?!? (turns to Panaka) What's happening?
CAPTAIN PANAKA turns to his SARGEANT
CAPT. PANAKA : Check the
transmission generators...
BIBBLE : A malfunction?
CAPT. PANAKA : It could
be the Federation jamming us. Your Highness.
BIBBLE : A communications
disruption can only mean one thing. Invasion.
AMIDALA : Don't jump to
conclusions, Governor. The Federation would not dare go that far.
CAPT. PANAKA : The Senate
would revoke their trade franchise, and they'd be finished.
AMIDALA : We must continue
to rely on negotiation.
BIBBLE : Negotiation? We've
lost all communications!...and where atre the Chancellors Ambassadors?
How can we negotiate? We must prepare to defend ourselves.
CAPT. PANAKA : This is a
dangerous situation, Your Highness. Our security volunteers will be no
match against a battle-hardened Federation army.
AMIDALA : I will not condone
a course of action that will lead us to war.
EXT. SPACE LANDING CRAFT - TWILIGHT (FX)
Six landing craft fly in formation toward the surface of the planet Naboo.
EXT. NABOO SWAMP - SHALLOW LAKE - TWILIGHT
Three
landing craft slowly descend through the cloud cover of the perpetually
gray twilight side of the planet. One by one, the Federation warships land
in the eerie swamp.
OBI-WAN's
head emerges from the mud of a shallow lake. For in the background, the
activities of the invasion force can be seen in the mist. OBI-WAN takes
several deep breaths, then dissapears again under the muddy swamp. Troop
Transports (MTT's) emerge from the landing craft.
EXT. NABOO EDGE OF SWAMP / GRASS PLAINS - TWILIGHT (FX)
The droid invasion force moves out of the swamp and onto a grassy plain. OOM-9, in his tank, looks out over the vast ARMY marching across the rolling hills. A small hologram of RUNE and NUTE stands on the tank.
RUNE : ...and there is no
trace of the Jedi. They may have gotton onto one of your landing craft.
OOM-9 : If they are down
here, sir, we'll find them. We are moving out of the swamp and are marching
on the cities. We are meeting no resistance.
NUTE : Excellent.
EXT. NABOO SWAMP - TWILIGHT
QUI-GON
runs through the strange landscape, glancing back to see the monstrous
troop transports, emerging from the mist. Animals begin to run past him
in a panic.
An
odd, frog-like Gungan, JAR JAR INKS, squats holding a clam he has retrieved
from the murky swamp. The shell pops open. JAR JAR's greta tongue snaps
out and grabs the clam, swallowing it in one gulp.
JAR
JAR looks up and sees QUI-GON and the other creatures running like the
wind toward him. One of the huge MTT's bears down on the JEDI like a charging
locomotive. JAR JAR stands transfixed, still holding the clam shell in
one hand.
JAR JAR : Oh, noooooooooo!
JAR JAR drops the shell and grabs onto QUI-GON as he passes. The JEDI is caught by surprise.
JAR JAR : (Cont'd) Hey, help
me! Help me!!
QUI-GON : Let go!
The
machine is about tp crush them as QUI-GON drags JAR JAR behind him. Just
as the transport is about to hit them, QUI-GON drops, and JAR JAR goes
splat into the mud with him. The transport races overhead.
QUI-GON
and JAR JAR pull themselves out of the mud. They stand watching the war
machine dissapear into the mist. JAR JAR grabs QUI-GON and hugs him.
JAR JAR : Oyi, mooie-mooie! I luv yous!
The frog-like creature kisses the JEDI.
QUI-GON : Are you brainless?
You almost got us killed!
JAR JAR : I spake.
QUI-GON : The ability to
speak does not make you intelligent. Now get outta here!
QUI-GON starts to move off, and JAR JAR follows.
JAR JAR : No...no! Mesa stay...Mesa
yous humble servaunt.
QUI-GON : That wont be necessary.
JAR JAR : Oh boot tis! Tis
demunded byda guds. Tis a live debett, tis. Mesa culled Jaja Binkss.
In the distance, two STAPS burst out of the mist at high speed, chasing OBI-WAN.
QUI-GON : I have no time
for this now...
JAR JAR : Say what?
The two STAPS barrell down on OBI-WAN.
JAR JAR : (cont'd) Oh, nooooo! Weesa ganna....
QUI-GON throws JAR JAR into the mud.
QUI-GON : Stay down!
His head pops up.
JAR JAR : ...dieeee!
The two troops fire laser bolts at OBI-WAN. QUI-GON deflects the bolts back, and the STAPS blow up. One-two. OBI-WAN is exhausted and tries to catch his breath.
OBI-WAN : Sorry, Master, the water fried my weapon.
OBI-WAN pulls out his burnt laser sword handle. QUI-GON inspects it, as JAR JAR pulls himself out of the mud.
QUI-GON : You forgot to turn your power off again, didn't you?
OBI-WAN nods sheeplishly.
QUI-GON : (cont'd) It won't
take long to recharge, but this is a lesson I hope you've learned, my young
Padawan.
OBI-WAN : Yes, Master.
JAR JAR : Yousa sav-ed my
again, hey?
OBI-WAN : What's this?
QUI-GON : A local. Let's
go, before more of those droids show up.
JAR JAR : Mure? Mure did
you spake??!?
OBI-WAN and QUI-GON start to run. JAR JAR tries to keep up.
JAR JAR : (cont'd) Ex-squeeze me, but da moto grande safe place would be Otoh Gunga. Tis where I grew up...Tis safe city.
They all stop.
QUI-GON : A city! (JAR JAR
nods his head) Can you take us there?
JAR JAR : Ahhh, will...on
second taut...no, not willy.
QUI-GON : No??!
JAR JAR : Iss embarrissing,
boot... My afrai my've bean banished. My forgoten der Bosses would do terrible
tings to my. Terrible tings if my goen back dare.
A PULSATING SOUND is heard in the distance.
QUI-GON : You hear that?
JAR JAR shakes his head yes.
QUI-GON : (cont'd) That's
the sound of a thousand terrible things heading this way...
OBI-WAN : When they find
us, they will crush us, grind us into little pieces, then blast us into
oblivion!
JAR JAR : Oh! Yousa point
is well seen. Dis way! Hurry!
JAR JAR turns and runs into the swamp.
EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - TWILIGHT
QUI-GON, OBI-WAN and JAR JAR run into a murky lake and stop as JAR JAR tries to catch his breath. The TRANSPORTS ARE HEARD in the distance.
QUI-GON : Much farther?
JAR JAR : Wesa goen underwater,
okeyday?
QUI-GON and OBI-WAN pull out small capsule from their utility belts that turn into breathing masks.
JAR JAR : (cont'd) My warning
yous. Gungans no liken outlaunders. Don't expict a wern welcome.
OBI-WAN : Don't worry, this
has not been our day for warm welcomes.
JAR
JAR jumps, does a double somersault with a twist, and dives into the water.
Breath
masks on, QUI-GON and OBI-WAN wade in after him.
EXT. NABOO LAKE - UNDERWATER
QUI-GON
and OBI-WAN swim behind JAR JAR, who is very much at home in the water.
Down they swim into murky depths. In the distance the glow of Otoh Gunga,
an underwater city made up of large bubbles, becomes more distinct.
They
approach the strange, art nouveau habitat. JAR JAR swims magically through
one of the bubble membranes, which seals behind him. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON
follow.
INT. OTOH GUNGA - CITY SQUARE
GUNGANS in the square scatter when they see the strange JEDI. Four GUARDS armed with long electro-poles ride two-legged KAADUS into the square. The GUARDS, led by CAPTAIN TARPALS, point their lethal poles at the dripping trio.
JAR JAR : Heyo-dalee, Cap'n
Tarpals, Mesa back!
CAPT. TARPALS : Noah gain,
Jar Jar. Yousa goen tada Bosses. Yousa in big dudu this time.
CAPT. TARPALS gives JAR JAR a slight zap with his power pole. JAR JAR jumps and moves off, followed by the two JEDI.
JAR JAR : How wude.
INT. OTOH GUNGA - HIGH TOWER BOARD ROOM
The Bosses' Board Room has bubble walls, with small lighted fish swimming around outside like moving stars. A long circular judge's bench filled with GUNGAN OFFICIALS dominates the room. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON stand facing BOSS NASS, who sits on a bench higher than the others.
BOSS NASS : Yousa cannot
bees hair. Dis army of mackineeks up dare tis new weesong!
QUI-GON : That droid army
is about to attack the Naboo. We must warn them.
BOSS NASS : Wesa no like
da Naboo! Un dey no like uss-ens. Da Naboo tink day so smarty den us-ens.
Day tink day brains so big.
OBI-WAN : After those droids
take control of the surface, they will come here and take control of you.
BOSS NASS : No, mesa no
tink so. Mesa scant talkie witda Naboo, and no nutten talkie it outlaunders.
Dos mackineeks no comen here! Dey not know of uss-en.
OBI-WAN : You and the Naboo
form a symbiont circle. What happens to noe of you will affect the other.
You must understand this.
BOSS NASS : Wesa wish no
nutten in yousa tings, outlaunder, and wesa no care-n about da Naboo.
QUI-GON : (waves his hand)
Then speed us on our way.
BOSS NASS : Wesa gonna speed
yousaway.
QUI-GON : We need a transport.
BOSS NASS : Wesa give yousa
una bongo. Da speedest way tooda Naboo tis goen through da core. Now go.
QUI-GON : Thank you for
your help. We go in peace.
QUI-GON and OBI-WAN turn to leave.
OBI-WAN : Master, whats a
bongo?
QUI-GON : A transport, I
hope.
The JEDI notice JAR JAR in chains to one side, waiting to hear his verdict. QUI-GON stops. JAR JAR gives him a forlorn look.
JAR JAR : Daza setten yous
up. Goen through da planet core is bad bombin!!
QUI-GON : Thank you, my
friend.
JAR JAR : Ahhh...any hep
hair would be hot.
JAR JAR's soulful look is counterpointed by a sheepish grin.
OBI-WAN : We are short of
time, Master.
QUI-GON : We'll need a navigator
to get us through the planet's core. This Gungan my be of help.
QUI-GON walks bact to BOSS NASS.
QUI-GON : (cont'd) What is
to become of Jar Jar Binks here?
BOSS NASS : Binkss brokeen
the nocombackie law. Hisen to be pune-ished.
QUI-GON : He has been a
great help to us. I hope the punishment will not be too severe.
BOSS NASS : Pounded unto
death.
JAR JAR : (grimacing) Oooooh...Ouch!
OBI-WAN looks concerned. QUI-GON is thinking.
QUI-GON : We need a navigator
to get us through the planet's core. I have saved Jar Jar Binks' life.
He owes me what you call a "life.debt."
BOSS NASS : Binks. Yousa
havena liveplay with thisen hisen?
JAR JAR nods and joins the JEDI. QUI-GON waves his hand.
QUI-GON : Your gods demand
that his life belongs to me now.
BOSS NASS : Hisen live tis
yos, outlauder. Begone wit him.
JAR JAR : Count mesa outta
dis! Better dead here, den deader in da core...Yee guds, whata mesa sayin?!
EXT. NABOO CITY - UNDERWATER - SUB (FX)
A strange little submarine propels itself away from the Otoh Gunga, leaving the glow of the settlement in the distance.
INT. SUB COCKPIT - UNDERWATER
OBI-WAN in the co-pilots seat, JAR JAR guides the craft.
JAR JAR : Dis is nusen.
OBI-WAN : Master, why do
you keep dragging these pathetic life forms along with us?...Here, take
over.
JAR JAR : Hey, ho? Where
wesa goen??
QUI-GON : You're the navigator.
JAR JAR : Yo dreamen mesa
hopen...,br QUI-GON : Just relax, the Force will guide us...
JAR JAR : Ooooh, maxibig..."da
Force"...Wellen, dat smells stinkowiff.
JAR JAR veers the craft to the left and turns the lights on. The coral vistas are grand, fantastic, and wonderous.
OBI-WAN : Why were you banished,
Jar Jar?
JAR JAR : Tis a long tale,
buta small part wawdabe mesa...ooooh...aaaa.....clumsy.
OBI-WAN : They banished
you because you're clumsy?
As the little sub glides into the planet core, a large dark shape begins to follow.
JAR JAR : Mesa cause-ed mabee one or duey lettal bitty axadentes...yud-say boom da gasser, un crash Der Bosses heyblibber...den banished.
Suddenly there is a loud CRASH, and the little craft lurches to one side. QUI-GON looks around and sees a huge, lumimnous OPEE SEA KILLER has hooked them with its long gooey tongue.
QUI-GON : Full speed ahead.
Instead of full ahead, JAR JAR jams the controls into reverse. The sub flies into the mouth of the creature.
JAR JAR : Oooops.
OBI-WAN : Give me the controls.
OBI-WAN takes over the controls and the OPEE SEA KILLER instantly releases the sub from its mouth.
JAR JAR : Wesa free!
As the sub zooms away they see a larger set of jaws, munching on the hapless KILLER. The jaws belong to the incredible SANDO AQUA MONSTER. The lights on the tiny sub begin to flicker as they cruise deeper into the gloom.
QUI-GON : There's always a bigger fish.
INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE
NUTE and RUNE stand before a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS.
NUTE : The invasion is on
schedule, My Lord.
DARTH SIDIOUS : Good. I
have the Senate bogged down in procedures. By the time this incident comes
up for a vote, they will have no choice but to accept your control of the
system.
NUTE : The Queen has great
faith the Senate will side with her.
DARTH SIDIOUS : Queen Amidala
is yound and naive. You will find controlling her will not be difficult.
You have done well, Viceroy.
NUTE : Thank you, My Lord.
DARTH SIDIOUS fades away.
RUNE : You didn't tell him
about the missing Jedi?
NUTE : No need to report
that to him, until we have something to report.
INT. SUB COCKPIT - UNDERWATER
Sparks are flying, and water is leaking into the cabin. The sound of the power drive drops.
OBI-WAN : .....we're losing power.
OBI-WAN is working with the sparking wires. JAR JAR panics.
QUI-GON : Stay calm. We're
not in trouble yet.
JAR JAR : What yet? Monstairs
out dare! Leak'n in here, all'n sink'n, and nooooo power! You nutsen! WHEN
YOUSA TINK WESA IN TROUBLE?!!!?
OBI-WAN : Power's back.
The lights flicker on, revealing an ugly COLO CLAW FISH right in front of them.
JAR JAR : Monstairs back!
The large COLO CLAW FISH is surprised and rears back. The sub turns around and speeds away.
JAR JAR : (cont'd) Wesa in
trouble now??
QUI-GON : Relax.
QUI-GON puts his hand on JAR JAR's shoulder. JAR JAR relaxes into a coma.
OBI-WAN : You overdid it.
The COLO CLAW FISH leaps after the fleeing sub as it shoots out of the tunnel and into the waiting jaws of the SANDO AQUA MONSTER.
OBI-WAN (cont'd) This is not good!
JAR
JAR regains consciousness.
JAR JAR : Wesa dead yet??
Oie Boie!
JAR JAR's eyes bulge, and he faints again. The sub narrowly avoids the deadly teeth of the AQUA MONSTER. The COLO CLAW FISH chasing them isn't so lucky. It is munched in half by the larger predator. The little sub slips away.
QUI-GON : Head for that outcropping.
EXT. THEED - MAIN ROAD INTO THEED - DAY (FX)
The long columns of the DROID ARMY move down the main road leading to Theed, the Naboo capital.
EXT. THEED PLAZA - DAY (FX)
As the QUEEN watches helplessly from a window in the palace, a transport carrying NUTE and RUNE lands in Theed Plaza. They exit the transport.
NUTE : Ah, victory!
INT. NABOO LAKE - UNDERWATER - SUB (FX)
The little sub continue to propel itself toward the surface, which is brightly lit.
JAR JAR : Wesa dude it!
EXT. THEED - ESTUARY - DAY
Paradise.
Billowing clouds frame a romantic body of water. There is a LOUD RUSH OF
BUBBLES, and a small sub bobs to the surface.
The
current in the estuary begins to pull the sub backward into a fast moving
river. OBI-WAN switches off the two remaining bubble canopies. QUI-GON
stands up to look around. JAR JAR lets out a sigh of relief.
JAR JAR : Wesa safe now.
QUI-GON : Get this thing
started.
JAR JAR : Dissen berry good.
Hey?
OBI-WAN : What is it?
JAR JAR looks back to where they're drifting. He sees they are headed for a huge waterfall.
JAR JAR : What!!?? Oie boie!
OBI-WAN tries to start the engine. The long props behind the sub slowly begin to rotate. OBI-WAN struggles until finally, a few feet short of the waterfall, the sub starts and is able to generate enough power to stop drifting backward in the powerful current. The sub slowly moves forward. In the background, QUI-GON takes a cable out of his belt. The engine coughs and dies. They start drifting backward again. JAR JAR panics.
JAR JAR : (cont'd) Iyiiyi, wesa die'n here, hey!
QUI-GON shoots the thin cable, and it wraps itself around a railing on the shore. The sub pulls the cable taut, and the little craft hangs precariously over the edge of the waterfall.
QUI-GON : Come on...
OBI-WAN climbs out of the sub and pulls himself along the cable. QUI-GON starts in after him.
QUI-GON : (cont'd) Come on,
Jar Jar.
JAR JAR : No! Too scary!
OBI-WAN : Get up here!
JAR JAR : No a mighty no!
JAR JAR looks back and sees he is hanging over the waterfall.
JAR JAR : (cont'd) Oie boie...mesa comen. Mesa comen!
JAR JAR starts to climb out of the sub. OBI-WAN is on shore and helps to pull QUI-GON out of the water.
OBI-WAN : That was close.
BATTLE DROID 3B3 : (O.S)
Drop your weapons!
The TWO JEDI turn around to see a BATTLE DROID standing in front of them. JAR JAR climbs up on shore between the JEDI.
BATTLE DROID 3B3 : I said drop your weapons
QUI-GON
ignites his laser sword, and in a brief flash, the DROID is cut down by
the JEDI. A stray laser bolt hits the cable and the sub breaks lose, crashing
down the waterfall.
The
JEDI move on. JAR JAR reluctantly follows and looks back at the mess.
JAR JAR : Whoa!!!
EXT. THEED - PALACE - DAY
The waterfalls of Theed sparkle in the noonday sun.
INT. THEED - PALACE THRONE ROOM - DAY
QUEEN AMIDALA, SIO BIBBLE, and FIVE OF HER HANDMAIDENS (EIRTAE, YANE, PADME, RABE, SACHE) are surrounded by TWENTY DROIDS. CAPTAIN PANAKA and FOUR NABOO GUARDS are also held at gunpoint. NUTE and RUNE stand in the middle of the room.
BIBBLE : ...how will you
explain this invasion to the Senate?
NUTE : The Naboo and the
Federation will forge a treaty that will legitimize our occupation here.
I've been assured it will be ratified by the Senate.
AMIDALA : I will not co-operate.
NUTE : Now, now, your Highness.
You are not going to like what we have in store for your people. In time,
their suffering will persuade you to see our point of view. Commander.
(OOM-9 steps forward) Process them.
OOM-9 : Yes, sir! (turns
to his sergeant) Take them to Camp Four.
The SERGEANT marches the GROUP out of the throne room.
EXT. PALACE - PLAZA - DAY
QUEEN AMIDALA, PADME, EIRTA, YANE, RABE, SACHE, CAPTAIN PANAKA, SIO BIBBLE, and FOUR GUARDS are led out of the palace by ten BATTLE DROIDS. The plaza is filled with tanks and BATTLE DROIDS, which they pass on their way to the detention camp. Unbeknownst to them, QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, and JAR JAR sneak across on a walkway above the plaza and jump from a balcony to begin an attack to rescue the QUEEN.
FOUR BATTLE DROIDS are instantly cut down. MORE DROIDS move forward and are also cut down by the JEDIS' flashing lightsabres until there is only the DROID SERGEANT left. The SERGEANT starts to run but is pulled back to QUI-GON by the Force, until finally he is dispatched by the JEDI.
JAR JAR : Yousa guys bombad!
QUEEN AMIDALA and the OTHERS are amazed. JAR JAR is getting used to this. They move between two buildings.
QUI-GON : Your Highness,
we are the Ambassadors, for the Supreme Chancellor.
BIBBLE : Your negotiations
seem to have failed, Ambassador.
QUI-GON : The negotiations
never took place. Your Highness, we must make contact with the republic.
CAPTAIN PANAKA steps forward.
CAPT. PANAKA : They've knocked
out all our communications.
QUI-GON : Do you have transports?
CAPT. PANAKA : In the main
hanger. This way.
THEY disappear down an alleyway as the ALARMS are sounded
INT. CENTRAL HANGER - HALLWAY - DAY
CAPTAIN PANAKA cracks open a side door to the central hanger. QUI-GON looks in over his shoulder. OBI-WAN, JAR JAR, and the rest of the group are behind him. They see several Naboo spacecraft guarded by about FIFTY BATTLE DROIDS. ALARMS can be heard in the distance.
CAPT. PANAKA : There are
too many of them.
QUI-GON : That won't be
a problem. (to Amidala) Your Highness, under the circumstances, Isuggest
you come to Coruscant with us.
AMIDALA : Thank you, Ambassador,
but my place is here with my people.
QUI-GON : They will kill
you if you stay.
BIBBLE : They wouldn't dare.
CAPT. PANAKA : They need
her to sign a treaty to make this invasion of theirs legal. They can't
afford to kill her.
QUI-GON : The situation
here is not what it seems. There is something else behind all this, Your
Highness. There is no logic in the Federation's move here. My feelings
tell me they will destroy you.
BIBBLE : Please, Your Highness,
reconsider. Our only hope is for the Senate to side with us... Senator
Palpatine will need your help.
CAPT. PANAKA : Getting past
their blockade is impossible, Your Highness. Any attempt to escape will
be dangerous.
BIBBLE : Your Highness,
I will stay here and do what I can...They will have to retain the Council
of Governors in order to maintain control. But you must leave...
The QUEEN turns to PADME and EIRTAE.
AMIDALA : Either choice presents
a great risk...to all of us...
PADME : We are brave, Your
Highness.
QUI-GON : If you are to
leave, Your Highness, it must be now.
AMIDALA : Then, I will plead
our case before the Senate. (to Bibble) Be careful, Governor.
INT. CENTRAL HANGER - DAY
The door opens to the main hanger. QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, JAR JAR, CAPTAIN PANAKA, TWO GUARDS, and THREE HANDMAIDENS (PADME, EIRTAE, RABE), followed by QUEEN AMIDALA, head for a sleek chrome spacecraft. SIO BIBBLE, YANE and SACHE stay behind. The HANDMAIDENS begin to cry.
CAPT. PANAKA : We need to free those pilots.
CAPTAIN PANAKA points to TWENTY GUARDS, GROUND CREW, and PILOTS held in a corner by SIX BATTLE DROIDS.
OBI-WAN : I'll take care of that. OBI-WAN heads toward the group of captured pilots.
QUI-GON and the QUEEN, CAPTAIN PANAKA, JAR JAR, and the rest Of the GROUP approach the GUARDS at the ramp of the Naboo craft.
GUARD DROID : Where are you
going?
QUI-GON : I'm Ambassador
for the Supreme Chancellor, and I'm taking those people to Coruscant.
DROID GUARD : You're under
arrest!
The DROID GUARD draws his weapon, but before any of the DROIDS can fire, they are cut down. OTHER GUARDS run to their aid. OBI-WAN attacks the GUARDS around the PILOTS. QUI-GON stands, fighting off DROIDS as the OTHERS rush on board the spacecraft. OBI-WAN, the FREED PILOTS (including RIC OLIE), GUARDS and GROUND CREW MEMBERS rush on board the ship. The OTHER PILOTS and GUARDS race to SIO BIBBLR. After everyone has made it onto the ship, QUI-GONjumps on board. ALARMS sound. MORE DROIDS rush into the hanger and fire as the ship takes off.
EXT. THEED - HANGER ENTRY - DAY (FX)
The ship exits the hanger. BATTLE DROIDS standing in the hanger shoot at them.
EXT. SPACE (FX)
The sleek spacecraft speeds away from the planet of Naboo and heads for the deadly Federation blockade.
INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT
The PILOT, RIC OLIE, navigates toward the massive battleship, QUI-GON and CAPTAIN PANAKA watch.
RIC OLIE : ....our communications are still jammed.
INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - DROID HOLD
JAR JAR is led into a low, cramped doorway by OBI-WAN.
OBI-WAN : Now stay here, and keep out of trouble.
OBI-WAN closes the door. JAR JAR looks around and sees a long row of five short, dome-topped ASTRO DROIDS (R-2 units). The all look alike, except for thier paint color, and they all seem to be shut down.
JAR JAR : Ello, boyos. (no response) Disa wanna longo trip...hey?
JAR JAR taps a bright red R-2 UNIT on the head, and its head pops up a bit. He lets out a gasp as he lifts the head.
JAR JAR : (Cont'd) Tis opens?...Oooops! Many springs and things come flying out.
JAR JAR quickly closes it again, very embarrassed.
JAR JAR : (Cont'd) Yoi! Just
yoken!
RIC OLIE : Powers back!
That little droid did it. He bypassed the main power drive. Deflector shield
up, at maximum.
The
lone BLUE DROID finishes his repairs and goes back into the ship. The Naboo
spacecraft races away from the Federation battleship.
QUI-GON
studies a star chart on a monitor.
OBI-WAN : Here, Master. Tatooine...
It's small, out of the way, poor... The Trade Federation has no presence
there.
CPATAIN
PANAKA takes a deep breath in frustration.
EXT.
SPACE - NABOO SPACECRAFT (FX)
The
Naboo spacecraft races away.
INT.
FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM
NUTE
and RUNE sit around a conference table with a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS.
NUTE : We control all the
cities in the North and are searching for any other settlements...
A second
SITH LORD appears behind DARTH SIDIOUS.
DARTH SIDIOUS : (Cont'd)
...Viceroy, this is my apprentice. Lord Maul. He will find your lost ship.
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - QUEENS CHAMBERS
QUI-GON,
OBI-WAN, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the LITTLE BLUE DROID stand before QUEEN AMIDALA
and her THREE HANDMAIDENS, PADME, EIRTAE and RABE.
CAPT. PANAKA : ...An extremely
well put together little droid. Without a doubt, it saved the ship, as
well as our lives.
The
LITTLE BLUE DROID lets out a series of bleeps.CAPTAIN PANAKA leans over
and scrapes some dirt off of the side of the DROID and read the number:
CAPT. PANAKA : R2-D2, Your
Highness.
PADME
bows before the QUEEN.
AMIDALA : (Cont'd) Clean
this droid up the best you can. It deserves our gratitude...(to Panaka)
Continue, Captain.
CAPTAIN
PANAKA looks nervously to OBI-WAN and QUI-GON.
QUI-GON : Yor Highness, we
are heading for a remote planet called Tatooine. It is a system far beyond
the reach of the Trade Federation. There we will be able to make needed
repairs, then travel on to Coruscant.
AMIDALA
and PADME exchange looks. PADME moves next to the DROID.
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN AREA
PADME
sits in the Main Area, cleaning R2-D2, the brave little Astra Droid. JAR
JAR pops out of an open door.
JAR JAR : Hidoe!
Both
PADME and ARTOO jump and let out a little SCREAM. The Gungan is embarrassed
that he frightened them.
JAR JAR : (Cont'd) Sorry,
nomeanen to scare yousa.
JAR
JAR hands PADME the oil can.
JAR JAR : Mesa Ja Ja Binksss...
PADME : I'm Padme, I attend Her Highness, You're a Gungan, aren't you?
(Jar Jar nods) How did you end up here with us?
ARTOO
BEEPS a sympathetic beep.
INT.
ANBOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT
OBI-WAN,
QUI-GON, and CAPTAIN PANAKA watch over RIC OLIE'S shoulder. A large yellow
planet appears directly ahead. RIC OLIE searches his scopes.
OBI-WAN : Tahyt's it. Tatooine.
EXT.
TATOOINE - SPACE (FX)
The
ship heads toward the planet of Tatooine.
EXT.
TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY (FX)
The
Naboo spacecraft lands in the desert in a swirl of dust. The spaceport
of Mos Espa is seen in the distance.
EXT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN AREA
OBI-WAN
is hoisting the hyperdrive out of a floor panel. JAR JAR rushes up to him
and falls to his knees.
JAR JAR : Obi-Wan, sire,
pleeese, no mesa go!
JAR
JAR walks back to ARTOO in the hallway as QUI-GON (dressed as a farmer)
enters the main area.
OBI-WAN : (Cant'd) The Hyperdrive
generator is gone. We will need a new one.
QUI-GON
moves closer to OBI-WAN and speaks quietly to him.
QUI-GON : Don't let them
send ant transmissions. Be wary...I sense a disturbance in the Force.
QUI-GON
goes into the hallway to meet up with ARTOO and JAR JAR. They head to the
exit ramp.
EXT.
TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY
They
start their trek across the desert toward the city of Mos Espa. In the
distance, a strange looking caravan makes its way toward the spaceport.
JAR JAR : Dis sun doen murder
tada skin.
From
the spaceship, CAPTAIN PANAKA and PADME run toward them.
CAPT. PANAKA : Wait!
QUI-GON
stops as they catch up. PADME is dresses in rough peasant's garb.
CAPT. PANAKA : (Cont'd) Her
Highness commands you to take her handmaiden with you. She wishes for her
to observe the local...
He
gives PADME a stern look.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - STREET - DAY
The
little GROUP walks down the main street of Mos Espa. They pass dangerous
looking citizens of all types. PADME looks around in awe at this exotic
enviroment.
QUI-GON : ...moisture farms
for the most part, but also a few indigenous tribes and scavengers. The
few spaceports like this one are havens for those who do not wish to be
found...
ARTOO
whistles along, with perfect confidence.
JAR JAR : Dissen berry berry
bad. (steps in ooze) Ooooh...icky...icky...goo.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - JUNK DEALER PLAZA - DAY
The
GROUP comes to a little plaza surrounded by several junk spaceship dealers.
QUI-GON : We'll try one of
the smaller dealers.
They
head for a little junk shop that has a huge pile of broken spaceships stacked
up behind it.
INT.
WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY
QUI-GON,
JAR JAR, PADME, and ARTOO enter the dingy junk shop and are greeted by
WATTO, a pudgy blue alien who flies on short little wings like a hummingbird.
WATTO : (subtitled) Hi chuba
da naga? (What do you want?)
A disheveled
boy, ANAKIN SKYWALKER, runs in from the junk yard. He is about nine years
old, very dirty, and dressed in rags. WATTO raises a hand, and ANAKIN flinches.
WATTO : (subtitled) Coona
tee-tocky malia? (What took you so long?)
ARTOO
and QUI-GON follow WATTO toward the junk yard, leaving JAR JAR with PADME
and the young boy ANAKIN. JAR JAR picks up a gizmo, trying to figure out
its purpose. QUI-GON takes the part out of his hand and puts it back.
QUI-GON : Don't touch anything.
JAR
JAR makes a rude face to QUI-GON's back and sticks out his long tongue.
ANAKIN sits on the counter, pretending to clean a part, staring at PADME.
She is the most beautiful creaure he has ever seen in his life. PADME is
a little embarrassed by his stare, but she musters up an amused smile.
Finally, he gets the courage to speak.
ANAKIN : Are you an angel?
PADME
looks at him, not knowing what to say. PADME : I've never heard of angels.
ANAKIN : You must be one...maybe
you just don't know it.
ANAKIN
looks at PADME defiantly.
ANAKIN : I am a person! My
name is Anakin.
ANAKIN
studies her intently.
ANAKIN : You are a strange
girl to me.
JAR
JAR pushes the nose on what appears to be a LITTLE DROID, and it instantly
comes to life, grows legs and arms, and starts marching around, knocking
over everything. JAR JAR hold on but can't stop it.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Hit the
nose!
JAR
JAR hits the nose, and the DROID collapses back into its original state.
ANAKIN and PADME laugh. ANAKIN watches PADME straighten her hair.
EXT.
WATTO'S JUNK YARD - BEHIND SHOP - DAY
WATTO
reads a small portable monitor he is holding. He stands before a hyperdrive.
WATTO : ...Here it is...a
T-14 hyperdrive generator!! Thee in luck, I'm the only one hereabouts who
has one...but thee might as well buy a new ship. It would be cheaper, I
think...Sying of which, how's thee going to pay for all this?
INT.
WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY
JAR
JAR pulls a part out of a stack of parts to inspect it, and they all come
tumblimg down. He struggles to catch them, only to knock more down. ANAKIN
and PADME are oblivious.
ANAKIN : ...wouldn't have
lasted long if I weren't so good at fixing things. I'm making my own droid...
QUI-GON
hurries into the shop, followed by ARTOO. QUI-GON : We're leaving. JAR
JAR follows QUI-GON. PADME gives ANAKIN a loving look.
PADME : I'm glad I met you,....ah...
PADME
turns, and ANAKIN looks sad as he watches her leave.
ANAKIN : I'm glad I met you
too.
WATTO
enters the junk yard, shaking his head.
WATTO : (subtitled) Ootmians!
Tinka me chasa hopoe ma booty na nolia. (Outlanders! They think because
we live so far from the center, we don't know nothing.)
ANAKIN
lets out a "yipee" and runs out the back.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - STREET - ALCOVE - DAY
QUI-GON,
ARTOO, JAR JAR, and PADME have found a quiet spot between two buildings.
The busy street beyond is filled with dangerous looking creatures. QUI-GON
is talking on his com-link, while JAR JAR nervously watches the street.
OBI-WAN is in the main hold of the Naboo craft.
QUI-GON : ...Obi-Wan, you're
sure there isn't anything of value left on board?
QUI-GON
puts his comlink away and starts out into the main street. JAR JAR grabs
his arm.
JAR JAR : Noah gain...da
beings hereabouts cawazy. Wesa be robbed un crunched.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - STREET - MARKET - DAY
QUI-GON,
PADME, JAR JAR, and ARTOO move out into the street. JAR JAR is walking
behind the others. They walk by an outdoor cafe filled with a rough gang
of aliens, one of which is especially ugly, SEBULBA, a spider-like creature.
JAR JAR stops for a moment in front of a stall selling dead frogs hanging
on a wire. He looks around to see if anyone is looknig, then sticks out
his tongue, and gets hold of one, pulling it into his mouth. Unfortunately,
the frog is tied tightly to the wire. The vendor suddenly appears.
VENDOR : Hey, that will be
seven truguts!!
JAR
JAR opens his mouth in surprise, and the frog snaps away, ricochets around
the market, and lands in Sebulba's soup, splashing him. As JAR JAR moves
away from the VENDOR, SEBULBA jumps up on the table and grabs the hapless
Gungan.
SEBULBA : (subtitled) Chuba!!
(You!!) SEBULBA
holds the frog up to the Gungan threateningly. SEVERAL OTHER CREATURES
start to gather. SEBULBA shoves JAR JAR to the ground. The Gungan desperately
tries to scramble to safety.
JAR JAR : (to himself) Why
mesa always da one??
JAR
JAR turns to see ANAKNI pushing his way next to him. The boy stands up
to SEBULBA in a very self-assured way.
ANAKIN : (subtitled) Chess
ko, Sebulba...Coo wolpa tooney rana. (Careful, Sebulba...This one's very
connected.)
SEBULBA
stops his assault on JAR JAR and turns to ANAKIN.
SEBULBA : (subtitled) Tooney
rana nu pratta dunko, shag. (Connected?? Whada you mean, slave?)
SEBULBA
turns away.
ANAKIN : (subtitled) Eh,
chee bana do mullee ra. (Yeah, it'd be a pity if you had to pay for me.)
QUI-GON,
PADME and ARTOO arrive.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Hi! Your
buddy here was about to be turned into orange goo. He picked a fight with
a Dug. An especially dangerous Dug called Sebulba.
PADME
looks at ANAKINB and smiles; he smiles back. They start walking down the
crowded street.
JAR JAR : Mesa doen nutten!
EXT.
TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY
OBI-WAN
stands in front of the Naboo spacecraft as the wind picks up and begins
to whip at his robe. CAPTAIN PANAKA exits the ship and joins him.
OBI-WAN : This storm's going
to slow them down.
CAPTAIN
PANAKA'S comlink sounds off.
CAPT. PANAKA : (Cont'd) Yes? EXT.
MOS ESPA - STREET - FRUIT STAND - DAY
ANAKIN
and the GROUP stop at a fruit stand run by a jolly, but very poor, old
lady named JIRA.
ANAKIN : How are you feeling
today, Jira?
ANAKIN
reaches in his pocket and comes up with three coins. He drops one. QUI-GON
picks it up, revealing for a moment, his lightsabre.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Whoops,
I thought I had more...Make thgat three, I'm not hungry.
The
wind picks up. SHOP OWNERS are starting to close up their shops as JIRA
gives them their pallies.
JIRA : Gracious, my bones
are aching...storm's coming on, Annie. You'd better get home quick.
The
GROUP follows ANAKIN as he rushes down the windy street.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - STREET - SANDSTORM - DAY
The
wind is blowing hard as QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and PADME follow ANAKIN down
the street and into a slave hovel.
INT.
ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY
QUI-GON,
JAR JAR, ARTOO, and PADME enter a small living space.
ANAKIN : Mom! Mom! I'm home.
Anakin's
mother, SHMI SKYWALKER, a warm, friendly woman of forty, enters from her
work area and is startled to see the room full of people.
SHMI : Oh, my!! Annie, what's
this?
The
wind HOWLS outside.
QUI-GON : Your son was kind
enough to offer us shelter.
ANAKIN
leads PADME into the other room. ARTOO follows, beeping all the way. QUI-GON
takes five small capsules from his utility belt and hands them to SHMI.
QUI-GON : I have enough food
for a meal.
INT.
ANAKIN'S HOVEL - BEDROOM - DAY
ANAKIN
shows off his ANDROID, which is lying on his workbench. There is one eye
in the head; the body, arms, and legs have no outer coverings.
ANAKIN : Isn't he great?!
He's not finished yet.
ANAKIN
pushes a switch, and the DROID sits up. Anakin rushes around, grabs an
eye and puts it in one of the sockets.
THREEPIO : How do you do,
I am See-Threepio, Human Cyborg Relations. How might I serve you?
PADME
smiles at his enthusiasm. ARTOO lets out a flurry of beeps and whistles.
THREEPIO : I beg your pardon....what
do you mean I'm naked?
ARTOO
BEEPS
THREEPIO : (Cont'd) My parts
are showing? Oh, my goodness. How embarrassing!
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - QUEENS CHAMBERS
AMIDALA,
EIRTAE, RABE, and OBI-WAN watch a very bad transmission of a SIO BIBBLE
hologram.
BIBBLE : ...cut off all food
supplies until you return...the death toll is catastrophic...we must bow
to their wishes, Your Highness...Please tell us what to do! If you can
hear us, Your Highness, you must contact me...
AMIDALA
looks upset...almost nervous.
OBI-WAN : It's a trick. Send
no reply... Send no transmission of any kind.
INT.
ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY
QUI-GON
listens to his comlink. OBI-WAN is in the cockpit.
OBI-WAN : ...the Queen is
upset...but absolutly no reply was sent.
EXT.
CORUSCANT - BALCONY OVERLOOKING CITY - NIGHT
DARTH
SIDIOUS and DARTH MAUL look out over the vast city.
DARTH MAUL : Tatooine is
sparsely populated. If the trace was correct, I will find them quickly,
Master.
The
hologram of DARTH MAUL fades off as DARTH SIDIOUS looks out over the city.
EXT. MOS ESPA - SANDSTORM - DAY
The
giant sandstorm engulfs the town, including the Naboo spaceship on the
outskirts of the city center, where Watto's ship is; and the slave quarters,
where drifts of sand begin building up against Anakin's house.
INT.
ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY
QUI-GON,
ANAKIN, SHMI, JAR JAR, and PADME are seated around a makeshift table, having
dinner as the wind howls outside.
SHMI : All slaves have transmitters
placed inside their bodies somewhere. ANAKIN : I've been working on a scanner
to try and locate them, but no luck.
PADME
and JAR JAR are horrified.
JAR JAR : How wude.
An
awkward silence. ANAKIN attempts to end the embarrassment.
ANAKIN : Have you ever seen
a Podrace?
PADME
shakes her head no. She notices the concern of SHMI. JAR JAR snatches some
food from a bowl at the other end of the table with his tongue. QUI-GON
gives him a dirty look.
QUI-GON : They have Podracing
on Malastare. Very fast, very dangerous.
SHMI
looks askance at her son.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Mom, what?
I'm not bragging. It's true. Watto says he's never heard of a human doing
it.
ANAKIN
smiles. JAR JAR attempts to snare another bit of food from the bowl with
his tongue, but QUI-GON, in a flash, grabs it between his thumb and forefinger.
JAR JAR is startled.
QUI-GON : (Cont'd) Don't
do that again.
JAR
JAR tries to acknowledge with some silly mumbling. QUI-GON lets go of the
tongue, and it snaps back into JAR JAR's mouth.
ANAKIN : I...I was wondering...something...
QUI-GON
leans back and slowly smiles.
QUI-GON : Perhaps I killed
a Jedi and stole it from him.
QUI-GON
thinks for a moment.
QUI-GON : I can see there's
no fooling you...(leans forward) You mustn't let anyone know about us...we're
on our way to Coruscant, the central system in the Republic, on a very
important mission, and it must be kept secret.
QUI-GON
looks to SHMI. She is upset.
SHMI : I don't want you to
race, Annie...It's awful. I die every time Watto makes you do it.
ANAKIN : But Mom, I love
it...and they need help...they're in trouble. The prize money would more
than pay for the parts they need. JAR JAR : Wesa ina pitty bad goo.
SHMI
shakes her head no.
ANAKIN : We have to help
them, Mom...you said that the biggest problem in the universe is no one
helps each other...
JAR
JAR belches. There is silence for a moment as they eat.
PADME : I'm sure Qui-Gon
doesn't want to put your son in danger. We will find another way...
The
storm continues to rage outside the slave hovel.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - JUNK DEALER PLAZA - DAY
The
storm has passed. VENDORS and STREET PEOPLE clean up the mess and rebuild
their food stalls. JAR JAR sits on a box in front of Watto's parts shop,
watching all the activity with growing nervousness. ARTOO is standing next
to him. PADME stops QUI-GON as he is about to enter the shop.
PADME : Are you sure about
this? Trusting our fate to a boy we hardly know. The Queen will not approve.
QUI-GON
turns and starts into the shop.
INT.
WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY
WATTO
and ANAKIN are in the middle of an animated discussion in Huttese.
WATTO : Patta go bolla!
QUI-GON
walks in, and WATTO and ANAKIN join him.
WATTO : The boy tells me
you wanta sponser hi insa race. You can't afford parts. How can you do
this? Not on Republic credits, I think. (he laughs)
QUI-GON
pulls a small object that looks like a watch out of his pocket, and a hologram
of the Naboo spacecraft appears about a foot long in front of WATTO. He
studies it.
WATTO : Not bad...not bad...a
Nubian.
ANAKIN
is embarrassed and steps forward.
ANAKIN : Ahhhh....it wasn't
my fault really...Sebulba flashed me with his vent ports. I actually saved
the Pod...mostly.
WATTO
thinks about this. ANAKIN tries not to be nervous.
QUI-GON : (Cont'd) Either
way, you win.
EXT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - TATOOINE DESERT - DAY
OBI-WAN
stands outside the Naboo spacecraft, speaking into his comlink. QUI-GON
is on the back porch of the hovel.
OBI-WAN : What if this plan
fails, Master? We could be stuck here for a long time.
EXT
MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - DAY
QUI-GON
puts the comlink away as SHMI comes onto the porch
PADME,
ANAKIN, JAR JAR, and ARTOO work on the engines of the Podracer in the courtyard
below.
QUI-GON : You should be proud
of your son. He gives without any thought of reward.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - BACK YARD - DAY
KITSTER
(a young boy about Anakin's age), SEEK (a boy of ten), AMEE (a girl of
six), and WALD (a Greedo Type, six years old) join ANAKIN, JAR JAR, ARTOO,
and PADME securing some wiring.
ANAKIN : Padme and Jar Jar,
this is my friend Kitster, and seek, Amee, and Wald.
All
whistle, hoot, and speak a greeting.
KITSTER : Wow, a real Astro
Droid...how'd you get so lucky?
SEEK,
WALD, and AMEE take off, laughing. JAR JAR is fiddling with one of the
energy binder plates.
ANAKIN : Hey! Jar Jar! Stay
away from those energy binders...
JAR
JAR peeks at the energy plate; it makes a little electronic pop, zaps him
in the mouth and jumps back. JAR JAR tries to say something, but his mouth
is numb and his words are garbled.
JAR JAR : Ouch-dats muy bigo
Oucho. (Gibberish)
QUI-GON
approaches the GROUP and gives ANAKIN a small battery. JAR JAR gets his
hand caught in the afterburner and tries to tell Anakin, but can't get
words out that make sense.
QUI-GON : I think it's time
we found out. Use this power charge. ANAKIN : Yes, sir!!
ANAKIN
jumps into the little capsule behind the two giant engines. He puts the
power pack back into the dashboard. EVERYONE backs away, except for JAR
JAR who calls for help. Finally PADME frees him and the engines ignite
with a ROAR. EVERYONE cheers.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - DAY
SHMI,
watching from the porch, smiles sadly.
EXT.
SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT
ANAKIN
sits on the balcony rail of his hovel as QUI-GON tends to a cut. The BOY
leans back to look at the vast blanket of stars in the sky.
QUI-GON : Sit still, Annie.
Let me clean this cut.
QUI-GON
wipes a patch of blood off ANAKIN'S arm.
QUI-GON : There, good as
new...
SHMI
yells from inside the hovel.
SHMI : (O.S.) Annie, bedtime!
QUI-GON
scrapes ANAKIN's blood onto a comlink chip.
ANAKIN : What are you doing?
ANAKIN
rolls his eyes and runs into the hovel. QUI-GON takes the blood stained
chip and inserts it into the comlink, then calls OBI-WAN.
QUI-GON : (Cont'd) Obi-Wan...
The
JEDI KNIGHT looks up and sees SHMI in the doorway watching him. Embarrassed,
she goes back into the kitchen while QUI-GON ponders the situation.
EXT.
TATOOINE - DESERT MESA - NIGHT
The
sinister looking Sith spacecraft lands on top of a desert mesa at dus,
scattering a herd of banthas. DARTH MAUL walks to the edge of the mesa
and studies the landscape with a pair of electrobinoculars. He picks out
the lights of three different cities in the distance, then pushes buttons
on his electronic armband.
Six
football-sized PROBE DROIDS float out of the ship and head off in three
different directions toward the cities.
DARTH
MAUL stands on the mesa and watches them through his electrobinoculars.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - SUNRISE
Padme
exits the hovel.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - BACK YARD - SUNRISE
As
the twin suns rise, ARTOO is busy painting the racing Pod. ANAKIN is asleep.
PADME passes ARTOO.
PADME : I hope you're about
finished.
ARTOO
whistles a positive reply. PADME sees KITSTER riding toward them on an
EOPIE, a strange camel-lile creature. He is leading a second EOPIE behind
him. PADME goes over to ANAKIN. He looks very vulnerable as he sleeps.
She watches him, then touches him on the cheek. ANAKIN wakes up, yawns,
and looks at her, a little puzzled.
ANAKIN : You were in my dream...you
were leading a huge army into battle.
ANAKIN : Hook 'em up, Kitster.
(to Padme) I won't be long. Where's Qui-Gon?
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGER - DAY
RACE
CREWS mill about outside the Main Hanger.
INT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGER - DAY
The
hanger is a large building with a dozen or so Podracers being readied for
the race. ALIEN CREWS and PILOTS rush about, making last minute fixes on
their vehicles. WATTO, QUI-GON, and JAR JAR walk through the activity.
WATTO : ...I want to see
your spaceship the moment the race is over.
WATTO
stops before an orange racer. Sitting to one side, having his shoulders
and neck massaged by TWIN YOBANAS, is SEBULBA.
WATTO : Don't get me wrongo.
I have great faith in the boy. He's a credit to your race, but Sebulba
there is going to win, I think.
WATTO
shakes his head.
QUI-GON : (Cont'd) For the
fastest Pod ever built?!
WATTO
shakes his head again.
QUI-GON : (Cont'd) Both,
or no bet.
WATTO
pulls out a small cube from his pocket.
WATTO : We'll let fate decide.
Blue it's the boy, red his mother...
WATTO
tosses the cube down. QUI-GON lifts his hand slightly; it turns blue. QUI-GON
smiles. WATTO is angry.
WATTO : (Cont'd) You won
the small toss, outlander, bou you won't win the race, so...it makes little
difference.
ANAKIN
and PADME enter the hanger on one of the EOPIES, pulling an engine. KITSTER,
on the other EOPIE, is pulling another engine. With THREEPIO walking alongside,
ARTOO trundles behind, pulling the Pod with SHMI sitting on it. WATTO passes
ANAKIN as he leaves.
WATTO : (Cont'd) (subtitled)
Bonapa keesa pateeso, o wanna meetee chobodd. (Better stop your friends
betting, or I'll end up owning him, too.)
WATTO
walks off, laughing.
ANAKIN : What did he mean
by that?
QUI-GON : I'll tell you later.
ARTOO
beeps at THREEPIO.
THREEPIO : Oh my! Space travel
sounds rather perilous.
ARTOO
emits a series of beeps.
THREEPIO : I can assure you
they will never get me onto one of those dreadful starships!
ANAKN
looks sheepish.
ANAKIN : ...but Kitster's
right, I will this time.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - STREET - DAY
One
of Darth Maul's PROBE DROIDS slowly floats down the main street of Tatooine.
It looks in shops and studies PEOPLE as it searches for OBI-WAN, QI-GON,
or the QUEEN.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - DESERT RACE ARENA - DAY
An
EXTREME HIGH WIDE ANGLE reveals a vast arena in the Tatooine desert. A
large semi-circular amphitheatre that holds at least a hundred thousand
people dominates the landscape. Large viewing platforms loom over the racetrack.
INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA ANNOUNCER'S BOX - DAY (FX)
A two-headed
ANNOUNCER describes the scene.
FODE/BEED : -
EXT.
MOS ESPA - DESERT RACE ARENA - DAY
On
the left side of the tracks across from the grandstands, a line of Podracers
emerges from the large hanger, surrounded by several CREW MEMBERS. Pods
are pulled by a wide variety of CREATURES and are led by aliens carrying
flags. The PILOTS stand facing the royal box.
FODE/BEED : -
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - GRANDSTAND - DAY
Colorful
canopies shade some of the SPECTATORS. VENDORS sell barbecued creature
parts and colorful drinks.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - ROYAL BOX - DAY (FX)
All
the PILOTS bow from the waist as JABBA THE HUTT enters the box and waves
to the crowd.
FODE/BEED : -
The
crowd ROARS. SEVERAL OTHER SLUG-LIKE HUTTS follow, along with humans and
aliens. Several SLAVE GIRLS on a chain are led alongside JABBA.
JABBA : (subtitled) Chowbaso!
Tam ka chee Boonta rulee ya, kee madda hodrudda du wundee. (Welcome!) Sebulba
tuta Pixelito...
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - STARTING GRID - DAY
SEBULBA,
who is right next to ANAKIN, stands and waves to his fans. A small pep
band plays as his fans wave and cheer.
KITSTER
attaches the giant engins to Anakin's Pod with a long cable. SHMI gives
ANAKIN a big hug and kiss. She looks him right in the eye.
SHMI : Be safe.
She
leaves as ANAKIN checks the cable hitches.
JABBA : ...Mawhonic tuta
Hok, Teemto Pagalies tuta Moonus Mandel, Anakin SKywalker tuta Tatoonine....
The
CROWD YELLS. ANAKIN waves to the crowd, as JABBA continues with his introductions.
SEBULBA moves over to one of Anakin's engines. KITSTER and JAR JAR unhitch
the EOPIES, and KITSTER leads them away. ARTOO beeps that everything is
OK. JAR JAR pats ANAKIN on the back.
JAR JAR : Dis berry loony,
Annie. May da guds be kind, mesa palo.
PADME
comes up and gives ANAKIN a little kiss on the cheeek. SEBULBA bangs on
a part protruding from Anakin's engine. He looks around to see if anyone
has noticed.
PADME : You carry all our
hopes.
PADME
moves away as SEBULBA edges his way next to ANAKIN and gives him a sinister
grin.
SEBULBA : Bazda wahota, shag.
Dobiella Nok. Yoka to Bantha poodoo. 9You won't walk away from this one,
slave scum! You're Bantha poodoo.)
ANAKIN
looks the evil SEBULBA in the eye with a cold stare. QUI-GON approaches,
and SEBULBA backs off toward his racer.
JABBA : (sutitled)...Ka bazza
kundee hodrudda! (...Let the challenge begin!)
The
CROWD lets out a LOUD CHEER. QUI-GON helps ANAKIN into his Pod. The boy
straps himself into the tiny racer.
QUI-GON : Are you all set,
Annie? (Anakin nods) Remember, concentrate on the moment. Feel. Don't think.
Trust your instincts. (he smiles) May the Force be with you.
QUI-GON
steps away as ANAKIN puts on his goggles. The PILOTS flip switches, and
powerful energy binders shoot between the engines. ANAKIN flips a switch,
and his engine starts. The incredible ROAR of high-powered engines igniting
echoes throughout the arena. One driver, ODY MANDRELL, yells at a droid
(DUM-4) to get away from the front of his engine. The crowd is tense.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - STARTING GRID - DAY
The
giant power-house engines torque as the PILOTS gun them. The PILOTS flip
switches, and poerful energy binders shoot between the engines. Aliens
carrying large flags move off the track. JAR JAR covers his eyes.
JAR JAR : Mesa no watch.
Dissen ganna be messy!
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - VIEWING PLATFORM - DAY
SHMI
looks nervously to QUI-GON as he enters a veiwing platform. PADME and JAR
JAR are already on board. The platform rises like an elevator.
SHMI : Is he nervous?
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA ANNOUNCER'S BOX - DAY (FX)
FODE/BEED : -
The
earth-pounding ROAR of the engines revving is deafening.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - ROYAL BOX - DAY (FX)
Jabba
bites off the head of a frog and spits it at a gong, signaling the start
of the race.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - STARTING GRID - DAY
On
a bridge over the track, a great green light at the center flashes. The
Podracers shoot forward with a high-pitches scream. ANAKIN'S engine floods
and coughs - then dies. All the other Podracers except one swerve around
him and dissapear down the track. The slave boy struggles to get his racer
started. The two-headed announcer reports.
FODE/BEED : - (O.S.)
PADME
and JAR JAR are very dissapointed with ANAKIN. QUI-GON puts his arm around
a very worried SHMI to comfort her. Finally, Anakin's engines ignite. He
zooms away after the receeding pack of competitors, leaving one quadra-Pod
racer still trying to get started. The two-headed ANNOUNCER describes the
race as it progresses.
FODE/BEED : - (O.S.)
EXT.
MOS ESPA - RACETRACK - DAY (FX)
The
Podracers fly across the desert. SEBULBA is running neck and neck with
MAWHONIC. They round the first turn in the track, side by side. SEBULBA
drives his Pod into his rival, forcing him into the wall of a large rock
formation. MAWHONIC crashes in a spectacular display of fire and smoke.
FODE/BEED : -
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - VIEWING PLATFORM - DAY
JABBA
THE HUTT and the crowd watch the progress of the race on small, hand-held
view screens. JAR JAR is looking over the shoulder of a strange alien named
FANTA.
JAR JAR : Where's Skywalker?
FANTA
moves the view screen out of Jar Jar's view. PADME, SHMI, and QUI-GON watch
another screen and look worried.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - RACETRACK - DAY (FX)
ANAKIN
is powering around corners and over hills and cliffs, passing other racers
right and left. SEBULBA is in the lead. He is being challenged by another
racer, XELBREE.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - VIEWING PLATFORM - DAY
QUI-GON
sits quietly, meditating. PADME and SHMI search the landscape for any sign
of the racers. JAR JAR is still annoying FANTA for information. The crowd
SCREAMS. WATTO is laughing with his friends, confident in Anakin's defeat.
FODE/BEED : - (O.S)
QUI-GON, PADME, SHMI, and
JAR JAR yell for joy as ANAKIN passes. JAR JAR is very nervous and pounds
on the back of his alien neighbor, FANTA. JAR JAR : What gooie-on?
Lap
two. SEBULBA and the pack race past the main arena. The crowd stands and
YELLS as the Podracers scream off into the distance. QUI-GON and PADME
look worried.
JAR JAR : He musta crash-ud.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - PIT AREA - DAY (FX)
ARTOO
lets out an excited whistle, as KITSTER yells.
THREEPIO : He has to complete
two more circuits? Oh dear!
EXT.
MOS ESPA - RACETRACK - DAY (FX)
Sure
enough, coming around the bend is ANAKIN, quickly gaining on the pack.
The two-headed announcer describes the action. The crowd goes wild.
FODE/BEED : - (O.S.)
ANAKIN
continues to gain on the pack. Tension for SHMI and PADME is unbearable.
FODE/BEED : - (O.S.)
TERTER
is getting close to SEBULBA, who purposely breaks a small part off his
Pod, sending it into Terter's engine, causing him to veer into ANAKIN,
and unhooks one of the main straps on Anakin's engines that links the Pod
to his engines.
FODE/BEED : - (O.S.)
ANAKIN
finally catches up with SEBULBA, and runs neck and neck over the rough
terrain. JAR JAR, QUI-GON, SHMI, and PADME all SCREAM s ANAKIN comes through
the arena. The lights in the tower indicate that this is the third and
last lap. WATTO begins to worry.
FODE/BEED : - (O.S.)
On
a tight corner, ANAKIN dives to the inside and takes the lead.
FODE BEED : - (O.S.)
SEBULBA
is furious. He stay's right on Anakin's tail, crowding him and pushing
him through the turns.
FODE/BEED : - (O.S.)
SEBULBA
veers toward ANAKIN and bangs into his Pod. He crashes into ANAKIN over
and over. The young boy struggles to maintain control as the steering rods
on the two Pods become hooked together. SEBULBA laughs at ANAKIN.
FODE/BEED : - (O.S.)
As
they head for the final stretch, ANAKIN fights to unlock the steering rods
by trying to pull away from SEBULBA. The strain on the steering rod is
tremendous. Suddenly, ANAKIN's steering arm breaks, and his Pos starts
spinning.
INT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA ANNOUNCERS BOX - DAY (FX)
The
two-headed announcer excitedly calls the finish.
FODE/BEED : -
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - DAY
As
ANAKIN stops the Podracer, KISTER turns up, and they embrace. Hundreds
of SPECTATORS join them and put ANAKIN on their shoulders, marching off,
CHEERING AND CHANTING. Darth Maul's PROBE DROIDS move through the crowd.
INT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - PRIVATE BOX - DAY
Several
ALIENS leave Watto's box, laughing and counting their money. WATTO sees
QUI-GON standing in the doorway.
WATTO : You! You swindled
me! You knew the boy was going to win! Somehow you knew it! I lost everything.
WATTO
flies up to QUI-GON and puts his face right up against QUI-GON's. QUI-GON
simply smiles.
QUI-GON : Whenever you gamble,
my freind, eventually you'll lose. Bring the parts to the main hanger.
I'll come by your shop later so you can release the boy.
The
SITH PROBE DROID watches with great interest.
EXT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGER - DAY
The
Main Hanger is almost deserted as RACERS depart.
INT.
MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGER - DAY
JAR
JAR gives ANAKIN a great hug, then PADME gives him a hug, then SHMI.
ANAKIN : Ah, gee...enough
of this...
In
the background, QUI-GON has harnessed the EOPIES to containers full of
parts.
QUI-GON : Padme. Jar Jar,
let's go, we've got to get these parts back to the ship.
The
GROUP walks over to QUI-GON and the EOPIES.
QUI-GON : (Cont'd) I'll return
the eopies by midday.
EXT.
TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY
ARTOO
cruises ahead of QUI-GON and PADME, who are riding one of the EOPIES; JAR
JAR ridses the other. They stop in front of the sleek Naboo spacecraft.
OBI-WAN comes out of the ship and joins them.
QUI-GON : Start getting this
hyperdrive generator installed. I'm going back...some unfinished business.
I won't be long.
On
a hill far overlooking the Naboo spacecraft, the SITH PROBE DROID turns
and speeds away.
EXT.
TATOOINE - STREET - SLAVE QUARTERS - DAY
ANAKIN
and A GREEDO are rolling around on the floor, fighting. About A DOZEN OR
SO KIDS are standing around them, yelling. Suddenly, a long shadow is cast
over the TWO BOYS; they stop fighting and look up. QUI-GOMN is towering
above them. KITSTER is with them.
QUI-GON : What's this?
QUI-GON
moves off down the street. Anakin follows. The GREEDO wanders over to WALD
who has been watching the goings-on.
WALD : Keep this up, Greedo,
and you're gonna come to a bad end.
Farther
down the street QUI-GON and ANAKIN head toward Anakin's hovel. QUI-GON
takes a handful of credits from beneath his poncho and hands them to the
boy.
QUI-GON : These are yours.
We sold the Pod.
INT.
ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY
SHMI
is cleaning up as ANAKIN bursts through the door, followed by QUI-GON.
ANAKIN : Mom, he sold the
Pod. Look at all the money we have!
ANAKIN
pulls a bag of coins out of his pocket.
SHMI : Oh, my goodness, That's
wonderful.
ANAKIN
jumps for joy! SHMI is stunned.
ANAKIN : Did you hear that,
Mom? (to Qui-Gon) Was that part of the prize, or what?
QUI-GON
kneels down to the boy.
QUI-GON : Anakin, training
to be a Jedi will not be a easy challenge. And if you succeed, it will
be a hard life.
ANAKIN
thinks, looks to his mother, then to QUI-GON.
ANAKIN : I want to go.
ANAKIN
hugs his mom and starts for the other room, then stops. SHMI and QUI-GON
give each other a knowing look. ANAKIN has realized something.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) What about
Mom? Is she free too? You're coming, aren't you, Mom
SHMI
comes over to her son and sits next to him. Taking both of his hands in
hers, she draws him close.
SHMI : Son, my place is here.
My future is here. It is time for you to let go...to let go of me. I cannot
go with you.
ANAKIN
takes a deep breath, drops his head. QUI-GON and SHMI exchange a look of
concern. When ANAKIN raises up, there are tears in his eyes.
ANAKIN : I'm going to miss
you so much, Mom...
ANAKIN
and SHMI hug. ANAKIN runs into the other room.
SHMI : (Cont'd) Thank you.
INT.
ANAKIN'S HOVEL - SECOND ROOM - DAY
ANAKIN
has thrown the last of his things in a small backpack. As he leaves, he
stops and pushes the button that wakes his droid up. THREEPIO stares at
him blankly.
ANAKIN : Well, Threepio,
I'm free...and I'm going away...in a starship...
THREEPIO
stares at ANAKIN as he rushes out of the room.
THREEPIO : Sell me?!?
EXT.
MOS ESPA - STREET - SLAVE QUARTERS - DAY
KITSTER
runs up to ANAKIN as he and QUI-GON exit Anakin's hovel. SHMI stands in
the doorway. ANAKIN pulls a handful of coins out of his pocket and gives
them to KITSTER.
KITSTER : There are so many
of us who want you to stay, Annie... You're a hero.
QUI-GON
has moved a short way down the street.
KITSTER : Well.
ANAKIN
hugs KITSTER and runs toward QUI-GON, then stops to look back at his mother
standing in the doorway. He turns back to QUI-GON, then turns and runs
back to his mother.
ANAKIN : (starting to cry)
I can't do it, Mom. I just can't.
SHMI
hugs ANAKIN. QUI-GON watches from the distance. She kneels down and looks
him in the face.
SHMI : Annie, remember when
you climbed the great dune in order to chase the Banthas away so they wouldn't
be shot... Remember how you collapses several times, exhausted thinking
you couldn't do it?
ANAKIN
shakes his head.
SHMI : (Cont'd) This is one
of those times when you have to do something you don't think you can do.
I know how strong you are, Annie. I know you can do this...
SHMI
hugs ANAKIN, then turns him around so he is facing QUI-GON, and off he
marches, like the brave little trooper that he is. He marches right past
QUI-GON, starring right ahead, tears in his eyes, determined not to look
back.
EXT.
TATOOINE - DESERT MESA - DAY
The
PROBE DROID beeps and whistles to DARTH MAUL. The SITH LORD gets on a speeder
bike and follows the PROBE DROID into Mos Espa.
EXT
MOS ESPA - STREET - FRUIT STAND - DAY
ANAKIN
and QUI-GON exit WATTO'S and stop before JIRA'S fruit stand. ANAKIN hands
JIRA some coins.
ANAKIN : I've been freed,
and I'm going away. Buy yourself a cooling unit with this... Otherwise
I'll worry about you.
JIRA
is astonished. She stares, not knowing what to say.
JIRA : Can I give you a hug
She
gives him a hug.
JIRA : I'll miss you, Annie..
there isn't a kinder boy in the galaxy. You be careful...
ANAKIN
runs to join QUI-GON, who has already started down the street. As they
walk along together, QUI-GON notices something out of the corner of his
eye.
ANAKIN : What is it?
QUI-GON
and ANAKIN start running.
EXT.
TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY
QUI-GON
and ANAKIN run toward the Naboo spacecraft. ANAKIN is having a hard time
keeping up.
ANAKIN : Master Qui-Gon,sir,
wait!
QUI-GON
turns to answer and sees a DARK-CLOAKED FIGURE bearing down on a speeder
bike.
QUI-GON : Anakin, drop!
ANAKIN
drops to the ground just as DARTH MAUL sweeps over him. DARTH MAUL jumps
off his speeder bike, and before he has hit the ground, the Sith Lord has
swund a death blow with his laser sword that is barely blocked by QUI-GON.
QUI-GON : (Cont'd) Annie,
get to the ship! Take off! Go! Go!
QUI-GON
struggles to fend off the relentless onslaught as ANAKIN races to the ship.
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - HALLWAY
ANAKIN
runs into the main hallway of the spaceship, where PADME and CAPTAIN PANAKA
are working.
ANAKIN : Qui-Gon's in trouble.
He says to take off...now!!
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT
CAPTAIN
PANAKA, ANAKIN, and PADME rush into the cockpit where OBI-WAN and RIC OLIE
are checking the hyperdrive.
CAPT. PANAKA : Qui-Gon is
in trouble, he says to take off!
In
the distance is a small cloud of dust.
EXT.
TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY
QUI-GON
and DARTH MAUL continue theirsword battle. Leaping over one another in
an incredible display of acrobatics, the two warrios hear the ship fly
over them a few feet off the ground. QUI-GON almost dissapears for a moment.
EXT.
TATOOINE - NABOO SPACECRAFT RAMP - DAY
The
SITH LORD immediately jumps onto the ramp after QUI-GON, but barely makes
it. His heels hang over the edge of a forty-foot drop. QUI-GON swings his
laser sword with all his might and knocks DARTH AMUL off the ramp and onto
the desert floor. The ramp closes, and the Naboo craft rockets away, leaving
the Sith Lord standing alone.
EXT.
SPACE - NABOO SPACECRAFT (FX)
The
sleek spacecraft rockets away from the planet Tatooine.
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - HALLWAY
ANAKIN
and OBI-WAN rush into the hallway to find QUI-GON collapsed on the floor
opposite the entry. ARTOO is looking over him. The JEDI is breathing hard,
wet with sweat and covered in dirt.
ANAKIN : Are you all right?
OBI-WAN
gives ANAKIN a "who are you?" look. ANAKIN returns an innocent stare.
QUI-GON : We will be patient.
Anakin Skywalker, meet Obi-Wan Kenobi.
OBI-WAN
gives the boy a skeptical look.
INT.
COCKPIT - SPACE
RIC
OLIE pulls back on the hyperdrive. OBI-WAN, QUI-GON, and ANAKIN watch.
QUI-GON : Let's hope this
hyperdrive works and Watto didn't get the last laugh.
The
stars streak outside the cockpit window.
EXT.
SPACE - NABOO SPACECRAFT (FX)
The
ship streaks into hyperspace.
EXT.
THEED - STREET - NIGHT (FX)
SEVERAL
FEDERATION DROIDS patrol a deserted city street. The Palace can be seen
in the distance.
INT.
NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM - THEED - NIGHT
NUTE
sits in a strange, mechanical walking chair, which approaches SIO BIBBLE
and SEVERAL OTHER NABOO OFFICIALS. RUNE follows a few paces behind. DROID
GUARDS surround SIO BIBBLE and THE OTHERS as FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS watch.
NUTE : When are you going
to give up this pointless strike? Your Queen is lost, your people are starving,
and you, Governor, are going to die, much sooner than your people, I'm
afraid. Take him away!
BIBBLE
is taken away as OOM-9 approaches NUTE.
OOM-9 : My troops are in
position to begin searching the swamps for these rumored underwater villages...
they will not stay hidden for long.
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN AREA
The
ship is asleep. The lights are dim as PADME walks into the main room. She
goes to a monitor and watches the BIBBLE plea recording. JAR JAR is stretched
out on the floor, snoring. ARTOO is to one side, cooing as he rests.
PADME : Are you all right?
PADME
gives him her over-jacket.
PADME : You're from a warm
planet, Annie. Too warm for my taste. Space is cold.
ANAKIN
hands a wooden pendant to PADME. She inspects it, then puts it around her
neck.
PADME : It's beautiful, but
I don't need this to remember you. Many things will change when we reach
the capital, Annie. My caring for you will always remain.
ANAKIN
is disturbed about something. Tears are in his eyes.
PADME : ...You miss your
mother.
ANAKIN
looks at her, unable to speak. She hugs him.
EXT.
SPACE - PLANET CORUSCANT (FX)
MOVE
with the ship as it heads toward Coruscant.
INT.
CORUSCANT - CITYSCAPE - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY (FX)
The
spacecraft dlies over the endlesscityscape of Coruscant, the capital of
the galaxy.
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT
ANAKIN
looks out the cockpit window in awe.
RIC OLIE : Coruscant...the
capital of the Republic...the entire planet is one big city.
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY (FX)
The
ship flies through the cityscape of Coruscant.
EXT.
CORUSCANT - SENATE LANDING PLATFORM - DAY
Supreme
Chancellor VALORUM, SEVERAL GUARDS, and SENATOR PALPATINE stand on a landing
platform.
PALPATINE : It is a great
gift to see you alive, Your Majesty. May I present Supreme Chancellor Valorum.
PALPATINE
starts to lead QUEEN AMIDALA and her RETINUE off the platform toward a
waiting air taxi.
PALPATINE : There is a question
of precedure, but I feel confident we can overcome it...
JAR
JAR and ANAKIN start to follow, then stop, noticing that OBI-WAN and QUI-GON
are staying with the SUPREME CHANCELLOR. QUEEN AMIDALA waves to the duo
to follow her. ANAKIN looks back to QUI-GON, and he nods to go ahead.
JAR JAR : Da Queens- a bein
grossly nice, mesa tinks. (he looks around) Pitty hot!
VALORUM
and the JEDI watch the taxi move off into the city.
QUI-GON : I must speak with
the Jei Council immediately, Your Honor. The situation has become more
complicated.
INT.
PALPATINE'S QUARTERS - ANTEROOM - DAY
QUEEN
AMIDALA is sitting listening to PALPATINE. EIRTAE and RABE stand behind
the QUEEN; PADME is nowhere to be sen. ANAKIN and JAR JAR are waiting in
an adjoining room. They can see the Queen but cannot hear what is being
said.
JAR JAR : Dissen all pitty
odd to my.
CAPTAIN
PANAKA enters, then goes into the room with QUEEN AMIDALA.
INT.
PALPATINE'S QUARTERS - LIVING AREA - DAY
PALPATINE
is pacing as CAPTAIN PANAKA enters. EIRTAE and RABE stand to one side.
PALPATINE : ...the Republic
is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates
who are only looking out for themselves and their home sytems. There is
no interest in the common good...no civility, only politics...its disgusting.
I must be frank, Your Majesty, there is little chance the Senate will act
on the invasion.
EXT.
TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - DAY (FX)
A unique
building with it tall spires stands out against the Coruscant skyline.
A small transport passes by the vast temple.
INT.
TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - DAY
QUI-GON
stands in a tall stately room. Twelve JEDI sit in a semi-circle. OBI-WAN
stands behind QUI-GON in the center of the room.
QUI-GON : ...my only conclusion
can be that it was a Sith Lord.
OBI-WAN
turns to leave, but QUI-GON continues to face the Council.
YODA : (Cont'd) Master Qui-Gon
more to say have you?
The
JEDI all look to one another. They nod and turn back to OBI-WAN and QUI-GON.
YODA : Trained as a Jedi,
you request for him?
INT.
QUEENS QUARTERS - CORUSCANT - DAY Anakin, tentative, walks down one of
the long hallways in Senator Palpatine's quarters. He stops before a dor
that is flanked by TWO GUARDS.
GUARD : May I help you, son?
The
GUARD speaks into his comlink as ANAKIN looks around a bit nervously.
GUARD : The boy is here to
see Padme.
The
doors open, and ANAKIN enters the Queen's quarters.
ANAKIN : I'd like to speak
with Padme, if I could.
The
Queen speaks out in the next room.
AMIDALA : (O.S.) Who is it?
The
QUEEN moves into the doorway and studies ANAKIN. ANAKIN bows and looks
down, then takes a peek at her.
AMIDALA : I've sent Padme
on an errand.
The
QUEEN just stares at him.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) I may not
see her again...and... I just wanted to say goodbye.
ANAKIN
bows again.
ANAKIN : Thank you, Your
Highness. I'm sorry to have disturbed you.
The
QUEEN dissapears behind the doorway, and ANAKIN exits.
EXT.
CORUSCANT - GALACTIC SENATE BUILDING - DAY (FX)
A large,
distinctive looking domed building stands out amid the cityscape of Coruscant.
INT.
MAIN ROTUNDA - GALACTIC SENATE - DAY
The
Senate chambers are huge. Thousands of SENATORS and their AIDES sit in
the circular assembly area. CHANCELLOR VALORUM sits in an elevated area
in the center. Hindreds of AIDES and DROIDS hurry about. SENATOR PALPATINE,
QUEEN AMIDALA, EIRTA, RABE, and CAPTAIN PANAKA sit in the Naboo congressional
box, which is actually a floating platform. PALPATINE leans over to the
QUEEN.
PALPATINE : If the Federation
moves to defer the motion...Your Majesty, Ibeg of you to ask for a resolution
to end this congressional session.
The
Naboo congressional box floats into the center.
PALPATINE : Supreme Chancellor,
delegates of the Senate. A tragedy has occured on our peaceful system of
Naboo. We have become caugt in a dispute you're all well aware of, which
began right here with the taxation of trade routes, and has now engulfed
our entire planet in the oppresion of the Trade Federation.
A second
box rushes into the center of the Senate. It is filled with Federation
trade barons led by LOTT DOD, the Senator for the Federation.
LOTT DOD : This is outrageous!
I object to the Senator's statements!
LOTT
DOD reluctantly moves back to his place.
PALPATINE : To state our
allegations, I present Queen Amidala, the recently elected ruler of Naboo,
to speak on our behalf.
QUEEN
AMIDALA stands and addresses the assembly. There is some applause.
AMIDALA : Honorable representatives
of the Republic, distinguished delegates, and Your Honor Supreme Chancellor
Valorum, I come to you under the gravest of circumstances. The Naboo system
has been invaded by force. Invaded...against all the laws of the Republic
by the Droid Armies of the Trade...
A third
box representing Malastare moves into the center of the room. AKS MOE,
the Ambassador, addresses the convention.
AKS MOE : The Congress of
Malastare concurs with the honorable delegate from the Trade Federation.
A commision must be appointed...that is the law.
VALORUM
confers with several of his AIDES and VICE CHAIRMAN MAS AMEDDA. PALPATINE
whispers something to the QUEEN.
PALPATINE : Enter the bureaucrats,
the true rulers of the Republic, and on the payroll of the Trade Federation,
I might add. This is where Chancellor Valorum's strength will dissapear.
QUEEN
AMIDALA is angry but remains composed.
AMIDALA : (angrily) I will
not defer...I have come before you to resolve this attack on our sovereignty
now. I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss
this invasion in a committee. If this body is not capable of action, I
suggest new leadership is needed. I move for a "vote of no confidence"...in
Chancellor Valorum's leadership.
This
causes a great stir in the assembly. A loud mumur cresendos into a roar
of approval and jeers. CHANCELLOR VALORUM is stunned and stands speechless.
His Vice Chair, MAS AMEDDA, takes over.
MAS AMEDDA : Order! We shall
have order...
Things
settledown a little. The Federation box settles next to AMIDALA. PRINCE
BAIL ORGANA moves his box into the arena.
BAIL ORGANA : Alderaan seconds
the motion for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum.
MAS
AMEDDA turns to the confused VALORUM, and whispers something to him.
BAIL ORGANA : There must
be no delays. The motion is on the floor and must be voted upon in this
session.
The
assembly begins to chant. VALORUM talks to MAS AMEDDA.
ASSEMBLY : Vote now! Vote
now! Vote now!
PALPATINE
stands next to AMIDALA.
PALPATINE : You see, Your
Majaesty, the tide is with us...Valorum will be voted out, I assure you,
and they will elect in a new Chancellor, a strong Chancellor, one who will
not let our tragedy continue...
The
Federation delegation is furious. VALORUM turns to PALPATINE.
VALORUM : Palpatine, I thought
you were my ally...my friend. You have betrayed me! How could you do this?
EXT.
PALACE OF THE JEDI - BALCONY - SUNSET
OBI-WAN
and QUI-GON stand outside the palace on a balcony.
OBI-WAN : The boy will not
pass the Council's tests, Master, and you know it. He is far too old.
INT.
PALACE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - SUNSET
ANAKIN
stands before the TWELVE JEDI. MACE WINDU holds a small hand-held viewing
screen. In rapid succession, images flash across the screen.
ANAKIN : A ship...a cup...a
speeder.
MACE
WINDU turns the viewing screen off and nods toward YODA.
YODA : Good, good, young
one. How feel you?
ANAKIN
hesitates for a moment.
YODA : See through you, we
can.
INT.
PALPATINES QUARTERS - SUNSET
QUEEN
AMIDALA is standing, staring out the window, with JAR JAR. The lights of
the city shimmer before them. EIRTAE and SABE stand near the door. JAR
JAR turns to face the QUEEN and sees her sadness.
JAR JAR : Mesa wonder why
da guds invent pain?
PALPATINE
and CAPTAIN PANAKA rush into the rom and bow before the QUEEN.
CAPT. PANAKA : Your Highness,
Senator Palpatine has been nominated to succeed Valorum as Supreme Chancellor.
AMIDALA
and her RETINUE exit the room. PALPATINE has a self-satisfied smile on
his face.
INT.
TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - TWILIGHT
ANAKIN,
OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON stand before the TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE JEDI COUNCIL.
YODA : ...Correct you were,
Qui-Gon.
The
COUNCIL MEMBERS look to one another.
MACE WINDU : No. He will
not be trained.
ANAKIN
is crestfallen; tears begin to form in his eyes.
QUI-GON : No??!!
OBI-WAN
smiles.
MACE WINDU : He is too old.
There is already too much anger in him.
OBI-WAN
reacts with surprise. ANAKIN watches with interest.
YODA : An apprentice, you
have, Qui-Gon. Impossible, to take on a second. MACE WINDU : We forbid
it.
ANAKIN
watches as QUI-GON and OBI-WAN exchange angry looks.
QUI-GON : Headstrong....and
he has much to learn about the living Force, but he is capabe. There is
little more he will learn from me.
OBI-WAN,
QUI-GON, and ANAKIN leave.
EXT.
CORUSCANT - SENATE LANDING PLATFORM - NIGHT
QUI-GON,
OBI-WAN, and ANAKIN stand on the landing platform outside the ship. ARTOO
whistles a happy tune as he leans over the edge of the platform, watching
the traffic. Suddenly, he leans over too far and falls overboard. After
a moment, he reappears, using his on-board jets to propel himself back
onto the landing platform. The wind whips at ANAKIN as he listens to the
JEDI.
OBI-WAN : It is not disrespect,
Master, it is the truth.
Two
taxis pull up, and CAPTAIN PANAKA, SENATOR PALPATINE, TWENTY OR SO TROOPS,
GUARDS, and OFFICERS walk briskly toward the ship, followed by QUEEN AMIDALA,
PADME, EIRTAE, and finally, JAR JAR. AMIDALA and her HANDMAIDENS stop before
the JEDI.
QUI-GON : (Cont'd) Your Highness,
it is our pleasure to continue to serve and protect you.
AMIDALA
enters the ship, followed by her HANDMAIDENS. JAR JAR hugs QUI-GON and
ANAKIN.
JAR JAR : Wesa goen home!
They
ALL move onto the ship. The ship takes off.
INT.
NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM - THEED - NIGHT
NUTE
and RUNE stand before a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS.
DARTH SIDIOUS : The Queen
is on her way to you. I regret she is of no further use to us. When she
gets there, destroy her.
DARTH
SIDIOUS fades off.
RUNE : A Sith lord here with
us?!!
INT.
SPACE - NABOO SPACECRAFT COCKPIT
ANAKIN
stands next to the PILOT, RIC OLIE, pointing to various buttons and gauges.
ANAKIN : ...and that one?
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - QUEEN'S CHAMBERS
SABE
and EIRTAE stand behind QUEEN AMIDALA as she talks with QUI-GON and CAPTAIN
PANAKA. OBI-WAN and JAR JAR watch.
CAPT. PANAKA : The moment
we land the Federation will arrest you, and force you to sign the treaty.
JAR
JAR looks around, puzzled.
JAR JAR : Mesa, Your Highness?
INT.
NABOO CRUISER COCKPIT - DAY
The
Naboo Cruiser heads toward the lush green planet. There is only one Federation
battle cruiser orbiting. OBI-WAN and CAPTAIN PANAKA spot it on the view
screen.
PANAKA : The blockade's gone.
INT.
NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN HOLD
The
QUEEN, CAPTAIN PANAKA, TROOPS, and HANDMAIDENS get ready to disembark as
the ship alnds. The elevator door slides open, and ANAKIN emerges into
the hold area. He see PADME and run up to her.
ANAKIN : Hi! Where have you
been?
ANAKIN
smiles. PADME smiles back.
EXT.
NABOO SWAMP - DAY
The
Naboo spacecraft has landed in the Gungan swamp. TROOPS unload the ships
in the background as OBI-WAN approaches QUI-GON.
OBI-WAN : Jar Jar is on his
way to the Gungan city, Master.
QUI-GON's
thoughts are elsewhere.
QUI-GON : Good.
OBI-WAN
and QUI-GON stand silently for a moment.
OBI-WAN : Do you think the
Queen's idea will work?
QUI-GON
looks at him for a long moment.
QUI-GON : You have been a
good apprentice. You are much wiser than Iam, Obi-Wan. I foresee you will
become a great Jedi Knight.
EXT.
NABOO SWAMP - UNDERWATER - DAY (FX)
JAR
JAR swims down into Bubble City.
INT.
OTOH GUNGA - CITY SQUARE
JAR
JAR enters the main square of the bubble city. He stands, stunned, in amazement
and fear. He is nervous and shaking.
JAR JAR : Ello! Where das
everybody?
The
plaza is empty. He notices that many of the buildings are shot up as if
there had been a battle of some kind.
EXT.
NABOO SWAMP LAKE - DAY
JAR
JAR exits the swamp lake and walks over to QUEEN AMIDALA, CAPTAIN PANAKA,
OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON. PADME, EIRTAE, RABE, ANAKIN, and ARTOO, FOUR PILOTS,
and EIGHT GUARDS stand in the background near the starship.
JAR JAR : Dare-sa nobody
dare. All gone. Some kinda fight, I tink. Sorry, no Gungas...no Gungas.
EXT.
NABOO SWAMP - DAY
The
GROUP follows JAR JAR as he moves through the swamp. JAR JAR stops and
sniffs the air. The GROUP stop behind him.
JAR JAR : Dissen it.
JAR
JAR makes a strange chattering noise. Suddenly, out of nowhere, CAPTAIN
TARPALS and SIX OTHER GUNGAN TROOPS riding on KAADUS emerge from the brush.
JAR JAR : (Cont'd) Heyo-dalee,
Captain Tarpals.
CAPTIAN
TARPALS rolls his eyes.
CAPT. TARPALS : Ouch time,
Binks... Ouch time for all-n youse.
EXT.
NABOO SACRED TEMPLE RUINS - DAY
JAR
JAR, QUEEN AMIDALA, ANAKIN, ARTOO, QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, PADME, RABE, EIRTAE,
and the rest of her group are led through a clearing full of GUNGAN refugees.
At the far end are the ruins of a grand temple with massive carved heads.
BOSS NASS and several other COUNCIL MEMBERS walk out on the top of a three-quarter-submerged
head.
BOSS NASS : Jar Jar, yousa
payen dis time. Who's da uss-en others??
QUEEN
AMIDALA steps forward. CAPTAIN PANAKA and the JEDI stand behind her.
AMIDALA : I am Queen Amidala
of the Naboo...I come before you in peace.
CAPTAIN
PANAKA and HALF A DOZEN GUARDS and PILOTS look around nervously, and the
GUNGAN TROOPS lower their long power poles. The JEDI stay relaxed. ANAKIN
watches everything with great interest.
AMIDALA : We wish to form
an alliance...
Suddenly,
PADME steps forward.
PADME : Your Honor...
ARTOO
whistles a quiet "uh oh."
BOSS NASS : Whosa dis?
ANAKIN
is stunned. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON give each other a knowing look.
PADME : (Cont'd) ...I am
sorry for my deception, but under the circumstances it has become necessary
to protect myself. Although we do not always agree, Your Honor, our two
great societies have always lived in peace...until now. The Trade Federation
has destroyed all that we have worked so hard to build. You are in hiding,
my people are in camps. If we do not act quickly, all will be lost forever...I
ask you to help us...no, I beg you to help us.
PADME
drops to her knees and prostrates herself before BOSS NASS. There is a
gasp from CAPTAIN PANAKA, HIS TROOPS, and the HANDMAIDENS.
PADME : (Cont'd) We are your
humble servants...our fate is in your hands.
Slowly,
CAPTAIN PANAKA and his TROOPS bow down before the GUNGAN COUNCIL. Then
the HANDMAIDENS, ANAKIN, and finally the JEDI. The GUNGANS are puzzled
by this. BOSS NASS begins to laugh.
BOSS NASS : Yousa no tinken
yousa greater den da Gungans.. Mesa like dis. Maybe wesa bein friends.
INT.
NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM - DAY
NUTE,
RUNE, and DARTH MAUL walk with a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS.
NUTE : ...we've sent out
patrols. We've already located their starship in the swamp....It won't
be long, My Lord.
EXT.
NABOO EDGE OF SWAMP/ GRASS PLAINS - DAY
A GUNGAN
SENTRY sits on top of the ancient temple heah, searching the landscape
with a pair of electrobinoculars. He sees something and yells down to ANAKIN
at the foot of the statue.
GUNGAN LOOKOUT : Daza comen!
ANAKIN
yells and runs over to PADME and the JEDI, who are discussing a battle
plan with FIVE GUNGAN GENERALS. SABE and EIRTAE stand nearby. BOSS NASS
puts his arm around JAR JAR.
BOSS NASS : Yousa doen grand.
Jar Jar bringen da Naboo together.
JAR
JAR's eyes roll back, his tongue flops out and he faints.
PADME : What is the situation?
QUI-GON
and OBI-WAN look on with interest.
PADME : (Cont'd) What do
you think, Master Jedi?
JAR
JAR smiles a very worried and sheepish grin. ANAKIN watches with interest,
as does ARTOO.
PADME : We have a plan which
should immobilize the Droid Army. We will send what pilots we have to knock
out the Droid control ship which is orbiting the planet. If we can get
past their rayshields, we can sever communication and their droids will
be helpless.
INT.
THEED - PALACE - THRONE ROOM - DAY
NUTE,
RUNE, DARTH MAUL, OOM-9, and a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS walk through the
throne room.
DARTH SIDIOUS : ...she is
more foolish than I thought.
All
is peaceful. SMALL CRITTERS drink out of a large swamp lake. Suddenly there
is a disturbance in the middle of the lake. A rush of bubbles, then a GUNGAN
SOLDIER riding a KAADU emerges from the water, followed by SEVERAL OTHERS.
FROGS and OTHER LITTLE ANIMALS flee in all directions as the GUNGAN ARMY
marches through the swamp. The KAADU shake themselves off as they exit
the lake. When JAR JAR's KAADU shakes off, JAR JAR falls off.
GENERAL CEEL : Energize the
shields.
A red
ray shoots out of the generator and blasts into a large dish on the back
of a second FAAMBA and spreads like an umbrella over the assembled WARRIORS.
EXT.
THEED - CENTRAL PLAZA - DAY
PADME,
followed by EIRTAE, OBI-WAN, QUI-GON, ANAKIN, and ARTOO, stealthily makes
her way toward the entrance to the main hanger. They are followed by about
TWENTY NABOO GUARDS, PILOTS, and TROOPS. They stop, and PADME uses a small
red laser light to signal across the plaza to CAPTAIN PANAKA, RABE and
TWENTY OTHER ASSORTED NABOO TROOPS. They signal back. QUI-GON leans over
to ANAKIN.
QUI-GON : Once we get inside,
Annie, you find a safe placeto hide and stay there.
DROID
TROOPS mill about the tank-filled plaza. At the far end of the plaza, SEVERAL
DROIDS begin to run and fire. NABOO SOLDIERS begin to fire back at the
BATTLE DROIDS.
INT.
THEED - CENTRAL HANGER - DAY
ALARMS
ARE SOUNDING a PADME, the JEDI, ANAKIN, EIRTAE, and PADME's TROOPS rush
into the hanger. BATTLE DROIDS begin firing at them as they run for cover.
ANAKIN runs under a Naboo fighter. The JEDI deflect bolts aimed at PADME
back onto the BATTLE DROIDS, causing them to EXPLODE.
INT.
THEED - PALACE THRONE ROOM - DAY
NUTE,
RUNE, and FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS watch the plaza battle on a large view screen.
NUTE : I thought the battle
was going to take place far from here...this is too close!
DARTH
MAUL enters the throne room.
DARTH MAUL : I told you there
was more to this...the Jedi are involved.
EXT.
NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY (FX)
The
Federation tanks begin to fire on the GUNGANS, but they are protected by
their energy shield. The tanks stop firing, and the GUNGANS CHEER, until
they see the doors to the massive transports open, and racks of BATTLE
DROIDS are pulled out and lined up by a squad of STAPS.
INT.
THEED - CENTRAL HANGER - DAY
ANAKIN
hides behind one of the Naboo fighters, ducking as large bolts whiz past
and EXPLODE near him. PADME and the TWO JEDI destroy BATTLE DROIDS right
and left. The QUEEN'S TROOPS and EIRTAE also blast away at the DROIDS.
PADME signals to her pilots.
PADME : Get to your ships!
The
PILOTS and ARTOO UNITS run for the Naboo fighter craft stacked in the hanger
bay. ONE OF THE PILOTS jumps into a fighter right above where ANAKIN is
hiding.
FIGHTER PILOT : Better find
a new hiding place, kid. I'm taking this ship.
The
ship begins to levitate out of the hanger. BATTLE DROIDS fire at it as
it falls in behind five other fighters. ARTOO whistles to ANAKIN from a
second fighter not far away. ANAKIN runs and jumps into the second fighter
to hide.
EXT.
THEED - CENTRAL PLAZA - DAY (FX)
Two
Naboo starfighters exit the main hanger. A tank fires at them, hitting
one of them, which causes it to pinwheel into the ground and EXPLODE.
INT.
THEED - CENTRAL HANGER - DAY
CAPTAIN
PANAKA, SABE and NABOO TROOPS rush into the hanger and overwlm the few
remaining BATTLE DROIDS. PADME, OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON join forces with CAPTAIN
PANAKA.
PADME : My guess is the Viceroy
is in the throne room.
She
looks to QUI-GON.
QUI-GON : I agree.
They
start to head for the exit, on the way passing the fighter where ANAKIN
is hiding. ARTOO whistles a greeting as ANAKIN peeps out of the cockpit.
ANAKIN : Hey! Wait for me.
They
head for the exit. As they are about to go through the door, suddenly everyone
scatters, revealing DARTH MAUL standing in the doorway. CAPTAIN PANAKA,
PADME, and HER TROOPS back away. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN step forward.
QUI-GON : (Cont'd) We'' handle
this...
The
TWO JEDI take off their capes and ignite their laser swords. DARTH MAUL
takes off his cape, and ignites his laser sword. Both ends of the sword
light up.
ANAKIN : Oh, no...
The
DROIDS begin to advance and start firing on PADME and HER TROOPS.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) We gotta
do something, Artoo.
ARTOO
whistles a reply. Suddenly, the ship's systems go on, and the ship begins
to levitate.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) All right,
thanks Artoo! Great idea! I'll take over. Let's see...
ANAKIN
steers the ship toward the DROIDS. He pushes a button, and the ship begins
to shake.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Where's
the trigger? Oops, wrong one.. Maybe this one....
ANAKIN
pushes a second button, and the lasers begin to fire, wiping out several
DESTROYER DROIDS. ARTOO whistles a cheer.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Yeah, all
right. "Droid blaster." Yeah!
The
JEDI are engaged in a fierce sword fight with DARTH MAUL. They have moved
into the center of the hanger. While the WHEEL DROIDS are momentarily distracted
by ANAKIN, CAPTAIN PANAKA, PADME, and HER TROOPS exit into a palace hallway.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Oops...shield
up! Always on the right...shields always on the right.
ANAKIN
flips several switches, and the after-burner ignites.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) I know
we're moving. I'll shut the energy drive down.
The
fighter rockets out of the hanger. ARTOO and ANAKIN hold on for dear life.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Oops!!
Wrong one.
ARTOO
beeps.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) I'm not
doing anything!
ARTOO
beeps.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) I know...I
didn't push anything.
The
SITH LORD's moves are incredible. He is fighting the TWO JEDI at once,
flipping into the air, outmaneuvering them at every turn.
INT.
NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT - SPACE
The
Naboo fleet leaves the planet and heads toward the space station.
RIC OLIE : Bravo Flight A,
take on the fighters. Flight B, make the run on the transmitter.
The
fleet approaches the space station. Many Federation fighters exit the hangers
and attack.
RIC OLIE : Enemy fighters
straight ahead!
EXT.
NABOO GRASS PALINS - DAY
JAR
JAR's clumsiness works for him in the battle. He gets caught up in the
wiring of a blasted DROID, dragging the torso around with him, the DROID's
gun firing randomly, accidently blasting SEVERAL DROIDS in one process.
INT.
NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT - SPACE
A giant
dogfight ensues. ANAKIN's fighter flies into space above Naboo. ARTOO beeps
a worried concern.
ANAKIN
: The Autopilot is searching for what other ships?
ARTOO beeps and whistles.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) There is
no manual override, Artoo. You'll have to rewire it or something.
ARTOO
chirps that he's trying.
ANAKIN : (cont'd) Look! There
they are! That's where the autopilot is taking us.
ANAKIN's
fighter flies toward the Federation Battleship.
INT.
THEED - CENTRAL HANGER - DAY
The
SITH LORD drives the JEDI out of the hanger and nto the power generator
area next door.
INT.
THEED - POWER GENERATOR PIT - DAY
Three
swords are crossed in an intense display of swordmanship. The JEDI and
the SITH LORD fight their way across the narrow bridge of the Theed power
generator. DARTH MAUL jumps onto the bridge above them. The JEDI follow,
one in front of the SITH LORD and one behind. They continue their sword
fight.
INT.
THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY - DAY
PADME,
CAPTAIN PANAKA, EIRTAE, SABE and THIER TROOPS are trapped in a hallway
by BATTLE DROIDS.
PADME : We don't have time
for this, Captain.
CAPTAIN
PANAKA blasts a hole in the window, and they make their way outside the
building onto a ledge about six stories above a raging waterfall. SABE,
EIRTAE and about TWENTY NABOO SOLDIERS stay in the hallway to hold off
the BATTLE DROIDS.
EXT.
THEED - PALACE - OVER WATERFALL - DAY
PADME,
CAPTAIN PANAKA, and about TEN OTHER NABOO SOLDIERS are lined up along the
edge. They have pulled small attachments out of their pistols and fire
at a ledge about four stories above them. Thin cables shoot out of the
pistols and are embedded into the ledge. PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the
OTHERS begin to climb up the wall.
EXT
. NABOO GRASS PLAINS DAY
The
GUNGAN ARMY is no match for the DESTROYER DROIDS. JAR JAR tries to run
from the BATTLE DROIDS.
GENERAL CEEL : Retreat! Retreat!
The
GUNGANS begin to turn and run, on foot, on their kaadu, and in wagons.
JAR JAR attempts to escape on a wagon of energy balls but only manages
to unhitch the back gate, causing all of the energy balls to roll out of
the wagon and down the hill. JAR JAR scrambles to avoid being hit by one
of the balls. FOUR DESTROYER DROIDS aren't so lucky. They get blasted by
the energy balls.
INT.
NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT -SPACE
ANAKIN
finds himself in the middle of the space battle. A ship explodes behind
him (over his left shoulder).
ANAKIN : Whoo, boy! This
is tense!
He
looks forward to see enemy ships approaching head on.
ANAKN : (Cont'd) : Oops!
Artoo, get us off Autopilot!
ARTOO
screams a reply.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) I've got
control?
ANAKIN
fips switches.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Okay, let's
go left!
He
moves the controls left and the ship responds, turning left.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Yes...I've
got control. You did it, Artoo!
ARTOO
beeps
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Go back!?!
Qui-Gon told me to stay in this cockpit and that's what I'm gonna do. Now
c'mon!
An
enemy fighter comes into his sights. ANAKIN pushes the controls and instead
of firing, his fighter accelerates past the enemy ship.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Oops! Whoa!
Now
the enemy ship is on his tail. He tries evasive maneauvers.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) I'll try
spinning, that's a good trick.
ANAKIN
rolls the ship as ARTOO screams desperately.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) I know
we're in trouble! Hang on! The way out of this mess is the way we got into
it.
ARTOO
beeps a reply.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Which one?
This one?
ANAKIN
yanks on the reverse thrusters and the ship slows instantly- the enemy
fighter shoots past and explodes against the space station.
INT.
NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT - SPACE
The
SQUADRON attacks the space station.
RIC OLIE : Bravo flight...go
for the central bridge.
The
attack is fruitless.
RIC OLIE : Their deflector
shield is too strong. We'll never get through it.
Meanwhile,
ANAKIN is being chased by another fighter. ARTOO shrieks.
ANAKIN : I know, Artoo! This
isn't Podracing!
The
enemy ship fires and hits ANAKIN's fighter, sending it into a spin. ARTOO
screams.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) We're hit!
ANAKIN
regains control as his ship enters the space station hanger.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Great gobs
of bantha poo-doo!
ANAKIN's
ship dodges parked transport ships and other obstacles. A huge bulkhead
blocks his way. ARTOO beeps.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) I'm trying
to stop! I'm trying to stop! Whoa!
ANAKIN
hits the reverse thrusters and the ship skids to a stop on the hanger deck.
ARTOO givesout a worried whistle.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) All right!
All right! Get the system started!
ANAKIN
ducks down to adjust a control panel.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Everything's
overheated. All the lights are red.
ARTOO
sees DROIDS appraoching, and beeps frantically.
INT.
THEED - POWER GENERATOR PIT - DAY
The
laser sword battle continues on the small catwalk around the vast power
pit. DARTH MAUL kicks OBI-WAN off one of the ramps and he falls several
levels. QUI-GON knocks the DARK LORD off another ramp, and he lands hard
on a ramp two levels below. QUI-GON jumps down after him. The DARK LORD
backs away along the catwalk into a small door. QUI-GON follows as OBI-WAN
runs to catch up.
INT.
THEED - POWER GENERATOR ELECRIC BEAM - HALLWAY
The
SITH LORD, followed by QUI-GON, enters a long hallway filled with a series
of deadly rays that go on and off in a pulsing pattern that shoots down
the corridor every minute or so. DARTH MAUL makes it down several walls
of deadly rays before they close. QUI-GON is one wall away from the DARK
LORD. OBI-WAN is just starting into it and is five walls way from DARTH
MAUL.
INT.
THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY TO THRONE ROOM
A window
in the hallway blasts apart. PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and HER SOLDIERS climb
into the hallway. They head for the door to the throne roo. Suddenly, two
DESTROYER DROIDS skitter in front of the door. PADME turns around and sees
TWO MORE appear at the far end of the hallway, trapping them in the middle.
PADME : Throw down your weapons.
They win this round.
CAPTAIN
PANAKA and HIS MEN throw down their weapons.
EXT.
NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY
A DESTROYER
DROID blasts one of the shield generators, causing it to EXPLODE. The protective
shield begins to weaken and fall apart.OOM-9 sees the shield weaken and
orders his tanks forward. The GUNGAN GENERAL signals a retreat as the tanks
enter the battle.
INT.
THEED - POWER GENERATOR ELECTRIC BEAM - HALLWAY
The
electric rays cycle as QUI-GON sits meditating. The wall of the deadly
rays turn away, and OBI-WAN starts running toward QUI-GON and the DARK
LORD. When the wall between QUI-GON and DARTH MAUL opens, QUI-GON is in
a split second fighting the DARK LORD with a ferocity not seen before.
They move into the area at the end of the corridor called the melting pit,
a small area that is mostly made up of a deep hole.
EXT.
NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY
The
GUNGANS have beeb overrun. Some flee into the hills, chased by BATTLE DROIDS
on STAPS. Many OTHERS are herded into groups by BATTLE DROIDS and DESTROYER
DROIDS.
JAR JAR : Dissa bad, berry
bombad.
INT.
THED - PALACE THRONE ROOM - DAY
PADME,
CAPTAIN PANAKA, and SIX OTHER OFFICERS are brought by TEN BATTLE DROIDS
before NUTE and RUNE and FOUR NEIMOIDIAN COUNCIL MEMBERS.
NUTE : Your little insurrection
is at an end, Your Highness. Time for you to sign the treaty...and end
this pointless debate in the Senate.
SADBE
dressed like the Queen appears in the doorway with SEVERAL TROOPS. Several
destroyed battle droids can be seen in the distance.
SABE : I will not be signing
any treaty, Viceroy, because you've lost!
NUTE
and THE OTHERS are stunned to see a SECOND QUEEN. NUTE yells at the TEN
GUARDS in the room.
NUTE : After her! This one
is a decoy!
SIX
OF THE DROIDS rush out of the throne room after SABE. NUTE turns to PADME.
NUTE : (Cont'd) Your Queen
will not get away with this.
PADME
slumps down on her throne and immediately hits a security button that opens
a panel in her desk opposite CAPTAIN PANAKA.
PADME : Now, Viceroy, this
is the end of your occupation here.
INT.
THEED - POWER GENERATOR - MELTING PIT
OBI-WAN
screams as the pulsing electron gate opens, and the SITH LORD attacks him.
The DARK LORD is relentless in his assault on the young JEDI.
OBI-WAN : Master! Master!
QUI-GON
dies. OBI-WAN cradles his Master, quietly weeping.
INT.
NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT - FEDERATION HANGER
ANAKIN
peeks over the edge of the cockpit to see BATTLE DROIDS surrounding the
ship. He ducks back down.
ANAKIN : Uh oh. This is not
good.
He
looks at the dashboard to see red lights.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) The systems
are still overheated, Artoo.
The
BATTLE DROID CAPTAIN walks up to the ship and sees ARTOO.
BATTLE DROID CAPTAIN : Where's
your pilot?
ARTOO
beeps a reply.
BATTLE DROID CAPTAIN : (Cont'd)
You're the pilot?
ARTOO
whistles.
BATTLE DROID CAPTAIN : (Cont'd)
Let me see your identification!
ANAKIN
sees the dashboard lights go from red to green.
ANAKIN : Yes...we have ignition.
He
flips the switch and the engine starts.
BATTLE DROID CAPTAIN : (seeing
Anakin) You! Come out of there or we'll blast you!
ANAKIN
flips a switch and the ship levitates, knocking over the BATTLE DROID CAPTAIN.
The OTHER DROIDS shoot, but the lasers are deflected by ANAKIN's shields.
ARTOO beeeps.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) This should
stop them.
ANAKIN
fires lasers as the ship begins to rotate.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) ...and
take this!
He
presses a button and launches two torpedos which miss the DROIDS.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Darn...I
missed!
The
two torpedos fly down a hallway and explode inside the reactor room.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Let's get
out of here!
ANAKIN's
ship roars through the hanger deck, bouncing over the DROIDS.
ANAKIN : (Cont'd) Now, this
is Podracing! Whoopee!
INT.
FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE
TEY
HOW turns to CAPTAIN DOFINE.
TEY HOW : Sir, we're losing
power... There is some problem with the main reactor...
The
bridge explodes.
INT.
NABOO FIGHTER - COCKPIT - SPACE
RIC
OLIE watches in amazement as the Federation battleship starts to explode
from the inside out.
BRAVO TWO : What's that??
It's blowing up from the inside.
EXT.
NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY
Suddenly,
all of the DROIDS begin to shake upside down, run around in circles, then
stop. The GUNGANS carefully move out to inspect the FROZEN DROIDS. JAR
JAR pushes one of the BATTLE DROIDS, and it falls over.
JAR JAR : Wierdind...
EXT.
THEED - CENTRAL HANGER - DAY
ANAKIN
and ARTOO follow the squad of yellow Naboo starfighters into the main hanger.
INT.
THEED - CENTRAL HANGER - DAY
RIC
OLIE and the OTHER PILOTS gather around as thye exit their ships.
BRAVO TWO : He flew into
the hold, behind the deflector shield and blasted the main reactor...
ANAKIN's
ship skids to a stop behind the other Naboo starfighters. RIC OLIE, BRAVO
TWO, the OTHER PILOTS, and GROUND CREW rush to his ship.
RIC OLIE : We're all accounted
for. Who flew that ship?
ANAKIN
sheepishly opens the cockpit and stands up. All the PILOTS stare in amazement.
ANAKIN : I'm not going to
get into trouble, am I?
ARTOO
beeps. oh. oh.
INT.
MAIN HANGER - COURTYARD - DAY
The
large, grand cruiser of the Supreme Chancellor lands in the courtyard of
the main hanger. CAPTAIN PANAKA and TWENTY TROOPS guard NUTE GUNRAY and
RUNE HAAKO. OBI-WAN, the QUEEN, and her HANDMAIDENS stand before the NEIMOIDIANS.
PADME : Now, Viceroy, you
are going to have to go back to the Senate and explain all this.
The
main ramp of the cruiser is lowered as OBI-WAN and CAPTAIN PANAKA lead
the VICEROY and HIS ASSISTANT toward the ship. The GRAND CHANCELLOR PALPATINE
and SEVERAL REPUBLIC GUARDS descend the walkway, followed by YODA and SEVERAL
OTHER JEDI MASTERS.
The
CHANCELLOR PALPATINE is greeted by the QUEEN.
AMIDALA : Congratulations
on youer election, Chancellor. It is so good to see you again.
OBI-WAN
greets YODA and the OTHER JEDI as CAPTAIN PANAKA takes the NEIMODIANS onto
the cruiser.
INT.
TURRET ROOM - NABOO PALACE - LATE DAY
The
sun streams into the multi-windowed room at a low angle. It is not quite
sunset. YODA paces before OBI-WAN, who is kneeling in the center of the
room.
YODA : Confer on you, the
level of Jedi Knight the Coucil does. But agree on you taking this boy
as your Padawan learner, I do not.
EXT.
THEED - CENTRAL PLAZA - FUNERAL TEMPLE STEPS - SUNSET
QUI-GON's
body goes up in flames as the JEDI COUNCIL, the QUEEN, SIO BIBBLE, CAPTAIN
PANAKA, the HANDMAIDENS, and ABOUT ONE HUNDRED NABOO TROOPES, TWENTY OTHER
JEDI, PALPATINE, OBI-WAN (standing with ANAKIN), JAR JAR, BOSS NASS, and
TWENTY OTHER GUNGAN WARRIORS watch. There is a drum roll that stops. Doves
are released, and the body is gone. ANAKIN looks to OBI-WAN.
OBI-WAN : He is one with
the Force, Anakin...You must let go.
To
one side, MACE WINDU turns to YODA.
MACE WINDU : There is no
doubt. The mysterious warrior was a Sith.
They
give each other a concerned look.
EXT.
THEED - CENTRAL PLAZA - DAY
CHILDEREN
SING and throw flowers on the passing GUNGAN SOLDIERS. The CROWDS CHEER.
It is a grand parade.
IRIS
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RIC OLIE : There's not enough
power to get us to Coruscant...the hyperdrive is leaking.
QUI-GON : We'll have to
land somewhere to refuel and repair the ship.
CAPT. PANAKA : How can you
be sure?
QUI-GON : It's controlled
by the Hutts...
CAPT. PANAKA : The Hutts??
OBI-WAN : It's risky...but
there's no alternative.
CAPT. PANAKA : You can't
take Her Royal Highness there! The Hutts are gangsters... If they discovered
her...
QUI-GON : ...It would be
no different than if we landed on a system controlled by the Federation...except
the Hutts aren't looking for her, which gives us an advantage.
DARTH SIDIOUS : Destroy
all high-ranking officials, Viceroy...slowly...quietly. And Queen Amidala,
has she signed the treaty?
NUTE : She has disappeared,
My Lord. One Naboo cruiser got pat the blockade.
DARTH SIDIOUS : Viceroy,
find her! I want that treaty signed.
NUTE : My Lord, it's impossible
to locate the ship. It's out of our range.
DARTH SIDIOUS : ...not for
a Sith...
NUTE : Yes, My Lord. The
hologram fades off.
NUTE : (Cont'd) This is
getting out of hand...now there are two of them.
RUNE : We should not have
made this bargain. What will happen when the Jedi become aware of these
Sith Lords?
AMIDALA : It is to be commended...what
is its number?
AMIDALA : Thank you, Artoo
Detoo. You have proven to be very loyal...Padme!
CAPTAIN PANAKA : Your Highness,
Tatooine is very dangerous. It's controlled by an alliance of gangs called
the Hutts. I do not agree with the Jedi on this.
QUI-GON : You must trust
my judgement, Your Highness.
PADME : That's all right.
JAR JAR : I scovered oily
back dare. Needen it?
PADME : Thank you. This
little guy is quite a mess.
JAR JAR : Me no know...mesa
day starten pitty okeyday witda brisky morning munchen. Den boom....getten
berry skeered, un grabbed dat Jedi, and before mesa knowen it...pow! Mesa
here. (he shrugs)...getten berry berry skeered.
RIC OLIE : There's a settlement...a
spaceport, looks like.
QUI-GON : Land near the
outskirts. We don't want to attract any attention.
OBI-WAN : Sorry, Qui-Gon's
right. You'll make things less obvious.
OBI-WAN : I fell it also,
Master.
QUI-GON : No more commands
from Her Highness today, Captain. This spaceport is not going to be pleasant...
CAPT. PANAKA : The Queen
wishes it. She is curious about this planet.
PADME : I've been trained
in defense... I can take care of myself.
CAPT. PANAKA : Don't make
me go back and tell her you refuse.
QUI-GON : I don't have time
to argue. But this is not a good idea. Stay close to me.
PADME : ....like us. JAR
JAR is in a constant state of panic.
QUI-GON : I need parts for
a J-type 327 Nubian.
WATTO : Ah yes, ah yes.
Nubian. We have lots of that. What kinda junk? (subtitled) Peedenkel! Naba
dee unko (Boy, get in here! Now!)
QUI-GON : My droid here
has a readout of what I need.
ANAKIN : (subtitled) Mel
tassa cho-passa... (I was cleaning the bin like you...)
WATTO : (subtitled) Chut-Chut!
Ganda doe wallya. (Never mind! Watch the store) Me dwana no bata. (I've
got some selling to do here.) (to Gui-Gon) Soooo, let me take- a thee out
back. Ni you'll find what you need.
PADME : What?
ANAKIN : An angel. I've
heard the deep space pilots talk about them. They live on the Moons of
Iego I thimk. They are the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They
are good and kind, and so pretty they make even the most hardened spice
pirate cry.
PADME : You're a funny little
boy. How do you know so much?
ANAKIN : Since I was very
little, three, I think. My Mom and I were sold to Gardulla the Hutt, but
she lost us, betting on the Podraces, to Watto, who's a lot better master
than Gardulla, I think.
PADME : You're...a slave?
PADME : I'm sorry. I don't
fully understand. (looking around)This is a strange world to me.
QUI-GON : I have 20,000
Republic dataries.
WATTO : Republic credits?!?
Republic credits are no good out here. I need something more real...
QUI-GON : I don't have anything
else. (raising his hand) But credits will do fine.
WATTO : No they won'ta.
QUI-GON, using his mind power, waves his hand again.
QUI-GON : Credits will do
fine.
WATTO : No, they won'ta.
What you think you're some kinda Jedi, waving your hand around like that?
I'm a Toydarian. Mind tricks don'ta work on me-only money. No money, no
parts! No deal! And no one else has a T-14 hyperdrive, I promise you that.
ANAKIN : ...Anakin.
PADME : Anakin.
ANAKIN : Anakin Skywalker.
PADME : Padme Naberrie.
ANAKIN : (subtitled) La
lova num botaffa. (They seemed nice to me.) WATTO : (subtitled) Fweepa
niaga. Tolpa da bunky dunko. (Clean the racks, then you can go home.)
OBI-WAN : (V.O) A few containers
of supplies, the Queen's wardrobe, maybe. Not enough for you to barter
with. Not in the ammounts you're talking about.
QUI-GON : All right. Another
solution will present itself. I'll check back.
QUI-GON : Not likely. We
have nothing of value, that's our problem.
ANAKIN : (V.O) Because you're
afraid.
ANAKIN : (subtitled) Oh
da Hutt...cha porko ootman geesa...me teesa rodda co pana pee choppa chawa.
(As in Hutt...big time outlander, this one... I'd hate to see you diced
before we race again.)
SEBULBA : (subtitled) Neek
me chowa, wermo, mo killee ma klounkee(Next time we race, wermo, it will
be the end of you!) Una noto wo shag, me wompity du pom pom. (If you weren't
a slave, I'd squash you right now.)
JAR JAR : Nosir, nosir.
Mesa hate crunchen. Dat's da last ting mesa wanten. QUI-GON : Nevertheless,
the boy is right...you were heading for trouble. Thank you, my young friend.
ANAKIN : Fear attracts the
fearful. He was trying to overcome his fear by squashing you...be less
afraid.
PADME : And that works for
you.
ANAKIN : To a point. (he
smiles)
CAPT. PANAKA : It looks
pretty bad. We'd better seal the ship.
JIRA : The heat's never
been kind to me, you know, Annie!
ANAKIN : Guess what? I've
found that cooling unit I've been searching for. It's pretty beat up, but
I'll have it fixed up for you in no time, I promise.
JIRA : You're a fine boy,
Annie.
ANAKIN : I'll take four
pallies today. (to Padme) You'll like these...
ANAKIN : (to QUI-GON) Do
you have shelter?
QUI-GON : We'll hed back
to our ship.
ANAKIN : Is it far?
PADME : On the outskirts.
ANAKIN : You'll never reach
the outskirts in time...sandstorms are very, very dangerous. Come with
me. Hurry!
JAR JAR : Dissen cozy.
ANAKIN : These are my friends,
Mom. This is Padme, and...gee, I don't know any of your names.
QUI-GON : I'm Qui-Gon Jinn,
and this is Jar Jar Binks. ARTOO lets out a little beep.
PADME : ...and our droid,
Artoo-Detoo.
ANAKIN : I'm building a
droid. You wanna see?
SHMI : Anakin! Why are they
here?
ANAKIN : A sandstorm, Mom.
Listen.
ANAKIN : Come on! Let me
show you Threepio!
SHMI : Oh, tank you. Thank
you so much. I'm sorry if I was abrupt. I'll never get used to Anakin's
surprises.
QUI-GON : He's a very special
boy. SHMI looks at him as if he's discovered a secret.
SHMI : Yes, I know.
PADME : He's wonderful!
ANAKIN : You reall like
him? He's a protocol droid...to help Mom. Watch!
PADME : He's perfect.
ANAKIN : When the storm
is over, you can see my racer. I'm building a Podracer!
QUI-GON : It sounds like
bait to establish a connection trace.
OBI-WAN : What if it is
true and the people are dying?
QUI-GON : Either way, we're
running out of time.
DARTH SIDIOUS : Move against
the Jedi first...you will then have no difficulty taking the Queen back
to Naboo, where she will sign the treaty.
DARTH MAUL : At last we
will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge.
DARTH SIDIOUS : You have
been well trained, my young apprentice, they will be no match for you.
It is too late for them to stop us now. Everything is going as planned.
The Republic will soon be in my command.
JAR
JAR slurps his soup rather loudly. Everyone looks at him. He turns a little
brighter red.
SHMI : Any attempt to escape...
ANAKIN : ...and they blow
you up...poof!
PADME : I can't believe
there is still slavery in the galaxy. The Republic's anti-slavery laws...
SHMI : The Republic doesn't
exist out here...we must survive on our own.
ANAKIN : I'm the only human
who can do it.
QUI-GON : You must have
Jedi reflexes if you race Pods.
QUI-GON : What?
ANAKIN : Well, ahhh...you're
a Jedi Knight, aren't you?
QUI-GON : What makes you
think that?
ANAKIN : I saw your laser
sword. Only Jedi carry that kind of weapon.
ANAKIN : I don't think so...
No one can kill a Jedi Knight.
QUI-GON : I wish that were
so...
ANAKIN. I had a dream I
was a Jedi. I came back here and freed all the slaves...have you come to
free us?
QUI-GON : No, I'm afraid
not...
ANAKIN : I think you have...why
else would you be here?
ANAKIN : Coruscant...wow...how
did you end up here in the outer rim?
PADME : Our ship was damaged,
and we're stranded here until we can repair it.
ANAKIN : I can help! I can
fix anything!
QUI-GON : I believe you
can, but our first job is to aquire the parts we need...
JAR JAR : Wit no-nutten
mula to trade.
PADME : These junk dealers
must have a weakness of some kind.
SHMI : Gambling. Everything
here revolves around betting on those awful races.
QUI-GON : Podracing... Greed
can be a powerful ally.. if it's used properly.
ANAKIN : I've built a racer!
It's the fastest ever...There's a big race tomorrow, on Boonta Eve. You
could enter my pod. It's all but finished...
SHMI : Anakin, settle down.
Watto won't let you...
ANAKIN : Watto doesn't know
I've built it. (to Qui-Gon) You could make him think it's your's, and you
could get him to let me pilot it for you.
GUI-GON : Your mother's
right. Is there anyone friendly to the Republic who might be able to help
us?
SHMI : Anakin, don't...
SHMI : No, Annie's right,
there is no other way... I may not like it, but he can help you...he was
meant to help you.
ANAKIN : Is that a yes?
That is a yes!
QUI-GON : The Queen does
not need to know.
PADME : Well, I don't approve.
ANKAIN : No batta!
WATTO : Pedunky. Maa kee
cheelya.
ANAKIN : Bayno, Bayno!
QUI-GON : My ship will be
the entry fee.
QUI-GON : It's in good order,
except for the parts we need.
WATTO : ...but what would
the boy ride? He smashed up my Pod in the last race. It will take some
time to fix it.
WATTO : (laughing) That
you did. The boy is good, no doubts there.
QUI-GON : I have...acquired
a Pod in a game of chance. "The fastest ever built."
WATTO : I hope you didn't
kill anyone I know for it. (laughs) So, you supply the Pod and the entry
fee; I supply the boy. We split the winnings fifty-fifty, I think.
QUI-GON : Fifty-fifty!?!
If it's going to be fifty-fifty, I suggest you front the cash for the entry.
If we win, you keep all the winnings, minus the cost of the parts I need...If
we lose, you keep my ship.
WATTO : (subtitled) Deal!
Yo bana pee ho-tah, meedee ya. (Your friend is a follish one, methinks.)
QUI-GON : (V.O) A ship without
a power supply will not get us anywhere, and there is something about this
boy...
SHMI : He knows nothing
of greed. He has...
QUI-GON : He has special
powers.
SHMI : Yes...
QUI-GON : He can see things
before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes.
It is a Jedi trait.
SHMI : He deserves better
than a slave's life.
QUI-GON : The Force is unusally
strong with him, that much is clear. Who was his father?
SHMI : There was no father,
that I know of...I carried him, I gave him birth...I can't explain what
happened. Can you help him?
QUI-GON : I'm afraid not.
Had he been born in the Republic, we would have identified him early, and
he would have become Jedi, no doubt...he has the way. But it's too late
for him now, he's too old.
ANAKIN : This isn't the
half of it. I'm entered in the Boonta Race tomorrow!
KITSTER : What? With this??
WALD : (subtitled) Annie,
Jesko na joka. 9You are such a joke, Annie.)
AMEE : You've been working
on that thing for years. It's never going to run.
SEEK : Come on, let's go
play ball. Keep it up, Annie, and you're gonna be bug squash.
JAR JAR : Who, mesa?
ANAKIN : If your hand gets
caught in that beam, it will go numb for hours.
KITSTER : But you don't
even know if this thing will run.
ANAKIN : It will.
ANAKIN : There are so many!
Do they all have a system of planets?
QUI-GON : Most of them.
ANAKIN : Has anyone been
to them all?
QU-IG0N : (laughs) Not likely.
ANAKIN : I want to be the
first one to see them all... Ouch!
QUI-GON : Checking your
blood for infections.
ANAKIN : I've never seen...
SHMI : (O.S.) Annie! I'm
not goiung to tell you again!
QUI-GON : Go on, you have
a big day tomorrow. (beat) Goodnight.
OBI-WAN : Yes, Master.
QUI-GON : Make an analysis
of this blood sample I'm sending you.
OBI-WAN : Wait a minute...
QUI-GON : I need a midi-chlorian
count.
OBI-WAN : All right. I've
got it.
QUI-GON : What are your
readings?
OBI-WAN : Something must
be wrong with the transmission.
QUI-GON : Here's a signal
check.
OBI-WAN : Strange. The transmission
seems to be in good order, but the reading's off the chart...over twenty
thousand.
QUI-GON : (almost to himself)
That's it then.
OBI-WAN : Even Master Yoda
doesn't have a midi-chlorian count that high!
QUI-GON : No Jedi has.
OBI-WAN : What does it mean?
QUI-GON : I'm not sure.
PADME : I hope not; I hate
fighting. Your mother wants you to come in and clean up. We have to leave
soon.
ANAKIN stands up and stretches just as KITSTER
arrives.
PADME : He and Jar Jar left
already. They're with Watto at the arena.
QUI-GON : Patienc, my blue
friend. You'll have your winnings before the suns set, and we'll be far
away from here.
WATTO : Not if your ship
belongs to me, I think...I warn you, no funny business.
QUI-GON : You don't think
Anakin will win?
QUI-GON : Why?
WATTO : He always wins.
(laughs) I'm betting heavily on Sebulba.
QUI-GON : I'll take that
bet.
WATTO : (suddenly stops
laughing) What??!! What do you mean?
QUI-GON : I'll wager my
new racing pod against...say...the boy and his mother.
WATTO : A Pod for slaves.
I don't think so...well, poerhaps. Just one...the mother, maybe...the boy
isn't for sale.
QUI-GON : The boy is small,
he can't be worth much.
WATTO : No Pod's worth two
slaves...not by a long shot...one slave or nothing.
QUI-GON : The boy, then...
KITSTER : (to Anakin) This
is so wizard! I'm sure you'll do it this time, Annie.
PADME : Do what?
KITSTER : Finish the race,
of course!
PADME : You've never won
a race?
ANAKIN : Well...not exactly...
PADME : Not even finished?!
QUI-GON : Of course you
will.
A: Toogi! Toogie! (Greetings)
Toong mee cha kulkah du Boonta magi! tah oos azalus ooval Poddraces. (We
have perfect weather today for the Boonta classic. The most hazardous of
all Podraces.)
B : That's absolutly right.
And a big turnout here, from all corners of the Outer Rim territories.
I see the contestants are making their way out onto the starting grid.
(O.S) A : La Yma beestoo
(Yes, there they are!)
B : I see Ben Quadinaros
from the Tund system.
A : ...eh Gasgano doowa
newpa Ord Petrovia! (And Gasgano in thenew Ord Pedrovia.)
B : Two time winner, Boles
Roor...
A : Poo tula moosta, woe
grane champio Sebulba du Pixelito! Splastyleeya bookie ookie!! (On the
front line the reigning champion, Sebulba from Pixelito. By far the favorite
today.)
B : And a late entry, Anakin
Skywalker, a local boy.
A : Wampa peedunkee unko
( I hope he has better luck this time.)
B : I see the flaggers are
moving onto the track.
A : O grandio lust, Jabba
Du Hutt, amu intoe tah parena. (His honor, our glorious host, Jabba the
Hutt has entered the arena.)
ANAKIN : I will, Mom. I
promise.
ANAKIN : I won't let you
down.
ANAKIN : (subtitled) Cha
skrundee da pat, sleemo. (Don't count on it, slime-ball.)
FODE/BEED : -
A : Ya pawa culka doe rundee!
(The power couplings are being activated)
B : Hey, it looks like they're
clearing the grid.
QUI-GON : He's fine.
PADME : You Jedi are far
too reckless. The Queen...
QUI-GON : The Queen trusts
my judgment, young handmaiden. You should too.
PADME : You assume too much.
B : Start your engines.
A : An dare ovv! (And they're
off!)
B : Oh...wait. Little Skywalker
has stalled.
B : And there goes Skywalker...
He'll be hard pressed to catch up with the leaders today.
ANAKIN
is much faster than the back-end stragglers and passes them easily.
One
of the drivers, GASGANO, won't let ANAKIN by. ANAKIN tries to pass him
on one side and is cut off. He then tries to pass him on the other side
ansd is cut off. As they come up on a cliff drop-off, ANAKIN backs off,
then guns it as GASGANO goes over the cliff. ANAJIN accelerates so fast
that he sails right over the top of GASGANO and speeds away.
Four
TUSKEN RAIDERS perched above the race course fire their rifles at the Pods
racing in the canyon below them. One shot ricochets off the back of Anakin's
Pod.
B : Looks like a few Tusken
Riaders have campe out on the canyon dune turn.
ARTOO,
down in the pits with KITSTER, lets out a worried sigh. The driver of the
quadra-Pod looks worried.
SEBULBA
slows a little, and as XELBREE pulls alongside, he opens a side vent on
the racer's engine and the exhaust starts to cut through the alien's engine.
The
blast cuts along the engine until finally it EXPLODES. SEBULBA deftly veers
away.
ANAKIN
works his way through a dense mass of racers as they zoom over a dune sea,
kicking up dust. His Pod shakes violently as he goes over a jump. One of
the Podracers, ODY, catches one of his engines in the sand, and the whole
thing EXPLODES.
The
quadra-Pod engines start just as the racers come around the corner. The
DRIVER, BEN QUADINAROS, puts it in gear, and the four engines go off in
all directions, EXPLODING in a spectacular display. The Pod drops to the
ground as SEBULBA enters the arena, closely followed by all the OTHER RACERS.
KITSTER strains to see as ARTOO beeps excitedly. The announcer continues.
B ; There goes Quadinaros'
power couplings.
A : Sebulba! Ka pa me cheespa
wata! (Here comes Sebulba in record time.)
FANTA : Bug off.
PADME : Here he comes!
B : It looks like Skywalker
is moving up through the field. He's in...
A : Steeth pa nagoola! (Sixth
place, not bad.)
ODY
stops in the pits. Droids work on his engines. DUM-4 stands in front of
the engine and is sucked in, causing the engine to die. DUM-4 is spit out
the back of the engine, very bent up. The engine lets out one final wheeze,
then EXPLODES in a puff of smoke.
A : Ody Mandrell! Coona
wa wunda dunko! (Ody Mandrell into the pits for some attention.)
ODY : Droids!
ANAKIN
struggles to keep control of the little Pod. It whips about wildly. As
the Pod swings near the broken engine strap, ANAKIN grabs for it. Finally,
he catches the strap and manages to unhook it to the Pod.
SEBULBA
cuts the engine of OBITOKI with his side exhaust, and the racer crashes
with a cloud of dust. A THIRD RACER, HABBA, flie into the cloud of dust
and crashes into OBITOKI. ANAKIN rounds a corner and heads into the cloud
of smoke. He hits a part of one of the engines but regains control.
B :At the start of the third
and final lap, Sebulba is in the lead, closely followed by Skywalker...
SEBULBA
uses his side exhaust port to try to cut through Anakin's engines. ANAKIN
manages to avoid having his engine disabled but is forced off course.
B : Skywalker is forced
onto the service ramp!
A : Oh noah!
B : Amazing... a controlled
thrust and he's back on course! What a move!
SEBULBA
pushes ANAKIN harder, and the young boy has a difficult time keeping control.
One of the parts on Anakin's engines begins to shake loose. ANAKIN sees
it and switches over to an auxiliary system. While he is trying to accomplish
this maneuver, SEBULBA races past him.
ANAKIN
tries to get around SEBULBA, to no avail. Every move ANAKIN makes, SEBULBA
is able to block.
Finally,
ANAKIN fakes a move into the inside as he usually does, then tries to go
around SEBULBA on the outside. They race sid by side down the final stretch
of the track.
B : He's catching Sebulba.
A : Inkabunga. (Incredible!)
B : That little human being
is out of his mind.
A : Punda tah punda! (They're
neck and neck!)
B : They're side by side!
A : Bongo du bongu! (Shoulder
to shoulder!)
The
release of tension sends SEBULBA into an ancient statue. One engine EXPLODES,
then the other. SEBULBA skids through the fire-balls, blackened, but unhurt.
He slides to a smoking stop, gets out of his racer, and throws what's left
of a shifter arm on the ground. Suddenly he realizes his pants are on fire,
and he struggles to put them out. ANAKIN flies through the EXPLOSION as
the crowd stands, CHERRING. PADME and JAR JAR jump up and down with excitment,
PADME screaming for joy. ARTOO and KITSTER whistle hysterically. QUI-GON
and SHMI smile. ANAKIN races over the finish line, the winner.
B : It's Skywalker! The
crowd are going nuts! Oh Ah Oh Ah (rock head in tandem with partner)
WATTO : You can't have him!
It wasn't a fair bet!
QUI-GON : Would you like
to discuss it with the Hutts...I'm sure they can settle this.
WATTO : No, no! I want no
more of your tricks! Take him!
SHMI : It's so wonderful,
Annie. You have brought hope to those who have none. I'm so very proud
of you...
PADME : We owe you everything.
ANAKIN : Just feeling this
good was worth it.
PADME
climbs on behind QUI-GON. JAR JAR swings up onto the second EOPIE, only
to slwly slide off the other side. ARTOO whistles. ANAKIN and SHMI wave
as they ride off.
OBI-WAN : Why do I sense
we've picked up another pathetic life form...?
QUI-GON : It's the boy who's
responsible for getting those parts.
ANAKIN : He said I cheated.
QUI-GON : Did you?
ANAKIN : No!
QUI-GON : Do you still think
he cheated?
GREEDO : Yes.
QUI-GON : Well, Annie. You
know the truth... You will have to tolerate his opinion, fighting won't
change it.
ANAKIN : (suddenly beaming)
Yes!
QUI-GON : And Anakin has
been freed.
ANAKIN : What?!?
QUI-GON : You're no longer
a slave.
QUI-GON : Let's just say
Watto has learned an important lesson about gambling.
SHMI : Now you can make
your dreams come true, Annie. You're free! (turns to Qui-Gon) Will you
take him with you? Is he to become a Jedi?
QUI-GON : Our meeting was
not a coincidence. Nothing happens by accident. You are strong with the
Force, but you may not be accepted by the Coucil.
ANAKIN : A Jedi! Mighty
blasters, you mean I get to go with you in your starship and everything?!
ANAKIN : But it's what I
want. What I've always dreamed about. Can I go, Mom?!
QUI-GON : This path has
been placed for you, Annie; the choice to take it is yours alone.
QUI-GON : Then, pack your
things. We haven't much time.
ANAKIN : Yipee!!
QUI-GON : I tried to free
your mother, Annie, but Watto wouldn't have it.
ANAKIN : But the money from
selling...
QUI-GON : It's not nearly
enough.
ANAKIN : I want to stay
with you. I don't want things to change.
SHMI : You can't stop change
any more than you can stop the suns from setting. Listen to your feelings;
Annie, you know what's right.
SHMI : I love you, Annie...now
hurry.
QUI-GON : I will watch after
him. You have my word. Will you be all right?
SHMI : He was in my life
for such a short time.
THREEPIO : Master, Annie,
you are my maker, and I wish you well. Although I'd like it better if I
were a little less naked.
ANAKIN : I'm sorry I wasn't
able to finish you, Threepio...give you coverings and all... I'm going
to miss working on you. You've been a great pal. I'll make sure Mom doesn't
sell you or anything. Bye.
ANAKIN : I... (looks to
SHMI) I... have to go.
ANAKIN : Well.
KITSTER : Thank's for every
moment you've been here. You're my best friend.
ANAKIN : I won't forget.
ANAKIN : Will I ever see
you again?
SHMI : What does your heart
tell you?
ANAKIN : I hope so...yes...I
guess.
SHMI : Then we will see
each other again.
ANAKIN : I.. will become
a Jedi and I will come back and free you, Mom...I promise.
SHMI : No matter where you
are, my love will be with you. Now be brave, and don't look back... don't
look back.
ANAKIN : I love you so much.
ANAKIN : Sure.
Suddenly,
without breaking his stride, he ignites his laser sword, swing around,
and lunges forward and cuts a lurking PROBE DROID in half. QUI-GON inspects
the sparking and fizzing DROID.
QUI-GON : Probe droid. Very
unusual... not like anything I've seen before. Come on.
ANAKIN
picks himself up. The two galactic warriors, Sith and Jedi, are bashing
each other with incredible blows. They move in a continual cloudof dust,
smashing everything around them. This is a fierce fight. ANAKIN gets up,
bewildered by the confrontation.
CAPT. PANAKA : Who are you?
PADME : He's a friend.
PILOT : I don't see anything.
OBI-WAN : Over there! Fly
low!
Before
DARTH MAUL knows what's happening, QUI-GON is on the spacecrat's ramp.
QUI-GON : I think so...
that was a surpirse I wont soon forget.
OBI-WAN : What was it?
QUI-GON : I don't know...
but he was well trained in the Jedi arts. My guess is he was after the
Queen...
ANAKIN : Do you think he'll
follow us?
QUI-GON : We'll be safe
enough once we're in hyperspace, but I have no doubt he knows our destination.
ANAKIN : What are we going
to do about it?
ANAKIN : Pleased to meet
you. Wow! You're a Jedi too?
BIBBLE : This invasion will
gain you nothing. We're a democracy. The people have decided... They will
not live under your tyranny.
PADME
appears tired. She senses someone watching her and turns around with a
start. She sees ANAKIN sitting in the corner, shivering and looking verydejected.
She goes over to him. He looks up at her with tears in his eyes. He is
holding his arms to keep himself warm.
ANAKIN : It's very cold.
ANAKIN : You seem sad.
PADME : The Queen is...worried.
Her people are suffering...dying. She must convince the Senate to intervene,
or...I'm not sure what will happen.
ANAKIN : I'm...I'm not sure
what's going to happen to me. I dunno if I'll ever see you again.. (he
pulls something from his pocket) I made this for you. Sou you'd remember
me. I carved it out of a japor snippet... It will bring you good fortune.
ANAKIN : I care for you
too. Only I...miss...
ANAKIN : Wow! It's so huge!
The
sleek Naboo spacecraft lands on the platform high above the street level
of the galactic capital. The ramp lowers. OBI-WAN, QUI-GON, JAR JAR and
ANAKIN descend the ramp first and bow before PALPATINE and VALORUM.
CAPTAIN
PANAKA, TWO GUARDS, QUEEN AMIDALA, then PADME, RABE, EIRTAE, and MORE GUARDS
descend the ramp. QUEEN AMIDALA stops before the group.
ANAKIN
and JAR JAR stand to one side, looking at the huge city. PADME smiles at
ANAKIN. PALPATINE bows before the Queen.
VALORUM : Welcome, Your
Highness. It is an honor to finally meet you in person. I must relay to
you how distressed everyone is over the currant situation. I've called
for a special session of the Senate to hear your position.
AMIDALA : I am grateful
for your concern, Chancellor.
ANAKIN
and JAR JAR join the QUEEN, PALPATINE, PADME, RABE and EIRTAE in the taxi.
PALPATINE gives the Gungan and the boy in the back of the taxi a skeptical
look. JAR JAR leans over to ANAKIN.
ANAKIN : Don't look at me.
I don't know what's going on.
AMIDALA : Chancellor Valorum
seems to think there is hope.
PALPATINE : If I may say
so, Your Majesty, the Chancellor has little real power...he is mired down
by baseless accusations of corruption. A manufactured scandal surrounds
him. The bureaucrats are in charge now.
AMIDALA : What options do
we have?
PALPATINE : Our best choice
would be to push for the election of a stronger Supreme Chancellor. One
who will take control of the bureaucrats, enforces the laws, and give us
justice. You could call for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum.
AMIDALA : He has been our
strongest supporter. Is there any other way?
PALPATINE : Our only other
choice would to be to submit a plea to the courts...
AMIDALA : There's no time
for that. The courts take even longer to decide things than the Senate.
Our people are dying, Senator...more and more each day. We must do something
quickly to stop the Federation.
PALPATINE : To be realistic,
Your Highness, I'd say we're going to have to accept Federation control
for the time being.
AMIDALA : There is something
I cannot do.
The
Senior Jedi is MACE WINDU. To his left is an alien Jedi named KI-ADI-MUNDI,
and to his right, the Jedi Master, YODA.
MACE WINDU : A Sith Lord?!?
KI-ADI : Impossible! The
Sith have been extinct for a millenium.
YODA : The very Republic
is threatened, if involved the Sith are.
MACE WINDU : I do not believe
they could have returned without us knowing.
YODA : Hard to see, the
dark side is. Discover who this assassin is, we must.
KI-ADI : I sense he will
reveal himself again.
MACE WINDU : This attack
was with purpose, that is clear, and I agree the Queen is the target.
YODA : With this Naboo queen
you must stay, Qui-Gon. Protect her.
MACE WINDU : We will use
all our resources here to unravel this mystery and discover the identity
of your attacker... May the Force be with you.
YODA : May the Force be
with you.
QUI-GON : With your permission,
my Master. I have encountered a vergence in the Force.
YODA : A vergence, you say?
MACE WINDU : Located around
a person?
QUI-GON : A boy... his cells
have the highest concentration of midi-chlorians I have seen in a life
form. It is possible he was conceived by the midi-chlorians.
MACE WINDU : You're referring
to the prophesy of the one who will bring balance to the Force...you believe
it's this boy??
QUI-GON : I don't pressume...
YODA : But you do! Rrevealed
your opinion is.
QUI-GON : I request the
boy be tested.
QUI-GON : Finding him was
the will of the Force...I have no doubt of that. There is too much happening
here...
MACE WINDU : Bring him before
us, then.
YODA : Tested he will be.
ANAKIN : I'm...I'm looking
for the handmaiden, Padme.
RABE : Send him in.
RABE
greets ANAKIN as TWO OTHER HANDMAIDENS come and go into the next room.
RABE : I'm sorry, Annie.
Padme is not here right now.
RABE : Anakin Skywalker,
to see Padme, Your Highness.
ANAKIN : I'm going to the
Jedi temple to start my training, I hope.
AMIDALA : We will tell her
for you. We're sure her heart goes with you.
AMIDALA : I wish I had your
confidence in this, Senator.
PALPATINE : You must force
a new election for Supreme Chancellor...I promise you there are many who
will support us...it is our best chance... Your Majesty, our only, chance.
AMIDALA : You truely believe
Chancellor Valorum will not bring our motion to a vote?
PALAPATINE : He is distracted...he
is afraid. He will be of no help.
VALORUM : The Chair recognizes
the Senator from the sovereign system of Naboo.
VALORUM : The Chair does
not recognize the Senator from the Trade Federation at this time. Please
return to your station.
LOTT DOD : I object! There
is no proof. This is incredible. We recommend a commision be sent to Naboo
to assertain the truth.
VALORUM : Overruled.
LOTT DOD : Your Honor, you
cannot allow us to be condemned without reasonable observation. It's against
all the rules of procedure.
VALORUM : The point...
VALORUM : The point is conceded...Section
523A take precedence here. Queen Amidala of the Naboo, will you defer your
motion to allow a commission to explore the validity of your accusations?
VALORUM : What?...No!
MAD AMEDDA : The motion
has been seconded by Bail Organa of Alderaan.
LOTT DOD : The Trade Federation
moves the motion be sent to the procedures committee for study.
MAS AMEDDA : Thew Supreme
Chancellor requests a recess. Tomorrow we will begin the vote.
QUI-GON : Anakin will become
A Jedi...I promise you.
OBI-WAN : Don't defy the
Council, Master..not again.
QUI-GON : I will do what
I must.
OBI-WAN : Master, you could
be sitting on the Council by now if you would just follow the code. They
will not go along with you this time.
QUI-GON : You still have
much to learn, my young apprentice.
ANAKIN : Cold, sir.
YODA : Afraid are you?
ANAKIN : No, sir.
MACE WINDU : Afraid to give
up your life?
ANAKIN : I don't think so.
MACE WINDU : Be mindful
of your feelings...
KI-ADI : YOur thoughts dwell
on your mother.
ANAKIN : I miss her.
YODA : Afraid to lose her..I
think.
ANAKIN : (a little angry)
What's that got to do with anything?
YODA : Eveything. Fear is
the path to the dark side... fear leads to anger... anger leads to hate..
hate leads to suffering.
ANAKIN : (angrily) I am
not afraid!
YODA : A Jedi must have
the deepest commitment, the most serious mind. I sense much fear in you.
ANAKIN : (quietly) I am
not afraid.
YODA : Then continue, we
will.
AMIDALA : To motivate us,
I imagine...
JAR JAR : Yousa tinken yousa
people ganna die?
AMIDALA : I don't know.
JAR JAR : Gungans ganna
get pasted too, eh?
AMIDALA : I hope not.
JAR JAR : Gungans do die'n
without a fight.... wesa warriors. Wesa gotta grand army. Dat why you no
liken us, metinks.
PALPATINE : A surprise,
to be sure, but a welcome one. I promise, Your Majesty, if I am elected,
I will bring democracy back to the Republic. I will put an end to corruption.
The Trade Fedreation will lose its influence over the bureaucrats, and
our people will be freed.
AMIDALA : Who else can be
nominated?
CAPT. PANAKA : Bail Antilles
of Alderaan and Ainlee Teem of Malastare.
PALPATINE : I feel confident...our
"situation" will create a strong sympaphy vote for us... I will be Chancellor,
I promise you.
AMIDALA : I fear by the
time you have control of the bureaucrats, Senator, there will be nothing
left of our cities, our people, our way of life...
PALPATINE : I understand
your concern, Your Majesty; unfortunately, the Federation has possession
of our planet. The law is in their favor.
AMIDALA : With the Senate
in transition, there is nothing more I can do here...Senator, this is your
arena. I feel I must return to mine. I have decided to go back to Naboo.
My place is with my people.
PALPATINE : Go back!! But,
Your Majesty, be realistic! You would be in danger. They will force you
to sign the treaty.
AMIDALA : I will sign no
treaty, Senator. My fate will be no different from that of our people.
Captain!
CAPT. PANAKA : Yes, Your
Highness?
AMIDALA : Ready my ship!
CAPT. PANAKA : Please, Your
Majesty, stay here...where it's safe.
AMIDALA : No place is safe,
if the Senate doesn't condemn this invasion. It is clear to me now that
the Republic no longer functions as a democracy. If you win the election,
Senator, I know you will do everything possible to stop the Federation.
I pray you will bring sanity and compassion back to the Senate.
MACE WINDU : His cells contain
a high concentration of midi-chlorians.
KI-ADI : The Force is strong
with him.
QUI-GON : He's to be trained,
then.
QUI-GON : He is the chosen
one...you must see it.
YODA : Clouded, this boy's
future is. Masked by his youth.
QUI-GON : I will trin him,
then. I take Anakin as my Padawan learner.
QUI-GON : Obi-Wan is ready...
OBI-WAN : Iam ready to face
the trials.
YODA : Ready so early, are
you? What know you of ready?
YODA : Our own council we
will keep on who is ready. More to learn, he has...
MACE WINDU : Now is not
the time for this...the Senate is voting for a new Spreme Chancellor. Queen
Amidala is returning home, which will put pressure on the Federation, and
could widen the confrontation.
YODA : And draw out the
Queen's attacker.
KI-ADI : Events are moving
fast...too fast.
MACE WINDU : Go with the
Queen to Naboo and discover the identity of the dark warrior. That is the
clue we need to unravel this mystery of the Sith.
YODA : Young Skywalker's
fate will be decided later.
QUI-GON : I brought Anakin
here; he must stay in my charge. He has nowhere else to go.
MACE WINDU : He is your
ward, Qui-Gon...we will not dispute that.
YODA : Train him not. Take
him with you, but train him not!
MACE WINDU : Protect the
Queen, but do not intercede if it comes to war until we have the Senate's
approval.
YODA : May the Force be
with you.
QUI-GON : From your point
of view....
OBI-WAN : The boy is dangerous...they
all sense it. Why can't you?
QUI-GON : His fate is uncertain,
not dangerous. The Council will decide Anakin's future...that should be
enough for you. Now get on board!
OBI-WAN reluctantly boards
the Naboo spacecraft followed by ARTOO. QUI-GON goes over to ANAKIN.
ANAKIN : Master Qui-Gon,
sir, I do not wish to be a problem.
QUI-GON : You won't be,
Annie....I'm not allowed to train you, so I want you to watch me and be
mindful...always remember, your focus determines your reality. Stay close
to me and you will be safe.
ANAKIN : Master, sir...I've
been wondering...what are midi-chlorians?
QUI-GON : Midi-chlorians
are a microcopic lifeform that reside within all living cells and communicates
with the Force.
ANAKIN : They live inside
of me?
QUI-GON : In your cells.
We are symbionts with the midi-chlorians.
ANAKIN : Symbionts?
QUI-GON : Life forms living
together for mutual advantage. Without the midi-chlorians, life could not
exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak
to you, telling you the will of the Force.
ANAKIN : They do??
QUI-GON : When you learn
to quiet your mind, you will hear them speaking to you.
ANAKIN : I don't understand.
QUI-GON : With time and
training, Annie...you will.
AMIDALA : I welcome your
help. Senator Palpatine fears the Federation means to destroy me.
QUI-GON : I promise you,
I will not let that happen.
NUTE : Yes, my Lord.
DARTH SIDIOUS : Viceroy,
is the planet secure?
NUTE : Yes, my Lord, we
have taken over the last pockets of primitive life forms. We are in complete
control of the planet now.
DARTH SIDIOUS : Good. I
will see to it that in the Senate, things stay as they are. I am sending
Darth Maul to join you. He will deal with the Jedi. NUTE : Yes, my Lord.
RIC OLIE : The forward stabalizer.
ANAKIN : And those control
the pitch?
RIC OLIE : You catch on
pretty quick.
QUI-GON : I agree...I'm
not sure what you hope to accomplish by this.
AMIDALA : I'm going to take
back what's ours.
CAPT. PANAKA : There are
only twelve of us, Your Highness....we have no army.
QUI-GON : I cannot fight
a war for you, Your Highness, only protect you.
AMIDALA : Jar Jar Binks!
AMIDALA : Yes. I need your
help.
OBI-WAN : The war's over...No
need for it now.
RIC OLIE : I have one battleship
on my scope.
OBI-WAN : A droid control
ship.
PANAKA : They've probably
spotted us.
OBI-WAN ; We haven't much
time.
PADME : Annie! What are
you doing here?
ANAKIN : I'm with Qui-Gon...but...they're
not going to let me be a Jedi. I'm too old.
PADME : This is going to
be dangerous, Annie.
ANAKIN : Is it? I can help...
Where are we going?
PADME : To war, I'm afraid.
The Queen has had to make the most difficuld decision of her life. She
doesn't believe in fighting, Annie. We are a peaceful people...
ANAKIN : I want to help...I'm
glad you're back.
QUI-GON : The Gungans will
not easily be swayed, and we cannot use our power to help her.
OBI-WAN : I'm...I'm sorry
for my behavior, Master. It is not my place to disagree with you about
the boy. I am grateful you think I am ready for the trials.
CAPT. PANAKA : Do you think
they have been taken to camps?
OBI-WAN : More likely they
were wiped out.
JAR JAR : No...mesa no tink
so. Gungan hiden. When in trouble, go to sacred place. Mackineeks no find
them dare.
QUI-GON : Do you know where
they are?
CAPT. TARPALS : Binks!!
Noah gain!
JAR JAR : We comen to see
da boss.
BOSS NASS : Naboo biggen.
Yousa bringen da Mackineeks... Dya busten uss-en omm. Yousa all bombad.
Yousa all die'n, mesa tink.
PADME : I am Queen Amidala
(points to Queen) This is my decoy...my protection...my loyal bodyguard.
DARTH SIDIOUS : This is
an unexpected move for her. It's too aggresive.. Lord Maul, be mindful.
DARTH MAUL : Yes, my Master.
DARTH SIDIOUS : Be patient...
Let them make the first move.
ANAKIN : All right. They're
here!
JAR JAR : Oh, no, no, no...
BOSS NASS : So, wesa maken
yousa Bombad General.
JAR JAR : General??! Oh,
no..
FOUR
SPEEDERS pull up to the GROUP. CAPTAIN PANAKA and a DOZEN OR SO GUARDS
and PILOT pile out and join the group.
CAPT. PANAKA : Almost everyone's
in camps. A few hundred police and guards have formed an underground movement.
I brought as many of the keaders as I could. The Federation Army's also
much larger than we thought, and much stronger. Your Highness, this is
a battle I do not think we can win.
PADME : The battle is a
diversion. The Gungans must draw theDroid Army away from the cities. We
can enter the city using the secret passages on the waterfall side. Once
we get to the main entrance, Captain Pnaka will create a diversion, so
that we can enter the palace and capture the Viceroy. Without the Viceroy,
they will be lost and confused.
QUI-GON : The Viceroy will
be well guarded.
CAPT. PANAKA : The difficulty's
getting into the throne room. Once we're inside, we shouldn't have a problem.
QUI-GON : There is a possibility
with this diversion many Gungans will be killed.
BOSS NASS : Wesa ready to
do are-sa part.
QUI-GON : A well-conceived
plan. However, there's great risk. The weapons on your fighters may not
penetrate the shields on the control ship.
OBI-WAN : And there's an
even bigger danger. If the Vicroy escapes, Your Highness, he will return
with another droid army.
PADME : That is why we must
not fail to get to the Viceroy. Everything depends on it.
NUTE : We are sending all
available troops to meet this army of hers assembling near the swamp. It
appears to be made up of primitives. We do not expect much resistance.
OOM-9 : I am increasing
security at all Naboo detention camps.
DARTH MAUL : I feel there
is more to this, My Master. The two Jedi may be using the Queen for their
own purposes.
DARTH SIDIOUS : The Jedi
cannot become involved. They can only protect the Queen. Even Qui-Gon Jinn
will not break that conenant.... This will work to our advantage...
NUTE : I have your approval
to proceed then, My Lord.
DARTH SIDIOUS : Proceed.
Wipe them put...all of them.
INT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE
- DAY (FX)
SOLDIERS
on huge, lizard-like FAMBAAS with large shield generators mounted on their
backs follow the marching WARRIORS. The GUNGAN ARMY heads out of the swamp
and onto the rolling grassy hills.
HUNDREDS
OF GUNGAN WARRIORS march in lon lines toward the horizon.
Federation
tanks move up to a ridge and stop. In the distance they see the GUNGAN
ARMY marching toward them. The GUNGAN GENERAL CEEL sees the tanks on the
ridge and orders a halt. The GUNGANS are spread out in a large line. JAR
JAR is nervous. GENERAL CEEL signals to the shield operators.
ANAKIN : Sure.
QUI-GON : And stay there!
As
the ruckus erupts at one end of the plaza, PADME and her TROOPS rush into
the main hanger. CAPTAIN PANAKA and HIS SOLDIERS continue to engage the
DROIDS outside.
RUNE : What is going on?
The
BATTLE DROIDS reconfigure into their standing position. The GUNGANS get
ready for an attack. OOM-9 gives the command to move forward, and THOUSANDS
OF DROIDS march toward the GUNGANS.
The
GUNGANS power up their weapons. The DROIDS slowly march through the protective
shield and start firing. The GUNGANS throw their power poles and fling
small balls of energy with slingshots. The WARRIORS dump large balls of
energy into mortars that heat up and fire the energy goo onto the BATTLE
DROIDS, causing them to short out.
The
battle rages and the GUNGANS defend their shield generators against the
ARMY OF DROIDS. OOM-9 watches from a tank on a hill overlooking the battle.
QUI-GON : No, Annie, you
stay there. Stay right where you are.
ANAKNI : But, I...
QUI-GON : Stay in that cockpit.
At
the far end of the hanger, SIX WHEEL DROIDS roll in and transform into
their battle position. ARTOO calls ANAKIN's attention to the DROIDS. The
JEDI begin to fight the Sith Lord.
The
WHEEL DROIDS start firing at ANAKIN. There are EXPLOSIONS all around him.
BRAVO TWO : Roger, Bravo
Leader.
OOM-9
decides to send in the WHEEL DROIDS and gives the signal. HUNDREDS OF WHEEL
DROIDS roll out of the transports and head down toward the battle. They
slowly roll through the deflector shields, then transform themselves once
they get on the other side. The GUNGANS blast the WHEEL DROIDS with energy
balls. The DESTROYER DROIDS blast many GUNGANS.
CAPT. PANAKA : Let's try
the outside stairway.
The
GUNGANS renew their attack on the DROID ARMY. JAR JAR's bumbling destroys
several more DESTROYER DROIDS.
BRAVO TWO : ROger, Bravo
Leader.
The
JEDI must wait until the next pulse to advance down the corridor. OBI-WAN
is impatient and paces, waiting for the wall of rays to open. QUI-GON sits
and meditates. The SITH LORD tries to patch up his wounds.
PADME
throws down her pistol and turns to CAPTAIN PANAKA.
CAPT. PANAKA : But we can't....
PADME : Captain, I said
throw down your weapons.
The
GUNGANS flee as fast as they can. JAR JAR is blown off his KAADU and lands
on one of the tank guns. A GUNGAN WARRIOR signals JAR JAR to jump off.
JAR JAR is afraid. The gun swings around trying to knock JAR JAR off. JAR
JAR hangs from the tank barrel as it moves along. Finally, he jumps onto
a KAADU behind a GUNGAN WARRIOR. EXPLOSIONS from the tank fire are everywhere.
It is chaos.
The
electron ray gates begin to close. OBI-WAN tries to make it to the melting
pit but is caught one gate short. He slides to a stop just before he hits
the deadly electron field.
QUI-GON
and DARTH MAUL battle around the melting pit as a frustrated OBI-WAN watches.
DARTH
MAUL cathces QUI-GON off guard. The SITH makes a quick move, bashes his
lightsaber handle into QUI-GON's chin, and runs him through. QUI-GON slumps
to the floor in a heap.
JAR
JAR and GENERAL CEEL are held in a small group with OTHER OFFICERS.
GENERAL CEEL : Mesa hopen
dissa working for da Queen.
PADME
grabs two pistols, tosses one of the to CAPTAIN PANAKA and one to an OFFICER.
She takes a third pistol and BLASTS the last of the BATTLE DROIDS.
The
OFFICERS rush to the door control panel as PADME hits the switch to close
the door. The OFFICER at the door jams the controls. CAPTAIN PANAKA throws
more pistols to the OTHER GUARDS. The NEIMODIANS are confused and afraid.
NUTE : Don't be absurd.
There are too few of you. It won't be long before hundreds of destroyer
droids break in to rescue us.
OBI-WAN
and DARTH MAUL use the Force to fling objects at each other as they fight.
DARTH MAUL seems to have the upper hand as OBI-WAN grows weary.
DARTH
MAUL catches OBI-WAN off guard, and the JEDI slips into a melting pit.
He is barely able to hold onto a nozzle on the side of the pit. DARTH MAUL
grin evilly at OBI-WAN as he kicks OBI-WAN's lightsaber down the endless
shaft.
The
SITH LORD smiles as he goes in for the kill. At the last moment, OBI-WAN
jumps up out of the pit, calls QUI-GON's lightsaber to hi, throwing DARTH
MAUL off. The young JEDI swings with a vengeance, cutting the SITH down.
DARTH MAUL falls into the melting pit to his death.
OBI-WAN
rushes over to QUI-GON, who is dying.
QUI-GON : It is too late...It's...
OBI-WAN : No!
QUI-GON : Obi-Wan promise...promise
me you'll train the boy...
OBI-WAN : Yes, Master...
QUI-GON : He is the chosen
one...he will...bring balance...train him!
ANAKIN : Not if I can help
it! Shields up!
DOFINE : Impossible!! I
don't...
RIC OLIE : I don't know,
we didn't hit it.
BRAVO THREE : Look! One
of ours! Outta the main hold!!
BRAVO THREE : Amazing...
They don't teach that in the academy.
CAPT. PANAKA : I think you
can kiss your Trade franchise goodbye.
PALPATINE : It's good to
be home. Your boldness has saved our people, Your Majesty. It is you who
should be congratulated. Together we shall bring peace and prosperity to
the Republic.
OBI-WAN : Qui-Gon believed
in him. I believe in Qui-Gon.
YODA : The Chosen One the
boy may be; nevertheless, grave danger I fear in his training.
OBI-WAN : Master Yoda, Igave
Qui-Gon my word. I will train Anakin. Without the approval of the Council
if I must.
YODA : Qui-Gon's defiance
I sense in you. Need that, you do not. Agree, the council does. Your apprentice,
young Skywalker will be.
ANAKIN : What will happen
to me now?
OBI-WAN : I am your Master
now. You will become a Jedi, I promise.
YODA : Always two there
are....no more...no less. A maste and an apprentice.
MACE WINDU : But which one
was destroyed, the master or the apprentice?
QUEEN
AMIDALA stands next to the SUPREME CHANCELLOR PALPATINE, ANAKIN, OBI-WAN,
SIO BIBBLE, and the JEDI COUNCIL. ARTOO stands in front of the QUEEN'S
HANDMAIDENS and whistles at the parade. QUEEN AMIDALA and PALPATINE smile
at one another
In
the parade are BOSS NASS and his GUARDS, JAR JAR and GENERAL CEEL. The
GUNGANS ride KAADU. They stop before the QUEEN and walk up the steps to
stand by her side.BOSS NASS holds up the Globe of Peace. EVERYONE CHEERS.
The parade marches on.