A
long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
STAR WARS
EPISODE
II
There
is unrest in the Galactic Senate. Several hundred solar systems,
under
the leadership of the Rebel Leader, Count Dooku, have declared
their
intentions to secede from the Republic.
The
seperatist movement has made it difficult for the limited number of
Jedi
Knights to maintain peace and order in the galaxy.
Senetor
Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, is returning to Coruscant
to
vote on the critical issue of creating an army
to
assist the overwhelmed Jedi…
FADE
IN:
EXT.
SPACE
From
the opening crawl, we PAN DOWN through a vast sea of stars to the Naboo Royal
Starship, escorted by several starfighters, as it approaches the capital planet
of Coruscant.
EXT.
LANDING PLATFORM (CORUSCANT) – DAY
From
the bustling Coruscant traffic, the Royal Starship lands on one of the main platforms
while the accompanying starfighters land on another platform nearby.
A delegation of what appears
to be SENATOR AMIDALA and her guards begin to exit the Royal Starship. Suddenly,
there is a startling explosion near the ramp of the ship. In what seems like an
instant, many dead and wounded victims lay scattered about the platform. Amidala’s
decoy, CORDÉ, is among the terminally wounded.
The
real SENATOR AMIDALA (a.k.a. PADMÉ NABERRIE – who was safely guarded
and decoyed in one of the accompanying starfighters) rushes over to the dying
Cordé, kneels down, and holds her in her arms...
CORDÉ
… I’m sorry,
m’lady… I’m… not sure I…
Cordé
then tragically dies in Amidala’s arms. Amidala lowers Cordé’s
body to the ground, slowly gets up, and overwhelmingly looks at the devestation
around her. With tears in her eyes, Amidala exclaims…
AMIDALA
No!… No!… No!…
CAPTAIN TYPHO, Padme’s
personal bodyguard, and R2-D2 are the only other survivors (they were obviously
on the same ship with Amidala)…
CAPTAIN
TYPHO
M’Lady,
you are still in danger.
AMIDALA
I should not have come
back.
CAPTAIN
TYPHO
This
vote is very important. You did your duty
and
Corde did hers. Now come M’Lady, please!
INT.
GALACTIC SENATE HALL (CORUSCANT) – DAY
SUPREME
CHANCELLOR PALPATINE is told by UV GIZEN, the Chancellor’s personal assistant,
that Senator Amidala is dead (obviously no one knows yet that it was actually
Amidala’s decoy who was killed). Palpatine then graciously addresses the
Senate…
PALPATINE
My esteemed colleagues,
I have received
some
tragic and disturbing news…
Palpatine
goes on to announce that Senator Amidala has been assassinated upon her arrival
to Coruscant. The gasps echo from the crowd as MAS AMEDDA tries to restore order…
MAS AMEDDA
Order! We shall have order!
The motion for
the republic to commission an army takes precedent,
and
that is what we will vote on at this time.
But
to Palpatine’s and the Senate’s surprise, Senator Amidala comes forward.
She claims that she was unharmed in the altercation and goes on to voice her opinion
on the lack of safety in the galaxy.
Palaptine
then uses this recent incident to continue the debate on a Military Creation Act,
a law allowing the eventual creation of a clone army for the Republic – an
idea that he has been contemplating and discussing for some time. Count Dooku
is leading several systems to secede from the Republic, called the Confederacy
of Independent Systems. Obviously they are believed to be a hostile threat.
Palpatine is backed by
SENATOR TOONBUCK TOORA of the Commerce Guild, SENATOR ORN FREE TAA, and the Intergalactic
Bank Clan (who offer to put up the money for the project). But the Senate as a
whole is not up for such a hefty undertaking.
INT.
PALPATINE’S OFFICE QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) – DAY
Chancellor
Palpatine notifies MACE WINDU (possibly via hologram, or maybe in person) and
gives him specific orders to assign Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to protect
Senator Amidala for the rest of her stay on Coruscant.
What
follows is a meeting in Palpatine’s office attended by Amidala, YODA, Mace
Windu, KI-ADI MUNDI, ADI GALLA, and BAIL ORGANA. Amidala believes that the attack
on her life is a terrorist act by none other thatn Count Dooku and his separatist
movement. Palpatine and the Jedi disagree with her…
PALPATINE
Count Dooku has always
avoided any kind of conflict.
It
appears he has no desire to start a war.
Why
would he kill you? To what end?
Toward
the end of the meeting OBI-WAN KENOBI and ANAKIN SKYWALKER finally arrive to protect
the queen for the rest of her stay on Coruscant.
INT.
SENATE BUILDING, AMIDALA’S APARTMENT, MAIN ROOM (CORUSCANT) – DAY
Now safely in her living
quarters with Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Captain Typho, Padmé calls for JAR JAR
BINKS (who’s official title is now Representative Jar Jar Binks of the Gungans
- in other words, he is now a senator as well who represents the Gungans).
But during their visit,
Padmé does not seem to recognize a now much older Anakin. Everyone then
leaves Padmé’s quarters so that she can be alone. On the way out,
Jar-Jar remarks…
JAR
JAR
Mesa
busten wit happiness seein yousa again, Annie.
Deesa
bad times, bombad times.
ANAKIN
She didn't even recognize
me, Jar Jar.
I thought
about her every single day since we parted.
And
she's forgotten about me completely.
JAR
JAR
Shesa
happy. Happier den mesa see-en her in long time.
OBI-WAN
Anakin,
you’re focusing on the negative again.
Be
mindful of your thoughts. She was glad to see us.
Now
lets check the security here.
ANAKIN
Yes, my master.
CAPTAIN TYPHO
I’ll have an officer
on every floor and
I’ll
be at the command center downstairs.
INT.
SENATE SENATE BUILDING, PALPATINE’S OFFICE QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) – DAY
Chancellor Palpatine,
Senetor Amidala, Senator Toonbuck Toora, SENATOR DARSANA, SENATOR ASKAAK, Bail
Organa, and Jar Jar Binks are further discussing the idea of cloning an army for
the Republic.
The
senators squabble and debate the possibility that "emergency powers"
be given to Palpatine, greatly increasing his power during the conflict with the
separatists.
PALPATINE
If called upon, I will
serve.
But it will
be the saddest day of my life.
With
Palpatine subtly goading the issue, Jar Jar speaks up and elects himself to raise
the issue at the next senate hearing.
NOTE:
This is not a spur-of-the-moment decision for Jar Jar. He really shows his maturity,
and that he wants to do his best to ensure the well-being of the Republic. Unfortunately,
Palpatine has manipulated him, and Jar Jar is helping his more sinister plans.
At this point, the audience might actually feel sorry for Jar Jar... even those
who already dislike him.
INT.
SENATE BUILDING, AMIDALA’S APARTMENT, MAIN ROOM (CORUSCANT) – NIGHT
Anakin is standing in
the living room. He is in a meditative state. It is quiet. We hear distant footsteps
in the corridor outside the apartment. Suddenly Anakin’s eyes pop open. His
eyes dart around the room. He reaches for his lightsaber, then smiles and puts
it back in his belt.
The
door to the apartment slides open, and Obi-Wan enters.
OBI-WAN
Captain Typho has more
than enough men downstairs.
No
assassin will try that way. Any activity up here?
ANAKIN
Quiet as a tomb. I don’t
like just waiting here for something to happen.
OBI-WAN
You look
tired.
ANAKIN
I don't
sleep well, anymore.
OBI-WAN
Because
of your mother?
ANAKIN
I don't
know why i keep dreaming about her now.
I
haven't seen her since I was little.
OBI-WAN
I'm not
sure what it means... but dreams pass in time.
ANAKIN
I’d
rather dream of Padmé. Just being around her again is… intoxicating.
OBI-WAN
Mind your thoughts, Anakin,
they betray you.
Remember
you’ve made a commitment to the Jedi Order…
a
commitment not easily broken…
and
don’t forget she’s a politician.
They
are not to be trusted.
ANAKIN
She not
like the others in the Senate, Master.
OBI-WAN
It's been
my experience that Senetors are only focused on
pleasing
their corporations that fund their campaigns.
My
young Padawan... and they are more than willing to forget
the
niceties of a democracy to get those funds.
ANAKIN
Not another
lecture, Master.
At
least not on the economics of politics.
It’s
too early in the morning… and besides, you’re generalizing.
The
Chancellor doesn’t seem to be corrupt.
OBI-WAN
Palpatine’s
a politician.
I’ve
observed that he is very clever at following
the
passions and prejudices of the Senators.
ANAKIN
I think
he is a good man.
My
instincts are very positive about that.
Obi-Wan
has a small device on his belt, and he is watching Padmé and R2-D2 in her
bedroom. She is sleeping.
At
one point there is no sign of Padmé on her bed. Obi-Wan asks what is going
on to Anakin, who is also watching. Anakin just shrugs it off…
ANAKIN
She
covered the camera.
I
don’t think she likes me watching her.
INT.
SENATE BUILDING, AMIDALA’S APARTMENT, BEDROOM (CORUSCANT) – NIGHT
Later in the night, while
she is asleep, there is yet another mysterious assassination attempt on Padmé’s
life.
A
hovering bug-like assassin droid enters through Padmé’s window, quietly
floating toward its prey. The droid then slowly releases dozens of kouhons - tiny
venomous caterpillar-like creatures. The kouhons creepily scurry towards the sleeping
Naboo Senator.
INT.
SENATE BUILDING, AMIDALA’S APARTMENT, MAIN ROOM (CORUSCANT) – NIGHT
Obi-Wan and Anakin each
sense something strange… something not right.
OBI-WAN
I have a bad feeling about
this.
INT.
SENATE BUILDING, AMIDALA’S APARTMENT, BEDROOM (CORUSCANT) – NIGHT
R2 sounds the alarm and
shines a light on the bed. The kouhons are…
Obi-Wan
and Anakin burst into the room. The kouhons stand on their hind legs and hiss
as Padme wakes up. Anakin throws himself infront of her, whacking in half the
deadly creatures with his lightsaber.
Obi-Wan
then notices the droid and leaps onto it just as it flies out the window, its
mission uncompleted.
Anakin
and Padme stare at the sight of Obi-Wan being carried off by the droid. Anakin
turns to her, she pulls her nightdress around her shoulders.
ANAKIN
Stay here!
Anakin then ensures that
Padmé is safe and quickly gets to his hot-rod speeder to rescue Obi-Wan.
NOTE: At this
point it is unknown if this is Anakin’s speeder or if he just “borrows”
it in a hurry.
EXT.
HEAVY TRAFFIC AND BUILDINGS OF CORUSCANT – NIGHT
Obi-Wan
hangs on for his life as the droid whisks through the heavy night traffic and
buildings of Coruscant.
He
then desperately begins to pull the small electrical cables from the back of the
droid to disable it from continuing toward its destination. Instead, the droid
shuts down and the two plummet downward thousands of feet to the dark depths of
Coruscant. While plummeting downward, Obi-Wan remarkably repairs the droid. After
the droid has returned to its course, they begin to float toward the darker, seedier
areas of the city.
Obi-Wan
then spots bounty hunter ZAM WESELL on a nearby ledge. She sees Obi-Wan dangling
from her droid and begins to fire her laser rifle at him. Obi-Wan quickly grabs
and ignites his lightsaber in one hand, while holding onto the droid with the
other and skillfully manages to deflect Zam's many laser blasts.
Anakin finally arrives
on his speeder and catches Obi-Wan just as he loses grip of the droid. This gives
Zam time to escape to her speeder… and the chase begins.
The
two pursue Zam at high speeds through the heavy night traffic and buildings of
Coruscant (this is most likely where Anakin's amazing piloting skills are demonstrated).
At one
point, Anakin jumps onto Zam’s speeder. She fires back at him as he deflects
the shots. Unfortunately some of the shots hit the speeder and it falls, hurtling
out of control. Anakin bails at the last instant, but losing his lightsaber in
the process. The speeder crashes, with Zam in it. She then uses the time Anakin
is recovering from his fall to race to…
EXT.
NIGHTCLUB (CORUSCANT) – NIGHT
The
chase finally comes to an end through the scummy lower levels of Coruscant where
Anakin notices Zam enter into a seemingly popular nightclub. Without hesitation,
Anakin hurries toward the club…
OBI-WAN
Anakin!
ANAKIN
She
went into that club, Master.
OBI-WAN
Patience.
Obi-Wan then hands Anakin
the lightsaber he apparently forgot to grab.
OBI-WAN
(cont.)
Here.
Next time try not to lose it.
ANAKIN
Sorry, Master.
As the conversation progresses,
Obi-Wan continues to council Anakin…
OBI-WAN
But you
haven't learned anything, Anakin.
ANAKIN
I try Master.
OBI-WAN
This weapon is your life
Obi-Wan and Anakin then
attempt to enter the nightclub, but the BOUNCER thinks otherwise and yells…
NIGHTCLUB BOUNCER
NO JEDI!
Anakin attempts to use
a mind trick on the bouncer but Obi-Wan stops him from doing so. Anakin then reaches
for his lightsaber and ignites it in the bouncer's face, threatening him, trying
to convince him otherwise. The bouncer doesn’t even flinch. In fact, he grows
double in size and stands towering, ready to fight. Obi-Wan then uses a mind trick
of his own on him and the two Jedi proceed into the club. As they enter, Obi-Wan
jokes with Anakin…
OBI-WAN
Why do I think you are
going to be the death of me?
INT.
NIGHTCLUB (CORUSCANT) – NIGHT
Once
inside, Obi-Wan and Anakin are immediately disturbed by a young troublemaker named
ELAN SLEAZE BAGGANO. Elan irritatingly tries to sell them some kind of drugs…
ELAN
You want some death sticks?
You want some death sticks?"
Obi-Wan
casually waves his hand in front of Elan’s face…
OBI-WAN
You should rethink your
life.
After
having a look around, Obi-Wan and Anakin finally catch Zam just outside the club
and begin to interrogate her. They try to find out who she is working for and
why they want Padme dead. But before they can get any information out of her,
in a twist of events, Zam is shot down by what seems to be a dart of some sort.
This new assassin is none other than who we will come to know as… JANGO FETT.
However, the weapon that killed Zam is very mysterious to the two Jedi.
OBI-WAN
At this level of Coruscant,
there's only one man
who
knows all about these kind of underground weapons.
INT.
DEX’S DINER (CORUSCANT) – NIGHT
Obi-Wan
and Anakin arrive at a diner to meet an old connection of his named DEXTER JETTSTER
- a large reptilian creature with four arms. His traditional attire includes a
spattered on T-shirt, pants, and a small apron. Being a larger alien creature
of probably 300+ pounds, his shirt doesn't quite fit right and is exposed to reveal
his large belly. His three-fingered hands are perfect to grill burgers. He also
wears sandals that reveal he has three toes too. It appears he has a bad habit
of smoking as well.
Dexter
then hugs his long time friend Obi-Wan with three arms, and with his other arm
he shakes hands with Anakin at the same time. Obi-Wan then asks Dexter if he knows
anything about the weapon that killed Zam Wesell. Dexter tells him that it is
called a Kaminoan Kyber Dart and it only comes from one place… the water
planet called Kamino. According to Dexter, the Kaminoans are also very big into
cloning.
DEXTER
They're cloners. Damned
good ones, too.
OBI-WAN
Cloners? Are they friendly?
After
their meeting with Dexter, Obi-Wan and Anakin leave to report the night’s
events.
INT.
JEDI TEMPLE, HALLWAY LEADING TO COUNCIL CHAMBER (CORUSCANT) – NIGHT
Mace Windu and YODA are
walking down a long hallway leading to the Jedi Council Chamber…
MACE WINDU
Why couldn’t we see
this attack on the Senator?
YODA
Masking
the future is this disturbance in the Force.
MACE
WINDU
It’s
been ten years, and the Sith still have not shown themselves.
Do
you think they are behind this?
YODA
Out there, they are. A
certainty that is.
MACE
WINDU
Do
you think Obi-Wan’s apprentice will be able
to
bring balance to the force?
YODA
Only if he chooses to
follow his destiny.
There
is a silence as they walk away. Only footsteps are heard.
INT. SENATE BUILDING,
AMIDALA’S APARTMENT, MAIN ROOM (CORUSCANT) – NIGHT
The
two Jedi return to Padmé's quarters and discuss the current situation with
her.
INT.
JEDI COUNCIL CHAMBER (CORUSCANT) – MORNING
Obi-Wan,
Anakin, and Amidala meet with the Jedi Council to discuss the recent events of
the past day. It is decided that Anakin must accompany Padmé back to Naboo
where she will be safe.
YODA
In dark
times nothing is what it appears to be,
but
the fact remains Senator, in grave danger you are.
The
Jedi Council then confers with Obi-Wan about Zam Wesell and the mysterious Jango
Fett.
NOTE:
In the script, Jango is never referred to by name. He is either called the “mercenary”
or the “bounty hunter.”
Obi-Wan
tells them that he was informed that Kamino is the only planet where kyber darts
can be found and that he suspects there is something larger and more sinister
going on there. The Jedi Council agrees and dispatches Obi-Wan to journey to Kamino.
They instruct him follow up on the clues of the conspiracy he obtained from Zam
Wesell's murder and to try to figure out who is really behind the assassination
attempts on Senator Amidala.
EXT.
JEDI TEMPLE (CORUSCANT) – MORNING
Before
leaving for Kamino, Obi-Wan decides to go to the Jedi Hall of Records to find
out the exact location of Kamino and to seek information on the mysterious Count
Dooku.
Before
Obi-Wan enters the Hall, we see an ESTABLISHING SHOT of the Jedi Temple where
we see numerous young Jedi in training. We then focus in on YODA and a group of
young Jedi-hopeful children, known as the “Bear Clan,” on a balcony.
Yoda is teaching them about the lightsaber and its functions. He pulls his own
out and ignites it…
YODA
The most precious weapon
a Jedi’s lightsaber is.
INT.
JEDI TEMPLE, JEDI HALL OF RECORDS (CORUSCANT) – MORNING
Once
inside the Hall, Obi-Wan meets JOCASTA NU, the librarian and academic.
Obi-Wan then begins to
look at a map to try to find Kamino’s exact location. Since Kamino is a remote
planet and does not have much tie with the Republic, not much is known about it.
Jocasta
then assists Obi-Wan by showing him a hologram of the planet.
Eventually
the discussion leads to “The Lost Twenty" - the only twenty Jedi to
have ever left the Jedi Order. Among these 20 is the mysterious Count Dooku, a
former highly respected Jedi Master.
OBI-WAN
I never understood why
he quit.
Only twenty
Jedi have ever left the Order.
JOCASTA
“The Lost Twenty”…
And Dooku was the most recent
and
the most painful. No one likes to talk about it.
His
leaving was of great loss to the order.
Jocasta
goes on to mention Qui-Gon Jinn. She says that Qui-Gon’s death was the deciding
factor in Dooku’s leaving the Order… it was the last straw.
Near Obi-Wan, we FOCUS
on a small statue of the bust of a seemingly old, bearded man… the statue
is of Count Dooku.
INT.
COUNT DOOKU’S HIDEOUT/LIAR – DAY
COUNT
DOOKU discovers that Obi-Wan is headed to Kamino. He then contacts Jango Fett
and dispatches him to kill Obi-Wan once he arrives on Kamino.
EXT.
LANDING PLATFORM (CORUSCANT) – DAY
Before
setting off for Naboo, Anakin and Padmé are bid farewell by Jar Jar. He
decides to not go with them and has instead opted to stay on Coruscant due to
everything that has been happening lately.
EXT.
ANOTHER LANDING PLATFORM (CORUSCANT) – DAY
Obi-Wan’s
starfighter is ready for takeoff. Obi-Wan and Mace Windu stand beside it.
MACE WINDU
Be wary, the disturbance
in the Force is growing stronger.
OBI-WAN
I’m concerned for
my padawan.
He
is not ready to be on his own.
MACE
WINDU
He
has exceptional skills. The council is confident in its decision, Obi-Wan.
If
the prophecy is true, he will be the one to bring balance to the Force.
OBI-WAN
But he still has much
to learn. His skills have made him, well, arrogant.
I
realize now that you and Master Yoda knew from the beginning…
the
boy was to old to start the training, and…
MACU
WINDU
There’s
something else?
OBI-WAN
He has a… an emotional
connection with her.
It
has been there since he was boy.
Now
he is confused, distracted.
MACE
WINDU
Why?
OBI-WAN
Master, we should not
be given this assignment.
I’m
afraid Anakin won’t be able to protect the Senator.
MACE-WINDU
Obi-Wan, you must have
faith that he will take the right path.
At
some point, there is also a comment made by Mace Windu about Yoda being in seclusion
as he searches for the dealings of the return of the Sith.
Obi-Wan
then climbs into the cockpit of his starfighter.
OBI-WAN
Has Master Yoda gained
any insight into
whether
or not this war will come about?
MACE
WINDU
Probing
the Dark Side is a dangerous process.
He
could be in seclusion for days…
May
the force be with you.
INT.
CORUSCANT FREIGHTER (SPACE)
The
ship Anakin and Padmé travel in much like a scheduled flight between planets
(most likely to remain low-key and unnoticed. But obviously, Anakin and Padmé
are not alone - there are many other aliens and humans on the ship). On the crowded
lower deck, R2-D2 is serving food and drinks. Anakin and Padmé travel in
separate compartments.
What
follows are scenes in the ship that begin to develop the love story between Anakin
and Padmé. At one point, Padmé even gets cute with Anakin…
PADMÉ
Are you going to use one
of your Jedi mind tricks on me?
ANAKIN
They only work on the
weak-minded.
You
are anything but weak-minded.
EXT.
LANDING PLATFORM (KAMINO) – DAY
DESCRIPTION:
Kamino is the planet where many clones are being manufactured. This planet is
completely water and it rains continuously. All the "cities" are built
on top of the water and are supported by columns that go underneath the water.
They look like oil platforms out at sea, but much more elaborate and impressive.
The same special effects used to create the water and waves in “The Perfect
Storm” will be used for the effects on this planet. So expect the atmosphere
to look amazing… waves crashing everywhere and rain pouring down, while the
cities and structures remain unharmed in all their technological glory.
The rain pours
down abundantly and beats hard against the wet landing platform of the capital
called Tipoca City.
As
Obi-Wan arrives he is greeted by a Kaminoian named TAUN WE. As he dries off his
cloak, he looks up to see a tall, thin alien.
TAUN
WE
Greetings
Ambassador.
I am
Taun We, assistant to our grand president, Lama Su.
OBI-WAN
I trust you know of my
arrival?
TAUN
WE
Yes,
your Council informed us.
We
have arranged our tour to suit your needs, Jedi Ambassador.
OBIW-WAN
I appreciate your hospitality.
TAUN WE
Let me show you around,
you will be most
pleased with our progress.
OBI-WAN
Your planet has technology
which every planet wants.
I
understand your need for secrecy.
TAUN
WE
President
Lama Su has asked for your attendance
At
our unveiling of our clones.
OBI-WAN
I am honored.
Obi-Wan is then
taken to a conference room to discuss the matters at hand.
INT. CONFERRENCE ROOM
(KAMINO) – DAY
During
the meeting, Obi-Wan is introduced to LAMU SU, the Prime Minister of the planet.
The KAMONIANS
are very kind to Obi-Wan (as they are throughout their encounters) and do not
think there is anything "wrong" with their cloning operation.
INT. CLONE LABORATORY
(KAMINO) – DAY
Obi-Wan
is then escorted to a laboratory and a cloning facility where he soon realizes
this conspiracy runs deeper than Count Dooku and the kyber dart…
Lamu Su genuinely believes
that he and his people are producing clone warriors under a legitimate contract
from the Republic. He says that they have even been contacted by the head of the
Jedi Council to confirm this…
LAMU
SU
Please
tell your Master Sido-Dyas that we have
every
confidence his order will be met on time and in full.
He
is well, I hope.
OBI-WAN
I’m sorry? Master
– ?
LAMU
SU
It was
Master Sido-Dyas, head of the Jedi Council.
Lamu
Su then goes on to say that “Sido-Dyas” persuaded them to use the essence
and DNA of a man named… Jango Fett… for the Republic`s clone armies.
He claims that in return for his services, all Jango wanted was a cloned son.
NOTE:
So it is believed that one of the first ever cloned beings is none other than
BOBA FETT… an exact replica of his father.
INT.
CLONE CENTER (KAMINO) – DAY
The
prime minister then shows Obi-Wan the enormous clone hatchery (similar to the
laboratory, but the clones are fully formed). There are clone barracks, a clone
commissary for dining, and even a clone classroom. There are thousands (maybe
millions) of them here. Everything looks like a production line in a giant laboratory.
NOTE: It is obvious
that Palpatine is behind this. Using his Sith name, Darth Sidious (“Sido-Dyas”),
and claiming that he is the head of the Jedi Council (which he is not), he will
be able to manipulate this war from yet another side. Why he is doing this will
be explained as the story progresses…
INT.
JANGO FETT’S APARTMENT – DAY
Obi-Wan
and Taun We then arrive at an apartment. The door slides open to reveal a young
boy identical to the ones in the classroom before… his name is BOBA FETT.
TAUN WE
Boba, is your father here?
There is a brief pause,
then Boba Fett nods.
TAUN
WE
May we
see him?
BOBA
FETT
Sure.
The three then venture
deeper into the apartment where a rough looking man comes to greet them…
a man who Taun We calls Jango. Taun We goes on to introduce Obi-Wan to Jango,
and the two men’s eyes meet.
INT.
THEED ROYAL PALACE (NABOO) – DAY
Anakin
and Amidala meet with QUEEN JAMILLIA, the new ruler of Naboo, and discuss the
events of the past few days (Queen Jamillia only has two scenes. She has a very
small part).
EXT.
STREETS OF THEED (NABOO) – DAY
Anakin
and Padmé prepare to travel to the Lake Country outside of Theed where
they will visit Padme's family. Anakin carries two big suitcases and Padmé
carries just one. They are also carrying shopping bags with bread, fabric, and
fruit for Padmé's family.
They
then travel to the Lake Retreat in a gondola/water speeder. PADDY ACCU is the
ferryman of the speeder as well the grounds keeper at the retreat.
The attraction between
Anakin and Padmé is obviously growing as they spend more time together.
INT. NABERRIE
LAKE RETREAT (NABOO) – DAY
Padmé
introduces Anakin to her family: her father JOBAL NABERRIE, mother RUWEE NABERRIE,
and her SISTERS.
Anakin
then has a brief conversation with Jobal about the recent assassination attempts
on Padmé.
JOBAL
How long have these attempts
been going on?
Anakin
explains that he is not for sure, but he is to protect Padmé, and that
his mentor, Obi-Wan is currently trying to find the true assassin.
JOBAL
I
don’t want anything to happen to my daughter.
ANAKIN
Neither do I.
The family then shows
Anakin around their house and eventually take him to his bedroom.
EXT. HILLS NEAR
A LAKE (NABOO) – DAY
Anakin
and Padmé have a picnic together in a beautiful area of the Lake Country.
INT. JEDI TEMPLE,
MACE WINDU’S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) – EVENING
Obi-Wan
contacts Mace Windu by hologram and reports on what he has been told and shown
by Lamu Su… about the possible clone army and “Sido-Dyas.” His
image fades in and out as the conversation takes place…
OBI-WAN
I have never heard of
the Jedi called Sido-Dyas,
have
you, master?
MACE
WINDU
No.
Whoever placed that order was no Jedi,
I
can assure you.
Yoda
is also present and tells Obi-Wan to continue the investigation and to try to
find out who “Sido-Dyas” is…
YODA
Who he is working for…
discover that you must.
OBI-WAN
(V.O.)
I
will, Master. And I will also find out more
About
this clone army. May the Force...
The
hologram switches off, and Obi-Wan fades away.
WINDU
A clone army! Ordered
by someone in the Senate perhaps...
Someone's
out to start a war.
YODA
Inform the chancellor
of this, we must.
WINDU
Who do you
think this impostor, Sido-Dyas could be?
INT.
CLONING CENTER (KAMINO) – EVENING
Soon
after Obi-wan contacts the Yoda and Windu… Jango Fett emerges and fires at
Obi-Wan in attempt to kill him. Jango misses and Obi-Wan then ignites his lightsaber
and begins to chase him.
EXT.
LANDING PLATFORM (KAMINO) – EVENING
Obi-Wan
catches up to Jango on a landing platform in the pouring rain. Obi-Wan then spots
Jango at the entry ramp of Slave-1 (Jango’s ship). This is where we first
see 8 year-old BOBA FETT as he hurries aboard.
BOBA
FETT
Dad
look!
Jango
turns from his son to see Obi-Wan ready, with lightsaber ignited.
Jango then opens fire
with one blaster. Obi-Wan deflects the bolts. As Jango continues firing, he moves
behind and around pillars. Obi-Wan shuffles while deflecting the bolts.
As Jango moves behind
a pillar, Obi-Wan charges forward. Jango then unholsters a second blaster and
begins firing with both weapons. Obi-Wan has trouble deflecting the barrage of
bolts.
Jango
takes off (using his jetpack) over the top of Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan swings his lightsaber
in attempt to take Jingo down, but misses. As he is flying past, Jango pivots
in the air and fires down at Obi-Wan from a high angle. Obi-Wan deflects the bolts
from above. Jango continues to fire with both blasters as he flies away from Obi-Wan.
Under the barrage of two blasters, Obi-Wan struggles to deflect every bolt. He
then rolls off to the side to avoid the bolts as Jango flies off behind a tower.
Emerging
on the other side the tower, Jango fires a rocket that is protruding from the
top of his jetpack. Obi-Wan avoids the explosion, but is stunned. Jango flies
higher and out of the picture.
Obi-Wan
then recovers and looks around for Jango (who seems to have disappeared). He is
tense in the silence. Obi-Wan then senses something and turns just in time to
see... young Boba Fett in the cockpit of Slave-1 taking aim with the ship’s
heavy blasters. The shots begin to fire, but miss Obi-Wan as he accidentally drops
his lightsaber.
Jango
appears from above and jumps down. Obi-Wan recovers, and with a yell, leaps forward
to jump-kick Jango in the face. Jango crashes back onto the landing platform.
Obi-Wan lands on his feet.
Jango
quickly recovers and charges forward. In close quaters, Obi-Wan blocks Jango's
attempt to raise his blaster to fire as the pair struggle for the weapon. Obi-Wan
then elbows Jango hard in the face. HIGH ANGLE shot as Obi-Wan then judo flips
Jango over his back. Jango hits the ground hard but recovers quickly as Obi-Wan
moves in for an attack.
Jango
grabs and traps Obi-Wan’s foot. Jango spins Obi-Wan (in mid air) and brings
him down face-first onto the ground. Obi-Wan retaliates from the ground with a
sweep kick to Jango's head, knocking him back.
Obi-Wan
gets to his feet. Jango also gets up and takes aim with his arm-mounted blaster.
Obi-Wan leaps over the bolts and onto Jango's shoulders, then flips himself back
and over, flipping Jango over and onto his back. But Jango then rolls to his feet.
Obi-Wan
charges with a punch. Jango moves in to attack, chopping at Obi-Wan's head. Obi-Wan
blocks it. Jango ducks a wild punch and grabs Obi-Wan by his waist. He then sweeps
Obi-Wan off his feet and flips him over, bringing him crashing down over his bent
knee.
Obi-Wan
(momentarily stunned) is thrown by Jango. He lands and skids over the wet surface.
Obi-Wan then comes to a halt on the ground and spots something… his lightsaber.
Jango suddenly
appears, flying towards Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan gets up and reaches for his lightsaber
(to summond it with the Force). Jango fires his cable and it wraps around Obi-Wan's
hands as he fails to catch his lightsaber.
Jango
takes off into the air (with jetpack again), still tied to Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan is
dragged along the ground. LOW ANGLE behind Obi-Wan as he is being dragged. HIGH
ANGLE on Jango, who is still flying.
Obi-Wan
then rolls to one side while being dragged. He manages to roll around, to the
other side of one of the oncoming pillars. Obi-Wan then jumps up and wraps the
cable around the pillar. Jango crashes to the ground. The jetpack shoots off on
its own and into the side of a building.
Obi-Wan
(with his hands still tied) charges. He kicks Jango over the side of the platform.
Jango begins to slide down the angled side of the platform. Obi-Wan, who is still
connected to Jango by the cable, gets pulled to the edge of the platform.
Almost over the complete
edge, Jango activates the claws on the side of his forearm. Jango then digs his
"claws" into the platform. Obi-Wan continues down, past Jango and falls
over the edge.
Still
tied to Jango, Obi-Wan hangs, nothing between him and the raging sea. Obi-Wan
then begins to swing back and forth. Jango is gradually getting pulled more and
more down, so he releases the cable. DISTANT SHOT as Obi-Wan free-falls.
Obi-Wan then reaches for
and grabs a service platform with the tips of his fingers. He pulls himself onto
the platform.
CUT
TO Jango as he has made it up and is entering Slave-1. Obi-Wan, who is already
back on the platform (remember that Jedi can jump pretty high), summons his lightsaber
as he runs. Obi-Wan catches the lightsaber as Slave-1 begins to take off.
Obi-Wan then takes a seeker
pod (tracking device) from his belt and throws it. The seeker pod sticks to the
side of the ship. Obi-Wan watches from the platform as Slave-1 takes off into
the rain.
INT.
NABERRIE LAKE RETREAT (NABOO) – NIGHT
In
his bedroom, Anakin tosses and turns in his bed. He suddenly wakes up to a horrifying
nightmare concerning his mother.
EXT.
SPACE
Obi-Wan
is in his ship and has taken off into space in pursuit of Jango. Shortly there
after, Jango realizes that Obi-Wan is on his tail.
In
an attempt to lose Obi-Wan, Jango takes his ship into an asteroid field. Obi-Wan
follows. What proceeds is an intense chase through the huge asteroids where Obi-Wan
eventually encounters even more trouble with the asteroids… causing Jango
to believe that Obi-Wan was killed.
Jango
and Boba then proceed to their destination – a rocky planet called Geonosis.
Though
Obi-Wan, of course, is not dead. When he finally makes it out of the asteroid
field, he picks up Jango with the tracking device and continues to follow him.
The astromech
droid aboard Obi-Wan’s ship, R4-D17, then sends out a distress call possibly
alerting the Jedi about Obi-Wan’s situation… and more importantly, the
location of Geonosis.
As
Jango and Obi-Wan approach Geonosis, there are two droid control ships in orbit
(same as in Episode I), indicating that there is an impending army of battle droids
soon to be headed for Geonosis. Jango races up to one of them, when suddenly two
fighters come out attacking. To Jango's surprise, the fighters start attacking
him as well as Obi-Wan. Jango maneuvers away and then makes his way to the planet.
Obi-Wan does the same and again follows Jango.
EXT.
NABERRIE LAKE HOUSE (NABOO) – MORNING
Padmé
quietly enters Anakin's room to find him meditating on the balcony. Not wanting
to interrupt him, she turns to leave, but Anakin tells her not to go…
ANAKIN
Your
presence is soothing.
Anakin's
then tells Padmé that his concern for his mother has grown so strong that
he needs to leave Naboo and go to Tatooine. He knows that he is under strict orders
by the Jedi Council to stay on Naboo, but he decides to defy his orders and leave
as soon as possible.
Padmé
feels Anakin’s distress and tries to comfort him. Their passion for each
other is obvious as the two become closer and closer. Padmé then leans
in to kiss Anakin when…
Her
mother and sister enter the room, unintentionally interrupting the would-be kiss.
There is a long, akward silence before Padmé’s mother and sister finally
leave.
Anakin
then seems irritated that they were discovered. He has wanted their relationship
to remain a secret, but Padme feels differently…
ANAKIN
It wouldn't
have to be that way... we could keep it a secret.
PADMÉ
Then we'd
be living a lie - one we couldn't keep up even
if
we wanted to. My sister saw it. So did my mother.
I
couldn't do that. Could you, Anakin?
Could
you live like that?
A
brief silence.
ANAKIN
...No, you're
right. It would destroy us.
Padmé
then decides that she will accompany Anakin to Tatooine.
INT. THEED ROYAL PALACE
(NABOO) – MORNING
After
telling her family goodbye, Anakin and Padmé make their way back to Theed
where they meet with Queen Jamillia once more. They tell her they have to leave
immediately and the Queen then willingly gives them a ship.
So
Anakin, Padmé, and R2-D2 then take off for Tatooine.
INT. NUBIAN SPACESHIP
It is aboard this ship
and on this journey through space that Anakin and Padmé share their first
kiss. But Padmé pulls back and tries to not let her feelings overwhelm
her. Instead, she is reminded of her duties to her people and the Republic…
PADMÉ
I
am not going to give into this. I'm not going to throw my life away.
I
have more important things to do than fall in love.
Obviously
this remark does not settle well with Anakin, but the thought of his mother at
this point is much more important.
EXT.
GEONOSIS – DAY
DESCRIPTION:
Geonosis is an entirely rocky planet. The environment is dominated by canyons
and giant stalagmite formations. These formations are hollowed out, and serve
as towers. The Geonosians (aliens who look somewhat like living, organic battledroids
- some with wings) live here and stay and work underneath the surface of this
planet.
Obi-Wan
begins to scale one of the large stalagmite towers in search of Jango.
He then enters the tower
through a small blue window opening. It is from this window that Obi-Wan sees…
the GEONOSIANS building thousands of super battledroids.
Obi-Wan
comes to the conclusion that Count Dooku and the Separatist are obviously preparing
for war.
EXT.
MOS ESPA (TATOOINE) – DAY
Once
in Mos Espa, Anakin, Padmé, and R2-D2 meet a RICKSHAW DROID who pulls them
in a Rickshaw Speeder to travel across the sands meet…
EXT. WATTO’S SHOP
(TATOOINE) – DAY
Anakin’s
old slave master, WATTO, is at his shop. He is outside his front door chasing
a pit droid around. Watto is running on the ground and flapping his wings hard,
but it unable to fly because he is so old. He finally picks up a stick and slaps
the droid in the nose, causing it to fold up and stop running around.
Anakin, Padmé (who
is wearing a long hooded robe to remain low key), and R2 witness watch and then
approach him. Anakin reminds Watto who he is and that he has come for his mother.
Watto tells Anakin that she is now married to Cliegg Lars and that they live out
on a moisture farm outside a city called Mos Eisley.
Anakin,
Padmé, and R2 then hurry toward Mos Eisley.
EXT.
LARS HOMESTEAD (TATOOINE) – DAY
Upon
arriving at the Lars’ moisture farm (the same home that Luke lives in in
Episode IV), Anakin meets CLIEGG LARS (Shmi’s new husband), his new step
brother OWEN LARS, BERU (who become “Uncle Owen” and “Aunt Beru”
to Luke in Episode IV), and even a still-uncompleted C-3PO. Cliegg sits in a hovering
wheelchair.
Anakin
then asks where his mother is and they say that Shmi is not there. Anakin becomes
even more concerned, fearing the worst. Cliegg tells him that early that morning,
she went out to check the moisture vaporators. He goes on to say that she has
not return at the time she usually does, so earlier he formed a search party and
went out to find her. In the process, he failed and was badly injured by Tusken
Raiders and most of the search party was brutally killed.
Anakin
can’t take anymore. He immediately jumps on Owen Lars' swoop bike and speeds
out into the desert. Padmé runs after him…
PADMÉ
ANAKIN! STOP!
EXT. DESERT HILLS (TATOOINE)
– DAY
After
getting directions from a JAWA along the way, Anakin heads into a hilly, rocky
region of the desert.
INT.
LARS HOMESTEAD GARAGE (TATOOINE) – DAY
While
Anakin is searching for his mother, Padmé completes C-3PO by applying his
plating in the Lars' garage…
PADMÉ
There!
Padmé
then stands back. OWEN is with her. They both look at C-3PO. Padmé has
had to use whatever she could find in the garage. He is multi-colored and several
different textures, but he is complete.
C-3PO
Um, How do I look?
OWEN
Great! You look perfect!
C-3PO
Perfect?
Oh, Miss Padmé, I’m so happy!
OWEN
Well, Padme. I
think he should be yours from now on...
I
know that is what my Mom would want.
EXT.
ROCKY REGION (TATOOINE) – DAY
After
searching for hours, Anakin finally finds and infiltrates the Tusken camp of around
50 TUSKEN RAIDERS. He then discovers the tent that is holding his mother, SHMI
SKYWALKER. She is tied to a wood beam and has obviously been savagely beaten…
barely alive. The two tearfully exchange a few words…
SHMI
I always knew you’d
come back.
She
then tragically dies in his arms. Anakin is completely devastated and he blames
himself for her death. He sits next to her in silence for a long time.
Later, Anakin gives his
mother a small funeral of sorts. He digs a hole in the sand, places Shmi in it,
and covers the tomb in rocks.
EXT.
ROCKY HILL (TATOOINE) – NIGHT
All
night Anakin sits on top of a rocky hill near the place where his mother was kept.
He is in a meditative state, trying to calm his flurried emotions.
As the twin suns of Tatooine
finally rise over the horizon, Anakin catches a glimpse of a few Tusken mothers
playing with their children in the shadows below him. He watches them for a bit,
then stands up. Staring at them with a blank expression, he reaches for his lightsaber,
ignites it, and methodically walks towards them.
EXT.
GEONOSIS – NIGHT
Dozens
of WINGED MASSIFS (dog-sized lizard creatures) violently attack Obi-Wan. He mauls
one, but is eventually taken captive.
INT.
LARS HOMESTEAD (TATOOINE) – MORNING
Anakin
returns to the worried Lars farm and and reveals to Cliegg that Shmi is dead.
ANAKIN
If
I hadn't gone away, none of this would have happened.
We'd
be happy.
CLIEGG
But
you'd still be slaves.
ANAKIN
But
at least she'd still be alive.
As
the conversation proceeds, the two begin raising their voices at each other. Anakin
is obviously extremely jealous of his mother's love for the
Lars
family. The argument abruptly stops as Padmé gently places her hand on
Anakin's shoulder.
Padmé
then takes Anakin into the garage and shows him C-3PO, who although is rather
crudely put together, now has covers and a all…
PADMÉ
Isn't
he great?
ANAKIN
He's
perfect.
Suddenly,
through R2, Anakin receives a distress call hologram from Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan, who
believes that Anakin is still on Naboo, warns them of the situation but is in
desperate need of help. He explains the possibility of war and cautions that it
could be dangerous…
Obi-Wan
War is inevitable.
But the message suddenly
cuts short…
INT.
JEDI TEMPLE, JEDI COUNCIL CHAMBER (CORUSCANT) – MORNING
Following
Obi-Wan’s orders, Anakin alerts the Council of the army of battledroids,
the control ships, and the likely possiblitly of war.
The
Council recognizes this as an emergency and decides to dispatch a Jedi army.
INT. SENATE BUILDING,
CHANCELLOR PALPATINE’S QUARTERS (CORUSCANT) – DAY
Chancellor
Palpatine somehow intercepts this message and watches the hologram of Anakin as
he relays the news to the Council.
INT.
LARS HOMESTEAD (TATOOINE) – MORNING
Padmé
feels the need to go to Geonosis, but Anakin doesn't agree - he doesn’t want
to leave Tatooine. But Amidala convinces Anakin that they must to go to Geonosis
to help Obi-Wan and aid in whatever crisis presents itself – it’s her
duty as well as his. Anakin finally agrees. Padmé then exits to prepare
herself for battle.
Once
Padmé leaves the room, Owen presents C-3PO to Anakin because he realizes
that the two share a past and he feels extreme sorrow for what happened to Shmi:
C-3PO is all that is left of Anakin's relationship with his mother.
Anakin thanks him, and
once Padmé is ready (wearing her white body suit), they head for Geonosis.
EXT. GEONOSIS
– DAY
Upon
arriving on Geonosis, Anakin and Padmé argue about what to do. Anakin doesn’t
want to fight, but Padmé reminds him of their obligations to the Republic.
Once again, Anakin is convinced by Padme’s words.
C-3PO
Sometimes I just don’t
understand human behavior.
Anakin
and Padmé then leave their ship with the two droids and cautiously proceed
toward a large rock formation (basically an enormous building made out of rock).
Obviously, they are searching for Obi-Wan.
Once
they enter the building, they are immediately surrounded by a surprise assault
of battledroids. Count Dooku, who is standing on the level above them, looks down
at them and yells…
COUNT
DOOKU
Give
up. You are captured.
Dooku
Force-grabs Anakin's lightsaber right out of his hand. The droids then capture
Anakin and Padme and take them to a jail cell.
INT.
JAIL CELL (GEONOSIS) – DAY
Apparently
the capturing was brutal because Anakin mutters to Padmé…
ANAKIN
I
think we’re still alive.
EXT.
GEONOSIAN DOOR – DAY
C-3PO
and R2-D2 arrive at a door near one of the huge rock structures. As they approach,
the door slowly opens to reveal…
INT.
BATTLEDROID ASSEMBLEY FACTORY – DAY
Thousands
of droids are being assembled on massive production lines as far as the eye can
see.
C-3PO
and R2-D2 now stand under a large chasm after wondering into the huge factory.
NOTE: At this
point, C-3PO and R2 then go in opposite directions from the factory. Apparently,
both droids also help the Jedi towards the end of the story. R2 helps Anakin at
some point and C3PO may actually get to fire a weapon (I assume he gets the weapon
from this factory). Hopefully we’ll know more about this scene and it’s
implications soon.
INT.
CONFERENCE ROOM (GEONOSIS) – DAY
Senator
Amidala is then taken to a conference room to discuss the stakes. Present, around
a large circular table, are many of the separatist leaders of their respective
worlds. Essentially, this is the core of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
NOTE: At
this time not much is known about this scene. Important matters will obviously
be discussed during this meeting and hopefully we will know more about the nature
of this discussion soon.
INT.
GLADITORIAL ARENA (GEONOSIS) – DAY
An
enormous gladiatorial execution arena is built into the ground.
DESCRIPTION: The
arena looks like a giant pit, although it's not quite circular all the way around.
It has been built into the landscape, flowing with the rock, forming around giant
columns. It’s huge. There are futuristic looking gladiators carrying shields
and weapons, entertaining the thousands of alien spectators as they cheer.
We see soldiers
emerge out of a tunnel into the main arena. The crowd cheers.
Overlooking
a grand arena in a VIP style "box" area sit Count Dooku, archduke POGGLE
THE LESSER (alien leader of the Geonosians), a NEMODIAN LEADER from the Trade
Federation, and Jango Fett, who is standing calmly behind him the Nemodian. The
four dignitaries are watching a huge four-legged beast called a REEK as it devours
the slaves.
They
then decide to feed Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Amidala to the Reek as well. So they
bring out the three prisoners and prepare to tie them up to poles. They begin
with Obi-Wan. He is transported into the arena in an execution cart and then tied
to a pole.
Behind
Count Dooku and the three other dignitaries, in the entrance to the VIP section,
a flash of light appears and knocks out one of the GEONOSIAN GUARDS. This event
goes unnoticed by the four VIP spectators.
A
dark hand then taps Dooku’s shoulder. Dooku turns around as… Mace Windu
reveals himself while holding Jango at bay with his lightsaber. We then look down
into the arena as DOZENS OF JEDI enter from all passageways, lightsabers ignited.
But in a turn of events,
Dooku then reveals the DROID ARMY that has been awaiting the Jedi. Mace turns
as the army (battle droids, destroyer droids, and even super droids) emerge from
the dark passageway behind them. CUT TO a HIGH ANGLE of the VIP box as droids
are coming from all entrances in the remote area.
Mace
is surrounded. Jango backs out of firing range. The droids then unmercifully open
fire. Mace deflects the first few bolts as Dooku and the other dignitaries attempt
to move to safer ground.
The
droids continue to fire as Mace deflects the bolts right back at them. WIDE SHOT
of Mace as he spins and deflects shots from all sides. A number of droids are
smashed back by their own bolts.
Jango
then brings up his flamethrower and fires at Mace. Geonisians fly away in the
background. Mace leaps as the flame scorches the area where he was, but his cloak
catches on fire. Instead, the Nemoidian is hit by the flame. Jango then blasts
at Mace in the air. Mace deflects all the bolts as he flips in mid air and down
into the arena, his cloak still on fire. Jango looks for an escape and Dooku leaves
the area. Once on the ground of the arena, Mace throws off his burning cloak.
WIDE SHOT
as Jedi fight for their lives against the superior number of droids. Two Jedi
leap from another VIP box just as it’s blasted by droids. MORE SHOTS of Jedi
defending themselves from attacks on all sides. One Jedi destroys a Super Droid
but is suddenly gunned down by a Destroyer Droid.
NOTE:
I would assume that this huge battle makes its way into the stands and possibly
onto the ground, outside of the arena (if, in fact, the arena is “dug”
into the ground). Because this battle is ENORMOUS. We’re talking dozens of
Jedi, thousands of droids, and not to mention what else is about to come.
Mace looks back
at the VIP box he was in moments ago. Droids from the VIP box shoot towards him.
Mace blocks the shots again as we see Jango fly off in the distance.
As Mace defends himself
against the droids firing at him from the stands, Jango lands behind him in the
arena. Mace continues to defend himself as Jango aims his cable from behind and
fires. Mace turns around just in time to “force push” the cable away,
causing it to wrap around a nearby Destroyer Droid.
Mace
then turns away from Jango to take care of more droids in the arena. The entangled
Destroyer turns and fires upon Jango, shots whipping around him. Jango then detaches
his cable and flies past the Destroyer. Jango's flight path leads him directly
behind Mace, who is still battling droids. As Jango passes, Mace swings his lightsaber
over his head and hits Jango's jetpack, sending him into an uncontrolled dive
towards the ground.
The
destroyer droid tracking Jango ends up firing at Mace, who in return deflects
all the bolts. Jango crashes to the ground and rolls to his feet. The Destroyer
continues to blast at Mace as Jango tries to fix his damaged jetpack.
Jango then fires at Mace
with both blasters. Mace spins to deflect the new attack of bolts. With a destroyer
droid on one side and Jango Fett on the other, Mace defends from both enemies
at the same time. Mace then suddenly leaps into the air leaving the destroyer
and Jango firing at each other. Jango leaps into a sideways roll and keeps firing
at the destroyer. The destroyer explodes under Jango's attack.
Mace lands as a Battledroid
begins to fire at him. He deflects the bolt without even looking and charges towards
Jango. CUT TO JANGO’s POV of Mace charging him as the battle rages on in
the background.
Suddenly,
the Reek (the enormous four legged, tri-horned beast with a bull-like nose ring)
then appears from a passageway and charges after Mace through a number of droids.
CUT TO a shot TRACKING the Reek as it quickly advances toward Mace. Jango appears
stunned in the distance.
Mace
turns and spots the Reek as Jango scrambles to his feet. MACE’S POV of the
Reek charging directly at him. Mace swipes at the Reek, chopping off one of its’
horns. The Reeks still catches Mace with its shoulder, sending Mace sprawling
and losing his lightsaber.
Mace
hits the ground and rolls up onto his side. MACE’S GROUND POV of his lightsaber
as Jango is running toward it. Just before Jango reaches the lightsaber, one of
the Reek's feet slams down on it.
The
Reek snarls at Mace as he gets back on his feet and tries to “force”
calm over the beast. The Reek then turns to Jango on the other side, forcing him
to back off. HIGH ANGLE of the Reek and the two foes on either side of it. A tense
moment.
Mace
attempts to get closer to his lightsaber while Jango tries to get a clear shot.
Jango moves slowly around the beast. The Reek is still looking at Jango while
Mace heads closer to his lightsaber. The Reek then reacts to Mace's close proximity.
Mace again tries to calm the beast with the force - the Reek calms somewhat. Mace
moves closer and then tries to free the lightsaber with the force. Jango moves
toward the Reek's backside. Mace is obscured by the Reek's front leg.
Jango spots his discarded
jetpack lying on the ground a short distance beyond Mace. CLOSE UP on the jetpack.
Jango shifts aim and fires at the Jetpack. Mace reacts, throwing himself backwards
and away. The jetpack explodes as Mace dives clear. Mace hits the ground in a
roll and ends up near a wall.
Startled
by the explosion, the Reek rears up on its’ hind legs, freeing the lightsaber.
Jango is ready to pounce and then dives at the lightsaber but... it floats off
screen just as he reaches it. The lightsaber returns to Mace's hand.
Jango looks up at the
Reek as its’ shadow falls over him. He rolls out of the way of the Reek’s
front legs as they thunderously crash back down on the ground. The Reek charges
at Mace, trampling Jango. Jango avoids being crushed by the beast's huge feet.
TRACKING
the Reek as it charges at Mace. Mace leaps into the air as the Reek reaches him,
causing the Reek to smash into the wall of the arena. Mace flips into the stands
in the midst of a group of droids. He lands and attacks.
Jango
recovers and retrieves his blaster. The Reek shakes it's head, looks around and
spots Jango. The Reek lumbers around and trotts towards Jango. Jango raises his
blaster and aims carefully. The Reek begins to fully charge. Jango pauses. JANGO’S
POV as the Reek charges closer. In the last moment, Jango fires into the beast's
eyes and dives out of the way, still ready with blasters if need be. The Reek
tumbles and crashes to the ground, dead.
Jango
stands and whips around looking for Mace with both blasters raised. Mace leaps
down from the stands and charges forward. Jango desperately opens fire but Mace
deflects all the bolts as he runs.
Mace
lunges with his lightsaber at Jango's head and Jango ducks, but is left off balance.
Jango manages one blast from his arm-mounted blaster, but it misses. Mace spins
and slices across and downward.
Jango's
helmet bounces and rolls in the dust. His body falls to the dirt - safely assumed
dead - leaving Mace the victor.
NOTE:
It is assumed that young Boba Fett witnesses this horrific event… hints his
eventual hate for the Jedi.
CUT TO:
Although
Mace Windu seems to be handling himself well, the blow to the majority of the
Jedi is tremendous. Count Dooku, the Geonosians, and the Droids seem to have the
upper hand, but the tables suddenly turn…
Amidala
looks to the sky and notices six giant assault/attack gunships decending into
and around the arena. Upon landing, thousands of CLONETROOPERS (who look like
a cross between stormtroopers (from the original trilogy) and Jango Fett) emerge
from these six ships.
And
Yoda is with them.
With
laser blasters firing on the now outnumbered droids, the sides even up somewhat
and the huge battle rages on.
NOTE:
It is believed that Yoda went to Kamino before coming to Geonosis and retrieved
either all or a majority of the clones that were being produced there. He most
likely revealed that it was he, and not “Sido-Dyas,” who was the head
of the Jedi Council. And although he never ordered the making of the clones in
the first place, Yoda used his position to his advantage and is now using the
clones to fight for him, helping him in this situation.
It is Yoda and the clonetroopers
that finally save Amidala from the arena and she then joins them in the fight.
EXT.
OUTSIDE THE ARENA (GEONOSIS) – EVENING
As
the battle continues, Obi-Wan and Anakin also managed to escape from the arena
(either with or without the help of Yoda and the clones). While doing so, they
each took a lightsaber from two dead Jedi bodies laying on the ground.
They both then engage
in the attack and deflect droid blaster fire with their lightsabers.
OBI-WAN
Destroyers are too powerful,
we need to fall back.
ANAKIN
Trust
me!
They
eventually fight their way into a ship hangar and out of sight from the arena.
Anakin
then tells Obi-Wan that he wants to go back for Padme because she is in great
danger if she fights. But Obi-Wan tells him to stay focused on the task at hand.
Anakin obeys and stays with him.
INT.
SHIP HANGAR NEAR THE ARENA (GEONOSIS) – EVENING
Suddenly,
Count Dooku appears. Without thinking, Anakin charges at Dooku against Obi-Wan’s
warnings. But just as the young apprentice is about to strike his first blow,
Dooku calmly lifts his arm and Anakin is lifted up and flung across the room to
the opposite wall.
Dooku
then goes after Obi-Wan. We find that Dooku is obviously a better fighter than
Obi-Wan, using calculated moves and expending little energy in the fight. The
two talk quite a bit while fighting (much like Darth Vader and Obi-Wan in Episode
IV). Dooku speaks to Obi-Wan almost hypnotically, telling him of the instability
of the Republic and how it will crumble. Addressing him as "Master Kenobi,"
Dooku begs Obi-Wan to just kill him, then easily deflects his saber when the frustrated
Jedi attacks.
COUNT
DOOKU
I
have spent the last ten years learning to use the power of the Dark Side.
It
gives me infinitely more power.
Dooku
then Force-throws an object at Obi-Wan, causing him to fall off of a small ledge.
Anakin
then makes his way closer to Dooku. As he does this, Anakin force-grabs Obi-Wan’s
lightsaber as he falls off ledge. Anakin skillfully wields the two lightsabers
with relative ease. Dooku is amused.
INT.
DROID CONTROL SHIPS (GEONOSIS) – EVENING
Somewhere
near the arena are the two droid control ships that obviously landed before the
battle began.
NOTE:
At this time the details of this part of the battle are a bit sketchy. As it stands
now, the droid control ships have landed outside of the arena. But I have been
told (by TF.n spy “SI”) that this could change in post-production. Hopefully
we will have more information as the release date approaches. Never the less,
it’s what takes place aboard the ships that is important…
KI-ADI MUNDI then
leads SIX OTHER JEDI in an assault on one of the two droid control ships. They
stealthily enter and eventually make their way to the bridge.
INT. SHIP HANGAR NEAR
THE ARENA (GEONOSIS) – EVENING
Anakin
is in a state of mental chaos. His mother has just been slain in front of his
very eyes, he can't protect his love from the battle outside, he has been separated
from his master, and he's now engaged in a battle against one of the most powerful
Force-wielders in the galaxy. Dooku sees Anakin's mental instability and can sense
his fear. Using this to his advantage, he bullies Anakin for his own amusement.
Dooku’s intent at this moment is not to turn Anakin to the Dark Side, rather
to amuse himself by messing with Anakin's head.
Dooku
and Anakin fight all through the hangar and eventually around Dooku’s Solar
Sailor ship. Anakin finds that Dooku is much stronger than he, and Anakin basically
gets completely beat down.
Eventually
Obi-Wan returns to the fight, Anakin tosses him his lightsaber, and it now becomes
a two on one situation. The battle fiercely continues, but Dooku still overpowers
both Jedi at the same time. He begins to taunt both of them now, and even seems
to be enjoying himself. Dooku pries into their deepest fears and regrets.
Dooku begins to tell Anakin
that he is fighting a lost cause: He failed to protect his mother just as he failed
to protect Padme… and he then reveals to Anakin that Padmé has been
killed in the battle.
Anakin
just snaps. Out of pure rage, he swings furiously at Dooku who is a bit taken
with the overwhelming power the young Jedi displays. Dark Side emotions run through
Anakin and Dooku is forced to defend himself with a little more caution.
As
the battle continues, Obi-Wan tries to control Anakin’s emotions. He tells
him to concentrate on the battle and not to think of Padmé's death. Upon
hearing what he believes is confirmation of her death from his master, Anakin
becomes so enraged that he takes a swing at Obi-Wan.
INT.
DROID CONTROL SHIPS (GEONOSIS) – NIGHT
Ki-Adi and his group finally
find the control center and he then throws the switch in attempt to deactivate
the droids… but nothing happens, the droids do not turn off. It appears that
the Nemoidians (or Geonosians) have learned that lesson after the battle at Naboo.
NOTE: It is likely
that the actual control center for the droids is somewhere under the ground of
Geonosis.
INT.
SHIP HANGAR NEAR THE ARENA (GEONOSIS) – NIGHT
Count
Dooku force-throws objects at the Jedi as the two are now becoming very seriously
injured. Dooku is completely beating them down. Eventually, one of the flying
objects knocks Anakin unconscious. Obi-Wan isn’t so good either.
Believing that his battle
is nearly over, Dooku turns to see… Yoda.
The
eight Super battledroids that are guarding Dooku’s ship turn to fire at the
new intruder. But Yoda calmly raises his hand and the droids are sent hurtling
into the far wall, showing that he is, in fact, the Master. The look on Dooku’s
face is one of anger and defeat…
YODA
No interest in contests,
do I have.
Dooku
then surges at Yoda and begins to rain down blows. But Yoda stands calm and defends
himself without much effort while Dooku seems to be wearing himself out. Yoda
then quickly leaps onto Dooku’s shoulders just long enough to scare him,
then forces him into a corner. Dooku’s lightsaber is sent reeling as he falls
to the ground. Yoda inches closer and quietly speaks…
YODA
The end for you,
Count, this is.
Yoda
then raises his small lightsaber and prepares to deliver the final thrash. Mustering
all the strength he can find, Dooku suddenly dislodges Yoda and, using the force,
brings one of the huge hanging ceiling cranes crashing down on Obi-Wan and Anakin.
In the blink of an eye, Yoda is under the massive structure, holding it up, concentrating.
This gives Dooku the just the amount of time he needs to escape to his Solar Sailor.
Across the way, Yoda closes
his eyes and concentrates. Anakin is unconcious, and Obi-Wan tries to get out
from under the crane. The fallen crane trembles and starts to lift. Behind it,
the sound of the Sailor Ships's engines are heard starting up.
Yoda
concentrates harder. Slowly, the crane rises. The sound of the engines increases.
Yoda exerts every once of his powers. The crane lifts clear of Anakin and is thrown
to the ground.
Dooku’s
Sailor Ship takes off. Obi-Wan and Anakin struggle to the exhausted Yoda, but
it is too late. The Sailor Ship rises into the air and flies away.
A CLONE CAPTAIN, about
ten more clonetroopers, and… Padmé… come rushing into the hangar.
The clone captain approaches Yoda…
CLONE
CAPTIAN
Resistance
is at an end, General.
…
and says that he awaits new orders from Yoda.
Meanwhile,
Padmé runs up to Anakin and throws her arms around him. Anakin is so tired
and exhausted that he can barely stand. But the fact that Padmé is actually
alive is enough to lighten the pain. With all they have been through together,
Padmé can’t help but fall for him.
NOTE:
So the Republic ends up defeating this resistance on Geonosis. Apparently the
clones defeated the droids in the arena and Ki-Adi and his crew were victorious
with the droid control ships/bases… all the details of the victory aren’t
completely known at this time. But remember, the Jedi only won this small encounter
and it was not pretty… they were dealt a decent blow. The rest of the Rebellion
resistance is still alive and well… along with Count Dooku. And you can bet
that the supply of clones (good or bad) won’t run out any time soon.
EXT.
DESERTED LANDING PLATFORM (CORUSCANT) – DAWN
Darth
Tyranus’ ship lands on a secret platform in a deserted and broken down part
of the planet, away from all the tall buildings and grandeur of Coruscant. Everything
looks in disrepair.
INT.
ABANDONED HANGAR (CORUSCANT) – DAWN
Darth
Tyranus walks down the ramp and into the abandoned hangar where he is then greeted
by… Darth Sidious...
COUNT
DOOKU
The
Force is with us, Master
SIDIOUS
Welcome home Lord Tyranus.
NOTE: This is
where it is revealed that Count Dooku truly is, in fact, a Sith Lord named DARTH
TYRANUS. Not much is known at this point if Darth Tyranus is mentioned previously
in the story or not. We can assume however, that he is Darth Sidious’ new
apprentice.
DARTH
TYRANUS
I bring
you good news, my Lord. The war has begun.
SIDIOUS
Excellent.
Everything is going as planned.
INT.
JEDI TEMPLE, JEDI COUNCIL CHAMBER (CORUSCANT) – DAY
The
damage this battle has caused the Jedi is catastrophic and the atmosphere among
the Council is quite depressing. Among the twelve members of the Jedi Council,
only Yoda, Mace Windu, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Plo Koon are the only survivors.
MACE
WINDU
The prophecy
is true… The Dark Side is growing.
Obi-Wan
then tries to present a positive aspect…
OBI-WAN
I must admit, without
the clones it would not have been a victory.
YODA
Victory? Victory, you
say? Not a victory. A defeat, it was, Master Obi-Wan.
Begun, the Clone War
has.
EXT.
NABERRIE LAKE RETREAT (NABOO) – EVENING
In
a very small and secluded ceremony, Anakin and Padmé are wed by a Naboo
holy man.
Padme’s
immediate family and the two trusty droids, C-3PO and R2-D2, are the only members
in attendance during this eminent occasion.
NOTE:
It is against the Jedi code for any Jedi to marry. This is just another case of
Anakin disobeying his orders. Hopefully we’ll know more about the details
and implications of this scene soon.
EXT.
MILITARY STAGING ARENA (CORUSCANT) – NIGHT
Chancellor
Palpatine, Bail Organa, Jar Jar Binks, and a select few other dignitaries stand
and oversee a seemingly grand, but ultimately dreadful site to behold…
Beneath them prevails
a military staging arena where tens of thousand of clones are being organized
and shipped to fight in the wars.
FADE
OUT.