MUSTAFAR MASSACRE

March 15 2005

Intercut with the proclamation of The Empire and Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda's arrival at The Jedi Temple, is the massacre of the separatist leaders on the lava planet of Mustafar. First to be slain is San Hill, followed by Shu Mai, Rune Haako and then Wat Tambor. The last one to be killed is the greedy Viceroy of the Trade Federation: Nute Gunray.

SAN HILL:
Welcome, Lord Vader! On behalf of the leadership of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, let me be the first to...

VADER:
Very well. You will be the first.

VADER removes his hood and ignites his saber.

SAN HILL:
You're Anakin Skywalker!

VADER digs his saber into the chest of SAN HILL.

VADER:
The resemblance is deceptive.

SHU MAI:
We were promised a reward, a handsome reward!

VADER:
I am your reward... You don't find me handsome?

VADER beheads SHU MAI.

RUNE HAAKO:
Stop! Enough! We surrender, do you understand? You can't just kill us!

VADER:
Can't I?

RUNE HAAKO:
We're unarmed! We surrender! Please please, you're a Jedi!

VADER:
You fought a war to destroy The Jedi.

VADER slashes RUNE HAAKO.

VADER (cont.):
Congratulations on your success.

WAT TAMBOR:
Please, I'll give you anything... Anything you want!

VADER slashes off the arms of WAT TAMBOR, followed by his head...

VADER:
Thank you.

NUTE GUNRAY:
The war... The war is over... Lord Sidious promised... He promised we would be left in peace.

VADER lifts his blade.

VADER:
He promised you would be left in pieces.


BIRTH OF THE REBELLION

February 26 2005

MON MOTHMA:
All right. Then Terr Taneel would be my next choice and I think, Amidala of Naboo.

BAIL ORGANA:
Padme? I am not sure.

MON MOTHMA:
You know her better than I do, Bail, but to my mind she is exactly the type of Senator we need. She is intelligent, principled, extremely articulate, and she has the heart of a warrior.

BAIL ORGANA:
She is also a longtime associate of Palpatine. He was her ambassador during her term as Queen of Naboo. How sure can you be that she will stand with us, and not with him?

MON MOTHMA:
There's only one way to find out.

AMIDALA:
I am no happier than the rest of you about this, but I've known Palpatine for years; he was my most trusted adviser. I'm not prepared to believe his intent is to dismantle the Senate.

MON MOTHMA:
Why should he bother? As a practical matter as of this morning, the Senate no longer exists.


ONE WITH THE FORCE

February 23 2005

YODA:
A moment, Master Kenobi. In your solitude on Tatooine, training I have for you. I and my new Master.

OBI-WAN:
Your new Master?

YODA:
Yes. And your old one.

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