STAR WARS
Episode VII: Escape from Peril
An Original Screenplay
By
Jeremy Lazar
And
GenMadine

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EXT. TOWNOWI ? ROCK COLUMNS

The boys head with Artoo and Minch past large columns of rock which reach far into the sky. Minch looks up and sees the edges of nests resting at the very tops. He starts to make a weird hooting call. The boys stop walking.

KANE
What is he doing?

The boys hear a whooshing sound.

BEN (con?d)
Sounds like he?s calling something.

A great shadow covers the boys.

BEN (con?d)
I don?t like this.

Kane tugs Ben?s robe.

KANE
Hey, Ben ? look.

He points to the sky. Ben looks up and sees two giant birds ? atoqs ? swooping above them. Minch begins to run away.

BEN
Hey! Get back here.

He chases after Minch, as one of the atoqs begins to descend. It pulls its wings back to dive. It?s claws almost reach Ben?s shoulders, but he ducks and rolls at the last minute.

Kane activates his lightsaber and turns as the other atoq makes a dive for him. He swings at it, but quickly leaps out it?s way as it continues towards him. The atoq swoops back up into the air, almost knocking over Artoo, and turns for another pass.

Ben, barely avoiding another atoq attack, has caught up with Minch, and grabs him. Minch struggles to let go. He points at the sky and the atoq that?s now diving right at them.

MINCH
Let go! Run!

Ben refuses to let go. The atoq almost gets them when a blaster bolt hits it under the chin. The atoq hits the ground head first, rolling to a stop.

Ben looks and sees a young girl, THENNA SUNSHADOW (15), standing with her rifle. The second atoq goes for Kane and she shoots it under the chin as well, felling it instantly.

Kane walks up to her, with Ben and Minch following behind.

BEN
That was amazing.

Kane stares in amazement at Thenna. Thenna gives Kane a dirty look.

THENNA
My name is Thenna Sunshadow. And you?re both welcome. Atoqs don?t like strangers. Or anyone else, for that matter. I heard a crash, came to look for survivors.

KANE
Or salvage.

THENNA
You should talk, hanging around with Minch of all people.

Kane and Ben look at each other.

BEN
Who?s Minch?

THENNA
He is.

She points at ?Repuper.?

MINCH
Oh, yes. Forgot name.

THENNA
Anyone who hangs around with him may need help, but not from me.

Thenna turns and walks back to her speeder. Ben runs after her, grabbing her shoulder.

BEN
Not so fast. We need-

Thenna grabs him and flips him onto the hood of her speeder. Kane is astonished. Ben gets up and brushes himself off as Kane steps boldly forward.

Thenna looks the two of them up and down.

THENNA
You must be awfully brave Jedi to come to Townowi. Or just awfully stupid.

BEN
How did you know we?re Jedi?

THENNA
The lightsabers kind of gave it away.

KANE
We?re not here to cause trouble. Our father?s been?

BEN
We need to get back to the Jedi Temple.

Thenna?s eyes light up, but she quickly hides her excitement.

THENNA
The Jedi Temple?

KANE
Yes, can you help us?

THENNA
My father isn?t too fond of Jedi. I doubt he?ll take you. Maybe we can get you a ride at Port Olath.

Thenna gets in the speeder. Ben and Kane look at each other, and silently agree to go along with Thenna. Ben, Kane and Artoo follow, and Ben calls out to Minch.

BEN
You too.

THENNA
Oh no, he?s not coming with us.

BEN
Yes he is. He owes me a life debt. Two actually.

THENNA
You?ve got to be joking.

Ben looks her in the eye.

KANE
Jedi don?t joke.

THENNA
Fine. Minch ? get in here. Now.

Minch grumbles and gets in the speeder.

EXT. TOWNOWI - DAY

Thenna?s speeder rockets towards Mount Olath.

BEN
Are we going to be able to get this speeder up the mountain?

THENNA
We?re not going up the mountain, we?re going into it. Port Olath is built into Townowi?s cave system.

The speeder rides past the dark, foreboding, mountains of Townowi until it stops at the massive entrance cave to Port Olath.

THENNA (con?d)
Most people get here the traditional way by docking their ships at a docking pad. I?ve never had to sneak anyone in this way. Still, rummage in the cargo compartment. There should be something for you guys to cover up those robes with.

Kane opens the compartment and pulls out some drab cloaks. Ben and Kane look back towards Minch.

THENNA (con?d)
And give one to Minch.

BEN
He?s got friends everywhere doesn?t he?

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Script Pages:

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