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

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INT. TOWNOWI CAVE SYSTEM - SMALL CHAMBER

Kane and Minch join the rest of their comrades.

KANE
Whew - I didn?t think we?d make it out of there alive.

Ben shakes the dust out of his hair.

BEN
You almost didn?t.

Kane flares his arms to shake the dust off of his cloak, and is reminded of his shoulder injury.

BEN (con?d)
You lost control.

KANE
Well excuse me for having a little fun-

BEN
You?re a Jedi. Jedi don?t have fun. People could have been killed.

KANE
We seem to have made it out ok-

BEN
What if I hadn?t been there?

KANE
Yeah, well maybe next time I won?t need you to be.

The brothers stare at each other for a moment.

BEN
Come on, we still need to make it out of here.

They continue to walk and follow Minch through a small crack.

INT. TOWNOWI CAVE SYSTEM - CONSTRUCTION TUNNEL

The crack leads into a small passage, which the group can barley fit through. They only make it a few steps when they find it leads into a large circular tunnel drilled into the rock. A few lights line the ceiling. Kane looks in wonder.

KANE
Is this one of those cargo shafts you were telling us about?

THENNA
No, this is something else.

They hear a rumble.

BEN
Get back in here.

They duck back into the passageway. The rumble increases and soon a large convoy roars by, consisting of several hover trucks, troops transports and munitions carriers. In addition several Coalition Troopers escort on foot, faces obscured. As they walk past, one of them shines a light past the group?s hiding spot, but doesn?t notice them. After the convoy passes they step back out into the tunnel.

THENNA
That?s not right.

BEN
What?

THENNA
The Coalition shouldn?t have roads this deep into the mountain.

KANE
Maybe they?re mining?

THENNA
Then why would the troops be with them? Mining isn?t a military operation.

KANE
Well who cares?

Thenna and Ben look at Kane.

KANE (con?d)
This tunnel has to lead out somewhere right?

THENNA
Yeah, it should link up with a cargo shaft someplace.

KANE
So lets go.

Kane starts to walk in the direction that the convoy came from. He stops and turns.

KANE (con?d)
Well?

BEN
We should see what they?re up to.

KANE
No way, I?m tired of being stuck in the dark.

BEN
We have a responsibility to-

KANE
We have a responsibility to rescue our father. We don?t have time to conduct an investigation.

Once again the boys look at each other, waiting for the other to break. Finally Ben looks to Thenna.

THENNA
I would like to get out of here.

Ben sighs, and drops his shoulders.

BEN
Ok, lead the way.

Thenna takes the lead as they continue up the shaft.

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