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

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EXT. TOWNOWI DOCKING PAD 1138 - DAY

Thenna leads the boys, Minch and Artoo out of the end of the cargo shaft and onto the landing pad. There they see Thenna?s ship surrounded by stacks of cargo boxes.

THENNA
There it is.

The boys look over the cargo freighter.

THENNA (con?d)
The Quantum Pixie.

Kane snickers.

THENNA (con?d)
What?

KANE You named the ship didn?t you?

THENNA
Yeah, so what?

KANE
Nothing.

Thenna shoots Kane a look.

THENNA
I?ll go get my dad.

She turns to Minch.

THENNA (con?d)
You better hide. If my father sees you he?ll toss you off the edge.

Minch sneers at her.

MINCH
Feh! [Not if I toss him first.]

THENNA
Really? I?ll let him know.

Minch withdraws and hides. Kane turns to Ben as the foursome continues towards the Pixie. Thenna reaches up and hits a call button near the ship?s ramp.

THENNA
Dad, I?m back.

The ramp clicks and lowers. Thenna?s father, DREKKA MONTORRA, begins to walk down, rubbing the grease off of an engine part.

DREKKA
I was wondering what was taking so long. Find anything interesting?

THENNA
Sort of.

Thenna gestures and Drekka looks up to see the Jedi. He snarls.

DREKKA
What business do they have with us?

THENNA
It?s a long story. They?re stranded here and need a ride back-

DREKKA
Forget it. I ain?t helping any Jedi. I don?t owe them anything.

Drekka storms back into the ship. Ben begins to follow him back in, but Thenna stops him.

THENNA
Better leave him alone. He?s not too fond of the Jedi, or the Republic. I?ll go see if I can talk some sense into him.

Looking deflated, Thenna enters the ship.

INT. QUANTUM PIXIE - COCKPIT

Drekka is sitting in the pilot?s seat of the six-person cockpit, still fiddling with his engine part. Thenna enters and sits in the co-pilot?s seat.

THENNA
Dad, we have to help them.

Drekka huffs and keeps cleaning. He grunts and throws the rag.

DREKKA
Why are these damn things so hard to clean?

THENNA
They just need a ride.

Drekka looks at his rag, now out of reach.

THENNA (con?d)
Dad, we come into this world and (more)
THENNA (con?d)
can either do some good, or do some harm. It?s not like I?m-

Drekka grunts.

DREKKA
Stop it. You sound just like your mother.

THENNA
You?d know better than I would.

Drekka sighs, Thenna gets in his face and forces him to look at her, but seeing she?s hurt him, stops being angry.

THENNA (con?d)
At least let them use our comm to contact the Jedi Temple. Maybe they can get picked up.

Drekka looks out of the cockpit at the boys and their droid.

THENNA (con?d)
Please daddy?

DREKKA
Ok, but just one call.

THENNA
That?s fine.

DREKKA
This daddy?s little girl routine is going to get old one day.

THENNA
Sure daddy.

Thenna goes over and kisses Drekka on the cheek. Drekka gets up and exits.

EXT. TOWNOWI DOCKING BAY 1138

The two Jedi are huddled, but turn as Drekka exits the ship.

DREKKA
All right you two. You can use my comm - but that?s it.

BEN
Thank you Mr. Sunshadow.

DREKKA
Montorra.

Ben and Kane begin to follow Drekka into the ship.

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Script Pages:

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