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

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INT. QUANTUM PIXIE - COCKPIT

DREKKA
They?ll be here any second.

Kane comes to the cockpit and sits down next to Drekka.

KANE
Need any help?

DREKKA
Kane! What are you doing here?

KANE
Thenna took the gun from me.

DREKKA
Thenna! But Thenna can?t-

EXT. SPACE

Drekka is interrupted by laser fire. The three Coalition Fighters make a run at the ship. Thenna hits two of them instantly one right after the other.

INT. QUANTUM PIXIE - LEFT GUNWELL

DREKKA
Thenna! What are you doing? You?ve never used the guns before-

THENNA
Sorry dad, I?m a little distracted right now.

INT. QUANTUM PIXIE - COCKPIT

DREKKA
I knew raising her to be independent would come back and bite me one day.

Thenna and Ben continue to blast Coalition Fighters

KANE
She seems to be doing pretty well for herself.

DREKKA
Look, can you fly a ship?

KANE
Sure.

DREKKA
Good. You maneuver, I?ll set the coordinates for Kharam.

KANE
How do you know about Kharam?

DREKKA
Because I just do, all right. Take over.

Kane takes the controls. Ben and Thenna keep firing on the increasing amounts of fighters. As Drekka works with the hyperdrive the ship takes a few hits.

DREKKA
I thought you said you knew how to fly.

KANE
I do, sort of. Just starfighters though.

DREKKA
Can?t fly, can?t shoot, some Jedi you are.

KANE
How bout I aim us back at the planet?

DREKKA
Go ahead, I doubt you?ll hit it.

Kane, now angry, drives the ship right at an oncoming fighter.

BEN
Kane! What in the Fire Rings of Fornax are you doing?

DREKKA
Forget it kid, I?m ready to go.

Drekka pulls the hyperdrive lever and the Pixie rockets off.

EXT. HYPERSPACE

The Quantum Pixie flies through hyperspace.

INT. QUANTUM PIXIE - LOUNGE

Ben, Thenna, Kane and Drekka all enter the lounge. Thenna, Kane and Ben all run to congratulate each other, and Ben gives Artoo a pat.

DREKKA
Look at you two. Not very impressive. The Force must not run too strong in your family.

BEN and KANE
(Proudly)
We?re Skywalkers.

DREKKA
Great. No wonder disaster is always just around the corner.

Suddenly they hear a yelp.

MINCH (O.S.)
[Cut that out you] lousy droid! Ow!

Minch jumps back into the room. Artoo follows closely with his shocker arm out. Drekka grabs Minch and picks him up to eye level.

DREKKA
Touch one more thing on this ship and I?ll toss you out the airlock.

Minch smiles.

MINCH
[Don?t worry about me,] I always stay out of trouble.

DREKKA
It?ll be a few hours before we reach Kharam. I?ll be in my quarters.

Drekka storms out.

BEN
Is your dad always like this?

THENNA
All our contracts were on Townowi. Thanks to you guys we have nothing now.

WIPE

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