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

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EXT. SPACE ? ICE BELT

The Pixie drops out of hyperspace in the midst of the remaining Coalition fleet. Several fighters attempt to attack them, but get lost in the ice belt. A Coalition Troop Transport attempts to follow them through, but is badly damaged. It does, however, manage to make it.

EXT. KHARAM ? CANYON

The Transport follows the Pixie but is shot down. It crashlands in the canyon as the Pixie enters the waterfall.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? DOCKING BAY

The Pixie comes through the waterfall and lands sharply in the docking bay. Kane and Thenna unstrap themselves as the ramp lowers. Mara is standing right outside. With Artoo and a medical team behind her, she peers in as Thenna exits, Ben and Kane right behind her, propping up Luke. Mara sees him and gasps.

MARA
Luke.

She runs to him and helps the boys take him off the ship. The medical team places Luke on a hovering stretcher. Artoo warbles at him as he passes.

MARA (con?d)
Get him to the Medbay immediately.

The med team rushes Luke away, with Kane attempting to follow. Mara stops him.

BEN
The invasion force is out there. A transport followed us, but crashed in the canyon.

MARA
Good, Dal-Kon should be here shortly.

BEN
I?m taking a T-Wing.

MARA
It?s too dangerous.

BEN
We?ve got no one up there.

Ben begins to run over to a docked T-Wing.

BEN (con?d)
I?ll prep her, c?mon Artoo.

MARA
(Sighing)
Be careful.

Mara rushes off with Kane, Thenna, and Jaytoo.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? COMMAND CENTER

Master Talja is standing with Minch over the shoulder of a technician when Thenna and Jaytoo enter the Command Center. They see her Thenna, and rush over.

MASTER TALJA
Thenna?

Thenna looks to her mother, eyes welling up. Without saying a word she runs to her, and they embrace. Talja looks into Thenna?s eyes.

MASTER TALJA (con?d)
Oh no.

THENNA
He was so brave. He saved us all.

Talja hugs her daughter again.

MASTER TALJA
I know, I know.

Talja looks up as Ben?s voice breaks through the comm system.

BEN (O.S.)
This is Alpha Blue to Zulu Base-

Minch tentatively puts his hand on Thenna?s back. She looks at him, unsure at first, but smiles.

EXT. SPACE ? ICE RING

Ben?s T-Wing flies into the ice belt, Coalition Fighters begin to head for him. He banks his ship to avoid their shots. He fires back, but misses. Fiddling with the controls, Ben begins to look worried.

BEN
Dal-Kon better hurry.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? MEDICAL CENTER

Mara is sitting next to Luke, who is now semi-conscious, with eyes returning to normal.

LUKE
We?ve raised two very brave young Jedi.

Mara strokes Luke?s forehead.

MARA
They certainly have their father?s spirit.

Luke smiles.

EXT. KHARAM ? CANYON BOTTOM

A large door at the bottom of the crashed Troop Transport creaks open. A Coalition Officer limps out into the falling snow, his face bloody. Behind him are rows and rows of white armored Coalition Troopers wearing jetpacks. The Officer wipes a trickle of blood from his mouth and looks up to the Jedi Temple high above.

COALITION OFFICER
Death to the Jedi.

Behind him the troops cheer.

JETPACK TROOPERS
Death to the Jedi!

The fire their rockets and whoosh up out of the carrier.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? COMMAND CENTER

Talja stands with Thenna as one of the technicians points to her screen.

FEMALE TECHNICIAN
Master, look at this.

Master Talja walks over to the screen and sees a large amount of blips starting to rise from the bottom of the canyon.

MASTER TALJA
I knew it. Launch the swoops.

Master Talja hits a button on the console.

INT. JEDI MEDICAL CENTER

Mara continues to tend Luke

MASTER TALJA (V.O.)
Mara?

She looks up.

MARA
Yes?

MASTER TALJA
It seems the Troop Transport is in better shape than we thought. It?s launched troopers into the canyon. The swoops are away.

MARA
Good. Tell Kane that-

MASTER TALJA
Kane?s not here.

MARA
He?s not?

INT. JEDI COMMAND CENTER

Thenna looks at Minch, prompting Talja to do the same.

MINCH
What? Not my idea to go get swoop!

MASTER TALJA
Mara-

INT. JEDI MEDICAL CENTER

MARA
I heard.

She looks to Luke. He writhes in pain.

LUKE
The Dark Side.

Mara gets up and runs out.

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