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

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EXT. KHARAM ? CANYON

Over thirty Jedi mount their swoops and burst from behind a waterfall. The swoops are nothing more than a saddle and an engine, which they steer with their feet, leaving their arms free to wield a lightsaber.

They swoop downwards through the heavy snow as the Troopers rise from the bottom and begin shooting.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? SWOOP DOCKING BAY

Kane runs into the docking bay and over to one of the remaining swoops, when he stops.

DARTH NYX
Skywalker.

He turns to see Darth Nyx standing behind him. Kane stares in horror.

KANE
It can?t be.

DARTH NYX
Oh yes.

She begins to slowly stride towards him.

DARTH NYX (con?d)
I?m afraid it is.

She stops five paces from where Kane is standing.

DARTH NYX (con?d)
Poor little Jedi. Daddy?s not here.

Kane looks at Luke?s saber hanging from her belt. Nyx motions, using the force to lift up Luke?s saber and floats it, spinning, between her and Kane.

DARTH NYX (con?d)
Go on, take it. Are you afraid?

Kane carefully walks towards the slowly spinning saber. He hesitantly reaches out his hand to grab it. Suddenly it activates, swinging at Kane?s head. He jumps back and falls to the floor as Nyx calls the saber back to her belt, laughing.

DARTH NYX (con?d)
You do your family proud.

The doors to the docking bay open, revealing Mara, green saber lit.

MARA
Leave him alone.

Ignoring Mara, Nyx keeps her eye on Kane.

DARTH NYX
Poor, weak, little Jedi. Good thing your mother is here to save you.

Kane gets up, attempting to defy Nyx. He looks behind her to Mara. Kane activates Ben?s blue saber, Nyx spins, and activates both her sabers, blocking Mara?s. She pushes Mara off of her, and the two begin to duel.

EXT. SPACE ? ICE RING

Ben chases after a Coalition Fighter, with two others behind him. He fires at the lead, winging it before almost crashing into an ice meteor. He takes a deep breath, and tries to shake the two fighters behind him.

BEN
Dal-Kon, you better get here soon.

One of the Fighters shoots at a large chunk of ice, melting it and creating a new obstacle for Ben. He pulls up, barely avoiding the crash, when from out of nowhere the fighters are blasted. More T-Wings enter the ice ring.

DAL-KON
You needed some help Skywalker?

BEN
It?s about time!

DAL-KON
Keep that up and I may just go home.

BEN
Be my guest, but there may not much home to go to.

Another blast hits Ben?s T-Wing.

EXT. KHARAM ? CANYON

The vertical battle continues, as the Jetpack Troopers overwhelm the small Jedi force. Ovan Marekal drops his swoop behind a Jetpack Trooper and takes a swing at him with his saber. It slashes the jetpack and the Trooper goes flying. Two other Troopers then rush Ovan from both sides, firing. He deflects their lasers, but one hits the swoop?s engine. It sputters and Ovan falls through the battling Jedi. He begins to rewire the swoop, and it starts up moments before it crashes into the ground. Smiling, Ovan rises back up into the battle.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? SWOOP DOCKING BAY

Kane and Mara are dueling with Darth Nyx. She gracefully deflects both Jedi?s sabers, keeping them at bay. Mara swings low and Nyx leaps up in the air, spinning and landing behind Mara. Kane runs after her, but Nyx takes a swing at Mara?s face and she goes down. Mara gets up, wiping blood from the cut on her cheek made by the knife blade on Nyx?s saber. Nyx looks at Kane and laughs.

DARTH NYX
What?s the matter boy? Afraid mother can?t protect you.

Nyx swings at Kane and starts to duel him as Mara quickly gets back up and charges at Nyx. She parries Mara and force-pushes Kane over.

DARTH NYX (con?d)
An entire family of great Jedi, and then there?s you. Pathetic.

Kane looks up, hurt.

MARA
Don?t listen to her.

Nyx turns and fights Mara with both sabers, wearing her down. Kane leaps up and flies forward, slamming into Nyx and knocking her down.

DARTH NYX
Powerful anger for such a small child.

Nyx smiles and pushes Kane off of her, while dodging a blow to the head from Mara.

EXT. SPACE ? ICE RING

As the T-Wings dodge ice particles, dog-fighting, Ben is being chased by a Coalition Fighter, which he manages to dodge and destroy.

Ben banks his fighter and notices that a small group of fighters is about to leave the ice ring.

BEN
Zulu Base, warning-

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? COMMAND CENTER

Master Talja stands over the technicians, with Thenna close beside her. Minch hangs to the back of the room with Jaytoo, eyes on Thenna.

BEN (V.O.)
Alert the swoops, we have fighters breaking through.

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Script Pages:

Intro  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31  32  33

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