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

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EXT. KHARAM ? JEDI TEMPLE

The group of fighters takes pot shots at the Jedi Temple, but descends into the canyon to help the Troopers.

EXT. KHARAM ? CANYON

Ovan and the rest of the Jedi continue to fight the Coalition Troopers, when the group of fighters drops in and begins to fire at them. A few Jedi are blown off their swoops.

Ovan makes a run for one of the ships. It fires at his swoop and it explodes. Ovan leaps off at the last moment and lands on the edge of the cockpit. The Coalition pilot begins to bank his craft to knock Ovan off, but Ovan uses his saber to cut the cockpit release. He tosses the pilot out, takes control of the ship, and begins to attack the other fighters.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? COMMAND CENTER

The Female Technician signals to Master Talja, who joins her at her radar screen.

FEMALE TECHNICIAN
Master, look.

A large blip appears, heading towards the ice ring. Talja hits a button to call the T-Wings.

MASTER TALJA
Blue Squadron, we?re picking up a new arrival.

EXT. SPACE ? ICE RING

From the ice ring, Ben is staring out at the massive ship heading towards them ? The Dark Claw.

BEN
Yeah. We see it.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? SWOOP DOCKING BAY

Nyx blocks a swipe from Kane and pushes her attack on Mara. She begins to push her back towards the wall, while simultaneously fighting Kane, almost as an afterthought. Nyx and Mara lock sabers and Nyx shoves Mara back with all her might. She back flips over Kane, deflecting his attack as she flies over his head.

Landing, she uses the Force to toss a few tools at Mara, as Kane attacks her. Mara dodges the debris tossed at her, but then Nyx looks to one of the unmanned swoops on the far wall. She flicks her hand and activates the swoop. It accelerates across the room at Mara, who barely has time to leap out of the way.

The swoop slams into the wall, exploding. Debris flies everywhere, and Mara is knocked to the ground. Kane is distracted, and Nyx deactivates her sabers and grabs him.

DARTH NYX
Now come with me.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? COMMANDER CENTER

Talja continues to monitor the battle screens.

FEMALE TECHNICIAN
Master, explosion in Docking Bay 4

Master Talja takes a step towards the monitor when another technician calls from across the room.

TECHNICIAN
Bigger problem. The warship is getting closer.

EXT. SPACE ? ICE RING

A T-Wing follows closely behind a Coalition Fighter. It fires twice, destroying it, only to quickly be blown up by turbolasers from the Dark Claw

BEN
Preventing these fighters from getting through the belt will be pointless once that ship gets in range.

Dal-Kon dodges laser fire.

MASTER DAL-KON
Wise observation young Jedi, but all the firepower we have won?t be enough.

BEN
There has to be a way.

Ben steers his T-Wing towards the Claw.

MASTER DAL-KON
Skywalker!

Ben continues to speed closer to the ship.

INT. JEDI TEMPLE ? SWOOP DOCKING BAY

Nyx is pulling Kane by the arm, towards the snowy cliff at the edge of the docking bay.

DARTH NYX
Come on you weak little fool.

She whips his around and shoves him down onto the snowy cliff. The waterfall roars behind them, and pulls in the falling snow from outside, creating a small flurry.

Kane gets up and points his saber at Nyx?s chest.

DARTH NYX (con?d)
Don?t try and intimidate me, child.

She re-ignites her sabers and holds them in a defensive stance. Kane sizes up Nyx for a moment and then charges, furiously attacking her with his saber. Nyx easily defeats every blow and pushes Kane near the cliff edge.

DARTH NYX (con?d)
You are a failure to your family?s name.

Kane looks behind Nyx and sees that Mara is starting to get up.

KANE
I will be a great Jedi warrior one day.

DARTH NYX
Ha. If you didn?t have your family to protect you, you?d be either dead or navigating spice freighters.

Kane stares at Nyx, angry. She uses the moment of intimidation to casually swipe her saber. Kane looks and sees that she?s sliced off the end of his saber handle, deactivating it.

Mara, now standing, ignites her saber and runs at Nyx. Nyx turns to fend off the assault, and Kane jumps out of the way. Mara and Nyx battle each other, neither gaining the upper hand. Nyx uses the Force to push Mara off of her, but as Mara flies back, Nyx?s foot slips on the snow. At that moment Mara leaps up, flying at Nyx. She kicks her in the stomach and Nyx goes backwards off the cliff.

Mara shuts off her saber and walks carefully with Kane to the edge of the cliff. They peer over and see nothing, but Nyx has used the knife blades on her sabers to cling to the side. She pushes off of her handles and flies back up with them to cliff level. She lands and pulls Kane towards her, kissing him on the mouth. She then speaks in a strange tongue.

DARTH NYX
[It is your destiny to join us.]

Kane responds in the same language.

KANE
[I?ll never be one of you.]

Nyx raises her arms in the air and takes a backwards dive off of the cliff into the mist below. Kane looks down and sees that she?s placed one of her sabers in his hands.

MARA
What language was that?

Kane looks at his mother.

KANE
I only know one.

Mara looks deep into Kane?s eyes, searching.

MARA
We better head to the Command Center.

They run off towards the command center.

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Script Pages:

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