SOME NOTES: First of all, I'm sorry about the bad formatting. This was written as a screenplay, and it didn't transfer well to doc manager, so I had to go through and adjust it all by hand. Thus, there's bound to be some errors. Secondly, this is mostly just an outlet for me to practice my screenwriting skills, so feel free to critique the hell out of it. My main goal here is to improve, so I'm grateful for any feedback whatsoever (and please, be as rude or profane as you'd like. I'm a big boy, I can handle it). Anyways, enjoy!
Star Wars: Scarlet Veil
A Star Wars: The Old Republic Fan Story
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
It is more than three thousand years before the battle of Yavin IV. The galaxy is in the midst of a COLD WAR between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire.
A decade ago, the isolated star system ADEBRA fell under the oppressive control of a mysterious Sith lord known as DARTH IVARIUS. Ivarius used Adebra's shipyards to build himself a powerful fleet, fortifying the system with a nigh-impenetrable blockade known to the galaxy as the SCARLET VEIL.
Now, the Republic has all but given up any hope of reclaiming the system, and the Empire turns a blind eye to Ivarius' harsh rule. However, one group of freedom fighters from within the system itself, the CONDORS, continue to wage war against the Sith lord's tyranny…
INTRO
EXT. SPACE, ADEBRA SYSTEM
A small probe droid streaks across the black void of space. The only source of light apart from the twinkling white stars is the flashing red light atop the probe droid's antenna. The droid zooms towards a large Harrower-class Imperial dreadnought. As it nears the vessel, it is captured by a tractor beam, which slowly pulls it into one of the ship's many hangar bays.
INT. HANGAR BAY, STAR DESTROYER, ADEBRA SYSTEM
Once inside, the tractor beam disables, and the probe droid falls to the hangar bay floor with a loud THUNK. An inspection officer approaches, flanked by an Imperial soldier. The officer kneels down next to the probe droid and examines it.
INSPECTION OFFICER
Hmm. Appears to be defunct.
IMPERIAL SOLDIER
Doesn't surprise me. We've found a handful of these stray buggers around the system lately. All broken.
INSPECTION OFFICER
How many, exactly?
IMPERIAL SOLDIER
Dunno. Four, five?
INSPECTION OFFICER
Strange. Someone must have sent them out here.
IMPERIAL SOLDIER
(Shrugging)
Maybe they just wanted to get rid of a few worthless probes.
INSPECTION OFFICER
Maybe. Guess we'd best salvage it, at least.
The inspection officer stands and turns around, beckoning to a crewman nearby. On the ground, the probe droid's antenna light starts to flash faster and faster. The soldier notices this and watches it curiously.
INSPECTION OFFICER
Get this thing to salvage, crewman.
CREWMAN
Aye-aye, sir.
INSPECTION OFFICER
Do the same with any more of these things that show up. Let's stop wasting...
The inspection officer's voice fades out as the probe droid's antenna light begins flashing rapidly. The watching soldier's gaze turns from curiosity to suspicion, then to realization, and finally, to horror.
IMPERIAL SOLDIER
HIT THE DECK!
The soldier dives, tackling the inspection officer. Suddenly, the probe droid explodes in a blinding flash of light that consumes most of the hangar bay, including the people and fighter ships inside. The hangar's force field dissipates, and blasts of fire and debris spew out of it and into the cold vacuum of space. As repair crews rush into the demolished hangar bay and the ship's emergency alarms flash soundlessly in the background, a scorched piece of the probe droid floats amongst the rubble. Engraved on it is the image of a dark blue bird, its jagged wings spread wide...