REVELATIONS
BESPIN
"No! I don't have a landing permit. I'm trying to reach Lando Calrissian…" Han says over the COM to the two pilots shadowing him in cloud cars.
They fire on the Falcon, "You will deviate from your present course."
"Wait let me explain."
"Rather touchy aren't they." 3P0 says.
"I thought you said you knew this person." Leia says.
That is when Chewie says something. Han looks at him, "That was a long time ago. I sure he's forgotten about that."
"You are cleared to land on platform 23."
"Thank you…" Han looks at Leia, "See my friend. No worries."
"Who's worried?"
They land the Falcon and disembark. "Oh there is no one to meet us." 3P0 says.
"I don't like this." Leia says uneasy about the situation.
Han looks at her, "Well what would you like?"
A door opens and out walks an ebony skinned man with curly hair accompanied by several armed men, "See my friend…" He leans into Chewie, "Keep your eyes open alright." Chewie growls a yes. "Hey Lando…Long time no see."
"Why you double-crossing, no good, swindler…You got a lot guts coming here after that stunt you pulled." Han points to himself trying to look innocent. The two look as if they are about to fight, then Lando starts laughing. "Come here ya pirate. It's good to see you."
"Well he seems friendly." Threepio says.
"Yeah a bit too friendly."
"I was hoping you could help me out. The Falcon needs repairs."
"What have you done to my ship?"
"Your ship? You lost to me fair and square remember."
"Hay Chewbacca…You still hanging around this loser?"
"I dd swear a life debt." Chewie says.
Then Lando spots Leia, "Hello what do we have here." He walks up to her and takes her hand and kisses it, "I'm Lando Calrissian Chief Administrator here. And you are?"
"Leia…Princess of Alderaan."
Han gets in between them and takes Leia's hand, "Alright…You old smoothie."
They start walking towards the inner city. "What's wrong with the Falcon?"
"Hyperdrive."
"I'll get my people to fix it…That ship saved my life dozens of times. She's the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy." As they walk, they fail to notice that Threepio goes missing.
Later Han enters the apartment to speak with Leia, "Wow."
She frowns, "What?"
"Nothing…Its just the second time I have seen you in girl clothes."
She grabs a pillow off the sofa and throws it at him. "Shut up."
He ducks and walks over to the couch, "What's wrong?" He asks sitting down.
"I'm worried about Threepio…He's been gone too long to get lost. And no has seen him."
"I'll ask Lando."
"I don't trust Lando."
"Neither do I, but he is my friend." He stares into her eyes and she his. He sighs, "One day we are going to have to have a real talk about what is going on between us."
Before she could answer Han, Chewie enters the suit with Threepio in pieces in a box he is carrying. "Oh no. Chewie what happened?"
"I found him in a junk pile…"
"Where?" Chewie repeats himself, "A junk pile."
"Chewie do you think you can fix him?"
"Yes, but it will take time." He replies.
Suddenly the door opens and in walks Lando. "You truly are beautiful. You belong here with us among the clouds."
Han roles his eyes, "Thank you." Leia replies closing her robe.
"I come to invite you all to dinner…" Chewie growls, "Everyone is invited of course." Lando looks at the Droid, "Having trouble with your Droid?"
"No…no trouble."
"This facility is very impressive Lando."
"Thank you…"
"Are you apart of the mining guild."
"No…The civil war between the two Emperors and the Rebels have allowed us to operate freely."
"So why not join the Alliance and help keep the Empire out of here for good." Leia asks as they walk through the city.
"Our customers wish to keep a low profile…We don't sell through regular channels or do business through the Corporate sector. "The threat of the Empire, has been a looming fear of everyone casting a shadow over everything we've worked so hard to build. But I've just made a deal that will keep the Empire out of here for good."
"What deal?" Han asks.
The door opens and Darth Vader is sitting at the head of the table. Han draws his blaster and shoots, but Vader blocks the blaster bolts with his hand. Then he force rips the gun from him. He is joined by his Apprentice Darth Jade, Boba Fett, and two dozen Stormtroopers.
"We would be honored if you joined us." Vader says.
"I'm sorry they arrived here before you."
Leia's anger rises and both Vader and Jade looks at her. She spins halfway around and uses the force to throw the troops behind her to the floor. Then she leaps forward, drawing her saber and runs across the table. Darth Jade leaps up onto the table drawing her lightsaber as well. They fight, but it doesn't last long. Jade disarms Leia, grabs her in the force and slams her into the wall.
"Impressive…Most Impressive."
"LUKE!" Leia calls through the force with her mind.
Han and Chewie are put into a cell. "We are in the middle of it now aren't we buddy?" Han says to Chewie as he tries to slice the lock to their cells.
VADER
"What are we going to do with her Master?" Darth Jade asks.
"The force is strong in her…But it is untamed."
"We should kill her."
"No…I sense much anger in her…We will send her to my fortress to be trained as an Inquisitor."
"And Solo?"
"We will allow him to escape…after placing a homing device on his ship…Use him to lead us to the Rebels."
Just then Natari Daala enters, "My Emperor, we searched the Millennium Falcon and found this." She hands him a holocron.
"A Jedi holocron…" Vader leaves his office and heads to the cell where they are keeping Princess Leia. The chamber has Ysalamari in it to keep her from using the force. "Leave us." He shows her the holocron, "Where did you get this?" Leia closes her eyes and ignores him. "You can either tell me or I can torture the man you love."
She looks at him, "Love! I don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh, but I think you do Princess…I can feel your emotions…Love, anger, hatred…Hate for Darth Revenant who destroyed your home world…Join me and we will destroy him."
"If you touch Han…I will destroy you and then I'm gonna kill Darth Revenant."
"Thank you…I know how to turn you to the Darkside now." Vader drops the holocron and steps on it smashing it. Then he has his men bring Han and Chewie to the Carbon Freezing chamber.
"Lord Vader…What is the meaning of this?" Lando asks.
"I am putting Captain Solo into the Carbonite Freezing chamber."
"That was never a part of our agreement!"
He looks at Lando, "Perhaps you feel as if you are being treated unfairly."
Lando takes a step back calming down, "No."
"Good it would unfortunate if I had to leave a Garrison here."
LUKE
His X-Wing comes out of hyperspace in the Bespin System. He flies to the third planet in the system. Luke lands his fighter, "R2 find a computer and download a map of the city to me…Also find the Millennium Falcon." R2 whistles a reply as Luke runs off. He can feel Leia's fear rising. "Leia…I'm coming!"
"Hurry Luke!"
LEIA
A, Ysalamiri had been placed in a device to keep it alive. Then it had been strapped to Leia to keep her from using the force. Leia is escorted to the chamber by Darth Jade. Then they bring in Han and Chewie. "What's going on buddy?" Han asks Lando.
"You're being put into Carbon Freeze."
"If you put him in there it will kill him!" Leia says.
"You can stop this…Princess…Give yourself over to the Darkisde."
"And if I do…You will let him go."
"Yes…"
"Leia don't do it." Han says and then a trooper punches him in the gut.
"Fine! I will go willingly. But first Han must be taken to his ship with Chewie so that they can leave."
Daala comes in, "Lord Vader Skywalker is here in the city."
"Take Captain Solo and the Wookie back to their cells.
"What about our deal?" Leia asks struggling against the Stormtroopers.
"First I must deal with Skywalker." He looks at Daala, "Make sure Skywalker makes his way in here…"
LUKE
Luke sneaks through the city using the force to disable holo-cams or divert troops. When a door closes to him he uses the force to open it. Then he receives a message from R2. "You found it R2? Good…Well yeah remove the homing device…No wait…I have an idea."
Luke enters the Carbon Freezing chamber. Vader looks at Darth Jade, "Take the Princess to my ship."
Luke leaps up and lands in front of Vader. "Let her go!"
"The force is strong in you…Skywalker…Have you come to avenge your Aunt and Uncle? It is I who gave the order to kill them."
"Revenge leads to the Darkside…I came to bring balance…And if that leads to your death so be it."
"And if you will not be turned then you shall spend your days at my side a prisoner." Luke strikes first, but Vader is able to ignite his lightsaber and block the attack.
LANDO
As Lando escorts Han and Chewie to their cell, he sends a signal from his gauntlet to Lobot his assistant. Just before they reach the cells Lando's men ambush the Stormtroopers. "Well done. Lock them in the security tower and keep it quiet." When Lando removes Han's binders, he punches Lando. "I deserved that…"
"Yeah come on we got to save Leia."
They ambush Darth Jade before she can get to the ship, by taking a shortcut. "I told Vader not to trust you." Jade says as Han and Leia hug.
"Yeah well I shouldn't have trusted him either."
"Don't worry Calrissian…It will be the last mistake you make." Suddenly Daala appears with fifty Stormtroopers. Leia grabs a blaster from Lando and shoots at Jade, but she places the Ysalamiri in the path of the blaster shot and it dies. "That's not good."
Seeing her lightsaber under Jade's robe Leia extends her hand and summons it. She ignites the blade and kills two Storntroopers. "Kill them all!" Jade yells as a fight breaks out. All seems lost as Lobot appears with Cloud City troops to help. Blaster bolts fly back and forth, some are deflected by Darth Jade and Leia. Jade leaps over some of her own troops, kicking Han in the chest. "Now you die!"
"Get away from him bitch!" Leia says blocking her blade with her lightsaber. The two start fighting.
VADER
He spins around and side kicks Luke, who stumbles backwards towards the Carbob Freezing pit. He flips backwards across the pit and resets, but Vader grabs him in the force and pulls him forward. "All too easy…" He says using the force to activate the counsel. He fails to notice Luke leap up out of the pit.
"Your arrogance blinds you Vader." Luke says from above hanging from the cables.
"Impressive…Most impressive."
Luke flips off the cable and grabs the one Vader had cut. He points the pipe into his face which is spewing Carbon Freeze gas. Vader roars as Luke summons his lightsaber. "You have learned much young one. Despite Ben Kenobi's death."
"I am a Jedi Knight! And I shall prevail over you…"
"Then I will show you the true power of the Darkside!" Vader grabs a barrel and flings it at Luke. Luke grabs a crate in the force and intercepts the flying barrel. He extends his left hand and unleashes a storm of force lightening at Luke, who blocks it with his Lightsaber. Luke redirects the lightening and leaps up. As he flies through the air, he throws his lightsaber and cuts a pylon. It falls over, but Vader rolls out of the way.
As Luke lands his Lightsaber returns to his hand. The two charge one another and after several, blocks, counters, thrusts, and parries; Luke kicks him off the platform. They wind up near a control panel overlooking the large inner tube of Cloud City.
"I see Ben has fooled you as well."
"Ben didn't fool me. I know the true nature of the force…There is no emotion there is peace."
Vader blocks Luke and counters, "Peace is a lie…There is only Passion!"
Luke flips over him swinging his sword, but Vader leans away and they lock swords when he lands. "There is no Ignorance…There is Knowledge!" He breaks the standoff and swings for Vader's neck.
"Through passion I gain strength!" Vader leans back again, switching to Asathii.
"There is no passion…There is serenity." Luke replies, switching to Ataru.
"Through strength I gain power!" Vader says backing Luke up to the window.
Luke rolls forward to Vader's left and sticks his leg out. Vader goes smashing through the glass window. Luke stabs his lightsaber into the ground as the wind tries to suck him through as well. When it is over he walks to the edge to see Vader holding on to the walkway below and pull himself up.
LEIA AND JADE
Leia only knows the basic forms of Shii-Cho and it is all she can do to hold Darth Jade off. Her command of the Force is limited and she is unable to hold enough energy to keep up with the Sith Lord. Jade knocks Leia's sword from her hand and sweeps her leg. She is about to finish Leia off, when Cloud City Troops open fire at her.
Jade spins around blocking the blaster bolts with her saber. Meanwhile Leia summons her lightsaber and swings for Jade's legs. Darth Jade leaps up at the last minute and spins around twisting her saber behind her back, deflecting bolts and kicking Leia at the same time. Channeling her power through her foot, Leia goes sailing across the floor.
Jade turns around and unleashes force lightening on the men attacking her. She kills them all and when she turns back to Leia she is gone. Leia limps through a corridor holding her stomach. She tries to use the force to ease the pain, but her fear clouds her mind. Her breaths come in great heaves. "Luke where are you." She says trying to call him with the force, but is unable to.
A door opens and Leia gasps falling backwards as Darth Jade is standing there. She grabs Leia in a force choke lifting her off the floor. "I'm going to kill you little Princess…Then I'm going to kill your Captain Solo…His Wookie and the traitor Lando Calrissian."
Hearing her say those words causes Leia to become enraged. A great heat gathers inside her and she unleashes it in a wave, breaking Darth Jade's hold on her. Jade flies backwards and hits the wall. Reenergized by her anger Leia charges Jade, who sends force lightening at her.
LUKE
Yoda had taught him well. Luke did not want revenge for his father, Uncle and Aunt. He wanted to put an end to this evil that threatened the galaxy and save his friends. He was a true Jedi. He was hunting Vader when he felt Leia's anger. "Leia…No…Don't give into the Darkside." Luke turns away from hunting Vader to go and help Leia. He enters the turbo lift to take it to the mid-city section.
When he exits the turbo lift Vader is waiting for him. "Going somewhere."
"I don't have time for you anymore."
"She will fall to the Darkside…You cannot save her."
"We shall see." They both ignite their lightsabers and attack each other. They fight back and forth in the hallway. They lock swords and force push against one another with their free hands. A section of the long window that goes up the hall shatters. As they fight a vision of a younger Vader flashes in his mind doing the same thing against a younger Ben Kanobi. Vader goes flying down the hallway, as Luke does a backwards cartwheel to the turbo-lift. The doors open and he enters the lift.
Meanwhile Vader hits his back and force throws his lightsaber. The doors open as the saber strikes the cord to the lift. The saber returns to his hand as he runs up the hallway. He can sense that Luke is alive. Luke is running towards the door from outside as a voice sounds throughout the city. "This Lando Calrissian to all citizens. The Empire has taken over the city, please evacuate before more Stormtroopers show up.
Leia is on the other side of the door, but a chunk of ceiling from above falls and Vader drops down to block Luke. "Your skill and power are impressive." He says using battle meditation on himself. "But our game has come to an end.
"Yes it has." Luke closes his eyes and attacks giving himself over to the will of the Force. He matches Vader's attacks blow for blow. Luke twirls his green saber, spins around and cuts off his sword hand. Vader hits the floor as Luke raises his weapon to finish him off.
"Will you kill your own father Luke?"
Luke pauses staring at him, "What did you just say?"
"Yes…I am your father!"
Luke drops his lightsaber, "No…no…you killed my father…You killed Anakin Skywalker. You were Dooku before you became Darth Vader."
"And while we fought you saw a younger me fighting Obi-Wan…Anakin Skywalker was my name…before I became Darth Vader…Dooku was Darth Tyrannus. He was Sidious' Apprentice before me and I killed him. And if you don't believe me…Believe this…Padme Amidala was my wife…How would I know that if I were not your father."
Luke falls to his knees, "NO!"
"Yes…you are my son. And I your father."
Then Luke feels Leia lose her hand. "Leia…" He whispers. He summons his lightsaber and turns to leave.
"Come with me son. Together we can destroy Darth Revenant and rule the galaxy."
Luke pauses for a second. Then he leaves using the force to enhance his speed. When he arrives Leia is on the floor cradling the stump. While Jade has Han, Lando, and Chewie on the floor force choking them. "No!" He force pushes Darth Jade and ignites his lightsaber. "Go get out of here…I will handle her."
Jade stands up to face Luke as Lando, Han, Leia, and Chewie; who has Threepio strapped to his back, because he had not replaced his legs. "I would walk away if I were you. I just defeated your Master."
"But you didn't kill him. Why?"
"A Jedi does not surrender to his emotions."
"You are lying…You are hiding something Jedi." Luke does not respond, "I feel great conflict within you…Your emotions betray you…Tell me what it is."
"Vader…Was once Anakin Skywalker my father." Now he feels her emotions, "Now who is conflicted?"
"Silence!"
"You see it now don't you? You are expendable…"
"Shut up and fight!"
She charges Luke, but he jumps up and lands on the second level to the area they are in. "Keep serving Vader and your life will end in darkness…As his surely will." Luke leaves after she switches off her lightsaber.
When Luke returns to his X-Wing R2 is waiting for him. He can feel Han, Leia, Lando, Chewie, and Threepio leaving. He takes off and meets them as they fly away from Cloud City with three dozen Tie Fighters chasing them. "Hey Han…There is a tracking device on your ship…I had R2 send a message to the Alliance…Set course for Endor…"
"Why? Oh I see…A trap to lure them into."
"Yes…"
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to hold off these fighters…Then I have some unfinished business to attend to." Luke loops his ship around and engages the Tie Fighters. While the Falcon escapes.
VADER
"Bring my shuttle!" Vader commands as hundreds of Stormtroopers follow him. When he lands on the Executor Grand Admiral Thrawn is waiting for him. "The Millennium Falcon has escaped, but I feel that if we follow it…We will be walking into a trap."
Vader smiles, "Then by all means leak the information to Darth Revenant's spies and let him walk into the trap." Later Vader meets with his chief Medical officer.
"I'm sorry My Emperor…The nerves are too damaged to reattach the hand. You will need cybernetic implants."
"Do it." The last thing he wanted was a cybernetic part. His son had fought him and won. A true Jedi, but did he fall to the Darkside and Luke did not. Perhaps he still can after learning that Obi-Wan had lied to him.
