127 From Space — Dull Brown planet (Chos ) 127
A dusty ball hosts the massive battle between hundreds of Imperial Star Destroyer IVs and diverse Republic Cluster Dreadnaughts. Their thousands of smaller fighters all engaged in combat.
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128 Republic Cluster's Command Vessel — Int. 128
General Organa in command of a crew of diligent officers. He is taking in the sight of the unending warfare. Man appears on his left.
SECRETARY General Organa, two Pulsar .9s with Elite access codes have arrived and are requesting a direct meeting.
GEN. ORGANA Only two?
SECRETARY Yes, sir.
GEN. ORGANA Let them board. Send them up immediately.
The general looks back at the warfare.
GEN. ORGANA This will end soon.
LUKE SKYWALKER I'll end it now.
Organa turns to see an older, robed Luke with an exposed robotic arm.
GEN. ORGANA Uncle Luke. My guards had weak minds then.
LUKE SKYWALKER They may be tired from all this unending hell.
Luke gestures to two soldiers approaching him whom suddenly stop in place.
GEN. ORGANA I am winning this long battle, Luke. Very soon. Your help will be unneeded but appreciated.
LUKE SKYWALKER You assume I want you to win.
GEN. ORGANA My mother sent you then.
LUKE SKYWALKER She and I agree. This loss of life is sickening. All for nothing. Venileo. It is best to retreat, leave them a dry planet.
GEN. ORGANA There are strategies at play you cannot comprehend.
LUKE SKYWALKER Oh? I believe the same may be said for you.
The general now stares directly at his uncle.
GEN. ORGANA I am listening.
LUKE SKYWALKER Visions. Over and over, I see a boy with a knife chasing a viper. As he runs deeper into the forest, he finds his moment and buries the knife in its skull. But the serpent struggles still and coils around the boy's arm. He can't move, he's trapped, and only then, he sees the viper's second head.
GEN. ORGANA So, I am a 'boy' in these visions even still?
LUKE SKYWALKER *chuckles* Always, Venny.
The two Elites have arrived in the background, rushing to the General.
GEN. ORGANA My men bring news of the viper's second head. Leave my ship now, Uncle.
LUKE SKYWALKER If this war does not end in a day, I will stop it. You if I must.
General Organa ignores Luke's threat, and convenes with the two Elites. Luke sighs. He looks out at the chaos, reflecting on a war that has gone on his entire life, but never quite seeing this much useless death.
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