169 Star Destroyer Hallway 2 169
Poe and Vilpus head to the Comm. Room. Solders look curiously at Vilpus' injured arm, then after waving her hand, they resume their business.
VILPUS Is that the last code?
POE Yes. Relay the message after.
VILPUS I won't have long. What should I say?
POE Situation critical. Empire has a Death Star inbound. Retreat immediately.
VILPUS Easy to remember.
POE Repeat it as many times as you can. After that... take out every imp they let us have.
VILPUS You don't want to try escaping with Finn?
POE Haha ...I hope he makes it out.
Vilpus stops moving seeing the two guards standing outside a door.
VILPUS We're here.
They walk in front of the guards.
VILPUS We have business here.
BORED STORMTROOPER Of course.
They enter.
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170 Comm. Room 170
The room resembles a library with two floors. The shelves are massive machines encoding, decoding, interpreting, and hiding information. The comm. officers are working shoulder-to-shoulder, very tight. Lax guards roam the halls and the corners of the room. Very noisy, can barely hear the person next to you. The MDS Krannek stays in front of the massive viewport.
VILPUS Where is the best place to make our last stand?
Poe points to the second floor's far-right corner, furthest from any entrance, and the railing can obscure fire. They walk up the stairs, Vilpus performs a mind trick on the officer in a corner seat.
VILPUS I am very tired. I need a break.
OVERWORKED COMM OFFICER I am very tired. I need to crash.
The officer gets up, and Vilpus takes her place. Poe walks down the hallway to look official. The officer next to Vilpus eyes her suspiciously.
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171 Agnomenon Command Center 171
Vice Admiral Hux stands overlooking many diligent officers. Behind him is a captain's chair he is not sitting in, doing what he thinks is setting an example. Kylo Ren is on the right of the chair, Eepha Ren is on the left.
Kylo feels a gnawing sensation from the floor below.
KYLO Eepha Ren, patrol floor nineteen. Address any deviancy.
Eepha Ren nods, then leaves.
HUX Is there a problem?
KYLO Nothing obvious. Set alert to orange.
HUX Lieutenant Snarr, set alert to orange. Keep the alert internal. The Emperor will abide no further annoyance from our side.
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172 Kylo's Place of Peace 172
A small orange light switches on to a tone in a far corner of a black room. Rey half awakens to the sound. Around her appears to be a woodland of dead, tranquil trees. As she becomes more aware, she notices she is still bound. Examining closer, she sees it's a small park inside sleek black walls. Blackish-blue grass mats the rolling ground around the trees, broken by a sharp, straight, white walkway leading to the door and the flat square in the center of it all. The table she is chained planted here.
REY Hello! Is anyone out there!
Rey begins to panic again.
REY Please! Finn! Poe! Please anyone! Help! Finn!
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173 Hangar 7 173
Finn is sitting, looking at The MDS Krannek. Then he feels a sharp poke, which shocks him into standing.
FINN Rey's in trouble!
R2D2 *beeps "so nothing's changed"
C3PO R2! That's rude.
FINN Ahh, I can't do anything about it.
R2D2 *Beeps a notification to Finn
C3PO Don't encourage him!
FINN What are you pulling up R2?
R2D2 shows the third floor's blueprints, highlighting the drains connecting hangars 2 and 7.
R2D2 *beeps "it's what a Jedi 'd do"
FINN There are too many places to get lost. I need a way to take it with me.
BB8 *beeps excitedly to be of use
BB8 displays a far lower resolution of the same blueprint.
FINN Eh, the blueprints still don't show the dense metal grates in the way. Can't work.
R2D2 *beeps "Jedi you idiot"
Finn looks down at the lightsaber now on his belt.
FINN The Jedi way, huh?
C3PO Oh, not another one!
Finn starts moving over to the drain near the front of the wall.
FINN 3PO, R2, if Poe or Vilpus make it back without me, leave us behind.
R2D2 *beeps lethargically
Finn turns on the lightsaber, bathing his face for the first time in that heroic blue light.
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174 Leia's Meadow 174
A large, glamorous ship overlooks the battle of Chos from a safe distance. Arriving out of the direction of conflict is a classic X-Wing. It docks.
Inside, Leia Organa sits on a lavish chair, hand resting on a matching table. She peers out the large, opulent viewport of the massive war. Around her is a palatial park area; fine glass, pruned exotic flowers, bushes shaved into pleasant shapes. The walls are white and gold. From the door, Luke Skywalker enters.
LEIA ORGANA You didn't stop him?
LUKE SKYWALKER I gave him a day. *deep sigh*
LEIA ORGANA So much pain. Even after all this time.
LUKE SKYWALKER It feels like it will never end.
LEIA ORGANA Can you promise me it will?
LUKE SKYWALKER I don't see the Empire lasting much longer. This bloodshed... the war will end without it.
LEIA ORGANA I still sense so much hatred in my son.
LUKE SKYWALKER That... I cannot see ending so soon.
LEIA ORGANA Then neither will this.
He finally takes the seat next to Leia to watch the war with her, until the day ends. When suddenly...
LUKE SKYWALKER Incredible!
All the Republic fighters are retreating from the planet but not going into hyperspace.
LEIA ORGANA I don't believe it... Luke, you did it!
The two watch in amazement. The retreating ships amass in two crowds, separated by a large gap, like curtains framing the show about to happen.
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175 Star Destroyer Command Center – Int. 175
The inside of this Star Destroyer is near-identical to the Agnomenon. Everyone is frantic. The Admiral has a single Knight of Ren.
RUSHED ADMIRAL Make sure every ship knows! It is about to happen. Execute Order 175!
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176 Leia's Meadow 176
From hyperspace, a Death Star enters. This Death Star is green and gold. The Republic symbol on the left side is rough but recognizable. The form of the Death Star is rounded in many parts, seemingly having hills and valleys. A circle shielding covers the eight beams. This is a gem in the heavens, the Gammalann. A machine that hides its true purpose.
LUKE SKYWALKER NO!
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177 DS Gammalann – Int. 177
The inside of the Republic's Death Star is well lit. Clean, the railing shines. Above many diligent soldiers stands General Organa, at proud command.
GEN. ORGANA Open the barrel now. I want them to cower as they realize their last moments. Let them feel the full might of the Death Star Gammalann!
The circle shielding begins to sink as the lit tips unveil. All eight lasers edge forward, ready. Many ships hyperdrive out.
SECRETARY Sir! All systems are ready.
GEN. ORGANA FIRE!
The DS Gammalann unleashes its full power, the green beam plunging into the planet, destroying Chos and those few unlucky ships too slow to escape in time.
GEN. ORGANA Haha, I was amazed how many were able to scurry off. Lieutenant, how many ships endured and perished under my fury?
REPUBLIC LIEUTENANT 1 Hard to say, sir. The effects of our attack have left everything unrecognizable.
GEN. ORGANA Excellent.
REPUBLIC LIEUTENANT 2 Sir, there is one Imperial ship remaining, roughly four hundred megameters away.
GEN. ORGANA Issue every ship to leave it be, so long as it makes no attacks against us. I expect they are updating their side of the situation. Their surrender will come soon.
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178 Comm. Room 178
With the Orange Alert, the atmosphere of the room has become highly rigid. No little conversations are happening, all comm. officers have their backs straight and focused on a task. The soldiers are alert. Poe is still circling Vilpus' area. Vilpus has just begun typing the warning out to send.
Over the intercom, Zaltan speaks:
ZALTAN My glorious Imperial subjects, the Republic has shown their hand. On Chos, they unveiled a secret. A weapon we had our suspicions about —a Death Star.
The words halt Poe. His mind, his entire life, melts by the mention of the Republic Death Star. Dazed, he wanders from the improvised post.
ZALTAN (cont.) Worry not, all Imperial Ships were prepared for this scenario. Those with glory, survived. You need not worry over any true allies being harmed by this attack.
Poe's body collapses against the railing, unable to grasp a breath. Vilpus is concerned. As she looks at Poe, her neighbor notices what she has been typing.
ZALTAN (cont.) General Organa seems to be basking the glow of victory. He awaits our response. We shall return a cruel answer, reminding the greater galaxy of their Imperial bonds. I sent the exact coordinates to your navigators. We leave for glory in five. Glory to the Empire!
ALL (but our heroes) May the Empire never fall!
A soldier approaches Poe.
PEEVED STORMTROOPER Stand up straight, trooper. If you are feeling emotional, you will be dismissed for conditioning dishonorably.
NOSEY COMM. OFFICER Trooper! This one is leaking to the Republic!
As the stormtrooper turns around, Poe snaps in gear and shoots him in the back. Poe rips his helmet off. He takes out three more before finding cover.
POE Yeah, a little emotional.
He throws the lightsaber to Vilpus, who transforms, and leaps to the ground floor, leveling troopers. Poe kills any trooper on the second floor aiming for Vilpus. Once this ends, the only fighters left are Vilpus and Poe. Poe readies his gun to kill the comm. Officers on the first floor. Vilpus opens the main door.
VILPUS Flee immediately! Death will flow in this room!
The comm. officers rush out, Poe points his gun down and destroys the stairs leading up to him.
POE Let's get ready!
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179 Agnomenon's Royal Contact Room 179
Hux and Kylo stand as equals. Emperor Zaltan is already before them.
ZALTAN Hux, when you brought this plan before the high command, bringing your Knight of Ren to discuss strategy, many saw a fool. None see this now.
HUX You are too kind, your highness.
ZALTAN Do you still maintain your Knight of Ren was instrumental in this plan?
HUX Absolutely. Without Kylo Ren, this would have been impossible. The Empire owns him an outstanding debt.
ZALTAN I will take note of this Hux. In the new age you two have brought, I will award both a seat closer to me. Glory to the Empire.
HUX & KYLO May the Empire never fall!
Zaltan leaves.
HUX Hahaha! Did you see that! I told you, glory is ours today!
An Imperial lieutenant opens the door and remains outside the room.
IMPERIAL LIEUTENANT 1 Sir! Emergency!
HUX Floor nineteen, correct?
IMPERIAL LIEUTENANT 1 Ugh, yes, sir.
HUX Excellent deduction Kylo.
KYLO Send no more soldiers into the conflict area. Eepha Ren will be the only one required for this. It is a Jedi presence.
HUX Jedi?
KYLO It has become much clearer now. I will join Eepha Ren. What room, Lieutenant?
IMPERIAL LIEUTENANT 1 Communications, sir!
Kylo marches out of the doorway.
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180 Comm. room 180
The room now has some of the massive, shelved computers blocking the five doors via Force pushing. Poe can be seen from the ground floor, on the left shelf, staying undercover, waiting.
Suddenly, Eepha Ren's spear bursts through the central doorway. Not enough, the stuffed computers clog the opening. Eepha Ren grips the bottom of the spear, raging into the wall. The sound of scraping metal dominates the room. Poe lines up his shot. In one final power stroke, Eepha Ren punctures a wide hole and lunges in. Poe opens fire, missing.
Eepha Ren lands —finds cover, and in the same motion launches the spear at Poe. Poe screams out; the shooting stops. Eepha Ren carefully walks over to where our hero had once been. Poe lies dead, with a critical injury to his chest, the spear lying next to him. As Eepha Ren examines this, a blue lightsaber comes spinning at her back, slicing shelves along its way.
Eepha Ren ducks the saber throw —pulls her spear, and launches it from the sword's direction. The spear destroys the servers and hits the wall, concaving it.
Eepha Ren turns behind her, only to be sliced in half by the critically injured Poe, wielding the lightsaber. A wound on his right arm. He changes into Vilpus, chest unstruck.
Poe lifts his head from the second floor, just under the thrown spear.
POE Alright, we good?
VILPUS Yes, perfect timing Poe!
Kylo Ren emerges from the cored clogging. His lightsaber flashes on, eyes on Vilpus. Poe and Vilpus begin their next fight.
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