Star Wars Episode VIII Ghosts of the Past

by Blake Busmire

A complete rewrite of The Last Jedi. This story is essentially a "What if" in the Sequel Trilogy of films, if Rian Johnson had not been chosen to direct and a more organic approach was taken. Where would these characters and universe lead if they were to unfold naturally? This story attempts to portray that.

1. Title Crawl

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

STAR WARS

Episode VIII

GHOSTS OF THE PAST

V3.0

Victory! The Resistance celebrates its deadly blow against the diabolical First Order. With the destruction of Starkiller Base, The First Order's dreaded superweapon, the remnants of The Galactic Empire were forced into hiding. Many victims of The Second Galactic Civil War hope that an end to the fighting is just on the horizon.

Darkness incarnate! Supreme Leader Snoke has retrieved Kylo Ren from his failure on Starkiller Base, and has further trained the boy, so that he may become even more powerful. Despite suffering such a loss at the hands of The Resistance, The First Order still looms a shadow of darkness across the galaxy.

Luke Skywalker has been found! Using the map fragments held by both BB-8 and R2-D2, The Resistance was able to locate his whereabouts. With our heroes Chewbacca, R2-D2, and the newcomer, Rey, they arrive at the planet Ahch-To, where they might finally receive answers to Luke's disappearance…