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Legend: Red bold text – deleted items Blue bold text – added or moved items ***Starred Items*** - notes TITLE CARD: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.... A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title, followed by a roll up, which crawls up into infinity. ***Original Title Replaced*** EPISODE 1.11 THE PHANTOM EDIT ***Original Crawl Replaced*** Anticipating the arrival of the newest Star Wars film, some fans, like myself, were extremely disappointed by the finished product. So being someone of the “George Lucas Generation”, I have re-edited a DVD of, “The Phantom Menace”, into what I believe is a much stronger film by relieving the view of as much story redundancy, pointless Anakin actions and dialogue, and Jar Jar Binks, as possible. I created this version to bring new hope to a large group of Star Wars fans that felt unsatisfied by the seemingly misguided theatrical release of, “The Phantom Menace”. To Mr. Lucas and those that I may offend with this re-edit, I am sorry :( -THE PHANTOM EDITOR thephantomedit@hotmail.com PAN DOWN to reveal a small space cruiser heading TOWARD CAMERA at great speed. PAN with the cruiser as it heads toward the beautiful planet of Naboo, which is surrounded by hundreds of Trade Federation battleships. INT. REPUBLIC CRUISER - COCKPIT In the cockpit of the cruiser, the CAPTAIN and PILOT are flying the ship. Two JEDI, QUI-GON and OBI-WAN, stand behind them. QUI-GON: Captain. CAPTAIN: Yes, sir? QUI-GON: Tell them we wish to board at once. The CAPTAIN pushes a button. CAPTAIN: With all due respect, (looking at viewscreen) the Ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor wish to board immediately. On the viewscreen, NUTE GUNRAY, a Neimoidian trade viceroy, waits for a reply. NUTE: Yes, of course...as you know, our blockade is perfectly legal, and we'd be happy to receive the Ambassadors. EXT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY - SPACE The small space cruiser approaches the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY The cruiser enters the enormous main bay of the Federation battleship. Many BATTLE DROIDS look on. The cruiser touches down. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY HALL A PROTOCOL DROID, TC-14, waits at the door to the docking bay. The door opens, and two darkly robed figures are greeted by TC-14. TC-14: I'm TC-14 at your service. This way, please. They move off down the hallway. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM TC-14 leads the JEDI into the conference room. TC-14: We are greatly honored by your visit, Ambassadors. Make yourselves comfortable. My master will be with you shortly. The droid exits the room and the door closes. OBI-WAN KENOBI and QUI-GON JINN lower their hoods. OBI-WAN: I have a bad feeling about this. QUI-GON: I don't sense anything. OBI-WAN: It's not about the mission, Master, it's something...elsewhere...elusive. QUI-GON: Don't center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now where it belongs. OBI-WAN: But Master Yoda said I should be mindful of the future... QUI-GON: ...but not at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Force, young Padawan. OBI-WAN: Yes, Master. The jedi move to the conference room window, out of which the planet of Naboo can be seen. OBI-WAN: How do you think this trade viceroy will deal with the chancellor's demands? QUI-GON : These Federation types are cowards. The negotiations will be short. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE GUNRAY and DAULTRAY DOFINE stand, stunned, before TC-14. NUTE: (shaken) What? What did you say? TC-14: The Ambassadors are Jedi Knights, I believe. DOFINE: I knew it! They’re here to force a settlement. NUTE: Distract them. I will contact Lord Sidious. DOFINE: Are you brain-dead? I’m not going in there with two Jedi. (looks at TC-14) Send a droid. NUTE AND DOFINE look expectantly at TC-14, who looks concerned. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM TC-14 reenters the conference room, carrying a tray with drinks. OBI-WAN: Is it in their nature to make us wait this long? QUI-GON: No. I sense an unusual amount of fear for something as trivial as this trade dispute. OBI-WAN takes a drink from TC-14. The droid moves over to QUI-GON, who takes a drink as well. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP – BRIDGE DARTH SIDIOUS appears in holographic form. DARTH SIDIOUS: What is it? DOFINE: This scheme of yours has failed, Lord Sidious. The blockade is finished. We dare not go against thee Jedi. DARTH SIDIOUS: Viceroy, I don’t want this stunted slime in my sight again. DOFINE bows and exits. DARTH SIDIOUS: This turn of events is unfortunate. We must accelerate our plans. Begin landing your troops. NUTE: My lord, is that legal? DARTH SIDIOUS: I will make it legal. NUTE: And the Jedi? DARTH SIDIOUS: The chancellor should never have brought them into this. Kill them immediately. NUTE: Yes. Yes, my lord, uh. As you wish. SIDIOUS fades out. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY - SPACE A gun turret lowers in the docking bay. CREW MEMBER: Captain, look! CAPTAIN: (as fighters are launched and the turret aims at them) Shields... The gun turret fires, hitting the cockpit. The ship explodes. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM The jedi leap to their feet and ignite their lightsabers as TC-14 drops the drink tray. TC-14: Sorry! Gas begins to fill the room. QUI-GON: (to OBI-WAN) Dioxis. The JEDI turn off their lightsabers and begin to hold their breath. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY BATTLE DROIDS approach the conference room. A hologram of NUTE appears in the conference room hallway. NUTE: They must be dead by now. Destroy what's left of them. The hologram fades off, as a BATTLE DROID pushes a button and moves away from the door. Smoke is seen beyond the doorway. The BATTLE DROIDS ready for battle. As they wait, a figure stumbles out of the smoke. It is TC-14, carrying the tray of drinks. TC14: Oh, excuse me. BATTLE DROID 1: Check it out, Corporal. We’ll cover you. BATTLE DROID 2: (nodding) Roger, roger. Two lightsabers ignite in the fog. BATTLE DROID 1: Uh-oh. Blast them. The DROIDS fire into the smoke. The lightsabers deflect the first shots, hitting the closest droids. OBI-WAN jumps into the hallway and cuts down a droid. QUI-GON takes out four droids in quick succession. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE and RUNE are watching a static-filled viewscreen. NUTE: What is going on down there? TEY HOW: We lost the transmission, sir. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY A droid is cut in half, and then another. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON each take out another droid. OBI-WAN uses a force push and three droids are knocked back onto the floor. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE and RUNE walk away from the viewscreen. RUNE: Have you ever encountered a Jedi Knight before, sir? NUTE: Well, no, but I don't...(to TEY HOW) Seal off the bridge. TEY HOW: Yes sir. RUNE: That won't be enough, sir. NUTE: I want droidekas up here at once!!! RUNE: We will not survive this. The doors to the bridge slam shut. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE Spinning down the hall, the JEDI destroy several droids. OBI-WAN kicks a droid and then dispatches another with a deflected laser bolt, while QUI-GON makes his way to the bridge door and begins to cut through it. OBI-WAN slices the head off a droid, and then stabs it in the chest as it falls. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE Shot of QUI-GON’s lightsaber cutting through from the other side. NUTE: Close the blast doors!!! The huge, very thick blast door slams shut, followed by a second door. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE QUI-GON pauses to assess the situation. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE: That will hold them. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE Yet another droid runs down the hall towards the jedi and takes a shot at OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN deflects the shot into the ceiling and destroys it by deflecting its second shot. OBI-WAN remains on the lookout as QUI-GON begins cutting through the doors again. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE Smoke and an orange glow appear on the blast doors. RUNE: They are still coming through! NUTE: This is impossible! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE QUI-GON continues to cut through the door. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE On the door, chunks of molten metal begin to drop away. RUNE: (turning to NUTE) Where are those droidekas? INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE Two DESTROYERS roll down the hall towards the jedi. OBI-WAN: Master! Destroyers! QUI-GON withdraws his lightsaber from the door. The DESTROYERS stop, unfold, activate their shields, and open fire. The jedi struggle to deflect the laser bolts. OBI-WAN: They have shield generators! The DESTROYERS continue their assault. QUI-GON: It's a standoff! Let's go! OBI-WAN and QUI-GON retreat down the hall as the door explodes from the DESTROYER fire. The DESTROYERS deactivate their shields and pursue the jedi, firing as they go. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE RUNE: They're no match for droidekas. TEY HOW: Sir! NUTE turns to look at TEY HOW. TEY HOW: They've gone up the ventilation shaft. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - MAIN BAY QUI-GON and OBI-WAN drop down into the giant hanger bay. They creep over to a stack of containers and look out to the hanger floor. QUI-GON: Battle droids. OBI-WAN: It's an invasion army. Thousands of BATTLE DROIDS stand in columns, ready to board the giant TROOP TRANSPORTS. QUI-GON: This is an odd play for the Trade Federation. We've got to warn the Naboo and contact Chancellor Valorum. Let's split up. Stow aboard separate ships and meet down on the planet. OBI-WAN: You were right about one thing, Master. QUI-GON looks at OBI-WAN OBI-WAN: The negotiations were short. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE TEY HOW: Sir, a transmission from the planet. On the viewscreen, QUEEN AMIDALA appears. RUNE: It's Queen Amidala herself. NUTE: At last we are getting results. NUTE steps toward the viewscreen. NUTE: (cont'd) Again you come before us, your highness. AMIDALA: You will not be so pleased when you hear what I have to say, Viceroy...Your trade boycott of our planet has ended. NUTE and RUNE exchange glances. NUTE: I was not aware...of such failure. AMIDALA: I have word that the chancellor’s ambassadors are with you now, and that you have been commanded to reach a settlement. NUTE: I know nothing of any Ambassadors...you must be mistaken. AMIDALA: Beware, Viceroy...the Federation has gone too far this time. NUTE: We would never do anything without the approval of the Senate. You assume too much. AMIDALA: We will see. The QUEEN fades off. RUNE: She's right, the Senate will never.... NUTE: (interrupting) It's too late now. RUNE: Do you think she suspect an attack? NUTE: I don't know, but we must move quickly to disrupt all communications down there. EXT. NABOO PALACE – DAY Establishing shot of the Palace, perched high atop a cliff. INT. NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM The QUEEN, EIRTAE, SACHE and her Governor, SIO BIBBLE, stand before a hologram of SENATOR PALPATINE. PALPATINE: Negotiations haven’t started because the ambassadors aren’t there? How could that be true? I have assurances from the Chancellor his Ambassadors did arrive. (garbled) (garbled)...negotiate...ambassadors...nobody would... The hologram of PALPATINE sputters and fades away. AMIDALA: Senator Palpatine?!? (turns to Panaka) What's happening? CAPTAIN PANAKA turns to his SARGEANT CAPT. PANAKA: Check the transmission generator. BIBBLE: A communications disruption can mean only one thing. Invasion. AMIDALA: The Federation would not dare go that far. CAPT. PANAKA: The Senate would revoke their trade franchise, and they'd be finished. AMIDALA: We must continue to rely on negotiation. BIBBLE: Negotiation? We've lost all communications. And where are the Chancellor’s Ambassadors? CAPT. PANAKA steps forward. CAPT. PANAKA: This is a dangerous situation, Your Highness. Our security volunteers will be no match against a battle-hardened Federation army. AMIDALA: I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war. EXT. SPACE Multiple landing craft fly in formation toward the surface of the planet Naboo. EXT. NABOO SWAMP The landing craft slowly descend and land on the planet. Battle droids on personal hovercraft patrol the area as troop transports emerge from the landing craft. A transport moves into the swamp, knocking down a tree in its path, as a battle droid watches a small hologram of RUNE and NUTE appear on the turret gun. BATTLE DROID: Yes, Viceroy? RUNE: Captain, we’ve searched the ship, and there is no trace of the Jedi. They may have gotten on one of your landing craft. BATTLE DROID: If they’re down here, sir, we'll find them. NUTE: Use caution. These jedi are not to be underestimated. Animals flee as the troop transports continue to advance, knocking down trees as they go. The animals race through the swamp. QUI-GON flees from the transports as well. An odd, frog-like Gungan, JAR JAR BINKS, looks around in panic at the fleeing animals. QUI-GON continues to run, directly at JAR JAR. JAR JAR: Oh, no! QUI-GON: Get away! Get out of here! QUI-GON crashes into JAR JAR. QUI-GON: Get down! QUI-GON pulls JAR JAR down with him to the ground. The transport races overhead and passes them by. QUI-GON gets to his feet and JAR JAR does likewise, though in a more acrobatic manner. JAR JAR: Was’n dat? (QUI-GON takes off) Hey wait! JAR JAR chases after QUI-GON. JAR JAR: Oh, mooie-mooie! I love you! QUI-GON: You almost got us killed. Are you brainless? JAR JAR: I spake. QUI-GON: The ability to speak does not make you intelligent. Now get out of here. JAR JAR: No, no! Mesa stay. Mesa called Jar Jar Binks. Mesa your humble servant. QUI-GON: That won’t be necessary. JAR JAR: Oh but it ‘tis! ‘Tis demanded by the gods, it ‘tis. A laser bolt strikes the ground. In the distance, OBI-WAN appears, being fired upon by a battle droid on a personal hovercraft. JAR JAR: Oh, no! QUI-GON: Stay down! Jar Jar drops to the ground as QUI-GON ignites his lightsaber. JAR JAR: ...Whoo! QUI-GON destroys the hovercraft with a deflected laser bolt. A second craft approaches, firing as it moves in. QUI-GON destroys this one as well, and the wreckage of the craft tumbles to the ground. JAR JAR stands up to confront the two jedi. JAR JAR: You saved my again. OBI-WAN: What's this? QUI-GON: A local. Let’s get out of here before more droids show up. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON take off. JAR JAR: More? More did you spake? JAR JAR tries to keep up. JAR JAR: (cont'd) Ex-squeeze me, but de mostest safest place would be Gunga City. Is where I grew up. ‘Tis a hidden city. They all stop. QUI-GON: A city? JAR JAR: (Nodding his head) Uh-huh. QUI-GON: Can you take us there? JAR JAR: Uh, on second thought...no. Not really, no. QUI-GON: No? JAR JAR: ‘Tis embarrassing...but, uh, my afraid my've been banished. My forgotten. Da bosses would do terrible tings to me. Teeee-rible tings to me if me goen back dare. A PULSATING SOUND is heard in the distance. QUI-GON: You hear that? JAR JAR puts his hand to his ear. JAR JAR: Yah. QUI-GON: That is the sound of a thousand terrible things heading this way. OBI-WAN: If they find us, they will crush us, grind us into tiny pieces, and blast us into oblivion. JAR JAR considers this information. JAR JAR: Oh...Yousa point is well seen. This way. JAR JAR turns to head off as OBI-WAN ducks to avoid his ears. JAR JAR: Hurry! EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - TWILIGHT QUI-GON, OBI-WAN and JAR JAR approach a lake. QUI-GON: How much further? JAR JAR: Wesa goen underwater, okeyday? Ah my warning you, Gungans no liken outsiders, so don’t spect a warm welcome. OBI-WAN: Oh don't worry. This hasn’t been our day for warm welcomes. OBI-WAN is about to put on a breathing mask, when JAR JAR jumps... JAR JAR: Ar, ar, ar! Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh! ...does a double somersault with a twist, and dives into the water. Putting their breath masks on, QUI-GON and OBI-WAN wade in after him. JAR JAR appears in the water. JAR JAR: (Blubbering slightly) Yousa follow me now, okeyday? JAR JAR, OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON disappear underwater. EXT. NABOO LAKE - UNDERWATER QUI-GON swims below the surface. Just ahead, JAR JAR swims past a rock outcropping, revealing Gunga City, an underwater city made up of large bubbles. OBI-WAN looks around as JAR JAR approaches the city. QUI-GON also looks around as the group touches down on a platform and JAR JAR enters the large bubble. The jedi pass through the membrane opening and remove their breathing masks. INT. OTOH GUNGA - CITY SQUARE JAR JAR: So good bein home. Several GUNGANS are surprised to see the group and begin walk away, talking amongst themselves as they go. GUNGAN: Oh me gusa. GUNGAN 2: Hata-hata. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN look around, then follow JAR JAR down a set of stairs. A growling KADDUS approaches the group, ridden by CAPTAIN TARPALS. TARPALS: Hey, yousa. Stopa dare! JAR JAR: Heyo-daleya, Captain Tarpals. Mesa back! TARPALS: Noah gain, Jar Jar. Yousa goen tada bosses. Yousa in big dudu dis time. JAR JAR: (deflated) Ohh. Another GUNGAN ON A KADDUS approaches JAR JAR. JAR JAR: Ay, ay. The GUNGAN zaps JAR JAR with his power pole. JAR JAR jumps and yelps. JAR JAR: How wude. The KADDUS grunts and JAR JAR gestures to TARPULS. INT. GUNGA CITY - HIGH TOWER BOARD ROOM The Bosses' Board Room has bubble walls, with a long circular judge's bench filled with GUNGAN OFFICIALS along one side. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON stand facing BOSS NASS. BOSS NASS: (Makes Tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk noise) Yousa cannot bees hair. Dis army of mackineeks up dare is new weesong. QUI-GON: A droid army is about to attack the Naboo. We must warn them. BOSS NASS: Wesa no like da Naboo. (tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk noise) Da Naboo tink day so smarty. Day tink day brains so big. OBI-WAN: Once those droids take control of the surface, they will take control of you. BOSS NASS: Mesa no tink so. Dey not know of uss-en. OBI-WAN: You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle. What happens to one of you will affect the other. You must understand this. BOSS NASS: Wesa no (blubbering) carrrre-n about da Naboo. QUI-GON: (waves his hand) Then speed us on our way. BOSS NASS: Wesa ganna speed yous away. QUI-GON: (waves his hand again) We could use a transport. BOSS NASS: Wesa give yousa una bongo. JAR-JAR: (surprised look) Hmm? BOSS NASS: Da speediest way tooda Naboo tis goen through...(ominous look) the planet core. Now...go. QUI-GON: Thank you for your help. We leave in peace. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN turn and begin to leave. OBI-WAN: Master, what’s a bongo? QUI-GON: A transport, I hope. JAR JAR: Deysa setten yousa up. Goen through da planet core? Bad bombin’. Mnn...any help here would be hot. (slight laugh) QUI-GON turns back. OBI-WAN: Master, we’re short on time. QUI-GON: We need a navigator to get us through the planet's core. This Gungan may be of help. QUI-GON walks back to BOSS NASS. QUI-GON: What is to become of Jar Jar Binks here? BOSS NASS: Hisen to be...pune-ished. BOSS NASS smiles and JAR-JAR moans and bows his head. QUI-GON: I saved his life. He owes me what you call a life debt. (Waves hand yet again) Your gods demand that his life belongs to me now. BOSS NASS: Binkssss...yousa havena liveplay with thisen hisen? JAR-JAR: Mm, uh-huh. BOSS NASS blubbers quite a bit, spittle flying. He raises his hand BOSS NASS: Begone wit him! QUI-GON bows his head slightly and turns to leave again. JAR-JAR is released from his handcuffs. JAR JAR: Count me outta dis one. Better dead here den dead in da core...(smacks head with hand) Yee gods, whata mesa sayin? JAR-Jar follows the jedi. EXT. NABOO CITY - UNDERWATER - SUB (FX) Etablishing shot of the underwater city. A submarine exits one of the bubbles and propels itself away from the city, leaving the glow of the settlement in the distance. It heads down into the depths. INT. SUB COCKPIT - UNDERWATER OBI-WAN pilots the sub, JAR JAR sits next to him, and QUI-GON is in back. JAR JAR: Dis is nutsen. (turns head to look out window) Oh, gooberfish! OBI-WAN: Why were you banished, Jar Jar? JAR JAR: It’s a longo tale-o, buta, a small part of it would be...mesa...clumsy. OBI-WAN: You were banished because you because you were clumsy? JAR JAR: Uhhh...Yousa might’n be sayin dat. As the sub continues through the deep, a very large OPEE SEA KILLER comes out of the dark, turns, and begins to swim after them. The sub heads down farther into the deep, pursued by the giant creature. JAR JAR: Mesa cause maybe one or two-y lettle bitty axadentes, huh? Yud-say, boom da gasser, den crashin der boss’s heyblibber, den banished. The OPEE SEA KILLER catches up and extends its tongue out. The tongue spears the sub, causing a large crashing noise. The jedi and JAR JAR turn to see what has caught them. JAR JAR: Wuh-oh! With a growl, the OPEE SEA KILLER pulls the sub into its mouth. JAR JAR: Big gooberfish! Huge-o teeth! The OPEE SEA KILLER begins to swim off with the sub, but an even larger sea creature (the SANDO AQUA MONSTER) approaches, roars, and sinks its teeth into the OPEE SEA KILLER, which yelps in pain and lets the sub go free. QUI-GON: (turning to face front) There’s always a bigger fish. JAR-JAR: Mesa tink we goen back now. The sub continues on its way as the SANDO AQUA MONSTER grasps the OPEE SEA KILLER and tears its head off. The sub continues down deeper. EXT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP – SPACE Small fighters fly past camera towards the Federation Battleship INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE and RUNE stand before a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. NUTE: The invasion is on schedule, My Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS: I have the Senate bogged down in procedures. They will have no choice but to accept your control of the system. NUTE: The Queen has great faith that the Senate will side with her. DARTH SIDIOUS: Queen Amidala is young and naive. You will find controlling her will not be difficult. NUTE: Yes, My Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS fades away. RUNE: You didn't tell him about the missing Jedi. NUTE: No need to report that to him until we have something to report. INT. SUB COCKPIT - UNDERWATER The craft continues on. JAR JAR looks back at QUI-GON. JAR JAR: Where wesa goin? QUI-GON: Don’t worry. The Force will guide us. JAR JAR: Ohh, maxi big, da Force. Well dat smells stinkowiff. An alarm sounds in the cockpit. OBI-WAN: We're losing power. JAR JAR: Ohhh, no. The sub comes to a halt as the lights go out. JAR JAR: Wesa dyin’ here. (puts hands on head) Oh, ho ho. QUI-GON: Just relax. We're not in trouble yet. JAR JAR: What yet? Monsters out dare. Leak'n in here. (gesturing) All sink'n and no power? Whena yousa tinkin wesa in trouble? OBI-WAN shorts a circuit and there is a small flash of sparks. OBI-WAN: Power's back. JAR JAR: Huh? The lights come on, revealing an ugly COLO CLAW FISH right in front of them. JAR JAR: Aah, monster’s back! (unintelligible blubbering) The large COLO CLAW FISH roars and opens its mouth. OBI-WAN tilts the sub, and the sub turns around and speeds away. The large fish pursues. JAR JAR whimpers. QUI-GON: (to JAR JAR) Relax. QUI-GON puts his hand on JAR JAR's shoulder. JAR JAR relaxes into a coma, still whimpering slightly. OBI-WAN: (to QUI-GON) You overdid it. The COLO CLAW FISH growls and continues to pursue. As the sub is about to exit the tunnel, yet another large sea creature appears and opens its mouth. OBI-WAN takes quick evasive action and steers the sub above the creature. The creature then catches the COLO CLAW FISH in its mouth as the sub continues on. JAR JAR: (almost awake, slightly blubbering) Horrrrrible. QUI-GON: (pointing) Head for that outcropping. JAR JAR: (shaking awake and blubbering more) Oh, boy. The sub continues on. EXT. GRASSY PLAIN - APPROACHING THEED - DAY (FX) The long columns of the DROID ARMY move across the grassy plain leading to Theed, the Naboo capital. EXT. THEED PLAZA - DAY (FX) DROID ARMY fighters fly over the city. The QUEEN watches helplessly from a large window in the palace (followed by close-up of same shot). Through the window, the DROID ARMY can be seen entering the city. A BATTLE DROID on a personal hovercraft flies by the window. NUTE and RUNE exit a transport that has just landed in the plaza. BATTLE DROID: (approaching) Viceroy, we have captured the queen. NUTE: (to RUNE) Ah, victory! They walk off. INT. NABOO LAKE - UNDERWATER - SUB (FX) The sub continues its underwater journey. EXT. THEED - ESTUARY - DAY A shot of paradise by the lake. There is a LOUD RUSH OF BUBBLES, scattering a few squawking water fowl, and the sub bobs to the surface. JAR JAR: Mmm, dis’n loverly. OBI-WAN switches off the sub’s protective force field. QUI-GON stands up to look around. INT. THEED - PALACE STAIR QUEEN AMIDALA, HER HANDMAIDENS, SIO BIBBLE, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and NABOO GUARDS are led down the stairs at gunpoint by BATTLE DROIDS, as well as NUTE and RUNE. BIBBLE: How will you explain this invasion to the Senate? NUTE: The Queen and I will sign a treaty that will legitimize our occupation here. I have assurances it will be ratified by the Senate. AMIDALA: I will not co-operate. NUTE: Now, now, your Highness. In time, the suffering of your people will persuade you to see our point of view. (turning to approaching BATTLE DROID) Commander. BATTLE DROID: Yes Sir. NUTE: Process them. BATTLE DROID: (to other droid) Captain, take them to Camp Four. BATTLE DROID 2: Roger roger. The Naboo party is led farther down the stairs. EXT. PALACE - PLAZA - DAY The Naboo party is led down the exterior stairs of the palace by the BATTLE DROIDS. The plaza is filled with tanks and BATTLE DROIDS, which they pass on their way to the detention camp. (Shot of them walking right to left, possibly from a balcony) QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, and JAR JAR creep up to the corner of a column, and QUI-GON sees them walking below. The JEDI and JAR JAR sneak across, around a corner, and crouch behind a low wall on the walkway above the street. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN ready their lightsabers. The BATTLE DROIDS continue to lead their captives. The jedi jump from walkway down to the plaza below as JAR JAR gets caught on the walkway. JAR JAR: Whoops! OBI-WAN kicks two droids and the rescue attempt is on. JAR JAR finally drops from the walkway (“Whoo-hoo”) as the jedi each cut through a droid. QUI-GON slices a droid and its upper half slides across the street. QUI-GON destroys another droid, then puts away his lightsaber and uses a force push to disable two more droids. OBI-WAN’s lightsaber finishes off one droid, then another, and he spins his lightsaber in front of him. QUI-GON: (to the others) We should leave the street, your highness. CAPT. PANAKA: Get their weapons. JAR JAR: Whoa! Yousa guys bombad. The group moves to an alleyway. QUI-GON: We’re ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor. BIBBLE: Your negotiations seem to have failed, Ambassador. QUI-GON: The negotiations never took place. It’s urgent that we make contact with the republic. CAPT. PANAKA: They've knocked out all our communications. QUI-GON: Do you have transports? CAPT. PANAKA: In the main hanger. This way. THEY continue down the alleyway. INT. CENTRAL HANGER - HALLWAY - DAY BATTLE DROIDS are in the hanger, guarding many Naboo spacecraft and pilots. CAPT. PANAKA: There are too many of them. QUI-GON: That won't be a problem. (to Amidala) Your Highness, under the circumstances, I suggest you come to Coruscant with us. AMIDALA: Thank you, Ambassador, but my place is with my people. QUI-GON: They will kill you if you stay. BIBBLE: They wouldn't dare. CAPT. PANAKA: They need her to sign a treaty to make this invasion of theirs legal. They can't afford to kill her. QUI-GON: There is something else behind all this, Your Highness. There’s no logic in the Federation's move here. My feelings tell me they will destroy you. BIBBLE: Our only hope is for the Senate to side with us. Senator Palpatine will need your help. AMIDALA: Either choice presents great danger...(looks at PADME) to us all. PADME: We are brave, Your Highness. QUI-GON: If you are to leave, Your Highness, it must be now. AMIDALA: Then I will plead our case to the Senate. (to Bibble as the JEDI start for the doorway) Be careful, Governor. INT. CENTRAL HANGER - DAY The jedi lead the group into the hanger. They head towards the BATTLE DROIDS. CAPT. PANAKA: (gesturing) We’ll need to free those pilots. OBI-WAN: I’ll deal with that. OBI-WAN heads toward the group of captured pilots while the others approach the BATTLE DROIDS. BATTLE DROID: Halt. QUI-GON: I'm Ambassador to the Supreme Chancellor. I'm taking these people to Coruscant. BATTLE DROID: Where are you taking them? QUI-GON: To Coruscant. BATTLE DROID: Coruscant? Uh, that doesn’t compute. Uh, wait, uh, (gesturing) You're under arrest! QUI-GON draws his lightsaber and cuts down the droid and another close by. OBI-WAN kicks two droids, slices two more, and ducks a laser bolt. CAPT. PANAKA: (off screen, as QUI-GON cuts down a droid) Come on. Move! The rest of the party boards the NABOO spacecraft, QUI-GON makes a gesture and a droid goes flying as several other droids open fire. QUI-GON deflects a laser bolt, hitting a droid, and another is hit. OBI-WAN cuts down two more droids. OBI-WAN: (to the pilots) Go! The pilots leap to their feet and run along with OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN runs up as QUI-GON cuts down another droid. The pilots run by, and OBI-WAN also destroys a droid. The jedi take out a couple more droids, and the pilots board the spacecraft as the jedi attack and a pair of droid legs wander around. OBI-WAN cuts down a droid, QUI-GON cuts down a droid, and the jedi look around to see that there are no more enemies to vanquish. OBI-WAN boards the spacecraft as the pair of droid legs continue to wander. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT The PILOT (RIC OLIE), and CAPTAIN PANAKA enter the cockpit and ready the ship for takeoff. EXT. THEED - HANGER ENTRY - DAY (FX) The ship exits the hanger and heads up into the sky. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – DROID HOLD OBI-WAN stands in the droid hold with JAR JAR. OBI-WAN: (to JAR JAR) Now stay here, and keep out of trouble. OBI-WAN exits. JAR JAR turns and addresses a group of astromech droids, including R2-D2. JAR JAR: Hello, boyos. DROIDS: (various beeps and whistles) INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT QUI-GON joins RIC OLIE and PANAKA in the cockpit. EXT. SPACE (FX) The spacecraft speeds away from the planet of Naboo. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: There’s the blockade. Many Trade Federation ships are seen out the cockpit window. OBI-WAN enters the cockpit and along with QUI-GON appears concerned. The Federation ships begin to fire on the Naboo craft. EXT. SPACE (FX) The spacecraft continues to speed away from the planet of Naboo, taking heavy fire. A laser bolt scores a direct hit, causing flames to erupt from a port on the hull. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT Displays in the cockpit indicate the damage as alarms sound. RIC OLIE: The shield generator’s been hit! INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – DROID HOLD An alarm light pulsates in the droid hold. A yellow droid leaves its station and heads for the hovertube. Another yellow droid and then a red droid leave their stations as well. A blue R2 unit bumps into JAR JAR, who turns around in surprise. R2-D2: (beeps) JAR JAR: How wude! R2-D2: (going up tube) (whistles) EXT. SPACE (FX) R2 reaches the outside of the ship, extends its extra leg, and heads over to where the other droids are working on repairing the ship. A droid is blasted into space. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT On a display, another droid is sent packing. OBI-WAN: We’re losing droids fast. The ship rocks as QUI-GON looks concerned. CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen)If we can’t get the shield generator fixed, we’ll be sitting ducks. EXT. SPACE (FX) Another droid bites the dust. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: The shields are gone. EXT. SPACE (FX) R2-D2 mugs to the camera and whistles and beeps, then does some mechanic work. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT A display shows power coming back online. RIC OLIE looks at the display. RIC OLIE: The power’s back!
EXT. SPACE (FX) R2-D2 does some more work, whistles and beeps some more, and mugs to the camera yet again. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: That little droid did it. He bypassed the main power drive. Deflector shields up, at maximum. EXT. SPACE (FX) The Naboo spacecraft rushes past the Federation battleship. R2 turns and heads back towards the hovertube. The Naboo ship heads away from the Federation ship and into space. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: (offscreen) There's not enough power to get us to Coruscant. The hyperdrive is leaking. QUI-GON: We'll have to land somewhere to refuel and repair the ship. OBI-WAN: (pointing at display) Here, Master. Tatooine. It's small, out of the way, poor. The Trade Federation have no presence there. CAPT. PANAKA: How can you be sure? QUI-GON: It's controlled by the Hutts. CAPT. PANAKA: You can't take Her Royal Highness there! The Hutts are gangsters. If they discovered her... QUI-GON: ...It’d be no different than if we landed on a system controlled by the Federation...except that the Hutts aren't looking for her, which gives us the advantage. EXT. SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP (FX) Brief shot of the Federation ship orbiting NABOO. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM NUTE and RUNE sit around a conference table with a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. DARTH SIDIOUS: And Queen Amidala, has she signed the treaty? NUTE: She has disappeared, My Lord. One Naboo cruiser got past the blockade. DARTH SIDIOUS: (snarling) I want that treaty signed. NUTE: My Lord, it's impossible to locate the ship. It's out of our range. DARTH SIDIOUS: ...not for a Sith... A second SITH LORD appears behind DARTH SIDIOUS. DARTH SIDIOUS: (Cont'd) ...This is my apprentice, Darth Maul. He will find your lost ship. The hologram fades off. NUTE: This is getting out of hand...now there are two of them. RUNE: We should not have made this bargain. EXT. SPACE – NABOO SPACESHIP (FX) Brief shot of the Naboo cruiser. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – QUEEN’S CHAMBERS QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the LITTLE BLUE DROID stand before QUEEN AMIDALA and her THREE HANDMAIDENS, PADME, EIRTAE and RABE. CAPT. PANAKA: ...An extremely well put together little droid, Your Highness. Without a doubt, it saved the ship, as well as our lives. AMIDALA: It is to be commended...what is its number? The LITTLE BLUE DROID lets out a series of beeps. CAPTAIN PANAKA leans over and reads the number off the droid: CAPT. PANAKA: R2-D2, Your Highness. AMIDALA: Thank you, R2-D2. R2-D2: (chirps and woos) AMIDALA: (to Padme) Padme. Clean this droid up as best you can. It deserves our gratitude. R2-D2: (beeps, whistles) AMIDALA: (to Panaka) Continue, Captain. CAPTAIN PANAKA looks to OBI-WAN and QUI-GON. QUI-GON: (stepping forward) Your Highness, with your permission, we’re heading for a remote planet called Tatooine. It’s in a system far beyond the reach of the Trade Federation. CAPTAIN PANAKA: I do not agree with the Jedi on this. QUI-GON: You must trust my judgment, Your Highness. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN AREA PADME sits in the Main Area, cleaning a beeping R2-D2. JAR JAR: (offscreen) Hido! (Padme looks up) Sorry. Husa are yousa? PADME: I’m Padme. JAR JAR: Mesa Jar Jar Binks. PADME: You're a Gungan, aren't you? JAR JAR: (nodding) Uh-huh. PADME: How’d you end up here with us? JAR JAR: My no know...mesa day starten pitty okeyday witda brisky morning munchen. Den boom....getten berry scared, and grabben dat Jedi, and pow! Mesa here. Huh. Mesa getten berry berry scared. PADME smiles, ARTOO beeps. EXT. SPACE – NABOO SPACESHIP (FX) Brief shot of the Naboo cruiser approaching Tatooine. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN and RIC OLIE look out at the planet. RIC OLIE: That's it. Tatooine. OBI-WAN: There's a settlement. QUI-GON: Land near the outskirts. We don't want to attract attention. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY (FX) The Naboo spacecraft lands in the desert with a swirl of dust. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – HYPERDRIVE ROOM OBI-WAN is working on the hyperdrive. QUI-GON (dressed as a farmer) enters the room. OBI-WAN: The Hyperdrive generator’s gone, master. We’ll need a new one. QUI-GON: That’ll complicate things. Be wary...I sense a disturbance in the Force. OBI-WAN: I feel it also, Master. QUI-GON: Don’t let them send any transmissions. QUI-GON exits the room, OBI-WAN looks thoughtful. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and R2 begin the long trek across the desert towards MOS ESPA. JAR JAR : Dis sun do’in murder to mesa skin. CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen) Wait! QUI-GON and JAR JAR stop and turn. PANAKA and PADME approach. CAPT. PANAKA: Wait... PANAKA and PADME come up to them. CAPT. PANAKA: Her Highness commands you to take her handmaiden with you. QUI-GON: No more commands from Her Highness today, Captain. The spaceport is not going to be pleasant. CAPT. PANAKA: The Queen wishes it. She’s curious about the planet. QUI-GON: (sighing) This is not a good idea. Stay close to me. QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and PADME leave PANAKA behind. R2 chirps and beeps and follows as PANAKA heads back. The party continues on towards the spaceport. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - DAY The group enters the main street of Mos Espa. QUI-GON: ...moisture farms, for the most part. Some indigenous tribes and scavengers. The few spaceports like this one are havens for those that don’t wish to be found... PADME: ....like us. JAR JAR: Dissen berry berry bad. (steps in ooze) Ooooh...icky icky goo! They continue up the street. QUI GON and PADME continue forward as a large beast of burden passes behind them, snorting QUI-GON: We'll try one of the smaller dealers. They head for a little junk shop. INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP WATTO, a pudgy blue alien who flies on short little wings, is making notes on an electronic pad. A bell rings, he looks up, and flies towards the group. WATTO: (speaking Huttese) Good day to you. What do you want. QUI-GON: I need parts for a J-type 327 Nubian. WATTO: (speaking English) Ah yes, Nubian. We have lots of that. (Huttese) Boy, get in here now! QUI-GON: My droid has a readout of what I need. WATTO: (grunts) A disheveled boy, ANAKIN SKYWALKER, runs in from the junk yard. He is about nine years old, very dirty, and dressed in rags. WATTO: (Huttese) What took you so long? ANAKIN: (Huttese) I was cleaning the fan switches! WATTO: (Huttese) Watch the store. I've got some selling to do. (to QUI-GON) Sooooo...let a-me take-a thee out back, huh. Ni you'll find what you need. On the way out, QUI-GON takes a part out of JAR JAR’s hand. JAR JAR: Hmm? QUI-GON: Don't touch anything. (drops the part) JAR JAR: Hmmm! JAR JAR makes a rude face to QUI-GON's back, sticks out his long tongue, and blubbers. QUI-GON follows WATTO out the door. JAR JAR walks off and heads towards a group of deactivated droids. JAR JAR: Hmm. ANAKIN sits on the counter, pretending to clean a part, staring at PADME. ANAKIN: Are you an angel? PADME: (turning to look) What? ANAKIN: An angel. I heard the deep space pilots talk about them. They’re the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They live on the Moons of Iego I think. PADME: You're a funny little boy. How do you know so much? ANAKIN: I listen to all the traders and star pilots who come through here. I’m a pilot, you know, and someday I’m gonna fly away from this place. PADME: You’re a pilot? ANAKIN: Mm-hmm. All my life. PADME: How long have you been here? ANAKIN: Since I was very little. Three, I think. My Mom and I were sold to Gardulla the Hutt, but she lost us betting on the Podraces. PADME: You're a slave? ANAKIN: (angry) I’m a person, and my name is Anakin. PADME: I'm sorry. (looking around)I don't fully understand. This is a strange place to me. JAR JAR: (offscreen) Hmmm. Hmmm. JAR JAR pushes the nose on what appears to be a LITTLE DROID, and it instantly comes to life, grows legs and arms, and jumps away. JAR JAR: Whaaaa! Waa..whe..where’s yousa goin? JAR JAR attempts to follow the droid but falls down a step. JAR JAR: Oh oh. The droid squeaks a little laugh. PADME and ANAKIN look on. JAR JAR: Hmm. JAR JAR blubbers and grabs the droid. JAR JAR: Got cha! ANAKIN: Hey! JAR JAR: (as he’s kicked by the droid) What? ANAKIN: Hit the nose! JAR JAR: (letting go) Oh! Uh. JAR JAR hits the nose, and the DROID collapses back into its original state. EXT. WATTO'S JUNK YARD - BEHIND SHOP - DAY WATTO and QUI-GON walk through the junkyard. A LITTLE DROID struggles lifting some equipment. WATTO: ...a T-14 hyperdrive generator. Thee in luck. I'm-a the only one hereabouts who has one...but, uh, thee might as well buy a new ship. It would be cheaper, I think, huh?...(chuckles) Saying of which, uh, how's a-thee going to pay for all of this? QUI-GON: I have 20,000 Republic dactaries. WATTO: Republic credits? Republic credits are no good out here. I need something more real. QUI-GON: I don't have anything else but credits (waving hand )will do fine. WATTO: No they won't-a. QUI-GON: Credits will (waving hand again) do fine. WATTO: No, they won't-a! What, you think you're some kinda Jedi, waving your hand around like that? I'm a Toydarian. Mind tricks don't-a work on a-me. Only money. No money, no parts, no deal. (R2 beeps) And no one else has a T-14 hyperdrive, I promise you that. (groans) QUI-GON, defeated, nods and walks back towards the shop. R2 follows. INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY ANAKIN and PADME continue their conversation. ANAKIN: ...wouldn't have lasted long anyways if I wasn’t so good at building things. JAR JAR is struggling not to drop several items as he passes in front of them JAR JAR: Oh! Oh! Ahh-ah! Uh! (as QUI-GON enters) Ah, ah! Whoa, ah! QUI-GON: We're leaving. Jar Jar! JAR JAR: Whaaa! (crashing sound) PADME takes her leave. PADME: I'm glad to have met you, Anakin. ANAKIN: I was glad to meet you too. JAR JAR follows PADME and R2 out of the shop JAR JAR: What? Wha...oh. (spins around and finally follows in correct direction) WATTO enters from the junk yard, shaking his head and groaning WATTO: (Huttese) Outlanders! They think we know nothing. ANAKIN: (Huttese) They seemed nice to me. WATTO: (Huttese) Clean Sweep the racks. Then you can go home. ANAKIN: Yippee! ANAKIN runs to finish his work. WATTO looks thoughtfully out the front of the shop. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY Brief long shot of PANAKA heading into the ship. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – COCKPIT OBI-WAN sits in the cockpit talking to QUI-GON on the transmitter. QUI-GON: (on transmitter) And you’re sure there’s nothing left on board? OBI-WAN: A few containers of supplies. The queen’s wardrobe, maybe, but, not enough for you to barter with. Not in the amount you’re talking about. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - ALCOVE - DAY QUI-GON stands in an alcove, talking to OBI-WAN on a transmitter. QUI-GON: All right. I’m sure another solution will present itself. I’ll check back later. QUI-GON switches off. JAR JAR, PADME, and R2 watch him turn to go back out to the street. JAR JAR: Noah gain! Noah gain. Da beings hereabouts, cawazy. Wesa be wobbed un crunched. QUI-GON: Not likely. We have nothing of value, that's our problem. R2: (whistles) The group heads out into the street. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - MARKET - DAY QUI-GON, PADME, JAR JAR, and ARTOO move out into the street. JAR JAR is walking behind the others. He stops for a moment in front of a stall selling dead frogs hanging on a wire. JAR JAR: Hmm? Ah, mooie mooie. He looks around to see if anyone is looking, then sticks out his tongue, and gets hold of one, pulling it into his mouth. Unfortunately, the frog is tied tightly to the wire. The vendor suddenly appears. VENDOR: Hey, hey! (Huttese) Are you going to pay for that? JAR JAR: (turning to look) Huh? Wanga? VENDOR: (Huttese) It costs seven wupiupi. JAR JAR: (muffled) Wupiupi? JAR JAR spits out the frog, and the frog snaps away, ricochets around the market, and lands in SEBULBA’s soup, splashing him. SEBULBA: Chubaa! JAR JAR: Oops. (whistles and continues walking) SEBULBA growls and jumps up from the table and kicks JAR JAR in the chest, knocking him over. JAR JAR: Ah, hah! SEBULBA: (Huttese) Is this yours? JAR JAR: Who, mesa? Ahh! SEBULBA grabs JAR JAR by the throat. QUI-GON stops to look. SEBULA: (offscreen) Gool kadda pon pom? JAR JAR: (about to be hit by SEBULBA) Ouch! Ouch! ANAKIN walks up to SEBULBA in a very self-assured way. ANAKIN: (Huttese) Careful, Sebulba. He’s a big time outlander. I'd hate to see you diced before we race again. SEBULBA: (Huttese) Next time we race, boy, it will be the end of you. If you weren't a slave, I'd squash you now. ANAKIN: (as SEBULBA kicks JAR JAR and scuttles away) (Huttese) Yeah, it'd be a pity if you had to pay for me. (to an approaching QUI-GON) Hi. QUI-GON: Hi there. ANAKIN: Your buddy here was about to be turned into orange goo. He picked a fight with a Dug, an expecially dangerous Dug called Sebulba. JAR JAR: Mesa haten crunchen. Das da last ting mesa want. QUI-GON: Nevertheless, the boy is right...you’re heading into trouble. (to ANAKIN) Thanks, my young friend. QUI-GON turns to leave, ANAKIN watches him go. JAR JAR: (offscreen) But...but...but mesa doen nutten! JAR JAR follows the others as SEBULBA watches from the café table. He growls and takes a bite from the frog. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY The wind swirls dust into the air. OBI-WAN stands in front of the Naboo spacecraft as the wind whips at his robe. CAPTAIN PANAKA joins him. OBI-WAN: This storm will slow them down. CAPT. PANAKA: Looks pretty bad. PANAKA’s transmitter beeps. He answers it. CAPT. PANAKA: Panaka. MAN ON TRANSMITTER: Receiving a message from home. PANAKA: We'll be right there. (transmitter beeps off) OBI-WAN and PANAKA turn and head back to the ship. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - FRUIT STAND - DAY QUI-GON looks around at the increasing wind. JAR JAR stands behind him. ANAKIN: (offscreen, to QUI-GON) Here, you’ll like these pallies. (gesturing to QUI-GON) Here. QUI-GON accepts the gift. QUI-GON: Thank you. As he puts them in his pocket, ANAKIN notices his lightsaber. JIRA: (offscreen) Oh, my bones are aching. (to ANAKIN) Storm's coming up, Ani. You'd better get home quick. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) Do you have shelter? QUI-GON: We'll head back to our ship. ANAKIN: Is it far? PADME: It’s on the outskirts. ANAKIN: You'll never reach the outskirts in time...sandstorms are very, very dangerous. Come on. I’ll take you to my place. The GROUP follows ANAKIN as he heads down the windy street. R2 beeps and whistles. EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - STREET - SANDSTORM - DAY The wind is blowing hard as QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and PADME follow ANAKIN down the street and into a slave hovel. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY The group enters a small living space. ANAKIN shakes off the sand. ANAKIN: Mom! Mom! I'm home. Anakin's mother, SHMI SKYWALKER, a warm, friendly woman of forty, enters from her work area JAR JAR: (offscreen) Ahh, dissen cozy. ANAKIN: These are my friends, Mom. R2: (beeps) JAR JAR: Hello. QUI-GON: I'm Qui-Gon Jinn. ANAKIN: (to PADME) I'm building a droid. You wanna see? QUI-GON: (to SHMI) Your son was kind enough to offer us shelter. ANAKIN: (to PADME) Come on. I’ll show you Threepio. JAR JAR: (to something hanging on the wall) Oh, mooie mooie. ANAKIN leads PADME into the other room. ARTOO follows, beeping all the way. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - BEDROOM - DAY R2 enters from the main room, beeping and whistling. ANAKIN uncovers his partially created droid. ANAKIN: Isn't he great? He's not finished yet. PADME: He's wonderful. R2: (beeps) ANAKIN: (offscreen) You really like him? He's a protocol droid to help Mom. Watch! ANAKIN pushes a switch, and C3PO sits up. C3PO: Oh. Oh. Uh...where is everybody? ANAKIN: Oops. (grabs C3PO’s eye) Yeah. (puts eye in socket) THREEPIO: Oh, hello. I am C-3PO, Human Cyborg Relations. How might I serve you? PADME: (to ANAKIN) He's perfect. C3PO: Oh? Perfect? ANAKIN: When the storm is over, I’ll show you my racer. I'm building a Podracer! C3PO stands up and ARTOO lets out a beep and whistle. C3PO walks, somewhat unsteady on his feet. C3PO: I’m not sure this floor is entirely stable. (to R2) Oh, hello. I don’t believe we have been introduced. R2: (beeps) C3PO: R2-D2. A pleasure to meet you. I am C3PO, human-cyborg relations. R2: (chirps, beeps) THREEPIO: I beg your pardon, but what do you mean, naked? R2: (beeps) THREEPIO: My parts are showing? My goodness. Oh. R2: (sniggers) EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY The wind swirls dust into the air. The Naboo ship is in the distance. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - QUEENS CHAMBERS AMIDALA, EIRTAE, RABE, PANAKA and OBI-WAN watch a weak transmission of a SIO BIBBLE hologram. BIBBLE: ...the death toll is catastrophic...we must bow to their wishes. You must contact me. OBI-WAN: (as hologram fades) It's a trick. Send no reply... Send no transmission of any kind. OBI-WAN leaves the QUEEN’s chambers. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY QUI-GON stands off by himself, talking to OBI-WAN on the transmitter. QUI-GON: It sounds like bait to establish a connection trace. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: What if it is true...and the people are dying? INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY QUI-GON: Either way, we're running out of time. QUI-GON shuts off the transmitter and heads back to the main area. EXT. CORUSCANT - SPACE - FX Quick shot of planet as a ship flies by. EXT. CORUSCANT - BALCONY OVERLOOKING CITY - NIGHT A ship flies through the ciy. Another ship flies by as DARTH SIDIOUS and DARTH MAUL walk along a balcony. DARTH MAUL: Tatooine is sparsely populated. If the trace was correct, I will find them quickly, Master. DARTH SIDIOUS: Move against the Jedi first...you will then have no difficulty in taking the Queen to Naboo to sign the treaty. DARTH MAUL: At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge. DARTH SIDIOUS: You have been well trained, my young apprentice. They will be no match for you. EXT. MOS ESPA - SANDSTORM - DAY The wind continues to pick up speed and send sand flying. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY QUI-GON, ANAKIN, JAR JAR, and PADME are seated around a makeshift table, having dinner as the wind howls outside. SHMI serves a drink. SHMI: All slaves have a transmitter placed inside their bodies somewhere. ANAKIN: I've been working on a scanner to try and locate mine. SHMI: Any attempt to escape... ANAKIN: ...and they blow you up...boom! (slams fist on table JAR JAR: How wude! PADME: I can't believe there’s still slavery in the galaxy. The Republic's anti-slavery laws are... SHMI: (sitting) The Republic doesn't exist out here. We must survive on our own. JAR JAR sticks his tongue out and grabs some food from a bowl. PADME looks up as JAR JAR gulps. JAR JAR: Xcuse me. JAR JAR grins. ANAKIN: Has anybody ever seen a Podrace? PADME shakes her head no. QUI-GON: (offscreen) They have Podracing on Malastare. Very fast, very dangerous. ANAKIN: I'm the only human who can do it. QUI-GON: You must have Jedi reflexes if you race pods. JAR JAR attempts to snare another bit of food from the bowl with his tongue, but QUI-GON, in a flash, grabs it between his thumb and forefinger. JAR JAR is startled. QUI-GON: Don't do that again. JAR JAR: (yelps) QUI-GON lets go of the tongue, and it snaps back into JAR JAR's mouth. JAR JAR blubbers. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) You're a Jedi Knight, aren't you? PADME looks on. QUI-GON: What makes you think that? ANAKIN: I saw your laser sword. Only Jedis carry that kind of weapon. QUI-GON: Perhaps I killed a Jedi and took it from him. ANAKIN: I don't think so. No one can kill a Jedi. QUI-GON smiles faintly. QUI-GON: I wish that were so. ANAKIN. I had a dream I was a Jedi. I came back here and freed all the slaves. Have you come to free us? QUI-GON: No, I'm afraid not. ANAKIN: I think you have...why else would you be here? ANAKIN looks at PADME. She looks down and he looks back to QUI-GON. QUI-GON leans forward. QUI-GON: I can see there's no fooling you, Anakin. We're on our way to Coruscant, the central system in the Republic, on a very important mission. ANAKIN: How did you end up out here in the outer rim? PADME: Our ship was damaged, and we're stranded here until we can repair it. ANAKIN: I can help. I can fix anything! QUI-GON: I believe you can. But first we must acquire the parts we need. JAR JAR: Wit no-nutten mula to trade. PADME: These junk dealers must have a weakness of some kind. SHMI: Gambling. Everything here revolves around betting on those awful races. QUI-GON: Podracing...Greed can be a powerful ally. ANAKIN: I built a racer. It's the fastest ever. There's a big race tomorrow, on Boonta Eve. You could enter my pod. SHMI: Anakin! Watto won't let you. ANAKIN: Watto doesn't know I've built it. (to Qui-Gon) You could make him think it was yours, and get him to let me pilot it for you. SHMI: I don't want you to race. It's awful. I die every time Watto makes you do it. ANAKIN: But Mom, I love it. The prize money would more than pay for the parts they need. SHMI: Anakin. GUI-GON: Your mother's right. Is there anyone friendly to the Republic who can help us? SHMI: (shakes her head) No. SHMI looks down. ANAKIN considers the situation. ANAKIN: Mom, you say the biggest problem in this universe is nobody helps each other. SHMI sighs. ANAKIN looks defeated. PADME: (to SHMI) I'm sure Qui-Gon doesn't want to put your son in danger. We’ll find some other way. SHMI: No. There is no other way. I may not like it, but...he can help you...he was meant to help you. QUI-GON looks thoughtful. EXT. MOS ESPA - JUNK DEALER PLAZA - DAY The storm has passed and the streets are full again. The group walks towards the shop. PADME: (to QUI-GON) Are you sure about this? (as QUI-GON looks back) Trusting our fate to a boy we hardly know? The Queen will not approve. QUI-GON: The Queen doesn’t need to know. QUI-GON goes to enter the shop PADME: (sitting outside next to JAR JAR) Well, I don't approve. QUI-GON enters the shop. A bell dings. INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY WATTO: (to QUI-GON) The boy tells me you wanna sponsor him in the race. How can you do this? Not on Republic credits, I think, huh? QUI-GON pulls a small object out of his pocket, and a hologram of the Naboo spacecraft appears. ANAKIN looks on. QUI-GON: My ship will be the entry fee. ANAKIN looks at the hologram. WATTO: Oh, not bad...not bad, huh? A Nubian, huh? Ehhhh... QUI-GON: It's in good order, except for the parts I need. WATTO: What would-a the boy ride? He smashed up-a my Pod in the last race. It will take some long time to fix it, uh. ANAKIN: It wasn't my fault...really. Sebulba flashed me with his vents. I actually saved the Pod...mostly. WATTO: Mmm. That you did, huh. (chuckling) The boy’s good, no doubts there, huh? QUI-GON: Well I have acquired a Pod in a game of chance. The fastest ever built. (looks knowingly at ANAKIN, who returns the look) WATTO: I hope you didn't kill anyone I know for it, huh? (laughs) So, you supply the pod and the entry fee, I supply the boy...(as ANAKIN listens) we split the winnings, um, fifty-fifty, I think, huh? QUI-GON: If it's going to be fifty-fifty, I suggest you front the cash for the entry. If we win, you keep all the winnings, minus the cost of the parts I need...and if we lose, you keep my ship. (ANAKIN watches QUI-GON) Either way, you win. WATTO groans and thinks about this. QUI-GON looks at ANAKIN, who looks back. QUI-GON looks back to WATTO. WATTO: Deal! WATTO and QUI-GON slap hands. QUI-GON and ANAKIN share a smile and QUI-GON leaves. WATTO: (Huttese) Your friend is a foolish one, methinks. EXT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - TATOOINE DESERT - DAY Long establishing shot of the spacecraft with animals nearby. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – HYPERDRIVE ROOM OBI-WAN: (talking on transmitter) What if this plan fails, Master? We could be stuck here a very long time. QUI-GON: (on transmitter) Well, it’s too dangerous to call for help and... EXT MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - DAY QUI-GON stands on the porch of the slave quarters. QUI-GON: (cont., talking into transmitter) ...a ship without a power supply isn’t going to get us anywhere. And...there’s something about this boy. QUI-GON puts the comlink away as SHMI comes onto the porch QUI-GON: You should be very proud of your son. (view of ANAKIN in distance working on podracer) He gives without any thought of reward. SHMI: Well, he knows nothing of greed. He has a... QUI-GON: He has special powers. SHMI: (nodding) Yes. QUI-GON: He can see things before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It’s a Jedi trait. SHMI: He deserves better than a slave's life. C3PO: (in distance) Why, certainly. QUI-GON: Had he been born in the Republic, we would have identified him early. The Force is unusually strong with him, that much is clear. Who was his father? SHMI: There was no father. I carried him, I gave birth, I raised him. I can't explain what happened. Can you help him? QUI-GON: I don’t know. I didn’t actually come here to free slaves. SHMI looks thoughtful. EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - BACK YARD - DAY KITSTER (a young boy about Anakin's age), SEEK (a boy of ten), AMEE (a girl of six), another (UNNAMED) girl, WALD (a Greedo Type, six years old) run up, giggling, to join ANAKIN, JAR JAR, ARTOO, and PADME, who are working on the podracer. KID: Hey Ani. KID 2: Hi Ani. KID 3: Hi. R2 beeps. KITSTER: Wow, a real Astro Droid...(more R2 beeps) how did you get so lucky? ANAKIN: That isn't the half of it. I'm entered in the Boonta Race tomorrow! KITSTER: What? With this? WALD: (Alien Language) You’re such a joker, Ani. (laughs) AMEE: You've been working on that thing for years. UNNAMED GIRL: It's not going to run. SEEK: Come on, let's go and play ball. Keep racing Ani, you're gonna be bug squash. The kids take off, giggling. KITSTER sticks around. JAR JAR is fiddling with one of the energy binder plates. ANAKIN: Hey, Jar Jar. (JAR JAR drops tool) Keep away from those energy binders. If your hand gets caught in the beam, it’s gonna go numb for hours. JAR JAR: Ok. JAR JAR bends down to get the tool. He grabs it and gets up, putting his head right in the energy field. JAR JAR blubbers. JAR JAR (unclear) My tongue is fat. My tongue. Wrench. Where is da wrench? Oh, dare it is. (reaches hand into podracer). Hey. Uh-oh. (hand is stuck). Uh, Ani, I’m stuck. Ani... C3PO: (to R2) You know, I find that Jar Jar creature to be a little odd. R2: (beeps) KITSTER: (to ANAKIN) You don’t even know if this thing’s gonna run. ANAKIN: It will. QUI-GON: (approaching) I think it's time we found out. Here, use this power charge. (hands charge to ANAKIN) ANAKIN: Yes, sir! QUI-GON: (to Kitster) Come on, Kitster. Let’s move away. JAR JAR is still stuck. JAR JAR: (still unclear) My...my mouth. Ani, I’m stuck. (blubbers as R2 and 3PO move away) ANAKIN prepares the power charge in the podracer, while PADME comes to help JAR JAR. JAR JAR: (to PADME, still unclear) Uh, hey. My tongue is fat. Ani! R2: (to C3PO) (beeps) C3PO: You’re quite right. He’s very odd indeed. R2: (beeps) PADME frees JAR JAR from the pod. JAR JAR: (still unclear) Oh. Th...Thank you. (gives thumbs up to ANAKIN) Go. ANAKIN toggles a switch. The podracer starts up as ANAKIN grabs the controls. The engine turns and flames leap from the exhaust. The podracer hovers above the sand, rocking with the power of the engines. PADME smiles. QUI-GON looks on. ANAKIN: (shouting above the noise of the engine) It’s working! It’s working! EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - DAY Medium-long shot of SHMI watching from the porch, followed by close up of SHMI. EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT ANAKIN sits on the balcony rail of his hovel as QUI-GON tends to a cut. QUI-GON: Stay still, Ani. Let me clean this cut. ANAKIN: (looking at the stars) There’s so many! Do they all have a system of planets? QUI-GON: Most of them. ANAKIN: Has anyone been to ‘em all? QU-IG0N: Hmm...Not likely. ANAKIN: I wanna be the first one to see ‘em all... SHMI: (from inside quarters) Ani, bedtime! ANAKIN: (as QUI-GON sticks him with a needle) Ow! QUI-GON: There we are. Good as new. SHMI: (appearing through doorway) Ani, I’m not gonna tell you again. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) What are you doing? QUI-GON: Checking your blood for infections. Go on, you have a big day tomorrow. (as ANAKIN heads in) Sleep well, Ani. QUI-GON calls OBI-WAN on his transmitter. QUI-GON: Obi-Wan? OBI-WAN: (on transmitter) Yes, Master? QUI-GON: I need an analysis of this blood sample I'm sending you. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: Wait a minute... EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT QUI-GON: I need a midi-chlorian count. QUI-GON puts the blood sample into the transmitter and waits for a response. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: The reading is off the chart...over twenty thousand. EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT OBI-WAN: (cont. on transmitter) Even Master Yoda doesn't have a midi-chlorian count that high. QUI-GON: No Jedi has. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: What does that mean? EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT QUI-GON: I'm not sure. QUI-GON looks up and sees SHMI in the doorway watching him. Embarrassed, she goes back into the kitchen. EXT. TATOOINE - SPACE Darth Maul’s ship approaches the planet. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT MESA - NIGHT The sinister looking Sith spacecraft lands on top of a desert mesa, scattering dust. DARTH MAUL comes down the landing platform. He walks to the edge of the mesa and studies the landscape with a pair of electrobinoculars. Through the binoculars, he looks out at the lights of two different settlements in the distance, then pushes buttons on his electronic armband. He turns back to watch three PROBE DROIDS float out of the ship. They head off past him in search of the JEDI. EXT. MOS ESPA - ARENA – RACE AREA - DAY RACE CREWS mill about at the race area. A beast bellows in the distance and a JAWA says something to another JAWA. INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGER - DAY The hanger is a large building with a dozen or so Podracers being readied for the race. WATTO, QUI-GON, and JAR JAR walk through the activity. WATTO: I wanna see-a your spaceship the moment the race is over. QUI-GON: Patience, my blue friend. You'll have your winnings before the suns set, and we'll be far away from here. WATTO: Not if your ship belongs to me, I think, huh? (laughs) I warn you, no funny business. QUI-GON: You don't think Anakin can win? WATTO: Don't ah get-a me wrong-o. I have-a great faith in the boy. He's a credit to your race, but, uh, Sebulba there is-a going to win, I think. (laughs) WATTO heads off to the side. SEBULBA is seated close by, having his shoulders and neck massaged by TWIN YOBANAS. JAR JAR: (noticing SEBULBA) Oh, no! SEBULBA: (speaks HUTTESE to one of the TWINS) QUI-GON: (to WATTO) Why do you think that? WATTO: He always wins. (laughs) I'm-a betting heavily (pushing past JAR JAR) on Sebulba. QUI-GON: (considering) I'll take that bet. WATTO: You what? QUI-GON: I'll wager my new racing pod against...say...the boy and his mother. WATTO: No pod is worth two slaves, not by a long shot. QUI-GON: The boy, then. WATTO: Hmm. Uh Well...(JAR JAR looks at QUI-GON then back at WATTO) We'll let-a fate decide, huh? (pulls cube from pocket) I just-a happen to have a chance cube here. Blue, it's the boy, red-uh...his mother. QUI-GON nods acceptance. WATTO tosses the cube down. QUI-GON follows the cube with his eyes and lifts his hand slightly; the cube lands on blue. JAR JAR smiles. WATTO looks angrily at QUI-GON, who raises his hands, palms up. WATTO: You won this small-a toss, outlander, but you won't win-a the race, so it makes little difference. WATTO leaves and QUI-GON turns to watch him go. ANAKIN, PADME, KITSTER and SHMI are approaching on EOPIES, with R2 and 3PO trailing. The EOPIES lay down and groan as WATTO passes ANAKIN on his way out. WATTO: (speaks Huttese) (laughs) (Huttese) Better stop your friend’s betting, or I'll end up owning him, too. (laughs) WATTO leaves. ANAKIN and PADME watch him go. ANAKIN: (to approaching QUI-GON) What’d he mean by that? QUI-GON: I'll tell you later. (to SHMI, helping her down) Good morning. R2 (to 3PO): (beeps) THREEPIO: Oh my! Space travel sounds rather perilous. R2: (beeps) THREEPIO: I can assure you they will never get me onto one of those dreadful starships. KITSTER: (to Anakin) This is so wizard, Ani! I'm sure you'll do it this time. PADME: Do what? KITSTER: Finish the race, of course! PADME: You've never won a race? ANAKIN: Well...not exactly. PADME: Not even finished? ANAKIN: (putting arm around KITSTER) Kitster's right. I will this time. QUI-GON: (coming up behind ANAKIN) Of course you will. QUI-GON looks at PADME, who looks back, concerned. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - DAY One of Darth Maul's PROBE DROIDS floats down the main street of Tatooine. It comes up close to camera, making an electronic noise, and ducks around a building. EXT. MOS ESPA - DESERT RACE ARENA - DAY An EXTREME HIGH WIDE ANGLE reveals a vast arena in the Tatooine desert. A large semi-circular amphitheatre that holds at least a hundred thousand people dominates the landscape. Large viewing platforms loom over the racetrack. A two-headed announcer, FODE/BEED, describes the scene. BEED: (Huttese) (Huttese)...podracers. FODE : That's absolutely right. And a big turnout here from all corners of the Outer Rim territories. I see the contestants are making their way out onto the starting grid. BEED: (as R2, ANAKIN, and KITSTER lead their pod onto the track past a racer) (Huttese) FODE: I see Ben Quadinaros from the Tund system. BEED: (Huttese) FODE : Two time winner, Boles Roor. BEED: (Huttese) (Huttese)...Sebulba! We see a brief shot of a little raised-arm dancing by one alien. SEBULBA jumps onto his pod and waves to the audience. He asks for more cheers and blows a few kisses. The crowd goes wild. SEBULBA: (standing on pod, arms raised, as workers ready his pod) (Huttese) We see a wide shot of WATTO, WEAZEL, and other aliens in WATTO’s box, cheering SEBULBA. FODE: And in the front row, nearside pole position, Mawhonic! Mawhonic bows, and the crowd is seen in the distance. An alien close to camera jumps up and raises its arms. FODE: A hearty hello to Clegg Holdfast and his Voltec KT9 Wasp! CLEGG: (stroking his mouth) Hmmm, hmm. Hmm. FODE: And back again, it’s the mighty Dud Bolt, with that incredible racing machine, the Vulptereen 327. More crowd approval, including a little raised-arm dancing by one alien. FODE: And hoping for a big win today, Ody Mandrell, with his record-setting pit droid team. The first pit droid knocks the second into the third. The second looks at the first, who points at the third. The third winds up and throws a stone at the second, but it ducks and the stone hits the first. FODE: And a late entry, young Anakin Skywalker, a local boy. ANAKIN waves and the crowd cheers. FODE: I see the flags are moving out onto the track. The crowd cheers all the podracers, lined up in rows on the track. A member of each team walks onto the track, carrying a colorful flag. C3PO carries a flag for ANAKIN’s team. JAR JAR is standing by the pod when an EOPIE emits flatulence. JAR JAR: Huh? (sniffs) The EOPIE turns to look back at JAR JAR and snorts at him. JAR JAR blubbers. JAR JAR: Pee yousa! SHMI approaches ANAKIN at the pod. SHMI: Be safe. ANAKIN: I will, Mom. I promise. SHMI gives ANAKIN a little smile and leaves. SEBULBA approaches ANAKIN’S pod and pulls off a small part. SEBULBA: Uh-oh. Heh heh heh heh. (approaching ANAKIN) (Huttese) You won’t walk away from this one, Skywalker. (twirling skin flap) you slave scum. ANAKIN: (Huttese) Don’t count on it, slime ball. SEBULBA: (Huttese) You’re bantha fodder. (laughs and adjusts goggle eyepiece before leaving) QUI-GON: (approaching ANAKIN) You all set, Ani? ANAKIN: Yep. QUI-GON: Right. (lifts ANAKIN into pod) ANAKIN: Whoa! ANAKIN settles into the pod. QUI-GON: Remember, concentrate on the moment. Feel, don’t think. Use your instincts. ANAKIN: I will. QUI-GON: (handing him a helmet) May the Force be with you. ANAKIN puts on the helmet as trumpets sound. BEED: (Huttese) (Huttese) ...Jabba the Hutt. The announcers raise their hands and emit a strange noise. In the royal box, JABBA THE HUTT comes forward, followed by another Hutt and BIB FORTUNA. JABBA: Mmm, hmm. The crowd cheers. JABBA: (Huttese) Welcome. Begin the race. Powerful energy binders shoot between the engines of a pod. Fan turbines turn. Crew members run for safety as a pod starts up. More crew members continue to run as BEED says something in Huttese. FODE: Hey, it looks like they’re clearing the grid. SHMI looks nervously to QUI-GON as he and JAR JAR enter a viewing platform. PADME is already on board. SHMI: Is he nervous? QUI-GON: He's fine. PADME: (to QUI-GON) You Jedi are far too reckless. The Queen is not... QUI-GON: The Queen trusts my judgment, young handmaiden. You should too. PADME: You assume too much. FODE: (as viewing platform moves up the viewing tower) Start your engines. ANAKIN pulls goggles over his eyes and flips a switch. His engines begin to fire and a diagram of the engines appears on a scope. The engines rev up as flames shoot out. ANAKIN grabs the control handles of the pod. Turbines begin to turn. The air appears blurry as more and more engines hum, roar, and fire. GASGANO (a long-limbed alien) pushes buttons on his pod and his engines fire up. DUD BOLT sits in his pod. TEEMTO PAGALIES (alien in the circular pod) pushes a button and revs his engine. SEBULBA makes an adjustment. ANAKIN waits. We see ANAKIN’s POV of the starting grid. JAR JAR: Oh, dissen gonna be messy. Me no watch’n! Another shot of the engines. R2, KITSTER, and WALD watch intently. SEBULBA readies himself. We see a brief shot of the starting tower. ANAKIN readies himself. We see a shot of WATTO and WEAZEL looking on. WATTO: Oh! Jabba bites off the head of a frog and spits it at a gong, signaling the start of the race. On a bridge over the track, a great green light at the center turns on, as well as the first of three smaller blue lights. SEBULBA takes off. TEEMTO PAGALIES follows. The Podracers shoot forward as BEED says something in Huttese, but ANAKIN'S pod moves forward only slightly and then dies. ANAKIN: (fighting with controls) Oh, no! We see ANAKIN’s POV of other racers leaving the starting grid. ANAKIN looks down and flips a switch, then looks over and tries another one. FODE: (laughing) Wait. Little Skywalker has stalled. KITSTER has his hands on his head and WALD is upset. WALD: Choo-ba! WATTO and WEAZEL laugh and point. The camera zooms in on ANAKIN trying to restart his pod. Meanwhile, out on the course, the pods race past camera. FODE: Well, it looks like Quadinaros is having engine trouble also. QUADINAROS pounds his instrument panel and curses in an alien tongue. JAR JAR: Come on, Ani! ANAKIN is still trying to get the pod going. He pushes a lever forward and the engines come to life. He pushes the controls forward and off he goes. FODE: And there goes Skywalker. JAR JAR: Go Ani Go! FODE: He will be hard pressed to catch up with the leaders. SEBULBA’s pod rams the pod of MAWHONIC. MAWHONIC shakes his fist at SEBULBA and yells something. SEBULBA yells back something in Huttese and rams his pod into MAWHONIC’s pod again. One of MAWHONIC’s engines goes crashing across the landscape. SEBULBA gives a triumphant laugh. ANAKIN pushes his pod forward. He can see that he’s catching up. With a burst of speed he passes several other racers. SEBULBA is in the lead. He looks around to see where the others are, and leads them into a narrow canyon. Further back, ANAKIN looks back to check his position. In the canyon, a humanoid watches the action from a balcony. ANAKIN approaches the canyon, enters it, and negotiates the turns. SEBULBA leads the others around a turn past a service ramp. Several pods come off the last turn and exit the canyon. SEBULBA heads for large rock formations up ahead. ANAKIN works his controls and speeds past another racer. SEBULBA leads a group through another canyon and into a dark tunnel. ANAKIN and some other racers pursue into the tunnel. ANAKIN pushes forward and maneuvers around some obstacles. RATTS TYERELL turns and yelps as he heads directly for a rock formation, and succumbs with a fiery crash. ANAKIN pushes forward and out of the tunnel with flames from the crash just behind him. He speeds on. TUSKEN RAIDERS watch the approaching pods and speak in their Tusken dialect. One takes aim and fires, and another two fire as well. ANAKIN’s pod is grazed by the shots. QUI-GON and the others on the platform watch, concerned. FODE: Looks like a few Tusken Raiders are camped out on the canyon dune turn. THE TUSKEN RADIDERS on the ridge above the course raise their guns and shout. The leading pods scream across the plains. On the starting grid, BEN QUADINAROS is still pounding his instrument panel in frustration and yelling. The energy field between his engines goes out suddenly and the four engines go off in all directions, with one exploding on the rock wall and another flying straight up into the air. FODE: Ooh, there goes Quadinaros’ power coupling. On the plains, the racers continue to speed forward. BEN QUADRINAROS, still in the seat of his pod, and still complaining, comes to a rest on the ground just as the approaching podracers flash past him. The crowd turns to watch the passing pods. BEED: (shot of crowd, then of WATTO and another alien) (Huttese) (Huttese)...Sebulba! SEBULBA waves to the crowd as he passes. On the start tower, the second lamp is lit. BEED: (shot of tower, then of ODY MANDRELL making pit stop) (Huttese) Ody Mandrell...(Huttese) ODY MANDRELL, in the pits, lectures two of his pit droids in an alien tongue. A third pit droid runs up and runs into the second droid. The droids squeak at each other and ODY slams his fist into the pod. A pit droid runs between the engines and squeaks at a fourth droid, which steps forward and is sucked into the engine while making a noise. The droid is spit out the other end of the engine and falls to the ground, laughing. ODY puts his hand to his head. ODY MANDRELL: Oh, no. JABBA THE HUT: Oh! (flicks small animal off ledge) SMALL ANIMAL: (screams) As more pods fly past ODY MANDRELL’s smoking engine, C3PO, KITSTER, WALD, and R2 seem concerned. THREEPIO: Where is Master Anakin? R2: (beeps) WALD shades his eyes and looks out towards the plains. On the platform, PADME spots ANAKIN. PADME: Look. Here he comes. ANAKIN speeds towards the starting grid chased by other racers. FODE: It looks like Skywalker is moving up in the field. KITSTER: (as the pods race by) Yay! Yippee! ANAKIN flies through the starting grid. An alien with several arms sells dead animals to the crowd. R2: (to THREEPIO) (beeps) THREEPIO: He has to complete two more circuits? Oh dear! ANAKIN pushes the controls forward and continues chasing the pods ahead of him. GASGANO pushes a few buttons and notices ANAKIN approaching on his screen. ANAKIN reaches GASGANO and struggles to get around him. ANAKIN looks for an opening, but GASGANO blocks his way. ANAKIN is still looking for an opening. His pod continues to chase GASGANO. GASGANO pushes another button and shoots forward, but ANAKIN accelerates and makes his move past GASGANO as they fly over a ridge and towards rock formations. ANAKIN looks to the side and notices TEEMTO PAGALIES approaching. TEEMTO’s engine slams into ANAKIN’s. ANAKIN’s pod tilts and TEEMTO wipes something from his brow. They race on, and ANAKIN does a flip to get to the other side of TEEMTO and then speeds on past him. ANAKIN pushes forward and drops into a canyon. In the canyon he pursues the leading pods ahead of him. ANAKIN looks towards the other pods. He chases them around the canyon turns. SEBULBA leads the group out of the canyon, reaches into his cockpit with a grunt, and... SEBULBA: Ha! ...throws a tool at the pod behind him. It enters the engine of the pod driven by MARS GUO. The engine bursts into flames. MARS GUO: Rarrr! The engine crashes into the ground, causing the other engine to also crash and pod debris to fly everywhere. ANAKIN pulls back on his controls and a large chunk of debris flies over his head. ANAKIN ducks and maneuvers out of the way, but in doing so causes the cable connecting one of his engines to detach from the pod. This sends his cockpit spinning out of control. The cockpit is seen spinning at the end of one cable. FODE: Skywalker’s spinning out of control! QUI-GON and the others on the platform can barely stand to watch. JAR JAR gasps. The crowd cheers. ANAKIN continues to spin. His instrument panel indicates he is spinning. ANAKIN flips a switch and his cockpit levels out. The engines struggle and a few pods pass him by. ANAKIN looks to the side and watches another pass him. The cable flies around, unattached. ANAKIN pulls out a large magnetic tool and reaches it out to the cable, which is pulled close to the tool. ANAKIN continues holding the tool and the cable finally makes contact. ANAKIN pulls the cable in (first in a close shot, then a long shot) and reattaches it. ANAKIN looks back to his instrument panel. The instrument panel indicates full power to the engine and the energy field between the engines ignites as he heads into the canyon. ANAKIN pushes forward once more. He passes by several pods in the narrow canyon. FODE: Oh, I don’t care what universe you’re from. That’s gotta hurt! SEBULBA heads through the canyon into the tunnel area. ANAKIN and another pod purse him in. ANAKIN peers through the dim light and exits the tunnel, pursued by TEEMTO PAGALIES. SEBULBA races around a wide curve followed by ANAKIN. A TUSKEN RAIDER takes aim from high above the course and takes a shot, which strikes the side of ANAKIN’s pod. He pushes forward around the curve. Another TUSKEN RAIDER fires and hits TEEMTO’s pod, and TEEMTO sees that he will crash. The pod breaks apart and the circular cockpit spins off with a whirling noise. FODE: Oh, I don’t care what universe you’re from. That’s gotta hurt! SEBULBA races out of a canyon and onto the final plain. ANAKIN is in hot pursuit. ANAKIN is now nearly caught up to SEBULBA on the plain. On the viewing platform, JAR JAR points to the approaching pods. JAR JAR: Here he comes! Ah-hoo! (raises hands into air) FODE: (shot of crowd cheering) At the start of the third and final lap Sebulba’s in the lead followed closely by Skywalker! KITSTER: (watching with WALD and droids) Go, Ani! SEBULBA races along a narrow winding ledge, followed closely by ANAKIN. The camera follows them from overhead as they follow the ledge. ANAKIN looks towards SEBULBA. He pursues SEBULBA around rock formations. He pushes forward and follows SEBULBA into the narrow canyon. ANAKIN draws even with SEBULBA, and SEBULBA curses (?) and rams into ANAKIN. ANAKIN rocks with the impact as his pod tilts back and forth, and the energy field from his engines deflects several poles on the ground, which fly past his head as they are disturbed. SEBULBA curses (?) again and rams ANAKIN again, causing ANAKIN to shake with the impact again. On the viewing platform, PADME and SHMI look concerned. FODE: Skywalker’s been forced onto the service ramp! At the service ramp, spectators flee as ANAKIN’s pod approaches. He crashes through the gate and is shaken by the cockpit as his engines wind down. SEBULBA watches him head up the ramp and into the air. SEBULBA: Ah, whoa, oh! SEBULBA turns his attention back to the course. ANAKIN reaches the top of his ascent and heads back down. He flips a few switches as he heads back down towards the course and SEBULBA. ANAKIN pulls back on his controls and his pod continues down, now without engine power. SEBULBA suddenly looks up. SEBULBA: Huh? ANAKIN restarts the engines with push forward and comes back onto the course ahead of SEBULBA. He leads SEBULBA around a turn. FODE: (slapping his head) It’s Skywalker! ALIEN: (crowd shot, with alien giving the thumbs down sign) Sebulba! FODE: Amazing! A quick control thrust, and he’s back on course! JAR JAR: (from platform) Did he crash-ed? ANAKIN and SEBULBA scream around a turn and out onto a plain. They fly over a ridge and past two JAWAS. JAWA: (Jawa noises) SEBULBA says something in Huttese and accelerates, drawing close to ANAKIN. His large engines come right up on ANAKIN’s cockpit. ANAKIN looks back. The engines are right behind him. ANAKIN turns to look ahead. A loose part on his engine rattles. SEBULBA’s engines are right on top of ANAKIN. ANAKIN speeds through rock formations. The engine part continues to rattle. Warnings appear on his instrument panel. The part finally flies off. ANAKIN pitches to the side. Flames appear from one of his engines. ANAKIN looks at the engine with concern. SEBULBA gains on ANAKIN as ANAKIN’s engine trails smoke. ANAKIN eases off the controls, and SEBULBA laughs triumphantly. SEBULBA’s pod accelerates and passes ANAKIN. ANAKIN now trails SEBULBA. ODE: Skywalker’s in trouble! Sebulba takes the lead! PADME and SHMI look at the viewing panel with concern. ANAKIN’s engine is still shooting flame. ANAKIN’s instrument panel doesn’t have good news for him. ANAKIN reaches down. He pulls a lever, closing a vent door on the damaged engine. ANAKIN grits his teeth and the engine fire is extinguished. ANAKIN checks the instruments, and one of the displays goes dark. He flicks a switch, and the instrument panel indicates the remaining fuel for the one good engine. ANAKIN takes a cord, plugs it in, and begins to flip another switch. ANAKIN looks up hopefully at the engine. The instrument display indicates that half of his remaining fuel has been transferred to the bad engine. ANAKIN looks back down and desperately toggles the switch. The engine struggles to fire. ANAKIN looks up at the engine then back down, and continues to toggle the switch. The engine still struggles, but finally ignites. The instrument panel indicates that the engines are at full power. ANAKIN grabs the controls and thrusts forward. He flies past camera, and races forward through the rock formations to catch SEBULBA. SEBULBA is just entering the canyon, but ANAKIN is not far behind. ANAKIN handles the curved canyon track and gains on SEBULBA. ANAKIN’s engine rotates furiously. ANAKIN watches SEBULBA ahead of him. SEBULBA leads ANAKIN into the tunnel. FODE: He's catching Sebulba. BEED: (Huttese) JAR JAR: (watching on platform) Careful, Ani. Careful, Ani! ANAKIN continues forward. SEBULBA: (looking back) (Huttese) SEBULBA rotates his pod to fit through the narrow canyon exit and heads onto the final plain, with ANAKIN in hot pursuit. ANAKIN pulls even, SEBULBA sees him, and rams ANAKIN’s pod with his own. The impact shakes ANAKIN’s cockpit. Their pods bump again briefly. SEBULBA’s cockpit gets too close and it attaches to ANAKIN’s cockpit. The impact rocks ANAKIN’s cockpit again. The two cockpits will not break free of each other. KITSTER makes a face as he watches a spectator’s viewing screen. The crowd cheers. SHMI shakes her head. The cockpits are still latched together. SEBULBA tries accelerating but the pods won’t dislodge. The cockpits and engines are right up against each other. FODE: That little human being is out of his mind! BEED: (Huttese) FODE: They're side by side! BEED: (shot of QUI-GON and JAR JAR) (Huttese) ANAKIN is struggling to get loose. SEBULBA tries his best to break free. SEBULBA: Whoa! The pods separate slightly. ANAKIN looks back to his controls and slams forward a control stick. The engines fire and the cockpits break free completely. SEBULBA waves his arms as his pod goes out of control. SEBULBA: Whoa-waaaaaah! SEBULBA’s engines break free from the cockpit. One engine smashes into a rock and disintegrates into pieces before exploding on the ground, while ANAKIN and the other engine go flying by. The other engine crashes to the ground. ANAKIN speeds towards the finish line, and SEBULBA, still in the cockpit, slides along the sandy plain. SEBULBA: Aaaaah! (sliding to a stop) Poo doo! The crowd erupts with cheering. ANAKIN waves to the crowd. QUI-GON, PADME, JAR-JAR, and SHMI watch from the platform. ANAKIN speeds around the arena, and he goes past KITSTER, WALD, R2, and 3PO, who are celebrating. KITSTER: Yay! Yippee! Yay-yay! WALD: (greedo language) KITSTER and WALD share an aborted high five and do a little awkward dancing. R2 beeps. 3PO: (to R2) I can’t believe it. FODE: The crowds are going nuts! Ooh Ah Ooh Ah (dances in tandem with partner) The crowd goes wild. They continue the “ooh ah” cheer as ANAKIN stands up from his cockpit. QUI-GON arrives at the cockpit with SHMI and JAR JAR. JAR-JAR: Yipay, Ani! (blubbers) QUI-GON raises ANAKIN up. ANAKIN: Mom, I did it. (with arms upraised) Yeah! WATTO: (Arguing with WEAZEL) (Huttese) BIB FORTUNA wakes a snoring JABBA. JABBA: (Huttese) INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGER In the hanger, PADME, JAR JAR, SHMI, and QUI-GON celebrate with ANAKIN. JAR JAR lifts ANAKIN up high. JAR JAR: Good going, Ani! JAR JAR puts him down, and PADME comes up to hug him. PADME: We owe you everything, Ani. SHMI comes in to give him a kiss. SHMI: Mmmm. ANAKIN: (at same time, not entirely pleased) Awww. SHMI: It’s so wonderful, Ani. You have brought hope to those who have none. (mussing his hair) I’m so very proud of you. EOPIE: (in background) (bellows) SHMI kisses ANAKIN again, and he makes a face. ANAKIN: Awww. INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - PRIVATE BOX - DAY In WATTO’s box, he hands over money to a couple of fellow gamblers. WATTO: (Huttese) (sighs) WATTO turns to see QUI-GON entering the box. WATTO: You! You swindled me! You knew the boy was-a going-a to win! Somehow you knew it! I lost everything. QUI-GON: Whenever you gamble, my friend, eventually you'll lose. (walking to edge of box) Bring the parts to the main hanger. I'll come by your shop later on so you can release the boy. WATTO: You can't have him. It wasn't a fair bet. QUI-GON turns and studies WATTO. He steps forward to continue the conversation just as one of DARTH MAUL’S PROBE DROIDS files by. QUI-GON: Would you like to discuss it with the Hutts? WATTO: (groans) QUI-GON: I'm sure they can settle this. WATTO: (defeated) Take him. QUI-GON nods acceptance and leaves the box. WATTO is distraught. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY JAR JAR and PADME head towards the ship as OBI-WAN and PANAKA pass the other way. JAR JAR: Hidoe! R2: (beeps) QUI-GON: (on EOPIE, to approaching OBI-WAN) Well, we have all the essential parts we need. I’m going back. Some unfinished business. I won’t be long. OBI-WAN: Why do I sense we've picked up another pathetic life form? QUI-GON: It's the boy who's responsible for getting us these parts. Get this hyperdrive generator installed. OBI-WAN: Yes, Master. That shouldn’t take long. QUI-GON: (to Eopie) Come on. Hup! EOPIE: (grunts) OBI-WAN heads off, leading a second EOPIE. EXT. TATOOINE - STREET - SLAVE QUARTERS - DAY QUI-GON and ANAKIN walk down the street towards ANAKIN’s home. QUI-GON takes a handful of credits from beneath his poncho and hands them to the boy. QUI-GON: Hey. These are yours. ANAKIN: Yes! They approach the slave quarters. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY SHMI is working at a table filled with electronics as ANAKIN enters the door, followed by QUI-GON. ANAKIN: Mom, we sold the pod. Look at all the money we have! SHMI: Oh my goodness, but that's so wonderful, Ani. QUI-GON: (to SHMI) And he has been freed. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) What?!? QUI-GON: You're no longer a slave. SHMI looks pleased but sad. ANAKIN: (turning to SHMI) Did you hear that? SHMI: Now you can make your dreams come true, Ani. You are free. (sighs, then looks at Qui-Gon) Will you take him with you? Is he to become a Jedi? QUI-GON: Yes. Our meeting was not a coincidence. Nothing happens by accident. ANAKIN: You mean I get to come with you in your starship? QUI-GON : Anakin...(kneeling down)...training to become a Jedi is not an easy challenge. And even if you succeed, it’s a hard life. ANAKIN: But I wanna go. It’s what I've always dreamed of doing. (turning to SHMI) Can I go, Mom? SHMI: Anakin, this path has been placed before you. The choice is yours alone. ANAKIN studies his mother, who gives him a small smile. ANAKIN: I wanna do it. SHMI looks disappointed but not upset. QUI-GON: Then pack your things. We haven't much time. ANAKIN: (running to his room) Yippee! SHMI looks down. ANAKIN is running for his room, but slows to a stop, turning around. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) What about Mom? SHMI looks at ANAKIN. QUI-GON studies him. ANAKIN: Is she free too? QUI-GON: I tried to free your mother, Ani, but Watto wouldn't have it. ANAKIN: (walking over to SHMI) You’re coming with us, aren’t you, Mom? ANAKIN looks at QUI-GON, who looks back. ANAKIN lowers his head as he realizes he won’t get what he wants. SHMI draws him close. SHMI: Son, my place is here. My future is here. It is time for you to let go. ANAKIN: I don't want things to change. SHMI: But you can't stop the change...any more than you can stop the suns from setting. (holding his face) Oh, I love you. ANAKIN and SHMI hug. SHMI sighs. They finish the hug and SHMI grasps ANAKIN by the arms. SHMI: Now, hurry. She guides ANAKIN away and he runs into his room. SHMI stands and looks at QUI-GON. SHMI: Thank you. QUI-GON: I’ll watch after him. You have my word. (puts hand on her shoulder) Will you be all right? SHMI: (turning to look at him) (softly) Yeah. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL – BEDROOM - DAY ANAKIN switches on THREEPIO as he finishes packing. THREEPIO: Oh! Oh, my. Oh. Hello, Master Anakin. ANAKIN: Well, Threepio, I’ve been freed...and I'm goin’ away in a starship. THREEPIO: Uh, Master Anakin, you are my maker, and I wish you well. However, I should prefer it if I were a little more completed. ANAKIN: I'm sorry I wasn't able to finish you, Threepio...give you coverings and all... I'm going to miss working on you. You've been a great pal. I'll make sure Mom doesn't sell you or anything. THREEPIO: Sell me? ANAKIN: (leaving room) Bye. THREEPIO: Oh, my. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - SLAVE QUARTERS - DAY QUI-GON leads ANAKIN down the street. SHMI watches them go. ANAKIN suddenly stops, looks back, and looks at QUI-GON. QUI-GON turns around to watch ANAKIN, and ANAKIN runs back to his mother. They hug and she gives him a kiss on the cheek. ANAKIN: I can't do it, Mom. I just can't do it. SHMI: Ani... ANAKIN: Will I ever see you again? SHMI: What does your heart tell you? ANAKIN: I hope so...Yes...I guess. SHMI: Then we will see each other again. (sighs) ANAKIN: I will come back and free you, Mom...I promise. SHMI smiles, puts her hand on ANAKIN’s face, sighs, and drops her head. She gathers herself and looks back up at ANAKIN. SHMI: Now...be brave, and don't look back...don't look back. SHMI stands and ANAKIN heads off again. SHMI crosses her arms and watches him go. QUI-GON turns and walks down the street as ANAKIN follows. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT MESA - DAY DARTH MAUL watches his PROBE DROID approach. The DROID speaks in a droid language to DARTH MAUL. The SITH LORD walks to his speeder bike and gets on. He moves forward and goes over the cliff towards Mos Espa. The DROID watches him go. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY QUI-GON and ANAKIN run toward the Naboo spacecraft. ANAKIN is having a hard time keeping up. ANAKIN: (with MAUL approaching in the background) Qui-Gon, sir, wait! I’m tired! QUI-GON turns to see ANAKIN and MAUL QUI-GON: Anakin...drop! ANAKIN drops to the ground just as DARTH MAUL sweeps over him. DARTH MAUL jumps off his speeder bike, and before he has hit the ground, both he and QUI-GON have ignited their lightsabers. QUI-GON: (to ANAKIN) Go! (parries) (attacks) Tell them to take off! ANAKIN races towards the ship. QUI-GON thrusts but is blocked. MAUL spins and goes on the offensive, driving QUI-GON back. ANAKIN reaches the ship and heads up the ramp. MAUL swings and misses QUI-GON, who has ducked out of the way. QUI-GON blocks MAUL’s follow through, and MAUL continues to attack, his robe swirling around him. QUI-GON parries and counter-attacks, and MAUL’s robe swirls some more. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT CAPTAIN PANAKA, ANAKIN, and PADME rush into the cockpit where OBI-WAN and RIC OLIE are checking the instruments. CAPT. PANAKA: Qui-Gon’s in trouble. OBI-WAN: (looking out towards QUI-GON) Take off. (Pointing) Over there. Fly low. In the distance the small figures of QUI-GON and MAUL can be seen doing battle. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY The Naboo ship begins to lift off. QUI-GON takes a swing at MAUL, who avoids the attack by doing a flip over QUI-GON as the Naboo ship approaches. MAUL blocks QUI-GON’s attack as he lands, and the Naboo ship comes in close. QUI-GON looks up at the ship, and with a great leap, lands on the extended ramp. He heads in as the ship continues on. DARTH MAUL can only watch them go, turning off his lightsaber as he does. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - HALLWAY QUI-GON is lying on the floor with R2 nearby. He turns off his lightsaber. R2 beeps. ANAKIN and OBI-WAN rush into the hallway. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) Are you all right? QUI-GON: I think so. OBI-WAN: What was it? QUI-GON: I’m not sure, but it was well trained in the Jedi arts. R2: (beeps) QUI-GON: My guess is it was after the Queen. ANAKIN: What are we going to do about it? QUI-GON: (Sighs) We shall be patient. Anakin Skywalker, meet Obi-Wan Kenobi. ANAKIN and OBI-WAN shake hands. ANAKIN: Hi. R2 beeps and OBI-WAN nods his head. ANAKIN: You’re a Jedi too? R2: (beeps) ANAKIN: Pleased to meet you. R2: (whistles and beeps) OBI-WAN gives ANAKIN a small smile and looks at QUI-GON. QUI-GON laughs. EXT. SPACE - NABOO SPACECRAFT (FX) The ship streaks away from TATOOINE. EXT. NABOO PALACE - THEED - NIGHT Exterior shot of the palace. INT. NABOO PALACE – STAIR LANDING - THEED - NIGHT NUTE sits in a mechanical walking chair, which walks alongside SIO BIBBLE. DROID GUARDS follow behind them. NUTE: Your Queen is lost, your people are starving, and you, Governor, are going to die much sooner than your people, I'm afraid. BIBBLE: This invasion will gain you nothing. We're a democracy. The people have decided. NUTE: (to DROID) Take him away. Two DROID GUARDS lead SIO BIBBLE down the stairs. Another DROID GUARD approaches NUTE. DROID GUARD: My troops are in position to begin searching the swamps for these rumored underwater villages. They will not stay hidden for long. NUTE nods approval. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN AREA The ship lights are dim as PADME walks into the main room. She walks past a muttering JAR JAR asleep in a chair. She goes to a control console and pushes a button, activating a hologram recording of SIO BIBBLE. BIBBLE: The death toll is catastrophic. We must bow to their wishes. You must contact me. The hologram fades off. PADME is lost in thought. Suddenly she looks up, to see ANAKIN sitting in the corner, looking very dejected. PADME: You all right? ANAKIN: It's very cold. PADME grabs a jacket and walks past the muttering JAR JAR again, over to ANAKIN. PADME: You come from a warm planet, Ani. A little too warm for my taste. Space is cold. ANAKIN: You seem sad. PADME: The Queen is worried. Her people are suffering, dying. She must convince the Senate to intervene, or...I'm not sure what’ll happen. ANAKIN: I made this for you...(he pulls something from his pocket) so you'd remember me. I carved it out of a japor snippet. It’ll bring you good fortune. PADME: It's beautiful. But I don't need this to remember you by. ANAKIN looks thoughtfully at PADME. PADME: Many things will change when we reach the capital, Ani...but my caring for you will remain. ANAKIN: I care for you too, only I... PADME: ...miss your mother. ANAKIN looks at her, unable to speak. EXT. SPACE - PLANET CORUSCANT (FX) The ship approaches Coruscant. It flies above the atmosphere as many other ships fly in all different directions. EXT. CORUSCANT - CITYSCAPE - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY (FX) The spacecraft flies through the endless cityscape of Coruscant, the capital of the galaxy. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT ANAKIN looks out the cockpit window with RIC OLIE. RIC OLIE: Coruscant...the entire planet is one big city. There’s Chancellor Valorum’s shuttle. And look over there. Senator Palpatine is waiting for us. EXT. CORUSCANT - SENATE LANDING PLATFORM - DAY SENATOR PALPATINE stands alone on the landing platform as Supreme Chancellor VALORUM and his GUARDS exit a ship. PALPATINE turns his head to watch the Naboo spacecraft approach. It touches down on the platform. VALORUM and his GUARDS reach PALPATINE as the Naboo party comes down the ramp. QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, JAR JAR, ANAKIN, and PANAKA approach PALPATINE and VALORUM, and the jedi bow. OBI-WAN makes way for AMIDALA to approach. PALPATINE: (to AMIDALA) It is a great gift to see you alive, Your Majesty. With the communications breakdown, we’ve been very concerned. I’m anxious to hear your report on the situation. May I present Supreme Chancellor Valorum. VALORUM: Welcome, Your Highness. It’s an honor to finally meet you in person. AMIDALA: Thank you, Supreme Chancellor. VALORUM: (as they begin to walk) I must relay to you how distressed everyone is over the current situation. I’ve called for a special session of the senate to hear your position. ANAKIN: I’m grateful for your concern, Chancellor. PALPATINE: There is a question of procedure, but I’m confident we can overcome it. PALPATINE, AMIDALA, the HANDMAIDENS (including PADME), JAR JAR and ANAKIN head off. VALORUM stays behind to talk with the jedi. QUI-GON: (to VALORUM) I must speak with the Jedi Council immediately. The situation has become much more complicated. ANAKIN suddenly stops and turns around, noticing that OBI-WAN and QUI-GON are staying with the SUPREME CHANCELLOR. As JAR JAR walks by ANAKIN, PADME turns around and calls to ANAKIN. PADME: Ani, come on. ANAKIN looks back to QUI-GON, and he gestures to ANAKIN that he should go ahead. ANAKIN continues on, followed by PANAKA and JAR JAR. They all enter the air taxi. JAR JAR leans over to ANAKIN. JAR JAR: Da Queens a bein’ grossly nice, mesa tinks. (he looks ahead) Pitty hot! The air taxi moves away from the platform and off into the city. It goes around a building and heads towards another building, housing PALPATINE’s quarters. INT. PALPATINE'S QUARTERS – LIVING AREA - DAY ANAKIN and JAR JAR watch as PANAKA passes by and enters PALPATINE’s living area. PANAKA walks through the room as AMIDALA and PALPATINE discuss the situation. PALPATINE: There is no civility, only politics. The Republic is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates. There is no interest in the common good...I must be frank, Your Majesty, there is little chance the Senate will act on the invasion. AMIDALA: Chancellor Valorum seems to think there is hope. PALPATINE: If I may say so, Your Majesty, the Chancellor has little real power...he is mired by baseless accusations of corruption. The bureaucrats are in charge now. AMIDALA: What options have we? PALPATINE: Our best choice would be to push for the election of a stronger Supreme Chancellor, one who could control the bureaucrats, and give us justice. You could call for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum. AMIDALA: He has been our strongest supporter. PALPATINE: Our only other choice would be to submit a plea to the courts. AMIDALA: The courts take even longer to decide things than the Senate. Our people are dying, Senator. We must do something quickly to stop the Federation. PALPATINE: To be realistic, Your Majesty, I think we're going to have to accept Federation control for the time being. PALPATINE looks ominously at AMIDALA AMIDALA: That is something I cannot do. EXT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - DAY (FX) A unique building with tall spires stands out against the Coruscant skyline. Two small transports pass by the vast temple. INT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - DAY QUI-GON stands in a tall stately room. Twelve JEDI sit in a semi-circle. OBI-WAN stands behind QUI-GON in the center of the room. The Senior Jedi is MACE WINDU. To his left is an alien Jedi named KI-ADI-MUNDI, and to his right, the Jedi Master, YODA. QUI-GON: (to the council) He was trained in the Jedi arts. My only conclusion can be that it was a Sith Lord. KI-ADI: Impossible! The Sith have been extinct for a millennium. MACE WINDU: I do not believe the Sith could have returned without us knowing. YODA: Ah, hard to see, the dark side is. MACE WINDU: We will use all our resources to unravel this mystery. We will discover the identity of your attacker. May the Force be with you. QUI-GON and OBI-Wan bow. OBI-WAN turns to leave, but QUI-GON continues to face the Council. YODA: (sighing) Master Qui-Gon...more to say have you? QUI-GON: With your permission, my Master. I have encountered a vergence in the Force. YODA: A vergence, you say? MACE WINDU: Located around a person? QUI-GON: A boy... his cells have the highest concentration of midi-chlorians I have seen in a life form. It is possible he was conceived by the midi-chlorians. Two of the JEDI look at each other. MACE WINDU: You refer to the prophesy of the one who will bring balance to the Force...you believe it's this boy? QUI-GON: I don't presume to... YODA: (interrupting) But you do! Revealed your opinion is. QUI-GON: I request the boy be tested, Master. YODA: Oh? Trained as a Jedi, you request for him, hmmm? QUI-GON: Finding him was the will of the Force...I have no doubt of that. KI-ADI looks at YODA, who looks at MACE. MACE WINDU: (sighing) Bring him before us, then. QUI-GON bows and leaves, with OBI-WAN following. YODA looks at MACE, who returns the look. INT. QUEENS QUARTERS - HALLWAY - DAY ANAKIN is standing before a guard outside the QUEEN’s door. GUARD: (into transmitter) The boy’s here to see Padme. RABE: (on transmitter) Let him in. The doors open, and ANAKIN enters the Queen's quarters. RABE: I’m sorry Ani, but Padme’s not here right now. The doors close. INT. QUEENS QUARTERS ANAKIN stands with RABE. The Queen speaks out from the next room. AMIDALA: (offscreen) Who is it? RABE: Anakin Skywalker to see Padme, Your Highness. The QUEEN moves into the doorway. ANAKIN bows as she addresses him. AMIDALA: I've sent Padme on an errand. ANAKIN: I'm on my way to the Jedi temple to start my training, I hope. I may never see her again, so I came to say goodbye. AMIDALA: We will tell her for you. We are sure her heart goes with you. ANAKIN bows again. ANAKIN: Thank you, Your Highness. The QUEEN turns to walk away. EXT. CORUSCANT - GALACTIC SENATE BUILDING - DAY (FX) A large, distinctive looking domed building stands out amid the cityscape of Coruscant. A small transport flies by. INT. MAIN ROTUNDA - GALACTIC SENATE - DAY The Senate chambers are huge. Thousands of SENATORS and their AIDES sit in the circular assembly area. CHANCELLOR VALORUM sits in an elevated area in the center. A CAMERA DROID flies by. VALORUM: The Chair recognizes the Senator from the sovereign system of Naboo. SENATOR PALPATINE stands and activates the Naboo platform. The platform, which also carries AMIDALA, PANAKA, and two aides, moves forward into the center. PALPATINE: Supreme Chancellor, delegates of the Senate. A tragedy has occurred which started right here with the taxation of trade routes, and has now engulfed our entire planet in the oppression of the Trade Federation. A second box rushes into the center of the Senate. It is filled with Federation trade barons led by LOTT DOD, the Senator for the Federation. LOTT DOD: This is outrageous! I object to the Senator's statements! VALORUM: The Chair does not recognize the Senator from the Trade Federation at this time. PALPATINE: To state our allegations, I present Queen Amidala, recently elected ruler of the Naboo, who speaks on our behalf. There is a murmuring from the rest of the senators. QUEEN AMIDALA stands to address the assembly. AMIDALA: Honorable representatives of the Republic. I come to you under the gravest of circumstances. The Naboo system has been invaded by the Droid Armies of the Trade... LOTT DOD: (interrupting) I object! There is no proof. This is incredible. We recommend a commission be sent to Naboo to ascertain the truth. AKS MOE: (from the Malastare platform) The Congress of Malastare concurs with the honorable delegate from the Trade Federation. A commission must be appointed. VALORUM: The point... MAS AMEDDA: (interrupting) Excuse me, Chancellor. PALPATINE: (to AMIDALA) Enter the bureaucrat. The true rulers of the Republic, and on the payroll of the Trade Federation, I might add. This is where Chancellor Valorum's strength will disappear. VALORUM: The point is conceded...Will you defer your motion to allow a commission to explore the validity of your accusations? AMIDALA: (angrily) I will not defer...I have come before you to resolve this attack on our sovereignty now. I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee. The Naboo platform drifts slowly away from the Chancellor. AMIDALA: If this body is not capable of action, I suggest new leadership is needed. PALPATINE tries not to give away his excitement. AMIDALA: I move for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum's leadership. The assembled Senators begin to voice their opinions. A large alien with long blue head appendages stands up and two WOOKIES gesture from a platform higher up. CHANCELLOR VALORUM is stunned. He slowly sits down. A chant of “Vote now!” can be heard in the Senate. Aliens in green and black clothes can be seen chanting and dancing in their platform, and several E.T. aliens can be seen in a lower platform. MAS AMEDDA stands to address the Senate. MAS AMEDDA: Order! PALPATINE: (to AMIDALA) Now they will elect a new Chancellor, a strong Chancellor, one who will not let our tragedy continue. EXT. PALACE OF THE JEDI - BALCONY - SUNSET OBI-WAN and QUI-GON walk through a doorway to a balcony outside the Jedi palace. OBI-WAN: The boy will not pass the Council's test, Master. He’s too old. QUI-GON: Anakin will become a Jedi...I promise you. OBI-WAN: Do not defy the Council, Master, not again. They stop briefly. QUI-GON: I shall do what I must, Obi-Wan. They begin to walk again. OBI-WAN: If you would just follow the code, you would be on the council. They will not go along with you this time. QUI-GON: You still have much to learn, my young apprentice. INT. PALACE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - SUNSET ANAKIN stands before the TWELVE JEDI. MACE WINDU holds a small hand-held viewing screen. ANAKIN: A ship... ANAKIN is seen from over MACE’s shoulder, as MACE looks at the viewing screen. ANAKIN: (continuing) A cup...a ship...a speeder. MACE WINDU lowers the viewing screen and looks toward YODA. YODA returns the look. MACE nods. YODA: Hmm. YODA puts a finger to his lips and studies ANAKIN. YODA: How feel you? ANAKIN: Cold, sir. YODA: Afraid are you? ANAKIN: No, sir. YODA: See through you, we can. MACE WINDU: Be mindful of your feelings... KI-ADI: Your thoughts dwell on your mother. YODA continues to study ANAKIN. ANAKIN: I miss her. YODA: Mmm. Afraid to lose her, I think, mmm? ANAKIN: (a little angry) What has that got to do with anything? YODA: Eveything! Fear is the path to the dark side...fear leads to anger... anger leads to hate...hate...leads to suffering. ANAKIN looks from YODA to MACE. MACE puts his hand to his chin and studies ANAKIN. ANAKIN looks back to YODA. YODA: I sense much fear in you. EXT. CORUSCANT (FX) Ships fly between the buildings of the city. A shot of more ships flying around a large building. A shot of the cityscape as seen from a balcony. INT. PALPATINE’S QUARTERS - SUNSET QUEEN AMIDALA is standing, staring out the window. JAR JAR approaches from behind. JAR JAR: Yousa tinken yousa people ganna die? AMIDALA: I don't know. JAR JAR: Gungans get pasted too, eh? AMIDALA: I hope not. JAR JAR: Gungans no die'n without a fight.... wesa warriors. Wesa gotta grand army. Dat’s why you no liken us, mesa tinks. CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen) Your Highness? AMIDALA turns to see PALPATINE and CAPTAIN PANAKA come into the room. CAPT. PANAKA: Your Highness. (he bows) Senator Palpatine has been nominated to succeed Valorum as Supreme Chancellor. PALPATINE: A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one. Your Majesty, if I am elected, I promise to put an end to corruption. AMIDALA: Who else has been nominated? CAPT. PANAKA: Bail Antilles of Alderaan and Ainlee Teem of Malastare. PALPATINE: I feel confident our situation will create a strong sympathy vote for us...(sits) I will be Chancellor. AMIDALA: I fear by the time you have control of the bureaucrats, Senator, there’ll be nothing left of our people, our way of life. PALPATINE: I understand your concern, Your Majesty, unfortunately, the Federation has possession of our planet. AMIDALA: Senator...this is your arena. I feel I must return to mine. PALPATINE studies her. AMIDALA: I’ve decided to go back to Naboo. PALPATINE: Go back? (stands) But, Your Majesty, be realistic. They’ll force you to sign the treaty. AMIDALA: I will sign no treaty, Senator. My fate will be no different than that of our people. (to PANAKA) Captain! CAPT. PANAKA: Your Highness? AMIDALA: Ready my ship. PALPATINE: Please, Your Majesty, stay here, where it's safe. AMIDALA: It is clear to me now that the Republic no longer functions. I pray you will bring sanity and compassion back to the Senate. AMIDALA exits the room. PALPATINE watches her go. EXT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI – COUNCIL CHAMBERS – NIGHT Shot of the Council Chambers at night. A ship flies by. INT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - NIGHT ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON stand before the TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE JEDI COUNCIL. KI-ADI: The Force is strong with him. QUI-GON: He's to be trained, then. MACE WINDU: No, he will not be trained. QUI-GON is shocked. QUI-GON: No? ANAKIN studies MACE, looking slightly angry. MACE WINDU: He is too old. QUI-GON: He is the chosen one...you must see it. YODA: Hmm. Clouded, this boy's future is. QUI-GON thinks for a moment and comes to a decision. He walks forward. QUI-GON: I will train him, then. QUI-GON moves past OBI-WAN, who looks disturbed. QUI-GON puts his hands on ANAKIN’s shoulders. QUI-GON: I take Anakin as my Padawan learner. YODA: An apprentice you have, Qui-Gon. Impossible to take on a second. MACE WINDU: The code forbids it. QUI-GON: Obi-Wan is ready. OBI-WAN: (steps forward) I am ready to face the trials. YODA: Our own counsel we will keep on who is ready. QUI-GON: He is headstrong, and he has much to learn of the living Force, but he is capable. There is little more he can learn from me. OBI-WAN looks at QUI-GON. QUI-GON returns the look. YODA: Young Skywalker’s fate will be decided later. MACE WINDU: Now is not the time for this. The Senate is voting for a new Supreme Chancellor, and Queen Amidala is returning home, which will put pressure on the Federation and could widen the confrontation. KI-ADI: And draw out the Queen's attacker. MACE WINDU: Go with the Queen to Naboo and discover the identity of this dark warrior. This is the clue we need to unravel the mystery of the Sith. YODA: May the Force be with you. OBI-WAN and ANAKIN bow. Along with QUI-GON, they leave the council. EXT. CORUSCANT - SENATE LANDING PLATFORM - NIGHT A large transport flies over the landing platform where the Naboo spacecraft is parked. Another transport departs the platform and a group of people walks toward the Naboo ship. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN take a walk on the platform. OBI-WAN: It’s not disrespect, Master. It’s the truth. QUI-GON: From your point of view. OBI-WAN: The boy is dangerous...they all sense it. Why can't you? QUI-GON: His fate is uncertain. He’s not dangerous. The Council will decide Anakin's future. That should be enough for you. Now get on board. OBI-WAN turns and leaves, revealing ARTOO and ANAKIN. R2: (whimper) ANAKIN: Qui-Gon, sir, I don’t want to be a problem. QUI-GON: (kneeling down) You won't be, Ani...I'm not allowed to train you, so I want you to watch me and be mindful. Always remember...your focus determines your reality. Stay close to me, and you’ll be safe. ANAKIN: Master, sir, I heard Yoda talking about midi-chlorians. I've been wondering...what are midi-chlorians? QUI-GON: Midi-chlorians are a microcopic lifeform that resides within all living cells. ANAKIN: They live inside me? QUI-GON: Inside your cells, yes. And we are symbionts with them. ANAKIN: Symbionts? QUI-GON: Life forms living together for mutual advantage. Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to us, telling us the will of the Force. When you learn to quiet your mind, you’ll hear them speaking to you. ANAKIN: I don't understand. QUI-GON: With time and training, Ani, you will...you will. QUI-GON gets up, and he and ANAKIN turn to greet AMIDALA and PANAKA. QUI-GON: Your Majesty, it is our pleasure to continue to serve and protect you. AMIDALA: I welcome your help. Senator Palpatine fears that the Federation means to destroy me. QUI-GON: I assure you I will not allow that to happen. AMIDALA enters the ship, followed by her HANDMAIDENS and PANAKA. JAR JAR cannot contain his excitement. JAR JAR: Wesa goen ho-o-o-o-o-o-me! ANAKIN: (approaching ramp) Come on, R2. R2: (whistles) EXT - SPACE - CORUSCANT Shot of the Naboo ship flying away from Coruscant, and disappearing into hyperspace. EXT. NABOO PALACE – NIGHT Shot of the Palace at night. INT. NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM - THEED - NIGHT NUTE and RUNE stand before a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. DARTH SIDIOUS: Is the planet secure? NUTE: We have taken over the last pockets of primitive life forms. We are in complete control of the planet now. DARTH SIDIOUS: Good. I will see to it that in the Senate, things stay as they are. I’m sending my apprentice, Darth Maul, to join you. NUTE: Yes, my Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS fades off. RUNE: (to NUTE) A Sith here? EXT - SPACE A shot of the Naboo ship coming out of hyperspace. INT. SPACE - NABOO SPACECRAFT COCKPIT ANAKIN sits next to RIC OLIE, looking at various buttons and gauges. RIC OLIE: Those are the forward stabilizers. ANAKIN: And those two control the pitch? RIC OLIE: (smiling slightly) You catch on pretty quick. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - QUEEN'S CHAMBERS SABE and EIRTAE stand behind QUEEN AMIDALA. CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen) As soon as we land, the Federation will arrest you, and force you to sign the treaty. QUI-GON: I agree. I'm not sure what you wish to accomplish by this. AMIDALA: I will take back what's ours. CAPT. PANAKA: There are two few of us, Your Highness. We have no army. QUI-GON: And I can only protect you. I can’t fight a war for you. AMIDALA: Jar Jar Binks... JAR JAR: Mesa, Your Highness? AMIDALA: Yes. I need your help. EXT – SPACE - NABOO A shot of the Naboo ship approaching Naboo. INT. NABOO CRUISER COCKPIT - DAY RIC OLIE, CAPT. PANAKA, and OBI-WAN are gathered in the cockpit. RIC OLIE: I have one battleship on my scope. OBI-WAN: (looking at instrument panel) It’s a droid control ship. PANAKA: They've probably spotted us. OBI-WAN: We haven't much time. EXT. NABOO FOREST - DAY The Naboo spacecraft flies over a vast forest and lands in-between the trees. OBI-WAN approaches QUI-GON. OBI-WAN: Jar Jar is on his way to the Gungan city, Master. QUI-GON: Good. OBI-WAN: Do you think the Queen's idea will work? QUI-GON: The Gungans will not be easily be swayed...and we cannot use our power to help her. OBI-WAN thinks for a moment. OBI-WAN: I'm...I'm sorry for my behavior, Master. It’s not my place to disagree with you about the boy. (thinks some more) And I am grateful you think I’m ready to take the trials. QUI-GON: You’ve been a good apprentice, Obi-Wan...And you’re a much wiser man than I am. I foresee you will become a great Jedi Knight. EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - DAY JAR JAR exits the swamp lake and stumbles slightly, making a JAR JAR noise. He shakes himself dry, blubbering as he does so. He approaches CAPTAIN PANAKA, OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON. JAR JAR: Der-sa nobody dare. The Gungan city is deserted. Some kinda fight, mesa tinks. OBI-WAN: Do you think they have been taken to the camps? CAPT. PANAKA: More likely they were wiped out. JAR JAR: Mesa no tink so. QUI-GON: Do you know where they are, JAR JAR? JAR JAR: When in trouble, Gungans go to sacred place. Mesa show you. Come on. Mesa show you! QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, and PANAKA follow JAR JAR. EXT. NABOO SACRED TEMPLE RUINS - DAY JAR JAR, QUEEN AMIDALA, ANAKIN, QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, PADME, RABE, EIRTAE, and the rest of her group are led through a clearing full of GUNGAN refugees. At the far end are massive carved heads. BOSS NASS and several other COUNCIL MEMBERS stand on the top of a three-quarter-submerged head. GUNGAN GUARD: (to BOSS NASS) Your Honor, Queen Amidala of the Naboo. AMIDALA and her party come forward. JAR JAR: (to BOSS NASS) Uh, h-hello dadee, Big Boss Nass, Your Honor. BOSS NASS: Jar Jar Binks. Who's da uss-en uthers? AMIDALA: I am Queen Amidala of the Naboo. I come before you in peace. BOSS NASS: Ah, Naboo biggen. Yousa bringen da Mackineeks. (pointing) Yousa all bombad. AMIDALA: We have searched you out because we wish to form an alliance. Suddenly, PADME steps forward. PADME: Your Honor... BOSS NASS: (makes clicking sound) Whosa dis? PADME: I am Queen Amidala. JAR JAR: (looking at PADME) Hmmm? R2: (whistles) ANAKIN looks in disbelief at PADME. PADME: (in direction of AMIDALA) This is my decoy... R2: (makes R2 noise) PADME: (cont.) my protection... R2: (makes R2 noise) PADME: ...my loyal bodyguard. (as OBI-WAN and QUI-GON give each other a knowing look)...I’m sorry for my deception, but it was necessary to protect myself. Although we do not always agree, Your Honor, our two great societies have always lived in peace. BOSS NASS: Ahhh. PADME: The Trade Federation has destroyed all that we have worked so hard to build. If we do not act quickly, all will be lost forever. I ask you to help us...(kneeling) no, I beg you to help us. We are your humble servants. Slowly, the rest of the group kneels as well. JAR JAR: (briefly) Hm? PADME: Our fate is in your hands. BOSS NASS studies the group. BOSS NASS: Mmmmmmm. The rest of the Gungans appear unsure of what they see. JAR JAR softly whimpers. PADME looks hopefully at BOSS NASS. OBI-WAN also looks hopeful. BOSS NASS sighs. ANAKIN looks up at QUI-GON. BOSS NASS: (offscreen) Ha! BOSS NASS laughs. QUI-GON studies BOSS NASS. BOSS NASS: Yousa no tinken yousa greater den da Gungans? (laughs as PADME looks on) Me-e-esa lika dis. (OBI-WAN smiles at QUI-GON) Maybe, wesa...bein friends. (blubbers and slobbers) PADME smiles as the GUNGANS begin to cheer. QUI-GON smiles. JAR JAR: Yippee...Ya-hoo! INT. NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM - DAY NUTE, RUNE, and DARTH MAUL talk to a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. NUTE: We've sent out patrols. We already located their starship in the swamp...It won't be long, My Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS: This is an unexpected move for her. It's too aggressive. (to MAUL) Lord Maul, be mindful. Let them make the first move. DARTH MAUL: Yes, my Master. EXT. NABOO EDGE OF SWAMP/ GRASS PLAINS - DAY A GUNGAN SENTRY sits on top of an ancient half-buried statue, searching the landscape with a pair of binoculars. ANAKIN stands at the foot of the statue. GUNGAN LOOKOUT: Deysa comin! ANAKIN: All right! ANAKIN runs over to PADME and the JEDI, who are discussing a battle plan. ANAKIN: They’re here! PADME: Good, they made it. Speeders arrive carrying the reconnaissance party as BOSS NASS walks with JAR JAR. BOSS NASS: Yousa doen grand. JAR JAR: Haw haw... BOSS NASS: Jar Jar bring uss-en and tha Naboo together. JAR JAR: Aw-ho, no, no-ho, no-ho... BOSS NASS: So, wesa make you Bombad General. JAR JAR: General??! Oh..oh... JAR JAR faints. QUI-GON: (to PANAKA, in distance) Captain? BOSS NASS laughs and walks off. PANAKA: (to PADME, in distance) Your Highness. PADME: (in distance) What is the situation? CAPT. PANAKA: Almost everyone's in camps. A few hundred police and guards have formed an underground resistance movement. I brought back as many of the leaders as I could. The Federation Army's also much larger than we thought, and much stronger. (turning to PADME) Your Highness, this is a battle I do not think that we can win. PADME: The battle is a diversion. The Gungans must draw the Droid Army away from the cities. BOSS NASS: Wesa ready to do out-san part PADME: R2... R2: (beeps) R2 projects a holograph. PADME: We can enter the city using the secret passages on the waterfall side. Once we get to the main entrance, Captain Panaka will create a diversion. Then we can enter the palace and capture the Viceroy. Without the Viceroy, they will be lost and confused. (to QUI-GON) What do you think, Master Jedi? QUI-GON: The Viceroy will be well guarded. CAPT. PANAKA: The difficulty is getting into the throne room. Once we're inside, we shouldn't have a problem. QUI-GON: There is a possibility with this diversion many Gungans will be killed. BOSS NASS: Wesa ready to do out-san part. PADME: We have a plan which should immobilize the Droid Army. We will send what pilots we have to knock out the Droid control ship orbiting the planet. QUI-GON: A well-conceived plan. However, there's great risk. The weapons on your fighters may not penetrate the shields. OBI-WAN: And there's an even bigger danger. If the Vicroy escapes, Your Highness, he will return with another droid army. PADME: Well, that is why we must not fail to get to the Viceroy. Everything depends on it. ANAKIN looks on as R2 beeps and whistles. INT. THEED - PALACE - THRONE ROOM - DAY A Hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS walks backwards through the palace. DARTH SIDIOUS: ...she is more foolish than I thought. NUTE, RUNE, and DARTH MAUL are following the hologram. NUTE: We are sending all troops to meet this army assembling near the swamp. It appears to be made up of primitives. DARTH SIDIOUS: This will work to our advantage. NUTE: I have your approval to proceed then, My Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS: Wipe them out...all of them. EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - DAY (FX) Through a dense fog, GUNGAN riders appear and move forward. The GUNGAN ARMY advances out onto the grassy plain as a lone warrior blows on a battle horn. The full scope of the ARMY is revealed, including giant lizard-like FAMBAAS with large shield generators mounted on their backs. GENERAL CEEL is at the head of the column. GENERAL CEEL: Halt! The ARMY comes to a stop. GENERAL CEEL: Starting up the shield. A GUNGAN WARRIOR on a FAMBAA slaps a button. A blue ray shoots out of the generator and blasts into a large dish on the back of a second FAAMBA. The energy leaps towards the sky and spreads like an umbrella over the assembled WARRIORS. JAR JAR watches as the energy field descends. The shield touches down on the ground. On the green hills in the distance, a few small animals scatter as a rumbling is heard. FEDERATION TANKS and TROOP TRANSPORTS appear over the ridge of the hill. They disturb the grass below as they slowly advance on the GUNGAN shield. The FEDERATION vehicles come to a stop. A BATTLE DROID on one of the tanks lowers its binoculars. BATTLE DROID: Open fire! Fire erupts from a tank turret. Another tank beyond takes a shot. A group of tanks open fire. Their shots impact on the shield. More shots impact but do not go through. EXT. THEED - CENTRAL PLAZA - DAY PADME, followed by R2, QUI-GON, and OBI-WAN, stealthily makes her way through the plaza. PADME reaches the corner of a building and stops, using a small red laser light to signal across the plaza. A blue laser light signals back. The owner of the blue light is revealed to be CAPTAIN PANAKA. PANAKA signals to PADME to move out. QUI-GON leans down to ANAKIN. QUI-GON: Once we get inside, you find a safe place to hide and stay there. ANAKIN: Sure. QUI-GON: Stay there... A NABOO TANK and several NABOO troops enter the plaza near PANAKA. The TANK opens fire, hitting a FEDERATION TANK. BATTLE DROID: (as TANK explodes) There they are. BATTLE DROID 2: (mumbles unclearly) The NABOO TANK withdraws as the NABOO TROOPS and BATTLE DROIDS exchange blaster fire. PADME and the others enter the plaza as the BATTLE DROIDS advance on the NABOO TROOPS, not noticing PADME and her compatriots. As they rush forward, the JEDI ignite their lightsabers. The JEDI deflect laser fire as PADME opens fire and OBI-WAN cuts down a DROID. The DROIDS continue to advance on the NABOO troops. BATTLE DROID: Roger roger. CAPTAIN PANAKA and his TROOPS come out firing. PADME opens the hanger door and they enter the hanger. The NABOO TANK continues to fire as it retreats. The BATTLE DROIDS continue to move forward and one is hit by laser fire. INT. THEED - PALACE THRONE ROOM - DAY NUTE and RUNE watch the plaza battle on a large view screen. NUTE: I thought the battle was going to take place far from here...(as DARTH MAUL joins them) this is too close. INT. THEED - CENTRAL HANGER - DAY BATTLE DROIDS are scattered about the hanger. Suddenly laser fire begins to pick them off. PADME, the JEDI, ANAKIN, and others rush into the hanger, the JEDI deflecting laser bolts as they advance. Another BATTLE DROID is hit. QUI-GON deflects a blast. QUI-GON: (to ANAKIN) Ani, find cover. ANAKIN looks at QUI-GON and heads off. QUI-GON: Quick! PADME: (to pilots) Get to your ships! THE JEDI and PADME continue to move forward as the pilots stream into the hanger. ANAKIN takes cover briefly as an explosion goes off nearby. A NABOO PILOT gets in a fighter. Two more climb ladders and get in their ships. A NABOO TROOPER screams as a laser bolt hits him. A BATTLE DROID is hit. ANAKIN moves on from the container he was hiding behind. Several NABOO FIGHTERS take off and exit the hanger. R2 whistles as he is picked up and appears in a fighter, beeping. ANAKIN runs for a ladder and begins to climb. A NABOO TROOPER screams as he is hit. The QUEEN DECOY moves out and fires, hitting a BATTLE DROID. ANAKIN jumps into the cockpit as R2 continues to beep and whistle. More fighters exit the hanger. As the fighters head out from the hanger, one is hit by a laser blast and crashes with a large explosion on the ground below. CAPTAIN PANAKA and other NABOO FIGHTERS duck as a NABOO FIGHTER passes overhead. R2 beeps as ANAKIN watches from the cockpit of his fighter. QUI-GON and PADME continue to advance. Another BATTLE DROID is hit. EXT. NABOO STARFIGHTERS - NABOO - SPACE The Naboo fighters leave the planet and heads toward the space station. A number of FEDERATION FIGHTERS head out from the space station to engage. BRAVO LEADER: Fighters straight ahead. BRAVO TWO: Roger, Bravo Leader. BRAVO THREE: Roger, Bravo Leader. The fighters engage the enemy as the space station looms in the background. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY (FX) The FEDERATION TANKS continue firing on the GUNGAN SHIELD. The shield is too strong for the attack. A BATTLE DROID puts down its binoculars. BATTLE DROID: Cease fire. The FEDERATION TANKS take a few last shots and the GUNGAN ARMY watches as the shots impact on the shield. The ARMY is restless and the troops and animals shift positions slightly. JAR JAR: Steady. Steady. Suddenly the door on a FEDERATION TRANSPORT opens, and a large machinery arm carrying many folded up BATTLE DROIDS is lowered to the ground. Row by row the troops are readied for deployment. GUNGAN WARRIORS activate personal shields. A warrior loads an explosive blue sphere onto a catapult. The GUNGAN ARMY looks out to the deployed troops beyond the shield. EXT. NABOO STARFIGHTERS – DROID CONTROL SHIP - SPACE The battle in space rages on around the FEDERATION DROID CONTROL SHIP. INT. DROID CONTROL SHIP - BRIDGE DOFINE stands on the bridge with other FEDERATION flunkies. DOFINE: Activate the droids. TEY HOW: Yes sir. TEY HOW presses a button on the console. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY (FX) The assembled BATTLE DROIDS, still in folded position, twitch upon receiving the signal. They unfold their fingers, raise their arms, and get to their feet. The entire battalion of DROIDS stands. The DROID heads move into upright position, and they pull laser rifles from over their shoulders. They turn to face the GUNGAN ARMY. CAPTAIN TARPALS, standing near JAR JAR, swallows nervously. CAPT. TARPALS: (to JAR JAR) Ouch time... The BATTLE DROIDS begin to march forward. They approach the shields. The first wave reaches the shield and walks right through, opening fire as they do so. The GUNGANS deflect the laser blasts with their personal shields and begin to throw small blue explosive spheres at the BATTLE DROIDS. Two DROIDS are hit and fall back as the spheres short circuit them. GENERAL CEEL: (gesturing) Fire! A GUNGAN releases a catapult arm, which flings a large sphere forward. JAR JAR’s mount bucks him off. JAR JAR: Whoa-ohh! The blue spheres descend from the sky. A BATTLE DROID is struck. The BATTLE DROIDS continue to advance as a few are struck down. JAR JAR watches as another WARRIOR slings a sphere towards the DROIDS. He reaches down to grab a sphere in a sling. The BATTLE DROIDS continue to advance as a few are struck down. JAR JAR swings the sling violently, nearly taking out several nearby WARRIORS. JAR JAR: Ahh! (falling down) Whoa! The BATTLE DROID ARMY has nearly reached the GUNGAN FRONT LINE, firing rapidly as they go. The large GUNGAN catapults continue to send the large blue spheres into the main section of BATTLE DROIDS. INT. THEED - CENTRAL HANGER - DAY CAPTAIN PANAKA, PADME, and several NABOO TROOPS come together in the hanger. PADME: (to PANAKA) My guess is the Viceroy’s in the throne room. PANAKA: (as ANAKIN pokes his head up from the cockpit) Red group! Blue Group! Everybody this way. ANAKIN: (standing) Hey, wait for me! QUI-GON: (walking by with TROOPS and OBI-WAN) Anakin, stay where you are. You’ll be safe there. ANAKNI: But, I... QUI-GON: (pointing) Stay in that cockpit. The TROOPS approach the main doors. Suddenly, the doors begin to open. DARTH MAUL is seen in the hall beyond. CAPTAIN PANAKA, PADME, and the TROOPS come to an abrupt halt. MAUL looks up with hatred at the group. QUI-GON: (Advancing) We'll handle this. PADME: (turning to leave) We’ll take the long way. The TROOPS scatter as the JEDI continue to walk forward. DARTH MAUL removes the hood from his head. All three remove their capes. R2 (from the fighter) beeps and turns to look to the side. ANAKIN also looks, and sees three DESTROYERS roll up and activate their shields. The NABOO TROOPS run for cover as laser bolts fly around them. ANAKIN looks back to PADME, who finds cover behind a column. ANAKIN: (in cockpit) We gotta do something, R2. DARTH MAUL ignites his dual-sided lightsaber, first one end and then the other. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN draw their lightsabers and ignite them in response. MAUL growls lowly and moves forward as OBI-WAN leaps over him. OBI-WAN attacks from behind but MAUL parries. MAUL now fights with a JEDI on each side of him. PADME and the TROOPS continue to fire from behind cover. PANAKA blasts away, but the shots are useless against the DESTROYER shields. A NABOO TROOP is hit and the DESTROYER lasers continue to keep the TROOPS pinned down. R2 beeps and whistles. The DESTROYERS keep firing, protected by their shields. ANAKIN: (in cockpit, to R2) I’m trying to. I don’t know where the trigger is! ANAKIN pushes a large button and the lights on the display panel turn on. R2 beeps and whistles as the ship moves up into the air slightly. ANAKIN looks around as the fighter moves forward. ANAKIN: Oops, wrong one. Maybe it’s this one.... ANAKIN pulls a lever, and the cockpit cover slams shut. ANAKIN: Nope...Wait, here it is. ANAKIN pulls a trigger arm to him and depresses the top button. The fighter spits out laser fire, taking out one of the DESTROYERS. ANAKIN: Yeah! ANAKIN concentrates on his targets. A second DESTROYER is blown away. PADME looks out to see that ANAKIN’s ship is heading for the hangar exit. As he moves forward he finishes off the last DESTROYER. PADME: (to TROOPS as she moves out) Let’s go! The TROOPS follow her. ANAKIN: Uh, it’s on automatic pilot. A set of side doors open and PADME heads through the doorway. The troops pour through the doorway after her. R2 beeps as the fighter accelerates. It flies up and away from the hanger as a FEDERATION TANK fires at it in vain. ANAKIN: (to R2) Try to override it. R2: (beeps) ANAKIN puts on a helmet and his fighter flies up among the clouds. Back in the hanger, DARTH MAUL is defending himself against the two JEDI. He knocks down QUI-GON with a kick and spins away from OBI-WAN. MAUL uses the force to send a piece of debris into a door switch, opening the door behind him. He spins his lightsaber as the door opens. OBI-WAN attacks and QUI-GON rushes up to make it two against one as they pass through the open door. MAUL kicks OBI-WAN in the face and jumps away from QUI-GON. OBI-WAN goes tumbling across the floor. MAUL retreats from QUI-GON into a large area with flowing energy columns. QUI-GON drives MAUL back and OBI-WAN attacks as MAUL forces QUI-GON off to the side. QUI-GON comes back to help OBI-WAN. MAUL spins away again and retreats to the edge of a circular platform. We see a long shot of MAUL at the edge of the platform. MAUL stares menacingly at the JEDI. QUI-GON is on guard, staring back. OBI-WAN pauses and then fakes an attack. The attack comes from QUI-GON instead, but MAUL does a backflip over to a catwalk. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN jump the gap and land on either side of MAUL. He blocks both of their lightsabers with his own. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY - DAY PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the TROOPS race down a hallway. BATTLE DROIDS on a stair landing open fire on them. They head for cover behind columns on either side of the hall. The BATTLE DROIDS move forward and find cover behind columns as well. CAPT. PANAKA and several TROOPS crouch behind the columns and return laser fire. A BATTLE DROID prepares to fire, but PADME blasts it. Another DROID is hit as the battle in the hall continues. A DROID pops out from behind a column and opens fire. PADME: (to PANAKA) We don't have time for this, Captain. PADME blasts another DROID. EXT. / INT. NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT - SPACE ANAKIN's fighter flies into space above Naboo, towards the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP. ARTOO beeps a worried concern. ANAKIN: Look! There they are. That's where the autopilot’s taking us. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY DESTROYER DROIDS roll through the protective shield and unfold, firing on the GUNGANS. The GUNGANS advance on their mounts but a laser blast causes an explosion and the GUNGANS are thrown from their seats. More GUNGANS advance on their animals, throwing spears and blue spheres. The GUNGANS move forward on their animals, supported by large catapults. A lone GUNGAN WARRIOR uses his shield to hit a BATTLE DROID with a deflected laser bolt. The upper half of the DROID flies off and lands on JAR JAR’s back. JAR JAR: Huh? Waahh! Aah! Aah! JAR JAR runs around, out of control. He throws the partial DROID to the ground. JAR JAR: Aah! He jumps on the DROID. JAR JAR: Aaah! Hmm! Dumb droid. (makes unintelligible noise) He kicks the DROID but his foot gets caught. JAR JAR: Get off! Get off! Get off! Get off! He tries to kick off the droid, but the impact causes the droid to fire and hit another droid. JAR JAR: Ohh! (softly) Oh, mooie! He does it again. JAR JAR: Whoo-hoo! He turns around to see a DESTROYER. He ducks for cover. JAR JAR: Ooh, ahhh! The droid fires again, taking a leg out from the DESTROYER. It falls to the ground. INT/EXT NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT -SPACE The NABOO FIGHTERS fly over the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP, taking heavy fire. NABOO PILOT: The deflector shield is too strong. Large guns mounted on the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP track and fire on the small NABOO craft. One of the pilot’s ships is hit, and it explodes into a brilliant fireball. Two other NABOO ships fly past the wreckage. The ships approach the BATTLESHIP and fly directly through a large exploding radar dish. R2 whistles as an enemy ship races by. ANAKIN: This is tense! (rocked by shaking cockpit) ANAKIN flies right between several enemy ships. ANAKN: (as the ships pass by) Whoa! Artoo, get us off this autopilot! It’s gonna get us both killed. ARTOO beeps a reply. ANAKIN: (looking at instrument panel) You did it, R2! (R2 beeps again) Okay, let’s go left. He moves the controls left and the cockpit pitches him to the side. His fighter turns in an arc near the BATTLESHIP. R2 beeps some more. ANAKIN: (reading R2’s message on his scope) Go back? Qui-Gon told me to stay in this cockpit, so that's what I'm gonna do. Two NABOO fighters are chased by several FEDERATION fighters. The fighters are pursued between structural elements of the BATTLESHIP. ANAKIN: Hang on. ANAKIN: I'll try spinning, that's a good trick. ANAKIN moves the controls to the left again. ANAKIN: (as cockpit spins in circles) Whaaaaaa!
ANAKIN’s fighter, still spinning, is chased by two enemy fighters. R2 beeps some more. ANAKIN: I know we’re in trouble. Just hang on. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY - DAY The BATTLE DROIDS and NABOO TROOPS are still engaged in their fierce hallway battle, fighting for position. As PADME fires from behind a column, CAPT. PANAKA looks towards the windows. He fires, blowing the windows out. A BATTLE DROID advances as it fires. PANAKA: (to PADME) Go! PADME moves for the window opening and PANAKA follows as their TROOPS provide cover. A BATTLE DROID moves behind a column as another one pops out to fire. PADME crosses the hallway, followed by PANAKA, shooting as he goes. They reach the other side and several TROOPS go with them. They reach the window opening and start to climb out. PANAKA: (to troops) Ascension guns! The remaining TROOPS keep firing from the hallway to keep the BATTLE DROIDS occupied. A DROID is hit as several others fire back. EXT. THEED - PALACE - DAY PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and several NABOO TROOPS climb out onto a narrow ledge. PANAKA looks up at a ledge above. The team aims their guns up at the ledge. They fire and cables shoot up, embedding into the structure above. PADME begins to ascend, and the others do as well, though one unfortunate TROOP lags slightly behind. Fortunately he catches up as the group rises up and reaches the upper ledge. They begin to disengage from the cables. PANAKA moves away from the window as PADME gets into position and points her gun at the window. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY - DAY An explosion comes from the window in the hall. PANAKA, PADME, and the others enter the hall from the window and set off again. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR PIT MAUL is once again between OBI-WAN and QUI-GON as they fight on a high catwalk in the POWER GENERATOR PIT, surrounded by brilliant flowing purple energy columns. QUI-GON attacks but is blocked. OBI-WAN attacks and MAUL forces OBI-WAN’s lightsaber to the floor with his own. He kicks OBI-WAN in the face and OBI-WAN hits the floor, then rolls off the catwalk and falls to a lower catwalk. His lightsaber lands on the catwalk as OBI-WAN grabs the catwalk and dangles from the edge. QUI-GON strikes MAUL twice, and MAUL also tumbles off the high catwalk, falling down onto a different catwalk. QUI-GON readies himself and drops down onto the catwalk next to MAUL. MAUL kicks QUI-GON and gets to his feet. We see a long shot as QUI-GON makes several moves and MAUL blocks them all. MAUL counter-attacks and QUI-GON ducks to avoid the blow, then comes back up to block another MAUL attack. Now in a close shot, QUI-GON pushes forward again, driving MAUL back. OBI-WAN pulls himself up, gets onto the lower catwalk, and grabs his lightsaber. He looks up to see QUI-GON and MAUL dueling up above him. OBI-WAN leaps and reaches the catwalk as QUI-GON and MAUL have just about reached a narrow hallway leading to the POWER GENERATOR MELTING PIT. OBI-WAN reignites his lightsaber and runs after them. QUI-GON and MAUL fight at the entrance to the hallway. The hallway contains several pink energy fields that turn on and off at regular intervals. QUI-GON forces MAUL into the hallway. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR - HALLWAY MAUL parries and spins away from QUI-GON as the two combatants continue to move down the hall. QUI-GON presses the attack, trying a leg sweep that MAUL leaps over. OBI-WAN can be seen approaching in the distance as QUI-GON continues to attack. MAUL backs away again and an energy field closes off between the two enemies. QUI-GON turns off his lightsaber as several other energy fields close behind him. OBI-WAN continues to approach but is forced to stop short as an energy field closes directly in front of him. MAUL glares at QUI-GON as the energy field crackles. He glances up to see how high the field goes. QUI-GON stares back. MAUL tests the field with his lightsaber but the energy is simply absorbed, so MAUL shuts his lightsaber down and stares at QUI-GON. QUI-GON goes to his knees. OBI-WAN turns off his lightsaber as he watches QUI-GON and MAUL in the distance. MAUL paces back and forth, watching QUI-GON. QUI-GON watches MAUL pace, then closes his eyes to meditate. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS DAY A large laser bolt strikes the main GUNGAN SHIELD GENERATOR, causing it to explode in flames. The shield begins to lift and the generator animal bellows. GENERAL CEEL whistles and the GUNGANS begin to retreat as laser blasts fly around them. The FEDERATION TANKS start their advance, firing as they go. JAR JAR flees. JAR JAR: (muffled) Retreat! Retreat! JAR JAR dives under a wagon of energy balls. JAR JAR: Dis is nutsen. The GUNGAN driver atop the wagon yells and whips his animal, causing it to move forward. The wagon drives ahead, revealing JAR JAR lying in the grass. JAR JAR: (quietly) Uh-oh...oh! JAR JAR leaps and just barely grabs on to the back of the wagon. He struggles to climb up the back. JAR JAR: (looking into wagon) Uh-oh. Big boomers. The back of the wagon opens, throwing JAR JAR off the wagon. JAR JAR: Oh! JAR JAR lands on the ground. He moves an ear away from his head and gasps when he sees what is happening. The large energy balls have gotten free of the wagon and are rolling down the hill towards him. JAR JAR leaps to his feet. JAR JAR: Uh-oh! (avoiding a ball) Aaah! JAR JAR makes various noises as he runs down the hill, chased by the energy balls. As he runs down the hill, he can see many GUNGAN WARRIORS fleeing the FEDERATION TANKS. The energy balls reach the bottom of the hill and one hits a tank, causing it to wreck. JAR JAR heads towards the bottom of the hill, still being chased by the energy balls. JAR JAR: Hey! Hey! (to approaching GUNGAN) Gimme a lift! Aahh! The GUNGAN grabs his hand and swings him up to the KAADU. JAR JAR: Oh! The two GUNGANS ride away from the TANKS, but a shot from a tank hits the ground nearby and they fly off the KAADU. JAR JAR: Aaahhh! JAR JAR flies through the air and lands on a FEDERATION TANK TURRET. JAR JAR: Oof...(holding on) Ohhhhh. CAPT. TARPULS: (riding a KAADU next to TANK) Jar Jar! Use-n da booma! JAR JAR: What? Mesa no have-a booma! CAPT. TARPULS: Here. Taken dis one. TARPULS throws a small energy ball to JAR JAR, who juggles it. JAR JAR: (attempting to control ball) Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, ahh! The energy ball gets away from JAR JAR and slams into a BATTLE DROID that has come up out of the TANK. JAR JAR struggles to hang on to the turret. JAR JAR: Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! The TANK pitches to the left and drags one side into the ground, turning it around. JAR JAR: Whoo-ooh! (as he is nearly swung from the turret) Oh! Oh! Oh! (regaining hold on turret) Aahhh! JAR JAR blubbers as the TANK heads in the wrong direction, causing other TANKS and DROIDS to clear out of the way. The TANK runs over a DROID that doesn’t get out of the way fast enough. TARPULS approaches again on his KAADU. TARPULS: Jar Jar! Jump, Jar Jar...(as Jar Jar whimpers) Jump! TARPULS has a hold of JAR JAR’s leg, but JAR JAR loses his grip and they both tumble to the ground. JAR JAR: Oh ooh! They roll to a stop and JAR JAR shakes his head and blubbers as BATTLE DROIDS approach. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY TO THRONE ROOM PADME, PANAKA, and the NABOO TROOPS race down the hall. Suddenly, DESTROYER DROIDS roll up and unfold, brandishing their weapons. The TROOPS stop and ready their weapons. PADME: Put down your weapons. They win this round. Another DESTROYER rolls up and unfolds while BATTLE DROIDS join the party. The TROOPS put down their weapons. EXT. NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT – SPACE ANAKIN is being chased by several enemy fighters. One closes and blasts away at ANAKIN. ARTOO shrieks as the laser bolts fly by and one glances off the starfighter. ANAKIN: We're hit, R2! (spinning out of control) Aah! The view out of ANAKIN’S spinning cockpit shows the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP looming larger. R2 whistles. ANAKIN’s still spinning fighter enters the hanger door of the BATTLESHIP. ANAKIN: (regaining control) Aaaahhh! ANAKIN's ship dodges a parked transport ship and heads for an opening. He flies out of the opening and between rows of transport ships. Two BATTLE DROIDS look up from their desks in a control tower in time to see ANAKIN streak by. R2 beeps. ANAKIN: I’m trying to stop! (as ship makes contact with floor) I’m trying to stop! ANAKIN’S fighter heads for a wall, but slows and turns, eventually skidding to a stop. R2 beeps. ANAKIN: Everything's overheated. R2: (beeps as BATTLE DROIDS approach) ANAKIN: Oops. This is not good. ANAKIN flips a set of switches but nothing happens. He pushes a button twice but still nothing. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR – HALLWAY / MELTING PIT MAUL continues to pace, watching QUI-GON. QUI-GON is still meditating, with OBI-WAN watching in the distance. OBI-WAN ignites his lightsaber. The energy field turns off and QUI-GON opens his eyes. He leaps up as he ignites his lightsaber, attacking MAUL once more. MAUL is driven back. OBI-WAN watches them duel as the energy fields turn off. Once the last one is off, he runs forward to help QUI-GON. QUI-GON presses his attack against MAUL in the MELTING PIT ROOM. OBI-WAN stops suddenly as an energy field comes on again, keeping him out of the room. He can only watch. Now MAUL drives QUI-GON back. QUI-GON stops his advance, and OBI-WAN continues to watch. QUI-GON disengages briefly, and then is on the defensive again. MAUL blocks an attack aimed at his side. OBI-WAN continues to watch. QUI-GON disengages once more as MAUL spins his lightsaber. QUI-GON looks concerned, and MAUL backs up slightly. They attack each other again, with MAUL pushing QUI-GON back. OBI-WAN is still watching. MAUL blocks an attack and strikes QUI-GON in the face with the hilt of his lightsaber, knocking QUI-GON back. MAUL then drives his lightsaber into QUI-GON’s stomach. OBI-WAN: Noooooo! MAUL removes the lightsaber and QUI-GON drops to his knees. He sways for a moment and then falls to the floor as MAUL spins back to OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN looks at QUI-GON, who is crumpled on the floor. OBI-WAN looks from QUI-GON to MAUL, who stares back as he paces. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY The BATTLE DROIDS are rounding up the GUNGAN TROOPS. JAR JAR and TARPULS are surrounded as they get to their feet. TARPULS: No giben up, General Jar Jar. Mesa tink of something. BATTLE DROID: Hands up. JAR JAR: (putting hands up) My give up. My give up. TARPULS: (puts hand on head, groans) INT. THED - THRONE ROOM - DAY PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the NABOO TROOPS are marched into the THRONE ROOM from the hallway. They are brought by BATTLE DROIDS up to NUTE and RUNE. PADME and PANAKA glare at them. NUTE: Your little insurrection is at an end, Your Highness. Time for you to sign the treaty, and end this pointless debate in the Senate. DECOY: (offscreen) Viceroy! (approaching with more TROOPS) Your occupation here has ended. The DECOY fires, striking one of the BATTLE DROIDS. Another fires back but is hit and destroyed. NUTE: (to the other DROIDS) After her! This one’s a decoy! The BATTLE DROIDS chase after the now fleeing DECOY and NABOO TROOPS. Several are hit by laser bolts as they head for the hallway. PADME sits on the throne and hits a button, opening a panel in the arm of the throne. She grabs two laser pistols. PADME: Captain! She tosses one of the pistols to CAPTAIN PANAKA, who grabs it and shoots one of the remaining BATTLE DROIDS standing next to NUTE. PADME shoots down two more DROIDS. NUTE and RUNE are concerned as laser bolts fly around them. PANAKA shoots another DROID. NUTE and RUNE look on as the NABOO TROOPS rush about the room. PANAKA: Jam the doors! PADME comes up to NUTE and RUNE as two TROOPS go over to the control panel and shut the THRONE ROOM doors. PADME: Now, Viceroy, we will discuss a new treaty. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR - MELTING PIT OBI-WAN waits for the energy field to turn off. DARTH MAUL continues to pace. OBI-WAN and MAUL turn on their lightsabers, the energy field turns off, and OBI-WAN charges MAUL and they exchange blows. OBI-WAN ducks an attack and blocks another over his shoulder. They attack and parry back and forth, and eventually separate. MAUL spins his lightsaber menacingly, and attacks again. OBI-WAN leaps over a swipe at his feet. He begins to move MAUL back under the force of his attack. The combatants move in close to each other, and with a swift stroke, OBI-WAN cuts MAUL’s lightsaber into two pieces. He follows up with a kick to MAUL’s chest, and does a flying leap over MAUL. MAUL does a flip to get to his feet, still armed with one half of his lightsaber, and retreats with OBI-WAN pressing his advantage. The enemies attack each other again. They trade attacks and then MAUL kicks OBI-WAN in the face, sending OBI-WAN into a summersault. OBI-WAN adjusts his grip on his lightsaber. OBI-WAN swings at MAUL as MAUL executes a spinning jump past OBI-WAN. They size each other up. MAUL charges forward, spinning in a circle as he attacks. OBI-WAN attacks as well as MAUL ducks and OBI-WAN’s lightsaber clashes off MAUL’s. They each attack again, OBI-WAN misses high, and then their lightsabers come together and OBI-WAN tries to push forward as MAUL holds his ground. MAUL gives a push and their lightsabers separate, giving MAUL the chance to force push OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN falls backward, his lightsaber lands on the floor, and he falls into the pit, grabbing a light on the inner wall of the pit at the last moment. MAUL walks forward and looks down into the pit. He kicks OBI-WAN’s lightsaber and it tumbles past him. OBI-WAN looks down to see his lightsaber head for the unseen bottom. INT. NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT - FEDERATION HANGER ANAKIN sees red lights appear on the fighter’s instrument panel. R2 beeps. The lights turn green. ANAKIN: Yes! We have power. Shields up. The ship levitates and its shields come on. BATTLE DROIDS begin to fire at the ship, but the shots bounce harmlessly off the shield. ANAKIN: Take this! ANAKIN pushes a button. He looks up and the shots from his fighter begin to pick off the BATTLE DROIDS. ANAKIN: (Cont'd) ...and this! ANAKIN: Take this! He pulls the controls towards him, and two torpedoes launch. ANAKIN: (in the shaking cockpit) Whoa! The two torpedoes streak past the BATTLE DROIDS and impact on the main reactor. The reactor support is blown away and the reactor crashes down in a large explosion. ANAKIN: Oops! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE TEY HOW turns to CAPTAIN DOFINE. TEY HOW: We're losing power. There seem to be a problem with the main reactor. DOFINE: Impossible...Nothing can get through our shield. INT. NABOO FIGHTER - COCKPIT – FEDERATION HANGER ANAKIN pulls a lever and grabs the controls. ANAKIN: Let’s get outta here. The fighter’s engines fire, knocking over a BATTLE DROID standing too close. R2 beeps as the fighter moves forward, with the wing of the ship slicing a DROID in half. Explosions tear through the hanger as BATTLE DROIDS attempt to run away, but are caught in the flames. EXT. THEED - SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP
Explosions begin to appear on the surface of the BATTLESHIP. BRAVO TWO: What's that? It's blowing up from the inside. More explosions appear, coming from inside the BATTLESHIP. RIC OLIE: We didn't hit it. INT. NABOO FIGHTER - COCKPIT – FEDERATION HANGER ANAKIN’s fighter races past FEDERATION TRANSPORTS and large explosions. ANAKIN: Now this is Podracing! R2: (whistles) EXT. THEED - SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP BRAVO THREE: Look, one of ours, out of the main hold! ANAKIN: Whooo! ANAKIN’s fighter exits the hanger, surrounded by explosions. The NABOO FIGHTERS race away as more explosions rock the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP. ANAKIN: Whoo! BRAVO THREE: Yeah! BRAVO TWO: Hee hee! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE DOFINE shields his eyes as sparks fly on the bridge. Suddenly the entire bridge explodes. EXT. THEED - SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP The central structure of the BATTLESHIP explodes, and a large part of the surrounding ring is blown away from the remaining piece of the ship. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY The GUNGAN TROOPS are held captive by the BATTLE DROIDS. Suddenly, all of the DROIDS fall into slumped over positions. JAR JAR: Wasn they doing? TARPULS gives the nearest BATTLE DROID a shove and it falls to the ground. The head of a DROID near JAR JAR falls off. JAR JAR: They all broke-ed. He pushes the DROID and it falls over. The GUNGANS all begin to hoot and holler in celebration. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR - MELTING PIT DARTH MAUL swings his lightsaber along the edge of the pit, causing a shower of sparks. A few of the sparks land on OBI-WAN, who still clings to the light fixture. He looks up at MAUL and MAUL looks back. OBI-WAN turns his attention to where QUI-GON lies on the floor, and senses his lightsaber by his side. OBI-WAN concentrates, and brings his gaze back to MAUL. MAUL suddenly looks concerned, and OBI-WAN turns his focus to QUI-GON’s lightsaber, which begins to rattle and move. With a burst of strength, OBI-WAN flies up out of the pit. QUI-GON’s lightsaber flies through the air, ignites, and lands in OBI-WAN’s outstretched hand. OBI-WAN flips over the surprised DARTH MAUL and swings with all his might. A fine mist of blood escapes MAUL as he groans with surprise. He begins to fall backwards as OBI-WAN watches him. MAUL falls into the pit and his lightsaber turns off. As he falls down the pit, his body separates into two halves. OBI-WAN stands at the edge of the pit, watching MAUL disappear. He turns off his lightsaber and rushes to QUI-GON’s side. He lifts QUI-GON’s head off the floor. QUI-GON: It’s...it’s too late. It’s... OBI-WAN: No! QUI-GON: Obi-Wan...promise...promise me you will train the boy. OBI-WAN: Yes, Master. QUI-GON: (reaching for OBI-WAN’s face) He...is the chosen one...he...will bring balance...train him. OBI-WAN nods, and QUI-GON dies. OBI-WAN holds QUI-GON’s head to his own. OBI-WAN cradles his Master as they lay on the floor. EXT. NABOO - COURTYARD - DAY The large, grand cruiser of the Supreme Chancellor comes down and lands in the courtyard. A ramp opens up from the bottom of the ship. AMIDALA, PANAKA, ANAKIN, and OBI-WAN stand in front of NUTE GUNRAY and RUNE HAAKO. AMIDALA: Now, Viceroy...you’re going to have to go back to the Senate and explain all this. CAPT. PANAKA: (stepping forward) I think you can kiss your Trade franchise goodbye. PANAKA walks off. NUTE and RUNE follow, with OBI-WAN, ANAKIN, and a few NABOO TROOPS bring up the rear. Coming from the opposite direction are GRAND CHANCELLOR PALPATINE and several REPUBLIC GUARDS. YODA and several other JEDI MASTERS are walking down the ship’s ramp. OBI-WAN and ANAKIN bow to PALPATINE. PALPATINE: (to OBI-WAN) We are indebted to you for your bravery, Obi-Wan Kenobi. (turning to ANAKIN) And you, young Skywalker...We will watch your career with great interest. PALPATINE leaves ANAKIN behind and approaches AMIDALA. He smiles at seeing her and bows his head. AMIDALA: Congratulations on your election, Chancellor. PALPATINE: Your boldness has saved our people, Your Majesty. It’s you who should be congratulated. Together, we shall bring peace and prosperity to the Republic. EXT. – NABOO PALACE – LATE DAY Establishing shot of the PALACE. INT. TURRET ROOM - NABOO PALACE - LATE DAY YODA paces before OBI-WAN, who is kneeling in the center of the room. YODA: Confer on you, the level of Jedi Knight the Council does. But agree with your taking this boy as your Padawan learner, I do not. OBI-WAN: Qui-Gon believed in him. YODA: (sighing) The Chosen One the boy may be; nevertheless, grave danger I fear in his training. OBI-WAN: Master Yoda, I gave Qui-Gon my word. I will train Anakin. YODA grunts in disgust and turns away. OBI-WAN: (Cont’d) Without the approval of the Council if I must. YODA: Qui-Gon's defiance I sense in you. Need that, you do not. (breathes in) Agree with you the council does. (turning to face OBI-WAN) Your apprentice, Skywalker will be. OBI-WAN bows and YODA groans.
EXT. THEED - FUNERAL TEMPLE - DUSK Establishing shot of the FUNERAL TEMPLE. INT. THEED - FUNERAL TEMPLE QUI-GON's body goes up in flames as the JEDI COUNCIL, the QUEEN, SIO BIBBLE, CAPTAIN PANAKA, the HANDMAIDENS, NABOO TROOPES, OTHER JEDI, PALPATINE, OBI-WAN (standing with ANAKIN), JAR JAR, BOSS NASS, and R2 watch. His body burns as BOSS NASS, ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, AMIDALA, and PALPATINE look on. QUI-GON’s form is barely recognizable through the flames. R2 whimpers and JAR JAR bows his head. OBI-WAN turns to ANAKIN. ANAKIN: What will happen to me now? OBI-WAN: The council have granted me permission to train you. You will be a Jedi, I promise. ANAKIN and OBI-WAN turn back to watch QUI-GON. The flames continue to rise from his body. To one side, MACE WINDU turns to YODA. MACE WINDU: There’s no doubt the mysterious warrior was a Sith. YODA: Mmm. Always two there are...no more...no less. A master...and an apprentice. MACE WINDU: But which was destroyed...the master or the apprentice? The camera pans from BOSS NASS, to ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, PADME, and finally, to PALPATINE. EXT. THEED - CENTRAL PLAZA - DAY A loud horn blows among the cheers of an assembled crowd. The GUNGAN blowing the horn walks alongside a fellow GUNGAN. Several more GUNGANS blow their horns, and other GUNGANS beat on drums. The full scope of the GUNGAN DRUM CORPS is revealed. Fighters stream overhead and flower petals float in the air as the GUNGAN PARADE walks down a street lined with NABOO CROWDS. JAR JAR rides on a large animal next to CAPTAIN TARPULS. They wave and JAR JAR says something to the crowd. BOSS NASS, also riding a large animal, waves to the crowd as well. The GUNGAN PROCESSION approaches the PLAZA STAIR LANDING. Waiting for them there are R2, ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, SIO BIBBLE (holding an electrostatic ball), AMIDALA, and PALPATINE. OBI-WAN looks down at ANAKIN, who looks up at him, then looks back to the GUNGANS. The GUNGANS approach the PLAZA STAIRS. Children cheer and throw flower petals. JAR JAR attempts to dismount but gets his foot caught. BOSS NASS jumps down from his mount. MACE WINDU and several other JEDI observe along with YODA. BOSS NASS, TARPULS, and JAR JAR head up the stairs, waving as they go. AMIDALA steps forward to greet them. She turns back to take the electrostatic ball from SIO BIBBLE, and presents it to BOSS NASS. He raises it over his head. BOSS NASS: Peace! JAR JAR: Yahoo! The crowd in the PLAZA erupts in cheers. AMIDALA looks at ANAKIN. He looks at her and smiles, she smiles back. R2 beeps. OBI-WAN looks out at the crowd. AMIDALA smiles back at ANAKIN. R2 beeps. BOSS NASS continues to hold the ball over his head. IRIS OUT End titles
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Legend: Red bold text – deleted items Blue bold text – added or moved items ***Starred Items*** - notes (sub) – added subtitles, English language track replaced w/ alt. track (sic) – spelling mistake in the subtitles TITLE CARD: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.... A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title, followed by a roll up, which crawls up into infinity. EPISODE 1 ***Original Title Replaced*** BALANCE OF THE FORCE ***Original Crawl Replaced*** For a thousand generations, the Galactic Republic has thrived under the guidance of the Jedi Knights. But now, even under the semblance of peace, a crisis stirs. The Neimoidian Trade Federation, outraged by the prohibition of slave labor in core systems, has seized the peaceful planet of Naboo with a blockade of deadly warships. While the Senate’s endless rhetoric drowns Naboo’s cries for justice, Chancellor Valorum has secretly dispatched two Jedi Knights to resolve the conflict.... PAN DOWN to reveal a small space cruiser heading TOWARD CAMERA at great speed. PAN with the cruiser as it heads toward the beautiful planet of Naboo, which is surrounded by hundreds of Trade Federation battleships. INT. REPUBLIC CRUISER - COCKPIT In the cockpit of the cruiser, the CAPTAIN and PILOT are flying the ship. Two JEDI, QUI-GON and OBI-WAN, stand behind them. QUI-GON: Captain. CAPTAIN: Yes, sir? QUI-GON: Tell them we wish to board at once. The CAPTAIN pushes a button. CAPTAIN: With all due respect, (looking at viewscreen) the Ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor wish to board immediately. On the viewscreen, NUTE GUNRAY, a Neimoidian trade viceroy, waits for a reply. NUTE: Yes, of course...as you know, our blockade is perfectly legal, and we'd be happy to receive the Ambassadors. EXT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY - SPACE The small space cruiser approaches the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY The cruiser enters the enormous main bay of the Federation battleship. Many BATTLE DROIDS look on. The cruiser touches down. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY HALL A PROTOCOL DROID, TC-14, waits at the door to the docking bay. The door opens, and two darkly robed figures are greeted by TC-14. TC-14: I'm TC-14 at your service. This way, please. They move off down the hallway. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM TC-14 leads the JEDI into the conference room. TC-14: We are greatly honored by your visit, Ambassadors. Make yourselves comfortable. My master will be with you shortly. The droid exits the room and the door closes. OBI-WAN KENOBI and QUI-GON JINN lower their hoods. OBI-WAN: I have a bad feeling about this. QUI-GON: I don't sense anything. OBI-WAN: It's not about the mission, Master, it's something...elsewhere...elusive. QUI-GON: Don't center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now where it belongs. OBI-WAN: But Master Yoda said I should be mindful of the future... QUI-GON: ...but not at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Force, young Padawan. OBI-WAN: Yes, Master. The jedi move to the conference room window, out of which the planet of Naboo can be seen. OBI-WAN: How do you think this trade viceroy will deal with the chancellor's demands? QUI-GON : These Federation types are cowards. The negotiations will be short. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE GUNRAY and DAULTRAY DOFINE stand, stunned, before TC-14. NUTE: (shaken) What? What did you say? (sub) Say that again?! TC-14: The Ambassadors are Jedi Knights, I believe. (sub) The ambassadors are Jedi Knights, I believe. DOFINE: I knew it! They’re here to force a settlement. (sub) We’ve been betrayed! You said you could keep them out of this! NUTE: Distract them. I will contact Lord Sidious. (sub) Go distract them, while I find out what the hell is going on! DOFINE: Are you brain-dead? I’m not going in there with two Jedi. (sub) Are you insane? Those Jedi can twist your mind! They can turn your own thoughts against you! (looks at TC-14) Send a droid. (sub) Send the droid. NUTE AND DOFINE look expectantly at TC-14, who looks concerned. TC-14: (sub) Proper interstellar protocal (sic) demands that an individual of rank~ ***Added shot of DOFINE*** DOFINE: (sub) Shut up! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM TC-14 reenters the conference room, carrying a tray with drinks. OBI-WAN: Is it in their nature to make us wait this long? QUI-GON: No. I sense an unusual amount of fear for something as trivial as this trade dispute. OBI-WAN takes a drink from TC-14. The droid moves over to QUI-GON, who takes a drink as well. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP – BRIDGE DARTH SIDIOUS appears in holographic form. DARTH SIDIOUS: What is it? DOFINE: This scheme of yours has failed, Lord Sidious. The blockade is finished. We dare not go against thee Jedi. (sub) This crazy scheme of yours has failed! Our blockade is finished! You didn’t tell us that the ambassadors would be Jedi Knights! DARTH SIDIOUS: Viceroy, I don’t want this stunted slime in my sight again. DOFINE bows and exits. DARTH SIDIOUS: This turn of events is unfortunate. We must accelerate our plans. Begin landing your troops. NUTE: My lord, is that legal? (sub) Invade now? Would such action be legal? DARTH SIDIOUS: I will make it legal. NUTE: And the Jedi? (sub) And these Jedi? DARTH SIDIOUS: The chancellor should never have brought them into this. Kill them immediately. NUTE: Yes. Yes, my lord, uh. As you wish. (sub) Yes, my Lord. As you wish. SIDIOUS fades out. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY - SPACE A gun turret lowers in the docking bay. CREW MEMBER: Captain, look! CAPTAIN: (as fighters are launched and the turret aims at them) Shields... The gun turret fires, hitting the cockpit. The ship explodes. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM The jedi leap to their feet and ignite their lightsabers as TC-14 drops the drink tray. TC-14: Sorry! Gas begins to fill the room. QUI-GON: (to OBI-WAN) Dioxis. The JEDI turn off their lightsabers and begin to hold their breath. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY BATTLE DROIDS approach the conference room. A hologram of NUTE appears in the conference room hallway. NUTE: They must be dead by now. Destroy what's left of them. (sub) Terminate the ambassadors at all costs. They must not leave this ship alive! The hologram fades off, as a BATTLE DROID pushes a button and moves away from the door. Smoke is seen beyond the doorway. The BATTLE DROIDS ready for battle. As they wait, a figure stumbles out of the smoke. It is TC-14, carrying the tray of drinks. TC14: Oh, excuse me. BATTLE DROID 1: Check it out, Corporal. We’ll cover you. (sub) Red One, switch to bio scan. BATTLE DROID 2: (nodding) Roger, roger. (sub) Bio mode initiated. Two lightsabers ignite in the fog. BATTLE DROID 1: Uh-oh. Blast them. (sub) Open fire! The DROIDS fire into the smoke. The lightsabers deflect the first shots, hitting the closest droids. OBI-WAN jumps into the hallway and cuts down a droid. QUI-GON takes out four droids in quick succession. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE and RUNE are watching a static-filled viewscreen. NUTE: What is going on down there? (sub) What the hell just happened? TEY HOW: We lost the transmission, sir. (sub) The droids have been neutralized, sir. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY A droid is cut in half, and then another. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON each take out another droid. OBI-WAN uses a force push and three droids are knocked back onto the floor. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE and RUNE walk away from the viewscreen. RUNE: Have you ever encountered a Jedi Knight before, sir? (sub) You sent droids to kill Jedi? You want to die young, I take it? NUTE: Well, no, but I don't... (sub) You didn’t have any better ideas! (to TEY HOW) Seal off the bridge. (sub) Activate the destroyers! TEY HOW: Yes sir. (sub) Yes, sir! RUNE: That won't be enough, sir. (sub) They won’t hold them off for long. NUTE: I want droidekas up here at once!!! (sub) ~Seal off the bridge! RUNE: We will not survive this. (sub) You’ve killed us all, you fool. The doors to the bridge slam shut. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE Spinning down the hall, the JEDI destroy several droids. OBI-WAN kicks a droid and then dispatches another with a deflected laser bolt, while QUI-GON makes his way to the bridge door and begins to cut through it. OBI-WAN slices the head off a droid, and then stabs it in the chest as it falls. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE Shot of QUI-GON’s lightsaber cutting through from the other side. NUTE: Close the blast doors!!! (sub) Close the blast doors! The huge, very thick blast door slams shut, followed by a second door. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE QUI-GON pauses to assess the situation. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE: That will hold them. (sub) Get more droids up here, now! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE Yet another droid runs down the hall towards the jedi and takes a shot at OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN deflects the shot into the ceiling and destroys it by deflecting its second shot. OBI-WAN remains on the lookout as QUI-GON begins cutting through the doors again. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE Smoke and an orange glow appear on the blast doors. RUNE: They are still coming through! (sub) They’re still coming through! NUTE: This is impossible! (sub) This can’t be happening! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE QUI-GON continues to cut through the door. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE On the door, chunks of molten metal begin to drop away. RUNE: (turning to NUTE) Where are those droidekas? (sub) Where are those damned destroyers?! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE Two DESTROYERS roll down the hall towards the jedi. OBI-WAN: Master! Destroyers! QUI-GON withdraws his lightsaber from the door. The DESTROYERS stop, unfold, activate their shields, and open fire. The jedi struggle to deflect the laser bolts. OBI-WAN: They have shield generators! The DESTROYERS continue their assault. QUI-GON: It's a standoff! Let's go! OBI-WAN and QUI-GON retreat down the hall as the door explodes from the DESTROYER fire. The DESTROYERS deactivate their shields and pursue the jedi, firing as they go. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE RUNE: They're no match for droidekas. (sub) Your droids just let them escape! TEY HOW: Sir! NUTE turns to look at TEY HOW. TEY HOW: They've gone up the ventilation shaft. (sub) Viceroy, they’ve triggered an alarm in the ventilation ducts. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - MAIN BAY QUI-GON and OBI-WAN drop down into the giant hangar bay. They creep over to a stack of containers and look out to the hangar floor. QUI-GON: Battle droids. OBI-WAN: It's an invasion army. Thousands of BATTLE DROIDS stand in columns, ready to board the giant TROOP TRANSPORTS. QUI-GON: This is an odd play for the Trade Federation. We've got to warn the Naboo and contact Chancellor Valorum. Let's split up. Stow aboard separate ships and meet down on the planet. OBI-WAN: You were right about one thing, Master. QUI-GON looks at OBI-WAN OBI-WAN: The negotiations were short. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE TEY HOW: Sir, a transmission from the planet. (sum) We’re recieving (sic) a transmission, Viceroy. On the viewscreen, QUEEN AMIDALA appears. RUNE: It's Queen Amidala herself. (sub) At long last, it is Queen Amidala. NUTE: At last we are getting results. NUTE steps toward the viewscreen. NUTE: (cont'd) Again you come before us, your highness. (sub) You honor us with your presence. The Federation is most pleased, Your Highness. AMIDALA: You will not be so pleased when you hear what I have to say, Viceroy...Your trade boycott of our planet has ended. NUTE and RUNE exchange glances. NUTE: I was not aware...of such failure. (sub) I’ve been made aware of no such failure. AMIDALA: I have word that the chancellor’s ambassadors are with you now, and that you have been commanded to reach a settlement. NUTE: I know nothing of any Ambassadors...you must be mistaken. (sub) I don’t know of any Jedi. You must have been misinformed. AMIDALA: Beware, Viceroy...the Federation has gone too far this time. NUTE: We would never do anything without the approval of the Senate. You assume too much. (sub) Our occupation is a mere symbolic gesture. Your have crippled our commerce. We simply return the favor. AMIDALA: We will see. The QUEEN fades off. RUNE: She's right, the Senate will never.... (sub) ~You said Jedi, not ambassadors, you idiot! NUTE: (interrupting) It's too late now. (sub) ~I know what I said! RUNE: Do you think she suspect an attack? (sub) Do you think she’ll expect our attack? NUTE: I don't know, but we must move quickly to disrupt all communications down there. (sub) I don’t know, but we need to jam their communications before she can send a distress signal! EXT. NABOO PALACE – DAY Establishing shot of the Palace, perched high atop a cliff. INT. NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM The QUEEN, EIRTAE, SACHE and her Governor, SIO BIBBLE, stand before a hologram of SENATOR PALPATINE. PALPATINE: Negotiations haven’t started because the ambassadors aren’t there? How could that be true? I have assurances from the Chancellor his Ambassadors did arrive. (garbled) (garbled)...negotiate...ambassadors...nobody would... The hologram of PALPATINE sputters and fades away. AMIDALA: Senator Palpatine?!? (turns to Panaka) What's happening? CAPTAIN PANAKA turns to his SARGEANT CAPT. PANAKA: Check the transmission generator. BIBBLE: A communications disruption can mean only one thing. Invasion. AMIDALA: The Federation would not dare go that far. CAPT. PANAKA: The Senate would revoke their trade franchise, and they'd be finished. AMIDALA: We must continue to rely on negotiation. BIBBLE: Negotiation? We've lost all communications. And where are the Chancellor’s Ambassadors? CAPT. PANAKA steps forward. CAPT. PANAKA: This is a dangerous situation, Your Highness. Our security volunteers will be no match against a battle-hardened Federation army. AMIDALA: I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war. EXT. SPACE Multiple landing craft fly in formation toward the surface of the planet Naboo. EXT. NABOO SWAMP The landing craft slowly descend and land on the planet. Battle droids on personal hovercraft patrol the area as troop transports emerge from the landing craft. A transport moves into the swamp, knocking down a tree in its path, as a battle droid watches a small hologram of RUNE and NUTE appear on the turret gun. BATTLE DROID: Yes, Viceroy? RUNE: Captain, we’ve searched the ship, and there is no trace of the Jedi. They may have gotten on one of your landing craft. BATTLE DROID: If they’re down here, sir, we'll find them. NUTE: Use caution. These jedi are not to be underestimated. Animals flee as the troop transports continue to advance, knocking down trees as they go. The animals race through the swamp. QUI-GON flees from the transports as well. An odd, frog-like Gungan, JAR JAR BINKS, looks around in panic at the fleeing animals. QUI-GON continues to run, directly at JAR JAR. JAR JAR: Oh, no! QUI-GON: Get away! Get out of here! QUI-GON crashes into JAR JAR. QUI-GON: Get down! QUI-GON pulls JAR JAR down with him to the ground. The transport races overhead and passes them by. JAR JAR: (sub) What’s going on? QUI-GON gets to his feet and JAR JAR does likewise, though in a more acrobatic manner. JAR JAR: Was’n dat? (QUI-GON takes off) Hey wait! (sub) Where are you going? Hey you, get back here! JAR JAR chases after QUI-GON. JAR JAR: Oh, mooie-mooie! I love you! QUI-GON: You almost got us killed. Are you brainless? JAR JAR: I spake. (sub) Did you hear me? QUI-GON: The ability to speak does not make you intelligent. Now get out of here. JAR JAR: No, no! Mesa stay. Mesa called Jar Jar Binks. Mesa your humble servant. (sub) No...No...I’m not going anywhere. The name’s Jar Jar Binks. We need to stick together. QUI-GON: That won’t be necessary. JAR JAR: Oh but it ‘tis! ‘Tis demanded by the gods, it ‘tis. (sub) I saved your life back there. If I hadn’t dragged you down when I did... A laser bolt strikes the ground. In the distance, OBI-WAN appears, being fired upon by a battle droid on a personal hovercraft. JAR JAR: Oh, no! ***Alternate language track is used but no subtitles provided*** QUI-GON: Stay down! Jar Jar drops to the ground as QUI-GON ignites his lightsaber. JAR JAR: ...Whoo! QUI-GON destroys the hovercraft with a deflected laser bolt. A second craft approaches, firing as it moves in. QUI-GON destroys this one as well, and the wreckage of the craft tumbles to the ground. JAR JAR stands up to confront the two jedi. JAR JAR: You saved my again. (sub) See, I saved you again! OBI-WAN: What's this? QUI-GON: A local. Let’s get out of here before more droids show up. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON take off. JAR JAR: More? More did you spake? (sub) More? More of them are coming? JAR JAR tries to keep up. JAR JAR: (cont'd) Ex-squeeze me, but de mostest safest place would be Gunga City. Is where I grew up. ‘Tis a hidden city. (sub) Wait up! The place we want to be right now is Otoh Gunga! It’s beneath the sea. They’ll never look for us there. They all stop. QUI-GON: A city? JAR JAR: (Nodding his head) Uh-huh. QUI-GON: Can you take us there? JAR JAR: Uh, on second thought...no. Not really, no. (sub) Umm...On second thought, no. I can’t take you there. QUI-GON: No? JAR JAR: ‘Tis embarrassing...but, uh, my afraid my've been banished. My forgotten. Da bosses would do terrible tings to me. Teeee-rible tings to me if me goen back dare. (sub) Gungans hate your kind...humans. Humans drove us from our swamplands. They’d kill the both of you. And they would have really terrible things done to me, if I took you there. A PULSATING SOUND is heard in the distance. QUI-GON: You hear that? JAR JAR puts his hand to his ear. JAR JAR: Yah. QUI-GON: That is the sound of a thousand terrible things heading this way. OBI-WAN: If they find us, they will crush us, grind us into tiny pieces, and blast us into oblivion. JAR JAR considers this information. JAR JAR: Oh...Yousa point is well seen. This way. (sub) Ah...I guess you do have a point, there. Follow me! JAR JAR turns to head off as OBI-WAN ducks to avoid his ears. JAR JAR: Hurry! (sub) It’s this way! EXT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP – SPACE Small fighters fly past camera towards the Federation Battleship INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE and RUNE stand before a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. NUTE: The invasion is on schedule, My Lord. (sub) The invasion is proceeding as planned, My Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS: I have the Senate bogged down in procedures. They will have no choice but to accept your control of the system. NUTE: The Queen has great faith that the Senate will side with her. (sub) The queen seems to have great faith that the senate will sympathize with her situation. DARTH SIDIOUS: Queen Amidala is young and naive. You will find controlling her will not be difficult. NUTE: Yes, My Lord. (sub) As you wish... DARTH SIDIOUS fades away. RUNE: You didn't tell him about the missing Jedi. (sub) You didn’t mention the missing Jedi. NUTE: No need to report that to him until we have something to report. (sub) What’s the point in telling him something that will only aggrivate (sic) him? EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - TWILIGHT QUI-GON, OBI-WAN and JAR JAR approach a lake. QUI-GON: How much further? JAR JAR: Wesa goen underwater, okeyday? Ah my warning you, Gungans no liken outsiders, so don’t spect a warm welcome. (sub) It’s not too far ahead, now. I didn’t exactly leave on the best terms, so don’t expect anyone to be very happy to see us. OBI-WAN: Oh don't worry. This hasn’t been our day for warm welcomes. OBI-WAN is about to put on a breathing mask, when JAR JAR jumps... JAR JAR: Ar, ar, ar! Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh! ...does a double somersault with a twist, and dives into the water. Putting their breath masks on, QUI-GON and OBI-WAN wade in after him. JAR JAR appears in the water. JAR JAR: (Blubbering slightly) Yousa follow me now, okeyday? (sub) Just let me do the talking and everything will be fine. JAR JAR, OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON disappear underwater. EXT. NABOO LAKE - UNDERWATER QUI-GON swims below the surface. Just ahead, JAR JAR swims past a rock outcropping, revealing Gunga City, an underwater city made up of large bubbles. OBI-WAN looks around as JAR JAR approaches the city. QUI-GON also looks around as the group touches down on a platform and JAR JAR enters the large bubble. The jedi pass through the membrane opening and remove their breathing masks. INT. OTOH GUNGA - CITY SQUARE JAR JAR: So good bein home. (sub) Here goes nothing... Several GUNGANS are surprised to see the group and begin walk away, talking amongst themselves as they go. GUNGAN: Oh me gusa. ***Original language track is used but subtitles are added*** ~Are those humans? GUNGAN 2: Hata-hata. ***Original language track is used but subtitles are added*** ~I think so! QUI-GON and OBI-WAN look around, then follow JAR JAR down a set of stairs. A growling KADDUS approaches the group, ridden by CAPTAIN TARPALS. TARPALS: Hey, yousa. Stopa dare! (sub) Hey, you humans! Stop right there! JAR JAR: Heyo-daleya, Captain Tarpals. Mesa back! (sub) Don’t worry, Captain Tarpals. They’re with me! TARPALS: Noah gain, Jar Jar. Yousa goen tada bosses. Yousa in big dudu dis time. (sub) You idiot, Jar Jar! How many times do we gotta toss you out of here? We ought to have you fed to the colo fish! JAR JAR: (deflated) Ohh. Another GUNGAN ON A KADDUS approaches JAR JAR. JAR JAR: Ay, ay. The GUNGAN zaps JAR JAR with his power pole. JAR JAR jumps and yelps. JAR JAR: How wude. (sub) Back off! The KADDUS grunts and JAR JAR gestures to TARPULS. INT. GUNGA CITY - HIGH TOWER BOARD ROOM The Bosses' Board Room has bubble walls, with a long circular judge's bench filled with GUNGAN OFFICIALS along one side. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON stand facing BOSS NASS. BOSS NASS: (Makes Tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk noise) Yousa cannot bees hair. Dis army of mackineeks up dare is new weesong. (sub) You’re lucky to be alive, right now. You keep bad company, even by human standards. QUI-GON: A droid army is about to attack the Naboo. We must warn them. BOSS NASS: Wesa no like da Naboo. (sub) Hopefully, they wipe out the Naboo. (tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk noise) Da Naboo tink day so smarty. Day tink day brains so big. (sub) The Naboo have taken our Kyber crystal. Once they’re dead, we can take back what is ours. OBI-WAN: Once those droids take control of the surface, they will take control of you. BOSS NASS: Mesa no tink so. Dey not know of uss-en. (sub) I doubt that very much. This sounds like another human deception. OBI-WAN: You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle. What happens to one of you will affect the other. You must understand this. BOSS NASS: Wesa no (sub) We don’t (blubbering) carrrre-n about da Naboo. (sub) care what happens to the Naboo! QUI-GON: (waves his hand ***sound effect added***) Then speed us on our way. BOSS NASS: Wesa ganna speed yous away. (sub) We will speed you on your way. QUI-GON: (waves his hand again ***sound effect added***) We could use a transport. BOSS NASS: Wesa give yousa una bongo. (sub) For transport, you will be given a bongo. JAR-JAR: (surprised look) Hmm? BOSS NASS: Da speediest way tooda Naboo tis goen through...(ominous look) the planet core. BOSS NASS: Now...go. (sub) Now, get out of our seas! QUI-GON: Thank you for your help. We leave in peace. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN turn and begin to leave. OBI-WAN: Master, what’s a bongo? QUI-GON: A transport, I hope. JAR JAR: Deysa setten yousa up. Goen through da planet core? Bad bombin’. Mnn...any help here would be hot. (sub) I never should have listened to you! I was only banished before...not sentenced to death! Come on, I did save your life. (slight laugh) QUI-GON turns back. OBI-WAN: Master, we’re short on time. QUI-GON: We need a navigator to get us through the planet's core. This Gungan may be of help. QUI-GON walks back to BOSS NASS. QUI-GON: What is to become of Jar Jar Binks here? BOSS NASS: Hisen to be...pune-ished. (sub) He is going to be...pounded to death. BOSS NASS smiles and JAR-JAR moans and bows his head. QUI-GON: I saved his life. He owes me what you call a life debt. (Waves hand yet again) Your gods demand that his life belongs to me now. BOSS NASS: Binkssss...yousa havena liveplay with thisen hisen? (sub) Binks! Is what this human tells me, true? JAR-JAR: Mm, uh-huh. BOSS NASS blubbers quite a bit, spittle flying. He raises his hand BOSS NASS: Begone wit him! (sub) Get him out of my sight! QUI-GON bows his head slightly and turns to leave again. JAR-JAR is released from his handcuffs. JAR JAR: Count me outta dis one. Better dead here den dead in da core...(smacks head with hand) Yee gods, whata mesa sayin? JAR-Jar follows the jedi. EXT. NABOO CITY - UNDERWATER - SUB (FX) Establishing shot of the underwater city. A submarine exits one of the bubbles and propels itself away from the city, leaving the glow of the settlement in the distance. It heads down into the depths. INT. SUB COCKPIT - UNDERWATER OBI-WAN pilots the sub, JAR JAR sits next to him, and QUI-GON is in back. JAR JAR: Dis is nutsen. (sub) You guys saved my neck. (turns head to look out window) Oh, gooberfish! (sub) I thought I was dead for sure. OBI-WAN: Why were you banished, Jar Jar? JAR JAR: It’s a longo tale-o, buta, a small part of it would be...mesa...clumsy. (sub) It’s a long story, but basically it’s all because I’m...well...I’m clumsy. OBI-WAN: You were banished because you were clumsy? JAR JAR: Uhhh...Yousa might’n be sayin dat. (sub) Yeah, that’s one way of putting it. As the sub continues through the deep, a very large OPEE SEA KILLER comes out of the dark, turns, and begins to swim after them. The sub heads down farther into the deep, pursued by the giant creature. JAR JAR: Mesa cause maybe one or two-y lettle bitty axadentes, huh? Yud-say, boom da gasser, den crashin der boss’s heyblibber, den banished. (sub) I might’ve dozed off for a minute or two when I was supposed to be guarding the crystal, eh? There was this tiny explosion...The crystal was gone...So they threw me out on my butt. The OPEE SEA KILLER catches up and extends its tongue out. The tongue spears the sub, causing a large crashing noise. The jedi and JAR JAR turn to see what has caught them. JAR JAR: Wuh-oh! With a growl, the OPEE SEA KILLER pulls the sub into its mouth. JAR JAR: Big gooberfish! Huge-o teeth! (sub) We’re gonna die! We’re gonna die! The OPEE SEA KILLER begins to swim off with the sub, but an even larger sea creature (the SANDO AQUA MONSTER) approaches, roars, and sinks its teeth into the OPEE SEA KILLER, which yelps in pain and lets the sub go free. QUI-GON: (turning to face front) There’s always a bigger fish. JAR-JAR: Mesa tink we goen back now. The sub continues on its way as the SANDO AQUA MONSTER grasps the OPEE SEA KILLER and tears its head off. The sub continues down deeper. EXT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP – SPACE Small fighters fly past camera towards the Federation Battleship INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE and RUNE stand before a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. NUTE: The invasion is on schedule, My Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS: I have the Senate bogged down in procedures. They will have no choice but to accept your control of the system. NUTE: The Queen has great faith that the Senate will side with her. DARTH SIDIOUS: Queen Amidala is young and naive. You will find controlling her will not be difficult. NUTE: Yes, My Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS fades away. RUNE: You didn't tell him about the missing Jedi. NUTE: No need to report that to him until we have something to report. INT. SUB COCKPIT - UNDERWATER The craft continues on. JAR JAR looks back at QUI-GON. JAR JAR: Where wesa goin? QUI-GON: Don’t worry. The Force will guide us. JAR JAR: Ohh, maxi big, da Force. Well dat smells stinkowiff. An alarm sounds in the cockpit. OBI-WAN: We're losing power. JAR JAR: Ohhh, no. The sub comes to a halt as the lights go out. JAR JAR: Wesa dyin’ here. (puts hands on head) Oh, ho ho. QUI-GON: Just relax. We're not in trouble yet. JAR JAR: What yet? Monsters out dare. Leak'n in here. (gesturing) All sink'n and no power? Whena yousa tinkin wesa in trouble? OBI-WAN shorts a circuit and there is a small flash of sparks. OBI-WAN: Power's back. JAR JAR: Huh? The lights come on, revealing an ugly COLO CLAW FISH right in front of them. JAR JAR: Aah, monster’s back! (unintelligible blubbering) The large COLO CLAW FISH roars and opens its mouth. OBI-WAN tilts the sub, and the sub turns around and speeds away. The large fish pursues. JAR JAR whimpers. QUI-GON: (to JAR JAR) Relax. QUI-GON puts his hand on JAR JAR's shoulder. JAR JAR relaxes into a coma, still whimpering slightly. OBI-WAN: (to QUI-GON) You overdid it. The COLO CLAW FISH growls and continues to pursue. As the sub is about to exit the tunnel, yet another large sea creature appears and opens its mouth. OBI-WAN takes quick evasive action and steers the sub above the creature. The creature then catches the COLO CLAW FISH in its mouth as the sub continues on. JAR JAR: (almost awake, slightly blubbering) Horrrrrible. QUI-GON: (pointing) Head for that outcropping. JAR JAR: (shaking awake and blubbering more) Oh, boy. The sub continues on. EXT. GRASSY PLAIN - APPROACHING THEED - DAY (FX) The long columns of the DROID ARMY move across the grassy plain leading to Theed, the Naboo capital. EXT. THEED PLAZA - DAY (FX) DROID ARMY fighters fly over the city. The QUEEN watches helplessly from a large window in the palace (followed by close-up of same shot). Through the window, the DROID ARMY can be seen entering the city. A BATTLE DROID on a personal hovercraft flies by the window. NUTE and RUNE exit a transport that has just landed in the plaza. BATTLE DROID: (approaching) Viceroy, we have captured the queen. (sub) ~Viceroy, our forces have captured the palace. NUTE: (to RUNE) Ah, victory! (sub) ~Ah, victory! They walk off. INT. NABOO LAKE - UNDERWATER - SUB (FX) The sub continues its underwater journey. EXT. THEED - ESTUARY - DAY A shot of paradise by the lake. There is a LOUD RUSH OF BUBBLES, scattering a few squawking water fowl, and the sub bobs to the surface. JAR JAR: Mmm, dis’n loverly. (sub) Awfully quiet here. OBI-WAN switches off the sub’s protective force field. QUI-GON stands up to look around. What he sees is that the sub is not too far from the edge of a waterfall. QUI-GON: Get this thing started. OBI-WAN tries to start the engine. The long prop behind the sub slowly begins to rotate. OBI-WAN: There isn’t enough power! QUI-GON takes a cable out of his belt. He shoots the thin cable, and it stretches out towards a wall, lodges in the wall, and the cable is pulled tight. The sub is anchored by the cable as JAR JAR blubbers. The edge of the waterfall is shown. OBI-WAN jumps into the water. QUI-GON goes in after him. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON move along the cable, while JAR JAR is still in the sub. The cable is about to come out of the wall. OBI-WAN moves along the cable. QUI-GON also moves along the cable. OBI-WAN reaches the wall, with QUI-GON a little more than halfway there. JAR JAR stands up in the sub. We see him in the distance as OBI-WAN and QUI-GON stand up in front of camera. QUI-GON: (gesturing to JAR JAR) Come on! Jar Jar, move! JAR JAR slips, and with a yelp he plunges into the water. JAR JAR swims underwater. The cable gives out and the sub goes over the edge. It tumbles down the side of the waterfall, heads for the bottom, and breaks up on a rock outcropping below. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON help JAR JAR out of the water. JAR JAR makes a few noises. EXT. THEED - PALACE - DAY The waterfalls of Theed sparkle in the noonday sun. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN head up the stairs with JAR JAR trailing. JAR JAR blubbers. The camera pans up to reveal the splendor of THEED. INT. THEED - PALACE STAIR QUEEN AMIDALA, HER HANDMAIDENS, SIO BIBBLE, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and NABOO GUARDS are led down the stairs at gunpoint by BATTLE DROIDS, as well as NUTE and RUNE. BIBBLE: How will you explain this invasion to the Senate? NUTE: The Queen and I will sign a treaty that will legitimize our occupation here. I have assurances it will be ratified by the Senate. (sub) Since your queen was so instrumental in abolishing our slave labor forces...She will now willingly volunteer your people as an alternative uncompensated labor force. AMIDALA: I will not co-operate. NUTE: Now, now, your Highness. In time, the suffering of your people will persuade you to see our point of view. (sub) We’ll see how insolent a tone you keep, when people begin to die on your behalf. (turning to approaching BATTLE DROID) Commander. (sub) ~Commander! BATTLE DROID: Yes Sir. ~Yes, sir. NUTE: Process them. (sub) Shoot her companions. BATTLE DROID: (to other droid) Captain, take them to Camp Four. (sub) ~Take them to the extermination facility. BATTLE DROID 2: Roger roger. (sub) ~Affirmative. The Naboo party is led farther down the stairs. EXT. PALACE - PLAZA - DAY The Naboo party is led down the exterior stairs of the palace by the BATTLE DROIDS. The plaza is filled with tanks and BATTLE DROIDS, which they pass on their way to the detention camp. (Shot of them walking right to left, possibly from a balcony) QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, and JAR JAR creep up to the corner of a column, and QUI-GON sees them walking below. The JEDI and JAR JAR sneak across, around a corner, and crouch behind a low wall on the walkway above the street. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN ready their lightsabers. The BATTLE DROIDS continue to lead their captives. The jedi jump from walkway down to the plaza below as JAR JAR gets caught on the walkway. JAR JAR: Whoops! OBI-WAN kicks two droids and the rescue attempt is on. JAR JAR finally drops from the walkway (“Whoo-hoo”) as the jedi each cut through a droid. QUI-GON slices a droid and its upper half slides across the street. QUI-GON destroys another droid, then puts away his lightsaber and uses a force push to disable two more droids. OBI-WAN’s lightsaber finishes off one droid, then another, and he spins his lightsaber in front of him. QUI-GON: (to the others) We should leave the street, your highness. CAPT. PANAKA: Get their weapons. JAR JAR: Whoa! Yousa guys bombad. (sub) Sometimes, I manage to amaze even myself. The group moves to an alleyway. QUI-GON: We’re ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor. BIBBLE: Your negotiations seem to have failed, Ambassador. QUI-GON: The negotiations never took place. It’s urgent that we make contact with the republic. CAPT. PANAKA: They've knocked out all our communications. QUI-GON: Do you have transports? CAPT. PANAKA: In the main hangar. This way. THEY continue down the alleyway. INT. CENTRAL HANGAR - HALLWAY - DAY BATTLE DROIDS are in the hangar, guarding many Naboo spacecraft and pilots. CAPT. PANAKA: There are too many of them. QUI-GON: That won't be a problem. (to Amidala) Your Highness, under the circumstances, I suggest you come to Coruscant with us. AMIDALA: Thank you, Ambassador, but my place is with my people. QUI-GON: They will kill you if you stay. BIBBLE: They wouldn't dare. CAPT. PANAKA: They need her to sign a treaty to make this invasion of theirs legal. They can't afford to kill her. QUI-GON: There is something else behind all this, Your Highness. There’s no logic in the Federation's move here. My feelings tell me they will destroy you. BIBBLE: Our only hope is for the Senate to side with us. Senator Palpatine will need your help. AMIDALA: Either choice presents great danger...(looks at PADME) to us all. PADME: We are brave, Your Highness. QUI-GON: If you are to leave, Your Highness, it must be now. AMIDALA: Then I will plead our case to the Senate. (to Bibble as the JEDI start for the doorway) Be careful, Governor. INT. CENTRAL HANGAR - DAY The jedi lead the group into the hangar. They head towards the BATTLE DROIDS. CAPT. PANAKA: (gesturing) We’ll need to free those pilots. OBI-WAN: I’ll deal with that. OBI-WAN heads toward the group of captured pilots while the others approach the BATTLE DROIDS. BATTLE DROID: Halt. QUI-GON: I'm Ambassador to the Supreme Chancellor. I'm taking these people to Coruscant. BATTLE DROID: Where are you taking them? QUI-GON: To Coruscant. BATTLE DROID: Coruscant? Uh, that doesn’t compute. Uh, wait, uh, (gesturing) You're under arrest! QUI-GON draws his lightsaber and cuts down the droid and another close by. OBI-WAN kicks two droids, slices two more, and ducks a laser bolt. CAPT. PANAKA: (off screen, as QUI-GON cuts down a droid) Come on. Move! The rest of the party boards the NABOO spacecraft, QUI-GON makes a gesture and a droid goes flying as several other droids open fire. QUI-GON deflects a laser bolt, hitting a droid, and another is hit. OBI-WAN cuts down two more droids. OBI-WAN: (to the pilots) Go! The pilots leap to their feet and run along with OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN runs up as QUI-GON cuts down another droid. The pilots run by, and OBI-WAN also destroys a droid. The jedi take out a couple more droids, and the pilots board the spacecraft as the jedi attack and a pair of droid legs wander around. OBI-WAN cuts down a droid, QUI-GON cuts down a droid, and the jedi look around to see that there are no more enemies to vanquish. OBI-WAN boards the spacecraft as the pair of droid legs continue to wander. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT The PILOT (RIC OLIE), and CAPTAIN PANAKA enter the cockpit and ready the ship for takeoff. EXT. THEED - HANGAR ENTRY - DAY (FX) The ship exits the hangar and heads up into the sky. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – DROID HOLD OBI-WAN stands in the droid hold with JAR JAR. OBI-WAN: (to JAR JAR) Now stay here, and keep out of trouble. OBI-WAN exits. JAR JAR turns and addresses a group of astromech droids, including R2-D2. JAR JAR: Hello, boyos. DROIDS: (various beeps and whistles) INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT QUI-GON joins RIC OLIE and PANAKA in the cockpit. EXT. SPACE (FX) The spacecraft speeds away from the planet of Naboo. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: There’s the blockade. Many Trade Federation ships are seen out the cockpit window. OBI-WAN enters the cockpit and along with QUI-GON appears concerned. The Federation ships begin to fire on the Naboo craft. EXT. SPACE (FX) The spacecraft continues to speed away from the planet of Naboo, taking heavy fire. A laser bolt scores a direct hit, causing flames to erupt from a port on the hull. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT Displays in the cockpit indicate the damage as alarms sound. RIC OLIE: The shield generator’s been hit! INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – DROID HOLD An alarm light pulsates in the droid hold. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: The shields are gone. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – DROID HOLD A yellow droid leaves its station and heads for the hovertube. Another yellow droid and then a red droid leave their stations as well. A blue R2 unit bumps into JAR JAR, who turns around in surprise. R2-D2: (beeps) JAR JAR: How wude! (sub) Watch it, shorty! R2-D2: (going up tube) (whistles) EXT. SPACE (FX) R2 reaches the outside of the ship, extends its extra leg, and heads over to where the other droids are working on repairing the ship. A droid is blasted into space. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT On a display, another droid is sent packing. OBI-WAN: We’re losing droids fast. The ship rocks as QUI-GON looks concerned. CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen)If we can’t get the shield generator fixed, we’ll be sitting ducks. EXT. SPACE (FX) Another droid bites the dust. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: The shields are gone. EXT. SPACE (FX) R2-D2 mugs to the camera and whistles and beeps, then does some mechanic work. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT A display shows power coming back online. RIC OLIE looks at the display. RIC OLIE: The power’s back!
EXT. SPACE (FX) R2-D2 does some more work, whistles and beeps some more, and mugs to the camera yet again. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: That little droid did it. He bypassed the main power drive. Deflector shields up, at maximum. EXT. SPACE (FX) The Naboo spacecraft rushes past the Federation battleship. R2 turns and heads back towards the hovertube. The Naboo ship heads away from the Federation ship and into space. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: (offscreen) There's not enough power to get us to Coruscant. The hyperdrive is leaking. QUI-GON: We'll have to land somewhere to refuel and repair the ship. OBI-WAN: (pointing at display) Here, Master. Tatooine. It's small, out of the way, poor. The Trade Federation have no presence there. CAPT. PANAKA: How can you be sure? QUI-GON: It's controlled by the Hutts. CAPT. PANAKA: You can't take Her Royal Highness there! The Hutts are gangsters. If they discovered her... QUI-GON: ...It’d be no different than if we landed on a system controlled by the Federation...except that the Hutts aren't looking for her, which gives us the advantage. EXT. SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP (FX) Brief shot of the Federation ship orbiting NABOO. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM NUTE and RUNE sit around a conference table with a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. DARTH SIDIOUS: And Queen Amidala, has she signed the treaty? NUTE: She has disappeared, My Lord. One Naboo cruiser got past the blockade. (sub) She has gone missing, my lord. We believe she was on board a cruiser that evaded the blockade. DARTH SIDIOUS: (snarling) I want that treaty signed. NUTE: My Lord, it's impossible to locate the ship. It's out of our range. (sub) But...It would be impossible to locate her ship. It’s far beyond our capabilities. DARTH SIDIOUS: ...not for a Sith... A second SITH LORD appears behind DARTH SIDIOUS. DARTH SIDIOUS: (Cont'd) ...This is my apprentice, Darth Maul. He will find your lost ship. The hologram fades off. NUTE: This is getting out of hand...now there are two of them. (sub) This has gotten out of hand! Now we have two of them! RUNE: We should not have made this bargain. (sub) This deal is getting worse all the time. EXT. SPACE – NABOO SPACESHIP (FX) Brief shot of the Naboo cruiser. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – QUEEN’S CHAMBERS QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the LITTLE BLUE DROID stand before QUEEN AMIDALA and her THREE HANDMAIDENS, PADME, EIRTAE and RABE. CAPT. PANAKA: ...An extremely well put together little droid, Your Highness. Without a doubt, it saved the ship, as well as our lives. AMIDALA: It is to be commended...what is its number? The LITTLE BLUE DROID lets out a series of beeps. CAPTAIN PANAKA leans over and reads the number off the droid: CAPT. PANAKA: R2-D2, Your Highness. AMIDALA: Thank you, R2-D2. R2-D2: (chirps and woos) AMIDALA: (to Padme) Padme. Clean this droid up as best you can. It deserves our gratitude. R2-D2: (beeps, whistles) AMIDALA: (to Panaka) Continue, Captain. CAPTAIN PANAKA looks to OBI-WAN and QUI-GON. QUI-GON: (stepping forward) Your Highness, with your permission, we’re heading for a remote planet called Tatooine. It’s in a system far beyond the reach of the Trade Federation. CAPTAIN PANAKA: I do not agree with the Jedi on this. QUI-GON: You must trust my judgment, Your Highness. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN AREA PADME sits in the Main Area, cleaning a beeping R2-D2. JAR JAR: (offscreen) Hido! (Padme looks up) Sorry. Husa are yousa? PADME: I’m Padme. JAR JAR: Mesa Jar Jar Binks. PADME: You're a Gungan, aren't you? JAR JAR: (nodding) Uh-huh. PADME: How’d you end up here with us? JAR JAR: My no know...mesa day starten pitty okeyday witda brisky morning munchen. Den boom....getten berry scared, and grabben dat Jedi, and pow! Mesa here. Huh. Mesa getten berry berry scared. PADME smiles, ARTOO beeps. EXT. SPACE – NABOO SPACESHIP (FX) Brief shot of the Naboo cruiser approaching Tatooine. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN and RIC OLIE look out at the planet. RIC OLIE: That's it. Tatooine. OBI-WAN: There's a settlement. QUI-GON: Land near the outskirts. We don't want to attract attention. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY (FX) The Naboo spacecraft lands in the desert with a swirl of dust. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – HYPERDRIVE ROOM OBI-WAN is working on the hyperdrive. QUI-GON (dressed as a farmer) enters the room. OBI-WAN: The Hyperdrive generator’s gone, master. We’ll need a new one. QUI-GON: That’ll complicate things. Be wary...I sense a disturbance in the Force. OBI-WAN: I feel it also, Master. QUI-GON: Don’t let them send any transmissions. QUI-GON exits the room, OBI-WAN looks thoughtful. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and R2 begin the long trek across the desert towards MOS ESPA. JAR JAR : Dis sun do’in murder to mesa skin. (sub) I was not stinking up the ship... CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen) Wait! QUI-GON and JAR JAR stop and turn. PANAKA and PADME approach. CAPT. PANAKA: Wait... PANAKA and PADME come up to them. CAPT. PANAKA: Her Highness commands you to take her handmaiden with you. JAR JAR: (sub) Was she stinking up the ship too? QUI-GON: No more commands from Her Highness today, Captain. The spaceport is not going to be pleasant. CAPT. PANAKA: The Queen wishes it. She’s curious about the planet. QUI-GON: (sighing) This is not a good idea. Stay close to me. QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and PADME leave PANAKA behind. R2 chirps and beeps and follows as PANAKA heads back. The party continues on towards the spaceport. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - DAY The group enters the main street of Mos Espa. QUI-GON: ...moisture farms, for the most part. Some indigenous tribes and scavengers. The few spaceports like this one are havens for those that don’t wish to be found... PADME: ....like us. JAR JAR: Dissen berry berry bad. (steps in ooze) Ooooh...icky icky goo! They continue up the street. QUI GON and PADME continue forward as a large beast of burden passes behind them, snorting QUI-GON: We'll try one of the smaller dealers. They head for a little junk shop. INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP WATTO, a pudgy blue alien who flies on short little wings, is making notes on an electronic pad and singing a little ditty to himself. ***The shot is repeated a few times in order to allow time for the song*** A bell rings, he looks up, and flies towards the group. WATTO: (speaking Huttese) Good day to you. What do we have here? What do you want? What can I do for you? QUI-GON: I need parts for a J-type 327 Nubian. WATTO: (speaking English) Ah yes, Nubian. We have lots of that. (Huttese) Boy, get in here now! (sub) Slave! Get your butt in here, now! QUI-GON: My droid has a readout of what I need. WATTO: (grunts) A disheveled boy, ANAKIN SKYWALKER, runs in from the junk yard. He is about nine years old, very dirty, and dressed in rags. WATTO: (Huttese) What took you so long? Where have you been? ANAKIN: (Huttese) I was cleaning the fan switches! ~I was cleaning the power converters! WATTO: (Huttese) Watch the store. I've got some selling to do. ~Shut up and watch the store! I have some dealing to do! (to QUI-GON) Sooooo...let a-me take-a thee out back, huh. Ni you'll find what you need. On the way out, QUI-GON takes a part out of JAR JAR’s hand. JAR JAR: Hmm? QUI-GON: Don't touch anything. (drops the part) JAR JAR: Hmmm! JAR JAR makes a rude face to QUI-GON's back, sticks out his long tongue, and blubbers. QUI-GON follows WATTO out the door. JAR JAR walks off and heads towards a group of deactivated droids. JAR JAR: Hmm. ANAKIN sits on the counter, pretending to clean a part, staring at PADME. ANAKIN: Are you an angel? PADME: (turning to look) What? ANAKIN: An angel. I heard the deep space pilots talk about them. They’re the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They live on the Moons of Iego I think. PADME: You're a funny little boy. How do you know so much? ANAKIN: I listen to all the traders and star pilots who come through here. I’m a pilot, you know, and someday I’m gonna fly away from this place. PADME: You’re a pilot? ANAKIN: Mm-hmm. All my life. PADME: How long have you been here? ANAKIN: Since I was very little. Three, I think. My Mom and I were sold to Gardulla the Hutt, but she lost us betting on the Podraces. PADME: You're a slave? ANAKIN: (angry) I’m a person, and my name is Anakin. PADME: I'm sorry. (looking around)I don't fully understand. This is a strange place to me. JAR JAR: (offscreen) Hmmm. Hmmm. JAR JAR pushes the nose on what appears to be a LITTLE DROID, and it instantly comes to life, grows legs and arms, and jumps away. JAR JAR: Whaaaa! Waa..whe..where’s yousa goin? JAR JAR attempts to follow the droid but falls down a step. JAR JAR: Oh oh. The droid squeaks a little laugh. PADME and ANAKIN look on. JAR JAR: Hmm. JAR JAR blubbers and grabs the droid. JAR JAR: Got cha! ANAKIN: Hey! JAR JAR: (as he’s kicked by the droid) What? ANAKIN: Hit the nose! JAR JAR: (letting go) Oh! Uh. JAR JAR hits the nose, and the DROID collapses back into its original state. EXT. WATTO'S JUNK YARD - BEHIND SHOP - DAY WATTO and QUI-GON walk through the junkyard. A LITTLE DROID struggles lifting some equipment. WATTO: ...a T-14 hyperdrive generator. Thee in luck. I'm-a the only one hereabouts who has one...but, uh, thee might as well buy a new ship. It would be cheaper, I think, huh?...(chuckles) Saying of which, uh, how's a-thee going to pay for all of this? QUI-GON: I have 20,000 Republic dactaries. WATTO: Republic credits? Republic credits are no good out here. I need something more real. QUI-GON: I don't have anything else but credits (waving hand ***sound effect added***)will do fine. WATTO: No they won't-a. QUI-GON: Credits will (waving hand again ***sound effect added***) do fine. WATTO: No, they won't-a! What, you think you're some kinda Jedi, waving your hand around like that? I'm a Toydarian. Mind tricks don't-a work on a-me. Only money. No money, no parts, no deal. (R2 beeps) And no one else has a T-14 hyperdrive, I promise you that. (groans) QUI-GON, defeated, nods and walks back towards the shop. R2 follows. WATTO: Get-a lost! Come-a back... INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY ANAKIN and PADME continue their conversation. ANAKIN: ...wouldn't have lasted long anyways if I wasn’t so good at building things. JAR JAR is struggling not to drop several items as he passes in front of them JAR JAR: Oh! Oh! Ahh-ah! Uh! WATTO: (cont’d) (as QUI-GON enters) ...when you got-a some money-a! JAR JAR: Ah, ah! Whoa, ah! QUI-GON: We're leaving. Jar Jar! JAR JAR: Whaaa! (crashing sound) WATTO: You break-a, you buy, eh? PADME takes her leave. PADME: I'm glad to have met you, Anakin. ANAKIN: I was glad to meet you too. JAR JAR follows PADME and R2 out of the shop JAR JAR: What? Wha...oh. (spins around and finally follows in correct direction) WATTO enters from the junk yard, shaking his head and groaning WATTO: (Huttese) Outlanders! They think we know nothing. Outlanders...They think they can hustle anybody! ANAKIN: (Huttese) They seemed nice to me. They seemed okay to me. WATTO: (Huttese) Clean the racks. Then you can go home. Who asked you, anyway? Get back to work! ANAKIN: Yippee! ANAKIN runs to finish his work. WATTO looks thoughtfully out the front of the shop. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY Brief long shot of PANAKA heading into the ship. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – COCKPIT OBI-WAN sits in the cockpit talking to QUI-GON on the transmitter. QUI-GON: (on transmitter) And you’re sure there’s nothing left on board? OBI-WAN: A few containers of supplies. The queen’s wardrobe, maybe, but, not enough for you to barter with. Not in the amount you’re talking about. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - ALCOVE - DAY QUI-GON stands in an alcove, talking to OBI-WAN on a transmitter. QUI-GON: All right. I’m sure another solution will present itself. I’ll check back later. QUI-GON switches off. JAR JAR, PADME, and R2 watch him turn to go back out to the street. JAR JAR: Noah gain! Noah gain. Da beings hereabouts, cawazy. Wesa be wobbed un crunched. QUI-GON: Not likely. We have nothing of value, that's our problem. R2: (whistles) The group heads out into the street. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - MARKET - DAY QUI-GON, PADME, JAR JAR, and ARTOO move out into the street. JAR JAR is walking behind the others. He stops for a moment in front of a stall selling dead frogs hanging on a wire. JAR JAR: Hmm? Ah, mooie mooie. He looks around to see if anyone is looking, then sticks out his tongue, and gets hold of one, pulling it into his mouth. Unfortunately, the frog is tied tightly to the wire. The vendor suddenly appears. VENDOR: Hey, hey! (Huttese) Are you going to pay for that? Hey! Hey! You’ve gotta pay for that! JAR JAR: (turning to look) Huh? Wanga? VENDOR: (Huttese) It costs seven wupiupi. JAR JAR: (muffled) Wupiupi? JAR JAR spits out the frog, and the frog snaps away, ricochets around the market, and lands in SEBULBA’s soup, splashing him. SEBULBA: Chubaa! ***subtitle added*** What the hell? JAR JAR: Oops. (whistles and continues walking) SEBULBA growls and jumps up from the table and kicks JAR JAR in the chest, knocking him over. JAR JAR: Ah, hah! SEBULBA: (Huttese) Is this yours? ~Did you lose something? JAR JAR: Who, mesa? (sub) ~You can keep it. (***cont’d***) Ahh! SEBULBA grabs JAR JAR by the throat. QUI-GON stops to look. SEBULA: (offscreen) Gool kadda pon pom? ***subtitle added*** You think this is funny? JAR JAR: (about to be hit by SEBULBA) Ouch! Ouch! ANAKIN walks up to SEBULBA in a very self-assured way. ANAKIN: (Huttese) Careful, Sebulba. He’s a big time outlander. I'd hate to see you diced before we race again. Watch it, Sebulba. That guy’s well connected. It’d be a shame if you got yourself killed, before I got to beat you at the races again. SEBULBA: (Huttese) Next time we race, boy, it will be the end of you. If you weren't a slave, I'd squash you now. You got lucky once, kid. Next time, I’m going to smash up a lot more than just your pod. ANAKIN: (as SEBULBA kicks JAR JAR and scuttles away) (Huttese) Yeah, it'd be a pity if you had to pay for me. Go ahead, you’d just have to pay for me. (to an approaching QUI-GON) Hi. QUI-GON: Hi there. ANAKIN: Your buddy here was about to be turned into orange goo. He picked a fight with a Dug, an expecially dangerous Dug called Sebulba. JAR JAR: Mesa haten crunchen. Das da last ting mesa want. (sub) I would have given him a beating, if that kid hadn’t gotten in the way. QUI-GON: Nevertheless, the boy is right...you’re heading into trouble. (to ANAKIN) Thanks, my young friend. QUI-GON turns to leave, ANAKIN watches him go. JAR JAR: (offscreen) But...but...but mesa doen nutten! (sub) But...But...I had him right where I wanted him! JAR JAR follows the others as SEBULBA watches from the café table. He growls and takes a bite from the frog. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY The wind swirls dust into the air. OBI-WAN stands in front of the Naboo spacecraft as the wind whips at his robe. CAPTAIN PANAKA joins him. OBI-WAN: This storm will slow them down. CAPT. PANAKA: Looks pretty bad. PANAKA’s transmitter beeps. He answers it. CAPT. PANAKA: Panaka. MAN ON TRANSMITTER: Receiving a message from home. PANAKA: We'll be right there. (transmitter beeps off) OBI-WAN and PANAKA turn and head back to the ship. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - FRUIT STAND - DAY QUI-GON looks around at the increasing wind. JAR JAR stands behind him. ANAKIN: (offscreen, to QUI-GON) Here, you’ll like these pallies. (gesturing to QUI-GON) Here. QUI-GON accepts the gift. QUI-GON: Thank you. As he puts them in his pocket, ANAKIN notices his lightsaber. JIRA: (offscreen) Oh, my bones are aching. (to ANAKIN) (offscreen) Storm's coming up, Ani. You'd better get home quick. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) Do you have shelter? QUI-GON: We'll head back to our ship. ANAKIN: Is it far? PADME: It’s on the outskirts. ANAKIN: You'll never reach the outskirts in time...sandstorms are very, very dangerous. Come on. I’ll take you to my place. The GROUP follows ANAKIN as he heads down the windy street. R2 beeps and whistles. EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - STREET - SANDSTORM - DAY The wind is blowing hard as QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and PADME follow ANAKIN down the street and into a slave hovel. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY The group enters a small living space. ANAKIN shakes off the sand. ANAKIN: Mom! Mom! I'm home. Anakin's mother, SHMI SKYWALKER, a warm, friendly woman of forty, enters from her work area JAR JAR: (offscreen) Ahh, dissen cozy. (sub) Oh, what a dump... ANAKIN: These are my friends, Mom. R2: (beeps) JAR JAR: Hello. QUI-GON: I'm Qui-Gon Jinn. ANAKIN: (to PADME) I'm building a droid. You wanna see? QUI-GON: (to SHMI) Your son was kind enough to offer us shelter. ANAKIN: (to PADME) Come on. I’ll show you Threepio. JAR JAR: (to something hanging on the wall) Oh, mooie mooie. ANAKIN leads PADME into the other room. ARTOO follows, beeping all the way. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - BEDROOM - DAY R2 enters from the main room, beeping and whistling. ANAKIN uncovers his partially created droid. ANAKIN: Isn't he great? He's not finished yet. PADME: He's wonderful. R2: (beeps) ANAKIN: (offscreen) You really like him? He's a protocol droid to help Mom. Watch! ANAKIN pushes a switch, and C3PO sits up. C3PO: Oh. Oh. Uh...where is everybody? ANAKIN: Oops. (grabs C3PO’s eye) Yeah. (puts eye in socket) THREEPIO: Oh, hello. I am C-3PO, Human Cyborg Relations. How might I serve you? PADME: (to ANAKIN) He's perfect. C3PO: Oh? Perfect? ANAKIN: When the storm is over, I’ll show you my pod racer. I'm building a Podracer! C3PO stands up and ARTOO lets out a beep and whistle. C3PO walks, somewhat unsteady on his feet. C3PO: I’m not sure this floor is entirely stable. (to R2) Oh, hello. I don’t believe we have been introduced. R2: (beeps) C3PO: R2-D2. A pleasure to meet you. I am C3PO, human-cyborg relations. R2: (chirps, beeps) THREEPIO: I beg your pardon, but what do you mean, naked? R2: (beeps) THREEPIO: My parts are showing? My goodness. Oh. R2: (sniggers) EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY The wind swirls dust into the air. The Naboo ship is in the distance. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - QUEENS CHAMBERS AMIDALA, EIRTAE, RABE, PANAKA and OBI-WAN watch a weak transmission of a SIO BIBBLE hologram. BIBBLE: ...the death toll is catastrophic...we must bow to their wishes. You must contact me. OBI-WAN: (as hologram fades) It's a trick. Send no reply... Send no transmission of any kind. OBI-WAN leaves the QUEEN’s chambers. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY QUI-GON stands off by himself, talking to OBI-WAN on the transmitter. QUI-GON: It sounds like bait to establish a connection trace. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: What if it is true...and the people are dying? INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY QUI-GON: Either way, we're running out of time. QUI-GON shuts off the transmitter and heads back to the main area. EXT. CORUSCANT - SPACE - FX Quick shot of planet as a ship flies by. EXT. CORUSCANT - BALCONY OVERLOOKING CITY - NIGHT A ship flies through the ciy. Another ship flies by as DARTH SIDIOUS and DARTH MAUL walk along a balcony. DARTH MAUL: Tatooine is sparsely populated. If the trace was correct, I will find them quickly, Master. DARTH SIDIOUS: Move against the Jedi first...you will then have no difficulty in taking the Queen to Naboo to sign the treaty. DARTH MAUL: At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge. DARTH SIDIOUS: You have been well trained, my young apprentice. They will be no match for you. The Republic will soon be in my control. EXT. MOS ESPA - SANDSTORM - DAY The wind continues to pick up speed and send sand flying. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY QUI-GON, ANAKIN, JAR JAR, and PADME are seated around a makeshift table, having dinner as the wind howls outside. SHMI serves a drink. SHMI: All slaves have a transmitter placed inside their bodies somewhere. ANAKIN: I've been working on a scanner to try and locate mine. SHMI: Any attempt to escape... ANAKIN: ...and they blow you up...boom! (slams fist on table) JAR JAR: How wude! (sub) Tough break. PADME: I can't believe there’s still slavery in the galaxy. The Republic's anti-slavery laws are... SHMI: (sitting) The Republic doesn't exist out here. We must survive on our own. JAR JAR sticks his tongue out and grabs some food from a bowl. PADME looks up as JAR JAR gulps. JAR JAR: Xcuse me. JAR JAR grins. ANAKIN: Has anybody ever seen a Podrace? PADME shakes her head no. QUI-GON: (offscreen) They have Podracing on Malastare. Very fast, very dangerous. ANAKIN: I'm the only human who can do it. QUI-GON: You must have Jedi reflexes if you race pods. JAR JAR attempts to snare another bit of food from the bowl with his tongue, but QUI-GON, in a flash, grabs it between his thumb and forefinger. JAR JAR is startled. QUI-GON: Don't do that again. JAR JAR: (yelps) QUI-GON lets go of the tongue, and it snaps back into JAR JAR's mouth. JAR JAR blubbers. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) You're a Jedi Knight, aren't you? PADME looks on. QUI-GON: What makes you think that? ANAKIN: I saw your laser sword. Only Jedis carry that kind of weapon. QUI-GON: Perhaps I killed a Jedi and took it from him. ANAKIN: I don't think so. No one can kill a Jedi. QUI-GON smiles faintly. QUI-GON: I wish that were so. ANAKIN. I had a dream I was a Jedi. I came back here and freed all the slaves. Have you come to free us? QUI-GON: No, I'm afraid not. ANAKIN: I think you have...why else would you be here? ANAKIN looks at PADME. She looks down and he looks back to QUI-GON. QUI-GON leans forward. QUI-GON: I can see there's no fooling you, Anakin. We're on our way to Coruscant, the central system in the Republic, on a very important mission. ANAKIN: How did you end up out here in the outer rim? PADME: Our ship was damaged, and we're stranded here until we can repair it. ANAKIN: I can help. I can fix anything! QUI-GON: I believe you can. But first we must acquire the parts we need. JAR JAR: Wit no-nutten mula to trade. (sub) And we’re not exactly rolling in money... PADME: These junk dealers must have a weakness of some kind. SHMI: Gambling. Everything here revolves around betting on those awful races. QUI-GON: Podracing...Greed can be a powerful ally. ANAKIN: I built a racer. It's the fastest ever. There's a big race tomorrow, on Boonta Eve. You could enter my pod. SHMI: Anakin! Watto won't let you. ANAKIN: Watto doesn't know I've built it. (to Qui-Gon) You could make him think it was yours, and get him to let me pilot it for you. SHMI: I don't want you to race. It's awful. I die every time Watto makes you do it. ANAKIN: But Mom, I love it. The prize money would more than pay for the parts they need. SHMI: Anakin. GUI-GON: Your mother's right. Is there anyone friendly to the Republic who can help us? SHMI: (shakes her head) No. SHMI looks down. ANAKIN considers the situation. ANAKIN: Mom, you say the biggest problem in this universe is nobody helps each other. SHMI sighs. ANAKIN looks defeated. PADME: (to SHMI) I'm sure Qui-Gon doesn't want to put your son in danger. We’ll find some other way. SHMI: No. There is no other way. I may not like it, but...he can help you...he was meant to help you. QUI-GON looks thoughtful. EXT. MOS ESPA - JUNK DEALER PLAZA - DAY The storm has passed and the streets are full again. The group walks towards the shop. PADME: (to QUI-GON) Are you sure about this? (as QUI-GON looks back) Trusting our fate to a boy we hardly know? The Queen will not approve. QUI-GON: The Queen doesn’t need to know. QUI-GON goes to enter the shop PADME: (sitting outside next to JAR JAR) Well, I don't approve. QUI-GON enters the shop. A bell dings. INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY WATTO: (to QUI-GON) The boy tells me you wanna sponsor him in the race. How can you do this? Not on Republic credits, I think, huh? QUI-GON pulls a small object out of his pocket, and a hologram of the Naboo spacecraft appears. ANAKIN looks on. QUI-GON: My ship will be the entry fee. ANAKIN looks at the hologram. WATTO: Oh, not bad...not bad, huh? A Nubian, huh? Ehhhh... QUI-GON: It's in good order, except for the parts I need. WATTO: What would-a the boy ride? He smashed up-a my Pod in the last race. It will take some long time to fix it, uh. ANAKIN: It wasn't my fault...really. Sebulba flashed me with his vents. I actually saved the Pod...mostly. WATTO: Mmm. That you did, huh. (chuckling) The boy’s good, no doubts there, huh? QUI-GON: Well I have acquired a Pod in a game of chance. The fastest ever built. (looks knowingly at ANAKIN, who returns the look) WATTO: I hope you didn't kill anyone I know for it, huh? (laughs) So, you supply the pod and the entry fee, I supply the boy...(as ANAKIN listens) we split the winnings, um, fifty-fifty, I think, huh? QUI-GON: If it's going to be fifty-fifty, I suggest you front the cash for the entry. If we win, you keep all the winnings, minus the cost of the parts I need...and if we lose, you keep my ship. (ANAKIN watches QUI-GON) Either way, you win. WATTO groans and thinks about this. QUI-GON looks at ANAKIN, who looks back. QUI-GON looks back to WATTO. WATTO: Deal! WATTO and QUI-GON slap hands. QUI-GON and ANAKIN share a smile and QUI-GON leaves. WATTO: (Huttese) Your friend is a foolish one, methinks. Your friend is even stupider than he looks, eh? EXT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - TATOOINE DESERT - DAY Long establishing shot of the spacecraft with animals nearby. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – HYPERDRIVE ROOM OBI-WAN: (talking on transmitter) What if this plan fails, Master? We could be stuck here a very long time. QUI-GON: (on transmitter) Well, it’s too dangerous to call for help and... EXT MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - DAY QUI-GON stands on the porch of the slave quarters. QUI-GON: (cont., talking into transmitter) ...a ship without a power supply isn’t going to get us anywhere. And...there’s something about this boy. QUI-GON puts the comlink away as SHMI comes onto the porch QUI-GON: You should be very proud of your son. (view of ANAKIN in distance working on podracer) He gives without any thought of reward. SHMI: Well, he knows nothing of greed. He has a... QUI-GON: He has special powers. SHMI: (nodding) Yes. QUI-GON: He can see things before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It’s a Jedi trait. SHMI: He deserves better than a slave's life. C3PO: (in distance) Why, certainly. QUI-GON: Had he been born in the Republic, we would have identified him early. The Force is unusually strong with him, that much is clear. Who was his father? SHMI: There was no father. I carried him, I gave birth, I raised him. I can't explain what happened. Can you help him? QUI-GON: I don’t know. I didn’t actually come here to free slaves. SHMI looks thoughtful. EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - BACK YARD - DAY KITSTER (a young boy about Anakin's age), SEEK (a boy of ten), AMEE (a girl of six), another (UNNAMED) girl, WALD (a Greedo Type, six years old) run up, giggling, to join ANAKIN, JAR JAR, ARTOO, and PADME, who are working on the podracer. KID: Hey Ani. KID 2: Hi Ani. KID 3: Hi. R2 beeps. KITSTER: Wow, a real Astro Droid...(more R2 beeps) how did you get so lucky? ANAKIN: That isn't the half of it. I'm entered in the Boonta Race tomorrow! KITSTER: What? With this? WALD: (Alien Language) You’re such a joker, Ani. (laughs) AMEE: You've been working on that thing for years. UNNAMED GIRL: It's not going to run. SEEK: Come on, let's go and play ball. Keep racing Ani, you're gonna be bug squash. The kids take off, giggling. KITSTER sticks around. JAR JAR is fiddling with one of the energy binder plates. ANAKIN: Hey, Jar Jar. (JAR JAR drops tool) Keep away from those energy binders. If your hand gets caught in the beam, it’s gonna go numb for hours. JAR JAR: Ok. JAR JAR bends down to get the tool. He grabs it and gets up, putting his head right in the energy field. JAR JAR blubbers. JAR JAR (unclear) My tongue is fat. My tongue. Wrench. Where is da wrench? Oh, dare it is. (reaches hand into podracer). Hey. Uh-oh. (hand is stuck). Uh, Ani, I’m stuck. Ani... C3PO: (to R2) You know, I find that Jar Jar creature to be a little odd. R2: (beeps) KITSTER: (to ANAKIN) You don’t even know if this thing’s gonna run. ANAKIN: It will. QUI-GON: (approaching) I think it's time we found out. Here, use this power charge. (hands charge to ANAKIN) ANAKIN: Yes, sir! QUI-GON: (to Kitster) Come on, Kitster. Let’s move away. JAR JAR is still stuck. JAR JAR: (still unclear) My...my mouth. Ani, I’m stuck. (blubbers as R2 and 3PO move away) ANAKIN prepares the power charge in the podracer, while PADME comes to help JAR JAR. JAR JAR: (to PADME, still unclear) Uh, hey. My tongue is fat. Ani! R2: (to C3PO) (beeps) C3PO: You’re quite right. He’s very odd indeed. R2: (beeps) PADME frees JAR JAR from the pod. JAR JAR: (still unclear) Oh. Th...Thank you. (gives thumbs up to ANAKIN) Go. ANAKIN toggles a switch. The podracer starts up as ANAKIN grabs the controls. The engine turns and flames leap from the exhaust. The podracer hovers above the sand, rocking with the power of the engines. PADME smiles. QUI-GON looks on. ANAKIN: (shouting above the noise of the engine) It’s working! It’s working! EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - DAY Medium-long shot of SHMI watching from the porch, followed by close up of SHMI. EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT ANAKIN sits on the balcony rail of his hovel as QUI-GON tends to a cut. QUI-GON: Stay still, Ani. Let me clean this cut. ANAKIN: (looking at the stars) There’s so many! Do they all have a system of planets? QUI-GON: Most of them. ANAKIN: Has anyone been to ‘em all? QU-IG0N: Hmm...Not likely. ANAKIN: I wanna be the first one to see ‘em all... SHMI: (from inside quarters) Ani, bedtime! ANAKIN: (as QUI-GON sticks him with a needle) Ow! QUI-GON: There we are. Good as new. SHMI: (appearing through doorway) Ani, I’m not gonna tell you again. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) What are you doing? QUI-GON: Checking your blood for infections. Go on, you have a big day tomorrow. (as ANAKIN heads in) Sleep well, Ani. QUI-GON calls OBI-WAN on his transmitter. QUI-GON: Obi-Wan? OBI-WAN: (on transmitter) Yes, Master? QUI-GON: I need an analysis of this blood sample I'm sending you. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: Wait a minute... EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT QUI-GON: I need a midi-chlorian count. QUI-GON puts the blood sample into the transmitter and waits for a response. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: The reading is off the chart...over twenty thousand. EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT OBI-WAN: (cont. on transmitter) Even Master Yoda doesn't have a midi-chlorian count that high. QUI-GON: No Jedi has. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: What does that mean? EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT QUI-GON: I'm not sure. QUI-GON looks up and sees SHMI in the doorway watching him. Embarrassed, she goes back into the kitchen. EXT. TATOOINE - SPACE Darth Maul’s ship approaches the planet. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT MESA - NIGHT The sinister looking Sith spacecraft lands on top of a desert mesa, scattering dust. DARTH MAUL comes down the landing platform. He walks to the edge of the mesa and studies the landscape with a pair of electrobinoculars. Through the binoculars, he looks out at the lights of two different settlements in the distance, then pushes buttons on his electronic armband. He turns back to watch three PROBE DROIDS float out of the ship. They head off past him in search of the JEDI. EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - SUNRISE The morning sun is partially obscured by the clouds. EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - SUNRISE R2: (offscreen) (whistles) Padme exits the hovel and walks towards the back yard. 3PO: (offscreen) My, is that really necessary?...Oh... EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - BACK YARD - SUNRISE 3PO is cleaning the pod and R2 is applying racing stripes as PADME enters the back yard. R2: (beeps) 3PO: I’m quite sure you do, but it’s especially important today. R2: (whistles) 3PO: (to PADME) Hello, Miss Padme. PADME: I hope you're about finished. PADME goes over to ANAKIN, who is sleeping in a sitting position. She touches his arm. ANAKIN lifts his head, looks down, and shakes clear the cobwebs. PADME: Your mother wants you to come in and clean up. We have to leave soon. ANAKIN stands up, and he and PADME walk to the pod as KITSTER arrives. ANAKIN: Hook 'em up, Kitster. I won’t be long. (to Padme) Where's Qui-Gon? PADME: He and Jar Jar left already. They're with Watto at the arena. ANAKIN: Ok. (he heads off) PADME walks off. R2: (beeps) 3PO: R2, please be careful. After all, we want this to be the shiniest podracer on the track today. EXT. MOS ESPA - ARENA – RACE AREA - DAY RACE CREWS mill about at the race area. A beast bellows in the distance and a JAWA says something to another JAWA. INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGAR - DAY The hangar is a large building with a dozen or so Podracers being readied for the race. WATTO, QUI-GON, and JAR JAR walk through the activity. WATTO: I wanna see-a your spaceship the moment the race is over. QUI-GON: Patience, my blue friend. You'll have your winnings before the suns set, and we'll be far away from here. WATTO: Not if your ship belongs to me, I think, huh? (laughs) I warn you, no funny business. QUI-GON: You don't think Anakin can win? WATTO: Don't ah get-a me wrong-o. I have-a great faith in the boy. He's a credit to your race, but, uh, Sebulba there is-a going to win, I think. (laughs) WATTO heads off to the side. SEBULBA is seated close by, having his shoulders and neck massaged by TWIN YOBANAS. JAR JAR: (noticing SEBULBA) Oh, no! SEBULBA: (speaks HUTTESE to one of the TWINS) QUI-GON: (to WATTO) Why do you think that? WATTO: He always wins. (laughs) I'm-a betting heavily (pushing past JAR JAR) on Sebulba. QUI-GON: (considering) I'll take that bet. WATTO: You what? QUI-GON: I'll wager my new racing pod against...say...the boy and his mother. WATTO: No pod is worth two slaves, not by a long shot. QUI-GON: The boy, then. WATTO: Hmm. Uh Well...(JAR JAR looks at QUI-GON then back at WATTO) We'll let-a fate decide, huh? (pulls cube from pocket) I just-a happen to have a chance cube here. Blue, it's the boy, red-uh...his mother. QUI-GON nods acceptance. WATTO tosses the cube down. QUI-GON follows the cube with his eyes and lifts his hand slightly; the cube lands on blue. JAR JAR smiles. WATTO looks angrily at QUI-GON, who raises his hands, palms up. WATTO: You won this small-a toss, outlander, but you won't win-a the race, so it makes little difference. WATTO leaves and QUI-GON turns to watch him go. ANAKIN, PADME, KITSTER and SHMI are approaching on EOPIES, with R2 and 3PO trailing. The EOPIES lay down and groan as WATTO passes ANAKIN on his way out. WATTO: (speaks Huttese) Watch out, slave! (laughs) (Huttese) Better stop your friend’s betting, or I'll end up owning him, too. You’d better stop your buddy’s gambling, before I end up owning him, too. (laughs) WATTO leaves. ANAKIN and PADME watch him go. ANAKIN: (to approaching QUI-GON) What’d he mean by that? QUI-GON: I'll tell you later. (to SHMI, helping her down) Good morning. R2 (to 3PO): (beeps) THREEPIO: Oh my! Space travel sounds rather perilous. R2: (beeps) THREEPIO: I can assure you they will never get me onto one of those dreadful starships. KITSTER: (to Anakin) This is so wizard, Ani! I'm sure you'll do it this time. PADME: Do what? KITSTER: Finish the race, of course! PADME: You've never won a race? ANAKIN: Well...not exactly. PADME: Not even finished? ANAKIN: (putting arm around KITSTER) Kitster's right. I will this time. QUI-GON: (coming up behind ANAKIN) Of course you will. QUI-GON looks at PADME, who looks back, concerned. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - DAY One of Darth Maul's PROBE DROIDS floats down the main street of Tatooine. It comes up close to camera, making an electronic noise, and ducks around a building. EXT. MOS ESPA - DESERT RACE ARENA - DAY An EXTREME HIGH WIDE ANGLE reveals a vast arena in the Tatooine desert. A large semi-circular amphitheatre that holds at least a hundred thousand people dominates the landscape. Large viewing platforms loom over the racetrack. A two-headed announcer, FODE/BEED, describes the scene. BEED: (Huttese) (Huttese)...podracers. FODE : That's absolutely right. And a big turnout here from all corners of the Outer Rim territories. I see the contestants are making their way out onto the starting grid. ***Alternate language track used but no subtitles provided – this is typical throughout the podrace where FODE speaks. Where FODE’s lines are cut completely, his name will appear in red bold type along with his lines.*** BEED: (as R2, ANAKIN, and KITSTER lead their pod onto the track past a racer) (Huttese) FODE: I see Ben Quadinaros from the Tund system. BEED: (Huttese) FODE : Two time winner, Boles Roor. BEED: (Huttese) (Huttese)...Sebulba! SEBULBA jumps onto his pod and waves to the audience. He asks for more cheers and blows a few kisses. The crowd goes wild. SEBULBA: (standing on pod, arms raised, as workers ready his pod) (Huttese) FODE: And in the front row, nearside pole position, Mawhonic! Mawhonic bows, and the crowd is seen in the distance. An alien close to camera jumps up and raises its arms. FODE: A hearty hello to Clegg Holdfast and his Voltec KT9 Wasp! CLEGG: (stroking his mouth) Hmmm, hmm. Hmm. FODE: And back again, it’s the mighty Dud Bolt, with that incredible racing machine, the Vulptereen 327. More crowd approval, including a little raised-arm dancing by one alien. FODE: And hoping for a big win today, Ody Mandrell, with his record-setting pit droid team. The first pit droid knocks the second into the third. The second looks at the first, who points at the third. The third winds up and throws a stone at the second, but it ducks and the stone hits the first. FODE: And a late entry, young Anakin Skywalker, a local boy. ANAKIN waves and the crowd cheers. FODE: I see the flags are moving out onto the track. The crowd cheers all the podracers, lined up in rows on the track. A member of each team walks onto the track, carrying a colorful flag. C3PO carries a flag for ANAKIN’s team. Close up of C3P0 holding the flag with JAR JAR in the distance. JAR JAR is standing by the pod when an EOPIE emits flatulence. JAR JAR: Huh? (sniffs) The EOPIE turns to look back at JAR JAR and snorts at him. JAR JAR blubbers. JAR JAR: Pee yousa! SHMI approaches ANAKIN at the pod. SHMI: Be safe. ANAKIN: I will, Mom. I promise. SHMI gives ANAKIN a little smile and leaves. SEBULBA approaches ANAKIN’S pod and pulls off a small part. SEBULBA: Uh-oh. Heh heh heh heh. (approaching ANAKIN) (Huttese) You won’t walk away from this one, This time I’m going to finish you off, you worthless slave. (twirling skin flap) you slave scum. ANAKIN: (Huttese) Don’t count on it, slime ball. SEBULBA: (Huttese) You’re bantha fodder. (laughs and adjusts goggle eyepiece before leaving) QUI-GON: (approaching ANAKIN) You all set, Ani? ANAKIN: Yep. QUI-GON: Right. (lifts ANAKIN into pod) ANAKIN: Whoa! ANAKIN settles into the pod. QUI-GON: Remember, concentrate on the moment. Feel, don’t think. Use your instincts. ANAKIN: I will. QUI-GON: (handing him a helmet) May the Force be with you. ANAKIN puts on the helmet as trumpets sound. BEED: (Huttese) (Huttese) ...Jabba the Hutt. The announcers raise their hands and emit a strange noise. In the royal box, JABBA THE HUTT comes forward, followed by another Hutt and BIB FORTUNA. JABBA: Mmm, hmm. The crowd cheers. JABBA: (Huttese) Welcome. Begin the race. Powerful energy binders shoot between the engines of a pod. Fan turbines turn. Crew members run for safety as a pod starts up. More crew members continue to run as BEED says something in Huttese. FODE: Hey, it looks like they’re clearing the grid. SHMI looks nervously to QUI-GON as he and JAR JAR enter a viewing platform. PADME is already on board. SHMI: Is he nervous? QUI-GON: He's fine. PADME: (to QUI-GON) You Jedi are far too reckless. The Queen is not... QUI-GON: The Queen trusts my judgment, young handmaiden. You should too. PADME: You assume too much. FODE: (as viewing platform moves up the viewing tower) Start your engines. ANAKIN pulls goggles over his eyes and flips a switch. His engines begin to fire and a diagram of the engines appears on a scope. The engines rev up as flames shoot out. ANAKIN grabs the control handles of the pod. Turbines begin to turn. The air appears blurry as more and more engines hum, roar, and fire. GASGANO (a long-limbed alien) pushes buttons on his pod and his engines fire up. DUD BOLT sits in his pod. TEEMTO PAGALIES (alien in the circular pod) pushes a button and revs his engine. SEBULBA makes an adjustment. A PIT DROID runs across the screen and the camera pans after him, showing small aliens running around. ANAKIN waits. We see ANAKIN’s POV of the starting grid. JAR JAR: Oh, dissen gonna be messy. Me no watch’n! Another shot of the engines. R2, KITSTER, and WALD watch intently. SEBULBA readies himself. We see a brief shot of the starting tower. ANAKIN readies himself. Over-the-shoulder shot of SEBULBA waiting. We see a shot of WATTO and WEAZEL looking on. WATTO: Oh! Jabba bites off the head of a frog and spits it at a gong, signaling the start of the race. On a bridge over the track, a great green light at the center turns on, as well as the first of three smaller blue lights. SEBULBA takes off. TEEMTO PAGALIES follows. The Podracers shoot forward as BEED says something in Huttese, but ANAKIN'S pod moves forward only slightly and then dies. ANAKIN: (fighting with controls) Oh, no! We see ANAKIN’s POV of other racers leaving the starting grid. ANAKIN looks down and flips a switch, then looks over and tries another one. FODE: (laughing) Wait. Little Skywalker has stalled. KITSTER has his hands on his head and WALD is upset. WALD: Choo-ba! WATTO and WEAZEL laugh and point. The camera zooms in on ANAKIN trying to restart his pod. Meanwhile, out on the course, the pods race past camera. FODE: Well, it looks like Quadinaros is having engine trouble also. QUADINAROS pounds his instrument panel and curses in an alien tongue. JAR JAR: Come on, Ani! (sub) Fire your subrouters, Ani! ANAKIN is still trying to get the pod going. He pushes a lever forward and the engines come to life. He pushes the controls forward and off he goes. FODE: And there goes Skywalker. JAR JAR: Go Ani Go! (sub) Go you little bastard! FODE: He will be hard pressed to catch up with the leaders. SEBULBA’s pod rams the pod of MAWHONIC. MAWHONIC shakes his fist at SEBULBA and yells something. SEBULBA yells back something in Huttese ***subtitle added*** Out of the way, slime ball! and rams his pod into MAWHONIC’s pod again. One of MAWHONIC’s engines goes crashing across the landscape. SEBULBA gives a triumphant laugh. Pods scream around a turn as a flying contraption comes into view. It discharges floating worker droids, which head off towards the wreckage of a pod. ANAKIN pushes his pod forward. He can see that he’s catching up. With a burst of speed he passes several other racers. ANAKIN continues forward, comes around a corner, and narrowly misses the flying contraption and some of the worker droids. As he speeds by he flies through one of the worker droids, and the droid’s head crashes to the ground. SEBULBA is in the lead. He looks around to see where the others are, and leads them into a narrow canyon. Further back, ANAKIN looks back to check his position. In the canyon, a humanoid watches the action from a balcony. ANAKIN approaches the canyon, enters it, and negotiates the turns. SEBULBA leads the others around a turn past a service ramp. Several pods come off the last turn and exit the canyon. SEBULBA heads for large rock formations up ahead. ANAKIN works his controls and speeds past another racer. SEBULBA leads a group through another canyon and into a dark tunnel. ANAKIN and some other racers pursue into the tunnel. ANAKIN pushes forward and maneuvers around some obstacles. RATTS TYERELL turns and yelps ***alternate audio used*** as he heads directly for a rock formation, and succumbs with a fiery crash. ANAKIN pushes forward and out of the tunnel with flames from the crash just behind him. He speeds on. TUSKEN RAIDERS watch the approaching pods and speak in their Tusken dialect. One takes aim and fires, and another two fire as well. ANAKIN’s pod is grazed by the shots. QUI-GON and the others on the platform watch, concerned. FODE: Looks like a few Tusken Raiders are camped out on the canyon dune turn. THE TUSKEN RADIDERS on the ridge above the course raise their guns and shout. The leading pods scream across the plains. On the starting grid, BEN QUADINAROS is still pounding his instrument panel in frustration and yelling. The energy field between his engines goes out suddenly and the four engines go off in all directions, with one exploding on the rock wall and another flying straight up into the air. FODE: Ooh, there goes Quadinaros’ power coupling. On the plains, the racers continue to speed forward. BEN QUADRINAROS, still in the seat of his pod, and still complaining, comes to a rest on the ground just as the approaching podracers flash past him. The crowd turns to watch the passing pods. BEED: (over shot of crowd, then of WATTO and another alien) (Huttese) (Huttese)...Sebulba! SHMI, PADME, QUI-GON, and JAR JAR watch from the viewing platform. SEBULBA waves to the crowd as he passes. WATTO says something as he watches SEBULBA going by. On the start tower, the second lamp is lit. BEED: (shot of tower, then of ODY MANDRELL making pit stop) (Huttese) Ody Mandrell...(Huttese) ODY MANDRELL, in the pits, lectures two of his pit droids in an alien tongue. A third pit droid runs up and runs into the second droid. The droids squeak at each other and ODY slams his fist into the pod. A pit droid runs between the engines and squeaks at a fourth droid, which steps forward and is sucked into the engine while making a noise. The droid is spit out the other end of the engine and falls to the ground, laughing. ODY puts his hand to his head. ODY MANDRELL: Oh, no. JABBA THE HUT: Oh! (flicks small animal off ledge) SMALL ANIMAL: (screams) As more pods fly past ODY MANDRELL’s smoking engine, C3PO, KITSTER, WALD, and R2 seem concerned. THREEPIO: Where is Master Anakin? R2: (beeps) WALD shades his eyes and we see a view of crew members looking out towards the plains. On the platform, PADME spots ANAKIN. PADME: Look. Here he comes. ANAKIN speeds towards the starting grid chased by other racers. FODE: It looks like Skywalker is moving up in the field. ***FODE’s voice is deleted but the high shot of ANAKIN racing through the starting grid remains*** KITSTER: (as the pods race by) Yay! Yippee! ***KITSTER’s line is deleted but the brief shot of ANAKIN flying by KITSTER, WALD, and the DROIDS remains*** ANAKIN flies through the starting grid. An alien with several arms sells dead animals to the crowd. ***The alien vendor remains but the shot is much shorter and the alien’s voice is removed*** R2: (to THREEPIO) (beeps) THREEPIO: He has to complete two more circuits? Oh dear! ANAKIN pushes the controls forward and continues chasing the pods ahead of him. GASGANO pushes a few buttons and notices ANAKIN approaching on his screen. ANAKIN reaches GASGANO and struggles to get around him. ANAKIN looks for an opening, but GASGANO blocks his way. ANAKIN is still looking for an opening. His pod continues to chase GASGANO. GASGANO pushes another button and shoots forward, but ANAKIN accelerates and makes his move past GASGANO as they fly over a ridge and towards rock formations. ANAKIN looks to the side and notices TEEMTO PAGALIES approaching. TEEMTO’s engine slams into ANAKIN’s. ANAKIN’s pod tilts and TEEMTO wipes something from his brow. They race on, and ANAKIN does a flip to get to the other side of TEEMTO and then speeds on past him. ANAKIN pushes forward and drops into a canyon. In the canyon he pursues the leading pods ahead of him. ANAKIN looks towards the other pods. He chases them around the canyon turns. SEBULBA leads the group out of the canyon, reaches into his cockpit with a grunt, and... SEBULBA: Ha! ...throws a tool at the pod behind him. It enters the engine of the pod driven by MARS GUO. The engine bursts into flames. MARS GUO: Rarrr! The engine crashes into the ground, causing the other engine to also crash and pod debris to fly everywhere. ANAKIN pulls back on his controls and a large chunk of debris flies over his head. ANAKIN ducks and maneuvers out of the way, but in doing so causes the cable connecting one of his engines to detach from the pod. This sends his cockpit spinning out of control. The cockpit is seen spinning at the end of one cable. FODE: Skywalker’s spinning out of control! QUI-GON and the others on the platform can barely stand to watch. JAR JAR gasps. SEBULBA’s pod bounces off another pod twice. SEBULBA drops back and a vent opens on the side of his engine. Flames leap from the vent onto CLEGG’s engines, setting them on fire as SEBULBA speeds on. We see a shot of CLEGG’s buring engines as he approaches the narrow canyon. He drifts to the side, and just prior to impact, we cut to SEBULBA laughing as he continues through the canyon. The crowd cheers. ANAKIN continues to spin. His instrument panel indicates he is spinning. ANAKIN flips a switch and his cockpit levels out. The engines struggle and a few pods pass him by. ANAKIN looks to the side and watches another pass him. ANAKIN looks forward. The cable flies around, unattached. ANAKIN pulls out a large magnetic tool and reaches it out to the cable, which is pulled close to the tool. ANAKIN continues holding the tool and the cable finally makes contact. ANAKIN pulls the cable in (first in a close shot, then a long shot) and reattaches it. ANAKIN looks back to his instrument panel. The instrument panel indicates full power to the engine and the energy field between the engines ignites as he heads into the canyon. ANAKIN pushes forward once more. He passes by several pods in the narrow canyon. SEBULBA heads through the canyon into the tunnel area. ANAKIN and another pod purse him in. ANAKIN peers through the dim light and exits the tunnel, pursued by TEEMTO PAGALIES. SEBULBA races around a wide curve followed by ANAKIN. A TUSKEN RAIDER takes aim from high above the course and takes a shot, which strikes the side of ANAKIN’s pod. He pushes forward around the curve. Another TUSKEN RAIDER fires and hits TEEMTO’s pod, and TEEMTO sees that he will crash. The pod breaks apart and the circular cockpit spins off with a whirling noise. FODE: Oh, I don’t care what universe you’re from. That’s gotta hurt! A TUSKEN RAIDER celebrates in the distance, while closer to camera, another RAIDER points out to the track. JAWAS are heading out to the pod wreckage. The RAIDER takes aim, but his shot misses as the JAWAS haul off some of the wreckage. The RAIDER takes another shot. It also misses. The RAIDER shakes a fist in anger. SEBULBA races out of a canyon and onto the final plain. ANAKIN is in hot pursuit. ANAKIN is now nearly caught up to SEBULBA on the plain. On the viewing platform, JAR JAR points to the approaching pods. JAR JAR: Here he comes! Ah-hoo! (raises hands into air) FODE: (shot of crowd cheering) At the start of the third and final lap Sebulba’s in the lead followed closely by Skywalker! ***FODE is deleted but shot of ANAKIN go by the viewing tower, followed by the camera panning behind WATTO, remains*** KITSTER: (watching with WALD and droids) Go, Ani! SEBULBA races along a narrow winding ledge, followed closely by ANAKIN. The camera follows them from overhead as they follow the ledge. ANAKIN looks towards SEBULBA. He pursues SEBULBA around rock formations. He pushes forward and follows SEBULBA into the narrow canyon. ANAKIN draws even with SEBULBA, and SEBULBA curses (?) and rams into ANAKIN. ANAKIN rocks with the impact as his pod tilts back and forth, and the energy field from his engines deflects several poles on the ground, which fly past his head as they are disturbed. SEBULBA curses (?) again and rams ANAKIN again, causing ANAKIN to shake with the impact again. On the viewing platform, PADME and SHMI look concerned. FODE: Skywalker’s been forced onto the service ramp! At the service ramp, spectators flee as ANAKIN’s pod approaches. He crashes through the gate and is shaken by the cockpit as his engines wind down. SEBULBA watches him head up the ramp and into the air. SEBULBA: Ah, whoa, oh! SEBULBA turns his attention back to the course. ANAKIN reaches the top of his ascent and heads back down. He flips a few switches as he heads back down towards the course and SEBULBA. ANAKIN pulls back on his controls and his pod continues down, now without engine power. ***It is difficult to tell if the engine is off, as music has been added to the scene*** SEBULBA suddenly looks up. SEBULBA: Huh? ANAKIN restarts the engines with push forward and comes back onto the course ahead of SEBULBA. He leads SEBULBA around a turn. FODE: (slapping his head) It’s Skywalker! ALIEN: (crowd shot, with alien giving the thumbs down sign) Sebulba! FODE: Amazing! A quick control thrust, and he’s back on course! JAR JAR: (from platform) Did he crash-ed? ANAKIN and SEBULBA scream around a turn and out onto a plain. They fly over a ridge and past two JAWAS. JAWA: (Jawa noises) SEBULBA says something in Huttese and accelerates, drawing close to ANAKIN. His large engines come right up on ANAKIN’s cockpit. ANAKIN looks back. The engines are right behind him. ANAKIN turns to look ahead. ANAKIN speeds through rock formations. A loose part on his engine rattles. SEBULBA’s engines are right on top of ANAKIN. ANAKIN speeds through rock formations. The engine part continues to rattle. Warnings appear on his instrument panel. The part finally flies off. ANAKIN pitches to the side. Flames appear from one of his engines. ANAKIN looks at the engine with concern. SEBULBA gains on ANAKIN as ANAKIN’s engine trails smoke. ANAKIN eases off the controls, and SEBULBA laughs triumphantly. SEBULBA’s pod accelerates and passes ANAKIN. ANAKIN now trails SEBULBA. FODE: Skywalker’s in trouble! Sebulba takes the lead! PADME and SHMI look at the viewing panel with concern. ANAKIN’s engine is still shooting flame. ANAKIN’s instrument panel doesn’t have good news for him. ANAKIN reaches down. He pulls a lever, closing a vent door on the damaged engine. ANAKIN grits his teeth and the engine fire is extinguished. ANAKIN checks the instruments, and one of the displays goes dark. He flicks a switch, and the instrument panel indicates the remaining fuel for the one good engine. ANAKIN takes a cord, plugs it in, and begins to flip another switch. ANAKIN looks up hopefully at the engine. The instrument display indicates that half of his remaining fuel has been transferred to the bad engine. ANAKIN looks back down and desperately toggles the switch. The engine struggles to fire. ANAKIN looks up at the engine then back down, and continues to toggle the switch. The engine still struggles, but finally ignites. The instrument panel indicates that the engines are at full power. ANAKIN grabs the controls and thrusts forward. He flies past camera, and races forward through the rock formations to catch SEBULBA. SEBULBA is just entering the canyon, but ANAKIN is not far behind. ANAKIN handles the curved canyon track and gains on SEBULBA. ANAKIN’s engine rotates furiously. ANAKIN watches SEBULBA ahead of him. SEBULBA leads ANAKIN into the tunnel. FODE: He's catching Sebulba. BEED: (Huttese) JAR JAR: (watching on platform) Careful, Ani. Careful, Ani! ANAKIN continues forward. SEBULBA: (looking back) (Huttese) SEBULBA rotates his pod to fit through the narrow canyon exit and heads onto the final plain, with ANAKIN in hot pursuit. ANAKIN pulls even, SEBULBA sees him, and rams ANAKIN’s pod with his own. The impact shakes ANAKIN’s cockpit. Their pods bump again briefly. SEBULBA’s cockpit gets too close and it attaches to ANAKIN’s cockpit. The impact rocks ANAKIN’s cockpit again. The two cockpits will not break free of each other. KITSTER makes a face as he watches a spectator’s viewing screen. The crowd cheers. SHMI shakes her head. The cockpits are still latched together. SEBULBA tries accelerating but the pods won’t dislodge. The cockpits and engines are right up against each other. FODE: That little human being is out of his mind! BEED: (Huttese) FODE: They're side by side! BEED: (shot of QUI-GON and JAR JAR) (Huttese) ANAKIN is struggling to get loose. SEBULBA tries his best to break free. SEBULBA: Whoa! The pods separate slightly. ANAKIN looks back to his controls and slams forward a control stick. The engines fire and the cockpits break free completely. SEBULBA waves his arms as his pod goes out of control. SEBULBA: Whoa-waaaaaah! SEBULBA’s engines break free from the cockpit. One engine smashes into a rock and disintegrates into pieces before exploding on the ground, while ANAKIN and the other engine go flying by. The other engine crashes to the ground. ANAKIN speeds towards the finish line, and SEBULBA, still in the cockpit, slides along the sandy plain. SEBULBA: Aaaaah! (sliding to a stop) Poo doo! The crowd erupts with cheering. ANAKIN waves to the crowd. QUI-GON, PADME, JAR-JAR, and SHMI watch from the platform. ANAKIN speeds around the arena, and he goes past KITSTER, WALD, R2, and 3PO, who are celebrating. KITSTER: Yay! Yippee! Yay-yay! WALD: (greedo language) KITSTER and WALD share an aborted high five and do a little awkward dancing. R2 beeps. 3PO: (to R2) I can’t believe it. FODE: The crowds are going nuts! Ooh Ah Ooh Ah (dances in tandem with partner) The crowd goes wild. They continue the “ooh ah” cheer as ANAKIN stands up from his cockpit. QUI-GON arrives at the cockpit with SHMI and JAR JAR. JAR-JAR: Yipay, Ani! ***Alternate language track is used but no subtitles are provided*** (blubbers) QUI-GON raises ANAKIN up. ANAKIN: Mom, I did it. (with arms upraised) Yeah! WATTO: (Arguing with WEAZEL) (Huttese) BIB FORTUNA wakes a snoring JABBA. JABBA: (Huttese) INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGAR In the hangar, PADME, JAR JAR, SHMI, and QUI-GON celebrate with ANAKIN. JAR JAR lifts ANAKIN up high. JAR JAR: Good going, Ani! JAR JAR puts him down, and PADME comes up to hug him. PADME: We owe you everything, Ani. SHMI comes in to give him a kiss. SHMI: Mmmm. ANAKIN: (at same time, not entirely pleased) Awww. SHMI: It’s so wonderful, Ani. You have brought hope to those who have none. (mussing his hair) I’m so very proud of you. EOPIE: (in background) (bellows) SHMI kisses ANAKIN again, and he makes a face. ANAKIN: Awww. INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - PRIVATE BOX - DAY In WATTO’s box, he hands over money to a couple of fellow gamblers. WATTO: (Huttese) Fine, take it, you bloodsuckers... (sighs) WATTO turns to see QUI-GON entering the box. WATTO: You! You swindled me! You knew the boy was-a going-a to win! Somehow you knew it! I lost everything. QUI-GON: Whenever you gamble, my friend, eventually you'll lose. (walking to edge of box) Bring the parts to the main hangar. I'll come by your shop later on so you can release the boy. WATTO: You can't have him. It wasn't a fair bet. QUI-GON turns and studies WATTO. He steps forward to continue the conversation just as one of DARTH MAUL’S PROBE DROIDS files by. QUI-GON: Would you like to discuss it with the Hutts? WATTO: (groans) QUI-GON: I'm sure they can settle this. WATTO: (defeated) Take him. QUI-GON nods acceptance and leaves the box. WATTO is distraught. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY JAR JAR and PADME head towards the ship as OBI-WAN and PANAKA pass the other way. JAR JAR: Hidoe! R2: (beeps) QUI-GON: (on EOPIE, to approaching OBI-WAN) Well, we have all the essential parts we need. I’m going back. Some unfinished business. I won’t be long. OBI-WAN: Why do I sense we've picked up another pathetic life form? QUI-GON: It's the boy who's responsible for getting us these parts. Get this hyperdrive generator installed. OBI-WAN: Yes, Master. That shouldn’t take long. QUI-GON: (to Eopie) Come on. Hup! EOPIE: (grunts) OBI-WAN heads off, leading a second EOPIE. EXT. TATOOINE - STREET - DAY WORKER DROIDS float above the street, carrying wreckage from the recently completed podrace. Down on the street, a group of kids cheer as ANAKIN wrestles with GREEDO. ANAKIN pounds on GREEDO. GREEDO shoves ANAKIN off as QUI-GON approaches. QUI-GON: What's this all about? ANAKIN: He said I cheated. QUI-GON: Did you? ANAKIN: No! QUI-GON: (to GREEDO) Do you still think he cheated? GREEDO: (alien language) He did cheat. QUI-GON: Well, Ani...You know the truth. You will just have to tolerate his opinion, fighting will not change it. ANAKIN studies QUI-GON. QUI-GON looks from ANAKIN to GREEDO, and then moves off down the street. ANAKIN follows. GREEDO wanders over to WALD, who has been watching the goings-on. WALD: (alien language) You’d better watch out, Greedo. One of these days, you’re going to upset the wrong guy. WALD runs across the street as QUI-GON and ANAKIN continue on in the distance. EXT. TATOOINE - STREET - SLAVE QUARTERS - DAY QUI-GON and ANAKIN walk down the street towards ANAKIN’s home. QUI-GON takes a handful of credits from beneath his poncho and hands them to the boy. QUI-GON: Hey. These are yours. ANAKIN: Yes! They approach the slave quarters. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY SHMI is working at a table filled with electronics as ANAKIN enters the door, followed by QUI-GON. ANAKIN: Mom, we sold the pod. Look at all the money we have! SHMI: Oh my goodness, but that's so wonderful, Ani. QUI-GON: (to SHMI) And he has been freed. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) What?!? QUI-GON: You're no longer a slave. SHMI looks pleased but sad. ANAKIN: (turning to SHMI) Did you hear that? SHMI: Now you can make your dreams come true, Ani. You are free. (sighs, then looks at Qui-Gon) Will you take him with you? Is he to become a Jedi? QUI-GON: Yes. Our meeting was not a coincidence. Nothing happens by accident. ANAKIN: You mean I get to come with you in your starship? QUI-GON : Anakin...(kneeling down)...training to become a Jedi is not an easy challenge. And even if you succeed, it’s a hard life. ANAKIN: But I wanna go. It’s what I've always dreamed of doing. (turning to SHMI) Can I go, Mom? SHMI: Anakin, this path has been placed before you. The choice is yours alone. ANAKIN studies his mother, who gives him a small smile. ANAKIN: I wanna do it. SHMI looks disappointed but not upset. QUI-GON: Then pack your things. We haven't much time. ANAKIN: (running to his room) Yippee! SHMI looks down. ANAKIN is running for his room, but slows to a stop, turning around. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) What about Mom? SHMI looks at ANAKIN. QUI-GON studies him. ANAKIN: Is she free too? QUI-GON: I tried to free your mother, Ani, but Watto wouldn't have it. ANAKIN: (walking over to SHMI) You’re coming with us, aren’t you, Mom? ANAKIN looks at QUI-GON, who looks back. ANAKIN lowers his head as he realizes he won’t get what he wants. SHMI draws him close. SHMI: Son, my place is here. My future is here. It is time for you to let go. ANAKIN: I don't want things to change. SHMI: But you can't stop the change...any more than you can stop the suns from setting. (holding his face) Oh, I love you. ANAKIN and SHMI hug. SHMI sighs. They finish the hug and SHMI grasps ANAKIN by the arms. SHMI: Now, hurry. She guides ANAKIN away and he runs into his room. SHMI stands and looks at QUI-GON. SHMI: Thank you. QUI-GON: I’ll watch after him. You have my word. (puts hand on her shoulder) Will you be all right? SHMI: (turning to look at him) (softly) Yeah. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL – BEDROOM - DAY ANAKIN switches on THREEPIO as he finishes packing. THREEPIO: Oh! Oh, my. Oh. Hello, Master Anakin. ANAKIN: Well, Threepio, I’ve been freed...and I'm goin’ away in a starship. THREEPIO: Uh, Master Anakin, you are my maker, and I wish you well. However, I should prefer it if I were a little more completed. ANAKIN: I'm sorry I wasn't able to finish you, Threepio...give you coverings and all... I'm going to miss working on you. You've been a great pal. I'll make sure Mom doesn't sell you or anything. THREEPIO: Sell me? ANAKIN: (leaving room) Bye. THREEPIO: Oh, my. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - SLAVE QUARTERS - DAY QUI-GON leads ANAKIN down the street. SHMI watches them go. ANAKIN suddenly stops, looks back, and looks at QUI-GON. QUI-GON turns around to watch ANAKIN, and ANAKIN runs back to his mother. They hug and she gives him a kiss on the cheek. ANAKIN: I can't do it, Mom. I just can't do it. SHMI: Ani... ANAKIN: Will I ever see you again? SHMI: What does your heart tell you? ANAKIN: I hope so...Yes...I guess. SHMI: Then we will see each other again. (sighs) ANAKIN: I will come back and free you, Mom...I promise. SHMI smiles, puts her hand on ANAKIN’s face, sighs, and drops her head. She gathers herself and looks back up at ANAKIN. SHMI: Now...be brave, and don't look back...don't look back. SHMI stands and ANAKIN heads off again. SHMI crosses her arms and watches him go. QUI-GON turns and walks down the street as ANAKIN follows. EXT. TATOOINE – STREET – DAY ANAKIN and QUI-GON walk down the street. A PROBE DROID follows behind them. Suddenly, QUI-GON reaches into his tunic, turns, ignites his lightsaber, and cuts the PROBE DROID in half. ANAKIN: What is it? QUI-GON kneels down to inspect the droid. QUI-GON: A probe droid. The two halves of the droid spark and smoke. QUI-GON: ...not like anything I’ve seen before. Come on. QUI-GON and ANAKIN start running. The camera pans up to reveal a starship being worked on by droids. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT MESA - DAY DARTH MAUL watches his PROBE DROID approach. The DROID speaks in a droid language to DARTH MAUL. The SITH LORD walks to his speeder bike and gets on. He moves forward and goes over the cliff towards Mos Espa. The DROID watches him go. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY QUI-GON and ANAKIN run toward the Naboo spacecraft. ANAKIN is having a hard time keeping up. ANAKIN: (with MAUL approaching in the background) Qui-Gon, sir, wait! I’m tired! QUI-GON turns to see ANAKIN and MAUL QUI-GON: Anakin...drop! ANAKIN drops to the ground just as DARTH MAUL sweeps over him. DARTH MAUL jumps off his speeder bike, and before he has hit the ground, both he and QUI-GON have ignited their lightsabers. QUI-GON: (to ANAKIN) Go! (parries) (attacks) Tell them to take off! ANAKIN races towards the ship. QUI-GON thrusts but is blocked. MAUL spins and goes on the offensive, driving QUI-GON back. ANAKIN reaches the ship and heads up the ramp. MAUL swings and misses QUI-GON, who has ducked out of the way. QUI-GON blocks MAUL’s follow through, and MAUL continues to attack, his robe swirling around him. QUI-GON parries and counter-attacks, and MAUL’s robe swirls some more. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT CAPTAIN PANAKA, ANAKIN, and PADME rush into the cockpit where OBI-WAN and RIC OLIE are checking the instruments. CAPT. PANAKA: Qui-Gon’s in trouble. OBI-WAN: (looking out towards QUI-GON) Take off. (Pointing) Over there. Fly low. In the distance the small figures of QUI-GON and MAUL can be seen doing battle. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY The Naboo ship begins to lift off. QUI-GON takes a swing at MAUL, who avoids the attack by doing a flip over QUI-GON as the Naboo ship approaches. MAUL blocks QUI-GON’s attack as he lands, and the Naboo ship comes in close. QUI-GON looks up at the ship, and with a great leap, lands on the extended ramp. He heads in as the ship continues on. DARTH MAUL can only watch them go, turning off his lightsaber as he does. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - HALLWAY QUI-GON is lying on the floor with R2 nearby. He turns off his lightsaber. R2 beeps. ANAKIN and OBI-WAN rush into the hallway. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) Are you all right? QUI-GON: I think so. OBI-WAN: What was it? QUI-GON: I’m not sure, but it was well trained in the Jedi arts. R2: (beeps) QUI-GON: My guess is it was after the Queen. ANAKIN: What are we going to do about it? QUI-GON: (Sighs) We shall be patient. Anakin Skywalker, meet Obi-Wan Kenobi. ANAKIN and OBI-WAN shake hands. ANAKIN: Hi. R2 beeps and OBI-WAN nods his head. ANAKIN: You’re a Jedi too? R2: (beeps) ANAKIN: Pleased to meet you. R2: (whistles and beeps) OBI-WAN gives ANAKIN a small smile and looks at QUI-GON. QUI-GON laughs. EXT. SPACE - NABOO SPACECRAFT (FX) The ship streaks away from TATOOINE. EXT. NABOO PALACE - THEED - NIGHT Exterior shot of the palace. INT. NABOO PALACE – STAIR LANDING - THEED - NIGHT NUTE sits in a mechanical walking chair, which walks alongside SIO BIBBLE. DROID GUARDS follow behind them. NUTE: Your Queen is lost, your people are starving, and you, Governor, are going to die much sooner than your people, I'm afraid. (sub) In your Queen’s absense (sic), Governor, you do have the authority to end this pointless slaughter. BIBBLE: This invasion will gain you nothing. We're a democracy. The people have decided. NUTE: (to DROID) Take him away. (sub) Go shoot his children. Two DROID GUARDS lead SIO BIBBLE down the stairs. Another DROID GUARD approaches NUTE. DROID GUARD: My troops are in position to begin searching the swamps for these rumored underwater villages. They will not stay hidden for long. (sub) The executions are continuing by the hour, as commanded. They will either sign the treaty, or no one will be left alive to surrender to us. NUTE nods approval. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN AREA The ship lights are dim as PADME walks into the main room. She walks past a muttering JAR JAR asleep in a chair. She goes to a control console and pushes a button, activating a hologram recording of SIO BIBBLE. BIBBLE: The death toll is catastrophic. We must bow to their wishes. You must contact me. The hologram fades off. PADME is lost in thought. Suddenly she looks up, to see ANAKIN sitting in the corner, looking very dejected. PADME: You all right? ANAKIN: It's very cold. PADME grabs a jacket and walks past the muttering JAR JAR again, over to ANAKIN. PADME: You come from a warm planet, Ani. A little too warm for my taste. Space is cold. ANAKIN: You seem sad. PADME: The Queen is worried. Her people are suffering, dying. She must convince the Senate to intervene, or...I'm not sure what’ll happen. ANAKIN: I made this for you...(he pulls something from his pocket) so you'd remember me. I carved it out of a japor snippet. It’ll bring you good fortune. PADME: It's beautiful. But I don't need this to remember you by. ANAKIN looks thoughtfully at PADME. PADME: Many things will change when we reach the capital, Ani...but my caring for you will remain. ANAKIN: I care for you too, only I... PADME: ...miss your mother. ANAKIN looks at her, unable to speak. EXT. SPACE - PLANET CORUSCANT (FX) The ship approaches Coruscant. It flies above the atmosphere as many other ships fly in all different directions. EXT. CORUSCANT - CITYSCAPE - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY (FX) The spacecraft flies through the endless cityscape of Coruscant, the capital of the galaxy. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT ANAKIN looks out the cockpit window with RIC OLIE. RIC OLIE: Coruscant...the entire planet is one big city. There’s Chancellor Valorum’s shuttle. And look over there. Senator Palpatine is waiting for us. EXT. CORUSCANT - SENATE LANDING PLATFORM - DAY SENATOR PALPATINE stands alone on the landing platform as Supreme Chancellor VALORUM and his GUARDS exit a ship. PALPATINE turns his head to watch the Naboo spacecraft approach. It touches down on the platform. VALORUM and his GUARDS reach PALPATINE as the Naboo party comes down the ramp. QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, JAR JAR, ANAKIN, and PANAKA approach PALPATINE and VALORUM, and the jedi bow. OBI-WAN makes way for AMIDALA to approach. PALPATINE: (to AMIDALA) It is a great gift to see you alive, Your Majesty. With the communications breakdown, we’ve been very concerned. I’m anxious to hear your report on the situation. May I present Supreme Chancellor Valorum. VALORUM: Welcome, Your Highness. It’s an honor to finally meet you in person. AMIDALA: Thank you, Supreme Chancellor. VALORUM: (as they begin to walk) I must relay to you how distressed everyone is over the current situation. I’ve called for a special session of the senate to hear your position. ANAKIN: I’m grateful for your concern, Chancellor. PALPATINE: There is a question of procedure, but I’m confident we can overcome it. PALPATINE, AMIDALA, the HANDMAIDENS (including PADME), JAR JAR and ANAKIN head off. VALORUM stays behind to talk with the jedi. QUI-GON: (to VALORUM) I must speak with the Jedi Council immediately. The situation has become much more complicated. ANAKIN suddenly stops and turns around, noticing that OBI-WAN and QUI-GON are staying with the SUPREME CHANCELLOR. As JAR JAR walks by ANAKIN, PADME turns around and calls to ANAKIN. PADME: Ani, come on. ANAKIN looks back to QUI-GON, and he gestures to ANAKIN that he should go ahead. ANAKIN continues on, followed by PANAKA and JAR JAR. They all enter the air taxi. JAR JAR leans over to ANAKIN. JAR JAR: Da Queens a bein’ grossly nice, mesa tinks. (sub) Check out the mug on this guy...(he looks ahead) Pitty hot! (sub) Ugly bastard. The air taxi moves away from the platform and off into the city. It goes around a building and heads towards another building, housing PALPATINE’s quarters. INT. PALPATINE'S QUARTERS – LIVING AREA - DAY ANAKIN and JAR JAR watch as PANAKA passes by and enters PALPATINE’s living area. PANAKA walks through the room as AMIDALA and PALPATINE discuss the situation. PALPATINE: There is no civility, only politics. The Republic is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates. There is no interest in the common good...I must be frank, Your Majesty, there is little chance the Senate will act on the invasion. AMIDALA: Chancellor Valorum seems to think there is hope. PALPATINE: If I may say so, Your Majesty, the Chancellor has little real power...he is mired by baseless accusations of corruption. The bureaucrats are in charge now. AMIDALA: What options have we? PALPATINE: Our best choice would be to push for the election of a stronger Supreme Chancellor, one who could control the bureaucrats, and give us justice. You could call for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum. AMIDALA: He has been our strongest supporter. PALPATINE: Our only other choice would be to submit a plea to the courts. AMIDALA: The courts take even longer to decide things than the Senate. Our people are dying, Senator. We must do something quickly to stop the Federation. PALPATINE: To be realistic, Your Majesty, I think we're going to have to accept Federation control for the time being. PALPATINE looks ominously at AMIDALA AMIDALA: That is something I cannot do. EXT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - DAY (FX) A unique building with tall spires stands out against the Coruscant skyline. Two small transports pass by the vast temple. INT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - DAY QUI-GON stands in a tall stately room. Twelve JEDI sit in a semi-circle. OBI-WAN stands behind QUI-GON in the center of the room. The Senior Jedi is MACE WINDU. To his left is an alien Jedi named KI-ADI-MUNDI, and to his right, the Jedi Master, YODA. QUI-GON: (to the council) He was trained in the Jedi arts. My only conclusion can be that it was a Sith Lord. KI-ADI: Impossible! The Sith have been extinct for a millennium. MACE WINDU: I do not believe the Sith could have returned without us knowing. YODA: Ah, hard to see, the dark side is. MACE WINDU: We will use all our resources to unravel this mystery. We will discover the identity of your attacker. May the Force be with you. QUI-GON and OBI-Wan bow. OBI-WAN turns to leave, but QUI-GON continues to face the Council. YODA: (sighing) Master Qui-Gon...more to say have you? QUI-GON: With your permission, my Master. I have encountered a vergence in the Force. YODA: A vergence, you say? MACE WINDU: Located around a person? QUI-GON: A boy... his cells have the highest concentration of midi-chlorians I have seen in a life form. It is possible he was conceived by the midi-chlorians. Two of the JEDI look at each other. MACE WINDU: You refer to the prophesy of the one who will bring balance to the Force...you believe it's this boy? QUI-GON: I don't presume to... YODA: (interrupting) But you do! Revealed your opinion is. QUI-GON: I request the boy be tested, Master. YODA: Oh? Trained as a Jedi, you request for him, hmmm? QUI-GON: Finding him was the will of the Force...I have no doubt of that. KI-ADI looks at YODA, who looks at MACE. MACE WINDU: (sighing) Bring him before us, then. QUI-GON bows and leaves, with OBI-WAN following. YODA looks at MACE, who returns the look. INT. QUEENS QUARTERS - HALLWAY - DAY ANAKIN is standing before a guard outside the QUEEN’s door. GUARD: (into transmitter) The boy’s here to see Padme. RABE: (on transmitter) Let him in. The doors open, and ANAKIN enters the Queen's quarters. RABE: I’m sorry Ani, but Padme’s not here right now. The doors close. INT. QUEENS QUARTERS ANAKIN stands with RABE. The Queen speaks out from the next room. AMIDALA: (offscreen) Who is it? RABE: Anakin Skywalker to see Padme, Your Highness. The QUEEN moves into the doorway. ANAKIN bows as she addresses him. AMIDALA: I've sent Padme on an errand. ANAKIN: I'm on my way to the Jedi temple to start my training, I hope. I may never see her again, so I came to say goodbye. AMIDALA: We will tell her for you. We are sure her heart goes with you. ANAKIN bows again. ANAKIN: Thank you, Your Highness. The QUEEN turns to walk away. EXT. CORUSCANT - GALACTIC SENATE BUILDING - DAY (FX) A large, distinctive looking domed building stands out amid the cityscape of Coruscant. A small transport flies by. INT. MAIN ROTUNDA - GALACTIC SENATE - DAY The Senate chambers are huge. Thousands of SENATORS and their AIDES sit in the circular assembly area. CHANCELLOR VALORUM sits in an elevated area in the center. A CAMERA DROID flies by. VALORUM: The Chair recognizes the Senator from the sovereign system of Naboo. SENATOR PALPATINE stands and activates the Naboo platform. The platform, which also carries AMIDALA, PANAKA, and two aides, moves forward into the center. PALPATINE: Supreme Chancellor, delegates of the Senate. A tragedy has occurred which started right here with the taxation of trade routes, and has now engulfed our entire planet in the oppression of the Trade Federation. A second box rushes into the center of the Senate. It is filled with Federation trade barons led by LOTT DOD, the Senator for the Federation. LOTT DOD: This is outrageous! I object to the Senator's statements! (sub) This is ridiculous! I take objection to the Senator’s statements! VALORUM: The Chair does not recognize the Senator from the Trade Federation at this time. PALPATINE: To state our allegations, I present Queen Amidala, recently elected ruler of the Naboo, who speaks on our behalf. There is a murmuring from the rest of the senators. QUEEN AMIDALA stands to address the assembly. AMIDALA: Honorable representatives of the Republic. I come to you under the gravest of circumstances. The Naboo system has been invaded by the Droid Armies of the Trade... LOTT DOD: (interrupting) I object! There is no proof. This is incredible. We recommend a commission be sent to Naboo to ascertain the truth. (sub) Again, I object! She brings no evidence! A commission must be sent to verify the legitimacy of these allegations! AKS MOE: (from the Malastare platform) The Congress of Malastare concurs with the honorable delegate from the Trade Federation. A commission must be appointed. (sub) The system of Malastaire seconds the motion of the honorable delegate from the Trade Federation! VALORUM: The point... MAS AMEDDA: (interrupting) Excuse me, Chancellor. PALPATINE: (to AMIDALA) Enter the bureaucrat. The true rulers of the Republic, and on the payroll of the Trade Federation, I might add. This is where Chancellor Valorum's strength will disappear. VALORUM: The point is conceded...Will you defer your motion to allow a commission to explore the validity of your accusations? AMIDALA: (angrily) I will not defer...I have come before you to resolve this attack on our sovereignty now. I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee. The Naboo platform drifts slowly away from the Chancellor. AMIDALA: If this body is not capable of action, I suggest new leadership is needed. PALPATINE tries not to give away his excitement. AMIDALA: I move for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum's leadership. The assembled Senators begin to voice their opinions. A large alien with long blue head appendages stands up and two WOOKIES gesture from a platform higher up. CHANCELLOR VALORUM is stunned. He slowly sits down. A chant of “Vote now!” can be heard in the Senate. Aliens in green and black clothes can be seen chanting and dancing in their platform, and several E.T. aliens can be seen in a lower platform. MAS AMEDDA stands to address the Senate. MAS AMEDDA: Order! PALPATINE: (to AMIDALA) Now they will elect a new Chancellor, a strong Chancellor, one who will not let our tragedy continue. EXT. PALACE OF THE JEDI - BALCONY - SUNSET OBI-WAN and QUI-GON walk through a doorway to a balcony outside the Jedi palace. OBI-WAN: The boy will not pass the Council's test, Master. He’s too old. QUI-GON: Anakin will become a Jedi...I promise you. OBI-WAN: Do not defy the Council, Master, not again. They stop briefly. QUI-GON: I shall do what I must, Obi-Wan. They begin to walk again. OBI-WAN: If you would just follow the code, you would be on the council. They will not go along with you this time. QUI-GON: You still have much to learn, my young apprentice. INT. PALACE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - SUNSET ANAKIN stands before the TWELVE JEDI. MACE WINDU holds a small hand-held viewing screen. ANAKIN: A ship... ANAKIN is seen from over MACE’s shoulder, as MACE looks at the viewing screen. ANAKIN: (continuing) A cup...a ship...a speeder. MACE WINDU lowers the viewing screen and looks toward YODA. YODA returns the look. MACE nods. YODA: Hmm. YODA puts a finger to his lips and studies ANAKIN. YODA: How feel you? ANAKIN: Cold, sir. YODA: Afraid are you? ANAKIN: No, sir. YODA: See through you, we can. MACE WINDU: Be mindful of your feelings... KI-ADI: Your thoughts dwell on your mother. YODA continues to study ANAKIN. ANAKIN: I miss her. YODA: Mmm. Afraid to lose her, I think, mmm? ANAKIN: (a little angry) What has that got to do with anything? YODA: Eveything! Fear is the path to the dark side...fear leads to anger... anger leads to hate...hate...leads to suffering. ANAKIN looks from YODA to MACE. MACE puts his hand to his chin and studies ANAKIN. ANAKIN looks back to YODA. YODA: I sense much fear in you. EXT. CORUSCANT (FX) Ships fly between the buildings of the city. A shot of more ships flying around a large building. A shot of the cityscape as seen from a balcony. INT. PALPATINE’S QUARTERS - SUNSET QUEEN AMIDALA is standing, staring out the window. JAR JAR approaches from behind. JAR JAR: Yousa tinken yousa people ganna die? (sub) The Senate’s not going to even try to help you? AMIDALA: I don't know. JAR JAR: Gungans get pasted too, eh? (sub) The Gungans are going to get wiped out next, aren’t we? AMIDALA: I hope not. JAR JAR: Gungans no die'n without a fight.... wesa warriors. Wesa gotta grand army. Dat’s why you no liken us, mesa tinks. (sub) Well, they won’t take us without a fight! If we only hadn’t spent so much time fighting amongst ourselves, we would have been ready for them. This all could have been avoided. CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen) Your Highness? AMIDALA turns to see PALPATINE and CAPTAIN PANAKA come into the room. CAPT. PANAKA: Your Highness. (he bows) Senator Palpatine has been nominated to succeed Valorum as Supreme Chancellor. PALPATINE: A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one. Your Majesty, if I am elected, I promise to put an end to corruption. AMIDALA: Who else has been nominated? CAPT. PANAKA: Bail Antilles of Alderaan and Ainlee Teem of Malastare. PALPATINE: I feel confident our situation will create a strong sympathy vote for us...(sits) I will be Chancellor. AMIDALA: I fear by the time you have control of the bureaucrats, Senator, there’ll be nothing left of our people, our way of life. PALPATINE: I understand your concern, Your Majesty, unfortunately, the Federation has possession of our planet. AMIDALA: Senator...this is your arena. I feel I must return to mine. PALPATINE studies her. AMIDALA: I’ve decided to go back to Naboo. PALPATINE: Go back? (stands) But, Your Majesty, be realistic. They’ll force you to sign the treaty. AMIDALA: I will sign no treaty, Senator. My fate will be no different than that of our people. (to PANAKA) Captain! CAPT. PANAKA: Your Highness? AMIDALA: Ready my ship. PALPATINE: Please, Your Majesty, stay here, where it's safe. AMIDALA: It is clear to me now that the Republic no longer functions. I pray you will bring sanity and compassion back to the Senate. AMIDALA exits the room. PALPATINE watches her go. EXT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI – COUNCIL CHAMBERS – NIGHT Shot of the Council Chambers at night. A ship flies by. INT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - NIGHT ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON stand before the TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE JEDI COUNCIL. KI-ADI: The Force is strong with him. QUI-GON: He's to be trained, then. MACE WINDU: No, he will not be trained. QUI-GON is shocked. QUI-GON: No? ANAKIN studies MACE, looking slightly angry. MACE WINDU: He is too old. QUI-GON: He is the chosen one...you must see it. YODA: Hmm. Clouded, this boy's future is. QUI-GON thinks for a moment and comes to a decision. He walks forward. QUI-GON: I will train him, then. QUI-GON moves past OBI-WAN, who looks disturbed. QUI-GON puts his hands on ANAKIN’s shoulders. QUI-GON: I take Anakin as my Padawan learner. YODA: An apprentice you have, Qui-Gon. Impossible to take on a second. MACE WINDU: The code forbids it. QUI-GON: Obi-Wan is ready. OBI-WAN: (steps forward) I am ready to face the trials. YODA: Our own counsel we will keep on who is ready. QUI-GON: He is headstrong, and he has much to learn of the living Force, but he is capable. There is little more he can learn from me. OBI-WAN looks at QUI-GON. QUI-GON returns the look. YODA: Young Skywalker’s fate will be decided later. MACE WINDU: Now is not the time for this. The Senate is voting for a new Supreme Chancellor, and Queen Amidala is returning home, which will put pressure on the Federation and could widen the confrontation. KI-ADI: And draw out the Queen's attacker. MACE WINDU: Go with the Queen to Naboo and discover the identity of this dark warrior. This is the clue we need to unravel the mystery of the Sith. YODA: May the Force be with you. OBI-WAN and ANAKIN bow. Along with QUI-GON, they leave the council. EXT. CORUSCANT - SENATE LANDING PLATFORM - NIGHT A large transport flies over the landing platform where the Naboo spacecraft is parked. Another transport departs the platform and a group of people walks toward the Naboo ship. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN take a walk on the platform. OBI-WAN: It’s not disrespect, Master. It’s the truth. QUI-GON: From your point of view. OBI-WAN: The boy is dangerous...they all sense it. Why can't you? QUI-GON: His fate is uncertain. He’s not dangerous. The Council will decide Anakin's future. That should be enough for you. Now get on board. OBI-WAN turns and leaves, revealing ARTOO and ANAKIN. R2: (whimper) ANAKIN: Qui-Gon, sir, I don’t want to be a problem. QUI-GON: (kneeling down) You won't be, Ani...I'm not allowed to train you, so I want you to watch me and be mindful. Always remember...your focus determines your reality. Stay close to me, and you’ll be safe. ANAKIN: Master, sir, I heard Yoda talking about midi-chlorians. I've been wondering...what are midi-chlorians? QUI-GON: Midi-chlorians are a microcopic lifeform that resides within all living cells. ANAKIN: They live inside me? QUI-GON: Inside your cells, yes. And we are symbionts with them. ANAKIN: Symbionts? QUI-GON: Life forms living together for mutual advantage. Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to us, telling us the will of the Force. When you learn to quiet your mind, you’ll hear them speaking to you. ANAKIN: I don't understand. QUI-GON: With time and training, Ani, you will...you will. QUI-GON gets up, and he and ANAKIN turn to greet AMIDALA and PANAKA. QUI-GON: Your Majesty, it is our pleasure to continue to serve and protect you. AMIDALA: I welcome your help. Senator Palpatine fears that the Federation means to destroy me. QUI-GON: I assure you I will not allow that to happen. AMIDALA enters the ship, followed by her HANDMAIDENS and PANAKA. JAR JAR cannot contain his excitement. JAR JAR: Wesa goen ho-o-o-o-o-o-me! ANAKIN: (approaching ramp) Come on, R2. R2: (whistles) EXT - SPACE - CORUSCANT Shot of the Naboo ship flying away from Coruscant, and disappearing into hyperspace. EXT. NABOO PALACE – NIGHT Shot of the Palace at night. INT. NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM - THEED - NIGHT NUTE and RUNE stand before a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. DARTH SIDIOUS: Is the planet secure? NUTE: We have taken over the last pockets of primitive life forms. We are in complete control of the planet now. (sub) We have conquered even the planet’s most primitive life forms. Anyone who posed a signifigant (sic) threat to us was the first to face extermination. DARTH SIDIOUS: Good. I will see to it that in the Senate, things stay as they are. I’m sending my apprentice, Darth Maul, to join you. NUTE: Yes, my Lord. ~As you wish? DARTH SIDIOUS fades off. RUNE: (to NUTE) A Sith here? ~He’s coming here?! EXT - SPACE A shot of the Naboo ship coming out of hyperspace. INT. SPACE - NABOO SPACECRAFT COCKPIT ANAKIN sits next to RIC OLIE, looking at various buttons and gauges. RIC OLIE: Those are the forward stabilizers. ANAKIN: And those two control the pitch? RIC OLIE: (smiling slightly) You catch on pretty quick. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - QUEEN'S CHAMBERS SABE and EIRTAE stand behind QUEEN AMIDALA. CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen) As soon as we land, the Federation will arrest you, and force you to sign the treaty. QUI-GON: I agree. I'm not sure what you wish to accomplish by this. AMIDALA: I will take back what's ours. CAPT. PANAKA: There are two few of us, Your Highness. We have no army. QUI-GON: And I can only protect you. I can’t fight a war for you. AMIDALA: Jar Jar Binks... JAR JAR: Mesa, Your Highness? (sub) Me, Your Majesty? AMIDALA: Yes. I need your help. EXT – SPACE - NABOO A shot of the Naboo ship approaching Naboo. INT. NABOO CRUISER COCKPIT - DAY RIC OLIE, CAPT. PANAKA, and OBI-WAN are gathered in the cockpit. RIC OLIE: I have one battleship on my scope. OBI-WAN: (looking at instrument panel) It’s a droid control ship. PANAKA: They've probably spotted us. OBI-WAN: We haven't much time. EXT. NABOO FOREST - DAY The Naboo spacecraft flies over a vast forest and lands in-between the trees. OBI-WAN approaches QUI-GON. OBI-WAN: Jar Jar is on his way to the Gungan city, Master. QUI-GON: Good. OBI-WAN: Do you think the Queen's idea will work? QUI-GON: The Gungans will not be easily be swayed...and we cannot use our power to help her. OBI-WAN thinks for a moment. OBI-WAN: I'm...I'm sorry for my behavior, Master. It’s not my place to disagree with you about the boy. (thinks some more) And I am grateful you think I’m ready to take the trials. QUI-GON: You’ve been a good apprentice, Obi-Wan...And you’re a much wiser man than I am. I foresee you will become a great Jedi Knight. EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - DAY JAR JAR exits the swamp lake and stumbles slightly, making a JAR JAR noise. He shakes himself dry, blubbering as he does so. He approaches CAPTAIN PANAKA, OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON. JAR JAR: Der-sa nobody dare. The Gungan city is deserted. Some kinda fight, mesa tinks. (sub) Everybody’s gone. There’s no trace of anyone, down there. The entire city is deserted. OBI-WAN: Do you think they have been taken to the camps? CAPT. PANAKA: More likely they were wiped out. JAR JAR: Mesa no tink so. (sub) Somehow, I doubt that. QUI-GON: Do you know where they are, Jar Jar? JAR JAR: When in trouble, Gungans go to sacred place. Mesa show you. Come on. Mesa show you! (sub) With you humans gone, they’ve probably taken back our marshlands. I know the way! Follow me! I’ll show you the way there! QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, and PANAKA follow JAR JAR. EXT. NABOO SACRED TEMPLE RUINS - DAY JAR JAR, QUEEN AMIDALA, ANAKIN, QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, PADME, RABE, EIRTAE, and the rest of her group are led through a clearing full of GUNGAN refugees. At the far end are massive carved heads. BOSS NASS and several other COUNCIL MEMBERS stand on the top of a three-quarter-submerged head. GUNGAN GUARD: (to BOSS NASS) Your Honor, Queen Amidala of the Naboo. (sub) Your honor, I present Queen Amidala of the Naboo! AMIDALA and her party come forward. JAR JAR: (to BOSS NASS) Uh, h-hello dadee, Big Boss Nass, Your Honor. (sub) Hello again, Governor Nass. Hello again, Governor Nass. Oh crap...We’re dead. BOSS NASS: Jar Jar Binks. Who's da uss-en uthers? (sub) Jar Jar Binks, what have you gone and done, this time? AMIDALA: I am Queen Amidala of the Naboo. I come before you in peace. BOSS NASS: Ah, Naboo biggen. Yousa bringen da Mackineeks. (sub) You steal our treasures and take our land...And now you come crawling to us for help? (pointing) Yousa all bombad. (sub) You’re all going to die now, I think. AMIDALA: We have searched you out because we wish to form an alliance. Suddenly, PADME steps forward. PADME: Your Honor... BOSS NASS: (makes clicking sound) Whosa dis? (sub) Who’s this one, now? PADME: I am Queen Amidala. JAR JAR: (looking at PADME) Hmmm? R2: (whistles) ANAKIN looks in disbelief at PADME. PADME: (in direction of AMIDALA) This is my decoy... R2: (makes R2 noise) PADME: (cont.) my protection... R2: (makes R2 noise) PADME: ...my loyal bodyguard. (as OBI-WAN and QUI-GON give each other a knowing look)...I’m sorry for my deception, but it was necessary to protect myself. Although we do not always agree, Your Honor, our two great societies have always lived in peace. BOSS NASS: Ahhh. PADME: The Trade Federation has destroyed all that we have worked so hard to build. If we do not act quickly, all will be lost forever. I ask you to help us...(kneeling) no, I beg you to help us. We are your humble servants. Slowly, the rest of the group kneels as well. JAR JAR: (briefly) Hm? PADME: Our fate is in your hands. BOSS NASS studies the group. BOSS NASS: Mmmmmmm. The rest of the Gungans appear unsure of what they see. JAR JAR softly whimpers. PADME looks hopefully at BOSS NASS. OBI-WAN also looks hopeful. BOSS NASS sighs ***alternate audio used*** coughs. ANAKIN looks up at QUI-GON. BOSS NASS: (offscreen) Ha! BOSS NASS laughs ***alternate audio used***. QUI-GON studies BOSS NASS. BOSS NASS: Yousa no tinken yousa greater den da Gungans? (sub) The all powerful humans find themselves kneeling at my mercy! (laughs ***alternate audio used*** as PADME looks on) Me-e-esa lika dis. (sub) How the mighty have fallen! (OBI-WAN smiles at QUI-GON) Maybe, wesa...bein friends. (sub) Maybe we won’t have to kill you, after all. (blubbers and slobbers) PADME smiles as the GUNGANS begin to cheer. QUI-GON smiles. JAR JAR: Yippee...Ya-hoo! INT. NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM - DAY NUTE, RUNE, and DARTH MAUL talk to a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. NUTE: We've sent out patrols. We already located their starship in the swamp...It won't be long, My Lord. (sub) We have discovered her ship, but it has been abandoned for some time. Patrols are searching for her as we speak. DARTH SIDIOUS: This is an unexpected move for her. It's too aggressive. (to MAUL) Lord Maul, be mindful. Let them make the first move. DARTH MAUL: Yes, my Master. EXT. NABOO EDGE OF SWAMP/ GRASS PLAINS - DAY A GUNGAN SENTRY sits on top of an ancient half-buried statue, searching the landscape with a pair of binoculars. ANAKIN stands at the foot of the statue. GUNGAN LOOKOUT: Deysa comin! (sub) A speeder is coming! ANAKIN: All right! ANAKIN runs over to PADME and the JEDI, who are discussing a battle plan. ANAKIN: They’re here! PADME: Good, they made it. Speeders arrive carrying the reconnaissance party as BOSS NASS walks with JAR JAR. BOSS NASS: Yousa doen grand. (sub) You’ve really outdone yourself. JAR JAR: Haw haw... ***alternate audio used*** Nah! BOSS NASS: Jar Jar bring uss-en and tha Naboo together. (sub) You’ve single handedly brought the Naboo to their knees. JAR JAR: Aw-ho, no, no-ho, no-ho... BOSS NASS: So, wesa make you Bombad General. (sub) That is why I am naming you general of our army. JAR JAR: General??! (sub) Are you crazy? Oh..oh... JAR JAR faints. QUI-GON: (to PANAKA, in distance) Captain? BOSS NASS laughs and walks off. PANAKA: (to PADME, in distance) Your Highness. PADME: (in distance) What is the situation? CAPT. PANAKA: Almost everyone's in camps. A few hundred police and guards have formed an underground resistance movement. I brought back as many of the leaders as I could. The Federation Army's also much larger than we thought, and much stronger. (turning to PADME) Your Highness, this is a battle I do not think that we can win. PADME: The battle is a diversion. The Gungans must draw the Droid Army away from the cities. R2... R2: (beeps) R2 projects a holograph. PADME: We can enter the city using the secret passages on the waterfall side. Once we get to the main entrance, Captain Panaka will create a diversion. Then we can enter the palace and capture the Viceroy. Without the Viceroy, they will be lost and confused. (to QUI-GON) What do you think, Master Jedi? QUI-GON: The Viceroy will be well guarded. CAPT. PANAKA: The difficulty is getting into the throne room. Once we're inside, we shouldn't have a problem. QUI-GON: There is a possibility with this diversion many Gungans will be killed. BOSS NASS: Wesa ready to do our-san part. (sub) My men have no fear of death! PADME: We have a plan which should immobilize the Droid Army. We will send what pilots we have to knock out the Droid control ship orbiting the planet. QUI-GON: A well-conceived plan. However, there's great risk. The weapons on your fighters may not penetrate the shields. OBI-WAN: And there's an even bigger danger. If the Vicroy escapes, Your Highness, he will return with another droid army. PADME: Well, that is why we must not fail to get to the Viceroy. Everything depends on it. ANAKIN looks on as R2 beeps and whistles. INT. THEED - PALACE - THRONE ROOM - DAY A Hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS walks backwards through the palace. DARTH SIDIOUS: ...she is more foolish than I thought. NUTE, RUNE, and DARTH MAUL are following the hologram. NUTE: We are sending all troops to meet this army assembling near the swamp. It appears to be made up of primitives. (sub) Every available droid has been sent to engage her army of primitives. They pose no threat to our forces. DARTH SIDIOUS: This will work to our advantage. NUTE: I have your approval to proceed then, My Lord. (sub) What shall we do with the remaining civilians in the camps? We cannot risk allowing them to escape. DARTH SIDIOUS: Wipe them out...all of them. EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - DAY (FX) Through a dense fog, GUNGAN riders appear and move forward. The GUNGAN ARMY advances out onto the grassy plain as a lone warrior blows on a battle horn. The full scope of the ARMY is revealed, including giant lizard-like FAMBAAS with large shield generators mounted on their backs. GENERAL CEEL is at the head of the column. GENERAL CEEL: Halt! (sub) Halt, men! The ARMY comes to a stop. GENERAL CEEL: Starting up the shield. (sub) Raise the energy barrier! A GUNGAN WARRIOR on a FAMBAA slaps a button. A blue ray shoots out of the generator and blasts into a large dish on the back of a second FAAMBA. The energy leaps towards the sky and spreads like an umbrella over the assembled WARRIORS. JAR JAR watches as the energy field descends. The shield touches down on the ground. On the green hills in the distance, a few small animals scatter as a rumbling is heard. FEDERATION TANKS and TROOP TRANSPORTS appear over the ridge of the hill. They disturb the grass below as they slowly advance on the GUNGAN shield. The FEDERATION vehicles come to a stop. A BATTLE DROID on one of the tanks lowers its binoculars. BATTLE DROID: Open fire! ***Line is deleted but the droid still makes a gesture*** Fire erupts from a tank turret. Another tank beyond takes a shot. A group of tanks open fire. Their shots impact on the shield. More shots impact but do not go through. EXT. THEED - CENTRAL PLAZA - DAY PADME, followed by R2, QUI-GON, and OBI-WAN, stealthily makes her way through the plaza. PADME reaches the corner of a building and stops, using a small red laser light to signal across the plaza. A blue laser light signals back. The owner of the blue light is revealed to be CAPTAIN PANAKA. PANAKA signals to PADME to move out. QUI-GON leans down to ANAKIN. QUI-GON: Once we get inside, you find a safe place to hide and stay there. ANAKIN: Sure. QUI-GON: Stay there... A NABOO TANK and several NABOO troops enter the plaza near PANAKA. The TANK opens fire, hitting a FEDERATION TANK. BATTLE DROID: (as TANK explodes) There they are. BATTLE DROID 2: (mumbles unclearly) The NABOO TANK withdraws as the NABOO TROOPS and BATTLE DROIDS exchange blaster fire. PADME and the others enter the plaza as the BATTLE DROIDS advance on the NABOO TROOPS, not noticing PADME and her compatriots. As they rush forward, the JEDI ignite their lightsabers. The JEDI deflect laser fire as PADME opens fire and OBI-WAN cuts down a DROID. The DROIDS continue to advance on the NABOO troops. BATTLE DROID: Roger roger. CAPTAIN PANAKA and his TROOPS come out firing. PADME opens the hangar door and they enter the hangar. The NABOO TANK continues to fire as it retreats. The BATTLE DROIDS continue to move forward and one is hit by laser fire. INT. THEED - PALACE THRONE ROOM - DAY NUTE and RUNE watch the plaza battle on a large view screen. NUTE: I thought the battle was going to take place far from here... (sub) They weren’t supposed to be attacking us here! (as DARTH MAUL joins them) this is too close. (sub) We’ve left ourselves defenseless! INT. THEED - CENTRAL HANGAR - DAY BATTLE DROIDS are scattered about the hangar. Suddenly laser fire begins to pick them off. PADME, the JEDI, ANAKIN, and others rush into the hangar, the JEDI deflecting laser bolts as they advance. Another BATTLE DROID is hit. QUI-GON deflects a blast. QUI-GON: (to ANAKIN) Ani, find cover. ANAKIN looks at QUI-GON and heads off. QUI-GON: Quick! PADME: (to pilots) Get to your ships! THE JEDI and PADME continue to move forward as the pilots stream into the hangar. ANAKIN takes cover briefly as an explosion goes off nearby. A NABOO PILOT gets in a fighter. Two more climb ladders and get in their ships. A NABOO TROOPER screams as a laser bolt hits him. A BATTLE DROID is hit. ANAKIN moves on from the container he was hiding behind. Several NABOO FIGHTERS take off and exit the hangar. R2 whistles as he is picked up and appears in a fighter, beeping. ANAKIN runs for a ladder and begins to climb. A NABOO TROOPER screams as he is hit. The QUEEN DECOY moves out and fires, hitting a BATTLE DROID. ANAKIN jumps into the cockpit as R2 continues to beep and whistle. More fighters exit the hangar. As the fighters head out from the hangar, one is hit by a laser blast and crashes with a large explosion on the ground below. CAPTAIN PANAKA and other NABOO FIGHTERS duck as a NABOO FIGHTER passes overhead. R2 beeps as ANAKIN watches from the cockpit of his fighter. QUI-GON and PADME continue to advance. Another BATTLE DROID is hit. EXT. NABOO STARFIGHTERS - NABOO - SPACE The Naboo fighters leave the planet and head toward the space station. A number of FEDERATION FIGHTERS head out from the space station to engage. BRAVO LEADER: Fighters straight ahead. BRAVO TWO: Roger, Bravo Leader. BRAVO THREE: Roger, Bravo Leader. The fighters engage the enemy as the space station looms in the background. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY (FX) The FEDERATION TANKS continue firing on the GUNGAN SHIELD. The shield is too strong for the attack. A BATTLE DROID puts down its binoculars. BATTLE DROID: Cease fire. ***Line is deleted but the droid still makes a gesture*** The FEDERATION TANKS take a few last shots and the GUNGAN ARMY watches as the shots impact on the shield. The ARMY is restless and the troops and animals shift positions slightly. JAR JAR: Steady. Steady. (sub) Just say (sic) here! They can’t hurt us! Suddenly the door on a FEDERATION TRANSPORT opens, and a large machinery arm carrying many folded up BATTLE DROIDS is lowered to the ground. Row by row the troops are readied for deployment. GUNGAN WARRIORS activate personal shields. A warrior loads an explosive blue sphere onto a catapult. The GUNGAN ARMY looks out to the deployed troops beyond the shield. EXT. NABOO STARFIGHTERS – DROID CONTROL SHIP - SPACE The battle in space rages on around the FEDERATION DROID CONTROL SHIP. INT. DROID CONTROL SHIP - BRIDGE DOFINE stands on the bridge with other FEDERATION flunkies. DOFINE: Activate the droids. (sub) Activate the droids! TEY HOW: Yes sir. TEY HOW presses a button on the console. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY (FX) The assembled BATTLE DROIDS, still in folded position, twitch upon receiving the signal. They unfold their fingers, raise their arms, and get to their feet. The entire battalion of DROIDS stands. The DROID heads move into upright position, and they pull laser rifles from over their shoulders. They turn to face the GUNGAN ARMY. CAPTAIN TARPALS, standing near JAR JAR, swallows nervously. CAPT. TARPALS: (to JAR JAR) Ouch time... (sub) Any more bright ideas? The BATTLE DROIDS begin to march forward. They approach the shields. The first wave reaches the shield and walks right through, opening fire as they do so. The GUNGANS deflect the laser blasts with their personal shields and begin to throw small blue explosive spheres at the BATTLE DROIDS. Two DROIDS are hit and fall back as the spheres short circuit them. GENERAL CEEL: (gesturing) Fire! (sub) Open fire! A GUNGAN releases a catapult arm, which flings a large sphere forward. JAR JAR’s mount bucks him off. JAR JAR: Whoa-ohh! The blue spheres descend from the sky. A BATTLE DROID is struck. JAR JAR watches as another WARRIOR slings a sphere towards the DROIDS. He reaches down to grab a sphere in a sling. The BATTLE DROIDS continue to advance as a few are struck down. JAR JAR swings the sling violently, nearly taking out several nearby WARRIORS. JAR JAR: Ahh! (falling down) Whoa! The BATTLE DROID ARMY has nearly reached the GUNGAN FRONT LINE, firing rapidly as they go. The large GUNGAN catapults continue to send the large blue spheres into the main section of BATTLE DROIDS. INT. THEED - CENTRAL HANGAR - DAY CAPTAIN PANAKA, PADME, and several NABOO TROOPS come together in the hangar. PADME: (to PANAKA) My guess is the Viceroy’s in the throne room. PANAKA: (as ANAKIN pokes his head up from the cockpit) Red group! Blue Group! Everybody this way. ANAKIN: (standing) Hey, wait for me! QUI-GON: (walking by with TROOPS and OBI-WAN) Anakin, stay where you are. You’ll be safe there. ANAKNI: But, I... QUI-GON: (pointing) Stay in that cockpit. The TROOPS approach the main doors. Suddenly, the doors begin to open. DARTH MAUL is seen in the hall beyond. CAPTAIN PANAKA, PADME, and the TROOPS come to an abrupt halt. MAUL looks up with hatred at the group. QUI-GON: (Advancing) We'll handle this. PADME: (turning to leave) We’ll take the long way. The TROOPS scatter as the JEDI continue to walk forward. DARTH MAUL removes the hood from his head. All three remove their capes. R2 (from the fighter) beeps and turns to look to the side. ANAKIN also looks, and sees three DESTROYERS roll up and activate their shields. The NABOO TROOPS run for cover as laser bolts fly around them. ANAKIN looks back to PADME, who finds cover behind a column. ANAKIN: (in cockpit) We gotta do something, R2. DARTH MAUL ignites his dual-sided lightsaber, first one end and then the other. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN draw their lightsabers and ignite them in response. MAUL growls lowly and moves forward as OBI-WAN leaps over him. OBI-WAN attacks from behind but MAUL parries. MAUL now fights with a JEDI on each side of him. PADME and the TROOPS continue to fire from behind cover. PANAKA blasts away, but the shots are useless against the DESTROYER shields. A NABOO TROOP is hit and the DESTROYER lasers continue to keep the TROOPS pinned down. R2 beeps and whistles. The DESTROYERS keep firing, protected by their shields. ANAKIN: (in cockpit, to R2) I’m trying to. I don’t know where the trigger is! ANAKIN pushes a large button and the lights on the display panel turn on. R2 beeps and whistles as the ship moves up into the air slightly. ANAKIN looks around as the fighter moves forward. ANAKIN: Oops, wrong one. Maybe it’s this one.... ANAKIN pulls a lever, and the cockpit cover slams shut. ANAKIN: Nope...Wait, here it is. ANAKIN pulls a trigger arm to him and depresses the top button. The fighter spits out laser fire, taking out one of the DESTROYERS. ANAKIN: Yeah! ANAKIN concentrates on his targets. A second DESTROYER is blown away. PADME looks out to see that ANAKIN’s ship is heading for the hangar exit. As he moves forward he finishes off the last DESTROYER. PADME: (to TROOPS as she moves out) Let’s go! The TROOPS follow her. ANAKIN: Uh, it’s on automatic pilot. A set of side doors open and PADME heads through the doorway. The troops pour through the doorway after her. R2 beeps as the fighter accelerates. It flies up and away from the hangar as a FEDERATION TANK fires at it in vain. ANAKIN: (to R2) Try to override it. R2: (beeps) ANAKIN puts on a helmet and his fighter flies up among the clouds. Back in the hangar, DARTH MAUL is defending himself against the two JEDI. He knocks down QUI-GON with a kick and spins away from OBI-WAN. MAUL uses the force to send a piece of debris into a door switch, opening the door behind him. He spins his lightsaber as the door opens. OBI-WAN attacks and QUI-GON rushes up to make it two against one as they pass through the open door. MAUL kicks OBI-WAN in the face and jumps away from QUI-GON. OBI-WAN goes tumbling across the floor. MAUL retreats from QUI-GON into a large area with flowing energy columns. QUI-GON drives MAUL back and OBI-WAN attacks as MAUL forces QUI-GON off to the side. QUI-GON comes back to help OBI-WAN. MAUL spins away again and retreats to the edge of a circular platform. We see a long shot of MAUL at the edge of the platform. MAUL stares menacingly at the JEDI. QUI-GON is on guard, staring back. OBI-WAN pauses and then fakes an attack. The attack comes from QUI-GON instead, but MAUL does a backflip over to a catwalk. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN jump the gap and land on either side of MAUL. He blocks both of their lightsabers with his own. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY - DAY PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the TROOPS race down a hallway. BATTLE DROIDS on a stair landing open fire on them. They head for cover behind columns on either side of the hall. The BATTLE DROIDS move forward and find cover behind columns as well. CAPT. PANAKA and several TROOPS crouch behind the columns and return laser fire. A BATTLE DROID prepares to fire, but PADME blasts it. Another DROID is hit as the battle in the hall continues. A DROID pops out from behind a column and opens fire. PADME: (to PANAKA) We don't have time for this, Captain. PADME blasts another DROID. EXT. / INT. NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT - SPACE ANAKIN's fighter flies into space above Naboo, towards the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP. ARTOO beeps a worried concern. ANAKIN: Look! There they are. That's where the autopilot’s taking us. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY DESTROYER DROIDS roll through the protective shield and unfold, firing on the GUNGANS. The GUNGANS advance on their mounts but a laser blast causes an explosion and the GUNGANS are thrown from their seats. More GUNGANS advance on their animals, throwing spears and blue spheres. The GUNGANS move forward on their animals, supported by large catapults. A lone GUNGAN WARRIOR uses his shield to hit a BATTLE DROID with a deflected laser bolt. The upper half of the DROID flies off and lands on JAR JAR’s back. JAR JAR: Huh? Waahh! Aah! Aah! JAR JAR runs around, out of control. He throws the partial DROID to the ground. JAR JAR: Aah! He jumps on the DROID. JAR JAR: Aaah! Hmm! Dumb droid. (makes unintelligible noise) (sub) Get off me, you pile of junk! He kicks the DROID but his foot gets caught. JAR JAR: Get off! Get off! Get off! Get off! He tries to kick off the droid, but the impact causes the droid to fire and hit another droid. JAR JAR: Ohh! (softly) Oh, mooie! He does it again. JAR JAR: Whoo-hoo! He turns around to see a DESTROYER. He ducks for cover. JAR JAR: Ooh, ahhh! The droid fires again, taking a leg out from the DESTROYER. It falls to the ground. INT/EXT NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT -SPACE The NABOO FIGHTERS fly over the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP, taking heavy fire. NABOO PILOT: The deflector shield is too strong. Large guns mounted on the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP track and fire on the small NABOO craft. One of the pilot’s ships is hit, and it explodes into a brilliant fireball. Two other NABOO ships fly past the wreckage. The ships approach the BATTLESHIP and fly directly through a large exploding radar dish. R2 whistles as an enemy ship races by. ANAKIN: This is tense! (rocked by shaking cockpit) ANAKIN flies right between several enemy ships. ANAKN: (as the ships pass by) Whoa! Artoo, get us off this autopilot! It’s gonna get us both killed. ARTOO beeps a reply. ANAKIN: (looking at instrument panel) You did it, R2! (R2 beeps again) Okay, let’s go left. He moves the controls left and the cockpit pitches him to the side. His fighter turns in an arc near the BATTLESHIP. R2 beeps some more. ANAKIN: (reading R2’s message on his scope) Go back? Qui-Gon told me to stay in this cockpit, so that's what I'm gonna do. Two NABOO fighters are chased by several FEDERATION fighters. The fighters are pursued between structural elements of the BATTLESHIP. ANAKIN: I'll try spinning, that's a good trick. ANAKIN moves the controls to the left again. ANAKIN: (as cockpit spins in circles) Whaaaaaa!
ANAKIN’s fighter, still spinning, is chased by two enemy fighters. R2 beeps some more. ANAKIN: I know we’re in trouble. Just hang on. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY - DAY The BATTLE DROIDS and NABOO TROOPS are still engaged in their fierce hallway battle, fighting for position. As PADME fires from behind a column, CAPT. PANAKA looks towards the windows. He fires, blowing the windows out. A BATTLE DROID advances as it fires. PANAKA: (to PADME) Go! PADME moves for the window opening and PANAKA follows as their TROOPS provide cover. A BATTLE DROID moves behind a column as another one pops out to fire. PADME crosses the hallway, followed by PANAKA, shooting as he goes. They reach the other side and several TROOPS go with them. They reach the window opening and start to climb out. PANAKA: (to troops) Ascension guns! The remaining TROOPS keep firing from the hallway to keep the BATTLE DROIDS occupied. A DROID is hit as several others fire back. EXT. THEED - PALACE - DAY PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and several NABOO TROOPS climb out onto a narrow ledge. PANAKA looks up at a ledge above. The team aims their guns up at the ledge. They fire and cables shoot up, embedding into the structure above. PADME begins to ascend, and the others do as well, though one unfortunate TROOP lags slightly behind. Fortunately he catches up as the group rises up and reaches the upper ledge. They begin to disengage from the cables. PANAKA moves away from the window as PADME gets into position and points her gun at the window. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY - DAY An explosion comes from the window in the hall. PANAKA, PADME, and the others enter the hall from the window and set off again. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR PIT MAUL is once again between OBI-WAN and QUI-GON as they fight on a high catwalk in the POWER GENERATOR PIT, surrounded by brilliant flowing purple energy columns. QUI-GON attacks but is blocked. OBI-WAN attacks and MAUL forces OBI-WAN’s lightsaber to the floor with his own. He kicks OBI-WAN in the face and OBI-WAN hits the floor, then rolls off the catwalk and falls to a lower catwalk. His lightsaber lands on the catwalk as OBI-WAN grabs the catwalk and dangles from the edge. QUI-GON strikes MAUL twice, and MAUL also tumbles off the high catwalk, falling down onto a different catwalk. QUI-GON readies himself and drops down onto the catwalk next to MAUL. MAUL kicks QUI-GON and gets to his feet. We see a long shot as QUI-GON makes several moves and MAUL blocks them all. MAUL counter-attacks and QUI-GON ducks to avoid the blow, then comes back up to block another MAUL attack. Now in a close shot, QUI-GON pushes forward again, driving MAUL back. OBI-WAN pulls himself up, gets onto the lower catwalk, and grabs his lightsaber. He looks up to see QUI-GON and MAUL dueling up above him. OBI-WAN leaps and reaches the catwalk as QUI-GON and MAUL have just about reached a narrow hallway leading to the POWER GENERATOR MELTING PIT. OBI-WAN reignites his lightsaber and runs after them. QUI-GON and MAUL fight at the entrance to the hallway. The hallway contains several pink energy fields that turn on and off at regular intervals. QUI-GON forces MAUL into the hallway. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR - HALLWAY MAUL parries and spins away from QUI-GON as the two combatants continue to move down the hall. QUI-GON presses the attack, trying a leg sweep that MAUL leaps over. OBI-WAN can be seen approaching in the distance as QUI-GON continues to attack. MAUL backs away again and an energy field closes off between the two enemies. QUI-GON turns off his lightsaber as several other energy fields close behind him. OBI-WAN continues to approach but is forced to stop short as an energy field closes directly in front of him. MAUL glares at QUI-GON as the energy field crackles. He glances up to see how high the field goes. QUI-GON stares back. MAUL tests the field with his lightsaber but the energy is simply absorbed, so MAUL shuts his lightsaber down and stares at QUI-GON. QUI-GON goes to his knees. OBI-WAN turns off his lightsaber as he watches QUI-GON and MAUL in the distance. MAUL paces back and forth, watching QUI-GON. QUI-GON watches MAUL pace, then closes his eyes to meditate. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS DAY A large laser bolt strikes the main GUNGAN SHIELD GENERATOR, causing it to explode in flames. The shield begins to lift and the generator animal bellows. GENERAL CEEL whistles and the GUNGANS begin to retreat as laser blasts fly around them. The FEDERATION TANKS start their advance, firing as they go. JAR JAR flees. JAR JAR: (muffled) Retreat! Retreat! (sub) Retreat! Retreat! JAR JAR dives under a wagon of energy balls. JAR JAR: Dis is nutsen. (sub) To hell with this! The GUNGAN driver atop the wagon yells and whips his animal, causing it to move forward. The wagon drives ahead, revealing JAR JAR lying in the grass. JAR JAR: (quietly) Uh-oh...oh! JAR JAR leaps and just barely grabs on to the back of the wagon. He struggles to climb up the back. JAR JAR: (looking into wagon) Uh-oh. Big boomers. (sub) I’m getting out of here! The back of the wagon opens, throwing JAR JAR off the wagon. JAR JAR: Oh! JAR JAR lands on the ground. He moves an ear away from his head and gasps when he sees what is happening. The large energy balls have gotten free of the wagon and are rolling down the hill towards him. JAR JAR leaps to his feet. JAR JAR: Uh-oh! (avoiding a ball) Aaah! JAR JAR makes various noises as he runs down the hill, chased by the energy balls. As he runs down the hill, he can see many GUNGAN WARRIORS fleeing the FEDERATION TANKS. The energy balls reach the bottom of the hill and one hits a tank, causing it to wreck. JAR JAR heads towards the bottom of the hill, still being chased by the energy balls. JAR JAR: Hey! Hey! (sub) Oh s---! Oh s---!(to approaching GUNGAN) Gimme a lift! (sub) Oh s---! Aahh! ***The actual four-letter word appears in the subtitles. If you want to learn the identity of the other three letters, please contact boon23. The GUNGAN grabs his hand and swings him up to the KAADU. JAR JAR: Oh! The two GUNGANS ride away from the TANKS, but a shot from a tank hits the ground nearby and they fly off the KAADU. JAR JAR: Aaahhh! JAR JAR flies through the air and lands on a FEDERATION TANK TURRET. JAR JAR: Oof...(holding on) Ohhhhh. CAPT. TARPULS: (riding a KAADU next to TANK) Jar Jar! Use-n da booma! (sub) Jar Jar, jump! I’ll catch you! JAR JAR: What? Mesa no have-a booma! (sub) Toss me a bomb! I have an idea! CAPT. TARPULS: Here. Taken dis one. (sub) Here you go! Catch! TARPULS throws a small energy ball to JAR JAR, who juggles it. JAR JAR: (attempting to control ball) Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, ahh! The energy ball gets away from JAR JAR and slams into a BATTLE DROID that has come up out of the TANK. JAR JAR struggles to hang on to the turret. JAR JAR: Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! The TANK pitches to the left and drags one side into the ground, turning it around. JAR JAR: Whoo-ooh! (as he is nearly swung from the turret) Oh! Oh! Oh! (regaining hold on turret) Aahhh! JAR JAR blubbers as the TANK heads in the wrong direction, causing other TANKS and DROIDS to clear out of the way. JAR JAR: (alternate language track) (sub) What the hell was I thinking? The TANK runs over a DROID that doesn’t get out of the way fast enough. TARPULS approaches again on his KAADU. TARPULS: Jar Jar! Jump, Jar Jar... (sub) Jar Jar, get down from there! (as Jar Jar whimpers) Jump! (sub) Jump now! TARPULS has a hold of JAR JAR’s leg, but JAR JAR loses his grip and they both tumble to the ground. JAR JAR: Oh ooh! They roll to a stop and JAR JAR shakes his head and blubbers as BATTLE DROIDS approach. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY TO THRONE ROOM PADME, PANAKA, and the NABOO TROOPS race down the hall. Suddenly, DESTROYER DROIDS roll up and unfold, brandishing their weapons. The TROOPS stop and ready their weapons. PADME: Put down your weapons. They win this round. Another DESTROYER rolls up and unfolds while BATTLE DROIDS join the party. The TROOPS put down their weapons. EXT. NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT – SPACE ANAKIN is being chased by several enemy fighters. One closes and blasts away at ANAKIN. ARTOO shrieks as the laser bolts fly by and one glances off the starfighter. ANAKIN: We're hit, R2! (spinning out of control) Aah! The view out of ANAKIN’S spinning cockpit shows the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP looming larger. R2 whistles. ANAKIN’s still spinning fighter enters the hangar door of the BATTLESHIP. ANAKIN: (regaining control) Aaaahhh! ANAKIN's ship dodges a parked transport ship and heads for an opening. He flies out of the opening and between rows of transport ships. Two BATTLE DROIDS look up from their desks in a control tower in time to see ANAKIN streak by. R2 beeps. ANAKIN: I’m trying to stop! (as ship makes contact with floor) I’m trying to stop! ANAKIN’S fighter heads for a wall, but slows and turns, eventually skidding to a stop. R2 beeps. ANAKIN: Everything's overheated. R2: (beeps as BATTLE DROIDS approach) ANAKIN: Oops. This is not good. ANAKIN flips a set of switches but nothing happens. He pushes a button twice but still nothing. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR – HALLWAY / MELTING PIT MAUL continues to pace, watching QUI-GON. QUI-GON is still meditating, with OBI-WAN watching in the distance. OBI-WAN ignites his lightsaber. The energy field turns off and QUI-GON opens his eyes. He leaps up as he ignites his lightsaber, attacking MAUL once more. MAUL is driven back. OBI-WAN watches them duel as the energy fields turn off. Once the last one is off, he runs forward to help QUI-GON. QUI-GON presses his attack against MAUL in the MELTING PIT ROOM. OBI-WAN stops suddenly as an energy field comes on again, keeping him out of the room. He can only watch. Now MAUL drives QUI-GON back. QUI-GON stops his advance, and OBI-WAN continues to watch. QUI-GON disengages briefly, and then is on the defensive again. MAUL blocks an attack aimed at his side. OBI-WAN continues to watch. QUI-GON disengages once more as MAUL spins his lightsaber. QUI-GON looks concerned, and MAUL backs up slightly. They attack each other again, with MAUL pushing QUI-GON back. OBI-WAN is still watching. MAUL blocks an attack and strikes QUI-GON in the face with the hilt of his lightsaber, knocking QUI-GON back. MAUL then drives his lightsaber into QUI-GON’s stomach. OBI-WAN: Noooooo! MAUL removes the lightsaber and QUI-GON drops to his knees. He sways for a moment and then falls to the floor as MAUL spins back to OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN looks at QUI-GON, who is crumpled on the floor. OBI-WAN looks from QUI-GON to MAUL, who stares back as he paces. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY The BATTLE DROIDS are rounding up the GUNGAN TROOPS. JAR JAR and TARPULS are surrounded as they get to their feet. TARPULS: No giben up, General Jar Jar. Mesa tink of something. (sub) You’ll never take us alive! Jar Jar and I will fight you to the grave! BATTLE DROID: Hands up. (sub) Hands in the air! JAR JAR: (putting hands up) My give up. My give up. (sub) Shoot that guy! Just don’t hurt me! TARPULS: (puts hand on head, groans) INT. THED - THRONE ROOM - DAY PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the NABOO TROOPS are marched into the THRONE ROOM from the hallway. They are brought by BATTLE DROIDS up to NUTE and RUNE. PADME and PANAKA glare at them. NUTE: Your little insurrection is at an end, Your Highness. Time for you to sign the treaty, and end this pointless debate in the Senate. (sub) This little insurrection is at its end, Your Highness. You can either sign our treaty or join your people in death. DECOY: (offscreen) Viceroy! (approaching with more TROOPS) Your occupation here has ended. The DECOY fires, striking one of the BATTLE DROIDS. Another fires back but is hit and destroyed. NUTE: (to the other DROIDS) After her! This one’s a decoy! (sub) Shoot her! This one is a fraud! The BATTLE DROIDS chase after the now fleeing DECOY and NABOO TROOPS. Several are hit by laser bolts as they head for the hallway. PADME sits on the throne and hits a button, opening a panel in the arm of the throne. She grabs two laser pistols. PADME: Captain! She tosses one of the pistols to CAPTAIN PANAKA, who grabs it and shoots one of the remaining BATTLE DROIDS standing next to NUTE. PADME shoots down two more DROIDS. NUTE and RUNE are concerned as laser bolts fly around them. PANAKA shoots another DROID. NUTE and RUNE look on as the NABOO TROOPS rush about the room. PANAKA: Jam the doors! PADME comes up to NUTE and RUNE as two TROOPS go over to the control panel and shut the THRONE ROOM doors. PADME: Now, Viceroy, we will discuss a new treaty. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR - MELTING PIT OBI-WAN waits for the energy field to turn off. DARTH MAUL continues to pace. OBI-WAN and MAUL turn on their lightsabers, the energy field turns off, and OBI-WAN charges MAUL and they exchange blows. OBI-WAN ducks an attack and blocks another over his shoulder. They attack and parry back and forth, and eventually separate. MAUL spins his lightsaber menacingly, and attacks again. OBI-WAN leaps over a swipe at his feet. He begins to move MAUL back under the force of his attack. The combatants move in close to each other, and with a swift stroke, OBI-WAN cuts MAUL’s lightsaber into two pieces. He follows up with a kick to MAUL’s chest, and does a flying leap over MAUL. MAUL does a flip to get to his feet, still armed with one half of his lightsaber, and retreats with OBI-WAN pressing his advantage. The enemies attack each other again. They trade attacks and then MAUL kicks OBI-WAN in the face, sending OBI-WAN into a summersault. OBI-WAN adjusts his grip on his lightsaber. OBI-WAN swings at MAUL as MAUL executes a spinning jump past OBI-WAN. They size each other up. MAUL charges forward, spinning in a circle as he attacks. OBI-WAN attacks as well as MAUL ducks and OBI-WAN’s lightsaber clashes off MAUL’s. They each attack again, OBI-WAN misses high, and then their lightsabers come together and OBI-WAN tries to push forward as MAUL holds his ground. MAUL gives a push and their lightsabers separate, giving MAUL the chance to force push OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN falls backward, his lightsaber lands on the floor, and he falls into the pit, grabbing a light on the inner wall of the pit at the last moment. MAUL walks forward and looks down into the pit. He kicks OBI-WAN’s lightsaber and it tumbles past him. OBI-WAN looks down to see his lightsaber head for the unseen bottom. INT. NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT - FEDERATION HANGAR ANAKIN sees red lights appear on the fighter’s instrument panel. R2 beeps. The lights turn green. ANAKIN: Yes! We have power. Shields up. The ship levitates and its shields come on. BATTLE DROIDS begin to fire at the ship, but the shots bounce harmlessly off the shield. ANAKIN: Take this! ANAKIN looks up. ANAKIN pushes a button. He looks up and the shots from his fighter begin to pick off the BATTLE DROIDS. ANAKIN: (Cont'd) ...and this! He pulls the controls towards him, and two torpedoes launch. ANAKIN: (in the shaking cockpit) Whoa! The two torpedoes streak past the BATTLE DROIDS and impact on the main reactor. The reactor support is blown away and the reactor crashes down in a large explosion. ANAKIN: Oops! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE TEY HOW turns to CAPTAIN DOFINE. TEY HOW: We're losing power. There seem to be a problem with the main reactor. (sub) We’re losing power! The main reactor has been hit! DOFINE: Impossible...Nothing can get through our shield. (sub) That’s impossible! Their weapons can’t even penetrate our shields! INT. NABOO FIGHTER - COCKPIT – FEDERATION HANGAR ANAKIN pulls a lever and grabs the controls. ANAKIN: Let’s get outta here. The fighter’s engines fire, knocking over a BATTLE DROID standing too close. R2 beeps as the fighter moves forward, with the wing of the ship slicing a DROID in half. Explosions tear through the hangar as BATTLE DROIDS attempt to run away, but are caught in the flames. EXT. THEED - SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP
Explosions begin to appear on the surface of the BATTLESHIP. BRAVO TWO: What's that? It's blowing up from the inside. More explosions appear, coming from inside the BATTLESHIP. RIC OLIE: We didn't hit it. INT. NABOO FIGHTER - COCKPIT – FEDERATION HANGAR ANAKIN’s fighter races past FEDERATION TRANSPORTS and large explosions. ANAKIN: Now this is Podracing! R2: (whistles) EXT. THEED - SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP BRAVO THREE: Look, one of ours, out of the main hold! ANAKIN: Whooo! ANAKIN’s fighter exits the hangar, surrounded by explosions. The NABOO FIGHTERS race away as more explosions rock the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP. ANAKIN: Whoo! BRAVO THREE: Yeah! BRAVO TWO: Hee hee! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE DOFINE shields his eyes as sparks fly on the bridge. Suddenly the entire bridge explodes. EXT. THEED - SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP The central structure of the BATTLESHIP explodes, and a large part of the surrounding ring is blown away from the remaining piece of the ship. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY The GUNGAN TROOPS are held captive by the BATTLE DROIDS. Suddenly, all of the DROIDS fall into slumped over positions. JAR JAR: Wasn they doing? (sub) What’s wrong with these guys? TARPULS gives the nearest BATTLE DROID a shove and it falls to the ground. The head of a DROID near JAR JAR falls off. JAR JAR: They all broke-ed. (sub) You mean we actually won? He pushes the DROID and it falls over. The GUNGANS all begin to hoot and holler in celebration. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR - MELTING PIT DARTH MAUL swings his lightsaber along the edge of the pit, causing a shower of sparks. A few of the sparks land on OBI-WAN, who still clings to the light fixture. He looks up at MAUL and MAUL looks back. OBI-WAN turns his attention to where QUI-GON lies on the floor, and senses his lightsaber by his side. OBI-WAN concentrates, and brings his gaze back to MAUL. MAUL suddenly looks concerned, and OBI-WAN turns his focus to QUI-GON’s lightsaber, which begins to rattle and move. With a burst of strength, OBI-WAN flies up out of the pit. QUI-GON’s lightsaber flies through the air, ignites, and lands in OBI-WAN’s outstretched hand. OBI-WAN flips over the surprised DARTH MAUL and swings with all his might. A fine mist of blood escapes MAUL as he groans with surprise. He begins to fall backwards as OBI-WAN watches him. MAUL falls into the pit and his lightsaber turns off. As he falls down the pit, his body separates into two halves. OBI-WAN stands at the edge of the pit, watching MAUL disappear. He turns off his lightsaber and rushes to QUI-GON’s side. He lifts QUI-GON’s head off the floor. QUI-GON: It’s...it’s too late. It’s... OBI-WAN: No! QUI-GON: Obi-Wan...promise...promise me you will train the boy. OBI-WAN: Yes, Master. QUI-GON: (reaching for OBI-WAN’s face) He...is the chosen one...he...will bring balance...train him. OBI-WAN nods, and QUI-GON dies. OBI-WAN holds QUI-GON’s head to his own. OBI-WAN cradles his Master as they lay on the floor. EXT. NABOO - COURTYARD - DAY The large, grand cruiser of the Supreme Chancellor comes down and lands in the courtyard. A ramp opens up from the bottom of the ship. AMIDALA, PANAKA, ANAKIN, and OBI-WAN stand in front of NUTE GUNRAY and RUNE HAAKO. AMIDALA: Now, Viceroy...you’re going to have to go back to the Senate and explain all this. CAPT. PANAKA: (stepping forward) I think you can kiss your Trade franchise goodbye. PANAKA walks off. NUTE and RUNE follow, with OBI-WAN, ANAKIN, and a few NABOO TROOPS bring up the rear. Coming from the opposite direction are GRAND CHANCELLOR PALPATINE and several REPUBLIC GUARDS. YODA and several other JEDI MASTERS are walking down the ship’s ramp. OBI-WAN and ANAKIN bow to PALPATINE. PALPATINE: (to OBI-WAN) We are indebted to you for your bravery, Obi-Wan Kenobi. (turning to ANAKIN) And you, young Skywalker...We will watch your career with great interest. PALPATINE leaves ANAKIN behind and approaches AMIDALA. He smiles at seeing her and bows his head. AMIDALA: Congratulations on your election, Chancellor. PALPATINE: Your boldness has saved our people, Your Majesty. It’s you who should be congratulated. Together, we shall bring peace and prosperity to the Republic. EXT. – NABOO PALACE – LATE DAY Establishing shot of the PALACE. INT. TURRET ROOM - NABOO PALACE - LATE DAY YODA paces before OBI-WAN, who is kneeling in the center of the room. YODA: Confer on you, the level of Jedi Knight the Council does. But agree with your taking this boy as your Padawan learner, I do not. OBI-WAN: Qui-Gon believed in him. YODA: (sighing) The Chosen One the boy may be; nevertheless, grave danger I fear in his training. OBI-WAN: Master Yoda, I gave Qui-Gon my word. I will train Anakin. YODA grunts in disgust and turns away. OBI-WAN: (Cont’d) Without the approval of the Council if I must. YODA: Qui-Gon's defiance I sense in you. Need that, you do not. (breathes in) Agree with you the council does. (turning to face OBI-WAN) Your apprentice, Skywalker will be. OBI-WAN bows and YODA groans.
EXT. THEED - FUNERAL TEMPLE - DUSK Establishing shot of the FUNERAL TEMPLE. INT. THEED - FUNERAL TEMPLE QUI-GON's body goes up in flames as the JEDI COUNCIL, the QUEEN, SIO BIBBLE, CAPTAIN PANAKA, the HANDMAIDENS, NABOO TROOPES, OTHER JEDI, PALPATINE, OBI-WAN (standing with ANAKIN), JAR JAR, BOSS NASS, and R2 watch. His body burns as BOSS NASS, ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, AMIDALA, and PALPATINE look on. QUI-GON’s form is barely recognizable through the flames. R2 whimpers and JAR JAR bows his head. OBI-WAN turns to ANAKIN. ANAKIN: What will happen to me now? OBI-WAN: The council have granted me permission to train you. You will be a Jedi, I promise. ANAKIN and OBI-WAN turn back to watch QUI-GON. The flames continue to rise from his body. To one side, MACE WINDU turns to YODA. MACE WINDU: There’s no doubt the mysterious warrior was a Sith. YODA: Mmm. Always two there are...no more...no less. A master...and an apprentice. MACE WINDU: But which was destroyed...the master or the apprentice? The camera pans from BOSS NASS, to ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, PADME, and finally, to PALPATINE. EXT. THEED - CENTRAL PLAZA - DAY A loud horn blows among the cheers of an assembled crowd. The GUNGAN blowing the horn walks alongside a fellow GUNGAN. Several more GUNGANS blow their horns, and other GUNGANS beat on drums. The full scope of the GUNGAN DRUM CORPS is revealed. Fighters stream overhead and flower petals float in the air as the GUNGAN PARADE walks down a street lined with NABOO CROWDS. JAR JAR rides on a large animal next to CAPTAIN TARPULS. They wave and JAR JAR says something to the crowd. BOSS NASS, also riding a large animal, waves to the crowd as well. The GUNGAN PROCESSION approaches the PLAZA STAIR LANDING. Waiting for them there are R2, ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, SIO BIBBLE (holding an electrostatic ball), AMIDALA, and PALPATINE. OBI-WAN looks down at ANAKIN, who looks up at him, then looks back to the GUNGANS. The GUNGANS approach the PLAZA STAIRS. Children cheer and throw flower petals. JAR JAR attempts to dismount but gets his foot caught. BOSS NASS jumps down from his mount. MACE WINDU and several other JEDI observe along with YODA. BOSS NASS, TARPULS, and JAR JAR head up the stairs, waving as they go. AMIDALA steps forward to greet them. She turns back to take the electrostatic ball from SIO BIBBLE, and presents it to BOSS NASS. He raises it over his head. BOSS NASS: Peace! JAR JAR: Yahoo! The crowd in the PLAZA erupts in cheers. AMIDALA looks at ANAKIN. He looks at her and smiles, she smiles back. R2 beeps. OBI-WAN looks out at the crowd. R2 beeps. AMIDALA smiles. BOSS NASS continues to hold the ball over his head. IRIS OUT End titles
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Legend: Red bold text – deleted items Blue bold text – added or moved items ***Starred Items*** - notes (sub) – added subtitles, English language track replaced w/ alt. track (sic) – spelling mistake in the subtitles TITLE CARD: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.... A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title, followed by a roll up, which crawls up into infinity. EPISODE 1 THE PHANTOM MENACE Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo. While the congress of the Republic endlessly debates this alarming chain of events, the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Jedi Knights, the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy, to settle the conflict... PAN DOWN to reveal a small space cruiser heading TOWARD CAMERA at great speed. PAN with the cruiser as it heads toward the beautiful planet of Naboo, which is surrounded by hundreds of Trade Federation battleships. INT. REPUBLIC CRUISER - COCKPIT In the cockpit of the cruiser, the CAPTAIN and PILOT are flying the ship. Two JEDI, QUI-GON and OBI-WAN, stand behind them. QUI-GON: Captain. CAPTAIN: Yes, sir? QUI-GON: Tell them we wish to board at once. The CAPTAIN pushes a button. CAPTAIN: With all due respect, (looking at viewscreen) the Ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor wish to board immediately. On the viewscreen, NUTE GUNRAY, a Neimoidian trade viceroy, waits for a reply. NUTE: Yes, of course...as you know, our blockade is perfectly legal, and we'd be happy to receive the Ambassadors. (sub) Yes, of course. As you know our blockade is perfectly legal...and we’d be happy to receive the ambassadors. EXT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY - SPACE The small space cruiser approaches the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY The cruiser enters the enormous main bay of the Federation battleship. Many BATTLE DROIDS look on. The cruiser touches down. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY HALL A PROTOCOL DROID, TC-14, waits at the door to the docking bay. The door opens, and two darkly robed figures are greeted by TC-14. TC-14: I'm TC-14 at your service. This way, please. They move off down the hallway. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM TC-14 leads the JEDI into the conference room. TC-14: We are greatly honored by your visit, Ambassadors. Make yourselves comfortable. My master will be with you shortly. The droid exits the room and the door closes. OBI-WAN KENOBI and QUI-GON JINN lower their hoods. OBI-WAN: I have a bad feeling about this. QUI-GON: I don't sense anything. OBI-WAN: It's not about the mission, Master, it's something...elsewhere...elusive. QUI-GON: Don't center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now where it belongs. OBI-WAN: But Master Yoda said I should be mindful of the future... QUI-GON: ...but not at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Force, young Padawan. OBI-WAN: Yes, Master. The jedi move to the conference room window, out of which the planet of Naboo can be seen. OBI-WAN: How do you think this trade viceroy will deal with the chancellor's demands? QUI-GON: These Federation types are cowards. The negotiations will be short. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE GUNRAY and DAULTRAY DOFINE stand, stunned, before TC-14. NUTE: (shaken) What? What did you say? (sub) What? What did you say? TC-14: The Ambassadors are Jedi Knights, I believe. DOFINE: I knew it! They’re here to force a settlement. (sub) I knew it. They’re here to force a settlement. NUTE: Distract them. I will contact Lord Sidious. (sub) This time, I will contact Lord Sidious. DOFINE: Are you brain-dead? I’m not going in there with two Jedi. (sub) Are you braindead? (sic) I’m not going in there with two Jedi! (looks at TC-14) Send a droid. (sub) Send a droid! NUTE AND DOFINE look expectantly at TC-14, who looks concerned. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM TC-14 reenters the conference room, carrying a tray with drinks. OBI-WAN: Is it in their nature to make us wait this long? QUI-GON: No. I sense an unusual amount of fear for something as trivial as this trade dispute. OBI-WAN takes a drink from TC-14. The droid moves over to QUI-GON, who takes a drink as well. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP – BRIDGE DARTH SIDIOUS appears in holographic form. DARTH SIDIOUS: What is it? DOFINE: This scheme of yours has failed, Lord Sidious. The blockade is finished. We dare not go against thee Jedi. (sub) This game of yours has failed, Lord Sidious. The blockade is finished. We dare not go against the Jedi. DARTH SIDIOUS: Viceroy, I don’t want this stunted slime in my sight again. DOFINE bows and exits. DARTH SIDIOUS: This turn of events is unfortunate. We must accelerate our plans. Begin landing your troops. NUTE: My lord, is that legal? (sub) My Lord! Is that...legal? DARTH SIDIOUS: I will make it legal. NUTE: And the Jedi? (sub) And the Jedi? DARTH SIDIOUS: The chancellor should never have brought them into this. Kill them immediately. NUTE: Yes. Yes, my lord, uh. As you wish. (sub) Yes. Yes my Lord. As you wish! SIDIOUS fades out. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - DOCKING BAY - SPACE A gun turret lowers in the docking bay. CREW MEMBER: Captain, look! CAPTAIN: (as fighters are launched and the turret aims at them) Shields... The gun turret fires, hitting the cockpit. The ship explodes. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM The jedi leap to their feet and ignite their lightsabers as TC-14 drops the drink tray. TC-14: Sorry! Gas begins to fill the room. QUI-GON: (to OBI-WAN) Dioxis. The JEDI turn off their lightsabers and begin to hold their breath. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY BATTLE DROIDS approach the conference room. A hologram of NUTE appears in the conference room hallway. NUTE: They must be dead by now. Destroy what's left of them. (sub) They should be dead by now. Destroy what’s left of them. The hologram fades off, as a BATTLE DROID pushes a button and moves away from the door. Smoke is seen beyond the doorway. The BATTLE DROIDS ready for battle. As they wait, a figure stumbles out of the smoke. It is TC-14, carrying the tray of drinks. TC14: Oh, excuse me. BATTLE DROID 1: Check it out, Corporal. We’ll cover you. BATTLE DROID 2: (nodding) Roger, roger. Two lightsabers ignite in the fog. BATTLE DROID 1: Uh-oh. Blast them. The DROIDS fire into the smoke. The lightsabers deflect the first shots, hitting the closest droids. OBI-WAN jumps into the hallway and cuts down a droid. QUI-GON takes out four droids in quick succession. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE and RUNE are watching a static-filled viewscreen. NUTE: What is going on down there? (sub) What is going on down there? TEY HOW: We lost the transmission, sir. (sub) We’ve lost the transmission, sir! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY A droid is cut in half, and then another. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON each take out another droid. OBI-WAN uses a force push and three droids are knocked back onto the floor. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE and RUNE walk away from the viewscreen. RUNE: Have you ever encountered a Jedi Knight before, sir? (sub) Have you ever encountered a Jedi Knight before, sir? NUTE: Well, no, but I don't... (sub) Well, no, but I don’t...(to TEY HOW) Seal off the bridge. (sub) Seal off the bridge! TEY HOW: Yes sir. (sub) Yes, sir. RUNE: That won't be enough, sir. (sub) That won’t be enough, sir. NUTE: I want droidekas up here at once!!! (sub) I want destroyers to come up here at once! RUNE: We will not survive this. (sub) We will not survive this. The doors to the bridge slam shut. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE Spinning down the hall, the JEDI destroy several droids. OBI-WAN kicks a droid and then dispatches another with a deflected laser bolt, while QUI-GON makes his way to the bridge door and begins to cut through it. OBI-WAN slices the head off a droid, and then stabs it in the chest as it falls. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE Shot of QUI-GON’s lightsaber cutting through from the other side. NUTE: Close the blast doors!!! (sub) Close the blast door! The huge, very thick blast door slams shut, followed by a second door. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE QUI-GON pauses to assess the situation. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE: That will hold them. (sub) That will hold them. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE Yet another droid runs down the hall towards the jedi and takes a shot at OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN deflects the shot into the ceiling and destroys it by deflecting its second shot. OBI-WAN remains on the lookout as QUI-GON begins cutting through the doors again. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE Smoke and an orange glow appear on the blast doors. RUNE: They are still coming through! (sub) They’re still coming through! NUTE: This is impossible! (sub) This is impossible! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE QUI-GON continues to cut through the door. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE On the door, chunks of molten metal begin to drop away. RUNE: (turning to NUTE) Where are those droidekas? (sub) Where are those droid destroyers? INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE BRIDGE Two DESTROYERS roll down the hall towards the jedi. OBI-WAN: Master! Destroyers! QUI-GON withdraws his lightsaber from the door. The DESTROYERS stop, unfold, activate their shields, and open fire. The jedi struggle to deflect the laser bolts. OBI-WAN: They have shield generators! The DESTROYERS continue their assault. QUI-GON: It's a standoff! Let's go! OBI-WAN and QUI-GON retreat down the hall as the door explodes from the DESTROYER fire. The DESTROYERS deactivate their shields and pursue the jedi, firing as they go. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE RUNE: They're no match for droidekas. (sub) They’re no match for droid destroyers! TEY HOW: Sir! (sub) Sir... NUTE turns to look at TEY HOW. TEY HOW: They've gone up the ventilation shaft. (sub) ...they’ve gone up the ventilation shaft. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - MAIN BAY QUI-GON and OBI-WAN drop down into the giant hangar bay. They creep over to a stack of containers and look out to the hangar floor. QUI-GON: Battle droids. OBI-WAN: It's an invasion army. Thousands of BATTLE DROIDS stand in columns, ready to board the giant TROOP TRANSPORTS. QUI-GON: This is an odd play for the Trade Federation. We've got to warn the Naboo and contact Chancellor Valorum. Let's split up. Stow aboard separate ships and meet down on the planet. OBI-WAN: You were right about one thing, Master. QUI-GON looks at OBI-WAN OBI-WAN: The negotiations were short. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE TEY HOW: Sir, a transmission from the planet. (sub) Sir, a transmission from the planet. On the viewscreen, QUEEN AMIDALA appears. RUNE: It's Queen Amidala herself. (sub) It is Queen Amidala herself! NUTE: At last we are getting results. (sub) At last we are getting results. NUTE steps toward the viewscreen. NUTE: (cont'd) Again you come before us, your highness. (sub) Again you come before us, your Highness. AMIDALA: You will not be so pleased when you hear what I have to say, Viceroy...Your trade boycott of our planet has ended. NUTE and RUNE exchange glances. NUTE: I was not aware...of such failure. (sub) I was not aware of such failure. AMIDALA: I have word that the chancellor’s ambassadors are with you now, and that you have been commanded to reach a settlement. NUTE: I know nothing of any Ambassadors...you must be mistaken. (sub) I know nothing of any ambassadors. You must be mistaken. AMIDALA: Beware, Viceroy...the Federation has gone too far this time. NUTE: We would never do anything without the approval of the Senate. You assume too much. (sub) We would never do anything without the approval of the Senate. You assume too much. AMIDALA: We will see. The QUEEN fades off. RUNE: She's right, the Senate will never.... (sub) She’s right. The Senate will never... NUTE: (interrupting) It's too late now. (sub) It’s too late now! RUNE: Do you think she suspect an attack? (sub) Do you think she suspects an attack? NUTE: I don't know, but we must move quickly to disrupt all communications down there. (sub) I don’t know. But we must move quickly to disrupt all comunications (sic) down there. EXT. NABOO PALACE – DAY Establishing shot of the Palace, perched high atop a cliff. INT. NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM The QUEEN, EIRTAE, SACHE and her Governor, SIO BIBBLE, stand before a hologram of SENATOR PALPATINE. PALPATINE: Negotiations haven’t started because the ambassadors aren’t there? How could that be true? I have assurances from the Chancellor his Ambassadors did arrive. (garbled) (garbled)...negotiate...ambassadors...nobody would... The hologram of PALPATINE sputters and fades away. AMIDALA: Senator Palpatine?!? (turns to Panaka) What's happening? CAPTAIN PANAKA turns to his SARGEANT CAPT. PANAKA: Check the transmission generator. BIBBLE: A communications disruption can mean only one thing. Invasion. AMIDALA: The Federation would not dare go that far. CAPT. PANAKA: The Senate would revoke their trade franchise, and they'd be finished. AMIDALA: We must continue to rely on negotiation. BIBBLE: Negotiation? We've lost all communications. And where are the Chancellor’s Ambassadors? CAPT. PANAKA steps forward. CAPT. PANAKA: This is a dangerous situation, Your Highness. Our security volunteers will be no match against a battle-hardened Federation army. AMIDALA: I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war. EXT. SPACE Multiple landing craft fly in formation toward the surface of the planet Naboo. EXT. NABOO SWAMP The landing craft slowly descend and land on the planet. Battle droids on personal hovercraft patrol the area as troop transports emerge from the landing craft. A transport moves into the swamp, knocking down a tree in its path, as a battle droid watches a small hologram of RUNE and NUTE appear on the turret gun. BATTLE DROID: Yes, Viceroy? RUNE: Captain, we’ve searched the ship, and there is no trace of the Jedi. They may have gotten on one of your landing craft. (sub) Captain, we’ve searched the ship, and there is no trace of the Jedi. They may have gotten on one of your landing craft. BATTLE DROID: If they’re down here, sir, we'll find them. NUTE: Use caution. These jedi are not to be underestimated. (sub) Use caution. These Jedi are not to be underestimated. Animals flee as the troop transports continue to advance, knocking down trees as they go. The animals race through the swamp. QUI-GON flees from the transports as well. An odd, frog-like Gungan, JAR JAR BINKS, looks around in panic at the fleeing animals. QUI-GON continues to run, directly at JAR JAR. JAR JAR: Oh, no! QUI-GON: Get away! Get out of here! QUI-GON crashes into JAR JAR. QUI-GON: Get down! QUI-GON pulls JAR JAR down with him to the ground. The transport races overhead and passes them by. QUI-GON gets to his feet and JAR JAR does likewise, though in a more acrobatic manner. JAR JAR: Was’n dat? (QUI-GON takes off) Hey wait! JAR JAR chases after QUI-GON. JAR JAR: Oh, mooie-mooie! I love you! QUI-GON: You almost got us killed. Are you brainless? JAR JAR: I spake. (sub) I am speaking, right? QUI-GON: The ability to speak does not make you intelligent. Now get out of here. JAR JAR: No, no! Mesa stay. Mesa called Jar Jar Binks. Mesa your humble servant. (sub) No! I am here to help you! My name is Jar Jar Binks. I must guide you through this to safety... QUI-GON: That won’t be necessary. JAR JAR: Oh but it ‘tis! ‘Tis demanded by the gods, it ‘tis. (sub) From here we can be seen. The droid armies will not disagree! Follow me! A laser bolt strikes the ground. In the distance, OBI-WAN appears, being fired upon by a battle droid on a personal hovercraft. JAR JAR: Oh, no! (sub) I have no weapon! QUI-GON: Stay down! Jar Jar drops to the ground as QUI-GON ignites his lightsaber. JAR JAR: ...Whoo! QUI-GON destroys the hovercraft with a deflected laser bolt. A second craft approaches, firing as it moves in. QUI-GON destroys this one as well, and the wreckage of the craft tumbles to the ground. JAR JAR stands up to confront the two jedi. JAR JAR: You saved my again. (sub) As I said, we must leave this place. OBI-WAN: What's this? QUI-GON: A local. Let’s get out of here before more droids show up. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON take off. JAR JAR: More? More did you spake? JAR JAR tries to keep up. JAR JAR: (cont'd) Ex-squeeze me, but de mostest safest place would be Gunga City. Is where I grew up. ‘Tis a hidden city. They all stop. QUI-GON: A city? JAR JAR: (Nodding his head) Uh-huh. QUI-GON: Can you take us there? JAR JAR: Uh, on second thought...no. Not really, no. QUI-GON: No? JAR JAR: ‘Tis embarrassing...but, uh, my afraid my've been banished. My forgotten. Da bosses would do terrible tings to me. Teeee-rible tings to me if me goen back dare. A PULSATING SOUND is heard in the distance. QUI-GON: You hear that? JAR JAR puts his hand to his ear. JAR JAR: Yah. QUI-GON: That is the sound of a thousand terrible things heading this way. OBI-WAN: If they find us, they will crush us, grind us into tiny pieces, and blast us into oblivion. JAR JAR considers this information. JAR JAR: Oh...Yousa point is well seen. This way. JAR JAR turns to head off as OBI-WAN ducks to avoid his ears. JAR JAR: Hurry! EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - TWILIGHT QUI-GON, OBI-WAN and JAR JAR approach a lake. QUI-GON: How much further? JAR JAR: Wesa goen underwater, okeyday? Ah my warning you, Gungans no liken outsiders, so don’t spect a warm welcome. (sub) Children and fools ask less questions! I told you the hidden city is close. Beware, they will not like you entering our city. Our reception will be cold and question-filled. OBI-WAN: Oh don't worry. This hasn’t been our day for warm welcomes. OBI-WAN is about to put on a breathing mask, when JAR JAR jumps... JAR JAR: Ar, ar, ar! Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh! ...does a double somersault with a twist, and dives into the water. Putting their breath masks on, QUI-GON and OBI-WAN wade in after him. JAR JAR appears in the water. JAR JAR: (Blubbering slightly) Yousa follow me now, okeyday? JAR JAR, OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON disappear underwater. EXT. NABOO LAKE - UNDERWATER QUI-GON swims below the surface. Just ahead, JAR JAR swims past a rock outcropping, revealing Gunga City, an underwater city made up of large bubbles. OBI-WAN looks around as JAR JAR approaches the city. QUI-GON also looks around as the group touches down on a platform and JAR JAR enters the large bubble. The jedi pass through the membrane opening and remove their breathing masks. INT. OTOH GUNGA - CITY SQUARE JAR JAR: So good bein home. (sub) The Elders should be waiting. Let us go... Several GUNGANS are surprised to see the group and begin walk away, talking amongst themselves as they go. GUNGAN: Oh me gusa. GUNGAN 2: Hata-hata. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN look around, then follow JAR JAR down a set of stairs. A growling KADDUS approaches the group, ridden by CAPTAIN TARPALS. ***The KADDUS is heard but the scene ends before we see it*** TARPALS: Hey, yousa. Stopa dare! JAR JAR: Heyo-daleya, Captain Tarpals. Mesa back! TARPALS: Noah gain, Jar Jar. Yousa goen tada bosses. Yousa in big dudu dis time. JAR JAR: (deflated) Ohh. Another GUNGAN ON A KADDUS approaches JAR JAR. JAR JAR: Ay, ay. The GUNGAN zaps JAR JAR with his power pole. JAR JAR jumps and yelps. JAR JAR: How wude. The KADDUS grunts and JAR JAR gestures to TARPULS. INT. GUNGA CITY - HIGH TOWER BOARD ROOM The Bosses' Board Room has bubble walls, with a long circular judge's bench filled with GUNGAN OFFICIALS along one side. OBI-WAN and QUI-GON stand facing BOSS NASS. BOSS NASS: (Makes Tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk noise) Yousa cannot bees hair. Dis army of mackineeks up dare is new weesong. (sub) You cannot be here. This army of mechanics up there is your problem. QUI-GON: A droid army is about to attack the Naboo. We must warn them. BOSS NASS: Wesa no like da Naboo. (sub) We do not like the Naboo. (tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk noise) Da Naboo tink day so smarty. Day tink day brains so big. (sub) The Naboo think they are smarter than us. They think of us as a lesser species! OBI-WAN: Once those droids take control of the surface, they will take control of you. BOSS NASS: Mesa no tink so. Dey not know of uss-en. (sub) I don’t think so. The droid army does not know of our presence. OBI-WAN: You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle. What happens to one of you will affect the other. You must understand this. BOSS NASS: Wesa no (sub) We do not care about the Naboo! (blubbering) carrrre-n about da Naboo. QUI-GON: (waves his hand) Then speed us on our way. BOSS NASS: Wesa ganna speed yous away. (sub) We will speed you away. QUI-GON: (waves his hand again) We could use a transport. BOSS NASS: Wesa give yousa una bongo. (sub) We will give you a bongo. JAR-JAR: (surprised look) Hmm? BOSS NASS: Da speediest way tooda Naboo tis goen through... (sub) The most direct way to the Naboo is through... (ominous look) the planet core. Now...go. The planet core. Now... ...go. QUI-GON: Thank you for your help. We leave in peace. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN turn and begin to leave. OBI-WAN: Master, what’s a bongo? QUI-GON: A transport, I hope. JAR JAR: Deysa setten yousa up. Goen through da planet core? Bad bombin’. Mnn...any help here would be hot. (sub) Beware, for the way is dangerous. You must have a guide. I would hate to see the dark swallow you. Take advantage of my help, while you still can. (slight laugh) QUI-GON turns back. OBI-WAN: Master, we’re short on time. QUI-GON: We need a navigator to get us through the planet's core. This Gungan may be of help. QUI-GON walks back to BOSS NASS. QUI-GON: What is to become of Jar Jar Binks here? BOSS NASS: Hisen to be...pune-ished. BOSS NASS smiles and JAR-JAR moans and bows his head. QUI-GON: I saved his life. He owes me what you call a life debt. (Waves hand yet again) Your gods demand that his life belongs to me now. BOSS NASS: Binkssss...yousa havena liveplay with thisen hisen? JAR-JAR: Mm, uh-huh. BOSS NASS blubbers quite a bit, spittle flying. He raises his hand BOSS NASS: Begone wit him! QUI-GON bows his head slightly and turns to leave again. JAR-JAR is released from his handcuffs. JAR JAR: Count me outta dis one. Better dead here den dead in da core...(smacks head with hand) Yee gods, whata mesa sayin? JAR-Jar follows the jedi. EXT. NABOO CITY - UNDERWATER - SUB (FX) Establishing shot of the underwater city. A submarine exits one of the bubbles and propels itself away from the city, leaving the glow of the settlement in the distance. It heads down into the depths. INT. SUB COCKPIT - UNDERWATER OBI-WAN pilots the sub, JAR JAR sits next to him, and QUI-GON is in back. JAR JAR: Dis is nutsen. (turns head to look out window) Oh, gooberfish! OBI-WAN: Why were you banished, Jar Jar? JAR JAR: It’s a longo tale-o, buta, a small part of it would be...mesa...clumsy. OBI-WAN: You were banished because you were clumsy? JAR JAR: Uhhh...Yousa might’n be sayin dat. As the sub continues through the deep, a very large OPEE SEA KILLER comes out of the dark, turns, and begins to swim after them. The sub heads down farther into the deep, pursued by the giant creature. JAR JAR: Mesa cause maybe one or two-y lettle bitty axadentes, huh? Yud-say, boom da gasser, den crashin der boss’s heyblibber, den banished. (sub) Yes. It’s true that there are things around us greater than ourselves. Therefore, be on guard against pride. For pride will blind you to this truth. Do you agree? The OPEE SEA KILLER catches up and extends its tongue out. The tongue spears the sub, causing a large crashing noise. The jedi and JAR JAR turn to see what has caught them. JAR JAR: Wuh-oh! With a growl, the OPEE SEA KILLER pulls the sub into its mouth. JAR JAR: Big gooberfish! Huge-o teeth! The OPEE SEA KILLER begins to swim off with the sub, but an even larger sea creature (the SANDO AQUA MONSTER) approaches, roars, and sinks its teeth into the OPEE SEA KILLER, which yelps in pain and lets the sub go free. QUI-GON: (turning to face front) There’s always a bigger fish. JAR-JAR: Mesa tink we goen back now. (sub) My point exactly. The sub continues on its way as the SANDO AQUA MONSTER grasps the OPEE SEA KILLER and tears its head off. The sub continues down deeper. EXT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP – SPACE Small fighters fly past camera towards the Federation Battleship INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE NUTE and RUNE stand before a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. NUTE: The invasion is on schedule, My Lord. (sub) The invasion is on schedule, my Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS: I have the Senate bogged down in procedures. They will have no choice but to accept your control of the system. NUTE: The Queen has great faith that the Senate will side with her. (sub) The Queen has great faith that the Senate will side with her. DARTH SIDIOUS: Queen Amidala is young and naive. You will find controlling her will not be difficult. NUTE: Yes, My Lord. (sub) Yes, my Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS fades away. RUNE: You didn't tell him about the missing Jedi. (sub) You didn’t tell him about the missing Jedi. NUTE: No need to report that to him until we have something to report. (sub) No need to report that to him until we have something to report. INT. SUB COCKPIT - UNDERWATER The craft continues on. JAR JAR looks back at QUI-GON. JAR JAR: Where wesa goin? QUI-GON: Don’t worry. The Force will guide us. JAR JAR: Ohh, maxi big, da Force. Well dat smells stinkowiff. (sub) Therefore, always stay on guard. An alarm sounds in the cockpit. OBI-WAN: We're losing power. JAR JAR: Ohhh, no. (sub) Ancient bongo! The sub comes to a halt as the lights go out. JAR JAR: Wesa dyin’ here.(puts hands on head) Oh, ho ho. QUI-GON: Just relax. We're not in trouble yet. JAR JAR: What yet? (sub) This is no surprise! Monsters out dare. Leak'n in here. (sub) Too many times we have seen the universe in flux. Now we must stop our foolish ways! (gesturing) All sink'n and no power? Whena yousa tinkin wesa in trouble? OBI-WAN shorts a circuit and there is a small flash of sparks. OBI-WAN: Power's back. JAR JAR: Huh? The lights come on, revealing an ugly COLO CLAW FISH right in front of them. JAR JAR: Aah, monster’s back! (unintelligible blubbering) The large COLO CLAW FISH roars and opens its mouth. OBI-WAN tilts the sub, and the sub turns around and speeds away. The large fish pursues. JAR JAR whimpers. QUI-GON: (to JAR JAR) Relax. QUI-GON puts his hand on JAR JAR's shoulder. JAR JAR relaxes into a coma, still whimpering slightly. OBI-WAN: (to QUI-GON) You overdid it. The COLO CLAW FISH growls and continues to pursue. As the sub is about to exit the tunnel, yet another large sea creature appears and opens its mouth. OBI-WAN takes quick evasive action and steers the sub above the creature. The creature then catches the COLO CLAW FISH in its mouth as the sub continues on. JAR JAR: (almost awake, slightly blubbering) Horrrrrible. (sub) I feel a disturbance. QUI-GON: (pointing) Head for that outcropping. JAR JAR: (shaking awake and blubbering more) Oh, boy. ***alternate language track is used but no subtitles are provided*** The sub continues on. EXT. GRASSY PLAIN - APPROACHING THEED - DAY (FX) The long columns of the DROID ARMY move across the grassy plain leading to Theed, the Naboo capital. EXT. THEED PLAZA - DAY (FX) DROID ARMY fighters fly over the city. The QUEEN watches helplessly from a large window in the palace (followed by close-up of same shot). Through the window, the DROID ARMY can be seen entering the city. A BATTLE DROID on a personal hovercraft flies by the window. NUTE and RUNE exit a transport that has just landed in the plaza. BATTLE DROID: (approaching) Viceroy, we have captured the queen. NUTE: (to RUNE) Ah, victory! (sub) Ah! Victory! They walk off. INT. NABOO LAKE - UNDERWATER - SUB (FX) The sub continues its underwater journey. EXT. THEED - ESTUARY - DAY A shot of paradise by the lake. There is a LOUD RUSH OF BUBBLES, scattering a few squawking water fowl, and the sub bobs to the surface. JAR JAR: Mmm, dis’n loverly. (sub) Strange. It seems quiet. OBI-WAN switches off the sub’s protective force field. QUI-GON stands up to look around. INT. THEED - PALACE STAIR QUEEN AMIDALA, HER HANDMAIDENS, SIO BIBBLE, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and NABOO GUARDS are led down the stairs at gunpoint by BATTLE DROIDS, as well as NUTE and RUNE. BIBBLE: How will you explain this invasion to the Senate? NUTE: The Queen and I will sign a treaty that will legitimize our occupation here. I have assurances it will be ratified by the Senate. (sub) The Queen and I will sign a treaty that will legitimize our occupation here. I have assurances it will be ratified by the Senate. AMIDALA: I will not co-operate. NUTE: Now, now, your Highness. In time, the suffering of your people will persuade you to see our point of view. (sub) Now now, your Highness, in time the suffering of your people will persuade you to see our point of view. (turning to approaching BATTLE DROID) Commander. (sub) Commander. BATTLE DROID: Yes Sir. NUTE: Process them. (sub) Process them. BATTLE DROID: (to other droid) Captain, take them to Camp Four. BATTLE DROID 2: Roger roger. The Naboo party is led farther down the stairs. EXT. PALACE - PLAZA - DAY The Naboo party is led down the exterior stairs of the palace by the BATTLE DROIDS. The plaza is filled with tanks and BATTLE DROIDS, which they pass on their way to the detention camp. (Shot of them walking right to left, possibly from a balcony) QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, and JAR JAR creep up to the corner of a column, and QUI-GON sees them walking below. The JEDI and JAR JAR sneak across, around a corner, and crouch behind a low wall on the walkway above the street. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN ready their lightsabers. The BATTLE DROIDS continue to lead their captives. The jedi jump from walkway down to the plaza below as JAR JAR gets caught on the walkway. JAR JAR: Whoops! OBI-WAN kicks two droids and the rescue attempt is on. JAR JAR finally drops from the walkway (“Whoo-hoo”) as the jedi each cut through a droid. QUI-GON slices a droid and its upper half slides across the street. QUI-GON destroys another droid, then puts away his lightsaber and uses a force push to disable two more droids. OBI-WAN’s lightsaber finishes off one droid, then another, and he spins his lightsaber in front of him. QUI-GON: (to the others) We should leave the street, your highness. CAPT. PANAKA: Get their weapons. JAR JAR: Whoa! Yousa guys bombad. (sub) Hmm...A mechanical wasteland. The group moves to an alleyway. QUI-GON: We’re ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor. BIBBLE: Your negotiations seem to have failed, Ambassador. QUI-GON: The negotiations never took place. It’s urgent that we make contact with the republic. CAPT. PANAKA: They've knocked out all our communications. QUI-GON: Do you have transports? CAPT. PANAKA: In the main hangar. This way. THEY continue down the alleyway. INT. CENTRAL HANGAR - HALLWAY - DAY BATTLE DROIDS are in the hangar, guarding many Naboo spacecraft and pilots. CAPT. PANAKA: There are too many of them. QUI-GON: That won't be a problem. (to Amidala) Your Highness, under the circumstances, I suggest you come to Coruscant with us. AMIDALA: Thank you, Ambassador, but my place is with my people. QUI-GON: They will kill you if you stay. BIBBLE: They wouldn't dare. CAPT. PANAKA: They need her to sign a treaty to make this invasion of theirs legal. They can't afford to kill her. QUI-GON: There is something else behind all this, Your Highness. There’s no logic in the Federation's move here. My feelings tell me they will destroy you. BIBBLE: Our only hope is for the Senate to side with us. Senator Palpatine will need your help. AMIDALA: Either choice presents great danger...(looks at PADME) to us all. PADME: We are brave, Your Highness. QUI-GON: If you are to leave, Your Highness, it must be now. AMIDALA: Then I will plead our case to the Senate. (to Bibble as the JEDI start for the doorway) Be careful, Governor. INT. CENTRAL HANGAR - DAY The jedi lead the group into the hangar. They head towards the BATTLE DROIDS. CAPT. PANAKA: (gesturing) We’ll need to free those pilots. OBI-WAN: I’ll deal with that. OBI-WAN heads toward the group of captured pilots while the others approach the BATTLE DROIDS. BATTLE DROID: Halt. QUI-GON: I'm Ambassador to the Supreme Chancellor. I'm taking these people to Coruscant. BATTLE DROID: Where are you taking them? QUI-GON: To Coruscant. BATTLE DROID: Coruscant? Uh, that doesn’t compute. Uh, wait, uh, (gesturing) You're under arrest! QUI-GON draws his lightsaber and cuts down the droid and another close by. OBI-WAN kicks two droids, slices two more, and ducks a laser bolt. CAPT. PANAKA: (off screen, as QUI-GON cuts down a droid) Come on. Move! The rest of the party boards the NABOO spacecraft, QUI-GON makes a gesture and a droid goes flying as several other droids open fire. QUI-GON deflects a laser bolt, hitting a droid, and another is hit. OBI-WAN cuts down two more droids. OBI-WAN: (to the pilots) Go! The pilots leap to their feet and run along with OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN runs up as QUI-GON cuts down another droid. The pilots run by, and OBI-WAN also destroys a droid. The jedi take out a couple more droids, and the pilots board the spacecraft as the jedi attack and a pair of droid legs wander around. OBI-WAN cuts down a droid, QUI-GON cuts down a droid, and the jedi look around to see that there are no more enemies to vanquish. OBI-WAN boards the spacecraft as the pair of droid legs continue to wander. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT The PILOT (RIC OLIE), and CAPTAIN PANAKA enter the cockpit and ready the ship for takeoff. EXT. THEED - HANGAR ENTRY - DAY (FX) The ship exits the hangar and heads up into the sky. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – DROID HOLD OBI-WAN stands in the droid hold with JAR JAR. OBI-WAN: (to JAR JAR) Now stay here, and keep out of trouble. OBI-WAN exits. JAR JAR turns and addresses a group of astromech droids, including R2-D2. JAR JAR: Hello, boyos. DROIDS: (various beeps and whistles) INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT QUI-GON joins RIC OLIE and PANAKA in the cockpit. EXT. SPACE (FX) The spacecraft speeds away from the planet of Naboo. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: There’s the blockade. Many Trade Federation ships are seen out the cockpit window. OBI-WAN enters the cockpit and along with QUI-GON appears concerned. The Federation ships begin to fire on the Naboo craft. EXT. SPACE (FX) The spacecraft continues to speed away from the planet of Naboo, taking heavy fire. A laser bolt scores a direct hit, causing flames to erupt from a port on the hull. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT Displays in the cockpit indicate the damage as alarms sound. RIC OLIE: The shield generator’s been hit! INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – DROID HOLD An alarm light pulsates in the droid hold. A yellow droid leaves its station and heads for the hovertube. Another yellow droid and then a red droid leave their stations as well. A blue R2 unit bumps into JAR JAR, who turns around in surprise. R2-D2: (beeps) JAR JAR: How wude! (sub) Artoo!?! R2-D2: (going up tube) (whistles) EXT. SPACE (FX) R2 reaches the outside of the ship, extends his extra leg, and heads over to where the other droids are working on repairing the ship. A droid is blasted into space. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT On a display, another droid is sent packing. OBI-WAN: We’re losing droids fast. The ship rocks as QUI-GON looks concerned. CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen) If we can’t get the shield generator fixed, we’ll be sitting ducks. EXT. SPACE (FX) Another droid bites the dust. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: The shields are gone. EXT. SPACE (FX) R2-D2 mugs to the camera and whistles and beeps, then does some mechanic work. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT A display shows power coming back online. RIC OLIE looks at the display. RIC OLIE: The power’s back!
EXT. SPACE (FX) R2-D2 does some more work, whistles and beeps some more, and mugs to the camera yet again. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: That little droid did it. He bypassed the main power drive. Deflector shields up, at maximum. EXT. SPACE (FX) The Naboo spacecraft rushes past the Federation battleship. R2 turns and heads back towards the hovertube. The Naboo ship heads away from the Federation ship and into space. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT RIC OLIE: (offscreen) There's not enough power to get us to Coruscant. The hyperdrive is leaking. QUI-GON: We'll have to land somewhere to refuel and repair the ship. OBI-WAN: (pointing at display) Here, Master. Tatooine. It's small, out of the way, poor. The Trade Federation have no presence there. CAPT. PANAKA: How can you be sure? QUI-GON: It's controlled by the Hutts. CAPT. PANAKA: You can't take Her Royal Highness there! The Hutts are gangsters. If they discovered her... QUI-GON: ...It’d be no different than if we landed on a system controlled by the Federation...except that the Hutts aren't looking for her, which gives us the advantage. EXT. SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP (FX) Brief shot of the Federation ship orbiting NABOO. INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - CONFERENCE ROOM NUTE and RUNE sit around a conference table with a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. DARTH SIDIOUS: And Queen Amidala, has she signed the treaty? NUTE: She has disappeared, My Lord. One Naboo cruiser got past the blockade. (sub) She has disappeared, my Lord. One Naboo cruiser got past the blockade. DARTH SIDIOUS: (snarling) I want that treaty signed. NUTE: My Lord, it's impossible to locate the ship. It's out of our range. (sub) My Lord, it’s impossible to locate the ship. It’s out of our range. DARTH SIDIOUS: ...not for a Sith... A second SITH LORD appears behind DARTH SIDIOUS. DARTH SIDIOUS: (Cont'd) ...This is my apprentice, Darth Maul. He will find your lost ship. The hologram fades off. NUTE: This is getting out of hand...now there are two of them. (sub) This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them! RUNE: We should not have made this bargain. (sub) We should not have made this bargain! EXT. SPACE – NABOO SPACESHIP (FX) Brief shot of the Naboo cruiser. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – QUEEN’S CHAMBERS QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the LITTLE BLUE DROID stand before QUEEN AMIDALA and her THREE HANDMAIDENS, PADME, EIRTAE and RABE. CAPT. PANAKA: ...An extremely well put together little droid, Your Highness. Without a doubt, it saved the ship, as well as our lives. AMIDALA: It is to be commended...what is its number? The LITTLE BLUE DROID lets out a series of beeps. CAPTAIN PANAKA leans over and reads the number off the droid: CAPT. PANAKA: R2-D2, Your Highness. AMIDALA: Thank you, R2-D2. R2-D2: (chirps and woos) AMIDALA: (to Padme) Padme. Clean this droid up as best you can. It deserves our gratitude. R2-D2: (beeps, whistles) AMIDALA: (to Panaka) Continue, Captain. CAPTAIN PANAKA looks to OBI-WAN and QUI-GON. QUI-GON: (stepping forward) Your Highness, with your permission, we’re heading for a remote planet called Tatooine. It’s in a system far beyond the reach of the Trade Federation. CAPTAIN PANAKA: I do not agree with the Jedi on this. QUI-GON: You must trust my judgment, Your Highness. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN AREA PADME sits in the Main Area, cleaning a beeping R2-D2. JAR JAR: (offscreen) Hido! (Padme looks up) Sorry. Husa are yousa? PADME: I’m Padme. JAR JAR: Mesa Jar Jar Binks. PADME: You're a Gungan, aren't you? JAR JAR: (nodding) Uh-huh. PADME: How’d you end up here with us? JAR JAR: My no know...mesa day starten pitty okeyday witda brisky morning munchen. Den boom....getten berry scared, and grabben dat Jedi, and pow! Mesa here. Huh. Mesa getten berry berry scared. PADME smiles, ARTOO beeps. EXT. SPACE – NABOO SPACESHIP (FX) Brief shot of the Naboo cruiser approaching Tatooine. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN and RIC OLIE look out at the planet. RIC OLIE: That's it. Tatooine. OBI-WAN: There's a settlement. QUI-GON: Land near the outskirts. We don't want to attract attention. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY (FX) The Naboo spacecraft lands in the desert with a swirl of dust. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – HYPERDRIVE ROOM OBI-WAN is working on the hyperdrive. QUI-GON (dressed as a farmer) enters the room. OBI-WAN: The Hyperdrive generator’s gone, master. We’ll need a new one. QUI-GON: That’ll complicate things. Be wary...I sense a disturbance in the Force. OBI-WAN: I feel it also, Master. QUI-GON: Don’t let them send any transmissions. QUI-GON exits the room, OBI-WAN looks thoughtful. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and R2 begin the long trek across the desert towards MOS ESPA. JAR JAR : Dis sun do’in murder to mesa skin. (sub) There is something I must tell you... CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen) Wait! QUI-GON and JAR JAR stop and turn. PANAKA and PADME approach. CAPT. PANAKA: Wait... PANAKA and PADME come up to them. CAPT. PANAKA: Her Highness commands you to take her handmaiden with you. QUI-GON: No more commands from Her Highness today, Captain. The spaceport is not going to be pleasant. CAPT. PANAKA: The Queen wishes it. She’s curious about the planet. QUI-GON: (sighing) This is not a good idea. Stay close to me. QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and PADME leave PANAKA behind. R2 chirps and beeps and follows as PANAKA heads back. The party continues on towards the spaceport. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - DAY The group enters the main street of Mos Espa. QUI-GON: ...moisture farms, for the most part. Some indigenous tribes and scavengers. The few spaceports like this one are havens for those that don’t wish to be found... PADME: ....like us. JAR JAR: Dissen berry berry bad. (steps in ooze) Ooooh...icky icky goo! They continue up the street. QUI GON and PADME continue forward as a large beast of burden passes behind them, snorting. QUI-GON: We'll try one of the smaller dealers. They head for a little junk shop. INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP WATTO, a pudgy blue alien who flies on short little wings, is making notes on an electronic pad. A bell rings, he looks up, and flies towards the group. WATTO: (speaking Huttese) Good day to you. What do you want? QUI-GON: I need parts for a J-type 327 Nubian. WATTO: (speaking English) Ah yes, Nubian. We have lots of that. (Huttese) Boy, get in here now! QUI-GON: My droid has a readout of what I need. WATTO: (grunts) A disheveled boy, ANAKIN SKYWALKER, runs in from the junk yard. He is about nine years old, very dirty, and dressed in rags. WATTO: (Huttese) What took you so long? ANAKIN: (Huttese) I was cleaning the fan switches! switches. WATTO: (Huttese) Watch the store. I've got some selling to do. (to QUI-GON) Sooooo...let a-me take-a thee out back, huh. Ni you'll find what you need. On the way out, QUI-GON takes a part out of JAR JAR’s hand. JAR JAR: Hmm? QUI-GON: Don't touch anything. (drops the part) JAR JAR: Hmmm! JAR JAR makes a rude face to QUI-GON's back, sticks out his long tongue, and blubbers. QUI-GON follows WATTO out the door. JAR JAR walks off and heads towards a group of deactivated droids. JAR JAR: Hmm. ANAKIN sits on the counter, pretending to clean a part, staring at PADME. ANAKIN: Are you an angel? PADME: (turning to look) What? ANAKIN: An angel. I heard the deep space pilots talk about them. They’re the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They live on the Moons of Iego I think. PADME: You're a funny little boy. How do you know so much? ANAKIN: I listen to all the traders and star pilots who come through here. I’m a pilot, you know, and someday I’m gonna fly away from this place. PADME: You’re a pilot? ANAKIN: Mm-hmm. All my life. PADME: How long have you been here? ANAKIN: Since I was very little. Three, I think. My Mom and I were sold to Gardulla the Hutt, but she lost us betting on the Podraces. PADME: You're a slave? ANAKIN: (angry) I’m a person, and my name is Anakin. PADME: I'm sorry. (looking around) I don't fully understand. This is a strange place to me. JAR JAR: (offscreen) Hmmm. Hmmm. JAR JAR pushes the nose on what appears to be a LITTLE DROID, and it instantly comes to life, grows legs and arms, and jumps away. JAR JAR: Whaaaa! Waa..whe..where’s yousa goin? JAR JAR attempts to follow the droid but falls down a step. JAR JAR: Oh oh. The droid squeaks a little laugh. PADME and ANAKIN look on. JAR JAR: Hmm. JAR JAR blubbers and grabs the droid. JAR JAR: Got cha! ANAKIN: Hey! JAR JAR: (as he’s kicked by the droid) What? ANAKIN: Hit the nose! JAR JAR: (letting go) Oh! Uh. JAR JAR hits the nose, and the DROID collapses back into its original state. EXT. WATTO'S JUNK YARD - BEHIND SHOP - DAY WATTO and QUI-GON walk through the junkyard. A LITTLE DROID struggles lifting some equipment. WATTO: ...a T-14 hyperdrive generator. Thee in luck. I'm-a the only one hereabouts who has one...but, uh, thee might as well buy a new ship. It would be cheaper, I think, huh?...(chuckles) Saying of which, uh, how's a-thee going to pay for all of this? QUI-GON: I have 20,000 Republic dactaries. WATTO: Republic credits? Republic credits are no good out here. I need something more real. QUI-GON: I don't have anything else but credits (waving hand) will do fine. WATTO: No they won't-a. QUI-GON: Credits will (waving hand again) do fine. WATTO: No, they won't-a! What, you think you're some kinda Jedi, waving your hand around like that? I'm a Toydarian. Mind tricks don't-a work on a-me. Only money. No money, no parts, no deal. (R2 beeps) And no one else has a T-14 hyperdrive, I promise you that. (groans) QUI-GON, defeated, nods and walks back towards the shop. R2 follows. INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY ANAKIN and PADME continue their conversation. ANAKIN: ...wouldn't have lasted long anyways if I wasn’t so good at building things. JAR JAR is struggling not to drop several items as he passes in front of them JAR JAR: Oh! Oh! Ahh-ah! Uh! (as QUI-GON enters) Ah, ah! Whoa, ah! QUI-GON: We're leaving. Jar Jar! JAR JAR: Whaaa! (crashing sound) PADME takes her leave. PADME: I'm glad to have met you, Anakin. ANAKIN: I was glad to meet you too. JAR JAR follows PADME and R2 out of the shop JAR JAR: What? Wha...oh. (spins around and finally follows in correct direction) WATTO enters from the junk yard, shaking his head and groaning WATTO: (Huttese) Outlanders! Outlanders. They think we know nothing. ANAKIN: (Huttese) They seemed nice to me. WATTO: (Huttese) Clean the racks. Then you can go home. ANAKIN: Yippee! ANAKIN runs to finish his work. WATTO looks thoughtfully out the front of the shop. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY Brief long shot of PANAKA heading into the ship. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – COCKPIT OBI-WAN sits in the cockpit talking to QUI-GON on the transmitter. QUI-GON: (on transmitter) And you’re sure there’s nothing left on board? OBI-WAN: A few containers of supplies. The queen’s wardrobe, maybe, but, not enough for you to barter with. Not in the amount you’re talking about. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - ALCOVE - DAY QUI-GON stands in an alcove, talking to OBI-WAN on a transmitter. QUI-GON: All right. I’m sure another solution will present itself. I’ll check back later. Qui-gon switches off. JAR JAR, PADME, and R2 watch him turn to go back out to the street. JAR JAR: Noah gain! Noah gain. Da beings hereabouts, cawazy. Wesa be wobbed un crunched. QUI-GON: Not likely. We have nothing of value, that's our problem. R2: (whistles) The group heads out into the street. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - MARKET - DAY QUI-GON, PADME, JAR JAR, and ARTOO move out into the street. JAR JAR is walking behind the others. He stops for a moment in front of a stall selling dead frogs hanging on a wire. JAR JAR: Hmm? Ah, mooie mooie. He looks around to see if anyone is looking, then sticks out his tongue, and gets hold of one, pulling it into his mouth. Unfortunately, the frog is tied tightly to the wire. The vendor suddenly appears. VENDOR: Hey, hey! (Huttese) Are you going to pay for that? JAR JAR: (turning to look) Huh? Wanga? VENDOR: (Huttese) It costs seven wupiupi. JAR JAR: (muffled) Wupiupi? JAR JAR spits out the frog, and the frog snaps away, ricochets around the market, and lands in SEBULBA’s soup, splashing him. SEBULBA: Chubaa! JAR JAR: Oops. (whistles and continues walking) SEBULBA growls and jumps up from the table and kicks JAR JAR in the chest, knocking him over. JAR JAR: Ah, hah! SEBULBA: (Huttese) Is this yours? JAR JAR: Who, mesa? Ahh! SEBULBA grabs JAR JAR by the throat. QUI-GON stops to look. SEBULA: (offscreen) Gool kadda pon pom? JAR JAR: (about to be hit by SEBULBA) Ouch! Ouch! ANAKIN walks up to SEBULBA in a very self-assured way. ANAKIN: (Huttese) Careful, Sebulba. He’s a big time outlander. I'd hate to see you diced before we race again. SEBULBA: (Huttese) Next time we race, boy, it will be the end of you. If you weren't a slave, I'd squash you now. ANAKIN: (as SEBULBA kicks JAR JAR and scuttles away) (Huttese) Yeah, it'd be a pity if you had to pay for me. (to an approaching QUI-GON) Hi. QUI-GON: Hi there. ANAKIN: Your buddy here was about to be turned into orange goo. He picked a fight with a Dug, an expecially dangerous Dug called Sebulba. JAR JAR: Mesa haten crunchen. Das da last ting mesa want. (sub) Confrontation was not required here. There will be much of that later. Let’s move on. QUI-GON: Nevertheless, the boy is right...you’re heading into trouble. (to ANAKIN) Thanks, my young friend. QUI-GON turns to leave, ANAKIN watches him go. JAR JAR: (offscreen) But...but...but mesa doen nutten! JAR JAR follows the others as SEBULBA watches from the café table. He growls and takes a bite from the frog. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY The wind swirls dust into the air. OBI-WAN stands in front of the Naboo spacecraft as the wind whips at his robe. CAPTAIN PANAKA joins him. OBI-WAN: This storm will slow them down. CAPT. PANAKA: Looks pretty bad. PANAKA’s transmitter beeps. He answers it. CAPT. PANAKA: Panaka. MAN ON TRANSMITTER: Receiving a message from home. PANAKA: We'll be right there. (transmitter beeps off) OBI-WAN and PANAKA turn and head back to the ship. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - FRUIT STAND - DAY QUI-GON looks around at the increasing wind. JAR JAR stands behind him. ANAKIN: (offscreen, to QUI-GON) Here, you’ll like these pallies. (gesturing to QUI-GON) Here. QUI-GON accepts the gift. QUI-GON: Thank you. As he puts them in his pocket, ANAKIN notices his lightsaber. JIRA: (offscreen) Oh, my bones are aching. (to ANAKIN) Storm's coming up, Ani. You'd better get home quick. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) Do you have shelter? QUI-GON: We'll head back to our ship. ANAKIN: Is it far? PADME: It’s on the outskirts. ANAKIN: You'll never reach the outskirts in time...sandstorms are very, very dangerous. Come on. I’ll take you to my place. The GROUP follows ANAKIN as he heads down the windy street. R2 beeps and whistles. EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - STREET - SANDSTORM - DAY The wind is blowing hard as QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and PADME follow ANAKIN down the street and into a slave hovel. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY The group enters a small living space. ANAKIN shakes off the sand. ***Anakin can still be heard, but over the shot of SHMI entering the room*** ANAKIN: Mom! Mom! I'm home. Anakin's mother, SHMI SKYWALKER, a warm, friendly woman of forty, enters from her work area JAR JAR: (offscreen) Ahh, dissen cozy. (sub) Hmm... A humble home. ANAKIN: These are my friends, Mom. R2: (beeps) JAR JAR: Hello. (sub) Friends? QUI-GON: I'm Qui-Gon Jinn. ANAKIN: (to PADME) I'm building a droid. You wanna see? QUI-GON: (to SHMI) Your son was kind enough to offer us shelter. ANAKIN: (to PADME) Come on. I’ll show you Threepio. JAR JAR: (to something hanging on the wall) Oh, mooie mooie. ***alternate language track is used but no subtitles provided*** ANAKIN leads PADME into the other room. ARTOO follows, beeping all the way. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - BEDROOM - DAY R2 enters from the main room, beeping and whistling. ANAKIN uncovers his partially created droid. ANAKIN: Isn't he great? He's not finished yet. PADME: He's wonderful. R2: (beeps) ANAKIN: (offscreen) You really like him? He's a protocol droid to help Mom. Watch! ANAKIN pushes a switch, and C3PO sits up. C3PO: Oh. Oh. Uh...where is everybody? ANAKIN: Oops. (grabs C3PO’s eye) Yeah. (puts eye in socket) THREEPIO: Oh, hello. I am C-3PO, Human Cyborg Relations. How might I serve you? PADME: (to ANAKIN) He's perfect. C3PO: Oh? Perfect? ANAKIN: When the storm is over, I’ll show you my racer. I'm building a Podracer! C3PO stands up and ARTOO lets out a beep and whistle. C3PO walks, somewhat unsteady on his feet. C3PO: I’m not sure this floor is entirely stable. (to R2) Oh, hello. I don’t believe we have been introduced. R2: (beeps) C3PO: R2-D2. A pleasure to meet you. I am C3PO, human-cyborg relations. R2: (chirps, beeps) THREEPIO: I beg your pardon, but what do you mean, naked? R2: (beeps) THREEPIO: My parts are showing? My goodness. Oh. R2: (sniggers) EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY The wind swirls dust into the air. The Naboo ship is in the distance. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – QUEEN’S CHAMBERS AMIDALA, EIRTAE, RABE, PANAKA and OBI-WAN watch a weak transmission of a SIO BIBBLE hologram. BIBBLE: ...the death toll is catastrophic...we must bow to their wishes. You must contact me. OBI-WAN: (as hologram fades) It's a trick. Send no reply... Send no transmission of any kind. OBI-WAN leaves the QUEEN’s chambers. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY QUI-GON stands off by himself, talking to OBI-WAN on the transmitter. QUI-GON: It sounds like bait to establish a connection trace. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: What if it is true...and the people are dying? INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY QUI-GON: Either way, we're running out of time. QUI-GON shuts off the transmitter and heads back to the main area. EXT. CORUSCANT - SPACE - FX Quick shot of planet as a ship flies by. EXT. CORUSCANT - BALCONY OVERLOOKING CITY - NIGHT A ship flies through the ciy. Another ship flies by as DARTH SIDIOUS and DARTH MAUL walk along a balcony. DARTH MAUL: Tatooine is sparsely populated. If the trace was correct, I will find them quickly, Master. DARTH SIDIOUS: Move against the Jedi first...you will then have no difficulty in taking the Queen to Naboo to sign the treaty. DARTH MAUL: At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge. DARTH SIDIOUS: You have been well trained, my young apprentice. They will be no match for you. EXT. MOS ESPA - SANDSTORM - DAY The wind continues to pick up speed and send sand flying. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY QUI-GON, ANAKIN, JAR JAR, and PADME are seated around a makeshift table, having dinner as the wind howls outside. SHMI serves a drink. SHMI: All slaves have a transmitter placed inside their bodies somewhere. ANAKIN: I've been working on a scanner to try and locate mine. SHMI: Any attempt to escape... ANAKIN: ...and they blow you up...boom! (slams fist on table) JAR JAR: How wude! PADME: I can't believe there’s still slavery in the galaxy. The Republic's anti-slavery laws are... SHMI: (sitting) The Republic doesn't exist out here. We must survive on our own. JAR JAR sticks his tongue out and grabs some food from a bowl. PADME looks up as JAR JAR gulps. JAR JAR: Xcuse me. JAR JAR grins. ANAKIN: Has anybody ever seen a Podrace? PADME shakes her head no. QUI-GON: (offscreen) They have Podracing on Malastare. Very fast, very dangerous. ANAKIN: I'm the only human who can do it. QUI-GON: You must have Jedi reflexes if you race pods. JAR JAR attempts to snare another bit of food from the bowl with his tongue, but QUI-GON, in a flash, grabs it between his thumb and forefinger. JAR JAR is startled. QUI-GON: Don't do that again. JAR JAR: (yelps) QUI-GON lets go of the tongue, and it snaps back into JAR JAR's mouth. JAR JAR blubbers. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) You're a Jedi Knight, aren't you? PADME looks on. QUI-GON: What makes you think that? ANAKIN: I saw your laser sword. Only Jedis carry that kind of weapon. QUI-GON: Perhaps I killed a Jedi and took it from him. ANAKIN: I don't think so. No one can kill a Jedi. QUI-GON smiles faintly. QUI-GON: I wish that were so. ANAKIN. I had a dream I was a Jedi. I came back here and freed all the slaves. Have you come to free us? QUI-GON: No, I'm afraid not. ANAKIN: I think you have...why else would you be here? ANAKIN looks at PADME. She looks down and he looks back to QUI-GON. QUI-GON leans forward. QUI-GON: I can see there's no fooling you, Anakin. We're on our way to Coruscant, the central system in the Republic, on a very important mission. ANAKIN: How did you end up out here in the outer rim? PADME: Our ship was damaged, and we're stranded here until we can repair it. ANAKIN: I can help. I can fix anything! QUI-GON: I believe you can. But first we must acquire the parts we need. JAR JAR: Wit no-nutten mula to trade. (sub) And we simply have no resources to trade. PADME: These junk dealers must have a weakness of some kind. SHMI: Gambling. Everything here revolves around betting on those awful races. QUI-GON: Podracing...Greed can be a powerful ally. ANAKIN: I built a racer. It's the fastest ever. There's a big race tomorrow, on Boonta Eve. You could enter my pod. SHMI: Anakin! Watto won't let you. ANAKIN: Watto doesn't know I've built it. (to Qui-Gon) You could make him think it was yours, and get him to let me pilot it for you. SHMI: I don't want you to race. It's awful. I die every time Watto makes you do it. ANAKIN: But Mom, I love it. The prize money would more than pay for the parts they need. SHMI: Anakin. GUI-GON: Your mother's right. Is there anyone friendly to the Republic who can help us? SHMI: (shakes her head) No. SHMI looks down. ANAKIN considers the situation. ANAKIN: Mom, you say the biggest problem in this universe is nobody helps each other. SHMI sighs. ANAKIN looks defeated. PADME: (to SHMI) I'm sure Qui-Gon doesn't want to put your son in danger. We’ll find some other way. SHMI: No. There is no other way. I may not like it, but...he can help you...he was meant to help you. QUI-GON looks thoughtful. EXT. MOS ESPA - JUNK DEALER PLAZA - DAY The storm has passed and the streets are full again. The group walks towards the shop. PADME: (to QUI-GON) Are you sure about this? (as QUI-GON looks back) Trusting our fate to a boy we hardly know? The Queen will not approve. QUI-GON: The Queen doesn’t need to know. QUI-GON goes to enter the shop PADME: (sitting outside next to JAR JAR) Well, I don't approve. QUI-GON enters the shop. A bell dings. INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY WATTO: (to QUI-GON) The boy tells me you wanna sponsor him in the race. How can you do this? Not on Republic credits, I think, huh? QUI-GON pulls a small object out of his pocket, and a hologram of the Naboo spacecraft appears. ANAKIN looks on. QUI-GON: My ship will be the entry fee. ANAKIN looks at the hologram. WATTO: Oh, not bad...not bad, huh? A Nubian, huh? Ehhhh... QUI-GON: It's in good order, except for the parts I need. WATTO: What would-a the boy ride? He smashed up-a my Pod in the last race. It will take some long time to fix it, uh. ANAKIN: It wasn't my fault...really. Sebulba flashed me with his vents. I actually saved the Pod...mostly. WATTO: Mmm. That you did, huh. (chuckling) The boy’s good, no doubts there, huh? QUI-GON: Well I have acquired a Pod in a game of chance. The fastest ever built. (looks knowingly at ANAKIN, who returns the look) WATTO: I hope you didn't kill anyone I know for it, huh? (laughs) So, you supply the pod and the entry fee, I supply the boy...(as ANAKIN listens) we split the winnings, um, fifty-fifty, I think, huh? QUI-GON: If it's going to be fifty-fifty, I suggest you front the cash for the entry. If we win, you keep all the winnings, minus the cost of the parts I need...and if we lose, you keep my ship. (ANAKIN watches QUI-GON) Either way, you win. WATTO groans and thinks about this. QUI-GON looks at ANAKIN, who looks back. QUI-GON looks back to WATTO. WATTO: Deal! WATTO and QUI-GON slap hands. QUI-GON and ANAKIN share a smile and QUI-GON leaves. WATTO: (Huttese) Your friend is a foolish one, methinks. EXT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - TATOOINE DESERT - DAY Long establishing shot of the spacecraft with animals nearby. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT – HYPERDRIVE ROOM OBI-WAN: (talking on transmitter) What if this plan fails, Master? We could be stuck here a very long time. QUI-GON: (on transmitter) Well, it’s too dangerous to call for help and... EXT MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - DAY QUI-GON stands on the porch of the slave quarters. QUI-GON: (cont., talking into transmitter) ...a ship without a power supply isn’t going to get us anywhere. And...there’s something about this boy. QUI-GON puts the comlink away as SHMI comes onto the porch QUI-GON: You should be very proud of your son. (view of ANAKIN in distance working on podracer) He gives without any thought of reward. SHMI: Well, he knows nothing of greed. He has a... QUI-GON: He has special powers. SHMI: (nodding) Yes. QUI-GON: He can see things before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It’s a Jedi trait. SHMI: He deserves better than a slave's life. C3PO: (in distance) Why, certainly. QUI-GON: Had he been born in the Republic, we would have identified him early. The Force is unusually strong with him, that much is clear. Who was his father? SHMI: There was no father. I carried him, I gave birth, I raised him. I can't explain what happened. Can you help him? QUI-GON: I don’t know. I didn’t actually come here to free slaves. SHMI looks thoughtful. EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - BACK YARD - DAY KITSTER (a young boy about Anakin's age), SEEK (a boy of ten), AMEE (a girl of six), another (UNNAMED) girl, WALD (a Greedo Type, six years old) run up, giggling, to join ANAKIN, JAR JAR, ARTOO, and PADME, who are working on the podracer. KID: Hey Ani. KID 2: Hi Ani. KID 3: Hi. R2 beeps. KITSTER: Wow, a real Astro Droid...(more R2 beeps) how did you get so lucky? ANAKIN: That isn't the half of it. I'm entered in the Boonta Race tomorrow! KITSTER: What? With this? WALD: (Alien Language) You’re such a joker, Ani. (laughs) AMEE: You've been working on that thing for years. UNNAMED GIRL: It's not going to run. SEEK: Come on, let's go and play ball. Keep racing Ani, you're gonna be bug squash. The kids take off, giggling. KITSTER sticks around. JAR JAR is fiddling with one of the energy binder plates. ANAKIN: Hey, Jar Jar. (JAR JAR drops tool) Keep away from those energy binders. If your hand gets caught in the beam, it’s gonna go numb for hours. JAR JAR: Ok. JAR JAR bends down to get the tool. He grabs it and gets up, putting his head right in the energy field. JAR JAR blubbers. JAR JAR (unclear) My tongue is fat. My tongue. Wrench. Where is da wrench? Oh, dare it is. (reaches hand into podracer). Hey. Uh-oh. (hand is stuck). Uh, Ani, I’m stuck. Ani... C3PO: (to R2) You know, I find that Jar Jar creature to be a little odd. R2: (beeps) KITSTER: (to ANAKIN) You don’t even know if this thing’s gonna run. ANAKIN: It will. QUI-GON: (approaching) I think it's time we found out. Here, use this power charge. (hands charge to ANAKIN) ANAKIN: Yes, sir! QUI-GON: (to Kitster) Come on, Kitster. Let’s move away. JAR JAR is still stuck. JAR JAR: (still unclear) My...my mouth. ***over shot of PADME*** Ani, I’m stuck. (blubbers as R2 and 3PO move away) ANAKIN prepares the power charge in the podracer, while PADME comes to help JAR JAR. JAR JAR: (to PADME, still unclear) Uh, hey. My tongue is fat. Ani! R2: (to C3PO) (beeps) C3PO: You’re quite right. He’s very odd indeed. R2: (beeps) PADME frees JAR JAR from the pod. JAR JAR: (still unclear) Oh. Th...Thank you. (gives thumbs up to ANAKIN) Go. ANAKIN toggles a switch. The podracer starts up as ANAKIN grabs the controls. The engine turns and flames leap from the exhaust. The podracer hovers above the sand, rocking with the power of the engines. PADME smiles. QUI-GON looks on. ANAKIN: (shouting above the noise of the engine) It’s working! It’s working! EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - DAY Medium-long shot of SHMI watching from the porch, followed by close up of SHMI. EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT ANAKIN sits on the balcony rail of his hovel as QUI-GON tends to a cut. QUI-GON: Stay still, Ani. Let me clean this cut. ANAKIN: (looking at the stars) There’s so many! Do they all have a system of planets? QUI-GON: Most of them. ANAKIN: Has anyone been to ‘em all? QUI-G0N: Hmm...Not likely. ANAKIN: I wanna be the first one to see ‘em all... SHMI: (from inside quarters) Ani, bedtime! ANAKIN: (as QUI-GON sticks him with a needle) Ow! QUI-GON: There we are. Good as new. SHMI: (appearing through doorway) Ani, I’m not gonna tell you again. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) What are you doing? QUI-GON: Checking your blood for infections. Go on, you have a big day tomorrow. (as ANAKIN heads in) Sleep well, Ani. QUI-GON calls OBI-WAN on his transmitter. QUI-GON: Obi-Wan? OBI-WAN: (on transmitter) Yes, Master? QUI-GON: I need an analysis of this blood sample I'm sending you. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: Wait a minute... EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT QUI-GON: I need a midi-chlorian count. QUI-GON puts the blood sample into the transmitter and waits for a response. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: The reading is off the chart...over twenty thousand. EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT OBI-WAN: (cont. on transmitter) Even Master Yoda doesn't have a midi-chlorian count that high. QUI-GON: No Jedi has. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT OBI-WAN: What does that mean? EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT QUI-GON: I'm not sure. QUI-GON looks up and sees SHMI in the doorway watching him. Embarrassed, she goes back into the kitchen. EXT. TATOOINE - SPACE Darth Maul’s ship approaches the planet. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT MESA - NIGHT The sinister looking Sith spacecraft lands on top of a desert mesa, scattering dust. DARTH MAUL comes down the landing platform. He walks to the edge of the mesa and studies the landscape with a pair of electrobinoculars. Through the binoculars, he looks out at the lights of two different settlements in the distance, then pushes buttons on his electronic armband. He turns back to watch three PROBE DROIDS float out of the ship. They head off past him in search of the JEDI. EXT. MOS ESPA - ARENA – RACE AREA - DAY RACE CREWS mill about at the race area. A beast bellows in the distance and a JAWA says something to another JAWA. INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGAR - DAY The hangar is a large building with a dozen or so Podracers being readied for the race. WATTO, QUI-GON, and JAR JAR walk through the activity. WATTO: I wanna see-a your spaceship the moment the race is over. QUI-GON: Patience, my blue friend. You'll have your winnings before the suns set, and we'll be far away from here. WATTO: Not if your ship belongs to me, I think, huh? (laughs) I warn you, no funny business. QUI-GON: You don't think Anakin can win? WATTO: Don't ah get-a me wrong-o. I have-a great faith in the boy. He's a credit to your race, but, uh, Sebulba there is-a going to win, I think. (laughs) WATTO heads off to the side. SEBULBA is seated close by, having his shoulders and neck massaged by TWIN YOBANAS. JAR JAR: (noticing SEBULBA) Oh, no! SEBULBA: (speaks HUTTESE to one of the TWINS) QUI-GON: (to WATTO) Why do you think that? WATTO: He always wins. (laughs) I'm-a betting heavily (pushing past JAR JAR) on Sebulba. QUI-GON: (considering) I'll take that bet. WATTO: You what? QUI-GON: I'll wager my new racing pod against...say...the boy and his mother. WATTO: No pod is worth two slaves, not by a long shot. QUI-GON: The boy, then. WATTO: Hmm. Uh Well...(JAR JAR looks at QUI-GON then back at WATTO) We'll let-a fate decide, huh? (pulls cube from pocket) I just-a happen to have a chance cube here. Blue, it's the boy, red-uh...his mother. QUI-GON nods acceptance. WATTO tosses the cube down. QUI-GON follows the cube with his eyes and lifts his hand slightly; the cube lands on blue. JAR JAR smiles. WATTO looks angrily at QUI-GON, who raises his hands, palms up. WATTO: You won this small-a toss, outlander, but you won't win-a the race, so it makes little difference. WATTO leaves and QUI-GON turns to watch him go. ANAKIN, PADME, KITSTER and SHMI are approaching on EOPIES, with R2 and 3PO trailing. The EOPIES lay down and groan as WATTO passes ANAKIN on his way out. WATTO: (speaks Huttese) (laughs) (Huttese) Better stop your friend’s betting, or I'll end up owning him, too. (laughs) WATTO leaves. ANAKIN and PADME watch him go. ANAKIN: (to approaching QUI-GON) What’d he mean by that? QUI-GON: I'll tell you later. (to SHMI, helping her down) Good morning. R2 (to 3PO): (beeps) THREEPIO: Oh my! Space travel sounds rather perilous. R2: (beeps) THREEPIO: I can assure you they will never get me onto one of those dreadful starships. KITSTER: (to Anakin) This is so wizard, Ani! I'm sure you'll do it this time. PADME: Do what? KITSTER: Finish the race, of course! PADME: You've never won a race? ANAKIN: Well...not exactly. PADME: Not even finished? ANAKIN: (putting arm around KITSTER) Kitster's right. I will this time. QUI-GON: (coming up behind ANAKIN) Of course you will. QUI-GON looks at PADME, who looks back, concerned. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - DAY One of Darth Maul's PROBE DROIDS floats down the main street of Tatooine. It comes up close to camera, making an electronic noise, and ducks around a building. EXT. MOS ESPA - DESERT RACE ARENA - DAY An EXTREME HIGH WIDE ANGLE reveals a vast arena in the Tatooine desert. A large semi-circular amphitheatre that holds at least a hundred thousand people dominates the landscape. Large viewing platforms loom over the racetrack. A two-headed announcer, FODE/BEED, describes the scene. BEED: (Huttese) (Huttese)...podracers. FODE : That's absolutely right. And a big turnout here from all corners of the Outer Rim territories. I see the contestants are making their way out onto the starting grid. BEED: (as R2, ANAKIN, and KITSTER lead their pod onto the track past a racer) (Huttese) FODE: I see Ben Quadinaros from the Tund system. BEED: (Huttese) FODE : Two time winner, Boles Roor. BEED: (Huttese) An alien close to camera jumps up and raises its arms. BEED: (Huttese)...Sebulba! SEBULBA jumps onto his pod and waves to the audience. He asks for more cheers and blows a few kisses. The crowd goes wild. SEBULBA: (standing on pod, arms raised, as workers ready his pod) (Huttese) WATTO: (in private box with others) Sebulba! FODE: And in the front row, nearside pole position, Mawhonic! Mawhonic bows, and the crowd is seen in the distance. An alien close to camera jumps up and raises its arms. FODE: A hearty hello to Clegg Holdfast and his Voltec KT9 Wasp! CLEGG: (stroking his mouth) Hmmm, hmm. Hmm. FODE: And back again, it’s the mighty Dud Bolt, with that incredible racing machine, the Vulptereen 327. More crowd approval, including a little raised-arm dancing by one alien. FODE: And hoping for a big win today, Ody Mandrell, with his record-setting pit droid team. The first pit droid knocks the second into the third. The second looks at the first, who points at the third. The third winds up and throws a stone at the second, but it ducks and the stone hits the first. FODE: And a late entry, young Anakin Skywalker, a local boy. ANAKIN waves and the crowd cheers. FODE: I see the flags are moving out onto the track. The crowd cheers all the podracers, lined up in rows on the track. A member of each team walks onto the track, carrying a colorful flag. C3PO carries a flag for ANAKIN’s team. JAR JAR is standing by the pod when an EOPIE emits flatulence. JAR JAR: Huh? (sniffs) The EOPIE turns to look back at JAR JAR and snorts at him. JAR JAR blubbers. JAR JAR: Pee yousa! SHMI approaches ANAKIN at the pod. SHMI: Be safe. ANAKIN: I will, Mom. I promise. SHMI gives ANAKIN a little smile and leaves. SEBULBA approaches ANAKIN’S pod and pulls off a small part. SEBULBA: Uh-oh. Heh heh heh heh. (approaching ANAKIN) (Huttese) You won’t walk away from this one, Skywalker. (twirling skin flap) you slave scum. ANAKIN: (Huttese) Don’t count on it, slime ball slime-ball. SEBULBA: (Huttese) You’re bantha fodder.! (laughs and adjusts goggle eyepiece before leaving) QUI-GON: (approaching ANAKIN) You all set, Ani? ANAKIN: Yep. QUI-GON: Right. (lifts ANAKIN into pod) ANAKIN: Whoa! ANAKIN settles into the pod. QUI-GON: Remember, concentrate on the moment. Feel, don’t think. Use your instincts. ANAKIN: I will. QUI-GON: (handing him a helmet) May the Force be with you. ANAKIN puts on the helmet as trumpets sound. BEED: (Huttese) (Huttese) ...Jabba the Hutt. The announcers raise their hands and emit a strange noise. In the royal box, JABBA THE HUTT comes forward, followed by another Hutt and BIB FORTUNA. JABBA: Mmm, hmm. The crowd cheers. JABBA: (Huttese) Welcome. Begin the race.! Powerful energy binders shoot between the engines of a pod. Fan turbines turn. Crew members run for safety as a pod starts up. More crew members continue to run as BEED says something in Huttese. FODE: Hey, it looks like they’re clearing the grid. SHMI looks nervously to QUI-GON as he and JAR JAR enter a viewing platform. PADME is already on board. SHMI: Is he nervous? QUI-GON: He's fine. PADME: (to QUI-GON) You Jedi are far too reckless. The Queen is not... QUI-GON: The Queen trusts my judgment, young handmaiden. You should too. PADME: You assume too much. FODE: (as viewing platform moves up the viewing tower) Start your engines. ANAKIN pulls goggles over his eyes and flips a switch. His engines begin to fire and a diagram of the engines appears on a scope. The engines rev up as flames shoot out. ANAKIN grabs the control handles of the pod. Turbines begin to turn. The air appears blurry as more and more engines hum, roar, and fire. GASGANO (a long-limbed alien) pushes buttons on his pod and his engines fire up. DUD BOLT sits in his pod. TEEMTO PAGALIES (alien in the circular pod) pushes a button and revs his engine. SEBULBA makes an adjustment. ANAKIN waits. We see ANAKIN’s POV of the starting grid. JAR JAR: Oh, dissen gonna be messy. Me no watch’n! Another shot of the engines. R2, KITSTER, and WALD watch intently. SEBULBA readies himself. We see a brief shot of the starting tower. ANAKIN readies himself. We see a shot of WATTO and WEAZEL looking on. WATTO: Oh! Jabba bites off the head of a frog and spits it at a gong, signaling the start of the race. On a bridge over the track, a great green light at the center turns on, as well as the first of three smaller blue lights. SEBULBA takes off. TEEMTO PAGALIES follows. The Podracers shoot forward as BEED says something in Huttese, but ANAKIN'S pod moves forward only slightly and then dies. ANAKIN: (fighting with controls) Oh, no! We see ANAKIN’s POV of other racers leaving the starting grid. ANAKIN looks down and flips a switch, then looks over and tries another one. FODE: (laughing) Wait. Little Skywalker has stalled. KITSTER has his hands on his head and WALD is upset. WALD: Choo-ba! WATTO and WEAZEL laugh and point. The camera zooms in on ANAKIN trying to restart his pod. Meanwhile, out on the course, the pods race past camera. FODE: Well, it looks like Quadinaros is having engine trouble also. QUADINAROS pounds his instrument panel and curses in an alien tongue. JAR JAR: Come on, Ani! (sub) Remember your subrouter! ANAKIN is still trying to get the pod going. He pushes a lever forward and the engines come to life. He pushes the controls forward and off he goes. FODE: And there goes Skywalker. JAR JAR: Go Ani Go! (sub) Push on, Anakin! FODE: He will be hard pressed to catch up with the leaders. SEBULBA’s pod rams the pod of MAWHONIC. MAWHONIC shakes his fist at SEBULBA and yells something. SEBULBA yells back something in Huttese and rams his pod into MAWHONIC’s pod again. One of MAWHONIC’s engines goes crashing across the landscape. SEBULBA gives a triumphant laugh. ANAKIN pushes his pod forward. He can see that he’s catching up. With a burst of speed he passes several other racers. SEBULBA is in the lead. He looks around to see where the others are, and leads them into a narrow canyon. Further back, ANAKIN looks back to check his position. In the canyon, a humanoid watches the action from a balcony. ANAKIN approaches the canyon, enters it, and negotiates the turns. SEBULBA leads the others around a turn past a service ramp. Several pods come off the last turn and exit the canyon. SEBULBA heads for large rock formations up ahead. ANAKIN works his controls and speeds past another racer. SEBULBA leads a group through another canyon and into a dark tunnel. ANAKIN and some other racers pursue into the tunnel. ANAKIN pushes forward and maneuvers around some obstacles. RATTS TYERELL turns and yelps as he heads directly for a rock formation, and succumbs with a fiery crash. ANAKIN pushes forward and out of the tunnel with flames from the crash just behind him. He speeds on. TUSKEN RAIDERS watch the approaching pods and speak in their Tusken dialect. One takes aim and fires, and another two fire as well. ANAKIN’s pod is grazed by the shots. QUI-GON and the others on the platform watch, concerned. FODE: Looks like a few Tusken Raiders are camped out on the canyon dune turn. THE TUSKEN RADIDERS on the ridge above the course raise their guns and shout. The leading pods scream across the plains. On the starting grid, BEN QUADINAROS is still pounding his instrument panel in frustration and yelling. The energy field between his engines goes out suddenly and the four engines go off in all directions, with one exploding on the rock wall and another flying straight up into the air. FODE: Ooh, there goes Quadinaros’ power coupling. On the plains, the racers continue to speed forward. BEN QUADRINAROS, still in the seat of his pod, and still complaining, comes to a rest on the ground just as the approaching podracers flash past him. The crowd turns to watch the passing pods. BEED: (over shot of crowd, then of WATTO and another alien) (Huttese) (Huttese)...Sebulba! SEBULBA waves to the crowd as he passes. On the start tower, the second lamp is lit. BEED: (shot of tower, then of ODY MANDRELL making pit stop) (Huttese) Ody Mandrell...(Huttese) ODY MANDRELL, in the pits, lectures two of his pit droids in an alien tongue. A third pit droid runs up and runs into the second droid. The droids squeak at each other and ODY slams his fist into the pod. A pit droid runs between the engines and squeaks at a fourth droid, which steps forward and is sucked into the engine while making a noise. The droid is spit out the other end of the engine and falls to the ground, laughing. ODY puts his hand to his head. ODY MANDRELL: Oh, no. JABBA THE HUT: Oh! (flicks small animal off ledge) SMALL ANIMAL: (screams) As more pods fly past ODY MANDRELL’s smoking engine, C3PO, KITSTER, WALD, and R2 seem concerned. THREEPIO: Where is Master Anakin? R2: (beeps) WALD shades his eyes and we see a view of crew members looking out towards the plains. On the platform, PADME spots ANAKIN. PADME: Look. Here he comes. ANAKIN speeds towards the starting grid chased by other racers. FODE: It looks like Skywalker is moving up in the field. KITSTER: (as the pods race by) Yay! Yippee! ANAKIN flies through the starting grid. An alien with several arms sells dead animals to the crowd. R2: (to THREEPIO) (beeps) THREEPIO: He has to complete two more circuits? Oh dear! ANAKIN pushes the controls forward and continues chasing the pods ahead of him. GASGANO pushes a few buttons and notices ANAKIN approaching on his screen. ANAKIN reaches GASGANO and struggles to get around him. ANAKIN looks for an opening, but GASGANO blocks his way. ANAKIN is still looking for an opening. His pod continues to chase GASGANO. GASGANO pushes another button and shoots forward, but ANAKIN accelerates and makes his move past GASGANO as they fly over a ridge and towards rock formations. ANAKIN looks to the side and notices TEEMTO PAGALIES approaching. TEEMTO’s engine slams into ANAKIN’s. ANAKIN’s pod tilts and TEEMTO wipes something from his brow. They race on, and ANAKIN does a flip to get to the other side of TEEMTO and then speeds on past him. ANAKIN pushes forward and drops into a canyon. In the canyon he pursues the leading pods ahead of him. ANAKIN looks towards the other pods. He chases them around the canyon turns. SEBULBA leads the group out of the canyon, reaches into his cockpit with a grunt, and... SEBULBA: Ha! ...throws a tool at the pod behind him. It enters the engine of the pod driven by MARS GUO. The engine bursts into flames. MARS GUO: Rarrr! The engine crashes into the ground, causing the other engine to also crash and pod debris to fly everywhere. ANAKIN pulls back on his controls and a large chunk of debris flies over his head. ANAKIN ducks and maneuvers out of the way, but in doing so causes the cable connecting one of his engines to detach from the pod. This sends his cockpit spinning out of control. The cockpit is seen spinning at the end of one cable. FODE: Skywalker’s spinning out of control! QUI-GON and the others on the platform can barely stand to watch. JAR JAR gasps. The crowd cheers. FODE: Oh, I don’t care what universe you’re from. That’s gotta hurt! ANAKIN continues to spin. His instrument panel indicates he is spinning. ANAKIN flips a switch and his cockpit levels out. The engines struggle and a few pods pass him by. ANAKIN looks to the side and watches another pass him. The cable flies around, unattached. ANAKIN pulls out a large magnetic tool and reaches it out to the cable, which is pulled close to the tool. ANAKIN continues holding the tool and the cable finally makes contact. ANAKIN pulls the cable in (first in a close shot, then a long shot) and reattaches it. ANAKIN looks back to his instrument panel. The instrument panel indicates full power to the engine and the energy field between the engines ignites as he heads into the canyon. ANAKIN pushes forward once more. He passes by several pods in the narrow canyon. SEBULBA heads through the canyon into the tunnel area. ANAKIN and another pod purse him in. ANAKIN peers through the dim light and exits the tunnel, pursued by TEEMTO PAGALIES. SEBULBA races around a wide curve followed by ANAKIN. A TUSKEN RAIDER takes aim from high above the course and takes a shot, which strikes the side of ANAKIN’s pod. He pushes forward around the curve. Another TUSKEN RAIDER fires and hits TEEMTO’s pod, and TEEMTO sees that he will crash. The pod breaks apart and the circular cockpit spins off with a whirling noise. FODE: Oh, I don’t care what universe you’re from. That’s gotta hurt! SEBULBA races out of a canyon and onto the final plain. ANAKIN is in hot pursuit. ANAKIN is now nearly caught up to SEBULBA on the plain. On the viewing platform, JAR JAR points to the approaching pods. JAR JAR: Here he comes! Ah-hoo! (raises hands into air) FODE: (shot of crowd cheering) At the start of the third and final lap Sebulba’s in the lead followed closely by Skywalker! KITSTER: (watching with WALD and droids) Go, Ani! SEBULBA races along a narrow winding ledge, followed closely by ANAKIN. The camera follows them from overhead as they follow the ledge. ANAKIN looks towards SEBULBA. He pursues SEBULBA around rock formations. He pushes forward and follows SEBULBA into the narrow canyon. ANAKIN draws even with SEBULBA, and SEBULBA curses (?) and rams into ANAKIN. ANAKIN rocks with the impact as his pod tilts back and forth, and the energy field from his engines deflects several poles on the ground, which fly past his head as they are disturbed. SEBULBA curses (?) again and rams ANAKIN again, causing ANAKIN to shake with the impact again. On the viewing platform, PADME and SHMI look concerned. FODE: Skywalker’s been forced onto the service ramp! At the service ramp, spectators flee as ANAKIN’s pod approaches. He crashes through the gate and is shaken by the cockpit as his engines wind down. SEBULBA watches him head up the ramp and into the air. SEBULBA: Ah, whoa, oh! SEBULBA turns his attention back to the course. ANAKIN reaches the top of his ascent and heads back down. He flips a few switches as he heads back down towards the course and SEBULBA. ANAKIN pulls back on his controls and his pod continues down, now without engine power. SEBULBA suddenly looks up. SEBULBA: Huh? ANAKIN restarts the engines with push forward and comes back onto the course ahead of SEBULBA. He leads SEBULBA around a turn. FODE: (slapping his head) It’s Skywalker! ALIEN: (crowd shot, with alien giving the thumbs down sign) Sebulba! FODE: Amazing! A quick control thrust, and he’s back on course! JAR JAR: (from platform) Did he crash-ed? (sub) Strategy serves him well. ANAKIN and SEBULBA scream around a turn and out onto a plain. They fly over a ridge and past two JAWAS. JAWA: (Jawa noises) SEBULBA says something in Huttese and accelerates, drawing close to ANAKIN. His large engines come right up on ANAKIN’s cockpit. ANAKIN looks back. The engines are right behind him. ANAKIN turns to look ahead. A loose part on his engine rattles. SEBULBA’s engines are right on top of ANAKIN. ANAKIN speeds through rock formations. The engine part continues to rattle. Warnings appear on his instrument panel. The part finally flies off. ANAKIN pitches to the side. Flames appear from one of his engines. ANAKIN looks at the engine with concern. SEBULBA gains on ANAKIN as ANAKIN’s engine trails smoke. ANAKIN eases off the controls, and SEBULBA laughs triumphantly. SEBULBA’s pod accelerates and passes ANAKIN. ANAKIN now trails SEBULBA. FODE: Skywalker’s in trouble! Sebulba takes the lead! PADME and SHMI look at the viewing panel with concern. ANAKIN’s engine is still shooting flame. ANAKIN’s instrument panel doesn’t have good news for him. ANAKIN reaches down. He pulls a lever, closing a vent door on the damaged engine. ANAKIN grits his teeth and the engine fire is extinguished. ANAKIN checks the instruments, and one of the displays goes dark. He flicks a switch, and the instrument panel indicates the remaining fuel for the one good engine. ANAKIN takes a cord, plugs it in, and begins to flip another switch. ANAKIN looks up hopefully at the engine. The instrument display indicates that half of his remaining fuel has been transferred to the bad engine. ANAKIN looks back down and desperately toggles the switch. The engine struggles to fire. ANAKIN looks up at the engine then back down, and continues to toggle the switch. The engine still struggles, but finally ignites. The instrument panel indicates that the engines are at full power. ANAKIN grabs the controls and thrusts forward. He flies past camera, and races forward through the rock formations to catch SEBULBA. SEBULBA is just entering the canyon, but ANAKIN is not far behind. ANAKIN handles the curved canyon track and gains on SEBULBA. ANAKIN’s engine rotates furiously. ANAKIN watches SEBULBA ahead of him. SEBULBA leads ANAKIN into the tunnel. FODE: He's catching Sebulba. BEED: (Huttese) JAR JAR: (watching on platform) Careful, Ani. Careful, Ani! (sub) Push on! Push on! ANAKIN continues forward. SEBULBA: (looking back) (Huttese) SEBULBA rotates his pod to fit through the narrow canyon exit and heads onto the final plain, with ANAKIN in hot pursuit. ANAKIN pulls even, SEBULBA sees him, and rams ANAKIN’s pod with his own. The impact shakes ANAKIN’s cockpit. Their pods bump again briefly. SEBULBA’s cockpit gets too close and it attaches to ANAKIN’s cockpit. The impact rocks ANAKIN’s cockpit again. The two cockpits will not break free of each other. KITSTER makes a face as he watches a spectator’s viewing screen. The crowd cheers. SHMI shakes her head. The cockpits are still latched together. SEBULBA tries accelerating but the pods won’t dislodge. The cockpits and engines are right up against each other. FODE: That little human being is out of his mind! BEED: (Huttese) FODE: They're side by side! BEED: (shot of QUI-GON and JAR JAR) (Huttese) ANAKIN is struggling to get loose. SEBULBA tries his best to break free. SEBULBA: Whoa! The pods separate slightly. ANAKIN looks back to his controls and slams forward a control stick. The engines fire and the cockpits break free completely. SEBULBA waves his arms as his pod goes out of control. SEBULBA: Whoa-waaaaaah! SEBULBA’s engines break free from the cockpit. One engine smashes into a rock and disintegrates into pieces before exploding on the ground, while ANAKIN and the other engine go flying by. The other engine crashes to the ground. ANAKIN speeds towards the finish line, and SEBULBA, still in the cockpit, slides along the sandy plain. SEBULBA: Aaaaah! (sliding to a stop) Poo doo! The crowd erupts with cheering. ANAKIN waves to the crowd. QUI-GON, PADME, JAR-JAR, and SHMI watch from the platform. ANAKIN speeds around the arena, and he goes past KITSTER, WALD, R2, and 3PO, who are celebrating. KITSTER: Yay! Yippee! Yay-yay! WALD: (greedo language) KITSTER and WALD share an aborted high five and do a little awkward dancing. R2 beeps. 3PO: (to R2) I can’t believe it. FODE: The crowds are going nuts! Ooh Ah Ooh Ah (dances in tandem with partner) The crowd goes wild. They continue the “ooh ah” cheer as ANAKIN stands up from his cockpit. QUI-GON arrives at the cockpit with SHMI and JAR JAR. JAR-JAR: Yipay, Ani! (blubbers) QUI-GON raises ANAKIN up. ANAKIN: Mom, I did it. (with arms upraised) Yeah! WATTO: (Arguing with WEAZEL) (Huttese) BIB FORTUNA wakes a snoring JABBA. JABBA: (Huttese) INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGAR In the hangar, PADME, JAR JAR, SHMI, and QUI-GON celebrate with ANAKIN. JAR JAR lifts ANAKIN up high. JAR JAR: Good going, Ani! JAR JAR puts him down, and PADME comes up to hug him. PADME: We owe you everything, Ani. SHMI comes in to give him a kiss. SHMI: Mmmm. ANAKIN: (at same time, not entirely pleased) Awww. SHMI: It’s so wonderful, Ani. You have brought hope to those who have none. (mussing his hair) I’m so very proud of you. EOPIE: (in background) (bellows) SHMI kisses ANAKIN again, and he makes a face. ANAKIN: Awww. INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - PRIVATE BOX - DAY In WATTO’s box, he hands over money to a couple of fellow gamblers. WATTO: (Huttese) (sighs) WATTO turns to see QUI-GON entering the box. WATTO: You! You swindled me! You knew the boy was-a going-a to win! Somehow you knew it! I lost everything. QUI-GON: Whenever you gamble, my friend, eventually you'll lose. (walking to edge of box) Bring the parts to the main hangar. I'll come by your shop later on so you can release the boy. WATTO: You can't have him. It wasn't a fair bet. QUI-GON turns and studies WATTO. He steps forward to continue the conversation just as one of DARTH MAUL’S PROBE DROIDS files by. QUI-GON: Would you like to discuss it with the Hutts? WATTO: (groans) QUI-GON: I'm sure they can settle this. WATTO: (defeated) Take him. QUI-GON nods acceptance and leaves the box. WATTO is distraught. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY JAR JAR and PADME head towards the ship as OBI-WAN and PANAKA pass the other way. JAR JAR: Hidoe! R2: (beeps) QUI-GON: (on EOPIE, to approaching OBI-WAN) Well, we have all the essential parts we need. I’m going back. Some unfinished business. I won’t be long. OBI-WAN: Why do I sense we've picked up another pathetic life form? QUI-GON: It's the boy who's responsible for getting us these parts. Get this hyperdrive generator installed. OBI-WAN: Yes, Master. That shouldn’t take long. QUI-GON: (to Eopie) Come on. Hup! EOPIE: (grunts) QUI-GON heads off, leading a second EOPIE. EXT. TATOOINE - STREET - SLAVE QUARTERS - DAY QUI-GON and ANAKIN walk down the street towards ANAKIN’s home. QUI-GON takes a handful of credits from beneath his poncho and hands them to the boy. QUI-GON: Hey. These are yours. ANAKIN: Yes! They approach the slave quarters. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY SHMI is working at a table filled with electronics as ANAKIN enters the door, followed by QUI-GON. ANAKIN: Mom, we sold the pod. Look at all the money we have! SHMI: Oh my goodness, but that's so wonderful, Ani. QUI-GON: (to SHMI) And he has been freed. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) What?!? QUI-GON: You're no longer a slave. SHMI looks pleased but sad. ANAKIN: (turning to SHMI) Did you hear that? SHMI: Now you can make your dreams come true, Ani. You are free. (sighs, then looks at Qui-Gon) Will you take him with you? Is he to become a Jedi? QUI-GON: Yes. Our meeting was not a coincidence. Nothing happens by accident. ANAKIN: You mean I get to come with you in your starship? QUI-GON : Anakin...(kneeling down)...training to become a Jedi is not an easy challenge. And even if you succeed, it’s a hard life. ANAKIN: But I wanna go. It’s what I've always dreamed of doing. (turning to SHMI) Can I go, Mom? SHMI: Anakin, this path has been placed before you. The choice is yours alone. ANAKIN studies his mother, who gives him a small smile. ANAKIN: I wanna do it. SHMI looks disappointed but not upset. QUI-GON: Then pack your things. We haven't much time. ANAKIN: (running to his room) Yippee! SHMI looks down. ANAKIN is running for his room, but slows to a stop, turning around. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) What about Mom? SHMI looks at ANAKIN. QUI-GON studies him. ANAKIN: Is she free too? QUI-GON: I tried to free your mother, Ani, but Watto wouldn't have it. ANAKIN: (walking over to SHMI) You’re coming with us, aren’t you, Mom? ANAKIN looks at QUI-GON, who looks back. ANAKIN lowers his head as he realizes he won’t get what he wants. SHMI draws him close. SHMI: Son, my place is here. My future is here. It is time for you to let go. ANAKIN: I don't want things to change. SHMI: But you can't stop the change...any more than you can stop the suns from setting. (holding his face) Oh, I love you. ANAKIN and SHMI hug. SHMI sighs. They finish the hug and SHMI grasps ANAKIN by the arms. SHMI: Now, hurry. She guides ANAKIN away and he runs into his room. SHMI stands and looks at QUI-GON. SHMI: Thank you. QUI-GON: I’ll watch after him. You have my word. (puts hand on her shoulder) Will you be all right? SHMI: (turning to look at him) (softly) Yeah. INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL – BEDROOM - DAY ANAKIN switches on THREEPIO as he finishes packing. THREEPIO: Oh! Oh, my. Oh. Hello, Master Anakin. ANAKIN: Well, Threepio, I’ve been freed...and I'm goin’ away in a starship. THREEPIO: Uh, Master Anakin, you are my maker, and I wish you well. However, I should prefer it if I were a little more completed. ANAKIN: I'm sorry I wasn't able to finish you, Threepio...give you coverings and all... I'm going to miss working on you. You've been a great pal. I'll make sure Mom doesn't sell you or anything. THREEPIO: Sell me? ANAKIN: (leaving room) Bye. THREEPIO: Oh, my. EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - SLAVE QUARTERS - DAY QUI-GON leads ANAKIN down the street. SHMI watches them go. ANAKIN suddenly stops, looks back, and looks at QUI-GON. QUI-GON turns around to watch ANAKIN, and ANAKIN runs back to his mother. They hug and she gives him a kiss on the cheek. ANAKIN: I can't do it, Mom. I just can't do it. SHMI: Ani... ANAKIN: Will I ever see you again? SHMI: What does your heart tell you? ANAKIN: I hope so...Yes...I guess. SHMI: Then we will see each other again. (sighs) ANAKIN: I will come back and free you, Mom...I promise. SHMI smiles, puts her hand on ANAKIN’s face, sighs, and drops her head. She gathers herself and looks back up at ANAKIN. SHMI: Now...be brave, and don't look back...don't look back. SHMI stands and ANAKIN heads off again. SHMI crosses her arms and watches him go. QUI-GON turns and walks down the street as ANAKIN follows. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT MESA - DAY DARTH MAUL watches his PROBE DROID approach. The DROID speaks in a droid language to DARTH MAUL. The SITH LORD walks to his speeder bike and gets on. He moves forward and goes over the cliff towards Mos Espa. The DROID watches him go. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY QUI-GON and ANAKIN run toward the Naboo spacecraft. ANAKIN is having a hard time keeping up. ANAKIN: (with MAUL approaching in the background) Qui-Gon, sir, wait! I’m tired! QUI-GON turns to see ANAKIN and MAUL QUI-GON: Anakin...drop! ANAKIN drops to the ground just as DARTH MAUL sweeps over him. DARTH MAUL jumps off his speeder bike, and before he has hit the ground, both he and QUI-GON have ignited their lightsabers. QUI-GON: (to ANAKIN) Go! (parries) (attacks) Tell them to take off! ANAKIN races towards the ship. QUI-GON thrusts but is blocked. MAUL spins and goes on the offensive, driving QUI-GON back. ANAKIN reaches the ship and heads up the ramp. MAUL swings and misses QUI-GON, who has ducked out of the way. QUI-GON blocks MAUL’s follow through, and MAUL continues to attack, his robe swirling around him. QUI-GON parries and counter-attacks, and MAUL’s robe swirls some more. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT CAPTAIN PANAKA, ANAKIN, and PADME rush into the cockpit where OBI-WAN and RIC OLIE are checking the instruments. CAPT. PANAKA: Qui-Gon’s in trouble. OBI-WAN: (looking out towards QUI-GON) Take off. (Pointing) Over there. Fly low. In the distance the small figures of QUI-GON and MAUL can be seen doing battle. EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY The Naboo ship begins to lift off. QUI-GON takes a swing at MAUL, who avoids the attack by doing a flip over QUI-GON as the Naboo ship approaches. MAUL blocks QUI-GON’s attack as he lands, and the Naboo ship comes in close. QUI-GON looks up at the ship, and with a great leap, lands on the extended ramp. He heads in as the ship continues on. DARTH MAUL can only watch them go, turning off his lightsaber as he does. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - HALLWAY QUI-GON is lying on the floor with R2 nearby. He turns off his lightsaber. R2 beeps. ANAKIN and OBI-WAN rush into the hallway. ANAKIN: (to QUI-GON) Are you all right? QUI-GON: I think so. OBI-WAN: What was it? QUI-GON: I’m not sure, but it was well trained in the Jedi arts. R2: (beeps) QUI-GON: My guess is it was after the Queen. ANAKIN: What are we going to do about it? QUI-GON: (Sighs) We shall be patient. Anakin Skywalker, meet Obi-Wan Kenobi. ANAKIN and OBI-WAN shake hands. ANAKIN: Hi. R2 beeps and OBI-WAN nods his head. ANAKIN: You’re a Jedi too? R2: (beeps) ANAKIN: Pleased to meet you. R2: (whistles and beeps) OBI-WAN gives ANAKIN a small smile and looks at QUI-GON. QUI-GON laughs. EXT. SPACE - NABOO SPACECRAFT (FX) The ship streaks away from TATOOINE. EXT. NABOO PALACE - THEED - NIGHT Exterior shot of the palace. INT. NABOO PALACE – STAIR LANDING - THEED - NIGHT NUTE sits in a mechanical walking chair, which walks alongside SIO BIBBLE. DROID GUARDS follow behind them. NUTE: Your Queen is lost, your people are starving, and you, Governor, are going to die much sooner than your people, I'm afraid. (sub) Your Queen is lost, your people are starving...and you, Governor, are going to die much sooner than your people, I’m afraid. BIBBLE: This invasion will gain you nothing. We're a democracy. The people have decided. NUTE: (to DROID) Take him away. (sub) Take him away. Two DROID GUARDS lead SIO BIBBLE down the stairs. Another DROID GUARD approaches NUTE. DROID GUARD: My troops are in position to begin searching the swamps for these rumored underwater villages. They will not stay hidden for long. NUTE nods approval. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN AREA The ship lights are dim as PADME walks into the main room. She walks past a muttering JAR JAR asleep in a chair. She goes to a control console and pushes a button, activating a hologram recording of SIO BIBBLE. BIBBLE: The death toll is catastrophic. We must bow to their wishes. You must contact me. The hologram fades off. PADME is lost in thought. Suddenly she looks up, to see ANAKIN sitting in the corner, looking very dejected. PADME: You all right? ANAKIN: It's very cold. PADME grabs a jacket and walks past the muttering JAR JAR again, over to ANAKIN. PADME: You come from a warm planet, Ani. A little too warm for my taste. Space is cold. ANAKIN: You seem sad. PADME: The Queen is worried. Her people are suffering, dying. She must convince the Senate to intervene, or...I'm not sure what’ll happen. ANAKIN: I made this for you...(he pulls something from his pocket) so you'd remember me. I carved it out of a japor snippet. It’ll bring you good fortune. PADME: It's beautiful. But I don't need this to remember you by. ANAKIN looks thoughtfully at PADME. PADME: Many things will change when we reach the capital, Ani...but my caring for you will remain. ANAKIN: I care for you too, only I... PADME: ...miss your mother. ANAKIN looks at her, unable to speak. EXT. SPACE - PLANET CORUSCANT (FX) The ship approaches Coruscant. It flies above the atmosphere as many other ships fly in all different directions. EXT. CORUSCANT - CITYSCAPE - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY (FX) The spacecraft flies through the endless cityscape of Coruscant, the capital of the galaxy. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - COCKPIT ANAKIN looks out the cockpit window with RIC OLIE. RIC OLIE: Coruscant...the entire planet is one big city. There’s Chancellor Valorum’s shuttle. And look over there. Senator Palpatine is waiting for us. EXT. CORUSCANT - SENATE LANDING PLATFORM - DAY SENATOR PALPATINE stands alone on the landing platform as Supreme Chancellor VALORUM and his GUARDS exit a ship. PALPATINE turns his head to watch the Naboo spacecraft approach. It touches down on the platform. VALORUM and his GUARDS reach PALPATINE as the Naboo party comes down the ramp. QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, JAR JAR, ANAKIN, and PANAKA approach PALPATINE and VALORUM, and the jedi bow. OBI-WAN makes way for AMIDALA to approach. PALPATINE: (to AMIDALA) It is a great gift to see you alive, Your Majesty. With the communications breakdown, we’ve been very concerned. I’m anxious to hear your report on the situation. May I present Supreme Chancellor Valorum. VALORUM: Welcome, Your Highness. It’s an honor to finally meet you in person. AMIDALA: Thank you, Supreme Chancellor. VALORUM: (as they begin to walk) I must relay to you how distressed everyone is over the current situation. I’ve called for a special session of the senate to hear your position. ANAKIN: I’m grateful for your concern, Chancellor. PALPATINE: There is a question of procedure, but I’m confident we can overcome it. PALPATINE, AMIDALA, the HANDMAIDENS (including PADME), JAR JAR and ANAKIN head off. VALORUM stays behind to talk with the jedi. QUI-GON: (to VALORUM) I must speak with the Jedi Council immediately. The situation has become much more complicated. ANAKIN suddenly stops and turns around, noticing that OBI-WAN and QUI-GON are staying with the SUPREME CHANCELLOR. As JAR JAR walks by ANAKIN, PADME turns around and calls to ANAKIN. PADME: Ani, come on. ANAKIN looks back to QUI-GON, and he gestures to ANAKIN that he should go ahead. ANAKIN continues on, followed by PANAKA and JAR JAR. They all enter the air taxi. JAR JAR leans over to ANAKIN. JAR JAR: Da Queen’s a bein’ grossly nice, mesa tinks. (he looks ahead) Pitty hot! The air taxi moves away from the platform and off into the city. It goes around a building and heads towards another building, housing PALPATINE’s quarters. INT. PALPATINE'S QUARTERS – LIVING AREA - DAY ANAKIN and JAR JAR watch as PANAKA passes by and enters PALPATINE’s living area. PANAKA walks through the room as AMIDALA and PALPATINE discuss the situation. PALPATINE: There is no civility, only politics. The Republic is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates. There is no interest in the common good...I must be frank, Your Majesty, there is little chance the Senate will act on the invasion. AMIDALA: Chancellor Valorum seems to think there is hope. PALPATINE: If I may say so, Your Majesty, the Chancellor has little real power...he is mired by baseless accusations of corruption. The bureaucrats are in charge now. AMIDALA: What options have we? PALPATINE: Our best choice would be to push for the election of a stronger Supreme Chancellor, one who could control the bureaucrats, and give us justice. You could call for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum. AMIDALA: He has been our strongest supporter. PALPATINE: Our only other choice would be to submit a plea to the courts. AMIDALA: The courts take even longer to decide things than the Senate. Our people are dying, Senator. We must do something quickly to stop the Federation. PALPATINE: To be realistic, Your Majesty, I think we're going to have to accept Federation control for the time being. PALPATINE looks ominously at AMIDALA AMIDALA: That is something I cannot do. EXT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - DAY (FX) A unique building with tall spires stands out against the Coruscant skyline. Two small transports pass by the vast temple. INT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - DAY QUI-GON stands in a tall stately room. Twelve JEDI sit in a semi-circle. OBI-WAN stands behind QUI-GON in the center of the room. The Senior Jedi is MACE WINDU. To his left is an alien Jedi named KI-ADI-MUNDI, and to his right, the Jedi Master, YODA. QUI-GON: (to the council) He was trained in the Jedi arts. My only conclusion can be that it was a Sith Lord. KI-ADI: Impossible! The Sith have been extinct for a millennium. MACE WINDU: I do not believe the Sith could have returned without us knowing. YODA: Ah, hard to see, the dark side is. MACE WINDU: We will use all our resources to unravel this mystery. ***QUI-GON’s reaction is shown but MACE’s line is deleted*** We will discover the identity of your attacker. May the Force be with you. QUI-GON and OBI-Wan bow. OBI-WAN turns to leave, but QUI-GON continues to face the Council. YODA: (sighing) Master Qui-Gon...more to say have you? QUI-GON: With your permission, my Master. I have encountered a vergence in the Force. YODA: A vergence, you say? MACE WINDU: Located around a person? QUI-GON: A boy... his cells have the highest concentration of midi-chlorians I have seen in a life form. It is possible he was conceived by the midi-chlorians. Two of the JEDI look at each other. MACE WINDU: You refer to the prophesy of the one who will bring balance to the Force...you believe it's this boy? QUI-GON: I don't presume to... YODA: (interrupting) But you do! Revealed your opinion is. QUI-GON: I request the boy be tested, Master. YODA: Oh? Trained as a Jedi, you request for him, hmmm? QUI-GON: Finding him was the will of the Force...I have no doubt of that. KI-ADI looks at YODA, who looks at MACE. MACE WINDU: (sighing) Bring him before us, then. QUI-GON bows and leaves, with OBI-WAN following. YODA looks at MACE, who returns the look. INT. QUEEN’S QUARTERS - HALLWAY - DAY ANAKIN is standing before a guard outside the QUEEN’s door. GUARD: (into transmitter) The boy’s here to see Padme. RABE: (on transmitter) Let him in. The doors open, and ANAKIN enters the Queen's quarters. RABE: I’m sorry Ani, but Padme’s not here right now. The doors close. INT. QUEEN’S QUARTERS ANAKIN stands with RABE. The Queen speaks out from the next room. AMIDALA: (offscreen) Who is it? RABE: Anakin Skywalker to see Padme, Your Highness. The QUEEN moves into the doorway. ANAKIN bows as she addresses him. AMIDALA: I've sent Padme on an errand. ANAKIN: I'm on my way to the Jedi temple to start my training, I hope. I may never see her again, so I came to say goodbye. AMIDALA: We will tell her for you. We are sure her heart goes with you. ANAKIN bows again. ANAKIN: Thank you, Your Highness. The QUEEN turns to walk away. EXT. CORUSCANT - GALACTIC SENATE BUILDING - DAY (FX) A large, distinctive looking domed building stands out amid the cityscape of Coruscant. A small transport flies by. INT. MAIN ROTUNDA - GALACTIC SENATE - DAY The Senate chambers are huge. Thousands of SENATORS and their AIDES sit in the circular assembly area. CHANCELLOR VALORUM sits in an elevated area in the center. A CAMERA DROID flies by. VALORUM: The Chair recognizes the Senator from the sovereign system of Naboo. SENATOR PALPATINE stands and activates the Naboo platform. The platform, which also carries AMIDALA, PANAKA, and two aides, moves forward into the center. PALPATINE: Supreme Chancellor, delegates of the Senate. A tragedy has occurred which started right here with the taxation of trade routes, and has now engulfed our entire planet in the oppression of the Trade Federation. A second box rushes into the center of the Senate. It is filled with Federation trade barons led by LOTT DOD, the Senator for the Federation. LOTT DOD: This is outrageous! I object to the Senator's statements! (sub) This is outrageous! I object to the Senator’s statements! VALORUM: The Chair does not recognize the Senator from the Trade Federation at this time. PALPATINE: To state our allegations, I present Queen Amidala, recently elected ruler of the Naboo, who speaks on our behalf. There is a murmuring from the rest of the senators. QUEEN AMIDALA stands to address the assembly. AMIDALA: Honorable representatives of the Republic. I come to you under the gravest of circumstances. The Naboo system has been invaded by the Droid Armies of the Trade... LOTT DOD: (interrupting) I object! There is no proof. This is incredible. We recommend a commission be sent to Naboo to ascertain the truth. (sub) I object! There is no proof! This is incredible! We recommend a commission be sent to Naboo to ascertain the truth. AKS MOE: (from the Malastare platform) The Congress of Malastare concurs with the honorable delegate from the Trade Federation. A commission must be appointed. VALORUM: The point... MAS AMEDDA: (interrupting) Excuse me, Chancellor. PALPATINE: (to AMIDALA) Enter the bureaucrat. The true rulers of the Republic, and on the payroll of the Trade Federation, I might add. This is where Chancellor Valorum's strength will disappear. VALORUM: The point is conceded...Will you defer your motion to allow a commission to explore the validity of your accusations? AMIDALA: (angrily) I will not defer...I have come before you to resolve this attack on our sovereignty now. I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee. The Naboo platform drifts slowly away from the Chancellor. AMIDALA: If this body is not capable of action, I suggest new leadership is needed. PALPATINE tries not to give away his excitement. AMIDALA: I move for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum's leadership. The assembled Senators begin to voice their opinions. A large alien with long blue head appendages stands up and two WOOKIES gesture from a platform higher up. CHANCELLOR VALORUM is stunned. He slowly sits down. A chant of “Vote now!” can be heard in the Senate. Aliens in green and black clothes can be seen chanting and dancing in their platform, and several E.T. aliens can be seen in a lower platform. MAS AMEDDA stands to address the Senate. MAS AMEDDA: Order! PALPATINE: (to AMIDALA) Now they will elect a new Chancellor, a strong Chancellor, one who will not let our tragedy continue. EXT. PALACE OF THE JEDI - BALCONY - SUNSET OBI-WAN and QUI-GON walk through a doorway to a balcony outside the Jedi palace. OBI-WAN: The boy will not pass the Council's test, Master. He’s too old. QUI-GON: Anakin will become a Jedi...I promise you. OBI-WAN: Do not defy the Council, Master, not again. They stop briefly. QUI-GON: I shall do what I must, Obi-Wan. They begin to walk again. OBI-WAN: If you would just follow the code, you would be on the council. They will not go along with you this time. QUI-GON: You still have much to learn, my young apprentice. INT. PALACE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - SUNSET ANAKIN stands before the TWELVE JEDI. MACE WINDU holds a small hand-held viewing screen. ANAKIN: A ship... ANAKIN is seen from over MACE’s shoulder, as MACE looks at the viewing screen. ANAKIN: (continuing) A cup...a ship...a speeder. MACE WINDU lowers the viewing screen and looks toward YODA. YODA returns the look. MACE nods. YODA: Hmm. YODA puts a finger to his lips and studies ANAKIN. YODA: How feel you? ANAKIN: Cold, sir. YODA: Afraid are you? ANAKIN: No, sir. YODA: See through you, we can. MACE WINDU: Be mindful of your feelings... KI-ADI: Your thoughts dwell on your mother. YODA continues to study ANAKIN. ANAKIN: I miss her. YODA: Mmm. Afraid to lose her, I think, mmm? ANAKIN: (a little angry) What has that got to do with anything? YODA: Eveything! Fear is the path to the dark side...fear leads to anger... anger leads to hate...hate...leads to suffering. ANAKIN looks from YODA to MACE. MACE puts his hand to his chin and studies ANAKIN. ANAKIN looks back to YODA. YODA: I sense much fear in you. EXT. CORUSCANT (FX) Ships fly between the buildings of the city. A shot of more ships flying around a large building. A shot of the cityscape as seen from a balcony. INT. PALPATINE’S QUARTERS - SUNSET QUEEN AMIDALA is standing, staring out the window. JAR JAR approaches from behind. JAR JAR: Yousa tinken yousa people ganna die? (sub) Do you think death is imminent for your people? AMIDALA: I don't know. JAR JAR: Gungans get pasted too, eh? (sub) The Gungans shall die too, then. AMIDALA: I hope not. JAR JAR: Gungans no die'n without a fight.... wesa warriors. Wesa gotta grand army. Dat’s why you no liken us, mesa tinks. (sub) We must repair this rift. We’ve lost far too much. An alliance of our resources is in order. Power not used wisely is power abused. CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen) Your Highness? AMIDALA turns to see PALPATINE and CAPTAIN PANAKA come into the room. CAPT. PANAKA: Your Highness. (he bows) Senator Palpatine has been nominated to succeed Valorum as Supreme Chancellor. PALPATINE: A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one. Your Majesty, if I am elected, I promise to put an end to corruption. AMIDALA: Who else has been nominated? CAPT. PANAKA: Bail Antilles of Alderaan and Ainlee Teem of Malastare. PALPATINE: I feel confident our situation will create a strong sympathy vote for us...(sits) I will be Chancellor. AMIDALA: I fear by the time you have control of the bureaucrats, Senator, there’ll be nothing left of our people, our way of life. PALPATINE: I understand your concern, Your Majesty, unfortunately, the Federation has possession of our planet. AMIDALA: Senator...this is your arena. I feel I must return to mine. PALPATINE studies her. AMIDALA: I’ve decided to go back to Naboo. PALPATINE: Go back? (stands) But, Your Majesty, be realistic. They’ll force you to sign the treaty. AMIDALA: I will sign no treaty, Senator. My fate will be no different than that of our people. (to PANAKA) Captain! CAPT. PANAKA: Your Highness? AMIDALA: Ready my ship. PALPATINE: Please, Your Majesty, stay here, where it's safe. AMIDALA: It is clear to me now that the Republic no longer functions. I pray you will bring sanity and compassion back to the Senate. AMIDALA exits the room. PALPATINE watches her go. EXT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI – COUNCIL CHAMBERS – NIGHT Shot of the Council Chambers at night. A ship flies by. INT. TEMPLE OF THE JEDI - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - NIGHT ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON stand before the TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE JEDI COUNCIL. KI-ADI: The Force is strong with him. QUI-GON: He's to be trained, then. MACE WINDU: No, he will not be trained. QUI-GON is shocked. QUI-GON: No? ANAKIN studies MACE, looking slightly angry. MACE WINDU: He is too old. QUI-GON: He is the chosen one...you must see it. YODA: Hmm. Clouded, this boy's future is. QUI-GON thinks for a moment and comes to a decision. He walks forward. QUI-GON: I will train him, then. QUI-GON moves past OBI-WAN, who looks disturbed. QUI-GON puts his hands on ANAKIN’s shoulders. QUI-GON: I take Anakin as my Padawan learner. YODA: An apprentice you have, Qui-Gon. Impossible to take on a second. MACE WINDU: The code forbids it. QUI-GON: Obi-Wan is ready. OBI-WAN: (steps forward) I am ready to face the trials. YODA: Our own counsel we will keep on who is ready. QUI-GON: He is headstrong, and he has much to learn of the living Force, but he is capable. There is little more he can learn from me. OBI-WAN looks at QUI-GON. QUI-GON returns the look. YODA: Young Skywalker’s fate will be decided later. MACE WINDU: Now is not the time for this. The Senate is voting for a new Supreme Chancellor, and Queen Amidala is returning home, which will put pressure on the Federation and could widen the confrontation. KI-ADI: And draw out the Queen's attacker. MACE WINDU: Go with the Queen to Naboo and discover the identity of this dark warrior. This is the clue we need to unravel the mystery of the Sith. YODA: May the Force be with you. OBI-WAN and ANAKIN bow. Along with QUI-GON, they leave the council. EXT. CORUSCANT - SENATE LANDING PLATFORM - NIGHT A large transport flies over the landing platform where the Naboo spacecraft is parked. Another transport departs the platform and a group of people walks toward the Naboo ship. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN take a walk on the platform. OBI-WAN: It’s not disrespect, Master. It’s the truth. QUI-GON: From your point of view. OBI-WAN: The boy is dangerous...they all sense it. Why can't you? QUI-GON: His fate is uncertain. He’s not dangerous. The Council will decide Anakin's future. That should be enough for you. Now get on board. OBI-WAN turns and leaves, revealing ARTOO and ANAKIN. R2: (whimper) ANAKIN: Qui-Gon, sir, I don’t want to be a problem. QUI-GON: (kneeling down) You won't be, Ani...I'm not allowed to train you, so I want you to watch me and be mindful. Always remember...your focus determines your reality. Stay close to me, and you’ll be safe. ANAKIN: Master, sir, I heard Yoda talking about midi-chlorians. I've been wondering...what are midi-chlorians? QUI-GON: Midi-chlorians are a microcopic lifeform that resides within all living cells. ANAKIN: They live inside me? QUI-GON: Inside your cells, yes. And we are symbionts with them. ANAKIN: Symbionts? QUI-GON: Life forms living together for mutual advantage. Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to us, telling us the will of the Force. When you learn to quiet your mind, you’ll hear them speaking to you. ANAKIN: I don't understand. QUI-GON: With time and training, Ani, you will...you will. QUI-GON gets up, and he and ANAKIN turn to greet AMIDALA and PANAKA. QUI-GON: Your Majesty, it is our pleasure to continue to serve and protect you. AMIDALA: I welcome your help. Senator Palpatine fears that the Federation means to destroy me. QUI-GON: I assure you I will not allow that to happen. AMIDALA enters the ship, followed by her HANDMAIDENS and PANAKA. JAR JAR cannot contain his excitement. JAR JAR: Wesa goen ho-o-o-o-o-o-me! ANAKIN: (approaching ramp) Come on, R2. R2: (whistles) EXT - SPACE - CORUSCANT Shot of the Naboo ship flying away from Coruscant, and disappearing into hyperspace. EXT. NABOO PALACE – NIGHT Shot of the Palace at night. INT. NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM - THEED - NIGHT NUTE and RUNE stand before a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. DARTH SIDIOUS: Is the planet secure? NUTE: We have taken over the last pockets of primitive life forms. We are in complete control of the planet now. (sub) We have taken over the last pockets of primitive life-forms. We are in complete control of the planet now. DARTH SIDIOUS: Good. I will see to it that in the Senate, things stay as they are. I’m sending my apprentice, Darth Maul, to join you. NUTE: Yes, my Lord. (sub) Yes, my Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS fades off. RUNE: (to NUTE) A Sith here? (sub) Sith, here? EXT - SPACE A shot of the Naboo ship coming out of hyperspace. INT. SPACE - NABOO SPACECRAFT COCKPIT ANAKIN sits next to RIC OLIE, looking at various buttons and gauges. RIC OLIE: Those are the forward stabilizers. ANAKIN: And those two control the pitch? RIC OLIE: (smiling slightly) You catch on pretty quick. INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - QUEEN'S CHAMBERS SABE and EIRTAE stand behind QUEEN AMIDALA. CAPT. PANAKA: (offscreen) As soon as we land, the Federation will arrest you, and force you to sign the treaty. QUI-GON: I agree. I'm not sure what you wish to accomplish by this. AMIDALA: I will take back what's ours. CAPT. PANAKA: There are too few of us, Your Highness. We have no army. QUI-GON: And I can only protect you. I can’t fight a war for you. AMIDALA: Jar Jar Binks... JAR JAR: Mesa, Your Highness? (sub) Have you made your decision, your Highness? AMIDALA: Yes. I need your help. EXT – SPACE - NABOO A shot of the Naboo ship approaching Naboo. INT. NABOO CRUISER COCKPIT - DAY RIC OLIE, CAPT. PANAKA, and OBI-WAN are gathered in the cockpit. RIC OLIE: I have one battleship on my scope. OBI-WAN: (looking at instrument panel) It’s a droid control ship. PANAKA: They've probably spotted us. OBI-WAN: We haven't much time. EXT. NABOO FOREST - DAY The Naboo spacecraft flies over a vast forest and lands in-between the trees. OBI-WAN approaches QUI-GON. OBI-WAN: Jar Jar is on his way to the Gungan city, Master. QUI-GON: Good. OBI-WAN: Do you think the Queen's idea will work? QUI-GON: The Gungans will not be easily be swayed...and we cannot use our power to help her. OBI-WAN thinks for a moment. OBI-WAN: I'm...I'm sorry for my behavior, Master. It’s not my place to disagree with you about the boy. (thinks some more) And I am grateful you think I’m ready to take the trials. QUI-GON: You’ve been a good apprentice, Obi-Wan...And you’re a much wiser man than I am. I foresee you will become a great Jedi Knight. EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - DAY JAR JAR exits the swamp lake and stumbles slightly, making a JAR JAR noise. He shakes himself dry, blubbering as he does so. He approaches CAPTAIN PANAKA, OBI-WAN, and QUI-GON. JAR JAR: Der-sa nobody dare. The Gungan city is deserted. Some kinda fight, mesa tinks. (sub) They have just fled. They are at the Ihsladed. OBI-WAN: Do you think they have been taken to the camps? CAPT. PANAKA: More likely they were wiped out. JAR JAR: Mesa no tink so. QUI-GON: Do you know where they are, Jar Jar? JAR JAR: When in trouble, Gungans go to sacred place. Mesa show you. Come on. Mesa show you! (sub) We must go to them. There we can formulate a plan. Onward! We must find them before they move again! QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, and PANAKA follow JAR JAR. EXT. NABOO SACRED TEMPLE RUINS - DAY JAR JAR, QUEEN AMIDALA, ANAKIN, QUI-GON, OBI-WAN, PADME, RABE, EIRTAE, and the rest of her group are led through a clearing full of GUNGAN refugees. At the far end are massive carved heads. BOSS NASS and several other COUNCIL MEMBERS stand on the top of a three-quarter-submerged head. GUNGAN GUARD: (to BOSS NASS) Your Honor, Queen Amidala of the Naboo. AMIDALA and her party come forward. JAR JAR: (to BOSS NASS) Uh, h-hello dadee, Big Boss Nass, Your Honor. BOSS NASS: Jar Jar Binks. Who's da uss-en uthers? ***added subtitle*** Jar Jar Binks. Who is this you have brought? AMIDALA: I am Queen Amidala of the Naboo. I come before you in peace. BOSS NASS: Ah, Naboo biggen. Yousa bringen da Mackineeks. (sub) The Naboo aristocracy. You have brought these machines on us! (pointing) Yousa all bombad. (sub) You are a terrible lot! AMIDALA: We have searched you out because we wish to form an alliance. Suddenly, PADME steps forward. PADME: Your Honor... BOSS NASS: (makes clicking sound) Whosa dis? (sub) Now who are you? PADME: I am Queen Amidala. JAR JAR: (looking at PADME) Hmmm? R2: (whistles) ANAKIN looks in disbelief at PADME. PADME: (in direction of AMIDALA) This is my decoy... R2: (makes R2 noise) PADME: (cont.) my protection... R2: (makes R2 noise) PADME: ...my loyal bodyguard. (as OBI-WAN and QUI-GON give each other a knowing look)...I’m sorry for my deception, but it was necessary to protect myself. Although we do not always agree, Your Honor, our two great societies have always lived in peace. BOSS NASS: Ahhh. PADME: The Trade Federation has destroyed all that we have worked so hard to build. If we do not act quickly, all will be lost forever. I ask you to help us...(kneeling) no, I beg you to help us. We are your humble servants. Slowly, the rest of the group kneels as well. JAR JAR: (briefly) Hm? PADME: Our fate is in your hands. BOSS NASS studies the group. BOSS NASS: Mmmmmmm. The rest of the Gungans appear unsure of what they see. JAR JAR softly whimpers. PADME looks hopefully at BOSS NASS. OBI-WAN also looks hopeful. BOSS NASS sighs. ANAKIN looks up at QUI-GON. BOSS NASS: (offscreen) Ha! BOSS NASS laughs. QUI-GON studies BOSS NASS. BOSS NASS: Yousa no tinken yousa greater den da Gungans? (sub) You do not find yourselves superior to the Gungans? (laughs as PADME looks on) Me-e-esa lika dis. (sub) I find this very favorable indeed! (OBI-WAN smiles at QUI-GON) Maybe, wesa...bein friends. (sub) We could now possibly be friends. (blubbers and slobbers) PADME smiles as the GUNGANS begin to cheer. QUI-GON smiles. JAR JAR: Yippee...Ya-hoo! INT. NABOO PALACE - THRONE ROOM - DAY NUTE, RUNE, and DARTH MAUL talk to a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS. NUTE: We've sent out patrols. We already located their starship in the swamp...It won't be long, My Lord. (sub) We’ve sent our patrols. We’ve already located their starship in the swamp. It won’t be long, my Lord. DARTH SIDIOUS: This is an unexpected move for her. It's too aggressive. (to MAUL) Lord Maul, be mindful. Let them make the first move. DARTH MAUL: Yes, my Master. EXT. NABOO EDGE OF SWAMP/ GRASS PLAINS - DAY A GUNGAN SENTRY sits on top of an ancient half-buried statue, searching the landscape with a pair of binoculars. ANAKIN stands at the foot of the statue. GUNGAN LOOKOUT: Deysa comin! (sub) They have returned! ANAKIN: All right! ANAKIN runs over to PADME and the JEDI, who are discussing a battle plan. ANAKIN: They’re here! PADME: Good, they made it. Speeders arrive carrying the reconnaissance party as BOSS NASS walks with JAR JAR. BOSS NASS: Yousa doen grand. JAR JAR: Haw haw... BOSS NASS: Jar Jar bring uss-en and tha Naboo together. JAR JAR: Aw-ho, no, no-ho, no-ho... BOSS NASS: So, wesa make you Bombad General. JAR JAR: General??! Oh..oh... JAR JAR faints. QUI-GON: (to PANAKA, in distance) Captain? BOSS NASS laughs and walks off. PANAKA: (to PADME, in distance) Your Highness. PADME: (in distance) What is the situation? CAPT. PANAKA: Almost everyone's in camps. A few hundred police and guards have formed an underground resistance movement. I brought back as many of the leaders as I could. The Federation Army's also much larger than we thought, and much stronger. (turning to PADME) Your Highness, this is a battle I do not think that we can win. PADME: The battle is a diversion. The Gungans must draw the Droid Army away from the cities. R2... R2: (beeps) R2 projects a holograph. PADME: We can enter the city using the secret passages on the waterfall side. Once we get to the main entrance, Captain Panaka will create a diversion. Then we can enter the palace and capture the Viceroy. Without the Viceroy, they will be lost and confused. (to QUI-GON) What do you think, Master Jedi? QUI-GON: The Viceroy will be well guarded. CAPT. PANAKA: The difficulty is getting into the throne room. Once we're inside, we shouldn't have a problem. QUI-GON: There is a possibility with this diversion many Gungans will be killed. BOSS NASS: Wesa ready to do our-san part. (sub) We are ready to make the sacrifice! PADME: We have a plan which should immobilize the Droid Army. We will send what pilots we have to knock out the Droid control ship orbiting the planet. QUI-GON: A well-conceived plan. However, there's great risk. The weapons on your fighters may not penetrate the shields. OBI-WAN: And there's an even bigger danger. If the Viceroy escapes, Your Highness, he will return with another droid army. PADME: Well, that is why we must not fail to get to the Viceroy. Everything depends on it. ANAKIN looks on as R2 beeps and whistles. INT. THEED - PALACE - THRONE ROOM - DAY A Hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS walks backwards through the palace. DARTH SIDIOUS: ...she is more foolish than I thought. NUTE, RUNE, and DARTH MAUL are following the hologram. NUTE: We are sending all troops to meet this army assembling near the swamp. It appears to be made up of primitives. (sub) We are sending all troops to meet this army assembling near the swamp. It appears to be made up of primitives. DARTH SIDIOUS: This will work to our advantage. NUTE: I have your approval to proceed then, My Lord. (sub) I have your approval to proceed then, my Lord? DARTH SIDIOUS: Wipe them out...all of them. EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - DAY (FX) Through a dense fog, GUNGAN riders appear and move forward. The GUNGAN ARMY advances out onto the grassy plain as a lone warrior blows on a battle horn. The full scope of the ARMY is revealed, including giant lizard-like FAMBAAS with large shield generators mounted on their backs. GENERAL CEEL is at the head of the column. GENERAL CEEL: Halt! The ARMY comes to a stop. GENERAL CEEL: Starting up the shield. (sub) Raise the shield! A GUNGAN WARRIOR on a FAMBAA slaps a button. A blue ray shoots out of the generator and blasts into a large dish on the back of a second FAAMBA. The energy leaps towards the sky and spreads like an umbrella over the assembled WARRIORS. JAR JAR watches as the energy field descends. The shield touches down on the ground. On the green hills in the distance, a few small animals scatter as a rumbling is heard. FEDERATION TANKS and TROOP TRANSPORTS appear over the ridge of the hill. They disturb the grass below as they slowly advance on the GUNGAN shield. The FEDERATION vehicles come to a stop. A BATTLE DROID on one of the tanks lowers its binoculars. BATTLE DROID: Open fire! Fire erupts from a tank turret. Another tank beyond takes a shot. A group of tanks open fire. Their shots impact on the shield. More shots impact but do not go through. EXT. THEED - CENTRAL PLAZA - DAY PADME, followed by R2, QUI-GON, and OBI-WAN, stealthily makes her way through the plaza. PADME reaches the corner of a building and stops, using a small red laser light to signal across the plaza. A blue laser light signals back. The owner of the blue light is revealed to be CAPTAIN PANAKA. PANAKA signals to PADME to move out. QUI-GON leans down to ANAKIN. QUI-GON: Once we get inside, you find a safe place to hide and stay there. ANAKIN: Sure. QUI-GON: Stay there... A NABOO TANK and several NABOO troops enter the plaza near PANAKA. The TANK opens fire, hitting a FEDERATION TANK. BATTLE DROID: (as TANK explodes) There they are. BATTLE DROID 2: (mumbles unclearly) The NABOO TANK withdraws as the NABOO TROOPS and BATTLE DROIDS exchange blaster fire. PADME and the others enter the plaza as the BATTLE DROIDS advance on the NABOO TROOPS, not noticing PADME and her compatriots. As they rush forward, the JEDI ignite their lightsabers. The JEDI deflect laser fire as PADME opens fire and OBI-WAN cuts down a DROID. The DROIDS continue to advance on the NABOO troops. BATTLE DROID: Roger roger. CAPTAIN PANAKA and his TROOPS come out firing. PADME opens the hangar door and they enter the hangar. The NABOO TANK continues to fire as it retreats. The BATTLE DROIDS continue to move forward and one is hit by laser fire. INT. THEED - PALACE THRONE ROOM - DAY NUTE and RUNE watch the plaza battle on a large view screen. NUTE: I thought the battle was going to take place far from here... (sub) I thought the battle was going to take place far from here. (as DARTH MAUL joins them) this is too close. (sub) This is too close. INT. THEED - CENTRAL HANGAR - DAY BATTLE DROIDS are scattered about the hangar. Suddenly laser fire begins to pick them off. PADME, the JEDI, ANAKIN, and others rush into the hangar, the JEDI deflecting laser bolts as they advance. Another BATTLE DROID is hit. QUI-GON deflects a blast. QUI-GON: (to ANAKIN) Ani, find cover. ANAKIN looks at QUI-GON and heads off. QUI-GON: Quick! PADME: (to pilots) Get to your ships! THE JEDI and PADME continue to move forward as the pilots stream into the hangar. ANAKIN takes cover briefly as an explosion goes off nearby. A NABOO PILOT gets in a fighter. Two more climb ladders and get in their ships. A NABOO TROOPER screams as a laser bolt hits him. A BATTLE DROID is hit. ANAKIN moves on from the container he was hiding behind. Several NABOO FIGHTERS take off and exit the hangar. R2 whistles as he is picked up and appears in a fighter, beeping. ANAKIN runs for a ladder and begins to climb. A NABOO TROOPER screams as he is hit. The QUEEN DECOY moves out and fires, hitting a BATTLE DROID. ANAKIN jumps into the cockpit as R2 continues to beep and whistle. More fighters exit the hangar. As the fighters head out from the hangar, one is hit by a laser blast and crashes with a large explosion on the ground below. CAPTAIN PANAKA and other NABOO FIGHTERS duck as a NABOO FIGHTER passes overhead. R2 beeps as ANAKIN watches from the cockpit of his fighter. QUI-GON and PADME continue to advance. Another BATTLE DROID is hit. EXT. NABOO STARFIGHTERS - NABOO - SPACE The Naboo fighters leave the planet and head toward the space station. A number of FEDERATION FIGHTERS head out from the space station to engage. BRAVO LEADER: Fighters straight ahead. BRAVO TWO: Roger, Bravo Leader. BRAVO THREE: Roger, Bravo Leader. The fighters engage the enemy as the space station looms in the background. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY (FX) The FEDERATION TANKS continue firing on the GUNGAN SHIELD. The shield is too strong for the attack. A BATTLE DROID puts down its binoculars. BATTLE DROID: Cease fire. The FEDERATION TANKS take a few last shots and the GUNGAN ARMY watches as the shots impact on the shield. The ARMY is restless and the troops and animals shift positions slightly. JAR JAR: Steady. Steady. (sub) Steady. Steady. Suddenly the door on a FEDERATION TRANSPORT opens, and a large machinery arm carrying many folded up BATTLE DROIDS is lowered to the ground. Row by row the troops are readied for deployment. GUNGAN WARRIORS activate personal shields. A warrior loads an explosive blue sphere onto a catapult. The GUNGAN ARMY looks out to the deployed troops beyond the shield. EXT. NABOO STARFIGHTERS – DROID CONTROL SHIP - SPACE The battle in space rages on around the FEDERATION DROID CONTROL SHIP. INT. DROID CONTROL SHIP - BRIDGE DOFINE stands on the bridge with other FEDERATION flunkies. DOFINE: Activate the droids. (sub) Activate the droids. TEY HOW: Yes sir. (sub) Yes, sir. TEY HOW presses a button on the console. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY (FX) The assembled BATTLE DROIDS, still in folded position, twitch upon receiving the signal. They unfold their fingers, raise their arms, and get to their feet. The entire battalion of DROIDS stands. The DROID heads move into upright position, and they pull laser rifles from over their shoulders. They turn to face the GUNGAN ARMY. CAPTAIN TARPALS, standing near JAR JAR, swallows nervously. CAPT. TARPALS: (to JAR JAR) Ouch time... (sub) The moment is at hand. The BATTLE DROIDS begin to march forward. They approach the shields. The first wave reaches the shield and walks right through, opening fire as they do so. The GUNGANS deflect the laser blasts with their personal shields and begin to throw small blue explosive spheres at the BATTLE DROIDS. Two DROIDS are hit and fall back as the spheres short circuit them. GENERAL CEEL: (gesturing) Fire! (sub) Fire! A GUNGAN releases a catapult arm, which flings a large sphere forward. JAR JAR’s mount bucks him off. JAR JAR: Whoa-ohh! The blue spheres descend from the sky. A BATTLE DROID is struck. JAR JAR watches as another WARRIOR slings a sphere towards the DROIDS. He reaches down to grab a sphere in a sling. The BATTLE DROIDS continue to advance as a few are struck down. JAR JAR swings the sling violently, nearly taking out several nearby WARRIORS. JAR JAR: Ahh! (falling down) Whoa! The BATTLE DROID ARMY has nearly reached the GUNGAN FRONT LINE, firing rapidly as they go. The large GUNGAN catapults continue to send the large blue spheres into the main section of BATTLE DROIDS. INT. THEED - CENTRAL HANGAR - DAY CAPTAIN PANAKA, PADME, and several NABOO TROOPS come together in the hangar. PADME: (to PANAKA) My guess is the Viceroy’s in the throne room. PANAKA: (as ANAKIN pokes his head up from the cockpit) Red group! Blue Group! Everybody this way. ANAKIN: (standing) Hey, wait for me! QUI-GON: (walking by with TROOPS and OBI-WAN) Anakin, stay where you are. You’ll be safe there. ANAKNI: But, I... QUI-GON: (pointing) Stay in that cockpit. The TROOPS approach the main doors. Suddenly, the doors begin to open. DARTH MAUL is seen in the hall beyond. CAPTAIN PANAKA, PADME, and the TROOPS come to an abrupt halt. MAUL looks up with hatred at the group. QUI-GON: (Advancing) We'll handle this. PADME: (turning to leave) We’ll take the long way. The TROOPS scatter as the JEDI continue to walk forward. DARTH MAUL removes the hood from his head. All three remove their capes. R2 (from the fighter) beeps and turns to look to the side. ANAKIN also looks, and sees three DESTROYERS roll up and activate their shields. The NABOO TROOPS run for cover as laser bolts fly around them. ANAKIN looks back to PADME, who finds cover behind a column. ANAKIN: (in cockpit) We gotta do something, R2. DARTH MAUL ignites his dual-sided lightsaber, first one end and then the other. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN draw their lightsabers and ignite them in response. MAUL growls lowly and moves forward as OBI-WAN leaps over him. OBI-WAN attacks from behind but MAUL parries. MAUL now fights with a JEDI on each side of him. PADME and the TROOPS continue to fire from behind cover. PANAKA blasts away, but the shots are useless against the DESTROYER shields. A NABOO TROOP is hit and the DESTROYER lasers continue to keep the TROOPS pinned down. R2 beeps and whistles. The DESTROYERS keep firing, protected by their shields. ANAKIN: (in cockpit, to R2) I’m trying to. I don’t know where the trigger is! ANAKIN pushes a large button and the lights on the display panel turn on. R2 beeps and whistles as the ship moves up into the air slightly. ANAKIN looks around as the fighter moves forward. ANAKIN: Oops, wrong one. Maybe it’s this one.... ANAKIN pulls a lever, and the cockpit cover slams shut. ANAKIN: Nope...Wait, here it is. ANAKIN pulls a trigger arm to him and depresses the top button. The fighter spits out laser fire, taking out one of the DESTROYERS. ANAKIN: Yeah! ANAKIN concentrates on his targets. A second DESTROYER is blown away. PADME looks out to see that ANAKIN’s ship is heading for the hangar exit. As he moves forward he finishes off the last DESTROYER. PADME: (to TROOPS as she moves out) Let’s go! The TROOPS follow her. ANAKIN: Uh, it’s on automatic pilot. A set of side doors open and PADME heads through the doorway. The troops pour through the doorway after her. R2 beeps as the fighter accelerates. It flies up and away from the hangar as a FEDERATION TANK fires at it in vain. ANAKIN: (to R2) Try to override it. R2: (beeps) ANAKIN puts on a helmet and his fighter flies up among the clouds. Back in the hangar, DARTH MAUL is defending himself against the two JEDI. He knocks down QUI-GON with a kick and spins away from OBI-WAN. MAUL uses the force to send a piece of debris into a door switch, opening the door behind him. He spins his lightsaber as the door opens. OBI-WAN attacks and QUI-GON rushes up to make it two against one as they pass through the open door. MAUL kicks OBI-WAN in the face and jumps away from QUI-GON. OBI-WAN goes tumbling across the floor. MAUL retreats from QUI-GON into a large area with flowing energy columns. QUI-GON drives MAUL back and OBI-WAN attacks as MAUL forces QUI-GON off to the side. QUI-GON comes back to help OBI-WAN. MAUL spins away again and retreats to the edge of a circular platform. We see a long shot of MAUL at the edge of the platform. MAUL stares menacingly at the JEDI. QUI-GON is on guard, staring back. OBI-WAN pauses and then fakes an attack. The attack comes from QUI-GON instead, but MAUL does a backflip over to a catwalk. QUI-GON and OBI-WAN jump the gap and land on either side of MAUL. He blocks both of their lightsabers with his own. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY - DAY PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the TROOPS race down a hallway. BATTLE DROIDS on a stair landing open fire on them. They head for cover behind columns on either side of the hall. The BATTLE DROIDS move forward and find cover behind columns as well. CAPT. PANAKA and several TROOPS crouch behind the columns and return laser fire. A BATTLE DROID prepares to fire, but PADME blasts it. Another DROID is hit as the battle in the hall continues. A DROID pops out from behind a column and opens fire. PADME: (to PANAKA) We don't have time for this, Captain. PADME blasts another DROID. EXT. / INT. NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT - SPACE ANAKIN's fighter flies into space above Naboo, towards the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP. ARTOO beeps a worried concern. ANAKIN: Look! There they are. That's where the autopilot’s taking us. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY DESTROYER DROIDS roll through the protective shield and unfold, firing on the GUNGANS. The GUNGANS advance on their mounts but a laser blast causes an explosion and the GUNGANS are thrown from their seats. More GUNGANS advance on their animals, throwing spears and blue spheres. The GUNGANS move forward on their animals, supported by large catapults. A lone GUNGAN WARRIOR uses his shield to hit a BATTLE DROID with a deflected laser bolt. The upper half of the DROID flies off and lands on JAR JAR’s back. JAR JAR: Huh? Waahh! Aah! Aah! JAR JAR runs around, out of control. He throws the partial DROID to the ground. JAR JAR: Aah! He jumps on the DROID. JAR JAR: Aaah! Hmm! Dumb droid. (makes unintelligible noise) He kicks the DROID but his foot gets caught. JAR JAR: Get off! Get off! Get off! Get off! He tries to kick off the droid, but the impact causes the droid to fire and hit another droid. JAR JAR: Ohh! (softly) Oh, mooie! He does it again. JAR JAR: Whoo-hoo! He turns around to see a DESTROYER. He ducks for cover. JAR JAR: Ooh, ahhh! The droid fires again, taking a leg out from the DESTROYER. It falls to the ground. INT/EXT NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT -SPACE The NABOO FIGHTERS fly over the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP, taking heavy fire. NABOO PILOT: The deflector shield is too strong. Large guns mounted on the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP track and fire on the small NABOO craft. One of the pilot’s ships is hit, and it explodes into a brilliant fireball. Two other NABOO ships fly past the wreckage. The ships approach the BATTLESHIP and fly directly through a large exploding radar dish. R2 whistles as an enemy ship races by. ANAKIN: This is tense! (rocked by shaking cockpit) ANAKIN flies right between several enemy ships. ANAKN: (as the ships pass by) Whoa! Artoo, get us off this autopilot! It’s gonna get us both killed. ARTOO beeps a reply. ANAKIN: (looking at instrument panel) You did it, R2! (R2 beeps again) Okay, let’s go left. He moves the controls left and the cockpit pitches him to the side. His fighter turns in an arc near the BATTLESHIP. R2 beeps some more. ANAKIN: (reading R2’s message on his scope) Go back? Qui-Gon told me to stay in this cockpit, so that's what I'm gonna do. Two NABOO fighters are chased by several FEDERATION fighters. The fighters are pursued between structural elements of the BATTLESHIP. ANAKIN: I'll try spinning, that's a good trick. ANAKIN moves the controls to the left again. ANAKIN: (as cockpit spins in circles) Whaaaaaa!
ANAKIN’s fighter, still spinning, is chased by two enemy fighters. R2 beeps some more. ANAKIN: I know we’re in trouble. Just hang on. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY - DAY The BATTLE DROIDS and NABOO TROOPS are still engaged in their fierce hallway battle, fighting for position. As PADME fires from behind a column, CAPT. PANAKA looks towards the windows. He fires, blowing the windows out. A BATTLE DROID advances as it fires. PANAKA: (to PADME) Go! PADME moves for the window opening and PANAKA follows as their TROOPS provide cover. A BATTLE DROID moves behind a column as another one pops out to fire. PADME crosses the hallway, followed by PANAKA, shooting as he goes. They reach the other side and several TROOPS go with them. They reach the window opening and start to climb out. PANAKA: (to troops) Ascension guns! The remaining TROOPS keep firing from the hallway to keep the BATTLE DROIDS occupied. A DROID is hit as several others fire back. EXT. THEED - PALACE - DAY PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and several NABOO TROOPS climb out onto a narrow ledge. PANAKA looks up at a ledge above. The team aims their guns up at the ledge. They fire and cables shoot up, embedding into the structure above. PADME begins to ascend, and the others do as well, though one unfortunate TROOP lags slightly behind. Fortunately he catches up as the group rises up and reaches the upper ledge. They begin to disengage from the cables. PANAKA moves away from the window as PADME gets into position and points her gun at the window. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY - DAY An explosion comes from the window in the hall. PANAKA, PADME, and the others enter the hall from the window and set off again. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR PIT MAUL is once again between OBI-WAN and QUI-GON as they fight on a high catwalk in the POWER GENERATOR PIT, surrounded by brilliant flowing purple energy columns. QUI-GON attacks but is blocked. OBI-WAN attacks and MAUL forces OBI-WAN’s lightsaber to the floor with his own. He kicks OBI-WAN in the face and OBI-WAN hits the floor, then rolls off the catwalk and falls to a lower catwalk. His lightsaber lands on the catwalk as OBI-WAN grabs the catwalk and dangles from the edge. QUI-GON strikes MAUL twice, and MAUL also tumbles off the high catwalk, falling down onto a different catwalk. QUI-GON readies himself and drops down onto the catwalk next to MAUL. MAUL kicks QUI-GON and gets to his feet. We see a long shot as QUI-GON makes several moves and MAUL blocks them all. MAUL counter-attacks and QUI-GON ducks to avoid the blow, then comes back up to block another MAUL attack. Now in a close shot, QUI-GON pushes forward again, driving MAUL back. OBI-WAN pulls himself up, gets onto the lower catwalk, and grabs his lightsaber. He looks up to see QUI-GON and MAUL dueling up above him. OBI-WAN leaps and reaches the catwalk as QUI-GON and MAUL have just about reached a narrow hallway leading to the POWER GENERATOR MELTING PIT. OBI-WAN reignites his lightsaber and runs after them. QUI-GON and MAUL fight at the entrance to the hallway. The hallway contains several pink energy fields that turn on and off at regular intervals. QUI-GON forces MAUL into the hallway. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR - HALLWAY MAUL parries and spins away from QUI-GON as the two combatants continue to move down the hall. QUI-GON presses the attack, trying a leg sweep that MAUL leaps over. OBI-WAN can be seen approaching in the distance as QUI-GON continues to attack. MAUL backs away again and an energy field closes off between the two enemies. QUI-GON turns off his lightsaber as several other energy fields close behind him. OBI-WAN continues to approach but is forced to stop short as an energy field closes directly in front of him. MAUL glares at QUI-GON as the energy field crackles. He glances up to see how high the field goes. QUI-GON stares back. MAUL tests the field with his lightsaber but the energy is simply absorbed, so MAUL shuts his lightsaber down and stares at QUI-GON. QUI-GON goes to his knees. OBI-WAN turns off his lightsaber as he watches QUI-GON and MAUL in the distance. MAUL paces back and forth, watching QUI-GON. QUI-GON watches MAUL pace, then closes his eyes to meditate. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS DAY A large laser bolt strikes the main GUNGAN SHIELD GENERATOR, causing it to explode in flames. The shield begins to lift and the generator animal bellows. GENERAL CEEL whistles and the GUNGANS begin to retreat as laser blasts fly around them. The FEDERATION TANKS start their advance, firing as they go. JAR JAR flees. JAR JAR: (muffled) Retreat! Retreat! JAR JAR dives under a wagon of energy balls. JAR JAR: Dis is nutsen. The GUNGAN driver atop the wagon yells and whips his animal, causing it to move forward. The wagon drives ahead, revealing JAR JAR lying in the grass. JAR JAR: (quietly) Uh-oh...oh! JAR JAR leaps and just barely grabs on to the back of the wagon. He struggles to climb up the back. JAR JAR: (looking into wagon) Uh-oh. Big boomers. (sub) This will only slow them down. The back of the wagon opens, throwing JAR JAR off the wagon. JAR JAR: Oh! JAR JAR lands on the ground. He moves an ear away from his head and gasps when he sees what is happening. The large energy balls have gotten free of the wagon and are rolling down the hill towards him. JAR JAR leaps to his feet. JAR JAR: Uh-oh! (avoiding a ball) Aaah! JAR JAR makes various noises as he runs down the hill, chased by the energy balls. As he runs down the hill, he can see many GUNGAN WARRIORS fleeing the FEDERATION TANKS. The energy balls reach the bottom of the hill and one hits a tank, causing it to wreck. JAR JAR heads towards the bottom of the hill, still being chased by the energy balls. JAR JAR: Hey! Hey! (to approaching GUNGAN) Gimme a lift! Aahh! The GUNGAN grabs his hand and swings him up to the KAADU. JAR JAR: Oh! The two GUNGANS ride away from the TANKS, but a shot from a tank hits the ground nearby and they fly off the KAADU. JAR JAR: Aaahhh! JAR JAR flies through the air and lands on a FEDERATION TANK TURRET. JAR JAR: Oof...(holding on) Ohhhhh. CAPT. TARPULS: (riding a KAADU next to TANK) Jar Jar! Use-n da booma! JAR JAR: What? Mesa no have-a booma! CAPT. TARPULS: Here. Taken dis one. TARPULS throws a small energy ball to JAR JAR, who juggles it. JAR JAR: (attempting to control ball) Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, ahh! The energy ball gets away from JAR JAR and slams into a BATTLE DROID that has come up out of the TANK. JAR JAR struggles to hang on to the turret. JAR JAR: Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! The TANK pitches to the left and drags one side into the ground, turning it around. JAR JAR: Whoo-ooh! (as he is nearly swung from the turret) Oh! Oh! Oh! (regaining hold on turret) Aahhh! JAR JAR blubbers as the TANK heads in the wrong direction, causing other TANKS and DROIDS to clear out of the way. The TANK runs over a DROID that doesn’t get out of the way fast enough. TARPULS approaches again on his KAADU. TARPULS: Jar Jar! Jump, Jar Jar...(as Jar Jar whimpers) Jump! TARPULS has a hold of JAR JAR’s leg, but JAR JAR loses his grip and they both tumble to the ground. JAR JAR: Oh ooh! They roll to a stop and JAR JAR shakes his head and blubbers as BATTLE DROIDS approach. INT. THEED - PALACE - HALLWAY TO THRONE ROOM PADME, PANAKA, and the NABOO TROOPS race down the hall. Suddenly, DESTROYER DROIDS roll up and unfold, brandishing their weapons. The TROOPS stop and ready their weapons. PADME: Put down your weapons. They win this round. Another DESTROYER rolls up and unfolds while BATTLE DROIDS join the party. The TROOPS put down their weapons. EXT. NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT – SPACE ANAKIN is being chased by several enemy fighters. One closes and blasts away at ANAKIN. ARTOO shrieks as the laser bolts fly by and one glances off the starfighter. ANAKIN: We're hit, R2! (spinning out of control) Aah! The view out of ANAKIN’S spinning cockpit shows the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP looming larger. R2 whistles. ANAKIN’s still spinning fighter enters the hangar door of the BATTLESHIP. ANAKIN: (regaining control) Aaaahhh! ANAKIN's ship dodges a parked transport ship and heads for an opening. He flies out of the opening and between rows of transport ships. Two BATTLE DROIDS look up from their desks in a control tower in time to see ANAKIN streak by. R2 beeps. ANAKIN: I’m trying to stop! (as ship makes contact with floor) I’m trying to stop! ANAKIN’S fighter heads for a wall, but slows and turns, eventually skidding to a stop. R2 beeps. ANAKIN: Everything's overheated. R2: (beeps as BATTLE DROIDS approach) ANAKIN: Oops. This is not good. ANAKIN flips a set of switches but nothing happens. He pushes a button twice but still nothing. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR – HALLWAY / MELTING PIT MAUL continues to pace, watching QUI-GON. QUI-GON is still meditating, with OBI-WAN watching in the distance. OBI-WAN ignites his lightsaber. The energy field turns off and QUI-GON opens his eyes. He leaps up as he ignites his lightsaber, attacking MAUL once more. MAUL is driven back. OBI-WAN watches them duel as the energy fields turn off. Once the last one is off, he runs forward to help QUI-GON. QUI-GON presses his attack against MAUL in the MELTING PIT ROOM. OBI-WAN stops suddenly as an energy field comes on again, keeping him out of the room. He can only watch. Now MAUL drives QUI-GON back. QUI-GON stops his advance, and OBI-WAN continues to watch. QUI-GON disengages briefly, and then is on the defensive again. MAUL blocks an attack aimed at his side. OBI-WAN continues to watch. QUI-GON disengages once more as MAUL spins his lightsaber. QUI-GON looks concerned, and MAUL backs up slightly. They attack each other again, with MAUL pushing QUI-GON back. OBI-WAN is still watching. MAUL blocks an attack and strikes QUI-GON in the face with the hilt of his lightsaber, knocking QUI-GON back. MAUL then drives his lightsaber into QUI-GON’s stomach. OBI-WAN: Noooooo! MAUL removes the lightsaber and QUI-GON drops to his knees. He sways for a moment and then falls to the floor as MAUL spins back to OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN looks at QUI-GON, who is crumpled on the floor. OBI-WAN looks from QUI-GON to MAUL, who stares back as he paces. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY The BATTLE DROIDS are rounding up the GUNGAN TROOPS. JAR JAR and TARPULS are surrounded as they get to their feet. TARPULS: No giben up, General Jar Jar. Mesa tink of something. (sub) Jar Jar, it has been decided. Our fate is sealed. BATTLE DROID: Hands up. JAR JAR: (putting hands up) My give up. My give up. (sub) To what end does this serve? Go away! TARPULS: (puts hand on head, groans) INT. THED - THRONE ROOM - DAY PADME, CAPTAIN PANAKA, and the NABOO TROOPS are marched into the THRONE ROOM from the hallway. They are brought by BATTLE DROIDS up to NUTE and RUNE. PADME and PANAKA glare at them. NUTE: Your little insurrection is at an end, Your Highness. Time for you to sign the treaty, and end this pointless debate in the Senate. (sub) Your little insurrection is at an end, your Highness. Time for you to sign the treaty and end this pointless debate in the Senate. DECOY: (offscreen) Viceroy! (approaching with more TROOPS) Your occupation here has ended. The DECOY fires, striking one of the BATTLE DROIDS. Another fires back but is hit and destroyed. NUTE: (to the other DROIDS) After her! This one’s a decoy! (sub) After her! This one’s a decoy! The BATTLE DROIDS chase after the now fleeing DECOY and NABOO TROOPS. Several are hit by laser bolts as they head for the hallway. PADME sits on the throne and hits a button, opening a panel in the arm of the throne. She grabs two laser pistols. PADME: Captain! She tosses one of the pistols to CAPTAIN PANAKA, who grabs it and shoots one of the remaining BATTLE DROIDS standing next to NUTE. PADME shoots down two more DROIDS. NUTE and RUNE are concerned as laser bolts fly around them. PANAKA shoots another DROID. NUTE and RUNE look on as the NABOO TROOPS rush about the room. PANAKA: Jam the doors! PADME comes up to NUTE and RUNE as two TROOPS go over to the control panel and shut the THRONE ROOM doors. PADME: Now, Viceroy, we will discuss a new treaty. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR - MELTING PIT OBI-WAN waits for the energy field to turn off. DARTH MAUL continues to pace. OBI-WAN and MAUL turn on their lightsabers, the energy field turns off, and OBI-WAN charges MAUL and they exchange blows. OBI-WAN ducks an attack and blocks another over his shoulder. They attack and parry back and forth, and eventually separate. MAUL spins his lightsaber menacingly, and attacks again. OBI-WAN leaps over a swipe at his feet. He begins to move MAUL back under the force of his attack. The combatants move in close to each other, and with a swift stroke, OBI-WAN cuts MAUL’s lightsaber into two pieces. He follows up with a kick to MAUL’s chest, and does a flying leap over MAUL. MAUL does a flip to get to his feet, still armed with one half of his lightsaber, and retreats with OBI-WAN pressing his advantage. The enemies attack each other again. They trade attacks and then MAUL kicks OBI-WAN in the face, sending OBI-WAN into a summersault. OBI-WAN adjusts his grip on his lightsaber. OBI-WAN swings at MAUL as MAUL executes a spinning jump past OBI-WAN. They size each other up. MAUL charges forward, spinning in a circle as he attacks. OBI-WAN attacks as well as MAUL ducks and OBI-WAN’s lightsaber clashes off MAUL’s. They each attack again, OBI-WAN misses high, and then their lightsabers come together and OBI-WAN tries to push forward as MAUL holds his ground. MAUL gives a push and their lightsabers separate, giving MAUL the chance to force push OBI-WAN. OBI-WAN falls backward, his lightsaber lands on the floor, and he falls into the pit, grabbing a light on the inner wall of the pit at the last moment. MAUL walks forward and looks down into the pit. He kicks OBI-WAN’s lightsaber and it tumbles past him. OBI-WAN looks down to see his lightsaber head for the unseen bottom. INT. NABOO STARFIGHTER - COCKPIT - FEDERATION HANGAR ANAKIN sees red lights appear on the fighter’s instrument panel. R2 beeps. The lights turn green. ANAKIN: Yes! We have power. Shields up. The ship levitates and its shields come on. BATTLE DROIDS begin to fire at the ship, but the shots bounce harmlessly off the shield. ANAKIN: Take this! ANAKIN pushes a button. He looks up and the shots from his fighter begin to pick off the BATTLE DROIDS. ANAKIN: (Cont'd) ...and this! He pulls the controls towards him, and two torpedoes launch. ANAKIN: (in the shaking cockpit) Whoa! The two torpedoes streak past the BATTLE DROIDS and impact on the main reactor. The reactor support is blown away and the reactor crashes down in a large explosion. ANAKIN: Oops! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE TEY HOW turns to CAPTAIN DOFINE. TEY HOW: We're losing power. There seem to be a problem with the main reactor. (sub) We’re losing power! There seems to be a problem with the main reactor! DOFINE: Impossible...Nothing can get through our shield. (sub) Impossible! Nothing can get through our shield! INT. NABOO FIGHTER - COCKPIT – FEDERATION HANGAR ANAKIN pulls a lever and grabs the controls. ANAKIN: Let’s get outta here. The fighter’s engines fire, knocking over a BATTLE DROID standing too close. R2 beeps as the fighter moves forward, with the wing of the ship slicing a DROID in half. Explosions tear through the hangar as BATTLE DROIDS attempt to run away, but are caught in the flames. EXT. THEED - SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP
Explosions begin to appear on the surface of the BATTLESHIP. BRAVO TWO: What's that? It's blowing up from the inside. More explosions appear, coming from inside the BATTLESHIP. RIC OLIE: We didn't hit it. INT. NABOO FIGHTER - COCKPIT – FEDERATION HANGAR ANAKIN’s fighter races past FEDERATION TRANSPORTS and large explosions. ANAKIN: Now this is Podracing! R2: (whistles) EXT. THEED - SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP BRAVO THREE: Look, one of ours, out of the main hold! ANAKIN: Whooo! ANAKIN’s fighter exits the hangar, surrounded by explosions. The NABOO FIGHTERS race away as more explosions rock the FEDERATION BATTLESHIP. ANAKIN: Whoo! BRAVO THREE: Yeah! BRAVO TWO: Hee hee! INT. FEDERATION BATTLESHIP - BRIDGE DOFINE shields his eyes as sparks fly on the bridge. Suddenly the entire bridge explodes. EXT. THEED - SPACE – FEDERATION BATTLESHIP The central structure of the BATTLESHIP explodes, and a large part of the surrounding ring is blown away from the remaining piece of the ship. EXT. NABOO GRASS PLAINS - DAY The GUNGAN TROOPS are held captive by the BATTLE DROIDS. Suddenly, all of the DROIDS fall into slumped over positions. JAR JAR: Wasn they doing? TARPULS gives the nearest BATTLE DROID a shove and it falls to the ground. The head of a DROID near JAR JAR falls off. JAR JAR: They all broke-ed. He pushes the DROID and it falls over. The GUNGANS all begin to hoot and holler in celebration. INT. THEED - POWER GENERATOR - MELTING PIT DARTH MAUL swings his lightsaber along the edge of the pit, causing a shower of sparks. A few of the sparks land on OBI-WAN, who still clings to the light fixture. He looks up at MAUL and MAUL looks back. OBI-WAN turns his attention to where QUI-GON lies on the floor, and senses his lightsaber by his side. OBI-WAN concentrates, and brings his gaze back to MAUL. MAUL suddenly looks concerned, and OBI-WAN turns his focus to QUI-GON’s lightsaber, which begins to rattle and move. With a burst of strength, OBI-WAN flies up out of the pit. QUI-GON’s lightsaber flies through the air, ignites, and lands in OBI-WAN’s outstretched hand. OBI-WAN flips over the surprised DARTH MAUL and swings with all his might. A fine mist of blood escapes MAUL as he groans with surprise. He begins to fall backwards as OBI-WAN watches him. MAUL falls into the pit and his lightsaber turns off. As he falls down the pit, his body separates into two halves. OBI-WAN stands at the edge of the pit, watching MAUL disappear. He turns off his lightsaber and rushes to QUI-GON’s side. He lifts QUI-GON’s head off the floor. QUI-GON: It’s...it’s too late. It’s... OBI-WAN: No! QUI-GON: Obi-Wan...promise...promise me you will train the boy. OBI-WAN: Yes, Master. QUI-GON: (reaching for OBI-WAN’s face) He...is the chosen one...he...will bring balance...train him. OBI-WAN nods, and QUI-GON dies. OBI-WAN holds QUI-GON’s head to his own. OBI-WAN cradles his Master as they lay on the floor. EXT. NABOO - COURTYARD - DAY The large, grand cruiser of the Supreme Chancellor comes down and lands in the courtyard. A ramp opens up from the bottom of the ship. AMIDALA, PANAKA, ANAKIN, and OBI-WAN stand in front of NUTE GUNRAY and RUNE HAAKO. AMIDALA: Now, Viceroy...you’re going to have to go back to the Senate and explain all this. CAPT. PANAKA: (stepping forward) I think you can kiss your Trade franchise goodbye. PANAKA walks off. NUTE and RUNE follow, with OBI-WAN, ANAKIN, and a few NABOO TROOPS bringing up the rear. Coming from the opposite direction are GRAND CHANCELLOR PALPATINE and several REPUBLIC GUARDS. YODA and several other JEDI MASTERS are walking down the ship’s ramp. OBI-WAN and ANAKIN bow to PALPATINE. PALPATINE: (to OBI-WAN) We are indebted to you for your bravery, Obi-Wan Kenobi. (turning to ANAKIN) And you, young Skywalker...We will watch your career with great interest. PALPATINE leaves ANAKIN behind and approaches AMIDALA. He smiles at seeing her and bows his head. AMIDALA: Congratulations on your election, Chancellor. PALPATINE: Your boldness has saved our people, Your Majesty. It’s you who should be congratulated. Together, we shall bring peace and prosperity to the Republic. EXT. – NABOO PALACE – LATE DAY Establishing shot of the PALACE. INT. TURRET ROOM - NABOO PALACE - LATE DAY YODA paces before OBI-WAN, who is kneeling in the center of the room. YODA: Confer on you, the level of Jedi Knight the Council does. But agree with your taking this boy as your Padawan learner, I do not. OBI-WAN: Qui-Gon believed in him. YODA: (sighing) The Chosen One the boy may be; nevertheless, grave danger I fear in his training. OBI-WAN: Master Yoda, I gave Qui-Gon my word. I will train Anakin. YODA grunts in disgust and turns away. OBI-WAN: (Cont’d) Without the approval of the Council if I must. YODA: Qui-Gon's defiance I sense in you. Need that, you do not. (breathes in) Agree with you the council does. (turning to face OBI-WAN) Your apprentice, Skywalker will be. OBI-WAN bows and YODA groans.
EXT. THEED - FUNERAL TEMPLE - DUSK Establishing shot of the FUNERAL TEMPLE. INT. THEED - FUNERAL TEMPLE QUI-GON's body goes up in flames as the JEDI COUNCIL, the QUEEN, SIO BIBBLE, CAPTAIN PANAKA, the HANDMAIDENS, NABOO TROOPES, OTHER JEDI, PALPATINE, OBI-WAN (standing with ANAKIN), JAR JAR, BOSS NASS, and R2 watch. His body burns as BOSS NASS, ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, AMIDALA, and PALPATINE look on. QUI-GON’s form is barely recognizable through the flames. R2 whimpers and JAR JAR bows his head. OBI-WAN turns to ANAKIN. ANAKIN: What will happen to me now? OBI-WAN: The council have granted me permission to train you. You will be a Jedi, I promise. ANAKIN and OBI-WAN turn back to watch QUI-GON. The flames continue to rise from his body. To one side, MACE WINDU turns to YODA. MACE WINDU: There’s no doubt the mysterious warrior was a Sith. YODA: Mmm. Always two there are...no more...no less. A master...and an apprentice. MACE WINDU: But which was destroyed...the master or the apprentice? The camera pans from BOSS NASS, to ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, PADME, and finally, to PALPATINE. EXT. THEED - CENTRAL PLAZA - DAY A loud horn blows among the cheers of an assembled crowd. The GUNGAN blowing the horn walks alongside a fellow GUNGAN. Several more GUNGANS blow their horns, and other GUNGANS beat on drums. The full scope of the GUNGAN DRUM CORPS is revealed. Fighters stream overhead and flower petals float in the air as the GUNGAN PARADE walks down a street lined with NABOO CROWDS. JAR JAR rides on a large animal next to CAPTAIN TARPULS. They wave and JAR JAR says something to the crowd. BOSS NASS, also riding a large animal, waves to the crowd as well. The GUNGAN PROCESSION approaches the PLAZA STAIR LANDING. Waiting for them there are R2, ANAKIN, OBI-WAN, SIO BIBBLE (holding an electrostatic ball), AMIDALA, and PALPATINE. OBI-WAN looks down at ANAKIN, who looks up at him, then looks back to the GUNGANS. The GUNGANS approach the PLAZA STAIRS. Children cheer and throw flower petals. JAR JAR attempts to dismount but gets his foot caught. BOSS NASS jumps down from his mount. MACE WINDU and several other JEDI observe along with YODA. BOSS NASS, TARPULS, and JAR JAR head up the stairs, waving as they go. AMIDALA steps forward to greet them. She turns back to take the electrostatic ball from SIO BIBBLE, and presents it to BOSS NASS. He raises it over his head. BOSS NASS: Peace! JAR JAR: Yahoo! The crowd in the PLAZA erupts in cheers. AMIDALA looks at ANAKIN. He looks at her and smiles, she smiles back. R2 beeps. OBI-WAN looks out at the crowd. BOSS NASS continues to hold the ball over his head. IRIS OUT End titles
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