The Revise of Nine :: Part Two
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - PASSENGER LOUNGE
[REY sits in the passenger lounge of the MILLENNIUM FALCON, staring off into space. FINN sits next to REY as ROSE places a blanket around REY's shoulders.]
FINN
Rey? What happened?
REY
I- I don’t know. Something called out to me.
[POE enters the passenger lounge and indicates to REY.]
POE
She okay?
[FINN shrugs. POE seems disappointed.]
POE
Well… BB-8 what do you got? Where are those death ships?
[BB-8 chirps, giving a small exposition.]
POE
Wait. Slow down, buddy.
C-3PO
He says the message automatically deleted itself when he transferred it to me for translation.
POE
Yeah, I got that.
FYNN
That's not atypical of high level First Order files. Prevents them from being copied. And it means whoever our spy is, he's in the upper ranks.
POE
And he must be getting desperate. So, what does it say, Threepio?
C-3PO
Um, I’m afraid the spy used a different coding sequence than before. I am unable to translate the message.
POE
What?
ROSE
Let me look.
POE
(to C-3PO)
Eight bajillion languages in your databanks and the spy used one you can’t translate!?
C-3PO
It's not a simple matter of translation. The encoding sequence uses a type 7 decimetric-
POE
(interrupting)
Spare us the techie-babble and cut to the “how we fix it” part.
C-3PO
Oh, well. If I had the correct translation key installed, that would do the trick. But it would need to be from someone versed in First Order encoding. Or a master codebreaker.
[ROSE perks up.]
ROSE
Oh no. We are not going down the master codebreaker road again.
C-3PO
There may be no other way.
[REY suddenly snaps back to reality.]
REY
Luke.
[Everyone looks at REY as she gets up from her seat and heads to the cockpit.]
REY
(continued)
I have to find Luke.
POE
Okay, we’ve lost Rey. Finn?
[FINN begins to follow after REY when ROSE intervenes.]
ROSE
I’ll take care of it this time.
(OR)
Let me talk to her.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT
[ROSE follows REY to the cockpit. CHEWBACCA is in the co-pilot's seat. REY is checking various controls on the MILLENNIUM FALCON. REY seems frantic.]
ROSE
Rey? What's going on?
REY
I have to find Luke, I need answers….
ROSE
Rey.
REY
(continued)
…something back there was calling to me, something dark…
ROSE
Rey?
REY
(continued)
…something I don’t understand. I need answers and Luke is the only one who-
ROSE
Rey… Luke Skywalker's dead.
[REY looks at ROSE as if she (REY) had completely forgotten the fact the LUKE was dead.]
ROSE
Rey, look… I- I can’t imagine what it's like to be you, you know?
[CHEWBACCA groans lightly and rolls his eyes.]
ROSE
(continued)
You got all this stuff you gotta deal with and I know you didn’t ask for any of it. And maybe Luke can give you answers, I don’t know. But Threepio can tell us where that Death Fleet is and time is running out. Everything we love is at stake.
[POE and FINN stand at the entrance to the cockpit. REY looks at her friends.]
REY
You’re right. You’re right. So, what's our plan?
POE
I’ve got some old friends on Kijimi. Might be able to help us out.
REY
All right. Chewie?
[CHEWBACCA grunts as he enters the coordinates for the planet KIJIMI.]
[The MILLENNIUM FALCON jumps into hyperspace.}
WIPE TO:
EXT. HYPERSPACE
[The ECLIPSE and two other FIRST ORDER STAR DESTROYERS fly through hyperspace. KYLO REN is onboard the ECLIPSE. A HOLOGRAM of GENERAL PRYDE appears near KYLO REN.]
PRYDE
(hologram)
Supreme Leader. The Millennium Falcon has been spotted in the Kijimi system. Shall we change course and intercept?
KYLO REN
No. She will come to me. Unleash my Knights. Send them on the hunt.
PRYDE
(hologram)
At once Supreme Leader.
EXT. KIJIMI - KiJIMI CITY - NIGHT
[KIJIMI is a cold, snow dusted world. The capital of KIJIMI CITY is war ridden, with cobblestone streets and buildings made from stone. The streets are tightly compacted and very few buildings are more than three stories tall, resulting in a labyrinth of streets and alleyways. REY, POE, FINN, ROSE, C-3PO and BB-8 watch as the MILLENNIUM FLACON lifts off. REY speaks into a COMLINK.]
REY
Stay close, Chewie. I have a bad feeling we’re going to need to get out of here quick.
[CHEWBACCA's growling can be heard over the COMLINK as the MILLENNIUM FALCON rises higher into the sky.]
REY
May the Force be with you, too.
POE
Okay, let's go.
FYNN
This place is crawling with First Order.
ROSE
They’re everywhere.
POE
Yeah. Wasn’t expecting it to be this bad.
REY
Do you know where you’re going?
POE
This way. I know where we should go.
C-3PO
So do I. We should leave this place!
[The group evade FIRST ORDER PATROLS which are cracking down on the citizens of of the city. POE crouches at the corner of a building and peers around the corner. A bounty hunter named ZORII BLISS places her gun on POE's forehead.]
ZORII
Heard you were spotted at Monk's Gate. Thought, “he's not stupid enough to come back here.”
POE
Oh, you’d be surprised.
[ZORII's CREW emerges from the shadows and surrounds the HEROES. C-3PO puts his hands up.]
C-3PO
Oh my! We surrender.
POE
Clam it, Threepio.
REY
Who's this?
FINN
What's going on?
POE
Guys, this is Zorii. Zorii, this is Rey and Finn and Rose and Threep-
[ZORII nudges her gun against POE's head.]
ZORII
I could pull this trigger right now.
POE
I've seen you do worse.
ZORII
For a lot less.
POE
Can we just, uh, talk about this?
ZORII
I’m in a “I want to see Poe’s brains in the snow” kinda mood.
ROSE
That’d be gruesome.
POE
So you’re still mad? Zorii, we could use your help. We got to crack this droid's head open and fast.
C-3PO
Pardon me!
POE
We’re trying to find Babu Frik.
ZORII
Babu? Babu only works with the crew. That's not you anymore.
REY
What crew?
ZORII
You don’t know? Oh, funny he never mentioned it. Poe's old job was running spice.
FINN
You were a spice runner?
POE
You were a stormtrooper?
REY
Were you a spice runner?
POE
Were you a scavenger? Rose, [you] got any questions?
ZORII
Quiet.
POE
We could do this all night.
ZORII
You don't have all night. I'm still digging out of the hole you put me in when you left to join the Resistance.
[ZORII eyes up REY.]
ZORII
You. You're the one they're looking for. Bounty for her would cover us. And then some. Djak'kankah!
POE
Don't djak'kankah.
[ZORII's CREW close in to take REY and the others prisoner when:]
STORMTROOPER
You there, put down your weapons!
[A patrol of approximately a dozen STORMTROOPERS appear with their weapons drawn. POE looks at ZORII with a sideways glance and shrugs.]
STORMTROOPER
(speaking into a comlink)
This is patrol 6, we’ve captured an armed gang in sector-
ZORII
Ah, to Hell with it.
[ZORII shoots the STORMTROOPER before he can finish his report. Fighting ensues, details TBD. At some point, REY saves ZORII's life.]
REY
We could really use your help. Please.
ZORII
Not that you care.... but I think you're okay.
REY
I care.
FINN
Oh no, Threepio!
[During the fighting, C-3PO was shot in the head. C-3PO spasms and speaks indistinctly in a variety of languages.]
POE
The data?
ROSE
I dunno.
POE
(to Zorii)
We gotta get him to Babu Frik. Like now, now.
ZORII
All right. Follow me.
[POE and FINN lift C-3PO up. They carry C-3PO between them.]
POE
Whoah, he's heavier than he looks.
FINN
Poe Dameron, spice runner. Runner of spice.
POE
All right.
FINN
Get your spice!
POE
Get over it already.
INT. KIJIMI DIVE BAR
[ZORII leads them to a DIVE BAR in another section of the city. They enter and make their way through the patrons to a room in the back. A lot of curious eyes watch as
C-3PO, a golden protocol droid, is carried through the bar.]
ROSE
Don’t mind us.
ZORII
Babu's back here.
INT. KIJIMI DIVE BAR - CELLAR
[They go down a staircase and enter a WORKSHOP in the cellar of the DIVE BAR. A mishmash of equipment and parts lie around the WORKSHOP. Standing on a table is BABU FRIK, a humanoid approximately six inches tall. BABU FRIK speaks in an alien language and seems upset.]
ZORII
Yeah, I know. It's been that kind of night.
[POE and FINN lay C-3PO on the table next to BABU FRIK.]
BABU FIRK
Poe?
POE
Hey, Babu. Been a long time.
[BABU FRIK looks at ZORII while pointing at POE.]
BABU FIRK
Poe!?
ZORII
Yeah. The droid. Can you fix it?
[BABU FRIK speaks in an alien language as he examines C-3PO. After a few moments, BABU FRIK begins to chuckle and starts inserting wires into C-3PO's head. REY leans in close.]
REY
Babu Frik. Can you help us?
[BABU FRIK chuckles and pats REY's face reassuringly.]
BABU FRIK
Good deal done.
ROSE
There are encrypted stellar coordinates stored in this droid's memory banks. We need them retrieved and translated.
BABU FRIK
Oh! Pin plug, size five.
[ROSE understands the tool BABU FRIK is asking for and hands it to him. BABU FRIK seems pleased.]
BABU FRIK
You knowing smart, Pretty. Eh?
[POE turns to ZORII.]
POE
(sighs)
Looks like this is going to take a while.
[BABU FRIK flips a switch and C-3PO suddenly bolts into an upright position.]
C-3PO
Wha-? Where am I?
[BB-8 cheers.]
REY
Threepio. Are you all right?
C-3PO
I- No. No. Something is very much wrong.
ROSE
Is the data we need still in there?
[BABU FRIK speaks in an alien language.]
POE
What's he saying?
ZORII
I- It's technical.
C-3PO
He's staying the data file was saved in my restricted memory bank. The data will need to be moved to my primary memory in order to be translated.
ROSE
Oh no.
C-3PO
Once the file is translated, it will self-delete itself. And with the damage to my cortex and data barriers, everything in my memory will automatically delete as well.
REY
You mean a complete…
C-3PO
Yes, a complete memory wipe.
[BB-8 chirps in sad tones.]
BABU
Blank, blank.
ROSE
There must be some other way.
FINN
Doesn’t Artoo back up your memory?
C-3PO
Oh, please. Artoo's storage units are famously unreliable.
REY
You know the odds better than any of us. Do we have a choice?
[C-3PO thinks for a few moments.]
C-3PO
If this mission fails, it was all for nothing. All we’ve done. All this time.
[C-3PO stops speaking and looks at everyone else for a few moments.]
POE
What are you doing there, Threepio?
C-3PO
Taking one last look, sir… at my friends.
[Everyone is silent for a few moments as C-3PO's words set in. A thunder-like sound is heard from outside. The building shakes and dust falls from the ceiling.]
BABU
Uh-oh.
ZORII
Night raids. I'll keep lookout.
POE
I'm coming with you.
ZORII
You still don't trust me, huh?
POE
Did you ever trust me?
ZORII
Nope.
EXT. KIJIMI - DIVE BAR ROOFTOP
[In the streets of KIJIMI CITY, the FIRST ORDER continues to harass the citizens. The KNIGHTS OF REN have arrived and are tracking REY and company.]
[ZORII and POE reach the roof of the building. They look out over a city in distress. Explosions can be heard in the distance.]
POE
How long's it been like this?
ZORII
First Order took most of the kids a long time ago. Can't stand the cries anymore. I think I got enough to get out, go to the Colonies.
POE
You’ll never make it. First Order controls everything now.
[ZORII's helmet whirs as she lowers her visor and reveals her eyes to POE.]
ZORII
Come with me. What do you have left to fight for?
POE
I can't walk out on my friends. We sent out a call for help at the Battle of Crait. Nobody came. Everyone's so afraid. They've given up.
ZORII
I don't believe you believe that. Hey. They win by making you think you're alone. Remember? There's more of us.
[POE nods in agreement but then notices something on the ground and slowly raises to his feet.]
POE
Oh no.
INT. DIVE BAR - CELLAR
[Back in the WORKSHOP, BABU FRIK mutters as he connects several cables to one another. The cables lead into C-3PO's head.]
C-3PO
I just had an idea. There's something else we could try-
[BABU FRIK flips a switch and C-3PO suddenly powers down.]
BABU FRIK
Whoopsie doodie!
[BABU FRIK flips another switch and C-3PO powers back up.]
C-3PO
(with a different voice)
The Death Fleet is stationed at Delta 3-6, Transient 9-3-6, Bearing 3-2. Bertholds sector. Spaal system.
REY
Spaal system.
FINN
Spaal system? That's about as nowhere as nowhere gets.
ROSE
Good place to build a fleet without anyone seeing you.
[POE and ZORII return with some urgency.]
POE
We need to get out of here now.
REY
(into her comlink)
Chewie? Standby. We’re ready for pickup.
[BABU FRIK reactivates C-3PO. C-3PO's memory has been completely wiped.]
C-3PO
Might I introduce myself? I am C-3PO, human cyborg relations. And you are?
POE
Okay, that's going to be a problem.
BABU FRIK
(to C-3PO)
Hello. I Babu Frik.
C-3PO
Why, hello!
INT. DIVE BAR
[The KNIGHTS OF REN barge into the main entrance of the DIVE BAR. Chaos ensues.]
INT. DIVE BAR - CELLAR
FINN
Is there a back way out of here?
BABU FIRK
Yep yep.
ZORII
This way.
[BB-8 chirps.]
C-3PO
A battle? Oh, my. What a rude awakening!
EXT. KIJIMI - KIJIMI CITY - NIGHT
[ZORII leads them into the streets and there is much chaos. Details TBD.]
REY
(to Zorii)
Is there any place around here where the Falcon can land?
ZORII
Worker's Park, maybe. ‘Bout five blocks to the north. Cut through that alley and hook a right, it's a straight shot from there.
POE
You’re not coming with us?
ZORII
Sorry, handsome. You got your family to take care of, I got mine.
[POE nods in agreement.]
ZORII
Maybe we’ll catch up when this is all over with.
[ZORII heads off.]
[The HEROES round a corner and find themselves face to face with the KNIGHTS OF REN. Fighting ensues. The KNIGHTS OF REN pose a difficult challenge. The MILLENNIUM FALCON swoops in, shooting at the KNIGHTS OF REN. An abandoned building collapses and the debris traps the KNIGHTS OF REN giving REY and her friends a chance to escape.]
POE
We gotta climb.
ROSE
What?
POE
Get up on the rooftops so Chewie can get us.
[POE and ROSE begin climbing up the side of the nearest building.]
FINN
What about the droids?
C-3PO
Yes, what about us? Neither BB-8 nor I seem to be built for… climbing…?
[As C-3PO speaks, he realizes that he and BB-8 are being lifted into the air by REY who is using the FORCE.]
FINN
Rey, come on!
[REY begins climbing but her leg is grabbed by one of the KNIGHTS OF REN. REY is pulled to the ground and begins fighting with the KNIGHT. FINN yells from the rooftop.]
FINN
Rey!
REY
(to Finn)
GO!
[The MILLENNIUM FALCON flies in with the entry ramp down. POE jumps from the rooftop onto the entry ramp.]
[POE is soon in the cockpit and maneuvers in closer to the buildings. ROSE, BB-8 and C-3PO enter the MILLENNIUM FALCON. FINN remains on the entry ramp and looks down at REY.]
FINN
Rey! C’mon!
[REY uses the FORCE, shoving the KNIGHT into a brick wall. Before REY can jump up to the MILLENNIUM FALCON, two more KNIGHTS appear. REY also looks up to see a FIRST ORDER STAR DESTROYER arrive over the planet and a squadron of TIE FIGHTERS heading towards them. REY activates her COMLINK.]
REY
Finn, Poe, you have to get out of here.
FINN
What are you talking about?
POE
We’re not leaving you!
[CHEWBACCA grunts in the affirmative.]
REY
I’ll be all right. I promise.
FINN
No! Poe, don’t you leave without her!
POE
We’re not going-
REY
I said… go!
[REY uses the FORCE to push the MILLENNIUM FALCON higher up into the sky. FINN stumbles on the entry ramp and is grabbed by ROSE.]
FINN
No! Rey!
POE
Damn it!
[The MILLENNIUM FALCON flies away as TIE FIGHTERS give chase. REY watches them go, sighing with relief. REY continues her fight with the two KNIGHTS and is soon able to defeat both of them. However, REY begins to feel a strange sensation and another DYAD MOMENT begins.]
KYLO REN
(dyad moment)
Rey.
[REY turns around to see KYLO REN. REY can tell that KYLO REN is not on KIJIMI but cannot identify the battlefield where KYLO REN is currently located. REY raises her lightsaber and she and KYLO REN duel though they are in two different physical locations. Full details TBD.]
REY
(dyad moment)
Where are you?
KYLO REN
(dyad moment)
I have something. Something important to you.
[KYLO REN holds up his hand, showing REY the same NECKLACE that LEIA was wearing when REY left the RESISTANCE base. REY's eyes widen at the sight of it and understands that KYLO REN has found the RESISTANCE base and captured LEIA. REY snatches the NECKLACE from KYLO REN's hand, causing it to physically pass to REY on KIJIMI and breaking the DYAD MOMENT.]
[REY, now alone on KIJIMI, stares at the NECKLACE in her hands.]
REY
Leia!
WIPE TO:
EXT. HYPERSPACE
[The MILLENNIUM FALCON flies through hyperspace. POE and CHEWBACCA are in the cockpit.]
POE
Those TIE fighters didn’t follow us.
[CHEWBACCA grunts.]
POE
Yeah, maybe. Or maybe not all of their ships have trackers just yet.
[POE heads to the passenger lounge where FINN and ROSE are waiting.]
POE
Finn, I-
[FINN punches POE.]
ROSE
FINN!
[ROSE grabs FINN in an attempt to stop things from escalating. BB-8 chimes in alarm.]
FINN
You left her behind!
C-3PO
Oh my! This is not polite human behavior.
[POE looks at FINN. The pain in POE's eyes is emotional, not physical.]
POE
Yeah. Yeah, I did.
[Everyone takes a moment to settle down.]
POE
Rose. The long range transmitter is down. Can you get it working? We need to contact the base.
ROSE
Yeah. Yeah.
[ROSE pats FINN on the shoulder.]
ROSE
C’mon BB-8.
[BB-8 chirps and follows after ROSE.]
FINN
How do we complete this mission without Rey?
POE
I dunno yet. But we’re running out of time. You snuck onto Starkiller Base and Snoke's flagship. Think you got it in you again?
[FINN knows what POE is getting at.]
FINN
You, me, Rose, BB-8 and Chewie? You think the five of us can capture one of those Death Ships?
C-3PO
Who is this “Chewie”? I don’t believe I’ve met him yet.
POE
He's in the cockpit, go say hello.
C-3PO
Oh! It's always exciting to meet a new friend.
[C-3PO heads up to the cockpit, leaving POE and FINN alone.]
POE
If we go back to base, we’ll never make it to the Spaal system before Death Fleet launches. No one else is closer than we are. It's gotta be us and it's gotta be now.
EXT. SPACE - NEAR THE OSEON BELT
[REY is at the controls of the NIGHT BUZZARD having liberated it from the KNIGHTS OF REN. REY has returned to the SUBTROPICAL MOON in the OSEON BELT. Flying over the jungle, REY can see SMOKE rising up from what was the RESISTANCE BASE.]
EXT. SUBTROPICAL MOON - RESISTANCE BASE REMNANTS - DAY
[REY lands and exits the NIGHT BUZZARD, looking all around.]
REY
Leia! Maz! Anyone!?
[REY continues searching and puts her hand over her mouth as she finds bodies of dead RESISTANCE members. REY drops to her knees. After a few moments, REY hears R2-D2 beeping quietly.]
REY
Artoo? Artoo! What happened?
[R2-D2 is pleased to see REY and beeps franticly, telling REY to follow him.]
[R2-D2 leads REY into a CAVE where MAZ is laying. MAZ has been shot and is badly injured. MAZ coughs as REY approaches.]
REY
Maz! Oh, Maz.
MAZ
(weakly)
It's all right. It's all right.
REY
I can… I can heal you. Let me.
MAZ
No, no. It's too late for that now, my dear. So much burden you carry… Not everything can be fixed.
[MAZ struggles to breathe.]
MAZ
(continued, smiles warmly)
My eyes have seen so much over the centuries. You will be the last…
[REY tries to hold back her tears but cannot.]
REY
Maz, please.
MAZ
Artoo. He has a message. From Leia. You must- You must…
[REY nods her head as she understands.]
REY
Who is the message for?
[MAZ reaches up and touches REY's cheek.]
MAZ
For everyone.
[MAZ dies. R2-D2 beeps sadly. REY weeps bitterly over MAZ's body.]
[LATER]
[REY emerges from the cave and drops to her knees.]
REY
Master Skywalker, please. Please see me. I need answers.
[R2-D2 approaches REY from behind. REY places her right hand on the dome of R2-D2's head. After a few moments, REY stands and shouts into the sky.]
REY
SKYWALKER! Show yourself to me! I need answers! Please.
[REY becomes angry and frustrated.]
REY
(screaming into the sky)
DAMN YOU!
[REY's words seem to echo through the jungle.]
[REY stands still for a few moments and composes herself. REY wipes the tears from her eyes.]
REY
C’mon Artoo.
[R2-D2 beeps, asking a question as only he can.]
REY
(continued)
We’ll do this without him.
(OR)
We don’t need him.
WIPE TO:
EXT. SPACE
[The ECLIPSE fills the screen. TIE FIGHTERS race past the camera position.]
[KYLO REN walks through the interior of the ECLIPSE. The doors to a chamber open and KYLO REN enters. In the middle of the chamber, surrounded by a RESTRAINING FIELD, is his mother, LEIA. Two STORMTROOPERS stand on either side of the room.]
KYLO REN
(to the STORMTROOPERS)
Leave us.
[The STORMTROOPERS do as they are told. The door to the chamber closes behind the STORMTROOPERS.]
KYLO REN
Hello, Mother.
LEIA
Take that thing off.
[LEIA makes reference to KYLO REN's mask.]
KYLO REN
No.
LEIA
I want to see the face of my boy.
KYLO REN
NO! Don’t you see? No one can tell me what to do anymore. Even you.
LEIA
Ben…
KYLO REN
DON’T use that name anymore. Ben Solo no longer exists.
LEIA
You think you can use me as bait to get to Rey, don’t you? Darth Vader once made that exact same mistake.
KYLO REN
I’ve become more powerful than my grandfather.
LEIA
(chuckles)
No you’re not.
KYLO REN
Rey will come for you! And when she does, I’m going to kill her. And then, I’ll become the most powerful ruler the galaxy has ever seen. More powerful than Snoke. Than you. Than Skywalker. Lord Vader. Than anyone!
LEIA
(shaking her head)
You’re just a scared little boy. Afraid of the legacy of his father, his grandfather. His family. You’ll never be more powerful than Ben Solo.
[Absolute rage begins to build within KYLO REN. Various objects in the room being to shake and slowly compress. LEIA looks at KYLO REN. LEIA becomes a bit fearful of KYLO REN's powers. Things suddenly stop shaking as KYLO REN regains control over his anger. KYLO REN leaves the room.]
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT
[The MILLENNIUM FALCON streaks through hyperspace. POE, FINN, CHEWBACCA and C-3PO are in the cockpit.]
POE
Coming up on the Spaal system.
[CHEWBACCA grunts.]
FINN
That gives us less than an hour to take control of one of those ships.
POE
Too late for negativity.
EXT. SPACE
[The MILLENNIUM FALCON drops out of hyperspace in the middle of nowhere.]
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT
FINN
What? There's nothing out there.
[CHEWBACCA roars.]
POE
The coordinates are right. We’re in the right place.
FINN
But there's nothing out there.
POE
Rose?
[ROSE is in the dorsal gunport.]
ROSE
Nothing. Not a thing.
[CHEWBACCA groans, sounding frustrated.]
POE
That can’t be right.
FINN
The scanners are picking up nothing?
[CHEWBACCA groans again.]
POE
We’re picking up a signal.
[Indistinct radio code can be heard.]
C-3PO
Oh! That sounds like a detection signal.
POE
Detection signal?
[POE becomes frantic.]
POE
(continued)
We gotta get out of here before-
[Suddenly, the FIRST ORDER FLAGSHIP - SUPREMACY - appears out of hyperspace. Crippled when rammed by ADMIRAL HOLDO prior to the BATTLE OF CRAIT, the SUPREMACY has secretly undergone structural repairs under orders from GENERAL HUX. However, large sections of the SUPREMACY are still under construction.]
[The SUPREMACY dwarfs the MILLENNIUM FALCON. ROSE looks up at the massive vessel.]
ROSE
(disbelief)
It's a trap.
[Back in the cockpit, everyone is shaken.]
POE
Oh no!
FINN
Tractor beam?
C-3PO
Oh no!
[CHEWBACCA roars.]
POE
We gotta find some way out of here before they-
[A bright blue pulse from the SUPREMACY strikes the MILLENNIUM FALCON. POE, FINN, CHEWBACCA and ROSE are all knocked out. C-3PO and BB-8 are unaffected.
C-3PO
OH MY!
[BB-8 beeps in alarm.]
INT. SUPREMACY - DOCKING BAY
[The MILLENNIUM FALCON is towed inside of the SUPREMACY and comes to rest in the docking bay as dozens of STORMTROOPERS watch.
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - PASSENGER LOUNGE
[A STORMTROOPER STRIKE TEAM enters the MILLENNIUM FALCON. C-3PO, with his hands in the air, “greets” the STORMTROOPERS.]
C-3PO
Don’t shoot. We surrender.
[BB-8 hangs his head in disgust.]
INT. SUPREMACY - DOCKING BAY
[The STORMTROOPERS drag POE, FINN and ROSE out of the MILLENNIUM FALCON. A team of six STORMTROOPERS struggle to carry CHEWBACCA. The heroes are laid out on the deck of the landing bay before GENERAL HUX.]
HUX
Wake them up.
[STORMTROOPERS approach POE, FINN, ROSE and CHEWBACCA with devices that resemble old automotive spray guns. HUX has a change of heart.]
HUX
Ah! Maybe we shouldn’t wake the Wookie.
(OR)
Uh… Don’t wake the Wookie right now.
[The STORMTROOPER who had been approaching CHEWBACCA nods in agreement. The STORMTROOPERS over POE, FINN and ROSE fire a white light on each of the three heroes. The three begin to stir and come to their senses.]
[POE looks up at HUX and can’t believe it.]
POE
(groggy)
Oh…not you. Anybody but YOU!
HUX
Quiet, Dameron.
POE
And why should I take orders from you?
HUX
Because I’m the spy.
[POE, FINN and ROSE look at HUX with disbelief.]
FINN
What?!
ROSE
What?!
HUX
There is no Death Fleet. It was all a ruse, a deception. A plan I conceived months ago to draw out your Resistance Fleet, bring a decisive end to the war. But now… Now Kylo Ren has become a liability. He must be removed from power. And I… need… your help.
FINN
I don’t believe it.
ROSE
A civil war. A First Order civil war!
HUX
(smug)
Indeed. However, I regret to inform you that Kylo Ren has already destroyed your base in the Oseon Belt. Princess Leia has been captured. You are all that's left of the Resistance.
[POE shakes his head.]
POE
That wasn’t our only base, you idiot. We have splinter cells all around the Rim.
FINN
Poe. We can’t trust him.
HUX
If you can not trust me, maybe you can trust them.
[HUX indicates to the STORMTROOPERS standing at attention in the landing bay.]
HUX
(continued)
All of them are like you. Stormtroopers who refused to betray their conscience. Objectors, deserters, mutineers. Culled from the ranks of the First Order.
[As HUX speaks, FINN walks up to the STORMTROOPERS and examines them.]
HUX
(continued)
They would be living lives of hard labor except-
ROSE
Except they are willing to fight against the First Order.
HUX
Exactly.
[FINN removes the helmet from the nearest STORMTROOPER. An attractive young woman is revealed. Her designation is TZ-1719.]
FINN
Is it true?
TZ-1719
We were conscripted as kids. All of us. Just like you.
FINN
(puzzled)
You know me?
[TZ-1719 smiles and her eyes light up.]
TZ-1719
You’re FN-2187. You’re a legend to us.
(or)
You’re FN-2187. To us… you’re a legend!
[FINN looks at ROSE. They can’t believe what they are hearing.]
TZ-1719
(continued)
All of us here. The whole company. We mutinied at the Battle of Ansett Island. They told us to fire on civilians. We wouldn’t do it. We laid our weapons down. Just like you did on Jakku.
[FINN holds his emotions back.]
FINN
What's your name?
TZ-1719
TZ-1719.
FINN
No. From now on, your name is Jannah.
[FINN looks at ROSE, wordlessly asking for approval to use the name JANNAH. ROSE smiles warmly and nods in agreement.]
++Henceforth TZ-1719 will be known as JANNAH++
JANNAH
What? What is it?
ROSE
Jannah was my mother's name.
[FINN moves down the line of STORMTROOPERS, removing their helmets, revealing their faces and giving them all unique names. Full details TBD.]
[HUX and POE watch the powerful moment.]
HUX
Touching.
POE
If we’re gonna be on the same side and all… I really should stop calling you “idiot.” But it's gonna be a hard habit to break.
[HUX groans at POE's childish insult. HUX then holds up a CODE CYLINDER, an information storage device.]
POE
What's that?
HUX
A routing fork. It disrupts the hyperspace trackers. Scrambles the system, prevents them from following you.
[POE looks at HUX and is a bit puzzled. HUX places the CODE CYLINDER in POE's hand.]
HUX
My forces are limited. The fanatics loyal to Kylo Ren are stronger. We need soldiers, technicians and especially pilots.
POE
I’ll contact the Resistance Fleet.
HUX
And the Wookie?
[HUX indicates to CHEWBACCA, who is still sleeping on the deck of the landing bay. CHEWBACCA snores.]
POE
Boy, yeah, he's gonna be cranky when he wakes up. Threepio, BB… when Chewie comes to… Calm him down, explain to him what's going on.
[BB-8 moans in protest.]
C-3PO
I agree with BB-8. Why do we have such a dangerous assignment?
POE
Because you’re easier to put back together.
C-3PO
Well, that is a terrible reason.
[BB-8 agrees.]
[POE slaps HUX on the shoulder as they head for the exit.]
HUX
Ya know, Hux, this might be the start of one really miserable alliance.
EXT. SUBTROPICAL MOON - RESISTANCE BASE - DAY
[REY scavenges through LEIA's personal belongings and finds a MEDAL OF BRAVERY.]
++Han Solo's medal from the end of A New Hope++
[REY then finds the remains of two of the JEDI TEXTS; all of the other books have been burned. REY and R2-D2 prepare to depart the RESISTANCE BASE. REY enters the NIGHT BUZZARD and looks over the MASS GRAVE where she buried all of the dead RESISTANCE TROOPERS.]
EXT. SPACE
[The NIGHT BUZZARD rises up and flies past the camera position.]
INT. NIGHT BUZZARD
[The bridge of the NIGHT BUZZARD is dark and cold. REY stands at the controls as there is no seat for the pilot. R2-D2 plugs into a terminal near REY.]
REY
Let me try to contact Poe before we jump.
[R2-D2 beeps.]
REY
All right, here's my comlink.
[REY hands her COMLINK to R2-D2.]
REY
“Magic Smile” this is “Gold Two,” do you copy?
[REY waits for a few moments but all she hears is static.]
REY
C’mon Poe. Answer. “Magic Smile” this is “Gold Two,” are you receiving?
[R2-D2 beeps again, sad tones indicating that the message was not received.]
REY
Okay. Well, let me know if you hear any news. Good or bad. I hope they’re all right.
[R2-D2 beeps.]
REY
Pasaana system? Why did Leia tell you to go there?
[R2-D2 beeps.]
REY
I hope you’re right about this.
[The NIGHT BUZZARD jumps into hyperspace.]
INT. ECLIPSE - BRIDGE
[The KNIGHTS OF REN, following their defeat on KIJIMI, have returned to report to KYLO REN. The KNIGHTS OF REN kneel before KYLO REN as the BRIDGE CREW go about their business.]
[KYLO REN can barely restrain his anger.]
KYLO REN
One dead. Two maimed. And the rest of you came back empty handed!? You are the KNIGHTS OF REN! And she isn’t even a JEDI!
[KYLO REN activates his LIGHTSABER and cleaves the nearest KNIGHT in two. The BRIDGE CREW are horrified at the act. The KNIGHTS OF REN remain kneeling; as if the punishment was not unexpected to them.]
KYLO REN
(to the Knights)
Don’t fail me again. Clean up this mess and go!
[The KNIGHTS OF REN rise to their feet and obediently exit the bridge with the body of their fallen comrade.]
[An OFFICER sheepishly approaches KYLO REN.]
OFFICER
(stammering)
Su-Supreme Leader. Allegiant General Pryde requests permission to speak to you.
[KYLO REN says nothing and continues to look out into space.]
OFFICER
(continued)
He says it's urgent.
[Instead of answering, KYLO REN turns and walks to the exit. The OFFICER swallows hard as KYLO REN passes him.]
KYLO REN
I’ll take it in my quarters.
(OR)
Send it to my quarters.
INT. ECLIPSE - SUPREME LEADER’S QUARTERS
[KYLO REN enters his quarters, which are extremely spartan, and presses a control button. A HOLOGRAM of PRYDE appears in the center of the room, but the HOLOGRAM is roughly 50% actual size.]
KYLO REN
What is it, General?
PRYDE
(hologram)
My lord, I regret to inform you that the 12th and 15th legions, led by Generals Hux and Onnasan have mutinied against the First Order and formed their own renegade force.
KYLO REN
What?
PRYDE
(hologram)
Apparently General Hux is at the heart of a conspiracy to kill you and seize control of the galaxy for himself.
KYLO REN
You have proof of this?
(OR)
Your proof?
[PRYDE raises his hand and makes an indication. HOLOGRAMS of two STORMTROOPERS appear carrying SAMAR BAJJ between them. SAMAR BAJJ is made to kneel next to PRYDE. PRYDE looks down at SAMAR BAJJ.]
PRYDE
(hologram)
Admiral Bajj confessed. I believe he hopes for leniency in exchange for his cooperation.
KYLO REN
Find Hux. Kill him and all conspirators.
PRYDE
(hologram)
At once, my lord.
[PRYDE draws his side arm and shoots SAMAR BAJJ in the head just as the HOLOGRAM transmission ends.]
INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON
[FINN, POE and HUX wait inside of the passenger lounge of the MILLENNIUM FALCON. BB-8 is with them.]
++ Chewie, Rose and Threepio are in the cockpit ++
FINN
What if they don’t believe us? What if they think it's a trap?
HUX
That would prove your Resistance leadership is not stupid.
[POE points a finger at HUX.]
POE
When this is all over with, I’m gonna punch you in the mouth.
[There is a GENTLE CHIME from one of the control stations.]
FINN
Incoming transmission.
POE
Here we go.
[The lights dim slightly. One by one, HOLOGRAMS of RESISTANCE leaders appear around the table including WEDGE, AFTAR ACKBAR and COMMANDER DARCY. The HOLOGRAMS distort strangely as they are being encoded every few seconds.]
DARCY
(hologram)
So it's true. The First Order is really on the verge of civil war.
POE
Yeah. Hux has a sizable following but all the elite forces are still loyal to Kylo Ren. If the remnants of the Republic and Resistance fleets join up with Hux… Well, we’ll have a much better chance.
DARCY
(hologram)
And do you trust Hux?
[POE looks at HUX.]
POE
No. Not in the least. But-
FINN
(interrupting)
The Stormtroopers here are just like me. Just like how I was. They see the First Order for what it is and refused to fight and oppress others. But they are willing to fight to liberate others. Take down the tyranny.
POE
Kylo Ren has taken General Organa hostage. Siding with Hux might be our only shot at rescuing her. I know it's risky and Hux will probably try to kill us all somehow. Like the old saying goes: “Take the chance. And the next one. And the next. Until we win or the chances are spent.”
[POE takes a few moments and considers his next words.]
POE
Look, I’m not going to order anyone to do something they’re not comfortable with. But if you’re willing to join us, you’ll find us here.
[POE enters some information into a pad device. The HOLOGRAMS look at one another. There is a BEEPING from one of the control stations.]
FINN
Contact. Several ships emerging from hyperspace.
[Several REPUBLIC and RESISTANCE ships appear in space near the MILLENNIUM FALCON. ROSE, CHEWBACCA and C-3PO are in the cockpit and are happy to see the REPUBLIC and RESISTANCE ships. ROSE joyfully exits the cockpit and runs to the passenger lounge.]
ROSE
They’re here! The entire fleet. They’re all here.
[POE looks at the HOLOGRAMS of the other leaders.]
DARCY
(hologram, smiling)
We’re with you all the way, Poe.
[FINN slaps POE on the shoulder as POE holds back his emotions.]
WEDGE
(hologram)
And what about Rey? Where is she?
[POE and FINN both shuffle a bit.]
FINN
We don’t know where she is. But she's out there somewhere.
POE
And we need to find her.
HUX
I have an idea. But you’re not going to like it.
WIPE TO:
EXT. SPACE - NEAR PASAANA
[The NIGHT BUZZARD heads toward a yellow-brown planet PASAANA.]
EXT. PASAANA - SKY - DAY
[PASAANA is dominated by a rocky dessert. The NIGHT BUZZARD approaches SOSO-IJJ - a city carved into a dried up river canyon. The NIGHT BUZZARD lands in one of the public docking bays near the upper level of the city.]
EXT. PASAANA - SOSO-IJJ
[REY and R2-D2 disembark. REY has disguised herself with a dark cloak and has wrapped a mask over her nose and mouth. REY also smudges some makeup over her eyes to make them look darker.]
[REY and R2-D2 head to the MARKETPLACE on the canyon floor. The street is full of VENDORS and PERFORMERS. REY is eyed up from various corners as she passes a CAFE. A BOUNTY HUNTER is just about to take a bite into his meal when his TRACKING FOB beings to PING. The BOUNTY HUNTER looks around and eyes up REY suspiciously. The BOUNTY HUNTER then shakes the TRACKING FOB which stops pinging. Believing it to be a malfunction, the BOUNTY HUNTER goes back to his meal.]
REY
(to R2-D2)
Okay. So where is this contact we’re supposed to meet?
(OR)
Okay. So who's this contact Leia wants you to find?
[R2-D2 chirps.]
REY
What do you mean, “you’ll know him when you see him?”
[REY continues looking around. A LITTLE GIRL of the AKI-AKI race approaches R2-D2. R2-D2 chirps at the LITTLE GIRL who laughs. R2-D2 spins around to entertain the LITTLE GIRL. REY approaches.]
REY
Hello there.
[The LITTLE GIRL is a tad frightened of REY's appearance. REY uncovers her face and kneels down to the LITTLE GIRL's level.]
REY
It's all right. I won’t hurt you.
[The LITTLE GIRL's name is NAMBI GHIMA and she warms to REY quickly.]
NAMBI GHIMA
(in native Aki-Aki)
Bong ninny weep grannah weep bah
(in English, strong accent)
I’m Nambi Ghima. What is your name?
REY
(smiling)
I’m Rey.
NAMBI GHIMA
Rey who?
REY
(smile disappears)
Just Rey.
[NAMBI GHIMA presents REY with a small silk flower.]
NAMBI GHIMA
This is for you, Rey.
REY
Why, thank you.
[NAMBI GHIMA looks past REY and appears frightful. NAMBI GHIMA runs off as a bloated hand slaps REY on the shoulder. REY turns and is stunned to see her old “employer” UNKAR PLUTT standing behind her.]
UNKAR PLUTT
So it is you, girl.
[REY releases herself from UNKAR PLUTT's grip.]
REY
Don’t call me “girl!” I’m not yours to push around anymore.
UNKAR PLUTT
You cost me everything back on Jakuu. Do you have any idea what the First Order is willing to pay for you?
[R2-D2 has heard enough and pulls out a SHOCK PROD. R2-D2 zaps UNKAR PLUTT in the thigh.]
UNKAR PLUTT
Ow! Why you-
[R2-D2 zaps UNKAR PLUTT again and again. UNKAR PLUTT stumbles backwards, arms flailing. UNKAR PLUTT eventually falls on his butt with a thud.]
REY
That's enough, Artoo.
(to UNKAR PLUTT)
If you know what's good for you, you’ll stay down. Don’t follow me! Let's go Artoo.
[R2-D2 offers a concatenation of insults to UNKAR PLUTT and follows after REY. UNKAR PLUTT growls.]
[REY and R2-D2 continue walking through the MARKETPLACE. Things start to become strange for REY and she compulsively walks into a dark, abandoned shop. The door closes behind REY, separating her from R2-D2. REY begins to feel uneasy as another DYAD MOMENT begins.]
KYLO REN
(dyad moment)
Rey.
[REY activates her LIGHTSABER, expecting another duel.]
REY
(dyad moment)
Where's Leia? What have you done with her?
KYLO REN
(dyad moment)
There's something you need to see.
[KYLO REN steps to the side and REY can see the OMEN OF BANE. REY looks at the OMEN OF BANE curiously and is compulsively drawn to it. REY deactivates her LIGHTSABER.]
REY
(dyad moment)
What is this? At Coruscant, I heard it. Why is it calling to me?
KYLO REN
(dyad moment)
It has chosen you, Rey.
REY
(dyad moment)
Chosen me? For what?
[KYLO REN places one of his hands on the OMEN OF BANE. KYLO REN reaches out to REY with his other hand, offering it to her.]
KYLO REN
(dyad moment)
Would you like to see?
[REY looks at KYLO REN suspiciously but ultimately cannot control her curiosity. REY slowly reaches out and touches KYLO REN's hand.]
[In an instant, REY has a terrible VISION. Full details TBD. In the final moments of the VISION, REY finds LEIA, who is seated in a chair and dressed in a death black cloak. LEIA's eyes are closed. REY cautiously approaches LEIA. LEIA opens her eyes and they are yellow, as if LEIA has turned to the DARK SIDE and become a SITH LORD. LEIA laughs, sounding like EMPEROR PALPATINE.]
[REY ends the DYAD moment abruptly. KYLO REN, now alone, removes his hand from the OMEN OF BANE. KYLO REN breathes heavily and is amazed by the power. KYLO REN drops to his knees.]
KYLO REN
(breathless)
Unlimited power.
[Back on PASAANA, the vision left REY panting and in a cold sweat. R2-D2 picks the electronic lock on the shop door. REY needs a few moments to regain her composure and come back to reality.]
REY
(panting)
C’mon, Artoo. We have to get out of here.
[R2-D2 beeps, reminding REY of their mission.]
REY
(defiant)
Whoever it is we’re supposed to find is not here. We have to go.
[REY exits the abandoned shop and looks to her right. Two FIRST ORDER STORMTROOPERS stand about ten feet away. UNKAR PLUTT is behind the STORMTROOPERS and points a fat finger at REY.]
UNKAR PLUTT
Yeah. That's her!
[The STORMTROOPERS raise their weapons and point them at REY.]
STORMTROOPER
Put your hands up!
[One of the STORMTROOPERS is shot in the back with a DART that electrifies him. The second STORMTROOPER turns see where the DART came from and is struck in the head by a MASKED STRANGER. UNKAR PLUTT runs off, bumping into REY as he goes. The MASKED STRANGER looks at REY.
MASKED STRANGER
Come with me.
[REY looks at R2-D2. With no choice, REY follows the MASKED STRANGER who leads REY and R2-D2 into a private alcove.]
REY
Who are you? What do you want with us?
MASKED STRANGER
Any friend of R2-D2…
[The MASKED STRANGER removes his mask to reveal LANDO CALRISSIAN.]
++henceforth, the MASKED STRANGER will now be LANDO++
LANDO
(continued)
…is a friend of mine.
[R2-D2 chirps triumphantly.]
REY
You’re Lando Calrissian!
LANDO
The one and only!
REY
Leia sent us to find you.
LANDO
And we don’t have a lot of time, do we Rey? Is anyone else with you?
REY
No. Wait. How do you know my name?
[LANDO smiles.]
LANDO
Leia's told me all about you. Where's your ship and what are you flying?
[R2-D2 beeps.]
REY
An Oubliette-class transport. In the public docking bay.
LANDO
(shaking his head)
No, no. That will not do at all. C’mon. We’ll take my ship.
[LANDO begins to walk off but REY grabs LANDO by the arm.]
REY
Artoo has a message. From Leia. She wants it broadcast to the entire galaxy.
(OR)
Artoo has a message. From Leia. We need to broadcast it to the entire galaxy.
[LANDO looks at REY for a moment and then smiles charmingly.]
LANDO
Well, then. No time to lose, eh?
[LANDO, REY and R2-D2 head out into the marketplace. REY takes notice of the STORMTROOPERS who are searching the crowd. REY is uncomfortable.]
REY
(to LANDO)
Tell me you have a plan.
[LANDO looks at REY and winks.]
LANDO
Trust me.
[LANDO begins speaking with an AKI-AKI and points at a nearby SKIMMER ( ++A type of floating vehicle that vaguely resembles a small boat++).]
LANDO
(to REY)
Do you have any currency?
REY
What?
LANDO
Anything we can barter with?
[REY digs into her bag and produces the MEDAL OF BRAVERY. LANDO looks at the MEDAL with astonishment.]
++Lando does not know that the medal was once Han's. Exchanging the medal for the skimmer is equal to exchanging a gold bar for a rusted out 1996 Dodge Caravan++
LANDO
Yeah, that’ll be more than enough.
[LANDO gives the MEDAL OF BRAVERY to the AKI-AKI just as two STORMTROOPERS approach.]
STORMTROOPER
You there! Show us your identification.
[LANDO, REY and R2-D2 board the SKIMMER and take off, zooming down the street. The STORMTROOPERS raise their weapons but do not fire on the SKIMMER as it passes by. LANDO salutes the STORMTROOPERS as the SKIMMER disappears from sight. One STORMTROOPER reports to base.]
STORMTROOPER
We’ve spotted the fugitive. Zone twelve, moving east. She's not alone.
EXT. PASAANA - WASTELANDS
++The landscape of Pasaana resembles the Atacama dessert in South America.++
[The SKIMMER with LANDO, REY and R2-D2 heads out into the rocky wastelands of PASAANA. The SKIMMER moves at a rather fast clip; the speed provides an illusion of freedom. LANDO looks at REY and smiles.]
LANDO
Not a bad escape, if I do say so.
REY
Where's your ship?
LANDO
Out past Lurch Canyon. Had to hide it out here to keep the First Order from impounding it.
[LANDO holds out his wrist and shows REY a LOCATER DEVICE.]
LANDO
(continued)
Hid it in a spot so good, even I can’t find it without a locater.
[The moment is short lived as two FIRST ORDER SPEEDERS chase after the SKIMMER. Full chase details TBD. The FIRST ORDER SPEEDERS and the JET TROOPERS riding on them are destroyed. However, the SKIMMER takes damage to its engine. R2-D2 and REY scramble to get the damage under control. R2-D2 chirps wildly.]
REY
(to R2-D2)
I know, I know. Pull the vent before it-
[A boiler on the SKIMMER explodes. The SKIMMER loses all power and slowly glides to a stop.]
REY
Lando!? Are you okay?
LANDO
(groans)
Nope! Something got me in the leg.
REY
Let me look.
[A piece of DEBRIS hit LANDO in the back of his left calf, resulting in a nasty gash.]
LANDO
(disgruntled)
I am seriously getting too old for this kind of shi- AAAHH!
REY
Sorry! Hold still.
[REY places her hand over the wound and concentrates.]
LANDO
What are you…?
[REY uses the FORCE and the wound on LANDO's leg begins to heal.]
LANDO
(continued)
Where did you learn how to do that?
(or)
Luke couldn’t have taught you how to do that.
[LANDO sees REY's bag on the deck next to him. LANDO pulls out one of the JEDI TEXTS.]
LANDO
The Rammahgon. I was with Luke when we found this.
REY
You were with Luke on his search?
LANDO
Yeah. You remember, don’t you Artoo? Our escape from the First Order. That space station.
[R2-D2 beeps. REY looks at R2-D2.]
REY
(to R2-D2)
Wait, you’ve known about this and you haven’t told me?!
[R2-D2 beeps.]
REY
(to R2-D2)
What do you mean, you’re “not allowed to talk about it”?
(to LANDO)
You know why Luke came here. To Pasaana. Who was he looking for?
LANDO
(hesitant)
Rey, I…
REY
No, please. Tell me.
LANDO
(sighs)
Luke had visions. Nightmares actually. He suspected that the Emperor, Darth Sidious, was still alive.
REY
The Emperor? But that's impossible.
LANDO
Luke and I went our separate ways. He had his quest, I had mine.
[The wound on LANDO's leg has been healed. REY takes a deep breath.]
REY
There. All done.
LANDO
(impressed)
Good as new. Better.
[LANDO looks at his LOCATER DEVICE and realizes it is not working.]
LANDO
Uh-oh.
REY
“Uh-oh”? What do you mean, “uh-oh”?
LANDO
Locater is busted. I’m all turned around and have no idea where we are.
REY
You mean we’re lost out here?
[REY looks around and sees nothing but empty wastelands around them. REY shakes her head and tears come to her eyes. REY drops to the deck of the skimmer, holding back tears.]
REY
We don’t have time for this. My friends. They’re fighting. We have to help them. It might already be too late…
[LANDO tries to comfort REY but isn’t sure what to say. REY begins to compose herself.]
REY
I’m sorry. Healing you. It also transfers emotions. Why are you so sad?
[LANDO sits next to REY. LANDO pulls a necklace out from under his shirt and shows REY a CHARM. The CHARM activates and REY sees a hologram of a young LANDO and a joyful LITTLE GIRL]
LANDO
(Tearing up)
My little girl. My treasure. The First Order abducted her. Spent my life, my fortune, trying to find her. I suppose she’d be about your age by now. Any reasonable man would have given up. But no one ever accused me of being reasonable.
[After several moments of silence, they hear a faint sound. Trickling WATER. REY stands up and looks off of the SKIMMER to see a SMALL STREAM forming in the middle of the wasteland. It is a seemingly impossible sight. R2-D2 cheers.]
LANDO
The Occapa Flow.
REY
What?
LANDO
Rain water from a mountain range just over the horizon. But it's too early in the season for this to happen.
[REY can hardly believe what she is seeing.]
REY
Artoo.
[R2-D2 chirps and cranks the engine on the SKIMMER. The engine pops and spits. However, the SKIMMER begins moving at a slow, walking pace.]
[As the SKIMMER proceeds, the SMALL STREAM continues to grow. VEGETATION begins to spontaneously pop up on either side of the stream.]
++ I’m listening to The Furthest Shore by While Heaven Wept as I write this. The outro is a pretty good soundtrack for this scene.++
REY
It's a miracle.
[After some time, LANDO spies a grouping of rocks.]
LANDO
There it is. My ship.
[Nestled among the rocks is LANDO's ship, SLEEPING GIANT.]