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  FanFiction

  Star Wars Episode One:

  The New Republic

  By Dave Jutsum and Sean Harrington

  Based on characters and situations created by George Lucas.

  October 30, 1994

  DISCLAIMER **

  This treatment is based on characters and situations created by George Lucas which are property of LucasFilm, Ltd. It is not intended as a representation of work created by George Lucas, and is issued open-handedly as a gift to the Star Wars fan community, and in particular to George Lucas.

  Characters Ben Kenobi - A young Jedi Knight.

  Anakin Skywalker - A young star pilot, on a quest to find a cure for his father's sickness.

  Beru (Haberu) Kenobi - Ben's sister, in love with Owen Lars.

  Owen Lars - A space trader from Tatooine, in love with Beru Kenobi.

  Acheron Kenobi - Ben and Beru's younger brother.

  Anesta Kenobi - Ben and Beru's mother.

  Jared Kenobi - Ben and Beru's father.

  Senator Palpatine - A corrupt politician from Coruscant who seeks control over the Imperial Senate, and will stop at nothing to gain it.

  Bail Organa - A young Senator from Alderaan, the Speaker of the Imperial Senate.

  Ombr'ahm - A mysterious scientist who wears a respirator mask to aid in breathing, and who has developed a procedure for cloning, among other things.

  The Dark Lords of the Sith - a brotherhood of masters of the Dark Side of the Force. They have faces tattooed with an intricate triangular pattern, and wear hoods to protect their long braided hair.

  Lord Vhidraaq - The last, possibly the most notorious of the Sith.

  Esig - A mysterious holy man who is rumored to have found a cure for the plague.

  Jedi Knights - Masters of the Force and guardians of truth and justice

  Manath - Ben's Jedi mentor.

  Glidara - A two-headed Janwian, and an acquaintance of Anakin's.

  Rogold and Challis - The inventors of C3PO and R2D2.

  The Yiin - A group of holy men who nurse Esig back to health.

  Mandelorians Knights - Originally a group of royal guards from a fallen dynasty. They now act as mercenaries.

  Imperial Senate - Representatives from each of the planets from member worlds of the New Republic.

  Prologue

  The New Republic It is a dawn of a new era within the galaxy. After eons of isolationism and seclusion, the civilized worlds have banded together to form the Imperial Senate. Protected by the Jedi Knights, The Senate seeks to unify and enrich its member worlds with peace and prosperity.

  Imperial Senators, elected by their home worlds have traveled to the Senate capital city on Corellia to solve the problem of a highly contagious plague which strikes randomly and mercilessly on the worlds which it infects. A search for the cure is commissioned, and a desperate search begins. To further complicate matters, the Dark Lords of the Sith, lead by Lord Vhidraaq have been refused admission the Senate and vow vengeance. They are blamed for the destruction of a defenseless farm colony on Motheb Din and are named as enemies of the Senate. The Sith are hunted down and executed for their crimes...

  Scene One

  A Sith ship is pursued by a Correlian Corvette. The Correlian ship disables and overtakes the smaller ship. The ships dock, and the two Sith pilots board the Corvette and bow, feigning submission. They attack the group of Mandelorian Knights, serving as guards on board the Corvette, but are engaged by a lone hooded Jedi, Manath. Manath disables the two Sith warriors, and is confronted by Lord Vhidraaq who has been watching from the shadows within the Sith ship. Vhidraaq surrenders as Manath's pupil, Ben Kenobi, steps from the shadows to even the balance. The captain of the ship has Vhidraaq taken to the detention area. Along the way, Vhidraaq converses with the two Jedi, claiming innocence in the massacre at Motheb Din. Vhidraaq scowls, claiming that Sith are no different from Jedi. The group arrives at the detention block and is greeted by Senator Palpatine of Coruscant. Palpatine has been chartered with hunting down and destroying the Sith. As Vhidraaq is dropped into an isolation cell, he vows vengeance on the Jedi. The lid to the detention cell is closed, and he is frozen.

  Scene Two

  Kenobi and Manath discuss Ben's training. Ben tells Manath that he has decided not to continue his Jedi training, despite his father Jared's disapproval. He will not be continuing on with Manath to Dagobah, but will travel with his sister Beru to meet her sweetheart, Owen Lars. Manath tries to dissuade Ben, but is unsuccessful. He bids Ben farewell.

  Scene Three

  Ben and Beru are picked up by Owen Lars near Tatooine. Owen thanks Ben for bringing Beru there, even though their father disapproves of the courtship. Suddenly the small trading craft is bombarded by fire from a pirate ship. Owen tries to outmaneuver but is out-gunned. Just as he signals their surrender, another ship comes into view and attacks the pirate ship. The pirate ship makes an immediate jump into hyperspace. Owen's ship is breaking up and is ready to explode from the damage. The pilot of the other ship signals an emergency docking. Seconds after Ben, Beru and Owen make it into the other ship, Owen's frigate explodes.

  Scene Four

  The pilot of the craft introduces himself as Anakin Skywalker. He mentions that he is on a quest to find a holy man by the name of Esig. Ben has heard of Esig, but says that it will be difficult to find him. Ben also feels a strong presence of the Force within Anakin, but does not mention it. Anakin mentions that it is rumored that Esig has discovered a cure for the plague, with which his father is stricken. Ben asks to join Anakin. Anakin agrees and offers to take Owen and Beru to Mos Eisley on Tattoine.

  Scene Five

  At the capital city on Corellia, the Senate has convened to discuss the problem of devastation caused by the plague. Several groups suggest re-isolationism, but the more open minded groups see that as prolonging the problem. Many senate members are still in fear of attacks by the Sith. Just then, Palpatine enters and tells of the victory in capturing Vhidraaq, Palpatine assures that this will be the end of the Sith menace. Majority leader Bail Organa from Alderaan calls order and introduces the first of two guest speakers. The first speaker is the scientist Ombr'ahm, who presents a plan to produce cheap labor by cloning. This will allow the populous to recover from the plague, and will aid in unification of the Senate. Palpatine applauds the proposal, but is thwarted by Bail and the rest of the Senate. The Senate rejects the cloning proposal, calling it a travesty. Palpatine quietly vows revenge against Organa. The second proposal is by a pair of scientists, Rogold and Challis. They have developed two prototype androids for use as laborers. The demonstration is our first glimpse of R2 and 3PO. The senate is enchanted. Bail Organa commissions the immediate production of the android units. The Senate applauds the effort. Palpatine fumes silently, and calls one of his ideas to put about a scheme to destroy the robots, and Rogold and Challis as well.

  Scene Six

  After dropping Owen and Beru off at Mos Eisley, Ben makes contact with his brother, Acheron, on Sirrus. He says that Manath has already delivered the message and that their father, Jared, is furious. Acheron says that Jared has all but disowned Ben and Beru, and that he has asked Acheron to travel to Dagobah to train with Yoda in Ben's place. Ben tells him of his and Anakin's plan. Acheron says that he has heard Esig was last heard of on Kessel, the shared moon of the planets Correlus and Corellia. Ben mentions that Beru is happy and wishes Acheron well in his training. Anakin and Ben make the jump into hyperspace for Kessel.

  Scene Seven

  Rogold and Challis are traveling with the prototype droids to the manufacturing facility on Kessel.
They both work to modify the personality programming in the droids with very humorous results. The ship is overtaken by a group of Mandelorian Knights. The ship is disabled and made to look as though it has malfunctioned. It's engines have been disabled, and it is heading for the surface of Kessel. Rogold and Challis stuff the droids into an escape pod, just as the ship enters the atmosphere. The droids are ejected and land somewhere on Kessel. The transport with Rogold and Challis explodes.

  Scene Eight

  Anakin and Ben share their backgrounds. Ben tells Anakin of his Jedi training, and Anakin is fascinated. Anakin tries to express the feelings of the Force he has had much of his life. They both feel a wave of pain as Anakin's ship enters the Correlian system,just as the transport explodes. Ben sees the escape pod with the droids and tracks it to the surface. Anakin maneuvers near the pod's landing site. As Anakin's ship grabs the pod, two Mandelorian ships swoops in and attack. Ben gets the droids into the ship and Anakin raises shields. Anakin tosses a thermal detonator to Ben and instructs him to put it into the pod and release it. Ben does so. The timing is perfect, and the empty escape pod explodes behind Anakin's ship just as he makes a quick turn to avoid an embankment. The Mandelorians are blinded and one of the two ships is destroyed, the other is disabled. Anakin and Ben head for the Del Ario spaceport to gather information on Esig.

  Scene Nine

  At Del Ario, Ben and Anakin seek out one of Anakin's old acquaintances, Glidara, a two headed Janwian trader. Glidara manages the loading and unloading of cargo in one of the larger Del Ario warehouses. He is busy fiddling with a binary load lifter and offers little useful information to Anakin at first, but sees the droids and offers a trade. Anakin agrees. Glidara arranges transport to Correlus, the darker sister planet to Corellia. Correlus is a forbidding wasteland, which has an overpopulated sun belt from it's equator to south pole. It's entire northern hemisphere is obstructed from sunlight by Corellia. Glidara warns them to stay away from the militarized sector in the north, and mentions having seen many ships with odd markings land and depart there. Esig is said to be in a camp somewhere near there at the edge of the sunbelt.20

  Scene Ten

  Glidara drops Ben and Anakin off on Correlus and sets a time for pick up. He warns of the dangers of straying into the northern hemisphere.

  It is nearly nightfall, so the two set up camp. Ben teaches Anakin rudimentary use of the lightsabre and spars briefly with him.

  Suddenly the disabled Mandelorian ship zips overhead toward the north.

  They quickly stow their lightsabres and hide in the nearby trees. The Mandelorian ship scans the clearing, and finds no one. It continues toward the base. Anakin and Ben gather their items and begin to leave, when they suddenly find themselves surrounded by hooded beings. Anakin ignites his lightsabre and Ben tells him to put it away. Anakin does so as Esig reveals himself. He removes his hood, and reveals that he is a former Sith. They travel to their hidden underground camp.

  Scene Eleven

  Esig's companions, the Yiin, a clan of Correlusian holy men, were among the first to be stricken by the plague, because several Yiin were captured and experimented on by Ombr'ahm. These Yiin contracted the plague, but developed an immunity and eventually a serum. The serum was stolen by the Mandelorians who work for Ombr'ahm at the military base in the northern hemisphere. Esig, a former Lord of Sith, had already developed symptoms of the plague, and being was hunted down by the Mandelorians when he crash landed on Correlus. The Yiin found him, helped to turn him from the Dark Side, and helped him to recover from the plague. Now, more of their kind have been captured and are being held at the base for some mysterious reason. Ben and Anakin agree to help them to recover the serum and their friends.

  They all set out for the base.

  Scene Twelve

  The group enter the complex by overcoming a lightly guarded utility entrance. Once inside the complex, Esig and a few Yiin head for the detention area and Ben and Anakin and a few other Yiin head to find the serum, probably in Ombr'ahm's lab. Ben and Anakin make it to the lab, but are captured by the Mandelorians. They are brought into the lab and are introduced to Ombr'ahm who winds up being a female scientist. She details the real purpose of the base, cloning, and mentions that the plague was an unfortunate side effect of the cloning process. She is quickly silenced by the entrance of Senator Palpatine. He commands that Ben and Anakin be put onto isolation pads for gene removal. Another door opens and Lord Vhidraaq enters. Ben and Vhidraaq exchange words. Vhidraaq mentions that he was offered the ultimate compliment, to be the master prototype for an army of super clones which would rule the galaxy. Ben tries to warn Palpatine for being stupid and ignorant of the dark powers of Vhidraaq, but is silenced by Vhidraaq's used of the Dark Side. Anakin overwhelms Vhidraaq by teaming his powers with Ben's. Vhidraaq and the two heroes have a virtual battle in the lab. Palpatine is engrossed and watches eagerly. Suddenly, as Vhidraaq has nearly overcome the two heroes, the power dims in the room and explosions are heard. Palpatine orders the Mandelorians to go and investigate, and Vhidraaq scowls and leaves. A small group of Mandelorians are left to freeze Ben and Anakin, overseen by Ombr'ahm. Ben and Anakin are weak from their battle with Vhidraaq, but notice Esig motioning them from a catwalk above. Ben creates a distraction, and Esig overcomes the Mandelorians and releases Ben and Anakin and the detained Yiin. Ombr'ahm is coerced into showing them the locked storage unit with the code for the serum. She is put into a pad and put to sleep with some sort of device she had used earlier.

  Scene Thirteen

  A fierce battle is occurring between the Mandelorians and the Yiin.

  The Yiin use ambush the bulk of the Mandelorians. Palpatine slips away unnoticed. Ben and Anakin go off to find him, and Esig goes to find Vhidraaq. Esig finds Vhidraaq near the transport ship and the two begin to duel. Palpatine returns to the lab and revives Ombr'ahm. The two grab the master vials of gene samples, as well as a back-up serum mixture. Palpatine sets a self-destruct sequence with the main defense system, telling Ombr'ahm that the Senate cannot find out about the cloning experiments. Anakin and Ben spit up, and Anakin stumbles upon the two Sith fighting. He watches transfixed as the two duel. Vhidraaq seriously wounds Esig, and Anakin comes to Esig's aid. Anakin is no match for the Dark Lord, but engages Vhidraaq anyway. Vhidraaq uses the dark side to hurl objects at Anakin, but stops when he notices Palpatine and Ombr'ahm leaving on the transport. Vhidraaq runs for the ship but is too late. Ben finds Anakin and Esig, and warns them of the pending destruction. Esig builds up strength and charges Vhidraaq. The two dark lords tumble into a bottomless chasm. Ben, Anakin and the remaining Yiin flee the complex and are picked up by Glidara just as the complex explodes. Glidara mentions that it was the droids who helped him find them.

  Scene Fourteen

  It is morning on Alderaan. Anakin greets Ben, but mentions that he was too late to save his father. Bail Organa has agreed to marry Beru and Owen, as a favor to Ben's mother Anesta. She has gotten their father, Jared to overlook his anger at both of them. After the wedding, Ben introduces Anakin to his family and Manath, and mentions that he wishes to resume his Jedi training, but asks that Anakin also come to train with Yoda. Manath senses Anakin's powers and agrees, but says that Yoda will make the final decision Suddenly, Bail's aide enters and says that unknown dark forces are attacking various Senate-friendly outposts. Manath, Ben and Anakin set off for Dagobah.

  THE END

 

 

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