Let's just get down to what
we're here for! A battle for supremacy right here on Naboo.
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INT. THEED - PALACE -
THRONE ROOM - DAY
NUTE, RUNE, DARTH MAUL,
OOM-9, and a hologram of DARTH SIDIOUS walk through
the throne room.
DARTH SIDIOUS : ...she is
more foolish than I thought.
NUTE : We are sending all
available troops to meet this army of hers
assembling near the
swamp. It appears to be made up of primitives. We do
not expect much
resistance.
OOM-9 : I am increasing
security at all Naboo detention camps.
DARTH MAUL : I feel there
is more to this, My Master. The two Jedi may be
using the Queen for their
own purposes.
DARTH SIDIOUS : The Jedi
cannot become involved. They can only protect the
Queen. Even Qui-Gon Jinn
will not break that conenant.... This will work to
our advantage...
NUTE : I have your
approval to proceed then, My Lord.
DARTH SIDIOUS : Proceed.
Wipe them put...all of them. INT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE
- DAY (FX)
All is peaceful. SMALL
CRITTERS drink out of a large swamp lake. Suddenly
there is a disturbance in
the middle of the lake. A rush of bubbles, then a
GUNGAN SOLDIER riding a
KAADU emerges from the water, followed by SEVERAL
OTHERS. FROGS and OTHER
LITTLE ANIMALS flee in all directions as the GUNGAN
ARMY marches through the
swamp. The KAADU shake themselves off as they exit
the lake. When JAR JAR's
KAADU shakes off, JAR JAR falls off.
SOLDIERS on huge,
lizard-like FAMBAAS with large shield generators mounted
on their backs follow the
marching WARRIORS. The GUNGAN ARMY heads out of
the swamp and onto the
rolling grassy hills.
HUNDREDS OF GUNGAN
WARRIORS march in lon lines toward the horizon.
Federation tanks move up
to a ridge and stop. In the distance they see the
GUNGAN ARMY marching
toward them. The GUNGAN GENERAL CEEL sees the tanks on
the ridge and orders a
halt. The GUNGANS are spread out in a large line.
JAR JAR is nervous.
GENERAL CEEL signals to the shield operators.
GENERAL CEEL : Energize
the shields.
A red ray shoots out of
the generator and blasts into a large dish on the
back of a second FAAMBA
and spreads like an umbrella over the assembled
WARRIORS.
EXT. THEED - CENTRAL
PLAZA - DAY
PADME, followed by
EIRTAE, OBI-WAN, QUI-GON, ANAKIN, and ARTOO, stealthily
makes her way toward the
entrance to the main hanger. They are followed by
about TWENTY NABOO
GUARDS, PILOTS, and TROOPS. They stop, and PADME uses a
small red laser light to
signal across the plaza to CAPTAIN PANAKA, RABE
and TWENTY OTHER ASSORTED
NABOO TROOPS. They signal back. QUI-GON leans
over to ANAKIN.
QUI-GON : Once we get
inside, Annie, you find a safe placeto hide and stay
there.
ANAKIN : Sure.
QUI-GON : And stay there!
DROID TROOPS mill about
the tank-filled plaza. At the far end of the plaza,
SEVERAL DROIDS begin to
run and fire. NABOO SOLDIERS begin to fire back at
the BATTLE DROIDS.
As the ruckus erupts at
one end of the plaza, PADME and her TROOPS rush
into the main hanger.
CAPTAIN PANAKA and HIS SOLDIERS continue to engage
the DROIDS outside.
INT. THEED - CENTRAL
HANGER - DAY
ALARMS ARE SOUNDING a
PADME, the JEDI, ANAKIN, EIRTAE, and PADME's TROOPS
rush into the hanger.
BATTLE DROIDS begin firing at them as they run for
cover. ANAKIN runs under
a Naboo fighter. The JEDI deflect bolts aimed at
PADME back onto the
BATTLE DROIDS, causing them to EXPLODE.
INT. THEED - PALACE
THRONE ROOM - DAY
NUTE, RUNE, and FOUR
COUNCIL MEMBERS watch the plaza battle on a large view
screen.
NUTE : I thought the
battle was going to take place far from here...this is
too close!
RUNE : What is going on?
DARTH MAUL enters the
throne room.
DARTH MAUL : I told you
there was more to this...the Jedi are involved.
