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Post #1573402

Author
Burbin
Parent topic
The Starlight Project Addendum: The Rise of Skywalker (Freeform Brainstorming Session)
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Date created
11-Jan-2024, 7:46 PM

I really like the latest draft, however I feel the ideas don’t really flow from one to another, and it’s adding too many extra details that muddle the core concepts. Here’s my attempt at streamlining the dialogue:

"I pushed you in the desert because I needed to see it… I needed you to see it… who you are. The dark side is your birthright, Rey…”

“You’re lying.”

“I’d never lie to you. Your parents were no one. Junk traders with a child they never expected.”

“Don’t!”

“But they had no part in your conception…”

“I don’t want this!”

“…and they feared your nature.”

“No!”

“You’ve seen it, haven’t you? Your destiny.”

(Rey sees the vision of herself on the Sith throne)

“When Palpatine cheated death, it sent a ripple through the Force.”

“Stop talking.”

“The result was his greatest opportunity.”

(Cutaway to heroes capture)

“When we fought for the first time, in the forest, the power inside of you awakened. You revealed yourself to the Emperor… just as he’d intended.”

(Visions of Rey beating Kylo on Starkiller, falling into the dark cave, etc.)

“No!”

(A pedestal shatters and the mask of Vader falls to the ground)

“So that’s where you are.”

“Our paths have always been intertwined."

“No…”

"I’ll tell you why.”

“I know the rest of your story.”

“Tell me.”

"Palpatine influenced the Force itself into creating life. First my grandfather, and then you. You were his chosen heir. You… are a rightful Palpatine.”

"The Emperor wants us to fight each other, so his most worthy heir can claim the throne. But he hasn’t realized the strength of our connection, Rey… a bond, not of blood, but of raw power in the Force. We can end him and the Sith, and create a new order, together…”