ANAKIN marches out of the caves, lightsaber bared, with SLAVES marching behind him. A spirit of revenge is in the air. The SLAVES take up arms in a bloody revolution against their oppressors.
31 EXT KESSEL – SPICE MINING COLONY – MONTAGE – NIGHT
ANAKIN marches through the colony with his new army, mercilessly slaughtering the SLAVERS in his wake.
32 EXT KESSEL – WALKWAY – NIGHT
ANAKIN stoops down and picks up his mother’s corpse, climbing back up the cliff-face.
33 EXT CHANDRILLA/ITHOR/SULLUST/MON CALAMARI/DANTOOINE/KASHYYYK/CORELLIA – MONTAGE
ITHORIANS, SULLUSTIANS, MON CALAMARI, QUARRENS, HUMANS, and WOOKIES rally alongside the REPUBLIC SOLDIERS to defend their homeworlds from the Separatist invasion.
34 EXT ONDERON – CAVES – LATE AFTERNOON
The legendary BEAST-RIDERS of Onderon rally from the caves to help liberate their planet from the tyranny of General Grievous.
35 EXT ONDERON – PLAINS – LATE AFTERNOON
REPUBLIC SOLDIERS fire upon the SEPARATIST CLONE ARMY from behind boulders. They are greatly outnumbered. As the CLONE SOLDIERS approach, the REPUBLIC SOLDIERS look to the sky. A group of BEAST-RIDERS fly overhead, hurling incendiaries upon the clone soldiers.
BEAST-RIDERS
Al-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!
A chain of EXPLOSIONS scatter the clone soldiers across the battlefield, but it was merely a dent in enemy lines. More CLONE SOLDIERS march onward to take their place. Ranks of CLONE SOLDIERS can be seen all the way to the heart of Iziz.
36 INT KESSEL – REPUBLIC TRANSPORT – HANGAR
PADMÉ stands at the top of the loading ramp with her blaster rifle raised vigilantly. She sees ANAKIN carrying his mother’s body, then drops the blaster rifle and runs over to help him. ANAKIN lays his mother’s body down and falls to his knees, sobbing uncontrollably. PADMÉ tries to comfort him, embracing him and running her hands down his face. ANAKIN stands up and holds Padmé close to him. In a whirlwind of emotion, they kiss each other passionately.
WIPE TO
37 EXT TATOOINE – DESERT WASTELAND – DAY
ANAKIN stands before his mother’s grave, his arm around Padmé. OWEN LARS stands beside them. The desert wind WHISTLES through the surrounding dunes, blowing sand around.
OWEN
Your mother was a kind, generous woman.
ANAKIN
I couldn’t save her. I was too weak.
OWEN
(his hand on Anakin’s shoulder)
You did all you could. No-one even expected to see her again, but you found her. You brought her back home…Your mother would be proud of you.
38 EXT DXUN – THE TOMB OF FREEDON NADD – ENTRANCE – NIGHT
OBI-WAN reaches the bottom of the tomb entrance and looks up at the apex of the tomb. He ascends the stairs very warily. Once he reaches the entrance, he studies the wall markings, hieroglyphs, and statues.
OBI-WAN
(into comlink)
Master Yoda, Master Yoda…come in, Master Yoda.
OBI-WAN shakes his comlink, as it isn’t working. He presses a few buttons then tries again.
OBI-WAN
(into comlink)
Anakin…Anakin, come in…
39 EXT TATOOINE – DESERT WASTELAND – DAY
OBI-WAN
(over comlink)
Anakin…Anakin, come in…
ANAKIN hears something coming from the transport.
ANAKIN
It’s Obi-wan!
ANAKIN turns around and runs into the hangar of his ship.
OBI-WAN
(over comlink)
Anakin, do you read me?!
ANAKIN
(into comlink)
Yes Master, I’m here!
OBI-WAN
(over comlink)
Tatooine?! What in the blazes are you doing on Tatooine?!
ANAKIN
(into comlink)
Obi-wan, I can explain, my –
OBI-WAN
(over comlink)
Oh, never mind. I need you to patch me through to the Jedi Council urgently.
ANAKIN
(into comlink)
Yes, Master.
ANAKIN presses a few buttons on the comlink.
ANAKIN
(into comlink)
Contacting the Jedi Council, do you read me?