INT. SPACE - SWIFT STRIKE - COCKPIT

Obi-Wan opens the cockpit door and silently enters, peering over the heads of Bail and Vaness at the approaching blue ball of Nabu.

OBI-WAN : I assume you know where to land?

COL. ORGANA : We have the coordinates for a Lake Paonga, under which the Gungan capital apparently resides. Since we don’t have any submersible craft, we’ll have to swim down to the city under our own power after we’ve landed.

OBI-WAN : That's what the diving gear's for, I suppose.

MAJ. VANESS : Right.

COL. ORGANA : This mission better go off without any further hitches. We can't afford to lose anymore.

OBI-WAN : Not to worry. The Force is on our side.

COL. ORGANA : You always did know what to say to make me feel better.

OBI-WAN : (smiling) The Force told me that you would say that.

EXT. NABU - SPACE

Noticing the Swift Strike, a pair of Neimoidian starfighters attack, opening fire.

INT. SPACE - SWIFT STRIKE - COCKPIT

MAJ. VANESS : What in - ?

COL. ORGANA : We're being attacked!

OBI-WAN : Can you evade them?

MAJ. VANESS : Too late! They've blasted our rear stabilizers!

EXT. NABU - SPACE

Having destroyed the Strike's engines the two fighters veer off, leaving the shuttle to fall toward Nabu's surface.

EXT. NABU - LANDSCAPE - LATE DAY

The Swift Strike drops into Nabu's atmosphere. With Organa and Vaness struggling to keep the ship stable, the craft cruises over treetops, grazing the top branches. They come to a wide open area on a lakeshore, and bring the shuttle down.

The craft hits the ground with a rough jolt, and cuts into sand. The ship skids over several metres before hitting the trunk of a tree, which brings it to a stop.

EXT. NABU - SHORELINE - LATE DAY

The colonel and the major stand outside the Swift Strike, inspecting the shuttle's damage.

COL. ORGANA : What do you think?

MAJ. VANESS : No good, Colonel. She'll never fly in this condition.

COL. ORGANA : And we can't repair it.

MAJ. VANESS : Not at all. The least we could do is patch the hull. But that wouldn't get us to Coruscant now would it?

COL. ORGANA : Didn't think so ... (cont'd) Well, I'll go tell the others. We'll see if the Gungans can’t loan us another one.

EXT. NABU - SHORELINE - LATE DAY

The rescue team exits the shuttle, clad in tight-fitting blue wetsuits with their weapons strapped to their sides.

QUI-GON : The city lies deep, doesn't it? Will the currents be strong?

COL. ORGANA : I have no idea, kid. We’ll find the answer out soon enough, though.

The team members slip rebreathers into their mouths then enter the water, wading through until the lake becomes deep enough to slip under the surface.

EXT. NABU - LAKE PAONGA - UNDERWATER - LATE DAY

They move through the water, struggling to see through the murky liquid, pushing on deeper and deeper toward the lake's bottom. In the distance the glow of the underwater city Otoh Gunga grows more distinct.

They approach one of the bubble-shaped enclosures of the city, and tentatively pass through the permeable membrane, which seals behind them.

INT. NABU - OTOH GUNGA - CITY SQUARE - LATE DAY

Gungan citizens flee as the rescue team enters the city. Twenty guards armed with electro-poles run into the square led by the grizzled Captain Tarpals. The Gungans surround the offworlders, bringing their weapons to bear.

COL. ORGANA : (approaching Tarpals) I am Bail Organa of -

Tarpals jabs the tip of his electro-pole into Organa's shoulder, causing him to jerk backward with a shout of pain.

CAPT. TARPALS : (subtitled) Relinquish your weapons!

Qui-Gon unclips his lightsaber, and the azure blade blazes to life. The Gungan warriors jump back, turning their weapons to focus directly on him.

QUI-GON : Should we resist, Obi-Wan?

OBI-WAN : No. The Gungans are not enemies. This is a misunderstanding
that we will work out once we meet with the leaders.

With some hesitation Qui-Gon deactivates his lightsaber and surrenders it to Tarpals. Once the others give up their weapons as well, the Gungans herd them out from the town square.