INT. NYAX/OBI-WAN, ANAKIN, & SIRI'S CELL
Ben, Nik, and Siri all lie prone within their cell, fast asleep.
ZOOM IN
On Obi-Wan's sleeping face.
FADE TO
Obi-Wan standing out in the middle of the Tatooine desert, completely naked save for a simple loincloth hanging down over his privates. Though the suns are low in a dark sky -- indicating that the time of day is twilight -- the landscape is brightly lit as if under a midday's full suns.
Standing before Obi-Wan -- towering over a large, elaborate altar wrought out of platinum and gold -- is a tall, gnarled tree, it's branches ablaze with green flame.
OBI-WAN: (gets down on his knees) What is thy bidding, my master?
BLAZING TREE: If train you not the boy, another will he turn to for guidance.
As a shadow falls over him from behind, Ben turns to look over his shoulder. Standing there, clad in the armour and robes of a Mandalorian Knight, is Anakin Skywalker. His teeth needle-sharp points in his mouth, his eyes a pair of burning red coals in his face, he carries a bloodstained sword of Mandalorian iron aloft in his hands.
Before Ben can act, Anakin lops his head off with a single stroke.
CUT TO
Obi-Wan starting awake in the cell as the cell door is unlocked and opened, allowing a pair of Mandalorian Knights with four heavily-armed 'droid escorts to step inside. While Siri immediately awakens as these sinister figures enter the cell, Nik remains sound asleep.
MANDALORIAN #9: (to Mandalorian #10) Grab the boy.
The Mandalorian obeys his comrade and grabs hold of Anakin, violently pulling him awake.
ANAKIN: Hey! What --?
Leaping to his feet, Ben shoves the Mandalorian back away from the boy and into his comrade, toppling them both over. With Siri awake and by his side, they turn in unison toward the four 'droids.
Lunging at one of the 'droids, Ben wrenches the large blaster out of its hands and, taking aim, fires. The resulting bolt strikes the 'droid, but to absolutely no effect. Looking down at the weapon, Ben sees that it is set on "stun" with no visible dials or switches available to change it to a heavier setting.
Caught off guard, the Jedi knights fail to get out of the way as the other 'droids level their blasters and fire, bringing them both down with incredibly potent stun-bolts.
Regaining their wits, the two Mandalorians climb back to their feet. Walking over to Obi-Wan, Mandalorian #9 kicks the unconscious Jedi once in the gut.
MANDALORIAN #9: Forget the kid. Let's bring this trash to the doctor instead.
INT. NYAX/TORTURE CHAMBER
The two Mandalorian Knights drag Obi-Wan into the torture chamber, the four armed 'droids following behind, and carry the unconscious Jedi over to the dungeon master, who is currently engaged in injecting a series of nasty-looking chemicals into an emaciated Hutt strapped down onto a table.
DUNGEON MASTER: (scolding) You knocked him out.
MANDALORIAN #10: You expected him to come with open arms and kisses?
DUNGEON MASTER: (sighs) My stimulants don't come cheap, you know. In the future, try to bring captives to me in a conscious state, will you please?
Reaching over to his tray full of hypo-syringes containing various different coloured fluids, the dungeon master picks up one containing a dirty yellow liquid. Grabbing hold of Ben's left arm, he pulls it out and jabs the needle into the Jedi's wrist, injecting the entire contents of the syringe into his bloodstream.
In moments Obi-Wan comes fully awake, screaming in agony.
DUNGEON MASTER: Welcome back to the land of the living, Master Jedi. Don't worry about the pain -- it'll pass momentarily.
After about a minute, the burning pain passing through Obi-Wan's veins begins to subside, and the screaming comes to an end.
DUNGEON MASTER: (ecstatic) It has been some time since I've worked on a bonafide Jedi.
Reaching back to his tray, the Mandalorian dungeon master picks up a hypo filled with a blue-black liquid.
DUNGEON MASTER: (cont'd) This'll be such a pleasure!
Grabbing Ben by the chin with his free hand, the dungeon master then brings forth the syringe with the other. Planting the tip of the needle directly against Obi-Wan's forehead, he pushes it through his skull and into his brain, injecting the chemicals directly into his cerebral cortex.
As the Jedi's eyes roll up into his head and his muscles begin to involuntarily shudder, the Mandalorians holding him drag him over to the coffin-like encasement. Opening it, they throw Ben inside and then seal it shut, closing him up in complete darkness and silence.
EXT. DARK WORLD (DREAMSCAPE)
Blue-white fog begins to billow up within a completely empty black void, and Obi-Wan comes running through it in slow motion. Terror etched on his face, he keeps turning to look behind him at something chasing after him.
Without warning, the ground goes out from under him, and the Jedi falls through the thick fog, disappearing from sight.
INT. TUNNEL WORLD (DREAMSCAPE)
Obi-Wan falls through a carved rock tunnel leading into the earth deep below. As he plummets, several nightmarish creatures -- flickering balls of sparking light, skeletal horses, skulltulas, and batwinged skulls -- come flying out of the darkness to assail him, swirling about him, wailing and cackling.
CUT TO
Bright electricity coursing over a blue background.
CUT TO
An inverted-colour shot of Obi-Wan reaching the end of the tunnel, breaking through a thick cover of cobweb and falling past it.
EXT. SEA WORLD - TWILIGHT (DREAMSCAPE)
Ben breaks through the dark water of an endless sea, gasping and thrashing about as he struggles to draw air into his lungs. Once he has caught his breath, he begins to swim through the blue-black water, soon disappearing into the horizon in the distance.
Suddenly, the seascape shatters like a pane of glass, dropping away in shards to reveal a close-up shot of a blazing orange sun beyond.
FADE TO
Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn standing within the labyrinthine interior of the ruins of an ancient fortress. Clad in the armour of the ancient Jedi Knights, they wield swords of emerald and azure fire, respectively.
Standing before them, clad in a red-and-black suit of biomechanical armour, is the dark warrior, a wicked crown of long horns encircling his head and a quarterstaff of ruby-red fire blazing in his hands.
Bringing their weapons to bear, the two Jedi attack the dark warrior, meeting his flaming red staff with their swords of blue and green fire. As one, the three combatants make their way up the labyrinthine interior of the ruins, moving with the grace of dancers in a cosmic ballet as lightning and thunder strikes through the open holes of the ruins, lighting the interior up with intense sound and dazzling illumination.
As the three warriors near the apex of the ruined fortress, the ground around Obi-Wan's feet suddenly turns to liquid tar, and he finds himself unable to move forward with any haste. As he struggles to move through the syrupy black mess, Qui-Gon and the dark warrior move on ahead in their duel, leaving him behind.
With immense effort, Ben manages to walk through the tar and climb the rest of the distance to the top of the ruins. As he arrives, he finds himself too late to offer the apprentice any aid; having gained the advantage in their duel, the dark warrior runs Qui-Gon through with his quarterstaff, killing him.
FLASH TO
Obi-Wan and the dark warrior suddenly engaged in a fierce duel, sword of green flame clashing against staff of red fire. They are like two perfect mirror images of one another, two different sides of one whole coin.
The duel reaches its crescendo, and Ben finds himself faltering against the zabrak warrior. As he loses his footing, the darksider takes his advantage and knocks the Jedi off the top of the ruins. With his reflexes at his command, Ben saves himself by grabbing hold of a stone outcropping, but he loses his flaming sword in the process; looking down, he watches as the vibrant emerald blade disappears in the black void below.
Standing over the Jedi, the dark warrior throws his hands up into the air, releasing a roar of final victory. Looking down at the helpless Jedi, he grins -- bearing needle-like teeth -- then rears his ruby quarterstaff back for the killing blow.
Without a moment's hesitation, Obi-Wan flies up through the air, passing over the dark side warrior, and lands behind him. Bringing forth his hand, Qui-Gon's sword of azure fire materializes in his hand. As the dark warrior turns to face him, Obi-Wan lashes out with the blue sword, slashing the zabrak through the shoulder.
His face growing slack, the dark warrior's eyes glaze over and he falls over the side. Looking over, Obi-Wan watches as red lightning courses out of the zabrak's wound as he plummets into the darkness.
CUT TO
Inverted-colour electricity coursing over an orange background.
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Obi-Wan running his hands down his face as tears of blood stream down his cheeks from bloodshot eyes.
CUT TO
The decayed head of a GREEN, GNOME-LIKE CREATURE WITH LONG, TAPERED EARS rising up out of a black void. As it reaches the camera, its mouth opens, releasing a hideous shriek as it swallows everything up.
FLASH TO
Ben lying outside the open coffin-like encasement in the Nyax's torture chamber. Traumatized by the hallucinatory experience he just witnessed, he can do nothing but tremble uncontrollably, his eyes frozen open in stark terror.