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A sped-up montage of the various warriors, workers, and prisoners within the Mandalorian complex making their way to-and-fro about their business.
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A time-lapsed shot of the three suns of Dania VII moving across the emerald sky above the Mandalorian complex and sinking below the horizon, casting this side of the planet into night.
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Siri helping a pain-wracked Ben into bed. Wincing as he stretches out on the mattress, he thanks Siri as he closes his eyes. Turning, she walks out of the dark room.
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Anakin as he lies down on the sofa for his brief sleep before the night shift. Sitting at the table, Nashira looks upon him yearningly.
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Zull lying upon her ornate, king-sized bed alone. Turned over on her side, she stares ahead unblinking, her expression unreadable.
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Siri, sitting on the sofa, her eyes growing heavy with sleepiness.
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Nashira climbing into bed. Pulling the sheet up to her chin, she quickly falls asleep.
EXT. CLOUD WORLD - EVENING (DREAMSCAPE)
Under a full, pale-yellow moon set within a dark blue sky, Obi-Wan, Siri, Anakin, Nashira, and Zull find themselves suspended within the air atop stone pillars which disappear into a heavy cover of billowing clouds below them. Arranged in a circle, they find themselves surrounding a central pillar which towers above them; standing upon this central pillar, wearing robes and beads of iridescent black, is Primeday Surprise.
PRIMEDAY: Welcome, children.
SIRI: (confused) What is this?
NASHIRA: A dream. It's gotta be.
PRIMEDAY: (cont'd) This is no dream, Nashira. This is a nexus, where many minds become one.
OBI-WAN: We're in a rapport. Primeday's gathered us together inside her mind.
ANAKIN: (gestures toward Zull) Who the hell's that?
NASHIRA: It's Zull!
ANAKIN: (frowns) The Mandie who gave that rapist bastard the snippety do dah?
PRIMEDAY: (raises her arms) You have many questions that require few answers. I will give them to you. Now, be silent.
They all quiet down to hear what the enigmatic H'nemthe has to say.
PRIMEDAY: (cont'd) The day and hour of your deliverance draws nigh. Those who would be your saviours are coming, and you have but to call to them. But before you can, before you must, you will have to prepare. (beat) As we six have become one soul in the Force, so must all who have been unjustly imprisoned within the Mandalorian walls. (beat) Together, here, we will show each other the way ...
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Obi-Wan rising up in bed awake.
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Siri on the sofa as she wakes up.
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Anakin rolling over on the sofa as he comes awake.
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Siri in bed as her eyes fling open.
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Zull as she sits up in bed wide awake, her expression troubled.
INT. BUNKER 13/SUBLEVEL R/TRANSMITTER ROOM - EVENING
As three prisoners work on calibrating the various components of the as-yet-unfinished transmitter, Anakin and Orowi stand off to the side conversing.
ANAKIN: (cont'd) You got all that?
OROWI: (frowns) I think so. (beat) It'll help?
ANAKIN: Do you have any better alternatives?
OROWI: No. We were winging it, really, just hoping things would fall together nicely on their own. (beat) Okay, I'll do it and I'll tell the others to do the same.
INT. BUNKER 13/LEVEL 34/KELE'S QUARTERS/MAIN ROOM - DAY
Opening his door, Keletons Onesb allows Ben to step inside his quarters.
KELE: Kenobi?
OBI-WAN: (turns to Kele) You recall that favour you owe me?
KELE: Of course. What can I do for you?
OBI-WAN: Just listen to what I have to say. After I'm done, you can do what you wish.
KELE: I don't understand.
OBI-WAN: You will. (beat) One other thing.
KELE: What?
OBI-WAN: If you agree to go through with this, you have to agree to pass what I teach you on to others -- others you can trust.
EXT. ARBORETUM - DAY
Out in the wide open space of a lush arboretum, Nashira walks about gathering beautiful flowers of many different colours and hues.
NASHIRA: (singing) (in Irish Gaelic) And I feel it. And I feel it. Where ya going to tomorrow? Where ya going with that mask I found? And I feel. And I feel. When the dogs begin to smell her. Will she smell alone?
Having finished gathering flowers, Nashira walks off.
INT. CENTRAL TOWER/PENTHOUSE/BEDROOM - DAY
Zull stands before a full-length mirror, staring back at her reflection. Clad in a form-fitting black bodysuit, her Mandalorian robes and armour sit laid out upon her bed to her left. Her face, her eyes, are grave.
Suddenly an electronic buzz resounds through the air, alerting her to the presence of a visitor. Turning from the mirror, she walks off to see who is there.
INT. CENTRAL TOWER/PENTHOUSE/ENTRANCE HALL - DAY
Making her way down the short hall, Zull reaches out for the panel which controls the door and presses a button. Unlocking, the door slides up into the ceiling, revealing Nashira standing there on the other side, a bouquet of flowers in her arms. Her expression serious, the young girl hands the bouquet to Zull.
NASHIRA: For you, Zull.
Gingerly, Zull takes the flowers. Planting her face in the petals, she closes her eyes and breathes in deeply. Then, casting the bouquet aside, she scoops Nashira up into her arms, hugging the human child close to her as tears begin to run down her cheeks.
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A montage of the events which occur over the next five-to-six months. The prisoners work on the transmitter, adding more-and-more components as the days and weeks pass on by. Ben, Nik, Siri, and 'Shira teach other prisoners how to rapport through the Force, and those prisoners in turn teach even more prisoners. Zull's belly grows ever larger as the child within her womb approaches her due date.