EXT. SPACE - DANIA VII
The Nyax and its escort of three assault ships leave Dania VII's orbit for open space.
INT. NYAX/BRIDGE
Pre Vizsla sits in the command chair on the Nyax's bridge, his aide Karras standing at attention by his side.
KARRAS (MANDALORIAN AIDE): We are out of Dania VII's gravity well, milord. We can make the jump to lightspeed at any time.
PRE VIZSLA: (to the helmsman) Do it.
The Mandalorian helmsman nods once with silent acknowledgement and begins entering the coordinates for Ryloth into the navicomputer.
EXT. SPACE
Suddenly, with no warning whatsoever, seven Imperial warships -- two Venator-class star defenders and five Victor-class star destroyers -- drop out of hyperspace right in front of the Mandalorian ships.
INT. NYAX/BRIDGE
Seeing the imposing number of ships comprising the Imperial fleet, the Mandalorians on the bridge of the Nyax freeze.
PRE VIZSLA: (alarmed) What in the name --?
INT. RESOLUTION/BRIDGE
Bail Organa sits in the command chair on the bridge of the star defender Resolution, Raia Vaness standing at attention by his side.
SENSOR OFFICER #2: We have four Mandalorians on the scope, Admiral. One Lictor-class dungeon ship and three Jehavey'ir-class assault ships.
WEAPONS OFFICER: Permission to blow them out of the sky, sir.
BAIL: (grins) Make it so.
INT. NYAX/BRIDGE
Vizsla bolts upright from his chair.
PRE VIZSLA: Establish communication with Dania VII! Inform them --
EXT. SPACE
The Resolution opens fire on the Nyax. Green turbolaser fire pummels the smaller dungeon ship, pierces its deflector shields, and quickly reduces it to a flaming wreck. The three Mandalorian assault ships are quick to retaliate, but they are automatically vaporized by backup fire from one of the star destroyers.
INT. RESOLUTION/BRIDGE
SENSOR OFFICER #2: The assault ships have all been obliterated and the dungeon ship's a burning ruin. We got 'em, sir.
BAIL: Good, very good. (beat) Now, with that unpleasantness out of the way, prepare to go into orbit around the planet's fifth moon and alert our friends in the Mandalorian stronghold of our arrival.
INT. DANIA VII - BUNKER 13/SUBLEVEL R/TRANSMITTER ROOM - DAY
Inside the transmitter room sit three individuals -- a Chadra-fan, a snivvian, and a saurin. To deal with boredom, the three have each chosen different means to pass the time; the Chadra-fan works on a holographic jigsaw puzzle, the snivvian reads a comic book on a datapad, and the saurin plays with a neon-lit yo-yo. They barely notice Nashira as she comes walking in.
SNIVVIAN: Hey, Nashira. Didn't know you were working the early day shift today.
NASHIRA: I'm not, really. Nik sent me down here.
SNIVVIAN: So you're actually skipping out of your classes today?
CHADRA-FAN: Not smart, girl, not smart at all.
NASHIRA: Nik thinks today's the day the Imperials arrive. He wants me to stay down here so I don't get hurt when the revolt happens.
The saurin proclaims something in his reptilian tongue.
CHADRA-FAN: (giggles) You said it. That Nik and his daydreams.
Sitting down with the three non-humans, Nashira steals a glance at the comic book the snivvian is reading.
NASHIRA: What are you reading?
SNIVVIAN: Manman of Extraspace, No. 7362, Vol. 5603, "Manman vs. the Paruvans". (hands the datapad to Nashira) Want to read it? I can set the language mode to Aurabesh if you like.
NASHIRA: (holds up her hand) No, no, that's alright. I brought my own reading material.
SNIVVIAN: (shrugs) Suit yourself.
Just as the snivvian goes back to reading his comic book, the red light on the transmitter begins to flash. Taking notice of the flashing light, the Chadra-fan leaves her puzzle and bolts over to the transmitter.
CHADRA-FAN: (reading over the transmission) It's from the Imperials. Their fleet has arrived in the system.
SNIVVIAN: We have to tell the others.
Closing their eyes, all four individuals in the room begin broadcasting this information to their compatriots throughout the bunker.
CUT TO
A montage of inmates throughout the bunker receiving the telepathic broadcast from the informants in the transmitter room.
EXT. SPACE - DANIA VII'S FIFTH MOON
The fleet of Imperial ships hangs in low orbit above Dania VII's barren fifth moon.
INT. RESOLUTION/BRIDGE
CMDR. VANESS: Sir, an hour's passed since we informed the prisoners of our arrival. The time has come to attack.
BAIL: Right you are, Raia. (to the helmsman) Move away from the moon and go into low orbit around the planet itself. (to the weapons officer) Once we are in position, target their dockyards and open fire. (to the communications officer) Tell the other ships to follow suit.
EXT. SPACE - DANIA VII
As one, the Imperial ships move away from the moon and descend upon Dania VII itself. Once in low orbit, the star defenders and destroyers take aim and, finding the dockyards in the Mandalorian metropolis on the planet below, open fire with their turbolasers.
EXT. DANIA VII - METROPOLIS - DOCKYARDS - DAY
As the Mandalorians go about their business on the dockyards housing all their dreadnaughts, assault ships, and fighters, a torrent of heavy green turbolaser fire falls down on them from the sky. They haven't even the time to register what is happening as they, the dockyards, and the surrounding three-hundred kilometres are eradicated from existence.