Revenge of the Sith: Illustrated Screenplay: Star Wars: Episode III Read Online Free PDF Page B

we’re still flying half the ship.
    A NAKIN: Now we’re really picking up speed . . . I’m going to shift a few degrees and see if I can slow us down.
    O BI- W AN: Careful . . . we’re heating up—twelve thousand . . . thirteen thousand . . .
    A NAKIN: What’s our speed?
    O BI- W AN: Eight plus sixty-forty. Eight plus sixty-twenty. Eight plus sixty. Temp ten thousand, nine thousand . . . we’re in the atmosphere . . .
    ANAKIN points to one of the controls. ARTOO beeps madly.
    A NAKIN: Grab that . . . Keep us level.
    O BI- W AN: Steady. Steady.
    A NAKIN: Easy, Artoo. Hang on, this may get a little rough. We lost our heat shields.
    O BI- W AN: Five thousand. Three thousand . . . two thousand. Fireships on the left and the right.
    F IRESHIP P ILOT: We’ll take you in.
    O BI- W AN: Copy that. Landing strip’s straight ahead.
    A NAKIN: We’re coming in too hot.
    O BI- W AN: Easy—easy.
    The ship leaves a contrail as it streaks across the Coruscant skyline. PALPATINE and OBI-WAN hold on for dear life as the ship shakes and rattles toward an industrial landing platform.
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    68 EXT. CORUSCANT—INDUSTRIAL LANDING PLATFORM—AFTERNOON
    A large landing platform in the industrial part of the city is surrounded by Emergency Fire Speeders. The smoking ship approaches as five Fireships spray it with foam. The ship finally makes a rather hard landing.
    O BI- W AN: Another happy landing.
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    69 (48/49) EXT. CORUSCANT—SENATE OFFICE BUILDING—LANDING PLATFORM—LATE AFTERNOON
    The small Jedi Shuttle carrying PALPATINE and the JEDI arrives at the landing platform. There are a DOZEN SENATORS, including BAIL ORGANA, JAR JAR BINKS, and C-3PO, waiting for them. PALPATINE, R2-D2, and ANAKIN get out. OBI-WAN and MACE stay in the doorway of the Jedi Shuttle.
    A NAKIN:
(to Obi-Wan
) Are you coming, Master?
    O BI- W AN: Oh no, I’m not brave enough for politics. I have to report to the Council. Besides, someone needs to be the poster boy.
    A NAKIN: Hold on, this whole operation was your idea. You planned it. You led the rescue operation. You have to be the one to take the bows this time.
    O BI- W AN: Sorry, old friend. Let us not forget that you rescued me from the Buzz Droids. And you killed Count Dooku. And you rescued the Chancellor, carrying me unconscious on your back, and you managed to land that bucket of bolts safely . . .

    A NAKIN: All because of your training, Master. You deserve all those speeches of your greatness.
    O BI- W AN: . . . the endless speeches . . . Anakin, let’s be fair. Today, you are the hero and you deserve your glorious day with the politicians.
    A NAKIN: All right. But you owe me . . . and not for saving your skin for the tenth time . . .
    O BI- W AN: Ninth time . . . that business on Cato Nemoidia doesn’t count. I’ll see you at the briefing.
    ANAKIN smiles and walks away from OBI-WAN.
    The CHANCELLOR and his entourage approach MACE.

    M ACE W INDU: Chancellor Palpatine, what a welcome sight! Are you all right?
    P ALPATINE: Yes, thanks to your two Jedi Knights. They killed Count Dooku, but General Grievous has escaped once again.
    M ACE W INDU: General Grievous will run and hide as he always does. He is a coward.
    P ALPATINE: That may be true, but with Count Dooku dead, he is the leader of the Droid Army, and I assure you, the Senate will vote to continue the war as long as Grievous is alive.
    M ACE W INDU: Then the Jedi Council will make finding Grievous our highest priority.
    BAIL, ANAKIN, and the crowd walk away from the platform toward the Senate Building Grand Hallway.
    B AIL O RGANA: Skywalker, the Republic cannot praise you enough.
    ANAKIN and BAIL ORGANA, walking in the hallway.
    A NAKIN: Thank you, Senator Organa. The kidnapping was a bold move by the Separatists, but it was a mistake that Obi-Wan and I were able to take advantage of.
    ARTOO and THREEPIO follow behind the crowd.
    C - 3PO : It couldn’t possibly be as bad as all that.
    ARTOO beeps.
    C - 3PO :
(continuing
) Well, there, I