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INT. ANCIENT EMU
Kimon is sitting in the rear seat, brooding. Man Dingo is back there with him, snoozing. Thirteenpio is now sitting in the
front, with Tabacca driving (because *nobody* drives the Emu but Tabacca), and Lance and Aryoo are in the middle seat of the
mutant Suburban, sorting through Tabacca’s collection of CD’s, trying to pick out something to listen to.
Lance is not finding anything he particularly wants to hear, and turns in his seat to talk to Kimono.
LANCE: So, this Princess Leiza – she seein’ anybody, or what?
Kimono jerks out of his reverie to look at Lance, and smiles.
KIMONO: What makes you think I would know anything about that?
LANCE: (laughing) You’re the one she sent the message to, man! You should have some idea, at least.
KIMONO: I haven’t seen her since she was knee-high to a lawnmower, Lance. I don’t know anything about her social
life.
Tabacca shakes his head as he listens to this. He shoves a CD Aryoo has just handed him into the player, and heavy metal
country and western starts pounding through the speakers. Man Dingo wakes up, knife in hand, then grunts and closes his eyes
again.
THIRTEENPIO: Hey, could you turn that down? I’ve got a headache. I don’t think those tacos did me any good.
Tabacca ratchets the sound down a notch.
TABACCA: You guys wouldn’t be talking about Leiza Organza, would you?
KIMONO: That’s right. Why?
TABACCA: *The* Leiza Organza? I used to go see her show all the time. Hot chick.
LANCE: What? What are you talking about?
TABACCA: Leiza Organza – she used to do work at Kollars’n’Kuffs, I went there all the time. Of course,
that was before she inherited all that money.
Lance’s mouth hangs open. Kimono chuckles.
LANCE: But....but....but....She’s a princess!
TABACCA: So? She still needed money to live on; she ran away from home a few years ago. Yeah, anyway, she didn’t
have access to her trust fund then, so....
LANCE: But....but....but....
TABACCA: Yeah, we went out a coupla times. Nice girl. Whoo! Sexy....
INT. ANTIGONE - CONFERENCE ROOM
Imperial Officer Krass stands before Governor Barkin and Dark Trader.
BARKIN: What?
OFFICER KRASS: Our scouts are at Dansonme. They found the club abandoned, apparently in a hurry. And it’s been abandoned
for a long time, according to their reports. They are now searching in an expanding circle pattern.
BARKIN: The bitch lied!
TRADER: Why are you surprised? I told you she would never betray her cause.
BARKIN: Kill her! Kill her now! Kill her a lot!
EXT. SMOLDERING REMAINS OF THE ALDERGOTHS - STREET
The Ancient Emu pulls up on the far side of the street from the ruins.
INT. ANCIENT EMU
Tabacca puts the Emu in neutral and leans on the steering wheel, letting out a long, low, whistle between his teeth. Kimono
jumps from the vehicle and rushes over to the hole, falling on his hands and knees. Lance sits in the Emu, stunned. Thirteenpio
and Aryoo look at each other, and follow Kimono. Man Dingo snores.
TABACCA: What the hell happened here?
Tabacca chucks an empty cup at Man Dingo, waking him up. They and Lance all get out of the vehicle, and walk slowly over
to where Kimono and the rivetheads stand looking at the wreckage.
EXT. SMOLDERING REMAINS OF THE ALDERGOTHS - STREET
LANCE: Whu-whu-what?
Kimono turns to look at him, fists clenched.
KIMONO: They killed them! They killed all of them! The entire Sentate, all the people in the mall, all the innocents.
All of them!
LANCE: What? Why?
TABACCA: Looks like a power grab – killing off the Senate’s gonna leave a big vaccuum. Guess who’s going
to fill it?
Kimono turns to him, and nods, frowning.
KIMONO: The Emperor has no one standing in his way now. He can rule everything without worrying about interference.
LANCE: All he has to do now is mop up the Rebellion!
KIMONO: (grimly) Right.
TABACCA: What kind of thing could do this?
THIRTEENPIO: When we were with the Princess, there was talk about some new weapon the Empire developed.
Aryoo nods, tinkling in agreement.
TABACCA: You’re not telling me you guys know anything about this?
THIRTEENPIO: Well, that’s how we ended up out in Tankerhead, ya know? The Princess gave Aryoo a disc to carry to Kimono,
and that’s where we were headed when those fuckin’ Ma’was got us.
TABACCA: Oh, that’s just great, that is. If I’d known that, I would’ve told you losers to get lost.
EXT. TATOOME - STREETS
Several Imperial Star Limos race down the streets, towards the wreckage of the Aldergoths.
EXT. SMOLDERING REMAINS OF THE ALDERGOTHS – STREET
All heads turn towards the as-yet distant sounds of large vehicles roaring towards them.
THIRTEENPIO: I think now would be a good time to get out of here.
Aryoo is already heading for the Emu. The rest follow quickly.
TABACCA: I just want to thank you all for bringing me’n Dingo out here.
KIMONO: Don’t worry, I’m sure your excellent driving will save our asses.
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