INT.
GANTRY - OUTSIDE CONTROL ROOM - REACTOR SHAFT
Luke moves along the railing and up to the control
room.
Vader lunges at him and Luke immediately raises
his lit sword to meet Vader's. Sparks fly as they
duel, Vader gradually forcing Luke backward toward
the gantry.
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VADER
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It
is useless to resist. Don't let yourself be destroyed
as Obi-Wan did.
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Vader's sword comes down across Luke's right forearm,
cutting off his hand and sending his sword flying.
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VADER
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You
have only begun to discover your power. Join me
and I will complete your training. With our combined
strength, we can end this destructive conflict
and bring order to the galaxy.
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LUKE
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VADER
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You
must. It is your destiny. Luke... I am your cousin.
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Shocked, Luke looks at Vader in utter disbelief. |
LUKE
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No.
No. That's not true! That's impossible!
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VADER
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Search
your feelings. You know it to be true.
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LUKE
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VADER
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Your
father Anakin had an aunt. Do you remember Pi-Lippa?
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LUKE
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You’re
Pi-Lippa’s son? It can’t be! No!
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VADER
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No,
no. I’m not Pi-Lippa’s son. Pi-Lippa
married Adi Gallia of Coruscant. Did you ever
meet Adi?
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LUKE
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Luke moves back along the gantry to its extreme end.
Vader follows. There is nowhere else to go.
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VADER
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Adi
Gallia has a cousin named Boss Nass of Otoh Gunga,
whose son, Bossk—-now a noted reptilian Trandoshan
bounty hunter—-married a musician named Rystáll.
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LUKE
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Doesn’t
she play in the Max Rebo Band?
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VADER
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Exactly.
I think they’re playing Endor this weekend.
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LUKE
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I
can’t make it, I got a thing.
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Luke makes a quick move around the instrument complex
attached to the end of the gantry. Vader's sword comes
slashing down, cutting the complex loose.
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VADER
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Anyhoo,
Rystáll’s older brother Grand Moff
Tarkin and his companion Wedge Antilles adopted
a young boy many years ago. That boy was…
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LUKE
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Don’t
say it. It can’t be you. It can’t!
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VADER
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No,
it was Walrus Man, now a Galactic senator and
supreme leader of the Rebel Alliance. But Walrus
Man is my brother.
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LUKE
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VADER
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Join
me, and together we can rule the galaxy as second
cousin and second cousin.
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LUKE
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Don’t
you mean first cousins twice removed?
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VADER
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Are
you sure? I never could get that straight. Either
way, you have to admit it’s a good plan.
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Vader puts
away his sword and holds his hand out to Luke.
A calm comes over Luke, and he makes a decision. In
the next instant he steps off the gantry platform
into space. The Dark Lord looks over the platform
and sees Luke falling far below.
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VADER
(shouting after him)
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See
you at Thanksgiving, then!
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