Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Page #5

QUI-GON :
I have no time for this now...

JAR JAR :
Say what?

The two STAPS barrell down on OBI-WAN.

JAR JAR :
(cont'd) Oh, nooooo! Weesa ganna....

QUI-GON throws JAR JAR into the mud.

QUI-GON :
Stay down!

His head pops up.

JAR JAR :
...dieeee!

The two troops fire laser bolts at OBI-WAN. QUI-GON deflects the bolts

back, and the STAPS blow up. One-two. OBI-WAN is exhausted and tries to

catch his breath.

OBI-WAN :
Sorry, Master, the water fried my weapon.

OBI-WAN pulls out his burnt laser sword handle. QUI-GON inspects it, as JAR

JAR pulls himself out of the mud.

QUI-GON :
You forgot to turn your power off again, didn't you?

OBI-WAN nods sheeplishly.

QUI-GON :
(cont'd) It won't take long to recharge, but this is a lesson I

hope you've learned, my young Padawan.

OBI-WAN :
Yes, Master.

JAR JAR :
Yousa sav-ed my again, hey?

OBI-WAN :
What's this?

QUI-GON :
A local. Let's go, before more of those droids show up.

JAR JAR :
Mure? Mure did you spake??!?

OBI-WAN and QUI-GON start to run. JAR JAR tries to keep up.

JAR JAR :
(cont'd) Ex-squeeze me, but da moto grande safe place would be

Otoh Gunga. Tis where I grew up...Tis safe city.

They all stop.

QUI-GON :
A city! (JAR JAR nods his head) Can you take us there?

JAR JAR :
Ahhh, will...on second taut...no, not willy.

QUI-GON :
No??!

JAR JAR :
Iss embarrissing, boot... My afrai my've bean banished. My

forgoten der Bosses would do terrible tings to my. Terrible tings if my

goen back dare.

A PULSATING SOUND is heard in the distance.

QUI-GON :
You hear that?

JAR JAR shakes his head yes.

QUI-GON :
(cont'd) That's the sound of a thousand terrible things heading

this way...

OBI-WAN :
When they find us, they will crush us, grind us into little

pieces, then blast us into oblivion!

JAR JAR :
Oh! Yousa point is well seen. Dis way! Hurry!

JAR JAR turns and runs into the swamp.

EXT. NABOO SWAMP LAKE - TWILIGHT

QUI-GON, OBI-WAN and JAR JAR run into a murky lake and stop as JAR JAR

tries to catch his breath. The TRANSPORTS ARE HEARD in the distance.

QUI-GON :
Much farther?

JAR JAR :
Wesa goen underwater, okeyday?

QUI-GON and OBI-WAN pull out small capsule from their utility belts that

turn into breathing masks.

JAR JAR :
(cont'd) My warning yous. Gungans no liken outlaunders. Don't

expict a wern welcome.

OBI-WAN :
Don't worry, this has not been our day for warm welcomes.

JAR JAR jumps, does a double somersault with a twist, and dives into the

water.

Breath masks on, QUI-GON and OBI-WAN wade in after him.

EXT. NABOO LAKE - UNDERWATER

QUI-GON and OBI-WAN swim behind JAR JAR, who is very much at home in the

water. Down they swim into murky depths. In the distance the glow of Otoh

Gunga, an underwater city made up of large bubbles, becomes more distinct.

They approach the strange, art nouveau habitat. JAR JAR swims magically

through one of the bubble membranes, which seals behind him. OBI-WAN and

QUI-GON follow.

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