Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Page #3

---

Finn:
Rey.

Rey:
Finn. Oh.

[BB-8 chirps]

REY:
You made it back.

FINN:
Yeah. Barely.

REY:
So, bad mood?

FINN:
Me??

[points to Poe]

REY:
Him.

FINN:
Always.

REY:
Do we have a spy?

FINN:
Well....

[Chewie grunts]

REY:
You lightspeed skipped??

POE:
Yeah, well, it got us back here, didn't it?

REY:
Poe, the compressor's down.

POE:
Oh, I know, I was there.

FINN:
Every time.

REY:
You can't lightspeed skip the Falcon!

POE:
Actually, it turns out you can.

FINN:
All right, guys, we just landed, okay?

REY:
What happened?

POE:
Bad news, that's what happened.

REY:
No spy?

POE:
No. Spy.

REY:
Did we make contact with a spy or not?

FINN:
There's a mole in the First Order, and they sent us a message.

POE:
You dropped a tree on him?

REY:
You blew both sub-alternators?

POE:
Well, you know what.... maybe you should've been out there with us!

REY:
You know I want to be out there with you.

POE:
Yeah, but you're not. You're here training. For what? You're the best fighter we have. We need you. Out there, not here. Junior.... get R2 into reconditioning.

FINN:
It's true.

REY:
What's the message?

POE:
We’ve decoded the intel from the First Order spy.... and it confirms the worst. (sighs) Somehow, Palpatine returned.

[All gasp, murmuring]

ROSE:
Wait. Do we believe this?

AFTAB:
It cannot be. The Emperor's dead.

BEAUMONT:
Dark silence. Cloning. Secrets only the Sith knew.

[referring to Palpatine]

POE:
He’s been planning his revenge. His followers have been building something for years. The largest fleet the galaxy has ever known. He calls it the Final Order. In 16 hours, attacks on all free worlds begin.

[Chewie groans]

POE:
The Emperor and his fleet have been hiding in the Unknown Regions. On a world called Exegol.

[R2-D2 chirps frantically]

C-3PO:
Exegol does not appear on any star chart. But legend describes it as a hidden world of the Sith.

BEAUMONT:
There were always whispers of his hunger to cheat death.

POE:
So, Palpatine’s been out there all the time. Pulling the strings.

LEIA:
Always. In the shadows. From the very beginning.

MAZ:
If we want to stop him, we must find him. Must find Exegol.

REY:
General? Can I speak with you? I know how to get to Exegol.

LEIA:
Tell me.

REY:
Luke searched for it. For a long time. He nearly found it.

[referring to Luke’s notes]

REY:
There are ciphers here I can’t read. But he said to get there, you need one of these. A Sith wayfinder. They’re compasses that lead the way to Exegol. To stop what we both know is coming.... I need to finish what Luke started. Find Exegol. Find the Emperor.

LEIA:
No.

REY:
I don’t want to go without your blessing, but I will.

[Leia just looks at her]

REY:
I will. It’s what you would do.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes