in the Naboo Palace The Queen, Eirtae, Sache and her Governor, Sio Bibble, stand before a hologram of
Senator Palpatine, a thin, and kindly man.
Palpatine:"..The negotiations haven't started because the Ambassadors aren't there? How could that be true? I have assurances from the Chancellor..... his Ambassadors did arrive. It must be the... get... negotiate..."
The hologram of Palpatine flickers then disappears.
Queen Amidala:"Senator Palpatine?!?"
She turns to Panaka
Queen Amidala:"What's happening?"
Captain Panaka turns to his Sargent.
Panaka:"Check the transmission generators..."
Bibble:"A communications disruption can only mean one thing.. Invasion"
Queen Amidala:"The Federation would not dare go that far"
Panaka:"The Senate would revoke their trade franchise, and they'd be finished"
Queen Amidala:"We must continue to rely on negotiation" She said with a calm tone
Bibble:"Negotiation? We've lost all
communications! ... and where are the Chancellors Ambassadors?"
Panaka:"This is a dangerous situation, Your Highness. Our security volunteers will be no match against a battle-hardened Federation army"
Queen Amidala:"I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war"
*****
At space we see several of
Federation ships approaching Naboo for landing.
Three landing craft slowly descend through the cloud cover of the perpetualy gray twilight side of the planet.
One by one, the Federation warships land in the eerie swamp.
Troops emerge from the ships in tanks, transports, and speeders. The droid invasion force moves out of the
Swamp and onto a grassy plain. Oom-9, in his tank, looks out over the vast army marching across the rolling hills.
A small hologram of Rune and Nute stands on the tank.
Oom-9:"Yes, Viceroy?"
Rune:"Captain, we've searched the ship and there is no trace of the Jedi They may have got on onto one of your landing craft"
OOM-9:"If they are down here, sir, we'll find them"
Nute:"Use caution. These Jedi are not to be underestimated"
******
Qui Gon is running through the Swampy forest with a large transport on his heels.
Animals, begin to run past him in
a panic.
A local Gungan who is seen in the
forest just stood there among the confusion.
The Gungan then stared at Qui Gon who was runing right at him.
Jar Jar:"Oh, nooooo!:
Qui Gon:"Quick! Get out of here!"
Qui Gon:"Get down!"
The Gungan continues to mumble something. The machine is about to crush them as Qui Gon drops to the ground.
Jar Jar goes splat into the mud with him.
The transport races overhead.
Qui-Gon and Jar Jar pull themselves out of the mud.
They stand watching the war machine
disappear into the mist.
Jar Jar:"Whas dat?"
Qui Gon starts to walk away through the forest, and Jar Jar ran after him.
Jar Jar:"Hey wait! Oyi, mooie-mooie! I luv yous!"
Qui Gon:"You almost got us killed! Are you brainless?"
Jar Jar:"I spake"
Qui Gon:"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent. Now get outta here"
He starts to move off and Jar Jar
continues to follow.
Jar Jar:"No... no! Mesa stay...Mesa culled Ja Ja Binksss. Mesa yous humble servaunt"
Qui Gon:"That won't be necessary"
Jar Jar:"Oh boot tit tis! Tis demunded byda guds it tis"
In the distance, two Staps burst out of themist at high speed, chasing Obi Wan
Jar Jar:"Oh, nooooo!"
Qui-Gon throws Jar Jar into the mud, as he activated his lightsaber.
Qui-Gon:"Stay down!"
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. Suddenly, Jar Jar pops up.
Jar Jar:"Yousa sav-ed my again!"
Obi Wan:"What's this?" He asked looking at Jar Jar
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:"Ex-squeeze me, but de mosta safest place would be GungaCity. Tis where I grew up... Tis a hidden city"
Qui Gon and Obi wan stop, and stare at him with peaked interest.
Qui-Gon:"A city!"
Jar Jar nods his head
Jar Jar:"Uh-huh"
Qui Gon:"Can you take us there?"
Jar Jar:"Ahhh, ... on second taut ... no, not willy, no"
Qui-Gon:"No??!"
Jar Jar:"Iss embarrissing, boot ahh... 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 lifts his ear to listen.
JAR JAR:"Yeah"
Qui Gon:"That's the sound of a thousand terrible things heading this way..."
Obi Wan slowly approaches Jar Jar.
Obi Wan:"If they find us, they will crush us, grind us into little pieces, then blast us into oblivion!"
Jar Jar:"Oh! Yousa point is well said. Dis way! Hurry!"
Jar Jar turns and runs into the swamp.
Sometime later the three of them are
approaching a lake.
Both Obi Wan, and Qui Gon are out of breath,
Qui Gon asks Jar Jar
Qui Gon:"How much farther?" He questioned out of breath.
Jar Jar:"Wesa goen underwater, okeyday?"
Qui Gon and Obi Wan pull out small
devices from their utility belts that turn into breathing masks.
Jar Jar:".. and my warning yous. Gungans no liken outsiders, so don't expicin wern welcome'
Obi Wan:"Don't worry, this has not been our day for warm welcomes"
Jar Jar jumps, yells out, does a double
somersault with a twist, and dives into the Water.
Breath masks now on, Qui Gon and Obi Wan wade in after him. Before they continue, Jar Jar surfaces.
Jar Jar:"Ahh... yousa follow me now, okeyday?"
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.
Jar Jar:"Sooo good beein home"
The Gungans began to back away when they see Jar Jar with the two jedi.
Two gungans start talking gibberish
Jar Jar and the Jedi walk a little further as a Gungan, Captain Tarpals, armed with a long electro-pole rides up on a two-legged Kaadu
into the square.
Captain Tarpals:"Hey yousa, stopa there"
Jar Jar:"Heyo-dalee, Cap'n Tarpals, Mesa back!"
Captain Tarpals:"Noah gain, Ja Ja. Yousa goen tada Bosses Yousa in big dudu this time"
Jar Jar hangs his head and wines.
Another guard comes up on Kaadu armed with an electro-pole and gives Jar Jara slight zap with his power pole.
Jar Jar jumps and moves off, followed by the two Jedi.
Jar Jar:"How wude"
later, the Jedi along with a now cuffed Jar Jar are in the Bosses' Council room.
Like the rest of the city it has bubble walls, with small lighted fish swimming around outside like moving stars.
A long circular judge's bench filled with Gungan officials dominates the room.
Obi Wan and Qui Gon stand facing
Boss Nass, who sits on a bench higher than the others.
Boss Nass:"Tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk Yousa cannot bees hair. Dis army of Mackineeks up dare tis new weesong!"
Qui Gon:"A droid army is about to attack the Naboo We must warn them"
Boss Nass:"Wesa no like da Naboo! Tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk Da Naboo tink day so smarty. Day tink day brains so big"
Obi Wan:"Once those droids take control of the surface, they will take control of you"
Boss Nass:"Mesa no tink so. Dey not know of uss-en"
He bangs his chest with his fist
Obi Wan:"You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle. What happens to one of you will affect the other You must understand this"
Boss Nass:"Wesa no (shake cheeks) carrrre-nn about da Naboo"
Qui Gon waves his hand
Qui Gon:"Then speed us on our way"
Boss Nass:"Wesa gonna speed yousaway"
Qui Gon:"We could use a transport"
Boss Nass:"Wesa give yousa una bongo. Da speedest way tooda Naboo tis goen through da core Now go"
Qui Gon:"Thank you for your help We leave in peace"
Qui Gon and Obi-Wan turn to leave.
Obi Wan:"Master, what's a Bongo?"
Qui Gon:"A transport, I hope"
The Jedi notice Jar Jar in chains to one side, waiting to hear his verdict.
Qui Gon stops and Jar
Jar gives him a forlorn look.
Jar Jar:"Daza setten yousa up. Goen through da planet core is bad bombin!! Ahhh... any hep hair would be hot"
Jar Jar's soulful look is counter-pointed by a sheepish grin
Obi Wan:"Master, we're short of time"
Qui Gon:"We'll need a navigator to get us through the planet's core This Gungan my be of help"
He walks back to Boss Nass
Qui Gon:"What is to become of Jar Jar Binks here?"
Boss Nass:"Hisen to be pune-ished"
Jar Jar hangs his head and wines
Qui Gon:"I have saved his life. He owes me what you call a 'life debt'"
QUI GON waves his hand
Qui-Gon:"Your gods demand that his life belongs to me now"
Boss Nass is taken back by this
Boss Nass:"Binks. Yousa haveda liveplay with thisen hisen?"
Jar Jar:"Ah-huh"
Boss Nass then shook his cheeks violently before speaking.
Boss Nass:"Begone wit him"
Qui Gon bows to him, and leaves.
The Gungans then free Jar Jar.
Jar Jar:"Count mesa outta dis one! Better dead here, den deader in da core...Yee guds, whata mesa sayin?!"
End
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