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So, Dark Empire.
I've read the comics, and am listening to the cassettes for the first one, Dark Empire, the Dark Side Luke one. The script's somewhat different. I went and transcribed the Luke-lands-on-Byss part.
Coherent stuff later.
"Ugh... Whatever grabbed me was no... energy storm. And it's left me somewhere dark. And cold. R2, is that you? I don't know where we are. Some sort of ship. Whoever - whatever captured us left us in the dark. But I don't need light to see. And I don't care how thick these walls are. They're nothing compared to the power of the Force. We're inside an imperial dungeon ship. The kind they used to transport Jedi Knights in the Clone Wars. And it looks like we've reached our destination. A planet. Somewhere at the core of the galaxy - surrounded by thousands of warships. Gigantic- augh! It's entirely enveloped in the Dark Side of the Force. If there is a dark center of the universe, R2... this is it."
"We are ready to receive the prisoner. Jedi Knight. Welcome. Please... come with us."
"I'm not going anywhere until-"
"Activate Dark Force Cage."
"Whoah! Aaah!"
"Dark Force Cage energized. Prisoner contained. Inform his excellency that his... guest has arrived undamaged. Take him to the Great Hall! "
"R2, are you functioning? I'm glad one of us is. I... I don't understand - my mind... these whispers in my head! Can't - seem to - concentrate!"
"This cage is designed to hold Jedi. It disturbs the power of the Force. Neither your mind control abilities nor your control of physical objects will work while you're in the cage."
"aaah. Then I guess I'll have to resort to old fashioned questioning. What planet are we on?"
"You're on the planet Byss, at the very center of the galaxy."
"What's that... whispering I hear?"
"Whispering?"
"Yes - those voices... so sinister..."
"I hear nothing."
"Who are you?"
"I serve his Excellency."
"Who's that? Some two-bit Imperial governor with delusions of grandeur?"
"You are foolish to mock your new master, as you will soon see. We've arrived at the Palace.
"Release the prisoner. We will take him from here."
"Who're these big, ugly guys in the armor? They look familiar."
"These are Imperial Sentinels, the elite warriors of the Empire. Deactivating Dark Force Cage!"
"Aaah."
"Prisoner... out."
"This is it R2. This is where my opponent - whoever he is - is waiting."
"I said OUT."
"Don't threaten me! I'm here because I choose to be here."
"Aaaaaugh - aaaaah!" *thump*
"That should teach you to offend a Jedi Master. Now, to face your leader."
"Impudent whelp! I will-"
"Do nothing. Let him believe it is his free choice is he wants. But he is walking to his doom."
"This palace is like a maze. But the Force is leading me - here. But this looks like - a throne room!
"Yeees! My throne room!"
"You-! The Emperor!"
"Yessss..."
"But you're-"
"Dead? Young Skywalker, you of all people should know the power of the Dark Side! And you will know! Ohhh, yesss. For you are destined to rule the Empire by my side - forever! Well... young Skywalker... I am pleased that you have come to me once again."
"The Emperor... alive... somehow I knew. But I saw you die!"
"Yes! You knew, didn't you. You sensed. You're touched with the Dark Side already. You've grown very strong in the Force since last we met. But then - so have I! Guards, you may leave us!"
"How did you survive?"
"Survive your foolishness over the moon of Endor? Survive the base treachery of your poor weak father? Hahahaha! That was not the first time I died. Nor will it be the last. Such are the mysteries of the Dark Side of the Force. Mysteries you will soon learn well. You see... my young apprentice... flesh does not easily support this great power. After all... I live primarily as energy. Formless, and powerful. How many years have I been under the dire necessity. My body has died again, and again, and each time I have needed to take another! Transferring my essence into a humble clone of the man I once was!"
"Clones."
"Yessss, young Skywalker. The dying is painful, the transfusion is terrible to endure... but the suffering is a small price to pay, for eternal life! Well... my young apprentice... your father is dead. Have you come to join me? WIll you take the place that rightfully belongs to you?"
"I - can't - think!"
"You hesitate! Let me offer you an incentive. Screen on! Behold the battle raging across the planet Calamari! Those pathetic Rebels flee before the might of my World Devastators! You have only to kneel before me and they are yours to command!"
"No..."
"The Rebels had their chance! They had years to reclaim the galaxy, while my discorporate mind drifted across the empty reaches of space to return to this cloning chamber. I spent five years in hiding while your friends tried to fulfill their dreams - without the Jedi Knights they failed miserably! And now - I have outflanked them! Working in secret, I have created weapons such as the galaxy has never seen. These World Devastators are utterly invincible! They are invulnerable to attack. Even if every member of the crew were destroyed, the ships would continue on their destructive purpose, directed by a special master control program which I maintain."
"What's that R2? Oh... my lightsaber."
"It is your destiny my friend, to succeed your father. To wield my discipline over the worlds that have betrayed me."
*lightsaber* "NEVER!"
"Once again you stand before me, lightsaber in hand. And once again, you hesitate. I know, I know too well, my young friend! My promise of power does not entice you! And a stroke of your lightsaber might help the cause of billions. But will it end the Dark Side?"
"Strike... strike... everything I am cries out for me to strike!"
Is it so difficult for you to decide, my son? Surely you know that if you strike me down in anger, I will live again! Perhaps I will even live as you!"
"NOOO!"
"Heha-ha haa! You strike the throne but not the man! You missed - on purpose! I see you have grown wise to the ways of the Force. You have achieved control! You are no longer the impulsive youth, at war with your own anger. Excellent."
"I.. will not... kill you..."
"But you can still conquer me. By learning the secrets of the Dark Side. We both know there is no other way for you."
"The secrets of the Dark Side... those whispers... that's the Dark Side... the seduction of his power... but maybe for once, it speaks the truth. Maybe I must challenge the Dark Side from within."
"Your decision, young Skywalker. Now!"
"I... I..." *lightsaber off, dropped* "Yes. My father's destiny... is my own."
"It is done, my young apprentice. Let us celebrate our conquest of the galaxy! Hahahahahaha!"
I've read the comics, and am listening to the cassettes for the first one, Dark Empire, the Dark Side Luke one. The script's somewhat different. I went and transcribed the Luke-lands-on-Byss part.
Coherent stuff later.
"Ugh... Whatever grabbed me was no... energy storm. And it's left me somewhere dark. And cold. R2, is that you? I don't know where we are. Some sort of ship. Whoever - whatever captured us left us in the dark. But I don't need light to see. And I don't care how thick these walls are. They're nothing compared to the power of the Force. We're inside an imperial dungeon ship. The kind they used to transport Jedi Knights in the Clone Wars. And it looks like we've reached our destination. A planet. Somewhere at the core of the galaxy - surrounded by thousands of warships. Gigantic- augh! It's entirely enveloped in the Dark Side of the Force. If there is a dark center of the universe, R2... this is it."
"We are ready to receive the prisoner. Jedi Knight. Welcome. Please... come with us."
"I'm not going anywhere until-"
"Activate Dark Force Cage."
"Whoah! Aaah!"
"Dark Force Cage energized. Prisoner contained. Inform his excellency that his... guest has arrived undamaged. Take him to the Great Hall! "
"R2, are you functioning? I'm glad one of us is. I... I don't understand - my mind... these whispers in my head! Can't - seem to - concentrate!"
"This cage is designed to hold Jedi. It disturbs the power of the Force. Neither your mind control abilities nor your control of physical objects will work while you're in the cage."
"aaah. Then I guess I'll have to resort to old fashioned questioning. What planet are we on?"
"You're on the planet Byss, at the very center of the galaxy."
"What's that... whispering I hear?"
"Whispering?"
"Yes - those voices... so sinister..."
"I hear nothing."
"Who are you?"
"I serve his Excellency."
"Who's that? Some two-bit Imperial governor with delusions of grandeur?"
"You are foolish to mock your new master, as you will soon see. We've arrived at the Palace.
"Release the prisoner. We will take him from here."
"Who're these big, ugly guys in the armor? They look familiar."
"These are Imperial Sentinels, the elite warriors of the Empire. Deactivating Dark Force Cage!"
"Aaah."
"Prisoner... out."
"This is it R2. This is where my opponent - whoever he is - is waiting."
"I said OUT."
"Don't threaten me! I'm here because I choose to be here."
"Aaaaaugh - aaaaah!" *thump*
"That should teach you to offend a Jedi Master. Now, to face your leader."
"Impudent whelp! I will-"
"Do nothing. Let him believe it is his free choice is he wants. But he is walking to his doom."
"This palace is like a maze. But the Force is leading me - here. But this looks like - a throne room!
"Yeees! My throne room!"
"You-! The Emperor!"
"Yessss..."
"But you're-"
"Dead? Young Skywalker, you of all people should know the power of the Dark Side! And you will know! Ohhh, yesss. For you are destined to rule the Empire by my side - forever! Well... young Skywalker... I am pleased that you have come to me once again."
"The Emperor... alive... somehow I knew. But I saw you die!"
"Yes! You knew, didn't you. You sensed. You're touched with the Dark Side already. You've grown very strong in the Force since last we met. But then - so have I! Guards, you may leave us!"
"How did you survive?"
"Survive your foolishness over the moon of Endor? Survive the base treachery of your poor weak father? Hahahaha! That was not the first time I died. Nor will it be the last. Such are the mysteries of the Dark Side of the Force. Mysteries you will soon learn well. You see... my young apprentice... flesh does not easily support this great power. After all... I live primarily as energy. Formless, and powerful. How many years have I been under the dire necessity. My body has died again, and again, and each time I have needed to take another! Transferring my essence into a humble clone of the man I once was!"
"Clones."
"Yessss, young Skywalker. The dying is painful, the transfusion is terrible to endure... but the suffering is a small price to pay, for eternal life! Well... my young apprentice... your father is dead. Have you come to join me? WIll you take the place that rightfully belongs to you?"
"I - can't - think!"
"You hesitate! Let me offer you an incentive. Screen on! Behold the battle raging across the planet Calamari! Those pathetic Rebels flee before the might of my World Devastators! You have only to kneel before me and they are yours to command!"
"No..."
"The Rebels had their chance! They had years to reclaim the galaxy, while my discorporate mind drifted across the empty reaches of space to return to this cloning chamber. I spent five years in hiding while your friends tried to fulfill their dreams - without the Jedi Knights they failed miserably! And now - I have outflanked them! Working in secret, I have created weapons such as the galaxy has never seen. These World Devastators are utterly invincible! They are invulnerable to attack. Even if every member of the crew were destroyed, the ships would continue on their destructive purpose, directed by a special master control program which I maintain."
"What's that R2? Oh... my lightsaber."
"It is your destiny my friend, to succeed your father. To wield my discipline over the worlds that have betrayed me."
*lightsaber* "NEVER!"
"Once again you stand before me, lightsaber in hand. And once again, you hesitate. I know, I know too well, my young friend! My promise of power does not entice you! And a stroke of your lightsaber might help the cause of billions. But will it end the Dark Side?"
"Strike... strike... everything I am cries out for me to strike!"
Is it so difficult for you to decide, my son? Surely you know that if you strike me down in anger, I will live again! Perhaps I will even live as you!"
"NOOO!"
"Heha-ha haa! You strike the throne but not the man! You missed - on purpose! I see you have grown wise to the ways of the Force. You have achieved control! You are no longer the impulsive youth, at war with your own anger. Excellent."
"I.. will not... kill you..."
"But you can still conquer me. By learning the secrets of the Dark Side. We both know there is no other way for you."
"The secrets of the Dark Side... those whispers... that's the Dark Side... the seduction of his power... but maybe for once, it speaks the truth. Maybe I must challenge the Dark Side from within."
"Your decision, young Skywalker. Now!"
"I... I..." *lightsaber off, dropped* "Yes. My father's destiny... is my own."
"It is done, my young apprentice. Let us celebrate our conquest of the galaxy! Hahahahahaha!"