The Last Long Countdown

[Darth McBain]

9 days to go...

"I've become more powerful than any Jedi - even you..."

[Doc Milo]

Nine

"Then I am a Jedi."

"No. One thing remains. Vader. You must face Vader. Then, only then, a Jedi will you be."

[Jedieb]

9
"Luke! You must complete the training."

"I can't keep the vision out of my head. They're my friends. I've
got to help them."

"You must not go!"

"But Han and Leia will die if I don't."

"You don't know that."

"Even Yoda cannot see their fate."

"But I can help them! I feel the Force!"

"But you cannot control it. This is a dangerous time for you, when
you will be tempted by the dark side of the Force."

"Yes, yes. To Obi-Wan you listen. The cave. Remember your failure
at the cave!"

"But I've learned so much since then. Master Yoda, I promise to
return and finish what I've begun. You have my word."

"It is you and your abilities the Emperor wants. that is why your
friends are made to suffer."

"And that is why I have to go."

"Luke, I don't want to lose you to the Emperor the way I lost
Vader."

"You won't."

"Stopped they must be. On this depends. Only a fully trained Jedi
Knight with the Force as his ally will conquer Vader and his Emperor.
If you end your training now, if you choose the quick and easy path,
as Vader did, you will become an agent of evil."

"Patience."

"And sacrifice Han and Leia?"

"If you honor what they fight for...yes!"

"If you choose to face Vader, you will do it alone. I cannot
interfere."

"I understand. Artoo, fire up the converters."

"Luke, don't give in to hate -- that leads to the dark side."

"Strong is Vader. Mind what you have learned. Save you it can."

"I will. And I'll return. I promise."

"Told you, I did. Reckless is he. Now matters are worse."

"That boy is our last hope."

"No. There is another."

[Doc Milo]

Eight

[spoilers]The dark side of the force is a pathway to abilities some consider to be . . . unnatural."

"Is it possible to learn this power?"

"Not from a Jedi."[/spoilers]

[Darth McBain]

8 days left...

"Luke just isn't a farmer. He's got too much of his father in him."
>> "That's what I'm afraid of..."

[Jedieb]

Ocho
"Look, I'm sure it's delicious. I just don't understand why we
can't see Yoda now."

"Patience! For the Jedi it is time to eat as well. Eat, eat.
Hot. Good food, hm? Good, hmm?"

"How far away is Yoda? Will it take us long to get there?"

"Not far. Yoda not far. Patience. Soon you will be with him. Why wish you become Jedi? Hm?"

"Mostly because of my father, I guess."

"Ah, your father. Powerful Jedi was he, powerful Jedi, mmm."

"Oh, come on. How could you know my father? You
don't even know who I am. Oh, I don't even know what I'm
doing here. We're wasting our time."

"I cannot teach him. The boy has no patience."

"He will learn patience."

"Yoda?"

"Hmmm. Much anger in him, like his father."

"Was I any different when you taught me?"

"Hah. He is not ready."

"Yoda! I am ready. I...Ben! I can be a Jedi. Ben, tell him I'm
ready."
BONK!
"Ready, are you? What know you of ready? For eight hundred years
have I trained Jedi. My own counsel will I keep on who is to be
trained! A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious
mind. This one a long time have I watched. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing. Hmph. Adventure. Heh! Excitement. Heh! A Jedi craves not these things. You are reckless!

"So was I, if you'll remember."

"He is too old. Yes, too old to begin the training."

"But I've learned so much."

"Will he finished what he begins?"

"I won't fail you -- I'm not afraid."

"Oh, you will be. You will be."

[JMK]

7 days left (a.k.a. one WEEK left!)

"There's got to be some kind of reading on that shield up or down!"

Nien Numb: Blah blah blah

"How could they be jamming us if they don't know.......that we're coming?......Break off the attack! The shield is still up!"

"I get no reading, are you sure?"

"Pull up!! All craft pull up!"

[Darth McBain]

Yup, one week and a few hours to go...

"There will be a considerable reward to the one who finds the Millenium Falcon. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. NO DISINTEGRATIONS"
>> "As you wish"
"Lord Vader. My Lord... We have them"

[Jedieb]

7
"I think my eyes are getting better. Instead of a big dark blur, I see a big light blur."

"There's nothing to see. I used to live here, you know."

"You're gonna die here, you know. Convenient."

"Just stick close to Chewie and Lando. I've taken care of everything."

"Oh... great!"

"Blah, blah, blah" (Soon you will learn to appreciate me."

"Oh, I'm terribly sor... Artoo! What are you doing here?"

"beep, whistle, fart"

"Well, I can see you're serving drinks, but this place is dangerous.
They're going to execute Master Luke and, if we're not careful, us too!"

"More whistling"

"Hmm. I wish I had your confidence."

"Victims of the almighty Sarlacc: His Excellency hopes that you will die
honorably. But should any of you wish to beg for mercy, the great Jabba
the Hutt will now listen to your pleas."

"Threepio, you tell that slimy piece of... worm-ridden filth he'll get
no such pleasure from us. Right?"

"growl"

"Jabba! This is your last chance. Free us or die."

"blah, blah, blah" (Move him into position.)

*Luke kicks -Censored- and I'm in nerd nirvana.*

[Doc Milo]

Six

"They told me they fixed it. It's not my fault! It's not my fault!"

[Darth McBain]

Six days left...

"One more pass..."

[Jedieb]

SIX
"...my only conclusion can be that it was a Sith Lord."
"A Sith Lord?!?"

"Impossible! The Sith have been extinct for a millenium."

"The very Republic is threatened, if involved the Sith are."

"I do not believe they could have returned without us knowing."

"Hard to see, the dark side is. Discover who this assassin is, we
must."

"I sense he will reveal himself again."

"This attack was with purpose, that is clear, and I agree the Queen is the target."

"With this Naboo queen you must stay, Qui-Gon. Protect her."

"We will use all our resources here to unravel this mystery and
discover the identity of your attacker... May the Force be with you."

"May the Force be with you."

"Master Qui-Gon more to say have you?"

"With your permission, my Master. I have encountered a vergence in the Force."

"A vergence, you say?"

"Located around a person?"

"A boy... his cells have the highest concentration of m
idi-chlorians I have seen in a life form. It is possible he was conceived by the midi-chlorians."

"You're referring to the prophesy of the one who will bring balance to the Force...you believe it's this boy??"

"I don't pressume..."

"But you do! Rrevealed your opinion is.

"I request the boy be tested."

"Trained as a Jedi, you request for him?"

"Finding him was the will of the Force...I have no doubt of that."

"Bring him before us, then."

"Tested he will be."

[Doc Milo]

Five

"Your Highness, if I am elected, I promise to put an end to corruption."

[Darth McBain]

5 days to go...

"Qui-Gon Jinn would never join you"
> "Don't be so sure. You forget he was once my apprentice as you were once his. He would never have gone along with this had he known the truth"
"The truth?"
> "The truth... What if I told you that the Senate was under the control of a Dark Lord of the Sith?"
"Impossible - the Jedi would know about it."
> "The Dark Side of the Force has clouded their vision, my friend. Hundreds of senators are under the influence of a powerful Sith Lord called Darth Sidious."
"I don't believe you."
> "The viceroy of the trade federation was once in league with this Darth Sidious. But he was betrayed, ten years ago, by the Dark Lord. He came to me for help, he explained all of this. You must join me Obi-Wan, and together, we will destroy the Sith!"
"I will never join you Dooku"
> "It may be difficult to secure your release..."

[Jedi Master Carr]

Hard to believe only five days to go, I can't imagine what Wednesday will be like.

[Darth McBain]

4 short days left...

"Why didn't you tell me? You told me Vader betrayed and murdered my father."
>> "Your father was seduced by the dark side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man that was your father was destroyed. So what I told you was true - from a certain point of view.
"A certain point of view?"
>> "Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view. Anakin was a good friend. When I first knew him, your father was already an amazing pilot, but I was amazed at how strong the Force was with him. I took it on myself to train him as a Jedi. I thought I could train him as well as Master Yoda. I was wrong..."
"There is still good in him"
>> "He's more machine than man, twisted and evil"
"I can't do it"
>> "You cannot escape your destiny. You will face Darth Vader again."
"But I can't kill my own father"
>> "Then the Emperor has already won. You were our only hope..."

[Jedieb]

Quatro
"What is thy bidding, my master?"

"There is a great disturbance in the Force."

"I have felt it."

"We have a new enemy -- Luke Skywalker."

"Yes, my master."

"He could destroy us."

"He's just a boy. Obi-Wan can no longer help him."

"The Force is strong with him. The son of Skywalker must not become a Jedi."

"If he could be turned, he would become a powerful ally."

"Yes. Yes. He would be a great asset. Can it be done?"

"He will join us or die, my master."

[Doc Milo]

Three!

"Anakin, what's wrong?"

"I killed them. I killed them all. And not just the men. But the women. And the children too. They're animals, and I slaughtered them like animals. I HATE THEM!"

"To be angry is to be human."

"But I'm a Jedi. I know I'm better than this."

[Darth McBain]

Three days - can't believe it's almost here...

"I saw a city in the clouds"
>> "Mmm - friends you have there."
"They were in pain"
>> "It is the future that you see."
"Will they die?"
>> "Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future"
"I've got to go to them"
>> "Decide you must, how best to serve them. If you leave now, help them you could, but you will destroy all for which they have fought and suffered."

[Jedieb]

Three
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good
blaster at your side, kid."

"You don't believe in the Force, do you?"

"Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've
seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me
believe there's one all-powerful force controlling everything. There's
no mystical energy field that controls my destiny."

"It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense."

"I suggest you try it again, Luke. This time, let go your conscious self and act on instinct."

"With the blast shield down, I can't even see. How am
I supposed to fight?"

"Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them."

"Stretch out with your feelings."

"You see, you can do it."

"I call it luck."

"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck."

"Look, going good against remotes is one thing. Going good against the living? That's something else."

"Looks like we're coming up on Alderaan."

"You know, I did feel something. I could almost see the remote."

"That's good. You have taken your first step into a larger world."