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The Empire Strikes Backlies face down in the snow, nearly unconscious. Slowly he looks up and sees Ben Kenobi, barely visible through the blowing snow. It is hard to tell if Kenobi is real or a hallucination.
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LUKE
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BEN image of Ben fades, revealing a lone Tauntaun rider approaching from the windswept horizon.
LUKE drops into unconsciousness.pulls up and leaps off his mount. He hurries to his snow-covered friend, cradling him in his arms. Han's Tauntaun lets out a low, pitiful bellow. But Han's concern is with Luke, and he shakes him urgently.
HAN doesn't respond. Han begins frantically rubbing and slapping Luke's unconscious face. As he starts to lift the youth, Han hears a rasping sound behind him. He turns, just in time to see his Tauntaun stagger and then fall over into the snow.carries Luke to the moaning beast. Then, with a final groan, the Tauntaun expires.
HAN pushes Luke's inert form against the belly of the dead beast.
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LUKE ignites Luke's saber and cuts the beast from head to toe. He quickly tosses it's steaming innards into the snow, then lifts Luke's inert form and stuffs him inside the carcass.
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HAN wind has picked up considerably, making it difficult to move. Han removes a pack from the dead creature's back, taking out a shelter container. He begins to set up what can only be a pitiful protection against a bitter Hoth night.. SPACE - LUKE'S X-WING 's fighter, its wings closed, speeds away from the icy planet. Soon it disappears into the stars.. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT , looking thoughtful, suddenly makes a decision. He flips several switches. The stars shift as he takes his fighter into a steep turn. The X-wing banks sharply and flies away in a new direction.monitor screen on Luke's control panel prints out a question from the concerned Artoo.
LUKE beeps once again.
LUKE begins a protest, whistling an unbelieving, "What?!"reads Artoo's exclamation on his control panel.
LUKE checks his readouts and makes a few adjustments. He rides along with only the soft hum of the instruments to break the silence. Finally, Artoo chirps up.
LUKE utters a soft, carefully phrased steam of whistles.
LUKE little droid lets out a defeated whimper. Luke smiles, and continues on his course.. SPACE - DAGOBAH - LUKE'S X-WING X-wing continues its flight through the twilight above the cloud-covered planet.. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT sees the cloud race by as he takes his craft closer to the planet. He must operate his controls carefully since the cloud cover has completely obscured his vision. An alarm buzzes in the background, Artoo beeps and whistles frantically.
LUKE blast of the retrorockets is deafening, drowning out Artoo's electronic squeals. Suddenly, there is a cracking sound as if limbs were being broken off trees and then a tremendous jolt as the spacecraft stops. Luke pulls a switch and his canopy pops open.. DAGOBAH - DUSK mist-shrouded X-wing fighter is almost invisible in the thick fog. Luke climbs out onto the long nose of the spacecraft as Artoo pops out of his cubbyhole on the back. The young warrior surveys the fog, which is barely pierced by the ship's landing lights. About all he can make out are some giant, twisted trees nearby. Artoo whistles anxiously.
LUKE lets out a short beep. As Luke moves along the nose, Artoo loses his balance and disappears with a splash into the boggy lake.
LUKE kneels and leans over the plane looking for Artoo, but the water is still and reveals no sign of the little droid.
LUKE small periscope breaks the surface of the water and a gurgly beep is heard. The periscope starts to move to shore. Relieved, Luke starts running along the nose of the fighter to its tip.
LUKE outline of the shore is now more than ten feet away.jumps off the plane into the water, scrambles up to the shore, and turns to look for Artoo. The periscope still steadily moves toward shore.
LUKE , through the thick fog layer, a dark shape appears, moving toward the little droid. The dark, sinuous bog beast dives beneath the swampy water, making a loud clunk against Artoo's metal hull. The droid disappears from sight, uttering a pathetic electronic scream.his ignited lightsaber before him, Luke wades a few feet into the murky pool, looking for any sign of his little friend.
LUKE black surface is still as death itself... until a few bubbles begin to appear. Then, phheewaat!! The runt-size robot is spit out of the water, makes a graceful arc, and comes crashing down into a patch of soft gray moss.
LUKE helps Artoo to his feet and begins wiping the mud and roots from his round metal body. Artoo responds with feeble, soggy beeps.
LUKE Luke glances around at the spooky swamp jungle that surrounds him, Artoo ejects a stream of muddy water from one of his cranial ports.. DAGOBAH - BOG CLEARING - DUSK mist has dispersed a bit, but it is still a very gloomy-looking swamp. pulls an equipment box from the shore to the clearing. He ignites a little fusion furnace and warms his hands before it. Taking a power cable, he plugs it into Artoo's noselike socket.
LUKE droid whistles his appreciation. Luke then opens a container of processed food and sits before the thermal heater.
LUKE , he looks around at the foreboding jungle.
LUKE
STRANGE VOICE jumps out of his skin. Artoo screeches in terror. The young warrior grabs for his lightsaber as he spins around, looking for the speaker. Mysteriously standing right in front of Luke is a strange, bluish creature, not more than two feet tall. The wizened little thing is dressed in rags. It motions toward Luke's sword.
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CREATURE some hesitation, Luke puts away his weapon, although he really doesn't understand why. Artoo watches with interest.
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CREATURE little creature laughs.
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CREATURE with the aid of a walking stick, the tiny stranger moves over to one of the cases of supplies. He begins to rummage around.moves to the edge of the case - standing almost eye level to the creature who is carelessly handling the supplies - and squeaks his disapproval.tiny visitor pick up the container of food Luke was eating from and takes a bite.
LUKE creature spits out the bite he has taken. He makes a face.
CREATURE flips the container in Luke's direction and reaches into one of Luke's supply cases.
LUKE
CREATURE creature spots something of interest in Luke's case. Luke loses patience and grabs the case away. The creature retains his prize - a tiny power lamp - and examines it with delight.
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CREATURE its treasure, the creature backs away from Luke, drawing closer to Artoo. As Luke and the creature argue, one of Artoo's little arms slowly moves out toward the power lamp, completely unnoticed by the creature.
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CREATURE grabs hold of the lamp and the two little figures are immediately engaged in a tug-of-war over it.beeps a few angry, "Give me thats."
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CREATURE creature lets go with one hand and pokes Artoo lightly with one finger. Artoo reacts with a startled squeal, and lets go.
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CREATURE that, the creature scurries out of the clearing, laughing merrily. Luke stares after him. All he sees is the faint light from the small power lamp moving through the fog. Luke makes his decision and starts after the creature.
CREATURE , very upset, whistles a blue streak of protest.
LUKE beeps even more frantically. But as Luke disappears from view, the worried little droid grows quieter, and utters a soft electronic sigh.. DAGOBAH - CREATURE'S HOUSE - NIGHT heavy downpour of rain pounds through the gnarled trees. A strange baroque mud house sits on a moss-covered knoll on the edge of a small lagoon. The small, gnomish structure radiates a warm glow from its thick glass windows. As rain tap-dances a merry tune on Artoo's head, the stubby little droid rises up on his tip-toes to peek into one of the glowing portals.. CREATURE'S HOUSE , peeking in the window, sees the inside of the house - a very plain, but cozy dwelling. Everything is in the same small scale as the creature. The only thing out of place in the miniature room is Luke, whose height makes the four-foot ceiling seem even lower. He sits cross-legged on the floor of the living room.creature is in an adjoining area - his little kitchen - cooking up an incredible meal. The stove is a steaming hodgepodge of pots and pans. The wizened little host scurries about chopping this, shredding that, and showering everything with exotic herbs and spices. He rushes back and forth putting platters on the table in front of Luke, who watches the creature impatiently.
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CREATURE with some difficulty in the cramped quarters, Luke sits down near the fire and serves himself from the pot. Tasting the unfamiliar concoction, he is pleasantly surprised.
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LUKE creature turns away from Luke and speaks to a third party.
CREATURE 's head spins in the direction the creature faces. But there is no one there. The boy is bewildered, but it gradually dawns on him that the little creature is Yoda, the Jedi Master, and that he is speaking with Ben.
BEN'S VOICE
YODA
BEN'S VOICE
YODA
LUKE to see Ben, Luke starts to get up but hits his head on the low ceiling.
YODA looks down. He knows it is true.
BEN'S VOICE
YODA thinks he detects a subtle softening in Yoda's voice.
LUKE turns his piercing gaze on Luke, as though the Jedi Master's huge eyes could somehow determine how much the boy had learned. After a long moment, the little Jedi turns toward where he alone sees Ben.
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YODA DAGOBAH - DAY Yoda strapped to his back, Luke climbs up one of the many thick vines that grow in the swamp. Panting heavily, he continues his course - climbing, flipping through the air, jumping over roots, and racing in and out of the heavy ground fog.
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YODA beeps in the distance as Luke lets Yoda down to the ground. Breathing heavily, he takes his shirt from a nearby tree branch and pulls it on. turns to see a huge, dead, black tree, its base surrounded by a few feet of water. Giant, twisted roots form a dark and sinister cave on one side. Luke stares at the tree, trembling.
LUKE sits on a large root, poking his Gimer Stick into the dirt.
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YODA looks warily between the tree and Yoda. He starts to strap on his weapon belt.
YODA gives the tree a long look, than shakes his head "no." Yoda shrugs. Luke reaches up to brush aside some hanging vines and enters the tree.. DAGOBAH - TREE CAVE moves into the almost total darkness of the wet and slimy cave. The youth can barely make out the edge of the passage. Holding his lit saber before him, he sees a lizard crawling up the side of the cave and a snake wrapped around the branches of a tree. Luke draws a deep breath, then pushes deeper into the cave.space widens around him, but he feels that rather than sees it. His sword casts the only light as he peers into the darkness. It is very quiet here., a loud HISS! Darth Vader appears across the blackness, illuminated by his own just-ignited laser sword. Immediately, he charges Luke, saber held high. He is upon the youth in seconds, but Luke sidesteps perfectly and slashes at Vader with his sword.is decapitated. His helmet-encased head flies from his shoulders as his body disappears into the darkness. The metallic banging of the helmet fills the cave as Vader's head spins and bounces, smashes on the floor, and finally stops. For an instant it rests on the floor, then it cracks vertically. The black helmet and breath mask fall away to reveal... Luke's head. the space, the standing Luke gasps at the sight, wide-eyed in terror.decapitated head fades away, as in a vision.. DAGOBAH - CAVE - DUSK , Yoda sits on the root, calmly leaning on his Gimer Stick.. DAGOBAH - BOG - DAY 's face is upside-down and showing enormous strain. He stands on his hands, with Yoda perched on his feet. Opposite Luke and Yoda are two rocks the size of bowling balls. Luke stares at the rocks and concentrates. One of the rocks lifts from the ground and floats up to rest on the other.
YODA taps Luke's leg. Quickly, Luke lifts one hand from the ground. His body wavers, but he maintains his balance. Artoo, standing nearby, is whistling and beeping frantically.
YODA concentrates on trying to lift the top rock. It rises a few feet, shaking under the strain. But, distracted by Artoo's frantic beeping, Luke loses his balance and finally collapses. Yoda jumps clear.
YODA at the disturbance, Luke looks over at Artoo, who is rocking urgently back and forth in front of him.waddles closer to Luke, chirping wildly, then scoots over the edge of the swamp. Catching on, Luke rushes to the water's edge. The X-wing fighter has sunk, and only the tip of its nose shows above the lake's surface.
LUKE stamps his foot in irritation.
YODA looks uncertainly out at the ship.
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YODA closes his eyes and concentrates on thinking the ship out., the X-wing's nose begins to rise above the water. It hovers for a moment and then slides back, disappearing once again.
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YODA shakes his head.
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LUKE
Yoda turns toward the X-wing fighter. With his eyes closed and his head
bowed, he raises his arm and points at the ship., the fighter rises
above the water and moves forward as Artoo beeps in terror and scoots
away.
LUKE
YODA shakes his head, bewildered.. DAGOBAH - BOG - CLEARING - DAY the clearing behind Yoda's house, Luke again stands upside-down, but his face shows less strain and more concentration than before. Yoda sits on the ground below the young warrior. On the other side of the clearing, two equipment cases slowly rise into the air. Nearby Artoo watches, humming to himself, when suddenly he, too, rises into the air. His little legs kick desperately and his head turns frantically, looking for help.
YODA suddenly becomes distressed.
LUKE two packing boxes and Artoo fall to the ground with a crash, then Luke himself tumbles over.
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LUKE closes his eyes and lowers his head.
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YODA is stopped cold by Yoda's words. Gloom shrouds him as he nods his head sadly.. DAGOBAH - BOG - DUSK the bright lights of the fighter, Luke loads a heavy case into the belly of the ship. Artoo sits on top of the X-wing, settling down into his cubbyhole. Yoda stands nearby on a log.
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BEN'S VOICE looks toward the voice in amazement. Ben has materialized as a real, slightly shimmering image near Yoda. The power of his presence stops Luke.
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YODA is in great anguish. He struggles with the dilemma, a battle raging in his mind.
BEN
LUKE whistles a happy reply.
BEN nods and climbs into his ship.
YODA
LUKE closes the cockpit. Ben and Yoda stand watching as the roar of the engines and the wind engulf them.
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BEN
YODA SPACE - PLANET DAGOBAH 's tiny X-wing rockets away from the green planet of Dagobah and off into space..
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