In Yoda's Meditation Room:

Yoda: Hmmm...visions, you say?

Anakin: Yes. They're about "someone," and they involve pain, death, etc. I won't let them become real.

Yoda: Learn to let go, you must, of everything you fear to lose.

Anakin: And how do I do that exactly?

Yoda: Do what?

Anakin: What I asked?

Yoda: Ask, you did?

Anakin: Yes...how?

Yoda: How what?

Anakin: Are you even listening to me?

Yoda: Busy, I am. To a briefing I should go, er, must go. The door, there is.

Anakin: But you didn't even attempt to answer my question? I'm in way over my head here!

Yoda: Imagine then, you can, how I feel every day. No more will I teach you today. Already know you that which you need.

Anakin: BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING! HELP A JEDI OUT HERE!

[Yoda dashes from the room.]


IN PALPATINE'S OFFICE:


Palpatine: Anakin, I hope you trust me.

Anakin: Of course.

Palpatine: I need your help, son.

Anakin: Wait a minute....I'm your son?

Palpatine: No, that's not what I meant...not exactly...well, I
might be. Let's move on.

Anakin: No, I want to discuss this. My mother said I had no
father.

Palpatine: No. I am your father!

Anakin: YOU ARE?!?

[Palpatine laughs.]

Palpatine: Naah, I'm just messin' with your head...something I've never, EVER done previously, I swear! Anyway, I'm counting on you...

Anakin: For what, I don't understand.

Palpatine: Would you let me finish the sentence? You're so impatient all the time. As I was saying, I'm depending on you to the eyes, ears and voice of the Republic.

Anakin: The voice? Can I get a cool James-Earl-Jones-type voice for that?

Palpatine: Of course. I'll work on that. Anakin, I'm appointing you to be my personal representative on the Jedi Council.

Anakin: Ooooh, Mace isn't gonna like that! Stupid Jedi Master is always glaring at me anyway.

Palpatine: Not to worry. I don't call this period of my term "Revenge of the Sith" for nothing.

Anakin: Huh?

(Continued on pg. 3)