Star Wars: The Chosen One (Episode X) (Fan Film)
DSoelter for Zorii Bliss
Please submit your auditions here: https://tlp-gaming.com/casting-call-zorii/
Zorii had been on a mission with some members of her crew, Vicii and Vibbo Hessian and Babu Frik, when General Pryde launched the attack on Kijimi. Her homeworld was destroyed along with whatever had been left of her life. She finds herself homeless, most of her friends killed, and facing feelings she thought she had long ago buried deep.
After she had taken over her mother’s gang, the Spice Runners of Kijimi, focused all her efforts on elevating the status of the crew. She did not want to do things the way her mother had, but she did want to command the respect she thought she deserved. After Poe had rejected her and left Kijimi to join the Republic Navy under Senator Organa Solo’s direction, she had closed her heart off to anyone. She became ruthless, conniving, and coldhearted. But she also didn’t kill anyone that wasn’t trying to kill her or her crew first, unlike her mother.
After a decade or more, Poe Dameron, now a Commander in the paramilitary unit, The Resistance, comes running back into her life with his friends in tow. At first, she wanted to kill him, but the feelings she had buried deep down started to bubble up. Restarting a new life in the Colonies had been something she was saving for in order to leave Kijimi and spice running behind. She invited Poe to come with her, but he was committed to the war; to see it through. But it seemed like Poe was losing hope, feeling like the war might already be lost. Her feelings bubbled over and she gave Poe what he needed to cheer him up and keep the hope in him alive. She always, secretly, admired that in Poe and wished she had more of it for herself. She then offered up her First Order Captain’s medallion so that Poe could help rescue Chewbacca on the Steadfast. That’s when Poe knew that she still loved him. He vowed to himself to come back for her and give her the ring he carried around his neck; his mother’s wedding ring.
Is Zorii able to thaw that ice-cold heart completely and join Poe in the Resistance? Will she be able to forgive herself for all she has done? Or will she run back to the only life she has ever known? We’ll find out in Star Wars: The Chosen One (Episode X).
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INT. CRAIT, RESISTANCE BASE, CITIZEN’S BAY – LATE AFTERNOON
ZORII starts checking her ship, BTA-NR2 Y-wing starfighter named the Comeuppance, to depart to head to Tatooine. POE has made his way into Citizen’s Bay, which is where most of the citizens that helped at Exegol had parked their ships, and is talking to a few of those folks as he walks towards two men. VICII HESSIAN (34, human male) and VIBBO HESSIAN (30, human male) are brothers and were part of ZORII’S Spice Runners of Kijimi. With them, we see the familiar droidsmith, BABU FRIK (85, Anzellan male) with them. They stand in front of their ship, the Hammerhead, which is a YV-865 Aurore-class freighter. POE stops in front of them.
POE DAMERON
Glad you both made it.VICII HESSIAN
Just a handful of us left.VIBBO HESSIAN
Soooo, where is Zorii going?POE DAMERON
(sighs)
To get Rey.BABU FRIK
Hay, hay. Ze’ Je-die?POE DAMERON
Yeah, Babu.VICII HESSIAN
Uhhhh, why her?POE DAMERON
Because she’s stubborn.POE moves to go towards where ZORII’S ship is. VIBBO and VICII stare at POE as he walks away.
VICII HESSIAN
(whispers to Vibbo)
Those two are either going to steam up
that ship or tear each other apart.VIBBO HESSIAN
(chuckles)
Haven’t they done that already?VICII HESSIAN
Well, here we go again.ZORII looks over, seeing POE coming toward her and VICII and VIBBO looking at him. She rolls her eyes, returning to what she was doing.
ZORII BLISS
Don’t even try it.POE DAMERON
Try what?ZORII BLISS
To talk me out of it. I am going. You’re
staying and keep your military out of it.POE DAMERON
It’s dangerous. You don’t know how Ren will
react to you just showing up at Tatooine.ZORII BLISS
And what? Do you think he can’t change?
You were just like me, smuggling spice and
then you ran off to join the Republic Navy!POE DAMERON
Do not compare me to that… that…ZORII BLISS
Man? He’s just a man, ya’ know. Besides if Rey
trusts him and he’s really defected,
he could be of incredible use to us.POE DAMERON
I don’t understand people siding with him.
He’s got the blood of millions on his hands.ZORII BLISS
(sarcastically)
And we don’t?ZORII BLISS
(after a short beat)
The Resistance has just as much blood on their hands as I do
and you justify it by saying they all wore stormtrooper armor,
but those soldiers were human beings too. They were sons,
daughters, fathers, mothers, etc.
Your righteousness doesn’t absolve you.POE looks at her, he sighs and knows she’s right. A long beat passes.
ZORII BLISS
Look, Poe. I know what he has done,
I also know Rey. She’s never given me a
reason not to trust her. So, I am giving her
the benefit of the doubt.POE DAMERON
(after a beat)
Zo’.ZORII BLISS
No. I am not going there with you.POE DAMERON
You never want to talk about it.ZORII BLISS
(sass)
Oh, I see you finally got the memo.
No, I don’t. It’s been over for a long time.POE DAMERON
Not for me.ZORII BLISS
Well, you’ve got a funny way of showing it.
You never came back for me. You never
cared if I was alive or dead.ZORII finishes her safety check of the ship to clear herself for takeoff. She puts her helmet on and starts to climb the loading ladder to the Comeuppance. POE tries to follow her up, but she quickly drops into her chair. She hurriedly tries to lower the canopy of the ship, but POE stops her.
POE DAMERON
Zo’! We need to talk about it.
(beat)
You could all join us, have a home with us here.ZORII scoffs. She pulls the canopy down and runs through her start-up procedure. POE climbs down and the loading ladder retracts. POE walks backward to a space of safety and watches as the Comeuppance rise and disappears into the sky over the base.
Dear dsoelter, We want to thank you for your interest in our film project. We have reviewed your submitted audition and have decided to go with another candidate for the role in question. We value the effort you took and the courage you showed in submitting for us and look forward to seeing more from you for any of our upcoming projects. Please review our website every so often to see what new and interesting filmmaking projects we may post in the future. All the best, Cathryn Newsom, Production Assistant, The Last Prophecy Gaming, Inc. https://www.tlp-gaming.com