After taking an hour for everyone to calm their frustrations and resentment in the Force, the Council reconvened in the Council Chambers to continue watching the holomovie. Ahsoka and Obi-Wan continued to offer Anakin reassurance whenever needed, so that he wouldn't lose his temper so quickly at Mace again. They started right where they left off with Rey.

Rey stands, fast. Still overwhelmed, emotional, speechless.

REY: I have to get back to Jakku.

"Why does she still think they would come back to Jakku?" Anakin asks in exasperation and annoyance.

MAZ: Han told me. (reaches out, hold REY'S HAND) Dear child. I see your eyes. You already know the truth. Whomever you're waiting for on Jakku, they're never coming back. But... there's someone who still could.

REY: Luke.

Mace and a couple other Masters return their glares to Anakin for a moment, but Anakin pointedly ignores him while Ahsoka rubs his shoulder in comfort.

"I would very much like to meet this Luke Skywalker," Obi-Wan says. "Hopefully he isn't as reckless as you are."

"I doubt that Master. He is a Skywalker," Ahsoka says with a smirk.

"I suppose your right." Obi-Wan agrees after a moment.

MAZ: The belonging you seek is not behind you. It is ahead. I am no Jedi, but I know the Force. It moves through and surrounds every living thing. Close your eyes. Feel it.

"A wonderful and knowledgable woman she is." Yoda says.

MAZ: (CONT'D) The light. It's always been there. It will guide you. The saber. Take it.

Rey suddenly stands.

REY: I'm never touching that again. I don't want any part of this.<

"Aww man!" Anakin complains. "That's horrible! What's keeping her from doing this?"

"Her emotions must be clouding her judgement. The loss of her family is something that she is having to deal with, and she isn't properly trained to keep her emotions in check for the greater good." Master Mundi says. Anakin frowns.

"Time, she will need, yes." Yoda said.

And Rey runs off, passing Maz. Rey's mind is spinning - she can't take it - she turns and heads off, fast. BB-8 follows her.

TIGHT ON MAZ, watching her go. Maz SIGHS, feeling for the young girl.

EXT. MAZ'S CASTLE - DAY

Rey exits the castle, needs to run, but doesn't know where. Heads toward the woods.

EXT. FOREST - DAY

Rey moves through the foliage, heart racing. Over this, we HEAR a RUMBLING - intense, an OMEN of something horrible to come.

Anakin once again felt sympathy for the girl. This reminds him of painful memories that he didn't want to bring back up from Tatooine, memories that he only shared with Palpatine and Padme. When his mother died, he felt so angry, lost, and scared that he didn't know what to do, or what his purpose in life would continue to be. He had taken his rage out on the ones responsible, although it was in a haze.

EXT. STARKILLER BASE - ASSEMBLY AREA - DAY

A massive rally: a thousand STORMTROOPERS, TIE FIGHTERS, OFFICERS and VEHICLES. BRUTALIST STRUCTURES, mountainous SNOWY LANDSCAPE. Addressing them at a podium, flanked by RED FIRST ORDER BANNERS, is HUX. His voice ECHOES:

GENERAL HUX: Today is the end of the Republic!

"What?!" Mace exclaims angrily.

Everyone starts to feel a sense of foreboding, of something horrible to come. They've all seen what the planet looks like from orbit, and they dread the possibility of it being used.

"They can't use that thing... why would they?" Master Ti whispers with growing dread.

GENERAL HUX: The end of a regime that acquiesces to disorder! At this very moment, in a system far from here the New Republic LIES to the GALAXY while secretly supporting the treachery of the loathsome Resistance.

"This guy is insane!" Anakin exclaims.

"Why do they think of the Republic so badly? It almost reminds me of the Separatists except... worse!" Ahsoka says.

"Brainwashing from the Sith," Mace says with a scowl.

GENERAL HUX: This fierce machine which you have built, upon which we stand, will bring an end to the Senate! To their cherished fleet! All remaining systems will bow to the First Order! And will remember this... as the last day of the Republic!

"I can't believe this is happening.." Obi-Wan says quietly. Could the Republic really be stamped out like this?

INT. STARKILLER BASE - CONTROL ROOM - DAY

ENGINEERS perform FINAL FIRING PROTOCOL. There's a sense of nervousness - WILL THIS MASSIVE WEAPON ACTUALLY WORK?

EXT. STARKILLER BASE - ASSEMBLY AREA - DAY

GENERAL HUX: FIRE!

Everyone watches what happens next with growing horror and fear. How could this people be so comfortable at the plan of killing trillions of people just to gain even more power?! It was just... evil!

And Hux TURNS to give the signal as we CUT BACK WIDE - a ROAR OF BOOTS ON PAVEMENT as the thousand Stormtroopers TURN to face an endless snowy landscape. WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN?!

EXT. STARKILLER BASE - DAY

A view PAST THE RALLY. For a moment, nothing. Then, eerily SILENT, AN IMPOSSIBLE BLAST OF FIRE LIGHT - LIKE AN ATOMIC BOMB TEST TIMES A ZILLION - BLASTS FROM MILES AWAY, INTO THE SKY!

Everyone gasps at the sight of the giant laser, having never seen anything like it. They start to come to the realization that it will take down the Republic, no matter how much they hate the idea. Is there anything that anyone can do!?

Seconds later, a TERRIBLE EXPLOSIVE ROAR! The Troopers - everyone - is nearly PUSHED BACK by the FORCE of it - the magnitude! Many have to COVER THEIR EYES! For MILES around the FIREBEAM, ICE AND SNOW MELTS INSTANTLY! Runoff tunnels FLOODED with AN OCEAN OF FRESH WATER. AIRBORNE CREATURES by the thousands burst from trees and take flight.

Hux watches, his eyes WILD WITH POWER AND EVIL. From HIS eyes, CUT TO:

"I hate that guy!" Anakin exclaims fiercely. "He's acting like destroying so many lives is normal!"

Normally, everyone wouldn't agree with Anakin's hateful proclamation, but this time they did. All of the Jedi glared at General Hux, hating how he was so comfortable with this kind of power and ability to ruthlessly destroy life.

INT. STAR DESTROYER BRIDGE - DAY

TIGHT ON KYLO REN as he watches the Starkiller firing.

EXT. MAZ' CASTLE - DAY Finn boards the Alien Freighter. The SOUND FROM THE SKY makes him turn back. He sees the PATH OF FIRE and his blood runs cold, his heart sinks.

The Jedi feel defeated, worthless. Seeing that giant laser flying through space only confirmed that the Republic and her people were about to die, and that there was nothing nobody could do about it.

EXT. REPUBLIC SYSTEM - NIGHT

At a massive distance we see PLANETS THE REPUBLIC CAPITAL SYSTEM - INCREASINGLY LIT, THEN POWERFULLY HIT BY THE VAST FIREBLAST WHICH OBLITERATES IT ALL!

EXT. REPUBLIC CITY - NIGHT

The galaxy CENTER OF GOVERNMENT at NIGHT. Impressive structures. Senators and dignitaries look in uncomprehending horror to the night sky. LIGHT GROWING - FROM A GREAT DISTANCE a CIRCLE OF FIRE - LIKE A SMALL SUN APPEARING FROM NOWHERE AND GROWING CLOSE AND MASSIVE, TURNING NIGHT TO DAY!

The Force starts to press down heavily on all the Jedi. Even though this is just a holofilm, they can still for some reason react to the feelings in the Force that they are seeing, as relative to when they were introduced to Snoke.

Now all the Jedi could do was listen to millions of voices screaming in horror, and they could feel their fear through the Force. Ahsoka put a hand to her mouth, tears starting to well in her eyes as Anakin moved to comfort her.

And in seconds THE FIRE BLOCKS OUT EVERYTHING ELSE, AND THE ENTIRE PLANET OF HOSNIAN PRIME IS INCINERATED!

Many of the Jedi except for only the strongest of Masters began to tear up at the sight. The Republic... was gone... just like that!

Ahsoka was leaning against Anakin, tears falling in quiet sobs at all the pain she felt through the Force at that destruction. Mace's expression hardened, feeling more helpless and angered than he had ever felt before. Obi-Wan's eyes were wide in horror, and he held a hand to his head. Around them, other Jedi gave their own reactions to the carnage, some with tears on their faces at what they felt, though nobody was openly sobbing.

Yoda lowered his head in grief, even he being susceptible to all the horror that could be felt.

EXT. MAZ'S CASTLE - DAY

A crowd of ALIENS files out from inside, all eyes on the FIRE IN THE SKY. Dozens of LANGUAGES exclaiming fear and horror. Find Han and Chewie moving out, looking up.

FINN: (O.S.) It was the Republic!

Han and Chewie turn as Finn arrives, moving quickly through the crowd. With dread:

FINN: (CONT'D) The First Order, they've done it. Where's Rey?

"Those... those monsters..." Anakin whispered.

EXT. FOREST - DAY

Rey races through the forest and finally comes to a stop, overwhelmed and exhausted. At an emotional breaking point, she has no idea where to go, who to turn to. She can also feel something she can't explain, like a deep void in her heart, as if something was erased forever...

Then she HEARS A BEEP - turns to see BB-8, catching up with her.

REY: What are you doing? (HE BEEPS) You have to go back. (he BEEPS again)

REY: (CONT'D) BB-8. No, you can't - you have to go back, you're too important. They'll help you.

"We need Skywalker more than ever." Master Koon finally says.

Then, ANOTHER SOUND - LOUDER NOW - they LOOK UP AGAIN: in front of the system attack, A FLEET OF FIRST ORDER SHIPS ROAR OVERHEAD, TOWARD THE CASTLE! Rey's heart sinks: HER FRIENDS ARE IN DANGER!

The First Order being shown on the screen once more brought a new swell of anger within all the Jedi present in the Council Chambers. They all glared at the screen, mustering every bit of hatred that they dared to show without being consumed by the Dark Side. Even Yoda, who never did such things was staring the same way. His expression was much calmer than everyone else's, yet his eyes showed newfound determination and a need to prevent such horror from breaking the galaxy forever.

Anakin's face was in a fierce scowl, and he couldn't shake the need to do something, no matter how much he knew that it was impossible to do so.

Across the city in the Senate Chambers, the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic frowned. Something... unexpected had occurred from the Jedi Temple. He believed that he was feeling... anger from those Jedi fools on the High Council. Surely he was mistaken! And yet... it was there.

While troubled by this strange turn of events, Sidious inwardly mused over how to react to this feeling. Maybe he could use that anger against the Jedi themselves...

And young Skywalker would be his.