The Republic tanks arrive in the Senate district and deploy in formation. Mace Windu orders them to fire on the beast, but Yoda countermands him. The elder Jedi Master reports that the creature is clutching the Chancellor's shuttle.

Inside the shuttle, the bulkheads creak and groan under the strain of the Zillo Beast's clutches. Anakin springs into action, slicing through the cabin with his lightsaber. He shears the ship into two sections, separating the crew cabin from creature's grasp.

The cabin slides down the sloping building surface while Mace Windu and Obi-Wan slow the section's descent. Anakin, Padmé and the droids spill out of the cabin, sliding freely on their own. Anakin grabs Padmé before she falls off the edge, while R2-D2 affixes himself to the building surface, and stops C-3PO's fall.

With the Chancellor out of the creature's reach (with thanks to R2-D2's boosters), the gunships and tanks open concentrated fire on the Zillo Beast. The gunships lob gas bombs, engulfing the monster in a toxic green cloud. It eventually collapses and dies, sliding to a stop at the foot of the Senate executive building.

The next day, the creature's corpse is carted back to the science center. Chancellor Palpatine vows that the Zillo Beast's sacrifice not be in vain. Unbeknownst to the Jedi, however, he orders Doctor Boll to clone the beast.