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Rey looked at the man hopefully.

She was hopeful that he was the Luke Skywalker of legend. She was hopeful that maybe he knew why she of all people had been chosen for this journey. She was hopeful that he, if he was Skywalker, would be able to provide some information about her past.

"Here."

She looked at him, willing him to take it. He shook his head, as if signaling for her to step away. "But aren't you Luke Skywalker? I was so sure that the map was right-" Her throat closed up. If this wasn't him, then who was it? Was she in danger? She started to back away, trying to look inconspicuous. The man opened his mouth to speak,

"You need not be afraid. I will not hurt you. I am indeed Luke Skywalker, assuming the map you speak of was given to you by the Resistance?" She nodded vigorously, then, coming out of her stupor, blinked,

"Yes, I was sent by General Organa."

"General Organa?" The man's-Luke's- brow furrowed. So he wasn't familiar with the general? But she had spoken so fondly of him. Was he lying to her about who he was? "Organa… so she's using that name again…"

What? Wasn't that always her name? Well I guess she would have changed it being married to Han and all… Rey thought, though she couldn't help but feel that wasn't what Luke meant.

As if sensing her unrest Luke (yes she would call him that now) gestured for her to follow him. She obliged, making up her mind to trust him. She hadn't been able to trust many people in her life, when she did it almost always ended up badly. The only person she'd ever trusted upon first sight was Finn, and when he'd trusted her back, he'd ended up in a coma. Even though her relationship with trust had always been a little bit… off, she knew she could trust this man. She felt it. And it was a good thing she did. Otherwise, she was pretty sure she would've cost the resistance a whole lot of hope. And she couldn't bear to let anyone else down.

Rey stole one last glance at the Millennium Falcon before she followed Luke to wherever he was taking her. Hopefully her judgement was correct. If not, well then, that's what friends were for. If she was in danger, Chewie could bail her out.

Leia knew that it was risky to have sent Rey out there on her own, to find a man she herself hadn't seen in so many years. So long that she didn't even know what he was like, or what he looked like, or how he acted, and essentially who he was. But she also knew that Rey was defiant, and brave, and if anybody could handle him, it was her. She reminded Leia of herself at that age. Plus, Rey was Force-sensitive, and she needed help to control those powers. Surely Luke would want to train her. He had been so disappointed when Leia hadn't jumped at the chance to become a Jedi. (Being a Jedi meant no attachments, and no fun. So, no Han, and no fighting? The choice was pretty clear to her.)

"General, we are recieving a transmission from the girl. Rey." She whipped around and snapped out of her reverie,

"Show me. I need to know if she's found Luke."

"Yes, ma'am." The Commander led her across the base to a small secluded room. She didn't want anyone to know that Rey was contacting her. She didn't want to give anyone a false pretense of hope.

Rey's image flickered above the transmitter, the blue image flickering slightly,

"General Organa. I believe I have found Luke Skywalker. If it is him, I should return to the base by tonight. If not, I won't request back-up. Chewie, R2D2, and I should be enough."

Leia nodded, though she doubted it. For all she, or anyone knew, Ach To could be under control of the First Order. The Millennium Falcon was easily trackable after all. And Rey didn't even know who Luke was. She could be easily fooled. But she was force-sensitive, so maybe she could sense it was him...

"Thank you Rey, for going after him. Luke, I mean. It was considerate of you, considering you don't actually know him. It was foolish of me to send you, I at least should have come with you, to help you identify him. You have no idea how grateful I am. Just be cautious, you don't want to get tricked. " Rey shrugged her off,

"If you're guilty then so am I. I volunteered without knowing much. I guess I was excited to help turn the tide of the war. Yo get revenge on the FirdtI should go now, I don't want to upset him, my new host." She moved as if to end the transmission. Leia stopped her,

"And Rey?"

"Yes?"

"Don't return to D'Qar. We can only assume that since the First Order has our location that they will soon mount an attack against us. We're relocating to an uncharted planet a couple of parsecs away from the Bespin system. I'll send Chewie the coordinates." Rey nodded and ended the transmission. May the Force be With you, Leia thought. She only hoped the young girl would be safe. If anything happened to her she would never forgive herself. She cursed herself that she hadn't asked Rey to show her the man. That would have eased her distress.

After the transmission ended, Rey looked up from her small screen, and approached Luke, "I assume you heard every word of that?" He nodded. "Then I also assume if you are the man you say you are you know you must come back." He nodded again. "Why are you so quiet? From the way your friends, or who I assume are your friends, described you, you seemed very talkative… more alive." He chuckled,

"That was the old me. The young me. The me that had time to talk." He laughed again at Rey's confused look. "I'm sure you know about the war, and the First Order, otherwise you wouldn't be here." This time it was her turn to nod. "So you know how imperative it is that we take nothing, not even a moment, for granted. Or you we might lose it all." She nodded skeptically, knowing he was talking of his failed 'New Jedi Order'. She also knew that he was talking of something more, though she knew she'd have to wait to find out what. Luke continued,

"I sense that you must also know that time with family should be cherished, and never wasted. Did you lose someone Rey?" She thought a moment before responding,

"I never really knew my family. They left me on the desert planet of Jakku when I was but 5, and never came back. I've been waiting, but, by now, I'm not sure if they're even alive."

He nodded his head thoughtfully before speaking,

"But let's get out of here. I assume that since you're here the Resistance needs me. Badly. And you also mentioned that Chewbacca and R2 were along. I haven't seen them since, about, 20 years ago…"

They headed back whence they came, never actually having reached where Luke had been apparently taking her. She wondered where that was, and what lied there. She also wondered why he was so friendly towards her, without knowing who she was. Did he not want to make sure she wasn't a threat?

Leia approached Admiral Statura quickly, not wanting to waste one minute, "Admiral, are the ships ready for transport?" He nodded, quickly checking the screen in front of him.

"Almost everyone has left for the rendezvous point. A few stragglers are left behind, including some pilots, and their astromechs. In about 10 minutes the whole place should be clear."

"And the wounded?"She thought of Rey's (and Poe's) friend Finn, who had been comatose for about 2 weeks. (a/n: imagine that about two weeks have passed since the battle above Starkiller)

"They left on the first ship."

"That's good. The sooner we can get people out of here, the better. Who knows when the First Order will show up. We can't underestimate them. For all we know, they could be-"

Suddenly, the screen on her datapad began blinking, and a large red dot appeared on the screen.

"It's the First Order. I'll sound the alarm, and hopefully we can get through this without any casualties. Avoid any engagements at ALL costs. We don't need any deaths, that's what they'll want. It'll only weaken us."

"Yes General." Leia could see on Statura's face that he was worried. Even though they'd known the First Order would come, they hadn't planned on it being so soon. Leia was worried as well, but for another reason entirely.

The one person she dreaded the most could be on one of those ships, though she doubted he was, seeing as Rey said he'd suffered major injuries. But either way, if she was somehow captured… she'd have to face him. And that would only make Han's death more unbearable. She might have to face her son.

(a/n: I know this is bad, but hey, it's a start. Right...?)