((It may be awhile before I can fully commit to writing this story, but I wanted to at least give you guys a little taste of what is to come. The song is "Lawless" by Diminuendo (Feat. Britt Warner) Enjoy!))
Leia looked up from the paperwork on her desk and took in a deep breath as she folded her hands in front of her and rested her chin on them in thought.
Oh, the storm clouds,
Were moving across your eyes….
Suddenly, a shadow passed out of the corner of her eye and Leia looked up to see her husband, Han Solo, standing in the doorway, his posture relaxed as he smirked at her from where he leaned on the door frame, dressed in his usual attire and his blaster at his side.
And I could hear the war drums,
Pounding from inside your mind….
Leia's eyes widened and then softened as they met Han's and the old smuggler lifted his chin and gave her a familiar gaze that beckoned her.
So I Gave up my life for love,
But it still was not enough…
Leia narrowed her eyes as she lowered her hands and, placing them on the desk, lifted herself up and slowly walked around it towards Han as he pushed himself off of the door frame
But it still was not enough…
Then, taking a few steps backward, Han turned on the heel of his boots and led the way down the hall.
But it still was not enough….
Leia walked in step behind Han as they moved down one of the lighted corridors of the temporary underground base the Rebels had set up with the help of Lord Estos Norr on Acquin III.
My heart shattered apart,
With your sanity,
But I won't leave….
As they moved, Leia's eyes wandered toward the other offices that lined the corridor and noticed that they were all empty.
And no office aides, communications officers or rebel alliance soldiers scurried past in the corridors like any normal day…
The stars have scattered across,
A haunted galaxy….
Please….
General Organa slowed her steps at the realization, then when her eyes wandered to Han, realized that she would soon be left behind if she didn't keep up with him as he kept at a steady pace, turning at the fork in the tunnels and disappearing.
Hold on through Heaven and Hell,
Hold onto each other,
Or I fear we won't recover….
Leia walked quickly to catch up to him, turning the corner herself and following Han out toward the main hanger.
On your side, on your...
I'm still on your side…
Leia stopped next to Han as she looked around and took in the rebel hanger.
Ships, supplies, communication stations, lighted mapping boards….
But not a single pilot, ground soldier or officer in sight.
On your side...
I'm still on your side...
Where was everyone? Leia was asking herself this question silently when Han touched her arm and nodded toward the main staircase up to ground level.
They locked eyes for a long moment…
Jump-start the innocent parts,
That once dared to dream…
Breaking eye contact and with a reassuring smirk from her husband, Leia started walking toward the stairs and Han followed as she ascended to the top and again, tried to quell her disbelief as she once again walked across a desolate command center toward the large metal bay doors as the large jaw-like structures began to open of their own accord, spilling moonlight into the bay.
Before the spark diminishes,
From the life you're meant to lead…
Leia walked through the doors and into the light without hesitation, soon, taking in the sight of the natural resources of Acquin III and the canyon Rey and Luke had created with their powers, trying to save Acquin III from Imperial Leader Snoke and his army.
Are you Gonna let it burn out?
Are you gonna let it fade away?
Leia's eyes suddenly widened and her face paled as she felt her legs shake beneath her and she fell to her knees as Han came to stand at her side again.
Fade away?
"No…." Leia whispered, a tear forming in her eye, then streaking down her cheek as she beheld a mountain of dead bodies –from the naked eye what looked like hundreds of people—their broken and bleeding bodies stacked haphazardly on top of one another at the edge of the canyon.
Lord Estos, his wife, son, his body guards….
Rebel pilots and officers….
Captain Erso….
Finn….
All among the dead before her.
On your side, on your...
I'm still on your side….
A female figure, dressed all in black with her dark hair braided behind her, who had been standing in front of the human mountain, suddenly thrust out a hand and set the bodies ablaze.
Leia gasped in shock as she watched her fellow rebels and innocents of Acquin III burn before her eyes.
On your side...
I'm still on your...
Leia sucked in a breath as the figured now sensed her presence and turned around to face her.
It was Rey.
When Leia's brown eyes met her niece's, she immediately realized that they were not their normal color.
Nor were they Sith yellow as Leia had seen on occasion.
They now glowed an unusual icy silver that emanated clearly, even hundreds of yards away.
On your side, on your...
I'm still on your side…
Rey flared her nostrils as their eyes locked for another moment and then her gaze shifted to her aunt's right and mild relief crossed Leia's face as she followed Rey's sight line and looked up to see Poe Dameron arrive at her side with his mother, Shara Bay, close behind.
Shira's eyes were glowing the same icy silver as Rey's.
It was then that Leia realized that Shira must have led Poe here as Han had led her….
On your side...
I'm still on your side...
Leia swiftly turned her head to look back to Han, but was taken aback when she looked to her husband and his eyes were glowing silver now as well.
There, there, it's better late than never,
There's always time to start this over….
Leia didn't even have time to recover her senses before Han quickly knelt down to her level and said something in an almost inhuman voice that was not his own….
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Leia awoke with a start, sweating under the covers of her canopy bed as her dark chocolate eyes blinked and she caught her breath as she whispered Han's words into the darkness….
"She is coming…"
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"She is coming…"
Poe's eyes opened immediately and he took in a startled breath, his eyes quickly searching his semi-dark surroundings as he pressed his hands into the mattress of the bed beneath him and he let out a relieved breath when he realized where he was…that he was safe.
Then, suddenly, the words his mother had spoken to him, her unnatural icy silver eyes glowing, resonated with him and he felt the bile rise in his throat as he remembered the mountain of dead bodies burning before his eyes….
Poe slowly turned his head and beheld Rey lying next to him in the darkness of Luke's dwelling on Ahch Tho, sleeping peacefully.
"She is coming…" he whispered into the darkness